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AX OCEAX IIOKKO: THE PACIFIC RAILROAD DEBT. 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 Slje UTetcru (Empire. F.

J. HTJLANISXI, PuMiilier. beginning 'with the Secretary of State, provided such official is eligible under the constitution, and the person thus selected shall hold the office until the disability of the President or Vice-President is removed, girls, but had to jump from a window to BULL CITY, "KANSAS. escape the flames. The body of Jacob Schaff ner, who lately or a President elected.

It provides also for the convening of Congress in twenty days after the office shall have devolved upon such person. FotTR hundred Winnebago ladians, now upon the reservation in Nebraska, peti- A WEEK'S NEWS. became insane at La Junta upon receiving the news of the death of his brother and jumped from the train, was found frozen Senator Edmunds Bill to Amend the Act Providing for IU Settlement. Washington, Jan. 21.

Senator Edmunds' bill to amend the Pacific Railroad Act of July 1, 1SS2, and the acts of July 2, 1SG4, and May 7, 1S7S. which provided for a settlement of claims grow, ing out of the issue of bonds to aid in the construction of the railroads mentioned it the act, and securing to the United States the indebtedness of said companies, authorizes and directs the Secretary of th Treasury to ascertain the amount of indebtedness of the several railroad companies tc which subsidy bonds of the United States were advanced to aid in the construction ol the Pacific Railroad and branches or successors, as of the first of October, 1SS4, by adding to the principal sum of bonds Clcancd by Telegraph and 31 ail tioned the Secretary of the Interior to allot on the prairie by parties who went ou from Las Vegas in search of him. mem lauus in severalty, sw ass 10. acquit Samuel T. Glover, a well-known and prominent citizen of St.

Louis, KANSAS STATE NEWS. Nomination for Congress. The Fort Scott Convention to nominate 8 candidate for Congress in the Second District, to succeed Hon. D. C.

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

Harris, of the Joint Committee, caUed 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. J. D. McCleverty, W. A.

House holder, C. D. Avery, L. F. Green, A C.

Shinn, D. C. Droyer, J. J. McFeeley, J.

W. J31ain, J. McRoberts, G. A. Walker, N.

Powell, Sanford Haff. Committee on Resolutions: Chas. Buch, A. A. Harris, E.

H. Benham, Ben j.Gotskill, Sidney Clarke, J. P. Kerr, W. H.

Toothacre, J. M. Landis, S. H. Allen, P.

J. Sheridan, A. Aekewart, John Dale, J. S. Hollenberg, F.

M. Dowly. Committee on Permanent Organization: W. H. Chick, W.

C. Perry. C. D. Nichols, J.

F. Attwell, Wm. Roe, H. F. Sheldon, A.

Ochiltree, T. TV. Fry, W. B. Campbell, W.

died recently, aged seventy-one. TV of the Steamship City of Columbw on the Mawachtisetti Coast One tin. dred and Tour Lives Lost List of tb Ioat and Saved Ietailsof the Disaster. Xkw Bktfori. Jan.

15. One of the most distressing shipwreck! 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 totally wrecked. The City of Columbus left Boston at thr o'clock Thursday afternoon carrying eighty passengers and a crew of forty-live. At 3:45 a.

m. Friday, Gay Head Light, bearing south half east, the vessel struck on the outside of Devil's Bridge buoy. The wind 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 exceptiug a few women and children came on deck, nearly all wearing life-preservers.

All the boats were cleared away, tut were immediately swamped. A majority of the passengers were washed overboard. Seven passengers left the vessel on a life raft, and about forty more took to the rigging. At 10:00 a. m.

the iv Head life-boat put otT and took seven persons. Another life-boat put elf between twtdve and one. The revenue cutter Dexter came William Schmidt, of St. Louis, was found dead in bed at a hotel near the Union Depot in Kansas City the other morning. all sums paid thereon as interest (first de ducting, however, therefrom the amounts held in the sinking fund or reimbursed tc the United States by services orotherwise), up to and including all interest due and 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 upon which he acted in a court below. Senator Hale lately introduced the Senate a till providing that -all appointments to the medical service under the Government shall be made from graduates of legally chartered medical institutions without discrimination in favcr of or against any school or theory of medical practice. Issce of silver dollars for the week ended January 19, corresponding period last year, 404,000. THE EAST.

The other morning the body of Prof. CONGItESSIONAI Ox the 17th, the Chair laid before the Senile a memorial from William Pitt Kettoirg-, ienytng all the imputations against him contained ia recent documents transmitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Interior re-ratlni? to a transfer of the land grant of the Texas Pacific to the Southern Pacific and aetinjr an investigation. After the morning hour the Senate went into executive session In the House a bill was reported from the Pensions Committee pensioning the surviving1 grandchildren of Thomas Jefferson. The Senate bill appropriating to continue Mississippi River improvements passed. The House then took the calendar.

In the Senate, the 18th, a message was received from the President transmitting communications on the subject of a TcJief expedition to the Greeley party, recommending: immediate action, as the situation of the party is perilous. Mr. Miller, of California, from the Committee on Foreign lielations, reported favorably the bill relating: to the execution of a supplemental commercial treaty between the United States and China. The bill prohibits the importation of opium from and exportation to China. The Senate then went into executive session THE 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 recentlv payable at said data, and by computing the then present value of said indebtedness from said date to average date when said subsidy bonds and said indebtedness there a ter to occur shall become due and paya ble, and interest at three per cent, an D. Johnston.

J. McNevins, N. Powell. TV. nually.

It provides that the several companies which received subsidy bonds of the United States to aid in the con T-ti- 17ilt a nrnminent. eitl 7pn nf Alle- lj I'll I wv. ghany, was found at the South street C. Perry. After a recess of thirty minutes, the Committee on Organization reported that the temporary 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 obligations. struction of said Pacific Railroad and branches, or successions by consoli-. or otherwise of said companies, be authorized to make, issue and deliver to the Secretary of the Treasury (who is by the bill authorized to receive the bonds in redemption, each bearing date the first; of October, to an aggregate amount equal to the indebtedness ascertained ana computed as above, to which shall be added interest thereon at the late of three per cent, per annum lo accrue upon said sum so ascertained to the average maturity of said onds of redemption, and railroad bridge in Pittsburgh, with a bullet hole in the temple.

He had been murdered 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 Groonie. The St.

Charles Hotel, at Paducah, burned the other morning. Loss, insurance, $0,000. Seven members of Henry Kendall's family resiiing near Louisvill, 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 swindling the Texas Pacific Railroad out of a large amount.

Forty-six in along about 12 and sent oil two boats. Twenty-one persons, one of whom was dead, were placed aboard the Dexter, and, a' ter all the persons wore taken from the vessel, the Dexter proceeded to New Bedford. Three persons died after going aboard the Dexter. Cautain Wright says be passed the Cross-rip lightship at twelve o'clock and that he continued by east and west chop with a strong breeze west-sou; Iiwi sr. "Alter passing Nolcska, the course being west southwest, I stepped into my room to warm myself, as it was very cold.

Everything was working well. "After being low a short time, 1 beard the y-econd-mate, who was in the pilot-house with the mate, sing out to the quartermaster to port the helm. 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 each of said bonds shall be for an equal one hundred and twentieth part of said debt and interest so ascertained.

It provides that each of said bonds shall be payable semi-annually in any lawlul money. four officers and sailors were reported second a lorteiture or an unearned railroad land grants 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 lejral tender treasury notes for National Bank currency as the lost. Four men were recently killed by a boiler dictments were against him and his accomplices at Dallas, and it was thought explosion in "Wallace's tannery at Roches ter, N. Y.

he and his confederates had realized nearly one hundred thousand dollars from bankers and cotton dealers in New York on forged bills of lading. The other morning the body of Prof. The House disitensed with the morning hour and went into Committee of the Whole upon the Fitz John Porter bill. Mr. Sloeum spoke at length in support of the bill.

Mr. Steele opposed. Without final action, the House adjourned. The Senate was not in session the 19th. The House iras in session only for further lebate on the Fitz John Porter bill.

No final action was reached. In the Senate, the 21st, several petitions were presented praying an investigation of divorce legislation in different States, and to srrantre for the collecting of divorce statistics. The Senate then took up the calendar. The bill permitting retired army officers to head the civil offices 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 powers similar to those of Governors of other Territories, establishes courts etc. An amendment was adopted making: the laws of Oregon, as far as applicable, the laws of Alaska. A final vote was not reached Many bibs were introduced in the House; amonjc 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 Mr.

Holman that in the judgment 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 Brants were made, onprht 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 251 to 18. The bill repeal injr the laws prescribing the iron-clad oath was passed. In the Senate, the 22J, Mr. Cameron, iWis.) from the Committee on Indian Affairs, Sam Brown, who murdered an old man 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 at Lockhart, was taken from jail by a mob ana snot.

and robbed. Eight business houses were burned at The steamer City of Columbus that left 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 are opposed to tho importation of foreign labor under contract. Nominations being in order, Mr.

Bart-left nominated Nelson F. Acers, of Allen County; Hon. Sidney Clarke nominated Samuel A. Riggs, of Douglass County; Mr. Cougher nominated R.

W. Hilliker, of Vy-andotte 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 foi others.

Mr. Acers was withdrawn, and the first formal ballot resulted: Riggs, 107; Mineola, the other morning. A sensation was created at "Wheeling, Boston on the afternoon of the lith for Savannah, was wrecked at what is known as Devil's Bridge, some hours after or any bonds or obligations of the United States at par the first of April-, 184; second, the first of October, 18-, and so torth, on the first days of April and October ol each year, unal all of said bonds have been fully paid, and each of said bonds, respectively, when paid, shall be thereupon surrendered to said company; that said bouds of redemption shall be received by and on behalf or the United States in lieu of claims and demands of the acts of and of 1S7S; provided, however, that no nionej' be paid the companies or either of them ironi the United Stales Treasury lor or on account of services rendered the United States over or upon the railroad or teligraph lines of said companies or over or upon any railroad or telegraph line owned, leased or operated by said companies or either of thvm until the bond nearest maturity shall be luhy paid, and no excess over ttie payment ot said current bond shall be held by said company. It provides, however, that all sums due said companies for services rendered from and alter October 1, 1881, be carried upon the books of the Treasury Department as soon as the same are audited, together with interest at three per centum per annum; all such amounts, together with interest thereon, to be applied to the payment of the bond in redemption then nearest ma W. recently, by the attempt to steal from the vault beneath the Whelan Memorial Chapel the remains of the late Bishop sailing.

Seventy passengers and thirty- four officers and sailors were reported lost. Among the victims of the ill-fated steamer 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 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, discovery of the grave robbers at work.

daughter, father and mother. Captain Nelson, who had a wife and I jumped outof my room, thinking we had come across a vessel boutul down the Sound. 1 then cried out, 'Hard a port, not knowing but it was a vessel and in the moonlight 1 saw the tuoy on Devil's Bridge on the port about two points forward of the Learn and about ovHJ vards distant. She immediately struck. I ordered the engine reversed and she backed about her length.

The steamer immediately stopped and I ordered the jib hoisted and end. av-ored to head her to -the north, but she tilled forward and listed over to port so the rlankshire was about four feet underwater, went alt and toll the pascngcrs to keep cool and get life-proservej s. 1 next told the officers on deck to get the boats ready. The. steamer settled down aft and righted-It was blowing very hard and a beavv sea was running.

We launched port No. tf boat, which immediately capsized. The sea was breaking over the steiiiiu t's deck, and, the stern being under we were forced to go up on top the houses. 1 stayed there aw hile, but we were finally obliged to take to the rigging. The ma'e, second mate, chief engineer and first engineer took toaraft.

I think the steamer sit urk on a lone rock." The captain is posi ivc be struck outside the buoy and in backing drifted inside. the lost. The following is a list of those lost Wm. W. Wrivr'-t an F.

S. Hand, lawyer, and wife. Koxbury T. K. 1 1 e.

produc dealer. Boston. Mrs. 1). Jvuituampton.

Ma--. Henry ItathMor and wde, Dorcho-t'-'r. Jauirs A. Mcrr.ll. Uotou Oscar 'lurkish msuMieneral t.

Boston. N. .1. Morton, Boston (Itnhr. lleien Brooks.

Xorthhoro. Mas. Mr. and Mrs. C.

A. It tnd and so Boston. Mrs. Henr' Sslstdo. Mass.

Mrs. S. J. I'inkt am, l.ynu. tool Nonrso, Boston.

F. Mis Bt Mrs. r-Mf I a vrence. (icore If. I 1 f-ir.

Dr. II. Bart It'll and wife. Mrs. B.

B. Boiyi-a. wife nml two chil'ii 1, Mrs. Atk nson, Mrs. Davis, T.

Keii C. Bi luir ism an I wife, K. Hutchinson and wife. S. Vunc.

Ilriirv Daniels and wife. Mrs. Janu Ileal and Mis.t Beal, Mrs. Whiuom', D. W.

Mitchell. J. Tib hittg. T. A.

Day. M. 8a tr nt, a D. 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.

reported adversely a number of petitions ask three children in Maryland, went to Nor ing: the opening of Oklahoma lands to settlement. At the conclusion of morning business, Mr. Anthony's resolution relating to prohibi thumberland County, and became very devoted to a young woman, whose tion ot American pork by Franco and Ger many was called up and debated. It was brother, learning that Nelson had a wife, interviewed him with a shotgun and deposited a load of buckshot in his face, mor amended and adopted. The Senate then took up the bill to provide a civil ifovernmeut for turity.

It provides that statutory liens created by virtue of the acts of July tally wounding him. July 2, 1S61, and May 7. 1S7S. to secure the 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 William H.

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

Haigh'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.

allepattons that the manufacture ot oico margarine and butterine was detrimental to the dairy and agricultural interests of the country. After the introduction of bills the House went into Committee of the Whole repayment of subsidy bond3 and interest thereon, shall remain as security for the payment of bonds in redemption; it also provides, however, that any companies shall be entitled at any time to anticipate the payment and discharge any of said bond, and to that end declares it shall be lawful for the companies to issue and dispose of their respective bonds to the aggre upon the Greelev llelief 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 i.and Grants Committee or Judiciary Committee. The House by a vote of 111 to 38 referred the lulls to the Land Committee. The bill passed providing that no damasres or profits shall be recovered The jury in the case of young Nutt, who killed Dukes, the slayer of his father, at trom any defendant tor an infringement on patents when it shall appear that he merely used it for his own benefit on any article pur JTIiscellaneous.

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

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

Shellabarger and TV. 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 Iusurance Company showed that: "Aside from the $15! taken we have the assurance of more in the near future.

TVe feel safe in saying that if the work of this company be pushed as it should be we will have issued between $250,000 and $300,000 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 tho Interior Department, and an exhaustive opinion of the question involved. His conclusion was that the State of Kansas be called upon to Uniontown, returned a verdict of ac quittal. He was tried at Pittsburgh. John Prazer, a Liverpool lumber mer GENERAL.

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 recently, 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. THE LATEST.

The House Committee on Indian Affairs has agreed to favorably report on the Wel-born bill, granting a right of way through the Indian Territory to the Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe Railroad. Reports from Jamaica were that the chased in open market without notice that the same was subject to patent. On motion of Mr. Byan, Thursday, February 2S, was fixed as the day for delivering appropriate tributes to Katon. A.

Chare and wife, II hapham. 3. Hammond. Frost, c-aliin tasei a- ts. rt-y Durlai d.

W. D. Ball, F. noes unknown, the follow-ins; chant, lately arrived in New York, was found the other morning sitting on a stoop, the memory of the late Dudley C. Haskell.

The resiilf-nees oi none of gteoraw sxw known: Su- F. (J xldanl. T. nme Kellv. arty.

(i. WASHINGTON NOTES. frozen to death. All the factories in Lowell, re The Senate in executive session rejected cently gave notice of another reduction of the Mexican lteciprocitj- Treaty. ten per cent, in wages on February 1.

synes. I. Hhii-nrs, i-. l-pm, Aujrusr lV-'soii. .1.

It. Hehur. .1. G. Whit-comb.

C. J. W.llett, Brown. Walker. Gas-ett.

The last three applied for i-k ts just tu tore the hour of starting: and the fuJi namcsiire not obtained. tii s.wr.n. THE House Committee on Commerce is THE WEST. gate amount of their bonds in redemption, which may remain outstanding and unpaid, or of the first mortgage bonds so as to bear a less rate of interest and run for such term as deemed expedient and to secure tho same by mortgages upon respective railroads, telegraph equiptments, franchises and property, and from the proceeds take up fhe outstanding first mortgage bonds, and such bonds of redemption in instalments of not less than ten of such bond each, so long as that number remains. The bill provides further that so 1 as the companies respectively keep the railroad and telegraph lines, for the construction of which the subsidy bonds were issued, in repair and shall at all times transmit dispatches over the telegraph lines and transport mails, troops, munitions of war and supplies of public stores upon the railroads lor the government whenever required to do so, at fair, reasonable rates of compensation, not to exceed the amounts paid by private parties for the same kind of service, and shali give the government preference in the use ot the same, as required by the sixth section of the act of July, and shall make punctual payment o.

the bonds, no other sums shall be demanded of them, and none of the penalties or liabilities provided in the acts of 1802, 1.801 and 187S shall be incurred by or entorced against them; but all such payments, requirements, penalties and liabilities shall be suspended, and not deemed due or payable until default of some of the provisions of this bill shall tie made and continued six months, in which case they stand revived and con'inue in force to the same extent as if this act were not passed. It also provides that the acceptance of tho terms of the bill, should it be enacted, shall It is stated that the stock in Montana is in good condition and that shipments from 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. Horace Wnt'-r-I'riuce Fd van! ham: Tiioma The names of the savt are: house. Bath.

John White. Island: F. W. lairlail-s. io fin-ran: F.

T. Bri-'u-' that Territory next summer will exceed by ten thousand head the shipments of last li-j-. I lost Fur-I i.timtn. Brooklyn, to i aptaiti G. D.

I'M 11a ison. Bo ton; A. A. 8. K.

Writ-lit. Bo year. Senator, an yck is said to feel conn- llnd-on, W. M. 1 an.sworth.

Near Ouray, recently, little Mary Mathews was brutally murdered bv her request the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railroad Company to return to the United States by proper deed the relinquishment foster parents, Mike Cuddike and wife, an coffee crop is expected to be small, being almost an entire failure in some. parishes. The proposition of Representative Pot the wife's brother, Joseph Carroll. Little or conveyance from the lands last certified Mary bad been recently adopted from the to the State as indemnity its use of the lands equal to 15,100 acres, certified in ex Den verCatholic Orphans' Home, and, dying suddenly, was immediately buried. Suspicion being aroused the body was ex cess ot the total area ot and numbered sec humed and investigation showed that the child had been terribly abused.

Her skull tions in the granted limits, of 40,950 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 ter, ot JNew oik, to substitute two per cent, twenty-five-year bonds for the bonds now in existence, was discussed by the House Committee on Banking and Currency'" recentlj'. The committee decided to await the action of the Senate Finance Committee before deciding on a bill to report to the House. Upon the arrival of a train at Little Rock, from Memphis, the other night, on a passenger coach was a dead man sitting bolt upright in his seat. He was a tramp, and was put aboard the train at Brinkley while in a dying condition. The proceedings of the Senate the 23rd were of little general importance.

In the House bills were reported from standing Missouri, Kansas Texas Railroad Company, for which the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railroad Company has received 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 freeljr indulged in. Miss Florence Hasser, a highly respectable young lady of Vandalia, was to have been married a few days since to a young man of that town, but he failed to keep his engagement, when she poisoned herself. The recreant youth fled.

be held as an acceptance of the act of May, 1878. passed in amendment of the acts of and 1804; and further, the act shall take effect as to each company referre.1 to, or their successors, upon its acceptance under the corporate seal of said company, signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretary, being tiled and deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury. indemnity in the G0.1S0 acres. The Kansas Wool Growers' Association dent he will bo able to secure the passage of his bill appropriating money to reimburse, at an acre, those settlers who have been or may hereafter bo dispossessed of their lands on account of priority of grant to the Northern Kansas Railroad Company. Senator Edmunds was present at a recent meeting of the Senate Committee on Post-ofliees and I'ost-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 infmediate retaliatory measures against France and Germany. The Townshend bill was defeated in committee recently and the whole matter temporarily postponed.

Congressman Kellogo, 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. met at Topeka on the 14th, and elected the following officers: President, H. Gifford, of Russell; Vice President at Large, A. T.

Tow-mend. Ma tc. W. Favnstthv Towns'-nd, John 1. "ook, I ilaml.

II. Wicdrnan, Lawrcee. Fuirena Mc-ary. as McCarthy. Somen A.

I'hiiiips. hi st as-istant John Mad-rlcn. I harl ttc'ow'i. F. J.

K. Hammond, (ioldshoro. Me. The ir flutters ot the crew aiv kr o.vn to lie sived: aptaiii Wriirht: assistant engineer fircin in stewur I ittman; nniiiii Mad'len. Followinsr are the mtines of taken ashr.r.t at Gavheud.

them wa" al. but it is not ki own wh: Harry oliii.s. third ensriuccr: Wm. span nx. uer: Michael Kennedy winter; Brien.

waiter: John liolmes. plen oi.e puetik'cr, name unknow n. KATK VNKNOV X. The following are thf the rlt, whoso fate in unknown: A. hfcf cntri-necr: Edwin C.

Fuller, mate; Ai jrustuF Hardin, pecmd mute: Win. Muriay. enirinfr; Wm. Filzpat rii-k. carpenter; ffk-h-ird Sullivan.

Fi-iucl Fdw.ird 1-lind. OKFICKUS. First mate, Fdwarl Fuller. in.t tlile; mate, Allen Fldiofire. Chat I an.

1'hillip lai k. on: cntatt McDonald: ensriuccr. ArchiJ.uld Morri--on. Boston: third nsfine -r. (V ptirf-r.

VV. Spauldinsr. Boston: second steward. Howe, and thirty-three M-amcn, uaii.es unknown. Four dead bodies of men were brought to this city on the Dexter: one is not identified.

Two are idea tified as Helen Brooks, Northboro, and G. Fred Chandler, Hyde Park, the other is supposed, romcards found in his pocket, to by a member of the firm of C. Ilichardson Clinton Market, Boston. About forty men took refuge in the rigging, wherethey remained until a. when a life-boat pupt fT from (Jay head and took away seven assenzrs, one of whom died soon afterward.

Shortly alter noon another life-boat put olf to the vessel, and the revenue cutter lKxter came along and sent off two boats. Twenty.one rheu were taken from the wreck and placed aboard the Dexter, four of whom died afterward. After all were taken off, the Dexter sailed for this port. The total number saved is twenty-three. Five bodies were recovered and 1 10 souls are unaccounted for.

Seventeen saved and four dead were brought here, and six suppoed to living and one dead are at Gayhead. Captaij Wright was araon the last tc leave the ship. Two men frozen so still 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 Ccddigan and his wife who recently caused the death of little Mary Matthews committees, when the House went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.

The Senate Committee on Public Lands has decided to recommend the repeal of the Timber Culture act. A block of business houses at Arkansas City, was recently burned. Loss over $50,000. B. TV.

Mahoney, a broker, was knocked down and killed at Cairo, the other night, robbery being the object. At Gunnison, the other morning, "Willis Kissee, a saloon-keeper, and John Kellogg, ruarreled over a game of cards, in which Kissee was worsted. A short time after Kissee met Kellogg on the street and immediately drew a pistol. Kellogg attempted to wrench it from him, but slipped and fell. Kissee fired, shooting Kellogg through the body.

Although mortally wounded, Kellogg returned the fire, and killed Kissee instantly. Over one thousand tobacco factory employes at Petersberg, recently struck The Solicitor acknowledged there is no law to prevent her holding a license, and so de cided. Secretarv Folcer will order her license issued. The legal representatives of nearly every lapsed grant railroad were present at the TrcuMe on the Wabash. Macon, Jan.

21. There was a wreck on the Wabash about 3:30 o'clock this morning, the cannon-ball train due here at 4:45 being thrown from the track. A broken rail caused the disaster. The accident happened four miles south of this city, and the first reports "received here were of the most sensational character; but it was soon discovered that the reports were exaggerated. The engine, baggage car and first coach passed safely over the broken rail, but the coach and the sleeper left the track, and the sleeper turned completely over.

There were about forty-five ieople in the two cars, nearly all of whom were more or less bruised, but only seven were seriously hurt. Among tnee were: C. W. Burns, express messenger. Geo.

Thomas, Louisville, leg broket and back hurt. Frank Sbaner, Richmond, back and head injured. Miss Delia Shaner, Philadelphia; badly 2ut and bruised on face and shoulders. Mrs. Talhnan; bead and face bruised.

A Legal Fight fur Half a Million. Independence, Jan. 21. Mrs. Margaret Kennedy, a resident ot St.

Louis during the war, died in New Orleans last spring, willing her property, amounting to nearly half a million, to the Catholic Church, of which she wa a devout member, and benevolent societies. Larry Flaven. of this city, a nephew, will contest the will on the behalf of hi brothers. Hobert and James, of Sr. Louis, Louis, of Los Angelas, Cab.

Charles, of Kansa Cily, and his sister Mary, of Scdalia. The popularity an 1 philanthropy of Mrs. Kennedy have cau'e the citizens of New Orients to commence a monument in one of tee most fashionable portions of the city to Ler 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. H. Wads-worth, of Lamed. 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 ol necessity withdrawn from that branch ol industry. James Field and wife, of Grand Rapids, were recently induced by a fellow to come to Kansas and purchase a farm which the fellow claimed to own.

The swindler came with them to Atchison, where he succeeded in getting $300 from Field when he disappeared. Get ready for the spring planting. It is stated that A. T. Redden, Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, will call a meeting of the committee ai 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 ol 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 deliverec the annual address. Several life memben were admitted. A street railway company has been or ganized at Leavenworth to run from thi city to Fort Leavenworth.

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. Lerot Donovan was recently hanged at recent meeting of the Senate Public Lands Committee in opposition to any bills forfeiting their lands. Friends of the Mexican treaty assert it is not dead but will be reconsidered. The President has approved the act making an appropriation of $1,000,000 for continuing the improvement of the Mississippi River.

Joseph McCreadt, sged eighteen, formerly a page in the House of Representatives at 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 and attempting to pass it. The Presidential Succession bill recently reported 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 of the Cabinet the highest in rank, against a reduction of wages. The strikers subsequently held a meeting and appointed a committee to solicit aid to enable them to hold out until employers consented to pay the former wages. Lewis Fenton and wife, living on a farm near Fenton, twenty miles from St. Louis, were recently murdered in their house by unknown parties.

The notorious Joel A. Fowler, who in November murdered James E. Cole, was recently taken from the officers by a mob at Socorro, N. and hanged. The Legislature of Kentucky continued at a dead-lock on the election of United States Senator.

Senator Williams was in the lead, with Blackburn close to him. they were unable to relinquish their hold on the rigging, were at length the only persons remaining on the steamer except the Captain. Lieutenant Rhodes asked him to jump, but he slu.uied "Save those men first." "They are frozen," was the Lieutenant's answer. The Captain tber jumped, and although be could not swim a stroke, was rescued by Lieutenant Kennedy. Lieu.enant Bhod of the Revenue cutter Dexter, distinguished himself by his heroic efforts, at the extreme jril of his own life, to rescue the two unfortunates who were hanging frczen in the ol the ill-fated steamer.

succeeded but both of them died before reaching the cutter. One of them W8S a Mr. "cliardon. Afvit 4 X) was found in a wallet in hi pocket. Rawlins, Wyo.

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

H. Anderson, a well-known ranchman, was recently found dead on the plains near TVatrous, 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 manu factory set the building on fire.

The loss was There were many narrow escapes, but no one was seriously hurt. Fifteen girls in the twine actory on the second.