Ligonier Banner., Volume 13, Number 47, Ligonier, Noble County, 13 March 1879 — Page 2

The Ligonier Banuer, ?‘, de AB. STOLL, Editor and Proprietor. , LIGONIEE, : : : INDIANA. e ! EPITOME OF THE WEEK.

B THE OLD WORLD. “. . DEMARCERE, the French Minister of the Interlor, tendered his resignation on .ghe 4th. ;

! A MepicAL CommissioN has been appointed to investigate the alarming prevalence of diphtheria in Russia. : * Ar Kieff, in Russia, the police lately discovered a secret printing press and office, containing, beside the printing materials, 8 large number of foriid documents and counterfeit seals of the various public departments. On entering the apartment the officers were met with a storm of bullets, and one was killed and two fatally wounded. - - A LONDON telegram of the sth says the situation in ‘South Africa was considered alarming, and fears of an immediate attack upon the Cape Colonies preva':ﬂed. _ Ax explosion in Deep-Drop Colliery, in England, on the sth, killed nincteen per~ gons. A CoNSTANTINOPLE telegram of the Bth says news had been received that a band of 500 Greeks had crossed into Thessaly, and burned the Village of Kienlikienter. : SI6NOR FANFANI, an eminent Italian lexicographer, is dead. A VIENNA telegram of the 6thsays the Russian Government had disgovered a conspiracy for forcibly liberating the Nihilist prisoners. . The Czarowitch had also been charged with subversive political tendenéies, ‘and had been forbidden to leave his palace. - | A'pispaTcH from Tashkend, received 4n St. Petersburg on the 6th, states that after the death of Shere Ali a bloody conflict broke out among the followers of the various pretenders to the Afghan throne, and that the partisans of ngoob Kktan were victorious. Count BrisMARCK’S bill for diseiplining members of the German Parliament was rejected, on the 7th. Only the extreme and gome of the moderate Conservatives voted for it. It was an acknowledged ignomirdious defeat for the Government. ‘ HEeNRI - LACAY, banker, and President of the Chamber of Commerce, at Tarbes, France, has absconded with a large amount of funds. :

THE French Committee of Inquiry has voted to impeach the Ministers' of the 16th of May (the Déßroglie-Fourtou Cabinet.) A MOTION -in the British House. of Commons, on the 7th, favoring woman suffrage, was rejected by a vote of 103 to 217. PASSAMENTE, the would-be assassin ©of the King of Italy, has been found guilty and sentenced to death. A -A CAPE TowN (South Africa) dispatch, published on the 9th, states that the Zulus had been defeated, with heavy loss, at .Ekowe, by Col. Pearson. All fears of a successful invasion of Natal had vanished. - A DISPATCH from Tashkend, published on the 9th, states that official intelligence had been received there that tranquillity had been restored at Cabul, and that Yakoob Khan had been proclaimed Ameer of Afghanistan. . ; ‘ By the collision of cages in the Viectoria Coal-Pit, in England, on the Bth, one person was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft and eight others were killed. : A TirNoVA dispatch of the Bth says the population of Djuma was emigrating €1 masse be%m‘e the advance of Turkish troops. A PrstH (Hungary) dispatch of the morning -of the 11th réports an extraordinary rise in the water of the River Theiss above the City of Szegedin. Two of the three dams protecting the city had burst, and the last threatened momentarily to give way, in which event the entire city would be swept away, and 70,000 people rendered homeless. 9 A LoNDoN telegram of the 10th says the Government was on the eve of negotiations with Yakoob Khan, the new Ameer-of Afghanistan, ; ‘

THE NEW WORLD. SEC’Y SHERMAN, on the 4th, issued another call for the redemption of 5-20 bonds, principal and interest to be paid on and after June 4th. The call is for $7,000,000 coupon and $3,000,000 registered—a total of $10,000,000. The Secretary has also issued a circular giving notice that when the outstanding 5-20 6-per-cent. bonds are covered by subscriptions: to 4-per«cent. consols, the latter will be withdrawn from sale upon the terms proposed by the Department circular of Jan. 21, 1879, Subsequent sales of 4 per cents will probably be made upon less favorable terms to the purchasers. 4 ' THE following is the full text of the President’s Proclamation calling an extra session of Congress? L WaEREAs, The final adjournment of the For-ty-fifth Congress without makinﬁthe usual and necessary ?lpyugr_mtmns for the Legislative, Executive and Judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year endinﬁ June 80, 1880, and. without malnnghthe usual and necessary appropriations for the support of the army for the same fiscal year, presents an extraordinary occasion, requiring the President to exercise the ‘power vested in him by the Constitution to con. vene the houses of Congress in ant%n tion of the day fixed by law for their next m ggng: : Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States, do, by virtue of the power to this end vested in me by the Constitution, convene both houses to assemble at their respective Chambers at twelve o’clock noon Tuesday, the 18th day of March, then and there to consider and determine such measures as, in their wisdom, their duty, and the welfare of the peoiﬂe ma%seem to demand. In witness whereof, 1 have ereunug set m{};ha.nd and caused the seal of the United States to be fixed. Jiia S § R. B. Haves. By the President: : o WiLrLiam M. EvArys, Secretary of State. © .

. AN explosion of sulphuric acid occurred in Lower Laush Creek Colliery, near Pottsville, Pa., on the sth, which killed three men and severely bufned three others. -

THERE was a premature explosion of nitro-glycerine at Dutch Gap, in the James River, near Richmond, Va., on the sth, and M. C. Hagerty, the Government contractor on the improvement, and one other man were killed, and six severely injured, ’

A NATIONAL GREENBACK CONVENTION, called by M. M. (‘* Brick’") Pomeroy, met in Chicago, on the 4th, and held a two days’ session. . Ralph E. Hoyt, of Michigan, was ‘chosen permanent President, and R. W. Dunstan, of Illinois, Secretary. Mr. Pomeroy addressed the Convention the evening of the first day’s session, and gave al detailed account of his work as Chairman of the Committee on Organization, in organizing Greenback Clubs, which now number 6,227 hroughout the country. The = platform adopted declares, among other things, that the = Greenback dollar must be 2 legal fender in all cases and be

paid o%: and = received as absolute money; tlie General Government alone to issue money; that all United States bonds be immediately called in and paid in Greenback paper money, such money never to be conwverted into bonds; that all National Bank issues shall be at once withdrawn; that the trade dollar shall be recoined, and all other silver money remonetized ; t!;‘at the Internal Revenue laws shall be abolished; in favor of .a graduated income tax; the election of Postmasters by the people; the prohibition of the importation of all Chinese or other servile labor; the establishment of a Labor Bureau of Statistics in every State; the abolishing of all class legislation; public lands to be disposed of only -to actual settlers; eight hours to constitute a legal day’s work; demanding the passage of such laws as will fully, fairly and justly protect the rights of the people and of transportation companies; recognizing 'the mutual dependence of labor and capital, and deprecating all attempts to antagonize them; that labor is the basis of all human wealth, happiness and progress, and must have equal protection by law; that usury must be abolished by National laws; the homestead of ' a family, to the value of $2,000, never to be lHable to sale for debt; no man to be eligible to the office of President or Vice-President for two consecutive terms. A National Executive Committee was appointed, composed as follows: Ohio, Hugh Preyer, Chairman; Nebraska, W. H.Dech; Indiana, Dr. Winslow; Texas, B. J. Chambers Colorado, Joseph Wolff; Kansas, J. O. McKee; Illinois, M. M. Pomeroy; Vermont, C. E. Grill; Mississippi, H. Nelson, Jr., Wisconsin, D. W. C. Priest; Rhode Island, J. C. Vallette; Pennsylvania, W. C. Plumer; Michigan, Ralph E. Hoyt; New York, John Cameron ; Missouri, J. M. Landon; lowa, C. H. Jackson. .

THE Wisconsin Legislature adjourned sine dieon the sth, i

THE Michigan Republican State Convention met at Lansing, on the 6th. * Resolu-. tions were adopted opposing any radical change in our present financial system, and congratulating the country on the *‘ successful resumption of specie payments and the signs of returning prosperity in all branches of business;’’ inviting the. co-operation of all men *‘who are in favor of financial: honesty and a safe and sound basis for the business of the country.’? James V. Campbell was nominated for Judge of the Supreme Court and E. O. Grosvenor and James M. Shearer for Regents of the University. :

- THE Dime Savings Bank, at York, Pal, suspended on the 6th. It was said it would pay seventy-five or eighty cents on the dollar. 3 |

'ON the 7th, there was great excitement on the Chicago Board of Trade, cn account of & fall of five cents per bushel in the price of April wheat. The cause is said: to have been the sale of over 8,000,000 bushels held by Keene and the New York Ring. It was stated later in the day that Keene’s agent had sold on forged telegraphic orders, A rumor prevailed in the evening that the Western Unijon Telegraph Company had offered a reward of $25,000 for the discovery of the man who sent the order. : 7 ;

- Tae National Butter, Cheese and Egg Convention closed a three days’ session in Chicago, on the 7th. J. T. Joyce, of New York, was’ unanimously re-elected President for the ensuing year, and R. M. Littler, of Davenport, lowa, Secretary and Treasurer. Among the Vice-Presidents chosen was George E. Gooch, Illinois; A. J. W. Pierce, Wisconsinj;J. R. Budd, Indiana; H. T. Sherman, Towa, and T. G. Bottsford, Kentucky. A resolution was adopted favoring the total abolition of the tax on dairy salt. .

~ E. L. SmitH, Manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company, of Topeka, Kan., who had. been put under arrest by the State House of Representatives: for refusing to give to an Investigating Committee of that body.the telegrams sent from and recéived at his office in regard to the late Senatorial election in the Legislature, was set at liberty, on the 7th, by a unanimous vote of the House. Mr. Smith had been under arrest for a number of weeks, and persisted to the last in his refusal to yield to the demands of the committee, claiming that to comply with such demands would be a'violation on his part of a sacred tﬂ‘ust. ‘THE :New York Tribune of the 7th prints in its Washington dispatches a full exposure of an alleged swindling scheme carried on in the latter city, hy which many persons had been induced to subscribe money for a mythical memorial to Bayard Taylor. John J. Astor and Peter Cooper, whose names appear among the subscribers, dény having signed the paper or authorized the use of their names in that connection. The appearance of their names on the paper had induced ieading citizens in Washington and other cities to contribute to the enterprise. :

A WasmINGTON dispatch of the 7th states that the Cabinet had decided to appoint the following members of the National Board of Health: Surgeon-Gen. Woodworth, of the Marine Hosx}ltal Service, to represent the Treasury Department; Medical Director Francis M. Gunnell, of the Navy; SolicitorGen. Phillips, Department of Justice, and Ass’t-Surgeon John 8. Billings, of the War Department. - A

Errau BURRrITT, the learned blacksmith, died at his residence in New Britain, Conn., on the night of the 6th. He was about sixty-eight years old. :

IN the Illinois House of Representatives, on the 6th, an immense petition, said to be 900 feet long and to contain 110,000 signatures, was presented, asking’for local option and that women of legal age be allowed to vote on the question of license. This' was the ‘Home-Protection” petition, ‘and the signatures were secured by the ladies of the Illfnois Women’s Temperance Union.

- ON the 6th, a Chicago jury found John Lamb guilty of the murder of a policeman in October last, and fixed the penalty at death: by hanging. - i

. THE City of Columbus, Ohio, is greatly exercised over the subject of incendiary fires, of which eight were set simultaneously on the morning of the Bth. Over 800 armed men were placed on duty as patrols. ¢ : ; - EX-SENATOR PATTERSON, of South Carolina, has been notified by the AttorneyGeneral of that State that all indictments against him have been canceled. GopcHAUX Bros. & Co., of San Francisco, failed lately for over $1,000,000, Assets, $475,000, - W A FLOOD in the vicinity of Humboldt Bay, Cal., the other day, was destructive to railroads and telegraph: lines, fences, outbuildings and dwellings. Two persons lost their lives, several were badly injured and a great deal of stock were drowned; = Tae Secretary of the Treasury issued a circular, on the Bth, announcing the fssue of certificates of deposit of the' denominatioh of $lO each in aid of the refunding of the public debt. Said certificates will be sold for lawful money at par and aceruing interest to date of purchase, and will be dated April

1, 1879. Purchasers of these certificates, are allowed a commission of one-eighth of 1 per cent. on purchases from $l,OOO to $lOO,OOO. - GEN. W. T. SHERMAN and wife left Newport, R. 1., on the 9th, sericusly ill, the former with pneumonia and the latter with consumption. f

THE body of a murdered woman was recently found packed in a trupk in the river at Lynn, Mass. The body was subsequently identified as that of Sarah Gibson. 'Miss Gibson, who was in Boston, put in an appearance in person and denied that the corpse was hers. Two women from Boston then identified the remains as those of a Miss Farnny McConologue, who was supposed to have gone West. Miss McConologue was subsequéntly heard from in San Francisco, and of course the corpse could not be hers, and the mystery remained as great as ever. ¢

Up to the close of business, on the Bth, 30,000 applications under the Arrears-of-Pensions act had been received by the Pension Office in Washington. They were being filed and sorted, but no action will be taken on any until the 25th of this month, when the work of adjudication will begin, and -certificates will be issued to successful pensioners. Applications were coming in at the rate of 400 daily, and it was estimated that a total of 50,000 would be received, of which about 30,000 would probably be acted upon favorably. The first notice a pensioner will have of the allowance of his claim will be the receipt of a certificate which entitles him to the money, and which he can then get if it is in the Treasury and not otherwise appropriated. SEVERE FLOODS occurred in the vicinity of Buffalo, N. Y., on the 10th. Bridges over the Casenovia Creek were carried away. A family of four persong, living on the flats in South Buffalo, had their house carried away, and were forced to take refuge in trees until rescued by boats.

Ar the election in Bangor, Me., on the 10th, the Republicans elected their candidate for Mayor by 146 majority. At Biddeford, the nominee of the Greenbackers and Democrats was elected, Mayor by a majority of seven.

Cyrus W. FIELD gave a brilliant reception at his residence, in New York City, on the evening of the 10th, in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the inception of the enterprise by which Europe and America were united by the Atlantic cable. Overl,ooo guests were present.

Tae Fall River (Mass.) Gas Manufacturers’ Company failed, on the 10th, in consequence of irregular paper issued by Charles 8. Stickney, late Treasurer, amounting to about $160,000. ) ;

THE Brooklyn Presbytery decided, on the 10th, to try Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage on the following charges, presented: by the committee appointed at a previous session: Deceit and falsehood in statements regarding his withdrawal from the editorship of the 'Christian at Work; in stating that sittings in the Tabernacle were free; in accusing J. W, Hathaway of dishonest practices, and then denying it; of falsehood in collecting subseriptions for the payment of the church debt; of deceit in the difficulty concerning’ 'the organist of the Tabernacle, and of stating that he was to be arraigned for heterodoxy, when he*knew that such was not the c”eb

TeE Legislature of Indiana |adjourned, on the 10th, in consequence of the Constitutional expiration of the session. The Governor immediately called a special session, to meet on the 12th. /

A FIRE in East St. Louis, on the morning of the: 9th, of incendiary origin, caused the destruction of ten buildings. A search of the ruins resulted in the discovery of five dead bodies. The malice of a mort-gage-holder and -his watchman is alleged to have started the fire, and both have been arrested. | ' As PAuL BoyToN was floating down the Ohio River above Gallipolis the other dayy a countryman took him for a sirange water animal, and leveled his musket at him. Boyton’s eries saved his life, : THE great pedestrian contest in which O'Leary, the present champion, and Rowell, .Harr{nan ‘and Ennis are competitors, was begun at New York City, on the night of the 9th. There was a tremendous crowd in attendance. The contest was-to last six days.

A FEW days ago a marriage ceremony was performed by telegraph at Xenia, Ohio, between John A. Smith, at Wichita, Kan., and Miss V. B. Longfellow, of the former place. _ e

DuriNGg a town meeting at North Berwick, Me., on the morning of the 10th, in Mechanics’ Hall, the floor gave way, and fifty persons were precipitated to the floor below. No one was Killed, but many were fearfully and probably fatally injured. 3 T : " CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE.—After a lengthy debate, the Senate refused, on the 4th, to recede from its amendments to the Legislative, Executive and Judicial and to the ArmYnA%progx;i:tion bills, and they failed to pass....ln the absence of the Vice-President, SBenator Ferry was chosen President g_ro tem....A number of pension and private bills were passed, as was also the House gill to prevent the introduction of infectious or contagious diseases into the United States, and to_establish a National Board of Health....At noon, Mr. Ferry, as President pro fem., declared the Forty-fifth. Congress adjourned sine die.

~ House.—A number of private bills were passed....A motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments to the Ar-rears-of-Pensions bill was agreed t0....Mr. Hewitt reported that the Conference Committees had been unablé to ﬂee on the Army Appropriation bill, and stated that an agreement could ge reached on all the questionsin controversy except as to the presence of troog at the polls. ... A_Rer a len_g!:gy debate, the House refused to leﬂ its (fosmon on the Legislative and the Army ills, an theg.oonsequently failed to Faas 5% The Senate bill for the appointment of James Shields as a Brigadier-General on the retired list was passed—ll 3 to 06.... A resolution was a.dogted tm?lw charges agmqut Judge Blodgett, of the Norf%llx‘im District of Illinois, be laid on the table, and that the House take no action thereon. ....A supplementary Conference report on the Postoffice Appropriation bill, with a &rovmon for double posmf cards, 'was agreed to....The ote ordering the ;érevxous .question. on the §ewa.r‘d impeachment resolution was reconsid--ered....The committee appointed to investigate the charge contained in a letter of Special Agent Williams against Speaker Randall made a report to the effect that every statement of wrong made in the letter was without even the semblance of truth....A resolution of thanks to Bpeaker Randall was unanimously adopted, and, after a sfggmy a.nclil exciting segno and b?t% delivery ﬂ(:f B ng po. 8 €8 on C e e B e R e m, the

—¢ How much do you ask for that ﬁoose}‘” inquired a customer of a maret woman. <‘Seven shillings for the two,”” replied the woman. ¢ But I want 'onl{ one,”’ said the customer. I can't help it,”’ answered the woman; “I ain’t a~goin’ to sell one without the other. To my certainknoyledge them ‘ere geese have bheen together for more’n thirteen ufyea,rm, and I aint agoin? to be so unfeelin’ as to separate em now.” .

—New York is charged with spending ten times as much for tobacco as for bread.

INDIANA STATE NEWS. EARLY on the morning of the %dtwt.. at Paoli, in Orange County, fire was vered in the Albert House. The flames were not subdued until that and six adjacent buildings were destroyed. The entire loss was about €50,000, of which Mr. Albert loses $35,000. ‘Hox. JouN C. NEw, ex-Treasurer of the United States, was, at a meeting . of the Republican State Central Committee, on the 4th, elected as member and Chairman to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Blair, receiving six votes fo five. for John Overmeyer, of Jennings County. THE boiler in the circular saw mill at Leavenworth, in Crawford County, belonging to Mr. Selden Blackburn, exploded the other day and badly scalded and mangled four men, and tore the mill building and machinery to atoms. A ; ' THE latest reports from Indianapolis give the following as current prices for leading staples: Flour, Family and Fancy, $4.00@ 6.00; Wheat, No. 2 Red, [email protected] ; Corn, 83@3334c; Oats, 26@20634c; Rye, 47@48c; Pork, [email protected]; Lard—Steam, 6%@ 68{c; Hogs, [email protected]. g THE LEGISLATURE. SENATE.—On the 3d, the Legislative Appropriation bill was amended and ordered engrossed. . : House.—The committee to investigate the Auditor’s office was instructed by the House to extend its examination to a time four y&ears previous to Auditor Henderson’s term of ofce. 3 %

SENATE.—On the 4th, the Apportionment bill came up for passage, and passed, all amendments being cut off by the previous question being seconded. The bill to repeal the law srequirintg\ the publication of semi-annual statements from foreign insurance companies was amended and ordered engrosged. A Conference Committee was appointed on the part of the Senate on the Apportionment bill. : HouseE.—A number of committee reports werg received and acted upon. The bill regulating the practice of medicine was taken up and passed. Bills passed: Securing priority to claims. of laborers azainst corporations in certain cases; in relation to the disposition to be made of township funds;. giving colored children the same gchool priviieges as white children; compelling companies which have received grants of portions of the old National Road to complete their roads; regulating the transaction of husiness in this State by express companies; authorizing Justices to appoint some persons to hold court for them when unable to do so themselves. The Senate amendments- to the House Dbill reorganizing the benevolent: institutions were concurred in. The House Apportionment bill as amended b the Senate, was taken 133 and the Senate ameud‘l ments thereto were read, when the House refused to concur and asked fora Committee of Conférence. The Speaker appointed atommittee on the part of Housé. The Military bill failed to pass.

SENATE.—On the sth, the Senate appointed another Committee of Conference, on the Interest bill. Several House bills. mostly legalizing bills, passed. The State-House Appropriation bill was taken up, discussed, and made the special order for the 6th.

House.—Bills passed—making special appropriations of $137.500; limiting fines in contempt cases to $5OO, and permitting appeals when the fines arc over $5O; cstablishing a Bureau of Statistics and appropriating $3,00?) for its sup’gort; {)crmitting counties to vote aid to railroads, and Senate bills providing for the government of State Prisons/and establishing an Ksy]um for FeeblesMinded Children. The bill abolishing what iz known as *“‘ the insurance steal” was indefinitely ‘Bostponed. The! Congressional Appointment bill failed to pass. :

. .SENATE.—Un the 6th, several more legalizing bills were passed. The report of the Conference Committee on the Legislative Apportionment bill was concurred in, as was also the report of a Conferencé Committee on the bill fixing the rate of interest at 6 per cent. !|The StateHouse bill was referred to a special committee with instructions to report on the 7th. The Con%lressional Apportionment bill, regorted from the ouse, was taken up and referred, as were also %:veml other House bills. . House.—The reports of the Conference Committees on the Legislative Apportionment and Interest bills were concurred in. The bill fixing the time of holding the election to ratify the Constitutional Ameu&ments was }mssed, as were also the Senate joint resolutions in respect to the Morgan raids, authorizing the survey of the Kankakee, Calumet and Beaver Rivers, and the Congressional Apportionment bill—the last by a vote of 54 to 46. Bills also passed—abolishmg the office of Town Assessor, constituting a Boar of Claims to audit and allow claims against the State; regulating the election of Supervisors; exempting §1,()()0 worth of property from execution; prescribing the form of deeds to be madeby Sheriffs and Coroners, etc. ; A

SENATE.—On the 7th, the House amendments to the bill submitting the Constitutional Amendments to the people at the April election in 1880 were concurred in. The Senate by vote refused to take up the General Appropriation bill. The bill to prevent forei%n corporations from removin% suits to the Federal Courts was passed, as was also the Stated House bill. The Governor sent in his appointment of officers in accordance with the bill passed, reorganizing the benevolent institutions. The following are the nominations: President of Board of Trustees of the Blind Asylum, John Fishback; Joseph Ristine and William V. Wiles, Trustees; Deaf and Dumb Institute, F. C. Johnson and Milton James, Trustees; Commissioners of the Insane Asylum, B. F. Spoor, R. R, Tarlton. They were confirmed by a vote of 30 to 15. The resolution authorizing the committee to investigate the benevolent institutions to draw pay for fifteen days after the close of the session was adopted. g

House.—A resolution was adopted—allowing Reading Clerks of the House and Senate $6 per day. A concurrent resolution was adopted authorizing the payment of the members of the Investigating Committee for fiffeen days’ services after the termination of the session. The AttorneyGeneral was instructed to forward his opinion concerning.the lcgality of certain fees collected by exAuditor Henderson; the bill allowing cities of seven thousand inhabitants of under to surrender their charters was passed. House bills were passed: —regulating the manner of presentation of claims against counties; requiring the coulﬁy printing to be let to the lowekt bidder. The House receﬁed from its amendments to the Libel bill. This bill makes it a crime to publish or utter a libel. ‘

SENATE.—On the Bth, a resolution was adopted that there existed no need of a special session. The General Appropriation bill was taken up and a motion made to concur in the report of the committee. The previous question ‘'was demanded and seconded, thus cutting off debate. An effort to suspend the Constitutional rules failed, and the bill was thus effectually killed. The Fee and Salary bill and the Congressional Apportionment bill were Killed, as far as this ressiom i 8 coneerned, by being referred to e€pecial committees with ingtructions to report on the 10th. The following nominationg were sent in bﬁ' the Governor anﬁ confirmed: Manager of the Female Reformatory, Emma Roach; Trustees of the As¥lum for FeebleMinded Children, J. P..Enrlﬁ. Robert Brown and B. F. Iback; Trustees of the House of Refuge, Finley Bigger and R. F. Burnett.” A bill was §nf troduced grovidiug that hereafter no legalizing acts should be introduced until the Appm)fnation bill is passed. The remainder of the sexsion was devoted to filibustering.. Adjourned to the 10th.

House.—Bills passed—providing for a change of time of holding ele¢tions in case Constitutional Amcendments arc adopted; authorizing railroad companies to extend their lines; exempting one month’s waéce of laboring men and mechanice from garnishment; regulating the rights of martied women ; providing forthe creation ot ditch companics; changing the time of electing Road Supervisors, and abolishing the land tax; to prevent sra\rc robbing. The ‘Attorney-General presented his opinion onthe %lllestion of fees collected by ex-Auditor Henderson, holding that portions of them were illegally collected, :

—The women of Massachusetts are competent to take a philosophic view of the most perple:xe«% problems. When one of them was informed that there were more women than men in' the State, she at once replied that the fact was in accordance with the scientific doctrine of thz“ survival of the fittest.”’—New York Herald.

} ~—Mis. Ursula Humphreyville, of &qunlggid, Conn., is in her one hundred and first year, and is still able to ‘be,about. . Two ‘yeﬂrgrggﬁ she rode on ‘a méwihg;ma'chine, ving the horses through the field. =~ ‘

THE XLVL CONGRESS. The new (Forty-sixth) Congress 1s composed, in' Senate and House, as follows: | : ko s e Bt ' SENATE. - ALABAMA. AREANSAS. 1888. J. T. Morgan, D.|1883. A. H. Garland, D. 1885. G. 8. Houstoh, D.|1885. Jas. D. Walker, D. CALIFORNIA. ~ COLORADO. 1881. Newton Booth, R.[1883. H. M. Teller, R. 1885. Jas. T. Farley, D.|1885. N. P, Hill, R. CONNECTICUT. DELAWARE. 1881. Wm.W. Eaton, D.|{1881: T: F. Bayard, D. . 1885. O. H. Platt, R. |lBB3. Eli Saulsbury,D. : FLORIDA. | | GEORGIA. ; 1881. C. W, Jones, D. |lBB3. Benj. H.Hill, D. 1885. Wilkine'n Call, D.{1885. J. B. Gordon, D. ILLINOIS. ' INDIANA. 1883. David Davis,l. _ {lBBl. J.E.McDonald, D. 1885. John A. Logan, R.|1885. D.W.Voorhe¢s, D. lOWA. KANSAS, ! 5 1883. B.J.Kirkwood, R.[1883. P. B. Plumb, R, ° 1885. Wm. Allison,R. [lBB5. Jno. J.lngalls, R. KENTUCKY. " LOUISIANA. 1883. Jas. B. Beck, D. {lBB3. W. P. Kellogﬁ, R 1885. J. S. Williams, D.|1885. B. F. Jonas, D. MAINB. MARYLAND. 1881. H. Hamlin, R. 1881. Wm. P. Whyte, D. 1883. Jas. G. Blaine, R.|1885. J. B. Groome, D, MASSACHUSETTS. MICHIGAN. : 1881. H. L. Dawes, R, |lBBl. Z. Chandler, R. 1888. Geo. F. Hoar, R. [lBB3. T. W. Ferry, R. MINNESOTA. MISSISSIPPL. 1881. B.J.R.M’'Millan, R{lBBl. B. K. Bruce, R. - 1883. Wm. Windom, R.|1883. L. Q. €. Lamar,D. MISSOURI. ° NEBRASKA. 1881. F. M. Cockrell, D.{lBBl. A. S. Paddock, R. 1885. Geo. G. [Vest, D./1883. A. Saunders, R. g NEVADA. NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1883. Wm. Sharon, R. [lBB3. E. H. Rollins, R. 1885. Jno. P. Jones, R.[1885. (Vacancy.) NEW JERSEY. NEW YORK. 1881. T. F. Randolph,D.|lBBl. F. Kernan, D. 1883. J.R. McPhersonD.|lBBs. R. Conkling, R. NORTH CAROLINA. OHIOQ. % 1883. M. W. Ransom, D.|lBBl. A.G. Thurman,D. 1885. Zeb B. Vance, D.[1885. G.H.Pendleton,D. OREGON. © PENNSYLVANIA. 1883. L. Grover, D. 1881. W. A. Wallace, D. 1885. Jas. H. Slater, D. {lBB5. J. D. Cameron, R. RHODE ISLAND. SOUTH: CAROLINA. 1881. A. E.Burnside, R.{1883. M. C. Butler, D. - 1883. H. B. Anthony, R.{1885. WadeHampton,D. TENNESSEE. TEXAS. 1881. Jas. E. B&ileﬂ D.{lBBl. 8. B. Maxey, D. 1883. I. G. Harris; D. {lBB3. Richard Coke, D. VERMONT. | VIRGINIA. 1881. G. F. Edmunds,R.{lBBl. R. E. Withers, D. 1885. J: 8. Morrill, R. {lBB3. J.W.Johnston,D. WEST VIRGINIA. WISCONSIN. 1881. F. Hereford, D. ‘lBBl. A. Cameron, R. 1883. H. G. Davis, D. = {lBB5. M.H.Carpenter,R.

: RECAPITULATION, o BIISHIDNYALE. 00l s i R R Re&mblicans e e et eS e e Indapendent: .ol N nnn SGiiacmiiin Vacancy..coccviveriispeciiancnieancionigivees 1 ! HOUSE. ; iy ALABAMA., ——. : 1. Thomas Herndon, D. |5. Thomas Williams, D. 2. Hilary A. Herbert, D. 6. Berwell B. Lewis, D. 8. W. J. Samford, D. 7. William H. Forney, D. 4. Charles M. Shelley, D.|B. William M. Lowe, N. ’ ARKANSAS. : 1. Poindexter Dunn, D. |3. Jordan E. Cravens, D. 2. Wm. F. Slemons. D. 14. Thomas M. Gunter, D. : CALIFORNTA. g Elects four Congressmen in 1879. ; COLORADO. 1. James B. Belford, R. * CONNECTICUT. 1. Joseph R. Hawley, R.|B. John T. Wait, R. 2. James Phelps, D. . t 4. Frederick Miles, R. DELAWARE. . 1. Edward L. Martin, D. ; ; FLORIDA, s 1. R. H. M. Davidson, D.|2. Noble A. Hull, D. GEORGIA. ; 1. John C. Nichollg, D. |B. James H. Blount, D. 2. William E. Smith, D.|7. William H. Felton, D. 8. Philip Cook, D. 8. Alex. H. Stephens, D. 4. Henry Persons, D. 9. Emory Speer, D. 5. N. J. Hammond, D. ILLINOIS. 1. William Aldrich, R. |ll. J. W. Singleton, D. 2. George R. Davis, R. [l2. Wm. M. Si)ringer, D. 8. Hiram Barber, Jr., R.{lB. A. E. Stevenson, D. 4. John C. Sherwin, R. |l4. Joseph G. Cannon,R. 5. R. M. A. Hawk, R. |l5. A. P. Forsythe, N. 6. T. J. Henderson, R. |l6: W. A. J. Sparks, D. 7. Philip C. Hayes, R. {l7. Wm. R. Morrison, D. 8. Greenbury L. Fort, R.|lB. John R. Thomas, R. 9. Thomas g' Boyd, R. 119. R. W.Townshend,D. 10. Benj. F. Marsh, R. ‘ INDIANA. 1. William Heilman, R. | 8. A. J. Hostetler, D. g. Thomas R. Cobb, D. | 9. Godlove 8. Orth, R. . Geo. A. Bicknell, D. [lO. Wm. H. Calkins, R. 4. Jeptha D. New, D. 'll. Calvin Cowgill, R. 5. Thos. M. Browne, R. 112. W. G. Colerick, D. 6. Wm. R. Meyers, D. 113. John H. Baker, R. 7. G. De La Matyr, N. TIOWA. 1. Moses A. McCoid, R. |6. J. B. Weaver, N. 2. Hiram Price, R. 7. E. H. Gillette, N. 8. Thos. Updegraff, R. |B. W. F. Sapp, R. . 4. N. C. Deering, R. 9. C. C, Carpenter, R. 5. Rush Clark, R. e KANSAS. : 1. John A. Anderson, Rls Thomas Ryan, R. 2. D. C. Haskell, R. : EENTUCKY. 1. Oscar Turner, D. 6. John G. Carlisle, D. 2. J. A. McKenzie, D. ‘7. J.C.B. Blackburn,D. 8. John W. Caldwell, D.| 8 P.P.Thompson,Jr.D. 4. J. Proctor Knott, D. 9. Thomas Turner, D. 5. Albert S. Willis, D. |lO. Elijah C. Phister, D. LOUISTANA. , 1. Randall L. Gibson, D.|4. J. B. Elam, D. 2. E. John Ellis, D. 5. J. F]o*{l King, D. 8. Joseph H. Acklen, D.|6. E. W. Robertson, D. £ MAINE. 1. Thomas B. Reed, R. |4. George W. Ladd, N. 2. William P. Frye, R. |5. Thos. H. Murch, N. 8. S. D. Lindsey, R. 3 . MARYLAND. ; 1. Daniel M. Henry, D. .|4. Robert M. McLane, D. 9. J. F. C. Talbot, D. '|s. Eli J. Henkle, D. - 3. William Kimmel, D. {6. Milton G. Urner, R. MASSACHUSETTS. 1. William W. Crapo, R.| 7. W. A. Russell, R. 9. Benj. W. Harris, R. | 8 William Claflin, R. 8. W. A. Field, R. 9.. Wm. W. Rice, R. 4. Leopold Morse, D. 10..Amasa Norcross, R. 5. S. Z?Bowmau, R. 111. Geo.D. Robinson, R. 6. George B. Loring, R. ; : MICHIGAN. 1. John 8. Newberry, R.|¢. Mark 8. Brewer, R. 2. Edwin Willits, R. 7. Omar D. Conger, R. 3. J. H. McGowan, R. (8. Roswell G. H%rr, R. 4. J. C. Burrows, R. {9. Jay A, Hubbell, R. 5. John W. Stone, R. : : : MINNESOTA. : 1. M. H. Dunnell, R. 13. W. D. Washburn, R. - 2. Henry Poehler, D. ; = MISSISSIPPI. 1. H. L. Muldrow, D. g Otho R. Singleton, D. 2. Van H.Manning, D. |5. Chas. E. Hooker, D. 8., H. D. Money, D. 6+ J. R. Chalmers, D. : 4 ; MISSQOURI. 1. Martin L. Clardy, D.| 8. Samuel L. Sawyer, D. 9. Erastus Wells, D. 9. Nicholas Ford, N. 8. R. Graham Frost, D. [lO. G. F. Rothwell, D. 4. Lowndes H. Davis, D.{ll. J. B. Clark, Jr., D. /5. Richard P. Bland, D.{l2. W. H. Hatch, D. 6. John R. Waddill, D. {l3. A. H. Buckner, D. 7. Alfred M. Lay, D. . NEBRASEA. . 1. Edward K. Valentine, R. o : NEVADA. - 1. Rollin M. Daggett, R. - P NEW HAMPSHIRE. i : 1. Joshua G. Hall, R. |3. Evarts W. Farr, R. 2. James F. Briggs, R. P ; NEW JERSEY: 1. Geo. M. Robeson, R. |5 Chas. H. Voorhis, R. 2. Hezekiah B.Smith, D./6. John L. Blake, R. 8. Miles Ross, D. |7. Lewis A. Brigham, R. 4. Alvah D. Clark, D o fre ! NEW YORE. - 1. Jas. W. Covert, D. |lB. J. H. Hammond. R. 2. Daniel O'Kelly, D. [l9. Amaziah B.James,R. 8. 8. B. Chittenden, R.|2o. John H. Starin, R. .4. Arch. M. Bliss, D. 15 %wld Wilber, R. ' g Nicholas. Muller, D.|29. Warner Miller, R. - 6.8. 8, Cox, D, | 2 Cyrus D, Prescott, R. 7 Edwin lﬁ!ln‘steink R.(24. Josoph Mason 1 .- Anson G. McCook;R.|2s. Frank Hiscock, R. 9. Fernando Wood, 1. |2B. John H. Camp, R. 10. James O'Brien, D. [27. Elge G. Iﬁav?ham,-n. 11. Levi P. Morton, R. %8. Jere. W. D réght, R. 12-,saney].z - 129. D, P. Richardson, R. 18. John H. Ketcham R. _go. John VanVoorhis,R. »I§. ‘John H. Ferdon, R. |Bl. Richard Orowlei, R. ie. xzﬁl ;ionnebcry D. % Il}aynv‘}’merce. ;B. o n . e § e dde ] - 15 BRI DR, B 8 ST aadechan, = ‘' NORTH CAROLINA. / %.'John J. Martin, R. |5. Alfred M. Scales, D. . W. H. Kitchin, D. __ |6. Walter L. Steele, D, 8. Daniel L. Ruseell, N.|7. Robt. F. Armfield, D. 4. Joseph J. Davis, D. [B. Robt. R. B. Vance, D, : OREGON. . = 1. John Whiteaker, D. ; H 1, H. H. Bingham, & “'“ndgv“' rd Overton, R. L, .H. bingham, LD & e y b A gnarle's Oﬁielﬁ, B, {g.‘ John I. Mitchell, R. 8. SamuelJ. Randall,D.{l7. A. H. Coffroth, D. 4. Wm. D. Kelley, R. |lB. H. G. Fisher,D. 5. A. C. %a,rmer N 18. F.E. Boltzhoover,D. 6. Wm, Ward, B. (20, Seth H. Yocum, N. 7. Wm. Godshalk, R. % ‘Morgan R. Wise, D. 8 Heister Clymer, D, [29. Russell Errett, R. '9. A. Herr Smith, R. |2B Thos. M. Bayne, R. } ,'&-mfnﬁhné%n 124, W, % “Shn{len' ber- - dotz, D, i r, v, g § 12 ?‘,’?ﬂwﬁm; ‘DI96, garry Whlt:eﬁﬂ. 18. John W. Ryon, D. 8. 8. B. Dick, R. - 14, Jobn W. Kfliinger,R.|37; 5. H. Osmer, R. I:‘l_.;;xelmnW»»Alglﬂchl:iiﬂiiL.»WaMomß, s I.J.&Riewn -’; *‘thn Ha Eﬂn' pb s ?V;. 2. M. P. O'Conner, D. 5. G. D.Tillman, D. 8. Wyatt Aiken, D. ’ RS

1. Benj.Butterworth,R.|ll. H. L. Dickey, D. - 2. Thos. L. Young, it, 12. Henr%vs. Neal, R. 3. J. A. NeMahon, D. |lB. A. J. Warner, D. - 4. J. Warren Keifer, R.|l4. Gibson Atherton, D. 5. Benl. Lefovre, D' |l5. Geo W, Geddes, D. 6. W.D.Hill, D. = . [l6. W. McKingley,Jr..R. 7. Frank Hurd, D. 17. James Monroe, R. - 8. E. B. Finley, D. .. |IB.J.T. URd%graﬂ’, R. 9. Geo. L. Converse, D:|l9. James A. Garfield,R. 10. Thomas Ewing, D. [2O. Amos Townsend, R. TENNESSEE. dian 1. Robert L. Taylor, D. | 6. John'F. Houge, D. 2. L. C. Houck, R. 7. W. C. Whitthorne,D. 3. Geo. C. Dibrell, D. 8. J.D, C. Atkins, D. - 4. Benton McMillan, D.| 9. C. B. Simonton, D. 5. John M. Bright, D. {lO. H. Casey Young, D. . _TEXAS. s Lot 1. John H. Reagan, D. {4. Roger QV.VMiIIs,D. o 2. D. B. Culberson, D. [H. George W. Jones, N. . 8. Olin Wellborn, D. 6. (Vacaney.): .0 : VERMONT. A : 1. Charles H. Joyce, R.ls. Bradley Barlow, R. 2. James M. Tyler, R. ¢ - . VIRGINIA. : 1. R. L. T. Beale, D. |6. J. R. Tucker, D. 2. John Goode, Jr.,D. |7. John T. Harris, D, 8. Jos. E. Johnston, D. |B. Epga, Hunton, D. 4. Joseph Jorgensen, R.|9. J. B. Richmond, D." 5. George C. Cabell, D. LR WEST VIRGINIA. : . 1. Benjamin Wilson, D.'S.'John E. Kenna, D.. 2. Ben). F. Martin, D. Wi G ; " WISCONSIN. ‘ Ge 1. Chas. G. Williams, R.|s. E. 8. Bragg, D. 2. Lucien B. Caswell, R.|6B. Gabriel Bouck, D. 8. Geo. C. Hazleton, R, [7. H. L.,Humphreg, R 4. P. V. Deuster, D. 8. Thad. C. Pound; R. . RECAPITULATION. & DemotrPat i i iivaiybinn it a o A4B RepublHeßNß. il sl it ieiiiiiiviciissa s 128 Nagonnle L 7 viaiin it 1l NacanelbE G, o S e There are six vacancies in the House—four frome California; one in Texas, caused by the déath of Schleicher; and one in New York, caused also bya death.— Washington Post. :

The Four-Per-Cent. Certificates, The Secretary of the United States: Treasury has issued & circular callingattention to the 4"’-Ber-cent. ‘refunding certificates of the United States to be issued underthe provisions of the actof Qongress approved Feb. 26, 1879, entitled ¢An act to authorize the issue of certificates of’ deposit in aid of the refunding of the public debt.” A Washington dispatch gives the follow--ing particulars: - R Each certificate will be of the denomination of $lO, will be made nearly of the form and size of the United -States note; and will bearon its face and back the conditions of its issue. Such certificates willbe sold for lawful. money at par and accruing interest to date of gurchase, by the Treasurer of.-the United tates at Washington and by the AssistantTreasurers -at Beston, Baltimore, Chicago,, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis and San Francisco, and .the Treasurer of the United States at Washinﬁton and Assistant-Treasurer at New York will also receive in payment. drafts in favor of themselves, respectively, drawn on New York, which will be collected, imd the excess, if any, returned to the depostors. ] e The Secretary of the Treasury will also accept in payment certain certificates of depesit of National Banks specially designated to receive deposits on this account, but the refunding certificates will not be delivered until the certificate of .deposit issued by the bank has been paid for by a Treasury draft or by deposit of a like amount’with the Treasurer or some Assistant-Treasurer of the United States, or until United States bonds o{ :3 equal amount are substituted in theirstead. - ' : . All National Banks, upon complying with Sec. 5153, Revised Statutes of the United States, are invited to-become financial agents of the Government and dgpositories of ﬁpubli’cﬁoneys accruing from such- ° certificates. oney received by depository banks for such certificates will remain on deposit with said banks, subject to the order. of the Treasurer of the United States, and calls for redemption of bonds will issue -from time to time; as the Secretary may - direct. All - banks, bankers, Postmasters and other public officers, and all other persons are invited to aid in Elaclng these certificates. They can make theii. arrangements. through the National Banks for the deposit of the purchase money. Commissions will be al--lowed on the purchase of these certificates as. follows: On the aggregate of $l,OOO and net exceeding $lOO,OOO in any one calendar month, one-eighth of 1 per cent., and any amount ex--ceeding $lOO,OOO in like period a eommission -of one-fourth of 1 per cent. on the excess, and parties purchasing at one time $l,OOO or more of certificates will'be entitled to receive them. free of charge for transportation. g The cerfiticates will be ready for delivery April 1, 1879, at which date they will begin tobear interest, which will be payable upon the conversion of the certificates. into 4-per-cent. bonds. . : Ao % Tke Secretary also announces that as soon. as practicable $lO certificates will be issued. under this law. similar in form and .upon like similar conditions to.those above described, to be registered on the books of the Treasurf"_ in the name of the owner, which name will ‘also be entered on the face of the certificate.. The form of the. certificate: is tobe as follows: : i : @“”.”.-.'.'..'.-...-..‘..._..-'-;.."Tr;.."..,‘.f..@" ! TUNITED STATES REFUNDING CERTIFICATE. . 810. : i c-Aptil 1, 18709, . This certifies that the sum of $lO has been : : deposited with the Treasurer of the United : : States, under act of Feb. 26, 1879. e o] . JAMES GILFILLAN, - e Treasurer of the United States, — & s © G, W. ScOFIELD, . . ;. : Register of the Treasury. : : Washington,D..C. it Bl - Convertible, with accrued intercst at 4 per: : cent. per annum, into 4-per-cent bonds of the : : United States, issued under the acts of July : . 14, 1870, and Jan. 20, 1871, upom presenta- : : tion at the office of the Treasurer of the United - . States, Washington, in sums of $5O or multi- : . plies thercof. 3 : e el @...............‘....‘...........,.f...:._..v....-..'..@, ~ On the back: M @....-....._......_:.,..--g...0-'-%-:----»-----p-----@‘ . _ Intercst on this.note will accrue as follows: ; . For cach nine days, or 110th part of a quarter, : : 1 cent; for cach quarter ycar, 10 cents; for :@ cach cntire year, 40 cents. . 7 e @

i . B THE MARKETS : ' NEW YORK, March 11,'1879. —Catt1e........ : LIVS]STOCK Cattle ggg %51888 Sheep - Lliasviiicisiinats : Hodgß .. io.iiliihvdante i 80 1@ 440 FLOUR—Good to Choice.... 895 @ 4 560 WHEAT—NO.ZChica%o..... 108%@ 107 CORN—Western Mixed....., - 45‘/,% 46 OATS—Western Mixed...... BB 34 ggggwhgstem eheembatvips bl 9 gg % 10 gg —MEeBS. . ecieetqovanen i) * , LARD—Steam ....c....:500« -6. 87%@ 660 - CHEESE i oy 02 @' 09 WOOL—Domestic Fleece.... = 27 @ 40 ’ CHICAGO. SRR 8EEVE5—Extra............. $4 75 @ $5 00 Bh'oldcq-...._..........v..‘.;'..' 238% 238 QO. .icviissscsnsassnones % g Medimm ..o lve s loida Y 6 @ 400 Butchers’ 5t0ck.......... 2é5 @ 865 Stock Catt1e......c....... 260 @ 860 - HOGS—Live—Good toChoigg- 800 @ 4 Zg' SHEEP—Common % Choicd§ 825 % 525 BU'l‘TER—anc’y Creamery.. 22 @. -26Good to Chofce......;veee. (18 | 21 BEGGS—Fresh . . ... iveeias 17"@ -- 18 FLOUR—Choice Winters.... 525 { 550 Fair to Good d 0.......... 875 - 425 -Fair to Good Springs..... 850 425 - Patente: o it (800 800 Buckwheat ........ icoove 400 425 GRAlN—Wheat, No. 2 Spr'g - 93%@ 94 Ooiny No. Bz wovon o Bihs 33%. OB NO D oivvevevee 1 22KE ~~ 28 Rye: No- B diiavnias 46%% - 48%. : v8ar)ez,N0.2............. R ‘BO : BROOM CORN-—Green Hurl. - 03%@ . 04% Red-Tipped Hur1.......... "gg%@‘” 04 Fine Green..........cveec we 04 Choice Carpet Brush..... -04 @ = 04% Orooked. ... ou.pansniasi I%@ o PORK—MEBR. ..o cuvrnnvs seve 9 53 o LARD-.-....-.. .-““;..F“.-,. 6 5 ; ¥ K‘“' LUMBER—Ist and 2d Clear. 39 0@ 82 O ; Third 01eatr,.:............ 2700 @2B 00. G ClearDregsed Siding..... 15 00 <@ g N - Common 5iding.......... 1200 @lB5O - Common Boargs 10% 8 00 Fencing...civvivveeionis. 850 @ 10 650 Tathe, 0 siaiiions %80 ‘;i':‘i;g‘g o A Shingles...ivovieveins 220 @ 230 v O RATTIMORES e OA%;II‘LE—Best.,M @ 875 HOG edinm . 3 _8%%.‘;, - 4925 B—Good..c.iivemnenesn: ODO @ 800 SHEEPfGOQd‘;o)f!-!!"'."’.'{ grm J;r. : 3 —‘ cm'i‘ms‘:" B EAST LIBERTY. . 3 : —=Beßt . cevianeinsen (@A OB M‘edi?n.._:...'....‘......»..,:,‘2% j§ ‘i o HOGS"‘ 0rke{5.......,-",_....- 28 5 ,/34» e