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Prarg fflatudcaln I. V<H 8LVKE, Editor and Pabl!sh«. <u ilcHENBY, - - ILLINOIS. 'T %HB NEWS CONDENSED. THE EAST. A MEATY frost in Northern New England other night did veiy great damage to the 4norn and bean crops, also to fruit trees, in- luring most of the apple and peach buds in fcomo sections. The loss to farmers and jgardeners is the greatest for many years. ' ^ JESSE CARTER, a colored murderer, was tianged at Pittsburgh, Pa. He asserted his kl; Innocence on the scaffold. # THE assignee's report of the condition of to Penn Bank of Pittsburgh shows that |si,466,205 is due depositors, and that the Overdrafts aggregate $1,250,954. MT>st of fhe directors withdrew their accounts on the dajr that the bank closed for the last time. 1 THE WEST. IN Detroit, Mrs. Laura Schulz was found In her night-dress on the sidewalk with her : , - throat cut, but still living. Her husband •" Was detained for two hours, and released for lack of evidence against him. She re­ covered consciousness and held a long pri- Utate interview with her husband, showing ,<hat the case was one of attempted suicide :"On account of family troubles. ANOTHER corpse of a young girl has been found near the scene of the butchery at Pleasanton, Kan. The murdered victims S f ^aave been identified as the family of John Anderson, and Lewis Wampler, nephew of , " * 'Anderson, is wanted for the crime. It is al- * ' ie^ed tMt the woman and her four children knew of some offense that Wampler had com- ' .mi ttod, and that he lured them from home iknd murdered them for self-protection.... .JChe milling-room of Frederic Stearns A Co.'s pharmaceutical laboratory, at Detroit, •as destroyed by fire. It was with diffi­ culty that the fire was prevented from ex­ tending to the entire establishment. Two 5mployes were seriously but not fatally in­ured by the flames Sadie Hays, a ne- ; ^ess, who killed Police Sergeant Jenks, Was sentenced at St. Louis to be hanged July 18. "* In the litigation concerning the interest of James Couch in the Tremont House, Chi­ cago, Judge Tuley appointed Samuel Powell JSeceiver of the half interest held by Dupee and Chumasero, in bond of $100,000, with ' *ower to take the receipts of the hotel A fire at Cleveland inflicted damage of $30,- •00 on the planing of McAllister & Co.... Uear Mexico, Mo., Lieut. Rice. Quarter­ master, U. S. A., ^walked off a train in llis sleep and was killed. (be revenue-stamp tax. Troops are being) concentrated in the interior for the sup- Sression of the rebellion .. .There was a ecrease of 22.2 per cent, in the aggregate clearances of twenty-five clearing houses outside of New York last week as com­ pared with the aggregate clearances for the same cities the corresponding week last year. The decrease in NeW \ork was 6.7 per cent Yellow fever ha« reappeared at Guayinas, Mexico. THE News-Journal, of Cincinnati, was sold to Edgar H. Johnson, representing fnarantors and creditors. The price is 25,000... .The I., B. and W. round-house at Columbus, Ohio, suddenly collapsed, seriously injuring five men. - FOREIGN. t*K Commission of the stag has approved the bill for the insurance of working people against accidents The RepubUque Francaiae condemns the United States Government for allowing dy- namitards to plot in this country, though there is more reason to believe that Paris is the headquarters of fhe miscreants than New York. T^he German papers advise En­ gland to exact reprisals from the Irish; while the London Telegraph appeals to the American Government not to harbor assas­ sins. NATIONAL REPUBLICANS. Eighth Quadrennial Conven­ tion at Chicago. &cenes and Incidents--JGen. H^pdenUk, of Missonri, Elected Perm*. nent Chairman. Meeting of the National Committee,* At a meeting of the Rfonbltam National Com­ mittee, in ChUatro. June 2, for the purpose of arrsnminK preliminary matters, deoinmir con­ tests, etc., nominations for Tcmjwrary Chair­ man of the convention beiiur in order, the fol- lowinn-nained gentlemon WCM proposed for the position: Hone, Ueorite F. Hoar, of Massaohu- setts: Powell Clavton. of Arkansas; Roswell O. Horr, of Michigan; and Galusba A. Grow, of Pennsylvania. A vote was taken, and the result was: Clay­ ton, 27; Hoar, 18; Grow, 3; Horr, 2. Whereupon Mr. Clayton was declared the unanimous choice, and that gentleman ac­ cepted in a s|>eech as follows: "Gentlemen of the Committee: I deem it proper to return thanks for tne honor yon have conferred upon me, not as boin*r rendered to me personally, but to the section which I in part represent, I also accept it with pleasure as having no significance •whatever as to it* hearing uoon the nomination of a candidate for President. In fulfilling the functions of the office, if there l>e any mistake, tbey will, gentlemen, let mo assure yon, be of the head, and not of the heart." XIIK SOUTH. • MB. A. CABRIEBE, head of the firm of Cariiere A Co., New Orleans, left that city •}• on the steamer Knickerbocker, for New . "Sork, bnt fell overboard before the quaran­ tine station was reached, and was drowned. IT has bwn ascertained that Gen. Bab- cock and his companions came to their death by the capsizing of a boat after the Steering oar had been broken. Gen. Bab- - cock clang to the boot until sha reached j, the shore breakers, when he was torn off and drowned. His life was insured for $30,000, and the amount "will immediately be paid to his widow.... Col. Buford, who killed Judge Elliot, and iwas sent to the Kentucky Central Lunatic Asylum and escaped, was returned to the * institution in a poverty-stricken and dying i ^condition. . WA.«nm«mx . The following is a recapitulation of the national debt statement issued on the 2d inst: • a: ji>terePt-bf*riTR debtor- Four and on?-half per cents. $ 250.000.000.00 iFour per cents , Three per cents Refunding certificates iiftavy pension fond Total interest-bearing debt.. ^Matured debt no interest-- Legal-tender notes Certificates of deposit... Gold and silver certificates Fractional currency ADDITIONAL IVEWS. JOHN C. EXO, the defaulting bank Pres­ ident of New York, has been indicted for forgery in the second and third degrees. There is said to be no question as to his ex­ tradition, and several of his friends have gone to Montreal with funds to be used in his defensfe... .During last week there wese ^ failures in the United States and sixteen in Canada. AGENT MCGILMCCDDY has issued no­ tice that the Indian sun dance will no longer be permitted at the Pine Ridge Agency. The torturing "amusement" has for years been growing into disfavor with the Indians themselves. . . . Mrs. Ellen Long pleaded guilty at Dartford, Wis., of the murder of the boy Harvey •\Yhittemore. and was sentenced to life im­ prisonment. .. .At Farley, Iowa, Jack Par­ ish was found dead with a bottle contain­ ing strychnine in his hand and a note stat­ ing that he had died for love. ED ELI and William Freesrant, both ne­ groes, were hanged for murder at Clinton, La., and Orangeburg, S. C., respectively. . Compressed Asphalt. Although the value of bituminous as­ phalt for paving has long been recog­ nized, it has always been felt that one of its defects is a want of density, while another is its slipperiness under the in­ fluence of slight moisture. To remedy the first of these defects heavy road- rollers have been used, while for the second sharp sand or some other simi­ lar material has been introduced into the body of the bitumen. The most recently devised method of treating it in order to remove these drawbacks, aud apparently the most successful, consists in combining limestone with the bitu­ men and molding the compound under the pressure. The limestone is crushed, heated, and mixed with the bitumen at a temperature of 252 degrees Fahren­ heit, the stone having a great affinity for the bitumen when heated. The combination is then pressed into rec­ tangular blocks of convenient size in molds under a pressure of about fifty tons. The blocks are then submitted to a cold-water bath until they are cold and ready for use. They form a pav­ ing material of great density, and in which the angular points of the lime­ stone are always being developed tinder traffic. A permanently rough surface is thus produced, which, combined with the cracks formed by the joints of the blocks, presents an excellent foothold for horses. 137.«it>0,55".0> 242.894,000.00 •-2iH.il* >. CO 14,000,000.00 . $1,244,845,G50.00 .$ 12,578,275.26 . 946,739.481.00 li, O50.000.00 . 216,1I2,531.t0 6.-.W1.M7J.31 Total without interest... $ 680.s83,2ii.:a Total debt (principal). .'Total interest Total cash in * reasurv.... Debt, lees cash in j reasurv Decrease dcrine liny Decrease of debt since June 30, 188, Current liabilities-- Interest due and unpaid .....t .Debt on which interest has ceased Interest thereon. Gold and silver certificates..; ,Casii ba-anee available........ Total % Available assets-- Cash in Treasury Bonds issued to ps>-ific Railway Companies, interest payable by United Ma e-- Princinsil outstanding $ Interest accrued, not vet paid.... Interest paid by United States..,, I1.S38,: 07,136.57 10,:t2VJ'.)3.53 389.368,637.49 1,459,267,402.00 4,702,241.20 „91,823,714.88 1.489,532.15 12.578,275.26 320,81*. 75 216,112,351.00 147,«l7,«6u.83 389,368,637.49 389.3C8.037.49 <4439.513 00 1,615.51 ;.80 61,160.798.82 Interest repaid by companies-- By transportation service $ 18,12",:!oo.i2 By cash payments, 5 per ccnt. nit earnings. 668498.87 .Balance of interest paid by United STATES 42.385,279.83 IN the Criminal Court at Washington. Judge Wvlie reduced to 8*20,000 the bail of Col. Burnside, the defaulting Disbursing Clerk of the Postofflce Department. - POLITICAL* IT has been editorially stated in the Wash­ ington Pout that Samuel J. Tilden will not be a Candidate before the Democratic Con­ vention in Chicago, and will under no cir- .-cumstances accept a nomination... .A mass meeting to ratify the nomination of Butler and West was held at Joliet, 111., the other night. Workingmen, Greenbackers, Anti- ' Monopolists, and Independent Democrats were out in force. PABIS HALPEMAN has been nominated for Congress by the Democrats of the Ninth Pennsylvania District. MB. TIIIPEN has been interviewed as to llis intentions in reference to correspond- euce with the Democratic National Conven­ tion. He refused to say anything about llis intentions. He had several times de­ noted his position, he said, and had noth­ ing more to communicate at present. THE Fifteenth Ohio District Democrats renominated the Hon. Beriah Wilkins for j, Congress and instructed the delegates to Chicago for Tilden and Hendricks.... Oregon was carried by the Republicans in ; the late election by 5,000 majority. The [Legislature is Republican on joint ballot by a majority of fourteen. The Republi­ cans also elect their Congressman... .The , Maryland Democratic Convention adopted a platform, the principal plank of which deals with the tariff question and declares that no duty should be im­ puted upon any article "above the lowest ' rate which will yield the largest amount of revenue; also that maximum rev- cane duty should be imposed upon luxuries" ... .The Connecticut Democratic State Con­ tention chose as deleg.ites-at-large to Chi­ cago A. E. Burr, J. C. Byxbee, and C. M. Ingersoll. They are uninstructed, but are L in favor of Tilden. » The Thoughtful Husband. It is not good for a married couple to belong to different churches, as is the case of Col.' McSpillkins and his wife. He attends the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, but she is a Free- Will Baptist. Religious disputes are quite common between them, and when there is a fearful row in their house the neighbors know that they are dis­ cussing the question of predestination, or the fall from grace, or something of the kind. A few mornings ago McSpillkins made his wife so mad that she chased him out of the house with a chair. "Yes, McSpillkins," she said, "you may sneer at the Free-Will Baptists, but I'll get to heaven long before you will." "I hope so, Molly. I only wish you were there already," replied McSpill­ kins, with a malicious smile, as he lift­ ed himself over the fence by his boot­ straps.-- Terns Si/tinga. WHEN we write up a Wedding and reel off about ten sticks on the honey­ moon business, we feel that there must be some terrible mistake about it when the groom waltzes by the next day with a wash-tub on his shoulder.--Ex change. ' MANY farmers feed roots without first freeing them from dirt. This is an in­ jurious practice, and harmful to cattle. , . FIRST PAY. . " *Pwelre Vclock noon of June 3 was the hour set for the opening of the Kishth National lie- publican Couventiou at the Kxi>oeitioa Uuild- mgr. Chicaco, bnt groups of people bet;an to gather about the entrance to the hall before 10, rlamoring for admission. Fully half of the early arrival* were ladies, and it goes without saying that tliev were handsomely costumed. Promi­ nent among the notables present were Gen. R. J. 0«lesbv, Gen. Bchotield, Carl Schurz, Fred­ erick Douglass, and Klihu B. A ashburnc. . The following members of the United States Senate were present among the delegates and on the main stage: Messrs. Alflricli, Blair, Hoar, Piatt. Miller, of New York; Miller, of California; Keivell, Mahone, Palmer, Conger, Harrison, Cullom, Habln, Plumb, Manderson, Bowen, Dolph, and Jones of Nevada. Among the Representatives in Congress form­ ing part of the State delegations and among the observers of the scene were Messrs. Boutelle, Mllliken, Dingley. of Maine; Stewart, of Ver­ mont: Rice, of Massachusetts; Skinner, Bur­ leigh, Wadsworth, of New York; William Wal­ ter I'helps, of New Jersey; Bayne. Bingham, of Pennsvlvania; Hatton, of Marytand: Libby, of Virginia: O'Hara, of North Caro­ lina; Smalls, of South Carolina; Jeffords, of Mississippi; Kellogg, of Louisiana: Houk and l'ettibone, of Tennessee; Ochiltree, of Texas; McKinlev, Robinson, and Hart,of Ohio;Calkins, Browne, l'eele and Steele, of Indiana; Thomas, l>avis, and Adams, of Illinois; Washburn, of Minnesota: Horr, of Michigan; Anderson and Morrill, of Kansas; aad Valentine, of Nebraska. At 12:'25 Senator Sabin, Chairman of the National Committee, called the convention to order, and prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Bristol, as follows: "Let us pray: "God of our fathers! We adore and worship Thee, and to Thee, by whose grace and provi­ dence we are what we are as a nation, we would lift our hearts in devout thanksgiving and ever­ lasting praise. We thank Thee tor our glorions national heritage; for this magnificent land of wealthy hills and fertile plains, and for the laws and institution^ which make it a land of progress and of liberty. We thank Thee for our .Christian sires, lovers of freedom and of God--men of conscience and integrity--whose names have jeweled history and the memory of whose deeds is an inspiration to heroism and patriotic pride. We tiiank Thee for Plym­ outh Rock, for Y( rktown, for Appomattox-- footsteps to mark the progress of light- eousness and the higher law. We thank thee for the Declaration of Inilej>endence, the Constitution of the United States, the Emancipation Proclamation--our blood-l>ought charters of freedom. We thank Thee for the Republican party, and for its splendid history. and its still more splendid possibility. And now, as this great convention enters on a work which will involve the most precious interests of 50,000,000 of people and (in a large sense) the interests of Iree institutions, we devoutly snd most earnestly supplicate the bless­ ing of Almighty God. Bless the members of this body, tue homes, the States, tfye parts of the nation which they represent. May the ambition of patriotism, the wisdom of statesmanship, and the righteousness of Chris­ tian consciousness possess every breast and con­ trol every action. And may the result of this convention be in harmony with the will of God concerning us and be received with joy by the people of the whole land. And grant, Almighty God, that the coming political campaign may be conducted with that decency, in­ telligence, pat;iotism, and dignity of temper that becomes a free and intel­ ligent people. Continue Thy mercies to us. Bli ss our conn' ry with pcace prosperity, and universal enlightenment. May we never deny the faith of our fathers. May we never cease to be a temj>erate, a free, an industrious, a Sabbath-keeping, a God-fearing, and a Cliris- ian people, blessed with the righteousness which 'exali eth a nation.'" The call for the convention was read by the Hon. J. A. Martin, Secretary of the National Committee Chairman Sabin, on behalf of the National Republican Committee, called the convention to order in its name. He said Chicago was known as the convention city. It was the field of Republican victory. Here it was that that immortal patriot, Abraham Lincoln, was chosen; ^he,Partf I pieces of wood from every State and Territorv in the Union, including Alasto the handle of which was made from the old Charter Oak tree in Connecticut, which was accepted with and Invoked the Divine kindness ist of unity and harmony. He when the conven ion adjourned, it of the people, for the Mn the nation, a name worthy to the chair of Washington, and a man honesty, and nobility of with a pure record and a Christian spirit. The Chair expressed the hope that delegates rising to speak would announce their names and State**. James A. Gary, of Maryland presented a memorial from the American State Temperance Alliance Embodying a resolution from the Mary­ land State Temperance Alliance nppealing to the convention to nominate candidates who would use their iniluenoe toward the sup­ pression of the liquor traffic, which was read and referred. Senator Plumb, of Kansas, offered a resolu­ tion that American land should belong alone to those willing to assume the duties of American citizenship. George W. Massey, of Delaware, submitted a resolution that, whereas, the extension of the term of office of the President from four to si* years was a matter worthy of consideration, it be referred to the Committee on Resolutions, and it was so ordered. Mr. Hawkins, of Tennessee, offered a resolu­ tion that it waB the sense of the convention that every delegate present support the nominee, and that no man should hold a Beat who did not come pret ared to do so; which caused an excited debate, during which Mr. Knight, of California, in advocating the resolution, alluded to certain whispers to the air, and particularly te the edi­ torial declaration of one of the great metro­ politan journals, as a reason why the resolution should be adopted. Mr. Curtis, of New York, warmly opposed the resolution, and referred in the course of Ms re­ marks to tne action of the convention which nominated Mr. Lincoln twenty-four years ago, when a similar resolution was introduced and voted down. Healso reminded the convention of what was said and done four years ago when Mr. Campbell, of West.Virginia. declared that he was a Republican who carried his sovereignty under his own hat, and when (under the lead of Gar- tieldl the gentleman who presented a similar resolution was induced to withdraw it. He therefore oaked this convention to assume that every delegate was an honest and honorable man. He characterized the resolution as one which was unworthy to be ratified by a body of free men. The chair decided that, as far as possible, the rules of the House of Representatives would be followed, allowing alternate speeches for and againsc. This ruling was in response to appeals for recognition from two delegates at once, the Chair deciding in favor of the man who wanted to speak for the resolution. Senator Dolph, of Oregon, moved to lay the resolution on the table. Mr. Hawkins said that, as his resolution had developed so much oppo­ sition, he would withdraw it. Ex-Senator John B. Henderson, of Missouri, was presented by the Committee on Organiza­ tion and elected Permanent Chairman almost unanimously. Upon assuming the chair, Gen. Henderson addressed the convention as fol­ lows : GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: We have assembled to survey the past history of the par­ ty; to rejoice as we may because of the good it lias done; to correct its errors, if errors there be, to discover if possible the wants of the present, and with patriotic firmness provide for the fu­ ture. Our past history is the Union preserved; slavery abolished, and its former victims equally and honorably by our sides in this convention; the public faith maintained, unbounded credit at home and abroad, a currency convertible into coin, and the pulses of industry throbbing with renewed health and vigor in every section of a prosperous and peaceful country. These are the fruits of triumphs over adverse policies gained in the military and civil conflicts of the last twenty-four years. Out of these conflicts has come a race of heroes and statesmen, chal- leugln g confidence and love at home, respect and admiration abroad; and now, when we come to select a standard-bearer for the ap­ proaching conflict, our chief embarrassment is not iu the want, but in the abundance, of Presi­ dential material. New Yo! k has her tried and true statesman, upon whose administration the fierce and even unfriendly light of public scrutiny has been turned, and the universal verdict is: '"Well done, thou good and faithful servant." Ver­ mont has her great statesman, whose mind is as clear as the ciystal springs of his native State, and whose virtue is as firm as its granite hills. Ohio can come with a name whose history is the history of the Republican party itself. Illinois can come with one who never failed in the dis­ charge of public duty, whether in council cham­ ber or on field of battle. Maine has her honored favorite, whose splendid abilities and personal qualities jhave endeared him to the hearts of his friends, and the brilliancy of whose genius chal­ lenges the admiration of all. Connecticut and Indiana may come with names scarcely less il­ lustrious than these. And now, in conclusion, if, because of personal disagreements or the emergencies of the occasion another name is sought, there yet remains the grand old hero of Kenssaw Mountain and Atlanta. When patriot­ ism calls he cannot, if he would, be silent, but, grasping that banner, to him f-o dear, which he has already borne in triumph, he will march to a civic victory no less renowned than those of war. I thank you, gentlemen, for this distin­ guished mark of your confidence. The mention of Arthur's name provoked im­ mense a; plause, which was so long continued that Gen." Henderson had to wait tor it to sub­ side. The reference to Edmunds and Sherman also evoked applause. At the allusion to Blaine a storm of apntouse broke out on the floor and the galleries. Jun stood up, and, waving their hats and jhm^tferchiefs, cheered again and again. The women also took part in the demon­ stration, and waved their fans and handker­ chiefs. After the first storm of applause ha l worn itself out it was again renewed and once again. It was five minutes before Gen. Hender­ son could continue his speech. Charles W. Clisbee, of Michigan, was selected as principal Secretary. The Secretary then read a letter from A. H. Andrews A- Co., of Chicago, presenting a gavel to the Chairman, which had b-en made from IRE MARKET. NEW YORK. „ - 18.00 ®9.50 HOGS 5.00 @ «.OO KIOUB--Extra 4.00 & 6.25 WHEAT--No. 2 Chicago.....' 95 <<$ .97 No. 2 Red 1.04 (£5 1.03 COBN--No. A .62 & .64 OATS--White 42 <$ .47 POBK--Mess 17.50 @18.00 CHICAGO. 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POBK--Mess 19.50 INDIANAPOLIS. WHEAT--No. 2 Red 97 COBN--M ixed \ ,6a OATS--Mixed .32 EAST LIBERTY. CATTLE--Best. • 6.75 Fair.... 6.26 Common. 8.60 HOGS...' 5.05 .99 .65 .87 *2 .31 .56 19.00 8.00 1.05 .62 .SI .61 16.50 1.00 .65 .33 17.75 .96 .57 .37 & .83 & .53 & .32 & .58 <319.50 & 8.2; & 1.06 & .53 @4 .33 & .63 ®17.00 & 1.06 ® .57 & .:>4 (<518.25 .07^@ .08 6.60 1.05 .56 .37 7.00 & l.Oti}. .58 & .38 @20.00 •" ' •Ss i.,-;* - 0> 6.25 «t 6.00 ® 4.00 & 5.75 dier, that great statesman, that rep esent- ative citizen, James A. Garfield. Every action of the party on this historic ground had been followed by victory. Having suc­ ceeded against its opponents on all former oc­ casions, it was about to put its house in order for another conflict. As a consequence of the vote adopted by the last convention the present body was largely made up of men instructed by their own constituents, and it was therefore to be hoped that the voice of the i>eople would be largely puissant in its deliberations. He closed with an expression of the hope for victory, and proposed for Temporary Chairman the Hon. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas. When the Chairman had concluded and men­ tioned the name of Powell Clayton, Mr. H. C. Lodge, of Massachusetts, rose and jiroposod the name of John R. Lynch, of Mississippi. He said they recognized the claim of the South, and therefore he had proposed this second name as one acceptable to the Republican convention. Silas B. Dutcher, «,f New York, seconded the nomination of Mr. Lynch. At this p< int considerable debate ensued, par­ ticipated in by Messrs. George William Curtis of New York, Horr of Michigan. Roosevelt of New York, Stewart of Pennsylvania, and oth­ ers. the speakers, while counseling harmony and deprecating any factional issues, urging the claims of Clayton and Lynch, respectively. The CliairmiiU quoted approvingly the de­ cision of Senator Hoar, in the last convention, to the effect that, in the absence ot any rule, the method of taking the question must rest in the sound discretion of the Chair (subject, »-.£•• course, to the action of the convention). This was em­ phatically (he said) a convention of the people, and every delegate had an uudoubted right to a free expression of his opinion, and to have his vote recorded. A call of the roll was then had, and the votes ot the delegates from each State recorded amid a great deal of confusion and applause. The Chairman announced the whole number of votes cast to have been sis, of which Lynch re- ceceived 431 and Clayton 'Ml. Mr.' Clayton moved to make Lynch's election unanimous, which wan carried by acclamation, and a com­ mittee was appointed to conduct him to the chair. Mr. Lvnch was then introduced by Mr. Sabin as Temporary Chairman. John R. Lynch is a man of small stature, with rather light complexion, end wea-s a mustache and g< atee. On mounting the stand he was greeted with tremendous applause In a strong voic<\ and with perfect self-|>osses8ion he said he did not thank the convention for the thanks. Mr. b'tebbins, of Arizona, presented a resolu­ tion to the effect that the appointment of Terri­ torial officers by the President of the United States should be from actual residents in such Territories, and a delegate from Calitornia pre­ sented a resolution to the effect that the Com­ missioner of Agriculture should be a Cabinet officer, which, with a resolution on woman suf­ frage, were referred to the appropriate commit­ tee, and at 12:30 o'clock the convention ad­ journed until 7 in the evening. Evening: Session. The evening session proved to be brief and uninteresting. The Committee on Credentials was not prepared to report, therefore no busi­ ness of importance could be done, and an early adjournment was taken until 10 next morning. The only incident of the evening was an at­ tempt by Mr. Matthews, of Illinois, to secure the issue of 500 additional tickets to the con­ vention, to be distributed to army veterans. The resolution having ti.is iu view was lost by a large majority, tick sts having already been is­ sued for all ti:e seats in the hall. Just as the convention was about to adjourn, a number of delegates arose and shouted tor Ingersoll. It became apparent, however, that Ingersoll was not in the hall, and the shouts were changed to Oglesby. Order was restor< d, and the Secretary read a telegram from Oregon reporting that the Re­ publicans had elected a Representative in Con­ gress and carried a majority of the Legislature, thereby securing a gain of a United States Sen­ ator. The convention adjourned. Gen. Sherman Declines. A rnmor that Gen. W. T. Sherman had refused to allow his name to be used as a possible-can­ didate has been confirmed by the receipt of the following telegram: ST. LOUIS, JAM 4. Gen. J. B. Henderson, Chicago: I answeied by mail last nieht. Please decline any nomination for me in language strong but courteous. W. '1'. S. Th s declination was brought about in the following manner: Ten members of the Wiscon­ sin del- gation called upon Gen. Henderson and avowed their willingness to transfer their sup­ port to Gen. Sherman on condition tli:«t he ac- of the U aitea States--and hfa distinguished suc­ cess la war and peace have endeared him to the hear ts of the American people. In the administration of President Arthur we recognise a wloe, conservative, and patriotic policy, under which the country has been blessed with remarkable prosperity, and we behove tale eminent services are entitled to, and will re­ ceive, the hearty approval of every citizen. It is the flrnt dutv of a good government to protect the rights and promote tee Interests of its own people. The largest diversity of in­ dustry is most productive of general prosperity and of the comfort and independence of the people. We therefore demand that the imposition of duiies on foreign im­ port# shall be made not "for revenue only," but that, in raising the requisite revenues tor the Government, such duties shall be so levied as to afford ne?urity to our diversi­ fied industries and protection to the rights and wages of the laborer, to the end that active and intelligent labor, as well as capital, may have its just award, and the laboring man his full share in the national prosperity. Against the so-called economic system of the Democratic party, which would degrade our labor to the foreign standard, we enter our earnest protest. The Democratic party had failed completely to relieve the people of tho burden of unnecessary taxation by a wise re­ duction of the surpius. The Republican party pledges itself to correct the inequalities ot the larirt, and to reduce the surplus, not by the vicious and indiscriminate process of horizontal reduction, but by such methods as will relieve the taxpayer without injuring the labor or the great productive in­ terests of the country. We recognize the importance of sheep hus­ bandry in the United States, the serious depres­ sion which it is now experiencing, and the danger threatening its futur-; prosperity, and we, therefore, respect the demands of the repre­ sentatives of this important kgricultural inter­ est for a readjustment of the duty upon foreign wool, in order that such industry shall have full and adequate protection. We have always recommended the best money known to the civilized world, and we urgj that efforts should be made to unite all commercial nations in the establishment of an international standard which shall fix for all the relative value of cold and silver coinage. The regulation of commerce with foreign na­ tions and between the States is one of the most important prerogatives of the General Gov­ ernment, and the Republican party distinctly announccsitspurpo.se to support such legisla­ tion as will fully and efficiently carry out the constitutional power of Congress over interstate commerce. The principle of the public regulation of railway corporations is a wise and salutary one for the protection of all classes of people, and we favor legislation that shall prevent unjust discrimination and excessive charges for transportation, and that shall secure to the people and the railways alike the fair and equal protection of the laws. We favor the establishment of a National Bu­ reau of Labor, the enforcement of theeiirht-hour law, a wise and judicious system of general ed­ ucation by adequate appropriation from the national revenue, wherever fhe same is needed. We believe that ever\ where the protection to a citizen of American birth must be secured to citizens by American adoption, and we favor the settlement of national differences by interna­ tional arbitration. The Republican party, having its birth in a hatred of slave labor and a desire that all men may be truly free and equal, is unalterably op­ posed to placing our workingmen in competi­ tion with any form of servile labor whether at home or abroad. In this spirit we denounce the importation of contract labor, whether from Europe or Asia, as an offense against the spirit of American institutions, and we pledge our­ selves to sustain the present law restricting Chinese immigration, and to provide such further legislation as is necessary to carry out its purpose. Reform of the civil service, auspiciously be­ gun under Republican administration, should be completed by the further extension of the reformed system already established by l»w, to all the grades of the service to which it is ap­ plicable. The spirit and purpose of the reform should be observed in a'l executive appoint­ ments, and all laws at variance with the objects of existing reformed legislation should be re­ pealed, to the end that the dangers to free in­ stitutions which lurk in the power of official patronage may be wisely and effectively avoided. The public lands are a heritage of the people of the United States, and should be reserved as far as possible for small holdings bv actual set­ tlers. We are opposed to the acquisition of large tracts of these lands by corporations or indi­ viduals, especially where such holdings are in the hands of non-resident, aliens, and we will endeavor to obtain such legislation as will tend to correct thiB evil. We demand of Congress the speedy forfeiture of all land grants which have lapsed by reason of non-compliance with acts of incorporation, in all cases where there has been no attempt in good f;>itb to perform .the conditions of such grants. The grateful thunks of the American people are due to the Union soldiers and sailors of the late war, and the Republican party stands pledged to suitable pensions for all who were disabled, and for the widows and orphans of those who died in the war. The Republican Sarty also pledges itself to the repeal of the mitation conta.ned In the act of so that all invalid soldiers shall share alike, and their pensions begin w.th the date or disability or dis­ charge, and not with the date of the application. The Republican party favors a policy which shall keep us from entangling alliances with for­ eign nations, and which gives us the right to expect that foreign nations shall refrain from meddling in American affairs--the policy which seeks peace and trade with all powers, but,e«|$c- clally with those of the Western Hemisphere. We demand the restoration ot' our navy to its old-time strength and efficiency, that it may in any sea protect the rights of American citizens and the interests ot American commerce; and we call upon Congress to remove the burdens under which American shipping has been de­ pressed, so that it may again be true that we have a commerce which leaves no sea unexplored and a navy which takes no law from superior force. Jiesolved, That appointments by the Presi­ dent to offices in the Territories should be made from the bona fide citizens and residents Of the Territories wherein they are to nerve. Jicaolrri/, That it is the duty of Congress to enact such laws as shall promptly and effectu­ ally suppress the system of polygamy within our territory, and divorce the political from'the ecclesiastical power of the so-called Mormon Church; and that the law so enacted should be rigidly enlorced by the civil authorities, it pos­ sible, and by the military if need be. The people of tlie United States, in their or­ ganized capacity, constitute a nation and not a mfere confederacy of States. The National Government is supreme within the sphere of its national duty,bu t the States have reserved rights which should be faithfully maintained; each should be guarded with jealous care, so that the harmony of our system of government mav be preserved, and the Union kept inviolate" The perpetuity of our institutions rests upon the maintenance of a iree ballot, an honest count, and correct returns. We denounce the fraud and violem e pradioed- by the Democracy in Southern States, by which the will of the voter is defeated. as dangeroun to the preservation of free institutions, and we solemnly arraign tho Dcmocatic party as being the guilty recipient of the fruits of such fraud and violence. We extend to the Re­ publicans of the South, regardless of their former party affiliations, our cordial sympathy, and pledge to tliein or.r most earnest"efforU to promote the passage of such legislation as *111 secure to every citizen, of whatever race or color, the full and complete recognition, possession, and exercise of all civil and political rights. eept. t!ie nomination'. Gen. Henderson, who ts honor "conf< rred"ui on him, because he'regarded an intimate friend and neighbor of Gen. Sher- it merely as an honor to the South- ! maI1 ' "* 1'<™ "* -1"'---•<--'» ern licpublicans, and not to him. He came to the convent on not so much for the purpose of securing the deleat or success of any man, bnt to consider tho best way of making the principles of the partv huccessful ncxt No­ vember. He believed that the convention would so shape its policy as to present a candidate who would insure victory bevond doubt. He did not wish any man to feel that his election was Indicative of anything relative to the prefer­ ence of any one candidate over-"another! He was nrepared to give candidates a loyal and hearty support. He was sa is- fied that when the Republican* went before tue people their action would be ratified. He be­ lieved thq j>eople world not let any exi>oiient of Democratic principles be elected. After the delegations had named their Vico Presidents. Secretaries, and committees the con­ vention adjourned to 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning. NEi'O.lD Morning Session. The convention had a brief, but for a while an excitintr, session. Chairman Lynch mounted the pk.ttorm at 11 o'clock, smiling and looking nest and nntty in a stanoiug collar, black tie, and a blackisii-blue suit. Thedelegates had not fell seated themselves when at 11 :'3> he brought his heavy eavel dovin upon the malioganv- topped table. A large basket of handsome flow­ ers rested on the table's edge. They were roses, call a lilies, and peiunias on a bed of smilax. The crowd upon the stage was as great a~ on the previous day, but the distinguished guests were not the fame, showing that the tickets are fairly distributed. Klihu B. Washburne was a prominent figure on the stage. The seats in the lear of the hall occupied by guests were not quite filled. The hall presented a more gafa ap­ pearance. Additional flags were put above the building. There was also more animation and free om than on the opening day. Having brought his Implement of authority ' down upon the table with three loud raps. Chairman Lynch announced that prayer would be said by the Rev. John H. Barrows, of Chi­ cago. rnr m. rows ttowO* to Owl iof bks»- t during the short . --.. . . . . . . . . . . ; ot tied him of t"e Wisconsin delegation's wishes, an I also added that the feeling in the General's favor was increasing. The answer cani'i as aliove given. (icn. Sherman-was interviewed at his resi­ dence, and. re!erring to his caudidacy, said: "I sent no telegram to Chicago, but three days atro I mailed a letter to Gen. Henderson." He telegraphed me last night and I presume my 1' tier iust reached him to-day. and I am glad it has got there 'Youwi tion?" "No." • Why?" . "I have plenty ot reasons, but shall keep them to myself." THIRD DAY. The corvention heard reports of committees, appointed a national committee, and listened to eloquent speeches in the naming of the several candidates for 1 lie Presidency. The platform adopted is as follows: Kepublicans ot the United States, In National Convention assembled, renew their allegiance to the principles upon which they have tri­ umphed in six succeHsivc Presidential elections, and congratulate the American people' n the at­ tainment of so many results in legislation and administration by which the Republican party has, after saving the Union, done so much to render its institutions just, equal, and lienefl- cient, the safegnard of liberty, and the embodi­ ment of the liest thought and highest purposes of our citizens. The Republican party has gained its strength by quick and faithful response to the demands of the people for the freedom and equality ot all men, lor a united nation assuring the rights of all citizens, for the elevation of labor, for an honest currency, lor ] urity in legislation, ami for integrity and ac­ countability in all departments of the Government; and It accepts anew the duty of leading in the work of progress and reform. We lament the death of President Garfield, whose sound statesmanship, long conspicuous in Contrress. eave promise of a strong ana suc­ cessful administration--a promise fully re<dlz»d as Prcaiden' * * Scenes on the Outside. The messenger boys for the different papers were compelled to crawl out of high windows and do some heavy jumping in order to reach the outside world. Before the evening session was called to order, and with hundreds of ticket-holders awaiting admission, the police bolted the doors against all entrance or exit, much to the indignation of a throng on the avenue outside, who had in­ tended listening to the nomination spee. hes. The delegates 011 the Pfattorm Committee, in- clv.ding th so who are moderate drinkers, were niu li sttnok with the eloquence of Miss Frances Willard, who nutde a twenty-minutes' speech beiore them in It-half of tlic Woman's Temper­ ance Union, in advocacy of a plank favorable to prohibition. They listened with wrapt atten­ tion, and were warm iu th 'ir admiration of the earnestness and elo.jUerce oisplayo.1 by Miss W iliard in the cause s'ie pa ably represented. At tlic isiol-rooms th - interest in tho conven­ tion was found to hive increased somewhat, and a dozen or more small 1 ools were sold. Blaine was the favorit-, wi-'h-Arthur a close second, in all tho wagers made, and Lincoln led the other candidates. In one pool Blaine sold for $15, Arthur $27. Lincoln $>.1, Edmunds $s, and Logan, the two Shermans, and Gr shnm $> each, and the field $.». In another Blaine Hold tor $30, Art hur $2", I/incoln Kdmiuifta $'. and the field $i;>. All ot the bets made did ot aggregate The only men 1 haw under pay in the con­ vention, ' said Col. James A. Sexton, Scrgeant- at-Aims at the convention, "number four. The rest of these ushers were all volunteers, and they are doing their work well. All the pea nut, pop-corn, sandwich, waffle ami lemonade huek-de-s in the city seem t« have gathered in the vicinity of the Exposition Building to spre d dyspepsia and temporary relief from hunger among the crowds that sur­ round the place arid those who on their way out choose to patronize them. The devices resorted to bv persons who sought admittance but lackefl a ticket were too varied for enumeration. Many were the sad blows which inflated imi>ortance and overbear- big as urance leceived at the hands of the almighty door-keeper. Pomijous-looking citi­ zens, who held their heads high in the com­ munity and prided themielyes upou their im­ portance, marched up to the door aud sought to brush by with a lordly air. Thev snuff ;d their noses disdainfully and shook their heads hauirhtily when asked to produce the requisite pasteboard, and ejaculated, "I am Mr. So- and-so!" Chairman Henderson reid his inaugural j sp« eeh from manuscript, after he had mad<- an I ineffectual attemj. t to recite it from memory I and blush-d violently when he took the ooriv Irom his pocket. His manners are those of a well-bred gentleman. | A noticeable feature of this convention, or, to be mo c accurate, the lack of one noticca'bh feature, is the absence or any claque. 1 here ha j bcrm, as yet, no organized or pre< onccr ed ap­ plause. The galleiies have not got up and | yelled, like the r namesakes in cheap theater when the villain is finally overthrown and vlr j tu>' triumphs. 1 XbecejKKtaiUw Committee oa Credential* : 1 t -- a was in favor of aeattac the delegation from Vir­ ginia headed by Senator Mahone. When the report of the Committee on Order ot Business wae read, Galuaha A. Grow, ot Penn- •vlvania, submitted a substitute, that the National Committee Issue a call for the next national convention six months before the date of the convention, and that the delegate rep­ resentation be the same as the Congressional representation in States and Congressional delegates in Territories, which was carried by a VIVA VOC* VO(6I Judge West'came to Chicago with a reputa- tlon for oratory which his si^ech in support of Mr. Blaine did nothing to dim. The powerful v,or e5L",?®<aL®, ry'8 nomination was made by a man obliged by physical weakness to sit most of the time he was speaking, and the magnificent; audience, the sight of which was the finest inspiration an orator could receive, was unseen by the blind jurist. The W. C. T. ladies sent a page down to Gen. Donnan, who is the Chairman of the Iowa dele- ?,cro11 of cut flowers and u compliments. Great was their disgust it was learned that he had yanked off their card, attached nls own to the wire frame, and sent it up to Gen. Henderson's table. Ono pretty woman was h^ard to say* "Now, the?»? s senator Sabin, of Minnesota: he is ex- olcc-looking, but oh, he is such a perfect big bear. I was Introduced to him last night and what do you think he said? 'Oh, """JR."6 very nlce»hutl haven't time to I other with women folks.'" }?e?tworth seems to be paying up social debts that ho contracted in tlie days of Webster, Calhoun, and Clay. In colossal in - *jewan<lers among the delegates, finding a chair here and there beside some old friend, and evidently having a real good old- fashioned time. The younger generation of del­ egates perhaps wonder who this Republican-at- large is, bnt they find in him the strength and 8Uo«4 tbii>arty personified incarnate. •; - ; FOURTH DAY. ' / . -- In the Morning. t OhMtman Henderson rapped several times Dc.ore he restored order. He announced the Rev. Dr. Scudder, of Chicago, who ofTered prayer. Dr. tcudder thanked God for the present ad­ vancement of the countrv among the nations of * He gave thanks for abundant fruits. Christian faith, and educational privileg s, and asked for the benediction upon tiie convention. He hoped all done here would be done with the fear of God, and that the right man would be sleeted by this convention. At the conclusion o2 the prayer the Chairman directed that. he States not yet called be called tor members ot the National Committee. The roll was called, and the new National Committee announced as follows, the blanks indicating the States that have not yet agreed: Alabama--William Youngblood. Arkansas--rowel 1 Clayton. California--Horace Davis. Colorado--W. B. Chapin. , Connecticut--Sam uel Fessendcn. • Delaware--Daniel J. Leighton. District of Columbia . Georgia--James B. Deveare. Florida--.Tesse D. Cole. • J Illinois--David T. Littiefc, .' ?/•< Indiana--John C. New. Iowa--J. S. Clarkson. Kansas--Col. John A. MwtSifc Kentucky--J. Z. Moore. Louisiana Maine--J. Manchester Haden. Maryland--J. A. Gary. Massachusetts--W. W. Crapo. Michigan--John B. Sanborn. Minne-ota--M. J. Morton. Mississippi--J. R. Lynch. Missouri--Bobert T. Van Horn. Nebraska--Hon. Church Howe, Nevada--Thomas Wren. New Hampshire--Edwin H. Folletfc. New Jersey--Garrett A. Hobart. New York--John D. Lawaon. North Carolina -L. W. Humphrey. Ohio--Col. A. L. Conger. Oregon--John T. Apperson. Pennsylvania--B. P. Jones. Rhode Island--H. A. Jent kcs. South Carolina--John B. JohnstMfe Tennessee--W. D. Brownlow. Texas -C. C. Buckley. Virginia--F. 8. Blair. Vermont--George W. Hooker. West Virginia--John W. Mason. Wisconsin--Edward Sanderson. Mr. Bush, of California , demanded that aieflO> lution be read which he sent up. Congressman Davis, of Illinois, objected and asked for the regular order of business. The Chan man decided, amid much confusion and applause, that the convention should pro­ ceed at. once to ballot. The Secretary then commenced with the call •f the roll. Alabama cast 17 votes for Arthur and 1 each for Blaine and Locan. The Chairman of the delegation stated that one delegare was absent. Alabama's vote was received wi h cheers, which sailed forth hisses from the member* of the press, when the Chairman insisted that there should be less confusion, and the applause and bissas ceased. The call was then proceeded with, the first ballot resulting: i STATER AND TERRI- TOBIES. : A rt h u r. 2 9 E d m u n d s. . F © 99 P P Jo h n I S h er m an | % 4 Alabama 17 1 X Arkansas 4 j* . ... California........ W.. . • .... • ••• C lorario .... 6 Connecticut .... • ... . .... • ••• 12 Delaware... 1 "5" «••• • ••• Florl sa 7 1 Georgia 24 Illinois 1 "a" Indiana 9 18 "i ""2 ... Iowa 26 Kansas ............... 12 "i" . . . . " i Ken t uck.v............. 16 ... Louiiana. 10 2 3 ••• Maine 12 • • • .... • ••• ... Mai viand............. "*6 lfl • ••• .... ... MaHga'liusettS,..;.... 2 1 25 ,,,, ... Miehigan 3 15 7 Minnesota.... 1 7 6 Mist-is-ipj.i 17 1 • ... M ssouri 10 5 6 10 1 ... Nebraska 2 8 .... ,,, Nevada , 6 New Hampshire....^ . . .^ New Jersey "» ' 0 "*i ...... New York "»i 2H 12 ... North Carolina........ 19 2 .... "i" • • • Ohio? 21 .... 25 Oregon 6 Pennsylvania. ii 47 "i" • •;. Rhode Inland ..... 8 .... • w. South Carolina "i7 1 .... ... Tennessee.... •18 .•7„ vv Texas . ii 13 • • Vermont 8 • ». • Virginia. ... ......... "ii • 'j:' "i" Wont Vir.inia........ .... 12 .... ... Wisconsin 6 10 6 • ••• ^Arizona... 2 .... ... Palcota .... 2 . ... District of Columbia. ,1 .... .... • .. . Id tho 2 ..... .... Montana 2 • ••• .... . ... New Mexico 2 .... .... .... . .* Utah Washington "'2 "2" ... Wyoming 1 1 . . . . Total 27H 3S4'(; 9»lr>s^ so! 13 Lincoln received 1 vote from Kentucky, 2 from New Jersey, and 1 from New ^ork; for Gen. Sherman, '2 votes were cast from Michigan. 8UMMABY. J Total vote cast 818 'Logan : wH Necessary to choice4li i John Sherman 30 Blaine Hawify..... 13 Arthur 27H ,Linc<ln.. 4 Edmunds 9:i !Gen. Sherman 2 The Secretary then announced the result of the firs' ballot as given above. After the announcement of the vote by tlie Secretary, the Chair sai i: "A ballot for a candi­ date f'T tiie Presidency having b3en had with-, out accuring a nomination, according to tho rules the convention will now proceed to ^an- o her vote. Tue Searctary will call the roll. The roll having been called tcr the second bal­ lot, the following was the result: Total vote cast sis Edmunds 85 Necessary to choice.. 411: John Sherman 28 Blaine...' 34«iHawley 1» Arthur ....27tVLincoln 4 Logan 61:Gen. Sherman....... 3 The Chair announced tho result, and the Sec- retary procc (led to call the roll tor th6 third ballot, with the following result: Whole number of Joseph R. Hawley... U del. gatis 820 J< hn Sherman 25 Whole number of Logan... 53 votes rant 819jE<1inund8 69 Necessarv to a choice 41l'Artbur 274 William T. Sherman. 2 Blaine 375 Robert T. Lincoln... HI , . „ After the lapse of a few minutes, the Secre­ tary began to call the roll on the fourth and last ballot. It was no easy task, for the excitement was great, and at each change tor Blaine the en­ tire building shook with the cheers of his sup- po fcers. It was finally comj.leted, however, as follows: • Total number of IS1? j' delegates.; W0Edmunds. 41 hole number votes I Logan 7 cast .....813 Hawley 15 Necessary to choice.411 Lincoln 2 Arthur ...... 2071 This concluded the balloting, and the conven­ tion adjourned until 8 o'clock p. m. In the Evening. ' It was 8:15 when the Chairman's gavd callid the evening session to or<i< r. 1 he hall *as fully ** crowded as at the day session, and tue audi- ence appeared fully as much interested and as enthusiastic. The session # i* a brief prayer by the Rev. Dr. O Reilly, of Do- On motion of Mr. Taylor, of Illlno's, the tftne was limited to ten minutes in presenting the name of a candidate for Vice I resident, but no attention was paid afterward to the resolution. The next business taken up was that of mak­ ing nominations for VI. e President, and benator Pi limb, of Kansas, took the stage to nominato Gen. John A. Logan, of Illinois. The rules were suspended and Logan's nomination made unan- 4mous. , « The Chair said he would later on appoint a committee to notify Messrs. Blaine and Logan of their nomination. . .. After thanking the officers of the convention, the Sergcant-at-Arms, the various committees or arrangements, and the Cnion Veteran Club, tne convtn ion adjourned amid the cheers of the audience and the playing of the "Star Spanglea \\\ NATIONAL LAW MAKERS. Brief Hammarir of the Pr*eeeA» InsaofCoacran. THKRK wis no session of the Senate on the- 31st ult In the House, with half the seats va­ cant, bills were passed granting right of way through Indian Territory to the Southern Kan­ sas and the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Roads. A resolution was adopted authorizing the Com­ mittee on Indian Affairs to Investigate the leasing and fencing of lands in Indian Terri- tory. ; IN the Senate, on the 2d inst., with Messrs.- J Edmunds, Sherman, Logan, Hawley, and Alli­ son in their seats, the greatest day's work of the session was performed. Among the forty bills passed were those to bridge the Wisconsin, Chippewa, and St. Croix Rivers: making the cities of Tacoma and Seattle port^ of delivery; for the relief of the Protestant Orphan Asylum at Nachez, and to enlarge to four ounces the newspaper limit of weight for penny postage to the general public. The House passed the legislative appropriation bill, with an amendment giving certain exemp­ tions to distilleries. A bill was introduced to appropriate $25,030 in aid of the Southern Expo­ sition at Louisville and to admit exhibits free of duty. A resolution was presented calling for the names of persons with whom contracts have been made for supplies for the army or the Indians. Mr. Stewnrt, of 1 ex as, introduced a bill author­ izing the President to issue a proclamation car­ rying into cflect the Mexican reciprocity treaty whenever he is satisfied that the President of Mexico lias issued a similar proclamation. The legislative bill was debated and amend­ ments reducing the number of internal-revenue districts t£ forty-three and the number of customs districts to sixty-nine were adopted by large majorities. An amendment abolishing Storekeepers at small dis­ tilleries was adopted by a vote of 118 to 74. Mr. Hiscock moved to suspend the- rules on a motion favoring the abolition of the internal revenue tax on tobacco, on alcohol used ft r artistic purposes, and on fruit brandies. Pending a vote on the motion, the House ad­ journed. Ox June 3, the Senate passed bills granting- to letter-carriers an annual leave of absence for fifteen days, giving a pension ot $50 per month to the widow of Gen. Judson Kllpatriek, provid­ ing for the sale of the Fort Hayes and the Itick- apoo Reservations in Kansas, tixin g the member­ ship of the Dakota Legislature at twenty-four Councilmcn and forty-eight Representatives, limiting the cost of the public buildings at Leavenworth to tioo.ooo, and authorizing the briifgins of the Missouri at Rulo aid at Leavenworth. After passing sixtv- ,two bills the Senate adjourned to Friday. The liousc passed a bdl to prevent the unlaw­ ful occupancy of public lands. When the bill lo for eit the Oregon Central land grant came up an amendment to confine the forfeiture to unearned lands was lost. A vote on the pas­ sage of the bill showed the lack of a quorum. TnEI»E was no session of the Senate on the 4th» inst. In the House, Mr. Hopkins, of Pennsyl­ vania. from the Committee on Public Buildings, submitted a report on the charges of corrup­ tion or collusion in regard to the selection of a site for a public building at Brook­ lyn, N. Y. The report says: " Every oppor­ tunity was ottered for introduction of evidence - t'j sustain the charges, and wc unhesitatingly report that there has not been produced before us a scintilla of evidence which in the slightest degree r> fleets up^n the inteirrity ot the S:cre- tary ot the Treasury, upoa the Supervising Archi­ tect, or upon otlier odicers of the Government." The report was recommittal with authority to send a sub-committee to Brooklyn to take testi­ mony. The Oregon Central land-grant forfeit­ ure bill w passed--yeas las, nays 26. The Sena e's amendments were non-ooncurred in to- the bill establishing a Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mr. Henley, of California, then called up the • bill forfeiting lands g anti d to the Calitornia and Oregon Railroad Comi-any, except such land-> as wire granted for that portion of the- road wtiich was completed before the 1st of Jnly, 1H>0 After remarks by Mr. Cobb, of Indiana, in support of tiie bill, a vote was taken on its pas­ sage. It stood--yeas 12), nays 15, showing no* quorum p'-c*eut. The House of Representatives on June 5- passed bills to forfeit the land grant of the Cali­ fornia and Oregon Road; to bridge the Cumber­ land River at Nasiivilie and tne Missouri at Leavenwortl#; and to repeal a land grant 'to the- Iron Mountain Road from P>lot Knob to-Helena.. There was no session of the Senate. Mind Cures. While Chicago is busied witb great material enterprises, Boston is develop­ ing a new "ism" that is likely tacreate a good deal of attention. It is ealled the mind cure. Literally thousands of " the people of that good city believe that: disease may be banished from the earth by professing a belief in supernatural agencies, and submitting to the person­ al magnetism cf certain highly en- dqwed men and women, who, by tha- laving on of hands, can rid the afflicted person of the ills he suffers from. Gen­ ii. P. Banks, the l\ev. W. R. Alger, and a great many clergymen are said to be believers in the m nd cure. Dis­ eases of all kinds, it is claimed, are be­ cause of a lack of faith. Fear, which is inverted faith, is one of the inciting causes of physical ailments. Of conrse- this craze is but the repetition of an. old, old story. From the medicine­ man in his wigwam, all through the history of the race, certain religious, mystical zealots have claimed tliat mind is so far superior to matter as to be able- to control it. The power to heal the- sick is regarded in many countries, as. it has bteu in all ages, as a warrant from the Most !fligh to prove the truth of certain theological dogmas. It is, however, surprising that BO in­ telligent a community as that <?f Boston should give acceptance to so old a* superstition. It is, nevertheless, true that the imagination has much to- do with the fancied ailments of nervous- people. Many hundreds of thousands- of human beings think they are sick when all they really need is some stim­ ulus that will set them to work, or some absorbing pursuit that will take^ them out" of themselves. When one's- energies are directed outward instead of inward there is no time for brooding- over fancied ailments. This is all there* is in faith cures or mind cures.--Dem­ ote* t's Monthly. A Dream of an African Empire ' Tropical Africa contains what the- world wants. It is a country of ex- haustless resources. This will lead to humane intercourse with foreign lands,- the introduction of improved agricultu­ ral and manufacturing* implements, steam engines, railroads, printing press­ es, machines, "and the thousand proc­ esses and appliances by which the- comfort, progress, and usefulness of mankind are secured." Growth and development will come from within, not from without. The spirit of modern progress will be Africanized. People of the same blood, dwelling together on the same soil, having the same aims,, aspirations, and interests, will unite- and move on in the same lines. A great mind will lie result of tho changes and growths that are even now taking place in tropical Africa. Influences will go out of Liberia and Sierra Leone that will give shape to such a political possibility as an African Empire. Per­ haps the great African general and statesman may come out of one or the other of these two countries. Many a 'man has been laughed at as "a dream­ er" whose dreams liave come to pass in living realities. Truly has it been said, "The eTolutions of fact are sometimes- stranger than the romance of fiction."' The Bible contains the prophecy, "Ethi­ opia shal} s.uddenlv stretch forth her hand unto God." We believe that this- prophecy shall be fulfilled. Influences will work as leaven in a lump until an African Empire shall suddenly arise among the Ethiopians, and men will cry, "A nation is born in a day."--The New York Globe Knegro organ). THE editor of a scientific monthly asks for correct drawings of a "Tornado at Work." A man who went home the other night and found his wife reading a letter signed "Your Own Julia," which she found in his inside coat pocket, has made a sketch of the "sub­ sequent proceedings," which he will to the s«ieotitie -H