NEWS OF THE WEEK —The Senate on the 20th ult., con- firmed William IL. Alden, of New York, to be Consul General at Rome; Charles T. Russell, of Connecticut, Consul at Liverpool; Samuel E. Wheat- ley. Commissioner of the District of Columbia, and Samuel T. Corn, As goclate Justice for Wyoming Territory. —A telegram from Galveston says: **An exceedingly cold norther for this season of the year set in on the 29th ult. and is still blowing. The cold wave covers the entire State, It is thought the snow fall extends clear across the Pan Handle into New Mexico. Many thousands of sheep in this snow belt were sheared during the past two weeks, and the stockmen fear heavy losses,’ —During a thunder storm at New Orleans on the 20th ult., lightning struck the foremast of the bark E. T., G., loading with cotton. and set fire to the cotton stored in the forepeak. The flames were extinguished by the crew, and there was but slight damage. About two weeks ago the foremast of this vessel was struck by lightning, which set fire to her cargo and caused a loss of several thousand dellars. —The Coroner's jury investigating the lynching of “Mingo Jack» at Eatontown, New Jersey, brought in the following verdict on the 30th, ult. ““We find that Samuel Johnson was willfully murdered at the Eatontown lock-up on the might of March 5, 1886, by being beaten upon the head with clubs and by hanging by the neck, said blows and hanging having been done by some person or persons to the jury unknown.’ —The heaviest raln storm known in Alabama for several years prevailed | throughout that State on the 28th and | 20th ult. Washouts are reported on | all the railroads, and a thirty thousand | dollar bridge across the Coosa river at | Wetampka has been swept away. —Two three-story brick buildings in | Natchez, Mississippl, tumbled down | during the 20th ult. A man was killed | and a woman so badly injured that she | bas since died. An unfinished build- ing on Friend street, Boston, tumbled | down on the 30th ult.,, burying the workmen in the ruins, Six men were injured, four dangerously. —Secretary Lamar was able to attend to business on the 30th ult. Attorney | General Garland was much better than on the 20th ult —A tornado did much damage in Helena, Arkansas, the ult, Many buildings were blown down and capsized, and the walls of the large buildings destroyed by the recent fire were levelled. —The presiden’ on the 3 to the Senate the nomination of Samuel B. Miller, of Iowa, to be United State Consul at Leipsic; Willlam Jacobus, Postmaster at Mount Clair, New Jersey John M. Hughes, James S, McKean and A. A. Elliott, Postmasters at Brad: dock. Mercer and Mansfield, Pa. re- spectively, and William Wood, Post- master at Middletown, Delaware. on 29th th ult sent — News has been received at Bowie, Arizona, that Geronimo, C huahya, Nana and Natches, with men and 43 women, unconditionally surrendered to General Crook, near San Bernardino, on the Mexican line on the 27th ult. Lieutenant Maus is now Uringing the captives to Fort Bowie. —In boring wells at the sulphur | nine at Lake Charles, Louisiana, oll has been struck at a depth of 3550 feet, and 1s flowing at the rate of 200 barrels daily. —A heavy snow storm prevailed at Chicago on the 31st but the snow melt- ed as rapidly as it fell. The storm belt extended from Leavenwerth, | Kansas, to Oswego, NeW York, and | from Memphis, Tennessee, to the Lake Superior Region. The centre of the storm was in Ohio, between Toledo and Sandusky where it was raining. —Orders were issued on the 31st ult. | by the executive authorities of the | Knights of Labor for a resumption of | work on the Missouri Pacific lines, pending aribitration. —A heavy land slide occurred on the Philadelphia and Reading Raiiroad near Penn Haven Junction on the 31st ult, and a coal train of sixty cars fell into it, The engine was badly wrecked and twenty-five coal cars derailed and broken up. The engineer and fireman escaped with slight injuries, —No change was reported in Secre- tary Manning’s condition on the 3lst ult., but his recovery is now hoped for, Becretary Lamar will probably be con- fined to his house for several days, though the danger of pneumonia, at | one time threatened, is believed to be past. —General Master Workman Pow- derly arrived in Scranton on the 31st ult., so ill that he had to be taken to his houss in a carriage. He is suffer- ing from the effects of a recent fall, and is troubled with quinsy, and a large boll has appeared on the back part of his neck. General Crook arrived at Fort Bowie on the 20th ult, having left Lieu- tenant Maus in charge of Geronimo and other surrendered Apaches, News was received on the 31st ult. that Geroni- mo, with twenty other Indians and gome squaws, escaped during the night, The soldiers have started in pursuit, ~The U. 8, Senate has rejectd the nominations of H, N. Jewett, of Mas- sachusetts, to be consul at Sivas, It has confirmed Brigadier General O, O. Howard to be Major General; 8, H. Buck, Postmaster at New Orleans ; Wiliam C, Emmet, of New York, Con- wi at Smyrna; Allen IR. Bushnell, “United States Attorney for Western Wisconsin; Alexander H, Shipley, Con- cul at Auckland ; H, A. Johnson, of the Distriet of Columbia, Consul at Venice, William Gordon, of New York, Consul a% Medelin; H, CO, Crouch, ‘of New York, Consul at Milan; Galusha Pennell, of Michigan, Marshal for Eastern Michigan; Joseph Powder. , Postmaster at Carbondale, Penna. ; enry Van Sooy, Postmaster at King- ston, Penva., and H, C. Baird, Post master at Athens, Panna, ~Governor Foraker, of Olio, on the Bist ult, appointed the Cincinnati Police Commission as follows: Two years, Thomas C. Minor, Democrat; George R. Topp, Kepublican. ° Four years, Robert J. Morgan, Republican; Milo Gi. Dodds, Democrat. —The public debt statement for March shows a reduction of $14,087,884, Total cash in the Treasury $405,007,- 171. —'The president on the first nomina- ted to be Brigadier Generals, Colonel Thomas H. Ruger, of the Thirteenth Infantry, vice General Terry; and Colonel! Joseph H. Potter, of the T'wen- ty-fourth Infantry, vice General How- ard; William R. McMaster, of New York,Consul at Carthagena, Columbia; Albert Roberts, of Tennessee, Consul at Hamilton, Canada; Victor Vilquin, of Nebraska, Consul at Barranquilla; Willard Wright, Postmaster at Atlan- tic City, New Jersy, —General Crook has telegraphed to the War Department a confirmation of the reports of the surrender and subse- quent escapes of Geronimo and part of his band, but giving no details in addi- tion to what has already been publish- ed, . —In the Senate, Mr. Wilson has re- ported from the Committee on Post- offices fuvorably his bill to amend Sec- tion 3503 of the Revised Statutes of tte United States so as to make the penalty for using the malls to circulate obscene or immoral books or other ar- ticles a fine of not less than $1000 nor more than $5000 or imprisonment at hard labor not less than one year nor more than ten years, or both at the dis. cretion of the court. —The strike on the Missouri Pacific Railway continues and the local au- thorities of the Knights of Labor have issued an appeal to the public, which indicates that there is no present pros- pect of a settlement. The chief daiffi- | culty now is the refusal of the strikers whose places have already been filled. ~The President on the 1st signed the act for the appointment of an Acting —Mayor Iihoads, of Wilmington, Delaware, who has been suffering from | the effects of a fall from his carriage on March 4th, became worse on the 31st ult, erysipelas having set in, 1t was thought his end was near, —The base ball season at Washing- ton opened on the 2d with a game be- tween the National Club of that city and the Metropolitan of Staten Island, Score; Metropolitan, 5; National, 4. Acaucus of U.S. S held on the 24 to consider t be pursued in alors Vas + policy to ominations, it is sald that speakers incidentally exp ~The river at Ch , reached a point water mark on ti tion of the city f ate nd a large § ler water, number of people driven from thei: homes estimated at 5000. A man and child were reported drowned in th rning. Washouts on the railroads have virtually cut off the city from out- side communication, except by graph, The tributary streams began falling. Wil = ho 6 mo i tele. above — Four inches of snow fell on the 2d at Cincinnati, and rains fell along the Upper Ohio. Many cellars were flooded, and men were busy removing goods from threatened points, The —The War Departmen’ on the 2d issued a general order assigning Major General Schofield to the Division of the Atlantic; Major General Terry to the Division the Missouri, and Major General Howard to the Division of the Pacific. Brigadier General Crook was on the 2d, at his own request, relieved from command of the Department of Arizona, and assigned to the Depart- ment of the Platte, Brigadier General Miles has been assigned to the Depart- ment of Anzona, —John Baxter, Judge of e Sixth U. 8. Circuit Court, died on the 24 at Springs, Arkansas, after a few hours’ iliness, He was 67 years of age, He was appointed by President Hayes, of th AG IP WI————— i —— FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. SENATE, In the U. 8S. Senate on the 30th ult, the consideration of Mr, Logan's Army | bill was renewed by Messrs, Logan and | Teller, the debate being largely person- | al. The bill for the admission of | Washington Territory as a State was | Mr. Voorhees introduced a bill for the | admission of the Territory of Montana, | in place of the bill first introduced by | him, The present bill is an enabling act; the nrst provided for the imme- diate admission of the Territory, After an executive session the Senate adjourned, In the U, 8, Senate on the 31st ult, Mr, Coke offered a resolution, which was referred, requesting the President to call the attention of the Mexican Government to the diflicuities incident to the reclamation of live stock crossing the Mexican frontier line, with a view to a mutual agreement of the Govern- ments of Mexico and the United States that may facllitate such reclamation, The army bill was discussed until the expiration of the morning hour. Mr. Vance addressed the Senate in support of his bill to repeal the Civil Service law, ‘The bill for the admission of Washington Territory as a State was then taken up, and Mr. Dolph advo- cated its passage, After.an executive session the Senate adjourned. In the U. b. oenuw on the 1st, Mr. Sewell from the Comthitte on Libra reported a bill appropriating $500, for the erection of a monument to Abraham Lincoln, which was passed, An understanding was arrived at that Mr Logan's Army bill shall be taken up on the 6th immediately aftor the morning business and continue until disposed of. The Washington Terri. sory bill came up in order and Mr. Dolph continued his remarks in sup- port of the bill. Mr, Voorhees sub mitted as an amendment his bill last presented (the Enabling aet), provid- ing for the admission of Montana, Pending action the Senate went into Hani session and, when the doors were reopened, adjourned. ig HOUSE In the House on the 20th, Mr, O’Nell, of Missourl, introduced his bill providing for arbitration of labor dif- ferences. Mr, Curtin, of Pennsylva~ nia, mtroduced a hill providing a special committee of five members to investigate the cause and extent of the labor troubles, Mr. Houk, of Tennes- see, introduced a joint resolution pro- viding for the creation of a com- mission, to be known as the "‘Capital- Labor Commission,” The Commission shall consist of four Senators, four Re- presentatives and one person to be selected by the President, and who shall act as chairman, Itis made the duty of the commission to investigate the different questions relating to hours of labor and the remuneration therefor, and to submit its report to Congress on the first Monday in December. The bill to regulate the postage on fourth- class mail matter was reported adver- sely, and laid on the table. Mr. Lover- ing, of Massachusetts, from the Com- mittee on Labor, reported a bill auth- orizing the Commissioner of Labor to investigate the subject of convict labor. Mr, O'Hara, of North Carolina, asked unanimous consent to offer a resolution providing for the appointment of a com- mittee of five to investigate the Car- roliton murders and report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Reagan objected on the ground that the subject was one over which Congress had no constitu- tional power. Adjourned. In the House on the 31st, ult, Mr. C. Neill of Missouri, from the Committee on Labor, reported his ill to provide for the speedy settlement of controver- sies and differences between common carriers, engaged in inter-State and Territorial trasportation of property or passengers, and thelr employes. The bill was reported to the Committee of went into committee for its considera- tion. After a long discussion the com- mittee rose, and the River and Harbor recommitted, Mr. Randall, of Commission, and it iv In the House Mr, Bland, from the reported back recil- Pe : usiness me of Massachusetts that the agents of the Sub-Treasurv at Boston refuse to pay out to them silver dollars when requested, and calling ! Secretary of the Treasury for inf ion as truth of the asser he Labor Arbitration bill ; the Whe Crik on the rina- | . to the yl. was resumed 3 1 dis. on 3 e., n Penna: Car O'Neill, of then cons ment, and Mr, O'Neill debate on the | M SEO lered by secti be Hmited { section » iy ¢ Pending a vi House adjourned. irst 1 the he House on the 24, the Appropriation bill was Committee of the Wh Arbitration bill was resumed ttee of the Whole, Foran, of Ohio, offered an am ment providing that “if, om written proposition of either party to the con- troversy to submit the differences arbitration the other party shall fuse, the party submitting tion may request a Judge of States District Court to appoint biter.” Mr. Dibble, of South Car- olina, offered an amendment to the first section, providing that the Commis sloner of Labor, al the request « either party to a controversy, shall or der an mvestigation to be made, The amendments were rejected, Mr. Breck- enridge, of Kentucky, moved to strike out so much of the second section as gives the Doard of Arbitration power to administer oaths, subpoena witpes- etc. The motion was lost. On motion of Mr, Lowery, of Indiana, an Agricul- reported ' revs ne, ihe nt and 1 fr i pelled to disclose the secrets or produce While the fifth section was sideration the House took a recess une sion bills, sims A NAGI et HS looking up from the paper she was read- ing, ‘1 see that people carry chestnuts in their pockets to cure rheumatism.” “Yes, dear.’ “Is it customary to carry things the packet to cure diseases?’ “It depends upon whether the per- son afflicted is superstitious or not.” in seeds, flagroot and other things in one Do you carry them as a remedy? ter with you, dear?” “Ye-0a, my r,” sald John, stam- mering and turning as red as a lobster, “J—I think I have a little heart trouble.” “Poor fellow!” she sald as the tears cpme to her eyes: “and you never told me a word about It.” “HAlha! ha!” laughed a Detroiter as he met a lawyer at the postoflice yes- terday, ‘but a very funny thing oc- curred in connection with my trip to Chicago last week.’ “Yea?” “Stopped at one of the big hotels, you know, and the night I came away I for- got to pay my bill. Yes, sir; walked right off without saying a word, and never thought of the matter again un- til half way home." sl see,” “Wonder what they'll think?” hil, OH replied the lawyer, as he drew a letter from his pocket, ‘‘they have already forwarded me a request to sue and collect. The bill is $8.75, and my fees are $1.25. Please call at the office at once and save expense?”’ “Warren!” exclaimed an angry man at a dining station, ‘waiter, take that sausage away. It's made of dog!” “I think not,” replied the waiter, eye. ing the tough viand as the passenger Stn strove to drive his teeth Jitongh ¥ shell. “Why do you say it is dog” The Mateless Bird. Full halt a warm and budding day Within a little grove I lay, And still from noon to evening's fall I heard a lonely wood-bird call. He wandered south, he wandered north, With restless flitting back and forth, And still his tender "plaining cry’ Bmote on my sympathizing ear; And still I marked him wand’ring by, Now hurrying on, now pausing near, The happy birds the boughs among Were singing blithely as could be, Love's bliss the theme of every song; But still that pensive melody Upon the tranquil alr would float, A sweetly melancholy note, At last for that one sound of woe I felt my foolish eyes o’erflow: I pitied so the birdling’s grief; And thus to give my heart relief, “Poor bird,” I cried, “can this thing be, Has Nature been unfair to thee And left thee single and forlorn? From dawn to eve disconsclate, Thy only task thy fate to mourn, Foredoomed to live without a mate? Nay, littla one, it is not so; Somewhere, in some secluded spot, There mourns a little bird, I know, As discontented with her lot, Flit on, sad heart, flit cast and west, With cries still ease thy burdened breast; Fly on, fly on, fly far and fast, For thou shalt find thy mate at lnst.”’ ——_— a aa — HER PRISONER. The chill November sun bad been down about half an hour,—the early darkness of the autumnal evening was beginning to shield the dreary land- scape, and Horatia Hart, stdnding at | the little acclivity of the hill, came to her. “I'm almost sure this is the place,” mill, six } ruined cHalk-pit all grown up weeds and bri yuses with iron fences escape, jumped up, rushed swiftly past him, and in a second had secured the door, and was rushing frantically away accelerated the fact that “King Solomon’ behind her was rattling at the door and shaking the solid cedar framework behind ber, while he called loudly for aid! I Y graveled drive of the next house, her heart beating as if if through her bosom, the door oper warm flood of firelight and candleshine streamed across the laurels, and Cousin Helen herself came out and looked up - Sn “It's Dr. Wainwright hissed “x “You don’t tell me,” said the super- g lady took 11 “1 belleve it was a mutual misunder- ght, whose illiant hazel eyes sparkled brimfull of $1. br if s lavitp Oi s lanier. mistook her for our § 3 & £5 Miss Dupre—and she, not unnaturally, C~ 21f ‘King ga Solomon,’ as a “11m sure 1 beg ten dons,” cried Horatia, turning rded a man w i hopeless Aid par carlet # 61 5) assembled 139 some one within, go and see,” marked the baritone Helen's husband inside. *‘You always Nell!” lac bushes now,” said Helen. “It’s him—no, it isn’t him! It’s Horatia Hart!” she hurried to greet her cousin, very, very, glad to see you! is the matter? You look so pale! and you are trembling all over! “you have'nt seen the ghost that walks the terrace in front the House?" “No, of said Horatla, letting herself " . } Hight at Helen's letter he diligent search her traveling-b i ap which beld 1 shawl: the letier was lost, a I 3 pt the ridiculous telegraphin am!” thought she, idea of £ was coming-— Well, there's il, instead of + when 1 the letter! valiantly for- Can, goblin “or it's becomin idea of becoming ETOW w- Wood!’ @ A brisk walk down the hill or two amid the leaf-carpeted aisles of the woods, and Miss Hart came in view of the ’ v 8 a 41 y up ‘Babe-in-U “ fey a urn { of the shadowy outlines solid gray stone houses, “The middie one 13 Nell's,"” | “I am sure of it. There are tains at the windows, and the | of plants,—and Nell delights Ab, I've found her she said, red cur- shadows | colors and flowers, out at last¥’ | triumphantly, form arose from behind | beries—a man’s figure, Horutia started, | ground bravely. | enquired. “No,” said a sweet, deep voice, in | low measured accents, ‘but King Solo- | mon does. Excuse me—but I believe this is the Queen of Sheba?” A thrill of fey horror ran through Horatia’s veins, Was she then, face to face, in the ghastly twilight, with a raving madman? In an instant, however, she had de- cided upon her cue. Fears, doubts, hasitations were entirely out of the question, —she answered: *‘You are quite right. And you?" “I am King Solomon,-of course,” was the reply. ‘*Allow me to lead you to the palace.” He offered her his arm courteously but Horatia recoiled. Glancing quickly around the surrounding shrubberies, she perceived a pretty little Greek sum- mer-house embowered in vines, “1 should like to rest,” she said, “In there, —before we go to the palace,’ **As you please,” the voice answered, calmly —and the owner thereof led her with exaggerated courtesy to the pretty retreat, “May I sit in your Majesty's pres ence?’ ho asked smiling. ‘Because 1 have been standing out there half an hour at least, expecting your arrival,” Dut, as he seated himself, IHoratia, whose quick eye perceived that there was a lock and key on the that the closely i Cousin John had set out for her; “but 1 sald Helen, pent was he?’ 8 “Good gracious!” “Wasn't very vi ousin John, Horatia, sumimer-hou at 4 y hie $0 waving n the ast!’ ' sald Cousin his head, _» “But we den’ said Nelly, “We want we, Hors atia? want to stay, John,” breathless with he capture interest, to see 1 Don't 5 “Of course we who fel CHsioOn. And s strong force Dell Sanitarium, Horatia had expected cells iron-grated and guarded by pon derous locks, but to her surprise, they were ushered into a cozy room, where gilt bird cages, painted satin screens, and cheerful pictures were arrayed in gracefnl attractiveness, The superintendent heard their story ith interest, “It is very unfortunate that the lady * sald he. “1 moved n the Willo 10 see a 1¢ receplion- guests were at large since Miss Dupre, poor thing, got away. And we are quite sure that she will soon return. the neighbors, very, and I must see that it don’t hap- Sauders,” to a respectable- te missing from quarters! “Pray, don’t doctor. But efter Horatia the Barlow fireside, Cou was gals sin Nel her hands in despair, **There’s an end for good and she sald, ‘of the match 1 was goin up between our + iu g Horatia "and For no mar love with a up as £ oad such a ris profession, wo-—he would you exactly, Horatia!" *‘1 never want to Khas She went back to the nothing live next 4 And thus was level Mrs, Helen’ duce her to “There is nothing the course of said Cousin John. - ow A Great Italian Pig: know, He is res urlinghan , he is perfect chain lig that right-band tube rd after bird will lead administered with sO habitual 2 ug. The Grand x year, Was ; off in the Itallan gunner the work of lowering th turn ¢ toward contest, he was the Ths, great whenever hi the second day, a full score. inseparable in such premier x} citement a position of maintained, and ultimalels counting for a full sco he most deservedly s« magnificent ole! frances in coin of the triumph for Italia ! a s—————— Chinese Editors ISA om care and The life of a Chinese journalist bappy one. He is free ir said Horatia, timidly. “Ah, poor things, they have all sorls of delusions,” said the superintendent. to be 80 good as to step here." “Please, sir,’ said Saunders, “‘he ain't in. He walked down the path to try and coax Miss Dupre back, as he’d heard she was wandering around, and ——-" “Very well,” said the superinten- dent. **Then we had better go down after this unfortunate creature without him. Only his influence is very good on the patient. That’s right, Saunders, the lantern, “Now Mr. Barlow,” to Cousin John, “we will start if you please.” ' And in five minutes they were all gathered around the summer-house, where “King Solomon® was safely en- sconced like a full grown mouse ina trap. “I unlock the door and go in, if you'll hold the lantern,” daid the su. perintendent, They're used to me, ANG? “1 assure you, Mr, Verinder, that you will not find me at all violent,” sald a quiet voice, as the superintendent the threshold, that ia by the press. The Chinese compositor has not yet arrived. The Chinese editor, like the rest of his countrymen, is imita- He does not depend upon his brain for editorials, but translates them from all the contemporaneous Aweri- There is no newspaper, The newspaper ollice has no exchanges scattered over the floor, and in nearly all other things it differs from the American establishment. The editorial room is gonnected by a ladder with bunks om a loft above, where the managing editor sleeps, and next to it is, mvariably, a room fitted with an opium bunk and a lay oul. Evidences of domestic life are about the place pots, kettles and dishes taking up about as much room as the press, If aneditor finds that journalism does not pay he gets a job at washing dishes or chop- ping wood, and he does not think that he has descended far, either. Powdered borax snuffed up the nos- trils is a good remedy for cold in the head. To make nice mock mince pies Boil an | chop two coffee cups Tull of beets, guop four cups of apples, one cup ras. ins, chopped, two cups molasses, one cup cider or grape juice (I think grape juice is better), one cup waler, a small piece of butter: salt and spice to taste, Mix all together and boil 10 or 15 min.
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