V GOVERNOR HASTINGS. L,my Kt eiry la the Hiking oi Approprwi"" Loai - Governor Daniel Tho message covers 6S octavo Ljfoiitam mor8 ,haa 18,00 WOrJs" jest Cleveiano. .r,Mi satisfaction at tha tSw .rro'rlty of this Slate during ft of general depression. During that r ' V Hoi aud 00 Desinence. LT.ral Koo l advice it Riven to the FrTaou V uvok public reCt lot Leakers ana turn I -1h) inui""" t ---- I buiD di-nonest advantage over his trVcoxpet'tor. or to bring gain to iattb"l,"ou' turbalU as the common enemy of the U revenue of the State Id 1895 wai . and lu IHM was 10,17ti.7.5, which the estimate ouly because the .,-.,! and Attorney General were J is eafjicing the payment of overdue Lunr fund receipts from December P18!?. .-i an 1HK were SUM '.ltd ij Aovrni'" ' mw, ' 1 I, navmrntj wre .739. The State '?rl. 1M)5. was tC.81B.308 At L time the assets of the sinking fund h,;7ltt. Tlie sinking tuna receipts Vlrmitt 1. IN . o November 30, 18W, ht;otnl punue ut-ufc ici.xtiiuvi a, o.u. 1.153 and the einiiiug imm .nwu p, iv.w , . .!(. i Id ISO JUI icitics 1111 uci udui lii the lowest lor 60 years. inventor savs that tlw distribution ot .nnropriatiou of t j,&00,uoo to tho hiHi.sis not fair and equitable. The rtinn it based upon the number of ft taiatil's in each district, and tin it,tej aainet districts which luck lu- to hold tlioir aiuu po -'luuou. ine rot school children sliou d be con. I u well as the number of tnxnbles. t number of schools. The Governor tsayc , , time has now come, In my Judgment, :.e cn-at r:iril districts should no BUe i:b high school facilities t'iunl to r.iovril by the towns and ainullor oltlut toramon wealth. of our farming people who desire :, J education lor tui-ir cmiuren are at extraordinary ttxpeuse in sending liar from home, while many of the ri'-i'i'-nu of farimuK commuultle nre Ld Irom udvaitclng tnulr boy and tvund the cuiLDion schools becnu.se luaot afford the Increased outlay. ; the opiiortuulty for education at I iirn!s ace constantly compelled to tto ti-tKiency oi youin to stay away mo after th'-y have formed new asso- ni'i ttachmcut- and have become Lr r,ih the lite they Hud In towns and A elunce ul the census report nbows ;a all growth and phiftin of trie pop is tlie ht ite, the agricultural pc o being depopulated more and more ar. lime ls at h:iul to clvc the youth of iwunles advantugcg ciiual to those In the towu and smaller cities, nud ulyltis lelleved is neither exnen- Ir t vnrlnni'e with our educational The township hlH school is need ier agricultural communities to tiro- .jnl opportunities and advuuluea uw dow in existence m tna towns, i: liuUtion of one township, and other i on, shouiu not require a separate noui, iwo or more lowiisnins eon d id partly share the expense and d- ktmir r-.. n,naiend a modi9ctlon of nl Lliff lh Ijtuv an thttf nil lhB h..( lr Bllil i.Mil aliull .nl...ll..l . .. - p - ir w.. u i. u vuuiiviim vy n hmnltbibii, Willi branch eommiasious jjuuiiob, huviob; power to transfer m from one Institution to another, fioiernor recommends another hos rtbe insane. There are now five, all IVtied. Tltn Altnliul Inilpan.u nf V. V L ml) Bsalirmlni;. running for 13 years, nt firuiU am 110 ueiieveg me new n slum d be entirely under homeo- I.K.ui.K.-iuriH. jiiu ineraase or In v io rapid that the Oovernor thinks imi !,uoiu uiiiiu mo asylums and t'uu ui .ue uuriien, tlefHCta ol the hnllnt ara nn.i I - '1 ... .1 HIUJIOU udmenu out-Rested, lion is called to the necessity of bet- improvements In th details of fuo lllon are sui-eMed. The present .iiuiu) int. ae or ciilhlreu em- IIU fai'tnrien ahnnlil 1... i.. i L ii ' w" iruuHa iu P another avocations In which they mm uio rt'strietion or the il lubor 01 mlnnra In 1:11 . 1. " iivuib 1. rt P. Mo apply to women. This tenement P lilW is IUIW .ra.l...! I,.. - K'" "family workup " m ii. t - - I ' ' l' - ' Tt IH7 mo 18 tole eo-nploted ami r - -.. ... ,rious ways ma- entirely P law The lavf should be so l as to rcpilre all family workers to l'il penult fronatlin Pi..r 11.. VI befiim U irln.p .p.... ir houses are clean and in proper "ucu workers shou J liroiiL-0 nn.id. . ... i"prtaicuu l'rumlneiit IVi.i.lo. f I frespo.of Venezuola hns civen in- i-itn hn-i. I.u . 1 . j aiuencan ineiuoils. 'D'l Cor Ion nf thu t... 1.. COnierre.l llnnn lm l,At.: il . pp.i .1 . '.. . -"""riUK. lull "ol thounti-diphtheritio serum. llWilr,n,rt'' f itn.mlr th0 l,Br- V now living Hu 1h eighty nv.a luo mu nutniner and Paidly dawn before the RuHnn of I,. Vi . ," 1 "l 0 0 ciucit ne is stir- tim vouimeuco in inose t Ori-y has kept a word of flio ttumo t'hlnowoseiL raUS,r0m pir: H 1 told of his wealth aro true, roan Bprairue, the new ltcpresontii hblil 1VemU I"achuiitt Dis. l r- vM,UOU,VUU. 1.0ODrrn'?0.80nr"rr0,,OnillrJ"'Ph D8 2.'"PM wncery. 1 monp.p.m 1 1 . '"einouteu "l0"8 ol tho r gulat service. Kl.,",8."" br;rn Now Orleans. I Ph. i) rUl 5,111 hold tnB CS1" P'oi,ally dlrtafe and itW te lhL ,Kn8r"8lr' whlch wll P f. ,8"lu -he story ut her relKn. l'rJri',o,7 i?"rmn?. " maRlclan fn,i u t.o.lWO a year on l)0,!,UesiM'.dto aRiregute IS?1 Of lh Senate. ITn.ier WlSBdB,"'h CI,n0, B&3,.,.w,,0,rn,,,ta .Tnt -the eonnrliiitlnn. i. . offlci iBg1 'l' amend. Ir' Orth to IB SIBBITH SCBOOL 1E0DUI fflffl EEUGIODS RElDINtl IXTEKXATlOVAli IjKSSON JANUARY 17. FOB Lesson Text: "A Multitude Convert ed," Arts II., 3-47 Golden . Text: Act 11., 30-Com- mentury. . 33. "xhis Je.us hath Gift raised, up, whereof we all are wiluessea." The miu who bad with oaths aud curses so cowardly de nied Him is the oan who is oho-ou by the Hpirlt to be H smouthpieee to this multitude. Uelntt "He 1 with the Spirit tnk-o nway all thoiip-ht of self aod nil fear of miin. lid Hrst quoti-s from Joel II., 24-33. and Buys here is a tullillment or the words of thnt prophet. He then speak of Jesus of Nu&iretli nnd the Wonders wrought by God tbMitnh Him, nnd openly churirej them with HI death. He then quotes Irom the wonls of David In Pi, svi. concorning II s resurrection and con tinues In thu words of this tint verse of our lesson. 33. Before Ifo died He paid that lie was Roint: back to the Father who Imd sunt Him. and that He would Mnd down from heaven the Holy Spirit, whom tbnv now siw nnd hoard iu tue.se disciples (John xvi., 6-8). Herd, then, was tlie evideu'n that Josus of Nazareth was really the one He professod to he, and uit nu Impostor or blasphemer. Here was the evideu 'U thnt He whom they sruclMud wits now alive from thu dead and actually in heaven. 31, 35. DhvI I did not rise from tho dead, ne did not spank of his own resurrection la Pj. xvi., but of Hi n of whom he wild la Pa. ex., 1, " The Lord suld unto my Lord. Bit thou on My richt land uu il I mako thy foos thy footstool." David, ns to his sidrit, is certainly in i;lory, but his body still sleeps lu the iluft ofthfleurth. 30. I'cter, therefore, by Iho Spirit, inMsts Hint th i very same Jusui whom they cruel lied God has ruine I from the dond unit taken to His own riirht Imu I, ttius making him Lord nnd Christ nud dejbirin llim to he tho Ion? priituised Svi'j ot D ivid to sit on David's throne, nnd the Son of Abraham ia whom nil tho promises to the fathers are to bo ful filled. 87. The Spirit, by His words through Tcter, took hold of their heart, convinced (hem of their sin nud lei them to cry out, "Men nn 1 brethren, what Minll wo do?" There was no urtfiiiir on tin part of l'elcr that theyshouid coinn forward to tho peni lonl bench, or nilmt their haii Is for prayer, or hIltq a curd ileciarini; llieir intention to load a new life, however help!ul tbi.'sa moth oils limy sometimes be. .H. When Jesus was on one occasion nked "What shall we do.'" His answer was, "Bu Hove on Him whom Oo l hatli nt"(John vi., 2H, 2U). Teter wiys, by tho sruin Spirit. "IJepent nud bo baptize I," which is nnother wuy of sayliiB, "Believ,'." To bnlluvn that Jesus was" thetr Messiah would be a complete change of min i or repi-utnucuon tholrpnrt, ami to bo baptized lu 11 if until" would be the outwur I confession that they had received Him. To receive Him would secure the for-Kiveiie-s of all their sins (John I., 1J: I John 11.. 12). IU. Th9 promlso is to nil who will eome that thoy shall in no wise boc.vt out (Johu vl., 37). 'J'hern were some illustrations of liotl'-ehoUU belli!" saved, us in Uett. vil., 1: xviil., 19; six., 12; Joshua II.. IS. Ho culls all who hear and bids them eotno without m iney tin I without price. Tuo Clod who Hout;ht out ucd restored Adam and Kve, who sent aoirels to rwin Lot nud his family, who plendod 9d earnestly with baekslullm; I.-rnel (Jer. III., 13, 14), Ls nur ( 1 nn 1 tho same UUelinilKeaole, Joliovah. 40. l'erlmps soma of tho "many other wor.ls" Ho usiid mieht bu found in l.m. I., 18; xliil., 23; lv., 3. 4: Ewk. sxxvl., 2K, for those tire the Spirit's own words to sinners. Peter did not thluk to pave tho Renoimtou or rac.i of Jews, but He did expect, like Taut, to save aomo of them (I Cor. ix., 22). 1. IlsoeiviuK lllg word, Ihey received aim and iuus beoame onlldren or Uo HJoIini., iat vi., 63; xrit., H; Jn. iy, 21). Bniw bap tized, they confessed Him aud had llionxsur ance that He would confer thm before the father (Math, x., 32). But think of :i00o doing so! Would not boiro evauirelistn be tempted to make t demonstration over IhatV Whoever heard of such a result from ono ser mon This was the Lord's doing aud mutt have been marvelous In their eyes. 42. "Thoy eontinue.1 steadfastly," that Is, tboy believed llrmly, for there Is no oilier way to be established. Compare II Cliron. xx., 20, with 1-a. vlu, V. Tills verso socms to say thnt thoy were Instructed. Thoy talked with each other of theso thiiigo, es pecially of Him. They coininraoni:u(l His death. 'Ihey were much in prayer. How sorry they would bo that they had not re ceived Him sooner! How they would Iriiig for His return, aud with whnt z they would testily of Him! 43. The wonders and sli;ns wrought by the nposlles would doubtless bo on the line of Murk xvi., 17-20, nnd being such us Ho Him self wrought when Ho was ou oaith would add to their testimony that He was still niive, though invtlble. nud but nil fiower iu heaven aud on earth. It was the Lord work ing with them nud conilrniing thu word With tdgns following (Mark xvi., 2 ). 44. One great family bound together by His love to them, nud their love to Him nnd to each other, having n great desire to ploaso Him and that others might receive Him too. They doubtie-s believed that all He hid wns theirs mid thus were drawn to share all they hud with each other. Thu Spirit controlled nil, and It was a foretaste oi heaven upon the earth. 45. Karthly possssions lost their attrac tion: thev were no u.o excent as they emit I use them for Him by unending theia imon His who were In need. Tlie Spirit o! Him who though He was rich, yet for our miI;u became noor. bad taken hold of tlieiu. nud thoy counted nothing so precious as His love, nod the privllego o( tdiowing some love to Him. The llrst gave their own selves to the Lord (II Cor. viil,. 5), nnd Hum to each other by the will of God. Tho same spirit to-dav would 111 1 tho treasuries t tre tins. slon board eud put ruuuy workers in the Held. 40. Wilh one accord, with gladiw's and slnglenesa ot heart. This .linerilicd tiieir daily lifo ot servlco uuto Him wIiom they had received as Snviour ami coning King. It is the third time wo Inivo met the phrase With one accord." See I.. 14; i).. I. 47. Pri'lsing God Is u good wiiyto draw people unto lllin, an 1 thus they will be .i l led to the ehureh. In (iiueterx v.. 1 1: ii.,2l,wn read ol people being adde I to the Lor I, mid that is the ouly real uJilitiou that will siaml. Thua they are truly added to the c'mnli which Is the body ot Christ. People n:av be added to tbemoinbenhli of a church w th out being added to thu Lord, but it they be come a part of Christ by faith In Him thoy are then a part of Iho church, and It mailers llitle what denomlnatiou they belong to. The Lord fill us with HI Spirit to serve W;n with gladness nud glnglenese of heait. Les son Helper. ' PtfALX SISOINO. Those progVralv people) who are apt to wonder, and perhaps frt a little, at ineir neignoora ttiat n rerststintlv block the wheels and cling to the pust. averse to an euange, welded to tuo customary, may find sumo comfort in the fact that evidently times are better in this rt speit than they once were, ana lienee niny rainy be e.v peeled to get better still. The deep-rooted uii:rulnea uunservutlstn whleti seems to be especially iu religious things, the nuturo of eueii numbers Is illustrated by the tmmenso diltlculty with which Memhold nud Hopkins' veislon ot the IVulms was ousted from the ehuiMh services.. TIiIb version, completed in l.'itii, wrved well its pur tse for a season, but hud few real merits, aud after a certury or so fell into general contempt on the part oi inisi poopie wun any lusio or culture), V Rh y culled it "nciuidiilous doggerel." It gave such great otii nee in towns that con greatlouul siuging fell iuto ulm.itt entire neglect. It was time for a ebaiige, the r fonners thought. So a new version was piepired by Nullum Tuto anil Nii-holns limdy, and in thu oieiiing days of tho eigh teentn century it began a lilllo to supplant inooid. liui It took a lull Hundred yenrw siruggin leioru mo nil proveii lorm HIP' crceded the familiar. The buikofthe rus- riisiie congregution continutd to cling Wi ll satlslu d, Irom decudo to decadn to the talmody tliey I'ad learned trMU their fathers. It seemed to them profadiulnii to iliMiirb the futntllur lines or replace them by new-fangled phrases; nud though what was uii'ii iinvcieiiis to ni'iio modern curs an tiiiue and ublivtlonablu enough, two Imu un d yi ars ago it wax objeetlouuble on iiuito oilier grounds, uml was coupled as little better than tho alu m. nation of desolation because it ulsturLed tho hallowed associa tions of the pukL Verily, it Is well to be ten tier of such insoclulioiis; but w hen they jdand Mimirely uero.-s tbu ath of greatly ui edeii Improveniciits. tliere Is such a tiling as i Hieetiiig tliem too much and t rinittiug M il iniieiii lo Ktnotlicr hem e. It wusouly after another bitter nnd obsti iiu.e rcMHiniifr, wnien lias uot even yet, in nil s-ctliiiih of tlie church,) inircly given way that psultu Hinging ihk repluci d bv Chris. tiaa hjmiis. Long nnd loud wi re Umi com pluitits that "men s poi-tin." mere "human composition".," wi re sutli n d to cast out ' the word iif God," "us if tho words of it mt were Is'tti r than these of a proi het ll!" ( nlvinl-lM churches were esiieelallv Wedded to the IValtns, and made it a n atter of m mug I'oiii'ei-neo in i to yield them In favor of Inter bwuns. 'I ho controversy was vehement, but the hyn.iiM cotuiiH'ivd tho iivriigii n.lnd oi todiiv lin N it ilillloult to tmderMau I why a purely o ,is'i ii v ui lit iti y wns siniirea so long n i.urp a p.ai'e in the Chti-tinn church fu which it never was designed or mluptcd l erlnlnly tim rvi-r nn-ie,iing wnilih i f li.tered song is one of the chief com forts nnd glori s of our wurslilp but 'i in i rhnte nnd l:i i nb.le, and we wouhl nut. mcMnf iis.m.w i.ri .iiiit.1 ui einpiiiig lo crowd Incu our tli'Mitlmial thoughts into the in. mis tl nt were c.-l I y Hebrew niiuds three thousand ycius u.:o. lliere Is encouragement, we think, in this bit nf history for those who are iin t, , , be lin; utit-nt bccinise lratlers t.u ve k slowly i n mine simiui;' bin s of refotui per uni.iiii'.gio mr veisimi id n;o pcrtpliires, or .air way of looking at the process bv whi lb.' iti',10 c.ttiie to I.e. It Is (lolll'tlcs well tli.it cciiiHervaiivo minds should cheek the pussiiilj ton tu id rush of those more radi cal, and compel them to examine and ro- cMinmie, to prove nud doubly prove, In f.ue changes lire admitted in things where u little error mlht do much harm. Iho brakenutii haa bis plu-e s well as the lire man. God has made men different, nud lie has wisely ho arranged ttm distribution of ii:cntal guts us to H' eiire In the long ruu, by tue interplay' of lute Icciiinl forces.thc golden menu between ttngnution t.'.l the one hand and destruction on the ether. Hence It only remains for each to do tho work which he reels to bo unsigned him. and possess hi soul In (pence, assured (nm, ho long us tim Lord reignetn, earth will have reuson to re Jolce. we that in H- tl; Fllrrln Vp the Mora Claim. Senator Chandler, In executive session of the United mates Scnnte at Wishlngton, of fered a resolution directing tho Committee ooFotelgn llelatlon to Investigate the re cent paymont by Spain of the Mra' "'ini and to ascertain In eonneollou therewith it any assurances of any sort wre mado to Bpiilnnatothe altitude of this Oovornniont towar.1 the Cuban insurgeutsj and also w ascertain to what Individual t he nioney paid by Spain In the settlement ot this claim was distributed. Uauaehnsetl' New KKecotlv. In his Inaugural addre, delivered befon both branches of tho Legislature. Governor Wolcott reviews at length the "ff'.rs j ot toe B'.ate during the year. At ',mV,Jott! death of Governor Qreenha 7, was Lieutenant aovertfor, and lnc IM death he had been ths Aetina Oovernor, un t M W nnonmtfd rvsOoTernor j Mil. JIOOliV ON lllkSKCOMX'f HIM1 Oft III1IST. ''This Is thtt llrst subjis-t I have brought up here thnt the chuicii is diviib'd upon. home believe liml Christ .is coming l.eloro the uillleiiniutii; ntheiH lire jl.sl as sun- Ihut lie uiil come niter the tinuitaiid years of ii are. 1 don t bring up tlie MiPject to .stir up controversy, but to lead you 10 study it. ii.any are ufraiu to touch tue Mibjc-t, but mere is no puriioii id ricriiluro Hint di d uoes in, l waul us to study if biudyinn the right spirit. 1 bclicy. hu is coming this side of iho Icuiiluin; men for whom 1 have highest tispect belli ve that he is routing aliei wants. 1'ou t lake w hat I say or wlnu liny other man says ubout n, but study up tlie sin jret lor jiiiiisidvcs. t oiiiparn ri'rij ture wnn .Seripuue. I used In think thai uie World was going to grow so good thai it Would draw hiist rigid down Imin lieu, en, but 1 tluii t think so i;..iv. 1 believe ibis World is coming lo un cod in a cru-di. "10 you know, there is im re hip! ill the 1 il.le u out the reliiru id our Lord than tucr-: is itliout blip .l-in Anli'teiy clior.-li Hu inns ihitl liiipt..-:u is nf great i ii. t r.aie'c. I'iiiii spe.iks ti Papism liiniciii linns, 'lucre are 2ld cliniiteis 111 the .New 1 i'-4ameiit und His pius-iipjes iliai p'lerto t lirist s.-ivhidI Colli. llg. 'iuku ill.d lllieriuli chHlerd i. Coriiiiuiiiiis.adaillied to tie tue must imuoii.s ihitpur that riiuli'Vi-r wrote, ihehigli-Auier until, i l rani i wr.tiiigs! Inenasni vthy ll is read and preached from uioro tnuu iiyihiiig else I'uui ever suid is Isccuusc It brings out tho fact that Chi iM Is eomiiig lock again. The most prceiout: chapter In the whole llible is John xiv, becauso it tell sus not only thnt Christ has gone away lo prepare n pluco for us, but ulfo that hti will cniiio again. no have the same authority that Christ is coin ing back t bat we have thnt ho was coining the llrst tunc. "J he reason so mnny people are afraid of mis sunjei'i is ijccniiso ll mis suuereii so much at the hands of its friends, far more than from the opposition of Its enemies. Too many have attempted to set thedavuiid hour when Christ shall come, and thnt he himself tells us 'no nm n knows, riot even the angels which are In heaven.' On the contrary, lie will coiuo ' jdilenly nnd unexpectedly. It Is best ( jt us not to know the time of his coming, or the time of our own death, which last would certainly unlit us for life. We are not to watch for tlinih, but we are distinctly commanded to watch for hlsie turn. I believe that Christ never spoke ol bis return thnt he did not say, "Watch! watch !' Hut thnt Is not all. Kvery man has bis work to do not Home work, but his work. There ls not another man living thnt can do my work, and if I don't do It, It will never be done. See that you are doing your work w hile you watch for bis coming. The first epistle thut Paul ever wrote was First Thcs salon Ions. If the Lord did not want us to read thene things and study them np.thev Would not have been put on record for us. ' Mr. Bloody then referred to Paul's lat message, found In Second Timothy, calling special attention to the third rhaplur.osking If the men there ileHerllicd could be found In New York at the present day, and making many pointed applications. . Among other things, ho said tie could hardly go Into a small town without being asked for his pho tograph nnd a history of his life, all of which tendered to make a man "puffed up." He said he could Rive a history of his life Iu a verv few words t "i wus bom of th flesh in lt37 1 1 was born of the Spirit In 166. 1 can't tell when the flesh is golug to die, and the aulrit la going to live forever." m D IMBAXfTT. Forming our conclusion upon 354 eases lo which the facts were ascertained, we find 184, or about 82 ia every 100, la whloh the Intemperance of grsndparnis was oo-sM-red lo have led to tho Insanity of the per son. Chief Wadlin. of tha Hassachasettf BureauBlaUX.es of Labor. I NATIONAL LEGISLATION. tend Bill and th Death. Penalty. Hals ea Cuban Belligerency. On reassembling on the 13 the house took op tho Loud bill, which, lu author id, would lave the government 40,000,000 a fear. . The senate passed tho house bill limiting the imposition ol the death penalty to treus u, rape, murder and two o flenses applica ble to iho army and navy. The federal laws dating buck to colouiul times i.reserloe death for sixty offenses. Senator Hale presented to the senate a 'memorandum on the method of recognition if fore gu governments and foreigu stales by the government of the I nited states from liM to 1'J7," which, notwithstanding the document makes no such claim, is uuqucst. tonally intended to bear upon the question f the recognition of t uba. Assuming thut the recognition of the Spanish American re publics by the United State and England oiay be takeu as typical, the conclusions reached urn: KirstDeflnltive Independence cannot be Odd to be eetahllfeed nuj recognition is con equently not legitimate so long as a sub. tantial struggle Is being muiiilitintsd by the formerly sovereign state for the recovery of its authority und that Second A mere pretension on the part of lb formerly foreign state or a struggle so !n lelliute us to cover no reasonable ground for nipposliig that success may ultimately bo obtained, is m t enough to keep alive the rights of the state, and to prevent foreign tountries from falling under an obligation to feoognir.ii as a stuto the community claiming so have become one. The memorandum takes up seriatum the tarious nets of recognition by this govern nenl, beginning w.th the recognition otthe ndepemlence ot the French republic iu 17 113 Kheii President Washington received M.' llcn-t, who had been duly accredited us niulster nfier the proclamation of tho repub ic by tho convention of 17l'2. Hu calls at ientlou to the fact that In order that this gov irumtnt might be prompt In reeognl lou of iho various changes In the French form of rovernuient at this critical period tho presi lent supplied the American minister at Purls with u biauk form for that purpose. Coming down to the close ot the Franco lierinan war lu 1.470, when the new republic) was proclaimed by (iambottn, It ls represent td that Mr. Wushburne, our minister at Paris, was authorized I y telegraph from the lecrntary of stale to glvo recognition, the jrenldent tendering his congratulations. riFTr.r.NTii hit. During the day the Senate passed House Mils amending the laws relating to timber ullnre nne authorizing brevets to active or retired oilleers of the army or navy. Tho bill exempting settlers on public lands trotu paying the original Government Price, f.xcil en the lands was debated. Mr. I'ettlgrew, ef South Itakotii, and Mr. Cur ler of Montana, spoke in Its favor, but a 11 na I yi,t wus not readied. llr. I'ettlgrew (Hep., S. 1.) secured agree ment to u resolution culling on the Secretary :if the Interior for a statement of the amount nf subsidies paid by tint t'nion und Central 1'u llle railroads to the l'acillo mail sleum Ihlp line. Mr. Call iDom., l'la. ) was then recognized for a speech, on Ins Cuban resolutions, in troduced yesterday, concerning the condem nation of Julio S.'tagullly at Havana. The Loud bill to amend the law relating to leeond class mail mailer was passed by Ihe house today alter two davs ot debate, by t vote of 1 14 to 11' j. The most important! provision rf the bill denies Ihe serial puhli ertions admission to tho mulls at l cent per pound rales. BixriEstii nT. Several memorH were presented bv M1" Cullom iviep. III.,) In favor of Um recognJ lloh of Cuban Independence, and on' Irom the Commercial c ub, of Chicago, en" lorsing tho policy of thu udinliilstratioiiB ro larding Cuba. 'lii at was followed by the introduction of a pint resolution by JI-. Mills (dem., Tex.), laclarlng that "the exiiniileucy of reoogut.'.- lug the independence of a foreign govern- Dent belongs to Congress: and when con gress shall so determine, the executive shall act in harmony with thu elective department of thu government. "Second. "I hat the independence of the republic of Cuba ought to lie nud hereby U fecogulr.ed. and the sum of 1 10,000 is hereby ippropriuted for salary und expenses of a ..nosier to that government whenever such minister shall be appointed by tlie prcsl-lent," Mr. White, (t)ein., Cal.,i presented a re- nonstraiit'o from his state agalust the puss I'e of the Paclllo funding tdll aud asked that It lie printed in tim lb-cord. Jlr. Sherman, t Hep.. G..) asked unanimous forwent to lisvi) action on th senate bid for fixing a uniform standard of classification and gradiug of wheat, corn, outs, hurley and rve. Mr. Sherman said that he had Introduced Ihe bill at tint request of a tanners' associa tion of Ohio; that It was lathe Interest of die farmers.and that it purpose was to have snides of wheat nud other cereals fixed hu Unit grade No. I or No. 2 should not mean one thing In Chicago and a different thing in New York. The obi-c lion to the Immediate consldera- ll"n of tne bill wus persisted iu and the in ut ter went over. KEVKMRCMII PAI. The second day's debate cn the Peifl railroad funding bill developed by fnr the most Sens.ltloiiKl incident of tills session nf congress. Mr. Johnson (Ilp., Cl..) the uuly mcmberof the Calrornia delegation who luvors the funding bill. In tho course of his remarks took i ccosioa to make a remark able vituperative personal u'.taek upon F.d Itor Hurst nf the ran Francisco Kxainlner. 1 he speech created it profound sensation. wuien was wits lucrettiieii py .nr. I.oopera tleiiiinciationotitn.su cowardly attempt to blacken the reputation of a mua of "positive peiilus." Mr. Cooper also took occasion to acorn tho gentleman from California roundly for his attack toward the bill. Mr. Johnson made no reply to Mr. Cooper. The incident completely overshadowed the Interest In tho debate on'ths funding bill, and Ib-ronfter It proceeded quietly to the hour when the recess was taken. The general de bate closed today. Among those who spoke for the measure tras Mr. A'nald of Pennsylvania. Mr. Harrison gave notice of a aubstitut lie should offer to provide for a commission, o consist of the secretary of the treasury, fecretary of the Interior and attorney. gener al, to negotiate the settlement of the'debu EKIIITEKKTH PAV. The debate In the House of Ilepresenta lives on tho I'ncllbi llallronds rinding bill was ended without any Important amend ments being adopted. The House vacated the order tor the arrest of tho 238 mem bers atxent from the session on Friday night. Norfolk's roattuastar Iteiniveil. At Norfolk, Va., Postmaster William W. Degge and bis asslstnut, E. M. Henry, were suspended from office by United States Post office Inspector Clum, of Washington, the latter having found a shortage ot 5H40 lu the Postmaster's ao-ouuts. W. H. IL Trice, one Of Dogge's bandsmen. Was temnornrilv appointed Postmaster, limit -Postuiustur J. W. Long was appointed assistant. Dogge's bond was (50,loo, aud be made good ths shortage by deeding over to but bounamen nil ot his property. Millions lor IHvideoda. It Is estimated Ihnt cash disbursements by brinks and corporations for dividends, etc., on January 1, aggregated fl00,000,00) In New York Cliv, 1 13.001,000 lit lioslou and 9.0OJ.000 in Philadelphia. Prlnoe Dlmltrl Khilkov. a liiisalan noble. man, has followed tneadvlceof Count Tolstoi and divided his estates among the peasants, receiving but seven acre tor Til own culti- LARGE COAL SALE. Kenry Croushors Sispoiet of Hi Tract Near West Kewtoa. Henry Croushorc. Prealtlent of the First National Dank of Wo.-t N iwtou, has sold VII acres of coal und 13 acres of gurfaco lying along tho left bank of the Youglnoghony river, opposite that place, in Kostrnver town hip, the sale ndting In the neighborhood of tDid.000. This Is Mr. Croushorc's half of a tract of over l,7u0 acres bought a few years o by Mr. Croushore and the lain Co'touel lohn W. Moore, of Grcensburg, tno Moore tract now being the last lurg.i block of mer chantable Coul lu mis vicinity. Thu purchaser, are Gsliomc, Saeg r Co., who own and operate the West Newtou shaft and other mines along the Pittsburg, Me Keesport nud Yoiigluogheny railroad und the Wheeling division of the Baltimore) and Ohio raliroud. The price paid for the coal wus 100au acre. Work will begin In tho sp'ing to develop this trad, and a shaft ts.0 feet deep wid have to bo sunk to reuoll the cotll. Crusade, on Tobacoo. There is great consternation among Center founty's male s diool teacher. When the county directors ne t iu annual convention during the Teachers' Institute ihey passed resolutions denouncing tho usent tobacco by teachers and injor-ed tho law prohibiting its use. 'i hey demanded that tint Cniiuv Superintendent inter on everv cortnhMto grunted whether or nor tho hol ler is a user of tobacco. Tho directors are quietly Invest ig.vlng to lllid out how many of Ihe" touchers u-e to bacco, with a view of demanding that they either quit its u-e or resign. As a K,,o. many of the male teachers either chew or moke, there Is every promise of consider able reform along tho whole line or ii great number of dismissals. George K. Landers, postmaster at New berry, a suburb of Vuiliumsport, shot und seriously wounded Select Councilman S 1'. I'oresiiian. Foresiuati Is nne of Landers' bondsmen, aud the huter is said to have had trouble wilh his accounts, l oresmuu wus shot in the stomueb nnd cannot recover Landers was arr. st-d and lodged in Jail. In a Hiateuieut he said tho shoo ing was iiecb dental, and It was his intention to commit suicide. For'sniau says the revolver was mined at his heart. Martin McGregor, of l'unxsuluwnev, eon viete l of Inducing Harry McGregor to hum his mill for the purpose 'of defrauding tim In surance companies, wus sentenced to pay u line of 1. cost of pr.iseemlnn atu undergo an Imprisonment in the Allegheny cunty workln. u-e f,.r a period ol one year, Charles Hole, larceny, w i.- given Mx months to tin Allegheny county ..rklioiisi, in addition t. it llneot an t , ,,-k John sutler was given one year. Five applications to sell liquor in Indiana county havels-en lib-1 wl h iho pnithoriotarv 1 his will compl-ie tle Iwt, Saturday being the limit set f,,r iho tiling of nppll'oatlons The applicants nr.' Joseph W. Clements ol the Iudiana house, Murnu F.arharl of tin American House, milium , Ciiuvson of th t .invson lintel, an or Indiana, mi l ll. t. ruiuo ami it. i.. i lurk of Ghm Campbell. T l I II. . . . ii. jioiiiii.ison uni nepry .Uollenuiier ore taking options on n big tract of i mini in .virtu - Mrnlmii" township for Mr GHIIIIan of Allegheny county. I'.ugiMi enpi lull. ... ... I. 1 I 1... ... .... 1 .Mii-tn in in sum, iiueresieil, illelrui extends from Gamble station on the Haiti more .V tMilo rai road to I pp-r St. Clair In Allegheny county and will compri-o In nil lo.ouu acres. J ne price per acre is Jj. rz to a v i'z. mm its m Forsalo by tho Atlantic Ro- tmitiK Co. POISDM ASPECIALTY.? 1 liouie I , ,r si. ,t. ,,r. , ,cr s;. . g Tr au- y-lfyellprelcrtoroluoherew.?- ' o ''.'i TOD DP LTIM'I Li 1 1 I V r i i nncl,arp-.lt ot.ul ,, . , ,'y , I ,Vei,k,, n:,Hl anv i.urt..f the i. ,iv ii .i."Y ' . ' ". T.s on out. It Is this S.'. ;.li.b ry lt MViVi V5 wecuarantcoiumre. Wosot,, tihe.,,', , , ?. nine cases iimi I rhi.lle,,,,,, tho w ,1,1 ,r ,T ) .e vveriuiinit rnre. i-t,It. n, 7,n. . i. 1 , B imiiictt theskin )if i )io !, , i ; , ,"" , .T." B"!" clan,. oIMI,o.M.,,,,,'m,,Y' , i', irnniil imaranir Al.solm.. r sse , ' ' applies 1 1. ui. iliMress 4'H(IK III VI I li- . Vk aoj Mai,oul0 Icuij.lo, CUlC.it.V,.U1Vl!.0-' FRAZER AXLE GREASE HKHT IN TIIK W(tltl.l). Itswnnrim-qiintiileiiareiinnurpnsiipd.iictunlly out last m two poxesof anv older U tnd. Not ntTeeliHl by herd, t fiiVWll K )r Nl INK. FOlt SALE DY UEALhllsJ tpLMCUALl.Y, PfcNiNSiLVANlA LLblbLAIUKE. 'Iho report or tho postmaster nt itutli-t enows unit arter raving all expenses. I'.isi. master llrown turned over to the donurtmeiit at Wa.Llugton 1,700 as the net proceeds ol mo niisiness lor uie quarter ending December 91, ts'.'ti. The commissioners of Indiana eountv.liave offered n reward of SIM for the eapliire of the iissuilaiit or I. unda Stephens, the t'herrv it. 1, i.i i... i i ' ..L ... 1 nm hwusiiip i-nooi teui-ner. i no girl h con Union is criticnl. Policeman Anthony Homier, of Dawson, caught two men try iug to break into Kinl- ell s clothing store, 'i hey tired Iwo shots at lilm, one sinking tdm tn the hand, und es cuped. l.llu i.nnglltt and .llelvin Mumford, of inyiorstowii, tt usiiingtoii county, whil. esaiing, leu inio a pool, and, when res cued, tne girl was uncoil: clous, but will re cover. I VI.. I. I . , inn. ' osm, un MUIIUTI irilll seller, was arrested nt Meudville, on eomtilaint of the pn sl.ielit nt the school I nurd, for Selling Igan i-i to boys under III years of age. '1 lie report "f (he retiring coroner shows that during I slid there were lis violent deaths in Wasiiiiigtnh eoiintv. V.:! being killed iu rail road accidents and Z iu mines. Mrs. il. II. Keener, or litrohe, while sing ing a .-o!o In church, became sudilcnly diimli mid Is not utile to utter a sound. (incu be fore she partially lost hor vi Ice. II '. .-'o MeCulluin, aged 12 years, set (ire to ber diiss while standing before u grate In hei home nt lleaver Falls.and was so badiv burn- vd thai t he did Saturday evening. Keyinildsvllle town council has granted thu right of way to the llleetrle Heat. Light ami Pntver coinpnuv, of that place, fur thu erec tion of an electric light plant. William ami George Calhoun, painters, wen arrested at Fn-cpmt charged Willi failing lo pay n board bid owed to Williuiu Vautiue. W. (!. Dnvls, or Wheatland, was slopped Inle at night by two iii L-ke.l men, who rob bed him ol il(i nnd his watch. Iv. J. ('. N. Park, ol the Kngllsh Lutheran church at Heaver Fulls, hai resigned on nc. count of a salary dispute. William Davis, a rig builder of Cnllery Junction, wns struck urtd killed by a train near l.vans City. John liluek, n wealthy farmer, was struck bv a tnuu lit Frankli.i. und killed. AEKOM'TK Lot Al.TV. In our opinion every woy the safest and most vt holevomu Injunction to bo strongly liiitl upon the consciences of all professing ( hriMlaus Is tho duty of absolute lovultv to tho Lord up to prevent light, combined with nu eager seeking for nil possible further light. If this wi ro steadily pressed, the very best results, it s ns to us.tnust follow. Nothing less than this will God accept us lil ting servl'tt. Nothing mom can be required as Ihe condition nf com pleted approval. It Is an intelligible and eto-y way rea-oiiubln demand which no one can object tons overstrained. It If fully wilhln the compass of every tuuil. Whosoever shrinks buck from it uit;st lie under moro or lees condemnation. It Ir extn mey prnetlcnl In thut It points Of redly at complete obedience and eun l.e reiidllv tested in tho daily life. Let it be llrmly. yet lovingly. Insisted on ns thu only prop) r posi tion lor mcry member of tho church. Tlie Setiat" mate! u pea being, b".,j,i. wont or tnvxii and sontntfuss. Thelbpior trnffb. is a' feeder of our Jails, penitentiaries, Insane asylums, nnd poor houses. It Is a' devourur ot manhood nnd womanhood, and, stripped or alPils licensed legit Inisny. tt is a public enemy, a tax-enter, a Moloeh.dovoureror body nud soul. And tin present large movement ntainst It points to n t line when it shall be put under public repro batiou, nnd drinking resorts will cease to flaunt their glaring lights nt night and tri umphantly hang out the. r banners by dav. These figures show nmnistakab y that the youth ol oar country can and must to res cued from, the pursuing hand of this tro. neudons vlt Minneapolis Journal. . 3 9tuata uul Houso Well Attended at Open ing Session. chamber pre-i nte.l u very anl atice Tuesdiky iiiorning, Ihero Ihe Senators n largo attend ance ot visitors, who crowded the lobbies and corridors and the space back of the seats. A number of la.lios were present. The handsome chamber was niii'lo more beautiful by tb" many pretty Moral tributes placed by friends nu tiic senators' il.-ks. iv rur. iio.sk. I he handsome hall of the U ...se of Uoi.-c-sentiktives was crowded wi'll ineniliers, poll tieutiis and spectalois Irom iho time ll open cd at H o'clock until lint ussemhlym 'n were called together at the noon hour ty Chief Clerk Fetlerolf. Many changes have Isieu made in the room since the eloso of tho last Legislature. 'The ceding bus been lowered six feet and a handsome new gallery room and numerous other changes made. The i fleet of this improvement is seen In the re markable change m the acoustic properties of tlie room. I here Were llorill tribute on till' desks of m.ti, y iiiember,iroui lrleiids und constituents. II. K. I'.oyer, of i iiiliidelphia. and M. j. 1. 1 iiuau, i.l Alb htovt n, tvero iioinin'i'e.l us the llepiibllcan and l)ciiioe'iitle euinildates for speaker nf fhe House. Mr. lloyer ri'celv ed li'oiuad Mr. Lennnii 31 vot 's. Mr. lloyer was snorn lu nnd made a short n.bl e-s. After the House win called to order prayer was otlered by Itov. i;benr.er Admits, ll member from tlie 'I weiity-foiinh Philadel phia district. 'Ihe ineinlicrs arrayed lliem s' lvt s beforn the bur of the lloii.-e in groups of lit) Intake th" oalli aduiiiilstred bv ludge Siiuoiiton, id llarrisluirg. Ihe judge was escorted to the presence nf the House by Churies V.. Voorlees an d 1 bancs A. Muehl bmnner. Tlie returns of the last election for general assembly were presented by Gen. Frank lleeder, secretin y ol tl.e I omillollWeilllll. They wen nrriie, and n ud by i lucf Clerk l'etti rolf. '1 n hurry the husiue-s, u inotion was made thut th.i clerns real only the names nf tlnee returned eh ct..,l. F.yery inember unswcri d to bis nnme wnen the roil was called by Heading llerk Walk in-. '1 lie clis ti ui of .1' re It. Itex, of Hunting don, as chief clerk, followed. I!" was oe posed by .lames Sweeney, of lla.'.elt.in. Mr, Kex hud llii und Mr. Sueeney :m votes. A. D. I'Vtterolf, of Montgomery, was elected resident dork. He received C,7 votes. His I'emoeratlc opponent, .lohn Dulmliey, ot llarrisluirg, was given II'J votes. The usual cntiiiiiittces to notify the Governor and ul- nd to other duties were appointed. Tho joint Kepuhlieuu caucus iinmlnuleil Holes Penrose to tie Senator Cameron's sue ciftsor. 'J'lie total v te cast for the various candidates were: Penrose 1 .1:1. Wanamaker Si piitor Cameroii I, Congressman Itobln- eou 1, ( hiirlcs V.. ltice. presiding judge ol supreme court, I, Until PrnticlicH n the Legislature held a short sess ion Wednesday morning, mid then took a recess ntitll .lunuary 11 to allow the presiding ollicers time to prepare the list of committees. Senator Holes Penrose nnd ex-Lietit.-Gov. Cliiiiincey F. liluek were rorinuliy nominated lu both Houses lor 1'iilteil States senator, and Senator J. P. S. Golan nnd Keprcsohtnlive ftrr 11, Speer were appointed tellers. The election will Is) held at a joint convention of Until pomes January ll. Contrary to till precedent, bills wero Intro duced in the Senate. No bills will tsi put In the House 11 Lit 1 1 nfier the committees have been appointed. Senator Vaughn introduced bills for tho creation of the olllee of receiver of tAxes in I'ities ) the third rinse; to regu late civil service in eitins of the third class; relating to the division of wards lu cities of tho third class. All of tho above were In- do reed by the Convention of cities of the third class held lu Williumspnrt lust August. A lurgenumlier of appointments of uotu ries public made during the recess were cou llrnied by the Senate. Mr. Coyle Introduced a bill erea nig a mining department and de fining Its purposes and authority: orentlng the olllee or commissioner of mines, defining his powers and uiitbortty, prescribing his duties end fixing his sulury; providing for the appointment of a deputy commissioner aud llxmg their salaries. The commissioner wi I get Ci.,000 salary, tho deputy $2,5(10. five. clerks l,600 and 10 mlno Inspectors 1 11,000 each. The Senate then adjournel no Lit lion lay, January l (jiooil Horses M Drat Good horses must bo a drug on tlie nmr- ' kct wlion 1 100-pound toams snll for 11.60 a team, aud 1000-pound horses, broken to ride or drive, bring 12.50 a head. Theso were' tho priOcS eighteen head of horses brought one day recently at an nuotlon sale ol horses of the Northern Paclllo Hallway (Join pony at