The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, February 14, 1890, Image 1
THE NEWS,
?Irs. Copj Inger, tl.e eldest dnuglit r jT~ c
retary Blaine, di-jd at her homo in Wasbington.
Patrick Hagney, aged forty-three
years, a sp-cial ollioer at Pbce t'.xvlllc, Pa.,
was shot and fatally wound.nl by unknown
parties. Five blocks of I uilding* nt Danbury,
Ct., wero burned. Lose #30),000.
Nathan C. Harnett, secretory of state of
Georgia, died at Atlanta in bis ninetieth
year.??Philadelphia brickmakers will de- I
tnand an increase of twenty per cent. In i
wages. The dislike of the Polish Catholics I
of East Buffalo, N. Y., for the new pastor <
of the Catholic Church developed into a riot, (
In which the women fougbt like tigresses, i
and tried to kill the priest. An explosion ,
In the Nottingham (.baft of the Lehigh and |
AY ilkesbarre Coal Company buried five min- (
ers alive, fatally injured several and badly 1
burned others G i ver nor Thayer calls the i
T?.?..U|ftn|.-i wwawxwn ? '' 1
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eoum'"r^ot reducing the ?
J^mcrs.' Alfred Brown of Westchester, Pa., *
wis arrested for practicing medicine without ?
n diploma and for using "hoodoo" methods. c
??The buildings of the Kansas City Pack- *
ing and the Chasj Refrigerator Company of fc
Kansis City were burned. Loss $100,000. t
?J. F. Harine, of Kansas City, was ar- fl
rested, charged with swinging H. D.Stringer r
^ and J. S. Ward rout of $22,000 worth of real d
^ estate. Charles J. Lochbiler, bond clerk
tn the Detroit custoin-houw, is in:s ing, nn 1 ^
o deficiency to the amount of 12,000 bus been n
discovered in his accounts. Lottie Grillin, n
the wifeof Owen Grifiln.a well known singer C(
committed suicide in New York city. pj
Djiegato Harr, Democrat, of Ihe West Vi:- ir
ginin legislature, luado a st it uncnt that ho "
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had bo?n offered a bribe to vote for General j,
G? ft' for governor, anil bis charges are being w
investigated. A petition was presented in b'
tho United States Court at Pittsburg, asking Lj
for the sale of the Allegheny Valley Rail.
. r~*y|iT?I ?r that the road is now in di
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uvi mi? iv ma nmoanc or over rix millions
Tho steamer Jersey City arrived ct Ne-v Ke
\ York from Bristol, after a terrible experi- ra
^ once. During a hurricnno threo of ths^rew f?
were washed overboard. Joseph Bacon,
J a co ored boy of twelve yoirs, deliberately )j|
^ ki iod his little broth ?r and eisfc?r,ngod eight le
and threo years, at Louisiana, Ala ltt
The Sixth N itionol Hank of New York, "a,
has been wrecked by tho management,which, tu
ook charge only a few days a go. The new frt!
president dispose 1 of $0 X1,000 in bonds, only 1 ^
200,000 of which have been recovered by in.
the bank examiner, now in charge of tho inBiitution.
The L nox Hill Bank, which | jjjj
loared through the Six i; V li >nal, has n'ao h0j
been forced to suspon I. G. o ;-.e H. I'ell.one hei
of the partiei implicated ha3 been arrested, ^*>1
and other arrests will follow. Prisident a ?
Harrison's house at In lianap >lis was robt>ed. lor
Horace B. Chase, superintendent of the gov- f-*1
eminent Indian school at Genoa, Nob., was;
coavicte 1 of keeping falsj books and pre- pja
8^"*I^rt^raia^Uidoi^of KaTsas CUy, bns dis Sbt
appeared with $1,000 of the funds. A jury
of Hopklnsville, Kentucky, awarded $15,000 1ID1
. damage to William Kauffmnn against the to i
Louisville and Nashvillo Railroad Company
for dainag s In the crushing of a leg between Jj""
cars.M. A.ToasJale.of Franklin,O.,while jai|
temporarily insane, attempted to blow him- saf
elf up with gunpowder. John C. Patter- ^
on, who w?g robbed in a bank at Willming- avt
m ton, Del., of a box containing $11,800 in as- /
curities has recovered the plunder from Can*
ada through the aid of Philadelphia detectivcs.
Win. It. ltatcheler, a New York um
men bant, fell down stairs in his hotne and *?
fatally fractured his skull. An Illinois
Central train collided with a Baltimore
and Ohio train near Chicago. III., nnd a foe
number of p issongers were slight ly In jured. 'n
Sister Rose Gertrude, of Rngland, who ^'r
will take Fa'h r Dimien's place in attend- svi
Ing the unfortunate people i 111 oted with ,e*
leprosy on the islands u.uu... la 9'
"TTJf XOrK. An attempt was made to blow C|C
up with dynamite tbo rosidenco of Priest aa
Flecklngor, of the Catholic church at Chart- co'
lersborough, nenr Pittsburg. In the con- %yt
test in the Ohio legislature over the lieuten- th
ant governorship, Marquis, Democrat, was 1,1
declared elected. The Chicago and North- ^
western Company, has voluntarily paid the |
guardian of little Dora Paine ?7,500 for tbo de
loss of her mother and stopfather In the Roso OI
liC
Hill accident. The hanging of Folk New- | ov
?V>n, a negro murderer, at Morgan, Calhoun III
*<Mttounty, G:?., brought together 7,000 negro<8, b<
Jpml an over indulgence in whiskey led to n
> riot, in which tbero were a number of heads c
broken. m
Edward Sculley nnd wife, of Oneida, N. ^
Y., were arrested, charged with the murder r,
of William Khinehnrt, the old father of Mrs. a
Sculley. Thero were 240 business failures ^
in the United States nnd 45 in Canada the j,
past week. Jnsnne.Kolxrt Black attompt- s
ed to murder liiu sister and her husband, at 11
Wichita, Kansas. The Rhodo Island State J
Assembly sustained charges of bribery in *
the last Htata election in New Shoreliam, t
Block Island, by unseating J. G. She Mold, *
Jr., who had been declared elected.*?A
lumber train parted on a steep grade near i
Lancaster, N. H., nnd tho locomotivo left 1
the track and plunged into an embankment, f
killing Knginoer K 1*\ Brouch. Tho Vir" '
ginia legislature repealed tho American To" I
bacco Company bill. A cave-In caused a j
block of dwellings to drop at Plains, near J
Wilkosbarre, Pa., a villugo built over mines,
David Alexander, who attnnptod to kill
B.shop W hi taker in Philadelphia, plead guilty
declaring he thought it a crime fcr a bishop
to denounce prohibition A report comes
-- li'nitllili liVli(licatl) I
from ivanHiH ?_>n,y, ? -j
lit negotiating for tlio purchoso of thirty fivo
large sns'i anil door factories in different
parts of the cc " *rv. Thomas McOann,
a New YorK eurgidn oiv..iw- ny.|,l0nly in8in?
and wanted to kill his wife.-?
Guineas, a money broker of ?an Wan
w-i? ,,i Kw l\ IL, Aciu)LiL^ a
eulatTng scandalous reports about Mrs.
ArnolJ. Ten of tfio most pro mine
ling houso koepars in Oiilc ?go wore indictod
by tbo grand jury. rhonias Mulroonoy,
a recruit at the United States barracks at
Columbus, Ohio, but who is beliovod to bj
thesou of a w. althy Chicago in Tchant,ooinmltteil
suicido.
* Senator Woleott, of Colorado, Is thick-sot
of build, broad of brain and rhort of neck.
Vk He has a well-kept blon I moustache. His
manners aro polished, and Ids found of jolity
Is as inexhaustible as tho Vnnderbill'a bank
account.
DEATH IN A FIRE.
Secretary Tracy's Washington
Residence Destroyed
!Wrw. Tr?rjr Hilled -llor Dini|(hicrniiii
French Mnld I.ovo I heir MvetTho
NccrctHrjr Injured.
Tbo residence of Hon. Benjamin F. Tracy,
Secret iry of the United States Navy, was deitroyed
by lire at quarter before seven o'clock
In the morning. Mrs. DelindaE. Trady.wife
jf the Secretory, Miss Mary Tracy, their
laughter, and Josepbiue Morell, a French
naid, lost their lives. Secretary Iracy was
wriously efT ctod bv Inhallm*
a
lis widowed daughter, Mrs. Ferdinand 8uylarn
Wilruerding, and granddaughter, Alice
Wilmerding, were bruised in jumping from
round*"sympathy for the '
id mi nisi ration and praolically ends the gayities
of the sooial reason in olnoial circles, it |
ras announced that the S-cretary might be
onsidrred out of danger if no change for tbo
rorst occurred.
The houso is a tbree-story-and basement,
irick, situated on I street, between Conuecicut
avenue and Seventeenth street. Perons
passing at seven o'clock siw smoke isuing
from the front windows, and at cneo
aised an alarm of lire. The tire ana police
psrtmei.ts responded promptly. The premies
werealinost concerned by a dense smoke,
rbich was thickened byah.-avyfog which
ras just lifting. It was soon discovered that
tie house was all aldszi inside and that the
tain stairway was burnt, thus cutting off
ommuiiicution w.th thesleopiug apartments
n the s.cond and third floors. Several
reams of water were pi iyed on the bulldtg,
and every effort was m ule to check the
unes and rescue 111; inuiutes. A scene of
le wildest confusion ensued when it was
nown that all the members of the lainily
ere in (he bouse. The fir-inon behaveil like
i roes in the emerge ncy, and wont through
re aud smoke in searching for thmi ir. tue
liferent np .rtinent*.
Mrs. E iiiiiu L?. WllmerdinK, t be Secretary's
.ugliur, >ml Mi.a A.1IOJ Vilmerdlng, bla
aud laughter, forced their way through
u blinding suiolio and juinpol from the
cond story windows (root. La iders were
dsed for tiioui, but in their exu.lenient th -y
led to see them. Mrs. W iliuer I'll; broke
| , 1 w?ist, and wusRjv rely bruised. Her
lughter was badly injured about, the low.-r
nlm, but. broke no bones. They Loih suf
d s-overe.y from tin shock. They wo o
ken at onco to the r? s.donce of Dr. li.ixcer f
ar by, Hnd^tora. v aupjdied. While tins 1
il sceuo was being enacted In the trout of
o house firemen wereengajed in the sal i
sk of removing o.her ineinbers of the f?m- I
irom t no roar.
Mra Tracy eudeavorcd to oscapo the rrnr- ?
< element by dropping herself from her 1
droom window, and in her eirort to de>use
i ho dist it ce to tho ground she grasped ?
) narrow btoue window-bill and iowero.1
rself us for as sin was able. Those who saw 41
r In her perilous position shouted to her to
Id on, but either she did not hear or her ri
engtb tailed her, for, after thus haueiuir
sonant between life and death, she fell i'a
ty feet into an area way before anything
"h, !^r n,le^War,,S re,icu'n? her or reliev- 5|
her fall. She was immediately taken to N
bouse of a neighbor, Mr. ltneem, and w
EEHteWSMSl
? talked awhile, cough'd slightly, then bene
silent. Tho physicians looked at each
er significantly. Mi s. Ti aoy was dead. Tne
nedioti cau e of her death was supposed ,
je from injuries to her heart sustained in 1
tall from the window, which flooded her J
gs with bloHl. It is said that bad she
ayed her movements a couple of niinu.es
ders and uiattre.-tes and other means of tl
e escape would have been at band. Her p
ly was soon removed to the residence of n
torncy-Oeneral M.ller, oa Massachusetts h
mite. 1
llmoit at the sirao time two bodies wore
en Iroui the burning building?one was I
Seciotury'adauguter, Miss M iry, u young Q
3-, and the other was that of the French t
11, Jos ph ueMorell. That of the former p
s found ny C iief Parris lying on the floor n
the st cond floor hall, at the head of iho j
irs. The body was not greatly disfigured {
Iho fire; she bad evidently tiled Irom sulfation.
The chief lilted tho lifeless body
his arms, and although Iho staircase w is
hize, he brought it safely out into tue j .
eel. It is said that Miss Tracy could have j
,-etl herself if her strength hud he.d out a ! .
v minute* longer. She fell in the hallway !'
the second story, a few yards fro.a thi
Ml roowt, saliUli, 41 Itiui r.ianhini Aa4 *cd
tho door, would have In? ured her
ni'nst tho lire and smoke until assistance i
Lllcl h'ivo uw.. v/? vww - .
tid liltlo is known stvu tb it ber dead body
is touud in ber room 0:1 the top floor of ] i
u house liurn.-il beyond recognition. Both I
ulo ios of M.s< Tracy anil b i?aiai 1 were I '
ken ;oau undei takers estublisbLloiit in the i
cuiity. 49
8-cretary Trncy hims'lf had a most wonr>
us escape, llo was Utkon to tbo ro.-i lence
lion J. (J. Iliucro.t Davis, on 11. street,,
nr eightoei tb. Like nil tbo ethers he was
rercouie in bis sleep by tbo smoke which
led the house, and rendered completely
dpless. He was discovered in this co-idi*
on, and with considerable dlfllculty wasreloved
ton placo near one of the widows,
ries for a ladder was quickly answered, and
i1 ny willing hands were raised to n<s st
im to the ground. He was at once removed
) a neighbor's housa and was soon surouuded
by physicians, including D. s. Wales
nd Iluth. lie wassuiforing from asphyxia,
he doctors app.ied artificial means to iuuce
respiration and sucoeedod, after an
our's work, in restoring him to sumi-conciousuess.
It was then thought safe to ronovo
him to Judge Davis's housj. Ho iniirovod
slowly from thut time on and soon
t gained consciousness, recognizing friends
vlio cailei to inquire iu regard to his coudi- '
ion. Among Die lirst of these wore the
'resident, the Vice-i'resident and several
nemb.-rs of the cabinet.
Dr. Wales, who is one of the physicians in
ittendance upon the H.cretary, sanl the Hoc*
ra.-i, uuirinir nlnnv verv Well, wild that
die only danger now to bo feared U that the
unoke in bis Jungs will o.ius) bronchitis,
i'lio Secretary, lie said, was bearing up
L>ravoly 111 his grout ollliction. His greatost
anxiety was in reguru 10 ins wife, and tho
first words uttered by hiin on regaining consciousness
was to urgetbom tostvo hor iifo.
"Suvo horl Have her!" lie criedpiteously and
thou relapsed into a state of insensibility.
It lasted a short tiniooaly, however, and lie
again called out to the doctors to leave bim
uud save her, llo subsequently iuquirodlor
Ins daughter, uud told the doctors that sho,
loo, must bo savod. Finally it was concluded
mat tho best course would bo to toll bun
the truth, n< the terriblesusponso lie was suffering
might retard his owu re.-overy. Tiio
i'resident was with him at tho tiuio, and it
was from his lips that ho learned tho sid
news that ins wife nud daughter were dead.
Tho blow was a terrible one, but bo stood it
with fortitu le, an i soon after loll in.o u
-e-'stb si sleep. Dr. Wales said that tho ti C'
a still saturated with lhi
^trjuwaily improvement in hisgoneral syrup
?rsmliig tlie hlcrpcra. *
James Welsh, the Secretary's butler, toll
Ins story of u,o lire. Ho said: "I sioei
in the basement. 1 got up about (V da Then
was no smell of lire and no appearance of
au> thing wrong. About 7 o'clock i star tec
to oioaii my diu.ug room, when thorc wus t
ring at the bell, and when 1 answered it i
colored man said, 'Your bouse is ou lire.' Al
onej 1rushed upstairs to arouse the latniii
and, ulltiough too sinoke was very thick 1
succeeded in kuock.n; at every door a'n
fiomoucb ynelu the rogips 1 cured are
spouse. Tueii I star tod tf> go downstairs nad
nearly choked withsmok . 1 fell three limes
hub hnaily gob to too irout door. 1 wonb
around 10 llio lO.r ol tbe tiuuso utid tried to
get a ladder-so us to reach the Secretary and
airs. Tracy's bfdrooiu. Mis." Tracy w.is then
at tbe window, and whdo the few of us who
were there appealed to her to keep still for
one misuis more shs cliinied out ou the Bill
and lowered lieiseii until she hung by her
bauds on th.i narrow biono piojec.ion.
Everybody whosuw her yel.ed to her to hold
on for a moment, and we looked around for
Bomeihiug ou which to catcu her so as to
break tbe tall, which bad to com*. Mrs. |
Tracy may have heard our cries, but it is |
hot oertuiu that sue did. Tue coos, who w?s
on tbe roof, was screaming so tuat we cou.d
not hear anything distinci.y." How loug
did Mrs. Tracy bang there?' ' Not more
thau a few seconds. iShe loll m-~-utter ward
thab she slipped. Bhe (ell inio the areawuy
almost toucuing me in her swift descent (I
was on the ground level) und struct; ou Inr
lett side. No sound, save a little incoherent
murmur, came from her lips. 1 p.cked her
up und carried her into Mr. Khssms's house.
i ha ? mm- *daa of wnat caused the fire * v
bull am uiiablu to [ '
form eveu a theory aeout it. 1 closed up the '
house about 1U o'clock Suuday night aud r(
wont to my room in the uss menu Aire.
; Tracy and some of the oitur members of the ,
I fauiuy wore iu the par.or, and when they retired
they put out the liable. I looiud up
the stairway to make sure that tin lights ,
were out, but did not re uru to tue upper
floors ugaiu uurmg the ingtir. When Iran
up stairs to arouse tha family the front par- |
lor was am ss of 11a ues, showing tuut the (|
fir^ had starteu there. What started it there,
however, 1 do not expect over tode.eiiniu ." a
To those who wore adiuit'.od to view the t
destruction of property, iho bedroom which j
had been occup.ed by H.croiuiv and Alia. ^
Tracy was the principal point of inter st. it ^
is a rear room on tue second 11 xir and inu-t g
have been a beautiful apartment. Witt tue t
heads towards the west two single brnsi b d- j(
8ieadsstaudsidebys.de, and on thesj Mr. ^
and Airs. Tracy slept last mgnt. Tue bru?s j
is tarnished aud everything around is uiac.< [
u.id soaked witn water. The room is a huge ^
ciu ler. P.ctures are charre<i and s.nok~- ^
stained, mirrors cracked, auvtr backed hair- ^
b. tunes aud the hundred and one Utile toilet ?
accessories are ruiutd completely. The 4
Kreuch clock on the mantel was silent, its i
pendulum having ceusod to swin^ at b.Vk>. ,
Dirt and dirty water bad ruln-d everything a
that was not impervious to he.it aud con- a|
tinuous mo.htari. y
WORK AND WORKERS. 5:
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Sir E Iw ird Guinnesi has given $1,000,000 ^
or the erection of dwellings for the laboring
toor of Condou. ^
Tho Baldwin (Ph.ladelphia) l-iocomotive ju
Vorks expect to turn out 1,000 engines durnK
IbOJ. bi
The Shawnee furnace nt Columbia, Pa., pr
rill be put in operation in n few d ?ys and fli
ire employment to u large force of men. ^
Omaha hor.-eshoers had to work all right l,e
? keep up with orders nfter a recent enow- X*'
torm. They get doub'e pay for ovtriinie.
The whisky trust will bo roorgnnizjd F.b- !.?
aary 11 as ncorporation of gigant'c properons;
iu substance another trust, under the
1WS Of llllnnl- ...lit t
ttiii u? considered. ? '
'M^?pf!.ro1rUU?1 "!oc?tin2 ?f the Union ?u
jwYork ?Juc?fs {or Supplying tho City of t,?
ith -P-T*. effort w?"? mudo to do '
a?rtn* wbioa,-?** j?- Ul
ovements foe handling coal "rere
h.nf '.10u men and boys are employed. ,.. j
When tlie failure of O.iver Brothers, iron off
lanufaoturers, of Pittsburg, was announced ry
ith$l,5.0,(X)J liabilities the laborersoffered ^
> work for half wages tor a year, and tlieir
ation has placed tho firm in its old place. ,*1
he works employ 4,0JO.
A cracker tru.-t has been organized under ,
le guidance of the D amoud Ma ten Com- j
any, which hast bsorbed nearly every match j*"'
laoufacturing concern in this count y. It
as been incorpoiated under tho laws of
llinois, with a capitalization of #5,(X)J,000. J
The strike in tho nail factory of the Brooke
ron Company at BirdsLoro'. Pa., resulted in ^
i victory lor tho men, and 250 mon go back ,
0 work, the firm agreeing to restore the 10
tor cant, reduction in wages made four and
i-half months ago. The company has vol- Mi
in'arily increased the puld.'ers' wages to JJ1
iJ 75 pert on.
Profit-sharing is repeatedly commended by
mployers who have iried tne experiment as
1 preventive of strikt s. Word comes from nn
'all River that tho experiment his proven }r'
io succ ss.ulntabig mill that other estab- 'ol
slnnents of a similar character have doided
to adopt it. It not only prevents M
itrikce. kin eino.oyar* ln"
lenlTve for increased interest and effort t ne
i22>J?!?S,3t ,h? ino,tlen!"' aV
The comploti d statistics for 1889 show the c0
lumber of immigrants arriving in tbiscoun- m
,ry to tiave been 426,138. Ia 1S38 the number K*
svas M8, 526. This ?ust year liermiiny led, i P1
sending Uo,U47, or Jess than half the numLer |
3tie coutribuied in the previous iweivo tc
months. Ktiglaud una w a es c ime next wivn w
82 510, theu Ireland with 0J.3T5, Sweden and tr
Noi way with 4:2,410, Au-triu-llungary Willi fi
43.174 and Russia with &), 174. From Oer- gi
many, England und Ireland there is n falling
otf from lust year, but from Austria-Hun- n
gury, Italy and Russia thero is a large in- t)
criase. ^
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ARSENIC ON HIS CAKES. J
TWO Clillilreii l>ic Alter Eaten .Stolen 1
Sweelw li mil a ll tkery.
J. W. Shivtz, a baiter of St. Louis, sprink- \
led a pound of arsenic on somo of his cake I
and to.-sod it on the lloor of his shop to kill 1
rats. Two littlo girl?, nged 0 and 8 years, 1
Minnie an 1 Annie Brock, walked in the she jf , 1
and, oi boi viug a cake, picked it up and nta i 1
I it. They w. re taken iinme liately sick and ' 1
I died. 1 1
i Shielz was arrested. The police have a ,
theory that ho may have intended the enke
for the children, us he has been annoyed very
much of Into by the small boys in the noigLborhood.
MARKETS.
BAhTtMOHE? Flour?City Mills,extro.t4.3A
n*4.5l). Wheat?Southern Kultz, WatU;
Corn?Southern White, dl.ilO cts, Yellow
56' i'if!7c. Oats?Southern and Pennsylvania
UNudlcts.: Hyo?Maryland & Pennsylvania
M>n58ct?.; Hay?Maryland and Pennsylvania
12 .VOafld tin ;Straw-\V heat,7.50a$8.5'J;Buttcr,
Eastern Creamery ( '.'0 i2Se.. near-by receipts
lUaiiOots; Cheese-Eastern 1'ancy Crcatn. lti>4
allots., ? Western, I0al0t? cts; Eggs?14
abS; Tobacco i^af?Inferior, ln$2.O0, (tood
Common, 8 00nj4 00, Middling, $.'?u7.00 OooJ
to lino rod,Haft); Fancy, lOafld,
i New Yohk?Flour?Southern Common to
fair extra, f2.50a$2.85: Wheat?No 1 White
Hve-Stato. 57aOJ; Corn-Southern
, Yellow,:& ;?>? On to- - W h i te. S ta te30%a: 10 ^
i cts. Butter?otnte. I5u22 cts. Cheese--State,
8 W'n 10t-s cts.; Eggs?J 7J*a 17)^ Cts.
L,Ji:Ufi.flMilf|l|.A Flour -- Pennsylvania
" Hye-KnnVyH-a4^
ftSaMto.Corn-Soutuorn Yellow, a7jii37$fctH.
Oato?Ms laiiv^ cts. : if utter? Stuto.g&i'Jbcts.;
Cheese--N. \. Factory, Da?^ ots. Egns?
Ktato, JS^alGcts. *
* I'ATT! W
liM.TlMOHK?Hoof, ? ft Ml 7>; Hheop?$5 3f.
nil (Ki. Hogs?#4 7ftift 00.
i>r.w Yokk ? Hoof?f ft 7.>a7 00;Kho?? ?1 ftO
j nl 00; Hogs?l<'!.tlJnl A I.
i Kaht I.ibkiity?Beef?#4 35*4 !i); Sheep?
I t:> 7oa& 'JO; Hogs?110.?a l 10.
I Lieutenant Jamu D. Gay, who was the flrst
man to carry a mail north from Washington
at tha outbreak of the itebellion, has petj*
tltloned Congress for a pension.
HfBpr
Average Prices for. Jaiuary
Lower and Trade Inac ive.
llmMt All Ua4Iiik Trade entree
Koport Only a F?*!g Volan ? of
Bu?ln? ???Kxporle of Wfcfct.
Sjiecial telegrams to BradstrctH confirm
previously reported Ludicatlois ofl?? unex
pccted check to general trade in Jmutry ns
rotnpared with 1889. - California Joports de-" ]
rreaso wheat acreage and advere weather
-on litions with reference to Ihoprxt crop. I
Senernl trade on the Pacific coJt baa been 1
restricted by eleven woeks of /in and six
lays snow idookade of tke C?fral Pacific 1
Kailroa 1. Hats,, cape and. fjMF hoots and I
ibo.e, clothing and wooi>%ynll been anfavorably
affected by TJ&fora of mild J
",(U j* ir'Tt^i^rir u?fiSterfEnt5ft '
^'#w York stocks jTtii les are heavy and ]
irices ure lower. Eact, except tine butter ?
tnd cotton goo is, apl and the better grades
if iron, nearly aldtaple commodities have
leclined in price, othave shown a tendency 1
o do so. I
Tne New Yorkstqks. after tbo heavygiin
>f 87,000,000 in banlTurplus reicrvee, prom- <
setl higher nrir?A* atwia bullish b?mrv*r n.vf t
l doslro to reaiizi oif taper profits resulted in
i reaction, and the ipirket closes heavy and |
lesitating with pricAlower. Bonds are firm f
ind in good demand]^
Available stocks <tf wheat, United States .
ktiti Canada. fiastofwe Rockies, as reported .
o liradxtrcet's, aggr{;atou 52,301,38 bushels
'anuary 25, a decreoli on the week of ttOO.08
bushels; like coriistocke were 18,433,621 I
umbels, a gair. of 14f,?96 bushols. Adued to F
tocksafloat for Europe, the total of wheat n
ecoines 72,173,812 bushels, 431,408 bushels
?ss than on Jauuiry 18, and of corn, 21,3111, 1
21 or 47i,290 bushels-more than on January i
8. Ex|x>rts of wheat (an! flour as wheat) t
rom both coasts this week, equal 1,013,854
ushels, against 1,892,500 bush ;ls last week. t
otal exports July 1 to date tqual 61,817,781 .
ushels against 58.283,101 buabels in seven
lontlis of the previous oereal year and 83,I0,s25
bushels in a like portiou of 188T 88.
Wheat fljur, Ueuvy local c
:ock. eailmatea av a'?ont MWO.OOO b?rril? 9
ltd taek?,aud continue*! pressure of supplies 1
nd tamo demand, is o(T 5115c. per barrel,
i'beut has declined l^al^c. in the week- - c
l?a2%c. at Chicago?or weaker home and s
neign nnrkefs, and indifference of expor- fc
m I. di n oorn, too, has declined sharply
'ilj^n. oil dull cables nnd decreased export g:
lovoinent. The decline in oats was likewise ^ w
!*e. Five days' export of oats from New ' c
ork equal 32.5,000 bushels. Tnere has been
sharp reaction in hog products, led by tbe
rest, pork dropping 25x75c. per bbl., and
rd 8al5 points per lb.
A light movement lu sugar is accompanied
r a slight weakening in prices of raw. Full
oduction with a modilied demand for re- ol
?ed at New York resulted in a decline of oi
c. Refiners' profits are now estimated IXC- f<
ir pound, against %c. profit per pounu o
ar ugo and at other periods. Coffee in jab- st
ng and distributing lines bas moved less j r<
eeiv, und prices, uo.ably for Brazilian, ore
IX'- I si
Dry goods have been quiet. Cotton goo.lt ;
ires are firm, with an udvanoiag tendency i
ring to higher cost of raw material. Print j .J
>ths prices gaiued slightly. Woolens are I
ctively 5 iuid 8 years, were drowned by , b>
?nking through the ice on a pond at Yard,
Penna. j,
\ boiler exploded at the saw mill of A. B. b
uch, in Palling Creek, West-Virginia, kill- o
: Joseph Wright, Morgan Hoover and B. f<
illins. si
\ snow slide at Logansville, California, *
ried a house, and two of the inmates were
led. Many families at Sierra City, fearing
mow slid*, have left their homes and taken
rugo in the lower tunnel of the Butte Mine.
Walter V. Morgan, aged 85 years, Local
anuger of the Postal Telegraph Company
Hartford, Connecticut, was run over by
I ling under ttfb wheels of a train, and died
bis injurit s the same night. t
At Dellaven 8 ation. Pa., on the Pitta! u-g j
il Western Railroad, a natural gas well,
th a preisure of 500 pounds, i;nitod while
ur drillei s were plugging it. '1 h? four men I
?ro terribly burned, but ell but one, George f
>ore, will recover. I
unpauy officers lay on the inspector niul (
on who made the final connection with the
is main tbe responsibility for (be catastro- I
le.
Lucia Zaretta, tbe Mexican midget, said
i be tbe smallest human being in tbe world,
us u passenger on one of the snow b.>und
alns in California, and died at Truckee
om gastric fever. Mrs. McVean, a pastener
on the sntno train, died of diphtheria.
The rains In Northern California hevo
lilted a large amount of snow and caused
io streams nn 1 rivers to overfl j?. Thouands
of acros of land are under water. 1h rj
ave been a number of washouts on the raaonds
and teveral bridges bavo Loan badly
am age 1.
Our Consul at Cidiz, Spain, has Informed
he Department of Statj that Minister Pal*
aer is siok with the dengue fever, now pre
ailing in that country. The disease is of a
rery malignant type, and tho death rate has
eon greater at Madrid, Barcelona and Be*
dllo than during the lost cholera epid -rnic.
VVdliam Wood house, a farmer noir Lonlon,
Ohio, was called to his tfoor on Tuesday
eight by Kenny Grahtyni^kjietehbor, anil
ihot in the arm and groin. Mrs. Woo .house
ran to ber husband as he fell, and she was
w< unded in the thigh. Graham is said to
hsyj b en drunk. lie had a gTu Igeagainst
Woodhousoon account of a lawsuit.
John HolTey, 40 years of age, died in Con*
tralia, Pa., from tho effects of on overdose of
laudanum, administered by bis wife. Ho
caino borne intoxicated and in a quarrelsomo
mood. His sister advised Mrs. HolTey to give
him some laudanum to make him sleep, and
shortly after uo was given me uuso us was
seized w.th convulsions, and died in s few
hours.
The afflicted city of Johnstown, Pa., was
shaken aoout eleven o'clock the other night
by a tremondous explosion, following the
(lumping of a load of cinders into tbo river
near the Cambria Iron Works. A g-serai
panic ensu'd but no person was injured.
Panes of glass wero broken and buildings
w re defaced and llred by flying cinders, but
no serious damage was done.
DAKOTA DESTITUTION.
A County Official Denies There Is
Ucncrnl Suffering Ifear Huron.
James Wal lot %JPu ?dbyc ipuLjr offlci vl, arrived
from Huron saitf!H{?V&f'reTerJ township
in our county has bo m hoard from and
no cases of suffering, either of man or benst,
were reported. 8-ttlers atill have a fair supply
of fuel and feel, and wh?nexpendol
thore Is more for (hem tl\(>re The county It ?s
a I lrge quantity of c >al, oiad the relief organ!ratio
is navo plenty to suop'y present needs,
and inor<* is being received dally.
"Eastern people, who! have telegraphed
asking about, the safety o\f friends, may content
themselves with knitwinx that settlen
in Deadls county will not jgo cold or hungrj-,
notwithstanding the repot -is sent to Cbioft
that peoplo were sitting iijff their home# oa*. ?<
prairies, going mad froun hungor-"
I
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.
Cloud Rainwater is tho nanio of A student
at the University of Virginia.
John It u-kin is hop-lessly insane. Ho has
not boon able to leave bis bed since last November.
Chief Justice Fuller's old tin sign is still
tacked to the staircase leading to his old
olll e in Chicago.
Dr. McOlynn says that ho woul.1 rather
be burned at the stake than retrrct one word
he has ever uttered.
Henrik Ibs>n is said to be very much disappointed
becsuso his works have not made
a hit in this country.
The Emperor of Germany is writing a
book. Let him induco Gladstone to review i
it and bis fortune is made.
Gov. Bracket, of Massachusetts, is very i
fond of thj theatre. He attends every noted
performance iu Boston.
Miss Edison, daughter of the inventor, has
IWffl. 'J*1#"*?'" " ***' J
Rider Haggard ha? abandoned his tour In !
Persia on account of tho cholera outbreak, ,
in 1 will visit Athens instead. t
General Francis E. Spinola, though by no (
neani the least active, Is the oldest member (
>f Congress from New York. ,
Mrs. Margaret Arnol 1, who claims to be ,
>ne hundred and twelve years old, is believed |
o bj tho ol lest wom iu in Ohio. t
The Rev. Thomas R. Bacon, son of tho t
ate Leonard Bacon, lias boon made a pro- t
sior ia the Univcrtity of Californ a. f
Rjv. 8amu"l R. Fuller, rector of 8f. John's e
P. E. Church. Hulfalo, and a brilliant orn- ?
or. is hnnolM'l'? ...... ? s ? ??1 *
r??/ ?"'?uo ??i owuz-riaii'i.
United States Senator Pettigrew, of Soutti \
)akota, is a brilliant and aggressive paker- n
(layer. He lias tbe reputation of being pbeloraenally
lucky. ?
Tbe Hon. Warner Miller will address the
?roy Republican Club on Lincoln's birthday, d
February 12, 0:1 ''The Republican Purty and o
he Issues of the Hour." t
Antonio Joseph, of New Mexico, enjays Bl
be distinction of being tbj only Territoriul ?
ologato in Congress who was born in the
'erritory that ho represents. t
Tl e oieht h ur movement should bo a sueess
in Luglaud. That U -lenRtli tsiew
?hhm "Victoria devotes to ner pub- 0
Ic duties in the oours of a your.
Just as the baby King of Spain is declared t
onvulescont the Ex-king departs io the j t
hadowy land. It is pr.cisely nc.isjof "The B
Liag is dond; long live the King!"
M>ss Van Z indt.tbc American prima dona, v
ays slia never enjoyed singing so much any- o
there as in St. Petersburg, although the u
limale tried her voice very much. t>
Joseph Wetz'.er, a prominent electrician ft
redicts that the time will soon come when r
re shall have light with beat "as iu the sao 1
f tho lightning bug and glow worm." "
T. Bailey Aldrich, who is a recont victim *
f the grip, compares the sensation to that
f "a mistit skull, that is to tight across the A
>rebead, and that pinches behind the ears." c
Joel Chandler Harris, "Uncle Remus," is
lort and stubby, with a freckled face and p
>d hair. Ho can't bo much short of 40, and
lid to be so modest as to blush upou tho {<
igbtcst provocation. w
King Leopold's jubilee in June is to be v
debrated by a universal exhibition at Liogo, 11
elgium. Leopold is pleased at tho enthu- tl
asm of bis subjects. He promises to be ft
iorp than t"* thair l.lmrA lurd- l.ft
JLh ri L>.U .. . . b
lfc?V'7 of exercise, plain living and reading j',
nough to keep the mind in peace with the
ody's vigor. tl
Clara Morris is a great lover of birds, aud, ii
1 tact has a regular aviary, fllloii with
right plumaged specimens irotu all parts
r the glooo. They all knew her and man!iss
their delight upon h r approach by
irill chirrups or by breaking into silvery
)Ilg8.
MR. BLAINE'S SAD LOSS.
knottier Illtiw In the Death of Ills j
Daughter, .Mrs. t'epplnger. ,
Mrs. Coppiuger, eldest daughter of Secro ,
nry 15iaint>, and wife of Lieut. John J. Cop ,
linger, Eighteenth Iafantry, died at 5.2i j
>'clock A. M., of congostiou of the brain, at ^
ler fathei's residence, the old Seward Man- t
tion, on..Madison I'lace. She wasunconsjiouf 1
or hours beforo her death, which it wai '
delayed. All the Immediate members of the
Colonel CoppiiTger arrived from fcoTumous, ]
Ohio, at eight o'clock, and was with his wife
Irom that time until sho passed away.
This is thi fourth bereavement in the
family of Secretary Blaine within the past
thirty-five days, and is the second one of his
children to die within that time from illness
brought on by attacks of the grip. Mrs. Copninnrnr
was first taken ill witn an attack of
tlie prevailing epidemic in December. She j
recovered and came on to Washington to attend
Mr. Walker Blaine's funeral. A relapse
occurred, and brain trouble, from which Mrs.
Coppinger had suiferod at various times,
soon appeared. Ou Saturday, the brain
trouble became greatly aggravated, nnd she
became gradually weaker until doath occurred.
Surgeon Mogar, U. S. A.; Dr. H. C.
Yarrow and l)r. O. L'oyd Magru ler were
with her during the entire night, but both
mind and body refused to respond to their
efforts to prolong her life.
The news of tlio death became known early
in the day, and the Bresidont, the members
of tbe Cabinet and a large number of friends
called to express their sympathy.
The funeral will probably take place from
St. Matthew's Roman Church, and the interment
will be in Oak llill Cemetery.
Mrs. Coppiuger was thirty years of age,
and married Colonel Coppinger about seven
years ago. Hho leaves two children, both
boys. She had been in delicate health nearly
all her life, and her studies at school were
frequently Interrupted on this account.
THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT.
1 Houses nnd a t'emelry Endangered
I l?v u I'.AVP.In.
Tho bottom or a portion of the town of
riaioa. Pa., about four miles from Wilkosbarre,
dropped out, and with it three single
bouses and a double block, causing consternation
among the tenants and excitement in
tho town. The settling, it is thought, is not
at an end.
For a week past premonitory signals of tho
cave-in huvo been not.cod by experienced
miuers, and one of i.bein niudo it ills business
to warn the inhabitants of these homes to
keep low fires in their stoves and make preparation
to take a drop down. To#y concerned
themselves but little, us cavo-ius are
of common eccurunca In this region, and
while the women of the houses were preparing
their noon-day meal, th> earth began to
settle aud in a few momonts the houses were
almost standing on end.
The ilres in the stoves were quickly extinguished.
'The danger now lies in an extension
of tho cave in, which is altogether probut'l
> from present indications. A few fe.-t
from tho scene of the disaster and in a direct
lino with it is the cemetery, and grove fears
aro entertained that this will yield to the
p/es-ure of the tqueezo.
The earth is working in that direction,
i Tho Catholic ct u-chund parsonage that were
, wrecked a few weeks ago byaeave-in are
> w ithin a short dis.ance ot the scene. Tnese
> oave-ius are caused by tho extravagant iob<
bing of pi)iers th the mines,
TEN PERSONS PBRISBBH.
Horrible Scenes at a Boston J
Tenement Fire. ?
The Ftriipo of lb?> I'onr llnllmi* fnt 1,1
off by (ho Rinsing K((ilrwn>n-A
NVw Lcnp Frum (ho Wiii<tuw<. y
A terrible (Iro occurred on North Street,
Boston, Masx, Bhortly after midnight Inn w
tenement bouse, occupied mostly by Ibsliatis, cc
?nd the shocking summing up of the dlsister ut
isthit ten persons were ouioklv lmrn?t
loath, tbroo others fatally injured, and six A
more were seriously, if not mortally hurt. tr
rhore is a divorsity of accounts as to tho ra
:lrcumstaoors of tha origin of tho Are, tho
Maurice Rubey, on tho first floor, and some
ninut's before it was discovorod, it had lil
titan through the partition wall of the hall- ec
way which contained the stairs loading to j >
.he tenements above. Tho woodon stairway
was liko a candle, and the flstn s swept P>
lp liko a fli8h. In doing so it lighted up at
he hall way and shot little forks out through re
he cracks of the door, and soon attracted atention.
In a moment more tho flitnshad ?'
aken hold on the rear stairways ascending ?'
rotu the samo hallway, and thus cut ofT all W
s.mpo for the occupants. The scones which tn
ccurred among tho inmates when they wore
.wakened were of tho most exciting deserip- Pr
ion. There was no way for th in to get j <
own, nod as they ascended to tho attic the
I unes followed swiftly upon thorn. Shnoks
f terror, groans of ngony and crios of help rei
died tho air. M
Men, women and children filled the win- O*
ows and piteously ploaded for help. Soma 8,1
f the more venturesome even hung from I'''
lie windows by only a slight hold on tho thi
ills. Jjtddors were hurriodly hoisted. Lin-s 881
f ho-e wero quickly run o(T, and "plpj"
roiu tho ohoroioal engines was rushed into j
he flaming mesi. In ton '* ,,
f tK-rson"! Villi
rotn their positions of peril, and tho wound- ha
d had been taken to pluces whero their in- M?
urios could bo cared for. It was not until cut
ertho fire ami be n practically extiugushod tlx
hat the interior of what was then but a wi
hell (VIllH Kn own ? nor!
Chief Webber, followed by several firemen, ti<>
Lent into the building at a little after one tie
'clock, mid with difficulty uscondo I to the 1
ppor floors, Tho stairways from tho street re*
a the second floor were completely burned on
way. When tho chief and his companions ol
encbe.1 the upper floor a sight that horrified of
nem met their eyes. Under one of the ful
'indows crouched a human form, burned to J
cr.so almost, the two palms clasped togcth- of
r and knoeliug, as though at prayer. Fur- gui
?er search siiowed in other parts of tho top N.i
oor seven other human forms, covered with j
indors and ashes, naked, and disclosing ad,
mbs that had been torn asunder by falling n
arts of tho building. Co
Booing their escapj from the floors below $i,
o the street impossible, because the stairs roi
'ere roaring masses of tire, the terrified wn
iclims had evidenty rushod to tho upper '
or in their attempts to escape, and had an
hero been roasted, us though held over a J
Liruaco. Later two bodies of infants were ! ro|
or extinguishing fires,"
Another theory ?I the cause of the tire is
hat it resulted from a koroseno lamp thrown
a a ilruukun row. 0,,j
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mc
BURIED ALIVE IN A MINE. *?
tal
lis Men Killed and Five F.nlombed
by i? Cilia Dxitlusloii. tic
A dispatch from Wilkesbarre, I'a., says
\ fall of rock tcok place in tho Netting. I ?''
mm shaft of tho Lehigh and Wilkcsburrt r?'
Hoal Company in No. 5 plane, which drove ce
ho accumulated gus into tho gangways, \
whero ton men hnd been at work with naked 'it
amps, and an explosion soon followed. All
tho men wore more or less seriously injured
ml badly burned on tho fane, hands and
jody. V. I'eter lleirn was cut u|?on the head, j
lis hands and fnoe was badly burned. John i iPJ
ammtm niili has mi. I. hm?t . j
recovered" \Yh\. Roberts, a driver boy, is T
aie'i w'hiie"belng"Femov^'WMM** ffllfl#: >His
body was burned to a crisp. Jos. Dunson,
lire boss, was burned on the face and
hands; his injuries are said to ho fatal. ^
Jcs -ph Jones was fatally burned. John I'. *
Thomas was burned on tho face and hands. 11
David Fox is seriously Lurried and his re- .
covery is doubtful, and Thomas Luke was
slightly cut on the head.
Five men are imprisoned in the mine, and i
there is little hope of their being taken out
alive. At tho titno when the fall of rock took J
place John Dunston, the flro boss, was on his 1
way from tne nun 10 vto mxui mi,
bis naked lamp. This, it is said, firod a boiy '
of gas, which exploded with great force, I
shattering the gangways and breaking the
timbers, causing large quantities of roof rock d
and coal to fall , o
Tbe debris closed tbe outlet for the miners
who were in the interior of the mine making c
repairs, entombing John Crossin, D ?vid J. h
Williams, John Davis, Kdward Morris and !
an unknown man. Their bodies were found ! ,
at one o'clock and were taken out horribly j
burned. Joseph Jones, ip miner, is so badly ,
injured that bo will die, making tbo seventh ,
victim.
The Nottingham shaft, which was the ,
greatest anthracite oal inin > in the world, ,
Is nrnrly a total wreck. It had at one time
an output of three thousand tons a day. nnd
netted the kehigu an i wiiKesoarro v_,o;u
Company a h.df million dollar* profU tost
year.
KILLED BY DYNAMITE.
Two 1.1 vow I.iint nml n Knmb^r ol
Workmen Kerioimly Injured.
A terriblo explosion of dynamite occurred
near Paxinos, l'n., resulting in the death of
two men and Berious injuries to a number of
others. Tho dead men were Fin laborers, and
their names are unknown, m they were simply
registered on tho contrncto.'s books by
numbers.
A gang of fifteen Fins and Italians woie
wo. King under Contractor McManui, on th >
I double track now under construction on the
Reading road near Paxinos, a small village
at>ont seven miles Northwest of Hhamokio.
On (hi F.astside is a steep embankment and
on the Southwest a hill fifty fret high. Three
holfll m I siife?tr * " y
top, on on tho bottom and a third near the
middle. They were charged with dynamite,
and after the men had retired to the woods
for safety the cape were struck.
A terriflo upheaval of dirt on 1 rcok follow!
d, and after the smoke had cleared away
the men returned to work, when It was diecovered
that one of tho caps had failed to
discharge. Two mon were set at work to dig
up the idxst, while others were engaged in
cleaning up the debris and loiding cars.
Suddenly, one of tbo men drilling struck
tl e unexp'oded charge ami an explosion followed,
Idling the two men drl'lmg into tha
air and showering rook and earth on the men
employed below, s> v.-ral of whom wore
buried under a landslide.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Hrnnio Sessions.
26tii Day.?Tho customs administrative
ill from tho IIou?o was received and orderI
printed,and will be considered tomorrow
y t.-.e Finance Committee, to whom it was
eforred.
Among the bills reported from committees
nd placed on the calendar was the follower
Fixing the salaries of district judges of tho
nited States at #5,0U0.
Among the bills introduced and referred
ere the following:
Hy Mr. iioar?For tho adjustment of acmnts
of laborers, workmen and meckanios
ider tho eight hour law.
Mr. Chandler's resolution oalling on the
ttorney General for the report of tho
nltcd States Marshal for the Northern DUlot
of Mississippi, concerning the maltreatent
of Henry J. Faunce, at Aberdeen, was
k?n up. 1 "" ">'
?'?., ?v*/?on, of Iowa,
id Mr. RiagaD, took part to the discussion
lilch followed, and the resolution went over
II to-morrow.
After a session for tho consideration of exlltivA
hlluinOHit t.hst Hanote A OA m.A
ii rued.
27t!! Day.?Mr. Morrill introduced a bill
"epured by the Secretary of the Treasury
Jtboriziug tbo hsue of silver bullion; refer d.
On motion of Mr. Morrill, tho bill to credit
><l pay to the several states and territories
?'i the District of Columbia, all monies colPled
under tho direct tax act of IStll, was
koii from the calendar.
Mr. Vance offered ns nn amendment n
oposition to refund tho cotton lax. ReH
d Yeas 15; nays 5U.
1 he hill was then pass.'d?Yeas 44; nnya 7.
1 he Semto resumed consideration of tho
solution of inquiry into the Aberdeen,
iss , incident, and after speeches by Messrs.
mrgo, Spooner and Uray, the hitter offered
i anieiidnunt calling also for the letters of
struct on uhich brought out the report of
B .Marsha), and also as to whether In the nsult
Funz had been deprived of any right
sured to him by tho constitution.
After a short executive session the
M'M Fo'n^eee^ wfco
vo served in tho Unitod States Navy or
irino Corps, who havo lost their certilltes
of discharge, was reported back from
i Coiiimitteo on N ival Affairs, and pass -d
thout ninendment.
Mr. l ignlls introduced a bill for tho orecli
of a monument to Abraham Lincoln on
j Gel tya urg battle-field. Referred.
Mr. Ingulls offered a long prenmblo and
miction as to debts duo by Southern States
In linn trust funds and on the direct tax
18(11. The resolution diroots the 8 cretary
the Treasury t> furnish tho Somite wltu
I information on the sohj ct. Agreed to.
ill*. Mitchell address id tho Senate ill favor
lho bill for tho free coinage of silver, nring
that it was tho uuly way to secure
tioual prosperity.
\fter a short executive session tho Senato
fourned.
Mth Dav.?Mr. Halo reported from tho
iiiuiibteo on Census, a bill appropriating
OOJ.hOO t> secure stutisticsof furui owners,
iters, mortgage, interests, oto. The bill
is passed.
l'ho Silk Ribbon bill was slightly amonded
d passed.
Mr. Morrill, from tho Finance Committee,
juried hack, with verbal niiiond montA'
into executive ses>n
nnrl - *<--* ? *? """V ?"*
House McmIoui.
:oth 1)\y.?Among tlie bills introduced
'1 referred wore the following:
By Mr. Dames, of Georgia?To refund tbo
ton tax.
By Mr. Strulde, of Iowa?For the appointnit
of a Commissioner of Immigration;
o, prohibiting intoxicating liquors being
ken from ono state or torrit >ry to another,
violation of the laws of the latter.
Mr. Burrows, of Miehiguu?For the erec- ,
in of a monument to Isabellu of Spain.
Mr. McCreury, of Kentucky, offered a rosJtion
recognizing tho Itepublic of brazil;
forred.
The Houho in Committee of the Whole, proeded
to consider tbo bill appropriating
,5UU,0H0 for tho?erectlon of three United
atos prisons and for the impriaonmhnt of
nited States prisoners.
The Committeo rose and reported the bill
vornbly to tho House, and it wus jiasicd?
>ns, 117; nays, 104.
A mot.on was made to reconsider the vote
r which the bill was passed, and also one
louse without further action at 6.80 ad27th
Day ?The ITonse p??w -
iding that, in cases of pension claims of delemient
paronts, It shall be necessary only to
how that the parents are without other
neans of support other than manual labor.
Mr. Cuiuiuings, of N. Y., introduced a bill
lirecting tho Secretary of the Treasury to
>ay the United States and brazil Steamship
2o. for tho transportation of inull from July
st, 1885, to December 17th, 188V, at the rate
>f 13,000 per round trip of 10,010 miles, lieerred,
_
Tho motion to reconsider tho vote ry woicu
be priron bill w,.h | assod, was laid on the
AfJt bjryeas J/J3,jinys 112.
"28tii Day.?Mr. Ilunk, of Maryland, Introuced
a bill to equalize the grades of officers
f the marine corps. Iteferred.
The rest of the session was taken up in die*
ussing tho question of consideration of the
Smith vs. Jackson contested election case.
29th Day.?The House had an exciting
ession, growing out of the action of Spanker
toed in declaring members present who had
?ot answered roll-call in order to tnnke &
luorum. Finally, o motion made by Mr. McKinley
to approvo tho journal wasdeclarid
sarrled by tho Spoakor, although less than a ?
quorum voted. An appeal was taken from
Ltie decision, but a motion to lay the appeal
on the table was also declared carried, and
the House thon adjourned.
30th Day?There was a renewal of tho
arbitrary and boisterous proce dings which
characterized tbi sowions of the j ast two
days. During tho excitement Mr. Ilynuin,
of Indinna, addressing Spoakor Jteed, characterised
his rulings as "arbitrary, outrageous
and damnable," and tho Speaker made a
statement defending his rulings. Finally the
West Virginia contested election case< was
takon up and Mr. Dalzoll spoko in favor of
poatingMr. Smith, tho republican contestant.
^t tho conclusion of Mr. Dtlz-U's remarks,
the House adjourned.
3Itii Day.?The West Virginia contest
?aso of Hmith vs. Jackson was discusaeu, miu
an understanding reached lhat three hours
ihall be allowed each side for del ate, but no
understanding was reached as to the time for
taking the vote.
A GEORGIA RACE RIOT.
Drnnkrn Whitest and Colored Men
Mhoot at Karh Other.
A OTOWd of 7,000 people, mostly colored,
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Newton, a colored murderer, at Morgan, Ga.
A reapite by the governor, however, provonted
the execution, but theorowl lingered
In town and there was much drinking.
In the afternoon a riot took place in which
tho race lines were pretty atrictly drawn. It
was caused by a drunken colored man striking
a white child, and the attempts of ths
towiholTlcers to arrest him. A great number
of shots were fired with tho result that 000
white man wis fatally wounded and three
others seriously. The orowd dispersed and it
! is not known bow man/ colored men were
injured, but none were killed.
Wbiaky was the oause of the trouble.