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body and never is in recess or never adjourns, and that therefore the President cannot legally reappoint a nominee when a temporary adjournment is taken each summer. A CIVIL-SERVICE WAR. A Brisk Engagement Likely to Begin Soon After Adjournment of Congress. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington. July 8. —Tho prospects are fair for a pretty lively civil-service war soon alter the adjournment of Congress. The triangular fight now being waged by the Veterans' Rights Union against Commissioner Black, of the Pension Office. Register Ilosecrans, of the Treasury, and a branch of the Civil-service Commission, opens up the fight pretty briskly. If the President modifies the civil-service law, as it is announced tie will when he gets lime from his duties pertaining to Congress, the field will t>e much larger, and the war will naturally becomo more general. The soldiers claim that they have been unfairly treated throughout the entire administration of Mr. Cleveland, not by the chief executive, but by his subordinates, and that the civil service reform begun so well on March 4, 1885, has been wholly ignored by the numerous officials who have had much to do trith makipg changes in the various branohes of the government In other words, the veterans claim that while the President may bo all right in his regard for civil-service reform that he has permitted subordinate officials to disregard the reform in every particular. It developes that the soldiers' organization have kept a score of the removals made in the departments here and a tally of the appointments, and that they are enabled to submit a tabular statement affecting every soldiers’ widow aud soldiers’ orphan removed or appointed during the past sixteen or eighteen months. There will be numerous demands for investigation and clamors for removals, aud before the flections are over the country will undoubtedly be flooded with appeals to the country by the soldiers. It is not probable, from what one sees and hears, that the President will make any trouble for those who have violated the civil-service law, but. on the contrary, that he intends to broaden the possibilities to make further violations. RIGHTS OF CADETS. AU the Annapolis Graduates of 1883 Provided with Places. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, July 8 —Secretary Whitney has just issued an order which disposes of the last one of the cadet engineers who were graduated from the Naval Academy in 1882. and who were honorably discharged with one year’s pay by Secretary Chandler because no necessity for their service existed. One of the young meu so discharged brought action in the Court of Claims to recover the salary which he alleged was due him on the ground that the Secretary of the Navy had no right to dispense with his services. The court sustained the cadet’s claim, and the government appealed to the Supreme Court That body sustained the judgment of the court below and held that all of the cadet engineers thus dismissed wgre entitled to restoration to the navy. In consequence of this decision all but one were enrolled in the engineer corps, the on© exception being a young man named Higgins, from Maryland, who had accepted an appointment in the revenue marine service. It was undecided whether this voluntary action on his part deprived him of his right to re-enter the navy, and Isis case has been before the Secretary of the Navy and the Attorney-general for some mouths. The latter official recently rendered an opinion in favor of Higgins, and thS Secretary of the Navy has just issued an order directing him to report for duty at the department as a uaval engineer.

A SENATORS HIP FOR SALE. A Rare Harvest in Prospect for Members of tho Nevada Legislature. Cf icial to tho Indianapolis Journal. Washington, July B.— The indications are that the coming senatorial campaign in Nevada to fill the vacancy which will be made by the expiration of tho term of Senator Fair on the 4th of next March will be an exceedingly interesting one for members of the Nevada Legislature. Fair is now in California, and is attempting to set up tho pins to secure the election of a Democratic Legislature, and it is said that he has told his friends that he will spend £500,000, if necessary, to get back to the Senate. Ex Senator Stewart is also in the ring as Fair's opponent in his own party, and he. too, will be willing to spend a great deal of money to secure the seat which he covets. Tho man, however, who is to be the “boodle” dispenser on a large scale is Bonanza Mackey, who is very mnch opposed to Fair and will do anything within his means to defeat him. It is asserted positively that Mackey is willing to spend at least one million dollars to secure this seat., and with these three candidates in the field and the “boodle” that is behind them, it begins to look as though it would be more profitable to be a member Os the Nevada Legislature in 1887 than it was to be a New York alderman in 1884. IT DOES NOT PAY. Democrats Who Cannot Afford To Be Congressmen at the Present Day. Washington Special to Boston Advertiser. The number of Democratic Congressmen who announce that, with the close of this Congress, they intend to retire from the House, is remarkable. In some cases ill health is the alleged reason, but in more cases the statement is made broadly, “I cannot afford to remain in Congress.” This is the ground given by General Collins wby he will not accept a renomination. He says: “I never had to work so hard in my life, and at the same time there is nothing in pnblic life for me, aud I am seriously sacrificing my private business, and losing ground in my profession necessarily. I simply cannot afford to remain in Congress.” Martin Foran, of Ohio, has made the same statement Ho says be had worked up a practice worth £IO,OOO a year, and there is nothing in the toil and vexation of congressional life to compensate him for the sacrifice of $5,000 a year and the growing injury done to his practice. Mr. Foran could hardly be returned under the present districting of Ohio, but he made the announcement of his determination to retiro before any change was anticipated. General Bui Le Fevre, of Ohio, also announces his determination to retire from Congress on the same ground. He says: “I have to work like a day laborer and employ several clerks, and it is all I can do to make ends meet at the close of the year, and I cannot lay by a cent I have got to stop working for the country and other people and look out for rayst-lf." It is understood that General Lo Fevre will, after this Congress adjourns, accept a vice-presidency of the East Tennessee & Georgia railway system, at a salary of SIO,OOO a year, and reside permanently in New York. Two members from Texas, Messrs. Throckmorton and Miller, also say that they will retire from Congress. Mr. Miller gives the same reason that the three gentlemen named give, but Mr. Throckmorton says his health will not permit him to remain in Congress. Mitchell of Connecticut is announced as having determined to retire. He and General Collins are the only New England Congressmen who will do so voluntarily. Mitchell will not be missed mnch, but Collins will, and general regret is expressed among the Congressmen at the prospect of losing him. Two prominent Virginians declare that they will not stand for reelection. One of them—Mr. Barbour—is evidently angry at his people for electing Daniel to the Senate over him. and refuses to serve them longer after what he considers an act of gross ingratitude on their part. Barbour is a man of ability, and has given bis time and means freely to aid the party in Virginia. Mahone says that the Republican defeat and the election of the Democratic Legislature were due more to Mr. Barbour than to all other campaign influences combined. But Barbour is not an orator and Daniel is, and so Barbour was seat to the rear uad Daniel elected to the Senate, though it was

implicitly understood in the State that in case of victory and the defeat of Mahone, Barbouf was to have tho senatorship. The other Virginian who retires is John Randolph Tucker. There is a shrewd suspicion that Judge Tucker is not perfectly sincere in this announcement, but desires to anticipate a possible defeat. He is a rank free-trader, and the protection elemont, has been making rapid advances in Pis district. Abram S. Hewitt has recently expressed his disgust with Congress and his desire to quit it. He says the House is made up of a swarm of small politicians, who cannot rise to any great question of principle or statesmanship, and that men trying to accomplish great objects for the good of the country are harassed and defeated by them. He feels like giving up and letting the country go to the dogs. Mr. Springer, too. has intimated that he has had about enough of public life, and is tempted to yield to very flattering prospects for moneymaking in New Mexico. But Mr. Springer is probably mistaken if he thinks he will ever leave Congress voluntarily, though Congress could get along very comfortably without him. But one Republican has been heard of who declares he will never, under any circumstances, come back to Congress. That gentleman is Mr. Loutitt, of California. He is disgusted with public life and Washington, and the East and its climate. He says he will never be caught again outside of California and its glorious climate. McKenna, another Republican from California, expresses himself in a similar way, and says he will not seek a re-election and does not wish to return. Among the Democrats the idea seems to be general that the next House will be Republican. A leading man on that side said the other day: “I hope their majority will be so great as to be unwieldy and incapable of its present strict discipline. Then they will furnish us campaign material for 1888, and we shall have no responsibility.” TILDEN TIRES OF PEACE. A Story that the Sage Is Now Ready to Fight Cleveland. Washington Special. There is a little matter which has kept pretty well out of the newspapers, but which is worrying the politicians a great deal—and that is tho state of affairs between the administration and Mr. Tilden, relative to the resignation of Assistant Secretary Smith. Mr. Manning and Mr. Smith were both appointed with Mr. Tilden’a stroDge indorsement, and they were the least in accord with Mr. Cleveland’s civil-service notions of any of his official family. But they were entirely in accord with Mr. Tilden’s ideas. The Treasury was ably conducted, but there was no mugwump nonsense around about Eugene Higgins, owing to his facility in turning out Republicans aud putting in Democrats, became a great national issue. Mr. Cleveland worried about it but Mr. Manning held on to Higgins, and the Higgins method obtained in tho Treasury. Assistant Secretary Smith was a powerful coadjutor, and among these three the civil-service law was worked so that instead of one thing (general efficiency) being required of the Treasury clerk, two things were necessary—he must know his business and be a good Democrat besides. Assistant Secretary Fairchild, who is the legatee of the Seymour influence in New York politics, was no obstacle to this kind 6f thing, ana the Treasury was conducted exactly after Mr. Tilden’3 own heart. But the appointment of Collector Heddeu came —and that didn't suit Mr. Tilden. Then he didn’t think the President laid stress enough in his message upon Mr. Tilden’s ideas on coast defenses, and the Sage of Greystone is reported to have said: “They think they can get on without me. Well, let us see." Soon after this came Mr. John Bigelow’s strange conduct about the assistant treasurership—strange no longer when Uncle Sammy Tilden is remembered. Mr. Manning’s resignation followed, which, it is alleged, would have taken place even without the paralytic stroKe; then, virtually without a moment’s warning, Assistant Secretary Smith’s. 3lr. Smith’s reasons were unique, and still more unique in their application, ah he only found out the worthlessness of his office after a year's experience of it. So all these things put together, and some others, show that Mr. Tfldeii’a friends do not regard Mr. Cleveland with favor, and this is mighty bad for Mr. Cleveland. Besides. New York has a candidate in David B. Hill, who, in his Boston speech, came out flat-footed against Mr. Cleveland’s civil-service hobbies, and exactly in consonance with Mr. Tilden's. Around Democratic dinner-tables, in Democratic committee-rooms, among knots of Democratic Senators and Representatives, the talk is that Mr. Tilden means to physic Mr. Cleveland, so that he won’t be in running order when the saadling-bell rings in 18§a

MINOR MATTERS. Nominations Confirmed—Tlie Case of Postmaster Snively, of Canton, 111. Washington, July B.—The Senate has*confirmed the following nominations: M. D. Ball, of Virginia, United States attorney for Alaska; W. Hill, of Illinois, consul at Port Sarnia; J. Murray, of New Fork, consul at New Brunswick; A. F. Tay, of Illinois, consul at Stettin; D. It. Asbury, supervising inspector of steam vessels .for the Fourth district; J. J. Finch, collector of customs , Sandusky, O, Receivers of Public Moneys—P. O. Mallock, Menasha, Wis.; E. T. Pitt, Durango, Col. Registers of the Land Office—W. E. Copeland, Carson City, Nev.; R. McCloud, Durango. Col. Postmasters—Joshua Ernest, Sullivan, Ind.; Thos. H. Perrin, Alton, 111.; R. A. Perkins, CRnton, 111.; Jacob Wesner, Hicksville, O.; R. Staley, Crestline, O.; J. \V. Davis. New Richmond, O.: Oscar F. Blakely, Darlington. Wis.; Frederick A. Edwards. Webster, City, la.; John J. Auckeny, Minneapolis, Minn.; C. A. Gallagher, Cheboygan. Mich.; Louis P. Trempe, Sault Ste. Mane, Mich.; Consider A. Stacby, Tecum3eh, Mich.; Wm. Gilman, Chamberlain, D. TANARUS.; J. J. Shannon, Meridian, Miss. . The injunction of secrecy was removed from the report of the postoffice committee on certain charges of maladministration against Postmaster C. E. Snively, of Canton. 111. The committee find that the charges are untrue and malicious, and wore made solely for the purpose of securing Sniveiy’s removal. As the latter does not desire to retain the place, they recommend the confirmation of his successor, R. A. Perkins, only when the report vindicating Snively shall have been adopted and made public. Nominations—Leland Wright, of Missouri, register of the land office at Booneville, Mo.; Robert L. Upshaw, of Texas, agent for the Indians of the Tongue River agency, in Montana; Frank B. Clapton, postmaster at Pendleton, Ore. The Vetoed Pension Bills, Washington, July B.— Chairman Matson, of the invalid pensions committee, is determined to insist upon the reference of all the vetoed pension bills to that committee, and when the House meets to-morrow he will make a motion to refer each oase. The Democratic leaders are resolved to stay here all the summer, If necessary, as one of them pats it, before abandoning their position in the matter. The Republicans who have been most active in the effort to secure immediate action on the vetoed bills have proposed a compromise which will probably be accepted. Under its terms two hours will be allowed for debate upon such of the bills as may be selected, and at the expiration of that time a yea and nay vote will be taken, the resv.lt of which is t 6 be*regarded as final to all of the vetoes. Mr. McDonald and the Cabinet. Washington Special. Mr. McDonald said to j T our correspondent: “I have never been asked to consider a proposition to enter the Cabinet, either as Attorney-general or in any other capacity. I have no ambition to be Attorney-general. Ido not want the position. I have no idea that Garland intends to resign, and if he should ask my opinion I would advise him not to resign." * A Gorgeous Invitation. Washington, July B.— The California congressional delegation, headed by Senator Stanford. waited on the President to-day, and presented an invitation for him to attend tbe G. A. R. encampment at San Francisco next month. The invitation is encased in a handsome blue beveled box, and the text is engraved on a solid gold plate four by six inches, and about as thick as a double eagle. The invitation is accompanied

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by a solid cold G. A. R. badge, which is to be worn by the President in case he attends the encampment. The whole is inclosed in a box made of sandal wood, and is sent by the “citizens of San Francisco.” The President expressed his high appreciation of the invitation, b caid he did not think he would be able to attena. Needed Reforms in the House. Washington, July B.—The committee on accounts of the House of Representatives, as a result of its investigations into the conduct of the offices of the Door-keeper, Clerk and Sergeant-at-arms of the House, has decided to recommend a consolidation of the two House document-rooms, under one head. Its report will also call attention to the fact that employes have been borne on the rolls without rendering service, and the members of the committee believe that no recommendation will be necessary to secure a reform in this respect The report wili recommend that the changes go into effect at the beginning of the noxt session. The Kidd-Steele Contest. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, July B.—To-day the House committee on elections postponed final action on the Kidd-Steele contested election, from Indiana, till the second Monday in December next It is understood that this finally disposes of the case, as it has no foundation in law or fact. Major Steele will go to his home at Marion within a short time, and may not return during this session. Miscellaneous Notes. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington. July B.—The resignation of United States District Attorney John E. Lamb is expected to arrive here at any time. The name of hi3 successor is not known. Senator Voorhees, if he knows, refuses to disclose it Dr. Fleming, of Shelbyville, is here with his wife. They are on their way to Boston and New York, aud will sail from Baltimore on Monday next, going by sea. Senator Voorhees arrived here this morning, and occupied his seat in the Senate to day. Civil-service Commissioner Edgerton has returned from Newark. N. J., where he went to investigate certain matters in there. A postoffice has been established at Nortonburg, Bartholomew county, and Ephraim B. Norton appointed postmaster. On the star mail route from Mitchel to Jasper, the postmaster at West Baden will be permitted to receive a mail from Orleans, provided it be carried in a locked pouch by a sworn carrier, without expense to the government. The Senate committee on commerce to-day reported adversely on the nomination of Herbert F. Beecher, to be collector of customs at Port Townsend, W. T. Senator Sewell to-day introduced a bill directing the Secretary of War to have published additional volumes of the “War of the Rebellion,” sufficient to supply all posts of the Grand Army of the Republic not now receiving them, and to distribute, as they are published, from time to time, one set to each post, under the same restrictions and regulations as now govern the distribution of the work. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The third tragedy within two weeks occurred at the Parker House, in Latrobe, Pa. Wednesday night. During a quarrel, a well-known character named Palmer was shot and instantly killed by a person in the crowd. No arrests. The thirteenth National Conference of Charities and Correction will be held in St. Paul from July 15 to 21. luvitations have been extended to the Governors of all the States and Territories to bo present, and numbers have accepted. Ex-Alderman Waite, of New York, has been committed to the House of Detention as a witness against the indicted “boodle” aldermen, at his own request. He stated as his reason that he has been followed about by persons who seek information from him and bother him. He spent Wednesday night at tk j House of Detention. At Belleville, Out, last evening, an old pensioner named Penland, having quarreled witn a family named Mack, who occupied part of the same house in which he lived, shot Mrs. Mack through the chest, fatally wounding her; fired three shots at Mr. Mack, none of which took effect, and then committed suicide by shooting himself throueh the heart. The village of Waterford, in Racine county, Wisconsin, is terribly stricken with typhoid fever. Fifty people are down with the disease. Four deaths have occurred this far. One family of eleven persons and another of nine are ail in their beds. Great excitement exists in the village, and tho State Board of Health will be asked to investigate the cause of the disease. A nest of six boilers at No. 3 colliery of the Delaware 6c Hudson company, at Plymouth, Pa , exploded yesterday with great violence. The boiler-house was blown to atoms and many buildings in the neighborhood were badly damaged by tho flying debris. Edward Scott, fireman, was fatally scalded, and Michael Gilligan, engineer, was seriously injured. The cause of the explosion is a mystery. The loss will reach several thousand dollars. John Kelly, the driver, and Robert Limberg, a pipeman of chemical engine No. 10, are at tho Alexian Brothers' Hospital, Chicago, suffering from injuries which may prove fatal. In running to a fire the engine was precipitated down an embankment. The two men were caught under the machine, and the chemical fluid in the tank was scattered all over them. Besides being burned by tbe liquid, each had a number of bones broken, and Kelly's skull was fractured.

esc of Natural Gas at Pittsburg, Pittsburg, July B.—The use of natural gas in the manufactories of this city has done away with the consumption of 189,800 bushels of coal a day. In 250 working days, which is considered a year by manufacturers, the whole amount of coal displaced would run up to 47,450,000 bushels. Calculating 100 bushels to be an average day’s output for a coal miner, it would take 1,600 coal miners to dig this coal, but altogether the use of natural gas has thrown about 5,000 men out of work in this region. It required the use of G 33 railroad cars to transport the black diamonds. Each of these, thirty feet in length, would make a string 18,990 feet or a distance of more than three miles long. Ha Tried to Get Married, but Failed. Pittsburg, July S.—W. T. Worley, a sewingmachine agent at No. 4 Seventh street, was to have been married to a young woman living iu this city yesterday, but forgot to take out his license. A large number of guests were present, many being from Philadelphia. At the appointed time the discovery was made that no license had been secured, and Worley hurrisdly went to the register’s office, but found it closed. Nothing could be done but postpone the ceremony, as well as tbe feast To-day Worley called to secure the coveted license, but as he could not exhibit a decree of divorce from his first wife, he could not set tbe license and the marriage was again postponed. The Way to Make Them Solid. Pittsburg Chronicle. It is stated charges have been filed with the President, by members of the Grand Army of the Republic, against Generals Black and Kosecrans, the latter for making and the former for aiding in appointments contrary to civil-service laws. If the Grand Army men desired to strengthen the officials named in the affections of the Democratic party, no better method could have been chosen for doing it The Glorious Climate. Philadelphia Record. The days have come wheu the Florida newspapers omit tbe publicatioa of temperature statistics. Anew way to salt butter is to wash out tbe butter iu the chum after the most approved style, and after all the buttermilk has been washed our, throw three or four handfuls of salt into tbe churn and work it in simply by revolving the churn. Then lay the butter away for the salt to set, put it where it will not become hard, say a temperature of seventy-five degrees, ami after tvro.or three hours, work the butter over gently to get all the dissolved salt or brine out that will come, aad then pack or print. Pickling eucurabers will often do well when planted the first week in July, but wheu planted so late a spot should be chosen not subject to early autumn frosts, for they will bear tbe bulk of their crop in isepteaiber. Lover the seed deeply or it will not come up.

THE UNDAUNTED GLADSTONE Though Beaten at the Polls, He Will Continue to Fight for Home Rule. The Figures on the Popular Vote—The Tories Have Already Elected as Many Members as they Had in the Late Parliament. * THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS. Gladstone, Though Beaten, Will Not Abandon the Home-Rule Fight. London, July B.—Returns received up to 6 o’clock this evening show a total Conservative and Unionist vote of 942,437, and a Gladstonian vote of 887,728. Os the sixty-two London seats, only eleven have been secured by Gladstonians. The government newspapers admit that the voice of the majority of the masses is the same as that of the classes. Tho totals at this hour (midnight) are: Conservatives and Unionists, 302; Gladstonians. 195. The Conservatives, in order to obtain a working majority independent of the Liberal-Unionists, mnst carry eighty two of the remaining 173 seats, and it is considered improbable that they will succeed in doing so. The Gladstonians rely upon the collapse of the Conservative-Unionist coalition when Lord Salisbury takes office, and they are certain that the Conservatives cannot dominate the House of Commons unless the Unionists co-operate with them. It is reported in government circles that Mr. Gladstone is undaunted, and is determined to wage a ceaseless battle in Parliament. Political leaders of every party anticipate a period of unprecedented parliamentary conflict. The-following parliamentary candidates have been returned unopposed: J. G. Biggar. Parnellite, for West Cavan; J. O’Connor, Parnellite, South Kerry; E. Shiel, Parnellite, South Meath; L. P. Hayden, Parnellite. South Leitrim. Sir John Lubbock, Unionist, has been elected from London University. His Gladstonian opponent, Mr. Harrison, polled 516 of the total vote —1,830. The district has 2,400 electors, and Sir John Lubbock, in the last election, had no opposition. Among the other candidates returned to-day are: Justin McCarthy, Parnellite, North Longford; l;unes Tuite, Parnellite, North Westmeath; Sir J. P. Corry, Tory, middle Armagh, by 4,160 against 2,522 for Mr. Garner, Parnellite; Arthur O'Connor, Parnellite, East Donegal, by a reduced majority in a diminished vote; John J. Clancey, Parnellite, North Dublin; P. J. O’Brien, Parnellite, North Tipperary, unopposed; RG Hon. David Blankett, Conservative, Dublin University; J.F. O’Brien, Parnellite, south division of Mayo. Messrs. Johnson and Counoil, the Parnellites who undertook to contest the two seats belonging to Dublin University, and which went, at the last election, to the present incumbents without opposition, received but 57 and 56 votes, respectively, against 1,871 and 1,867 polled by the winners out of a total registry of 4,127. After the result of the voting had been announced and the usual speeches been made, the students jeered Messrs. Council and Johnson, aud sang “God Save the Queen,” all standing. Several Nationalists refusing to uucover, their hats were knocked off. The Gladstonians have gained Cupar-Angus, Fifeshire, and Dumfries, from the Unionists. The Tories have gained Southeast Suffolk, South Lanarkshire and North Camberwell from the Liberals. The net Unionist gain is 29, and the net Tory gain. 30. The number of Tories already elected equals the entire number of that party in the last Parliament. Sir R. A. Cross, Conservative, has been re-elected in the Newton division of Lancashire. The Tories have gained the Straford division of Lancashire. Lord Hartiugton and Mr. Chamberlain addressed a meeting at Rossendale this evening, and were loudly cheered. Mr. Chamberlain, iu his speech, said that he believed the National League were foreign enemies of England; they were foreign forces sometimes working through Parnell's instructions. If Englishmen accepted the policy of these men [cries of “No”] they should be consistent and give them all they wanted; they must truckle to them to satisfy the traitors. The concession of an Irish Parliament would not remove obstructions, but would cause constant friction and panics, and compel au increase of the army and navy. Wesleyan ministers throughout the country are siguing an address expressing sympathy with Mr. Gladstone, and tho hope that be will be spared to give such self-government to Ireland as will satisfy the claims of justice and hasten the reign of Deace and good will. In Stirling, fl. Campbell-Bannerman, Gladstoneian, Secretary for War, received 2,440 votes, and his opponent, Mr. Pander, Unionist., 1,471. The Tory candidate has been re-elected in North Antrim.

THE SILVER QUESTION. British Chambers of Commerce Resolve that Remonetization Is Desirable. New York, July B. —The Sun’s special London dispatch says: “An important meeting of the British and colonial chambers of commerce was held to-day, at which there was an animated discussion of the silver question and its bearings upon tho commerce of India, Australia and Great Britain. Mr. Henry II Gibbs, ex-governor of the Bank of England, opened the proceedings by a strong speech, showing the world wide importance of restoring the monetary value of silver. Sir Robert M. Fowler, M. P., the London banker and ex-Lord Mayor, opposed the idea in a speech which was very feeble in comparison with that of Mr. Gibbs, and was followed by two Indian members. Both of these contended that the effect of the depreciation of silver must be finally the ruin of the wheat and cotton industries of America, and the development of India as the chief wheat and cotton exporter of the world. They therefore protested against England’s aiding America to restore the value of silver at the expense nf the interests of India. Mr. Paul F. Tidman, an East India merchant, argued that England had other interests beside those of India which stood sorely in need of the restoration of silver, and trusted that Mr. Gibbs’s ideas would be adopted by the meeting. Mr. Crump, of the London Times, denounced the agitation of the silver question as the work of the silver miners of Nevada and their allies, the Washington ring. Mr. Moreton Frewton pulverized Mr. Crump in a strong speech in behalf of the farmers in the West and the planters iu the south of America, and a resolution wai passed, by a vote of 28 to 15, amid great excitement, declaring that the remonetization of silver would relieve the depression under which trade is now staggering. The meeting is regarded as highly important, and its influence upon the coming silver demonstration in Lancashire must necessarily be very strong.” _ PRINCES IN DISTRESS. How the News of Expulsion from France Was Received at Eu. Paris DispatctPin Loudon Times. On Tuesday, while the Freycinet bill was being discussed in the Senate, the mansion at Eu was the scene of touching demonstrations, which will remain inscribed on the memory of all who witnessed them. Illusion is the last thing to leave men, the one which clings to them up to the last breath; aud at'Eu sincere but erroneous reports had led to a hope, and almost an expectation, that the bill would not pass even the Chamber. * * * By a kind of final resist-

ance to the sad reality, tbo usual style of cere* monions dinner was unchanced. The servants were in full livery, the rooms were brilliantly lighted, the dinner service kept for ereat occasions was used, the ladies were in full dress, and each gentleman had in his buttonhole the flower sent him by the brave and affable hostess. The telegrams were read aloud. Remarks were made upon them. Then there was a pause. The Due d'Aumale and General Charette, who had been present at the dinner, spoke of their recollections of Canada, with which both were well acquainted, and a lively conversation followed among the guests. The door was opened. A telegram was brought in. Article 1 had been passed by a majority of fifteen votes. The telegram added, however, that a secret ballot was to be demanded on the whole bill, and that there was a firm hope of the majority being reversed. This fallacious hope was caught at, and all sat and waited. The Comto de Paris, who had left the room, presently re-entered with the final telegram in his hand. He was somewhat pale, and had just left the apartments to which the Comtesse had retired. Without uttering a word, he sat down beside the Due d’Aumale. Pour of the princes were seated; the guests had instinctively risen. The young Due 4’Orleans, who, on seeing his father had also turned pale, remained standing a little in front. The Comte de Paris, who had meanwhile partially overcome his emotion, then turned to the company and said: “The secret ballot has had its usual effect. It is all over. The whole bill has been adopted by a majority of thirty-four. We start the day after to-morrow.” A profound silence prevailed for a long quarter of an bom*. All remained standing. The stifled 6obs of the ladies could be heard, and the slow respiration of the men showed tho effort with which they suppressed an outburst of grief. The silence was first broken by the Due d’Aumale, who, in his clear voice, touched, however, with melancholy, said: “Gentlemen, oub history has known maDy crimes; it has recorded many lachetes, but never any to be compared with the one just committed.” The Comte de Paris, turning to him, said: “Uncle, I thank you extremely for having come to me in this time of hard and unjust trial.” “You know very well,” rejoined the Due d'Aumale, placing his hand affectionately on his nephew’s shoulder, “that, whatever people may say, I shall always be near you and with you.” A fresh silence followed these serious and impressive words. M. Lambert de Sainte Croix, breaking the silence, exclaimed: “Only think that those who have passed this law will be able to sleep this night.” “In any case,” remarked General Charette, in whom the feeling of the soldier and the Vendeean was aroused, ‘T have faith in Providence, and I await with perfect confidence the hour of the awakening.” At this moment the Comtesßo de Paris entered. It could be seen that sbe, too, had wept, bnt she had speedily regained courage, and her voice had become firm and clear. “Well,” she said, “it is all over; let us resume our wandering life. When will it please God at last to put an end to it?” Then, turning to her son, who was still standing,, she said, stooping toward him, “Come, retire to rest. Try and keep up your strength, and learn to face misfortune.” Gon. Charette presently re-entered to fetch a book which he had forgotten on the table. The Duo d’Aumale rose and, advancing toward him, said: “General I have not always shared all your ideas, nor do I still share them all; but let me have the pleasure of shaking hands with a brave soldier and an honest man.” The General, deeply moved, offored his hand and retired. FOREIGN MISCELLANY. Diplomatic Circles Growing Uneasy Over the Eastern Situation. London, July B. —Lord Rosebery, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, is preparing a note to Russia. In' an Interview with Baron de Staal, the Russian embassador. to day, Lord Rosebery expressed surprise at Russia’s action in closing the port of Batoum. In diplomatic ciroles it is said that the powers will act together in the matter, Great Britain taking the initiative. Two regiments of the Russian Imperial Guard have arrived at Kirch inef, the capital of Bessarabia. There is considerable uneasiness in official circles here over the situation iu the East.

Jamaica Swept by a Tornado. Baltimore, July B.—Captain Ackerly, of the British steamship Kenilworth, which arrived hero to-day from Port Antonio, Jamaica, reports that on June 27 the island was swept by a tornado which created havoc with the property of the natives, and caused a loss estimated at $500,000. Tho low lands were inundated, and great fields of banana trees were devastated. Asj far as couia be learned, no lives were lost. Cable Notes. Father Surtis has been appointed Bishop of Wilmington. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached again at noon yesterday, in Dr. Parker’s City Temple, London. The edifice was crowded. Papal Ablegate O’Brien sailed from Liverpool yesterday, on the steamer Polynesian, for Montreal. In addition to the hat for Cardinal Tascherau, he carried the palliums for two Canadian archbishops. The King of Cambodia’s brother, Swotha, who bad been the instigator of many rebellions during tbe past twenty years, has been captured and shot. Another brother of the King has been beheaded. Tho cholera returns for yesterday are: Brindisi, 130 new cases and 40 deaths; Fontana, 49 new cases and 19 deaths; Latain, 45 cases and 21 deaths; San Vito, 27 cases and 4 deaths; Venice, 10 cases and 2 deaths, and several cases in the provinces of Bologna and Vicense. At Constantinople, yesterday, fifty persons were invited to the grand banquet given by the Sultan to Admiral Franklin and the officers of the steamer Kearsarge, besides Minister Cox and his wife, and twenty petty officers and a number of sailors. Nassau Pasha, Minister of War, presided. Panama canal shares are depressed, and have declined to 418 francs. The committee of the French Chamber of Deputies on the Panama canal lottery loan has decided to postpone the of its report, and it is probable that the Chamber will not vote on the question until the next session. “STORMY" JORDAN. A Specimen lowa Saloon-Keeper—On© Sinner with a Conscience. OtumwaGa.) Letter. Perhaps no saloon-keeper in the State is more widely known than “Stormy” Jordan and probably none of them have sought less to disguise their hatred for the Ilawkeye prohibition law or violated it more openly. But “Stormy” has reached the end of his rope at last, and is now in the Wapello county jail, sentenced to undergo imprisonment for 300 days for putting that into his neighbors' mouths which, it has been stated, takes away their braina. But Jordan, although a law-vio-lator and generally tough character, with yards upon yards of profanity ready to unroll on the slightest provocation, and with sueh a violent temper that his Christian name of Kinsley has been corrupted into “Stormy,” has, nevertheless, some traits which, to a certain extent, redeemed his shortcomings. Excessive frankness was one of them. So highly developed was this faculty that soon after opening his saloon, some fifteen years or more ago, in a basement beneath the Union Depot here, he created a sensation by placing a sign over the stairway leading to his bar which was a startling novelty. Surrounded with grinning devils, twisting serpents and grinning skeletons, and ending in a huge baud pointing downward, were the following words: ; Road to Hell |3P* j The thirsty mortal who dared to run the gauntlet after being confronted with such a warning, and found himself beforo the huge mirrer backing “Stormy’s’’ bar, would find further cause for curdling up his blood by readiug such notices here and there as tho following: ; Nose paint sold here! As if this was not sufficiently startling, something like tbe following would boldly obtrude itself upon the view, just as one had raised a glass to his lips: ; Warranted to rot your stomach iu ! ; five years, if you will stick to it. I In other ways than this “Stormy” sought to impress on the bibulously inclined that tho

Apostle Paul was way off when he mode the assertion to the effect that a little something wart good for tbe stomach’s sake. Sometimes a young blood, on a hurrah with a crowd, would enter Jordan’s saloon and sing oat: “Old man, give us the best you’ve got in the house.” Without changing a muscle of his face, “Stormy’ would quietly size up the number in the crowd, range an equal number of glasses filled with water on the bar, and .then, as if to relieve his feelings, would break out with a series of emphatic dashes, thus: “There, you! If you are really men, that’s the best drink for you in this shop, but il you’re beasts, I can give you something that will make you a sight beastlier if you’ll try it long enough!” In those days it was recorded to “StormyV credit that no minor had ever been permitted to drink over his bar with his permission: and woe betide tho barkeeper who, in his absence, broke tbe iron-clad rule, for it not only cost him his situation, but brought down on his unlucky head a sulphurous stream of profanity that he would never forget. When a lad or a party of them entered while “Stormy” was presiding behind the countter, he or they would sometimes be attacked with such savage language that it took but a moment to convince them that the outside air was far healthier; at other times “Stormy l would talk as gently, yet firmly, of the evils of strong drink as if he was lecturing his own children. Nor could a man already intoxicated hope to sink still further into the gutter through the medium of “Stormy's” bar. It is also a matter of common report that “Stormy” put aside a certain portion of his earnings for the relief of the families of drunken men, and that he frequently contributed for weeks to the entire support of such uniortu 1, nates. Yet, with all his contempt for the business in which he was engaged, he presented the samd strange contradiction of brooking no restraint in it; and when lowa concluded *hat the saloon must go, none of the whisky men went to greater lengths in denouncing the “fanatics,” as the Prohibitionists were termed, and nono have violated the law more openly. A? a consequence “Stormy” has at last found himself in the situation described at the beginning cf this dispatch. Many stories have been told of Jordan’s past, mostly founded jtx surmises. The one most current was to the effect that he belonged to a wealthy family in New York and began life with every prospect of a bright career. Eventually, however, he gave way to an acquired appetite for liquor, sunk very low and then drifted West, finally landing in Ottumwa when it was the toughest town between Burlington and Omaha, and engaging in the business which he has labelled “the road tt hell.” ' Steamship News. Southampton, July B. Arrived: Werra, from New York for Bremen. London, July B.—Arrived: Assyrian Monaroh, from New York. Queenstown, July B.—Arrived: Italy, from New York. A Pleasing Proposition. Philadelphia Press. If Congress will just agree to remain in session until it melts and runs through the craoks in the floor all will be forgiven. Locked Up by Request. Noah Moore, of color, walked into tbe stationhouse last night and inquired for the turnkey. “What do you want?" said Mr. Clarko. “Well you see," said Noah, “it's jes’ dis way. I wuks to' Chandler & Taylor, and my wife she 1 * no ’count, nohow. Las’ night, when I went home, hungry and tired, de fust thing I see waa her a-layin’ on de flo\ afunk, and no fire in de stove, and no suppef. Well, my temper jes’ ris’ right away, and when I went to gittin’ supper, an’ she got up and staggered, and gimme some o’ her sass, I couldn’t stan’ it, nohow. I jes’ tuk and smacked her m de mouf. I’s heah to answer fo’ it.” At his own request he was locked op. Benefit of tho Kindergartens. A festival for the benefit es the South-side free kindergartens was given last night at tho residence of Alexander Jameson, at the corner of Vermont and Meridian streets. A large crowd was present Musical selections were rendered vocally by Mrs. Levering, Mrs. Bailey and a chorus of children, and instrumentally by Mr. Timmins, flute; Mrs. Alexander and Miss McKenzie, piano, and the Italian band. Refreshments were served, and altogether an evening profitable to tbe kin* dergartens and pleasant to those in attendance was spent. Partial Grand Jury Report. The grand jury made a partial report yesterday, the indictments returned being against; Joseph E. Smith and Mary O’Neal, charged with petit larceny, and Lizzie Marshall, who chj Christopher Frazier in the back; A1 Heckrott, who cut Jacob Baker, and Hannibal Gibson, who murderously assaulted Charles Bailey. The three are to be tried for assault and battery with intent to murder. John W. Morris was indicted for bigamy. Unlike other cathartics, Dr. Pierce's “Pellets” do not render the bowels costive after opef* ation, but, on tho contrary, establish a permanently healthy action. Being entirely vegetable, no particular car© is required while using them. By druggists.

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