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TWO EXAMPLES. 1itM Hanna' Rapture and Delight A Gsrtii Array of Hia Clotb, 811k Gerd: and Bnui Buttons From the Gulden Gate.

Special to the Beatfael. Vf Af-nr;TON, Vr.y 9. an enthusiastic lerer ha developed in the mind of Eayless Haans, regarding tiro Feniaa minion. Reading and thought upon the subject has Inspired him with hieb bopes, and he would exchange it for no otter appointment. -n A merit a Minister whs pre ceded Mr. Bann bad an Interesting experience, tri the rapturous reception by that people caused ! tola heart to awell with pride "for hia own. his native Und." A vast number of natives, with susic and banners and tha enthusiasm ol a political torch-light procession, was awaiting his arrival on the seashore when the ship came in. Throush the waste and over the mountains he was borne like rojally In a sedan chair to the -capital. This gained, the gates opened as ii on hinges of gold, revealing a t pectacle of festivity, evidenced by flags flying, drums beatinjr, troops marching, a ruler and court in wailing, and the clareof barbaric joy everywhere. The delighted Minister lot t no time in cabling home that the honor due a king on bis birthday had been awarded a representative American, and more excmaite gladness has relooni been known. A few -days later a bill was made oat for $8 030 by the Persian authorities and seat to this Government to meet the expense cf this rare and radiant oc-4-aslon. It was paid, bur with instructions that this sort of thing mut not be repeated. Sir. Banna Is learning his lesson and will take a turn through the gun Uctoiies of New England beicre leaving lor his post of duty. All that improved fire-arms aud song and tho miscellaneous accomplishments that meet grow out of close relations with the Republic that the American Minister under the present administration can do for that people Mr. Hanna v.-ill provide. Tom Byan. in the inde Pacific, astride a S9al heading for the Aurora I'.ore allis, is not Lappier than the gentleman from the Wabash country on the eve of his departure for the Fast tiie land of the camel, the xnlld-ejed gazelle, the Chearaian beauty and Persian rues. Ee will meet proflered hospitalities with a club. " There are many of those State Militia fellows who came on to do the pomp and circumstances of war at the inaugurai!oa here. Yet, when they arrived, nature was locked in the icy eraorace oi bitter winter, and cow the leaves are out, the birds are einging, the lawn-mower is at work string, full of promise, is well advanced. John P. Irih, of all the orators I ever t'card, is one of the most eloquent once ot Iowa, jow of the Pacific Slope has told fjom every stump In Indiana that it a Democrat was elected he would come to TVsfcbington, if he had to walk. Kot long ago, under very peculiar circumstances, he became a member ot the fan F:ancieco Guards, with tbe rack of Colonel. lie was a little bit, no doubtonly a little bit ambitious fcr a military title. , It sounds nice oat West as well as down South, la politics especially. The San Francisco Guards voted to witness the inauguration of a Democratic President in a body, in uniform, on horseback and In lice. John P. Irish, a .Colonel was in for It: to falter would bare been trtason to his adopted city. He purchased a uniform, a miracle of spienoor. and a more gorgeous array of blue doth, silk eorJ age and Lrasi buttons, never signalized a warrior' grandeur. Had be come from the Atlantic, he might have been mistaken for a sun-burst, where Pb-rus scatters golden glories from the balconies of the orient to an awakened world. 1 don't know yon, ejaculated a Treasury girl, enraptured to unconsciousness, but you are certainly the biggest General on earth. Early and before the pomp of bis presenca was fully understood, Colonel IiUh moved re?plendently aloeg the street to the house of an old friend. Kinging, the doer opened and he was bid to enter by a servant. Two children, frightened to tears, tcampered to tae parent' chamber. "Pa, pa, sobbed a little four-ytar old girl, "something wants to see you." "Who is it dear? Don't be afraid. Papa won't let anything hurt his darling." "I don't know, bnt 1 think It la God." "So itaint," was the correction of a brother, elder and wiser by three years, "it's only a man that wants to kill somebody." But on the day of the inauguration the achievements of Colonel Irish were less brilliant. While the procestlon was moving the steed assigned to him, heard a bell and stopped atood still as If in obedience to an executive prerogative. No application of steel spurs, or rawhide, could arge the undutilul beast forward, until he heard two bells. The mistake bad bean made of giving the otlicer a street car horse. An exchange was promptly made with a lees conspicuous man. but even this was equally unfartanate. Passing certain business places on the thoroughfare, despite his rider, the animal would execute a half curve, and backlog up to the sidewalk, stand to be unloaded. This animal for long years tad been trained to the dray: and so Dan Lamott, who views everything with a critic's eye, got to suspicion that Col oriel Irthh. of California, who, reared npon a farm, htd brosen roany a colt, was " Younz-Man-Afraid oMUs Horte" In dis5uie. " n what a slender thread Hangs such immortal things." He I still sbont W illard's, having laid aside his electrical locomotive, headlight, raiment, and dreu-ed in a civilised snit like the one worn by Red Cloud, growing daily, it is surmlsel, in administrative favor, bein? of the nam her of thoe that for twenty years have fed on huks and elm bars, while the other fellows were fattening on cleaned oats, he enjovs each decaoitation Infinitely. But is every character of splendor power'ess to efiect our President? Jf tnis array of harness, title and imposing rosecr from the Golden Gate applies In vain, what is a plain, blunt man from the corxCelaa of Indiana to expect.' JUDGE NIB LACK AND FRIENDS. TTbat the Judge a of Cleveland Other Iteiua. Special to the Sentinel. Wahiixgtox, May 8 As a member of Congress years ago, Judge Niblack was yery active in founding a certain charitable institntiCD, and became a permanent trustee of the National Deaf and Dam.b Asylum. I x& tb.'s eminent Hoosier resting at Willard's last evening, after having attended a meeting of the board, where) he was brought In elosa reiauons with and had a tine Opportunity for studying the President. My talk with the Jcd?e was brief and lall of constant interruptions, for he seemed acquainted with everybody, and Introduced me to do end of eminent people from down 8auth, up North, oat West and back East. "I see that yon are falling into the fashion of wearing a tench of gray in your whiskers," was his rood-natured observation that reminded Morrison, of Illinois, of man's mortality. Then Henry Watterson took him a3ide, leased against a ratlin? and talked earnestly and with both hands. Then he ave a moment to Governor Curtis aud then another moment to General Rosecrans. Judge N'ibTack could live a tcjy life in the lobby at YTMard'a, Laving been long and conspicuous in Consres. I aaxJ. " What it your privat cpinicn cf Presides, t Cleveland?"' He answered, "1 bar no prirate opinion. I im delighted

with him. Deliehted that we have a Dsmo- 1

oratio President to whom, the country can look with, confidence, lie is moving as fas; in the matter of appointments as wisdom will allow. There are disappointments, to be sure, bat the Democratic party will ultimately come to approve Stir. Cleveland's administration. There are many Democrats just at this time who unfortunately do not comprehend the immoral influence of a bad appointment " Colonel Matson told me last night that, haying canvassed the matter.exbaastively, he tu B&tised that the Indiana delegation would stand by Stoil for Public Printer. "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, in the law or Constitution of the Republic to prevent any citizen from being a candidate for the United States Senate. If yon desire the place you have a perfect right to nuke the race, which is to the swift and tbe strong." This was reported to ma as the language of Hon. 1). W. Voorhees to Judge David S. uoodin. who now feels that he has permission to ass for the o trice. S:ate Senator Faulkner, who for seven years has been associated with Mr. Voorhees, tells me that the Pension Department is moving much more prominently than at any period within his experience. He is as happy as Henry Watterson, having this week already secured the claims of tea applicants, something, he says, phenomenal in the history of tbe serf ice. Jadge Hoi man contemplates leaving; the city for bis home in Indiana on the afterneon of Saturday next 3EYFS OF NATIONAL IN'IEREST. Preatdentlal fost mantcra Appointed Jndgment A galnttt the Government United State Consul on Saturday's liattle. Etc. VTaihsgton, May 11. Charles M.Shelley, of Alabama, has been appointed Fourth Auditor cf the Treasury, vice Charles Ecardsley, resigned. He qualified to-day and will asscme charge cf the office to-mor row rucming. Henry B. James, Chieftof tbe Castoaii Divisi n of Hie Treasury Department, has reMtred, to take effect the 1st of June. Tbe President to-day appointed the following named Presidential Postmasters: Maurice Litcb, Maboney City, Pa., vice J. S. Brecker. cornmusion expired ; John Slack, i'.ristcl, TenD., vice William Malllnex, commission expired; Mary H. Edwards, Cleveland, Tenr., vice William S. Taylor, commission expired; Mrs. A. G. Hastings, Port Gibsön, Miss., vice Thomas Richards m.commission expired; J. 8. Mead, Hazelhurst, Mits., vice George E. Matthews, commlsaioa expired; Harvev C. Moore, Broadhead, Wis, vico Peter W. lleebe, susoended for csuse. The c;inse for Postmaster Peebe's suspensi'ja was that he was found negligent and care less in his accounts. The money due the Government hsd not been kept separately, as it should hare been done, and not re stored on demand of inspectors. He also failed to make reports to tbe department when re quired, and it was found necessity to inspect his office five times within a yet'. In the Court of Claims to-day a demurrer in tbe case of the Moline Water-power Com pany of Illinois ajaiost the unite! btates was sustained. Jodztnent for 1-0 ZUZ was rendered in favor of 11. W. Jackson, receiver of the Third National Bank of, Chicago. Secretary Whitney left Washington for Cleveland, O., this evening to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, Mr. rtathaa Pavo. a son of Senator Payne. United Stales Consul James W. Taylor, at Wintlpec, Manitoba, ha telegraphed the Secretary of State relative to the tight oa Saturday between Riel and Middleton. He savs General Middleton reconnoitred the petition of Kiel's force at Battouche Saturday with a loss of one killed and seven woaBded. The guns of the two batteries would have been captured by a desperate sally of the insurgents except for the execution of a Gatling gun served by tbe azents of the Canadian manufacturers. Tbe infantry was not engaged and the Canadian fores was strongly n reu c ted Saturday night against surprise. The battle was bezun by sharp firing on the steamer Northcote, which passed down etrtam three miles quite disabled. Kiel's position is very strong, bnt his stock ot ammunition is) said to be small. The issue of standard silver dollars for the imnts during the week ended May ! was L'f .",,?!! i. The issue during the correspondperiod of last year was .'!Jö,!97. The business of courts in the District of Columbia has been brought to a standstill. The appropriations for the payment of jurors and witnesses is exhausted. Admiral Jouett has informed the Navy Department that he has cone to Carthageua, wrich place is still besieged. The total value of the exports of domestic breadatnrTs during the tour months ended April 30 were 4.".07s 2. Daring the tea rrorths ended April ."0 exports were $!3J,t!)3:;is. The reprt tentative! of tbe executive departments of the Government at tbe New Orleans Exposition held a meeting in this city to-day, and adopted appropriate sympathetic resolutions concerning the death of S. L. Lyford, the President of the Board. The President to day signed the CDmmiaaiocs of William B. McConnell, of Fargo, Dakota Territory, to be Associate Justice of tbe Supreme Court of Dakota, and K. P. Swineferd, cf Michigan, to be Governor ot Alsska. Mr. 8. S. Cox to-day learned that the delegation of his constituents who parposs celling npon the President to rennest that bis appointment as Minister to Turkey be revoked, will not arrive here until Wednesday. The question of his final acceptance of the mtcsion will not be determined nnti I after the Interview of the delegation with the President. Mr. Cox, however, intimates that be still expects to go to Constantinople abont the end of the present month. The National republican will say tomorrow that it is reported that the President has offered tbe office ot Register of the Treasury to General W. S. Kosencrans of Calafortia. The Bloomlngton Express Robber. Bloomi5gto, Ind., May 11 All the work of the detf ctires has resulted in apparently fixing the guilt of the recent robbery of the express safe and the murderous assault on the messenger and bagzagemaster on William Wright, whose parents reside resr Harrodsburg, but a short distance from the scene of the robbery. Wright was a short time ago in tbe regular army, and was also a cowboy in Texas. He left his home in this county .on the day of toe roWbery. and answers 1 tbe description of the robber in every partic ular. A photc graph cf Wright, taken two years ago, was sent to New Albany, asd Peter Webber, the baggage master, feels confident that he is the man. A dispatch has been received from Terre Haute announcing the arrest of Wright at that place. The City Marjbal of Bloomin gt in started after him immediately. He will arrive here to-day, and Webber will be here on the noon train to see if he can identify him. If he Is pronounced guilty the probabilities are that be will be lynched. At Charlotte, N. C, a bouse occupied by Lfzzi Elunt aud Minnie Bell, women of illrepu'e, was blown up by dynamite .Sunday tight.

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TI1E KIEL EE BELLI OX. BIncb Depend on General Mlddlatoa Winning a Victory Over tbe XfalfHreoda. St. Pacl Minn., May 11. In an interview with an Associated Press reporter last night, John McLane, of Bismarck, Dak., net returned from Winnipeg, where he hai b?ea delivering horses, teams and supplies to the Canadian Government, taid: 4,The government has advices that men from Chicago, New York and Boston are with Riel, and that a master mind, not Kiel's, is directing the movements of the half breeds. Old timers regard General Middleton's succees at Battouche as absolutely necessary to prevent tbe Indians from uprising en mae. ßapplles are abort, and abont all come from this side of tbe line. North Dakota is near being drained of horses, oats, etc. It is believed there ere abont 1.500 balf-breeds in the field. Six thousand Indians are ready to take the war path, and but 4 CCO troops to oppose them." General Crooks, one of the heroes of Minnesota Indian wars, and Jndge of the military commission that condemned 300 Sioux to death, thirty eight of whom were hanged at Alankata shortly arter the massacre there, was interviewed by an Associated Press reporter this evening as to the outlook for a peceral Indian npritDg in tbe Northwest Territories, because of his familiarity with tb6 Indian character. He Fays Middleton must achieve a decisive victory, or all the Indians will have on war paint in a week. Should the half-breeds achieve a signal victory over .Middleton, the result could be but most disastrous He said the best plan of attack, from this distance of observation, would be to weaken the works by shot, scatter the breeds by 6heli from the front and a flank, have Irvine fall in npon tbe rear with his 300 mounted police force, throw the enemy into disorder, mass them if possible, then rake them with Gallings, rid as, and shot and shell until disordered, then storm their works. This would doubtless cost many good lives, as tbe enemy are nervy aud tioe shots, being trained hunters, but the end ta be attained Is so desirable and necessary that the troops must be sacrificed, otherwise toe whole country would be swept by savages, who are liable to go on the war i-ata on the principle of throwing their lives away, in which case they would spare no women or children. He added that, whatever grievances the half breeds may have, when they incite mercilers savages they are entitled to no sympathy from Christian civilization. A FIDE THAT SCARES CHICAGO, And Destroys Acres of fine Ln ruber An Aggregate of 45,000,000 Feet llurned Valued at 700,000. Chicago, May 8. .Shortly after noon today a spark from a passing locomotive set Cre to the heart of the great pine lumber yard district which lies along both sides of the south branch of the Chicago River, and near the southwestern city limits. Bordering upon this district Is a wooden-built portion of the city known as Bridgeport, and tbe Union Stock Yards, wuh its acres of weeden buildings and pens filled wit a cattle and sheep. A fieice wind was blowing frjn the wfit aDd tbe riamea spread with great rapidity. The entire fire department was called out and began fighting the flames, bat the twenty or thirty streams of wa er which could be thrown npon them had little or no effect as far as staying their progress was concerned. The dry pine boards and sbiDgles were piled to great heights, with only narrow lanes between being left for wrgens to pass through. The narrow interstices between the piles furnished unusual facilities tor the progress of the flames, while they broke the usefulness of the streams ol water and prevented it from penetrating to the blazing pine in the center cf the piles. The news of tbe fire soread rapidly to tbe business center of the city and created much alarm lest the lire suould assume proportions approaching those of the great conflagration of 1871, which came from tbe same direction. Great brands were carried forward by the wind, setting lire to new piles, and several fire steamers and the men manning tfcen had narrow escapes from destruction. Starting npon tbe west aide of the river, the fames ate up all the lumber between Toirty fifth and Thirty-eighth streets, an area of aoout 4t'0 by 2,000 feet. It set fire to a canal boat nuored at tbe dock, and it floated across tbe river, which is 180 feet wide at this point, and set fire to tbe lumber on the esst bank, which covered about an equal ares, and this, with one or two planing mills, w.is consumed. Brands were carried eastward and set fire to several email frame homes occupied by employes in the lumber district. The lire department, however, made a stand at this point and succeeded in preventing the spresd of the flames into tbe residence district. The tight continued tbroughont tbe afternoon, and it was nearly 7 o'clock before tbe conflagration was brought under control, having practicably burned itself out to tbe limits ef the immediate district in which it beean. A heavy rain during most of the afternoon was of material assistance. Toe sgregate of lumber destroyed was 4 .CO0,OjO feet, valued at ?700 000. Tbe individual losers and insurances are as follows: Chicago Lumber Compaay, l.' :.- COO.OOOfeet of lumber, valued at $100.000; insurance, $300,000. Bigelow Bros., 10 000,000 feet of lumber, valued at $175.000; insurance, $12ö,0t 0. Adams, Hastings & Co , 5.000.0X feet of lumber, valued at 8.3,000; insurance, $0O.0CO. J. W. Hinckley, planing mill, loss Si'G.OCO: insurance, 12.000. Five cottsees. aggregate less about $ 10,000; insurance about 15,000. THE TKUXK MYSTERY. Body ef the Tictlm Exhumed and Folly Identified Tbe Man Who Checked the Trunk Identified and Arrested. Pittsbck-, May 7. Ihe body of the man shipped from Chicago to this city in a trunk last week was exhnmed to-day and positively identified by Francesco Coruso as the remains of his brother Phillipo. Francesco Is of the opinion that Phillipo was murdered by a countryman named Auguatena Gilardo, who was preparing to go to Italy. Gilardo knew that Phillipo had money and frequently importuned him for a sufficient amount to pay bis past age over. The murdered man was latt seen in company witn Gil&rio, and Russo and Francesco think he was chloroformed and then strangled by band. Defective Bonfield, of Chicago, left for New York this afternoon to bead off G ilardo and Coruso went back so Chicago to secure the arrest of the accomplices there. New Yoek, May 7. Police Inspector Byrnes on Tuesday received a dispatch from Chief Doyle, of Chicago, stating that tbe Italian, Agiostino Jurado, who is charged with the murder of the man found in the trunk at Pittsburg, had oome to New York. A detcription of Jurado was given, and Detective Sergeants Perazzo and Tessaro found him hidden at 145 Wooster atreet the same night The prisoner was taken to police headquarters, where be gave his ai;e ai tweo-ty-four, and said he was a peddler. Chief Doyle was communicated With, and Detect ive Bciiteld, accompanied by the cagage-

master who checked tbe trunk frem Chicago to Pittsburg, stated at once or New York. This afternoon the baegagemaster unhesitatingly picked Jurado but as the man who had brought the trnak to the station. The prisoner refused to make any statement, but willingly agreed to return to Chicago with Detective Bonfield. They start early Friday morning. t Chicago, May 7. To-night the pilscebere are confident they have tolved tbe mystery surrounding the death of Phillipo Cams?, on evidence furnibed by a little girl. Five important amts were niaSe this evening'Ihe inspects are Italiausof the lowest clas, acd none of them can speak a word of English. Three of them are residents whsre the murdered man was seen a week ago last Thursday. Cami Rito and Como Rito are husband and brother respectively to the woman who has baen arrested in New York. The man Jnrado, whose arrest is reported from New York, and who apparently follovtdibe truuk nad its ghas ly contents to Pit'sbnrg. thence continuing his journay east, is regarded by the police here as bein? he j or. d a donbt present at the dsath of Canuo, if, indee, not the instigator.

33 KS. LAI Mi THE WIFE OF MR, FISH. Why the Fart of Marriage Wm Kept Secret Known to Her family. Clevet.asd. May 9. .V dispatch to the Plaindealer, from Kandtuky, aaya tb&t Frank A. Layman, the editor of the Evening Journal, of this city, rave a statement concerning the account of the death of Mrs. Sallie Reber Laing, which originated in Cleveland and was thence telegraphed to papers tbioughout the country. Mr. Layman says: 'Regarding the manner and cause or Mrs. L&ing's death I am prepared to denounce the published statement as false In great part, if not in whole. Tbe article in question contains much truth, but more that is in inaccurate. The account is strictly true until it touches upon her life subsequent to the death of her first husband, Mr. Lalng. At that polut the inaccuracies bettln. Sooie months alter that event Mr. Jarnos D. Fish, at that time known as a millionaire banker, began payiag l tr his addresses, which ended in May, ISil, about the lime he became involved in bis haancial ditii cullies. In a private marriage, which, in order to escape the notoriety that would ensue, (be stip ilaud should be kept secret until tnch time as he was free again. These troubles, which at first appeared temporary, became mote harrasinz as tint went by, and she still insisted upon her origiu i! stipulation and did to the end of her death, which wests Midden and unexpected to her friends as it was to . tcif-elf. The issue of this raarriaze witi Mr. Kii-h was a daughter bora on February 21. ml arlt-idf. N. J and which is now vrHU friends oi Mr. Kith under his care and direction. The mother had almost entirely recovered from the tilect of child birth, rrten sne was attacked with an old stomach trouble that was chronic iu her ease, and yielding to a morbid appetite lor certain articles of diet that had been expressly iorbidden her, she ate inordinately atid died in a lew hcuis. on the nUbt of Mirch 10. Her mr cisge to I. Fuh has ben known .o her family since last summer, but for the reasons stated already wnich were satisfac'ory alike to her and to them, it whs never made public, and has not been published since her death, because ol the aiWndaiit circumstances, and ot her express request to that effect. In justice to Mr. Pish, I would aid that he lias been anxious from the hrst to re reu 1 tbe marriage and to be absolved by the family from secrecy. This permission will be gtvea today-" FOBGERY FOR KINDNESS. A J peer Case Which Will Send a Pension Agent To Prison. New Havex, May 10. One of the strangest of criminal cases is that of Frank Prescott, the pension agent of this city, who is now undergoing imprisonment in the county jail for one year. It has wacsplred that he has, through motives cf kindness, committed a crime which will send him to Wetherf.fcld State Prison for at least five years. Ue has always beeu a freehearted, popular mtn, and several years ago he opened an cfiice on Church street, in this city, in which he carried cn a pension and government claim business. In 1882 he procured a pension for Timothy Campbell, a soldier who had been wounded in the service. When the pension oecame due Campbell was serving a terrain the county jail for drunkenness His poor family were on the verge of starvation. Prescott, moved by Mrs. Campbell' appeals for ready money, and not having it by him so that he could advance it, is said to have forged Campbell's name to tbe pension check, which was at once csshed by a raloon-keeper. Th s relieved Mrs. -Campbell's necessities. In some way, however, the Pension Department learned of the facts, and yesterday a United States detective visited Prescott at tbe jail, where he is serving a term of one year for abstracting $11 from tbe envelope of a pensioner living in Woodbrtdge. The detective told Prescott it wouli be better for him to make a clean breast of the matter, and Pretcott accordingly made his depesiiion. stating the circumstances. The detective laid, after his interview, that, w Lite he bad other cases of forgery against Prescott, the Campbell case would be the only one preesed. Prescott s wife is inaoe and broken Lesrttd with grief over his condition, and there is hardly any one was knows blm who does not express regret a 3d sympathy at his misfortune. He is believed by many to be insane himself, and to have been impressed with a mission to relieve the iiecessitif s of the nnfortonate beyond bis ability to do so. He was formerly a wellknown and prosperous druggist. FRAUDS ALLEGED In the Recent Election in the Thirty, fourth District of Illinois. SrRiNGriELP, 111., May s. A private mes esge from Virginia, HI., sajs that all arrangements had been made to canvass the Cis County vote today, but that State Senator Khinehart (Democrat) has arrived there, and that after he had consulted with tbe County Clerk, it has been given out that the canvass will be postponed for ssven days in order to ascertain if there were any irregularities, and that all the clerks in the District have coneented to the p?stponemeut. Senator Khinehart had -a consultation with a number of- Democratic members of the Legislature before leaving ßprlngfield. Berater Merrit visited three towns in tbe Thirty-fourth Legislative District, yesferday, to investigate the charges of alleced fraud which had been made, and returned at noorj to day. He eays that hdlscovered in oie place Pennsylvania Tovship that the polls were not opened Urrü p. m. Whr tbe Republicans rushed la and obtained 70 majority at Athens, he claims to have discovered that 25 Illegal votes were cast. Another question which he raises is that of the ticket ured, which simply read: "For Representative of tbe General Assembly. V. A Weaver." The point he makes is that "Thirty-fourth District" should have been on it; a meeting will beheld this afternoon for the purpose of considering the advisability of contesting the seat. CniCAGo,.May 8. The Inter-Ocean's Virginia (111.) special says that m an interview with its correspondent, to-da, A. A. Leepert, Democrat, was defeated in the Thirty-fourth District by J. H. haw. Republican ; that he (Leepert) believed the election a fair cue, and he would not canteit for SLaw's seat.

GEXERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Tho Government's Polles Regarding; tbe Soodau Hamilton's Attack of Gladtoo' Policy. Loxdox, May 11. Lord Hartington said that the Government had resolved to make Wady Haifa the mcsi advanced position as a permanent defence of Egypt. The British troops would be withdrawn as soon as the Nile rises. It is expected that the rising will cccur at about the the end of May. The withdrawal of the troops Involved the abandonment of the engagement to advance to Khartoum. This statement was received with cheers from the Government benches. Efforts will be made, said the War Secretary, to establish an administration in the province of Dongola, and to complete tbe Nile Railway as a commercial enterprise. General Lord Woleeley, Lord Hartington said, bad advieed the Government to retire to Aihaun from the Soudan. General Wolseley attached great importance to sending armed toata to E;ypt to be used in patrol in? tbe Nile The Government has no inen'Jon, t'r.e t peaker aid, of eacnattng Soakun nn'M some arrangement can be effected for hold ing it sgainst the hostile Arabs, either by Ki glacd or some other civilized Power. At present 8uakim, he said, could not be be d without fighting. Osman Digna, El Mabdi's Chief Lieutenant, for many months past has been besieging the place, and ha frequently declared himself determined upon driving the garrison into tbe Red Sea. Therefore, the holding ot Saakim was a military and not a political question. In regard to the projected ru'lwsy from cuakini to Berber, Lord Hartington said he was unable to etate what was the deficite intention of the Govern rr ent now, but he thought he woild soon le able to make a statement of their in rentier. Mr. Henry Chaplin, C3nssmtive member for Mid-Lincolnshire, asked how much money the Government had spent on the Khartoum expedition, aud if the turn was greater or lets lhan the $22 500.0C0 mentioned in tha $.", tCO.CtO as the sura requested for the Soudan ecccunt. Mr. Gladstone replied to this interrogatory at d stated that the Government bad already spent a gTeat deal of money in the Soudan, but was unable at present to say whether any portion of the J22.500.000 wonld be saved. Mr. Gladstone then moved for a sec ondiesdirgof the Consolidatsd Fond bill (the $55,COO,000 credit) He urged his maticn in a tpeech, in which he declared that he was ur able to undarst&vd the difference which exist d on this subject between the Oppcsition and the Government. He nrged the Heute to a tod every unnecessary issue jnst now, as it wonld bs the duty of the Hour e to pass judgment on the conduct of th Covernment. No sooner bad Mr. Gladstone quit speak-it-g than the Conservatives opened upon htm BPd his government th'i bitterest attack within their power to make. This was led by George Francis Hamilton, member from Middles ex. Lord Hamilton is being etrongly pushed forward by the Tories as a leader in the Commons. He was Under ecretry of State for India from 1 ST 1 to 1878, and spoke with ec me degree of authority. He secured the ccca&ion for making his attack by moving consideration cf the amendment given notice of by Sir Stafford Northcote, the present Conservative leader in the Commons, on Friday last. This amendment is on tbe Eecohd leeolng of the Consolidated Fand bill for a fresh vote of censure against the Government, and concludes in the following words: The Boute bavins shown tbeir readiness to rota supplies, rclute tbeir atsi-nt until informed of toe protnl policy and purports for which the money io be granted is to be applied. Lord Hamilton, in moving consideration of this amendment, said: "The Itigbt Honorable, the Marquis of Hartington, secretary of War, has just made the moat extraordinary statement which ever fell from a Ministerin this House. After announcing tbeir intention of taking Khartoum, the Government have announced to-night ths abandoning of the Soudan, after having murdered tix or seven thousand men. Yet the Government expect this House to as quiesce silently in their policy. The greatest danger to tbe countries is the incapacity of tbe men in office. (Conservative cheer;) The Government have surrendered every one of the questions between them and Russia. The Prime llinister has altogether abandoned the Attitude by which the Government obtained the vote of credit. The great objection I have to the Premier's policy is that from the very day he assumed office until now, he has shown a readiness to sacrifice anybody and anything to save himself. (Ciite of "hear," "hear") Mr. Chamberlain, President of the Board of Trade, taunted Lord George Hamilton with Inconsistency inaskirgfor information from a Government that could not be relied upon. Mr Chamberlain eaid that the House would be enable adequately to judge the conduct of the Government until all tue papers in the case were prt tented. He contended that the object of S:r Peter Lumsden's m'suon had to a ere&t extent been achieved. He was glad to find Lord Hamilton advocating the pisiticn that faith should not be placed in Russia, and that the cniy course was to go to wer. When the ceneral elections came, the Government would rewind the opposition ef their policy, and' it would then be seen whether the country was tired of peace. It is reported that the Government, in order to clcse a bargain with the Paraellites fcr their suppcit on the vote of credit tomorrow, has premised to increass the gruit for registration expeiues in Ireland, The Kins ana Oaeen of Italy. London, May 11. A dispatch from Naples to the Standard says that King Humbert and jeeen Margberits were rapturously received ht Naples. Ihey drove through the streets in an oDfn carriage, unattended by any guerd either of the soldiers or poMce, and tbe carriag was surrounded by crowds of pe-dple, alt cheering enthusiastically for their Majesties. At night the.-new water-works were marvelccsly illuminated with electric lights, producing a brilliant and unique spectacle. In every respect tbe royal visit was a splendid success. Trial of the Alleged Dynamiters. Lo.ndo.v, May 11. The trial of James G. Cunningham and Harry Burton on the charge of treason, felony.for alleged compile ity in the dynamite outrage! at Westminster Hall and Tower of London, was begun this morning in tbe Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey.. The trial takes place before 8ir Benry Hawkins, of the Qneen's Bench Division of the High Court of Judicature. Very little public interest is manifested in the trial. A panel of 100 jurymen was summoüf d from which to st cure a jury for 'he trial. The defense were allowed thirty-five challenges but only fifteen men were objected to before a jury was obtained. After the juty had been sworn Attorney General James opened tbe case for the prosecution. He stated that he expected to prove that Cunclcgbamwas guilty of causing the explosion at the Tower of London, and that Barton was tbe author of tbe outrage at the Victoria Railroad station. As soon as the Attorney General had concluded his address the takirg of the tettimcny was begun. The court

rcom was thronged with people whi followed the proceedings closely. Many policemen were on duty in and around the court room. The trial has been adjourned until tomorrow. Tha evidence submitted to-day was only a repetition of the testimony at tbe preliminary trial. Judge Hawkins granted permission to Metsra. Little and Richards to interview the prisoner, and tbey proceeded to Newgats I'm on to do to. The Governor of the prison refused to allow Me&srw. Little and Richards to hold a conference with the alleged dyna miters, unless the wardens were present during the interview. The counsel protested npon such a proceeding and refused to hold an Interview with their client, but the Governor still adhered to his determination. The counsel, finding their protests were in vain, retired, but will complain to the Court to-morrow of the action of the Governor. ' THE AFGHAN CESTI0X. Various Statements Kegardlsg- the Afghan Imbroglio Ttie Muscovite Ahead.

Loxpox, May 1L The Conservative papers generally do not wish to vote adverse to the Government on the war credit, but consider that the Government ought to give the opposition more information as to the present stated affahs. All the telegrams from India deny tha repert d resignation of Lord Dafferin. The military party in Russia continue to spread reports to the discredit of England. The latest is that the Eusa'ans captured at PeDjdeh some of Sir Peter Lumsden's dispatches proving that be encouraged the Afghans to invite a collision with the Rcssian. Copies of these documents were sent to tbe English Cabinet, and that, therefore, Lumsden was recalled. St. Petersburg advices through Vienna report lhat quantities oi- gunpowder and dynamite are being stored at several coaiin? stations. Work continues cn the Cronstidt fleet. Odessa telegrams etate that the troops which passed there, just mobilized from the reeerves. were a horde of unkempt peasant youths, ignorant of the cse of rifles which tome of them were hardly able to cary. Hur gaiian papers report that Peter, son of the late Prince Karsgeorgeuriz has i;one f St Petersburg to endeavor to obtain Kassian support, should he iisue a manifesto verting hie right to the throne of Servis. He also hopes that his father-in-law, the Priuce cf Montenegro, will eupport his claim by force cf arms. The Vienna newspapers are agreed that the Prince, as a possible tool cf Rcsiia, must be closely watched. A Belgrade official pacer denies his hereditary rigut to the title of "KlPg. A railway plant which had been collected for a Russian line from the Caucasus to the Llsck tea has been diverted to the construction cf a strategic line from Vlodekorcaz to Petrcffski, on the Caspian Sea. It is reported tat a permanent ga:rison ot .5,000 men is to be stationed at Sebastapol. Mr. Gladstone announced that he was at out to present to tbe House some moet Important papers in regard to the foreign policy of England in her relation with Afghanistan, lie Gladstone then stated that in arrangement had been etlected between Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary, the Eari of Kemberly, Secretary for India, Baron De Staat, Russian Minister to Englaad, aud M. Lta&ar, the special Russian agent in London. In repsrd to tbe Afghan frontier the arrangeiuent was satisfactory to her Majesty's Government, and Earl Dufferin, Viceroy of Iridis. He hoped the arrangement would be made tbe subject of a convention with Russia. A dispatch from Simla says immediately upon the return of tbe Ameer to Cabul he hsued orders that British officers should be a'lowed to inspect the forts at Herat. The Ameer has received detail plans for the defenses of Herat from the Indian Government. . A dispatch from Calcutta to the Standard states that orders were issued yesterday to stop the purchase of transport animals and tee further dispatch cf stores and war material t J Qoette. It is stated at Varna that Fehmi Pacha's recall is due to the influence of the Turkish Minister at Constantinople, who believed the recall would have a good effect on the settlement cf the Afghan difficulty. A dispatch from Teheran says the Ameer of Bokhara urges the Shah cf Persia to release AyoubKbsn. An official statement from Earl DatTerin approving Mr. Gladstone's policy would do much to reassure the public at Calcutta, but the Viceroy remains silent. According to a report in circulation iu Simla, the Ameer boned himself to insist npon a frontier parsing through three points, the names ot which the Government refuses to disclose. Penjdeh, however, is not one of the places. The Ameer desires the Joint Boundary Commission to examine the Oxus Valley also. Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary, in the Home of Lords this afternoon, replying to an interrogatory put by the Marquis of Salisbury, tbe Conservative' leader, said tbe Government were unable at present to make any statement about their intentions respecting the Soudan. In regard to the Afghan boundary question. Lord Granville said a conference upon the subject had been held between himself and the Earl of Kimbarly, Secretary of India, and Baron De Staat, Kassian Minister at London, which resulted in an agreement perfectly satisfactory to England, Russia aad tbe Karl of Dufferin. RUSSIA AND INDIA. The Rituaton from an Indian Point of View Comparison of Resources. Lorcpox, May 10. A special to the St. Louis Republican has the following in regard to affairs in Asia: "Ihe official correspondence between the Government and the Governor General will, when printed, exhibit nothing in the slightest degree indicating anything but the most cordial relations, but when hatf a dozen women related to the families of members of the Government permit themselves to disclose ministerial and departmental matters in Loadon drawing-rooms with the ntmost freedom, I see no good in denying that Lord DuSerin'a relations with Mr. Gladstone's administration are understood in this department to have been strained during the past live days; and that there is a party both here and in India who are of the opinion that the right course for India t alopt is to force on a war and beat Russia at her own game It is all stuff to sftv India submits to British rule because British rnle is enlighted. India submits because England has the whip hand, and it must ever oe so as long as the government of tbe country is administered 'by aliens, and beld by force of the sword. Tbe legic ot the situation is that tbe hands which hold India by the sword should tue her material resources in men, money, produce and everything else, like the Russians, for waging war against external enemies. The impending; campaign would be one of defense against an tgfcretsive and unscrupulous enemy, who,

as fast as she advances toward us, converts her annexations into military districts and the inhabitants into soldiers to fight ber battles. There is nothing but the resolution to do so to prevent our adopting tha same policy. "Our resources ere immensely greater than these cfRuBiia in every way. I here is no mors danger of a general uprising against our power than there is of a rising in the Russian Empire, far less indeed, for tbe ra:e divisions in India, the growth and consolidation of the British element and the manner in which the influential native elements have been welded Into ths imperil scheme and have become interested in its maintenance would make such isolated risings as mi?ht occur simply ridiculous and hopeless, and could have no more real effect on the fighting power of the Empire in a national emergency than a pram of dust in a man's hand. Germany, with 46,000,0X0 inhabitants, raises au army of 423,000 men. capable cf being brought no to a war footing -of a million and a half besides reserves. France, with Ö8.0CO,000 peop!e, has an army of 500 COO. cspabta of being raieed to an effective strength of a million and a half besides reserves. Rnssia, with a population of less than 101.000,000 In all her possessions has raised by conscription at hemeaed in all cf her annexed territories an effective array of 780,000 men, of whom a much larger percentage proportion. i-e ly than the British and Indian armies is required for garrison purposes, capable of being raised nominally, but with enormous risk, to a war strength of 2.300,000 men, and her public debt would render a prolonged war, such as a naval power lke England could wage, not only d.fficclt, but impossible. Let conscription be sanctioned for India and we shall have a population of 103.000,000 to pick and choose from, to say nothing of tbe so-called independent States, numbering ü5,jOO,000, and if Russia can raise 2,300,0oü men. there is no reason on earth why we should not raite 4 50,000 of equally good fighting material. There is not a pin to choose between the two Empires as regards the quality of the material to create armies out of, except, possibly, as regards the northwestern districts of British India, which afford practically unlimited supplies of as good fighting etuff as can be found outside of France, Germany and Great Britain.

England Badly Prepared for War. Los pon, May 10. Nothing shows more clearly Knglaad's unpreparedness of war than putting old sixty-four pounders on board the fast cruisers. It is true that the Oregcn and the America and the other "gray hound" steamers chartered from the various transatlantic companies, besides these antiquated weapons, will carry four five-inch breechloaders, but they would not bave the smallest chances in a running fight with a Russian cruLrer carrying the most improved breechloaders. The sixty-four pounder guns were considered wonderful pieces of ordnance thirty years ego, but tbey are now only fit for a museum. The prevalence of disease in garrison towns, and especially among soldiers is increasing so rapidly that the supporters in Parliament of the contagious diseases act ere about to renew their agitation for their stringent application. It is announced lhat a special provision will be made in connection with the levy and the increased income tax for the relief of farmers in England. In view ot the distressed condition of agriculture the assessment for property tax will be made on the basis of onethird of their rental, instead of on one-half as at present, The farmers of Scotland have fcr some time enjoyed this advantage. GENERAL GRANT. ' The Dtxtora Find Him, tf Anything, Improved, But the Cancerous ioti Ueniaia Unchanged. kw Yobk, May 10. General drant slept fully seven hours Saturday night, and when four doctors of the staff met in consultation this afternoon they found the General's condition was, if anything, improved, but the cancerous spots were unchanged. Dr. Barker sails for Europe this week, and this was his last consultation before going. When about to leave he bid tbe General gaod-bye and eaid: "When I come back in tue autumn I shall expect to find your literary work finished to your satisfaction." "Yea don't expect to find me, though, do you?" raid the General. "I shall hope so, anyhow," replied Dr. Barker as he went awsy. Dr. Shrady eaid the two new cancer soots bad not perceptibly increased eine Wednesday, The General, who was at the window, waved adieu to Dr. Douglas as he drove away with his family. Röscoe Conklinsr and Cyrus W. Field called during the afternoon. At ö o'clock this afternoon, while throngs were strolling on the avenues, General Graut, attended only by Harrison, left th house and walked toward the avenue. His pace was more brisk than during any previous walk. As he n eared the corner of the aveuue he seized his cane near its middle, reached the corner and walked half the block toward town, unaided by his etick. "You seem ti have little use for your rane," remarked a gentleman who joined and walked with the General at this point. "I'll need that yet awhile," replied the General "No. I feel no more fatigued after dtivingStban after my walks on the avenue." When they reached the house again the General mounted tbe steps with as little weariness as on his previous bhorter walks. General Grant I.osea Considerable Sleep With Pain In Ills Throat Be Takes av Long Drive and Resumes Bis Hook. New York, Mayl. During the early part of last night General Grant experienced considerable pain in his throat. He was restless. Soon after midnight he lept, but hia sleep was cot continuous. He awakened at intervals, and food was given him through tbe night, It was 10 o'clock this mornicg before be aroused for the day and was dressed. He bad slept ebout tbe usual number of hours, though 6leep had been interrupted as stated. Dr. Douglas remained all night, and left the General asleep at o'clock. Daring the forenoon General Grant turned hia attention to hia book, and did some work upon it. The genial warmth of to day tempted Gen eral Grant to take a prolonged drive, and he srrived at the house in good spirits af;er it. He partook of luncheon and then resumed work on his book until dinner, after which he ptnt the evening with his family. In the wonls os Colonel Grant, who is too busy to receive raliers, "Father is feeling quite well to day. Tbe pain in bis threat was a little increased ! T l. Tlnncla. rtllct h llnl CODEN SED TELEGRAMS. Franz November, from' Chicago, w yesteaday committed for extradition for forgery. A Church Congress was opened by Gov errcr Harrison at Hartford, Conn., Iat night. The Norwegian steamer Minerva, bound for Montreal witb coal, ha returned to North Sydney with her bow atoved In. Judge Brown, at New York, in the United Btates District Court, yesterday, Ciemirsed the libel in tha suit of Government against the steamship City cf rxexicc,