Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1890 — Page 2

®lje 11 cnwcratit Sentinel RENSSELAER* INDIANA. AW. McEWEN, ... PuKJcnoa.

AROUND THE WORLD.

INTELLIGENCE FROM EVERY PART OF THE GLOBE. News from Foreign Shores—Domestic Hap. penings—Personal Pointers—Labor Notes 1 Political Occurrences Fires, Acci. | dents, Crimes, Etc. TERRIBLE EXPLOSION OF POWDER. Seven Children Injured. Five Fata'.ly, While Playing with Firecrackers. A keg containing fifty pounds of powder exploded In August Smith’s grocery store at Industry, near Scott Haven, Pa., completely wrecking the building and injuring seven children., five of them fatally. The explosion was caused by sparks from a Jackson cracker, which exploded prematurely in the hands of August Smith, Jr., aged 14 years. Tile store was a resort for children, and at the time of the accident a large number were present firing crackers. The powder exploded with terrifle force, lifting the building, which was a two-story structure, from its foundations, and wrecking it completely. Younn Smith’s body was burned to a erisp and he was otherwise terribly mangled. John Branner, aged 10 years, had the soles of his feet torn off, .was frightfully burned about the boay. and botn eyes were blown out. George Kohler, aged 8 years, was badly burned about the body, and the flesh was torn from his limbs. Willie Kohler, 6 years old, was burned about the head, breast and stomach. Mary Smith, aged 19 months, was fatally burned. Emma Smith, aged 9 years, and Charlie Shoul, 8 years, were badly burned, but will recover. The first five named are dead. The ruins took fire, but were extinguished before the flames had -gained much headway. Several kegs of powder were stored in the cellar, and a more horrible calamity was averted by the prompt and heroic work of the neighbors in extinguishing the fire.

THE BALL PLAYERS. Standing of the Clubs in the Six Leading Organizations. Players’. W. L. i?ct.l National. W. L. $ ct. Boston 37 24 .607;CincinnatL..41 29 .072 Chicago3s 24 .600 8r00k1yn....38 24 .612 8r0‘0k1vn....34 31 .523 Philad'phia.3B 25 .603 Philad’lphia 32 31 .508 Boston 36 27 .571 New Y0rk...33 30 . 503 Chicago3l 23 .525 Pittsburg.... 29 30 .491 New York. . .26 37 .413 Cleveland... .24 31 .436 Cleveland... .19 39 .328 Buffalol7 37 .315 Pittsburg.... 16 45 .262 American. W. L. pc. Western. W. L. sc. Athletic 39 22 .639 Minneapolis 37 20 .649 Louisville.. .34 25 .576 Milwaukee.. 34 21 .618 St. Louis... .34 27 .557 Kansas City3l 22 .581 Rochester ...33 28 . 540 Sioux City.’.3l 25 .553 Columbus.. .32 28 .533 Denver 29 27 .517 Toledo 26 31 ..555 Des Moines .23 35 . 479 Syracuse.... 26 31 .433 Omaha2l 35 .375 Brooklyn ...15 44 .254 St. Paullß 37 .387 111.-lowa. W. L. c.| Interstate. W. L. sc. Monmouth.. 32 19 .627|Evansville..36 17 .679 Ottumwa....3l 2) .607 Burlington.. 36 19 .654 Ottawa3o 21 ,596iPeoiia24 24 .SJO Dubuque.. ..28 22 . 560:Terre Ha’te.2s 26 .490 Aurora 26 25 .509 Quincy2s 31 .446 C’drßapids.2s 25 .500 Indian’pTis 11 40 .215 Jolietl7 33 .310 Sterlingl4 38 .2691 Bad Blaze at East Tawas, Mich. An East Tawas (Mich.) dispatch says: The steambarge Sea Gull was discovered on fire. No means yrere at hand to extinguish the flames. The cook, Maggie Cornett, was unable to get ashore and was burned to death. The Sea Gull’s lines were burned off, and she drifted across the slip, setting Are to the steambarge Calvin, which, however, was saved. Farther on the burning vessel set Emory's dock and mills on fire, and these were destroyed, the loss being $90,000, The Lock & Stevens’ dock and Sibley & L’earinger’s docks and lumber were also burned. The loss cannot be ascertained. Sixteen million feet of lumber was burned. The Sea Gull is a total wrecX

Bold Bobbers Captured. A North Yakima (Wash.) dispatch says: The east-bound Northern Pacific freight train was boarded near here by two men. When the conductor asked them for their tickets they drew revolvers and compelled the conductor and brakeman to hand over $123. The robbers then jumped from the train and escaped. A posse went in pursuit of the thieves and soon captured them. Drowned by the Capsizing of a Boat. At Holly, Mich., while three young men. Will Lapham and Bert Ryan of Holly, and Warnie Hallock of Ann Arbor, were put sailing on Bush Lake, the boat capsized and Hallock was drowned. The other two hung to the capsized boat until assistance reached them. The Czar’s Friendship for France. The Czar has remitted the stamp duties, amounting to $10,003, on the lease of the new French embassy at St. Petersburg. This is looked upon as a unique mark of his iriendship toward France.

Awful Besults of a Runaway. A team carrying Henry Henderson and family, of Huron. Mich., took fright and a daughter and son were instantly killed. Mr. Henderson injured, and Mrs. Henderson so badly that she will die. Broke the World’s Record. The world’s record was broken at Ridgewood Park, N. Y., by George 11. Gray, of the New York Athletic Club, in putting 16pound shot 46 feet 1 inch, or one inch over any previous record. Shortage In the East arn Apple Crop. The crop reports show corn progressing favorably, but a shortage is reported in the Eastern apple crop. A New Spanish Cabinet. A new Spanish ministry has been formed with Senor Caaotas del Castillo as Prime Minister.

DVXBAB'S ENTOMBED MINERS DEAD. Tkirty-ene Men Swppene-i te Have Been Burned te Death. A Dunbar (Pa.) dispatch says: Entrance into the Farm JLill mine has been effected, and it has been found that the twenty-nine men imprisoned in the. workings been! burned to death. The search was made almost impossible by the dense smoke that filled the mine. The fans were keot at work for some time, and the air partially cleared. The last exploring party entered the mine at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. They did not come out until 7 o’clock at night. Three of their number entered to within a few hundred feet of the subterranean fire and found the dinner buckets and blouses of two of the men. The explorers suffered from the intense heat and black damp, and scarcely escaped with their lives. They visited the places where the men were known to have been at work. Their picks ana shovels were found lying where they had been dropped. Otherwise no trace of the men could be found. The explorers then voted to abandon the work of recovery. The company will now attempt to save as much of the mine property as they can.

DEATH OF THREE FIREMEN. Roasted io the Flames at the Burning of the Iren King. An Ashland (Wis.) dispatch says: Throe firemen met death in the burning of the 2,009-ton steamer Iron King and a portion of the Columbus and Hocking Coal Company’s dock. Four others were injured, ■one probably fatally. The dead are: Geo. Tanton. a merchant tailor and Secretary of the city fire department. Elias Bouohoeltz, an unknown man, jumped thirty-five feet down into a sea of flame, and was cremated in sight of 500 people, who were powerless to help him, Jack Prothero cannot live, and J. J. Moore is badly burned and may die. The fire started in the Iron King while discharging coat All the upper works and machinery were destroyed. Half a dozen firemen were holding a stream on the burning boat from a place on top of the coal dock, when the flames leaped from the boat to an Immense mass of blacksmiths' coal directly under the firemen, and a terrible explosion of coal gas followed. The men. blinded by flame, ran through it and jumped to the dock forty feet below. The money loss is about $50,000. The coal dock is still burning.

EYRAUD ARTIVES IN PARIS. The Strangler Safely Landed in Prison After the Long Voyage. A s Paris cable says: Michael Eyraud, the murderer of M. Gouffe, who was recently arrested in Havana and brought from that city to St. Lazare by French detectives, on the steamer Lafayette, has arrived in Paris and been placed in prison. Upon his arrival, Eyraud was hastily thrust into a small railway omnibus, into which he was followed by five policemen. The prisoner appea- ed to be greatly dejected. He looked aged and thin, and his clothing was ragged and dirty. The crowd that had gathered at the station showed great eagerness to catch a glimpse of the murderer as he was hurried to the van. Eyraud was driven first to the prefecture of police, where certain formalities were gone through, after which ho was taken away to prison. FOUR PERISH IN THE RIVER. A Rotten Rowboat Collapses in the Voughiogheny with Ratal Results. A Pittsburg dispatch says: While Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, Eliza Thompson, 2 years old. Baby Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Bichard Smith, their little daughter-Pris-cilla, and Robert Smith. 15 years of age. were rowing in a small flatboat on the Youghiogheny River, near McKeesport, the boat upset throwing all the occupants into the river. Thompson swam to shore with his wife and baby. He then returned to save his 2-year-old daughter Eliza, but both were drowned. Richard Smith saved his wife, but drowned with his daughter Priscilla. Robert Smith, the 15-year-old boy, swam to shore. A DOUBLE SITE CHOSEN. The National Commissioners Decide the World’s Eair Location. The site of the World’s Columbian Exposition has been definitely established. The National Commission alter a session of over five hours, accepted the report of the Board of Directors favoring Jackson Park and the Lake Front The vote stood 78 to 11. Three hours of speeches, motions, and points of order preceded the vote. The opposition presented its full strength. It made nearly all the speeches and motions.

DROWNED IN MINNESOTA RIVER. Two Prominent Mankato Men Lose Their Lives While Bathing. The Hon. P. A. Foster and Robert Lind were drowned in the Minnesota River nt Mankato, Minn., while bathing. Neither could swim, and it is thought one not into a treacherous hoi 3 In the river and the other went to save him. Foster was one of the most prominent attorneys in Southern Minnesota and a former member of the State Senate. Lind was a young business man. DESTRUCTION IN WEST VIRGINIA. Floods In the Valleys Cause a Loss of Half a Million. A Parkersburg (W. Ya.) special says:< The fourth destructive storm of the week passed over this part of the county, doing much damage to streets, flooding cellars, and sweeping away crops. The Kunawha Valley and Muskingum Valley were deluged. The loss from the floods of the week is estimated in the Muskingum Valley at $500,000. DEATH OF BEVERLY TUCKER. The Well-Known Old-Time Politician Passes Away at Richmond. The Hon. Beverly Tucker died at Richmond, Va. He was born at Winchester, Va., June 8, 1820. He was, perhaps, as well known personally to leading politicians throughout the counjtry as any man of his time. He was a nephew of John Randolph

of Roanoke. He was the editor of the Washington Sentinel from 1853 to 1856 and Cbnsul to Liverpool under President Buchanan. He visitea England and Canathe war on a special mission for the’Confe derate Since 1870 following nominations: General Apprai provisions ol advereengress approved June 10, 1890 : George C. 'lichenor. of Jhe, Diatrict*/>f Columbia; Geordi lArkY Jfnfes Walter*, Assistant Treasurer, of the-United States at Philadelphia; Hilaries Wilmert isip*veyor of Customs at Burlington, lowa';'Andrew Pauldixon, Agent tor the Indians kdthe flsmCreek and Lower Brule Agency in Sontb Dakota. Army and Navy—Second -Lieutenant Frank F. Eastman, Fourteenth Infantry, First Lieutenant: Second Lieutenant James Q. (Green,, Twenty-fifth Infantry, First Lieutenant;' Assistant Engineer Frank W. Bartlett, Passed Assistant Engineer; Second Lieutenant Herfry C. Haines, Marine Corps, First Lieutenant; Second Lieutenant James E. Mahoney, Marine Corps, First Lieutenant. More Funds for the Pensloi) Office. The Secretary of the Interior has transmitted to the House an estimate of an additional appropriation of $931,000 to carry out the provisions of the disability pension bill, signed by the President recently. Of this amount SBOO,OOO is for surgeon’s fees, SIOO,OOO fdr clerk hire, and tne rest for incidental expenses.

Railway Consolidation. - The consolidation of the Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St. Louis, the Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburg, the Cincinnati, Richmond and Jefferson, and the Madison and Indianapolis Railroads has been advertised at Wheeling, W. Ya.. The capital, is $75,000,0C0. The combine will be controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. A Woman Burned to Death. Mrs. John Rother, accompanied by three children, was on her way to the fair grounds at Washington, Mo., when she discovered her dress to be on fire. Crazed by fright she ran back and forth in the street, and before relief came was burned almost to a crisp. An American Bunkoed in Europe. Alexander Miller, an official of the State Asylum at Denver, Col., was fleeced out of £409 while at Brad’ord, England, He reported his loss to the United States Consul, but said that he did not know where or how he had been robbed.

A New Use for Tramps. The owners of a traveling show which included among its animals a number of bears, have been arrested at Trenshein, Hungary, on the charge of murdering a tramp and throwing his body to the bears, which devoured it Formed a Powder Trust It is given out that the High Explosive Company, of (Bradford, Pa., has bought out the Rock Glycerene Company, thus gaining control of the nitro-glycerine product and sale in the United States. A Louisville Distillery Burned. The immense plant of the Allen-Bradley Distillery Company, at Southall and Thorn streets. Louisville, Ky.," has been completely destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of not less than $150,000, fully insured. Colorado's New Capitol. ' The corner-stone of the new Capitol of Colorado was lard at Denver by the Masonic fraternity. Aliens Cannot Inherit lowa Ltuid. Judge Kavanaugh, of the District Court. Bitting at Des Moines, lowa, has decided that aliens can not inherit land in lowa. A Pennsylvania Firin Fails. A. &T. Lee. wools and shoddies. West Manayunk, Pa., have failed. Debts, $75,000 to SIOO,OOO. A Canadian Engineer Dead. Engineer of Government Canals of Canada John Page is dead in Ottawa. Shipping the Cherokee Strip Cattle. Cattle shipments from the Cherokee Strip have commenced. A Carpet Dealer Fails. Nathan Benzinger, carpet dealer, of Louisville, Ky., has failed.

THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO. Cattle—Prime.,s 4.50 @ 5.25 Fair to Good 4.00 @ 4.50 Common 3.00 @ 4.00 Hogs—Shipping Grades 3.50 @4 00 Sheep 3.00 @ 5.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red .87 Corn—No. 2 33&@ .34)4 Oats—No. 227)6@ 28 Rye—No. 2. .48’4 Butter—Choice Creamery 14 *@ .15" Cheese—Full Cream, flat's 07)4® .08 Eggs—Fresh 09)4@ .10)4 Potatoes—Choice new, perbrl. 3.25 @ 3.50 Pork—Mess 12.00 @12.50 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Springß4 @ .85 Corn—No. 3 34>4@. .3514 Oats—No. 2 White 30 ' @ .31 2 Rye—No. 1 .48 @ .49 Barley—No. 2 48 @ 49 Pork—Mess 12.25 @1275 DETROIT. Cattle 3ioo @ 4.53 Hogs 3.93 @ 433 Sheep 3.00 @4.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red 87 @ .88 Corn—No. 2 Yellow 30 (at .37 Oats—No. 2 White32’4@ ’33 TOLEDO. Wheat 89 @ .90 Corn—Cash 3534.3 .3514 Oats—No. 2 White29)6 .30’6 MEW YORK. Cattle 3.53 @ 533 Hogs 4.03 @ 453 Sheep 4.53 3 5.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red 95 @ .97 Corn—No. 247 @ ’43 Oats—Mined Western. 32 @ Pork—Mess 13.25 @l3 75 „ ST. LOUIS. Cattle 4.33 @ 475 Hogs 3»w> 3 75 Wheat—No. 2 Red 84 ($ ’giiz Rye—No. 2 44 & .>414 „ INDIANAPOLIS. * Cattle—Shipping 3.00 @ 4.50 Hogs—Choice Light.-. 3.00 @ 4,00 Sheep—Common to Prima 3.00 @ 5.00 Wheat—No. Red 83’6® 8414 Corn—No. 1 White... .35® Oats—No. 2 White33)6@ 3114 „ CINCINNATI. ™ Wheat— No. 2 Red....* 85 rk Cobn—No. 2 3716(<9 *3B 2 MJtod 2 - BWFAia - .*» Cattle—Good to Prime 4,50 @5 00 Hogs—Medium and Heavy 3.50 @ 4_’oo Wheat—No. 1 Hard 85J£@ .96 Corn-No. 2 .... .38&@

FINANCES OF A NATION.

PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTition «»F 1 Sa Obligations an* of the •t—Thc Has Decreased' Over 1988,000,000 in Twelve Months. TEepubFfed«bt state men tfofTTiTy~TT INTEREST-BEARING DEBT. Bonds at-p/, ner eept - tirn.iMii.ffM- ' Bonds at 4 per cent 602,193.5X1 Refunding certtfteagjw: at f per . eent.J..?. M3.8G0 Navy pension fund at 3 percent "Pacific failr’oaff boriefs at 6 per. ce^t ? y f ....... if ■• $786,933,622 Vi J .' (»|f » H t j't I.C ti iti —i-J Total $799,552,772 DEBT OXrWMVni'INTteRKS'irHAi 1 CEASED SING*. Prlncfbalf.’...7.<.r.^ U^f^ ’ '51,815,865' Interest,{... I 149,131 Total.. aJSXHM $1,944,996 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. Old demand anti* legal tenantnotes,a. t.. .A. .’5346,737,018 Cert i ficates of deposit -1 Al»S3p,l»00 Gold bertlflcatesl31 1 350,019 Silver certificates!J.. J. .£? 297,210,'04J ’ Fractional currem y, less $8,375,- j 934, estimated as lUO t or destroyed . 6.91J,51fl Principal \ 794.06fe.ftij TOTAL DEBT. , C| Principalsl,sßs,B2l,o4B Interest 9.765,282 T0ta151,505,586,330 Less cash items available for reduction of debt 5452,001,409 Less reserve held • for redemption of U. S. notes.. 100,000,009 ♦ , Total debt less available cash 1tem5...51,043,584,921 Net cash in the treasury 55,409.748 Debt less cash in the treasury July 1, 1890$ 988,175,173 Debt less cash in the treasury June 1, 1890 1,008,858,893 Decrease of debt during month....? 20.633,725 Decrease of debt since June 30.1839 88,471,448 CASH IN THE TREASURY AVAILABLE FOR REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT. Gold held for gold securities actually outstandings 135,."50,019 Silver held for silver certificates actually outstanding 297,210,043 United States notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstandingl 11,836.000 Cash held for matured debt and interest unpaid«... 11,581,037 Fractional currency 230 Total available for reduction of the debt..s 451,001,400 RESERVE FUND. Held for redemption of United States notes, acts Jan. 14, 1875. and July 12. 1882$ 100,000,000 UNAVAILABLE FOR REDUCTION OF THE DEBT Fractional silver coin.? 22,805,225 Minor coin 195,782

Totals 23.002,907 Certificates held as cash 30.942.668 Net cash balance on hand 55,409,748Total cash in the treasury as shown by treasurer’s general accounts 661.355,832

MENENDEZ WAS POISONED.

How the President of San Salvador Was Disposed of. Washington dispatch: Further particulars, giving a complete insight into the recent disturbances in San Salvador, Central America, haye just been brought to light from semi-official sources. The sudden death of j»en. Menendez, President of Salvador, thQ assumption of power by Gen. Carlos Ezeta, and the attitude of Guatemala in the present?cris--Is, all have a bearing toward each other, and |end to show the possible outcome of the difficulty. It is known that Gen. Menendez was poisoned. There is a feeling which pervades all Central America just now tliat the ratification of the Central American union, which was agreed upon by the delegates of the five Republics of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador. Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, in San Salvador in December last, will not be completed on the 15th of September next. In the first place the treaty of the union has to be ratified by each of the individual Congresses of the separate States, and this has not yet been done by either Nicaragua or Costa Rica. The treaty -will only come before the Costa Rica Congress in next December and before that of Nicaragua in February of next year, as there has been no session of Congress in the latter republic this year.

It is pretty clearly given to understand by those two named Republics that neither one of them will ratify the Central American Union comnact. as they are assured t at a sc terne is on foot whereby it is intended that the Guatemalan element shall predominate. Neither the Nicaraguans nor the Costa Ricans have a superabundance of love for the Guatemalans. The reasons are historical ones and need not be repeated here. The present unsettled state of affairs in Salvador had its origin with the burning of the National Palace in San Salvador in November of last year, and to this day the cause of the conflagration has never been correctly ascertained. When the palace was burned all the archives of the Government of Salvador. consisting of treaties and other valuable historical and political documents as well as the accounts of the treasury, were completely destroyed, nothing whatever being saved. It was currently rumored at the time that the fire was the work of an incendiary sent over to Salvador by Guatemala. and that the ob’ect of the* fire was to institute a revolutionary movement to depose Gen. Menendez from the Presidential chair. William Welch, aged 70, of Hope, 111., fell into a well he was' repairing and was drowned,:’» • >

DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

MEASURES, CONSIDERED AND I W'WIeD UPON. La 1 4ji thal Capitol—What Is Being ‘-Bone* by Senate and House—Old ikatrikrs Iftfiesed Of and New Ones ConMdered. In the Senate, oh the 30th alt., the House bilk' -far the Mate was taken up fur consideration. The bill having been read, Mr. Merrill gave notice that he would, atthe earliest practicable moment-move to take up HUB ■ UMUL JLHIL-i 1 MP, 1 Pl AIT ■■■said that he could not consent te any. suggestion that interfered with the Idalia; bill. as he believed in the tariff- bin, -sed- anxious as he .POXedjoi.-MriphiloHiaddjeßsed.tha Senate in 'favpr of the aiiirxißeion of jHthcal Tie bill was UtapUaid a|ide| “J’lw*jAutlresolu tion continuing the annual appropriations for thirty - -day* aftortUe close-es-the fiscal- year (if the appropriatfonT&nTiniave not then become law) was jeported: hy 'Mr.j AUiJfflK.BJid passed. In the House the {debate on the general elecrißa._ ’hi-LL ■ mi 1 muißMl] ■x-i'ltCT Herbert pf -j Alabama ~ being* ;A6cgijliJF the floor. The'debate wffs gti spehdol Tong enough to enable Mr. Cannon of Illinois to report from the Committee on Appropriations a joint resolution , sxteruling thirty dais, or until the bills now ffteiidfng lect/nje laws, the provjcorisiof tbe appropriation acts of 1889-90 in pro rata amounts. Passed. The comrideration of the election bill /was .'Lotfttefcit behalf of the ■coulmiftße Funnntted a’htriSJor amendments mainly formal in thedr charactei'/'and they worewepdfo. ah' ’ The Idaho adgflfesioH bill was'passed by the epnference' on thp appi obULreported.teaVitha House refused to agree to a Senate amendment and declined further conference. The on] v alternative bi ing failure of the bill,'6t a fenxhe part of the Senate. The Senate refused jo recede. 'lbis means that unless 'or reconsiders its action Hhe legislative bill will fail and a new legislative bill’ '-will have to be prepared and■< (passed.'):;. Mt. Reagan addressed the. - Senate ; jonyu.his bill to prevent transportation of merchandis) in bond, through the ports and territory of the United States into the. Republico.f. Mexico, and to restore the privilege wneupvpr tjie Zona Libre has been abolished. , Ibk 'Senate then went into secret session; and a, t 5 o’clock adjourned. The House resumed' thp-considera-tion of the Federal elect'itiri -“bill. Mr. Lodge offered an amendment V providing that as soon as the certificate of the.board has been male public any person vho was. a candidate for election may, by motion! before the United States Circuit Court having jurisdiction in the district, contest the coirectness of the certificate made by the board, and demand an examination and compilation of the returns. The returning officers shall produce before theCircuit Court all returns, reports, tickets, and all evidence on which it acted in advance in. awarding the certificates. The Circuit Courtshall thereupon determine and certify the person shown entitled to the certificate. Also an amendment providing that if there shall be an appeal from the decision of the United States Board of Canvassers to the Circuit Court, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall place on the rolls as the Representative elect the name of the person certified by said court as entitled to the seat. The amendments were agreed to. Mr. Buckalew (Pa.) then moved to strike out section 38, which changes the law so as to place the selection of jurors in the hands of tbe clerks of courts. After debate.. Mr. Buekalew’s amendment was adopted—yeas. 14U; nays, 134. At the evening session Messrs. Dockery (Mo.), Kilgore (Tex.), Hooker (Mo.) and Carleton (Ga.) spoke in opposition to the bill, and Messrs. Kelley (Kas.), Sweeney (Iowa), and Mudd (Md.) advocated it.

In the Senate, on the 2d. inst., Mr. Hiscock called up his motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate had refused to recede from the amendments to the legislative appropriation bill in reference t-cAihe pay of . Senators’clerks and committee clerks. Tne motion was agreed to—yeas, 26 ; nays, 21. After debate the Senatereceded from the amendments and the legislative bill now goes to the President for his signature. Mr. Cockrell offered a resolution (which, was agreed to) calling on the Secretary of the Interior for information as to the number of psnsioners borne on the list of each pension agency on the Ist of June, 1890, and as to the amount appropriated for clerk hire at each agency. After a short executive session the Senate adjourned. The House resumed the consideration of the federal election bill. Mr. . Rowell (Ill.) offered an amendment making it - the duty of the Circuit Judges in each circuit, within one month after the passage of this act. to open a special term of the Circuit < ourt in their respective circuits, and said Judges shall appoint ior each judicial district three discreet persons of good character and b. a riding, who shall be known as United States Juror Commissioneis. It shall bo the duty of such commissioners to organize as a board, and from time to time make from the qualified voters a list of persons who, under the laws of the United states and of the State, shall be eligible for jury duty without respect to race or color. Adopted, —yeas. 159: nays, 144. The hour of 2 o’clock having arrived, the Speaker declared the previous question ordered on the bill and penning amendment. Mr. Springer moved to lay the bill on the table. Lost—yeas, 148; nays, 156. Mr. Springer made a number of dilatory motions which were lost. The bill was ordered engrossed and read a third time by a vote of yeas, 155; nays, 148. The question then recurred on the passage of the bill. As the call was in progress the greatest interest was manifested on both sides of the House. As Mr. Coleman (La.) cast his vote with the Democrats he was greeted with applause from that side of the house, and the applause was re-enforced with cheers whe'n Mr. Lenlbach. (N. J.) also cast his vote against the measure. The Republicans retaliated in kind, and as the Southern Republicans, Messrs. Houk, Taylor (Tenn.), Waddill, Mudd (Md.), and Wilson (Ky.> recorded their votjs in the affirmative cheer after cheep was given. The bill was passed—yeas, 155; nays, 149. The House then at 9 :25 adjourned.

A Shower of Rice.

They were trying hard not to look like a bride and groom, but an incideu f happened that gave them clean awaj. They stepped out of the Ebbitt House for a walk. The young man looked at. the threatening sky, and then, with the solicitude peculiar to young husbands, concluded that he had better raise his umbrella, and then his beloved would be protected when the rain did come. So he unfastened the band of his natty umbrella, gave it .a little flirt, and raised it. About a pint of rice showered down on his head and scattered over the pavement. The spectators roared, the bride giggled nervously, and the young man beat a hasty retreat into the hotel to get the rice out of his hair.— Washington special.

Prescriptions in English.

It is rather a serious piece of professional conventionalism which compels a parent to stand beside the thin veil that separates his child from eternity with medicines in his hand of the character of which he knows nothing,except that they were called for in Latin and Greek hieroglyphics, and furnished by some druggist of whose competency he may also know nothing. A drop too much, an innocent oversight in the method of application, or' any other mistake growing out of an ignorance of what he is handling, may be sufficient to decide the chances of life. People have the right to know what they are administering to their loved ones.