The Eskridge Star du lieu suivant : Eskridge, Kansas • 2

I THE PACIFIC RAILROADS. THE ESK1UDGE STAR. D. V. DOWD, Editor and Publisher.

ESKRTDOE. KANSAS, read and referred, and the Convention listened to a number of papers on pleuropneumonia and other cattle diseases. A deficit of $1,200 was lately discovered in the accounts of Rev. J. McKean, Postmaster at Boise, Idaho, by Postal Agent Brannaman.

The 'postmaster was suspended and his office put in charge of his bondsmen. No explanation was made by McKean or his clerks. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Gleaned by Telegraph and Mall. Figures Presented by Railroad Co in mUsion- er Arinfttrong; The Kariilng of the Union and Central l'aolflc Koud During; the Last Fiscal Year.

Washington, D. November 19. Commissioner of Railroads Armstrong has prepared a comparative statement, which will bo submitted to tho Secretary of the Interior, showing; the earnings and expenses of the Pucltlc and Central Pacific during tho years ending Juno 30th, 1883 and 1884. The total earnings of the Consolidated Union Pacific Roads, the Union Pacific, Kansas Pucifle and Denver Roads, amounted In 1884 to $10,077,483, against 21,070,008 in 1883 a decrease of The expenses during 1884 were 10,259,801, against 0,824,707 In 1883, au Increase of 435,184. The net earnings of these consolidated roads in 1884 ainoimtod to 8,817,501 as against in 1883, a decrease of The earnings of the Central Pacific-Road aud ail its branches for 1884 amounted to $23,030,215, as against for 1883, a decrease of The expenses in 1884 were as against 10,907,125 in 1883 an in-crease of $243,927.

The net earnings of the road aud its branches In 1884 were $0,488,103, as against $8,144,780 iu 1883 a decrease of $1,050,023. On the subject of funding the debts of the several Pacific Railroads, Comiuis- 4 A 1.1 the bark, Richard Parsons, as cook for the round voyage and return to Calcutta, but who ran away from the vessel at New York, must leave the ccuntry. The Captain of the Parsons was held responsible for Ah Kee's departure. Ah Kej said he was willing to return to Calcutta, but not by the Parsons, where lie wos reduced, on account of laziness to tho position of boy. His counsel had argued that the Chinaman's employment did not properly come within the meaning of tho word "laborer" of the statute.

A recent fire, at Haverhill, destroyed a hotel and several stores, and involved a total loss of about A girl was fatully Injured in jumping from the hotel windows, and the inmates generally experienced very narrow escapes. An unusually important decision was rendered recently by Judge Kliipnmn, of the United States Circuit Court, Now York, in favor of tho Government and against tho Lamar1 suit for tho valuo of a lot of cotton confiscated during the war. The Stato Canvassers of New York met at noon, November 21, all present. Secretary Wood announced tho footings of the tables as follows: Highest Democratic elector, Priest, SODjliVi; highest Republican elector, Carson, plurality, 1,110. Lowest Democratic elector, Ottendorfer, lowest Republican elector, Harris, plurality, highest Prohibition elector, Miller, 25,0005 lowest, Ellsworth, 21,018.

Highest Butler elector, lowest, Campbell, 10,750. After the announcement tho members of the Board signed the tables and the certificates. A FEW cases of yellow fever in Now York a few days ago creatod no little excitement. An acquisition was niado to the Baltimore Ohio lines recently by the purchase at auction for $50,000 of the Pittsburgh Southern Road, running from Pittsburgh to Washington, Pa. The Baltimore Ohio has operated the road for nearly two years, but its recent sale for debt gave Mr.

Garrett's company entire possession and absolute control. THE WEST. The noted Vanderberg murderers were recently on trial at Edwardsville, 111. Owing to some delay tho trial had to be postponed. The Waukesha (Wis.) Woolen Mills were lately destroyed by fire, involving a loss of $75,000.

Seventy-flve employes were thrown out of work. The official vote of Minnesota, as lately returned by the Stato Canvassing Board, is as follows: Blaine, Cleveland, St. John, Butler, 8,587. Republican Congressmen wore elected by the following majorities: First District, White, Second District, Wakefield, Third District, Strait, Fourth District, Giltlllan, Fifth District, Nelson, 11,471. A dangerous counterfeit, which was circulated quite extensively at Indianapolis, lately, was brought to the attention of the authorities a few days.aso.

It was of tho denomination of ten on the Third National Bonk of Cincinnati. Tho was fairly well done, clearly printed and quite plausible; tho face was dim and lightly printed. Tho paper had no fiber and hud a greasy touch. So as known about liftaen were passed in Indianapolis. In un altercation growing out an election bet between Charles Anderson, saloon keeper, and Joe Howell a colored bar eioner Armstrong renews nis suggestion that the present uncertain mode of payments be commuted to one of fixed obligations, having the same lieu.

He favors funding the debt on an extension of time, and requiring the payment of fixed amounts at stated periods. All future earnings for (Government transportation over all roads owned, leased or operated by these companies should bo pledged under laws to the payment of the accruing installments of the debt as tficy mature. Should Congress not adopt this pluu, then the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury as to the investment of the sinking fuud should be enlarged. WASHINGTON NOTES. The issue of standard silver dollars for the week ended November 15 was 488,001.

The lHSue for the corresponding period last year was 338,098. Secketary McCulloch recently refused General Adam Badoau'S application asking for an arbitrament by the Court of Claims of the Government's claim against bim for $12,000 in notarial fees, alleged to have boon illegally retained, and the Solicitor of the Treasury has been instructed to begin proceedings to recover the amount in dispute With a view of preventing the introduction ef cholera into this country the Department of State lately directed the United States Consuls-General at London and Paris to appoint medical examinors to inspect ail vessels leaving English and French ports for the Unitod States. The friends of the Hennopln Canal project will make a vigorous effort in the Forty-ninth Congress to secure tho necessary aid for this important work. As preliminary to this end, the Commission was reorganized a few days ago and new officers elected for tho ensuing year. Postmaster-General Hatton lately issued an order providing that whenever it tihall become necessary to increase the speed upon which mail is carried on any post route, sorvice shall be readvertised for increased running time required; provided the contractor, with the consent of his sureties, shall have the option of continuing service upon the expedited running timo without additional compensation thorefor.

According to the late annual report of the Fourth Auditor of tho Treasury the growing evil in the expenditure of money by the Naval Department has been increased by a disregard of the law requiring advertisements and contracts for purchases. other laches cited, it was stated that $1,000,000 worth of open and exempt purchases was made of six individuals, one of whom rendered an account for over $100,000. Supplies were bought virtually without competition, and over $10,000 was paid as commissions during the fiscal year of 1883 to Mellgniau Brothers, London, and nearly $7,000 in interest. In the Auditor's opinion the commissions were about twico too largo, and tho interest wholly unnecessary. The recently discovered irregularities in tho Bureau of Medicino and Surgery, it was stated, were mostly committed upon tho continuous hospital fund, whoso large, unexpended balance seems to have woved a peculiar temptation.

THIS HOCTII. Queen Victoria lately conferred upon Kir John McDonald, the Canadian Premier, the order of the Grand Cross of Bath In recognition of his eminent public services. China lately arrangod for English und American vessels to run tho French blockade of Formosa. Tho Chinese army includes thirteen German ofliccrs, and forty more aro expected. J.

Stadeker Son, a prominent mercantile firm at Canton, reecutly fniled with liabilities exceeding $75,000. B. II. Black, Sheriff-elect of Lamar County, was callad to the door of his residence a few nights ago, by some unknown person, and shot dead. At Negloy's Ranche, fifteen miles from Eagle Pass, the body of an unknown man was discovered a few days ago, the head beaten in and two bullet holes in the body.

Tho corpse was in the brush near a stream of water, and had beon exposed about ten days. It was impossible to fix the age or nationality. It was decently dressed in shirt and pants with broad stockman's hat and boots with heavy spurs. Thomas C. McCulloch, a well-known boot and shoo merchant of Nashville, was lately convicted and sentenced to six years' imprisonment for setting fire to the store of Oliver of which firm he was a member.

GENERAL. A committee of the French Chamber oi Deputies lately reported in favor of tha abolition of life Senatorships. Warmer weather in Paris revived thi ravages of cholera. There wore thirty-six deaths on November 18th, and many people were fleeing from the city. Notwithstanding this remarkable fatality of cholera, typhoid fever was killing more people than cholera.

The earnings of the Baltimore Ohio during the last year were $19,430,007, and the addition to the surplus, after paying the usual annual dividend of ten per cent, nearly $2,000,000. The exploring expedition to Lake Mistis-shiny, in the Northwest Territory, British America, lately returned to Quebec with an interesting report of its experiences and discoveries. From this report it would seem that there is a large lake in thai country, perhaps as large as Lake Superior, which has for a hundred years or mor been under the control of tho Hudson Bay Company. Sir George St. Patrick Lawrence, C.

S. C. the famous English officer whosa name is so closely associated with tho Afghan war, and author of "Reminiscences of Forty-three Yearn' Service iu India," died not long ago. A Boston ship, the Alert, bound from New York for Shanghai, and carrying 400,000 gallons of kerosene oil, was recently struck by lightning near Pernambueo and burned. The officers and crew wero saved.

RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE. Iicport of Superintendent Thompson of the Kail 'way Mull Service Its Kxtent anil IncreaseThe Year's Casualties Impropriation Aitkecl SuRRetit ions. Washington-, D. November 19. W.

B. Thompson, the General Superin tendeut of the Railway Mall Service, in his annual report shows that on June 30th, 1884, there were 117,100 miles of railroad upon which mails were carried, as compared with seventy-eight miles In 1834. During the last fiscal year the increase was 0,952 miles. The number of railway Post-ofilce lines iu operation June 30th, 1884, was 845. The increase in the number of pieces of mail matter handled during the fiscal year was pieces.

The percentage of increase iu 1884 over 1883 was 13. D2. The number of casualties during the year was 154, iu which seven postal clerks were killed, twenty-eight seriously injured and sixty slighily wounded. When clerks are Injured while on duty it has been the practice of the department to grant them leaves of absence with pay FURIOUS FLAMES. naming; of th St.

Louis Optra House Tht Total Dauiagf. St. Louis, November 24.At 3:30 p. m. a fire was discovered in the box office of the Grand Opera House on Market street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, near a' heater.

An alarm was turned on promptly, and for a time it was supposed tliti flames could bo confined to the front of the buildimr but they spread rapidly, and within ten minutes had spread to the roof. The firemen worked energetically, hut the fire spread in spite of their efforts and soon ranched the stage where it licked up tho Inflammable uccnery with an Irresistible power. The engine was driven from the building by the blinding smoko and within an hour afterward tho whole Interior was gutted. The bulldiir; Is a complete wreck. Minnie Maddern closed Saturday night, and Nat C.

Goodwin was to have opened at night in Both companies saved all their batrgaite. All tf Goodwin's baggage was In the hoater, but was promptly taken out as 60011 as the alarm was turned in. HISTORY OF THE ITOfSK. The original building was built in 1852 by a stock company and opened under the management of O. M.

Field. In 1805 it passed into tho hands of George Deagle anil George D. Martin, who held it until 1872, when It passed Into the hands of A. Ii. Wakefield and Stilson Ilutehins, the present editor of tho Washington Pout, and was remodeled and called Wakefield's opera house.

Ren De-Bar took it In 1873 and called it DeBar's opera house. John W. Norton, the present manager, became DeBar's buslnos manager In 1875, and after DeBar's death, became sole manager. In 1881 the house was entirely rebuilt by ricrre Chouteau, and was opened August 20, 1881, by J. K.

Emmett, in "Fritz," -with John W. Norton manager and proprietor, and George McManuus treasurer, who was succeeded this season by George Ilener, formerly assistant treasurer of the Olympic. The latter theater anp opera house pooled their earnings. Total loss. fully covered by insurance.

The fire originated in a pile of rubbish In the cellar under the box office. The house will be rebuilt by Norton and Charles A. Spaulding of the Olympic Postal Points. Washington, November 24. The annual report of tho First Assistant Postmaster-General shows: Number of post-ofiices established during the year 3,514 an increase of 101 over the proceeding year.

Number discontinued 1,200, a decrease ot 361 and a net increase of 522, The whole number of postofllees on June 30, 1884, was 50,011 an increase of number filled by Presidential appointment, 2,322: number filled by Postmaster-General, 47,694, Dur-In the year 11.053 postmasters were appointed. The net increase of-post-offices during-the year was much larger than any increase for several years past. The increase was divided among sections as follows: New England States 40, five Middle States 225, fourteen Southern States and the Indian Territory 1,070, ten States and six Territories, West mid Northwest 707, nnd three States nnd three Territories of the Paciiic slope 104. The greatest increase in any of tho States and Territories was 150 in Texas. The, increase in North Carolina was 130, and iu Pennsylvania 121.

The only decrease was in New Mexico. Comparing the number of postofiices in the different States In order, the six highest, Juno 30, was Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Virginia, 1,032, and Missouri, 1,008. Of tho territories, Dakota had the larcest number, 817, exceeding the number in either Massachusetts, Maryland or South Carolina. It recommended that the freo delivery system be extended to places of ten thousand inhabitants, provided tho postal revenue amounts to 10,000 yearly. The attention of Congress is invited to lie importance of erecting buildings for post offices In all cities of twenty thousand inhabitants and upwards.

Killed liy the Cars. Waltham, November 22. Mis3 Grace Coolidge, avprttty fifteen-year-old girl, and a member of the Waltham High School, was killed by tho cars at the Bleach-cry Station, on tho Eitchburg Railroad, this morning. Her home is located not tar from the station, and about a mile and one-half from the school building. It had been her custom to take the train and ride to the Waltham Station, which is only a short distance from the school.

This morning she started from her homo about eight o'clock, tho usual time, and went to the station. There she remained until the train was starting, when she rushed out and sprang abroad, stepping upon the lower step of the smoking car platform. Her hand lost hold of the rail and she was thrown around and fell upon the track. Tim wheels passed over the top of her head, crushing in the skull, and her body was also badly mangled, death being instantaneous. Her body was taken to her late homo and tho sad news was carried to her father, J.

F. Coolidge, who Is an overseer, in tho bleachery. Her mother's health has been failing of late nnd it is feared the present shock will affect her mind. The girl is highly spoken of by her teacher ns a bright, intelligent, promising student. She had many friends and the news of the sad accident caused the deepest sadness in the school community.

The conductor of tho tivdn, Mr. Towns, was upon the car platform close by, but could not save the girl from falling. Eiplodon of (Ins Well. Cleveland, November 24. The gas well of Hon.

J. M. Poe, live miles west of Cleveland, exploded yesterday, and seriously burned tha engineer, John Keith, nnd his assistant, SilvuniM Fink. One of tha visitors at tho well carelessly placed an old straw hat over the six-inch strain of gas ns it issued from the well. 'JVils turned the stream toward tho engine tires, and in nn instant the whole volume of gas exploded with a terrific report.

Fink was thrown, down a ravine a distance of forty feet, and a score of men standing near were thrown from their feet. The well was burning last night, sending a beautiful blue flame twenty-five feet In the nlr, which could bo seen reflected ten miles TIIK KAST. An lucllne plane railway car, at Pittsburgh, lately struck and fatally injured a workman, jumped tho truck and' administered a bad shaking up to tho passengers. Sidknuacp, Schwab large woolen THIS LATEST. ior a periou not exceeding one year, and fill their places with temporary clerks.

During the past year this action cost the department 5,525. Recommendation is made that the Postmaster-General bo authorized to pay to the widow or minor children of all clerks killed iu the service, a sum equal to one year's salary of tho grade to which the clerk belonged at the time of his death. An appropriation of $4,001,000 is asked for to run this bureau during the next fiscal year. our mexican'neighbors. Alarming Revolutionary Outhrcnk In Some of the Mexican State Stormy Times Looked For.

Nukva I.arado, November 13. Alarming rumors fill tbe air regarding serious revolutionary outbreaks throughout the States of Nu'eva Leon and Coahuili. Reliable information is almost Impossible to be had. The people are fleeing from the cities into the mountains, and the militia of this city have been under arms for two days past awaiting momentary trouble. The presumption Is that tho present outbreaks are tho outgrowth of TIIK BLOODY RIOTS in various cities on election day a week last Sunday.

The town of Sabino Hidalgo since that date has been under martial law. The Government troops have obtained possession of Sabcras, and the revolutionists are encamped iu the hills near by. The revolutionists are res ported as creatlv oulnuinberimr Urn rea-n. A fund of $1,200 was raised in a few o-ments nt the National Cuttlemen's Convention a few days ago for the relief of the Virginia, WcBt Virginia and Kentucky drouth Bufferers. Depression in the sugar trade lately resulted in the serious embarrassment of tho Belcher Sugar Refining Company of St.

Louis, one of the oldest and best-known firms connected with tho BUgnr interest in this country. Its total indebtedness was re tor ted at Governor Hoadly of Ohio recently received a communication from the Trades Assembly of Cincinnati, demanding the removal of the Pinkerton guards from the Hocking Valley. Tho Governor, some months ago, stated that ho had no such power. Congressman Tucker, of Virginia, was lately appointed guardian for the miner children of the late President Garfield. South Carolina planters have been in drend lest tho scared negroes in the Palmetto State In their fear of re-euslnvement would emigrate and thus paralyze the Southern labor market.

The late annual report of the First Assist ant Postmaster-General showed: Number of postofllees established during the year 3, 514 an increase of 101 over the preceding year. Number discontinued 1,200 a decrease of 301 and a net inerenso of 522. Tho whole number of post offices on Juno 30, 1884, was 50,011, an increase of number filled by Presidential appointment, number filled by rostmaster-Cleneral, 47,004. During tho year 11,053 postmasters wero appointed. The net inerenso of postofllees during tho year was much larger thtin ber, ut Litchfield, 111., lately, the latter wus shot by Anderson.

Rev. A. B. Miller, pastor of tho First Baptist Church of Evansville, was robltedof a considerable sum of money at tho Union Depot, in Little Rock, a few nights ago. Four pickpockets surrounded him in tho crowd on tho arrival of one of the trains.

The National Cattle Convention, which met at St. Louis November 18th, and aftor-ward, was tho wealthiest convention ever held in the Union. One company alojio represented cattle. Between 1,500 and 1,800 men were lately throwu out of employment by the closing down of the North Chicago Rolling Mill Company's mills at South Chicago. The existence of a conspiracy to kill Orange 1).

Douglass, the detectivo and Deputy Marshal, who was the principal witness against Join E. Stearns, city sido-walk inspector of Chicago, and brother of Mayor Harrison's wife, William Clingen, clerk of the Harrison street station, and Frunk Owens, of tho Union League Club, with illegal registration of voters, was recently claimed by United States Attorney Tuthill. Douglass was waylaid on Center avenue after dark, not long ago, by two masked men, and beaten over the head until unconscious, when he was left for dead. Ho lay by the roadside until morning, when he whs discovered and taken home. His jaw and shoulder blade were broken and his countenance pounded to jelly.

Mr. Tuthill said that he heard thnt a conspiracy to kill Douglass had existed since Stearns, Clingen and Owens wero arrested, but ho did not wish to Buy anything about It. Ho stated emphatically that tho attempt on Dougluss' life would not aid the defendants in tho prosecution which the United States Is conducting against them. It only indicated how desperate was their case when they attempted to kill the principal witness. At recent day's session of the National Cattlemen's Convention at St.

eommitUeo was. appointed to confer with a similar committee appointed by the Chicago Live-Stock Convention. A constitution and by-laws ot tho proposed association were adopted, oud tho body will bo known In the future ns the National LIvo-Stook Association of America. Its general object will be to promote the interests of the live stock industry. After a long debate a resolution was adopted praying Congress to open a National trail from the Red River northward to tho boundary line between the United States ami British America.

It was also decided to ask Congress for an appropriation to aid In the suppression of pleuropneumonia. Several other resolutions were merchants of New York, failed iu September, 188.1, and made an assignment to William Sulzbachor. Shortly afterward a cumber of creditors began nn action in the Superior Court to set aside the assignment on tho ground of fraud. The claims involved in the action aggregate more than fcDO.OOOO. Tho court rendered a decision lately in favor of the plaintiffs and declared the assignment fraudulent and void, and decreed that a receiver of the estate of the insolvent firm should be nppoiuted.

Tho court said that it was in evidence that the members of tho firm bad drawn money Out of tho firm a few days before tho assignment. A)EL M. Vararhdai.en, a former member of tho bur at Philadelphia, who ktok a conspicuous part iu the Whitaker 'ill conspiracy, died in the Eastern Penni-tentiary a few days ago from a stroke of pnralysis. He was sentenced iu 1880, with Lis liw partner, William H. Dickerson, to ten years' imprisonment for forging tho Will of Robert Whitaker, who left an estate vSwed at $800,000.

A switch was recently left open on the Lake Krio Road at Pittsburgh, Pa. A passenger train ran through, threw some curs topsy tnrvy, and gave the passengers shaking up. Julius Blank, for illegally registering before the late elect ion, was lately sent to Sing Sing Prison for eighteen mouths. Emil Meyer, nlins Godfrey, who aided him, got two and a half years. The eighth annual Convention of tho American Humane Association met at tho Mononguhela House, in Pittsburgh, on November "0th.

Delegates were present from the principal cities in tho Union, including President Edwin Leo Browu and John O. Shortall, of Chicago; Mary L. Douglas, of Washington, D. Samuel J. Lovhk.of Philadelphia; Dr.

John K. Smith, of Whoeling, and Henry Bergh, of New York. Joseph G. AV alters, of Pittsburgh, delivered tho address of welcomo, ami President Brown responded and gave a detailed account of tho work done by tho association. Ho referred particularly to the improvements In transportation and taking core of stock, directly caused by the work of tho society.

After effecting organization, reports wero presented from various State and local societies. Prosl-ut Shortall, of tho Illinois Association, altered a resolution -which contemplated reorganization of the American Society so that tho Nationnl body would have jurisdiction over the local societies. The resolution met with considerable opposition and the matter was finally laid on tho table, after which the mooting adjourned. United States Commissioner Shield lately decided In New York that Ah Kee, iheCWnaman who shipped at Calcutta ou iars. The people sympathize with the revolutionists.

General Trcvlno, mill-tary commander of the State, has arrived lit Lnmpazos with a company of regular, troops from Monterey. Lauipazos is on the Mexican National Railway, about 100 miles south of Xticva Laredo nnd some fourteen miles from Monterey. These revolutionary outbreaks significant, when It Is remembered that Gcncal Dims will be inaugurated President in two Weeks, old Mexicans here foresee stormy times ahead. any increase for several years past, i The only decrease was in New Mexico. I Comparing tho number of post-offices in I tho different States in order, the six high-: est, Juno 30, wero Pennsylvania, A TERRIBLE FATE.

An Old Man Trle to Save Ills Property and Lohc Ills Life. 1 Mimn.Ki'OHT.X. 18. This village has twice been almost dc- 1 l. 11 1 .1 suoyou oy ure wiunn me past two vears.

This moniing It was again visited, and an old citizen perished hi the flames. Tbe lire broke out nt four o'clock in tho grocery of C. W. Odcll, who, with John Lanui una ucru rank toon, were sitting bv the Ktnvu nt tlwi tl lllrt 'Prin fit tunu found to be Under full headway fn thn living apartments back of tho building, New York, Ohio, 3,707, Illinois, Virginia, 1,032, and Missouri, 1,008. Of tho Territories, Dakota had tho largest number, 817, exceeding iu number in either Massachusetts, Maryland or South Carolina.

It recommenced that tho free delivery system bo extended to places of ten thousand inhabitants, provided the postal revenue of Congress was invited to the importance of erecting buildings for postofllees in all cities of twenty thousand inhabitants and amounted to $10,000 yearly. The attention upwards. There were two hundred and forty-eight failures In tho United States and twenty-nine in Canada during tho week ended November 22d, a total increase of forty-one over the week previous. Tho'lncrease was mostly in the Western and Southern States. Colonel Robert G.

Inoersoll recently lectured in the principal Western cities on "Which Way," his new subject. He diew large audiences. occupied ny jicios warren und family. who were aslecD In tho second ntstrv. Ladders were raised from below to rescue the slccnlnn inmates, fmtrnf were saved, but A.

T. Olds, nn uncle of Mrs. Warren, quite an old gcntlcnnn, who boarded with Warren, was cut off hile attempting to rescue his trunk con- -1. LI. distant.

Large crowds of people aro visiting the sceno day nnd Light. The vein is at a distance of 750 feet below the surface, and tho gas Is sufficient to supply light and Vent for all of West Cleveland. uuijiuk ma doming ana otuer valuable property. His body was found In tho ruins. The toss amounts to teu thousand dollars and is half egvered by insurance..