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A AJ-1W THE DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. 1 ESTABLISHED 1854-JOURNAL COMPANY. KANSAS CITY. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1S7G. VOL.

XV NO. 12 SOUTH CAROLINA. ADMILI BOMMAIU. GETUSEMANE. Tildbrs presidential gooeeboM ttill norka 196 degree Mow par.

OREGON. Tlfi PrMldonflal Klerionil Complication. Walking In tha Talley of the Shadow of Dath, Brooklyn Pufeon the Hablla-liionto of Woo, And the Mourners Oo About the Streets. Preparing for the Funeral Ceremony ol the Tlcllmo. The Terrible Agony end Angnlah ol lirrat City.

The Ausablc Mails wagon to one side and overturning h. Mrs. Ostrom and thecbildrenwerethrown off soma dietetics to one tide, and Mr. Ostrom threw himself under the wagot to prevent its falling upon them. He waa caoght sqnare under tbe cross bar of tha wagoo-b'-d.

There was a Wright of felly 1,600 pounds upon him. Mrs Ostrom got upon her feet aa soon os possible, and found her husband very pale, but he assured her that be was not greatly hort. He fold her to get a lever and pry the wagon offhim. She tried, hat could not move It, He grew paler and I paler, and five minutes after the accident be died. At this time the oldest soo, who was driving slow, came ap.

He and mother were both anable to remove tbe load from tbs body of the deed husband and father. And they were compelled to uncouple tbe wagon and drag It off with the mules No means would avail anything to restore life. There were the poor woman and her eight children, fifteen miles from humen being, in the heart of tbe Rocky mountains, and night upon them. Tbe oldest one of the children was only fourteen, end the others were very small The nearest house was fifteen miles back, over the same road, through the mountains that they had traveled So with tbe dead body of her husband lying in sheet by br side, and her children and the beasts of the mountain wilds to keep her company, the brave woman determined to spend the night. A big fire was built and the children were made as comfortable as possible.

But at this seasoo it is very cold in the mountains, and do what she might the little ones suffered. She never thought of her owe comfort, and she and her eldest boy kept the lonely vigil through an almost endless aod very cold and dark nieht With the first ray of daylight the bereaved mother began to make preparations for her return. 'Ibe wageu was coupled togethsr and the mules were attached The children and tho dead body of the husband were put in the wagon, and the party began to retrace their footsteps. The body had froseu stiff during the night The road was so bad that they did not reach any bouse until 9 o'clock on Saturday night. Mr.

Ostrom came from Mobile, Ala to Denver, in lHt9. Ho was a carpenter, and was a first-class workman. He was a man of refined manners, and very popular. He woe about forty-five years of age. t'sltsit NtMtrs iMitriMi fteateneed la stork on Memteen tortilteaiioiia.

(From thsGAlvrstnn New.) Brownsville, Nov. There was considerable excitement yesterday. Jesse Dennett, deputy clerk of the federal court Mr. Cataway and Mr. Garland, deputy marshal; Mr.

White, special treasury agent, and Georg Champion, member of the federal grand jury, weut to MatauiorHR, called ou Capt. Smith, the American prieuocr, and went to Jobo Clinchs bar-rootn and restaurant. They were drinking, and a Mexican officer who had been in the rear ot the building cams into the bar-room. He was politely asked to take a drink He the party inviting to the extreme of insults in Mexico. A quarrel ensued.

George Champion tried to preserve the peace. The officer sent for the police. Champion tried to leave, and was struck in the face. All were made prisoners except White, who fortunately evaded arrest. Tbe civil authorities fined them $60 and Gen.

Kevueltat took the rase in his own hands and fined them $160 each, aod in default ot payment, one months work on the fortifications. Hammered Ilot, And tho Pointing in Done Cold, Imitating tha Process of making Nails hy Hand. QUALITY 13 FULLY GUARANTEED. For Sale hy all Loading Iron and Hardwire Housed. ABRAIIAM BUSSING, Secy, 35 Chambers N.

Y. A Fall Stock of Aiiuiblo Xnils ran be found at tho Warehouse of J. F. IfHTiAinm tfc Citv. sv noonesomieg sot; I doa'I thiok any one got down from tbe gallery altar me.

They were ALL FILED PM A BtAP on the first landing. From tbe street near (he hot office, I went around to the stage door, and it woe shot and on fire; Uieo came back to tbe front, aod the police were clearing the streets. Tbe paoio and the waot of a better means of exit prevented tbe people from getting oot. I woe about a minute extricating myself from tbe crowd. TBS PUBLIC FtrKRAL of the ooideotifird dead will take place on Saturday iosead of Sunday, as previously stated.

Memorial services, however, will beheld on Sunday. At noon to-morrow the militia will assemble oa Sehermerhoro their right resting on Flatbaeh aveoue. The processioo will be in the following order Police, band, clergy in carriages, hearses, military escort, relatives and friends in carnages, city officials ia carriagee, and ei izene. The procession will move at one o'clock p. m.

The services in the cemetery will consist of prayers, addresses and singing by choral societies. Tbe bodies will be taken from the two morgues by the undertakers without eoecial ceremony and carried, each coffin in a vehicle, to tbe Sehermerhoro free from ordinary fa forming. te closed he-twren three. The isoo the summit circular, and Tbe nee the center is was presented and a plao the coffius was In order la) marred by hill of fresh grave diggers, volunteered away and afterward dug completely circumference. for the monument diameter.

In be laid with and aa close engaged digging The lot is on for funerals. They will construction, the double row of is supposed hundred vehicles INFANTRT, Gen. Thos. The line of Flathuih avenue Third street, to Twenty-Fifth the cemetery. will be held Park theatre, vocal music of S.

W. Love-joy, music under band master LOST-Tbe identified, being and Ne John Turner, Jumes Cassidy, Obener, August Martin, Mrs. John Tracey, Jatnee Bog-11. Stiles, HORfit Farther Terrible Befalls. New Yore, Dec.

H. Brooklyn is literally walking in the Valley of the Shadow of of Death. The htuerale of such of the victims of the theater disaster as have been identified are taking place, and through the streets, io every part of tbe city, UEAOSES ARB OOIEO bearing remains to the cemeteries. About thirty-five men areal work on the ruins, and if is hoped that the full extent ot the calamity will be definitely ascertained within the next twenty-four hour. They have not yet succeeded in uncovering the dress circle, and it fa therefore still uncertain how manv, if any, of the spectators in it perished One more body was found in the parqaette, and also two or three fragments ot flesh, which may possibly belong either to the bodies which have already been removed or to others which have been almost totally consumed.

Tbe body was so CHARRED AND DISFIGURED as to be unrecognisable. It was evidently that of a woman, as a piece of hoop-skirt adhered to tbe remains. The articles taken from the dead have been deposited for identification, and are guarded by a number of police officers. Since 11 o'clock, when the articles were arranged fer identification, they have been examined by a large number of persons The REMAIN'! or MURDOCK, aud bis brother actor. Claude Borroughs, are in charge of the undertaker.

Several bodies were claimed at both morgues today. One body, on which was found a gold watch, was claimed by no less than seven persons. In the temporary morgue there is quite spile of arms, legs and fragments ot flesh. The police central office and city hall are heavily draped, and the large business establishments are putting ou the HAHILIAMKSTS OF MOURNING. A niraber ot stores are closed, and on the doors are notices reading, "Closed io consequence of death in the family." FIRE marshals INVESTIGATION.

At the investigation which the fire marshal is making, John Lyons testified that he was io tbe gallery, and first saw the fire through a crack in the eceue on the left hand side ot the stage. It was quite large flame when 1 heard the cry of ere, Robert Jargon. Chart separate place of aeeembly on afreet, which will be kept travel while the cortege Places ol business will the hoars ot one and lot in Greenwood cemetery of an elevation. It is nearly sixty feet in diameter. from the circumference to about two feeL 1 be ground by the Cemetery association, tor tha arrangement of made by Comptroller Perry.

that the services may not tbe presence of an unsightly earth thrown tip by the Comptroller Perry to have ah the dirt rarted carried back aguin. A CIRCULAR TRENCH fourteen feet wide will he around the inside of tbe This will leave a center plat about thirty feet in the trench the bodies will their teet toward the ceoter, as may he necessary. The workmen are busily the trench to-day. tle avenue, near the exit All the coffins are to he alike. be plain, but tasteful in only ornament being a diamond-headed tacks.

It that not more than one will be needed. About TTIREE THOUSAND under the command of Dakin, will form the escort. march will be through to Sixth avenue, thence to thence to Fourth avenue and street, which leads to Services Sunday afternoon in Hoolej'e opera house, and academy of music. The will be under the direction and the instrumental tho direction of Conterno, of the 22d regiment. A LIST OF TUI following have been all resident of Brooklyn York: Richard Curran, Charles Rome, Isaac Lesser, James Garvey, Hugh Aurbach, Sirs.

Ann Berry, Joseph Fardell, J. KuskcII, H. Ralph, Mrs. ITOBTHWESTEBN HORSE SMAIL CO. ESTABLISHED IN 1803.

HAMMERED AM FINISHED EOESE HAILS. oflVr FlB.hrt Kail ts thr trMI. with III ennftrieure that It haw no rqsal In tha grmatvre Moiathwrwters" Bell, Flelsked, I snquoliftctl guaranty. tho trade with the is market. It la the Bad we five IB ear Ofllce and Factory, 66 to 68 Tan Boren A.

W. KING3LAND, Secretary. Saren Chicago. Secretary. BOOTS A WHOLESALE Boots Shoes GATES KENDALL.

J. A. OOOFRH. V. B.

has just been reached fa the ease of oaa Hbnry Pbuk, who purchased tickets for himself and family on the Central and Hudson road. Finding all the teats occupied In the rear cars, he was directed by the conductor to go forward, and proceeded to the drawing room ear, where be found the only recant seats. He took possession of three chairs for himself, wife aod daughter, and upon (he arrival of (he conductor was caked for the palace ear fare, 76 cents for each seat. Pbtk declined to pay it, claiming that he had paid full fare to Albany. Upon reaching Palestine Bridge, the next stopping place, and still refusing to pay the extra fare, Peck waa ejected from the train, the wife and daughter voluntarily following and leaving the car.

Action was brought agaiost the railroad company to recover damages for ejection from the care, and in two courts the jaty rendered a verdict io the plaintiff's favor. The railroad company, not cootent with the decision, had the case brought before the court of appeals, and the trial, which has just closed, resulted in a verdict of $3,000 for the plaintiff. A RemlwiaeeHC at Sole Tsssgrr. From ili 81. Paul Piooerr Upon one occasion Quantrell's band encountered a parly of jayhewkers numbering thirty or more.

A dozen of the jayhewkers were killed and fiteen captured. They were taken to a camp and the question of their fate soon settled A 'ter supper, and while the shades of evening were anprowching, Cole Younger got out an Enfield rifle captured that day. It was the first ever seen, and its merits and demerits were discussed by the men. Opinions differed as to its superior qualities. One of the men remarked that he had heard that it would kill at the distance of a mile.

Younger replied, "If that is so the force of the discharge must he terrific. Another banter-ingly remarked, that if the new gun would kill a mile distance, the ball at short range wild go through ten men. Younger raised op from the saddle on which he was sitting and remarked "Tbt is easy to Wbeo the prisoners heard this remark they felt sure their time was come. The fifteen prisoners were thej placed in line, one behiod the other, and Cole Younger took the gun, played with the lock a moment "to got the hang of and then measured off fifteen paces in front of the line formed, wheeled about, looked calmly into the faces of the doomed men, and then fired. The first, second and third man dropped without a groan Muttering a contemptuous condemnation of the new rifie, Younger, without once moving from bis tracks, continues his experiments.

Seven times the rifie was discharged, each time the guerilla commenting carelessly upon the merits of the Enfield, aud filteen of the jayhnwkers lay there in an inanimate on the grass The Oregon Elrftnr, (From the Portland Oregonian.) It is really surprising to see so much made by the Democrats of the question of Dr. Watts competency os an elector. We have h-ard e-veral Democrats express what one would naturally suppose to be the sentiment of all honest men that is, that it would be a shame to any party to attempt to put its candidate into the presidential office by means of such a technicality, and contrary to the clearly expressed will of the -ople. We know the gentleman on the Democratic ticket who received the highest vote tor eleetor, and we greatly mistake if he would even courcnt to be a party to such a transaction. The fact is there is nothing in this postinantcr question.

Tho intention and the proper construction is that a man shall not exercise the ofiice of trust or profit under the national government All this splitting hairs on thr meaning of a word is childish, when the object of all the word is taken together, and read by the general context, is obvious. Kx-pnstnmetere are not postmasters now, and they are qualified to act as electors. At least tins is what the plain people will persist hi understanding. no matter how much technical hair-splitting may he done about it A llsj They Hvnlila'l Celehrnle. (From tho Norfolk (V.) Landmark.) Thursday was observed very generally in this country, and by Americans abroad, as Thanksgiving day, but we saw very little to be thanklul for.

It is true we gave a holiday to nil persons connected with the Landmark, but we couldnt say a single word about Thanksgiving day without hypocrisy. The country would have appeared to better advantage in sackcloth and ashes than in gobbling down a pretentious dinner in honor ol the day, which was as much out of place ns a dnuhle-phvifilo in the chamber of dca'h The turkeys which wtro devoured shou'd have been roasted on bayonets, and served up on chiua resplendent in blue and brass. In one word this Thanks-giviug day is an exotic among us a dowu-euii importation which, ut this time, is peculiarly out of place, and we wish to heavcMi that our people would quietly ignore it for the future; or, at least, until we have something to be thanklul for in the conduct of our public affairs. Hanged by stisug ol S'onnierfellera. (From the Austin 4t-lie.

In Brown county, on Monday night, the 6th inst II. J. Ware, deputy United States marshal, when in charge of a party of men who were conveying him to Austin, was taken from them and hanged. He was the officer who arrested members of a gang of counterfeiters in some of the fruntier counties and had them confined in the Hreahaw jail peudiug their trial Having been arrested on a trumped-up charge, he proposed to accompany the party to Austin to have it investigated. He surrendered bis arms on a pledge that he should be takeo to our city.

After he had been disarmed and was proceeding quietly on his way, bis guard suffered themselves to be overpowered and gave him up to his fate. When killed be had warrants for the arrest of three other prisoners belonging to a gang of counterfeiters. Origin ol the lolka. About 130 a peasant girl, being in service in a tradesman's family at Klbeetrin-itz, in Bohemia, beguiled hersell one Sunday afternoon in her kitchen hy endeavoring to invent a new step.whicn she tried to adapt to a village song. While thus disponing herself she was surprised by her employer, who, quite interested, made her repeat the experiment tbe same ev-evening ir tbe parlor, where Joseph Neruda, ao emineut musician happened to be presut, who noted the air aod the step.

Not long afterward the new dance was danced at a citizens' ball in the town and in 1835 came ifo fashion at Prague, where, io consequence of the hall step which occurs in it, was called the Pulka, which meaus in Tcheque, half. Four years later a band of Prague musicians brought tbe dance to Vienne, where it had a great success, and in 1840 a dancing master of Prague, named Raab danced it for the first time in Paris. J. A. COOPER Hanafootoren and Wholesale Dealers In Boots Shoes 410 Delaware Kansas City.

Mo. Got. Cbambblaix baa breto peacefnll? loaogaraud, aod will eoDiioue to bold the fort In Roath Carolina. Not word from Moafb and Zaciabii Stoo tbe electoral collegw declared in favor of Batik and Wncct.tn. Coveiosaixo "the fact of the retorne wo vboold the Democratic port? will not bo mbit to "cheek it through thie oter.

Tib Kaoeae Suite Teacher' aeeociation hold on adjourned meeting at Topeka Deo 26th. The railroad companies will ell roond tickete to delegatee at reduced rate. Poor. Tice ie not far oot of the way thie time. Hie prediction for Deo.

to Uth were: "Barometer falling, tern-pcratare riling, eloudiog, threatening weather, with heavy rain and enow toriae. WiTTiiaoii of the OouriefJoumal, eeme to have cohered op. He notifiee the bulldozing preea that Colorado ie a eovereign atate of the Union, aod they make adjective fool ol themaelvee in trying to coant it ont. Col. Bob Imokbsoll having been invited to lecture io Kan toe City, repliee that he hae not aa yet decided to lecture the preeent eeaeon, bnt should hia business permit of hia ao doing, he will make Kanaae City a visit.

Tut belligerent antics of Wans Damp toji in South Carolina, have for a few days qnite overshadowed the European war cloud. Mr. Hewitt should appoint a select committee of five to prevent the gory warrior dashing hie brains out without due provocation. The Cincinnati tfemmerci'uf suggests that aocient mariner Gideon Welles as a good managing editor (or Mostoum-ebt Hlair's new Democratic daily in Washington. The Ohio Stole Journal indorses the proposal and recommends that the paragraphing be done by Alexander H.

Stepiiehs, and society matters and social gossip by Randolph Tucker and old Jerry Black The Missouri Inter-Collegiate Oratorical association will hold its annual meeting and contest at Hank hall, in Liberty, on Friday night, December 22d, lH7f. This association represents five of the leading colleges in the state, and the fin- est talent wiil be present to represent the several institutions. Three prominent gentlemen from various parts ot the state will award the prizes. Harry Murdoch, one of the victims of the Brooklyn cremation, was a nephew of the famoue James E. Mur-! dock.

He was a young actor of varied gifts and brilliant promise. Claude Bukrouoiis, another member of the company, also perished in the flames. These two young men were playing, respectively, Pierre, the cripple, and Picard, the valet to the chevalier 1 When the Republican electors of Louisiana assembled on Tuesday, and were about to cast their ballots, Mr. Devisee, one of the electors, startled his fellow members by saying: "Mr. President-Before costing my ballot, I wish to make one remark: I have been offered to-day $100,000 if I would vote for Samuel J.

Tildes. I consider my right to vote for Rutuerpord B. Hayes worth more than that. Mr. Holly, the iuventur of the Holly water-works, proposes to beat the entire city of Lockport, by steam.

The idea is not a novel one, as it has been brought up at various times and rejected by practical minds, who considered it impracticable. Mr. Holly furnished cold water to many cities, including Kansas City, which, figuratively speaking, he has kept in hot water most of the time without extra charge Ex-Gov. Pacheco is elected to congress from one of the California districts by a majority of one vote. This ie the third time Gov.

Pachecos political fortune hae etumbled upon the identical figure. Io 1869 he was elected to the state senate by a majority of one, and bis election being contested, he was confirmed In his eat by a vote of 20 against 19 for bis opponent. He seems to be the champion of email majorities. A uemtlemam from Columbus, Ohio, named Hayea, having leased the present eligible quarters of President Grant tor the term four years, the latter has uu. sr houso in Washington to which he will remove on the 6tb ot March.

This is another cause of tore disquie. to the Democratic party. They realize that Gen. Grant is the right man in the right place at Washington, and couldn't be spared on any account. Washinotox correapoudenti of the Democratic press have asserted that the Republicans were in a terrible sweat about 8euator Shermam.

But the agony will all be on the other side when they read the letter of Senator Sherman to the president reporting upon his recent mission to Louisiana and inspection of the official canvass of the returning board. Wfe give the material portions oi this report in this morning's Journal. Thb continued amorous advances of the Dsmocratio party toward Gen. But-Auleh are beginning to attract public Vtion, and should admonish the "lone JWow to be careful of her reputation. TJut we have no fear on this score.

She been once divorced from the psrfidi-old reprobate, auj) knowiog bis tricks aod manners, mud having a comfortable bed and board of her own providing, and all necessary creature comforts, will no doubt resist bis blandishments and resent any undue familiarity. Aod wbeu "the widow raises her fist, Sammy will think he sees the band of Providence in this business. Prof. A. Ghauam Ubi.l, inventor of the Speaking Telephone, reports extraordinary experimental progress with this wonderful Instrument.

He has established a line of wire between his rooms in the Boston university and the Cambridge observatory, a distance of eight miles, through which conversation is carried on with perfect ease. He also, on the 27th of last month, tried bis telephones oo a wire between Boston and North Conway, N. a distance of 143 miles, with the most gratifying success. In fact distance seems to be no obstacle whatever to the conveyance of articulate and intelligible language by word of mouth and over ordinary telegraph wire. Railioad oompaniee must provide seats for all passeogers, says the New York oourt of appeals.

This decision Tba ConRreMtanal InTroIlK-llon Ilrgun. Trying to got Bid of United Btetea Troops. Goy Chamberlain la bn Tried far Treason. Columbia, Dec. 8 The congreeeional Investigating committee arrived last night and this morning they met and organised and toon alter drove to (be slate bouse.

Tbe Republican boose and senate are in session, but have taken no important actioo. Tbe committee appointed by the Democratic house yesterday is now in discharge of its mission, which is to call upon the officer commanding tho United State troops and inform him that tho bouse is legally constituted and and ask the withdrawal of troops from that building, and if refused to demand hy wbnt authority troops are retained there. The Democratic house also instructed the judiciary committee to employ connae and proceed against I). II Chamberlain for treasonable acts iu usurping the government ol the state; alsc direi tmg the committee to ascertain and report what counties are not represented ia the house. Odtelnl Vats Uliasnrl.

St Louis, Dec. 8 The official rote on the state ticket wav counted at Jefferson City to-day. Te vole for Phelps, governor, was 199 5H0; Finkelnburg, 147.194. Phelps majority, New Advertisements COMMISHION J. M.

DAVIES CO, COMMISSION Merchants! OFFICE IN Missouri Valley Bank, KANSAS CITY, MO. V. 1UHHETT, ASSISTANT MANAGES. RKFEKRNCK8 Nuirl.aa, Htcknk A Nt-w York. ('nnk'-tt Jir-ILrra, Roatuo.

Pint National Hank, Kami City. Hank. DRY GOODS, ETC. A. T.

ST Ef ART CO. HAVE OPENED. IN THKIH WHOLESALE WAftEU0LL8, ON Wnhasli Avenue and Washington Ht.9 CHICAGO! jnrsrc and Well-Selwtcd Stock of Foreign and Do mestlc Dry Goods, Carpets, Etc. To mIi icli llie.v Invite the Npeeial Attention of the Trade. 1HOK-WORKS.

IRON WOKKS toft I COMPAQ fl 1 llvff 5, A .5 os Prifcs, Vi k-11: BUIt.0rKSNEc Lindell Hotel 8T. LOUIS, MO. GRISWOLD, CLEMENT SCDDDER, PROPRIETORS, Thl daw end Elegant Hotel ts now open for the reception ut gussis. AH the modern Improve-rnente have beu applied In It eonatructlon, and It ranks among the Laadins ttuiwle ia the West, lie tooetiou Is on Washington Arense, the thoroughfare of the city, eipoe the opening the gri at bridge. Its eleraton are In eonaumt ratfnn at all hours, both day and night.

The lahle will at all times Ite atipplled with lit ral abundance with thecHUicm-T that the'mar. kt aflor-ia. Wood Ilotol 116 aad 118 Fifth Areaie, ZtfSSTXi CHICAGO, ILL. Enoch Wood. Proprietor Harry Powers and Fnvl Atkina, lcrk.

One Mork from Hoard of Trade, and two blocks from FerveU'e, and Pteld BTKEL PENS. STEEL PENS BOLD BY ALL tUnulsoUren Warehouse, wi JOHN tflRELT, New York. JOS. GILLOTT Sc SONS. HFVHV Nolo rt.

CHICAGO S. H. McCREA COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Grain, Provisions and Flour Liberal cash advances made end eouatgomeru Ditched. Grain aud Provisions bought and sold on margin. 167 Eavt Wuhlngtoa Chloaga.

III. BeJen to Maatln Rauk. Yauaaa City, Mis, and Mi-rrhaiila NetM Hank, Ubl-agr. Ill ROOF1NO. HUGHES A ROBERTS, Slate Roofers! 509 Delaware Si.

Kansas City, Mo. PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL ROOF PUT oa In any part ol tbe oountry, at reduced prieao. AH work done tn tbe beet man Dee, aod warranted water aod enow-proof. Leumsteeeaoi oo eppiiceiion. banking.

Gilman, Son As Go nANmnna, No. 47 EXOHANON FLA NSW YOU. jepeslei ettealtoe Beveled is Weak Particular of tho Attempt to Steel that One Vote. Seiner Grover BirsH Ie Efflgj by Isilput Cltlieas, 8a FnANCtero, Dec. 8.

A Portland press dispatch says that ia an interview with Watte to-day be stated positively that Wien Secretary Chadwick slipped the certificate of election through tbe door iito Cronin's hand the other electoral cuididatee preeent asked what the led snvelope contained. Cronin answered that it contained certificates of lection. Wetto, Certwright and Udell asked to see the certificates. Cronin declined to allow this The request was mads three times by the electors named, and each time denied. The electors then demanded that he should produce the Cronin retnsed in MOST EMPHATIC TERMS, at the same time thrusting the envelope io kis breast pocket and buttoning his coaL The electors aver that no one in the room hut Cronin saw shat he claimed so far as they had positive or jtslicial knowledge, the envelope contain nothing except blank slip He claimed he wm an elector, and said he had a certificate, and askd permission to net with Cartwright and Odell.

Three gentlemen did not refuse at any tim to recognize him or to act with him Tho? demanded that he should exhibit his certificate and show what right be had to claim a seat in tbe electoral board. This he also positively refused to do. CRONIV IIMHILF WITHDREW and declared that as the other two gen1 tlemeo refused to act there existed two vacancies, which he proceeded to fill, ap- fointing Milter and Parker, two eiaonch democrats, and then cast the so-called electoral ballet of the state. The Republican electors after casting the electoral ballot, prepared a full and complete statement ot what took place io the room, of everything that was said and done, to which each appended his affidavit This statement has been forwarded, together with the sealed ballet, to the president of the senate At an indignation meeting held here last night, Gov Grover wm burned in effigy on the public street by a crowd of excited citizens. Xl.IVth COMJKK-S.

Meeond Resaioti-YesSrrdajs lroeed- lugs. Washington, Dec. 8. Mr. Ingalls submitted a resolution requesting the secretary of the interior to report to the senate immediauiy what efforts have been made to remove the Sioux Indians from their treaty reservation to the Indian territory, and wlmt negotiations are now pending between the government and said Indians, together with theocject and purpose thereof.

Agreed to. OREGON ELECTORS. Mr. Mitchell called up for reference the resolution submitted by him yesterday, directing the committee on privileges and electiotis to investigate the facts attending the appointment of K. A.

Cronin as presidential elector by the governor ot Oregon, and it was referred to the committee on privileges and elections without debate. Mr. Gordon moved that three additional members to tbe COMMITTEE ON FHIVKLKGKS AND ELECTION be appointed to aid in discharging tho duties imposed by the resolution of Mr. Kdmunds, providing for an investigation into the recent elections in MireitiMppi, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Louisiana. Agreed to, and the Chair waa authorized to appuiut new members.

Mr. hdmunds moved to tnko up the joint resolution proposing an AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION of the United States in regard to the count ot the electoral vote by tbe supreme court. Mr. Mi-rrimon objected and made a point of order, but tne Chair overruled it Mr. Merrimon appealed from the decision of tbe Chair, and after considerable debat on the subject ot joint rules by Messra.

Merrimon, Kdinunds and others, the question bring on an appeal of Mr. Merrimon from decision of the Chair, the decision waa sustained. Yeas, oU, aud uays 4. The senate then took up the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution in regard to the count of the electoral vote, aud it was read. Before proceeding with the consideration thereof, the senate went into executive session, and when the door opeued, adjourned until Monday.

IIOIAE. Mr. Baker of Indiana, introduced a bill proposing an amendment to the constitution forbidding the assumption or payment ot any claims for loss or damage growing oit of the loss or destruction ot property during the late rebellion. The pension appropriation bill was passed, aud then Mr Wood, of New York, called up tbe resolution offered by him yesterday, CALLING ON TUK PRESIDENT for copies of the instructions sent to and of the reports received from military or civil officers in the South since August. Objections were made by tbe Republicans Mr.

Piper introduced a bill establishing tbe TERRITORY OF BI.AUE HILLS and providing a temporary form of government therefor. Mr. Lemoyue offered the following IMPORTANT RESOLUTION: Whereas, Serious differences of opinion miy arise between the members ot the two houses of congress as to their jurisdiction and power in joint session in counting the electoral vote, and the questions involved beiug questions of law; be it littohed, That the senate be requested to appoint a committee to act with a committee of fire to be appointed by the speaser of the bouse, in presenting to the supreme court such questions as either of said ccmmitteve may deem important in this crisis, and asking the members of the supreme court to givo to congress an opinion thereon. Mr. Haskins rose to debate the question, and it therefore weut over uuder tbe rule: Mr.

Faulkner offered resolution instructing the COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS to inquire into the object aud purpose of tbe government in recently becoming the purchaser of the armory property at Harper Ferry, and whether it would not be expedient to re-establish a national armory there Mr Mills offered a resolution calling on the president for inlormation as to whether the cavalry force has been recently withdrawn from the Texas frontier. Mr. Wood's resolution was adopted without debate. House adjourned till Monday. A Wire with Her Ktht mildrea WairlifuK Over Her lluabawae He-main.

(From the Denver Tribune. W. H. Ostrom started last week, with bis wife and eight childreu, from a ranch io Pine Grove Gulch for a distauce of about twenty miles to a small park ou tbe South Platte, where he expected to spend the winter. Mr.

Ostrom had previously visited tbe park, and had built a house for tbe protection of hia family. He had removed most of hie effect, aud on Friday last be started with his family and a tew articles of household furniture and wearing apparel. When tbe travelers were about three miles from the plaoe where they intended to stop, the wagon waa overturned, and Mr. Ostrom was killed by the aocident. They bad passed over the roughest portion of the road, and about 4 oclock came to a small stream, over whioh a man could step with ease.

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the Largml, t'beepeal aad Bmt. SPALDINGS rf. AND Telecrapb. Zaatltut, Dry Oood Pnlaee Betiding, lea TIM AMD 714 MAIM RTBIKf, KaniM Ciy, Mo. Be euro to visit ereddmeUde Inllroe kefoge elsewhere.

J. V. SPALDING, A. PrdeaL OLAM AND ttUEENBWARE. Louis B-cker, Mary Mulvany, S.

Uurr, J. Maginnis, Joseph Loonev, II. J. McNally, A. Stetson, W.

H. Brrett, Wm llerlinau, P. P. Geary, George Lofel, Nicholas Conroy, Samuel C. Davis.

C. Lott, George lJanniphy, George F. Fresl, Thos. Wenhunr, Michael J. Kuley, D.

Louis, II K. Hncht, P. Gallagher, Abraham Kurtz, Abraham Peitt, Juo Mohuru, James J. Cullen, Matilda Ward, Henry W. Bunce, Samii'd Calhoun, S.

Dempsey, Wto A (iray, Iv Jacob, Ostrander, W. Burton, Horan Diets, James Lennon, John V. Charles, Otis Johu, Grace Charted, Gaisett, Wiltmm Bryant, Mr Kramer, James Larrin, Francis McGtff, Claude Burroughs, and Harry S. Murdoch. WASH INliTOX.

Kepnbllcaii ftenai isnrna. Washington, Dec. 8 The Republican senators be a caucus this morniug. here was a considerably interchange of views on the political situation, but no action woe takeu. THE HOUSE COMMITTER ON JU01CIART agreed to report favorably on the resolution offered by Mr.

McCrary yesterday, providing for tbe appointment of a committee to act in conjunction with a committee of the senate to secure a count of the electoral voes and the determination of the disputed questions by a tribunal whose authority none can question and whose decis on all will accept as final. The committee postponed action on the COLORADO MATTER until next Mouday. The house committee on appropriations to-day assigned to representatives Holman. Blant and Waldron the preparation of the post-office appropriation hill, and this sub-committee will commence their work to-morrow. mcrary's proposition.

About McCrary's proposition the committee will recommend the adoption of the resolution without any amendment except the one providing that the special committee shall consist of seven instead of five. It will probably be brought before the house next Monday. Farmer Who lo Net Read. Fortunately the class described in the above head line are growing small and beautifully less. But they are not extinct by any means.

A young farmer just married and not much beyond the age of twenty, was solicited, the other day, to subscribe for a newspaper at the expense of half a cord of wood that lay piled on bis wagon for sale. No, he guessed not thought he would rather have tbe money. Do you take any paper? No. Do yon read anything at all? Well, not much And be went away to his load of wood, declining all overtures. Now, that young man is somewhat more useful to his country than to himself.

He works hard, subdues aud reclaims the forest and wild lands, produces wealth by his labor, and ny reason of his degree of intelligence, is a valuable animal. He will dig around all his lifetime, perhaps, and do his full part of productive industry, but be defrauds himself of everything but his food and clothing. For the value of a man's life above that of the dumb beast is in tbe possession and activities of a mind. Without these he gains for himself but little more out of an existence than tbe brute which be drives gets out of his. He lives, labors, eats aud dies, having provided, perhaps, against much personal discomfort, hut having kuown nothing, has really enjoyed nothing.

Society need not find much fault with this man. He might be more useful.il is true; but, then, there are people enough. He cheat himself worse thuu anybody else. fire. My friend and myself ran down stairs, and 1 calied biin back again and we sat down, but only for a minute.

I dropped over the banisters at the head of the stairs; When I got up a policeman tried to push me back; several others jumped on top of me; the stairs were crowded then, and the police tried to keep the crowd back there was also a crowd down ahead ot me, hut I met with no further obstruction not half o( the people had got out of the gallery at the time I left; there was nothing to indicate the breaking of the stairs; when I came down tbe people were PANIC STRICKEN, and were fallen on each other; there were very few women. TESTIMONY or M. T. IlUYAN. M.

T. Bryan, who was in the parquette, testified: 1 do not think there were six persous behind me wheu I got out; 1 am sure when 1 got out there was not a man or woman in the parquette; Kghty-five bodies are still in the morgue and eighty-three in the Adams street market. Barts of some of the corpses have crumbled and look like heaps of offal. Carbolic acid io poured over them hourly by order ot the board of health. The cloride of lime scattered about the floor and the decomposing limbs and trunks iucroase the ot-tensivenesa of tbe place.

The coroner made further yost mortem examinations to-day. Physicians believe most of the deaths were caused by suffocation. THE RELIEF COMMITTEE is now ascertaining the number of surviving relatives and their condition. At the service in the Catholic churches to-day, reference was made to the disaster, and the congregations were called upon to make mauiteat their Catholic charity prayers for tbe dead aod pecuniary aid tor the living. TESTIMONY OF JOHN DOYLE.

The following testimony wao taken by the fire marshal: John Boyle was in the gallery at the time of tbe fire, and said that when the alarm was given all made a rush. About one hundred got out before he did. He first saw it in the flies, over the stage, and the cry of fire was raised behind. Mr. Murdock weut to the foot-lights aud requested all to be seated.

He saw others sit down again, and saw Hakes of fire falliug on the stage. He thought it was in the play, hut got up and went out when it increased, someone (ell, and then twenty-five or thirty fell over him. A rush of fire and smoke then came through LIKE A WHIRLWIND. John Turner, an old fireman, said: Look out for yourselves. The place is all ablaze." Tbe people were pauic stricken aud cried out that the stairs were falling behind them, they begged someone for Gods sake to let them out; did not see the stairs tall; thought not more than seventy-five people from the gallery got out; there were perhaps fifty women in the gallery; Turner was buried to-day; Charles Adams was in the dress circle; first saw the fire in the scenery on the left baud corner of the stage from the audience; it was then that the cry of fire was given, and all started on a rush for the doors; told tbe people to keep quiet, and tber did so; Mr.

Studley iben said, "Go, and go quietly;" they then rushed out and 1 got knocked down, but got up again and took out a lady who was with me; saw several LAMES KNOCKED DOWN in the parquette aud others in the vestibule. There was even a flash of fire to tbe ticket office from the dress circle front entrance. The people were all in a panic; women were knocked down and tbe crowd rushed over them. I think if the audience had been requested to leave quietly when the fire first broke out, they could have been saved. There might have been trouble in the gallery.

I dout think all tbe people got out of the dress circle. The place was very hot when I left. I did not hear any stairs break, but heard the FIRE CRAUKUNO ON TIIB STACK. Mr. Richardson was in tbe gallery we saw men with poles trying to pull the fire down sparks were then falling the actors tried to quiet the audience and some sat down a moment a panic ensued and all rushed for the door; there was a mass of people there when I got to the door; in goiug down the first flight all were pushing but on their feet; the lights were up at the first landing near tbs box office; the lights weut out and a man fell and 1 fell on top of him then it seemed that 11 who followed fell on that heap; the Man and III wire Nnpeeted of ItrlUK ills Jsnirsr.

(From t'. Leuvruwuftli liiues.) Mr. Siuciair and his wite will have occasion to remember their last Sunday morning's experience as long os they live, inasmuch as it was of that kind calculated to mako an impression. While on their way from Kiau-rn Missouri to Southern Kansas, which latter they intended to make their future home, th.y camped out for the night near tbe town ol Kearney, Clay county. Karly Sunday they were soiut'wtiut disagreeably surprised by Iteitig awnkent-d by a band of urined men, and questioned as to their identity.

Sinclair, ot course, was scared, but soon succeeded in establ'sbiug bis identity, alter which the leader ot the band begged his pardon lor the rude and unseemly manner in which he had awakened him from his slumbers, and that he had done so under the impression that be was Jesse James. Sinclair and his wile arrived in the city jesterday afternoon, when they told tha story. They left in the evening for Southern Kansas. FOHKUiX. A I'rtnie In Itiiiiiiiania, London, Dec.

8 Reuter's telegram from Bucharest says A pauic has aeiz the people of Kouttmnia, especially in towns on tha Danube. Many families have fled, fearing immediate invasion by the Turks. A dispatch from Kagusa states that the D-marcaiiou commission has concluded its labors. has consented to supply Nicsic with month's provirions tor three thousand men. Movements of Turkish troops on large scale are going ou in Uerzegovina and Bosnia.

snsy, kioeke saS Bosdi. Fv Telersih.) Nsw Yosk, Iwe. S. Uoiti at elided lang- arrriog ran pr ceuL Lust situ iiMilr tlal tale In Hit- day. ii nis (uTt-ntiiic-DU weak, L.n'-f li4-r, tu with ttir gold market; rloa'! fairly actlfe.

KsllrunU bund quiet. bui uda dull. Morka The Hook market whs atrutif and higher In dm inrly pari ot llio it iy.und irn gj. vaiioHl 4 pt-r nt. Lot tne luinrorviuput waa aubeuiiily lust, and the market doasd Leary.

New York Market. f-uyrnph NfeW YosS. Dee. 8. FI.OI I m-liuiigi-d.

RAIN lu-ai, aiirinz dull and lower, ablp XT' liol-l in: oft and mill ra refining to Luy; win firm, a iiumIi rate milling doiminl; No. Jt Ll-enzo taring nominally St 41 aiding, ungraded, fl ini (i aniLer Mivurl, In tort to. uriliangM. HarL-y doll and A-irn eaait-r, iu niodrnie al1 old, Ho gr.tde, lulled a mts-d n.ia. 50r.

iiat uuitiao--trim- KICI I tulle linn, hugar uuoh PKOVLli O.v Kgg iu-rn, i l--rk Dim at o-mng. lu-ay at close; luria, io 75 Dec. ltr( long cLmr jc. I.ard oi firmer, clo-ed Leary; irlme aieatu. Bolter, idee firm, oilier dull; woaiein.

IHjjhoc. ClieuM uucL.tnt;i-l UiffK A bade firmer St $1 10. fin 4'vin kl. lo ale Market, Telegraph. BT.

Louis, Dee. S. Ilh Nominal. Fl.iH'tt lii-iu-raily held nlovs Imy era' vli-wa, GRAIN Wneat opeiud lower, toil recovered, and rloatd nl full prL-es; No it (.11, ini.l II MU. No.

it do, fl 'll JTiid J74 Her No 4 do, 1 4. Uorn firmer No. '2 mixed, 4.Uani-k ruL; Jii. iai firmer; iCk- eitali; Lid Jan. Rye higher; 74c caab aud Dec.

barley uu changed. A I' hanged. Ruiter lower on lares supply; medium to aeh-cted dairy. I. Lga dull ul Pork aieudy ut SR i'ljllli V).

Hulk m-ata Drui aud held higher; nc Hacuu firm: 7 mii'-tc, bard lUr. Sluoo. gcuertlly held al 10 l.v Urevu Lama, 1 4c-; av rage acid aweet pickhd, saute svsrage; ui country, I ic. HIRE quiet st SI US. Cblesie Market, VftPEftL in.

GRAIN NS heat heavy and srllve, but Week nd lwrr; Nu. 2 ai ring, SI 17S4 rrab; $1 lU J.in 1 1 IKS tL No SI 10. Corn irregular; Utah higher, oiuioDa lower; ti-c raah; 4t5c Jan. Outa dull and lower; A'VcMh; KtfVJan. Rye firm mid uiii-hang 1, Harley aud uuchuod.

FKOVI.MirN-i Fork active, firm aud biglu-r, cloatngeial. Su -No cash; Slu SJSf-41 AA Jail-; 16 HJH 16 A' Fob Lard fairly live and a'-ade Light io IO4IO 12W ib; Slo IS Jan SIO 2.VgJ0 Feh. bulk meats steady aud urn-bunged. WU1AE Firmer si It cbieaiftt Lira stock Market, Telegraph. ('hioauo, Dee Receipts, 1,148.

Entirely nominal. 4 000. Market artlve and Brut. 10 A to higher (or boiler gradM; others ateady aud firm; light baenu, Sssnft 70; good to choice packing, $. extra packing aod kipping.

So ft. aliEKF Keceipts.no. Market firm sod steady: tor extra. St. Imle Live steak BsrkeS, TeierripB.I Or.

Lotus, Dec. CATT1.E I'nohanftd. Receipts, 7 00. IHxid Blrong and higher; light, $.1 0045 40; oouauun to good packing, 98 8: choice teex-tre. on is.

(uceinu, I TU bUEEF Unchanged. Receipts, 870, Bstusers Market. Telegraph.) Baltinor, Dee. I. CORN Mixed wasters, old, Araer, oew weak; WH Ml, i DRY GOODS.

PATRONIZE LIVE! CHEAP CASH HOUSE ST AX. Shelley Co. Jobbers of DRY-GOODS NOTIONS. 306 Delaware St Kansas City, Mo. KNIGHT TRAMbl'KIL Kansas City Transfer Omnlku mod Frolfflit.

OrriOB, 41 DBLAWABB STUBT Ten ah aod kodvay. Be going t. I A Uv 1 Kclief lor itsr Mntrerwra by Hie Brooklyn Uwluenusl. New Yore, Deo. 8.

At meeting of actors and actresses, to arrange fora benefit for tbe Brooklyn theater sufferers, every regular theater and minstrel troupe in New York and Brooklyn was represented. A large number of theatrical people were represented Individually, in addition. A resolution was adopted that every theatrical manager in the couutry be asked to oontributo the proceeds of one performance to tbe relief fund. Preparing for ike Indian Campaign. Cubykkne, Wt.i Dec.

8 Dispatches from Butftklo Spriugs, dated Dec. 4, elates that the troops are still there, aod a supply camp has been formed there, guarded by details from the infantry and artillery. All meo unable to undergo the oomiog march will either be left here or sent to Fetterman. No late news of the hostile. Gen.

Crook awaiting the return of the scouts, Tbs wsathsr fa mild, Ibe oritfiMHl Hlsck Crook lilrla Hunlnr, (From the Ftiilsdelptils Cbroold. A terrible case of destitution and suffering has come to light in this city. Krnuna Venturolll, an Italian girl, who was brought to this country with the original Black Crook combination, aud who performed at Niblo Garden, New York, atone of the leading dancers, at $200 a week, when that brilliant spectacle was in its glory, has just been found lying iu a hovel, dying of starvation and cold. Immediate relief has been afforded Ler, but it is feared she will die. She has been living in penury for a long time past, completely paralyzed and sick.

A brother once a well-known singer at the theatre here, hae been earniug a precorions living place was dark and volumes of smoke nod trying to support her by selling came op; I was on my face but was fa-1 brushue on the streets, but he disap-miliar with tbe stairs and got out aod peared a week ago, and fa supposed to went down there was no baluster or haod have died at one of the publio hospitals rail, I looked booh front Ufa street, but 1 pnd beta buried in potter's field, One of.