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THE TBIBUNE. F. 31. & K. M. K1MMEM , , l > ubn. McCOOK , : : : : NEB NEBRASKA MATTERS. To NnnnASKA WOMEN. It Is desirous that Nebraska women's work be well represented at his New Orleans World's Exposition. Through the efforts of some of our enterpris ing ladles we have a very fair exhibit consid ering the time given for collecting consisting mainly of knitting , needle and decorative work , besides a good culinary exhibit , but we arc deficient In lines of work in which I am sure many of our Nebraska women are profi cient , and by which they are enabled to sup port themselves. Desirous of obtaining arti cles which represent such occupations , I make this appeal to Nebraska women who arc Inter ested in the following lines of work , and ask that models or samples be sent to rny address Inventions , domestic or other , origin atedby women : a copy of every book pub llbhcdor newspaper edited by women ; cdito rials , poems , or literary articles written b } women ; type-writing , stenographic work , pen manship , business cards ; samples of silkwool flax , or cotton grown by women ; samples o same spun or woven ; samples of grain grown by women. Let Nebraska women Interest themselves In these things , thu aiding toward making the Nebraska women's work a feature of the wo man's department as our state exhibit Is of the state * display. Send by registered mail or ex press to my address , Mus. S. C. ELLIOTT , Commissioner for Neb. Woman's Work , New Orleans , La. IIisTOHY. A valuable and complete history of horticulture in Nebraska , says the Lincoln Journal , Is being written ant' compiled by order of the state society. This will give the proceedings of the society fron : Its organization in 1809 to the present time ; will show the dates of the earliest planting o fruit and forest trees and the great advance ment of these very important interests which Indicate the progress of the state , the assur ance of rapid advancement the future. The prophesies made by the earnest few sixteen years ago , are more than fulfilled , in orchards laden with the finest fruit and great and in creasing forest growth. There is no man in the state who has given more attention to these interests and no one more capable of making up this complete history than Mr. J. T. Allan , who is having the work done up to 1SS2. It fills over four hundred pages of a large volume. He acknowledges his indebted ness for some material he has obtained from the files of prominent newspapers of the earlv days. The reports of 1882 , 1SS3 and 1SS4 will be. published as f soon as the means to pay the printing is appropriated by the legislature. STATE IN GENERAL. The ne\v quarters at Fort Sidney are finished and occupied. An interesting religions and temper ance revival is in progress at Bloomington. The St. Joe and Western railroad is replacing the old iron rails with new steel ones. The demand for houses in Alma con tinues , Inquiry being made every day for res idences and rooms. Immigrants are still rolling into Franklin county and real estate is changing hands in a lively manner. Tecumseh was visited b } ' quite a con- .flagration a few days ago , property valued at 520,000 being wiped out. The democrats of Lincoln are circu lating a petition asking the appointment of John M. Buries as postmaster. The grain dealers of Alma have shipped more grain already , since harvest , than was shipped all of last year. It is probable that Omaha will make an effort to secure the location of the next re union of the G. A. R. at that place. Sneak thieves entered the store of Mr. Scalier , of Dale , Custcr county , during a social dance and carried , off § 05 in cash. G. W. Bernhart , of Lodjfe Pole , ex pects to make about § 400 this winter killing coyotes for the § 2 bounty and the hide. A deserter from the Fifth cavalry was arrested at Lincoln last week and will be re turned to headquarters at Omaha for punish- mcnt. The wife of Congressman Valentine is in Philadelphia receiving medical treatment at the hands of the celebrated physician , Dr. Agnew. A revival is in progress in the Ger man M. E. church at Lincoln , encouraging in terest being manifested. There has been a number of confessors. The state of Nebraska has a war claim against the United States amounting to § 27,641,43 , which the secretary of war says is In process of adjustment. . Walter A. Mesterzjit , a member of the Twenty-first infantry band , stationed at Fort Sidney , is the lucky man of the regiment , having fallen heir to § 15,000. The report that Capt Howgate was seen in Nebraska City some time ago is only a rumor. If he was there very few-know of the fact and they refuse to talk. By the falling of a scaffolding at the Presbyterian church , in Lincoln , three carpen ters got a twenty-three feet fall. All were badly bruised , but none fatally hurt. J. E. Ditton , of Stanton , met with a bad accident recently. He was scrubbing out his hotel office and slipped and fell , one of his arms going into a boiler of hot water , scalding it to the elbow. Thos. J. Nichols , living three miles west of Wilbur , lost seven head of cattle be tween Saturdav morning and Monday. They were running in the stalks , and smut is sup posed to be the cause of the deaths. Mrs. Lena Nelson , of Omaha , has in stituted suit against Charles Basmusscnfa saloon-keeper , for § 5,000 , damages which the plaintiff alleges she has sustained through the sale of liquor by Rasmussen to her husband. ] The Nugget says there is a grand op portunity for the right man to take hold of the dairy business in Holdrege , Hbldregc is a town of marvelous growth , but It is not grow ing any faster than the surrounding country The -convict who recently escaped from the Lincoln penitentiary , stopped at Woolawn , in Lancaster county , and after get ting comfortably warm , took a horse belonging to a man named Sip and rode off. A skating match between six lady contcstants was the attraction at the roller skating rink in NortlPlattc a few nights ago * Mrs. Van Camp won first prize , a fine pair of roller E kotes ; Mrs. Bums second prize , n skate satchel. Go where you will over the country , says tlie Nelson Herald , you can see great Leaps of corn lying on the ground. Prices arc so low that fanners do not care to sell , and lumber Is so high that they can not afford to buy criL'bage. The verdict in the suit of Mrs. Lena Peterson , of Omaha , against Charles Rasmus- scn and his bondsmen , to recover for- loss of support through sale of liquor to her husband at Kasinusscn'B saloon , was for $2,000 In favor of Mrs. Peterson. At a late meeting of the board regents of the Nebraska University It was or dercd that leave of absence be granted to th chancellor until the March meeting of th board for the purpose of visiting other cduca tional institutions. The mechanics and civil engineer. ' and land , surveyors have organized a state so eicty for mutual benefit and protection. The , will hold a state convention in Lincoln some time in January. Mr. J. P. Walton , of Lin coin , Is the secretary. An Omaha burglar entered the resi dcnce of Dr. Heimrod in da3'liglit and stole i jwrtion of the gentleman's wife's wardrobe As he was emerging from the house Heimrod met the thief at the door , knocked him down and held him till an officer appeared. A stranger hailing from Leadville , Colorado , went into an Omaha negro den o Iniquity and fell asleep. "While in that condi tion he claimed to have been robbed of § 500. No guilty parties have thus far been found and there is no clue to the whereabouts of the los' wealth. There is a gentleman in Milford who. finding a stranger without money or relatives was dangerously sick , voluntarily supplied him with a nurse and medical attendance for five weeks at a cost of ab out $20 per week , will : little assurance that his money would ever be returned. The team of Frank Levengood , of Nemaha county ran away , throwing the driver out but not injuring him. The team ran mile , stopping on the railroad track where they became entangled and were run over by a locomotive and cut to pieces. The locomotive was ditched. A telegraph line party have returned to Fort Robinson from work , having cut the poles and dug the holes for over thirty-five miles of the distance between that place and Laramie. The work of stringing the wires will be begun as soon as the material arrives from Sidney. Ex-Governor Furnas , who is in charge of Nebraska's exhibit at New Orleans , desires to keep a register of the names of all Nebraskans - braskans who visit the exposition. He asks-all Nebraska citizens who contemplate visiting the exposition not to foreet to register their names at the headquarters of the Nebraska display. Farragut post , G. A. R. , of Lincoln , has taken up the search for J. A. Thompson , who disappeared so mysteriously a short time since. Mr. Iloagland is sending letters to the different posts throughout the country and also advertising in the National Tribune. He has been given authority to use the post seal in the correspondence. Last week Mrs. B. F. Stump's place of business in Columbus was closed by Messrs. Oberfcldcr < k Co. , of Omaha , under a chattel mortgage held by them. The collapse was a surprise to many business men who deemed her perfectly solvent. Mrs. S. leaves many creditors to deplore the situation , as the avail able assets will not nearly go round. The Bloomington Guard says : "Win. Morlan & Son , our town nurserymen , planted rather less than half an acre in pea-nuts last spring and the result is fully fifty bushels of beautiful nuts. They sell readily at S3.00 per bushel , showing a yield of about § 400 per acre ! Morlan says there is no trouble to raise them , and next season they expect to be able to sup ply the people of the entire valley. The Wakefield Republican under stands that negotiations are In progress to ship extensive quantities of corn to Wisconsin and Minnesota from that point , one of the condi tions of which is that the northern consumers will pay enough for the same , that in no in stance the price paid in Nebraska is to be less than IS cents. The. trial of the case of Mrs. Levina Calhoun against Di. Schildknecht , of Platts- mouth , for § 10,000 alleged damages by injury to her jaw in the pulling of a tooth , came to a close a few days ago , when the jury , after be ing out between two and three hours , brought in a verdict for defendant. The case was one of exceeding interest , and the court room was crowded during the two days' trial. R. P. Beecher , says the Lincoln Jour nal , has returned from St. Augustine , Fla. On his way back he spent twenty-four hours at New Orleans. lie expresses great gratification at the splendid display made by the Nebraska commission at the exposition. He predicts ( and the prediction has since been verified ) that when the exposition opens Nebraska will make the best showing of any state in the union. Grand Island's churches , the Times is sorry to say , arc its poorest publicbuildings. But it is glad to note that efforts arc being made by the different societies looking toward the erection of edifices in keeping with the enterprise and necessity of the city. The Episcopal society have their plans and specifi cations already under consideration , while the Baptist have every reason to know that their church building is inadequate to accommodate its increasing attendance. A number of journals are warning their readers against a swindler who is travel ing through the country purporting to sell the right to a combined corn shelling and feed grinding machine. His scheme is to represent that he is not selling the sample machine , but simply showing its good qualities. "Still he ivould take orders , but he must have a certified statement of what the farmer is worth before lie would dispose of the right. " In about two ivccks the farmer learns to his sorrow that he lias signed a note for § 200. Look out for the scoundrel. On motion of Clayton N. Powell , at torney for Elmorc Kent and other eastern par- Lies , Judge Dundy has appointed Arthur S. [ 'otter , of Omaha , receiver of the West Point Dreamery and West Point Manufacturing As sociation. Potter furnished bonds in the sum jf § 10,000 , Granam Bradley and John S. Coad jccoming his sureties. The petitioners are Elmore A. Kent and Sclah Young , of New York , and Abram Poole and James M. Sher man , of Clifcago , who own $80,000 worth of stock in the West Point companies. These gentlemen allege that their Interests arc being sacrificed by John King , the resident manager , who is disposing of the property Illegally at the Instance of Benjamin .Brown and Thomas King , who are controlling owners. This is from the Loup City Times : "A school marm in the west part of the county Inllieted a new punishment on one of her pupils , a 15 year old lad , which did not prove as severe for the pupil as she desired. He had bet m throwing paper wads on the sty at the teacher , who , upon discovering him , told him to come and kiss her before the school He hesitated , and said he didn't want to , but the cruel teacher under threats compelled him to walk up like a lamb to the slaughter , but the result was unlocked for ; for , while every scholar1 was looking on with intense interest , the lad threw both arms around the teacher's neck and glued their lips together with a smack that echoed through the school room like the report of a riile on the morning air , and , as he released her , exclaimed , "Gosh , that's good ! " All the big boys in Sherman county will attend school this winter. " THE NEXT REUNION. An Opportunity for-Ncornska Towns to Compete for tlic Same. HEATIQUAKTERS DEPT. OF NEBKASKA , GICANO ARMY OF THE REPUIILIC. ASS'T ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE , DAVID CITY , December 10 , 1SS4. General Orders , No. 22. For the purpose of securing the location of the Seventh Annual Reunion of Nebraska Soldiers and Sailors to be held during the vear 18S5 , at such time as may be designated by the Eighth Annual Encampment , Depart ment of Nebraska , G. A. R. , I will receive sealed proposals at my headquarters in Piatts- riiouth , Nebraska , until January 2oth , 1SS5 , from cities , towns and villages of the state. Propositions must be accompanied with a written guarantee , endorsed by five or more responsible persons. Said document guaran teeing that tiieir locality will furnish gratis to the G. A. R. the following : First. At least two hundred and forty acres of land for such Reunion , suitable for camp ing , locate , plat , and stake out the camp , and prepare land for occupancy. Second. Seventy-five tons of hay , fifty tons of straw , and one hundred cords of wood , all delivered to the Q. M. of Camp , on the Re union Grounds , by or before the first Friday prior to the Reunion. Third. Furnisii suitable guard for sucll property for a period of nine days , said .guard to be utidcr the order and direction of the Q. M. of Camp. Fourth. A good quality , and sufficient amount of water , to be delivered in barrels under the direction of Q. M. of Camp , for the needs of 50,000 people one week , for drinking , cooking , and washing purposes ; also enough stock water for 8,000 teams of horses , mules , etc. , one week. Fifth. Forty tons of ice to be delivered dur ing the week of the Reunion , on the order of the Q. M. of Camp. Sixth. To transport free from any point in the United States and return same , any tents , camp or garrison equipage , munitions of war hired by or loaned to the G. A. R. for such re union , receive all material from the railroad company , haul same to camp , pitch the tents , and strike same , repack and reload all material at close of the reunion. Seventh. To furnish a good and sufficient amount of advertising , and distribute same , the expense of which in total shall aggregate at least ( § 350.00) ) , three hundred and liity dollars - lars ; said advertising to be out at least six weeks before the reunion , and done underlie direction of the reunion committee for jtfS5. Eighth. To insure all such prop ° rty as may have to be insured in some reliable insurance company or companies for the full period of time the property may be in transit to , in use at , or in transit while being returned from the reunion. Ninth. To furnish under the appointment of the provost marshal of camp , and pay for such services , a sufficient number of guards to pro tect property , and aid the commander of the camp to carefully police the camp , and main tain a proper degree" order during the wce.k of the reunion. Tenth. All expenses incident to the reunion in the way of ammunition , and material need ed and used in the carrying out of programme of parades , sham battles , amusements , sunrise and sunset guns , caring for the pavilion , light ing same for camp fires , hiring of saddle horses for the commander of camp and his staff , to be borne by the city , town or village that shall secure the location of said reunion ; and all the rights to maintain , and rents accruing from sutler stores , booths , dining hall , and all busi ness firms , games , places of amusements , shows , etc. , to be received by said city , village or town. Provided , that no gambling , or place to vend spiritous liquors , wines , or malt beer , shall be allowed on the grounds of the reunion , and that all places of business or pleasure shall close at 10 to 11 o'clock p. M. each night , if so ordeied by the commander of the camp. Eleventh. In addition to the above , the locality must give a certain sum of money as a cash donation for securing the reunion ; said sum to be paid to the department commander by or before August 1st , 1885 , for the use of the Department of Nebraska 0 ? . A. R. Twelfth. All bids must be endorsed on the cover , as follows : "Proposals for securing the Seventh Annual Reunion of Nebraska Soldiers and Sailors , " and addressed to the department commander , as signed below , whose address is Plattsmouth , Nebraska. Thirteenth. All Posts of the G. A. R. will , upon receipt of this order , at once bring it to the attention of the public in their localities by securing the gratis publication of the same in the papers , and in other wavs promulgate it. Fourteenth. The Department of Nebraska , G. A. R. , reserves the right to reject any and all bids , should it so desire. Fifteenth. All bids will be opened and read by the assistant adjutant general at the meet ing of the council of administration , at Bea trice , Tuesday , January 27th , 1885 , when the selection of location will be made. By Command of II. E. PALMER , Department Commander. BUAD. R. COOK , Assistant Adjutant General. CLEVELAND'S CABINET. Nobody Knows tltat He Has If la tie Any Final Selections. In an interview at Chicago ex-Senator Barnum said he had no personal knowledge , neither had the democratic leaders , that Cleve land had taken any steps toward the final selection of his cabinet. He said there was no loubt that Bayard would have a place if he ivould accept , and added that Cleveland had lot yet promulgated his policy and did no ; hink there would be any immediate sweep of ; he force of government employes , but the re- lublicans would not be kept longer than the } * ire indispensable. There is no good reason to : hiuk , though Cleveland has come to 10 decision regarding his cabinet , he will ihoose those who will give the most satisfac- ion to the country. He has no ambition to be e-elected and depends upon his cabinet for in- 'ormation but for no decision , as he is thor- niglily able to decide any question , no matter jo\v intrie ti . Barnum did not see the necessity of making ; he inauguration elaborate , and it will only be so to the extent of the people's demonstration. \s far as the national committee is concerned , t will be very simple. Barnum denies the re- > ort that himself and Senator Gorham do not Cet along amicably and says the } " have a per- 'cct understanding , notwithstanding news- japcrs tried to make out jealousy existed be- weeu them. d Hews , King & Co.'s woolen mill at k'wiston , 111. , burned. Loss , § TO,000 ; insur- ince , § 3.1,000. i' THE WEEK'S NEWS. GENERAL. At Philadelphia on the 17th , James Mitchell , pugilist , was arrested for killing one Muldoon In a prize fight in Bucks county about a year ago. None of the Bucks count ; authorities know of such a fight. Peter Hansen , twenty ars of age , hanged himself with a halter strap , ncarExira Audubon countIowa. . The only cause is hereditary Insanity , three of the family having previously met death in the same way. The secretary of the navy has received a cable message from Rear Admiral Davis , at RagashI , announcing a revolution in Corca , and stating that the United States vessel Trenton and Ossipee would go there immedi ately. ; The Murphy temperance revival started at Pittsburg two weeks is growing rapidly , (500 ( having already joined the blue rib bon army. At a recent meeting nearly 7,000 persons were present and 1100 signed the pledge. The managers of the Missouri river lines met in Chicago to consider the remedies for the existing demoralized condition of rates on lumber to the Missouri river. A motion to make the rate IS cents per hundred pounds was lost. In the Methodist conference at Balti more , Bishop Waldcn offered a resolution to call an Ecumenical council of the Methodism and it was suggested the year 1889 be an ap propriate year. The conference decided it to be inexpedient to call such a council. In the investigation of Comptroller Lawrence's office in Washington , several wit nesses testified they would not believe Barker under oath , and a fellow clerk named Linton testified he believed Barker forged the fraudu lent claim of the state of Florida. Barker threatens Judge Lawrence with personal vie lence. Arrangements have been perfected under which the B Itimore & Ohio railroad will run express cars through from Baltimore to St. Paul. In St. Paul the cars will connect with those of the Northern Pacific Express company in the union depot. This makes an express line from ocean to ocean with but one change. The house public lands committee has discussed to some extent the matter of English noblemen taking up large amounts of our lands in the west for grazing purposes. The committee is of one mind in the belief of the practice of allowing large tracts of land to lass into the ownership of these aliens against the public policy and prejudicial to the inter ests of Americans. The secretary of the interior , in re sponse to a house resolution , informs thehousc of representatives that 83,872 fee contracts at § 25 each have been filed in the pension office under the act of July 4,1SS4. Of this number it is estimated not less than 05,000 relate to pension claims filed prior to July 4 , and for which a § 10 fee can be legally charged. By this trick claim agents hoped to secure a large amount of money they are not entitled to. The palatial Fourth street residence of Gco. C. Buchanan , of Louisville , Ky. , now- sojourning in Canada , charged with dupli cating whisky warehouse receipts , was thrown open to the public , and the sale of his house hold effects begun. The house is the most magnificent in that city , and is furnished to a degree approaching splendor. Buchanan's fam ily still occupy the house. They locked them selves in a room and during the sale the sob of the wife were frequently heard. The arti cles offered brought good prices. The prohibitionists of Kansas , in state convention , adopted a declaration of principles pledging the party to the support of political candidates who will endeavor to fur ther state and national prohibition , and oppos ing the resubmission of the prohibitory amend ment in Kansas and demanding that the law , be made more effective by further legislation. They also enter a protest against the national government receiving a single penny of reve nue from the liquor traffic and demand that the state legislature submit to a vote of the people an amendment providing for female suffrage. WASHINGTON. Sheridan will be marshal of the day for the celebration of the completion of the Washington monument. The controller of the currency has recommended congress to appropriate the money necessary to pay the claims of the de positors against the Freedman's bank. Senate confirmations Hugh McCul- lough , secretary of the treasury. Postmasters : William C. Bailey , Green Bay , Wisconsin ; David Donan , Independence , Iowa ; Chauncey F. Owen , Sanborn. Iowa ; Frank G. Atherton , Osagc , Iowa. A. A. Heald , receiver of public 11101103-5 , St. Croix Falls , Wisconsin. The house committee on rivers and harbors has nearly completed its labors and have agreed to appropriations amounting to about one-quarter of the estimate of the chief engineers for the various incompletcd and new improvements. The aggregate of about eigh teen millions of dollars will be "recommended for these improvements. Lieutenant Greely , the Artie voyager , recently received a letter from Captain How- gate , the fugitive signal sen-ice officer , asking for a loan of money. The letter came to Greely through the daughter of Captain How- gate , who resides in Cleveland. Greely re plied through Howgate's daughter , saying he bad not an- money to spare. The letter itself tie placed in a private drawer of his office. The bill recently prepared by repre sentatives of various state boards of health at i conference in Washington , was considered Favorably by the house committee on public licalth. It Avas the opinion of the members : hat it would be impossible to pass the bill as t now stands at present. The measure in- rolvcs the question of state rights , and this , t is thought , would occasion a continued de- jate. jate.The The committee on federal legislation ippointed by the national conference of state wards of health has completed a bill which : mbodics the views of the conference as to the test method of preventing the introduction nto the United States of cholera and other liseascs dangerous to public health. The bill irovidcs for a national board of health , to con sist of one member from every state health board , now or hereafter established , to be ap pointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. By the second section the board Is In vested with alLauthorlty which is now or may hereafter be provided by law for the control and protection of public health. 8-l Pugilists in Court. John L. Sullivan and Alfred Green field were brought before the court of general sessions in New York , with a general number of associates and a crowd of spectators. Sul livan and Greenfield were on trial on a charge preferred by the police that their meeting in Madison Square garden was In violation of law. Greenfield deposed that he had not struck Sullivan any harder blows than he had given his pupils and with not the slightest ill- feeling. Sullivan testified that he neither gave nor received blows that hurt. The jury was out eight minutes and returned a verdict of "not guilty. " Preventing1 Navy Jobs. Senator Wilson has introduced a bill for the repeal of the joint resolution allowinsr the secretary of the navy to purchase plate iron or other material nseil in the construction of steam boilers for the United States navy without first advertising for bids to furnish the same. AT Madrid sentries exposed to the "death breath , " blowing from the Gu- ndarama mountains , are changed every half hour. CONGEESSIONAL. SENATE. WASHINGTON , December 15. The chair laid before the senate Van Wyck's reso lution hetetofore offered relating to the Span ish treaty , and requiring the committee on rules to report a rule providing for the consid eration of commercial treaties in open session. On motion , the senate went into secret ses sion , when Senator Van Wyck's resolution for discussion of the commercial treaties in open session was referred to the committee on lor- cign relations. " \ \ hen the doors were reopened the senate toolup the Dakota bill , which was informally laid aside at the request of Mr. Hill , in order thai he might address this senate on the silver question , apropos of the resolution recently submitted bv him declaring it the tense of the senate that there was no reason for the sus pension of the coinage of silver dollars , or of the issue of silver certificates. Mr. Milicr ( N. Y. ) reported favorably from the committee on foreign affairs the bill to authorize the president to accept invitations from foreign governments to inter national ex positions and to appoint commissioners there to , and appropriating 3,000 to be at the dis position oi the president to cover the necessary disbursements m such cases. Placed on calen dar. nousc. The speaker laid before the house a commu -icatiou from the postmaster general asking r-jr an appropriation of § 100,000 for the postal car service and § 73,000 for the pay of p vtul clerks. Referred. By Cox ( N. Y. ) A preamble and re ; ' .Jition reciting that it has been reportc ' that" F. S. Strange , lute cadet in the naval academy at Annapolis , died in consequence of cruelties practiced on him by senior cadets and request ing ' the secretary of the navy to communicate to'the house any information obtained in rela tion to the cause of the death of the cadet. The motion to suspend the rules an.l adopt the resolution was agreed to yeas 174 ; navs , b7 the exactly neces = ary two-thirds in the affirmative. Lacy , from the committee on coinage , weights and measures , moved to suspend the nili-s and pass the bill prohibiting the issue of treasury notes of le = s denomination than > "i and providing for the issue of one , two and live dollar silver certificates. Lost \cas49 ; nays 21(5. ( Mr. Alkcn , from the committee on agricul ture , moved to suspend the rules and pa - > i ; H i fft establish a department of agriculture. /i'T-Jed to , yeas 10(5. ( n.iv ? < iO. SENATE. WASHINGTON , December 16. Mr. Cockrell , from the committee on military af fairs , reported adversely the petition of the members of the George Strong post , Grand Army of the Republic , of Fairfield , Iowa. The petition prayed that the surplus in the treasury be used to make up to soldiers and sailors of the late war the amount lost by reason of the | depreciation of the money in which they were j paid from 1SC2 to 1SG5 , which loss amounted to nearly half their monthly pay. The petition j adds that the United States government is in honor bound to grant this prayer. The Dakota bill was tben taken up. The question was on the adoption of Garland's sub stitute for the bill reported from the commit tee on territories. On coming to a vote , Gar land's substitute was lost by a party vote yeas 27 , nays 31 the democrats voting in the affirmative and the republicans in the nega tive. The bill was then voted on substantially as it came frjm the committee on territories and passed , also by a party vote yeas 34 , nays 20. The bill now goes to'the house. 1 HOUSE. * The senate resolution was passed providing for a holiday recess from the 20th of Decem ber , the until the 5th of January , and the house resumed consideration of the inter-state commerce bill. Mr. O'Hara offered an amendment to the interstate ter-state commerce bill providing that any per son , having purchased a ticket to be conveyed from one state to another , or paid the re quired fare , shall receive such treatment and be afforded equal facilities with all other per sons holding tickets of the same class. Mr. Reagan said the question of the trans portation of persons had not been considered in committee , and he thought it too important a matter to be legislated upon without exami nation. The amendment was agreed to. Yea.1 135 , nays 97. [ Applause on republican side. ] SENATE. WASHINGTON , Dec. 17. The commit tee on railroads ordered a favorable report up- Dn the bill to extend the time for building railroad and telegraph lines through the lauds af the Choctaw and Chieka aw nations. Dawcs presented a petition , which was re ferred , praying that steps be taken to prohibit the carrying into effect of the lease forgrazing purposes of the Crow Indian reservation , made ivith Indians by cattlemen. 3ne by Mr. Van Wyck , to fix the rate of trans mission of messages by telegraph west of the Missouri river not to exceed the average rates : ast of said river to the seaboard ; also , to fix the passenger and fp-ight rates on the railroads running west of the Missouri river not to ex ceed the average rates east of said river to the seaboard. The naval bill was taken up and parsed , substantially - stantially as it came from the committee. HOUSE. The house resumed consideration of the interstate ter-state commerce bill. Mr. Crisp offered an amendment providing that nothing in this act shall be construed so is to prevent any railroad company from pro- riding separate accommodations for white aad : olored persons. Mr. Brcckenridge offered as a substitute for Crisp's amendment an amendment providing that nothing in this act shall be construed to leny a railroad's right to provide separate ac- : orumodations for passengers , as they may leem best , for public comfort or safety and ; hat nothing in the act shall be understood as elating to transportation between points vhollyVithin the limit of one state. Mr.'Breckenridge's amendment was adopted is a substitute for Crisp's amendment yeas .33 , nays 127 and Crisp's amendment as so Lmendeil was agreed to yeas 137 , nays 131. Mr. Mills offered an amendment prohibiting my railroad company from charging to or re- M : efvins from any person who is to be conveyed rom one state o'r territory to another any sum receding three cents per mile for the distance inYi o be traveled. Yi Mr. Goff moved to amend by addins to the revision adopted on motion "of Breckenridiie he words , "provided that no discrimination is U | nade on account of race or color. " Agreed to -yeas 141 , nays 103. cr ; SENATE. WASHINGTON , Dec. . - and duiijlug tue ruiua alone tlon made by men Introduced ' ' SSm'oSttata'thewiirS'ffi'S wl cd confirmed McColloch was in fAWUl. , - firmed as secretary of the treasury. interstate the reopened , When the doors were Mr. Cul- bill reported state commerce , as by liim. from the committee on resolutions , was taken ill ) The bill provides for the appoint ment o"a coramlsslo to supervise matters per taining to the regulation of commerce among . Cullum , Slater Hson Hie states. Messrs. y which the senate and others made addresses , after ate adjourm.il. HOUSE. The house resumed consideration of the in testate commerce bill , the pending question be-in" on the motion to table the motion to re- consiilcr the vote by which the house yesterday adopted Coil's amendment providing that rail road companies shall make no discrimination on account of race or color in transporting pas- sen"ers. The motion to rec-msider was tabled ii veas40. nayslOS. ! Barksdale offered an amendment providing ; , that the furnishing of accommodations with equal facilities and equal comforts at the same charges shall not be considered a discrimlna- f tion. Agreed to yeas 131 , nays 124. Mr. Hoar offered an amendment to Mr. Barksdale's amendment in the - following words : "Provided such separation shall not be made on a basis of race or color" . Lost- yeas 115 , nays 120. Several minor amendments were offered ana lost , when consideration of the second section was then entered upon , but , without further action the subject went over. THE WORLD'S FAIB. It Is Thrown Open to the Public In the I rcciicc of Great Crowds. Washington dispatch : There was considerable delay in the opening exercises at the New Orleans exposition to-day. Large numbers of distinguished people had gathered at the white house , and every arrangement was made for the president to open the expo sition in appropriate style. The president took his station at the telegraph table and re mained standing there surrounded by his cab inet for over half an hour before the signal that everything was In readiness was received | by the operator. The Marine band was present - ' ent and had exhausted their programme of na- N , ( tional airs for the occasion , the crowd became ' / impatient and many left the building. The | signal was received at 2:30 , and in a few mo- | , incuts tlie address of President Richardson , i of the exposition , was received as follows : I To the President : The present occasion Is * the consummation of an enterprise inaugura ted in conformity to an act of congress passed less than two years agoand authorizing the hold ing of a world's industrial and cotton centennial exposition , under the joint auspices of the United States National Cotton Planters' Asso ciation and the city of its locati n , New Or leans , was their selection as the site of the world's exposition , and in January , 1SS3 , thir teen commissioners composing the board of management was appointed by the president of the United States , and at once entered upon the discharge of their duties. At an earlydate , however , it became manifest that the liberal ity of individuals in the city and state would be inadequate to meet the requirements of the ever increasing magnitude of the undertaking. Accordingly application was made by the Uni ted States fhiOugh congress , resulting in ob taining generous assistance. Richardson's ad- drcss concludes by the expression of the hope that the exposition would produce closer and more friendly intercourse with other countries and a firmer establishment of peace in our country. * Arthur responded as follows : In the name " " - of the people of the republic , I congratulate the citizens of the soutInvest on their advancing - | ing prosperity , as manifested in the great in- I tcrnational exposition now about to open. Tlie ' * interest of the nation in that section of our commonwealth has found expression in many i ways , and notably in the appropriations for " } the improvement of the Mississippi , and by \ \ the national loan to promote the pn-s.-nt expo- > I sition. Situated as it isit the gateway of the trade between the United States and"Central j and South America , it will attract the attention - , { tion of the people of the neighboring nations / of the American system , and they \vill learn , i the importance of availing themselves of out j products , as we will of their's , and thus not only good feeling but profitable intercourse between the United and the states of Central ind South America will be promoted. The , people also of our- own country , thus brought L-loser together , will find in this exposition of competitive industries motives for strengthen ing the bonds of brotherhoods. Railroads , telegraph lines , and submarine cables have { Iniwn much nearer the nations of the earth , < * ind an assembly like this of representatives of : he different nations is promotive of good will ind peace , while it advances ( he material wel fare of all. The United States extends to those It from foreign countries , who visit us on this ; occasion , a cordial welcome , and now , at the executive mansion in Washington , in the pres- : nce of the assembled representatives of the friendly nations of the world , of the president ) f the senate , of the speaker of the house of cpresentatives , of the chief justice and asso- : iate justices of the supreme court , of a com- nittee from each house of congress , and of the ncmbersof my cabinet , I again , and in their lame , congratulate the promoters of the exhi- ) ition upon the auspicious inauguration of an enterprise which promises such far reachin"- csults. With my best wishes for the fulfill nent of all its great purposes , I now declare he World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial xpoiition is open. AT NEW ORLEANS. Tlie dav for the inauguration ceremonies at he world's exposition opened bright and hecrful. Thousands made preparations early n the morning to witness the long expe-ted vent that of opening the exposition which ook place at one o'clock. At this hour Dr almage advanced to the front of the tao-e nd made the opening prayer. He invoked the ivme blessing on the officer ? , directors and lanagers of the exposition. He said "May this dav mark the beginning of a new ispensation of prosperity and brotherhood , lay there come from the influences of this ex- o-ition from these fields of industry , results Inch shall give the people more complete - ap- arel and better food , more comfortable shel- i-r an 1 more thorough educational advantage * lax it result in spreading out the golden saris f f our parahzed shipping , in starling the plovv ixl opening the doors of the storehouse , aud ' lay there come to this whole land incrta-ed rot-pcrity from this gathering together from ay to day and montlfto month of the people" fall states and countries. We pray that the ast feeling of sectional discord may disa ear , and the south , north and east and west L-eome four parties of a great national har- - ionv. .May it be a unification of North and . " " -"IUUHO. outh America. " Colonel Gus A. Broanx read President Ar lur's address which had just been received y telegraph. When he concluded the sen- nee declanng-tbe World's exposition oneS the same moment the president in Washing ) fi closed the electric circuit , and the ml Jincry here was put in motion The most complete of array cxl Ibits were resented bv the states of Oregon C.lnrT alifornia , Nebraska and th.turritorv Af 3ta. The exhibit of Nebraska "r reatest attention , being complete in , > ! ! _ The Eichos of Alaska. Lieutenant Aberorombie. of General iles staff , has just returned to Portland Ore n , from Alaska , where he has been enga-ed a government exploration. He explored the ukonr.ver for twenty-seven hundred miles reports rich placers for a thousand miles' > , paying * 30 a day to the man. The seas0n short and mining difficult. He says the fish- 3 ics are the finest known 9 ' I " M * i &