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JPiu $grinceton tnion. R. C. DUNN, Publisher. Terms:$1.50 per year in advance. NEWS OF THE WEEK. UEIMKS A* CRIMINALS Postmaster Fadderman, of Belton,Tex as, has absconded with $4,000 of govern ment money. J. H. Rhouer, defaulting cashier, of the late Savings bank of Louisville, Ky., has been Indicted, charged with embezzling S110,000 Prof. William E. Sawyer, who on thethe afternoon of April 6, shot Dr. Steele in the in the city of New York, in the face has been held in *\000 bail. April 6, Joseph M. Harrod shot and killed James Fitz Simmons, at Austin Bcott County Indiana, in a quarrel growing out of political dlsscusslon. Charles Fernandez, white, at Donell, a stage station near Santa Fe, New Mexico quurelled, April 7, with a party of graders on the railroad, and was shot four times and was killed. Mrs Rachel Smith the victim of the brutaljattack at her home in Adamsburg, West moreland county, Pa., on the night of April 8, died of her ihiuries on Sunday morning, April 11. No clue as yet to her murder. The body of a man nearly naked was found April 9 in the woods at Dunham, N. Y. One arm was missing, and his clothes were found scattered about and|there was every in. dication of a severe struggle for life. Aipheus S. Foote, one of the proprie tors of Pomeroy'i Democrat, at La Cross, Wis. charged with an attempt to burn the Democrat office has been held to the circuit court. He also to be examined on a charge of forgery. Dr. Goisen, of Philadelphia, has been committed to prison on a charge of poison ng his wife, lately deceased. About a week be foro the wife died, her mother died very sud denly, and prior to that her father died. The wife left an estate of considerable value. An incendiary fire broke out April 10, in the barn of Dr. M. Young, of Painesville, Ohio, whieh was destroyed with the adjoining bath and engine houses and barn of H. R. Dickinson, containing two horses and a valu able carriage. Losses estimated at 15.600 insurance, $3,400 in the Noith American and $400 in the Olens Falls, N. Y. Widow Rachel Smith, aged 70, living on Qreenburg Pike, near Adamsburg, West moreland County, Pa., will probably die of injuries received from a tramp who broke in to her house, assaulted her, and robbed her of considerable money. Her daughter escaped by jumping through a window and in her fall of twelve feet received serious, though not fatal injuries. An unknown negro tramp, on the at ternoon of April 6, shot and killed a passenger on the Bee Line railroad, seven miles west of Sidney. O. The negro had boarded the train at Sidney, and having no money was put off at Hardin Station. As the train started he got on the platform and fied through the win dow, presumably at iho conductor, but the ba'l struck and killed a passenger, Joseph M. Lehman, of Boston. The negro escaped. At Chicago, on the night of April 6, an important arrest was made of Harry Webb and wife, who for months past have been working the hotels of this city, and notably the Grand Pacific, where they have secured a very large amount of plunder and In every case without leaving any clue behind. They have been shadowed for some days now, at the Instance of Samuel Turner, of the Grand Pacific, who noticed Webb wearing a pair of his sleeve buttons, and last night after they had retired, were captured by offl cers at their place of lodging. 161 Madison street. The property consisting of jewelry, ladies' fine shawls, fine dresses, etc., aggretat ing in value $8,000 to $10,000. also a bunch of keys fitted for rooms In all the principal hotles in the city, were found In their room. Webb also passed under the name of Pease and came here a few months ago from California. Examination in the case of Cadet Whit taker commenced at (Vest Point, April 9. Whit taker was first examined. His story agrees with the first statement He was on the stand over two hours. He first described the assault on him, reiterating his former story minutely, saying the men were genteelly at tired, and he could not tell wnether they were citizens or disguised cadets. He said that he cried loud enough for help for the occupants in the adjoining room to hear him if they had been awake. The transom over the door was open, as was also the ventilator over his desk He said the men had on slippers or were In their stocking feet, and one of the largest car ried either a candle or a tuper. He did not oven suspect who they were. When asked what had been his personal feeling within a month as to the probability of hisher graduating, he replied, 4,I always felt that I should co through." He said he never had special cause foi discouragement before this occurred. He testified he had no reasons to suppose that there were prejudices in theto minds of his instruc'ors against him, and that he has had a fair chance of getting through as far as they are concerned, but felt that his so cial Isolation has had an effect upon him so far as his studies were concerned. When some pieces of the belt with which he was tied were shown witness it was noticed that one piece contained an eyelet which none but officers' belts have, and Whittaker has never been an officer. His counsel deemed this important. He also denies the ownership of the black necktie found in his room. CASUALTIES. Two men were killed by Indians March B7, near La Joys. New Mexico. An explosion of dynamite at Downing ton, Pa.., April 10, killed two men and severely Injured twelve others. A dispaich from Constantinople report that great floods have occurred in the i igh borhood of lsmid. Adabger, has been sub merged and the people are In great distress. A fire at Alta, Iowa, April 8, destroy ed half the business portion of the town. Fif teen buildings were burned. Loss, $25,000in- surance $5,000. Thefirewas the work of an Incendiary. On the afternon of April 8, an explo sion of gas occurred at Preston, Ko. 2 colliery, near Girardville, Pa. by which William Crln age and Cris. Conrad were fatally, and thice others seriously injured. A collision between a Lehigh Valley passenger train April 6, and a coal train at Coalport, Pa. pitched eight coal cars into the canal, badly damaged the passenger engine, and severely hurt the fireman. The road was blockaded for several hours. A Mannitowoc, Wis., special says the schooner G. H. Warrington was brought in by the government life boat. The boat had lost nearly all her canvas and stern was badly twisted and breaking badly. The first mate had iis leg broken and the second mate his ankle dislocated doling the gale. The night express train that left Bos ton at 10 o'clock on the night of April 6, formatters New York, via Springfield, was partially wrecked by the caving in of an embankment about three miles north of Meriden, Connect!, cut The train was composed of two extra passenger cars, two passenger coaches, mail and baggage car and three sleeping cars. The locomotive remained on the track, but theundecided ethers, except the last two sleepers left the rail. Thefirstexpress car fell on its side on track, the second tumbled twice over down the bank. The mail car followed, and the bag gage car was thrown upon the end of the mail car. which saved it from going down. The rest of the cars rushed against each other but aside from being dragged off their truck, escaped damage. No person on the train was seriously injured. Conductor Deckerman's back was slightly hurt, Engineer Bradford had one leg injured slightly, and one of the deputy postal clerks had his head cut a little. Some of the sleeping car passengers slept through all the trouble. Of the three cars overturned, only the mail car had a stove in it This set fire to it, but the flames were ex tinguished without damige. Some of the mail bags were badly soaked with water. The accident was caused by the Hartford Ice Co. drawing off their ice pond which adjoins the track. This caused the embankment to give way. The train dashed up to it at an esti. mated speed of thirty miles and hour. A disasterous hre occurred at Dixon, Illinois, on the night of April 8, breaking out In Thompson A Co's mill about 1 A. M., and before arrested burned Becker& Underwood's mill, S. C. Ellis & Co.'s flax mill and some mi nor buildings. Loss $200,000 one-third in sured $7,000 in ./Etna $4,000 each in the Franklin and Phoenix and North British Mer cantile $4,600 each in the German-American Hartford, Liverpool, London, and Globe and Underwriter $5,500 in the Home $2,600 in London ann Lancashire and Laconfrara $3,- 000 each in the Manhatten and Springfield Fre& Marine $6,000 In the North America $2,000 each in Royal and Rhode island associ ation $3,600 ia tfce Traders' and $2,500 in Na tional millers. The saddest part of the story is the loes of life. Ezra Becker, son of H.Beck er, and William Schum, clerk in the drug store, were killed. William Runk had both arms broken, and C. Lint, Patrick Dufly Orville Anderson, W. W. Vann and Frank Gulzenberger were all badly injured. The loss of life was occasioned by a terrific explo sion, which occurred at 3 o'clock, and threw down the east wall scattering the fire in ev ery direction and hurling several firemen,who were upon the roof of Becker's mill, into the mill race. Of these all but Ezra Becker and Wm. Schum escaped as by a mirach}. Others who were assisting the firemen were bnrned bruised and terribly mutilated by the falling walls at the same time. The loss will reach fully $300,000. PERSONAL ANJ POLITICAL. The President has approved the Star Maildetioiencj bill. Parnell has received the freedom of the city of Cork, for his services in behalf of Ireland. The President has nominated William A. Newell, of New Jersey for Governor of Washington Territory. In Iowa, 114 delegates to the State con vention, to appoint delegates to Chicago, have been instructed for Blaine. The marriage of the Crown Pnnce of Austriawith the Princess Stephanie of Belgium has been fixed for the end of February, 1881. Major Thomas Gallagher, a gallant soldier during the war, and formerly well known as a sporting character, was buried at Chicago, April 8. The President has granted a pardon to Judge Wright, in jail in Washington for as- suitlDg ex-secretary of the interior, Delano, on payment of his fine of $1,000 apart of the sen ence. In the English election the total num ber of votes pclled to April 10, was 1,526,000 liberals, and 1,141,000 conservatives, showing a gain of 401,000 liberal, and 118,000 conserva tive votes. The London Tjme estimates that the liberals in the new house of parliament will number about 340 and the home rulers from 60 to 66. The conservatives can hardly count on more than 76. The total number of liberal votes so far cast in the present election in Great Brit ain is 1,238,000, again of 328,000. Total con servative vote so far 908,000, again of 110,000 over the last election. The widow of Daniel S. Dickinson ex United States senator, from New York, died in New York cit April 8, at the residence of son in-law, Samuel G. Courtney, former United States District Attornev. it was reported April 6,' in the Span ish legislative assembly at Madrid that the government found it Imperatively necessary borrow 60 000.000 piateib to pay dues to the army, and 67,000,000 to pay what was duo to military contractions. At iSew York, April 8, after religious services by a Baptibt clergyman, the remains of Mrs. Harriet Dutsch, grand niece of the late President Van Buren, were taken from the undertaker's and interred in Woodlawn cemetery. A few friends only were present. The resignation of Bismarck the chan cellor^of the German Empire produced great excitement An interview with the Emperor induced him, it is believed, to withdraw his resignation. It is said the wrath of Bismarck will not be wholly appeased without the sac rifice of certain high officers. The Senate committee on appropria tions April 7 took action in the consular and and diplomatic appropriations bill, and 'an thorized it to be reported to the Senate with an amendment appropriating $4,000 to pro vide for the appointment of a diplomatic agent and consul general at Bucharest, Roumania. The London Times of April 9, says the Queen is expected to arrive in England by the end of next week. We may therefore expect that a very few days will see a format close of Beaconsfield's administration At Lord Bea consfield's age it is probahle^his active career is over and that he will not again wield pow er. Secratary Sherman has telegraphed the assistant treasurer at New York to action cept fifteen million dollars of bonds if they can be secured at satisfactory prices. The oflerings there April 7, were for $5.268,2000, at 10405 to 104.12 for sixes of 18S0 105 86 to 10613 for sixes of 1881, and 103.50 to 103.95 for fives. The Senate confirmed the nomination of J. B. Angell, of Michigan, to be envoy ex traordinary and minister plenipotentiary of ifT -iS-iytf A ASS J'.t,, the United States to China. Also J. F. Swift, of Colorado, and Wm. H. Crescott, of South Carolina, to be commissioners to China to constitute, with the envoy extraordinary end minister plenipotentiary of the United States to that country, a commission to negotiate and conclude by treaty the settlement of such of interest to the two governments now pending between the same as may be con fided to it Prince Bismarck has tendered his resig nation as chancellor of the German Empire because of the vote and financial reform in the federal council Emperor William is yet upon the question of accepting Bis marck's resignation. The proposal to subject receipts for postoffice orders to the proposed stamp tax had been previously rejected by the committee of the bundersrath, and in plenary sittings Saturday its restoration was again moved. The postmaster general opposed the motion because no such Etamp existed in Eng land or France. The principality of Waldeck, casting one vote, also voted with Prussia and *er allies. The New York supreme court,' at theorderedfor general term, April 8, affirmed the order of Justice Donohue, refusing to grant the appli cation of Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, to have a person appointed in place of Wm. H. Vander bilt as trustee of the fund of about $400,000, whk-h was created by Wm. H.VanderhUt soon after the withdrawal of the contest ofCommo dore Vanderbilfs will. The judge adds that it seems almost incredible that counsel could be capable of advising such an application having neither law nor facts to justify it The application deserves nothing but severe re buke. The Senate committee on millitary affairs Aoril 6, reported back to the Sefikte for reference to 1 he judiciary committee theJoint resolution introduced by Senator Jones last May, by which it is proposed to return to Mr. Rowen Guedalla, now a resident of London England, three very valuable swords, formerly belonging to Gen. Twiggs, that were conflscat ed by Gen. B. F. Butler at the surrender of New Orleans and by him deposited In thewhich United States treasury. Mrs. Guedalla, form, erly Miss Florence, from whom the swords were taken and turned into the treasury as a legitimate object for capture and confiscation claims they were presented to hei by Gen. Twiggs, and that they were therefore her pri vate property. Miss Twiggs, the general's daughter, claims them however, as herfather's legal heir. The House committee on military affairs April 8, selected for appointment the follow ing superintendents of the national soldiers homes: Gen. J. M. Palmer, Illinois, to succeed Thos. O. Osborne, Major D. C. Fulton. Wiscon sin, to succeed E. B. Wolcott Gen. Joel Park er, New Jersey, to succeed H. G. Stebbins Gen. Wm B. Franklin, Connecticut, to succeed Gen. B. F. Buttler Gen. Charles Roberts, Maine, to succeed Frederick Smyth Gen. T. M. McMahon, New York, to succeed Gen. J. H. Martindale. Gen. McClellan's name was with drawn, as acceptance would involve his resig nation of the office of Governor of New Jersy. The committee appointed a sub-committee^*. Sparks, Johnson and Brown to enquire into the outrage on Cadet Whittaker, of West Point MISCELLANEOUS. The overflow of the Mi3issippi river at Sharpe, is closed and the water is running off rapidly. The liberals of London arc providing for a great demonstration in honor of Glad tone, when he returns to that city. or bombarded. ThePreunio army at Toroto. has been defected. A counter revolution has taken place in Batavia. An order has been issued that all the lights on the Northern and Northwestern lakes and adjacent navigable waters be ex hibited from sunset to sunrise and at all sea sons when vessels can enter ports. The only official information received at the war department April 7, relative to the mysterious cutting of the colored cadet Whit taker at West Point was a telegram from Gen. Schofield substantiating the information con tained in the general press dispatch published in the morning papers. Secretary Ramsey has instructed Gen. Schofield to employ de tectives to work up thecase if he deems it nec cessary. The case of Jessie Raymond against Senator Hill came up in the circuit court at Washington, April 6, upon the motion made by Senafor Hill's counsel that the case be stricken from the docket, on the ground that the suit was instituted without her consent and against her protest The court took the papers. Later in the day Mrs. Lockwood ap peared with Miss Raymond and the later swore to the affidavit that she had authorized the institution of the suit and still authorised its prosecution, and that her claim for dam ages was a just and true one. The court took the motion of Senator Hill's counsel under advisement At 6 o'clock on the morning of April 6, John C. Whittaker, a colored cadet of the West Point class of 187S was found bound hand and foot in his room at the barracks, with apiece of one ear cut off. The other ear was silt and his head was bruised. He stated that three masked men attacked him when he was in bed, some time about midnight, and committed the outrage. Gen. Sherwood and Commander Lusede are investigating the af fair It is believed the outrage was commit ted bycadets. Cadet Whittaker made a state, ment to a reporter in which he said three masked men entered his room sometime after midnight andjumped on him as he lay in bed. He struggled but was choked and poundd and told if he made a noise he would be a dead man. They tied his hands and feet and plac ed him on the floor and tied his feet tothe bed. stead and one said, "Let's mark him like they do hogs down South." They then cut the low er partef his ear off, and slit the lobe of the other ear two or three times, and again cau tioned him not to holler and left the room An Indian club was found near him smeared in blood. Two of the men wore dark clothes and the third light gray pants and all wore black masks. Whittaker had received warn ing on Sunday to keep awake. There is yet no clue so the perpetrators, though the com mandant has been investigating all day. Whittaker was found in a half unconscious condition, but he is able to walk around. Each member of the cadet corps has been question ed aboutthe occurence. The secretary of war in a communica to the Senate April 8, recommending an appropriation of $100,000 to build anew mili-' tary post at the junction of the Gunneson and Grand Rivers, says Gen. Sherman has reported to the department that Gen. Mackenzie will be ordered forward as soon as wagons can he put on the road to the Uncompagne country and hence to reconnoitre forward as far as the junction of ti.e Gunneson and Graud riv ers to select a site for a considerable post re- i*i A m. ru:i the United States. He thought that a clause 1 he Chilian legation has the follow- should be inserted, so as to pre-lude the men ing from Panama: Callavo Is to be bIockaaeTj?wh committed outrages after the massacre. The amendment passed: yeas 35, nays 11 Sen ator Dawes offered an amendment providing that the $25,000 set apart by the agreement of 1874 shall be expended in practical individual education of the youth of the Utes. Senator Teller, Ingalls and Allison opposed the amend ment, thluking the distribution of that fund should be left as by the treaty, to the direc tion of the President. Senator Pendleton vocated the amendment Pending the debate the Senate adjourned. SENATE, April 8.Thf joint resolution of the House to lend flags to the Good Tem plars encampment at Chicago In August was opposed on the ground that government pro peity should not bo lent to private organiza tions. Resolution passed yeas 37, nays 20. A communication was received from the secre tary of war recommending appropriations of $5,000 to build a wagon road from frort Bridge to Wintah reservation, and $100,000 to build a military post at or near the junction of Gun neson and Grandrivers. Referred. Bills were introduced. The House joint resolution to lend artillery, tents etc., to the Soldiers reun ion at Central Citv, Nebraska, passed. Dis cussion of the Ute treaty was resumed and oc cupied the remainder of the session. Ad journed. HOUSE, April 8.A large number of bills was reported adversely from the com mittee on war claims and laid on the table Mr. Reagan reported a resolution calling on the secretary of war for informa tion relative to the ice harbor at Chester, Pa., Adopted The House then went into com mittee of the whole. Mr. Cox in the chair, up on the army appropriation bill, the pending question being upon the point of order raised againstth amendment prohibiting any of the appropriation being used for the subsistence, or equipment transportation or compensation of any portion of the army to be ed as a po lice force to keep the peace at the polls at any election held within the State. Mr. Kiefer arjrued In suoport of the point of order, con tending the amendment changed existing the law without reducing expenditures. The re mainder of the session was consumed on points of order, appeals from the decision of the chan, nud the House adj jurned. SENATE, April 0. House bill appro priating $50 000 for the erection of public buildings at Padu^ha, Kentucky, passed. The bill to repair and extend public buildings at Cleveland, Ohio, was reported favorably. A resolution to enquire into losses of revenue by evasion of the laws was pased. The House resolution for printing 3,000 copies of the re port of the commissioner of agriculture for 1879 passed. Mr. Logan submitted a resolu tion directing the secretaiy of war to furnish the Senate with any facts in his possession in reference to th recent mutilation of one of the cadets at West Point. Senator Vorhees said he was in favor of every possible investi gation of the administration of West Point academy. He regarded those who bad gradu ated from that institution with wonder as hav ing survived a regime of brutality, inhuman ity and very uncivilized conduct. I have known for years, he continued, of young men going there, not colored young men men but white young men, who have been driven away by a system of conduct on the part of students there so disgraceful that I in tend to lend my aid, humble though it may be, on all occasions to every kind of investiga tion, and to swell public opinion as far as I am able to assist in doing it, to humanize and civ Lize, and, if possible, to chriotiauizs West Point That ought to be done or the institu tion should be abolished. Whether it is be cause they are being educated to war with their kind or whether it is the fault of the management) do not know. I take no stock in the thought that this young man cut his ears off. It is absurd and ridiculous to my mind. It is apart of that system of outrages that I have known committed upon young men from my own Congressional dis trict when I was serving in the other houe apart of that system that makes a young man fight for Lis utit to slay there while being educated. Senators Bruce and Hoar, spoke in the same strain. The Ute bill was taken up and Senator West addressed the Senate. Sev eral other Senators spoke upon the bill. Sen- gion. For this purpose $100,000 will be indis putably necessary, and I earnestly recommend you to ask this sum of Congress at the earliest date possible, because the post ought to be built this year. Troops cannot well live in that region without warmth and shelter, and stoves should be sent forward in September for the whole of winter. Secretary RamseyJn his letter, concurs with the view of Gen. Sher man, and recommends an appropriation of $100,000 be made Immediately available. FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS SENATE, April 6.The Senate insisted on its amendment to'the census bill and a committee cf conference was appointed. The resolution tolend U. S flags to the centennial commissioners at Nashville, passed. The bill to retire non-commissioned officers after 80 years services was debated by a number of Senators, and the morning hour having ex pired the bill ratifying the Ute agreement was taken up, and Senator Pendleton advocat ed the bill. Other Senators joined in the dis cussion, and after an executive session the senate adjourned. HOUSE, April 6.Night sessions were Wednesday and Thursday of next week to consider ua\al affairs. Reports on various subjects, on the call of the speaker, were presented. The naval appropriation bill was reported and referred to the commit tee of the whole, it appropriates $14886,797. The army appropriation bill was considered. The bill appropriates $26,426 000. An amend ment was offered providiug that contract sur geons shall not be employed until all commis sioned surgeons shall be assigned to duty with troops. After along debate, a vote was attempted on the amendment, but a quorum not voting the House adjourned. HOUSE, April 7.Several bills were reported and referred. Mr. McCook asked leave to offer a resolution reciting the alleged outrage perpetrated upon Johnson Whitta ker the colored cadet at West Point Mr. Cox hoped the resolution would be adopted. Mr. Aiken objected. The House went into com mittee of the whole, Mr. Springer in the chair on the army appropriation bill, the pend ing amendment, that contract surgeons should be employed in certain cases was rejected. Yeas 88, nays 97. Mr. Sparks said he would demand a vote in the House. An angry pas sage ensued between Sparks and Clymer, in the former gave the later the lie direct Great excitement was produced. Afterwards Sparks explained and withdrew his offensive words. Mr. Clymer also explained. A mo tion to censure Sparks was made for the use of unparliomentary language and subsequently withdrawn and the House Eparks roceeded with its proper business. Mr, offered the following under direction of the military committee: "No money ap propriated in this act is appropriated or shall be paid for the subsistence, eqnipmeat, trans portation or compensation of any portic the army of the United States to be used as police force to keep the peace at the polls at any election held within any State Mr. Kiefer raised the point of order, pending which the committee rose and the House adjourned SENATE, April 7.The Vice President gave notice of absence, and Mr. Thurman was chosen to preside. The diplomatic appropri ation bill was reported back and placed upon the calendar. Several new bills were intro duced. The removing the Saatee Indians from Nebraska to the old Ponca reservation came up. The general Indian policy was dis cussed, and its many defects pointed out Sen ator Beck was opposed to making treaties with Indians. He thought we would never have peace with the Indians while their man agement was under the control of the interi or department. We must Co two things with the Indian, treat him fairly, and punish him at once when he does wroner. He feared this bill was not a good settlement of the Ute ques tion, and that it would encourage indians to commit more crimes, finding they are not pun ished fi them. He ould vote for the amend ment of the 8enator from Iowa, Kirkwood. Senator Kirkwood said he was willing to amend h's amendment so as to provide the agreement shall not take effect until the guil ty mm are shown to be dead or to have left ator Kirkwood moved to make the amount to be yearly paid to Mrs. Meeker, Miss Meeker and Mrs. Price each $600 instead of $400. Adopted. Various other amendments were suggested, some adopted and others rejected, and a running debate kept up for some time. It was finally unanimously agreed that gener al debate on the bill should cease on Monday, and the final vote taken. After an executive session adjourned till Monday. HOUSE, April 9.Mr. De La Matyn, introduced a bill establishing a temporary government for Alaska referred. The speak er called committees for reports of a private nature. Afterwards the House went into committee of the whole on the private calen dar. Bi?tweenP0 and 75 biUs were reported ad versely from the committee on war claims and laid on the table. The pending bill was that for the relief of L. Madison Day, of Louisana, on account of propei ty bought by him from the government with a defective title. After a debate of two hours and a half a vote was taken on the bill which resulted yeas 72, nays 22. The point no quorum being raised, the committee rose and the House adjourned. SENATE, April 10.Not in session. HOUSE April 10 The House concurr ed in the Senate resolution appointing a joint committee on the alleged loss of revenue trom the evasion of the tax on cigars and other ar ticles subject to excise duty. The House went into committee of the whole on the amend ment to the army appropriation bill prohibit ing tbe use of troops at the polls as a police force. After a somewhat lenghthy debate the House adjourned without coming to a vote. ON THE THRESHOLD. "Dyiner?" Yes they tell mc so, Well, tis something just to know This fierce pain must 60on forego Its envenomed dart Bound no longer in Time's thrall. Deaf at last to Sorrow's call, God's own peace shall softly fall On my tired heart. Lonely?" It miy be I miss Something in an hour like this, Which might tremble in a kiss, On lips silent grown But the truest love, if nigh, Could not whisper, "Sweet, good-bye!" Standing on the shore, while I Drift awayalone. "Frightened?" What is there to fear? Through the solemn dark I hear Sweet sounds falling, "Be of cheer God thy step shall keep!" Take away the Hght6 and Jet No one come, with vain reg-et, My soul's calm to grieve and fret Hush! and let me sleep! A Remarkable Boy. George Albert Page is the name of a lemarkable boy, says the Oswego Palladium, who lives with his mother in a small frame house a shoit distance south of Lakepon, a little hamlet near Oneida Lake. He will be 14 years old on theed 15th day of January next, and is perfect ly formed, with the exception of his head, which is ot enormous size. It measures 28 inches in circuference 11 inches from the front to the back 9 inches across 18 1-2 inches from ear to ear, over. The forehead is 4 1-2 inches high and the lace 19 1-2 inches long, The head, which is twice as large as that of the av erage person, is covered with black hair. Another singularity is the eyes. He can not see anything below the level of hisprepared eyes. The lid that closes over the eye, instead of being the upper one as is gen erally the case, is the lower one. The face, otherwise presents no unusual ap pearance. The boy is 5 feet 1 inch in height, and weighs about 80 pounds He is in a perfectly healthy condition, and eats regularly and in large quantities. After each meal he smokes, and would practice the habit continually were he allowed to do so. He was three years old before he could raise his head, and 5 years old beiore he could stand on hisb feet. From his infancy until nearly 6 years old he was almost a skeleton in form, but now he is nearly as well de veloped as an ordinary boy of his asre. In consequence of the strange position of his eyes, he has never been able to ac quire any learning, and does not know the letters of the alphabet. He is, how ever, quite apt, and is quick to catch the meaning ot anything spoken within his hearing but he cannot express himBelf, and invariably asks his mother what to say. His head, which is very heavy, in creases in dimensions as he advances in age, and when he reaches maturity will probably be one half larger than at pres ent. A MYSTERIOUS PAINTING.Not a hundred miles below Nashville, Tenn., on the Cumberland river, is a curious spectacle, known as the sun and moon." I consists of a painting upon an immense rook which rises to an al titude of several hundred feet As to who painted them is a mystery which was never unraveled. Many think it was the work of the red brother centu ries ago, perhaps. But there the sun and the moon shine out in all the fresh ness of new paint. They are located midway the cliff, and stand out in bold relief. As to how any human being ever reached the spot is a question which has never been solved. It is supposed that in those days they had no giant ladders, and could not easily have reached the point from below. The only natural rope of that time was a wild grape vine, of which Tennessee wrs so prolific, and some Indian might have been, by this means, let down or pulled up. At any rate, these pictures are there on the everlasting rock, and are likely to remain for future ages. HE HIGHEST STRUCTURES IN THK WORLD.The following are the heights of the highest buildings in the world: Spires of the Cologne Cathedral, 524 feet 11 inches cathedral spire at Rouen, 482 feet tower of St. Nicholas, Ham burg, 473 feet 1 inch cupola of St. Peter's, Borne, 469 feet 2 inches cathe dral spire at Strasbourg, 465 feet 11 inches pyramid of Cheops, 449 feet 5 inches tower of St. Stephen's, Vienna, 443 feet 10 inohes tower of S Mar tin's, Landshut, 434 feet 8 inches cathedral spire at Freiburg, 410 feet 1 inch cathedral spire, Antwerp, 404 feet 10 inches cupola of cathedral, Florence, 390 feet 5 inches (Campanile, 292 feet) St. Paul's, London, 865 feet 1 inch ridge tiles of Cologne Cathedral, 360 feet 3 inches cathedral tower at Madge burg, 839 feet 11 inches (Campanile, St. Mark's Square, Venice, 322 feet) tower of the new Votive Church, Vien na, 314 feet 11 inches tower of Rathaus, Berlin, 288 feet 8 inches. AN exchange says: "A cow needs as much currying as a horse, and the re sult will be found in the milk-paUL" Of course it will, if a man is fool enough to set the milk-pail under the cow while he is currying her. The best way is to turn the pail bottom up or leave it at the house till you are done currying. 'iSWAS- o--J a'urti.fct.****'-" HOW THE FARMER MISSED IT. Tf I had told her in the spring The old, old story briefly, When the lark and the robm began to sing, And the plowing was over chiefly! But haste makes waste, and the story sweet, I reasoned, will keep through the sowing, Till I plant the corn and sow the wheat, And give them a chance for growing! Had I ever told her the tale in June, When the wind through the grass was blow ing, Instead of thinking it rather to soon,. And waiting till after the mowing! Or had I hinted out under the stars, That I knew a story worth telling," Lingering to put up the pasture bars, Nor waiting for husking and shelling! Now the barn is full and so is the bin But I've grown wise without glory,' Since love is the crop not gathered in I For my neighbor told the Btory. How the Alps Were Formed. The royal school of Mines, London, gave recently an interesting explanation of the Swiss Alps. The results ot geolog ical observations show that fpur stages can be recognized in the history of these Alps. First, the existence of a line ot weakness in the earth's crust coincident with the line of the present mountains. This is evidenced by the fact that along this line of weakness there were volcanic outbursts, the results of which can still bo traced. Secondly, there followed along this line of weakness a depression, and in this hugh "trough" of miles in ex tent there were accumulated sands, lime stones and clays by various forms of water agencies, and by animals living in the waters. Thirdly, there followed thecon sohdation of these soft and loose mate rials. There is evidence that the accumu lation was of from six to seven miles in thickness, and the mere weight of the su perincumbent mateiial on the lower strata would have a share in effecting consolida tion. But this was not all. Under this vast covering heat had led to crystallization from fusion. There was, too, the crush ing in from the sides of the trough. This was illustrated by a model of the late Sir H. de la Breche, where lateral presure was employed on layers ot different col ored cloth, showing how crumpling re sulted, wit^h uplifting of parts of the ac cumulated mass. Fourthly, there had been the sculpturing of all this into its present form, which was the work of rains and frosts. Some of the existing peaks, even 3,900 feet high, were compos entirely of the disintegrated material resulting from the action, of the water, either as ice in glaciers, or as rain and streams. The amount of material remov ed in this way was so stupendous it was almost staggering to try to grasp the facts. The sculpturing of the contours is still going on. This fourth stage was ot quite recent date, speaking geological ly but the whole history involved a lapse of time which at the beginning of this century philosophers would not have been to grant, even if this since ac quired knowledge of facts had been pre sented to them. Tlie Great Fire in Tokio. The Jaoan Gazette sa /s: Hundreds of carpenters were at work erecting tempor ary places of shelter, and repairing bridg es: men engaged in clearing away the ashes on the sites where their recent dwellings had stood /wohicn walking about listlessly, with children on their cks groups of half a dozen old men and women and children, gathered round little wood fires, trying to keep warmth in their bodies streets rendered almost impassable by immense heaps of ashes, broken tiles and other debris ferryboats driving a thriving trade where the bridg es had been burned the remains of large pottery factories such were some of the sights to be seen yesterday. So rapidly did the flames travel, that it was with difficulty that the streets Were cleared of people beiore the houses ignited and in so many places was the tire raging, that they knew not which way to run. Anx ious to have wearing apparel, the poor creatures sallied foith from their homes with bundles on their shoulders to fly they knew not whither. The streets, had become blocked with the surging masses. Women and children were trampled under foot and many who fell never rose again. Little children were seen looking for their parents, parents looking for their children, while the air was rent with the cries of rage, anguish and despair. Still they clung tenacious ly to the few worldly possessions ihey had succeeded in bringing from their burning homes, thereby almost complete ly blocking up the narrow gates through which the masses were slowly threading their way. At length the police inter fered and caused numbers to throw their bundles into the rivers, or anywhere else out of the way, so as to|facilitate the es cape ot the people from the frightful death which threatened them, and which was gaining on them f&st. Sixty-eight streets, containing 11,461 houses, were burned, rendering over 40,000 people homeless. It is estimated that thirty peo ple were trampled to death in the streets, and 100 wounded were conveyed to the hospital. The Pope on Brains and Legs. When Pius IX. was Pope, Fanny Elss ler visited Rome, danced and set the pub lic crazy. In forty-eight hours the gild ed youth, her admirers, had subscribed twelve thousand francs and bought a splendid croAn to be presented to her as a testimonial. When the time came for presenting the danseuse with it, one of the subscribers, an excellent young noble, obtained an audience of the pope and asked if there would be anything wrong in the presentationif the pope had any objections. "I have neither objections to make nor advice to offer," said his holi ness, "but it does seem to me that you might have pitched upon a more appro priate gift. In my simplicity as a priest, I have always thought that crowns were made for heads and not for legs." The crown was duly given to the danseuse, who meanwhile had heard of the pope's saying, and promptly sent the value* ot the gift in money tothe parish priest for the pror. Pius IX. heard of this in his turn, and when next he met one of the subscribers to the testimonial said to him: "You were quite right in giving that woman that crownshe has just" proved that there is more sense IU her legs than you had in your heads." PEB8ONS with astron "turn,.*' for musicOrgan-grinders.