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VOL. IV. THE TIRED OLD SENATORS AVERSE TO A CONTEST OF PHYSIC AL ENDURANCE. But They Stood the Racket Manfully Through a Lone Session. Until Half Their Colleagues Had Deserted— Beck and Thompson Pleasantly Worry the Republicans— Dawes Indulges in Cant for the Galleries-Appointments by the President No Extra Session to Be Called. CnU«d2States Senate. Washi.ngtox, March 25-.— Senator lugalls offered a resolution calling on the secretary of war for a list of all appointments other than those in the army, made in his department from the Ist of December, 1579, to March 4, 1881; under what provision of law said appoint, ments had been made; what changes, promo tions, details and transfers have been made within such period, and the reasons for such transfers; what revocation of appointments and promotions have been made; what dis missals have been made and for what cause; what employes have been paid out of the lapsed fund; whatclerks have been paid by the statute; and whether or not any commission has been convened to consider appointments In said de partmeit. It was lnicl on the table for further action. Senator Dawes called up the resolution for the election of Senate officers, the pending motion being to postpone its consideration un til the flr6t Monday in December. Senator Johnston, alluding to a remark made yesterday by Hoar to the effect that the proposition of the Democrats to filli buster against the resolution was treason able, suggested that some Eastern college 6hould confer on that gentleman the degree of which Dr. Pan gloss was so proud, LL. D. and D. S. S. [Laughter.] The Republican party had kept the North solid by declarations that the South was in favor of repudiating the public debt, and that the only way to strangle the doctrine of repudiation was to keep the North 6olid against the South. It was a great revolution which saw the Republican party in caucus nominate for one of the highest offi ces of the Senate a Democrat and a repudia tionist, a man who would be a petty lawyer but for the prominence given him by his repu diating opinions. He (Johnston) wanted to see whether the Senator from Ohio (Sherman), who had so builded up the credit of the United States, would vote for Rlddleberger. He proceeded to give a brief record of the pub lic acts of Mahone and Riddleberger to show that they were Democrats and repudiators, and In reply to the suggestion by Diwes that his (Johnston's) colleague, Mahone, was sick and absent, said he was willing t<> postpone his speech if Dawos would postpone his reso lution. An agreement which Duwcj declined to make. Senator Logan Inquired what effect the elec tion of sergeant-at-flrnis could have upon the public credit. Senator Johnston replied that if the Repub licans elected a mnn they endorsed his public life and career. He quoted fr.om editorials in prominent Republican journals, strongly con demnatory of Riddleberger's bill. Senator Logan inquired whether Johnston's proposition was that because the Republicans selected Riddleberger they endorsed his senti ments, and was answered in the affirmative. Logan— Riddleberger was aa officer in the Co nfede rate army. Will the Senator pretend to argue that because this side intend to elect him It therefore endorses the rebelliouV Will he pretend that because Gen. Longstrcet is minister to Turkey, appointed by a Republi can President, the Republican parly endorses the treason of Longstreet In former years of his life? Johnston — The war is over. Geu. Loug street has repented very humbly of his sins and when a man does that you take him to your bosom. But the war is over and there is no question of secession before the country. But the question of public faith and credit is before the country ami when you endorse a roan in these points you endorse a living present questiou. Logan— Never during life have I ever en dorsed repudiation, nor do I ever expect to. If the constituency of the Senator from Virginia had been as honest in paying their debts as the constituencies I represent the question would not now be before his constituents. Senator Johnston proceeded to describe the improved condition of Virginia under the con tiol of the- party called Bourbons, and at the conclusion of his speech a motion for an executive session, made by Sen ator Pendleton, was defeated, yeas 29, nays 3i», Mahone being paired with Voorhces. The debate continued until 3:30, when an other motion was made for an executive ses sion; yeas 88, nays 2S. A motion to lay the resolution on thti table was lost; yeas 2t5, nays 26. Senator Beck thought the geutlemau from Massachusetts [Daweß] would bave to aban don some of hia former principles if he in tended to vote for Riddleberger. He thought that after the developments made to-day by Senator Johnston the Senator from Massachu setts might like to amend his resolution, and lie suggested that the Senate should adjourn to enable the Senator to do so Senator Dawes eaid there was a consideration which must lead him to decline the sugges tion. It was that there was no debt of the Senate that Riddleberger would have any power to readjust. Senator Beck remarked that though theft was no debt of the Senate to pay by Riddle berger, there were suggestions afloat that there were some debts of the Republican party, whereby they had got control of the Senate, which were to be paid to Riddleberger. Dawes— We don't intend to readjust any of our debts and intend to pay them in full according— , _ Beck (interruptir.£)--To the bargaiu. (Laugh ter). I don't wish to be a party to that bargain. Proceeding, he stated the fact that the Senate of New York had unanimously adopted a resolution aud had transmitted it officially to the senator from Ohio (Sherman) and to the secretary of the Senate commending the nomination of Robertson as collector of the port of New Yoik. Now, in order to give the Republicans a chance to comply with the request of the New York legislature he would move for an executive session. Lost, yeas 25, ' Senator Harris— Does the gentleman (Dawes) wish the Senate to understand him as denying that Riddleberger was nominated for the office of 6ergeant-at-arms at request of the Senator from Virginia? Dawes— The Senator does not expect any answer from me beyond what I know, and he he has had that. If he asks me why I sup port this man I can tell him I support him be cause he is a man of ability, of influence, of force, of position, to exercise that legitimate power in a cause in which free ballot in this count-y is involved, [applause in the gal leries.] I believe, and that is the reason I sup port him, that he is determined that in so far as in him lies every man entitled to a vote in his State shall have the free, unembarrassed and untrammelled right to cast his vote and have it counted as he cast it. Harris— l wish to ask the Scimtor when, and through what channel, he learned that Rid dleberger was so protoundly in favor of a free vote and fair count. Was it not through in formation derived* from the lately elected Sen ator from Virginia. Dawes— l have two answers to make. First, suppose it was, I would take the word of the Senator from Virginia quite as soon as I would that of any man iv Virginia, whom I found with his heel.on the neck of a poor black man struggling fo"r his rights. [Applause and hisses from the galleries]. • The vice president reprimanded the gal leries for interrupting, and gave notice if they continued to do so he would ordered them cleared. Senator Voorhees said the mob hare in search of office belo nged to the other side. He w* glad to see it in the galleries, but in sisted ..:at it must keep silence. Senator Dawes aaid the gentleman should understand the galleries were for the Ameri can people, and though it- wa6 their dnty to behave, they were not to be stifled or sup pressed by Senators calling them a mob. Senator Saulsbury said the press of the country would regard this resolution as the consummation of a bargain which would bring disgrace upon the American Senate. Then speech making was abandoned and the roll call followed on alternate motions made on the Democratic side to adjourn and to go Into executive session. These motions were all defeated, generally by a tie vote, but at 6 o'clock so many Senators were paired that the Senate waa left without a quorum, and Senator Bayard suggested that, as it was not desirable the struggle should degenerate into one of physical endurance, It was better to adjourn. Senator Dawes assented and the Senate ad journed till to-morrow. General News of the Capital. Washington, March 25.— 1t has been de cided by the President and cabinet not to call an extra session of Congress. The secretary of the treasury has authorized the payment on the 28th, without rebate, of the interest due April Ist on 4 per cent con suls. Senator Cameron, ot Pennsylvania, leader of the movement to force the election of officers ha 6 paired with Butler and gone home for a week. This afternoon there is no signs of yielding on either side. The contest over Sen ate offices monopolizes all the attention here. nThe President nominated R. R. Hltt, of Illl bois, assistant secretary of state; M. W. Spauldlnp, assistant United States treasurer, an Francisco; Chas M. Leavey, assistant ap praiser, San Francisco. Postmasters— Jno. Mc- Kinney, Jr., Aledo, 111.; Wm. Rule, Knoxville, Term.; Elliott L. Rogers, Red Oak, lowa, and Geo. Foot, Jackson, Term. Commodore Robert W. Shufeldt, U.S.N., will soon be datached from service in this city and ordered to duty as naval attache of the United States legation at Pekin. It was deem ed advisable by the Btate department to attach Commodore Bhulfeldt to the United States legation at Pekin in order that the United States minister there might have the benefit of his information and experience should It be de cided to take any further action In the Corean matter. A. J. Hay has been appointed bank exam iner for Indiania in place of A. D. Lynch, resigned. No silver bullion will be purchaeed by the treasury department jtbis week, all bids offer ei were in excess of what the department would pay. It Is ascertained on trustworthy authority that an extra session of Congress was not in cluded among the topics considered in the cab inet meeting to-day. The fact is generally ac cepted as conclusive evidence that the Presi dent has decided "not to call a special session unless something unlooked for happens. The delay in setting the matter at rest is ascribed by one of his advisers to the President's usual custom of listening to every argument that can possibly be advanced pro and con before taking final action on any Important matter. THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE. An It Chhls it« I.iglit on rbp Chicago Markets. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Chicago, March 25.— Cables generally lower. Weather fair here but a storm is re ported in the West. Wheat opened ot 1 .05 >f May, and under a good demand advanced one cent, but with dull cables and local pressure most of the advance was lost; but recovered to $1.06 on the 2r. m. call. There seems to be a better tone to the market and some good parties are large buyers. The complaints as to damage of winter wheat are more general and some come from sections - that have dis puted it. Corn is a shade lower. Oats steady. : - ■' Provision active and higher. I think the deal In good shape to be further manipulated. There is more demand for meats for export. On the curb this afternoon May wheat was strong at $1.06; May pork $15.80; lard $10.50; and short ribs $7.67^ . A DYINU GIRL. Horrible Accident to a Young Woman in Erie, Pennsylvania. Ekie, Ph., March 25. —Miss Kate Lehan, a girl of 16 year 3, was frightfully burned to-day. Her clothing caught fire while cooking dinner and she rushed out into the open air and rau wildly about until every article of clothing but her shoes was burned off. Then she walked back into the house and fell in a 6Woon. Exceptiug her face which was but little burned, there is not a piece of skiu as large as a hand left on her en tire body. She bears her terrible sufferiug without a groan or rnurmer, quietly counting her beads and saying her prayers, in anticipa tion of approaching death. Bad for the Keokuk .Northern. Another decision at St. Louis is against the Davidson interest in the Keokuk Northern line packet company. As Commodore David son offers to pay .ill claims of the minority stockholders and buy their stock, besides It is exceedingly peculiar that the courts should persist in keeping the company in charge of the minority assignee. Ordinarily when a man gets all he sues for, the cause of action ceases. The telegraphic report ap pears on the third page. A Business Quarrel. About 6 o'clock last night, a little ruction took place between Arthur Kcßiiig and Wm. Dambruck. Mr. Dimbruok waa sold out day before yesterday from the saloon at No, 1, West Third street, to cc" cars a claim of Ph. Bf st Brewing! compaoy, for whom Mr. Krpuig is agent Last night the parties had some words on the sidewalk in front of the ea, loon, when Dambruck assaulted Kcenlg. X police in in promptly interfered, and the story will bs con tinued at the municipal court this morning. Wants to Recover Mrs. Mitchell, formerly somewhat famous as Hol llnsworth at Milwaukee, is likely to appear in court again. She is living in St. Paul, and the story runs that she accused a young girl she took to lire with her of stealing. After the girl had l«ft her house Mrs. Mitchell went to her sister, a domestic at the Sherman hotre. and obtained $3», to save exposure. The accused girl now declares her innocence, and her sister, who paid the money, U invoking the aid of the law for restitution. A Remarkable Sale. Mr. S. Blackford, 146 "West Third street, St. Paul, proprietor of Dr. Halliday's Blood Puri fier, received from Pittsburgh last Tuesday, two crates or hogsheads of empty bottles which took two men four hours to unpack and carry into the store room A passer-by asked, "What m the world will he do with all those bottles?" "Why, bless ycur soul, those bottles won't last him two months. This is the fourth dray load he has ordered since last April, through Noyes Bros. & Cutler, and the time is not far distant when he will need as many bottles every week." "Why, Minneso ta must be one vast hospital?" "Oh, no, there is not a healthier State in the Union." Noyes Bros. & Cutler, wholesale drufegists, arc sending this medicine all over the North west, Wisconsin, lowa, Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, and as far west as Salt Lake City, Utah, and when they get it introduced oa the Pacific coast where scrofulous diseases abound then it will begin to boom. Noyes Bros. & Cutler will tellyou they never had a medicine that is giving such universal satisfaction in all diseases of the blood as Dr. Halliday's Blood Purifier. YV. B. lion c-1 1 & Co., Sherman block, are the only dealers in St. Paul that keep J. D. Cutter & Co.'s Pure Silk Goods, Sewing Silks, Embroidery Silks, Dress Silks, Satins, Handkerchiefs, Scarfs, Tiea, Etc Store wanted on Third street by W. |B. Rowell & Co. A good rent will willingly be paid. Address W. B. Rowell & Co., Sher mau block, Wabashaw itrcet. Daily ST. PATRICK'S DAY AT MENDOTA. Address Delivered by .V. Hagqerty, March 17,1881. Fellow Citizens— We have assembled hero to-day to commemorate Ireland's patron saint, and in no manner can the day be more beflt tingly celebrated than to co-operate in further ing the work which was conceived by the great patriotic martyr, who is now the recipient of English prison hospitality. If you desire to form an idea of an English prison life, read O'Donovan Rossa's prison experience. What le an English prison? It is an instrument of 6low torture, filthier than a hog pen, and a disgrace to any so-called civil ized nation; fabricated, as was the famine of 1847, which spread its gloomy pall over the land, and converted it into a vast sepulchre, fabricated to goad the Irish into submission and crush out their nationality, for political prisoners, (who are Irishmen and no others,) have to undergo a process of 6uch refined brutality as would bring the blush of shame to the most despotic-ridden people in the world. The history of the barbarous nations, be fore civilization extended her humanitarian in fluence, can put forward no such revolting parallel, and the only crime under heaven for which they are shut out from the light of liber'y is their strong affection for their fatherland. Who is there in God's accumulation of humanity, so vilified and base, so totally destitute of the attributes of manhood as not to feel the throb of prtriotism and nourish its sacred fire? It started into existence with the creation. The prophets were imbued with it, Daniel stood on an eminence which overtopped the ancient city of Jerusalem and contemplat ing its destruction wept over its ruins. It is a universal religion which binds the con sciences of all alike. The patriot is unselfish and moved by fine impulses, but the man who has no patriotism has no generous senti ments and is of no more use to society than a corpse. The idea of forming a land league was first conceived by Michael Davitt. It has already assumed large proportions. Its spread is im mense . It is a tree whose branches span the globe. Its inspiration has seized on the sym pathies of liberty-loving men everywhere and enlisted them In its favor, and In no country has this fellow-feeling, which developed into material aid, manifested itself more than in the grand republic of this broad land. From ocean to ocean, enthusiastic meetings, as though actuated by some magical agent, suddenly sprung up, and resolutions were pas sed sympathizing with the oppressed and down-trodden. The trumpet of alarm was sounded in the green isle, and its vibrating echoes were waited to Columbia's hospitable shores. The home secretary for Ireland, apprehen sive of the extent the land league was assum ing and fearing that her majesty would be boy cotted, redoubled his efforts as to organizing the spy brotherhood, and by augmenting the police and military forces turned the country in to an armed camp. The government, from fright or otherwise, was fofced into labor, and by the manipulating skill of the old mid wife, Gladstone, brought forth the coercion bill. Some among you may not understand what the coercion bill means. This abominable bill passed through both houses of parliament, needless to say by large major ities in each house, and under some of its pro visions those around whom the slightest sus picion of disloyalty gathers are torn away from their families and cast into prison with out trial, there to remain until it seems fit to the udiciary hirelings of the government to exer cise this privilege, which remains dor mant for seven years or more, in proportion to the magnitude of the offense. It Is a com plete suspension of liberty. Thank God we live In a country where no such barbarous law would be tolerated; where a man is esteemed as a man where he can, ontsasy terms, acquire owner ship of the land he cultivates and become ab solute master thereof, to dispose of It as he thinks proper, where universal suffrage, a privilege which is guaranteed to citizens un der the constitution, elevates a man to the dig nity of a human being, and there are none who should be more enthusiastic in uplifting their voices In favor of such a privilege than liish- American citizens, for reasons which are well understood. In quick succession after coercion came the passage of the arms bill, the substance of which ia this: That subjects who are not propped up by certificates from two justices of the peace stating that they are safe men to carry arms can have no license for that purpose. This bill was run through probably iv the interest of humanity, if "not safe to carry arms" would imply- that they were unskilled and awkward In the manage ment thereof and might, per hazard, shoot themselves. Landlordism is a fruitful source of untold woes and hardships to the peasant. What is this landlordism? It is an institution of the feudal ages of an aristocratic bent, and prides itself on the remoteness of its origin. Its baneful influence is felt, especially in the hum ble home of the Industrious tenant farmer. Its voracious appetite absorbs the fruit of his toil, crushes out his vitality (but never his na tionality) deprives hiR agonized wife and help less children of the means of subsistence, holds them down with the leaden heel of op pression and preys on their vitals. Under the present system the tenant can never become the owner of the soil he labors in fee; it is just as possible for one of you to turn the Mississippi back to its source, and the bill which the government contemplates introducing as to bettering the land system in Ireland is already doomed and will be defeated by the "sleepy lords," who are themselves members of the landlord fraternity. There is no record in history showing that justice was praticed toward the Irish 6ince their country was first traitorously handed over to the English government. Has any one ever heard of such a phenomenon? Read the history of the siege of Drogheda and its surrender. Men, women and children num bering 10,000, were Ignominiou6ly slaughtered. They surrendered on condition of receiving quarter, but were accorded none. The treaty of Limerick was not sooner signed than Its provisions were riddled and trampled under foot. Burke was the champion friend of American rights ia revolutionary times. The moral force of his eloquence was wide-spread, nevertheless it was the superior military force and the justice of their cause that achieved in dependence for the Americans and wrung it from their persistent foe, under the leadership of the patriotic Washington. Grattan and Curran in eloquent appeals raised their voices in favor of their op pressed countrymen. They were the guardians of their liberty in the Irish parlia ment, "watched over it from the cradle, and accompanied ltd corpse to the grave." The generous-souled Emmet was sacrificed to the immortal ghoul 3at the altar of expiation, and the illustrious O'Counell, whose stentorian voice rang shiveringly through the halls of commons, obtained but one concession — the emancipation of all sects, who were not mem bers of the Anglican fold — through all his advocacy of peaceful agitation. The Irish, however, were never better or ganized than they now are, and they march onward with a manly determination worthy of their cause. Irishmen, you can love your native land and be good citizens of this, your adopted one. L»»t no* contention find refuge among you. May the resplendent sun of liberty soon rise upon the hills of Ireland, re warding the patience of her people, who, pass ing through the furnace of tribulation, hare yet been true to their God and country. So insidious are the first approaches of con sumption that thousands remain unconscious of its presence until it has brought them to the verge of the grave. An immediate resort to Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant, upon the first appearance of couch, pain or soreness of the throat £>r chest, would very generally preclude a fatal result, or, in case the symptoms indi cate the presence of latent consumption, would tend to subdue the violence of the disease, and thus materially assist in prolonging the life of the patient. L6e the Expectorant, therefore, when you take a cold, ana by so doing prevent the necessity for its use in more dangerous complaint*." SAINT PAUL, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1881. THE RAILROAD RACKET, with which Immigration has a GOOD DEAL TO DO. Some Paragraphs About the Hundreds Going Into the New Northwest and the Wealth of Stock Going With Them- How Snow Drifts Were Formed Out West- Twenty-Four Feet of Snow Caught and Held by a Shallow Land Cut- Eighteen Feet Piled Up by a Growth of Weeds— The Northern Paciflo Injunction- The Extra Stock Distribution to Billings, Windom and Others— Villard's Story. As the snow drifts disappear the immigrant comes, a herald or forerunner of spring, and present indications are that the immigrant and his household goods will be of great use in withdrawing the minds of railway men from their hard experiences through the winter. The newcomers are already coining in so fast that the railroad men find it no easy thing to provide cars for conveying them on to their destinations. Horses and mules are just now of unusual interest to the officials of our northern and western railroads, for scores of them are to be sent forward to almost every farming settle ment in the new Northwest. Mr. Robert Fairweather has 6tarted with sixteen head of horses for his Red River farm, near Euclid, Polk county. Superintendent H. A. Towne, of the North ern Pacific, was registered in St. Paul yester day. Springer Harbaugh,'Esq., has one hundred and twenty horses, resting at the stock yard, which he will forward to-day or Monday to his great Lockhart farm in Folk county. The proper officers of our Chicago roads are to meet in Chicago Monday next to revise their freight tariffs, and will probably give freighters here Improved rates. The signs of the times indicate a warm con test between the St. Paul & Manitoba and Northern. Pacific companies for Moortead and Fargo business. Both Chicago trains due here yesterday noon were behind time, but came in during the af ternoon, having been delayed in Central Wis consin. The five trains of immigrant* and their movables, mentioned yesterday, were trans ferred very promptly after arrival to the Bt. Paul & Manitoba road and will this morning and to-day be delivered at their destinations in the Red River valley, from Glyndon to Win nipeg. Two special trains, containing five coach« 3 filled with immigrants and twenty-three cars loaded with their effects, arrived last night over the Milwaukee &St. Paul's River division, and will be taken to-day to their destinations, Fargo and beyond, by the Northern Pacific. The party numbers 181 persons. Mr. Addison Leech and two sons, of Erie, Pa., who are at the Metropolitan, represent a number of the capitalists of Erie, who are interested in Dakota lands, near Fargo and westward. They have made up a party of about fifty persons to locate on and cultivate these land' 6, which party Is on the road. Mr. Leech and his sons own '2.ooo acres at land, about twelve miles southwest of Fargo, of which 3,000 will be seeded this spring and 4,000 acres more will be broken this eeason for seeding next spring. In the same region other Erie men are large landholders. A. L. Reed has 4,000 acres, Churchill & Williams 2,000 acres, Wm. Marshall 4,000 acres, and T. M. Walker, E. T. Moore and J. Davey each one section . The Messrs. Reed are shipping to their farm four cars of mules and three cars for their associates— the animals having lately been bought in Missouri. The Erie party they are bringing out /includes mechanics as well as farmers, and is expected here to leave for Fargo Sunday evening. The first snow cut on the St. Paul division east of St. James was surveyed the other day, and found to measure about three thousand feet in length and to average twenty-four and a half feet in depth. The land cut under this great body of snow is not more than one and a half feet deep and had been widened and sloped from the sides so that the ordinary winds of tne country would have blown snow out of it instead ofjfllling it up. But a south east wind gently moving over the smooth prairie laid a foot or two of moist snow in the cut and as day after day snow plows and 6hovelers cleared the track the steady northwest wind filled the cut and piled 6iiow against its rising banks, till the great drift grew to its present depth. But there are other great drifts on the road which would seem to have even less foundation. One long one, eighteen feet deep, is said to have started with a fringe of weeds by the side of the track. The work of clearing the Sioux City division and Sioux Falls branch of the Omaha line made such good progress yesterday that it 16 now confidently anticipated that both will be open by Tuesday next. But there is a great deal of snow to be removed and is often found so hard that the pickaxe has to be used to loosen it. The absurd story of a so-called financial paper of New York to the effect that the C. M. & St. P. has lost so much traffic and money by 6now blockades that it had to borrow money to pay its last dividend has been personally contradicted. No codtradiction was neces6ary to convince the people of the Northwest that the story was false. A letter in the New York World signed I. R. D. of St. Paul, Minnesota, says: The earnings of the St. Paul road up to the Ist of February last were unprecedented in amount and equal to at least 15 per cent, on the capital stock. During the past year the lines have been extended until they now exceed 3,800 miles of road, and when these lines are capitalized— and they have not been as yet— a 6crip dividend for at least 50 per cent 6hould be declared to the shareholders. The present capitalization is $74,000,000, and capitalization to keep pace with increased mileage should be at least $133,000,000 or a scrip dividend of $60,000,000. lam confident that such a dividend will be made in a short time on the plan adopted by the New York Central Railway. northern Pacific Eastern Division. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Dclcth, March 25.— The contract for nine miles of the Northern Pacific extension east ward has been let, the work to be completed by August Ist next. The grading is let to David Swank, of St. Paul, and the clearing, grubbing and bridging to James Starkey, of St. Paul. James Paine, of Northern Pacific Junction, has a sub-contract. The .Vet* Northern Pacific Issue Enjoined. New Yobk, March 25.— Judge Spier, of the superior court, has granted an injunction i which restrains the Northern Pacific railroad from issuing any of the 180,000 shares of common stock which the executive committee of the board of directors recently voted to is sue. The injunction was obtained on the ap plication of Henry Villard, one of the chief managers of the Oregon Railway Navigation company, and also manager of the "blind pool" which was organized to buy a controll ing interest in the Northern Pacific. It is be lieved that a part, if not all, the 180,000 shares has already been placed in the stock market and is now mixed up with the shares of the common stock which has been issued before and about which there is no question. The Times thi6 morning (the 26th) has the following: "Mr. Villlard furnishes the follow ing list of parties to whom portions of the 180,000 6hares of stock have been issued, and who are restralnedby the injunction from its transfer: F. Billings, 17,293; Chas. B. Wright, 3,551; Benj. P. Cheney, 3,051: Johnstone Liv ingston, 3,809; Joseph Dilworth, 953; Joseph D. Potts, 3,412; Hugh McCullough, 128; A. H. Barney, 2,522; Henry E. Johnston, Jas. B, Williams, 535; Robt. L. Belknay, 6,378; J. Gregory Smith, 10,011; Charlemayne Tow er, 9,833; Jas. Stinson, 8,072; Wm. G. Fargo, 1,982; Jos. C. Fargo, 1,984; Geo. W. Cass, 4,943; Thos. A. Scott, 4,048; H. H. Houston, (KIDbE- 2,155; Abram Coburn, 2,976; Wm. Shaw 4 021 Richard D. Rue, 2,533; T. A. Canfleld, 4,859; Wm. Windom, 2,146; Jesse Hoyt, 2,197. J. Wellis, of Winslow, Lanier & Co., and John C. Bulett, of Decolmayn & Co., directors of the Northern Pacific, have sent a written protest to President Billings against the issue of 180,000 shares of stock, claiming it was not rightful, having been accomplished without knowledge of the directors, neither of them having been informed of the proposed action. It is declared in the interest of the Villard syndicate that the issue had for its sole object the embarrassment of Villard, the opposition believing that the 85,000,000 block recently purchased was bought on margin, and it was their idea that the issue of a large volume of stock would so lower the market that the bonds~would call In their loans, which If not paid, would at once ren der necessary the sale of the stock, thus affecting the utter demoralization of the Vil lard pool. The announcement of the 6tock exchange of the granting the Injunction, had the effect of depressing Northern Pacific com pany's stock from 42, at which figure it open ed, to S7# . Preferred opened at at 87tf , and dropped to 66. San Francisco, March 26.— Henry Villard, of the Oregon Navigation & Railroad company, has sent a special dispatch to Portland, Ore gon, about Northern Pacific railroad matters, which says: "All you have said regarding our obtaining control of the Northern Pacific is substantially true. A fund of $12,000,000 was made up in January, of which the "blind pool contribute $1,000,000, the remaining §11,000,000 being provided by loans to the pool. With $10,000,000 of this money we secured -control of $27,000,000 of common and preferred stock, thus making an absolute majority. In order to conciliate existing interests I went to President Billings, told him frankly what I had done, and invited him and his friends to come into the combination, or Bell out to me at their own prices. Ho declined to do either. There upon I gave him to understand I would have to make up an absolute majority against him. He expressed anxiety to come to a harmonious understanding with our interest, saying that among other things we ought to have Imme diate representation on the Doard. At request of some of the directors I prepared and printed a statement of our views as to what the rela tions of the two companies should be. This statement was submitted to the Northern Pa cific board last Thursday, and a special com mittee was appointed to consider and make recommendation upon the relations of the two companies. Friday last, however, after adjournment of the fall board meeting and departure of most of the out of town members, Billings called the remaining mem bers of the executive board secretly together and prevailed on them to pass a resolution di recting the immediate Issue of over $1,500,000 of stock still In the hands of the company, the object being of course to maintain Billings and friends in power. No notice of the proposed issue was given to the other directors, three of whom have already denounced this proceeding of ficially as an outrage, which fact I ara author ized to publish. Billings appropriated to him self 18,0 0 shares, and his confederates many thousands of shares each." An 111- Fated Train Cleveland, March 15. — Coroner lsom to day rendered a verdict in reference to tho Tues day evening accident on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad, finding that the engineer aad fireman were killed while on duty on engine No. 327, aud their death whs caoeed by 6aid engine accidentally breaking a rail, causing the engine to capsize. The Leader says from what has been brought to light since the accident it seems that the Pacific ex press is an ill-fated train. In addition-to its going through the Ashtabula bridge, at least a score of accidents have happened to it, and a large number of people have lost their lives by reason of being among its passengers. Pennsylvania Railroad, G. P. A. Philadelphia, March 25 — Jas. B. Wood, of Chicago, succeeds L. P. Tower, as General Passen ger Agent, of the Pennsylvania railroad cempany. CITY PUBLIC WORKS Proceedings of the Board at Its Regular Meeting Yesterday. A regular meeting of the board of publio works waa held yesterday afternoon, President F&rrlngton in the chair, all the mem ier.s being in attendance Consideration of the assessment for opening and extending University aveuue, was laid over to April Ist. The engineer submitted a preliminary esti mate with fa voi able report for grading Ui.iversity avenue, eslimat-d cost, 55,0T0, Referred to the council. Also the preliminary estimates for sew ers on Forbes and Bamtey streets, and Pleasant avenue, esUtnated cost, $9,6 '0 Similarly referred The apseesment for improving Mount Airy street was completed, and the clerk dircted to give the confirmation notices. The engineer submitted the preliminary estimate for a fewer on Sevextb street, with favorable report ; cost $5,850. Referred to the council. The matter of widening aud « xtending Minnesota Etreet was taken up, and the clerk was directed to prepare tne assessment roll. A number of objec tions were fi ed to the assessments for sidewalks, and the same were referred to the engineer for a report A communication from Jofau Wagner and others, asking for the establishment of a gr j d i on Cedar, near Fourteenth s reet, was referred to the council. City Engineer Rundlett irported that the grado had been established November 4th, 1809 The engineer submi'ted a report on the matter of grading Hoi y avenue ; cost $ ?,700 . Referred to the council. Estimate No 3, for grading L'Orient hlro t, James Oarr contractor, $331.6, waa examined and approved. The matter of grading Leech street, was referred to Die council with favorable report. The engineer was directed to notify the Xt Paul & Omaha Baiiroad company, to proceed with the work of bui ding a bridge over Westminster street, without delay, as per agreement. The engineer wa<> also directed to prepare plans for all kinds of fidewalks, for the year 1881, under the new law, and the clcri to advertise for bids The pay rolls of the street forse for Haro>, wcreap t r ved After the consideration of minor business, the board adjourned. Specifications for a sewer on St. Peter street, from Tenth street to within twenty feet of south line o 8 lmmit aveone, were examioed by board and ad justed. Assessment tvi straightening Lafayette avenue was completed, and cleik directed to give con firmation notice. PERSONAL. Wm. J. Bassett, of Rochester, is at the Clarendon. W. W. Holl, of Davenport, is registered at the Clarendon. A. Warner, ot Chicago, is among the ar rivals at the Clarendon. Mr. H. J. Strouse, returned yesterday from his eastern business trip. Assistant Surveyor G. E. Bushnell, U. S. A., is at the Metropolitan. Hon. John T. Averill has returned from a visit to his family in Florida. P. H. Kelly, Esq., returned yesterday from his snow bound voyage to Chicago. T. M. Perry, the genial and musical editor of the St. Peter Times, was in St. Paul yester day. Second Lieut. Alfred M. Fuller, now in this city, has been ordered to report for temporary duty at Ft. Snelling. D. C. Wright, Esq., representing the larg est and oldest cigar manufactory in New York, is at the Merchants. At the Merchants: C. A. Broadwater, Mon tana; N. P. Clarke, St. Cloud; J. J Green, Le Siieur; S. S. Gardner, Wadena. J. K. Arnold, late of the Northern Tier of Crookston, is, it Is reported, about to resume newspaper life at his old home, Wabashaw. Mr. P. A. Gatchell, of the Pembtua Pioneer, whilom the "Huckleberry" of the Minnesota press, is renewing his acquaintance with St. Hon. John Shallein, State Senator, and Hon. Otto Wallomark, ex-county auditor, Chisago Lake, were visiting the State officials yes terday. Anthony Kelly, Esq., of Minneapolis, re turned from Arizona yesterday morning, from whence he was summoned by the death of his only son. John Day, the first to open a farm in Good hue county, passed through St. Paul yester day, on his'way to begin operations on his new farm near Bismarck. CITY GLOBULES. A special meeting of the city council will be held at 7:30 o'clock to-night. Hon. S. L. Pierce will address the Central Land league this (Saturday) evening. The Central Land league will meet to night at their hall, Seventh and Jackson* streets. The teachers of, the public schools were made to rejoice yesterday on receipt of their March stipends. They received a total of $7,000. Judges Wilkin, Simons and Brill, Assessor Beaumont and Col. Eiefer, clerk of the district court, met yesterday and proceeded to make up the Jury list for the year 1881. Hon. Leonard B. Hodge yesterday sent the Secretary of State fifty odd volumes of re ports, Journals, etc., some of them very rare and greatly needed by the secretaiy. Preparations arc rapidly progressing for the opening of Zahm & Bruggeman's new and beautiful dry goods store at Seven corners. It will be one of the nobbiest stores in St. Paul. There is no limit to the popularity of Har rison MiUard's three new songs, "My Bride," "Little Sunshine," and "Rose Leaves Falling One by One. ' • Get them at Dyer & Howard's. A notice on the door of Adjutant General Van Cleve's office yeiterday conveyed iho in telligence he was confined to his residence by indisposition, It is understood , resulting from a severe cold. Officer Rouleau arrested a drunken professor from Minneapolis yesterday who went to sleep and fell off his chair at Cook's saloon. He was taken to the tower and after sobering up he was sent home. Messrs. P. H. Kelly & Co. have secured the agency of the famous "Land League" cigar, the most popular torch in tho country. Each box bears a handsome portrait of the Hon. Charles Stewart Parnell. Men were engaged yesterday in cutting a gorre through the banks of solid Ice which line either side of East Third street. The came operation should be repeated on Wabashaw street and other leading thoroughfares. Chief Weber received a letter yesterday from Sioux Falls which was mailed on the 28th of February, thus taking almqst a month to for ward a letter less than 800 miles. This speaks as eloquently of the blockade as would col umns of racy diction. John Eagan keeps a butcher shop on Min nesota street. Among his customers was one David O'Nell, who visited the shop yester day and engaged in a dispute about a bill. They grew hot over the racket and a row ensued, during which Mr. Eagan got hit in the face. A warrant is out for O'Noil'e arrest. Judge Wllkln filed the following order yes terday in the matter of the objections to the award made by the commissioners appointed to condemn lands for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad company: Application by Sarah E. Piffard for the payment of funds held open until special term, April 2d, to enable ap plicant to give notice to parties interested. Yesterday, Secretary Yon Baumbach re ceived for record a copy of the deed of the Southern Minnesota Railway Extension com pany to the Southern Minnesota Railway com pany, and also a deed of the Southern Min nesota Railway company to the Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul Railway company. A. O. Bailey yesterday contracted with Israel Graves, of Hudson, Wis., for the building of two three story brick buildings at the corner of Ffth and Rosabel streets -one to have a front of 50 feet on Rosabel street by 150 feet deep on Fifth, and the other fronting on Fifth street to be 50x90 feet. Both buildings are to be ready for occupancy by August Ist. Under the bids for army transportation, opened some weeks ago at headquarters De partment of Dakota, H. C. Aiken has been awarded the Missouri river transportation contract; Joseph Leighton that of the Yellow stone river; H. C. Waite, of St. Cloud, that for the wagon routes in Montana, Minnesota and Dakota, and R. Macnlder that of ferriage across the Missouri at Bismarck. The poor old pauper Christine Oleson, who has been dragged from pillar to point between Ramsey and Sibley counties on the question as to which should provide for her, was brought before Judge O'Gorman yesterday on the charge of insanity. She was examined by Drs. Stewart and Stamni and found not insane. The question as to who will provide for her becomes more complicated than ever. Mr. Edward Schllck called at police head quarters yesterday and complained of the con tumacy of a reprobate named Welch, who had just served a three month's sentence in the bastile for larceny. Among other things ho stole a robe from Rev. Valentine Btuimler and Mr. Schlick was a witness for the prosecution. He visited the latter's house on Thursday and swore dire vengeance against him for testify ing at the trial. If he makes another bad break the police will jug him. The executive committee of the Minnesota State Teachers, Association, consisting of Prof. B. F. Wright, of St. Paul, President ; Miss E. A. Wheeler, of Winona, vice-Presldent ; Prof. J. H. Yates, of Anoka, Secretary ; Prof. A. L. Moore, of Lake City, and the state superinten dent of public Instruction, meets at 10 o'clock this morning at the office of Prof. Wright. The object of the meeting is to determine the programme of exercises for the next meeting to be held in August at Lake City. Yesterday forenoon the door of the police court was cautiously opened and a second af terwards there protruded something that bore the remote semblance to & head. Clerk Fair child cot onto the apparition and Invited it In. It proved to be a head and It told a history. The fellow had a section of raw beef over his eyes as big as the map of Minnesota. The clerk said all he had to do was to give his name and the name of the fellow who hit him. He gave the name of Paul Bakler and the name of the fellow who hit him as Chas. Kerner. He got a warrant. Articles of incorporation of the Vienna Con solidated miuing company were filed with the secretary of state yesterday. The object of the incorporation Is to conduct a general mining business within any State or Territory agreed upon with the general headquarters at wino na, this State. The capital stock Is $675,000, divided into 27,000 shares. The incorporators are E. M. Wilson and C. J. Johnson, Bait Lake City; F. A. Johnson, C. H. Berry, Wm. F. Philps, O. B. Gould, Charles A. Morcy, C. H. Mills, H. C. Shepard.E. F. Curtis, B. S. Mills, W. A. Scott, R T. David, Chas. B. Gilbert, Amos A. Ellsworth, Wm. H. Dill, S. Sanborn, HollisD. Perkins, L. R.Brooks, M. A.C. Lang ley, C. C Hughes, T. W. Baum, Winona; C. Lyon, Rochester; S. Y. Hyde, La Crosse; M. Mullin, New Ulm. Haw haw, said hizzoner, as he glanced at he vacant bull pen, and scowled at the rank and file of old bums who occupied the front row of seats in the spectator's pit In a way that foreboded no good to these gentry, upon the opening of the seance yesterday morning. A profound stillness ensaed; then the clerk seized the stray tuft of hair that serves to con ceal his baldness, and brushing It back he ex posed the wart on his forehead; remarking at the same time he 'sposed nothing had hap pened. There's not a black eye or a bleeding mug in the box, yer honor, ventured the baf liff, whereon a feeble minded fiend who writes witticisms fora twilight dip, remarked that it was all owing to the reform in the quality of bug juice. Just then a dirty little man rose up and bolted for the door. This was the signal for a general stampede, and the session wS declared over. The clerk then resumed on his great -intellectual prodigy, entitled: "The Mystic Want, or the Reformed Bummer's Lament." For a fine dish of oysters, in the shell or out of the shell, go to Montgomery's Bay. NO. 85 OLD WOULD TROUBLES. MR. PARNELL CARRIES THE LAND LEAGUE INTO ENGLAND. Escape of One of the Mansion House Crlm. Inals— Programme of the Imperial Fu neral—Prosecutions of St. Petersburg Papers-Trial of the Assatiins— The M cene Horror- Caused by Groia Careless ness. Despite an Official Warning:— » American* Among the Lost. THE OPERA HOUSE HORROR. Loxdok, March 35.— The American Consul at Nice telegraphs .as follows: Sixty-nine lives were lost by the opera house flic. No Americans or English ara among the victims . The public Interment takes place To-day. Shops are closed. Nice, March 25.— Newspapers state that the Director of the theatre has informed the magistrate! g that there was a strong smell of gas in the theatre, lon Wednesday. He communl-coted with the authorities and wished to postpone the performance till an examination of the gas apparatus wa» made, bnt received orders to give the opera as advertised. The subscrip tion for relatives of the sufferers has reached 100.000 francs. The funeral of the victims took place to-day and was attended by largo crowds. The number of deaths Is placed at seventy-three. Seven sailors and many foreigners are missing. New York. March 25.— A telegram from Nice says: No list of victims of the opera house tire is yet published. The bodies, in most cases, are calcined and disfigured beyond recognition The Strakosch injured is Ferdi nand. During the flre, several people, frantic with terror, THREW THEMSELVES FROM TBE ROOF of the theater, and were dashed to pieces. It is clear the calamity was the resutt of uupardonable negligence. The gas pipes be hind the scenes had not been repaired or renewed the last eleven years, and an escape of gas which occurred four months ago was temporarily stopped with cement. The day before the flre another escape of gas was dis covered during rehearsal. Two inexperienced plumber's apprentices were left to attend to it without superintendence. It is supposed they did their work imperfectly, and con sequently the escaped gas concentrated behiu- 1 the drops and as soon as the burners were lighted the explosion occurred. The meter, which was the property of the town and which did duty for both stage and auditorium, was instantly turned off and the theater thereby plunged in darkness. Hence the panic and stampede which cost so many unfortunate people their lives. Very few persons were in jured, but the number of deaths was remarkably large. Two hun dred and fifty twople wero crowded into n small gallery with only one narrow door, which openftd inward, as a means of egress. On a stout oak door in the passage were the words: "Door — In case of flr&." But it hadn't been .opened for years and it was lm possible to breakthrough It. The majority of the victims were of Nice, or Italans. There ttm a public interment to-day of elghty-firc victims." GREAT BRITAIN. London, March 25. — The London liberals In par liament a: c paid to be considering a proposed moll n condemning the terms of peace with the Boers. The home rulers are considering the expediency of calling attention to the recent utterances of sev eral Irish judges and asking th»ir dismissal. A NATIONAL LAND LEAOUE. At a meeting In this city to-night, Parnell said it was greatly desired to form an organization in En gland and Scotland for the purpose of for warding the objects of the land league. It was not intended, he ■aid, to ojmpeto with the home rule confederation, which would still remain in existence. The English land question, he thought, wan at present not ripe for settlement, bat anything achieved in Ireland would favorably affect the laborers of England and Scotland. It was im possible for the government to finally Fettle the Irish land question, but any proposals tending to ameliorate the oonaition of Irishmen would be ac cepted By means of this proposed oaganization they could, as In America, educate public opinion in England and Scotland, Money,he said, is flowingfn m America to Ireland at the rate or four thousand pounds weekly. Resolutions were adopted to consti tute the "National land league of Great Britain," with Justin McCarthy as pre<ldeut, to as- in the Iri-h land league to reduce rack rents, and enabla Irish tenant farmers to become ownen of their holdings on reasonable terms, and th* bast way to attain those objects Is by taking practical steps to cultivate En glish public opinion. ESCAPED YBOjI FALMOCTH. An attempt was made last night to intercept the steamer Australia, which sailed Thursday for New 'York, and is supposed to carry Ooleman, one of the men snspeoted of being coaoerned iv the Manslou house outrage. la spite of police and oonstables he left Falmouth last night in a tug to wait the Aus tralia off the Lizzard, where she was expected at midnight. RUSSIA. Ft. Petebsbuboh, March 25.— The following it the programme of the funeral ceremonies of the lare czar: Persons invited to atUnd will assemble at 10:30 in the morning in the caihedral of St. Peter and St . Paul. The coffin will be carried to the vault In the cathedral by the emperor, grand dukes and mem bers of foreign reigning families, acd the chief court dignitaries. A salute will be fired the moment the coffiuis lowered Into the grave. After the cere mony the imperial Insignia will be conveyed back to the Winter talace. The author of an ariicle in Vedomoiti charging the administration with indolence and robbery, and society with cherishing illusions which led to the aa aatsination of the cztr, has been summoned by an order of the minister of the Interior to appear before kludge. General Mllikoff has ordered proceedings aso to be taken against the St. Petersburg Qa zelU. ' ALL AROUND THE GLOBS. Count Peici, the Pope's brother, la dead. A telegram from Tlffla states that an attempt has been made to aasaasmate the governor of Baku. Gen. John Crawford, aged 88, prominent In the w»r of 1813, died in Wauwatoaa, Wisconsin, Friday right. The steamboat Willie, with a cargo of 750 bales of cotton, burned near Monroe, La., Saturday. No lives lost. Earl LonsdUe arrived at Sew York, Friday morn ing, in bis famous yacht Nonhumbrla, after a long pleasure cruiae. Carl Schurr has accepted an Invitation to a reaep tion and banquet tendered by many of the best Ger man citizens of New York city. Sir Chare* Beed, special ßnglish commissioner to the Philadelphia exhibition and chairmin of the judges of award on education, is deal. It transpires th it tho deliberation' of the jury iv the Kalloch cae, at San Francisco, were mainly re garding the six-shot theory of defense and self-de fense alone wm the ground of tin verdict, transitory mania being rejected In the Branch county (Mich ) circuit court Judge Shopman has cleared a man named Liebring.cbarffed with anon in burning the home that belonged to his wife, by ruling that, aa the. statute defines arson to bo burning the house of another, his burntog the hDu^e whioh he ooooupled In common with his wife did not constitute the statute crime. Failures Last Week. New Yobk, March 25 -Bradstreet report* 133 failures the past week In the United BUtes sad I pro- Yinces, a decrease of seventeen compared with th« nMAMUiur week The lndloations are that the trade SftowS«d for the mort of the failure* te»romp>AuT6l7 man concern*. •■ I Weather To-day. WASHiMOTOif, March M,la. m — Indication* for the upper and lower MlKiMlppl valley, fair weather, northerly veering to easterly winds, stationary or blehsr temperstnre, and rising followed by falling barometer For the lower Mlwonri valley, fair weather, northerly shifting to warmer southerly winds and genereUy lower barometer. Probate Court. [Before Judge O'Gorman.] In the matter of the insanity of Christine Oleson, examined and found not insane.