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Indianapolis stands the best chance of getting the republican national convention. Eight hundred and twenty-four hills and resolutions were introduced in the house Monday. Dorsey has turned lack home and will not attend the meeting of the re publican committee. A farmer near Ft. Wayne, Ind., was attacked yesterday by twenty hogs. It is thought he will die of his injuries. John 0. New, of Indiana, is ahead in the race for the chairmanship of the republican committee. He will probably he elected to-day. Senator Hoar has a scheme. It is to protect the ballot box. He pro poses to guard the ballot box from its deadly enemies, the people, by the strong arm of the military. Senator Hoar proposes to sec to it that Hen. Butler never occupies the white house. Mit. Carlisle has been speaker now more than a week and the business interests still survive, and confeder ate bond have appreciated so little as to be, deemed unworthy of mention. The Milwaukee Sentinel ought to at tend to this matter. It is getting serious. The Virginia legislature has called upon Senator Mali one, by resolution, to resign. It will probably have no weight with the little senator and ought not to. This is not the way senators are unseated. 11 will be re niembered Ibis plan was tried upon es Senator l>oolittle, of this state, years ago, by a republican legisla ture, A< '< a)l!l>lN<i to the last census the centre of population of the I Tilted Stales is in Speaker! 'arlisle’s congres sional district. I )o>' s Ibis make him a sectional candidate 1 Senator John Sherman has been beard from on the Arthur boom. Mr. Sherman nnnoUKees in an interview that if Arthur’s name is brought be fore the convention, he (Sherman) will, if necessary, inform the enliven linn that Arthur cannot have bis sup port or the support of < >bio Ii is asserted by the Janesville Rc eorder lli.il but one attempt lias been made by (he republican press lode fend the revenue consolidation farce, Thai was made by the Whitewater Register. il is as follows : II Jlpp .(I* til II!' lull \ sHfh*'| Id 111. |i| Osti'lll 111 •( I In* I "D'l .111 Lc • *1 !••• *f • |*.hl 111 > is |o hr ivl.llll n| with Mr l\tit*li*-ii in uhargt* This sn-iiisb Im* II h' nil I ll* IM • I pl'Ssjbl oil 111 jl|| 111 III!' 11l 11. 111. Tin* origin a I pi .’position f• ."iisoli<lali‘ fin* li-fii.|s i wits proh.this of jipp.’iivul rathor Ilian ir.u im'oiio ! int Tin* ‘!iUH'|ors ar* puiil nmmlt b\ • -omiiii - Mjons, amt tlii' t• \I a ••x|n*n . of inainluilifnj' tin full ninnlM'r of ilu-ln. l is pmbablj nioiv Ili tn iiia'li- up I* v tin* nvlra • 11 i * • > of ih<- >• i in- I>KMocr\Tli' organs are bowling over the recent statements of the man I’biilips coneei ning Secretary Teller and Sen.a Inr I >a\\ is II is charge is, in substance, that he was minims sinned to disburse a fund of $.‘{1111,1)00 to the ( 'herokee natiiili and that he bad In pay Teller and I >.ivv< s $22,*i00 to secure the job. This is simply trash. The Democrat hopes for the good name of the government, the charges and their anllmr will be run to earth. Till republican national committee will niei l today at noon in Washing \ (on. The committee will elect a chair man, r/cr Jewell deceased, and deter mine the dale and place of holding the next national convention. The committee will also take measures In encourage, in aeenrdanee with the resolutions adopted last January, the attendance of delegates from the read juster parly in Virginia at the national convention to contest for the seals which the regular republicans may send to the convent ion. Senators Kid dleberger and Malione. and is under stood. Will bulb be heard be lore the committee. The Chicago Herald, an imlepen dent newspaper with republican lean ings, disposes of the “sectional " cry raised against the democrats for elect mg Carlisle, in tins way "If either and the great parties is a sectional par ly it is ,1)11' republican. *Il exist-, only at the north, save as in the case id the Mahoneiles of \ irginia l! has no organization and makes no preti ise of life in more limn one half of the country, geographically con sidered being kept down by the shot gun The democratic party, on the contrary, isa vigorous political organ r/ation m every slate in the union in many of the traditionally sure repnh lican states of the north lin'd nmcrats arc so strong numerically that tba change of a few thousand votes would give them a majority. Nothing short of a revolution could give the repul) Leans majorities 111 the south, where, in its northern form and with its northern principles and leadership, the parly is unknown Cake Sent RZ has formally retired from the Evening I’ost of New York, The paper announces theevent in this language: “ We have to announce to day that Carl Selim/. has permanently dissolved his connection with the Evening Post by resigning bis ph-ee as a member of the trustees He had withdrawn from the editorial depart ment sometime ago. not, as some of our contemporaries have conjectured, because the regular editorial work was irksome to him. but in consequence of .1 serious difference between himself and his associates concerning the treatment of important questions in the editorial columns." An organ contemporary under most startling headlines furnishes its read ers some blood curdling news. It seems that a gentleman living m Texas has announced that he intends to sue the government for the price of slaves lost by the rebellion. The or gan in question thinks it sees in this another “democratic rebellion” and attempt to *’ bulldoze the north,” and is sure that if republicans are nut on their guard, blood will flow in qaun lities large enough to make mighty rivers. The organ should calm itself before il is too late. Article 14, sec. 4. U. S. constitution says: • But neither the I’ultett State* nor any stale shall assume or pay any ileht r obligation ineurr nI in aiv! of insurwtiou or relnMli m against the UniUnl States, or any claim lot tse K*s, or einan oipatiou of any slave.** When Texas talent linds this provi sion, it will stop in its mad career of destruction. VOL. XVIII. LATEST TF LEE HA MS. 1 WASHINGTON. A BILL for the retirement of trade dollars has been prepared by Senator \V arner Miller. The republican senatorial caucus Je cided to await the arrival of Senator Anthony before selecting anew set of officials. Malione and Uiddleberger stayed away, but caused it to be under stood that they consider George C. Gor ham the nominee for secretary of the senate. A LARGE delegation of ladiesaud gen tlemen from the American Humane As sociation, now in session here, called at Hie While House to-day and paid their respects to the President. The Secretary of the Interior lias re jected the application of the Mayor anil < Tty Council of Lcadville to enter cer tain lands for town site purposes,on the ground that the greater portion is al ready patented as places of claims, or reserved for hospital and cemetery pur poses such portions of the lands, how ever, not already disposed of, anil such as can lie seggregated to be held subject to entry by the city. A congressional delegation v ailed upon President Arthur Saturday, and n ipiested him louse his endeavors to secure a postponement of the execution of Patrick O lloiinell at London for the murder of the informer Carey, and poin ted out certain facts tending to sustain the allegation that his trial and convic tion were unfair. The President re plied that he would eabh* Minister Low ell on the question of O l lonnell s citi zenship. alter wlin b action appmpi iare to the situation would betaken. FOE ■ IGN Sen later tV Procter, grain-mer chants. have failed at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, Lug., owing $HI!0.000. All Kuropeans unwilling to emhrae. the fvilh of tie False Prophet htive lied northward from Khartoum. A STEAMER with eleven hundred ('biue-.e troops on hoard, pass <1 Hong Kong Tuesday, for < 'anion NT NET X thousand weavers in Lanea shire, are organising a strike against a ri dm lion off) per cent, in wages. French transports have heen ordered from Toulon to Algeria, there to em bark I'.’.nno men and prx isions for seven ty days. At tin London sales on Thursday, 12,- 01)0 hales of the Sydney and Vietmia wool were old. Tile market was linn. Tin; per ons who signed the anarchist placard-, calling workmen to meet in front of the Paris Hourse on Friday w ill lc arrested. Seven signers have al ready heen imprisoned. A m Mono dispatch states that aetiw negotiations have been opened with the 1 idled Stales Government for recipro cal concessions lieneliei.il to trade be t was n < Tilu and Ihe 1 nil and Stales. Ox the alb hist, a large force of Hill men attacked lire companies of Fgvp Man troops \\ hu h were reeoiir.oiU ring outside S..akim. The Kyptians were annihilated and (heirartillery captured. It is staled that Prince Ihsmarek in lends (n introduce in the bViehslag a hill modify ing the system of elections for members. A majority of the votes east is how reipiisile to secure an elec tion. The plan propose)l requires only a plurality of votes. The. customs authorities at Toronto selzi and a consignment of watches import ed by Stewart. Dawson A Cos., on w hich the minister of customs has imposed a line of TO per e, nt.. besides raising the valuation ‘JO per cent. The German Crow n Prince and the 1 nemhers of the Spanish oval family attended a military review at C irahin ehal. Wednesday. In the evening the Prince was serenaded hy students in front of the royal palace. Klltl S AND CASUALTIES. Tin: rear ear of a (rain went down an 1 embankment at North \\ orehester, Mas s:i< hiisetls Fifteen persons w ere serious ly injured. Rev. Mr. Robinson and C. 11. F.vans, of Pepin, Wisconsin, were drowned near Lake City w hile skat ing. The steam barge Minni.- 1 , btirned at Fort Howard. Wis.. Monday night. 1,0.-s sl.T.OOO; insuranee. SS,()(D. F. Wopke. age.l nil en.l.i a sw it. ti engine at Klkhart. Ind .. Tins .lax. his head tiring severed from hi I), sly. \t a -pintiEilistic performance in St. 1 .onis. Janies (iein, tlie husband of the medium, dropped dead from heart dis ease. Tin: Mount Hickory rolling-mills, at Fne. Pa., valued at SJiHI.OOO, w'ere burn ed Sunday morning. A tramp peddler has been ane ted on suspicion of tiring the buildings, Edward S. Martin, formerly busi ness manag.r of a 1 tost on opera company, became insane in a sleeping-ear. near Plica. New York, and threw out of a w in.low all his clotting except an over coal. Itv sINI ss houses are closing 1111 at Shanghai, and the hanks refuse to lend money mil iI peaceful prospectsare again visible. Tilt: sausage factory ..I A. Heller, os \stor street. Milwaukee, was damaged to the amount of $2">.000 |y lire Monday morning. Chief Engineer Foley, of the lire de. art men t, narrowly escaped lieing killed hy a falling weather vane weigh ing one hundred pounds. Fires Saturday : At STi. ni, 1n.!., the woolen mills owned by ,1. W. Sinclair wore consumed: loss, $">,000. In Hop kinsville, Ky.. (To tin and hardware store and residence of A. C. Ballard, the grocery of Robert G- Wynn, th harn, ss store of ,1. (5. WoV*. the resi deuces of Dr. Shakleford and Mike Scurvy, a meat shop. ;Mtd one or two other houses were destroyed; loss, $15.- )HM); insurance. $12,100. In Ottawa. Ilk, the n si.ionco of E Porter was burn e.l; loss. $0,000: insured In Paris. Tcnn.. the premise- of James Muir, dry good-. ■ lames Mcßae, shoemaker, and Charles Newell, fruit dealer, were burned: tei-al loss. sJT.tHHV In Tippecanoe. 0.. Kht. hamrnel Pros.. lla\seed-oil mill was ecu sinned: loss, $10,000; nearly covered by insuranee. URIMIi ' r i. rejwtcd that the Zulu chief FVt '\v. vo will Ih> restored to power over his tribe ami laud, under the protection of British troops. Ftv k desjieradoes redo into Bisbee. Arizona. Saturday night. killed three men. and rohlred a store e>f #1,200. Isa quarrel at I.a ramie, Wyo., George fook shot his brother in-1 tw. James Blent, dead. Lynchers are after (\wk. John Korr. the self confi~ -.- i mur derer of Amanda Finch ■ Fannie Dun - hanO. in the woods b. ar Perth Amboy, N. .1.. has been indicted by the grand jury there and sent to Jail. Secretary Frki.isuhl'YSEN tele graphed Gov. Stoneman if William t\H>per. a heavy forger whose term is about to expire* should be sent to t • li fornia for trial for forgeries committed in that state. JosKl'll Lah.ssteix. a eolton-buyer of Dallas. Texas, has been arrested for frauds and forgeries amount ing to SIOO,- 000. It is claimed that he oiterated in collusion with a freight agent at Sher man who recently absconded. Francis J. Pakmentee. a Providence. R. 1.. coal dealer, was found dead in a lam Sunday, with his skull fractured. Two white men and a negro have lieen arrested on suspicion. The Home Life Insurance company of Brooklyn has caused the arrest in Chicago of Dr. Henry Geiger. William Guetschow, and Julius Driver, chtrged lowa County Democrat. with conspiracy to defraud by- insuring a sick man by means of a healthy proxy. Tuomas Craig, the defaulting presi dent of the Exchange bank of Montreal fled from that city across the border, on learning that the shareholders would probably order his arrest. He last year built a mansion at a cost of SOO,OOO and deeded it to his wife. He will be fol lowed by detectives. Some grocers’ clerks in New Y’ork have formed the A. li. C. union. Its object is to systematically rob employers. The rule of the association is that each member should by fair means or foul possess himself of $125 a month and de posit it with Christian Krezof Brooklyn, treasurer. They are to he arrested. A. A. Dahlin, town treasurer of Wood Lake, Wis., lias left for parts un known with about $4,000, $2,000 belong ing to the town which he received from the county treasurer just heforeMiis de parture, and the balance he had borrow ed from several parties in the town. Another victim of the fight with the 1 burglars at Shelby, 0., died Monday, leaving a wife and three children. Char les Lowrie, the fourth outlaw, is still at large, but he is well known, and it is be lieved that he will soon he captured. GENERAL NOTES. J xx Golt.ii is making an tamest ef fort to prevent the appointment of a receiver for the St. Joseph and Western road. For eleven months of this year 1T4,- T'.J.T packages of dry goods have been ex ported against 150,214 for (he corres ponding period last year. The tug Adams returned to St. Ignaee Tuesday', finding it impossible to reach Marquette, there being six inches of ice in the Sault river. Mrs. Langtry’s palace car was ston ed by rough characters as it passed through Cotinellsville. Pa, Saturday evening. Glanders have appeared at Rantoul, Illinois, where three horses were con demned and shot hy the state veterinary j surgeon. Folk thousand pieces of wool, dyed flannels and diagonals were sold at auc tion in New York at prices showing a decline of 25 per cent, from agents' quo tations. Ch attanooga has the linest jail in the : South, hut 14 inmates sawed their way out with steel shanks taken from their shoes. A poss of one hundred men is i in pursuit. The Villard stocks were the features in Wall street, Tuesday, ami declined considerably on a rumor that the direc- i tors of the Oregon Transcontinental company would pa s the January divi dend. The supervising inspector of steam: vessels jit Buffalo lias suspended the li cense of Thomas Lovett, who, when chief engineer of the steamship Colora do, caused t lie explosion of her boiler by attaching weights to the safety v al ve. The Governor of Pennsylvania vetoed alt the appropriation hills, except that for the payment of employes, on the gr nind that the business for which [ the extra session was called hud not been : (tansacted. The Senate passed the | measure over the veto hy 27 to I, and the house took similar action hy 105 to j CmnsioiTiEßC. lißooKs.aged I whose i remains were interred at Baltimore, Sat urday. had foretold his death. While 1 mploy ed at New York he grew ill and his mol tier was summoned from Europe 1 hy cable. To her he stated that a de- j ceased friend had appeared to him, tel ling him that he would die Wednesday, l ee. 5, at 2 o’clock, p. m., and young Brooks expired the specified day at 2:10 in the afternoon. Milwaukee Market. Vtu.w.u KKIC. Dee. IE Flour null. Wheat 111 in. iM*-. !\r seller cash; for seller .lamiarv . I : ; , h r seller May Corn Stronger; No .’.’y; 1. ’ctetl. is* y. Oats VnehaiiKetl; No O live I'inii aiui tmehatip <1 Barley • exilici ainl sTeaih ; No 2, e\traNt>. :J, Pitvisiois Peremli'T; 1 for sell* r January. i'rime steam, s. IN for roller l-‘eeenih‘r; S (’.*> for seller January Live Stealy; 4.-UV,/ I'.’*' BiiUer lit in. Oheese- St*atlv mitl tmehan.rcj KeceipO Hour. wheat. hari'->. ■K> Shipmets Mnir, I7.IHXL u heat. ! I.o* 0; harlev, ,*hh> Chicago Market. O.tit ago. I*. *- 11. Flour I Mill aiui unchanged Wheat Inset 1 lel; itTegular opened Uvc low er. htil in sympaUiv with advanet*. (Jen t Falls advan*ed -y v ,t ~j,; afterwards rultnl uns*t- \ lied; declined l\e; elosed U* lower than \vstor 1 <1 i) Sale-' ranged h; v ,. '.r;i 4 for seller Ihvember. elosed .'.‘••o f.r seller January, closed, • rr *N. for seHer February. c*oshl 1..; for s.ler Mat. No. *J, Chicago spriuK. '“'s; closed No. 1 Fhica^o spring. No *J red winter. ik.U'u.io Corn l \c !cd. tradiiiu: coiifi.it >i largely to May delivery, and un isually larp* amounts offered when the market touched tk>c for that delivery, but prices were well sustained notwithstanding price•; advanced "* • alsve opening figu.es liH later receded ‘ 4 !>,. closed \ i 4 under yes t ’l day; for seller cash, elosed 57; 57® *i for stdler INvcmher. closed 77: Td for seller January, elosed 7*7; 7tV 4 i.7.7 : Vs for seller Fehrnnry. closed .N, 4 ; ,v r t*CW 8 for seller May. elosed ‘ 4 Oafs lii fair demand and higher; : >l l s >! /' for sellei cash, closet! :m K ; niV4(fl-)l 7 k for seller Ihvember. elostnl :ilf H : 3ltt 1 for seller January, elosed ’US: Jtiifc for seller M;iy closed Kye l*inn‘;*. 57. Barley ud mu’hangetl. (py Flax seed Firm L'l’Jt*. Perk iH'iuand active; tmscfthsl; opem*d I*' i.V lower, but gradually improved to • pit re*vded 10; but son rallietl again near the c m . declined 1 1 ; 15; e!os*d tame; PJ.'Jo® 1-LiV for seller cash for old; 13.75® 13 SJ foi new; I'* for seller Ptvember. i-losed l-‘"0 1 iv s; f.>r teller January; closed n .uori„ f.. r staler Febru ary elosed 13 *' 13 u for seller March; 1135 i r seder April, lift- 14.7*7U. lor sell. Mav . closed 14.37' 11.40; 1 1 tV> for seller Jm. ’ Kanl Lemaud govd; o;eiu .1 10®3Dc \ h her *mt ahanc.* r. t sustaiuel; s..V7:S.4V> for seller easii; s. o . s ( f or M dler iVcem Iht. el 's‘d s .‘o s ,v,'L; s t4> 7‘,’Ut for seller Jatmarv. closed NS 's' s ; S S "X’tg foi e !er February. cl< sed 77*; S.ss. S •>; for is. Her March; for seller May closed‘.MO--’JM-to. Bulk Mt'ats- Higher; should e*s. ; S.V shirt ribs, . A*, sliort clear. T Buitei Kggs and W. .skey unchanged. Receipts L i i:v ■ ' avl wheat. c m, ILIotXi; oats. •V' Av'. rv e. Iwirh y. f*3.t>X) Shipments Flour, - ’x AVi; wheat. 7k\000; corn. r*J.vXX>; oats, j J. XXL rye, 1.7*0; barley. 41.000, The following was the visible supply of grain iVc f Wheat. corn. oats. ''.'O.’J.'VX 1 ; rye. 12.570.00*4; barley. 3JV3.tXV\ • laughter of Deer in Canada. T iwntoj; loin' A member of the County Council, and a sportsman, says the Legisla ture must do something to protect deer, or the animal will be extinct in three years. The back country seems to bo overrun with sportsmen who have all the apparatus and equipment calculated to make deer-hunting prof itable. In connection with three camps he counted forty dogs, the effectiveness of whose service may be imagined. Deer are being cut down iu scores, and so misused as to render the moat in many cases unfit for food. Vs Strength Declines I lu* iioiao cr> vv more* sensitive. The weak ar dlwavsncrv-nyi. Is it all anomalous, therefore It.il a medidiMf which infuses vigor into Hie >y> m tv the imnlaitn vBT improved digression anti assimilation, shtaiUi b a valuable nervine Such m ls Hosteller's Stomach Bitters, which m su.-vslho acquisition of strength lv an enfeehlesl j hv shjue, because it enables the digestive or.a i "thoroughly eliminate and oatmt into biovni ii e elementsVf vigor contained in the fo-nt. As strength returns, such symptoms of nervousness as .nahi l:y to sleep, loss of appetite, nervous headache, extreme susceptibility to annoyance b\ trivial causes, et * . dwapjear Nature does the rest, and renders the restorative |>rocess com pi *le. By invigorating the system, the Bttiers ; also furnishes it a defense against malaria, for i which, as well as for constipation aad liver com I plaint it is a superb remeoy. MINERAL POINT, AVIS,, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1883. CONGRESSIONAL Tuesday. December 4 Senate —To-day was a great day for bills and the following were introdu i ced. To remove the Arrears Pension law by removing certain limitations in that act Providing for the removal of all dis abilities imposed by the 14th amend ment to the Constitution. Also author izing American citizens to purchase for eign-built ships and engage in the for eign carrying trade. To provide for the further protection of colored citizens ot the United States against the violation of certain rights secured by the Constitution. Also to es tablish the postal telegraph system. To provide for the issne of the circu lation of national banks, allowing the circulation to'be issued for 90 per cent. : of the market value of the bonds, in stead of face value. House. —The Delegates from the Ter ritories appeared at the bar of the House and were sworn in. Mr. Springer offered a resolution to re fer to the Committee on Elections, when appointed, the memraorial of the Gov ernor of Kansas and others (presented yesterday), and the papers presented to the Clerk of the House in regard to the election and qualifications of Peters, of Kansas, with instructions to report whether Peters is eligible, and, if not. whether the contestant Wood, is entitled to the seat. Adopted. A resolution was adopted providing that the rules of the Forty-seventy Con griss he the rules of the Forty-eighth Congress until two weeks from the ap pointment of the Committee on Rules. The Democratic caucus nominees for the minor offices were elected and sworn in. A committee, consisting of Messrs, Curtin. Blackburn and Hiscock, was ap pointed to wait on the President to in form him that the House had organized and was ready to receive any communi cation he might be pleased to transmit. The business of drawing seats was proceeded with. Wednesday, Dec. 5. Senate. —M. Hoar presented a joint ' resolution from the legislature of Mass., opposing convict labor or the public works of the United States. Mr. Blair presented a joint resolution from the Legislature of New Hampshire, opposing further land-grants to railroads, and any renewal of forfeited land grant*. Mr. Butler introduced a bill to repeal the internal revenue laws now in force, and abolish the internal revenue sys- i tern. Other bills were introduced as fol lows: By Mr. Culloni, *o reorganize the Leg islature of Utah. House. —Mr. Randall objected”to the i passage of a resolution or,, the imme diate appropriation "of $30,000 for print- | ing the records of the United States Su preme Court.and it was referred to the committee of the whole. He said that all deficiencies should have a thorough investigation, not only by the House, qut hy the appropriate committee. He had a horror of deficiencies. The Virginia contested election case of Garrison vs. Mayo was referred to the Committee on Elections, when appoint- i ed, with instructions to report the legal questions involved therein. It was ordered that when t lie House ' vdjourns to-morrow it he t.. meet Mon day. Mr. Jones submitted the customary ! resolutions announcing the death of Thomas H. Herndon, of Alabama, and in respect to the memory of the deceas ed the House adjourned, with the un derstanding that no business would 1* be transacted to-morrow. Thursday, December 6. Snialr — Sen. Ingalls introduced a bill to repeal the pre-emption and tim ber culture lawsand to amend the home stead law. Adjourned. House —Mr. McCord took the oath of office. Adjourned until Monday. Monday, Dec. 10 Senate. —The senate met. hut adjourn ed without important action. House. —'There was a regular avalanche of bills introduced in the house which constituted llu> days work. A N’en Portrait of Shakespeare. [Letter to the fall Mall tiazetu- [ Having carefully examined an orig inal miniature of the reign of ( 4 >ueen Elizabeth, beautifully painted on cop per, 1 am in a position to state that we now have anew likeness of the im mortal dramatist at a period of his life when his earlier play., were pro duced and before his popularity at the Court of England rendered him of European interest. It is a full face, age about thirty-five years, bearing the well-known, dee ."-eyed, pensive expression of countenance, massive and tall forehead, and the falling col lar so familiar to us, but with the ad ditional attraction ol exact portraiture from the life itself by evidently a first rate artist, when Shakespeare was in his prime as regards physical appear ance and mental vigor. The holder has allowed it lo remain open to view for a short time to savants and others interested, at Mr. Frank Bucklaud’s. Brain Work. Lanot Brain tension is not a proof of strength, but of weakness. The knit brow, straining eyes and fixed atten tion of the scholar are not tokens of power, but of effort. The intellectual man with a strong mind does his brain work easily. Tension is a fric tion. and the moment the toil of a growing brain becomes laborious it should cease. We are unfortunately so accustomed to see brain-work done with an effort that we have come to associate effort with work, and to re gard tension as something tolerable, if not natural. Asa matter of fact no one should ever kuit his brow as he thinks, or in any way evince ef fort as he works. The best brain-work is done easily, with a calm spirit and equable temper, and in a jaunty mood. All else is the toil of a weak or ill-developed brain straining to ac complish a task which is relatively too great for it. He Knew His Gass ralifcmia Bre**der. The old pacer Longfellow was eu joying a let up at the Oakland track some years ago. In the day-time he ran into a small lot adjoining the course. The inclosure was about 500 yards from the inside track, reaching from the judges' stand along the homestretch. There was a pacing race and a trot the same afternoon. When the pacers were scoring Long fellow would “shack" back with them, wheel when they did and lead the field as far as the confining fence would permit. When the trotters started he was contented to watch them, without any desire to take part in the fight. The Terror of The South. Jasper, Fla.—Mr. Board in un AV.W i son. traveling agent for A. G. Afford A Uo . dealer* in Firearms and Cutler* Baltimore, was prostrated here, with the “break-bone fever:” he asserts tint in his own. as well as in the case of <eh ers, the only tbisg found to relieve thi painful malady was St. Jacobs Oil Tin.- wonderful pain-cure the end-.fo ment of such men as Ex-Post ma-ai General James, Senator Daniel W. Vor Lees, and an army of others. OUK PRESENT CONGRESS. Lint of Members of Both Hou*e* Lately Convened al tfle National Capitol. THE SENATE. The following changes have leen made in th senate of the States since the last session of the forty-seventh congress: In Illinois. Shelby M. Cullom (Rep. \ succeeds David Davis tlnd. ; iii Colorado. Thomas M. Bowen (RepA sueceiis (ieo. M. Chillcott (Rep.i; inGeorgii. Alfred H. Col quit (Dem.) succeeds Pope Barrow (Deni.; in lowa. James F. Wilson (Rep.) succeeds J. W. Me Dill (Kepi in Louisiana Randal Gibson iDem. succeeds W. P. Kellogg ißep.i; in Michigan. T. W. Palmer (Repo succeeds T. W. Ferry (Rep.); in Nebraska, Charles F. Manderson. (Rep. * succeeds Alvin Saunders. (Rep. ; in New Hampshire. Aus tin F. Pike. < Rep succeeds Edward H Hollins. • Rep.i; in Oregon. J. N. Dolph, (Rep.) succeeds Lafayette (rover, (Dem.); in Virginia, H. H. Rid dleberger, < Mahonitei succeeds J. W. Johnston. (Dem.); and in West Virginia. John K. Kenna (Dem.• succeetls Henry G. Davis,(Dem.X The senate contains 3S Republicans. -kJ Democrats.and two Mahoniles. The senate ending March 4. IKK#, stood: Republicans, 37; Democrats. 37: Mahone ites. 1; lu<ie|>endent. 1. Following are the names of the members of the present senate: ; ALABAMA. MISSISSIPPI. Term Polities. Term. Politics. ISSS J a L. Pugh D ISB7 John Z. George D ISS9 John T. Morgan. .1) ISS9 U (J. (’. Lamar. I) ARKANSAS. MISSOURI. ISSS Jas. D. Walker D ISSS George G. Vest D ISS9 Aug. H. Garland D 1887 F. M. Cockrell D CALIFORNIA. NEBRASKA. 18K5 James T. 1 arley . .D 1887 C. H. Van Wyck R 1887 John F. Miller.' R 1889 C. F Mandersou R OOLORADt >. j Jf EVA DA. 1885 Nathaniel P. Hill R 1885 John P Jones R 1849 Thos. M. Bowen. .R 1887 James (. Fair.. D CONNECTICUT. ! NEW HAMPSHIRE. 18,85 Orville 11. Platt. R 1885 Henrv W. Blair K 1887 Jos. R Hawley. R 1889 Austoi F. Pike. H DELAWARE. NEW JERSEY. 1887 Thos. F. Bayard D 1887 Wm. J. Sewell R 1889 Eli Saulsbury D 1889 J. R McPherson I> FLORIDA. NEW YORK. 1 885 Wilkinson Call . D ISSS E. 4i Lapharn R 1887 Chas. W. Jones . D 1889 Warner Miller. R GEORGIA. i NORTH CAROLINA 1885 Jos. E. Brown D 18S5 Zebulon B. Vanee.D 1887 Alfred H.Cok|uitt.D 1889 Mint W. Ransom.D IU.INOIS. OHIO. 1885 John A. Logan R 1885 (i H. Pendleton. D 1889 Shelby M. Cullom R 1887 John Sherman.. R INDIANA. i OREGON. 1885 D. W Voorhees. .D 1885 James H. Slater D 1887 Benj. Harrison. R 1.859 J.N. Dolph. . R lOWA pskkstlvakxa 1885 Wm. B. Allison. R 1885 J.D. Cameron R 1889 James F. Wilson.R 1887 John 1. Mitchell R KANSAS. RHODE ISI^ND. 1885 John J. Ingalls R 1887 N W. Aldrich.. R 1889 Preston B. Plumb H 1889 Henry B.Anthony.K KENTUCKY. SOUTH CAROLINA. 1885 John S. Williams D 188.5 Wade Hampton D 1889 James B. Beck.. D 1889 Matt. C. Butler. 1> LOUISIANA. TENNESSEE. 1885 Ben j F. Jonas . D 1887 H. K Jackson D 1889 Randall Gibson .1) 1889 Isham (5. Harris I) MAINE. TEXAS. 1887 Eugene Hale. R 18<7 Sam Bell Max* y D 1889 Wm. P. Frye R 1889 Richard Coke. . D MARYLAND. I VERMONT. 1885 Jas. B. Groome. D 1885 Justin S. Morrill R 1887 Arthur P.Gorman.D 1887 (ret>. F. Edmunds R MASSACHUSETTS. \ VIRGINIA. 1887 Henry L Dawes.K 1887 Wm. Mahone. M 1889 George F Hoar K 1889 H.H RiddlebergerM MICHIGAN. WEST VIRGINIA. 18s; Omar D. Conger.. R 1887 J. N. Camden D 1889 Thos. W. Palmer. R 1889 John K. Kemia D MINNESOTA. WISCONSIN. 1887 S. J R. McMillan.R 1885 Angus Cameron R 1889 Dwight M. Sabin R 1889 Philetns Sawver l\ 1 Total Republicans. 38; DenuKTats. ; Mahon- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Following isa list of members of the lower house of llt* Forty-eighth congrass: ALABAMA. 1 Tin's. H. Herndon .1) 5 Thomas Wil iams I) J Hilary A Herbert D 1 (> G W. Hewett. D 3 Will am C. (>;its ...I) 7 William If. Forney D ) Charles M. Shelley. D 8 Luke Prior. D ARKANSAS. 1 Poindexter Dunn D 4 Samuel'A Peel D ‘J Janies K. Joues. .1) Al large. C. R. Breck -3 John K Rogers .. D enridgt' D CALIFORNIA. 1 Win. S. Rosecrans D 1 Patrick 2b Ttilly D J James II Rudd D At large, C A SummerD 3 Barclay Henley Dj At laige. J.Glasccck..D COLORADO. James B. Belford K J CONNECTICIT. I Win, W, Eaton D j 3 John T. Wait. R 3 < lias. i,. mii • n ..i> | 4 ic. w. Seymour. ... D DELAWAHK. Charles K. Lord DJ FLORIDA. 1R H M Dat id.son D !‘J Horatio Bisliee, Jr 17 GEORGIA. 1 JohnC. Nichols .. D ( James H. Blount D •J Henry (J. Turner.. D 7 Jtidson C. Cements!) 3 Charles F. Crisp D 8 Seaborn Reese D Hugh Buchannau.. D 9 Alien D. Candler D 5 N. J Hammond l At large. T. HardeinanD ILLINOIS 1 R W Dunham K 11 William H Neece.D •J J hit F Finnertv. 1 li James M. Riggs D 3 George It D.tv s, R 13 Win M Springer.. I) I George E Adams. R 14.1 H Rowel*.. R .5 Retibon Elwood R 15 Joseph G Gannon R PolH*rt H Hitt R Id Aaron Shaw D 7T J Henderson R 17 S\V Motile.n D 8 William Cullen . R 18 Win R Morrison D 9 Lewis V . Pavson R 19 R.‘V Townsluuul D 10 N K Worthuiiton D id John R Tlnuuas R INDIANA. ) John J. Kleiner. . D 8 John K lamb D i Thomas R Cobb D 9 Thos B Ward D 3S M. St4H-kslager D 1" Thos .1 Wood D I Williams Holman D II George W Steele R 5 C C. Matson D li Robert Lowery D ti Thos M Browne R 13 Win H Calkins K i Stanton J IVele R • loW A IM. \ McCud R 7 John A Kasson.. R .1 H. Murphy D BW. I’. Hephurn R ' I) B. Henderson R 9W. H M Pusev. D 41. II Weller .GBi 10 A. J Holmes. *. 17 •5 Janies Wilson R ll Lssac S. fetruMe R j. C. Cook D KANSAS. IJ. A. Andorson . R At large, L Haunack R iD C. Haskell . R At large. S. R Peters K JThomasßvan . R At large. 8.. Perk us. K At large. E.N. Morrill 17 KENTUCKY. 1 Cscat Turner .. D 7 J.( . Blackburn D i James F. (Mav. I> 8p Thompson. Jr D 3J. E. Hallsell. D MV W. Culberson l-i 4 T. A. Robertson D 1 John D. White R 5 Albert S. Willis D 11 Frank W,dford D c. John G. Carlisle. . D Louisiana. 1 Carleton Hunt D SJ. Floyd King .. D i E. John Ellis D 9*A. S. Herr *n D MW. P Kellogg R —— 1 N.c Blanehard D *Dea 1 MAINE. At large Charles A. Boutelle K Thomas B. Reed R Seth H Milliken It Nelson Dingier. Jr ...K MARYI^AND, IG. W. Covington D 4J. V. L Findlay D i.I, F C Talbott D 5 Hart B Holloa* . li 3F. S. Hoblitzell. .1), t> L. E. McCaina> li MASSACHUSETTS. IH. T. Davis R 7 El>en F. Stpne . H i John D. 3A. K. Hanney ..R Theolore Lyman 1 4P. A. Collins.' D 10 William W Rice R 5 Lcoj-old Moi-s** D 1! William Whiting K H. B. LeAering D li Geo. D. Robinson R MICHIGAN. IW. C. May bury.. D 7E. C. Carleton D iN. B. Eldridge. D 8 Roswell (7. Hon* K 3K. S. La<*ey K 9 Byron E.Cutcheon.R 4 (eo. L. Vapels.. D 10 HM. Hatch K 5 Julius Houseman . D 11 Edward Brcitung R ♦. Edwin B. Wiuans D , MINNESOTA. 1 Milo White. . R 4W. D. Washburn R i Jas. B. Wakefield. K 5 Kiutt** Nelson K 3 Horace B. Strait K MISSISSIPPI. i H. 1.. Mubirow D s<►. K Singleton i iJ. R. Chalmers. I dH. S. Van Eaton.. I> 3 K S. Jeffords. K 7 E. BarkesdaJe D 4 H. D. Money D MISSOURL 1 William H. Hatch.D 8 John J. < )*Neill. D iA. M. Alexander D 9 J.C Broad head. D 3A M Ibickery D 10 Martin L. ( Manly D 4 James N. Burns. ..D 11 Richard P. Bland D 5 Alexand* r (fraves.D li Charles H. Morgan.!) and John (‘• *sgrove D 13 Robert W Fyan. D 7 Ayletl H. Buckner.D 14 Lowndes H. Davis D NEBRASKA. lA. J Weaver R 3E. K. Valentine R i James Laird. R NEVADA. Ge rge W Cassidy D NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1 Martm A. Haynes K . i • swan Ray R NEW JERSEY I Thomas M. Ferrell. D 5 Wm. W. Phelps . R iJ. Hart Brewer R and Wm, H. F. Feidier D 3 John Kean. Jr H 7 William MeAdoo. D 4 Benj F. Howey H NEW YORK. 1 Perry Belmont.. D 18 Fret! % Johnson. K i Win. E. Robinson D 19 Abram X. Parker K 3 I>arv in R. Jam* s K Edward T. WmpCe.D 4 Felix Campbell D il ( ieorge W Ray ... K 5 Nicholas Mmler D 22 Oiaries H. Skinner K and Samuel S. fox D i3 J. Thomas Spriggs D 7 Wm. Dorsheimer D 24 N W NutUng . K ► J hn J. Aiams —D 25 Frank Hiscock H 9 John Hardy D "X Sereno E Payne R Jo Abram S. Hewitt . D 27 J W WadaworUi H 11 < ’rlaaao B. Potter . D :> S t-phen C. Millard K li Wal o Hutchict.. D 29 John Amot ..D 13 John H Ketcham. R 3"4 H S. Greenieaf. D 14 Lewis Brad) D 31 Rr>bertS. Stevens D 15 John J Bagiev Jr D 32 Willard F. Rogers. D Id T. J. Van Ao-Stpne D 33 Fruea B. Brewer R 17 Henry <4. Burk-igh K At large.H.W.Slocum. 1) NORTH CABOLTNa I Welter R Pool R 6 Cknmt Dowd D i James E. O'Hara R 7 Tyre York ..I 3 Wharton J. Green. Di 8 Robert B. Vance. D 4 William R Cox D At large. R I Becoett-D 5 Alfred M. Scales D OHIO. 1 John H. Foliet D li Alphonso Hart . R i Isaac M. Jordon I) 13 (ieorge R Coo verse D 3 Robert M- Murray L f 4 (eo W. Geddes .. D * Benj. Le. Ferre .. .D 15 Adooir’m J Warner.D 5 (ieorge E. Seney ..D Id Beriah Wilkins D and William D Hill D 17 John T Updegraff R 7 Hvnrr R Morey R 18 Wm McKinley. Jr . R 8 J Warren Keifer E IS Ezra B. Taylor . R | *j Janies S R *binfroo R 2D Dark! R Paige D 10 Frank H. Hurd . D 21 Martin A Foran D II J W McCormick R OKEOON. Melvin C George. R PENNSYLVANIA. 1 Henry H. Bingham.R 15 George A. Post I> *2 Charles O'Neill . H 16 vVUliamW. Brown.K 3 Samuel J Randall.l> 17 Jacob M. OampbelLH 4 William D. Kelley R IS Louis E. Atkinson K 5 Alfred C. Harmer. R 19 William A Duncan I> g James B. Everhart-R Andrew G. Curtin..l> 7 L. Newton Evans.. K Si Charles E. Bovle. D S Daniel Ermentroal.D 22 James H Hopkins I> 9 A Herr Smith K S3 Thomas M. Bayne K 10 William Mutchler. .!> S4 Geo. V. Lawrence..K 11 John B. Storm. . D 25 John D Hfctton .. D IS Daniel W. Connelly.!* S6 Samuel H. Miller R 13 ('has. N. Brumm GB * 7 Samuel M. Bra inert! K 14 Samuel F. Barr R At large. M. F. Elliott. D RHODE ISLAND. 1 Henry J. Spooner .K S Jokathan Chace K SOUTH CAROLINA 1 Samuel Dibble. .. D 5 John J. Hemphill.. D S George D. Tillman . D 6 George \V. Dargan D 3 D Wyatt Aiken D 7K.W. M. Mackey K 4 John H. Evins. . D TENNESSEE. 1 A. 11. IVUibone K G Andrew J. c-ulwell D 5 Leonidas C. Honk K 7 John G. Baliai.tyne.D T George G. DibreU D S John 51. Taylor D 4 Benton MoMillin.. D Pice A. Pearce. D 5 Richard Turner D 10 Casey Young D , TEXAS 1 Charles Stewart. D 7 Thos. P. Ochiltree Ind S James H. Regau D s John H. Miller D 3 James H. Joue* D 9 Roger V* Mill D 4 Davit 1 B.CulbertsonD 10 John Hancock D 7* J. W.ThrockmortonD ll S I.T. D G >Un Welborn D VERMONT, 1 John W Stewart . R S Luke P Poland . R VIRGINIA. 1 Roht.M Mayo Mah G John K Tucker R J Harry Libby M h 7 John Paul Mah 3 Georve D Wise D * John S Barbour D 4 Ben.S. lbx>per. . Mali 9 Henry S Bowen Mah 5 GeorgeC.Cabell .. D At large. J s Wise Mah WEST VIRGINIA. 1 Nathan G IT. Jr K 3 John V K- nn i D S Win I. Wilson D 4 Fust ice 4 i ibson .I > WISCONSIN. 1 John Winans D G Richard Guenther. R S Daniel H.Sumner D 7 G M Woodward. D 3 Burr W .Jones D s Win T Price K 4 Peter V Dnestcr D 9 Isaac Stephenson R 5 Joseph Rankin . D Totals—Denis..l9’; Reps. IIS; Mahonites, 6; Inde|*endents. 5; Green backers. *J; vacancies io<*- casioned hr the death of J .T. FpdegratT. of the Seventeenth Ohio district, and Andrews S Herron of tlie Sixth Louisiana listrict>. '2. Total. .*W5* Democratic majority over 7l: Dem ocratic majority over all, •! The following shows the political changes that have taken place between the FoGy seventh and Forty-eighth congresses. th‘ Independents and i liieenbaekers being e assilitsi according to their party auteeetlents and the manner in which they voted on party questions. dTth. tsih. Rep. Dem. Rep. hem. Alabama s . s I Arkansas I 5 , California 2 •* G Colorado 1 1 Connecticut 3 ] 1 3 IH-lawar® ....... l 1 j Florida I I 11 1 Georgia 9 I*> Illinois 13 G M 9 Indiana s * I 9 lowa •. • ; i i Kansas Kentucky ...... 1 '• 9 1 Louisiana ... I > l 5 Maine * 1 Maryland 1 5 - l Mi ssaclmsetts l' I '• 3 Michigan 5 g Minnesota 1 Mississippi .... 1 5 1 t< Missouri ... * II Nebraska . .. 1 .3 Nevada 1 1 New Hampshire 3 2 New Jersey I : I T i New York *JO IT IT Jl North Carolina 1 7 *J . i Ohio 15 5 h I T i < hegon 1 1 I 1 Vunsvl vania l‘. s 1G 1„* Kin Hie Island. South Carolina ‘ J J Tennessee I 1 S Texas G 11 Vermont T Virginia 3 g g * West Virginia -3 1 3 Wisconsin . G *j T g T<>m l 15S 135 V 27 198 Majority *-’3 VI j The subjoined table gives the states affected hy Hi.* reai'p ’i tioiuiient or’ iss-j. with the losses and gains in the nuniDer of di*trwU; No of .list s (in in Loss | Mabaina .5 I ('aliforuia G (ieorgia lo 1 Illinois a i I lowa 11 Kansas. i I Lentuekv II 1 Mane ' s I Massachusetts 12 1 Michigan .11 J Minnesota 5 J Mississippi . 7 1 Missouri .11 I Nebraska ; l 3 New Hampshire . - t> New York U 1 North Carolina l i thio '-’I 1 Pennsylvania ‘.a 1 Smith r.-.n-lina . ..... i Texas 11 5 Vermont ■- I Virginia Id West Virginia .1 1 Wisconsin . 1 I Totals 3*> Net Gain Following arc tie* stales having delegates at large; \rkansas 1 New York i ('aliforuia North Carolina 1 Georgia I Pennsylvania... I Kansas I Virginia 1 Main - 1 Not Spoiled. London World. Reginald Easton, the celebrated mi nature painter, has just completed for the Prince of Wales a minature of the world renowned young beauty, Miss Jennie Chamberlain. It is re markably beautiful, and shows to great advantage her wonderful beauty and exquisite coloring. His Royal Highness is much pleased with the likeness, and has ordered it encased iu a delicate gold frame encircled with real pearls. Mr. Easton says it is al most impossible for an artist to jus tice to the young American beauty’s perfect face and sweet expression. Mr Chamberlain will not allow his daughter's photographs to be sold, and the Priuce of Wales and several other members strongly disapprove of Miss Chamberlain’s lovely face being seen in the shop-windows. The young lady seems to he more in demand than ever, and she and her mother, are paying a series of visits in English country houses. It is a great advan tage to be so lovely, and a great and rare quality not to be spoiled by such adulation. Enforcing Silence. Norwalk C'-im. Hour. A little Norwalk boy got a sliver in his foot, and a motion to poultice the wound, made by his mother and sec oned by his grandmother, was carried in spite of his objections. He. kicked and screamed and protested that he would not submit to any such indig nity, but the majority against him was two to one, and the poultice was made ready. It was arranged that the grandmother should apply the poul tice while the patient’s mother stood over him with a stick, with authority and instructions to apply that also if he made the least show of resistance. When all was ready the youngster was placed on the bed and operations began. As the hot poultice touched the boy’s foot he opened his mouth to say something, but his mother, with the stick, awed him to silence. Again the boy strove to make himself heard, and again the upraised stick warned him to keep quiet. In a short siinute the poultice was firmly in place, and the boy was tucked up in bed. there to remain until the medicine had done its work. As the urchin’s tormentors moved away, a shrill, small voice came from under the bed clothes: “You’ve got it on the wrong foot!” The Largest Boose Market. Rummelsburg, near Berlin, boasts of the largest goose market probably in the world. There arrive daily at that station on an average forty cars with geese and ducks. Every car con tains about 1500, thus making about 400,000 birds shipped every week, or an annual total of 20,000,000. The largest portion of these birds are rear ed and fattened on the surrounding provinces, and thence dispatched to all parts of Germany. England, Bel gium, France, Switzerland and other European countries. THE C OMMITTEES. They are the Principal Topic now in Washington. i Some Plain Talk, Guesses and Gossip Concerning Them. Deuster will Probably go on the Ways and Means Committee. CARLISLE’S COMMITTEES. Guesses and Gossips About Them Washington, Dec. 11.—The ab sorbing topic is still the formation of the committees by Speaker Carlisle. The extreme anxiety of the protection ist republicans to alarm the country about possible democratic action on the tariff received a set-back from Mr. Carlisle's speech on assuming the speakership. THE MODERATION of Mr. Carlisle's remarks, however, did not please his opponents, who have since then begun a sort of double barrelled clamor. With one voice they proclaim that the democrats are noth ing but a horrible set of free-traders, and with another they cry' out that Mr. Carlisle is only a protectionist in disguise and will make up the way* and means committee on the old Ran dall and Blaine plan of so equally balancing opinion in it as to disable it from doing anything. How Mr. Carlisle will frame the ways and means committee nobody but him at present knows, and even he may not have entirely decided. The speaker is usually allowed a couple of weeks iu which to frame his committees. Two years ago Mr. Keifer announced his committees ON THE 2IBT OK DECEMBER. The present house not only contains thirty-two more members than the last or any previous house, but it has also an unusually larg# number of ne.-v' members, a good many of the old members of both parties having been left at home because of the pub lic indignation at the passage of the notorious river and harbor bill. The task put upon the speaker in the se lection of committees is, therefore, l N( OMMONLY LABORIOUS and difficult. He has to inform him self of the profession or calling, the peon lia i - experience and line of study! of a great number of members uu- i known to him and to the general pub lic. and this he is carefully and labor iously doing us a necessary prelimin ary work. Meantime those who pretend that he is going to make a muddle of the committees or that he is “backing down” from the poLcies as to tax and tariff reform, public economy and re trenchment on which he was made speaker do not know the man. Mr. Carlisle is in many ways the ablest man who has occupied the speaker’s chair iu many years. He is a man of strong convictions, to which he has come by careful study of the needs of the country, and he is a man of high principle. Here is what he said upon assuming the chair: 1 am sure, gentlemen, that all matters of lation presented during this congress will receive from vou Mich careful consideration as the mag nit tide and character of the interests involved re quire: and that your action upon them will he wise, conservative and patriotic. Sudden and radical the lawsand regulations ulTeet ins' the commercial and industrial interests of the people ought never to he made unless imperative ly demanded hy some public emergency. And in lily opinion, under existing circumstances, such changes would not he favorably received hy any eonsTderahle number of those who have given seri ous attention to the subject Many reforms are undoubtedly necessary, and it will he your duty, alter a careful examinatioa of the whole subject in all its hearings, to decide how far they should he made. What the countrv lias a rigid to expect is strict economy in the administration of every depart meld of the government, just and equal taxation for public purposes, a aitiifu! observance of the j limitations of the constitution an-1 u scrupulous regard for the rights and interests of the great lovdy of the people. These arc wise and statesmanlike words. They are not the words of either a doctrinaire or a trimmer, but of a man familiar with affairs, fully informed of the country’s condition and needs,and convinced that reforms are necessary, but that reforms to be beneficial and enduring must be care- i fully made. That is the promise of Mr. Carlisle's speech. He hail heard the absurd “FREE TRADE 1 ' CLAMOR with which the republicans are trying to alarm the country, and he answer ed it by the assurance that the coun try has no need to be apprehensive of mischievous or even rash legislation. That is the plain fact. The spirit which prevails among those democrats whom the election of Mr. Carlisle has placed in the leadership is prudent and conservative. They' do not mean to overthrow any industries, but they do mean to relieve our home industries of burdens and shackles under which they' are. as everybody sees, suffering a kind of dry rot. They mean to re peal those NEEDLESS TAXES which have for years been continued by the republicans in order to create an enormous surplus revenue for the encouragement of jobbery of all kinds. In striking off taxes the dem ocratic leaders mean to strike off, first, those which bear most oppress ively' upon our home industries, which cripple our manufacturers, and cause that glut of our markets through costly' overproduction, from which the country is now suffering, and which has thrown so many thous ands of laboring men out of employ ment. That is the democratic programme. It alarms MONOPOLISTS AND CAPITALISTS, who have grown rich as the favorites of the republican party, and by the heavy and oppressive bounties which that party has given them, but it will benefit the great mass of workmen em doyed by these monopolists and favored capitalists, who have seen their masters grow wealthier while they themselves were half the time outof work. When the committees are announced it will be seen that Mr. Carlisle is true to his record and that the com mittees he names mean judicious, prudent and intelligent reform of grave abuses. THE WAVS AND MEANS COMMITTEE is that which will have to deal with tariff and tax reforms and is really the only committee that the people gener ally are anxious about. Mr. Keifer placed on this committee thr?e Penn sylvanians and ten high protection ists. making Mr. Kelly the chairman. If Mr. Carlisle should follow this ex ample he would put on it ten revenue reformers and three protectionists. He will prob ably no. to be so unfair as this, but will give the opponents of a tax re form a somewhat larger representa tion. although the democratic majori ty in this house is sixty-seven, while the republican majority in the last house was but fifteen. If Mr. Hewitt, of New York, had sufficient health for so laborious a post he might perhaps become chair man of the ways and means. But it is probable that he would prefer not to undertake it, and it can scarcely i NO. 10. fail to fall to Mr. Morrison, of 111., who, by abilitv and long service, is clearly entitled to it. Mr. Morrison. Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Randolph Tuck er were THE ONLY THREE TARIFF AM' TAX RE FORMERS on the last commitec. Mr. Tucker will, of course, be named on the commit tee again. and viith him. probably, Mr. Hewitt, of New York; Mr. Hurd, of Ohio; Mr. Deuster, of Wisconsin; Mr. Buckner, of Missouri; Mr. Ham mond, of Georgia, and Mr. Hancock, of Texas. These would all be tit and capable men. and they would repre sent the states of New York, Ohio. Illinois. Wisconsin. Virginia, Georgia, Missouri and Texas. On the republic an •-ide he will undoubtedly place Mr. Keliey. of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Mc- Kinley, of Ohio. And ho will need then to give New England at least one representative, probably Mr. Runny or Mr. Lyman; and the far west another, who ought to be Mr. Ander son, of Kansas, who made his mark in the last house. THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION It Looks Like Indianapolis and New. Washington, Dec. 11.—The lobbies to night are filled with delegates and their “friends.” The “friends” are the workers and some of them are very hard ones. It looks to night as though the Indianapolis people were away ahead of all the others and that Indianapolis would secure the eon | * mtion. John C. New is also ahead tor the chairmanship. The Chicago people are still confident though, and if bragging is at all effective, they will get the convention. They held a meeting to-night. The canvass showed that eighteen delegates can be relied on for Chicago on first ballot. There are many whose second choice is Chicago. The number of commit teemen is forty-seven, and twenty four necessary for a choice. The Chicago committee hopes to win by a combination with Indianapolis, prob ably on the chairmanship. If the supporters of Chicago combine are for New, Chicago may get it. There is no indications that Arthur has manifested any desire with respect to location. The committee assume, however, that he wishes Philadelphia. That is the Eastern city upon which Arthur's strength is concentrated. Consequently all the Federal officials, except those who are avowed Logan men, favor the East, as well as Filley, of Missouri, who wants to he postmaster. The Chicago men claim that they have only six more votes to secure to win, DORSEY. A few days ago it was reported that Steph n W. Dorsey would attend the meeting of the committee for the ex press purpose of excoriating John A. Logan, against whom he is especially bitter because the Illinois senator left his name out of a resolution of thanks : tendered last January to the men who “saved” Indiana. Dorsey is not like ly to be here. Latest advices arc that j he is busy on bis ranch in New Mes | ico. and cares little about the meeting 1 of tha committee or the gratification |of personal revenge at present. In | deed, it would matter little if he were here, as the Arkansas delegation is determined to oast him from the com mittee. The delegation will hold a meeting to morrow, and indications are that ex-Senator Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, an opponent of Dorsey, will he selected as Dorsey's successor. Hewitt on the Tariff. Washington, Dec. 11, Congress man Hewitt in an interview said to day: “ 1 believe that there should he a reform in the tariff. It should he equally distributed. The recent revi sion only made matters worse. For instance, tarlatan,an article for which there is no great demand, was taxed 35 per cent, and the tariff increased to 140 per cent. This was entirely unnecessary and unfair. The tariff on iron rods was *25 per ton and it was reduced to $ll. The result was that all the mills in this country were shut down and thousands of employes put out of work. The tariff c n steel rails is $lB when $l2 would be suffi cient. If our manufacturers should be unable to supply the demand, the buyers would, by using the foreign material, he compelled to pay so much more than was necessary, in revising the tariff let it he distributed in a manner that all trade will be equally benefited, and not make a reduction here and an increase there in order to benefit one trade in par ticular and at the same lime injure another. “There is a surplus of r< venue. The government collects more than it has use for. and there should he a re duction. But how and where lam not prepared to say until I have can vassed the whole field." “What do you think of Mr. Car lisle's election ?” asked the reporter. “I have already said that I have great confidence in Speaker Carlisle, and believe that he will pursue a most conservative policy. Mr. Carlisle is one of the most honest and able men tkat I have met, and I believe that he will pursue a patriotic and judicious course.’’ “What is there in the cry that he is a representative of the southern element?” “It is not true. Mr. Carlisle is a representative of the people, and al though I did not vote for him, Ilh nk that bis election is a wise one. I notice that your paper is urging me as the chairman of the committee on ways and means. I will stale that 1 am not a candidate or aspirant for that honor. I think that Mr. Morrison is the man who should be chairman of that commit tee. He is an able and conscientious man. and can fill the offics judicious ly. I think that I can do as much good in the way of tariff reform as a mem ber of that committee as 1 could as chairman.” “Do you believe that the tariff ques tion will have an effect upon the pres idential contest '?” “ I most certainly do. Men have been sent to Washington for the pur pose of urging a tariff reform, and they cannot afford to neglect their duty. The tariff blunders must be corrected. If the dermic rats turn their backs to it they will be defeated. It is a question of the utmost import ance, and it will not do to wait until times are dull and then institute a re form. but it must Le done now while business is prosperous, and when it will do the most good." A BIG FRAUD. How Badger Boys have been Taken In by Hawkeye Harpies. Milwaukee, Dec. Jl.— The Sentinel to morrow will publish an expose of alleged frauds perpetrated by the lowa Great Eastern Mutual Life As sociation of Anamosa. lowa, agents of which have been doing business in Wisconsin without license. The com panv was formed 15 months since and in Waukesha, a town of 5,000 inhabi tants have already worked up a busi ness of ♦200,000. Mr. Uaverse.the Chi cago agent, applied to the Wisconsin commissioner of insurance fora li cense and was refused. Patents have been issued in main to simple minded : people for little or nothing and all , i business is done very quietly ‘ BAILROADS. A iViple Alliance. Chicago, Dec. 11. — The announce meat ill at a twenty-five vears compact had been signed inNew'York between the Union Pacific, Rock Island and Milwaukee iV St. Paul roads is accept ed here as a facL and is looked upon by the other members of the pool as a culmination of the policy of the St. Paul road outlined by it when it gave its first notice of its intention to withdraw from the combination a month ago. Officials here, however, do not think the terms of the tripartite agreement have been correctly stated. General Manager Potter, o'f the Burlington road, declared this morning that he did not believe the three roads had ‘signed any compact which contem plated any attempt on their part to control all business of the Union Pa cific. The managers had no authority to make any such agreement.. lii his opinion the compact provided that the lines should maintain the divisions, as between lowa, Kansas <lk Pacific or through and local business now in force. Mr. Potter also expressed the opinion that the entire affair was largely a street movement to bear the B. itO. stock in part icular and that his company did not care to enter upon a career of warfare. As continuing the fact, that ibe Rock Is land and St. Paul have pooled their issues for a principal campaign The former road this morning notified the Burlington of it> intentions to withdraw from the lowa passenger pool, Jan Ist. of which it has been a member the past 11 years It has given no sign that it content plates retiring from the freight ps>o) as well, but notice to that effect would not be considered as surprising, which would place it on the same footing with Us confederate the St Paul com pany at the beginning of the new year. and allow it perfect freedom of action as against other lowa roads The adjourned me •ting of the Omaha lines, which was set for Thursday of this week, lias been postponed for Monday of next week, when the terms of the com pact are cx ucctcd to be made known to the other lines, and the fact that if that announcement is made they can form a now alliance is looked upon as m fact on the part of the Rock Island and Union Pacific roads, that no other roads can join the new pool but on the terms proposed by them. This is the view of a majority of the officials conversed with to day, and with that result the conference a Ijotimed. OlliciGO, Dec. 11. The tripartite agreement of the Chicago, Milwaukee \ St Paul, Union Pacific and Bock Island roads which was signed on Monday in New York, rims for twen ty-live years, but is terminable at “a shorter period and which shall not be less than live years from date, and then only on one year's notice, so that the agreement holds good for six years from date in any event. the tow \ ii u sK, There is a clause allowing other roads to permit the lowa pool to enter on such terms as the three contract ing roads shall make. The agree meat calls for an interchange on all business except such as is designated to go by a certain route. The Hock Island and St. Paul are to get all of the Union Pacific Gallic and tliat of the first named roads must go to the Union Pacific. There is a sub agree meat between the Roek Island and St. Paul, which calls fora pooling of the Omaha business. The tripartite agreement goes into effect January Ist, ISSI. Washington. KELI.OHIi's ISPIITMKN f. Washington. Dee. 11. The ease of ex Sen. Kellogg, indicted in eon nection with the star route eases, goes i ot'i>r to t) ♦.x 4 tmi. Till*; ( AIIINKT < 'ONsIIUIKS o*i> \ Ni:i .l, r \sk W ashington, Dec. II The case of O'Donnell was considered by the cab inet to-day. It is learned that Score (ary Frelinghnysen, some days ago received inslructions from Minis'er Lowell to recognize <> Donnell's i(i z.enship; and today further instrne lions were telegraphed him. SENATOR WTIIONV. Senator Anthony, accompanied by liis physician visited the capitol, to day and required the assi..l nice of friendly arms to reach the •levator, and he passed thence to the senate chamber. I (is tipped ranee however, is more encouraging to bis friends than the published accounts of his illness lead them to expect. the co.mjuttkk ok xmeukan vet KUANS submitted 1< Speaker Carlisle the names of Townsend of Illinois, Lc fevre of < )!iio, Holman of Indiana, and IJroadhead of Missouri, with the statement that eithei of them, if appointed chairman of the committee on pensions, would, in their opinion, iully advance the interest of veterans fn the matter of pensions. KKSIONS ins POSITION. K. W. Austin, of Tennessee, re ; signed his position as assistant door keeper of the house to accept a special agency of the treasury department. THt LA CROSSE WONDER. Confirmation of the First Report. L\ Crosse, Dec. 11 The Repuhli can and Leader has further details of the condition of Louis Anderson, the Swede of at years, who was found yesterday afternoon in a hay stack, where he had been buried since Nov. 17th. He is still alive and under the best of care at the county poor farm, He was 91 days without food of water. The ea“e excites the general attention of the medical fraternity. He has wasted aw*y to a skeleton. 1 Its feet were badly frosted. His long slarva lion and dreadful experience of the past three weeks, his discovery by a party of hoys and final rescue, is au interesting subject of conversation. Arkansas Politics. Little Buck. Dec. 11.-The repub lican state Central committee met to day and elected ex-Gov. Powell Clay ton chairman, vice Terrans, deceased. The committee unanimously declared j S. W. Dorsey no longer a citizen of Arkansas and recommended Powell Clayton to fill the vacancy on the national republican committee, caused by Dorsey's removal. Boston Election. Boston, Dec. 11. The city vote complete for mayor is: Martin 27,440, O'Brien 23,9*9. O'DONNELL. A Move in His Behalf. London, Dec. 11.— A point will be raised that the jury in the O'Donnell trial should be composed of six Brit ish subjects and six Americana. American citizens of Irish birth or parentage, residents of London, are about to wait upon Lowell to urge him to use his influence with the British government to obtain a respite for O'Donnell, even if the {roofs of his American citizenship do not ar rive before the day fixed for the exe cution. O'Donnell continues calm in demeanor and pays a marked atten tion to the priest who visits him. He seems prepared for the worst. A Bloody Old Fort. On writing of military titles in the West, a San Francisco journalist is re minded of the visit of an English lord to Sacramento during a session of the Legislature many years ago. His lordship put up at the Orleans. His chaperon introduced him to Col. J. Y. McDuffv, Gen. Wright, and other noted sofdiers, when his lord ship asked him, “Lad, is this a hotel or is it a bloody old fort?”