A CANADIAN FOLK-SONG,
The doors are shut, the windows fst;
Outside the gust 1a driving past,
Qutside the shivering ivy clings,
‘While on the hob the kettle sings,
Margery, Margery, make the tea,
Bingeth the kettle merrily,
The stresms are hushed up where they
flowed,
The ponds ard frozen along the road;
The eattle are housed in shed and byre,
While singeth the kettle on the fire
Margery, Margery, make the tea,
Singeth the kettle merrily,
The fisherman on the bay in his boat,
Shivers and buttons up his coat;
The traveller stops at the tavern door,
And the kettle answers the chimney’s roar,
Margery, Margery, make the tea,
Bingeth the kettle merrily.
The firelight dances upon the wall,
Footsteps are heard in the outer hall;
A kiss and a welcome that fill the room,
And the kettle sings in the glimmer and
gloom,
Margery, Margery, make the tea,
Bingeth the kettle merrily.
A ———————————————
ELEANOK™ REVENGE
The pretty village of Camden was |
less crowded than usual, this summer;
but why, no one could tell,
The cosy little hotel was as neat and
inviting as formerly, while the brook
was actually sighing at the non-appear-
ance of the anglers, who annually re-
lieved it of some of the golden-backed
fish with which its waters swarmed,
Nevertheless, the fow guests at the
hotel managed to pass their time quite
pleasantly and none more so than pale,
delicate Eleanor Thorn. Left an or-
phan at an early age, the loss of par-
ent’s care and affection had been well
supplied by the unselfish love of her
aunt, stately Mrs, Chase. My heroine
at the time was by no means pretty.
Tall, slendor,an almost pallid complex-
jon—the result of illness—short hair,
of a decided reddish cast. But her
eyes, no one could deny, were truly
bedutiful. They were of a deep violet
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nor deeply in love with Dr. Merton,and
he, on his part having giving her every
cause to think the fecling was returned.
On the evening previous to their re
turn to London, Eleanor and George
strolled off for a walk, ad usual.
“I leave for London to-morrow, Blea~
nor.”
“Yes, so Mr, Dalton said,” was the
almost inaudible reply:
*‘Shall you miss me; daclmg, or re-
gret my absence?’
And the dark eves were bent on hers.
The burning blush which suffused her
cheeks was answer sufficient.
**1 shall miss your loving looks when
far away, my Eleanor, he sald.
And placing his arm around the
trembling, happy girl, he imprinted a
There was
should proudly claim her for
his bride. But her faith in him needed
no such declaration,
Returning to the hotel, the four chat-
ted pleasantly for a short time.and then
separated to their rooms, Half an hour
later, all were wrapped in slumber, and
when Eleanor awoke in the morning,
her lover had gone.
For days and weeks she watched for
the promised letter, which never came,
till, late in the autumn, they too re-
turned to the city. Still Eleanor re-
ceived no word nor call from her quon-
dam lover, and the pvor girl felt that
death alone would bring balm to her
broken heart,
Flve years later, and in the elegant
drawing room of Mrs. Chase's residence
were gathered wealth and beauty, Bril-
liantly the light fell on noble and hand-
some men, on ‘women all beauty and
bloom.” But queen of them all stood
the beautiful woman in whose honor
the ball was given.
Could it be possible that five years had
wrought that marvelous change in the
once plain Eleanor? The pallor of her
face had given place to a skin of marble |
whiteness, relieved by a delicate ping |
on the cheeks. Her hair, once fed, was
hue, fringed with long jetty lashes, In
manoers she was quiet and shrinking, |
but withal possessing an amount of |
pride and self-possession unexpected in |
one so young. To this quiet country |
place her aunt had brought her in the |
hope of re-establishing her health, and
80 far had met with most gratifying re-
sults,
One afternoon about th.
August, there stepped from the train
at the Camden station two gentlemen, |
Dr. George Merton and his friend, Ed- |
ward Dalton, or, as he was more famil- |
larly termed by his friend, Ned.
Young Merton was the son of a Lon- |
dou physician. He was tall and slight,
with raven curls, eyes black as mid- |
night, with a cold look in them, which
at times could change to one of almost |
womanly tenderness, full lips almost |
concealed by a heavy moustache, His |
companion was in looks much his infe- |
:
i
middle of |
rior, but in truth and nobleness far
above him. {
‘Not to this life-forsaken place, I |
hope,” said the doctor, :
“Yes,” replied Ned; “if you want |
fishing this is the place.” |
**About all there is to recommend it,
I should judge.” :
“Well, what do you expect in a small
country place?”
“I am too entirely done up to contest
the question with you, old fellow; we'll
postpone the argument until some otYer
time.”
“*Yery well,” replied young Dalton, |
“Wait till you have been here fora few
days, yow’ll think difféerently,”
“Oh!” drawled the doctor; ““wonder
if there are any pretiy girlsfoget up a
flirtation with?”
*Of course your first thought is for
the women.
“It may be all very fine pastime for
you, but, by Jove! I wouldn't like to
answer for all the broken hearts laid to
your charge.”
Having by this time arrived at the
hotel, they immediate sought their
rooms, nor again appeared till evening,
“Mrs, Chaso, this is indeed a great
pleasure, Allow me to present my
friend, Dr. Merton.”
This meeting took place in the din.
ing room. Eleanor, entering at this
moment, was duly presented to the two
young men, her pale face turning crim-
son as she met the quizzical gaze of the
fastidious doctor, The evening passed
most pleasantly, Young Merton was
all affability and vefy attentive to the
unsophisticated Eleavor.
At an early hour they parted, Elea-
nor, with flushed cheeks and sparkling
eyes, going directly to her mirror, lato
which she gazed long and earnestly,
“I am not so homely to-night,” said
the fascinated girl; ‘‘at least, Dr. Mer-
ton toid me twice that I was not.”
So, resting her cheek upon her hand,
she fell nto a deep reverie, of which
heartless George Merton was the
theme.
“Who is that litte red-headed fright?”
laughed young Merton, as he lazily
puffed his Havana,
“‘Seems to me that you were very. at-
tentive to the little fright,*’
“Well, by Jove! she is green; toox
every word in downright earnest; splen
did prospents for a summer flirtation,
Now don’t look so savage, Ned; she'll
got over it sometime. Must go to bed
and dream of my new love. Good-
night, old boy. Pleasant dreams,
and compliments were refewed. Days
of a deep golden brown. Her crown.
ing beauty, her eyes, alone remained
unchanged,
Among the last guests announced |
were Dr. Merton and Edward Dalton, |
At the mention of Merton's name,
glanee at her niece. But the calm ans.
ish passion of her girlhood trcubled her
no more, {
i
As the doctor approached, he looked i
* Not that beautiful creature, Ned? |
3
cannot be possible, |
“Quite true, I assure you; somewhat |
80 desperately with five years ago.”
They were duly presented, and step-
ped aside to make room for others,
Gally the time passed, and the even-
ing was almost over ere the doctor
found an opportunity, of again ap-
proaching Eleanor,
**I hear you have been abroad for
some time, Miss Thorn,”
“Yes, You remember the summer
we met at Camden, doctor?”
“Yes,” he faltered.
“Aunt and I sailed for Italy that |
autumn and remained there five years.”
*“Then I flatter myself that you have
not forgotten that summer five years
ago?” inquired the doctor,
“Oh, nol It is indelibly emgraven
upon my memory."
But astute as was the man as her side,
he could not interpret the strange look
that accompanied the words,
**May I, then, claim the privilege of
an oid friend, and call on you?” he
asked, fixing a tender gaze upon ber,
“Certainly, doctor; let there be no
formality between us,”
Eleanor was now claimed for a prom-
ised dance, and the doctor saw no more
of her that evening,
Eleanor’s invitation was eagerly ae-
cepted and the following evening found
Merton seated in Mrs. Chase's draw-
ing-room, with Eleanor by his side,
Before leaving the house he had ob-
tained her consent to drive with him
the following day. Then came balls,
‘parties, operas, In quick succession,
Never was season 50 gay, and gayest
of all was queenly Eleanor Thorn,
chaperoned by ber indulgent aunt, and
invariably accompanied by Dr. Mer.
fou, .
One evening he called, and was sur-
prised on being told that Miss Thorn
was engaged and could not see him,
The following evening he received a
similar rebuff.
As he descended the steps of her
house, he encountered his friend, Ned.
“Out out'at last?" sald Ned.
“What do you mean?" he fiercely de-
manded,
“Why, haven’t you heard that Miss
Thor 18 soon to be married to a. for-
eign gentleman of High birth? He has
just arrived from Italy,”
**I do not believe it! It 18 false!
Bat the pallid lips and cheeks told
that it was not received as an idle tale,
“Come with me, If you want proof,”
said his friend. :
A few moments later, they entered
the theatre, Seated In one of the lower
| boxes was Eleanor, radiant, and spark-
ling with jewels. By her side, with.
dyes fixed lov upon her, was a tall,
Tarning her head, she encountered
(he burning gaze of George Merton.
En
and whispered something to him,” He
followed the direction of her eyes, and
encountered those of his rival.
Almost maddened by the sight, Mer
ton rushed from the building, nor paused
until he reached his own room.
On the following evening be called at
Mrs, Chase's, and hsked for Miss
“Thorn. After w few minutes had slap.
sed she entered: the room, logking, if
possible, more than ever beautiful to
the eyes of the infatuated young man.
‘Eleanor, what means this flirting?
Darling, yeu can never know the agony
I have endured the last two days.”
He attempted to raise her hand tohis
lips, Quick as thought she snatched it
from his.
**Miss Thorn, what do you mean? Is
my love nothing to you? For, my dar.
ling, I love worship you. For you I
would peril my salvation. Oh, Elea-
nor, tell me the rumors I hear are
false. By the right of my great love 1
demand an answer.’
Pale as a marble statue stood Elea-
nor,
“Say but that you love me, and on
earth I ask no other boon,’
Calmly turning upon her suppliant
suitor Eleanor said—
“Fortunately for me, doctor, your
words are spoken just five years too
late, Neither you nor I have forgotten
that summer, when, a foolish, trusting
chud, I based my happiness on the pro-
mises and words of love you poured in-
to my ears. I thought Iloved you then;
to-day proves the falseness of the sup-
position, Marry you! I loathe, abhor
youl I then swore, child as I was, that
by every woman’s art I would bring
you to my feet an humble supoliant,
Nature endowed me with beauty; and
with that beauty I chained you to my
side. For five years I have looked for-
ward to this hour of sweet revenge.
Gol I spurn you; and every nightof my
life I shall thank God for having spared
wife of such a man.
to-day I shall marry the gentleman you
Saw with me last night.”
Without one look of pity for the
Staggered, balf-maddened by her
words, George Merton stood gazing up-
on the door. through which she had
passed. He hurrried from the house
with deep curses on his lips and agony
in his heart. He could not but feel,
however, {hat hus cruel conduct had
been fully rewarded by the scorn and
contempt of the girl with whose affec-
tions he had played so heartlessly. But
when, a week after he read the an-
nouncement of her marriage, he felt
how terntibly bitter indeed was Elsanor’s
Revenge,
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A Lord Who Fergot His Trousers,
During his journey north, Lord Salis
bury, the Conservative leader in the
House of Lords, changed his costume
for a full Highland rigout, intending it
as a delicate compliment to the land of
the kilt. But when he 10ked at him-
liad cut his petticoats, or whatever they
are called, too short. So he made up
He changed his upper garments, and
then sat down for a few moments to
read up his speech. This sent hum to
sieep. He only woke up with a start
window bowing, and this was how he
was dressed: He had full Highland
costume as far as the waist; above was
a short and swallowed-tailed coat, and
the entire edifice was crowned with a
chimney-pot Hat, upon whi¢h hs had
sat down without noticing it, His lord-
ship's horror when he stepped on the
platform and felt the keen wind cutting
his bare legs changed to absolute agony
when his'valet appeared scrambling out
of the carriage with a pair of trousers
in his hands, waving them wildly, and
exclaiming: ‘“‘My lord, my lord, you've
forgotten these,”
Sleeping on Duty.
An instance is reported from Colum
bus, Ind., of a railroad engineer falling
asleep while at his post, in consequence
of working two nights without rest.
His locomotive, it seeins, ran twelve
miles without the usual control. For
tunately, in this case no damage tee
sulted, the engine stopping of itself for
want of water, Many accidents, how-
ever, have occurred, some of them of a
terrible sort, by the propensity of over
taxed engineers to fall sound asleep
while on duty.
One particularly lamentable catas
trophe arising from this happened a
few years ago in connection with an
English express. The engineer had
brought his train to a halt at night, in
consequence of rome trivial derange-
ment of the mechanism, and in a ball
asleep condition started backward at
full speed instead of going forward.
He slept soundly and was only’ aroused
after his train came into violent collis
fon with another that followed it
remarkable carelessness, The oral of
it is that railroad compaties are ofter
gailty ot keeping men who ple
ally exhausted ju a position of peculia
reponse ah fa a4 Bf aid Hp an
To neo the of God
wd fo trust it in the, future. as ti
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FEE ely
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Afietion,
as it strikes.
When you introduce a moral lesson
let it be brief,
Labor has bitter roots, but sweet
fruit as well,
That which thon t
do it nct thyself,
There are epidemics of nobleness as
well aw of disease.
hike the ironsmith, shapes
lamest in another,
1
It is better foi a young man to blush
than to turn pale.
Our greatest good, and what we can
least spare is hope.
It is not ealling your neighbor names
that settles a question.
He who gives fair words feeds you
with an empty spoon,
Fiction pleases the more in propor-
tion as it resembles truth.
Three things to govern—your tem-
per, tongue and conduct.
Three things to admire—inteilect
diguity and gracefulness,
~ Three things to wish for—health,
friends and a contented spirit,
~~ Whatever may be said about luck, it
is skill that leads to fortunes,
By reading you enrich the mind, by
conversation you polish it,
Honor demanded is worthless, as in.
sult underserved is hurtless,
Three things to avoid — idleness,
loquacity and Sippant jesting,
To know and not have the ability to
perform is doubly unfortunate,
Faith and hope themselves shall die,
while deathless charity remains,
Recollection 18 the only paradise from
which we cannot be turned out.
Great passions necessarily eX pose
their possessor to great sacrifices,
Good will, like a good name, is got
by many actions, and lost by ene.
Did universal charity prevail, earth
would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
Patience In low times 1s an excellent
teacher, and hope bears up the soul,
Three things to cultivate — good
books, good friends and good humor,
A talent may be perfected in soli-
tude; a character only in the world,
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Industry has annexed thereto the
fairest fruits and the richest rewards,
We find self-made men often, pat
self-unmade ones s good deal oftener.
No woman is educated who 18 not
equal to the successful management of |
a family.
Wealth legitimately acquired is val-
unable, and 1t is only valuable when thus
acquired,
The key of fate is in our own hands;
we often unlock it and then throw the
key away,
Act well at the moment, and you |
have performed a good action for all |
elermily,
A rash man is liable to break out any
moment, no matter how he may feel
about it.
it is sald that every other demon ate
tacks in the front, but slender assaults
from behind,
One true friend adds more to eur hap.
piness than a thousand enemies to our
unhappiness,
I know no such things as genius said
Hogarth, genius is nothing but labor
and diligence.
Emotion is the bud, not the flower;
and never is it of value until it expands
mito a flower.
We attract hearts by the qualities
we display; we retain them by the
qualities we possess,
Laws are like cobwebs, which may
catch small flies, but let wasps and hor-
nets break through,
Nothing more quickly consumes the
vigor of life than the violence of the
emotions of the mind.
While un word 1s yet unspoken you
are master of it. When it is once spo-
ken it is master of you.
The ignorant man hath no greater
foe than his own ignorance, for it de-
stroyeth where it liveth,
Pride is a vice, which pride itself in-
clines every man to find in others, and
to overlook in himself,
He that will make a good use of any
part of his life must allow a large por-
gion of it to recreation.
To develop in each individual all the
perfection of which he is susceptible, is
the object of education.
The reason why men succeed who
mind their own business is because
there is so little competition.
Make people lappy, and there will
not be half the quarreling ora tenth
part of the wickedness there is.
One dies twice; to cease to live is
nothing, but to cease to love aud be
foved is an insupportable death.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting
talents, which, in prosperous circum.
stances would have lain dormant,
Humility, sweet as it may be as a
trait of character, may degenerate into
vice, if not upheld by sélf-respeet.
Taste, If it means anything but a
paltry connolsseurship, must mean a
general susceptibility to truth and
uobleness, .
A benevolent disposition is no doubt
a great help toward a course of uniform
practical bepevolence, but let no ‘one
trust to it, when there are other strong
propensities and no firm good PEO |
ple.
lntercession is the very safety vilye
of love. When we feel that we can
really do nothing at all in return for
some remarkable Kindness and
NEWS OF THF. WEEK |
~<Senator Gorman, of Maryland, |
called upon President-elect Clevelana
on the Ist and *‘gave him a detailed ac. |
count of the arrangements made for the
mangural “ceremonies Bt Washington
onry March; 4th.” Mr Gorman left |
Albny in the evening for New York.
~—O"Doniovan Rossa, the Irish Agita-
tor, was shet onthe 2d at 4 street; cori
her in New Xork, by a woman who |
gave ler npme as Yseult Dudley’ She |
tired five 8hots at him from a revolver, |
one of which took effect, but the wound |
which is near the shoulder, 18 not con
sidered dangerous, there being no indi- |
cation that the bullet touched eithe:
the lung or thespine, Rossa was taken |
to the hospital, and the woman was |
lodged 1m a cell at the Oak street police |
station. She is 25 years of age, mur |
ried, handsome in appearance, and is |
kald to have a slight English accent, |
She was remarkably cool and self-!
possessed when questioned at the police
station, bur made no answer to the |
question why she shot Rossa, The cot
ou which Rossa was placed in the hos-
pital ward is near that of Phelan who |
was shot in Rossa’s office about three
weeks ago.
~The public debt statement for Janu-
ary shows a decrease of $0,420,046,
—Wilham = Beitler, James Daly, |
Joseph Lamb and Charles Henry arrest-
ed ou suspicion of having caused the |
explosion in Garry Brothers’ store in |
New York, bad a hearing on the 24.
There was no evidence against them,
and several witnesses testified to their
good character, and they were discharg-
ed,
~The steel works of the Edgar Thow-
son Company, at Braddocks, Penna.
will resume operations this week in all
departments, This will give employ-
ment to 3,000 men who have been idle
sinee Lhe early part of December,
Andrew 8B, Draper wason the 2d con-
firmed by the U, 5. Senate to be a
Judge of the Court of Alabama Claims,
The President on the 24 nominated |
Isaac ‘8S, Alden to be Postmaster at |
Warren, Penna.
i
oA
~Two freighttrains on the Erie Rail-
way colhded near Kent, Ohio, on the
Ist. Both engines were demolished, a
number of cars were telescoped and
buried, and a number of cattle were
killed. Iisobedlence of orders caused
the collision.
~-A reporter of the Chicago Tribus
cattle
on the Crzrokee strip of land in the
Indian Territory. More than 300,000 |
have already perished from the cold, |
1 another week of inclement weather
will, it 1s feared, cause 200.000 more to
perish. Near all the Indian Territory
is covered with five inches of snow.
~{ieneral John W, Phelps was found ’|
dead in bed at Guilford, New Hamp-
shire, on the 2d, He was 72 yeas of
age, served in the Florida and Mexican |
wars, and was an officer of the war for |
the Udon. Por his services in the lat |
ler cause he was brevetted Brigadier |
General, but resigned before the close i
uf the struggle, in consequence of an |
unpleasantness resulting from the is |
suance by him of an emancipation pro- i
clamation while he was commandant at |
Ship Island,
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3
Nathan Dixon, Westerly, ;
Rhode Island, has been nominated by
the Republicans to fill the vacancy in
Congress caused by the election of
Jonathan Chace as United States Sena-
tor, The Democrats have nominated
Philip W. Hawkins of Gloucester.
-~Ex-Chief - Justice Appleton, © of
Maine, is reported to be dangerously fil
of pneumonia at his residence in Ban-
gor,
—Températures below zero reported
in New England as follows were:
Northfield, Vermont, 40 below ; Mid-
dlesex, Vermont, 40 below ; Marchfield.
Vermont, 42 below ; Moretown, Vers
mont, 46 below ; Hanover, New Hamp
shire, 34 below ; Norwich, New Hamp-
shire, 40. below ; Bridgeton, Maine, 45
below,
~The annual “meeting of the New
Jersey State Board of Agriculture was
held on the 3d in Trenton. President
Dudley delivered an address. Ex-(Gov-
ernor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, was to
have spoken on ‘‘agrieuiture,” but was
prevented hy iliness from altehding.
Lolonel James Duff, of Lancaster,
Penina., spoke on the cultivatien of
tobacco,
Packer Collier No. 3, of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company at Shenandoah,
Penna., which suspended on Jaouary
1st, bas resumed operations. It em-
ploys about 500 men and boys. The
blast furnaces of the South Chicago
Rolling Mills are éxpected to be blown
in this week, giving employment to
about 400 men.
~1t is yeported from the Hocking
Valley, Ohio, that ‘quite a number of
old wines are going to work, while. in
Rend’s mines they have refused to
work any longer at any price till the
question is definitely settled how much
is Lo be paid.”
~« Mrs, Dudley, who shot O'Donovan
Rossa, ‘was taken to the Tombs Police
Court on the 3a for examination, She
refused to plead, and was remanded to
awaft the result of Rossa’s injury, His
condition was reported improved on the
3d." The surgeons have decided not to
remove the bullet from Nis body until
he is stronger, and they cannot say de-
finitely when this is likely to be. 5
om
Ss.
of
An explosion of gas occurred
the 24 in’ a’ coal ‘mine at Saranha,
the Indian “Territory, by whic)
were Killed and 130 others: burned or
them danger-
: «Dr. Christopher G: Graham died on
the Sdn Louisville, aged 100 years and
of Preswdent’ Lincoln. Francis Joseph
Spangler, who fought’ under Napoleon
a
—dobn F, Krebs died on the 4th at
Hicksville, Long Islapd. from blood
poisoning He was accidentally
wounded in the hand a few days ago,
and the wound afterwards came in con-
tact with a portion of his clothing
~~ A fierce fire is reported in slope
No. 2 of the Ebervale Coal Company,
near Wiltkesbarre, und it 1s feared the
mine wili be a total Joss. . 500 persons
arethrown out of work,
= —The north dormitory of the Agri-
chusetts, ad, It
£20,
The fire 1s supposed to have been
caused by the explosion of«a coal-oil
lamp ju the incubator.
——— AA oss
Pennsylvania Legislature
was burned on the
SENATE.
In the Senate on the 2d, business was
confined to the reading of bills on the
calendar the first times, There was no
debate, and tue season was devoid of
After the adjournment, Dr,
G, Morton, - to whom the
use of the chamber had been granted
on motion of Mr. Grady, of Phila-
and briefly advocated
the
a
the Board, and
of the Committee into
Joard of Commissioners in Lunacy.
In the Senate, on the 5d, the Wife
Beaters’ blll aud the bill to regulate the
practice of veterinary surgery were
temporarily lald aside without being
reaa. The bill regulating the amend-
ment of municipal claims in cities of
the first class was recommitted. The
bill devolving upon County Assessors
the duties heretofore performed by the
read for
the first time. An iuvitation was re-
ceived from Director General Burke, of
the New Orleans Exposition,
the table. Adjourned.
HOUSE,
In the House in the 24. hulls
reading apvropriating $
Lald on
passed
i
wo sup-
Ap-
Judges
in Philadelphia, Berks, Cam.
and Ti
Clearfield - counties, Ih
veto of the Philadelphy
was read. Mr.
of Philadelphia, moved
After a li
adjournment arri
House adjourned
y on the veto
mg debate the |
Yel, Wien
pone
2] § i }
is¢ on the 3d. the first
In the Ho
iness transacted was the
Pleas Judges of Ca
and
Court Judees of Philadel;
ihe
favorably reported;
employmént’ in the
"eign.
Requiring all fees
be paid ithe
State reasury. To establish a uni-
form method of book the
State departments, Reguiring all war-
rants o: Treasury to be coun-
tersigned by the Auditor General. Au.
thorizing the Auditor General to pay
newspapers for publishing the Mercan-
tile Appraisers’ ists, + The House ad-
journed.
The Governor's veto of the Magis
trates’ bill was not further considered.
as the regular orders of business, which
ordinarily have precedence, were not
concluded, A motion to take up the
veto would have been in order, but the
House apparently wal indisposed to
renew the struggle. The subject will
probably come up in order on the 4th
passed by an unanimous
following bills wert
Prohibiting the
public schools of teachers
teen years of age
of State Officials to
ing
eeping in
1 the Stal
FORTY-EIGHTH GONGRE:5—
ERCOXD SESSION,
SENATE.
In the U. 8. Senate, on the 24. the
Pacific Railroad bill, was discussed
until it was displaced by the Tnter-
State Commerce bill, the consideration
of which was resumed. After a long
discussion Mr. Sherman moved to go
into executive session. In doing so he
said he would on the 3d, support Mr,
Cullom’s proposition that the Senate
shali sit continuously until the Inter-
State bill shall be completed. After an
executive session (he Senate adjourned,
In the U.S. Senate, on the 3d. the
consideration of the Inter-State Com-
merce bili was resumed. Altera ted-
ious debate and the adoption of several
amendments, it Was usasimously
agreed that immediately after the
morning business the measure should
be again taken up, and a fHpal vote
taken upon the bill and the pending
amendments, The Senate then wi
Journed.
HOUSE
In the House, on the 2d, a number of
bills were introduced under the call of
States and referred. Mr, Collins moved
that the House take a recess unt! 11
o'clock the 3d. This was done for the
purpose of continuing the legislative
day of Monday, in order that an op-
portunity might be had to move the
passage of the Bankruptey bill under a
suspension of the rales TM fr. Thomp.
son, of Kentucky, at once moved to
adjourn, and the roll was called on the
motion, which was last—vyeas 103, nays
15%. Dilatory motions by other mems
hers followed, and “‘flibustering” was
kept up nutil a late hour. At midnight
the House was still in session, with no
prospects of adiournment.,
In the House, on the 3d, Mr. Hol-
Committee
tan from the Olt APproneia-
was agreed to, requesting the Sed heh
10, reg Secretary
the Troasu'y to transmit to the
glosses list 35 Shut Pekatns dot th rolls
t ay
4. in, Lancaster, Penna,