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I FIFIHOillllH MiBESS Work of the National Assembly Told In Brief. ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY. Not Conducting I lie War in Culm in Accordance With Civilized I'surc. Kxcludiux "Sample Copies," Etc. SENATE. Tfitsn.w. ?Congress rcasseml>lc?l aftev tli?? holidays, ami for two moiitjis now the business of the United States will be attended to with neatness and dispatch. The Senate committee on linanee met but transacted no business, on account of the absence of a quorum Durinir the course of the desultory talk around the t:il?!e some one mentioned the fa *t that the nomination of Secretary ITaneis had not yet been acted upon. and the report that it wouhl have to wait until a <iuoriun was obtained \\ as | ?resented. The Senate pitted the House bill aboli: hiis?_r I lie death penalty in a lni??C number ?>t c;i-rs, The measure is in the line of resent State laws abolishing capital puni-hnient ami applies the same principal t<? Fe leral otl'eiises, although the ebantte is not extended to a total abolition of the death penalty. .\ir i iu!c submitted ami lia I printed as n loeunn at. a memorandum prepared by the IVpartment of State on the method of the "recoirnitioti of foreign governments and foretell States by the government of the t'nited States from isrttto !S i7.tending to show the ueeuraev of Secretary (fluey s eontentioii that the recognition of foreign governments was exclusively an exeeutive l'utietion. in whieh Congress hail no part. The precedents cited were numerous. A ntessaue from the President was received transmitting the report of tin4 Seeretary of state concerning the death of Charles Covin in Cuba. It was in response to the resolution ottered by M v ('oil r.i.lli' r (li.if I Suit n I'nitoil States eiti/.en who hail been kii 1?mI 1?v the Spanish authorities in Cuba. The iin'ssasjo was brief uml formal in transmitting tin* report. Wkdnt.sivw. llii' Cuban question was under eousideratinu in tlit* Senute in the form of tho two resolutions offered Tuesday 1?v Mr. Call. l>einorrat. of Florida. th< one a simple ri'solution milling on tho Secretary of Statu for copies ot tin' eorrespondenee in tli matter of Jnlio Sanyuilli. an A nmrioun eiti/.en condemned by the Spanish authoi'iiicsto life iniprisoinni'iit in chains; ami the otlnw a joint resolution ius true* inn' the I'ri idcut toileniainl Suiiyitill \'s iininediate release. The first was anrced to: ami the seeoinl was reft i re<i to the committee oil foreign ielat ions. Ina lon^' speech on the subject of the e resolutions, the ease of Charles (tovin was ili?ensse<l ?piite as iniieh as that of Sail -tiillv. ii... s.-uat.- J.iip- tw all parti# of the. i.?w-.. ... - , v u i passe>t: a! o ilie lioitse in.' *or the appointment by brevet of active or retired oHieei> ot the army. 111. 'e loilO re-ol I! t ioll I \ .. v? ; ntnoiit of (irout Britain to Jinr?ii 5i '.lis. I'lorom-o Mayhriuk, whioh \va r.'iHi'inl ui i vi'T'-i'ly lio-t si-ivjon, wii i.iki-i: I'roin tin' oulotular uiul in.In initoly |?i?"-tponoil. Tnrnsii \ v. Sov. ral momorints wore i>ti- . nt.-.l hy Mr. ( ill loin (Hop.), of IIIi*i?>i. i'l lii.i r of tlio ignition of < "it I hi: iiiili | tn Ii'iii'O, uinl oiii- from tho ('iiii.im ii'i :! ("lull of I hii-iivro. otnlorsitm tin- polii'v of tlio Ailininistrutioii i can' ! i'"t I 'lllm. ' ..i .:i- ! ?1 li-:\v?'il hy tilt' introiln.'tion of a joint resolution 1?\ .Mr. Mills IVui. . of Tout*. iloohu it.tr tli.it * I in' i-xpi'ilti tioy of ri'i'ooniziiio tlio iiiili'i?iMnli'tn'i> of >i foioijjn yjitvortimi nt I;? 1? :iir to t 'on^ri'ss, uiiii whoii (' iiai'i -s I.all so iluti'i'iniiu', tin' Kxoolitivi' sliall not in luirinoiiy with tlio h'ai hitivo ilopurtnu'tit of tins yovcrniiioiit. Soroiiil: '1 luit tlio itiili'jM'iuloni'o of tin-ropuMio of Cii'oa oujjht to ho ami hiTohx is i ooo>;iii/i'il: atnl tlio suni of $l;i,nun is horol.y approp'.'iato.l for salary atnl oxpotisi's of a luinistor to that irovornniont whotiover such ininistor shall ho appointoil hy tlio IVosiiloilt. " .Mill-. Mill niako his ( nhati spoooh Motulav. 1 ho ioitnostoa I laws to all tlio lmnls ao<|U iroii frimi I n> 1 in n 111 hi-s v. us o| .posoil hy .Mr. I Matt Hop. . of < 'onnootiout. li \\ as a<l\ooato.l i>\ Mr. Siowitrt (i'op . of Novaila. I ho lull wont over V it'ii ; ; not inn l ho l.ooii hill, in roforotti'o to oooihI r!a s i,mil mattor. was roooivoil from tlo I I iu.-o a .i'l w as roforro I to t ho pi?-t otlioo o. .mm it too. -hnntroiil to proviilo for a ilistriot nth !'iio\ iiiol a marshal lor tlio wostoin jioitoia! triot i f South ('arolina was takoii from tin ciilcii.lar ami passoil. iiorsi:. I ? v. Oiilyuhoiit half the mcm1 ?( < f the ilotl-e were in their seats t<. i . \ mi :i ' ha! I.i."i\ was rail I In o: 0<it 'll li'.i' l.o!uia\ in r s. to eiiti : upon '.hi' hulk of iltr work of the hv-t tfoi:-r. \ ) o^olut ion introduced i?y Mr. I'ved n \. H? >?u 1 > 1 i?*:t!?. of Katisu . was . . 'V'i to. ml i!iir iii on fin; Score tary -..f tin* Interior to report to tin.Jloitsc the reason \\'n\ patents for land*, in !\niisa*. "ranted to tin- old Kuitsus I'acilic ltai!wa\ ('ompun\, liad not heen issued to 11 it- i i?tn| any. and why homestead entrie upon tin- laadsin iptestion wen' l>fin permitted to l>?. made hy tin* otlieci of tin* I'opeka land district. I?y till' trill, of t lie dl'dci' adopted I >4 her !'. . tiio lion <? lesnlved it'olf into rum it.. 11 ro of t lie whole to eoti idel' the i .olid I.ill. to ionotni t ho postal law s, I?v ONi'lndiiiir "sample*" and serial novel publications from tin- second class mail matter, which hold the lloof for the re*t of t lie thiv. Ilcpre-entativo Sul/or. <>f New York. intri 'hicfl a joint rc-niiuion stating tlml the K iii _r?l?>tn < f Spain i-> not onduet in/ tin-war in ('nl>u in accordance villi civilized imajte, ami liotiivin^ Spain tlnit n tlm barbarous lnaniu'i" in vine!' tin- war lias Won conducted does not ae within thirtv day , that the United States v ill recognize tin* intlo* jiendeiire o? Cuba, and inaintaui it by force? of arnr;,'' Wi os'i si>av. After two debates the House by I I t to 105, passed the I.ill introduced by Mr. Loud, chuinnuu of the J committee on Postoftlees to amend the law relating to second-class mail matter. The principal features of the hill were those denying to the uiails as second-class matter, sample copies of newspapers and serial novel publications and withdrawing from news ngents the privilege of returning to their principals at the pound rute unsold copies of periodicals. Thursday.- The debate upon the proposition to refund the indebtedness of tno Pacific lhiil road Com puny to the government was begun in the House, under the order adopted last mouth. It took up the time of the House and judging from the attendance uud attention of members, and spectators, was neither deep tier extensive. The liual vote will be Monday. Friday. The second day's session of the Paeilte Pnilio-nl tfnn.iii?.? l.oi the House of Uepresentatives developed much interest from a popular imint of view. Mr. Johnson, llepublicau, of California, in the course of u speech supporting the bill alluded to Sir. \V. It. iiearst, of the Sail Francisco Examiner ami New York Journal, in most vituperative terms, lie was answered by Mr. Cooper, ltepublican, of Wisconsin, who characterized the incident as the most disgraceful he had ever known in the history of Congress. The bill was advocated l>v Messrs. Patterson, Democrat, of Tennessee, and Hepburn, ltepublican, of Iowa, and antagonized by Messrs. Harrison, Democrat, of Alabama; Boatner, Democrat, of Louisiana; Swanson, Democrat, of Virginia; McCall, ltepublican, of Massachusetts (only upon the rate of interest proposed"; Wheeler, Democrat, of Alabama, and Khofroth and Bell, Populists, of ('olorado. The evening session of the House, devoted under the rules to the consideration of pi ivate pension bills, was rendered of no avail by absentees. SvrniPAY '1 he text of the bill to refund the indebtedness of the I'uioti and Central Pacific railroads to the United States was perfected, so far as the committee of the whole House was concerned, ami the measure, with certain pending amendments, was reported to the House at "? o'clock, afty a three days' parliamentary battle, and a vote on its passage will be taken Monday. WHOSE COMMISSIONS? Khlnd Must Pay Haltlmore People mill Costs. The following special appeared in the Columbia State from Annapolis, Md., under date of Jan. ~ 111: '"The Court of Appeals has reversed the decision of the court below in the celebrated South Carolina bond case. The suit ;'nnv out of a dispute between T. ICdward Hanibleton A' Co. and other Hultimoreuus and Colden Ithiml, of (ieor^ia, and a banker named Lancaster, of New York and Richmond, where a division of commission for floatim; a bond issues of the State of South Carolina. "In IS l'diind obtained authority from the authorities of South Carolina to lloat ??U,<i!}0,000 State bonds. He applied to Lam-aster for aid in forming a Hanibleton ?\r Co wore appealed to. It was agreed that subscribers should share alike in the profits of the transaction. After the bond issue, Lam-aster and Ilhind. it is alleged, entered into a secret agreement whereby twothirds of the interest due on July 1. 1 ?! ;{, should la- paid to Lancaster to pay 'syndicate expenses,' which, it was hinted, was political ialluem-e. Tlo-;. if the whole of the issue were considered, would amount to more than SUM. not). "The court holds that the syndicate had a rijjht to know what these syndicate expenses were, and says that Lancaster not only suppre-spd tin* truth, but deliberately uttered the most unblushing falsehoods. The court finds against the claim of 1-bind that Lancaster was entitled to this two thirds interest. and require lUund to pay over S-.'ii.-. iO with interest and costs, to the applicants, the Baltimore members of the syndicate." WHAT K AI I.KOA I )S OWN. Tlii' Valuation of Their Property as Taken F-'roin t he Coniptroller-f.leiierat's K rport. The following figures ttiken from the annual report of the Comptrollers ieneral make ri interesting' exhibit, showing as they do exactly what ail tlm property of the railroads d.oin^ business m the State is rated at !?>r taxation. I'ln* amounts yiveii are those upon which the roads pay taxes. Here are the lii'iires; Total miles of main trunk... ? 7.1.0.1 I Total value of track 'Al-l, : Value of depots r.;M, 14.1 N airn1 woo.I and water stations ?P.,.'11.1 Value machine shops o.l.l.lo Vaiue stationary engines.... ltia Value tools and machinery.. :w,.>10 Value luiihlin^s 1 d", ItM Value lots Ul.a'JO Total value of all property exclusive of track 1,004,000 Ciratul total of all railroad property in the State 'J!!.040,! c/J 1 he South ( arolina and (ieor??ia shows a total valuation of .S5.s7t>. o.lo. of which the value of the truck is I 017,410, all other property !?ein;< "J, I .100. ! The Coast I.ine roads are valued at I SI. -Iti-l. of which tin1 value of the track is placed at s l.ols.ojo. The property of the Southern rail I wav lines in South Carolina are valued at jfi;.slM)0.t:;50. of which the valuation of the track is placed at Si,r,yj. o;to. "N'ou are the sunshine of my life." he murmured. And at that instant her 1 father hurst into the in with the reI mark: "Voum: man, do you know the sun will lie up to a few minuted?"? Philadelphia .North American. Bacon I?i11 you know there woro ?vcr different whist I lands in a i>a< k of e.irdsV Kghert Yes; i my wife tolls me about each one nearly very time we play. -Yon Iters Slutcvi, man. Boston Is Indulging In charmingly virtuous throes over an unclad lineJ chante, but strangely enough makes no ! fuss on the ground that the wanton | Biarble person wears no t>peotacsk?. SOOTH eWIS IIWS. Items of Interest Gathered From Our Exchanges. CONVICT FARMS ARE PAYING. Murder Most Foul<--Our Industrial Conditions -- Hums Amends IIis Hill. | j In their annuul report to the Gov! crnor the hoard of directors of the i>eui! tentinry announce that all the contracts j for w orking convicts on shares huve enpired and none of them will he renewed. As no convicts aro leased to contractors, the State will hereafter work its convicts on three farms which have recently heen purchased. Two of theso aggregate 5,000 acres of as lino planting land as there is in the State, and they aro being put in excellent condition. The value of the farming property is put down this year at $110,000. While the farms were not fully worked this year, the penitentiary sold TOO hales of cotton on sealed bids to a Wilmington, N. ('..buyer. They have 1A0 hales on hand yet, besides about $24,000 worth of all kinds of provisions. Tin* ii?*l iiipohio id' tlio vi*nr wiw IMIII iinil after making limit payment on the plantations purchased the State has 5sJ"J,Ob0 on hand. 1 he institution starts tlio new year with 818 convicts, l?;J less than last year. The fulliug off is due to a change in the law which permits county supervisors to work short-term convicts on tho roads of the counties in which they are convicted. Last year the penitentiary worked about eighty mules, w hich number will, since the whole force of the institution will now be devoted to funning, he greatly increased. The convicts aro said to be happier and more contented in their farm work. -4?? Murder Most Foul. Laurens Brown, colored, twenty-two years old, was lynched four miles above Orangeburg, Wednesday night of last week. Passengers on the south-bound train from Columbia were shocked bv the sight of his lifeless body hanging to the cross beam of the danger signal at the public crossing of the Mouth Carolina and (Jcorgia railroad just above Stilton. The body was eomplctly ridI died with bullets, pistols and shotguns being used. He was probably made to mount tlm high part and then jump, ! as his neck was broken. On his buck was a card on which was written: Notice ? To all whom it may concern: Judge Lyneh's court is in sessiou tonight tor the protection of our property, and, by tho help of God, he will convict anil execute any man. woman or child that burns or destroys our property with lire. We will protect our homes and property, and our neighbors shall not suffer loss from the hellish lire bugs. I.-t this b a warning to others. TmrTf. I'l." Wdhriamako^"x?aa [ burned the L'riday night previous, and Brow n wus arresied charged with the offense. At first it was strongly believed that he was guilty, but it developed that he was not the man wanted and lie was, at tho request of Mr. Wannamnker, released from jail. Proof of his guilt could not be ohtutned, and on being reh used lie returned to liis home to meet his death at the hands of a mob. I Coroner 1 Mike held an inquest, but no clue bus been obtained as to the guilty parties. -! ? Our Industrial Conditions. The News and Courier lias published a review of the industrial conditions in South Carolina, at the beginning of the new year. It wus made up of special ! reports from nearly all of the counties j in the State, and the general results are most encouraging. The State is in better financial condition than at any time for some years. The manufacturing enterprises arc in a healthy condition; the farmers have generally paid all their debts contracted in making the crop, and have discharged a great deal of : their past indebtedness. There has been a marvelous falling on" in the purchase of farm supplies from outside sources, the cribs ami smoke houses are fuller I than they have been for years, and hog ' and hominy are triumphant. There is ! occupation for the industrious and profitable investment for capital; a better feeling prevails among the people and political feeling is dying out. ? ? Tliirns Amends His Hi 1. Representative C. R. 1). Rums, of t Oconee, who will introduce a dispensary bill to abolish the constabulary, > has hit upon an amendment to his plan ! us published. It provide* that the towns ami cities of the State are to get i half of the appraised value of the j liquors confiscated. He says this will j tend t<> interest the authorities in enj forcing the law and in confiscating i liquors shipped for illegal sale. Cicmson College Report. The report of the trustees of Clcinson j College d. votes considerable space to j arguments against abolishing the privI ilege tax on fertilizers, which amounted j this year to Sb.,000 against &'10,000 last i year. The number of students in ati tei.dcnoe at the college this year was somewhat less than last vear. / -4 (ion. Watts reports to I'. S. government that there are !?7 active and six reserve com pan ics w ith following enlistment eavjilrv. l.'.M'J; light butteries, 77; I ..lltn..,.. I I llll.illll V Willi* * *? I i I WWII I .'!, 7H4. I hoc aii' T-J coin missioned officers and 1?:11 non-commissioned officers in service. (Sen. Watts is much l>lease.d "v\ it!i enlistment feature. - ? -4??The l?oek Hill I feral d says in its last issue: "The hoard of trustees of Win 1 hrop ('ollege met in this city last l-'riday night. They approved President Johnson's report to the (leneral % sseiu* ' hl v and, we are informed, urged the necessity of the erection of a new dormitory to Cost about 3:50,000. " 4 At T'asley, Tit-kens county, TIev. M. . 1 Tj. Jones' residence was destroyed *>y , tire. His son, Albeit, and daughter, Marv, both about grown, perished in I' tho ilames. An inquest was held, and th? verdict was accident. \ / QUAINT AND CURIOUS. Barrels are now washed by machinery. The hot blast was introduced into furnace use some time between 1832 aud 1838. Lious born in captivity aro more dangerous and harder to train than captured ones. A halo old couplo dwoll in Wnltou County, Florida. They are Mr. aud Mrs. Daniel Cumpbelh His ago is 117 years, aud hers 112. A man nt Bowling Green, Fla., roceutly paid a tine of S5 aud costs for sweuring nt n schoolmaster who whipped his boy at school. A recently patented mnrking brush fias a reservoir in the handle to hold the marking fluid,, discharging it through a tube to the center of tho UIIBllt'O* In Bulgaria tbo proprietors of a medicine, by which they claim to euro n specific disease, are liable to bo imprisoned if the inediciuo fails to produce the desired effect. Milk tickets have been denounced as carriers of diphtheria by the health ofliccr of South Ifetul, lud., where a number of cases of the disease were traced to a patient in a milk peddler's fumilv. The jot mines of England scom to yield loss uud less of that material. Ton years ugo us much as 4,070 pounds wore raised; last your only 16S pounds formed the the total of the production. In crossing tho tracks at a railway at Augusta, Me., a man got his foot caught in tho frog of a switch and had just time to loosen tho shoestring uud pull his foot out of the shoo before a train passed. A Chicago policeman resigned his position two years ago, because ho became too pious for that sort of work. Ho joined the S ilvutiou Army, anil 1 hus just oton promoted to the position t of base-drummer. J When lion.s and tigers bring forth young in captivity, ttie greatest euro lias to bo exorcised to keep them for Beverul days in the dark and undisturbed, as otherwise mothers will almost invariably destroy their cubs. leg of a drayman, who had chilblains ami corns, is to bo disinterred uuder his doctor's orders aud bur:od below the frost lino in order to relievo the man's present sufferings from tho old complaint. "Every two hours a homicide is committed somewhere in Italy" is tho ] startling way iu which 1 Jar on Garofalo ! puts tho fact that, there are 1,000 homicides a year in his coiiutry, ten times us many as in ZTrance and thirtyfivo times as many an in Duumar*. The Anneninn at Home. Tho wiiiuoii of Sis wear a fos on J i their heads, and if they nro rich it is ; bound round with a frontlet of gold j coins; mey .uro not such gadabouts as I tho Greeks and rarely tuko part in i those festive pilgrimages so baloved | by the young folks of modern llr.llaa. j Sometimes they will go to an open- | iair-shrino in the mountaius, about two I hours from Sis, dedicated to St. George of Cappadocia; it. is 6 dolicious spot Rurrounded bv rooks, tries, and 1 ivoly flowers, and adjoining xjfc is an old Armenian fort. They are fond of Push im plays and wax figures represent uig various eceues in the li.fo of Christ. The men are active in their nnuw.e* moots, playing leapfrog and wrosll -tig on Sunday afternoon on a greensward by the cemetery,gayly dressed in their long colored cotton gowns. Also they play various horseback games, probably learned from their unplcusnnt neighbors, the Kurds, in tho mountains at Iladgin, Zeitoun and Marash. ' The Armenians are strong, hardy fellows, very different from tho cringing I v<?ii in it* mi meir race ai Uonstautinoplo ami tin) Arraoninn merchant class of Smyrna. When brought into noutact with commerce, tho Armonian develops a subtlety and sharpness which put into the shado both Jew and ( Greek.? Contemporary Iloviow. Afternoon .Naps Itciieilcinl. A short afternoon nap is said to bo extremely beneficial, especially if /.hi [ heaviest meal of tho day is eaten at noon. A nap while digestion is in operation i* natural and healthy, and rest* tho body, relieves tho brain and indulges and assists tho digest,ivo oi"* gnu*. ? Now York Tribune, Hut She Didn't. "Mr. Petty boy kept rnu awi .ko two hours last night." "How was that?" "Dy singing 'Sleep, My Lady Sleep,' under uiy window,"- -Washington Posh i PERISHED AMD FLAMES Fires Claim Many Victims and Destroy Valuable Property. SEVEN NUNS DIE HEROICALLY. The Convent and School at Roberval. Canada, ltiirned, Willi Tragical Results? Alter lie.cuing Their Pupils the Sisters Were Unalile to Save Themselves ?fatal Fires Occur In WlsShnln. IlortEuvAL., Quebec. Canada (Sp^Ctal).? Firo broko out Wednesday morning in the chapol of tlio convent of Our Lady of St. John causod by a lightod candle near tho cradlo of tho Infant Jesus, suiting tiro to tho draperies and floral ornamentations, and in an instant tho wholo chapel was a mass of Qames. The alarm was given by a sacristy nuu, but tlio flro spread with such rapidity that nothing could bo done to save tho buildin*?. Eeven nuns wore smothered in tho smoke. Their names aro: Mother St. Francois Do Paule (Kllse Oosseltu, ot St. Joau Chrysostome); Sisters Providence (Emma Le Tournenu. of Quebec); St. Ursula (Coriutho Garn?'ftu, of St. Foyo);St. Anno(Laure Hudon, of Hobortvitle); St. Auloiuo Do Padorio iCatherine Bouillo, of Descliambault); St. loininiquo (Mario Louise Oirard, of Roberval), an t St. Louis (Rose Gosselin, of St. Jeau Chrysostome). Another nun was badly burnod in try in*? to extinguish tlio lire. Tho convent and school nro a mass of ruins. The total loss is $>75.000, with only about $12,000 insurance. Tho school was closed on account of the holidays, and most of tho pupils had gone home. When tho alarm was given tho nuns bravely undertook tho task of rcscuiui? those in thoir charge, and in this heroic task those who perished gave up thoir lives. From floor to floor of the doomed building these devotees rushed through blinding smoke and flame, souudiug the alarm, and not until ovory ouo in thoir charge was warned of their danger and surely out of tho building, did they turn to tho saving of tho r own lives. It was then too late, and, overcome by the heat and smoke, the seven heroic Sisters gUTO up thoir lives. Oa every lloor tli ir deal bodies wore found, their bodies still knotding in tho attitude of prayer. NINE PERSONS DIE BY FIRE. l'tiriuvl to Death In Dwellings in Wisconsin anil South Carolina. WnsTFiEi.n. Wis.. (Special).?Tito farm resilience of William Relhkeof tlio town of Nowton. this county, was destroyed by flro early Woduesday. hour of his children, the eldest fourteen years of age, perished in tlio llarncs. Three younger c'niidren were rescuod. IIaucock, Wis. (Special).?Tho farmhouso of Ole Delia, six miles south of here, was. burned to the ground Wednesday, llis three children, the oldest llvo years of age, was burned to death. Pickens, N. ('. (Special).?'Tho residence of tho Rev. M. L. Jones, live miles north of Pk'ki'us, was destroyed by lire Wednesday, nud his son Elbert and daughter Mary, both about grown, perished in tho Uatncs. Mr. Jones was absent at the trine. BT?AN~T0 BMETAIL1ST5. Says "It In Hotter t ? IUv? Itun ami I.ost Than Not (o Have Hun at All." Tho Lausing Thoatro, Lincoln. Nob., was filled the other morning wheu tho Stato Bimetallic Couieronco was called to order. When Mr. Bryan entered tho hall he was greeted with deafening applause, in the course of his address ho remarked tho warm reception prompted him to paraph nuso an old saying, which would read, "It is better to have run and lost than not to have run at all." ',J" I I '' 1 WILI.IAM J. r.ItYAN. ! (Ho Addressed the Bimetallic Conference nt L iucolo, Keb.) Mr. Brynn rovictve I the campaign from the Chicago Convention until the close of the polls. He (lee arsd that there had boon great gain inado by the silver party since 1804, and said that i:o believed that with the efforts to bo made during the next four years there could be no doubt of victory in [ 10 0. He spoke of the llitnetnlbc League, which is alio'it to be organized in No' braskn, and advised that all friends of i silver, regardless of party aflllintions, I shoind bo enrolled under one banner. He ! suggested that the Legislature should still j furl Iter amend the election laws of the Sta o to the end that voters should be hotter protected from intimidation, and a<s > that corI pora'ions should rot bo permitted to eonj tribute fun is for election purposes. The contributions of corporation funds was in direct violation of corporut charters. | His statement that, while the doctrlno of [ .bimetallism had been defeated at the polls, I, had made I?epubla?an.a Itopo thai bimetnlli m won I I be secure \ i,efore the next I'roslI do.itiat election, was greeted with a groat ! t*ut.'wrst of applause. He, III hou'es of tho Logislaturo adjourned ! durin g Mr. lirvan'.s speech and many nrunl burs In ar.l it. In the a'ternoon Mr. Bryan ' left for Chicago to attend t!io ban<|uet in honor of Jackson's iiirtlulny. K (lit WrorUfM Confe**. FourcoloreJ men in the Birmingham (Ala.) Jail confessed plotting to wreck trains in or" der to rob pnss-'ng'Ts. The first attempt I failed, but in the sccoit 1 a Birmingham minI oral train was derailed and twonty-six lives lost. , Double Hanging In Norfolk. William Downing an 1 Charles Williams, bot.t, colored, were hat)god on Tuesday at ' Norfolk. Va. 1> iwnin;? killc I a woinim o( tiio viuno of Ivuma 1. hi ? la Norfolk last I May. Williams kill ?d Ooor^o llvss, a colored man, oa hoar I a schooner lyiuy in j tiio harbor on April is. I Frozen to l>r:illi in Now Jersey. Daniel Flock, the Jli^litst nvn (N. J.) farmer who had disappeared so mysteriously a wook before, was fuiind dead in a swamp | The horso ho hail driven lay near him, also IdeaiI. liotli muu and boast hud frozen to death, SABBATH SCHOOL \ ?? I international, lesson , fob JANUARY 17. 1 ^ Lesson Text: "A Multitude Conveit^ ed," Acts II., 32-47?Golden J > Text: Acts 11., 30? mentary. 82. "This Jesus hath God raised ep,1 whereof we all are witnesses." The maa who bad with oaths and curses so cowardly denied Him is the one who is chosen by thai Spirit to bo His mouthpiece to this multitude.] Doing filled with the Spirit takes away alv thought of self and all fear of man. He flrstj juotes from Joel ii., 23-32. and says here Is a fulfillment or tho words of that prophet. He then speaks of Jesus of Nazareth and tha wonders wrought by God through Him, and openly cu.-trges them witn his aeam. u.? then quotes from the words of David In Pa.j *vl. concerning His resurreotion and continues in the words of this flrst verse of our lesson. I 33. Before Ho dlod Ho said that He was going back to the Father who had sent Him.! and that Ho would send down from heaven' the Holy Spirit, whom thoy now saw and heard in these disciples (John xvl., 5-8).t Hero, then, was the ovidenoo that Jesus of Nazareth was really the one He professod to be, and not an impostor or blasphemer.' Here was the evidence that He whom tbeyt crucified was now nlivo from the dead and actually in hoaven. 34, 35. David did not rise from the dead, fie did not spo.ik of his own rosurreciion in' Ps. xvl., but of Him of whom ho said in Par ex., 1, "Tho Lord said unto my Lord, 8lt( thou on My right taud until I make thy foes tby footstool." David, hs to his snirit, la certainly in glory, but his body still sleeps in the dust of the earth. 30. Peter, thereforo, by the Spirit, insists that the very snmo Jesus whom they crucified God has raised from tho dead and taken to His ov.*n right hand, tnus making him Lord uud Christ and declaring Him to be the long promised Son of David to sit on David's ihrone, and the Son of Abraham in whom all the nromiscs to tho fathers aro to be fulfilled. 87. The Spirit, by His words through Peter, took hold of thoir hoarts, convinced them of their siu aud led them to cry out. "Mou and brethren, what shall we do?" There was no urging on tho part of Potet that they should come forward to the penitent bench, or raiso thoir hands for prayer, or sign a card deoiaring their intention to lead a now life, however bulpiul these methods may sometimes be. 33. When Jesus was on ono occasion asked "What shall wo do?" His answer was, "Believe on Htm whom God hath sent" (John vl., 28, 29). Peter says, by tho same Spirit. "Rupont and bo baptize I," which Is another way of saying, "Bellev?. To believe that * V .1. W^.nlnL mAiiL1 KA. AAmnUfe | nwu.i >viia iu-ii iuv99iuu iyuuiu uu ii v;vuu);ivi? change of mind or repentance on their purt, an 1 to bo baptized in Ilia name would bo tba outward confession that they had received Hun. To receive Him would secure tbo forgiveness of all their sins (Jo in 1., 12; I John ii.. 12). 8J. fits promise is to nil who will coma thut they shall iu no wise bocaft out (John vi? 87). Thero were some illusiratious ot households being saved, as In Qen. vil., 1| xvlil., 18; xix., 12: Joshua 11., 18. He calls all who hear and bids thorn come without money nn 1 without price. The Ood who sought out and restored Adam and live, who sent angels to roscuo Lot and his fnmtly, who pleaded so earnestly with backsliding Israel (Jor. ill., 13, 14), is our God and the same unchangeable Jehovah. 40. Perhaps some of tho "many other words" He used might be found in Isa. 1., 18; xiili., 25; 1 v., 8. 4: EzoL. jcxxvl., 2G, for those aie the Spirit's own words to sinners. Peter did not think to save tho generation or race of Jews, but He did expect, like Paul, to suve some of them (I Cor. ix., 22). 41. Receiving His word, thoy rocoived Him and thus became children of Qod (John 1., 12; vl., 63; xvil.. 8; Jn?. 1., 21). Doing baptized, ihoy confessed Him and had tho assurance that Ho would confess th^m before the Father (Math, x., 32). But think of 3000 doing so! Would not somo evangelists be tempted to make a demonstration over that? Whoever heard of such a result from ono sermon? This was tho Lord's doing and must hnvo been mnrvolous in their eyes. ' 42. "They continued st en-if astir."?that Is. thoy believed (Irmly, for thero is no other way to bo established. Compare 11 Chron. xx., 20, with lsa. vli., !). This verse seem* to say that they were Instructed. Thoy talked with each other of these things, especially of nim. They commemorated Hit death. They woro much in prayer. How sorry they would bo that thoy had not received Him sooner! How they would long for His return, and with what zeal they would testify of Him! I 43. The wonders and signs wrought by the apostles would doubtless bo on tlie Hue of Mark xvl., 17-20, uud being such as He Him* *olf wrought when Ho was on earth would add to their testimony that He was still nllvei, though invisible, and had all power In heaven nud on ourth. It was the Lord works ing Willi them nud contlrming the word with I signs following (Mark xvi., 2 >). 44. Ono great family hound togothor by llis love to them, and their love to Him and to ench other, having a great dosire to H please Him and that others might receive H Him too. Thoy doubtless believed that all H He had was theirs and thus were drawn to H share all they had with each other. The H Spirit controlled nil, and it was a foretaste H ui uuiiYOu upuu uiw uurui. 45. Earthly possessions lost tholr attrne* tinn> tlmv tvnrn no hum nrccnt n? tluiv cniiH H Uati mom l'Ji iitiu oy spcn iing tiiein udob llis who worn in neo.i. Tiio Spirit of Him B wlio though Ho was rich, yet for our eakes B becamo poor, liud taken hold of thorn, and B thoy counted nothing so precious as His love, B and tlio privilege of showing souio love to ,B Hiin. Tho llrst gave thoir own salves to V tho Lord (II Cor. vlii., 5), and then to each B other hy tho will of Got). Tho came spirit V to-day would fill tho treasuries of tho mis* fl sion boards and put mauy workers in the I 40. With ono accord, with gladness and B singleness of heart. This described their "*B daiiy lifo of servico unto Iltm whom they had received as Saviour and coming King; r M It Is the third tine we iiave met the phrase fl 'With one accord." Hoe i., 14; il., 1. fl 47. Prrisiug God Is n good way to draw [ H people unto Him, and thus they will be added ?< B to the church. In chapters v., 14; ii.,24,we fl read of people being adde I to tlio Lord, and / H that is tho only real addition that will stand, y H Thus thoy nro truly added to the church * ' B which Is tho body of Christ. Poopte may be fl addedtQ themomh"rship of a ohurch with* t fl out being nddo 1 to t)i<' Lord, but If they bo* [ B como a part of Christ by faith in Him they P H nro then a part of tho church, and it matters,* H llttlo what denomination they belong to./ Jfl Tho Lord fill us with His Spirit to servo Him/ H with gladness and singleness of heart.?Lea* sou Helper. J J Woman's Reason. ^B Surprised Dame?What? And y HH have reftisetl Mr. I)e Clootie? I thouf you likptl blm. i/ovely Daughter?I did, but to you the truth, none of tlit? other f seemed to care a snap for hitn.?' ^^B 4 OI K. Ut'CUl uv Slio? Pear inc. W'liy don't they mcactt choruses to slii? intelligibly V Itw a no aggravating to be 1111:1 hie to (listl/ogtllib the* words. lie?You don't knojtr J?vr luck. I have read the libretto.? Iodltf a noils .loitrnal. The aver"-" ntan doesn't ronliz* ^ ft hard world this is until he b?* '1 * 1 against It suddenly front theJ ' safety, J.*-"' J -