Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1888 — Page 7

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

John L. Sullivan is on his way home. Michigan’s wheat crop is in bad condition. ] Oongreeraan Cannon has been renominated. Disastrous forest fires have been raging at Falmpnth. Mass. Lacy Gibbons, colored, died at Lebanon, Ky., the 11th, aged 112. The Bt. Johnsville, (N. Y.,) bank was robbed Friday night of $12,000. Green Clay Smith is Kentucky Prohibitionist’s choice for President. A large flow of petroleum has been struck at Leavenworth. Kansas. Chicago is trying to organize a movement to secufe the enforcement of the Sunday laws. An enthusiastic meeting to further the professed “Farmers Trust,” was held at Meriden, Kan., Saturday. Kansas farmers have strung up four horse thieves in No-Man’s-Land and have nine more corraled. The New York Assembly has voted to to submit a prohibitory amendment to the people of that State. Sam Jones, the evangelist, will spend a week in St. Louis, speaking in favor of the iocal opt on movement. The ooke situation in Pennsylvania is getting serious, 2,200 ovens and 4,000 men being already out of work. Henry B. Lourveing has succeeded Gen. N. P. Banks in the positihn of U. B,' district attorney for Massachusetts. Robert Vanßrant, of Warsaw, N. Y. and Nelson Holand, of Fergus Falls, Minn., murderers, were hanged, Friday. A movement is on foot in Connecticut to ran Gen. Terry for the Republican nomination for Governor of that State. Bessemer, Aia., eelebrated its first anniversary, Thursday, and thousands at' tended. Toe speakers all favored protection. The,American Exchange in Europe suspended, Friday. Liabilities $4 000,000. The Hon. Joßeph R. Hawley is the President. Burglars fatally wounded young Henry Dilkman, at Toledo, Sunday, while he and his father were trying to drive them out. There are now sixty-six smallpox patients in the hospital at North Brothers’ island, New York harbor, and new cases are being constantly reported. Austin Corbin and Alferd Sully gb to Europe soon to place the $26,000,000 of 4 per cent bonds reserved to retire the present Reading general mortgage. The fnneral of Peter Hayden occtirred in New York on the 10th. He started in life as an errand boy at $2 per week, but amassed a fortune of $20,000,000. The and daughter of Thomas Baker of Wellsville, 0., were were fatally burned, Friday. The girl fell into a brush fire and the mother tried to save her. ' T. 0. Lewis, mayor o\ Olean, N. Y., has eloped with the daughter of a prominent citizen, leaving a wife and two ohildren. They have been traced to Boston. Some prominent ladies and gentlemen of Boston have originated a project for the presentation of a colossal statue of Washington in bronze to the French Republic. Jerry Smith, a negro, who attempted to assault a white girl some days ago, wan ' aken from jail by a crowd of farmers, Thursday, near Memphis, Tenn., and lynched. Willie Grady, six years old, accidentally shot and killed bis sister Ella, tnree years old, Friday morning, at bis parents’ borne, in Chicago, while playing with a pistol. Burr Color stabbed and killed G. W. Bowen in the court room at Hoisington, Kan., Friday. They were farmers and had been at law with each other, Bowen winning the cas?. John S. Simon, Treasurer of Darke county, Ohio, has been convicted of embezzling $23,985.59. The prisoner is indicted for stealing about SBO,OOO of the funds of Greenville. The Ohio Legislature has parsed the O wens bill closing all saloons on Bund ay and taking from municipal corporations the power to say whether liquor shall be sold on the Sabbath. The monthly crop report shows the eonditionof winter wheat to be unfavorable. Its percentage is 82, the lowest in five years. The conditiou of rye is favorable, averaging 92. “liiTL Hsrperrwhose husband-hr in the penitentiary for wrecking the Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati, has purchased a controlling interest in the Riverside Iron and Steel Works. Four workmen were killed in an accident on the Kansas City, Memphis & Burlington railroad Friday, and several others injured. The construction One thing has been made evident by the Mormon oonference' , wbich has just closed at Salt Laxe, namely, that polygamous marriage is rapidly becoming distasteful to the Mormons themselves. New York and New Jersey held municipal elections Tuesday. In the latter State a Legislature was chosen, the Democrats electing a majority on the high-license local option question. The Chicago brewers stiuck Friday, because the employing brewers had determined to no longer recognize any unions. Every brewery in the cdty is doted and about 2,000 men are oat of work. While crossing a bayou at New Madrid,

Mo., Taunday, Mr. Meyer and two sms were thrown into the water, the tost turning over. Bjth parents were drowned, but the boys swam ashore. John Vice, of Owensville, Kentuckv, has been printed a pernio a of $72 per month and arrears, which will am ion t to $14,000, tho largest amount that has ever been piid to a private soldier. Vice is totally blind. £ ■ While Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reynolds, of Las Vegas, were walking in Albuquerque, N. Mex., Sunday, a pistol fell from the former’s pocket, and, exploding as it touchedthi ground, sent a ballet through his wife’s heart. . Judge Elliott Friday sentenced J. S. Simon, defaulting ex-Treasurer of Darke county, Ohio, to six years in the penitentiary, aud to pay aline amountto about $48,000 and costs, the fine being double amount of the embezzlement It is alleged that lowa saloon-keep-ers are making preparations to Bell imported liquors, lawyers setting up a claim that the sale of imported intoxicants can not be stopped, bo long as they remain in the orignal packages. General Sherman has sent letters to Generals James Longstreet, John B. Gordon, S. B. Buckner, Fits L9e, William Mahone, John S. Mosby and Joeph E. Johnston, inviting them to join him in celebrating the birthday of Gen. Grant by a banquet at Deliponioo’s. The election of a Democratic Senator from Co’orado, Illinois, lows, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebiaska. New Hampshire, New Jersey, Orepan, or Rhode Island, or the election of a Vice President, would give tbe Democrats a majority in the Senate in 1889. A. W. J. Brown, of Cleveland, has been roaming around in Michigan seeking whom he might marry. The returns are not all in, bat it is said that so far he has succeeded in corraling about twenty maidenß of various ages and conditions, without getting a divorce from any of them. The Banks and Monroes of Wirt county, Virginia, have been having trouble. Thursday, Stiles Banks met the three Monroe brothers and about twenty allots were exchanged. The Monrce brothers were all killed. Banks received four wounds, none of them fatal. Which goes to show that Mr. Banks is a good shot with a Winchester. James Pike, a bally at Ona Station, W. Va., has been seeking a quarrel with Charles B Hops. Monday evening he met the latter as Billops was coming out of the woods with an ax on his shoulder. Pike attacked Billops' with a knife, when Billops raised the ax and struck Pike a terrific blow, splitting his body from the shoulders to the waist.

The San Francisco Chronicle says that, while Senator Stanford may be irreproachable should ho be nominated by the Republicans for President, all the wrong-doings of the Pacific roads would be shouldered onto'him. The Post opposes him. The Alta and Examiner say the California delegation will be instructed foe him. A syndicate headed by 0. W. Griggs, of St. Paul, and H. E. Hewitt, of Hew Richmond, Wis , have purchased from the Northern Pacific Road 80,000 acres of tinker lands within thirty miles of Tacoma, W. T. The sales involve the building of a line from Tacama, to be known as the Tacoma Southern, at a cost of $2,000,000Mrs. H. Austin Jones, a favorite in Boston society, dropped dead of heart disease, while singing at a reception to her friends, Tuesday night, at the Hotel Yendome. She was said to be a member of the royal family of Prussia, where her husband, a wealthy gentleman of leisure, met and married her. She was a beautiful woman, about thirty-five, years old, and noted for ability in music. William Hopkins,who with his brother Joe, murdered William Thomas, in Ruban county, Georgia, one Sunday .because he wore store clothes, will be hanged May 11. His only sorrow is that his brother, who was sent to the penitentiary, is not to be hanged with him. His father called on him Monday and when about to leave, the murderer asked: “Pap, will yon come out to the hang?” The old man, looking at the passing clouds, replied: “Wall, if it's too wet for plowin,’ I reckon I will.” The Industrial Employes’ Association at Findlay, Ohio, has gone to the wall, leaving 450 poor and confiding stockholders with nothing to Bhow for their money but certificates of membership. Samuel W. Anderson was general manager, and it is estimated that he secured $3,000 by the scheme. Agencies of the Association are scattered throughout the States of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, New. York, Pennsylvania, and as far weft mi Kansas, and had not the bnbble burst when it did the returns would soon have been rich and productive. Mary Smith, who has kept house for John and Henry Hill, farmers near Jamestown, Ey., came to a neighbors, Thursday, and said she had fled from them for her life. "Three weeks ago they had killed two pedd'ers, forcing her to hold them. By threats of death they had kept her silent. Now tney are talking' of killing her anyhow to be entirely secure. Two weeks ago hogs were found eating human remains near the Hill farm, and later the remains of the peddlers were discovered in a cave. The Hills were lodged in jail it Jamestown Thursday night The rising of the rivers in the North-

west has already ciueei serioas damage,’ and threatens to cause more. At Grand Rip'.ds, Wisconsin, a gorge .nas flooded the business portion,^aad stores are being deserted. AtOconto, Wisconsin, many people have been obliged to move into second stories. At Red Wing, Minnesota, Cannon Falls and Zumbrota already SIOO,OOO ■ worth of damage has been caused, bat the worst is over. Reports from La Crosse, Wisconsin, state that the rising of the rivers has flooded out millions of log 3 which lodged at Trempelean, on the Mississippi, causing a serious impediment. At St. Paul, the Mississippi has gone above the danger point, and people in the poor quarter on the fiats are moving out. The river is still rising, and danger of a serious flood is imminent. rOHKIGM. R’chgold discoveries are reported from Alaska, 200 miles northwest of Bitks. The Salvation Army has opened a restaurant in London where a meal can be obtained for two can,'a. Forty persons were killed and about five hundred injured by the tornado at Daca, India, on Saturday last. The Pope Thursday celebrated a special mass in St. Peter’s for 20,000 French, Austrian and Slav pilgrims. It is Btated that the late Emperor William left thesum oHhlrty marks to .every invalid soldier of the FrancoPrnesian war of 1870. In the election Saturday for the department of tbe Nord, General Boulanger received 172,272 votes; Foucart, 75,781, and Moreau, 9,643. Sir Donald Smith, President of the Bank of Montreal, has given $1,000,000 for the endowment of tbe Royal Victoria College for women at Montreal. At a banquet Wednesday night,Secretary Balfour made a speech saying he believes the condition of Ireland is incomparably better than when he took the officeMr. Gladstone, speaking at a banquet Wednesday, said the Government’s refusal to extend local government to Ireland was scandalous and dishonorable to England. The court at Malaga has sentenced Senor Vila, a Spanish pastor, to t wentyeigbt months’ imprisonment for publishng a pamphlet condemning Roman Catholic dogmas. The first exeention at Madrid in five years took place Wednesday, when a girl, her lover and accomplice were garroted for murder. All three were executed on the same platform, in view of 20,000 persons. The Hungarian Minister 'of Agriculture has notified all agricultural code ties that Herr Mandl, manager of a spirit distillery at Raab, has discovered an efficient preventive of plenro-pneu-monia in cattle. Professor Tyndall in a letter to the Union says the country should recollect Carlyle’s words: “A minister who is wicked enough to propose to sever Ireland from England deserves to have his head brought to the block.” He refers to Gladstone. Emperor Frederick, of Germany, is rapidly nearing the end. His physicians give no assurance that he will live bat a short time. The family have been summoned to his bedside. Bronchitis and inflamation of the lungs seriously complicate the cancerous affection of the throat.

Senator McDonald Interviewed.

An interview with ex-SenatOr McDonald appeared in tbe Indianapolis Sentinel of Tuesday. He sees in the drift of political possibilities that the probabilities point to the nomination of Harrison for President by the Republicans, but that, “with Mr. Cleveland as our candidate no well-informed Democrat expects defeat.” He also believes that the President will appoint same man under fifty-five years of age to the vacant place on the Supreme Beneb, with the chances favoring Senator Gray, of Delaware, and Judge Schofield, of Illinois. Relative to tariff legislation, his stay in Washington warranted Mr. McDonald in believing that the Mills bill was growing in strength, and its friends are hopeful of passing it through the Lower House without material change. The Randall bill is looked npon as simply a measure to antagonise it, ani even Republicans are not regarding it favorably. The paramount issue of the coming campaign, in hts judgment, will be the subject of revenue reform in connection with the administration of President Clove land, and as Indiana has been treated fairly, of TheHOoeier Democracy are in very good condition, and can only be defeated by discord in the ranks not now anticipated.

WASHINGTON NOTES.

Cardinal Gibbons, Monday, conveyed to President Cleveland a letter from the Pope expressing the writer’s thanks for the President’s jnbilee gift. ——: The Senate on the 11th confirmed the nomination of Jared L. Rothbone to be Consol General to Pans. A vigorous fight was made against him. The latest report is that the President has decided to nominate Senator Gray, of Delaware, as Cnief Justice Waite’s successor. ' *«

Killad His Daughter.

N. Alston,a farmer living near Weatherford, Texas, killed his daughter, Tuesday, by stabbing her fourteen times in the breast, face and neck. She had eloped with aad married a man in opposition to her father’s will.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Goshen wants the telephone. J;. Muncie is building a belt railway. Ligonier will construct water works. Brown county fruit prospects are good. Graensburg has organized a Board of Trsde. Goshen schools have 1,400 pupils enrolled. ■Wheat is in bad condition of Miami connty. Fort Wayne has a real estate exchange. Rochester has a new $20,000 school building. Nine Harrison county citizens want to be Sheriff. The Salvation Army is bombarding Valparaiso. There is a great prospect for wheat in Jackson county. There are fifty-five murderers in the Northern prison. Terre Haute will havea bicycle tournament op the 30tn. Marshall county Republicans have endorsed Harrison. There are no graduates in the Anderson High School this year. There have been five suicides within two months at Coehocton,o. ' Colored men have organized a J. A. Lemcke club at Jeffersonville. Delaware and Wayne connty Democrats endorse Cleveland and Gray. The Pelican Club is the nameof anew Terre Haute gymnasium association. A Presbyterian revival of large dimensions is in progress at Greensbnrg. Portland has secured the Hagins furniture factory by a donation of $7,000. Jackson county Republicans endorje Harrison lor President and Porter for Governor. Republicans of Blackford and Huntington counties endorse Gen. Harrison for President. Theo. P. Keater, of Ft. Wayne, predicts the nomination of Porter for the Governorship. W. Scott Ray, editor of the Shelby Democrat, has been nominated for State Senator. Mr. Bynnm has written a letter in which he declares he will not be a candidate for Governor. The Evansville Tribune wants Charles Denby of that city nominated for VicePresident on the ticket with Cleveland. George Baurla, a thirteen-year-old son Frank Baurla, of Jeffersonville, committed suicide Monday. His father had reprimanded him for being tardy at school. Probably the oldest pony in the country, died at Chili, Miami connty, last week, at the age of 52 years. Twenty old settlers of Rash county, who voted for Gen. Harrison in 1840, have organized a Tippecanoe Club. Rush county Democrats have instructed for Matson for Governor and Cleveland and Gray for the Presidential ticket. Twelve factories secured in the good year-of graoe 1888 is the record up to date, says the Kokomo Dispatch, boastfully. .Five runaway weddings took place in Lawreneebnrg last week, three; of the couples coming from Cincinnati and two from Kentucky. Randall Sprague, of Hoagland, was relieved of $1,200 in money and negotiable notes, Thursday, ona Grand Bapidf train near Ft. Wayne. Eastern oil men are flocking to Port land, and will open up the oil field there at once. One local company has been offered $7,000 fir its leases in Jay connty. ■ - , Two boys named Hoven and Yoder, thirteen and ionrteen years old respectively, left their homes in the country near Goshen, Thursday, and started for the wild West. One thousand new houses are needed in Muncie, says the News. The Democrat Herald pred cts that tbe town will be a city of 20,000 inhabitants within **year. A three days’ connty brass band tournament is on the tap's at Jeffersonville. The bands will be placed in position Jnne 10 and given the same piece to render. The band remaining on the ground the longest is to receive a handsome uniform. The celebrated horse-tail suit- was Thursday decided at Scottsburg. J. A. Phillips sued A. M. Peeler for S4OC damages for breaking raid tail. He received $l5O. It has been in court for about a year, and costs are more than the horse and alleged damages are worth- ~ R. C. Johnson, of DePanw University, won first prize in the State oratorical 7«mrtagtnt~-4n<li*napnlfo, on the 13th. Subject: “Principles of PoliticaT Parties,” H. A. Guppy, of Franklin College, received second honors. Subject: “Genesis of Individualism.” Allen Pyle, confined in jail on a charge of burning the Gale school house, northeast of Hartford, has tonfaseei that he partic patei in the robbery of Daniel Daardufi. and old farmer t two year 3 ago, and implicated one Pnotes in tbe crime. The thieves ge cored about $1,200. R. B. Matthews, of Lagans port, has brought suit against Riy Bros., grocers of that city, alleging blackmail. Ray Bros, sent Matthews a statement of an oid unpaid account in an envelope with the Rational Collecting Agency’s form upon it The outcome of the suit if brought to issue, will be watched with interest. The trial of George Jekel, of Jeflenonville, for the alleged murder of his sweetheart, Battie Aldridge, last June, terminated Tuesday in an acquittal. It

was generally believed that the girl committed eukide, and the young man was discharged at a preliminary hearing, bnt afterward idicted by the grand jury. There is reported an apparent deficit in the city treasury of New Albany of $13,943,71. The experts state, however, that there is a posibility that before the work is completed credits- in favor of the Treasurer may be discov ered in sufficient amount to offset the apparent deficiency. Mr. Weir, the city treasurer, has had, the position for twelve years. John Gerdone, aged fifiy-two yearr, a wealthy and well-known fanner of Harrison connty, residing four miles from Corydon, was fatally hurt at New Albany, Saturday evening,by the racing away of his team. He wai caught by the lines anddragged a long distance over the stony street, ran oyer by the wheels and his spine broken, and other very serious njuries inflicted. ‘ Law-Suit John” F.shtorn, a persistent litigant of Peru, who is always engaged in legal controversies, is being tried for the thett of side meat and shoulders from a farmer. A research of the clerk’s docket shows one page having thirty-two cases, and among them the name Fishtorn appeared fourteen times. Fishtorn at one time was quite a wealthy farmer, but since his removal a tew years ago to Pern, has lost his nroperty. A case of tiichinaeeis is reported In the family of John Green at R idgeville, Randolph county. The seven members of the honeehold have been sick for over a week, but only with fever for the first few days, and when the sickness progressed to the tallness of its terrible character it was not known to be the result of trichinae. It was only accounted for Wednesday, after the death of Mrs. Green, which occurred on Tuesday. Then a small pieoe of the one bam left of the hog they had eaten since killing and salting it themselves in the fall was found full of the deadly worms. A band of “White Caps” made a raid Friday night in tbe country back of New Albany. They visited the house of Mrs. Jones, a widow, and whipped soundly her three boys because they would not work. They then visited William Wright, whom they warned to leave the State, and a lawyer from Leavenworth who had been paying attention to Mrs. Jones's daughter. They threatened him with tar and feathers unless he left for home within half an hoar. Patents were granted Indiana inventors Taeeday as follows: George Ford, New Harmony, gate; Enoch Hairis, saw tooth; Nicholas Heniser, Randolph, assignor of one-half to H. Reitenour, Union City, end gate; Samuel E. Johns, assignor of one-third to A. R. Monroe, Indianapolis, machine for gathering and collecting book signatures; Samuel A. Payne, assignor of two-thirds to J. L. Fisher and J. M. Btont, Scottsburg, hand planter; James J. Tamer, assignor to himself and J, F. Miller, Richmond, switch and signal interlocking; Frank D. Walden, Jeffersonville, shoe-upper turning machine.

WHY THEY FILIBUSTERED.

Mr. Heed Explain* the Situation—Th* Bill Finally Postponed. In reply to questions in regard to the present situation in the House, Hon. Thomas B. Reed said: “Thestate of affairs at Washington in the House seems without parallel. No political bill is involved and no political passions have been aroused on the part of a small minority +o control the House. No government by the people is possible without i*-. In order' to make you understand Ihe situation I will state the facts. Eight days ago the committee on rules unanimously agreed upon a distribution of days among the different kind of business pending before the Honse. Among other assignments two days were given for the bill to repay the direct tax. When the direct tax was paid some States paid and some did not. Obviously all ought to be treated alike. Either those which didn’t pay shouldpay, or those which did pay should have their money returned. For the Southern States to pay would be a hardship which nobody wants to inflict. The treasury is now so full that it threatens to cause a contraction of the currency and a money panic. Obviously, to pay a just debt, there could be no better time. So plain was the case that the Senate has three times passed this' bill, and the last time with only ten opposing votes. Beck, Reagan, Voorhees, Cfcke and Harm, among others, voted for it. When the proposal to give two days to the discussion of this bill reach ed the House it met the approval of all except a few persons from States whioh had hot paid. They began even then to filibuster,but, being sustained, Mr. Randall passed the resolution by a vote of 155 to 44, more than tnree to one. When the days casae for consideration of the bill filibustering was resumed. Every facility was offered repeatedly, again and again, for both debate and amendment; no limit was nut on either. Nothing, however, would content the small minority cf eighty except the defeat of the ;Z| majority, and so the matter hangs. While declaring against taking $17,000,000 from the Treasury, it is an open secret that if $68,000,000 cotton tax could be added very men would stop their opposition., So hard has Mr. Oates been pushed lor a defensible ex-

cpsb which he can give to the public for bis indefensible conduct, and that of bis associates, that he has famished the newspapers with a story about lobbyists, State agents and other wicked persons who are to get some of this money. The bill itself provides against this.” The House took a recess at 6 o’clock on the lltb, aftera continuous session of thirtysix hours. A.t nigbt the Democrats held a cab Sub and decided to postpone consideration of the bill until December. The dead-lock is therefore broken, but in this the filibusters gained their point, or a material part of it.

THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.

The Senate, on the 9 th, adopted a Joint resolution accepting an invitation to participate in an international exhibition at Brussels, and appropriating *80,0.0 ior the purpose. The bill to admit Dakota aa a State waa discussed. Two unimportant bills were passed. Tbe House filibustered. The Benate, on tbe 10 th, considered tbe bill to admit Dakota as a State. The Honse filibustered. Tbe session oontinned all night. In the Senate, on the 11th, Mr Morrill spoke ~ on the subject oI the President’s message. Tne bill to admit Dakota as a State was considered, The following bills were passed: House bill to purchase of the widow and ohildren of the late Sen. James Shields certain swords at a coat not exoeedlng $10,000; for tbe erection ot a moument to the memory of Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell at Bunker Hill;appreprlatlng f 130.000 fora public building at Eort Worth, Tex.; increasing the limit of cost for the public building at Detroit to 1160,000; authorizing tbe construction of railroad bridges across the Snake river aud tbe Clearwater river by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company; appropriating 110,000 for a monument to Brigadie -general Wra. Lee Davidson, who fell in tbe battle of Owens Ford, n February, 1781; authorizing tbe construction of a bridge acrosi the Tennessee river at Chattanooga; making appropriations for the support of the Military Acsdemy for the fiscal year ending Jnne 30, 1889, with but one important amendment. The Honse filibustered. In tbe Benate, on the 12th, Mr. Coke spoke on the subject of tbe President’s message. Mr, Torpie spoke in opposition to the majority of the committee admitting South Dakota as a State. He said tbe people of Dakota bad noright to establish a division of it. Mr. Collom spoke in favor of the majority report; The House voted to adjourn the Legislative day of Wedneiday, April 4, by ayes 148, nays 138 and the deadlock was broken. The direct tax bill goes over until December. Without trans*cting any business, the House adjourned until the 19tb. On the 13tb, after the reading of the journal' In tbe House, a number of bills were reported, including the postoffice appropriation bi'.l. A number of conference reports were also made and agreed to. The remainder of the day was spent in diseasing a bill to pay 1706 for the ure of certain property In Memphis occupied by U. 8. troops in IW4. No action was taken on tbe bill and the debate developed nothing of Interest In the Senate, on the, 16tb, a bill was introduced granting an annual pension of ft, ooo to tbe widow of Chief Justice Waite. Conference reports on a number of measures were agreed to. The bill providing for the investment of certain lands in the treasury was taken up and Mr. Farwell, of Illinois, delivered a lengthy address on the financial question, followed in the tame line by Mr. Reagan of Texas, and by Mr. Stewar and Mr. Spoon. In the Honse, Mr. Blanchard moved to euep -nd the rales and pnt the river and harbor bill upon its passage, which was lost by ayes 184, nays 102 -not two-thirds. Mr. Wilkins (O.) moved to suspend the rules and adopt the following: Resolved by the House of Representatives, That it is the sense of this House that section 2 of the act making appropriations for sundry and for other purposes, anpreved March 3, 1881, which is as follows: “That the Seeretary of tbe Treasury may at any time apply tbe surplus money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated or so much thereof as he may consider proper tn the purchase of U S. bonds; provided that the bonds so purchased or redeemed shall coo*tttute no part of the sinking fund but thall be redeemed a-.d cancelled,” was intended to be a parmanent provision of law, and tbe same is hereby decla-ed to have been since its enactment and to be now, In the opinion of the Heuse, in full force and effect. Mr. Weaver (la.) declared that this resolution meant nothing more that the defeat and burial sf the House surplus resolution with tbe Beck sliver amendment. He appealed to tbe ways and means committee not to allow it to be buried, and. if they did, be appealed before God to the conutry to visit retributive justice upon them. The resolution was finally adopted—yeas, 138, nays 64. Adjourned.

Brewery Lockout.

At ncoa Monday, eight New York breweries closed their doors, throwing 5,000 men out of work. The bosses are prepared and determined to hold out all summer. The men are equally confident. There has been no disturbances, but extra policemen wc re ordered out as safe-guirds. The contest is over the question of unions or no unions. Co ugressman Kelley, “the father of the House” ws s 74 years old on the 12th.

THE MARKETS.

IHDIAWAFOUS, April 16. 1888. GRAIN. Hfe. Wheat, No. 2 Med.... 86 Corn, No. 2 White, !6] No. 8 Med... 84 No. 2 Yellow 51 No. 2 8ed...84 Oats, No. 2 White...S6 Wagon wheat .81 Rye.................. 62 XXVXROOC 7 Cattl*—Extra choice shippers. 4.40*5 00 Good to choice shippers-.. 4.83*490 Extra choice heifers AEO*4 oO Good to choice heifers 2 50*3.25 Good to choice c0w5..,................3.25*8.66 Boa*r~Heavy packing and shipping., ,5.56*4.75 Light and mixed _„^2c*6.sQ Bhxep—l£xtra choice —4.90*8.40 Good to choice —_. 4.25*4.66 ■OOB, BUTTER, POULTRY. Eggs. 13c I Poultry,hens per lb 8c Butter, creamery....27c | Roosters—3 “fancy 00untry....22c I Turkey* 9c “choice country„.l2e I 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Wool—Fine merino, tab washed ,3CaS3c “do nnwaahed med _ “ very coarse _l7alße seres jsaa Flour patent....4.40*4.66 Feathers,prime goosSSc Extra fancy 4.00*4.10 Clover 8607..;.......;..446 Chicago. Wheat (May).............78*4 P0rk......„._.„ 14.14 Com “ 55 Lard —7.67 Oati “ 85 H Elba 7.22 LIVESTOCK. Cattlx— Beeves 3.20a5.00 Hoee—Mixed...f 40*5.70 Cows 2.54*4.50 Heavy...5.i0*5.70 Stockers 240*3.70 Light....5.30a3.60 Sheep 3.50*8.10 Skips... .3.75*5.26 Cincinnati -Family flour, 3.40*3.75; wheat 87; corn, 56; oats, 34; rye, 67; pork, 14.30; lard--7.40; short ribs. 7.26;butter creamery,29*3o; eggs 15. ■' * ■ New York—Flour, 4 50*4/5; wheat. 90; corn C 6; oats, 38; eggs, 18*19; port, 11.t0a15.0C. Toledo— A beat, 85; corn, 54; oats, 35; clover seed. 4.60 Philadelphia—Wheat, 92; com, 59; oata, 89. Baltimore—Wheat. 89; corn, 62; oata, 11*42 Detroit—Wheat,B7; com, 6654; o*ta,«. Minneapolis-Wheat, 76.