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nfciMfli iiiitimmu'jmiM n i; THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. Kates of Advertising. The Red Cloud Chief. ruBuanED weekly at lUlf .... . ttflB JtTiKn-Ut, t4 4rtlr3taa t- Wt U Uts J. M it4l to rtU LckU 4 E4rW N0t n'i iSm fc T- ir o Vrat ii r!, tsi SO - RED CLOUD, NHEHASKA M. II. WARNER, VOLUME III. RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNK 22, -1876. NUMBER !6. Killtor ami Iroirletor. I t- a v : EDUCATIONAL NOTES. Vassal has at present 203 students in the college and 103 in the pieparatory department. The Poston School Hoard has ap pointed a special committee to cooper ate with the principals of the grammar and high schools in endeavoring to se cure simplicity of drass among the femi nine pupils on graduation ;iy. The Cleveland Herald says on this subject: "The cases are not rare, even in this city, where a promising pupil h:is been withdrawn from the high school before the close of the sehool year, simply be cause the expense of graduating could not he borne by the gill's parents. Of course, the pupil could, if she chose, ajn pear in simple and inexpensive dress, ;ind might be commended by the teachers lor so doing, but to make herself an ex ception in this manner would require an amount of heroism of which "- few can bo:ist. It is a well-known fact that of the great number who pass out of the grammar schools a comparatively small proportion enter t!c high schools. Of those who do. very few reach the last week of the full course. The boys drop out to seek employment. .so, also, do some of the girls. J'ut it is a fac that many of the latter retire for the simple reason that they cannot keep up with their classmates in dress. Nor are they without excuse, for this. If they are either snubbed or offensively pat ronized by the more extensively dressed pupils, their self-respect is wounded, and they are subjected to daily discom fort." A writer in the NenIZiKjlautl Jour- mil of JMucathn advocates conversation-lessons for children, as to the method of which lessons she says: "As there is to be no set form for this exer cise, no lesson has been learned and no perfection is expected. The teacher, or the pupils, begin the talk about the weather, or the news of the day about their pleasures or their troubles. If the morning paper is at hand, somebody reads a lew paragraphs, upon which comments are made. One thing leads to another, beginning, perhaps, with the 35elknap fraud ami winding up with the 3Iodoc Indians or the latest fashion for spring bonnets. A subject should not beheld before the class alter the juice has been extracted, which can easily be determined by the restlessness of the pupils, their yawns and general inatten tion. No corrections of ungrammatical expressions should he made during the , exercise, which should be considered a breach of good manners :is much here as in the llnest drawing-room in the land. Hut afterward, at the grammnr htvson proper, there should be a general overhauling of every rule of grammar that, has been violated, or awkward ex pression, or ungraceful appearance that has been observed." So long as the pedantic spirit jis kept out of such les sons, they can doubtless be made of ex cellent use. The Superintendent of the Public Schools of Urooklynsays of drawing in the schools of that city: "The instruc tion in drawing has accomplished such results during the p;ist year as to entitle it to all the consideration which has been claimed for it by its friends. The marked effect upon the writing of a cl iss or school by careful and judicious instruction in drawing has often sur prised me, notwithstanding my famili arity with its results. One result of this systematic tuition will doubtless sur prise some of the tardy friends of in struction in drawing in our public schools. It was believed and often as serted that an enlarged and costly scheme of art tuition would result in developing and fostering the taste of only those who possessed it originally, leaving the great mass of pupils totally unaffected, by the instruction. Uut I have found wherever the co-operation of the local teachers has been hearty that the whole schools have become so far accomplished in drawing and de signing that it was ditlicult to find a single book without evidence of edu cated taste and skill." The Superin tendent recommends giving reading and writing lessons the preference overall other studies. He also criticises the ex cessive devotion on the part of teachers to the non-essential details prescribed in lie text-books. He says: "It is the marking of lime without the progress of the march. Thus, to avoid violation of the strict order in progression, which most authors seem to consider a quality as sacred as virtue, no text-book of arithmetic teaches multiplication by fractions of which the numerator is one, until that awful portal to mathe matical knowledge, allied common frac tions, is reached, after an entire year of toil and study intervening. The scholar is taught to multiply by any series of whole numbers, but cannot, though his existence were in peril, multiply by one half or one-third. Many thousands of pupils leave the public schools from the first primary and sixth grammar grades, to whom the process of ascertaining the cost of any article of commerce whose price of mnity should be twelve and one-half cents, or thirty-three and one third cents, or any other of the common fractional prices, would be as great a mystery as the integral calculus." Spain wante to borrow ten millions more, and give the Cuban revenues as a guarantee. Before we lend her that iSpfount we want to be certain of her ability to deliver the goods. FOREIGN NEWS. The Manchester Guardian' London corresj indent says the Government will not surrender Winslow until a supple mental treaty lias been negotiated be tween Great Hritain and the United States embodying the principles of the act of 1S70. The correspondent also says that communications are now pas sing between London and Washington for that purpose. If an agreemen is not reached by June l.", Winslow will be released A Constantinople dis patch of.Jnue 1st, says: Murad Effendi's proclamation announcing his accession to the throne is momentarily expected. A deputation from foreign colonies at Constantinople will present an address of congratulation to the new Sultan. Advices from the provinces state that thejehange otJulersJa.. every where re cSlvedwftrrsalisfaction. The Sultan will go in state to Eyard Mosque, where ho will be girded with tho sword of Osman. Several persons exiled for po itical offences during the last reign, have been recalled. The departure of the Turkish licet for a cruise in the Archipelago has been postponed The amount of the ex-Sultan's treasure seized is one hundred million dollars, not one hundred thousand A dis patch from Rome- says Garibaldi has gone to Calf era on a month's leavo of abscence, on account of his health Russia has ordered .11 ships of war to be prepared for the Black Sea, in addition to the naval force already there. Servia refuse- to recognize the new Sultan on the ground of his irregular accession to the throne, and declines to pay tribute, two installments of which are in arrears. The late Sultan is con lined in a splendid palace called "The Cage" A Vienna special to the Lon don Art7ssays it is rumored that an al liance of tho Western Powers, in con sequence of the initiative stop of the British Government, is about to be con cluded, and that Italy, and probably Austria, will join it A Berlin dis patch announces the death of the Grand Duchess Caroline, of Mecklinburg- Strelitz The Spanish ministry is urging the passage of a bill through the Cortes abolishing universal suffrage, which was conceded during the days of the republic when Castellar was presi dent. The Edibility r Ruts. I myself have eaten rats (says an Eng lish Clergyman), ami found them good eating. I was on board a ship at the time, and it w;is found necessary to smoke the hold out to get rid of the rats that infested the ship. Three hun dred and ninety rats were found suffo cated round the fires. A French third male, who w;is on board, proposed to cook, and actually did cook, some of the linest of them. These I tasted, and in deed ate of them. Chielly the hind legs were eaten. They were exceedingly white, delicate, and tender, ned, as far as 1 remember, put me in mind of chicken, with a slight llavor of game about it. They had been well nourished, and were plump and in good condition. I would not object to eat them perfectly prepared, and should regard such food as a great boon after salt-junk and pickled pork of six years' storing. Af ter carefully cleaning, I believe the Frenchman fried them, at all events they were very eatable. Speaking of this to a country friend of ours, a lady s'o informed me that her husband once had a pie made of rats. They were caught in a barn where the wheat was just threshed, so that they were very nice and tender from their feeding. The San Franciso Directory for 1S7C, has just been issued. The Directory estimates the total permanent popula tion at '207,045, and tho floating popula tion at f,000, making the total popula tion 272,:?45, a gain of 42,000 during the past year. For the year ending Feb ruary 20, 1970, 1,S40 new buildings were erected, 44 being of brick. These latter includo the Palace Hotel, Nevada Block, Safe Deposit Block, "Wade's Opera honse, etc. Tho aggregate expense of the building improvements is estimated at $12,500,000, an amount exceedingthat of any other year in the city's history. Eight large and handsome public school buildings have been erected at a cost of S2.)S,140, accommodating 0,700 pupils. The outlook for 1S70-7 is very encour aging. Ari-i: Chartreuse. In a quart of milk boil till tender half a pound of rice with four ounces of sugar. Pare seven good-sized apples, and take out the cores without opening them through. rut in each apple a teaspoonful of some kind of jam and fill with cream. Put in a deep dish and arrange the rice rjund them, leaving the tops of the apples uncovered, make the whole smooth, and frost with the white of an egg well beaten ; sift sugar over it and bake forty minutes. Young Mr. Heavyswell, just arrived from London, went to one of the largest hotels in Philadelphia to inquire about rooms. "Yes, sir," said the clerk, "we can accommodate you and would be pleased to have you patronize us.M Handing a key to a brother clerk, he said: "Mr. Smith, show the gentleman 504." Ton me soul, you know" ex claimed Mr. Heavyswell, "I really haven't time to look at so many, you know; suppose you show me a speci men, you know, of the others?" GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED. The new Cabinet officers have been sworn in The public debt btateinent shows a decrease during May of 34,017, :ATu Coin balance, 8G0t)2u,7ItJ. Cur rency balance, SP,2S.r',703. Special de josits held for redemption of certificates of deposit, S'M.&s.'i.OOO A dispatch of June 1st, gives the particulars of an attack made by the Indians on a party of Cincinnatians en route for the Black Hills. Part of the expedition was pass ing through the Sand Hills about five miles from Bed Cloud Agency. The men had de-tosited their wivijkhis in the wagons and were straggling behind, a little off from the train. A massacre followed with but little resistance, the Indians numbering several hundMd. The bearer of the report declares that not one of tho party of 49 escaped. Several of the bodies, scalped and mu tilated, were taken to North Loup Fort. The .New York & Hudson Iliver Railroad has reduced its rates on west bound freights from New York to Chi cago to 2.i cents and 20 cents per 100 pounds respectively on 4th and special classes. Freights on other classes are the same as before. Other western points arc reduced in proportion A disastrous fire broke out in Lincoln Block, corner of Franklin and Lake streets, Chicago, on the night of Juno 1st. The building was damaged to the amount of $10,000. J. F. Warren, man ufacturer of pain to, w;is the principal occupant, and lost $'50,000. An adjoin ing building was damaged to the amount of $r,000. Total loss, alout $00,000 A petition in suit by person claiming to be blood relations of Alexander Tur ney Stewart has been filed in the Sur rogate's Court by William I). Booth one of the counsel engaged in the suit. The Surrogate granted an order to show cause why executors and other parties interested under the will should not appear before him June i.ith, ami have the probate revoked. The petition alleges undue influence upon the testa tor as well as illegal probate. A disastrous lire occurred in Mem phis, June 2 On the 2d of June four Sing Sing convicts captured a locomo tive on the Hudson Kiver I'ailroad, and escaped, but two of them were recajH tured Daniel Webster's estate known :is Marshlield, has been sold for oOOO. V telegram from Fort Laramie, of June 2d, says it is believed that the report of tho massacre of the Cincin nati party is false. No such infor mation had been received there The President has nominated Win. (J. Hitch, of Wisconsin, as Secretary of the Terri tory of New Mexico. Wm. Powell, a man with a family of five children, at Louisville, Ky., leaped from the wharf into the Ohio river, June :'d, and was drowned Andrew Moore, aged 14. fatally stabbed Fred. I. Lawler, of the same age, in Xew York, June 2d. The latter with two other boys, had been amusing them selves by annoying Moore The stoiy of the massacre of the Cincinnati party to the Black Hills is now pronounced positively false A few days ago the lightning struck an oil tank at Oil City, Pa., which contained 21.000 barrels of crude oil. It immediately exploded, and set fire to another tank containing 2:5,000 barrels of oil. Loss estimated at $100.000.... The dead bodies of a man, woman and child were found in a se cluded part of the woods near Belle ville, Illinois, June 2d. The woman and child were shot through tho head, and the man through the heart. The man had registered at a hotel in Belleville, as Joseph May, of Evansville, Ind. The verdict of the coroner's jury was to tho effect that the man shot the woman and child and then killed himself The Methodist General Conference ad journed, May 31st, to meet in Cincin nati four years hence. A boiler in the Collier White Lead Works, St. Lous, exploded June 5th, demolishing a part of the building and severely injuring several employees. Lass, $50,000 Wilhemina Weick.con- victed f the murder of her stepson, at Buffalo, X. Y., in November hist, h;is been sentenced to be hanged, July 21st, 1S76 The paper mill near Springfield, Ohio, owned by the Springfield Republi can newspaper, was burned a few days ago. Loss, 890,000; insurance, $20,000. . . .A dispatch says that J. C. Aver, the patent medicine manufacturer, has been sent to the Insane Asylum in Xew Jersey A Black Hills party arrived at Yankton, Dakota, June 5th, bringing with them $20,000 in dust Three herders were killed by Indians, June 3d, twenty-live miles south of Sidney, Xebraska. Two young men giving their names as A. and F. Griswold, have been ar rested in St. Louis as bogus commission merchants. They sent circulars all over the West and Northwest, asking con signments of eggs and butter, and offer ing unusual inducements to shippers Letters found with them show that they have done an extensive swindling business in Chicago Sam Anderson, (colored) a murderer, a few days ago was taken from the officers in Memphis by a mob and hmig. .. .Three persons were drowned while ibathing at Bound Brook, X. J, June 5 Judge Pettit one of the candidates for Judge of the Supreme Court on the Democratic ticket in Indiana, made an outrageous assault upon a street preacher in Lafayette a few days ago. The State Central Com mittee will at once take steps to have his name taken from the ticket He has been indicted by the grand jury Advices from Col. Meyer, Supervisor of Internal Bevenue, who has been look ing up crooked stills in Bollinger and other counties in southeast Missouri, say that up to the 3d inst. he has ca tured seven copjw-r stills, worms and caps, burned fourteen still houses, and 132 mash-tjibsof ovor one hundred gal lons capacity each, lesides running off 10,000 gallons of mash and beer, and several hundred gallons singling. Six distillers liave been arrested and put under Iwnds (jf $1,000 each. A number of distillers; are hiding in the woods to escape arre& (Jeo. B. Frcutz,a clerk in the Cincin nati lst-ofjlcen tho "morning of June ,7Ui,-U:?.7W$v0iver "and shot himself through the heart. He was-to have leen married the evening bfore, but did not make his appearance, although the guests had assembled and the bride w:is in readiness A destructive fire oc curred in Jacksonville, lit. June 0th. Loss, $19,500; insurance, $13,000 V coal and wood yard, and a dyeing es tablishment were burned in FJizabelh. X. J., J tine 7th. Loss, $50,000; insurance. $30,000 The steamship Austin struck a snag and sunk 22 miles below Xew Orleans, June 0th. She had a cargo of sugar from Havana, valued at $H,000. Tho vessel was valued at $125,000. Xo insurance Six counterfeiters, having their headquarters at Mt. Vernon, 111., were arrested June 0th Mrs. Tyrrell, while driving across the Lake Shore Bail road near Krie, Pa., June 0th, was struck by the fast mail train, and in stantly killed A lire in Xew Orleans. June 7th, destroyed 10 cottages, valued at $20,000. The Ohio Falls car works at Jeffer sonville, Indiana, the laigest in the world, have been ordered to be sold undera foreclosure of mortgage, to se cure creditors The stockholders of the Chicago, Bock Island & Pacific Railroad, at a meeting in Chicago, June 7th, elected the following directors for three years: John F. Tracy. Hugh Kiddie, David Dows, P. X. Cable, and Wm. L. Scott. The directors elected t he following officers ; President. John F. Tracy; Vice President, Hugh Kiddie; Secretary and Treasurer, F. II. Tows; Executive Committee, John F. Tracy, Win. L. Scott, Hugh Kiddle, F. H. Tow's, and David Dows A dispatch from Portland says Oregon has gone Demo cratic. The Democrats claim a majority in the Legislature of 13 on joint ballot. Kev. David Edward, Bishop of the church of tho United Brethren in Christ, died in Baltimore, June 0th, at the age of 01. He was a native of Ohio. THE XLIVth CONGRESS. Heaat. Tihjksday, June 1. The Senate pro ceeded to the consideration of the arti cles of impeachment Senator Carpenter said he desired further timo to consider what the defendant would do. Of his associates Judge Black w:is on his back with rheumatism, and Blair out of tho city. He did not know whether it was better to rest the case and demand judg ment, or plead further. He argued that the recent order of the Senate was not valid, because it had not been adopted by a two-tluE-Is vote, and claimed that every senator who also voted against jurisdiction would be bound to vote not guilty on the final vote. Messers. Lord and McMahon replied on behalf of the Managers, and urged that the trial go on. Senator Carpenter finally asked that he be allowed until Monday next to consult with his colleagues. After some debate, Senator Wright moved that the Senate, sitting as a court of im peachment, adjourn till Tuesday next at 7 r. 3i. Agreed to, and the Senate, sitting as a court, adjourned. Heaie. The House went into committee of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill. There was considerable progress made in the bill, with the usual discus sion about Indian outrages, but the sec tion for the transfer of tho Indian Bu reau to the War Department was not reached when the committee rose, and on motion of Mr. Lord, the bill for the distribution of the Geneva award was fixed for consideration on Monday, the 5th. An evening session was held for general debate on the tariff question. Horn. The army bill was considered. After some attempts to amend the bill, Mr. Hurlbut offered a substitute directing the President to appoint a commission of seven officers of the armv, of distin guished service and knowledge, who shall reiwrt to the President their opin ion of tho best method of reorganizing the army, and especially on the best method of reorganizing "the staff de partment, with a view to economy and efficiency. After some discussion, Mr. Hurlbut's substitute was rejected--yeas, SS ; nays, 44. The bill then passed yeas, 120; nays, S2. Senate. Friday, June 2. The legislative ap propriation bill came up. Senator Morrill made a long statement in which he held that the reductions proposed by ihe House were altogether too much The first amendment reported by the committee on apdropratons, restoring the salary of Senators and Representa tives from $4,500 to $5,000 was adopted, other amendments, proposed by the committee on Appropriations, restoring the salaries of officers and clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Capitol police, and employees in the Library, to the amounts received bv them under the existing law, were agreed to, as ras also the amendment appropriating 815,000 for the salary of the Congressional printer and employ ees, and $2500 contingent expenses. When the amendment to strike out the clause reducing the salary of the Presi dent to $25,000 per annum from and after March 4th, 1877, was reached, Senator McCreery moved to non-concur in that amendment A debate ensued, and pending the discussion, the Senate went into xecutive session and soon adjourned. Saturday, June 3. Senator Allison called up the Senate bill providing for tute authorizing the commi-ioner to treat with the Indiana l-ir the re linquishment of tho Black 1 1 ills and otherwise fr the prvn.i- I lion or jw-acv. senator IngalLt Mib j united an amendment, which a. agreed i to. proMdmg that any rejirt made hi ; the Commi-vMoncrs .-hall If tratauuUrd to thi' PieMiIfiit. tog'tIiT with any :ti:revment made with said Indian.-, wlio 1 shall transmit the samr i Coiigrww for j approval. The Mibotituic was then agreed to. Bill pasn-d yeas, .; nas. . J The Senate then con-iden-d the legisla tive appropriation bill. I he amend ment to restore the salary of the Presi dent to $in.A'0 from March 4th. I-", was agreed to. The other amendments of the committee, restoring the salary of the prnate Secretary to tho Pi evi dent and salaries of emploies of the Department of Mate, wereagrevd to. Various other amendments w ere agreed to, but without Jiruil action on the bill the Senate went into executiie session, and when the doors were reopened ad- joureU. Iluuar. Mr. Cat offered a ie-oltition directing the committee on whi-kv frauds in St. an agreement with the Sioux Nation in regard to a j)ition of their reservation, and for other purKse.s. .Mr. Kdmunds otfered a substitute authorizing the President with theconsentof the Senate, to appoint a commission, to consist of five persons, to isit ;ts .soon :is jssible the tribes of the moiiv Indians with a view to negotiating with them a treaty or agreement for tie cession to the Tinted states of the I'.kuk Hills, ami appropriating $.o.ui ). After discussion Senator Kdmunds modified the Mihsli I.ouis to investigate the question of fraud on the revenue in the manufac ture of whisky and wines in .Milwau kee, and whether any officers of the Cuitcd States were concerned theiem adopted. The House went into com mittee of the whole on the Indian ap propriation bill. An amendment for bidding the furnishing of rations to while men living with Indian women was rejected. The committee reached that part of the bill proiidiug for the transfer of the Indian Iiureau to the War Department, when Mr. MeCrari raised the point of order, that it changes existing laws, and does not, on its lace, retrench espouses. The committee rose before the point of .:dcr w.is de cided, and tho House adjourned. llunao. Monday. .1 une 5. The committee (in elections offered a resolution declaring T. W. I'eiinett, the sitting delegate from Idaho, not entitled to the seat ordered printed. Mr. White onered a resolution establishing a money older office at every county seat; also reducing the membership of the House of IJepiesen tatives to two bundled. The resolution to the effect that legislation affecting the tariff is at this time inexpedient came up fur consideration, and was r -f erred to the committee on wais and means. Mr. Neal offered a bill to" repeal the resumption act of .Ian. I J. 1st."., and called the previous question on the bill. Mr. Kassoii raised the point of order that no notice of the bill had been given, and that therefore the bill was not in order. The Speaker decided that the point of order was well taken. .Mr. llolman appealed from the decision of the chair, and on motion of Mr. Mor rison, the appeal was laid on the table lo4 to :J5. At this point Mr. Hlaine rose to a tiuestion of privilege and addressed the House. Adjourned. Nrnnlr. TrusDAY, June ;. Several private bills passed. The petition of Cen. I Jean regard, of Louisiana, for removal of political disabilities, was presented and referred to the .Judiciary Commit tee. A resolution was adopted request ing the President, if in his opinion not incompatible with the public interest, to furnish the Senate a fac aim tie copv of theorigininal draft of the letter of tho Secretary of State to the Minister of the United States at the Court of St. James in May, lfcOl. in relation to the proclamation of the Queen of Creat Ihitain. recognizing the belligerent character of the Confederate States. The impeachment proceedings were continued. Mr. Mack tiled a motion that the Senate vacate so much of the order recently adopted hohling:is naught the plea as to jurisdiction tiled bv him for the reason that said plea was not overruled by a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present. An order was agreed to directing that the defendant 'have time to plead further, or answer the ar ticles of impeachment within ten davs, and that in default of an answer within that time, trial proceed on a plea of not guilty. Mr. Lord submitted an order that the Senate as a court of impeach ment proceed to hear evidence Julv 1 lth. Senator Sargent moved to make it June ItUh, and pending discussion the doors were closed and the Senate proceeded to consider the matter in secret session. After the secret session theChair announced that an order had leen agreed to as follows: That on the Gth of July, at 1 o'clock p..m.. the Senate sitting as a court of impeachment, will proceed to hear evidence on the merits of the trial in the case. An order w;is also agreed to directing the managers to furnish the defendant, or his counsel, within four days, a list of the witnesses they wished to call in the case, so far as "known, and that resondent within four davs after re ceiving the list of witnesses from the managers, shall furnish the managers with a list of his witnesses, so far as known. Adjourned. Hoax. The rules were changed so as to allow the committee on banking and currencv to report at any time. The House went into committee of the whole on the In dian appropriation bill. The question being on McCrarys point of order against the section to transfer the In dian Bureau to the War Department, the chair overruled the point of order. An amendment was agreed to providing that any person desiring to trade with the Indians shall receive a license or the certificate of a District Judge or a Judge of the Supreme Court of anv Territory that he is of good character. The committee rose and reported the bill to th House, and it passed. Ad journed Hniair. Wednesday, June 7. The resolution proposing a common unit of inonev and accounts for the United States and Great Britain was passed. The House bill extending for one year the provisions of the act of December :. 1S74. so -as not to deprive homesteadfsettlers driven from their homes bv the locust plague of their rights, was jiassed. Senator Dorsey, for the District of Columbia, reported adversely on the Senate bill prohibiting the manufacture, importa tion and sale of intoxicating liquor in the District, and it was lndefinitelv 'Kwti-'ned The -tiaU rruniti iho ; eon-sd. r.it:.n of the ItytLvuie appro priation bill, the qu-;i.m bein;; oil the amendment ut.miiii! bi ."senator Kd ! muixls, proiiding that all'apjoiutment j in the depnrlmcnti of the government shall l- madh on a careful .ind umur iwi r&uiuiuuuoii oi caniiia;'Ti uy .i lkMrtl ... tin w .l .. .. . .t t.. - at. .t . n.Htl H'iipin. ijtl Jf"S IU.UI IIM , rsius, to U apviutol b the Itesl- i tleiit w itli the :uli ice and consent of the senate, was rcjeet-i! i e.u. 1 1 : n.ii - :. Senator ("laitoii Mibmltteda ri-tululum. which was unanimous! v agreed to. tmv nding tluit in making reduction of lone, the heads of deU'irtuient.1 .shall retain those persons who hall haw li-eii disabled in the imhlurv er naial sen ice oi the I ntted Mates, and the widows of deceased soldurs. The hill was read a third time and passed wns. ill . iiai s. 7. equator Morrill, of Maine. called up tho fomiication anproprtnAion bill, which rrr"Tne SelnifFtbok up the silver bill, but w ilhout acting on it adjourned. liana. Mr. Croun.se introduced n bill author izing a railroad onloou bridge over thf Missouri ner at Xebrask.i Cttv pased. The bill rejKvding the section of the Ilewsed statutes making restric tions in the dtsosal of public lauds in the Mates of Alalaina. Mlvi.isippl. Louisiana. Arkansas and Florida, was paved -yeas. ioj; navs,l-7. Mr. Cannon, tioni the postal committee, rejrtsl a lull proi iditig for a penalti for mailing obscene looks and prohibiting lottery circulars jiassing through the mails parsed. '1 he House then procetnlcd li the consideration of a bill for the dis- tilbutjon of the unappropriated moneis of the Ceneva award, the di.scu.sMon on which continued during an evening fu sion, and pending wlnehthe House ad journed. Mrnntr. Tlii'lMU v. .June .- Senator M itchell moved to take up theiesolution rc-iorted bv the committee on Kleetions to pay Pinckback the compensation and mile age of Senator from Louisiana, from the beginning of the term for which he was contested to the end of the content lejeeted; yeas. 1'7; nays u. The silver bill was taken up. but was jost Mined. The Senate bill to authorize an increase of at my otlicers detailed throughout the country to teaeh mili taiy t.ieties, with an amendment mak ing the number .io instead of 0, passed. Adjourned. Houar. The jost loute bill and the bill to pievent straw bids passed. Mr. Knott of the .Judiciary committee. lej-utisl a bill pi escribing the oath to be taken by giaud and jwlit jurors in the United Mates eoiirts. After some discussion the bill went oier. Mr. Tarliox here lose to speak to a matter of personal prii ilege in leference to a resolution otleietl by him, am! referred to in the speech of Mr. Plaint. The House re sumed the lleneva await! bill, ami was addiessed by Mr. MeCrary. At the close of his speech the House ngrei-d to a committee of conference on the con sular ami ilijdtnii.it it appropriation bill, and Messrs. Singleton. Kandall and W'al tluui were appointed. Adjourned. The Lightning Train. The New York Herald of .June 1st says : This morning the .1 arret t A; Palmer fast train started from .Jersey City for san Francisco, which latter city it is expected to reach on Sunday afternoon, thus shortening the trans-continental trijt fully sixty hours. The intention is to make only live stoppages along the entire route, and the train will have a clear track wherever it goes, nil other trains having to get out of the war for it. P.csidfs these stoppages there will be only a few checks to the headlong speed of the train, when fresh locomo tives are to be, exchanged for those that have exhausted their stock of fuel. The train consists of a locomotive, a baggage car, a combined commissary and smoking car ami a Pulman palace hotel car. The engine to be used aa far as Pittsburg has no name, but is known as .73. It is an eight wheeler, the fore wheels connected has cylinders of 17 inches diameter and 21 inches stroke of pistons, weighs 7U.000 -onnd.s, and is equip-ed with tho Westinghouse auto matic brake, the driving wheels are five feet in diameter, and the tender has a capacity of L 190 gallons of water and 1.J0 bushels of coal, sufficient to carry the train through to Pittsburg without a single stop. Water will be taken on board while running, from long tanks placed between the tracks. The average speed to Pittsburg will b 44 miles per hour. The following dispatches from differ ent joints along the line show the prog ress of the train as far as Cheyenne: Coitnol IJi.ltks, June 2. Jarrett & Palmer's fast train arrived here atOX) this morning, local time, 37 minutes ahead of their schedule time. Omaha, June 2. Jarrett & Palmer's train, after leaving Chicago last evening, gained steadily till it arrived at Clinton. After leaving there it lost 20 minutes by the breaking of a branch pump on the engine, and got a new one. IJetween IJooue and Dunlap. Iowa, this morning made a run of 75 miles in 79 minutes; arrived here at 0'M a. m. and left at 10:0". The Union Pacific folks have made every arrangement to ensure the success of the trip on their roatl. and will run them at 40 miles per hour between Omalia and Cheyenne. The wash-out on the east end of the road will be repaired by 5 o'clock this evening, which will ensure the train go ing through. Chicago, June i The trans-continental train which left here at 10:4."J last night on the California line of the C. & X. W. IL R, crossed the Missis sippi and arrived at Clinton, Iowa, at 1:09 a. M., or about six minutes later tlian was intended. The train arrived at Council Bluffs, opposite Omaha, at 9:27 a. m., June 2, having made a run of 402 miles in ten houre and fifty-seven minutes, including stops. The average was a mile in 1 l-t-16 minutes. The f ol- hiwin rrmarlal J rum nuW ?li uu'm in i tmnut. li m ut minute, and 7i mdt in 77 uMt4v. Kour engineer run thrwgli a 4it twtu. Mij-cin'.eodla 3xxvmpa.mm& Uio train claim tho nut vukt h mmW m nine l:rv TW train lft ' Msvihn i 10 to, Omaha tim. (.'Mini. June i-Tb inukvttat. nentoJ f.vi train ha mot w lth erwit o-ts mjkv hcai Hag ber w tUt Uto ?t$4tf exception of Uniing ;i bi. U utt tlu sinoking-car. ! wntfh it iw dpfcyil twenty ituuutm Pawd ih Sh Platte, Neb, at i Is v 2 Htwirt .itml 4S minute ahead of rhedul time. Tb average time made was it imh-n jir hour. The L'uton iur!ilj fc!kj &? iUkt 1 ' uv "v" HW i9it TWrM tJlf' Wain l'to Oicyuan 'V At 10 iTi ti -night or Her. I-iTiat- The fast train pussix! mUt, Neb, IU m ilea out, at ' r. xI Utmtt lutd nfttytwo minst'on :diiml of -"'-u !o time. The truck ks clmr of inner thing to Chelenne. ud It 1 eijMsted that the Illicit rtttt and time will l- Hindu lvtweeu thitM i -tint a. )MAM..JimeU'. ThufltM train Jwiwoed Pino lilud at I'JU. I hottrs and 13 utUt uteri ahead uf time-a tlb.iiiro of -C73 miles oilL OnnitNMt, .June 2. Tim fKl Imta eft heieut to Is; it intuit C tnihw j-ir hour lct ween Ninth Plat to .mid Ch-y en no. 1 M in . Neb.. June 3.- Tho fas train miched ilieen Kiver at it -SO; left Unim Kiver C.27 0 Imhm.i ntid &o :ultiu!n ;de.ul of time. The fat train wa at Hiklgcr M-itkkti at 7 . a. u-7 hours and 14 itt)ttut't ahead of Utile. The fast trim arrived at KvumUmi distant i'.i miles from intuitu. uli:H; departed. sr.t- vs boms ium! la mtuui'M ahead of time. Ot.lK. .June a- The lightning o prtws arniixl hen-at 1 0.-22. load time, this morning . Itomu ahead of time; made the run fiom ( uuitha to igiten in just 21 hours; made l"vato'n toOgd-Mt. ".' miles, in 71' mtuubv. The fastest time made was H m!ler in II miiiuUs. stopped iuOgtlen Jimt ."V minute. The train rmm ;o fast that it i.s in a constant eloini of dust; tho passengers look dusty ami ixhnntl. Omaha. .June :. The fast train arrived at Ogdcii at tt):.7, 1-'irnmletlme: 10:27 local time- shorn sand 27 minute ahead of .schedule lime, .erngi niH-etl over the I'nion P.wilJc. -i l miles hour. Omaha.. J une;:. The fast train ihls-hs! Palisade at r.-20 i. m.. S.tu F rum-hat time. Average from Ogden t mihw; distance fiom Omaha. 10.12 milen. Omaha. .J une .1. - 1 he fast train pivwd Winncuiucea, Nev., at s-20 i. m., li.i miles west of Omaha, ami 171 miles from San Francisco 0 hours and 211 minute ahead of nebi-dub tune. It Ls expected the Central Panth will hhow very fast time on thu home .stretch 1 tween Sacramento and San Francisco, arriving at the latter place by 8 a. m. San Francis o. ('al, June I Thu train arrived at Oakland wharf, which is within the city limits of Sun Fran cisco, at 1:2."' a. M.. in twonty-fdx minutes less than eighty-four hours. It arrived on the wharf on this side at 9:45, ami at U :." the jnirty alighted in the court of the Palace Hotel, dusty and travel-worn but In good health and spirits. Engine So. l'. brought thu train through from Ogden with the assistance of an additional engin In crossing the Sierras. Time from Ogden to San Francisco 2: hours and two min utes. Actual average running time from Ogden to Oakland wharf wan 4l milert jer hour. Considerable trouble was experienced on the Central Pacific from the wearing out of the break nole-i In the Pennsylvania cars; and in the mountains, the Central Pacific Co. put on two of our coaches to brake thu train. Xo accident of any kind occur red throughout the whole trip. Shortly after arrival breakfast was served, to which many prominent citizens, army and navy officers, representatives of thu press and theatrical profession, railroad officials, and Mayor of the city were in vited. A salute of thirteen guns wa fired from the roof of the Palace Hotel on the arrival at the wliarf. The re mainder of the day is to 1 devoted to needed rest- There will le a reuaJe in the evening. Mother. Many a discouraged mother folds her tired hands at night and feels as if she had, after all, done nothing,although she has not spent an itlle moment since she arose. Is it nothing that your little helpless children liave someone to come to with all their childish griefs and joys? Is it nothing that your husband Is -safe" when he Is away to his busi ness, lcauie your careful liands direct everything at home! Is it nothing, when his business is over, that he lias the blessed refuge of home, which you have that day done your best to brighten and refine? O, weary and faithful mother, you little know your power when you say, MI have done nothing r There i3 a book in which a fairer record than tliis is written over against your name. Rural Sun, It is claimed by the Terre Haute Ex press that the masses of Western jo ple are better educated than are the peo ple of the Eastern States. Florida squeezes 249,000 a year from hex sponge interest -i l srt - --. Jmm f ,"T... y