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ILLINOIS. HEWS OUST. mbmmm * Important HappantngB in Evwy of th« Civil- tn«» Very Latest Intelligence Flashed Over the Tele* * graphic Wires. v. 1 ... -4 LATEST DISPATCHES. A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN OHIO. The Floor of a Hall Given Way--Miny Killed and Wounded. THE town of Rusbsylvania, near Bslle- fontaine, Ohio, vu on Friday the scene of j N. I., to fire font bolleta into hex bead sad then to kill himself. by sbani «• Tnti«ty. He istttft • ti fight «iy world la a.abctean.fotii ring or Haungtrfa of Qm $10,000 a ride. Kilrain preferred. EDITOR B. F. DILLET of Kingston, Pa., who disappeared a few weeks ago, and *ho was supposed to be murdered, is in Denver, Colo. AN assignment has been made by F. D, Blake & Co., wool commission merchants, at New York. The liabilities are estimated Ijom $100,000 to $150,000. THE two men arrested in New York charged with swindling Millen & Co., of Chicago, have been identified as the per­ sons who swindled Brooklyn hotel-keepers oat of $2,000. • MRS. ABBY H. CONNORS has bee* held fift' $5,000 bail for trial, at Maiden, Mass., on a charge of manslaughter, in causing the death qf her daughter, Mrs. Lottie A. James, who was the victim of Christian science treatment. JEALOUSY of his wife prompted William J, Bullock, a respected citizen of Newark, t terrible accident. While a school exhi­ bition was in progress in a public hall the floor gave way with a frightful crash. It to sink iu the center, funnel- and the entire audience went in a surging mass to the ground, a see of twenty feet. Many women and children were killed and wounded. The ijralls did not fall in, or the calamity would have been much worse. A, number of ladles and children were taken out, some Wt them unhurt, with their clcAhing torn completely off of them. * THE GALLOWS. Murderers Pay the Extreme Penalty of the Law. 1 - Six executions occurred in different parts Of the country on Friday last. At Fort Smith, Arkansas, Jack Crow, /George lloss, and Owen D. Hill, all negroes with Indian blood, were hanged for murders committed in Indian Territory; at Orange­ burg, South Carol ins, Jack Prater, a ne- JTO, was hanged for killing Andrew Jack­ son, also a negro; at Columbia, South CaroHha, Jasper Davis was hanged ifor killing his wife, and at Leonardtown, Maryland, John B. Biscoe, colored, was fcanged for killing Captain B. P. Dixon. SENTENCED FOR LIFE. •lllinc* Gets the Extreme Penalty of the Law. No HSW trial and no stay of execution is the decision in the case of Billings, oon- wieted of murder in the second degree for the killing of Kingsley, at Waverly, Iowa. Judge Buddick sentenced Billings to im- atfor life at hard labor in the torn Penitentiary, and in doing so re­ marked that the only mistake the jury made Was in Catling to find a verdict of murder IB the first degree. An appeal will be f- v liken, the bail bond being $8,000. • - « ' v r 5 * The Pope's Pronuncfamento.® • A DISPATCH from London conflttttslih# atatement that the Pope has issued a de- «fee condemning the plan of campaign in Ireland. His Holiness affirms that he haa done this because he is convinced the plan is illegal. The mass of the Home- Rulers am Roman Catholics, and it is probable Oat they will submit to the decree, or at laact profess to do so. The Dublin Free­ man's Journal, indeed, counsels them to ; 46 so, and "to receive the Papal decree j w.th profound respect and loyalty to Rome." j !%•• Can Go Through a Bridge. '"i ' ' "QUITE a serious wreck occurred on the ; ̂ Iforlington and Missouri Biver Road, two ! •Bias from Alma, Neb. The engine of the j •sat bound passenger train had passed * aafely over a bridge, which gave way im­ mediately afterward, and the mail and ex- prea* eats went down with IL One man : wfcakilied and fire injured. !§».*!£ * Sick Men. ' ' * " A WASHINGTON dispatch at Saturday announces the serious illness of Jtfdge Thomas If. Oooley, Chairman of the Inter- state Commerce Commission. , A BEHLIH dispatch of Saturday reports , ^Dnrtinued improvement Of the sick Em- i |teror's condition, and hopes were indulged ; it his ultimate recovery. HENRY WOODS' chemical paint factory at Lake Crossing, Mass., was burned. Loss, $150,000. FIRE at 47 and 49 Walker street, New York, caused a loss of $120,000. FIRE at Manayunk, Pa.̂ caused a loss of $30,000, THE Atlantic Machine Works at Boston burned. Low, $150,000. TARIFF TALK IN THE HOUSE. v ; |v. :fpe«Uei by Representative* Brewer and w Ford of Michigan, Guff or West Virginia, and Landes of Illinois. BEYOND the passing ot seventeen pension hills, the House did nothing bat talk on **•<• tariff, at its session on April 27. Mr. Brewer ot - Michigan opened the debate. He advocated t protective system as one which tended to Increase the wages ot labor, and in support ot - aispropr-" - WEST. JOHN A. RICE, proprietor of ttie Tre- mont house in Chicago, and a widely known hotel man, is dead. A MOTION for a new trial in the case of Fotheringham against the Adams Express Company has been made at St. Louis. HENRY HERRON, aged 60, was found suffocated in a shallow pool of water, near Osage, Kas. He was rich. Foul play iB feared, and a wayward member of his family is under suspicion. AFTER being out thirty-six hoars the jury in the Billings trial at Waverly, Iowa, returned a verdict of murder in the second degree, a compromise, the first ballot stand­ ing eleven for murder in the first degree and one for acquittal. A motion was en­ tered for a new trial. AT Cincinnati, Ohio, "Dr. P. F. Maley has been sentenced to one year in the oouniy jail for embezzling $3,900 from his imbecile ward, James Kelley. AN assignment has been made by Met- calf Bros. <fc Co., dealers in dry goods at Detroit. The liabilities are placed at $300,000, and the assets are estimated at the same figures. HAGOIN, the California turfman, an­ nounces that be will sell all of his year­ ling thoroughbreds at New York about the 1st of June, and that, within a year or two, he will retire from the turf. CENTRAL CITY, D. T., has been destroy od by fire. Not a store or shop was left standing, and 130 building were burned. Fifty families are left homeless. The loss is $250,000; insurance, $25,000. THE shoe shop in the Chester (111.) peni­ tentiary was burned. Loss, $75,000. . A BRIDGE on the Indianapolis and St Louis Railway, near Mattooa, HL» was burned. FIBE at New Madison, Ohio, caused a lose of $15,000. Two CONVICTS in the Jeffersonviile find.) penitentiary were fatally burned by molten iron. ; EMMA SMITH, aged 16, lighted a fire With coal oil near Dayton, Ohio. The oil ignited and the girl's dress caught fire and she ran out to the road, where she' fell ex­ hausted. Every sticth of clothing was burned, and a hole burned into her stom­ ach. She died in terrible agony. FRED MURDOCK'S farm resident, hear Lafayette, Ind., was burned. 1 THE fast freight train on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad ran! in­ to the caboose of a work-train near Birnam Wood, Wis., and fourteen men were in­ jured, four fatally. Tbe work-train pulled in on a siding near tbe station to give the main track to the fast freight, which runs through Birnam Wood without stop­ ping. The freight engine was derailed, and the cars piled up on top of each other. The engineer and .fireman of the freight train jumped off the engine and escaped Wrigh^rBhow t^t ; "irctalL F^hl^W the ratea of wage a in this country largely ex- ; ARE- A. Bock, H. Erdman, F. Ehlerf, fstdtd those of the workingmen of England. " * " " " Be was especially earnest in his opposition to •Sua free-wool clause, whieh he said would ruin •P industry which waa national in its import- ..anCe. It -waa true that there waa danger in a luge surplu " President s< farty had surplus, but not so great adaager'aa the '~4 danger 1 •» • - - - a aaager aa ident seemed to suppose. The Republican had disposed of its surplus by paying eminent bonds, while the Democratio MMurded its surplus in the treasury. Mr. of Michigan, said that the question pre- 1 now waa one of tariff reduction, not a. He ridiculed the position taken by protectionists that a high tariff increased WW wages of American workmen. No indus­ tries, he said, Khowed more poverty, more dea- litution, and more strikes amotn; their work- ingmen than those uo-cal ed protected ones, ltoterring to the claim that the home market V waa the lieat market, Mr. Ford said the result •.? vt this home-market swindle is that the farmer Is moat beautifoily deluded, Ulie high-tariff party gets his vote, the high trusts and nionopo- liatsget his money, and the farmer gets the not g»dOf the poker. Mr. Goff, of West Virginia, B&id wat he did not believe in free raw material. There was no such thing as raw material iu the " f?n*® "» which it was used in this discussion. . Voal nnmined was raw material, bat fton it was mined it was the miners' fin- ished product, and entitled to protection. It * Jaaaa much entit'ed to protection as the rioe ye ids of the South. Wool clipped from the ; itaeep waa not a raw material. It was the farm- Ml'plshed labor. In conclusion he said pro- lection had made "ths flag of the country typ­ ify au that waa great iu human uction, all that ' ?" Kr*ucl in human thought, and God only knew what it wou d do for our land if the Democratic party would let it alone." Mr. , tdmdes, of Illinois, submitted an argument ia .. Support of the bill. While heartily advocating • ib* Dill, be re rettsd that it touched th© whisky t and tobacco taxes, which, instead of being re­ ft: '• 'boald bo increased. He hoped that would pass, and that every memoir \ "b0 voted agaiubt it for the purjiose of continn- T |ng tho grantinn of enormous bounties to man- ' tifacturers would iueet with political death and -V i UouiU he l^iried uuder the bnllotio iiowmtosr |MXt below tha roburrectlon line. <• ( Struck, W. Belew, C. Parsons, and Kushel. 1 ANOTHEB result of woman suffrage In municipal affairs in Kansas is the action of the Council at Delphos in prohibiting bil­ liard halls or pool tables in that place for the next year. This has divided the popu- lationt and created much ill-lee ling. SOUTH. A FIBE at Winona, Miss., originating in ; a restaurant, caused a loss of $250,000. I A TEXAS court has deeided that traffic | associations or railway pools are contrary ! to the law of that State, and has granted an | order restraining the Texas Traffic Associ- | ation from doing business. An appeal has ; been taken to the State Supreme Court. ; EMUJ LEINBOOS, a German butcher, I hanged himself at Hoffman, Texas, because of disappointment in love. JUDGE T. B. MAKIBBEK, of Campbell County, Ky., was found dead in his board­ ing-house in Newport, Ky., with a half- empty bottle of chloral by his bedside. He was a hard drinker. THE Louisiana Coffin Company at New Orleans was burned; loss $40,000. AT Blackville, S. C., the dwelling house of Louis Stroman was consumed, and of bis children were roasted to death. EAST. THBOCKMOBTON a CHANDLER, WHO fc**e been conducting a bucket-shop in Philadelphia, and who formerly were in *y$?ZZi!!lS?Ydca%0> are missing, together ^th $10,000 or $12,000 of tbeir emplox* «rs money. . THROUGH the neglect and malpractiM of a eo- called faith cure doc tress in Med- Mass., Mrs. Lottie A. James and her MV-born infant died. The doctress in ie was the mother of the dead and, as the husband was absent neither " gtotntueht ira« at the meitiug oI airectory of the road inNew York. PITTSBUBO telegram: "The Edgar Thomson steel works have reopened and every department has fired up. An effort of the Knights of Labor, however, was made to prevent a full resumption of work. Pinkerton men are distributed all through the works, and Superintendent Jones claims to have done as much as he expect­ ed to-day. The knights thus far have avoided violence, but have met the men and prevented many from going to work. Most of the men are Hungarians." THB oommittee of five appointed by the anti-administration Knights of Labor at Chieago last October has issued a circular to the order, declaring that the member­ ship has dwindled from 702,000 to 240,000; that Powderly'a special call for funds for lecturers was really to keep the order out of bankruptcy, and calling on the toiehteto join the oppesition. • v^3v £ - ' FOREIGN. A COMMITTEE of eleVen members has been appointed in the French Chamber of Deputies to consider the question of revis­ ing the constitution. Of the members four oppose a revision, four desire immediate action, and live tavor revision, but are dis­ posed to side with the oabinet and postpone actum. QUEEN VICTORIA'S late visit to Berlin was not attended with any formal recep­ tion, owing to the state of the German Emperor's health, but large crowds of peo­ ple lined the route from the railway station to the palace and cheered the royal visitor enthusiastically. She was received by her daughter, the Empress, the Crown Prince, and other members of the imperial family, and driven to the Charlottenburg palace, where she paid a visit to the Emperor in his sick-room. Her Majesty was warmly welcomed by the invalid, who seemed none the worse for the excitement of her viBit. THE Count of Pahs' manifesto, to the effect that what France needs is a restora­ tion of the monarchy, falls fiat. Time was when such a promulgation would have cre­ ated a stir, but now no attention is paid to it further than to suggest to the Count that he is only making of himself a cheap imi­ tation of Boulanger. IT is a strange feature of the German Emperor's case that his life has been twice endangered by lack of mechanical skill upon the part of his medical attendants, says a Berlin dispatch. At San Remo he was near bleeding to death from the ill-adjust­ ment of a clumsy tube made for his throat. His second relapse at Berlin grew out of the fact that the tubes employed had be­ come inadequate, and until tbe same skillful hand was palled that made the in­ struments for him at San Kemo he again drifted near to cfeath. Now, with new tubes and of the lightest known material, aluminium, he has again been able to get up from his bed, but it will be noted that larger tubes have to be employed, and that the wound in the throat, instead of heal­ ing, increases in size. The diseased por­ tion is drained, but it goes deeper and deeper, removing all possibility for hope of recovery. Quarrels among the phy­ sicians in attendance have now become so great as to indicate open scandal. IT is said that 90,000 people assembled at Charlottenburg to see Queen Victoria. Her Majesty left Berlin April 26, after a three-days sojourn. Just before taking her departure she visited the tomb of Emperor William, the German Empress and her daughter accompanying her. MB. PABNEMJ is quoted by a London correspondent as saying that the restora­ tion of a parliament in Ireland is assured. He also said that Lord Randolph Church­ ill's speech was a hard blow to the Gov­ ernment. v GEORGE, secoiM son of4 the Prince of Wales, is having a good time on the quiet in the City of Mexico. He came over in a yacht, with a party of British bloods, and is doing the town incognito. GENERAL IK reply to a letter from prominent la­ dies who are interested in the promotion of the plan to present a statue of General Washington to the French Republic, and asking his indorsement and attendance at a benefit performance toward that object, the President has written the following letter: Mrs. Nathan Appleton, New Tork: Mv DEAR MAT-AM--I have received your let­ ter of the 13tb inst. setting forth tbe purpose of yourself and the distinguished ladies associ­ ated with you to raise funds for the presenta­ tion of a statue of Ueorge Washington to the French republic. I need hardly say to you that this project has my hearty commendation. It is but a fitting return for the. friendliness heretofore manifested toward us by the French pie, and it seems to me this effort of the ea of America should be seconded by every patriotic citizen. The generous offer of Mr. Steele Mackaye to give representations of his play, "Paul Kauvar," for the benefit of this cause will give an opportunity for those who deaire to aid your undertaking to combine pleasure with patriotic duty. Mrs. Cleveland will, with much pleasure, attend with me the representation to be given in this city on the 28th in at., and we both desire to express the utmost interest in the success of the plan whieh vou and your associates have in charge. Sincerely yours, GROVEB CLEVELAND. A LONDON dispatch says that MJake Kilrain accepts John L. Sullivan's chal­ lenge, and will fight him under London prize-ring rules, either in England or in America. If in America, the fight must take place west ot the Missouri. Kilrain's engagements will prevent him meeting Sul­ livan tot the next six months." ither physician, midwite, . called in. The care and > treatment ind^pensable in childbirth were i SMteeted and prayer relied upon ex- ' cnsively. A BAB ID bull-dog bit four persons in Baxter street. New York, before he was •hot, causing a panic. THE crime of enticing young emigrant g|ils from Castle Garden to houses of ill- in New York is still going on* _Goldst^in has been charged with P. B. Wells, Treasurer of th« Falls (N. Y.) Savings Bank, a de- for ffom $2,Up0 to $12,000, has ilmsiod. . ' ' L. otTEUtTAjr arrived at Boston WASHINGTON THE Senators at Washington have ex­ perienced the novel sensation of listening to a prayer by a J ewish rabbi, who ad dressed the throne of grace with his hat on. This is said to be the second instance in the history of the government when a Hebrew has offered prayer in the Senate. * RAILWAY^ formal opening of the Chtcaga.ex- tension of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Bailroad is an event of more than or­ dinary interest. It means the completion of the first and only unbroken and continu­ ous system under one control from Chicago to the Pacific coast. BUSSELL SAOE has won his suit against the Memphis & Little Bock Railroad, pending for some time in the Supreme Court of Arkansas, and the court has or­ dered the sums, amounting to $146,000, | that have been in the hands of the clerk, 1 turned over to Sage. ACCORDING to the made by President Adams at the annual meeting of stockholders in Boston, tbe policy of the Union Pacific for the year to come will be very conservative. AT present it is not in­ tended to enter upon the construction of any new lines. • „ ' ' EOSWKLL MUXES, General Manager of Uw Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul MARKET REPORTS. 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Mlueiitlea. • ;v - qu It y< Ti A knta sized sensation hss b^h «re»ted at Louisville, Ky., by the announcement that two ot the most prominent whisky merchants and distillers in that city are to be turned out of the First Christian church, the leading church of that denomination there, for declining to give up the manu­ facture ana sale of whisky. The two men in question are Bobert J. Tilford and Thomaa H. Sherley, both of the highest social and commercial standing. The action of the ohuroh in the matter has aroused a great deal of indignation among the whisky men, who are leaders in business circles and regard themselves . ite a* good Christians as anybody else, t is understood that this movement is to he followed up bv other churches, and in that event the whisky men will very likely establish a ohurch of their own. TBE KANSAS LIQUOR LAW. A Ktv Stop Taken by the Attorney Gen­ eral of UM State Which W ill Prove of Gen­ eral Interest. A new step under tbe Kansas liquor law has been taken at Wichita, Kan., which is said to be the first instance of the kind on record. v Attorney General Hallowell has filed a petition to foreclose a Hen of $3,200 on tbe property of Bosa Werner, a large brick block on tbe most prominent street of that eity. Tbe defendant, it is'claimed, knowingly rented her property to one Bode for the purpose of running what is known 8B a liquor joint. This man, January 12, was convicted of violations of the liquor law, Bent to the County Jail for over tVo ears and fined $2,€00 and costs of suit, "he importance of the suit becomes appar­ ent when it is remembered that in many of the business blocks are found these joints run by men irresponsible and as willing to be paid for staying in jail as for keeping bar. All the fines ana costs against them which have thus accumulated and noM amount to large sums will be charged upon the owner, and will no doubt be enforced by execution if the case is decided in favor of the State. t, _______ A BODY BLOW FOB ST. LOUIS. ; The Vnleatt Steel-Works Forced to R«- move Their Plant Elsewhere. A (sensation has been caused in manu­ facturing circles of St. Louis by the rumor that the rich body of iron ore at Iron Mountain and Pilot Knob has been ex- | hauBted and,tbat tbe Vulcan Steel Works ! will be removed to Cleveland. The plant is controlled by the St. Louis Ore & Steel j Company, ana its lessees are Wilcox & • Stuart. The shipments have fallen from j 22,000 tons of ore per month to 6,000.1 Seventy per cent, of the men employed! have been discharged because there is no ' work for them to do. Stores in the vicinity j have been abandoned, and the settlement, | whieh was so lively a year ago,, as only a j mining camp can be, is now exceedingly dull. The former employes are going elsewhere to seek for work, as there ie nothing for them to do at Pilot Knob. TATE'S EMBEZZLEMENTS. TheBeporttoth* Kentucky SolonaShowt • Shortage of 9230,000--Gross Negll- genee. The-report of the Commissioners hp- pointed to investigate absconding Treas­ urer Tate£ ri(M<r1iiis hpen submitted to the KentucfyXeglriature. It contains no sen­ sational disclosure?, the deficit being placed in the neighborhood of $230,000, the sum already named. This may be reduced to less than $200,000 if certain papers prove good. The report shows that the grossest carelessness prevailed in the Treasurer's office during Tate's regime of twenty years. JUDGE LBCOMPTE DEAD. The Famous Kansas Jurist Pasaes Aw<9 --Events In His Life. Judge Samuel D. Lecompte, residing at Kansas City, is dead, at the age of 74. He was buried at Leavenworth. * Judge Lecompte was a familiar figure in the stormy and troublous days of the admission of Kansas as a State into the Union. He was born on the eastern shore dt Maryland. In 1851 he was appointed Chief Justice of the Territory of Kansas by President Franklin Fierce, and served in that capacity until the admission of the Territory of Kansas as a State Into the Union. Judge 1 ̂ ecompte presided over the first Constitutional Convention held at Lecompton, a'place named after him. Latterly Judge Le> compte was in poor health, and made his home with his son in Kansas City. The Tickets Nominated, Delegates Chosen, and Resolutions The Indiana Democratio Convention assem­ bled at Indianapolis on Thursday, April 28, and speedily effected an organisation by making Charles I. Jewott chairman. Conrtland C. Mat- son, William H. Myers, W. D. Bynum and Wil­ liam Holman were named for Governor, bat on motion of Mr. Myers Mr. Matson was nominat­ ed unanimously. Mr. Myers was immediately nominated Lieutenant Governor, and Hobert W. Mlers waa chosen Secretary of State by ac­ clamation. Tne other nominatlona made were Charlea A. Munson, Auditor; Ihomaa B. Byrnes, Treaaurer; John K. Wilson, Attorney General; A. t. Uritfitha,Superintendent of Pul>- lie Instruction; John W. Kara, Reporter of the Supreme Court. Three Judges of the Supreme Court were nominated from the First, Seoond and Fourth dlstriots. These were W E. Mb- laek, George V. Howk and Allen Zollars. Daniel W. Voorheea o< Terre Haute, David Turpie of Indianapolis, John G. Shanklin of Kvansville, and John H. Bass of Fort Wayne were elected delegates to the Na­ tional | Democratic Convention at St. Louis. The platform, which was reported by Hon. William H. Knglish, cordially Indorses the ad­ ministration of President Cleveland, anJ i om- mends him to the country for re-election. It It also approves the State administration of Gov. Gray, and instructs the delegates to the St. Louis Convention to cast their votes aa a unit for him for Viee Pres.dent. The resolu­ tions deolare against stringent prohibition, and favor a welferegulated license Myatem Labor legislation of a character calculated to assure the safety and payment of the laborer, and to promote uarmony between employers and em­ ployed. is approved. Indiscriminate land grants are disapproved. The revenue and civil- tfbrvice planks arc as follows : "We are opposed to taking money from the pockets of the people and hoarding it in tue treauurv of tho.united states beyond the needs of a proper administration of the government, thus converting It into dead capital at tbe ex­ pense of the business of the country, aud en­ couraging extravagant and corrupt expendi­ tures. io the end tliat these cruel burdens be removed from the taxpayers and thut such expenditures shall cease, we insist t at tne taxes on imports be rcduced to the lowest point consistent with efficiency in the public servloe, and we demand a revision and reform of the present unjusc tariff aa recommended in the late message of the President. "The Democratio party of Indiana favors such rules and regulations for the civil service, both national and State, as will secure honest, capable, and deaervlug public officers; but where honesty, ability, and merit are equal, we believe there would be both justice and wisdom in giving preft rence to those who wonld harmonise in principle and policy with "the party having'the responsibility of administra­ tion." . Maine Republicans. Seven hundred and eighty-three delegates at­ tended the Maine Bepublican Convention at Bangor, which was presided over by Horace H. Bur bank. Horace H. Bhaw of Portland and lamuelN. Campbell of Cherryfleld wer< Presidential electors. Delegates-at-l KepuWean ConTentions in BNUuft- % VMia, Xaaiaclmsetta and OUwr : v - ' States. Indiana Democratic District Delegates . --Other Political Do- THE IMPORTATION OF FOREIGNERS. fhs President OhJeets to MM Violation ot the Contract Labor law. The letter to United States District At­ torney Galvin from President Cleveland, relating to the importation @f foreigners into the ports at Boston in violation of the contract labor law is as follows: Information has reached the Treasury De­ partment that a large number of foreigners have been brought Into Massaohuaetta nnder violation of the Contract labor law for the pur- pose of manning American flahing veaaela sent out from the ports of Gloucester, Boston and Beverly for the purpose of taking fiah along the Canadian coast. It aeema to Samuel N. Campbell of Cherryfleld were chosen Presidential electors. Delegates-at-large to Chicago were selected as follows: Charles H. Prescott, Biddeford; Joseph H. Mauley, Augus­ ta ; 8. H. Allen, '1 homaaton, and Charlea A. tiou- telle, Bangor. The platform declares for pro­ tection and denouncea the Milla bill and the President's free-trade message. -It favors the reduction of the internal-revenue tax to equal the wise expenditures of the Government. AH to Mr. Blaine the resolutions say: "The Hon. James G. Blaine, our long-trusted atatea- xiian, is deserving of the thanks of the people of Maine and of the entire na'ion for the promptness and remarkable ability and facility with which, in hi a Paris letter, he answered the free-trade manifesto of President Cleve­ land and pointed out the duty of maintaining the American industries and markets for the American people.n The other resolut ions denounce the-filibuster­ ing agalnat the retunding of the war tax, and criticise the conduct of foreign affairs by the Democratic party. The declarations of hostil­ ity to the salooaa are renewed and tbe proper adminlatration of the clvil-aervice law de­ manded. Iowa Prohlbltlonlats. Tbe Iowa Prohibitionlats met in convention at Des Moines and placed the following ticket' in the field: Secretary of State, James Miekel- walte of Milla County; Auditor of State, Mal- comb Smith of Linn Connty; Treasurer, J. L. Adams of Dubuque; Clerk of Supreme CourtL K O. Sharpeof Polk. V. 0! Farnham, J. Mlck- elwalte, D. R. Dung an, and E. W. Brady were Choaen delegates at large to the nation­ al convention, and district"* dmgatea were also chosen. They were instructed for Gen. Clinton B. Fiske> of New Jersey, for President, and J. D. Cranfinn, of Texas, for Vice 1 resident. A complete elec­ toral ticket was nominated. The Committee on Resolutions submitted a report recognizing Al­ mighty God as the rightful sovereignty of all men, from whom the first powers of govern­ ment were derived and to whose lavrs human enactments should conform; demanding the earlleat possible prohibition of the liquor traffic by both State and national constitutions, and the repeal of all crime-fostering license and tax systems; declaring that the rtiin power must be vanquished by apolitical organization, and those intrusted with enforcement ot tbe laws must be in sympathy with the 1 rinciples and sustained by a party un­ conditionally committed to the doctrine of prohibition, and that prohibitory enactments forced upon an unwilling party was prohibition in the hands of its enemies. The resolutions also protest against th? alleged cold-blooded attempts of unscrupulous demagogues to ehiela the liquor traffic by a disgusting effort to fight another Presidential campaign on the tariff issue, while the liquor problem, a thou­ sand times more vust in impoitance, ib sought to be ignored. It declmea for a reduction of both passenger and freight rates on all trunk lines; a fair count of bailota cast by prohibi­ tionists as well as other vott rs; sympathy to wage-workers in their efforts t£ better their condition; reservation of public lands for aotual settlers; prohibition of importation of paupers and employment of child labor, and lor woman suffrage. Illinois Labor Party. ' . - The State Convention of the United Laber party of Illinois met at Decatur and organised by placing W. W. Weaver in the chair. W. W. Jones, of Camargo, was nominated for Governor on the first ballot. Charles G. Dixon, of Chi­ cane, was nominated for Lieutenant Governor; Bert Stewart, of Decatur, Secretary of State; end Ueorge W. Collings, of Evanston, Btatn Auditor. Mr. Jones is a farmer and a straight Union party man ot Itepubiican antecedents. He is worth 425,00 \ is a native of Indiana, is 52 years old, a Methodist, and a strict tem­ perance mau. 1 he platform advocates the strict enforcement of all laws and obey- ance of the same, calls for a lower fctatj tax, urges that holders of mor m® qiute certain that such foreigners | gages shall be taxed on the same, that and aliens have been brought in by parties " ~ ----- in direct violation of the statute oovering auch caaes, and I believe that the importation of such foreigners tends to the displacement of American labor. I aim aware that manv ot those persons have, through the care of the officials, been returned to the ceantry from wnich they came. I therefore enjoin o: the duty of a prompt Investigation of these cases, and request that you confer with the col­ lectors of the ports of Boston and Gloucester, that prompt and effective meaanrea may be taken. The department haa ordered that apecial agents be detailed, who will report di­ rectly to you, and If you require any further members of tbe Board ot Railroad and Ware­ house Commissioners shall be elected; that m»ans of communication and transportation shall bo owned by the Government; tnat a monetary system in the interest of the producer insteal of the speculator shall be secured ; that arbitration shall t«ke the place of strikes ; that onyou 1 agraduatad in com'.) tax be established; that aaalatance It will cation. be given you upon appll- United States Senators be elected by the people; that both sexes shall have the right to vote, and that the Labor party ia a prohibi­ tion party. « s.as 0 6.00 d e.89 >!» 8.00 & 5.21 *t 6.0) •<» 6.50 .98)4 •61)* A FATHER'S BLOODY DEED. James Sasalley Kills Hie Children with an Ax and Commits Suicide. A neat deal of excitement was caused at Liokfn#, Mo., by the discovery that James Smalley, a well-known citizen and proprie­ tor of the Smalley House, had murdered his two children, aged 5 and 7, by cutting tbeir heads with an ax. He next'attacked his wife, who escaped by jumping through a window, as her insane husband had locked all the doors. 8maUey then cut his own throat and wrists with a carving- knife, and expired by bleeding to death. Neighbors broke down the doors and found all the rooms covered with blood and brains where the straggles had taken place. Smalley had become a maniac through an unaccountable fear that his family wonld go to the poor-honse, although he was possessed of considerable means. NeW Federal Officers. The following postmasters have hMn appointed by the President; nr • ~ - - City Tarry, Spring Valley. Ohio--Stephen Cramer, Batavia; James O, Lummlns, Middletown. Indiana Mary Thomaa. Garrett; John D. Alvia, Salem; Alfred Kelley, Waterloo. Wisconsin--Hiram P. Graham, Eau Claire: William H. Clark, Jr., Florence; James M, Cus­ tard, Hay ward. Mlehlcaa-Arthur A. Metcalf, Crystal FaUl; Bobert White, East Taw as; Marshall B. Frank­ lin,. Fremont; Enoch T. Mugfjord, Hart; Frank * L. Bond, Iron River; James Rutherford, Mil. ford; John Magu re, Republic; Daniel F. Bom- merbelm, Three Oaks. . Minnesota--John WetseL T.tttle Falls. Iowa--Samuel E. Carroll, Adel; Ellas L. I BrownelL Spirit Lake. 1 Missouri--Lonls Wejshler, Edina; George SL : CoiigreHslotiAl Nominations. Tenth Illinois District, Gen. Philip g. Post, Republican ; Fourth Ohio, 8. 8. Yoaer, Demo­ crat; Sixteenth Illinois, George W. Fithlan, Democrat; Twelfth Illinois, L. N. Wise, Labor; Third Maine, Voth L. Miliiken, Republican; Tenth Fennsylviinia, Horace L. Ilatde- man, Democrat; First Kansas, E. N. Morrill. Republican; Fourteenth Ohio, Charles P. Wlckhaiii, Republican ; Ninth Illinois, L. E. Payson. Republican; Seventh II- 1'nois, T. J. Hen lerson, Hepuolican; Fourth Maine, C. A. Boutelle, Republican; Seventh Kansas, E. W. Benson, Prohibition. Governor Hill It lor Cleveland. A Washington telegram says: "Col. J. B. Illinois--Fletcher A. Trousdile, Metropolitan ! ballot, ity ; Charles E. Hallock, Pecatonlca; Thomas nry, Spring V " )hio--Stephei immins, Midi *ys: Tomlinson, editor of the Omaha Democrat, kept Gov, l>av.<l B. Hill's name at the head of his editorial column fo.- some t me as bis candi- ! date for tbe Presidency. Last night having \ just leturned from Albany, where b« had a long ! conference with Go/. Hill, he telegraphed his i mtma'.'ins* editor to take Hill's name down. The j Governor told him, be sayp, that he was not : only not a candidate, but that he would willlng- i ly bead the New York delegation for Cleveland j at St. Louis." I How the MaSMChnMtU Delegate* Stand. I Boston apecial: Mxasacbuaetta' four dele- ! gates, despite Blaine's withdrawal, are for him, but in the event of this beiu'4 utterly im- /possiKilo, tbeir votes will KO to hhermun. Harri­ son or Depew, as circumstances determine, the former probably getting ttaam on the first • v. h ; „• " • PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS They Choose Vnlnatructed Dalsgatas to Chlnaffo--Blalna'i Kama Ohoerod. Jacob M. Campbell, of Cambria County, pre­ sided over the Hispubilcan State Convention at HarrUbur*. The mention of Blaine's name In the convention was londly cheered. James T. Mitchell of Philadelphia was nominated for Supreme Judge. Thomaa Dal an of Philadelphia and ?<ewia Pugh of Lackawanna were ehoaen candidates for Presidential eleotor»-at-large, and Senator M. B. Quay, Daniel H. Hastings, Nelson P. Reed and Henry W. Oliver were chosen delegates-at-lar^e to the national eon- A ention. Tbe platform, which was unanimously adopt­ ed, demands that Congress enaet such lawa aa shall secure fair elections for members of Con- grass and the electoral college; denounces the Preaident a measage and the wool clauae of the Mills tariff bill; demands tbe passage of a Just and comprebenaive pen a ion bill - condemna tbe action ot tbe Demoi-rata tn the Houae In refna- ing to paaa the direct-tax bill; declares In favor of a true clvil-aervice reform; pledgee the Re- ubmit the qnea-publican party of the State to sul tion of prohibition to a vote ot the people.' a indorses the state adminiatration of Gov. B« ,nd ea- MASSACHtTSETTS REPUBLICAN: Ddsgatm to the National Convention |Led re by Senator Hoar. The Republican State Convention of Hi chusetts aaaembled at Boston and nomin Senator George F. Hoar of Worceater, F Burden of North Attleboro, State Treat Henry 8. Hyde of Springfield, and A lanso: ^ Beard of Boston dele^ates-at-large to ttu tional Bepublican Convention. Blaine's x was wildly cheered bv tbe delegates. A form was adopted, which denounces the D cratic party as a foe to honest elections for its oppoaition to the Dakota to ll; dec- that Prealdent Cleveland has been unfai' to his civil-service reform promises; fi high license and local option and trade procity with other peoples on this contii The tariff plank declares that while th* publicans of Massachusetts "favor a p. revislon of the tariff, they oppose such revi as has for its --' ohn Evanson A Co M U&t for its primary object the abandoni of the protective principle; and they o! that The propositions made by the Democi Work Of tfco Ban«to and tha of 1f|id>»t||lsjt^a. Ta Breckinridceoopyrlglit blU was to tbe House by Mr. CoDins from the Ju Ceountttoe on Ipill M. The Dnnn free bill was also rspcrteate the Hones by the Gl»»> Ccagrresa with the eateapMon of two menta limiting the bafineSs of the •-->*««- built yeseels admitted to Anedna nJK to the foreign trade and arfmalr stoMmna them from enga«iac in tbe ooastwlse of the United States., The maiorltr 1s alao similar te that wbieh aa nied the bill whan It was log the last Congress. A port was also preaented. Tbe House apeat ttia day on the river and harbor bill, and the mittee proved that It had tbe House u. good control, for as each item! was Nad member tram the district in whieh the was located got up and moved tbe appr* tion, after explaining that that particular Rasa waa quite exeeptienal and ought to be Increased for reaaona that*dld not rapply to any otha* item, and regularly the Houae voted down tha amendment and sustained the oommittee, y";t MB. ANDKBSON, of lowa, introduced a bill 1|| the House on the 23d directing the Attorney General to institute judicial proeeeding* against tbe Union Pacific Railroad Company to enforce the forfeiture provided in the law a and other acts, and collect the moneys du§ the United States from the company. Jtfe stockholders, and officers. He is alsb directed to bring suit against the Union Faelfle and Kansas Pacific to recover the proceeds of tbe wrongful Issue off stock and bonds amountina to 175,000,000, in- tdL. 'IMr y^seds^ tto~ t we mean to keep a little ahead E WANTED, party though the meaaage of the Prealdent the Mills bill warrant the oppoaition of e citizen who prefera the welfare of his cou to that of another. " INDIANA DEMOCRATS. The Districts Choose Men FaTorabI Cleveland and Gray. Diatrlct meetings for tbe appolntmei delegates to the Democratic Kat.onal Coi tion were held throughout Indiana on th< of April. Cleveland and Gray swept the form. Tbe twenty-six delegates chosei for that ticket without reservation, altboi Instructions were given. Following ar delegates elected: First District--J. E. McCnllougb, Gibsoi William Bah HI, Jr., Vanderburg. Second--J. M. Oglin, Washington; L. B. Mul- linix, Green. Third--O. O. Btealey, Clark; Wayne Cook, Harrison. Fourth--Frank R. Dorman, Dearborn; James K. Ewinp. Decatur. Fifth--John C. Robinson, Owen; John W. Rsgedale, Johnson. Sixth--Thomas J. Newktrk, Rush; William M. Harris, Randolph. Seventh--Allen w. Conduitt, Marion; Charles G. Offul, Hancock. Eightn--Maurice Thompson. Montgomery; Perry H. Blue, Sullivan. Ninth--J. o. Sanderson, Howard; Charles B. Stuart, Tippecanoe. Tenth--Michael Fansler, Cass; D. F. Skinner, Porter. Eleventh--C. P. Cole, Jay; L. B. Fullenwider, Miami. Twelfth--Charles MoCulloefe, Allen; Andrew Baxter, De Kalb. Thirteenth--Garland E. Rose, St. Joseph; W. C* Wilaon. La Porte. cHenry, DEALER 'W&- AND TEXAS REPUBLICANS. An ValSstmcM Delegation t« Free Trade Denounced. Tbe Texaa Bepublican Convention, at Fort Worth, waa preaided over by Webater Flan­ agan. The following delegates to Chicago were chosen: At Large--John B. Rector of Auatin, A. J. Rosenthal of LaGrange, C. M. Ferguson of Richmond, N. W. Cuney of Galveston. 1. M. A. Baker, Houston; Joshua Houston, Hunts ville. 2. G. W. Burkett, Palestine; Alexander As- berrv, Calvert. 3. Webster Flanagan, Henderson; L. B.Fisher. Tyler. 4. Samuel Wright, Paris: John Coffie, Sulphur Springs. 5. H. M. Spaulding, Denton^ J. W. Hearne, Sherman. 6. J. P. Alexander, Fort Worth; C. F. Aller- man, Dallas. 7. lt B. Rentfree, Brownsville; H.C. Ferguson, Bicbmond. 8. A. G. Johnson, Columbus; M. M. Morgan, LaGrange. 9. W. T. Crawford, Cameron; W. H, Blunt, Brenham. 10. J. C. Degress, Austin; E. fi. Terrel, San Antonio. 11. ltobert F. Campbell, El Paso; W. E. Mor­ ton, Weatherford. The delegation atands sixteen white and ten colored. It is thought to be about equally di­ vided in first preferonce between Blaine and Sherman. T. B. Hanna, of Denison, and A. J. Evans, of San Antonio, were nominated for eltctors-at- large. The question of nominating a State ticket was relegated to a special committee of thirty-three, who were instructed to meet at Austin, Aug. 28, and put a full State ticket in the field. The platform condemns the free-trade doctrine and sentiments expressed in the President's message; favors tariff for protec­ tion; demands special protection for'the wool industry, and indorses the Blair educational bill. OTHER POLITICAL CONTENTIONS. New Tork Union Labor Party. The sub-committce of tbe Executive Com­ mittee of the Union Labor party met at Syra­ cuse and named J. J. Junio of Syracuse and J. J. Hoyt of Jamestown delegates-at large to tbe Cincinnati convention. A. J. Streeter of Illi­ nois, Chairman of the National Committee, was prominently mentioned for President and Gen­ eral Master Workman Powderly for Vice Presi­ dent. Resolutions were passed demanding Ahat the Secretary of the Treasury at once call in and redeem »iu0,0< 0,000 of Government bonda In order to help business, and naming May 8 as the day for choosing delegates by Congres­ sional districts to tbe national convention at Cincinnati. _______ Arizona Republicans. The Arizona Republican Territorial Conven­ tion adopted resolutions favoring protection and condemning the Democratic administra­ tion for disregarding its pledges to the Terri­ tories in the matter of appointments and Its an­ tagonism to ailver. The sentiment of the con­ vention was atrong for Blaine. S. F. Eggera and L. H. Goodrich were chosen delegates to tha Chicago convention. : Georgia Prohibltlonlsjka. " The Georgia Prohibition Conventtorf WCtf "pre­ sided over by A. A. Mnrpby. Bam Small and other Prohibition leaders made stirring speeches. A delegation of twenty-four waa Z*. "twfe -- "Vou would vote for it and . at th# same time you would vote to give thatfe cheaper cheroots and cigarettes." i Laugh te# and applause on the Democratic side. | Co>% tinuing, Mr. McMillin declared that the causit' of tiie immense surplus in the Treasury was that the people have been taxed beyond reaq onable demands. We are drawing money fror commerce and locking it up in the Treasury such a rate that it is only a question or tim| when stringency will set in. We robbing not only commerco of its lift blooi but the people of the means of pay£ ; ing taxes to their governments. Mr. But^. rows (Mich.) waa the next speaker. He da* elared that if Congress revised the tariff acfe cording to the President's proposition, leavinc . untouched the internal revenue 8»»tem, no| only would the protective system be deatroyedi but the nation would be oat on tho highway of free trade. The pending measure stood witty* ' out a parallel in the history of American legis* 1 lation. Conoeived in darkneas, brought fortS in secreey, its parentage carefully concealed^ it waa at laat laid at the door of the Commltte# ' on Wava and Means, where the majority toon it up as tenderly as though It waa a legitimate offspring, hurriedly brought it into the Housa, to be adopted by the Democratic party ant nursed by the harlot of free trade. It expoaef; to foreign aasault many of oar principal ixfr^ dustriea. MB. VOOBHSES occupied the floor of the Se; r ate on April 25, and spoke at length in repl; to the recent speech of Mr. Ingalls. Mr. VooSS hees began by declaring that the Republicafi party leader*, driven by madness to suicld# • • af and hari-kari, were going before the Amerioi peonle opposing every reduction of taxea en* copt those paid by tobacco and ulcoholic apin»'. it», and concluded by saying that the veralc of the American people in November would o that there had been honest, capable govs Pennsylvania Republican Clube. A convention of tbe Republican elnbe of Pennsylvania was held at Lancaster, and orga­ nized a State branch of tbe National League. Resolutions were adopted reaffirming the Re­ publican i-tate platform and pledging the clube to aid the regular party machinery in campaign work, and condemning the importation of cheap foreign labor. Stafford, Kahoka; K. P. Christopher M. Hellibrand, Popla H. Shelley, Princeton; Otho 3. Hurley, Sevan Peddleord, Palmyra: " ~ Bluff; Joel Political Notes. A woman baa bean choaen in Kansas as a delegate to the National Prohibition Conven­ tion. A bill granting a franchise for a bridge over the Hudson niver between New York and Jer­ sey City has passed tbe lower houae at Albany. In the New York Senate the bigh-llqoer licenae bill waa naaadd by the narrow majerttqr of 17 to Iff. The bill had alraadv passed toe House. Bayne respectively. _____ Florida Republicans. Tbe Florida Republican State Convention met at Palatka, and, after a long and bolster- oua session, chose these delegates to the Chi­ cago convention: W. L. Ledwith (white). Samuel Petty (colored), E. R. Gundy (white), and J. W. Mitchell (colored). Alternates were alao elect­ ed. The delegates were not instructed, but are known to be favorable to either Sherman oar Blaine. POLITICAL itCK-UPS. Oen. Banks to Retnrn to Congress. Washington telegram: "The venerable Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks ia in Washington settling up bis accounts as United States Marahal. an office which he has held for the laat four years. Although his hair is white and hia face is' wrinkled, the General is exceedingly vigorous and takes an active interest in political affaire. He expecte to be elected to the next House Of Representatives as a Republican candidate." The Chief Justiceship. Th'e lateat gossip from Washington regarding the Chief Justiceship is that the Prealdent haa deeided to appoint Juatice Field of California; that Minister Phelpa ia to flu the vacancy cre­ ated by Jrstice Field's promotion, and that ex- Ma vor Cooper of New York will be appointed Minister to England. "Blaine or BaetP' A Topeka dlapatch says: "The oounty oon- ventlons thus far held in Kansas, aa well as the drift of sentiment that comes through thenews- papersand politicians, have aettledbeyondall ns aa a body cavil the fact that the Republic ana . are for Blaine first, laat, and all the time. 'Blaine or buitl" It is Ofeerty for Indian Commissioner. It Is said that John H. Oberly of Httnois Will be appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to succeed Mr. Atkins, whose resignation is in tha hands of the President. ' m ment, and that it must continue. The Housa adopted a resolution from tho Ways and Means Committee liming the general debate on thb tariff bill to aeventeen days, with two evening aessions weekly, the time to be equally di­ vided between the two partiea. Tbe debate wall then opened by Mr. Jbynum, of Indiana, whO said he believed that cuBtoics duties shoul$ be levied to meet the current, ordinary en»; penses of tbe Government, and that any extras ordinary expenses should be met by fci-> resort to internal taxes. The great troubia with the country was the want of market. Tear down the wail that had been built arcund the coast, give American labor a chance to compete with foreign labo^ and it could take care of itself. It needed no otber protection. Mr. Browne of Indiana en* pressed himself as not in tbe least frightened- at tbe plethoric condition of the National' Treasury. The accumulating revenue might be used for tbe people's iienefit. Tbe national debt might be gradually paid off, the merchant marine might be built up, harbor and coast defenses might be constructed, a navy might be provided, and a grateful people might ten* der to the old aoldiers who saved the country a parting benediction. That a surplus existefll was an evidence of national prosperity. That it had been gathered into the treasury without oppression or complaint was an evidence that the protective system was a just one. Mr, Dockery, of Missouri, said he would waive kl| Objections to the protective system if the . publicans could Bhow that it benefited the la» boring men of the country. But they could nqjt* do so. On the contrary, many unpiotected iif. dostries paid their employes higner wages than • Were paid to laborers in protected establish* ments. He bad statistics to show the immenso bonus which the protective tariff put into tha pockets of tbe manufacturers, but which diiff not go into tbe pockets of the workingmen. Th£>. (senate passed the Houss bill giving to the cit# > of Grand Forks, D. T., the right to build two free bridges across the Red River of the Nort' The conference report on the joint resolution f< a conference of American nations was rejects by the Senate and a new conference ordered. • WHEN the Senate resumed consideration ot tho railroad land forfeiture bill April 36, Mr. Palmer took the floor and argued againat aQ the amendments as to the lands granted to tlit State of Michigan for railroad purposes and by the Governor of that btate deeded to the LakO Snperior Ship Canal Company. He declared that every proceaa under tne original grant had been known to the canal company as irreg­ ular, and that the company enly hoped that time would cure ita title and that continnancO in posaeasion would give to it right? which it . eould not claim nnder the law. Mr. Palme*: scored the Lake Superior Ship Canal Company*, and showed up tbe aohemes to di«i osseaa set* tiers of their claima. The Senate passed a bin granting a right of way 100 feet in width to tho Kanaaa City and Pacific Railroad through tho' Indian Territory (tbe company to pay S18 h- uiUe per annum for use of the nation or tribe of Indians whose land is taken), and appro* printing JHHI.000 additional for the completion of a public building at Wichita Kas. The tariff debate was continued in the House, Me Buchanan, of New Jersey, beins the first speaker. He opposed the bill as being a direot blow at all tbe industries in his district, and . predicted that it would Increase the surplus bp stimulating importation. Mr. Hudd, of Wis­ consin, said that the Democratic party h»A placed its shoulders against the car of tariff reform, and would propel it to the end of tho journey. He denied that the bloated system of protection bad indeed protected Amerioap \ labor. There had been strikes innumerably resulting in the last two vears in a loss of tt0«r * 030,00J. Remarks in favor of the bill were made by Mr. Heinphlll, of South Carolina, and ; in oppoaition by Mr. Oaborne, of Pennayl* vania. _ He Was Not Engaged. 1 Manager--I tell you what I would / like--something new in two acts oil Henry VIII. Playwriter--That's an old tvbjeei' Don't believe I could do it. Bujfc (brightening) I tell you what I will do» I'll give you a play in four acta o{| Henry IV., which will amount to thp same thing. * LOVE ia like the measles; we ca^ \:' , have it bad but once, and the later is life we have it the tougher it goes wittl , us.--The Earth. AT Professor Lee's lecture.' Profefi* s ' sor--Under tho law of entail, in casi^ls' there ia no eldest son to inherit, tlfli whom does the land next descend ft* Bright young junior--To the otheir s o n s . ( F f t o b j ^ • % Spectator. , r y