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FIFTEENTH YEA1 ? , OMAHA , FEIDAY MOHNltfG , .DECEMBER 1 > 5 , 1835 NUMBER 159.
nnvprvTiTx II'ITTI nii'toitni ?
PRLSENTtDvITIl \ PLLASUKh ,
This Morning UTS , Grant Will Eccoivo a
National Christmas Gift ,
THEY TRAVEL ON FREE PASSES.
Jleeobor Carries Homo a Christinas
Crajon Peistal Ncw for Nohras-
kniiH l < MtJohii t'orteir'H
Keller Hill.
.11 r i. Grant's Chrlntinns fJICt.
WASIIISHTO.V , Dec. -Spcchd Telegram ]
To-day I'lesldent ( 'leveland signed the bill
which was iM ) readily passed by eonmcss the
other day , plnclnj ? the name of Mrs. U , S.
( iiaiiton tliepeti lon roll alS5ojOa year as
the wlelow ot an ex-pre-sUli-nt eif tlio Unlte-d
hlatu.s. ilr. Ove-land luteuels that Mis.
Crant shall ize-t the ofllciat notilication to-
nmirow morning , anil desli natcB It as a
' riirlstmasgllt. ' ' It was an acl of a jjioat
deal ot ploasine for him to.sii'ii it , being the
lii-Btopjo Innlty he has had lo do anything
fortbc name of Grant , which lie coiisldeis
Illustrious. Ho believes also thai this ROV-
cinmcnt has never done a mote giaceful
thing than this.
The pie'sieleiil began his Chiistmas season
by attending the festival ol the Sunday
fichoolof the 1'hst I'tesbvtorlaii chuich this
nininlng. The featuieof the o-caslon was a
Clirlstnms cantata , entitled "The N'ighl of
( lory , or the Ulitliof Chilst. " 1'iof. Wid-
( lows nccoiiipanled the music on a ehlmo of
wllvcr bells. Thi'M was a disttibiitlon fiom
the Christmas tiee. To-mnnovv ho will at
tend chinch In the moining ami spend most
of tliu duy quietly at tlie white house ,
wnsir.n.v IN siAr. MATinns.
I'ostimistuia' commissions weie Issued for
the following to elay :
J'M ward A. Haugli , Oakland , Neb.
AdamSchifeii , St. Charles , Neb.
llemy A. Tieo , Afte > n , Iowa.
llobcrt , laler , ( Jainer , Iowa.
Patrick L. I ) . Xagan , U'elton , Iowa.
Changes have been ordeieel as follows in
the time schedule ot Nebraska Stui Mail
unites , to take effect .Inmiary I.
Davis to Clay Center Leave Davis Tues
days , Thursdavsand Saturdays at 10 a , in. ;
allheal Clav U 'liter bv 1'J m. Leave Clay
Center Tuesdays , Thursdays and Satuidays
at 1 p , m. ; airlve ut Davis by 't p. m.
Clav Collier lo Hammonel Leave Clay
Center daily cwpl Sundays at 10 a. in. ;
anive at Haiv.ud by 11 m. Leave Harvard
dally exeepl Sundayat W ) p. m. ; airivo at
Clay Center bj > : 'M p. m.
I'ostofl'c ' 'S have been established at Cream-
eiy , Cerio ( Jotelo couniy , Iowa , anel al In-
jjeiioll , Dallas county , Iowa.
TinvTii.vvii. : : o.v PKIE : PASSJIS.
Many membeiseil congiebs , Itisdiscovoicd ,
aic somewhat eveiclsed over tlio question tof
thoclialrmanshi ] ) of the committee on ac
counts , and aio patting in a sly word to the
speaker against Mr. Docket y of Missomi , or
any man of li iel ideas and technical tenden
cies. It Is well know n that the aveiago mem
ber of ceniRiess travels on a fieo pass , and
> el no single Instance has over been known
wheie ono eif them elld not pocket , as soon as
ho coulel gel hold of It , his allowance for
nillcace. The law allows twenty cents a mlle
for the lenuiel tilp between Washington and
a member's homo a very llbeial piovislon.
11 Is probable that not ono member in ten
pays a cent. It miglil bo somovvlial awk-
\\aielto bo eonfionted by a stein chairman
who , befoic passlinjninilcaireaccount , .should
demand pioof that the expeiidltme had been
made. All army and navy ollicers , and olli-
clals of the executive elonaitnient , when
tiavclllng on Koveinment business , are ic-
qnirnil to make outcJitliioel accounts ot their
tiavollng expenses , and theie beems ne ) goeiel
lea-on why members eif eongiess bhould not
bo asked to elo the same1.
I KliOIIKIt l'A\S HIS UKSl'KCTS.
liev. Henry Waul Heccbei's well-know sig
nature was lonnel on theicglstcref U'illarel's
Imlcl this morning , tliu elo'inent dovliie hav
ing arrivuel bj tlie N'ew York express. Alter
he hael paitaken eif tneakfast ho innuired
about the time when Colonel L-imunt would
pieibably apiear ] in Ids ollice , anel then
wende'il ids way over to tim while hoiisu to
ECO the piivatesecielary of tlie picsidcnt. Ho
wasattiied in aslonch hat anil a big nkster.
Jle said that his visit was piiieiy peisemal ,
anil thai ho had no object In calling on the
piosldunt other than a desire to pay his ie-
Bjioels. V hen the clergyman lelt the white
house he can led under Ids aim a choice
era } on , picsontcd by Mr. Cleveland as a
Chilstmab mi'inento. Mr. IL'echer Is looking
well. Ills visit was a Inlef one , as ho icturneel
lolliewklyn this otcnlng ami will pailako
ot Chilslmas tutkey at his own carotid
table.
IIIJIII'S.MII : : I.IONS i.v IT.
There was a lopoit at the capital to-elay that
a syndicate of N'ew York eapllailsts haet
boughlall the light , title anel Inteicst In
what Is known as the Cowilen sclicmo for Im
proving the Mississippi i Ivor , and thai a big
lobby will bo heie after the holiday tecess In
belmll ol Unit scheme. Tlio Covvden bchcme
Is foranoatlel tlneiigli coiUln ebannels of
Louisiana by way ot Lake Horguo , etc. , In-
Hte.ul of building levees as piopoied by tliu
Mississippi iIvei commission. Accoidingto
the lepmlssomo verj piomlnentand wealthy
men of New York mo at the head of the syn
dicate , rmel they ate to bilng sliong party
Dicssiuo to lu-ar In supjioitof theirentei-
pilhC. Tlio Lake Itmgao system makes a
laigei month tor tlm water to How out , anil
woulel icelalm millions of acies of swamp
laud now owned by tliu geiveiament , and
which , It Is said , would atTbrd valuable sugar
plantation , The money to bo undo by the
synellcatels thiouuli the rexilamatlon of the
lauds which congioss Is askeel tei np.iropilate ,
piovlellng the water Is lo.veied at the mouth
and the end is attained which Capt. Kads has
been woiklng for by his Jetty system.
SltOlir TIM P. IN WIHCll TO J.1JA.VK.
Itboems that the elllfcicnt depaitmonts
have oieleis lognlatltig tliu coming and going
of their employes , livery elay for several
mnnths the appearance ot sumo new scheme
In this Jlno has eieatcd a sensation. Kor the
past few das tivasuiyelepaitment cleilcs who
luft the liHlleling later than live minutes after
l o'clock In the atteinoon have had to give
their names to the watehmm tlnongh whose
door they passed , Tlio only Information
\ouchsdcel to them was , "Jt Is eiders. " The
new rule Is ttiipiilemuntary to that leiiulrlng
all employes to bu In the building bv U
o'clock. The most likely icason Is that It Is
n precniilmnaiy measmo , In casu tlieiushoiild
be a theft , or anj thing bhould go VVTOIIL' , It
could twiis'ci tulncd at once who were in the
building.-ifIcr-I o'clock on that day.
A tieasiiry clnksald to-day : ' ! suppose
Its all right , but we can't lose any tlmo In
leavimr. You see wo can't be.-ln to leave be
fore 4 o'clock. If a tellow keeps his ejo on
thocleiuk and jumps at thelirst stiiko ofI ,
ho can change ItU coal and get out In live
iidnulesjiroviili'd Ibel.ntx ) cleiks divide up
and go out threimih dllleicnt elours , "
\vn.i. no Tiiiiofeiii wirii A lii'sit.
Urine'-ent.itive Wheeler , who intieidiiced
Hie bill lor tlio icllcf of Cen. Fiu.Iehn Center
In the lieui-e , sHld to-elay ; "I have tecelu'el
of Into a number of topubllcaii papci-s ion-
tabling editorials In favor nf the pas > a e of
tluit bill , and MJUIU of thuo cilduiiuls are
written In the very strongest language. For
Instance , ono ot them says that t'itz John
Porter's honor Is no longer really In tue
bauds of congress ; tint the people have
passed upon the question ami demand his
restoration to the rank which belongs to
him. " "Tho b II will go through by a tie-
incmlons majority , " bald Gen. Wheeler In
conclusion.
mi : Mi.vnniTns IN coNoni : 9.
The opticians aio talking a great
eleal about Hccs's silver speech. The silver-
itespialso II highly , and have alro.iely sub
scribed for.T > ,000 copies of it for chculatlon ,
chielly In the west. They expect to circulate
ovei lO'O ( ) copic' . They commend II as
leprcsentiug generally thfir views on tlie
policy of the administration in icgard to
bilver , and will Imitate II In speeches In both
houses when the matter comes up alter tlm
holidays. The recommendations of the pics-
idenlaiid seeictary of the treasury icbpcct-
Ing silver will be embodied In a lesolutlon
which will be offered In both houses. That
the eh bate will be bitter ma } bo Inleiiedfrom
Hook's spoxch , and the expulsions of ap-
pmval bestowed upon it bj other sllverltes.
The latter claim to bo sliougcr In both
houses than before the picsldent's messages
were read , and eleclaie veiy couilelenlly there
will bo no change in the law with icspcctlo
clhcr coinage this cennlnir session.
mi : .NAIIO.VAI. MII.ITIA.
Iteferiing to tlie iccciit meeting of the
national guards hclel hero last week , Colonel
nel Mooic , who commanils the famous light
infantiy ol tills dlstuct , sahl to iour conos-
pondeiit :
"J palel a biief visit to the moctlug of Iho
national guanls , and had n talk aboul Iho
scope of their work. The adjutant-goiieral of
the national guaiel which Is nothing more
nor less Ihan the aggicgated militia of the
several states inlenmed me that bo had full
geneial command of the whole organbatlon ,
anil conducted all the cluilcal work
himself. In my mind 1 then con
trasted the woilc an Individual
pcifoimed with that tliu government employe
does. Adjutant ( iencial Dunn icqtdics a
large foico of men to perfoim about the same
duties this one man docs , ami I bavo no doubt
tills olllccr looks inoie Into details and takes
inoio tionble to sou lo them than eloes Gen-
eial Drum. The work of one , however , Is
liom pntilotism ami Inteicst , that ol the
other is liom money. "
"Is the eiigani/ation of the national cuaiels
mi ) thing like as good as that ot theiegular
annjV" 1 iiiiiuiicil.
"Ye-s , " icplled Colonel Mooie , "thcgcucial
oigani/.ation is vety line ; however , thoelc-
tails and otnamental buslnessaie loft oil In a
laigo mcasme , while In tlie legiilarauny they
aie kept up as much to kill time as auylhing
else. "
"Jfyouwcie going into battle. Colonel ,
woulel you rather have a brigade of well-
diilled state militiamen or legnlarsoldicrsi'1
"Koractive beivlco I would prefer state
militiamen , such as they have In Pennsyl-
vanla , Ohio , Jndlaua , Mew Yoik , ami some
other stales. The militiamen light fiom puie
motives anel an inteiest in what they contend
leir , while the legulais do It as a business ,
and for money only.
I'HI.UICS AM ) TATiSMAXSlIir. :
U \i \ > lamentable that statesmen should
pei mil polities to enter into a subject
like piesiilenUal succession. It seems that it
is ejiiite as natural , however , as to admit poll-
ties- into a subject like that ot making a state
out of a pallet Dakota tonItoiy. IJoth are
questions of simple justice and pure business.
Kiom the very ineipiency of the discussion
on presidential succession , though , It became
evident that politics was to figure as the
prime factor. Seveial years ago , when It was
dibcoveieel that the constitution was lame In
icgaid to succession to tlio presidency under
ceitaln natural circumstances , thalstatutoiy
provisionsmade on the subject weie nngatoiy ,
a movement was began lo amend the consti
tution , ho as to put , anything like a lovoln-
tloniuy dillienlty , In case of : the death or dis
ability ol Ihe president anel vice president ,
beyond possibility. Tlio domoerals fought
all propositions looking towards piesiilenti.il
succession because they hoped that , In the
event ot n vacancy , their party could bo
hooked or ciooked , by some way or other ,
Into It , The same scheme which passed the
senalo a few days ago that of cabinet ofllcurs
succeeding In legular oieler was mentioned ,
but was hootcei at. Now the senate , con
ti eilted by republle-aiis , has been abio to pass
a bill of tills character , giving all the possi
bilities to the paity in power , but tlieie aio
indications thai the house will squabble over
It , and thai it will bo several weeks before
any kind of a bill will bo bnally completed.
Even now the democrats contend lor the ad
vantage , and will concede nothing. Tlie
tlmo has come when scaicel > a bill to pension
a soldier can bo consldeicel except in a pol-
tlcal light.
It Is said that the president has exprcsscel
a desire to show his position on the Gen.
Kit/ John Porter bill by promptly signing a
bill , If congicss will pass it , restoring his
name to the rolls of the army , and making
any other icstltution of what ho considers
long deferred justice.
WITH Till ! rilKSIIHINT'S COMI'MMfiNTS.
A lady of this city , who has been confined
tnher home for over a year by nn liijmyie-
celved by a fall , was so much pleased with
thai pail of the piesident' . ; message in which
ho icfers to the women and homes of our
conntiy that she penned him a little note
thanking him for the beautiful tiUnite. She
had almost foigotlen having wiltten It when
a mounted messenger lode up to her honsei
and left a largo blow n envelope addiosbcd to
her. Tliu package pun-eel to contain a beau-
tlfullv bound of tliu '
copy pioslelonl's mes
sage , upon the lly leaf of which was. In
scribed , "Complimentsot GroverCleveland. "
AIIOI.I.SII TIII : cio.vn.
The smell of tobacco smoke In the lobby of
the white housn has been complained of by
ladles attending the public recaptions ami by
filends of Miss Clovelanel. The air on some
occasions is heavily laden with tliu odor of
tobacco. The repeated compl tints of her
fi lends has occasioned Miss Cleveland some
annoyance , and it Is understood that she In
tends to secuio an order prohibiting smok
ing liislelu the building.
tSCOVIl'UMKMI.Va Mil. SI'AltKS.
Geneial A , \VIIllainson , foimeily com
missioner of public lands , says in an inter
view In the Now York Tiibimo on Geneial
Spaiks : "llu Is only three or four icmoves
from an idiot. He went Inlo olllcu onu elay
and the uu\t day decided that all his prede
cessor * were thieves and lobbers , nail ar-
ilvedut and announced liU conclusion bo-
foio night in outer to piovo hluiaulf an hon
est man , "
l'iilSO.VAI. : AND OTIIIIIIVVISK.
Lieut. Abialiam IJufllngton , Seventh Infan
try , has gene to his homo at Derby , Iowa ,
fiom Koit Leavonwuitli , to spend the holi
days.
Senator Van \Vyek called on the prcsldcn t
to-day.
ro.vsui , MUir.i.nn's : IMIOIIAIIM : mr.\i.i. : .
WASHI.NOIO.V , Dee. 31. [ Associated PICAS. ]
This i'venintc's .Star has the following :
Consul General Mueller , whoso repoit upon
the feeling of the German govfii'munt
towards Ue ) United Slates is likely to lead to
diplomatic ( enn'spimdcm'u between the two
touiitrh * . ami probably to a dumaud on tliu
put of Gemini ! ) fur Miii'llcr's iccall , comes
iioui the same town as Kcpic.scnliUlvo Foian
ol Dido , whet knows him very well. Mr.
Koran KIV.S the icport tovi'iyoharacteristle of
tlu iltcr. wlm liuaaseit- mau of veiy
advanced liberal views and belie-ves In n
republican form of government. Ho is what
was known as a "foity-elghter , " having
been obliged to leave Germany ,
his native countiv , on account of pirticlpa-
tlon In thcievoliitlon of 1M % when the lib
eral Germans strove fora c institutional gov
ernment , in this country bis lepiibllean
Ideas have had full giowtli. as well as his an
tagonism te > ninnaichlaluove'iiiiiiont. When
ho went back to his native land as a lepro-
sentativo of this country he catiifd
with him all Ids Aiiirrloau leleas.
Koran sajs liuther , that ho would mil
have been rccelveel by the licrmnn
K ivernment when appointed by Piesideiit
( li'velandbut foi the tact that during the
Kiaiieo-Pius-iian war ho visited the tather-
lanil. and though an ardent republican his
sj miMtliics weie wilh his own people , and ho
rendoied the German soldiers valuable < -ct-
vice In tlio hospitals and elsowhoic. On ac
count ot tills the ( ieinian irove-inmont e\-
tondeel to him a pauloii for .Ids piovionsof-
leni-e- , against the government , so that when
appointed consul-general tei icptosent the
united States thuto was no objection raised
against him.
It Is felt lo bo pretty certain , savs the
.Star , that Goimaiiy will deiiinnel Mueller's
iccall. ami this eoveminent will have' to coin-
ply , but Ha\atd'\\ill not do so without mak
Ing It iirottv plain that wo do not icceignl/o
the liglit of anv nation to icstilet tlie liberty
ol speech e > t Ameilcali elti/ens and that it is
not held by Iliu fulled Males to bean offense' '
to ci'tcitaln republican hlcas. It is thoiiirht
this oplsoelo will render our iclationsiili
( ieimauv still more stralneel. and she will bo
placed on our list with An-tiia.
UICOMMI.VIIIN : ; < I iiovn. MA.MT vrrt-nn.
tl Is atiuounced to-day that
Mossn. Knndall , Hewitt , Ciisi | ,
Hlscnck , Phelps , and Heed composing the
eirellnanc'commission appoinliMl dm lug the
lasl Cession e > f coniriess , will rejioit to the
heniso of icpic-entatlves soun after the
holidays thai all the stei'l needed lor armor
plates , either for ships or land ini ( ideations ,
ami all steel inirots needed for themaiiulac-
Ime of gnus leu- the n ivy tor coast delciises ,
can Im maiiulactured iu this countiy. They
will also lecommeiiel tliat the no.-cssaiy up-
piopilatlons tor the woik bu made out al
once.
NKnilASKA. AND IOWA.
How Qnln IJoIniiioon Kcols Over DIiH
I eiiKtheited IJI'e.
KnmiASKA CITV , Dec. 84. [ Special Tele
gram. ] The action of the Unlleel States su-
picme court in allowing n vviitof enor in
the Holiannon case was not well icccived by
our community , and causes no little smpiisc.
To Holiannon it came like a plank to a
diovvnlugman. Up tei .vesteidaj ho had but
little hope , bnl bis face tliismoining weais
an cntho now eliess. If the willof enor
had been denied , petitions some of which
weio aheady out vvoulel have snaimed
In on tliu governor , and the gie-al-
est effort would have been made ,
as we arc Infoimed , to get a petition
slgueil bv the siipiemo judges , .ludges
JJioady and Pound , DistiictAttonicy Stiode.
anel Hon. John C. Watson. If lids latter
petition could have been effected , It has been
as much as sale ! the governor would have
commuted the sentence. The Uni : man in an
intoivicvv with Mr , John C. Watson , who ap
pealed for the state In the Holiannon case
and who will assist tlio attorney gonuial in
tlio Uniteel Slates supreme cotut , Infoimed
your lopoiter that every offeut will bo made
lo push the case to the head of the docket ,
tinder the existing rule that all state cases
In tlio supreme cmnt bavo the piefeiencc.
Asad but somewhat novel sight vas wit
nessed In a ccitam gamblbnt leiom of our
cily n few days since. A young maiiied
man , whoso name wo withhold fertile sake
ofbis family , being a loser in the game , and
having lost evciv cent he had , elelibeiately
pawned his pants , and with the money thus
raised , continued in the game , sitting In his
mulct-clothes until the little bum thus laised
hael tllttcrod away. Jt was then a sub-crip-
Hem was taken up by those in the loom , and
his clothes returned to him. The knights ol
tlio "green cloth" arc getting latlier numer
ous in the city , so much so thai Mayor Hello
has issui'd a special cdtclagainst them.
A CurlotiH anil Fatal Accident. _
COI.UMIIUS , Xeb , , Dec. 21. fSpccI.il Tele
gram.J Peter Waitz , an old citizen of Platte
county , came to Columbus Thursday. The
bridge acioss tlio river is w ashed : iwayand lie
tied his team and walked across tlioiallroad
bridge. When he stated home he was walk
ing weslward up the track when ho met Xo ,
4 going east. Ho stepped off Iho track to let
the train pass , when bis hat stalled to blow
off and ho made an elfoil to catch II , ami in
so doing he tin ncd his body so that the train
stiuck him , killing him instantly. Thcio
seems to bo no ono to blame but himself.
T\vo Children Instantly Killed.
HAMPTON , Iowa , Dec. 24. [ Special Tele
gram. | A tiiahttul " accident occiuieil heie
this afternoon. A a Mr. J. J. Sharp with his
wife and baby weie eliivlng acioss the lail-
load they weio sti uck by a locomotive , llotlt
hoisesanel the children weie killed. Mr.
and Mis. Slnup weio dangeiously Injined ,
and Mis. Shaip may die.
Ills Dody Cut in Two.
FoiiTDoiif.n , lenva , Dec , SI. [ Special Tel-
eigam. ] Tom Gmman ol Ibis oily , a brako-
uian on the Mississippi & St. Louis ml I way ,
fell fiom the cars while uncoupling an en
gine fiom a liain al Liuorne , Iowa , last evening -
ing , and his leg was cut elf and his body cut
in two. Ho was aged a ) , and this was his
liibttiip on the road. The remains were
biongbt to this city.
A Huron With a Jlolihy.
Np.W Yonic , Dee. til , [ Special Telegram ]
Tlieie Is a natural anel piudcnt disposition
onthojiarlof Ameilean capitalists lo Icam
inoio aliout Haion Do Loimu's alleged eonces-
bloiiH lor piojecled railways in China , bcfoie
they take stock In such enterpilsos. Harem
Do Loime may bo nil thai he lopiescnts himself -
self , nml ho may havu or be in iioiltion toso-
curu the concessions ho talks about , but il is
ceitalnly icmaikablu If the goveinmenl
which , until recently was opposed obstinate
ly to all Impiovcmoiits ol the kind , ami
backed most doggedly by the whole Chinese
people In this opposition , has suddenly
changed its mind and rosolveel to invite for
eign capital ami Industry to its slimes. Harem
Do Lornm may have concessions In his
pocket. Ifs'i , ho would do well to pioduco
them. If ho has nothing but gicat expecta
tions ho can scaiccly hope to produce a better
Impression than his countryman , Count Do
Lesscps , succeeded in dealing with all his
icputatlon , aplomb and billliant prospectus.
A Ilriital Nehool Toaohor.
WATminunv , Co.v.v. , Dec. SI. [ Special
Telegram. ] The most atrocious case of bin-
tallty on tlio part of school nus.tois thai over
occuiicd in this section is repented from tliu
country town of Prospect. Tlio principal of
the school ls.ltlch.ud HolohMss. Albert
Chauslcr , a lad , In some way piqued the son
of the pedagogue. Hotchklss accoulingly
Hogged the boy until ho became lebellious.
Then ho throw him on tlio lloor ami jumped
upon him icpeatcdly. After this ho let used
to let ( lie boy go home , notwithstanding his
complaints of Illness until the Rtiool closed.
Then the boy went homo and to bed wheio
ho still ll&o with a inptmi ) and several other
soilous Internal Injuries. It is announced
that the boy can't live. A seaich for llotih-
Wss Is being made and it is asserted that ho
will bo lynched if found ,
Special Timber
\VASIII.NUIO.V , Dec. ! M. John L. ( Sravpsof
Missomi , lias been appointed sj > ecial timber
agent of tlio jjcucral land otUco.
THE CIIAMRJN A FLURRY ,
The Tonqnin Credit Question Smashes the
Trench Ministry.
FERRY HOOTED AND HISSED.
lie Is Charced with Imploring Prince
JJIsiiwrek'i Support Tlio Irish
Homo Uulo cjuostlim anil
Other Korean Xovvs.
The Kronoh Ministry Smashed.
P.utis , Deo. 'Jl. Tlioclnaiber of deputies
adopted the Tonuuin cmlit by a M > te of
ur lio.70. ! It Nniiiieticil tint ei\vlng to tliu
close-ness Of tllO Vote' , III1 Oahlllct basic-
.sI-'IK'll.
Huloion vote was taken , General C.tmpou-
on , minister of war , spoke In opposition to
tliu propoM'd evacuation of Toiuitiin. Ho
also adveKMleel tlio toitmitioii of a colfliiliil
army. Clomoueoaii doiti.indoil a lovNoii ot
the 'Tioiitslii tu-.ity , mill ivpioachcd 1'cnj
\\lth ImploiliK' tliu suppoit of Pi luce Ills-
m.iiok. An npioar ensued in which 1'ouy
iimlil hisses nml ohoois nude u ttitilu attemp
to ii-ply to C'k'ini'iH'rau. 'I'hu latter con
tinned his speech and appealed to Kioiichmeu
whothei It was not tlio paramount duty of
the government to lighten t.i\iiion. , Thuoii-
1'iatlous in Toii'iuln lit' ' 'aid had piovenloel
lolorms at lioini1 , and li.ul ondaiigcied tliu
voi > e\se | | no. % ot tlio ivptiblie- .
Dr. Kicveinet. minlstci of feirolnu atialts ,
deemed it WHS liupo-siblo tor r'lauoe to
evacuate Teinepiln'o \ all1 ni.istcrsln Ton-
quill , " lid eoiitiiiued , 'Mild the coiiuliy will
beeumplciclj p.icluud hy April. A piotcct-
niato over Toiupiln will Iio orally as success-
I ill : sa pioti'cloratoener Tunis. Tlio udop-
tlon of tlio Tommlucioillt will have a wider
bearing tli.ui jceapillon ol Tomiuln , as
It will elooldo tliu question whether or not
Pi , nice shall have a t'niolgn policy , hinopo
is awaiting the ISMIC. "
Do Preiciiu-t s speech was loudly ehceioel.
Tony , ii'lonln to ricmemeoau's st.Ui'iuoiH
t.nf . thoex-piomlor had huploioel Hisimtiok's
mil , doliod riemoncoau to prove Ills charge.
Tlio latter thcieitpon ic.id a dispatch tioin
Haion do Content. Kioiieh ombass.idor to
Germany. and addies ed to Koiry , stating
that I'rinco Hisiiiirok had olloiod to medians
between Ki.uico and China , and J'otr > 'sie-
jtly to the baron , inlnclt In1 said that
lit ) valued most highly the oiler
of tliu German cliaiii'cllor. The
leading of these dispatches caused the
ci cutest o\elteiiicnt. 1 e'liywas hooted , and
tiled to rush to the tilliilliu but his liicuds
piovonted him from doitiK so. The icsidt ol
tlm division on the Toiniuln ciedit question
Basilic ocoas.on . of a tioiiioudntis uproar.
Volleys of questions won- addicted to the
chair , hut wi'io iinausvvoied. Tliu eliamber
then adjoinned until tio'-.Hli ! lust
The vote on the Tonqtilii credit is vittii-
ally u doteat ol the ovcminun ( , Iwonty-
loiir conservatives who would have opposed
tlio credit having been tlupilvcel ot their
seats. A caliinoi council has been summoned
lor to-moiiim" . The ministers \\ili peiliaps
ict.iln their pmtfollosmtil \ after the meeting
of congress to elect a pies dunt ol the ic-
publlu.
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Ireland and Homo IIulc.
Xiw : YOIIK , Dec. ' . ' ) . fSpecial Telegram. ]
Tlio Sun's London cable says : Tlioll.U-
footcd lopitdiatlon by VVm. E. .Foistor , of
Gladstone's homo rule scliomu. has caused no
stnpiise. His action in seeking to b.ielc
Gkulslono and dlsnipt tliu liberal p uty is u-
gaided as ungiatuuil. but as b.iiug . tlioiouirhly
ch.ir.ictcilstiuoL ilii' man. Tnu licice munl-
festo of tliu Ulster Orangemen Is iecel\ed
with ildleulu In tliu IMuicllitos in London.
Thcynsyjit it icpres nU'tho vluol only a
mlnoilty of ono of tliu Jour provinces of
lieland and that small as that minority now
is it is daily becoming .s'nulior bycoiislant
and uiatllj ini ? adhuslon of Piolestants to the
national wuse. rembcis ot tliu Scotch
Crofter pvtyare alannfd over the hostility
displa.veil in many q .irtrs to the jiropositlon
for home nile tor Ireland. They expected
the proposition would bo rcgmdrd as just ,
timely and necessary , aiid that its benclits
would bo extended to iscotlaud. An impor
tant nieetlni ; ol tiie paitywas held hibt nntlit
ut which it was deaide.l jieie ifter to act with
the liberals , lelyinifun Glaitslone's known
approval of aijjrraiian idfonus.
The .TIlnc DUasIci' in AValcn.
Loxnox , Dec. 21. A dNpatch flom 1'oliit
y I'tidd , U'.dcs this moinliK , ' wi > s : Sovcnty-
livccoips's have been ieco\cred liom the
reindalojt ) ! , whcru tlio ovplosion occmred
jcsteiday , and it Is feaied that olheis aio bur
ied in the dcbi is. ' 1 he scenes in tlio i Iclnlty
ol the mines air > iiitlttil. At davbieak tills
inoiiiiiiK a tiesh body of volnntcois bewail
exploiinj , ' tlie pit. and arc woikiiu mautiilly
to dibco\er the bodies.
Bound n ii Ocriiiiiii-Aniorloaii' ! .
linui.i.v , Dec. ! M. Tlic foieitrn ollieo lins
notitlcd 1'cmiieton , American milliner , that
It is intended to e\pel ( Jerman-Ameiicans
lesldiiiK at Schleswlg who omlfir.ito to tlio
United Sti'tcs ' jnstlietoie bocomliit : liable to
mllitaiv seivico and icturned alter heini ;
natinifl/ed. , The ipcent older ot expulsion
ol other Cieimaii-Aiiierk'ans icmahis sus
pended. _ . . . . .
IIo\v to Sols the JrKIi Question.
Lo.\ii ) ) > , Dec. 'J I. Tlio Times In an cill-
toiial this muinlii ! , ' , without aihoL-atln such
c.sticims measiiies , sii e-ls that the liish
dllllcnlt\ could bi hoheit In tlneo months by
the c\clii-kui of the I'ainelllles lioiu the
house of communs and the piodamation ol
maitinllaw In lieland.
Fi'oo Hpcccli in Ireland.
LON-DON , Dec. 21 , It Is lepoiled Mint the
jroxeininent intends to puHiviito one of tlio
Hiceiitly elected liNh meinbcisof piillament
fora speech mailu at tin1 Xiilloiml I.c.uuo
meeting at Coil ; on the Kioiind that tlio
Jan n.njou ul on tlio oe islou wis , Intended
to Incite lib heaieis to commit , minder.
normally and Xuii/ilmr.
Iliutr.ix , Dec. 31. Xan/lbar and Germany
have .slirned a treaty of ' miiiinercc , the pio\ls-
Iniihof which favor tl'fo Hamburg mcieantilo
commiinl : ) and tliu C-ist Atilcan .soulety.
'J'lin Cholorn.
LOVDOX , Dec. 24. It it , reported the cholera
Is ratlin ; In Cajenne , the capital ot J-'ieneli
( iulnea.
and liroivoi'H at War.
VOKK , Dec. 24. An evening jiajier
bays that on account of the icfnsal on tlio
pai t of tliu blow prs of this : state to oppose thn
bill pundlntr In tliu Mate lo Iblaturu milking
the whinky lieeiiso 81,000 lind theLo-r license
S-'V ) , warlsabouttobodecluicd bj tlio liquor
men against beer. That they threaten to 10-
fuse to bell malt liquors In whl-ly h.iloons ,
and to call to their aid tin ) distillery Inter
ests , not only In this stnto but elsowhcro ,
in tlioconntiy. The paper pi edicts a tleico
war between these two bjnuchoa ot the liquor
Inteie.sts , and ot vast piopoitlons. It Mates
that mimi'ious attempt * li.ue been made to
compiomlbo their dlifcrcii as , but without biic-
n s i.aml that a linal meeting conccinlii tliu
outcome \\lilchllttlohopo Is enteitaliied.
will be held next week.
AV'cnlher lor TDiy. : .
Slissot'iii YAI.I.KV Fair weather In south
ern poitlon , local snows In noithorn portion
tion , winds generally bliiltiii1tu e.ist and
south , lower baiomeler , fititlonary followed
by hllulit libu in leuieialuio | ) in boutliern
pin lion , sll 'litilse in twnpiinitiuo in iiuithein
portion , _
Iteliirned To StiUKi Trial ,
lMiu.VAroj.iB. Dec , 24. Hen. IlUiichafVi ,
the land .speculatorvio | tan away fiom Terre
llantoto escape a wiuiant for cmbeiilement
two months tigo , has it'turiUHl and ghen
llllllM'lf lip.
Holiday { roods t ( . ' 'u-uwy ' & Oleson's
uiT&uription driiii ; > ioiv I.J-JT I'arnani.
TU 13 ciu\isi : ciincic.
Secretary llajard's AvknoM tpd o *
niont of the Omul loniimont
Contrlhiition.
\V.V SIUXOTOX , Dee. 'it. The follow Ins re
ply of isecietary Ka > ird to the letter of tlio
Chinese minister enctolni ; a check for S.'OO
as a conti Ibntion to the proposed monument
in Xew York to the memory of Gen. Grant
was made pulillc to-days
DurAiiiMENT or ST MI : , Wasliiucton , D.
C. , Dec. 3) ) . iioar Mr. Minister. It u'ives me
meat pleasure to ackunwlodfte > onr excel
lency's note of the 'Jlst n < t. , accompanied by
a cheek for < VH ) In aid 01 tlie completion of
the monument proposed tn be elected in N'ew
Voik to the memory of General and ex-l'ie-d-
iilent IT. S. Grant. Let mo for myself and all
my countrvmen. and not , in u meiely loiiual
way. hut with much fool hit ; , esptcss my own
and their Kiatllicalhm In this e\ldonco of
wide-spread human sjmp.ithy lor the
Amcrleau people In uldliiK them to keep iter-
petual tlio ineuiors ol ono who was their
chieftain in mllltaiy and cUil 1'ovetmmMit.
1 ben jou to eoiney to the Illustrious
empoior mv bU'lt appteciation ot Ills
ulft of $ ? M , and accept my eipn
thanks for your own coutiibntlon of
'OO. The tola ! sum sliall be transmitted to
the custodian of tliu monument tuuil in N'ew
Yoik , with a copv ot your loiter , and with
icnewed ackuowlediremenls of your pioof of
sv mpatbv ami liieiidshlp to the people. of the
1'nited States and one ot their most , heiolo
repiesentatlve" , lam , my do ir minister ,
Yeiy sincerely yonis ,
T , P. ItAYAllll.
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< ; ooi > nn.vi ) INDIANS.
A Itudy oraiiliiiii4 ! Annihilate Thirty
ot'tho SavaKi- >
S\N 1'itvxf if o , Dec. 21. Tlio Clnonlcle's
I'.lpaso , Tuxas , special : A band of Indians
weie suipiNed by a body of volunteers while
encamped near tlie laiiioad track between
Clllton mid hoidtlmrt. . r.leven savanes
weie killed , and tlility-thieo ho cs
capluied. The assaulting paity was
mainly coinpo-o I of Mexican tesldents
nuder the mdilaneo of "Itiir .llm , " a cnloied
deputy sheillf. Tlie attack look plaeo licfoio
dnylUlit. 'I'he Indian , tltouih well aimed ,
weio MI completely demoiaii/ed that they
lied without mnkiiiK le-i-tanee. and aie now
K-atteied throughout tlio mountaiiit.
Suhapfi'r Suoopn the Kronehma'i
Ctiirxno , Dec. 21. Only two hundred
people witnessed the iratne to-niitht between
Vit'iiauand iscliaofer in Ilia continuation of
the balk llnu tournament made iiuo.ess.uy by
the tiiplo tie. Vlj'uaux lost CT1 to
MU. Tlio play was nnlntciest-
ius until near tlie end , when
Sch.ieler made a be.iutitul inn of 1&7 , in
which he played at top speed , iisius the balk
line nniso will ) maiveiims piolieiencv.
Si-liaelei's a\era're , SS ; hisrhest inn , Ib7.
Viu'ii.nVs a\eiage , 21 , 20-jl ; highest inn ,
Two of the Trio Ruilty.
I'IIHDr.r.iMiiA. . Dee. 21. 't'ho trial of
Geoinro 1Voik \ , SunuelVoik anil Sin eve
Ackley , meiubeisot the late lluii of ( ! eorje : V.
U'oik it Co. , biokeis , charged with consph-
aoy to ( leliaud the 1'eoplo's I'assuinjer uill-
wav company , ended to ni ht In a veidict of
ttuilly as to the m-t two named , on a count
mroiviim ' - . " J.OUO. Thev weiti acipiitted on
the lonmlniiiff counls. u'teiiiii'j to amounts
well ill ) in the litindicd tlioiisinds. Ackley
was ncqiiitted altoirether. Tliu Woiks will
begiiinted a new dial.
tfnd a dinipso of lOt
Iixvi-tt : , Col. , Dee. 21. A Sirinior ] ; , X.
M. , special to tlio Kepiibllcan t-ajs : Si\
ma ked men mile Into Spilnsjer late last
nlijlit , eaptmed the eonntv jailer , took the
keys fiom him , bioku into a < ell , lookout ,
Theodore ! H , < kor , ehaiceel with inuiilerln
Ki.ml : ITniiih , n wealihv meichant witli
wlio o wile Uakor was alleged to bo ciiminally
connected , and liuii him to a tele Fiaph polo
near ( ho jail. The jailer meantime ) escaped
and fMve an alarm. I'hu cltl/ens , atfera biiel
sUiimlsh. elrove out the mob , and cut linker
down Just in time to si\o : Ids li\e.
Tlio Itoyeott Will CoiUlnuo.
COUK , Dec. 24. Representatives of the
( 'oik Slonm Packet company and the Cattle
Dealers' association met to-day to consider
the concessions pioposcd by the steamship
company \estoiday. The confc'ienco jiio-
Biossyd amicably until the last moment ,
when a qimiicl aiosc and the icjiichcntalhcs
ol theiMckct company leliiscil to Mian the
nKicoment. Jn coiiseijneiiccof the tailuro to
ajjteeth" callle dealu.s ha\e ic-ohed to ton-
tlniio the boycott.
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A. Corner on "Iiiijs. ' '
Lorisvn.t.i : , Dec. 21. The KouiMillo to
bacco maiket is much excited o\er w hat ap
pears U ) bo an attempt at a roni'i ' inapiade
of tobacco known as "luss. " .S.iwyer. Wal
lace ArCo. , eil New Voik , and the New Voik
a.'ont ol the ictflu contiai'lois lot tlm Span
ish u'oveinmeut , tlnotiKli lot al utrcnts , aio op-
posint ; oai'h othi'i'and buying Kf'at < manti-
llesot "lu ' , " so that piiee's ha\oud\anced2r
per cent dm int ; tlie past month.
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Wim'r Oivo Up the .lob.
JIosiox , Duo. . ' < . X.V. . JJIiiKham , special
asent ol the tieasiiry , has wiltton a letter te >
Siinc'Misini ; Avnt ( Maitin. eleilinlii'4 lo ic-
slfjn as leqiusted by the latter. His grounds
tor declining aio that Ids nlllco K in no BOHM )
political or p.uthiin , and that his IOIIK term
ol taillifitl sen Ice and ticulom fiom active !
political paitlsaiNiip entitles him to .still
continue to till his pu-cnl position.
1'ng O'ljoni-A I'loads OiilKy.
CIIICAIIO , Doc. -Chailes , alias "Put ; "
O'Le.ny , wlm has bee n under Indictment for
months for the mnrd > 'i ol hl- > alleged wife
and his bister , came be loio.lmUo Shepbeid
this mnininir ami wltluliew his pica ol not
Kidllv , enlenn'apli-a ol iuilt ) . Jlewasie-
mandtd ( o jail ,
Tlie Viiluan Hail Mill toHiail Up.
Sr. I.OIH ; , Div. 21. Tliu losses of the
Vulcftii steel w 01 kit aiinouneod ( o-ilay.
lia\o determined totail the tall mill. The
woilc of ii littiii hii < commenced with the in
tention of slaillm , ' tip as MIOII as possible.
'I'hls will bo the only steel mill outside of the
pool , and IRc tact piomlsos to make tiadn
lively In the west ,
Thet : UoiioiiKalicli ;
Pii'Tsiu no , Doc. 21 NTo ne'W develop
ments in the mlnoi.V stiike. The bltuatlon
almu thn .MoiumKalioIa villoy lids moinlni ;
Isqnlet and no tioublo h anticipated. This
afternoon tliu mlne'is of the hint and M-COIII !
poeih will mci't at \ \ ' \ lie's KIOVO to coiibldei
thuadvlbabillly ot ictuinliif , ' to woilc.
Afilclntr for In roaieel
Pjl iit Jin , , Dec. 21. Machlneiy mouldris
In this city have eleelded to request lestoi.i-
tlon ofJ ] ( pure-cut taken elf their wa es last
winter. If the manufactuiois rnluso to grant
their demands the men bay they will not
Etilke.
Smallpox In Montreal. .
MONTIIKAI. , Dec. ai. Tlio Lady Superior
of the Loniruo Point lunatic lasyhmi , wheio
the smallpox inovallsamong tliu patients and
Foivants , is tlneateiicd by the contial boaid
of health with proceeillngs lor having ic-
fused teadmit a doctor who was. bent to
vaccinate the inmates jif the ashim ,
A Distillery Iteiriied.
I'KoniA. Dec.JK Tlio ellstlllury of Hush &
Drown was entlroly eleitio > cel by lit o this
evening. Loss , S.VJ.OOJ ; Insitiaiico , 519,500.
Thu wau'liousoaiiil cattle bheih weru Baveel. t
but about 'Ml head of cattle were tinned t
loose. The lire was oaiisod bv a lamp UK-
plo on In tlio cngino loom. The capacity
Ot the ilistlllciy was 1,50) ) bushels per day ,
Wrcckcel Crews at Horrifi.
Nr.w VOIIK. Dec. 2l.-Tho City fit Peru
homo tlio ciews ot live vesiuls wrecked
In Hiolunborof Abpluwull duriiib' tbobtyrm
ot December U.
IIT'I I T/'API 11117 t I 171 lltll I TPO
ULLLItflSL BlALVli \ PIRAlhS ,
Naval Conflict Between the Dredgers and
Tongsmcn of Ohesapcako Bay.
SERIOUS TROUBLE IMMINENT.
The Sm'ciilont Ijyimhavou Arousotl
I'roni Its Slumliors liv the Itoom-
i K "I" Cannon Tlio DroelRors
Violating the Htato lunv.
O > stor Oalherors at AVar.
lUi.iiMoitr. Mil. , Doc. 2 . IHpeoialTolc-
Riam.l Kepoits liemi lower Chesapeake
show that oyster pirates are i\lni ; thoslato
police navy n lively time. The trouble be
tween the dieiUers and tomjsmen Is also in-
cieased , and unless the ojstoi police nnvv
take inoio decisho. action a conlllct ami seri
ous loss of life is imminent. A number of
oyster schooners which aiilvod heio from
down the bay to elay bad their staudlnmlK-
giUEC cut , thotr sails perforated with bullet
holes and showed other slijns e > f havinjr ta
ken part In a battle. The captains eif tlio
vessels le-poit that al 2 o'clock on Sunday
morntin ; a ciowd of armed t'insmcn ) Hum-
berinijover one bundled started out from
the hay on the west side of the Chesapeake.
They weio all In a l.uito sloop , wiilch they
had Ri-izeil without leave or lieeuso. They
dioveaivaj the diodiois who weio auclioied
eir at work on Holland island bar.
The place is forbidden to diedseis under the
.state law ; but they woiktheio all thos ame.
The captain , whoso vessel was at anchor ,
said tlio niKlil was leu'R.v , and tlio liist wo
knewot the appioaeh el ) the tuinsmuii was
abla/oliu'ht which 111 up the bay. He en lied
evoiy man em every boat on deck. Itepoit.s
fiom hundiedsol ilfie.s , muskets ami plslols ,
all blazing away at once , was enomrh to
astonish cverjbody , and the way In whlclnvo
got up our anehois , anel took advantage of
ovciypullol wind to get out of the way of
the bullo s was lively. Several ehedior.s
weieseiioiibly wounded. The oyster men of
Somciset and Doichcster counties had
another naval light , Capt. Vea/oy , of the
steamer Knneh Pialt , was at Deal's island
about midnight on Monday. Hhe Someisol
oyster men weie sailing In their
sloops towaul Fishing bay , Dorchester
county , and bla/.lin ; away with
their lilies In eveiy ellieitlon. The moon
lighted up Tangier souiiii and the sloops and
cemld lie seen plainly. It Is said the battle
was caused by the .Somoiset ilieilgen pl > m
their vocation in iMiiin ; bay. Dnrcliester
niejii lesented lids as an unlawful trespass
upon their oyster grouml. They chased the
Soiueiset men homo and lepents captuird
one ol their sloops. It was lo get even with
the Doiehestei men ami toeaptnto the sloop
that the onslaught was made by the Somer-
.soldiciUeis on Mondaj niglit. The r suit
of this nil ray is not known jet , but it is piob-
able that some ot those engaged weio hint In
the fiisilade Kept up for some hotns.
KAS-IOX. Md , Dec. 21. rAssocialcd Press. ]
A tierce battle took place al Poplar island
naiiows between a licet ol olghtellcdgo bo.its
and one of the ovster police steameis. The
stoanior cnme inlo the nniiows about 11 at
nklit , loiiiid the dicdueis at woik and at
tempted to .most them. Thev leslwtcd and
opened liio on the steamer , which was 10-
tmned lust with small aims. A iusilade was
ki'pl up lor siimu time. Thoeliedgers made it
hot for the steamer till her captain openeel up
on them with his cannon. This .slleiiceel
their tue and put them to llight. Thev Mail
ed of ! down tlie bay , the steamer tiling can
non shut after them , and passed out ot sight.
The sped atoi son shoie , many being awak-
e'lide by the noise oi tlie battle , witnessed tliu
lii.'ht. They ciiuld not tell what damage was
done bul Iho Ining was bo lasl and lasted bo
long they think some wore wounded or
Mocmon CeHispiriilor Coiivlrtod.
SALT LAKI : CITV , Doc. 21. In the case of
liiigliaiu Yelling Hampton , charged with eon-
spliacy with lowel women to compiimiise
piondnent anti-MenmoiiS , the jury le'tuined
a v ei diet of guilt j. i'lio Jtirv was outonlv
an hour. _ _
Another Aciieilucl ( | Aeclilont.
Wniii : PI.AI.VS X. Y. , Dec. 21. Tlio eiiill
shainencrat bhatt Xo. 7 of tlio new acquo-
dnct was killed tills moinin. . The bucket
was not in ptoper place anil fell , crushing
him.
The Itclliioinenl of Ornolty.
"Yes , " she said to her lawyer , "yon
0:111 : enter hiiit for divorce on tliiT roiiiiiU
of ernelty. "
"Very well , madam ; please niQiilion a
few ol his cruel acts. Ho struck and
nbii i.-d you frequently , I snmiosey"
"Oh , no. lie never struck mo ; but Iio
kept mo for live years living next door
to n millinery Meno , and yet made mo
wear ono bonnet for two years. "
"Hul that can hardly bo called ; m acl
of cruelly , maelam. "
"What ! that nol cruel ? Why , it is the
most tnntili/.iiiis and cruel oomluct I ever
hearel of. The ! idea of making u woman
live next door to n millinery , vvlioro she. .
can PO sill Hie lutost , fashions anel the
windows tilled with lovely bonnot.s ami
yet not buy lur any of them ! J'm ' afraid
men don't Know what enmity is. Any
woman in tlio land would call MICH
ooiidtiul perfectly monstrous ,
Didn't ' Want Him lo IVamo Hiw Time ) .
-Hell-oil Free Press : "I want to .see ono
of your dorks , named Oreon , " nuiel a elo-
mure little wejirmn the ettlior elay , as she
was stopped in a Woodward avenue dry
tfewds store by the lloor walker.
"Mr ( liven is vnrv busy , ma'am. "
"Yes , hut I won't eletain him more
thaini minute. "
"You'd bolter leave Iho message with
me , ma'am. "
"Oh , well , then , you may toll him Iio
needn't minel aboul coming up as usual
to-nifflu. I shall Im married al leaal an
hour before he can < jet thcru , "
A ViHlon Kntiroly too Sweet to ho
True- .
Philadelphia Cull : "Jlad a rei.iarknblo
dream last . 1
nijjJu. dnmineil that i
came homo about 8a.m. "
"Loaded ? "
"Yes. I ilidn't take oft' my boots , but
walked bolelly upstairs , making an awful
raekot , went into thubi'drooni ami beyan
to llirovv ovorythinK out of the Avindowd
" ! 'Aliar'irS ' | ll.hlc ! > s. mirrors , everything. "
"What did your wile Hay ? "
"Hayf She didn't MV anything. She
woke 1 up and himply smiled at me. That's
why \ 1 knew it was a dream. "
r from ICninia Abbott.
KANSAS CUT , Duo. 13 , 1885.
My Dear Mies Kennedy :
I was more than elell hte-d with the
manner In which you Jilleel all my orders
for fancy work elm info my stay in your
city. Your work was exceedingly aitiM-
ie the embroideries being especially beau l
tiful ; and I hhall be pleaseel to liavn.von
elo more ol it lor me next season. \ \ ith
the very best wi-.li .s for your success , 1
temuin , Faithfully VUIIIN ,
KM.MA
( Jrent clearing sale of fine ololliliiL ;
coniniencebUecember 4th at Kl''iittf r a
Tiisuuiiioutli clothing house , 1UU1 I-aniam
atreut , conu'r'JVntli.
Dr. H , I ) . Arnold. ( MiINt und Auiist ,
rcuiovcd to 101-1 l > oii"ltus direct ,
A SOIiDinil'S YAK.V.
tlie Ohe > st Story lloceird- *
Do.id CiinnersCoinliiu Itiiuk
tei Drill.
The strnnpost cvporu'iu'o I over had
wns at old Fort William , on Governor's
Islaiul , iu Kow York linlior , over twenty
\ears ago. 1 was a sergeant at the thne ,
married , anel with mv young wife hnel
been hing in a small house on the lower
end of the i liml : , but the commanding
ollieor oonelueleil to tear it down ami I
was tolel to solocl the best rooms ejf the
non-comimssieinceleitlloors' nnartera in the
then unoccupied fort. What with my
usual military duties and the fatigue of
moving ami nlnoing things to rights , I was
pretty well tuvel out when night
came and slept like a log. iMy
wife was worn out , toe ) , but
eltel not sleep so sound as not lo be ells-
tnrbod every night by what she called
"the funniest noises , that sounded just
like thunder , " but I paid but little atten
lion to her , thinking It was only the noise
of passing steamboats en- the wu h of the )
water on the shore , It might have been
two weeks after I had M'ltli'd elenvn that ,
erne niglit 1 awoke suddenly from a sound
sleep with that peculiar feeding of elroad
or uneasiness upem me which arises from
an unknown cause , ami has been usperi-
eneeel by nearlj all of us.
"John , elo > o hear it now ? " askeel my
wife1 , w he-it she discovered I was awake ,
"ft sounils like Mime persons al work be
low. "
Listening for a short time I recognised
familiar sounds , anil had I not been po-i-
tivo thai the doors we're Wkcel , with the
Kois hanging em a nail in myoom , I
\\onhl have sworn thai the batteries wore
maniieil bv evperieiiei'd gumiers. 'I'he
eiuiok treail ol the men as they dragged
the guns in , the ring of the rammer , the
handling eif the shol that lay piled in
icadinotu foruso , the return of tlie iron
wheels eivor the rails as it was run out of
the port was perfect In cver.v detail , only
lacking the1 vveirels of command anel the
repoit e > f the piece to complete the illus
ion.
ion.As
As I listened the upioar inoroa.sod in
volume until it was impossible for us to
hoar each other's veiie-os without raiding
them to a high pitch This guns were
scrveel with what .seemi-d incredible
rapidity , ami the very walls , massive us
they were1 , treiubleel itmlor the ) heavy
artillery in eoutimml motion , while ; the
balls were rolling fiom one e'lid of the
easements to the other , striking the siele-s
with heavy tlmels. Unable to stand tills
stale of alVairs any longer , 1 arose ami ,
lighting mv lantern look Iho keys along
With a loailed revolver nndt descending
the.stairs ah lightly as possible , reached
the ilemrs. The noise at ( his point was.
if anything , more deafening than when I
lelt my room.
Ciiitioiisly inserting the key mte > the
leick , I cocked my si\ shooter , anil throw
ing the iloor open .sneldeiily , with raised
lantern anel weapon pnseiiti'd , entered
tlie nearest casement to liml il unoevti-
pieel , save by the grim edd gun anil tlio
shot slacked in the-ir usual places. Jt
was the .same in every battery I entered.
Not a fool print disturbed the thick dust
upon the lloor , nor was there a liuuer-
mark upon eilber the gun or .shot. The
toinplons were in place , mid no carriage
had trave-lul en'i-r the i u l\ , rails. Confounded -
founded even sllll more than i was bo-
tore , I returned to my room , and was
disturbed no more that night. The
racket , however , commenced again ilio
following night , and was kept up , vvilli
slighl intermission , for a mouth. My
account of this singular elislurbaneio was
met with jests anel laughter liejin my fol
low tolelior.s , which they modilled , it is
true , when I corroborated il by my wife ,
but Ihen only M > far as to declare
that it was a tchenio on our pait to
get removed from unejeHiileirtablo ejuar-
tiTs to one of the new epmrtor.s then
about cenniilitod. Nollled al their taunts
I voweel dial if ever the noisen com-
meiiecel again I would have other wit-
nc-.s to ( liom , and 1 did nol have long to
wait , for about ono month after J waa
awakened by the phantom gunnera.
This time I passed out over the draw
bridge , ami , going te > thei men's quarters ,
awakoni'd a sergi'ant by tliu name of
Smith jioor follow ! ho horved with mo
twenty years and is now in the insane
a ylnm al Washington ami mueli against
his will made him accompany me lo the
scene. Aflor staneliug listening
to the racket until Kmith'H face
was as white as a shi'ot and ho
was trembling fiom head tei fe > ot , I
throw open Hies iloor. Smith always de-
chuvd tint lor a niomenl he wnv the
ghostly ereivv til llioir places , but I coulil
eleteet nothing , nor could I ever discover
any cause for the disturbance , although I
otten was awakened by Ihe nightly drill
ol my invisible artillerymen.
Some months alter leaving Ihe island I
leijrnenl thai during the Mexican war an
artillery company drilled with those ) guns
some limobofoie they lelt for MO.MOO ,
nml that they were nearly all killed in
imttlo. 1 .suppose it must have been a
freak of theirs to have ! their reunion.H in
Ihi'so easements and praulicu vvilh their
olel friends , the guns.
Travolcis Who Would Not Scare.
Now York Star : A man boarded a
railroad train at Toronto the other elay ,
anel he passed through two eoaehes with
out being oli'ercd a seat , although a. num
ber of tliu passengers hael whole seats lo
themselves , lie looked ill and weak ,
but that imieln no ilill'oronou. He finally
Imlteel in the I'onler of the ; ear anel said
louel enough le ) bo hoard by all : "d'oiide-
men , 1 feel very ill , and I don't know but
il nmy result in a case e > f small-io\ ] . "
There was a hearty ha ! ha ! 1m ! from
every passenger , and half a do/tun voices
called enit : "Uivo us something new !
That old gag has been iloue > lo death ! "
The-n everybody ehuekleil nml winked
and Mattered themselves on their small-
tics , , mid the man remained standing un
til a passenger got olV al the nuxl slallon.
When Iho Irani i cached St. Thomas a.
doctor camei aboard to see about vaeci-
nntlngthu passengers , and as ho came to
the man who had aoughl to guy Iho
othei-H , he aske-d :
"What's the matter ? "
" .Sick. "
"Lot mo see your tongue. "
It was exhibited.
"J want to fe-olof your pulso. "
The hand was oMondcel.
"IV ! tin ; horn spoon ! old fellow , but
you're coming elown wilh small pot ! "
-lionteil the doctor , as ho dropped the
liuml and ran to the platform lo uull u
carriage. "
Kvorj body had boon ready to giggle ,
hill no giggling took place. The ; wink
ing and blinking ceased. No one poked ;
his elbow' into another's ribs. On the
contrary , a ooleir akin to host pastry Hour
oropt ove-r eveji'i face In lliucaraml&layiieJ.
thoio , and when ono passenger remarked
tliul the wlmlu leil wore a t-ct of I/'ankejel '
fool.s nobody ; uoio to di.-puto the atfcC'r-
on. _
No J'oclce'lK in the Shroud ,
Svraeii-o Siamlard The hemuly , old ,
fashioned lo > se > u uhvn.vs impreiss"i | on
mon'ri minds whiM ) millionaire * din watt
well put in the i-onvvrsatiem of two laboring -
ing inun , who met late yiMorday nftur-
iiooii near tho-iiow feeleral binleling ,
"Is it triiu that Vanderbllt behjuil ? "
askeii tw vi them
"Yes , thoi say it's true Uuiv luuuh
mi .suppose lie lofl * ' '
"Kverillnnghehad. "
