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THE OLD WORLD. A St. PETERSBURG dispatch of the 18th says that Russia had notified Turkey that she should leave troops south of the Balkans as a guaranty for the payment of the war indemnity. : : - THE Belgian explorer, Wadthier, has died in Central Africa, from dysentery. A VIiENNA telegram of the 19th says many avalanches had recently occurred in the Austrian Tyrol. At i?&leiberg, ten houses were crushed, forty persons killed, eighteen ggriously injured and fifteen missing. ' A LoxDoN dispatch of the 20th says Schmidt, the Financial Director of Eastern Roumelia, while on a recent tour of inspection through his bailiwick, was mobbed by the Roumelians, and was forced to call upon the ‘Russian troops for protection. ' THE Wigan Rolling Mills, one of the largest manufacturing concerns in Lancashire; has failed. ! g THE Spanish Government has declared a state of siege in the Basque Provinces during the elections. ; , PiNTO, the Portuguese explorer, who has just crossed Africa, telegraphs that he ‘saved all his papers, charts and notes, and a diary of his explorations of the Upper Zambesi, with its seventy-two cataracts.

THE appearance of pleuro-pneumo-nia in a herd of cattle brought from Chicago is denied in a London dispatch of the 21st. . THE German Reichstag adopted, on the 21st, without debate, a motion requesting a suspemsion, during the session of Parliament, of the proceedings instituted in the Berlin Criminal Court against Deputy Fritzsche, the Socialist member. THE French floating battery Arrogante foundered off Hyeres on the 19th. Out of the 122 persons on board, forty-seven were drowned. o : : : QUESNEL BRros., of Havre, failed on the 21st. Liabilities 2,000,000 francs. / A PAris dispatch of the 22d says the expenses of the Inter-National Exposition were 55,000,000 francs, and its receipts 380,000,000 francs. : A CarE TowN (South Afriea) dispatch, received on the 22d, says the Chief of Moirosa was in opén rebellion. A LATE arrival from Yokohama brings news of the . continued decline of the paper currency of the empire. Japan was threatening to make the Loo Choo Islands a dependency of the Empire.. |, : : A MaAprlD dispateh of the 23d says Senor Castelar and 103 former Deputies of the Cortes had issued a manifesto to the Democratic party in Spain, announecing as their Programme -a sincere return to the Constitution of 1869 ; universal suffrage; the inviolability of Spanish territory; the payment of interest on the public debﬁ; religious and educationd] liberty; the freedom of the press, et ete, 0 L A CarLcurrA dispatch of the 23d says complete anarchy prevailed in Mandalay.

TH= Viceroy of India telegraphed, on the 24th, that late int_elligence represented Yak¢ob Khan, the new Ameerof Afghanistan, as preparing to make the most desperate resistance to the British advance upon Cabul, ’ and much severe fighting was expected. \ A BERLIN dispatch of the 24th says :Russia was strenuously endeavoring to secure ‘a modification of the Berlin Treaty in respect :to Eastern Roumelia. She had proposed ite ~occupatior by a mixed contingent, but to this i the Powers were not inclined to agree. A LoxNpoN dispatch of the 24th ‘reports severe earthquakeshocks in Persia. Several villages were destroyed, and over 1,000 people perished. : ! THE NEW WORLD.

THE National House, of Representatives was organized, on the ISth,’ by the election of Mr. Randall as Speaker; Mr. A(liams as Clerk; Mr. Thompson as Sergeant-at-Arms:; Mr. Field as Doorkeeper; Mr. Stewartas Postmaster, and Rev. Mr. Harrison as Chaplain. These were the officers of the last House.' Mr. Randall received 144 votes. A SCIENTIFIC examination of the sulphur, which fell in the shower over the Lehigh Valley, the other day, proves it to be the pollewfrom a species of pine, caught up on the wind and carried from the Jersey forests, THE President sent in the following message to Congress on the 19th: FeLLow-OITIZENS OF THE SENATE AND HoUsEk OF REPRESENTATIVES: The failure of the last Con%ress to make the requisite appropriations for legislative and judicial purposes, for the expenses of the several KExecutive Departments of the Government, and for the support of the army, has made it necessary to call a session of the Forty-sixth “Congress. The estimates of the appropriations needed, which were sent to Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury at the opening of last :session, are renewed, and are herewitﬁ transmitted to both ‘the _Senate and ouse of Representatives. Regretting thé existence of the emergency wkich requires a special session of Congress at a time when it is the general judgx:ent of the country that public welfare will be best grbmoted by permanency in our legislation, and by peace and rest, I commend these few necessary measures to your ¢onsiderate attention. (Signed) RurHERFORD B. HaAvEs. WasHINGTON, March 19, 1879, = A HavaNA (Cuba) dispatch of the 19th says the British steamer Bolivar had «<ollided with the Haytien steamer Michael, in ‘West Indian waters, and that the latter sank, and sixty persons were drowned. Two MEN were instantly killed and four seriously injured by a premature explosion .of dynamite in the Pottsville (Pa.) Collieny,.on the afternoon of the 19th, - .

A TRIANGULAR shooting affray oceurred.at Vicksburg, Miss., on the night of the 18th, which resulted in the instant killing of Capt. W. H. Andrews and W. L. éreene,. and the fatal wounding of Capt. W. F. Fitzgerald. 'The trouble arose over an election of officers in the Hibernian Society. -

Bev. Dr. DeKowveN, of Racine, a distinguished Episcopal divine, died on the 19th, from apoplexy of the heart. Dr. DeKoven was onceelected, by the Igli-ocesan Convention, Bishop of the Dioaese of Illinois, but the Standing Committees refused to confirm the choice. / i

Ox the 19th, Surrogate Colvin rendered a decision affirming the validity of the late Com, )é:nderbﬂt’s will. It was stated that the contestant wouid appeal.

A HOUSE a few miles from Ponca, Nebraska, was burned a few.days ago, and Mrs. Bigley, ninety years old, perished in the flames, : ’

Onthe 20th, the Republicans of Rhode Island met in State Convention and renominated the present State officers. The State Convention. of the Democracy was also in session and nominated Thomas W. Logan for Governor; J. D, Bailey for Lieutenant-Gov-ernor; David 8. Baker, Jr., for Secretary of State, and Charles H. Page for Attorney-(Gen-eral. ;

. AGENERALCOURT-MARTIAL has been ordered for the trial of Col. Stanley, of the Twenty-Becond [nfantry and Col. Hazen, of the Bixth Infantry. ! ;

The Southern Bank of New Orleans, the oldest bank in the city, failed a few days ago, and was placed in the hands of receivers.. The amount of loss involved is sthted to be $700,000. The Mechanics’ and Traders’ Bank foliowed suit, and, as soon as the facts became known, a panic ensued, and a run was precipitated, the objective points being the Canal, Louisiana State, Germania, Union and People’s Banks. On the 20th, the Clearing House, as a measure tending to allay the excitement, passed a resolution declaring until Misarch 29 no depositor should draw out more-than $2OO in one day, and that all cther drafts should be paid in certified checks. The following is a list of banks whose temporary suspension was announced on the 20th: Germania National; Hibernian National; Louisfana National; Mutual National; New Orleans National; State National; Union National; Bank of La Fayette; Citizens’ Bank of Louisiana; Citizens’ Savings Bank; Louisiana Savings Bank; Metropolitan Bank; 'New Orleans Cdnal and Banking Company; People’s Bank and Workingmen’s Bank. IN a speech at Santa Anna, Southern California,'on the 20§h, Dennis Kearney vilifled a man who was in the audience. After the speech was finished, the abused party gave the orator an unmerciful beating.

TraE National Executive Committee of the National Greenback party has issued another address to the people of the United States, in which they state that no depenBence is to be placed on the professions of the avowed friends to the cause; that the hope for financial relief within old party lines has been extinguished, and that they have been, in several instances, misled by'nomineesiof the party and others who obtained its support. It is only possible through a new organization: to found a party which shall accomplish the desired end. To succeed, a uniform effort must be made, and a position bold, aggressives independent and uncompromising must be taken. L

ANNOUNCEMENT was made, on-the 20th, that the Treasury Department would at once redeem the called bonds embraced in the seventy-eighth to eightieth ealls, inclusive, paying interest to date of redemption, or it would redéem at once the bondsincluded in said calls,with interest to date of maturity, and apply the procceds to the payment of. any subscriptions for 4-per-cent. consols. THE President, on the 20th, nominated Gen. F. A. Walker as Superintendent of the forthcoming Census. ; .. ARCHBISHOP PURCELL, of thé Diocese of Cincinnati; has addressed a letter to the public, in which he narrates the causes which led to his present, pecuniary embarrassment, and gives in detail his expenditures on behalf of the Diocese, which he says should have been borne by the members of the churches. He declares but for the generous sympathy of Catholics and Protestants alike he would have suuk under the weight of his troubles. He makes an appeal to all Catholics and others, who feel for others’ woes, to help him out of his embarrassments.

IN Brooklyn, N. Y., a few evenings ago, Bartholomew O’Donnell, eighty years of age, finished an eighty-mile mile. walk in twenty-six hours. ; &

Apour 100 Democrats and thirtyfour Republicans and Independents have been elected to the Louisiana . Constitutional Convention.

- THE joint Democratic Caucus Committee of both houses of Congress met, on the 22d, and voted in favor of the ** modification” of the Eléction laws, by repealing the law creating the office of Chief Supgrvisor and that relating to the appgiitment of Deputy Marshals. The modification further contemplated the appointment of an officer on the part of each party, who shall have no authority, but who shall be'allowed to inspect and scrutinize the voting lists, ' challenge voters, etc., and to have only powers of inspection and observation. It was also decided to repeal Sec. 5,522, whieh prescribes penalties for interfering with Supervisors, etc., on election day. It was also voted not to-send to the President these measures in seperate bills, but attach them to the various appropriation bills. No decision was reached in respect to general legislation. -

THE Memphis (Tenn.) cotton and woolen mills were struck by lightning, on the morning of the 22d, and utterly consumed. Loss, £90,000. By this disafter 150 persons are thrown out of employment. ,

A BILL has been introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives to annex the City of St. Louis, Mo., to the State jof Illinois. e 4

A LETTER received by the War Department in Washington, on the 224, from Col. Walsh, who isin command of the mounted police on the Dé,kota frontier, reports that Sitting Bull and his wargiors were showing a very ugly and insubordinate disposition. They had as yet madée no movement toward the boundary line, bul} serious trouble was apprehended as soorf as spring should open. Col. Walsh estimated the strength of Sitting Bull’s band at 7,000, all told, of whom 2,500 were warriors, well armed and equipped. Gen. Sherman decided to take active measures, by the forwarding of troops, ete., to guard against the apprehended raid of the Indians acrass the frontier, and a possible attack upon Forts Stephenson, Buford and ‘Totten. % 4

A BURGLAR who was caught robbing a store at Jamestown, Ky., a few nightssigo, was shot dead by the proprietor, who had been arpused by the noise made by the robber. Fifteen buckshot penetrated the body of the burglar. o ;

AcusTE HUARD, ; paying-teller of the Mechanics & Traders’ | Bank of | New Orleans, committed suicide by shooting himself with:a revolver on the morning of the 21st. The money in the vaults of the bank was about being counted by a civil officer, and Huard being & defaulter in a large ambunt, it is thought he committed self-destruction to avoid the consequences of detection. |

“WatuAN P. PRATT, Treasurer of the Reading (Mass.) Savings Bank, was arrested, on the 24th, for the- embezzlement of the greater part of the securities belonging to the fnstitution. The amount taken is wvariously estimated at from $60,000 to $lOO,OOO. THE lower House of the Rhode Island Legislature voted, on the 24th, in favor of conferring the right of suffrage upon women —=2s to 21---but the majority fell short of what is required for the presentation of , Coustitutional Amendments to the people.

PrESIDENT HAYES, on the 24th, nomfnated John B. Hamilton, of Illinois, to be Supervising Surgeon-General of the United States Marine Hospital Service; John M. Wilgon, of Ohio, Consul at Panama, and George Scroggs, of Illinois, Consul at Hamburg. THE Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage appeared for trial before the Brooklyn Presbytery, on the afternoon of the 24th. The principal charges were falsehood and deceit. He pleaded not guilty, and demanded an investigation, waiving all technicalities in his favor. It was finally decided to try him on all the specifications, :

; CONGRESSIONAL, SENATE.—The Forty-sixth Congress assembled in special session on the 18th. At noon the Vice-President called the Senate to order, and, after prayer, the President’s Proclamation convening the extra session was read.... The Senators-elect were then sworn in, after which the credentials of Mr. Bell, of New Hampshire, who wds appointed: by the Governor to fill the vacancy, was submitted; Mr. Wallace moved to lay the credentials on the table for one'day, but withdrew the motion, t.empora.nlg'. to allow Mr. Rollins to make a statement of the facts in the case. The quéstion’ involved is the right of a Governor to appoint a Senator, the vacancy being caused by neglect of the Legislature, and not because of death or resignation. Mr. Rollins cited precedents. with a view to showing that Mr. Bell should be admitted, but, Mr. Wallace’s motion was renewed and carried.... Mr. Thurman offered the formal resolution to wait upon the President and House of Representatives. 2 i House.—Clerk - Adams called the House to order and read the President’s Proclamation....The roll call was then completed, 285 members responding to their names....The Clerk Fave Mr. Hull (Dem.), of Florida, a seat, and alowed the lowa delegation to come in, his position in both cases being that a Governor's certificate and the seal of the State gave the holders a prima facie right to seats.... §omina.tions fo; Speaker were then made, and Mr. Randall .wné ) re-elected_on the first ballot, the vote being: Randall (Dem.), 144; Garfield (Rep.), 125; Wright (Greenback), 13, and Kelley, 1.... Mr. Randall made a brief address on resuming the Speaker’s chair, and took the oath of bﬁce, and administered the same to the mem objection being made to the swearing in of Mr. Hull, of Florida. ....The following gécem were then re-elected: Clerk, - Adams; Ser%eanb-at-Arms. Thompson; Doorkeeper, Field; Postmaster, Stewart; Chaplain, Rev. W. P. Harrison.... Seats were then drawn for, and the House adjourned. :

SENATE.—A number of bills were introduced, on the 19th, among them being the following: To reorganize the army; to remove all political ' disabilities :imposed by the Fourteenth Constitutional Amendment; to repeal the act of July, 1862, requiring the test oath; authorizing the local taxation or legal-tender Treasury notes; joint resolution providing for the enforcement of the Eiglit-Hour law.... Mr. Edmunds offered a resolution, which was obJected to and laid over, that all bills and joint resolutions, except those makmg .appropriations for the support of the army and for the lefgmla.tive, executive and juaicial expenses of the Government, shall "be referred to appropriate committees, and not" 'be reported until the next (December) session....A memorial of & number of the members of the Kansas Legislature was presented and referred, assertm§ that the election of Senator Ingalls was secured by bribery and corruption, and asking the Senate for a full opportunity to offer proof of the assertion....The credentials of Mr. Bell as Benator from New Hampshire were, on motion of Mr. Wallace, referred to the Judiciary Committee. ... The President’s Message ‘was received, read and referred. g Lo

- House.—After considerable discussion of the Florida contested-election case, the resolution that Mr. Huil be sworn in was adopted—l4o to 136—and he took the modified oath.... The Committee on Rules was announced as follows: The B?eaker and Messrs. Stephens, Blackburn, Garfield and Frye....The President’s Message was read and referred. e 3 SENATE.—After prayer and reading of the journsl, on the 20th, the Senate adjourned until the 21st.. ... : House.—The petition of citizens of Cincinnati in relation to the election of Messrs. Butterworth and Young was called up, and the whole matter was referred to a select committee, with leave to sit during the recess: the same committee was also authorized to inquire into the operation of the Supervisors’ law in Cincinnati_ at the last election. Messrs. Butterworth and Young declared themselves heartily in favor of this action. : .

SENATE.—A large number of bills were irtroduced, on the 21st, among which were the following: To repeal sa much of the Revised Statutes as prohibits the appointment to the army of any person engaged in the late Rebellion; ﬁroviding for the organization of the Mississippi iver Improvement Commission, the deepenin% of the channel of the river, and the protection o alluvial lands; authorizing the purchase of foreign-built ships by citizens of the United States; providing for retiring the {rade-dollar and its recoinage into the standard silver dollar; to equalize bounties of soldiers, sailors and marines of the late War_ for the Union....A joint resolution was submitted proposing an amendment to the Constitution, giving the President power to except, in his approval of bills, either items of appropriation or special legislation, giving his reasons to Congress—the items so dlsaﬁproved to be treated as lin the case of a veto.... Mr. Hoar offered a resolution, which was objected to and went over, condemning as unconstitutional and insurrectionary the attempt of one house to make the passage of Appropriation bills conditional on the consent of the other house and of the President to provisions they do notapprove.... Mr. Edmunds called up his resolution proposing to confine the business of the session to the object for which it was called, and it was laid on the ‘table, by a strict party vote—3Bs to 28.... After an Executive session, and the referring of the President’s nominations to !a]a.axg)ropnate committees, an adjournment was to the 24th.

HoUsE.—A resolution was offered, and referred, increasing the membership of the Committee on Elections from eleven to nineteen. -...Objection was made_ to the reference of sev--211;21 2%3}15. after which the House adjourned to

SENATE.—Communications were received, on the 24th, asking for ‘additional appropriations for the pay of letter-carriers, and for an appropriation of $25,640 for payment of clerks for the Bureau of Education.... A bill was introduced: to prevent the introduction and gprea,d of infectious diseases in the United tates....A resolution was passed requiring the Becretary of the Treasury to furnish the Senate a statement of the amounts of money drawn and paid Bupervisors of Elections, general and special, in 1876 and 1878, as compensation in excess of the fees allowed by law for Circuit Court Commissioners, _and state the amount expended in - New = York. Philade_lfhm and Cincinnati for the years aforesaid. ... After a longthy political discussion, Wzrticxpated in by Messrs. Anthony, Hamlin, allace, Conkling, Bayard, Beck, Voorhees, Blaine and Eaton, resolutions were adopted declaring John C. Burch elected Secretary of the Senute; Richard J. Bright, Sergeant-at-Arms; F. E. Bhober, Chief Clerk; ﬂenriß. Peyton, Executive Cler'k, and J. G. Bullock, Chaplain. Motions on the -part of Re‘ﬁnbhcana to substitute the names of other candidates were previousl rejected by i:as of 23, 25 and 26, to nays of 85, sg and 39—the latter a strict party vote. | "House.—Not in session.

—*¢ I should like to have you raise a club,” said a 7x9 hook-canvasser to a daughter of Erin, as he stood on the front step trying to talk her to death on the subject of the ¢¢Extinction of the Tribes of the Seventh Century.” <«I will,”” said Biddy, as she reached around behind the gogr, ““but badluck to your pictureif you’re li‘ngerinﬁ around here when I get it raised.”” He didn’t linger.—Elmira Gazette.

—Mrs. Desire Gregory, of Danbury, Conn., said to-be the oldest person in Fairfield County, died the other day. She celebrated the hundredth anniversary of her birthday last May, and up to within a few days of her death had been remarkably active.

—Mr. B. F. Jonas, the newly-elected United States Senator from Louisiana, will be the third Israelite who has occupied a seat in the Senate. The others were David Yulee, of Florida, and Judah P. Benjamin, of Louisiana,

INDIANA' LEGISLATURE. | BPECIAL SESSION. SENATE.—On the 17th, the bill repealing the Savings Bank bill was reconsidered and killed again. A resolution was adopted to adjourn sine die on the 23d—provided the Appropriation and Salary and Congressional Apgortiqnment bille are passed by that time. The General Ag— E'ropriation bill was ordered to be re-engrossed. The Prizon bill awas introduced and referred to a select committee. ’&l‘he Fee and Salary bill was made the syecial orfler for the 18th. The Special Appropriation bill was congidered. . = | House.—Sundry new bills were introduced. Bills passed—to prevent the sale of liguor on fair grounds; to prevent bribery at elections: regulating divorces. A resolution was adopted to investigate the affairs of the AttorneyGeneral’s office. ? - SENATE.—On the 18th, the Prison bill was reported back from the special committee with a recommendation that the amendment afirming Murdock’s right to the position of Warden at Michigan City be atopted, and the regort was concurred. in and laid over. The Smith-aulsbm(-iy contested-election case was disposed of by the adoption of the majority report, giving the geat to Smith, the sitting member. The General Appropriation bill was pasged, and the Specific Appropriation bill further considercd and ordered to a third reading. The Congressional Apportionment bill was orﬁered engrossed.

House.—The Senate resolution. to adjourn on the 24th was made the specialiorder for the 2gd. Bills passed—increasing the punishment for rape: providing for the cancellation of insurance notes when all sums actually due are paid. The Senate amendments to the General Appropriation bill were concurred in. -

SENATE.—On the 19th, the bill authorizing Boards of County Commissioners to make appropriations for the relief of citizens from debts incurred in voting did to railroads was passed. The Fee and Salary bill was taken up aﬁxd éts consideration consumed the remainder of heday. i z LR

House.—Bills were introduced—for the redemption of certain lands sold for taxes; authorizing a loan for the payment of the temporary loan; sundry legalizing bills. Bills passed—limiting taxation in incorporated towns having less than twenty-five f{reeholders residing therein; Providing for a more speedy distribution of the aws; regulating the collection of fees from insurance companies and requiring the Auditor of State to report the same; amending the Discount law; requiring Coroners to hold inquests without the aid of a jury. Inthe afternoon the Temporary Loan bill introduced early in the day was passed, as werealso bills—exempting five acres of land inside of a city corporation from taxation for any purpose at a greater rate fhan the lagpds of the township in which the city is located; defining the crime of embezzlement by adding to.the persons who may embezzle, clerks, lawyers and other persons who may fail to pay over money; to enable farmers to form voluntary associations for prétection from damages by lightning; for the protection of ﬁame. The bill legalizing the claims of the State-House Commissioners, and prohibiting them from making any further changes.in the plans, failed to pass. The Senate joint resolution instructing the State Librarian to distribute the geological reports on his hands among the colleges and schools of the State was passed. _

SENATE.—On the 20th, the bill apportioning the State for Congressional purposes passed. The Fee and Salary bill was ‘further considered. Several legalizin;:l bills were passed under a suspension of the rules. i

House. — Bills were introduced—amending the act establishing Judicial Circuits; authorizing County Commissioners to fill vacancies in the office/of Justice of the Peace; reducing the jurisdiction of Circuit Courts and increasing the jurisdiction of Justices; repealing certain sections of the act for inspection of petrolenm; authorizing cities and towns to remove any cemetery or bodies. buried therein whenever such cemetery shall become inclosed in the city limits, and anew cemetery is provided. A resolution to adjourn, on the 22d, was made the special order for that daﬁ, at two p. m. The Senate substitute for the House Congressional Apportionment bill was taken up as soon as reported from the Senate, and the substitute adopted. Bills passed—appropriating $25,000 to defray expenses of the special session of the Legislature; to prevent the sale or transfer of county ordersin’the possession of anyone owing count{ taxes; regulatingthe practice of dentistry; abolishing the publication of Sherifis’ sales in newspapers; prohibiting pla{'ing of billiards, pool, etc., in connection with saloons, and abolishing concert saloons; reqﬁliring Count]y Auditors, in making a loan when the funds belong to various townships, to take but one mortgage; regulating weights and measures; authorizing cities to construct water-works; abolishing the color line as to orphan children in admission to asylums, and legalizing judicial sales in certain cases. . o | SENATE.—On the 21st, the Fee and Salary bill was_ordered to be engrossed. The Specific Appropriation bill passed. A resolution was adopted fixing the time for final adjournment on the 24th. : . HousE.—A resolution was adopted appointing the Attorney-General, Auditor, and & third person to be named by the Governor, a commission to revise and codii}y the Insurance laws and present abill embodyingsuch arevigion to the next General Assembly. The resolution also limits the pay of the third Commissioner to $2OO and allows the others no compensation. .Bills were passed—defining burglary; enabling incorporated cities to aid in the construction of railroads, gravel roads, water-works and bridges; enabling owners of wet lands to drain to reclaim them :when the same can be done without affecting the land of others; providing for the appointment of guardians of insane persons; authorizing insurance compa‘nieg to reinsure risks; regulating duties of Justices; limiting the levy of taxes by School Trustees, afd Senate bill requiring County Boards #o take charge of free gravel roads. ; SENATE.—On the 22d, several legalizing bills were passed, after which the bill atppropriating $25,000 to defragv the expenses of the gpecial session, amended so as to make the amount $35,000, and I‘pasxse(l under a suspengion of the:rules. The Fee and Salary bill was also. passed—33 to 15. The Conference Committee’s report on the bill removing the legal dirabilities of. married women was concurred in, Other bills passed—authorizing cities and towns to fund their indebtedness; compelling the Auditor of State to gay 75 per cent.of his insurance fees into the tate Treasury; concerning warehouses. The Senate bill concerning the redemption of real estate from sale or execution was taken up, and, after considerable discussion, passed. House.—Majority and minority reports on the Local-Option Liquor bill were presented, the former recommending that it liec on the table and the latter that it pass. The majority report was adopted. Another Local-Option bill, not 80 severe in its provisions, was ordered engrossed. The Senate amendments to the bill to pay the exgenses of the special s¢ssion were concurred in, he Ss:eciﬂc Appropriagion bill was taken up and gseveral of the | Senate amendments non-con-curred in. . ; . Chicago & Alton Railroad. The annual report of the Chicago & Alton Railroad is just out, and from it we glean the following figures: ‘ Total earnings f0r1878................54,671,519 Total operating expenses:.eeeessssss.. 2,615,184 Net earnings..c..ceiiiovieria,-ov. $2,156,385 : Bein’? an increase in net earnings of $49,047 over the year 1877, and equal to 7.17 per cent. on the capital stock, both common and preferred. The length of road operated, including main and side tracks, is 850.11 miles—showing it to be an important trunk line between Chicago and the Southwest. = . L - The la; ng of the track on the extension has just been completed to Kansag City, and trains will soon be run to that im?orta.nt connection. i This is the only Line between Chicago and Kansas City under one ownership and one management.

A Novel Wedding Trip. Ox Tuesday last a wedding party in high life came off at Carpenters, this county. Why it may be termed a wedding in high life is because it occurred on the top of the high mountain directly opposite the station. After the wedding ceremony was gerformed‘ the newly-married couple made a somewhat novel start in life. From the top of the steep mountain they concluded to go to the station on a hand sled. The time for starting came, and their friends, after helping to fix them and their baggage solidly on the sled, gave

the sled a push, and away they went,. shooting over the ground at the rate of forty miles an hour. Half way down they turned a sharp curve, when to their horror th?{ discovered a span of mules not far distant coming up the mountain. They saw at a gﬁance that there was not room enough to pass those mules and that the' mules would not have time enough to get out of the way. And what made matters worse, there was a>high embankment to the road.- However, they did not hesitate as to what was to be done, for stop they couldn’t, and to strike in among the leﬁs of those mules they well knew that that would be to get kicked out of this world at once. John, the husband, of course, was pilot of the sled, and, bracing himself to meet the rapidly approaching trouble, he exclaimed: ‘“ Now, Maria, as you swore this morning to cling to me until death, I would advise you to give extra fastenings to your arms around my waist, for over the bank we must go.”’ ¢“Let her slide, John; I’m prayin for both of us!” replied the faithfu% wife.

And John did let her slide, by bravely turning the sled to one side and letting it shoot over the embankment down a distance of twenty feet into the snow below, carg‘y‘in‘g with it a bride, groom and carpet-bags into one promiscuous heap. Fortunately the snow was deep enough to break the force of the fall, and nothing serious, save the smashing of John’s new high hat, followed. Even this would not have happened “if Maria had not fastened her teeth on the rim of it just as they were about making the plunge over the embankment. Suffice it to say that the wedding party gathered themselves together again in a little while, and resumed their bridal trip, John occasionally pulling off his tile to see if any improvement could be made in its appearance, his only words of censure being, ¢ If you had allowed that hat to fly, my darling, it would have taken care of itself.” — Williamsport (Pa.) Bulletin. . Curious Cases of Combustion. " THERE was an interesting discussion on this subject at a recent meeting of the French Academie des Sciences. M. Cosson described an accident which had occurred in his laboratory a few days before. - While the narrator was working in the laboratory a portion of the boarding of the floor spontaneously took fire. - The boards were in the vicinity of an air-hole, fed with warm air from a stove four meters away, on the floor below. A similar accident took place two yearsago, and in consequence M. Cosson had the boards adjoining the air-hole replaced by a slab of marble. The boards which now ignited adjoined the marble. 'The heat to which the boards were subjected was, kEowever, very moderate, being only that of warm air at 25 deg. Nevertheless M. Cosson said the wood had undoubtedly been slowly carbonized. Being thus rendered extremely porous, a rapid absorption of the oxygen of the atmosphere had resulted, and sufficient caloric was thereupon produced to originate combustion. The danger thus disclosed, said M. Cosson, is one to which the attention of builders ought to be directed. In the instancein question, M. Cosson was able to extinguizh the fire with a little water, as he was present and witnessed its beginning; but had it occurred at night, during his absence, it would undoubtedly have completed its‘work of destruction. M.. Faye stated that at Passy, a few days before, a*similar case -of spontaneous fire, due to the action of the warmth’ from the air-hole of a stove upon the ‘woodwork, had occurred at the house of one of his friends. . .-

M. Dumas gave several analogous illustrations, and attributed the occurrences to the property of matter in an extremely divided condition of energetically absorbing air with the generation of heat. In powder factories the pulverized charcoal will often take fire spontageously. It is for this reason that it is usually pulverized with sulphur, which robs it of the property in question. Wood deprived of its moisture by the action of warmth, continued for a long time, is transformed into a substance analogous to lignite or turf. Its particles experience a species of pulverization, or minute division, which brings it intc essentially the same condition as that of crushed charcoal. In this state it condenses the air and takes fire. M. Dumas said that he had known a case where & beam in a cart shed had taken fire in this way. Formerly in the theaters, the lamp-boxes, filled with refuse, frequently ignited spontaneously in this manner. The oily dust and debris condensed the oxygen of the air. In works where Adrianople red is applied to cotton impregnated with fatty matter, spontaneous combustion frequently occurs. M. Dumas also cited a singular occurrence in the studio of a painter, which he had witnessed. ‘The artist had taken some cotton wool to wipe a picture. He rubbed the oily surface of the painting for some time with the porous material, and then flung it from him; the cotton spontaneously ignited, durinpif its passage through the air. It is wel to remember, concluded M. Dumas, that extremely porous or minutely divided matter conducting air is capable, of instantly producing a very elevated, temperature. Thisdiscussion will suggest to mill owners, merchants and others many ways in which serious fires may be originated. The proportion of fires occurring, of which the causes remain unknown, is very considerable; and as the vast majority of builders are undoubtedly as ignorant of physics as are the plumbers who fit up domestic boilers and the arrangements for supplying warm baths, scientific societies do good service by occasionally giving time to such discussions as that which occupied the attention of the French Aca.cﬂamy of Sciences. Too much publicity cannot be given to the extremely szggestive facts elicited.—Manchesier (&ng.) Cotton.. . .

—Religion is sometimes strangely applied. Mrs. Brown said, with great emphasis, that when she looked at the rich shawls which the Smith girls wore and then at the wretched a.pcﬁogies for shawls which her own girls wore, if it were not for the consolations of religion she rea.lll\; didn’t know what she should do.—XN. Y. Herald. G

Standing Commitiees of the United States Senate, - Following is the ‘comglete list of the Standing Committees of the Senate of the Forty-sixth Congress, as appointed on the 19th: '« i ; On Privileges and Elections—Saulsbury &Ohai:r--man), Hill &ua.), Kernan, Bailey, Houston, V-ance,. Cameron (Wis.), Hoar, In%glls. o : Foreiﬁn Rolatloiu—Ea n (Chairman), Johnston,- orian Hill ,((}Ga.)', Pendleton, Hamlin,. Conkling, irkwood, arpenter, - " Finance—Bayard (Chairman), Kernin, Wallace, Xoorhees, Beck, Morrill, Ferry, Jones (Né6v.), Alson. e Sl g Appropriations—Dayis (W. Va.) (Chairman), Withers, Beck; Wallace, Eaton, Windom, Allison, Blaine, Booth. : hid el SRRty . Commeérce—Gordon (Chairman), Ransom, Randolph, Hereford, Coke, Conkling, McMilian, Jones - (Nev.), Chandler. G ! i ] Manufactures—Grover (Chairman), McPherson, Williams, Rollins, Dawes. oy S Agriculture—J ohnston SChairman‘). Davis, (W. Va,z. Hampton, Siater, Paddock, Sharon, Hoar.- - Military Affairs—Randolph (C?ihnan),Coe‘krell,, Maxey, Grover, Hampton, Burzside, Plumb, Cameron (Pa.), Lo&an; S . Naval Aflairs—McPherson (Chairman), Wme,. Jones (Fla.), Vance, Farley, Anthony, Blaine,: Cameron (Pa.), Chandler. ; 4 Judiciary—Thurman (Chairman), - McDonald, Bayard, Garland, Lamar, Davis (I1l.), Edmunds,. Conkling, Carpenter. . - SRI g Postoffices and Postroads—Maxey (Chairman),. S@u]sbur‘k}}ailey,- Houston, Farley, Grover, Ferry, Hamlin, Kirkwood. ; i Sl Public Lands—McDonald ichah_'man), Jones. &Fla.), Grover. McPherson, Walker, Plumb, Padock, Booth, Hill (Col.) e e ; Private Land-Claims—HEdmunds (Chairman), Allison, Windom, Davis (I1l.), Jonas. . __lndian Affairs—Cook (Chairman), Pendleton, XValkir, Slater, Williams, Allison, Ingalls, Sauners, Logan. : : el Pensions—Withers _(Chairman), McPherson, | Groome, Call, Farltg,_ Ingalls, Kellogg, Platt. i Revolutionary laim—Anthonf (Chairman),. Dawes, McMillan, Jones (Fla.), Hil (Ga.g S Claims—Cockrell (ghairmnn), Héreford, Harris,. Groome, Houston, McMillan,” Cameron - (Wis.),. Teller, Hoar. ! e * District of Columbia—Harrig(Chairman), Whyte, - Withers, Butler, Vance, Ingalls, Rollins, Dawes,. McMillan. b i i Patents—Kernan (Chairman), Coke, Slater; Call, Booth, Hoar, Platt, S e Public Buildings ‘and Grounds-+Jones (Fla.). (Chairman)"Squs%ury, Vest, Dawes, Morrill. . Territories—Garland ,(Cht_ﬁrm,an), Butler, Vest, Slater, Saunders, Ke110%% Logan. . e i Railroads—Rangom (Chairman), Lamar, Eaton,. Grover, Williams, Pendleton, Jonas, Dawes, Teller, Saunders, Windom. : : I Mines and' Mining—Hereford (Chairman); Gor- - %{qull,(gitil)onald, Farley, Cameron (Pa:), Plumb,. i ol - kb . : Revisim’l of the Laws—Wallace ' (Chairman), Kernan, Davis (111.), Hoar, McMillan. : : Education and Labor—Bailey (Chairman), Gorgct)ln, Maxey, Randolph, Burnside, Morrill, Bruce; aron, : 2 : 3a . ¥l Civil Service and Retrenchment—Butler (Chair- - féaﬂ)’ Whyte, Beck, Walker, Teller, Chandler,. ollins. ; e : : To Aundit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate—Hill (Ga.) (Chairman), Davis (W, Va.), Jones (Nev.) ; P Printing—White (Chairman), Ransom, An,thong. Lilarary—\'oorheea (Chairman), Ransom, Edmunds. Y - S - Rules—Morgan (Chairman), Cockrell, Blaine. Engrossed liills—’Coninng (Chairman) Jones: (Nev.), Withers. 2 e b Enrolled Bills—Vance (Chairman), Call, Rollins. Improvement of the Mississippi River and its. Tributaries—Lamar (Chairman), Cockrell, Harris,. - Jonas, Blainc, Kelloge, - T 1o Transportation . Routes ‘to: Scaboard—Beck. (Chairman), - Johnston, Voorhees, ‘Hampton,: Camcron (Wis.), Cameran (Pa.), Windom. 2

v Latent Forces. - . A KAnsAs mule, 6f the brindle de--nomination, was standing in a pasture field, backed up uncomfortably close toa mild-eyed ’l?exas steer. . The mule-was-not feeling in a very good humor. He had lost his railroad ticket, or had: a note to lift, or somebody had kicked his ‘dog, or something. -Anyhow, he was cross, and feeling just ready to do something mean the first chance hegot. By and by a careless swish of theTexan’s tail gave him the longed-for-provocation, and before the mule got his heels back to the ground, the Texan thought somebody had shot him with a. :ioub%e-barrelled eannon. And then. the steer slowly turned his head, and: opened wide his clear, pensive eyes, and without swearing or 'ca;tchin% hisbreath or saying a word, he just lifted one of his -hind legs about eight feet: from the %‘l‘Oufld and tapped the aston--ished mule with his cloven hoof, right: where he lived. - And the mule curled up in a knot for a second and-just: gasped, “ Oh, bleeding heart!” And then he leaned up against a tree to' catch his breath, and sat down on: the ground and opened his mouth to get. air, and finally he laid: down and held: his legs up in the air and said, in a. bhusky whisper, that -if he. could only: die and be over with it, he would beglad. But he got over it a little, afterwhile, and as he was limping sadly toward the fence, trying to think just how it happened, and wondering just: where he was hit, he met his mother, who noticed his rueful countenance: and his painful locomotion.. . = ' e Welf,”_ she said, *‘and what's thematter with you?” o PR G ~ «Nothing,”” the mule said faintly, ¢ oh, nothing. I have just kicked a. book agent.”! |oo S GRa el ‘“ Heaven save us,’’ said his mother, with ‘derisive accent, ¢ I thought you had more sense.”’—Burlington HawkEye. i e ; —To cure a felon—Hang the scoun--drel.® - 5t - b

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