Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1892 — CONGRESS ADJOURNS. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESS ADJOURNS.

THE FIRST SESSION PASSES INTO HISTORY. The Fair Bill Signed By the President— Meinber. Hurry Away from the Capital Thrafthlng-filaolitne and Pitchfork Used to End Ttfo Live*. Finished Its Labors. The first session of tho LHd Congress has passed into history. The final adjournment came at 11 o’clock Friday night One of the final acts of the session was the passage of the Durborow bill giving $2,500,000 to the World's Fair. President Harrison signed the World's Fair bill at 9:10 o’clock, and the pen which he used was surreptitiously captured by Col. Elliott F. Shepard of New York as a souvenir. President Harrison drove to the Capitol at 8:30 o’olook in order to sign such bills as mlght be passed during the expiring moments of the session. The President was accompanied by Secretaries Foster and Nome, Private Secretary Halford and a retinue of White House attendants. They went to the historio President’s roam in the lobby of tho Senate, where the President iffiinedlately set about clearing away the pile of bills which were engrossed and ready for his signature. He was in light and breezy attire, with a white flower in his buttonhole, and the absence of a vest showed a broad expanse of white shirt-front. First came a number of minor bills to which the Presidential signature was affixed. Then came one more bulky than the rest. It was the Durborow bill, carrying $2,500,000 to tho World’s Fair. The President read It through carefully and then, without hesitation, picked up his pen to sign. “Here, lake this pen,” said Secretary Halford, extending an ordinary stub pen instead of the one which the President nad been using. Mr. Harrison took the pen and scratched his name on the parchment. Mr. Halford at once possessed himself of the pen and boro it away triumphantly. It was not until half an hour later that the World’s Fair people learned. With not a llttly chagrin and indignation, that Col. Shepard was to be the possessor of the pen which made the World’s Fair appropriation An assured fast. Agreed Upon AdjournmentIt was agreed by both housoß that the adjournment hour should be eleven o’clock. Promptly at that time Speaker Crisp stopped the stream of small legislation which was proceeding and announced, that, the-sd&sion-ofi the House was adjourned without day. Immediately the »ir was filled with flying papers as members flung on high the bills whioh had expired. As the scene was Being enacted the correspondents in the press gallery observed a historic custom of chanting the doxology. At the same time Vice President Morton was ringing down tho curtain in the Senate, and the first session of the LHd Congress was over.

BIDWELL FORMALLY NOTIFIED. The Prohibition Candidate Officially Made Aware of Ills Selection. San Francisco special: Gon. John Bidwell, of Chico, was officially notified Friday night In Metropolitan Hall of his nomination for the Presidency by the Prohibition party. Upon the platform Bat members of the local county committee of party representatives from different parts of the State, and a few from other States. Col. Ell F. Ritter, Chairman of the national convention which nominated Gen. Bidwell, was Introduced by the President of the evening, J. M. Glass, of Pasadena. Colonel Bitter said the Cincinnati convention was composed of men of intelligence and of ideas, and when (hey searched among the great names of their party their choice fell on General Bidwell, who was as well qualified as any man in the nation to represent and lead the party. It afforded him the greatest pleasure, he said, to notify the distinguished Californian of h's nomination. General Bidwell replied at some length. He thanked the convention for the honor given and the people for the confidence expressed. He gave hearty assurance that he would do all In his power to exercise that trust with all the faithfulness and dignity Its Importance demanded. The speaker was frequently interrupted by applause, which broke into cheers when Mrs. Bidwell was escorted to the platform and to her husband’s side. The address of the evening was by Colonel Ritter upon the political issues of the campaign.

MURDER SUCCEEDS MURDER. Thrashing Machine and Pitchfork lined to Knd Two Liven. The most tragic o’ double murders Imaginable was enacted near Celina, Ohio. Ballenbaugh Brothers’ thrashing machine was at work on Henry Schlense’s farm, and John Shrybock and Frank Day, two old enemies, were helping operate it. Shrybock let his knife slip and cut Day s hand. Ho at once apologized, but Day threatened, in case it happened again, to throw Shrybock into the machine. • Presently Shrybock again let It slip and cut Day’s hand. Day, to the horror of all present, then proceeded io carry out his horrible threat. Seizing Shrybock around the waist he hurled him head first into the machine. Tho engineer stopped the machine and caught Day just as he was about to run away. With the greatest possible difficulty the mutilated remains of Shrybock were extricated from the machine. He was literally torn to shreds and to recognize him even for what had once been a human being Would have been impossible. Henry Shrybock, his brother, was hastily summoned. When he learned what had happened his rage knew no bounds. Despite everything that could be done, he seized a pitchfork and, rush ng upon Day, plunged It thrice into his body. Day dropped dead at once. Shrybock gave himself up to the authorities, and was locked up on a charge of murder. The Peachb'ow. The Peachblow porcelain is ,«f Chjnege manufacture, and is about 300 years old. It is not, as is sometimes supposed, the designation of a particular shade of color, but a rare and peculiar glaze, which not merely covers the surface of the vessel, but penetrates the entire texture of the article, so that if the same behroken, the Internal structure is identical with that of the surface. The method by which this result is reached is unknown, and much money has been expended in vain to discover it. The ware is, in a sense, therefore, tho result of a happy accident. Specimens of It are rare in China to-day, where it is prized as highly as anywhere else. Most of that of which there is definite knowledge was taken from China by the Dutch in the days when they monopolized the trade with that country, and from Holland has made its way over Europe. Tho specimens in this country have almost all of them come either from i Holland direct or by way of France, ' whither pieces of it were early carried .by the Dutch, arousing unusual interest among French potters.