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%6 4M %t TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15. _ The bill the sub-committeo of the for? eign atlkira committee of the U. S. House of Representatives has reporter! to tho full committee as a substitute for both the Ed? munds ami the Belmont bills for retaliation upou Canada, is milder, not so likely to in? crease the ill feeling between this country and Great Britain, and more likely to allow reason an opportunity to settle the existing difficulty, than the latter of the two bills re? ferred to; but in view of the facts that the whole trouble is the legitimate result of the action of this government, and that the sole object desired to be achieved is to increase the proti's of a few Now England fishermen at the expense of all the other people of the country, it is hoped that it will be moder? ated in muny respects before it be permitted to pass. _ The appropriations provided for by the bills for fortifications, war ships and ord? nance, that have either passed the United States Senate or are now before that body, amount to about nicety million dollars. It can hardly be probable, however, that all, 01 evou one, of them will pass the House ol Representatives, in which the democrats have a large majority, that is, unless the sums appropriated be considerably reduced, If all of them Bbould pass, every hope of a reduction either in the lariU* or internal revenue tax, fur years to come, may as well be abandoned, for tbe consequent expense will require all tbe revenue the government can raise. The. loss caused by the recent unsuccess? ful strike in New York amounts to about seven million dollars, equally divided be? tween employe-is and employees. But the former, being rieb .stock companies, can stand it without tbe slightest iuconvenience and will make it up by iucrensed charges or the public. How different it is with the latter ! Tboy can never make up their loss and, worse s'ili, thousands of them have thrown n*ay employ metil that can never h( regained. Bu' strikes will no on all th( s/tmf. Some men can not be taugbt ever by erp.?rienctf. Bkpsbskntaityk Han back, of Kansas not satisfied with the numerous bills tba pens on almost every body in the North now wants a large conaressioua! appropria tion to establish a home for the mothers sisters, daughters and widows of tho Unior soldiers in tho war between the States. Hi is also in favor of the existing tariff. Ir other words, tho Kansas statesman wantf everybody in the whole country, South at well as North, taxed, in order to raise .1 fund of which every body i:i the North shul have a portion. with am immense iron vessel in progresi of construction at the ship yard, with the Pioneer Mills converted into a gruia eleva tor, and with the Potomac Manufacturing Conipauy making iron?all now, it is under atood, in a fair way at least of commence' inent, Alexandria ha9 tho foundation for e boom that sounds very much as if it would be continuous. Let that boom be helped, i possible, by a curtailment cl* the city's ex> penseH, so that the rate of muuicipal taxa tion may be reduced, and people thereby be induced either to buy or build houses here, Of all the numerous bills introduced ic Congress yesterday tbe best and wisest was that of Mr. Butterworth, for full reciprocity between the United States and the Do? minion of Cauada. A reciprocity treaty with Canada, by which trade with that country would be as free a* it is between any two of the States of the Union, would greatly increase that trade, and be of im? mense advantage to the people of this coun try: and similar results would* follow a einii lar treaty with Mexico. FKO.it WASHINGTON. [Special Corrospondonco of tho Aloxa. Gazette.] Washington, D. C, Feb. 15,1SS7. Mr. Nash, whom Postmaster General Yiias has appointed superintendent of rail? way mail service, vice Mr. Jameson, repub? lican, who, two years after the advent of the democratic administration, voluntarily resigned to accept a more lucrative position, is^a democrat, and was brought here by Mr. Yilas from Wisconsin. Mr. Collins, democratic representative from Boston, and Mr. traiu, the democratic delegate from Utah, both told the Gazette's correspondent this morning that there were enough men iu the House to defeat the Mormon bill, if they would only vot<?in accordance with their own convictions of right and justice, hut that, they would not do so because ihoy think the sentiment of the country is in favor of the bill. They also saiil there would be a light against the consideration of the conference report in the House, but neither could tell whether the op. poneuts of the bill bold enough to stand by their conviationa would bo sufficiently nu? merous to make that fight effective. The Senate Finance Committee reported tbe House bill to redeem the trade dollar to day, with the House smendments non concurred in, and asked for a cjnfere&e committee. That committee was announced as follows: Messrs. Morrill, Beck and Jones. It is understood that all of them will agree to tbe House amendments rather than bai?> the bill fail. In the House fo-df>y the Speaker, after a Ions debate, decided that the point of order agaiost the consideration of the bill to pen? sion Mrs. Logan was well taken. This de? cision not only kiil? thut bill, bu; removes one of the lew remaining hopes of the friends ol the educational bill. General Mabouo has iuduced the Senate Commerce Committee to grant tbe requests of the several Virginia delegations that hnrnn innmHn hnnn hnrn tn aAonnaf* f?n )p_ crease in the appropriations for the improve? ment of the Appomattox and some other rivers in Virginia. Tbe House foreign afiair? committee this morning resumed the consideration of the proposed Canadian retaliatory bills. The prevailing sentiment among them is that as Mr. Belmout's hill is more warlike than the Senate bill, the latter had better be adopt? ed, lest the rvnato refuse to consent to any? thing harsher, and nothing be done. In the senate to-day General Mohonepre? sented tbo petition of Charles F. Lee, of I.eesburg, Va , for tbe removal of his politi? cal disabilities ; also that of D. L. Pool, of Lexington, Va., for an increase of pension. At last night's special session of the House tbe bills to release tbe property of the Lou iso Homo from taxation, to increase the liquor license tax in this city, and to pro? tect the morals of the girls of this city, all failed, but only by reason of the absence of a quorum. Among the articles destroyed by the late burning of the residence of Mr. W. YV. Scott, clerk of the Hous9 District of Colum? bia committee, uoar Gordon3ville, Va., were the bedstead that belonged to ex-President MadiaOD, and upon which his wife, the at? tractive and fascinating "Dolly" used to rest herself after the fatigue incident to the balls she attended; also, a set of cut glass decaulers and wineglasses from which Pres? idents Jellersau and Madison u?ed to re? fresh themselves. The Senate committee on privileges and elections this morning commenced its in? vestigation of the charge brought by three irresponsible men that republican govern? ment is upturned in Texas. Several wit? nesses were examined, who repeated exag? gerated accounts of the lynching of three negro murderers and the saizure of a ballot box in Washington county, Ter., but told nothing tbut the newspapers had not told mouths ago. Messes Evarts and Pugh are members of tbe committee, but took so lit? tle interest in its proceedings that they left to attend a meeting of another committee. In the Senate Mr. Hoar introduced a reso? lution exteudiug the powers of the commit? tee lo tbe extent of examining the charge 1 tbut U. S. officers in Tesas bad attempt? ed to prevent witnesses from coming here ' to testify, and asked its immediate consid r eratiou, but Mr. Coko objected, and it had , to no over until to-morrow. It is reported to-day that the nominations 1 for Secretary of the Treasury and for Trea ? surer will be sent to the Senate before the l adjournment of the present session of Con? I gres3; also (hat the nomination for I the latter piece lies, between Mr. Whap It^-, tbo assistant treasurer ami Mr. Graves, ! thu superintendent tbo bureau of engrav? ing and piloting, both ?ood and true repub? licans. Mr. Manning baa recommended as sistant Secretary Faiichild to be his succes? sor. Mr. liiduleberger not only succeeded in obtaining an executive se-siou of tbe Senate yesterday afternoon, but in securing the ? confirmation of all the Virginia nomination? i that had been reported favorably, as follows T. W. Scott, to be U. S. marshal for the east ' ern district of Virginia ; James Fitzgerald 1 to be first assistaut oncineer in the revenue > service ; W. Levin Powell, of Winchester to be Indian a^ent in Washington Territory j and T. M. Jones, of Fauquier county, Vir giuia, lo be Indian agent in Wyoming Ter ? ritory. The nomination of Mr. Glennan, tc 5 be postmaster at Norfolk, has not yet heec i reported upon, and is still in the bands o: the Senate post office committee. The Senate to-day after tho morning how resumed the consideration of Mr, Cameron'* bill for building mf>ro war ships. A. Loughborongh has h?en appointed store , keeper and gauger. in tho internal icvenue sor vice, at Leesluir).', Virginia. In the House Mr. O'Ferra 11 ,Jias presented tin > petition of T. o. Windham, of Bcrryvillo, Clarkt j county, Virginia, that bis claim l>o referred t< the court of claims; also that of twenty-eight cit J i'Cnsof Winchester, Virginia, for the passage o ) the educational hill. ri. L. Lnpton, of Winchester, Virginia, a $1,60( clerk in the Treasury Department, has resigne; i that position to accept a $2,000 clerkship in thi t U. S. marshal's ollico at Birmingham, Alabama. 1 NEWS OF THE DAY. Over 100,000 trade dollars are held in Bal timore. A church fair conducted by men is th< ' latest novelty. Prince Louis Napoleon has asked permis : sion to accompany the Italian troops of Mas . sowab. Forty-five women were examined yester terdav for places in the customs service al I New York. Another unsuccessful ballot waa taker 1 yesterday in the West Virginia Legislatur? ? for I'nited States Senator. Superintendent Jameson, of the railwaj > mail service, has resigned, and will be sue ceeded by Thomas E. Nash. TbeHouseamendment to the Senate trade i dollar bill was referred to the liaauce com . mittee in the Senate yesterday. Gen. Wm. J. Sewel) was last night nomi' nated for 1'. S. Senator by tho republican of the New Jersey Legislature. It is reported that efforts are being made ? to secure the withdrawal of Mr. Glennan's i nomination fjr postmaster at Norfolk. A motion for a new trial wa3 filed yester day in Washington in the case of John L, West, colored, charged with assaulting Mrs. Page. Several of the New York steamship lines and railroad companies, including the Bal? timore and Ohio, have refused to take back the strikers. The negro Henry Strickier, who Bhot Ag? nes Satchel I, near Puugoteague last Thurs? day, as stated in yesterday's Gazette, was captured late Saturday night aud is now in jail. Secretary Manning called at the White House yesterday afternoon and placed his resignation in the hands of the President, to take effect on the appointment and qualifi? cation of bis successor. A woman who gave the name of Owings insisted on being arrested in Baltimore yes? terday, aud when refused the privilege drove her hand through a large pane of glass at the Central police station. She was then arrested. Mr. 6. W. Shaffer died at Martins! urg, W. Va., yesterday from the etlVcls of a doso of corrosive sublimate, which betook with Hiicidal intent several days ago. Tho de? ceased whs ifged about 47 years, and has been subject to mental troubles. His father is the head of tho firm of Shaffer & Son. In the House of Representatives yester? day a resolution was introduced making the bill repealing the tobacco tax a special order for February Hi, and on one makingthe tar? iff bill a special order (or Thursday next, a point of order was made against the resolu? tion, and tue Speaker took the point under advise ineut. Couet ok Appeals Yeserdav.?Price agains- Kayton. Writ of error and mper sedeas awarded to a judgment rendered bv the Corporation Court of the city of Norfolk on the ?Stb of October 1886. Soule and other against Glenn's adminis rator *nd others. Appeal allowed to dtcr^e pronounced by tho Circuit Court of tbe county of Heniico on tho 31st day of January, 1SS7. LeQxand against Riser. Argue! by Col. J. C. Gibson for appellant ami 8ahm teed, j AlcCullou^h against Dashiell. Argued by W. W. Old for appellant and Cant. John S. Wise for I i.!_ j "VIRGINIA, NEWS. Mr. John A. Lacy, sr., ono of the oldest citizens of Richmond, died Sunday, in the 87th year of his age. George Tyree, colored, under 'arrest in Waynesboro' for selling whisky without a license, cut his throat with a razor, and is in a critical condition. As he slashed his throat he said to the bystanders, '"Here's justice, gentlemen!" He is a desperate character. Mr. John E. Bossieur, of Richmond, has given to the Confederate Soldier's Home a large pigeon-house, which is historical, as it was made by some of the Union prisoners on Belle Isle, during the war. It has the names of the builders upon it, and ia other? wise inscribed. In the Hustings Court of Danville, yes? terday, the tiial of John Gwynn (colored) charged with the murder of J. Lucius Mot? ley, in North Danville, on the 14th of Sep? tember last, was conoluded, and the jury rendered a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. Mr. William L. Royall appeared before the Hustings Court in Richmond yesterday to answer a rule to show why he should not be fined and attached for contempt in bringing suit against the members of the grand jury that indicted him for barratry. Mr. Royall filed his answer and the case was continued till the March term of the court. James C. Smith, sergeant of the city of Richmond, was fined 5=00 by Judge Atkins, of the Hustings Court oftbat city, yester? day, for contempt in permitting more per? sons to witness the execution of Cluverius than ia allowed by law which is that only officers shall be present on such occasions. It was shown by the testimony that several hundred persons were iu the jail yard and witnessed the hanging. A difficulty occurred on the streets of Leesb?rg on Saturday night between two colored men, Mark Smith and James Butler. The former with a revolver fired three shots, striking the latter in the lace and arm. Smith had a hearing on Sunday morning before Justice Hempstone, who committed him to jail to await the action of the grand jury. Both men had been drink? ing." Butlers wounds nro not dangerous. At Doom's Station, on the Sbenandoah Valley Railroad, two or three nights ago, a store belonging to Messrs. Harner ?? Berry was robbed and then burned. The village post office was kept iu the etore, and some mail matter was lost. Some of the stolen goods were found in the woods nearby thb next day,and an inexperienced youth put to watch them and detect the thief, who re? turned, but the young mau asked him what he wanted, when the robber took the bint and leit. A short time siuce a mare belonging to Mr. Garnett, of Henrico county, was bitten by a dog. The mare was taken to Rich? mond for treatment, but died in ao hour af? ter arrival. On the way the animal became vicious and bit Mr. Garnett quite severely on the hand and lore arm. He promptly sucked the affected parts and placed his hand in cold water. He then iiad his wound cau terized by a physician. The veterinary surgeon says that the mare undoubtedly died from hydrophobia. A distinguished surgeon saya that the precautions taken by Mr. Gurnett will save his life if anything will. RIDDLEBERGER AGAIN.?Senator Riddle berger made another sensation in the Sen? ate yesterday, by the vigorous style in which he pressed his wishes for an execu? tive session and his plaiu criticisms of his fellow Senators. Hecomplained that the pro per consideration was not given him, and en? larged on the difficulties which he encoun? tered in getting up measures of interest to his people. He called the Senate a House of Lords, and said it was that and nothing else, and was run exclusively by a few. At this moment Senator Edmunds, for whom the Virginia Senator has a cordial dislike, which he takes no pains to conceal, and who had been out of the chamber, came in find was walking across to his seat., when he fell under the eye of Mr. Riddleberger. "Vir? ginia," said Mr. Riddleberger, "is a great State and of great importance, yet she has no consideration, while anything that Ver? mont [which is so insignificant that it can scarcely be discerned with a microscope) wants is accorded with alacrity." Mr. Ed muuds interrupted with "Let us go into executive session then." "Oh." replied Mr. Riddleberger with a profund bow of mosk courtesy, "if the Senator from Vermont wants to go into executive session that set? tles it, and [sitting down | I have nothing more to say." Mr. Sherman, who had been twisting and turning uneasily, lost no time in putting the motion, declaring it carried, and ordering the closing of the doors. One of the matters it is understood Mr. Riddleber? ger is anxious to have disposed of is the long-pending nomination of Mr. Glennan for postmaster at Norfolk. This nomination went through all of ladt session without be? ing acted upon, and Gen. Mahoue, whether correctly or not, is credited with the in? fluence which hangs it up. It ia said by some of the Virginia politicians thatsome of the other p.spirants for the place were try? ing to have the nomination of Mr. Glennan withdrawn on the ground that he could not be confirmed. The happy woman who was cured of chronic headache by using Salvation Oil is enthusiastic. Even if we are not smart, we ?now what to do wheD troubled with a cough or cold. We take 25 cents and buy a bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. DIED. February 15, at 6 a. m., NANNIE VIRGINIA, oldest daughterof George W. snd Mary A. Wilkics, in the lltb year of her age. ^29""The friends of the family are invited to attend her funeral at.'? o'clock Thursday evening, from her parents' resi? dence, on Wolfe, between Royal and Fairfax stroets. Gone, gone, our Nannie has gone! Gone to the bright land above. An angel citue softly and took her away To dwell with Jesus above. LOST. AND FOUND. Strayed a large white huffalo cow. a suitable reward will be paid if re? turned to wm. t. emerson, corner Duke and Pavne streets. febl2 3t WANTS. ?17ANTED-A SALESMAN. Apply at onre. W EDWARD PERRY SN ELL, . frb? eo2Uc Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. WANTED?By a married man, a situstion as GARDENER or manager on a farm, under? stands both. Best of references given. Address febl2-3t? G. H. B., Gazette Office \TTANTED?200 HANDS on truck farms in ?V Anne Arundel county, Md.; also COOES, HOUSE GIBLS, &c. Inquire at Harm-re's sta? tion, B. & P. B. B., Md. febll Ot FOR SALE AND RENT. stz, FOB RENT?A COMFORTABLE AND gPj, CONVENIENT NEW HOUSE, on Patrick street, near King. Seven rooms, prutry, bath room, hot and cold water, gas, <sc. Apply to D. N. RUST, corner Prince and Washington streets, i nov24 tf CHOICE VIRGINIA BUTTEE for sale by jan3 J. C. MILB?BN. A Vindication of President Cleve? land. To the cdit.vr of the Alexandria Gazette : Tn leadjng editorials on the 7th and 8th inst., uro marshalled half a dozen of the principal, objections of the Gazette to Presi? dent Cleveland with such distinctness as to be readily reviewed. With your perrais sion, I venture to examine some of i hem. Much stress is lawl upon tho revocation, a year or more ago, of the appointment, to some oflis-e of a Air. Blackburn, of Kentucky, because, as it la alleged, he was in 1861, when a meie boy, the writer of an eztrava gant letter denouncing Yankees, proposing to swim in their blood, etc. It. is not denied he wrote the lettor, but, whether be did or not, such authorship was certainly no just reason for denying him a place now under government. De minimi* mm curat lex. If, however, as I have heard, there were other and weighty reasons for such action on the part of the executive, it alters tho case ma? terially. And perhaps, after all. if he hod not been the near kinsman ofaU. S. Sena? tor, so insiguificant a circumstance would have been long since forgotten. As to attributing tho President's failure to tako bis wife to Richmond last fall to fear of her meeting the daughter of ex-President Davis, I can only express Burpriso that so small a matter should, after the lapse of more than three months, be again brought up. It was abundantly demonstrated at the time by myself and others in the columns of the Gazette, that the charge could not bo substantiated. In regard to Mr. Cleveland's approval of two of the rules of the civil service commis? sion to which you tako special exception, a fuller answer is necossary. The rules in question are that which iimits the eligibles to the four who pass highest in any of the examinations for the classified service, and that which excludes all men over forty-five (otbor than "those honorably discharged from the military or naval service"; from being candidates in these examinations. The civil service law expressly requires "competitive examinations for testing tbe fit? ness of applicants," and that appointments shall be made "according to grade from among those graded highest s3 to the results of such competitive examinations." To prescribe a rule for "sending up all the names that had passed successful examina tious>" as eligible for the tbe purpose of allowing democratic appointing officers to appoint democrats," aa the Gazettk thinks the President ought to do, anil declares that he knows it is wrong not to do, would ba for him impudently to violate a law he lias sworn to execute. The rule of the civil service commission which excludes altogether from examina? tion for appointment l;,en over fifty-five, though under cur pre-ent circunistHiicr-s objectionable, is perfectly right in principle. Under adue reform of the civil service per? sons ate supposed to enter it for life, just as they do army and navy, and work up, giv? ing tiiis career their most vigorous years, and at fifty live men's best years are usually behind I hem. Tbe offices are tilled with principal reference lo tbe public interest aud not to individual aggrandisement, and that interest emphatically demands young men to begin with. Yet the rulo should be revoked for one reason. Tbe civil service act expressly leaves in full operation tbe statute which gives preference in all federal appointment:;, other things being equal, to olil soldiers and sailors of tbe U.S. army, irrespective of age. and thus discriminates doubly and most unjustly against all others, including ex-confederates. At the same time, no proof has oven beer olloretl of tbo oft repeated allegation that tlto obnoxious rule was adopted for the purpose of keeping out "ex rebels. Another of the GAZETTE'S objections to tbe President is that he allows ' nearly all tho subordinate and many of the prominent offices of tbo government to be tilled by re? publicans," or, as stated in another place, "his retention of nine tenths of the rcpubli cans he fouutl in otlie-e." The Bi in pi est an swer to tbi: objection, and tho one I do not hesitate to make, is a positive denial of the fact. At best, it is not true, nor auything like liHi), that "nearly all tho subordinate offices," or that "nine tenths" of them are now held by republicans. Whal the pro? portion is exactly 1 am not able just now lo say, though I incline to believe the state? ment of a recent careful writer in the New York Evening Post, who puts it at 40 per cent. If this is ao I, for one, hope it may continue at about that ; point. The republi? cans are about bii'i'tho people of tho coun? try, pay about half the tuxes, and of the subordinate ollicos certainly, which reflect no policy, tire justly entitled to a moiety. Ooe item more of your criticisms on tho President will bo considered. You say: "He knows it is wrong to approve ull the general pension bills that give pensions to ' thousands of people who have no just claim to them, but bo fears his veto would make ( him unpopular with the soldier element." It is allow cd by most candid men, even in the North, irrespective of party, that fif? teen years ago at least due provision of pen? sions had been made for a!i who deserved them, and it is notorious that all 1 legislation in that behalf since has been the work of demogogues, aud has wrought a | shameful misappropriation of public money. On this question the Gazette is perfectly right. But as a matterof fact?tosay noth- 1 ing of the many private bills he has vetoed ? ?have not the general ones President j j Cleveland has approved been of such mod j est proportions and so comparatively barm j less a character otherwise as to make it natural an honest Northern man should not j strongly object to them ? More than all . this, if such were not the case, h:i3 not the fcupport of some, if not all, such arts in Con- j gress by certain representative Southern \ ? men, however tlugitious in them, been well i j calculated to prevent him from supposing he "was wrong" in signing them. But I need say no more on this point, lor it is tol? erably certain that the objection jiidt re? viewed would not have been mentioned by * you at all had the veto of the dependent 1 pension bill, by which on Friday last the ( hearts of all good citizens were so cheered, i been then sent in. Hut to conclude. Yon quote (with bntqnali- > Ac t approval, it ia true.) the recent utterance of Representative Cabal), of Virginia, who would "put in all to the last man BS a democrat and put j j out the last devil of a republican," as showing ! . "tho trend of feeling" wi h the majority of the 1 democratic party as to civil service reform. Hep- I t resentative Caboll has been for several terms in : Congress, but at the lau election was defeated by a decided majority, so that early next month he 1 is relegated to the shades of private life. The nt- ' lerinces of a gr-ctUmau in this position c?n hard- ' C ly tie quoted as showing the trend of anything ! 'I bnt tho individual feeling of a disappointed poli- ? ? tician. Such intemperate words as yuu quote j t from him may serve materially to reconcile some ' ?] who before regretted it to his retirement, though of coutse that is not germane to this discussion. I ' While ottering the above defehci of the Preai-jc dont, I do not profess to approve all big acts, j C There havo hi-.en gome which, in common with ? r other independents, I have condemned But. ? ,, take him all in all, he is the ablest, the bravest, 'j the purest and tho wisest man tiiat hss rilled bis '? exalted portion in my time, *nd I am proud to [ F call myself a member of tbe party of which he :-> n the honored head. L M. B. ; B Fairfax county, Va., Feb. 15, 1887. r] -b Our druggist informs us that Dr. Bull's a Cough Syrup' &slls better than any other s cough medicine. A "Now its's all right, darling," said Mrs. c Workbard, "I have tested it thoroughly, ti Salvation Oil will surely cure your pain in ti the back." ! e ??-?- i _ ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES To-day's Proceedings ol Congress. Washington-, Fab. 15,1S87. senate. .Mr. Jones, of Nevada, from the Commit? tee on Finance, reported back House amend? ments to the trade dollar bill, with a recom? mendation that they be non concurred in. The amendments wore non-concurred in, and a conference was asked. Messrs. Jones, of Nevada, Morrili and Beck were appoint? ed conforaes on the part of the Seuato. A number of bills were reported from committees favorably and placed on the cal? endar. On motion of Mr. Cameron the bill to in? crease the naval establishment was taken up. house. Afier the disposal of bu.'iness on the Speaker's table Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, called up the resolutiou discharging the Committee of the Whole from the further consideration of the Senate bill granting a pension to Mary S. Logan and making that bill a special order for to day. Against this resolution a point of order was pending that it did not present a privileged question and was not entitled to immediate considera? tion, and a long discussion followed. The Speaker decided the point well taken. A Terrible Experience. StebLING, III., Feb. 15.?Word has just been received from up the river that on Friday afternoon last two young men Hugh Ramsay and McClellan Flack?start? ed out in a skill* for the residence of Mr. Dit mau, which is situated in the submerged district known as the Como Bottom, for the purpose of rescuing a family. The heavy current upset the skiff, but its occupants managed to catch hold of a clump of wil? lows. In this condition they remained un? til Saturday morning, when they were res? cued, after having been in the water for 1G hours with the mercury ? degrees below zero. Flack, it is thought, will die, but Ramsay may recover. Rccapturetl. PlTTSBUBG.Pa., Feb. 15.?About miduight liMt night a man entered a saloon on Wylie avenue and a-iked the proprietor to allow him to stay all night,offering five dollars for the privilege. He was in an intoxicated condition and the saloon keeper refused. He said his nanto was Harry McMunn, the fur robber who was rescued from the of? ficers at Ravenna. Being told a second iimu he could not remain, he left. Detec? tive Fred Heil entered the saloon a moment later and being informed he started in pur? suit and captured him a few blocks away and took him to Central station. His de? scription tallies with that already given of McMunn. One of his hands was in a sling* The Usual Result. New York, Feb. If*.?The business of the steamship acd railroad companies on the piers along the river front has a-sumed its normal coudition, and freight is being moved as systematically as bofore the big itrike. Many of the old hands have got back to work and the kalians who took the [ilaces of the strikers are now accustomed to the work, and the agents say they are is good as their old bands except that they lo not understand Eoglish. The men now ^?knowledge they were badly beaten. Assassination of a Physician. Helena, Ark., Feb. 15.~Dr. E. P.. Way ivas assasinated at his home, 20 miles west ji hore, Sunday night, by parties unknown. Dr. Way was nearly 70 years of ago and had recently lost his wife. He was living ia the aouse with a Mr. Butler aud his family and ivas preparing to retire, when some one ired through, the window. The charge, ?ODsistiog of live or six slugs, took effect in iis heart, killing him instantly. No trace >f the assassin has been found. Fearful Leap. Buffalo, Feb. 10 ?A special from Sus? pension Bridge to the Commercial Advertiser lays John Stever, a resident of Suspension Jridge, aged about 70 years, procured a icket from the gate tender at the entrance if the railway at the suspension bridge this norning about 10 o'clock, and after peering traugely over the railway jumped into the ?apids, falling 190 feet. , The Retaliatory Kills. Washington, Feb. 15.?The fishery re- 1 aliatory bills were again discussed to-day ( ?y the House committee on foreign affairs, ^.'o conclusion wa9 reached, but it is expect- i d that a vote on the pending billB will be aken to-morrow. , Three' Wien Drowned. Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 15.?The 1 chooner Alice M. Strople, from Grand " 'aiks, reports that on Jan 30, three of the i rew were drowned while attending trawls ' y the capsizing of their dory. { -?- ] riic Ale'xanelria Light Infantry Fair. < The Jahrmurkt for the benefit of the Alex- ] t ndria Light Infantry will open this even Qg at 7 o'clock and continue every evening , mi Hand including the night of the 22d f; ast., at Armory Hall. The booths represent a ifbrent nationalities, aud the ladies in at- a endance on them will be dressed in the o^turaea of the countries thoy represent, 'he ball exhibits the most beautiful appear- 1 uce of any fair ever held in the city within 3 he memory of the oldest inhabitant. 3 'hrough the liberality of our people and 2 hose of other states, our crack military ompany is enabled to display a valuable - ollection of useful and beautiful articles t epresantative of all branches of trade, to- c ?ilher with works of art of all descriptions, o 'he articles to be reified off include a Cham- y ion mowing machine, a horse hay rake, a c ors-?, a double-barrelled breach loading un, seveia! stoves, innumerable barrels of j our. cooking ranges, parlor ?toves, pairs of * joes, a baby bo^e fully furnished, etc., tl nd those to be voted include a policeman's v tit, to be made by any tailor in the city of ! D lezanana, an elegant silver ice pitcher,! u jp and drip-cup, to the most popular res- | lurant keeper in the city, a crayon por- i ait aud a number of other articles. The y sbibit is immense. The one thing needful' w now is buyers. Everybody can get their money's worth, and we believe our ci? will give their generous patronage tu acoto pany, that by hard work and unceasii drill, have made the name of the A[?-, ... dria Light Infantry known anil resptch for Iheir proficiency ia tho duties 01 the ... dier and the excellence of their ts munceuvres throughout tho length and breadth of this country. Thiscompanj young men, supported in the main bj the voluntary contributions of its meml ere ny of whom can ill afford the tax upon tbi ii time and money, have won laurels for A . undria at Lynchburg, twice; Ricbm twice ; Charlottesvillo, Philadelphia an | New York. They need now a new i: such as will enable them to compete suc? cessfully with other crack companies whose magnificent equipment has more than 01? placed our boys at a disadvantage on the most important points of a competitive drill?'"inspection, dress, ami eoldieriy ap? pearance." They also detire to extt .; their Armory so as to enable them to per? fect themselves in movements requii more space than their present building fords, and to accommodate their unit equipment aud equipage. The companj now has a membership of eighty, an, has a large amount of parapheri i requiring proper places for its de] The refreshment saloon represents An and is under the charge of Mrs. J. E A ex ander and Mrs. Capt. Musbbacb; the aud mineral water booth, representing Sw( den, is under the charge of Mi.-s Fannie M. Rudd; the Bohemian booth is under th< charge of Mrs. Carrie Morgan and M Florence Woolford; the Tyrolean booth 1 under the charge of Mrs. Vv'm. Ogdi Japanese bjoth is under the charge ol SI ? Marbury and Miss Dow Scott; the fl s'.atid under Mrs. Dr. Jones, Mrs. J. M. Hill and Miss Rebecca Cline; the supper table under that of Mrs. J. P. Robinson and oIUs Kate Uhler; tbe Turkiuh booth, of Miss Mary Luut Hml Mr.-s. Penny Bruin; the Spanish booth, of Mrs. M. J. Baldwin and Miss Florence Evane; the French booth, of Miss Marion Beach ami Mrs. Harold - den; the Italian booth, of Mrs. John R merman, Mrs. B. H. Lambert, Mrs. Dabney and Mrs. C. F. Lee, jr.; the German booth, of Mrs. R. M. Latham and Miss M. E. Hill. The assistants include all the lovely girl lor which this old city is so justly celebrated. The admission will bo ten cents. Season tickets fifty cents. Tho following foreign donatiooa have been ni;Me to tho fair since the last report: Through Misa.Kate Maupiu T'rom J. Fr< & Son, Baltimore, Md., two dozen hat ornain.-t. ? Through Wise <.v. i'o ?From W. c. Jonne -, es President National Firo Insurance Co., Baltini re Md.. *r>. Through It. M. Latham, esq.?From Qreeu ? Blackwell, New York, one banjo. Through Mrs. Clarence French-From W. B Moses aud Son, Wo ihington, D. ?'.. one eider pillow: from. Harris St Sbaflbr, Washington, D I one silver cako basket; from ('. 1J. Parkei from Wilmarth ?fc Edmonaton, Washington, 1> I one-half dozen chocolate cups and saucers. Through Louis Brill, jr.?From W.J. Shorn osq , 405 10th strc(?', n. w., Washington, D. C (Post building>. one handsome meorsbaum ciga smoker, value $10. Through W. A. Johnson ? Co. - From Reeve Osborn & Co., No. 97 Water street, New 'i ?10: from Hoffbcimer Eros., Cincinnati, 0 case double stamped old gin. Through J. Binders?From UofThelmei Cincinnati, (>., one case double stamped old . MrJ. John P. Agnen has donated a very ' tod some tambourine basket and needle hook. Through Wm. Cogan's Sons?From 1. Beat! Fairfax, county. Va, ten gallons of buttermilk and two pound? of creamery butter. The condition of Captain Dan. M. Lit, of Stafford, who has been confined to - bed fur some time with inflammatory i matism, has improved. Another I.ile Sated. About two years ago a promin? nt . of Chicago was told by his pbj - iai - he must die. They said bis system n - ? debilitated that there was nothing left ti build on. He made 'up his mind t "new departure." He cot Borne of l)r Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery" and took it according to directions. He ; to improve at once. Ho kept up tho treal ment for some months, and is to day a we man. He savs the "Discovery" Baved hi* life,_ MONETARY AND COMMKi.'i IA!. New Yoke, Fel>. 16?11 a. m. Tbe market opened rather heavy, though the from last ovonlug's figures were for ii | fraction*. Thedealings were of a decided!) character except in Richmond and Wc I aud a few other stocks in which there ?? busines;. The market, however, was firm and advances of small frai-i'oils were gW ally established, but then- was absolutely ture to the trading which became dull ai toward 11 oVlock. Money easy at S'&a I. Baltimobe, Feb. 15.?Virginia 6s cons ?171?; 10-40.s .'5S : past-duo coupons?; 65*y bill to-day. Ar.KXAWPBiA-Mabkkt, February 15. l-~ ' '1 here is no material changes to note in transactions are mainly confined to i wants of the jobbing trade. Owing to tb< conditiou of tho coautry roads the grain on 'Change continue very small. Wheat t juiet: there ia a constant milling demand ?'? prices for prime lots; musty an.l infi i ire still dull and hard to move except :ent decline in speculative grades Corn is firm and active. Rye- and Oats i 1 Egg! are in liberal receipt aud weal.. '1 luce is without quotable change. Ba LTr viouK, Feb. 15.?Cotton dull JHi. Flour nominally steady. Wheat;?3- itbw lull and nominal; red HOaO-: amber Western firmer and dull; No 2 winter red ?j ind Feb 90 bid; Mar.-h 90\fc bid May ' : -.' Jl7/e;Juno 92a9316. Corn? Sou tin si a piiet; whita 48a48'?2; yellow 4ii.il" ?rm and dull; mixed ppm 46%a47; P aid ; March 4f>:i,a4G1;2; steamer 16^ i; juiet and steady ; Southern ami Penn ;? i38; Western white .'57a:'.i>: do m 1 " Bye steady at 50*58 Provisions - ? juiet. Coffee lower: Rio cargoes ordinary t?? I4al4:li. Sugar firmer; A S3ft ;.:!., '?' '"' iteady at $1 23?1 24. Other art! New York, Feb. 15.?Cotton qa el >\; Orleans 9 11-16; futures 91 lull and heavy. Wheat ^a%c lowi bade lower. Pork firm at $1 1 50, it $7 00. CHICAGO, February 15?11m. \\ d steady ar 7! i7., for May. deliver?, '9%and ia wow quoted at 7913 It! W?J '' ! 19 11-10. May Oat s 28^. May .Purk 113 70, but has advanced steadily W : lay Lard $6 !?7!o - ,. it (iEOKO TuWN CaTTXE MARKET. IV--r ? '8 Cattle wore offered, which -?l? est t^a"?'-*; good <k\u.4%; medium 3!??? ommoo 2%m3*Jl. t!<x> sheep and Umw V ffered; 8hccp sold at 4*6>fcc; Lami earlings 5a0; Calves' iu7. 10 ' ' alves sold at V-0a45. Baltimoke Hoo Market. Fehn: 'here is a fair supply of Hogs in the| ?eek, and tbe quality continn? s ' ' , be wants of the butchers. Pricaa - 1 , auce on last week's figures of V ow quote at fP^^c per lb net, wil ?om 7Jo, to 71?c- Receipts this week '?' "F YOU CANNOT SEE and cannot finjJ -3 . SPECTACLES to suit you, go to /ILDT'S and have your eyes tested ill ha70 no more trouble.