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WASHINGTON.

Proceedings of Congress Which is Hardly Under War Yet. -'-i::-

A Lugi Number of Important Bill* Introduced In the Senate on Various Sub* jeota.

Ctowfp Abent the Holding or the Next National Republican Convention.

Indiana at the Capitol—Commissioner Dudley and the Governorship—National

Notes.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGFUBCSS.

A lnnB«r| of the Transaction* In Both Honm

WASHINGTOV, D. C., December 5.— Senator Hoar presented a joiDt resolution of the legislature of Massachusetts, opposing convict labor on public works of the United States.

Senator Blair presented a joint resolution of the legislature of New Hampshire, opposing further land grants to railroads and any renewal of forfeited land grants.

Senator Butler introduced

Senator Hoar introduced a bill concerning federal elections. It provides for the use of a patented ballot box and a counting device, and requires all balloting ami counting of ballots to be done iu open meeting, which will not be adjourned until all ballots are counted under the charge of an officer, who Bhall be a United States marshal or supervisor, who shall be the custodian of the boxes as a representative of the attorney general, and who shall have the primary charge and responsibility of such boxes.

The senate went into executive session an«l soon adjourned. TIIE HOUSE.

In the bouse Mr. Randall objected to the passage of a resolution for the immediate appropriation of $20,000 for printing the records of the United States Supreme court. Referred. Mr. Randall said all the deficiencies should have thorough investigation, not only by the liuuse, but by the appropriate committee. He bad a horror of deficiencies.

The A'irginia contested election case of Garrison vs. Mayo was referred to the comuiittec on elections, when appointed, with instructions to report upon tiie legal question involved therein.

Mr. onus submitted the customary resolutions announcing the death of Thomas U. Hernden, of Alabama, and out of respect to bis memory it was declared that the house stood adjourned, with the understanding that no business will be transacted to-morrow.

THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

SMMtvr rye Preparing a New Plan to Increase the Influence of Republican State*. Bpeclal to tbe Commercial Gazette.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 4.— At a meeting of the Republican National committee, last January, various plans were proposed to change the basis of representation, so that the Republican states could have their proper weight. They were summarily voted down. This result has not been agreeable to many Republicans. Senator Frve is now working on a plan which lie will submit to the committee at its meeting next- week. It is more simple than either the Forbes or Chandler plung of last winter. He would have er state elcet four delegates, and ich congressional district one. 'isn another delegate, to be gi to each district for every 10,000 Republican votes, of a luajo? ty fraction thereof, given at the la presidential election. Mr. Frye IF saving tables prepared, showing hov. this would affect the membership -if the next convention, and will su nit them to the committee.

Many embers are anxious to neutralize t'-ie influence of the southern delegates, who are oft«n chosen by a few o(V"' iiold?r«, under instructions from V-'..shiiVou. They represent the states w'ik-li ast Repul:io*u majorities. 1 i-:t winter they were out-voted, but Mr. Frve is determined to try ouce -r." tV» effect this change.

It. viiven out that ex-Senator I ,-,i Arkuus.1-, resigned his in at he vi us in i.ti thai understanding Mr. -j.-, of .chusetts, refrained

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bill to

repeal the internal revenue laws now in force and to abolish the internal revenue bureau.

Bills were introduced as follows:^ By Senator Gullom—To reorganize the legislative power of Utah.

By Senator Walker—Indemnifying Arkansas for

Bwamp

and overflow

lands sold by the United States Bince 1867. Among other measures introduced was one by Senator Cameron, of Wisconsin, for another circuit judge Seventh judicial circuit by Senator Cockrell, for a commission to investigate trade facilities with Central and South America by Senator Blair, for constitutional amendment prohibiting making or sale of alcoholic liquors except for medicinal, mechanical, chemical and scientific purposes. It provides that should the amendment not be ratified by three-fourths of the states before the last of December, 1800, the prohibition it proposes is to take effect as an act of congress at the expiration of ten years.

A resolution by Senator Logan wad agreed to calling upon the secretary of war for information as to the necessity of an immediate appropriation for the completion of the work at the Rock Islana arsenal.

Senator Morrill then read a prepared address on coinage, giving his well known views upon the silver question at great length.

Senator Morgan offered a resolution which was agreed to instructing the commissioner of Indian affair to inquire into the expediency of creatine a military academy west of the Missisaippi river for thetraining and education of Indian youthB and men up to a proper age as soldiers and to admit them whem qualified into the regular army.

from moving his expulsion. But in an official list of the committee, issued by Secretary Martin, within a few weeks, the name of "Stephen W. Dorsey" appears as the regular member from Arkansas.

The

New Leader of the House—Pro frame.

Gath writes of Morrison, Illinois: liave often described Morrison in your columns. He comes of a Scotch-Irish family which penetrated at an early day to Kaskaskia, 111., and produced several scions, one of whom is a wealthy man in St. Louis, another went to California, and the third is the Illinois sol dier and public man. When the free trade agitation swept over the west at the close of the rebellion, led by Horace White in the Chicago Tribune, Morrison was already of that way of thinking, and looked favorably on the scheme to unite the Trnmbull or Liberal Republicans with the Democrats at Cincinnati id 1872. That scheme, you may remember, originated about Cincinnati and in Missouri. Morrison's constitu ency lies close to St. Louis. The Blaira had a large hand in the Libera convention. The tariff men captured the Cincinnati convention and put Horace Greeley on their ticket, thereby exploding for ten years the free trade programme, because the importing merchants in New York refused to give any money to elect Greeley and supported Grant. During those ten years the manufactures extended into the west, created manufacturing towns, captured Ohio and Indiana and part of Missouri, and the present is the first opportunity the revenue reform men have had since Greeley's nomination

It is true that by the aid of Morrison M. C. Keer was elected speaker eight years ago, but he was a dying man when he took the office, and that congress accomplished but little, and next Mr. Randall was elected, and composed his committees so that revenue reform schemes had but half a chance. It is significant that Morrison elected both Kerr and Carlisle. How did he doit? It must have been by some force of character and by some collusion of public questions. In the latter case he united the opposition to the old ticket, particularly to Tilden, with the exasperations in apart of the West at the tariff system.

I have frequently talked to Mr. Morrison, whose opposition to Tilden I suspect began with his hostility to Randall. When Randall ran first for speaker he punished Morrison and others for opposing him by giving them contemptible committees, and thereby destroying their influence in congress. Men of force of character do not forget personal insults. The greater purpose of Morrison's life after that was to turn Randall out of his prerogatives and when he saw that Randall had worked in with Tilden he was no less hostile to Tilden. He has always been fair in his treatment of Western men and interests. Himself a candidate for president, he has never personally assailed his rivals in the West, though he has on more than one occasion shown the same shrewd I leadership to beat them as in the present case. For instance, John M. Palmer wanted to be president Morrison, with some of the stolidity of an Indian Chief, winked at a movement to bring himself forward, thereby neutralizing Palmer. Illinois has never been able to present a candidate on which she could agree since 1872, and suspect that Morrison, with his tracks carefully covered, had spoiled the game alternately of David Davis, Lyman Trumoull and Palmer, all of whom have got over into the Democratic party at one time or another.

Morrison is a proud man without vanity. You seldom see him clothed in fine apparel for working^ for an honor that has no substantiality. He is never like Sam Cox, the first man on the fence or over the fence. Having been to both the Mexican war and the war against secession, he knows that the place of the officer is in the rear. He told me last winter after the present congress had been elected that he thought Carlisle would win, though he seemed to be meditating very closely on whether Carlisle was just the m»n to win with. But he found that Carlislo had such headway that it might be impracticable to look beyond him. Be therefore spent the time elaborate, ing the scheme to put in Carlisle, though he might have desired to go iii there himself. I saw when Mr. Kerr was elected speaker the capacity of Morrison for organization. W*»!* his opposition may come from ha hasit a good deal of his affection coined from his head.

When Mr. Kerr had really \Von the tight against Randall, Morrison said to me one day: "We shall el^ct him, but it is a shame to do it. Don't you see the man is going to die?'T In that hour of victory almost everybody else was not thinking of death, but Morrison was looking out ahead. His great apprehension ever since 1877 has been that Tilden would be revived and put in the field again. Mr. Morrison has therefore in a quiet, unostentatious way given his support to McDonald and the younger element in Indiana, which was tired of Hendricks. It remains to be seen what influence Carlisle's election will have on McDon aid's presidential chances. McDonald, it is understood, was for Carlisle, and I would not wonder if he had been brought to that way of thinking by Morrison as a part of the general scheme to beat Randall.

But Mr. Morrison may himself become a presidential quantity unless the tariff question should produce such general alarm that the Democrats will fly to a quasi protectionist for their candidate.

Indiana at Washington.

Special to the Indianapolis Times. Thos. H. Nelson of Tcrre Haute is at the Riggs.

Ex-Congressman Peirce will leave here for Crawfordsville to-morrow morning. He called upon President Arthur to-day. He says his trip has no political significence whatever.

The Indiana members fared very well in the seat drawing lottery in the house to-day. Browne was drawn early and selected a seat two rows nearer the speaker than his old seat, and one seat to the west of the center aisle. He is delighted «i the location. Peelle ".uii Steele are on the last row far*^ept '*OM the speaker, threefourths «..

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east of the

Re)»iMicu.' iiivintr them more conifoit ia s. than i:i position for addressing the ouse. (_•. ki us is ten feet in front of Ivt!le and toward the pe«k*'i, which places tiu-in all close together, with Browne not fifteen feet away, Stockslager selected a

Senator Sherman presented in the senate, to-day, a petition from J. W. Niles, colored, "saparatist," of Arkansas, setting forth the alleged unlawful combinations to prevent him and his colored associates from exercising their right to make entries of public lands, charging crHel treatment on the part of white people of Arkansas, and asking relief.

Senator Plumb introduced a bill providing that every non commissioned officer, private or other person discharged from the army during the-war of the rebellion, within two years from the date of enlistment on account of disability incurred in the line of military duty, shall receive a warrant for 160 acres of land.

seat near the center of the Democratic side. A New Yorker drew Holman's

old seat, while

Holman drew one immediately in front. New York insisted upon Holman remaining at his post. He does so, which keeps him right down almost in front of the speaker. Ward, Cobb and Mattson have probably the most desirable seats of any Indiana members, being together immediately in front of the speaker's stand and in proximity with Cox, of New York, and Springer, of Illinois. Wood is three seats to the left of and behind Stpckslager, south of the central part of the Democratic side—a good position. Kleiner is in the farthest southeast corner. Lamb was sent over to the Republican side.

Cobb is spoken of for chairman of the commitree on elections. Senator Harrison to-day presented a bill fixing the salary of the judge of the district court of the United States for the district of Indiana, at $5,000 per year. It is the same bill he presented last year.

Dudley and the Governorship. Washington special to the Indianapolis Times.

Colonel Dudley, when his attention was called to the recent statement of a Vernon, Ind., paper that he w: a candidate for the republican nomination for governor, said: "That article has caused me a good deal of annoyance, but I gave it a prompt and emphatic denial. When I stated to my friends some time ago that I was not a candidate for governor, it was after due consideration, and I have not reconsidered the matter. Justice to my family requires that I should devote myself to my private affairs in the future, and I cannot do that and become a candidate for any office. I propose to work in the ranks hereafter."

Blahone and the Senate Officers. WASHINGTON, December 5.—Senators

Mahone and Riddleberger received invitations to the caucus of Republican senators yesterday, similar to those sent to Republicans. Senator Mahone, speaking of his attitude toward the Republican party, said he had no objection to attending a Republican caucus, and should have attended that yesterday had he received the invitation in season. He would not, however, attend as a member of the caucus, nor vote upon any proposition before it. He held that thirty-eight republican senators being a majority of the senate they had a right to its control. He had no candidates for senate officers, and would not attempt to influence the nominations. He had strong preferences, but should control himself by voting in accordance with his preferences. Should he attend a republican caucus it would be simply for conference. He believed his opinions were shared by Senator Riddleberger.

New Measures.

AVASHINGTON, D. C., December 5.— The bill introduced by Senator Cullom to reorganize the legislative powers of the territory of Utah, provides that a legislative power be vested in the govior and a legislative council composed of nine members, to be appointed by the president.

Senator Logan's bounty-land billy iutroduced to-day, provides that "every person entering the service of the country during the late war, either in the army or navy, and honorablo discharged therefrom for any period of service less than one year, be entitled to eighty acres of public land either for himself or heirs, and for services between one and two years 120 acres, and for over two years service 160

River and Harbor Appropriations. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 4.—

The secretary of war has adopted a new method of submitting his estimates for a river and harbor bill. He recommends the specific sum of $8,000,000, to be distributed as congress may direct. The engineers' estimates are simply presented as notes on the sums which it is believed by officers in charge of works can be profitably expended during the fiscal year.

National Notes,

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 5.— The president sent a large number of recess appointments to the senate today, among them Walter Q. Gresham, to be Postmaster General.

The president will make the mississippi river improvement, the Hennepin canal and other public works the subject of special messages to congress. Reference to these subjects was omitted from the regular message in view of treating them more in detail in supplemental communications.

The deputy commissioner of internal revenue saps the internal taxes already collected for the present fiscal year are at the rate of one hundred and twenty-three millions per annum. He estimates that the collections for the entire year will amount to one hundred and thirty millions. This es timate includes between six and seven millions to be collected as special taxes in April and May, but does not include an increase anticipated from spirits forced out by the law.

The commissioner of pensions says it is the intention of the department to employ all legal means to break up the existing practice among a certain class of brokers and agents in taking certificates from pensioners as collateral security for money advanced. Suits to test the constitutionality of the law forbidding this practice are now pending in Philadelphia, Boston and other cities. The commissioner will issue duplicate certificates to pensioners in all cases of this kind and declare the originals in the hand of brokers void.

The Old, Old Story. s|

AUGUSTA, Ga., December5.—Three negro children were burned to death in Columbia county. Their uarents went to church and locked the children in the cabin.

The Marquis of Tseng &mments upon the statement made by Ferry in the chamber of deputies on the 31st of October, that the French government did not believe China would declare war, nor had France any intention of doing so that France was desirous of firmly establishing herself ill the Red River Delta by gaining possesion of Sontay and Bac Ninh that when that was achieved nobody would be able to drive her out that with patience, sang jroid and her forces she would be proof against .everything and that a prudent policy tfonId lead to the settlement of the Ton^jun affair. The marquis observes that tpis. statement produced a powerful ^Impression in Tonquin. If it became It Question of possession of Tonquin further negotiations will be useless, as it would oe impossible for China to agree thereto. On November 30th Ferry declared the ideas of the French government had not changed in the last three years. The French policy was guided by the principals which formed the basis of the treaty of 1874. The government desired tne consolidation of the French protectorate, free navigation of Song ?oi river, and security for its Commercial relations in Tonquin. Marquis Tseng having renewed the proposal to fix a line of demarcation between the cantonments at Hanoi and at .Tontay, and on the banks of the Red river, Ferry pointed out to Marqnis Tseng that he declared, on the first of August, that there were no Chinese troops in Tonquin, whereupon Chsllemel Lacour, then French minister of foreign affairs, replied that there was consequently no danger of conflict'. If'the Chinese forces approached the fortresses against which the French were advancing, ttrey ww»H *m»-|he risk of being considered AnnamiteafiAiiiarics: Since then, added Ferry, the situation has remained unchanged by our acts. Our plan of campaign has not been modified, and can not be modified. Not with us will the responsibility for a conflict rest.

PARIS, December 5.—The Liberte says it believes Ferry's negotiations with Marquis Tseng aim at the conclusion of a treaty on the basis of the formation of a neutral zone between China and Annam. Tbe Bathe paper asserts that Earl Granville informed Marquis Tseng that if China does not make important concessions England will leave France to complete at liberty the action.

THE TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS,

FRANCE AND CHINA.

The Contents of tie 'ifHow Book, the Official Org** of France, Disclosed.

It Shows the DUftHtt Taken in the lMptamtb

Lome Tells Abut brims Climate aai Otter Advantages.

O'Donnell'* Sentence—WHs Irish Tronblea—New OloWi 1 ft»r, Ireland—etOiij

THE YEJJIJOW

What the Official Book of VrSaoe Con. uUns About theIronble PARIS, December 5.—Thi yellow

book upon the Tonquin aflh&wss distributed among the dsfj^A to-day. It contains the Chinese memorandum which Prime Minister Farf, on the 28th ult.,gave the Tonqf# credits committee. Marquis Tseng regrets that France regards the occupation of Santoy and Bac Ninh as indispensable to a settlement of the question at issue He also fails to see thenewssity of France occupying those plMM which she is aware the Chinese hold.

An Official Announcement HONG KONG, December 5.—Aamiral

Peng Yu Lin, at Canton, has notified that war with France is imminent, and is massing all available land aniLsea forces for the protection of Canton. The admiral holds France answerable for precipitating war, and warns neutral powers to observe treaty stipulations and the rules of international l&w*

The French will attack Sontay, not Racninh, in order to appease the susceptibilities of the Chinese, whose force garrison the latter place.

An English squadron has arrived at Shanghai 7

Lome Praises Canada.

BIRMINGHAM, December 5.—Lord Lorne delivered a long lecture here last evening upon Canada and the salubrity of tbe climate, and said the fevers which were too common in the United States were unknown within the boundaries of the domain. He lauded Canada as afield for emigration, and expatiated upon the marvelous progress made by various towns. Lord Lome concluded, saying the Canadian people were thoroughly devoted to their connection with the mother country. Otherwise they would long ago nave discarded their allegiance of what they are proud. With the dominion of Canada and the Australian colonies in close relations, England need never fear that her proud position in the world would be shaken or questioned.

TERRE HAUTE. INDIANA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1883.

Salu-

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Commutation of O'DonneU's Sentence. I LONDON, December

solicitor is endeavoring to induce the jury to sign a memorial to the home secretary asking him to commute the death sentence of O'Donnell. Some of the jurymen are willing to sign the paper, but it is expected the majority wiu decline.

General Pry or has requested United States Minister Lowell to apply for a respite for O'Donnell, with a view of obtaining time to set on foot proceedings for the commutation of tne death sentence. Lowell will apply to the American authorities at Washington for instructions in regard to the matai

Irish Troubles.

DUBLIN,' December 5.—T. M. Healy, member of Parliament, presided at the fortnightly meeting of the Irish National League to-day. The Secretary announced £1,000 received from America since the last meeting. Biggar referred to J. O'Connor, former member of Parliament, for Mayo, as the James Carey of Irish politics, and

added that no Irishman had the chance of a good situation who had not first become a traitor to the interests of Ireland. W. T. Sullivan, member of Parliament, referring to the action of the Government in proclaiming Newry. said it had not Deen the custom of tne nationalists to interfere with Orange celebrations, bnt that henceforth when Orange meetings weie announced the nationalists would probably hold the counter meetings and thos compel the Government to prodaim both. He attributed the present nnhappjr state of affairs, to the tour of Mr. Stafford Northcote.'

Officials for Ireland.

Losdos,

December 5.—The queen

approved the appointment of Sir Edward Sullivan as lord chancellor of Ireland the Right Hon. A. M. Porter, queen's counsel, master of rolls John Narsh, queen's counsel, attorney general for Ireland, and Samnel Walker, queen's counsel, solicitor general for Ireland.

The London Times on the Message, LONDON, December 4.—The Times

thinks President Arthur's message is somewhat colorless, and s?es a tribute to the Irish vote in the language used in regard to pauper emigrants. The press generally express disappointment that the president did not recommend reductions on the tariff this sesson. All, however, refer to the picture the message presents of the great prosperity of the United States.

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It Didn't Prevent Him Talking. BERLIN, December 5.—A substitute

for the previous telegram. Herr Phillips, editor of the Volks Zeitungand a metpber of the reichstsg, challenged Dr. Stoecker for a duel owing to obnoxious remarks by the latter in regard to the liberal press. Dr. Stoecker declined on the ground he is a clergyman.

Hundreds of Houses Destroyed, CONSTANTINOPLE, December 5.—Has-

kilni, a quarter' inhabited by Turks and Jews, was on fire all day. Hundreds of houses were destroyed.

Foreign in General.

FARIS, December 5.—Placards notifying woriringmen, to attend an anarchist meeting in the front of the bourse, Friday* were posted in several quarters of the city.

ST.CATBHBINK, Ont., Decembers.— The Welland county, council has resolved to memorialize the Ontario legislature to grant women's suffrage.

HAVANA, Cuba, December 5.—The dry dock burned last night. ,, a

-INDUSTRIAL.

The Western Nail Association Decides to Shut Down

Panicky Feeling in Montreal—Bust ness Failures—Labor Notes.

The NairMilU Not to S] ttrot Down. PITTSBURG, Pa., December 5.—The

Western Nail Association met to-day and after a protracted aeeeion the resolutions passed at the last mooting ordering a general suspension of nail mills for five weeks from the 22nd of December were rescinded. The action was brought about by a number of manufacturers refusing to shut down as the did not consider the suspension at this time advisable. The discussion of tbe subject was heated. The trade was reported fair with stocks still low and ill assorted*

The American, Pennsylvania and National Tube and Pipe companies, of this city, have been holding a meeting for several days to consider the trade which is said to be dull and unsatisfactory. It was reported the meeting was held for the purpose of consolidation, but this is denied.

Panicky Feelipaat Montreal. MONTREAL, December 5.—It is now

beyond doubt that Thomas Craig, president and general manager of .the Exchange bank, has absconded. The stock market is panicky. Bank of Montreal shares sold down to 170 and of the Federal bank to 123.

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Exchange Dank, of Montreal, E. K. Greene, director, acknowledged the institution hopelessly insolvent through transactions by Thomas Craig, the president, without knowledge of the board.

Hammering the Northern Pacific. NEW YORK, December 5.—The stock

market opened with considerable pressure to sell Villard's, owing to the introduction of a bill in the senate to forfeit certain lands of the Northern Pacific company and the announcement that the company had applied to the Btock exchange for a list of an ad ditional amount of the first mortgage bonds. Considerable Oregon Transportation was sold on the belief that there would be no dividend. tjPl 4vt_'

Business Affairs.

WINDSOR, Vt, December 5.—Jones, Lamson & Co., proprietors of the Ascntney mills at Windsor, and whose failure for nearly a half a million of dollars last August made necessary the shutting down of the works, have set-

n'n«TiT.nii'B*tied witn their creditors and will reo.—V uonneii

game

operations soon.

CHICAGO, 111., December 5.—Ingram Kitchen & Williams, military supplies, falied. ^-, rur'i. -fetj

Labor Troubles

CHICAGO, December 3.—Last Friday the members of the International union of cigar makers to the number of 1,200 notified the manufacturers of this city of their refusal to work alongside of members of the Progressive union, a rival organization. The manufacturers immediately signed an agreement to shut their doors this morning against the International men, but only thirteen stood by the contract and as a consequence only about 150 workmen are shut out

READING, Pa., Deceember 3.—The nailers of the Pottstown iron company struck against 12 per cent, reduction.

WINNEPEG, Manitoba, Decembers.— A general reduction has been made in the general wages of employes of the Canada Pacific railroad. The boilermakers struck and refuse to return under tne new tariff. This seriously effects, the company, as the cola weather necessitates frequent repairs

to the engines, and it is thought probable a compromise will be made. PITTSBURG, Pa., December 5.—The colored wire-cleaners of Olmer & Roberts' mill, struck to-day against a small reduction of wages.

The bolt-makers of Olmer Bro.'s & Phillips also quit work on account of a reduction of fifty cents per day. The machinists who refused to submit to a reduction, have been notified that their wages will remain unchanged, and a suspension is ordered until further notice.

READING, Pa., December 5.—In con sequence of the shut-down of the Pottstown Iron Co.'s nail factory, the nailplate mill stopped to-day. The Hope bar mill will probably close in a few days. This throws, altogether, 600 men out of work.

A labor organization has been established in the Sandwich Islands. The president is

Sigmund Danifelewicz.

At the Wililngton canal mines, in Brit' ish Columbia, aJl the white laborers and mechanics are on a strike, because the owners have employed Chinamen in the mines.

Some of the trade unions at Barcelona have opened houses of refuge for poor foreign workmen who come there to compete. In this way they win them over to unionism.

Andreas Oosta, a house painter, who was delegate for Italy at the Paris labor congress, is member for Ravenna in the Italian parliament. He has been imprisoned as an Intel nationalist.

The trades unions everywhere report great activity, with large accessions to their numbers. Business in nearly every trade is reported as fair to middling, with indications of a sharp winter.

-V THE NUXT TRIAL.

A Change of Venue to Pittsburg Taken. CJNIONTOWN, Pa., December 5.—The

morning session of tbe court was entirely occupied in the examination of jurors summoned to serve in the Nutt case. The panel embraces eighty jurors. The attorneys for the prisoner stated this morning they would base the defense entirely upon the theory of emotional insanity. They have summoned a large number of witnesses to prove the prisoner has been peculiar from infancy, and that he was imbued with an uncontrollable desire to take life. At the afternoon session the court panel of jurors was exhausted and only three sworn. In despair the counsel for Nutt moved for a change of venue. This was granted and the case ordered to be certified to the courts of Allegheny county. The intention is to secure as speedy a trial as possible and it is thought arrangements can be made to begin in two or three weeks. The charge is considered by Nutt and his friends as greatly in his favor. If possible the opinion that killing Dukes was justifiable is more pronounced in Pittsburg that in Fayette, atNutt's home. Dukes

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many

friends, especially among a certain class of politicians. In Allegheny county no political feeling has entered into the case and a verdict of acquittal is confidentally predicted. 1:

Banquettlng Watterson.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., December a.—On his return from New York, after delivering a speech at the Cooper Institute revenue reform meeting, a number of friends of Hon. Henry Watterson tendered him a dinner.as an expression of their appreciation. The dinner was given to-night at Pendennis club and was the most elegant affair of the kind that has occurred in that popular club liaent Arthur sinee its reception to Presid last sammer.

Business Stringency in Shanghai. LONDON, December 4.—The finan

cial article in the News says it is understood that a Shanghai firm, holding silk to the value of £1,000,000, failed, or retired from business. It stated that the firm had been gradually liquidating. More stoppage of business houses in Shanghai ls'expected, as the Chinese banks resolutely retuse to lend money until the war clouds have been cleared away.

Upset.

UFICA, N. Y„ December 3.—E. L. Martin, former business manager of the Boston Ideal Opera company, and defeated in a civil suit in Cleveland by J&iss Ober, disrobed in a railroad train early this morning and threw out his clothing. To the Dundle was pinned his name with a request to hold a post mortem. Martin was arrested. His mind is upset.

Barnum's White Elephant. NEW YORK, N. Y., December 5.—

Barnum, Hutchinson & Bailey received word from an agent, in Rangoon, India, that he had completed the purchase of a genuine sacred white elephant, recently captured in Siara, and the property of a nobleman of that country. The price to be paid is $200,000 in gold $50,000 have been paid.

Pilot Boat Columbia No. 8 Bun Down. STAPLETON, L. I., December 5.—A

fishing smack has arrived with wreckage picked up off Fire Island, belonging to the pilot boat Columbia No. 8. It is now deemed certain that the Columbia was the boat run down by the steamship Alaska. All pilot boats have flags at half msst.

She sailed Saturday with four pilots on board and a crew-of Bix men 3*

Temperance Covention.

BLOOMINGTON, 111., December 5.—The State Union Temperence Union today decided to consolidate with the National Prohibition and Home Protection party and suggested that a national convention be held in Louisville, Chicago, or Buffalo after the holding of the Republican and Democratic conventions.

Fire iu a Ship.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., December 5. Fire was discovered this morning in the hold of the British four-master, Lord Devonshire, just arrived. The cargo is mostly coal. Ihe ultimate re suit is uncertain. The owners are Talixon Sons, Belfast.

The Pocasset Trial.

BARNSTABLE, Mass., December 5.— The trial of Freeman, of Pocasset, for the murder of his little daughter Edith, began to-day. Witnesses retold the story of the sacrifice" of the child, and the religious frenzy of the lather.'

Of Course.

CHICAGO, December 5.—The Michigan Central railway gives official notice tbat it will adopt the standard time next Sunday.

"J Farmer*' Congress. ""LOUISVILLE, Ky., December 5.—The

farmers' congress of the United States convened, to-day, at the Gait house. Sixty delegates were present, representing Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Colorado and Indians. Other delegates are expected to arrive to-night. The president of the congress, Maj. Thos. J. Hudson, of Lamar, Miss., who opened the congress, addressed it at some length, setting forth the demands and wants of the agriculturalists. There is not a farmer in all this country who understands farming as he should. Let us form a national body to teach farmers their own interest, to raise a cry that will reach the federal government at Washington. We are in sad need of scientific knowledge of farming. Such means Bhonla be secured as would pnt thjs knowledge into easy possession of the humblest tiller of the soil.

A University's Financial Troubles. CHICAGO, 111., December 5.—The

financial troubles of the Chicago university took anew form to-day. The Union Mutnal Life Insurance Company of Maine holds a mortgage on the property for $150,000, which iB liable to foreclosure. Some years ago, in consideration of $1,000 each, tbe university issued a large number of perpetual scholarships. Seventy-three scholarships were represented in the bill filed in the Federal court to-day, asking that they be made alien on the institution and a claim prior to that of the mortgage, and that the holders of the latter be restrained from foreclosing. On the surface it appears to be a friendly suit as regards the university.

An Unfaithful Employe.

CHICAGO, December 5. Charles Haley, who has been employed as chief of the Northwestern railway detective service, has been arrested, charged with compounding felony. The general charge is made against Haley that he has been directly connected with an organized gang of monte sharks, and by giving them his official protection has shared in moneys obtained from gullible travelers. Particular instances are cited where he has shielded train gamblers who had obtained large sums of money by three card monte and other well known confidence methods. Haley is reputed to be worth from $40,000 to $50,000f"*

The .leanuette's Ill-Fated Crew. YOUNGSTOWN, O., December 5.—Dr.

Acheson has received a letter from Lieutenant Harben, who has been sent after the remains of DeLong and the ill-fated sailors of the Jeannette. The letter isdatedat Yakutsk,October 10th, and states that the writer had great difficulty in securing the remains. The Russian authorities refused to allow the caskets sent from the United States to be taken into the country, and compelled Lieutenant Harben to have rude wooden coffins constructed for the remains of the eight. He expected to leave Yakutsk in November, and reach New York in February, with the remains. '.

To Sue for the Valne of Slave*." ST. LOUIS, December 5—The Globe-

Democrat, to-morrow, will state that prominent in fertg will SOOn bring suit in the court of claims, at Washington, to recover the value of slaves emancipated during the late war. The action will be based chiefly on certain clauses iu the state constitution, which was approved and endorsed by congress at the time of annexation, abd which it is claimed makes the government of the United States liable for the slave property of the plaintiff.

Sisters and Novices Caught Smuggling. NEW YORK, N. Y., December 5.—The

Rev. H. Morehlsiepen, vicar general of the Catholic archdiocese of St. Louis, and Sisters Yolck and Seraphine and eight novices, the latter in charge of Sister Schweiniga, on their way to a St. Louis convent, were among the passengers on the steamship Walsland. from Antwerp, yesterday. Concealed on the persons of Sister Scheiniga and the novices were found quantities of sewing silk, bullion and silk for making priests' vestments. Some of the articles were sewed in skirts. The goods, valued at several hundred dollars, were sent to the seizure room.

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.' Fire Record. f* ST. LOUIS, MO., December 3.—About

a dozen stores and offices burned at Chillicothe, Mo., yesterday. The loss is upwards of $20,000 insured.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, December 3.— The government's building, one of the most important blocks in the city, occupied by a clothing firm and the American Express company and containing a large number of offices burned early this morning. Loss, $50,000 insurance, $30,000.

Crime In Brief. 5.^

Ex-Judge George Denny, of Lancaster, Ky., charged with the murder of James" H. Anderson, was acquitted on the plea of self-defense.

An officer from Cherokee county, Texas arrested Wm. Riley, alias Johnson, who in January. 1882, called T. J. Parks, a magistrate, to the door during a dance and killed him.

The hearing of the habeas corpus proceedings in the case of the Murraysville rioters closed at Greensburg, and Judge Hunter decided to admit all to bail except Bowser Milton, and Weston, of Chicago. Col. Blakely, and James Johnson, of Pittsburg. ac^Henry Bamaley, of Murra^MjJJe, %e& required to furnish bail itt $8000 each, and the others for lesser amounts.

TERSE TELEGRAMS,

John T. Donnelly, a well-known theatrical manager, died at Philadelphia yesterday, aged 08 years.

Town elections were held In Massauhu-. setts yesterday, the lspne generally being license or no license. The towns are abont equally divided.

John R. Buchtel donated J200,0»W, yesterday, to the Buchtel college, at Akron, O., maKlug, la all, nearly half million dollars which he has given this institution.

Isaac Monllon, an inmate of the Milwaukee Bokiiprs' Home, was llleguliy committed iho lntuno Hospital through tiie spite of ihe liome official*. Moulton will brins jtuit ptcMiuMt lr. McBride.of the asyluitt, for ilsu Imprisonment, and will prefer churges agntust (Jen. Sharp before the national board.

The Ohio editorial association met' at Columbus, yesterday. About forty members were present. The following officers were elected: O. V. Mack, Handusky, (•resident V. A. Brunner, Upper Sandusky, vice president W. C. McCllntock, L(.'ban6o, secretary E. R. Alderman, Marietta, treasurer executive committee, J. K. Newcomer, Wilmington Lecky Harper, Mt. Vernqn

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Kavar* at Tale College.

NEWHAVKN, Conn., December 5.— The prevailance of typhoid and malarial fevers among the students of Yale college is puzzling the faculty. Tbe professors aver that the sewerage and drainage are perfect, and cannot account for the unusnal illness at this time. Reports of death are exaggerated. But two students have died of tvphoid fever. One contracted the disease abroad during vacation. There area 11 umber of students more or less ill of malarial fever, bnt there is no grsat alarm. It is thought that when cold weather sets in the health of the college will be as good as that of any other institution of one thousand inmates.

Railroad Accident*.

CLEVELAND, O., December 5.—Before light this morning a Bee Line locomotive, backing to the Flats, plunged through the open draw into tbe river, Allen Chew, engineer, was drowned. George Whitmarsh, the fireman, jumped to the dock and escaped. The fireman was oiling the engine. Chew leaves a family.

CINCINNATI, O., December 5.—The Times-Star's Steubenville, Ohio, special says both tracks of tbe Panhandle road near Walker's Mills are blockaded by a wreck. The rear section of a freight ran into the preceding section. Nobody hurt. r-

Cheese.

CINCINNATI, December -3.—At the second day's session of the National Butter, Gheese and Egg association, the display of dairy implements was large and interesting. The city shows much interest in the convention, and many new members were received. Professor Arnold, of Rochester, N. Y., delivered an address on Cheese and Cheese Making. He said cheese was a luxury, not a necessity, therefore, the most important prounct of the dairy. The convention ends to-mor-row unless new arrivals make it impossible.

1 Glory. V'. HARKISURU. Pa., December §.—The

senate and house passed a resolution to adjoufn to-morrow sine die.

New School Honses.

The Vigo County Medical society meets at the Rose dispensary this evening. The question of establishing a school for nurses will come up. There seems to be considerable opposition to the scheme. Said a doctor to »n Express reporter: "If we establish the school it will not be long before the city is dotted with midwife shingles. We don't need them. There is enough butchering done already."

Snnday School Officers.The teachers of the Presbyterian Sunday school held their regular meeting at the church last night, and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Prof. Seiler, superintendent and treasurer W. C. Isbel, assistant superintendent A. H. Kildow, secretary J. D. Hicklin, librarian R. B. Overman, chorister, Miss Minnie Kennedy, organist.

A Pleasant'.Time.

Col. J. E. Maynard, editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel, Tuesday entertained Mr. E. V. Debs, Grand Secretary and Treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and Mr. S. M. Stevens, grand organiser. Grand Master Arnold was expected, but did not arrive. Messrs. Debs and Stevens speak of Mr. Maynard in the highest terms. __ 1

Set the Bed Clothes on Fire. A young milliner had a slight adventure a few evenings ago. Being a single lady, and slightly old maidish in her views, Bhe took a hot brick to bed with her. She was just getting in a doze when she discovered that the bed clothes were on fire. It took the whole family to extinguish the flames.

A Valuable Dog Injured. Al. Sbaal's valuable English Pointer dog "Joe" was struck by a train on the E. & T. H. at the Main street crossing on Saturday, and so severely injured that it will be neceaaaiy to kill him. Mr. Shaal has refused $100 for the dog.

How Senator Garland Ate the Soap. Washlngtan Capital. Another dignified senator has been taught the mysteries of an ostensible caramel which one of the boys of his hotel had invented the purpose of making miserable the lives of other children. The senator owed Garland ons, and saw his opportunity. He procured some of the alleged sweets and placed them carelessly on his desk. The game succeeded. Garland spied tbe deceptive chocolates, and carelessly sauntering by, picked up one of them and said: "Whatare these, Senator?" "They, are caramels. Take one." "Thank vou I will," and he took one. Now, the caramel was filled with soap and the jokers expected to aee Garland spit out the nauseous stuff. That was where the laugh was to come in. But Garland disappointed them. He ate up the whole thing, soap and all, and never made a sign. The perpetrator became heightened and ran out into the cloalt-room, exclaiminsr, "Good Lord, I'm afraid the mans poisoned." "Oh, you needn't he alarmed," Butler, of South Carolina, "Garland's got an Arkansas stomach?' To this day no one knows whether Garland tasted the soap or not

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Honoring Halderman. KV

LOUISVILLE, Ky., December 5.—Two pears since the board of trade inaugurated a custom of annually electing one life member, chosen from among those business men whose energy and enterprise made them important factors in the prosperity of the city, to-day Walter N. Halderman, president of the Courier-Journal company received very unexpectedly this deserved and graceful compliment, being tbe third citizen so honored.

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The city will, at an early day, be compelled to provide more school houses. The present school room is taxed to its utmost to accommodate all the scholars attending. The city has increased very rapidly in population in the northeastern and northern part and it is in these sections that the new houses will have to be erected. There must also be better provisions made for the colored children in Bsgdad.

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