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J. VAN SLYKE. Editor and Publisher. McHENRY, S-'- ILLINOIS fc I Miss ANNIE HOOPEK, of Daly's com- jpany, is paragraphical!/ paraded as :T." r Hie ^aticliier of the United States Consul-General at Paris," but she en­ joys the greater distinction of being the daughter also of Mrs. Lacy Hamil- t |on Hooper, who is considerably the r larger half of the C* nsular family. jteTHE -intensity of the cold daring fhe month of February may be inferred . . Irom the fact that Seneca Lake, in Western New York, has frozen over for ;|he first time in more than thirty • . Jrearu. It is the peculiarity of this •5* Jake that in ordinary winters ice rarely f forms but a few inches in depths along I the shore. _ To BESDEB new wainscoting and oak gs ^larnitare dark and give it an antique appearance, ammonia, eavs a high au- i", .tliority, is the cleanest, best, and cheap­ ly i#st material that can be used. The , liquid stains commonly used raise tiie ps-A fjjgrain of the wood, whereas in the use L <of animor.ia it is .simply the fiimes that / color, and do it so completely that it is !j> . difficult to tell whether the wood is jt, teally new pr old. : • "" IT is proposed to erect an iron tower j 984 feot in higlit as one of the novel­ ties of tbo Paris Exposition of 1889. -|Chis will be,'by all odds, the highest ^ structure in the world. The projec- tors of fhe enterprise claim, in addition / to being a novelty, the tower will be Scientifically useful in measuring up- ¥, per air currents and experiments with r fighting. Its value in enabling the ^ French to keep an eye on England is not alluded to officially. A N aged colored woman at Glasgow, Kentucky, was attracted one day last summer by the humming of a,t$warm Of wandering bees as they passed over her cabin. She ran out, and by ringing ibells and beating a tin pan induced them to settle in a tree in her yard. She then climbed the tree and with a small broom swept the swarm into her apron, descended, and as nothing else 1vas handy emptied her capture in^o a nail keg. They prospered, and she now has a good start in the bee line. THE industry of sweethsart-abootiiig followed by suicide has revived ajain, after a brief stagnation. There is no way of reaching this class of crime, be­ cause thero is nobody left to hang after the tragedy. A return to the mideival style of bnrying suicides at cross-roads with a stake through the body might be a remedy were the class who indi­ cate their love by murdor less brutal. Such men would hardly be affectel by the idea of any post-mortem punish­ ment. How to prevent the class of crime roferred to is one of the prob­ lems of our cheap literature civiliza­ tion. ........' . IT is almost an assured fact that Mr. Arthur has never contemplated resum­ ing the practice of law, and that his future life will be one of ease and re­ tirement, unless, indeed, he should re­ enter the political arena. From the White House Mr. Arthur goes to the residence of his friend apd premier, Mr. Frelinghuysen, thence to Fortress Monroe, thence to his New York home, thence to Canada on a fishing tour, and thence probably back to New York to spend next winter. Mr. Arthur is fond of Washington, but has not yet decidcd to make it his future residence, al­ though there are many circumstances tempting him to such a decision. MR. GOLD WIN SMITH, in a severe no­ tice of Carlyle's "Life," expresses him­ self in this wise. "When a man, being in a diseased and highly irritable con­ dition, beliet es the whole world, him­ self and his own little circle of admirers excepted, to be a moral, political, so­ cial, and economical Gehenna, the world l:eing, in fact, nothing of the sort, are the theories of life and govern­ ment founded on that belief likely to afford sure guidance to mankind? On Carlyle's transcendent excellence as a painter of historical scenes, and as a sardonic humorrat it is needless to dwell. In his philosophy there is noth­ ing really positive or constructive, any more than there is in that of Swift." THET have a "feeling" for high art in Philadelphia which could scarcely be excelled even in St. Louis. The theatrical drop curtain painted by Gus­ tavo Doro, and which attracted so much attention during the centennial year, has been cut up into "flats" to be used in the cantata of the "Haymak­ ers." The curtain had leen carefully rolled up by one manager until an art­ ist could be found willing tp venture on repainting some damaged spots. Another manager wantel the flats, and, finding no other material at hand, took the curtain, though informed of its ral- ue. It is not much satisfaction to the admirers of the picture, who have just made the discovery, to learn also that the vandal manager has since died. A PARIS correspondent writes that '•Victor Hugo, in spite of his years, is still hale and hearty; he eats well and drinks well, and his only infirmity is deafness. Hugo himself will tell you that he is stone-deaf; bat his friends maintain that he is only hard of hear­ ing. Thursdays and Sundays, which are reception days, the poet goes to bed flabout 10 o'clock; other days he retires at 9:30, and in the morning he works in bed, and rises abont 10. He break­ fasts lightly, walks, and in spite of the supplications of his family he occasion­ ally indulges in an old distraction of riding on the knifeboard of a 'bus. Whatever the weather, Victor Hugo still obstinately refuses to' wear an overcoat, and, old as lie is, persists in abundant cold-water ablutions; but he no longer takes his 'tub' as ha used to do during 11M aiagtof was staying with his old friend Paul Maurice, after his return from exile, and when he used tobreak the ice with his heel cold mornings.1* EDITOR LABOOCHERK, of the London Truth, 6 at Si, "We l>egin onr educa­ tion at the wrong end. Instead of cramming a child with Latin grammar at the age of 6, we ought to teach him French, German, and Italian while he is young enough to master the pro­ nunciation-correctly. Then, ai a sort of extra polish, let him, if he has time and talent enough, stady Latin and Greek, beginning, say, at about 15. If he has no aptitude for these dead and practically useless languages, let him at once abandou them. By our idiotic system, we make a boy waste the whole of his school days in vainly endeavor­ ing to write languages which he most probably detests, and then expect him to pick up French and German as he best can in the course of a long tion tour abroad." DR. LELAND, who recently died fii Georgia, was a great sufferer from asth­ ma, and to all appearances died several times before the final dissolution took place. On more than one occasion his family made preparations for his funer­ al, and a day or two before his actual death he told a remarkable story of how he witnessed the arrangements. "Unable to lie down, I passed through all my sickness in an easy-chair. My body died several time3. I, that is, my spirit, would go away from it, and, standing in an opposite corner of the room, would look back at the tlesh and blood in the chair and wonder how I had ever been induced to pass so many years in its company. 'Poor old body.' I thought, 'your troubles are nearly over. They will soon put you away under the ground where you will be at •test forever.' I saw my family gather about my old frame as it leaned back, dead, in the chair, and it gave me pain to see them weep. Then I would feel something pulling me toward my body again; I could not resist it; I was power­ less ; and in a moment I had taken pos­ session of it. Then there was an in­ stant of pain, and I opened my eyes and breathed. Each time this was re­ peated I was more reluctant to return to my body." S. A. DALHYMPLE, of the Dalrymple farms at Gasselton, Dakota, recently said: "We have had tbis year o'2,0Q0 acres in wheat and 2,000 acres (enough to feed the stock) in oats. Nine suc­ cessive crops have been raised off this laud, and this yeas cur wheat averaged fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen bushels to the acrc. Next year WG will begin to summer fallow, letting about 3,000 acres lie idle each season till it has all had a rest. We expect that after the summer following the yield will be from twenty to twenty-five bushels per acre. The 34,000 acres are divided into three farms of nearly equal size. For each of these thero is a headquar­ ters, with a superintendent, bookkeep­ er, foreman, agent, and other officers. Throe farms are again divMeJ into sections of 2,000 acres each, under a division foreman, who carries out the orders from headquarters, transmitted to him by telephone. Each division has its boarding-house, with men cooks. In the spring seeding, about 500 men are employed, and during the harvest about 1,000. In the fall all the hands are discharged except sufficient to at­ tend the 400 or 500 horses and mule3 through the winter. At each head­ quarters there is a store, upon which the cooks make requisition for all pro­ visions. The whole thing is so system­ atized that we can tell to a cent the cost of a meal's vituals for a man and the cost of scading, repairing, or plowing an acre of ground. We ship all our wheat to Duluth, and thence to Buffalo, where we find the best market To-day wheat sells in Buffalo for 4 cents more, after the shipping ex­ penses are allowed for, than at Duluth." . Darning with Hair. A Baltimore merchant-tailor says he frequently does fine darning with strands of hair from his wife*s head. It often happens that there is a small, cleanly-cut place in a bolt of gooda It may not be known until after a gar­ ment has been cut out. But when it is discovered the tailor cannot afford to throw the piece away. He simply calls on his wife for several strands of hair, hands them to the best-skilled work­ man in the shop and bids him mend the rent. He uses a very line needle, and does his work so perfectly that it is never known that the cloth was out. He said to a reporter: "I once knew a tailor who got in a pec of trouble from having cut the button-holes on the wrong s'de of a costly coat. He finally overcame the difliculty by mending them w'lth his wife's hair. Once upon a time, as the story books say, I cut out and had made a fine cloth coat, which was discovered, before being sent home, to have a defect in it which could not be remedied without stitch­ ing in a piece of cloth the size of a 10- cent silver piece. After puzzling over it for half a day, I secured a sharp tu­ bular steel instrument, such as one would think miqrht be used in cutting gun wads. With this I cut out the de­ fect in the cloth, fitted a piece in the hole taken from a scrap of the same material, and sewed it with hair. Of course I was careful to have the nap run right. It was so perfectly done that no one ever discovered it." Sitting Bull's Hea th. "Sitting Bull made himself sick eat­ ing canned peaches," read young Bust- head in the lit rarv department of the Blowtown Bagpipe "Why, I thought the old scoundrel was dead long ago," paid his mother. "Don't the Government intend to hang the old reprobate?" "No, mother, I guess not; but if can­ ned peaches and two doctors don't kill him, it is no use for the Government to try to choke him to death with a rope." --Newman Independent. Grasses. The variety of grasses is something wonderful. These plants outrank in importance all other plants combined, since they include all cereals on which mankind depends for bread. It is said there are over 6,000 kinds of grass, which is about one-sixth of all the flow- friflg tLttt ffrnw, . *• • IP - W A Scientific Stady Snsgrnted by Enmi Abbott's Oft dilution. Emma Abbott's kiss always produces feelings of ecstatic joy among those who witness it. but these pleasurable sensa­ tions which come by observation can, of course, only reach their maxima when the witness becomes a partici­ pant in the oscillatory act. The cases which produce these sensa­ tions have been wondered at, and have for some time engaged the attention of scientists. They are now generallv at­ tributed to the result of a peculiar Itihd of electricity, which shows its presence in the form of light when a kiss is be­ stowed and returned. Every one will admit that there is cons.derable fire, metaphorically speaking, in the act,but few are aware that, as a fact, actual fire has an existence, and that a tiame oan lie discerned. This has been proved by Be.chenbach's experiments. Forty years ago he made un elabor­ ate series of experiments in support« f his claim that light-emanated from the end of magnets. He also claimed that the same phenomena could be observed at ths ends of the fingers. These won­ derful sights, however,were confined to a very small class of people called by the baron "sensitives." He attributed the flames to the action of a peculiar force analagous to heat, electricity, and magnetism, but distinct from all, which he called "odvle," This force he also assigned as the cause of spontaneous somnambulism, or,when artificially pro­ duced, as the mesmeric state. He fouud that the lips and tongue were markedly foci of this imponderable power or iniluence Which exists in the human body, and by which one human being was able to produce in another the mesmeric state. He says : "Hero we obtain a not altogether uninteresting explanation of the true nature and sig­ nificance of a kiss; the lips are one of the foci of 'odvle,' and the llames which our poets describe as belonging to them as a matter of fact actually play there." The Baron's experiments were ridi­ culed and descried as absurd by the scientist of his day, some even charging that his statements were wilfully false. Du Bois Beymond said his. deductions were an absurd romance. The reply of the Baron was m effect that since the b rth of science, ignorance had as­ sumed to sit in judgment, and condemn what it could not understand. It now seems that his reply was a prop­ er one, and that his experiments are of the greatest value. The Electrical lie- view of November says that one of the most interesting achievements in its line is the recent photographing of Eeiclienbach's flumes. In total dark­ ness, a perforated blackened card was placed one-eighth of an inch above a permanent horse-shoe magnet, a sensi- tive'dry plate being set an eighth of an inch abovo the card. After an expos­ ure of live minutes a result was ob­ tained, and this was repeated many times. The most remarkable thing was the discovery that there was a pos­ itive and sometimes a negative image found under precisely the same condi- •tions. This seems to establish the truth of the baron's experiment?, so far as the magnets are concerned, and if thin is true there seems to be* no reason for doubt that an osculation actually pro­ duces a flame. If it was found possi­ ble by means of a proper lens to bring %to a focus the light of Beveral magnets, it is therefore probable by a similar ar­ rangement to photograph the flame or oacalatory light as tqe resultant of sev­ eral simultaneous kisses. Of coursc the light produced in this way is but feeble, and it is hardly within the bounds of probability that it will be used for the purpose of general illumi­ nation. If a third party was allowed to be present in a dark room where two others were engaged in kissing, the flame would be seen by him. The facts claimed by the baron, as to mag­ nets are not at all wonderful, as it is well known that when steel or iron is magnetized its several molecules or particles are in a state of vibration-- m other words, they are doing work. As the magnet acts us well through a vacuum as through a r, it must, there­ fore, bo able to put in motion particles of ether, and light is but the vibrations of ether. A limited or definite source of work must sooner or latar become exhausted, and it is well known that a magnet left without its armature or keeper gradually losses its power, and this is eliown to be the case if it is ex­ hausting itself in doing work to pro­ duce light. It is not known, but presumed, that the odyle in Emma, is of a positive character, as she comes from the kiss­ ing ordeal without any signs of exhaus­ tion, and even more bright and chippy than when the scene began; conse­ quently, there (Joes not seem to be any apparent loss of power by the work she has performed, and it must be inferred that as a magnet is strengthened and its power increased by its armature or keeper, Emma's power for kissing is in­ creased every time she indulges in it. Therefore the length of the kissing scene is gradually increased to such an extent that, if elie lives for a number of years, which it is hoped she may, it will require the whole number of hours of an evening's performance for the oscillatory performance. The length of time for the kiss depends entirely on liow long it requires the flame pro­ duced by the positive and negative cur­ rents of odyle to l>ecome exhausted, or, in other words, die out. It would be very interesting to have little Emma's kiss photographed, but a dry plate suf­ ficiently large could not bo found which would cover it The combus­ tion, however, would be most bril­ liant, and fully compensate by its inten­ sity for the loss in the size of the flame.--National liepnblican. Xovel Lecturing Experience. Just about the close of the war, when greenback? were abundant and enter­ tainment.* in demand at points where large numbers of troops were stationed, Kev. Dr. Bartleit, who was then lc-tur- iug, received a telegram from some one at Cario, Illinois, askmg his terms for a lecture. Five hund ed dollars and oxpenses," answered the doctor, hoping to pet rid of the annoyance and the danger of so long a trip. "Name your own time; terms satisfactory," was qaickly wired back. So in duo season the doctor started to fill his engage­ ment. He was to speak on Friday evening, but owing to several accidents common in those days, he did not reach his destination till late Saturday night, tie was most cordially we corned by the chairman of the lecture committee, who he found to be an enterprising sut- er. Apologizing for his non-appear- •iuce he was told that Monday night *ould do quite as well. His host asked lim f he could not preach a sermon on Sunday evening. The doctoi said he oukl deliver one of his lectures on he * Glory and Shame of Lap uage." appropriate to th<? occasion. To his astonishment he found Sunday morn­ ing that he was advertised in an extra bulletin to deliver his grandest and most eloquent lecture that evening at f4 per ticket. He expostulated, but in vain. He was told that he must keep his promise. Expecting to find a small audience at such a large tariff he was surprised with a crowded honse, and four major gcnernls on the front aeat. It. was all clear gain for the sutler, who had sold tickets ahead for the regular lecture, and used Sunday night service to take in the army of contractors, officers, and others then thronging Cairo, who were willing to pay almost any price for an evening's entertainment "They treated me like a prince," said tho doctor, "but I never preached Sun­ day night before or since wheVe tickets of admission were paid for. The sutler got ahead of me, and came out with several hundred dollars profit."-- Weighing ton Cor. Commercial Gazette. Where Monstrosities Come From. Where do you get these freaks?" asked a reporter of a dime museum lec­ turer during a pause in his eloquent an«l instructive address, describing the odities on exhibition. "Mostly from New York," said the lecturer. "But you can trace their or­ igin to all parts of th6 United States. The majority of these strange creatures conio from the South and West Dur­ ing the summer season the circuses run across them, engage them, and after the season is over theji generally make for New York." * "Why New York?" inquired the re- porter. '"Because there are agencies estab­ lished in that ci<y whose business it is to get these freaks engagements throughout the country. Alter a con­ sultation with the agent, a plau of ac­ tion is agreed npon. The agent there­ upon advertises in the leading dramatic papers. Then ho bends circulars to the different managers throughout the country. The mauager notices the 'ad,' receives the circular, reads it carefully, and if the monistrocity possesses the necessary alluriug qualities, engages it." "Are there many foreign subjects on exhibition ?"' "No, they ducts." "How many curiosities are there at present on exhibition ?" "Well, I hardly know. Probably thousands. There are fat women, fat boys, giants, skeletons, liliputians, armless and legless wonders, double- headed girls, etc. Besides there are hundreds of curiosities that belong to the animal species." "What salaries do these human curi­ osities command?" "All tho way from $15 to $250 per week," said the museum man, and then he turned away to resume the thread of his discourse to the crowd of gaping wonder-seekers. The origin of the dime mus&im is not known. Several well-known theat­ rical men claim to be the first to have projected such resorts. Since the be­ ginning of the present season there has beoubut one failure reported, and that was in a northern city. Every city of any pretention has its "Dinio,' and all, it is stated, are making money. Oat- side of tho curio hall there is the tliea- torium. where periormances are given twice a day. The class of entertain­ ment includes opera, drama, comedy, vaudeville, etc. In the large cities, such as Philadelphia, New York, Eos- ton, and Chicago, the museums are kopt open from 10 a. mrto 10"y. m., and in tho smaller cities only two perform­ ances are given--after-noon and ©vqn- i^g^iclVashington Star. A White House Yarn- As every one who has ever visited the White House on business knows, there is an unfailing crowd of anxious waiters for an interview with the Chief Magistrate waiting in the ante-room. Of these, about 1 per cent, succeed in their object. One morning a man who had been whiling away the time writ' ing letters until his hoped-for turn came, suddenly presented himself at the door of the private secretary's room and demanded to see President Arthur at once. . "it is impossible!" said the secretary: "the Cabinet is now in session." But the important visitor elbowed his way past the secretary, and running across to the door opening into the Cab­ inet room, he stuck his head through. "Come here one minute, Chet! Ex­ cuse him, gentlemen." he cried. Mr. Arthur, convinced that New Jer­ sey had declared war, Mrs. Stow had been assassinated, or something else no less terrible had happened, arose from his seat and approached the door. "I say, Chet," said the intruder, anx­ iously, "how do you spell commission ? With one m or two; I made a bet with a fellow out there, and he agreed to leave it to jou." "You won't need to spell it at all, sir," replied the President, significantly, palling the door shut and locking it. Tho intruder was then hustled down strairs by the janitors, while the Sec­ retary of State proceeded to speak for fifteen minutes on the proposition that the country was going to tho dogs, and the Secretary of the Navy ofi'ered a resolution that the executive body­ guard be doubled and armed with' Gatling guns.--Sah Francisco Pout. A Laughing Plant. There is not a flower that laughs, but one that creates laughter, if tho printed storios of . travelers are to be believed. It grows in Arabia and is called the laughing plant, because its seeds produce effects like those pro­ duced by laughing gas. The flowers are of a bright yellow and the seed- pods are soft and woolly, while the seeds resemble s.r.all black beans, and .pnly two or three grow in a pod. The fiatives dry and pulverize them, and the powdor, if taken in small do3es, makes the soberest person behave like a circus clown or a madman, for he will dance, sing, and laugh most bois­ terously, and cut the most fantastic ca­ pers, and be in an uproariously ridicu­ lous condition for about an hour. When the excitement ceases the ex­ hausted exhibitor of these antics falls asleep, and when he awake? he lias not the slightest remembrance of his frisky doings.-- Vick'sf Floral Magazine. IT has sometimes been asked what the hnman family would do for leather if the vegetarians could have their way. 1 he reply of the vegetarians has gener­ ally been that as necessity is the mother of invent on something could be found to take the place of leather. It is now stated that canvas made of flax and hemp fibres can be made as impervi­ ous to moisture as leather, by steeping eight yards of it in a decoc ion of one pound of oak bark with fourteen pounds of water. After soaking twenty-four hoars it is passed through running wa­ ter and hung up to dry.-- Dr. Foote's Heal h Monthly. EVERY M n is the architect of his on n fortune.--batlusL EIEL'S REBELLION. Causes That Have Led to the Troubles in the Northwedf**- ! Territory. Troop* Bring Poshed Forward--Feni- ggg Shiag to tfo» ff ike Sesda. Caam of tli« Trouble. J. L. Bowen, of Calgary, Northwest Ter­ ritory, arrived in Chicago the other day, and was promptly interviewed. In speak­ ing of the rebellion in Manitoba, Mr. Bowen said the residents throughout the North­ west arj »re itly excited, and even at his place, which is 300 miles west of the scene of the present troubles, the people are making active preparations to resist a gen­ eral Indian outbreak. Mr. Bowen, how­ ever, is of the opinion that the rebels will not go so far west unless Kiel and his followers should advance in that direction, in which case the Blackfeet and neighboring Indians, numbering three thousand fighting men, might join in the rebellion with the hope of securing plunder. The Crees, who are located in the extreme northwestern pirt of the terr.tory, and number fully 1"),0 0, he believes are only waiting for a favorable op­ portunity to join Kiel. The latter has al­ ready sent emissaries among the three tribes, and is using every argument to in­ duce them to join him. The Blackfeet and others are poorly .equipped for war, but the Crees have au abundant supply of arms and ammunition, and if they should aitach themselves to the rebels the outbreak will become a very serious m ittor. Referring to the ciuses of the trouble, Mr. Bowen said that for some time there had been general dissatisfaction in the territory on account of the Uritish Gov­ ernment refusing to recognize the land claims of the actual settlers as against the governmental grantees, and heretofore the sympathy had nearly all been with the half- breed settlers. The recent outbre ik, how­ ever. and tho loss of life had reacted against them. Before that the opinion seemed to be general that the claim of the half-breed* was a just one. and should have been al­ lowed by the English Government. When asked about the future action of Kiel, Mr. Bowen srid he believed that Kiel would eventually desert his men and seek safety for himself in the United States, and that the Government would present the half- breeds with a grant of land, and thus pre­ vent farther trouble. ISTHMUS TROUBLES. Secretary Whitney Talus Prompt Ac- Hon Looking to the Protection of American Interests. Particulars of the Burning of Aspinwall *al Hundred dered Thithor. Character of the Reba^ , . ' A recent dispatch frorii Ottawa, Canada, says: A gentleman, now living here, who was at one time in the employ of the Hud­ son Bay Company, tells something of the character of the half-breeds who are stimu­ lating the uprising in tho Northwest. He says that after the Hod River rebellion a lar^e number of these half-breeds moved into Montana and located on Milk ltivor. In the very nature of things it could hardly be possible for such desper­ adoes to remain quiet for any length of time, and subsequently they organized band* to plunder stores in the vicinity. The Unite I States authorities sent Sheriff Healy and his depn ies to arrest them and confiscate the plunder. 'J he majesty of tho law, however, was not vindicjted by th" officers, all three of whom wore mptuved and kept i.s prisoners for a full week. l>y way of In-caking the monotony the officers were daily marched to a tree in close prox­ imity to the encainpnent, and the mock ceremony of lynching carried out, amid the j£ers of the outlaws. They were finally rescued bv.th» United Stttes tioops. who recaptured the stores and drove most of the half-breeds back to British territory. This was in 1880. , j Fetilans to tho Rescue. A recent telegram from New It is said here that 300 Fenians have left New York for Northwest Territory to assist Kiel in his contest with the Canadian au­ thorities. Capt. John McCafferty, who was suy posed to be "No. 1," has been in this city consulting with the Irish leaders during the last live days, and he left for the West to-day with an Irishman who has just ended ten years of service as an officer in the United States army. They go to take chirge of the Fenian expe­ dition. Two of lieil's agents acconi)>a- nied tli'-m, and one remained behiud. W. I). Iiohan, a member of the Feuian Ex­ ecutive Committee, said to-day that the rumors that the Fenians intended to help Kiel had good foundation. He would say no more. The members of the expedition will go to Chicago, thence to St. Paul, and thence to Btttleford, Manitoba. From "John Murray" it was harned that the quotas raised in the different cities were as follows: New York, 200; Brooklyn, 100; Jersey City and Hobokeu, 50; Buffalo, 100; Albany and Troy, 50; Detroit, 50; Chicago, 250; Milwaukee, 50; St. Paul, 50; St Louis, 50; Omaha, 50; Dubuque, 25; Sioux City, 50; Grand Forks, 50; Loadville, 25; Den­ ver, 25; Cheyenne, 25; and Minneapolis, 35; total, 1,325. Troops LrsTlnt Montreal. A Montreal dispatch says: The Sixty- fifth Infantry Regiment of militia left here this evening by the Canadian Pacific Rail­ way for the scene of hostilities in the Northwest. Thousands of citizens collect­ ed in and around the railway station to choer tho men on their departure. Busi­ ness was partially suspended all day, through the anxiety of all classes of citi­ zens to give the men a hearty farewell. A patriotic fund has been inaugurated by sub­ scriptions of citizens, who give $5,000 to aid the families of all married men who have gone to put down the rebellion. The Sixth Fusilecr Regiment, all English, will leave within twenty-four hours, and the Eightv-tifth Kegiment in forty-eight hours. Others are awaiting orders. Help from the Mother Country. Ottawa dispatch: The Governor to-day cabled an order to England for 10,COO Martini-Henry rifles and 3,000,000 rounds of ammunition for the use of the troops in the Northwest to be forwarded immediately. Financial agents of the Government on the other side of tho Atlantic cable that the critical condition of affairs in the North­ west is likely to have a damaging effect on the credit of Canada, and will raise the rate of interest on the heavy loans the Gov­ ernment will require to negotiate between' this and July 1 next. A cablegram from London says a com­ plete battery of muzzle-loading nine- pounders, with ammunition, has been shipped to Canada for use in suppiassiag the rebellion in the Northwest. Cowboys Enlisting?. "" A 'Winnipeg special reports: Capt Stew­ art, tfho owns a ranch near Fort McLeod, and who was at Ottawa when the rebellion broke out, returned to-day, commissioned by the Government to form a corps of mounted cowboys for service during the in­ surrection. Tho horses will be furnished by nnchers, and many who will join will, doubtless, htive their own animals. Many of the men will have arms themselves, but to those who have not the Government will supply. , A General Advance. Gezp. Middle ton has ordered a general advance of the troops at Qu'Appetle to make room for the troops from the East. The advance will be made in two divisions--one from Qu'Appelle, the other from Swift Cur­ rent by river to prevent the rebels leaving the country. Prompt Action by the tVaslilagtMl Au­ thorities. rWashtnston telegram.] In answer to a telegram sent last night by Secretary Whitney, of the Navy De­ partment, to the President of the "Pacific Mail Steamship Company at New York, relative to the number of men the compa­ ny's vessels can take to Aspinwall without delay, the following reply was received this morning: "We can carry 200 men in the City of Para to-morrow at noon, and 600 in the Acapulco next Monday." Secretary Whitney replied: "We will ship 2€0 men by your steamer to-morrow noon, with tents and camp equipage. The Tennessee, with Admiral Jouett, will leave New Orleans probably to­ day, with an extra complement of marines for Aspinwall, and with extra provisions. This will place four ships and between 400 and 5( 0 available men at Aspinwall for land service. As to Monday s steamer, I will communicate hereafter." The men will be taken from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In reply to a telegram sent to Commander Kane, of the Galena, the following was also received to-day: '" Transit is closed. The steamship prop­ erty is safe in my possession; also the rail­ road propeity at the north end of the island. It is advisable to send another vessel." It is undestood that Maj. Chas. Haywood, of the Marine Corps, who is in charge of the marine barrack* at Brooklyn, will have immediate command of the marines. A naval officer of rank, however, will proba­ bly be detailed to command the expedition. Capt. Kane's Course Defended. There was considerable excitement in naval circles over tho news of the uprising at Aspinwall, and the burning of that city. The censure of Capt. Kane, of the Galena, says a Washington special, for not firing on the rebels was regarded by many as unjust, in tho absence of full particulars. Officers familiar with affairs at Colon--which is the Colombian name for Aspinwall--say there is no doubt whatever that Capt Kane must have been in consultat.on with the leading railroad, steamship, and business men of that place, and that his movements ^re governed by their advice. Had Capt. Kane tired 011 the rebels and damaged any property, tha United States would probaoly have been called upon to pay damages. This, naval officers say, would have caused an endless amount of claims, for which Capt Kane would probably have been court- martialed aud dismissed. As the case stands, the Colombian Government is now responsible for all the damages inflicted. Capt. Kane has au excellent record for bravery, and his friends are confident his explanations will be satisfactory to his su­ periors. The activity of Secretary Whit- neyati massing mt n at Brooklyn to be dis­ patched to Aspinwall to-morrow in the Pa­ cific Mail steamship City of Para received commendation, and thera were many vol­ unteers for service on the expedition.* The orders issued ti-day will place four ships aud 5C0 men at Colon. LINDSEY MUSE, the veteran doorkeeper for the Secretary of the Navy, has served in capacity for fifty-seven years. THE name of the Chinese Emperors wife is Kan Di. Sweet, isn't it? Ihe Burning of Asplnwalli -i -, v The particulars, of the battle of Colon (Aspinwall) and the burning of that city are still meagerly reported, says a Panama dis­ patch. The attack upon the rebel chief Prestan by the Colombian troops was led by Col. Ulloa. Prestan's forces were routed after a severe engagement. As soon as Prestau became convinced that it would be impossible for him to maintain his position he set fire to the city in various places and then made his escape. Only a few of his followers succeeded in getting away with him. The city is almost a complete ruin. Only three houses are left standing. Much distress prevails among the people who have been rendered homeless. Tho following dispatch has been received at Philadelphia by Mr. Adamson, son of Consul General Adamson, of Aspinwall: "Colon has been totally destroyed by fire. The suffering is awful. In my name in­ voke all editors to ask subscriptions for re­ lief. _____ ADAMSON." Diaz on the Situation. » A City of Mexico dispatch says: The opening of Congress took place last even­ ing. In his message President Diaz, in speaking of the attempt of Gen. Barrios against the independence of the Central American States, said that there are es­ pecial duties imposed on Mexico by its honor aud sentimeuts of justice; its neigh­ borhood to the belligerents, and its peculiar relations with the aggressor. President Diaz says: "I answered Gen. Barrios frankly, con­ demning his act. The Mexican people have approved of my action. Grave, without doubt are the difficulties which this inter­ national emergency may produce on ac­ count of the crisis which now afflicts 4)ie publio treasury. Nevertheless, the Execu­ tive is determined to sustain an attitude be­ fitting the national honor, and counts on the patriotic co-operation of Congress to maintain intact the national honor and in­ terest. " The message also states that a new treaty for the extradition of crincirmls, arranged between the United States Government aud the Mexican Minister, will be submitted to the Senate. Also a law relating to the rights of foreigners and to naturalization. Destruction of Mall Matter. New York telegram: Cable advices from Aspinwall report a serious loss of mail mat­ ter in the destruction of that city by fire on the 1st inst. The entire mail from the South Pacific dispatched from New York on the 21st ult by tho Bteamer Colon was de­ stroyed, and also the registered mail and ordiuary paper mail for Aspinwall. sent by the same steamer. The letter mail Was nearly all delivered before the fire broke out. As accurately as can now be stated the mail for Central America aud the Pacific coast of South America burned consisted of 150 packages of registered mail, 10 sacks of or­ dinary letters, and 53 Backs of papers. The Russian Bear. Russia, says a cable dispatch, is taking active stepB to place the navy on a better War footing. In addition to the five heavy iron-clads, the seven half-plated cruisers, and five torpedo rams recently mentioned by the Yonxische Zeitung as being built for the Black and Baltic Seas, a number of cruisers and torpedo rams are being rapidly fitted out at Nicolaieff, the station of the Russian Admiral and fleet at the confluence of the Ingul and the Bug. The cruisers are from 5,000 to 8,000 tons burden, and will each be armed with from ten to fourteen cannons, about half of which will be of large caliber. The vessels are expected to attain a speed of at least sixteen knots an hour. The tor­ pedo rams have a displacement of about 3 000 tons, and are estimated to go about fifteen knots an hour. They will be armed, in addition to the torpedo apparatus, with six nine-inch guns aud four smaller guns. The Emir of Bokhara has agreed to allow the passage of Russian troops and supplies through his territory in the event of a war with England. , A THOUGHTFUL and prolific pair out in Kansas has twelve children, and si* of them without names. They answer to their numbers until they get old enough to select names to suit themselves. KINO ALFONSO of Spain has bean in- vesting in London real estate. THE House advanced a good NUAR MH« BY reading them a first time, on the asttL A reso­ lution offered by Mr. West woa adsfta '̂ WWiir wbich Messrs. Dill, Milefaam. Gray, r "" ' " Brown of Ogle, were appointed 1 tnveaMaate tbe appointment of, tors ana other emj>loy< f< of teen or twenty new Mm were laUudaesd. Kennedy presented a bill to abolish « hNw wrtnww. *ml Mr. Miller offered 1 the name subject, which also consolidate the two Peatteatitrt Bilon A. Parker introduced a bill to < Town of Lake to establish a firemen's and 1 lict mcn's relief fund similar to that hf Mr. Clay introduced a bill wbtafc mridt* drnggiRts shall be licensed the sa; also that beer licenses 8hall be $150 to $100. Mr. Cleveland totmlmi a - providing that Supervisees shall hold, aftoe Jtor two years instead of one. Ihe Senate trans- actcd no business. The joint session was a formality, in which twelve Democrats voted tot Morrison and one Kcpnb:ic&n f^r " THE Senate transacted no taking pait in the Senatorial ballotinc. 01 30th ult Twenty-fiYe or thirty member* part in the joint convention, but only to were recorded, and these were for Among the six new bills presented to the Hoaae was one by Mr. Pavis, which is » med at th* manufacturers of water-cas. It provides ftM no comrnny shall manufacture water-Ma under the Harknese, Bpringer, cr proecs* unless it is mixed so that eaeHtbiat will be water-gas aud two-thirds cfld-pSL Mr. Baker reintroduced bills consolidatiaa tlM State charitable institutions ana ttl RtftlS • School under one management, and to eooaott* '•ate the two Penitentiary Boards into One. and had them referred to the Kevenue CottuhtttaOi. A number of bills were read the oecoDd ttnw and advanced to third reading. The two moss important onrs were McLean's bill to pcoteet the public from imposition in relation to canned pr preserved food, and Mr. Harper's bill to punish burglars found with deadly weajMing or drugs in their possession for boa ten to twenty years, air. McLean's bill provldsa that it shall be unlawful after Jan. 1, IMS, to oner for sale preserved or canned trnits or veg­ etables unless they snow the jcrace or finality of the poods and the names and addresses of the persons that pack them. AU soaked goods pat up front products dried belorc- canning shall be plainly branded on the face ot the label In lefe- t rs not less than one-half inch high and' tlire -cighths of an i :ch wide with the word "soaked." The object is to prevent the impe- sitii n now prac iced of first drying and tfioa steaming and canning fruits and vegeta­ bles and offering them for sale as fresh goods. Manufacturers who falsely label such goods are punishable by a tine of not less than $5oo nor more than tl,> 00. Ordinary deal­ ers are liable to tines of not less than 150 for vio­ lations of the law. Mr. Harper's amendment to t he criminal code provides that, if at the time of cntei inn any dwelling-house in the night-time the burglar is found with any deaaly weapon or drug in his possession, he shall be punished for any term not less than ten years. Several other bills ot' minor importance were read the second time, and the Honse took up the general ap|| rriation bill and advanced it to second i cSTsrs! ether ti a ri\r al appro* 1 readlna. lit l>etween Representatives Baker, ot Moultrie. Coins face, and In return itoriwd THE Senate got through with a lance I of business at its session on the 31st ult., t the calendar was considerably advanced. B1 hart's bill to a'low railroads having Haes o side the State to consolidate them was I s > as to require proper notice of the pros consolidation to be tiiyen stockholders, and was then plac'i on third reading. TM Hie: Ids' .Association bill was pasaed. It provides that when an otticer shall se ve an at­ tachment. on live stock or other personal prop­ erty he shall provide sustenance for the live stock or storage tor personal property until sold or .discharge I from .-'ttachment. The officer to to receive a reasonable compensation, which is to be advanced- from time to t.me by the plaintiff in attachment, and to I c collectable aa costs m the case. Where tl-ere is doubt as to the ownership of tho uoodsor as to their liability to b'< taken on attachment ihe otlicer may re- qii'ro sutlicieut secuiity to indemnify him for taking thein. 1'ractically, the bill legalizes what in now a custom merely. The bill lepali 'ing primary eli etions was also carried. Jt lesali;es primaries by throwing around them th % same sn:eiruat'ds tli.-ft surround regular elections. Fraudulent vetintr, btilMozin-, treating, or other form of bribery, iurnishinc botus ballot, etc., is made a misdemeanor, with a fine not exceeding S or imprisonment In the County .'a l from two to six months. Bills were introduced as followst.. liv Senator Hereley, piovidinsr for the estate* lishment of art traller.es, etc.. in publio parks! by Senator Cloonan, turning over the park at i<awndale to the West Park Board: by Senator «lolmson, two bills amending the drainage laws; by Senator Hamilton, making the acknowlsdir- ment of chattel mortgages similar to real-estato ones. The House did absolutely nothing. The entire day was taken up in ling over" the Stock Yards bill, culmiuatiug in a fight between f Craft--, of Cook, and T struck Baker in the face, i a blow and a kick. Crafts endejivomd Vo raise a ehair. but friends sagMiated fee ccaMMa Speaker Haines promptly declared (he Hoaae adjourned. Nothing was done In the first ses­ sion. Btreeter voted for Black--the only veto cast. THK House jotnt resolution appropriatls* ' $280 for floral decorations ot Linoftta's tomb 491 the 15th Inst occupied tl)e morning hours ot the Senate on the 1st inst.. the resolution oeiag finally adopted by a party jpte, the Democrats opposing the proposition. Sir. Evans, of Kane, introduced a bill providing for the appointmeat of an ngont to prosecute all claims of the State against the General Government, for raising and maintaining troops during the rebellion. Other bills were introduced as follows: By Bell, to provide that all canned food shall bear upon tha can the stainn of the manufacturer; by Lemaa. to amend the law :n relation to eminent domain; bv Whiting, to amend the rev. nue law to relation to tax titles; by Mr. Lemnn, to amend the law in regard to practice in the Supreme Court. In the House of Representatives, as an answer to the scheme of mvestiratinjr the Uoosa pay-roll, J-peaker Haines directed the Clerk to read »n order discharging all employes of tha House appointed by the Speaker. After a long., debate the matter was laid on the table. llessrK Crafts and Baker made apologies for their oott- Hict of the preceding day, and Mr. Llnecar of­ fered a resolution that the Clerk do not deliver Clearv's stock-yards bill to the Corporation* Committee, but restore it to its place on tha calendar. This was ordered, notwithstanding that the Speaker obiected. Then it was directed that the bill be forthwith read a second timet and ordered to third reading. A resolution f<* deposing Speaker Haines was offered by 1u?*4 West. Mr. Haines declared the proposed meaa» ; nre unconstitutional, imd the House adjourne<L Fortv-seven Senators and i:» members of tha House answered to their names when the joinfc Assembly met, making a to al of 177dulyreN corded pre ̂nt. The session was altogether de- void of interest, neither side deeming it prudent to vote. Two ballots were cast, that of Francis . \V. Parker lor Logan snd that of Haines far Senator Merritt SENATOR DUNCAN'S bill making provision foi." the refunding of surplus funds that aowoff > hereafter may be in the State Treasury to tfc)|# crcdit of bond fnnds of counties, township^ and other muuicipal corporations having bondjt/ registered in the office of the Auditor ot FubltO Accounts when such bonds have been paid and canceled or declared void, pa-sed the Senate Ott the 2d inst. The well-known Bagsdala claim, dating from lf59, was passe# by an almost unanimous vote. Senate* 'dough's election bill was ordered to a third re • ding. Hills were Introduced as follows: By~* Evans, the Grand Armv bill appropriating Ooo for the erection ot a soldiers' home; by Sum­ ner. *raending the law iu relation to tho reroM lation and management of cemeteries; by>. , Cloonan, to regulate telephone companies by reiuirm/ them to make uniform clxargesj by Hereley, to require telephone come panics to make semi-annual reports of;V< their gross receipts to th' State Auditor^}* A communication was received from the Gov* crnor announcing the appointment of John lag l;inak r of Macoupin County, B. F. Marsh of Hancock County, and W. T. Johnson of Cook County, as liailroad and Warehouse Commisw, sloner's to succeed Brainard, Lewis, an#? Scrattan. The Senate, in executive sse»j sion, promptly confirmed the nomina» tions. Before adjourning the managing!' committees on both sides agreed that no bnsi- , pess should be transacted in the Senate or lta committees until Wednesday, April 8. In .tfcftik Ho ise, the civil-rights bill of Representative Thomas >colored), of Cook, was taKen up, deft? bated, and passed, by a vot • of 83 to u>. Ifc j - provides in effect that all persons withim the jurisdiction of the State shaBb? be entitled to the full and equal ea)oyv ment of the accommodation*, advantages, tfcat$<*t ities, and privileges of inns, restaurants,eattogy ho'iwes, ba-ber shops, public conveyanc s, oja land or water, theaters, and all othe plsote ot; public accommodatio-i and amusement, sub>ecp only to the conditions and limitations estabw ' lished by law, and applicable alike to all citl* ze is. Mr. Alien, of Yermii on, otlered a resoh#> ' tion to expunge from the journal the resolution censuring the Speaker introduced by Mr. West," of McLcan. The Speaker said the resolntioit had no business to be in the record Mr. Linegar sai l the resolution was right proper, •»hereupon Mr. Ha.n^s. taking ;ournai iu his hand, erased therefrom the oi> noxious matter. Thus action crva'ed a miniaW ture tempest, and Mr. Allen, in order t > brmg the matter I et'ore the Hous». nu"e another mo­ tion lo incorporate the resolution in the reeordL . The moti' u was bowled down by an almost ui'.an m'<us vote. Mr W in-low off-red • ill: ap­ propriating for the ereo i n»nd mauite* y. nance of a Soldiers' Home. T-.e joint session of the day was completely barren, several Kepub^ i beans were absent. Senator uger and rrancia * W. Parker alone voted for John .V. Lotan. IN Canada--"Well, wife. I suppoa* vre ought to call on the Mandelbaums* hadnt we?" "Yes. dear. I suppose so, but they are horribly common people { just think, they only stole $13,(100."--» Boston Post. AN idle man is like stagnant waters he corrupts, himself.--LatefiQn ^ '3':! oimiop, V watsi :ht an# > n* tha,.