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VOL. 111. NATIONAL NOTES. coxtinvation of looas's steecu AGAINST rORlBlt. Eulogies of the Lato Fenntor Houston In the House— Senate Committee Refuse to Increase the House Star Service De ficiency-Preamble Added to the Kill Strongly Coutlenilug the Postmaster General— Army Promotions Confirmed — Government Printers Furlouglied for Lack of Funds— Miscellaneous. FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. [Second Session.] The Senate. Washington, March 3.— A communication was received from tho secretary of war, giving the number, age, rank, otc, of officers retired from the army since tho act of June, 1878. Sir. Thurman, from the judiciary committee, reported adversely on the House bills for the removal of political disabilities of individ uals. Senator Wallace, from the committee on ap propriations, reported with amendments the House bill to provide for deficiency in the ap propriation for the transportation of mails on star routes, for the fiscal year cndiris June 30. Ordered printed and ulaced on calendar. Senator Jones introduced a bill for the relief of Betty Taylor and Mrs. Knox Wood, daugh ter and grand daughter of Zichary Taylor. Senator Harris asked unanimous consent to have taken up the House bill to provide for the construction of a marine hospital at Memphis. Senator Hamlin objected. Senator Carpenter submitted a resolution in structing the committee on judiciary to inquire whether Congress has the right to innke the Indian Territory a separate judicial district, and tn organize a court or courts therein, and if so what jurisdiction ought to bo conferred upon paid courts, and to report by bill or other wise. Laid over under the rules. The bill rest irinj; to the public domain part of tbe Fort I£:i>ley,|Minr,e!-ota, military reserva tion passed. FTIZ JOHN tOBBBL Tbe morning hour cxpints;;, Mr. L igan re sumed hih speech on the Fitz John Porter bill. He challenged the Fenator from New Jer.-.cy, Randolph, to produce proof of the charge in hia recent speech that Gen. McDowell had before the court martial reported to the war depart ment his knowledge of the force in front of Porter, though on court martial he swore he didn't know it. Senator Randolph replied he did state in his remarka that Gen. McDowell Bworo on Porter's trial he bad no knowledge of the force in front of him, that in as to whether it was Ltongstrect or Jacksoa'e, or either. He now restated that and read from McDowell's testimony before the court, including the followiag question by Porter's counsel: "When you left tbe accused where you found him on the "-'Jib, were you at that time advised Longstroet's corps, or any other corpß of the confederate army, was marching in to unite with the ri^ht of Jack son's? Answer — I did not know anything about liongstrect's corps or Jackson's curpa. I have mentioned before tiiat 1 received a note from Gen. Buford that the 17th Regiment, a battery and 500 cavalry mere marching from Gainesville. To whom tbey belonged or where they were going was not a matter of which I was instructed. Question — Have you knowl edge now of what was the actual force of the enemy under command of Jackson or did yon know Jackson was in command of the enemy ? Answer — I did not knov; Jackson was there. 1 have been told he was there. Ido not know what his force was. Randolph read much more of the evidence and claimed it supported his assertion. Senator Logan said he could show facts to the opposite to what the Senator from New Jersey bad stated. Ho asked the latter if he had read the report in the office of the war de partment, to which he had referred, by saving that it ought to be there whether it was or not. Senator Randolph p;:id he had read a certi fied copy of it. Senator Logan aeked why he had, in view of that fact, insinuated that it might or might not be there. He went on to say that he bad both the report and evidence and not a bit of testimony couid be found to show their di.-a groement. He read from the records of tho war department court containing Gen. Mc- Dowell's report to Pope, in which ho stated he was informed by Buford that seventeen regi ments, one battery, and 500 .cavalry were passing along the Centrcville road. These were the exsct numbers stated on the trial. The Senator from New Jersey had attempted to inak ■ out McDowell swore false ly, because he had no knowledge of the force coming through Thoroughfare Gap, some miles away, while the whole evidence shows Long street's troops took the Centreville road. There was no discrepancy whatever. Ho called on tbe Senator from New Jersey to produce the certi fied copy of tho army dispatch contradicting this assertion if he could. If this case was to go before the country on false manufactured statements, he wished to rind it out. He had said this much in satisfaction of Gen. McDowell, an honorable nnd high-minded gentleman. He gave notice that if it became necessary for him to go into argument on this case, he would endeavor to show that Porter did fail to carry out orders he would have obeyed if comiug from Gen. McClollan or sorre such officer. He then resumed his argument of yesterday, citing decisions to prove there could be no re view of tbe findings of court martial. In the course of his remarks he 6aid Porter was seek ing the removal of a stain on bis honor, but when he asks that he sticks bis hand behind him and says §GO,OOO will correct it better than merely the restoration of my honor. The only way, continued Logan, to which Porter could be relieved was by execu tive pardon. He bad been told, however, the President bad never been asked to pardon him. It was true a pardon didn't carry with it SGO, -000. Senator Kcrnan — Does the Senator think if I am convicted by court martial, as I believe er roneously, a pardon would place me where I would be placed if I could have a rehearing and show that I was wronged originally. Mr. Logan — There is no rehearing in the bill. There is $60,000 in it. He leiterated his intimation that the paidon of the President was less sought for than the £00,000 appropria ted by the bill. He went on to argue that the legislative branch of the government could not constitually interfere with the judicial de partment by multiplying its judgments as pro posed. Yon will bear from the country, he said, wben you perpetrate this wron» upon the peo ple of the land, and in tones that will not be misunderstood. At 3:30 Logan suspended his remarks to re sume to-morrow. After an executive session ndjourned. The House. Washington, March 3. — Mr. Fernando Wood moved to dispense with the morning hoar for the parpose of moving to go into committee of the whole on the refunding bilL The House, however, refused to dispense with the morning hour and resumed consideration of the bill reg ulating the removal or causes from State to federal courts. The morning hour having expired without final action on the bill, the Senate, resolutions relative to tbe late Senator Houston, of Ala bama, were taken up. Eulogies were pronounced by Messrs. Wright, Fernando Wood, Cox, Farley, Lowe, Williams, Herbert, Herndon, Lewis, Sanford, Sbelley, House, Atkins and Harris. The House then, r.s a mark of respect, adjourned. STAR SERVICE. BESATE COSISIITTEE'S ACTION. Washinotox, March 3. — The Senate commit tee on appropriations to-day took action im the House bill to provide for the Star mail service deficiency. An amendment proposing to in crease the amount granled by the House from $107,000 to (150,000 was lost by a tie vote, it is understood, as follows: Yeas, Blame, Booth, Wallace, Windom— 4. Noes, Beck, Davis, W. Va., Eaton, Withers— 4. Allison, the ninth member, was absent attending another com mittee. The first section of the bill was amend ed to read as follows: That the sum of $97,000. or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in tho treasury not otherwise appropriated. to meet the expenses of inland mail transportation on star routes for the remainder of the current fiscal year and during the remainder of the current fiscal year no further expediting of the service on postal star routes shall be made. The second section, appropriating a further sum of $100, -000, was amended to read "To enable the post mastofr general to place new service as author ized by law, provided the postmaster general shall not hereafter have, however, to expedite any contract, either now existing or hereafter given, to a rate of pay not exceeding 50 per cent, upon tbe contract as originally let." Senator Beck then moved the following as a preamble to the bill : Whereas, There is a deficiency in tho appro priation made by Congress for the star postal routes of the Uuited States for the fiscal year ending June :JO, 1880, caused by the post office department disregarding the law which prohib its the expenditure of money in excess of the appropriation, or the making of contracts which involve the government for the payment of money in excess of appropriations, which deficiency, unless suppressed, threatens to de prive the people of the necessary mail service to which they arc entitled; therefore be it en acted, etc. The preamble after an animated discussion was adopted as follows : Yeas — Buck, Davis, W. Va., Eaton, Wethers. Nays— Blame, Booth, Windom. Tbe members above referred to are of opin ion that the department, by making judicious reductions in existing service, will be able to meet the needs of tho country with the $970, -000 provided by the House bill. The general impression is tho Senate will reverse the action of the committee in regard to the amounts. GE.NKRAL CAPITAL NEWS. DEAD. Washington, March 3. — Count Litta, first secretary of the Italian legation, is dead. QUININE. The House committee en ways and means gave a henriug, to-day, to the manufacturers of >|uininc, who desire a duty on the imported article, technically known as sulphate of quin ine, which was removed by act of Congress during the special session, be restored. They presented memorials numerously signed by druggists and dealers of forty-eight cities, in various parts of the country, favoring en im port duty on foreign ijniiine of at least 10 per cent, adva'orem. ARMY PROMO: IONS. The Senate confirmed the following nomiua' Lions: United States marshals — James Kerns, Washington, district of Pennsylvania; E. 8 Kearney, district of Oregon. Postmasters — Miss N. Hustin, Millersburg, Ohio; N. K. Mac- Kenzie, Wallsville, Ohio; M. D. Kuk, v iStnrgis, Mich. Indian agents— G. Belknap, Tntle River Agencj'. Cal. Army promotions — Lieut. Col. Elwell S. Otis, to be colonel of the Second reg iment, infantry; Maj. A. J. Dallas, to be lieu tenant colonel ot the Twenty-second infantry; Capt. J. S. Fletcher, to be major of the Twen ty-third infantry. key's lottky war. The postmaster general has asked Congress to strike out the word "fraudulent" as ap plied to lotteries in sections 8,920 and 4,041, rrvi.-f d statutes. Until this shall be done it will be impossible to stop registered letters or iiio::ry orders addressed to agents of legally authorized lotteries which arc honestly con ducted. GOVERNMENT PHrsTEES MSC3AEUED. A very extensive reduction in the working force of the government printing office was suddenly made to-day i?: consequence of the almost entire exhaustion of the sppropriation made for the maintenance of that office during the present focal year. Notices were posted in the building to-day to tbe effect that the public printer is prohibited by law from contracting debts in advance of appiopriations, and that an the appropriation for the present year is nearly exhausted, he is directed to fur lough the greater part of the employes. About a thousand men and women aro thrown out of employment, and will remain idle until tbe de ficiency appropriation, which has been pending before tbe House .appropriation committee for some time, shall be made public. Printer Du frecs Bays sufficient force has been retained to get out tho Congressional record and do the necessary work of departments for a few days longer. LE DUC'S WANTS. Washington, March 3.— Commissioner Le Due, in a letter to Representative Le Fevre, says tbe wants of the agricultural department are many and urgent. A suitable building is needed Tor the accommodation of employes, for storage and handling of seeds and for a con tinuous exhibition of tbe agricultural products of this great nation. The commissioner ur gently recommends the addition of a division of forest, meteorology and a veterinary di vision. THE CTES SUBMIT. The secretary of the interior had a conference with Chief Ouray, the Uncompaghnc and White river Ctes this afternoon, at which the Indians virtually agreed to except the terms of the gov ernment and cedo their reservation as soon as a definite understanding is reached. The secre tary will submit details of an agreement to Congress. It is thought that the White river Ikes will be removed to the Uiniah reservation in Utah, and that Ouray and tbe Uncompaghnes will be settled in severalty on land on Grand river, Uta 1 ). At a previous intervirw the south ern Ute delegation consented to give up their present rrservation. They will probably be lo cated on a strip of land bordered by New L* Plate, Mexico, and near the Navajo reservation. NOMINATIONS. The President nominated Charles A. Gailo way for collector of internal revenue of the Third district of Wisconsin, and Henry S. French for postmaster of Northfield, Minn. BTAE MAIL SERVICE. The work of scheduling the bid for the star route service in the southern sections has been completed and the award will be announced on the 10th ins*. A comparison with the amount paid for the same service in the same part of the country at the last letting shows the cost of the service will be much less during the next four years. In Ohio where the amount of the service is increased 30 per cont. the reduc tion in the cost ia 16 per cent. In Kentucky the amount of service has been increased 30 per cent, and the cost decreased 6 per oent. CHARGE RETRACTED. Jessie Raymond Retracts the Accusation Made Against United States Senator Hill. Washington, March 3. — Miss Raymond, in whose behalf Mrs. Belva Lockwood, yesterday, nied papers in this city in a suit against Sena tor B. 11. Hill for alleged seduction, furnished, to-day, the following statement: Washington, March 3. — Whereas, a Buit has been filed by Belva A. Lockwood, an at torney at law in the district of Columbia, in m y name against Ben H. Hill, the fame being an action of damages for seduction and snp port of a child; now, of my own free will and consent, without pay or reward, or promise thereof, I declare that I have no claim what ever against Ben H. Hill, and that he is not my seducer; that the papers filed by said Lock wood were filed without my knowledge or oon sent, and against my solemn protest; that they were never read over to me or by me, and their contents were unknown to me, and no oath was pet to me or taken by me in said case. (Signed) Jessie Raymond. Maine Delegates to Chicago. I Augusta, Me, March 3. — The Republican ; members of the legislature met to-night and I chose the following delegates to the Chicago national convention: Eugene Hale, Jos. R. Bod well, E T. Gill and Almond Strout. Al ternates : Orville D. Baker, Frederick N. Dow, Wm. H. Simpson, A. C. Hamlin. Resolutions were adopted reaffirming the principles of the , party and urging the nomination of Blame. Daily ST. PAUL, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1880. THE ASSASSIN'S AIM. A BULLET INTENDED . FOB GEN. MELIKOFF. , It Misses His Person but Pierces His Cloak —The Would-be Murderer, a Student, in Custody— Anniversary Celebrations Throughout Russia—lncreasing Need of Aid In Ireland— Keene, the American heat King, Sends Two Thousand Pound* to the Duchess of Marlborough Fund- Miscellaneous. ■ RUSSIA. ~ ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE QEN. MELIKOFF. St. Petersburg, March 3, 4:30 p. Gen. Melikoff, chief of the new supreme executive commission, was fired at by a young man with a revolver this afternoon when alighting from a carriage at bis residence in Grand Moskoia street. Gen. Melikoff was not hurt. The man was immediately seized by a cossack. The bullet passed through the back folds of General Melik ff's cloak. The would be assas sin fired when quite close to Melikoff. The assassin attempted to fire a second shot at Gen. Melikoff before he was seized, but was prevented by a blow from the general. The city ip again illuminated. London, March 3.— A St. Petersburg dis patch reports tho would-be ' murderer of Gen. Melikoff is said to bo student and feigns lunacy. A Vienna dispatch says three .Russian detec tives passed through that city for Geneva for the purpose of watching Russian exiles. ANNIVERSARY CEREMONIES. After a morning serenade the czar had a re ception at which the officers of the imperial suite and of the higher grades of the army were present. At 11:30 a. m. the members of the council and civil functionaries were re ceived. At noon there was a solemn procession to the Palace church, the czar escorting the .czarena. After the to deum had been sung the cz-ir received the diplomatic body in the throne room. This was followed by a brilliant array, at which 4,000 guests . were . present. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon a can tata composed by Prince Peter of Oldenburg was sung by COO school children, the perform concluding with the national anthem and hymn, "Long lite to the Czar." The Duchess of Edinburgh officiated for the czarenn at the assembly. The Duke of Edin burgh was present at all the ceremonies, wear ing the uniform of the duchess' regiment of lancers. The publication of Emperor William's letter of congratulation to the Czar, with * the counter-signature of Prince Bismarck, has cre ated a very favorable impression in all Euro pean capitals. The Duke of Edinburgh and all the high of ficials and others cong9tnlated .Gen. Melikoff on his escape from assassination to-day. itcports from the interior describe the festiv ities and rejoicing as general. There were fetes on a grim d scale at cow, Charkoff, Warsaw, Riga, Tifliß, acd ather large towns. No dis luibances. IRELAND. MANSION HOUSE FOND. Dublin, March 3. — At the meeting of the Mansion House relief committee, to-day, it was announced the total subscriptions to the fund to date were £87,633. Much larger contributions will be needed to meet the distress the next five months. The committee were unanimous in the expression that the most serious distress is yet to be met principally during the months of May, June and July. Sab committee* »re now establish ed for the reception and distribution of dona tions of seeds of all suitable descriptions, blankets and clothing, or any kind of food. FRANCE. RELATIONS WITH GERMANY. Paris, March — Private advices from Berlin state that Emperor William, while at dinner with the Count DeWallier, expressed most friendly sentiments towards the ambassador of the French government, and said there was no ground for anxiety as to the continuance of good relations between the two countries. London,' March — The French cabinet are divided on the question of surrendering Hart maun. Petitions to the chamber against the extradition of Hartmann are being prepared. Paris, March 3.— The Globe asserts that France has entered into negotiations with England and the United States with a view of terminating the war between Chili and Peru. ENGLAND. STRIKE OF COTTON WEAVERS. London, March 3. — At Ashton-Under-the- Tyno 10,000 cotton weavers struck work in consequence of the refusal of their employers to grant an advance of 5 per cant, in their wages, which advance the spinners recently ob tained. raOBABLY THE EDITOR OF THE "DISPATCH." London, March 4. — A St. Petersburg dispatch says the man who shot at Melikoff is a semi idiotic person who was probably a tool in the bauds of Nihilists. He seemed to be half drunk when arrested. AN oarsman's challenge. The Sportsman says Bovd, the oarsman, has recently shown wonderful improvement in form, in consequence of which, and of the urging of Christopher Barrass, his chief sup porter, he has issued a general challenge de claring he will row any man in the world over a straight three-mile course on the Tees in three months from signing articles for £200 a side, and will allow £25 expenses to the com potitor. kekne's contribution. London, March — The Duchess of Marlbor oußh relief fund has received two thousand pounds from James 11. Keene. GENERAL FOREIGN. London, March 3. — A convention has been concluded between Great Britain and Germany, securing the co-operation of war vesss'.s in the suppression of the slave traffic. Madrid, March 3.— The army for 1883-91' has been fixed at 20,000 men for Spain, 38,000 for Cuba, 10,000 for the Philippine Islands and 33,000 for Porto Rico." ALL AROUND THE GLOBE. Gen. Grant was banqueted by President Diaz, of Mexico, Tuesday night. Hon. J. W. Foster, minister to Mexico, has presented his letters of recall to President Diaz. Henry Pepper, law partner of Senator Bay ard, was found dead in his b«d at his home in Wilmington, Del., yesterday morning. W. H. Cummings, general western freight agent of the-New York Central railroad, drop ped dead, at the Tifft house, Buffalo, last night. The owners of the bark Helois, sunk in col lision with the steamer Utopia, have been awarded $50,000 damages for loss ef the vessel and cargo. The stone masons of St. Louis, on a strike for some time cast, resumed work yesterday, the increase of 50 cents a day demanded hay ing been granted by the bosses. The Chicago Railway association held a meet iog in Chicago yesterday to fix emigrant rates from the East to ths West, but adjourned with out coming to an agreement. St. Louis and Eastern roads were represented in the meeting. Heed s Gilt Edge Tonic restores the appetite and is pleasant, safe and efficient Children* Carriages. Another invoice ot those beautiful "Slat Carriages" just received at the 99 Cent Store. TBE Game of Fifteen. A full supply received yesterday at the 99 C«nt Store. Selling at 10 cents eaoh, CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. AN EX-AUDITOR TO THK PIHOTMTIAHY. Cincinnati, March 3.— A Times special from Warren, 0., says Ex-Auditor Keuney, against whom six indictments were pending, pleaded guilty this morning to two of them and the re mainder were nollied. He was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. SUICIDE. Columbus, 0., Maroh 3.— Mrs. Julia Ann Jenkins suicided at Mount Vernon this morn ing. She tied her lower limbs together and jumped into a cistern while her husband and children were absent. No cause assigned. BURGLARIZED. Littlk Rock, March 3.— Three store houses were burglarized last night, those of W. A. Horn, Maxwell & Edmundsou and A. Sander son's. ISLBEZZLINO COLLECTOR. Danville, Va., March 3.— M. H. Trudway, deputy collector of internal revenue, was con victed of embezzlement in the United States district court here to-day. [ Judge Rives to-day remanded Reynolds, negro, to the sheriff of Patrick county, in ac cordance with the decisio'a of the United Htatei supreme court. THB CHISHOIiM MASSACRE. Washington, March 3.— Th<- trial of Virgil Gully for the murder of ex-Senator John P. Giltnore, one of the victims of the Ohisholm massacre, will commence at Da Kalb, Miss., Monday next. District Attorney Ford will conduct the proceedings, assisted by Judge Ware, United States district attorney for the southern district of Mississippi. Mrs. Gil more, widow of the murdered man, leaves Washington to-morrow to attend the trial as a witness. white's bribebi. Auqdsta, Mo., March 3.— Wallace R. White, tbe person charged with attempting to bribe Swarm and Harriman to vacate their seats in the fusion legislature, was examined before the legislative committee to day and denied in toto tbe statements tbat he paid money to either Swarm or Harriman to induce said resignation of their seats in the legislature. He had an interview with both of thorn, at which they in timated their intention to resign their posi tions and White commended highly their in tentions, assisting in the preparation of papers in either case, but neither gave nor offered money as inducement therefor, or for any other purpose. DEFAULTER ARRESTED. IvOndon, Ont., March 3.— Cook Ilovey, la!e city clerk of Ucbana, Ohio, and alleged to be defaulter to the amount of $60,000, was arrest ed near this city and taken to St. Thomas for preliminary examination next Tuesday. TO BE INVESTIGATED. New Orleans, March 3.— The HouS9 of Rep resentatives has ordered an investigation of the charge made by the mayor that Heidenheim, a Republican member, offered for $7,000 to guar antee snch legislation as would retain the pres ent city administration in place for four years. Heidenheim says the mountain has been made of a mole hill. DIED OF HIS INJURIES. '" -\ ,-'- Troy, N. V., March 3 — Jacob Dunn, who was shot by John Wynkoop during an assault on the latter by strikers in Hoyt & Wynkoop's nickle plating works, on Friday nigh?, died this afternoon. Wynkoop arrested. FATAL QUARREL. •- Phobia, March John Guttlife shot and killed Jeremiah Webster yesterday. Parties were farmers and quarreled over a division line fence. The murderer was arrested. HDKO HIMSELF. Evansville, Ind., Maroh 3.— John Prinzell, au old man and drayman, bang hin. -Jf in his stable at Mount Vernon this morning. He tried to cut his throat last night, but was pre vented by his wife. His son discovered him soon after be had swung himself off, but was prevented from cutting him down by persons who insisted that the coroner must be present first. FIRE. A fire at Princeton, this evening, destroyed Miller's livery stable and other buildings. Lass. $6,000; no insurance. EDITORIAL ECCENTRICITIES Another Street Fight Between St. Louis Journalists. St. Louis, March — The trouble growing out of a recent visit to Washington by a St. Louis delegation to secure the national con* vention does not subside. William Hyde, the editor of the Republican, was a lead ing member of the delegation, and the Fost-lHsjxitrh published the charge that the St. Louisians disgraced them selves and their city by a big drunk while at the capital. This charge has been harped upon a good deal by the Post- Dispatch, and this afternoon it contained some machine poetry, the idea of which was that Mr. Hyde had been mistaken by Washington people for a walking whisky-still. The allusion was as harshly per sonal and offensive as could' well be conceived of. The poem concludes as follows: Great was the laughter of the town When it was found on that same night, That he who smelled just like a still Was in the west a shining light; An editor of some renown From far Ist. Louis, fond of mention, A staggering through the East, 'twas said, A searching for a big convention. This evening, Mr. Hyde and Joseph Pulitzer, the latter proprietor and editor of the Post- Dixpatch, met on Olive street, near Fourth, both being on the way home from tbeir offices and being about to take a car. Hyde stopped, and, calling Pulitzer "a demned Austrian Jew," struck him square in the face, knocking him down. As Pulitzer fell, bia mutter tumbled from his hip pocket on the sidewalk. Not noticing the loss ha made a dive in his pocket for the weapon, as be scrambled to his feet. Failing to find the pistol he exlaimed: "Any dr-wncd,, overgtown calf could do that," nnd " put up his hands to ward oil Hyde's blows. Pulitzer had lost his spectacles in tbe first knock-down, and, being near-lighted, his defense was poor, and he soon went down into a gutter full of mud and slush, with Hyde on top, raining the blows all over his face. Dr. Van Btuddiford was near by and in terfered, pulling the two editors apart. Hyde walked off, and Pulitzer, after explaining that he would have made a much better fight with his spectacles on, was helped in'.o a barber shop and rubbed down. Brick Pomeroy's Greenbackcrs. Chicago, March 3. — The national convention of the Union Greenback-Labor party, other wise known as the Brick Pomeroy faction, will be held here to-morrow. Some hundred or more delegates have already arrived and it is said over 200 will be present to-morrow from about twenty States. A secret meeting was held at the Planter's house to-night, with Hugo Pry or. of Ohio, secretary of the national execu tive committee, in the chair. Ankle from read ing a large number of letters from various parts of the country and selecting L. Chiseley, of New Hampshire, as temporary chairman of the convention, nothing can be learned of its proceedings. There is an element among the delegates in favor of adjourning the conven tion and forming an alliance with the national Greenback party, which will meet in Chicago June 'Jth, and another element is favorable to adjournment after a declaration of principles, but Hug > Pryor and other leaders >ayjthese ele ments are not strong enough to carry out such schemes. Pryor md others say they hare come here to nominate a ticket and they are going to do it. Nobody is mentioned as candidates. A man in [Benson, Swift county, was on gaged in making garden Feb. 25. Revival meetings are in progress in Fine Island. A Urge number of conversions an itport#d.i (Elnbe. THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. What Is Being Done to Keep the Road Open— A Talk with Haunter Sargent. A special telegram to the Globe from Bis marck, in yesterday's issue, animadverted in severe terms upon the management of the Northern Pacific railroad with referense to tbe blockades upon the Dakota Division of the line during tbe winter. Yesterday a Globe reporter called upon General Manager Sargent for the purpose of getting his explanation of the trouble and placing the company in a right light before tbe public. That the reader may the better understand the explanation of Man ager Sargent we reproduce the allegations of the correspondent as follows: "Although the wtnter has been exceedingly blizzardly, yet the blockade is the result of bad management. If the company would raise their track above the level of the prairie so the wind could sweep over it, keep snow fences in repair instead of allowing them to burn, no serious blockade would occur. Fifty thousand dollars would make the Northern Pacific the best winter route to the Hills and Northwest." Commencing with the first charge, the low track, Mr. Sargent said the Dakota division was completed in 1872. It was tied with pine and tamarao laid on the surface soil and without ballast, Previous to the char go in management, and during the financial depression under which the company labored before the new element as sumed control, but little was done toward keeping up repairs. As a consequence rank growths of grass grew up between the ties each season. At the same time the tics gradually settled into the earth and rotted away, so that when a thorough sys tem of repairs was inaugurated two years ago, it was found that not enough subsistence was left in the ties to allow of their being raised and surfaced up. The company then com menced putting down new tics, putting in 98, -000 in 1878, 120,000 last year, and have con tracted for the putting in of 159,000 this year. As the ties are renewed the track is raised and properly surfaced, thus preventing the rank growth of grass, and making an elevated and smooth surface, which, it is believed, would prevent the lodgement of snow upon the track. As to the allegation in reference to the snow fences, Manager Sargent said good and sub stantial fences wera to be foirnd at all cuta on tho line. When the cuts weie bid |three separate fences were built, extending back from the cut from 150 to 300 feet, with open spaces between them of 50 to 100 feet, and 8 feet high. That these fences should be destroyed by prairie fires and other wise get out of repair was not the fault of the railroad company. Last fall prairie fires swept over the entire country as far ai tho eve could see, from Jamestown to Valley City, 140 miles, burning off the grass uruooth to the ground and injuring their fences at different point?. The fences wero promptly repaired, and they are in good condition to day. Bat this has been a very unusual winter, in fact, one of the worst winters ever known in that section. The snowfall has been unusually heavy, while there has be: nan almost constant p.r. " r.-sion of high winds since the 10th of Decemb: i The ground being denuded of the-arrass by tLa fall fires, there was nothing to hol.l the enow, so that each recurring wind storm hits picked it up and carried it back and forth across the prairie, tho very efforts of the com pany to keep the road adding to their diffi culties, as the ridges made on either sido of tbe track bj toe snow plows ~formed about the only obstrncti>n tb.~ mu>w met with as blown to and fro by tho wind. In conclusion, Manager Sargent said he ap preciated tho inconvenience that had resulted to tbe people of Bismarck md that section through tbe blockade, but, in their disappoint ment, they ought not to blame the present management for not being entirely prepared for the exigencies of a winter unexampled in the history of the country. It was the policy of the present management to put the line in first class order, and it was being done as rapid ly as poosible. Manager Sargent also called atteation to the fact tbat a large force of men with a complete outfit of engines, snow plow*, etc. , had been kept continually employed during the winter in keeping the road open, and that now they had over three hundred men and seventeen en gines engager l in the work. The larger part of this force is working west toward Bismarck and last nigbt had passed Alsop, 19 miles from Jamestown, The force working east of Bismarck was near Sixteenth siding, and it is expected that the two parties will be within about twenty miles of each other between Fourteenth and Fifteenth sidings and that the road will be fully opened by to-morrow, or Saturday night at the latest. Yesterday the weather was cold in that sec tion, the thermometer standing only a few de jrees above zero, with the wind blowing from the West and snowdrifting, though not badly. Trains were run through from Fargo to James town, yesterday and no further serious trouble is expected oa that portion of tbe line. Between St. Paul and Fargo there has been no trouble of a serious character during the entire winter, regular trains being run daily. UNION DEPOT. Contract* of the Different Railroad Com . panics. The contract of the St. Paul Union depot company, with the several railroad corpora tions, subscribing to the stipulation for the use of the proposed Union passenger depot, and the transfer privileges appertaining thereto, was filed in the register of deeds'office yesterday forenoon. Five instruments were filed in all, and with the exception of the names of the corporations, they aro similar in contents. The names of the corporations entering into the contract are as follows : The Chicago, St. Paul & Min neapolis railway company, the St. Paul, Stillwater & Taylors Falls railway company, the St. Paul & Dulnth railway company; the St. Paul & Sioux City railway company, and the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba rail way comDany. The several instruments are signed by John P. Ilsley and John D. Esta brook, president and secretary of the Union depot company, and by the president and secretary of the several roads entering into the contract. The first part of the contracts gives a voluminous description of the prop erty to be used for Union depot purposes, extending on the levee from Sib!ey street to Broadway, a description of which has been given in previous issues of the Globe. The instrument proceeds to state that the railroads have issued $75,000 in stock which has been subscribed and paid for as follows: St. Paul & Manitoba road, f 20,000; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 15,000; Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis, $10,000; St. Paul & Sioux City, $10,000; St. Paul & Duluth, $10,000; Stillwater & Taylors Falls, $5,000. To carry out the union depot programme they also declare that | they propose to issue bonds to the amount of $250,000 running fifty years and drawing six percent, interest. Sidewalk Suggestions Desired. -^i St. Paul, March 2, 1880.— undersigned were instructed by the chamber of commerce to examine and report upon the comparative coat of the material and labor used in the con struction of sidewalks and the | advantages . in point of economy, - durability and health of each description of sidewalk. We invite sug gestions from all parties who mar have infor mation upon the character of sidewalks used in other - cities in this country and in Europe, .or upon any - new - material which would be .an improvement, upon the present rickety, decaying and costly sidewalks made of lumber . Owners of brick yards or of the various stone quarries in the State, or of other composite material will do well to --''I us in selecting an improvement on , wc--i'?n side walks, which do not meet the wants ot the city. Their communications will be presented to the chamber and accorded a respectful considera tion. -i.j > Daniel McCai.ve, *;-.. J. W. McGlung, John X. Davidson, .7 . C David Day. ". : Committee. WABHUUBN THROWS UP THE SPONGE. The Bribe Giver Will be Expelled and Hint Home in Disgrace. [Minneapolis Tribune, March 4.] The latest Washington advieea Bay tbe fall committee (that is to say, the Demo cratic majority of it) have finally decided that Washbnrn must go, and we do not know of a single Democrat in the House, un less it is Alex. Stephens, of Georgia, who will vote against their report. THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE. As It Casts its Light on the Chicago Mar ket. I Special Telegram to the Globe. J Chicago, March 3. — Beerbohm quiet and steady. Private dispatches say the closing is with a better tono. Our market opened steady. * The scarcity of March offerings firmed up the April kind. Our active traders think they can demoralize the gang by not trading in the April option, and seem happy in putting out large lines of long futures even at the terrible discounts from actual carrying charges. The serenity of the clique's representatives is bo marked that one can but think that they bavo abundant ducats in their grasp, and knowing the gentlemen so well you can bet your sweet life it is blood with them as well as the boys that are bucking against the pile, men of well known reputation, who have never missed a trick, and who would not deal for their mother unless tho spondulix was up. It wouldn't bo at all strange if the boys were playing v, ith edged tools, as of yore. The clique showed some disposition to buy April to-day and undoubtedly would go in heavy on a free trading market in this option, closing steady; March $1.24%; April 91.24%. Corn entirely nomi-.il for futures, but some demand for cash lots in elevators that pay re bates to shippers. This is becoming quite a feature in the deal, but it is on the sly; May 40)£c; July4l3£c. Provisions opened a Ehado higher, with a very small trsde. The pit was deserted at times; then receded 12l£c per barrel; after wards rallied to $11.95 for April, but thcelose'is a trifle off in sympathy with the wheat decline; March tILTQI; April $11.85. Lard qniet at $7.20. OS TBE AXXIOVB SEAT. Hia&eaptfUa ; ■tslrw to See the Railroad Broii, WL.-i An Shaping Matters in Be half of St. Paul. A delegation of Minneapolis tuft hunters visited this city, yesterday afternoon, and came within a bnshel of getting left. By a spasm of nnaco.mn table enterprise, Minneapolis tumbled to the fact that an important pow wow between railroad magnates was in pro gress in this city and that their deliberations were calculated to change the complexion of railroad matters in the Northwest, and confer, moreover, inestimable advantages upon the in terests of St. Paul. The latter fact acted as a thorn in the side of that town, and realizing that she was about to be ignored a half dozen of her most prominent citizens were delegated to visit St. Paul for the purpose of procuring, if possible, a slice of the very exclusive cake. With this object in view, a delegation was made np from the board of trade of Minneapolis, consisting of tho fol lowing named gentlemen: S. C. Gale, J. B. Bassett, S. E. Naylor, George Pillsbury, H. N. Titus and W. W. McNair. These gentlemen received their instructions and hied them to St. Paul for the ostensible purpose of inviting the railroad magnates to visit Minneapolis and inspect the fabulous en terprise of the city. The delegation registered at the Metro politan, and, after supper last evening, they essayed to wait upon the party of railroad men, who were then in secret session. After a pro longed wait the spokesman of the party waited upon the gentlemen and extended their invita tion. They were cordially informed that, having transacted their business, the party would leave this morning for down the road. The Minneapolis gang will return home to-day with feelings— but this sort of thing is better imagined than described. ■ Opera House To-Nighr, We take pleasure in publishing the fol lowing programme for the entertainment to night—Charley Haines' benefit— which baa been changed owing to the absence of one of the actors in the farce, which will be omitted and more acceptable numbers selected in stead: 1. Overture, "Die Schoono ' Galethe" Sappo Seibert's Orchestra. 2. Baas Solo, "Bedouin's Song" Pinsuti Mr. W. H. Buckelew. 3. Violin .Solo, "Variations Bnllantes". . . Mayseder Mr. Otto A. Schmidt. 4. Soprano Solo, "Heaven Hath- Shed a Tear" Kuecken (With violin obligato. ) Miss Gilbertie Davidson. 5. Quartette, "Forsaken" Tomlins Messrs. Draper, Wood, Munger and Buckelew. FABT 11. G. Recitation, John Burn*, of Gettysburg. Bret Hart* Lieut. Macuire. 7. Tenor Solo, "One Love Alone" Tours. Mr. George Draper. 8. Cornet Solo Mr. Auk. Tilleman. 9. Soprano Solo, "Bird of the Mountain". . Hnlbut (With violin obligato.) Miss Gilbertie Davidson. 10. Quartette, "Ava Maria" Phelps Messrs. Draper, Wood, Munger and Buckelew. Farnell at Springfield, 111. SPBraaFizLD, 111., March 3.— The Parnell meeting, at the Opera house, to-night, was largely attended. Gov. Cullom presided. The welcoming address was delivered by Hon. J. C. Conkling, to which Mr. Parnell replied, giving a history of the oppression by the_ landlord system. Collections amounted to $665; receipts lit the door 8375. Springfield has subscribed and paid to the Irish land league, in addition to the above, about $1,000. and church col lections to the amount of $510 have been for warded through tbe Catholic bishop of the diocese. DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. Office of Observation, Signal Cobps, U. 8. A. Ingkrsoll Block, Thibd Street, St. Pattl, Minn. Observation -\ taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Meteorological Record, March 3, 1880, 9:56 P. M. Bar. Thor. Wicd. Weather. Breckenridge...29.99 -1 N. Cloudy. Dalnth 29.76 30 NW. Fair. Garry 30.15 -13 NW. Clear. Pembina 30.04 -11 Calm Clear. ' St. Panl ...29.72 35 NW. Clear. lankton 29.85 24 N. Clear. DAILY LOCAL MEANS. Bar. Thor. lkl. hum. Wind. Weather. 20.572 40.5 66.3 NW. Fair. Amount of rainfall or melted snow, too small to measure; maximum thermometer, 48; minimum thermometer, 35. -Below zero, O. S. M. Conk. Sergeant Signal Corps, U. 8. A. WEATHER TO-SAT. Washington, March 4.— 1 a. h.— lndications for upper Mississippi and lower Missonri val leys clear or fau- weather, cold northerly, veer ing to warmer easterly winds, stationary* or lowering barometer. For upper lake region, colder westerly winds, higher barom«ter, clear or parti; cloudy weather, possibly followed in western part by falling barometer and variable winds. NO. 64 KEOBGANIZATION. THE NEW OFFICERS OF TBE AXAL OA3IAIED JtAILROAD, Meeting oC the Sanhedrim Yesterday— H. H. Porter, of Chicago, Chosen President -E. F. Drake First Vice-Presldent— Another Election at Hudson, Wisconsin —St. Paul Protected for tbe Thousandth Tlnie — The Crowd Looking Over Their Property To-Day. At last speculation as to the composition of the board of directors and the personnel of the officers to control the policy of tho recently consolidated or amalgamated St. Paul & Sioux City, Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis and North Wisconsin railroads, is put at rest by ths authoritative action of the parties to the transaction. As announced in the Globs of yesterday would be the case, these parties met at tbe general omen of tbe St. Paul & Siour Oity company at a lit tle after 10 o'clock, at which the following board of director* and officers were elected: DIRECTORS. E. F. Drake, John L. M mam, A. H. Wilder, Chas. H. Bigalow and J. Q. Adams, St. Paul; H. H. Porter, Chicago; Augustus Euntze, Geo. I. Seney, B. P. Flower, David Down, H. R. Bishop, J. M. Fiske and Benj. Brewster, New York; Philetus Sawyer, Orbkosh, and P. L. Cable, Rock Island. OFFICERS. The new board then proceeded to the elec tion of officers, which resulted in the selection of the fallowing : President— H. H. Porter, Chicago. First Vice President— E. F. Drake, St. Paul. Second Vice President— Benj. Bre water, New York. Treasurer— R. S. Egerton, New York. Aa will be seen St. Paul gets five representa tives on tho board of directors, Messrs. Drake. Wilder and Merriam of the old St. Paul & Sioux City board, Mr. O. H. Bigelow and Mr. J. Q. Adams, the financial representative in this city for several years past of Mr. David Dows. The election of Mr. E. F. Drake as the second executive officer of the amalgamated interests, may also be accepted as a guarantee that the interest-, of St. Paul have been and will continue to be fully protected. The meeting at which the above business was transacted was only iv session about two hours, and as we are informed considered noth ing but the facts given connected with the amalgamation. In the afternoon the parties interested pro ceeded in the splendid business car Columbia, in which they are traveling, by special to Hud son, Wis., where the reorganization of the Chicago. St. Paul & Minneapolis and North Wisconsin roadl was perfected by the election of the same list of officers cs at the St.\Paul meeting, and the same board of directors except that Messrs. Seney, Adams and Bigelow wero omitted and Mr. John Comstook added. This besiuess through with, tho party returned to St. Paul, arriving about 6 o'clock. Shortly after their return a Globe repre sentative called upon Mr. Porter, the new president, to see if there vaa anything more in connection with tke amalgamation interests to be made public at this time, but beyond a general statement that the policy of the roads would remain as at present, at least until the new directory h&d had time for consideration and could more fully understand the wants of the traffic which would ask for accommodation at their hands, he declined to say anything. While no action has been had as to the gen eral subordinates of the amalgamation, it can be authoritatively stated that ther* are to be no immediate shungea, and that probably most, if not all the gentlemen filling places of trust in connection with the operation of the different roads wili be retained in their same or equally important positions. Gen. Bishop, it is posi tively asserted, will be continued as general manager of the St. Paul & Sioux City division, and Mr. G. A. Hamilton will remain as the local secretary and treasurer of the same com pany. This morning at 8 o'clock the new manage ment will leave by special train for a tour of inspection of the St. Paul & Sioux City road and its branches, returning to St. Paul Satur day evening or Sunday. MAKING GROUND. Work of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul X llroad. The Chicago, Milwaukee &St Panl railroad company is making rapid work with the im provements recently inaugurated on the lower levee. As stated in the Globe several days since, the company is largely increasing its yard room at that point, by filling up the tres tle work extending out into the nver from the embankment, and leading to the rear of its freight house. To do this the mouths of the Hewers emptying into the river had to be ex tended ont flush with the proposed fill. This work has been done in a substantial manner, with heavy abutments to protect the mouths. The company has also commenced the construction of a temporary trestle work running in a straight line from the point where their track connects with the former St. Paul & Pacific track just where it turns off from the levee to the Union depot grounds, to be used in filling np the flat between that line and their present tracks, by which they will secure room for at least a dozen additional tracks. In addition to this Manager Merrill, while here the other day, purchased of Lyman Day ton block 42, Dayton's addition, lying im mediately south of the St. Paul & Duluth depot grounds, which is to be filled in and covered with tracks. Miss Thursby'* Second Concert. The box sheet for the sale of seats to Miss Emma Tlinrsby'a second concert will be open at the Opera houpo this morning. The pro gramme is an excellent* cae and is hereto ap pended: Variations in 0 minor, Op. 32 Beethoven. Miss Amy Fay "Salve Dimora," Aria from ' Faust". .Gounod. Mr. Branson. Cin:erto in G minor (.\ndant. and Finale) Mendelsshon. Mons. Adamowski. The Celebrated Scena and Aria (Scene de la Folie) from "Hamlet" Ambroise Thomas. Miss Emma Thursby. Femine, Femine— ( Woman, Woman) Fiocavanti Big. Ferranti. Violin S >lo — a Hungarian Oancfg Brahms. o Nocturne Chopin, Op. 37, No. 1 AdamowskL Mons. Adamowski. Piano Solo— a Chant Polonois Chopin. b Valse Impromptu Liszt. Miss Amy Fay. Rondo Finale, from "La Somnombula" . . . Bellini. Miss Emma Thursby. Dormi Pure "Serenade" Scndcri. Mr. Branson. Comic 80Dg....... .'.....'.....'........ 80««inL Sir. Ferranti. Zigeunerweisen . , Sarasatc. Mom. Adamownki. ' The Famous Duetto Buffo, from "Crispino . o laComare . Bioci. , Miss Emma Thursby and Big. Perranti. i New York, March ".-—James Wilton Brook', of the New York Evening Exprest, says, the re- ' port that be has been engaged in negotiations to tarn over that newspaper ito the use of Til- < den, during the Presidential campaign, is with out foundation. 'No . negotiations whatever ' looking to snob an object have, he says, ever ' taken place, Braoks adds, so far as he is con- , cerned, the Express will continue to pursue the policy which marked it in the past, and that it ' will not be devoted to the advocacy of Tilden'H > interest. ; . ., _ ..... lMi Mr. Crisp, of M*nkato, recently^ had a ' hone drowned by breaking through the lot ' Blot Earth xim. s« :. s i«i oust ri .»t«i*