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work. Apply r.tNo. 1,122 Main street. V* AJSXJS«—Companion to practice teleYv 3T pfcy: I have batteiy. for an interview call at 856 Main, up slain, first door left. til Asri:i»-To know tbe address of any ex-merohfr of 'he Eleventh Ohio Battery. Ar dress Jot.n W. Picfcctt, Ho. 1 Chestnut sreet, Terre Haute, Ir.d.

\mj ASTKii-A good kitchen girl: also agtrl W to do bousewoik and tate ctre cf childnn. Apply at C.17 Eouih Sixtn-aiid a-holf St.

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which I will pay tbe highest market

ric*. I will he at Calico's Livpry Stable until lit. SAMUEL ST ROUS 8.

AKTIs «—Men who understands the care of cows aid horses, and can mske himself generally uselul tan find a ?ooo place by calling at once at the cfflcctf J. B. Bake, 225 Ohio street

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B».WT—Rooms cn first and Kcond flcor. Rates reasonable. 1,363 Enet Main street. A. TAYLOR.

*itt It I AT—1» sirsble brick dwelling. No. 922 Eontb Fifth street. 115 Main street.

Apply *t once at J. EARLY.

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8TBATI n—From tbe Mviyers Bouse jilt wscon vard, a ronn horse, nl' yeai.- old, white face, white bind feet, and vi'.hout shoes.

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watch Tho finder will be liberally rewarded by returning earno to 629 Main street,

MO JV EY WANTED.

ONI.T W*MEI)-We want hem funds on Ant-class morigoge curlty. S3000 25P0 1000 6000 2000 2200

$ 600 on proper'y worth IC.IO on proper worh 750 on property wortr...., jreion ropertr worth 600 nn property worth tOOou property worib

And cthtr good uppl cations. EIDDLS, HAMILTON & CO.

W. M. HliLET.

PAWN BROKER.

Wo. 18 s«m«h »sJs*eft Second-hftnd clothicpr bought and sold. A Mbfrsl frice paid for all such goods, Drop a postfil s'RtlDg street and number of residence wn It will recei re prompt attention.

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A Morton Post No. 1, Regular X» A.* XV» Ercampments, first and third .'•u'eoay evcnii'Bs cf each month. Special tc*'stings, for social and hlftoricel purposes, on g.-rond and fourth Thursday evenings. Headq: irtcrs. G. A. R. Ball, corner Sixth and Main treets. Visiting comrades ave always welcome. rvr.

Great Reduction Days!

DoriDg the next thirty days we shsll dear np on a great many lioes of goods.

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A lot of children's and ladies' ready made dreeses marked down jast one half. Lot of children'^ and ladiea' hoois marked down one half. They are only a

little soiled.

Cloaks and dolmana reduced. A pair of white blankets, $1.75. Horse blankets 90c. Dozen pieces Kick Back braid 8c. t)olmans and cloaks as low as $1 each. We are determined to carry no stock over to next reason.

Ladies' cloaking* reduced, 411 kinds of shawls reduced. Unbleached mnsline, 5, 5£, 6 and 7c. White muslins, 5, 6, 7c, and up. We are olearing up adds and ends preparatory to stock taking in Feburary. No better time to get big rains for a little money than now at

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The Name of Hostelter's Stomach Bitters is heard In every dwelling. It finds a place in eTtry household, and its praises are sounded Uireughont the whelo Western Hemisphere, as a general inriporant, a cure for sick headache, specific for flatulency and sour stomach, an appetizing stomachic, an excellent blood depurent and certain remedy for intermittent ftver and kindred dineases.

For sale by all druggists and.dealers generally.

ADVICE Fraeon increasing

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the Blse and strength of parts of the i, male or female. Enclose stamp for sealed reply. Addraa Box S13, Buffalo, N Y.for ?*th*«t endorsement and referent^s. ..I

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LECTION NOTICE.

NATIONAL STATE BANK, r7,1881J

TRSEK HAUTX, December'

S«tioo is hereby (riven that the annual meet ng of the stockholders of this bank will be held at their banking house Tuesday, January 10th,

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The New Year's reception at tbe White House Monday wss a very grand effair.

The prosecution in the Gaiteaa case has closed its evidence. Scoville la now taking another turn at it.

The Ohio legislature has couiaienced operations for the winter season, and the usual amount of eloquence will be scattered broadcast.

Guiteau does not abuse the judge and jury. He knows tha? they have too much to say in the esse for hira to venture too much foolishness cn them.

The democrats didn't organize the New York legislature yesterday. They will try it again to-day, acd with perseverance and compromise will probably succed.

The BurbridgoBlackburn difficulty, oi which so much has recently been esid in the papers, although a Kentucky difficulty, is not at all likely to result in bloodshed.

Guiteau says no person can tell anything about a petit jury's verdict. When he is found guilty he will wonder how quickly the news will spread, and bow enthusiastically it will be received.

Uncle Sammy Tilden is still in the field. He owns two magnificent residences, his health is good and hit* voice is clear as a bell. The old sinner may yet contemplate matrimony as a last resort.

Over 2,500 persons have recently been vaccinated or revaccinated in this city. That is less than ten per cent, of the population. The work should proceed vigorously until the danger has disappeared.

Those who have been in attendance Upon Guiteau's trial daring the last few weeks, and who have watched the proceedings cloBely, do not hesitate to say that the jury have made up their minds, and that the assassin will hang.

No lawyer who hss attended the assassin's trial hes yet been heard to say that he is unaccountable for his actions. Tbe impressicn is gaining groucd that Judge Cox will make his accountability plain in his chsrge to the jury.

The political campaign has already commenced in Fensylvaaia. There is considerable talk of a coalition between the democrats and independent republicans, but it will hardly be consummated. The experience of the Greeley campaign is still fresh in the democratic mind, and they do not want to repeat their experience.

Odcar Wilde, the English gentleman of aesthetic proclivities, has arrived in this country, and the usual quantity of slush in regard to him may be looked fcr in the papers. He is over six feet, broad in proportion, wears his hair in the Buflalo Bill style, and has the general appearance of being able to strike from the shoulder if he found it necessary to do eo.

The employes of the census bureau are waiting with considerable impatience for congress to meet and make their bureau an appropriation. They have been in the hands of the brokers for six month?, and are in needy circumstances. The last congress adjourned without doing anything for them, and tbey naturally think it about time to receive some compensation.

Mayor Ewing of St. Louis was married to Miss Josie B. Fleming at Vincennes on the 2d instant. Mrs. Ewing is the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and Mayor Ewing owns a large farm near Vincennes. The bride is young, handsome and accomplished. Mayor Ewing and his wife will give a reception in St. Louis Thursday evenicg. Major E. is a cousin of Mr. George E. Farrington of this city, and has a number of connections in this city, Vincennes and Evansville.

The Texas democrats Bay they have tucked greenbackism away in its grave, bat still they are not happy. Senator Coke, of that state, says that oat of two hundred democratic papers in Texss, heretofore unswerving in their support of the democratic platform and nominees, not more than three or four of them can now be called reliably unchangeable in their devotion to the party under any and all circumstances. This begins to look very much aa though a cjnrge anticipated down there,

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RATIONAL FISAUCE8.

Notwithstanding oar great national debt, the people of this country can congratu! ate th6et«elv«s upon the sotind financial condition cf the nation, which is a source of pride at home and envy abroad. The rate of InterCset oh our Wntfe ?B lower lis an hits evet before been paid on a large sttm of money by any nation in the world with the t-iogle exception of France, our debt is bfcing discharged with greater rapidity than any similar oblife&tion was ever rtd&eed by a debt, paying population of similar proportions for th« fiscal year our surplus from internal revenue collectives aaiountB to ovei $125,000-,000, and onr debt paying resources are unequalled. All this goes to ebow that, while a national debt is not a national blessing, it need frighten no person when the reserved resources of the country are ample to meet and discharge iu «'s„-

The treasury balance (-beet is always an interesting document. Tbe one iseded on the first of this month 1B ample evidence of the prosperous condition of the Country. The inteteat on the public debt for which thfc treasury was liable yesterday. and the payment of which Secretary Folger did not deem it necessary to anticipate, amounted to $10,178,418, of which $7,380,000 was interest on the four per cents., scd the remaining $2,798,418 cn tbe extended sixes. The semi-anna 1 charges on the sixes last year wfts Wore thau $6,000,000. Duriflfc the year the princip/.l, oU'standicp, of the *ixes has been reduced from $202,('0C-,C00 to $159,000,000. During the same time the principals cf the fives have fallen from $506,000,100 to $401,000,000, On the first of Dext BQ.inth the quarterly interest oa the extended fivts falls due. It amounU to $14,000,000 ('gainst $25.500,C00 a jear ago These are beautiful facts which every one likes to contemplate.

Oi couree the pre?ent favorable financial conditio*! of tie coun'ry inbound to produce the usual crop cf statesmen who imagine tfcey were born to reform the world, and who at this particular time want to pass all sorts of impracticable laws on the subject of finance. No person favors high taxes, and all men avoid tbem whenever it is possible to do so. Politicians take advantage of this weakness and try to make themselves popular by attempts to legislate in favor of low taxes, no matter what the result may be. They do not appreciate the fact that (he financial question is the mod delicate one with which they are called upon to deal, and that the more they attempt to deal with it the worse they make it. Some want to abolish the national banks and make the greenback the only circulating medium. Others favor the adoption of the single gold standard, and the retirement to quarantine of the "dollar of the daddies." After twenty years of judicious management by the Rapublioans there are to be found a few democrats who believe that a thrca per cent, bond can be floated now, forgetting that the last national loan under Buchanan was made at the rate of ten per cent. The high protectionists who favor still higher import duties, arc in faVor of sweeping tbe taxes from whisky and tobacco, under the plea of relieving the country of internal revenue taxation. While all these schemes for the reduction of taxation are going on, there are aleo other schemes on foot which have in contemplation the abstraction of large sums of money from the treasury under various guises. Not satisfied with the experience with the arrears of pensions bill there are members of congress who want to extend its provisions, while others are standing by waiting their time to demand increased millions for Mississippi river improvements. The commissioner of internal rev enne has recommended against any but very small reductions in internal revenue taxes. He does net think the treasury can staod it. If those eminent reformers who propose an og itation in favor of sweeping changes in our financial system, will only pause a moment to consider, they will come to the conclusion that there never was abetter time than the present to let well enough alone. The country is prosperous and mouey is plenty. The financial question requires no legislation. It can regulate itself in the absence of legislation, and requires no assistance from that charter.

PASSING STRANGE.

The Terre Haute Daily News died with the old year. Divers and sundry parties would have more mosey in their purses had it "died abornin' two years ago. But these things have to be learned by experience. When the journalistic itch strikes a man no penon on eart can keep him fiom scratching. It took the Terre Haute folks longer to get the hide off than usual. It is understood, however, to be a very neat as well as a complete job.—[Evansville Journal.

It is remarkable that people give credit to Euch concerns when they might easily learn that they are losing money right along, and are playing a continuous confidence game, The News lost money every day aad every week that it was published, yet even now there are persons in this city hankering after a third daily paper, and apparently anxious to pars through the same experience that the News onners did. They are like the foxes that cut off their tails because it was the fashion. There is only one kind of itch worse than the newspaper itch, and that is tbe itch for office.

Campbell, who is contesting tbe teat in congress claimed by Cannon, is at present in Washington and expresses great surprise to- find H) many person there who sympathize with the Mormons. He thinks it strange that people cannot understand that if any man in Utab, not a Mormon, should marry two wives he woold be tried, convicted and dent to the penitentiary for bigamy, while Cannon, who Admits that be has four wives, is claiming a (eat in congress. In tbe Utah legislature there are only three members who are not practical polygamiBts. It does seen etrange that each things are tolerated

There is a rumor from Washington that the postmaster at Baton Rouge, La., who was the repnblicaa candidate for congress in his district at the last election, and who is now contesting the seat of Mr. Robertson, the democratic sitting member, has been removed through ilie influence of Robertson, who bad a democrat appeinted in his place. Aa tbe mistake ,is known the president will correct it,

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THE CONTESTED SEATS.

The trills ot the cises in which congression 1 eoats ate tiofite&ed are looked forward to frith Hkoch interest, not only by those immediately, interested, but by the country at large. There- are twentyone of theise casei awaiting the action of tbe houec committee on elections. The testimony ha^ all been prepared, and a portion of it is now in tbe namta cf tbe public piiote when it is all. in book form it will constitute a Btnall library which it wiU take the committee a long time to peruse. Of the twenty-one cases sixteen are from the south, the most impoitant being those of Mar key against O'Connor, South Carolina, a case in which tbe contestee is dead, and whose seat was given to a democrat elected to fill the vacancy Bisbee vs. Finley, in Florida, and Lynch vs. Chalmers, in Mississippi. In all the southern casfs the contestants are tepnblicans, the democrats holding certificates of election. In two of the coBes from the north—those sgainst Reed, of Maine, and Cutis, of Iowa, the contestants are democrats. In every southern case wholesale fraud is alleged in the counting of votes, and in several instances the old charge of btilldrz ing is brought, and sustained by evidence which is said to be overwhelming. In many of the cases it can beprovin beyond dispute that the ballots were njt counted as returned, and that the grossest irregularities were openly prrmitled. Ths republican menibe-s are inclined to deal -with the c.^es on their merits, and the feeling is general that at least a dozen of the sixteen cc.ntestir.g lepubiicans will be awarded their seats. Whotcburee tbe demo rats will pursue is not dtfioitelv kcown, but one of their number, a member for a southern district, said the other evenings "f hear that tbe readjuaters in the bonaa propose to press tbe Stovall-Cabeil contest iiom the

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trict Virginia, which hbs been practically tbasdoned, believing that Stovall stands a good chance if getting his seat through the new C( mmit ee cn elections. I have conversed with many of my Djciocratia colleagues about theee election contests. I think that as a general rule we wiil light strenuously sgainst the unseating of a democrat and the admission of a republican. We v.ill, we think, considering our atreugih, fight successfully. However, I believe Chalmers will have to give to Lynch that the Utah caee and the Charleston, South Carolina, case will be remanded to the peopie. I think Dibble will be re-electcd in Charleston, although Mackey wculd probably be elected if the majority of the voters of the district were heard at the polls. But Mackey ought cever to be seated: he married a mgro wi'e."

The Burbridge-Blackburn AffairCincinnati Commercial's Washington Special. The Republican tomorrow will print the following

There is nothing to substantiate the prediction of a hostile meeting between Major General S. C. Burbridge and Hon. J. C.S.Blackburn. Neither can afford, even if they had the inclination, in view of their political aspiration", to send or receive a challenge. The uncalled for abuse of General Burbridge by Mr. Blackbarn is regarded by the former as possessing more significance than mere personal ill-will. Blackburn is nothing if not sensational. He has in the imputations heapeti upon Burbridge, ventekl his impotent hatred sgainst every Union BOIdier in the State of Kentucky.

The language used, coarse and vindictive though it is, is a sample of tbe stump eloquence with which he has regaled the Seventh Congressional District of Kentucky for years, snd to which he is indebted for his teat in tbe House of Representatives.

Notable Deaths.

DETBOIT, Mich., Jan. 3.—John R. Grout, a wealthy citizen and prominent businers man, for many years principal owner of the Detroit Copper Smelting Works, died last night, aged 75. He had been incapacitated for business for the past year and death was not wholly unexpected.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 3 —Issac Pattison, an old resident cf this city, and founder of the Pattissn Methodist Chnrcb, was found dtad in au outbuilding near hia residence, this morning.

Fires.

MARSHALL, Tex-as, Jan. 3—The dppot, boarding hou»e, baggage office, express office, etc, of the Texas Pacific railroad burned to day. Loss $30,000.

SALT LAKE, Jan. 3—A fire broke out at dy break yesterday in Market Row, thw eity, consuming four butchers' and grocers' stands and stocks. The IOPS is estimated at $10,000 no insurance.

NEW YOBK, Jan. 3.—The old Vanderhi!r homestead on Staten Inland burned this morning.

ST. CATHERINES, Ont., January 3.— Eighteen small buildings burnqv last night, at Weilandport.

Suing for Civil Rights. ST Louif, January 3—Rev. Richard Cain, the colored Bithop of Texas and Louisiana, and his wife, Liura Cain, haje brought suit in the United States Circuit Court of San Antonio, Tex., again«t the Galveston, Houston & Louisiana Railroad Company, for $20,000 damage lor being refused ths privilege of riding in a first class coach after the company hsd sold them first class tickets.

An ExpecSctl Lynching. CINCINNATI, O, January 3.—Advices from Auhlsnd, Ky., state that arrests have been made of persons bslieved to be the murderers of the Gibbons children, the arrests beiag brought about by the confession of one of thn number. All live in Ashlond, acd two are married men. Thty are in the Cattlettsburg jtil. Lynching is expected to night.

Ordered .to Collect Those Taxes. ST. LOUIS, January 3.—Wrila of mandamus have been served on the Rolls county court, Marion county court and Pike county court, of this State, commanding them to levy and collect taxes to pay judgments on county bonds in favor of various parties. The bonds were issued to aid in the construction of the St. Loa's & Keokuk railway.

murder.

MT. VERNON, 111., Jan. 3.—At Frederickfown, seven miles north of here, yesterday afternoon, Thomas Miller (white), shot a negro girl named Annie Robinson, inflicting a fatal wound. The girl was croesing White's lot, on which the Robinson family had been forbidden to trespass. rrnr i#7

The Saiutt.

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 3.—Years »go Brighani Yonug bnilt a fine large modern house. Recently it baa been richly furnished, sod President Taylor is to oc cupy it henceforth. He and the twelve ppoetiee received in it on New Years day.

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©ohinifesioAcr John E. Kusscl, befor^ tho Fai' ftftra* Mceling at Salem, Mass. i: Tho horse lias the smallest stomach Jn proportion to bis sizo of any animaL. fifteen or sixteen quarl9 is .its,Utmost capacity Tho space is completely filled, by fottr quarts of oat? and tho saliva that goes into tho stomach with them. Horses aro generally overfed, and not fed often enough. For a horse with moderate work, six or eight quarts of bruised oats and ten pounds of lino hay a day is sufficient. This shonMbe fed in afc least ihreo meals, and is better if fed in four.

A horse's digestion is very rapid, and therefore he gets hungry sooner than a man. When he is hungry he is ineffective, and wears out, very rapidly. Water fills the stomach, lowers tho temperature «nd dilutes tho gastric juice therefore a horso should not drink immediately before eating Neither shbbld I16 b"e Watered immediately after feating, because lid will drink too much knd force some of the contents of the stomach into the large intestines, which will cause scouring. Scouring is also caused by too rapid eating, which can be prevented by placing half a dozen pebbles half the size of the fist into the manger with tho oats. Givo only a moderate drink of water to a horso. A largo drink of cbld water before being driver! will have a very quieting effect oii a nervous horse. A vacehorSe always runs on an empty stomach*. Digestion progresses moderately during exercise, if the exercise is not so violent as to exhaust the powers of the horse.

I consider bruised oats worth 20 per 'cent, more than whole. They are more completely digested. I prefer oats to any other grain for horses. Cracked corn is very good under some circumstances, but wouldn't use meal or shorts. Tho disease called big head is 'caused by feeding corn. When a horso comes in hot I would give a moderate feed immediately. If the. h'brsii is too tired-to eat I would take his feed away.

A heated horse is a reason against watering and for feeding, for the system is just then in the condition to begin digestion. A horse will not founder if fed moderately when hot. I prefer dry feed unless a horse has some diseaso of tho throat or lungs. Do not consider it worth while to cut hay. I always feed my hay from the flcor,then the horses do not get particles in their eyes.

c: Fashions in Stockings and Shdest "Embroiderers for shoes wanted was the advertisement whibh led a repotter up ft long flight of stairs in a tall building, through.the room that Was filled with shoes, to an office, where sat a benevolent gentlemen, who said: "Shoes are now embroidered for ladies. Wo have orders for a line of cloth-top shoes embroidered in chenille, and for low shoes embroidered at tho instep. Tho embroidered stockings have become so popular that now embroidery is wanted on the shoes, too. Wo have an artist who makes the patterns, and We expect to turn out some charming bits of art embroidery in shoes for next summer wear. Wo had an order recently for embroidered white slippers for a bride to match a pair of white silk stockings with chantilly lace let in from the instep, and another pair of white silk embroidered with floss silk, the design being pale-blue forget-me-nots and pink roses. Clock-stockings are now superseded by embroidered stockings. p—* •'We follow tho fashion in stockings, and shoes and stockings will next year be sold to match. Openwork is getting popular. Black silk stockings aro maae with a plain stripe, and there are open work stripe, with white feet, which show through open work in the shoes. There aro now twelve hundred new designs: in silk stockings, aud wo have to make shoes to suit the most popular styles. Wo make the top3 of cloth or leather to match the color of the stocking, and then wo embroider tho top to match tho stocking embroidery, so at a glance the lady seems to have on Newport slippers with embroidered stockings. It will add about two dollars a pair to shoes to embroider them, but we can mako them to cost fifty^pino dollara a pair. Some of our, up-town dames don't seem to mind What it costs to beautify their feet"

Literary Wares.

Tho late James T. Fields, while an active partner in the firm of Ticknor & Fields, was waited upon by a young sugar merchant who had poetic aspirations. The mercantile man complained that his manuscript poems had been rejected by tho firm, and he wanted to know the reason why, inasmuch as all of his friends had heard the verses read, and unanimously declared them to be an accession to American litcra^ ture. "Our render decides that," said Mt' Fields, in I blandest tones. "Then I would like to see the read er."

Always the personification of amia bility himself, the publisher took this merchant up stairs to the reader. Tlia) mighty personage sat at a desk heaped higli with mauusciripts he carefully read a few pages of each package, thei dropped it into a basket at his sidaOccasionally he became moro than or dinarily interested in that case fc.1? placed the package insido his desk. "Why, he goes through 'em just as IE sample sugar!" 'exclaimed the would-bfl poet, in amazement. "That's because he's familiar wi® literary wares as you-aro with sugars," rejoined Mr. Fields. "I am satisfied," said the mercliarJj "let ns go."

They went, and the disappointed bard gave up verse-making, but ho made a laf-go fortune in sugar.

Helping the Party.

In the days gono by a Detroit eheriff who had made a close shave of being elected, had the ill luck to lose a prisoner from tho jail. The fellow made good his cscape to the country, but the sheriff overhauled him' about eight miles out and drove him under a barn. The prisoner was captured and yet ho was not. If he could not get out tho sheriff could not get in, and threats had no effect on him. In this emergency the officer called out: "Say, Jim."

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"Yes." -J "You know I had a mighty close shave getting this office." ••You did that" "Well, I'm laying my pipes for a second term. If I lose you I might as well hang up. Tho opposition will hold it up in letters four feet high, and hundreds of men in my own party will slip my name. Do you hear meP "I do." "Well, I ask you to come out, not exactly as a prisoner going back to' jail, but more as a patriot bound to stand by his party. Come, Jim." "I'll bo handed if I don't!" replied the prisoner. Tho judge was agin mo, my sentence was unjust, and I hate your jail, but if it's going to help tho party aad crush tho liydra-hoaded op-

osition out I come!"—Detroit Free

TELEGRAPHIC.

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Washington ^oteis "the jeufcJio befet Statement Another

12,000,000 Seduction— Agricultural Convention.

The Whittaker Case—The CablnttDomestlc Miscellany—De«perate Fight With Escape^

Prisoners in Texas.

Arrival of tbe Too Awfully Too Osear Wilde In New York—The New,w York Leglslatnre—Some^

Foreign News.

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EUBLIC DEBT 8TATXMEK?.

WASHINGTON, January & —The following !B the Condition of the public debt: Extended 6's. $ 149,632,900 Extended 5's 401,S03,900 Four and a half per cent bonds 250,000,000 Four per cent, bonds 738,772,560 Refunding certificates 575,250 Navy pension fund ,^14,000,000

Total interest hearing debt... Matured debt Legal tenders Certificates of deposit ... Qold and silver certificates. Fractional currency

£1,554,534,600 11,528,265 346,740,936 9.690,000 73,868,850 7,075,926

Total without Interest Total debt Total interest Total cash in Treasury Debt less cash in Treasury Decrease during December Decrease titice June 30,1S81...„

437,270,212 2,008,833,0'8 15,536,619 253,377,980

...... 1,765,491,717 12,793,623 75,107,091

CURRENT LIABILITIES.

Interest due and unpaid 1.311,815 Debt on which interest has ceased... 11,528,265 Interest thereon 714 985 Gold and silver certificates 73,863,850 United States notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit...- 9.590,000 Cash balance available January 3 156,369,514

ToW.i«i 5 253,677,980 AVAILABLE ASSETS.'' Ca*h in Treasury *253.377,980 Bonds issued to Pacific Railway Go's, interest payable in lawful money, principal outstanding. 64,623,512 Interest accrued and not yet paid..... 1,938.705 Interest paid by United States. 51,467,272 Interest repaid by companies by transportation rervice- 14,707,886 By cash payments, 5 per cent net earnings 655,198 Balance of interest paid by United

States 36,104,186 AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION. A convention of delegates from agricultural colleges and Societies throughout the country will assemble here next week for the consideration of questions connected with the agricultural interests of the country. Tbe series of meetings will commence on the 10th inBt. and end on the 19th.

THE WMITTAKEB CASE.

It is said on high authority that Judge Advocate Genl.Swaim, in reviewing the court martial proceedings oft he case ot Cadet Whitakcr, has raised the point that the court was illegally constructed because it was ordered by President Hayej without any request from the department commander, and that therefore all the proceedings were void. It iB argued that the power of the president to order a court martial is not inherent in him as Com-mander-in-Chief but is conlerrcd solely by the statutory authority contained in the 72nd article of war which reads as follows

Any general officer commanding an army of the United states, a separate army or a separate department, shall be competent to appoint a general court martial, either in time of peace or in time or war. But when any such commander is the accuscr or prosecutor of any officer under the command, the court shall be appointed by the President, and its proceedings and sentence shall be sent di rectly to the Secretary of War, by whom they shall be laid before the President for his approval or orders in the case.

This article, it is contended, centers no power upon the President to convene an army court martialtkcept in the contingency specified. The question will probably he referred to the AttorneyGeneral for his opinion. The view above indicated is apparently strengthened by the fact that Congress some years hgo expressly authorized the President to convene court martials in navy eases without restriction.

ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER. Attorney General Brewster assumed charge of the Department of Justice this mornrffg.

THE CABINET,

Only routine business was considered at the Cabinet meeting to-day. James represented the Post Office Department for the last time, and Attorney General Brewster, the Department oc Justice for the first time. The President accepted the resignation cf J. Stmley Brown, Private Secretary.

AN UNPOPULAR NOMINATION. WASHINGTON, January 3.—A petition has been sent Senator Ferry by prominent citizTUS of Plainfield, urging him to protest against the confirmation cf Elias R. Pope *s Postmaster at that place. Considerable pressure, it is said, in being brought to induce the Preeident to withdraw Pipe's name.

THE CUSTODIAN INVESTIGATION. The Senate contingent fuod investigating committee reassembled to-day. W. P. Brown, 1" '-ntf the Treasury Department c..L.:... kjhep, presented a memorandum iu which, it is said, he gave the dates, time occupied and cbarccter of woik dene by him upon Secretary Sherman's new house and stable, aad also showing that this work, or some of it, had been charged to different bureaus in the department.

BUSINESS STATISTICS.

Excess of exports of merchandise for tbe twelve months ended November 30, 1881, $195,123,212 twelve months ended November 30,1880, $162,138,759.

Excess of imports of gold and silver coin and bullion for the'twelve months ended November 30 1881, $62,983,036 twelve months ended November 30, 1880,' $59,342,990.

ILLNESS OF SENATOR DAVIS, WASHINGTON, JaDnary 3.—Senator David Da-vis is ill with severe sore -throat, the result of a cold contracted at the President's New Years reception. His physician has advised bim to remain in doors for several dsys.

SARGENT'S HOPE.

A gentleman said to-night that he had it from excellent authority that ex-Sen-ator Sargent, of California is to succeed Secretary Kirkwood.

PROTESTING INDIANS.

Ex-G jvernor Overton, here for the purpose of protesting against the ratification cf tbe act of the Choctaw General Council of 1881, granting tbe right of way and other privileges to the St. Louis A Pan Francirco R. Co., called npon the Secretary of the Interior, to-day, made a brief argument, and filed a formal protest. Overton aaya today's inteiview with tbe Secretary was merely a preliminary one, and that the subject will be farther argued by himself and other delegates who have arrived in the city.

COINAGE.

Coinage at tbe United States Mints during December 1881: Gold, 1,260,476 pieces, of the value of $10,220,530 silver, 2,455,1CO pieces of the value of $2,418,908 minor coins, 5,542,925 pieces of the value of $68,203.

NOT SO MUCH SICK LBAVC, PLEASE. General Sbermsn hss issued an order that as the privilege of sick leave is being very much abused in the Army, hereafter

'B)jV3SvrppsM. aoi eifal the regulation* with reference to tuch reported deaigcs on behalf oi tne Vatican,

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officer be admitted to leave Kit depart ment uoless his case comes plainly and unmistakably within the said regulations.

t)ri|e(ato flsht lor £ikertj. ST.LOCIS,MO. Jan. 8.—Advice from, Graham, Texas, report that tbe three McDonald boys, the murderers of a man, named Martin, at Belknap, made a desperate effort to cscape from the jail yesterday which resulted in their death and that of a deputy shcriff, besides seriously wounding several other people. About ten o'clock in the morning the McDonald bovs were led from the steel cage to the calaboosc and with Jim Boone and tfack Baldwin, two other prisoners, were given their breakfast by the two deputies. One deputy was testing the Cage While it Was empty and the other deputy, DaVis Melton, stood in the doorway of a wooden cell opening froth the fealabodse td the steel cage. He had a pistol in each hgnd keBpiilg wStch. Presently he put both revolvers in one hand to get a match from bis pocket when the McDonalds sprang ppon.hiik. suddenly and disarmed him. In the struggle Melton was shot in the hand. His cries brought Murfee, the other deputy from the cage but on entering the calaboose he was shot and instantly killed by the prisoners. The misoncrs then made a hole through, the floor to the room below, and taking Melton Witli tliem began their escape. A bloodhound watches the jail, but by a detour th°y avoided him and look their flight in a southerly direction. By this time the whole city was excited, tbe citizens had gathered two hundred together and followed the fleeing prisoners. The latter placed their hostage (Davis) behind them and threatened to shoot bim dead if they were fired on. Thus the murderers proceeded some three hundred yards, when one citlzcn deliberately took aim, and, firing, mortally wounded one of the fugitives, who fell. Deputy Melton seized the opportunity, broke loose and ran. A General fusilade was now c&changed between the citir.eti3 and the escaping prisonefs. The latter entrenched theiifselves in the weedB and stumps and the battle raged for some time. When the shooting ceased the three McDonald's weredead. Melton was shot three times, an old man named Wood was wounded iu the thigh and a waiter, named Jce, had the bone of his leg shattered. Baldwin and Boone took no part in the shooting and were recaptured. Graham was the scene of terrible excitement during the bloody affair.

JAIL DELIVERY AT CAIRO.

CAIRO, 111., January 8.—Five prisoners escaped from the city jatl last night by knocking down and stnnning Jailor Martin. They are still at large,

Sueh Ravishing Too-nebs. NEW YO?.K, January 3—A chilled crowd of si?thetic human beiogs beat their hands and stamped their feet on the dock this morning while waiting for the arrival of the steamer on which was tLeir apostle, Oecar Wide. The big ship stuck fast on a bank of mud twenty feet from the dock tugs poshed and pulled, the Arizona's engines worked vigorously, bat the mud was the victor for a time. While the figbt between the steam and toad was id pro gress, the shivering ihass of humanity greeted with round after round of applause a towering form on the Arizona's deck. It was that of a man, youthfiil in appearance he »tbod six feet Lur inches he had a smooth face and long, flowing locks an overcoat of bottle green cloth, fur lined and far collared, seal skin cap and yellow kid gloves, made the man more conspicuous, and it was Oscar Wilde, poet and journalist. "I am here to lecture and s«:e the country," he said with a hearty laugh. "Will I«*Btay long? Really, I can't say. It depends npon circumstances. You see, this thing is all new to me. I've made my first trip to America very pleasantly. My fellow voyagers are splendid people. They have given me such glowing descriptions of the country that I am in love with it already, and I Want to see what there is iu your great metropolis. And the Far West has attractions, unless it is misrepresented, that I must witness and I am anxious to eee something of Mexico."

Lighting a fresh cigarctte, Mr. Wilde continued: '"Already I have experienced something of American courtesy. I was 26 last October. I shall remain long enough to see what there is worth seeing in glorious America. I have come here determined to get acquainted with the big-hearted American people, and, [pausing for a moment, while his features again lighted up with a good natured smile] I shan't return to Europe until I do."

New York Legislature. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 3.—Neither branch cf the Legislature was organized by the Democrats to-day. It is thought that [an amacable settlement will be an ranged this evening and that when both houses meet, to-morrow they will be organized by the Democrats. In the Senate the anti monopoly resolution gave rise to considerable debate. The Lieu tenant Governor made a feeling allusion to tho death of the late President Garfield.

ALBANT, January 8.—The nearest approach to a compromise among tbe Democrats this morning was the ramor that the Tilden men had consented to withdraw Jacobs for President pro tem. of the Senate, provided Tammany would agree to aceept 6Uch further terms ss might bs fair.

ALBANY, Jan. 3.—In the Senate the anti-monopoly resolutions were adopted, with the omission of tbe preamble, setting forth, among o'her things, that bills against monopolists had been delayed and defeated by committees appointed in the interest of the railroads.

Tammany representatives regard tbe adoption of the resolutions as a victory, and attach no importance to the rejection of the preamble. They say the Senate is now pledged to anti-monoply legislation.

A Forefxu News. -a IRELAND. LONDON, January 3.—Toe following are the resolutions to be proposed at tbe meeting of the more moderate section of the landlords, in Dsblin to-daf, at which it is expected that the Duke of Abercorn will preside, to criticise tbe Land Court decisions: This meeting sees, with alarm* the land act being administered.in a manner at variance with tbe pledge that it would not diminish the valve or distarb the foundation of property, and contrary to the assurances on the faith of which Parliament waa advised not to provide for compensation to the landlord* that the apteceden's of mtiny of the Assistant Commissioners di not insure the impartial judicial exercise ot their functions that tbe Commissioners have determined rents after a cursory examination of lands, and that they have been indiscriminately reducing rents that if appeals from tbe decisions of the Assistant Commissioners result in the sanctioning of these decisions, the Legislature should provide compensation "for those land owners whose property will be thereby unjustly diminished that a pennon embodying the views of this meeting be presented to the Qaeen.

The News states that it is estimated that one-fourth of the Irish tenants who need protection have come under tbe operation of the land act, and that competent persons believe the whole question will be settled in two y«arp.

RoME,January 3.—Oplnione says that' King Humbert, when receiving, the New Year congratulations of Senators and members of the Chamber of Deputies, said, with evident allusion to Bismarck's reported designs on behalf of the Vatican,

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TheCapitan Fracassa says King Hum* bert also dwelt upon the nreesaity of the completion of the military organization. The King's words produced a great impression. r„

Lynched.

ELLSWORTH, KAS. Jan. 3.—W. E. Grabam, who killed, robbed and murdered Philip Egley,at Venango county, on the night of tbe 28th, was hung by a mob in front ot the court house last night. W. C. Rose would have met the same fate but was taken from the jail anti secured by the sheriff during the eXcUeinftuL j* A

Sasppntlcrf.

CHICAGO, January 3.—A special says: The backing house of Eaoch Littleford, at Kane, 111., suspended payments yesterday morning. It is hoped that the suspension will be only temporary as it results chit fly from laxnes8 ia pushing collections. The amount involved can not be stated.

The Weather.

BOSTON, Jan. 3.—'In different portions JSen Qampshice the thertfloroet*r W 10" to 16' below asro.

jRaiine Rear.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 —Arrived steamers Vaderland and Antwert.

More Ca&h.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—City of Chester brought $50,000.

Compressed Lightning. Toe Cane Growers' Association mtt in St. Louis yetterday.

Three more cases of small pox have been discovered in Ghicago^in one family. Another ten per Cent, dividend is to be paid the depositors of tbe defunct State Sivings Bank, of Caicago, making 40 per cent, in all:

Samuel L. Carter and John Brady, Jr. leading spirits iu the Missoo land swindle, have been sentenced to seven and six years in the penitentiary, respectively, upon fleas of guilty.

Minnesota has b-^gtin to pay off her old debt and will pay cash in full on *11 sums of $1,000 and under and a per oentsge of all larger sums, the balance to be taken up with 4$ per cent. 10-30 bonds. IS.

Three German immigrants were 'HTflfeted at Castle Garden, New York City, yeuterday, npon their disembarkation, for the robbery of 20,000 marks in Germany: They area bad lot, and are probably the proper parties:

Some swindlere rec*-nf'y nearly succeeded in perpetrating a it-ud of $500,000 on the banking house of J. M. Borjes & Co, Havana, by havicg published in the papers that ticket No. 04,745 had drawn the capital prize of the above amount in the Madrid National Lottery, and then manipulating telegrams from the latter place so as to apparently confirm the statement. They succeeded eo far as getting tbe money in their possession, but suspicion was arouBed, ^Investigation started, aid tbe rascali captured, with part of the money, acd it is confidently believed that the balance also will be recovered.

Cashier Baldwin, of the Mechanics' Bank, Newark, New Jersey, has filed his answer to the application of the Receiver of the bank for a restraining injunction to prevent him [Baldwin] from disposing of any of his property on the ground that he has applied the funds of the bank to bis own use* lie denies that he has done so, and asserts that all tbe money that the back is short was loaned to C. Nugent, cf Nugent & Co., from hia promise that he would pay upon whose Bildwio relied until the laBt moment. He asks to bs permitted to prove this statement from the books of the bank and papers now in the bands of the receiver.

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