Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1888 — Page 6

TRAMP. ' BT PEBTUJAX. He carried a pack, be begged and be traded ; Sometimes, too, at stealing be tried bis bard band; He got through this world —bow he did it unaided Was a wonder, a mystery to all.in the land— He was always at home, in seaside or camp, Hall merchant, hall beggar, but wholly a tramp. He sold the maids ribbons, their fortune be told; At times he quite slyly took kisses in pay. The fathers and mothers all paid him in gold. And they counted their goods when the chef went away. They watched not their daughters—ah, me, and alack!— They were the attractions to this man with the ' pack. He was thirty years old, his eyes piercing and black; The misses all gazed oa his curly black hair; He stole all their hearts, and they wished he’d come back; They knew not his vows were as light as the air. He promised to marry each girl that he met; That he broke all his oaths was no cause for regret. There are maidens to-day whose bosoms will flutter If they chance an old peddler to meet in the lane; And oft to themselves ancient ladies will mutter: “I wish I could meet Tommy Johnson again!" Poor Tommy is dead ana nearly forgotten, And all of the trinkets he peddled are rotten.

TEARS TURNED TO SMILES.

BY JEFFIE FORBUSH HANAFORD.

Those little tiffs that sometimes cast a shade On wedlock oft are love in masquerade. “Once, and for all, Elsie, I can not go.” Boyce Lonsdale put down liis cup, not very gently, and glanced at his wife, as he made the above remark. They were seated in their cozy little breakfast-room, surrounded by all the comforts of a charming and beautiful home. Elsie returned his glance with a decided frown on her pretty face as 6he threw the letter she had been reading down on the table. “It’s really too provoking, Eoyce. You can not spare the time to go anywhere. One would think we had been married six years instead of six mouths. Violet writes they expect to have a lovely time. Ned isn’t afraid to leave his business. Ob, I want to go so much! lam sure you could arrange it if you were half a mind to.” Elsie paused for breath, and waited expectantly for .a reply, but received none. Kovce evidently considered the subject settled, and proceeded to finish his breakfast with unimpaired appetite. Passing up his cup for a second cup of coffee, he discovered his wife’s eyes filled with tears, and that 6he was eating little or nothing. “Do be reasonable, Elsie.” Eoyce spoke rather impatiently. “I would be very glad to take you if it were possible for me to get away this week. But it really is—as I said before—quite impossible.” After saying this Eoyce left the table and put his arm affectionately around hiß wife. But Elsie was in no mood for caresses, and snatching her hands away from him she suddenly left the room, with that inevitable slam of the door that is absolutely necessary when one is thoroughly angry. Elsie, when she quarreled with any one she loved, was bound to cry; so the next ten minutes were spent in tears. Eoyce, feeling very angry with everything in general, and his wife in particular, snatched np his hat and departed for his office.

Alter the lapse of half an hour. Elsie felt thoroughly ashamed of herself, and wished she had not let her temper get the upper hand of her: that she had not said so many unkind things to her husband. At that instant the little French clock chimed out 8 o’clock, and Elsie sprang to her feet, hastily opened the door, and hurried toward the breakfast-room. Eight o’clock, and Eoyce invariably left the honse for the office at quarter of 8, and now, because she had given way to her temper, he would, of course, be late. The door stood ajar. Elsie pushed it open and glanced in expecting to see’Eoyce sitting there in a dejected attitude. But instead the room was empty. Gone! Elsie could not realize it. Indsed, she would not believe it. But a careful search of the house proved that he was really gone. And without kissing her good-by. The first time he had failed to do so since their marriage. What should she do? Elsie was undecided.

The low French window opened on to a veranda that ran entirely around the house, and as it stood invitingly open, she obeyed a sudden impulse and went out. As she did so something white caught her eye—a letter laying on tbe steps that led down to the delightful little garden, where the roses, pink,white, and crimson, sent up their sweet fragrance. Elsie picked it up, her thoughts too busy with the events of the morning to wonder why it was there or who could have dropped it. Turning it carelessly over in her hand, her eye caught her husband’s name. With trembling hands she opened it out and read the following:

“Sept. 15th, 1887. “Friend Royce—Yourfi received, and I gladly undertake your commission. lam surprised at what you wrote. I will do my best for you. Ido not see the lady very often. The whole affair is quite romantic. I can remember the time when every one here expected you would marry her, and you surprised every one by doing nothing of the sort. She always appears sad of late, and, now you have told me the reason, I pity her. If she consents to forget and forgive, I myself will take a trip into London this week and see her safely to your office. Sincerely yours, “Kent Hallett.” Elsie read it through to the end. Her heart seemed to stand still. She crushed the paper in her tightly clenched hand, and trembled with excitement. Who was this girl her husband was so interested in? This, then, was the reason he could not leave his business. She understood it all now. What should she do? Her heart ached as young hearts onlv can ache. Again she read the letter, standing there on the broad veranda, the sunlight falling on her slim, girlish figure in its pale-blue morning dress, glinting like silver from her nut-brown hair, and falling pityingly on the sweet, pale face bent over that fatal letter. She could never be happy again. Once more she turned her attention to the letter and read it through for the third time. Then she quickly entered the house, and, changing her pretty morning dress for a dark street suit, was soon walking rapidly in the direction:of her husband's office.

Let ns now follow Eoyce. Before he had reached his office he felt sorry he had left ; home without bidding Elsie good-by. He blamed himself for all the trouble. If he had only explained to her why he conld not leave at this particular time, everything would have been all right. But he wanted to wait until the whole affair was settled j before he told her. “Never mind,” he said to himself; “I will go home early to dinner and make it all np.” Then his attention was attracted by a letter lying on his desk. “From Kent!” he exclaimed, as he ; quickly read it through. Then, taking up his pen, he hastily wrote the following note: j “My Dear Little Wife—Forgive me ! for going away without my good-by kiss. | I’ll be home early to dinner. Got some ■: good news for you. You may write Violet that we will join the party. Will explain more fully when I see you.' Your loving “Eoyce.”

Calling the office-boy, he sent him off with the note, just as the door opened to admit a gentleman, who* grasped Boyce’s outstretched hand as though he would never let it go. “Eoyce, old friend, how can I thank you for all you have done for me?” “By being true to yourself in the future, Arthur,” replied Eoyce, earnestly. Arthur Gwendon sank down into a chair and rested his head on his hand. “What of Millie? Tell me about my wife, Eoyce. Do you really think it possible she can forgive me, and that once more I shall clasp her to my heart, and we begin a new life together?” “Yes, Arthur, your wife has forgiven you, and is, even now, on her way here. I received a letter from an old friend of mine, Kent Hallett, this morning. She is in his care, and will soon be here. Hark!” as the sound of carriage-wheels sounded on the hard pavement, then stopped suddenly. “Eemain here, Arthur; you shall see her alone.” Saying this, Eoyce left the room, and met a lady and gentleman just entering the building. Millie Gwendon put aside her veil as she entered the hull and held out both her hands. “Eoyce, kind friend,” was all she could say. Kent Hallett, as he opened the outside door leading into the big hall, saw Eoyce coming forward to meet them, so he did not enter with Millie, hut let her meet Eoyce alone, while he remained standing on the marble steps just at the entrance. Almost instantly his attention was attracted by a lady hurrying toward him from the opposite side of the street. She did not glance at him, however, but pushed the heavy door open and entered. As she passed by him Kent caught a glimpse of a pair of big brown eyes, and the sweetest, at tbe same time the saddest, face he had ever seen. It was Elsie Lonsdale, and she entered just as Millie Gwendon had given both her hands to Eoyce. And she heard Eoyce say: “From now on, Millie, I hope your life will be a happier one.” Elsie waited to hear no more. She turned and almost flew out of the building; with so much haste, in fact, that she ran against Kent Hallett and nearly caused him to lose his balance and go down the steps too quickly for comfort. Eecovering himself, he was not a little surprised to see the lady who had entered a minute before leaving iu such desperate haste and evident confusion. Agaiu the door opened and Eoyce came out. Shaking hands with Kent, he happened to glance down the street. There, not a block away, walking very rapidly, was the familiar figure of his wife. “Excuse me a minute, Kent,” he said, hurriedly; “there goes my wife, and I want to speak to her. ” “Your wife,” exclaimed Kent Hallett in surprise; then he told Eoyce how the lady now fast disappearing in the distance had entered the door and came out again in such desperate haste. Eoyce waited to hear no more, but walked rapidly down the street in the direction Elsie had taken. As he came in sight of his home he caught a glimpse of Elsie’s dress as the door closed behind her. Hurrying forward he entered and soon stood at the door of their room. He hesitated only an instant, then softly opened the door. Elsie’s hat lay on the floor, and Elsie herself face down upon the bed crying as though her heart would break. “Oh, Eoyce, my husband, how could you deceive me, when I loved you so dearly?” In an instant Eoyce had her in his arms and was raining kisses on her neck and tangled brown hair. Her face was turned away from him. “Elsie, my darling little wife, do not cry so. I have never deceived you.” It was soon explained. Eoyce told Elsie the whole truth concerning Arthur Gwendon and his wife. I shall not go into details here, because, for both their sakes, it is best forgotten; and we have every reason to believe that their future life will be a happier one. Elsie’s tears were soon turned to happy smiles, nnd with a little exclamation of joy she nestled against her husband and hide her burning face. “My darling,” he murmured, and bis hand caressed her wavy brown hair with the most tender of lingering touches, while Elsie whispered: “I will never doubt you again, my husband; never again.”

CHARLIE'S LETTER.

BY JEFFIE FORBUSH HANAFORD.

It was a letter that caused all the trouble; a little inoffensive-looking epistle, and yet it nearly drove the man who found it mad with misery and pain. It read as follows: My dear Charlie—You can not imagine how much I would like to see you. I can not bear to think how far apart we are. You said when I was married I would forget you. But this letter will prove how mistaken you are, for I love you as much as ever. “Distance makes the heart grow fonder,” you know. I will write, you a long letter soon. I have much to tell you, but my lime is limited to-day. Do write soon, and tell me how much you miss me. Yours, with love, Irene Hunter Desmont. It was summer time. The golden sunshine poured in through open window, the breezes stirred the grass, and the sweet periume from the flowers was wafted into the room. The man with the letter in his hand stood as if turned to stone, trying to realize what he had just read. There was his wife’s name in full, “Irene Hunter Desmont.” "What could it mean? Who was Charlie? What a fool he was to think there was such a thing as perfect happiness in this world.

He remembers having read in a paper that very day—yes, scarce two hours ago —a few lines that at the time caused quite a little discussion. The lines come back to him how with a new meaning: “Do not flatter yourselves with hopes of perfect happiness, there is no such thing in this life. ” He remembered reading it alond, and some one spoke np, and said, “Exactly my sentiments, * and how indignant he had felt as he made reply. He remembered glancing at his wife and meeting her fond look of love. He was convinced there was “perfect happiness" in this life, and confident that he could spealc from experience, and now Hark! What was that? His wife’s voice, calling him. Laying the letter down on tbe desk as he had found it, he took from the back of a chair a little black silk and lace affair, called a “wrap,” and stepped quickly through the low French window leading on to a veranda. In a very few minutes he had descended the steps, and joined a party of ladies and gentlemen on the lawn. “Hello, Phil! Your wife has just gone into the house to look for you. She thought perhaps you could not find her wrap; here she comes now.” Philip Desmond glanced at his wife as she approached. How pretty she looked in that soft dress of crimson cashmere; she had the sweetest face imaginable, lit up by a pair of soft blue eyes that went straight to your heart every time they rested upon yon, and beautiful rippling hair, shining in the sunlight like gold. “It is very easy for a man to love her,” thought Philip, as he folded the wrap around her slender form. .Should he tell her what he had read? No, not yet. He would wait and watch her closely; if she mailed the letter there would be an answer, and he must see that, find out the man’s name, and then—he was not sure what he would do then, but for the present he would wait. **** + * * Six weeks ago Philip Desmont and Irene Hunter were marked in the little parlor at Irene’s home. Under a beautiful floral bell composed entirely of rosebuds they were pionounced man and wife, and received the hearty congratulations of their many friends. Irene loved her husband as only such affectionate natures can love. She was only nineteen and Philip thirty-two. Immediately after they were married, Philip had taken his bride to their future home, some three hundred miles distant, and there proudly introduced her to his friends. Irene had always appeared perfectly happy; she was young, naturally joyous in disposition, and a general favorite with all who knew her. There were several young married people living near them, and they all contrived to make the summer, Irene’s first among them, pass pleasantly. On this afternoon they bad arranged for a game of tennis, and as Philip’s lawn afforded the best tennis court, they had met there for the purpose. After the first game, Philip had gone into the house for his wife’s wrap, as she felt slightly chilly after so much violent exertion. Then it was that he had discovered the letter that seemed destined to ruin all his happiness. The smile of gayety is often assumed, while the heart may ache within. And it was so in Philip’s case. He managed to play through a game of tennis very creditably. But he felt relieved when it came to an end, and time for their friends to depart. The next morning Philip was up long before Irene was awake. He could uot sleep and decided a walk before breakfast would do him good. Thus it happened that he entered the breakfast room before Irene. He paced the floor impatiently until he heard her step on the stairs. Then the door opened and Irene entered. She was dressed in a charming morning robe of delicate blue, and Philip thought she had never looked so innocent and sweet before. His heart ached as he folded her in his arms and kissed her again and again. “Oh, Irene, my darling, say you love me.” “Love you? Why, Philip', you know I love you—that I never knew what it was to love until I met you.” “Are you sure you never loved any other man, Irene?” “Sure, Philip? How strangely you talk. Of course I am sure. ” After they had finished breakfast Philip, instead of going at once to his office, as was usually his custom, lingered by the window,gazing out in an abstracted manner. Irene had always been in the habit of giving him her letters to mail, and this morning she had not mentioned having any. As Philip stood looking out of the window, he was thinking of this. At last, taking up his hat, he said, carelessly. “Any letters to mail this morning, Irene?”

To his surprise Irene jumped to her feet, exclaiming: “Charlie’s letter! How could I be so forgetful? Wait just a minute, Phil.” And she hurried out of the room. “Charlie’s letter.” Philip could not believe his ears. Evidently, there was a mistake somewhere. Presently Irene returned with a letter in her hand which she was folding ready for the envelope. “I am so glad you mentioned letters, Philip, for yesterday morning I wrote to my old school chum, Charlotte Tracy, or “Charlie,” as we always called her, and forgot to give it to you. ” How easily it was all explained. Philip had made himself miserable for nothing. How happy he was to prove it all a mistake. Some time he would tell his wife all about it, Put not now.

“Have you seen papa’s new dog Carlo?” she asked, as they sat in the parlor. “Yes,” he replied, uneasily, “I have had the pleasure of meeting the dog.” “Isn’t he splendid?GHe’s so affectionate!” “I noticed that he was very demonstrative,” returned he, as he moved uneasily in his chair. “He is very playful, too. I never saw a more playful animal in my life.” “I am very glad to hear you say that.” “Why?” “Because I was a little bit afraid that when he bit that piece out of me the other evening he was in earnest. But if he was only in play of course it’s all right. I can take fun as well as anybody.”—San Francisco Post. A Norton (Mass.) man says that he was born just before breakfast, so “cannot sleep after daylight.” Most women die happy feeling that the bustle of the world’s behind.

THE COMMITTEES.

Speaker Carlisle’s Assignments, as Announced to the National House. Randall Heads the Appropriations and Mills the Ways and Means Committee. The following is the list of standing committees of the National Honse of Representatives, as arranged by Speaker Carlisle, the first name mentioned in each committee being that of Chairman: Ways and Means—Mills of Texas, MoMillan of Tennessee, Breckinridge of Arkansas, Breckinridge ot Kentucky, Turner of Georgia, Wilson of West Virginia, Scott of Pennsylvania, Byof Indiana, Kelley of Pennsylvania, Brown of Indiana, Reed of Maine, McKinley of Ohio, Burrows of Michigan. Appropriations—Randall of Pennsylvania, Forney of Alabama, Bumes of Missouri, Koran of Ohio, Sayers of Texas, Clements of Georgia, relix Campbell of New York, Gay of Louisiana, Rice of Minnesota, Cannon of Illinois, Ryan of Kansas, Butterworth of Ohio, Long of Massachusetts, McComas of Maryland, B. D. Henderson of lowa. Judiciary—Culberson of Texas, Collins of Massachusetts, Seney of Ohio, Oates of Alabama, Rodgers of Arkansas, Glover of Missouri, Henderson of North Carolina, Buckalew of Pennsylvania, Stewart of Georgia, E. B. Taylor of Ohio, Parker of New York, Stewart of Vermont, Caswell of Wisconsin, Adams of Illinois, Fuller of loWa. Banking and Currency—Wilkins of Ohio, Snyder of West Virginia, Howard of Indiana, Dorgan of South Carolina, Hutton of Missouri, Bacon of New York, Landes of Illinois, McKenney of New Hampshire, Dingley of Maine, Brumrn of Pennsylvania, Woodbtim of Nevada, Whiting of Massachusetts, Wilber of New York. Coinage, Weights, and Measures —Bland of Missouri, Norwood of Georgia, Hemphill of South Carolina, Tracey of New York, Wilson of Minnesota, Wilkinson of Louisiana, Martin of Texas, Hall of Texas, Hall of Pennsylvania, Payson of Illinois, Kean of New York, Vandever of California, Belden of New York, Wickham of Ohio, Toole of Montana Territory, Commerce—Clardv of Missouri, Crisp of Georgia, Tarsney of Michigan, Rayner of Maryland, A. R. Anderson of lowa, Logan of Louisiana, Wilson of Minnesota, Bryce of New York, Phelan of Tennessee, O’Neill of Pennsylvania, Dunh&m of Illinois, Davis of Massachusetts, J. A. Anderson of Kansas, Davenport of New York, Browne of Virginia. Itivers and Harbors—Blanchard of Louis an a, Jones of Alabama, Stewart of Texax, Caterings of • Mississippi, Wise of Virginia, Snyder of West Virginia, Gibson of Maryland, Fisher of Michigan, Thompson of California, Henderson of Illinois, Bayne of Pennsylvania, Grosvenor of Ohio, Nutting of New York, Stephenson of Wisconsin, Cogswell of Massachusetts. Merchant Marine and Fisheries—Dunn of Arkansas, McMillin of Tennessee, Morse of Massachusetts, Springer of Illinois, Hatch of Missouri, Breckinridge of Kentucky,Cummings of New York, McDonald of Minnesota, Dingley of Maine, Hopkins of Illinois, Felton of California, Farquhar of New York, Clarke of Wisconsin.

Agriculture—Hatch of Missouri, Davidson of Alabama, Stahlnecker of New York, Morgan of Mississippi, Glass of Tennessee, Burnett of Massachusetts, McClammy of North Carolina, Biggs of California, Whiting of Michigan, F'unston of Kansas, Hires of New Jersey, Laird of Nebraska, Conger of lowa, Pugsley of Ohio, Patton of Pennsylvania, Dubois of Idaho. Foreign Affairs—Belmont of New York, McCreary of Kentucky, Norwood of Georgia, C. E. Hooker of Mississippi, Russell of Massachusetts, Raynor ot Maryland, Chipman of Michigan, Cothran of South Carolina, Ketcham of New York, Phelps of New Jersey, Hitt of Illinois, Rockwell of Massachusetts, Morrow of California. Military Affairs—Townshend of Illinois, Tillman of bouth Carolina, Hooker of Mississippi, Maishof Pennsylvania, Spinola of New York, Ford of Michigan, Robertson of Louisiana, Yoder of Ohio, Steele of Indiana, Laird of Nebraska, Cutcheon of Michigan, Gear of lowa, Fitch of New York, Carey of Wyoming Territory. Naval Ass airs—Herbert of Alabama, Wise of Virginia, McAdoo of New Jersey, Whitthorne of Tennessee, Rusk of Maryland, Cochran of New York, Elliott of South Carolina, Abbott of Texas, Harmer of Pennsylvania, Thomaß of I linois, Goff of West Virg nia, Boutelle of Maine, Haydon of Massachusetts. Postoffices and Postroads—Blount of Georgia, Dockery of Missouri, Merriman of New York. Ermentrout of Pennsylvania, Enloe of Tennessee, Anderson of Illinois, Anderson of Mississijjpi, Montgomery of Kentucky, Rowland of North Carolina, Bingham of Pennsylvania, Guenther of Wisconsin, Peters of Kansas, Allen of Massachusetts, White of New York, Lind of Minnesota, Cain of Utah. Public Lands—Hoiman of Indiana, Laffoon of Kentucky, Stone of Missouri, Mcßue of Arkansas, Wheeler of Alabama, Washington of Tennessee, Stockdale of Mississippi, Payson of Illinois, Jackson of Pennsylvania, McKenna of California, Herman of Oregon, Erastus J. Turner of Kansas, Voorhees of Wyoming Territory. Indian Affairs—Pelee of Arkansas, Allen of Mississippi, Shively of Indiana, Perry of South Carolina, Hudd of Wisconsin, McShane of Nebraska, Cqbb of Alabama, Hare of Texas, Perkins of Kansas, Nelson of Minnesota, LaFollette of Wisconsin, Darlington of Pennsylvania, Allen of Michigan, Gifford of Dakota Territory. Territories —Springer of Illinois, Barnes of Georgia, Cox of New York, Elliott of South Carolina, Hayes of lowa, Kilgore of Texas, Mansur of Missouri, Ford of Michigan, Struble of lowa, Baker of New York, Dorsey of Nebraska, Symes of Colorado, Warner of Missouri, Joseph of New Mexico. Railways and Canals—Davidson of Florida, Mcßae of Arkansas, Stone of Kentucky, Pidcock of New Jersey, Hayes of lowa, Bryce of New York. Cobb of Alabama, Carlton of Georgia, Plumb of Hlinois, Wilber of New York, McCormick of Pennsylvania, Gaines of Virginia, Russell of Connecticut.

Pacific Railroads—Outhwaite of Ohio, Crane ofTesas, Richardson of Tennessee, Barnes of Georgia, Collins of Massachusetts, Caruth of Kentucky, Tracy of New York, Granger of Connecticut, Weber of New York, Holmes of lowa, Dalziel of Pennsylvania, Hovey of Indiana, Mason of Illinois. Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River—Catchings of Mississippi, Glass of Tennessee, Tarsney of Miehigan,~Lawlej;of Illinois, Montgomery of Kentucky, Walker of Missouri, Robertson of Louisiana, Hall of Pennsylvania, Wtitingof Massachusetts, Morrill of Kansas, Grout of Vermont, e cull of Pennsylvania. Education —Candler of Georgia, Manoney of New York, Crain of Texas, Caruth of Kentucky. Buckalew of Pennsylvania, Lane of Iliinois, Cobb of Alabama, Pennington of Delaware, O’Donnell of Michigan, J. D. Taylor of Ohio, Russell of Connecticut, Belden ol New York, White of Indiana. Labor—J. J. O’Neill of Missouri, Tarsney of Michigan, Felix Cnmpbell of New York, Davidson of Alabama, Compton of Maryland, Candler of Georgia, French of Connecticut, Burnett of Massachusetts, Buchanan of New Jersey, Bound of Pennsylvania, Plumb of Illinois, Nichols of North Carolina, Haugen of Wisconsin. Pensions—Bliss of New York, Hutton of Missouri, Dougherty of Florida, Henderson of North Carolina* Barry of Mississippi, Bankhead of Alabama, Carlton of Georgia, Rnasell of Mississippi, btruble of lowa, Butler ot Tennessee, Finley of Kentucky, Scull cf Pennsylvania, Delano of New York. Manufacture's—Bacon of New York, Breckinridge of Arkansas, Wilson of West Virginia, Bynum of Indiana, McKinney of New Hampshire, Grimes of Georgia, Herman of Oregon, Bunnell of Pennsylvania, Hopkins of New York, ( rouse of Ohio, Smith of Wisconsin. Mines and Mining—O’Ferrall of Virginia, Foran of Ohio, Candler of Georgia, Neal or Tennessee, Greenman of New York, Whiting of Michigan, Lynch of Pennsylvania, Biggs of California, Woodbum of Nevada, McCullough of Pennsylvania, Gest of Illinois, Flood of New York, Nichols of North Carolina, Smith of Ari-'* zona. , Public Buildings and Grounds—Dibble of South Carolina, T. D. Johnson of North Carolina, Sowden of Pennsylvania, Neal of Tennessee, Newton of Louisiana, McShane of Nebraska, Bankhead cf Alabama, Hogg of West Virginia, Milliken of Maine, Wade of Missouri, i ehlbach of New Jersey, Kennedy of OhK), Post of IHinois. Militia—McAdoo of New Jersey, Forney of Alabama, Sowden of Pennsylvania, Beney of

Ohio, Gibson of Maryland, BlanoharcF “'of Louisiana, Stewart of Texas, Spinola of New Thrk, Lehlbach of New Jersey, Wade of Missouri, Owen of Indiana, Vandevere of California, McCormick of Pennsylvania. Patents—Weaver of lowa, Tillman of South Carolina, Coles of North Carolina, Grimes of Georgia, Greenman of New York, Lane of Illinois, Martin of Texas, Vance of Oonoecticut. West of New York, Osborne of Pennsylvania, Thomas of Kentucky, Arnold of Rhode Island. Invalid Pensions—Matson of Indiana, Pid«>ck of New Jersey, Chipman of Michigan, Yoder of Ohio, Lane of Illinois, Lynch of Pennsylvania, F’reneh of Connecticut, Walker ot Missouri, Thompson of California, Morrill of Kansas, Sawyer of New York, Gallinger of New Hampshire, Spooner of Rhode Island, Thompson of Ohio, Hunter of Kentucky. Claims—Lanham of Texas,' Dougherty of Florida, Shaw of Maryland, T. J. Campbell of New York, Taulbee of Kentucky, Simmons of North Carolina, French of Counecticut, Lynch of Pennsylvania, Mansur of Missouri, Baker of Illinois, McCullough of Pennsylvania, Cheadle of Indiana, Kerr of lowa, Bowden of Virginia, Laidlaw, of New York. War Claims—Stone of Kentncky, BHss of New York, Lawler of Hlinois, Stockdale of Mississippi, Granger of Connecticut, Neall of Indiana, Pennington of Delaware, Wilkinson of Louisiana, Hiest&nd of Pennsylvania. Thomas of Wisconsin, Crouse of Ohio, Gaines of Virginia, Brower of North Carolina. Private Land Claims—McCreary of Kentucky, Weaver of lowa, Glover of Missouri, Perry of South Carolina, Sayres of Texas, Washington of Tennessee, Cochran of New York, Latham of North Carolina, Dorsey of Nebraska, Thomas of Wisconsin, Bowen of Virginia, Wickham of Ohio, Gest of Illinois, Smith of Arizona. District of Columbia —Hemphill of South Carolina, J. E. Campbell of Ohio, Compton of Maryland, Heard of Missouri, Mahoney of New York, Latham of North Carolina, Lee of Virginia, Vance of Connecticut, Rowell of Illinois, Grout of Vermont, Atkinson of Pennsylvania, Bomeis of Ohio, Brewer of Michigan. Revision of the Laws—Oates of Alabama, Turner of Georgia, Townshend of Illinois, Burnesof Missouri, Matson of Indiana, Dibble of South Carolina, Lanham of Texas, Hogg of West Virginia, Finley of Kentucky, Brewer of Michigan, Yardley of Pennsylvania, Boothman of Ohio, Butler of Tennessee. Expenditures in the State Department—Morse of Massachusetts, Belmont of New York, Stewart of Georgia, Lee of Virginia, Atkinson of Pennsylvania, Brower of North Carolina, Kerr of lowa. Expenditures in Treasury Department W heeler of Alabama, Culberson of Texas, Simmons of North Carolina, Hall of Pennsylvania, Farquhar of New York, Gallinger of New Hampshire, Bowden of Virginia. Expenditures in the War Department—Laffoon of Kentucky, Jones of Alabama, Wilkins of Ohio, Rice of Minnesota, Warner of Missouri, Arnold of Rhode Island, Delano of New York. Expenditures in the Navy Department Scott of Pennsylvania, Herbert of Alabama, Morgan of Mississippi, Romeis of Ohio, Sawyer of New York, Maffettof Pennsylvania. Expenditures in the Postoflice Department— Dockery of Missouri. Cowles of North Carolina, Merriman of New York, Anderson of Mississippi, Brown of Ohio, Post of Illinois, Moffett of New York. Flxpenditures in the Interior Department— Hudd of Wisconsin, Bliss of New York, O’Neill of Missouri, Washington of Tennessee, Brumrn of Pennsylvania, West of New York, Brown of Virginia. Expenditures in Department of Justice— Cowles of North Carolina, Forney of Alabama, Hutton of Missouri, Greenman of New York, Thompson of Ohio, Sherman ot New Yorki Hopkins of Virginia. Expenditures on Public Buildings—T. J. Campbell of New York, Dougherty of Florida! Barry of Mississippi, Walker of Missouri, Milliken of Maine, Y’ardley of Pennsylvania, Yest of Virginia. Accounts—Shaw of Maryland, Sowden ot Pennsylvania, Hays of lowa, Grimes of Georgia, Lee of Virginia, O’Donnell of Michigan, Bound of Pennsylvania, Flood of New York, Boothman of Ohio. Library—Stahlnecker of New York, Davidson of Florida, Gay of Louisiana, O’Neill of Pennsylvania, Owen of Indiana. Enrolled Bills—F'isher of Michigan, Enk>e of Tennessee, Carlton of Georgia, Kilgore of Texas, Holmes of lowa, Kennedy of Ohio. Printing—Richardson of Tennessee, Gibson of Maryland, Biestand of Pennsylvania. Reform in the Civil Service—Clements of Georgia, Dargan of (-outh Carolina, Stone of Missouri, Brvee of New York, Rusk of Maryland, Phelan of Tennessee, Abbott of Texas, Anderson of Louisiana, Bayne of Pennsylvania, Hopkins of Illinois, Spooner of Rhode ißfand, F’itchof New York, Thomas of Kentucky. Filection of President and Vice President— Ermentrout of Pennsylvania, Crain of Texas, Pelee of Arkansas. Cummings of New York, Logan of Louisiana, Lawler of Illinois, Cothran of South Carolina, Rowlaud of North Carolina, Baker of Illinois, Osborne ot Pennsylvania, Brown of Ohio, Baker of New York, Kean of New Jersey. Eleventh Census—Cox of New York, Blsont of Georgia, Holman of Indiana, Clardy of Missouri, Seney of Ohio, Taulbeeof Kentucky, Perry of South Carolina, Newton of Louisiana, McKenna of California, J. D. Taylor of Ohio. Hopkins of Virginia, Maffett of Pennsylvania, Sherman of New York. Indian Depredation Claims—Whitthorne ot Tennessee, Dunn of Arkansas, Howard of Indiana, Allen of Mississippi, Shively of Indiana, Hare of Texas, Biggs of California, Bucfianan of New Jersey, Symes of Colorado, Bonnell of Pennsylvania, Brown of Virginia, uopMns of New York, Williams of Ohio. Ventilation and Acoustics—Landes of Illinois, Compton of Maryland, Davidson of Alabama, Vance of Connecticut, White of Indftma, Haugen of Wisconsin, Williams of Ohio. Alcoholic-Liquor Traffic—J. E. Campbell of Ohio, Bland of Missouri, Merriman of New York, Mcßae of Arkansas, Anderson of Illinois, McClammy of North Carolina, Hunter of Kentucky, Cheadle of Indiana, Moffett of New York, Yost of Virginia.

COULD FIGHT AS WELL AS PRAY.

An Ohio Minister Promptly Knocks-Out a Ruffian Who Insults Him. [Urbana (O) special.! An unusual and exciting scene took place recently at the close off the services in the Protestant Episcopal Church, known as Jenkins Chapel, near Cable, this eounty. While the exercises were in progress Richard Darnell, a burly ruralist, entered the church and took a seat in the front row. He immediately commenced annoying both the preacher and congregation by coughing, hacking, and making unnecessary noise until the pastor, the Rev. J. F. Frederick, politely asked the disturber to quit the church for the evening. Darnell paid but little attention to the pastor’s injunction and continued. The services over, both men met at the door. Darnell accosted the preacher, saying: “Do you know what I think of you?” to which Mr. Frederick replied-that he was not very particular what his opinion of him was. “Well,” said Darnell, “I think yon are a .” The words had no sooner left Dame H’s lips than the indignant minister landed a terrific blow in Darnell’s face which sent him to the floor. Darnell, mad and funous, sprang to his feet and was ready for another round. The preacher was in good condition, and did not lose any time in displaying his science in the manly art, but again promptly knocked his antagonist down. Darnell came up for the third round, and the preacher was ready to meet him. In shorter order than before he sent his man to the floor, and when the latter picked himself up he arrived at the wise conclusion that he had had enough, and the Rev. Frederick was awarded the honors. Time, one minnte.

In a battle between a band of robbers and the civil authorities near Ban Angela, Mexico, the robbers were routed, and took reiuge in the lava beds. Their leader.was fatally wounded, and two of the ciVitSana Were killed.