NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. NEW BOND BILL. Item Picked up About tha National Capital. Th ways end moan commute agreed up. oo a bond bill which was presented to the house. It authorizes the Issue ol a gold bond at I pr cent. Interest, to be told at not lea than par, but limits the amount to (63,1 16, 275. being the sum agreed upon In the.peudlng contract Tnere Is a provision thnt no part ol the proceeds hull be used to pny current ex. penee ol the government. Tarty llnea wore not maintained In the commutes. Ol the llcpubllcnns Messrs. Iteed and I'ayna voted to report the bill while Mr. Hopkins opposed It, and Sir. Grosvcnor did not vole. Four Democrats, Messrs. MeMlllan, Wbltlug, llryan and Wheeler, votod In the negative Mr. Hynum did not vote. Messrs. Dalzeil and Gear were absent. The vote In -Jotn-mlttec stood tt yeas to 5 nays. While Mr. Cochran voted for the bill, he reserved the right to olter an amendment on the floor ol the house. Mr. Heed snld tbe pliin was not bis milking, but be would vote lor it under the clreumstnnees as a scheme which might furnish some rellel to the treasury, although be waa not very hopeful that it would. No Money for the Work. The work of the Hpeelal t.mmlners of the Tentlon liureau has lallen iuto an arrearage ol over 20.0(H) caoee, owing to the recent lack ol appropriations. There are now ili'.'i Bwolal Kxaminers in the field, and as a result of increase of t'St lOOO In the appropriation for the service this force is now being augment ed by 03 employee detailed for tbe purpose from the llureau. It Is expected, with the present force of 825, that the arrearage will be reduced to loss than 10.000 oases during fiscal year, and that by the end ol the calen dar year, If the foroe la maintained, the work Will be up to date. A Buay Senator. Besides attending to his Senatorial duties and looking after bis Investments here and elsewhere, Benator Chandler manatee to practice luw and to edit a newspaper away off In Concord, N. H. For, lawyer though be Is, be la one ol the lew newspaper men In the Heaate, and a first-rate newspaper man he is, too. He is as frank and as bold In his nows paper as he Is in his speeches or hla conver sation, and therefore he makes It exceedingly Interesting, especially when be baa any con troversy of importance on band. Hla edi torlaly comments on the politicians of both parties, and on the corporations which have attacked him at various times, have often been very spicy reading. The Senate la full of baldheads. Oalllngoi and bhoup are very nearly devoid of hirsute adornment. Benator I'erkina has only a stray lock which stretches across from aide to aide of bis tophead. Mr. Hill la accorded tbe honor of being the moat bald man In the t'pper Bouse. Benator Davis, of Minnesota, weara a light, fluffy fringe of brown hair on the back of hla head, which la bridged ovet tbe top by a small lock extending from ear to ear. Benator Hale baa a singular horseshoe like bald crown merging Into the middle part Benator Cole baa a very thin auit of straggling locks surrounding a good-alxed full moon, and Benator Gray la similarly adorned. There are four quiet young men In Con gress. They are W L. Henry, of Maryland, who was born in 1804; Lemuel Ell Qulgg, ol New York; Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, and Claude A. Bwanson, of Virginia, who la ths eldest, and was born In 1863. Mr, Qulgg Is a newspaper man; Mr, Bailey la a lawyer. President Clevelnnd draws hla aalary ol H. 1(56.66 on the first day of every month ol perfectly new, clean note, fresh from ths press. He keeps out enough to pay the next month's expense and deposit a snug saving In tbe tank. CAPITA!. MOTES. The New York produce exchange haa com plained to the agricultural department thai spurious cheese is being Imported, chiefly irom uermnny anu oviug soul as genuine. 4 The senate oommlttee oo Indinn affairs haa asked provision to visit the Indian school and reservations (luring the coming recess smj (be resolution waa favorably reported. The nlvll service commission haa completed Ita Investigation of the San Franoleoo costoft house. The report, It la understood, sustain the chargea of violation of the civil service taw The board of supervising inspectors o.l abeam vessels baa made several Important amendments to the rules regarding teallng and building boilers, and ohanged the regula tioua ooBoernlng pilots, eta, on the Great Jakea and woetern riven, Benator Sherman baa Introduced a bill to Srovtde an additional alrautt Judge In the ixtb iiullotal circuit, oom prising Michigan, uuio, xteuiueay aau A Senator Peffer baa given notice ol bta in tention to offer an amendment to the agri cultural appropriation bill providing for tbe Inspection of all live caUle, tbe meat 01 which, fresh, salted, canned, oorned or pack ed, la intended for exportation to any for eign aountry. A NEW K. OF L. ORDER. tt waa Started at the Convention at Oolumbua, Ohio. A new labor organization waa formed at Oolumbua, Ohio, on the lath, to be known aa the Independent Ordor of tbe Knlgbts of Labor. Tbe officer are: Gonurol master workman, William B. Wilson, Bloasburg, Pa.; general worthy foreman, Joins L. Michael, Pittsburg, Pa.; general evoretary-treaaurer, Cbarles It Murtln, Tillln, U.j general execu tive board, A. W. Biuipeou, Chicago) Wm. E. laafte. Albany, N. Y.J. H. Barrett, Lead vllle, Col. i . J. Lynch. Mvridan, Conn. A revision of tbe constitution of the old Kuighta of Labor was begun. The two moat Important changea made were to eliminate all tections giving the general oflloers autocratic or arbitrary power, and to provide sell government for each district assembly. Tbe new organization, it la claimed, will start out with a membership of about 10,000, embrac ing the glassworkera, the braasworkere and the aimers' organization. A large part ol the old constitution la eli minated, ao aa to give local and diatrlut at swmbliee more latitude lu the management ol tbelr own affairs. The authority of the gon erul executive board to expel members and assemblies without the formality of a triul la abrogated. The oommlttee on credentials will be appointed by tbe general assembly Instead oi Oy tbe master workman A uew basis of representation In the general assem bly Is adopted, similar to that in tbe United mine workers, one delegate to every 100 members or majority fraction thereof. Var ious districts are to have full power to man age tbelr own affair, without Interference from General offloera. A general asauuibly will be called not later tnan January 1, im Tbe oommlttee of 15 of the Columbus miners' convention unanimously reported that John Mullrlile was uot guilty ot corrup tion in connection witb the Hocking Valley atrlke. The appellate court at Chloago affirmed the decree of dlvoro to Congressman Dun ham. Mr' Dunham was aoeiety hauler In I hicoso. ' An explosion of natural gas at EUwood' Ind., wreuked the EUwood fruit company' building and Injured throe man. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. An Outline ef the Work la tba Senate and Boom nm-riBBT DAT. The house met at lliW o'closk. Among the executive documents was one from thf secretary of the treasury giving additional Information respecting the Bering sea seal herd. Mr. Blond (Detn., Mo.) called up foi the committee on coinage, weights and measure, the annate bill directing that gold and silver be coined at the Denver mint. The engrossed copy ol tbe btU could not bofound, aud tho matter was passed. The spenker an nounced the assignment cf Mr. C'aminettl litem., CttL) to membership on the com mittee on public londs In place of Mr. Homers (Dem., Wis.,) who had asked to be excused Irom service thereon. The consideration ol the legislative and executive Judicial appro priation 1.111 was resumed, In oommlttee of the while. TllTT-SECONn DAT. The question of taking up the petition ol lion. Summon Tope late Democratic candi date for (lovernor of South Carolina, for an Investigation of the election In that Ktnte wot brought Mp in tho Senate Privileges and KlnctioB Committee to-duy. bnl without dis cussing tbe matter tho committee referred II to Senator Oray, the Chairman, to ascertain tho wishes of the Bouth Carolina Senators In the promisee. MPTV-IUIKD DAT. The senate resumed consideration of the postoirlee appropriation bill. Mr. Chandler (Hop., S. H.) mode a sharp arralgnmeat ol the provision giving Postmaster General discretion over expending the .1,200,000 for railroad postal ra:cs. Tho senate. In exe cutive session, rejected the nomination of A. Augustus Healy, of Now York, to be Collector of Internal llevenue for the First district of New York, to succeed Ernst Nathan ra tioned. rirTV-rovpia cat. Altera brief bnt lively skirmish on the Honduras lottery bill to-day, the Benate took up the post-otnoe bill. Tbe senate voted to make no changes It) the present railway mall system. Tbe subject baa been the chlel poiut oi convention ot" the post-olllce appropriation bill. The bill, as reported, gave to tbe postmaster-general complete discretion In ex pending 68,200,000 lor postal cars, and cut 08 the present fast mail Una from North to bouth. rmv-riFTi! pat. Tho Senate confined itself strictly to busi ness to-day, and as a result parsed the post oflloo appropriation bUI. HlTorts were re sumed to cut down rentals for postal cars and for the Eastern fast mail aervlee north and south, but all those amendments were de feated by decisive majorities. Tbe senate llunnoe committee to-day re ported favorably the bouse olll repealing the one-tenth of a cent discriminating duty qn sugar Imported from bounty producing countries. The Houso began consideration of the bill making tbe appropriation for tbe Navy De partment. The total amount carried lu the bill lis 131.807,02.3, and carries a provlson for three new battleship and 12 uew torpedo boat. The debate waa entirely upon tbe proposed Increased navy, and the majority of the apoecboa were strongly in favor of the new v canals. FIFTY-SIXTH DAT. There waa a warm debate In tbe Benata on Hill's resolution to dellne tho policy of the government on the financial question, that bonds are to be paid in the best money. Senators Wolcott and Teller bitterly denoun ced the administration for the foreign gold contract, but Benator Hill defended the pre tldaot. The house committee on ways and means have agreed, to Che resolution to authorize tbe prealdeM to ask Great Brltlan. llussla and Japan to unite In another commission to investigate the sea) fisheries. II they do not then the seals are to be killed off under tbe Dlngley resolution. LEGISLATIVE NOTES, The legislature of South Dakota haa re pealed tbe divorce law requiring alx mouths' realdenoe in tbe Slate belor an action can be oommenoad, and reetored the old law, which reaarre only three months' residence. This was brought about by petitions from all classes of people, many of the cburchea joining in uie appwu, The tolling of tbe curfew bell ia to be re established in Canada after a ellenoe of 100 year, Tbe legislatures of Quebec and On tario, on tuerecommonaauou oi uie society for the Protection of Women and Children, have passed lawa authorizing City Co On Jl la to enast ordinances rauujiog the ringing of irlven authority to forcibly take them home. Tbe city of Ore ton, la., rings the curfew at night at 8 o'clock, and the regulation ha Croyeu ao oencnouai uiv uiuur sow towns ave Imitated it examole. Tbe South Dakota house defeated tbe pro posed constitutional amendment tor woman suffrage. It baa been decided by tbe legislative Aa tembly of New Mexico that tbe work of re constructing the Capitol building (hail b done by convict labor, and that tbe brick used lu the building shall be that manufac tured at lbs naaiMtUUkry. Work will begin March L The committee on Woman Suffrage of the Massaohueolt Legislature reported In favoi of. municipal auffruge for women. The Missouri Senate haa gone on reoord na opposed to th old vagrancy lawa under wliton counties have been disposing at publlo rale of convlpted vagnuita. It boa paused bill repealing that section of the law and leaving cltiua and towns tbe right to punisb vagranta only by imprisonment. In the Now York assembly a bill boa been introduced to prohibit tbe formation of pools, (rusts and combine. It la luthered by Mr. Ucinhard, and provides that any combine, pool, agreement, confederation or under standing whereby tbe price of any public commodity la controlled, llxed or limited bull be deemed conspiracy aud all contract made shall be null aud void, 'be crime ia a misdemeanor, punishable by a line of from fcAOO to tfi,0U0. or Imprisonment fur one year or bptb. Nothing in the bill is to be oousid sred aa preventing the organization of work men or meohaulua to secure higher wages In the regular course ot employment A committee of the Missouri Legislature aa been unable to agree on tbe bill to wevent tbe weurlng of bata at publlo gather ing. Tbe Tennesase Senate haa rejected bill making women elglble to tbe oilloe of a .'hool ilrector. By a vote of 89 to 26 tbe question of resub mission ot tbe prohibitory amendment was defeated in the North Dakota House. The Tennessee Benate baa passed s bill prohibiting the lusuruuoe of tha lives ot unlldren under twelve years of age. For Oood Homes. Labor Commuuloner Wrlgbt baa sent to congress hi eighth special report. It treat of the borne of tbe working people, chiefly aa they exist la the great oitlea of Europe and America, and tbe publlo regulations to make them beautiful, safe aud easily obtain able. Tbe report exhibit tbo sanitary, ethical and lluauolal results achieved by European soclettua lor tbe Improvement of the dwelling ol the poor. It Is shown that bud teneineuta make bad people. In nearly all cities where tried modol lodging bouses have nrovon to be oood Davlnv investments. Xdnoola Day. The anniversary of tha birth of Abraham Uuooto waa observed in many oitlea uud town throughout the country. In New York it waa mad the occasion of tha annaui dinner of tbe llepublicun Club. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. Thlllp Mnrtln, the murderer of Ell Stlllwell Waa hanged at Kansas City Friday. Tbe cold snap caused 100 deaths In Lon don, There have been sixteen resignations from tho present Congress, Massachusetts shoe manufacturers abso lutely refuse to arbitrate. The river Bogura, In Spain, has over flown Its banks. Several towns are intin duoted. Fourteen persona were killed by an ex plosion ot fire damp In A mine at Lealerise, Blleslo. Tbe work of revising the constitution and canons of tho Episcopal church la about completed. Prince Ferdinand, the unhappy ruler oj Bulgaria, haa been dethroned and txpellod from that country. By an explosion of natural gas at Mead vtlle, Pa., George H. Cutler, Br., waa killed, hla store and dwelling were wrecked, and throe other men were severely Injured. Tbe Emperor tins roconforred upon LI tlung Cbnng the yellow Jacket, the peacock feather and all tho other honors of which he had beon deprivod, A Btnto lenguo of negro clubs will be organized In Bouth Cnrollna. Its object I to prevent disfranchisement of colored voters. Deluded negroes ot Mississippi who paid J. F. Seals til each for transportation tc Africa, threaten to lynch the swindler. Seals la under arrest Independent Jolt prajuaera of Pittsburg took (130,000 in stock of tho now Ture Oil Company, which proposct to fight tho Stan dard. The census bureau will cease on March 4. the remainder of the work will be done by 90 clerks, under the Secretary ot the Inter tor. About 25 coastwise sailing vessels of New York and Now England are belle vod to have beon lost In the recent storm, with all on board. The senate sub-finance committee recom mends an amendment to the sundry civil bill for the Issuance ot $100,000,000 o! bebt cer tificates, If needed. Throe employe ot tbe True American, the St. Loqis A. P. A. paper, were handcuffed by three masked men Friday morning and tbe subscription books of the paper atolen. Tbe shifting channel of tbe Missouri river near Le Camp, Nob., has caused tout tragedies among squatter on the new lund, and their 1 no law to punish the murderers, Tbe bouse of Frank Jones, near Dronnon Springs, Ry., caught Ore Thursday night while the family were sloeplng, and Jones' wife add two children wore burned to death. Toe municipal affairs of Philadelphia will be Investigated after tho eloctlon by a aonate committee. Back of the proposed Inquiry ia Senator Quay. . Nebraska Indiana In future will be paid casb Instead ot the customary supplies of btonksts, groceries, etc. This la to prevent traders from getting tboao supplies for almost nothing Wednesday' atorm extended from Bed river to central Ztoxas, aa far west a Abilene and cast to Longviow and Marshall. It is tbe worst In fifty yoars. and If continued It will be the hardest ever known in Texas, The temperance crusade ot the W, C. T.(U. created a acnaation in Sioux CUy. About 2P0 woman marched from saloon to saloon singing hvmna and reading to barkeepera tha section of tie Martin liquor law which tbey pave coop violating. INDIAN CORRUPTION. Congress Advised to Take Chars of Fiv Tribe. Secretary Hoke Smith has made public tho twonty-aixtb aunual report of the board of Indian commissioners. Concerning condi tion in tbo Indian territory tho report says: "The graphic picture drawn by Senator Dawes ot the sud slate of aflulra in thla territory, occupied and owned by the flvo civilized tribe, wis," tbe report auya. "to many a uew revelation. Thoas Indians bave ao often been held up as modela ot civilisation, conducting a wise sel.'-gov-erumont, supporting thou- own schools and courts of Ju&iice, and enjoying all the ooiulorta ol home life thut It was surprising to bear tbut the courts and legisla tive bodiae are utterly corrupt; that tbe pub lie school system Is primitive and innfTlaient; that tbe landa belonging to the whole people by treaty rights are to a large extent, ab sorbed by a few enterprising half breeds, thut have gained complete control aud pay no at tention to ths trull are of tbe great majority of the people: that orims goes unpuulshed, and that the white peoiile wno have aettled la the territory have no protection. But all thla baa long been a familiar story to us. We have repeatedly called attention to the de plorable facta. " The auggoatlon Is made that congress exer cise Its sovereign right, and take control ol aSuira there. MINERS CONVENTION. The Trial of President MoBrlde on the Adam Charge. In the United Mine Worker' convention at Columbus witb tha beginning of Tuesday afternoon's suasion the real live work baton tbe body was atarted. The principal foaturet of the aftaruoon session were tbe presenta tion of tbe annual report of the president and tbe action taken In regard to the Adami charge, John UcUrlde, having been presi dent oi the miners almost the entire term ol 'M, read his own report Tne document touubed at some length on tbe briber) charge against him, Wednesday' sesslor. was taken up with the speech of Mr. Adams. Tbe oouiinjiuie voted to organize an inde pendent K. of L. body. A committee wai appointed to prepare a new constitution. Tua vote Was unanimous In favor ot tu new departure, but tbe result was oulj reached alter long and heated debute. GHASTLY TROPHIES- Two Cartload of Head Present for the Sultan. A detachment of Moorish cavalry arrived at the town of Casa Blanca, an AtUntio sea port of Morooo, on It way to Fes with tome ghastly tropblua of war for tbe aultan ol Mo rocco, These consist ot two cartloads ol human heutls, which aad been obtained dur a reotkit puultive expedition against tba itabauina rebels. They have lieen salted In order to preserve them and will be presented to tba sultuu in that condition. Tbey wil, after wards be exhibited ou the wall of Fets KEYSTONE CULLINGS. Xtemt of Interest from ail Over the Com monwealth. A comical Incident happened at the recent meeting of the Pennsylvania atnte dairymen at Meadvllle. A. J. l'nlm, editor ol the "Messenger," who le opposed to the tactics ol certain opposers of Imitntion butter, pro cured a one and a five-pound packnge ol Chicago huttcrlue, and entered It for compe tition under the nnme of a "Fnrmer Friend." Tbe Jury of awards granted II prize, not dis tinguishing the difference between it and the real goods. The one pound package took second prize and the five-pound package third prize. KM X A1A1KST KtW POST-OFTK R. The cltlwns ot Brlnton, are opposed to an other poat-ofllce there called Kat Pittsburg, which was applied for recently. They be lieve thnt if the new office Is established half a mile away the Prlntnn office will be dis continued. A protest will be forwarded to Washington. brllOCBAT (.'BOOS A POSTMASTER. Til Democrats of Bedford held an election for tne selection ot a postmaster. There were eight candidates. George A. Bush, postmas ter undr Cleveland's administration was elected by a majority ol A) votes. Al Williams, n wealtuy larmnr living near Greensburg, who some weeks ago knocked down his daughter and then choked her, and when hor lover Interfered In her behalf as saulted him, was found guilty and sentenced by Judge Greer to pny a fine of $200 niul be Imprisoned In tbe workhouse nine months. Judge Wickhnm on Saturday dissolved the temporary Injunction restraining Beaver Falls, from selling f 12.1.008 worth of bouds lor the new waterworks. The bonds were Bold to Street, Whyke A Co., ot New York, at a premium ot 5,573. Mrs. Hnrnh Ileyle, of Beaver Falls, charged Grocer Levi L. Mover with forgery before Burgess Pijier, He borrowed, the alleges, 5io frpm hor and gnvo her ft forged nolo a security. The Climber of applicants for license tosel liquor In Armstrong county next year It twenty, an Increnseol four over the numbei f ranted last year. All those who received Icense Inst year are again applicants. Work hna begun at the old Dlthrldge glass houae, New Brighton, putting It In readiness for occupation by the Phoenix glass company which was kurned out at Monaco last Wek. Ellis Allshousc and Wm. James, convicted of burglnrlelng tha Pittsburg, Virginia A Charleston rtatlon nt California, were sen tenced to two years and six months respec tively in the penitcntlnry. Fred McDonnell, tbe Titusvlllo boy con victed of the murder of John McAndrew, has been refused a aew trial by Judge Henderson ol Meadvllle Levi Moyer. tne Beaver Falls grocer charg ed by Mrs. Kiirnh Ileyl with forgery, won ar rested at bis brother's bouse twelve miles from that place, Hiram F.. Evans, of New Brighton, the first patient admitted to the Beaver Valley hos pital, died at that Institution of dropsy Sun day night An execution was Issued against the She nnngo Valley afreet railway company, and the road will be sold tbe first Monday In March, Oulseppe Boachlno waa convicted of mur der In the frrst degree at Bcronton. for killing Franceso Confortt Boachlno abot Confortl from ambush. The detail of First Lieutenant Philip P. Fowell, Ninth Cavalry, as military Instructor at Grove City College, Pennsylvania, haa been revoked. The Phoenix Glasa Company, whose plant St Monaca was destroyed by lire, baa leased tbe old Dlthrldge plant at New Brighton, and will resume work in about two weeks. Mary Martin, 4 yea re old, while playing with nor aistera In their father'e home al Davidson, fell Into a grate fire and was burn ed to death. Howard Wright, of rittaburg, ia plaintiff In a (30,000 damage suit for Injuries sustained on tbe Baltimore & Ohio railroad, In progress at Youngstown. Fire destroyed the printing establishment ofCJonce M. Bush at Uurrlsburg. Losi Maggie Stelger. 13 ycare old, of Trotter, waa frozen to death Friday while on ber way borne from school. Judgments aggregating e 12.000 bave been entered aguinat the Central atove works, ol Lebanon. Mrs. Josoph Cboporinakl and hor 7-year-old child were burned to death In tbelr dwell ing near Scranton. The Harmony socloty at Economy celo. brated the ninetieth anniversary ot its organ ization Friday. The Y. M. C. A. of Washington, has Invited the district Y. MCA. convention to meet there on Marsh 15. Beaver Tail eounuil ha let tbe contract for the now water works. The total amount toots up eiOO.JUO 20. Louis Tockso, nf Andenreld, committed suicide in a churth In presenco ot his wife. Despondency waa tbe cause, James A. McEee, of Clayavllie Is dead. He was 67 years of age and a lifelong Demo crat Tbe aupreme court boa decided that William Freeman, tea Westmoreland county murderer must bang. Tbe Northwestern Fencing Company, ol CounellsviUe waa chartered at a cupltul ol iu,uou. Leonard Artr strong, a farmer living neat BUirsvllle, caught an eugle measuring 7j feet frrm tip to tip. Executions for 820,000 bava been iasuod BgninBt Jonea & Caldwell, furniture dealers, of Tyrone. A new trial was rofused William Freeman, convicted of murder, In Westmoreland county. Gas haa been atruck on the Couleon farm near Mouongabeia, at a depth of 2,900 feet. Tbe Preaident baa aigned the act establish ing a National military park at Gettysburg. Tbe Westmoreland county Grand Jury re commended a new oou t bouss. J. B. Cuppa'a grocery store at Qreenaburs. wo closed by the aberln. Bnow in the South. There la no atorm In tbe memory of tbe present generation s severe as thut prevailed throughout the south last week. Even Mexico was treated to snow sad aoveral lucb iell at Corpus Christ!. At Galveston fourteen inches fell and New Orleans reveled in eight inches. There wsa a heavy iall at Tallahaa e, Flo., and tbe first In eighteen years at Uruuswick, Ga. Mobile waa aurprised by live Inches, while anow Iell heavily at Savan nah, Ga., lor the lint time lu twuney-nva yeur. For three duya the tbermotuett-r at Jacksonville, Flu., registered below 30 da "reca, Hextloo and Quaiemalai Acre. Mexico' condition bave been peacefully aoeepted by Guatemala, who guarantee their luilllimeut Both aide have made con Mission. Tbe boundarie between the two souutrle will be definitely determined upon, and an Indemnity is promised by Guatemala, winch republic will also pay damages lor Mexican property destroyed. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE Important Meacure Oonaldered by Out Lawmaker. Mojidat In tbe aenatte Hies bills were Introduced: McCreary ot Erie, to authorize lertain companies with special charters to do m dnea aa banks ol discount, to come under the corporation net of lt?, tind to confine their operations to the business ot snvlngs ind loan oompanlesf to authorize a commis sion to purchase the tiUtorleeol Pennsylvania regiments and batteries of artillery, and to have 400 coplea of each printed at not more than t'JLM a volume, and to appropriate 820, iOOto pay the expense of the proposed work tor the establishment of school libraries ex tent In cltlca of the flrst-closa. Landla, Lancaster, to promote decency, llnanllncss and healthfulnesa In the public ichoola, Grady, Philadelphia, to establish an ad ditional common plena court In Philadelphia, with three Judge. MnakreJI, Allegheny, appropriating 810, 000 to llosnlla foundling asylum hospital Pittsburg, Pa. Hteljiinnn, Cambria, premlttlng disabled soldier who are peddlere to canvass for or solicit orders and deliver goods without being owners of tbe same. Baldwin, Fayette, repealing the local option law at Dunbar. Devlin, Pbllmlelphia, providing for the re moval ot tbe Eastern pcnltentlrnry, and ap propriating 8200,000 therefor. I the bouse those bill were Introduced, Stewart, Philadelphia, appropriating 8JH0, 000 to orphan school commission. Griggsby, Lawrence, providing that no other Hag than tbe Stars and Stripes shall le allowed to wave from publlo buildings ol the state, or be place,! over any bouse, office or other building, public or private, except aucb aa tray be occupied by a duly accred ited minister or oouaul of a foreign civil power to these Culled State. Violation ol the proposed act la punishable by a fine ol 8100 or three months' Imprisonment Tbe Focbt bill. Increasing tbe amount ol preferred claims ot laborers, mechanics nr.d working girls from 8200 to 8500, and tt IJjjlU from six months to one year, negatived TDisDATtpU1ie following bills wore read in pined- To establish circuit court of ap peal. This act establishes two circuit courts, the tlrat embracing tbe eastern portion ol (be state, tbe sessions to be bold In Pblladolphiai tbe second district, taking in tne western portion of the state, with sessions to be held alternately lu Pittsburg, Uurrlsburg and trie, to provide for the changing ot ooanty seats. This bill Is Intended to help out the people Of lirndford, who may change tbe county sent from Towanda to Athens; appropriating 835,100 for the propagation of ash In the streams and lake of tbe commonwealth. Tbe following bills passed finally: An act to establish a department of agriculture, tc regulate tbe sale of article of trafTIo or mer chandise within one mile of rellgioua gather In, to administer oatbs without kissing th Bible, TiK'MDAT. A local taxation bill similar to tbe New York act was Introduced In tbe bouse to-day. It provide that all land and personal estate, except property used for public purposes, actual plaoes of religious worship, place lor burial, not used for pri vate or corporate profit, and Institutions of purely pubUa charity, whether owned by corporations or Individuals, shall bo liable to taxation, and that all laws exempting prop erty from taxation other than that enumerat ed, shall be void. The word "land" Is defined everything within the common parlance that may be ao deslgnntud, Tbe bill also put a construction on the words "icrsoual estate " which In clude furniture, moneys, goods, debta due from solvent debtors, whether on stocks, note, bond or mortgage, and stocks In money ed corporations, as well aa capital stock not Invested in real estate. It provide that the tuxes on all property shall be levied and aa acssed undor existing luwa. Frjuat The bouse wo In oo mood for business when it convened this morning. The prospect of a 10-days recess seemed to be a cheering one, and while tbe session lasted Ihnro was more fun (hun work. Mr. Orinilh. of McKean, introduced bill providing tor the erection oi a hospital for consumptives. The cost of tbe siteand build ing shall not exceed 8150,000. Tbe rulea committee reported a resolution, which waa adopted, providing for two sessions oo Tues days, Wednesdays and Tlinindsoe, from 10 to 1, and 8 to 5, each week, on and after Folruary 20. Aitr reading a number ot bills the first lime, Ihe bouao adjourned until Febrnarv 23. OBSTACLES IN TRADE. Cheapness of Parro Frodncta and Be atrix ted Operation. The tw9 obstacle which block the path Just now are exceeding chonpnoaa ojf form product and teat rioted operation in the In dustriua. Corn la nominally ball aount high er, but with Inaigoiflclant movement, while wheat, with a movement hardly bull of last year', la a quarter of cunt lower to the week. Cotton remain unchanged. Ths corn crop I undeniably abort, although prob ably a much larger supply than olUuiai re port Indicate. Wheat uud cotton aupplio are so far behind the world'a demands that extreme low prices are natural, and any peculation for advanoo 1 greatly bands cappeq. bale of atoel rail were only 158 ton to January, and Uw weather bus atnwtsd efruo turul work and retarded deliver! of ail kind. But there appear a better Inquiry lor some finished produutai especially lu wire, wire rods, mills and barbed wire the business 1 encouraging. Pig Iron 1 un changed In priee here end at the west, though northern sale are pressed, and tho dumaud lor bar Iron are about the same. Fllure tor the week were 270 In the United Statue, against UJJ last yeur, andfil In Canada, against 65 last year. Brudaireel's says: Tbo beavy auowa of tbe last tow weak have aggravated the business position of western lines In general. Tbi is relleotod by a generally bearish fueling In regard to the granger auicka. It may also Be nohsd that western railroad authurUies, bowevur, have been somewhat encouraged by the pros pect thut the exaoedbigly heavy snows of tii wlutur wnd to improve the ouuook tor th next crop. Tbe manipulation of sugar haa bees prin cipally In tbe baud of an individual trader, and waa confined to narrow limit until the close of the week, when what sneaied to be Washington tailing developed itself, based, obteoslhly, upon tbe belief that the bill re moving the l-lOo differential duty would pass the senate, American tobacco wo souiw what of a feature, dropping from to b7"i. rltie oil market closed Friday at 81 00 bid, while pipe Hue orioe rotnalund at 41 03. Death of Minister Oray. The deatb of Hon. Isaac P. Oray, ol Indi anu, minister to Muxluo, leaves open one ol most desirable diplomatic oilices in the glti of tbe president. Tbo salary Is 812,000 t year, and, unlike all oilier lorelgn missions, the sppoiutve can take a Puilmun cur Irom bis Americun borne to the scene ol his duties the delightful valley of Mexico, in some re apt els the most Interesting city ol tba western hemisphere. Dr. Gray was a politician ol Influence aud ability In Indiana, waa a can didate for vlce-presideut at the Chicago con ventlun, and would have bud th uouilualloo but lor the fuel that Indiana, falling Into th Cleveland column, augered tha New York delegation, which turned against Mr, Gray. Proposed Bailroad in Africa. Th National Zaitung says thai negotiation! are on loot between tbe oolonjal department aud a group of bankers tjr the construction olanairow guuga railway from a port on tbe German East African littoral to th Vic toria Nyauza and Lake Tanganyika, Th estimated cost oi lh line la 87.dvU.uOU LA GASCOGNE IN. The Missing Frenoh Line Steamer Arriv ed at New Tork, La Onscogne, tho long overdue French steamship, limped Into port Monday night, with three red light banging from her We mast a a algnal thnt sho was disabled. Her passengers were all on deck, some of them etiigluu and most of tnem oucerlng, as per sous are wont to do wtien their mlmla are suddenly relieved ot a henvy strain. For 13 days ot a voyage lasting 10 days the ship baa been disabled, one ol her main pLstou rods having broken oo her third day out from Havre. For 10 hours on that Intetiil third day the vessel hove to while tbe break wa being repaired. It was comparatively good Weather when the break occurred, but the disabled steamer was lined to run Into some ot the nastiest weather ol ber voynge. W hen the break bud been repaired th? ab'Siiior proceeded on ber wny, but under greatly reduced speed. Whoo near the bank ol New Fouudlnnd, La Goacogue ran Into a gule thnt Increased to hurricane force. While on Sable island, February S, the machinery broke down again, mid the steamer was hove to again, this time lor 41 hours. During nil thnt period Ihe engines did not mnka a single revolution. When the second repairs had been made, the steamer started alieAd once more uuder further reduced power, and headed toward the Long Island const It Is a remarkable lad that during the en tire voyage across the Atlantic La Otisuogu did not sight a steamer until she passed oue bound for Philadelphia Into on Sundnja Lute Monday afternoon the French steamer sigunlled Fire Island and tjicn proceeded to ward Sandy Hook lightship. Wliile the passenger wero considerably worried oo account of the delay, there was never a panic among them. They knew theli hip was staunch one, and tbey bad nil !oulldeuce In their enptalu. And, besides, Ib ir kuc-j Oiat tije ship waa not totally dls bled. lTuf they were nervous and appro bcnslve at times, and they hulled the eon i'ln of their voyage with Joy. They jbeyired tho cnjitulii uj tbey oheerod the irew and they encored tho tug. Th A. Tt A. Bplltj Thero boa been a spiTt in tne A. P. A. out west, and a new society lias come to tbe front, called the "Loyal palriotlo Lesgiss." which wo organized at a convention held In Chicago oo Tuesday. Ita platform of prin ciples Is somewhat more liberal than those ol the A. P. A., which wo denounced by tba convention aa In the hands of office-seekers and being a secrot political machine danger ooa to liberty. Latest reports from Hawaii are to the effect thnt the mtlitury commission bad brought In findings in 24 cases. The only ono liable to the protection ot the United hiatus ia Win. T. Seward. The Chilean Government announces Its In tention to purchase all railways In that country. MAUKET8. PITTkBUIIO. T1IB WHOLESALE FRICRS ARM OITZH ItELOW ) Grain. Flour and feed. vVIIKAT-.No. 1 red 8 57 & W toll! Na'i'yoiiow "earVnew.'.'.VI! W juixea ear, new ti No. t relioW shelled 4 47 OAlii So. I white S.1 1 Na I wnite zi w Intra Nix wblto S.1 Llglii mixed M 4 in i i j Nu U wcwtnrn l 'I) taol It Allnn. fancy patents Ml "5 raucy wuiur patents - s lu o so Fancy sirnllit winter M 70 " Mralght Xii bakers' k u K 7.1 Pre Hour 8 UU a 15 HAY-NoTi (buothy 11 5 11 to No. it :u wi in w Mixed .'lover. So. 1 10 01 11 oo Loose tlniuttiv. from VAiunL.u 14 no In Ou FEtl 5o. w'lilte Md., ton 17 50 f CO No. White 51 iiMltiige In 50 17 no II rown.M Millings. HI HO HI W Bran, bulk 18 ml 1 fi STUAW Wluiat 5 5 50 uiu a oj o, uj Dairy Profluuta, Bl'TTEn Elpln Creamery ? 3 5 raucy creamery v '-ni L iiicy Country ItoU 18 WO nw srade and cooking v 10 CBlJiJfe Ohio, now 11 likl !vv lurk, new lift in Wisconsin hwisa 14 Llinburger. newmake uyft 10 Fruit and Vegetables. API'LES Fancy, v obi 00.3 4 00 BtA-t iiuua-pickeu, per nu..,. I oo i w Lime, lb t 5V PU'l'AiVftS Flne.lu car, bu W Tu Kimui autre, bu 70 75 BitTa...,. per bbl 1 1 50 i:AHlU(-'ii-Aume grown.bbl 1 as l & ITilMI-h-nurbbl 1 :u 1(15 UMtiNb YeUow, bu .10 u v&ivixirn per dpi iw i a Poultry, Etc. Live Chickens, V pair 06 Q 75 Live Ducks, y pair no pressed Ducks. lb 14 15 Dress-i-xl Clikkuns, W ib. u 10 " " young select... 14 13 Pressed Turkeys, V lb 10 U t(A. l'a. sua Ohio, fresh 81 lib FJATrltHib-tztraUvatieose.Vlb -15 No. 1 Kl. Live Ueuso, f lu 40 45 Country, large packed lEi 4Q Miscellaneous. f-EEI Clover 03 lbs 4 50 o S -,.,.., ..riuift 11 S.1 till lilue -ra 1 40 1 0 BA(.i Country mlJed. 4 1 riONfcY Wulie Clover 1(1 17 iluvkwhcnt 11 la MAl'LE eVUl'l', new 50 !J ClUIill Country, sweet, bbl..... 4 50 5 OJ TALLOW. - 4 5'4 CINCINNATI. FLOUR II SO, JO WHEAT No. tilted 51 541, IjVfc No. . - 55 COllN-4tlsed- -W 41 OAVit al si Ea.cs is Ui ri'Klt Ohio Creamery 4 HI PUILAllKLI'lllA. Fiint .....u so (jw oo WHEAT No. tied 57 W CUltN NuHj-Mlzed 41 47 OATS No. White..... ! HCTlKK Cruaiuury, extra ia 1 MiUi 1'. jlli st a) nkw youK. FLOm Patonts 1 WO 4 15 WHEAT No. 4 Ked 67 tri ItYfc Msxe 54 55 COllS No. - 47 M OAlt White Western 8-1 H lit "ri'CIt creamery W ill EliB iale aud Penn...... to U LIVE STUCK. CIMTRAL HTOCK TaMI, EAST LtUBTT, PA CATTU, Prime, 1.400 to 1.000 His 5 10 t S 80 Good, 14W0 to 1.4U0 I'js 4 Ou 4 S3 pood buu-hers, 1. to l.aX) lbs... 4 40 . 4 (W liity, l.ouo to l.isom ii 4 M Fair Usui steers, ) to 1UU0 lb.... 8 40 70 bommou, Juu tu taxrtt. M t 3 8 i3 noua Philadelphia 4 80 4 bsc Yorkers aud mixed. 4 !5 4 85 Commvu to tuir Yorker - 4 10 4 23 auxar. Extra, UK toll lb 4 5 4 80 Good. 15 to W lint a 75 1 13 Fair, 75 to 85 lbs 8 00 a 30 Common S SJ H 73 Yearling 5115 t 60 Chicago, Cattle Common to extra steers (HtsHgAoa; Blockers aud feeders, iliik.im cows aud bulls, tt.50u4.UO;ualve, :.7b; Uogs heavy, l.(iuu4.vA; coiumuu to uhulce mixed, :i.B(i44.sM; choice assorted, 4)1.10(94.13; light, )8.i5m 44.06; pigs, tUMtMlLUa M.eep-lu- lei lur tu choice, i 5.1,4. i.; lambs, AaA85. Cinolunati lli'Ss select snippers none butchers i 40loi60; fair to good packers $IM to 4. 40; fair to lljllit (UOOtuLitD; common and rougba;6til 13 l stile- Hid UlppST4- 15I0176. foudtocnotcel.lHii4..vi:lalr to medium alMlo 10; coiumuu iisioa.113. Sheep extra L to 45ii; good to choice 4kl.5Uto4.UO; uomuiouto taut B.'.UU uH . -O.
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