Valley Falls Register from Valley Falls, Kansas • 2

A FRIGHTFUL LEAP. A3 OCEAN IIOKKOR. Valley Falls Register. floor were panic stricken and several jumped safely from the windows. Two fainted on the stairway, but were rescued by young men employes who rendered invaluable aid.

One saved the wraps of the girls, but had to jump from a window to escape the flames. Ths body of Jacob Schaffner, who lately became insane at La Junta upon receiving the news of the death of his brother ahd jumped from the train, was found frozen on the prairie by parties who went out from Las Vegas in search of him. Samuel T. Glover, a well-known attorney and prominent citizen of St. Louis, died recently, aged seventy-one.

William Schmidt, of St. Louis, was found dead in bed at a hotel near the Union Depot in Kansas City the other morning. KANSAS STATE NEWS. Nomination for Conjro. The Fort Scott Convention to nominate a candidate for Congress in the Second District, to succeed Hon.

D. C. Haskell, de ceased, met on the 22d, pursuant to a joinl call of the Democratic and Greenback Stat Central Committees. Every county in th district was fully represented. Hon.

A. A. Harris, of the Joint Committee, called th Convention to order. Colonel Frani Bacon was made temporary Chairmar and John M. Galloway Secretary.

The following Committee on Credentials was appointed: Dr. G. W. Cooper. J.

D. McCleverty, W. A. House-holder, C. D.

Avery, L. F. Green, A. C. Shinn, D.

C. Droyer, J. J. McFeeley, J. W.

Blain, J. McRoberts, G. A. Walker, X. Powell, Sanford Haff Committee on Resolutions: Chas.

Buch, A. A. Harris, E. H. Benham, Benj.Gotskill, Sidney Clarke, J.

P. Kerr, W. H. Toothacre, J. M.

Lr.ndis, S. H. Allen, P. J. Sheridan, A.

Ackewart, John Dale, J. S. Hollenberg, F. M. Dowly.

Committee on Permanent Organization: W. If. Chick, W. C. Perry, C.

D. Nichols, J. F. Attwell, Wm. Roe, H.

F. Sheldon, W. A. Ochiltree, T. W.

Fry, W. B. Campbell, W. D. Johnston, J.

McNevins, N. Powell, W. C. Perry. After a recess of thirty minutes, the Committee on Organization reported that the temporar' organization be continued.

The Committee on Credentials also reported, which reports were adopted. Mr. Clarke, from the Committee on Resolutions, reported the following resolutions, which were adopted: First That we favor an immediate adjustment of the tariff law so that no class of citizens shall be taxed for the benefit of any other class and that no more revenue shall be raised than is necessary for the support of the Government economically administered and the payment of existing oblia-utions. Second A forfeiture of all unearned railroad land prrants and a reservation of the public lands, the heritage of the people, for actual settlers. Third A speedy payment of the bonded debt, and a substitution of lepral tender treasury notes for National Bank currency as the latter is retired.

Fourth That Congress, under the powers conferred by the constitution to regulate Inter-State commerce, shall secure to the people the use of our railroad highways on reasonable terms. Fifth That we arc opposed to the importation of foreign labor under contract. Nominations being in order, Mr. Bart-lett nominated Nelson F. Acers, of Allen County; Hon.

Sidney Clarke nominated Samuel A. Riggs, of Douglass County; Mr. Cougher nominated R. W. Hilliker, of Wyandotte County, and Mr.

McRoberts nominated S. Nicholson, of Miami County. An informal ballot was taken, when Riggs received 71 Acers, 57; Hilliker, 24: Nicholson, 12; with 17 votes scattered fci others. Mr. Acers was withdrawn, and the first formal ballot resulted: Riggs, 107; Hilliker, 43; Nicholson, 12; several scattering.

Upon motion of A. A. Harris, the nomination of Mr. Riggs was made unanimous. Mr.

Riggs was introduced to the Convention and made a brief speech accepting the nomination. beginning with the Secretary of State, provided such official is eligible under the constitution, and the person thus selected cball hold the office until the disability of the President or Vice-President is removed, or a President elected. It provides also for the convening of Congress in twenty days after the office shall have devolved upon such person. Four, hundred Winnebago Indians, now upon the reservation in Nebraska, petitioned the Secretary of the Interior to allot them lands in severalty, so as to acquire the rights of citizenship. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently reported favorably the bill providing that hereafter a majority of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States shall constitute a quorum thereof.

No member of the Court shall sit at a hearing or participate in a decision of any cause trpon which he acted in a court below. Senator Hale lately introduced into the Senate a bill providing that all appointments to the medical service under the Government shall be made from graduates of legally chartered medical institutions without discrimination in favor of or against any school or theory of medical practice. Issue of silver dollars for the week ended January 10, corresponding period last year, 404,000. THE EAST. The other morning the body of Prof.

Peter Voltz. a prominent citizen of Alleghany, was found at the South street railroad bridge in Pittsburgh, with a bullet hole in the temple, lie had been murdered and robbed. The steamer City of Columbus that left Boston on the afternoon of the 17th for Savannah, was wrecked at what is known, as Devil's Bridge, some hours after sailing. Seventy passengers and thirty-four officers and sailors were reported lost. Four men were recently killed by a boiler explosion in Wallace's tannery at Rochester, X.

The other morning the bsdy of Prof. Peter Voltz, a prominent citizen of Alleghany, was found at the South street railroad bridge in Pittsburgh, with a bullet hole in the temple. He had been murdered and robbed. The steamer City of Columbus that left Boston on the afternoon of the 17th for Savannah, was wrecked at what is known as Devil's Bridge, some hours after sailing. Seventy passengers and thirty-four officers and sailors were reported lost.

Among the victims of the ill-fated steamer City of Columbus, which was recently wrecked off the coast of Massachusetts, were Rev. C. A. Rand, rector of Trinity Church, at Haverhill, his wife, daughter, father and mother. William II.

Guion, lately of the firm of Williams Guion, of New York, recently failed for $2,000,000. E. S. Peck, the cashier who wrecked the Patchogue (L. bank, was threatened by a mob of creditors, when he went home and shot himself.

Haigu's woolen mill at Newburg, N. employing fifty hands, burned the other evening. Loss. partially insured. A bill recently introduced into the House by General Slocum, of New York, limits the time of presenting claims against the Government arising from the late war (with the exception of pension claims) to two years from its passage.

Claims hereafter accruing must be presented within six years of the event from which they originated. The jury in the case of young Nutt, who killed Dukes, the slayer of his father, at Uniontown, returned a verdict of acquittal. He was tried at Pittsburgh. John Frazer, a Liverpool lumber merchant, lately arrived in New York, was found the other morning sitting on a stoop, frozen to death. All.

the factories in Lowell, recently gave notice of another reduction of ten per cent, in wages on February 1. An Express Train Leaps From a Trestl Twenty-five Fe-t Hisli Miraculous cape From Death of All on Hoard. Jan. 22. Express No.

2, engine No. 8, on the Cin cinnati Division of the Toledo, Cincinnat St. Louis Railroad, dashed off a lonj trestle near Beavertown, five miles fron Dayton, at five o'clock p. m. When tht train, consisting of two coaches, baggage and mail car and engine, was in the middle of the trestle, running at the rate of thirtj miles per hour, a truck wheel of the engine suddenly broke, hurling the engine and tht entire train from the trestle to the ground below, a distance of twenty-five feet.

Sev enty feet of trestle was carried along and the train is a complete wreck, mak ing damage of No one had time to escape, and hew a terrible loss of life was averted was a miracle. Engineer Henderson and Ex press Messenger Marsh were buried in the ruins, and were cut out, both badly injured Conductor Miller sustained serious interna" injuries, il Morgan II. Morgan, a promi; nent citizen of Yendacia, was seriously hurt. Five other passengers were more oi less injured, while others escapee with slight cuts. Relief trains were sent from this city and Cincinnati, and for the time being sufferers and passengers were cared for at a farm-house near by.

The scene of the accident is in a sparse-b populated section of country, and the trestle wa? built three years ago over a ravine. Trains are generally delaved. IIOKTICCLTURAL. Ariiv.tal Session of tlie Mississippi Vallej Association. Kansas Citv, Jan.

2. The fifth annual session of the Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society convent -d here to-day and will continue for four days. The attendance is large, comprising 120 delegates from alio? the twenty States embraced in the territory covered by the society, besides a large number of prominent visitors from all parts of the compass. Tha Convention assembled at two o'clock p. m.

and the following olllcrs were present: President Parker Earle, oi Cobden, 111. Secretary Wm. H. Ragan, of Clayton, Treasurer J. C.

Evans, of Kansas City, and Vice-Presidents et-Gov-ernor R. W. Furnas, of Brownsville, D. S. Grimes, of Denver, and Hon.

T. N. Munson, of Dmnison, Tex. Many other distinguished citizens and horticulturists of other States are present, including Hon. Sylvester Johnson, President of the State Horticultural Society of Indiana; Prof.

Popenal ot the State" Agricultural College of Kansas; ex-Governor Morton of Nebraska; Prof. Real, of the Michigan Agricultural College; Prof. Budd, of the Iowa Agricultural College, and ex-Governor Norman J. Colman, of Louis. An organization was effected and the usual committees appointed early in the afternoon, and the remainder of the clay devoted to hearing and discussing able and interesting papers, as follows: "Circulation of San," by Prof.

J. W. Robson, of Kansas; "Trees Peculiar to Texa," bv T. V. Munson, of Texas; "Small Fruits," by Hon.

Sylvester Johnson, of Indiana. A letter regretting his inability to attend was received from Hon. M. P. WaVlen, of Massachusetts.

President of the American Pomological Society, and replied to by telegraph. The display of fruits is very fine, especially the collection ot" the Missouri Horticultural Society, numbering tweuty-four plates and 13U varieties, including all kinds of summer apples, which have been kept in a state of perfect, preservation. Nebraska exhibits a tine collection of sixty varieties of Fall and Winter apples. Iowa also has a very fine displaA'. NUTT NOT (JUILTY.

Ferdiet Rendered in the Celebrated Case at Pittsburgh, Pa. Remarkable IJemon. stratioii on the Announcement of the Finding. riTTSucnon, Jan. 22.

The city was on the qui rive this morning to know if there had been a verdict in the Nutt case. Court met at 0:30 o'clock. Half an hour later it was announced that the jury were ready with a verdict. In the room there were as many spectators as ever, and outside as many as ever who could not get in. At ten o'clock sharp the jury filed in.

When they were seated Judge Stowe sternly warned the audience that, no matter what the verdict might be, there should be no demonstrations of approval or disapproval, and those disregarding this injunction would be arrested. The prisoner, who was in the dock, was told to stand up. lit; did so, rigid as a statue; bis lips thinner and more colorless and his heavy ej-es more heavy. "Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a verdict asked Clerk Kowaud. "We have," answered the jurors.

"What say you, guilty or not guilty?" cvas the next interrogation. "Not guilty," replied the foreman. Such a shout as went up from the thousand voices in the court-room never was before heard in this county, at least. The shout entered the ears of those in waiting Dutside, and they proclaimed it as they ran iown stairs, yelling at the top of their voices," Acquitted! acquitted!" The crowd in waiting upon the street took up the refrain and yelled it out with might and main. Shop men ran to their doors and joined in shouting.

Judge Stowe was to all appearances as happy as the happiest. A hearry smile illuminated his face as he left the bench and shook hands with a number of those who had worked and prayed for th deliverance of the boy. He never seemed to think once about enforcing the penalty for disobedience of his injunction about the order. Nutt was removed to prison to undergo the lorrriality of having his present sanity jstablished. He will prouably be discharged to-morrow.

Mrs. Nutt and her laughter heard the news as they were alighting from the carriage in front of the 31'ice of their counsel. They were deeply affected. The jury called on them in a body, and some of the jurors mingled tears with the widow's. Everybody indorses the result.

When released the" prisoner will be taken to the tarm of an uncle in Fayette County, and there kept uutii the excitement has passed away. The hearing as to the mental condition of Nutt will take place, to-moirow. Severs7 Bxperts will be examined, and his counse. express themselves as confident that he will be released. 1 he bearing is necessary to satisfy tLeCourt that he is a proper person to be at large.

The law on tne subject is very clear, and provides that when a perron is acquit; of any eiTeiise by reason of insanity the jary sii- uldso de-dare, and the suafl Lave powtr to order him kept in strict custody so long as such person shall be of unsound mind. Cruelty in the Virginia Penitentiary. Richmond, Jan. 22. In the Senate to-day alerter was present-d by a former employe at the Penitentiary containing grave charges against the Penitentiary ofScials, showing from neglectful and careless treatment of sick convicts a number of them died.

Among the cases mentioned is that of an Italian serving a term for attempted wife-murder, who became OI last summer from eating undercooked peas. Owing to his writhings the doctor said he was insane and ordered him bound in an iron bedstead. Next morning the man was dead, the flesh dreadfully cut from the cords with which he was tied. The committer will investigate. Wreelc of the Steamship City of Colnmbnf on the Massachusetts Coast One Hun.

dretl ami Four Lives Loot-List of th Lost and Saved Details of the Disaster. New Uepfohd, Jan. 18. One of the most distressing shipwreckt recorded for years occurred last night. The steamer City of Columbus of the Savannah steamship line went ashore or Devil's Bridge, Gay Head, and was totallj wrecked.

The City of Columbus left Boston at thrw o'clock Thursday afternoon carrying eighty passengers and a crew of forty-five. At. 3:43 a. m. Frida3, Gay Head Light, bearing south half east, the vessel struck on the outside of Devil's Bridge buoy.

The winci was blowing a gale from west by north. The vessel immediately filled and keeled, over, the water breaking in and flooding the port side of the saloon. All the passengers excepting a few women and childrer-came on deck, nearly all wearing life-preservers. All the boats were cleared away but were immediately swamped. A majority of the passengers were washed overboard.

Seven passengers left the vessel or a life raft, and about forty more took tc. the rigging. At 10:30 a. m. the iv Hear! life-boat put oft' and took soven persons.

Another life-boat put oil between twelve and one. The revenue cutter Dexter came long about 12 and sent off two boats. Twenty-one persons, one of whom was dead, were placed aboard the Dexter, and, a'tir all the persons wore taken from the-vessel, the Dexter proceeded to New Bedford. Three persons died after going aboard the Dexter. Cantain Wright sayshe passedthe Cross--rip lightship at twelve o'clock and that he continued by east and west hop with strong breeze wesi-sonthwest.

"Alter passing Noleska, the course being west-southwest, I stepped into my room to warm myself, as it was very cold. Evervthing was working well. After being bilow a short time, I heard the second-mate, whe was in the pilot-house with the mate, siu" out to the quartermaster to pert the helrru I jumped out of my room, thinking we had rume across a vessel bound down the Sound. I then cried out, 'Hard a not knowing but it wasavcsselandinthemoon-light I saw the buoy cm Devil's Bridge on the port about two points forward of the beam and about II X) yards distant. She immediately struck.

I ordered the engine reversed and she backed about twice her length. The steamer immediately stopped and 1 ordered the jib foisted and endeavored to head her to the north, but she filled forward and listed over to port so the Idankshire was about four feet underwater, went aft and told the passengers to keep-cool and get life-preservers. 1 next told the officers on deck to get th? boats The steamer settled dev. ait and righted. It was blowing very hard and a heavv sea.

was running. Wo launched port No. ci boat, which immediately capsized. The sea was breaking over tile steamer's deck, and, the stern being under water, we were forced to go up on lup the houses. I stayed there awhile, but we were finally obliged to take to the rigging.

The mate, second mate, chief engineer and firt engineer took to a raft. I think the steamer struck on a lone rock." The captain is positive he struck outside the buoy and in backing, drifted inside. THE LOST. The following is a listed those lost Wm. W.

1 wife, Boston. S. Band, lawyer, and wife, Ho bury T. K. Ha dealer, Hostort.

Mrs. 1). Sim dl. Southampton, Mass. Henry 1.

Ilac li -lor and wile, Jorehc-r-t r. A. Morrdi. Boston. Oscar las-jri, Turkish nisul-Oeneral te Boston.

N. .1. Morton. Boston Helen Brooks. Northboro, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hand and soa, Boston.

Mrs. Henry Slado. Chelsea, Mtu-s. Mrs. S.

J. i'ink'ia Lynn, -loo I Xoiirso, lioston. C. F. a lies.

Miss Hcsieh, Mrs. Gion, Lev! favrence, George H. M-'loyg, Dr. II. C.

Bart-ieit and wife. Mrs. Ma-aiie, It. B. wife and two childie Mrs.

J. Atkinson. Mrs. L. Havis.

1. KeiU ps. C. lliclnor lson and K. Hutchinson and wife.

S. Vance. Henry Daniels and wife. Mrs. James and Mis Iieal.

Mrs. White om I. W. Mitchell, .1. Tib hitts.

T. A. Bay. M. Sa g.Mit.

A Cummimrs. 1. Katon. A.jkhioe and ife, II iMirland, V. bapham, It.

Hammond. 1). Hall, C. F. Frost, caldn passe; res -nces unknown.

The residences ot none of the following tec-rave pus son vers arc known: Annie Kelly. Smi S-m'th, i. iddard, T. Ac arty, i. syncs.

fiulfin, T. b. Giddinys, W. B. Wright, Ausrust Pe -'Hi, .1.

It. Helar, iJ. Whit-foinh, C. G. W.iiett.

Brown, Walker. asset t. The last three applied for tickets just before-the hour of starting and the full names are not Obtained. TIT SAVEH. The names of the save Horace Wat r-houso.

Bath. John White, 1 Edward Island: F. W. I air! a Go. ham; Thoma fire-nun: K.

T. Hrisrjrs. Host Fur-he lia ison. Uo ton: A. A.

I'htimin. lirooklyn, sreward: S. K. Wrbtht. Hostcm; tam ti.

IK WhiJeomb, Hudson, W. H. arnsworfh, rownscMid, co. W. Farnswoi thr.

Townsend, John L. Cook. H. Wiodir.an, Lawrence, Fmren McCarthy. Somerville.

A. I'hihips. tn st assistant engineer; Jedin Md-den. Chsriotte c.w-i. 1.

K. J. it. Hammond. Goldsln.ro, Me.

The foilowinar n.emhe-rs ol the crow are kto in to le sived: Captair-Wrisrht: assistant envineer Philips; fircmin sieward 1-iitman; s-atiian Madden. Following are; the- names tiiose take-n nshor- at Gavhead. One? of llicm was dead, hut it is not own whlca om: Harry Collins, third engine-L-r: Wm. spau nr. purser; Michael Kennedy waiter; F.dward O'Brien, waiter; John Holmes pieir.an; oi.e name unknown.

FATK fXKXOW? The following are the.so rrt the raft, whose-fate is unknown: A. Morris-m, chief enjri-ne-er: Edwin C. first mate; second mate: Wm. Munay. assistant sujrineer; Wm.

Fitzpatriek. eai-pentor; J.ijh-ard Sullivan, Prince lviward Island. OITKKHS. rMrst mate. Fdwsrd Fuller, second mate.

Alien Bid re Chatham. boatswain, Phillip CJatk, i'Ovon: quatt rrna-ter, McDonald: enirineer. Archil, aid Morrison. Boston; third engineer. Collins; IV.

Spuulding, Boston: -cond su-ward. Howe, and thirty-three seamen, names unknown. Four dead bodies of men were brought to-this city on the-Dexter one -is not identified. 1 wo are identified as Ilelon Brooks, Northboro, and G. Fred Hyde Park, the other is from cards found in his pocket, to be a member of the firm e)f C.

Richardson Clinton Market, Boston. About forty men took refuge in the rigging, where they remained until a. a life-boat pufi-ff from Caybead and took away seven one of whom iied soon" afterward. Shonly afternoon another life-boat put off to tl vessel, and the revenue cutter l'Xr came along and Eent off two boats. Twenty.one men were taken from the wreck and placed aboard the Dexter, four rf whom die 1 afterward.

After all were taker olT, the Dexter sailed lor this port. The; total number saved is twenty-three. Five boHes were recovered and IV) souls are unacc-ounted lor. Seventeen saved and fo-r elead'were brought here, and six suppo-eu tfj be living and one dead are at Gayhead. Captai.i Wright wets among the last to leave the ship.

Two men frozen so stall they were unable to relinquish their hold on the rigging, were at length the only persons remaining on the steamer except tha Captain. Lieutenant Rhodes asked him to jump, but he shouted "Save those men first." "They are frozen," was the Lieutenant's answer. The Captain then jumped, and although he could not swim a stroke, was rescueel by Lieutenant Kennedy. Lieutenant Rhodes, of the Revenue cutter Dexter, distinguished himself by his heroic efforts, at the extreme peril of hi? own life, to rescue the two were hanging frozen in the rigging of the ill-fated steamer. He succeeded but both of them died before reaching the cutter.

One of them was a Mr. Richardson. About was found in a wallet in hit pocket. Bt T. W- GARDINER.

A WEEK'S NEWS. Gleaned by Telegraph and Mail CONGRESSIONAL. Ox the 17th, the Chair laid before the Senile a memorial from William Pitt Kellogg, Senying all the imputations against him contained in recent documents transmitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Interior relating to a transfer of the land prant of the Texas Pacific to the Southern Pacific, and asking1 an investigation. Alter the morning hour the Senate went into executive session In the House a hill was rcport- sd from the Pensions Committee pensioning the surviving- grandchildren of Thomas The Senate bill appropriating l.iWUl to continue Mississippi Kiver improvements passed. The House then took up the calendar.

Is the Senate, the ISth, message was received from the President transmitting-communications on the subject of a relief expedition to the Greeley party, recommeiullnir immediate action, as the situation of the party is perilous. r. Miller, of California, from tin Committee on 1'orciifii Relations, reports! favorablv the till reiatimr to the execution of a supplemental commercial treaty I'cnvtcn the I'nited States and China. The lull prohibits the importation of npium froin find exportation to China. The Senate then cut into veeutive session The Hon so diponsed with the morning hour and wont into 'ommittee of the Whole upon the Jehu Porter bill.

Mr. Slocum spoke Htleucthin support or the bill. Mr. Steele ppi'Ox Without final action, the House The Striate was not in session the 19th. Thr' Hons; was in session only for further debate en the Fttz John Porter bill.

Xo final action was reeuhed. Ix the iSenatCj the 2lst, several petitions wi re presented praying- an Investigation of divorce legislation in different States, and to arrange for the collecting1 of divorce The Senate then took up the calendar. The bill permitting-retired army dicers to head the civil ofliees- of the Territories passed. The bill establishing- civil Government in Alaska was taken up. It provides for a Governor, to be appointed by the President, with lowers similar to those of Governors of other Territories, establishes courts etc.

An amendment, was adopted making- the la ws of Oregon, as far as applicable, the laws of Alaska. A final vote was not reached Many bills were introduced in the House; among them one by Mr. Anderson (Kas.) to provide for the adjustment of land grants made in aid of the construction of railroads. A resolution offered by Mr. Ifolman that in the judg-ment of the House, all public lands heretofore granted States and corporations to aid the construction of railroads so far as the same are subject to forfeiture by reason of non-fulfillment of the conditions on which the prants were made, ought to be declared forfeited to the United States and restored to the public domain, and instructing- the Committee on Public Lands to report a bill to carry into effect such views, was adopted by 2l to 18.

The bill repealing- the laws prescribing- the iron-clad oath was passed. Ix the Senate, the 22d, Mr. Cameron, (Wis.) from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported adversely a number of petitions asking-the opening- of Oklahoma lands to settlement. At the conclusion of morning business, Mr. Anthony's resolution relating to prohibition ot American pork by France and Ger-tnany was called up and debated.

It was amended and adopted. The Senate then took up the bill to provide a civil government for Alaska, but before reaching- any conclusion, went into executive session In the House, Mr. Parker offered a resolution directing-the Committee on Agriculture to inquire into the allegations that the manufacture of oleo-marg-arine and butterino was detrimental to the dairy and agricultural interests of the country. After the introduction of hills the House went into Committee of the Whole upon the Greeley Itelief bill, which passed. The House then took up the calendar.

When the bills relating- to public land grants were reached a spirited debate took place as to whether they should be referred to the Public Land Grants Committee or Judiciary Committee. The House by a vote nflll to referred the bills to the Land Grants Committee. The bill passed providing-that no damages or profits shall be recovered from any defendant for an iufringrement on patents when it shall appear that he merely used it for his own benefit on any article purchased in open market without notice that ho same was subject to patent. On motion of Mr. ltyan, Thursday, February 28, was fixed as the day for delivering- appropriate tributes to the memory of the late Dudley C.

Haskell. WASHINGTON NOTES. The Senate in executive session rejected the Mexican Reciprocity Treaty. The House Committee on Commerce is said to bo by no means unanimous concerning the immediate retaliatory measures against France and Germany. The Townshend bill was defeated in committee recently and the whole, matter temporarily postponed.

Senator Van Wyck is said to feel confident he will be able to secure the passage of his bill appropriating; money to reimburse, at $2.50 an acre, those settlers who have been or may hereafter be dispossessed of their lands on account of priority of grant to the Northern Kansas Railroad Company. SJEXATOTt Edmunds was present at a recent meeting of the Senate Committee on Fost-oflices and Post-roads and gave his views upon the points involved in the consideration of a postal telegraph. He entertained no doubt in regard to the constitutional right of the Government to build telegraph lines, but strongly opposed the purchase of existing lines. The House Committee on Pensions has made a favorable report on the bill granting pensions to all survivors of the Mexican war, wars with the Creeks, Seminoles and Black Hawk war. The Senate, in executive session rejected the Mexican Reciprocity Treaty.

The House Committee on Commerce is said to be by no means unanimous concerning the immediate retaliatory measures against France and Germany. The Townshend bill was defeated in committee recently and the whole matter temporarily postponed. Congressman Kellogg, of Louisiana, in whose State Mrs. Meyer Miller made application for a license as master of a steamboat, argued her right before the Solicitor of the Treasury the other day. The Solicitor acknowledged there is no law to prevent her holding a license, and so decided.

Secretary Folger will order her license issued. The legal representatives of nearly every lapsed grant railroad were present at the recent meeting of the Senate Public Lands Committee in opposition to any bills forfeiting their lands. Fhiends of the Mexican treaty assert it is not dead but will be reconsidered. The President has approved the act making an appropriation of for continuing the improvement of the Mississippi Kiver. Joseph McCheady, sged formerly p.

page in the House of Representatives ab Washington, but latterly copyist in the Pension Office, was recently arrested Boston on a charge of raising a check from five dollars to five hundred dollars nd attempting to pass it. The Presidential Succession bill recently i-eported favorably by the Senate committee provides that on the death, resignation or inability of 'the President and Vice-President the office shall devolve upon the Member of the Cabinet the highest in rank, T5IE SOUTH. Andrew Herzog, while recently falling a large tree near Paducah, started forward to drive a favorite dog from danger. Suddenly the tree came down with a terrible crash, which struck him upon the back, breaking it, crushing and holding him like a vise to the ground. He remained thus suffering several hours, until discovered and released.

The shock of an earthquake recently stirred up the people of Wilmington, Beaufort and other places in North Carolina. The Legislature of Maryland, after a lively contest, elected Judge E. R. Wilson United States Senator, to succeed Groome. The St.

Charles Hotel, at Paducah, burned the other morning. Loss, insurance, t.0Q0. Seven members of Henry Kendall's family resi near Louisville, were recently poisoned by eating Rough on Rats, which by mistake had been put in biscuits, Kendall and a son fatally. Edward D. Eastin was arrested at Ocean Springs, the other day, upon the charge of swiudlingthe Texas Pacific Railroad out of a large amount.

Forty-six indictments were against him and his accomplices at Dallas, and it was thought he and his confederates had realized nearly one hundred thousand dollars from bankers and cotton dealers in New York on forged bills of lading. Sam Brown, ho murdered an old man at Lockhart, was taken from jail hy a mob and shot. Eight business houses were burned at Mineola, the other morning. A sensation was created at Wheeling, W. recently, by the attempt to steal from the vault beneath the Whelan Memorial Chapel the remains of the late Bishop Whelan, last Bishop of the Catholic Church of that Diocese.

The object was thought to be to secure a reward for the return of the remains, and the attempt was only prevented from succeeding by the accidental discovery of the grave robbers at work. Captain Nelson, who had a wife and three children in Maryland, went to Northumberland County, and became very devoted to a young woman, whose brother, learning that Nelson had a wife, interviewed him with a shotgun and deposited a load of buckshot in his face, mortally wounding him. fiESERAL. A late storm at Compton, Canada wrecked sixty buildings. The business failures for the week ended January 18 were 423, against 333 the previous week.

It was denied in Paris that the United States will mediate between China and France. The discovery of a secret printing office in St. Petrsburg (Russia) was the cause of the arrest of eighteen persons. During Sabbath School recentl3', the Erskine Presbyterian Church at Toronto, took fire and was burned. The children were gotten out safely.

Loss, insurance, 20,000. A Cairo (Egypt) dispatch stated that seven hundred black recruits for the Egyptian army had to be driven by the cavalry to a train waiting to transport them to Suez. THU LATEST. Bushrod A. Makon, a wealthy broker, was murdered at Mount Carmel, 111., at six o'clock the other night within a few feet of his own gate, on the most public thoroughfare of the town.

No clew to the murderers. The Senate on the 21th passed a resolution allowing Senators clerks at a salary of six dollars per day during the sessions of Congress. The bill making all public' roads post-reads was reported favorably. In the House standing committees reported numerous biils. The proceedings were unimportant.

Henrietta Chadwick, wife of Frank Chadwick, a traveling man, recently committed suicide at Chicago. The falling of a portion of the roof of a school-house on East Broadway, N. the other day, created a panic among the children which resulted in the injury of a number none serious. At eight o'clock on the morning of the 24th fearful explosion took place in the Colorado Coal Iron Company's mine at Crested Butte, thirty miles north of Gunnison, in which there was reported to be a great loss of life, as fifty-seven men were imprisoned in the mine, and it was thought perished from suffocation. They were mostly men of families.

The bill prepared by the late Cattle Breeders' Convention, for the extirpation of diseases among domestic animal-, was recen ly favorably reported to the House, the appropriation being Mr. Sterrett, a farmer, seventy years of age, left his home near Mount Pleasant, the other day, and was told by his wife that she would spend the day with her sons, but would leave food on the table for him on his return, calling attention to seme strained honey of which he was particularly fond. The old geiiMomiu returned and ate some bread and butter, on which he spread sum of the honey, which hi? wife had poisoned. He was instantly taken with spasms, but succeeded in attracting attention. Immediate antidotes saved his life.

It is thought that his wife, who is about the same age, had become insane. A bill has been introduce 1 in the Hous-j iof Representatives providing for a nationa: series of text-books to be printed at the Government Printing Office for use in the Territories, which, if it becomes a law, the author result in a saving of over fifty percent, to the purchasers of books to the country governed thereby, and probably result in the general adoption of such a series throughout the States. The highwaymen who robbed the stage carrying the Unit2d States mails, near Lampasas, a few weeks ago, were arrested at Austin recently. Some of the stolen property was found upon the robbers. Master ship builders at Aberdeen, Scotland, have their that wages woull ba reduced ten per cent.

miscellaneous The Kansas Millers' Association met at Topeka recently and elected the following officers: C. B. Hoffman, President; G. F. Hargress; Vice President; W.

J. D. Bower-sock, Treasurer; Robert Atkinson, Secretary; Executive Committee C.B. Hoffman, J. L.

Shellabarger and W. H. Childs. The salary, of the Secretary of the insurance company was fixed at 1,500 per year. A lengthy report from the Secretary of the Millers' Fire Insurance Company showed that: "Aside from the taken we havo the assurance of $81,000 more in the near future.

We feel safe in saying that if the work of this company ba pushed as it should be we will have issued between 233,000 and by the time the company is one year old. During the eight months of our existence we have had no loss, which speaks well for Kansas mill interests." The Commissioner of the General Land-office submitted to the Secretary of the Interior papers in relation to the adjustment of a grant of public lands to the State of Kansas for the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Company, together with a complete record of the case while before the Interior Department, and an exhaustive opinion ot the question involved. His conclusion was that the State of Kansas be called upon request the Atchison, Topeka Santa Ye Railroad Company to return to the United States by proper deed the relinquishment or conveyance from the lands last certified to the State as iudemnity its use of the lands equal to 15,100 acres, certified in excess of the total area of and numbered sections in the granted limits, of 40,930 acres, certified in excess from or on account of lands south of the road in the granted limits in common with the Missouri, Kansas Texas Railroad Company, and acres north of the road which passed to the Missouri, Kansas Texas Railroad Company, for which the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railroad Company has received indemnity in the 00,180 acres. The Kansas Wool Growers met at Topeka on the and elected the following officers: President, II. Gilford, of Russell Vice President at Large, A.

T. Eaton, of Russell; Vice President, C. A. Morton, of Beloit Secretary, J. B.

Lawton, of Kinsley; Corresponding Secretary and Teasurer, S. S. Ott, of Topeka; Executive Committee, J. S. Codding, of Louisville, Robert Lay, of Eureka, and G.

II. Wads- worth, of Larned. The Association passed a resolution favoring a restoration of the tariff on wool also asking the Railroad Commissioners of the State for a readjustment of freight rates within the State sc that the labor connection with the wool interests may be fairly paid, and to the end that capital invested therein be not of necessity withdrawn from that branch of industry. James Field and wife, of Grand Rapids, were recently induced by a fellow tc come to Kansas and purchase a farm -which tbe fellow claimed to own. The swindler came with them to Atchison, where he succeeded in getting 3JJ from Field when he disappeared.

Get ready for the spring planting. It is stated that A. T. Redden, Chairman of the Republican State, Central Commit tee, will call a meeting of the committee at the Windsor Hotel in Topeka on Wednesday, February' 6, at three o'clock p. foi the purpose of providing for a State Convention to select delegates to the Republi can National Convention to be held it Chicago in June, and for the transaction oi any other business.

The annual meeting of the State Histor ical Society was held in Topeka on the even ing of the 15th. Judge Emery delivered the annual address. Several life memberi were admitted. A street railway company has been or ganizd at Leavenworth to run from thf citv to Fort Leavenworth. THE WEST.

It is stated that the stock in Montana is in good condition and that shipments from that Territory next summer will exceed by ten thousand head the shipments of last year. Near Ouray, recently, little Mary Mathews was brutally murdered by her foster parents, Mike Cuddike and wife, and the wife's brother, Joseph Carroll. Little Mary had been recently adopted from the DenverCatholic Orphans' Home, and, dying suddenly, was immediately buried. Suspicion being aroused the body was exhumed and investigation showed that the child had been terribly abused. Her skull was fractured, limbs cut in several places, one leg broken, and feet and hands frozen solid.

The Cuddikes, while preparing to leave the country, were arrested and jailed. Talk of lynching was freely indulged in. Miss Florence Hasser, a highly respectable young lady of Vandalia, was to have been married a few dajrs since to a young man of that town, but he failed to keep his engagement, when she poisoned herself. The recreant youth fled. The other night the residence of John McQuirk, a miner, in Leadville, was blown up by giant powder.

A lighted candle set fire to the curtains and soon communicated to the woodshed where the powder was stored. McQuirk saw the danger, seized his three children and escaped just as the explosion took place. Jacob Schaffner, while on the way from New York to Las Vegas, N. received intelligence at La Junta of the death of his. brother at Las Vegas, which caused him to become insane.

Before reaching Las Vegas he escaped from the train, and it was feared had frozen to death. It was thought he had considerable money on his person. Mike Cuddigax and his wife who recently caused the death of little Mary Matthews by cruelty, in Ouray County, were taken from the officers by a mob and both hanged. For want of sufficient evidence John Carroll, the woman's brother, was permitted to live. Leroy Donovan was recently hanged at Rawlins, Wyo.

for the murder of Wm. Leighton. He was also known a.i John Lee, and by some supposed to be a son of John D. Lee, the Mormon, of Mountain Meadow massacre nctorietj-. C.

II. Anderson, a well-known ranchman, was recently found dead on the plains near Watrous, N. M. Financial troubles and the rejection of his suit by a Las Vegas lady, it was thought, led him" to kill himself. A recent boiler explosion in the Cincinnati (O.) Corrugating Company's mann factory set the building on fire: The loss was 103,000.

There were many narrow escapes, tut no one was seriously hurt. Fifteen girls in the twine factory on the second.