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THU DEMOCRAT.
MINERAL POINT, - - - WI9.
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1879.
EY EMM.
A ci.krk who had been left to watch
in a store in Jeffersonville, Ohio, shot a
burglar who entered by tbo back door,
and was shocked to find that it was a
woman. Her injuries are supposed to
he fatal.
An elephanldicd recently m Calcutta
which is said to have been ridden by
Warren Hastings when governor gener
al of India, a hunched years ago. He
may probably have been 50 years old
at that time.
Petitions to the legislature are circu
lating in New Hampshire asking that
the rates of passenger fares on the rail
roads of the state be reduced to two
cents a mile. The present intes are
from four to seven cents.
This people of Jefferson City. Mo., are
agitated over (ho passage of a resolution
in the stale house of representatives,
submitting a constitutional ami ndmcnl
to the people in 188(1, providing for the
removal of the capital to Hcdaha.
Khtaihjhhmkmth for the refining of
petroleum are increasing rapidly in Ja
pan. The existence of petroleum in
several of the provinces has heen
known for twelve centuries, Iml it was
only six years ago that the Japanese
learned how to refine it.
Tim cultivation of sugar is (rapidly
extending in NewHotilh Wales, Queens
land, Western Australia, and the
northern part of Huulheru Australia,
and the production has increased
this year hy nearly two-thirds over
the production of last, year.
An English child six mouths old was
seen sucking a piece of green wall
paper, which was at once taken away.
Nevertheless it died the next day. A
large quantity of lead was found in its
stomach. Oxide or carbonate of lead
was also found on the paper. The
coroner sensibly remarked that green
wall-paper ought lo he abolished, as it
not only contains poisonns inutlvr, hut
was very delremenl.nl to health.
Tim price of unimproved wild land
in Aroostook county, Maim*, variea from
$1 lo an aero. In Inland Kalla, Iwen
-1 v-aix milea son I h weal of liotillon, llioro
ia, or waa recently, no loan than tMH)
acres of excellent land for aalo at sl.fn
per acre, cash down, or Hourly ao. Tim
town of Waahhiirne contains HNtiicrca
of very good land, and oll'era if to apt
tlora at ♦!/)() por aero. In lanmatoim
(hero in aomo good land, leas Ilian ton
iiiiloa from a railroad alalion, llial nan
ho bought for f I por aoro.
Iris aaid, and no doiihl Inillifnlly
dial scarlet (over and oilier oonlagiona
diaoaaoM nro diaaominalod hy acliool
hooka. Thn aoholar carrion Ina hooka
homo, ia taken aiok, and of conran alaya
at homo. Wlien ho ia convalescent, iio
naoa Ida hooka a little, and Iho parlielea
of pooling akin which conlaina tho
gonna of tho diaoaao arc rnhhorl from
Ida haiidnand incloaod within Iho loavoa.
Hooka can not caaily ho diaonfcclod;
and when aomo oilier child uses theao
hooka, ho ia extremely liable lo contract
tho diaeaao. Hooka which have boon
naed hy one who haa acnrlet fever, or
any highly eonlagiona oiaeaaa, laid hol
ler lie burned.
In China, where Iho opium habit
ruina and destroys many men annually,
tho elforla of Iho government lo aholiah
or diminiah the ttao of opium have re
cently become more energetic Ilian
ever. A'l theao etlorla have been in vain,
aa were Ihoae of many provioua yearn.
The I'ekin government have al laat de
termined lo lake die linal alep in the
business, and an edict haa been iaaned,
which goea into elVeel next year, making
the nae or aide of opium pnniahahle hy
death, ll i- hard to any how the edict
will bo met by tho 10,000,(XKtopium vie*
tima of the Celestial Umpire, or what
proportion of them will come lo thia
country to enjoy their facinalmgciialom
Tiikukwah a wedding in Portland,
klie., on Wednesday. Miaa Ida I,
linker had been for a number o( yeara
operator in the Weatern I'nion tele
graph oflice in that city. Among her
friends waa a lady operator in Newbury
port, Maas., who viailed her. Tho lat
ter had a brother, a shipmaster and
aim made up tier mind dial that brother
should marry her friend. The real ol
tho story llie KufUru Argut tella tlina:
“80 she wrote her brother, painting in
the atrongeal liglila tho aeeomnUalnnenta
and good qualities of Ida. So mueli
pleased waa lie with tho description,that
even before they had seen eaeli other
they became engaged. Four or live
weeks ago Mr. Charles 11. Hemingway
and Miaa Baker met for the tiral time
in Hoalon. A personal acquaintance
only and more favorably impressed
each with the other, and before ft week
had passed a day had boon set for the
wedding,”
NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events Domestic And
Foreign.
WASHINGTON,
On May 3d the subscriptions to the re
funding certificates segregated $713,790.
A Washington dispatch of * lie 30th
states that the sales of refunding certifi
cates to date are $4,311,810, and the
whole amount will be sold within the
sixty days.
Washington specials of the sth inst.,
hint, at John Hherinan as the republican
candidate, and Gen. Kwing as the dem
ocratic candidate for the Ohio governor
ship at the election next fall.
A I’KKHM dispatch from Washington
of the sth inst. says the republican
congressional campaign committee has
completed its organization by unani
mously electing Win, E. Chandler, of
New Hampshire, secretary.
A Washington special of the sth says
the entire force of the bureau of en
graving and printing were engaged all
day in printing $lO certificates. The
demand has been so gieal for these cer
tificates as to reipiiie this. The entire
amount printed to-day was $3,5100,000.
Tim house democratic caucus com
mittee, (Saturday the 3d, it is i.nder-
Ktood, agreed upon a measure -to he
submitted to the caucus, if concurred
in hy 11 in senate committee -which, un
der the title of “a hill to prevent mili
tary interference at the polls," consists
of the sixth section vetoed.
A Washington dispatch of the 30th
says the democratic senators held a
(omens this forenoon, lasting about an
hour, but no action was taken, except
to determine informally that the legis
lative, executive and judicial appropri
ation bill shall not ho brought forward
lor discussion in the senate before next
week, and in the meantime the demo
cratic senators will meet their puny
friends of iho house in joint caucus for
consultation concerning the proper
coil iso to be pursued in regard to the
president’s veto of the army appropri
ation bill and the political situation gen
erally. The veto message was not dis
cussed.
A Washington dispatch of May lliid
says the senate has again rejected
the nomination of Thus. Mason to
he collector of customs at It.uigor,
Maine, vice 1,. Fox, whose commis
sion has expired. This is (lie
second time the senate has re
fused consent to (Jolleclor Fox’s dis
placement. The previous nomination
and that of Mason, to-day, being alike
njecled unanimously upon the ground
that the present iiiciimlmnl had served
faithfully, and his displacement would
he extremely disastrous to senator
11 itm lin.
Tin: senate comm idee on appropriations
report the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation hill i.o the senate on
Tuesday, the dill. The committee has
sii iekeu from the hill ilm clause by which
the house proposes to require lie: secre
tary of the treasury to issue immediate
ly in payment of arrearages of pensions
$10,(1(10,(1110 of legal tender ndes now
held as a special fund lor the redemp
lion ol fractional currency. The com
mitlee also amended the lull so as lo
restore the mimher and pay of senate
employes lothe present figures. No
change is made in the political sietions
of the lull.
A .mi vr caucus of republicans of con
gress wan hi'lt lin tin' hull nf I.ll ii liiiiiHo til
reproHCMitalives mi tin* evening nf Muy •’*.
Tim nieciing wasl'ulli'illnconsider whut
lU'.limi h)!• ii i hi In' luki'ii hy republicans
mi Hu' hill introduced in Imilli houses to
|in ill it ut. military interference ut elec
tion I *. There was u general ■ x|irciMniim
of views hy .Senators Conk ling mill Kd-
I 111 11111 H, I ti'l ll I'Ml'lll at IVI 'M IhlheMOM.llllW
ley unit others. Finally it was iiiiiini
inonsly resolved Unit, it was Iho hi'iihii of
Iho canons t hat Iho proposed hill
hliuiilil Im> defeated, mill Kdmnnds,
Frye unit Koheson won' a.| >) a tin to t u
00111 111 itll'O til I ill'j HI ll' ll Sllhslilllte 111
hi> ollered which will give In every pur
Hun i>] 111< il l inll l yhi exercise the right nf
snllVage withmil tiny molestation nr in
let I erenee whalever, hut ill the I*llllll'
time secure pence ut llie polls.
Tnr: democrats nl the hniiHe nf repre
senlatives held a ciincim mi Hatnr
duy morning, the !U in^t., to deter
mine nil a course nl action in nv
pinl In the army appropriation lull, and
agreed on the exact ternm nf Hie meiis-
II re In he separately pa-'sed in lien nl
the dlh Hectiun, n living a Inn agreed that
all consideration nl the reillililulci nf
Um liilla ahull ho deterred until thia in
dependent political incaanre ahull
have heen acted upon hy
the nrcaident. ll will nrovide,
in aiihalance, that aectinna L'OO'J and
‘JOdll, ri viaed atuliitea, ahull lint he con*
alrned a a imthoriaing the presence nf
U. S. anldicra at the polla except under
orders nf the preaident to repel armed
eneiniea nf the Ihiilid Stales, nr in pnr
auanco nl cnnatilnlio"ul rcqnirenienl
upon application nf the legislature nf
a atale, nr of the governor when the
legislature cannot he convemid, to
repreaa iloineidic violence. The hill
will he accompanied witli a
short preamble.
t'oMi’iaiMw from the Indian territory
of an invasion hy the whites, have
reached such proportion* that the mat
ter waa considered in cabinet meeting
on Satniday, May !ld. In the history
of that territory there has heen no such
influx of white iinmigranls as this
showing. The mam stream conics
down through Kansas. Secretary Sclnir/
has information that *'nndrcila of ready
made frame houses have heen shipped
from Chicago down into this territory
and put up hy squatters, who propose
to occupy and possess the surrounding
lands as selllcis. lie also has a map
showing the routes hy which they get
into the territory, and in what sections
the most of the intruders are settling,
The government has determined to put
a slop to this invasion, and orders have
heen issued for stationing troops at
points where the largest tide of travel
enters the temtory. Such as hava al
ready entered and squatted will he ex
pelled hy force if necessary.
CRIME.
A CntGAuo dispatch of the Ist iust.
slates that Mrs. Ada Uoberts had shot
anil mortally woi ruled Then. B. Weber
a wholesale hoot and shoe merchant, in
the office of Ed. Jussen, where the pat
ties had met Ur settle a sedu ctioncase.
A Boston dispatch of May 2nd says
Chas. T. Freeman, of Bocasset, Mass.,
yesterday, killed his C year-old daugh
ter. The man is h (second Adventist
ami has been attending revival meet
ings, Atront a week ngo he claimed to
have received a wonderful revelation,
and has ne' ,atcn or slept since. He
says the Lord directed him to sacrifice
his little daughter, and declares she will
rise again in three days.
At Alleghany City, Pa., on the Ist
insl. a pair of (tank robbers entered the
Workingmen’s Having Bank, and point
ing a revolver at the cashier’s head or
dered him to make no noise; the
cashier didn’t see it in that light and
snatched the revolver from the robber
and opened a vigorous fire, four shots
were fired which drove off the thieves,
hut they escaped uninjured.
A Nkw York special of the Ist of
May sajs tiiat Geo. iloed was arrested
on a warrant from Chicago by Unilol
Slates Deputy Marshals. He is under
indictment in that city for conspiring
to defraud the government in the mat
ter of contracts on the new post-offieo
building there. Reed was liken before
the United States commissioner, admit
ted his identity, waived examination,
and agreed to proceed to Chicago n
charge of the deputies,
A hi'Kciai, from Springfield, Mo.,
of the Ist inst. says a posse of citizens
attempted to arrest a gang ot hone
thieves at the house of one Mr. Pierson,
fourteen miles from Forsythe, in Tansy
county, last night. The thieves resist
ed and in the melee James M. Coghtim
and Wm. Bales, of the posse, were kill
ed and another severely wounded.
Pierson, of the other side, was mortally
wounded and a man named Lucklntrd
is believed to be killed. The rest of the
outlaws escaped. Great excitement ex
ists among the citizens and a large party
Is now pursuing them.
On Sunday evening the lib inst. Mr.
Ge.o. C. Harding of Indianopolis, Ud ,
and editor of the Ilnuhl entered .ho
residence of Calvin A. Light, editor of
llitr Jhinueiut, and attempted to shoot
the latter because of certain publica
tions in tbc Demoirnt. Mr. Light grasjrd
lire pistol, gelling bis finger under the
hammer and preventing an explosirn,
and holding on until assistance can c,
when I larding was arrested, and
remained in custody until an
early hour Monday morning,
when he gave bail at 8:30 a. m.
ho entered Light’s office and fin dat
him several times, mi-sing Light lint
hitting an employe of Light’s named
Lizuis, indicting a serious wound.
Harding, is now in jail awaiting the re
sult of that wound; another employee
of Light’s named Richard Walters,
jumped out of the second story windw
during the tiring, breaking both ankles.
CABLEGRAMS.
Gen. Grant at rived at Hong Koi.g
May Li.
A hr. I’KTUiiHiii no dispatch of the Ist
gives a gloomy iieeuiml of the condi
tion of allairs in Russia, owing to the
(.'zar’s ukase.
A Biau.iN dispatch of April sltM.li says
advices received by way ut Warsaw,
represent (but bomb-; are exploded in
St, Petersburg daily.
Hhi run Status Minister Noyes gave
a grand dinner May Ist, in honor of
ministers Houghton and Maynard.
Among (he guests were ex Senator Ken
ton and Mark Twain.
A Paris dispatch of April 3IMh slides
that the publishers of the llmilmion
/<V(ntem'.ic have linen condemned to three
months' imprisonment and to pay i
line of 1,01)0 francs for publishing a Ic -
ier justifying the commune,
A Vienna dispatch of the I*l says
that owing to the heavy rain in Hun
gary, and the melting of snows, Ih*
waters have everywhere risen. Tin
gaps in the dykes at Hc/.egeden not yet
being closed, the waters have risen it
the town.
A St. Petersburg dispatch of Apri
30th says a great lire oceuired in tin
city ol Orenburg, on the Ural liver,
Monday and Tuesday last, destroying
the principal part of the city. Lost
enormous. More than half of the populu
lam arc destitute of food and shekel
A number of persons were injured.
A Sr I’ktersiiuuu dispatch of Apri
30(li announces that a circular hat
bet n sent to all governors of provinces,
directing them to immediately ex
cenle the commands of the newly ap
pointed governor general. This order
virtually extends military rule to tlm
whole of the empire. The <!olo reports
it is intended to send 1 2,000 prisoner*
with tneir famines from Novgorod It
Siberia during the summer.
A I’KKTti dispatch of the 2,1 say j
a violent hutiicane at Hzegcdei
yesterday ties!roved the works pro
paretl for restoring the railroat
and lilting the breaches in tin
dam, Birgcs tilled with building ma j
kcrial and earth were mostly sunk. Tlul
storm caused extensive fresh brcacbol
in the railr >ad embankment aa<;
laborers are in great danger.
Iviilii.T li-is l,*,*,ii HinU Omni
An Orenburg dispatch of the Istsayt)
at tlio great lire nino hundred iukl forty
dwellings wort* burned, together ••illi
olio mosque, 232 Bluijifi, several lar,
coal atnl tiro viioil stores, a timber yanl,
meat market, fruit market, llic woman's
gymnasium, club-house, workhouse,
police station ami the justice's court,
besides tlm buildings named yesterday,
flic t'/.ar has contributed ten thousand
roulilcs for the relief of the surt'erers.
A Sr. Futkksbuuo dispatch of the fit
hist, stalls (bat a feeling of gloom pro
vails. Rigorous police regulations re
spooling the watching of houses, and
visits and searching by night are to be
made still more stringent. After 3
o'clock in the evening, nobody will be
at liberty to show himself in the street
without a certificate, upon which must
tie written and attested the place from
which the hearer tomes and to which
ho is going. Gen. Uourke, govern
ment general, planned tins ordinance.
.V Nkw Oastek-OnTynk disisUch
of the ftlli inst. says: Tha
King looked (or single scull race on
Tyne, between Edward Hanlon, of
Toronto*Out., and John Hawdon, of
Delat e, (or £2OO a side, took place to
day, and as was generally expected re
sulted in a victory for Hanlon. The
weather was splendid. The course was
from the Mansion House to Suspension
[ Bridge, H rots wood, a distance of3 miles
and 3 furlongs. Hanlon won the race
with the greatest ease by six lengths,
j Time 22 minutes.
CASUALTIES.
The residence of Michael Butler at
Grand Rapids, Mich.,burned ontheSOlh
of April while he and has wife were ab
sent, and two children aged 3 and 8
years were burned in the house. The
mother has become insane over her
ur< at loss.
A Houston, Texas, dispatch of May
2nd says one incident of the fliod was
tire drowning of an entire family—a
father, mother, and four children—at
Grand Lake, thirty-six miles north of
Houston. They were surrounded by
water at night and all perished.
'•'mckk was a terrific wind storm along
the Utah A Northern Railroad
Utah territory, <>n the 3d inst. A
freight train near'Round Valley, Idaho,
consisting of 16 cars some loaded with
silver bullion, was carried a distance of
70 feet.
At Atlanta, 111., on the Ist. Dr. Wil
liam Hhoppard, veterinary surgeon, and
veterinary editor of ])unlon'n Spirit of
the Turf, Chicago, while treating a sick
horse last evening, was thrown down
and rolled upon by the animal, break
ing one of the doctor’s legs just above
the ankle. He had been married just
a month,
A Cincinnati disnatch of May 3d
says Wm. Sallunco and George
Ramies, who were on a hunt
ing and fishing trip, crawled into
the coal works at New Haven, near
Pomeroy, Thursday night, to sleep.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the house caught fire and burned to
the ground, the sleeping young men
being consumed in the (lames. Their
bodies were found this morning char
red beyond recognition,
A 'I wo Rivers, Wisconsin special
of May 3d says word has just
been received hern tiiat a woman and
her daughter of the town of Glenmore,
Brown county, were recently poisoned
to death by eating wild parsnip. They
had supposed that it was the ordinary
parsnip and made a hearty meal of tho
deadly poison, and in the course of an
hour or two both were dead, having
suffered untold agony. The husband
and father was away from homo and
upon his return found tho wife and
daughter dead.
A Cincinnati dispatch of the. 2nd
says the passenger train north
on the Whitewater Valley iabroad,
yesterday, when near Brook villo,
Indiana, ran into a wagon contain
ing Henry Hlrawncr, wile, daughter
age 20. and a young son. The wagon,
after being carried one hundred and
fifty yards, was thrown beside the track
a complete wreck. Mrs. Hliawner was
injured internally, supposed fatally.
I'tm daughter was found covered with
j blood, and a piece of iron driven into
her llesb. She will probably die. ’Hie
lather and son received slight injuries.
A Stuaitord, Ontario dispatch of the
•">ili says that a few minutes before 10
o’clock Sunday, the whole earth was
shaken as if by an earthquake. Win
dows were blown out, pedestrians were
blown down, etc. The cause was that a
car hub n with dynamite Inuicxplodid
at the Grand Trunk Ircighl yard. The
wreck beggars description. Under the
dynamite car a hole several feel deep
was scooped out. A brick freight shed
and a portion of thereof of anotlu r
were blown down. Several frame
buildings were levelled to the ground,
and long strings of freight cars
in the yard were utterly destroyed. The
business part of the town is nearly a
mile from the scene of explosion, but it
shared in the disaster. Valuable plate
glass windows were broken into frag
ments. The damage done to properly
is estimated at many thousands of dol
lars. Two railway employes—Frank
Lemoine, of Montreal, and Thomas
Dolan, of Stratford—were blown into
fragments. The foot of one was found
2(H) yards oil'. Other persons were in
jured but the extent of the disaster
cannot be known for some time vet.
FIRES.
Tiik industrial institute at Sage Grove,
111., was destroyed by lire on the night
of May 3d. Loss SIS,(XX); no insurance.
Col.\ in’s extensive stables and cot
tnges, at Providence, K. 1., burned May
lid. Fifty horses perished. Loss slls,Odd,
A fikk in the factory of the stale
ruson in Boston, Mass., on Saturday
the ltd, caused a loss of $lo,(XX); in
surance (KKI.
A ri UK at Silver Chtf, Colorado, on
the ltd totally consumed the Silver
Cliff Milling Co.’s sampling works, boss
SIO,(KM; insured.
At Buiikiki’OKt, Conn., on the ltd, the
machine shop and pattern rooms of the
Pacific iron works burned, Liss, $70,-
000; insurance, SIO,OOO.
V Manitowoc, Wis., dispatch of the
-M inst. says the large grist-mill owned
by Hon. Charles Tisch, of the town of
Carlton, Kewaunee county, was totally
destroyed by lire last night. The origin
of the tire is unknown. L'ss SIO,(KHt.
Cninsured.
A LaCrosse, Wis. dispatch of the 2d
says W. T. Filch, general claim agent
of the Chicago and Northwestern rail
way is in Ibis city to-dav, settling losses
from the recent lire at Midway, caused
by sparks from one of the company’s
locomotives.
Tub boat-house of the Milwaukee
Mitchell Club, containing two barges
and fmrortive paper shells, was des
troyed by lire Sunday evening the P.h,
together with its contents. The house
was situated in a ravine north of the
dam, and could not he reached by the
steamers. The loss is estimated at
U.IKXI.
An incendiary tire in Milwaukee on
$ ilurday the 3d damaged .the building at
the corner of Huron and East Water
street* owned by John Furlong, to the
extent of $1,500. Dutcher, Collins A
Smith, wholesale teas, suffer a loss of
about f 10J.XXt; Russell A Cos., job print
ers, $300; all tally insured.
A Montreal dispatch of the Ist
inst. says a great tire has Iwen
raging at St. Jean Baptiste in the north
eastern quarter of this city which
threatens to destroy the whole village,
there being no water. Forty dwellings
are so far destroyed. The lire was ex
tinguished at 10 o'clock after burning
over forty two-storied houses, chietly
dwellings, and rendering 70 families
homeless, with the loss of tneir house
hold goods. Total loss about |i50,000;
partially insured.
A Cincinnati dispatch of May 2nd
states that the great insurance trial
which has been in progress for seven
days ii; that city, and in which ex-Gov
ernor Washburn, of Wisconsin, is the
plaintiff'and the Western Union Ins.
Cos. is the defendant, resulted, to-day,
in a verdict for the plaintiff fur
the full amount claimed, after ten
minutes’ deliberation by the jury.
This is the first of eight cases pend
ing here, and involving the same
question of law and fact. The plaintiff
was represented by Sage S: Hinkle, and
the defendant by T. D. Lincoln, John F.
Follett and others—Lincoln and Follett
speaking twelve hours. This litigation
grew out of the fire at Minneapolis one
year ago to-day, which resulted in the
mill explosion and a loss of life.
GENERAL NOTES.
Ex -Governor Seymour, of New York,
; Inis written a letter under date of Miy
Ist, declining tc lie a candidate for
governor of New York next fall.
At the Wisconsin state oratorical
contest held in Beloit May 2nd, Mr. La
Follette of the University ot Wisconsin,
was adjudged victor and appointed to
represent Wisconsin at the inter-state
contest.
Advices from Southeastern Kansas of
May mil, say that about 2,(iUO men
have gone into the Indian Teiritory
within the past week; also, that rich
silvei mines have been discovered just
south of the Kansas line, and elaimes
in large numbers are being registered
daily in the Squatters’ Registry Otliee,
two miles from Baxter Springs, Kansas.
At a nihilist meeting at New York
city on the 3d inst., resolutions were
adopted favoring the Russian nihilist
movement. The addresses appealed
for sympathy for the victims of Russian
despotism.
The wife of Secretary Sherman, their
daughter and Miss Denison sailed, May
Ist, for Europe, in the steamer Adri
atic. The secretary and some friends
of the family in a revenue cutter ac
companied the tourists down the hay.
The funeral of Rush Clark member
of Congress, occurred at lowa City,
lowa, on ihc 3d inst. There was a
large attendance, including state offi
cials and personal friends, and the cere
monies were most impressive.
A St. I’.uu, special of May 4lh says that
heavy rains prevail all over the state,
and northern lowa, and the continuance
of cool weather, remove the present ap
inehension of drought. Advices from
all parts of the stale just before the
rain, indicate that the crop had not
suffi red niMlei lally.
A CuicAiio spi i i.d of May 2d says the
Fanners’Loan and Trust company of |
New York lilt < 1 a bill to foreclose a
mortgage on the Western Union rail
way, a corporation of Wisconsin and ;
Illinois, which radiates from Milwaukee
in several directions; the amount of!
the mortgage is $.'>,000,000.
A Louisville special of the 2d
stales that the democratic state
convention nominated for governor
Dr. Luke I’. Blackburn; for lieu
tenant governor, .las. K. C.mrell; attor
ney general, F. Warding; auditor, Fay
ette Hewitt. No other nominations
have been made and as yet no plat
form has been adopted.
In the Miles polygamy ease on trial at
Salt Lake, on Saturday the 3d, Judge
Emerson sentenced Daniel 11.
Wells, first councillor to the
twelve apostles of tin* Mormon
eheeh, to pay $5OO fine, and two days
imprisonment for contempt in refusing
to answer questions relative to polgamy
marriages in the enduwnment house
said to have been performed by him,
ami to costumes worn. The evidence
taken has been similar to that taken
before the commissioner at the ex
amination in October last, and points to
conviction,
A UitK’Auo dispatch of May Ist says
the presence here ol Win, H. Vander
bilt, his three sons and other railroad
magnates, and their proposed trip over
the Northwestern railroad, has revived
the report that Vanderbilt has secured
the control of that great corporation of
2.155 miles of rail connection. Toe
parly departed fir Omaha, this morn
ing, by special train. It is stated in this
connection that the present officials of
the Northwestern railway will in any
iMKi* Im rniainml.
A Fhieadki .rn ia dispate’n of the
3rd inst. says a meeting of
prominent citizens, at which Mayor
Stokley presided, was held to-day in the
mayor's otliee for the purpose of in
augurating a movement for the relief
of the colored people who are emi
grating fiom the south to the west. It
was resolved to appoint a committee of
twenty to solicit aid, of which Edward
McPherson is chairman. Among the
committee are the names of ix-Gov.
Hartranft, A. .1. Drnxell, John \V. For
ney, tieo. 11, Baker, and Wayne Mae-
Veagh.
A roiAiKF.li leader in Louisiana politics,
who seems to have been making a
scientific study of bulldozing in that
stale, has observed that election distur
bances occur m the cotton-growing dis
tricts of that stale, while, as a rule, the
parishes which raise sugar are com
paratively tranquil. His explanation
is that the cane crop requires constant
attention from the time it is planted
until it is cut and ground, while tlio
cotton crop gives intervals of idleness
that encourage political and other
violence.
Malarial Fever.
Malarial Fevers, constipation, terpidi
ty of the liver and kidneys, general de
miity, nervousness and neuralgic ail
ments yield readily to this great disease
conqueror, Hop Bitters. ft repairs the
ravages of disease by converting the
food into rich blood, and it gives new
life and vigor to the aged and infirm
always. (see “Truth*” in other
column.
’ CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Tuesday, April 23— Senate.—\ mes
sage was received Iroru the house an
nouncing the death of Representative
, Liars ami the senate adjourned.
luesday April 23—House.—Immedi
ately after the reading of the president’s
veto message tiie house adjourned out
of respect to the memory if Repre
sentative Kush Clark.
Wednesday, April 30—Senate.—Con
-ideralion was resumed of the house bill,
providing for certain expenses of the
present session of congress and for other
i purposes. The pending question being,
whether it vv is in (rder to amend as ii
was proposed by Plumb, appropriating
$136,000 to nay mileage for the present
session. The amendment was decided
in order by a vote of 33 against 23, and
was d'..cussed and agreed to.
’ine bill was then passed, and the sen
ate considered the bill to prevent the
| introduction of contagious or infectious
diseases into the United States.
Wednesday, April 30— Haute. —After
j a short session during which the clerk
read the veto message the house ad
! journed,
Thursday, May I—Senate.—-Consider
ation was resumed of the biil to pre
vent the introduction ol contagious or
i infectious diseases into the United
.States. After sometime consumed in
! debate the senate adjourned without
reaching a vote.
Thursday, May 1— Haute.— The
bill reported from the coinage
committee amending the statute relat
ing to coinage and to gold and silver
bullion certificates, came up. The
pending question was on ordering the
main question on the resolution post
poning the hill till Saturday next, and it
was ordered, yeas, 115; nays 107. The
resolution was then adopted. Mr.
Sparks called up the order made
yesterday, to recousid >r the army ap
propriation bill. A vote was taken on
the question, no debate being allowed,
whetherupon reconsideration the house
will pass no army hill, notwithstanding
tim objection of the president. The
house refused to pass the hill over the
president’s veto, the vote standing, yeas
120, nays 110, not the necessary two
thirds in the affirmative. It was strictly
a party vote. Only three of the green
hackers voted for the bill, and none
against it. Adjourned until Saturday.
Friday, May 2nd. Senate. The
resolution of the committee on privi
leges and elections to investigate the
'aim of SpofTord to Kellogg’s seat was
} lateen no. Mr. Hour offered a substi
tute declaring the action of the senate
seating Kellogg final and conclusive.
Without disposing of the matter con
sideration was resumed of the bill to
prevent introduction into the United
Stales of contagious or infectious dis
eases. Without disposing of the ques
tion the senate went into executive ses
sion and soon after adjourned until
Monday.
Friday, May 2nd.—The house was
not in session.
Saturday, May 3— Hans, . -Ti e house
hi'ld a short session to consider the hill
relating o silver coin and coinage and
bullion certificates, hut no vole was
taken.
Monday, May a-Sent it,. "hortly after
assembling, consideration > is resumed
oflhebiilto prevent the introduction
of contagions or infectious diseases into
the United Stalls. The bill was
recommitted for amendment. Mr.
Eaton introduced a hill similar
to (bat of tin* house, to prohibit mili
tary interference at elections. Referred
to the judiciary committee. The
bill extending the time for
special postal service was passed and
the senate adjourned,
Monday, May o—House. —Under
the call of stales, a bill was in
troduced by Mr. Ladd to prohibit mili
tary interferences at elections, and it
whs referred to the committee on judi
ciary. The following is the text of tin
bill:'
Whereas, The presence of troops at
the polls is contrary to the spirit of our
institutions and the traditions of our
people, and tends to destroy the free
dom of our elections, therefore,
lie it enacted, ite., That it shall not he
lawful to bring to, or employ at any
place where general or special elections
arc being held in a state, any part of
the army or navy of the United States,
unless such force be necessary to repel
armed enemies of the United Slates, in
to enforce section 1, article IV, of the
constitution of the United Slates, and
laws made in pursuance thereof on ap
plication of tlio legislature, nr the ex
ecutive of the state where such force is
to he used, and so much of all laws as
is inconsistent herewith, i* hereby re
pealed. A number of lulls were introduced
when the committee on the district of
Columbia claimed the 11 mr, and further
call of the states was postponed until
to-morrow.
I’ublic !>■!( Statement.
Tlh> following is a statement of the
condition of the treasury, April 30:
Six per cent.bond#.. .. 4m %2, ’ -s
t'lve piT I'liil. bonds ttll.hfci. I.’ l
Four un i a half per cem. boa! >.<'•’ .eon
Four per cent, bond* 5-Vl,3fi-i tnfl
Reluuding ceriUJcaies... HM.SSd
Nvy piusiou filUil. UMXW.OHO
Toul eoln bonds we
Matured ill bt 67.429.1td
Least leTiders -lei.. id *3l
orllfl- Hl*' ol deposits 31.b35.1W0
Fraction’ll currency. 15.913.007
Hold mid silver certificates 17,749.640
Tnitil without interest f!18 bin, 2n
Tidal debt $4,418,434,171
Total interest . ar.1W.20l
i ash In treasury 448.4H7.5W
Debt less cash la treasury 2.047, 1'.41 v
Increase dm ins April 19.952
Decrease s.uce JuuefiO, IS7S *.666,011
Current liabilities, Interest due and
nnpai 1 5. U5,,99b
Debt on which interest has ceased 6*.44a. no
Interest liureon.... 1. 03.642
tiold and silver certificate* I.AW,HU
Is. notes held lor redemption i
certificate, ut depitsll. 13,635.f0e
r. s. notoe held ter redemption of
fractional curnucv . . ... *.+*6, 7
Called bond- not matured forwhich
4 per cent hi lids have been la
med 171.319.1"*
Cash balani’e available May I. *7* J45.617.04s
Total $444.467,15T.
Available assets, cash in treasury 4-*.47.156
Bonds Is-usd to Pacific Railway Cos.
Interest payable <n lawful money,
pwccipa’ o’"standis;... (K.hIE.MS
Interest accrßec and cm yet paid . 1.2*4,470
Interest paid by Cnited Btau-s .... 41.77,'45
Interest repaid b* traasoortatioo of . ..
mails. A,- ... 10.707.544
Balance of Inters*! paid by United
Buies 31.066 o