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Hi 19 4 ^(1 n- VOLUME II. CAPITAL CULLINGS COXGRESS rxoCEEDINGS AND GEN- ERAL CA VITAL XE WS. The Senate Considering tho Tobacco Tax .River and Harbor and Deficiency Appio pritutnn Kills Passed by the House-Im portant Affidavits Filed With the Potter Committee us to th Florida Electoral TheftDemocratic CaucusBonds Called In*Miscellaneous. FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Smutc. WIXDOM'S SCHEME. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.Senator Windom pre sented a petition of the Negro Co-operative as sociation of Shreveport, La., favoring the pas sage of his resolution in regard to the migra tion of colored people. I was signed by a lar.je number of ministers, representing the colored congregations of thai place. Laid on the table. The resolution is now before the Senate. GOLD BANKS. The vote was reconsidered by which the House bill authorizing the conversion ot na tional gold banks passed, and amendments cor recting errors but not changing the features of the measure was agreed to and the perfected bill then pasted. EE SOLUTIONS. Senator Hoar called up the resolution to pay Joseph Segar ?5,000 for expenses in prosecuting his claim to a seat as Senator from Virginia in 1S6:-J, but objection was made. Hoar gave notice that he would call the resolution up to morrow. Senator Paddock called up the resolution to print 5.000 copits of the second report of tba United entomological committee. Agreed to. Senator Randolph was relieved from further service on the Teller committee. Senator Matthews submitted a joint resolu tion authorizing the sale of public property in Cincinnati. Referred. TOBACCJ TAX. The bill to amend the internal revenue laws containing an amendment to reduce the tax on tobacco was then considered, the Senate re jecting, 37 to 25, the amendment of Senator Dorsey to postpone the bill and take up the postotHce appropriation bill. The bill was read at length. Senator Bayard, who had charge of the bill, explained there were important amendments which affected the revenue. It was shown that more than oue thiid of oar excise duties were drawn from the single agricultural product of tobacco. Since 1675 the tax had been four cents per pound on every varietv of manufacturers' tobacco, ex cepting snuff, which was subjected to a tax of three cents per pound. The House sent the Senate a proposition to reduce the tax on all manuf ictured" tobacco to 16 cents per pound. The Senate committee non-concurred in this, but agreed to reduce it on all except snuff, to ioc-ins per pound, and on snuff to 24 cents, being a reduction iu the same proportion. The House also sent the Senate a proposition for the establishment of export bonded warehouses. The Senate committee thought the establish ment of such warehouses wonid jeopardize the revenue, and, therefore, would not consent to the proposition. Senator Morrill, choirman of the committee en huance, said he did not approve of the sweeping reduction proposed for manufactured tobacco and snuff. I twas not only inexpedient to reduce this taxation, but it was a bar to granting any further relief from taxation all over the world. Tobacco had universally been recognized as a prominent article of taxation. We consumed every year more than forty cigars, and mo'e than two pounds of tobacco for every man, woman and child in the country. To gain as much revenue at 16 cents per pound as at 24 cents, there must be an increase in consump tion of from 105.000,000 pounds to 158,000,000 pounds annually, and that would never be. Senator Whyte submitted an amendment to have the reduction take effect the 1st of Juno next instead of September, as proposed in the House bill, or April as proposed by the Senate finance committee. Pending discussion there was an executive session. Ou resuming, after further discussion Mr. Whyte modified his amendment so as to insert May 1st instead of June 1st Senator Withers opposed tho amendment, and argued if it should be adopted tqere would be no tax received from tobacco till after that time, the tobacco interest would be idle until after that date. Senator Thurman favored a reduction of the tax, but would follow the committee iu regard to the amendment as to when the law should take effect. Senator Allison favored the amendment cf Whyte and argued it was the only way dealers could be protected. The amendment of Whyte to insert May 1st, was rejectedyeas 22 nays 2( The question then recurred to the amend ment of the committee toinsert April 1st, 1879, and it was agreed to without division. The question being on concurring in the amendment proposed by the committee on finance to tax snuff 24 cents per pound, it was disagreed toyeas 14 nays 30, thus leaving tho tax on snuff at 10 cents per pound as pro posed by the House bill, the same rate of tax also being retained on tobacco. The Senate then voted on the amendments proposed by the committee, and struck out the tax proposed on cigars and cigarettes leaving the tax as under existing law, and agreed to the following amendments: Appropriating 815,- 000 for alteration of dies and stamps, and such expenses as are incident in preparing for the collection of taxes on tobacco and snuff at re duced rates. Dealers in leaf tobacco, except retail, shall pay a special tax of $25. Every person who manufactures tobacco or snuff of any description, without first giving bond as required by this act, shall be nued not less than 81,000, nor more than $5,000, and imprisoned for not less than one nor more than live years. An allowance of drawback on tobacco, snuff and cigars on which the tax has been paid by suitable stamps af fixed thereto before removal from the place of manufacture, when the same are exported, equal in amount to tho value of the stamps found to have been so atiixed. The amendment of the committee to strike out the repeal of the tax on lucifer or friction matches was agreed to yeas 20, nays 19. Between 11:80 and 12:30 several ineffectual attempts was made to adjourn. The last amendment of the committee on finance relat ing to deposits in savings banks gave ri--e to debate and questions of order were frequently raised. Senator 5 Fatthews offered an amendment proposing that on and after July 1st, 1879, there shall be levied a duty of ten cents per pound on tea and 2% cents on coffee. The point of order was raised that tlic amend ment was not germane to the bill. Discussion of the amendment and the point of order con sumed much time. A motion made at 1:15 to adjourn was dis agree to, yeas 20, nays 25. It was then de cided, a\es 22, ncys 16, thnt the amendment w' in order. Senator Matthews had the floor to give his reasons for offering the amendment, but gave way to Dorsey, who proposed that by unani mous consent the Senate will meet to-mor row at noon, and at 3 o'clock vote on the amendment and bill without further debate. There being no objection at 1:30 the Senate adjourned. Hon.se of Representatives. WAR CLAIMS. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.During the morning hour Mr. Hale, under the call of States, offered a resolution directing the committee on judici ary to report a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the pay ment of war claims, except of persons loyal to the Union. A motion to adjourn was made on the Democratic side, and the roli call consumed the remainder of the hour, and the resolution went oyer without action. AttREARS OF PENSIONS. A motion to suspend the rules was made by Mr. Sparks for the purpope of pas'ing a bill appropriating $26,852,200 for the payment of arrears of pensions. On motion of Mr. Rice the bill was amended by a vote of 178 yeas to 76 nays to include Bpecial pensioners and pensions granted on ac count of soldiers who enlisted in the war but who died from disabilities incurred after the cessation of hostilities. The bill appropriates the amount stated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap propriated. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. Mr. Reagan moved to suspend the rules and pass, the river and harbor bill. Agreed to yeas 173. The following is the negative vote. NAYS. Campbell, Caudier, Cannon, Chittenden, Clymer, Csllins, Cox, N. Davis, N. Dickey, Dwight, Eden, Everett, a Finley, Fort, Freeman, Gunther, Hamilton, Hunton, Hanna, Harris, Mass., Harris, Va., Hayes, Hewitt, N. Y. Altlrich, Bacon, Baker, Ind., Bay ne, Boone, Burdick, Blair, Boyd, Bridges, Briggs. Browne, Gaidwell, Tenn.,Hungerford, Morgan, Morse, Neal, Norcross, Powers, Randolph, Reilly, Rice, Ohio, Robinson,Mass. Robinson, Ind. Scales, Sexton, James, Schallenberger, Jones, Ohio, Slemons, Joyce, Stenger, Killinger. Southard, Lathrop, Starin, Luttrell, Steele, McCook, Townshend, 111. Marsh, Tipton, McMahon. Warner, Mitchell, White, Ind., Mackey, Whitthorne, Morey, Williams, Del. 72. DEFICIENCY BILL. Mr. Blount moved to suspend the rules and pass the deficiency bill reported by him Satur day from the committee on appropriations. Agreed to. Pending the District of Columbia business a recess was taken until evening, when were held memorial services for Repre sentative Schleicher. Adjourned. W. B. Fleming, successor of the late Mr. Hartridge. took his seat to-dav. GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS. CONFIRMED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.The Senate confirmed John F. Hartranft postmaster of Philadelphia A. Lander Snowden, superintendent of the Philadelphia mint assistant treasurer, Albert G. Edwards, St. Louis receiver of public moneys, R. J. Muuroe, Lewiston, Idaho regis ter of land office. Geo. A. Moae:, Ironton. Mo. and Geo. W. Fox, Menasha, Wis. Postmasters': Ohio, A. M. Patterson, Crestline Wisconsin, Flavia Perrin, Clyde, and Elisha R. Wise' Warren. The nomination of Wm. Hayes to be post master at St. Louis was reported back from the committee without recommendation, the committee being equally divided as to the advisability of confirming. NOMINATIONS. The President nominated John P. Sanborn collector of customs, district of Port Huron Michigan. DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. Immediately after the adjournment of the House a Democratic caucus was held. The present system of government printing was considered. Mr. Rice offered a resolution pro viding that the public printing be given out by contract by the clerk of the House, that officer to give bonds sufficient to ensure a prop er discharge of the duty. Subsequently a reso lution offered by Mr. Willis, liy,, was adopted. It sets forth that the office of public printer was being conducted in an extravagant and unsatisfactory manner, and it should be abol ished and arrangements made for givin" out public printing by contract on properly guard ed conditions. A committee will be appointed to report on this subject to an adjourned cau cus Thursday next. SZWAKD. In the Shanghai consulate case Seward,through counsel, again declined to produce the books in his possession on constitutional grounds. No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. EESIGNED. The President has received the resignation of Judge Andrews, United States attorney for the Eastern district of Tennessee. FOUR PE S CENTS. Subscription to the 4 per cent, loan since Saturday, 3,179,300. DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION. Y7ASHIXGTON, Feb. 17.Among the appropri ations made by the general deficiency bill, passed by the House to-day, are the following: For the payment of judgments of the United States court of claims, $84,7S6 additional amount to be used in suppressing illicit distil ling for 1879, $25,000 subsistence during 1879 of the different tribes of Indiaus in Indian Territory, $25,000 expenses of United States courts during 1S78, $10,000 pay and traveling expenses and general expenses of the army for the fiscal year 1879, 8700,000 to supply a defi ciency in the appropriations for expenses of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1879, $460,533, this amount taken in connec tion with the .$1,250,000 appropriated by the act of June 20th, 1878, for general expenses of the District of Columbia, being fifty per centum of the expenses of the government for the vear ending June 30th, 1871) for public printing and binding, printing the Congressional Record, etc., $350,000 for compensation of postmasters for the year 1878, 231.921 for army transpor tation, supplies and incidental expenses, $97,- 597 for horses, etc.. lost in military service. S58.172. Total sum recommended by the billl $2,579,040. BONDS CALLED IN. EIGHTY-NINTH CALL. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.The secretary of tho treasury has issued the eighty-ninth call for redemption of 5-20 bonds of 1866. con sols of 1867, to the amount of $20,000,000, the principal and interest to be paid on and after the 17th of May next, when tho interest ceases. The following are description of bonds: Coupon bonds dated July 1st, 1867 850 No. 85,001 to No. 90,000. Both inclusive. Si 00 No. 14(5,001 to No. 160,000. Both inclusive. 500 No. 87,001 to No. 93,000. Both inclusive. $1 jOOO No. 144,001 to No. 158,000. Both inclusive. Total coupons $10,00(1,000. Registered bonds redeemabla at pleasure in the United States after tho let of July, 1872 $50 No. 3,171 to No. 3,220. Both, inclusive, S100 No. 23,201 to No. 23,500. Both inclusive. S50 No. 11,301 to No. 11,450. Both inclusive. $100 No. 43,401 to No. 44,200. Both inclusive S-VKI0 No. 13,401 to No. 14,000. Both inclusive. 810,000 No. 24,001 to No. 25,3t'l). Both inclusive. Total registered $ 10,1)00,000. THE PRESIDENCY THEFT. M'LIN AND COWGILL. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.The Potter committee to-day placed on file the affidavits of Judge H. C. Ripley and H. M. Mcintosh, to the effect that during the sitting of the Florida board of State canvassers they called at the office of the attor ney general and met at the door Attorney Gen eral Coke, who stated he had twice been to the office of the secretary of state and had found the door locked, and that while standing in front of the secretary's office they saw Gov. Stearn3 and Gen. Noyes come out and walk across to the Governor's office. Melutosh adds that Judge Coke said to him: "Those infernal scoundrels^McLin and Cowgill," (the two other members of the board,) '"have got me locked out," or wordsJ that effect. Race Track Swindlers. CHARLESTON, Feb. 17.Ben Pope, alias Rab bit, colored, who rode Mary Walton in the mile dash the last day of the races, confessed he pulled the mare and allowed Ben Hill to win. being paid 25 cash and a pool ticket of $39 on Hill by the latter's owner, S. Atehinson. Atchinson and Pope were both raled off the track by the Jockey club, and arrested on the charge of conspiracy to defraud. A warrant was also issued against Ciea. the owner of the mare. The pools and bets have ail been oaid. There is much indignation." EUE0PEAN EVENTS. MATTERS OE TXTEREST TRAX8MIT- TED BY CABLE. British Reinforcements for Zululaml Ravages of the Plague Suppressed by the Russian AuthoritiesSpread of the Cattle Plague in EnglandCollapse of the Great Strike at LiverpoolMiscellaneous Old World News. PRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 17.The cabinet oto-day decided to reject the first clause of the commissioners and amnesty bill, which extends the" benefits of the bill to all persons concerned, of crimes and of offenses connected with political acts. The minister of justice afterwards had an in terview with the committee, lasting three hours, but the committee adhered to the orig inal draft. The committee's report was re ceived to-day in the chamber, which fixed de bates on the bill for Thursday. Minister De Mercere replying to a question said the Paris municipalites' vote of 100,000 francs to assist returning communists, was excellent in its ob jects but faulty as regards legal frrm. The government would propose a similar grant. The Republicans were yesterday successful in tho departments of Gard and Pant Lake in second ballots. PLEOTJO-PNEMONIA. LONDON, Feb. 17.The pleuro-pneumonia is spreading among cattle in North and East York-shire. IDLE WEAVERS. LONDON, Feb. 17.About six thousand weav ers are out of employment at Marclesfield, on account of the depression iu trade. ELLIOTT WINS. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Feb. 17.A boat race for four hundred pounds and tho champion ship of Great Britain, between Higgins and Elliot, on the Tyne to-day, resulted in a vic tory for Elliot, who beat Higgins by about three lengths. THE ZtTLU WAR. LONDON, Feb. 17.Later telegrams from Maderia is that all was quiet at the front and the feeling was much calmer. The Zulus had been repulsed from the fort on tho lower Tu gola. The report that Lard Chelmsford re tired upon Helpmaskitas is confounded. Capt. Stafford and Lieut. Dawes of the Natal contin gent, who escaped from the disaster of Coi. GJyn's camp, speak highly of the conduct of all engaged, and the courage and firmness of the na tive contingent, thus disposing of the report of a mutiny and massacre of officers by the na tive soldiers. The Times says it is probable that a brigade of all arms will be dispatched from India to reinforce Lord Chelmsford. The Fifty-seventh foot will leave Colombo.LCeylon, to-morrow, and may be expected at Port Dur ban, Natal, March 19th. a the meantime Lord Chelmsford has already been reinforced by one company of the Eighty-eighth regiment from St. Helena, and by three hundred men of the second batallion of the Fourth from Cape Town. This will bring up his infantry force to nearly the same strength that it was prior to the disaster of the 22d ult. CATHOLICISM IN ENGLAND. ROME, Feb. 17.Cardinal Manning, arch bishop of Westminster, has had a long and cordial interview with the pope, who congratu lated the cardinal on the progress of Catholicism in Great Britain, and discussed measures for its extension. POLITICAL ARRESTS. BERLIN, Feb. 17.A warrant has been issued against Deputy Fretzsche and it is understood the same course will be adopted towards Dep uty Hesselman. The reichstag disapproves of these summary measures. There are indica tions that the protectionists will take the in itiative in proposing the reimposition of dutieB on iron, independently of the government measure on the same subject. LORD NAPIER. LONDON, Feb. 17.It is rumored Lord Napier, of Magdalia, has been appointed to command the Zulu expedition. Sailors volunteer for transports at less than the wages struck for. HONOR DECLINED. The Times says the Pope expressed a desire to make Dr. Newman a cardinal, but the doctor respectfully declined the honor. STOLE A MARCH. PARIS, Feb. 17.Owing to the absence of re publican members, the reactionists managed to appoint De la Faue, Bonapartist, to the vacan cy on the electoral inquiry commission. This may frustrate the impeachment scheme, as se crecy is now impossible. Mortality and hickness Among: the Wiscon consin Salons. [Special Telesram to the Globe. MADISON, Wis., Feb. 17.This winter has been a serious one for members of the legisla ture, members of the assembly Mr. Potter and Mr. Frost dying, and Senator Houghton con fined to his hotel by serious illuess for the past week. Senator Burrows is also quite seriously ill at his home, but both are now improving. Judge Blackman, member of the assembly, is also seriously indisposed. Both houses had short sessions to-night. The Wisconsin Cen tral bill was postponed till Wednesday. The Charges- Against Talmage. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.The Brooklyn Presby tery to-day adopted resolutions instructing the committee, if they find common fame report against Dr. Talmage fulfills all conditions of the book of discipline, they shall formulate such common fame into a charge, with specifi cations and names of witnesses to support them, and submit the same to the presbytery Grain and Flour. BUFFALO, Feb. 17.The board of trade has adopted the report of the committee recom mending the buying and selling of grain, flour, etc., by the cental when adopted by the New York produce exchange. Vanderbilt has pur chased the Tefft elevator capacity 300,000 bushels, elevating 8,000 bushels per hour. Reported price, $255,000. Alii* AROUND THE GLOBE. Eight prisoners escaped yesterday from Blackwell's Island. The Nevada assembly yesterday adopted a concurrent resolution urging the President to sign the anti-Chinese bill. The excise board of New York city has been i dieted by the grand jury for granting licenses te improper persons. A writ of attachment has been issued against the Dominion Loan & Mortgage company. Li abilities, $260,000. Judge Solomon Blair, chairman of the In diana Republican State central committee, died at Indianapolis yesterday after a brief ill ness. Hon. M. S. Creamer, who served in the Ohio legislature from Fayette county for several years, and Hon. Aaron Johnson, member of the legislature from Perry county, Ohio, died Sat urday last. A majority of the Nebraska legislature in caucus last evening, voted in favor of an extra session for the purpose of giving time to the statute revision. I is stated, however, that if the appropriation bills jpass, Gov. Vance will not make the call. Geo. W. Sieber, defaulting treasurer of St. Clair county, Ills., who absconded last Thurs day, was arrested near California, Mo., yestei day, and taken to Jefferson City, where he was held awaiting a requisition from the Governor of Illinois. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 1 A. M.Indications for upper lake region, upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys: Partly cloudy weather, winds shifting to easterly, and during the day slowly rising temperature, with falling barome ter. -^~^?5yT^r ST. PAUL, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1879. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. A Hennepin County Official Relieved of $75 and His WatchMiscellaneous Crime and Casualty Record. HIGHWAY BOBBERY. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 17.About 10 o'clock last night, aB County Commissioner Charles H. Ward, who lives about two miles out of the city on the Crystal lake road, was driving home, he was stopped by two men who drew revolvers and demanded "Your money or your life." Mr. Ward was taken unawares, and, of course, did the only thing he could do, gave his money, amounting to $75, and a watch, to the robbers, who, after threatening and ordering him to drive on, jumped into the bushes and made off. Mr. Ward drove to the police Station and reported his loss, but as he could give no description of .the robbers, and both had their heads muffled in tippets, the chances of their being caught is slim. OLD LANDMARKS BURNED. [Special Telegram to the Globe.J WINONA, Minn., Feb. 17.About 3 o'clock Sunday morning a small house on Third Btreet, occupied by Gottleib Knuppe, a tailor, was discovered to be on fire. Mr. Knuppe, his wife and eight children were rescued with great difficulty. His household effeots, on which he had an insurance of 400, were entirely de stroyed. The house was owned by C. N. Wake field, and was insured for $300. The adjoining house, owned by E. H. Gerdtzen, was also de stroyedinsurance, $250. Both houses were old landmarks, built in 1855. STEAMBOAT BOILER EXPLOSION. CINCINNATI, Feb. 17.The L. C. McCormick, a small steamer running between Mariette and Zanesville on the Muskingum river, exploded her boiler when near Beaverly Saturday, kill ing the fireman, Mike Havemeyer, and serious ly scalding Capt. Martin, two" of the crew and three passengers. The boat sunk a few mo ments after the explosion. KITCHEN SHOOTING. MEMPHIS, Feb. 17.A difficulty occurred to night in the kitchen of the Peabody hotel dur ing the progress of supper, which resulted in James Logan shooting Joe Wallace. The wound is probably mortal. Logan was arrested. Both colored. JAY GOULD. Wall Street Excited By a Remarkable Iea by thi Remarkable Operator Seven Million Dollars of Union Pacific Stock Sold. NEW YORK, lab. 17Wall street has not been so exeited for along time as it was to-day by a rise in Union Pacific. That stocx, which in the last few weeks has ruled between 63@67@69, opened thi morning at 61%, and suddenly jumped to 78. It then fell to 15%, and again advanced to 77^. Wall street was puzzled by these extraordinary fluctuations, and every form of minor was current. It soon, how ever, seemed to be settled, as if by authoritative statement, that Jay Gould had effected arrangements by which control of the Union Pacific railroad passed into the HANDS OF A SYNDICATE, composed of some of the strongest gentlemen on Wa!l street. The provisions of these were variously reported, bat it was generally believed the syndicate includes KUSBSII Sage, Jos. M. Keeno, Addison Com mack, G. J. Osborn, D. P. Morgan, W. L. Scott and Frank Worth. It was also rumored the board of trustees is to be changed, some saying Jay Gould is to go out, and that the representatives of the new buyers are to go into the board as one of the conditions of the transaction. It was said, with some emphasis, that Gould will retire from the direction on March 1, and that two gentlemen of ACKNOWLEDGED AE.LITX AND CHARACTER will be added to the board. Gouldj according to the better informed, was the holder of 170,000 shaves and of these he has sold 100,000 at a price not far from 70. As he began to purchase the stock at something be low 30 an idea cm be formed of the great profit which this transaction has.brought bini. It is un derstood Go-aid had for Boiie time contemplated re tiring from active business and that this is the reason for this step. A gentleman well informed as to Gould's affairs stated the sale of his Union Pacific interest was the greatest operation in the EVENTFUL HISTOBY of this remarkable operator and he was probably to day wealthier than ever bafore. The purchase, it is claimed, on the part of the syndicate, would give them such a hold upon Gould they could keep him to his agree nent to work with them for a bull cam paign, and if he proved false they could throw the Union Pacific market and break it down even in Wall street. It is seldom that a SINGLE TRANSACTION FOB $7,000,000 is made and the sale of that amount of Union Pacific stock following closely on a transaction for $3,000,000, which it now appears was recently made, attracted great attention. Union Pacific stock, although de claring dividends for several years, has nevertheless been dormant, the people being afraid to touch'it because there was such a concentration of stock in single hands and because one man could at any time he wished, sell such an amount of it as to temporar ily overturn all considerations of value or specula tion. Now that the large block in Gould's hands has been distributed the stock is expected to become ac tive. Men on'Change declare Gould re'centlv set tled his bear contracts at tho prices demanded by the bull clique, and in addition bought stock for long ac count. In considsration of this the syndicate con tracted to take ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND SHARES of Union Pacific at 65, and that the check was to-day handed him for the entire amount. On the ifflfift c^s^ig tothor hand, it was asserted that in reality Gould had only made arrangements where'jy temporarily the com pany should nominally pass out of his control, it being well known that this course would lead to a raise in Union Pacific stock. The last rumor is that Gould sold sufficient stock to transfer control of the road to Boston stockholders. Union Pacific first mortgage sold up to 1.1WA per cent.,higher than ever made in the market. Union Pacific radroad earn ings for fourteen days in February show an increase of S69,000 over a corresponding period last year. Estimated increase for the mouth $125,030. Closing up the Boom Subscription. The committee lately appointed to solicit subscription to stock for the St. Paul boom, will begin work to-day. They propose making their visits frequent and persistent, until the desired object is accomplished. So comedown. The small amount of $10,000 is all that is wanted to push the project along boomingly to a successful issue. The encouragement is ex tended that success will attend this final ap peal. The matter will be presented in snch a way that no public-spirited citizen can refuse to come down with his portion of the needful. It should be remembered that work on the boom has actually been begun. Lumber, logs and other materiel are on the site of the-pro posed industry. Labor begins at once, and already many are seeking and obtainiug^em ploymeut to put in the boom. Among others who have been approached to subscribe is Gov. Ramsey. He has been telegraphed in Washing ton, and the unanimous expression is given him, that it is expected he will come down lib erally. He has been requested to respond by telegraph, aud thus put himself forward as an illustrious example to be followed. Auerbaeh, Finch, Culbertson & Co,, Having found such additional patronage in the linen, upholstery and wall paper departments owing to large reduction in prices, offer for a short time only, and to reduce their large stock, AT BETAIL, Hemp Carpets, at 15C Cotton Chain Carpets 25c Wool Ingrain Carpets 60c Extra Super Ingrain Carpets 80c Three-Ply Carpets 1 00 Tapestry Brussels 75 0 These are lower prices than have ever been offered and cannot continue but a short time. Sale of Horses. At McKinney's livery stable, on Wabashaw street, are to bo seen the finest lot of driving horses and roadsters ever before congregated in fiis city. They number, in all, thirty five head, and are especially recommended for gentleness of disposition and stylish make-up. Those seeking a bonanza in horse flesh should not fail to select from this newly imported stock of thoroughbreds. Helping Chandler Along. DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 17.The Democrats, in secret caucus at Lansing to-night, nominated Hon. O. M. Barnes, of Lansing, for United States Senator. The Nationals, also held a se cret caucus, and nominated Hon. Henry Cham berlain, of Three Oaks. ACQUITTED. Thomas Howard Relieved of the Charge of Embezzlement. The Howard case, after having been in court for three days, terminated last night at 11:15 o'clock. Ended to the very great satisfaction of the defendant, and not unexpected to the public. At the named hour, the jury came in, and announced its verdict of not guilty. Immediately many friends congratulated Mr. Howard upon the happy termination of the long continued charge. As is well known the offense was alleged to have been committed in March, 1876. An indictment was found in October, 1877, and Howard has stood one trial, the jury disagreeing. This time, after a long delay, he has been vindicated, and goes acquit of the serious charge. The court delivered the charge to the jury at 6 o'clock. I twas an exhaustive review of the testimony, and exposition of the law govern ing the case. I the jury room, the jury, stood for awhile six to six, but finally the above re sult was reached. A large amount of testimony has been taken in the case. And as the court declared, "of a very contradictory character." The prosecution was ably conducted by the county attorney, and Messrs. H. J. Horn and I. V. D. Heard did the business for Howard. Mr. Horn made the closing address to the jury. I was a careful, painstaking statement of the case. Nothing eluded him, and he clearly and understandingly presented every detail of the affair to the jury. The GLOBE has had occasion, during the tedious trial, to allude to the nature of the case, and a repetition is not absolutely neces sary. The sum and substance of the charge was that Howard was alleged to have contracted with an English man, recent arrival, named Richard Bules, to purchase land certificates. Thi rty-two hundred dollars is stated to have been the sum repre sented by Howard to be necessary for the pur pose, when in fact it was $800 less. Of this in all its details he has been acquitted. RirAX, HOTEL RUXXERS. They Take Satisfaction Out of Each Other on the lee. Joseph Cosey and John Stone are rivals in that noble profession which consists in show ing the weary traveler where his material wants may be supplied at the least expenditure of lucre. In addition to being highly endowed with the necessary qualifications for pre-empt ing the grip-sack of the guileless stranger and steering him to their caravansary, they are ac complished exponents of the art de fistic. While at their native heath, the depot of the St. Paul & Pacific railroad, yesterday afternoon, a difference arose regarding the quality of fare served at the respective houses, a befuddled granger being the immediate bone of conten tion. For a short time the quips and gibes flew around as thick and sprightly as summer fleas, when the horrible suspicion was thrown out by Cosey that the rival house had to em ploy two Africans to keep the pismires from making off with the cold pie. The t ranger evidently had a weakness for pie, as the dastardly inuendo caused him to remark, with a throat choked with something akin to emotion, that he had partaken of a late lunch, and he guessed he wasn't very hungry anyway. This settled it, and smarting under the insult, satisfaction was demanded for out raged and injured honor, which was inBtantlv granted. I twas decided that the mill should take place on the river, at the foot of Sibley street, whither the principals, accompanied by their seconds and a few friends, at once started. After passing the time o'day and glaring at each other for a moment, the music Bet in Stone going to grass (or ice) first, with a tapped claret. Unfortunately for the spectators Officer Mor gan.happened along at the conclusion of the first round, and after taking in the situation, he proceeded to take in the principals, their ar rest being accomplished after some difficulty. Thus terminated what might have proved a very lively mill. The Mankato Girl's Story Grows Thin. From recent occurrences it would seem as if the cock-and-bull stories of distressed females and others were becoming altogether too fre quent. The latest Munchausen in this direc tion, from what can be learned, was revealed in the yarn of the domestic from Mankato, the loss of whose trunk and hard-made earnings was related in yesterday's issue of the GLOBE. The story as told by the baggage master at the St. Paul & Sioux City railroad depot leaves the impression that the tongue of the tearful dam sel from Mankato is given to a scurvv species of exaggeration. Tne girl it will be remembered arrived from the latter place last week, a few hours after wards reporting the loas of a pocket book con taining #74 in money, and a check for her trunk, which had been claimed by the finder, it was stated, before the unfortuuate could notify the authorities at the depot. While doing the rounds yesterday, a GLOBE detective enquired concerning the matter, ascertaining that there was only one piece of baggage from Mankato, on the evening in question, ihe only transfer made was that of a sin ill trunk belonging to an eastern bound passenger, which was carried from one train to the other on the shoulder of the baggage master. As to the money part of the affair, the girl told two stories, viz., that the $74 was in cash, and second that it consisted of a 6') check on a St. Paul bank, and $14 in currency. I will be readily seen that if the latter story is true, as related to the baggage man, payment of the check could have been stopped instanter, leav ing a money loss of only $14. To substantiate the theory of fraud, comes the testimony of Mrs. E. Hirst, the proprietress of a female employment bureau on Fifth street, in whom an accomplished business aptitude is allied to a searching insight into human character. On Saturday last, the sub ject of this narrative, who travels under a dozen aliases, applied to the above named lady for a situation, stating, after stme parley, that she had lost a pocket book containing $6 in money, a check for $60 on a Mankato bank, and a trunk check, adding that as the trunk was about empty, she didn't mind the loss. Mrs. Hirst at once offered to telegraph and have payment of the check stopped, to which the damsel stoutly demurred. The lady insisted, the only answer being that she would write to her parents about the loss, whereupon she proceeded to scrawl a note in German, which, of course, was not posted. Perceiving the true character of the impostcr, she was invited to leave tho premises, which she proceeded to do, greatly discomfited at the detection of her villainously low but diapha nous scheme, intended solely for the manu facture of cheap and undeserved sympathy. Obsequies of the Late Peter Callan. The funeral of the late Peter J. Callan, which took place yesterday, was a fitting testimonial to the usefulness of the citizen and the worth of the man. A large concourse of friends as sembled at the late residence of the deceased, and the many expressions of sincere aud heart felt sorrow, arose supremely triumphant over the dead fact of his untimely demise. The funeral cortege left the residence at 9 0'ciHck in the forenoon, and proceeded to the ^atheijral, the following named friends serving iiis pall bearers: Mr. John Grace, Mr. James Grtes, Mr. John Kelly, Mr. Dennis Murphy, Mr. Thomas Conway and Mr. Patrick Murphy. Among others in attendance was a large num ber of city and connty officials, who united in expressions of admiration for the character of their manly and beloved colleague. Upon ar riving at the cathedral, high mass 'was cele brated, the Rev. Father Gallagher officiating. The reverend father delivered a brief address, commemorative of the virtues of the deceased, following which the remains were interred in Calvary cemetery, being accompanied thither by a large number of mourning friends. W are Very Badly Damaged, and must sell all our Silver Ware damaged by removal at your own price. Call early and se cure the great bargains. MYEBS & FINCH, Bridge Square, Directly opposite old store. New York Ir Goods. NEW TOBK. Feb. 17. Cotton goods market continues fairly active and stocks well in hand. Prints moving slowly. Ginghams steady request Worsted dress goods in moderate demand. Cotton dresB goods fairly active. Mens' wear woolens quiet and fairly steady. Hosiery and underwear in good demand. 'WJli-jy"lH'W JWlLtfJ* SETTLING THE BONDS. 1 Comstock'a Bill, which Caused] a Breeze In the HouseProposition to Allow the Courts to Decide. The following is the full text of Representa tive Comstock'a bill offered in the House on the 17th: A bill for an act to provide for the determination of the question of the liability of the State to pay the so-called Minnesota State railroad bonds. WHEBKAS, The people of Minnesota feel a just pride in their young, prosperous and growing State. and recognize it as the chief duty of this generation to preserve for her a fair fame, aud hand down to posterity a State with a name untarnished by any stain of repudiation or dishonor, and deem sound principlesi and honSety and heroic action a legacv for their children of far greater value than all others: and, nY^^'J*}* aid i el many good people char S the State is 9 of' e,J the United States and State of Minnesota believe or affect to believe, that the people of this State persistently and without proper cause refuse to recognize or pay interest or principal ot a just debt alleged to have been assumed in the early days of this State and WHEBEAS, A large majority of the people of this State-dl believedthat notsuit liablerin law equit to pay anvjwrtionyof said alleged debt, an na.8.ay an vaTf a defenc to any claim forr fuU and fairly determinedd said alleged indebtedness and every part thereof, and for this reason alone refuse to-favor the pay mentohat recognition of the same therefore to the ma Xr whether part any alleged claim and indebtedness exist against the State of Minnesota, which the peo ple refuse to recognize and pay, Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That any person, persons or corpora tions holding any of the so-called Minnesota State railroad bonds may bring suit upon the same against the State of Minnesota in the manner and before the court as hereinafter provided upon filing with the Governor of this State within sixty days after the passage of this act a formal acceptance in writing of this act and all the provisions thereof. Sec. 2. Before or at the tim^ of filing the petition in said court as hereinafter provided the party peti tioning shall file with the clerk of court all the said so-called Minnesota State railroad bonds, described or referred to in the petition to be disposed of by said court as hereinafter provided. See. a. At any time prior to the 1st dav of Sep tember, A. D. 1879, any person, nersons, corpora tions or parties who have filed their acceptance with the Governor of this State of this act and all the pro visions thereof and who is the owner and holder of any of said Bo-called Minnesota State railroad bonds may file his or their petition against the State of Minnesota in the district court of the Sixth judicial district and county of Blue Earth, setting forth in a simple aud concise manner all the facts upon which it is claimed that the State became and is indebted to such party or parties, and it shall be the duty of the clerk of said court immediately upon the nling of any petition under this act to transmit a copy of the same to the attorney general of this State, who shall thereupon appear and defend in said action, and said court shall not proceed in stfid cause as any cause under this act until the attorney general has an swered therein and taken testimony in support of his detence and notified said court that the State is ready to proceed to the trial thereof. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the attormey general and any and ali counsel associated with him for the State to plead by way of cross bill In equity or as an equitable defense under the code all fraud, misrep resentation and deceit connected with tho original issue of said bonds to the various railroad companies of thiB State or other parties for them or otherwise and all failure of consideration, whether the same be total or partial, and all frauds and corruption con nected with the adoption of the constitutional amend ment authorizing the issue of said bonds upon cer tun cojaitions and as far as possible all misrepresen tations to the electors ot the State made by any par ties before the election held upon said constitutional amendment end all said misrepresentations made by the members of the Legislature oi 1857-& and pub lished over the whole State that no tax eouid or would ever be levied to pay principal or interest of said bonds on all the said facts may be proved and shall be received in evidence under the gen eral issue if the attorney general so elects, and in the trial and determination of all causes brought under this, and all deceit, fraud, misrepre sentation and coiruption committed with the adop tion of said constitutional amendment and the issue of said alleged bonds, shall be deemed aud consider ed committed by the parties to whom cr for whose ben efit they were issued, unless such parties show by evidence that they publicly exposed and deuounced the same during the time that said questions were pending before the people and before the election adopting said amendment and before the said bonds. Sec. 5. On the flrBt Monday f September, A. ~D. 187i), there shall be held in the court house in the city of Mankato, a special term of said district -urt by Hon. D. A. Dickenson, judge of said district, who shall preside, and in caEe of his death or disability, then his successor in said district shall preside, as sisted by the judges of the First and Eleventh judi cial districts, to hear and determine such of said cases brought under this act as may then be ready for trial, and said judges sitting in banc shall hear and determine the same as equity cases at common law upon the pleadings and proofs which shall have been taken before trial, aud which, with the pleadings, shall in all cases be printed. Such judges shall have all the powers of judges holding regular terms of the district court to adjourn from day'to day and time to time, as shall to the fullest extent accommodated the litigants and business of said oourt, and the said special term shall continue until all cases filed and commenced under this act are finally disposed of in said court and said judges sit ting in said special term shall have powers to sum mon witnesses and exercise all other powers vested in them by law except as herein otherwise pro vided. Sec. 5. Upon the final hearing of any case com menced under the previsions ef this act, raid court shall render judgment therein according to the mer its thereof as determined upon principles of law and equity as the same are determined between man and man, and the only charges intended by this act being limited to rules of pleading and evidence as herein provided, and each case shall be determined upon the merits thereof as the same existed between the State and the party to whom said bonds first issued or were delivered. Each and all holders of said bonds shall be a djndged by said court to have taken the same with notice of ail the equities per taining to the same, and no one shall have any higher or better claim against the State than the party to whom said bonds were issued. If the judgment of said court shall be against the claimants, then said court at the expiration of thirty days after said judg ment is entered in the event that no appeal is taken as hereinafter provided, and in the event that an ap peal is taken, then thirty days after such judgment upon the mandate of the supreme court shall burn said bonds and cause a record to be made of the number of bonds and coapons so burhed, and the de nomination, number and amount of each and cavse a duplicate of said record to be forwarded to the au ditor of state, who shall cause the same to be're corded in his ofljee as a cancellation of said bonds, and if the judgment of said court be that said bonus constitute and are a legal claim against the State under the provisions of this act, then said bonds than be attached to and made apart of the judg i ent role in said action, and a copy of said judgment dulv certified shall be delivered to the claimant at the ex piration of thirty days alter entry thereof under the mandate of the supreme court, as herein provided. Sec. 7. A record of all the proceedings and judg ments of said court sitting in special term, and per taining to said causes, shall be kept in the same man ner as now required by law, but in a set of separate books procured solely for that purpose, and shall be delivered to the auditor of state after all the cases brought under the provisions of this act have been finally disposed of, and shall remain part of the pub he rceords of his office. Sec 8. In all cases brought under the provisions of this act where judgment is rendered against the State, the attorney general shall take the case by ap peal to the supreme court of this State within thirty days after judgment in said district court, which ap peal shall have tne effect to take the entire evidence, documents and record of the court below to said su preme court, and the same shall be prosecuted to final judgment in the supreme court, as other appeals in cases of an equitable character. In cases where the judgment is against the claimant, he may appeal to the supreme court within thirty days thereafter and prosecute his case to final judgment in that court. In all cases appealed to and tried in the su preme court the judgment in the court below shall be without.any force during said appeal, and said district court shall enter judgment in all cases as re quired and directed by the mandate of the supreme court. Sec. 9. The final judgment of said court under the provisions of this act shall be con clusive upon all parties upon the question of the liability or non-liability of the State upon said so-called Minnesota State railroad bonds, and shall have no other force or effect what soever, aud nothing herein shall be construed as making any provision for the payment of the same it being the purpose of this act to leave all questions relating to the payment of said so-called bonds until after the question of the habinties of the State thereon are determined. Sec. 10. Said judges sitting in special term under this act shall have power to appoint a special bailiff and an assistant clerk and to order the purchase of proper records, books, and stationery and audit and pay the accounts therefore and to enable them to pay said accounts, the sum of 81,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated, and of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap propriated. Sec. 11. The Governor may, by and with tho ad vice ani consent of the Senate, appoint one or more assistant counsel to aid the attorney general in de fending any causes commenced under the provisions of this act at a compensation not to excied $20 per day for time actually occupied in such defence aud such counsel sha'l be paid upon the certificate of the attorney general approved by the Governor and of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro priated. Sec 12. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. FreBh, sound, fat oysters at Ahern's. "tU'^ig-V NUMBER 35. DOMELLY-WASHBUEN. The Money Used in Washington County Win. Leyde's Missionary TourA Letter from Minneapolis Fixed Things So That Sabin Supplied the Funds. Testimony was taken in the Donnelly-Washburn contested election case, at Newport, Washington county, yesterday afternoon, before E. A. Hendrick son, notary public. The following evidence was taken: F.B. MEILIOKE f.WOBN. I am a farmer I am aged 40 years reside at Cot tage Grove I have lived at Cottage Grove about twenty-one years I have been chairman of the board of supervisors of the town, and am now county com missioner I am acquainted with Wm. M. Leyde he resides at Cottage Grove has lived there for fourteen or fifteen years. Mr. Leyde was in favor of Mr. Washburn at the last election. He worked for Mr. Washburn at the polls. I had a conversation with Mr. Leyde the night of the election. After the vote was counted, at Langdon, in the town of Cottage Grove, Mr. Leyde and myself started for Stillwater with the returns with horses and wagon he and I were the only ones in the wagon. On the way Mr. Leyde told me he had been at work, I wouldn't be positive whether it was for a week or more, for Mr. Washburn, distributing money for election purposes, and that he knew that they had some S'JOO in Still water for distribution for election purposes, that he had but $15 left of all the money placed in his hands for distribution [I am speaking in the language of Mr. Leyde now] which he calculated to "salt down" in case he did not receive any more. If they didn't pay him anymore he wouldn'^ work for them at another election as he had done. That is about ths sum and substance of whst he talked. He said that the $600 was raised in Stillwater in addition to what Mr. Washburn placed therethat is the language of air. Leyde. He did not say how much mouev had been placed in his hands for distribution. He did not say who gave it to him, but told me that when he, Leyde, talked to Mr. Washburn he, Washburn, told him to go to Sabin, [my impression is that it was the State prison contractor, Sabin,] and said that the money had been place't in his, Sabin's, hands, and that Sabin would make it all right with him. He said he expe-ted and had the promise of more money,, but doubted that the money would be paid him as the service had been performed. He did not tell me how he had dis tributed the money he had reeaived ex-ept in one casethat was he gave Henry Monroe, of Newort, *5 to work at the polls for Washburn and the Republi can party. I was at the polls at Cottage Grove on election day, and Mr. Leyde was too. Mr. Leyde was electioneering for Mr. Washburn and the Eepubii can ticket. He took an active part in peddling tick ets, etc. Mr. Leyde and myself had been friends and acquaintances for years past I have had no conversation with him since the election. I do not remember anything else he told me during that ride to Stillwater in reference to the use of money. Cross-examinedI got no money from llr. Wash burn or from any person in Mr. Washburn's behalf. W. Leyde didn't tell me he had bribed any one to vote for Mr. Washburn. W. Leyde told me that a certain man, his name was Mr. John Mars, of Cot tage Grove, told him, Leyde, that if he would give him $10 he would vote for Washburn, and Leyde said to me, "I am a little too sharp for ^hat." He said he gave Mars no money. Ke-examineaI understood that W. Leyde wanted to convey the idea to me when he said he was "too sharp to pay $10 to Mars for his vote," that he knew enough not to buy votes directly. His whole con versation expressed thjB idea to me that he used the money to hire men to work at the polls. WILLIAM M. LETDE, SW02K. I am 52 years of age. I reside at Cottage Grove. I am engaged in the threshing machine business. I took part in the general campaign in behalf of the Republican party. I supported W. D. Washburn. I paid out some money for political purposes in that camgaign, to men to take their teams and to see that the voters were got out. I paid out traveling expenses for myselfno one else. I decline to state who I paid this money too or how much I paid each one. I decline to say how much I paid out in the aggregate. I did not receive any money from W, D. Washburn. As I understood there was money raised by private citizens and officers in Stillwater to pay the expenses of men to go through the county aud to see that there were teams provided to get out the legal voters of the connty. The money paid me was paid out if that fund. Mr. Fay ette Marsh gave me some of the money I received. V. M. Sabin gave me some to bear nay expenses and and pay me for my time traveling over the country. I leceived from D. M. S:ibin $50 to canvass the lower end of the county, and Marsh paid me S15 and found the team to distribute the tickets at the polling places. That was all the money I received durinR thit campaign. When Hr. Marsh paid me the 15 I told him it wasn't sufficient funds. He me he thought they wou'.d eead me Bome by the morning of the election. It did not arrive. I did not see W. D. Washburn but once during the campaign. I met Mr. Washburn on the sidewalk in St. PauL We spoke for a few minute3not over five minutes. The sum and substance of that conversation was, he asked me how our part or the county was going I told him we would elect the general Republican tick et I told him that I thought our county would prob ably run ahead a littleahead for him over the gen eral Republican ticket. I think, as near as I can re member, he said that the reports from all quar ters were good. He passed off on to the railroad. I said nothing to him about the necessity of money for campaign purposes. He did not refer me to Sabin for money. I had a letter to Mr. Sabin from Mr. Nash, (I am not positive as to the name) of Minneapolis, paying to Mr. Sabin that if Mr. Sabin thought it advisable to employ me to look after the lower end of the county to make such ar rangements as he saw fit. The parties in Minne apolis who gave me that letter, I think it was Edgar Nash, who formerly kept the hardware store in Min neapolis.. I was in Minneapolis and I met Mr. Nash there, and he asked mc how the thing was going down here, and he asked me whether I was going to take an active hand in politics this year. I told him I didn't know yet, I probably should. I don't re member anything more that was said, he then gave me the letter to Sabin to employ me. am not sire whose name was to that letter. I also met during that visit to Miuneapoh^, Dr. Keith, the postmaster. I forget the others I met. I think be, Nash, went into a room and wrote it, or whotver it was gave it to me wrote it. [The contestant here calls upon the witness to produce the original letter still in his pos session. 1 I do not know whether I was in the room of the Republican District committee in Minneapolis or not. It might be that I was in that room or some room adjoining it. The letter might have been written in Nash's office I visited in my can vass all the lower end of this county that includes Denmark, Cottage Grove, Newport, Stillwater and Baytown, and in distributing tickets I visited Afton, Lakeland, etc. I decline to say what towns I hired men in I understood by street talk that they had raised about 500 or $600 in Stillwater I did not know of any other n:oney being sent into the county. Cross-examinedI do not know that Mr. Wash burn had placed any money in Stillwater I may have II ded to Mr. F. S.Meilicke in regard to money raised]in Stillwater by Marsh, MaClue ana other.3 toe election purposes. I have no recollection of telling Mr Meilicke that Mr. Washburn had deposited money with Sabin. Mr. Washburn did not tell me to go to Sabin. Re-directI think Mr. Sabin was not a candidate for office that fall I can't tell you what reason Sabin had to give me that 50. There were ten or twenty men there at the office of Marsh & M.Oluresome I did not knowthey had some kind of a meeting there. When I gave hini the letter he hadn't any funds of that kind on hand, but if I saw fit to can vass the lower end of the county he would pay me. I told him it would cost 50. He gave me a check, his personal check, for that amount, [It is here agreed between the contestant and con tee that the constable, E. M. Shelton, who served the su'.ipujna on Mr. Leyde, shall leturn with him to his house and receive from him the letter referred to in the foregoing testimony, if the same can bs fomd, and with his certificate that it is the identical letter so received by him by Mr. Leyde, forward the same by mail direct to E. A. Heudrickson. Esq., notary public, St. Paul, Minn., who shall ou the receipt of the same make it Exhibit "A" with his initials an nexed, and attach it to the deposition of Mr. Leyde, and if the said letter cannot be ioand by Mr. Leyde, the constable shall so return She Wants Him Arrested. The fire of determination burned luridly in her eyes. To fulfil it, she made inquiry at po lice headquarters then at the relief society, and she brought up at the municipal conrt. She wanted a warrant for the arrest of a young man. Her name was Mrs. Bean, widow, and she lived near Minnehaha Falls. There, not withstanding her age, 45, and the wisdom ac cumulated yearly, she succumbed to him. Iu making out the technical verbiage of the warrant, the clerk made an inquiry about the date. "The tenth," sh^ replied. "The tenth, umph. What month?" 'This," she answered. "This "Yes, this month, February," she announced it with a vibrating emphasis of her head. Mrs. Bean's talk reminded the clerk that Bhe was not the only one of that family name, who had done the rapid growth business. He recollected Jack's bean stalk, but he was overcome with the idea that this wasn't the day for such rapidity, even though a fast one. Told her BO, advised with a rhythmic quotation from Moody and Sanky's song book, to "watch and wait." She departed, but not rid of her intent to have him arrested. She went to the station, hung around, and made in quiries about getting him taken up for threat ening to Bhoot. She was finally induced to shoot home, and. forbear any further imme diate proceedings. The Mexican excursionists passed through Cairo returning to Chicago yesterday. 1