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VOLUME III.
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA' THURSDAY, APRIL 13. 1876.
Editor ami Irop-Ietor.
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A STUAXCE STATEMFXT.
Tbe I'roresH of Mm Formal ion of A nthra
rite Coalf,!) o-r'l in 'tin- In
dian Kiclft Shaft.
We have before ua now on our
table -a specimen which is one-half an
thracite coal and the other half a Eolid
ified sediment that four years ago was
all soft sediment. For over four years
there has been in use iu the Indian
Itidge Shalt of the Philadelphia and
Heading Coal and Iron Company, this
district, 1 w ) 1 ; 1 p )?, 1 "J 1 s
in diameter, made of inch boards nailed
together, which served to carry water
from one of the rings in the shaft to a
lower level. The rings are boxes around
the sides of the shaft which catch the
water corning out of the rock, slate or
coal, and are put in to prevent the water
from falling down and making a regular
shower-bath ol the shaft. At the ring
in question a large Epring iu the slate,
about thirty feet below the Primrose
vein, had been struck, the water from
which is apparently as pure as a crystal.
Some four montli3 since it was found
that this wooden pipe had become so
clogged with the reddish-brown sedi
ment that is deposited by all mine wa
ter, that the open space in it was not
more than two inches in diameter, and
not large enough to carry oil' the water
from the ring. Consequently a new
pipe was put in, and the old one, nearly
closed with the sediment adhering to its
aides, was left standing. The water was
then turned into the new pipe and" cut
of lrom the old one, whiHi is some fifty
feet or over in length. Oa Friday last,
after remaining iif the shaft without any
water passing through it f.r over four
months, the greater part of this old pipe
was taken out, and when broken open
the wonderful phenomenon presented it
tclf that the fccdiment was gradually
changing into what appears to be an
thracite coal. About a half inch of the
inside of the sediment lining the pipe
had changed into coal, and the remain
der was also gradually changing, the
only portions of the sediment remaining
quite soft being that part deposited first
and next the sides of the pipe. A cross
Bectiou of the pipe uow kIiows, com
mencing at the center, first a circle 0!
about a half an inch in diamctr-r eur
rouniung 1110 two inch opauinr remaiu
:sg in tliy P-pu, men a circle 1 sedi
ment partly turned into coal, and then
tbe sediment in its natural state and the
sides of the pipe. The surface of sedi
merit which was exposed to the action of
the atmosphere has changed first, and
the same influence or chemical combi
nations which had changed its nature
wore gradually operating on tin; rest of
the sediment. The process of formation
is plainly seen in the sediment next that
already turned into coal.
Samples of coal taken from the pipe
have been tried on the blacksmith fire
at the colliery, aud it makes an exceed
ingly hot fire, bul being of a softer na
ture than the natural anthracite, it clink
ers badly. Fortunately there arc an
quantity of samples of this wonderfu.
formation, and those who are unwilling
to believe without thcnuelvcs seeing and
touchiug can bo accommodated. There
Is no Kcely motor business about this
discovery. A section of the pipe about
sixteen feet long has been left standing
in the shaft to see what results will fol
low in the next six months or year.
Samples have also been sent to General
Pleasants at Pottsville for examination,
and wc suppose the pul lie will soon
have the opinion of gentlemen qualified
to judge on this? surprising formation -but
if anthracite eial will form from
sediment depositel by mine water when
exposed to the action of the atmosphere
under certain conditions for a period as
short as four months, what becomes of
all the pet theories of the geologist and
mining engineers on this subject? How
about the great heat, the millions of
years ot time and tremendous pressure
which, according to the various theories
of thz heretofore accepted authorities
were necessary to account for our de
posits of the finest and .best fuel yet
found.
Oystek SnoiiT Cake. One quart
flour, three teaspo nfuls baking powder,
one tal-Iespoonful butter, a pinch of salt,
and enough sweet milk to moisten well.
Roll about an inch thick and bake on
tin pie plates quickly. While it is bak
ing, take one quart of oysters and a half
a cup of milk and the same of butter,
mixed well with a tablespoon ful of flour,
and a little salt and pepper; add alitr
gether, and boil up once. When the
cakes arc done; split them open and
spread the oysters between them, some
on the top. Put the oysters that ar
left in a gravy dish, and replenish when
needed.
The people north ot Fort Dodge are
making strenuous efforts to raise money
to lid the Des Moines & Fort Dodge
Railroad Company in extending their
road through the northern counties to
the State line, and thence to the pineries
of Minncsots. Subscription papers are
being circulated, and are being generally
igned by the citizens along the pro
posed line. Xever before were a people
more in earnest in an endeavor to carry
n enterprise to completion.
GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED.
John 8. Eldridge, a former president
of the Erie railroad, died in New York
a few days ago.
A fire at Sheboygan, March 27th des
troyed a crockery store, with a Iosb of
$7,000. Insured.
Two men were killed in the coal
mines at Scranton, Pa., by the falling of
coal and rock, March 25th.
Five buildings were burned in Joliet
on the night of March 21th. Loss, $23,
050; insurance, 11,C50.
The Fourth Street Presbyterian
Church in Detroit was burned March
25th. Lots, $75,G00; insurance, C0,
000. R. P. Rogers, receiving teller of the
Fulton Rank, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has
absconded, being a defaulter to the ex
tent of 55,000.
Sammon's elevator at Cedar Grove,
Wisconsin, with 10,000 bushels of grain,
was burned March 2Cth; also an adjoin
ing warehouse. Loss, $12,000, with but
little insurance.
Additional telegrams from Ft. Fetter
man state tl at Gen. Crook's victory over
Crazy Ilorfo W8B complete, and that
many of the Indices who eEcapsd must
starve, as all their provisions, ammuni
tion, etc., were destroyed.
On the 27th of March several citizens
of Raton Rouge were arrested and
taken to New Orleans, charged with
conspiracy and intimidation. Some
time ago the parties under arre6t noti
fied Judge Davis that it would not be
safe for him to remain longer in that
district, uno as a consequence Judge
Davis left the parish. Tho prisoners
gavo bail in the sum of $5,000 each.
Disastrous floods are reported in
Massachusetts. On the 27th of March
a dam gave way at Worcester, flooding
Cherry Valley so that tho citizens had
to remove their families to the hills.
Tho Icbs of property u estimated at
$200,000. At Lawrence the mills were
stopped in consequence of tho high
waters. Many buildings wero washed
away 01 destroyed. The I06SCJ in the
neighborhood ot Clinton, Mass., aggre
gate $350,CC0, and about Norwich, Con
"octi ut, the same amount. At Tafts-
vi.lc. I 'r-ciicct, tho wme daj, 41 9 c
men were drowned by tho washing away
of the dam embankment they were
strengthening. The aggregate loss in
New England is enormous.
A dispatch from Gen. Crook, dated
Fort Reno, March 22d, gives the follow
ing information: Gen. Reynolds, with
a part of his command, pushed forward
on the trail leading to the village of
Crczy Horse, near the mouth of the Lit
tle Powder River. This he attacked
and destroyed on tho 17th, finding a
perfect magbzine of ammunition, war
material, and general supplies. Crazy
Horse had with him the Norther Chey
enne and some of the Minucoujores,
probably in all one-half of the Indians
of tho reservation. Gen. Crook recom
mends the immediate transfer of the In
dians of the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
agencies to the Missouri. Tho telegram
further reports that Gen. Crook and tis
command experienced terrible cold
weather during their absence from their
wagon train.
Industrial.
Thomas G. Okwio, Solicitor of Patent of the
Iowa Patent Office, at Des Aloines, reports the
rollowlnj; U. S. Patents issued to Western In
ventors
Makcii 7, 1870.
Guaid Fingers for Harvesters A.
Burk holder, Ciarksville, Iowa: A do
vice for raising fallen grain to a position
in which it can be cut by tho knives.
Wagon Endgates Alfred Bartlett and
Alfred Bartlett, Jr., Toledo, Iowa.
Merchandising Cars Augustus H.
Burhaus, Hastings, Nebraska.
Plows Eugene R. Knight, Omaha,
Nebraska: Plow formed of a broad
colter plate, bent at right angles to form
a flat cutting share, also turned up to
form a ver:ical cutter at the outer end,
and provided With an adjustable skele
ton mold board.
Water TVhce'e N. M. Prince, Con
cordia, Kansas : Two gates pivoted on
opposite sides 01 the wheel, and con
nected together, so that the water press
ure is balanced, making the gate work
easier, and the form of the gate is such
that each one makes two chutes, through
which the water enters upon the wheel
tangentially.
Clothes Driers John J. Reed, Lyons,
Iowa: A cast iron wall plate and 6helt
with supporting ribs, provided with
slats, to which are attached arms for
holding the clothes.
Water Elevator James Chenoweth,
Omaha, Nebraska: A gravitating de
vice is attached to the endless rope or
chain, to which the bucket is fastened,
which gives the up and down movement
to the bucket. The bucket is of cylin
drical form, with an opening through
its bottom, provided with a valve, and
below the bottom of the bucket is a diss
which will spread the water and dis
charge it into the trough. The disk
also serves as a guide for the Talve
stem.
Elastic. Links for Hammer Connec
tions Geo. Cuikendall ana J. Emesis,
Davenport, Iowa.
Pipe Connection! for Tr. Vnrrnnoa
Thomas L. Rankin, Emporia, Kansas:
me ouieci is 10 prevent tne leakage ot
gas at the pipe joints.
Running Gears A. B. Wroth, Win
terset, Iowa, assignor of two-thirds his
right to E. C. Mercer and F. G. Nol
gren, s&mo place.
THE XLIVth CONGRESS.
Hzxate Wtdnttaay. ilarch 22. -Scna'or Ed
mncd introduced a ioint re-olclon ;rovd n
f,,r an amendment to the ci'i'M'ttztior r ferred.
Tie Senate returned the coilderati w tbe
Senate bill for counting 'he ote V- - dfit
and Vic- Prei-idiLt. After -.-veral ami: :a ent
hhd been olleied. ii'-cn-tcd and n-i-C- '. ti e
Senate weni into cx.cuthe r --ion. '.Mr l-niV
nomination came up with ndicre rq-it.f the
coram tlee, but wan laid over Ind- fmirch. Tbe
committee on privilege-? and election- continued
the inefctijatlon iu the care of Smator J-i.ei.rcr.
mil jiwujiuK t enciieo. onmu-ini; to nun. ine
committee on fort Ira affair continued it- inv--
tiPHtion In i-fl-tirm f,.,.. !.-.,. rntr-o .tr..!, p,
Senator Stewart was before 'he lommittee, and
testified that after the negotiation a inat'e with
Albert Grant for nutting the stok on the markt t.
it wan ajrreed thut tien. ch. nek thould bar.
'ome of the rtock, a he bad espreted a desire
to invert. Itttajnnt li acquiring any interest
that he became a director. The 'alary wan 'i;n.
The wltms did not knowwhe'h-r ischenck paid
for the Kock iimrelf or not
Tho Joint ri(ilut!on introduced by Senator
Edmund propoei a mbrtituu fi r AiticleXII
of the ConatiUtlou, and a new article, of which
th main feature are the follow iui:: The ehctur?
are to ballot in their rerpective Mitet for Presi
dent and Vice Preiden' a- at prcrent, but 'he
lift of voted mut be rent to tbo pn-ridin ' .no
tice of thehuprem Court. The Supreme Cou't,
at a time and place to be fixed by law. i to pnK
licly open all the certificate? mid count tin-vote,
and the j-ron having tbe jrtce'e-t number of
vote? for I're-ident "hall he considered bv the
Court to have bet 11 lawfully t:ivn an! certified,
hall be President, if tuch huinbcr be a majority
or tbe whole number of eke orn Iawfally ap
pointed.
If no perron ha such majority, the state of the
votes thall I einiinoiJiatelT testified to tho Hou-e
of Kcprcri'Mativcp, which, fr.m the person hir
ing the hii't.iFt i mnber. not esrtdlii three on
tbe li:t of thoc voted I. r as President, -hill
chooe the President immediately bv a titcz rv
vote, the representation from each Hate o have
one vote, if a in jority of its deleuatlorb a-iree
on one candidate; a qaorum i to coi -ist of a
member or member." from two-tbiroc of the State,
and a majority of the Matte chU be nn-errary
for a choice. The votitg murt continue till a
President Is elected. In cae the llou-e tails to
elect before the -1th of March m xl following, then
the Vice Prrrident. an in cae ot the death or
constitutional diabili-t of tl.o I're-ident. will act
The person having the greatest number of elec
toral vote for Vicel'rer Cent, to be counted and
ortcrmined as above P vided. rha'l be Vice
President, if Mich cnnVn-r bo a majority of the
whole number of elector If :.o per-mi is thu
elected, the Senate is to choore a Vice President
by a mhjority of li w hole memher.-bip.
Final.y, It is pmviiitu ihat no Justice of tbe
Supreme Court shall be eligible for election a
President or Vice Prc-ldent until the erpl-atlon
of tvo )eirr after be shall ceise to hold nice
IIoumk Mr. 1'iee, from tne committee on In
valid Pension, reported n bill provnlirg that all
pensioiiH on i.ecotint ol death, cinstd by wounds
received or wounds, contract d in the servtcc of
the United States, since .March 1. ITI. ihall corn
tnence from the date of death or dischtrge, and
for the payment of prrear- of pension. Itefetred
to the Committee of the Who'e, and nude the
special order fur Wcdliexlay nxt.
On motion of Mr. Atk'n. the Senate sm nti
ment" to the bill to supply a deliciency in the ap
propriation for certain I'idlan trib's, were non
concurred iu.
Senatk Tiurmlav. Marcti 21. Senator Morsan
gavo notice that he would ask the Sena'e on next
.Monday to consider the .MirsK'lppl e'er ion
frands." Senator Wright said that ne vrotild astt
Senator Chn-tiancy to call ui ana press for con
sideration the motion to recousidt r the vote on
iho bill fixing the salary of the I're-ident. The
latter said he did not care to call np the matter,
that he had no mlerest in it except to uive Seni
tor further chance to spenk. Senator Wright
thought it should be called up spt-t dilv. The bill
toconnt the vote for Preidentand Vice Presi
dent;was taken up. Senator Kaudolph proposed
an amendment making additional sections, re
quiring the yeas and n"ysfroi ach House a" to
the validity of the returns, and in cane , a disa
greement, requiring the President of the Senate
il,....riim "-t-jn.5 ralldjwhil.il received a
niHjuruy ui mo Toi-j m Dclli houses -Iot, S7 to
12. Tho bill was amend-a m its phraseology
without materially filtering its meaning. Tbe hill
was 'aid aside to take up the jM"t route bill, and
tho Senate acre'ed. In canimcnciog Its considera
tion It was. announced that the pot route bill had
been sent to tne pr:ters. with the pending
amenumeni. ine ;-enale went into executive
sceio 1, and soon after adjourned.
House. Mi. Scel)o moved to reconsider the
vote by which the House h.ul concurred In the
Senate amendment to supply the deficiency at the
Ked Cloud agency the amendment haing to In
crense the appropriation from one hundred thou
sand to one hundred and fifty thousand dollar
After remarks the motion was withdrawn. Mr.
noon.-, from the committee on Indian art llrs, re
ported back the bill prohibiting the cutting of
timber on any Indian reservation, on lands to
which the Indian t'tie or right of occupancy has
no; been extinguished- passed. JI r. Cook," from
the committee on military affairs, rejxirted a bill
to reuce the area of the "military reservation of
Fort I.uramie, Wyoming lrr'-"y, ri !-.-,:.-
mile? passed. Mr. A. S. William'-, ot Micbigin,
irom the same committee, reported a bill repeal
lngthe law which forbids tne appointment to any
iosition In the army of any person w ho his -erve-il
in any capacity in the miiitar), naval or civil rer
vlce of the Confederate States in the late rebel
lion passed. Mr. Panning, from the sanm com
mittee, reported a bill to regulate the pav of 11. my
ofliccrs. The bill fixes the pay as follows: (Jen
craI.S10.000: I.t. (fciiera1. f-i.tr 0; Major (tei.eral,
S6,Ojo; Itngadier General. $:, 0 V; Colonel, SJ..:
Lii utensnt Colonel, $3 ilV: Major, Si"VjO: Captain
(mounted), f-J Ouo; Captain (not, mounted 1, $l.SOo;
Adjutant. S1.S00; First Lieutenant (:n cniid).
Sl.tiU); tirst Lieutenant tnot mounted), $!.:.;
Second Lieutenant (mounted). SLO; Second
Lieutenant (not mounted). $1.4(0.
Pending action on the bill the Houc went into
committee oi the whole on the. legislative, execu
tive and Judicial appropriation bill, with tne un
derstanding that all general debate on the biil
snould be limited to two and a half hours. The
committee was addrescd by Mr. Scale, who sup
ported the bill, and advocated the transfer of the
Indian Ilureau to the War Department. Aittr
some further discussion the committee rose and
eoon after adjourned.
Him atk -F rhlay, March 2-1. The chair la'.d
before the Sena e the Hone bill In relation to
political contribution". Mr. Dawts upgesti-d
that lhe bill be reicrred to the committee on Ju
diciary. He thought it effected political mutter
more than an.vthlng else, and that tncre wa in
law or question connected with it that any com
mittee was not competent to wre"tle. and he sug
geried it to be sent to the committee on Privi
leges and Elections. (Agreed to. The Senate
voted to adjourn over till Monday, when it ad
journs to-day.
The Chair laid before the Senate the bill on the
Sioux deficiencies with notice that the Uouse
will not agree to the amendments of the Sentte.
The Senate voted to insist upon Its amendments.
aia isKea lor a committee r conference. Mcsrr.
Withers, Allison and Oglesbv were appointed.
The Senite then took up the post route bill. The
bill was amended as to miner point and passed.
The Senate then resumed the cousideration of
the Senate bill to count tho Tote" of President
and Vice President. Senator Ilurnsice moved to
reconsider the vote by which the hill wa- passed
to its third reading, and then introducul an
amendment providing for tho emergency of two
sets or returns from one State. The amend
ment was rejected. Senator Bayard introduced
an amendment providing that in "case of disagree
ment in the casting of the votes, that tho House
should decide which was legally elected. After
some debate this amendment was lot.
The bill was then rased vess, 32; nav. 26.
Senator Thurman said he was tx a lo- to ce
what Senators could eee in this bill of a partisan
nature, ana moved a reconsideration of the vote
whereby the bill was parsed, in order to give one
more chance to fix some bih to meet the emer-
feccy when two acts or retam s were sent in. He
id hope that in thst chsmbcr. where debate was
allowed, some measure conld bej perfected to
meet the necessities of the ca?-: if no:, there
was no hope of ge'tingit done at this Congrcs-.
The motion was entertained, avd the Senate took
np the Connlar and Diplomatic bill, and made it
the order of buriness. Adiouraed till Monday.
IlotrsK. Mr. Uolmaa presented a memorial of
the Woman's Temperance League of Indlara.
asklrgfor legWatioE to promote temperance in
the United Mates referred. Mr Blount, from
the committee on Approp-i.vions. ieiorted a bill
to supply a deficiescy of 5i.nco fur the nnncf .c
ture of postal cards for tac vesr ending Jane 30.
1STO passed. Mr Wilshire. from the committee
on Indian Affairs, repored a bill to prcvtde a ter
ritorial government lor Indian Territory re
ferred to eommlttee on Incian Affairs." The
Hon-e went into committee of the whole on the
legislative, executive, and jndlcitl appropriation
bill. Mr. Hurlbat, of Illinois, spoke agains the
reduction of salaries of government oSlcials.
Mr. Kasson sepected that in the matter of econ
omy the majority of the House want t. go possi
bly too far, and the minority possibly not far
enough. He proposed to see if there "was not
s.-me ground on wkich the careful and prudn:
men on both sides coald combine In the.consid
crtion of this bill. Proceeding to dica-s the
reduction ot salaries, Mr. Kasson declared that
he would a thousand timet rather strike down
tbe compensation of members cf CoTgre- to
what it waspr.or to 1S60. 5SC00. than to tnnch
the poor pay of the various employees of the
government, who ire only receiring now the
same as they received thirty year ago. The
propcf ed reduction in tee State department ! not
retrenchment int diJorgaaizaUoa,
At the conclas-Ion of Mr. Kason'e remarks the
coinrojtittj proceeded to consider tho bill in de
tail. Tbe Item for the CGni;n ion of Senator,
which 5- the first i e.n In the Mil. havlnir been
read, v.h-rh ux the i-alerles at .OU. .Vr.
Ilakerof Indiana, uiiied to reduce to $.( O re
Jvrttd. Mr. K stcr moT-d to rtdnceifto $i,"vO.
and nf in;: tbe motion the committee rose, and
the House adjourned.
Sevath Mot.day, Mitch ir: The Chair hid
before the -senate a -ommonlcstlon from the
Secretary of War ctco-in a communication
from tbe C'on'miisarr General of ubst-ti:nce,
a.-klnt-an ajroiirtatitn ol fX(v for the nub
Mete-tire of th- atmy, th authority to ixnd tho
-ame dnrinr th-nre9it tW,l v-nr 1.. rTiirVK...
sa .,-t-nce f..r niHta t2,.t. Tn IrV' n v"C
?"-i'C I'-r inmtarj port- in Ar zona, New
Mexico and oth'jr.outi.i.ts hv b ginning ocom
ir g fiscal year. Jiferred. bena or Spencer re
ported the petition 0! 'he colored citlzer pray
ing lhat the 1 l.i of Apri be set apart as holiday
for tl.e t-ovcrnn-cn er-j,oyes, to enable them to
Hitend ihe uuviilirg ef trie Lincoln monument.
I 'arced. Aerator hir-.ij, from th committee on
post ofHce and yot reads, reported the bill fix
ing the wc cr t)rttA- on thlrd-cI"-- matter,
senator Morton called tip the resolution for the
appointment of a'ro-nrjitiec to iuvotlgate the
fraud in the MItr.islipl ele tion. Senator
Chri-tiancy tntroTuCrJ -a amendment and pro
ceeded to disensfc its iacrits. Senator Morton
faid he was wil ing tn accept the substitute.
Senator Cooper r.ensid'd the rguliir order,
beisg the npiironrfati nlbill. 31r. Morton moved
toliji' asiefesnr take 1p the Mississippi reso
ltiMoti, which the senate refused to do br a voto
ol 31 to g. The Senate hen cor sid-red the con
sular ami diplomatic II II. The question was
then taken on tlrt amtrdraeM of th commltiee
lor sala ie- cfenvo) extraordinary and minuter"
plenipotentiary 10 urtit unlaw, trance, i.er
man) and Hus!a. fixedly the Hoiie at Sll.fiM.
T he c inmlitce insert 3lV'T0. Senate agreed to
tl.e 'iniej.drae-nt. The ixt was on the restoring
of Inly to Ms former Jeition. which had been
rtneken oat by the I.'cise. Edmunds, Hnmlln
and Mortem advocated, sad Stererifon and With
ers oppo-ed it. ('aniitm moved an e-xecutiv
-e'rion. but iluall) albted the bulnets to pro
ceed, giving notice t has he would lnsM on an
executive tvtrl 11 at 3 aiock to-morrow. Sena
tor Morrill of Ve-moi advocated tbo Senate
nmciidtuint in reHjrJg Italy. At tho close
Cameron -igiin ur'ed t- motion to goiutoex
ucutive resion. AredJ to.
Senator Conkling obr tied !eav to lntroilnm
n joint resolntioD reyniingtbe President of the
1 nited State" ir compi hie with his duties, to
accept theinvitati-r of-'crn to Jo'n ia a confer
ence of governnurts 1 North sud South Amer
ica, with view 'o the aieliorstion and ce-diflca-t.on
of int'-rnations! ihijof foreign relations.
The Senate then v m, into an executive see
s'on, and after an "0!ir'se-ion sdjonrted.
Hi't -k.-IlilN were litroduced by Jonea of
KenttirLy fcrthediefrllation of oflicial patrana'-e
of the government it V&jhiiigtoii equuiiv
thtS-a-e-of the L'oiou A bill bv Hari
y among
cock to
iioriye txe T-e-jc-llerted on salaries of
Mdti-olJlers. Jlr. V.if- introoticed a bill to
restore the nr.t'onal crelt by funding the non
interest bearing dubt iri four percent bonds,
and to repral so rnucli I the rcninptioti act at
to requ-r; the Scerctar of the Treasury to re
dern nil out-Undins? lrU tender" by January 1,
WJ. Mr. Pa ne movedo suspend tLe rules auJ
pi's hi- bill 'c providefor graded resumption of
rpccH- p-ivinciit. Thefirst section of tho bill
direct"! the Secretary othe Treamry to set aside
and return in coin, eicriear. until United States
notes rhali be apprcciaji! to par with gold, in an
ui.oiiiit Kjual to t. r- elf cent ofthe outstanding
lega tenders e.r legal tisler note-, to be nuld as
are-.uiiiption'fnnd fori he n ilunption of such
leva! tender n .es, prtdid that such coin set
aside ami retained shalbe counted as part of the
sinking fund. J
The voto being takij. Payne's motion for the
previous que-lion w-jdefealed; nnTS l.VJ; veas
SI. It would have retilred a two thirds vote to
pa-s the bill. Anion;' oe v.tlng)ea are Bagby.
Catilfitld, llarnsn anMorrison. Among thnse
voting r.ny are And.jon, Burchard of Illinois,
Campbell. Cannon, c.nse, Eden, Farwell, Fort,
Martrell, Henderson, "ririburt, Kisson, McCrary,
I'!aited. Ttice, Sp&s. bamnn. snrini.T.
hi ing, Wil-on it i-ra, Tults and Oliver.
Mr.
J 'an da 1 1 move' J u-pend tho rules and
adopt a m-tlou to hi j t.e evenin s usslons on
Tuesdsy, V'('-vJl.r'' ,vj Thursday this vrelc
I r the consider;iorj s e "-gtslattvo ai.d Jc,l
C1.1 approrrtv.iou Sil. .-J'he motion u agreed
to: )e"a 15i, nn)S U . . . ,
The House then wnt iatoa committee of the
wholv on tbe bill ptvidrtig for the deficiency in
the engraving and dntiog bnretu of the treas
ury, and Tor tiie Is sfnee or the subsidiary silver
coin Mieecbe" we-rmade by Landers of Indiana
and Phillip- or Kaias agnfnst tbe bill, and by
Eani.i" of Bhode Und and Burchard of Illinois
insipport of it. Irieu- amendments were of
fered and some agnd to. after which the com
mittee roe and rained the bill and amend
ment" with the unrrstanding that live minutes
debute wou'd be all-ed in tin- House, and votes
taken on each aniciment. The House thun ad
Jourr.cd. Ssnatt 7lifS(ruj March -i?. Senator Ed
innnd", from the JiSelary committee, called no
the bill to relieve HI Shalfor. of Mississippi, of
political nl-uhilltie-iinposed by tbe 14th amend
ment. Senator 0'icron moved to insert the
name of Joseph Jhnslnn. Senator Edmunds
evpl.iired that the 'uimittceonly considered the
-of appllcaiiiforthoremovil of political
disabilities, v -1 'I Johnston was not each an
applicant, and Seitor Caunjrrn withdrew the
motion. SenatorVhyte moved to liiso.- tb"
name ol Waltt r HTenifer, of Baltimore, which
name Senafr Edtmds said had not been reached
bv tne c mrniite e-.beEator Wljie'i motln was
lo"t. and the bill ued.
Senator Freiingr;."en oilled up Senate bill IS,
to amend the 1 Miction of the .act to establish
the Jtidirlil courts! tho L'l.iled Slate", approved
Sopt 17th. The nrning hour having expired.
ii'c -."i.-umr i:,i)iririaiioii inn csuie up a" me
regular order. Tuque--tlon being on restoring
Italy, it was retnd. Th amendment rcstorlm?
"ivcral ports whit th- House liad stricken out
w a con-ldired. naior Sargent explained that
thee amendmwriUvero onlv confirming to ex
isting law". SM.r Shermnn anil Hamlin
urged the nccessilol conforming to tho existing
law, aud -poke agtist the general principle of
engr.ii !ng rew Irs upon appropriation bills.
Pending the coneiTation of ths bill the Senats
went into executi sirsilon and n after ad
journed. Hor-E. SeveraLllls and resolution were ot
lered and referred The Speaker Kid before the
House i coaimuni-ion from the I) strict Attor
ney lor the Distri or Columbia, informing the
Bouse that the gnd Jr.ry had found an Indict
ment arjHln. HalliKllb urnc, thorecusant wit
ne ir the real esie pool investigation, on five
counts, and othcriom l'hompon, hergcant-at-Arm.
informing ie House thst the Fnlted
staf-s Mar-hnl .'one District of Co'nmbia bad
come to them and nacsted that Uallet Kiibourne
be given into hi- ctody. which he (Thompson)
relu-ed to do, and .tin fjr further instrnctions
Irom the Ilou-e. jvioluiion wa- adopted in
structing the Servm'-at Arm not to deliver
Kiibourne to the ciody of anv persons or any
t.'l.nnMt i.htll rn .1 J .' - ..
"""""" uum mi'i- ureier- irom trie House.
The question wbier the recuant witness
h aid be "nrrendeil to thejudicial authorities
of the District, toe tried on the indictment
found afain-i nim 1 refusing to t-slfv, was di-enr-ed
.V con-iderac iength. Ka-son contend
ed t-iat whereas Caress hai provided a certain
mode ol puntshic reensant wlmese. each
Hou-e was therea dive-ted of Its individual
p. wer to infi'ct pnr-hrntnt rorcoatempt.
Mr Atkins, fromhe coference committee on
the ttt'l to -apply u t'.t.dcncy at Bed Cloud.
Sioax agency, mi a VP" tut the House
"benild roiicar in 6." beir-te amendment incrau.
ing the amount fai Jlty.O'fl to fllO.OCO. The
report war agreed t
The Houe themok uj.th bill reported from
tee ceimm'tteeon immerce to amend the law
for the regalat.on tstearc vessel", and Mr. Kea-
gin explnined the V. The bill went over till
next Saturday. Hie adjourned.
Sekati. ntdr.tt'.y, March iS. The Fenate.
after the int.-oductio of MU and petitions, re--umed
the conoid. ra-a of the consular appro
priation bil . SecaUAUb'on. from the commit
tee on Irdian afiairswepcned favorably on thg
Senate b 11 to author)! the Secretary of the In
terior to deposit ia th U. S. T.-eaa"ry all sams
now held by nim or Irealter received as trastee
of the various Indian Ibes en account of the re
demption of :no U. S.oacs or other securities
belonging to trc Ind:aTrssee Fund. The bill
also pr v des that the'nitsd States hll pay 5
per cect per annum turest on si! sans so dc-poi-ed.
Pas-ed. Walceo Pennsylvania spoke
in oppo-tioc to the rcuratlon of a.p-opri-itions
ca; dewn by the Hois. All amendments prc
j oeet by the committet o appropriat'ons were
sgre-.'d to. Vjrtoa ammiiient" were emalned
a- to restoring servi-es J existlcglaws only,
creating no connlate-and jcreaIng no saJaries,
oriiy rca-nr.ngwhst -he Hoa- had stricken oat.
The b'H was thee passed orvea and najs Tote.
Yea "ij. cays 17 McronV "Mississippi reola
tion was made HEilnishea islaess. Adjoarnefi.
Horsr. A bill passed b provide for the er
pense of adn'S'-on rf foreta roocs to the Cen
tennial. A resolution wa adopted nxta? the
coiapena:ion 1 1 witnesses ?-.i3c-Be3 before the
Hoae a: 5S m: day and 1 -iS mileage. Mr.
Burctarifrom the commiu- on-yti,sacd -san
r ported a bill aathonzinu the : rtaiv of the
Tnasnry to ct avert into cooes borts 5 per ce
rrgtered bonds teressan to nay theiii5t::enU
of The AThm. i-l. i rvrTrtmmty.- Pri
Thercgiilar rrder wa taiea up. bcicg tebill V
repcrtea cy vir. Banning iron tee miliar? com
mittee, -egulstlng the ?av nd allowirce of tSe
annv reourcea. The hill i to take effect July
1st. Mr. Banning procercftlw address the Hocse
in explanation ol the bili Bill ptased jeaa.
141; nays, 61. Mr. Bunairr frtin tie comn'.ttee
on tcilitarT tCtlrs reported & bUI to propott ti
iCriency of the army of the I'nitcd State . to
provide lor its reduction, and to consolidate cer- '
tain uf itr "taff dpaxtmentr -referred to the'
committer of the whole. The Hou'e then con- 1
ldered the bill appropria'in.- lfi.T,u) tor pint '
ing treasury note- and providinr for the I--ue of .
silver con. Mr. Pagi- s amendment to continue
the issuing of silvr coin o not !es than .1 mil
l:on ot dollars was rcf ted. Also, an amend- '
merit by Burchard of Illinois, allowing tbe t.Ic: '
to coin silver bu.llon for nrivate narties. Th-I
next amendment a one oSVnvi i.r U'illim nf
New York, providing that the Secretary of thi
Treasury shall net fur her increase theicterit
bearing dbt bv the irsue and sI- of bonds fo-
S- ilSUngyrfTiiaiSr
rections 1 aud 2 of the resumption rt m! 1?!
reeling the sale or bullion in the treitirv. wa
rejected. A number of ihrr amendment's were
offered and rejected. The bill 'or the eqisiiz
Mon-of bounties wai made tan special order for
ednesday. Tne House then went ibto commit
tee of the whole on tbe legislative appropriation
bill, the question twlngou amendment as to the
silaryof Senators. The first vote wan tnkn n
the nmeiidment of Mr. Douglass of Virginia, fix
ing the salary of Senators at $6.u rejected.
The next vote was on the amendment of Mr
O'Brl. n to'flx the salary at 3,-rejected. The
item wa then passed as reported in thj bill at
31.1C0. Various tiropo'ttlons were made in re
gard to mileage. Mr Foster, e.r Ohio, moving to
abolish It altogether. There was conMdi ruble
discussion on the mileage ijntstion. Mr Fo
ter amenument was rejected. The next pvra
graph whs one appropriating a hnndrcd thou..ii.d
dollars for variou cfRcers. clerkt. mrscnger.
Ac. of tbe Senate, and an amendment was rr r d
by Mr Bobbins to give th- jiermancnt po-it.on
as messenser In the Senate to a Tnion 'dier
whohadlo-t both his legs at Oettvsbnrg, was
made the subject of debate, in which thrre a
more effort at comedy than anything serious
Without disposing of the paragraph the commit
tee rose and the lluuse adjourned.
.Mrs. Whistler's Ciw.
Why She Changcrt Her Church.
The facta in Mrs. "Waistler's case
seem to have been theEe: Mrs. "Whistler
has singular absence of mind, and on
the last Sunday that she attended her
own Church Dr. Duuderby began to
read from tne Scriptures tho cccount of
the Deluge. Mrs. Whistler wag deeply
attentive, and when the doctor came to
the story of how it rained for so nieny
days and nighti, sho was so absorbed iu
the narrative and so strongly imprefcsed
with it, that she involuntarily put up
her umbrella and held it over her head
as she sat in the pew. It appoari that
Mrs. Moody, who sits in the next pew in
front, frequently brings her lap-dog to
church with her, and when Mrs. Whi.st-
lr raised her umbrolla suddenly, the
action affected the sensibilities of Mrs.
Moody's dog ir such a manner that he
began to bark furiously.
Of course, the sexton came in for the
purpose of removing the animal, but it
dodged into a vacant pew on the other
side of the aisle and defied him, barking
vociferously all tho time. Then the
sexton i'jcamo warm and indicuant. and
he -f-g a hymn book at tho dog,
whereupon tho dog flow out and bit
his leg. The excitement in the church
by this time, of course, was simply
dreadful. Not only was the story of the
Deluge interrupted, but tho unregener
ate Sunday school scholars in the gal
lery actually hissed the dog at the sex
ton, and seemed to cnj'oy the contest ex
ceedingly. Then Elder McGinn came after the
dog with his cane, and as he pursued the
animal it dashed toward the pul it and
ran up tho steps in such a fierce manner
that tho Doctor quickly mounted a chair,
and remarked, with anger flashing
Ji'-wuch his spectacles, that if this dis
graceful acene did uc? ccr?n to m end
he should dismiss the congregation.
Then the elder crept softly up the stairs,
and after a short struggle he succeeded
in grasping the dog by one of its hind
legs. Then he walked down tho aisle
with it, tho dog meantime jelling with
supernatural energy, and tho Sunday
School boys making facetious remarks.
Mrs. Whistler turned around, with
other members of the congiegatton, to
watch the retreating elder, and as she
did so she permitted her unconscioua
umbrella to drop over so that the end
of one of the ribs caught Mrs. Moody'
bonnet. A moment later, when she
was straightening up the umbrella, the
bonnet, was wrenched off and hung
dangling from the umbrella. Mrs.
Moody had become exceedingly warm,
at any rate, over the onslaught made
upon her dog, but when Mrs. Whistler
removed her bonnet sr-e fairly foiled
over, and turning around, white with
rage, she screamed :
"What'd you grab that bonnet for
you cataroouutf Haven't you made
enough fuBS in this sanctuary to-day,
ekecring a poor, little innocent dog
without snatching of! such bonnets as
the likes of you can't afford to wear, no
matter how mean you live at home, you
red-headed lunatic you! Yoa let my
bonnets alone, or I'll warm you with
this parasol, if it Is in the meeting, now
mind me!"
Then Mrs. Whistler first seemed to
realize that her umbrella made her con
spicuous; so she furled it and concluded
to eshape from an embaraesing position
by going home. And as she stepped
into the aisl bar enemy gave her a part
ing salute :
"Sneaking ofi before the collection,
too! You'd better spend.less for breast
pins and give more to the poor heathen
if you don't want to ketch it hereafter !'
Then she began to fan herself furi
ously, and as Mrs. Whistler emerged
from the front, and things became
calmer, the Doctor resumed the story 01
the Flood. But Mrs. Whistler has
given up ner pew and gone over to the
Presbyterians, and there are rumors that
rs. Moody is going to secede alw, be-c-sse
Elder McGinn insist that she shall
les her doc at hon-p. Philadelphia
&,.
A P.n-akfa-Jt With tho Khnlive.
Tlie correspondent of the London
Daily Telegraph at Cairo gives the
following account of i breakfast with
the Khedive of Egypt:
'Greit taste was displayed in the de-
. . '
I corition o! the table I have r-relv -een
t ,.. c -. 1 . , .
Uch fruit RmI "OtlCS even in htighsh
! - the ornamental structure-.
in bugsr anu sweet paie, winch scrve-t
a centre pieces, were as remarkable for
their'size as for the elaborateness of their
design anil tho richce.-s of their colors.
Tbe servants were not arrayed in the
picturesque and frequently very costly
costumes worn by tho retainers of most
wealthy Egyptian eignctir-i, but wore
European liveries of green aud gold.
Of the breakfast itself, which lasted till
3 o'clock, and was composed of no less
tkan twenty-two courses, the moat inter
eating features to the foreigners who
pat took of it was, I imagine, that it
opened with fret-h oysters Hud real tur
tle soup. Respecting ,one of the plates,
'ris a la Khedive,' composed of pecu
liarly small and delicitu rice stewed in
a consomme of calves' brains, I cannot
forbear reproducing a statement made
to me by my neighbor at the table, one
of the great dignitaries ot the Khedive's
court: 4I cordially recommend that
rice to you,' said his Excellency; 'in the
tirst place, because it is a really admir
able, dish in the preparation of which hi
Highness chief excels all others; and,
secondly, because It is probably the
most expensive meal ever placed before
anybody since the days of Heliogabalus.
Every grain of that rice, my dear sir.
costs the Khedive a loui?; I venture to
appraise you consumption of it nt $2."0
a mouthful. That hock von lmvi iust
been drinking is not absolutely cheap
wJne;Ishmael Pasha took all he could
get of it at 63 francs a bottle. about
14 : but, in comparison to his rice, he
may be considered to havo got it for
nothing. That rice Is of a peculiar sort,
grown on the Khedive's own estates; it
is, consequently, the most costly article
that appears on the Viceregal table.' "
TreiTPediller.. "
Persons inovinjwfroin the city to the
country with the intention of making it
thnir homes am nnickly besciged by the
over-watcniul tree peddlur. Thcso toc
aro always equipped with a goodly sup
ply of books filled with colored plates
of monstrosities in fruits and flower",
attractive and enticing to the novice,
and made more ft when hcirgootI quali
ties are deftly and ingeniously described
try the glib-tongued fellows, who seldom
fail in capturing their victim if not at
the tin-t, surely at the second, third, or
fourth visit. The stock of trees and
plants with which they fill their orders
ia usually of an interior quality, seldom
true to name; but their prices run from
50 to 100 per cent higher thau those at
which first-clasi trees, plants, or vines
I can be purchased from responsible
nurst-rysien wno have reputations to
maintain.
These tree peddlers, in order to perfect
a sale, often represent themselves us tho
authorized agents of nursery firms, with
whom they have no such connection.
They go from place to place and buy at
very low prices what is known to the
trade as "hospital stock," the cullings
of one or more years' business, and such
stock a3 nurserymen wouldn't send out
to their regular customers. It 19, in
deed, discouraging to wait four or five
years for a pear-tree to come into bearing,
and then you find that, instead of a
Bartlett or Seckel, you have some worth
less sort that has no value, fit only to
feed to the hogs.
The best and least expensive way to
get fruit trees, vines, or plants, is to
send direct to some well-known nursery
firm; you then get what you order, and
if it does not turn out well, tnere is a
wav ot redress. Those who will pur
, " ... . .vmcinuc tree
venders are almost certain to be cheated.
P. T. Quinn; Scribner for April.
A Mystery of Perfume.
So one has yet been able to analyze
or demonstrate the essential action of
perfume. Gas can be weighed, but not
scents. The smallest known creature?
the very monvls of life can be
caught by a microscope lens and made
to deliver up the secrets of their organi
zations, but wLit it is that emanates
from the pouch of the musk deer thit
fills a whole space for years and vcars
with its penetrating odor an o4or that
an illimitable number of extraneous sub
stances can carry on without diminish
ing lU size and weight and what is it
that the warm summer air brings to us
from tbe flowers, no man has yet been
able to determine. So fine, io tubtle, so
impondcraVle, it has eluded both oar
most delicate weights and measure and
our strongest senses. If we come to the
essence of each odor, we should haye
made an enormous stride forward both in
hygiene and in chemistry, and none
would profit more than the medical pro
fession if it could fee as as conclua.vely
demonstrated that such an odcr proceed
ed from snch and such & cause, as we al
ready know of sulphur, sulphurate
hydrogen, ammonia, and tbe like.
Thc l.tlirarv m Mrnliii:r.
Immediately alter 0 e Frrh--"
eitrataa vvir iiiC new vt-Ti;r
Al-ici 1'eirna t re U'!ifh u4
public iattilBtMO m hd iUlfcf .
war. One if the grea'Mt aArrilks
the? siege f tr.ib.irg wa tne ttwus
ti.nt by llr of it anric-at library. The
Cermtui Iuiportnl Ge-vtraatrat Kid the
f..u..3tuiii of a thoroughly Germ-in
L'nlverstty, sujd owim-tcd with it ue
new library, which vca m tr.ke tb place
of iti predecessor. An app ' was bui-Us
to sill Gorman r-jading ucjl to aid. .111 1
the result is publ;W in ua addrus,
recently received h-rr, mil by of
librarians. Ctitr:!-unn wrt fr!v
made in the I'nltod :o.. and '.ha
thanks ot the I-brary and university a
well a et the G ivernnu-nl, hnvr l-ttno.
formttlly tendered to C l.nt M. Rich
ards Miickle. of the Philadelphia Udgtr,
who worked ili'i-joiitly and sui.'i-vjl-illy
111 .-c curing lift enly priv-:-- xiu but
the aid of the General Government nl
of the various Stute author tie-. t..
The library now counts JJSO.OOO volumos,
part of them trouht from the ottixr old
libraries of trie etty not injure.1 during
the siege. (.oiitnliutiopn have j-rio
from I'iiilndetptiia on tint jxirt of tint
Tinted States, from Hong Kong and
K0111b.1v, from St. IVtersimrg .t-d I.u
bn. from R mi- and Athens: iu all
I 07
'J.T.'iO perrons Mid governi-i'-nt-i have
made gifts vnriing tr. m the spk-riiiid
presents of the German Government and
German cttie.s and oitu-iis, ospeci illy
the booksellers and pul'luhero, down to
the pingle gifts fr tn Java him Asia
Minor and Egypt. In the bit of tivunty
three countries represented by donors
the United States stain! 'Viith.
A Perfect .Mat nng;e.
A perfect and compk-tc marriage Is
perhapa as rare as perfect personal
beauty. Men and women are umrriud
fractionally, now a small fraction, t!u
a large fraction. Very few are married"
totally, and they are only after some
forty or lift years ot gradual approach
and experiment. Such a long and wrut
fruit is suetia complete murriagu that it
needs a very long summer to ripen in,
and then a long winter to mellow and
-.cason in. Rut a real happy nmriagc of
love and judgment, between it noble
man and womnu, i nnt ol the. thing n
very handiome that if the mtn wore, an
the Greek poots fabled, a god, he might
stop the world, in order to f'eai his
eves with such a tpsctuule. - Thjdert
l'arker.
Cocoa nit Cakb.
-K011.
cup ot llour,
of milk, five
three of sugar, one cup
eggs, beaten separately (mive the white1
of three for Icing 1, one cup of butter,
two teaspoon fills of cream of tartar, one
tea-poonfttl of mm!h, tho half ot n cocoa
nut grated ant! put into the eake, the
other half put with the. whites of three
ej,'g and half a cup of powdered pugar,
with a little orange water or lemon juice
for the icing; bake the rake in jIIy
pans, when done spread the icn be
tween and on t-p,putin ll.e oven for a
few minutes.
Ckii hi:v (.ki.kkv. II til two chick
cm; when cold, tako tho meat from tho
bono?, chop it tine with the yolk" of
nine eggs boiled hard, two hcaos of
celery chopped, add swec; oil, mustard
CAjCSSC, a little salt; mix it well to
gether. Fishwomen cry noble oysters. They
are certainly full as noble an any family
blazoned out in Collins' peel age. If not
of m ancient a house, ot old n bed
at least. And to show their riclm:-!,
too, pearls and they are congenial.
Sterne.
He that studies only men will get the
body of knowledge without the soul;
and he that studies only books will get
the soul without tin- 1kIv - 'Colton.
liih JtAitKLT:!.
KBW YORK.
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Wheat -No. 2 Chicago. K , 1 r,K
Corn--Wetrn miid 'Hfc
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Bves Choice 3 J) &'")
Hogi 5 W i si
3he-Go4 to choice S tl Of)
Baiter-Choice to rrfkr '& i )
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Kiosr-White wiat-r t is) Si I W
tearing extra .
What sprlnr No. i ... 1 & tt
Cors--No. a tt
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ref Cattl Fair to caoiee S t 7i J StO
Ho-: L.'.vt T7 tt-sr.
FIoir-rII IX i p'--
Wheat ' JiV. 1 i
Corn-No. 2 IS fc
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Kye No. I fz
Pirk-Jtws
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Kye t ti 7
Pork "!
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MILWACKKE.
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Wheat No 1 x
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Barley No 3 eS
Kye No2 TK
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Flow wholesale $150 CIS"!
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