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It is reported that three companies
of Fenians arevarmed and equipped
Buffalo, and other reinforcements are
ticing held in readiness elsewhere, to
make an invasion of Canada as aoon as
war is declared between Russia and
England. The Government has no of-
ficial information of any proposed Fe-
nian movement, and the report is die-
credited at Washington f
Th first Congressional election of the
. "year cwilLs keld in Oregon, which
state chooses its member of the House
of Representatives on the first Monday
OI June, as well as a Legislature which
will elect a United States Senator to
succeed John H. Mitchell. The Demo
crats carried the State in 1874 and also
the last Legislature, which sent Gov.
Grover to the Senate, but the Republi-
cans won in the Presidential election by
a little over 1,000 majority.
f" 7 " '
, "J Tbs Secretary of the Treasury invites
' subscriptions to the 4 per cent, loan up-
"a "i" same terms as ottered the public
. . - -, . - -
in Jury, 187, namely: Subscribers np-
on deposit of 2 per cent, will be allowed
woaysto complete payment. At the
.expiration of 90 days bonds will be is-
sued upon the receipt of 98 per cent.
CURRENT
principal and interest accrued to that decision rendered at Omaha by
. date, and one-fourth of 1 per cent, com- Judge Dundy, of the United Stales Dis
cission on all subscriptions for 91,000 triot Court, denies the right of tbe Kan
rand over will be allowed, sas and Denver Pacific Railroads to
:
V - 7 Aiercnry.wnicn occurred
on me otn, was successfully observed
; from the various observatories through-
"'"" A-roi. recers, oi
ouege, is oi opinion he dis-
covered indications of atmosphere on
,
Ex-Gov. Packard, of LouisUna. has 1
' been nominated bv th Pr.Manr tnr
United States Consul "at Liverpool, to
succeed Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin,
who is transferred to the Consul-Generalship
at Paris, vice Alfred T. A. Tor
bert, of Delaware, recalled.
Owing to the forwardness of the gen
eral appropriation bills, it is thought by
a number of members of Congress an
adjournment fine die can take place to
ward Vie last of June.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations have decided to recommend
the adoption of a concurrent resolution,
requesting the President to open nego
tiations with the Governments of China
and Great Britain, with a view to re
stricting Chinese immigration.
In accordance with instructions of tbe
House Committee on Banking and Cur-
rency, Representative Phillips has pre- I
ju uh utseu Miuivnzeu to re
port to the House a bill directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to reissue, in
denominations of 91 and 92, United
States notes, the sum of 910,000,000,
.-. : .v- k .
" " " A"ry lur re-
JT currency not
ouii iug
same- shall be paid out on de
mand for current expenses of the
Government, so .as to place it in
circulation. The bill also provides that
any fractional notes not destroyed I
which may hereafter- be presented for
redemption, shall be redeemed from I
coin or notes in the Treasury, and any
sums accruing from this reissue, and
needed to meet appropriations, shall be
employed in paying and canceling bonds I
of a kind subject to the call bearing the I
nighest rate of interest. I
The House Committee on Public
Lands have decided to recommend the I
passage of the so-called o-per-cent. bill I
introduced this session by Representa-1
tive Sapp, of Iowa. The bill provides
for the payment by the General Gov- I
ernment to the States of Ohio. Indiana,
Illinois. Missouri. Michican. Wbuvmain.
M InMAB. f. X..l T v
sas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ala
bama, - Mississippi,; Florida, Oregon,
Nevada and Colorado, of 6 per cent, on
the localities of military land warrants
therein, estimating the same at 91.25
per acre, the payment to be made in
Treasnrv eertiflcat-a. rrmnlno. on .,.
w j "f
O . -w uv aa-w VA W.VV A11
cent, per annnm. - Several million dol
lars are involved. A report against
the bill wiU be presented by Mr. Patter-
on, in behalf of the minority of the
committee.
Capta Eajjs is in Washington en
deavoring to secure from Congress a
modification of the act providing for
jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi.
He states that upward of 80 per cent, of
the whole work required to complete
the enterprise has been done, and less
than 20 per cent, of the contract price
has been paid by the Government. The
delay in payments under the present act,
it appears, is so great that Capt. Eads
finds it impossible to push the work as
rapidly as the public interests require.
He therefore asks that a part of the
large sums in the hands of the Govern
ment may be paid over to him at an
earlier date than the present law au
thorizes, in order to relieve him from
financial burdens and enable him to
prosecute the work more vigorously.
The latest surveys show a good naviga
ble channel to the sea, with a least
depth of 23 feet and a depth 'of 26 feet
through the entire jetty channel, except
a distance of 355 feet. The depth when
the jetties were begun was less than
eight feet. A report prepared on the
subject shows that all the large ship
ping entering or leaving the Mississippi
u-tes the jetty channel, thus saving to
the Government an annual outlay of
9250,000, expended for dredging under
thaolil system, when there was rarely a
navigable depth of over 18 feet. Capt.
EuH says he will secure the maximum
depth of 30 feet within the time required
by the jetty act. He does not a-k to
have the depth lessened, but only such appropriations for those j-oar- agirre
modificaiionsaaengiaeeringexperts may , gate 9119,000,000. For this vast outlay
ifreru advisable. I says the report, "there is nothing to
I Cosqkessm an Scrlricbeb has made
public tbe contents of a letter received
y him from one of his constituents at
at Corpus Chnsti, Texas, detailing at
length the most horrible cruelties prac
I tieed by Mexicans, disguised as Indians,
I who hare recently been committing
depredations in Webb, Duval and sur-
rounding counties. The writer claims
I that some 40 persons were murdered,
I 1 1 whom were children, and from
600 to 600 horses stolen.
Axdrxw Miller, a farmer, of Lee
County, Virginia, who had lost consid
erable butter by thieves poisonecfSt
firkin and placed it where the thieves
would be pretty apt to come across it.
The firkin of butter was stolen, and in
some manner became scattered broad-
cast through the neighborhood, carry-
death into a number of households
I Three brothers, farmers, named James.
Andrew- and Joseph Jackson, of Elk
Garden, died from the effects, also Miss
Alice Gatewood, a beautiful young lady
who was visiting the Jackson family.
Twelve other persons, including George
Dabnev Wooten. a nrnminent lawver.
I ' r J i
I Drs. Fitch and Cowan, the two leading
I physicians of the county, and the editor
of the Lee County Sentinel, were serf
ously ill from the effects of the poison.
I
I compel the Union Pacific to concede a
mileage pro-rate on all business deliver-
ed by them to the latter road. It is held
that the Union Pacific has the right to
impose an extra charge on freight ear-
ried west of the junction of these
branches, upon'the ground that the cost
of construction between Cheyenne and
den waa largely in excess of the cost
' "J the lines east of Cheyenne,
such rate to be regulated in proportion
to the increased cost of construction and
operation
General WKiTZBL.Internal Revenue
Collector at Cincinnati, has been re
quested to tender his resignation, for
the reason, as stated, that the Depart
ment has been for some time convinced
that large quantities of "crooked
whisky were being sold in Cincinnati
and the Collector and his subordinates
failed to discover the perpetrators of
the frauds or the method by which they
were accomplished. Some of the frauds
were of such a nature as to preclude any
other theory than that of collusion
somewhere among the local revenue
officers, although there seems to be no
suspicion that Collector Weitzel is him
self implicated.
XT R fSlimfl t. aVioot ryi inar.itnf-A lomil
.,a in sr ts.
property in that city which her father,
Daniel Clark, received in French and
Spanish, grants, valued to-day at not
than 95,000,000. The Southern
Hotel property is embraced in Mrs
r r j -
Gaines's claim. Her case in New Or-
Iein8 biag been decided in her
the same decision wUl apply to the St
Louis property, it is held.
Judge) Sawyer, of the United States
Circuit Court of California, has render-
ed a decision which excludes the Chi
nese from citizenship. The " Act to
correct errors and to snpply omissions
in the Revised Statutes of the United
States," of Feb. 18, 187S, provides that
the naturalization laws shall apply to
" aliens, being free white persons, and
to aliens of African nativity, and to per-
sons ox African, descent." Judge Saw
yer, in his opinion, goes into an ex-
haustive analysis oi the meaning of the
term " white." He quotes Webster,
Linnteus, Cuvier, and the " American
yciopaaaia," ana concludes that a
Mongolian is not a white person,
within the meaning of the term as used
in the naturalization laws of the United
States.
The Kansas City Price Current says
the Texas cattle drive this season will
reach fully 300,000 head. The cattle
are in good condition and will reach
their destination much earlier than last
year. About 85,000 head of cattle are
reauy w go to mar-
b - ot hn hA m Hrl a T..n
. A Washington special of the 10th
finvi ..TliA nnhliiiluul itatamant if itnm.
muwfltio gatherings in various parts of
the country has received sufficient con
sideration from the Government to lead
to an investigation as to tbe strength
and character of the reported prepara
tions, which shows that the accounts
are very much exaggerated. In the
meantime, however, the Government
will observe all operations of this char
acter in order to be prepared for any
emergency should they in the future ex
tend todimensions threatening the peace
of the country."
The Democrats in Congress have
agreed that the proposition for an in
vestigation of the alleged Florida frauds
in the late Presidential election shall
come from the Judiciary Committee
in the regular order of busi
ness.. The committee will ask
for authority to investigate all
the facts in relation to the election
of Members of Congress and of Presi
dential Electors in that State, with a
view of ascertaining whether the state
ments of McLin and others are true,
the investigation to be confined to these
points only and without reference to the
question of the Presidential title.
The majority report of the Commit
tee on Expenditures in the Navy De
partment says that the administration
of the Department from 1809 to 187C,
inclusive, is characterized by I he great
est extravagance and a total disregard of
all legal restraints, the result of which is
that the several bureaus are now indebt
ed to the aggregate amount of over
$7,000,000, notwithstanding the current
show save a navy contemptible even in
comparison with those of third and
fourth-rate powers." The committee
recommend, an appropriation of 93,
317,738 to enable the Secretary of the
Navy to pay all just claims against the
Department, and also recommend that
the existing contracts for the comple
tion of the unfinished iron-clads be
canceled, the aggregate amount of
which is 93,G00,263. This report
is signed by Representatives Willis,
Whitthorne, Carlisle, and Pndemore
Tl)o miuority report of the committee.
signed by Representatives J?age, Hub
ble, and Williams of Oregon, says that
they are unable to agree with the report
of the majority in charging the Depart
ment with mal-administration, and they
recommend the appointment of a com
mittee $o examine existing contracts,
and, on being satisfied that the same
are with responsible parties and for
proper prices, to confirm and carry out
the same, and that an appropriation be
made therefor.
An unsuccessful attempt to assassi
nate the Emperor William was made on
the afternoon of the 11th, as he was
driving: in his carriage through the
avenue Unterden-Liuden in Berlin.
The would-be assassin stood on . the'
sidewalk and fired two shots from a re
volver into the carriage as it was pass
ing. Upon an attempt to arrest him
being made, he fired the other charges
and then threw down his revolver and
ran, but was soon overtaken and cap
tured. He proved to be a tinsmith,
named Emil Hoedel, from Leipsic,
where it is alleged he had formerly con
ducted socialistic meetings. He de
nied the charge of firing into the Em
peror's carriage, and said that he had
shot at himself with the intention of
committing suicide. There was great
excitement in the city on account of the
affair, and immense crowds thronged
about the palace, manifesting their loy
alty and sympathy by singing the na
tional anthem.
PERSONAL, AND POLITICAX.
Postmaster-General Key has been
Interviewed on the Florida business, and
talks with great frankness. He always be
lieved that both Florida and Louisiana be
longed to Tilden, went into the Cabinet be
lieving that Tilden was elected, and has
never changed his mind. But he believes
Hayes an honest man, knows that he hon
estly thinks he was elected, and is sure he
was not cognizant of any frauds that were
committed. Consequently he will remain in
the Cabinet as long as Mr. Hayes would like
to have him.
General John M. Bincklet, of Mil
waukee, formerly Assistant Atterney-Gen-
eral cf the United States, committed suicide
on the night of the 4th by drowning himself
in the lake, lie left several letters addressed
to different parties, the contents of which
show conclusively his intention to take his
life. The immediate cause of hia rash act
is attributed to mental aberration brought
on by domestic troubles. Gen. Binckley's
family consisted of a wife, from whom he
was separated, and four children, all of
whom are now in Knoxville, Tenn.
Rev. W. D. Morgan, pastor of the
Third Baptist Church, Stonington, CU, on
the 7th, while returning from a Masonic
communication, was thrown from a wagon
and killed.
Henry S. Moss, the Louisville Alder
man who committed heavy forgeries In Jan
uary last, became insane on account of his
exposure, and on the 7th he died.
Mott, the alleged " spirit material-
izer," of Memphis, Mo., has, it Is claimed,
been detected and exposed at Keokuk, Iowa.
An investigator went prepared with a rob
ber ball filled with aniline concealed in his
band, which he squirted into tbe face of one
of the spirits" as it appeared at the aper
ture In the cabinet. The face at once dis
appeared, lights were brought In. and Mott
was found with his face covered with the an
iline stains. He claimed that the stains were
transferred to his face from that of the
spirit," which rushed into his embrace
when it withdrew from the window.
Capt. Wilson J. Vance, formerly
Washington correspondent of the Cincin
nati Commercial, has been made Appoint
ment Clerk of the Treasury, to succeed Gen.
Smith, who has Just been appointed Pay
master. The position of Appointment Clerk
is one of the most responsible and arduous
in the Treasury.
Reports have been circulated in New
York to the effect that Gen. John C. Fre
mont and family bad been in actual person
al suffering from destitutiou and lack of
food. Friends of the family deny this and
say that while Gen. Fremont is in straitened
ircumstances, and has had to give up bis
home, his library, and even bis family pic
tures, the family is far from actual want.
Gen. Fremont is now in Washington. It is
proposed to put him upon tbe army retired
list.
The President has nominated George
, Sheridan, of Louisiana, to be Recorder
of Deeds in the District of Columbia.
The Pennsylvania Nationals held a
State Convention at Philadelphia on the 8th.
Mr. S. K. Mason was nominated tor Gov
ernor. The platform is substantially a re
iteration of that adopted at Toledo by the
National Convention.
John B. Carson has been appointed
icncral Manager of the Hannibal and St.
oseph Itailroad, vice 11. 8. Stephens, who
resigned the position of General Superin
tendent. J. II. Phehholm, member of the
ltoyal Academy of Agriculture of Sweden,
us been sent by his Government to this
country to make an exhaustive examination
of American agricultural machinery.
The marriage of Senator J. Donald
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and Miss Eliza-
eth II. Sherman, niece of the Secretary of
the Treasury, was celebrated In Cleveland,
)., on the !)th, in a most brilliant manner,
and In the presence of a large number of
distinguished guests.
Charles Morgan, the well known
merchant, owner of the Morgan line of
steamships running between New York and
New Orleans, and prominently identified
with the Texas and Louisiana railways, died
In New York City on the Sth. His fortune
Is estimated at $10,000,(100 or J-12.000.000.
Oen. Guant and suite arrived in Paris
on theitth.
At Washington, Mo., on the 10th,
shooting affray occurred between Col.
olin Coleman, lawyer, and Thomas 1.
Diggs, editor of the Franklin County 4)h
tttrrrr, which resulted in the death of Col.
t'nlemnn. Diggs was seriously wound
ed. The encounter wa cau-ed by public
remarks on one sftle and personal articlei
on the other.
ilA.ioit John W. Toit, U. S. A.,
-imnati'.lant at Jittcrson llarracks, Mo.,
died on the 10th from the effects of injuries
received by being thrown from a wagon
few days previously. He was 47 years
age and a graduate of West Point, class
'52.
Gen. A. V. Kautz is being court-
martialed at Omaha for writing a book re
vealing army secrets. Gens. Crook and Au
cur head the court.
The veteran Gen. Shields had a pub-
lie reception and serenade tendered htm in
Chicago on the evening of the 11th.
Miss Catherine Beeciier, sister of
Henry Ward Beecher, died on the 12th at
the residence of her younger brother, the
Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, in Elmira, N. Y
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
Contrary to expectations raised by the
recent conciliatory attitude of the Papacy,
those Prussian priests in receipt of Govern
ment stipends have been asked by. Cardinal
Caterini, Prefect of the Congregation of the
Sacred Council, either to renounce their
salaries or declare their opposition to the
Ecclesiastical May laws.
A portable engine, used for hoisting
ice out of a barge into an ice-bouse at Mem
phis, Tenn., exploded its boiler on the 6th,
killing Tom Hoist, the engineer, and serious
ly injuring several others.
An election riot occurred at Weldon
N. C, on the 6th, in which John Purnell,
colored, was killed, and several others, white
and colored, wounded. .
Contracts have been let by the Atchi
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany for the construction of the first 100
miles of its New Mexico extension.
The Treasury Department gives no
tice that a dangerous counterfeit note of the
denomination of $100, on the Merchants1
National Bank, of New Bedford, Mass., has
been put in circulation in the Western
States.
It is now believed that the band of
train robbers that for several months have
been depredating on the Houston and Texas
Central and Texas and Pacific Railways, have
been virtually broken up. Lieut. June Peak,
of the Texas Rangers, has arrested. In Den
ton County, Green Hill, D. G. Mullins, and
Robert Murphy, on a United States warrant
charging them with being accessory. Sam
Bass, the leader of the gang, has been pur
sued to his hiding place, and at last accounts
was badly wounded. The robbers PipeB,
ilerndon and Mays have been brought be
fore the bar of the United States Court at
Tyler.
A meeting of master cotton-spinners
and manufacturers, held at Manchester on
tbe ,tli, unanimously resolved to issue a cir
cular to mill owners throughout the strike
district, recommending that mills still open
be closed Immediately, and advising that no
individual arrangements for re-opening
mills be made with workmen. The adoption
of this resolution caused great anxiety at
Manchester. It is believed it will render a
general lock-out inevitable.
Miss A. S. Stewart, a teacher, in the
Clifton Academy, near Norfolk, Va., was
found dead in her room on the morning of
the itb. A medical examination showed
that she had been fatally drugged. Her
room was robbed of many valuables, includ
ing a diamond engagement-ring, gold watch
and chain, besides some money. Miss Stew
art was a beautiful and accomplished lady,
and was to have been married this summer
Norfolk gentleman. Several negroes
who had been lurking around the neighbor
hood are suspected of the crime.
On Sunday, the 5th, 80,000 persons
visited the Paris Exposition.
The President has signed tbe act
amending an act to aid in the construction
of railroad and telegraph line from the Mis
souri River to the Pacific Ocean.
Near Oxford, Miss., on the night of
the 6tb, three tramps wentto the house of
Mr. Varner, a planter, and brutally assault
ed Mrs. Varner, who was alone in the house,
so that her life was despaired of. The
scoundrels were all captured and lodged in
jail, and were threatened with lynching.
A tornado and water-spout occurred
at Canton, China, on the 11th ult. Some
500 lives were lost and a large number of
buildings destroyed.
The Cuban sugar crop it is estimated
will fall short 30 to 33 per cent, as compared
with last year.
Leamington, the noted stallion, sire
of Enquirer, Longfellow, Parole and other
noted horses, died at Chestnut Hill, Phila
delphia, on the 9th.
The Allan line steamship Sardinian,
from Liverpool, May 9,-for Quebec, with
460 passengers, took fire at the entrance of
Londonderry Harbor, caused by an ex
plosion of gas, which killed three persons
and seriously injured some 40 others. The
passengers were transferred to lighters and
taken to Londonderry.
Isaiah Evans, colored, was hanged at
Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, La., on the 10th
for tbe murder of Edward Bowen, white, in
uiy last. -
Another party of Russian naval offi
cers arrived at New York on the 9th on the
teamship Salvador. Lieut. Rodnocof, one of
the party, being interviewed by a newspaper
reporter, said: "I have not the slightest
hesitation In tellingyou the object for which
the Cimbria came to America. She has on
board a number of Russian naval officers
who are to take command of a certain num
ber of ships that we intend to purchase
ere, if we can find suitable ones. 1 ' and
my brother-officers have come direct
from St. Petersburg. We intend visiting
all the dock-yards to see if we can find the
kind of vessels we require, and then, if there
is a prospect of war, we shall buy them im
mediately and have them fitted up. We ex
pect to gctas many volunteers from Ameri
can porta as will be necessary to work the
ships until we can receive crews from Rus
sia. We shall get the ships out of American
atcrs before war is proclaimed, and then
the United States Government can not in
terfere with us."
At Kockport, Ind., on the 9th, a per
former belonging to Whalen's Variety Com
bination, of Louisville, undertook the feat of
hooting an apple from the head of a woman.
The aim miscarried, and an 8-year-old boy
named Wiegel, who was playing outside the
canvas, was shot in the forehead and almost
instantly killed.
Near Augusta, Me., on the 11th, Ja
in Scribner, a Mnall farmer, killed three of
his children and then attempted suicide.
His wife and eldest daughter escaped from
tlio house, or they too would have been
murdered.
Porter Brown was hanged at Manny,
Sabine Parish, L., on the 11th, for the mur
der of Dr. Evans in March last. Brown
made a full confession of his crime and asked
forgiveness.
Thore was a slight snow-storm, fol-
wed by hail and rain, throughout portions
f Iowa on the llth. No serious damage to
fruit or crops is reported. There were also
severe frosts throughout Central and North
ern Ohio.
A young desperado named Ernst
Whitehoiie, who In .lone last, at Terre
lante, Ind., shot Deputy SherilfJohn Cleary
nd escaped from his custody, and upon be-
!Z pursued by a posse of citizens turned and
reil into their ranks, keeping them at. bay
ntil lie liad made good his escape,
ruptured in Terre Haute on the
12th t.. after a most determin
ed resistance against five officers,
one of whom was Cleary, the victim of the
former shooting, and who was again twice
wounded by the pistol of the assassin,
Whitehouse is only 20 years of age, of slen
der build, and has gerved'two years in tin
Indiana Penitentiary for burglary. His
desperate fighting with the officers in June
last gave him the name of the "Bandit of the
Wabash."
'-THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.
Parliament reopened on the Cth, after
the Easter recess. In the House of Com
mons notice was given of various' questions
regarding the employment of Indian troops,
etr stanord Northcote, Chancellor of the Ex
chequer, In reply to 4. question asked by the
Marquis of Uartington, leader of the Liber
als, said: "I can only say that the negotia
tions with Russia continue. It would be
high disadvantageous to public interest to
discuss them now." .
'According to London advices of the
8th, a basis of arrangement which the Pow
ers desired to submit to the Czar has been
agreed upon. The arrangement is in five
divisions. The first division proposes that
the two regions of Bulgaria north of tbe
Balkans shall be conceded to Russia, and
that the southern portion shall remain to
a great extent under the authority of the
Sultan. The second division relates
solely to the Asiatic compensation,
which it is proposed shall be reduced to
a minimum. The third division relates to the
Straits question, and will be arranged here
after. Tbe fourth division demands a defini
tive settlement of the war indemnity. Under
the fifth division it Is proposed that Thessaly
and bplrus be accorded the right of self-
government, thus securing for them the pro!
tectlon of Europe and national independ
ence. Count Schouvaloff, Russian Embas
sador at London, left for St. Petersburg on
the 7th. His mission is regarded as tendin
towards peace.
A Constantinople dispatch of the 9th
says: The Porte has ordered the partial
evacuation of Shurala, in consideration of
the removal of Russian headquarters to St.
George, 11 miles northwest of San
Stefano. The evacuation of the fortresses
and the withdrawal of the Russians are
believed to depend upon the withdrawal
of the British fleet. A more conciliatory
feeling is now prevailing between the Turks
and Russians. Austria is stated to have
asked the Porte to permit Austrian troops
to escort returning Bosnian refugees; other
wise disturbances endangering the tranquil
ity of Turkey and Austria are probable.
In case of war Gen. Todleben intends
making Adrianople the base of operations,
and a final stand for the army south of the
Balkans. It will be defended by 500 guns,
and Gen. Todleben believes it will be im
pregnable. A Constantinople telegram of the
2th states that in consequence of the per
emptory demand of Gen. Todleben for the
surrender of the f ortresses,accompanied by a
threat to occupy Constantinople, the Cabinet
Council havedecided tocvacuate ail three of
the fortresses Shunila first, then Varna,
and, lastly, Baton m. Tbe decision was
taken rather suddenly, upon the report of
Osman Pasha that the Turkish army was not
in a condition to resist the occupation of
Constantinople. The Russians have agreed
to retire to Adrianople and Dedgragatichand
qtiit Erzeroum as soon as the three fortress
es are evacuated.
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the 6th, discussion of
the bill to repeal the Itankrupt law lasted
until the expiration of the morning hour
hen the bill to repeal tbe Specie-resump
tion act came up. Without disposing of
ither measure the Senate adjourned A
large number of bills were introduced in the
House, amomr t hem Delng tne following:
by Mr. Fort To indemnify Illinois and other
States in regard to swamp lauds; by
Mr. Phillips To enable soldiers of the late
war to pre-empt land to the extent of 100
acres ; by Mr. Morrison To amend the law in
relation to tlie tax on native wined. A motion
to suspend the rules ami pass tbe bill rcdue
1 ng the tax on chewing tobucco, snutf, cigars,
etc., failed, 120 to 1 ft not two-thirds. The
bill establishing a permanent form of gov-
eminent for the District of Columbia was
discussed at length, but uot disposed of. .
In the Senate, on the 7th, Senator Cockrell
moved to take np and read for the second
time the House bill to forbid a further retire
ment of United States legal -tender notes.
bich was read the hrst time vesterdav.
The motion was agreed to yeas 3-!, nays 25
ana tne nut was accordingly read, senator
Mornll. who voted in the negative, moved to
refer tbe bill to the Committee on Finance.
Pendingdiscusslon the morning bnurexpircd
and the bill went over. Consideration of the
Pension bill was then resumed in Committee
of the Whole, the various amendments dis
posed of, and tbe bill passed by the Senate.
The bill, as passed, provides " that from and
after the passage of this act, in case of vacan-
y iroin any cuuse,iueoinceoi t ension Agent
flail be filled bv wounded or disabled Union
sqldiers, or widows or (laughtors of Union sol
diers." The Indian Appropriation bill was
discussed under the live-minute rule, but
without coming to a Una! vote the Senate ad
journed. ...The House passed tl.e bill for tho
Uoverninent of the I)itrietof Columbia. Mr.
W ood then moved to go into Committee of
the Wliole on the Tariff bill. On a standing
vote, the Speaker announced the result to be
to 60, then a vote by tellers resulted 01 to
.and nnallv. on a vote bv veas and navs.
the motion was agreed to yeas 1(H), nays 108
several Democrats, changing from nay to
yea. Mr. Banks then spoke in opposition to
the bill, alter which tbe House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 8th, Mr. Cockrell
called np the House bill to forbid a further
retirement of the United States legal -tender
notes, read the second time yesterday, and
the bill-was referred to tne Committee on Fi
nance, all objection to such reterence having
ueen wnuurawn. Air. dtorgan suiniiittea a
concurrent resolution touching the
lations of tlie I nited States
1th Mexico. The resolutions declare
hat in denning and settling by treaty the
-elations between tbe two countries, tlnit the
present boundaries between them shall be
guaranteed as permanent and inviolable;
that both iioveriimcnts shall engage that the
territory of each shall be protected auainst
conquest by any European power; that such
rotect the borders from depredutorv raids
iiiiiiu agreements Hiitiu no made as will
of otitluws; and " thut it i- expedient
to provide by treaty for the protection and
licouragenient of such citizens of either
uiitl-y as shall, with the coii.-cntof thcGov-
mnent of Mexico, build a railroad from the
ity ot Mexico to connect at the boundary
it h lines of railroad in Texas or elsewhere
the united states." l.uul on the tuhlo
be called up hereafter. The Senate then
sinned consideration of tlie Indian Ainu-o-
priation btll, and several amendments were
discussed and rejected In the House, a
otiotl to limit all trciierti! debute on the
aritl hill to two hours was rejected. 107 to
1:12. The measure was thru discussed in
Committee of the Whole, Jmt without action
lie committee rose. Tlie evening session
as devoted to general debate.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the Mexican
ward bill was discussed, amended and puss
I. Consideration was then resumed of the
ndian Appropriation bill. Committee
liendments were agreed to nnd the bill was
ad a tlilrd time mitl passed. I he report
the Conference Committee on the bill
regulate the advertising of luail-
tting- was agreed to and the bill
assed. The bill to repeal tbe llaiikrupt law
as then taken up but not disposed ot. . ..In
he House, the Joint resolution repotted
rom the Committee on Kdiieation and I.a-
for the enforcement ol the eight-hour
in all departments of tho tjoverti-
iciit gave rise to a lively discussion, in the
mrse ol which Mr. Hanks denounced
dl.reguid of tbe law bv the IJov-
umeut as scandalous and infamous, ami Mr.
it lel-.ot Massachusetts, advocated u penalty
rlts disregard, and said there was more
wder and ball wanted in the ttdtiiinistra
'iioftbelaws. The joint resolut ton passed.
Us uiithori'.tng the removal ot timber
erlain puiiHe lands for mining mid
MiM-stie piii'inises; subjecting tlie Koit
nvne military reservation in Arliimsas to
try as other Mililic lutelsof that st;ite;aiid
return certain lands in low-a lo settlement
under tin- hoinestend l:iw, pushed. TheTanlf
iiill was (tiscused ill length in Ciiiiimitti-r, ni
th;- Whole, no definite n tion hcliiL- tJikcli.
In t lie Senate, on tin- ifith, eon-idcrution
Has re-iinn-'l of the hill to repcu! thelZuutt-
rupt act. After some debate, the pending
question being on the amendment of Mr
Thurman, to strike otit January 1, 18711, and
Insert beptemaer 1. 1878. so that the
peal should take effect on the first of
September next, it was agreed to yeas
z, nays zi. Air. Hecit moved to amend,
so that the repeal of the law should
take effect from and after the passage of tli
bill. Rejected yeas 22, nays 24. Tlie ques
tlon then recurred on agreeing to the amend
mem oi tne jutnciary committee, as amenu
ed by Mr. Thurman. and it was agreed to
it now goes back to tbe House
veas . navs 21 and the bill nasseu.
of Representatives for concurrence of
that bodv. Adjourned to Mondav. ...
In the House, the Committee-on. Naval Kx
penditures presented the tostmionv take
by that committee, accompanied by resolu
tions recommending tho impropriation of
$3,217,7:!'! for the payment of certain claims
against the Navy Department, and directing
the Seoretarv to cancel contracts amount
ing to $3,600,'!03. Made the special order
for -May 2T. Mr. Ilurrell introduced a bill
providing that notices of ccntest under the
pre-emption, homestead and timber-culture
laws, must be printed in a newspaper in
con nty where the contest lies. Passed. The
riouse then went into louimittee ox tne
Whole on the private calendar.
- Tbe Senate was not in sea-don on the llth,
. ,The following bills passed the House : To
restore vo tne market certain lanos in l tan
for tbe relief of settlers on nnbllc lands, pro
viding that anv persons who shall plant and
maintain for eight years -ten acres of
timber land shall be entitled to
patent for such Quarter section: per
mitting Nebraska to cede certain territory
to Missouri: providing lor tne sale oi tlmoer
lanas in uniilornia. Oregon, wasnmgton ter
ritory. Nevada and Colorado In aaanti' ies not
ejeceeumg imi acres to any one citizen at a
minimum price of S-2.B0 per acre, and making
it unlawful to cut any timber on public lands.
Little Jolinny'a Menagerie.
THE HIPPO.
Hippo is only the Christian name, but
their full names is Hippopotamusses
My pictur-book says hippo means
horse, but I think the first feller that
said it that way was a fool, cos horse is
easier for to say. Hippos is found in
Africa, but wen you have found one wot
can you do? Once there was a man
came up to a other to give him a lickin
and said, mad as ever could be: "I
have been looking for you, you wrascle,
and I've found you at last!" Then the
other man he said : " That is a fack,
sure enough," and when he said it he
picked a big stick up, and the man
which had done the findin he said:
" Yes, I've found you at last, you bet ! "
and the other said he cudent deny it,
and was a rollin' up his sleeve. Then
the man which spoke first said : " Do
you kno wot street this is?" And the
other feller said : " Course I do, you
vagabone ; it is Blank Street." Then
the man which was goin' to do the lick
in' he thot awhile and said : " Oh, if
you ain't lost, wot was the use for me
to find you?" and he walked away as
fast as ever he could. The baby hip-
pose is about the size of Mister Brily, the
butcher, and Uncle Ned says that minds
hi m of wen a baby wale comes ashore and
every body went out ior to see, and it
was long like a tug-bote and thickern a
ox. A young lady wich went out with
Uncle Ned she looks at it and said :
" Jest to think of sech a little tot hav
ing no mother!" And every woman
who came to see it said : " Poor little
thing!" I had seen two hippose in a
show haldin open their mouths for bis-
kits wich folks give cm. Wile one was
bein fed the other was off to one side
watchin, and wen it seen the biskit in
the otherns mouth it wunk its eye, and
then the other shet its mouth and swol-
lercd, cos you mite put a hole loaf in
their mouths and they wouldn't kno it
less the other told em, but that way
they dident waste no time on bad boys
wich made belceve. Wen my sister
talks to her dickey bird in the cage I
spose it thinks like we do about the hip
pose: "What a horrid grate oille
mouth ! " But if missy knew it thet way
I bet she would say: "Its crewel to
keep birds shet up, lets give it to the
cat." But wen it comes to birds give
me the American eagle, wich licks orl
others, and flies roun, and roun, and up,
up, up, hooray !
" "New Process" Flour.
This is an article that every body has
heard of, though not every one under
stands what it is. Stripped of techni
calities, this is about the story of its
manufacture : The best flour used to be
made of winter wheat. Spring wheat
yielded either much less in quantity or
else so much of the bran got into the
flour in its manufacture that its color
was. intolerably dark. The wheat
would be ground and then bolted. In
the refuse the bran and middlings
would be included a large proportion of
the weight of the spring wheat,and this
would sell more particularly for feed for
horses. Now the best of flour, and the
most expensive, is made out of this very
refuse of the old fashioned process. It
all came out of the discovery of a way
to draw out the bran. Under the new
process the wheat is ground, about as
before. The first resalt is an ardinary
flour sold for exportation. Then the
remainder is taken and put upon great
horizontal sieves, and, while agitation is
going on there, an ingenious system of
drafts, rushing up through, carries off
the bran. What is left is the glutinous
portion of the wheat, the most nutri
tious and most productive, and out of
this, purified now by the drawing off of
the bran, we get our new process flour.
The result of the discovery of the pro
cess has been to make the poor spring
wheat of Minnesota and upper Wiscon
sin tho most valuable kind of grain, and
to make the fortunes of the inventors of
tho method, who have built up at Min
neapolis immense mills.
Du. Fi mite's Jlcdllh Monthly tells of
a lrurgist in Lille, France, who had to
make up a prescription for a consump
tive patient where phosphate of lime
and tho peel of bitter oranges were in
gredients. Being out of these articles,
he tiseil cod-liver oil aud a sirup of
bttrk. Her ult lie was lined .? 12.60and
compelled to Hdverti.se his conviction in
three local papers.
It is told, as an instance of John Mor
rissey's generosity, that when a Prot
estant church of colored people in Sara
toga found itself in need it applied to
him, and was relieved by a gift of one
day's receipts at his race-course.
What most oppresses the down-trodden
trump with a tie pass is the fact that
he is filwaysobligcl to yield to heartless
monopolies, by giving tlie right of way
to passing trains.
A New England Miranda.
Celia Thaxter is well known as a poet
to the readers of the Atlantic. She is so
thoroughly a New Englander that she
revolves around Boston nd seldom ap
pears in this city. Her life has been
peculiar and romantic. Her father was
a local politician at Portsmouth, N. 11
and having failed to get an appointment
which he had every reason to expect, he
became disgusted with mankind in gen
eral antl politicians in particular, and
resolved, like a Yankee Timon, to re
nounce society. Consequently he
bought one of the islands known as the
Isles of the Shoals, and retired there
with his family, determined never to re
turn to the main land. lie adhered to
his resolution ; he built a rude dwelling
and remained there until death, some
16 or 18 years. On the island (Apple
dore, formerly called Hog Island) Celia
Leighton was born, and there she grew
up, never visiting the shore, her father
having forbidden her to do so on pail
of his eternal displeasure. When about
16, a lovely and natural girl, a lawyer,
much older than she, went to Appledore
for his health, having heard much of the
restorative influence of the open-sea air
upon the lungs, nis own having troubled
him greatly. Her father refused
have him under his roof ; but finding the
lawyer bent on remaining in any event,
and that he had erected a cabin of his
own, he finally agreed to accept him as
a boarder.
The result may be anticipated. The
New Hampshire Miranda could not be
thrown day after day into the society of
the invalid Ferdinand without inspiring
and being inspired by the tender passion,
She had never seen any man except her
father and two brothers, and she would
therefore have fallen in love with Thax
ter had he been a humpback, his name
Sprigging, and his trade undertaking.
He would not have been quite human
had he been able to pass days and even
ings on the rocks girt by the ocean, un
der the sunshine, starlight, moon-beams,
in the delightful companionship of that
child of nature. What happened was
inevitable. Father Leighton was amazed
and enraged when the lover asked his
consent, and vowed he should never,
never, never have his daughter.. Thax
ter swore then by Blackstone, Coke and
Littleton that he would hare Celia with
out the paternal sanction, and was so
sure to keep his oath that the recluse
yielded reluctantly. The two were
joined in wedlock, and as the lawyer
had greatly improved in health, he took
his bride to the main land, and they
went to Boston on their nuptial tour.
Since, she has divided her time
between Portsmouth, Boston and the
Shoals, spending the warm months on
Appledore, where she has a cottage.
Her brothers, Cedric and Oscar, have
the inn on the island, and have made
money by the annual influx of summer
visitors. Celia Thaxter is the chief
lion or lioness of the place, and enter
tains many of her admirers and friends,
She is enamored of the Shoals, thinking
them unsurpassed for pleasantness, pic
turesqueness and health. They con-
tantly figure in her verse. She has
written a little book in prose about
them, and she never wearies of chant
ing their praises. Her husband is not
seen very often, his wife appearing to
enjoy herself despite his invisibility. She
is buxom, of liberal avoirdupois, of ex
cellent health and digestion, talks flu
ently and eloquently, and if she owns
any secret sorrow she does not parade
it for the gratification of the curious.
She is not longer young in yearsi she
must be 45 but she is as young in feel
ing as she : was in early womanhood.
She has a son grown to man's estate.
Letter to San Francisco Chronicle.
Sunday in England.
In the course of the last 10 or 20
years, says the London World, Sunday,
as a social institution, has been revolu
tionized in England. Of course it is
still invested with the vague halo of tra
ditional sanctity, but it is losing, one by
one, the usages which once marked it
as a day dedicated not only to rest, but
to religion. Society's Sunday in Lon
don differs entirely from the Sunday
which it knew less than two decades
since. It is true that society, or at least
section of it, still goes to church with
tolerable regularity once every Sunday
in London, and with undeviating regu
larity once at least every Sunday in the
country. But London church-going is
rite which, in the majority of in
stances, bears the same relation to tbe
religious sentiment as St. James's Hall
does to Westminster Abbey. It may be
allowed that there is such a thing as a
devotional feeling which is honestly and
unaffectedly gratified by the act of col
lective worship. But the tone in which
is customary to speak of these " acts
of worship" is seldom suggestive of
any thing which can by courtesy bo
called religion. Ladies go to church
because " it is heathenish not to go;"
because tho service generally is good ;
because the music is perfectly lovely ;
because the clergyman says such droll
things; because they see their friends
there; because, in fact, it is the right
thing to do. Men go to church because
they are unconsciously influenced by a
healthy regard for the good old
nglish idol, respectability; because
they consider that their position re
quires it, even m London ; because they
have an idea that they are setting an ex
ample to their children or their house
hold; because, perhaps, their wives
isli it. But to put the matter plainly,
owever ugly tne soutiu wnicn tne
ords may have, church-going is for
the most part an act which is a tribute,
not to God, bnt to Mammon.
In addressing the Dublin Grand Jury
irly last month, one of the Judges
tatcd that- the convictions lor tlrunk-
tmess within two months numbered
,tiii'J. Tim population of lhibliu is now
lliotlt iNVVHMI.
vv A a. AX -T vv - ! - i i
Something which is always " going
the round" The world. -, ' -j
The braggart of the season The
small wild flower that simply blows.
Now is the time for spring cleaning.
If yon have not got a spring, clean' out
your well.
Edison deserves the thanks of thews-
tion for compelling Congressmen to
listen to some of their own speeches
Hartford Courant. .. , ! ..'. i , ;
Longer trains are the fashion, in la
dies full dress, and the advice to awk--,
ward-footed gentlemen is; Look but for
the train when the belle comes.' ' " " ' ' 1 .
Youxo man, that spring suit may not
be last year's, steamed and pressed ; it
may be original with 1878 but why is
there a peach stain on the northeast'eoc-.'
ner of the vest? ; : t; , :i ..
A little miss, who was spending a
few days with a farmer uncle,, visited
the barnyard, and while looking at the
well fed cows, remarked, " Why, uncle-,-
just see! all the cows are chewing gam,'
aren't they?" ' .,,
Thkrk is no truth in men, said '
lady in company, " they are like zrrasio.
al instruments which sound a. variety of
tones." ' " In other words, .madam,"
said a wit who chanced to be present.
you believe men are lyres."
Girls," said a worthy' old lady 'to
her granddaughters, ' whenever a - fel
low pops the question don't blush and
stare at your foot. Just throw your,
arms around his neck, look him full in .
the face, and commence talking about-
the furniture. Young fellows are mighty
nervous sometimes. I lost several good
chances before I caught your fond, dear
grandfather by putting on airs, bat X
learned how to do it after a while." ,
Mrs. Bisbee opened her paper the
other morning, and read in the Paris
Exposition news that "the American
colors were displayed everywhere from
windows, balconies and carriages." "I '
suppose," murmured she, " that they
must have been hancrlnfr 'em out to dry.
though it beats all that they didn't have
'em all dried and ironed the day before.
as Monday was washin' day. I wonder
whether they was stand-up collars or
turn-over collars?" Then little Barna
bas Bisbee explained that it meant flags. 1
Hm!" said she, "why didn't they say
flags, then?" , i
OH, WAD SOMK POWER. i
" Mary, look at Mr. BUvena
Our new neighbor 'cross the way
His nose looks like a squatted frog;
His hair Is such a homely gray I
" Don't she feel ashamed, I wonder.
Walking with Dim on the street?
He just reacbas to her shoulder
Mercy on us, what big feet t
" If she'd put him in a clrcua
Call him Darwin' missing link
He'd bring in the silver quarters
Fast as she could count, 1 think. .-
' Mary, what does make yon laugh aor
" 'Cause I overheard her say
Th at 4 she'd rather die than live with
That baboon across the way I'"
limit C. J'omerof, in the Graphic '
How an Irishman Cornered a
Doctor. i i:
Another favorite story was of a trial
at Quarter Sessions in Mayo, which de
veloped some of the ingenious resources
of Paddy when he chooses to exercise
his talents in an endeavor not to pay. A
doctor had summoned a man for the
sum of one guinea, due for. attendance
on tbe man's wife. . The medico proved
his case, and was about to retire tri-
mphant, when the defendant humbly
begged leave to ask him a few ques
tions. Permission was granted, and the
following dialogue took place :
Defendant Doethor, yon remember
when I called on you?
Doctor I do. . ,
Defendant What did I say? ! '
Doctor You said your wife was sick,'
and you wished me to go and see her. . '
Denfendant What did you say r
Doctor I said I would, if you'd pay
me my fee.
Defendant What did I say? '
Doctor Ton said you'd pay the fee,
if so be you knew what it was.
Defendant What did you say? :
Doctor I said I'd take the guinea at
first, and maybe more at the end, ac
cording to the sickness.
Defendant Now, Doethor, Dy vartue
of your oath, didn't I say: " Kill or
cure, Doethor, I'll give you a guinea?"
And didn't you say : " Kill or cure l'U
take it?" . r ;
Doctor Ton did ; and I agreed to the
bargain. And I want the guinea ac
cordingly. Defendant Now, Doethor, py vartue
of your oath answer this : Did you cure
my wife?
Doctor No; she's dead. iou -enow
that.
Defendant Then, Doethor, by virtue
of your oath answer this : Did you kill
my wife?
Doctor No; she died of ner mness.
Defendant (to the bench) Your Wor
ship, see this. You hoard him tell our
bargain. It was to kill or cure. By
artue of his oath, he done neitner, anu
he axes the fee !
Tho verdict, however, went against
poor rat, notwiinsianuing uis ingen
uity. Queer Substitute for Chickens.
A hen lielonsring to Mr. John D. Fra-
scr, McLellan's Brook, on being ousted
from the hen nery for liestowing too much
motherly care on a brood of chicks not
her own, and not being willing to weary
herself with incubation, looked about
her for another brood. Seeing a litter
f puppies, and thinking them a suita
ble object for maternal affection, she
spread her outstretched wings upon
them as only a fond heu can do. Nor
id she yield precedence to the real
mother of the "pups," who was greatly
alarmed for the safety of her young. At
length Mr. Fraser came and dispensed
ustice. and, like Solomon of old, re
stored tho young to the rightful tna'er
famili ts. Who now will deny the story
of Romulus and Remus? Toledo Bltde,