Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 16, Number 20, Jasper, Dubois County, 26 June 1874 — Page 2

WEEKLY COURIER

C. DOA5E, Publisher.

JASPER.

INDIANA

cijkkkxt news. W.NIII.T. The nomination of Mr. J.C. ilancmft Iavi a. Minister In lirrniany, rise Hon. licorge lUnrroft, resigned. h m confirmed by the Senate. Tin Committer of Investigation of the

t rid of Columbia Affair have made their I emvial n-iort. They are of the opinion lnt 1 the lioard ot Public Vork adopted errotie-1 on-, and in it results a viciou. method of J.-t 1 1 n j contract. They also condemn tlie ht..e manner in w hich business i generally; conducted. The total debt of the Iitri.t , I fixed at nearly J17.mu. A mnoi-i nx'U'l.ttion U made that, fr the protection ( of the Imiv eminent. Mime unvarving rule' should U-established fr the ascertainment of , what the liovernment should contribute to- ,

ward the expense of the Iitrict. The committee are conviu.-ed that the account of the

Hoard of Public Work were unreliable and inaccurate and the prov iion of law rojuiring their veritlintio were not complied with j ording to the letter and spirit. The com , niitt.-e n-romiuend an appropriation of fl.-, to pla-e rbe ttovcrntnent of the Ii-

trict ou a rah basis a- to current e x tulitures; the abolition of the Executive, the Secretary of the Iitrict, the legislature. Assembly, the Hoard of Public Work. anJ the otlW of delegate im Congress. The llue Committee on the Judiciary have resolved to ini(eaih both Judges Purvll anJ Husteed. The vote of the committee in ex h ea was six to five. EAST.

iold closed in New York. n the Ibth. at j Ill 1-4. I I iwing In the yellow fever in Havana. ve- J sel from that j-oint are piar:intined at New j York. JetT".-ron Iavi arrive.l in New York from I KuroM.,on the l4:h. j

einity of Nelonvllle, Ohio, were rejmrted to lx" all over on the Kith. A borrihle crime came to light at Lawrenccburg, ln.l.,on the loth, the dead and terribly mutilated bodie of Mr. Mary H. Br;.dley ami her two daughter, aged respectively ten and twelve year. liemg discovered in their house, two mile from the village. The family w ere or, the husband being a common farm laborer, and there wa no clue to the jKTK'trator of the crime. New received from (Jen. (.'ustar. at Fort Lincoln, via St. Paul, 17th, brim? Information of an attack by a party of Sioux on the village ot Fort ltcrthold. The attack wan made from aero, the river, aud the Indiana from the Aireucy crossed ocr and engaged the Sioux. There were wnne six or seven killed during the fight, (ien. l'utar wan in

tending to move n the 21st. A street tight Is-tween two San Krancisco ' editor. Ie Young, of the ChrnnirU, and ' Napthaley, of the Su n, took place on thelilth. ' Eight shot were tired. Kestilt a little inc. ; sengcr Imv wounded in the leg. The combatant were arreled. The annual session of the Ituttcr and Egg 1 Aociation of the I'nited State commenced i at Indianapolis on the 17th. j The Wisconsin Alitor' and Publishers' j Association aemlled at Milwaukee on the

liith. The Illinoi-i Kepublican State Convention met at Springfield on the 17th. S. M. CulI m. of Sanirainon, wa chien permanent President of the Convention, with a VicePresident from each Congressional district. Ianiel ?hepard. of Cook couuty, wa chosen SeTetary. The nomination for state oflicer wer for Trea-urer, Thomas S. Kideway, of (iallatin county: for Superintendent of Public Instruction, ". K. Powell, of Kane

I ciiUUit. i i Ik l soiuliolis wiopiol are puolished In another column.) ! The Indiana Kepublican State Convention assembled at Indianapolis, on the 17th, and j nominated the following ticket of State ofj ficers; Kr Secretary of State. W, V. Curi ry ; fr Auditor, Jame A. Wildman; for

Treasurer. John H. (ilover; for Attorney-

lieneral, Jatnet C. Penny ; fr Judge of the Supreme Court, Andrew L. OslMrne; for Su-j-rintcnd nt of Public Instruction. John M. Hloss. The resolution, which are of coiisid-

At a rei-cnt fire at Port Jcrvis. X. Y.. a

woman named Mell. bein under the lnw I erabl length, are Mibstantiall v as follows : k;i I till i. i . k ... I- Ihw Ihfiv to all lh tumtatiicntul irir.cipress.on that her child was ,til! in the house. ( , KrlKI,,;1..1( , , arty in M, lar M hp ruhsl ir,id" the lnminr boildip? nd ws I iur- r.imitM.n .f (h- reentry t:a!l rt ijuire

Knm.l t.. .t.fh lfr .-hit I .fa i.nt.l.L Uwir i-01'rcrnicni

at the time. Following i the coru.trative cotton t!e-ni'-nt for the week end'ng June 12: K.t. I: A. N-t r-vit.ij lr ket rrk ail t". 5. r. 1J,4'.6 l'.'S7 T'H' rwij.i in.ru ss-j.' fcnUtillt.s. ,rb ... J.K-.i.i.'.t J.IH.AT Kisrt ir px ( wrt k troiu mli orU S4.7.1' l'(mi i(.fu ip-iu s.,t. i to itt- mini nil rti .. S i's, 4 J.4U,.Vi1 Sr.x k now u baii't at at) L'. S. J-.IU JT4.'0 iV4. The susj-en-ion of the firms of Turner Brothers and K. V. llerry. Wall tpvt brokers, wan annnun-'d in Xew York on the lUth. The frmT nnu state their up n'i'n to be due to their ha ing made large advan.-cs on We-trn railmad ln 1. epH ially thos ol the Io liniH)lis, p.lKmington and Western Railway. Counterfeit coupons of the Central Pacific Kailroad wrie have Ix-en ilctecteil in New York. The Ipublicans of ermont hae nominated Ju life peek for (foit-rnor. Lyman t. Hinckley for I.ieutcnanM iovemor. an. I John o. Page for Treasurer.

WIST ASI atOl'TII. A convention of what i known as the "John Pais Kcform Pany"of Kansas was bdd at Toj ka. on the loth, at which it wa resolved to take part in the conveution f Independent-, to lie held Augut .". Thi. it iclaimel. compb ten the coalition of iH mocratsand all other anti-Republicans in the State. The Kxeeutive Committee of Republicans, Iemocrt and Anti-Monopolists of Minnesota hae agree.! to call a joint State Convention to I held on the 3d of .September. The National Cotton Kxchange Convention organied at Atlanta. (Ja.. on the loth, with the following officer: : John Phelps, of New Orleans. prel.h nt : C. A. F.aton, of Xew York. Vi-e-President : John s. JoatT.of Memphis. Secretary. A dipati h from Pre-ott. Arizona, state that on Mav 21 Lieutenant King and his MddiT atta ked a band of A pieties ramx-d on the mea near Piamnd Itutte, and kill.1 nine of them. Kighty-four Apiwhe. with their chief, had urr-ndered at Camp Verio. Poring a whool exhibition at i Oakland, K v.. on the evening of the Ilth. a coal-oil lamp exploled on tlie stage, completely enveloping in flam a voting la.lv names! Miss allie Smith, who stoml nearby. The affrighted girl immediately prang off the stage, among the audience, eau-ing the greatest consternation. Her father finally aticceesled in smothering the flames, though not in time, it was thought, to save her life. Infinite returnsfrnm th election i regon how the election ff (irover ( Pem.) for (iovf nior. The Iegi-Uture is alnmt eually diTidesl Vtween I inx rats. Ipublicans and Independent. The X'ltionnl Crr-p 12p-rtr pubM-he report from corresjK.nil. tits up to June I. which are summarize.! as follow: A -Tr lr..n h ha ii :e1 in nerW all .ortioti tl tr.e rvHinirT ! ( t 11 ky M'.unla'ns w l,r S. t. nflsi.il, wnh in..r r I.-m itamMr .1M- jr.,,,,, ,,, j,,. r.,n...n ol Mr frowipn h'.l iii thr s, te m lilinoi. lO'tiana. 'w. Kan. MinDet. Mio-oiiri, iiMn anl W i. on. in nearlv line r rent ali-.f a fm-t aTe.nire. Ibe e.n'l.tion of the w eat waa ery hih in l..ra. five reert aln.te an aera. anl in lh- .ltwr li lwl.w. Ihrarrrsriror.l.tion ih atj in Ibe me Mat, t, at the ilaie iii.iimihI, mm kix ier eent lis low a g.-i-t sTra.e, Misaouri ltr the only hiat r-Kirti"c an -rf. In (rly there n a tin .11 increase In area .. n, and in rye a HM f I M i.J, he OD'll'K.n f.l the tj.haceat etfi In Kentucky, s-Kich.rn hio anl loilisna and in lennrssee, i sui h mm to mke Ihe outi.sik a . ry ta. .t,e. !'t fr..m the late lrota. the hug, the Of, an-l rflr ia ei. hr !- n . ry Irstriici tve No tran-.ianiirg had len cor.e up to June I, the fx im i lin imidri, It m nis to lie a r-nr ra im. n ni'.n rn.srr. ai l ilealer that the P"-l-M re iwl m i,t..r f.l mre than one-half Jo l..--l ,,,. , i,, rr ,, ncn .taniave Is rej. re.,y i, ,, i. I.ii, whrh rti-lenl-l ii ri.mi m niiim ei on. ia iv. Iv little "" '"'e-l hv r'.inrh hues, anil HO el-len-le ilesirne i .i, l,v i a lio r. The trouble in the coal mine in the vi-

3 1 hey lieliev.- in citing nrece.li nre to tho-te measures which elial I recognize airncintura' ami liiechaniral pursuits a emuleil to the ari.'lrt protecllou ami the HI I left i!.VcloHli.it ; of lltunrf a rt'Mi to larir-vranls of ihe -.iiiliiii; .ticnnin l.i rilroi'l roris.ratioiie an. I reserve it lur aeiiiement an l cuinvjti n; l iniroVinK the navigation i f cur jrr.ut inlun l ruiitis; ol s.cirii n cheap tr'lnMrtal i in aint prolitabie linrk'li lor loe .rolii-i-ui arirullural auit iiianiilclurinjt lalM.r. eic :l. laor free banking and the issue of auch an xMitional ainciint of currency a inty ineceM.iry to meet ihe wnts ol the agricultural, in.luetrial ami '-nun. rcial interest ol Hie country, to Im t:striliille.l liet een the sec Lions accor-l-i ii to .iilation i. KaT.tr the t.s-ave of local option t. in ft-ranee laws hy the IKi-lature. . Kvi-r.ss entire r.tntVlrnfe m the I'resiilent. ami corliaii y emlorse tlie Course ot . na-

ttir M T'on au'l 1'ialt

Th" Kansas Kcpu'ilicnn stjte Convention

will be held August Captain J. C. I'tlackbiirn h is been nmnin

ated for Congres bv the Iftnocrats of the

Seventh Pistrii t of Kentucky, to cuicee.

lion. James p.. Iteck. who declines to run

again.

rK:i4..

A Pari telegram of the loth sav : A strong

guard wa pU.c.lon the train which convev

-.1 the Ivputie from Versi.ille ti 1'ari this evening to protect the Konupartists, against

whom the feeling is very bitter on the part of

tiamlictta's supMrt rs. n the arrival of Un

parliamentary train at the Pari lcMt last evening, several Ilonapartist accosted M.

tJamlietta and defied him to repeat tli. off. n-

aiveworlshe Use.! in the Assembly Chatllbr. IniM-riali-t joui nals contain v ioh-nt atUck on the Iat(X. Tliere were sign of increased turbulence In Pari, on the 11th. and the olice were com-telled to ue rough measure to disperse

the crowd at the railwry depot at the time of

the departure of the Ieputies for Versailles. M. fiamtietta was assaulted by the Count St. Cro!x. and the latter was arrested. The excitement was intense. The situation in Paris was very ominous on the 12th. The disturbances of the day previous at the departure of the parliamentary train for Versailles were repeated, the I-putie Itcing respectively Insulted and cheered. 'Twelve arrets were made. The

liovernment ha auspended the publication of

Lf 1'ii'jf, Ilonaparti-t journal. Is A'oyy.e, radi -al Kepublican, and 7 IH.r A'KMriVnie .ViVre, c inservative Kepublican organ, for a fortnight, bccatie of their violent attack uj-in It (tolicy. A Paris telegram of the nth states that the Government has taken vigorous step for the suppression of lofh P.onapartit an.l Radical agitator. Two notable resort of the Ronu-parti-t have Iw-en closed. A slave ship, with li'i negroes on board, from Mozamliiiiie iKiiind for Mad:ig:tscar, wa captured by the Knglish man-of-war I'auphin on March 1.1. The slaves were put aboard wjaS onlv twodav' rations. w There w a intense exi itemcnt in the French Assembly on the 1.1th, the Constitutional bill prepared by the I ft Center being Introduced, and a vote of urgency passed by .145 aye toollnnes. Ca-lmer PerisT, In introducing the bil!. said the country demanded a termination of ihe provisional state. He urged a union agint Pfinapartistn and demagogue. Thr speaker a, frcfiuently interrupted by the Right, and warmly applauded by the I rt. The bill was referred to a committee of thirty. I-a Rochefoucauld. Dacde Ri-sacia, of the Kxtreme Right, then introduced a resolution in substance as fo low, w hich waa read amid profound silem-e: "The Assembly declare that the liovernment of France is monarchy; that the throne belong t the head of Ihe house of Fran.-e; that Marshal MacMalion may as.utne the title of Lieutenant of the Kingdom, and that national institutions shall lie determined by agreement between the King and national representatives." (treat excitement followed the reading of the resolution. M.vlrid adv ice of the 15th were to Uie e f-

fect that the CnrliU wereevacuiilng F.stella, and that (icn. Concha w as going to attack immediately. -- Xl.IIId CongTt'sH First Seitii. In tho Senate, on the 11th, tlie House bill to admit, tier of duly, article lntemled for the International Kxtiiliition was paused .. .The rejMtrt ol the ( ominittev of i'onl'erennc on the l urr. ncy waa lead at length, unit Air. Morton explained It provisions Mr. Joue opioitt Ihe priiposeil hill, Having Unit In Ilia njiliiion It " In l-illcil all over uh intl itiun " lie conclu Ird In remarks by say ing, thai he " thought thsl v hen the omnlry entered upon a goM ltai. It Woiilil enter tit.ia an era ol prosiM-ritv which would lie unliroken lor a century.' d'cnliiij iliM iiasion oil the rfpoit Die .si nale ailjourueil. In th House, on the 11th, the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill waa cmo-tilcrcd in t'omiiiittec ol Ihe Whole. An item In the bill, appropriating .', iui to enable the President to carry out tinI 'ivil-aervie rtilea, u a Ihe cause ot a sh trp itebale, during which Mr. liutlt-rof M:tachtisctta 'ileuied that the C ivil-service reform wa und. rtaken by r c.illliiieudallon ol the Tri-sMc lit Such a thing had never tiitrr.il Into ihe I'reeldcnl'

j wildcat iaiHKiualion. II w as IIici-cIh im-ol a calial I 11 the Senate coiiihhfI ot I'l mritxi II , ScluitX, and ! others, lor the purpose ol lireaking down I on urant in tlie presitlculial election ol Is7.'. Il waa prt-kented in ( ongn-ss, w hich w as Isithere.! atlhit lime with the same sort ol ! itemairoKUea that are often seen at other tune.

and they- did not dare to Tote against it. I hey were afraid to go home and say that I hey had voted aitaisst a 1 ivil-ai Mice r lorin which had touud ii origin In I hi.ia and its Im t exenifitirlcaliona la (.real llntain. It w a the mere trick of a (siluician who had aKta tiled I roin the party knowing licit lie Was dead on account ol hi Tote on Ihe impcaenment of Andrew Johnson, and who wished lo gel onee more into Miblio lile. Ilul It did not galvanize liuu." In conclusion the ajH-ukcr (Mi . Holler) moved to iiicnd the rule so as to ninke an amendment in order to cover imo the treasury any money now nnr m iclc.l which had tieen so-

propnat. d for the Ciril-service r. loi m.so called.

rending action ou the motion thv House alJourne.1. In the Senate, on the Uth. the report of the Conference f omitiittee on the Currency bill waa Liken up, and alter soius dehate waa avrve.1 to--

ayea, :.'; noes, 2.1. Following l.s the Tote in detail : A) e--Messrs. Allis in, llogy, l arpenUr, I lavtnn, ConoV'-r, llo'sey. Kerry of Michigaa, f.ilisrt. i.oliltnwaite, llarveT, Hitchcock, Howe, I n mil Is, .lohiiston, Logan, MeCreery, Mernnion, Much. II. Morton, Norwood, Oitiestiy. Patter' n, Pease, Trail, Ksinsry , RoltitruMin, Aeiitt, hherman, s.t ncer, Tipion, W.st mil Wria-ht i Niva Messrs. Alcrn, nthopv, Idyard, lloiitw rll, Ifuckintrhsiii. ( oskliuir. Kdinu'ids, r lanagan, Krelinahuy-M n, II ixei , INunlton ol M.irylnd, II million ol It x.s. Mm. Im, Jones, Morrill ol Mine, Morrill ot Vermont, Sarmit, SchuK, Mav. nson, Stewart. Moeklmt, I'liiirni.m and Washlmrn i I Messrs. t ameron, I'ennis, Lewis, and Windoin, who Would have Toted lor the reMtrt, were paired with Messrs. r-in. Kelley, Watllelgh and SaUhury, who would have void against It Adjoumisl. In the House, on the 12th, the item appropriating $,khi to enable the Preaident to carry oil! the Civil-service rules w a rejeated ayes.fs; niva, Iin . Some atlier items of the Apiropriallonliill were disposed ol, when the House adjourned. In the Senate, on the 13th. Mr. West, from the Committee on TrunHirtalion, rKrt. d adversely on the House hill providing lor the con'ruction of Ihe Fort M. Philip ansl, an. I Ihe I onointiee wa dischurifed Iroin its nirlher cons .l.ia ion Mr. Morton, trom Ihe (ommitt.-e on Privilege and Lircliona, rt portel hack several ini'iiioriiil coiiluiiiing ct.nrKe against John II . Much. II. s-i alor Iron r gnn, and a-ke.1 (hat the committer e tlirchared Iroiu iHrthcr consul, ration of the eutij.ct It wa o ordered. Mr. Morion said it aft rded him great pleasure to stale thut the Coiiiiiutt.-e was unanimous in the opinion that (he Charges contained nothing anainrt Mr. Mdcht II reipnriiig the action of ihe se nate. . ... 1 1. e I I. air laid Iteiore the senate a resolution '-I the II .li e dis .(treeing t.. ,1: reiM.rt id the Con

ference oinimtiee on ihe Kmanee lull, and asking lor a new conlcrrtice Mr. Kdiimnd niov.d thai the sul.Jts.-l is- reli-rred to Ihe inanre oinniiltee. turtiit r rercrenc beinK useless. II. Jeered. Mr. wrlk-tit nioel mat the Senate iusist upon its am. ndm. nts and tcrard a coiuiiiittee ol Conference. A treed to aves, ;s; noes IT. The ( hair announced the Ctlnmitlee to lie Messrs w riyht. '1 i-rry (of Michigan) and tevenon I he I tl.tir laid Im lore the Senate a r.-solution ol the II nise, illsasreeing fo Uie Senate amendments lo Ihe .Muief" hi land askinir lor inmIi Tfiii-ecomini lee which waa sir reed to, and the l hiirappoinl.il 1r. Scott, Home and Itayard . . . VdJ U not. In the House, on the 11th. Mr. Maynard made a niHjority reisirt on the Currency lull. Tlie change made In the bill a reported are, first, a 'o the proportion of legal tender to lie canceled on the issue of more hank currency.it now lieina! Died at three-eiKhths; and, second, a to the Utile or redemption Ol l ulled State n it. a in gold 01 bonds, which is now fixed lor January I, IsT. Mr Clvm-r, a riieinl-r ol the t ont.ience uinniilUf, ilissenied I nun the report, and made a sp-erh sitting the reason IT his dissent. A vote Is inn taken on the reis-irt it as rejected ayes. Inn; no., 14H. Mr. Iiaw-e moTe1 that Ihe (ulject lie sent t.i lYirW ronlirence Committee. Aimed to aye. lMsj noe. 4s The Speaker announced the following a the I on- ( rence Con, mm. e on part of the II .use: M.r Ilswea, Mctrary ard Marshall Tlie ll.iuse hen went into ornmiit.e of Whole, Mr. i.we in the chair, on the Sundry Civil Appropriation lull, several section o which were disposed ol and the House adjourned. In the Senate, on the loth. Hie House bill regulating the removal of causes from state Court to Criminal Courts or the I'nited State w as reported by Mr. ( arnter from the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Itay ard ncived ioain. n l, so to provide ihitt the section slioiild not apply to ctses ol IiIm-I or slander. In supirt of the ameiidmi n., he said H ashing'nn ity waa Ihe great headquarter for newspaM-r corresxml. nls, and ihe section a proposed hy the Judici try Ominiitte. womd peiinit service uism

them ol processea as agent for pulilisher of pa-r Which tliey represent. A plr might be sued In the district ol l.iUimlna sinibly by serving a process on its sticnt hi re other memlMr iik against this section ol tlie lull but it w passed ay. s, ;tl; noe, n ... A resolution instruct ing the I ..inniiitee on Appropriation lo rejuirt ainendo.enis lo the Kiver and llirhor bill for the survev of the route rrcomilx luled by Ihe Tralissirtation I i.nimittee, wa agreed to aye, 4'J; noe. B A.ijouraed. In the House, on the loth, the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill being under consnlcra'ion in I oinmiitee ol the Whole, the billowing amen tment reM-aling the law for the ml-scrvlce I oiniliissKin wan agreed to: "And It shu.l Iw Ihe dutjr of ihe nlllcrra at Ihe head ol the eeciitiTe liepaitment at Washington Ui prescribe and puliloh rule for ascertaining ihe iil iii Ileal ion ol applicant for pMitntmenf at hi diss.sl, or made under hi authority, and lo make sin h appointment only from csmlid le whohsve nliflc.iion of honesty, ifticiency, and fidelity , and not a reward of mere party zeali giving pi elerence onlv to tiKHse who have

additional qualification ol honorable recotd in the military or naval service of the Lulled

state, or willow, wife. ritihter. ist r. or

toother ol such soldier r aailori and It shall lie his lurther duty to make urh acnointm M as

eiutlily a (stssible from qilallMtd candidates

presenung minis, i Tea irom tne several tonnres-

lonal oiairirt. and w It It rcleitnce to Ih. Ir isn.-

ulalion; and upon the removal of any apisiintee, reason for such removal shall

Im- stated on the recirtl of the depart

ment where the service waa render. d '

Considerable discussion enau.il nn Hie seel inn

uf the bill providing lor the payment of some two million ol ilolla claimed to be due to the Choctaw Indiana for land ceded to the l.oVernment in Kt , and It wa Onallr amended o a In

liree.t the s.c.relry ol the I ressnrv to I no 11 ire

into the amount of llabillii. a ol the Choctaw In-

.Hans lo in lividiisls. and lo report the same at the next session. With a Ti.w ol aaeerlalmnv

whst amount should lie dedll, ted from the sum

ne u Ihe t hoctaw bv the I nil. d Siie Ao-

Journ.-.t

In the. Senate, on the l;th. the I!oue bill

authorizing Ihe Seen t iry of the Treasury bi suspend work on public buildings, also, the House

bill authorizing the Issue of agrlcu tural land

scrip whm the original hs b.M.n IM,( or de

stroyed, were passcf ... resolution bi inatnicl the Secretary ol suie In transmil to Ihe Senate III repirt of Coiiiiiiisslouera lo the V i. nna hiMMifion, waa agreed Ui . . . I he lull ill reeling Ihe aaleol the Soldicra' Home al Harrodshurg, Ky , also the House lull lo make an addition Ui Ihe ftot July i, latil, an act ameudalory ol the act to aid hi the construction ot a railroad liomtbe Missouri Kiver to the Pacific Ocean, were passed . In the House, on the ltith, under suspmaion ol the rule, the bill lor tlie relief id saving Instit tilioti having no capital Htm-k, ami doing business solely lor the benef't ol deKinilors, waa passed .. . I he bill declaring all person ineligible lo a seat la I ongre- who are giull v ol bigamy orMtlygamy was also pasaetl. (the lull dots not apply lo killing d. lt gaUa ) V bill extending tlie time lo July 4, !;., for the pr. s. ntatioii id petition of allowance be lore Ihe South, rn Claims ( oiiimission, was pass I. . . .1 fie bill lor the relict ol owners ol lands sold lor direct take in the insurrectionary Slates in agreed to . . .1 lie rctort hi the Coiil rei.ee Committee on the bankruptcy lull was agreed to. Ill the Senate, on the 17th, the House bill for the r. lit I of .lau.es A . McC tilloiu-li, bite Collector of the KlfU-enth Ihstrict of Missouri, Wu passed T he House bill to provide for the appointment ol a commission ol engineer 10 inv.stigate and report Uin a rman. in plan for the reclaniHlion of Ihe alluvial basins ol Ihe Mississippi Kiver vvs also pass..! ...A motion to restore tlie iriiking privilege, maoe by Mr. I.'otiertsou, wa d. Ieated--ayea, IT; me, ,( ...Ihe House bill ailltiori.ing the construction of a bridge acroa Ihe Mississippi Kiv er, at or near La trosce, was passed. lu the House, on the 17th, the Scnatw bill prohibiting the publication of the revised statute In neWMpaef at the evpensc of the t.ovt rntuent was paeft . . .The reMirl ot Ihe I .inlelencel 0111im: U-- tin thr Pension Appropriation bill waa also

adopted. resolution of the Illinois Republican Mate Convention. Following are the resolutions adopted by the Republican State Convention of Illinois, held at Springfield on the 17th. The fourth resolution was amended, by a vote of 2!c to 2'U, by striking out the last clause (enclosed in parentheses):

M e, tne delegate and representative of the Republican party of Illinois, declare the follow ing to ts sulwdantially our leihtical belief: I. That emancipation, and enlranchis.iii.-nt having tarcn secured by the thirteenth and lllteen I h amendment lo the Constitution of the t'niu-d Male and by appropriate legislation for their enforcement, and cpialily ot civil right having leen guaranteed by the lourU-enlli amendment, ueh guaranty should lie enforced by atpropriate sutub-s, mi that the broad n-gi ol freedom for ever may be over black and whit cititen alike. t. I nal a one of tlie con, qui nre of Ihe late civil war alsiut ',( u ot non-int. rest b, arlng Treasury nob were Is uel lo and are now held by the issiplc a sate and convenient currency, it would be unwise st(d lnri.lieiit in the present financial condition of the j-ople lo atleinpt a Mihr y ot llinii' diate cac!lli m of any p.rtin of sn.-h Treasury tiAe That the law lor the establishment of national banks having secured to the Mate and territories the best eysi. m of bank circulation verlielore offered lo the ieople, It IsMiance should not be longer, coallned lo a privileged class, but should In- tree lo all alike under general and eipial law, Ihe aggregate volume of currency to be rigulaled by llie untraluuieied law Ol tr-le. 4. I hat we reafiirm the declaration of the National Keputihcan Convention of I -7 . in favor ol a return to ecie mv tuent at theearn.-rl practicable day. (I hat we are opMicd to any increase in Ibe amount of legal tender notes, and favor the gradual retirement of the same a the volume ot the national tank note shall br increased ) .V That we comnn-nd the measure which have passed the nripular bmnch ol l ongres looking lo a cheapening and M-rf.cting of inter-s ate railway transsudation and the tmprivement ol nsvuHtion at the mouth ol the Mississippi R.vrr. 6. Iliat we are In favor of an amendment of the

I onstiiution ot the I niUd Stare provi u ig for Ike election of I'rerldt nl and ice-l'resldf lit by a direct vote of Ihe people, w ithout the tuterveution id the Kleetural ..Here. 7. That the KeHiblican party prote to re-M-ct tlie rig tits r.wetved by Ihe jteople to themselves as carelully a the iowrr delegated by t hem to the slate and f ederal liovernrneiits; and It will aim lo secure the right and privilege ol citizens without regard to nativity or cr-e.i, and it i npised to int. rtertnee by law with the b a lilts, tastes or custom ot individual, ixr.pt to siippn t licentnHisn. . or to preserve the h ace and salt ty ot eilien of the state. m That w bile we accord to the railway companies of this stale the full, si measure of property right, we also demand lor the eope reasonable charge nd rigid impartiality in the transirtation of passer gt r and Ir. if hu, such guarant.s lo be secured by appropriate State and national legislation Helving on Ihe foregoing declaration of princi. plea and policy, and upon Ibe Wrovl, clear record ot the Kepublican party during It fifteen year of Slate and Ktdcial adunni-traiion, we apisal once more In the Mien', conclusive ti ibilnut, Ihe ballot hoi, confident that tb ieople will endorse overwhi Imingly the action ol ibis representative Convention

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' waiwr in one id the im es;trii. ,, civiliiil fxisti-n-, uinl just in proportion to tlie increase td' population ami the advalue of civilization, thu s it las-urne dilll cult to olitain it. Ol' course, the chara tcr of tin- soil has much to tin with the purity of the but, in many cases, much si kn.-s woiil.j Im-avoi.lt .l if all water iisiit tor i..ui. sii,pin imisc. were carefully liltcnil.or if it-s mmiIs were ahojhff und resoit had to the deiMlori.iiitf aeiiev of ilrv clav. as used in thee.irth-cloM t. l lie f.n-t "that mo.t wells, as itt pn-M nt cotisfructeil. ;,re liable to Im- coiitaininafeil witli sewage ,.,,) ,(t. ilniinins irom itsspools, whicli either llovv in Irtuii the Mirlaee or reach tin vvt II by passing throitli veins, lissun-s, ifmvelIn'I, or other Miroiis layers at a lower level, lias a run -ei 1 a IV-s-1 1 ii r in the in,i,iii.,P

luiiul whi h we hope will l.-:n to sin h ... j tion a will sM-e(ily remove this Hmne m

tiisetiM- ami (ieatn. Two course art1 ieii to us: Om. is to alMiIish all ecssiMNil.s, and adopt the mori.

convenient a well as less olli nslve system, which di k mis tiKiii the dc..riz iii.in ol l.ecal matter, and its utilisation as manure; ihe other -oiisits in so cieii.structliio; our well that nothing cm reach them except that w In. h lia Ist-n tilt re through iIciim' ImhIs ot soil. Mens, ly passing through lisstins in the soil will not answer; every particle ot the w ater must come iutoeontact w it It the soil, so a to Im- fusil Irom all ollen-ive matter! T secure this weniiit make sure that wherever our well passes through g pi,rous slratiini, the thuds which may. by any possibility, pass thro'ioh that stratum, ahull Ih- prevented from entering the well. '1 he only tlis-tnal metii'Kl of aceotnplishiii this is either by pmlillinj,' or tlie us' of cement. Almost all well an-stoned Up W ith loose .f.iiiea. !; 1 (ry thlt Xili'iuid that n-.n hes them has tn-e aeees. to the well. Kven where th horoof the well passes throii;h jrravcl-Uils.it is not usual, at least in this country, to use any pr.s-au-tions liMikiti to the prevention of this evil ; and we have even Mtn a wi II iink in a harnvard and stoned up with loose stones. The worst of it is that such impurities are Hot readily detected by the senses. S'ttiijri' water that has had the cruder portion of iis impurities n nnivisl by im jH-rl.t t tiltmtion, is not only clear und sparkling, but psn-uliarly pleasant to the taste, from the ilscs and Kilts which it contains; but it is, nevertheless, the source f some ot our most t.it;d disease. Tlie only way to n move this Kiis.uiotis ipi ility. Is to tiller the water either through a thick and dens. Nil of soil, or a thick layer of charcoal ; and as it very randy h.ijiH-ns that it Is convenient to "do thi titter the water has lai-n drawn from the wi ll, we ouoht lo use every mean to k-ei impur" Water Otlt. I'ffu.-frutl Month' v.

Chinese Horses. Two or three time, a year, writes a correspondent. trrHip vf horse come to IVkinfroni Mongolia. Ily the ui. I ot Chitiese horse-jiM-kies Kurofx ans make their selections. Not one ot the horses have ever Iksj-ii "roomed or mounted, and it Is by no means cay rr even an exvrt in h ir' Ih sh to know w hat kind of an animal it is he buys, covered a the horse Is with a thick coat. Ilaviii"; pun ha-il your horse then couiinences the n-al work. I'sually the l-nst is five year old, a pehlin. and frshe a'l over with scars where he h i Nen nit during lii travels. His mane falls clean i'owii to his knee vou

can't s-e his head for hi fore-top. and his tail sweeps the "round. It takes no end ot en re to drcsn him up in tinier to fret at the real shaie of the lseast. It n-tiirc some management to take him all of a sudden from a lile in the plains to the stilled atmosphere of a 'hhifse stable. The ( hinesc horn- has jrot wonderfully straight, sinewy h-jr ami a pretty r:im' head. th'iii"h not elegantly built alout the IkkIv. One thin? alMiut these horses w hich drives no end ot bother is their dislike for Kuropeaiis. They are a jrentle as can Ih' with ihe Chines., but w h n a Kiimican appmaches them they curl back their ear, srpieal w ith teuiM-r. fitid do their Iwst to kick them. It has hapH'ni to me more than once on my travels, to have la-en worried Ity them. I n-mcmher one winicnlay when at some distance from the city, just almut niirhlfall. when it was hitter cold to have tied my lioise up by the bridle to n trie. The w"n t lnl lw ai kejt me busy for a full hour Is fun- I could mount him. The hlesstsl Chinese, who miriit have helMi me. fecincd to enjothe sport. Fortunately, after a while, lie wound himself up hy the bridle, and at the risk of having niv brains knocked out, I at last mounted him. Vicious little brutes as they may tie.thcy have nevertheless no end of jjn in them. I'sually tin y are pony built, hut, with a wei"iit of l.V) tiound. have know n a little fellow to run fiis mile in two minutes and cisrht seconds, ami the two miles, in lour minutes and thirty-live seconds. When-, however, the Chinese horse excels is for lonsr ionriieys. They w ill jro all day w ithout fii-dinjr, and at nijrht. il they" pet a sp ire handful of hay fir straw, sprinkli-d with a little bran or meal, they an pen-, eriillvall ripht for the loop Jo'iirtn y next day.

Starch from Potatoes. The starch lactones in the Mis-ipm Valley, in Northern Vermont, are run onlv in the autumn, and the farmers diMic of their HitatocK at these p;u-e. nss'ivinp pay either in ca-h or starch. One huhe of potatoes, it is stated, yields fromeiht tu nine potituN (' starch, and the i-osj o production is only one cent a Miund. n that the profits of the manufacturer are l.-irpe. 'I he Mit.itM s an- lioupht Irom twenty to twetitv-tive .-etits a bushel, and the starch i sol.l for five ct a Miund. The fu tnries are cli-aly built, and are situatnl on mountain strain, where the jiower is olit.iiiied by the en-, tinti of a short dam. and the construction of a turbine wh-caud some simple m.u hincry to drive the praters. The MitatH-s lavinp redii,il to a pulp an- straitifil. and the starchy articl s an allowe.1 to pa.ss into a larpe tub to settle. The water I draw n otf, and the sediment or starch is thoroughly washed, and att. r iM-inp lritl in a kiln, is barreled (or mIi1. A mono the pn-s iits rec Ivisl bv a bride in New York recently was a snliev ot inuiraiuvoii h r hu-haiid's life f..r lt),s.

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