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rnrjj g?I<uudc»T« I. VAN SLYKE, Editor ami PuMMitr. MOHENRY, *5 ILLINOIS. 'V1 ' v >>an* WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW. THE EAST. Th» Directors of the Mechanics' ifa- tional TWnfc of Newark have agreed to contrib- L inte $1,000,000 toward paying the creditors aud •!rcvmii£ the institution. which will probably re- 4, -»nlt in the resumption of Imsmeea. #* t Haioht^i tannery, it Milton Center, N. T., valued at #100,000, was destroyed by jfire Orain, llining A Go., a bo«>t and fhoo "s-1firm of Boston, have failed, with liabilities of . over §150,000. ,4 AFTER a trial lasting ten days, Addi- - Jnn and William Burn*, of Pittsburgh, were Convicted of complicity in the famous Missouri GUITEAU TRIAL. Judge Oox--"I think the matter irrelevant." Sooville here arose, trembling with excite­ nant, and protested against the meddling of John W. Gmteau in thin case. " Ho is oppcaed POstoffioe Department, ,nd Charles a Allen, of ; Missouri, were the first witne &«* examined, priaouer, who Htruck hia hand violently on the MVKNTMMT* »AT. Col 3, O. P. Bornside, DisbureingOttcer of the They formerly lived in Freeport, 111,, and knew the Guiteau family. They testified to the ill­ ness of the assassin's mother about the timo of his birih. Erneiy A. Storra, the well-known Chicago lawyer. was then caDed. His testimony was a table and shouted: "8ado I. He had better get back to Boston. He has got no business here. Jnst b<v»m»e he happen* to Invar the same name he thinks be will get a little noto­ riety out of this (vaae. I haven't known any­ thing about the man for yeans. That # all them disappointment to the defense. They had is about him, and i waut lum to get ligkt out anpposed he would declare that, in hit* opinion, of this case." toim-jamsT!! COSGRESS. PARTI OAUCUHINO. The Bepab&can members of the Hcnsw «f Representatives met in caucus at the Capitol in Washington on Saturday, Dec. 8, and were callod to ordef by Mr. Hubbell, of Michigan. Mt. Robesoi^ of New Jeruey. wok chosen Cliair- man. A call of tlieioll revealed the premiceof 140 Representatives, including J. Hyatt .Smith, of New York, elected as an Independent. Nom­ inations for the Speaker-hip beiug in order, seven candidates were placed in the field--be- Guiieau was insane. According to Mrs. Sooville, Storrs told her one day in his office that be would send a deposition to that effect. When in the witness-box, however, he declined to give an opinion, stating that lie was not qua! 1:,h1 to do so, but on the cross- examination he did say that in his ac- tjttaintauco with the prisoner he saw nothing which led him to believe him irresponsible for his nets or unable to distinguish between right and wrong. Mr. 8covil!o did his best to pie- vent tl.ih testimony from going on the record, and. being overruled by Judge Oox, took an exception. The evidence created quite a stir in the court-room, and seemed to stagger those about the defense's table. The sister of the •», ' . uv.iuunv © it* i 1D« i UL OiP IV. I Ui lliO jarid frauds. District Attorney Blis«. of St. ! prisoner was particularly affected, and, in tones # '> :i* ̂ «» 1 ;«/ ' ' • * * * - « : '• f-ai^ sjaud the trial took place at Clarion, Pa. Will- -i*m Burns was for years President ol a Pitts­ burgh bank. TBS WEST. A NOTED Colorado highwayman and stage robber named Ham White was being conveyed to the Detroit House of Correction by United States Marshal Wilcox, of Denver. >iear liok&gon. Uich., on the liiebigau Central road, the convict picked the lock of his hand- •»«' »mi r* • had entxro charge ef the prosecution, ^ distinctly caught by the reporter!, said : "He has perjured himself; that all there is about if Edward Daniel testified to Guiteau's pe­ culiar religious/views, and hia impression was that he Was crazy. Senator David Davis was the next witness, jected to the tes In answer to questions by Scoville he teititied '*• " **,e that he didn't belong to either parly. He had torney CorKhill, not heard of party, and dido nau, in Ullif lev uoeu uie tun ui UJ» u»uu- the DemOCiatit :C7.-- " : mnrf.mnm cuffs with a toothpick and ferociously attacked I either party would not imperil the rtpublio. * Jtbe MurshaL There were seventeen men in j Q-. r°® believe the success of the Demo- the car who maw the whole affair, but who, in i cratic P^rty would tend, in any degree, to bring Vi* moat cowardly way, left the ' on another civil war ? A. No, I don't. I think •/ officer to struggle with ' the dee- that the Southern people are the last people in iterate man. In the struggle White seind the world to desire to go into *njr war. If. there Wiloox'e. revolver and tried to shoot him, when i b* any war, it will come from somewhere else Mrs. Smitlison, wife of a Denvtr engineer, on than the Sonth. jijer wav to New York, and the onlv woman ia j Mr. Sooville--That ia att. Judge Davis was evidently mystified and somewhat indignant, and asked Scoville what this was all about. The lawyer for the defense •aid he would see when the time came. ' The next witness was E. A. Bailey, Col. Cork- hill's stenographer. He testified that he made the notes frou\ which the New York Herald in­ terview with Ouiteau was published, and was paid $500. He waa introduced to (iuiteae by CorkhilL Gaiteau, after Bailey's withdrawal from the stand, addressed the court, saying : "Tne fal­ lowing persons I want aultiKenae l as witnesses: President Arthur, Secretary Blaine, Senator Logan, Senator Conkling, Gen. Grant, Senators Flatt, Dorsey and Jones, Gov. Jewell, James Gordon Bennett, Whitelaw Reid. Gov. Jones. Charles A. Dana, and W. H. Hurlbnt, and files of their papers from May to June ; also George C. Gorliain, of the Washington RepuZAican, and Stilson Hntchius, of the Wa^hinetjn Post, and tiles of their papers for Msy and June, and i ~ Jixix'lbior. tne Alinneapolls, and the Empire V. P. Nixon, of tbe Chicago Inter Ocean, and mills, and tbe cotton factory of Doriilns Mor- flies of the Inter Oovau. MOHTKENTH BAT. There was an imnu i^e crowd at the court loofe when the prisoner arrived, and he tram- ;.ii;v_'ly begged the officers to take him in by .iits back entrance, but he was driven forward uto tiie building. Dr. Kennon, editor of the Medical Rrriac, of < 'IiK'sgo, gave the opinion that the prisoner >•«•* :n.<ane. The assassin btcamc incensed at evidence of lliehard Hmtou, a Wasliing- 11 joui:iaii«t. and shouted out that he bad . t': v bo hunc as a man than ar<p:itt<-d as li'ol. Dr. Nicholas, of the B'< oun fr^'ale \.K>ium ; Dr. JfolHom, of Boston: Dr. Samuel c< .-ter, Dr. W. W. Godding. Dr. James H. •Uilinde, of Milwaukee, and Dr. Tl;eoiore W. V'isber. of Boston. ex|*'.rts on insanity, 'were lareiued by Mr. Scoville for the purpose of •ilouing that Guiteauwas insane. Th irrn- Preaident Arthur's replies to the written inter- rogat ories of counsel for the defense were read. He stated that he knew nothing about Ouiteau previous to the crime of the 2d of July, except that he had seen him around the lie- publican headquarters at New York. A num­ ber of witnesses were called to the stand and told what they had seen of the prisoner in the various places where he has made an unsavory record for himself during the past few years". Strangely enough, none of these people ever law m h'.m any indications of iusauity,.but nearly all had found evidences of mora! turpi­ tude. sometimes to their cost. Tho worst story was to d by the Rev. Dr. McArthur, of New York, pastor of the Baptist Church to which Guite&u united himself in 1872, and from which, after borrowing $95 from the pastor, and otherwise abusing his generosity, he was excommunicated in disgraoe tor gross immorality. As Mr. McArthur went into the shameful details Guiteau grew irritated and then violent. Mr. Scoville ob-J testimony, and asked the use to show," said District At- flint, vhni thft rfofptiMp rails ing Messrs. Uncork. Keifer, Kasson, DunneU, Orth, Burrows, and Reed. On the first ballot Keifer received 52 votes, Hiscock 44 and Kasson 15. The voto-ehansed considerably through­ out fifteen ballots, Keller being chosen on the sixteenth. For Cleric of the House, Edward McPherson, of Pennsylvania, was selected ; for Postmaster, Harry Sherwood, of Michigan; for Sevgeant-at-Arins, Col. Hooker, of Vermont, and ior Doorkeeper, Col. Brown- low, of Tennessee. On motion of Gen. Henderton, of Illinois, seconde^ by Updegraff, of Iowa, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "That the follow­ ing-named honorably-discharged soldiers, mi­ ll as a li g or arm, or both, and now borne on tho soldiers'roil of the House of Representa­ tives of tiie United States, be retained by the Doorkeoj>er of! the House on said roll, subject, however, to 4i|missal lor just and sufficient cause: S. H. Decker, both arms off, Ohio; John Itvan, one leg off, Pennsylvania; James L. Mc- ^ Cormick, ope leg off, Indiana; Hugh Lewis, q{^ one arm off, Wisconsin; John Rome, one arm off, New Jersey; Capt. J. W. White, one arm off, Ohio." Three of these soldiers are Ro- ind on mileage by Bptaker Keifer being the only matters which excited muoh comment. A. H. Smith, of Pennsylvania, was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Mileage. An adjournment to Tuesday, the 13th, was taken. FRIGHTFUL CALAMITY. Burnlnir After this the Bemhled, in the same hall, and organised their the car. sprang upon the seat behind tbe strug­ gling men, seized the convict around the neck, jjuid disabled him to a sufficient extent to enable the Marsha] to onoe more secure control of him Daniel P. Eells, President of the Com- «•>* < jWcrcial National Bank of Cleveland, took from the vaults a pasteboard box containing «i s* ***>#117,000 in bonds, intending: to jtmt the coupons. His attention being directed to another matter, he turned his back upon the deck for a few minutes. When he resumed his coupon clipping he was astonished to discover that a box containing $117,WKl worth of the bonds was missing, ana •albo a genteel-appearing young man who had been waiting for an interview with the bank President. Mr. Eells is now anxious to inter­ view the young man--so anxious, indeed, that he offers to pay $7,500 for that privilege ... Flames oroke out early on the moi ning of the 4th inst., in one of Pillsbury's flouring miHs, at Minneapolis, and speedily extended to the Exix'lsior. the Minneapolis, and the Empire mills, and ttie cotton factory of Doriilns Mor- ru-on. Then they attacked a train of loaded freight-cars, at which moment an explosion 00- curred in the Minneapolis mill, leveling the walls, kil.mg U^rte men, and severely injuring other*. The mills destroyed represent one- tenth of the capacity of the city. The total oss is $410,500, and the insuranoe $207,175. THE SOUTH. THUMB men were killed and several wounded by a collision of trains at Hallt; villa, Texas. Thb National Cotton-Planters Associa­ tion, at its session in Atlanta, Ga., re-elccted P. C. Morehead', President: G. M. King, Treas- arer; and James N. O-den, Secretary. WASHINGTON, PBBSEDBXT Abthcb ha a taken np his scapegoat. I confusion was so groat that adjournment was a I relief to all concerned. 1 The assassin was hooted as he was led by ' policemen to his van. TWENTY-SECOND BAT. ' Rev. Dr. McArthur resumed the witness | stand, and continued to testify to the assas­ sin's rascalitv and meanness. Sooville objected ! to this character of evidence, but the ooort I ruled its admissibility, as tending to show the ] general character of the prisoner. The assassin j at this point broke out into one ef his noisy | harangues. I Col. Corkhill desired the court to restrain the j prisoner, when Guiteau turned to li:ni and said: j '• Y. u go slow, Corkhill. You are spotted, and | a,- soon as this business is over the 1'resident : wiil remove you." f W. S. Caldwell, a physician, treated L. W. ! Guiteau during his laL-t illness. He never de- : tected any evidence of mental unsoundness. ! George W. Plummer, a Chicago lawyer, was j called, guiteau immediately shouted: "1 owe ! this man •t2II, but it has cost the Government 1 $200 to gel iuui here. I think the President's j attention had betUr be called to the way you ! aru squandering tho Government's money." j Witness allowed the prisoner to occupy a ; desk in his law office at C hicago some months. , lie seemed to have a deal ot collection busi- i uess, and went in and out like any business , man. ! Guiteau continually interrupted, and finally ! witness said to him: "It seems that your , close relations with the Daty of late have eor- i rupted your manners." 'i'i»e prisoner laughed heartily at this sally * and saiu : " Well, that ain't so bad, Plummer, • for a Western man." "Did you ever see anything in his conduct 1 that indicated unsouMness of mind V" was the i next question. " No, sir," replied witness, " nothing what- i ever, lie soenud to be a man of abuny, vain , an<i concci.od," | So.-iiiii.il English, editor and proprietor of the | '1 tu es, New Yi rK, took the stand 1 Guiteau caacd out caucus by re-electing Representative House, of Tennessee, as Chairman, and Frost, of Mis- I souri, and TfWliorn, of Texas, Secretaries. 1 Iiepresentativo Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, then offered a resolution indorsing the declara- I tions of the Democratic National Conventions 1 of 1876 and 1880, the supposed object being to j put Democratic members on record in favor of I the plank indorsing " a tariff for revenue only." j Tho resolution was supported by Iiepresent*- j tives Knott and Reagan, and opposed by Rep­ resentatives Hammond, McLain, Hooker and j Herbert. Representative Hooker moved to ] indefinitely postpone consideration of the j resolution, and the motion was carried--ayes, ; 53; noes. 42. Representative McKenna then ; moved that the ciucns indorse and put in I nomination as candidates for the Democrats I all tho officers of the last House, and the mo- j : tion was carried, viva voce, without dissent. I The Greenback members-elect of the House | met in caucus and nominated Nicholas Ford, of Missouri, for Speaker ; Gilbert De La Ma- tvT, of Indiana, for Clerk of the House; Lee Crandali, of Washington, D. C., for Sergeant- nt-Arms; H. Martin Williams,, of Missouri, for Doorkeeper.; and W. H. Moore, of Penn­ sylvania, for Postmaster. residence at the White House... .Mr."John ! m reply to hync*hetie!«! qu. suous iich assumed that the wirae. ?< s favorah.e to f w •r i, r* m - Davis, nephew of Judge Bancroft Davis and son-in-law of ex-Senator Frelinghuysen, has been appointed private secretary to tbe Presi­ dent POLITICAL. DOOBKEEPEK BROWNLOTT, of the House, has appointed Richard W. Austin, of Korth Carolina, Assistant Doorkeeper, and CoL J. It. Popham, of Virginia, Assistant Door­ keeper in charge of the document room. CoL Popham is a lteadjuster. George McNeir, son- in-law of Congressman Burrows, of Michigan, has been appointed Assistant Postmaster of the House. ^ OEKTEKAX. Th* propeller Jane Miller, which •ailed from Owen sound, Ont, Nov. 25, was wrecked in Colpay'g bay, with twenty-five per­ sons on board. A CHICAGO lad j sent Guiteau a check for " $5,000 worth of agony and distress," to be charged "to the account of hia Satanic Majesty." INFORMATION has been received at Waahiogton of the death of Gen. Hugh Jndson E: patrick, Minister to Chili He died at {San­ tiago, Chili. ABCBDKAOON Pa&kkLlL, Clerical Sec­ retary of the Episcopal Synod of Kingston, Ont., is fl2,(XK) short in his accounts. Tsx Director of the Mint reports the 'profits on silver coinage between July 1, 1878, fund June 30, 1831, to be $9,752,21#. Tbe "profits on hand July 1, 187% were $434,725, which, with (4,45'i profits on trade-dollars and surplus euver bullion, made the gross profits os -ii*er coinage tlO, 1^1,495. Of thii sum #*.774 374 was paid lato the treafcurv, $221,114 J»i* ptud for expeufcjp of distiibuUon, and was paid for wastages and losses. rSBEICN. ! "ii tran told the truth. Guiteau demanded ] j uiat Grant, Conkling and Jewell be suuimonod | j NINETEENTH D^T. | ! Hon. Charles B. Farwell, of Chicago, wai : i called as a witness, and testified that Guiteau | offered to make him President if he would loan ; him $200,000 with which to buy the Inter j Ocean newspaper. He said he be.ieved that j the assassin was not so insane but that he ! oould distinguish between right and wrong, i whereupon the prisoner got excited, said he ' wanted such nonsense stopped, that he aoted from inspiration, etc. George C. Gorham, of the Washington He-' publican, then took the stand, and Scoville be­ gan to question him. Guiteau again broke out, telling Scoville he was crazy, and that he (Gui­ teau) did not approve of his method of con­ ducting the defense. His testimony was unim­ portant | Scoville stated that he desired to have Prssi- | dent Arthur testify in the case. Guiteau (interrupting) --Yes, and Grant, and j Conkling, and the rest of my political friends, i Scoville here takes altogether too narrow a i j view of this case. j | Scoville, continuing, said he bad made every | • effort to secure the President's attendance, but I | without success. It was absolutely essential to I obtain his testimony. j After some discussion, counsel for the prose- I cation agreed to allow Sooville to prepare in- | terrogatories to be submitted to the President, 1 and allow his evidence in this form to be pat j ia later. ! Gmteau read to the jury for half an hotir from big book, "Truth." Counsel for the prosecution objected to the reading of the en­ tire book, and, after discussion, it was arranged that Sooville should mark such passages as he intends to rely upon and submit the book to the prosetution. With this understanding and agreement between counsel relative to the evi­ dence of President Arthur, Scoville the close of the defense. low blioct jail, li.d 1 got liiniuut lor jjSOJ." Witucsi gave the circumstances under which he bee.inie acquainted «nh the prisoner. Wit­ ness »as in jail under £40,010 bonds, charged Willi iu eL Tlc pr.soiier acieu as his attorney. Gmteau friquciiiiy and noisily interrupted wiuies.-, calling hun har and perjiucr. At out time he shouted : "There isn't an insurance man in New Yoik that doesn't know what a fraud you are." , Witness continued : " The prisoner swindled me out of and also swindled many poor creatures in the jail by promising to help them and getting then- moni.y and then never raising a finger in their behalf." Gmteau shouted at witness : " Why, I would not spit ou you on the street, you old scoun­ drel ! I'll get some insurance men to show you UD. You are lying all the way through, En­ glish, you old fraud." ( ' Witness was asked if he ever detected ftnj signs of insanity in the prisoner, and replied "On the contrary, he was a remarkably clear­ headed, shrewd lawyer. He completely out­ witted me." Warren G. Brown, attorney-at-law, New York, was counsel lor Mrs. Guiteau in obtaining a divorce from the prisoner. He believed the latter perfectly sane. Guiteau (excitedly)--"I want to know Corkhill, what all this kind of evidence has got to do with the real issue--who fired the shot that killed Garfield, the Deity or 1? I think it is develish mean to rake up mj character in all its details. The only issue here is, who fiied that shot, the Deity 01 L Just take that home, Corkhill, and think it over till to-morrow morning. I want to know what all this has got to do with tbe question of my sanity or insanity on the 2d of July. As 1 told you before, 1 had time enough to go crazy a hundred times in the interval." Senator Ben Harrison, of India life, was called, and testified to seeing the prisoner around Washington last spring, and saw noth­ ing in his conduct to raise The Senate eonveDed at noon of Monday, Dec. 5, and was called to order by Acting Vice President Davis. William Windom was duly qnahfi'xl as Senator from Minnesota. Mr. u.-rbs'^d introduced a bill providing for a com- niiM-ion to mquiie into the relative effect upon I . he industries of the country ou the consumer i>nd producer of the present tariff system, and j th* relative merits of 8} ecifie and ad vaUn-m dutn#, MI; h a view to frov.d ng j r< per kgis- j li!11011 to meet dtfects and remedy unjust ois- I criminations and other evils. The"bill is in the j nature of a substitute for the Eaton bill 1 01 last session. Mr. Lapham introduced i a bill providing for the pniu-hmeut of at- I t/frpts on the life of the Piesident of the j Un ted r tatis, or cti ers cliaiged With ti e du- | t;<« of Pres'dent, imnulinn nt on convict 011 to i be imprisonment for liie in solitary confine- i Ihis ninii was in L.ud- i mf nt or ai hard labor in the discretion of the I ; TWENTIETH DAT. . Oa the opening of court Guiteau opened THK British war vessel London espied ; business by declaring himself dissatisfied with •imi - •I * *» < !V r . ft*iff ,»t *.:• # • 1 ivtr off Zanzibar, flyu^; French colors, and fc*d a gnn across ber bow to compel her sur­ render. The sosp cvon* craft which was aatnnrf by Arabs, r» plied with a discharge of fifies, iJIiing the Ej^hsb Captain «.nA two canwns. and then ssiied away. McKzkzje k Co., contractors at Cap® tfcwa, Afnaa. hav* faiiad f«»r $2.000.000. THE Inspector General of the Irish Constabulary has advertised for «*list for special protection «errt m tie comstabniarr for a limited period, _ tn ordw to r*li£T«;th« ard niry police foroe of pto'ection ' duties. The tenants of •^sthe D-iie of Iyiaster have resolved to obey the " inaailesto. The Bing Theater, in the city erf Vienna, Austria, was burned on the evening of # Dec. 8, shortly after the assembling of the au- dience. Two thousand people were in the tmndm£f &bottt 300 of whom p'.rirfLicd in tl«s flames. uAs soon as the, iiro was seen, there ~,waa an explosion of gas «id the audience were plunged in darkness. ' Ou the tpreadmg of the news of the disaster the p.rfornuncw at the other theate s were stojipea. Tliou lands of people assembled in the n^hbo.-.i^ streete, where they could hear th« tr.-r* ot agony of people at the windows '. ,.t'-t*ler praying to be saved. In* rapid:'v of the flames preventetl peopis from taking advamage of tho or­ dinary eiiU. Only a H-aall port on of the au- dieucfi a-ived themselves bv leaping from the windows, three stories high, into clothes held teiow. ' Womanly Modest j. loves the mysterious. A cloud- tbe development of the facts relating to the pohgeal situation wh erein lay the gist of the aliered defense, and renewed his demand for the 'testimony of such men as Grant, Conkling and I'latt. He announced, also, his purpose of making the closing speech for tne defense. No answer having been received from the half-dozen qfstions submitted m writing to President Arihur, tne court said that the de­ fense should have the. benefit of tbe mirt tes­ timony when it should come. a question in hia : nal.L'd1'f1 Ttiie 8 , ,, , | mui, ne nau soia ou ! i>- McLean Shaw testihed that Ghiteau told pubbcan partv; said that he would ; him he was bound to have notoriety some way - • ' - i or other. He might kill some big man and im- i itate Wilkes Booth. The prisoner--I have not known anything ! about this man Shaw for eight years ; but when he repeats this kind of testimony I say to him : ; "You are a liar ! a low, dirty liar!". 1 never had that kind of conversation with you in my life, and yoa know it court. Mr. Sherman introduced a 3-per- cent. funding bill; Mr. Beck a measure to lecon the trade dollars into standnrd pieces ; Mr. Mi1 It r a bill to enforce treaty stip- uiati ns re'ating to the Chinese, and Mr. Lot an hn act to place Gen. Grant on the retired list of th • army. Mr. Edmunds offered a resolu­ tion to continue nil committees of the Sei a e i s they existed last sess on. Senator Pimh thereupon moved an amendment authorising the President of the Senate to decide whether the committees shall bo equal y or otherwise divided between both political partes. The resolution and amendment were laid over without action. At a caucus of the Republican Senators in the evening, it was re­ solved to support Mr. Edmunds' resolution. The House was called to order at noon by Ci'erk Aiiani.c roll cull showed that only Messrs. .'tufty, Mills and Deuster were ab­ sent AbW<.; fHPBjv-akt'rresulted in 148 votes for Keifer, 120 f«r Randall, and 8 for Ford. Objections wese made to the swearing in of seven members, among them Chalmers of Mis­ sissippi and Dibble of South Carolina, but all were tinally admitted,tho objections being with­ drawn. Ajb soon as all the members were sworn in. the Republican caucus nominees lor House officers were sworn in. A number of bills were introduced in the Senate on the 6th inst, including one by Mr. Ingalls granting the franking privilege to Mrs. Gartield; one by Mr. Pendleton to improve the civil service, and to prevent extortion, coercion and brilwrv by persons in the public service; and ono by Mr. Saunders admitting Dakota as a State. Mr. Edmunds' resolution continuing the Senate committees of last session was passed, Mr. Davis voting with the Repub- iiic*wifi for tho ro«o!ution. He made a speech defining his position. He said he thought it onlv proper that tho party responsible for the legislation should have a majority of the com­ mittees. He announced hi-i intention to vote for the present Senate officers, al! Democrats, thus dividing his influence. Mr. Davis deniod the charge that he had sold out to tbe Re- support the administration when it was right, and oppose it when it was wroug, and that he would striv« to bring anout a more cordial unio-i between North and South. In the House, the drawing of seats and tho reading of the message occu­ pied the Hi'gxiou, aiid an adjournment wa t voted til! Friday, tho ittli. On the raeeti ng of the Senate on Wednesday, Dec. 7, Senators Shermap, Pendleton, Dawes, Lapham, Bayard and Morgan were appointed The Treasury Department. v u Secretary Folger in hia resort recommonda i £y 1110 chair oa tho Joult committee for the «crei«xy roiger, inula report, recommenda preparation oi a memorial upon the death of asked for attachments. The defense here rested, and the prosecu­ tion called Gen. W. T. Sherman to the witness- stand. He identified the letter that was placed in l is hands after the shooting, written by Guiieau, and stated that he suspected at the time tnere ri.ight be a conspiracy, but aftcr- warJ concluded the shooting was by one man. Guiteau thanked the General for protecting him with the military, at v£iich the warrior smiled grimly. Edward Barton, a lawyer from Freeport, 111 was next sworn, and stated that he well knew the prisoner s father, whom he described that measures bo taken to repeal the act re quiring the issue of silver certificate and the early retirement of them from cire The Secretary concurs in the Recommend; ct be^ any^-tenjgwithin iratiou of their cor­ porate existence, to extend the period of suc­ cession by amending the articles of association by the votes of shareholders owning two-thirds of the capital, if n|x>n examination the bank ia round to be ia satisfactory condition. Under existiug law any national bank oan, upon the deposit of legal-tender notes or coin with the treasury, withdraw the bonds held as security therefor, and leave the treasuiy to re­ deem an equal amount of notes. Should rnanv banks desire to retue their circulation the de­ posit of such an amount of money with the treasury might cause a serious contraction of currency and grave embarrassments in busi- upon lute President Garueld. A lar^e number bills of a private nature', mainly fer indi­ vidual relief, were introduced anil referred. Bills were introduced and referred as follows : For the erection of a public building at Quiuay. II.; to enable tne people of New Mexico to form a constitution and State Government: to establish a Department of Agriculture and Commerce; making trade dollars legal tender at their nominal value for all debts, public and private, except whero otherwise expressly stipulated in contract; to provide for the j allotment of lands in severalty to ttie united J Peorias aud Miamis of the Indian Territory; to procure and publish certaiu information rel­ ative to the demand and price of American ag- of ilie Ring Tbeater, to Vienna. The burning of the Ring Theater, at Vienna, and the loss of nearly 700 lives, is one of the most appalling calamities of modern times. I The fire originated on the staged The curtain J was still down at the time. The precise manner ' in which it started is not known. Some of those ! who were on' the stage at the time, and who | escaped, say that the fire was caused by the | dropping of an oil-lamp among the scenery, i Others assert that the lire came up from the ! engine-room, and was generated by the engine I below the stage, which was supplying the thea-' 1 tor with electric lights. However it was, when ; the flames made their appearance they did so so suddenly and were in suon alarming proporti6ns ] as to throw the stage people into an instanta- I neous and thorough pauic. The stage had but j one exit to tiie street, and for this narrow place ] of egress tho entire 200 rushed. The. flames | were between the curtain aud this door, and ; this fact waB the cause which prevented any | one trying to escape to tiie body of the house. No one on the stage was bold enough to face the flames in that direction, and so tho great audience had no one to duly notify theui of the terrible danger from which most of them might have escaped, had tliey been warned in time. At the stage exit the actors got jammed and the door was literally plugged up with human bodies, aud it ia believed that most of the num­ ber were burned to death. During all this time tho flames were having it all their own way among the tinder on the stage. There was m the theater an iron cur­ tain, which, when down, completely severed th* stage from the audience. This iron curtain was up, and in tne panic on the stage was for­ gotten or cut off from approach by the flames. When the fire behind tuo drop became great enough to be seen through the painted fabric by the audience, they naturaiiv supposed it the re- aultof the stage experiment with a calcium to be used during the ballet, and paid no further at­ tention to it. The flames attacked the drop- curtain from all points simultaneously, and it seemed to instantly dKappear and the whole auditorium was in a thought's time ih the complete grasp of the fire, which spread like one vast sheet of lightning in a hurricane. Wliat followed is indescribabio. The people became demented and fell upon one another liko wild Leasts. Some few got into tho pas­ sages, but the hall was dark. Both gas and the electric lights were cut, off. In the midst of all this terror, the noise of a terrible explosion t Wi6wea "Ellat the gas tank had burst, and this time J ha flames burst through tho roof aud through most of the windows, and the en­ tire space between the walls of ttie large build­ ing was like a vast lurnaoe in white heat, with living human bodies for coils. The sight att racted the whole town to the scene, and thoughtlul people took thither clothes, lope, ladders and axes. The great Turners' file brigade was soon at the theater and as­ sumed charge of the life-saving operations. By actual count it was ten minutes l'rom the t.ruo the tiro had possession of the auditorium bet ore a single hie was save.) by outside as­ sistance, aud during all this time the people withm aie furnace were either burning up or trampling one another to di ath. Men and women, crazed with heat aud demented with the prospect before them, destroyed themsslves by leaping lro:n the front seat-! of the galleries into ttio a.ethiug abvss below. Up to this timo none escaped except the low wi.o got lroiu tne stage, luo fewer who man­ aged U) sluinolt) out through the darkened p.isssge-wuys irom the pit to the street, and tne tow who dropped from the windows of the first lloor above the pit into tho street. Tho Turners began at onre Knocking in the walls around the exits and dragging out the bodies ! pi ed thereby. In this way thuy managed to save i several lives, but tiie tlamos sot n drove tliem I away from tho walls. The sturdy fellows then organized a blanket service and iuvited those j at the windows ou the high first floor to jump. I Fifty jjersons answered the iuvitations, and the i Turners caught every one oi the entire fifty in ! outstretched blankets and s^ved them without ! injury. There were no windows Jn tbe street ' walls higher than this first lloor, aud it is hardly ! a matter of doubt that every occupant of the ! galleries was burned to death. I When the fiftieth person had been rescued by ' the blanket service the whole building was a mass oi white fire, so hot that no near approach ! was possible. Alter that no human being got < outside the walla, and the assembled crowds, j vast in number, were compelled to stand ! around and witness the most appalling and ! heart-rending scene of modern times. Bodies could be seen falling from the upper floors into the white tire below--some still and limp, as if lifeless, others in the wildest movements of ag­ ony. Oiie was geen as if plunged from the highest part of the house. It was that of a man, and he fell headforemost, both arma crushed under tho face. A Vienna dispatch of the 9th inst. Bays ; Researches show that the upper gallery must have fallen into the pit where the only remaina found are small fragments of bones. Beyond a doubt 500 gallery tickets had been issued". Only 100 of these are known to have jumped from windows, and competent judges fear tha losa of life will he found to he fully 700. WAB DEPARTMENT. Annual Heport of Secretary Lincoln. The annual report of the Secretary of War is chieflv devoted to the consideration of the im­ portant recommendations contained in the annual report of the army chiefs. Gen. Sher­ man's recommendation that the army bo in­ creased to 30,000 men receives Secretary Lincoln's earnest indorsement. The attention of Con- J gress is called to the need of legislation to pre- j vent an intrusion upon Indian lands, especially 1 from Kansas into the Indian Territory. Secre- j taryLmcoln invites special attention to tha i p .rt of the report of On. Wright, Chief of En gmeers, wiiieh refers to our seacoast defenses ( and ou this subject says: | The Chief of Engineers shows that defense \ by toitilications anil torpedoes is the ouly one ' which is at nil practicable for a coast as extend- | ed as OIUM, comprising so many rich maritime 1 cities, extensive navy yards, and depots of sup- | ply that any attempt at any other mode of do- j lense would be enormously expensive, both for fir-t cost and maintenance, and it is tho only I mode adopted by maritime nations. Experience "j shows modern wars come on suddenly ; that serious international disputes occur between ua- ! tions tho rotations of which are apparently must j unlikely to be otherwise than friendly, and a condition of readiness for defouse and an attitude of belligerency are sometimes the best preventives of actual war. We know that the necessary now works and the proper nioditiea- BAXKINti ABTD CURRENCY. Report of Comptroller Knox. Comptroller Knox, in his annual report* aays: Eighty-six, national banks were organ* faed during the year ending Nov. 1 last, with ail aggregate authorized capital of $9,651,050, td which $5,238,580 in circulating notes have beeil issued. This is the largest number of banks or* ganized in any year ainoe 1872. Tweuty-si| banks, with an aggregate capital of $2.020,00# and circulation of $1,245,530, have voluntarily discontinued business during the year. Nation­ al banks are located in every State of the Unioi? except Mississippi, and in every Territorv ex-" cept Arizona, the. total number in operation on Oct. 1 last being 2,132. This is tbe greatest number of b&nkg that lias over been in opera- tion at any one tioie. The total number of national banks organized from the establish­ ment of the national-banking system, Fob. 1863, to Nov. 1 of the present year, is 2,581.25, From the establishment of the system to Nov. 1 last, 340 banks have gone into voluntary liquidation by the voto of shareholders owning two-thirds of their respective capitals, and eighty-six have been placed iii tbe hands of re- oeivera for the purpose of closing up their af-t fairs. The total amount of claims proved, by tho creditors of thone insolvent banks is 825,- 900,602, and tho amouut of dividends paid to creditors is ijflS.561,698. The losses to creditors from the failures of national banks during the eighteen years since the passage of tho act ia $6; 240,000, aiid the average annual loss has therefore been about $346,000 in the business of corporations having an average capital of about $450.000,000 and deposits averaging about $800,000, (»00. Twenty-one of these in­ solvent banjts have paid their creditors in fall and forty of them have paid more than 75 per cent each. T|ie following table exhibits, the resourcea and liabilities of the 2,148 national binks at the close of business on the 1st day of October, Loans and discounts...... $1,189,025,308 Total resources 2,35(1,387 891 OsplUl stock and mirplus fund... 681,963 603 Other liabilities 1 766 VJ4 788 The period of existence of' "a" national bank aa a body corporate commenoea from the date of its organization certificate, aud not from that of the certificate of the Comptroller author­ izing tho association to commence businesa. The corporate existence of the national bank first organized will, under this limitation of law, expire on Jan. 1, 1882, and that of the second bank on April 11 following. From the date last named to Feb. 25, 1883, the number of bauks whose corporate existence will ter­ minate is 393, having a capital of nearly $91,- 000,000, and circulation of nearly ©68,000,U00. The number of national banka organized un­ der the act of June 3, 1804. the term of whose oorjiorato existence will cease during each year prior to 1*91, is 1.080, with capital and circula­ tion of 5-280,871,965 and § 192,581,085. Bills will undoubtedly be brought before Congress during its present session for the ex­ tension of the charters of those banks whose oorporato existence is toon to expire. The Comptroller makes an earnest plea fcr ! the national banks and combats the claim that j the profit upon their circulation is excessive. ! He says: "The proportion of taxation, na- j tional and State, imposed upon tho banks has I been shown to be much greater than that upon j any other moneyed capital, being in tiie aggrc- ! gate equal to an average rate of 4 per cent j upon iho amoual of their issues. Tho amount i of interest received by the banks upon the ' Unitod States bonds held by them has in late year» gradually decrc a-ed, and the profit upon : circulate!! has th re.y been reduced clnu>si: to the minimum. Such profit cannot now, at least, bo'snid to be excessive." i The Comptroller recommends that an act be I passed during the present session authorizing any national bank, with the approval of tho ; Comptroller, ate any time within two yeir.-i prior j to the date of the expiration Of its" corporate ! oxistenoe, to extend its period of succession for i twenty years by amending its articles of asso­ ciation. ! The imports of gold in cxceis of exports, ! from the date of resumption to Nov. 1, lbtil, hive been $197,4'14,114,, aud tho estimated gold production of the mines is $104,150,000. The , amount received from these two sources dur- ' iag the year ending Nov. 1, 18SL has been $114,749,390. The stock of standard silver dollars is also in- ; creasing at the rate of about $2,300,000 mouth- ! ly, the amount ooiued during the year having • been $27,8'i4,955. Tables are again giveh here- ! with showing the amount of com and currency ' in the oountry Nov. 1, 1879, 1880 aud 1881: ; Nov. 1, 1879. A'ov. 1, 1880. A'ot). 1, 1881. Gold ooln*$ 353,641,532 $ 453,8£tt,6M $ 662,868,971 | Silver coin 12#,009,637 168,320,911 186,037,366 [ tthte enerarfrtf npmnti th* in a haalthy aUto.) JL STAHDiBD BBMEIIT y--IN MANY HOMES. Colds* CTIHIS. Bi'Anckitia .• is eoffsiwTivE eisES •tricky wmpUsd wlt&. Th*t» ia mm t iD|rialeiU to hint Uii joueg «r ltd, « AH EXPECTORANT IT~HAS N* EQUAL- IT CONTAINS NO OPIUM 3N ANY J* N. HARRIS A CO., Proprietors, oorcuntATi,«. m SUE M U X BRUStlSTS. Holman's Pads. !lri!!n ? *gu®. Liver A Stomach Pad. For Malaria, jtgu* ud ffraiaal troubles. PRICE, $2 OO Hol men's Special Pad. "-frt » •Id chronic cases. $3.00. Molman'a Spleen Belt. r« --aw-- •MM of enlarged Spleea and aayUlil^ IJnm and Stomach troubles. $8.CO. •Caiman's Infant's Pad. r« •f Infanta and Children. $ | .CO. Holman's Abdominal Pad. F«rV*w» Ovarian aid Bladder tioublet. (5,00« Holman's Renal or Kidney Pad. Fer Kidney Complaint*. £2} .00. Holman's Pectorial r»d. Fee as** tion* of the Chest a>d Lunpi. $3.00, Holman's Absorptive Medicinal Body Plaster. The W Pkv.er ia tfca world. Porou» on Rubber bull. 22>C. Holman's Absorptive Medicinal Foot Plasters. Cold Feet, Heed- achei and Sluggish Circulation, (per p»:r) 2&0. Absorption Salt for dedicated DuthC. For Coldi, RHeumatism and all cases where a medicated Bath is needed, rlso an excak lent foot Wth. (per lb. ]»acka$-v) 2GS® FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS, OSient by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price. Tha ABSORPTION BALI' is not "mailable aadmml M tent by Kxprese at Purchaser's expense. The success ef HOLMAN'S PADS has Inspired Uutator. «hs after Psds similar ia forfTt aaa Odor the true HOLMAN'S, saying, They ere just tbe same, etc. Beware ef all bOgUS Pads ealy mad* to sen « die reputation of the genuine. See that each Pad bears the Private RoV* enue Stamp °f HOLM AN PAD coik PANY, with above Trade Mark printed in green. Da. HOLMAN'S advice is free. ~ •ent free an application. Address, Full treetfaa Legal-ten­ der notes Nation al- b'k notes 346,681,014) 337,181,41$ 840,681,01S 843,834,107 346,681,018 300,344,250 TotaU..$1,166,653,603 $1,302,718,$1,468,63),«03 'Estimate of Director of Mint. The amount of legal-tender notes haa re­ mained the game since May 31, 1878, in accord­ ance with law. The increase of national-bank notes during the year ending NOT. 1 last was tie ,510,143. This, together with the increase of the gold coin, $108,686,279, and of silver coin, f27,716,454, makes a total inore&se of coin and hank note.s of $152,912,876. Tho capital of the 2,115 national banks m operation on June 80, 1881, was $460,227,835, not including surplus, which fund at that date amouutcd to more tlhat #126,000,000; while tha average capital of all the State bank*, private bankers aud savings bankn, for the six months ending May 31, 1880, was but 6210,738,203. The latter amount is but little more than one- third of the combined capital and Burplua Of the national banks. The total number of State and savings banka and bankers in the country May 31, 1881, waa 6,796, with a total banking capital of $070,966,- 043. and total deposits of $2,667,343,595. The capital and not deposits of the national banks, June 1, 1881, were $460,200,000 and $1,139,900,000; and of Htate, savings aud private banks May 31, $210,700,000 and $1,627,- 4(00,000. The Comptroller again repeats hia recom­ mendation for the repeal of the law imposing a tax upon bank capital and deposits, ana tha 2- cent stamp upon bank ctiocks. " How DID you come to get married ?" asked a man of a very liomely friend. "Well, you see," he replied, "after I •ainly tried to catch several girls that I •anted, I finally turned my attention to one that wanted me, and then it didn'l take long to arrange matters." HOLMAN PAD CO.. [J». a Sox 211-2,] 744 SreadwaT, If. fi' V. The Best Field 'OH. EMIGRANTS. AN IMMENSE AREA OF RAILROAD AND GOVERNMENT LANDS, OF GREAT FERTILITY. WITHIN EASY Itl'ACH O* PERMANENT MARKET, AT EXTREME. LY LOW PKH'ES, is now ofl'errt! for sale Ui EASTERN OREGON un.1 KAWTKHIV WASH­ INGTON TERRITORY. Tfcpcc Ituidt* form part of the *rcat GRAIN BELT of the Pacific *lope, and are wltkls aa nvi iBgf (lietaiict* of 2.iO t» SOO astlM ii 1'orllNndi «lifrc ktcniuithipM nasi vt'MH'lo arc illrfrlly (outlet! FOR THE MARKETS. as a straightforward, clear-headed man of excel- | ne8,l> M shown by what took place by the paes- lent intellect, and always believed him sane. I a6e °* the 3-per-cent. Refunding bill by Con- 8. Cochrane, Prosecuting Attorney • George W ' on a P1'®™™ notioe of intention so to do, the Oyltr, Anson A. Babcock, David'A. Huuder- ! length of that notioe to bo fixed by la~ land and Horace Tarlxjx, all residents of Free- poit, 111., and well acquainted with the assas­ sin h fatner. TWTENTY-FIRST D*T. Col. Corkhill called, as the first witness ef the day, Mrs. Julia M. Wilson, of Leadville, Col. She knew L. W. Guiteau from her earli- Wituess tries ; granting pensions to soldiers of the Mex­ ican w»r, and to soldiers engaged in the Creek, beminole and Blackliawk Indian wars ; for a public building at Peoria, 11L The Senate passed the bill, on Thursday, the •th inst, conferring on Mrs. Garfield the frank­ ing privilege, Mr. Garland introduced a bill pro­ viding that, in case of the removal, death, resignation or inability of both the President and Vioe President of tbe United States, the (Secretary of State, or if there be no W.-eretiry of State, the Seoietarv Qf the Treasury, or if there be neither Secretary of Htate nor Secretary of the Treas- ... , ., , , nrJr» then tho Secretary of War shall Ud have notir-e : that ,,, whether the j act as President until the disability^be removed Government can continue to claim for them the ' or i'l'ieriKleiii !»* <-|t.c((..-l bv ti, \>. quality of being legal tender for debts; "• •,tHKIUU lMi Uec(cd b> ,Lc Mr. nculture and other products in foreign oonn- tioBH of tlie old workH require many years t ri. .« . i t « . ®. #/YI» Hidili AA*\irs1/Jin» U . • * _'i . The Secietary suggests that while legal-ten­ der notes are convenient and safe for the coun­ try and it is for the proiit of the G' vumment to continue them, there Is one consideration that should have notir-e •mw * unmoved - hut tho • l • f* i ^ ™ t't't recollection. He was her uncle, witness W , biitthe violet whieli hides its «ave amowt feeliiig account of the life and uhliiiig beauties behind the bush, aud ' character of her mother, Mrs. Mavnard, who, tlie moon when emergino; from behind a '^iac' alleged by tne defense, had died cloud, are to him .sources of'inspiration 1 l1Ii'^nt"A)Ut who r,eall>' died from pneumonia in and of p'easure ^ i -c, Dnnng tire examination of this wit- what io • ' ;.Iodebl7 18 .^°. merit j ness Scoville objected to one of her an-wers to _ , .. a ngure in painting--it ; h question, and a lively discussion ensued be- j gives Do lane as and prominence, Nothiii" ! Judge Porter ana Sooville. Guiteau be- . *dds more to female beanl v thin ! came enraged at Judge Porter, and shouted : esty. It sheds around the' com funan„" 1 *' Now- Uold your thunder till you get to the a halo of light w md, iJ .? toUut™?nce ary- You are doing this sort of thing vii-fno + l borrowed lr< >m i too much. Judge Porter, without noticing i , . coiani8t8 have given the rosy | 'he outburst, continued in the most impressive nue tinges the cup of tho white ?'atURr to arj^ue Li« point, when Guiteau broke Z4 i K>Res the name oi tlie "maiden • "I'm not a criminal, and L won't he ' This pure and delicate W i« t 1 i ^ c.mvieted. I won't have that word. You , - L<"d "" ^ nchest ornament. A woman without modesty is like a faded flower diffusino - "i *u unwholesome odor, which the ptud>-tit fardener will throw from him. Iior estmy is melancholy, for it terminate* in shame and rej>entanc«. Beauty passes like the flower of the albe, whicu hl-join and die in a few hours; but modesty gives tne female charms which suurlv ' a'OBe frorn his seat next the prisoner, and the place of the transitory fr^hT^Jl atiked the court to rule out the question and TOUth. U6S OI : answer relative to witness' I of softening of tha braia. the o.)iif.titutioualily of making them a solvent of contracts aa found in the exigencies raised by > the civil w*r -whether, now that the war has some time sines ceasad, and ttie Government has resumed payment of its debts in gold and stWer coin, the notes of Ihe United States th&ll be maintained as currency with ltg-.-ender quality, is a question worth* of attention. As but §80,000 of the *15.000,000 fractional ran-ency outstanding was present, d forredemp- j their deposits'as have been n^ulnUd U1 |>eo])le. Mr. i ,i i ln i0<lut^d a bill [rtcjviding mat certwn lands heretofore granted to noli utd companies oe declared ft rcited to th, Unitext States in cases where the land* were granted to aid in the constin.-tion ot roads wmcli have not been constructffl within the spo itieij lime. Mr. Plumb aim introduced a bill providing for the exemption from taxation of saving de­ posits in provident associations, savings i auks andi savings insi itutious, and on so nmcli of tion last year, and the sum gro-vs less yearly it is suggested that this be dropped from the pab- I lie debt statement, and paid by permanent yearly appropriations ; also, that the «100,000 i of public-debt that matured before 186® be | aimilarly treated. The Secretary urges a revision and simplifl States securities. Mr. Cockreli introduced a : bill providiug that Union >o!<liers or ofticers I wi.o carved ninety days or oyer during the ! Rebellion, and who received honorable dis­ charge, or, in case of tbelr death, their widows or orphsns, shall be entitled to 160 acre* of public land. Mr. Pendleton reintroduced his jtist hold your eloquence till you get to tho jury." Scoville expostulated with him, but he ret/1rted in the most vicious manner -. " You shut up aud mind your business ; I know what I'm doing." Witnesn was questioned ia regard to variona members of the Guiteau family, and stated positively that she never saw indications of insanity in any of them. _ At the conclusion of Mrs. Wilson's testimony, w hours ; but modesty : ^°hn W. Guiteau, brother of the assassin, charms which Kniir.l£ I a'OBe from his seat next I" ' asked the court to rule out : answer relative to witness' father "having died oatiou of the tariff "a« n ! F-'^'e muu. Mr. renaieiou reinir-xiucea uis the oond.t-on of many branchesol trade. How I S.™ ' many branches ot trade. How far such a revision shall involve a reduction of the tariif he leaves to Congress to decide. The Secretary suggests that tho tax on matches, bank checks and proprietary stamps might be abolished without detriment to the public interest. Is*.,. have seats on the floor of the Senate and House of Keprenent itives. Mr. Merrill m*de a lengthy address on the Tariff Com­ mission bill. Mr. Vect introduced bills for a bridge across the Missouri river at a point tivo mi es at;ov«* St. I/mis, for recording marriages in the Terri.orie*, and for making a wife acom- xtt„ " petent witness in atrial for bigmiy in the Ter- We SAW sometliing while passing up . ritories. Mr. Groome presented a measure for the erection of a monument to Gem. De Kalb. The House was not*iu session. Only tha Houae of Representatives wvs in aeasion on Friday, the 9th inst., and there was very little buainesa done, the appointment of a committee on the death of President Garfield Warburton avenue the other evening which reminded us of the story once told of two lovers which is sweetly applicable. He said: " Who's tweet ?" and she said: "Bofe of us; let's 'tiss!"--Yonkera Gaxetle. for their completion, and it seems simply matter of common prudence that we commence without delay, and, under liberal appropria­ tions, put our coasts in an effective condition of defense. Referring to the subject of the standard of Acquirements necessary for admission to tha Military Acadcmy at West Point, the Secretary aays : "I concur in the views of my predecessor, , that it would not be well to raise tlie standard : of admission. The result of the last examina- j tion, in which fort.v-r-ine out of 118 candidates ! weio rejected, shows tlie standard is so high as ! to prevent the admission of many who would I undoubtedly, if they bad been so situated as to | receive ttie proper preliminary training, prove I valuable officers. It has recently been • recommended to me by the Aca- ! deinic board to permit the discontinuance i of certain prescribed studies in the course for ! tbe purpose of giving time for others, tliu iiu- j port mice of which was apparent. A considera­ tion of the subject suggested by this recom- ; mund-ation leads me to believe it would be l ost te extend the course so as to cover tivo vears, i It is believed that by so doing not only would 1 the beneiits of tbe academy be more widely ex- i tended, but that the graduates would be' pro- j pared to render better service to the country. ' The actual r-xpenditures under the War I)o- ] partment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881. were $>12,122,201. The appropriations ! for 1882 were $-14,889,725, and the estimates for : 18J-8 call for §44,541,276. The estimates pre- I aented to tho Secretary for revision in- | eluded, for the armament of fort-.tica- j tions, $220,000; fortitic-i tions and other ' works of defense, $4,186,500; improving , rivers and harbors, $'29,101,300; improving! the Mississippi river by the cwnunissiou. *4.3-23 - 000 ; public buildings aud grounds in and near WashiULiton. $749,000 ; surveys taken. $2 000- total, $39,099,80". "Tliiis amount has been ic^ 'dnoed on my revision to an »K^rogateof $10- • 089,000, which sum, if jurliciously allotted ! by Congress, wiit be, in my judgment, a rea- i aonable allowance for this class of expense during tlie next fiscal year.' ..$8 ao 911 TS ... 6 28 <£ « ss .. 13 @ 1.^ .. 4 25 (4 5 25 .. 1 84 (4 1 35 .. 1 *1 9 1 43 ... 66 72 4» « 52 ..17 36 («17 60 .. 113^® 11^ M*W YOBK. BBKTKS Hoos OOTTOK FLOCB--Superfine WHEAT--No. 2. Spring No. 2 Wed O -I N-- Ungraded , Olid--Mixed Wustern f jai--Mess ." Liiid CHICAGO. Bekvis--Choice Graded Steers.... 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Co. in the vaiteyji of the great, Columbia mnd its principal tributaries, n ndrnt enrtrntt • m rapid increase in the vahte of the latids | note open to ynrehuse and pre-rtnption. 1 There is evn-y indication of «»* cnormoHt 1 movement of populatUni to the Columbia | Jtiifr rcf/ion in the immediate future. ' UMIH SHOW an ATKHAWE VIEI.D of 40 BI SHKl.fj OF WHEAT PER ACRE. Ne Failure of Crops ever kuovn. RAlLiiilAl) LAMDHoflered at tke nalfarm rate of K^.aO an Acre. GUMATE MtLD AND HEALTHY. I Fer pamphlet and aspii 4e»crl>tlre mt aeuatry. Its reseurcea, rliwate, rente or travel, ratea and full iufwrBiatien, addreaa | A. Ii. 8TOK£8, flsa'l Kaetern P«n'r Aceat. S2 Clark St., €IIICM*i UI* iNOTHEK BOOM FOR AttEJITli NEW BOOK is dec dwUr i HESjT. W 1 16 <S> 61 (A 1 06 38 26 (^17 00 <3 UJf 1 31) ... 60 ... 42 ... U7 ... 97 ...16 00 ... 11 ... 1 35 ... 63 ... 46 ... 87 ...16 75 11 WHEAT--No. 1.. No. a Cm»--No. 2 OATS--NI>. 2. ' KVE--NO . 1 BAU: ev--No. 2 PORK--Mean Laud ST. I.OCIS. 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