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Establish ep AU GUST 24,1852. WHEELING, WEST VA., THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 19,1880. VOLUME XXVIII.?NUMBER 150. "iwirlbutlon* to irlMb Nuirerti*. jle\jit of Mr. J'amell to this city Ljtilruieatoi the political part of hi/ P^jon, hi* objections to other agendei jyfliisofQ for the relief of the Irish ^ref, anil his explanation of his owe ixi and tii?t of those associated with vj, ii? provoked some criticism and un able comment, but we are glad to see ^tthe moreni&nt to help the sufferers LatwMy 00> charitable aide of l^ifoatioa in of a good deal wore interest Lffpeoplettiin the political, a fact which Ijfr.PimeJl seems slow to recognize, and IfrdjKtlonB to some of the plana of re* l^iJopteilBliow him to be more of an litftrtioDist than a helper. His argu ItfitfliMt the Marlborough fund has L&thov of reason in it, as being dia he.*] by those regarded by Irish ten La as representatives of inimical and Lpniifre legislation, but tiie Mansion BocMtad Herald charities aro in the Ladsol those who have neither occupied Ltdteneposition to the present suffer 101 nor kid themselves open to tho sua jn&aol uingliug |>oIitic8 with benevo Lxt The best thing Mr. Parnell can do Jiatarsia ami help the famine sufferers 11fcerever and however ho can, until the fax*c? emergency is over. His present fonneiionlr likely to check the flow of Unity. TbrLNi"! H?l Man Outrage. Aletterhaa been received by the Post jjjgfrtieneral at Washington, datedat totfrbarg, Preston county, this State, udii^ed by A. J. Williams, which states jIujoo or about January 31st ult.,a no tiee iras served on him, through the post jfictat Rowleaburg, notifying him to jare within ten days thereafter on pain of ]n,y Mr. Williams further sets forth Hut the party ,who delivered this notice to him at the postofllce, wore a "Red Xu'i" init, whatever that costume is, sal that be entered the office with a coded revolver in his hand and told, the patcmaster to deliver the notice without uj unnecessary delay. Mr. Williams iddj that the postmaster knows the man tbo delivered the notice, but refuses to pre evidence before a justice of the peace fithoat permission be given, and asks that coeh permission ho granted, urging as a roan that the Ued Men have committed great depredations in the State, taking life iotome cases, and that he cannot get jus tice without the evidcnco of the official referred to. The department instructed IbeBoi'eiburgpoatmastor to notify the writttol the letter that there was no ob jectioo tonakiog the testimony asked for Worethe proper authorities on due legal proceai, and tve hope, if the facts are as cued, they will be brought out and the offoder properly punished. Tbeease.aa stated, is cognizable DV tne Federal as well as the State authorities, ud between them it ought to be thor njhly lifted. There is no way of esti tiling the amount of damage done the fete by reports of this kind. In this par tkt'ir instance, the letter referred to is ode the theine'of remarks by the Wash (fon press, which place the State before bewntry as a community generally in isteiby lawbreakers, who are unrestrain ti from incendiarism, murdor and ont a^ud while those conversant with the fcaknow tliat this is an exaggeratiop, lb peat balk of the reading public, out fcie of the State will be apt to accept it misstatement. The only way to stop fetauge which these reports occasion i to punish properly the particular of kit which gives rise to them. Hit: MKtti ?*' 1*70. liL-uIn ihf 1'nltril NtnfV* of 977,703, 7<H mhI IH.Jtl 1.700 liiNiimnoe. Iwiogthe past five years, according to & finres collected by the Inturance *113,018,255 worth of proporty to been destroyed bv tire in the United fata. In 1S76 the loss was $78,102,285, fclW&MOOO, in 1S77 $08,205,800, in IBfcUIVW.and in 1879 $77,703,700. Mutyear.it will be seen, was unlucky, iioolv $400,000 better than iu 1875, al feigfat in 1S75 Virginia City, Nov., was by a blaze which swopt away over J?),000 worth of property. The losses ?wartnee companies last year were In ""loflhelMMsol toy ol'the fonr pre vhm. Thrae lowips amount**! in Jjl??),3S.4W, in 1870 to $34,374,500, ?Km was,two, ill 1878 to $30,675, Jud i?IS7'J to $14,404,700. During PJ? jean (hero wore 65,670 11res. ??!?ii*triicto<i buildings, carelessness Pyolorenpimta and incendiarism ?wpnnciptl causes of llres. r" .States New tV^.'l."10 "Bure?. In 1870 her in 1S77, $11,4M,4( iibVmSsT?* " WIS,39,,000, and iu 1879. $16,790,200. Wl'inij comos noxt with a total loss !* wyears ol $!S,123,500. ~ ,400; 1,200. I loss ? .....;11 ,n 5ja,t^;i,[)tjti. fliassa* lost $20,291,300; Illinois, $14, SjQi W wicnltural implement factories 33 Jttbarnwl last year, 10 almshouses, 86 7W1 13 batchers' shops, 30 bllliwd jS?w. Ill blacksmith shopB, 13 t>ook is box factories, 42 breweries, * wwatera' shops, 104 carriage facto "V? chetv'e factories, 13 chejalcftl Wchnrci;es (of churches 58 were ffdUTs.tM in i?77, GO in 1870 and 77 JjfJU theatre*, 25 cigar factories, 10 J? ktorie*. 17 college buildings, 12 JWi, 40 confectioneries, 33 cooper Eft ?' ?Uon mills, 13 cotton ware JJJWronrt houses, 17 distillerletf* w 3"**(ojdrag stores, in the five yeare with 1875, there were burned 114,14.*), 160,M and 223), 20 houses,-11 dve works, 14 engine offices, 34 fancy goods ?tores, 170 flouring mills (a over former years), 80 fnrni '0 glass ware ??*?aj.il 11 ,k.ir-7l ?* ?"01 470 1 'e country grocery fettSita WSMKSStSBi milla,2Ssmsh factodse, 169re.taurants,51 school houses, 28 slaughter houses, 41 shoe factories, 13 shoddy mills, 18 smoke houses, 23 stave factories, (no stoneyanl",, 10 sugar refineries, 4fl tanneries, 15 "toarn hosts, 22 tobtcco (sctorles, 27 Jobtccc barns, 24 tlnsmithlea, 11 wheelwright shops, 10 wood-turning shops and 3C woolon mills. CX'BBEXT TOPICS. Name Ultm from Oar Reader*. Tisehen talwl* mum IhUIUiumt We would-enqulre through your papoi of the Board ol Education, if it I" not time lor the "boom" to reach the teachers salaries? Since the "boom" has struck everything else, they find their salaries insufficient to meet their expensos. Respectfully, TlACilIM, Bepljr In Thai IrUbmau. EJIton InUllKMC". In reply to tLe person styling himself an "Irishman," 1 would in brief answer his question: First?When it is a quostion of giving bread to a starving people, a man should never ask what is their religion, and I know anllrishinan never would. Second-Messrs. Parnell, ? Dillon and Murdock are Protestants, It is safe then to say they cannot be working for or in the interest of Catholics, , . Third-That if fienrv II did subjugate Ireland with the authority of the Pone, he never was authorised by him to rob and starvo them. Henry being a Catholic King, is true enough, for to be a Chris tian King, he could not have been any thing else, as there was no other Chris tian religion st that time, or for three cen turies alter. Fourth?To give the public an idea of the logic of this peculiar Irishman, we quote a passage from his article. The Catholic King Henry II, who under the authority of tho Pope and armed with his bull conquered the Irish people and took possession of their country, and overturn ed the religion taught by St. Patrick." To this I would Bimply say does this Irish man know what religion St. Patrick taught and if it is natural fora Catholic King to govern a Cathollo people, authorised by a Catholic Pope to overturn a Catholic people or country. Sometimes I think this Irishman is jocking, the way his article reads. But if he doubts the honesty of tho persons to whom the subscriptions will bo sent to bo distribu ted among the starving, he can call upon any of the committee and they will in form him, and if he is not satisfied h s money will be refunded to him?that is if there is any to refund, but I am in clined to think there would not be, for 1 know all that was given by Irishmen was given umlorstandlngly, for i doubt not but this pocullar Irishman is the indivi dual that got in to hear Parnell on Mon day night on a complimentary ticket given to a reporter, and not transferable, ind who also bad the base and bold ?tiflfrontry to show the hard and inhuman heaithe had, when Mr. Pamell in his speech asked whether (500,000 poor starv ing families in Ireland should be com pelled to go or the 10.000 landlords, and I lie thoiight the Irish families. My object in answering the Irishman is not with the hope of changing hia opinion, I m 1 think hia prejudices have gotten en tirely away with him, but it la with a de^ sire of correcting any false impression* that might have the effect of preventing some well-disposed and charitable-hearted giving to a good and noble peoplo, .ever the friends of my country, a morsel ol bread to appease their famishing hunger. Respectfully, an Irish-American. Wheeling, Feb. 18,18S0. ? Another Heplleallon. Editor* Intelligencer. A correspondent calling himself "Irish man" male w a very startling assertion lay ing the blame of the Irish land tenure on his Holiness tho Pope, And further, thathe overturned the religion of St. Patrick. As I cannot think there Is any ground of truth for such an absurd statement, perhaps "Irishman" will please state what he thinks he knows of these matters, for I for one, do not want a lie to go uncon tradicted. Yours respectfully, Nhhehis. Labor Trouble*. IUvixna, 0., February 17.?Day, Wil liams 4 Co., proprietors of the Kent Glass works, are having trouble with their Bel gians, whom they brought to this country last fall under a labor contract for a term of years, to settle the matter the Arm to day got an injunction allowed in the Pro bate Court restraining Union men from interfering, and also prohibiting their men from joining the Union during their term of employment A Cincinnati t'aanalljr. Cxxciskati, February 18.?A two story frame building on McLean avenue was blown down thismornlog, burying John Deifendahl, wife and three children in the ruins. The youngest child was instantly killed by the timber failing across its neck. John Delreudahl is severely injured and will probabljr die during the. day. The wife and two older children are somewhat Injured, but will recover. Accidental Drowning. Pibdmoxt, February 18. Special Dispatch to tb? IntaUlguieer. Charles Kight, a young man aged twenty-nine years, has been missing since Saturday last, and this afternoon his body was found in the Potomac river, about seven miles from this place. The jury rendered k verdict of accidental drowning, by falling off the county bridge. C, rouml Murdered. Sr. Louts, February 18.?The body of an unknown man .was found in a slough, near Venice, Ills., opposite the northern part of this city, to-day. The head had been terribly smashed with a large rock, which lay near tbe body, and there were other evidences that the man bad been murdered. No clue to the perpetrator of the crime. Election of I. O. O.T. OBeera. OutviLUto, February 18.?The .Gi-and Lodge 1.0.0. F., of Ohio, elected the fol lowing offloara to-day: M. W. G. M., H. P Gravatt, Columbus; D. G. M., William H. Pearce, Cincinnati; G.M. S..T. A. \am ceuver, Norwalk: G. 8., W?. C. Earl, Toledo; G. T? G. D. Wineboll, Cincinnati| G. K., llenry C. Hedges, ManaBeld. Hanaaa Republic an Convention. Topska, Ka., February 18.?The Central Republican Committee met in|thlac!ty to-night, and resolved to call a State Con vention to elect delegates to the National Convention, and to nominate Preaidential electors, to.meet in mis .city on the 31at of March. Iowa .\ewapapor Man anleldea. Doauuua, low*, February 18.?F. H. Bowen, a newspaper writer well known in this 8tate, suicided at Sand Springs, Dela ware county, bv sticking hia head in a pail of water and holding it there. Men ! tal aberration, cauaed by| financial low, i wai the cause. at the capital. The Foil Text of the New Refunding Blll The Exodus Investigation?Ridiculous Charges Hide Against Senator Wlndom at the Originator of the Movement?Posloffloe ? Black List, lc., to. TEXT OK TUB RKKDNDINO BILL. Washington, February 18.?The fol lowing ia the text of the bill to facilitate the refunding of the National debt, agreec on by the Committee on Ways and Means Be it enacted; That all existing pro visions of law authorizing the refunding of the National debt, shall apply to anj bonds of the United States l?earing t higher rato of interest than 41 per centum per annum which may hereaftor become redeemable, provided that in lieu of the bonds authorized to be issued by tho act ol July 14,1870, entitled "An act to authorize tbe refunding of the National debt," and acts amendatory thereto, and certificates authorized by the act of February 20,1879, entitled "An act to authorize the issue o! certificates of deposit in aid of refunding the public debt," that tho Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to issue bonds in amount not exceeding $500,000, 000, which shall bear interest at tho rate of 3 j per centum per annum, redeemable at the pleasure of tho United States after twenty years and payablo forty years from the dato of issue and also notes iu the amount of $200,000,000, bearing interest at the rate of 34 per cent per annum, redeemable at the pleasure of the United States after two years and payable in ten years from date of issue, but not more than $40,000,000 of said notes shall be redeemed in any one fiscal year, and the particular notes to bo redeemed from tune to time shall bo de termined by lot, undor such rules as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct. The bonds and notes shall bo in all other respects of like character, and subject to the same'provisions as the bonds author* ized by tho act of July 14, 1870, entitled "An act to authorize the refunding of the national debt, and acts amendatory thereto, provldod uotbing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize tho iu creaso of the public dobt." Skc. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is herebv authorized in the process of re* funding'the national debt to exchange, at not less tbau par, any of the bonds or notes herein authorized for any of the bonds of.the United States, outstanding and uncallod, bearing a higher rate of in terest than 4} per centum por?nnum, and on the bonds so redeemed the Secretary of the Treasury may allow to the holders be tween the interest on such bonds from the date of the exchange to tbe time of their maturity and interest for a like period on the bonds or notes issued, but none of tbe provisions of this act shall apply to the re demption or exchango of any of the bonds issued to tho Pacific railway companies, and the bonds so received and exchanged in pursuance of the provisions of this act shall be cancelled and destroyed. Skc. Authority to issue bonds and notes to tho amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this act is hereby granted. Skc. 4. The act approved February 20, 1879, authorizing tuo issue of certificates of deposit, is herebv amended so as to continue and limit tho amount of certifi cates to be issued to $50,000,000 to bo out standing at any one tiino and fixing the rate of interest tp bo allowed thereon at 3J of 1 nor cont ptr annum for one vear, after which interest shall cease and said certificates shall bo convertible attho op tion of the holders when presented, in sums of $50 or multiples thoreof, into coupon or registered bonds authorized by tiila act, and whenever any of said certifi cates shall be converted into bonds tho same shall be canceled and destroyed; but the Secretary of the Treasury may in his discretion issue new certificates in placoof those bo con verted up to the limit of 150,000,000, until the aggregate amount of bonds authorized by this act and of said certificates com bined then outstanding shall equal the amount of bonds hereby authorized. It shall bo unlawful for any person or persons to form a combination by which to procure'said certificates of depoBit, authorized under for purposes of sale to others, or for*acting as the agents of others, and any person so offending Bhallbo liable, on conviction, to be fined $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed one year.- The Secretary of tho Treasury is authorized and directed to make suitable regulations in compliance with this act, providing the expenses for disposing of the certificates and bonds authorizod to'be issued shall not exceed one quarter of one per centum, provided that the said certificates shall not be sold or converted at less than par. Section5. From and after tho first day of July, 1880, the throe and ono-half per centum bonus authorized by tho first section of this act, shall be the only bonds receivable as security for National bank circulation. Section 6. This act shall be known as the Funding Act of 1880, and all acts and Earts of acts inconsistent with this act are oreby repealed. * EXODUS INVESTIGATION. The Senate exodus committeo resumed the examination of witnesses. The com mittee room was crowded by spectators who came expecting that some charges would be preferred against Senator) Win dom, member of tho committeo, by John B. Syphax, a prominent colored politician from Virginia, who stated on Monday that he would appear to-day end accuse Senator Windom of having originated the exodus movement. Syphax began his testimony by referring to the resolu tion introduced in the Senate on January 6,1879, by Senator Windom, in which he proposed tho appointment of a committee charged with the duty of inquiring into expediency and practicability of encour aging and promoting by all just and proper methods, the partial migration of colored persons from those States where they are not allowed to freoly exorcise anu enjoy their rights as American citi zens, into some territory which might be provfded for their occupation. Mr. Syphax then said he knew nothing of the origin of the movement beyond the speech which Mr. Windom made in sup port of this resolution, excopt "a man i?ho sweeps tho floor of the U. S. Senate in formed him that Mr. Windom had come to him and requested him to originate something touching tho .status of the colored people in the. SoutV This in substanco was Uto charge against Senator Windom which Mr. ayphax preferred. He then road a communication on the sub Iect of the colonisation of negroos that be tad addressed to Mr. Windom, in which he opposod the exodus movement, and at the conclusion of the reading, Senator Voorhees, without asking witness any aueetions turned him over to Mr. Win om for cross-examination. Mr. Windom's first question was: "Have they alunatlcasvlumin Virginia?" and on being informed by Syphax that they htd, asked further: "How did you escape from it?" After considerable bandinage had passed between the Senator and the witness on the subject of lunacy and lunatics, Senator Windom finally asked him whether he bad read any reply to the letter, which he (Syphax) bad addressed to Windomin re lation to the exodus movement? To this Syphax replied that he had not. Mr. Windom then remarked that he had nothing farther to ask the witness, who was then discharged. 0B8BRVANCK OK WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. Washington's birthday falling on Sun day, the Treasury Department will be closed on Monday, the 23d inst. It is un derstood that all the executive depart ments will be closed on Monday. * RKPORTED INDIAN FIGHT DISCREDITED. ' No official information has yet [ reached the War Department regardiug the fight between Gapt. Rucker's com mand aud the hostile jbilians, and the re port is discredited by^Jenernl Sherman and other army officers. P08T0FFICE ULACK LIST. Tho Postmaster General to-day issued an order to Postmasters prohibiting the delivery of registered letters and money orders to tho following persons, repre sented as being engaged in conducting fraudulent schemes: R. 0. Winteramith, No. 3 Mozart Building, Louisville, Ky., Supervisor of Frankfort School Fund Lot tery; Scott Glore, Louisville, Ky., new agent for the Commonwealth Distribu tion Company; M. F. Wager, Mar shall, Michigan, who advertises to send patent recipes, Barnes & Bro., of New Orleans, representing tho Royal Havana Lottery Company, and D. P. Her rick, 43 New street, New York, who so licits money to invest in R. R. and other stocks.' It has been further ordered that all persona receiving mail matter under fictitious names shall be identified at tho post ofllce before the mail is delivered. POUTll'AI. RIDE KM Will Still Encumber the Appropriation BUI*. Washington, February 17.?It seems to be pretty clear now that the power to at tach political riders to the appropriation bills is not to be abandoned. The Repub licans have made a good fight, but an un successful one. The Democratic majority must take the responsibility for the con tinuance of this evil practice, for which the best opportunity to do away with it they have almost solidly, under tho lead ership of Randall and Blackburn, voted for its continuance. Prominent Democrats havo exerted themselves to give a partisan cast to the debate. Randall led off several days ago with the first partisan harangue that had been intorjected into the debate. Mc Mahon swung on party wings last week, and to-day Hurd, of Ohio, held aloft the Democratic bauner, claiming that the power to attach political riders was essen tial to the preservation of the liberties of the people, and the Democratic party ought not to throw away now the partial victory won in the extra session. Interest in tho Waruer amendment seemed to have died out, the Republicans appearing to think it was not adequato to the necessity. When the vote was taken on the question of making the Warner substitute a jiart of the rules, only about fort/ voted in favor of it, and eighty against it. Then there were several new substitutes offered, couched in different phraseology, but devised to accomplish the same purpose. The real test camo on an amendment prepared by Mr. Speer?of Georgia, on which the vote was the larg est of the day. The amendment was lost, by two majority. It was ronewed in vari ous forms, but voted down every timo. Much time was consumed in the discus sion of points of order on some of these amendments, and when the commit tee rose no progress had been made furth er than to make it apparent that the 21st rule was to undergo no essential change, and the Democracy would have the right to attach partisan riders to the appropria tion bills, in order to enable thein to at tack the administration, as was done in the extra session. rnrtlMnu Outrage. Washington, February 17.?The Houso Committee on Elections is having a hard time to figure away tho large ma|ority of Washburn from the Third Minnesota Dis trict At tho meeting to-day, tho Demo cratic members of the sub-committee at tempted to explain how they arrived at the opinion that Washburn was not enti tled to his8eat, and in ordor to do it, they presented a set of mathematical calcula tions, which were very similar to those of the Returning Roard in Maine. In order to dispose of Washburn^ 3,000 majority, they threw out the entire vote of the city of Alinneapolis, which gave Washburn 2,300 majority, bocause the ballots were numberod. They throw out the vote of Isanti because the returns were informally signed, which reduces Washburn's ma jority over 000 more. Several other pro cincta are thrown out for tho same reason, and somo are thrown out because of bribe ry, by which deductions a majority is made for Donnelly amounting to about 105. It is understood that two Democratic mom bers of the committeo, Speer, of Georgia, and Clark, of New Jersey, do not concur in the action of' their, colleagues. Mr. Speer has declined to attend the meetings of the committee to avoid being bull dozed. and Clark has expressed himself very decidedly against .the throwing out of some of the votes wnich must bo dis posed of to get a majoritity for Donnelly. Ocron VctmelN. New York, February 18.?Republic, from Liverpool; Bolivia, from Glasgow. London, February 18.?The steamships Blenheim, from Boston, and Scotia and Canada, from New York, have arrived out. Hamburg, February 18.?Arrived: Wie land, Now York. Nbw York, "February 18.?Arrived: Weser, Bremem. Dropped ODl or 111* l'ockct. New Orleans, February 18.?During the session of the House yesterday, Speaker Ogden's pistol foil from his pockot causing it to discharge. To-day District Attorney Finqoy filed information against Mr. Ogden, charging him with carrying concealed weapons. Hilled Hi* Wife. Deh Moines, February 18.?Honry Os borne (whitft), a coal miner, killed his wife to-night by mashing her head with a stone. The murderer has not yet been caught and the excitement is great, tend ing in the direction of lynching. FIRK RECORD. AT TERRE HAUTE. Tsrre Haute, February 18.?The car riage, hub and spoke factory of Keyes & Sykes, of this city, was totally destroyed by tire to-day. Loss (00,000; insurance $30,000. -?AT MILWAUKEE, wis. Milwaukee, February 18.?A fire this afternoon destroyed Harriman's livery stable, corner Wells and Ninth streets. Loss $10,000; insured for $10,000 in the following companies: Westchester of New York, 8t. Nicholas of New York, Firemen's Fund of New York and Allemanla of Pittsburgh. One -horse and fifty cutters and buggies were burned, FORTY-SIXTH OONG&ESS. Congressman Acklin's Cue Before the Houie?The Committee of Foreign Af faire Report That They Find the Charges True?The Matter Re ferred for Further Investi gation to the Jadiolary Committee. Washington, February 18. NENATK. Senate Joint Resolution was passed, au thorizing the Secretary of the Isavy to em? ploy a naval vessel, or charter a ship foi the pur]tose of transporting to the ?ainish< iug poor of Ireland, such contributions aa may bo made for their relief. Mr. McMillan presented a protest against the erection of a bridge across the Detroit river at Detroit, signed by citizens ol Canada interested in the commerce on the lakes. Mr. Logan presented a memorial of the Union Veteran Club, numering J,000 ex soldiers, remonstrating against the pass* age of tho "Weaver bill," on the ground, if passed, that it will distract the business interest of the couutrv. Mr. Thurman, from the Committee on Judiciary, reported adversely to the Senate bill extending the jurisdiction of the U. S. Circuit Courts. Indefinitely postponed. The Senate then proceeded to consider the Calendar, and refused, yeas 25, nays 36, to take up the bill granting a pension to Herman Nettlefield. The morning hour having expired, the Sonate resumed the consideration of the bill authorizing the ascertainment of the amount of public lands located on the military warrants, and tho payment of five per cent of the value thereof to the several States. Mr. Paddock spoke in favor of the bill. Messrs. Kernan and Pryor opposed it. Sir. Gordon moved the Senate proceed to consider tho motion heretofore entered by Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, to recon sider the vote by which the resolution appointing the special committee on the intor-oceanic canal was adopted Mr. McDonald objected to a postpone ment of the pending bill. Mr. Gordon withdrew his motion, an nouncing that ho would renew it as soon as the live per cent bill was disposed of. Mr. Jones, of Florida, spoke in favor of the five per cent bill. Mr. Kirkwood supported the bill. Iowa was not asking the Bve per cent as alms. In good faith she was entitled to every cent of money claimed. Repudiation by the government of this debt was as bad as any other repudiation. Questions ol this nature Bhould be dealt with ih a broad and liberal spirit and not techni cally. Mr. Edmunds obtained the floor, but yielded to a motion by Mr. Ferry for an executive session, which prevailed. When the doors reopefted the Senate adjourned. HOUME. ? Mr. Warner, from the Committee on Coinage, reported back adversely tbo petition of the Bullion Club of New York, praying for specio currency. Printed ana recommitted. Bills wero introduced by Mr. Morton fixing the duty on barley malt at 25 cents por bushel. ? Mr. Cox, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, submitted a unani mous report of the committee in regard to the charges made against Mr. Acklin. Mr. Acklin demanded the reading of the report, and it was accordingly read. The report recites the charges made by the Detroit Pott, the peisonal explana tion made in regard thereto by Mr. Acklin, and the resolution under which the com mittee had boon acting; that the resolu tions confined the inquiry of the commit tee solely as to tho truth or falsity of the charges made in the Detroit Pott. MA Acklin had requested the committee to in quire into the report, as to tlie motive of his act, which had been a subject of criti cism ; but the committee had not felt justi fied in bo doing.. With Mr. Acklin's motive the committee had nothing to do, nor with the action to be taken by the House. ^Tho committee gives a minute description of the position of Mr. Ackiin relative to tho "Nicarauguan claim" bill during the 45th Congress, during which he had been a member of the Committee on Foreign Allaire, and duringthe present Congress. The committee finds, in conclusion, that Ackiin, not boing a member of the Committee on Foreign Affaire, p?sented on the 13th of January, a paper purport ing to bo a report of tnat committee sub mitted by Mr. King, relating to tho claims of cortaln citizens against the government of Nicaraugua, which paper was printed at his request. That that paper was not a report of the Committee on Foreign Af fairs, and had never been adopted or' fa vorably considered by it; that that was done in the absenco of Mr. King, whose absence was known to Ackiin; that that alleged report as presented, consists of four pages of manuscript, a printed resolu tion and printed report of Ackiin to tho Forty-fifth Congress; that the manuscript is in-tho form of a request from tho Com mitteo on Foreign Affairs for the spoedy passage of the resolution: that the manu script.is in the hand writing of Acklin's clerk, and copied by him from a draft made by Ackiin; (hat the manuscript so narcu was handed by Ackiin to King tig an oxtra soesion with a desire that he should adopt it; that tho committee did not adopt it as their report or favorably consider, and that it was returned early in December to Ackiin and he was informed that the committee was probably adverse to it; that Ackiin sub sequently altered it by pasting to it a printed copy of a resolution asking for a special committee to report on a Nicarau guan claim and introduced it so changed on January 23: that Ackiin being inquired of at the time by the journal clerk, failod to convey to him any othor impression than that he had presented tho report for King; that it was King aud not the chair man of the committe who asked Ackiin what the introdnction of the report meant and who received an unsatisfactory reply; that the entries made on the jour nal and in the records remained unacratch ed until January 20. all of which is re spectfully submitted, and tho committee asks to be discharged from further consid eration of tho subject. . Mr. Ackiin sent to the clerk's desk and had read letters directed by him to the Chairman of the Committee en Foreign Affairs and the Chairman of the sub-com mittee, asking that the scone of the inves tigation might be enlarged. Mr. Cox stated that the committee had no authority to go beyond the simple in quiry as to the truth or fplaity of the charges in one newspaper, the Detroit Pott. The committee limited itself to the resolution. The investigation was a deli cate matter at best, and the committee could cortainly not have extended its scono without authority. Mr. Frost offered a resolution recom mitting to the Committee on Foreign Affairs the report in regard to J. H. Ack iin, with instructions to report what ac tion, if any, the House should take in the i matter. This led to a long debate, and finally, Mr. Hawley offered the following amend ment: That the report and evidence pre sented by the Committee on Foreign Af fairs, ;in the case of Mr. Ackiin, be referred to the Judiciary Committee, which com mittee is hereby authorised to make fur ther inquiry, if it should appear essential to a just judgment, and is instructed tore port what action, if necessary, is required on the part of the House. Mr. Garfield concurred in the amend ment effered by the gentleman from Con necticut. Primarily, ho said, the great Suestion was the "constitutional right of le House over its records. i The charge against the gentleman from Louisiana was an invasion of the privi leges of the House in regard to its pro ceedings, and of course that charge was a very grave one. The charge also affected the rights of the Committee on Foreign Affaire. In one sense that coremittee was injured by it, and in an especial sense one of its members was an inj ured party. On the other hand the necessary witnesses were, first, a member of the Committee on Foreign A flairs "(King), whose name was concerned in the paper presented by Acklin; and, secondly, all the members of that committee who could state the origiual facts better than anybody else. That committee had reported the facts, but had said nothing whatever about the question of motive, which question was of course essential. In order to get at that another committee, not concerned in the matter at all, either as witnesses or as parties, ought to take it up, and the law committee of the House was in his judg ment the fitting committee. If a select committee were appointed a very disa greeable and difficult duty would be im posed on tho Speaker, but if a standing committee of tho House were chosen no one would have a right to object. The Judiciary Committee was created for gen eral law purposes. That committee was not concerned in tho case and was in a condition to act without bias. The House ought to do justice first to its own privi leges and the integrity of its records, and second to individuals, and he believed that this motion of the gentleman from Connecticut would do both. The previous question was moved and seconded, and Mr. Hawley's amendment was agreed to, 101 to 22. Mr. Frost withdrew his substitute, and the report of tho Committee on Foreign Affairs, as amended by Mr. Hawley's mo tion (discharging the committee from further consideration of the case, and re ferring it to the Judiciary Committee) was adopted, without division. F. Wood, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, reported back the bill to facilitato the refunding of the na tional debt; also the, resolution commit ting that bill to the Committee of the Whole, and making it the special order for the first Tuesday in March, and from day to day thereafter until disposed of. to the exclusion of all existing orders; but not to intorfere with the appropriation bills. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Gibson introduced the' following bill, which referred to secure a more uni form collection on imported sugars. It provides that all sugars of apparent color, of which as imported, is not above number 7 duties standard in color, and which con tains over 02 per cent and notoVer 05 per cent of crystalizablo sugar in if'1 hundred parts of dry substances, F??all be classified as abovo number 7 an?1 not above number 10 duties standard. All suxr.rs of apparent color, which, as imported, is not above number 10 Dutch standard in color, and which contain over 05 per cent of crys talizaMo sugar in one hundred parts of dry substanco shall ho classified as above number 10 and not above number 13 Dutch standard. The percentum of crys talizable sugars shall be ascertained by such means as the Secrotary of the Treas ury by regulation may prescribe. The House thon resumed, in the morn ing hour, the consideration of the bill to regulate the removal of causes from State to Federal Courts. Mr. Knott completed his argument in support of the bill. Mr. Hurd also sup ported the bill. The only objectionable feature about it wis that it did not go far enough* The morning hour having expired the bill went over. . Murder and Accidcni. Detroit, February 18.?This forenoon an old man named John Patterson was .brutally stabbed and robbed of fifty dollars while splitting- rails, about Two miles from the village of Metamora, Mich igan. lie was found this afternoon in an unconscious condition and is.not expect ed to live. A man named Einery was ar rested this evening on suspicion of being the guilty party. He is in jail at Lapere waiting the result of the injuries to Pat terson. A shocking accident happened this morning to a sixteen year old lad named Henry Loewer, an apprentice in the saw manufacturing establishment of H. F. Mellors of this city. His fpot caught in a belt and before the engine could be stop ped was whirled four times around the shafting. When extricated it was found that his neck was broken. Verdict: ac cident the result of carelessness of do* ceased. Daring Highway Kobbory. IjODisviLLB, February 18.?A daring day light robbery was committed this after noon on Main street. James Thompson, of Pickett's tobacco warehouse, drew from the Second National Bank $2,000. He placed the money in his coat pocket and started for tho Warehouse, when at the corner of Seventh and Main, two men, who followed him, jostled against him in a rough manner. He turned to see what was the matter, when one of the men turned around and started ranidlv up street. He thereupon seized hold of the other man, whoprotested that he was a gentleman, and when Thompson released his hold upon him he also ran off. Thomp son then discovered that the package of $2,000 was missing. At that hour of the day Main street is crowded, and it is strange that tho parties -?scaped so easily. There is no clpe yet as to the whereabouts ofjhe robbers. Tho Unhang lite*. Loa I'inos AaKXCY, Col., February 10, via Lakh City, Cot, February 18.?The contractor failed to furnish transportation at the time appointed, and Qeneral Adams and Otto Mears were unable to leave this morning. The delegation is composed of nine Indians?four Uncom psghres and five White Biver Utca. Three of the latter, Douglass, Jim John son and Thomas are prisoners. Tho dele gation Is above tho average in point of intelligence, and as representative men are far ahead of those who accompanied Chief Ouray. General Adams has suc ceeded beyond the expectations of the people ol Colorado, iow men would have accomplished so much. ? I'rmiNyltiiiiln MtclloiiM. Philadelphia, February 18.?The elec tion resulted in the choice of fifteen Re publicans, seven regular Democrats and one ludopendent Democrat. Tho Select Council stands: twenty-six Republicans, five Democrats; Common Council, forty three regular Republicans, five Independ ent Republicans and five Democrats. With thus* holding over the Common Council will stand: seventy-two regular and Independent Republicans and twelve Democrats. - Amounting lb. Weaver BUI. Tolxdo, o.; February 18.?At a meeting of Forsythe fost of the Qrand Army of thli city, which is the largest soldiers' organisation In the State of Ohio, resolu tions were unanimously adopted denounc ing the Weaver bill and stating that it waa not demanded or wished for by the sol rtleri of th? country. ACROSS THE OCEAN. Russia an Undermlaed Empire-The Late Explosion at tie Wlatir Palaoa?Far ther Particulars of tha Affair? The Auitro-Garman Alliance ?Revolution la Colombia. MEXICO. City of Miiico, February 18.?Aa the election approaches passions rise. The opponents of Gonzales now claim that he is pot a Mexican, but a Spaniard, and hence disqualified for the Presidency. Gonzales has been challenged to prove his nativity, or produce records showing that he has one blood relation in Mexico. As a result of this state of affairs a number of bis supporters have abandoned him. Even President Diaz is reported to have said if the fact is as atated it will prove an insuperable bar to the installation of Gon zales if elected. The inveterate revolu tionary element Is fretting worse. A re port la being circulated Out President Diaz has sent all the Government troops to Gonzalea division, with the object of marching on Congress, if that body should accuse President Hiaz of being accessory to the executions in Vera Omz last June; the Intelligent portion of the people, how ever, reject the idea. DEVOLUTION IN COLOMBIA. Count. February 18.?M. Ferdinand de Lessepa has scarcely turned his back on Colombia when news is brought of a seri ous revolution in the heart of the State. There has for the past few months been a presage of trouble in Antioqaa. The storm raised by the Presidential election of last spring had not wholly subsided: The party in power was highly unpopular, and the bttfte now threatens to renew its experiences of February, 1878. It is one of the largest 8tatea of Colom bia, and a Btrongbolaof conservaliam, and it gave birth to the one really considera ble revolntionlwhlch threatened the integ rity of the Union. The present movement has occurred at Medillin, the Capital, which lies some fifty miles'to the southeast of Antioqua, and has a population of 14,000. It has proved entirely successful. The adminis tration is now believed to be in the hands of tho Radical party. VOLCANIC RUSSIA. Sr. PirriflBBiina, February 18.?The fol lowing is tho official account of th?- ex plosion in the Winter Palace: At about seven last evening an exploaiou occurred in the basement of tho Imperial Winter Palace, under the principal guard room, by which eight soldiers of the Finland regiment of the guard then on duty were killed and forty-live injured. The floor ing of the guard room and several gas pipes were damaged. An ofilcial inquiry into the cause of tho explosion is pro ceeding. The mine exploded last glght in the basement of the Winter Palace was filled with dynamite and gun cotton. The train can be traced to a celler in the inner court, where a quantity of fuel w.as stored. IRELAND. Dunux, February IS.?Accounts from the country the post few days have been more hopeful. There is much suffering but no Btarvation except in the far off ia landa to which relief is being sent without delay or stint. In parte of Donegal the want is great, but the Dublin Mansion House Fund haa been made promptly available. Agrarian agitation may be said to be completely at an end. Attempts to get tip meetings of that sort recently have OKBWiWT. Berlin, February 18.?The North Oer manGasfile says: It is unfortunate that the clericals will probably oppose the army and anti-Bociafist bills. Count Von Aram BoyUenburf, President-of the Reichstag, will help the Conservatives, j The article is believed to' indicate Bis-, marck's dependence on the National Lib erals for carrying out these measures. The Protectionists have begun its fresh agita tion with the object of increasing the new tariff and taxes, which they sAy are not high enough to secure the result desired. AUftTBIA AX ft ITALY. Milan, February IS.?Tho Pmcwcanza. an influential liberal and monarchial journal, states that the Austrian Govern ment addressed an inquiry to Bismarck whether Germany would oppose Austria should she ever find it necessary to take , measures hostile to Italy, and that the! Chancellor replied that Germany would not The Peneixreanxa adds: "Austria took this step simply as a precaution in view of possible future contingencies." CONGRATULATING THE CZAR. London, February 18.?Various sov ereigns have sent their congratulations to the Czar on the escape of His Majesty and the Imperial family, from the atrocious at tempts on their lives in the winter palace. London and Continental journals unite in expressing horror at the plot in which it was generally believed that some of the employes of the palace were concerned. No additional details of the affair have been received. THE ACSTRO-GERMAN ALLIANCE. Berlin, February 18.?The Emperor dined Tuesday with Couqt Srechenyi, Austro-ilnngarian Ambassador. This great distinction thus conferred upon the Ambassador, is regarded as intended to silence the'rumors about the Emperor not fully sanctioning the Austro-German Al liance. The rumors were based on the ab seuco of any mention of alliance in the speech from the throue on the opening of the German Reichstag. IBIAHFAHJNE 1NCREAMINU. ' Philadelphia, Pa., February 18.?A1 cable dispatch from Archbishop McCabe, of Dublin* says: The distress is increas ing in some,districts and the famine is extending. Money is urgently required for food and seed.. CUBA. Havana, February 18.?The Insurgent leaders Mariano Forres and Mignel Ramo have surtendered in the District of Ba poma, with four field officers, five line officers and more than two hundred armed men. one op the crura ajmamina. Paris, February 18.?A Russian was ar rested in the Champs D'Elysees. charged with attempting the life of the Cxar. FOREIGN NOTE*. Gambetta's friends intend to push him as a candidate for the vacancy in the French Academy created by the death of Jules Favre. Joseph A. Evans, at Clifton. N. B., thus writes to Mr. i allows: "I believe, under kind Providence, that Mr. Fellows' Com pound Syrup of Hypophosphites has been the means of restoring both my wife and daughter. The latter from Tubercular Consumption, and I hope the afflicted will avail themselves ef its use." Bold by Lo gan, List & Co, mwpaw NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. muiit I Mr. G. W. Winiker, of Gibson's station, Guernsey county, was in town Wednes day. Hon. A. 0. Bamage, ol .Tacobsburg, was in town Wednesday, Newton Marsh is still absent in Pitts burgh. For the benefit of tlio public who are so inquisitive it fnay be stated that he is not walking with any one, but Is there on business. The stock of the Bellairo Building and Loan Association, the new building asso ciation, is being taken well. Books are open, one at Graft's jewelry storo; one withH. M. Ingler, at the B. & 0, shops; one with Cyras H. Strahl, at the gas office. The legislative committee on county seat affairs, made its appearance in Bollaire, Wednesday morning, and were shown over the town in carriages, one carriage consisting of tho lady visitors who accom pany the committee. Liberty Hose keel was run up to the corner of Thirtv slxth and Belmont streets, and a stream of water thrown on to the school bouse to show that we are able to protect tho pub lic buildings from fire. The committee were aakeif to go to Bridgeport and Mar tin's Ferry; but went to St Clainrille from hero, returning at four o'clock. The com mittee TOOlf consisted of Dr. E. A. Reed, Dr. Greer, Dr. EUsworthaud Messrs. Ward, Hume and Wetmore, the first named being the chairman. Quite a number of new door plates are making their appearance on our private and business bouse doors. Prof. Kleludinst, a "mind reader," ad vertised a performance in Turner Hall, Tuesday evoning, and appeared to tho small audience who assembled. He then concluded to "speak another piece" at the same placo the next evening. Dr. Kurz was again at Burr's Mills Wed nesday, attending Hathaway, tho brake man, whose legs were amputated some days ago. The Light Guards did not make a mint of money out of their walking contest; but cleared expenses and had something left. Mr. Samuel Garrard wns appointed guardian of.Dr. Junkina' children, by the Doctor's will.. There were a number of baptisms Tues day afternoon, at the Disciples' Ohurch, and baptism will be administered to some others Thursday night, after the sermon. The meetings are still continuing with growing attendance and interest. Dr. lidding preaches at two o'clock every aftor noon and at 7:45 in the evening. Mr. Goff received a telegram from Sharon, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, con veying intelligence of the death ofliis son Charlie, aged sixteen years. This sad news comes at a time when the family aro almost in despair of the recovery of Miss Jennie, who has been sick for nearly five montliB. K. 0. F. l'crpfltuttl Motion. Coi.liunus, 0., February 18.?The Stair Journal'? Marion special to-night gives an account of the discovery of perpetual mo tion by Wm. 8. Oborn and Wni. F. Hyett, of Bichland township, Marion county. The truth of the discovery is vouched for by loadiug citizens. Says the Bpocial: ft consists of a large iron wheel containing a large number of slides and planes, etc. It will start itself. Obern is a miller by trade, and Hyett is a mechanic. They have been working at the machine for some time. 'A model has been made and sent to Wash ington for a patent. Meanwhile the patent ees keep the machine under lock and key. HiilHioKctl <0 Ilntr llvi-u Foully Di-nlt Willi. CutvjOAND, February 18.?No trace has yet been found of B. Landau, the promi nent Hebrew of this city, whoso disap ?earance was mentioned last night. New ork detectives are unable to get any clue to his whereabouts. His friends here are using every means to find him. An in terview to-day among bis business and social friends show that all are of the opinion that Mr. Lsndan bos been foully dealt with in New York. Hew Vic mm oftiraut. Indianapolis, February 18.?John C. New, in an interview to-<layf said that while he was personally for Grant, he had nor attempted to intluence any one else and should have nothing to do with mak ing the candidate at Chicago. He ahould not bo a delegate, but was for the nominee whoever he was. Ho had Been nothing that had shaken his belief that Grant would be nominated and elected, and was not certain that he could not carry In Jiana. Tbc Shepherd of the Fold. Nkw York, February 18.?Rev. Edward Cowley, Manager of the Shepherd's Fold, on trial for the past eight days on thu charge of starving and cruelly treating the children, was to-day convicted. Cowley wept bitterly upon the announcement of the verdict of the jury. He as remanded to the Tombs and will be sentenced on Saturday. Clncliiuntl PodcNtrliiii Mnfcli. Cincinnati, February 18.?The score at mlduigbt of the third day of the pedes trian match at tlio Uellevue Houso, is as follows: Guyon 180, Harrlman 185, How ard 153, Krohne 165, Vent 181, McGill 115, Breckworth 147, O'Brien 184, Haun 141, Washington 1)0, Arthur 100, Rogers 151, Brown 144. Buckeridgo 157, Meals 170, Kinney 06, Hibbs 142, Byrne 17(1. TELEGRAPH BRIEFS. James Lenox, founder of the Lenox Li brary, New York, is dead. lie was eighty years of age. Ciueaio Cuttle fUmct. OmoAoo, February 18.?The Drovers' Jour nal reports: Ho(?b?Keceipta 24,000 head; shipments 5,000 head. Market quiet and stronger; mixed packing ?4 10a* 80; ligbt $1 15*4 30; choice heavy $4 35a4 00; closed rather quiut, but with a gbod clearance. Gatiii*?Receipts 4,500 head; shipment* 750 head;parties apart: quiet und unchanged; shipping $3 80a5 40;' butchers, demand fair and market Arm at $2 35a4 00; Stackers und feeders lirmer and not quotably higher at $2 70*8 00. The yards Wf re well cleared. 8hkxp? Receipts 2.000 head; shipment* 700 head; supply heavy, quiet and steady at *1 U.'aO 00. New OrlfAiw Market. % Nkw Oaixucs, February 18.?Coffee steady; Rio cargoes, ordinary to prime, 18K*10Hc. Sugar quiet; inferior 5Xc; common to good common Otitic; fair to fully fair priuio to choice 7J<a8c; yellow clarified 8&a kXo. Molasses quiet and tirm; common 80a 33c; fair 36a38c; centrifugal 30a42<r, prime to choice 42a52c. Rice dull; Louisiana ordinary to choite 0a7Hc. Bran scarce and firm at 82Kc. Hew York Dry Uoodi Market. New Yoax, February 18.?The tone of the market oontlnues very strong and agent* are making large deliveries of cotton ami woolen roods, lawns, drea<goods, underwear, hosiery, Ac., on account of former orders but new business less active. Prints active and linn. Men's woolens in fair request. Hew Orleans Cotton Market. Nkw Oklkaxs. February 18.?Cotton quiet and steady; middling 1'JXc; good ordinary 12Xc. Net receipts 3,87a hales; gross 4,1 fel? bales. Exports?Continent, 1,890 bairn; Great Britain, 4,212 bales; France, 2.01H boles; ooastwlse. 3.000 bales. Bales 7,000 bales; stock 868,000 bales.