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FRIDAY, MAECn 1, 18T8.
WEWS SUMMARY
FOREION NEWS.
The TUeHHaliau InsurgonU ire not inclined
to fall In with the general peace movement
which has been acquiesced in by all the other
powers, great and small. The insurrection in
that province ia rapidly growing more formida
ble. Greek has met Turk, and the Moslem,
collectively numbering some 6,000, has been
defeated in a desperate battle, with a low of
600 in killed alone.
In the German Parliament, last week, during
the discussion of the Eastern question, Trince
Bismarck discussed the separate provision of
the preliminaries of poace, and showed that
Germany's intercuts are not affected In such a
manner as to oblige her to deviate from her pre
vious attitude. (He did not believe in a European
war. lie rejected emphatically all suggestions
that Germany should intervene, and declared
nhe was willing honorably to mediate, but did
not wish to exercise the office of arbiter of
Europe. In the Austrian rarliament the Pres
ident of the Council of Mimtor stated that
the Austrian Gpvernmcnt conHed the basis
of the peace condition. detrimental to the in
terests of the monarchy, and could not be ac
cepted as final.
If advices from Havana, Cuba, are to be be
ieved, the iusurgont resistance to the Spanish
authority is over, and peace once more reigns
in that long-afilicted island. All the rebellious
chiefs have acknowledged their allegiance and
subscribed to the peace conditions. Theso are,
in substance, as follows : The island of Cuba
to receive the same political organization and
administrative concessions as enjoyed by Torto
Rico ; ample pardon for all political offenses
committed since 1868, and 'iberty for
thoso porsons under sentence and political
prisoners, and a general pardon to deserters
from the Spanish lines ; liberty to be given to
slaves and Chinamen within tne insurgent
lines ; all persons desiring to leave the island to
be furnished means to do so, without touching
eithor village or city if so desired.
The horrible statement is telegraphed from
London that 70,000,000 human beings in the
provinces of China are starving to death.
The Conclave of Cardinals at Itome has
elected Cardinal Joachim Tecci as the suc
cessor of Tope Tius IX. The Fojie elect,
who will assume the title of Leo Thir
teenth, ii a native of Italy, 68
years of age, and was created a Cardinal in
1853. lie is a " Moderate" in spirit aDd senti
ment, a ad enjoyed the confidence of the last
Pope, who appointed him High Chamberlain
of tho Vatican. He was elected on the third
ballot. Th) Moderates hesitated between Car
dinals Franchi and Teed, but conflicting ele
ments became harmonized, and the result was
the election of the latter.
John Walter (Liberal), member of Parliament
for Berks, and chief proprietor of the London
Time, was blackballed at the Atheneum Club,
of Edinburgh, Scotland, on account of his anti
Turkish sentiments.
A letter from Bey rout, Syria, says: 'Turkish
soldiers killed thirty and wounded twenty-two
Druses in the village of Mtulleh. The attack
was made under the pretense of arresting the
head man of the village for trespass. "
The Governor of Erzeroum has telegraphed
the Porte that tho evacuation of that place is
impossible, as, owing to tho interruption of
communications by the snow, tho troops could
not obtain supplies outside of tho city.
The choice of Cardinal Pecci as Pope ap
pears to be entirely satisfactory to all except
the Ultramontanes. In France and Germany,
as well as in Italy, the choice gives satisfaction.
The new Pope, on assuming the 1'otificate,
blessod an audience of 20,000 people.
It is said that Pope Leo will carry out the
policy of his predecessor.
It is reported from Vienna that the speeches
of Bismarck and Auersperg have had the ef
fect of increasing the general appreheasion.
It is said " there is much disappointment over
the selfish character of the German Chancel
lor's speech, and his strongly-expressed friend
ship for KussU. The Russian demands are
such that Austria cannot submit to them, be
cause they would certainly end in a disruption
of the Austrian empire. In view of these
fects it is believed that he worst is likely to
happen, and .hence Austria is, making prepara
tions to meet any eventuality."
A London dispatch of Feb. 22 reports that
there M-as considerable excitement over a re
port that the Turkish fleet was to be surren
dered to Russia.
Suleiman Pasha has been arrested, and will
be court-martialed.
One point in relation to the European con
ference has been settled. It will be held at
Baden Baden. The effort to have it meet in
the first week of March failed, and the date of
meeting 1b not yet fixed. England will bo rep
resented by an Ambassador, not tho Premier or
Minister for Foreign Affairs. It is also under
stood that neither Bismarck nor Gortschakoff
will attend.
Dispatches of Feb. 25 state that Kussia and
flervia are at loggerheads regarding the ocou
pation of the territory in what is known as Old
Servia which the troops of Prince Milan held
tl the time of the t uspension of hostilities ;
the anti-Russian demonstration in Lon
don wm success as to numbers
md brute force, 100,000 persons
being present; and that clause in the peace
conditions which contemplates tho occupation
of Bulgsria by Russian troops for two years af
ter tho reconstruction of the province into a
principality is likely to meet with a vigorous
protest from Austria.
An explosion of djnamite at Parma, Italy,
recently, killed six and wounded sixty-three
persons.
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
i O Catted, ex-United States Senator from
JerttT. and lrpoly engaged in the grain
K t Philadelphia, ba failed for f 250, 000.
tL.nl shows that during the past year there
Ifi c. in that city, causing a loss on
oSt'be vicinity f Dr. Lo Moyne's
'T furnace, aldington, Pa.,threat-
Cn tie institution,. on!T the
UhVUr U r-baUy .me-
i F. Thornton,
Court, and hitherto an honored citizen of St,
Louis, is a defaulter to the amount of 1100,000.
The Iindell Hotel, the leading hostelry of
St. Louis, has been the scope of a sensational
tragedy. ' A young man and woman called at
the hotel, registered ai John and Maggie Gum
binger, and engaged a room. The next morn
ing pistol-shots were heard in the room occu
pied by the couple, and upon investigation the
shocking discovery was mado that the young
man had shot the girl and then taken his own
lifo. They were both residents of the city, and
belonged to respectable families. The cause
of the tragedy was the refusal of the girl's
parents to sanotion the marriage of the young
man with their daughter.
neavy rains and destructive floods are re
ported tn California.
Chicago elevators, as per official record,
contain 1,303,684 bushels of wheat; 585,860
bushels of corn; 259,326 bushels of oats;
187,013 bushels of rye, and 723,934 bushels of
barley, making a grand total of 3,119,847
bushels, against 7,922,155 bushels at this period
last year.
Tho Indians have been a long time quiet for
so mild a winter season, but a fresh raid is now
reported from Fort McKavttt, Texas, by Adjt.
Gen. Yinoent, via San Antonio. No details
are given, except that troops have been sent in
pursuit of the hostiles.
Three meu wore instantly killed, and another
mortally wounded, by tho explosion of a toiler
in a Palmyra (Mo.) saw mill, a few days ago.
John J. Moore, a postal clerk, was recently
arrested at Fremont, Neb., for robbing the
United States mails of a package containing
5,000. The robbery was committed in Au
gust, 1877. The money has been recovered,
and Moore makes full confession of his crime.
He has boon taken to Chicago for trial.
A fire at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago,
last week, burned the large Blanghter-house of
Nelson Morris, involving a loss of $120,000.
By the burning of tho Wisconsin Insane Asy
lum in Sheboygan county, Wis., a few days ago,
four of the unfortunate inmatos two men and
two women lost thoir lives.
The two murderers of Hugh McConville,
who committed the crime at Chicago some
weeks since, havo boon found guilty and sen
tenced to death.
Chicago pork-paokers have handled and
packed 2,374,310 hogs from Nov. 1 to date,
being 838,581 more than for the corresponding
period last season.
Frank Raudo, the Gilson (111.) desperado,
has been found guilty of murder and sentenced
to the penitentiary for life.
Tho bank of Temple fc Workman, at Los
Angeles, Cab, now in tho hands of the United
States Assignee in Bankruptcy, was burglar
ized one night last week of $ 10,000.
Duncan, the defaulting President of the
Pioneer Bank of San Francisco, Cal., has been
arrested in that city, s hero he had been hid
ing all the time, and will be prosecuted for his
crime.
MOUlll.
The Tennessee State Grango, recently in
session at Nashville, adopted a resolution that
tho best interests of the industrial classes de
mand tho repeal of tbe Resumption act, the
remonttization of silver, free banking, limited
only by tho demands of trade and uncontrolled
as to volume by the General Government, and
the payment of all its interest bearing obliga
tions according to the strictest construction of
the original contract.
In the Superior Criminal Court of New Or
leans, last week, Thomas C. Anderson, tho
convicted Returning Board member, was ar
raigned before Judge Whittaker, and sen
tenced to tvo years at hard labor in the peni
tentiary. The petition wins presented for the
transfer of the Wells, Casanave, and Kenner
cases to the Circuit Court.
Deputy Collector Davis, of Nashville, has
just made a successful raid among tho moon
shiners of Putnam, DeKalb and White coun
ties, in East Tennessee. He destroyed four
teen illicit stills and captured a numler of
moonshiners.
"WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Senate Finance Committee, at a meeting
last week, agreed to report the House bill for
the repeal of the Resumption act by the follow
ing vote : Ayes Ferry, Jones of Nevada, Alli
son, Howe and Wallace 5. Nays Morrill,
Dawos, Bayard and Kernan 4. It is said the
friends of the bill in ths Senate will press it to
a passage at the earliest day possible
The Committee on Banking and Currency in
the House of Representatives have agreed
upon a bill to substitute a new sort of treasury
notes for national bank notes. The Comp
troller of the Currency objects that the bill
will be an infringement upon vested rights,
and that the Government has no power, under
the constitution, to take this action in regard
to national banks while their charters continue
in existence.
The House Committee on Public Lands has
decided to report several bills, the effect of
which is to cause all land grants to railroads
which up to this time have not complied with
their charters to revert to the United StateB.
The effect would be to cause to revert 700,000,
000 acres.
The President has nominated William H.
Greenleaf for Receiver of Public Moneys at
Benson, Minn.; William B. Mitchell, Receiver
of Publio Moneys at St. Cloud, Minn.; John C.
Davis, of Indiana, Register of tbe Land Office
at Santa Fe, New Mexico ; Charles P. Rama
doll, Uuited States Marshal for the East Dis
trict of Virginia ; Anthony Q. Keaslcy, United
States Attorney for tho East District of New
Jersey ; John W. Howell, Collector of Customs
for Fernandina, Fia.
By a voto of 33 to 21 the Senate has voted to
re-establish the franking privilege. Mr. Ham
lin was the mover of the amendment, and the
vote stands recorded as below :
TEAS.
Allison, Edmund, Lamar,
Peck, Garland, McDonald,
linrtialde, Orovsr, Matthews,
Butler, Hamlin, Morgan,
Cameron (Pa.), Harris, Paddock,
Cbrlatlancr, Howe, Itaneotu,
Conkluiff, Hoar, Saunders,
Conover, Invalid, Spencer,
Chaffee, Johnston, Teller,
Dawes, Jones (Fla.), Wlndom,
Dorscy, Kirk wood. Withers 33.
MATH.
Bailey, EaU.n, Ogleshy,
lUyard, Kuetis, P.uujb,
Booth, Kerry. Sargent.
Cameron (Wis.), M. Creery, Haulsbury.
Cwkrell, McMillan, Voorhees,
Coke, Merrlmon, Wadlelfrb,
Davis (111.), MorrllL Wallace 21.
Mr. Patterson, who would have voted for the
amendment, was paired nith Mr. Armstrong,
who would have voted against it.
The National House f Representatives has
passed, by a large majority, a bdl Riving
women lawyers the right to practice in United
States Courts.
Secif-t&ry Sherman embraces the earliest op- )
portanityto declare that he mill execute the
Silver bill in the spirit in which it was pasted.
The Postmaster General has appolntod and
commissioned Joseph II. Blackfan, Superin
tendent of Foreign Malls, and J. N. Tyner,
First Assistant Postmaster General, Commis
sioners on the part of tho United States to the
General Postal Convention to be held at Paris
on the 1st of May next.
The new popular i per cent. Joan U going off
at the rate of about f 1,000,000 a week.
There is no change in the position of the
Government on tho Mexican question. While
n friendly feeling is expressed toward Mexico,
there are no signs at present of an immediate
recognition of the administration of fresideut
Diaz.
Robert Walker Taylor, First Comptroller of
the Treasury, was stricken with paralysis while
sitting at his desk, was carriod home and died
in a short time.
POLITICAL POINTS.
In the local elections throughout Pennsylvania,
last week, the Democrats carried Pottstown, Lock
Haven, AUentown, Chester, Oil City, Williams
port and York. The Republicans carried Nor
ilstowu, Easton, Westchester, Lancaster, Leba
non and Erie. The Greenbackers carried Shen
andoah, Bollefonte, Titusvillo and Scranton.
The Independents carried Bethlehem and Potts
ville. In Philadelphia the Republicans were
successful in a very light voto, 75,000 being
pol.edoutof the full voting strength of 140,000.
In the rural districts gains were about equally
divided between Republicans and Democrats,
with a tendency toward the Greenback party at
the expense of both.
The Indiana Democratic Stat? Convention
met at Indianapolis, or. Wednesday, Feb. 20,
and organized by the selection of ex-Gov.
Thomas A. Hendrioks, as Chairman. The fol
lowing ticket was nominated: For Secretary
of State, John G. Shanklln; for Auditor of
State, Mahlon D. Manson; for Treasurer of
State, William Flemiug; for Attorney General,
Thomas W. Woollen; for Superintendent of
Publio Instruction, J. n. Smart, present
incumbent. The platform adopted demands
retirement of national-bank notes and the issue
of greenbacks, instead of legal-tender notes,
for all debts, public and private, except where
coin is stipulated; the remonttization ef a
412-grain silver dollar; unlimited coinage,
under the same regulations as gold is coined:
favors the sale of bonds in this country in
stead of abroad by means of a syndicate; de
mands the punishment of thoso Republicans
who were engaged in the Presidential fraud;
favors the most rigid economy iu public expen
ditures, and protests against subsidies by tho
Federal Government,
The Ohio Prohibitionists havo placed in tho
field a full ticket for State offices.
Hon. Stanley MatthewB, in an interview with
a Washington reporter, the other day, said ho
knew of no pledge on the part of Gov. Nicholls,
of Louisiana, in relation to amnestying the
members of the Returning Board.
The Illinois Democratic State Convention has
been called to meet at Springfield on the 11th
of April.
Judge Whittaker has refused the application
of Anderson, of the Louisiana Returning
Board, for a new trial.
The Executive Committee of tho Independ
ent Greenback party of New York tjtate has
issued an address saying that shortly a joint
call will be made fer a State Convention by the
officers of all Independent State organizations,
to meet unitedly as the National party. Tho
address says : "We can prevent the re-election
of every Congressman and Assemblyman in
this State who directly or indirectly opposed
the remonotization of silver, and it is our duty
to do so."
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.
Hugh Mathewson t Co., wholesale grocers,
of Montreal, Canada, have failed. Liabilities
$170,000.
A National Convention of Uniied States Ex
port Traders was in session at Washington latt
week. Gov. Lippet, of Rhode Island, presided.
There was a large attendance of delegates,
Boards of Trade, Chambers of Commerce, Mer
chants' Exchanges, City Councils and various
manufacturing associations being represented
from all sections of the Union. Among the res
olutions adopted was one declaring that all the
interests of the country demanded the estab
lishment and maintenance of stearuHhip lines
between the United States and all places that
can offer a market for our products.
The Director of the United States mints
places their present capacity for the coinage of
silver dollars at $1,000,000 monthly, which can
be extended to 2, 000, 000. He thinks the first
year's coinage will probably reach $30,000,000.
Designs havo already been prepared for the
new silver dollar.
Two more centenarians have just died
Catherino Jan-is (colored), of Halifax, N. 8.,
aged 110 years, and John MoCoy, of Boston,
aged 109 years and 9 months.
Our own Cardinal McClotkey had i o voice in
the election of the Pope, he having failed to
reach Rome in time.
Ffcur Government vessels are to bo dis
patched to France with full loads of
American goods for the exhibit at the Taris Ex
position. All tho rpace allowed to the United
States has been already assigned by the Chief
Commissioner.
One of the greatest dramatic successes of tho
season hfs been the production of "The Two
Orphans" at McVicker's Chicago Theater dur
ing the past, week. Manager McVicker prom
ised the publio that this play should be pre
sented in a style never before equaled in the
West, and he has more than made the predic
tion good. In fact, this popular drama has
never been put U(on the stage in a finer dress
f scenery and mountings in the country.
Owing to the public demand, the play mill run
two weeks longer.
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
TcEhDAT, Feb. 19. Senate. Mr. Spencer,
from tbe. Committee on Military Affair, reported
favorably on the blU for the relief of William A.
Uamnioud, late Surgeon ueneral in the army....
Mr. Ferry called up the Senate bill to regulate the
compeueaUou of Postmasters, and for other pur
poses, which was discussed at some, length. Dur
ing the debate a strong aentlment iu favor of the
reHtorallon of be fraiiking privilege waa developed
mong the Senators.... The Senate devoted the af
ternoon to the oonalderatlon of a Mil ao amending
the law granting penalona to the soldiers of the war
of 1812 aa to pension all who aerved for fourteen
daya, and also restoring to the penaion-rolla the
names of all aurvlvora which were stricken
from tbe roll In oonssquence of participa
tion In the rebellion. Henator Ogle.by op
posed the bill. He had voted to pension those k1
aiers of the war of 112 who bad aerved lxty day,
and waa willing to pension those who had only
aerved fourteen daya ; but be will not aid In rrstor
Ing to the roll theme who had Wen penalnued by a
gratefnl country, but who had deaertcd that coun
try In lta hour of need, and who would not now aek
to be fr-rglren. It waa unfair to the Southern men
who bad accepted the eltnntion, and who had asked
to hare their disabilities removed Senator
Blaine advocated the restoration of the Southern
pensioners to the rolle. Mr. Ogiraby moved to etrika
out the eectinn of the bill which restored dlatoyai
pensioner, but his motion waa lout by a vote of 7
yea against 60 uaya. The yeaa were : Anthony,
Cameron of Wiawnain, Edmunds, McMillan, Mor
rill, Ogleeby and Teller. Tbe bill wm then pasted
by a vote of 47 yeas agaluat 8 naya.
llocac The feature- of the House, proceedings
was the delivery of a speech by Eugene Hale, of
Maine, in which he made a sharp attack on the
President' Southern policy, the occasion being
furnished by the bringing up of the eternal LouUl
ana question through the ooutesU-d-elx:tloa case of
Acklln vs. Darre.ll. Gen. Oarfleld vigorously de
fended the President against the attack of Uata.
WEDifxtuuY, Feb. 20. SAjute. Mr. Cockrell
submitted a rr solution luutrurtiug the Commission
er of Agriculture to furnish the Senate such Infor
mation and facta ss may be in his posst salon relative
to the diseaH of hog, commonly called
"hog choitra," with su U suggestions as he
may deem pertinent. Agreed to....
Mr. Sargent, from the Committee on Naval Affairs,
I reported, with an amendment, the Senate bill
for the transfer of the life-saving service from
the Treasury to the Navy Department.... The
Senate, by a voto. of 32 to 21, put an siiicrulnicrt
to the bill regulating the salaries of Post
masters, restoring the franking privilege to the
President, Vice President, Senators, Hepreant
atives, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of
the House, The amendment allows all matter bear
ing tbe frank of any of the above omoer. to
the amount of two ounce, to pass through the
malls free. Aa amended, the bill was passed.
House. The House devoted the entire day to the
discussion of the contested-election rase of Acklln
vs. Darralt, from the Fourth Louisiana District tbe
Speaker having decided that it waa not iu order to
take up the SUver bill. After a lengthy debate, the
House decided, by a tote of I'M to 116, to scat Ack
liu, the Democratic contestant. All those voting yes
were Democrats, with one exoeptlou Mr. Cox, of
Ohio. All the uuj s were Kcpubllcatis.
Thcurdat, Feb. 21. Senate. Mr. Spencer
Introduced a bill to provldu for a military p si for
the protection of the citizens of the ttlat k Hills. . . .
Mr. Wlndom presented a memorial iu favor of the
improvement of the Ohio river.... The Senate
spent four hours in executive session over con
tested nominations. The three which caused Uioi-t
of the debate were 'illiumson. Collector of
New Orleans; Northrup, District Attorney
for South Carolina, and Smith, Collector of Mo
bile The achate developed the fact that the He
publican Senators are. if anything, more united
SKaiust the President than at any previous period.
Williamson's name was rejected by a large majority
tho Democrats voting in a body ivainst
him, and only fifteen ltepublicuns aupport
ln the nomination. Iu the case of
Northrup, the friend of Wade Hampton, the
Democrats voted sohdiy for him, while all the Re
publicans opposed him except Messrs. Dawes,
Hoar, Burnside, and Matthews. Mr. Chrlsthtucy
w-ho generally votes to sustain the President, on
this occasion opposed Northrup, and he was barely
saved by tho four mentioned. The result of the
day was to tbow that the five Republicans last
named constitute all that can tie fairly counted as
Administration strength in the Senate. Smith
was confirmed as Collector of Mobile by a vote of
2to!W.
Hocbk. The House, after a six hours' struggle,
passed the Senate Silver bill without amendment.
The most determined fight was made against the
bill by a few greenback-silver men and the oppo
nents of silver, but at every stage they were de
feated by a vote of '204 against 72. The first oppo
sition came from the extreme silver meu under the
lead of Mr. Springer. The point made was that
the amendment providing lor an international
commission, In that it made no appropriation of
money, must be considered first in committee of
tho who. The purpose of this motion was to
force the bill where it would le open
to unlimited dtbate, A protracted debute
followed upon this parliamentary techni
cality, with the result that Speaker Kaudad ruled
that the point waa not well taken ; that inasmuch as
the majority could ultimately decide, it was unjust
to place the absolute power of objection with one
member. Mr. Ctx, of New York, who finally voted
for the Senate bill, appealed from the Speaker's
decision, but the latter was sustained by 2U2 to 26.
The previous question was then ordered without
difficulty, and an hour's debate followed. Prob
ably there never were so many speeches in one
hour. At the end of the debute a desperate ef
fort was made by the opponents of the silver
measure to defeat it by sustaining Mr. Hewitt's mo
tion ti table. 1 he result was to show their complete
helplessness, the vote standing yea 72, nays 204.
The 72 votes were almost exclusively cast by Eastern
men. Voting then proceeded on the Senate amend
ment. They were all concurred iu, In rapid succes
sion, by aboat the same majority cast iu the final
passage. The amendments having been disposed
of, the bill was put to a vote and passed yeua, 2()4 ;
nays, 72, as follows :
TEAS.
Acklln, Evans (Ind.), Keal,
Aiken, Evans (S. C), Oliver,
Aldrich, Kwing, Overton,
Atkins, Flnley, Page,
Laker (Ind.), Forney, Patterson (N.Y.),
Panning, Fort. Patterson (Col.),
Payne, Foster, Phelps,
Heche, FrankUn, Phillips,
Hell, Fuller, Pollard,
Benedict, Oarth, Pound,
P.lckm-11, Oause, I'rtcc,
lllackburn, Oiddlngs, Prldemore,
bland, Olover, Ilainey,
Blount, Ooode, Randolph,
Boone, Ounter, Ilea,
Bouck, Hamilton, Reagan,
Boyd, Hunua, Kollly,
Bragg, J f arris (Ga.), Riddle,
Brentano, Harris (Vs.), Robblns (N C),
Brewer, Harrison, Roberts (Md.),
Bridges, Hartrldge, - Robertson, (La.),
Bright, nartzell, Robinson (Ind.),
Brogden, Haskell, Ryan,
Brown, Hatoher, Sampson,
Buckner, Hays. Kapp,
Bundy, Mazleton, Sayler,
Kurchard, Henderson, Scale,
Burdick, Henckle, Sexton,
Butler, Hcury, Shallenberger,
Cabell. Hewitt (Ala.) Shelley,
Cain, Herbert, Singleton,
Caldwell (Ky.), Hisoock, Slemons,
Caldwell (Teiiu.),I(ooker, Smalls,
Calkins, House, Southard,
Candler, Hubbell, Sparks,
Cannon, Hunter, Sprlngen,
Carlisle, Hunton. Steele,
Caswell, Humphrey, Stephens,
Chalmers, Ittner. Stone (Mich.),
Clarke (Ky.), Jones (Ala.), Stone (lows),
C ark (Mo.) Jones(Ohio) Strait,
Clark (Iowa) Kelfir, Thompson,
Clynter, Kelley, Thorutmrgn,
Cobb, Renna, Throckmorton,
Cole, Killing! r, Townsend (O.),
Collins, Klmmell, Townshend (111.),
Conger, Kuapp, Tucker,
Cook, Knott, Turner,
Cox (Ohio), Landers, Torney,
Cox (N. Y.), Latbrop, Vance.
Cravens, Ligon, Vau Vorhes,
Crittenden, Luttrtll, Waddell,
Culbertson, . Lynde, Walker,
Cummlngs, Mackey, Walsh,
Cutler, Manning, Welsh,
Danford, Maisn, White (Pa.).
Davidson, Martin, White (Ind.),
Davis (S. C), McOowan, Whitthorne,
luring, Mcnenzie, wiggjnton,
Dibrell, McKinley, William (Wis.),
Dickey, MoMahon, Williams (Ala.),
Douglass, Mills, Willtama (Ore.),
Dnnnell, Mitchell, Willi (Kv.),
Eden, Morry. Willets (Mich.),
Elaui, Monrte, Wilson,
Ellis, Morgsu, Wren,
Ellsworth, Morrison, Wright,
Errett, Muldrow. Yestcs 2S4.
' KAVS.
Bacon, Frje, O'Neill,
Bagley, Garfield, Peddie,
Baker (N. Y.), (iibson, Potter,
Ballon, Hale, Pugh.
Banks, Hardcnbergh, (Juinn,
Hiwbce, Harnier, Reed,
Blair, Harris (Mas.), Rice (Ma.),
Hlls, Hart, Robiiison(Mass.),
Briggs, Hewitt (N.Y.), Ross.
Camp, Hungftford, Sckleichr r,
Campliell, James, Sinnlckson,
Chittenden, Jones (N.H.), Ktarin,
Claflin, Jcrgensen, Stenger,
Ciark (N. J.), Jojce, Stewart,
Covert, Kctcham, Swann,
Crapo, Japh'tm, Veeder,
Davis (Cal.), Leonard, Waite,
Denison, Lindsey, Ward,
Dwight, Lockwood, Warner,
EaMie, Loring, Watson,
Eickhoff, McCook, Williams (Mich.),
Evans (Pa.), Metcnlfe, Wlllium (N. Y.),
Field, Mors-, William (Del.),
Freeman, Muller, Wood 72.
Monday, Feb. 25. Senate. Vice rtesiden
Wheeler, who has been suffering recently from neu
ralgia, gave notioeof hi Intended absence for several
days, and asked that a President pro tern, be desig
nated.. Mr. Conkling presented the petition of James
Gordon Bennett asking Congress to aid him In seek
ing new discoveries at the North pole. He had pur
chased the Arctic vessel Iandora, and intended to
man and run her at his own expense. The petition
er desired the vessel to carry the American flag....
The Hoiiss Joint resolution to authorize the Secre
tary of War to Issue certain arms to the Washington
Light Infantry, of Charleston, S. C, was taken up
and passed after considerable debate.... A large
mimWr of petitions were presented on varions sub
jects... Several amendments to the Military Acade
my Appropriation bill were offered and referred.
Hocse. A bill was presented proposing to give
Dr. Mudd, of Maryland, $1,000 for aiding cholera
sufferer at the Dry Tortugs. Dr. Mnd'l was the
surgeon who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth, and
who was sut to Dry Tortugaa for it.... Mr. Shelley
introduced a bill authorizing the Issue of United
States notes, snd providing for the redemption of
certain I'tUted Mates bonds.... A number of bilki
for issuing certificates of silver bullion deposited
n the United States mints were mtroduid and
referred.... The following bills were also intro
duced t By Mr. Southard, proposing an amend
ment to the constitution relating to the
election of President snd Vie President; by Mr.
Fort, to gradually retire the circulating notes of
naUonal-banking aaseciatlons and replace the same
with United States treasury notes ; by Mr. Blaad,
for the free coinage of the silver dollar ; also, to
utilize the prodtiet of the gold and tUver mine,
and provide for the issuing of certificates for gold
and silver bullion deposit! iu the mints; by Mr.
Blair, authorizing the Southern Pacific railroad to
extend its l'.n westwsrdly to El Paso : by Mr. Crit
tenden, to reduoe the pay of navy ofllcers, and re
duce the number of such officers in the Hue and
staff... Mr. Ooode, Chairman of the Committee on
Educaliou and Labor, reported a bL'l applying the
proceeds of the public lauds to supjKjrt free
school. Recommitted Mr. I'uruer ssked
leave to offer a roluliou for th appointment
of a select committee of thirtceu members tw In
quire Into the the causes of the pecuniary
ueprcssion throughout the ountry. Mr. Conger
objected... Mr. Roterts, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Accounts, moved to suspend tho rules
and adopt a resolution for the appointment of ex
perts to aid the committee of investigation. De
feated yeas. 78 ; nays. lfii. ...On motion of Mr.
Hewitt, of Alahuina, the House, by a vote of 174 to
Gl, went into committee of the whole. Mr. South
ard in the chair, and resumed consideration of the
bill granting pensions to soldiers snd sailors cf the
Mexican and Indian wars.
PENSIONS.
Debate In tliei llouse of Representatives
on the Hill Itestorlng Kx-l'euslonrs to
the ltd la Mr Ulaine .Creates Another
Surprise.
From the House Proceedings.!
At ths expiration of the morning hour, Mr.
Withers called np for consideration the Senate
t ill aim-nding the laws granting pension to
soldiers and Bailors of the war of 1312, and
their widows.
The committee reported an amendment to
the section authorizing the restoration to the
pension rolls of all persons now aurviving here
tofore pensioned on account of service in the
war of 1812 or of any of the Indian wars,
whose names were stricken therefrom on ac
count of disloyalty, so as to provide .that all
such persons should be restored whose disabil
ities bad been removed or who had made
application for such removal.
Mr. Ingalls said there were not more than
100 men affected by this provision of the bill.
As nearly all distinction between loval people
and rebels had leen obliterated, snd, as there
was no risibility of national unity without
having such obliteration complete, the bill
should be passed. It occurred to him as a
small thing for a great nation to admit to its
counsels those who were leaders in the rebel
lion, and exclude from the benefits of that
Government the poor old man who had re
ceived a pension of $8 per month, and could
do no liarm.
Mr. Kdmnnds opened the amendment, and
said he did so not that he was opposed to restor
ing these old men to the pension roll, but such
amendment might be taken as a precedent for
tho comjiensation of property lest during the
rebellion.
Mr. Ingalls said he was opposed to the whole
system of gratuitous pensions, as proposed by
tue bill, which was to grant 1 elisions to all
survivors of the war of 1812, who served in the
military or naval service for fourteen days. He
was in favor of pensioning those who were
wounded and disabled in the service, but could
not favor granting pensions to persons merely
because they entered the service.
Mr. Morrill said he feared this bill was the
fore runner of what waBto come hereafter, and
would result in taking large sums of money
frem the treasury.
Mr. Oglesby opposed the restoration to the
peusion-rollH of thoso persons whose names
were stricken therefrom on account of disloy
alty, and moved to strike Itout. He argued that
the men who fought for the Government in
1812 should have been the last to attempt to
destroy It lu after years.
Mr. Blaine said every soldier who served In
the war of 1812 must have been at least CO years
of age when the rebellion broke out, and 'they
were now nearly 80 years of age. It was im
possible that these men could have done any
thing active against the Government of the
United States during the late war, and it was not
to be expected they would break their family
ties ana come Jnorth when the war broke out.
He (Blaine) had not laid awake at night consid
ering how to restore men of the rebellion to
privileges, but these old men did their part in
upholding the country in the war of 1812, and
ho would not exclude one of them from the
pension-rolls. Men who were engaged actively
:n the rebellion had been pardoned, and many
of them were now holding oilice and drawing
large salaries from the Government of thf
United States. They were doing so by the vote
or the Senator from Illinois (Oglesby).
Mr. Oglesby For the services they s re reu
dering now.
Mr. Blaine Yes, they are in oflice all through
this Government, and mv rather sad anticiptv
tion is that they are pretty nearly controlling
thi4 Government. But he could not say that
old veterans south of the Potomac who fought
and bled in the war of 1812 should be excluded
from thft genorositv of the Governmert.
Mr. Oglesby said it was wise statesmanship
to remove the political disabilities of those
engaged in tho rebellion who had asked to
have them removed. Home of the men who
had their disabilities removed were now ren
dering valuable Bervlce in the Government.
Ninety-nine one-hundredth of the men who
were in tne reoeuion naa come forward and
frankly asked to have their disabilities re
moved. But there was another class of per
sons in the Boutn who would not ask to have
their disabilities removed. Theso very per
sons who were pensioned could be restored to
v. iv. t. ! . i ... .
me i mm vy cuuuug lurw&ru anu uaving ineir
disabilities removed.
In reply to Mr. Blaine that the pensioners
wero too old to render activo service in aid of
the rebellion, he said that age did not affect
patriotism : age did not affect courage.
Mr Blaine said he had in his eye now men
who came back after the war. and Coneres.
leaking at the Fourteenth amendment, said :
these men intend to be citizens, vye will give
back to them that which is above price. We
will give back citizenship, and open to thn
every honor of the lie public. Was it possible
that the son who had taken an active part in
lk.A.IK.. fi T.I... -l.l
w ioucuiuu nuuiri, iut' vw vci ijiue.ilt SUOUIU
have all restored to him? But the poor old
father, who did nothing more than sympa
thize with hi son, could have nothing back.
The widow of Gen. Zack Taylor was on the
petisiou-roll. Her son took an active part in
the rebellion. Was her name to be stricken
from the roll because she bound up the woun i
of Dick Taylor, her son?
Mr. Ktrkwoexl said he for one was perfectly
willing to take his share cf auy odium which
might como from restoring these old meu to
the pension-rolls. Ho thought a great Govern
ment like ours could forgive past offenses.
Mr. Blaine paid if Congress was going to
legislate so as lo exclude old men and widows
from the generosity of the Government, it was
taking a ground which dishonored tho magnan
imity of the Government.
Mr. Ingalls said an attempt to array the
American Congress against a few old men wa
indicative to his mind of ihe spirit whic.i wonlJ
lead a man to strike a woman or kick a baby.
The bill was passod, as amended, by yeas 47,
nays 8 Messrs. Anthony, Cameron (Wis.), Bd
mands, Hamlin, McMillan, Morrill and Oglesby
constituting the nays.
Married In Haste.
An interesting event in the history of
the Fiek University, for coloretl youth,
in Nashville, Tenn., was the recent
seniling out of four Hack missionaries to
Africa, The American Missionary So
ciety, having called for this number to
proceed immediately to Bherbro island,
j ast off the const of Africa, the univer
sity selected Albert P. Miller and An
drew E. Jackson, who in turn selected
wives in Miss Ada J. Iloberts and Miss
Ella M. Hildrage, respectively, thus
making up the needed quartette, all bo
ing students of the Fisk school. The
marriage ceremony was performed, a
farewell reception was given in tho
evening, the couples Binrted off to New
lork, where they took tho steamer for
their destination, ,
THE HAZEKH HAZED.
A Lively Rumpus at Frlnoetoii College
Freshmen KevenKe. Themselves on Soph
' o more A Nnmhtr of Htudents Expelled.
Princeton (S. J.) Cor. New York World.
A few days ago several sophomores,
here wrote a fictitious invitation to 4
freshman, inviting him to a reception.
They signed tho invitation with the
name of a well-known freshman, thus
conveying the idea that tho reception
waa to be a freshman affair. The recipi
ent of the invitation, suspecting nothing,
responded in person, when ho found
himself betrayed into a company of hos
tile sophomores', who straightway put
him through uu uumcrciml huziug. The
freshmen failed to take the matter in
good part, and, gathering a numlser of
his companions, fifteen altogether, vis
ited two sophomores, Atterbury ana
Carter, whom he believed the ringlead
ers in the attack upon himself, and who
occupied a room together. The visiting
squad found the two sophomores up
and, expecting them, ready with loaded
fistols to repel an assault. This was
ast night shortly before 12 o'clock. Al
though the sophoODres were armed, the
freshmen came ujlou them eo suddenly
that they were overpowered before they
could move to offer auy resistance. The
two were seized, tied in chairs, and
shaved close to the skull by tke raiders,
all of whom were masked and uoreo
figciza' lo Wl.tu, iu the t ttiia .t.nu oi
the f reshmen, their wrongs had Wen
sufficiently avenged, tho invading party
retired, leaving tho two sophomores,
bound in their chairs. No sooner was
the door closed than Atterbury and Car
ter managed to free themselves, and
catching up their pistols lired at the re
tiring squad of freshmen through the
window. Such was their haste that they
did not even wait to throw the window
open, but sent the bullets through the
glass. As soon as two shots had thus
been fired without effect, the sophomorea
run from the room and pursued the fresh
men, sending another volley at them.
As they came up, the freshmen at one
halted, and, facing about, returned the
fire. The opposing parties at the time
were not more than fifteen feet apart.
Two shots were fired by the freshmen.
Of these one whistled close by Atter
bury'a oars and the second struck him
in the leg, just below the groin, missing
the bone and passing clean through tho.
flesh. "What followed is only known in
so far as thoso immediately concerned
aro willing to tell. The freshmen all
escaped. Atterburv was taken to his.
room. His wound is not dangerous and
he is doing well.
The affair created the greatest excite
ment Princeton basexpenencod in many
a day. A meeting of the coJlege faculty
was called and a committee appointed to
inquire into the outrages. The result
was the expulsion of five freshmen and
eight sophomores, and the suspension
of about forty others.
Hard Times.
" Ilard Times 1" is on every lip, and
breathed from every tongue ; the banks,
are cursed by one and all, the nged and
the young. The merchant has to close
his doors, and throw his ledger by ; such
times he vows were never seen by nay
mortal eye. . The shopmen quit tho
counter's 6ide, lor customers are few ;
the times are so very tight it makes them
all look blue. The citizen in vain es
says to make more than his bread ; a
pound of which he declares won't weigh
a pound of lead. There's not a day but
some one fails some house that goes to
smash ; and names that once stood high
on 'Change, are out for want of cash.
Those supposed to be millionaires, and
rich in shares and stocks, their million
heirs now disappoint, they fail and
leave no "rocks. "Hard times 1 hard
times ! were ever seen such times, so
hard as these 1" This is the cry, from
morn till night, in which each one agrees,
A remedy how do you think, this will
do? Pull off your coat, roll up your
sleeves, and work the hard times through.
The Sioux War.
The President has sent to the Sroata
reports of tho General of the Army, the
Quarterma8ttr,' and tho Commissary
Oeneral, relative to the cost of the latie
war with the Sioux Indians and the nura
ber of soldierB killed in that war. The
report ehow that the estimated cost of
the war is 2,312,531, and the whole
number of persons killed was sixteen
officers and 267 enlisted meu. There,
were two officers and 123 enlisted men.
wounded. '
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