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Ecumenical Connell Muttons—
The "Times" on the Canadian
Reciprocity Treaty —Earl Gran
ville Opposed to Colonial
peudenee--Plolterg of Insur
rection in Russia—The Rabid
Genoa to be Proclaimed Ring
of Spain after Christmas —Carl
ists in France, &e., &c.
LB? T. Icersob to the Pltt.D➢tit! Glints. I
ROME:
LONDON, December 14L—An Important
Papal bull has been tuned under the
seal of strict secrecy, aatabliahing regu
lations for the (Ecumenical Council: ••In
the exordium his Holiness exhorts bish
op* to live In the practice of eharlW, he
milky, sobriety and pious contemplation
du ring the:season of the Council. Though
the right of making propositions for the
church belongs only to himself and the
Court of Rome, he desires and expects
every father to think it his duty to make
proppaitiens, but on these condition*:
Fire, that the oropoaltiorui be made in
writing, and submitted privately to the
council of bishops named by the Pope;
second, that the propositions have for
their subject the general interests of the
church, and not of a particular diocese;
third, that It bo accompanied by a state
ment of the motives which led to its pre
sentation; fourth, that It be conformable
to the spirit and tradltionsof the Palm
ilc unnrob.
..His Holiness tnipsses secrecy on every
person concerned in conciliatory labors.
The order of precedence is need as fol
lows: Cardinal bishop; cardinal priests,
cardinal deacons, patriarch; primates,
archbishops, bishops, abbotts, generals
of monastic orders. The fathers are au
thorized to designate ten of their num
ber to be charged with the Judicial set
tlement of contestations &ruing among
themselves. .
"The Boil appoints the officers of the
Council. naming as Legal or Prcesides
over general congregations, Cardinals De
Beieach, De Lucca, Birearre,lio and
Omani. Fathers who desire to harangue
the assembly most obtain authorization
from the Beat. MI the evening preceding
the day on widish they intend to speak.
Those who intend to propose canons
moat line submit them to one of the
four Commissionerson Faith, Discipline,
Religious Orders and Oriental Affairs,
these Commissioners to be chosen by
the Fathers, but they will be presided
over by a Cardinal named by the Pope.
"The Bull prohibite the Fathers from
abeentlog themselves before the conclu
elan of the Council, and authorises them
to reside outside their dioceses during
the entire period of the Council.
"A majority of the Bishops are dissat
isfied with many of the provisions of the
Papal Bull."
L
Lennon, December 15.—The Morning
Telegraph has an editorial on the renewal
of tbo reciprocity treaty. wherein It Pre
dict. some modifictstion of the policy of
Congress towards the Dominion of Cant.
da, through the influence of Secretary
Full, who, it believes, le to Tavor of
free trade.
• • • •
The Times to-day, whlleaffmitting the
'reproved quantity, qualltrand price of
Indlr cotton, does nut oonalder the pro.
bible displacement of , American do ,
Neriptiona.
The Times in an article on the Cana
dian reciprocity treaty says Its rejection
by the United States Senate reliever
England of an awkward written. If
free trade existed between Outside and
the United States, the Canadian tariff
would discriminate exaltet direct trade
between the Union and England, and
Canada would recognise • closer com
mercial interest with the United States
than with the English, and political avi-
Monty is cure to follow commercial
estrangement.
A deputation waited on Earl Granville,
to-do and presented an address asking
frir closer !clatters between the British
Cahn:des and the home Government.
Earl' Granville replied, approving the re-
Wiest, and 'declaring that he we. oppos
ed to colonial independence.
- Noon manechop, the Chinesemardmilt.
of San Frandsen in negotiating with the
North German Lloyd'. Steamship (ken
puny, for the transportation of coolies
from Chinase porta, by way of the Bees
Canal to New Orleans.
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' MADRID, December 15.—The Official
Gazette publishes a decree teetering the
coustlbuioual 'guarantees which were
suspended during the rerpublittan home.
rootless. The Gazette also phitualgates
orders far the holding of elections to All
twentyttingivicant sesUan the Cartes.
It is rumored the KIM of Its]Freesia .
{y told the Spanish embusatiorst Flor
ence that be should refuse his consent to
the coronation of the puke of Genoa. It
is ilso reported that Arch Duke Victor,
brother of the Emperor of Austria. bait
refused overture made to him by Stein
in connection with the throne.
Advice' from Madrid represent the
question of sormrolgaty as raoldll
a and saitdaotory
intlon.
Dl? said lte tbot all are
measures have been taken to proclaim
the Duke of Genoa King of Spain, and
that.the proclamation will be made soon
after Christy:As.
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LowiXar. Deo°Mbar 15.—Neras received
from at. Petersburgh date that secret
polidcal societies have been discovered
at Moscow, end In the Interior provinces
of European Roads, and were pl otting
an insurrection to take place on he 17th
of February, " the ii=liranary of the
emancipation of the serifs.
FA! 1
December 16.—The earns t
surreetionists continue quite active on the
French border. Yesterday several oases
or arms supposed to belong to them.
Were seised at Bayonne and OthOTOMOINI
Jo that helghberbood by the French ata.
thorium
MARINE NRWIL
. December 15—Arti
.—BoromieDotrraemrrorr mid WeaphaUs, from Now ved
York.
FIN&DICIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Lostrort, December 11L—Abaseng—Oon
sots iri r: mouse ; account pi.
American s ecuriti es quiet: 620 WULF—
CR 84 V ' 626 . 86 10 ' 655 , bbV; 10-4 M,
82911 Eries 2630; 11 la 100; Atlantio &
Great Western, WX.
PArtitt, -, December l9.—Dbl6ief Vila at
721.
Lipiercier. December- us. —; Oft=
easy: middling Uplands si linelkgd;
12%4; sales 12,000 bales, gre l io..
*tuffs quiet. Ceillenzia white wheat at
it SI; red
( western No. 26s Bd/8s 4d:
winter 8s 9iWestern Flour itis
9J. corn—No. 2 10.
241 fkligtffis I6d. Rata 2a
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Pork 109 s. Ike 1075 6d. Lard 76, bd.
(Meese 681, Bacon 6343611 6d. Spir
its Petroleum unchanged. Tallow 47a
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enchoeued.
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Oat at 6t 60g.
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HAvns. December Ib.—Cotton closed
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VOL. LXXXIV.
EX3
ARMY RE 'NION.
PreparaUona for the M. Mg of the Army
of the Cumberland— ember. Present--
Elpeeett of Welcome Utter Addremea
_Oen. laegley to lie .ver the Miniver_
eery Addle...
(By Tem, ph to Ihe FAG strgh Ga. Ga.)
Imo aslapoms, Dedember 15.—The
Academy of Music ban been handsomely
decorated for the reunion of the Army
of the Cumberland. The first session
will be held,at two o'clock this afternoon.
A large number of officers arrived last
night and this morning, among whom
are Generals Sheridan, Rosecrens,
()Pigmy°, Welch. Milroy, Grose WU
liams, Kim, Hobson, Eltriloid, Lefeyre,
Maxwell, Elliott, Fullerton and E. S.
'deem*. Cols. Anderson, McDermott'
Schofield, Bowning, Brooke. Oat, of
Ohio; OA. McCook and Waterman, of
❑ltnois; Goddard, of New York; Man
denhall, U. A. 0; Majors Bates and Arch,
of Cincinnati. Gene. Sherman and
Thr mas will not be here.
The meeting convened at the Academy
of Music at two r. r. General Kimball,
chairman of the Executive Committee,
called the meeting to order. Prayer wan
offered by Rev. E. P. Ingersoll, of the
Congregational Church. Col. Tressler,
who bad been appointed to deliver the
welcome address, being absent, (ten.
Kimball made the withal., as follows:
()on:trades: To another was assigned the
duty of welooming you no this lA:melon
but as chairman of the Executive Com
Mittee to make arrangements for this
EUeedlng of the Army of the Cumberland,
the duty devolves upon me to make the
address of welcome to thle assembly.
When I look around me here, my heart
Is too fall for utterance, because I MO
around me faces that I well knew in the
hour of trial and of danger, and because
there are seats vacant here. Parker, hie-
Cook, and others, are not with us today;
Out the God of battles was with um In that
day of trial. He has been with us Mum,
and oh I may Be be with us for ever .
Comrades, Indianapolis, the capitol of
the great Homier State, that oontribrued
so largely to swell the ranks of the army
of the Ohio, to-day bids you welcome and
a hearty God bless you. (Applause]. I
can't make a speech, but under the lead
of thegallant Rotworans, [Cheer.] who
alto on my right, and under the lead of
the great hero of the Shenandoah Valley.
(Cheers. Under the lead of these men,
oy the blessings of ,od, I could fight,
and the men could fight with me,
. .
(Cheers) and I say that Indiana'. heart
i■ with the Army of the Cumberland,
with the Aram of the Union, with the
army and navy of the United States of
Aineriea. [Cheers.] As we stood by
the Rog then, so wa stand by It to-day,
and as will we stand by It no long an time
shall be given be. [Renewed applause.)
thmrades, without detaining you longer.
I take great pleasure in presenting to you
the gallant leader of the Army of the
Snenandoah, Gen. Sheridan, who will
preside over the deliberations of the So
ciety in-the ahem= of (.111 you pardon
me, comradesandcommanders, if I say )
In the &mance of one whose picture is
before us. [Cheers-] The greatest man,
permit me to say, on God's footstool, In
the army of the 'United State■ of Arnett.
ca. [Renewed and prolonged cheers.
I may be partial, but I love this man,
honor there gallant men, but while I
honor them, my heart's whole lbw:dais
of love goes dut toold Pap Thomas. [Re
newed demmuniations of applause.]
General Sheridan Is the presiding officer
of this Society. Indiana now torus it
over to your command, and may you,
and every member say with the Scrip.
tare; °Behold now good and pleasant
•••.- - - • -
It Is for brethren to dwell together in
unity," and whin you go home, may
each one of you my that It was good for
no to be here. God bless you all.
[Cheers-1
General Sheridan, on approaching the
chair, was greeted with round after
round of applause. When quiet wan re
stored he mid:
Comrades of the Army of the Cum
berland: I congratulate you upon this,
our third anniversary. wu mot my
good butane to be with you heretofore
at the meeting of your society, but I
thick you all know that I have greater
love and affection for tee Army of the
Cumberland than for any other army,
and although I was not with you in per.
' son, I was with you in heart and soul.
(Renewed applause.) It gratifies me
much to nee that such good feeling la
manifested In your procoedlngs, fur it
was that which enabled us to stand by
that old flag so gallantly. (Applause.)
I suppose you all, as well se myself, re
gret the absence of our old commander,
Gen. Mamma. (Cheara.) We all regret
that be is not here to-day, that be might
contribute by, his presence to the pleas.
are of the meeting. But other dudes
have prevented him from coming. But
while be is absent, we have he re tee
commander under whom we Brat organ
ized at Bowling Green, on whose
banner was inscribed the name
eArmy of the Cumberland." (Pros
longed applause.) It la no use for
me to describe the marches we made
under his command- It is no use to de
' scribe the sanguinary conflicts we fought
under his command, and it is not for
me to attempt to deareibe the affection
we have always felt towards him. (Ap
plause. )
loud and repeated calla were made all
aver the house for General Roses acs,
until he was led forward by General
Kimball. when be spoke re low that but
little was heard at the reporter', desk.
He was understood to sa : I am not able
to exerts, the n felt In meet
ing you here today. My hurt is so full
that I will talk but little. Nothing
would have given me more pleasure
than to have been with you at former
meetings( but circumstances prevented.
and now It has been my good fortune to.
day, gentlemen, to nod myself with
you. I render homage to that mag
nanimity which tugs made the Army of
the Cumberland mi consplaimus among
the armies of the Colon, and that which
characterises the Army , of the Cumber
land, I And Is exhibited by all the withers
connected with it wherever I meet and
speak with them. I earnestly congest*.
late you upon IL and I congratulate you
the more and feel proud - of R. as I was
one which went to make up the body of
that army of the Cumberland, and of
the Ohlo. • But oomnuisa, you must ex
acme me from trying to make a speech,
and hat me a ssy that with
_all my heart I
whenevergreet yon;
e=f e n t l: ur n ni;
matter whether he served In the rankle,
or has the star of a General, I shall
greet him moat cordially. (Chum )
GODS. Wood. Scofield and Negley were
loudly called an and made abort speech.
es, after which the chairman announced
the regular order of Muslims", reading
the Secretary's and Treasurer's reports
and hearing reports from the various
oommittem. Tae Temperer's report
allows a balanoo In-the treasury, after
paying all expenses for the year, of t
thousand alit hundred dollars.
A letter was read from Gen. Thomas
regretting his not being able to be at the
reunion, which was greeted with sp.
plume. The President was authorized
to communicate the regrets of the Sods.
ty to Cien..Thomaa by telegraph.
A letter was also read from Gen. Gar-
Mild. lame number of other letters
Vele lathe betide of the Secretary, but
the reading of them was postponed until
after the regular business bad been gone
through with.
A Committee consisting of Gene. Put.
l'rton, Grose, Sibner, Col. T. A, Harris
and Major Bridges were eproluted to
report a plan for the investment of the
hinds of the Society, and also toxaemia
means for the further increase of the
fluke. Committees were also appointed
to/Deb:UM, next place of meeting, and
tope:Wide fop the next annual address,
and nominate allure for the ensuing
year, with instructions to report at the
next seed= tomorrow.
A resolution changing theannivereary
to the 19th of September, was referred
to the Committee to select the next place
of meeting.
Adjourned until ten o'clock tornarrOw
them James S. Negley, of Pittsburgh,
will deliver the annualeddreas to-mor
row afternoon. The banquet will te held
at Washington Hall to morrow night.
Among the numerous letters received,
but the reading postponed, are those or
the S ecr etary of War, Secretary of the
Navy, Admirals Farragut and Porter,
Gems. Cox, Meade, Hooker. Hancock,
Mr:Clothes. Pope. Perry and Hove,: Vice
Preatdenkaillaz, Sow°. r Morton and
' T. A: Eendrlcts
Agricultural College land Scrip.
fur Telegraph to its Plitsbarill
411.13MiT, DeoceMber 15.—One hundred
tkoculdA4l acres of Ag
_rlcultorat Oollego
had aerlia hale to - New York. inui to
day sold for V 37, 00 SP R. F. Low% of
Ofuralnd.
SECOND EDIIIOI.
FOUR O'CLOCK, 4. all
THE CAPITAL.
Associate Justice Greer—The
Grant Equestrian Statue—Nom
inations—No Alterations to be
Made—No Nominations Con
firmed—Postal Con vention
Assigned to Duty.
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145.m:taros, December 16, 1869
ALWOCI ATE JCETICE GREER
Still hesitates to tender Me resignation to
the President, at the solicitation, it is
said, of hie family, whose social stand
ing here during the winter would be in.
terfered with. The Judge la so feeble
that.it Is impossible for him to move
without asalstance, and hie mind is very
much impaired. He has been importun
ed, time and again, to retire, and has
again and again commuted to do so; but
hie family have prevented. The other
member', of the Court, (vivacious of his
falling mind, formed a committee to
wait upon the Judge, and, in the kindest
molter, call hie attention to hie posi
tion. It was at the time thought he
would at once retire. Recently, wnen
the eubject was referred to again,
he authorized Justice Fields to draw up
his resignation, which.was done, but he
failed to sign It. It is said he has now
decided to wait fore time.
When . Junk* Grier retires from the
tinpreme Court—if heaver does, which
Hearne doubtful Just now—the Pennsyl
vania delegation will make a strong ef
fort to strum the appointment of a sue
oessor from their own State, iludating
that the position belongs to that State
because Justice Grier was a native there
of when appointed.
Mr. Stanton has many wann supporters
who claim that the poaltlon will be
acceptable to him, and that his health
will enable him to perform his duties.
Another strong name mentioned is that
of Judge Sol:Wield, at present a member
of toe House. Judge Strong, until re
cently a Justice on the Supreme Court
Bench of Pennsylvania, is oleo fre
quently alluded to in connection with
the position. Judge Strong arrived here
last evening, and to-day had an inter
view with the President.
THE GRANT EQUESTRIAN STATUR.
Some time since, Senator Sherman,
Representatives Garfield, Kelley, Butler
and Logan, General Spinner, H. p.
()coke, and others, formed themselvea
into an woclation for the purport of
raising funds to defray the expense of
the erection of an equestrian status of
General Grant, to be placed on the ter.
race of the south front of the Treasou
Department. They have so far succeed
ed In obtaining subscriptions for this
purpose to make it an assured success,
and have obtained from Secretary Boat
well the necessary permission to place
the statue on the terrace. They have
also obtained assuranansfrom the Mili
tary Committees of both Horses that a
tell will be reseed, donating a sufficient
number of cannon captured by General
Grant, as material for it+ eons/melon.
Correspondence has ensued between
the sculptor, J. A. Bailey, of Philadel
phia, and the Executive Committee of
tho association, and between the latter
and the President, which has resulted In
a deteriltination to proceed with the ex
ecution of the project without further de
lay. For thin purncee appropriate
buildings hare tern erected on the
Waite Boom lot. near tho Executive
Mansion, end the 'inlet will 1100 a oom•
mance a model of the President'. trot
ter. Cincinnati," the animal selected
by the Later for that impale.
sominsiviceits.
The Free Went wade the follow
ing nomloation• to the Senate to-clay:
C. R. Hoar. of btawachusetts, At:-
soul:Ito Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States; L. IX Lati
mer, United States Attorney for Cell-
Partite; James W. Purvisnee, Attor•
ney for the Western District of TOMDO/1-
see ; David W. Houston, Marshall for
Kansas; Edgar W. Hißyer, Judge of the
United States District Goon of Nevado;
Richard Beardsley, of Indians, annul
at Jerusalem; Henry Orogen, Receiver
of Pubtlo Moneys for Helena District,
Montana.
PORTAL oolcrearTrorr
Postmaster General Creswell received
a cable telegram on the 14th from the
Postmaster General at London, announo-
Ing the execution by the British Poatof
lice on that day, of ■ new Postal Conven
tion to come In operation on the Ist of
January. The articles of the convention
were drafted and executed at Wilhitig
ton on the 3d lost.
NO ALTERATION TO E RADE.
The Committee of Internal Ravenna
Meets, to whom was referred the rub
feet of a change to the recent order of
Com miselcmer Delano concerning the we
of stand casks, have, neon oananltation,
derided that no reaa.os exist why any
alteration or modidcation of the Com
mbraloner's order ahould be
NO ROMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate to-day oonfirmod no noutb
nations, but merely referred three re•
relved to-day, Including that of Judge
Hoer for Associate Justioe of the Su
preme Court, wallah U. tient to the
(VMmlttee on Judiciary.
ASSIGNED TO GOTT
. .
Col. James Thompson ham been detail
ed as Professor of Military Saltines for
the Indiana State Military University at
Bloomington, Indiana.
s r. LOUIS
Redgnatton—Cluislan *raciallon—Ar
rested, Discharged and Mae■ Ella
Prosecutors.
ay Seusgratl la the PlUsbarztt (Matta.)
By. Louis, December ls.—Getteml
John W. Noble bas resigned the ogles of
UMW States District Attorney, far tide
Dist;let.
In the State Christian Convention, tr.
day. a very interesting discussion of the
questions, The apiritnal condition and
needs of oar State," and " Bow can we
secure a more general attendance gram
public worship?" took place, quite •
number of ministers and laymen parte.
paling. Much enthusiasm Is mac&
tested, and • strong and general
desire Is apparent to increase the em.
°leery of the Church and spread the
Gospel In every household.
Several days ago Dewitt C. Gray, •
young merchant, was arrested and tried
twech of riliwitie hundred and
nty wheat packs, *d acquitted. To
day be brought three MUMS sralnid sev
eral rueroinutta, charging them with
conspiracy to bloat his good name and
°radii as a merchant. Ile claims forty
thoualnd dollars damagea. Among the
partite seed are Mayor Cole, Geo. Bain,
Henry Frederick, and Benjamin Von
PhoL
At a meeting of New Englanders to
night, to srrange for the celebration of
Forefathers' Day, It was decided to form
• pep:orient Moiety of New Englauders,
and a committee was appointed to per
fect • plan of organigatiOn.
TENNESSEE.
Trial fire Mac mi Distilters_Le.
- wafture P att
roc ng
eedings.
[BY T.WICY.Ph to UM, Plltadmilk Queue.]
Nuirivri.t.s, December 16.-4. Edward
Stacy woe brought before United States
Commissioner Campbell today on two
Warrants, charging him with fraudulent
ly Obtaining money from distillers. The
bestimemv on the first warrant being
insufficient, the case win dismissed on
mutton of the Attorney General. On the
second, the evidence of Bradley, the only
1 Government witness, was heard. Coun
sel for defendant sought to invalidate his
testimony, and were granted leave until
to oiorrow to introduce witnesses to
impeach fits areditability. Bradley Is
under Indictment for defrauding the
GOVOII2IIIBIIt, and one evilness swore be
would trot believe him on his oath. and
another swore that Superthin? 'Emery
told him he prcescuten Mary bemuse he
worm applicant for his (Ediery'o) oilier.
The Home passed. on Its seoond read.
log, a MI to Feserril the credit of the
State ' It taw lill_prOPAGY flighti ends
on the hundred dollars, and provides for
funding the Bank of Talllolllol notes
and Intrust on the State debt due and
falling due before NIL
PITTSBURGH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1869.
FORTY-FIRST CONE i IL
(SECOND RE1.4t.10N.)
SENATE: Memorial of Laboring
Men—lndustrial Exhibition—
Memory of Abraham Lincoln—
Increase of Salaries—Senator
Brow nlow Defends His Course.
HOUSE: Information Asked
For—The Avondale Accident—
Further Action on the Census
Bill—Without Disposing of the
Amendments, the House Ad.
journ d.
CRY Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Eissetts.,
W.USHINOTOX, December 16, 1889
EEM^33
Mr. BUMNER promoted a memorial
of the laboring men of the United Staten
In Convention sammoled, asking the In
tervention of Congrem in behalf of colored
laborers In the Southern States. After
setting forth the Immediate necessity of
this people, the paper Mis the division
and distribution among them of lands
of the United Staten, and the appoint-
ment of a oommlssioner to purchase
lands In those Southern States where
there are now no public lands. Re
ferred to the Committee on Public
Lands and ordered to be printed.
Mr. HAMLIN, from the Committee on
the District of Columbia, reported with
amendments the bill to encourage and
promote the Internatinual Industrial
Exhibition In Waahlugton In 1871. He
explained that the amended hill simply
authorized a Corporation for the pom
pom proposed. It was simply an act of
Incorporation, the parties Interested be
ing desirous of organizing at an early
day. He asked that the bill be taxon
op immediately. The bill was then
read, modeling in detail the mean. of
bolding the proposed exhibition.
Mr. HAMLIN moved to strike out the
clause authorizing an appropriation by
the cities of Washington and George
town in accordance with the recommen.
dation of the Committee.
Mr. SUMNER said that In 1871 It was
proposed to hold a similar exhibitlem In
London, under the auspices of the Bri
tish government. Our country was in
vited to contribute to that exhibition and
be present through commies:loners. If
deemed advisable to proceed with the
MU it might be better to change the data
or postpone the measure until further
information was received.
Mr. HAMLIN said be was not aware
of the proposed exhibition st London.
This bill, however, provided for an exhi
bition either in 1571 or ',soon thereafter
se desirable. The bill then weal laid
over for the present
Mr. ANTHONY suomltied • joint res
olution for the distribution to the mem
bers of Congress and other °Maisie who
had not received copies of the tribute
of nations to the memory of Abraham
Lincoln, which was partied.
Mr. BOREKAN presented a bill to
provide fora building suitable for • pea:-
office and other United States offices In
Parkersburg, W. Va. Referred. •
Mr. KELLOGG offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, directing the Com
mittee on Commerce to Inquire Into the
expediency of repealing the laws rela
tive to the distribution of tines or Mull
ties Incurred under the mamma laws.
and also for Increasing the salaries of
collectors, surveyors and newel OMOIKIII at
the principal port. of the United Sates.
• Oa motion of. Mr. SUMNER, so muck
of the President's message ite relates to
foreign affairs, was referred to the Com.
=fur on Fayette Relations.
Oa motion of Mr. SHERMAN, the
Senate trek up the House resolution
providing for a recess from the =id
last to the sth proximo.
Mr. FENWIN proposed an amendment
providing for an a dj ournment from the
2Otti lust to the date proposed. Not
agreed to, and the resolution was then
concurred In.
Mr. HOWARD, from tho Committee
on Pscifle Railroad, reported a joint ter
olutiou relative to lsnds withdrawn for
the bonsai of the Southern Pacifico Rail
road , Company of Caliroania, with an
amendment providing that the passage
of the resolution auspending the order
which restores the lands to the market,
shall not be construed as a remnant-
Wm of the righta of either of the adverse
parties.
Mr. CASSERLY offered a resolution
which was agreed to. directing the rkto.
rotary of the Interior to transmit to
the Senate copies of ail orders and de
e/MOM of his Department, the shove
mentioned land, with his reasons the or
der, and information concerning the
area and Implement of the lauds.
Mr. LIPTON introduced a bill to Si.
tend theprisdiotion of the Oom misi loner
of the General Lind Of in cases of
application. of ooncellatlon of home
stead entries. Referred to Committee on
Public Lands.
Mr. OSBORNE introduoed a Joint row
Mutton to authorize the Committee of
Internal Revenue to offer, and pay re.
ward for the detection and apprehension
of any person charged with murdering
Or attempting to murder any omoer of
the Internal Revenue Bureau. Referred
to Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. RICE introduced • bill to provide
for the erection of a building for Gov
ernment Mote at Little Rock. Referred
to the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr. BROWNLOW read from the Sec
retary's desk ■ long penvanal explanation
In regard to his connection with the late
political (mods in Tennornee, denying,
as reported, that he attempted to elect
Andrew Johnson Senator, do.
Mr. CARPENTF.R spoke at length in
support of his resolution, declaring that
the Spanish Kt:tab:at. ahould not be per
mitted to leave New York. At the con.
elusion, he moved to put the romalcilktn
on its p
Mr. BURNER objected, and made a
brief ar gu ment against interference with
the gunboats, or the recognition of the
Cuban insurgents as belligerent'. Un.
der the nags, the resolution was laid
over.
Mr. MORRILL, of Vi., then reed a
long speech favoring the repeal of the
eight boor law.
Mr. CARPENTER moved to take up
the resolution previously offered by him,
declaring that as the opinion of the Bern
are the thirty gunboats contracted for in
the United States by or In behalf of the
Government of Spain. to to employed
against the revolted district of Cuba.
should not be allowed to depart from the
United States during the continuance of
that rebellion. He supported tuts reso
lution in a spneco of tame length.
Mr. WIL SO N expressed a desire that
the law should have a fair chance to be
tested practically.
Mr. TRUMBULL moved to postpone
the pending question in order to takif up
the bW relatese to the appellate inriedier
lion of the Supreme Court.
Mr. THURMAN opposed the motion,
and moved to adjourn, but finally modi
fied his motion to provide for an Exeou•
the atarion.
. .
The motion wu disagreed to—you 94.
nays 23.
A motion to adjourn wu also disa
greed to.
The bill relative to appellate pried's
lion of the Supreme Icon, in certain
num, was taken up.
On mo. lon of Mr. WILSON, the gnaw
then went into Executive session and
subsequently adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
On motion of Mr. SCOFIELD, the See-
rotary of the Treasury was asked for in
formation as to the disposition made of
the PACO received by the United /Rates
as indemnity for aggressions on Ameri
can commerce pnrsuaut to a treaty with
Japan of the 22d of October, 1864.
Mr. PROSSER introduced a bill to pro
vide for semis payments. Referred.
Mr. DIX introduced • bill to revive the
sot of June 18th, 1888, continuing the
benefits of a grant of public lands for the
use of the 'Novenae and Ocou River
Railroad, Alabama, and a bill to remove
all wildcat disatdlnies imposed by the
14th amendment. Referred.
Mr. CLARKE offered • resolution 1%
elating It se theludgetrunt of the House
that whenever abbe lands are disen
cumbered of n tan title., they shall be
immediately open to settlement under
misting laws, or under such rules and
mutations m Congream rosy p
And Qua the sale of Indian land b o o ms
welkin* and speculetors, by jramity stio.
Walton Is contrary to a sound retwildl
can policy and In derogation of Shelled'
of thepeeA, and that the Home will
Wows to make any approprir
Rona to carry oat the provision. of Indian
trestle. In which the terms of this reso
lution are not adhered to. Referred to
Committee on Indian Affair..
Nr. WIXOM asked leave to offer a
resolution calling for information as to
Government - bomb loaned to railroad
companies, and Ithe amount received
from National banks do. Objected to.
_ _
. ... -
Mr. CONGER cleared a resolution In-
Eructing the foodlinittee on Commerce
l g ..
to Inquire into expediency of con
structing a bar Of refuge on the shore
of Lake Baron, n Point an Barques
and St. Clair ri Adopted.
Mr. DY ER intrOdneed a bill to increase
the tax on the etandation, deposits and
the average t at: E V of capital stock of
the national beyond the amount
Invested in United States bonds. Re
ferred to Comm! on Banking.
Mr. FARRE offered a resolution
calling on the of the Interior
for information ON to public lands re
maining ututppropriated I. the several
sethern
d. 1 and rtiouthwestern e States.
Adopte •
..,
...t
Mr. HAYES ered • resolution re
questing the See on Mines and
Mining to In te the causes of the
late horrible dent In the Avondale
mines, Pa.. and I they have power under
the Constitution, to report a bill em
bodying such previsions ea will, as fares
practicable, prervast a recurrence of such
accidents to coal canes; also to report on
the' propriety of the creation by the
Bodes of a committee to be called the
Committee of Public Safety. whose duty
it shall be to inetedigate cases of &wi
dens& whereby human life le endangered
or look and to rooommend legislation to
provide ordeal their happening, and
punish those peens by whom negli
gence or caroleacnee they may be coca
sinned. Adopted.
The House then trent Into Committee
of the Whole, Ilyawas in the Chair,
11,11
on the 08131 J MI Amendments peed.
Int yesterday, the collection of Ida
listlca of United States bonds held by
corporations and Individuals, were re
jected. Various propoPtions were made
as to railroad and other statistics, but
the amendment Offered yesterday, by
Mr. Garfield was adopted with but alight
alterations. Various propositions were
also made and dtdroastel relative to de
tails In the achedille of inqairlee
Mr. JENCICES Moved to strike out
the agricuituralethedule from the bill,
and leave theildoperinumdent of the
census to Magri the schedule, which
would tutturally 'eery according to loca
tion. H. srgued that it wee the practi
cal way of doing it, Con/rem simply In-.
dicatiog what subject required Informs-
Son. Messrs. Garfield and Pains argued
against the moth= which was rejected.
Mr. BINGHAM moved to amend, by
inserting • new motion directing the
Superintendent t the Census, to report
to Oangrea on or before the Ore of Sep
tember, the actual enumeration of the
people of the antral States. He sup
ported the amendment by an argument
In favor of the right to be represented In
the next Congress, notordiorr to the pop.
ulatlon of 1870, which was rejected by
69 to 78.
The Committee then reported the bdt
to the Howe.
The House then proceeded to rote on
the amendmentathst were agreed to In
the Cbnimittes ef the whole. most of
them merely Verbal alterations. and they
were agreed to. The amendment offered
by Mr. JENCRES, and Wood to to C'dn
minas as section eight,DM the appoint.
meat of spieled deputies to collect and
arrange manufacturing and social Math
ties, was agreed 110. 80 yeas to 80 uays.
Without disposing of all the amend.
meets, the Houle, at four o'clock, ad•
journed.
KENTUCKY
The buffed Stales tiesiatmatilp—libast
tog Affair—Escaped Primmer. Recap
tured—PlM Idarderar Hespited.
===l
LOVISVILLS, Ky.. Do-member 16, 1869
—lt La claim:did prankfort that If the
Sonatodal re4l4l.MarrOWed betwmn
Creery and Stevenson. McCreary will be
supported by a majority of time who
voted for Sallaclay on the second ballot
today. Ettevamon's Mende count upon
receiving the Republic an vote mat for
Finley. upon the strength of the report
that Stevenson favors negro teatiamoy.
At Cloverport, Ky.. Barney Walker
fired two shots at Jut R Lillard. wound.
Mg him seriously in the thigh and body.
Cause an old grudge.
William Kriel, the wife murderer,
sentenced to be hung December 17th.
has been respited until January 214.
Strong eftbrts are making t..) have the
Legislature commute Ms sentence.
The Jailor at Carrolton, Hy., while In
carcerating a murderer named Andrew
Diermltt, was knocked down, by
him, and locked In a all. Diartnitt
maimed, but was rv-srreated. Twelve
other prisoner. pried off • pditlan of the
roof of the Jail and mccsmtufly escaped.
The several primmer@ who escaped
from Carrollton (Hy.) Jail, have been
recaptured and Jailed hers.
A stiff containing Lieut. J. E. War
den, of the 14th Infantry, and two pri
vates, capsized while crossing the river
today. Warden was drowned. The
two other men swam ashore. Warden
was twenty-eight year. old and lately
married. Warta. to recover the body
were fruitless.
CINCINNATL
A Bleed, Murder at atamilte—Deept,
rate Might at glablen—arveral Wooed.
'ed, Arc.
(By Teseitntph V lbe Pittsbarib Sarah..)
CINCINNATI, Dec. 18.-0111cere of the
steamer Fleetwood report a bloody mnr
der at Maysville lest night, in which Mr.
Taylor, clerk of Bareron Rocas was
shot and killed by a stranger In • quar
rel about cards in • {ambling bonne.
The same officers report a desperate
fight, on Monday night, between a party
of mamas and whites, at Maiden, Went
Virginia, ten miles above Charleston, on
the Kanawha river. Several were
wounded on both aides. Gen. Ruffner
was among the number.
The Grand Jui7 of this county is en.
gaged In investigating the management
of public institution&
The City and County Commissioners
this morning granted the application of
the city for the annexation of Storm
township on the wad of the village of
Riverdale, wh i pt of that pinion of
Spencer tocanaprisad in the vil
lage of Pendleton.
Ina Jury In Madison, Indiana, pester.
day sequitted J. W. Rea, tried for the
murder of Dept J. S. Rea.
HAVANA.
AddMenai Tax to be levied—llaubbed
N alive@ May Itetara.
(By ToWrap'. to Ow Ptitaborgh Uoo. U.)
Haver., December 16.—Captalu am
oral De Dodo tuts authorised the Coun
cil of Manlenses to Impose an addittonal
tax on Roger and molasses. tin the pur
pose of raWns revenue sofeclemt to cover
The municipal deficiency.
Another detachment of troops arrived
to day from Spain.
Intelligence from Porto Rico states that
the Captain Cearal bad granted permis
sion to return to natives compromised In
the revolution of LA year. All forst -
ere implicated are to remain ha
The g a mma Suffrage Batt atilrguillue.
gßy Tot (-mph to his Pillsbury& Bantle. )
WOIIOIIMOII, Deamber 15.—At to
dsy's weal= of the Woman'. Suffrage
Convention steps were .tahen for the for
mation of county and city societies.
The following resolution was adopted ;
That this Convention request the Seem.
tive Committee of the New Enahmd
Woman ' s suffrage AICIOCUBIOII, prior to
our neat State election, to Interrogate
candidates of each particular party as to
whether in case of election they will
exert their official influence In favor
of the entranthisement of the
women of the Commonwealth; also to
use every bOilinatile means to defeat the
election of all who fall to respond or re
turn Co nventi o n o evaalve answers.
Then closed this evening.
II eow* Eidsexpal Canaanthan and tne
Bible to Public Sewnla
(By Telepaph to thorn/:4rib 05 5 e0.,. )
Barron. December 16.—Tbe Methodist
Episcopal State Convention to day re•
piled that regardluit the Bible as the
only sufficient role of Christian faith and
the palladium of our liberties. we look
on di a suman to exclude It from our
public witacia. or to break down Its sue
Rarity. u • blow at the foundation of
Republication'. Resolutions manly
madman, a prohibitory liquor law were
also pawl&
NEW YORK CITY.
Men Enlisting for the Spanish
Mel-Tice—Railroad Banquet—
Convention of Oil Refiners—
Army Corps Reunion—High
Price for Hotel Property—Suits
for Fraudulent Representa
tions,
By the ratite and ♦tlaa[le Telrgesob
NSW YORE, Dee. 15, 1859.
The :ins says the Spaniards are enlist
ing men here to serve against Cuba.
Legal evidenoe of the fact has been
offered to the law officers of the United
Statist in this city, and they decline to
receive or in any way not upon
The banquet given last night by the
Raritan and Delaware Ray Railroad
Company to the otDcers of the Camden
and Amboy, was memorable by reason
of the fact that the representatives of the
• .. -
latter company formally gave up the
monopoly which held New Jersey fast
for a quarter of a century.
A Convention of oil refiner. to-day re
solved that the standard gravity of crude
petroleum, in Its natural state, shall be
46 degrees, and after the first of January,
1870, all contracts shall be made be.
tween 44 and 48 degrees gravity. Oil
bearing a gravity above 48 degrees shall
not be merchantable, and will not be re
mired by a purchaser except upon
agreement of • reduction. If a seller
Wishes to deliver crude oil of lighter
gravity than 46 degrees. and not over 48,
a deduction of 8% per cent. on the price
per barrel, or gallon, for each degree, or
part of • degree, shall be made above 46
degrees. If, on the other hand, a seller
shall deliver unadulterated oil padre 46,
and not below 44 gravity, then the buyer
shall allow 14 per cent. upon each do.
glee.
Everything is in readiness on board
the Spanish gunboats, and they are im
peded to leave to-morrow.
At the reunion of the officers of the
Sixth Army Corps, held today, Gen. W.
B. Franklin was chosen President for
the ensuing year, and the annual meet
ing and banquet fixed for Philadelphia,
April 8.
The New York Hotel property was
sold at auction today for $1.,096,000.
Col. Rush C. Rs skids has brought a
salt against Col. Geo. Bliss, Jr., In the
Superior Court, charging Bliss with hav
ing by fraudulent representations led
him into the purchase of 1000 shares of
the Wyoming Coal Company, at over 10 ,
and inducing him to hold the stook until
• lost of 1188,000 had accrued on It.
BRIEF TFI,EGRANS
—John Russell, ex-r3ecretar9 of the
State-of Ohio, is seriously 11l at Urbana
with paralysis.
—Charles Feller, on trial at Cleveland
for the murder of Ferdicund Baser, bas
been acquitted.
—Joseph Trowbridge, • wealthy lea-
Sher merchant of New Tort city, coin
[sated suicide on Tuesday.
—The steamer Cambria, from Ham
burg, arrived at New York yesterday;
also, the steamer Pennsylvania, from
Liverpool.
—A Oonvention of petroleum refiners
was held at New York yederday. A re
port on the depredation and adultera
tion of oil, was diseuawid.
—The Jury in the etas of R. W. Morel,
charged with mellessance In Ohne while
Av.latent desetwor of the Eighth Reeding
Dietriet, returned a verdict of guilty yew
unday.
—Lbromodore Madman tma assumed
ammand of the Charleston Nevi Yard,
at Boston, In place of Oommodore Row
ers who lakew command of the East
bale Elquadrtaz se Admiral.
—Anna Capin., oonvieted at Eit.Lotils
of patting counterfeit money, and gen
tanned to the penitentiwy for one year,
hes been pardoned by President Grant,
on the representation that she was the
dupe of her husband.
—The Coroner of FL Louis has pre
ferred • charge of mkrder to the fourth
degree against George J. Bement, archi
tect and miperlinendent, Samuel hi.
Roes, assistant superintendent. and Polk
ntreintmona and Richard Farrel, COI,
tractor. for the atone masonry of inlaid
loge In that city. • part of which fell on
the 19th of November, killing and
wounding several persona.
Cincinnati yesterday morning the
police arrested a man for drunkenness
who gave his name as J. W. Lane, and
on him they found fifty dollars of genu
ine money, eixty dollar of counterfeit,
and also a circular letter from Wogan &
Co., No. 73 Nassau street, New York, In
forming him that they sold counterfeit
money so well executed as to deceive the
Government Treasury experts, and at
low rates. Re was locked up for exami
nation.
—Col. Whiteley. Chief of the Called
Slates Secret Service, has received by
exprese from Philadelphia, a
containing counterfeit tem.doiffl g
Na
[tonal Bank note plate. • The plata, which
le in four pieces—two for the face and
two for the back—Le splendidly engraved
on the finest Galahad steel, the latter
bearing the Imprint of John Sellers d
Bons, Sheffield. Experts and detectives
pronounce It the best platoon'? seen, and
they were of the opinion that no plates
have ever been printed upon It, and that
It had not been transferred. The person
forwarding It nays he has been a counter•
falter for the pest twelve year.. but ha.
reformed and has left for foreign parts.
—A St. Paul (Minn,) dispatch Inaba
that the latest Intelligence from Red
River le to the effect that the rebels have
placed governor McTavish under close
guard od.account of his recent proclama
tion, adellaing them to lay down their
arms and submit to the Government.
Captain Campbell, of the McDougall
party, attempted to enter Fort Garry,
but was met by aentlrutin, who forced
him back upon American soil, under
pain of being abut, and forbidden to re.
enter the lines of the insurgents The
account says the rebels continue to draw
rations from the Hudson BaY OClMPani ' n
anode with such regularity that It Is
making inroads upon the provtakene of
the Company.
COloral—A Sleep Producer
Mach Interest prevails In the medical
world on the question of the remedial
powers of chloral. This substance is
brought forward as a means of producing
prompt, sound and refreshing with.
nut previous excitement or subsequent
disturbance of the nervous system, such
as are common when the ordinary Dar.
cotics have been taken. The hydrate or
chloral, the form In which It is adminla
hued, was first Introduced Into the medi.
cal practice by Liebreich. It is. de
scribed by Dr. B. W. Richardson as a
white crystallne body, soluble in water,
and yielding a solution not very disagree.
able to the butte; Its odor Is pungent,
sad, bat for this, Is so like that of a
melon as to be hardly distinguishable
from th's latter. Chloral Is the final pro.
duct of the action of dry chlorine on
etbylic alcohol, and is an oily fluid, thin,
colorless and volatile.
It Demarguay, Burgeon of the Hospice
Dubois, Paris, has recently instituted
series of experiments on the properties of
chloral. He result' this substance as the
most rapid and themost perfecto( hype°.
Um or sleep producers; but, according to
his observation, so-flu from Its being an
anesthetic, like chloroform it greatly In
creases the sensibility, not does he be.
Sue In Its decomposition in the blood.
but rather that It Is ellmieuxl through
the respiratory organs.
Mr. Spencer Wigh t surgeon to the
queer's household, after speaking of
cases In which he has found cUoral tene
t:Wel, says:
" I think I have seen enough to Justify
the hope that it will prove to be of valu
able assistance in clues where we wish to
procure rapid relief to pain, and at the
same time to lower the temperature of
the body, while we are anxious to avoid
headache, sickness, loss of appetite, and
the riu of temperature, which often
counterbalance the good effects of opium."
langenback, an eminent German sur
geon, relates a cue of delirium tremens
In a woman, to whom opium, morphia
and brandy had -been given without pro
curing tranquility or sleep, but who
was soon soothed by chloral. In a
ottarter of an hour alter the drat dose,
she was fast asleep, and continued to
sleep quirellyjm two P. X., until the
Mowing
•
9KR EBAL NEWS.
BAILN1:111 has got possession of the
great Stone Man of Cardiff.
Toe Pope has ordered a statue of
George Peabody to be erected at Rome.
IT is now pretty well settled that the
Cardiff giant le a remarkable imposition.
Sixrsan thousand letters, directed to
Germany, were written al Chicago last
week.
IT has been decided, in low., that I
woman can legally bold the office of
County Superintendent of School..
Tug temperance organization In Chia
go is endeavoring to secure the closing of
the saloons of that city on the Sabbath.
TEM Deputy Treasurer of Tama county,
Illinois, , or ea stabbed on the night of the
10th, by two radians, and robbed of
ts,ooo.
A FiXOl,O woman In Louisville has
given birth to s child with ten fisgers on
each band. The doctors say It is s
wonder.
Ton Esquimau t believe that a man
who has three wires in this world is lure
of Heaven in the next. He ought to
find peace somewhere.
Tatum are in lowa, 216 newspapers,
of which 147 are Republican, 39 Demo
cratic, 22 neutral or unknown, and eight
others variously classed.
An eighty feet vein of iron ore, also e
bed of fire clay, were recently discovered
on the Wiley farm, in Noble county,
Ohio, In excavating fora railroad.
Au exchange says the petition to reen
act the ten commandments would stand
a better chance of success In New York,
with an amendment striking out the word
"not."
Tun Masonic fraternity of Itentacky
hold a meeting this week, to take meas
ures for the speedy completion of the
Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home
sad Infirmary.
lOWA pad Mal year, to school teachers,
$1,440,000, males receiving weekly, on an
average, $9,24, and females, $6,79.
There are in the State 6,407 school
houses, attended by 295,820 scholars.
Twit libel snit of Nelson J. Lucky
against the
,New York Tribune A.1130Cill•
tlou, for the publication of s report of
proceedings against him for complicity In
bounty frauds, has resulted In a verdict
for defendants.
Borrort kw 341 day and 10 evening
schools, with 112 male and 706 female
teachers, the cost of maintaining which
for 18 months, ending Aug. 31st., tilt.,
was $982,667. The average daily attend
anal, was 31,126.
IT is not generally known, says a Rich
mond paper, that cotton is successfully
cultivated on the eastern shore of Vir.
ginia, but such is the fact. Beautiful
cotton Is regularly raised in Accoinac and
Northampton counties, and shipped either
to Norfolk or Crisfield.
ONAUA proposes to build, in 1870, a
$150,000 hotel, a $120,000 Masonic tem
ple, a po,ooo opera house, a $100,011)(1
high school building, a $BO,OOO grammar
school house, 1,000 private, residences,
and two railroads. The United States
will von begin a $250,000 stone court
house and postottice building.
A aunt In Chicago has awarded $2,850
damages against the Timm newspaper of
that city for libel, for a publication im
plying a want of chastity on the part of
the plaintiff, Mary Wallace. There had
been an immediate retraction as to ;he
charge of unchaste conduct. A. new trial
was granted without argument.
Tax abolition of the franking privilege,
except as It Is applied to purely legitimate
public business of the Government, is a
foregone conclusion, but it is noticed that
Congressmen, as a general rule, are not
anxious to discuss the subject, and are in
no harry to urge final action on any of
the bills presented for that purpose.
A YOUNG lady In Chicago, wealthy,
beautiful and accomplished, became so
exercised over one small defect in her
person that she determined to undergo a
surgical operation for Its removal. Her
feet were badly proportioned, as. respects
breadth, and the surgeon, to remedy this,
amputated the small toe of each foot. Is
this putting Into practice the scriptural
precept, "If thy small toe offend you, cut
it off '1
Conenzas will undoubtedly vote for
general =meaty under the Fourteenth
Amendment. Even Ben Butler declared
as Chairman of the Reconstruction
Committee, that they would bring In
a general pardoning bill Just as soon as
more Important mitten pending In the
committee were disposed of. Senator
Fe•ry says his bill, for repealing tent
oaths and providing for amnesty, will go
through the Senate without material ob-
jection.
Ar Dover, Ohio, a few days since, jut
se the funeral of Mother Canned& entered
the burying ground one of the arms of
the bier gave way and the coffin precipi
tated to the ground. The lid was broken
off and the oorpse wrapped in its shroud
and cap, rolled out upon the muddy
ground. Amid the shrieks of the mourn.
ers and awe of the whole procession, the
body was gathered up and replaced In
the coffin, and hastily deposited in its
last resting place.
Art agent who has been there on a tour
of Investigation, writes that In Minne—
sota, on the St. Louis river, there Is the
largest elate formation in th e world. He
found mounds thrown up from twenty to
slaty feet high, the architect of nature
seeming to have erected a city of date,
with streets, lanes and sewers, In the
midst of the river there looms up an
Island, seventy-five feet high, two hun
dred feet long, and one hundred feet
wide, of pure slate, one of the moat Sin
gular formations the agent ever saw or
heard of. He nye there is elate and
room enough to work 10,000 men.
A srunirrr of Ann Arbor,Michigan,
having remarked that men h ad more en
durance than women, a lady present an.
swered that she would like to see thirteen
hundred young men In the University
laced up in steel ribbed corsets, with
hoops, heavy skirts, trails, high heels,
panniers, chlgnony, and dozens of hair
us sticking in their scalps, cooped up
n the house year after year, with no ex
hilarating exercise, no hopft, alms or
ambitions In are, and see if they could
stand It as well as the girls. Nothing,
said she, but the fact that women, like
cats, have nine lives, enables them to
survive the present regime to which cus
tom dooms the sex.
STATE ITEMS.
AT Chester. OR Saturday of Last week.
Miss Mattis Irwin and Herman Coctienut„
while skating on a small lake, la the
neighborhood of the cemetery, were
drowned. The Ice gave way beneath
them es they ruched the deepest part of
the lake and before ald reached them they
had 'disappeared. When found they were
tightly locked In each other's arms.
Tin following postal changes have been
Ueda In Pennsylvania: Rubella, gme•
when county, H. Williams, "lee James
S-wee, deceased. Irwin's Station,
Westmoreland county, L. Marchand, vice
John J. Hurst, resigned. Catfish, CtLLn
ion county, o. A. Bushman, Postmen.
Discontinued—Canoe Ridge, Indians
county; Wilsonia, Huntingdon countyA
MOST D. POSY= never sent In his
argument setting forth his claims to a seat
in Congress until Monday, and conse
quently the committee have not bad time
to analyse tr. Mr. Foster does not try
to prove be was elected, but wants a seat
given to him Item= the count as footed
up a Tear ago gave it to him. The evi
dence taken this summer makes Mr. Co-
vode's majority W.
Trim people In the southern part of
Beaver county are becoming somewhat
exercised over a new railroad route pro.
paid through their territory, considering
it a rival to one they are interested In. A
survey is about to be made from Fred.
cricktown, In Columbiana county, Ohio,
to Pittsburgh via Smith's Ferry, George
town, Hookstown, and up Mill meek to
wards Pittsburgh, by the Baltimore.
Pittsburgh and Memo Railroad, and
meetings have been held along the routs
to raise funds to defray expenses.
NO. 291.
The loather at Ir. eerie tne Gnat.
The king was +crapulously clean, lush
lag five times a day. He would allow
no drapery, no stuffed furniture, no car
pets in hie apartment. Thsy caught dust.
He sat upon a plain wooden chair. Ile
ate roughly, like a farmer, of rout beef,
despising all delicacies,. Hu almost in
variable dress was a close military bine
coat, with red culls and collar, buff waist.
omit and breeches, end white linen garters
to the knee. A sword was belted around
tin loins, and a stout ratan or bamboo
cane ever in his band.
A well worn, battered, triangular hat
covered his head. He walked rapidly
through the streets which surrounded his
palaces at Potsdam and Berlin. If he met
any one who attracted his attention, male
or female, he would abrubtly, meuancing,
ly Inquire, 'Who are you 1' A street
lounger he hen been known to hit over
the head with his cane, exclaiming,
"Home, you rascal, and go to work."
If any prevaricated or hesitated, he
would sternly say, "Look me In the face"
If there was still hesitancy, or the king
was dissatisfied with the answers, the
one interrogated was lucky if he escaped
without a caning.
The boorish king hated the polish and
refinement of the French. If he met a
lady In rich attire, aim was pretty SUM to
be rudely assailed; and a young. man
faahlonably dressed could hardly emape
the cudgel If he tame within reach of the
kings arm. The king, stalking through
the streets, was as marked an Object as
as elephant would hare born. Every
one instantly recognizing him, and many
fled at his approach. One day he met a
pale, threadbare young man, who was
quietly passing him, when the king stop.
ped, In his jerking gait, and demanded,
in his coarse, rapid utterance, "Who are
yout,' "I am a theological student," the
young man quietly replied. "Where
from? added the king. "From Berlin,"
was tae response. "From Berlin 1," the
king rejoined , "the Berliners are a good
for nothing set." Ter, your Majesty,
that La true of many of them," the Young
man added ; "but I know of two except
ions." "Of two ?" responded the king,•
"which are they r "Your Majesty and
mYeell," the young man replied, The
king burst Into a good-humored laugh,
and, alter haying the young man care•
tally examtned, assigned him to a chap.
Mincy.—From Frederick the Grad, In
Harper's Naga:in/for December.
A. Naw Oalmola reporter, who we
hale reason for thinking was our good
looking Mend, Mr. Bartley T. Campbell,
late of this city, was being shown
through the insane uyltun the other day,
when he enconater.W a very pretty blue.
eyed damsel, who at once rushed into his
arms with the exclamation, "Ohl my
dear husband!" The reporter wished to
soothe tke agitated feelings of the little
unfortunate, and stroked her hair caress
ingly as he replied: "Why my little
dear, did you think I would stay away
from your' "No," she Innocently re.
plied, "you. always liked to kiss me."
"But you know you are insane, my
dear," he said. "Yes," she replied,
wearily, "that's the reason I Has your
THE real estate transactions In Chicago
and Immediate T;cAnlty have averaged
halt a million dollars for some weeks
Put,
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Mercantile
LIBRARY LEOTtTRES.
BAYARD TAYLOR
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
On Monday Evenina, Dee. 20.
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ELEGANT
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
For Gentian% hirable for
Inn USW D, BIOTOIR OK MIND
DRESSING ROBES
Of meat bountiful imiteritr, talk limed
mui fariage of Mlle knitted. Thiry are
deeldedsy tke haudausesa coeds Oa tke
market, and me Minim!
AT MODERATE PRICES
ALS", • H•ND.101111 LINZ Or
GENTS SMOKING CAPS
7111174NAV=gr.V.VI."L fitt
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61 Mk lye., Opera House Building
ECG: la
DIAMONDS,
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ON TUESDAY,
McFADDEN'S,
Federal Street, Allegheny
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afa WATOEttI. all soak. and grades. •
J aWalarY..•aabeas r
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PLAT=
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flati/NZ la FABIAN 112•117-
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4 ! sad madam
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NOTlCE.—Having this day
disposed of Ms entire ts..ek. Lew sod
ltztoros of sho
Gent's Furnishing Goods Store,
It lie. itl LlltEgil STUD,
TO
kLAMIIEL B. FOIGHT:
I base by reeossiseod Us to so fsmosir
se. . wonky of Male patronage.
J: D. 1141.114.1XT.
'Trilliums!, Dee. 15. 1969. stostrit
FOR BILE.
FARM.
One of the best UR. 1 MOSS °Gatti. 011146
Muted oe Lang Batten. UM% MOM
below rukereherl. am the Otto Myer, uastste
lee or SOO acres. SO urea elver bottoms. 150
aerem dearth. .tt► ...heat WWI" two
6.7 boa. with 10 roma. teerut boom. bola.
wed' Other betlelegs. Belldtags semi' an.
Well Improve.' the .111 .ateree. Tor Wear
oartsealer• thoe nor address. -
JAIL W. DRAIN. Lou ilattami. *
IWa• =watt. thaw
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GOLD.
WV/Vain.
for Wok
C P l , Bn ge ti rig „. .
PINS,
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L IL WIRD 41s, Ca%
To. IS FIFTH AVZSIII.
12521Z1
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A; ?MUM =An AND GOOD WILL. at a
ddla-alasi woof!. dein a goad baallassa.
asohnig ad betas eaDged to otbarbustion.
Do ratan fat NM's. G. W. MIST, 41) lad.
ma Mort, Allagliday. • •
PV:I:4',Im4I4V,U
Is the Mn sad ebaspos scsassarad sad band
wmnover putasAned ut w. ftwaikwa••
No Amer, nasclualaw merrAMl Amid •.
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chb of tee
• mpy b fbrulstued I rateltoosly to tbs gI
op of a club of tea. Paatmugn an nossetts4
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WIMOOMI
BUTTON HOLE
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Family. Sewing
MACHINE,
A Very Valuable Present
I 3:1301
110LIDAY GIFT
Taros Ina -77.
JAMES MI
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AGENT,
Western Perna. anti Eastern Ohl..
Salesroom, S. Corner
Fifth .drentat and JEarket M.,
stecriAd floor. Entrance, Jr•
12 Fifth .irenue, orse . door be.
tow .Uarket Strut.
a.u:m
HOLIDAY SEASON,
1889-18'70.
1.1,1 or Ma enoleo Asa I.sgaallitpodo
tlao for Om
Christmas and Few Year's Seasar
MINER'S,
Nos. 71 and 73 Fifth AVenne.
BRAI7TIf EL WOVEN. The N. rut An
alrt Book for 11110. Contacted of if . kifite
Pllthowesetts of the loess irmaie
after themoot thletimutd amts..
.14b.tamoi and Illthathated awe
Dad ••••
STRA Price Tleultho (*ALL ILET: or th - e
SA•saymir•
ttlsterhood. CISEIIiSti. of lorlpireldeet Ph&
tralta Dethrleed t» Ilea 1. W. rawer ems
r,loote. imperial Bro. Motatha.-,..455 Of
MASTIC IPIZOIB 1101.4101 ET *BB
natant* of the most celebrated Of Uladodeeteal
waters of the IL irldk 44mA-tram tbi Itios
It Harartk to th e weans day. Br M. Case
Mohlthease. Illtulttomed
cloths. Landon.. tRiM
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aoTEBPIECE., Olf Mothertale
of thtthamMu.reeej. COU. CUM by P.O. ate
phew,: II tutrated with foutt ea hotogrealta
of IL most celebrated Palatlaga lemdela
MAI/
1113 EARLY Wt./BEBOP PIE ID•FIR LAALO ,
116111. U. • .-Abrief sletch of Ike utast. U-
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Instrsted by stater aptur et .Ix-term et 1.111
mosS scowls.. works, WWI *Map sksl
•krably. pletnve .I 1 DO
MILTON'S YARADVI Illnorslwl
so..yss by bitonsys Dotes W ilk nOVIS
-no s Ufa sr Milton. by Robert V wt. D.D.
loons Issrs Stovall... Bound IS 11111 .
no 7 ln t Llonhd on
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DA trTs'd . 120 . • Beth" Illustrated rettil
large Arigae. O 7 0.13T0 Oars. The
Hee meant,' .5 by the Mee. B.V. Can
crown role. Landes •
DOS goix(rrs. With .boas 450 Ills
Hilt.
ST .THOM Trig. CHulei . iieollK .l l hr!
THOMAS HtluD. With 45 .d 1 Ultsarattase
Ily Sena. Dore, engraved as Mel bytheiteet
es errs of its OM —nudes. MOD 550.5,
f tr. OW. Handernaely board Is • :krt.
Pelee . . ... .... es
TICE reolairitTbirrltililkeiTilf. — . tea or
Howard Stmts.. Tesillumetlarte be Joist,
ulDert. Swerve by the Blethers Wats $
esterase. Teed con Largos. .11110
3 volemea. Halt self ••
As es...teethe eoperlar earl tvallittessel
!Yoe, Oaks. lerealleand Toy Boat, WHIM/
t leanDoOkf. P
ea. ollfOlkie. Gators. As., ortevesegy Ler
testl dale
WEED 1 1
TAMILY FAVORITE
SEWING NUMBS.
The Beet In the Market.
OLD AT MUTE PECK
AHD ON 1
Easy Terms.
OHN BIN & SON.
116 KOKES 8111SIET
dallvral
STILL GREATER
BARGAINS.
Another Lot New.lll4lllneryijoodo
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MRS. 801333'8,
91 Federal Street, Allegkeely.
Velvet Hata, 35 matt
Ruffled Coßats, 10 cent&
Cord - Hair Nets, 15 cants.
All OTHER GOODS IN PROPORTION.
New Let linen Collars,
ALL 5T1C.1..., 8; CIIIIAIP
91 PEDI3II4II. 81111118%
D. S. hiA8913,...../11.11 0711C11,
W. D. of
Prnascraou. 1:01470, 0 11.
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as the &Meta, of Denenativ. nos.
THISIn Baalnrea vas Wand earane one
&rata et ADDAX J. liantAl. or PAW
berth. la the CeaWy of Allegan% Lays/
Ihassytranta.nrio has hem adjailig am* e• a Maar
rapt on tar own prenkra: tba. the MMUS at
lay etetda and kn ee} of aarproporly Wow
lair to earb. tiankraOt Was or toe 11. It".
sad um Dander or any mty by hria are awe
014 den try Inor; that •
at Um said nantriPt. to PrerneU ils =
be choose one or mars mime* of kla
ertli to held at • Caert at Daakreetniinta
held., at the ogle* or the Bogner, No. SSD*.
Pose tit nails masa. b -Car. u EOl, sax
-IC.l.k•r. tot Dui DAY or .1414,-.
OAIST.. C .D. IY.O, at 1540etaelca
4...111.11b0C11.
anil223 ' ' Ir, 5. - Eirkbalow Itericust.
DIAMOND OIL WORD%
H.M.LONG Ak CO.,
IYATAZLI. , S 3111LD330
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kreNDEMBON.II.6.IIIIOIIIBmi
son-übsity street. Dealllltt VIM&
sat IrOmat kedirSals. . .
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