Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1880 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

FOREIGN NBWI. A dispatch from Calcutta mentions a rumor of the death of Mohammed Jan, the Header of the Afghans. Five persons, convicted by a courtmartial of inoendiarism and robbery, were recently shot at Santiago de Cuba The distress in Ireland is said to be on the increase. The Mansion Honee fond, at last accounts, had reaohed abont 1150,000. The French Chamber of Deputies has passed a bill for the suppression ofjpolitical clubs. Tho measure is aimed at the Bonapartists. A dispatch from Odessa contains a rumor that a Russian transport, with 2,000 troops aboard, has been lost in the Caspian eea, and most, if not all, tho soldiers perished * Edward Middleton Barry, Royal Academician, architect of the House of Parliament, the new National Gallery, and other important strnetures in London, is dead, aged 50. Extensive robberies of arms and ammunition from gunsmiths’ shopi have been accomplished at Chester, England. The polico say the robbery was committed by agents of a Fenian association. The marriage of the Crown Princo of Austria and Mary, the niece of tho King of Baxony, will shortly bo solemnized. The Duchess of Marlborough characterizes Parnell’s statements that the fund which bears her name only relievos tenants who have paid 'their rent, and that its promoters have political objects, ai gross falsehoods. Three deaths from starvation have occurred in County Louth, Ireland The new regiments to be added to tho German army will be stationed in AlsaceLorraine. Germany and the Vatican are said to be approaching an understanding. A fire-damp explosion in a Saxony mine killod some fifteen miners. Beaconsfield has had another attack of gout. The Pope it again seriously ill. A dispatch from Candahar, in Afghanistan, to tho London Timex, says: “Terrible accounts reach here from without the British linos. It is reported that noarlv 2,000 families havo beon exterminated by Gliilzus, and that seven of the villages of tho latter were afterward captured by Hazaros and every soul in them slain.” A frightful tragedy was recently enacted in the vicinity of Barcolona, Bpain. A wealthy laud owner, hiS wife, son and three daughters and two women sorvants were murdered in their bods. A man and two of his sons aro under art-ost on suspicion. An epidemic of fever is ravaging the Province of Naplos, in Italy. Over onohalf the population has already boen attacked, and 5,000 havo died. Italy’s big 100-ton gun has been triod at Spezzia with results .which surprised expectations. It attained a range of 10,000 meters with a charge of 23® kilogrammes. Berlin dispatches announce that the increase of the German army is but tho first step in a new scheme for the crushing of Franco, directly or indirectly. Yellow-fever has broken out at several p’aces in Brazil. In various parts of Turkey in Europe people are dying of hunger and cold. The Bulgarians refuse to contribute to tho relief of the needy Moslems, claiming that tho stories of their sufferings aro more inventions.

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. East. An Italian convicted at New York under the Padrone act, for inveigling email boys to America, haa been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment Several thorn and girls employed in the shirt and collar manufactories of Troy, N. Y., went on a strike the other day, for an increase of wages. A number of men who took their places wgyo assaulted by the girls and roughly handled. A Buffalo saloon-keeper has fallen heir to several millions of dollars by the death of a relative in Austria. Freeman, the Second Advent fanatic, who shocked the country May by butchering his little daughtor Edith, at Pocasset, Mass , was arraigned before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, at Barnstable, the other day. Physicians declared him insane, and he was remanded to the May term, when, if his condition is the same, he will be sent to a lunatic hospital. A Ne r York dispatch says that Edison has perfected his plans for the > electric light that is to be shortly established ia that city. It is added that Edison is annoyed by the adverse criticisms of some scientific men, who, he says, condemned his light without seeing it. Sidney B. Thomas, Mark Falden, John Boyd, and Thomas Stewart, convictel at Philadelphia of making fraudulent election returns, have boon ten fenced to pay a fine of mot' and costs, and to undergo imprisonment twelvo months. On their second trial, Mrs. Smith and Cove Bennett, of Jersey City, charged with the murder of Mrs. Smith’s husband, have been acquitted. They wero convicted and sentenced to death on the first trial, but got a stay of proceedings and a new trial.

Vest. All but one of the woolen mills in Indiana have shut down, owing to the high price of raw material and the low rates whioh the manufactured goods bring in the markets. Better times are expected before spring. Advices from New Mexico report that Maj. Morrow has been compelled to temporarily abandon the pursuit of Victoria’s bloodthirsty band of savages, on aooount of a lack of commissary supplies. The command had been in the”mountains without rations for ten days and were fighting daily. In the last two days of the fight Maj. Morrow oaptured 100 horses and mules. The Indians abandoned large quantities of property stolen in Mexioo, bolts of calioo, cotton cloths, eta Maj. Morrow is reported as having punished the Indians severely. It is thought, Judging from the number, that the band is composed of all the Indians who have been living in Mexico. The Illinois Department of the Grand Army of. the Bepublio was ib session at Chicago last week. Prom reports presented it Is shown that the organization in Illinois has more than doubled its strength withinlthe past year, heckles organizing a department in Indiana, The Northwestern railroad will booc begin the ereotion of a mammoth depot in Chi oago. The new struc ure will be 720 feet long, 800 feet wide, and will cost #1,000,000. The Chicago apostles of Tom Paine sslebrated the gre it infidel’s 149 d birthday by

gathering in Music Hall and listening to an oration by Bob togereoU. A suit has been began in the United States Court of Chicago, to. recover damages for infringement of a patent for the manufacture of oleomargarine, and in a synopsis of the bill which is printed in the papers of that city a description is given of the process of manufacturing alleged butter from animal fat It wonld seem that there are large sales and heavy profits in the bnsiness, and damages to the amount of #IOO,OOO are claimed on account of the infringement, # A report, apparently well authenticated, comes from the West that Sitting Bull and his followers, cold, hungry, apd thoroughly disgusted with life in Canada, have moved south, and are now on Milk river, in Montana. 8. 8. Hayes, one of Chicago’s oldest and most prominont citizens, is dead. L. D. Cortriglit, a Chicago business man, sued JohnV. Farwell, the great dry-goods merchant, for defamation of character, laying his damages at #50,000. Tho jury awarded him this amount, lacking #49,999.99. The favorite German dialect comedian, Gus Williams, is giving the Chicago public a chance to laugh this week by his comical representation of “ Our German Senator,” in his new play of that name. Mr. Williams is simply perfect in the German dialect, and is a very fine general actor as well, and is drawing large houses to McVicker’s elegant theater. We can not forbear noticing the superb mounting all plays receive at this popular house, Messrs. Malmsha and Rogers, the scene painters seeming to improve each season on what was before thought perfection. South. The steamer Charmer was recently burned in the Red river, near Bavon Sara, La. Eight of the boat’s crew lost their lives. Boat and oargo, consisting of 2,100 bales of ootton, were totally destroyed. E. A. Burke, State Treasurer o! Louisiana, and editor of a newspaper, and an exeditor named Hersey, fought a duel near New Orleans last week. Two shots each were exchanged, bntneither of the belligerents was hurt. Telegrams from Richmond report intense excitement prevails in Shenandoah county, Ya., in consequence of a collision between black and white laborers at the Columbia furnace. The Governor ordered out the militia to suppress the rioters. WASHINGTON NOTES. E. A. Hayt, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has been suddenly and summarily dismissed from office. Crookedness in tho management of Indian affairs is assigned by Secretary Sehurz as the reason for his removal. E. P. Brooks, editor of the National Republican , has been appointed Consul to Cork. The House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures have agreed to report favorably the Warner bill, which provides for free coinage of gold and silver, and for the issue of certificates on deposits of gold and silver bullion, and making such certificates legal tenders for all purposes. The bill also prohibits any further issue of national-bank notes. H. Y. Boynton, the Washington correspondent who was recently denounced by Gen. Bherman as a man without character, who could bo hirod for SI,OOO to slander his own mother, has prepired a aeries of charges against Sherman, alleging conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and lodged them with Secretary Ramsey. Boynton claims that the General has violated tho laws of tho Distr'ct of Columbia defining and punishing slander, and asks that he bo tried by a military court. The Senate Sub-Committee on Railroads has agreed to recommend the passage of a bill granting the Northern Pacific Railroad Company six years more time irr which to complete its main lino and branches, provided the company will open its lands to settlers for #2 50 per acre. Washington telegram to the Chicago Tribune: “Sonators and others interested in the Monroe doctriao have expressed great surprise that the United States, in defense of the Monroe doctrine, has not protested against tho interference of European Governments in the Isthmus of Panama. It is now claimed that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty absolutely ties the hands of the United States. That is the opinion which it is said the State Department has entertaiued, and it is the reason why no action has beon taken.”

POLITICAL POINTS. A canvass of the Republican members of the lowa Legislature shows their Presidential preferences to be 94 for Blaino and 13 for Gran’. Gen. Garfield has written a letter to a member ot the Ohio Legislature, expressing the opinion that the Bepublicans of that State should give John Sherman their united support in the Chicago convention. The New Jersey Republican Convention, to elect delegates to Chicago, has been called for May 6. It is claimed by prominent New York politicians that the New York Republican Convention will not be called until April, and that the delegation to the Chicago Convention will be instructed to vote for Senator Conkling for the Presidential nomination. At a meeting of the Republican Central Committee of Virginia, ihe other day, a majority of the members expressed a decided preference for John Sherman as a Presidential candidate. It is asserted that the delegations from the Carolinas and Florida to the National Republican Convention wiil be solid for Sherman. A dispatch from Agnsta, Me., says that P. A. Sawyer, Fusionist Secretary of State, has yielded, and, under protest, given up all the State property in his possession, including the State seal, Council records, election returns, eta A meeting of the National Democratic Committee, to select tho time and place for the noxt National Convention, has been called for Feb. 23, at Washington. » New York Republicans will hold their State Convention at Utica, on the 25th inst.

MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS. War has been declared between the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and the Union Pacific railroad. Until a few months ago the ocean line was given a subsidy by the railway for refraining from reducing its rates to a competitive basis, and the approaching combat grows out of the refusal of the overland management to renew the contract The Conrt of Inquiry which examined the last charges against Maj. Reno is •aid to have decided upon recommending hie I dismissal from the army. Oes. •heraan.hew*

ever, inclines toward; greater leniency, and favors Reno’s suspension for one year.

DOINGS IN CONGRESS. In fiie Senate, on assembling Jan. 26, the Vice President presented a communication from the Secretary of the Navy In answer to a reaoiution, stating the interests of the country and the naval service require thst the Pensacola navy yard be put in a state of efficiency, at the estimated cost of #676’,901, #86,709 of the amount being necessary for rebuilding marine barracks destroyed during the war. The bill to locate and purchase a new site for a United States naval observatory passed. A bill was presented for an appropriation of #IOO.OOO for a headquarters building on the Fort Snelling reservation. Petitions were presented against the Detroit bridge and for other objects, 'the Judiciary Committee reported adversely upon the repeal of existing laws for the removal of causes horn State to Federal courts, so as to confine the jurisdiction of the latter to ca es arising under the constitution and laws of the United States. The President nominated Pascal P. Kidder to be CoUector of Gusto ins of the District of Dunkirk, N. Y.; Rynde Lawder to be Collector of Internal Revenue of the Fourth District of Missouri; John Cook, of Illinois, to be United States Indian Agent at Rosebud Agency, Dakota; Milo A. Boynton, of Michigan, to be Unittd S;ates Indian Agent at Moquis Pueblo Agency, Arizona; Lutner Harris, of Pennsylvania, to be principal clerk on private land claims at the General Land Office.... In the House, the Clerk presented the credentials of J. F. Phillips, Representative-elect from the Seventh Congressional District of Missouri, and Mr. Phillips took the iron clad oath. Among the bills introduced and referred were the following: By Mr. Manning, providing that the number of Justices of the United States Supreme Court be in • creased to twenty-one, divided into three divisions, and presided over by one Chief kastice and two Assistant Chief Justices, to be appointed by the President from Associate Justices; by Mr. Gamer, to establish s Uuited States Superior Court, and to abolish the Court of Claims; by Mr. Ross, appointing George-B. McClellan Manager of the National Soldiers’ Home for Disabled Volunteers; by Mr. Sparks, for the appointment of Gen. Palmer as Manager of the National Home for Disabled Volunteers; by Mr. Bragg, for the appointment of Maj. D. W. Fulton as Manager of the National Home for Disabled Volunteers ; by Mr. Garfield, to reorganize the Inspectors General Department; by Mr. Valentine, for the appointment of a commission to ascertain and report the losses sustained by the citizens on account of Indian depredations ; by Mr. Urner, for a monument to F. 8. Key, author of the “ Star-Spangled Banner;” by Mr. Mason (by request), to incorporate the CosmoAnicrican Colonization and General Improvement Bureau in the United States. Mr. Kelley’s resolution was adopted which declares tbe negotiation of commercial treaties by the President unconstitutional. Mr. Springer introduced a bill amendatory of the Election laws, which provides that before the appointment of Supervisors of Elections is made the Circuit Court shall cause noticed petition of citizens for such Supervisors to be served on the Congressional candidates of the two largest parties, and the court shall appoint for each voting precinct one Supervisor on recommendation of oach of such candidates. It also provides that all applications for tho appointment of Special Deputy Marshals shall be submitted to tbe Circuit Court, and before the appointment of any Marshals notice shall be served on the candidates of the thr e political parties casting the greatest number of votes at the election for Congress; and also that an equal number of appointments for each voting precinct shall be made on the recommendation of each candidate. It repeals all laws which authorize the arrest of any person violating Any United States Election law without warrant, and provides that no law shall authorize any Supervisor of Election or any United States Marshal to interfere in any manner with judges or inspectors of elections.

The bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter was reported back to the Senate on the 27th of January by the Military Committee, with a favo|Able report; a minority report was also presented. Mr. Edmunds offered a resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the Committee on Judiciary to inquire whether, in the settlement of adjustment between the United States and certain railroads, any discrimination hat been made in favor of one or more such companies as against others, and if so, whatfurther legislation bn the subj ctis expedient. Mr. Pendleton Introduced a bill to authorize the appointment of medical inspectors in the navy to the office of the Chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and to remove the disability of the present incumbent. A number of petitions were presented in favor of the Weaver Bounty bill. Bills were introduced and referred as follows: By Mr. Butler, to Incorporate the Cosmo-American Colonization and General Improvement Bureau; by Mr. Coke, providing for the payment of the awards made to the Creek Indians who enlisted in the Federal army, loyal refugees and freedmen; by Mr. Wallace, to increase the pensions of all wounded soldiers of the War es 1812 who now receive less than #ls per month; by Mr. Logan, to amend the statutes in relation to the immediate transportation of dutiable gwds; a joint resolution to Increase the officers of theatmy allowed to be detailed as professors of military science at colleges and universities; by Mr. Toiler, to regulate Indian affairs. Mr. Bayard then made a carefully-prepared sptech uron financial matters,taking his anti-legal-tender resolution as the subject. It was a pronounced hard-money document... .In the House, a bill was passed appropriating #IOO,OOO for a monument at Yorktown, and #20,000 toward the centenary .celebration. A bill passed setting apart for park purposes certain lands In California on which are growing the “red wood” or “ big trees;” also, a bill for the relief of certain actual settlers on the Kansas trust and diminished reserved lands in Kansas. The House then went into committee of the whole upon the rules, with the five-minute rule in force.

As soon as the journal was read in the Senate on the 28th of January, Mr. Ferry presented the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the Senate has received with profound sorrow ihe announcement of the death of Zachariah Cliandl r, late a Senator of the United States from the State of Michigan, and for nearly nineteen years a member of this body. Resolved, That to express some estimate held of his eminent services in a long public career, rerdered conspicuous .by a fearless, patriotic devotiOD, tho business of the Senate be now suspended, that the associates of the departed Senator may pay fitting tribute to bis public and private virtues. Resolved , That the loss the country sustained In the death of Mr. Chandler was manifest by expressions of public sorrow throughout the land. Resolved, lhat, as a mark of respect for the memory of the dead Senator, the. members of the Senate will wear crape* upon the left arm for thirty days. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives. Resolved, That as an additional mark of respect for the memory of the deceased the Senate do now adjourn. Mr. Ferry then delivered a eulogy upon the public and private life of the deceased at considerable length. The following Senators followed in shorter addresses laudatory of the late Senator from Michigan, after which the body adjonmed: Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Hamlin, Blaine, Logan, Wallace, Conkling, Hoar, Morrill, Ransom, Blair, Cameron and Baldwin.... In the House, the Committee on Postoffices and Post-Roads reported a bill declaring all public roads and highways post-routes. After some discussion the vote on seconding the demand for the previous question resulted 83 to 44. No quorum. The House passed the following bills: Granting .» pension to the widow of Lieut. Hiram H. Benner, and appropriating $4,100 for the erection of a monument to Gen. Herkimer. The Senate bill appropriating $75,000 for the purchase of a new site for the United States Naval Observatory was taken from the Speaker’s table and passed, with an amendment providing that, if practicable, the site shall be on an even degree of longitude west of Greenwich. Mr, Brewer offered a resolution calling on the Supervising Architect of the Treasury for information as to the number of public buildings now in process of erection, or which may have been completed within the last three years, and reasons why such buildings have cost, or will cost, more than the amount limited by law. Mr. Davis introduced a bill imposing a tax on smoking opium, etc. The morning hour having expired, the House went into commi tee of the whole on the revision of the rules. A message was received from the Senate, transmitting the resolutions adopted by that body relative to the late Senator Chandler. Speeches were then made In eulogy of the late Senator by Messrs. Newberry, Williams. Hubbell. Brewer, CoDger, Bnrrows, Hawley, Dnnnell, Stone, Keifer, Briggs, Crapo, Barber, Willets, and Garfield.

A number of petitions upon various subjects were presented to the Senate ou the morning of Jan. 29, and a communication was received from the Secretary of War recommending that $1,600,000 be appropriated in annual installments for the improvement of Harlem river, New York. Bills were introduced: By Mr. Kernan, for an exposition in New York in 1883; by Mr. Johnston, a resolution asking in regard to Venezuela claims, which was adopted; by Mr. Vance, for the restoration of the Executive letter-books of the State of North Carolina; by Mr. Cameron (Wis.l, for the relief of the 6tockbridge and other Indians in Wisconsin; by Mr. Ingalls, to graduate the price and disposal of the residue of the Cherokee serpt lands of Kansas; by Mr. Voorhees, granting railroads the right of way through the public lands of the United States. Mr. Gordon submitted a resolution that a com-' mittee of nine Senators be appointed to take into consideration the subject of the construction pf a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, whichgpas adopted. The President nominated Joseph AT Connelly to be United States District Attorney for the Southern District pf Ulinpis. Adjourned to Monday... .In the House, consideration was resumed of the bill declar ng ail public roads and highways post routes. The previous question was secondW, ud the bill passed—ysas, 134; nays, 91. The bill la regard to courts ws* passed, as as to

provide that when a State contains more .than one district or division every suit not of local na nre in the Circuit or District Courts thereof against a single defendant must be brought in the division where he resides, but if there -are two or more defendants. residing In different districts, it may be brought in either division, and a duplicate writ may be issued against defendants directed to the Marshals of both divisions. In all casea of removal of snits from Btate to United States courts such removal shall be to United States courts held in the division in which said Btate courts are held. The: House then .went into committee of the whole upon the revision of the rules, and consumed the day in discussion. Following the usual indolent habits of the Senate, thst body was not in session on Friday, Jan. 80....1n the Hbuae, a reeolation was introduced by Sir. Orth, to ascertain the practicability of constructing a ship canal from Toledo, Ohio, to tbe navigable waters of the Wabash river at or near Lafayette, Ind. -Mr. shallenberger introduced a bill directing the Commissioner of Agriculture to attend tbe International Sheep and Wool Show to be held in Philadelphia in September next. Mr Acklex made a personal explanation. Mr. Harris, from’ the Committee on Naval Affairs, repo ted a bill providing a permanent construction fund for the navy. Mr. Buckner introduced a bill reducing the expenditures of the Government in lighting public buildings. The House thea resumed consideration of the conference report on the bill providing for Circuit and District Courts at Columbus, Ohio, and, after a short discussion, the report waa agreed to. The disabilities of William B. Talliaferro, of Vliginia, were removed. On motion ot Mr. Hun ton, the Senate amendments to the House bill making appropriations for filling np and draining the grounds south of the Capitol grounds were concurred in. The nonse then went into committee o! the whole on the private calen'i^r. A warm discussion occurred in the House, on the 31st nit., upon the printing of a petition of Mr. Haralson, a colored man, who contested a seat in the House from Alabama. Haralson sets forth, that after the election he endeavored to obtain depositions, but the Mayor of Selma and other persons authorized to take depositions refused to perform their duty. He slbo alleges that his competitor procured Indictments against all witnesses summoned in behalf of the petitioner, and kept them in jail until the time within which tho evidence had to be taken expired. Haralson appeals to Congress to investigate the case. The P'.titioir was ordered printed. A resolution was adopted calling on the Secretary of War for information as to the names and lineal rank of the officers not on duty with their regiments and cort s. Mr. Neal introduced bills requiring the Washington Gas Company to fix the price of gas; prohibiting the pnblication of lottery schemes in the District of Columbia. The House at 1 o’clock discontinued public business, when eulogistic addresses were made in memory of Rush Clark, of lowa. After speeches bv Messrs. Price, Sapp, Thomson, Carpenter, Coffroth, Manning, Neal, Bsnuett and Henderson, the House, as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, adioumed.