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jmd will reappointJaraes’Murdock. of Lafayette, tlie present warden. It is learned that there is a disposition on the part of the new hoard to make all purchases of supplies for the 535 convicts from citizens of Indiana. Heretofore many thousands of dollars have been annually expended in Chicago, which the new board believe might have been spent within the State, and to quite as much adrantagc to the prison. The I’flalindy Riflea. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Feb. 28. —Adjutant-general Carnahan came down yesterday, and last night mustered into the State’s service the Peabody Rifles, a militia company composed of fifty-six members. The following officers were elected: Captain, Hale Clark; first lieutenant, Charles H. Jones; second lieutenant. John Downey. The company was named in honor of Captain W. W. Peabody, of Cincinnati, president of the 0. & M. railway, who will present the boys a handsome flag. * Patents Issued to Indiana Inventors. Christian Vieman, of Michigan City, for a crossing- needle for weaving cane. J. Bhellenberger, of Indianapolis, for a wooden bottle-wrapper. John K ester, of Clay City, for a cultivating plow. J. C. Hart, of Green Fork, for a cultivator. H. R. Fry, of Green county, for a mapon se. J. D. Deeds, of Terre Haute, for a latnpourner and chimney-hoider. Minor Notes. H. A. Phnber, a well-known Character of Wabash, dropped dead on Tuesday. Jam*'* H. White, of Madison, formerly of the firm of Vail & White, died suddenly yesterday morning, aired seventy years. Patrick Flanigan, or Richmond, vrns thrown from a buggy on Tuesday and rem-iveij Injuries that will render him a cripple for life, if he recovers. A sou of August Schmidt, residing In Perry township, Vanderhiirg county, was killed on Monday evening by the unexpected falling of a tree. The boy whs about twelve years of age. Mrs. Marker, of Tipton county, whose disappearance was noted in the Journal recently, has returned to her home, and explains that her action was taken with a view to curing her husband of a habit of staying out o’ nights. There is an unconfirmed report that Dr. Loncneckcr, of Mount Carmel, fll., and two commercial travelers, representing hardware houses in Louisville and Indianapolis, were drowned on the 23d, in White river, near Hazleton. It is positively asserted that the Han. Jacob S. Stick, judge of the Forty-II rat judicial circuit, Is to tender Ins resignation before the Isth. He will accept the position of general attorney for the State for the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad Company. William B. Hess, John W. Parks and ex-Judge Sidney Keith are aspirants fori he position. Corydon Republican: “Hugh Trotter, residing st Lopp’s landing, in Heth township, caught a fine barn floating in the Ohio during the nigh of last week. The barn contained about 300 bushels of corn, a self-reaper and hinder, fourteen sets of harness, several plows, and other variable agricultural implements. Judging from the barn and its contents, they were the property of some well-to-do farmer.” Mr. Joseph De.loste, of Madison, 1s the fortunate possessor of a watch which ouce belonged to Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. This fact ha been communicated to the French minister at Washington city, through the State Department, the attention of the American authorities having been called to it by Postmaster Idnck. Mr. I) loste will probably hear from France on the subject- before :ong.

ILLINOIS. Freight Train Thrown from a Bridge Into the Stream Below. Special to the ludiauspoils Journal. Bloomington, Feb. 28.—This morning a freight train of the Chicago & Alton, in backing onto the iron bridge across the Kankakee, at Wilmington, jumped the track. The train struck the south span with great force, kn~*king it from the pier, and itand six loaded cars went down into the river. Th * loss will foot up several thousand dollars. Luckily, the company lias another route across the Kankakee, via Joliet, Coal City and DwJJght. The company are confident they can have the bridge in good shape by Saturday afternoon. A Bigamous Barber, tipeciul to the I luiiananolis Journal. Bloomington, Feb, 28. —George Fowler, a barber who has worked here for a long time, has been discovered to be a bigamist and has fled to avoid prosecution. Fowler formerly lived in Danville, 111., and not long ago married an attractive young girl of that place. It has leaked out, within a few days, that Fowler has a wife living in some town iii Kansas. l.ast night Fowler disappeared, leaving his young wife in almost destitute circumstances. Verdict In the Wolgamot Case. Special to the Indianapolis JouroaL Pkoria, 111., Feb., 28. —The jury in the case of the People versus Enoch and Edward Noble, for the murder of Jonathan Wolgamot, returned a verdict of “not guilty” to-day. The case has been on trial for several weeks. Wolgaruor, a neighbor, was kicked and beaten to death by the Nobles. The plea was self-defense. Brief Mention. The fro It-crow era or southern Illinois have not. felt ao hopeful of au old-tlmc peach crop in several years. Thomas Tucker, n hrakeman employed on the Wuhah rail way. committed suicide at Lilchfiuld on \Wdiiesday night. On Wednesday, nt Harvard, a loromotive exploded. instantly kilting James Rockwell and Jay Doolittle, an employe. The Governor has appointed as railway com-mission--h \V. N. Brainurd, of Cook county; Edward ('. Lewie, of La Salle, and Char les T. Suatlan, of JeflVraon. Mr. Henry Wild, a wealthy and well-known citizen of C inton, ami a former resident of Boston, Mass., was killed on Wednesday by his team run nine away. His mock wag broken lu tuo fall. His body will he sent to Bos ion. David Mail died at his residence near P.irton, one day last week, or lock-jaw. Mr. Mail was salting hit cattle a few dam ago, when he was trampled upon and hooked slightly about the lower jaw. Lock-Jaw set in some days alter. Miss Annie Parsons, ofVandaba, made an unsuccessful attempt at sun-ide on Tuesday by taking laudanum. While the would-he suicide was in the act of taking the poison she was heard to remark: “Here It. goes, and if this fails to do the work I will try ir again.” Disappointment in love is said to be the cause. R. IT. Fox A Cos., of Oneida county. New York, Die largest glass manufacturing firm in the State, L.;S assigned. Liabilities, $150,0 -0. One of the best forms for a churn is a simple rectangular box. of a size sufficient, when made to rotate, to cause a thud when the ‘ ream drops from bide to side. The cream is acted upon much more evenly and promptly than when beaters are used, and more butter - obtained in a shorter time than by the older methods. It is said that the box-churn is rue one most in use in the districts where fancy butter is made. “Now Well and Strong.” •Shipman, 111. Dr. R V Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.: Dear Bir—l wish to Mat* that my daughter, aged eighteen, va- pronounced incurable and was fust fulling um the dociois thought with consumption. I obtained a half-dozen bottles or your “Golden Medical Discovery” for her, ami she commenced improving at once and is now well end strong. VVi v truly yours, Rkv. Augustin. •\DjfiOpyery” acid by druggists.

THE LATEST CABLE NEWS. . Views of tfie London Times on the Extradition of Sheridan. French Radicals Indignant Over •lie Arrest of Byrne—Mr. (Badstone and President Grevy in ConferenceIRISH AFFAIRS. The London Times on the Extradition of Byrne and Sheridan. London, Feb. 28.—The Times says the applications for ttie extradition of Byrne and Sheridan justify the belief that the government lias a strong prima fncie case to lay before the French and American authorities. There will bestrong popular protests in France and America against the extradition of persons who, it will be alleged, are being prosecuted for what is really a political offense. American judges are not inaccessible to poetical influence, and the fear of the Irish vote is ever before the eyes of American politicians. The Famine Discussed in Commons. London, Feb. 28.—Childers, Chancellor of the Exchequer, discussing in the Commons the distress in Ireland, said the government would not shrink from taking strong measures if they were likely to have a permanent effect. lie pointed out that wages were high and that the distress only affected overcrowded districts. He hoped the Irish members would do what they could to restore confidence in Ireland, so that the promoters of public works will be able to obtain loans from private sources instead of from the government. Distress in Lougbrou. Loi ghhfa, Feb. 28.—The distress among the people here is alarming. Crowds are besieging the houses of the priests clamoring for food. The town commissioners have been hurriedly convened to take measures toward relieving the wants of the people. FRENCH MATTERS. Mr. Gladstone and President Grevy Hold an Interview. Paris, Feb. 28.—1 t is stated that Gladstone, in an interview yesterday, with President Grevy and Challemel Lacour, minister of foreign affairs, appeared to be desirous to bring about an end of the present tension between France and England. It is lielieved that the fresh negotiations relative to Egypt are impending, not as hitherto, on the basis of a condominium, but on an arrangement that ill place France in a more favorable position than she now occupies. The French Radicals Angry at Byrne’s Arrest. Paris, Feb. 28. —Radicals are angry at the arrest of Frank Byrne, at the instance of the British government. Intransigeant accuses the government of falsely cringing in order to meet English exigencies. An active investigation is being made into the circumstances of the arrest. It is expected that other arrests of persons supposed to be connected with the troubles in Ireland will be made. Byrne before the public prosecutor reiterated his replies at the prefecture of police and denied having anything to do with the assassination, and refused to answer further questions. He is kept a close prisoner, no visitors being allowed to see him. The ministers will finally decide the question of extradition. SPANISH ANARCHISTS. The Government Moving Against Them— Outrages Reported. Madrid, Feb. 28.—1n the Chamber of Deputies, Cardam submitted an interpellation in regard to the Socialistic troubles in Andalusia. Ho declared the society a “Black Hand” similar to the International. It aimed at collective instead ot individual rights of property. He exhorted the government to vigorously repress the organization. The Minister of the Interior replied that he had knowu for a year of the existence of the Black Hand.and placed the affair in the hands of the judicial authorities. The prefects in Andalusia were commanded to protect farmers. A band of masked and armed men, supposed to belong to the Black Hand, entered a farm at Puerto Serrano, Andalusia, murdered the men, outraged the women and destroyed everything. Several plantations in Audulusia were i>artially destroyed by similar bands. A secret society was found furnished with fresh orders from their chief.

GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. The Crown Prince’s Silver-Wedding Anniversary. Berlin, Feb. 28. —The silver-wedding festivities of the Crown Prince and Princess, which were postponed afc the time of the anniversary of tlie wedding on account of the death of Prince Charles, are taking place today. The streets are thronged with people, and busts of the Crown Prince and Princess are exhibited in various places. The city will be illuminated to-night. Emperor William paid a visit to tlie Duke arid Duchess of Edinburg to-day. Cable Notes. Tlie four persons arrested for sending bombs from Venice have been released, and tlie Austrian government informed. In tlie election for Parliament for Port Arlington, R. A. French Brewster. Conservative. received 70 votes, and Mayne, Nationalist, 57. It is understood that the Ottawa government has consented to subsidize a direct steamship line with Mexico, and $-30,000 will be placed in the estimate. The Duke ot Cambridge, presiding at a meeting of the British National- Rifle Association, said the association looked forward with pleasure to giving the American team a most hearty welcome at Wimbledon. Degeneracy of Kinds. Burlington Hawkey©. One of tbe points a farmer needs to watch very closely ns time passes by from year to year, is the tendency of most of the grains to deteriorate in quality and vitality where the same kind is planted for a series of years and on the same lands, without any change. There is scarce an experienced farmer in the land who will not fail to recall the fact that he has a number of times been compelled to abandon a favorite variety of wheat, which at the time of its introduction could almost invariably be depended upon for a heavy yield, but after a series of years bad so far degenerated in vitality as to become unsafe to rely upon and finally worthless. The same may be said of oats, potatoes and other kinds of farm products, us well as of corn in rnauy cases. it is well known to most observing farmers. that after a newly-introduced variety of grain has been in cultivation for a number of years in the same neighborhood, the characteristics with which it was so strongly marked at the start have been either greatly modified or lost altogether, and its further culture is attended with much risk. There have been new varieties of oats introduced into our midst from time to time,

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i which at the start had such marked peculiar- ; itiesof growth as to attract the attention of i all who saw them, and which, after being ! grown for several successive years, could scarcely be distinguished from the “comi mon”. oats of the neighborhood. Pretty i generally, if not universally, the new ] varieties of oats that come to us are received from tfie North, aud iiave a very stiff growth iof straw. Nearly every farmer who has j grown these Northern varieties knows that t as their cultivation is continued for several I successive years, the straw'gradually becomes I softer each year until there is hardly a per- < ceptible difference between them and the common oats of our section, while tfie heavy j yields obtained ut the start also diminish each year. We believe, as a rule, it would be well for farmers to obtain seed oats from a more northern clime as often as once in three years to reach the best results in oat culture. It will also be remembered that the peachblow potato of twenty-live years back had a characteristic vine by which one well acquainted with its habits would never fail to j recognize it, but which in later years has be- : come so much modified in type as to throw much doubt on its identity. Occasionally ■ we have a field planted with seed of this vaj riety from Michigan or Minnesota, when all j the former characteristics attending it were j fully recognizable. | To give point to our meaning on this seed I question, it will be suggested that it would he well to make frequent changes of seed of such varieties of field crops as produce their best type in the cooler temperature of higher latitudes, and always procure the new seed from where they attain to the greatest degree of excellence. Nearly every observing agriculturist lias often found in his fields of grain certain plants which had a more rampant growth than the average, on which were larger heads having more numerous kernels ami plumper in size. These, if gathered aud sown by themselves, would often develop into anew variety, and the features which first marked them become fixed. In this way several of the most prominent varieties of grains have been produced, oftentimes being the result of a “sport” in the realms of nature, and at other rimes simply the result of the inheritance of a greater “fund of life.” It would be well to watch such cases, and if the new growth possesses desirable characteristics to carefully isolate such grains from all others of their kind, and grow them separately for several years and ascertain if their peculiar type can become fixed, and their good qualities be transmitted from year to year; in which case anew variety will be originated. The Wickedest Town on Rartli. IW. Harvey Wood at Baptiat Ministers’ Meeting. When you ask me to speak about Leadville you give me a big text Briefly, my experience a3 a pastor was this: When 1 was invited to accept the pastorate in Leadville, I was informed by letters that there were 130 members in the church, and that the church building would seat 500 persons, and that a parsonage was ready for me, Tne facts were, as I found out when I got there, that the church seated 140 persons, that there were forty-nine church members, and that the parsonage had been sold and the church society was SOOO in debt. As to the standard of Christianity in Leadville, it is not exalted. Gambling is licensed and so is rum. Last year $06,000 was paid for rum licenses, and $lO a table in gambling hells. I did my level best to get some of my people to go into some of these gambling places, but they were afraid, for murder is an every-day affair. I went into many places, and I think Leadville is the wickedest town on earth. How the Gas Mater Work*. Detroit Free Press. Phe well-known devotion of the gas meter to the interests of the gas company is now explained The pressure nf the gas in unequal, and when it presses hard it sqtiee r es the gas through the meter and condenses that which is in the pipes in the house. When the pressure is less the gas in the house pipes runs back and into tfie mains. But the sagacious meter makes no note of this. That is not its business, it is the company’s business. It is trained to register only tlie gas which goes into the house, and which has to bo paid for. By attending strictly to this duty, it is uot of the slightest interest to the gas company whether the family burns the gas or not; whether or not its members go away for a summer vacation, the gas goes through and the meter reports it. The gas goes back, the meter is dead, dumb and blind —the same the next day and the next. When the owner of a house conies from a year’s travel abroad his gas bill is ready to welcome him. Care of Wagon Wheels. American Agriculturist. The severest strain in the cart or carriage comes upon the wheels. The felloes especially are exposed to alternate mud and drought, according to the prevailing weather. The paint soon wears off, and the wood absorbs the water from every mud puddle through which the vehicle is driven. In a dry time the wood shrinks and the tire gets loose. The remedy is anew setting of the tire, and a bill from the blacksmith. It is much cheaper to clean up the carriage occasionally. and give the wheels a dressing of linseed oil as hot as it can be put on. The wood will aDsorb a good deal ot the oil and will swell the rim so as to make the tire tight. It will prevent the rotting of the wood and make long-lived wheels. When the wheels have soaked up all the oil they will take put on a good coat of paint. The Irish Army in America. Now York Tribune. Draw this army up in line and look them over. What is their common boast? That they are assassins and friends of assassins. What can be the motive for this? They must know that they cannot arouse sympathy for Ireland in this country by representing that the cause of Irish liberty is the cause of assassination. They misrepresent Ireland when they do that, and should be denounced as earnestly by all patriotic Irishmen as they arc detested by all Americans. They make tne Irish question a reproach ami Irish patriotism a burlesque. “Ireland,” exclaims the inflated McSorley in the play, “has 350,000 men in arms.” “Then why don’t they whip England?” “Because the police won’t let ’em!” The Irish-Ameri-can patriots are the main contingent of McSorley’s army. Ze Commemorative Coin. Pittsburg Telegraph. Nioolini was in Pittsburg when he first saw the new five-cent piece. Eying it carefully, he remarked: “An’ zis is zo new Nickel-ini. I am ver’ much oblige zat ze Pittsburg people hey should make ze commemorative coin for me. But zat picture of my wife on ze odder Side, it is ver’ ver’ hor-ri-ble.” A Sigh of Relief, Conncrßvillo Times. The Indiana Legislature will adjourn sine die next Tuesday. Thank the Lori It is said that “a firm of farmers in Illinois that has made broom-corn a specialty for thirty years, proposes to abandon that crop and contract with sugar works to furnish the product of 1.000 acres of sorghum next fall. The price is reported at $3 per ton, seed panicles off, but leaves on, delivered at the mill.” In whitewashing the interior of a poultryhouse do not leave * spot, even as large as the head of a pin, untouched anywhere. Splash the whitewash liberally into.every nook and corner, crack and crevice. If tlie hennery has a floor of cement, stone, brick or boards whitewash that also.

FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. The Senate Will Insist on a Full and Free Conference on the Tariff. Mr, Randall Declined to Servo on tlie Conference Committee—Tlie River and Harbor Bill Discuissed. THE SENATE. A Full and Free Conference on the Tariff Bill to Be Inited On. Washington, Feb. 28.—Mr. Edmunds, from committee on Indict ary, reported adversely tlie House bill to provide for the restoration of citizenship to such citizens of the United States ns have become naturalized citizens of Great Britalu. Mr. Tabor offered a joint resolution providing for participation by the govern ineut in tlie National Mining and Industrial Exposition to be held in Denver. A message was received announcing the names of tlie conferees on the internal revenue and tariff bills. At Mr. Garland's request the message was read. Mr. Garland asaed to have read fronj the Congressional Record the resolution of the House ins!rooting its conferees “to consider fairly the constitutional objections to the internal revenue bill as amended by the Senate, and to bring tlie same, together with the. opinion of the House in regard thereto, before the committee on conference,” etc., and moved to reconsider the motion by which the Senate had agreed to the conference. Mr. Ingalls raised the point of order that it vw not in order vo read or refer to particular words or acts of the other House upon pending measures.

Mr. Garland said his motion to reconsider was made in good faith. He had voted for the conference yesterday in tlie belief that tlie Senate was in possession of all the House had done in this mutter, bat now it turned out from the official record that practically a fraud had been committed upon the Senate, and there could be no full and free conference under the conditions made by the action ot the House. His vote, and probably tlie votes of other senators upon the agreeing to a conference, wonld have been different if he had knowu of all the action of the House, and, if a motion to reconsider should prevail, he intended to take the position that the Senate could not confer under such conditions. Mr. Edmund’s moved to lay Mr. Garland's motion ou the table. Lost—ayes 24, nays 26. The President having finally ruled that it was not In order to read the action A the House from the record as Mr. Garland had proposed, Mr. Garland appealed from the decision. After the question had been delated for some time, Mr. Ingalls offered a resolution declaring it to be tlie opinion of the Senate that the conference should be full and free, aud instructing the Senate conferees, jf they found any limitation was placed by the House on tlie action of the committee, to retire and report that fact to the Senate for its consideration. Mr. Sherman at first objected to the resolution. but withdrew his objection later, aud the resolution was agreed to without division. Mr. Garland then withdrew his appeal, and the Senate resumed consideration of the bill to give increased pensions to one-armed and one-legged soldiers. The pending question was on the motion of Mr. Vest to strike out the words “or shall have suffered disability equal thereto.” Mr. Mitchell said when the bill passed the House the statement was made that it would Inv. lva an increase of expenditure of $1,500,000. but it has been ascertained that it would require $2,000,000 to carry out the provisions of the bill, Mr. Voorhees declared himself in favor of the bill, and called attention to some figures showing that in 1879 the number of soldiers who had suffered amputation was less than 15,000, and one-half of those were now dead and buried. The vital statistics on this subject were appalling. They allowed beyond question that tlie average diminution of liL- by tuose losing a leg or an arm was fifteen years. Mr. Vanwick said if the desire of the Senate was to defeat the hill, that was one thing; hut if there was any real intention that increased pci sions should lie given to those suffering from special disability there was no class more in need or deserving of such recognition than the class proposed to lie struck out by Mr Vest. Mr. Platt said it would he a great injustice to adopt Mr. Vest’s amendment. Mr. Harris said the majority of the committee or* r>Mt<;ions had reported in saver of postponing this hilt, amt in deference to that report he would move lndifinite postponement of tne bill. Mr. Saulsbury supported the motion. Mr. Van Wyck Haul when the Nation called these soldiers to its defense it pleaded its faith, that maimed and wounded, and widows and orphans should be cared for, aud that pledge should be held at least as sacred as a promise to pay the national dent, incurred In the same great struggle. Addressing some senators oti the other side of the chamber, he said if the Confederacy had triumphed they would never have allowed their wounded soldiers, or widows and orphans of their dead to suffer want. Mr. Logan opposed the motion to postpone the bill. Its postponement meant Its defeat. The men applying for an increase of pensions were cutitled to a fair hearing before the cenate of the United States, and if the pending bill was defective the proper thine to do was not to postpone it but to amend and pass it. Tne highest pensions granted or to be granted would uot compensate these soldiers for their sufferings, and the complaints sometimes heard about taxing people to pay pensions originated, not among the people at their homes, but with mem tiers of Congress. Mr. Vest said If the Confederacy h;nl triumphed he would have voted the last dollar aud the last acre of land, if necessary, to provide for Its soldiers, and the people’ of the United States, to whom the victory had been given, had the same duty Imposed upon them. Recognizing this, aud believing that the nation who would not reward its soldiers should be blotted from the iuap of Christendom, he, a citizen of the Uuited States, would vote for the largest public provision for the men who ou the battle-field preserved the Nation. He moved to strike on*this'‘equivalent disability,” because he believed it would open the way for illimitable frauds. Mr. Harris was not willing that his motion to indefinitely postpone this bill should be construed into evidence that he was opposed to reasonable and just pensions, During his six years lu tha Senate he had voted for every pension bill that bore an ordinary semblance of fairness, but us to this bill, taken up in tbe last. hours of a Congress, and in respect to which no one could tell whether it would takess,ooo,ooo or $10,000,000 or $100,000,000 from the treasury, he thought, it should be. indefinitely postponed, leu ving the claims of these classes whose pensions It proposed to increase to be passed upon at the next session of Congress, when the subject could be considered deliberately and with judgment. Mr. Butler was in favor of giving S4O a month to soldiers who had lost an arm or leg, but opposed to the “equivalent disability” clause. Mr. Sherman favored an increase of pensions to soldiers who have lost nil arm or leg in the service, and to those suffering equal disability from any actual wound received m the service, and he would vote for the “equivalent disability” provision, if It could be made certain in its operation. But he thought in the present form ir. was vague and liable to lead to abuses. The motion to postpone iudiiiuitely was lost—l 9to 34. Mr. Vest’s amendment striking out the “equivalent disability” clause was lost— yeas 20, nays iilr. Platt offered the substitute of which he ! gave notice some days since, and it was adopted —yeas 3 L, nays 8. Amendments providing for pensions to survivors of the Mexican and Indian wars were lost. Mr. Williams made a speech in favor of pensioning Mexican veterans, and incidentally expressed the opinion that the increase pension* bill would take $60,000,000 from tlio treasury th*- first year. The bill was reported, the Senate amendment made in committee of the whole concurred in and the bill as amended passed by the following vote: Yeas—Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Cockrell, Conger, Davis, of Illinois; Dawo*, Hale, Harrison, Hill, Hour, Ingalls, LapJiaui, Logun, McDnl, McMillan. Miller, of New York; Mitchell, Morrill, Plntt, Plumb, Rollins, Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman. Vestemd Voorheea Nays—Messrs. Barrow, Bayard. Beek, Call, Coke, Garland, George, Harris, Jone*. Maxey, Morgan, Pugh, Walker aud Williams—l 4. The bill as passed, is In the following language: “That from and after the passage of tins act all persons on the peusiou roll, and all persons hereufter grunted h pension who, while in ibe military or naval service of the Uuited blares aud inland duty, shall have lost one hand or one font, or boon totally or permanently disabled ns to render their incapacity to perform inMiiual labor equivalent to the loss of a hand or toot, shall receive a pension of $24 per month. That all persons now on the pension roll, aud all persons hereafter granted a pension, who in like manner shall have lost either au arm above the elbow or a leg above the knee, or shall have been otherwise so disabled as to be incapacitated for performing any manual labor, but not so much as to require regular personal aid and attendance, shall receive a pension of S3O per month.

Provided nothing contained in this act shall be construed to repeal section 4,699 of the Revised Statutes, i>r to change the rate of $lB ja*r month therein mentioned, to l.e'proportionately divided for any degree of disability established for which section 4,695 makes no provision. Mr. Allison reported the sundry civil bill, and said be. would call it up to-morrow alter the executive session. Adjourned.

THE HOUSE. Th© Itivor and Harbor Bill Occupies Attention Most of the Day. Washington, Feb- 28. —lmmediately after reading the journal, Mr. Randall rose and said: j “Mr. Speaker—ls I had followed my impulses i on the moment of the announcement of the conferees, on the cart, of the House, on the diff. r--1 cnees itetween the two bouses in reference to tlie tax and tariff legislation, I would have then and there demined service, but I preferred to act ;ifter reflection and deliberation, aud thus avoid a semblance of what might be thought hasty action. Seldom, if ever, during my service In this House, have I avoid* and duty or responsibility, but in inis instance I feel I can better serve the interests of my State by the relinquishment of the labor assigned to me. I leave behind me on the committee of conference u member representing my own State, and. in fact, my own city; one who has devoted a lifetime to tne subject in controversy. Whatever report may come as the. result, of this action of the House, when it is presented I shall be more at liberty to pursue such a course on its consideration as will euahle me to best promote the great industrial interests of the country as to rates, aud within proper j limitations. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I ask to be released from the service you were kind euough to ussign me to.” Mr. Anderson sarcastically suggested that Russell Errett be appointed to fill the vacancy. The Speaker—The gentleman will bo relieved, and the chair appoints Mr. Morrison of i Illinois. “I respectfully decline to serve,” said Morrison, rising. The Speaker—The chair will appoint to fill the vacancy, occasioned by declination, the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Tucker. “As tbe third appointee,” said Mr. Tucker, “I decline tft serve.” Tlie Speaker—The chair will take the matter under consideration. The House then went into committee of tbe whole on tbe state of the Nation, and after a brief coutest. in regard to tbe respective claims for precedence of the deficiency ami river and harbor bills, consideration of the latter was resumed. Before it was finally taken up Mr. Bpringer made the point of order that the tariff bill was first in order. The friends of that measure, it seems, had left it In the committee to die, but he thought its fcnshleratiou should be proceeded with. The chair, however, ruled otherwise, and the river and harbor bill was taken up. M. McLean spoke In support of the bill. Commenting on last year’s veto message. Mr. MoLean expressed his opinion that it was inexcusable in a high executive officer to speak in terms of disrespect of the legislature w hich he was advising. The impropriety became much more offensive when accompanied with a great display of ignorance. He had never known an executive to be so grossly misled and mistaken. Not only was great Injustice done to the legislature, but every little penny-a-liner had high authority for denouncing it. Ho cared not what the newspapers said about this bill; they had fallen into a louse style, and editors daily called each other liars and fthieves and vagabonds. But lie was not indifferent to what was said oil this floor, and ho would never permit a uian to denounce a vote of his as unworthy of respect without calling upon him to prove if. uod he thanked God be. could brand such a man if not a calumniator, as one ignorant of the facts. Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, chairman of the select committee on the improvement of the Mississippi river, quoted from the report of the committee and defended the bill. Mr. Robinson, of Massachusetts, thought tbe bill should be guarded so the commission could not expeud auother dollar for the repair or levees. Mr. Thomas, of Illinois, member of the select committee, asserts that the Mississippi commission had in no wise exceeded its authority, and placed himself on record here aud now in favor of the plan of the commission, and that, too, including levees. Eight members of the House, after floating down the Mississippi by night and in a fog. on a freight boat laden wi*h empty kerosene barrels, and agricultural Implements, rani© here, and In the face nr all the experience of the best scientists,and said; “You shall not use money for this or that purpose because, forsooth, we have been down the Mississippi river and know more about it than you or tlie commission.” The friends of the pooling companion of railroads propose to limit this great national work aud strangle it to death. Mr. Butterworth expressed his disbelief in the Idea that tho waters of the Mississippi could be confined by mud walls without a compromise with the muskrats or a truce with the moles. He had no hostility to tbe levee system, but he did not think there should be any large expenditure of money for the construction of levees until further experiments were made. He defended the general plan of appropriating for river and harbor Improvement, and asserted that the man from the West who voted against such appropriations would have so few votes at the next election it would uot nav him to count them. Let not New York, which itart sucked the oranges and now wanted to chew the pulp, forget that westward the star of empire took us course, and in the course of that empire necessary improvements would follow. Mr. Ellis spoke in favor of the levee system. Mr. White opnosed tlie passage of the river and harbor bill at this session. The bill was then read by paragraphs for amendments. Tlie amendments increasing the appropriation for the Charleston, 8. C., I.arbor were lost. At this poiut the committee rose informally, MU after the appointment by the Speaker or Mr. Speer, of Georgia, a* ooufereeon the tax bill to fill the vacancy occasioned by Mr. Randall's declination, resumed its session. On niotiou of Mr. Aldrich an Item was inserted appropriating $36,000 lor the improvement- of Calumet river. Mr. Davis, of Illinois, moved to increase the appropriation for the harbor of Chicago from $75,000 to *125,<*00. Lost. Mr. Van Voorhis offered a proviso covering Into the treasury all unexpended monies appropriated by former river and harbor bills. Liwr.. Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, offered an amendment appropriating $15,000 for the improvement of the St. Joseph, Mich., harbor, and the channel leading to Benton harbor. Lost. The committee then rose, and Mr Page said he would ask the House to sit the bill out to-night. Mr. Bingham, chairman of the committee on poHtofiioes and postroad, reported a bill to adjust the salaries of postmasters. Placed on me House calendar. Recess.

Evening Session. The Senate bill passed, appropriating SIOO,000 for tbe erectiou of a public building at Jefferson City, Mo. A bill passed for th© reappraisement of the steam transport Planter, captured by Roliert Smalls. The House theu resumed, in committee of the whole, consideration of the river and harbor bill. A motion to strike out appropriations for Cheesequaker creek, Mattawan creek and Elizabeth river was lost, but gave rise to a running debate which continued for half an hour, and as the House was in excellent humor, and applauded and luuglicd at tho speak©!s, encouraging them with cries of “wo ahead,” or disnourairiug them with advice to “Sit down,” or with shouts, there was much confusion in the chambers from 8:30 to 11 o’clock, aud but little progress was made in the bill, aud no amendments were adopted. But every small item proved a stumbling-block, for the. opponents of the bill took advantage of it to make a motion to strike out, followed by a demand for a quorum in each case. As there v.us barely a quorum present, much time was wasted in each instance, and consider ation was further delayed by the great disorder which characterized the deliberations of the committee. On motion of Mr. Morey, an amendment was adopted providing that no more than $40,000 of the amount appropriated for the improvement of the Ohio river shall be expended ou the Davis Island dam. At this point the committee found itself without a quorum and rose, and the House udjourned. Thomas Dors, the stowaway on tlie wrecked steamer Glam Morgan, kept, in duress by Gaprain C. Irving and First Officer Barrett, of the rescuing steamer Republic ou suspicion of implication in the phomix Park murders, has begun suit for $10,009 damages. Orders of arrest were grouted against the officers. The receivers of th- Philadelphia & Heading Railroad and Coal nod Iron companies yesterday formally surrendered to tho officers of the companies control of the property of those corporations. President ttoweu issued a circular announcing that the officers, agents and employee of the receiver wilt be retained. When Howard wrote, “I find a pity hangs npoti his breast,” the fellow had evidently a cold , and tuul not yot been informed that Dr. Bull’s] Cough Syrup was the only sale remedy.

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