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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

FOREIGN OWS. A dispatch from Rome says the Vatican has instructed its delegates to Chili. Peru, and Bolivia to interpose their good offices with the view of ending the war, or at least causing it to be waged with the least possible cruelty. Lori Hard’s 2-year-old Papoose won the race for the first spring 2-year-old stakes at Newmarket, England. There were four starters. Khabara was second, Home Rule third. The city of St. Petersburg,-Russia, is completely under martial law; no person is allowed on the streets after 9 o’clock at night, and at 10 lights are extinguished, as in the days of the curfew in England hundreds oi years ago. The impression seems to be general that an overwhelming revolutionary outbreak may 'Occur at any moment. Advices from South Africa report that Cetywayo has had enough of war, and has made overtures for peace. Lieut. Dubrovina, an officer in the Russian army, recently arrested on suspicion of being a Nihilist, has been hanged. Yakoob, the Ameer of Afghanistan, is inclined at present to hasten the negotiations for peace with England. Ho is moved to this, it appears, not so much by fear of the English as by anxiety concerning a conspiracy to remove Jifm and put his cousin in his place. Several of 'the semi-independent tribes are said to be supporting the cousin’s aspirations.

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Kant. The One Hundredth Legislature of Massachusetts has adjourned, after a session of 120 days, during which 360 laws were passed and only one vetoed. A desperate attempt was made by two burglars to rob the Allegheny (Pa.) Savings Bank in bread daylight last week. The cashier, who was alone in the bank, tackled the villains single-handed. He wrested a revolver from one of them, and fired three shots at the thieves, putting them to flight They succeeded in getting away with about $1,500, and made good their esoape. A horrible murder by a religious fanatic is reported from Pocasset, Mass. One Charles F. Freeman, a Second Adventist, had been attending revival meetings. Some days ago he claimed to have received a “ wonderful revelation. He eays the Lord directed him to sacrifice his little daughter, and declares she will rise again in three days. He sent word to the neighbors ho would make revelation known, and offer orthodox sacrifice. A number of Second Adventists assembled at his house, but the child had then been Rillocl. The little one was transfixed with a knife, and her blood poured out upon a table, improvised as an altar.” West. White settlers in Kansas are organizing into bands to prevent any more negroes from entering the State, and certain companies patrol the river to prevent steamboats from landing any cargoes of negroes. The electric light is being used in Monumental Park, Cleveland. It is pronounced better and cheaper than gas. Rev. C. D. Helmer, an old and popular Congregational minister of Chicago, is dead. The white squatters are to be ejected from the Indian Territory at any cost Orders have been issued to Gen. Pope to furnish all the troops required for the purpose. James O’Neill, a well-known actor, has been sentenced in the San Francisco Police Court to pay a fine of SSO, or be imprisoned twenty-five days, for playing the part of Jesus Christ in the so-called “ Passion Play.” Another sensational murder has been committed in Chicago, in which a woman figures as the man-slayer. A Mrs. Robert had a lawsuit against one Theodore -4k Weber, a well-known merchant. Finding herself unable to get the better of her antagonist in the courts, she determined to revenge herself by robbing him of his life. While seated in a law office, where the parties had met by agreement of attorneys, Mrs. Roberts drew a pistol and deliberately shot Weber through the bowels, inflicting a mortal wound. It is claimed, of course, that the woman was insane when she committed the deed. The Chicago and Pacific railroad was sold at public auction in Chicago, the other day, for $916,100 cash. A posse of citizens attempted to arrest a gang of horse-thieves at the house of one Mr. Pierson, in Taney county, Mo. The thieves resisted, and in the melee James Cogburn and Wm. Bates, of the posse, were killed and another severely wounded, and Pierson, of the other side, mortally wounded, and a man named Lockhart killed. The rest of the outlaws escaped. Houtli. The Iron Mountain road bridge across the Red river at Fulton, Ark., was washed away I ast week. The trial of Cox for the murder of Col. Alston was began at Atlanta, Ga., on the 29th ult The trial of Buford, the slayer of Judge Elliott, at Lexington, Ky., was postponed till the third Monday in May. Hon. Eli 8. Shorter, ex-Congress-man and leading citizen of Alabama, is dead. An incident of the recent flood in Southern Texas was the drowning of an entire family—father, mother, and four children—at Grand Lake, thirty-six miles north of Houston. They were surrounded by water at night and all perished.

POLITICAL POINTS. The Democrats of Kentucky have nominated Dr. Luke P. Blackburn, of yellowfever fame, for Governor. Ex-Gov. Seymour has -written a long letter, in which he reiterates his determination not to accept the Democratic nomination for Governor of New York. He positively asserts that he has permanently retired from politics. Official vote of Michigan at the recent election: For Supreme Court Judge, James V. Campbell, Republican, 132,134 votes; John B. Shipman, fusion, 126,270; for Regents of the University, E. O. Grosvenor, Republican, 131,350; James Shearer, Republican, 131,794; Henry Whiting, fusion, 126,333; Geo. P. Sanford, fusion, 126,614.

MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS. Gen. Alfred Sully, of the United States Army, died at Fort Vancouver, Oregon, a few day ago. In deciding a case in the United States Supreme Court, at Washington, a ruling was made which renders the jurors’ test-oath law inoperative, if not unconstitutional. The opinion takes the ground that a juror oh examination as to bis competency cannot be required to answer the question whether he took part in the Rebellion, since to answer that question in the affirmative would be to disclose on oath that he has beep guilty of an infamous crime—an admission which he cannot be compelled to make. Visible supply of grain in the States

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and Canada: Wheat, 17,780,000 bushels; 12,868,000 bushels of corn; 1,997,000 bushels of oats; 1,012,000 bushels of rye, and 1,792,000 bushels of barley. The house of John L. Keogh, at Carbon Hill, Pa., was destroyed by fire, and a son aged 11 and a daughter aged 13 were burned to death. Keogh had his face and hands terribly burned in the endeavor to rescue his children. His youngest child, aged 5, had his head and arms badly scorched, and its recovery is doubtful Michael Butler’s residence, at Grand Rapids, Mich., and all its contents, were destroyed by fire. Two children, little girls aged 3 years and 8 months respectively, were burned to death. Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, for half a century editress of (Jodey's Txidy'x Book, died at her home in Philadelphia last week. A fire in St. Jean Baptiste, a suburb of Montreal, Canada, destroyed twenty-thvee stores and dwellings, involving a loss of $125,000.

WASHINGTON NOTES. Hon. Rush Clark, member of Congress from the Fifth district of lowa, died, at Washington last week, after a few hours’ illness, of a congestive chill. Arrangements are in progress, and will shortly be completed, for lighting the entire Capitol with electric lamps of a late invention. The apparatus is now being put in the building, and it is contemplated to place upon the summit of the dome very strong lights, with a view of experimenting in regard to lighting extended areas of a city from elevated points. A new Greenback paper has been started at Washington. It is called the Nat ional View, and is under the management of Lee Crandall. The public-debt statement for May is as follows: Six per cent, b0nd55446,962,700 Five per cent, bonds 701,532,150 Four and a half per cent. bonds 250,000,000 Four per cent, bonds 553.363.7C0 Navy pension fund 14,000,000 Total coin bonds $1,968,962,800 Matured debt 67,420,110 Legal tender 55346,742,631 Certificates of deposi t.... 81,635,000 Fractional currency...... 15,913 009 Gold and silver certificates 17,749,620 z Total without interest 412,040,260 Total debt 52,448,432,170 Total Interest 27,155,204 Cash in treasury 448,467,156 Debt less cash in treasurys2,o27,l2o,2lß Increase during April 19,952 Decrease since June 30,1878 8,666,614 CUBBENT LIABILITIES. Interest due and unpaids 5,166.999 Debt on which interest haa ceased.... 67,429,110 Interest thereon 1,203.642 Gold and silver certificates 1,2/3,642 United States notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit 31,635,000 United States notes held for redemption of fractional currency 8,446 337 Called bonds not matured for which 4 per cent, bonds have been issued... 171.319.100 Cosh balance available May 1, 1879... 145,517,348 Totalß 448,467,156 AVAILABLE ASSETS. Cash in treasurys 448,467,156 Bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad Companies, interest payable in lawful money: Principal outstanding. ,$ 64,623,512 Interest accrued and not yet paid..... 1,292,,470 Interest, paid by the United States.... 41,773,745 Interest repaid by transportation of mails, etc 10,707,524 Balance of interest paid by the United States 81.066,220

DOINGS IN CONGRESS. The Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill was reported in the Senate on the 28th nit., as it came from tho House, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Appro priations. Mr. Pendleton delivered a lengthy speech in support of his bill relative to inviting members of tho Cabinet to taste seats upon the floor of the Senate, and participate in tiro debates relating to their respective departments. The bill repealing certain clauses in tlie Sundry Civil Appropriation act of March 8,1879, and making appropriations for tho extension of military telegraph lines, and rescinding tho authority of the Secretary of War to lease the water-powerat Moline, Ill.,was passed. Mr. Pendleton introduced a bill to increase the educational facilities and establish normal training schools for tho benefit of Indian tribes who have educational claims on the United States. Mr. Witiiams introduced a bill to regulate the legal value of metal money, and to provide for tlie free an t unlimited coinage of gold and silver bullion, and to restore coin to circulation. The House was not in session. Neither house of Congress transacted any business on the 29th ult. The Senate had been in ■ession but a short time when the death of Representative Clark, of lowa, was announced. Proceedings were stopped, a committee was appointed to accompany the remains to lowa, and, as a further mark of respect, the Senate adjourned. In the House, the President’s private secretary made his appearance and delivered the Executive’s veto of the Army bill. 'J he document, without being read, was laid upon tho Speaker’s table. The announcement of the death of Representative Clark was made, a committee was appointed to attend the funeral, and the House adjourned. The Senate, on the 30th ult., spent two hours in discussing an amendment to a bill appropriating money to defray the expenses of the extra session of Congress allowing mileage to the members of both branches. The amendment was finally de seated, and the bill was passed. The bill to prevent the introduction of contagious and infectious diseases in the United States was then taken up and discussed. In the House, the President’s Message vetoing the Army bill was read and entered upon the journal. The following bills passed: Appropriating the requisite amount to pay J. B. Eads the sums due, and to become due, for. constructing jetties at South pass; amending ' the section of the Revised Statutes prescribing a penalty for conspiracy against the United States. Mr. Le Fevre, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported a bill to prevent the importation of diseased cattle and spread of infectious diseases among domestic animals. Printed and recommitted. The Democratic members of the House, immediately after the adjournment, met in caucus to consider what further action should be taken by the Democratic party concerning the two appropriation bills after they shall both have been defeated by Presidential vetoes. After an animated discussion, it was determined to refer the whole subject to the caucus committees of the House and Senate, which originally framed the political sections in controversy. The National Greenback members of the House also held a caucus of three hours' duration on the subject of the Presidential veto. A general interchange pl views occurred, but no definite action was reached as to what course they should pursue. The Senate wm engaged in the discueeion of the bill to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases in the United States, on the Ist Inst., but reached no decision upon the subject. In the House, the President's message vetoing the Army bill was read, and the Speaker put the question whether the bill should pass, notwithstanding the veto. On passing the bill ever the veto, the vote was—ayes, 120; noes, 110. So the bill failed for want of a two-thirds vote. The two committees appointed respectively by the House and Senate Democratic caucuses to report what course of action should be adopted in view of the Presidential vetoes, past and prospective, held a joint meeting, but arrived at no definite understanding as to what course would be pursued. The Texas Pacific Railroad bill wm introduced in the Senate by Mr. Johnston on the 2d test., read at length, and referred. Mr. Saulsbury called up the resolution authorizing the Committee on Privileges and Elections to reopen the case of Senator Kellogg, and to investigate Judge Spofford’s claim to Mr. Kellogg’s seat. Mr. Hoar offered aa a substitute a resolution reciting the action of the Senate at the time that Mr. Kellogg was admitted, and expressing the opinion that said proceedings were final and conclusive as to the right of Mr. Kellogg to a seat in the Senate for the full term for which he was elected. Consideration of the resolution was postponed for one week. Considers’ion was resumed of tho bill to prevent the introduction into the United States of contagious or infectious diseases, anil Mr. Garland made a speech to show the constitutional power to pass the bill, and the necessity for doing so. The House was not in session. Congress had a dull day of it on the 3d ult The Senate was not in session, and the House devoted the day to the discussion of the bill reported from the Coinage Committee, amending the etat-

utes relating to coinage and coin and bullion certificates. The Democratic members of the House held a caucus and determined upon a line of action in regard to the Army Appropriation bill. They decided upon the exact terms of the measure to be separately passed in lieu of the sixth section ft the Revised Statutes, it being also agreed that all consideration of the remainder of the bill shall be deferred until thia independent political measure shall have been acted upon by the President.

PROMINENT PEOPLE.

James Gordon Bennett is said to have won $130,000 on Parole. Senator Whyte, of Maryland, is six feet in height and weighs 168 pounds. Robert Bonner keeps a special veterinary surgeon, who is paid $1,500 a year. Senator Withers, of Virginia, is five feet ten inches in height and weighs 185 pounds. Senator Voorhees, of Indiana, is six feet one inch in height and weighs 196 pounds. Senator Thurman, of Ohio, is five feet ten and a half inches in height and weighs 200 pounds. Senator Wadleigh, of New Hampshire, is five feet 11 inches in height and weighs 203 pounds. Senator Windom, of Minnesota, is five feet eleven inches in height and weighs 193 pounds. John Habberton, of “Helen’s Babies” fame, is said to be writing a play on New York politics. Mr. Bancroft, the historian, seems very feeble this spring, as he rides about Washington. Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, is five feet and three-fourths inches in height and weighs 164 pounds. P. T. Barnum says that a red-hot iron will cool an elephant’s temper quicker than kind words and soft answers. Senator Gordon, of Georgia, owns a sheep-farm in that State containing 40,000 acres. It is managed by his son. George Francis Train resigns a]l claim to the Presidency in 1880, and thus clears up one feature of the contest. Col. John Raymond “Sellers ” has been arrested in Auburn, N. Y., for throwing a spittoon at a hotel-keeper’s head. King Humbert’s physicians have forbidden him to smoke, telling him that it will kill him. But he keeps right on. Representative Newberry, of Michigan, is said to be the wealthiest man in Congress. He had an income last year of $250,000. The Prime Minister of England is Mr. Disraeli, a Hebrew, and the Prime Minister of France is Mr. Waddington, an Englishman. Alexander H. Stephens was so poor when he first commenced the practice of law that he had to live on $6 a month. No wonder he only weighs 96. The royal chap that Queen Victoria has been down to Italy to look at, with a view to finding a mate for her daughter Beatrice, is a cross-eyed and pugnozed brother of King Humbert. President Hayes lately told a friend that his private income is $6,000 a year, and that this, along with his Presidon tial salary of $50,000, is regularly expended in “keeping up things” about the White House. Mr. A. A. Bonner, the eldest son of Mr. Robert Bonner, the editor of the Ledger, is about to wed Miss Jeanette Fitch, the daughter of a prominent Indiana lawyer. The marriage will take place in Cincinnati. Mark Twain is in Paris writing another funny book, while living in strict retirement. Oliver Wendell Holmes once declared that he didn’t dare to write as funny as he could, but Mark Twain is said to be doing his best this time. “I am not,” wrote Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the other day, “ in a condition to make visits or to take any part in conversation. Old age has rushed upon me in the last year and tied my tongue, and hid my memory, and thus made it a duty to stay at home.”

A Wife’s Devotion.

The intense devotion of a wife to her husband was witnessed in the recent execution of Walter Watson, at Newport, Vermillion county, Ind. Everybody but the poor wife believed the man guilty of the crime of murder. She refused to credit the evidence, and every day during his confinement and his trial she ministered to his comfort. She took her babe in her arms, and went to Indianapolis and made an earnest appeal to the Governor in his behalf, and even ascended the scaffold with him when led to his death. A cor respondent says: “To the clergyman who would have hindered her from mounting the scaffold she said, ‘ When I was married, I promised to cleave to my husband, for better or for worse, and I am going to keep my promise, so far as God will let me.’ Holding the murderer’s hand—white, no doubt, in her love-maddened eye, as if it had never been stained with blood—she ascended the ladder amid a stillness that was painfully audible. Two chairs were placed over the fatal trap—he sat in one, she in another. She tenderly caressed his hand, and then fell, sobbing convulsively, on his shoulder. In the midst of her heart-breaking grief the drop fell; she was a widow, and she sat there with staring, stony, tearless, despairing eyes, until led away by the Sheriff.”

Interesting Experiment with Flour.

A French chemist last year exposed a quantity of flour to hydraulic pressure of 300 tons, which reduced it to a fourth of its original bulk, without impairing the quality. He packed a portion of it in tin boxes and sealed them up, doing the same with the unpressed flour. When opened in three months the former was in better preservation than the latter. When baked into bread the pressed article was decidedly superior. After the lapse of a year other cans were opened and the unpressed flour had become spoiled, while the pressed remained sweet and was excellent when baked.

Charlie’s Virtues.

It was in the horse-car. First Young Lady—“ Yes, and Julia is to be married, too.” Second Young Lady—“ No! you don’t mean it I To whom, pray ? ” First Y. L.—“To Charley Stapleham. He’s a real nice fellow—no bad habits, you know; doesn’t drink, nor smoke, nor chew.” Second Y. L.—“ But he’s awfully soft I ” They exchange glances, smile sweetly, and Charlie’s virtues are no longer praised.

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1879.

FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.

Able and Candid Speech of Senator David Davis. Senator Gar'and on the Charge of “Coercion.” Sjiee'ch of tfndgte Davis. Mr. President, the caucus is an important factor in American politics, and both the great parties of the country employ its agency. This is done on the theory that party action is most easily perfected by this method. Ido not complain of the mode adopted to reach results, but, as I have been for many years viewing public affairs from an independent standpoint, it does not help me to decide any question that may come before the Senate. Although Usually preferring to give a B lent vote, I cannot suffer this measure to be passed on without saying something on the subject The heat that has been manifested cn the occasion of this debate has surprised me, if anything can surprise me in politics. A stranger unaccustomed to our modes of debate would suppose that the Union was in danger, and that the old questions, passions, prejudices and purposes which it had been thought were laid aside forever were again revived. And this, too, fourteen years after the Rebellion was conquered, and when there is no complaint from any quarter that the Federal compact presses too hard upon one section at the expense of an other, and when the Federal Government is obeyed throughout the entire South. There does not seem to be the least ground for the excitement and bitterness that have characterized tne discussions in Congress at this session, and 1 should bo amazed were it not that the records of all parties prove that majorities invariably commit legislative wrongs and minorities invariably protest against them. If it be true as charged that the success of one of the great parties of the country means revolution and ruin to constitutional liberty, of what value would be the securities of the Government, or indeed any other species of property ? In the nature of things, if a revolution was impending or there was any danger apprehended to free government or popular liberty, the Government would not be able to sell bonds at 4 per cent, interest, nor the stock market is '*ew York maintain its present high rate This charge, Mr. President, is mere fiction and has no foundation to rest on, but it produces infinite mischief and tends to demoralize the country and every material interest in it; alarms the thoughtless and timid, unsettles business and values, and produces a state of unrest in every community. It may succeed in winning elections, but it cannot restore prosperity. That great object can never be accomplished through a continuance of sectional strife and the violence that accompanies it, nor do I believe the people are in the mood for this kind of politics. They have had more than five years of harsh experience and they want to find some mode of relief from their present sufferings and impoverished condition. And they will honor tho statesman who contributes to the stock of knowledge on this subject rather than tne political leader who will not let the past alone. I have no personal concern, Mr. President, in the rise and fall of parties, but I am deeply solicitous that the affairs of Government shall be so administered that labor seeking employment can obtain it; that all industrial pursuits will be suitably rewarded, and that heart be given to tho people, North and South, to work out of their present embarrassments. We are one people, of the same blood and with the same destiny, and unity of feeling is essential to lift us out of the mire and to help us on the road to prosperity. The different parts of our common country are so intimately connected in trade and commerce that, as a general rule, whatever injurioutly affects one part has a corresponding effect on the other, and whatever benefits the one benefits the other. It is, Mr. President, in my judgment, ths imperative duty of the hour, instead of turning tho attention of the people back into history with its animosities, to direct it to the troubled business interests of the country and the way to relieve them. With the past buried and discussions on living issues, the people would soon regain the confidence which is essential in anv plan for relieving the present hard times. It may be that such a course would affect the fortunes of parties—for both parties in Congress on any question of practical legislation fall to pieces—but it would have the most beneficial effect upon the fortunes of the country. Without intending to reflect upon the patriotism of either party, it does appear to me that the speeches on the pending bill do not represent the wishes or opinions of the masses of the people of either section. Experience has taught them that legitimate business principles which lead to wealth and social happiness require a cessation from agitation on past subjects, and that sound policy dictates the cultivation of peace and good will between the sections. The country, Mr. President, cannot be prosperous so long as the old conflict between the North and South is used at each recurring Presidential election as an instrumentality of party success, and the statesman who shall rise equal to the occasion and put it at rest will receive the gratitude of a Suffering people. The bill before us is for the support of the army for the ensuing fiscal year. It is attacked because the sixth section alters two provisions of the Revised Statutes. Section 2,002 of these statutes reads as follows: “ No military or naval officer, or other person engaged in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, shall order, bring, keep, or have under his authority or control, any troops or armed men at the place where any general or special election is held in any State, unless it be necessary to repel the armed enemies of the United States, or to keep the peace at the polls.” And section 5,528 is in these words: “Every officer of the army or navy, or other person in the ervil, military, or naval service of the United States, who orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control, any troops or armed men at any place where any general or special election is held in any State, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States or to keep the peace at the polls, shall be fined not more than $5,000, and suffer imprisonment at hard labor not less than three months nor more than five years.” These sections, though widely separated in the Revised Statutes, are parts of a general law passed on the 25th of February, 1865, “to prevent officers of the army and navy and other persons engaged in the service from interfering in elections in the States.” (Statutes at Large, volume 13, page 437.) The first section denounced the use of troops at elections except in two specified cases, and the second section provided the penalties for disobedience. The two excepted cases are when the troops were necessary to repel the armed enemies of the United States or to keep peace at the polls. The sixth section of the Appropriation bill proposes to strike from both sections the words “or to keep the peace at the polls,” and nothing more, so that the army cannot be used hereafter at elections for an; purpose. As an abstract principle can there be any objection to this? Ought the axmy to be used at the polls when there has been profound peace for more than a decade? Loes anyone believe that such a law would ever have received the approval of the American Congress if it had been brought forward in a time of peace? It was passed when a formidable civil war was in progress, taxing to the utmost the resources of the country. lu the opinion of the patriots of that day the state of feeling in certain parts of the country was of such a character as to endanger peaceful elections while the war lasted, unless a military force was kept in readiness for any outbreak of popular commotion. This was tlie conviction that prompted the legislation, but I venture to say no one of the eminent men who voted for it intended or expected that it would remain a part of the permanent law of the land. They were too well read in the lessons of history ana the traditions of the AngloSaxon race to believe that a free people would tolerate—except on groat emergencies like a war waged for the maintenance of the Union—the interference of the military in civic concerns. And they were men of principle and did not wish it to be otherwise. It is no new thing in time of peace to repeal a law passed in time of war. Indeed, no wise statesman will hesitate to do it if the law be unsuitable to the changed condition of things. It is a part of the very nature of every man of our race to rebel against anything which interferes with the freedom of elections, and the days of the republic are numbered if the people ever consent to place the ballot-box under the protection of the bayonet. 1 But, Mr. President, this consent will never be obtained until they have forgotten the principles of constitutional liberty and the precedents set by the Comujopg of Rugland.

“A Firm Adherence to Correct Principles:”

These precedents I rtfrain from rtferring to at length, bitt the prtainble so ah act passed in the time of George IL (1735) forbidding the presence of troops at elections is so appropriate that I beg lea~e to read it: “Whereas by the ancient common law of this land all elections ought to be free; and whereas by an act passed to the third year of the reign of King Edward L, of famous memory, it is commanded, upon great forfeiture, that no than, by forte of arms, nor by malice or menacing, shall disturb any to make free election; and forasmuch as the freedom of elections of members to serve in Parliament is of the utmost consequence to the preservation of the rights and liberties of this kingdom; and whereas it has been the usage and practice to cause any regiment, troop or company, or any number of soldiers which hath been quartered in any city, borough, town, or place where any election of members to serve in Parliament hath been appointed to be made, to remove and continue out of the same during the time of such election, except in stick particular cases as are hereinafter specified. — Pickering's Statutes, volume lfl. And the “History of Parliament” contains this incident t “ The military having been called in to quell an alleged riot at Westminster election in 1741, it was resolved Dec. 22 ‘ that the presence of a regular bo iy of armed soldiers at an election of members to serve in Parliament is a high infringement of the liberties of the subject, a manifest violation of the freedom of elections, and an open defiance of the laws and constitution of this kingdom.’ The persons concerned in this, having been ordered to attend the House, received, on their knees, a very severe reprimand from the Speaker.”— Parliament History, IX., 326. Can it be possible that a principle of common law—the right of the people to hate an election free from the presence of dear to Englishmen 100 years ago is not equally dear to their descendants at the present day? Mr. Pi eeident, it will require some one now living to write accurately the history of theso times, for the future historian will be slow to believe that there Was any basis on which to rest such an inquiry in the Congress of the United States during the latter part of tho nineteenth century. Why, then, should not the law of 1865 be altered in the manner proposed by this bill ? It is said that Mr. Lincoln signed it, and the inference is that it would reflect on bis memory to change it To say the least, this is a pretty strong presumption from such a predicate; No man loved Mr, Lincoln better or honors bis memory more than I de, nor had any one greater opportunities to learn the constitution of his mind aud character and his habits of thought He was large-hearted, wiser than those associated with him, full of sympathy for struggling humanity, without malice, with charity for erring man, loving his whole country with a deep devotion, and intensely anxious to save it Believing as Ido that he was raised up by Providence for the great crisis of the war of the Rebellion, I have equal belief, had he lived, we would have been spared much of the strife of these latter days, and that we now would be on the high road to prosperity. Such a man, hating all forms of oppression, and deeply imbued with the principle that induced the men of 1776 to resist the stamp tax, would never have willingly intrusted power to any one, unless war was flagrant, to send troops to oversee an election. Why, then, I repeat, should not the proposed measure pass? There is no rebellion, nor any threatened, nor any domestic uproar anywhere. The Union is cemented by the blood that was shed in defense of its integrity; the laws are obeyed North and South, East and Wes*-, and our only real differences relate to the administration of the internal affairs of the Government. By the constitution of the human mind, there will of necessity be diverse opinions among the people on the best way to manage their internal affairs, and Congress meets periodically to legislate for the people aud to represent their views on the questions dividing them. But surely these differences, be they great or small, afford no justification for a departure from any of the principles that underlie republican government. If they do, the charter of our liberties will be soon frittered away. The charge that this is “revolutionary ” legislation has no force. It might be called a partisan device. Congress has power under the constitution to raise and equip armies, and the House of Representatives holds the purse strings.

In the pending Army bill, nothing is proposed but to strike out’ a single clause forbidding the presence of troops at the polls. In no respect is the authority of the President to answer a call to repel invasion, or to suppress insurrection, in any way abridged. The amendment is germane to the bill, and is simply a condition as to the use of the army, which the people’s representatives had a perfect right to impose. It is not in any proper sense general legislation, and, if it was, the statute books are full of precedents that the friends of the present measure might cite against their opponents. Whether tho clause in question ought to be repealed is a fair subject for discussion, but the form of presenting it is not liable to just criticism. Personally, I should have preferred to vote on the proposition as an independent bill, because the practice of both parties of legislating on appropriation bills is more to be honored in the breach than in the observance. If this course had been pursued it is probable the whole debate would nave been leas acrimonious, and the excitement which has followed it could never have been worked up to so high a pitch. It has been alleged that there has been an attempt to coerce the Executive in thia bill Certainly none appears on the aurfoce, and he is left entirely free to exercise his own judgment if- it should be sent to him in the present or in a modified form. To assume that he will approve or will veto it, or to introduce him in any way into this debate, is a departure from wise usage. The President’s sphere of action is defined by the constitution, and any attempt to influence legislation by suggestions of what he may or may not do is an obtrusion deserving rebuke. It will be time enough to criticise the act of the President when he snail have exercised his constitutional right, and any discussion of his supposed course before then is wholly out of place in this body. Let us hope. Mr. President, when this bill has passed from our hands that the angry debate which has attended it will operate as electricity does in purifying the atmosphere, and that we will alt come together better disposed to give to the country what has been given to party, in a united effort to provide relief for the prevailing distress in every pursuit of life.

Extract from the Speech of Senator Garland, of Arkansas. The power of the House of Representatives to originate money bills and the power of Congress to raise and support armies are unlimited except as to the duration of the appropriation. They are judges of how it shall be done and what disposition shall be made of it; and I will court the investigation of gentlemen to this proposition; can they find an army appropriation bill in which some provision providing how the army shall be commanded, where it shall be, and when it shall go, is not to be found? The appropriations for building bridges, for erecting public buildings and so on, contain provisions of that character. For symmetry and propriety of legislation, I admit with the Senator from Delaware [Mr. Bayard] that it is not proper and right in itself, but nothing short of a constitutional amendment can ever get it out of our system of legislation. There is one statute of this sort that I shall be pardoned for referring to, because my memory loves fondly to linger upon it. That is to be found in sixteenth Statutes at Large, page 235. In the General Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, there I find the following: For payment of judgments which may be rendered by tlie court in favor of claimants, $100,000: Provided. Here comes a long nroviso—l shall not read it all, but it is what is known as the celebrated Drake amendment—in which the whole law and the whole system of pardons by the President wm attempted to be reversed and the doctrine lying at the bottom of it turned back on the country. For example, instead of the pardon when it was produced in the Court of Claims showing that the man was loyal, it wm to be taken as evidence that he wm disloyal, and the Supreme Court wm denied jurisdiction of a case which had been dismissed on a plea of that sort But the safety-valve of the Government had hot yet been expelled from the country, and, when Klein’s case (reported in 13 Wallace) went to the Supreme Court, they said to these gentlemen, “Stand Mide, the Supreme Court has already said in a case—in 4 Wallace —that the pardon wm m broad as the offense, and, necessarily, the grace must be m broad as the sin, and when the man is pardoned he is restored m. though he never committed the offense.” I myself received from Andrew Johnson Ja pardon as big m a Dutch blanket 1 pleaded that in the Supreme Court and they announced the doctrine there that r ■was full v m good a man, if not somewhat better, than I ww before { committed treason; ana, inthq

basS of Klein (in 13 Wallace), the Stipreme Cbiiri said this celebrated Drake amendment Could not stand; it wm unconstitutional—l will not use the w.ora revolutionary, but that came m near being a revolution by legislation M any I have been able to find on the statute-book —it subverted the whole doctrine of pardons and the power of the President to grant them and the operation of a pardon when granted, and. therefore, this act must stand as if it never had been passed. It wm decided in England and followed in this country on the question of pardon, that, after a man had received his pardon, an action of slander would lie against a person for accusing him of committing the offense of which “he was pardoned. That doctrine bos been repeated herein this country. . Now they reverse the engine completely, and iay that when he exhibits his pardon it is proof that he is disloyal. The Court of Claims dismissed Klein On that, and he appealed to the Supreme Court That is a statute which it would be well for people to remember and not forget. It is one of the-e tmfortttnate things that occur in time of high partisan feeling, but which I for -one hope has passed away never to return, the last semblance of which being tho matter we now have in hand.. 1 will not say all these acts were passed with a view to coercive purooses, but all these acts tended to this—ana let the student of the philosophy of the history of our Government and its nature think of that a moment—tended to make what I believe Mr. Thaddens Stevens claimed openly in the other House, that this was a Congressional Government as distinguished from a constitutional Government; that Congress was the Government of this country as Parliament wm of England. But soon after the passage of these acts, of course not for the purjrose of coercing Andrew Johnson—nobody Would say that-failing to secure what they thought Was in hand through Congress, Casar came, and with the coming of Cesar they supposed all things else would Colne that it WM desirable should come, and it wm believed that through the President, Gen. Grant, all these things could be accomplished with or without legislation of this character, notwithstanding the grand letter he had written in 1866 when he was General-in-Chief of the Army. If such statutes as this can find themselves on an appropriation bill, let nd man, woman or child in this country complain of that mode of proceeding so that we take care that there shall not bo unconstitutional provisions incorporated. But further, when we met in December under the law, our term was limited to the 4th of March. In the great clMh of k requiring the passage of bills and the pressure for investigating different measures, these provisions of the statute which the country demands shall be repealed had little or no opportunity for consideration in separate bills. They would have perished either in one house or the other, or between the two, as it turned out they did at the last hours of the session. Now mark. Immediately upon that the Congress is called together, for what purpose? For the purpose of considering appropriation bills alone. How else are you to get off these provisions that, if I am not mistaken, the country is loudly/ clamoring for the repeal of ? The President's message is not longer than the blade of an ordinary penknife, calling us together. He calls us for two appropriation bills. He says Virtually, “consider them, and go home.” We propose to consider them with all other measures necessary to protect the rights of citizens in this country. The Senator from Maine the other day undertook to frighten us by telling us this fine Capitol would have to go down and not oe kept up, and our commerce would Le suspended, and our Supreme Court and other courts. That there may be no misunderstanding on that proposition, so far as I am concerned, I have to eay that I would see this building crumble and given up to the owls and bats and rate, and every ship of ours in its moorings, and the Supreme Court and all the balance of them suspended before I would see, without attempting to protect them, the rights of the humblest citizen shackled by legislation of Congress, or the humblest citizen of this country deprived of his rights in any way. The twelve Caesars, When they punished men for what they thought, boasted of the splendor and grandeur of their great city, when their legions were trampling their citizens under foot as so many leaves in the forest. They had the r blazing avenues; they had their grand domes and their magnificent palaces; but the personal liberty of the citizen was gone. Give me that first, and I will then help build your fine temples and your commerce and all that. The boast of the English Government is that its humblest citizen will receive its protection, if it be at the mouth of their cannon, whether he is on their own soil or on foreign distant soil, and that is the secret of the strength apd power of that Government to-day. I concur with the eloquent words of the Senator from Indiana, that the people are not going to stand upon the order in which these vicious measures shall be taken from the statute book; they want them off. We have asked to have them taken off, and if we cannot get them out of the way by any other means than through appropriation bills, bring on your appropriation bill and let us have them there. There is no coercion in this; I mean no coercion to the President, He is as independent in bls sphere as we are in ours; and we are as independent in ours as he is. Did we when we passed the Chinese bill send over to him to know whether he would veto it or not? Did we when wo passed the Silver bill? Are we reduced to this that we must Bend to him as it were in the old code of practice a “ letter missive,” requesting him to hold up his hand? Let him do Ins duty and let us do our duty, and then all will go on well I have no fault to find with these gentlemen if they conscientiously believe this, but 1 repudiate the idea that any person on. this side wants to coerce the Premdent. No intimation of that character has been given out. We heard floating around ub rumors that he would veto the Chinese bill, aud it fell with his veto. We heard then as now that he would veto the Silver bill; which he did, and it was passed almost before his veto ivas dry on the table. With a general sentiment here at thia session, evidenced by the resolution introduced by the Senator from Vermont [Mr. Edmunds], that we should consider no general legislation during the session, how are we to approach and get to this second bill of rights for the American citizen except through the medium df the appropriation bills? If the Senators on the other aide give us a plan, I am perfeetiy willing to adopt it. So, Mr. President, this measure in itself 1b unjust, and it should go out of the statutebook. That I do not believe any man can doubt. Is it proper that the repeal should be in an appropriation bill? It is supported by precedent so long back that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary; and, if it wm not,'there is no other means to get at it but through an appropriation bilk I have discussed the question as it suggested itself to me, and I have done it in good feeling to alb I believe yet, notwithstanding the threat of” coercion and revolution and all that, the country will still Jive. Somehow or other it manages to get along and live. I believe yet a bright destiny is before us, but that destiny is best secured by adhering to the constitution, never goinFaway from it; and, adhering to that, I believe that yet, like the hand on the sun-dial, we shall count only the hours that are bright.

Transfusion of Human Milk.

The operation for the transfusion of human milk into the veins of a sick patient was done for the first time, it is said by the New York World, by Dr. Bowe, at the Charity Hospital in that city, a few days ago. The patient was a young woman of French descent. She had been suffering for a long time from two or three large dorsal abscesses, and all kinds of treatment failed to arrest the suppurative process that was slowly drinking up her blood. When a vein in her arm was opened the pulse was beating at 126 per minute, and shortly after the transfusion commenced the patient complained of an intense pain in one of her knees, which changed to her arm, her chest, and then back to her knee. A moment later she became quiet and stopped breathing for a moment, when respiration recommenced. Two ounces of milk had been injected, and the pulse had risen to 180, but it went down rapidly and the patient was soon breathing naturally. Dr. Howe said the patient would suffer no harm, but that he had seen enough to convince him that the transfusion of human milk should be abandoned as an unsuccessful experiment.

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NUMBER 13.

IN A LIVING TOMB.

Seven Men Imprisoned MVO Days in a Coal Mine—Thrilling Experience. The fall of a mine’s roof near Scranton, Pa., imprisoned seven miners, whose fate remained a matter of uncertainty for nearly a week. A correspondent gives the following interesting account of their experiences and final rescue: For five weary days and nights the perilous work of excavation had been going on, meeting with so many obstacles as to make the undertaking little else than a forlorn hope, when, about 8 o’clock last night, the joyful discovery was made that the drill had passed through the wall of coal, and had communicated with the portion of the mine that was intact, and which had been their objective point from the outset. When the drill was withdrawn a strong stream of air and gas followed. The lights were immediately extinguished until the gas had passed, and no explosion occurred. The hole was at once plugged, and work commenced with renewed and vigorous rapidity, for at last they had found an opening, and knew that in a few short hours the imprisoned men would be found. The blasting was stopped, and the work of going through nine feet of coal was done with the pick, as there were indications of fire-damp, precluding the use of powder for fear of an explosion. After twelve hours’ laborious digging the pillar of coal was pieiced, and the last. obstacle was overcome, the limit of the cave being past. Word was immediately sent to the anxious watchers above ground, who awaited tLe tidings with bated breath, for the imperiled men were half a mile distant. Mine Inspector Williams and Superintendent Smith, accompanied by two trusty miners, organized themselves into an exploring party and bega# to tread their way through the labyrinth of passages, and in doing so the party became separated, some of their lights being extinguished. The party who had made the greatest descent hallood to their companions that they might join, when they were thrilled through and through by an answer from far down the depths—the voices of the imprisoned men. It was but the work of a few minutes to form a junction, and every man was found alive and well. The men say that on Wednesday morning last, when the young hero, John Clark, came furiously riding a mule through the gangway to warn them of their impending danger, their first impulse was to seek escape through the tumbling rocks, but were persuaded to desist and remain in the secure portion of the mine. To this wise decision they owe their lives. The roof continued falling for many hours, after which the men penetrated in every direction, but found every avenue of escape blocked, and with 500 feet of rock above their heads. There was a plentiful supply of pure air, as the fan in the engine-house was never stopped fora moment, while an abundant natural flow of water satisfied their thirst. The first day’s experience was a horrible one, filled with fears of a slow, lingering death, but after the second day the reports of the blasts fired by the relief party came to their ears from time to time, and encouraged them to hope. Their provisions soon gave out, and, on Thursday, the mule was tied with ropes, killed with a heavy hammer, and dressed and quartered with an ax, affording them food for many days. A fire was built, and the mule-steaks boiled in the dinner-pails, or broiled on the covers. The carcass was with difficulty saved from the hungry rats, which were present in droves. Not a watch was owned by the party, and they were in ignorance of the time, losing their reckoning by twenty-four hours. The time was passed in explorations, in occasional examinations of the roof, and in weary waiting, with but little sleep. The entire party united in fervent prayer each day, and say that they never lost heart until Sunday night, when, as the blasting ceased, owing to the final approach into the lowest gangway, they feared that the workers had either been driven from their post by gas, were going in the wrong direction, or had abandoned the search. It was after eighteen hours of dead silence that they heard the call of their rescuers. This morning the scene at the mouth of the pit when they made their appearance, cannot be described. The multitude could hardly believe their eyes, and it was several minutes before the situation could be grasped, when a shout arose that made the hills ring and echo with joy as friends received their dear ones and comrades grasped the hands of the rescued. The spectacle was so thrilling as to break down strong men in tears. Conveyances and physicians were in waiting, but none Were needed, as the men looked none the worse for their terrible experience, and stated that they could have lived for days to come.

A Chinese Wedding.

Ah Quy is the Chinese for Alice, the Angel. Miss Ah Quy began to get married in San Francisco, on Thursday night of last week, to Charles Jamison, an Englishman. The marriage was the first one according to Chinese rites that has ever been celebrated on this continent. The marriage ceremony began on the day mentioned, and, as it continues for seven days, doubtless was concluded day before yesterday. On the morning of the first day the groom received the money contributions of 111 friends, and with the money hired the Chinese restaurant and its kitchen for the day. The 111 guests arrived before noon and sat at the table. The bride then made her appearance. She held a large fan before her face, completely screening it. She passed before the 111 guests and curtsied slowly three times before every one, or 333 times. Proverbs were recited by all the guests. What the proverbs are like we are not told, but presumably something of this style: “Never use the broomstick but to sweep.” “When you dine on butter, dine on it, and when you dine on hair, dine on hair.” After the guests had been curtsied to, tea was drunk. As the nuptials were in progress when the last mails received from ’Frisco left, there is no telling how the wedding ended.— Exchange.

How Washington Was Knocked Down.

At the time Gen. Washington was stationed at Alexandria, Va., as a Colonel of a British regiment, before the war of the Revolution, an altercation took place in the Court House yard between him And William Payne, in which Payne knocked .Washington down. Great excitement prevailed as Payne was known to be firm and Washington beloved by all. A night’s reflection, however, satisfied Washing-

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ton that Jie was the aggressor and in the WTong, and in the morning he, like a true and magnanimous hero, sought an interview with Payne, which resulted in an apology from Washington and a warm and lasting friendship between the two, founded on mutual esteem. During the Revolutionary war, while Washington was on a visit to his family, William Payne, with his son, De Vail, went to pay his respects to the great American chief. Gen. Washington met him some distance from the house, took him by the hand and led him into the presence of Mrs. Washington, to whom he introduced Mr. Payne as follows: “My dear, here is the little man whom you have so frequently heard me speak of, who once had the courage to knock me down in the Court House yard at Alexandria, big as I am.” —Collins’ History of Kentucky.

INTERESTING LEGAL NOTES.

By the laws of Kansas women have the same property rights as men. A law has been passed by the State Legislature of Ohio that if an insurance agent shall over-insure a piece of property he shall forfeit his license. The Treasurer of an lowa county lost $7,000 of the public funds by the failure of a bank, recently. He was sued for the money, and, oh appeal, it has been decided by the Supreme Court of the State that he must pay it; that custodians of public moneys who place them in banks must make good all losses. In the case of a man named Holmes, who was called as a juror in a land suit in a Florida court, the Supreme Court of the United States has given an important opinion. Holmes was challenged on the ground that he was disqualified under section 820 of the Revised Statutes, which 'does not admit ex-Confederates to places on juries. The court below ruled that Holmes need not answer any questions touching his qualifications under this section, and overruled the challenge. The Supreme Court holds that a juror is no more obliged than a witness to disclose on oath that he is guilty of any crime or of any act which would render him infamous in order to test his qualifications as a juror. The questions asked him, if answered in the affirmative, would have convicted him of the crime of treason, whether pardoned by a general amnesty or not. The crime was one which, in the opinion of this court, he could not be required to disclose in this manner. If he were guilty, the challenger had the right to prove it by other competent testimony. As he did not offer to do this, and .as the juror’s incompetency was not proven, the court was not bound to exclude him. Justice Miller delivered the opinion, Justice Field presented a separate but concurrent opinion, and Justice Strong dissented from the decision of the court.

An Engineer’s Need of Nerve.

Unquestionably the bravest men in America are those who stand upon the foot-boards of the locomotives which draw the fast express trains. But few persons are aware of it, but on the leading railways, where connections must be made, if possible, only engineers known to be brave and daring are given engines on express trains, and, as soon as an engineer shows the least timidity about running fast, he is taken from his engine and given one on a freight train to run. Two such cases have occurred recently on Indianapolis roads. Railroad officers state that the first sign that an engineer is becoming timid is that he will be five or ten minutes late, possibly a half hour, for some days or nights in succession. He is then called to an account, and, unless his reasons are convincing, another engineer is given his engine to run for a few times, and should he bring the train promptly on time, the first-named engineer gets a freight-train engine to run until he braces up. It is stated, however, that after an engineer allows his timidity to get a fair hold he seldom so far overcomes it as to have the bravery, to step on to an express-train engine and run it at the speed necessary to make the time. Quite recently, an engineer on one of the roads running west from here got an impression that some accident was to happen to him, and one night, when running a fast express, he constantly lost time. At the first station where the train stopped the conductor berated him for running so slow’. The engineer actually shed tears, and owned that fear had overcome him, and that he dare not run fast, and at his own request an engineer of a freight train which stood at this meeting-point was given the train to run through that night, the conductor telegraphing the train-master, asking that the request be granted. The timid engineer has since mn a freight on the road.—lndianapolis Journal.

Soft Sawder.

“ I don’t like to be left alone - with a gal,” says Sam Slick; “ it’s plaguey apt to set me a soft sawderin’and a courtin’. There’s a sort of nateral-attraction-like in this world. Two ships in a calm are sure to get alongside of each other, if there is n® wind and they have nothin’ to do but to look at each other; natur’ does it. Well, even the tongs and the shovel won’t stand alone long; they’re sure to get on the same side of the fire and be sociable; one on ’em has a loadstone and draws.t'other; that’s sartain. If that’s the case with hard-hearted things, like oak and iron, what is it with tender-hearted things like humans?”

A New Pavement.

A thorough trial was given, in a London street, to asphaltum, which is now taken away and replaced by wood pavement, which appears to answer the purpose better. The last plan is to make a bed of asphaltum, which is allowed to harden, and on this the blocks are laid of seasoned wood first kyanized. After being laid, coal tar is poured in all the crevices, and when opened for travel it presents a very solid and enduring appearance. Some used near Charing Cross for two years is as solid and perfect as when first laid.

The Largest Diamond.

It is reported that the largest diamond in the world has recently been discovered at Parteali, India. Its weight is said to be 400 karats, which is thirtythree karats larger than the Rajah of Mattaq’s celebrated di imond, and nearly 300 karats larger than the ‘•Regent’' stone, for which the Puke d’Orleau* paid $650,000. *• **'