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! n . & < ~NEWS SUMMARY b ! i .~ . L — Important Intellirence from All Parts. . U. S, Senate Proceedings, COMMUNICATIONS were presented in the Senate on tho- Bth from Messrs. Kirkwood and Blaine, announcing that they had fowarded to the Governors of their respective States their regignations as members of the Senate. The iollowing nominations were confirmed: ExSecretary of the Navy Goff as District-Attor-ney of West Virginia; Lewi# Richmond, of Rhode Istand, as Consul-Geneéral ut Rome, and John L. Frisbie, of Michigan, as Consul at Rheims. , THE Senate, in executive session on the 9th, confirmed the following nominations: Levi P. Morton, to be Minister to France; William M. Evarts, Allen G. Thurman and Timothy "O. Howe, Commissioners to the International Monetary Conference: D. D. McClurg, Surveyor of Customs-at Cincinnati: Lot M. Morrilx Collector o 1 Customs at Portland, Me., and John W. Green, Révenue Collector for the Second District of lowa. . - MR PeENDLETON offered resolutions in the Senate on the 10th providing for the organization of the Standing and Select Committees, which resolutions were, on motion of Mr. Anthony, ordéred printed and to lie on the table subject to be called up on the 11th, The nomination of Robert S. Taylor, of Indiana, as membey of the Mississippi ‘River ImproVvement Commission was confirmed. ' MR. EDMUNDS on the Ilth took®the oath of office for his new term. A resolution was adopted calling on the Attorney-General for the reports made last session concerning the operations of the United States Marshals and other officials in the Western District of Virginia. ‘r. Pendleton called up the resolution for thé Wprmation ot the Senute committees, and Mr. Davis (Ill.) declined the Chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee, and moved to substitute the name of Mr. Garland for that position; he (Mr. Davis) would vote for thke appointment of the committees, but could accept no honor at the hands of either side. The Vice-President sustained a point of order raised by Mr. Conkling that the resolution for the reorganization of the committees was not in order, and an appeal was taken, but both the point of order and, tho appeal were subsequently: withdrawn,, and it was understood that the resolution should come up for consideration on the 14th, to which date an aajournment was effected. :

| Domestic. : SECRETARY BLAINE on the 9th addressed a note to the British Minister at Washington on the subject of the allered false reports sent by Mr. Crump, the British Consul at Philadelphia, to his Government as to the prevalence of disease among the hogs in the Western States. Mr. Blaine - denies that ‘there was a particle of truth in thé state‘ments, and says that the most diligent inquiry had failed to bring to light any ecircumstance on which Mr. Crump’s report could be possibly based; He asked. that immediate steps be taken to have the false reports fully and emphatically con;radict’%d: ‘ ' TuE annual report of the Citizens’ League of Chicago shows that, during the last three years, the League has arrested and prosecuted 503 saloon-keepers, and compelled 251 to temporarily or permanently abandon the liquor business. : . THe remains of - Albert Strybos, of Pitts‘burgh, were cremated in the Le Moyne furnace at Washington, Pa., on the 9th. ' Tue Topeka, Atchison & fanta Fe and the Southern Pacific: Railroads have effected a junction at Deming, New Mexico, and announcement was made on the 9th that trains would soon begin running over this new route to the Pacific coast. EARLY on the| morning of the 10th a fire broke out in the wholesale drug house of Woodward, Faxon & Co., Kansas City, and ‘before it was gpt under control the drug 'house, a hardware store, a grocery house and other property, valued at $450,000, were reduced to ashes. 7 GEeORGE E. Goocn, a Chicago commission 'merchant who dealt principally in butter, .cheese and eggs, has failed. His liabilities ‘are placed at $lOO,OOO. Tz epizootic has made its appearance in San Francisco. ¢ | ~ FIrTY stone-cutters on the new Capitol of Indiana struck on the 10th because one man was employed at piece-work. ) A TERRIDLE explosion occurred in the boiler-works of Donaldson & Patterson, at ‘Buffalo, N. Y., on the 11th, by which six men wer killed and seven injured. The body of the junior proprietor was hurled through a ~solid board fence across the street. The building, which was one hundred feet long and eighty feet high, was literally leveled to the ground. The dome of the boiler was thrown one hundred feet in the air, and landed half a mile away. Those killed wére Robert Patterson, John Langenfeld, Francis Chadwick, William Wager, William Gibson and a’‘'man unknown. L : THE census returns show that the native increase of popu\ation in this country during the past ten years has gained upon foreign immigration.. There are 888,203 more males than females in;.th!e United States. : - Tae Cabinet at Washington decided on the 11th not to permit National Banks to' withdraw the legal-tenders deposited with the Treasury to retire their circulation. Secretary Windom expressed the opinion thaf the heavy bond purchases of the Government would prevent any monetary stringency. A GREAT increase in mortality was reported from New York on the 11th. The death in that city for the week would reach eight hundred. : Uron the receipt in Washington ot the dispatch announcing the assassination of the Czar of Russis the Secretary of State instructed the United States Minigster at St. Petersburg to express to the Rudsian authorities the sentiments ‘‘of sorrow with which the President and people of the United States have heard of the terrible crime of which the Emperor has been the victim, and their profound sympathy with the Imperial family and Russian people in their great affliction.” : ABOUT nine o’clock on the morning of the 12th four men drove up to the residence of Miss Elizabéth Roberts, in Brooklyn, N. Y., and rang the bell. Onentering they instantly ‘bound the lady and her servant and demanded their valuables. Three bonds of $l,OOO each were handed over, and jewelry to the value of $5OO was :taken from a sleeping-room. “Threatening to murder their victims should any dlarm be given the robbers hastily departed. Lo o It was stated at Washington on the 12th that the Secretary of the Navy had decided to purchase the whalina-steamer Helen and Mary, at San Francisco, to be used in the Jeannette search expedition. The vessel is to be manned by volunteer officers of the United Btates Navy. i Tur international pedestrian tournament in New York anided on the evening of the 12th by O’Leary!s withdrawal from the track. ‘He had made just 450 miles to cover.a bet of $5OO he had made on himself, and about $l,OOO that his immediate friends had bet on him. Vaughan had at that hour covered 453 miles, but kept to the track with short intermissions unt{l he had made 4613 miles, in order to beat O’Leary’s record of ' sixty-

three miles for the last twenty-four hours and get an arm-chair put up as a prize. O'Leary was said to be badly used up. ‘ SevorAL buildings of the extensive Rattan Works at Waketield, Mass., were burned on ‘the morning of the 12th. Loss about $500,000. Nearly 1,000 persons are thrown out of employment. Lizzim RalxEg, a Springfield (fll.) woman who was arrested some time ago by the City Marshal without a warrant being first sworn out, has recovered a verdict of $2,000 for false imprisonment on the. ground that her incarceration was in violation of the Bill of Rights. ; £ AT Edwards, Mies.,”a few nights ago Mrs; Spaulding, a milliner, killed J. A. Maples with a pevolver, and reported to the neighbors that she had shota burglar. It wassoon shown, by a note in his pocket, that she had decoyed him to her store, evidently with the intention of murdering him. ‘A BaLtimMorg lady sprang intq the street a few nights ago, wrapped in flames and being badly burned. When the police appeared gshe demaunded the arrest of her husband, Benjamin Dutton, whom she charged with saturating her clothing with coal-oil and setting it on fire. ‘ .

Personal and Politieal. - AT a caucus of the Democratic United States Senators on the 9th it was determined to push the organization of the Senate, and, the Republican Senators refusing to make out minority lists, the Democrats proceeded to make up the full committees. The following Chairmen were determined on: Finance, Bayard; Appropriations,: Davis (W. Va.); Commerce, Ransom; Judiciary, Davis (IlL.); Public Lands, Jones (Fla.); Indian Affairs, Coke; Railroads, Lamar; Public Buildings and Grounds, Vest; Census, Pendleton. Tuk Congressional Committee of the National Greenback party issued an address to the people of the country on the 9th in which they denounce the National Banks and ¢harge them with assuming to control the Government and defy its sovereign right to issue and regulate the volume of currency. The address also charges the banks with haying rebelled against the Government, causing borrowers of money to pay at the rate of 500 per cent. annual interest for its use. The Railroad and Telegraph Companies are charged with conducting their business in violation of private rights and the fundamental law of eminent domain.

AssSISTANT SECRETARY HAy, of the State Department, resigned his position on the 9th, on account of private engagements, but he would remain temporarily in charge of the office. The reported appointment of J. Bancroft Davis to the position of Assistant Secretary of State was erroneous. ' It is stated that while the Funding bill was pending in Congress $18,764,434 in greenbacks was deposited by 133 National Banks to retire circulation. Of this amount §1,287,500 had been returned up to the 9th. Tue Republicans of the Wisconsin Legislature, in caucus on the evening of the 9th, nominated, on the forty-eighth ballot, and the Legislature, in joint session on the 10th, elected, ex-Senator Angus Cameron to succeed the late Senator Carpenter in the United States Senate. The vote in the Legislature was: Cameron, 97; Williamm F. Vilas, 27. The term for which Mr. Cameron is chosen expires in 1885. : CARrL ScHURZ has been sued for $200,000 by Charles D. Gilmore, a Washington claim agent, for debarring the latter from practice at the Interior Department. ; ExYSIPELAS, resulting from recent wvaccination, caused the death, at Brooklyn, N. Y., on the 10th, of Chief Engineer James W. Whittaker, of the United States navy. ‘WALTER Braixe, of St. Paul, has been appointed private Secretary to his father, the Secretary of State. . : Tue Fusionists of the Maine Legislature on the 10th nominated R. A. Frye for United States Senator, to succeed Mr. Blaine. Ture Wisconsin Assembly has voted K down the bill submitting Constitutional amendments to the people in favor of woman suffrage—so to 40—and the bill submitting a prohibitory amendment—4B to 40. THa question of prehibition will ‘be submitted to the people of North Carolina, in August next, on a proposition to amend the Constitution so as to forbid the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors. . . A BILL to establish the whipping post for wife-beaters is pending before the Pennsylvania Legislature. - , . THE ludiana Senate on the 11th passed a b’ll impos ng a two-per-cent. tax on the gross earnings of sleeping-car companies, and the House passed a bill requiring railroad companies to destroy Canada thistles and other noxiouB weeds growing along their tracks. PRESIDENT GARFIELD on the 11th nominated Henry G. Pearson to be Postmaster at New York City. ; : _ SECRETARY OF War Rosert T. LiNcoLx entered upon the duties of his office on the lith. : ; : THE Executive Committee of the National Anti-Monopoly League reported on the 11th that applications for charters for branch organizations had been received from twentyfour States. : By a vote of 56 to 54, the Illinois House on the 11th defeated a proposed Constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufact-ure-and sale of intoxicating liquors within the State. ! JOHN MASTERS, one of the cldest journalists in the United States, who died recently at Cincinnati, is said to have never borrowed a dollar or owed a debt since he was eleven years of age. ' . Jupes RicHARD J. Bowig, formerly ChiefJustice of Maryland, died at his home near Rockville, in that State, on the 13th. ' Mgzs. GARFIELD held her first public receytion on the 12th, assisted by the wives of five of the Cabinet officers. The callers were numerous. HARRY GENET, one of the convicted Tweed ring, was sentenced in New York on the 12th to the Penitentiary for eight months, and to pay a fi,be of $9,604, to stand committed until the fine is paid. ik : Apour a quarter of the Vermont towns haverecently elected women as Superintendents of Schools.

/ Foreign. THR Canadian Commissioner of Fisheries has-published a letter denying Prof. Hind’s charge that the compilation . of fishery statistics for the use of the Halifax Commission was fraudulent. He says the figures were derived in part from American sources, and that there was no ‘possibility’ of sharp practice. ! . QUEEN CAROLINE, the widow of Christian Vlll, died at Copenhagen on the 9th. Ir is announced that the Princess Louise will return to Canada the first week in May. Up to the 9th forty-three arrests had been made in Ireland under the Coercion act. THE armistice between the British and Boers has been extended by the former. GErRMANY has accepted the invitation to the Monetary Conference, with the reservation that she will not be bound by its decisions. ; A Loxpox telegram of the 10th says the Government objected to the wording of the

Invitation to the Monetary Conference, being unwill ng to commit itseif absolutely to the bimetallic standard. - , .JUDGE MATHEWS, of the English Court of Queen’s Bench, gave judrment in the Bradlaugh case ¢n the 11th. He held Bradlgugh’s defense, that, ag an aflirmation would answer instead of an oath in the courts of England, an affirmation would answer for an oath in the House of Commons, was not good, consequently Bradlaugh had no right to vote in the Commmons, not having taken the usual oath. A stay of judgment was granted. and Bradlaugh took-an appeal to the High Court of Justice. ‘ { Tue Arins bill was passed to a third reading in the British-House of Commons on the 11th, by a vote of 250 to 28. ' Tag British House of Lords has decided that the Tichborne claimant shail serve out his full term of fourteen years. ] Tue Republicans of the Seventh Michigan Congressional District on the 11th nominated John T. Rich, State Senator, as a cand.date for Congress to succeed Mr. Conger, elected to the United States Senate. Camrp, WiLLiAMsox & Co., gerferal merchants and produce dealers of lLondon, have failed. L abilities about $550,000. THE Czar of Russia was assassinatedon the 13th. The Imperial carriage was attacked on the Ekat Rinofsky Canal, opposite the Imperial stables, while the Emperor was returning with the Grand Duke Michael from the Michael palace in a closed carriage, supported by eight Cossacks. A bomb thrown by some one standing near fell near the carriage and exploded, §estroying the back part. —The Czar and his brother alighted uninjured.. A second bomb was then thrown by another person, and fell close to the Czar’s feet, its explosion shattering both legs. The Czar fell, crying for help. Fle was raised up and conveyed to the Winter palace. The Czar’s richt leg’ was nearly torn from his body, and the left leg badly shattered. A Cossack and a passer-by were killed on the spot and the Grand Duke Michael wounded. The Czar lingered an hour and a half and died at 3:25 p. m. The only word he uttered after being struck was the name of the Czarowitch. The latter, on leaving the palace after the death of the Czar, was hailed as Emperor by the crowd. He was surrounded, contrary to his custom, by a strong mounted escort. The two assassins stood en opposite sides of the roadway, disguised as peasants. ‘One was so roughly handled that he has since died. The other gives the name of Roussakoff. | S CHARLES BRADLAUGH has resigned his seat in the British House of Commons and wil gseek re-clection. /

LATER NEWS, ' THE Republican Senatorial caucusin Washfngton on the 14th decided on a list of committees, the action of Senator Mahone indicating that they would secure the organization of the SBenate. The Finance Committee would consist of Morrill, Sherman, Ferry, Jones (Nev.), Allison and four Democrats; Appropriations, = Allison, Logan, Dawes, Plumb, Hale and four Democrats; Commerece, Conkling, McMillan, Kellogg, Conger, Miller and four Democrats; Judiciary, Edmunds, Conkling, Logan, Ingalls, McMillan and four Democrats; Foreign Relations, Burnside, Coukling, Jones (Nev.), Edmunds, Ferry and four Democrats, and Privileges and Elections, Hoar, Cameron (Wis.), McMillan, Shermam, Frye and four Democrats. ) PRESIDENT GARFIELD on the 14th nominated Stanley Matthews, of Ohio, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, vice Justice Swayne, resigned. Mr. Matthews was nominated by President Hayes for the same position, but the Senate failed to confirm. GOVERNOR PiLrsßury, of Minnesota, on the 14th appointed General A. J. Edgerton, of Kasson, to the United States Senate, to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Mr. Windom to the Cabinet. . ‘THE Russian Czarowitz ascended the throne on the 14th, taking the title of Alexander 111, and issued a manifesto to his .subjects. Russakoff, one of the assassins of the late Emperor, was a student at the mining academy. A St. Petersburg dispatch of the 14th says the physicians summoned to the wounded Czar found his legs held to his body only by the flesh, his right hand greatly lacerated, and his marriage ring broken to pieces and driven into the flesh. Twenty persons were more or lessinjured by the explosion, several of whom had died. General Melikoff announced that only one assassin had been captured, though many arrests had been made. : Ix the United States Senate on the 14th the Democrats opposed and the Republicans favored a motion to gointo executive sessfons Mr. Mahone voting with the latter, thus indicating that he would act with them in the organization of the BBenate, etc. The motion was defeated—3s to 37. Messrs. MeDill (Iowa) and Cameron (Wis.) took the oath of office.. On motion of Mr. Morgan zesolutions were adopted condemning assassination as a means of redressing grievances of any l‘ind, and expressing sorrow at the death of the- Czar, horror at the manner of his taking off, and condolence with the Goverhment and people of Russia at their bereavement. On the question of organization speecaes were made by Messrs. Pendleton, Conkhng and Hill; the latter inquirin: particularly what Seuator chosen by Democrats would prove false to. his trust. Mr. Mahone took a position in front of the Vice-President’s desk and declared his independence of the Democratic &art{, and his intention to vote as he preasea. r. Hoar replied to Mr. Hill’s rematks on the allegced defection of Mr. Mahone. Mr. Voorhees offered to be one of two l?emocrats who would pair off, on the question of organization, with vacant Republican scats, but the Senate, without definite action, adjourned. ’

' A Notable Declaration. .. THE Declaration of Independence of the Dutch Boers (or farmers) of South Africa is remarkable for its eloquence, its pathos, its religious fervor and its bitter indictment of the British rulers for the alleged wrongs suffered at their hands. The Declaration of Independence is too lengthy for publicationin our columns, but the following extract from the document, being the Boers’ oath of allegiance to each other, gives an idea of the Bpirit and temper of the signens: “In the presence of Almighty God, the searcher of hearts, and praying for His gracious agsistance and mercy, we, burghers of the South African Republic, have solemnly agreed, for us and for our children, to unite in a holy covenant, which we oonfirm with a solemn oath. It is now forty years ago since our fathers left the Cape Colony to bécome a free and independent people. . These forty = years were forty years of sorrow and suffering. We, have founded Natal, the Orange Free State and the South African Republic, and three times has the British Government trampled on our liberty. And our flag, baptized with the blood and tears of our fathers, has been pulled down. As by a thief in the night has our free Republic been stolen from us. We cannot saffer this, and we may not. It is the will of God that the unity of our fathers and our love toour children should oblige us to deliver unto our children unblemished the heritage of our fathers. Itis for this reason that we he:e unite and give each other the hand as men and brethy solemnly promising to be faithful to ourfiqntry and people, and, looking unto God, to work together unto death for the restoration of the liberty of our Republic. So truly help us, God Almighty.”

Democratic Caucus Senate Committees. e - WABHINGTON, March 10. TaE following names constitute the Senate Committees, as agreed upon by the Democratic caucus, the first name on each committee being the Chairman: STANDING COMMITTEES. Privileges and Ele¢tions—Saulsbury, Hill (Ga.), Vance, Pugh, Call, Hoar, Logan, Sherman: Plste (N. Y, & Foreign Relations—Johnston, Morgan, Pendleton, Saulsbury, Jackson, Conkling, Hale, Miller, Mtchell. Finance—Bayard, Voorheos, Beck, McPhersony Grover, Morrill, Ferry, Jones (fi ev.), Allison, Appropriations—Davis (W. Va.), Beck, Ransom, Cockrell, Harris, Ailison, Sherman, Hawley, Conger. Commerce—Ransom, Coke, Farley, Vest, Brown, Conkling, McMlllan, Jones (Nev.), Harrison. Manufactures—Wiiliams, Grover, McPherson. Rolling, Dawes. Agriculture—siater, Johnston, Davis (W, Va.), Brown, Geo.ge, Blair, Yan Wyck, Saw- : yer, Mitchell. . Militury Affairs—Grover, Cockrell, Maxey, Hampton, Mubone, Burnside, Plumb, Cameron (Pa.), Logan. _ Naval Affairs—=McPherson, Jones (Fla.), Yance, Fariey, Gorman, Anthony, Cameron (Pa.), Ferry, Platt (N. Y.) i Judiciary—Davis (11l.), Garland, Bavard, Lamar, Hill (Ga.), Pendletgn, Edinunds, Conkling, Allison" i ? rost-ottices and Post Roads—Maxey. Saulsbury, Farley, Gioome, Pugh, Ferry, Sewell, Sawyer, Van Wyck. : Public lLands—Jones (Fla.), McPherson, Waiker, Fair, Camden, Plumb, Hiil (Col.}, Van Wyck, Miller. Private Land Claims—Edmunds, Allison, Hale, Jonas, Call. ; Indian Alfairs—Coke, Pendleton, Walker, Slater, Williams, Allison, Ingalls, Sfaunders, Logan. é : ; Pensions—Groome, Slater, Jackson, Cam(llen.‘George. klair, Kellogg, Platt (Coun.), Hawey. Revolutionary Claims—Anthony, Dawes, McMillan, Jones (Fln.), Davis (W. Va.). Claims—Cockrell, Pugh, Jackson, George, Fair, McMillan, Teller, Hoar, and a vacancy to be filled by one of the incoming Scnators. Distriet of Cotumb:a—Harris, Butler, Vance, Gorman, Camden, Ingalls, Rollins, McMillan, Conger. : : Patents—Call, Coke, Williams, Gorman, Hoar, Platt (Conn.), Ingulls, . Territories—Butler, Garland, Vest, Slater, faunders, Kellogg, Logani two vacancies. Railroads—Lamar, Grover, Willinms, Jonas, Mahone, Fair, Dawes, Teller, Saunders, Shermsan, Harrison. . Mines and Mining—Farley, Hampton, Vest, Fair, Cameron (P’a.), Plumb, Hill (Col.). Rewision of Laws - Garland, Pendleton, Davis (Iil.), Hoar, McMillan. Edueation and Latjor—Brown, Maxey, Lamar, George, Mahone, Burnside, Morrill, Blair, Hawley. Civil Service and Ret,renc}hmcnt—Walker\ Butler, Beck, Groome, Teller, Rollins, Conger. : To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate—Vance, Davis (W. Va.), Jones (Nev.) : HRlules--Morgan,, Call, Walker, Edmunds, e, ‘Engrossed Bills—Conkling, Jones (Nev.), Ransor. . Improvement of the Mississippi River and Tributaries—Jonas, Cockrell. Lamar, Jackson, Kellogg, Harrison, Conger. 'y ansportation - Houtes to the Seaboard— Beck, Johnston, Voorhees, Hampton, Cameron (Pa.), Blair, Platt (N. Y.) SELECT COMMITTEES. | To Examine the Several Branches of the Civil Service—Hampton, Groome, Mahone, Logan, Dawes. . To Take into Consideration the State Laws Respecting the Ascertaining and Declaration of the Result of Elections tfor Presidert and Vice-President—Morgan, Bayard. Johnston, Gariand, Maxey, Edmunds, Conkling, Teller, . To Make Provision for Taking the Tenth Census—Pendleton, . Morgan, Harris, Davis (Ill.;, Hill (Col.), Morrill. . To Investigate and Report the Best Means of Preventing Ithe Introduction and Spread of Epidemic Discases—-Huarris, Lamar, Garland, Jonas, Platt (Conn.), Miiler, Sewell. : ' JOINT COMMITTEES. On Public Printing--Hill (Ga.), Gorman, Anthony. : Enrolled Bills =Pugh, Call, Rollins. Libvary—Voorhees, Ransom, Edmunds. Public Buildings and Grounds--Vest, Jones (Fla.), Saulsbury, Dawes, Morrill. Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress on the Part of the Senate—VYoorLees, Butler, Morrill.

Tragic Death from Hydrophobia. A RECENT letter from Dallas, Texas, says: ** A tragic death has just occurred in our -neighboring County of Hill worth relating and worthy of Virginius or any other Roman father. Oneyear ago George Arnold came to Dal las on private business, and while walking the streets was bitten by a worthless cur which jwas frothing at the mouth, and showing other symptoms of hydrophobia. Mr. Arnold be. came alarmed and very much excited when convinced 1n his own mind the dog was mad. He went to a physician, and had the wound severely cauterized. Then, going home, he was still very uneasy, and dreaded hydropho bia so much that he hunted up a madstone and had if applied for several weeks, off and on. He took every othér priccaution which was -suggested, resting all the time under a mortal - dread that the virus had gone into his system, and would sooner or later kill him. He had a wife and several small children living on a rather isolated farm, and the thought that he might suddenly lose his reason and harm his little babes horrified him. The other day he began -10 experience strange feelings 3, and at once concluded his time had come. He then procured a twelve-foot trace-chain and strong lock, and went to the woods. After writing his wife a calm letter, in which he told her what was about to bappen, giving directions as to his wishes after death, and pouring out a volume - of love for her and her children, he ran the chain around a tree, drew it through the large ring at the end. and then wound the other end around his ankle so tight that it would not slip the foot, locked 1t with the locik and threw the key far beyond his reach. The body was found two days after, still chained to the tree. There was all the evidence necessary to show the horrible death from bydrophobia. The ground was torn up to the full length of the chain, the nailz ot the fingers wrenched sd fnd all bis front teeth " out in scratching and biting the tree, and every thread of clothing off his body. : “The body was dreadfully lacerated with these, the only weapons the madman could use. He had judged rightly what would have been the consequence had he remained at home, and, knowing that there was no human skill . that could have cured him, preferred death alone and in that way to doing harm to those so near and dear to him as a wite and a child.” : o

| A Remarkable Accident. A VERY singular accident recently befel Mr. Frederick Fischer at Carter's spoke factory, in the northwest part of Floyd County, about sixteen miles from this city. Mr. Fischer was an employe in the factory., having charge of the circular saw used for sawing out spoke timber. He had piled up near the saw a large number of pieces of hickory timber, thirty inches in length and six inches square, to be lun through the saw. One of these pieces fell ;rom the heap upon the saw while it was running with great velocity, one of the teeth catching it up and hutling it with tremendous iorce. Mr. Fischer was standing in a leaning pysition in front of the saw, and the stick struck him dn the nose, just at the base of the fi.rehead, cutting off that member, with all tl-e bones, as smoothly and evenly with the fece as though the blow had been struck with a sharp ax. It also tore the upper jaw from the bones to which it is joined. carrying it, with all its teeth, away, hteml'}y lifting out the entire uiper jaw and teeth. The force of the blow knocked Mz, Fischer down, but he arose and walked to his residence, some distance away. Medical aid was summoned, and the wounds dressed ag best they could be, after which the physicins went to the factory, where they found the dissevered nose and jaw lying on the floor, the jaw presenting the ghastly appearance of a false one filled with false teeth. Yesterday Dr. E, P, Easley, ot this city, was summoned to visit Fischer, and on hig return to-day stated that it was probable hé would recover, though if he does he will be horribly disfigured. The three surgeons who have seen the case pronounce it the most remarkable they ever saw or heard of. Mr. Fischer prefeérs death to recovery to 8o horribly a marred and hideouslcoking life as he would present, the jaw beiug gone from the lower edges of the cheek bones.—New Atbany (Ind.) Cor. Chaicago Tribune. : —_— : —Poetry has its value calculated by av inverse ratio.—Delroit Free Fress.

i ) d Inhabit= Cities of Oyer Ten Thousan ' i f ants, b G b e of the Unit FOLLOWING i 8 a list oft 'th: c;ttiexso‘ S ed States with apo,EUlaé:nsl,s of 1820, 8o far ward, according to ‘hecelved up.to March 1, as returns had bc-en rg} of the census of 1870 with & comparative tat bl g e The figures are the',rf:’p: e found comthe table, it is bz':gf :0' The star indicates lete, or very ne . o that the population is “s"““‘-tg—‘l'———.f———o—-""‘"—"‘_“—‘——‘_l e 1 1870, e L —i_mx'}:m"“::::::?’8:6?9& i g';‘% 3 | Broomynl® Yoo Mews | 94977 PO 298,97 4 (’hh'RgU'\EnQQ:::............‘ ';3‘_‘3'_’"& 810,864 5 Boston, ) M R o bg7 a 4 6 I B N Eiue | A b chomet oo B 146, 473 8 | Cincinna feep: Cali. . 233,936 19 418 9 San I'_randi‘; sla B 3 Fe ol f-fl_g a 2 899 10 New ()‘-hrq ‘ls. Beas. T 1&).1{- S{“.;l'fi 11 C-!C\"‘“‘n-dv )'1;-“““.. _;» ].')s.:‘\3 | 2.";{ 3 | 00l ¥ e H;;;.,, ) it | Weshigktbn oo il e | M | Washingtpn, 9 i - 138, 400 T 15 | Now:\r_k‘.l L\K'\ 123‘&2 s VoS s e % | Denow Men et B3R W % | Dctm"'-*u\'{'ii"“. pivieel HEEE ] SR 19 | Milwaukeg, BT T 08w s "2 | Providenge, & N 9 | 9. &2 L 35 | ey, Wor | mes 25, 180 2 | Rochesten, P ceeeeanl ABL6BL 48,244 - L 23e Alicghcnv. thl 73,074 o 24 S ls,\' .ol s 50, 810 25 Richmond, "“m e 62, 882 :14)“4‘28 3 | Towen: Mass 00l SOS 41,105 R W e $| T Witlod S T!'U,Vv N ............-.““< 55, £ ...,. ?;8 Kansas uPy.‘?_’g;‘”'f.....l 52, 140 ifl.g_fi |- 81 Cambridge, .Y.u. i eyed] 51,791 3?'2“ L) S_vmcus-_-,ei).) 51, 6€5 33579 33 Columbus (’] Mhaeas] o NIBRY Eil e 84 Pa(((‘rs(ms N. ¢ 50, 148 1S 056 % | Chanton &6 e 26,755 36 Chafl!‘fitonq \-{- R; el 49.(.‘& ]'{:o36 L e \?hm 46,857 35,092 33 Minnvapo is, ) » 45, 850 55 863 39 Scram’on,, i\ 43, 461 7;.{93) 40 Nash}'lne-“:‘“““”-",.......! 43,280 37, 180 & | Hartor, Conn il B 7. 180 S Wheea s e 2. 043 |5 wummm‘i"‘-] i) S 20, 0%" |4 | Camden N } sl R & | StPauLMmn....... e 0T |BB 46 Lawrence,| )s e e ' 933 S 3 i 4,759 0 L Dovenom LT a 0 |AD 52 Bohad b o 1 B 31,413 53 | Portland, Me..... siieeee| 83,503 2%, 203 54 Mpmphls,& e{l[n;.s‘ bt i ogisdg A"fifi 55 Springticld ‘huH\ 630 e 5 ;\mehcsm‘fc t 32,484 | e % | Grand Ruitids Mich. 22000 B 0 . 19, 08 58 | Grand unf{lfl-‘: ‘ 31,268 | 2 054 o} MR VR e e ShEl 3 & | Nopin W{:J e | 009 | 2766 61 Hoboken, SR e 30, 762 2{“7‘{s § | pmawieoooo) B R 63 Sav&mn‘-fl]-1("3-'-""""””,, 30,518 ' 874 64 Omarm,}«eh.i....... { 29,910 51505 65 | Trenton, N. Kok oo - 29.70 .33 849 6 Coving:nl{l{ Y" 2,515 57 830 67 lx.-urxa._lf ']ndl 2, 280 18, 969 68 E\-ana\flt‘.{ I{n i ey 2’)“332 69 Brldgz'norrk(,oi 2, 229 19 616 €M Euimhl';;h" s deeenen o fi,&) e 7 Erfe, Pa............... cened 259 Wis») R| S B zim | e 3 8"‘“;"". Ind...- _‘36‘!;;;,; I 21,320 74 _t*v' “)_3:61 d ‘\‘{RSS-----“"' ‘5- )“0 16,103 5 New - . gndsi 00l 26, 04 0. 233 )76 | Terre Haufl{; T G 25EY P b Lancastcr.j :i-;é""' vl OBy 017 t D | Wilkesbarm, Baol osw 15, 389 0 | Rogwerda ] RIS | i 8 | Augusts, 4 TOWa: " iiin. | 22, 48 18, 404 81 Des Mulm? G . 2,24 12,818 B pimmeme 24 | e 83 | (}alves:on.i\g Y 2,22) -]-;j‘,,, 84 ‘Waterviiet, N. 21, 96 1;.:2-2-5 85 |- Norfolk, y{nY. e | 152 o onam, B L L] el |ao 8 | H(’lyc’ke.M?lf().w:l.l.‘\........‘-.l 2lvt.:’4 1”“"‘7 8 | Chs B | IR 6T 89 gh‘(.lsea.u%?\%é....' re ol ‘22;?;0; iye 09 shobonintl B st LR B 40 . o Taoiigp Mhe .L 1 o 15,09 92 T.“'*““’:’"“f“,;""._........ aue | ey 93 Norwich, '(d\p 21-I,l‘ qg‘i};‘,{ 91 140swego, N ty, Utah . .....| 20,768 15 650 5 Salt Lake ()). el 20708 g %| My Gty ien.oinl B dne % | Shd Kntonp, Texaa 1l Aoer e ¥ | 84n Antonih, e-t | 99 E;nlra,-' 2), 43 3:10.. 100 Scwpoth '}?8‘();).1). .2 JJ.% ;0‘0;(; 101 Waterbury,( NoXY.oooarooo| 205207 17 364 102 Poumlkeef"“{]i 2 1 19,745 1(')"610 e i e s | 10610 164 | Altoona, T 19,450 N 105 B“E“““{P'L’- e ;3 52‘3 g 3 ohoBs, N.{¥....5... u . y 107 3‘!’0“@““‘2‘““::::::::::..' s |lB 6m B R iR e i| B 1,06 11,30 110 %fi?fx?fifirfi‘:' Bl i) s I 8 357 1 - o Ni " TN 9, 337 “f% Houston Tax....... 10011 ] e | w 2 %h Havcrhm.Mzlnls...l.li'-'-:::::::l 13'§93 238 115 | Lake Tuwnfi‘,";«' il 18342 | 21,988 | Mo 1838 | 1045 1y | Monden Senm e Bim . & 1 | Deinpaiesd . ook ARE L B R 119 Zanesville, ga e g e 10,020 120 | Allentown, T0wd........| 13008 I 17014 121 Council Blug‘g.-Y G| amoeo b b U 122 | Newburgh, g oot Tt | 12692 i | Dhemeeme N v fie | 14,59 124 Binghamptdn, 1.". e I,‘l':.{:4‘ 15’058 125 Bloomlngwh‘.k N 17,167 3 887 126 Nchruns\fl'i(“l{" v 17,117 13'82’) 127 Long Island City, 20l ae 995 13 859 138 | Newton, e ohT 1 doses .129 | Bangor, zti(-”l&izi'..-----'--l m"-!.é i | Ponemem Xic o) Ml RS : s€Xlin 5 Y. cevenasal A 7.813 13 Johnstown, "}zfid{lfi Ll 1850 1 o 133 | Leavenworth, l 16,512 | 15 396 134 | Akron, ()"‘,"ih'di'.‘......... lb.4i§ 766 185 New A")any}. S 16,%&_’ 11 147 136 | Jollet, ’“ma;:.:....,........* 16105 | 14 Mg 1D . 9&% 1 nomiE R setieel IR BRE < Mn(' .:..'..01'. e 5, 956 -y }% Lynchburg‘_jvl.!.....::“m_.! 15,919 %{,&5!()) S 1 Dt BB | 100 142 Sandmk)'\\'i‘m“............l 1-’-!.125 3, 644 | DR e 18 o) lfi I\l33%o};?l{[‘ }:‘4‘;;l 5 790 C 145 New T A 5 is e g 7. Youngs"o‘;(“‘n ; S 15, 106 9. 435 L Acmeß R 14,9 | 6488 I lesn P, e - 14,50 150 ' Laytavt’tte,('l -::.._,,_....; 14'55‘!5 *7 800 151 | Leadvllle, {1’1;” el 14505 0 45800 152 | TLa Crosse, { C‘:,i"n., eeecans I 13‘(91 i 12,119 153 | New Brl}a}?ahn S e 1‘3'06) 17,003 154 |- }{orx'al}‘;." '4o' "‘_,.-....... %I?&“I‘S 12, 241 55 Cork, Nl s o = %?i’s , (Jom,urd.z‘s.in...:::m_,,.. 13,765 | ,:_.54183 15¢ | Lincoln, L. ENev., i 18,905 T e | ThpußOpAnes e eS| 139 | New Lotsa_,-N_Y,,,.......| s e 160 Schenecta )-"'a .‘...A.,..-.’ 13, 8, 007 e | Brothiar Mmoo Rol 162 | Brockton, rt. \[a55...‘.....l ]?§~22 19, 19 163 hewhtlr}'[’({\.fy‘ e e l:i,.x 10455 o| M e |0 16 | Nushua, S G 180 T 7 905 16 | Boutn Benoudc sl m%e | A R PanEER e e e | 1558 168 Pom-svme.'}’?....:mm___“i 1:;‘1{3(‘; 13 380 169 Orange, lfk“‘rk-"‘ 13"]'35; 11,049 o E(‘atclfirgr%c mf\‘ }5?0331 12,764 {% Fond-du-LaLi;’a“ i?‘::: :::::::i 13, 064 xg‘fi{ 173 Niorri%"“(?(“b;; SEge %3234, 6093 = SROOIR MG c o B I ; 15 élgrlarxoogfl' R e|- i 1% | Macon, Ga'i'é)i“":......... 12,743 9 501 T Richm{md-\: '?Y lg. 679 3 066 1:8 Castlcton,{:-T-v::mm”“_ 1?'(:(}3 ‘1):'28‘.3 179 Cortland, R T 1;,!;_»8 11,384 | oot e 12,57 o 088 181 (;col‘F\:to“Q'lV . R ]:_,5(.;1 11"’550 182 San Jose, (Ai’h.s.;. P, 12“4(_) 8. 660 83 Fitcmmr% i 12&}3 2160 3 | Canton, ohi Mass oo n‘]‘éa }0‘453 1835 Northampféaui{v_..,.........‘ 1?.149 9,834 186 | Warwlck,‘,t' , }ilu 11,081 1% | }l}g;l:mg‘n. 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- INDIANA LEGISLATURE. : ' EXTRA SESSION. S SeNATE—The Senate convened in extia sesgion on the Bth, pursuant to’ the call ot the Governor. The organization was eitected by the choice ot Willam H. Schlater for Secretary; Robert 8.-Sear for Assistunt and Rich- _ ard Huncheon for Doorkeeper. The morning session was devoted to propositions looking to the advancemdént of ‘measures in the spéciak session, and it was decided that the succession of business from the regular to the special should be thé natural succession of unfizished business. In the afternoon the Tax bill was considered, and referred to a Seiect Committee with instructions to report & substitute. The Committee Investigating the insane Asylum management was given further time. - - Houske -Organization was effected by the reelection of the old otlicers with the exception of the substitution of Jim Woods, of Warrick, for Deorkeeper, instead of Capiain Evans, ot Henry. A resolution passed, requesting the re.ention of the emp.oyes of the reguiar sesslol.. Betore the hiouse was called to order the triends of‘Captain Evans protested aguinst the aciion of the cancus which substitutedWoods. Bills were introduced:--allowing the loan of school funds at scven . per cent.. or less, and regulating toll on plank and macadamized roads ceded by the Federal Government to the State. The House committee, composed mainly -of ductors, reported a substitute 10t tue Medical bill; and there was a d.sposition to lock horns on wajority and minority reports, which was eheckmated by anadjournment. The Governor: transmitted the tollowingmessage: o o e Gentlemen of the Senate arid House of Representatives: e The Constitution provides that the Governor shall from time to time give to the General Assembly information touching the condition of. the-: State, and recommend such measures-as he shall judge to be expedient. My ofiicial duties since my inauguration, during the late regular session, have been onorous, and your own opportunities to acquire a knowledge of “the ¢ondition ¢f the State through your investigating committees and through other means have been so considerable, that I do mnot regard myself as. being possessed of -any ilntormation relating to the condition of the State of which you are not in possession; also, some of the measures which I -hadi the honor ‘to recommend, to “you in my inaugural address have been adopted. An adoption of the others has been proposed in pending ° bills, and they are now in a eondition to be considered by you. Irenew imy recommenda--tions of these pending measures. 1L especially urge the passage of the bill, with wnatever changes or additions may be deemed expedient, providing for ascertaining the best way of reclaiming the vast body ot lands, the material means for the drainage of waich is through the Kankakee River. ‘l'he important bill concerning taxation ought also” to receive vour early attention, so.that there may be no tailure 1o pass the clauses providing for taxing the receipts of telegraph, telephone, express and fast freight companies, ete., instead of taxing merely their visible property. The exigency which has rendered it necessary for: me to call you together in special session could not well Have been averted. The extraordinary - labor imposed~upon you by your undertaking critically to consider the vast body of legisiation proposed to you for adoption by the Commission appointed by the acts of 1879 to com= pile and revige existing statutes has required you to occupy much time in the committeeroom and upon the tloor on that work, which otLerwise would have been spent in consider- - ing ordinary legislation. Many important changes of existing laws have been proposed by the Cominission. It i 8 proper that these shall receive caretful attention, in order that they may, 8o far as they shall be adopted, not represent what is deemed best by the Committee merely, but retiect the deliberate judgment of ‘each house. In the progress of the further consideration, ot these proposed enactments, amendments doubtless will| trom time .to time .i be found to be necessary. I venture to suggest with the most respectful deference, that hasty amendments will be not less hkely to work harm than & tco inattentive consideration of' the enactments proposed. Even tbe Commissioners will not-always be able to p:rceive at the moment thetr entire scope and etfect, nor how far they may introduce inconsistencies and ambiguity, which will .leave the meaning ot the law uncertain until it shall be determined by the Supreme Court. ‘ " There i 8 a subject which at first view may be: \ deemed of little comparative importance, to which 1 wish to invite your serious attention. Inreferring in bills to the title of acts meant ' to be armended, there have been fréyuent in- - stances during the regular session in which these titles have been recited incorrectly, and at some stages of not‘a few Dbills passages or words have been omitted, or words have been changed. the effect of which has'been in some. cases to alter.or to obscure the sense, and in others will be to convey the. idea to unintformed readers that the measure has been imperfectly considered.' Such faults in laws are ever a fruitful source of legislation and of consequent expense. Ihe way ot avoiding: them is easy, and is tamiliar to such of you as have had previous experience in legislative: bodies. It)s earnestly hoped that a diligent effort will be made to guard against those faults in the passage of bills at the present session. 'lt is hoped. that every proper effort wiil be made-to finish the work which youhave: in 'hand inless than the forty days aliowed by the Constitution for a special session, and that a constant desire will be felt to restrain ex-Bc_-nscs where it is not obviously proper. ' While not withholding . appropriations where they may be necessary for the public welfare, -it should be your eounstant effort to make the burden of taxation as light as it can be made consistently with the wise administration of the affaiis of the State. ALBERT G. PORTER. SENATE—The 9th was spent in discussing and amending the House Tax bill. 1t was voted to meet in joint convention on the 10th to receive from the State Treasurer.the paid bonds. issued prior to 1841 -The Secretary appointed George W. Campbell, Registry Clerk; Burt P.. Davidson, Bill Clerk; Alfred Thornburg, En--rolling Clerk: and Martin L.. Bundy, Jr., Engrossing Clerk. 2 . HouseE—The Judiciary Committee was iastructed to report a bill removing the necesgity of organizing the Legislature under the: Presidency of the Auditor and Secretary of State. The Senate joint resolution was adopted to adjourn from the 11th until the afternoon of the 17th to give members opportunity to return home and vote on the Constitutional Amendment. The Common School bill was under consideration at the time of adjourn--ment. Prior thercto the House passed the Public-Offense bill—67 to 9. The Clerk named . as assistants: W. L. Taylor, Reading Clerk: W. H. Hay, File Clerk: 0. H. Aborn, Registry Clerk: W. G, Bratton and C. H. Young, knroiling Clerks:. J. F. Wilson, A. R. Copeland and G. A. Teal?,| Engrossing Clerks.: . SENATE—On the 10th the House bill appro--priating money to defray the expenses ot the special session was passed, and ‘a bill was introduced relating to the re-location of countyseats. The remainder of the day was occupied with the House Tax bill, and the sections imposing a tax upon foreign companics doing business in the State was agreed to. The amendment to the Common School bill, giving the people the right to elect County Superintendents, was made the special order for the 15th, at which.time will be considered the proposition to abolish them altogether. An: amendment tothe Tax bill was passed empowering a fi)ank to pay tax due from any of its shareholders sud retain the amount, with interest, from, the dividend. It was also ordered that foreigninsurance companies shall pay taxes semi-annually on receipts. The tax on express gompanies was fixed at one per cent. House—The House wrangled for several hours over the mode of electing County Superintendents*~whether by Township Trustees or: popular vote—and the discussion turned upon the advisat&imy of abolishing the office altogether and returning -to the old method of County - Examiners. An_ amendment to that effect. was offered. and, together with -the other proposition, was made ' the +special order for the 16th. Bills pussed—vequiring railroads to remove all’ rubbish left or accumulated upon their tracks,: and abolishing City and Town Assessors in all cities and towns with apopulation under sixty. thousand. The bill re%‘\‘::rihgt‘heaters to fay#_ a county license failed tor went of a constitu* tional majority. The Joint Convention of the: two houses, called for the purpose of destroy-: ing the old Wabash & Erie bonds, adjourned: without aciion.» it, being shown that the de--struction of the bonds was not intended to be: done in th} presence of the Legislature, busi by the State officers. -~ . = : '

—A new method of producing light from electricity has been patented in Enfland. Small balls of platinum or iridinm are arranged at the ends of small platinum rods inelosed in pairs in the center of a suitable ‘globe, and a. rapid suocession of sparks is passed between them, whereby they are raised tos incandescent heat. A disadvantage is the noise attendant on the rapid sparks.

-—Field Marshal von Moltke writes: “The greatest kindness. in war is tobring it to a speedy conclusion. It. shou%d, be: allowable with that view toemploy all methods save those which. are absolutely objectionable.” =