The Greencastle Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 25 March 1893 — Page 2

THE DEMOCRAT.

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The News Condensed. Important Intelligence From All Parts. U. S. SENATE IN EXTRA SESSION. RlsoLTTTloHa of iho Mussachusrtts lepislature favoring the annexation of the Hawaiian lalands were presented In the senate on the !5th ami laid on the table. The committees of the wnate were reported and agreed to. The president sent lr. along list of appointments, among them being that of William McAdoo, of New Jersey, to be assistant secretary of the navy, and Edward H. Whitney, of New York, to be assistant attorney general. In the senate on the 16th the only business transacted was the presentation of various memorials from tho legislature of North Dakota and the reference of a resolution for the appointment of a clerk to the committee on national affairs at tl.140 per annum. Adjourned until the 3Uth. Thk senate received the following nominations from the president on the 20th: James 11. Kusils, of Louisiana, to bo minister to France; Theodore Runyan, of New Jersey, to be minister to (.ermany: John K. Kisley, of New York, to be minister to Denmark. Ernest B. Baldwin, of Maryland, to be first auditor of the treasury; Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, to be commissioner of railroads; James G. Jenkins, of >\ lscon*in, to be United stales circuit judge for the Seventh judicial circuit.

DOMESTIC. Fire at Eureka Spring's, Ark., de•toyed between fifty und sixty houses of the cheaper clacs. In a fit of despondency Abner Carter and his wife shot and killed each other near Kelfoot Lake, Tenn. During the absence of Thomas Dixon his house at Uutherfordton, N. C.. was burned and his wife and two children perished in the flames. The Wheeler operaitouse was totally destroyed by fire at Toledo, O., the loss being $'.100,000. Mrs. Vincent Oliver, Mrs. Walker and the latter’s child were killed at New Iberia, La., while crossing a railroad track in front of a train. Turner hall at 1’aterson, X. J., a building covering a block, was deatroyed by fire, the loss being $100,000. Eight persons were injured, two fa-

tally.

Nearly 300 new hotels have been ereeteil in Chicago for the eutertainment of world’s fair visitors. Authority has been given to Secretary Gresham to exchange with Minister Grip certificates of ratification of the extradition treaty between the United States and Sweden recently ratified by the senate. It has been decided to name the new military post to be established near Essex Junction. Vt., Fort Ethan Allen, in honor of the revolutionary patriot. The Kinyon block and the Jones block were destroyed by fire at Oswego, N' Y., the total loss being $175,000. Howard J. Schneider, who murdered iiis wife and Frank Hatulink, his brother-in-law, January 31, 1800, was hanged in Washington. Lizzie 15. Hincklev, the 12-year-old wife of Henry Hinckley, of Itridgcport, Conn., gave birth to triplets, two girls and a boy. The firm of William Schwab & Son, album dealers in New York city, failed for f225.000. The exchanges at the leading clearing houses in Ute United Slates during the week ended on the 17th aggregated $1,23-1,454,620, against $1,301,830,*10 the previous week. The increase as compared with the corresponding week of 1801 was 2. L The Platte river in Nebraska overflowed its hanks and carried away stock and houses as well as changing boundaries. In tlie United States during the seven days ended on the 17th the business failures numbered 220, against 225 tiie preceding week and 240 for the corresponding time last year. Flames at Newton, Ala., destroyed the hotel, town prison, the post office and all the stores and their contents. The project to build an electric railway between Milwaukee and Chicago has been revived. There were 7,000 families along the Kansas border awaiting the grand rush to the Cherokee lands and it was thought that the Indians were anxious to close the sale of the strip. If tiie opening is delayed until fall 5,000 people will be destitute. A petition v as presented to the Massachusetts legislature which provides that intoxicating liquors shall lie Bold only by salaried appointees of tiie

state.

A mail pouch containing over S25,000 in drafts mysteriously disappeared somewhere between Akron, O., and Pittsburgh, Pa. Lewis A. Wright, aged 17, has confessed to starting the recent large fires in lioston. Willie Duffky, aged 7; James Dougherty, aged 11, and Willie Gettis, aged 13, who were picked up on Die street in Pittsburgh, Pa., by the police, were found to fie unconscious and in u dying condition from the effects of liquor. The new American passenger steamer New York arrived in New York in six days and twenty-two hours from Southampton. Heuk Most, the chief of anarchists, has lieen expelled from ail unarchiatio circles in New York. He is accused of betraying secrets to the police. Postmaster General Uiss-ell ordered the discharge of thirty-nme fourth-class postmasters in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky and Virginia. Sheriff Rutherford, of Anderson county, was killed in a free-for-all fight at Caryville, Tenn., and three other men were mortally wounded. Nicholas Smith, of Stroudsburg, Pa., aged 95, who has been totally blind for twenty-seven years, lias regained his eyesight The aggregate collections ftotn internal revenue for the first eight months of the current fiscal year were 8107,820,542, an increase over tiie corresponding period of the previous fiscal year of $7,154,194. The largest shaft ever forged in America was sent from tiie Bethlehem (Pa.) iron works to the world’s fair, it t'trlghs 89,320 pounds.

Georoe Price, a funner, on trial at Bloomington. 111., for the murder of John Hay, also a farmer, was found guilty, the jury sentencing him to the penitentiary for forty years. Flames in Milwaukee in the building occupied by the Friend Bros. Clothing company and tho Straw and Kllsworth company, manufacturers of hats and gloves, caused a loss of $100,000. E. J. W. Morse & Co.’s large brick cotton thread factory at South Easton, Mass., was destroyed by fire, the loss being $200,000. Historic Tremont temple was totally destroyed by fire in Boston, the entire loss being $500,000. The temple was owned by the Union Baptist Temple society and portions of it were leased, among the occupants being six newspapers and tbe offices of the Baptist foreign, home and state mission so-

cieties.

While Oscar Brown and wife were visiting some of their colored brethren at Cheneyville, La., tlie-ir cabin caught tire and two of their children perished in the flames. A MEMBER of the Winnebago tribe died on the reservation near Pender, Neb., at the great age of 120 years. Jesse Jonhs (colored), who shot Sheriff John Burnett at Jaeksboro, Tenn., was taken from jail by a mob and lynched. The government expenditures up to date tills month are $22,131,000, exceeding the receipts by $405,000. New York and Brooklyn Chinamen are reported to have raised $30,000 to test Ute constitutionality of the Geary registration law. The bureau of statistics has completed a statement of exports and imports which shows that for the twelve months ended February '29 tiie exports were valued at $4,897,249,993; imports, •$911,502,805; excess of imports over exports, $32,252,814. Eight large buildings were burned at Alliens, Ala., tiie loss being $100,000. Oscar Brown and William Chandler perished in tiie flumes. The residence of Mrs. Dr. Arcntzen was burned at Kenosha, Wis., and her husband, John Hanson, her father and an unknown boy perished in tiie

flames.

The total number of immigrants that arrived in thiscountry during tiie twelve months ended February 23 was 210.925, against 309,484 for the corresponding period last year. Tiie greatest number, 05,000, came from Germany, the next largest, 50,000, from Russia. and tho third in point of numbers, 23.500, from Italy. The visible supply of grain in the United States on the 20th was: Wheat, 79.031.000 bushels; corn, 15,241,000 Intsliels; outs, 4,070,000 bushels; rye, 940.000 bushels; barley, 1,390,000 bushels. The large glass plant of the United States Glass company at Tiarentum, Pa , was totally destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $150,000. The explosion of a boiler in a sawmill near Rome, la., killed John Atlatns, Eugene Gates, T. Boklozier and a boy named Eshelman, and fatally injured Michael llovcrn, tiie proprietor of tiie mill. The first woman ever naturalized at Kansas City, Mo., got iter papers. She is Miss Agnes Etiphemia Cleland. Scot r Jones and a woman with whom he lived were shot and killed in St. Louis by Louis Kummande, a drunken bartender. At a meeting of tiie Congregational club in Washington Justice Brewer, of tiie United states supreme court, held that it was an injustice for congress to discriminate against and ostracize tiie Chinese. He also said that aliens should not be allowed to vote until after a residence of twenty-one years in the country. Abingdon Baird, the English sportsman who died in New Orleans, left Mrs. Langtry, tho actress, $200,000 a year and the whole of his racing stud and his magnificent establishment at Newmarket. The Texas legislature passed a bill requiring tiie railroads to provide separate depots for whites and negroes. Prof. Elisha Gray, of Chicago, has invented an instrument called tiie telautograph, which will reproduce writing of any description at any dis-

tance.

Mr. Block's residence at Bristol, Pa., was burned and his mother, Margaret Brock, aged 83 years, and two sons perished. The makers of playing cards throughout the country have formed a trust, with headquarters in Cincinnati. The large wholesale grocery concern of Tompkins, Fassett & Crocker at Elmira, N. Y., fsiiled for $'200,000. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL A conference of ministers and prohibitionists interested in tiie formation of a new national political organization was held in Pittsburgh. Pa. Tiie platform recognizes God as the author of civil government; equal rights for aU without respect to race, color or sex; abolition or suppression of tiie drink traffic; and such other moral, economic, financial and industrial reforms as arc needed in the country. Mrs. Frances Hiller, of Boston, the eccentric widow of Mr. Hiller, who is the possessor of $5,000,000, has married I’eter Surrett, her coachman. Henderson Smith died at Quincy, 111., aged 119 years. He married his second wife at tiie age of 90. Mrs. Sarah Ruhhmohk Hicks died at her home in Old Westbury, L. I., aged 103 years. Samuel Knight, aged 40 years, the ex-champion pool player of America, fell dead in New York. Green B. Raum, commissioner of pensions, sent his resignation to the president Washington Dai.e, colored, aged 109 years und worth about $50,000. died of pneumonia in Kansas City, Mo. He had a careful record of his birth and life, with statements of ownershipsince his 10th year. Attorney General Olney has appointed Frank Strong, of Arkansas, general agent of the department of justice, vice F. C. Foster, resigned. Capt. Daniel Smith Harris, the oldest settler of the state of Illinois, died at Galena, aged 85 years.

Gen. Simeon It. Brown died in St. Clair, Mich., at the age of 81. He took part in seventy-three engagements in the late war. Geokor O. Sharp, postmaster at Kiekapoo. Kan., and justice of the peace, died of erysipelas. He was the oldest postmaster in point of consecutive years of service in the United

States.

“Squire” Aiiinodon Baird, the pugilist Mitchell’s backer, died in New Orleans of pneumonia. He was a very wealthy Englishman of good family. Robert Springer born a slave in Newcastle, Del., in 1774 and consequently 119 years old, died near Morgantown, I’a. David H. Armstrong, who was United States senator from Missouri in 1879, died at his home in St. Louis, aged 81 years. John M. Tracy, the celebrated animal painter, died at Ocean Springs, Mass., after a prolonged illness from nervous prostration.

FOREIGN. At Barcelona, Spain, six anarchists were arrested, and in their houses were found a number of bombs apparently of American manufacture. In tiie city of Brisbane, Australia, ami its suburbs the damage done by floods was estimated at $15,000,000. Owing to tiie spread of cholera in certain districts in Russia a congress of sanitary officers lias been summoned to meet in SL Petersburg and arrange for protective measures against the disease. A miner named Boehme purposely exploded ten pounds of dynamite in the iron mine of Volkmarskeller in the Harz district of Germany and he and six other miners were torn to atoms. The motive was revenge. A snow slide on the Mountain division of tiie Canadian Pacific in Manitoba carried away the track and snow sheds and buried twelve men. Two had been taken out dead. M. Jules Ferry, but recently elected president of the French senate, died suddenly in Paris of heurtdiseasc, aged 51 years. Tiir. government of Argentine has resolved to destroy $1,000,000 each month in order to reduce the circulation of paper notes. Forest tires in the Sierra mountains, southeast of Saltillo, Mexico, destroyed thousands of acres of timber and many families were made homeless. Several persons perished in the flames. The senatorial elections in Spain resulted in a sweeping victory for tho monarchists. Twenty-one persons lost their lives by a fire among tenement houses in SL Sebastian. Spain. A man named Wallace, the keeper of the lighthouse near the entrance of Millport htvrbor in Scotland, and his four children were drowned by the capsizing of a boat. A workman suffering from delirium tremens >it Ale.xandroffsk. Russia, killed an old man and three women, and another man, mad with drink, murdered several children. A DKSTitt'CTIVE hurricane swept over the New Hebrides islands and New Caledonia, destroying many villages and causing great loss of life. In tiie vicinity of SL Johns, N. F., the worst blizzard known in twelve years caused great damage, and at Saltaonier five men were drowned by tiie sw amping of a skiff. Religious riots have broken out in Amoy, China, and many native Christians have been tortured and a few have been killed. A cage containing eight miners fell to tiie bottom of the shaft in a coal pit near Chesterfield, England, ami all were killed.

FILLING THE OFFICES. Jotlge .lenklns, of isronntii, to Succeed Ureahsm ou the t Ircult Court Bench— Tlirce Foreign MtnUtern Niieed—A lug Hutch of Other Nominal Iona. Washington, March 21.—President Cleveland sent to the senate Monday the most important nominations he has made since his administration began, including two of the four firstclass foreign ministers, a justice of the United States circuit court to succeed Judge Gresham and a commissioner of railroads, besides many nominations of lesser consequence. A list of twentynine nominations, including tlirce foreign ministers, brouglit gladness to the hearts of many expectant politicians. The most interest was taken iu learning what tiie nominations were. The nominations follow: James R Eustls, of Louisiana, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to France. Theodore Kunyan, of New Jersey, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United states to Germany. John E. Kisley, of New York, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of tho United States to Denmark. Ernestl) Baldw in, of Maryland, to be first xuditor of the treasury. Thomas Holcomb, of Delaware*, to be fifth auditor of the treasury. James U. Jenkins, of Wisconsin, to be United States circuit judge for the Seventh judicial circuit

JUDGE JAMES O. JENKINS. Hampton, of South Carolina, to

LATER. Senator Butler introduced a bill in tiie United Slides senate on Hie 21st which proposes that with the exception of tho legislative, pension, deficiency and sundry civil bills the appropriation hills shall be considered by the committees which have charge of tiie affairs to vx hich the appropriation refers. No action was taken in tiie matter. The (Robe Publishing company of Chicago failed for $109,(197. During tiie march of a band of convicts to tiie prisons of Siberia '28 ! of them died from hardship and exposure. Among those lost were Mine. Lazarav, six other women and four children. The republican state convention in • Providence, U. I., nominated a full ! state ticket headed by Russell Brown, the present incumbent, for governor. Gov. Reynolds has appointed Charles | 15. Lore, of Wilmington, to tiie vacant chief justiceship of Delaware. The appointment is for life. After six weeks’ fighting the Big Four yard strike at Springfield, O., was declared off, the strikers failing to gain a single point. Several priceless statues, including one representing William II., were stolen Iron, tiie royal museum at Berlin. On charges of having swindled wealthy Jews all over the country out of $.500,000 while pretending to collect funds for tiie relief of needy Russian coreligionists Phineas Hunncah, who claims to be the son of a wealthy Persian family, was arrested in Chicago. The, cashier of the Bank of Madrid, Spain, absconded, taking 100,000 francs in cash. S. H. Bell a farmer living near Fairland, 111., lost three of his children from diphtheria, and the fourth and last fell into a well and was drowned. The Exchange Fire Insurance company of New York, owing to its heavy losses by the recent Boston fire, has decided tn go out of business. Geobge Harimng (colored), 35 years of age, a convicted vagrant, was sold at Mexico, Mo., for six months for $19 to John Potts, a coal dealer. In convention at Pro idenee thedemocrats of Rhode Island nominated David S. Baker, Jr., for governor. The Planet mill at Litchfield, 111., the largest steam winter wheat mill in the United States, owned by Kehlor Bros., of St. Louis, was destroyed by an explosion and fire, the loss being $700,000. John Carr, the head millwright, was burned to death and •ix other persons were injured.

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coiumt.'i.siotH'r of railroads. Walter 1>. Dabney, of Virginia, to be solicitor for the department of state. Charles It Stuart, of Texas, to bn judge of thu United Stales court for tho Indian Terri-

tory.

To be marshals of the United States—David T. Guyton, of Mississippi, for the Northern district of Mississippi; William Hawkins, of Indiana, for the District of Indiana; Abner Caines, of Arkansas, for the Eastern district of Arkansas; James J. McAlestcr, of Indian territory, for marshal of the United States court for the Indian territory. To be attorneys of tho Unit"d States— Frank U. Ilurke, of I diana, for the district of Indiana: Clifford L. Jackson, of the Indian territory, to he attorney of the United States court for the Indian territory; Joseph W. House, of Arkansas, for tho Eastern district of Arkansas. Jadpc James G. Jenkins, of Milwaukee, ~ho steps into Judg j Gresham's shoes as judge of the Seventh circuit court, has been judge of tho Eastern district of Wisconsin. The appointmci.L which was decided upon by President Cleveland and announced several weeks aeo, was recommended not only by tho Wisconsin bar but by the democrats in both houses of the legislature. Judge Jenkins is a cousin of Gen. Worth of Mexican war tame, und wan born at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., January 13. lH:t4. His mother was the eldest child ol KeubenH. Walworth, the last chancellor of New York state, and a jurist of national reputation. Mr. Jenkins was educated for the lair in his native state, und tn 1355 was admitted to practice before the United States bupreme court. He went to Wisconsin In 1337 and practiced law until he succeeded Judge Andrew J. Miller on tho bench of tho United States district court in IHA'i JohuE. Kisley. nominated to be minister to Denmark, is a brother-in-law to Senator Voorhees.and alawyerof highstandingin New York, as well as in this city, where he became well known through his practice before the court of Alabama claims, as a member of the firm of Kisley & Flagg. Mr. Kisley is about 49 rears ngc. He was born in Knox county, Imt, near Vincennes, und nesr'y twenty-nine years ago went to New York, where he worked hard and with great success at ids profession as a lawyer. His appointment is said to be altogethcr due to hostess influence. Theodore Kunyan, the new minister to Germany, is one of the prominent figures of Now Jersey democracy and a man of pronounced ability. For ten years he was chancellor of the state and has twice been its candidate for governor, nl one time during the war. Early in the war he took charge of a regiment of New Jersey troops, and served with distinction as tiie officer in command. At present he is practicing law In Newark. Ex-Senator James I). Eustls, of Louisiana. Is a native of New Orleans, anil was born in 1331, He received a classical education and then j went to the Harvard law school, leaving that ! institution in ISM. Two years later he was admitted to the bar and bcpnin to practice at New Orleans. At the otnbreak of tho war he joined the st .IT of Gen. Magrttder in the confederate army, and a year later was transferred to the staff of Gen. Joe Johnston, v 7 U whom he served until the :loso of the war. He was elected a member of tho state 1 gislature before the reconstruction oct« and was one of tho committee sent to con' with President Johnson upon Louisiana ur . r.s. In 1372 he was elected a'member of t.io state assembly, uijd in 1374 was put inn. the slate senate for a term of four years, hut was called to serve in the United States senate from 1377 to 13711 After that he became professor of j civil law in M-e Uulvirsity of I-ouisiana, and 5 held that position when he was again elected | senator by the democrats in 1334. His term cxpiici^in March, 1891. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, w ho is to be railroad commissioner, is a well-known figure in southern history and in Washington, where he served with distinction nnd credit la the United States si nate twelve consecutive years, finally yielding that post because of the untaconisin of the alliance element in his native state. He is i almost 75 years of age. but is still full of force and energy. His record of service during the | war of the rebellion is that of a brave soldier. He resigned his seat In the state senate to j serve iu Ihc field, attained tiie rank of general, i and was afterward governor of South Carolina In 1876 and '77.

U. S. SENATE COMMITTEES. IAm% a* Finally Agreed Upon nnd Announced. Washington, March 17.—The follow- ; intf is the coinjxjsition of some of the more important senate cominitteas as agreed upon by the democratic and republican caucuses: Democrntle. Agrlcujture and Forestry—George, chairman: , Jones (Ark.), Hate and Peffer. Appropriations—Cockrell, chairman; Call, Gorman, Hlackburu and llrice. Claims—Pasco, chairman; Vilas, Whits, Daniel and Peffer. Commerce—Hansom, chairman; Coke, Vest, Gorman, White (La), White (Gal.), and Murphy. District of Columbia—Harris, chairman; Faulkner, Gibson and Hunton. Education and Labor—Kyle, chairman, Geoire Hunton, Lindsay and Murphy. Enrolled Hills—Caffrcy chairman; Colquitt To Examine the Several Hranches o? the Civil Bervioe—puffer, chairman; Gray and Vilas. Finance—Voorhces, chairman; McPherson, Harris,Vance, Vest and Jones (Ark.). Fisheries—Conte, chairman; Call, Hansom, Gibson and Hill. Foreign Helations—Morgan, chairman; Hutler, Gray, Turpie and Daniel. Immigration—Hill, chairman; Voorhees, McPherson, Faulkner and Peffer. Improvement of tho Mississippi and Its Trib- j utaries—Bate, chairman; Walthall, Palmer and Peffer. Indian Affairs—Jones (Ark.), chairman; Morgan, Vilas, Allen and R >ach. Interstate Commerce—Butler, chairman; Gorman, Brice, White (La.), Camden and Lindsay. Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands— | White (Cal ), chairman; Kyle, Gibson, Roach and Beckwith. Judiciary—Pugh, chairman; George, Coke, Vilas, Hill unc} Lindsay. Library- Mills chairman; Voorhees. Manufactures—Gibson, chairman; Smith and Caffrcy. Military Affairs—Walthall, chairman; Cockrell. Bate, Palmer and Mitchell. Naval Affairs--MePherson.chairraan; Butler, Blackburn and Camden. Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of the Executive Departments—Smith, chairman: Cockrell, Hill, Walthall and Caffrcy. Pensions—Palmer, chairman; Brice, Vilas Camden and Caffrcy. Post Offices and Post Roads—Colquitt, chair man; Vilas, Irby, Mills, Hunton and Hill. Privileges and Elections—Vance, chairman, Pugh, Gray, TurpiO'tttid Palmer. Public Buildings and Grounds—Vest, chair man: Daniel. Pasco, Brice and Gordon. Public Lands—Berry, chairman; WalthaU Pasco, Vilas. Allen and Martin. Railroads—C.unden, chairman: Berry, Gordon. Palmer, Martin and Beckwith. Relations with Canada—Murphy, chairman, Pugh, Colquitt, Hunton and Miu hell. Revision of the Laws of the United States— Daniel, chairman; Call and Lindsay. Rules—Blackburn, chairman; Harris and Gor-

man.

Territories—Faulkner, chairman; Hill, Bate, Gordon, Blackburn and White (OaL). Transportation Routes to the Seaboard— Irby, chairman; George, Turpie, Gordon and Hunton. Pacific Railways—Brice, chairman; Morgan, Faulkner. Wnite (La ), and Murphy. Indian Depredations — Lindsay, chairman; Faulkner, Kvlc, White (La ), and Cockrell. Quadro*Cen ten nial—Vilas, chairman; Colquitt, Vest. Daniel, Gibson and Lindsay. To Investigate the Geological Survey—Martin, chairman. Jones (Ark.) and Beckwith. To Investigate Trespasses upon Cherokee Lauds—Roach, chairman, and Butler. The committee cm the employment of armed bodies of men for private purpose** has been dropped from the list. The committee of forest reservations will be increased to live.

“German Syrup” Justice of the Peace, George Wilkinson, of Lowville, Murray Co., Minn., makes a deposition concc.-u-Jnga severe cold. Listen to it. “In the Spring of 1S88, through exposure I contracted a very severe cold that Settled on my lungs. This was accompanied by excessive night sweats. One bottle of Boschee’s German Syrup broke up the cold, night sweats, and all and left me in a good, healthy condition. I can give German Syrup my most earnest commendation.” ®

Home Necessities “Papa’s got on his new suit; mamma and I bought it for him. Papa says business’s dull; couldn’t afford new clothes. Mamina didn’t like to see papa shabby. We know lots of people ; told them how much we liked The Ladies’ Home Journal; that \vc would like to have them take it too; most of ’em did; we made thirty dollars ; papa’s got it on; he feels awfully happy; so does mamma; I guess I do too. Mr. Curtis will tell any girl how she can make money.” The Curtis Publishing Co. Philadelphia DR.KI L IV1 E R’S

Bunk C’lerk'H Accounts Short. Fall River, Mass., March 21.—Henry 15. Palmer, assistant teller of the Fall River national bunk, lias left town, and an examination of itis accounts shoivg u deficiency oi about 80.JUO.

TAX NOTES.

i GttEAfr Britain derives a revenue of $1,200,000 yearly from the sale bf revenue stamps that must be put upou all packages of patent medicines. The Russian government will shortly impose a special duty upon foreign goods conveyed from one Russian port to another in foreign vessels. It is proposed ic France to impose a tax of ten centimes for 1.000 francs upon time bargains on the Bourse. This tax is expected to yield 12,000,000 francs, which would help to cover the deficit rebutting from the reform of the liquor tax.

Re publ lean. The minority representation on the senate committees was announced by tiie chairman of the caucus as follows: /(frlculture and Forestry—McMillan, Washburn, Proctor, Haitsbrouj?h. Appropriations Allison, Hale, Cuilotn, Teller. Claims—Mitchell, Davis, Stewart. Peffer. Commerce- Frye, Jones of Nevada, Dolph, Ctillom. Washburn. Quay. District of CDliimtiia McMillan, Wolcott, Galliager, HansbrouKh. Proctor. Education and Labor—Carey, Stanford, Washburn. Lodge. Unrolled Hills—Dubois. To Examine the Several Branches of the Civil Service—Power, Gallinpcr. Finance—Morrill, Sherman. Jones of Nevada, Allison. Aldrich. Fisheries — Stockbridge, Stanford, Squire, Power. Foreign Relations—Sherman, Frye, Dolph, Davis. Immigration—Chandler, Squire, Proctor, Dubois, Lodge. Improvement of the Mississppi River and its Tributaries—Washburn, Pettigrew, Power. Indian Affairs-Platt, Stockbridge, Mandcr•on, Pettigrew. Shoup. Interstate Ci mmcrcc—Cullom, Wilson, Chandler. Wolcott, Higgins. Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lunds— Stewart, Dubois. Carey, liansbrough. Judiciary—Hoar, Wilsou, Teller, Platt. Milchell. Library—Wolcot t Manufacture 1 :—Higgins, fiallinger. Military Allairs—Hawley, Cameron, Mander•on, Davis. Naval Affairs—Cameron, Hale, Stanford, Stockbridge. . zatlon. Conduct and Expenditures of the Exrcjiive Department—Whson, I’roctor, Dubois, Lodge Pensions—Shoup, liansbrough, Gulllngcr, Hawley. Post Offices and Post Hoads—Mitchell, McMillan. Wolcott, Dixon, Washburn. Privileges and Elections—Hoar, Mitchell, Chandler. Higgins. Public Buildings nnd Grounds—Stanford, Morrill, Quay, Squire. Public Lands—Colph, Pettigrew, Carey, Dubois, Power. Railroads- Hawley, Stockbridge, Pettigrew, Power, Pe4!er. Relations with Canada—Hoar, Hale, Dolph, Higgins. Revision of tho Laws of the United States— Wilson. Platt Rules—Aldrich. Manderson. Tersitories — Platt, Davis, Carey, Shoup, Hunsbrough. Transportation Routes to the Seaboard—GalUnger, Squire. Mitchell, Aldrich. Pacific Railroads—Davis. Carey, Wolcott, McMillan. Indian Depredations—Shoup. Chandler, Pettigrew, Carey. Quadro-Centennl&l — Pettigrew Sherman, Cameron, Haw lev. Wilnon, Cullom. To Investigate the Geological Survey—^Voice :t, Carey. To Investigate Trespassers Upon Indian Lands—Higgins. The republicans contented them•elves with removing Mr. Stewart from the appropriations committee. He remained us a representative of tiie minority in other committees, ttnd is the rankinc member of the minority in the committee on irrigation and reclamation of arid lands.

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Prof. Frf.deuick Nicholes Crouch, the venerable composer of “Kathleen Mavourneen,” and “Dermott Asthare,” leads the archestrh during the singing of his song “Mavourneen,” and, despite his eighty-five years, is in excellent health. Geologists consider kerosene to be animal oil. lienee, what we burn in lamps is the remains of long extinct monsters of the earth.

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