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VOL, V. THE FARCE ENDED II AVISO SECURED AD3IIXISTR.4IION ENDORSEMENT. My Lord Coukllns: lifelines the Associate Justiceship— The Democrats of the House Unanimously Resolve lo Oppose the New Rules R^i»;irted by the Majority-Bill Providing h Uniform System of Bank ruptcy- Peru-Chilian Business In vestigation-Decision or the prune Court In the Sugar Case-Gehefal Capital Neva. Washington, March s,— The president has received from ex-Benator Conkling his decima tion of the associate justicesnlp. In connection with this declination a rumor is in circulation, which, however, cannot be traced to any reli able source, bin is much talked of, that to-day or very sooa Secretary Folger will be nom inated for the supreme bench and Conkling for secretary of the treasury. It can hardly be said that this is credited in Republican circles, but there are those who say it would not sur prise them. Uniform Systtin of Bankruptcy. Washington, March o.— The senate judi ciary committee day reported a bill to es tablish a uniform system of bankruptcy and it will be called up for consideration as soon as the pending order is disposed of. It pro vides that whenever any person without funds, shall become involved in debts and liabilities beyond his meats of payment, amounting to $500 and upwards, he may apply, by petition in equity, to the United States district court, setting forth the cause of his involving, and giving a schedule of liabilities and asset?, and may surrender his estate for the benefit of his creditors, except such as may be exempt from execution, and if good cause appear, the courts shall adjudge him a bankrupt and appoint a receiver and serve notice to all interested persons and distribute the estate according lo the rule* of equity and if there was no fraud the petitioners shall be discharged a3 a bankrupt. That when a person runs away on absents or conceals himself, or makes a fraud ulent transfer of property, or otherwise at tempt to defraud creditors; the litter may file a petition for bankrupt proceedings against him. Insolvency shall exist only when the debtor's liabilities exceed the value of hi 3 property. The power ta extend the time or stay of proceedings are conferred upon the court. Any conveyances of the transfer may b3 set aside if found to be contray to the just right of other creditors, but money obtained and used in good faith, though unsuccessfully to avert an impending bankruptcy, or to save a threatened sacrifice of property, for sickness or other like necessity, may be preferred in payment or in security by this court. If it appears that any creditor has applied or sought to force a debtor into bankruptcy, .or to obtain any fraudulent advantage over the creditors, the court may deny such creditor participation in the estate. District courts shall be considered as always open for consid eration of bankrupt business and at regular sessions bankrupt business shall have prece dence. Propontd Amendment of the Rules. Washington, March 6.— Republican mem bers favorable to the new rules do not believe the Democratic caucus can control all the members of the party to vote against the amendments proposed by the majority report. They profess to believe as many as twenty Democrats will be absent or not voting. In no congress since 1872 has there been so many bills calling for expenditures of a local char acter, and of those a fair proportion would go to Democratic districts, more especially to the South. Under the present rules a very few members are able to impede action on such bills. It is evident, however, a very earnest and protrac ted party light is to be madfl over the new rules, equalling perhaps that which marked the adoption of the present rules. DEMOCRATIC CADCU* ACTION. Immediately after the adjournment of the house to-day a eaaetta of Democratic mem bers was held to decide upon the line of poli cy to be pursued by the Democrats relative to the proposed changt s in the rules of the house. Representative Kenna, W, Va., of fered the following resolution: Resolved, That in the judgment of this cau cus the ammendments to the rules of the house of representatives proposed by the ma jority of the committee on rules are destruc tive of these just rights and necessary priv ileges of the minority which the Demucratic majority in former congresses never denied Republican minority aud that we will resist their adoption by every parliamentary method at our command. Resolved, further, that we will cheerfully support any amendments to the rules of the house which tend to promote their improve ment or the proper facilitation of public busi ness, and not destructive of the rights of the minority and of the people they represent. After a brief discussion the resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the caucus ad journed subject to call of the chairman. General Capital yews, Favorable reports. Washington, March 6.— The eenate com mittee on public lands will report favorably at the next executive session, the following nominations for western offices: Frederick Solomon, St. Louis, <or surveyor general of Utah; W. F. Benjamin, register of lands at Koseburg, Oregon; and Samuel C. Wright, receiver of public moneys at Eureka, Nevada. A SUGAR SUIT. The supreme court in the case of E. N. Mer ritt, collector, vs. Samuel Welch et aalt. t com monly knows as the "sugar case," has ren dered a decision against the position taken by the treasury department. The supreme court holds the dutiability of the quality of sugars is to be determined by their actual color, graded by duties 17, standard, and not by the saccaherine strength ascertained by chemical tests. STEALING TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES. Some time ago District Attorney Corkhill at the request of the manager of the Western Union Telegraph company commenced an in vestigation as to how a dispatch cent by Whitelaw Reid of the New York Tribune to Col. John Hay, March last, became public. Corkhill has completed his investigation and in a letter embodying its result says. The facts presented are not sufficient to justify me ingiving any very definite opinion in the matter. The copy was certainly procured through gross violation of faith on the part of some one entrusted with the message, or also stolen from the wires, but I can find nothing in the transaction which would subject the parties to punishment under the criminal laws of the district. PERU-CHILIAN BDSINES3. Washington, March 6.— The effort to hold sessions of the house committee on foreign relations m secret while investigating the Peru-Chilian business, i 3 likely .to fail. It may be representatives of the press will be ad mitted, while the" general public, who attend merely as spectators, will be excluded. The impression is general that if the committees have a leaning that of the house is favorable to Blame, while the senate is against his in terests. Gossip asserts the senate 'nvestiga tion will certainly be secret and it will be more thorough and searching than the house. BREVITIES. Senator Mahone and Senator Elect Riddle berger, of Va r ginia, are pressing Richard F. Walker, public printer of Virginia, for ap pointment as government printer. The house committee on commerce has in Daily structed Senator White to report favorably the bill appropriating $25,000 to enable the secretary of the navy to transmit to maritime cities, and all cities of over 15,000. inhabi tants desiring it, the standard Washington time daily at meredlan. The house committee of foreign affairs be gan an investigation under the Kasson reso lution of the alleged abstraction of state pa pers from tha flies of the state department. The only witnesses examined were 8. S. Brown chief clerk, and Hoswell, chief of the bureau of indexes and archives, and the only informa tion elicited was that the papers were received, referred, indexed and tiled id the usual man ner and were not missed until called for by the resolution of congress, when it was discovered they had in some way disappeared from the files. The committee will continae the inves tigation Friday or Saturday. The president has appointed Chas. Ewens, Mich., United States consul at Windsor, Ont., and has withdrawn the nomination of J. F. Bwords, District of Columbus, as consul at Cadez. THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE. As It Casts Its Light on the Chicago Mar kets. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Chicago, March C— Although cables were firmer, the bears had everything their own way, and hammered the market in a most de termined manner. April wheat opened at about $1.27 , but the crowd thought that price too high, and put it down, making the closing price at noon $t.26#. On the call this option advanced to $1.26 % , and the curb is $L.26x • Good weather and low prices in the winter wheat district made everybody but the clique hot bears, but I think the gang who are manipulating the market increased their load largely today. Corn dropped about one cent, but the de cline was caused by sympathy with wheat rathe r than anything else. I look upon this as a good thing to be long of. One house bought $3,000,000 bushels to-day. The bottom of the provision market took a tumble under the pounding. of the packers and chronic bears. I don't kEow when they will let up on their hammering.; . ' [Western Associated Press.] Chicago, March 6.— Wheat ruled lower to-day, under adverse foreign and domestic advices and some pressure to sell. There was a moderate active movement and demand. The opening was firm at % c higher, but prices coon declined nearly 2c, rallied a trifle, and, with many fluctuations, closing 13£ c lower for April and 1% lower for May. Shipments and receipts were almost nominal. Sales were 1. 20 01.27 March and April; 1.2331.25 May; 1.18x<31.20* June. Corn was in fair speculative demand and prices crept up a trifle. Free offerings and unfavorable advices, however, proved too much for the market, and there was a gradual weakening, declining %@lc, with light trad ing toward th 3 close, when rates were about %c below Saturday. The movement was very limited. Sales ranged at 58*@59Xc April;o3@63#c May; 62%@63# June. Oats fell into line with a weak, dull, feeling, i though the decline was not very marked. Sales 40x@40#c April; 43&@43%c May. Pork declined heavily and closed tame. Offerings were liberal and demand just fair and unsettled. A nervous feeling prevailed, and the decline ranged at $16.45® 16 55. Lard was similarly affected with pork, ruling weak; with 15@50c decline and quiet to the close: Sales, pork 16.05@16 60 April; 16.27* @16 85 May. Sales, lard 10.17* @10.40 April; 10.32* 010.55 May. On call sales were fair for all all articles, but there was an irregular, unset tled market, as to prices; the general tendency was to better prices, but there were a few ex ceptions. Corn exhibited the greatest strength. ALL ABOUND THE GLOBE Gen. Sheiman reached the Hot. Springs, Arkansas, yesterday. Hamilton Bros., paper house, Milwaukee, assigned yesterday. Liabilities about $10,000. Some sixty Chicago gamblers yesterday gave bonds in $250 each to appear for an early trial. Geo. Killian was yesterday at Belleville, in dicted for being concerned in the murder of five persons. The Falls City Packing company ot T. C. & J. T. Barber, Louisville, has assigned liabilities and assets about $18,000. A fire at Jackson, Term,, yesterday burned Taylor's block together with several stores adjoining. Loss $40,000. In a shotting affray at Arkansas City, Ark., Sunday, W. J. Hale was killed by John Fuller, who escaped, both intoxicated. The Chicago clergymen are moving united* ly to stop Sunday theatrical performances and will exhaust every method to accomplish that end Bob Jones, for the uurder of "Shenee" Phillips (white), September 23, 1880, wae sen tenced yesterday at Charlotte, N. C, to hang April 27. Gov. Cullom, 111., being ill yesterday, did not issue his proclamation convening tbe leg slature in extra session. It is understood it will be issued to-day. Michael Emclone, convicted of shooting Louis Hanse, French saloonkeeper, New York city, December 29th last, has been sentenced to be hanged April 28th. A fist fight between Chas. Murray and Da vid Sands in a Cincinnati saloon Saturday night, ended in Sands stabbing Murray twice with a knife causing his death. Sand surren dered. Under the decision of the United States su preme court yesterday the management of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad is trans ferred to the Chicago, Danville & Yincenne railroad. A tree was blown down at Red Bluff, Jeffer scu county, Arkansas, Sunday afternoon and struck a buggy containing Oscar Davis and wife. He was instantly killed and his wife fatally injured. The business portion of the town of Mace donia, near Council Bluffs, lowa, was burned yesterday morning. The bank and town hall were among the buildings destroyed. Loss $20,000 to $25,000. Work wrs started in the Adams Cottoa fac tory at Montgomery, Ala., yesterday. It is the first factory of the kind in the city, and the event caused great enthusiasm. The capacity of the mill is about 15,000 balas of cotton. It is currently reported that Gen. Curtiss, of New Tork, special agent of the United States treasury, has been indicted by the Unit ed States grand jury for collecting assess ments from government employes for political purposes. The habeas corpus proceedings at Greens burg, Ind., in the case of Mrs. Walton, charged with being an accomplice in the murder of her husband, who was shot In his house by Aaron Foraser, resulted In a decision that she be re manded to jail and held without bail. Two men entered the house of P. J. Hughes, in Topcka, Kansas, at 8 o'clock on Monday morning, and while one stood guard the other presented a pistol at the heads of Hughes and his wife, and compelled them to be quiet while he took $100 from Hughes' pants pocket. A tragedy occurred at Perryville, Perry county, Arkansas, yesterday, Robert Taylor, tax collector of the county, being Bhot by Dr. Sims, a nephew of the noted Quantrell, of war fame. Sims received anonymous letters addressed Bill Quantrell, and Taylor said he wrote them himself. Sims demanded a re traction, and enforced his argument with a double-barreled shotgun Sheridan's Birthdar. Chicago, March c.— The fifty-first birthday of Lieut. Gen. Phil. H Sheridan was celebrated to night with a dance given by the Illinois Comman der? cf the Loyal Legion of the United States at the Union League club rooms. Seventy covers were spread. The banquet was str ctly a private affair, but speeches were made by eminent citizens who served with tbe general in his sixty-four battles, and tho evening passed most pleasantly . FOOD OR_STARVATION. TERRIBLE CONDITION OF AWFAIRS IN THE FLOODED DISTRICTS. Thousands of Homeless Peoplo Confronted by star vat The Necessities of the Case Far Beyond the Reach of Local Aid - —The Entire Surface of Several Counties la Mississippi and Arkansas Submerged — Urgent Appeals From the M. Louis Merchants' Exchange and Oth .- Organi zations for Farther Government -Vil. Washington, -March 6 — The secretary of war addresses Gov. Chittenden, Mo., he will send 10,000 additional rations to sufferers by floods. A telegram was received from the postmas ter at Vicksburg, stating the levee was broken all along the river and/many people drowned. RISE AT MEMPHIS. Memphis, Ma: 6.— At 7 o'clock this guage at the river Indicated thirty-six feet above low-water mark, showing a rise of four inches since yesterday morning, doubtless caused by local rains, which fell in torrents all yesterday afternoon and last night. Tele graph wires between Memphis and Helena are down and nothing can be heard from that point. Great fears are entertained that the rains'of yesterday have caused serious damage at that place, as the rise here was -unpre cedented and must have been fully six inches at Helena. All the streams between here and* Cairo are pouring out floods this morning, acid greater disaster to the country below must necessarily result. , * • TENNE93EEAN3 ASKING AID. Memphis, March 6.— The following tele gram was sent this afternoon: Memphis, Term., March G. 1862. To Gov. Oliver T. Hawkins, Nastivilie: Reports of suffering by the inhabitants of Tennesses in those counties which border on the Mississippi river are daily being received, and while the citizens of Memphis are doing everything in their power to relieve those in distress, it is evident that what is being done is inadequate. I would, therefore, suggest to your excellency that the secretary of war be officially notified of the distress which prevails in this state to the end that a portion of the amount donated by congress, may be distributed among needy Tennesseeans whose lands have been inunda ted by the present great overflow of the Miss issippi river From most reliable source I learn that there are about 8,000 persons who reside in counties bordering on the river, that are now suffering and should be provided for the same as are the destitute of Arkansas and Mississippi. (Signed) Napoleon Hill, - President of the Cotton Exchange. PROVISIONS OB STARVATION. Memphis, March C. — The river here be came stationary at noon, and since then has 'declined perhaps half an inch, with thirty six feet on the guage. The rise of four inches since Saturday night by local rains. Com missioners Mangum of Arkansas and Hemin way of of Mississippi, sent supplies from this point along both sides of the river between here and Greenville, Miss. Every day brings intelligence of wiilesrjread suffering of the destitute people wii Inn the deluged regions. Passengers who arrived on the steamer City of Greenville to night report the river having risen eight inches at Helena during the twenty-four hours enuing at 10 o'clock this morning, at which hour the steamer passed that point. The levee in front was still intact, but backwater from the overflow was gradually encroaching upon the business portion of the city. The levee between Vicksburg and Helena was cov ered with stock in a starving condition. Several raft*, with whole families aboard, were seen floating down the stream. The situation has become desperate in some locali ties, and now* the only question is of pro visions or early starvation to both human beings and stock. APPEAL OF ST. LOUIS MERCHANTS. St. Locis, March 6-Cfeas. E. Slayback, president, and some dozen leading members of the Merchants' exchange, sent the following message to Mr. Lincoln, secretary of war, this aftprnoon: The Merchants' exchange and merchants of this city, continue to re« ceive numerous petitions for immediate aid from the suffering people of the overflowed districts in the Mississippi valley. These peti. tions, representing the loss of material values as almost beyond computation and the amount of physical suffering as appalling. A large number »f people are not only impov erished and deprived of ordinary comforts, but actually dying of starvation and expos ure. The calamity is so general and extensive that assistance to be adequate must come from the general government as the only source of sufficient ability to meet it. The aid already rendered is valuable and timely, but is entirely inadequate for the great emergency. A much larger amount is absolutely needed to furnish the bare means of subsistence. Permit us, through yourself and representa tives in congress, to appeal to the philanthro py of congress for renewed efforts in behalf of suffering humanity in the unfortunate dis tricts. President Slayback also telegraphed to the Mississippi river memorial committee, now in Washington, asking them to call on Secretary Lincoln and lay before him the facts in their possession regarding the situation in the over flowed country. GREENVILLE, MISS. Greenville, Miss., March 6.— The back» water is still rising and spreading. It is now from six inches to a foot higher than in any previous overflow since the country was first settled. There is but very little land above water from the river front to the hills beyond the Yazoo river. Greenville is secure from any possible overflow, though the low points were at one time threatened. Refugees from overflowed plantations are congregating here, and resources to feed and shelter them will be severely taxed. So far the relief agents have not communicated with our local authorities. Our board of supervisors have asked that some of the government rations be sent here,as they are needed immediately. The sheriff of Boh var county has lodged his prisoners in jail here. He reports very few plantations in his county with even a strip of land above water. Consequently the loss of sto';k there will be almost total. The levees are thronged with negroes and stock, and their condition is most deplorable. As its extent becomes known this calami y appals. A tax sufficient to rebuild the levees above would be almost insupport able, but that is only an item. Laborers have liiat tueir stock and moveables and are in a panic-stricken and demoralized condition. Could transportation be secured there would be an exodus from here to the hills. The despondency of planters and merchants is deepening, At first this blow was reported as a disaster involving losses and hard times. Now it is assuming graver and greater proportions. The most thoughtful as well as the most •anguin* look upon it as a disaster greater than has ever before been known in the bottom country. It would al most destroy the feeling of security with which our local capacity, to hold the levee, was becoming regarded. Upon this > reliance was based railroad and other movements of capital towards the Yazoo delta, and if it goes all possible prosperity for this section goes with it. FIGHTING AGAINST ODBS. Helena, Ark., March s.— At this writing, 7:30 p. m., a large force are on guard, doing their utmost to prevent a crevasse. The water is running over the Walker street levee. We are now fighting against heavy odds and boats of every description are in demand. West Helenians are opening their parlors to the sufferers of the bottoms and so far there BT, PAUL, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1882. is but little actual suffering, although many have moved out and in the most - expressive vernacular "struck for the tall timber.' The basin above town, commonly known as "poor I town," is under water and a majority of - the residents have been forced to move. "• Helena, Ark., March 6.— situation Is alarm ing in the extreme f | The levee broke above the city last night, and the water wss kept oft' from the city by a cross levee at Waller street. The rise since last night wss four and a half inches, and continues to come np. If the Walker street levee breaks to-night we will be in a Bid condition to-morrow morning. ' A large Jorco of men are at work and merchants are putting their goods upon shelves and otherwise preparing for a general overflow. The back water is rising and coven the floors of many buildings that did not suffer from the last rise. The Shelby house has its first floor covered with water four inches deep. , .: - ; Reports from below continue of lbs most dis tressing character. Two new breaks occurred to-day and much more damage has to be reported at Opper- Bon's and Fitahugh's places. The levees gave way, doing great damage. These points are a few miles below here and are plantations. . EXCHANGES. A Fairly Favorable Showing for tha . Country at Large and Especially flood for the West.. ' Boston, March 6.— From the Post: The following table shows the total gioss ex changes at twenty-four leading clearing houses in the United States, twenty-three being for the week ending March 4, and one, (Louisville) for the week ending March 2: New York 8 1,084,843,163 Boston ... .% 73,809,363 Philadelphia 67,701,625 Chicago... 64,628,923 Cincinnati. 18,900,000 St. Louis... 13,784,164 Baltimore . 14,361,713 San Fran- New Orleans. 9,157,4i6 Cisco .... 13,729,065 Milwaukee.. 7,682,000 Pittsburgh. 7,716,373 Providence. 4,433,400 Louisville.. 6,720,311 Cleveland... ■ < 2,J31,452 Kansas City 2,839,700 New Haven. 1,817,471 Indianapolis 2,841,000 Columbus. 1,264,065 . Memphis . . 899,767 Springfield. . 805.718 Peoria 892,841 Lowell 184,976 Worcester.. 869,872 Syracuse... 415,072 Total $1,386,433,363 Onslde of New York $300,653,200. The exhibit this week is a satisfactory one, as compared with that of last week,. but most decidedly unsatisfactory when compared with that of the corresponding week last year, indi cating that the volume of general trade in the country in nowise compares with that of last year, but still maintains a healthy position as compared with some of the previous weeks of the current year. Outside New York, in the country at large, the clearings show a gain of 4.9 per cent., against a loss of 5 per cent, last week, and a gain of 8.5 per cent, the previous week.* In the west some of 'the larger cities continue to thow enormous gains, indicating a prosperous state of trade. Chicago, with a "booming" run of trade, gained 41 .§ per cent, against 23 per cent, last week. St. Louis, having recovered from the adverse influences of the previous week, shows a gain of 12.9 per cent, against a loss of 3.3 per cent. Kansas City shows the notice ably large gain of 51.2 per cent. Milwaukee gains 32.5 per cent, against 56.6 per cent. In dianapolis, 10 per cent , against a loss of 11.4 per cent. Columbus a total of $1,264,061, against $864,160 last week; and Peoria, $892, -341, against $722,587. A Horrible Mnrder Divulged and the Slurderers Arrested. Memphis, March — The police, this morn ing, arrested Sandy Matthis, colored, who last October murdered E. Polk, also colored, near Lucy station, in this county. The murder of Polk was a most hJnible affair. Matthis was fearful that Polk would cause a step daughter of his, with whom he was on intimate terms, to leave him. So arming himself he approach ed' Polk, who was coated in the house and split his head open with one blow. He then dragged the dead body into a cotton pen, dug a hole and after cutting the . remains into pieces buried it, taking the precautions to sow th« spot with grass. The step daughter was a witness to the killing, but through fear kept the matter secret until yesterday when she re lated the particulars of the killing and went with some parties to the spot where the re mains of the dead man were found, Matthis denies the murder but the proof :is positive against him. A Jvhc on the Younff Man. [St. Peter Tribune, March I.] A young gentleman out in the country went to see his girl on Sunday night on horseback, aod some young men played a joke on him. They put the young mau's horse in the stable and put the saddle and bridle on a borae belonging to the girl's father, and hitched the same to the fence where said young man had left his horse. When the young man went to go home he did not notice the change, but he did the next morning when the girl's father went after his horse and accused the young man of stealing it. The young man tried to explain, but the old gent would not listen to any such nonsense The end is not yet. Simply a ThitJ'. i [Duiuth Tribune] The daily papers of the state do no t seem to have much regard for the "enterprise" of their morning contemporary, the P. P. They call the "enterprise" by another name, somewhat shoiter and bloater, namely, theft. The P. P. in common with all the dally papers oi the state received a sealed copy of Bhune's speech, with a request not to publish it be fore 12 o'clock on Monday. The P. P. did publish extracts from the speech before the allotted time, and thus violated the confidence placed in it. It pre tends now to have received the extract by graph . This is "enterprise," and a newspaper "scoop." The other name is thieving. ■ Falsa Pretence • Chief of Police Truax, of Kortlxfield, was in the city last night looking for one Prof. Clanpit, who is wanted for obtaining money under false pretences. He bad represented himself to several around North, field and Faribault to be a teacher at Faribault and was collecting the money to procure books. He has the reputation of belt a smart swindler and theie will be several to appear against him if he can be apprehended. He is a man of about five feet eight Inches in height, dark comp'e stoned and beard and mustache, dressed in dark clothes, with robber over- I coat, and generally wears bis pants in his boots . He is well educated and a gifted talker. Engaging ii Business . Mr. Horace G. Dorm, who baa for several years most faithfully and acceptably filled a position in the city department of the Globe, has resigned bis po sition to engage in business on bis own account. He has opened a gents' furnishing ttore - in the Sherman block, where hs has a fine and . full ■ Use of ; gents' goods including hats and caps. Mr. Dunn is a young man of strict integrity, excellent habits and pleasing address. The Globe greatly regrets to cart with him, and in doing so can commend him most heartily and cor dially to the business public. He is a gentleman of reliability, who will command success because he deserves it. Killed by an Explosion in a Powder Packing House. MarQtjette, Mich., March 6.— lower powder bouse of the Lake Superior Powder company's mill*, situated three miles north of this city, exploded at 9 o'clock this morning. Four men were instantly killed, and nothing remains to show where the building stood. It contained about a ton and half of powder. Two pailsfull of the remains have been found up to this time. The killed were: Herman Eckstone, Charles D. Hatch, McDonald and Doyle. The Famous Dunn ell Letter. Winona, Minn., March 6. — The original copy of the now famous Dunnell letter, ILe authorship of which has been so emphatically denied by that gentleman, is in possession of Daniel Sinclair, editor of the Republican. It has been examined by men thoroughly familiar with Mr. Dunnell's peculiarities of penman ship and punctuation, and its genuineness proved beyond the possibility of a doubt. A Railroad Smash. Chicago, March 6.— A freight engine on the Northwestern road slipped a boiler bolt at the city limits to-night, and the escaping steam severely scalded the fireman and engineer. The engine then ran in checked until it met the outgoing Omaha passenger train, with which it collided. Both en gines were badly wrecked Tbe locomotive teles coped the tender, and three clerks in the mall car were considerably bruised. Tbe accident appeared to be unavoidable . (Elnhe. WORK OF CONGRESS. New Measures Introduced In Roth Houses— The Senate Again Dlscusse* the Anti-Chinese Bill— lnternal Revenue Taxation Cursorily Considered in the House— The Bill Granting Mrs. Garfleld a Pension Amended by Adding the Names ot Mrs. Polk and Mrs. Tyler. The Senate. Wa6Hlngtgn, March 6 - Senator Allison present ed the memorial of tbe lowa legislature in behalf ot the bridge over the Missouri river above Omaha. Senator Merrill reported adversely the following : To establish a branch mint of the United States at Omaha; to authorise the payment of customs and duties la legal tender notes. Calendar. Senator Morrlil reported favorably tbe bouse bill to repeal discriminating duties on tea and coffee products of the Netherlands. Calendar. Also, fa vorab'y the bouse joint resolution in behalf of tbe American company of revisors of tbe New Testa ment for the return and remission of duties. Passed. Senator Ingalls reported from the judiciary com mittee an original bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout tha United States, em bodying what is commonly known as "the equity system," conferring jurisdiction upon district courts of the United Btates to hear matters in bankruptcy upon petition. Senator Vest, from the committee on commerce, reported a bill incorporating the Inter-Oceanic Ship Railway company, generally known as 'Eida' bill," accompanied by a report from the committee rec ommending its passage. The report concludes as follows : 'Believing that the commercial Interests of this country will be largely benentted by tbe construction of a ship rail road, that it will have a tendency to infuse new life Into our now languishing commerce, and that it is eeserjtial, if our government would retain the re spect of our people and of foreign nations, that it fchould now practically demonstrate its determination to forever discourage foreign control upon this con tinent. The committee report back the bill favor ably, with certain amendments, and with recommen dations that it do pass." Senator Teller reported favorably the house bill to pension Mrs. Garfleld with an amendment Including Mrs. Po'k, and Mrs. Tyler. The amounts specified are $6,000 a year, from September 19, 1881. Bills introduced: By Senator Vest— To authorize the construction of abridge across the Missouri at the most accessible point at or near Jefferson, Mo. By Senator Beek — To establish the eastern judicial district of Kentucky. By Senator George— To aid in the repair and con struction of the levee on the east bank of tbe Missis sippi river in the state of Mississippi. Also to re vise the grant of lands made to the state of Missis sippi to aid in the construction of a railroad from Brandon to the Gulf of Mexico- By Senator Davis (til.) for Logan, who was una ble to be present -To provide f<r the construction of the Illinois It Mississippi canal. Ihe bill directs the secretary of war to survey, la j out and construct a canal from a point on the Il linois river, afcoi near the town of Hennepiu, by the most practicable and convenient route to the Mls si&bippi liver, at or above the mouth of Rock river, Illinois, with a branch canal or feeding from Bock ilver to Dixon, and connecting by the most practi cable and convenient route with the river line of said canal at the most suitable and conven ient point near the town of Sheffield, the canal and branch to be not less than 70 feet wide at the water line aud not losb than six feet in depth of water, with locks not less than 150 feet in length and 20 feet wider than the Oinal, with a capacity for vessels of at least 283 tons burden The bill fur ther provides the canal and branch, when completed Bhail be a military, naval, postal and public high way, connecting the waters of Lake Michigan and tho Illinois, Mississippi and Bock rivers, aud shall be established as such to the United States and the people thereof forever, and no obstruction shall be placed therein which shall impede or in'erfete with tbe nclater rupted navigation thereof. It also provides that congress may at any time regulate, fix and determine the tolls aud charges to be impoEed upon asid im provement when completed. The bill prov.des for an appropriation of $1,000,0C0 to commence the work, and preecribes in detail the methods of con demnation, etc., for obtaining the requisite right of way. Mr. Garland offered a resolution of in quiry, addressed to tbe military committee as to the propriety of inaressiag the $100,000 appro priation for the purchase and distribution of sub sistence stores to and in reltef of tbe laboring class in the district overflowed by the Mississldpl river and its tributaries. Adopted. The bill to provide a commission on the alcohol liquor traffic was read the secend time and laid over temporarily . The Ohlnese bill was then taken np and Senator 81ater advocated it. Senator Cameron (Wis.) said that in 1879 be voted against the IS passenger bill, but he would vote for the pending bill. When the immense and over flowing population of China is considered and that the entire cost of bring Chinese labor frcrn Shanghai to San Francitco does not exceed $13, we mnet admit China can, if do restriction be placed upon the immigration of her laborer?, pour count less tboussnds of them into the ports of California snd On con. The Mx companies were now hurrying Uoolies into Oregon to construct th 9 X ortheru Fa clac railroad. 'i he day's discussion closed by Senator Davis be iug awarded the floor. Senator Allison submitted tbe conference report upon tbe immediate deficiency bill . Adopted Ad* jonrned. House of Representatives Washington, March 6;— The speaker announced the unfinished business to be considered, the consu lar and diplomatic bill, on tha passage of which the previous question was ordered Saturday. Mr. Hol man moved to recommend the bill with Instruction to the committee on appropriations to strike there from all provisions in regard to envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary, ministers and secre tarys of legation, and to Insert therein provisions for the appointment of such consuls and other commer cial agents as shall be necessary to promote and en courage the commerce of the United States and pro tect the interests of cltlzecs of the United States in f orelga countries. The motion was lost, 22 to 27, and the bill passed. ;■"■.;" Bills introduced: By Mr. Belford— A resolution reciting the mis eries Inflicted upon the Jews in Butsia, declaring the people of the United States protest against the spirit of the persecution revived in Bnssia, asserting the Hebrews are loyal citizens and subjects, and re questing the president to submit to his Imperial ma jesty the Czar, the friendly assurances of ths people of Vie United Btates. and request him to exercise bis power for the sake of humanity to protect his Jewish subjects from the violence of their enemies. By Mr. Kelly— abolish discrimination In duties and to enlarge the free list. It peaces the following articles on the free list: Cassia, cassia vero, cassia bads, cinnamon, cloves, clove stea s, mace, nutmeg, pepper unground, white or black, oil of bay leaves, oil cf cloves, oil of cubeba, nirro benzeole or oil of mirban, gum assafatlda, chloride of pottasium crude, and nitrate of potash, crude. By Mr. Hewitt, Alabama— To restore to the pen sion roll the names of persons dropped by reason of participating in or aiding the rebellion. By Mr. Washburae, Minnesota— Repealing the law allowing pre-emption of public lands. A night session was ordered for Friday, fcr con sideration of pension bills. Mr ', Jacobs, New York, Introduced a bill to regu late the exposition of articles made In Imitation of butter and cheese. It requires that such articles be distinctly marked with the word "oleomargarine," "su«ine," "butterloe," or such other word by which tho srtlo'es may be known or designated . Mr. Manning,' Mississippi, Introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to section a, article 3, of the constitution, so it will read: "Ju dicial power shall extend to all cases in law and equity arising under the constitution and law* of the United States and treaties made. ■■■■* • • • To ail cases of admiralty and maritine jurisdiction, and to controversies to which the United States shall be a party. To controversies between two or more states, between a state and a citizen of another slate, between citizens of the saie state, claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state or citizens thereof and foreign states, citizens or subjects . In all cases affecting embassa dors or other public ministers and consuls,and the S3 in which the state shall be a party, the supreme court shall have original jurisdiction. Delegate Ouray introduced a bill for the election of governors and other territorial officers. Mr. Dibble, of Tennessee, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill repealing so much of clause 6, section 8,214, revised statutes, relating to the sale of leaf tobacco as imposes fine or penalty on farmers and producers of leaf tobacco who may sell the same to consumers, and providing that hereafter all far* men or other producers of leaf tobacco shall be al lowed to eel 1 their own or their tenants' production without license or penalty. The motion was second ed, ay 03 83, noes 6e,and a half hour's debate ensued. Mr.Kibble advocated the bill. The bill, he said, would only reduce the revenue about $600. At present it costs the government $10,000 to enforce th c law and collect that $600. • ' ~ Mr, White of Kentucky, favored the bill as one that would relieve the small farmer of the couth of a great hardahlD. Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, stated he was anxious to get lid of the system of internal taxation which put the «hole process of business of particular class es under civil supervision, but th's was beginning at the wrong end. . It would allow the revenues, as far as tobacco was concerned, to be frittered away. This question was now before the committee of ways and means and receiving grave consideration. It had been stated the revenue would only be reduced to the extent of SCO , but the commissioner of Internal revenue had laughed at that statement and declared th* revenue could not be estimated inasmuch as the manufacturer's stock would be greatly depreda ted. He, Kelly, would co-operate In all just efforts to relieve the country of internal revenue taxation, but to repeal this law now would be to throw the whole tobacco trade open and depreciate stocks in tho hands of every manufacturer. The bouse should wait until the committee on ways and means had re ported on the subject. Mr. Turner, Ky.,— The committee will never re port a bill of thU kind favorably or unfavorably. Mr. Kelly- 1 wonld like to know the reasons for the gentleman's statement. I Mr Turner— The records of this bouse. ■:■ / '■'• ~ Mr. Kelly— The i ©cords point to the put. I point to the future, (applause,) and I say I believe the committee will in a fortnight bring In a bill reducing Internal revenue taxation by an amount from $50, -000,000 to $15,608,000, and then it will be time to say what gentlemen will aid us in the good work of emancipating the Booth - Mr. House, Tennessee— the gentlemen of the committee report a bill on this subject during this session? Mr Kelly— will not help you open a floodgate by which your principal source of revenue will be lost. I will go systematically at work with you to get rid of the whole system, which Jefferson de nounced as an infernal one. ' Mr. Hatch, Missoorl-If the system Is so bad. why net open the floodgates now, even if it does affect the manufacturers ? ■ Mr. Kelly— lt is a system which became necessary to provide revenue when we were at war wih the proudest, bravest and ablet enemy which the coun try ever contended with. It was when we were ex pending millions a day in bringing tbe south baok to the onion. Mr. Hatch— you accomplished that lixteen years ago. , Mr. Kelly— But I, more than all southern nier, have labored to emancipate you from it. Mr Hatch— Then hep os to release the farmers. - - . .- - . Mr. Kelly— l will not hep you perpetrate a fraud on dealers. *~ * . : Mr. Hatch— Is not a fraud on dealers and wiT. not affect them one cent. Mr. Young (Ohio) opposed the bill, which, he ar gued, would strike down the manufacturing inter ests and make every farmer a quasi manufac turer. - \ . ■ Mr. Spier (Ga.) contested this vaxatious anc. harsh system of taxation should be abolished. i A motion to suspend tbe rules and pass the bill was lost, yeas 113, nays 91, not the necessary two thirds vote hi the affirmative, The bill passed appropriating $100,000 to on tlnne work on the Savin Island dam, Ohio river. ; Mr. Springer, Illinois, moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting special legis lation. The house refused, 28 to 42, to seooad th<> motion. The bill providing that when the Ute reservation shall be opened for settlement, the government shall recognize the rights of ' persons who in poo faith located within the ten mile limit on the eastern boundary of the reservation, went over for a month. Adjourned. - - ). .j v. Escaped Convict Captured. Chicago, March s.— The police here have captured \ one Gas ton Darohan, who escaped two years ago from the Missouri penitentiary. D-rohan is highly educated and claims to be a Catholic priest. He was serving a term In Missouri for stealing $200 from a priest in St. Louis, and is wanted in Canada for a similar offense in 1874. He served in prison at Sevoix, France, and his swindling exploits since have been many and varied. The spurious priest arrested to-diy, is but 31 years of age. His real name is Adrian Gor ter and he is a native of Holland. During hi i career he has borne 25 aliases. He was confined in the Wisconsin i penitentiary - for obtaining $500 through forgery, and white there there he gained the confidence of the officers and was placed In charge of patients in the hospital. Escaping to Canada under his former guise of a priest, he robbed a woman of $300. Drought Sufferers in Southern Illinois. Springfield, 111. , March 5.- A. P. Robert! , of Pinks tafT, Lawrence county, arrived in Springfield last night to consult with the gov ernor on measures of relief for the people in southern counties of the state suffering from the drouth of last year. He alleges that many people of property are in want and unable to supply means of subsistence till the crop come s and that aid from the state is not expected, bat if the legislature will instruct the county boards, where actual want exists, to issue bonds, to buy grain with the proceeds he sell the same to the needy.taking their obliga tions for it, all the help needed will be obtain ed. He will confer with the governor to-mor row. Funeral of Alice Wright. ~ Cleveland, March 6.— funeral of Alice Wright, who jumped from the hotel window Saturday, took place to-day from Trinity church, John W. Brown officiating. Many citizens, touched by the melancholy circum stances of her untimely end, and resident and visiting members of the dramatic profession, attended the services, which were peculiarly sad. A lot in Woodland cemetery was given for her burial, and numerous floral offerings testified the sympathy of strangers as well is the few present who knew her. , Array of Facts. [Mandan Pioneer.] The Daily Globe of St. Pan], of the 25th ult., comes out with a vigorous three-column article on the Missouri valley and Mandaii. No more forcible and truthful array of fact 9 has ever come before us, and our merchants should see that sufficient copies are being ju diciously distributed. - PERSONAL. A. Amerson of Fargo, is in tow . ; W. H. Davy, of Moorhead, is in St. Paul. The C. D. Hess Opsra company is at tie Windsor. ?.- - . Hon. W. H. Tale, Wiuona, is registered t.t the merchants. Jared Benson, of Anoka, is making a brief visit to St. Paul. Hon. H. R. Denny, the new United States Marshal, was in town yesterday. _• ' Hon. Jared Benson, Anoka, was among tie visitors to St. Paul yesterday. Mr. J. B. Culver, of Duiuth, is in St. Paul, and can be found at the Metropolitan. C. L. Avery and A. Morris, of Duluth, are In town, with headquarters at the American. John Baugh, the manager of the Grand Pa cific hotel at Moorhead, is on a brief visit to St. Paul. ; Hon. J. Ludwig, of Winona, was visiting friends in St. Paul yesterday, with headquarters at the Merchaants. O. H. Freeman, of Red Wing, E. Locke, of Willmar, and W. T. Bhufeldt, of Fargo, are looking over St. PauL Sheriff Richter and Chief Webber are off en a little excursion to Milwaukee. They will return the latter part of the week. E. R. Jefferson, of Duluth; G. O. Morfor I, of Omaha; L. P. Doolittle, of Wisconsin; and D. N. Martin, of Sterling, are at the Windsor. O. Brady, of Eau Claire; G. V. Goodhue, of Detroit; S. G. Jones, of Hudson; M. McGuire, of Owatonna, and H. Ericke, of Mankato, are at the St. James. : G. E. Meade, of Leadville; C. Tburston, of Bismarck; M. Webb, of Sauk Center; G. 11. Wallace, of New York; and O-. Johnson, of Knoxville are at the American. H. M. Allen, R. K. Carr and R. Campbe 1, of Duiuth; J. Moore, of St. Cloud; J. Me- Kinney, of Litchfleld, and J. W. Nitcher, of Brainerd, are at the International. * P. B. Bristol, of Mandan; F. E. Crary, of Hudson; D. F. Douglass, of Emerson; J. Moore, of Chicago; M. Mann, of River Falls; N. Porter, of Grand Forks, are at the Sherman. J. S. Bradley, of Philadelphia; H. B. Coil son, of New York; C. E. Grace, of Detroit; B. F. Talman, of Chicago; F. Wellham, of St. Louis, and P. Adams, of Hastings, are at the Clarendon. .•; The Chicagoana at the Merchants yesterday were O. 8. Caspary, J. W. Gervin, E. J. Mon tigny, F. N. Paterson, A. Rlttig, 8. G. Wil lard, W. H. Ford, S. R. Stringham, J. B. Crocker and J. Moneon. J. B. Chandler, of Chicago: J. C. Hatch, jf Boston; L. Hyde and M. C. Holton, of New York; J. McCall, of Winnipeg; C. W. Pott« r, of Milwaukee, and Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Hall, of Faribault, are at the Metropolitan. New fancy goods opening at B. F. Zahm A Cos. . Go and seethe newest thing iv Sacquo, Ulsters and Dolmans, at Lindeke, Ladd & Co s . NO. 66 OLD WORLD NEWS. THANKS OF VICTORIA TO THE AMER ICAN PEOPLE. Evidence of Mao Lean's Insanll v-The Com mons Again Refuse to Allow Bradlangh to Subscribe to the Parliamentary Oath— Sk obeloffs Speech Asserted to Have Been Authorized— Foster Making Conciliatory Speeches in the Disturbed Districts of Ireland— Miscellaneous. GREAT BRITAIN. MACLEAN'S INSANITY. London, March 6.— MacLean, the would-be assassin of the queen, was quietly removed Saturday to the Reading Jail. The solicitor of his family writes that he possesses certificates of the . eminent* physicians Mandsleys and Qodrich, of the existence of mental aberration in the prisoner, of long standing, and he has no hesitntion in saying there will be no diffi culty in establishing the fact of his insanity. : THE QUEEN'S THANKS. Tlit following note from Earl Granvllle to United States ; Minister Lowell . is printed: '•My dear Mr. Lowell:— I hove just received a a message from the ; queen desiring me to convey her Majesty's acknowledgments for the congratulations you offered on behalf of the president and people of the United States, and to express her hearty thanks for the kind feel ing manifested towards her majesty. Yours very sincerely," (Signed) Granville. Ponsonsby, the .queen's private secretary, writing upon receipt of Secretary Frelinghuy sen's telegram, expressing the pleasure of the president and the people of the United States at the escape of the queen, says: "Dear Mr. Lowell — I received your telegram to-day and ga\e it to the queen, who was very much touched by the kindly feeling shown. I felt that the expression of one nation to another was rather too important for me to answer, and therefore gave it to Lord Granville, with the queen's request that he would convey her most hearty thanks for this telegram." IRISH PARLIAMENTARY PABTY. , ..^ In order to prevent the perpetuation of di visions in the Irish parliamentary party, and lax attendance of its members, a plan is under consideration to pay each member elected to parliament at the next election .£3OO per ses sion of parliament, and for a contribution of £350 towards the expenses of each contested election. It is proposed to raise the fund by the levy of a shilling per year on each elector, and to ask the land league to contribute in the event of a deficit. PARLIAMENT. London, March 6. — In commons this even ing Sir Stafford Northcote moved the house reaffirm the resolution of February 7. that Bradlaugh be not permitted to go through the form of repeating the words of the oath. Majonbanks, liberal, moved an amendment in favor of legislation, permitting affirmation. Labouchere, promised on behalf of Bradlaugh, if Majoribank's amendment should be carried he, (Bradlaugh), would not go up to the table until the legislation was effected, provided the delay was only for a reasonable time. Gladstone supported the amendment as the best means of relieving the house from its increasingly painful position. Majoribanks' amendment was rejected by 257 against 242, and Northcote's motion was carried without division. Msjoribanks gave notice he would ask leave to bring in a bill amending the law relating to the parliamentary oath. Gladstone, in moving the address to the queen referring to her recently attempted as eafisination, said similar attempts upon the lives of rulers in other countries had b«en as serled with some grievance or discontent, whereas the attempt upon the queen was prompted solely by a morbid desire for no toriety. Northcote seconded the motion far the address and it was carried unanimously. Debate on the land act committee of the house of lords was resumed. In the lords a resolution was moved by Granville and sec onded by Salisbury, congratulating the queen on her escape, was unanimously passed. IRELAND. _____ Dublin, March 6.— Foster visited Tulla - more county kings, and addressed a crowd from the hotel window. He said he had come to the distrusted districts] to X see for himself whether the reports of out rages was correct. He announced suspects would be released as soon as the outrages ceased. He denied apian is under considers - to pay members of the Irish parliamentary party elected at the next election. GENERAL SKOBELOFF . London, March — A Berlin correspondent declares he has good authority for saying that during the day and evening which Gen. Sko beloff made his first speech, Gen. Ignatiff hinted to a friend that Gen.. Skobeloff would make some remark which would create pro found sensation in Europe. Those acquainted with Skobeloff believed his language was au thorized. The Presse of Vienna says Gen. Sko beloff's brother-in-law is continuing the agi tation in Paris. GENERAL FOREIGN. Paris, March 6.— The Messenger says: The new bank which it is proposed to form to re suscitate the Union Generate, will tave a nom inal capital of 50,000,000 francs. Bonds giving a right to share in the profits will be allotted to shareholders and creditors of the Union Generate as a partial compensation for their losses. Sadden Illness of Henry Ward Beecber. Chicago, March 6.— Henry Ward Beecher's lecture drew a crowded house at Central Mu sic hall to-night. His subject was ''The moral uses of luxury and beauty." He had proceeded in his talk about twenty minute*, when reaching the passage about the difficul ties of rich men In attaining salvation, he began: - "There is an impression." At this point he stopped, hesitated and appeared to stagger. Some one in the audience seeing he was about to faint gave the alarm and he was helped off the stage by some gentlemen on the platform. Prof. Swing, who had introduced Mr. Beecher made a brief announcement to the audience that Mr. Beecher was suddenly indisposed and moved that he be excused for the evening, a motion that was unanimously concurred in. Medical aid was summoned at once, atd it was discovered that Mr. Beecher had been weakened by stomach troubles, and that -his fainting had been brought about by the close atmosphere of the crowded room. He is billed for a lecture at Ottawa to morrow night and says he will fill the engagement. " '■■' ■ . Wlndom'4 Trade With Dunnell. *"&•£ [Winona Tribune.] There is a surprising unanimity observable in the papers that are abusing Congressman Dunnell in not commenting on the promise made through Mr. W. W. Billson, that Mr. Windom would not be a candidate for the sen ate again. It is gently and timidly passed over by the Pioneer Prtss as "one of the le gends whls anonymous correspondents are fertile in inventing by way of embellishing their narratives." The assertion first : ap peared in the editorial column of this paper ar.d can be substantiated. The Tribune's in formant is an honorable, reliable gentleman and the promise was given in his presence. Lmdeke, Ladd A Co. have the newest styles in Sacqaes, Dolmans and Ulsters.