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?k IfbtEiij< Mil Jntcllujcnrer, ^Trtirhct> AUGUST 21.1858. WHEELING. WEST VA.. THUBSDAY MOKNINO, JANUARY 27. 1881. VOLUME XXIX.-NOMBER 135. SI? Snidli^tmx, uuwv i Aun. M aud '47 1'onrlecntli Mlml Tuk successful administration o( the city's sflairs (or the coming two yean deponds on the kind ol men we put in office to-day. Cmima who will not take interest nuouijii in the city election to-day to go to the pools and vote for the beet men, 1 rrespeclive of party, should not open their mouths during the next two yean in the way of criticism or complaint about the managbment of our financial affairs. As we make our bed so we muat lie in it. aiiutjr tVaaud. On page 34 of the Auditor's report appours an estimate of the probable charges on the West Virginia Treaaury for the iiical years of 1881 and 1882, by which it appears mm vouv,uuu win uo urauw ?ui tlie former year, tud $201,420 for the Utter jb?r. On the preceding page la a table estimating (tie probable receipts into the treasury (or the same two years, by which it appears that $355,530 Is estimated lor 1681, and $343,530 tor 1882. Thus it will be seen that deficit of $4,U->"> must occur this year on the basis of the estimates made by tbe Auditor. In his table of ohargea on the treasury ho estimates only $0,720 for "Interest on State bonds held by the board of the school fund," and furthermore be does not estimate for any appropriation to the building of the Capitol at Charleston. This brings us to speak of the bill introduced yesterday into the_ Home of Delegates by Mr. Kdmiston, of Lewis county, providing for the appropriation of $100,000 to said Capitol building, $50,000 of which is to be paid this year snd $50,000 next year. . The point worthy of note in the bill ia that it provides for another hanl on the school foad, just as the act of Febrnary 20,1870, making an appropriation for the i Hospital lor the Insane, provided (or get- 1 ting tho money out ol the lame land. By | virtue of that act $40,000 wan diverted i from tho fund, and the school# of the State i deprived of the Interest on It. And thla la the shape in which more than $127,000 bolonginK to that fund stands to-day. The Democratic party made capital during the canvass out of the fact that taxes had not boon raised for State purpose*, suppressing the fact, however, that valuations had been increased. This Is the Indirect method of raising taxes. It ia easy to keep down the nominal tax aa long aa you can raise tho valuation. As long as a man doea not pay hla debts andean borrow money he can go along Bwlrainlngly, As long as a State can make appropriation b and borrow the money oat - of a fund set apart for other purposes, and pay noithor principal nor interest, It lias no excuse for ratBlng the taxes. This Is the manner In which the Democratic party Is now running the State of Welt Virginia. The party stands to-day face to fact with $127,600.duo to the school fund, and about $30,000 of unpaid interest. Without estimating for any portion ol the principle of this debt, and (or only $6,720 o( interest, the Auditor shows a deficit In the estimated revenues lor this year o( over $4,000. And yet,. Instead o( providing (or ?n increased state levy to meet not only thin deficit, but alio the overdue intereet anil a portion of the principal of the debt due the school fund, a member of tbe llouge gravely proposes to get away with another $100,000 of tbe trust fund belonging to the schools of the State. This is apparently iiis idea of finessing in the matter of finance. We think that the present Democratic Legislature will find that tho party bas readied a point in the manipulation of (he Unsocial affairs of this State where it will be wise to call a halt. As sure as anothor canvass ocours In West Virginia, justBosure will a day of judgment come to that party if they,persist in the course now marked out by one of their representatives on the floor of tbe House. The plain duty of the party Is to increase the State tax and meet the present debt like men, and not skulk their re pyvimiLM llj. A mjrnisri ol 11 ret clans business men ol both parties voucff lor the character and standing ol Mr. Thomas D. Uennott, candidate lor Olty Horgeant, In this mornlng'a paper, ltead their card. VOI.OH AT TIIK UAH WORM. A PHBIrinfnl From Nnitrrlnlmilrnl Dl]> Ion na lo Ibe Hcrrnt Dlfflcnllj'. Editor* IntftlllgcneflT. There has boon a good deal ol talk ' about ray management ol the Gas Works lor the past lew weeks, especially In regard to the employment ot some colored men aa firemen, and 1 had Intended to let the whole etory, aa told by the discharged men In the fttgitter, go lor wbatjt would bring, trusting that my llle for the piat fifty-two years In the city had been ao spent that no ono who knew me would iuBueve iiiki i wouiu uB guilty 01 an act 01 InjutUce to any man, especially a laboring man, as I bate been Identified wltfi laboring men all my life. But from a card in your paper a day or two ago, and also lrom private information, 1 have learned that an effort la being made to displace me and restore my predecessor, on the ground that I have been unjust In my treatment of whlto men at tbe Oaa Works. A true statement of my conduct will. 1 hope, disabuse the minds of ill persons, who are willing to be convinced, of any Intention on my part to wrong ony man. The day before Christmas I was waited on by tbe men in a body, who told me that unlese I would employ two more men In each tnm, making four In all, that they would stop working In twelve hours. This meant that Christmas day would be made a day of darkness for this city, and 1 had but one course to follow and that was to snbmlt with as good a grace as I could And ilvs them the men. There was a remarkable fact In connection with this strike, and It was that the man whoseemed tobe the leadsr bssed hla demand on the ground that In 1878, the same number of men 1 then had, made but 73,000 feet of gas on a turn, and that they were now making 120,000 feet In the same time. Mow conid he have carried this record of the gas made In his mind for more than even years? The Idea Is shsnrd. But on# man In this city had that knowledge, and lie la the one who hoped to be benefitted by my downfall il that strike bad been a success in bringing me into disgrace. About a week alter tbla occurrence I put out the Srea in the small retort house, not having any farther use for that bouse, and of course did not need so many men. Is reducing the force I did as any othar prudent man would hay* dona, i.?., I quietly dropped the men, who were the leaders In the abovo strike. I changed the charges from six hours to four, ana in ao doing necessarily increased the labor of the men, and in order to assist them in their Isbor I employed two colorsd men, who had been for years firemen on the river, believing them to be thoroughly qualified for that work. They were not put in any white men'a places. Mo man waa discharged to make a place for them. The men who claimed they wera discharged for that purpoae do not tell the troth, for they were entirely new men, who were an addition to the force, and not put in to fill any vacancies. The white men waited on ma the first day the colored men cime to work, and notified ma that they would not work if the "niggers" were not dischsrged and two white men putln their places. Again I had to aubmit, But the next day I qata- , tioned each man, and waa pointedly in- ' formed that they would quit unlets I j would promise not to employ any "nig- | gars." This being the second strike, and , being satislled that II I was driven ny the men lo acreedlng to their domands that my usefulness as (Superintendent wa? at an end, 1 employed nine colored men, who, with two or three white men who saw tit to etay, now compose the force employed at the worki. I was much surprised at the majority ol the strikers raskiog this last demand, as one of them had worked as a bricklayer with colored men (or several years, another worked in the same shop with a colored man, and another had worked last sommer at the works lor several months In digging the hole lor the new tank with nine colored men. Three ol tbem bad marched lest summer in Republican processions with colored men. Another was an unnaturtlized Englishman, and but four of tbem were known to mo to be dyed in-the-wool Democrats. The Insinuation that any man was ever intimidated by me as to his manner of voting or that I ever proscribed any man for his religious belief Is untrue. The very man who makes this charge against me was discharged bymy predecessor,who Isofblsown creed and politics,and was restored by me to the place be formerly held at the Works. Uoplngthat this hurried statement may it leaat snow the public that 1 have intentionally wronged no man 1 take my leave if the matter, J. M. Dillon. muiKC, Borne person or ; persons unknown itole most of the clothes from the line In Tamoa Hinlrartnn'a vnrd Tnaoilav avanlno / 'HUIVU uiuBWiiwu a ;?U| AUU.UH; viuuiu(| 1 ibout tapper time. The Urge pool at the "Y," near the B. j !t 0. round house, now makes a aplondld , rink, find la well mod, day and night. i The liellalre Tribune olllce now has a j power preaa, una Ool. Poorman talks of putting In a water motor to run It. c The open street car that was In use last , lummer, has been altered into a closed t :ar at Marsh's wagon shop and only t iwalts the painter to be ready lor service. , A company has been incorporated with i capital ot $5,000,000, and it proposes to s juild a rail road Irom Lake iirle to the t Dhlo, at or near Bellaire, via. Alliance. The Btnwood Ferry (s running a skiff c JO accommodate those people who climb ( >ver the Ice piles to get Into It. Benson's Ferry is running; but has , ;rouble with Its landing lloata. Vehicles go t iround by the bridge. a The boilers at the nail works go to work j Chursday morning. Twenty car loads ol j ;oal are ready In their boxes?enough to F KBt a day and a half or two days. More B expected by rail. The miners In the nail mill mine Tueslay brought out their tools, Their work t was measured up and they were paid off. i, No other men have been employed to take j ;he places ol the men wlin are oat. a John Muegrove and Hen. While, o( . travel Hill, left last evening (or Tom J, Hughes's famous oolouy, Rugby, in Ten- ^ lessee, and 11 they are pleased with things ? :hey will make It their future home. Mr. Fletcher, of this city, of Hart, ? Fletcher A Co , has occepted tho position r if traveling sslesman for the Buckeye , 31ass Works, Martin's Ferry. His place r in the firm will be taken by J. M. Mar- { ing. c Dr. Baker, a prominont l'lttuburgh t physician, formerly of Bullilre, is in the ( jitv seeing hie many old friends. There was a narrow escape from a big , Ire at Barney Ccrcoran's house Tuesday, t jaused by flying paper from a neighboring c jhlmney. Miss Voata Bobinson has returned from t i visit of several weeks to Marietta. , A young man called on one of onr store- t keepers with an order (or a directory which he said the merchant bad given. It | began with a little 1 and was in a writing e unknown to the reputed writer, who wss ] justly indignant at the forgery. He bus- ? peels the agent himself, as that person t claimed the little 1 was correct. The United 1'reabyterian church Tuee- ; day evening was filled with an sudienco that was well pleased with the entertain- , ment. It Is pronunced the best children's , entertainment yet. { Borne gentlemen made their appearance , on blcvcles Wednesday, and the wheels v Boomed to go very well over the ice. i The whole ol ono thousand shares of ,i the new Building Association have been . taken and a considerable number in addition could have been disposed of. , The Whisky run bridge, on the road ? f*nm kn>A In Wait U'linolln,> niiHaiu MHnli iiuui uoio iu it gg? 11 usniiun wiunuo uiuvu trouble. The run haa to be lorded. Two heavily loaded wagons were several hours getting across, the first one breaking through the Ice. Dome ol the bovB have taken to ikatlng on the square with the aid o( sails. Wllliatn Lilly's friends were shucked to learn o( hie sudden death, which happened early Wednesday morning. He had not been confined to the house many days, although having broken health for some years. ? A child of Augustus 8chlck was burled on Ron HID Wednesday. It. 0. F. Two OtrbrnfMl Cnara, FniLADBi.piitjk, January 20.?Counsel In the Injunction railroad suit which Involves proceedings against the Pennsylvania H, R. Company for Interference with the movement ol trains of the Baltimore and Ohio Kallroad, appeared In the U. 8. Conrt to-day. but the argument was postponed until Monday. The argument In the suit of tho Western Union Telegraph Company against thfl pAtltiRVlvnnU ttallrnorl llnmntti? nn the Injunction restraining the raflroad > company Irom Interfering with the tele* graph lines siting the mate o( the United 1 Railroad ol New Jersey, *u concluded In < the United States Circuit Oonrt this alternoon. Tha Judge reserred his decision. j A Rrhftoner lm A?bntft Wasmwitok, January 20,?The Slgnsl ' Oorpt Station at Prorlncetown, Mium , re- j porta to the OhlelSignal Ofllcer u follows: , The ichooner Alfred Kearne, Henderaon, I from Richmond, \'a,, coal laden, for Boa- ! ton, Mm ashore at Peaked Hill bare thla morning. The crew were taken off by a I boat from the station, The Teatel *111 prob- I ibly go to pieoMi | CONGRESSIONAL. VMCBEAIIG8 I* TBI TWO UCIIEI iimuiT. Th. llMltnl touDl, ud Ik* lodUn lu^Mmnlv Bill la lb* lu M-la Aauall on uu?lia* Hll?-lilll for limnucnl leltmpb. 1BWATE. Wabbiuqtok, J?na?ry 26.?Mr. Ingalla abmltted resolution u follows: That the Senate be read; to receive the House of Repreaenatlvea In the Senate chamber on Wednesday, February 9th, at 12 m., for the purpose of being present at the opening and counting of the vote for President ?nd Vice President of the United States, rhat two persons be appointed tellera on the part of the Senate to make a lilt of [he vote for President and Vice President jf the United States as they shall be de:lared, That the result aball be deliverid to the President of the Senate, who ihall announce to the Senate the vote, which shall be entered on the Journals, tnd if it shall appear that the choice has leen made agreeably to the Constitution, iuuu bmry on me journal anau uo UUHU1id a sufficient declaration therof. Mr. Why to objected to the present coniteration, and the reeolutlou waa laid iver. Tbe Finance Committee gave a bearing o the Comptroller ol the Currency in oplosltion to the llftli aeotion nt the funding Jill. Hie argument* were mainly directed ?ainst tbe proposed repeal of section four the act ol June 20th, 1874, and the remactmunt of sections 6,101 and 5,100, Reused Statutes, concerning the surrender if circulating notes and the deposits of jonda as security for the circulation lud deposits. Ills conference1 with the rcmmlttee to-day alao included in its aoge various iiueations in regard to the larnings, prollta or circulation and divilends ol National Banks, and their right x> issue and retire circulating notea at iieir plsaeure. Mr. Harris reported|favorably the bill resting to the Quartermaster's stores furilshed the forces of Uen. Lew Wallace luring the Morgan raid through Indiana ind Ohio. The Joint Resolution ratifying the setlement ot taxes made by the District 3 immiBsloners with the Baltimore A Ohio Railroad Company was taken up. Mr. (Vhyte explained that the District Comnissloneru ol the two Houses hail succeeded in effecting an adjustment of the ilspute, which had lasted 14 years, ss to axes upon the company's property in the District. Tbe compromise resulted in a 'eduction from ?00.000 tn S7f>.000 hh thn imount payable. Alter farther debate a bird reading was ordered, Ayea, 38; floes, 8. The bill then passed finally. Mr. Wlndom aald be had proposed to sail up tho naval appropriation bill tolay, but would defer it until to-morrow if he Senator from Teiaa [Ooke] believed ho Indian land-in-severaity bill would be llspoBed of to-day. Mr. Ooke replied that, in his opinion, i floal vote oould be reaohed on the latter o-day. The postofflce appropriation bill was revived from the Ilouae aud referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Consideration of the Indian land-ineveralty bill was then resumed, the quaeion being on Mr. Morgan's amendment, ddlng a proviso to tiie amendment of Mr. loar, conferring citizenship on the Inliana taking lands in severalty undar the irovisions of the biil. Mr. Morgan withdrew his amendment smperarlly. Mr. Teller, in opposition to the bill, said bat the civiliiiug of the Indiana by givDK them landa in severalty, was the pot lieory el the Secretary of the Interior, nil, as n matter ol coune, of the aplointeea under him, because they would lot be under him II they did not advocate lis theory. He denied that it had shown ,ny such satisfactory result as had been laimed. Many of the tribes rsported by gents ol the department to be making apid progress in civilisation, would be bown by the statistics to be actually retograding. He objected to the bill as beng in reality compulsory upon the Inllans, and quoted at some length from the lepartment reports to show that as o many of tbe tribes which had wen represented aa anxious to icquire agricultural lands, the Bystem ol he bill had (ailed, and that aa to the othire the allotment to them of their landa tad been made subject to their clvlllsalon, and could not therefore properly be ilalmed lo have been Instrumental in heir civilisation. Mr. Teller quoted also from reporta covin a period of twenty years that the aeviralty system had been abandoned by a awe number of Indian tribes after a trial, >nd that they had gone back to tbe comnunal system. Mr. Hoar's amendment was rejected. Lyes 12; noee 20. Mr. l'lurab moved to amend the fifth ection, which provides for the Isaue of 'stents for land In tbe name of the allotees, and that the landa shall be inalienable ,nd free of taxation for twenty-five years, >y adding a proviso that the landa may >e leasod for snob term and on anch conlltlona as may be prescribed by the Seaetary ef the Interior, Mr. Dawea opposed the amendment J making the Indian a landlord with tenintry, and, as designed to utterly detroy the bill. Air. Plumb asserted the obligation of the Jovernment to make the Indians selfupportlng, and objected to the bill as it tood as creating a lauded aristocracy imong the Indians anil enabling them in heir shiftlessness to lock up a vast donate against cultivation, thus making a ranstant source of irritation between tbem mdthe communities by whom they were urrotinded. A long collonnjr here ensued between itessre. Plumb, Dawes and Hoar upon the ecord|of Massachusetts in the early history if the country In connection with the ategeil extinction of the Indians within her lorders, Mr, Plumb, replying to Mr, Dawes' crltlism on tbe pending amendment, said he nlerred from the Senator's remarks that he Msesachuaeta people were not willing hat others should observe the time rule n the treatment ol the Indian that they nd obeerved themselves, but, that having utlngulahed the Indian In their own lute, In their own way, they conceived hat they were, on that account, better intitled to be heard on the matter than vere the people among whom the Inaiani tow eiiafed. He then read Irom Balfour's llatorv a statement that there were In the ttaesschueell Colony, In 1006, 8.000 InHans, while the number during the revo* otlonary war WM but 200. He supposed hat the rapid decrease waa owing to their saving been "planted," to quote the phrase made uae ol by Mr. Dawee. or that ihey hail been made away with a? heretics. Mr. lloar replied that at the time referred to MaeaaohuaetU proper waa a :olony independent of the Plymouth settlement, and quoted from the statement in Balfour a history to ahow that the 0,000 were accredited to the former and the 200 to the latter, the figuree in cteh Instance having no relation to eMh other, Mr, rlumb then Mid b? would like to know how many Indiana there were in the Massachusetts colony at the time ol the landing ol the Pilgrim Fatheia. Mr. Hoar replied that there waa no , Maaaachnaetta colony at that time. 1 Mr. Dawea alao replied to Mr. Flnmb, commenting on that Senator's contusion ol the datea and boundary lines. That Senator instead ol answering the argument had reaorted to bia deak aa to an araenal or magazine ol ready-made weaponaand drawn upon the oppoalte aide with a book whoae leaves were muaty with age. Mr. Dawea went on to argue that Mr. Plumb waa incorrect aa to the length ol the period of which be bad apoken, and added that the character ol Maaaachuaotta in that day or in thia day wonld withstand any little puny aaaanlt that the Senator from Kansas, or any peer ol hia on the floor, could make upon bar buckler. Mr. Plumb proceeded to argue that the Indiana had certainly been entirely eliminated from the section ol the country which 1 included Masaachuietta, whereaa If tbev could have been benefited by contact with | the superior race they wonld not have be- , come extinct. Mr. Kernan moved an executive teaaion. Mr. Ingalls remarked that the Indian queetlon liad now been tinder debate lor two hundred and seventy vears, one i month and lour days. He had hoped It might be finally and definitely settled today, but apprehending that some one would want to continue the debate tor as- ' other day, be would yield lor the motion j lor an Executive seasion. Mr. Thurman, pending Mr. Kernan'a , i *1 * >: " M i rnuuuu. uiuvcu vu nujiiuru. uchhuidu uu the division, yeM 19, hits 26. ' Mr. Booth, from tho Committee on Ap- c proprlatione reported without amend- ] meat the pension appropriation bill, t Placed on the calendar. Mr. Kernan'a motion was agreed to, and t the Senate went into Executive session, t and when the doora were reopened ad- c iourned. [ 1iounk. v Washington, January 20.?On motion ' of Mr. Kapp, the bill wu passed granting | to Oouncli Bluffs the care of the lake e near that city. t A motion to dispense with the morning 1 hour wu defeated by a vote of 80 to 82, and the Speaker directed the Clerk to finish the reading of the bill pending at the expiration of tbo last morning hour. Mr. Money reported back the resolution directing the Postofflce Committee to enquire into the expediency of establishing a telegraph pbatal system nnder the government of the United States; and also Into the cost of reproducing the facilities for transmitting telegraph messages equal to those now possessed by existing corporations, and into the cost of operating the same, and granting that committee leave to send for persons and papers. Placed on the calendar. ' Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported back adversely ' the bill authorising the President to negotiate for lands lor the colonisation of colored persons. Laid on the table. Mr. Bloknell called up the resolution proposing a Joint rale lor the counting of the electoral votee.l j Alter Bome time was spent In the vain attempt to arrlvo at some determination in reference to the time to be consumed ' In debate, Mr. Blcknell demanded the pre- p vloue question on the Morgan Electoral re- n solution. a Mr. Conger raised a question of consld- a eratlon. p The vote by division stood 110 anglnBt d and 110 In favor of taking up the Electoral I resolution. c Messrs. Stephens, Felton and Speer, d voted with the Republicans. n The votes by veas and navs resulted: o yeas 130, nava 124 in favor of talcing up a the electoral resolution, a strict party p vote, except Felton. Hpeer and Stepens, of 1 Georgia, who voted In the negative with the Republicans. Of the Qreenbackera Ladd and Htevenson voted in the affirmative, and Jones, Lowe, Russell, of North >. Carolina, March, Qillette, Weaver and . Yocum in the negative. Mr. Blcknell again demanded the prevl- F ous question, pending which Mr. Conger b moved a call of the House. f> The Speaker called attention to the fact * that the last vote showed the presence of n a quorum. ? Mr. Conger replied that It was neverthe- a leas in order to have a call of the House. The Speaker said that the Chair recognized the tact that there was more than a quorum present-254 members baa Just u voted. , Mr. Conger said, sarcastically, that 'J bla object wu to compel forty absent Jmembers to return to their dutlos. He '! hoped that the ruling ol tho chair would J not prevail. " The Speaker ruled that the motion wu P not In order at the present condition ol 0 business, it having been shown that there n wu not only a quorum present, but more , than two-thirds of a full house?a sufficient number to meet every requirement of the Constitution. Mr. Conger appealed from the decision, ? which appeal Mr. Blount moved to lav on ? the table. The Republicans refused to t! vote on the motion and the house wu c thereby left without a quorum. The vote stood: yeas 140; nays 05. c< Mr. Conger raised the point of .order f that no quorum wu present. ? A call of the house wu then ordered. The call disclosed the presence of 258 members, and all tbe proceedings under the call having been disposed with, the s| question recurred, on motion, to table the h appeal from the Speaker's decision, and , again no quorum voted. At 4 o'clock, after a hall doien roll oalls, the House found Itself Id exactly the same situation " in which It had been three hours previous- i. ly, or, as Mr. Beagan expressed it, "the House merely went up hill and then slid down again.1' The tactics ol the Republican side were to answer to their names upon the call ol the House, bnt to remain silent on the motion to table tbe appeal, li thus leaving the House without a quorum, g and forcing the call ol the House. A mo- n tion to adjourn wu deleated: Yeas 127, ai nays 129. Another call of the House wu rl ordered, and the House then Adjourned, p According Hojle. Washington, January 26.?The occupants Of the reporter!1 gallery ol the Houie n were aUrlledj Monday by in animated conversation between Speaker Randall , end Congressman Black burn. Mr. Sea* l dell adverted with occasional vehemence to a memorandum, upon which he commented (reely. The worde "twelve nalre" were frequently heard above the nolle oo- 0 casioned by the ihnflle of Congressional V feet end the wagging ol stateemanlike ? tongues. A hnir end aniloos correspond- tl ent inquired of t Democratic leader the a reason for this demonstration. "Randall Istrjlngtoralaeaqdornm. He has it, but he hee eome ten ef twelve palm, and Is trying to break them. That le all ? there le in it." ; "Why this anxiety and disturbing la- ' dnstry?" I "We want a Democratic quorum ol 147 men In the House to paae tho electoral count bill. We must break theee pairs, . and we can do It before Wednesday.1' 1 "How ?" eaked our arithmetic man. "The eaeleet thing In the world. Three of a kind but two pairs. II there are twelve pairs, deal yoursell and break the pairs two at a time. Eicuse me, sir, I i | must consult with (Speaker Randall." I WAIFS BY WIRE. uniM op miui avuYwiiuuc by tluwufl. Delegate Meadow* Dead-Bull and HI* Bravea-A klouiauce ?( Eorlh sad tMiaib AoMrica-IlM Walkin la Maw Tsrk aad Haa rraadm. DEATH OF DELEGATE HEADOWB. Aa Aatbenllc Keiiort title Time. Himimaioii, W. Vi-, January 3U, JptcUl DUpiteb to Uie Iolelll|tnfi?r. lion. Jamea Meidowi, Delegate elect 'rom Boone county, died at hie houee on ;he night of the 24th lmt. Wm. F. WiLLiCI, Editor Argut, iwtyw wu. epoMTbal He Uu Nuricndercd la lb* ClIUMllllUli Niw Yobk, January 26,?a Fort Buord, D. 1'., special saya a man who haa uat arrived from Woody Mountain relorti that Bitting Bull haa formally aurendered there to the Canadian Governnent, and aaka that tie may be sent under thftrffa of an nffinnr nf thn NnvfliuaalAvn 'ollce to fort Bulord and turned over to i be military authorities at tbe Post; that i le stated that he had left with tbe inention of surrendering to Major Brother- i on, but became alarmed at the pretence it troops at Poplar Creek Agency, and eared he was going to be dealt with i reacberoualy; tbat he knew theae troop? , rere from Fort Keogh, and had fonght hem ao often before, that he dared not rust himself or his people In their hands; hat he is willing to start for Buford when- i iver the Canadian authorities will send ilm, and will give him up In good faith to ilajor Brotherton. ? - ? i Spoiling it Vrtiif Story. Washington, January 26,?A parlgraph s going the rouiida of the newspapers that ! Representative Washburn, of Minnesota, vho is president of a railroad, baa ten- 1 lered to General Garfield, for hie journey o Washington, the use nf a palace oar. ! L'hls fimous car la described aa a marvel if elegance and luxury, very superior in ippointments and workmanship to any ' ar ever before constructed, and reported 1 o cost the snug sum of $26,000. The : tory Is untrue in every essential partlcnar. General Washburn aays tbat neither it nor any other officer of tbe railroad of rhlch ho Is president has ever offered leneral Garfield the use of any csr, and hat he has never thought of ao doing. [ 'he criticisms upon General Garfield for ' ccepting the offer are therefore unneoes- : ary. Washington Uual; Poultry. i Washington, Pa,, January 20.?Yester- ' lay the long talked of exhibition of the J Vaahlngton County Poultry Association ? aa opened in tho Town llall In tbla I >lace. For a first exhibition It Is a re- 1 i ? ?i I I Iilinuwiu |UUU UUD| mill ID, iU DYDf/ ? ay, most pronounced eucceas, Exhibitors re present from various points in this art ol the State, and the display in all epartments Is One, in Home oipedslly go. n samee and l'lymouth Kocka an espeially line show is made. So far one banred aud twenty-live entries have been aade, and there is present a great variety f the finest birds oi all kinds. The awards re being made to-day, and will be comleted to-morrow, the exhibition closing 'hursday evening. Name Old Hlory Over Again. Cincinnati, January 20.?a dispatch rom London, Ontario, says a farmer In bat vicinity sa)s he has fonnd Charlie loss, and has undisputed evidence of the oy'u Identity; that he has traced him 'om the Suspension Bridge to Tuscarora, there he la now with the Indians. He ays the person who left him said the boy tould have to be killed unless the Indlns adopted htm, ... 1 ?* aiwno H nuuniji Boston, January 20,?The balance of be 8tone estate, $48,202, has been illsributed by Mrs. Stone as follows: Drury lollege, (additional) $20,000; Doane Col'ge, Cruto, Nebraska, Colorado College, lolorado Springs, Washburne College, !opeka, Kansas, Massachusetts Hominathic Hospital, each $5,000. Five local heritable societies received the relalnder. lenwntlt Heorganlinllon In Haw York. New York, Janaary 20.?The sub-cornilttee of twenty-one of the committee of no hundred has addressed Inquiries to ho chairmen of the several halls and Dmultteea of the New York Democracy, liking whether they will agree to have a S inference to decide upon plana for reor- : animation based upon primaries open to ' II Democrats. c ? ? * c Frarmi ratal ItcMinl In India. Singapore, January 20.?A local trading ;eamer was capsized. Seventy bodlee ave been recovered, and many others ere carried away by the current. Paris, January 211.?A boat used for arbor work at Obebourg fonndsred. The rew of eighteen persons were drowned, light boJIes have already been reoovered. Hirera I Cincinnati. Cincinnati, January 20.?River 32 feet nd stationary, Weather dear and freeiig just below. The Ice from the upper orges reached hern at 3 o'clock this afterioon. Will pus by.morning. Nd damge. Tbe Pittsburgh, and all other upivpr hnntfl trill voatimn tn.mnrrnw Tla. atted: Golden drown, (of New Orleana. t i Cnnndn Pficlfln Hallrnnd, I Ottawa, January 20,?Alter en ill ' ight aesalon the vote on Mr, Blank'e J mendment to the PaclQo Railroad reso- ! itlon waa taken and reealted 64 yeee to 40 n*ye. The amendment aeked the lonae not to ratify the, preient contract!, Will Slew VMmikMliHHta j Loxdor, January 20.?The lOotn&ander , I the volanteeri at Newport, lale of i fight, haa been warned that an attempt ] ronld be made to blow up the armory 1 here, and precaution* have been taken ccordingly. righting Again In (he Cape Mmlrr, I Oafrowr, January 20.?A iklrmlahlng { arty from Governor Sir George Oolley'e , orce haa come In tight of the Boer i latrol. A battle la expecled to-morrow. ?Hk tepe XUkti, Rt. Pmnanuaa, January 20.?The C?ar l laa received a telegram announcing the pture of Geok Tepe. rilMinman, Florikci, January 20.?The Ror*l irlntlng eatabliebment w?a totally de(toyed by Are, a minu?ii?n Wllb Probably lm Truiti Thau Pout; lo lla ConiiMlllgu?1 flu to kiwi tloniaoml. St. Loois, Janaary 26.?The details of a filibustering echemo have been made publio here to-day, it ia believed, for the first time. During the early part of 1876 a ?igantio filibustering scheme was concocted. Among those privy to it were men of more or leas prominence In various parts of the country, not excluding St. Louis. The plan aimed at was nothing less than overturning the existing government of Ecuador, and the exemplification of the principle that to the vlctora belongs the spoils. Ecuador was at that time in a state of disquietude. Certain adventuronscitizens of this country bad investigated the condition of things, and claimed that a few bold leaders could develop the revolutionary spirit among the natives, overturn the administration and, what was more, come into control of some 120,000,000 of silver, the revenue for the year at that time in the treasury at the capital. A gathering of those who were interested in the revolution wss held at the ?utaw House, in Baltimore, early in 1B7S. One of the ralingspirlts of the assemblige wss Major William M. Lalaud, who bad been Grant's quartermaster atthe battle of Pittsburg Landing. Mai. Leland was intimate ana closely associated with the Winans family, and was understood to have the influence and backing of that family in what he was undertaking. Emissaries were sent down into Ecuador to represent that they had cume In aseml-ofiicial character irom the United States, and that this country desired to see the people put in possession of the form of government enjoyed here.* The sizltators were told to uremia the natlvea 1 lor a definite date of uprising, July !!4, c 1875, and to pledge tbem that a United t dlausforce would land on their shores that day to aid them in their fight for liberty. <1 Ecuador waa ripe for the aoheme, and the ? pioneera succeeded in enrolling fifteen v thousand natives, sworn to participate in t the outbreak. Meantime tho men at the c bead of the conspiracy In thia country g proceeded with their part of the scheme. I A force of 1,600 men were enrolled, and a three well-armed vessels were got in readiness. They lay in the harbor. I with clearance papers to convey coal r to San Francisco, in reality to take on fi board the little army bound far Ecuador t when the proper hour should arrive, c rhe leaden were not of the quality who ' burn the bridges behind them. Aa the [ lime for embarkation drew near they felt o more and more seriously the propriety of c providing a means of escape In the event j' at defeat. The molt feasible plan waa the t ippolntment of a minister resident in s Ecuador, who would be in sympathy with the Government to the extent of Interpos- " Ing between the filibusters and the latter. ,f worst came to worst. Alter a good deal o if discussion, Robert L. Lindsay, a lawyer t; >f St. Louis, was Belocted as qualified for u .lie position. His fitness for the place t iras endorsed by Thomas Ewing, William ? McKee, Thomas 0. Fletcher, w. A. Pile, ' United Slates Marabal Newcomb, ex-Gov- 1 irnor McUlurg, Clinton B. Flak, Judge C. u D. Drake, E. 0. Stanard, and many others J who had no knowledge of what was going 1 >n with reference to an expedition. The ti ippolntment seemed secure, when Henry '1 r. Blow put in his determined opposf- tl :ion. air. mow nan ueen a bouiu Ainnri- o :an minister, and he waa then one of the a Jominiseloners of the District of Oolum- ii )la. Hehadgreatinlluenceatthe White t( House, and brought all of It to bear on ii irant to prevent Ool. Lindsay's appoint- ai Tiont. He had gained information of the n n tended revolution, and of the fact that e ;he filibusters wanted Lindsay. The time :ame and passed for the departure of the ei ixpedltlon, and Lindsay was still a prl- el rate citizen. The leaders still had hopes 1< >f carrying out their project; but tbe 24th tl >f July came, and the revolution they had f> fomented could not be checked, Tho na- li Ives revolted without the anticipated help P rom the Ubited States. They killed Mot- ii dee, and upset hla government, establish- tl ng on tbe wreck a republic which still o ixists. Ool. Lindsay Is of the opinion that fi he prosperty and Republican principles ii Ecuador is blessed with tO'day, is due to ? ho impetus Imparted to the feeling of p iiscontent among the downtroddeu na- e< Ives by the agitators sent there to further a he expedition. ii ? ti PKDUHfKIAK I'OI.MH. li Progress of the Knee fur IHc o'learr P Belt. Nkw Yoiik, January 20.?Mignauet, 1 ...I tlH.k. k... I * 1. .1 / .-OOUO/ nUU uui&o liBVO W 1UIUIB? U irUUi |( he contest (or the O'Leary belt. Barber ?' laa not been teen since last night. Noon icore?Hughe*, 271) miles; Goz, 203; " Albert, 257; Howard, 25(1; Krohne, 155; I'lnt, 263; Ourran, 230; Phillips, 229; La- ?. lourse, 222; and Uampana, 212. Howard ,i jffers beta that he will beat Howell's rec- tl >rd ot6C0 miles. 8coro at 0 i\ M.?Hughes, 112; Co*, 300; Howard, 298; Albert, 297; , ^iut, 291; Krohne. 290; Outran, 200; j. E'hllllps, 287; Uampana, 245. At 0 p. ii. llugboa turned 300 miles, i. jeatlng Hart'a record lor the same number t> )( hours by one mile, 1,280 yards. j. At midnight the score stood: Hughes, ,i 125); Howard, 305; Krohne, 301; Albxrt, ? 101; Vint, 300; Cox, 300; Curran, 278; R ?hlllips, 2705; Campana, 225, and La- , louse, 243. Hughes beats the best Amerl- , lan record lor 72 boars by 7) miles, BOWELL AND VAUOIIN t'OMINO OVER. P N?w Yoiuc, January 20.?Sporting men [j lere are considerably puzzled about the si table announcement' that the Kngllsh a >edestriana, Roweli and Vaughn, are to ^ lall tor this country on the 29th, It ia aid that O'Leary and Thomas Davla have o iach lent ?250 to England to ccver a ohal* t' enge and entry lor a sweepstakes walk ? letween first-class men, to take place here .i hlaaprltig. Hart to meet Roweli In a go- .i is-you-pleifae match, and O'Leary to walk u igalnit Vaughn, On the other bind, It ia . aid that Weuton hag challenged Howell [ or the Aalley belt, the match to take place j n London, and that Ilowell would have i, 0 meet the challenge there. Now cornea j, 1 telegram to Kut.'U Brothers, who man- c igeil the laat big Mddlaon Square Garden ? Talk, eating that Howell and Vaughn u vould sail on the 29th In the AbyMlnla. It t| a a queetlon who haa the prior claim on t| Howell, Weaton of O'Loary.i *m> t] riUMI WALKERS AT TBI OOI.DSS OAT*, t| Bah Fkakcisco, January 20.?To-nlgbt e] Belle Sherman, Amy Howard, Madame * Ltchepelle, noleil female walkers, and ? jther females unknown to tame, began a ? ill day go-as-you-please match at the f. Horticultural Hall. To obtain a prize at , eaat 360 mllea mustbemade. b Lotil.vlllr ?Im? Work* named. [' Lounvn.i.i, January 20.?'The Kentucky e Slass Worka, in the extreme southern a part oi the city, were partially bnrned this c morning. The main factory was entirely " untouched, aa waa alio the atorehouae, , which la full oi atock, worth, perhapc, ! |(K),000, Aa it ia, the total ioee on bnild- ' Inga, atock, material, Ac., will reach $10,- J llaaltr lUMkewe fur ilia laprene ' Resell. ' Waihikotos, January 20.?The Preai- j ilent haa nominated Stanley Matthewa aa j Associate Juatice of the United Mates, | Tlce Juktlce Swayne, resigned. I THE PONCAS. BEPV1T Of TUB COamalUOH AF-. tSMt(ll BT TUB PBMIDBST. To Inali(ui me Removal ud P?e?t ltdllllw or ill* Unlorlnnale Feo* ple-Tliejr CeuMei lb* dliaa Very (JaJtulljr Dealt Wit*. . :: ! i*-1' o ' i1! J ' J'.... i Washington, January 20.?'The House 1 Committee on the Census to-day Instruct- j ill Mr. Cox, of New York, to call up the , ipportionment bill, agreed to at the last i ueeting, on the first opportunity and urge < ts immediate consideration, , The House Committee on Commerce , roted to make an appropriation lor the Mississippi river improvements and (or 1 he roeervolr system, leaving the amount J o he determined after the other items ol j he liver and harbor bill have beon lUed, report dv thtt ponca commirmov- 1 The Com minion appointed by the Prea- , dent to proceed to the Indian Territory , nil conler with theFonca Indiana lor the 1 lurpsae ol ascertaining the facta in regard J o their recent removal and preaent con- | lition, ao far aa it la neceaaary to deter- , nine the queatiou what Juatice and bu- . nanity require should be done by the j Jnited buwe Uovemment in tbe prein- , sea, to-day submitted their report to the j resident, in which the following contusions and recommendations are emlodied: Flrat?That the reinovalof theFonca In- ' liana from their reservation in Dakota nd Nobraska, where they were living by irtue of the treaties with the United ii Itatea ot 'M and 'U7, was not only most t, infortunate for the Indians, resulting in 1 ;reat hardships and aerioua lose ol life and l iroperty, but waa injudicious and without u uwcient cause. Second?That the lands from which the 'oncaa were removed had been ceded and ellnqulahed to them by the United Btatea J or ample consideration specified in tbe si teatles of that government, and solemnly I ovenanted not only to warrant and de- C and their title to tboae lands, but also to t roteot their persona and property theren. That tbe Indians had violated no . ondltlon of the treaty by which the title 11 o the landa or the claim to protection had ? een forfeited, and that thia rightful claim ? till exlata in full force and effect, notwith- . landing all the acta done by the govern- " uont of the United Btatea, Third?That UU to Within a fflw tnnnthR * I tlio present time, tliey have manifested * be strongest desire to return to tbeir red' P rvation in Dakota, and a portion of the [' ribe succeeded in getting baok. The re- 11 lalnder of tbe tribe wero greatly dlscour- . ged in tbeir efforts to return, and as they uaily despaired regaining tbeir rights, ' inder the belief that tbe Government ?. fould not regard their title to land in ' )akota oa valid,, and that they could ob- 11 lin a stronger title to land in tho Indian ? 'errltory, n? well as other considerations, ? [lev decided to accept the best terms they v outd obtain. Their chiefs and head men ' greod to remain in that territory, lfav- a ig once committed tbemselved in writing * > that course, they, with commendable * itegrlty, regarded their action as sacred i far as they were concerned, and tbe ? lajorlty of tbeir people acquiesced and ' ndorsed their bead men. Fourth?The Indians who have return- ?| i to tholr reservation in Dakota have the " .roniest nnesibln flttftnhmnnfc (hot* ' inda and a resolute purpose to retain " lem. They have received no assistance " om tho Government, and, except the mited aid lurniahed by benevolent poo- , le, thev have been entirely self sustain- u ig. With tew agricultural implement ley have cultivated a considerable tract f land lor their Bupport. Ttiey are on A lendly terms with all other Indian tribes, lduding the Wloux, an well as with the . hlte settlers In their vicinity. They rl ray tliat they may not again be disturb- . il, and otic lor a teacher to aid 5' nd inatruct theui In the arts ol . lduatrv, and lor a missionary to [' iBch them principles of morality and re- ,, gion. In tne settlement of the problem , resented by this state ol affairs, the Oom- 10 llaalon believe that tho Government ? liould ba controlled by principles that , ould be applicable to any peaceable and "J iw abiding people In the same circnm- " lances, and that not the welfare of the ? onca Indiana, but the future influence , nd authority of the Government over ther Indian tribes (we are better Inform- J d than is generally aupposed concerning fJ le circumstances of the I'oncas) demand " tat tiiere should be an ample and speedy , sdressof the wrongs, thus exhibiting a rj onspicuoua example of the (ioverment's U urpose to dojitatloeto all. It ia there- ** ire recommended that an allotment of one w undred and sixty thousand acres of land j* e made to each m?n, woman and child of J? le I'onca tribe of Indians, said lands to , e selected by them on their old reservaone In Dikota, or on the lands nowocctiled by the I'onca IndiaiiB In tho Indian 18 erritorv, within one year from the pass- f.1 geoltbe act of Uongross granting such " acts of land; that until the expiration of , lis period free communication will be " emitted between the two branches of le tribe; Bald lands to be secured to ~ lem by patent; that the title to the ime snail not bo subjeot to lien, lienntlon or Incumbrance, either y voluntary conveyance, or by judgment, rder or decree of any court, orsubject > taxation of any character for a period tu 1 thirty years from the dale of the pa- hi intend until snoh time thereafter as the til resident may remove the restrictions. Bl hat any conveyance made by any ol pi lese Indians before the expiration of the pi me above mentioned, shall be void, and o' , shall be the duty ol the Attorney Wen- tc ral, at the request ol the Secretary ol the le nterior.to institute a ault to set aside such ol eod or conveyance, that their title to the (1i mds may be Intact, and that they shall Cc e subject to the lawa both civil and riminal, Including the lawa of alienation di ml descent In force in the state or torrl- n iry where such lands are selected. That 0I ie United States take Immediale ac- pi on to extinguish all the claims lat would be any Incumbrance upon tie to any lands which it la proposed nil be alotted to all members of the , nnna frlhtt n( Indiana Ilia 01 lent continue Its Appropriations the mtnn 0 at present, and not Ins than {33,000 jj er year, daring a period of live years rom the paaaage ol the act making (he , llotment aforesaid, the same to be for the Ji enefitof the members of the tribe pro ata. That an additional sum of $25,000 e Immediately appropriated and expend- , d In airlr.ultural Implements, stock and 1, eed, 18,000 nf which shall be for the ex- ~ luaive benefit of the f'oncaa in Nebraska . nd Dakota, the remaining $20,000 to be llvlded among the famlllee of the whols . rlhe according to the number In each ,, mlly, to be in full satisfaction for all " lepredations and losses of property susallied by these Indians in consequence of heir removal. Tbatafdrtheraum, not less han V>,000, be appropriated lor the conduction of comfortable dwellings, and not C nore thsn $6,000 for the erection ol school |i iomm lor the Poncas in Nebraska and |i Uakota, and that suitable persona be em- o ployed by the Government for their In- fl itrnctlon in religious, educational and In- I dustrial developments, and to superintend, care for and protect all thoir interests. We respectfully suggest that the welfare ol these Indians requires ua to emphasise tho uec easily of prompt action in settling their affairs to the end that thia long pending controversy may be determined according to tUa dictates ol humanity snd justice. In conclusion, we desire to giva expression to the conviction forced upon us by our investigation of this case, that it is ol the utmost importance to white snd red men alike that all the Indiana should have an opportunity ol appealing to the courts lor the protection and vindication of tlieir rights of person snd property. The In' ilians cannot be expected to understand the dutios of men living under the forma' d1 civilization, until tliey know by doingso '.hey becomesubject to the authority ol the table law as admiuistered by the courts, md are relieved from the uncerUlntlea ind oppression Irequently attending the lubjection to arbitrary personal authority. The evidence taken by the Commission, ;oitelher with the documents pertaining to lie Inquiry, accompany the report. The members ol ths Commission were Brlgadler-Uenerala George Crook and Mellon A..Miles, U. S. A.; William Htickney, if Washington, and Walter Allen, oi tfewton, Massachusetts. Walter Allen submitted sn additional eport, In which be says that while he mbscribes to the conclusion* and recouinendatlons ol his colleagues in Inquiry IS tar as they go, he differs with them In lis view of the duty of the Commission o report facts and reasons, upon.which lonolusion and recommendations are laand lllntos-l ' nriiK Ul ,mDUJJ(Jlil It'll UUUi:i USIU U U >nd recommendatiana which may aplear to be uncalled lor. lie then proceeds o give in detail a history ol the various reatiea with the l'onca Indiana and tha acta ol their treatment. NKNA'fUHMl. NlUUIJdl.t*. lo Choice In Veuiinjlvaiiin Yrl-Wnlhicu I.eitUlUK ettvfr Uno. IIaiiwsuuru, I'a., January 20,?Ninth aeflectual ballot for I'nited States Sena?r: Oliver 85. WallBce SO, Urow 57, laird 1, McV e.:gh !i, Snowden 1, Agnew 1, lewitt 4, Allison 1, Carter 6, Adjourned ntil to-morrow. ANuUB-CAUanoN's aucciumou, Cutc'Auo, January 2U.?Tho licininij oumal't special from Madison, Wiiconain, >ys l'hiietua Sawyer waa to-day elected lotted Htatea Senator to auccood Annua lameron. us tknnk8ske module stra1uiitknkd out. Nasuvillk, January 20.?On thethireth ballot, Lowell K. Jackson, n Ntate redlt Democrat, waa elected to the United tales Senate. As aoon aa Jackson was declared olected e was lifteil out of Ilia seat by his friends nd escorted to the stand, and slid that ho 'ould do whatever lay in hia power to Hay all sectional agitation and bring proserlty to the country. He would not only apresent the State but tho United States l the broadest senao of tho word. Senator Howell Jackaon waa serenaded i-ulght, and in roaponio he said, in uubiance: "I am aware that the wisdom nd propriety of the choice ijay he quesoned before the country, but I am aware, entiemen, that the right-thinking men f both political parties, who have the ood of the country, and peace of tho ountry at heart, will acquiesce In what ou have done to-day. ltutalnlug the Henle of the United btates, tho Democrats 111 thua ensure to the country, peaco tid prosperity (or four consecutive years. nd It wan tho desire of the conservative lenient of the country that tlio Senate lould bo remain Democratic, an now, anil Hay tills alarm in reference to sectional iitatlon expected, and trustoil that a loro (lintlnKUiaiipil citizen of Tennessee ould have gone forth in tho dltcliarge of a duties. I will enduavor to represent ot merely the interests of this great comlonwealth hut of the whole country, to [lay sectional aulinosfty) and to break own political animosities. lENI'EKVriON IN COUNTY MUNHrKK. Mimllor nllwly of lltiir-Vnnilnhrtl Iji> liorrnuu llm Mmirilliifin or tlin I'nnr. London, January 20,?A Kanturk corsspondeut describes a remarkable scone t a meeting of tho 1'oor Law Guardians, he tlay was bitter cold, nrnl about lilX) imlsbeil persons stood without the workouso where tho Guardians met. Among lein were eighty stalwart but hungry loking laborers, who loudly demanded ork, but the Guardians could give none. 1 tho midst of the meeting word wus rought that the laborers were forcing leir way into the building, and business an suspended and (lend sileuco prevailed, nmediately afterward footsteps were sard ascending thostalrs.and the dnor was most taken from its hinges with the icklng and pushing It received from is outside. Several volctn wore hoard colling on le guardians to open the door and give letn relief. The door was opened by Mr. auillTii, one ol the guardians, who ho was about to leavo the room, hen he was thrown back and Inrmed that neither he nor ar.v guardian i the room should leave until they had jnesoinethlug for them. The passage on le stairs was thronged with Billion, lambed looking men. A scone of contusion isued which lasted several minutes. In le background some poor fellows wero eeping. Alter some time tbe men got to uderstand that they could find bread id tea In the hall and that their families ould receive outdoor relief for a week, lie boslogeil guardians were,'on this uuirstanding, allowed to go uninterrupted. Tlio Tlinndornr <111 llm Dublin Trial*. London, January 20.?The Turn says e Dublin trial 1s sulllclent to show the ilplessness anil inadequacy of tbe ordliry law to repress Illegal organizations id agitation of large dimensions, but the irplexlty of the Dublin Jury will not revent Kngllshmen from forming their *n conclusion In regard totheronlchoracr of the agitation, if no supplementary gislallon is forthcoming, the miscarriage tuH I'mu11ii irini win uh iinutja in Rome lartert as eatabliahing a aanctionary IN inae. Gladstone, In replying (o a corrosponant who inquired ?B to the truth ol the imor that he la aliont to enter the House ' Lords becauee of Ill-health, aiys It Is arlectly grotindleaa. tnke llnnan. Ci.ivm.aki>, January 20? A convention [ vessel owners waa held here to day# wrier" were present from Milwaukee, etrolt, Nandusky and Cleveland. Thoso ipected (mm other lako porta did not rrlve. Knles embodytnu the object! nt le organisation were unanimously adpted. Tl,n? .*1 <l..l ll.~ 1-11 4.uv/ oov ituin mnv iiiu nsnwcinviun ivors ?<1e<iiiK(o wsgea (or Bailors, but will mist direction by the Hpsmann' Union, hey conlemplato the establishing ol n ousel owners shipping ofllco at the prinpai I?k9 ports and oil oil owners e?eryrliere lo cooperate and ejttbllsh locsl ' enches. Anjnntned lo meet In two eeks Irom today In Chicago, rillahnrih Ulnmwsrka Horned. PiTTsnuBoii, January 2(1:?The O'llnra llasawoiks, oil Twenty-eighth street, bejnglng to Wm. Mc'Jiiliy A (,'o? wa? toilly consumed by lire to night si 10:30 'clock, I'Oss, 17,000; fully insured. The re la supposed to bare been caused by a iroken pot.