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ate ,pf|}enrg paindfaler. i | • . " __ | nf • ••--••• • ' - 1. TAN SLTKE, r^Btrattra. * ILI&Ots. /.IcHENRT, rilE NEWS CONDENSED. * FEDEBAL APPOINTMENTS. M>hn P. Hoyt, of Michigan, to be Ooverosr ' Arijwm. John H. Hammond, of Illinois, to be Super- vtendcnt of Indian Affairs for the Central Su- perintendency. Alfred E. Lee, of Ohio, Consul General of Hie United States at Frankfort,Germanv. G. W. Town, Register of the Land Office at Evan&ton, Wyo. Postmasters: John R. Manville, Ban- tonl, 111.; Mrs. Eliza Sellers, Pekin, 111. ; Clarence L. Sherwood, Dowagiac, Mich.; Horace M. Hamilton, Eaton Rapids, Mich.; Henry W. Wripht, Racine Wis.; Mrs. Jane Baldwin, Council Bluffs, la.; John H. Hanzer, Fond du Lac, Wis. T. O. Shackelford, Surveyor of Customs at LonisviUe, Ky. George W. Howe, Collector of Customs at Cuyahoga, Ohio. James W. Gilchrist, Surveyor of Customs at •Wheeling, W. Va. Alonzo Bell, Assistant Secretary of the Inte­ rior Department Francis M. Weaver, Indian Agent for the Southern Ute Agency. Peter C. Shannon, Chief Justice of Dakota Territory. Jacob J. BQreman, Associate Justice of Utah Territory. THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION. Tlie commission appointed by the President to visit New Orleans and bring about a pacific solution of the political troubles in 'Louisiana, •commenced their labors on the 6th inst. Judge Charles B. Lawrence, of Illinois, was elected Chairman, and Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, of Connecticut, secretary. The commission first mated upon Packard, at the State House, in New Orleans, and held an hour's in­ terview. Packard made a statement of the organization of the Legislature with a Returning Board quorum in each house, and the canvass by that body on the day named, in the way prescribed by the constitution, of the votes "for Governor and Lieutenant Gov­ ernor. He claimed that he was the legally elected Governor of Louisiana, and expressed himself satisfied that jie could maintain himself In the position if recognized by the President, reinstated in possession of the court buildingR, arsenals, etc., and accorded the moral support of the National Government. The commia- sien subsequently called upon Nicholls, who claimed that his authority as Gov­ ernor was undisputed everywhere in the State outside of the State House. In the evening the Commissioners, in an unofficial capacity, visited a large open-air mass meeting of the friends of Nicholls, at which speeches were delivered by prominent local white and colored orators, including the irrepressible Finchback. JOINT committees of the Nicholls Legislature called apon the commission on the 8th, and made a detailed verbal statement of the status of affairs, giving the number of parishes and «dfira«.lg that had acknowledged alle­ giance to the NichoFs Government, etc. The members of the Packard Supreme Court next visited the commission, and lai$ before them an elaborate printed brief, show­ ing their title to office under the constitution. Hien there was a visit from a delegation of District Judges, who stated that the sentiment of their districts was in favor of Packard. These had no sooner withdrawn than the mem- tars of the Nicholls Supreme Court, by invita­ tion, called upon the commission in a body and had an informal consultation. THE commission, on the 9th, received a dele­ gation of New Orleans business men, headed by Mr. Black, President of the Cotton Exchange. The commission said to them that they had sought Louisiana but could not find it. They found two Governors, two Supreme Courts, and an alleged dual Government in all depart­ ments, but, in fact, by the acknowledgment of •H parties, there was only one Legislature, though it met in two halls. The Com­ missioners suggested that if self-government was desired, and the withdrawal of the army, it could probably be secured in a day, should the public opinion of the State compel its Leg­ islature to meet as one body. The delegation was not inclined to accept the suggestion, maintaining that Nicholls must De de­ fended as Governor to the full extent. A delegation from the Union Club, a Repub­ lican association, was received and heard, and a committee from the Packard Legislature presented statistics, records and briefs. THE commission was kept busy on the 10th listening to the statements and arguments of the various committees that called upon them. First they received a delegation of colored men, who portrayed the hardships and struggles of their race, and the necessity for protection. A ielegation next appeared headed by ex-Gov. Baker, who, with several others, presented statements and opinions. A similar volunteer committee followed, com­ posed of old Union men of the State. Six gen­ tlemen came next representing the judicial districts of the State, and gave their opinions , concerning the allegiance in their several dis- ' tricts io the Packard Government, and the ability of Packard to maintain himself. Tfco Mayor of the city and five members of the Council callcd and tendered the courtesies of the city. They also presented a statement of the financial condition of the city, the rates of taxation, etc. Other citizens called, singly and in groups, from different sections of the State, and gave information to the commission re­ specting the situation in their several localities, mging their opinions on the commission. WEDNESDAY, the 11th inst, was another busy day with the commission. The members of the State Board of Education called and ex­ plained the affairs of their department at length, after which the commission divided, and had interviews with Gov. Nicholls and Gov. Packard, spending considerable time with each. In the afternoon a delegation of thirteen colored men appeared with Mr. Finchback at the head. Among them were three colored members of the Htcholls Legislature. They were all opposed to the Packard Government and in favor of the recognition of Nicholls, and presented their views of the case at some length. THE EAST. A MOOT diabolical crime was perpetrated in New York city a few days ago. Orville D. Jewett, a junior member of the firm of Jewett ® Co., white lead manufacturers, went to the office of the firm armed with a hand grenade a pistol and a dirk, for the ostensible purpose'of having a settlement preparatory to ois with­ drawal from thf house. Some anerv words passed between him and his uncle George W. Jewett, the head of the firm, and he rilled the grenade from his pocket end threw on the floor. An explosion followed. The ancle was killed, his own legs broken, and he received three terrible wounds in the abdomen He then drew the pistol and attempted to shoot fcimself through the head, but his aim was in­ effective. Young Jewett died the same even­ ing. It is said he was crazed by liquor. Two Other persons were injured by the explosion. LYNN, Mass., has been visited by a destruc­ tive conflagration, over $150,000 worth of prop­ erty being swept away. THE Sixth National Bank, of New York, was entered by burglars last Sunday, and robbed of $2,500 in silver coin We learn from the New Tork papers that the settlement between the fceirs of Cornelius Vanderbilt has again been brought up on account of William H. and Cor­ nelius J. Vanderbilt. All the heirs, with the exception of Cornelius, had agreed to 'accept $1,000,000, and William H. had agreed to a settlement on this basis. Cornelius J., how­ ever, made a claim for $2,000,000, and his sis­ ter, Mrs. La Fitte, refused to make any settle­ ment until Cornelius J. was satisfied.3^ Mean­ while the will has been admitted to probate...". The operations of a mammoth silk ring in New York citv are undergoing investigation with the result of establishing the existence of a combination of Custom House officials and im­ porters who have l»een successful in dodging tariff duties on silk to the amount of from #10,000,000 to §15,000,000 a year. By some means not yet fully developed,* this combina­ tion of oonspirators have been able to import and sell silks at prices below the cost of manufacture with the dutv added, so that a house like that of A. T. Stewart & Co., although operating its own factories in Franoe, is unable to import the goods of its own manufacture and compete with he prevailing market rates, but actually buys these identical fabrics, which have been sold in Europe and smuggled into Nw York. THE liquor-dealers of New York State find themselves in a bad box very unexpectedly, and great dismay and . excitement are the result. It seems that the Board of Excise has exceeded its powers in granting licenses to retail dealers other than the keepers of hotels and taverns, and, a decision to this effect having been ren­ dered by the Court of Appeals, the temperance folk are about to cosuueuoe & general move­ ment against the retailers who nave thus in­ curred the penalty of the law by selling liquor without a license. THE WEST. EIGHT Winnebago Indians wore drowned in the Missouri river, near Dakota City, a few days ago. Four of them were on an island hunting, and high water floated off their boat, and four others who went to their assistance were swamped in the floating ice A dispatch from Sioux City, Iowa, last week, says: " Emigration to the Black Hills has commenced in earnest, and, instead of coming iu small squads, as has be^H the case the |>ast month, they are now arriving in train- REPORTS from the West indicate that, though some grasshoppers are hatching, not so many hatch as were expected, and fanners are not frightened. So says a Lincoln (Neb.) telegram. THERE is stored in Chicago elevators 3,100,000 bushels of wheat; 4,083,247 bushels of corn ; 745,902 bushels of oatB; 186,392 bushels of rye, and 714,981 bushels of barley--making a grand total of 8,830,767 bushels, against 6,319,671 bushels at this period last year. THE SOUTH. THE Louisiana Commission arrived at New Orleans on the 5th inst. On the samo day Gov. Packard published an open letter to the President, complaining of the nature of the instructions issued to the Commissioners, in that they do not direct inquiry into the question as to who is the le­ gal .Governor of Louisiana. He says: " I am constrained to think that your Excel­ lency is in doubt upon this point, as repeated requests for the recognition of my Government have not yet been responded to, and I confess that, having received several hundred more votes than some of the Republican Presidential electors, I did not anticipate that my title would thus be put in question. I earnestly urge that the investigation by the commission be not confined to the narrow inquiry of how Nicholls can be sustained and Packard starved to death for lack of money to support his Government." The Packard Senate also adopted a series of resolutions de­ nouncing the pledges of Stanley Matthews and Charles Foster for the withdrawal of tioops as a corrupt and dishonorable bargain; say they are slow to believe President Hayes is a party to such bargain ; calling on the President to furnish the assistance necessary to protect against domestic violence and put down the Nicholls insurrection, etc. THE President's order for the withdrawal of the troops which had hpen stationed in the State House at Columbia, S. C., since Decem­ ber last, was carried into effect on Tuesday, the 10th inst. On the same day Chamberlain is­ sued a proclamation, addressed "To the Republicans of South Caro­ lina," withdrawing from all further contest for the Governorship, expressing him­ self "unwilling to prolong a struggle which can only bring suffering to those who engage in it." Chamberlain also surrendered to Hampton all the books, records, etc., in the executive office, thus yielding up everything, after which he gracefully stepped down and out, and Hampton quietly took possession. VEBY extensive Revenue franfla jp wnyn. facture of tobacco in North Carolina have re­ cently been discovered. Some thirty manufac­ turers in the county of Surrey, charged with participation in these fraudulent transactions, nave been indicted. The frauds discovered are estimated by revenue agents to exceed one- third of the total amount of internal revenue taxes collected in that State Rather late in the day, the Grand Jury of Caroline county, Md., where the notorious Bennett-Mav duel was fought some months ago, have been in­ structed to indict all the parties, principal and otherwise, engaged in that affair. POIJTICALM A WASHINGTON dispatch says that since President Hayes came into office'two clerks have been kept busy at the White House, breifing and indexing applications for and rec­ ommendations to office. Over 4,000 applica­ tions for office have been received by the Presi­ dent, exclusive of those received by members of the Cabinet. THE President, it is said, contemplates declin ing to hear office-seekeers in person and to refer them to the several departments, WASHINGTON. < STCBKMITY SCHUGZ has promulgated an or­ der providing for the investigation and de­ termination of questions connected with ap­ pointments, removals and promotions in the various bureaus of his department, by means of a board of inquiry, comprising three members. THE Secretary of the Treasury has issued the forty-fifth call for the redemption of 5-20 bonds of 1865, May and November. The call is for $10,000,000, of which $9,500,000 are coupon and $500,000 registered, the principal and in­ terest to be paid at the treasury on and after the 5th of July next, interest to cease on that day. The following are the descriptions of the bonds: Coupon bonds--$500, No. 46,001 to 49,800, both inclusive; $1,000, No. 132,001 to 141,000. both inclusive! Registered bonds--$5,000, No. 7,601 to 7,764 both inclusive Secretary Sherman has just made an important decision relative to the course to be pursued by the Treasury Department in the suits against the persons whose names are on the bonds given for the honest and faithful discharge of their duties by the revenue officials convicted of complicitv in the whiskv frauds. It is announced that the policy of the Secretary of the Treasury will be that of no compromise with the bondsmen, whose princi­ pals have violated their trusts and subjected the revenue to enormous losses in consequence of their rascality, and that suits to recover the amount of these bonds will be vigorously prose­ cuted. CLEBK ADAMS says that thus far the roll-call of the new House indicates a Democratic ma­ jority of about twelve. Of the 293 certificates, 285 have been received. SECRETABY SHEBMAN intends to discontinue the office of Appraiser of Customs wherever he can do so without injuring the service. He has discontinued the office at Memphis and Nor­ folk, and will very soon at Toledo, O. PRESIDENT HAYES will occupy, during the heated term, the house at the Soldiers' Home, in which Mr. Lincoln lived in summer during his Presidency. This is something quite un- .^.Washington society, and is alprac- daygW n been observed since the war GENERAL. ABE ROTHSCHILD, of Cincinnati, the reported murderer of Bessie Moore, at Jefferson, Texas, has been extradited to the Texas authorities, and taken to the scene of his crime for trial. THE friends and relatives of Gen. duster have prepared an amendment which they pro­ pose to have attached to the Army bill at ^he extra session of Congress. Thi« appropri­ ates $10,000 for the erection of a monument to Custer and his associates upon the battle-field whore they fell. It is thought by them that this would be better than to have the bodies re­ moved East. NEW YORK papers chronicle the death of Dr. William A. Muhlenburg, the well known Episco­ pal clergyman and hymn-writer. He was tho author of "I would not live alway," many other popular hymns. THE Supreme Court of the United States has tapped the Centennial fund in the interest of the national treasury, its decision being that the Government is a preferred creditor, and must have the $1,500,000 which the people's representatives loaned to that enterprise before the stockholders ai»d other interested parties can be allowed to dispose of the profits. OVER $500,000 worth of fresh beef was shipped from New York to England during the month of March. FOREIGN. THE text of the protocol, which was stoned at London on the 31st of March, is transmitted by cable, together with the supplementary dec­ larations made by Count Schouvaloff and Earl Derby at the time of affixing their signatures. These declarations are .appended to the proto­ col, and would seem Jo be of greater significance than the instrument itself. On the part of Russia it is distinctly announced that any agreement for reciprocal disarmament must be preceded by the conclusion of peace with Mon­ tenegro, by the acceptance by the Porte of the advice of Europe to place the Turkish army on a peace footing, and by the demonstration of a readiness to undertake the reforms demanded. With these preliminaries settled, Russia will arrange witn Turkey the subject of dis­ armament, but without them, and unless a repetition of the Bulgarian atrocities is pre­ vented, Russia will veto all measures looking to the demobilization. Derby's declaration is equally significant of England's traditional dis­ trust and hatred of Russia--being in effect a, notice to the world that, in the event of a fail­ ure to secure peace between Russia and Turkey, England will regard the protocol as null and void, and hold herself at liberty to adopt a dif­ ferent policy. WE haVe this bulletin of news from the City of Mexico: "The disaffection is spreading. The oldest adherents of Diaz denounce him, and the spirit of revolt has spread throughout the army. President Diaz is sick in bed, and various rumors as to the character of his dis­ ease are current. The manifesto of Lerdo created a sensation. The constitutional party are rapidly organizing. The troops of the state of Morellos have pronounced for Lerdo. The troops in other parts of the coun­ try are greatly discontented, and a gen­ eral outbreak may be expected any day.".... Finzel & Sons, Bristol, Eng., who some time ago closed their sugar refinery, said to be the largest in the world, have placed their affairs in the hands of their creditors. Their liabilities are estimated at $2,500,000 A renewal of the Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria is threat­ ened. THE latest advices from Mexico, via New Orleans, represent that the reaction against Diaz has set in in earnest, and that the whole country will soon be involved in another revo­ lution News comes from St. Petersburg that the Czarowitz has declared categorically in favor of peace, and that Russia urgeB Montenegro to make concessions There is a contest of jurisdiction between Canales, commandant at Matamoras, and Por- firio Diaz, usurping President of Mexico, the object in dispute being the possession of Cor­ tina, the veteran revolutionist and cattle-thief, now a prisoner under sentence cf death in Canales' department. Diaz has sent a Govern­ ment vessel to the Rio Grande, and demanded the surrender of Cortina, but Canales claims the right of possession because the old bandit was condemned under state law. TURKEY objects to the protocol and its accom­ panying declarations, Safvet Pasha stating to the sovereign officials that the Bulgarian mas­ sacres were the result of intrigues of foreign agitators, and that the promised reforms were being carried out. ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE* TFTTJBBDAY, April 5.--SENATE.--The Robinson Cook County Commissioners bill was brought be­ fore the Senate on a motion to reconsider the action of yesterday by whicli tne bill was referred to the Committee on Judicial Department. A long discus­ sion was indulged in, and the bill passed to a third reading The Senate spent the day in the second reading of bills. Quite a number were ordered to a third reading Dearborn's bill to allow religious corporations to hold property to almost unlimited extent was killed. HOUSE.--The bill to establish a Southern Peniten­ tiary was made special order for to-morrow The following bills were read a third time and put upon their passage: Repealing the act for organizing cities, passed April 8, 1875 ; authorizing a bounty on Wolf scalps ; requiring County Boards to pay tuition of pauper children ; to provide for organization of associations to raise funds to be loaned among the members (building associations); appropriating surplus county taxes equitably among cities, towns and villages of the county; providing that where Town Collector's office becomes vacant, or the tax books shall not be delivered prior to March 10 to the Town Collector, the County Collec­ tor shall take the books and collect the taxes ; amend­ ing the State Contract law so that State contracts shall date from Oct. 1, instead of Nov. 1, thus mak­ ing them correspond with the fiscal year; requir­ ing the amount of judgment and costs to be paid over to the County Collector before appeal shall be allowed in judgment for taxes; amending the Revenue law in important particulars, and"mak- ing personal property liable for real estate taxes; reviving the laws for the appointment of. County Assessor in counties not under township organ­ isation ; for the return of tax books as part of the Collector's return; the Anthony-Adams City Back-Tax bill House bill 279, Dr. Rogers' bill, making silver coins legal tender, was defeated Mr. Merritt desired to offer a resolution indorsing the action of President Hayes in withdrawing troops from South Carolina, but the House refused to suspend the rules Mr. Dunne offered a resolution,instructing the Park In­ vestigating Committee, now in Chicago, to investi­ gate the West Side park matters, but the House re» fused to suspend the rules to consider it, FRIDAY, April 6.--SBNATE.--The bill to give grand and petit jurors $2 per diem was reported back by the Judiciary Committee, recommended for parage The Judiciary Committee introduced a bill authorizing corporations for benevolent and educational purposes to hold and convey real estate, and to legalize certain sales, transfers and devices Mr. Hoerner's bill to compel railroads to make suit­ able provision for the support of employes disabled in their employ was reported on adversely A res­ olution providing for a joint committee of Ave to investigate the claims for damages caused by the construction of the lock and dam at Henry, and the dam on the Little Wa­ bash, at New Haven, was adopted BIIIB passed: Relating to rights of married women ; to define and punish conspiracies ; relat­ ing to changes in boundaries of school districts; to abolish the law incorporating the town of Mace­ donia, in Hancock county; declaring certain do­ mesticated animals and birds personal property ; amending act in relation to criminal jurisprudence ; to punish parties who advertise to procure di­ vorces ; to amend the law relating to real property. HOUSE.--The special order, being the bill to locate and construct the Southern Illinois Penitentiary, wan taken up and considered on second reading. It authorizes the Governor to. appoint three Commis­ sioners to locate the new prison at a suitable place tn Southern Illinois. Then they are to advertise for proposals to construct the same. Tha bill appropri­ ates $'200,000 for the purpose. It is intended to re­ ceive the prisoners from counties lying south of the Wabash railway... .The following bills were passed : To prevent illegal voting by paupers and others,pro­ viding that no pauper or minute of a poor house, in­ sane asylum, or hospital, shull be deemed a resi­ dent of the district in which 6aid poor house or axylum is situated, but shall be deemed a resident of the precinct in which he resided before becoming an inmate; making superintendents examiners of public buildings, to report to county boards as to the sufficiency of means of egress; conferring jurisdiction in eases of voluntary assignments upon County Courts; for the using of surplus money collected to pay interest on railroad bonds in paying principal of any bonds owing by the municipality.'... House bill 2t>0, which makes a near relative who knows and conceals the fact of the commission of a crime an accessory before the fact, which was lost yesterday, was reconsidered and passed. MONDAY, April 9.--SENATE.--Neither branchy of the Legislature was in session on Saturday, hav­ ing accepted an invitation from the authorities of the State institutions at Jacksonville to visit that place....Mr, Kehoe introduced a measure !• regard to Cook county, placing all the county in a single district, and electing Commissioners by the cumulative svgtem, or minority representation. Referred A resolution of Mr. Castle, for a constitutional amendment adopting the Pennsylvania system of assessment and taxation, was referred to the Judiciary Commit­ tee Mr. Jones, from select committee on State House, reported back favorably the bill abolishing the State House Commissioners, and the bill was ordered to second reading....Resolutions intro­ duced : By Mr. Robinson, of Tazewell, to call back from the Judiciary Committee the bill requiring banks to make quarterly statements; by Mr. Delany, inquiring why the reports of the Railroad Commissioners and State Superintendents were not printed; by Mr. Joslyn, instructing the Committee on State Charitable Institutions to in­ quire into the propriety of abolishing the Soldiers' Orphans' Home Bills ordered to a third reading : The General Revenue bill; in regard to appropria­ tion of county funds, requiring two-thirds vote of the board to appropriate money; providing for growing and trimming hedge fences The Senate bill punishing minors for misrepresenting their age iu obtaining liquor was laid on the table. HOUSE.--A resolution authorizing the Speaker to certify, to pay-roll of J. H. McDonald, clerk of the South Park Investigating Committee, was adonted. The House took up and passed to third reading the bill to secure four additional acres of ground adjoining the Capitol grounds; appropriating money fnr tb» Hoard of Agriculture and the county agricultural boards; bill reiaiiug to '* landlord and tenant," providing that leases shall imply an obligation to give up possession to the les­ sor at expiration of term of lease, no matter who may then be in possession, also, that if any lien be created after the commencement Of any tenancy the landlord shall have a superior lien for rent due; prohibiting hunting or fishing, or crossing the lands of others for that purpose without leave; exempting firemen who have served seven years from jury duty was amended by making it apply to those actually employed as firemen. A . bill authorizing the Secretary of State to act as Commissioner of Statistics to collect and compile statistics of educational, industrial, commercial, Bamtarv, and other matters of State importance The bill punishing persons of corpo­ rations who by themselves or agents engaged pub­ licly ia ordinary business on Sunday was killed.... The bill providing for obtaining judgment for taxes without the publication of the list of delinquent taxes, but, instead of that, authorizing s rnply a general notice of a few lines that a list of delinquent taxes is on file at the Clerk's office was defeated, and at once offered as an amendment to the General Revenue law-- The bill limiting the rate of interest to 8 per cent, was defeated, as was also the bill abolishing the Railroad and Warehouse Commission The bill to make minors punishable for misstating their age to obtain whisky--the same bill just killed in the Sen­ ate--caused a general row A motion to strike out the enacting clause failed--52 to 52. Then, after a long talk in some excite incut Mr. Jack being in the chair, several amendments were voted down, and the bill ordered to a third reading Amotion to adjourn prevailed, amid a perfect howl from al parts of the house. TUESDAY, April 10.--SENATE. --The majority of the Committee on Municipalities reported back the Kehoe bill, introduced yesterday, for the elec­ tion of Cook County Commissioners in a single dis­ trict by the minority plan with a favorable recom­ mendation. After a long discussion the Senate re­ fused to order to a second reading, and that ends the matter for the present....The bill relating to storage rates for grain in warehouses wai« re­ ferred to a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Wentworth, Herrington and Easton. The Military Code bill was defeated The bill appropriating $30,000 for the payment of the incidental expenses of the Thirteenth General As­ sembly was passed.... Mr. Parker's bill relating to rate of interest was called up, and a limit of 8 per cent, agreed on, and the bill ordered to a third read­ ing Bills were introduced : Compelling holders of chattel mortgages to respect days of grace before taking possession of property; to enable holders of mortgages to purchase at mortgage sale ; the House bill, funding indebtedness of municipalities and authorizing the registration of the same. HOUSE.--The House took up the order of third reading of bills, and passed the bill amending the law relating to guardians and wards in regard to the bonds of. guardians, and enforcing the same amending the law relating to quo warranto, so that stock-yard companies as well as railroads shall come under the general law in relation to prosecu­ tions for extortionate charges; the Tice bill reducing the salaries of the Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners to $1,500.... Mr. Kedzie's bill in regard to county normal schools, providing a mode for their abolition and discontinu­ ance, was lost An evening session of the House was held. It was arranged solely for fun. Dr. Frittz, of Shelby, was called to the chair, and the bill for the taxing of dogs taken up. On the second reading a multitude of ridiculous, funny and vulgar amendments were offered. The whole session was an occasion of laughter and nonsense. Grandilo­ quent speeches were made, and all sorts of efforts to confuse the Speaker pro tem. The bill was finally ordered to a third reading. WEDNESDAY, April 11.--SENATE.--The Sen­ ate was engaged in second reading of unimportant bills During the afternoon session the Revenue bill was again taken up. Speeches without num­ ber were made upon the amendment in regard to taxing capital stock. The debate on Mayborne's amendment was continued, when It was lost, and the following, by Mr. Hamilton, was adopted: For the assessment, in addition to real and personal property, of the value of the intangible property, if any, of companies organized under the laws of this State or of other States doing business in this State, in the same manner as other property. HOUSE.--The Hickey Commissioners bill was up for discussion, and, after a little fight, was ordered to a third reading... .Bills passed: Appropriating $98,098 to pay indebtedness of the penitentiary was passed with emergency clause ; making it an offense to fish with seines or nets between Feb. 15 and June 15, the spawning season; authorizing landlord to distress for rent before the same is due where the ten­ ant is about to remove or endanger the lien on crops ; authorizing municipal corporations to license and regulate ferries and bridges; allowing County Boards to grant additional compensation to Town Collectors; authorizing County Boards to organize territory into towns On motion of Mr. Kearney,a reooss of ten minutes was taken, that Senator Ogles- by might be introduced to the members of the House. The Senator was escorted to the Speaker's stand, where Mr. Wentw * th, Speaker pro tem., introduced him to the members. He addressed the assembly for some minutes, alluding to the great pleasure this unexpected honor gave him On motion of Mr. Sherman, Senator Davis was in­ vited to the privilege of the House. He appeared and was introduced to the Assembly, responding gracefully to the general request for his appearance. He referred to his desire to serve the Stale and the country, to aid in reviving fraternal feeling between the KuiUi and the South, and to his hope that the rights of every citizen shall be fully protected. Japanese Finances. The Japanese Government finds itself financially straitened by the continued drafts of its new civilization and the as­ sumption of the feudal tenures, and the budget just issued cuts down the ex­ penditures from 68,000,000 yen (99 cents) to 62,000,000. Some of the normal and girls' high schools suffer by this re­ trenchment. The Emperor and his fam­ ily have a personal revenue of only 827,- 000 yen. He has lately been on a jour­ ney with the Empress to Kioto, to visit the ancestral tombs and open a railroad. This public association with the people, in company -with the Empress, the first instance of which was within a few months, is having a great popular influ­ ence. A small reoellion against the abolition of the feudal system has been suppressed. The new American organ, the Tokio Times, warmly advocates a customs revenue and protection to na­ tive industry, and is of course in hot controversy with the old British peri­ odicals. Simple Cure for Earache. Many years ago two of my children, one aged 3, the other 1 year, had a ter­ rible attack of earache all one day and night. I worked over the little suffer­ ers, doing all I could think of, and try­ ing remedies suggested by our neigh­ bors. On the second morning of the at­ tack, a lady came in and asked me if 1 had tried burnt sugar. I told ner no, that I had not heard of that. She told me to put some live coals on a tin plate, sprinkle some brown sugar on them, set a funnel over it, and then hold the child so that the smoke could go into the ear. I jdid so, using the same remedy for both little ones. The result was mar­ velous ; the pain stopped instantly, and soon both little sufferers were in a sound, refreshing sleep.--Josephine C. Long, in the Gcrmantoum (Pa.) Tele­ graph. 6 IN this busy age, that the poetical must give way to the practical is aptly illustrated by the fact that Glasgow has tapped Loch Katrine for her city water. FRIGHTFUL CALAMITY. Darning of the Son them Hotel It St. Louis--A Large Number of Oaeata Meet a Fiery Death. One of the most appalling calamities that has ever befallen the city of St. Louis took place at an early hour on the imorning of the 11th inst., involving the destruction by fire of the large ami fine Southern Hotel, and the IOBS of a large number of human lives. The fire, ac­ cording to the accounts before us, caught in the store-room in the basement of the hotel, and was first seen coming through the ground floor, just north of the office, and iif ten minutes it had ascended the elevators and rotunda, and spread itself over the sixth floor, under the roof. This floor was occupied entirely by em­ ployes of the hotel, the largest part of whom were women. The fire spread rapidly, filling every room and hall with flames and smoke, and the scene was of the most terrible description. Frantic men, women and children ran through the halls, shrieking in the most heart­ rending manner, in their wild and des­ perate efforts to escape. The smoke was so dense in some of the halls that the gas-jets were extinguished, rendering egress, even to those most familiar to the building, a matter of great difficulty. The fire department was on the spot promptly, and hundreds of people con­ gregated at the scene, ready and willing to render any aid necessary. The dens­ ity of the smoke in the halls drove many guests and boarders back into their rooms, and they rushed to the windows as a means of escape. Ladders were raised as soon as possible, and women and children, with nothing but their night-clothes on, were thus taken from the burning building. Some fainted from fright, and others sunk exhausted to the ground from nervous prostration. The ladders generally were too short to reach to the fifth and sixth stories, but, by hoisting some of them on the one- story balcony, on the north side of the building, these floors were reached, and all those at the windows rescued. The Skinner fire-escape was also brought promptly into service, and was the means of saving many lives. While this work was going on, some frightful scenes oc­ curred. One man, "#ho had been occu­ pying a window on the Walnut street front of the hotel, became desperate at the seeming delay in effecting his escape. With nervous hands he tore the sheets from his bed into strips, tied them to­ gether, and, fastening this improvised rope to the window-sill and disregarding the fact that it did not reach more than twenty feet, he let himself down hand oyer hand. The men below who saw his position turned away their heads to avoid witnessing the sickening event that was inevitable. Finally he reached the end of the sheet, and then, for the first time, he seemed to realize his posi­ tion. He stopped, threw his head back, revealing a ghastly face, and swung slowly to and fro, swayed by the breeze which the roaring flames above created, His limbs swung around convulsively, as though to catch upon something, then he let go, and groans went up from hundreds as he whirled round and roupd and finally struck on the stone flagging with a sickening thud. He was carried to a saloon across the street, and died in a few moments. Two other men jumped from the fourth-story windows, one of whom seemed not to be danger­ ously hurt, while the other expired in a few moments. A woman in the fifth- story window on the Fifth-street front became panic-stricken and jumped out. She alighted on her feet and was carried to the St. James Hotel still alive. Her husband, who had been standing by her side, then tore up the bedding, and let the strip, so made, out of the window. To this firemen attached a rope which the man hauled up, making it fast to the window-sill, and safely descended j^y it. A man named J. E. Wilson jumped from the fourth-story window and was killed. Andrew Ensmen and Mrs. Scott met their death in the same way. The mortality among the female help of the hotel is feared to be great. There were some 200 of them, all of whom were lodged in the upper story of the build­ ing. The panic among them was terri­ ble, and a number of them jumped from the upper windows on the Elm street or rear side of the house. At a quarter past 2, or about half an hour after the fire was discovered, the entire roof was ablaze, and the flames were rapidly descending to the lower stories. A half hour later the floors and interior walls began to fall. The roof fell in, and there is now nothing left of one of the finest hotels in the country, except the Walnut street front, and parts of the Fourth and Fifth street faces. The loss on the building and contents is from $750,000 to $1,000,000. Davis in the Senate Chamber. Senator Davis looks as if he enjoyed himself vastly more than in the Supreme Courtroom. All the Justices there look uncomfortable, whether they feel so or not, sitting in lonely state in a straight line on that lofty " bench" in their troublesome gowns. No wonder they all get so enormously fat and heavy jowled. Judge Davis' elephantine figure, folded in that long-tailed robe of satin, was a sight for commiseration. Now, in a morning coat, he looks consid­ erably relieved. He swings his Sena­ torial chair about, and throws his mighty arms out over the other desks, spreads himself, and at last has room to spread. He has a strong and noble countenance. There is not another left in the Supreme Court room at once so benignant and trust-inspiring. It is emphatically "a good face," while it is a strongly intel­ lectual one. What a pity he cannot subdue that " ponderosity" of his suf­ ficiently to leave the action of that large brain unclogged. That he has so much, and uses it so well, in spite of all, proves him indeed a mighty man. The resolu­ tions of the bar of the Supreme Court, in which they record 4'their high sense of the learning, ability, love of justice, and fearless independence which he brought to the discharge of his judicial duties," are a record of which the retired Judge may well be proud. But he will find in the Senate of the United States a larger and more congenial sphere--with a future !--Mary Clemmer. What a Trade Dollar Is. The " trade dollar" is a better coin than any other of the silver coins pre­ scribed in the Revised Statutes. It was coined for foreign trade, and weighs 420 groin* ; wlirivas, two of the half dollars provi<Unl f«r in the same law weigh only about 386 B3-40 grains. The foreigners would not deal in this debased ooin, MM| the trade dollar was a necessity. THE SOUTH POLL. Explorations and Kapedltkma In Iof an Antarctic Continent. Not BO much for the purpose o£ ch®-. covering new lands in the south as to obtain information concerning the South magnetic pole---a matter of much impor- British Government- fitted out the Erebus and Terror, and p la<red them under James Boss, with Cuolier as his ?eo?"dQmoS®fmd: They lift England in 1839, and did not bg© it agalii for four yeana. Wonderful it was to see a i»ging vol­ cano in such a region. A lotif stretch of land was seen to be marked by two mag­ nificent mountains; one of which oa active volcano, 12,000 feet lUgh, received the name of Mount Erebus; while the other, an extinct volcano of somewhat less height, was named after the compan­ ion ship Terror. An unmistakable vol­ cano was Erebus. Such a magnificent combination of volcanic fire and endless ice probably never before met human eye, for Mount Hecla, in Iceland, must oe far inferior to it. """M* Ross did not winter in that remote re­ gion; indeed, so far as is known, no hu­ man being ever passed a winter among the Antarctic ice. Ross spent tl^ree sum­ mers in his exploration, while hfe housed his ships for the intervening winters, either at Tasmania, or the Falkland islands. Among the early explorers of the mysterious Southern ocean vtere Juan Fernandez, Dirk Gerritz, Pedro Fernan­ dez de Quiros, Capt Cook, Weddell, Dumont d'Urville and WiU$<*. We might, also, if their discoveries had borne rich fruit, notice more fully the expedition of Kerguelen, who discovered the island named after him a litlls more than a century ago; as also tliose of Smith, Powell, Palmer and Belling- hausen, fifty to sixty years ago, resulting in the discovery of South Shetland, South Orkney, Palmer's Land and Alexander Land. Those fitted out by Messrs. En- derby, the liberal and energetic pro­ moters of whale and sea fishing in the Southern ocean, are worthy of brief rec­ ord, for two vessels, placed by them un­ der Capts. Biscoe and Balleny, sailed into regions which led to the disdovery of "Enderby Land, Balleny Land^md Sabrina. Land. One object $>f Sir James Boss' expedi­ tion was, if possible, to reach tfcfe South magnetic pole--a different point from the South terrestrial pole. The great icy barrier prevented the realization of that hope. A few years ago Lieut. Moore, in the Pogoda, set off to make magnetic observations in the Antarctic circle that had not been visited ; he did so, and rendered great service to science, but did not get within 1,400 miles of the tantalizing pole. The reader will remember that two- years ago the astronomers of the whole world were greatly interested in a transit of Venus, correct observations of which would, it was believed, afford -data for calculating the true distance of the sun from Venus, from the earth, and from all other planets. It was desirable to make the observations at many different spots, widely separated both in latitude and in longitude ; and one of the spots selected was Kerguelen's island, already men­ tioned, situated between the Cape of Good Hope and Australia, but farther south than either. Astronomers from England, Germany and the United States landed on the island and did good work there, but the roughness of the Climate was a great trial to them. Although farther from the South pole than any part of England is from the Nor^li pole, the weather was nearly always (stormy, and the temperature verging on the freez­ ing point, even in the summer of that hemisphere. What we know of the South pole, then, is simply this : That no one has g4t with­ in 700 or 800 miles of it; that icy bar­ riers are met with quite eclipsing any­ thing known in the North Frigid zone ; that mountains have been seen (one shooting forth volcanic flames) ^ loftier than any discovered by our northern ex­ plorers ; that all the land is covered with snow at all seasons ; that no human being has been met with beyond fifty-six degrees of latitude; that no vegetable growth, except lichens, has been seen, beyend Ifty-eight degrees of latitude, and that no land quadruped is known to exist beyond sixty-six degrees of latitude. THE MARKETS." f | NEW YORK. 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