Indianapolis Sentinel, Volume 34, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1885 — Page 1

The Indianapolis Sentinel. VOL. XXXIV---N0. 1. INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1885.. WHOLE NO. 10,567

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WASHINGTON.

Cleveland's Civil Service Letter Strikes Terror to Partisan Political Clerks. Wealthy Washingtonians Decidedly Charitable - President Arthur Wants the Senatorship for a Fulcrum. Series of Astronomical Observations at the Naval Observatory - Public Debt Decreased. The President Elect. His Recent Letter is Said to Have Scared Several Political Clerks Badly - More Expected From Him Soon. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, Dec. 31. - It was stated here to-day that Governor Cleveland was given opportunity by arrangement to expound his civil service views in the letter to Curtis, and that it is arranged that he is to go further in the matter before his inaugurattion, so that the people of the country will understand him fully before he takes hold of the helm. As generally interpreted the letter shows Mr. Cleveland to be the sort of man he has been universally represented to be - hardworking, business-like, just. Beyond doubt he means that the Federal officials must do one thing at a time if they would serve under him - that is, attend to their duties and let the politicians manage politics. New York Men say that the letter is characteristic of the writer. They believe he means to divide politics and the management of the Goernment's affairs. One said to-day that Mr. Cleveland would not permit a member of his Cabinet to look afer his own or anybody elses campaign, nor allow a $1,000 clerk to run an errand in politics; that the line would be drawn against politics at the very door of the departments. Nevertheless, they say, he is a manipulator of political affairs, and will steer the ship of State clear, of trouble during the next four years. If Mr. Cleveland writes another letter as strong as this one he will frighten some of the unwary clerks here entirely out of their wits. They are badly scared now. The Poor of Washington. A Great Amount of Charity Being Displayed by Washington Officials Toward the Poor. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, Dec. 31. - Withal Washington is a charitable place. During the holidays the poor people here have fared as well, if not better, at the hands of the wealthy than they are wont in other large cities throughout the country. the men highest in political circles encouraged their wives and children to attend the entertainments for the needy and to feed the hungry. The daughter of the President, a little girl fourteen years old, led the movements of charity among the young people, and evry one labored to excel in humanitarian work. There is a great deal of poverty at the Nation's Capitol. The streets are at times almost crowded with beggars and rags. The stranger is besought at every step for charity and hundreds live off the errors of the guileless and unsophisticated. One-third of the population are negroes, and they are nearly all poor. The whites here fared better. however, and are fewer in population. All these were fed and clothed and made happy during the holidays. The Cabinet officers, Senators and others in elevated ranks extended unstinting hands. FOr ten days their homes were the asylums of the poverty-stricken. Good nature has abounded, and for some reason there has been more general liberality than has been known for decades. A Phase of the Office-Seeking Idea Illustrated. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, Dec. 31. - As illustrative of the common place way in which some political aspirants view office-getting, Commissioner of Internal Revenue Evans has received the following letter from an ambitious individual in one of the Central States: Dear sir - I wrote you some time ago in reference to the Collectorship of Internal Revenue of this district. The information asked was the amount of bond required and salary of office, and also what counties are included in the district. Yours respectfully. Commissioner Evans has answered the letter, and promises that if the fellow doesn't address him he will his successor, requesting that the commission for the office be forwarded. President Arthur Still Waging His Campaign for the Senatorship. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, Dec. 31, - The President is still waging his campaign in New York for the United States Senatorship. A gentleman fresh from that State said to-day that there was a movement being made in the city of New York of those who advocated Mr. Arthur's nomination at Chicago to have him elected to the Senate at all hazards, and to force him into the Presidential nomination four years hence. They contend that Mr. Arthur could have been elected had he been in Mr. Blaine's place; that he must be the next Republican nominee, and that the only sure road to it is through the Senate. It looks now as though he might be elected to the Senate. The Public Debt Reduced. Washington, Dec. 31. - It is estimated that there has been a decrease of nearly $400,000 in the public debt statement during December. Receipts have been light

ard disbursements heavier than usual. Payments on account of pensions amount to over $8,000,000. A Series of Astronomical Observations to be Made. Washington, Dec. 31. - A series of astronomical observations will soon begin at the Naval observatory to determine with the utmost nicety the latitude of the institute, or to speak more exactly, the latitude of a certain telescope which will be used in the process. A naval officer has been detailed to perform the duty, which may require two years for its completion - one year for observation and another to work up the results mathematically. A similar series of observations will be made by Portuguese astronomers at Lisbon, and ultimately at the national observatories in several other parts of the world. The purpose of these undertakings is to secure a standard by which comparisons may be made ten, twenty and fifty years hence, to determine if in the meantime the geological changes which are supposed to be taking place in the interior of the globe have altered the position of its center of gravity. Foreign News.

The Earthquake in Spain. Further Shocks Reported from the Land of the Cid-More Victims Discovered as the Debris is Removed. Madrid, Dec. 31. - Further earthquake shocks were experience yesterday at Velez, Malaga, a city of 13,000 people a few miles from Malaga. The shocks were of much violence. Many houses were utterly destroyed. The people became terror stricken and abandoned the city altogether. They are now encamped outside of the town, and the telegraph station has been removed to the same place. A thousand houses at Alhama are in ruins. The work of searching the debris for dead bodies of victims of the disaster was vigorously prosecuted yesterday. During the day 192 bodies were recovered. Shocks yesterday were also felt more or less severely elsewhere throughout the province of Malaga and through Grenada. They occurred between the hours of 7 and 10 in the morning. There was further loss of life and property at Perians, Riogordo, Vinnila, and Alfanatezo. It is estimated that the total number of persons killed since Christmas is 2,000. The town of Albuquero is completely destroyed, and many people perished, among whom were several local officials. A subscription for the relief of the sufferers has been started in Madrid, Malaga and Granada. The King subscribed $6,000. The Earthquake Panic Increasing. Madrid, Dec. 31. - The panic caused by the earthquake is increasing at Archidona, Granada, Tarrox and Velez. At Malaga the inhabitants are still encamped in the fields. The museum, university, hospital, prison and government offices are more or less severely damaged. Heavy Shocks and Great Mortality. Madrid, Dec. 31. - The shocks yesterday in Granada and Malaga were very disastrous and attended with heavy mortality. General Foreign News. The Examination in the Jansen Case Con tinued. Liverpool, Dec. 31. - The judicial examination in the case of the second mate, William Rauscher and Boatswain Ferdinand Koelpein, of the American ship I. F. Chapman, arrested at Berkenhead ten days ago, on the charge having murdered a Russian seaman named Jansen, which was begun yesterday, was concluded to-day. The seamen testified to numerous acts of cruelty on the part of the Captain and other officers. Jansen, they testified, left San Francisco in good health. In one instance he was compelled to carry a heavy capstan bar for hours, and was dragged out of his bunk on the morning the fatal outrage occurred, severely flogged before he was lashed to the topsail sheets, the exposure there for two hours coming as a culmination of the long continued ill treatment to which he had been subjected was too much for the poor fellow. The prisoners were commanded to await further action. Australian Colonists Protest Against the German Annexation. Melbourne, Dec 31. - James Service, Prime Minister of the colony, has sent the Governer of Victoria a note recounting the assurances of the imperial government that a settlement by a foreign power in New Guinea was improbable and would be regarded as an unfriendly act. "In conse quence of these assurances," the Premier says, "the colonists confided in the govern ment to protect their interests. It is only just to suppose the Germans annexed without the knowledge of the government. The colonists are indignant that, while forbidden to act themselves, the government should allow Germany to step in." The Premier and the Governor have sent a telegram to Earl Derby, Imperial Colonial Secretary, urging him to telegraph authority to Australia to take the necessary steps to secure the islands remaining available, and conveying a vigorous protest on behalf of Victoria against the inaction of the imperial government. Will Proclaim War. London, Dec. 31. - The Pall Mall Gazette says that France intends issuing a large loan in January, 1885, unless Ferry shall speedily settle the Tonquin difficulty. France will then declare war on China, in order to avoid the complications arising from the present anomalous position in the East. Eulogizing Bismarck. Paris, Dec. 31 - The Temps eulogizes the colonial policy of Bismarck, and says: "He will provide an outlet for the over-popula tion of Germany, and for German trade and enterprise." Consulting American Bishops. Rome, Dec 31. - The Pope has consulted the American Bishops as to the advisability of appointing an American rector, instead of an Italian, for the North American College at Rome. Violations of Law. London, Dec. 31. - The Pall Mall Gazette says: "It is believed there is a constact violation of the foreign enlistment act at Hong Kong. This comes about through the pow-

erful local interest of the traders and artisans, who make large profits by supplying and repairing the French men-of-war. The authorities are unable to enforce the law. Meeting Proclaimed. Dublin, Dec. 31. - The Natoinalist demonstration, announced to take place athte village of Coal Island, County of Tyrone, has been proclaimed by the authorities, because a counter demonstration was threatened, and it is feared a collision might occur. Extra police has been sent to Coal Island. Insurrection imminent. Constantinople, Dec. 31, - The fires of insurrection are smoldering among the populace of this city. The posting of seditious placards is a nightly occurrence. A body of Turks attacked a mill near Perlepe, a town in Macedonia, and killed and wounded several persons. The Formosa Blockade. Hong Kong, Dec. 31. - Two French ships have gone to Corsa. There are no blockading ships at Taiwan, on the southwestern coast of Formosa, so intercourse with that part is unobstructed. Blockade running with the ports on the northern coast is active. Wants to Govern the Congo State. Berlin, Dec. 31. - The National Zeitung says it is King Leopold's wish to see one of his father's descendants govern the Congo State. It is proposed that the seat of the supreme government for that country shall be Brussels, with an international council in control. Defalcation in Cypress. London, Dec. 31. - Advices from Larnica, Cyprus, say defalcations amounting to $250,000 have been discovered in the revenue department. Many officials have fled to Asia Minor. Some of the account books have been stroyed. Beatrice Still to Reside With the Queen.

London, Dec. 31. - The Queen has sent a dispatch to the residents of Balmori, stating that the Princess Beatrice will still reside with her after her marriage to Prince Henry, of Battenberg. Anniversary of Gambetta's Death. Paris, Dec. 31. - Crowds of people visited the Ville D'Auray to-day, in commemoration of the death of Gambetta, December 31, 1882. Mishaps by Rail. Run Into a Coal Train - The Passengers Badly Shaken Up. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 31. - The Eimira passenger train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad ran into a coal train this afternoon. Several coal cars were thrown from the track and the cow-catcher on the engine of the passenger train was demolished. The passengers were badl shaken up. No one injured. jACK:ONViLt c, "'ia., Deo. 31. Tl: 7:1) T.'tst b.iund train on the SavRU'ifth, i-Tndi and Western llaiiro&d Citnf in cjliiiioa with the incoming tra"; t vclva miles frm this city, causing f Eenas vrifeCA. JJ'.ge ! aster Terry, of iU'-h vnd 1 1 tiro co' - . 'cro ti.-i ISU.-1-' iiiiaio j. The Clara Mcrrid Tronre were on taeir wiy to Pen'ar.o!a, hot none of tl;em w-?re hnrt. A frccial train brought th? men back to thi3 c'iv. Vorl: Stopped on the Ice Castle. Montr kau. Dee. 31. CKing to the heavy IL aw, v;crk cn the ice palace is entirely sosperjded. It is feared nnles3 it tarns colder tbo xsork will be oi no parpose. U is feared tbe structure will not be finished in tim, bntti e architect declares the ca?tle can-b3 put up in half the time it took last year. The work can te carried on at night by electric light. If nectary. It ;s understood the carnival drive will be restricted to fours. hixis or eight3 in band, unicorns. tandeni3 end pair?, with e'eigl.s mannVtl by snow hhcus and toboggan. The. river haa fallen two inches to day, and ia etill falling. The enr?al opinion, however, is that the water will ri'.i' ;ain a3 SDon f.s the cold weather sf is in. Merchants along tne river (rent and low h ct .-lilies continue to re:nove their goods to a place of tatety. A lestrua:ve Fire. IivANvviLr k. Ir.d , Dc. 31 A nra hu broke out iv Miller Hros'. stjre, in tho center part of this city, aad.ttore will b3 an iminf 1 ee n The lire has entirely consumed Millar Drca., tbe la-est dry gcods hocsa in the city : Schmidt's music store is now burning. The. tire totally destroyed Miller Bros', dryrc.rJs house. Tbe total lors of stock is ?1S0,tro to CO"). COO: building $12,000. Total intnranc, ?2.),000 to ?30,C0 on stock, t-.Gu) cn building. Charles T. Schmidt, muiic deler.totallos?, $!4,03'J; insnranca, S3 500. George . Sonntat'g it Co., hardware dealers, lois by tire ai:d water about $20 000 on stack of flbont $15.000: insnrancc, -33 730. C. C. Tenny, Lfit ar.d far dealer, loss, 10,000; ineurtcce, ?'OoO. Urnok & Dlcküou. New York, Dec. 31. The argument upon tbe inot'on of the appointment of a receiver of the property of Brooks it Dickson, theatrical manajrr3, was not heard to-da? owinc to the fact that the parties have mido Fettlement cf the suit broaght by James Brooks for a diEssolution;of the copartnership. Negotiations for a settlement followed, and the result was that Randall assigned all h:a interest in the firm to other parties. Brooks it Dickson th6n mad? an assignment for the banedt of their creditor. This puts their property in tbe hands of an a-.!gnce, and as that waa all that Broois was desiroua of obtaining by his suit, the proceedings were discontinued and the motion for a receiver withdrawn. A Chicago Prospector Robbed. Bjkmlngiiam, Ala., Doc. 31. W. S. Martin, from Chicago, who has been here nearly a month prospecting, had his pockets cut while asleep yesterday, and nearly $1,100 taken. An itinerant patent medicine man, J. II. Ccoper, who drank with Martin all riny jesterJay, was arrested while preparing to take the train this this morning and searched. Money almost to th9 amoant wanted, and answering Martin's des:ripticn, was found on his person. Th nilzzard Over, Cut Very Cold. Sioux Citv, Ia., Dec. 31. The blizzard which prevailed ia this section yesterday and laEt night passed over to-day, and was uccee ded by revere cold, the thermometer indicating thirteen below at 2 p. m. The railreads were badly blocked, eicepting the Sioux City and Pacific, bn are being rapidly opened and trains are expected iaon all lines to-niffbt and to-morrow. Toe enow is packed eo hard tbat it can not drift.

GENERAL TELEQH1MS.

Th Reception of KvratliU and Party In tho fcouth. Great nnd Sweeping Iteduelion in Trit graph Kates All 0'rer Hid Country, Toreign Dbpntchc Also. Meyer Edcca Nomina tern r.a Old chco)JOäfito für Superintuuclect cf Public Works. KAM) am sor;rni:ies xrar. Htw the Niwtherr iitor Spet.l tl.t iirty in Tf.ltville At VauOc iLilt U iliity, lello rileade, YA'. Nasjivillf, Dec. 31. Mr. Bnd U h: d party : eft the Maxwell Uonre at 10 o'clock tli3 morr.irg and procvdeJ iu riTit.s to the Vonclerbilt University, vher t,LW t.-cre rcriially received by the Faculty of thit itftilution. Chancellor G .viand received the pr.rty and intrpdnced Mr. Kindall to t'13 rrcfersors and students. Mr. F.andall then delivered ti speech cn education to the stu(if;;t, followed ry Hon. Wm. McA-Joo oa the fume tubj.'.ct. A largo nnniber cf Ihe tuefents w?re prerent. After an inspcciloa cf the buildings and departrnentr, the part proceeded to Blie JteaJe, wlere thy a rivd at .vovn. Ih". visiting ftranzerj w?re inttcor.-ced hy General .lackten, after wbic'i rfrf sl:rjer;ts" were s?rxed. Tho gueit5 vo& then invited to s roll tlarnih iLfj t'eer park, ",Lfre half 3n hour was epfht watchirg the hundreds of de; r tcampering tlrctua the weeds. Tin? was a novel STht to tha rortbcm visitors. Oa their return the prfy sof r-?d to in?rfrt th famous Lorres. Mori u fihmpnts follo-v?.! j;d the. voters ro en!frtd their camegfs at 1 o'c'.cr k and retnrucd to tie city. At 3 o'clock ?i". Hrd Mr?. Randall, MrMoAdoo end other ifivited gnta. wtre enTf rtrlred at dinner at tbe rtv.lenc of Mr. NatRaztfr, President tf the First National Fr.r.lr, the ir.vited p.aesti inoiading representatives cf crrry d?j ritaent of life 3aprer.ie Cturt Jnr,i-?, x-Goverrior?, manuJdcturer?, mcche.nif.s capitalists, and all the prch rhicus. AtnipL; Mr. Rar.dall vnxi enterfrined f t tho ilrrmitnra Club, by tto leading mcmhers cf every shade of uohtical orir icn, end he 1 u mcst flrant rocption. Fx-GGVfr.ur r James G. Poer is Pr2s;dant r.f the Club, leading citi-': ns -eir:2T xremben. Mr R-iroall left on the 1 o'clock train for Birtrpnf hf'tn, F.cvmpHnied by a committee v.z eiccrt irom that city. lr pnratJcr b for the Itecoptlon of Mr. IlidJlnLd Pir.y, witn ai Outline of the Jrtiirft:nije. Birmingham, Ala., D?c. 31. The j'nt ccmmittfc eTpointcd by local Democratic c-rctrjiratiene had arrHnccd to go to Nashville to dsy to escort Sanmel J. Randali u tl ii city, but jnst before train time they received a telegram eeying it had been decided to tend Mr. Randall and party thcga on a epecial train, leavmsr Nashviilf milnipht to night, instead ef the rnbu preei'ger train leaving at p. m., and K?at it was Icapcspible to ccommodato thi eommittco on the car9. The committee therefore did not no. The early hour at which the party will arrive will hot prevent it3 lit receptien. As the train pulls in the whistles cf the railroad locomotives, fnrnaces. foundries and machine thops will blow and the Birmingham Artillery will Sra a pfclutc. Tbe reception commitfee and Birmingham Rifle3 will e?cort tbe vifitcrs to the Florence Hotel, where they will be entertained. In the forncon the party will visit th Pra't minis, the movt extensive bituminous coil prcperty in the world. During the aftrnccn Mr. Rancall, aseleted by John Marti a. Cor pressman elect from this di-trics, and Mrs. Martin, and a number of ladies or this city, will receive callers at the Florence Ilotal. Friclsy morrting the party will via t tbe furnace and iron ore mines near ibe city, down the Louisville aud Nashville acd Birmingham mineral railroads. In tho evening Mr Randall and McAdao will speak at O'Brien's Ooera House. A banquet at the Florenca Hotel will follow. A grfBt number of prominent citizens from ether p'aces in the State have indicated their intention to mett Randall here. me: it. a xi o. tcleg k.vpii. A Kweeplrg Itcductioa in Ttleraph ltate, C'otunieiicli; With the New Year, irpf c!al to tüe bentmci. New Yohk. Dec 31. The B. and O. Telegraph Company has made ISSt memorable in telegraphic history by the construction of the greatest number of miles cf wire ever known within a period f twelve month?. At the opening of the year it3 mileage was less than 20 000; it is notf 17,000, co ls:s than 23,000 miles having bsen etrung from January 1 to December 31. Certainly it would appear beyond all further cavil that the R. ahd O. has come to stay, and that its pcimf cenca was coincident with, its progress. The character, too, of the construction is a self-evident' Iact cf eolidity. As the majority cf the new extensions are of largs gauge, galvanized Iron wire, wiih over 4,000 mi!e3 of bard-drawn copper wire, which ia as much anadv&ncs upon tbe old-time material ta ia the substitution of steel for iron railroad?. "With tuch a record for the j ear just c!oied tbe B. and O. signalizes tbe new year with such a wholesale reduction of telegraphic rstc3 as must fairly divide the honors cf the day in an interchange ot the compliments of the Efaeon. The tumble ia the tariff Is con decidedly a general one, embracing til the great commercial centers within the widely extensive system ot the Baltimcre and Ohio Company. For instance, between this city, Boston. Providence. Fall River, Newport News, Bedford, I Waleibcry and other New England points, ten cents ior tea wonu. ta oraer inai a full appreciation of the reduction maybe bad by running comparisons &i ta the rates

cue vear ago, can not but prove interesting. To New Kncland points as :i.03ve, the fall averages from K0 to 3c0 ter cent. The nov rfcte frcmtr.is city to Pnllalelphia. Baltimore t.nd Washington, is ten ceats for tsn wcrdi; a cent a word ap against a cent and a hßlf a jeer Ego. To Pittbnrg it is iwenty cent0, a reduction of 50 per cent.; to Butho the tame, the reviuction being 150 pfr cent.; tbe fame to Cincinnati, Cleveland crd Cclumbu?, ju&t one-half ths former r&teto three c:tie, twenty cnts fjr tea words to India'-apoiis and St. LoaL?, a difference cf 150 per cent., the formor rata having been fifty cents. To Chicf.so the fall is a sweeping one, from fifty cents ti fifteen. Really, nr.der the new order cf thir.gs, it is cheaper to telegraph than to write. From Besten tnd Ntr Kncland citirs rbo rate to this city nndr the r"s' tctf rJclfi is ttn cents, and bnttf.nty-ti,d t til prominent Western cities, uhere a yeir atro :t f 38 from forty to sixty centÄ From Philadelphia to Baltimore and Washington the old liitecn-cent rate to this city ü reductd to ten cents, and to other points loth Witt tnd eü't, to-wit, Chicag), St. Lou'?, (fuciunati, Pit'sburg, Cleveland, Columbus, Ir.diarRpr.Iis. BoiU.n anl New Rn.iand cities j.er eruliy, twr,ty ent?, a d.on ran:rg from thirtv to hfty ctnt-i FiOtn tbieapo in 11 directions th n?w yrar ii.t-rrs a swatbe cat in former tariifs n.'teen ctnts iLtea cf fifty to 2w Yorr, f ire to Cincinnati instead of thirtr-tive, tn er ty cents to St.. Louis. 150 ir erat, le ü to I hücdelphla, Baltimore and WaIst n. ir twenty cents ai e..Tain?t tifty, cne half the old rate to Pittsburg and Colnr.ibu. and very nearly as great a reduction to Cleveland and Indiana poll?, all thee cities c-.7c:n? within the twenty cent rates. Fi e C- n'o. mere takes in all ten-word meseng: g frorr- Chicago to Bo ton. Providence, Hhttford aud the New Kcglad pi tie?, where the old schedule called for from fcixty ta seventy fivt cents. TLe nht rate 0? down everywhere j "the, unif-ra tiguu: of tif'en cntg, vhera vear sine it ws-j ere h?,f the or f dt rede, ,lh the ttipn'aticn that all v;cn m sf tu- i must not he h.i.' thn twentv-fivo cen ?. Ai.o'iber inLovatioa is lh uniforra ratt.- of fifteen c F.ts between til ci'j cilices. Tht eru i.sicn emlw&ced within the onthan t,v't-i;i of tue B :d O. Company ar hc 1 tt.r'r corr u't'ed. cid tfce oihces ia New Oi!r:.; r. Grlvrs'oa u'.d other leading c i : e ? Sor.il s.:il Id rprd by IVbrna'y 1. Th:3 vi ill j;jt thr hfLtLtti a 'fri't.g and JiMing comptliti n V a lurge ruction 'not hitherto enjy: g them. 'lie t. crmons rednrtiors tra'ebyth B. and O. Company will have a direct bearing upon foreign UUpatchrs; tbe iaihrate conr.eticns existing ?i(h the nevv caolj lin?s of the Commercial O.bl-? Comnany, whico. bfcs dfrrf&sed its ocan toll? 1 rer ce.nt., af;rnlirg d irret uccejj with til Knropeaa cities at tbe 1ot7 rates. The new cable eorapi-ny, !lt-e the B. anil O. te ( -ü'raph, ig Ivy nd tf;o rach 0: tho e ho vould absorb the tr.'erapbi of tba world, it Leirg oweed by Mesrs. Me.ckey and Pinnett. who are net in the consj.;da:ica fcutiue.5.

3Ttt)or Cdeon Nominate Itoland M. Sijnlre t.1 He i I'ronnH rul LViais'nvnOv "UUbfvunl Sopriuieuueiit ut Iridic liiv; Yo:, Dec. 31. At the eeion of the Beard of Alo.rmen tonight Mayor Eisoa svNtln thename cf Roland M Squire as the nJmincefcr Superintendent of the Depart- , ütnt of Public Works. The BDard promptly csnfirmed the nomination by a ananiraona vole. Alderman Kirk was absent, and AW derman O'Connor was excussd. Raland M. Squire was born in Sprin;fild, Vt., and is forty eevea years old. Ho and Mayor Edson. were ecboclmates in Chester, VU Mr. Squire began practice in Boston, and was for several years a partner of ex Collector Simmons of that pert. He retired three years ego and came to New York to reside. lie h;n never practiced here, but has lived inretirement at 311 Molt avenue. Mr. Squire Is not identified with any political organization. Mayor Rdson laid to-night thit his lifrs-loug acquaintance with Mr. Sjnire made hiux capable of judging of that gentleman's capacity and character, and he wai surn cqairo would pive complete eati-faction to the p?ople in the discbarge of the commissioner's duties. The Storm in Slinnrcota and Dakota Lias ubdded, Itemaiolns Cold and Clear. Et, Paul, Dec. 31. The storm in Minnesota and Dakota last night gave place this morning to deer, colder weather, with a high wind. Six to eiht inches pf enow fell, ar.d several night train3 were abandoned. The trains on ihe Northern PnciSc and Manitoba Reads arrived nesily on time, and tbose on the Minneapolis aud St. Loan?, and Milwaukee and St. Paul were delayed bat en hour or two. The out going train on the Omaha Read is blockaded at St. James, and the in cornirg train on tbe same road is about twelve hours late. The ptorra stems to have been worst in the southern part of tte Slate. COXUESSXM rKLEÜU.1523. The Pitman Hoa'ery Manufacturing Company, at Laconla, N. H., stoppe I Cae9day night, throwing 150 hands out of employ ment. Tbe Philadelphia Grand Jury yesterday found tree bills against William T. and Lewis J. Ladner, the suspended bankers, charging them with embezzlement. TheCit'zens' Fuel Company struck the best quality of petroleum in their quartz weih near Washington, Pa , at a depth of 2,100 feet. Good developments are expected. The hearinjT of the representatives of the extension of the time for the payment of the tax on the whisky in bond, which wm to have taken place yesterday at the Treasury Department, has teen postponed cntil Saturday. The injunction iued, at Waerbury, Conn., acainst Henry Bcrgh, restraining Lim, 3 executor, from dbprsirj: of any of the property of Miss Carrie Welton, who "lost her life in theJiscky Mountains. The injunction is returnable February . LXmCATIOXS. WASHUGTOjr, Jan. L For Teaneasee and the Ohio Valley Tartly cloudy weather, local ralna or mows, followed by clearing weather, lower temperature, northerly winds. Upper Lake Region Clearing weather, lowct tcrrptrcture, ncithnrcet winds.