Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1888 — Page 7

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Gloucester. JUhermsn arejnot satisfied with the new treaty. A new oil well at Findlay, 0., is flowing 100 barrels an hour. Pleuro pneumonia affects the cattle on several faros in New York and Connecticut , The imports in the las’; twelvemonths amount to $715,355,045; exports, $706,821 909. The Rhode Island Prohibitionists, Wednesday, nominated a complete State ticket Libby prison has been purchased by Chicago parties and will be removed to that city and re-erected. It is claimed that gold is found in Adams county, Ohio, and prospecting is going on at a rapid rate. „ A violeht storm passed over Wilkesbarre, Pa., Saturday, doing much damage. Several persons were injured. Fraulein Lillie Lehman, the prima donna, was married at New York, Saturday, to Herr Paul Kalish, the tenor. Tire Dubuque (lows) Personal Liberty League has been incorporated. Its purpose is to counteract prohibition legislation.

Abbe Hamel, of New York, en route to Montreal, was robbed of $2,400 at Plattsburg, N. Y. The money was in a satchel. “Bonazna” Flood is said to have lost $10,000,000 in the California wheat deal, and has been compelled to sell his Virginia Bank stock. The condition of things at Mt. Vernon, 111., is said to be terrible. Rain storms have added to the general destitution and suffering. The Supreme Court of Dakota has just sustained the local option law, by which 64 of the 85 counties have voted in favor of prohibition. Peel A Co.’s new iron-clad building on Grant street, Pittsburg, occupied by a number of commission firms, burned Friday night. Loss, SIOO,OOO. Monday morning the buildings at Nos. 45 to 50, on both sides of Exchange street, Buffalo, were destroyed by fire. The total loss is about 1375,000. A great strike is threatened by the ship carpenters and calkers at all ports along the chain of Lakes. They want ten hours pay for nine hours work. The Farmers’ Alliance is a very strong organization at Gifford and Dewey, 111., and has’recently successfully boycotted a certain brand of flour, driving it out of the market Mat Hutchinson is in jail at Nashville, Tenn., forTifutaliy beating his 5 yearold eon to death, for allowing himself to be caught stealing coal, although she sent him to steal the coal. Francis Herbert, of Detroit, charged with outraging Agnes Gray, aged thirteeh, wfljg7dund gunty and received the extreme penalty of the law—hard labor for life in the penitentiary. Chauncey M. Depew and Justice Harlan of the U. 8. Supreme Court addressed the Chicago Union League Club on the 22d, celebrating the 156th anniversary of the birth of Washington. The French ship Isle de Mark sank at New Orleans, Saturday, carrying with her the Vallette dock, and entailing a loss of $200,000. The dock and ship are now under 70 feet of water. W. W. Means, President, and John R. DeGamp Vice President, of the defunct Metropolitan bank, of Cincinnati, have been indicted for the misapplication of the funds of the bank, and 4 . placed under heavy bonds. The project to cut a canal through the upperpeninsula“bf “Mtchlggn'andunite the ports of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior has been revived. The canal would cost $5,000,000, be forty miles long and save 300 miles travel. Frank Gibson, near Chattanhbga, found a bomb shell in the field, where it had lain since the war. He carried it home, and his wife thoughtlessly placed it on the stove, when it exploded. Mrs. Gibson is fatally ir j ured. Prof. Swenson, in charge of the sorghum sugar experiments at Fort Scott, Kan., says: From 104 to 110 pounds of first sugar, twenty pounds of second and ten gallons of sirup is the average produce from a ton of cane. The rink of 8. D. Newton, at Peshtigo, - Win., builtlin 1886, but which has been unused since last winter, collapsed Wednesday from the heavy weight of snow on the roof. Four workmen who were engaged in converting it into stores were killed or injured. Martin Irons, the leader of the great strike of railroad men on the Missouri Pacific system, two years ago, who has been on trial at St. Louis, on the charge of attempting to tap telegraph wires •nd obtain dispatches going to and from Jay Gould and General Manager Hoxie, was acquitted Saturday afternoon. In court at Springfield, 111., State’s Attorney J. B. Jones and Hon. Lloyd Hamilton quarreled and exchanged bitter words. It is said that Jones dashed at Hamilton with a knife, but was restrained by a detective, and that a bail* iff, by herculean efforts, kept Hamilton from attacking the angry State official. Both are leading Democrats, and the affair has created much talk. A Providence, R. I, special says: Rev. ©. W. Still, a Baptist minister and a parishioner named Allen have been —waging war against rhe saloons at East Greenwich, and they have been threatened with violence On Saturday night Mr. Alien’s well wu poisemed with'ar-

senic, and an attempt was made to blow up Rev. Mr. Still’s house with mite. Mr. Still has resigned his pastorate and declares he will fight the liquor traffic with his whole energy. ’Squire John Goney, James Copeland and J. E. Malloy, prominent residents of Ashley county, Arkansas, were, Monday evening, lodged in the penitentiary at Little Rock, to save them from mob violnece. They waylaid and killed a sewing machine agent, S. J. Echols, mistaking him ior William Duckworth. The latter had threatened to kill them on sight because they had him indicted. A reign of terror is reported in the neighborhood of the crime, friends of Duckworth and the prisoners being under arms.

Mason Landing, Ky., was visited by a terrific cyclone, from a southwesterly direction, on Sunday evening, destroying a large number of barns and dwelling houses r in that neighborhood; Three farm hands, named Moses Jackson, James Hernuon and John Dewitt, were killed by falling timber. A young lady, Miss Jennie Talbott, and two children of a farmer named Fohnley were dangerously injured. No hopes are entertained of Miss Talbott’s recovery. The Boston Journal, of Tuesday,prints a long interview with General Butler upon the subject of the fishery treaty, in which, after discussing its provisions in detail, the General says: “This treaty is simply, as was the treaty of Washington, of 1871, and the Halifax arbitration of the fishery question, a surrender ot the rights of the United States, and the dignity and power of her people to the social influence at Washington of the British aristocracy.” The New York Tribune Thursday morning prints an interview with Senator Frye in regard to the fisheries treaty. The Maine Senator criticises the treaty severely. He says privileges have been surrendered, new exclusions introduced, and the fishermen’s necessities jaggled with. The Tribune says: “In view of the fact that Mr. Frye’s judgment in all matters relating to the fisheries is paramount with his Republican colleagues in the Senate, it is n t too much to tay that the fate of the treaty is sealed. It will bo rejected by an overwhelming vote. The only question is by how large a majority it will be beaten.” FOH.KIUN. Moonlighters have razed several houses at Linsmore, Ireland. The Austrian press generally oppose Russia’s proposals regarding Bulgaria. Another cabinet crisis is impending in France. The appropriation for secret service will come up shortly before the Chamber, which is disposed to refuse it. The Cabinet threaten to make the vote a question of confidence, in which case the ministry are likely to be withdrawn. Counsel for the crown announced in the Crimes Act Court of Killarney, Tuesday, that all summonses issued against news venders of that district for selling newspapers containing reports of meetings of suppressed branches of the National League would be withdrawn. The firm of Fratelli & Moroni, contractors, Rome, Italy, have failed with liabilities of 50,000,000 lire ($10,000,000). It is stated that the Company Delesquilino is a creditor to the amount of 25,000,080 lire; Tiber Bank to the amount of 6,ott uIL life; and the National Bank to the amount of 2,000,000 lire. The village of Valtorta, in the north of Italy, has been half buried by an avalanche. Many houses were wrecked and their occupants buried in the ruins. —Troops from Bergmno inwe arrived to aid in disinterring the buried. Twenty-three corpses have been recovered. Several persons have been extricated alive, though more or less inj ured.‘2;

Death of W. W. Corcoran.

W. W. Corcoran, the philanthropist, died at his home in Washington Friday. He was best known as a philanthropist. His benefactions are of long'standing. In 1847 he purchased the site of Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, expended about 9120,000 in improving it and presented the cemetery to his native town. The Corcoran Gallery of Art he established in 1857, spending about $300,000 in fitting it up, and, in addition, establishing an endowment fund of nearfy a million dollars for its benefit. The war interrupted his plans with respect to this structure, but at its close he entered upon the wo k with increased energy, and transferred his entire collection of paintings, statuary, and works of art to it Another of his large public gifts is the Louise Home, which he founded in memory of his wife. It is intended as a home for aged women of refinement and education, who by reverse of fortune have been reduced from affluence to poverty: This building cost about $200,C00 and has an endowment fund in addition of about $300,000. ± Mr. Corcoran also made large and valuable gifts to the Washington Orphan Asylum, Columbian University, and many instir tutions in the South. He also gave SIOO,OOO to the Church of The Ascension of Washington City. To the University of Virginia he has made gifts amounting to about $200,000 besides a library of about 4,000 volumes. Texas Siftings: “Do you use night“Yee, love,” he replied, “with a little sugar,” and she couldn’t think what he meant. _______

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Connersville has organised a board of trade. Electric light will be adopted in Rockville. Valparaiso is to have an electric street railway. The Greenback party will not nominate a State ticket. John Monschien shot a wild cat in the forest north of Adamsville, last week. The Scott county Democrats Saturday instructed for Jason Brown for Congress and Green Smith for Governor. The Democracy of Shelby county will urge the nomination of Hon. O. J. Glessner for Attorney-General. c The contract has been let for the construction of the new life-saving station at Michigan City, at a cost of SB,OOO. Mrs. Nancy Corothers, of Leesville, aged <5, fell from a hay mow in her barn, Tuesday, and waa fatally injured. Columbus Bolin, of New Albany, pleaded guilty, Friday, to an attempted outrage, and was sent up for three years, * The Fort Wayne master bricklayers have conceded tne demands of the striking union bricklayers, and work has been resumed. The Republicans of Fayette county at the mass convention in Connersville, Saturday, passed resolutions indorsing Hon. James N. Huston for Governor and General Harrison for President. W. L. Hickey, of Elnora, Daviess county, has filed a suit against his fath-er-in-law, J. C. Keifer, of Martinsville, for $20,000 damages lor alienating his wife’s affections. The Loomis Manufacturing Co., of Laporte, has suspended, throwing 100 hands out of work. The company were extensive manufacturers of cutters and buggy bottoms. The postoffice at Columbia City was entered Sunday night by burglars who blew open the safe and got away with about $65 in cash and a number of registered letters. Lightning struck an oak tree three feet in diameter, a mile north of Shelbyville, Friday night, jerked it up out of, the ground, tore it into splinters and scattered them over five acres of ground. The proposition to vote SIOO,OOO in cash to the proposed Terre Haute & Mississippi railroad to run southwest from Terre Haute, was voted upon, Wednesday, in Torre Haute, and after a hot contest was beaten by 222 votes. There was a full vote cast. Sunday night, dogs killed and mangled seventy-eight head of sheep belonging to William C. Losey, north of Indianapolis. He was awakened by the noise about 3 o’clock Monday morning, and reached the field in time to get a shot at two of the dogs, but without success. . Patents have been issued to Amos Barker, Spencer, seed planter; Emery Q. Darr, Shelbyville, sweat pad fastener; Wm. O. Mills, Zionsville, throat protector for horses; Elijah Neff, Rochester, assignor of three-fourths to J. Gilchrist, Lima, 0., and A. W. Felts, Fulton county, pump. The champion horse thief of Indiana is cornered at New Albany. Charles Martin is his name, and he hails from Liberty. He is not only an expert thief but a shrewd business man. He has followed this business for years, and has stolen and shipped horses by the car load. Mrs. Mary Harrod, a kleptomaniac, hanged herself with a towel in the Daviess county j ail Saturday. She was known to have taken various articles, from boarding houses and hotels,in variably giving them away. Her infirmity at last got her into-jail, and unable to bear the disgrace she committee) suicide. Judge Mack has decided the contest over the Vigo county commissionership between Richard J. Sparks, Rspublican, and /sa M. Black, Democrat, in favor of the latter, and an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court by the plaintiff. The contest was a legal ope as to who was entitled to the office.

On Saturday night the residence Of James B. Curtiss, in Sand Creek township, Bartholomew county, was burned by incendiaries. It is the general opinion that this was done for the reason that Mr. Curtiss was one of the juiy that convicted Coy and Bernhamer, the tally-sheet forgers. The parties who set the fire were seen leaving the premises. Arrangements have been made for holding Farmers’lnstitutes at the Court House, LaGrange, Tuesday, February 28; Agricultural Hall, Haw .Patch, LaGrange county, Wednesday, February 29; Mitchell’s Hall, Kendallville, Thursday, March 1; Court House, Angola, Friday, March 2; and Lockhart’s Opera House, Waterloo, Saturday, March 3. There will be three sessions each day—forenoon, afternoon and evening. Stout & Bro. have sold their onethird interest in West Baden Springs to Leo W. Sinclair, of Salem, rating them at SBI,OOO. Sinclair will take charge of his interests there at once and proceed to build a race course and stables and remove his fogfar head of thoroughbred horses. He is the wealthiest man in the county. The Springs are becoming one of the most noted resorts in the State. The Democratic State Editorial Association meetsthere ontbe 16th day of June, and the Republican State Editorial Association the following week. . . Thomas E. Murphy, the great temper-

ance apostle, began a series of meetings in the Opera House at New Albany on Sunday, and so great are the crowds in attendance nightly that many are compelled to stand, while hundreds havs been turned away; One of the thrilling incidents of the meeting Tuesday night was the renunciation of infidelity by Reuben Daily, the editor of the Jeffersonville News. Mr. Daily years has been known as a disciple of Tom Paine, Bob Ingersoll and Underwood, and was known all over Southern Indiana as Pagan Rubs. The farmers around the station of Garfield, Montgomery ’county, on the Vandalia, do not like the action of the company in withdrawing the agent at that place. One day last week seven farmers were coming to Crawfordsville, the fare being 15 cents each. Six of them agreed to give the conductor fifteen pennies, but the seventh would not go into the scheme. When the conductor called for the fare he received fifteen pennies from each of the six. When he came to the seventh man he gave the conductor a dollar. The conductor gave him eighty-five pennies for change. Then the man wished he had joined the penny combination.

The biennial convention of the State Ancient Order of United Workmen, at Terre Haute, Wednesday, elected the following officers by acclamation: Noble J. York, Monon, past grand master workman; N. 8. Byram, Indianapolis, grand master workman; L. H. Garr, Rushville, grand foreman; T. D. Neal, Oicero, grand overseer; Fred Biker, Evansville, grand recorder; 8.1. Vesey, Fort Wayne, grand guide, Joseph Morris, G. I. W.; J. Stempfle, Evansville, G. O. W-; P- H. Ourtner, Hazelton, G. M. E. N. J. York, Monon; J. W. Spain, Evansville; 0. G. Genung, Evansville, supreme representatives; G. W. Hill, Indianapolis; J. T. Francis, Indianapolis; P. H. Barret, New Albany, alternates.

For some time past telegraph wire No. 4, along the line of the Wabash road, has refused to work and was apparently groanded. Line repairers have just succeeded in locating the trouble. About four miles east of Wabash an old man had cut the wire and run a line into his house, where he was utilizing the electricity as a cure for rheumatism. A special from Evansville Saturday, says: The tornado which passed over Vanderburg and adjoining counties late Friday afternoon did great damage in the country. Advices received from townships in this (Vanderburg.) and.. Gibson counties are to the effect that dwellings, barns, Stables, fences and orchards have greatly suffered. Farming implements have been destroyed, and there has been much loss to life to livestock. One church in Armstrong township, Vanderburg county, is almost destroyed. Trees were uprooted and general destructon prevailed. No particular damage was done in any of the neighboring towns.

Washington’s birthday was celebrated by the classes of Wabash College this year in a very queer manner. The fun began Tuesday night, when (he freshmen class, numbering about eighty members, planted their class flag on the cupola of Center Hall. They guarded it until about 5 o’clock Wednesday morning, when a deputation of sophomores attacked. A severe battle ensued in one of the halls, in which one of the freshmen. P. M. Thomas, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was knocked senseless. While this was going on two or three sophomores climbed up on the outside of the building and captured the flag. This ended the early morning fight, with the sopho mores on top. In the afternoon the soph, class paraded the streets, headed by a brass band. The main point in the parade was the representation ot the college in 1900, with coeducation adopted. Part of the class were dressed as girls, the future female students of the college. The flag captured in the morning was dragged in the mud. When the parade was about half over tne freshmen class attempted to regain their flag but were repulsed. This ended the day, with the flag still in possession of the sophs. Trouble is brewing, and a street fight between the two classes is imminent.

“The Scenes ot my Childhood.” Toledo Blade. The Bard was asked to compose a little poem on his childhood, and this is what he produced: “How dear to my heart is the school I attended, and how I remember, so distant and dim, that red-headed Bill, and the pin that I bended, and carefully put on the bench under him. And how I recall the surprise ot the master, when Bill gave a yell and sprang up from the pin so high that his bullet head smashed up the plaster above, and ths'scholars all set up a din. The active boy Billy, that high leaping Billy, that loud shouting Billy, who sat on a pin. .-■■■■■

Undecided.

Hartford Post. “I want your advice very much, Cicely, dear. Would you buy a seal or a seal-plush cloak, if you were in my place?” “Well, of course. I can’t say. Seals are growing scarcer every year.” “But I hear that they are not killing so many plushes this year as usual.” Mias Amelia Riv-, the anthnr?M, is said to have been overwhelmed with offers of marriage since her portrait was published recently. .

THE PRESIDENT IN FLORIDA.

He is Warmly R-oolved at All Petals. His 6pe»<m al Jacksonville. The Presidential train arrived at Savannah at 9:35 on the 22 J and after a drive over the city left for Jacksonville. The party was warmly welcomed and great enthusiasm prevailed at all points along the line. The Preeid?nt and party arrived at Jacksonville early in the afternoon, and was greeted with a salute of twenty-one guns and the acclamations of an immense concourse of people. The party was escorted to the St. James Hotel by the State military, the reception committee in carriages, and a band playing patriotic airs. At 1:30 o’clock, after the presidential party had taken lunch, the marshal of the day, Major ■arkisbimer, with twenty aide, formed a procession which paraded the principal streets. Masses of people in holiday attire lined the route, and it is estimated that 100,000 citizens and visitors witnessed the procession, including thousands ot Northern tourists. On the arrival of the procession at the Exposition building another salute of twenty-one guns was fired. The President. Mrs. Cleveland, and their party and the visiting Congressmen were met at the north entrance ny the reception committee of the Sab-tropical Exposition, and were escorted to the platform in front of the north galleries. The other guests were escorted to the south gallery. The military then entered and stacked arms, except the guards on duty. Seats were provided on the platform for representatives of city, State and United States Government, distinguished citizens and committees. When the President, Mrs. Cleveland and the accompanying guests were seated, Col. J. J. Daniel delivered an address in which he welcomed the President and Mrs. Cleveland to Florida, and in behalf of the Sub tropical Exposition and its management;the city of Jacksonville,the Board of Trade, and the State of Florida and its people. The President replied as follows;

I am exceedingly gratified that I am able to see the wonders of vour State and to meet its kindhearted people; and the sincerity of your welcome has made me already feel quite at my ease. 1 am sure that every person must be impressed with the extern of our country and the diversity of its climate and products, when he finds that by traveling twentyfour hours within its limits, winter and snow can be left behind and exchanged for the balmy air, and bloom and verdure of summer. The American citizen in search of health or pleasure and comfort in any variety of climate, or in almost any changed condition has no need to leave American soil, or to lose the benefit and freedom of American institutions and laws. I suppose the advantage of foreign travel should be fully appreciated, but it seems to me that there is enough in our land to interest and instruct, often-times with the greatest advantage, many of our citizens who insist upon seeking the novelties and sights of foreign countries. There is, however, a satisfaction in the fact that none of these return without an increased appreciation of their home. While this proves that our citizenship and pririotism can be relied upon as against all blandishments of the old world, I have sometimes thought if a good share of the time thus spent in learning how much we loved our country was devoted to acquiring more intrinsic knowledge of its beauties and advantages, both our citizenship and our patriotism might be improved. I expect my present occupation at the seat of our government, where our country and its people >nd all their needs are constantly subjects of thought and care, makes it hard for me to omit reference to these yet I would not have yon think'that on this social visit the holiday which I have taken is to be spent in any other way than in the freest enjoyment which vour kindness and the facilities of your State and your city afford. I want to see the exhibition of your products, the scenery of your rivers, and the growth and’perfection of your fruits. I intend that, during my brief visit to you, official cares shall give way to the freedom which you kindly invite, in the hope and expectation that with the enlarged conception of the greatness and beauty of my country which I shall here acquire, I shall return to my post of duty better able to serve you and my fellow-citizens. The President’s reply was greeted with the most vociferous and long contiued applause. At night a public reception was given..

WASHINGTON NOTES.

The special committee which has been in vestigating the It wading strike has returned. Chairman Tillman says the committee finds itself restricted as to the scope of inquiry, as only the Federal features of the subject can be presented to Congress. He says the workers in the anthracite regions were in a terrible demoralized condition. There are twice as many men as there are places, and all are working at starvation wages. The report will especially urge that the State of Pennsylvania remove the poll tax on laborers, which the committee found to be ovar $4 per head, while the valuable coal lands are taxed merely as agricultural lands at $4 to $5 an acre. la the matter of the complaint of George H. Bice, of Marietta, 0., against various railroads for discriminations in rates in favor of the Standard Oil Company, the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the Louisville 4 Nashville and St. Louis, Iron Mountain A Southern, which had so discriminated, ft> cease, and to furnish complainant the same accommodations and same rates as it does the Standard Company. According to the latest returns received at the War Department the total nnmber of men in the United States available for military duty is 8,021,605, exclusive of those in the regular army. Of this number 100,837 are

enrolled in the militia forces of the various States and Territories. ... The California wool-growers have sent to the House of Representatives resolutions stating that a reduction of the duty on wool woulfl kill their business. The bill prohibiting the transmission through the mails of newspapers, containing lottery advertisements has been killed by the House committee. The House Committee on Pensions have agreed to the Senate bill increasing to S3O per month the pension for total deafness. No report in the Turpie case is expected for some time.

THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.

Neither the House or Senate transacted busineaa on the 22d, Washington's blrthdaj. Thu Senate on the 23d passed bills as follows. To eurry into effect the international convention for the protection of submarine cables; to enable California to take lands in lieu of the 16th and 96th sections, found to be mineral lands ;to provide for an international marine conference for securing greater safety for life and property at sea; to extend the laws of the United States over certain unorganlzid territory known as No-Man’i-Land. (it establishes the Cimmaron land district); authorizing the removal of the quarantine station from Ship Island, Miss., and appropriating 945.003 for the purpose; to amend the act for the allotment of lands in severalty to the Indians residing upon the Umatilla reservation in Oregon; incorporating the Washington cable electric street railway. A resolution was entroduoed in the House requesting the President to send to the House, if not incompatible with the public interests, all documents and correpondeaee between thia government and the governments of Great Britain and Venezuela, or either of them, relating to ths question of the disputed boundaries between said British colonies and Venezuela. The floor was theu accorded to the committee on public buildings and grounds, and bills were reported from that eommittee and placed upon the calendar for the erection buildings at the following points: Kalamazoo. Mich., Logansport, Ind.; Allegheny City, Pa.: Youngstown, O.; Atchison, Kan.; Hamilton, 0.; Akron, O.;Sioux City, la.; Madison, Ind,; Zanesville, O.; Helena, M-nt; Cheyenne, Wy. T.; Vicks-' burg, Miss ; Kansas City, Mo., and Evansville, Ind., (Marine Hospital). Also, to increase tne appropriations for the public building at Winona, Minn., to ;200,009. Bills were passed providing ior public buildings at Birmingham. Ala.; Duluth, Wls ; Newark, N. J.; Council luffs, Iowa; Allentown and Lancaster, Pa.; and. Charleston W. Va. Mr. Bland fought these measures at every point. There had been introduced into tbe.present Congress, he said, public building measures which involved the expenditure oi 925,000,000. The scheme was to take the surplus out of the treasury and squander it tipon these measures, which the people condemned. It was the policy of the Democratie party to have au econom'oal administration of. the government, and to pay the money in the treasury on the public debt, yet here, in a Democratic House, measure after measure was passed te squander that money. It was about time that the Democratic party should put Its foot on the whole scheme, If it wanted to reduce taxation. The Senate, on the 27th, passed the bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal Company, of Nicaragua (Nicaragua Canal) by ayes 38, nays 15. The nays were Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Coke. Faulkner, George, Gibson, Hampton, Kenna, Pasco, Reagan, Riddlebergjr, Vest, Walthall and Wilson, of Md. Tuc Senate then took up the bill granting pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors who are incapacitated for performance of manual labor, and- providing tor pensions to dependent relatives of deceased soldiers and sailors. The second section was amended by addin? the u ords “and who are without adequate means of self-support.’’ The bill was considered at length but without Anal action. In the House, Matson reported, adversely, a resolution reciting the “One Hundred Day Circuit r” Issued by General Black, Commissioner of Pensions, and directing the Committee to inquire whether such a circular was Issued, and if so, whether any pension claims have been rejected through non-compliance with the requests contained therein. Mr. Matson stated that such a circular had been i<sued, and that its effect had been salutary. Many claims had been vigorously prosecuted, and allowed, which otherwise would have remained unacted upon an account of a want of evidence. After discussion the resolution was tabled, ayes 119, nays 99. Bills were introduced.

Some Man Has to Be Last.

R. J. Burdette. “Why, sir,” said the Kansas man, enthusiastically, “there are half a dezan fortunes in every corner lot in this town. Take that one there you’re looking at now—eighty feet front. Man bought that lot three years ago for S2OO. Five months ago I paid him $2,000 for it; in ten days I sold it to a Wichita man for $5,000; inside a week he shoved it on a Kansas City man for SB,OOO, and before the moon was old that fellow sold it .to a Boston man for $15,000 spot cash.” “And what did the Boston man get?” “Oh, he got the lot. Say, here’s a little piece of earth I want you to look at, and if there isn’t a gold mine in every foot of it you may bury me in it”

THE MARKETS.

Indianapolis, February ?7, 1888. GRAIN. Wheat, No. 2 Med.... 84 I Com, No. 2 White, M No. 3 Med. ...83 No. 2 Yellow 49 Ko. 2 8ed....82 | Oats, No. 2 Whi te...B«H Wagon wheat 80 | Rye js -- I*l Vi STOCK* Cattlx— Extra ch0iee5teer5...........—......4.60*5 00 Good to choice steers _ 4.20*4 b* Extra choice heifers _:.eo*3.Ba Good to choice heifers 1.75x2.75 Good to choice cows 2.80*3.25 Hoes—Heavy packing and shipping -5.40a5.50 J Light and mixed packing Pigs and heavy roughs ........3.)5a€80 Sarar—Extra choice .... Good to choice .. 3.60x4.5 KGOB, BUTTER, POULTRY. Eggs —l6c I Poultry,hens per lb 8c Butter, creamery—22c Roosters......* “fancy country....lsc j Turkeys...... 9 “choice country—loc | MI9CKI.LANF.OUB. Wool- Fine merino, tub washed .3Ca830 “do unwashed med 40a22e “ very coarse .. 17*120 Hay,choice timothy 143» Sugar cured ham 10x12 Bran - -15 50 Bacon clear sldM..._iee Flour, patent... .4.4Ca4.66 Feathers,prime goosffc Extra fancy—...4.00*4.10 Clover see! 4.25 Chicago. Wheat (March) .75 I Pork _... 14.00 Oom “ 40 Lard „7.2» Oats “ 31 I Ribs...,. —„7.Js _ UVXITOQC' / - Caulk—Beeves 3,00x3.851 Hog»-Light-480x5.25 C0w5—.......1.75*3.10 “Rough pack.5.05a5.55 5t0eken.......2.46*3.70 | Mixed packing A shtp--8heep...i.... 3.50x5.58 | ing 3.85x5.7* Ciaoinnati—Family flour, 3.40*8.75; wheat. 80: corn, 52; oats. 84; rye, 64; pork, 14.50; lard 7.55; short ribs. 7.7s;butter creamery, 23x26; eggs, 18. New York—Flour, 410*4.80; 80. oats, 87; eggs, 20*22; pork. 14.25x15.6,? l’«l- oo- Wheat, 8>; sort, 50; oats, 85; clover Baltimore—Wheat, 76; com. 55; oats. 35x40. Louisville--Wheat, 55; com 64; oats, 40. Detroit—Wheat. 87, com. 51; oats, 41 MtnuaapoMa-Wheat IV