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UJtgtmtjt ftaiadealtr I. VAN SLYKE, Cmu --< PaMtator. MoHENRT, ILLINOIS. > :S. J THE NEV8 CONDENSED. FORTY-NINTH CONGRESR W: tea judicial a alary bill, giving United States JMQM $5,000 » year, and prohibiting than (MB appointing their relatives to office in their ; t i- , warts, passed the Benate Jan. 18 Mr. Cullom < >* , submitted a bill regulating interstate commerce, !%.-• - which provides for the appointment of five eonj- lp', ,- miMioners. Mr. Fryo offered a resolution to •" 'v provide for a commisnion to settles the fi«hories H"1 4 =»' * " W>*stkm. This led to a sharp debato, la Wh.r. the course of which Messrs. Fryo, Ed- gfep' . ninnda, Hoar, and Ilawes attacked Presi- JST • * dent Cleveland for extending the Canadian fish- eries treaty. Mr. Morgan defended the Presi- *£ ~<i •' dent. Mr. Iugalls presented a resolution asking gyft5 -*>t^"f«ttle Secretary of the Treasury to state what pro- a , portion of the bonds lately called in is held by f'- 4 " i,s national banks as a basis for circulation. Mr. * * - ' Ktfstis addressed the Senate on the silver ques- tion. The President he said, had told Con- \4.... gross that there was not enough silver now in circulation to cause any uneasi­ ness ; that the whole amount now coined ' * might, after a time, be absorbed by the '/* without apprehension, but that it was the "ceaseless stream that threatened to |_j J overflow," etc. From this it was to bo under­ stood that the silver dollar is an honest dollar when absorbed by the people, but dishonest when offered to the bondholders. The result s of •the Congressional policy of coinage had never fi-> ' . been fullv tested according to its true intent ft . »nd spirit beoauae the executive department ityfe':i-r • had, in its practice, manifested aa unfrieud- ^V .• •* "lines s to that policy, and, by par- E'f „ tiality and discrimination, had retarded i!«, * 'itt. If that department had not <iis- , K," (criminated in favor of the bondholders as *>*.? i . tigainst the people, its representations as to i- * ,• finance would have been entitled to more re- pfV >'• « . ipeet. In conclusion Mr. Eustis said; "If this r'* t * ** ilisloyal practice of incivism by the executive •f' •* '< ^department in declaring war against silver coin. " V'hich is a coin of the Government, in belittling &>%*• J* its usefulness, In depreciating its existence, and ***< '* •. :|n inviting others to believe that it is a deforni- . , «vl offspring of legislative imbecility, is to con- . tlnnp, than some of the evils that have been ^fpredicted may come to pass ; but those evili will - J , i jwt be attributable to any vice in our financial ..f / S: System, but to the practice and Assertions of the executive department in dishonoring jmd discrediting the coin which it is their llutv to sustain by all the influence and power "'•jif their official authority." In the House of i'jf; Representatives, bills were introduced for the £ *- - jfresurvey of the Bay of San Francisco, to provids li ;.S*or the inspection ol live stoek and hog prod- '-'"Jlicts, to abolish the Fort Wallace military * Reservation in Kansas, to pension the only sur­ viving granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson, to confer on Lieut. Green the rank of colonel, for the admission of Montana as a State, and for the t ,®;,y r|?rcction of an Indian school building at Carson, ; /^evmia. Mr. Wndsworth offered a resolution Aeflaring that President Cleveland has faith- * #ully endeavored to maintain the equality of gold, silver, and paper dollara THE Senate, after considerable debate, adopt­ ed a resolution on the 19th inst. extending the privileges of the floor to Mr. Moody, of Dakota. A joint resolution was passed to appoint Gen. John F. Hartranft a manager of the National Soldiers' Home in place of Gen. McClellan. At Resolution was agreed to directing the Secre­ tary of the Treasury to state the details of each . purchase of silver bullion for coinage since last 5uly. Mr. Teller argued against a gold stand- art, and Mr. Morrill gave notice of bis intention to speak on the subject of silver. Speaker Carlisle laid before the House of Rep­ resentatives a letter from the Chief of Engin­ eers. asking for an appropriation of $50,000 for surveys on the Mississippi River. Bills were reported back for the purchase of the old Produce Exchange Building 4b New York, to place Fitz John Porter on the retired list aa a Colonel, and to increase the pensions of widows from $8 to $12 per month. A resolution was adopted accepting the statue of James A. Gar­ field presented by the State of Ohio. A bill was passed appropriating Sl'i.O'K) for the relief of the Northern Cheyennes in Montana. A RESOLUTION directing the Secretary of the Treasury to forward all papers relating to the contract to Dut an additional story on the Post- office at Peoria, 111., including a protest against the work being performed by convict . labor, was agreed to by the Se jato on the 20th. The discussion of Mr. Beck's r.ilver resolution was then resumed. Mr. Morrill ^declared that the only hostility to silver arose t . t froi.: what seemcd> to be a fixed and passionate purpose of some W its advocatos to promote JL ,' such an excess of filver coinage as will drive g0j(j out the country ami leave our vast trade and commerce bas'ed upon silver onl'.*. He stated that no man pfoposed to demonetize the white metal; but the'4 public seemed to forget that out of a coinage of 215,030,000 silver dollars we had oa&f pushed 50,000,0U0 into circulation. Mr. Morrill denied that there had been any lure on the (part of the Treasury officials to mply with the laws regarding the application !<)f the money received from customs duties. jHe contended that the public faith was ; 'pledged to the payment of the bonds, botb principal and interest, in gold, and that oor credit would be dishonored by paying them off in silver worth 79 cents on the dollar; that a continuance of the coinage of silver meant the banishment of gold, a mon­ etary crisis, and an indefinite issue of green­ backs or the revival of wildcat banks. Mr. iBeck said that to stop coining silver money in „<>rder to make silver money mim valuable was . like stopping the grinding of wheat into flour in tiprder to make wheat more valuable. The pur- Jjose was to suspend it now and never to resume coinage. He gave notice that in due time he Would reply to Mr. Morrill's speech. Mr. tNtcl'herson (S. J.) expressed himself in tivcr of as much silver coin as would eep it on a par with gold. Mr. Beck said the rple of the West had shown their confidence silver. They had sent East 66,000,000 of gold 'Hollars and took silver certificates for it, sus- • gained by silver alone.until the Treasury stopped It. Mr. Teller, in whose time most of the de- ©at;* had taken place, declined to yield any longer, and continued his remarks. He repudi- ' lited the idea implied by the gold advocates 4hat the people whom hi represented meant to pcfile the debt. Mr. Maxev said the bankers had '• iK*en doing all they could to bring about their |>wn predictions, and a little ring of them had . Jpeen formed for the purpose of shipping a little |jj;old. President Cleveland sent to the Sen- <ite the name cf Charles J. Canda to be As­ sistant Treasurer at New York. The House of ^Representatives passed the Senate bill for the ^purchase of the old produce exchange building i In New York. Bills were rei>orted to retire Xiieuttnant W. B. Randall as a Lieutenant Com­ mander, and to authorize the voluntary retire­ ment of naval officers who have served for thirty years or who have been comspicuous for heroism. A lively debate took place on the bill to increase the pensions of widows from t»to$12 per month. BILLS were introduced in the Senate on the 21st to enable the people of Dakota to form a State Government, and to prevent the demone­ tization of American coin by making contracts bread in (heir hwwtls, ftiuwi stiff An •valancho in Maroon Bass, Colorudo, boned a party of men and males, and it is bdiev«d that six of the aaen aad a like number of (be animals perished. Fonr per* sons escaped fey <dtggi«g their way out A Iwiler explosions in TTIE^Mttllery of Fair­ banks & Duneweg, at Terre Haute, Ind., killed Frank McNcliis and George Otto­ m a n , a n d i n j u r e d f i v e o t h e r p e r s o n s . . . . . A hurrica&e raigait far three days on the Pacific coast, (he wind aft San Francisco reaching a of «ghty-two miles per hour. In the lntt«r dta, ibuildingR, church spires, and dfaimneys -were blown down, and streets and basements flooded by the burst­ ing of sewers caused by the heavy rain. Plate-glass windows were blown in, and awnings and sigms seift flying in all direc­ tions. Two womae® mere caught in a falling baildii£ aad fatally hurt. M-J sOpi' 1TOB JWMDTnjL <" An explosion occnrred in the Oriel coal mine, at Newbirrg, W. Va., resulting in the imprisonment of forty-five persons in the shaft. The first dispatches report that it is feared most, if not all, the impriscned miners are dead. NEWS comes fman Burlington, Montague County, Teias, of a battle between law-and- order people and a party of cowboys, in which four of &e latter were «lain. "Nine cowboys from the Red River section," the account runs, "bent on having a high old time." What followed is thus described by telegraph: They began to visit the «a!oons, and in a tew hours were crazed wtth whisky. They had lots of money, and kept up their carouse the entire night until daylight. During the night they amused themselves by scouring the streets ana bringing every one thev met into the saloons, forcing them to drink bad whisky at the point of the pistol. After carrying on in this fashion until 4 a. m. they mounted their horses, started down the principal BtTeet, tiring revolvers at the windows, and shoot­ ing at every one they chanced to sao. They rode around the square several times, shooting like Comanche Indians, firing promis­ cuously. The little town was completely ter­ rorized, Mid i>eople fled and hid, fearing they would be mnrdered. Deputy Sheriff Cooke, who resides in Burlington, attempted to arrest them, but they defied him, and told him to "git" at the {xiint of the pistol! Cooke then formed a citi­ zens' posse, determined to keep the peace even at the cost of their lives. Al>out daylight the cow­ boys saw Cooke and the men gathering,and they tied, going toward Indian Territory. The officers pursued, and about four miles from Burliugton overhauled the desperadoes. A regular run­ ning tight followed. The cowboys opened tiro and rode furiously. The efficiefs pursuing had fresher horses and Winchesters. They blazed into the fleeing hand, and killed four of them instantly, known as Bill Wimms, Luke Jackson, Buck Trimble; and Jim Hartley. Five of the cowboys' horses were killed under them. About fcrty-five shots were exchanged. The remainder o"f tlio gang, except one. were permitted to escape. It is calculnted that the cowboys did several hun­ dred dollars' worth of damiige to various sa­ loons and other places they visited on tlffcir wild tear. They shot all the mirrors, broke all the bottles, and cleaned out nearly every saloon in town. This is the first time in many years that any town in this vicinity has been visited by cowboys. . •' i A DISPATCH from Harold, Texas, reports how another festive cowboy came to die with his boots on: Gainss Sullard, a cowboy, who it seems has been in the habit of getting drank and riding into the saloons and stores, came into town, and, as usual, attempted to repeat his old tricks, but was f.xiled. Private Y. D. Murray, of the rangers, attempted to arrest him by grabbing the bridle-reins. He requested billiard to halt. At this Sullard leveled his Winchester rifle at the ranger, but Murray proved too quick, and shot him through the heart with a six-shooter, killing him instantly. WASUMGTOH. THE House Appropriations Committee has begun the consideration of Mr. Morri­ son's bill to abolish all permanent and in­ definite appropriations except those relating to interest on the public debt, the sinking fund, the refunding of the public debt, the Smithsonian fund, the repayment of cus­ toms and internal revenue taxes levied in excess of the lawful amounts, drawbacks on dutiable goods, the fund for soldiers' homes, and the navy pension fund, and a few others of minor importance. IN the Unitecl States Supreme Court the other day, In a ciftse regarding a patent for a woman's dress-protector, Gen. B. F. But­ ler created amusement among the auditors by a peculiar manipulation of elegantly dressed dolls, whieh were attired in a man­ ner to show the advantages of the protector. POLlTICAlf IN the United States Court at Keokuk Judge Love said he had received a decision from Judge Brewer to the effect that the Iowa prohibitory law was unconstitutional as applied to breweries erected before the law was passed. W. R. Vaughan, Mayor of Council Bluffs, as Chairman of the Execu­ tive Committee of Mayors of Iowa, has called a convention to assemble at Des Moines, Jan, 27. of persons who believe the prohibitory law is 4'obnoxious, tyrannical, and unenforcible," to take action in the premises which may have the desired effect upon the Legislature.' THE Kansas Legislature has begun a thirty-day extra session. The principal business will be the reapportionment of the State into, legislative districts. .. .Presi­ dent Cleveland has approved the Presiden- tial-succession bill recently passed by Con- grefis.... The old clerks in the departments are trembling in their boots over a bill inroduced by Congressman Cald­ well, of Tennessee, providing for civil- service examinations for- those already in office. As everybody understands, the civil- service law was not ex post facto in its character--that is to say, it did not require those Government u> UJillJU uumrmjiH i emP'°yes wh° were already in office when for gold payments TohL*Mr.*Edmumls'^electoral ' 'aw ^°k effect to submit to civil-service count bill was discussed. The House spent the 1 examinations except in cases of promotion. tn i l ju/ inauino « Wil l i i .L. i f /-< i « «*. « . - . - r . day in discussing the bill to increase the pen­ sions of soldiers' widows. THE EAST. • , r> i AT Morewood, Pa., sixty-two deputy sheriffs and policemen had a fight with 250 Hungarian strikers, resulting in thirteen men and one woman being arrested. Over a hundred shots were fired and many of the strikers were wounded, but were carried off by companionR. One officer was slightly . hurt. This, it is believed, is but the begin­ ning of the troubles.... At a railroad meet­ ing in Pittsburgh it was decided that freight • shippers shall not be given passes over the ,< lines. Stockmen who come in with cattle 1 will, however, be granted a pass home. Herman Koehler & Co.'s brewery at New , York was damaged $3(1,000 by fire. THE Relief Committee at Nanticoke, Pa., has received from the public at large the som of $8,534 to aid twenty families left destitute by the coal miue disaster The New York State -Workingmen's Associ­ ation will boycott all Chinese labor, the products of such labor, and all citizens who assist the Chinese ^ Fires in cotton storehouses at Tompkins! ville, S. I., caused losses aKKreimtintr $150,000, fully insured. Nearly 10,000 bales were consumed A sad skating ac­ cident, resulting in the drowning of two per- aone, occurred near Dawson, Pa. A party ' ot young folks were enjoying themselves oil the Youghiogheny River ice, when a voting lady named Riser fell iuto an air-hole'. Her escort, James Marshall, rushed to her rescue but the ice broke, letting him into the water also, and before succor could reach them the current swept them under the ice, and they were both drowned. Mr. Caldwell's bill provides that all em­ ployes in the various branches of the ser­ vice shall be made subject to examinations just the same as those who came in after the law passed. He holds that if civil-ser­ vice is good for the new employes, it ought to be good for the old ones as well. Of the 10,000 who were in office at Washington when the civil-service law took effect, probably not more than 6,000 or 7,000 would be able to weather an examination of this sort. GENERAL. The vetMl waa vataad at #60,000 aad tib oargo at >250,000. | FOREIO*. THB British Parliament was formally opened on the 21st of January. Queei Victoria rode from Buckingham Palace U the House of Lords iu an open carriag< drawn by eight horses, escorted by cavalry Her speech states that she sought to aid »r bringing the inhabitants of Eastern Rou- melia under the rule of the Prince of Bul­ garia, and that Burmah has been per­ manently incorporated with the British Em­ pire as the most certain method of insuring peace. The practice of organized intimida­ tion continues in Ireland, she remarked, and recommended that the Government I* invested with all necessary power to cop* with the growing evil. MB. PABNELL, is said to be in possession !>f an explicit statement made by Mr. Glad­ stone on the Irish question. In view ol the rumor that the Liberal chief is seeking to withdraw from his implied pledges it is said that Mr. Pamell will hold him to terms unless he joins the Nationalists in attacking the coercion policy of the Govern­ ment. .. .The cable reports the suspension Df the Briton Assurance Company, of Lon- ion, whose capital is £750,000... .The British troops in Burmah have captared Kunnah and killed thirty "rebels." ADDITIONAL NEWS. & the Ohio Senate, on the 22d of Janu­ ary, General Kennedy, the President, ruled that the four members from Hamilton County, whose seats are in dispute, were not entitled to vote, thereby placing the Senate in control of the Republicans, who, after a noisy debate, caused au adjournment under the President's ruling. The Demo­ crats remained in the hall, and passed a motion of adjournment until Monday even­ ing. Tlie questions affecting the contested seats will now be decided iu open Senate. Senator Payne wrote to Chairman Cowgill, of the House Committee on Elections, say­ ing that he was ready for an investigation of the bribery matter, and tendering his account books and private papers for the use of the committee t. . Colonel Knight, of Wisconsin, a prominent Democratic politician, states that a combi­ nation to drive Postmaster General Vilas from the Cabiuet has been formed by the owners of the Central, Southern and Union Pacific Roads, the Bell Telephone and West­ ern Union Telegraph Companies, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and the New York Tribune, all of which are, he claims, controlled by substantially the same persons. A DELEGATION from the southern harbor improvement convention called upon Presi­ dent Cleveland, who expressed himself as deeply impressed with the importance of developing the natural waterways of the country by the use of public money.... Among the matters settled in committee last week, says a Washington dispatch, was one by the Senate Committee On Territories which decided to report favorably the bill for the admission of Washington Territory as a State; first, however, amending it so that the new State will take in the narrow neck of Idaho between the eastern line of Washington and the Bitter Root Mountains. THE three Russians who stored dynamite within the limits of San Francisco have been sentenced to six months each in the house of correction... .John R. Moore, of Lapeer, Mich., who had been deranged for several weeks, killed himself by thrusting his head into a stove.... A fire at La Crosse destroyed the planing-mill of Larson & Co., valued at $20,000. THE National Board of Trade adopted resolutions urging legislation to prevent the undervaluation of merchandise and to de­ fine the harbor limits of navigable water­ courses; recommending the adoption of the cental system and the passage of the bill to regulate commerce. THE two political parties came to a deadlock ' in the House soon after the reading of the jour­ nal |on Jan/2l, when Chainhan Herbert of the Naval Committee, asked the passage without debate of the Boutelle resolution calling on the Secretary of the Navy for information regarding the erasure of inscriptions and the discharge of Union soldiers at Norfolk Navy Yard. The Ke- Eublicans insisted upon having an hour and a alf or two hours' debate on either side. Mr. Herbert took the position that as the resolu­ tion was simply one of inquiry of the Secretary of the Navy in regard to the removal of inscrip­ tions and discharge of Union soldiers, about which the House had no knowledge, any debate that might take place before the information was sent to the House by the Secretary of the Navy would be j.'runatuio. lleed, of Maine came to the assistance of his colleague, and Hewitt, of New York, restated the position of the Chairman, and the contest began. The Democrats did not have a quorum present, and the dilatory meth­ ods of Mr. Boutelle, intended to prevent a vote on ordering the previous question, operated also to give the Democrats time to send for ab­ sentees. Mr. Herbert also demanded a call of the HOUBO so as to Waste more time, and whi!o that was going on Democrats who had supposed that the day would be devoted to private bills, and had gone to the departments on business or ti call on the President, were notified tfca' their votes were needed, and repaired a1; once t jtl.e Represent itives' Hall. It was nearly two l oars' and a half before Mr. Herbert found a suf­ ficient number of Democrats present and not paired to move that further proceed­ ings under the call be dispensed with. Meanwhile, Riggs, of Illinois, and Sow- den, of Pennsylvania, were brought to the bar by the Sergeant-at-Anns to explain their ab­ sence. After the members had some fan with the two prisoners, their excuses were accepted. The previous question was ordered by a party vote-159 to 91--and the half hour allowed for debate under such circumstances was divided equally between Mr. Boutelle, of Maine, and Mr. George Wise, of Virginia: After a sharp partisan debate, the reso­ lution was passed, with an amendment inserted by the Democrats extending the inquiry to dis­ missals made at the navy-yard and light-house district at Norfolk, during the terms of the im­ mediate predecessors of the present Secretary ot the Navy. The Ssnat8 was not in session on the 23d. ' THE WEST. GABHIEB COBSETT, of the broken bank of Devil's Lake, D. T., secretly left that town, but was arrested at Larimore re­ turned to Devil's Lake. He is charged with receiving deposits knowing the bank to be insolvent. " - THE recent blizzard caused many deaths in the vicinity of Oberlin, Kansas. Men were found in their huts and dugouts, with IT has been discovered at Woodstock, Ont., that a girl named Collins was recent­ ly buried alive. Her supposed death was quite sudden, but the i emains were disin­ terred for interment elsewhere, and the condition of the corpse bore testimony of her terrible torture: THE Pacific Mail Directors have declared the usual quarterly dividend of 1J per cent. The net earnings for the quarter were $384,- 000, and after paying the dividends there is a cash surplus of $716,000. CHICAGO elevators, as per official re­ turns, contain 14,591,710 bushels of wheat, 2,497.833 bushels of com, 271,581 bushels of oats, 320,870 bushels of rye, and 194,538 bushels of barley, making a grand total of 17,870,538 bushels, against l(i,575.281 bush­ els at this period last-year. Visible NUIIIIIV of grain in the United States and Canada': Wheat 57,118,183 bushels, corn 0,595,409 bushels, oats 2,074,297 bushels, rye 758,851 bushels, barley 1,960,887 bushels. The total exports of produce from New York during the week were valued at nearly $(5,400,000. 3 EIGHTEEN miles from Atlanta, Ga., the skeleton of a man was found in the hollow trunk of a tree. The interior of the trunk was marked with certain letters, and a broken knife was found among the bones. It is presumed that years ago the man took refuge in the tree from Indians, that he could not release himself, and perished of hunger. THE ship Frank N. Thayer, 1,500 tons, bound from Manila to New York with a b cargo of hemp, has been burned at sea. THE MARKET8. NEW YORK. BEEVES 94.50 HOGS 4.00 WHEATS-NO. 1 White 93 No. 2 Red. 88 COBS--No. '2 .50 OATS--White .39 POBK--Mess 10.50 CHICAGO. BEEVFS--Choice to Prime Steers. 5.25 Good Shipping 4.50 Common * 3.5^ 4.00 FLOUB--Kxtra Spring 4.75 Choice Wiuter. 4.5 > WHEAT--No. '2 Spring 77 Cents--No. 2 3d OATS-->'O. 2 .28 RYK--No. 2 • 57 BAULKY--NO. 2. 64 BUTTKB--Choice Cream ^ry .28 Fin i Dairy. .18 ' iEESK--Pull Craam, new...... .10 Hkimmed Flats ,0C R JOH--Fresh .19 POTATOES--Choice, per bu. CO POBK--Mess 10.75 MILWAUKEE. WHEAT--No. 2..... 77 CORN--No. 2 36 OATS--No. 2 28 RVE--No. 1 56 I'OKK--New Mess. 10.75 TOLEDO. WHEAT--No. 2 88 COUN--No. 2 88 OATS--No. 2 90 ST. LOUIS. WHEAT--No. 2 Bed 87 Conn--Mixed 891 OATH--Mixed 81 POHK--New Mess C 10.75 CINCINNATI. frHEAT--No. 2 Red 8B CORN--No. 3 ,87 OATS--No. 2..., 31 POBK--Mess. 10.75 LIVE HCQS 8.50 DETROIT. BEEF CATIXS 4.50 Hoos 3.50 KHEEP 8.00 WHEAT--No. 1 White .88 COBN--No. 2 .88 OATS--No. 2.... 8* INDIANAPOLIS. WHEAT--NO. 2 lied 81 COKN--New 34 OATS--No. 2 28 EAST LIBERTY. CATTLE--Best 8.25 Fair 4.25 Common 8.50 Hoos..... 3.75 SHEKP 2.50 BUFFALO. WHEAT--No. 1 Hard .96 COBN--Y ellow 41 CATTLE 4.80 % 6.50 <3 4.50 @ .95 # .89'« .51 «(• .43 <<$11.00 «M 5.75 l'/# 5.00 ei, 4.00 (<<; 4.50 (<li 5.'25 (<>' 5.00 <&' .78 Cnllom's BUI and the Commit­ tee's Report Laid Before ; the Senate. - no JN8Nwr trf Congrress to Segtflte Com •erce Between the Stales Clearly Set Forth* Tlie report ot Baflatar Calloxn's Select Com­ mittee upon Interstate Railroad Transportation, which was subnttted to the Senate on the 18th of January, is aiToluminous documont, which discusses the transportation problem in all its bearings, and especially the question of the power of Congress to regulate interstate com­ merce. With the report Mr. Cullom sub­ mitted a bill regulating interstate com­ merce, which fce asked might be referred back to the committee, and that the commit­ tee be continued. The request was grautad. The following is ^ brief synopsis of the bill: After specifying the classes of carriers, or rather the kinds of traffic, to which the regula- tions prescribed are to apply, and declaring that all charges made by such carriers shall be rea­ sonable, the preliminary sections aim to pro­ hibit every variety of unjust discrimination; to prescribe adequats penalties therefor, and to prescribe for their enforcement in the courts of the United States. These sections include the requirement that all carriers shall afford rea­ sonable facilities for the interchange of traffic with connecting lines, and the nrohibition of a fireater charge for a shorter than for a longer distance, except when it can be affirmatively es­ tablished by the carrier that such chargo does not constitute an unjust discrimination. Such common carrier may, however, in special cases be authorized by the commission to charge lesB for longer than for shorter distances for the transjMut.ition of passengers And property. Another section requires all carriers subject to the provisions of the proposed act to file their tariffs and classifications with the Interstate Commission, and provides that they shall be posted or othprwise published, but leaves to be det -rmined by the commission the manner of publication and the places at and between which rates shall be published. Provision is made for enforcing the requirements of the com­ mission in these respects through the courts; and for the maintenance of the rate s that may thus bo published. ( Provision is also made for the appointment by the President of flve^gommissioners, to be con­ firmed by the Senate, She Commissioners first appointed to continue in office for the term of two, three, four, five, and six years respectively, beginning the 1st <"ay of July next, not more than thrae of whom shall be appointed from the same political pnriy ; and several sections are devoted to prescribing the duties cf the Commissioners and the manner i:i which com­ plaint 1 are to l)p investigated and penalties in­ stituted under its direction when found neces­ sary. The salary of each Commissioner is to be fc7,5C0 per annum. The report accompanying the bill is a volu­ minous document. It says the outlcok is not gocd for the United States to ship breadstuffs in unlimited quantities throughout the civilized world, and the principal markets, both for bread and meats, mnst henceforth be sought at home. In its discussion of the power of Congress to regulate commerce, the committee reviews ex­ haustively the declarations of the United States Supreme Court on the subject. It says: From the judicial construction of the word commerce by the court of last resort, it is appar­ ent that it has a very wide meaning as employqg) in the Constitution, and that it includes not only intercourse and traffic, but as w<K the subject- matter of intercourse and traffjfc^and also the channels through which and ^fief agencies by which such intercourse and may bo car­ ried on. Railrra'ls are everywhere recognized as common carriers, and as such are held amen­ able to the courts for the performance of such duties as devolve upon common carriers under the law. No common carrier has the right under the common law to discriminate between persons or places, or to give preferences in any manner. The theory of the common law iB that all who are situated alike must be treated alike. Un­ just discrimination is the chief cause of com­ plaint against the management of railroads jn the conduct of business, and gives rise to much of the pressure upori^Congress for regulative limitation. The railrvd companies do not rec­ ognize, as thqs shou^Rhe fact that they sustain a different reiatioiHU) the public from persons engaged in ordintuflbusiness enterprises. Rail­ road companiesnot so disposed to regard themselves as l^Hng a public office and bound to the publi^MKxpreBsed in the ancient law. They do not ij^K^Hth each citizen alike. Tbey discriminate ̂ Kween persons ana between places, and tfc^Hstates and Congress are conse­ quently calleJf on to in some way enforce the plain princij^s of the common law for the pro­ tection of the people against the unlaw­ ful conduct, of common carriers in carry- inj^'On tlit#c™iTnere# <W ^he -eotmtry. The railroad corporations necessarily rest under the same obligations to deal fairly and equitably with all its citizens without favoritism or dis­ crimination as the state itself. There is no oc­ casion to consider the necessity of a constitu­ tional amendment for the regulation of tranpor- tation until it has been demonstrated bv actual trial that the powers now possessed by Congress can not be exercised effectively. The suject of competition between water-ways and railroads is discussed briefly, and the con­ clusion is reached that waterways are ttoe most effective regulators of railroad charges, and the emancipation of the waters is a national neces­ sity. The improvement of the Mississippi and its tributaries is briefly alluded to and warmly indorsed. Of the Hennepin Canal the committee says that the commerce of the nation would derive fresh and continued advantages from the con­ struction of this canal. The committee formulates its conclusions (ac­ companying each with arguments and citations to show the ground upon which they are found­ ed) as follows: 1. The public interest demands regulations of the business of transportation because in the ! absence of such regulation the carrier is actual- i lv the sole and final arbiter upon all disputed questions that arise between shipper and carrier 1 as to whether rates are reasonable or unjust dis- I crimination has been practice?!. 2. It is the duty of Congress to undertake the regulation of th' irited Speech by the Senator in Colorado on the SfHwr Question. Elaborate Tables Presented the Senate Showing the Coin Clrealatton f'S ' of the World. Mr. Ingalls, of Kansas, offered a resolution in the United States Senate, Jan. 18. which, with­ out debate, was agreed to, directing the Secre­ tary of the Treasury to inform the Senate what amount of silver bullion had been pur­ chased for coinage in each year since July 1, 1878, in what market the same had been pur-, chased in each case, and from whom, and the price paid; also, whether in any instance all bids had been rejected, and if so. for what rea­ son, and in what money or currency the pay­ ment for such silver bullion had been made. Mr. Teller then addressed the Senate on the silver qtiestiou. His remarks wera supported by many figures. The following is a fair xbstract : Money scarcity means dull times and low wages, the money-lenders suffering least from the scarcity. (Iold and silver combined had been found insufficient to carry on the business of the world, and all nations had resorted to pa­ per currency based on those metals. From this it was plain that gold alone would not suffice. He showed that the bondholders and capitalists were opposed to the people in this struggle. The creditor class wanted silver demonetized be­ cause of the consequent enormous increase in the purchasing power of gold. He presented figures showing that when the silver coinage act passed there was $19:!,00-),COO in gold in the Uni­ ted.States, and now there is 8()iM,000,000--an ad­ dition of gold at the rate of $20,00U,(HX) a year in the face of the cry that we would lose all our gold, would lose our national credit, and would bo unable to sell our bonds. The Bank of En­ gland was fast losing its coin and bullion. In the last six months it had lost #38,000,000 of it. and in the same time had lost $48,000,000 of its deposits. Was it not extraordinary, if our financial policy was so unwise, and that of England so wise, that we accumulated so large an amount had of gold while England was losing her gold V The whole condition of our country, Mr. Teller con­ tinued, was an eloquent denial of the truth of the predictions and complaints of the enemies of silver. The stoppage of silver coinage would be equivalent to the addition of $300,000,000 to the national debt. It would add from '20 to 30 per cent, to every dollar of debt in the land--an amount almost too great for computation. The creditor Class demanded suspension of the coin­ age, which was practically a stoppage of it, and, also that we pay in gold the S34fi,000,000 of national-bank notes and withdraw them from circulation. The next move would be to take from the silver dollars already coined their legal tender value, thus effecting a reduction amount­ ing altogether to $562,000,000 in the circulating medium--over one-third of our whole circula­ tion. Then, with 5403,000,000 of balance locked up in the Treasury, as now, the business of the country would be left to bo done with about one-third of our present Btock of money. The laboringmen were well aware that the great Treasury Department of our Government had passed into the control of the banks, bankers, and moneyed powers. Every scheme that could dis­ grace silver had had the sanction of that depart­ ment, if it did not directly originate in the de­ partment. The Treasurer of the United States had even gone into a convention of fifty-four banks--a convention whose object was the de­ preciation of silver--and his presence among the bankers was carefully telegraphed to all corners of the earth. Another attack on silver was found in the system of book-keeping newly adopted by the Treasury Department in treat­ ing as a liability and not as an asset the $100,- 000,000 of revenue held in order to redeem the greenbacks. According to this idea the more inoney the Government had in its vaults with •which to redeem its paper money, or pav its debts, the greater its liabilities. This change cf book-keeping came of long experience in Wall street. It was for the purpose of de­ ceiving the j.vople as to the amount of available funds in the Treasury, as it would always show $100,000,000 less than was actually in the Treasury. No doubt the Treasury officials believed that the con­ tinued accumulation and retention of money in the Treasury was beneficial to the country, and that the suspension of the silver coinage would also be beneficial to the Treasury; but the trouble with the Treasury officials was that they had consulted the nutional banks aud money loaners, and not the real business-men of tha country. Ha/1 our Government officers executed the laws of the land as they found them there would have been no trouble with the silver ques­ tion. Mr. Teller did not demand a forced cir­ culation of silvir; he merely demanded for itan equal chance with gold. When that was done he nould abide the decision of the commercial world. Let the gold advocates give to silver free coinage, as they gavo it to gold, and let the judg­ ment of mankind bo taken cn its value as money. Do not allow Government officials to discredit it. Do not allow Government agents (tho national banks) to refuse to receive it on deposit. Let all men understand that payment in 4t was a just and fair payment of a debt within the letter and the spirit of the law, and when that was done silver would resume its place as the favorite money metal of commerce. If it •were said that. tho. special interests of Colorado warped Mr. Teller's judgment, he would reply that,although Colorado produced one-quarier of all the annual silver yield of the world, yet the question of silver coinage was one of but little more importance to Colorado than to the ether States of the Union. The real question was whether the world's commerce should be con­ ducted wit'i all the world's stock of ioin or with only cn'. -half of it. That question affected nine men in every ten in the United States. He spoke, therefore, for all who toiled in mill and field--that great host, as mighty in numbers as modest in aspiration, who constituted the strength and power of the nnt.on ; who, though forbearing and long-enduring, yit. wh naroused iu defense of their rights, knew how to compel their agents to respeot thoir will. , k Xnrderer Taken from Jail at Tin- ̂ jtluMi, lad., and Hanged W*'-/' a Tree. PLEADING FOR DAKOTA. Senator-Elect Kdgerton Presents Arjju- v mentH for the Admission of the Southern Half of th«Territory. A' (Washington Social.] Dakota delegr.tion, headed by Sena-The business of transportation, I o- cause rf admitted abuses in its management j President Cleveland by appointment, and and of acknowledged discriminations between; „„„„ ... . . .. persons and places in its practical operations-- ! ^1;?,,, VI^ TY^ evils which it is possible to reach and remedy l ™ admitting to onlv throuch the exercise of thoDower-i "runted ' southern half, and organizing the by ^he Constitu^m to Con^c?" ancl'ii^^ii«t ! P°rt?™ in(° -North i>"kota T.mtory. which the citizen is entitled to the protection a: d relief the national authority tan alone afford. 3. National legislation is nrcrssary 1o remedy the evils complained ot, because the operation!) <f the transportation svtt3m are. for the most part, b jyoi d the jurisdiction of the Htatts and until Co iprefH acts, not subject to any {.overn- mental control in th? public interest. 4. Ni.tonal legislation is also necessary be­ cause the business of transportation i^. es­ sentially of a naturo which requires that >mii- form system and method of regulation whioh the national authoritv t an alone prescribe. k The failure of ConL'ress to net ih an ! ^^'"""ure JKiwer 10 proviae oy law lor rtho i,v t),„ i stitutlonal convention or not. That is not .37 .23 .06 .32 .n .11 .91 .20 @11.25 \ @ .77"; & yn <£i .29 & .58 <fcll.23 .88 Kj .40 .32 .88 <!4 .si Si @11.25 (FT .91 «•" .38 <<ij .33 C" 11.25 (at 4.23 (fTj 5.25 <# 4.00 (41 4.25 <tl ,.99 .39 .35 & .92 <3 .36 <3 .30 @ 5.75 <& 4./. (<i> 4.00 <fi) 4.25 (<£ 3.50 @ .97 # .43 @ 5.80 frr the attempt made bv the railroads to regu late the commerce of the country in their own way lind in their own interests by whatever combinations and methods they are able to jrnt into operation. That a problem of such magni­ tude. importance, and intricacy can be sum­ marily solved by any master-stroke of Irg'slative wisdom is beyond the bounds of reasonable be­ lief. That the railroads, unaided-'" or unre­ strained, can or will eventually work out its solution seems highly improbable, judging from rait experience, and can net reasonably be expected. That a satis­ factory solution of the problem can be s:>«-uio l without the aid of wise legislation the commit­ tee does not hrlleve. The committee declares that publicity is the best remedy for linVnst discrimination, and recrmmendrt the posting of rates under tho direction of a commission. The concluding chapter embodies a recommendation fcr the establishment of a nati< xial commission to en­ force the legislation whioh the committee recommends. The President listened atttntively to t le dele­ gation for an hour. Senator Edgerton c.i I most < f the tiiIking. After reciting th.1 tfteps taken by tlie Territory which result) d in the meeting of the constitutional convention, he raid : "It has been said that there was no authority for calling fhe constitutional convention; in other words, that the law enacted by the Legis­ lature is without authority, and consequently void. I will not examine the question as to whether the organic act passed by Congress in­ vesting the Legislature with the power to legis­ late upon all rightf .il subjects of legislation not prohibited by that act gave the Territorial Legislature }>ower to provide by law for a con- neces- COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS. sary for our present purpose. When statutes are silent, precedents make law. While the Con­ stitution of the United States provides that Congress shall have power to admit now States, it nowhere provides, iu direct terms or by im­ plication, what steps shall be taken to bring the matter of admission of a new State to the attt niion of Congress, or how or with whom the first steps shall bo initiated. Precedents have varied iu many instances. Congress has initi­ ated proceedings liy providing for a convention in. other cases, and net a few coin eutions have assembled by authority of the people of the Ter­ ritory. "It has been said by some that tho people of Dakota do not desire division on the 4<itb par­ allel. The Legislature in 1871 passed a memo­ rial to Congress by a rn-in imjis vote to divide tho Territory on the 4<>ch parullel. Two years later a similar memorial was passed, with but four dissenting votes in both housi s. Again in 1H74 another memorial pas s d. with but one dis­ senting vote in botb bouses. Agt in in January, 1877, another like memorial passed both 1 onses unanimously. Again at tho next session in 1879 air >test against tho admission < f the Territory as one Ht'ite was passed. At the next session a memorial was passed asking for division into throe Territ< ri ;s. Iu 1883 a bill for a constitu­ tional convention for South Dakota was passed by the Legislature, but fulled to become a law for Wuiit of tho (iovernor's itppioval. At (h'i last IVlnoeimes (Ind.) cpeoiaLI ifolly Bppfl, the black-skinned amUfcck- aearted wretch who murdered Mr. Dobflon, st Greene County, on the night of the 11th January, paid the penalty of death this morning at the hands of an infuriated mob, who came from Greene County, forty mile* Jistant, to stretch the negro's neck. It was I o'clock when the leader of the mob, which «ras composed of no more than fifteen nervy men, rapped at the door of Sheriff Seddle- meyer's residence. The moon was shining brightly, and the figures of the men in masks is they took their positions at different cor­ ners of the house were a weird scene to be­ hold. In response to the rap the Sheriff same to the door and asked what was want- ad. Thpieader replied: "We want you to open JJiis door, and mean every word we **ay»"y Seddlemeyer said: "Gentlemen, I will not open it." "Well, then, we will batter it down," re­ joined the leader, in a clear and emphatic tone. "Are you going to open it1?" "No," cried the Sheriff. ' "Get ready, boys," commanded the leader. 'One, two, three, look out inside," and with & crash a heavy sledge-hammer was hurled against the fragile wooden door by a stalwart vigilante, and the mob was in the main corridor leading to the iron door which stood between the fiend and his fate. Ham- mers and cold chisels, were brought into requisition, and just fifteen minutes from the time the mob demanded entrance the last blow was struck, and the ponderous lock of the iron door fell to the floor. It seemed but the work of a few seconds until the murderer's cell was vacated and the rope placed about his neck. He was then led ant of the jail by the mob, and for the first time since his incarceration walked unaided. The vigilantes led him over the icy ground, about fifty yards from the jail, and, after passing from the court-yard, led him un­ der a maple tree, with a limb designed for a rope. It seemed that Epps was spiritless during the whole time. The mob asked him no questionn, and the vile wretch did not attempt to open his mouth. He was perfectly resigned to his fate. The tope was thrown over the limb of the tree, and the murderer's carcass was haiuled up. Scarcely a word escaped the lips of any member of the mob. The still­ ness was disturbed only by the gurgling sound in the negro's throat--the death- rattle--which grew fainter and fainter as the rope tightened around his oeck. In twelve minutes from the time his feet left the ground he was a dead man. The mob was quiet and orderly, but a more determined set of men never undertook to Btorm a jail. A great many citizens, who got wind of the contemplated attack, were on the scene as spectators, but there was no attempt to molest the mob either by citizens or officials. The plan to take Epps back to Greene County had already been arranged. Prosecuting Attorney Axtell, of Greene County, arrived here Sunday noon lo arrange for the preliminary trial. A se­ cret conference was held in the parlors,pf Sheriff Seddlemeyer's residence, and not a living smil except the officers knew of the progranRne that was there mapped out. A correspondent, however, learned of it. The programme arranged was as follows: Sheriff Seddlemeyer and Prose­ cuting Attorney Axtell, together with two deputy sheriffs, were to take the murderer out of jail Ihis morning at 5 o'clock and es­ cort him direct to the north-bound passen­ ger train on the Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad. A MARTYR TO FASHION. Afk Important Decision by tfi« United States' Supreme Court. _ Mhington special.) , SPB8jon ()f legislature passed, and the Committees from the several travelers' same Legislating passed amem< rial to Congress associations hnve baen makine anntnu>»i« asking for a di\idou 011 the *;th parallel. In associations nave ooen maaing arguments every j^jKinture f ,r the Ia>t fifteen years the before the Commerce Committee of the ; representatives »f the people havo been pro- c, • , 1 tt i .j. * L-i, .. . I nounced and lieuilv unanimous upon this ouen- Senate and House in support of bill* that • tion of division. \v hat b« tter mode has any one have been introduced by Senator Logan I deteimining th • will r choice of the people? * , party convention of ciu li party, com|>o8ed and Kepresentative -Beach to prohibit the of delegates from tho whole Territory, declared assessment of taxes iu the shape of license I in-Anot^lVevMonee'^he desire of our people fees upon thom by the States and cities in ' upon this uuentu n is the fact that for a number of years whenever a public institution has been which they sell by sample. There was a decision in the Snprenie Court to-day which caused thrm all to park up and take the first train for home. The State of Mielii- gnn imposes a tax of $300 a year njion drummers. A traveler from a whisky house in Chicp.go brought a suit in the courts of that 8bit;; to secure a return of the fee he Cvided for in Sorttli Dakota a like im-titution 1 been provided for by law in North Dakota. I{ a people who have fulfilled all tho conditions of territorial tutelage, who havo the wealth, the number*, and the intelli­ gence entitling them to emancipation, should willingly and uncomplainingly remain in that inferior condition, it would be an evidenco of their incompetency for emancipation imd self- , ., , , , . . I government, and be a cause 01 serious nppre- paia. lhe cane was derided agaillst him 111 jiension with patriotic statesmen everywhere." each of the State courts in which it waS | Mr. Cleveland asked many questions regard- tried, and he brought it to the United States J','c tlH'. "l'I'eanince of the face of the country . • throughout tho Territory, tho education. im» Supreme Court upon a writ of error. This proVement and character of the people,1 and the court to-day reversed the decision and de- i benefits to be derived by the passago of the cided that all such laws were unconstitu- Harrison bill. The delegation was very favor- tional, as Congres-i alone hod power to reg- l ^TheDakotians • . . . , B , have enlisted a number of prominent Demo. Ulate interstate commeice. The decision ! crats in both branches of Congress in theii applies to every Slat J aud Territory, and j cause, and have been assured by them that, the drummers will 110 longer be compelled they can help it, the question shall not be to pay license in other Sluts thau those in 1 ohe' Tbe Dakotiane.are confident whuik UiMy nwide. of success. The Sad Death of Miss Kate Bayard. [Washington special.] Miss Katherine Lee Bayard, eldest daughter of the Secretary of State, was found dead in bed at noon to-day by one of her younger sisters, who went to summons her to rise. Miss Bayard was at her best and most brilliant last night, when she as­ sisted her father in receiving a large party of guests. The house was crowded at thef reception, and Miss Bayard received the guests first, standing by the open door of the middle parlor. She had been suffering from a severe cold for a week, and for some time had complained of neuralgic sensations, to which her mother had been an invalid- for years. Her cold kept her at home from the ball at the British Legation on Tuesday night, but on Wednesday afternoon Bhe assisted her mother with a large reception, and in the evening went to the reception at Mrs. Berghraan-Laughton's. Last night she was remarked upon for her gayety and brilliant appearance, and in her dress of rose-col­ ored satin and tulle, hung over with loose rose petals, she was a picture of youth and bright spirits. Her dress was low-necked, exposing the arms and shoulders to the chill draught from the open door and hall, and she was compelled to wrap a light shawl about her and retreat to a warmer corner, where she held court with her friends. At midnight two of her sisters went to the ball at Mrs. Van Rensselenr Berry's, but Miss Katherine remained. This afternoon she was to have assisted Miss Cleveland at the White House reception, and was allowed to sleep undis­ turbed until noon. As soon as the frightful discovery was made that she was at leAst unconscious physicians were summoned, and with galvanic batteries and every known appliance and method they en­ deavored to restore life to the inanimate body. She had been afflicted with heart- disease for some years, and the exposure, fatigue, and excitement of last night were too great for an already over-taxed system. The heart, hod simply ceased to act, and she had been dead for hours before dis­ covered. Secretary Bayard was completely un- aerved when summoned from the de­ partment to meet this tragedy in his home, and beside himself with grief for thjs favorite daughter and companion. KO SUNDAY DELIVERY. The Postmaster General Says There Is Mo Necessity for- It. [Baltimore telegram.]. The Baltimore ministers and strict Sun­ day law observing citizens have succeeded in preventing Postmaster Veasey from establishing Sunday mail deliveries to ac­ commodate the business-men. The Post­ master General has written a letter to the Postmaster, in which he says: I recognize that the proposal to establish Sun­ day mail deliveries emanates from your real and public spirit as an officer seeking to afford the utmost conveniences to the citizens of Balti­ more, and that there are very many reasons in support of the proposed action tending to indi­ cate that it would not increase the work alroady necessarily performed Sunday It would/how­ ever, be an innovation upon the usages prevail­ ing throughout the country, and it appears to me a step in the direction of an increase of Sunday toil. Tho beneficent uses of society and the blessed comfort to all who labor with hand or brain following the institution of one day in seven as a period of relaxation, whether it be spent in divine service, in decent recreation, or in intercourse with friends, or in whatever other proper manner different opinions may dictate, are so well assured by the experience of men th lit, although tho fact strongly indicates ita ordination proceeded from more than human wisdom, its continued observance is at least ob­ ligatory in just regard to our fellow men, as well as in religious obedience, and the importunate eagerness of our methods of business so con­ tinually presses and encroaches upon the day that it seems to me the part of wisdom to resist any change which is in the direction of an add­ ed establishment of labor. Much is due in this respect to tho opinions of those--C3rtainly among the very best citizens of the land--whose religious feeling is shocked bv any new action of the nature of that proposed. The decision is of national significance, as it is reported that similar requests have been made in other large cities. A special dispatch from Washington states that the Postmaster General received many protests from ministers, and that some people thought that (he Postmaster General might allow a partial delivery Sundays to mer­ chants, but he says if delivery were ordered it must be a complete one, and a general ord^r to the whole country. --The farmers in Vermillion County ax» * ̂ using their rotten corn for fuel. --The total expenses of DaWitt Coiintj s far the year 1885 were $15,390.01. --Robert Robinson, Jr.. * manr.facturer • at Joliet, has become viol̂ tly insane. - , |1 --John Turlay, land agent of the Illinois .:9§ Central at Cario, has been missing for two weeks. --Jacob 8. Palmer, a pioneer of Joliet,. died at his residence a few days since, aged 73 years. --Janesville has a lady preacher, a Mis» | Weems, who occasionally fills the pulpit of the village church. i --The residence of E. B. Buck, editor qf the Macoupin Enquirer, at Carlinville, has j - been destroyed by fire. f ' --Reports from the Hillsboro section arS% * to the effect that peach trees have been killed by the intense cold. ^ --M. Lucas died at his home at Atwood, * | from the effects of a pistol-shot wound in K tho head inflicted several months ago. | --James Leahy, of Chicago, who killed Frederick Berndt with a car-hook, has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. J --A fire broke out in the converter at the S steel works, Joliet, which, before it was ex- | tinguished, did damage to the amount of J $4,000. --Many of the old Quincy base-ball ftin»« have signed with the Macon, Ga., club» and will play in the Southern League this season. --Higwaymen are robbing ladies at Quincy. Miss Nora Kreutas was assaulted and badly hurt. The thief secured only aa empty sachel. --Near Salem, Bailey Sheldon was acci­ dentally cut in the hip with ^ an by an old man named William Evans. Tbe wound may prove fatal. --Centralia has brought suit against Marion County for $25,000, money expend- ed By the town in caring for small-pox pa­ tients whom the county neglected. --Isaac Wilcox, for many years a resident of Galena, and one of the oldest members of the Masonic order in that section, died recently of heart disease, aged 68 years. --Joseph D. Connor was crushed to death at Seymour between two cars of the Cham­ paign and Havana Road. He was the son. of John Connor, hotelkeeper at that place. --A dozen prisoners in the Decatur jail fired the building, presuming that in the ex­ citement they would be given an opportunity to escape. The conspirators will be indicted for arson. --Dr. John J. Nowatney, forty-six year* old, of Hodges Park, died from an acci­ dental overdose of chloroform, self-admin­ istered. He was Buffering from stone in the bladder. --JobjBtai and family, of Griggsville, were early in the morning by the ouse beings on fire, and they barely es- ped wjfflT ttt scant clothing, losing the house ittd contents. --At*the trial of Captain Ashmond, of tho Salvation Army, at Joliet, for disturbing tho peace byjjjprnding the streets and causing a I disturbance, the jury brought in a verdict of 1 guilty, and he was fined $10 and costs. | --Glanders in a malignant form has broken out among the horses in the vicinity of Lisbon, fifteen miles west of Jolietr*-^ Four diseased horses belonging to one inaa | were ordered shot. An epidemic is feared. | --J. H. Clark, of Pittsburgh, Pa., or 1 Fort Pierre, Dakota, left Cairo last week 1 with forty dollars belonging to a house at | which he had been boarding. It is learned he shot and killed himself at Villa Ridge. | --During the crneh at the murder trial in progress in the Court House at Dixon, last week, the stair rail was wrenched off and a number of persons were seriously injured. Five women afterward fainted in the court­ room. --Great excitement prevails at Kewanee on the exposure of an attempt to burn tho notion store of Becker & Young, who oc­ cupied the first floor of a frame building in the center of one of the best business blocks. --Dr. Ed Ellis, son of the late Col. E. F. W. Ellis, who was killed in the Southern rebellion, at the head of his regiment, has been- arrested at Rockford for burglaiy and larceny. While drunk he broke into a den­ tist's office and took several tools. •--Hamilton A. Fotman, Cashier of the Duquoin Bank and City Clerk at that place, has received his commission as National Bank Examiner for Southern Illinois and the entire State of Missouri, placing 100 national banks under his supervision. --The remains of Thomas Gordon, who died at Boone, Iowa, arrived at Galena, his former home, and were interred in Green­ wood. In early years, and up to 1874, "Tomw Gordon, as he was known, was prominent in the Upper Mississippi region as a contractor and wholesale grocer, of Galena. --The final arrangements to have tho Press Association of Illinois go to Cen­ tralia at their next meeting have been per­ fected. and a letter from Secretary Clapp announces that they will be there on the | 23d to 25th of February. Sadler's Opera 1 House will be used for the meetings. 1 --A few months ago Mrs. Charlotte Ber- J lein, residing twelve miles from Sullivan, charged James M. Kennedy, a wealthy neighboring farmer, with a criminal /issan^ with intent to commit rape. The jury has | sentenced him to imprisonment for four j months and fined him $700. 1 --The Superintendent of the Sunday | School and a prominent member of tho J Methodist Episcopal Church at Pesotum, J has eloped with a young Rlrl of the neigh* J borhood. He was a member of (he last Grand Jury, and tried to have several of his neghbors indicted for playing outdoor games 4 Sunday. -a --A brilliant meteor passed over Galena f about 9 o'clock one night recently, illumin- | ating the whole heavens. It came from tho | west, and is described by tboso who saw if | as being about two feet in diameter and J emitting millions of sparks. Ita appear- I once created no little consternation among | star-gazers. .a --Charles W. Briggs, recently from In- if dianupolis, paid court to Miss Ella Young, j at Bondvill?, but her mother kept her locked 1 in her room. Mrs. Young went to an even- I ing revival meeting. Briggs also being- ,'•) there, she felt safe; but on returning home, she found a friend of Briggs* had conveyed | her daughter ti Champaign, from whenco they fled southward. a ISSC;