Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1894 — Page 3

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

By an explosion in the coal mines at Blossburg, N. M., six miners were killed. For the first time since 1808 the State of New York has no representative in the Supreme Court of the United States. Official returns from the Pennsylvania Section give Grow, the Republican candilate for Congressman, 185,000 plurality. The insane asylum at Rochester, ff. Y„ turned, Monday night. The patients trere removed to another building without injury. . Jas. R. Mitchell, a Texas desperado, as 1 result of a feud, killed three persons and langerousiy wounded three others. Monlay, at Houston. The recent blizzard is reported to have lestroyed the peach and plum crop of wuthern Illinois. Currants and cherries ire badly damaged. 2 Boss McKane, the Brooklyn Sunday School Superintendent and election crook has been sentenced to six years in Sing Sing penitentiary. Miss Nancy Cook, a spinster cousin of Jefferson Davis, formerly of Plainfield, lied at Chicago, Monday, of paralysis. She worked as a seamstress in a corset factory. 2 The miilion-doilar hotel at Middlcsboro, Ky., constructed there a few 'years since in the palmy days of the ‘‘magic city,” is idvcrtised by the receiver for sale on March 12. Gov. Hogg and party while on a hunting expedition in Nacogdouches county, Tex., recently killed a deer out of season. They will be prosecuted under the gamq laws of that State. Mrs. Beresford, wife of a drayman, died of glanders at San Francisco, Tuesday.

She caught the disease from a horse sneezing in her face. The whole upper portion of her faco was eaten away by the disease. Chicago is eating diseased beef. LumpyJawed cattle have been slaughtered at the Stock Yards in numerous cases and the beef sold in the city. There is a great .icandal, and the city press is ventilating the matter. »The sensation in Washington society, is the desertion of Commodore W. K. Mayo by his twenty-year-old wife. The Commodore is seventy years old and the wedding was strongly opposed by the friends of both parties. Wallace, tho 500-pound lion on exhibition at a Chicago museum, escaped from his keepers and bounded into the audience, Wednesday. A great panic ensued. The angry beast was finally secured before any damage was done. 4 The officers and crew of the wrecked Kearsarge arrived in New York, Wednesday, in good health and spirits. Admiral Stanton gave a detailed account of tho cause of the wreck... There is no chance to save the famous old vessel. Chris. Evans was-safely landed behind the penitentiary walls at Folsom, Cal., Wednesday. He is said to now regret that he surrendered and thinks lie should Lave fought to the death, but claims that he did not have the heart to fire upon the crowd of old friends and neighbors that surrounded his home at Visalia, There is no longer doubt that yellow fever has made its appearance In the United States fleet at Rio, and that the Newark is now a fever ship. A cablegram received at Washington, Saturday, from Admiral Benham, at Rio, reads: ‘‘One man on tho Newark is ill with yellow fever. I have transferred him to the hospital, I shall send the NeVark to Rio de Piatte.” Orlando Coleman, of Ohio Falls, sleeping in the building in which his grocery and postoffice is located, peeped out in time to see three men in the act of breaking in, He thereupon armed himsolf and roached the ground by a back stairway, after which ho opened fire upon the intruders. The shots were promptly returned, and there was a lively fusilade, in which no one was hurt. The robbery, however, was headed off.

FOREIGN.

The yellow fever at Riode Janeiro is epidemic. There were sixty deaths in the city from that disease, Saturday. 2 Count Posadowaskt, Imperial Secretary of the German Treasury, has been appointed president of tho silver committee. Emperor William visit d Prince Bismark at Friedrichsruhe, Monday. The reconciliation is now reearded as complete, and the German peoplo are happy. Tho Mexican treasury is considering plans for tho establishment of a national agricultural bank for the purpose of loaning money at reasonable rates to the owners of large haciendas to move their crops. Emperor William, accompanied by his brother, Prince Henry, arrived in WHhclmehaven, Tuesday morning. The town was in gala dress. The object of his majesty's visit was to swear In the new recruits and the ceremony was performed with duo solemnity.

WANTONLY MASSACRED.

Horrible Work of the Sofas—Hundred*, of People Butchered. A London cable of Fob. £osays: A correspondent describing tho march of the expedition under Col. Ellis, against the Sofas in Sierra Leone and the engagement between the French and British troops noarWarina, gives horrible details of tho Sofa raids. In some cases entiro towns have been wiped out and their inhabitants butchered and scattered. Tho once thriving town ofTekviama, which a few months ago had three thousand Inhabitants, is now a scene of desolation. All the bouses are in ashes and the headless and mutilated trunks of men, women and children are lying heaped among the ruins. Tho stench arising from these mounds of decaying bodies is horrible. The route taken by the Sofas was marked by similar evidences of wanton massacres and destruction. The absenco of hod les of young men and women indicated that they were sparod only to be sold into slavery. Col. Ellis liberated hundreds of ■laves,

THE BRAZILIAN WAR.

Reckless robels continue to fire on the city of Rio de Janeiro from tho fleet in the harbor. A battle has been fought at Itapeva, 100 miles west.of tho city of Sao Paulo. Pelxoto’s troops wore defeated. Admiral Mello, who is on tho Insurgent warship Republics, intends to bombard the city of Santos as soon as the insurgent land force under Gen. Saraiva arrives from Sao Paulo.

ANOTHER BOMB EXPLOSION.

Parte Anarchists Partially Wreck a Hotel —Three Injured. A Paris cable Feb. 20, says: Ajbomb exploded at 2 o’clock, Tuesday morning, in the hotel, 69 Rne street, Jacques, in the rear of the college of France. The proprietress of the place, a woman named Calabrest, and two lodgers were MonJay afterhoon, two strangers, one giving bis name as Rairique, inquired for apartments. and were shown a room on the secjnd floor. They left, and Madame Calabrest, suspicious of her lodgers, went to their room. A bomb was lying on the ihelf. She summoned help, and as the ioor was opened there was a terrific explosion, which wrecked the room. It was learned, Tuesday, that an attempt had been made to blow up the buildings of the ministry of foreign affairs, Acting under orders from the governmeni, police throughout France, Monday, made extensive raids upon the haunts of Anarchists, snd a large number of arrests were made, including the guardian of the daughter of Vaillant. the recently guillotined bomb thrower.

"HERE WE ARE AGAIN."

The President, Monday, nominated Senator White, of Louisiana, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, vice Hornblower and Peckham rejected. The nomi-

EDWARD D. WHITE.

nation was immediately confirmed by the Senate. Edward Douglas White has bean Senator from Louisiana for three years. Outside of his State he was almost unknown until elected to the Senate. He is a native of the State, born in New Orleans fifty-six years ago, where for twenty-five years he has been a most successful lawyer. lie succeeded James B. Eustis, who has been at two different times sent to the Senate. Mr. White is a stout, squarely built man, of fine presence. His arguments at the bar are matter-of-fact and convincing.

WHITE IS A CATHOLIC.

He Was Educated For the Priesthood. But Did Not Enter It. Edward D. White, the new Justice of the Supremo Court, is a Catholic, and said to be the second member of that church ever appointed to this positionRoger B. Taney was tho other. Mr. White barely escaped, in early life, wearing the clerical robes. He was designated for the Roman priesthood by his parents, and his education in the parish schools of La Fourche, Mt. St. Mary’s,thf New Orleans Jesuit College and th« Georgetown University was scrupulouslj conducted with that end in view. Bui the future Senator and jurist did not fulfill the ambitions of his parents in a clerical way, although ho still adheres to th« church,

A VOICE FROM THE DEAD.

When Cardinal Manning was dying thret years ago he spoke a few words for posterity into a phonograph which was kepi carefully preserved by Cardinal Vaughan. A small company of distinguished persona including Ambassador Bayard, met, Sunday, on the invitation of tho Cardinal, al the- Archbishop's residence, to listen to this revival of a voice that is still. The voice was very distinct and clear. There wero long pauses between the words. The message was as follows: “To All Who May Como After Me—l hope that no word of mine, written oi spoken in my life, will be found to have dono harm after I am dead. -“Henrt Edward Manning, “Cardinal Archbishop.”

VERY SUCCESSFUL JOKE.

Cornell University Students’ Sharp Trick and Its fratal Result. At Cornell University, Rochester. N. Y., Tuesday night, tho sophomores, in attempting to play a trick on tho freshmen, generated chlorine gas. Several students wore overcome by the fumes and carried off unconscious. A negro woman employed as cook died from tho effects of the gas. The sophomores obtainod possession of a side room and situated a generator of tho deadly gas so that it was connected with the banquet hail by means of rubboi tubes.

IN THE TOMBS.

Erastus Wiman, tho well-known New York capitalist, who has long been connected with R. G. Dun & Co’s mercantile agency, was arrested, Wodncsday. and

ERASTUS WIMAN.

locked up In the Tombs prison, charged with various acts of embezzlement and forgery by which he is alleged to have secured from Dun &■ Co. the sum of 1229,019.10.

HAWAIIAN CORRESPONDENCE.

Tho President, Monday, transmitted to Congress further Hawaiian correspondence. It contains the official reports ol Minister Willis on matters already mad< public, and the Minister’s reply, a lengthy document, to the letter of President Dole, in which he (Will Is) shows that the United States had no hostile intentions toward the provisional government

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Seymour is kicking for a fire alarm system. GreenCastie has opened a roller skating risk. South Bend claims a dog that can whistle. Sheibyvil e will have a new canning factory. The M. E. chnrch at Bedford reports 150 conversions. The Hammond nail works resumed operation,Monday. 2 Rochester has ordered a new school house, to cost SIB,OOO. The Union Fiber Company of Kokomo is enlarging its plant. The Pennsylvania glass-works of Anderson has started up. The lakes in the vicinity of South Bend will be stocked with trout. There is an alleged discovery of gold in the vicinity of Hagerstown. A joint stock company has been organized at Elwood for the erection of a $20,000 hotel. A canning factory and agricultural implement factory were located at Muncie, last week. The hulk of the Timothy Leghorn, moored to the wharf at Vevay, is alleged to be haunted. A second case of fatal hiccoughing is reported at Evansville, the last victim being Adolph Bierbodt. Mrs. Hattie Taylor, who led the mob at Lebanon in tho recent attempted lynching, has been abandoned by her husband. Herman Tormell, of Shelbyville, has a leg the estimated weight of which is eighty pounds, due to an injury received in childhood. A gambling den at Elkhart was raided, Sunday night, and sixteen prominent business men were arrested. They had to pay fines of $26.15 each. Lieut. Graydon, formerly of Indianapo lis, ha.- formed a company that will build a wheel 3>o leet in height at London, on the plan of the Ferris revolver. 4 August Keel, ex-treasurer of Bartholomew county, who was making a canvass for renomination to that office, contracted pneumonia through exposure and '(died. Thompson Arnold, against whom twen-ty-seven indictments have been returned, growing out of the failure of the bank at South Whiteley, has beeu released on SIO,OOO surety. Connersville society is excited because two. young people, bantering each, other,, were married in fun. It turns out that the marriage is legal and steps have been taken to have it annulled. .

A number of glass manufacturers in the gas belt, headed by Halleck Johnson, of Dunkirk, have gone to Washington to confer with the Senate tariff committee, looking to the retention of the present duty on window glass. “Kid” Girard, in jail at Terre Haute, for robbing a pensioner, kicked a btfe through the thin sheet-iron roof and made his escape, using his bed-eord for a rope. This makes the sixth escape from the Vigo county jail in six months. The unique spectacle was presented at Shelbyville of two rival undertakers, with hearse and carriages, quarreling over the remains of the late George P. Hawkins, who recently died in the Central Insane Hospital. Both claimed the privilege of burying the body, but finally a compromise was reached. Jas. Johnson was arrested in the M. E, church at Westfield, Monday night, charged with having picked the pocket of a Mr. Blanton, during the afternoon service, of SSO. Revival services have been in progress at tho church and Johnson has taken a leading part. In default of bail he was jailed at Noblesville. D. J. Mackey, the Evansville railway magnate, has become so seriously embarassed as to have to abandon all of his business enterprises and his property will be sold underexeeutkHii- It Js sakt that he has done more for Evansville than any man ever did and his failure is deplored by all who knew him. Mr. Mackey’s wife still owns valuable property and it is hoped that this may be the means of again putting him on his feet in the business world. For months there has been systematic stealing at Osgood, and W. A. Carter, of Seymour, was instructed to bring his celebrated bloodhounds to trail down the thieves. The dogs arrived Sunday evening, and speedily tracked their way to the residence of three families, tho heads of whom were under suspicion, but as the men had fled, there were no arrests. Monday morning Carter left his hounds in care of bystanders while he ate breakfast. During his absence, Lucy, the most valued of the lot, was poisoned under the very nose of the watchers. Highwaymen at Indianapolis, Wednesday night attempted to “hold up” Dr. F. M. Abbett. Instead of complying the Doctor fled and when tho robbers began firing he returned the compliment. In the fusilade that ensued the Doctor was slighly wounded and ono of the footpads was fatally injured. Officers hurried to the scene and carried tho wounded robber to the police station where ho soon died after giving what fs believed to be the fictitious name of John J anes. The other robber escaped. Abbott's wound is not serious.

Thomas Farrelly, an old and eccentric bachelor, whose death recently occurred at tho home of his brother near St. Croix, for the past twenty years lived almost entirely alone. Although possessed of a good farm of his own ho allowed the buildings to go to wreck while at the same time he carod for the farm of his sister, adjoining. He was known to havo considerable 'money but no one knew the place of concealment, and when asked concerning it shortly before he died he remarked: “If my money bothered you as little as it does me you would talk loss.” Whatever money ho may have had the hiding place is still unknown. Mr. Farrelly came to this country in 1818 from Ireland. He was well known to the politicians of Crawford and Posey counties. The twelfth annual report of the State Board of Health Is completed and ready to be submitted to the Governorl The report has been delayed on account of tho tardiness of county health returns. The board says the people of the State are becoming more interested in sanitation and the prevention and spread of epidemics and contagious diseases. The sanitary condition of the State is better than it ever was before. The Improvement is due toa threatened visit of Asiatic cholera, which induced the people to take extra

precautions in regard to municipal cleanliness and the removal of causes of disease. During the year eighty-four town and village health boards were organized and the total number now in existence it 254. Including county boards the nnm her is 346. Patents were granted to Indiana invent ors, Tuesday, as follows: W. S. Baugh, Farmers’ Institute, hay loader; John J. Becker, assignor to Wayne Oil Tank Company, Fort Wayne, barrel truck; J. L. Burton, Martinsville, ! boat; J, B. Carter. Kokomo, fiber disintegrating machine; W. Coppage, assignor of one-haif to W. H. Larimer, Terre Haute, cord holder for grain binders; I. J. Davis, Greenfield, stamping block; J. C. Gooding, Covington, book holder; A. B. Hall, Indianapolis, triturating and powdering machine; F. S. Hunting, Fort Wayne, transformer; E. Klink, Salem, mole trap; J. G. Lightford, assignor of one-half to H. Stacey, Indianapolis, combined steam and gas motor; F. M. McCarty, Shelbyville, dental engine mallet; A. H. Nordyke, Indianapolis, sack case for packing machines; R. L. Patterson, Muncie, fastening for jars; T. L Piers, Jeffersonville, steam actuated valve; J. F. Pribnow, Indianapolis, device for Shaping swaged saw teeth; J. U. Teotor, Hagerstown, grain measuring register and sacking machine; J. W. Vaughan, Taylorsville, grinding mill.

REPUBLICAN EDITORS.

Mid-Winter Meeting of the 'State Association. The mid-winter meeting of tho Republican State Editorial Association met at the Denison Hotel, Indianapolis, Thursday evening. About fifty members were present. C, B. Landis, of the Delphi Journal, presided for President Brown 1 who was suffering from a severe cold. The editors were welcomed to Indianapolis by Harry S. New, of tho Indianapolis Journal. The response for the association was by Charles W. Stivers, of tho Liberty Herald. Mr. McMillen, of the Chicago Inter Ocean, spoke briefly. A letter was received from ex-President Harrison, regretting his inability to attend a session of the association because of his Cailifornia trip. The association was invited to call, however, and the invitation was accepted. The attendance at Friday’s session was somewhat larger than that of Thursday evening. Tho libel law received much attention, and it was the unanimous opinion of the members of the association that it ought to be amended. Mr. McMilien. of the Chicago Inter Ocean, related the steps that are being taken by the publishers of Illinois papers to get the law in force in that State amended. The committee appointed to revise the constitution was instructed to provide for a permanent legislative committee. Several papers on trade topics were read and discussed. The association adopted resolutions deploring the financial and industrial disasters which have come upon the land, and hoping for the speedy restoration of that prosperity “which for thirty years under Republican rale our country has enjoyed”; commending the administration of Benjamin Harrison; pointing out that all the disaster that has come was predicted as the inevitable result of the adoption of Democratic policies, and is but its natural sequence; condemning tho Democratic policy that “tho way to national prosperity is to strike down and destroy the industries which give the employment upon which one-third of our working people must depend for their daily bread.” The association held a short memorial meeting for Quincy Hosier, of the Warsaw Indianian, who died several months ago. The association elected Charles B. Landis, of the Delphi Journal, President, and re-elected J. A. Kemp, of the Republican Leader, Salem, Secretary. The association decided to hold its midsummer meeting at Maxinkuckee. Friday, at 4 p. m., tho association called on ex-President Harrison in a body. —t—

END OF A ROMANCE.

Mrs, Chaska Deserted by Her Indian Husband for a More Buxom Squaw. Mrs. Chaska, nee Cora Flower, who was married at Cheyenne City agency three years ago to a Santee Sioux named Chaska, or Samuel Campbell, is now living apart from him in a small town in southern Nebraska. Sevoral months ago Chaska and his family went to reside on tho Santee reservation, a short distance up the river from Yankton, that they might enjoy the fruits of Chaska’s Indianhood. Chaska is a Santee Indian, apd in company with his children receivos a government subsidy every three months. After two months of life on the reservation Chaska suddenly disappeared, and it was discovered that he had eloped with a young and buxom squaw. Mrs. Chaska, after waiting for his return for weeks, left the reservation with her half-breed children, vowing she would never live with Chaska again, Two weeks after she left Chaska returned to the atrency and is now living there with the woman who accompanied him in his elopement.

EXPIRATION OF PATENTS.

Patents on a large number of inventions expired by limitation, Tuesday. Among the more Important were the following: Breech-loading fire arms, C. Brook, Boston; overstitch sewing machines, W. A. Palmater, Johnstown, assignor to himself and J. 8. Homer, same place; mower 3, Wm. S. Stone, New Philadelphia, 0., assignor of two-thirds of his right to English Ann Dixon; same place; rotary engines, I. S. Knapp, Danbury, Conn.; sewing machines, E. H. Smith, New York city; rotary engines, Lucgl d’Aurla, Gaetano, Italy; threshing machines, John H Edward, St. Paul, Minn.; speed and distance indicators, G. M. Jesscr, Portland, Ore.; elevators, Sigmond Levi, Cincinnati, 0., carbureters, John K. Paqulette, New Orleans, La.; revolving fire arms, Daniel R. Wesson and James U. Bullard, Springfield, Mass.

AN OLD LANDMARK GONE.

An old landmark of £olumbus was removed, Wednesday morning. It was a large elm tree in tho rear of the Farley Hotel, or old “Elm House,” one of the first hostelrics in the county. This was a good-sized tree when the first cabin was built in Columbus, and was the tree upon which Jones and Herron, two murderers, wore hung, October 30,1835, the only legal hangings that ever took place in the county. This tree has always been pointed out to the stranger as an historical relic.

FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

The open session of the Senate, Monday, was without interest. A memorial from citizens of Maine protesting against putting lumber on the free list was presented by Senator Hale, who requested that it be printed as a Senate document. Senator McPherson protested, saying that if every petition on the tariff subject should be printed the printing office would be kept busy for the next three months. The House bill fixing the limit of indebtedness of Salt Lake City, U. T., was taken up and passed. The Hawaiian resolution was then called up and Senator Daniel took the floor in support of the resolution. While he was speaking a motion was made to go into executive session. Upon reopening the doors a conference on the Oklahoma bill was agreed to and Messrs. Berry, Blackburn and Pettigrew were appointed conferrees on the part of the Senate. Then the Senate adjourned. In the House, Monday, the filibustering tactics of the opponents of the Bland seigniorage bill were again successful. A voting quorum could not bo obtained. The day was devoted to fruitless efforts to untangle various parliamentary complications. The Republican and Democratic opponents of the seigniorage bill refused to vote on the demand for tho previous question on Mr. Bland’s resolution to arrest absentees, and it resulted 123 to 3. Mr. Reed made the point of no quorum, but the occupant of the chair, Mr. Dockery, ruled that a quorum was not necessary. The motion then recurred on the adoption of the resolution, which resulted 116 to 0. Mr. Reed again made the point of no quorum, and in the midst of some excitement explained that in his opinion it required a quorum to pass a resolution whose execution lasted beyond tho adjournment to-day. After an exchange of shots between Mr. Reed and Mr. Hatch, the chair overruled the point of order and declared the resolution carried. Thereupon, Mr. Bland moved to adjourn, and upon the announcement of the adjournment the Clerk read from tho desk the call for a Democratic caucus immediately. The announcement was greeted with Republican cheers. In the Senate, Tuesday, Senator Daniel concluded his speech on the Hawaiian question. He warmly commended the course of the administration in the Hawaiian matter, but held that there was now but one course to pursue, and that was to recognize the provisional government. Senator Voorliees presented a petition signedby four thousand citizens of Massachusetts in favor of tho passage of the new tariff bill and indicating that such legislation would be beneficial to Massachusetts industries. Senator Hoar called attention to the fact that this petition was really a petition for protection. In reply to an inquiry from Senator Hoar as to the names of some of the petitioners, Senator Voorhoes said: “I see on the petition the names of John M. Forbes, M. Lloyd Garrison and Stotflon and Endicott, and other names familiar in the history of the commonwealth.” The petition was referred to the finance committee. Tho bill providing for the erection of a new government printing office was read. Pending consideration of the bill tho Senate, at 4 p. m., on motion of Senator Sherman, went into executive session and at 5:49 p. m. qdjourned. The deadlock in the House on the seigniorage bill was not broken, Tuesday. Roll call followed roll call in the customary tedious manner until 4 o’clock. It then became apparent that a quorum could mot be secured, and at 4:10, on motion of Mr. Bland, the House adjourned. In the Senate, Wednesday, the tariff question came up in an unexpected way. Senator Voorheos denied that tho Democratic members of the committee having charge of the tariff bill were submitting to the President’s directions. Further discussion caused Mr. Voorheos to say that it was no business of the Senate how the finance committee considered the bill. An acrimonious debate followed. Following this episode Senator White spoke on the Hawaiian resolution and condemned the conduct of ex-Minister Stevens. A resolution by Senator Gorman to print 6,090 copies of the Hawaiian papers was adopted. At 5:05 o'clock, on motion of Senator Gorman, the Senate went Into executive session ana at 5:45 adjourned. A quorum to vote on the Bland selgn* iorage bill could not be secured in the House, Wednesday. On motion to adjourn over until Friday because of Washington’s birthday a hot debate ensued. “If the Democratic party cannot do business,” said Mr. Bland, hotly, “itjhad better not fritter its time away on holidays. It would be a sorry spectacle for us to ad-, journ over.” Mr. Bland then made the point of order that no quorum having been developed the House could not entertain tho motion to adjourn over. The Speaker sustained tho point of order, and the vote was taken by yeas and nays on Mr. Bland’s motion to adjourn till Thursiay. , The motion was carried—l4o to 97. Before the announcement of the vote was made Mr. Burrows moved that when the House adjourn it adjouru to meet on Friday, but the Speaker decided tnat the motion was not In order, and then, at 4:05, the House adjourned till Thursday. But twenty-five members were present when the Senate convened at noon, Thursday. Senator Hoar had read a newspaper article alleging the circulation of lottery tickets ill Florida. Senator Pasco stated that the people of Florida wero taking steps to put down the foreign lottery business in Florida and denied the existenco of drawings in the State. On motion of Senator Gorman tho Senate agreed when it adjourned to-day it would be to meet on Monday next. Senator Martin, ofc Kansas, offered a resolution instructing tho finance committee to prepare a bill for the free coinago of silver at the rate of 16 to 1. He also presented a resolution directing the judiciary committee to prepares joint resolution providing for the election of Senators by direct vote of the people. At the conclusion of the routine morning business tho order of the reading of President Washington s farewell address was read. A number of Senators left the chamber before the reading commenced, leaving considerably less than a quorum in their seats. It was the signal also for an excuse froin the galleries, leaving a small but very attentive audienco. Mr. Martin stood beside the Vice-President while reading the memorable document. At 1:35 Senator 'Martin finished the reading of the address and on motion of Sopator Voorheos the Senate adjourned till Monday. - The attempt of the sergeant-at-arms to earrjr out the order for the arrest of ab-

sentees by arresting members, who refused to vote, on the floor of the House, Thursday, led to some sensational scenes. Representative Cummings, of New York, cam* down the middle aisle of the Boasfe just as the session was about to open. Depots Hill stepped op to him and notified him by virtue of the warrant be held Mr. Cummings would be placed under arrest and his parole taken. The Congressman flushed and took the matter seriously. He stepped back and In bitter langnag* denounced the effort to arrest him. H* refused to recognize the validity Of the warrant. “I’il give yon fair warning," said Mr. Cummings, “that if you touch me you act at your peril.” After ordei had been restored Mr. Cammings addressed the House and denounced tb« proceedings as a farce and desecration of Washington’s birthday. Aftei some parliamentary motions t* adjourn had been disposed of the chali stated the question to be upon Mr. Bland’* demand for the previous question upon hi! motion to discharge Mr. Hnilck from custody. As the House was dividing, Mr. Sickles, of New York, standing on hit crutches in the center aisle, was loudly calling for recognition, stating that h* had a question of the highest personal privilege to present. “I am informed,” said he, “that I am under arrest. I de* mand to know by what authority.” Mr Dockery, who was in the chair, declared that Mr. Sickles could not interrupt th« proceedings while the House was dividing. Mr. Sickles, however, insisted o» being heard, and Mr. Terry, of Arkansas, called him to order. The Speaker pra tern, ordered Mr. Sickles to take his seat Mr. Sickles declined to sit down. He said: “If I am under arrest I cannot be any worso off If lam in contempt. I am nnder arrest now, sir, and in custody of th* Sergeant-at-Arms.” All this time Mr. Sickles had been standing, demandint that he should be heard, and he was finally recognized. Mr. Sickles then said: “I an informed by the Sergcant-at-arms that 1 am under arrest, 1 demand to know it this is true.” The official report of arrests made by the Sergeant-at-Arms wai then read. “I demand a separate trial," said Mr. Sickles, after the reading of th» report was concluded. “This is the Hons* of Representatives,” finally shouted Mr Dockery, “not a beer garden. [Laughtei and applause.] The gentleman will bav* a separate trial if he desires it, bat th« rules must be obeyed. The gentlemaa will take his seat.” “I always obey orders,” said Mr. Sickles, as he sat down. After other members who had been arrested had been heard in their own behalf, Mr. Sickles again became excited and hot ly interrupted the proceedings, declaring that the warrant for the airest of absentees was void. The excitement grew to riotous proportions. Mr. Cummings came to the support of Sickles and wlti uplifted arm and ringing voice called out*. “You did not eail him to order at Gettysburg.” [Applause.] During all this tlm* Mr. Dockery had been counting the Hous* and at this point be announced that th« demand for the previous qnestios bad been carried 97 to 0. **Art you going to adjourn and leave m« in chains?" asked Mr. Sickles. In a mock piteously-appealing fashion. The motios to adjonrn was then put. As Mr. Bland, the recognized leader of the fight, had made it his supporters voted with him. one of them, Mr, Pendleton, of Texas, standing on top of his desk in the rear ol the hail. It was carried, 132 to 101, and at 3:05 the House closed one of the most exciting and disorderly sessions of this. Congress. s

MARTIN VAN B. SPENCER, Indiana’s New Pension Agent.

THE GRAND OLD MAN.

Mr. Gladstone made a set speech In th* House of Commons, Tuesday. The London Times says: “Mr. Gladstone’s followers has expected a great oratorical effort from the Premier—something that would inspire them with courage and strike dismay in the trembling peers. They listened, instead, to one of the feeblest speeches Mr. Gladstone has delivered foi a long time.”

A JUG-HANDLE AFFAIR.

The Key-Stone State Give* Ga'ntba A Grow aPluralley of 150,000. The election in Pennsylvania. Tuesday, for Congressman-at-large, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Gen. Wm. Lilly, resulted in a Republican avalanche Galusha A Grow, the Republican candi date, will have at least 150,00 plurality. Complete returns may swell this plurality to a still larger figure.

GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Born Feb. 33. 1733; Elected Oomandet In-Chief June 15, 1779: Inaugurated President April 30, 1789; Died Dee. 14,179 ft.