r mmunauxl 0:11;.` uy Il:.'(.2ngns1(m um xzuuuruj . req::.`:'o:1:e::`. aux! allowing; :1 pluralityjao elect. : .`nti:n:'.i-.l l . D;~.:)!:s, of llzmzzchusatts, C1` cho.v_:.~. \.v.`.;".v_`. 1.: _nj. cottpa -1: youth, and \`::t:`. H `.-"~.\x\.!t-cfai _ _ htlbd f`K\ um l:..f.I~` . . ~ " ,\ hnln of rdmmm I-um}! IIIIIUT; lllllu IUI IIIILIJ WI `luau l`lIl8ll'l$ ull voted {III pay to Fumes! :!o:1':`.s, though admitted on the last day or that com ` gran. By thin belutiful Itrrlugwnent it ufmn happens that two men dnw pay for the mo dinrict; but Uncle Sam is rich And the people do not complain. nnlvnnm hn I clerk dnnd to around mam . `NJIIIIRVI, IIUIII lqlxnul vu uuun nuvycnu -nu pug` Thou tho clerk, who noxwsnrily hold! over on mnku up the run of Hm now cungrun, in the prim-ipnl orgnnlzing omn-r; but III II- mmt every congress contains an lurgu major ity of old members. and nearly all the now out hnvo had uperienco in than; gnu logy- ht.una,uney noon Iqkothothlngoutol the clerk`: han That omcid hu nod}:- msomry power-I.` If a nun can with tho certlcnta of his sun that ho nceivod 1 majority of tho vocu, tho clerk mm put him on the roll, though mother mu: bring conclusive proof that tho votowu fraudu- lent. Tho rst mun Income: the sitting member," and drum his pay. though every other nu-mln-r may have decided to vum him out; the claimant is the contacting mem- her, and hu All the dludvnnuguu of an out- sider; but for many yous put mngmnn hu \-ntnal u nu! On lnt\lVC'*` : vh-r*`s-We I? an cowcnso mo wAakmo- :0: us ausv mam. atly lboulp About Much Anal-Iona Inca-on on [Inn at \ |l'lmu ruled: In use Inows Iluory om:-InN_l In Ibo chm Q! Ila Ipopler ol llw ame. `ms; xmv (f0.\'(.`|{F.SS. HUI EUIRSFI U11 1113 third. Yet some men who lled the chair VUALIIL nuu DIILILIU each hold three full terms, and Carllsle nnw nntnn An hi.- VI'hllULlI.l$K'l1l`I 1815-81, Ian a tow months of the last. Colfax and Blaine .....|. \...Ia nu..- 4-..n W l\ljIVI`ll\Z III! I! second or any Iubu-quent union `no one oxpecn much at lntend; torthoqnuhu-and all olcun an al- rudy choun. the committed cp- Im n-vb nnnttv null Ill! \'-`I232 l.\' `.\"`.:\J(.`V3tOXIB\y UIIIXI "l_l| theIJo;.:\;.. T. A halo of roimnco 'r.u::;; About l1i.;v;m.. .:`a|'li'o till the war l.:'r.1; 'bua,thoLL:h lneheidtl-onnlr at: nmdor ;;o:: ._ V ,. Vlt` \I ll FIE? "C. conw-ml In the most formal nan- nn-r. an], an usual. '(!|tI lllhifm-tn)! Ibo Oplhl mntnat It with "Av uviuug Icouou of other day: \\ hc-nacou- --.- .......-.....- I.`- ONUREBB ha! ..-......._I I .. n |. _ fl Iippcqn uunan. ' thomatori|lwnsthorouhl)ftes1edbotorobo- hbnthe out side lll wlu lvxcu IA-1|:-n.vq vuu~_uuvc-nn`- . To Brighton Pollnhod Wool. A polished wood surface that In now: dull with oil. Put In woolen not rub _ little oil and patient kly botovuly. mnybobrightundvitllllfd prtwoolon ntotlno 3'.` um IOU!` W Ul all ITU XL? IIIU UKIU UL 410 feet; the length of the main bridge is 1,700 feet and of the approaches 1,040, and the structum of iron rests on seven immonso piers. It is but 75 feet from thorailrood bridge, and so much higher that the end of the draw on the latter swings under the great cantilever span. Seen from below the bridge nu-mourn an nirv ntrm-tum nntimt in snnue: . u i I-uv LUIIIIUI vs Iruv nu-nu are-u an sung uvv l feet shove the highest ood level of the Missimippi. It unites Dubuque with the rich regions of northwestern Illinois and south- western Wisconsin, and an equally interest- ing feet is the rapidity with which the muc- ture was provided` for end completed. In the spring of l8&`s canvassing committee . began its work in Dubuquo, and soon secured ~ subscriptions to the amount of 8&),fXXl for a \ pontoon bridge. When the contractor in- spected the plans he nrgusd the ubandon- , ment of the pontoon plsn eons tot."."'.\ ed- 3 vlntugeot the high blub Ittlnt point by constructing a high bridl without a drum. ' This ides wssndopted, the moneywesreised, ` therst pile driven Sept. 7, 18$, and the ' bridge was ready for the public in November , of this year, et ecost of $l`38,(X)0. This -trnctum in wnrthv of stndv as n- canwever spun. Dusu Hum uunuvo Luv uuqgu sppeanm airystmctum oating inspaoe; but on close examination it B found to be ex- tremely substantial, and has been approved hv nvnrv nnoinmr who huh inrm:-tad it All tn.-many BIIDSEIIIIJILI, Illll Ill! uuen. uppnlvuu by overypngineer whohnh inspectad it. All I 01 was you`, at 31.11: ul. u.2o,wu. ThieItrnctureiswort.hyofstudyasn:` greet moon in engineering. `The channel span is a cnntilevm-,.363 feet in length, with the center but 5 feet above each end; there . arofourspensof2)5feeteach and oneofs-18 I feet: lenzth bridge 1,700 I UIIV \uuJ vuv `-tmluulv Av: -.u---u-`x.-1 vsr tween St. Pin! and Davenport. It is also the only bridge above St. Louis under which the largest steamers can pas_s withouta draw, and the center of the main span is fty-ve n-_s -k....... L|_. l.....L....4 I.-uul '1\U9.-1' I\' 65.- The Structure Lately Eroctod Ac-mu the ` * nllululppl at Dubuque. 13. Dubuque, 1a., now boasts of the uncut" common road bridge over the Minzuippi, I.ndthe_only one pomable {oroarrhges be- L-.._ BL `D--`I nut` T\nu-an-nu-O It in Alan 1118 admmistmuon was umrnuau u_y compromise measures of 1850; but that and I all previous`. contest: wem oomgslotcly for: gotten in _t.ho lozxj and exciting struggle to 1-lee: nspcnlzer. whici lar.'P:d from De':c:n`.xr 1 (1, ;s.'.s, to I`ohrun.ry2, 1550; and was then ' ternxiziatcd only by tting aside the majority.` nu-x`v~n-mrx`. n-ul nllnwlnrv n nlnralitv to 036, [III I Will "l.IIlH.lC'," lull! lluusu lnuwvu Cobb, and won high honor: during the memornble aeaion of 1849-51, when the countrywuagaln and again on the my of dinolutionbocause of the exciting slavery tale. All the region west of the Mississippi 1 has not furnished one; and only one Ipenker, June: K. Polk, has ever reached the pres!- dency. Of course speaker: protnm. am not included in this summary. out one u-rm; \ ()llIlX.`V.|l.`I.lB uuu out-, unu Ininothree. G)l`3i|hl.IllI0f1lI'n'hedbu!.{ ' one, but he wunhunla',"t.ho notaed Howell ("Akin gnu-I u-nu high hnnnv-n dun-inn tho _'uIU, WIKI I XVIII IIIIBIVW uuuau , whih the put state of New York has hadlmt onofnil term and two small` frac- tion. Virzinin is second, with seven lull ttmn, and Hnnlchunetts next with ve. Indinm barely felluhort, of five by the un- timely death of the lamented Michael C. Kerr in the races of 1875, which gnve Penn- sylvania n traction over four. Ohio, the third man in tho Union, had in popuiu'uti- mation the home of the ambition, hulnd but one term; Connecticut but one, and lining than ligand. hm: nlnn Int-ninhnxl hut ! Jl ITIIIIIIIIVIIIII, WTWNEYI SWIG . And this bring! unto the mm: curlou fact shout thll ol!Ico-lb limited guogrnphical ramzo. Twcnty-tour of the pna-M sutm h:n.- nova` furnished a spen|mr,un| more tlm 2 half 0! the other fourtuen have had but 1 Iml of the ea, no that the honor has been slmvut conned to seven statm Kentucky I leads all others byo long disunoo, having furnished the Ipenkers fur twnlvv full turns, with I good prospect ahead; -3-nib Hun rnnnt. nfntn nf Nnw \'nrIr hnu IN Hill llllllly Ill!!!` llll `![I'll|I.Il' l|ll'lI. HUN` over, sun-h as I-`ishor Amos. James Madison, Bun Boudinnt and Roger Sherman, and one N of the moat. wk, Frederick A. Iuhlonbnrg. of Pennlylvanlo, wu chosen spake:-. And this hr-Inna Inn On tho innit murllml flf. m..;.-:..'"'-`- UV/rzrl wemprmrnt tn lppoiut 5 ` temporary an-rwmry and J0!!! nu. adjourn {mm day tu day to wnit (or I quorum. Nur In: It till April (Hint. the home was urgnnined and handy for buslnen. It had many able and pctrintic man. how- aw-r, um-In nu I-`inhnr Amna Jnmm Mmlimn. I II IF-7|`-`ICU UIIXIP once. did not pnruouhrly cu-o whether any t gottberootnlll 0 Iungmuunamlnrnthnt. in ma van. ` CIT |IW$KIIWI$ IIZIJV 31'] thonow loghlntlvobodywu gouocotlnr at, all. Rhodo mum and North Cu-nun WI`! notyotmembono! thoN|tkInlUuioo,|nd ingot count. unnpranunhdund In av-1 cnlotharuutathmnadtuttoulndh-nu; bu-oty uqueuad through the ratifying moo I nation: by very small mnjormu The new , gonnnnent was hand quite up much no It n loved; than was such dread tht the. riglmot tboctuan would boovorborno that.- In all tho doubting dlntrtchtho pcoplo took | can to elect extreme nth and _ tug gcnthmou. having little hlth the ` new order. nntunlly slow In (data; to Nlfil. contrary to all vacant apart- um. did not nu-umxhrlv mm whothor thcv IXIWUUIIH ltlnununlngtolnrnthnt in sfur yuan. when the new government was an undoubted moons. several who I!`- rlvud Into wt-no particu- lar in having I: ncordd tun wydm ununnn count or "bad roads" Wednenlay. tho 4th of March. mu, was the day pruned I.- lhwuu oponlng .d cou- x"*- W -IIKC' IIVIII WKI UK UICIZHUIII |'V\l| IIUW. I WhcnwooonIldol'lhohutflgMoI'1lH9 sndthopmlonpd Irugglo otlubb-0,170` Ibouldnaturollyooueludo thuthoopoulng onholnt oau-wu\hholnnluotn hubmyu. tumhuwuduouu omtqgnnd mrunlywn|dIlIuM%lI$ 054 um: Inalnlnvn hntlvnn -II. Inanlhnr AI no was one 01 Inc mnuynnxxlnluwly ruuluu u_y the collnpso 6! the Southern Confederacy. I and lived the next twenty years In such com- I plate mtiremont that when he reappeared in ` public life for a brief period the majority 01 * voten asked in wonder who this very old man ....... 1 .. ...-.-.Mn and hndlv mnnmmd anti- Cl], I00 vim Ivlld {IHVIU II". II!` 1 many years MI name has rarely humu- uoood. Com:-and with than curring than of old the opening! the pawn: congru- don, ludoad, can Kano. and tho emu of (Sn-ltslollhthoclwlooul nlinbbuh Ichodnuporlnhudnlmyocwo donutuunlo lulu (run want at ucluunont won now. IL... -. .....l.I.- AL- L..0 I.-LA 4:! ICE) ANOTHER BIG BRDGE. THE BRITISH` ` I: `, wutboduy di fut MO ,ul lllln A Useful Cirlatlnu I :-eeenl. Umbrella and peraaol cases tohnng on heli- room walls are coming into fashion again. 31> ording to Art Interchnnge. Very pretty ones can be made of denim, which comes in two colors, golden brown and blue, and is most effective when painted. Get a yard of this material and cut for the hack a` triAngu- lar piece with an oval top which must be turnedlnnndhoundwithbrnidot the lump coloros the material; then out two undid` pieces--in-geenough to hoidagoodainedunr btella-nnd new them to the back with tho 'nmeninhothnid. Paint on these piecu ' in oils some appropriate conventional design or simply I mess of owers, if preferred; tin- :.i. with ham: nf rihhnn and hnmr on thmnll TIE sures; way to W01 llll Insulin! sconching is inndoublo boueror 3 tin that nib In A Inatfln nf hnllimr water. Thh voters asked In wonuor wno una very ulu mun me. An erratic and badly managed antl- slnvcry cmmdo. brought on n reaption, which made Howell Oobb. of Georgia, apoakc o........ n`.'... no 13.1 in Mnmh 4. ' of .3 kettle with gold Pater and ullo scorcmng Is In a uonulo uuuur ur 3 un sits in a kettle of boiling water. ltto milk nmain a. tow minutumbefore putnz in will leoen thodgrpsx-otscarchhg. uuuvnw "elIIqyD0nl'I'uIIlulVIIIIujII Putn ,ortwool'oll ntntllnog not quickly but CU. oil and rubbing DSIIIIIIIKIIIII I-C-III I vun-u;- ' Stuing for baked turkey, chicken, 000.. is mada as follows: Soak mlcient Ihlo lneadlncoldwntertolltlnobhvl u|_d' than aqueeaeltdry lna towel. Put somwbnttar lnn.smwp|h,andwhcn.l1ot itir In E llttlo minced onlon. a hblespoontul or two of chopped parsley. half a taeaspoontul ht paw-, den-ed thyme, a little grated nutmeg, popper. saltnnd stockorwuterto' motion all mill- ciontly. Btlr over thom until it lava tho |3ottoxn_and aides onho pan. than mix lntyo I uoners' uucx Icing tune u u: auuu Uu vuuwcu I in the home kitchen to give the nishing` : touch to the holiday fruit cake. Put one pound of granulated sugar and a lull pint ` of water in; perfectly clean saucepan, stir continually over the lire until the sugar die- solves, then boil without stirring until the syrup spinsehenvytlmeudtromespoon dipped into it. Beet the whims of two egge taonverystifmthmddto them gradually the syrup, beeng rapidly all the while: then add nquerter teespoonfulolcreunoftnrtar. and bent. untilcoldendthick. Flamrtao taste. Slmply OI owers, u pmxernu; un- hhwith bowsqtribbonundhnngonthowall i or-door. , _____ ' Confectlonex-3' Thlck Icing. ` Table Talk tells how to make the confeo tioners thick icing that will soon he wanted in Ghn `\(\l1I iltnhnn tn l'iI`l\ Kh _,- __ PoxPAi>oUn rnt cvsluon. Anordinnrycnnhiouof munlinor drilling iutued with huh-and incloeed in: be; at . Iilk, ntin or any preferred uni.-rlnl. The `bug is just wide enonghtoletthe cuhion ; nlipin, and about two inches longer. It in nished at the top with lece. After putting the cushion in, the upper part of the bug is tied together just ebove the cushion with e cord, over which a ribbon is tied in I large bow. A loop of ribbon, with I bow at one end, is then iutened on to hang the cushion by, but may be left off, if preferred. The outside cover or slip is sometimes made of diiferent colored ribbons joined together with fancy stitches. Plain covers of solid colorare very pretty, and are ornamented ` with a design or monogram, embroidered or ` nainfn .\ lloeorntlvo Llltle Cushion. In the dainty little pill t`l1hi0ll8(`l.`ll in the cut may he found a s:i;;:v~stiou to ladies who are mnnufavturing tln sr Phristmu gift: bo- timm This cushion, ~--nu-Limws es.lledpom- padour. is usually made to hang on the time- ing tableor human. in style frequently mom convenient. than the old one. It repnnnta one of those pnetty. unpretentious trie: such as everybody has nao for at Ibo holinhy IIIUBBII Illu nun ll) nuuuuu. Abmutiful blutwr is undo by cuvering twu puu-in-uni leaves for `cover: with gray lint-u,omln~oidercd in solid palm leaves of imp bluu <-n-In-I. tho lawn being about In invh and a lull 'npnrt and at various anglu. Line and till with hlotu-rs as usual. A pleunnt gift fur a sick friend, who can keep it nmr thopiIIm\'s tn enjoy its subdued udnr, inn nmleht Lag. Mnkenlng oi pale pink. blue or 0]. . . silk, fuurtoen inches long and seven wide, und an ow:-slip ul thin sheet linen or swim. Embruidor the Inter in silk with I roan And its foliage, with single path so it thvy had fallen. Add in outline stitch Sweets mew:-ens or other plant mottn. Fill the silk sack thretulourths full with drixxi mac penis. Slip the thin lack over it and tie with I ribbon and how: Icllpli at nun. I stuck. twoouuuuillnvou-ing. Dinuivotho uunuurchllntwilh 5 link milk and nirinumluoolthonilkzuidihoyqih dun up and tin mpr huun Inseam-. puHhinovortholiro(V.henlu|eud|nu' hnrulnginncustanikouk-Luuiwhonhol Iddtho hot rice. It will noun u it then wan too Innvh milk for the rite. but than in not. stir I camfuliy until it begun to thiokeniiko huiini custard. then take it (I ` tho r mi Add tho Iiuvm-ing-uy ellil 0! lemon. rum mm. puddlnxdishuuigulnco it in lhoon-n. Now but the whitu 0! lb qptonni froth uni Add I limo Iunr and ilnvuring. Take tho pudding {mm 010 oven when colond I little, quad the {toil over tho top and return it. In the oven for I luv minute-a to give tho (roth I donut coloring. {mm 22, wt, to March 4,; I851. The Contest "over his election , w thought to to very exciting, and -his administration was marked 'by the ..........._....a... .......m.~. nf 1&1)` hut thnt and llulldny I-`um! |'| 5- \\'ov( : matting cum: such an [mu-has on make pn-lty holders fur wmuk hruuuu, whul hronaed nnd`hung by ribbon: A I......HI..I I.I..nm- Ln mmln Im mnmu-inn --_o<- [author DOOOIIIVI-V(;nI 1-iluggnllouo lu l`|u-Inns: Work-liutul ll!-tips. I ()rnAm`c-and luthnr npnn-mu tuhloab ` mat whim In lnndlomo Ilia-tor dumnuou, . tluentunlng to lupenuk oven cudly (pr ' out-. Duvlnhdlqthorllyuedlor nalng` the want at uh-Irluxctll roouund huh. i """""."...".'."" an-km'ua'w` nrnuncn gran an. an Illtlhlo {or an ucludn and only Ityb cl ' (IKVIIHC. I llllk Cookocl Wlthanl. scorching; \|_- _-_._4 ..._.. 5.. AAA`. -.|- chin ` Stnllhgfor Poultry. Ii-.. 0..- kglpna-I fnrlrnr nhinl-or ALL \\'Im;. .s`A'l`URl)AY. m~:c.1o. AITOUNO THE HOUSE. I ` -"'6 om goon for Special `Bargains. From DEL . 72th, '87, to JAN. 37st, 88, Every Day will will be a BARGAIN DAY at ` Watch for bur P`:-ide Lists IINAUGURATED THE GRANDEST SALE son V AI: In Io1nu--n from December 3, 1827, to June 2, 1834. The list of speakers immediately follow- ing him is calculated to excite in the minck of old readers some melancholy reflec- tions, on the vanity of human wishes, when we rt.-eet how great a placeeach of them once lled in the public eye, how sad the dee- tiny of some, how peculiar that of several. First on the list is John Bell (1834-5), one year the candidate of a Union party" for the presidency, the next year ghting to dis- solve the Union, while his late colleague on the ticket, Edward Everett, was striving in his way to sustain it. The fact that Jams K; Polk was speaker in 1% is forgotten by the majority of those who remember him only as president during the Mexican war. Robert M. T. Hunter lnfollor.-ed him for one tum. and became a very conspicuous gure; he was one of the many completely ruined by n... ...-.II.nm M um nnmlmm Fnnfulnrnov. Minnes &. Burns }BARGA|NS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. DRY GOODS IA SA OR/F/GE /.9 A/EOESSA /2 y Lowvest Prices Yet Named r5R"eoons nun ARI: IN EVERY wn ossmm. Bargains in Dress Goods, Bargains in Cloakings, Bargains in `Tweeds, Bargains in Hosiery, Bargains in Gents Furnishings, Bargains in Ladies Wear, We are bound to make a CLEAN SWEEP of our entire stock. We want a little ready money just as soon as it can be gathered in from willing buyers. FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS iA CYCLONE OF BARGAINS MINNES& BURNS IUIISZII I3 IIIIUIW W O I ` V I: n o w n--v i z . , [--\Jr-!L~. Andrew Swven- nownu. conn. son, of Virginia, N. P. BANKS. from Dnmxmhnr R `IE7. tn June 2. 18 To Capture the Cash Quickly and Here is our Offering. -PEOPLE-' MONDAY, DEC. l2th. Grand Sacricing Sale of mm: um umumum inn nouns stun Ever Known to the Trade. --FOR THE- ..-A'r- .. peoplo uo HUI: cuunpuuu. Only once has a clerk dared to exceed pure ; ly mininterinl dutiee. That was in the mem- ' urnble December ol 1%, when the clck de- eided that the certlnmtee ot oertnin member! or New Jersey were irregular, and would not oolnplete the calling of the roll till his claim was ulmittul; nor would he put A motion of-. feted by my member. There was A national )~x-ialntive body at the merry of A mere min- isterial nleer, when the venerable John .QuinL-y Admus solved the problem by a mo- tion to choose other oleinls and proceed. and standing on his chair, put the motion him- self. it was carried unanimously, and a good pmvdent eembliehed. The olee of speaker in 0210 oi` steadily increasing im_mx-t- unee. Ulollgll it has Always been one of high honor-one helcl by men the most eminent in the nation`: history. The nurse ofJonathan '1`!-uxnobull, Henry Clay and Schuyler Colfux at onw mggn-st themselves as occupants of the s;v::I:en-`s chair during three momentous periods in our hlltory; and the retpective friend a u( thooo two gentlemen claim the! June; (5. BLxino and John G. Carlixle mks rank as uble presiding oieers with either of the previous three. Clay wu rpeekerthrougi two term: 0&3-IQ, thu yielhd for one M1: to Langdon Chevee, outh Carolin, hui rdurned to the chair for the three urn: ol IRILQ1 Inn. . O.- V cuuluunlwu up- nolnlnl. and gunonllythowork putty nu hidouv. lnulvanm. It In tnrothorwllo on each Dooomhor of tho odd yun;" (or Inn onool lhoodd (ammo! onrlnlndnystun _o government the a continuum in 1 your and a month betwocn oloetlon Ind tho chance to nu-vo-umo enough for his con- tltuozm to nnunnhly forget what he promised. To Odd to tho anomaly, tho tank In a continuing body, and tho nun prnklont all: It to order; but such nnmxnivo homo begun do novo. and every olvlnl must be reelected or rap- polntnl, from speaker to donrku-porn and n-nu in unnl.-u nu that run nl Ohu l|n\`.' n-nun!-it