Newspaper Page Text
FIGHTING AT Wi-I-HAI-WEIal THREE CHINESE lOllPBDO-BOATi PFNK BY JAPANESK WARtWlPB. yHE RK5>T OI-* THK t**BOBBBB PldBBT AT TIIK SOITHKAST ISI.ANP, WBBB1 POBB r-HINFPK rORTS ARB IN ACTBM THK I'FA.'K KN VOYS RE.'AIXKD KKOM JAPAX A DE X1AI, THAT THK CHEX-YLKX ABB TINO-vi'KX WBBC l/OBT London. Feb. 11.-"The Times'*" correspondent ln Wel-Hai-We; t-Vgraphs under the date of February ?>? a, severe engagement began at 7 o'clock this mornlng Beveral Je.panese warships enlered th bav from the eastward and three Chinese tor nedo-boatfl attempted to .-srap, by the western in'rani-". The Japan<-se boats sunk them. rh thirteen r-nialn.'ng fJblnene warships have taken no a positl'.n <it the sotitheast island. The maln lapaneae squadron ls still outsid.- the harb?r. F ur Chlnes.- f.ots on the Kouthea-**t island main Uln a" ?'?'eaaBBl fire. The Central News rorrespnndent in Shanghai gavs that Chlna has ordered the peace envoys whom she aeBt to Japan t.' COBM bacB imme diately. Another dispatch from Shanghai to the Cen? tral Xews savs that the Chlneae ofnVlal a.-count of the fighting at Wel-Hai-Wei denies the r port that the warships Ting-Yuen and i h.-n Tuen wen- sunk and BlSO nserts that l.tu-Kung Tao fort has not been taken. The aWp*^be BC eount aays, w.-r- merely tamajp*L The ae > > port aaya that there are no Jap.mese. ex. p fr-w Bcouta, near Cb*^Foo. , p ? M ., otS*^ttStt}gPg~SLi ,^r,^r^,^;:^^TV:'""'.?.,;-wMh.s"'n,?s,^.ne,,r the Jlf-tao fort was broken up. MUM BOKCKKR RBCBIVBD AT OSTORNE. _.Es,r,BIN<* TO TBB Bt-BBB ABB KMPRKSS *-BKPKBI.*K THK WBJBCK OF THK BL-BB. London. Eeb. 11.- Miss Anna BOecker, the only woman aavod from the Elbe. was recelved Bt Oa horne thi* n-awnlng by the ex-Emi>re*.? FTedarlck, -ho wavetraed arlth tbe >*onng woman for flom* tlme Mi-*! Boeeker waa aubaa-fjoently Introduced to the yueen and the I?uke and Duchess of COB naught. All Uatened wlth deep Interest to her nar vatlve of the wreeli of :he Elb*. Al ihe Queeaa request M!*-s Boeeker wrote her name in H<-r uajeaty'a autograpb book. Af-er leavlni osborn. ,-,? ,-ceived a aouvenlr from ex-Baipreaa Fr.-d.-rick. An Inaueel was he'd at Harwich to-day upon the Wiy of a man WbO ls supposed to have been the rhy*'-ian ot the Elbe. \Vh*n the body was plcked up it had a llfebuoy ettaehed to lt, and upon the clothina; were the Initial* "H. G." ln the House of Commons* to-day. Jamea Bry.e, prealdent of the Hoard of Trade. said. ln reply to .-*?-> that the ti?vernm(*il had 110 Intention of DUclnir a llghtshlp or buoy upon the aj-ot^a*here Pi.?d** - r down Th- sunken wreck. he said. waa nebH%er "o rMlind than England. and lf the "001 *as to t.e marked tbe wori ahoahl be dona by the Netherlands Oovernmeat JOHN' VEVKRA BKACHE8 HIB HOMB. Cleveland. Feb. 11.-John Vc-v-ra. one of the aar Tlvors of the Klbe. arrlved at his BOBU here Ibls mornlng over the Nickel 1'late road. A large num? ber of persons had assembled at the Hroadway sta ttea to mee* him. aad areeted him wannly Vevera fo.ight his way throueh the ,-r>wd ur.tl' he r-aehed hiv -,-ife anu then followed an affe,-tlng reunlon. Amoti- the people present were the WglOWB of th men who had made up the party beaded by Vevera. It waa hi* BBd dutv to te'.l the we-plng w..men thiit thtdr"huBbands had surely been drowned. "My au: Jierior S;re.iKth was all that saved BMrthat iiurht hf added. Mr. Vevera'* lawyer has aM-d him to Jue for damages frofll the s'.eamshl*' t*Otnp4By. AN HKIR TO TIIK BCBB1AN THBONB. Berlin, Feb. 11 -The Bt Peterab-MB eorreapondenl r.f the "T-K'hiatt" say* that It l* whlepered tn court drclea that a poBthumoufl ehlld i? Ukely to he horn to the late Caar. ll la alao reportad that a mlto'l 10 Nlctott, 11 ? Ktnmtm * *H ? - ? ? ANTI-TAX RI4JT IX A? ITAUAM VTLLAOaT. Rorn- Feb. It-A aerleua riot o4-curred in the -11 Uz? of Acerra to-day. grawlng out of the -vatatanee O' the people to the Kraln tax. The populace aet flre to th* U8 offl.es. whi.h were Beatroyed, ani endeavored to thr IW from the trark the Xaple* eX _?e? mTlt ps*Bed through the t-.?n. Tn- troppi 2r?rVealled out. and In their colllaton wlth tne rtot ers a number were wounded on botb <.''"?=? J-OR BfABBACBlNa AN AUBTBAUAN TRIBK Bydney S ?*? ">v-. r'b u A 'h!,Pa,,,h froin p?>^,?,? ?u'est AuBtralU. aays that aeven asen hav been ar? reated 'n Coolgnr Ile for ?js-aaaacrtng an entlre native tribe laeladlni womea ani chlldren. The men had LonT out gol.r-**eklng. and were enearaped aear fh?%lllage of the tribe whlch they are ac tuaed of StoSlnatlrig. They say that tbey aetjd In aelf defence. a.- the natlvea menaced tneir llvea M JAURBfl ATTACKS THE OOYKRVMENT. Parta, Ttb. VL?Itt the <>hamr>'T of lx*putl<-s to ?1h4- M. Ja_r*a. 8o<-ialit<t. ln th" course of Ihe de bate on the budgtt i.ppropnation for edueaUonal p-irpr-se-.. aald that there had ba*M a perlod of eo? paratlve pa<-lnoatlon alr.'* th- advent of M. Faure to the PresMen- y. The Oi.v-mm*nt had wlsely In? troduced an Amn-aiy 1.111. anl the majority had abandoned th'ir rustomary tone of bnitallty toward t*e Soclallst.s. H?.w.-ver. he declare). not peare, but -nere.lv a truce. wax posslble. bacAUM the ao.-lal <*oncept!ona of the oppos-inK partlea are no radleally dlfferent II. .laur'a proceeded wlth ??? ?""_-*J2 vleor io reproarh the Oovernment for allo-*.ng tn< Va.Xm.cv BurreptltIou-.lv to re.onquer Ita Infliienre and u'ndermine the RepubHcan Educatlonal .aws. thua lnsurlng rellglou* neutrality. U. Jaure* de llvered a remarkal.ly flne oratlon, arhlch waa warrn Jy checred by the SocUlists and Radicala. DEATH OF A NOTBD OERMAN' ATHUBTB. Berlln, Feb. 11.?Karl Abs, a famoua athlete and long lha ehaaaptoa wraalUr af o> miany. dlad la Hamburg thls afternoon. Karl Abs. waa b-.rn In Haaaburg ah...it forty years ago. He waa a carpenter l.y trade. and was a irrown man before he became aware of hla great muscular powera. After wlnntng all the lo?-al *-TentIing matches. he travlled aboul Oerrnany, vanqui-blng eaallv every comr.crltor. He waa dn ora ted by aev? eral 'Oerman PrtBCea, aa a r-ward for hla prowss. He loat the champlonshlp a few years i4?o, atul slnce then had llved ln comparatlve retlrement. ONB OF VIOH.ANTS CUP8 ON THK SERVIA. Jxwdon, Feb. 11.?The cup won by the yarht Vigl lant in the I'ork refratta last year la at.oard th Bteamahlp Servra, whlch l.-ft yueenstown thU af? ternoon. It ls addresse.l to Oeorge J. Oould. A PAR.Vh'I.MTK MO-IOM RE.I1-> TED. london, Feb. 11.?John Kedmond. lealer of the Parnellltea, brouKht forward In the (V.mmon* to day hla motlon to amend th.- addreaa. by dimandlng tbat the Oovernment ajjpial at once to tha country, ina??nuch aa thev had failel to rarry oul Ihelr Home Rule programme. Th.- niotion was defeated i.v a Vote of 206 to 236. AMERICAN TOCRI8TS ROBBKD IN MEXICO. 8t. l/ouia, Kab. ll.-A di-patch to "Tli.- Olor.e I>emocr_.t" from flUTaoa. Mexlro. says that three >menc_n tourlsts. who;.- narn.s ar.- not known. left there about ten daya ago for the State of Chlapas, lo explore the nnrlcnt Aziee cltles of Ihat regl. n. Advlcex were brought to Oaxaca yesterday by a mall courier. announrjiiK that the tra-ellera had been attacked near th<- vlllage of San Javler l.y a band of Ouatemalan refugee-j and rabbed of al! the money and raloablsa whl.h they carried. FOR A MON'CTAI'.V I'ONFERENf'E IN BERI.IN. Berlln. Feb. 11.-A meetlng of the blmetalli-t membera of the P.elrhstag was held to-day, at whlch H wa_ decldfd to ask the Oovernment to call an Intematlonal monctary conference, to be hel.l ln Berlln. _m _ FRAOMKNT* OF FOREIGN N'KWS*. cannea, Feb. 11. -The Prin, e of Wales's yarht Brttannla has arrlved here. Uome Keb ll.--Sevre shocka of -_r:h<v.ake were felt m the provlnce Of Regglo dl ealabrla andI 81,? lly to-dav. The people of the town of Pa.ml fled to the flelds. and ocveral housea collapsed In the vll l*i4-e of fiantannc. Berlln. Feb 11.- The "National /..ituiu" says that the Emperor haa decided 10 have plticed upon the Blamarck tower whlch la ln courae of erectlon at Oottl/igen the lnacrlptlon: "To the Or<_t Chancel? lor; hy Kals-- Wllhelm II, 1W,." Home, Feb 11 ?A bom'o wa* rxp'.oded la^t nlght ai a club bail ln MaBsa, ahatterlng tli- wlndow^ of the hall, but Injurlng no one. laondon, Feb. 11.?Herbert Gladatone, Flrat Com misaloner of Worka, announced lo-day In the Houae ?f Cornmons that the e?timates would lnclude a "Keep Your Feet Warm and Dry" la koiiiI nilvli-r nl Ihla tlme?loa ??nnnol do Ihla In mi) betier ?vn> llian liy wenrlnu IIOIM.M 4V* OVBHSHOEi ??r 4II4TI4*. whlle lh?* auiMT nnd i-old -vrntlier r-maln. HOOGMAN RUBBFP, COMPANY, BROADWAY. 1 S1 W-WT jl_P._____ COR. GRAXD ?T. I An.l. STH AVE. HOTEL. proviston for tha expense of a statue of Oliver Crom we'l la Westmlnster. CRUSHINO THE REVOLT IN COLOMBIA. SIRRKM-KH OF THB '.KYOIATIONARY VOttCM OF TOI.IMA. ranama. Keb. ll.-'The BUr and Herald" Pretrtent Cara lnform.** General J^llW; ' who ls at Maniialea, that all the revol?tt?W foreaa of Tollma whlch were tatrwic^d at Chumbamuy aurrend.-r.-.l vesterda>. He arMn TmOmmTZmlmm'SmE-m WS , Eaoyaca. _ ^ ? HEAVT WBATHBR IN THE NORTH SKA. ,KK,I. OK A VBWBKL OfT DOVCT STI-XMK.tS IVT INTO WIKKNSTOWN FOB HKKIUK -T.l K .-KItVIA DBLATBD. ! london Fei>. ii.- Heavy weather ia reported I.v l.ll reeaela croeetng the North Baa. The Oatend 1 -rloaaacr i.eopold II. whlch ls due al Dot/er al IM i o'clock ln the .ifternoon, was not Btghted untll i io-ho o'clock this evenlng. Bhe than ahowed three red llghts. Her puddlos ara - mnsh. I. nn.l. as nll the tiiaTS are out for Other ? nietKencles. she Ikii t.? rorced to remaln a few mllea off ahore, waltlng for help. she hc.s nin.-te.-n paaaengera .md the "** aevere eaaterly gale awepl th,- Nortli Bea and l-hannel to-dav. Much wre.-kage I- adrlft. anddend aheep and plga hav.- come aahore at pover. Queenalown, Feb. IL- The Bteamer rservla, wnicn ?atled from Llverpool for New-York on Baturday, was detaloed here in eonaequenca of the non arrival of the mails. and ,11,1 101 hav? thls potl untll P. O'clock this afternoon. ;wer.ty-slx houra behlnd her achedule tlme lha rnall traln havlng n.cn snowed ln al Chai hn Ule. twenty-two mllea iH.utli of l.lm ri.-k. A number of ateamera are taking rcfuge at thls port from tbe atorm. Th-> ahlpa whlch hava pai .n here Include the ottoman, Captain Helahy, from Boaton January :k. for Llverpool; th.- CaMy, <"ap tain Ully, from Oalveaton January 11, an.i Nor f?ik January IL for Llverpool, and ihe halmaiiy Captain Wlfaon, from Moblle lanuary lt, and Norfolk, February S. for Bremen. All of them ar.- ahorl of eoal. ... ^ ,? Tl,-- ateamer Marvland. Captain Horman. rrotn Phlladelphla. January B, for London. arrlved at Valentia thla morning wlth her bowa badly damaged. The damage was -uetalned wh.le tow-mt- the dlaablel ateamer Looh Maroa,.*.-* taln A.llaon 'from Charleaton Jan.iarv 1-. foi Bnmen, whlch she waa obllged tn abandon. own-.g to the fact that the Marvland -vaa short <>' "oil. in tha terrlfic gale whlcn provalled thecablea partel, and it was then that the Matylano a bowa w.-re atove, oiaagow. Fei. li. The ateamer Oreelan, Captain Nunan, from N-w-York .lanuary Ii for QlaefOW, nrrlv.-l at Or.-eno.k to-day. iha ex| .-rl'-r,. .-.I ter? rlfic weather throiia.hn.it tbe trip. and [Mt l ni of h.-r careo of llve Btoeh. Nlneteen hors.-a ,.i?ht cattie and a large number of Mhc,, we,. awepl overboard. BUILDINOI BWBPT INTO THK SKA WORK OT THK BTOBM "N CAPB BRBTOK ONB VILLAOB I.N1 IIIKIV |.K*--n<"VKI> North Bydney, C. B., Feb. II kdvteea from Mi il Cove, C. B.. say lhal the ttdal wave whleb iwept Ihat eoaat on Tueadaj and Wedneaday of laal week dll gri.it damaxc IO Bblpplng on Bt. Paul I*?!anl The wavaa ?.is:..-.i clear over the top <.f the north? weal liKhthouse. Beveral Btorea an.l ftah-houaee, w.th thelr contenta. wera awepl Into the ocean. Telegraph arlrea wero hlown down for a dlatai ? twenty mllea. Hallfaa, N. B., Feb. II.- Teleerapl) advleea re cetved bere lo-alghl from Bouth Bay, C H. ?a> that the place has been wlped oul of eslatenca by the storm- of laal week rhe property waahed into rh,- s.-a lacludei llah-boueea, wharvea. boata "?"' and flahermei Iwelllngi So llvea wer- loet, b.jt aeveral famlllea llvlng on ihe beaeh were reaeued wllh dlfflrulty. Sreen Cove reporta thal ihe atorm was the m..at dlaaatroufl ever known on lhal coeal Moat- anl flah-housea wer- nearly aii BWepI out to S-. or wreched <>n the he.i.-h. a> Wll.l, fTEATHBR ON THK ORAND BANKfl Llverpool. N. B.. feb. IL?Tvro more American K-hoo-ien arrlved here lo-nlght. one of them leak Ing badly. Th-re nre n-.w a-.-n American flah ng a-h-.--.ners m mla port. and ihey all report Ihe worai k-.n l of weathei on ihe Banka but none ' i -rn I ,j .lIlv InMi ,.:.,. .,' them ipoke the wre k< i . , | ,-..-, |- f*rii ? i on I ui lay afterno n aboul ten mllea off 'hi- port, o*i her captain aaM he inteniei golng Into Uveri.i There waa nol .i d.il'--ir of Inaurance on Ihe Prlend, an-l onl) Ihree s|.,ra and a llttle othei mati rl il wen bbv, I leven bodlea recovered from thi wre k wlll be burled \.\ tne county lo-morrow. ABCHDt'KB Al.l'ltlJ'IlT OF AfBTBIA DTIXO. Vlenna, Peb. 11 tirrhduke A'.brecht, Fleld Mar ?hal ol Auairia, li In a dylng 1 mdlUon from con gestl'in of ;he lunga, If-- waa born n Itl" ?**? HONOBING A BWED18H POBTfl BBMOBT, Sto.-khnim. Feb. ll.?Tbe centenary eelebratlon In honor of the m.-niorv of Karl Mlka-I Bellnuui, the great lyrlc poe; of Bweden. anaebaerved throughout the rmmtrv to-day. Oala operatl. performan ea were held ln th" A< adeuiy Of Mus.<- betr*. KaB Mlkael Hellman was U.rn ln 17*1 nnd dled In 179.'.. At th* age of aeveateen be publlahed a book, a tranalation from the Uerri.an. In 17t/> be was wrltlng his "Fre-inian's BptStles" aad "l'"-l man's Soiir* " He was fl favorite rompar.lon of K.hk Ouatavufl IU Beveral Btatue* <>i Bellman bave be,-n erected in Bwedan, ihe t>e*t b?-ing a .-..lus sal bust in the publlc gardena at Stockholm. P0UTIC1AX8 A880CIATED FOR PBOFIT Mi:N IH'.MIN'KNT in TBB rotTBCTUi or BOTII PABTiEB JOIBT IBCX>BPOBATOBfl Of AN IN'.-'I BABCB ' "Ml ANV Albany, Feb. 11. A .?'-rtiflM.it.- Of Iti'-ot porntlon of an Inauranoa conpaay ??* Bled with ahe Btat* insurant-e I.epartment to-day whlch _*ra**aftatratea that buslnesa and proflt will rnak.- .-ven -trani-.-r bedfeltawa than polltlca. Tba raeae* of tha lacor poraiors represent not only lmmen.se v- . .? IIfi and ataadlng la the eomniorclal, baaklag and co4-pora* Ilon worlds, but in polltlcal aa-ioclatlona. itosweli i'. Plower, Jamea w. Hltiki.y, Charlea ?. I'alr chii'i. a/llllam it. Orace, .'haries it. Fllnt, Perry Beltnont, Beajaaaln F. Tracy, Cbanaeey M Depew, Thomaa <*. Piatt, J- Bdward Blmmona and Pred eih- R. Coadetl ar?- found aasot-lated In the r..it> 1 states Caaualty Conapnny, wblch la f?*r*ned to do a bualneaa of general caaualty Inauraneo. Tbe capltal la I.7W.0.H/, wllh b Burplus <>f IBsj-MB Tbe Mtorneys "f tbe company aay lhal 11 eoatem? piat.-M taklng over tbe buaineas <.f aeveral cota panles dOtflg thla class of InBUimBCe. By eombln Ing the bualneaa of a number of companlea under one maaagameet tbe aavlng of exi.en.se wlll, it i* expected, in Itself make 11 larger divld, nd OVM ar.d above tbe oth.-r proflts noa belng made by them severallv. The Incorporators, besldes ihoae mentloned above, are Henry I*. Boolh, Bnlter <?. tiakman, Willlam P. Aldrhh, willlam l>, l baae, M. B. Worth.-ti, Itl.-hard T. WIlBon, Boberi A, Cheeeeborough, Krank s. Bond and Loula l> < ol llns. The artlclea ?,f liu-orporatioii have been ap proved by ihe Becretary or st..t. ??Itoc" BIXOBIX WABTBD IB VTIOA. <"hle?4*o, Feb. 11. ??li.it'- Minchln. who waa ar r. -tei here yeeterday for 1 "grea-iik<">.Is" swlndle, h waated ln rii-H, N. v. for h.-ipinx "Tom" i.iui.n. the "Klng of Bunco Bt4*erera,'' to eecape frotu the Ualted State.-. Min. hln says o'Hrien Is In Baeaoa Ayree. Tbe Ullca pollce departmenl ad* vlaad th.- io.-ai autborUlea to-day of ih- charge against the prlMner, on hla way to pnaon at Al? bany te flerve a t<-n yeara1 term o'Hrb-n escape.i, ani the pollc- were convlnced tha! MlUCblU had ?> hand in the affair. He a<-ompanled Ihe fugitiv* to Havre. where O'Hrien was arreated, and made a Beeond eacape. Minchln aaya he returned 10 the I'nlted State* from ArgentlM a month BgO, ?*-? X1BB FF1.0SS RRF.AK JA1L. Athens. Ohlo. Feb. 11?Nlne pr!aon*r* **caped from th? county Joil about 4 o'clock thla mornln-* hv t/orlng aot a panel of the Inslde door of th* Jall. Nl of the nlne are under Indlctmen: for felonu-s. j Four of theae went eaal on a Haltlmore and Ohlo Boetl*W-eetera frelght train, and rrosaed the Ohlo | Rlver 011 the le- at Helpre. The-4e four an, preaum I ably, Joaeph Itichardaon. blackmall and larceny; John Kaamussor. and Frank 4'onroy, a*aault and I robbery. and Wllliam NeteoB, burglary. Sherlff 1 Rilcy and ex-bepjty-Sherin J'ort.r are In pursiilt. Isalah Noon and llowurd R.v.-.n. IndlCtod Ipr *?. *ault and robbery. went ln the dlrectlon of .Selaon ville. Deputy-Slieriff Edward* and Marahal I>ean are ln purnult of them. Phlllp Yocum, a truaty, wsh locked up ln a eell by th* other prleonera, and waa not allowed to eacape. John Ooena, cna of the prla cners, gave the a'.arm. RACING WITHOUT POOL8. ASSK.MI'.I.YMAN ORAYS MKASIH'K KA VORBD Bl THK ASSOCIATIONS. A BBBOU-TIOB POB TRI ivvkstioation Of THB Ml'NI.'Il'AI. f'.OVKRNMKNT l'r' ITBACCBB APPBOVBD Bt TIIK ASSKMHI.V ..THKR BBBOUmOBl PA-BBD. |BY TEI.E.JIIAIII 1.. TIIF TRIBfN*..! Albanv. F-b. 11-To-.iighfa aeaalon of the Aa sa>mbiv waa dlatlngulabed by the introductlon of H-veral interestlnic reaotutiOB*. Mr. Chapman pTO* *.?,.] one, whicb was adopted. calllng for aa in veetlfatton of th.- depart-aeata of the munldpal governmenl of Byracuae. simiiar ln aeopa M lhal of the i.exow Commlttee. Aaaemblymaa Bobbtoa, of allecany County, thtnks the Leglalature oaght to have aome weii-.ie. fln,-.l po'.icy In i.a*-?iriK lawa retetlag to eUHft He ther.-fore preoented the following reaolutlon to tle ui. th.- Aaaambly to th- doctrtne of home rule: Beeolved That thl? House de.lnrea .'.s adheslon to the prlnelple ...' hom.- rule for th.- varlous munlcl n.Vltles and that miiniclpal ofllcera .other than SeCtlon lt.*.|?-.-tors. BhOIlM be eleeted hy the people ?r appointed by tt.. Mayor or other ele,-te-l offlcer-, ,,f each munlclnallty. Mr Foley, ihe Democratlc leader, at flrst ohjeeted lo ,h- conalderatlon ..f this reaohrUrm, bnt upon readlng it and peroelvlag Its character he wltbdrew ?ll oppoaltlOO, and it w.is adopted bv a nnanlmoiis Aaaemblyman Nlxon, of Cbautauqua County, ln troduced .. reaolullon inatructlng th- Commla? aloner of Agrlculture, tne Pactory Inapector and the Buperlntenden! of Prlsona to inform the a* s.-mi.iv whal appolntmenta they have made alnca January I, and whether Ibeae appolntmenta have been made m accordancc wlth the Clvll Bervlee regulatlona. Mr Alnaworth aald ba wanted to debate Ihe reaolutlon, and it wenl over for coa alderatlon. Mr Nlxon aald afterward that the Commlaaloner of Agrlculture, the Pactory Inapec? tor and th.- Bupeiintendent of Prlsona w-*re mah Ing appolntmenta al th.- BUggeetlon of certaln Benatora, and he wanted lo know the fuli "*'?"' ol th.- bualneaa. lt la auppoeed thal ha preaented tbe reaolutlon ?s a alap al Benator Htggtna of Olean, who, al the requeal of th- Commlaaloner of Agrlculture, named a Republlcan <.f Jameatown for 4eelatanl Commlaaloner ot Agrlculture. Aaaemblyman Alnaworth. aa ehalrman of the Aaaembly Coramltl.-" Waya and Meana, aaw to nlghl thai th- Increaaa of *MN * th- annual ap propriatlon ;.ct w.is largel) .ai.Bed bv an ..-111 Uonal approprlatlon ol I7M" made w paj tne Hhrl.I elghteen more s-nator? and twentl more A?*.emblvme? ln IM Mr Ainsworth said. however. that a irood tnanv economlea bad been practlaed Aaaemblyman Oray. of Dutcheaa County. intro? duced a blll to-nlKht Whlch. it is satd. r-l-res-t.ia the vlewa of ti... raclng aaaoclatkma arttb retmro io raclng withln th.- provlatona of th- an" ??-?? aeiting provlalona of tt.-..? Conatltutlon. lt waa drawn by Aaaemblyman Percy. of Mew-TiorlL i. entltled: "An acl for th- IncorporatloH of aaac cutlona for Ihe ..n,.r..v-n.-t.t .,' ihe breed of horaea and toregulatc Ihe aame, and lo amend ihi Penai Codi of tn- Btate of New Vork Iti provlalooa _je in part aa rolloWB ai,4 number ol peraona nol leea ??*?}???? "?_ i- .me . eorporatlon for th- i-urpo*.. of ???_*?? "?Ve^la^oT'lKTJiutr ff^S t*.*.. H."k,,??i. Igtng and Rllag a r-eriltlcaie of i o 'UZ\ eorporatlon formed under thej iWia a ? i' bo lalme l In ta rertlBeate of oi .'..?,' .,?, , ,, ahall complj allh all lha ?'.; "',,' sv.-tlon i ..' ihla . ' and an) other Vr.'.or _l..-. entltled ln Ihe !?? ?-<lls and |..Hl.-<-' _f Ihlaa?" aa he i rvtded ahall '- ? r_5?_r. . , ,.ri.... nl, n or Ihe ownera of .VSffi - ;,:,'..-?' .-.-.. ? ? v h ' .: ? ' ? - i ? ? ? ii rda rrne-iwvcs ? ? ???'???? ,"..!? , e Joekej, l'l ll ?> orpoi . ganli -lattng ... -,.. ,f n. , ? rh .... ? ? , nt thal all ,n.J r-.e m.-eli. - I DurauanM ,wers -? ferr* 1 by tl I ?hi .',. , . . |. fi tlme to tlme pi v i.i of 5 ... r nentum -ii- ?' earninga ,,r . .- -,;-,r.,t...., ? -?? - ''rr; ' , , ,.. - - ? l of th, ? ' -? il. ?nn ia- ?? pa d l?j . rontroller .... gt .-. 0f Sew V .rk wllhln Mfteen daya after ?he lat . ' ? ? emlM .. each year. bul nothing i?r..i? . .-.-...,..-i hall r, i ilre au. h laa le be paM s- .-? ... ? ount) falr a All rhe r-vt- ii - derlved bj the stat- fr im Ihe t.x t,r-' r im.i.natliute a fund r-. be annu? al,, ',,,.,, ,r*.-i ln oehalf of Ihe Btati for prtaea foi Impro* ng I - br, ? i ol - ,"--. aheep and horaea fTORPOTlATIONfl AND CONTRACT8. 4 RMBLYMAN AINnWOKTH'fl BILL BBQI'IBBB ?nn: I-.HMKI-. TO MAKK l"K 1.ATTBB wini ai I. KMI'LOTRa Albany, f-i. n Aaaemblyman Danfortb E A.n* w..rth haa prepared for introductlon a blll regulatlng r-ontra li between corporatlona and th-ir employea anl flslng iha punlahmenl for vloiatlon thereof Ita provlalona are as followa -. tlon i i:\-r-. ? irporatlon dotng bualneaa In lh - Btate i hall ..: t!.- beglnnlng of ea. h and ? van emplovm-nt, -tr-: Into a -a n t-n contracl with each i.i.i every peraon employed u> it. auch contract ahall t- made foi a dennite perltxl of llme, i.-.t ie*a than thr? tnoiitlia, ut.J ahall Btate ap?Rlflcally me amounl of w-.a-.- -? aalar)-, when, where and noa payable, lh. klnd of srvl -. and when ,,r.-i jrnere lo i- performed, Ihe numbei of houra ..f aervlce lo be performed dnriti^ each i?,nn foui houra, anl i.,.- manner In whlch auch aervlce siit.n be pei formed by auch employe Buch .-oiitra.-t shall lie made ln dupllcale, algned ln behalf of auch rorpo r.-i.in bj aome peraon dul) authorlaed for 'h*t '< purpoee, and bj auch employe, ??!.* whi ri dupll ! catea shall be retalned b) auch eorporalton an.l ine oth-r by *'i ii em| Bec I W'henever -i contracl ahall ?..- enten I ] ' between a eorporatlon and an employe, aa provldea I.. the tit-t aectlon ..r .nis acl, ihe aame Bhall not be broken !.. anj mannei .,i urminated bj elihei party ihereto durlng ihe |.-ii-.i : .t whlch II ???> ? ma le, i aeepl that elihei partj io a?ich contracl may , lermlnate the am by aervlna upon Ihe olhei parl) Ihereto written nollca ..f .-.,,?.. lermlnatlon al leaal ihree monlha before ihe lermlnatlon ihereof, at ihe esnlratlon ..f whleb noilce auch c i.tm.-t ahall -? > determlne and i.- ...,- ?. -i i Bervlee >>f auch notlee ahall be made In the aame mai.ner aa a Bummona j la requlred t-> be aerved lo begln an actlon ln lha Bupreme l*ourt ..r thla Btat, violi.tlon of th- provlalona of tbe flrst s.-.-tlon con I Btltulea a mlademeanor, and vloiatlon >.f Ihe t,-rm?i ,.f a contract, aa preecrlbed ln the hill. la punlahabla bj .i im- ol $?>*' for each offei.ee. A BRIEF RENATK BE88IOX. BBBATOB BBADUCY IBTBOPI .'Ks HM Wi.i. BBOU* i.aiim; tiik ki.k.th.n or hrimiki.* n AI.I.KKMK.V j Albany, Feb n (Bpeclal). Tho Benate dld boi have j a tiiiiiriiiii to-nlghl, and llttle- uf Importa.c-'- W88 i done. Benator Bradley, or Brooklyn, preearated a j imi provldtng for tbe electlon ol ^Moraara ia Ibal | city by A-s-mb'v dlStriCtl and of th- rt-'I'l-.H of I th- Hoard by th.- peopla ol tbe entlr- dty. Th.- .**'.'i.itors, ..' courae, preaented Apprjprlatlan bllls Bsaator Kl'burn one ..r i^>.i?*i to eoatiaae tba Btate land survey, Benator Peraona another appro prlatinjs Jt.-...-ji f.r ,i .uw aimory for the 74lh R.'Kl ment, ln Buffalo, and Benator Pound another appro prlatini? $7...'??> for th* new Normai BchoOl ?"! <'>??"* MO. A peiition was preaented b> Benator Chllds from **H realdenta of fallp, proteatlng aK?in*t any Ban i dav <iji*ning of the aaioona, a proteal ,va*< re ! cel'ved fr.im th.- t*homber of I'omm-ree of Mew Tork agalnst the bui reof-ganlatng the Dock Depart m-rii introduced bj Aaaemb'yman Lawsoa. rtenator Ghiy Introduced a blll providlna f?r a ? changc of grad* of streets laid out in the Twenty thlrd and Twenty-fourth War.i? of Bew-York. Th'- State I'rlaon CommlttM reported favnrably I Senator Pounda'a blll prohlUUng the u?e of tobaeeo | in Htnte prlsons.^ ^ _ li' PIBB FOR TARFO\ /y THF BVhF, ,la< ksonvllle, Fla.. Feb II (BpocUD. Willlam C. ! j(?rris. Kdltor of "The Am-riean ABJgttr," John I |. l'etrie, urtlst Of "Klshes of N'orlh Amerlcn"; I BJcbard V*. Hsndea aad .ieor-*.- B, Seneti, all of ; j-few-Yo-rh Clty, aad a B Biwwator, of Troy, N. I v comp.ise a party that arrlved ln the ? Ity thi* , nornlng *n'i b-ft ber*. to-night for goBUmonttM I Sulf Where they expect to meet W. X HaJcVrr I man' of "The I.oulavllle ronrier-Jourr.al, and ! epend som* tim* flahlns for tarpon. TBACHER8 RA LLY AT TRBNTON THET WANT A LAW GIVINC. THEM PEN SIONS. BUBIBBBB BBPOBB TBB i.awvakkrp -nomina tions BT .'.ovkpnor wki'.ts BBAB VBBB AVTBCTVBQ BOBOBBB. [bv teleora.-u to the triblne.J Trenton, Feb. 11. -Two or three hundred pretty Bchool "marrru" from all over the State besieged tha Irglslatlve halls a' the Capitol to-nlght when the lawmakers began buslness. For a long tlme ihe Invasion was shroiid.-d ln mystery, but as soon aa Bpeaker Creaa ealled upon the Assemblymen to ln troduce new bill- Mr. Urake, the handsome Hudson member, drew from his lnslde pocket n typewritt-n bill aad sent It to the e'erk's desk. It provld-s for th- pen*-l..ning of all male and female school teai-hers who have tattght ln the publlc schools contlnuously f"r tweaty years. The pen? slon ls Baed al one-hrilf the salary recelved at 'he tlme of retirement, and la to be pald out of the stat- Bchool Fund, but no peraon ahall recelve leaa than fi:*> annually. After adJouraaieBt of the House the Commlttt.n K.lii.-.itl.in Imme.ilatelv eonvened out of courteay t<> th- teecbera pr.-sent and Uateaed Io th.:r r.-.i.-Miis why th<- blll should pass. Tba Oovernor to-nlghl sent to the Benate the name of Oeorse B. Duryee, of N-wark, for CoBimlBetoner of Hanks ar.d In-iiran.-. aad also lhat of I,awr-,..e l-'eii, of Orange, for Inapector of Fa.-torte*. Tbey ar.- i.o.h reappotnttnenta, and bllls are pendlng be? for- th, Loglslature aboltahlng botb offlcea, Uen eral W. <'. H-ppenh-imer. ex-S'ate .'ontrolb-r, W8S a eandldate for Mr. DuryeCs place. Hli defeat at the hands of th- 1 -emocratic Oovernor wlll m"i.n waa between sraall bul Influentlal factleas of tbat party. Th- Joatlceshlp strtick .mother snag to-nlght. ln the Eaecutlve Cbamber ll was Inttmated b) thoae who oughl to know that w. B. rjummere had been ?elected, bul tbe niBblnatlon was agaln .leferred. .Mr Skinner's repealer ..'' th.- M-. hani-s' Llen laws <,f |v;?. and IBK rame np ln the Aaaembly to-nlghl ..nd brought about a llvely dlacuaalon Th.- elocjuent Basea member mad. a clear .-xplana tlon of his blll and told of th- dlBbJUltlea thrown In the V4.iv of th.- home bulld-r by th- preaenl com pllcated law. He -ald be kaew ol thousands of .loilars n..w wrapped up ln bulldlni and loan -umo. latlonr o< the upper part of the Btate and ?ald tl.it ons had declded by reaolutlon not lo loan money agaln upon any bulldlng untll it aaa one rea. old, or beyond the Mme when a materlal man can step In arlth a llen and wlpe oul |he bulldlng M***r* Flower, Oruber, Austln and aeveral others of-poacd the measure untll Its companton l.ill Whlcb K.ve- th- ma bafl addltlonal prote,-. tlon. ahall pass Me*.ra. BtOfTB. Ok-Otl and others eupported ihe blll. The iT*?a*ure was deleateo b) ?:. overwhelmlng vote, ?"d a nu?Uo_n to re ronslder waa lald on th- table. After }?._*?"*?? of No M. th. rompanlon Mb, No. B, alU be taken "Ti;'1';C!r aubmltted le the Heuee t^lghl H r-i..r! of th- l'*--x .'.Minty I'ark < omm.s*ion, ' ? ,he commlaalon aak for an -IproprlaHon from ihe count) ol ?.OT.?? ... be espended ln pun-haaing a slte for the pro**a>s*d park and ror rmprovlng ihe aame. Tbe r. p-rt was order* i '^HtorV,TN*X^^ lt prohlbli* ih* naturallsatlon mlll* that hav* long1 lagn.i 'he st....- in Budson and other nouni - I ? h .11-1 ani for rltlaenshlp ls re ,,,..-. . ,-.f hi* intenilon t.. become rV'.' ?n cltlsVn wlth tbe rierk of tbi - "? Vn-'iV!. I^u^nlgb. Introduced ablll ot jreat _,_,._? .,. ii,,i?,k-i, lt repeal* the law under JhTch hi?|"hoken -and *n5 Improvemenl rom . ,a in< on-orated ln 18**, and prevent. hal from Bupplrlng that clty wlth water. lt la ? .ipanlon i i hl* Habok*-* \\at*r Ml; fUnator Thomp*on to-nlghl Introduced .. Mll . * .u ln thi* Btat* i hl* blll. II pa**e i. ?i--i bi th* . .urtfl i" nie.-t ....... *__r* phllbmek, 'bo la an ap nll-al 1 foi Ihe Bai ,;,.., m.. ludi'-lary l-jll v-as , , thl-d readlng by the aVnattb ?--.. ?tll empowertng the Naval _***_? ol IM ... rganls* inder !he i.< * ". ,. . ?;'?".. ? - st* -t. l ib. ? e uader _."?,-. "?' b* Bl?n*d by the . ' . ? rnorro*. Th* reaaon for "rallroadlna '. . ... ia ... permll the N--w leraey Bea ? ? Satloaal approprla "VI, eaecutlve aeaalon le-nlghl the Benaro con I> > w ?..? IrufT, ol Mei ? i ? a1*1 ' i*bv-*j amden, as laa Commlaalonerfl OBDBB8 FRoM IHI ADJIT.IVT-CBXKBAL iROANIBBD. A KAVAli BB* B-rj, M*.- niKHANHBD ASD IB .-,.,.- m \ K.'IllN'i ITABI' IMI il. IHBK. TBI) v ,,-.., feb i UJul inl 0. n ral MeAlpln ha? ? " ' ? i,r<: llrlga - ' " ES ?:..'"?.;, '* ' ' ' h r p ,t,l.-fTl?4 l - ' ' '".'.,, |*| . "" . " ,f re. ' '''i; - ;? m-.'o ih. n- '? ? " . .. .--.. ?"'-??'. th. ? ? "?, ;: ',.?;;;; t ' ? ? , a. ir, .?? ?u?nr.,ra - ri, ,he return ' ' ' ,:1"r "'": ' "' oTth, ra_ :'=- form ih* aame luty. accom ; ,'; . | ,,.,, ih* march .hould be more &^^?b5^^ re'-'ch".!* home^.'."n .Mln on' ,h* followlng rv';:,:---'-i;;::;,i";:;.;^;:-i^^:rt':i^"^:'' l^:;: ;,,;?,.:'...? b...:!-!it i.. them than a mere tou. at th.- camp of Instructlon, x atmlla. letter wa. alw -nt to the ~?n?ndlng ??,,... ,,r the Thlrd ..n 1 fourth brigades, except ? rairdatl.mpanle. menlloned for tbe mtrch i \t ? Vlt.i-i hil-4 ;i'**"? IWiaUeHj **|'i' -tai^dVr. N.-s l?.nd 17. The, ,.de. In part. Th. i.< *?,........? N.D..I?*??? rJ\ r ;.. '-! Kf?r?li_?hI?S;i To* rammamilii orflcer of the abl\ .ll .-li.?I **? I l*>? . S,llt,.a. St.lle .111.1 dlvfa. wm tn... ove. ' ,?e ii-mmandlng """?' ,"Vl"Tu -' .,,,,.. Naval Iilvlalon. wi... ;^';..^l,:,r;.,f-!.;'!:i,,.';,o,-,',..,,..h.-a.i.,.,,, two iroooo. to be AdJuUnt-Oeneral McAlpln aaya tbat the ,,?.?,??..? 0| ,,,, l.l BeparaU Naval Dlvtolci- take. pi;?- prtnelpally I.a,.-.- Ihe Monroa County ?,,-.r,i ,.f Bunervlaor. doea nol pr.ae to furnlah tSSSRlip oriVZtU an.i Increaaed atroa-rtk, ?ih- ,iiM,.,?, ,,:? Troop \ law two troops. aad the formatlon .,f a aquadron t.. be known as Kqundron k wlll ni.* th- cavalry nrm af lha Natkmal i.uani tw.. captain. and on- mnjor In this .-ity. and as these ofBcera wlll doubtleaB ba Belected from among lb..*.e alr.-a.lv dolng dUt) ln Troop A, ti.e ,-ha.iKe gtvea much satlsfa.-tlon to th.- otH.-ers of the Iroop. ,-at.talii ,' F Boe when aee ii at his home No. j:. K._d Thi: y-m v-'.< h-.t.. rcterdaj.; "Pfeaae. h_!T f _? mu.-h pleaeed wit?> Adjutant-Oeneral McAlptn'a a. tlT Wh.n aiked if the ehanga would make hlm a malorhe aal" he could aajr nothlim on that suh ject Many clilaena who know of the good seryi.e rendered by Troop A durtng Ihe Brooklyn trolley atnue would be pleaaed ... aee Captain Roe ro wardeo by promotion to tha command of the new aquadron, tBBFICBt ron -4 v BLBB TJOTtB. st. Loula i-'-i' U. Mra Coniad Welderhold, of N i ,:.,i7 Cossena-sL, recelvad "wort Saturday con tirmlnK th- report tbat bei husbund wm a passen gi-r from llr.-nieii nn th- ste;imer Klbe. She deter mln.d to hold a fun.ral BerviCa at her home. und yesterday purchaaed an expenatva ofrln, whlch she ...d-i-i tiiie.i with the ehotceai Bowera Laat even mc th- honaa waa dtapad in mournin/. mi. pall* b.-iirers l.or- In ihelr Ilghl burden aml.l tbe nioan*. of . uidow ..nl a llttle Kl"!. and between th- DOWed l.-.d, of num-ious frlends. The Bev. OuMav Uan gerln ..f ih,- Oerman Proteatant ? hurch, oonducted brlef oerrlcea and the ?.,.-mh;an- dlaperaed. Jti.t what dlapos'.tloi, wlll be made of tlie coffln haa not been determlned. What is Castoria is Dr. Sanntel Piteber's preseription for InfeetB aud Children.. It eontains ncither Opium, Morphlne nor other Nareotic substanee. It is a harmlesg tmbstitut* for Paregorie, Drops, .Soothii.ff Syrups, and Caator OIL It is Pleasant. Its f-iiarantee is thirty years* use by Millions of Mrtfcm Castoria ia the Childrcu's Panaoea ?tho Mother's Fricnd. Castoria. Castoria. ??CastoriaIsso well Bdepted tochlldrenthat I Caatorlacures;Colic Constlpatlo^ Ire,on,n1cn,lit.aMs?Ia.r?,rtoanypr,-*,-nPtion I SonrSlomach. Pmrrbrca. LnicUt^n. ____-. ? .. ' m i, Kiils W.rms, gives sleep, and proa known tomc.-' ii. a. Aacmm, M. !>., 111 Ba Oxfonl St., Brooklyn, N. V. "Theuscof 'Castoria' ls so universal and Its merlts s . well knowa that It eaaC-B a work of Fiipereroirarion lo inderaa it. Few nn* tho Infelllcent famlli-s who do not keep Castoria wlthiocasy reach." C-HL08 2d_HTYN, 1). D., New York Clty. Kiils W.rms, gives sleep, and promotag 3k\ p.*j.tlon, Witbout injurious medlcatlon. "For aeveral ye_rs t hare recommendei i ?C-rtdi-a,' nnd sV.ll always eontinue to do ut, na it has invarlably produced beneflcial ! renulta," _ _ ? T. Kdwix F. Pabdee, M. V? 12*th Strcet and Tth Ave., New York Clty. The Cfntair (ompany, TT Mirhat Street, New York Crrr. CREATER NEW YORK'S CREATEST STOR& E SALE A DECIDED SENSATION. New Vork is accustomed to great sales and splendid dry goods value* Bul New Vork NEVER ?**? SAW anything like such in OPPORTUNITY ;is is present at BloomingrJales this week. We have told the story ofthe ODONOCHUE PUR CH ASE. Morc lhn TWENTY THOUSAND ITEMS are now on Spcc-al Sa,e? Thcse few sam-)bs wil1 -*" you * h'nt ?f *? values. ;,o -. K.iikt Waah Bllka. 10c, PlgBred Indla siikj-. :.',.? Black Burah Bllk. |Oc. I?;.. k ln li.. SiI'k. j8c, Bla k Cashmere. >,.. All-Wool BUtck Henrlettn. <iv- feather Pans at. ll ::. siik Cauae Fans at. ... ? .**:ik Drapery Bcarf. 11.00 All-Wool Flannel Walats. |l n All-W ?1 PTannel Walats. B-rappera al.>? ???*? v< n" ' ' Bla. k Bateen Un lersklrts. Chlldren'a ll 50 Kiderd iwn Coati. Ladlea' 78c. Llale il -? . I... Ilea' II Cotton 11 se. Ladlea* tl tt Bl>k Hoae. Chlldrer.'s 15c Blbbed H ?**??. Boya" 35c Bl > d ? H ae. O'D ?? ighue'a ll -'"' Kld Ol- v i . >:v. i-'.i.m- Oloves al. |l.S5 Bllk Evenlng G ives . ? O'Donoghue'fl Men's ill >-- (Dent's) ... 1 Men's 4-ply I.i.ii Bran l >' dlara. Ladlea* heav) Klbb -l Vesta.IO. La Ilea* Bptin Bllk Rlbbi I V< -S'4. ODonoghue's 4*- ? P cketbo ks. O'D noghu. a "dk*. Po ketbook*. ODonoghue's *9e. Sh pplng-Bag*. 9v*. .'luh Bagl Bl. ODonoghue's Dreas Trlmmlnga Half-prl. I O'Donofhue'a l.OO TrlmnKd H.ita.?? CfDonoghttt'a M to 2.50 Flowers.05 | All O'Donofhue'a .ir. Kaces at.OS j All O'Donofhue'a M Lacaa at.IO i O'Donofhue'a .19 sid.> Piaittngs.Oi"? i O'Don ajhue's ,.10 HandkerchlefB.<>?? I O'Donofhue'a .25 Handkerchleft.M4 ! O'Donofhue'a $1 00 i**llk Velvat.'A9 tl IS C. B. a la BpirlM Cornetl. [nfanta1 -"? Plannel Ba iiuea. v. Bhaker FTannel at. lOe. Check and Plald Nalngoota. Bhlrtlnf Cambrlca .o_**? ii . Bordered Apron Olnfham.??% Be. H- bI Blue Cambrlc . .SO .IO O.'t', Oll Crlnollne Llnlng .OS .o:t o? I.,.-. Croasbar Lining. :!-...- Bleached Table Damaak.am i.".-- Btrlped Turklsh TOtrali.07 i.i Qlasa Towela."'J ::-?_..-. Barnale) Towela.?Wl 10c Plll w-Caeea, tSsfJ.OSVi Frult of the LaJom Ifuelln.?? I.-'..-. White Cambrlc.'..?~ 12.00 silk I'mbrellag .??*? ' gale f Eftamed Pleturoo.*? \.' .1 Bnow-ShoveL Iron b un.l.IO i gale of s li l Copper Tea-Kettlea.O.'t j Bale of S..1I.1 Copper \V;ish-Boi:ers.1.40 Bloomingdale Bros.. .jgjj^ DONT STOP to asstire yourself that a beautiful Kidney Shaped Library Table is out of your reach. These popular goods on spe cial saleValentineweek. <'th? ere from $14 up Maple, Ma ho-janv, Birch and (>ak. BAUMANN BR0THER5, "* *"? ebebb Wi %bk. ww vqbk D' .ON'T STOP at tho above goods simply. but look over the surpassingly lovely l;irst I.incs oi New Spring Goods, Par lor and Charnber Scts, Curtains, Carpetings, etc, etc. IPART AM) DISTIMT PROBJ Ol It lil-'V Klttl. Ill **INK>*4?V (KKDIT III'.PT. jfgWS OF TBE ARM1 AXD VAVY. Waahtnfton, i-vn. II (Spoclal) Ordera hava been | ? Bdwln White from the Mew-York Kavj lTart as aoalpmeal oflcer. aad granting Wm two -aontha , Wve l.ls s,?.ssor wll b. l.i..u,c,.a,,.-,'omn,at,der , J J Hunker. HOW on duty ut Portamouth, N. II. colonel L L. Uvlnfaton, at the M artlllery. wlth atatlon at St. Francis Harracks. Florida. wlll be re tlred from iCttva servlce to-niorrow by ,p.-r.,tlon of ,he igecUuae Ba wlll ba aueee<-i- I bi Lleuten?nt* Colonel Bdward BalnbrMfe, next m llne of promo tiou colonel UvtofBton was ln command of the waahlngton ria.ra.-ks hera untU Ihe tranafer of his laglmant to the South last aprlaf. Major w. 11 Ecklea, of the Pay Corpa waa plaeed on the retlrod llat to-.iay. An amendmenl to the Army blll re ducea the Pay t'orpa from twetuy-flve to twenty orBcera, whieh nill prevent further appolntmenta or promotions for tha preaenl The foiiowing ofllcera .,re appointed aldae de camp on ih,- siaff of ihe lleuteBant-feoeral of tbe Army, wlth rank of lleuieiiiiiit-.-o'onel, t.. .late from thls day: t'aptaln Charlea B. S.-hotlel.l. td I'.ivalry; I'ap talti Taaker 11. Hliss, Subsist.-n.-e 1 i.-purimeiit. ln addition to hla d.itles as ukle-d.--c.inip. l.leutenant Colonel i;;i.-a will continue to perfurin tlie duitea of luap**. tor of artillery and amall arms practlce at the h.Ni.l.iuart.'r*. ot the Armv. iiy dlrectloa of the Becretary of War, Kirat i.ieu t.Miatr. James H. Itter, 17th Infantry, will report by letter to tbe Oovernor of Detanrare for *u<*h duty pertalalng to the NaUoaal iiuard of that State BS h?* may be ahlp to perfornt wlthout Interferlng wlth tho.se requtred of hlni as piof--*s..i of mllitary Bdence an.l tactlca at Pelaware College. Newarl^ I>.-1 A.lmlral Mf-ade'x aquadron, th.* .-rulaer* New-York, . 'ii iiHi.it: an.) Kalelgh. I.'ft S.mta Ciuz thla morn Ing f?r Uartlnique. The Detrolt left singapore for liong-Kong. 1.440 mll.*** dUtant, whioh will be her 1;i?*? stop untll she Joins the Amerlo.tn fleet ln Chlncee water*. She haa been on the A?latlc sta tlon. an.l practlcally un.ler Admlral Carpent?r'e <u.l-rs Blnce *he p4*>se.l through the Sue? Canal. The xunlHiat Ma.-hlu* Is foll.,wing the Detrolt, hav? lng left Colombo for Slnaapore la?t Frlday. II ls iin.lerst.xxl that Se.-retary Herbert haa ra-e omme-uted to the Presldent for apiwintment to nu the vacancy of ass.stant paymaater ln tbe >svy. the aon of ex-8enator Jona*. of Loulalana. ?'*? ll ilao tbe nephew of Hepreeentatlve Meyer. of th* same State. There were more than nrtj. canaiaaiaa for the place._ ,l.V AHC.VDAST ICE BAEYEST. K.ngaton, B. T? Peb. 11 (Spectal).-The ice har vest.-rs of the Iltidaon reaumed work to-day after an enfor.e.l vaoatlon of *everal day*. JEfiMB ot the houae..* are now fllled, and the remalnder wlll be withln three or four worklng day*, when ona of the mo*t abundant cropa ever sectired wlll ba ln store.