Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1889 — Page 2

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iktelugence from every fart OF THE GLOBE. New* from Foreign Shorfei—Domestic Happenings—Personal Pointers—Lal>or Notes Political Occurrences, lyres, Accidents, Crimes, Etc. r I LAWMAKERS. Major IJelger Placed on tlie Retlre;l List— Fostoflice Appropriation Hill, Etc. The Senate bill to place Major Jame; Belgor on the retired listaa Colonel in the regular army was passed by the Senate on the 15th inst. Mr. Sherman presented the conference report on the Direct Tax Bill. The House provision in relation to the lots and land < at Beaufort, S. C., is amended so as to appr&sj Sriato $500,033 to pay for tho tOivn lots in eaufort at the rate of half the value assessed therton for taxes by the United St a es Tax Commissioner for t-ou'th Carolina and the amount of $5 per acre for the lauils. Tlie report was agreed to. The House agreed to tlie conference report on the diplomatic and cnsular appropriation bill. Mr. Me Alii in, from * the Committee on Ways and Means, reported the bill to reducetaxatiou and simplify tlie laws in relation to Internal revenue. Mr Breckiurilgi of Kentucky, from the same committee, reports! tlie bill “to reduce taxation and for other purposes. Mr. Randall, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported tho Cowles bill, amending the iniernal revenue laws, which was referred to the committee of the whole, together with a minority substitute rei>orted by Mr. Korney, of Alabama. The House went into committee of the whole on the postoffice appropriation bill. The pending amendment increasing the appropriation for tlie compensation of postoffice clerks by S3O 3,(300 was defeated by a vote of 80 to 87. Air. Holman offered an amendment providing that the aggregate salaries of irostoffice clerks as fixed by tlie new classification shall not exceed the sum appropriated by the bill ($0.55 ,9000. The amendment was adopted after a brief debate. Air. McCreary 1 of Kentucky submitted the conference report on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, which was agreed to. Hop esoutative Crisp reported favorably the Semite bill authorizing the construction of a bridge over the Missouri River, not over teu miles above the Hannibal and St. Joe Railway bridge at Kansas City.

TRIPLE MUIIUKK ANI) SUICIDE, A Michigan Man Kills His AVlfc, His Two Daughters, and Himself. One of the most terrible crimes ever enacted in Michigan took place at Teeumseh. I’rank L. Silvers, a prominent horsebreeder and well-known citizen, shot his wife, his two daughters aged 9 and 11 years, respectively, and oiuled the awful deed by shooting himself, Neighbors, noticing the absence of all life about the premises, broke open the door and entered the parlor, where a horrible sight met their gaze. Thero upon the floor near the stove, fulldressed and with her glassy eyes staring at the ceiling, lay the body of Mrs. Silvers in a pool of blood. In a small bodroopi, directly above the parlor, were found tho bodies of the two little girls only a few feet apart, while at the foot of the bed lay the form of Mr. Silvers weltering in blood, and with life almost extinct. Tho victims had all been shot through tho temple, and, with tho exception of Mr. Silvers, all had died instantly. Tho murder was carefully planned and coolly and systematically executed, but why is not known. MEMBERS OF THE CABINET. Gen. Harrison Said to Have Selected His Advisers. An Indianapolis, Ind., special of tho 18th inst. says that the Cabinet of the incoming administration has been selected. It will inclu lo Elaine for the State Department, Windom for the Treasury, Wanamaker for Postmaster General, Noble of Missouri for the Interior, \Y. 11. H. Miller of Indiana for Attorney General, John 11. Thomas for the Navy, Jeremiah M. Rusk, for War, and Warner Miller for Agriculture. This may be changed if it appears ■within the next few days that there is any important reason for not taking into tho circle of Presidential advisors one or two of the morn who have beon, doubtless, chosen After careful consideration of all information concerning them that could be obtained, but at this timo Gen. Harrison is satisfied that the selections aro the best that he can make. FIVE CHILDREN POISONED. Two of Tliem Die ami the Others Are Made Seriously 111 by Eating Sausage. One of tho children of August Pemmann was sent to a butcher-shop in Philadelphia, Pa., for some meat and was given a piece of Vienna or half-smoked sausage, of which she and two of her sisters at j quite heartily. Two days later Gertrude, aged 7, wa s taken ill, with symptoms of poisoning, and on the two succeeding days, Margarite, aged 5, and Freida, aged 8. wore also taken sick with similar symptoms, All wore removed to a hospital, where Gertrude and Margarite died and Freida will not recover. Two other daughters, aged 3 years and 18 months, respectively, wero taken with Convulsions and removed to the hospital, but w,lt recover.

Triple Murder ams Suicide. Iho whole Bohemian settlement in the to wn of London, Minn., is in a state of excitement over the tragedy there in which Joe Chemelick murdered his sister-in-law and two nieces and then took hi s own life. The verdict of the Coroner’s jury is that the victims came to their death at the hands of Joseph Chemelick, and that Chemelick died by his own hands. A close friend of Chemelick, named Vildt, has bceu arrested, and it is believed he knows more about the affair than he is willing to tell. Ki'led His Brother witli a Ball-Ciul). At Avondale. Ohio, a village that joins Cincinnati on the nofth. Edward Burns killed his brother John with a base-ball club. Edward is about 22 years old. Ho went home drunk and abused bis mother. John Burns of Walnut Hills went to see his mother, who told him of Edward's conduct. John talked to Edward on the subject, and the two came to blows, in which Edward crushed John's skull with a base-ball bat.

POLITICAL ruiniEKS. Interesting Happenings of More or Less Importance in the World of Politics. It has been decided in tho Circuit Court at Louisville. Ky.. that tho Wallace election law, as applied to the city of Louisville, is constitutional. It is reported from St Louis that Mr. Jehu Baker, who was contesting the seat from the Eighteenth Illinois Congressional District with the Hon. W. $. Forman, has conceded Forman’s election and has withdrawn from the contest. President Cleveland has nominated Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois, now Assistant Postmaster General, to b 3 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and Norman J. Colman. of Missouri, to be Secretary of Agriculture. The Republicans of tho Fourth Missouri District have nominated Capt. Francis M. Posegate, of St. Joseph, to fill the vacancy in theJFiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses caused by tho death of the Hon. James M. Burnes. Col. Julian Allen says that Mr. Blaine told him that a few days after the election Presi-dent-elect Harrison hadofferod liim (Blaine) tho position of Secretary of State, and that lie at once accepted it. Tax-payers of Rhode Island have presented a petition to the Legislature stating that they feel that the proposed prohibition amendment will bo injurious to business interests and asking that it be killed. It is reported that in (the local option election held at Jackson. Miss., tho Prohibitionists were defeated. The National Prohibition Conference indorsed tho Indianapolis platform, including tho tariff and woman suffrage sections, at Louisville. Ky. The Civil Service Reform Association of Maryland has issued a call to reformers to attend a conference in Baltimore for a discussion with reference to tho past and the future administrations. Chief Justioo Reed, of the Supreme Court of lowa, has tendered his resignation to the Governor, to take effect February 28. Ho was elected Representative from the Ninth Congressional District. The constitutional amendment for a State lottery was defeated in Nevada by 500 votes.

THE EARTHQUAKES IN COSTA RICA. A Fearful Cataclysm, Similar to That, of 1841. A Panama special says: “Advices from Costa Ilica give details of tho terrible onrtliquako of Dec. 29 and 30. Tho first shock was felt at San Jose at 8 o’clock in tho evening, and this was followed at 11 o’clock by a much stronger shock. At 4:20 a. m. a movement occurred which was more than a simple earthquake. The edifices which suffered most in San Jose were the Cathedral, tho Carmen and Merced churches. Presidential Palace, Artillery Bart racks, National Palace, Central Barracks,tho National Printing Offices, and the Union Bank. Not a single house escaped injury, while many are not safe‘to live in and others arc completely wrecked. Whole streets are blocked with ruins. Losses in San Jose amount to more than $2,009,000, while all the principal edifices in Aiajuela are damaged. At La Laguna the earth has assumed tho appearance of a rough sea. Tho father of a family and four of his children woro buried together, while the mother and her young child were thrown by tho motion of tho earth a distance of 1.000 meters, although she declares she believes the earth swallowed her and then ejected her where she was found. Here tho hills have changed their position and tho ground is full of cracks. Since tho first shocks a number of smaller ones have been experienced, but they have done no further damage. On Doc. 1G the Irazu volocano was in eruption, and tho people in Cartago were still in a state of alarm."

“JACK THE RIPPER” IN THE TOILS. A Murder in Dundee Leads to the Arrest of tlie Supposed 'Whitechapel Fiend. The mutilated body of a woman was found concealed in a wooden chest by the police at Dundee, Scotland. «A post-mortem examination showed that tho woman had first boon strangled, and that her body had thon beon mutilated, the abdomen being ripped open and the legs find arms twisted, and broken. The victim’s husband, W r . H. Bury, a resident of Whitechapel, London, was arrested on suspicion and confessed the crime. He says that lie and his wifo drank heavily before retiring, and that he does not know how he got to bed. Upon awakening, he says, he found his wifo lying upon the floor with a rope around her neck. Actuated by a sudden mad impulse, for which lie cannot account, lie seized a knife and slashed the body. Upon reason returning he became alarmed and hastily crushed tho body into the chest in which it was found, thinking to flee and make his escapo. The theory of the police officials is that Bury’s wife knew of facts connecting him with tho East End atrocities, and that she took him to Dundee in tho hope of preventing a recurrence of the crimes.

ANOTHER INDIANA DEFAULTER, The Treasurer of Vermilion County Short About #12,000. It has been made public at Terre Haute, Ind., that William L. Porter, who has retired from the office of County Treasurer of Vermilion County, that State. Is short about $12,000 in his accounts. Ho has deeded all of his property in trust for the benefit of his bondsmen, and it is thought they will not lose anything. , Porter retains the good opinion of all who knew him. Ho did not dissipate or speculate. His generosity toward friends was the cause of his loss. Furthermore, he conducted his business in a loose way, leaving everything to his deputies. ANOTHER tascoit in the woods. He Made Himself Quite a Feature in a West Virginia Community. A man supposed to be Tascott, the murderer of tho Chicago millionaire, Snell, kept Lewis and tlpshur counties. West Virginia, In a tumult of excitement If it

was not Taseott it was his ghost, for he answers every description of the murderer. In a conversation in a hotel at Buchannon relative to the murder of Snell he became much excited. He aroused the suspicions of Detective Watson, a member of the Government Secret Service, who was in Weston looking up some violations of the pension laws, and who observed him at midnight sneak from his room at the hotel and make a hasty retreat toward Lorentz, a small town south of Buekliannon. He boarded a train bound for Weston and arrived there only to find that his presence in that section was the talk of the town. He suddenly disappeared, and no doubt went to the interior of the State. At Buckhannon ho registered the name of H. M. Rowley.

DUN & CO.’s WEEKLY REVIEW. Trade Improvement Interfered Willi by Uncertain'y in Some Branches. In tlieir review of trade for last week R. G. Dun & Co. say: Actual improvement in business continues. The upward movement in prices wuicb was noticed last week has not been sustained, the general average for commodities being about half of 1 per ceut. lower than a week ago. The output of pig iron has diminished. Wheat advanced 1 cent for the week. Atlantic exports were, in the five weeks ending Feb. 2, only 2-.2,453 bushels, against 1,704,8,,.3 laht year, and of flour 583,700 barrels, against' 1,132,532 last vear. This, compared with exports of 13,115,335 bushels of corn during tho same weeks, against 1,720,557 last year, shows how the foreign trade has been affected by the speculation which holds prices of wheat at Chicago far above prices at tho seaboard. Com advanced but half a cent, with sales of 9,000,050 bushels, and oats are unchanged. Oil speculation has lifted the price four and a half cents, with sales of oniy 7,000,000 barrels at New York. Cotton, with sales of 375,030 bales, and coffee, with sales of 207,000 bags, have each declined an eighth, and pork is half a dollar lqwer, with lard 27 ,'2 cents lower per 100 pounds. The dry goods "operations, ns in other branches of business, are to some extent retarded by tho close scrutiny of credits which the slowness or collections in many quarters naturally prompts, but the reports from the interior in that respect aro this week rather more favorable than before. The money markot hag been easy, ratoi on call declining from 2 \< z to Ibj per cent., and the Treasury has disbursed during the wock $1,2)0.000 more than it has tiken in, but tho decrease in circulation of silver continues. Tho business failures number 28 1, at compared with 303 the week before and 332 the week previous. For the corresponding week of last vear the failures figured up 273.

ROMANCE OF A POOH YOUNG WIFE Heiress to 1*40,000, Having Been Deserte'i as n Baby l>y Her Father. A poor family, residing near Kalamazoo, Mich., h;# fallen heir to ?40,00J. In 1870 a girl baby was left at the home of Peter Gahide, a Kalamazoo shoemaker, for adoption, by a girl of 16 and an old man. They relused to give any reason for deserting the child. The baby grew up there, and worked in that city with several respectable families as a nurse. In 1887 she married Fred Moore, a farm hand, and they live in the country 011 sls a month. The other day a detective arrived in Kalamazoo in search of tho girl, and ho found her. His story is that her erring father died recently in Kansas, leaving $40,00(3 to her, which sho will soon receive. The will set forth the clues to bo followed in finding the girl. Her mother is stiii living and is reported to bo worth SIOO,OOO. Many of the older residents of Kalamazoo remember tho incident of 1870,

REMARKABLE BOND FORGERY. A Piece of Missouri State Security of tins Issue of 1804 Found Worthless. A remarkable piece of bond forgery has been discovered at St. Louis, Mo., in a piece cf State security paper twenty-five years old, A lot of bonds wero presented to City Comptroller Campbell in the course of a financial transaction by J. S. Arthur. All the bonds were critically examined to be sure that they were genuine. All the collaterals passed inspection except one Missouri defense bond of tho issue of 18G4 for the sum of $703. This was handed back to the owner by Comptroller Campbell with the remark: “This is a bit of historic forgery. It invalidates what would otherwise be a good bond.” The words “Jesse James, Governor of Missouri,” had been written in tho blank space left for the signature of tho Governor. Otherwise every signature and other feature of tho document was genuine.

ROBBED THE GOVERNMENT. Superintendent Chase, of the Genoa (Neb.) Indian School, Short #25,000. Superintendent Chase, of the Indian school located at Genoa, Neb., has disappeared and Governmtnt Inspector Mallett, who investigated the affairs of the school, says Chase has robbed the Government of over $25,000. One of Chase’s methods was to write vouchers for several times the amount due workingmen in the employ of the school, which tho mon carelessly signed, pay them the amount actually due, and keep the rest himself. In one instance a man signed a voucher for $7 due him, which was afterward presented to the Government for $l5O. Chase also took the savings of the children deposited with him and appropriated their weekly allowance foe spending money. PASSES AWAY. Dr. John C. Dalton Dies at His Home in New York. Dr. John C. Dalton, President of tho New York College of Physicians and Surgeons, died at his home in New York City. Dr. Dalton was born at Chelmsford. Mass., Feb. 2,1825. graduated at Harvard in 1814, studied medicine, and in 1831 won the-annual prize of the American Medical Association by an essay on “Corpus Lutteum.” During the war Dr. Dalton served in the army, going to AVashington in April. 1861, as surgeon of the Seventh Regiment of New York. His contributions to medical literature were numerous and valuable. RIFLES AND SHELLS FOE HAYTI. The Caromlelet Sails for Santana with Munitions of War. The steamer Carondelet has sailed for Samana. It is authentically stated that 133 cases of rifles, shells and ammunition, taken to New York City by the Red Star steamer Westernland, from Antwerp, were placed on board of the Carondelet. It is announced officially that Henry Kunhardt.

the Haytlan Consul at Boston, has boon removed by President Legitime. Favorable to Learn ing Trade*. The National Association of Builders, in session at Philadelphia, passed a resolution to the effect that the members recommend to the various State Legislatures the passage of a law making it a felony for any person or association to prevent or hinder any American youth from learning some trade or handicraft. Tlie Gentiles Ahead. The gentiles were successful in the municipal election at Ogden. Utah, for the first time in the history of that city and in the Territory. There was great rejoicing and the city was wild with excitement. The gentile majority was 439. F. G. Kiesel, an old resident of Ogdpn. was elected Mayor. An Eccentric Woman. Miss Catherine Pierson died recently at Richmond, Mass., leaving an estate of nearly a half-million dollars. Among her effects were found nearly fifty bonnets, some dating back over fifty years, seventy shawls, and nearly three hundred small vials, which were wrapped in tissue paper and packed away. A Peculiar Epidemic. Indians at Lake Manitoba, on the Battle River Reservation, are suffering from a peculiar epidemic, which is fatal. The muscles of the throat and neck swell rapidly, preventing tho swallowing of food. It is feared that the entire tribe will be exterminated. Came Near Being Lynclied. William Harris, a dive-keeper at Water Valley, Miss., has been arrested, charged with the murder of a brakeman named James Jenkings. Ho was taken from tho jail by a mob and was about to bo hanged when a Baptist minister interceded for him and ho was returned to the jail. Appointed United States Senator. General Gilman Marston has been appoint ?d by New Hampshire’s Governor to serve as United States Senator from 4th of March until such time as the Legislature, which meets in June, shall make a selection for tho office. Political Aewi. The Bigham police bill, providing for the election by the General Assembly of three commissioners for cities having an excess of 29.000 population, who shall have full control of the police and fire departments, has passed the Indiana House. Doatli of Cardinal Pitra. A cablegram announces the death of Cardinal John Baptiste Pitra, who was the second in rank in the Sacred College. He was one of the six Suffragan Bishops of the Roman Pontiff. Stabbed in a Churcli. In a little church near Somerset, Ky., while Aaron Price was taking a drunken man from the building he stumbled against a man named Angel, who drew a knife and fatally stabbed Price. A Perpetual Motion Crank. T. W. Bunch, of Keokuk, lowa, claims to have invented a machine for perpetual motion, which he offers to clearly domonstrot) to any parties putting up a bonus of 51,030,000 iu a Keokuk bank.

K lied Her Brother. Mary Powers, a 13-year-old girl, of Laporte, Ind., has been sentenced to five years in the State Reformatory for the murder of her infant brother, to whom she administered arsenic. Fire at Capo Vincent. Fire ut Cape Vincent, N. Y., destroyed the Oper;g House Block, in which was located the Cape Vincent Bank and several other business concerns. The loss is estimated at 530,00 '. Renounced Priesthood. Father Dougherty, of- the St. Louis Catholic diocese, has renounced priesthood, and says he will locate at Chicago as a practicing physician. Laboratory Destroyed. Fire destroyed the chemical laboratory of the Ohio Sta'o University at Columbus. The loss is S2O/ 00.

THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO. Cattle—Prime $4.25 @ 4.75 Good 3.50 @4.25 Common 2. 0 @3.00 Hogs—Shipping Grades 4.25 @ 4. i 5 Sheep 3.50 @ 5.2 > Wheat—No. 2 Red 1.06 @ 1.07 Corn—No. 2 34 @ .31}t Oats—No. 2 24%@ .25^ Rye—No. 2 40 @ .47 Butter—Choice Creamery 27 @ .33 Cheese—Pull Cream, iiat 11 @ .11% Eggs—Fresh 13 @ .14 Potatoes—Car-loads, per bu.... .2 1 & .31 Poiik—Mess 11.00 ©11.50 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—Cash 92 @ .93 CORN—No. 3 29 @ .20 Oats—No. 2 White 27J4@ .28!4 Rye—No. 1 45 @ .40 " Barley—No. 2 50 @ .51 Pork—Mess 11.25 @11.75 DETROIT. Cattle 3.50 @ 5.00 Hogs 4.50 @ 5.0 J Sheep 4.00 @ 4.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 98 @ 1.00 Coke—No. 2 Yellow 33’4@ .3t Oats—No. 2 White 29 ~@ .30 TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 2 Red 99 @ 1.02 Corn—Cash 33 @ .33J£ Oats—Caßh .27,'a NEW YORK. Cattle 3.50 @ 5/0 Hogs 5.00 @ 5.75 Sheep. 4.0 J @ 0.10 Wheat—No. 2 Red 90 @ .97 Cons—No. 2 45 @ ,4G Oats—White 35 @ .40 Poek—New Mess 12.00 @12.50 ST. LOUIS. .Cattle 3.75 @4.25 • Hogs 4.25 @ 4.75 Wheat—No. 2 95H@ .901* Core—No. 2 28 ~@ .29 " Oats—No. 2.: .21 Bakley—lowa 54 *@ .50 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle 3.00 @ 4.50 Hogs 4.50 @5.01 Sheep 3.50 @ 4.50 Lambs 4.00 @5.50 CINCINNATI. Hogs—Light 4.00 @ 5.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red 90 & 1.01 Cork—No. 2. 34 @ .34y, Oats—No. 2 Mixed 27V>@ ,‘2B’a Rye—No. 2 53 "@ .55 Pork—Mess 12.00 @12.25 KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Good 1 3.75 @ 4.25 Common 3.00 @ 3.75 Stockers 2.50 & 3.25 Hogs—Choice 4.25 @4.50 Medium 3.75 @ 4.50 Shew 3.50 & 4.50 • •• v

THE SENATE AND HOUSE.

NATIONAL LAW-MAKERS AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING. „ Proceedings of the Senate and House <",* Representatives Discusses! and Acted On Gist of the Business. ! The credentials of Mr. Coke fer hia new Senatorial term were present d to the Senate on tbe ■ Dth inßt., and place 1 on file. Mr. Dawes presented a petition Irom one hundred and twenty Indian students at Hampton, Va., against the continuance of the "ration system to Indians as an encouragement to id.eness and recommending tneir equivalent in farming implements and stock. Tno petition was so referred. Iu -ecrec sess on the Smite parsed tbe following bill to enable the President to protect the interests of the United States in Panama: j tie enacted, etc., that there bo and is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otnerwiss appropriated the sum of 3,000 to enable the Prtsidentto protect the interests of the United States and to p ovide for th-> security of the persons and property of citizens of tho United States at the TstJQmas of Panama in such manner as he may deem expedient." Nominations confirmed by the senate: Joseph C. Beckenridge, Inspector-General; S.dney u. Wilson, Pension Agent at Washington; Thomas J. All- - Associate Judge of the Sup erne Court of Utau. In the House a conference was ordered on the direct tax bill. Tbe Senate bill was passed authorizing tie construction of a bridge acrois tho Missouri River at Leavenworth, Kan. The Houso decidedyeas, 131; nays, 89—to consider the Smalls-El-iio.t election case. Mr Crisp, of Georgia, de- ; fended the South Carolina Returning Board, and Mr. Rowell, of Illinois, advocated the claims of Small 3to the seat. Pending further debate the matter wont over. The Speaker appointed Messrs. Caswell, Seney, and Oates as conforrees on the direct tax bill. | Among tbe S mate bills reported from committee and placed on the calendar in the Senate, on the 12th inat., was one to provide for the enforcement of the quarantine laws and regulations of the United States an 1 for tho es. tablishmeut of a National Board of Health. The following Houso bills were taken from the calendar and passed: To authorise the Court of Claims to hear, determine and render final judgment upon the claim < f the "old settlers” or Western Cherokee Indians ; to pavj s 8 to Charles F. Swain, master of the barx i Phibna, of New York, for going to and rescuing ! shipwrecked seamen from an uninhabited (island near Capo Horn; granting ri'hn of way to tho Pine Laud and j Water Company across Fort Loweli Military Reservation, iu Arizona. The Senate resumed consideration of the naval appropriation bill. An amendment was adopted appropriating $50,000 for testing tbo Hurst guns, and. then the bill was passed. A hi 1 was, reported favorably in the bouse appropriating for a lighthouse and fog signal on tho easterly end of the outer breakwater in th r harbor of Chicago. There was also reported favorably a bill for the erection of lighthouses and fog signals, as follows: lighthouse at Eleven Foot Shoal, off Point Peninsular, l ake ( Michigan, at a cost not exceeding $00,09 1 ; light- ] house and fog signal at Squaw Island, Lake j Michigan, to cost not exceeding s‘2s, 00; lighti house at Old Mackinac Point, Michigan, to cost 1 not exceeding $2 ; ,0 0; for signal and range lights j on the end of the west pier at Ashtabula, to cost not exceeding $7,003. ■ Mb. Evarts made a speech in the Senate on I the 13th inst., in support of liis resolution instructing the Committee 011 Elections 10 revise the laws governing Congressional olec;ions. The Senate confirmed the nomination* of Norman J. Colman of Missouri lo be Secretary of Agriculture, and Ira M. Krutz of mdiauapolis to be Register of tbo Land Office, Nonli Yakima. W. T. Tho Houso, after one of ills liveliest debates of ihe session, settlo.l the South Carolina cent st c so by giving tlie seat to Elliott, the sittm- member. The minority report, seating bnialls, was rejected by a party vote of 12u 10 i 43, except that Messrs. Wilson (Minn. l and Russell (Mass.j voted with I tile itepublica s. The majority report was adopted without a division. The House j Judiciary Committee reported favorably a bill to amend tlie na uraliziuion laws The bid, iu brief, linii s the classes of foreigners, | who shall ba eligible to ci.izensuip (including I Indians adopting civiliztd liie); prescribes tide I form of app.icauoii ; requires mat the district ! attorney snail defend the Government against ; improper uppliccuions aul that applications shall be corroborated upon the point, of resij deuce; restricts jurisdiction to high State courts and Federal courts; preserves the righls of aliens who have already declared their intention; allows tho right of bona-fide applicants to make homestead entries and to ! receive patents after naturalization, and requires that would-be citizens bliull have resided five years in the United bta.es and bo nblo to read the Constitution in English. The Senate and House met in joint convention ante counted the electoral vote, and formally doj dared General Hitirisou elected President and 1 Levi P. Morton Vice President. Of tho 401 j electoral votes they received 2.13: necessary to ( a choice, 201.

M«. Wilson (Iowa) made a speech in the Senate, on the 14th inst., in favor of Frye's bill allowing State laws relating to the sale of liquors to extend to imported liquors. Tho measure was adversely reported from the Judiciary Committee last Marcn. _he nomination of Carrol! 11. Wright of Boston to be CommisS o;jer of Labor was confirmed. The report of the Election Committee was discussed. An amendment to the resolution was ottered instructing the committee to so frame legislation on the subject of elections that io shall not, apoly to any State whose c. nsiitution and laws provide ample security for the honest exercise of the right to vote and for the just and impartial counting snd return of the votes. Mr. Jones, of Nevada, reported favoiably, with a request for immediate consideration, Mr. btewart’s resolution authori-iug tho appointment of a committee to investigate and report ou tho irrigation and reclamati.m of Western arid Jand. Tho resolution was agree 1 to. Twope.itlons fromci.izens of Albuquerque, N. M., were presented to the Senate denouncing as misleading and false the allegations contained in a memorial recently presented to the Senate protesting against the admission of the Territory as a State. The Housep ssed the bill to divide the Sioux Reservation in Dakota into a number of smaller reservations ior the various tribes, and to grant lanls in severalty to such Indians as desire. Tho House voted to insist, on its amendments to the Senate bili for the admission of the State of soutn Dako.a, and ask for another conference, the conferrees having reported a total disagreement. Mr. Baker (N. Y.) then offered a resol ntio i instructing the Hous s conferrees, but afterward accepted an amendment offered by Mr. Cox making them read ar, follows: To exclude the Territory of New Mexico from the bill. To amend the bill so as io provide for the admission of South Dako.a by proclamation of the President under the Sioux Falls constitution, etc. Mb, Voobhees in.roduced in the Senate or, the loth inst. the following as a proposed' amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill: “Sold ers and sailors in the war of tho rebellion who wore honorably * discharged from the military or naval service of tho United Stats and the widows and children of deceased soldiers shall be eligible to appointment, transfer, and promotion, subject only to such examination as may be prescribed by the heads of departments and without competitive examination.” Forty-one pension bills were passed in twelve minutes. The bill placing Gen. Ko6eeruus on tho retired list was passed. Senator Spooner introduced a bill providing for a system of farmers' institutes as a part of the new agricultural department. The Senate passed a bill ratifying tho agreement, with the Creek Indians, opening to settlement unassigned lands in the Indian Territory, the consideration being .8 ,281,8.)?. The House passed the resolution instructing the House conferrees on the territorial bill, and the bill was again sent to conference. Tho resolution instructs the conferrees to exclude New Mexico from the bill, so amend th.s bill as to provide for the admission of- South Dakota under tho Sioux Falls constiiution by proclamation of the President without a now" vote being taken ou the question of division, and to provide for the admission e 4 North Dakota, Montana, and Washington by proclamation. The instructing clause was ngieed o by a vote of—yeas, 14U; nays, 101. The Senate bill appropriating #230,000 for the proteciion or American interests in Panama was passed. Tho Wills tariff bill and the Senate substituie were reported to the House by Mr. Mills from the Ways and Means Committee, and wero referred to th» committee of the whole. 1