St. Louis Globe-Democrat from St. Louis, Missouri • 4

111 kit All outs pail otobt tmatrati STIban lamin ruarn 13 18zs CONGRESS. thi)se or er1; 110S awl ho ere en amendment ad Mr TOwnshend la Opp n. eost CALLS od at low 4 PUTS AND CALLN and clse, the opening ligtre s'" rA or 'a An Or) A Paliclisrie or; nr9taMissouriadvatirsneedts sild. vtlan cacti 13- rt trial. The repeal had not been ree0mtnencled It was adopted.

by the Military 4 Ile hoped repeal 4 tia LOOttla of 31r. 11-orr. the appropriation to 101,,14 Wabash nrsts closed 14 higher Ls.1111211 I 11,.., 4 on an arth-le whien had carried us through for star route services waa increased by $200 cielitug two or three wars', would ot be 000. ti es: declilnedilligr.r.testiet iii vision "el at at; Lilo 2.4, I The Aymy Appropriation Bill, as Amended, Lip9la all appropriatitm hilln dertaken von motion of Mr. Herr, the appropriation on The Grain 'allots at Chicago -Almost rt Mr.

the nealon opposing for ranway post Mee clerks was increased Passed by the pen a clivislen first atirancod li. to I legislation pon appropriation hills whs being ir200 nd the Denver Suspended by the Blockades. securities $1,000 Missouri 6S0 of Mel carried to extreides. JUL hiving ranee." the Mr. Townsliend gave notice that On these attention of the eeaste to the matter, he three amendments he would demand a yea What Operators Are Predicting ter the Fa- 9C1c1 miorrszscnAxonsmovsy.

Continuation (if the Itiscataion on the Bill would not press for a division. and nay vote in the llon3e. se ling. Pre-tetaption Laws---A Dull Tue amemMiept of the committe-awas then Mr. Townstiend offered an amendment pre- turechmiug prices Finn and nigher- tho.tettindgs wtieores asoultudetzehtg weakTeirle.

0 II A oil Rut' nil Bdupted, willtii has tne eMect to le-ave the viding that upon all publications of the see- Fro I wall- street 111 I arlitne unchanged. end the bill WWI passed. ond eta ellen s.nt by the p-ublishers there- 4 ions Vp IP Ill 1 CONGIIMS. Continuation of the Itheentaion on the BM Pre-emption Larto---A 1111e3r in the BlonteNyttiotel I those ackoFeti or 'erlines anti were en trial. Tito repeal had not been recOmmended by the Military Coramittee.

lie impeti repeal on an artlele- whielt had carried us through two or three ware', would not be tindertakea upon an appropriation Mr. Sherman hought the motion opposing Ilegistationupon appropriation Inns was being i carried to extremes, but living called the I' attention of the senate to the matter, he would not press for a division. Tue amendment of the eemmittecewas then adopted, Welt bas the eaect to leave the article unchanged. end the bill WWI IMSSO4. ail! 291tobt 14 01115 C5' amendment, and Mr.

TOwnshend In oppOst Hon. It was adopted. 41a toOHJa of HOYT. Vie appropriation for star-route services was Increased by cOn moron of Mr. liorr, the appropriation for railway post ince clerks was Increased Mr.

Townsliend gave notice that on these three amendments he would demand a yea and nay vote in the House. Townsttend offered an amendment providing that upon alt publications- of the second class. when sent by the publishers tthamit, SrOan Elornina, 13, 1885. The Grain Ltarkets at Chicato -Almost Suspended by the Blockades. What Operators Are Predicting tor the Prices Firm and Higher': --Provisions 'Vp Street and closed at 101V, the opening figare.

Northern Missouri fkrists advanced 1. I IS. Southern Pacific of Missouri firsts advanced to 101N. Wabash nrsks closed higher, at imeN; tne seconds I higher, at lit; tbe Chieago division firsts closed 2 higher. at le.

Kansas Pacific coneols 4leclined to and the Denver division firsts ailvanced 3, to In State securities $1,000 Missouri SS of MI sold at 104,44. Govertunent bonds were somewhat weaker. the 4s and 414s being off and tile 3s The final bids Republicans for it. The Chair then laid before the Senate the Intl whieh was this morning restored to the list of special orders, namely the bill to forfeit the Texas l'aeine land grant. Air.

Malt attempted to bring up the antifereign eontract labor bill, but on 1 ttrning that this wouid displace the forfeiture bill, Mr. anwyek declined to yield. After executive session senate 1 Tilt isk a Cr tar Ilk, or, or from tile orticto of publication. to Dona u.erattone., zulat HMS registered, caai; volt. 2- .14 11.111 IJUULLI WILL LILL IL1 UU Uull at yester- 1 rite Chair la if benne the seitate tha untin- tide subscribers, Air front news agencies to ac- I t-e.

trig the 1111 tor toe repeat of teat suoscribees, imall after the 1st of Jut. 7 the pre-emption alto umber-tent-aro the hail, be entitled to transmission through tbe e.pecial. pool iota! epfm. oe' a i trending question being upon tae or 1 malls at 1 cent a pound or fractien thereof. 1 i 3ir.

3lorgani4 t. Agreed to February. 12. to the ctofing at .7 1 Mr. Morgan expressed surprise at the coposi- Mr.

Long offered an amendment, providing' tive thermometer has frozen pp and business and peo-----eisions in New yoek. non of the senators Irvin Michigan. He sahl that any article or item in any newspaPer or T1.w roam. January 12--Scal Pere had au- continues ligl ti ly of charac- it bad now beeomeobvious that the objeet and other puolicatien may be marked for obser- intent of tne bill was to eunttrhs tines to men ation without increase Of postage. Agreeti ter.

Values fluctuated within is small ranagne, it) had not aequired land by proper means. L. and, during the early hourS, Were weak oth lir. Conger controverted that, The asser- On motion ot lir. Townshend, an aerineenratuantitywnineattheweprolt to but that ne said, was unworthy the senator troza went was atopted directing the Secretary ot declinea, and at one time.

it too ked as it they Alabama- lorscan and of the senate. the Treasury. at future tettings of contracts were going to zero. About noon the situation a e. The opening was sluggish.

and the lir- Ilarrisen always lie willing to for the manufacture of stamps, to put was re.ersed, as it became apparent that the protet bona tde settlers. but was not willing in bids he Bureau of ngra ving and bears had oversold themselve s. re who bad bought puts tried to break n31' natyswn wheat the effort to tae ver, at the i for execiise of such settlers, tueu Printing. Only showed an advance of n' On wile had bought great tracts of line lands. Pending further action, the committee rose.

sales were almost the highest of A modilcation or 31r. llorgan's amend- 31r. Tuwnshend moved that the House take tack, 090 7 ment, offered by Mr. Harrison. was accepted a recess until 8 o'clock, but Mr.

leulte, of who had calls tried a bulge, but the limit was i'l 1 by ma 1 Morgan. prov kling that United States entuc N. ma a po on a qu rum. and a. on corn and on ate- The close showed 1- barely There was no substantial ourth Street 9 Courts suould have also jart6tia31011 of con- call of the liouse was ordered.

During roil- an advance or 10c on pork and 2.o nicting claims call, Mr. White, of Kentucky, being aosent in ews for either a decline or an advance but on short The Improvement was due to air. Morgan's amntlinent, thus modified, one ot the clak-roozus unanimous consent in the afternoon rumors began to fly. Avaa agreed toyeas. e4; nays, 1.4.

Weal manipulatiOn the' small' volume of Some were in regard to more war 31.I. North I' SPLENDID DAILGAINELLadies, xisses and Children with was asked and given to dispense with furthez An amendment offered by aherman was proceedings under the call, and the House trading rendering It easy to control prices. ceeffluecetlWattitaltonsta, a apadg-nostabetirsovewreamre eat: uthade agreed to. -1'011411u that no bile lauds not took a reCeSS until S. Strictly 's bought largely in this market for army sup- feet will And this splendid opportunity to At themselves In a Fine Shoe for very heretofore tiffered at pu bl lc sale shall be old EVLNING SESSION.

can market plies. At one time the quantity high 10 0o0 an upon It: A Government'. -velsel came along-. 5' Peaking. It was merely it put and at public sale.

or be subjected to private sale, There were not more than two dozen mem- of flour was little mone y. except military reservation and mineral hers ree psnt when the House met and pro WHIT or anatonS SAY- as high aft 100,000 barrels that or pork as lands. nhe amendments to the bM being ceeded in committee of the whole to further "The wheat, market, said an eXPerter. the inquiry of export for freight room was as barrels. As a matter or tact, 4 completed IC was t)asstal-yeas, nays.

.20 consideration of the post office appropriation haS been sold down the past ten days by znizre general. and the amount of -wheat re- A.Vit'AIRS IN SWITZE -lir. Edmunds voting with the Democrats against the bill and Mr. Browu with the Re- Mr. Holman raised a point of order against shOrts, In the hope or shaking ont-the longs.

engaged f5 shipment was aide us one day. and. without saying by rota leave. iratieinen lioi.otos That rariodi, nt dlLit 1 Trutsett 1 The chair laig bene the senate, the untin1 isheti linsiness.i being the bill for tim repeal of tile pre-emption anti timber-eulture 'awe. the, I Iteritiing fIllbti011 beillit ti Pull Lae or I amendment.

Mr.Merean expresstsi surprise at the pposi 1 on of i be senators lie sahl It had now beeomeobvious that the objeet and intent of tee hill was to confirm titles to men ei had not aequired land by proper means. Air. Conger controverted that. The asserthat. he said, was unworthy the Senator from Alabama Morgan) and of the Senate.

Air. liarrisen would always be willing to proteet bona tide settlers. but was not willing to faver, at the exectise of such settlers, men who had bought great tracts of line lands. A modification of Air. Alergata 'it amendment, offered by Jr A.

Ilarrison. was accepted by Mr. Morgan. prov Ming tilltt 17nited States Courts Mould have ILISO -Of tamMenne claims. Air.

MorgarCe amentlinent, thus was agreed toyeas. tS; nays. It. An amendment offered, by was agreed to. providing that no public lands not heretofore tittered at public sale shall be sold at public sale.

or be subjected to private sale, except military reservation and mineral lands. 'I he antendinents to the bill being completed it was passedyeas, 20; nays. 20 Mr. Edmunds voting with the Democrats against the bill and Mr. Brown with the or from tne oMoe of publication; to bona tide subscribers, or from tows agencies to actual subscribers.

snail after the 1st of July. 1841 be entitled to transmission through the snails at 1 cent a pound or fraction thereof. Agreed Mr. Loug offered an amendment, providing' that any article or item in any newspaper or other publication may be marked for observation without increase of postage. Agreed On motion ot Mr.

Townshend, an amend-Went was adopted directing the Secretary of the Treasury. at future lettings of contracts for the manufacture of stamps, to put In bids for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing'. Feuding further action, the committee rose. Townshend moved that the House take a recess until 8 o'clock, but Mr. Waite, of Kentucky.

made a point on a quorum. and call of the liouse was ordered. During' roll--call, Mr. White, of Kentucky, being aosent in one of the cloak-rooms. unanimous consent was asked and given to dispense with further Drocoeding-s under the call, and the House took a recess until S.

EN-ENING SESSION. There were not more than two dozen members present when the House met and proceeded in committee of the whole to further consideration of the post pence appropriation Mr. Holman raised a point of order against Special Dispe tell to the speculative thermometerhas frozen pp and business continues light and entirely of charac7 Values fluctuated within a small range, during the early hours, were weak and declined, and at one It looked as it they were going to zero. About noon the situation was re'kersed as it became apparent that the bears had oversold themselves. and closing sales were almost the highest of the day, but only showed an advance of Mc ointa, wheat, 3.i'e on corn and on US.

The close showed an advance Or- oil pork --and 2Mc on short ribs. The Wei. due tp local the small -volume of trading rendering it easy to control Strictly 'speaking, it' was merely a put and call market a a WHIT orsarron SAY "The wheat, market, -said: an exporter, a has been down 'the past ten days by shorts, In the hope of Shaking otlt-the were. registered, Ilt: 4s, 3E; Let. The exchangea were 'lull at yesterdays quotations- Money was easy at 'at 7.er cent, closing at per cent.

Grain and Provisions in New York. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Deutocrat. New roam. January 12.Scalpers had another opportunity In the pit to-day, but the fluctuations of wheat were within half a cent. The opening was sluggish.

and the traders who bad bought puts tried to break May wheat under the limit, but the effort was not successful. Taking the other tack, those who had calls tried a bulge, but the limit was barely There was no substantial news for either a decline or an advance, but early in the afternoon rumors began to fly. Some were In regard to more war complications, and others were to the effect that the English Government had bought largely In this market for army supplies. At one time the quantity of flour was as high as 100,000 barrels. and that or pork as high as barreis.

As a matter ot fact, the inquiry Of exporters for freight room was more general. and the amount of -wheat reported as engaged for shipment was 112,004 bushels. Ocean 311 North.Folirth-titrOos SPLENDID DAILGA.177.8.--Ladies, feet will will And thls-a splendid opportunity little money. Atvit'AIRS IN 31i1sses and Ckildren with to At themselves In a Fine Shoe tor very: I upon it: A Government velsel canto along- side us one day', and. without saying by nui leave, gentlemen, hoisted the prize out of trot freights were easier, and it was believed that some room was engaged outside of the regular hours of business-on 'Change.

INTERESTING FIGURES. The exports of -wheat posted for to-day were about twice the receipts. The estimated quantity of wheat on passage to EnroPe la which is an Increase of 520,000 bushels over the quantity estimated a week ago. The estimated quantity of corn Is 3.620,000 bushels. Which is a decrease of 80,600 bushels.

The increase is owing largely to the shipments made from California and Oregon. During the month of January the exports from an Francisco were 4,156,080 bushels of wheat and 116.758 barrels of flour; from Oregon, about 1,000,000 bushels of wheat. When compared with the corresponding date of last year, the quantity of grain now on the passage shows an increase of 5,560,000 bushels of wheat and 2,160,000 bushels of corn. I he visible supply of wheat in the United States and Canada, with the amount of wheat now at sea for Europe. amounts to bushels.

against 51.131.941 bushels at the corresponding date of lest year, and of corn busuela, against 14.772,219 one The English markets remained firm and steady for wheat, but were inclined to be dull and weaker for corn. Flour was easy. March wheat closed bere at 90lic asked, and May at 94c asked. Spot corn was a trifle lower. and options opened heavy, but In the afternoon the speculative demand advanced prices a little.

About 200.000 bushels were taken for export. The exports posted for to-day were also large, being 200,000 bushels. Oats were steady without much. In the flour Market prices ruled weak but the changes were slight. Exporters were reported to be limiting themselves to actual wants.

Pro- visions Were steady. Lard options opened with signs of weakness, but at the close prices showed an advance of I to 2 cents. 'rho English markets were without any new features. except that bacon was 6d lower for two grades. The exports were: Pork, 2.13 barrels; beef.

iU 1 barrels and 65 tierees; bacon. 006.000 pounds: hams. 36.000 pounds; lard, 000 The harhor is so full of ice floes that It is difficult to transport from the storehouses to the vessels. Tub; Flour dull; receipts, 14.000 brls exports, 4,900 bris; commou to good extra 50; good to choice 1.3 00115 50. WheatSpot lots a shade lower; options firm; 26.900 be; bu No.

2 Chicago spring 3-2c; ungraded red 74A9lc; No. 3 rod -Stlo No. 2 red 8974feD9INc; No. 1 white 990; ungraded white asc; No. 2 red February, sales bu at asSseielll'o, closing at March, sales bu closing at 9tNc; April, sales 240,000 bu at closing at 92loc; May.

sales 1.136,094J bu at itiNettac, closing at 93T-'c; June. sales 161.00o hu at 24Wil343i-c. closing.at 24c. Cornspot lots-a SJI de better; op Dolls firm; receipts 126.000 be, exports 200.000 bu ungraued 49 4v5ic No. 3, steamer 491.iie Xo.

2.. 50Vti.11e; elIow white ungraded white 56c; low mixed 54c; No. '2 welt. 56c; 2 February 4954a50lic, closing at 5014c March closing at April closing at 40r.rc May 4E0- 490. closing at 49c: June Cfosing at 48'ce.

PorkDeinand firm and market fairly, active; new mess, SU 25. Beef nrni. 'LardDemand strong; Western steatu spot. 7.37 VS7.40e; February and March. 7.33(a):-.35u April, 7.3srs 7.41c; May, 7.434.7.49c; thereof.

the paragraph allowing additional compensa, tion for transportation of -ocean mails In American steamships. Mr. Hewitt, of New York, argued that the Proposed legislation did not change existing laws. The bill was really a retrenchment of expenditures. -Mr.

Randall said the provision In question greatly Increased the expenditure of public money. Mr. Dingiey thought the provision clearly in order. Mr. Bayne considered that the provision manifestly changed the existing law.

Not only that; but it was a departure from the policy of the blovernment, which was to pay fair compensation and no more for carrying mails. and the theory of subsidy entered into the question just so far as it was a departure from that policy. Pending discussion the committee rose and the House took a recess tilt 10 o'clock to THE TEXAS BORDER. The Rangers Being Massed to Repel Mexican Marauders. Special Dispatch to the Glebe-Democrat.

14.x., February 12.Itumors were current to-day of additional outragfts committed tithe up to a late hour the Governor has received nothing confirmatory. of them. Two companies of Texas rangers have arrived at Carrizo Springs, the scene of the 3ate difficulties, and Adjutant General King Is In command of them. Capts. Sieker Sheely were ordered to start with their forces from Uvalde and will probably arrive at Car-rho Springs to-night.

Thus there are four companies of State rangers now at that point under command of Gen. King, and the Govermor thinks that they will be sufficient to protect the lines and property of the people in that vicinity. An attempt to cross from the other side of the river will precipitate hostilities at once. So serious has the situation grown that the Federal Government has at last decided to be near enough to take a hand in the clash. should one occur, and accoraingly a detachment of United States cavalry has put in an appearance at the springs.

Information from that point is received slowly and under difficulties, the nearest telegraph office from the Springs being fifty miles distant. It was reported tonight that a battle had faxen place there today and that several of the rangers had been killed. Governor Ireland has notified the Belknap Rifles, of San Antonio, that he has heard nothing of the fight. but to hold themselves In readiness to move on short lie says that he will have no difficulty In finding all the men be may want to protect the border and drive out the Mexicans. The rangers are arriving there as rapidly as they can be transported, and the work of killing and driving out the marauders is now progressing as satisfactorily as it can under the circumstances.

LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY. Celebration of the Anniversary by the Lincoln Club at Joliet, Ill. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. February Lincoln Club of this city to-night celebrated the anniversary of Lincoln's birthday with au elaborate banquet In the Citizens' Corps Armory, some 500 guests participating. Governor Oglesby presided over the preliminary exercises In Werner Hall, where Hon.

Leonard Swett delivered an able oration on tbe life and character of Lincoln. Judge McRoberts presided at the banquet, and Governor Oglesby made an eloquent response to the toast To the Memory of Lincoln." It was a masterly eulogium on the career ot the great war President. and elicited the most demonstrative patriotism and applause. lion. Jas.

A'. Connelly paid an enthusiastic tribute in response to the toast "Abraham Lincoln, In Life a Surprise. in Death a Marvel." Hon. t7eorge Hunt responded to "The Birthday of Lincoln- the Dawt of a New Era in Civilization 'In a glowing manner. Judge Stipp responded to the toast.

"Honest Men to the Front." with happy effect. and Capt. Winfield Scott Kidd. who was a crier in one of the courts where Lincoln practiced, responded to the toast. "Lincoln, the Lawyer." with many entertaining anecdotes of the Illustrious chieftain.

The responses were interspersed with patriotic songs and music. The spread was one of the most extravagant ever set out here, and the hail was splendidly decorated with festoons of evergreen wreaths, flowers and national colors. Portraits of Lincoln and a number of his most Illustrious compatriots hung upon the walls, and the patriotic participants lived over again the war-time events. The most marked enthusiasm and patriotism were manitested MILLS MOVING TO 3IEXICO. A Fall River Print Establishment to Be Moved bodily.

ecial Dispatch to the Giche-Deipocrat. FALL ItivER. February the annual meeting of the Quequechan Mill, today. the Treasurer. D.liartwell Dyer, read a report- of his recent visit to Mexico.

made In the Interest of the corporation to 1 ascertain the advisability of the re-moving the mill plant to Mexico. The report was highly favorable to the project, and the, removal of the plant Is now practically decided on. It Is proposed to erect a mill building of stone In Mexico. to remove there the machinery of the present mill, to add some print- lag machines. and thus have a fully equipped cotton mill and print-works for the manufacture of special lines of print ed goods.

now Imported front England1 and which can be produced In Mexico at a far less cost. owing to the low price of wages and the facilities of manufacture. It Is proposed to hire Mexican help. The mill was built here In 1826, runs 10,392 spindles and 4s1, looms ploys 175 hands. and has a weekly pay-roil of about 1,900.

This help will be thrown ou; of employment by the removal of the mill. The move is one of the most Important In the tory of cloth manufaeture in Fall River, and Is probably the first Instance in which an en tire mill has been removed from one country to another. The Quequecihan mill has not been very profitable here In recent years. I r. fr I til Legkiat 'Westieseerov, D.

C. t-ebrnare I 1--The eitair laid -before the the tem- Wren resoltitiOn providing for joint Cola. infttee of three' member; of the House and two to try Grover Cleveland of ble election as Preget' of the linitod Suttee from the 44th of Marta nhxtiand to nerfy. Themes -A; IlendrickS 'of his eleetion as lee Preeldent from the same dete. On Motten of Mr.

Garland, it was referred to the 'enmtnittee oni. Privilegee and flee- flame' -4-' 4 I Mr. Garland tette the phraseology of the -bitten heeded looking at The ftenate pulsed the original joint tSOn anthoriziere the President to return to 'the Gtorernment of Grant Britain the steamer Alert, with the thanks Of the United States. Tile offeree yesterday- by Mr. 'erigalls an'cl Sir.

Hoar, relating to the electoral tellint ere; on Motioe of Mr. Hoar, referred without comment to the Committee on Privi. letteicand Ineetions. 'file retiolution offered by Jr. Sherman st as agreed authorizing the President of the eenate to spline-et a committee of three eena- -tors toneake, the neceesary arrangements for the inauguration of the President-elect.

tux roaviuTrait hitt- Mr. Van-Wyck inquired of tne Chair why the bill to forfeit the Texas Pacific land grant had beets.tilsplaced from its'eosition at the head of the special order. Ile said the bill had not been eonsitlered by the seitate, but whether by mistake of the vierk Or tor seme othet reason the bill had Within a few days disappear- ettfrem the epecia I Mere The Chair (Nits 'Edmunds) said it was owing to no mistaire of the clerk. The bill had been placed before the eenate as a special order ip, a teehnleal form, and the Senate by a vote to coneetee It, and 'proceeded to eonsider another bin. This was the anti-silver coinage bill.

That retesal, the Chair said. Rimier the eonstant rulings ot the presiding officers of the enti.te, sent the bill baek to the general It ceased to be a special artier. Mr. Van Wyrk' askei( unanimous consent that the bill be restored? to its place among the special orders. lie) doubted very much NVII8ther the s'emators, vilien they decided to take up the silver bin thought they were d15- placing the Texae forfeiture bile The Chair saki that it was In order for any Senator, at any tines after the morning ness, to move hi proceed te the consideration of any bill on the caleedete Mr.I.Ingallsi did not think the Senate had been properly advised as to the interpretation of the rule ellen it displaced the bill.

lie (Ingalls) had supposed that a bill once placed among special orders remained there till ills, posed of. Its did not speak 'Complainingly, but felt satiated It had not been he purpose of the Senate to displace the forfeiture bill. -Mr- Van request for unanimous cousent was acceded to and the bill ordered restored to its place among the special or-The hill to quiet tbe titles of the Des Moines River settlers was then taken up. The Chair alunounced as a committee to make the, necessary arrangement for the coining inauguration, Messrs. ley and itaneortl; Tim, LAws.

At o'clock the Des Moines River titles bill- was displaced by the bill repealing -the preemption and timber culture laws. Mr. Vest read a letter from a gentleman re' siding in Michigan, whom he said he did not know but whose respectability had been vouched for by a Senator from Michigan. The letter stated that the bill Introduced by Mr. Paltrier, apparently for the benefit of bona tide purchasers of public lands.

was not In reality All their interest, but in the interest of pereone through collusion with Govern- Inent land ageats. had been enabled to bey great treets of public -lands at private sale. contrary to law, thus getting for SI 25 an acre land worth SI-5 and We an acre. With the let- her were liewseaper clippings stating that and b'reentan, of and McKinney, of Marquette- mitt flow- In Washington, owned 100,000 acres Of those lands. ever heard." Mr- Vest asked.

"of people. buying acres of public-land withpat knowing they were buying?" 'With no personal knowledge of the facts. Mr-, Vest felt in declaring that there bed been stupendous Speculation In public on the part of men who hoped to come In and pose as "Innocent urehasers" on the assage of a bill like that th OW before Sell- pMr. Palmer' said no doebt speculators and lambermen had invested' in lands. but these were not the-men that M.

Palmer was seek- ing, to relieve- I' The men he wanted to bell) were poor farniere, who bad put their sweat find toil into their lands. The amendment of Palmer, now pending. to the bill would confirm'and deelere valid titles to lands with-- drawn from sale by reason of railroad grants, or where lands had beeirreduced in price to. St 05- perk purchased in good faith, withbut he lands having been offered at publie Auction-- A cloud, Mr. Palmer bad come over I the titles of a vast number of honest, bard-working lentbownere In the northern halt of the low.

er peninsula of Michigan-I They had bought land 'honestly and paid tales on them twenty years, Reel were now liable to have their land taken front theta by- bounty-Jumpers and jackals front every land- As to, the letter read- by Air Vest, he (Penner) knew its writer to be a reepeetable man, but he could not conceive what animus had caused the letter to be 'Written. unless it was some pri- vate pique -lie (Palmer) hoped things would be thoroughly followed if it were. he had no doubt his view would be Ile for his part was ready to answer every question relating to his amendment without. hesitation or delay. Min Vest saltine could not vote for a bill that would inelnde in Its measures the relief of Men who had handed together and massed their capital to buy pnblic lands on specula- time- Ile NVOUld be always reads to vote con- tirmation of title in the case of bona fide liontesteadere.

Titles speculators 'acquired In contravention tit law ought not to be connrmed. Air. Conger said the measure would relieve thousands of poor men, and if In doing that It helped also a few rich men he (conger) would not on that account vote against it. It would help poor men to protect themselves against land-sharks. i Mr.

Vest said where lumbermen had bought lanes that turned out a poor speculation they conici not claim to be relieved by Congress. It would be like the claim or a stock gambler, asking relief 4roin Congress because stoeks had gone down. i Mr. amendment', was agreed to yeas, e5: nays, 21. Mr Morgan oftered an antendmerit provid.

ilia for the settlement of all questions of con, Meting claims by the Department of the In- tertor, -and giving bona tide settlers under the lioniestead Ana pre-emption laws preference over previous entries made at SI 25 an acre' in the course of his-remarks on the amend- n'tent, Mr. Morgan said he did not like the as. rector the bill in the Senate. It looked to him too much as if some private enterprise was being carried forward. Mr.

Dolph said there was Ms necessity for the amendment, as the Land Office would elite cases according to laweand if the law gave as homesteader or pre-emption elaimant a riglit he would hare it, an) how. 'I bit'. Cockrell inquired how It had eome about that Afffeers of the Government Land Depart- suent had utterly ignored the law. Dolph said there had been many eontrasectory rulings by the Land Omce, accord' lug to the differing views of those in charge of Pending debate-on Mr. idortran's amend', ment the Meowing joint resolution was sub- netted by Van Wyck for reference to the tertimittee on Public Lamle: That it shall be unlawlul for any railroad, temipany claimine au interest in any grant Of land troll the t'ulted States, or for any person under its authority, to sell or oftee to sell, or mote- gage or pledge huv such lands while a bill for the forfeiture of same is pendiug lit either house et Congress orbefore a patent In conformity with law shall have isued for same: and auy person or persons selling or offering to seli or mortgage or pledge such land shall be guilty of a ineelenteanor, 'awl on conric- tam shall be lined Dot exceeding Stetter ime plisoned not more than-One yetie.

Referred. The tiniberCulture bill vas then. On motion sd. Mr. nbeent.

temporarily laid aside, and thearmy appropriation bill taken up. Al2NIV A ttiLL. The bill ws3 remit liy stestione and the Senate tetamittess'e anientimente wit-bout tenet. except the last cue. which strikes Out the nelowing provision of -the House bill: "eeeflon 2- 'fleet artiete et.

hevhted Statutes, ht'' and the same Is hereby, repealed tool amended so as to read as lob proeeedings of a trial lows: 'Article el. The -shalt be- carried on during such hours as the Court martial, shall determine. Mr- 'Sherman read the statue relating to court martinis. anti said A recent court mar- tun had been prolonged three weeks unnecessarily In crinsennence Of this statute, lie understood that the artlele had Its origin in the tact that in olden tintes-In Britain gentlemen were nes, expected to be sober enough after dinner ta transact business. The benne or our purple wore not such as re-- tiiiired the longer Of this article.

Nir. Allison. Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations said the to-tit-le which it was proposed to repeal was not 41eAlgtetid alone for the convenience of the onii-ers of Courts, twirl lel. but te, te. ri v.r.a VI beliatt of 4..

al IV smut toe, D. Fein-43re Lie ellajr lahl before' the 'senate the taut- Clirrent resoltitlen providin g. f'r joint Com- inittee of three' member; or the House and two Senators 'to it), Grover Cleveland of ble election as Presill of the IlOted States front the of Marci nhgt.i and to Thomas 'A. liendrickS of his eleetion as id-t the same date- on motien of Mr. Garland, it was referred to the 'Cominittee Ott' Privileges anol Elec- Mr'.

Garland al the phraseology Of the res- Olution needed loOking at 4 The Senate pulsed the original teint res'ile- tiOn authorizing the President to return to the tin.rernatent of Great Britain the steamer Alert, with the thanks br the United States. he rsins offered a esterd ay by Mr. eoluto jtigalls and Mr. Hoar, relating to the electoral entint Were on Motion of Mr. Hoar, referred without comment to the Committee on Privi- lteaand Eteetions.

Its authority, to seU or offer to sell, or mort- gage or pledge huv tech lamis while a bill tor the forfeiture of same Is pendiug ill either house Oe COn glees or before a patent in con- a fortuity with taw stoat have liteuerl ter same: nd pr any eson or person selling elling or offering to sell. or mortgage or pledge such land shall be guilty of ft 1411441enteanor, awl on convic- tem shalt be nned mit eacteulints Slat or IM- warmed tint more than 'flits Referred. 'rim timbereulture bill was then, on motion a Mr. barna temporarily laid aside, and the at-Oty appropriation bill taken up. Al2N1V A isisH, TULL.

The bla wet fetal tiy seetionit and the Senate cOmmittett'e Rill Puttolksnt without offStiate. except the last Que. vrhich strikes out i I Wowing prevision of the Meuse bill: "'set: Von t. hat ar tiO ticie V4. sveit 1342 Re- s-isod Stainten, be.

anti the same in hereby, rellealeka fuel amended No aS to retie as tot- Je shrll ws rt 'Aicle I The prdmertings of a trial i be airr ie oil dur ing suet) hours as the rourt martial. shall determine. Mr. -sherman read the statue relating to court, martinis. and aid a rea-ent court mar- Thil had bee prolonged tw or Ti ree weeks unneeessartly In conseenence of this ttatute Il untittrstoodl that I he ar: lea had Its engin ntleitie ill the feet that in olden tintee 'eta-eat Britain grn lve re le i l-, exp ete be sober enough after dinner to transaet 'elle buena or our plif411141 VcOre hOt Slleit alli re- uir oti ee on gexists hie art icl Mr.

Athena. Clutirman of the committee on Apluvarlut Ions, start the Rieke which It was rreposed to repeal wait net tic-a-limed alone tor lie tainvenlettee of the orta-ere Or inertial. bet was al te v.r.a r. VI betiaJt et longSThe latter are dispesed to hold on for a time, as any scare will send prices higher. Cables are manipulatectand dOn't take much stock a In themt" are a good many bulls said George Brine "Who- are influenced now almost wholly by thci feeling that possiele damage to the growing crop will result from the recent severe weather, but we think this will prove insufficient to sustain current values unless these apprehensions are verified, and up to this time we can hear of nothing unfavorable enough to warrant them The afternoon market was a shade stronger.

shorts buying freely on war rumors, said to come this time front New Zealand. The fact Is that, -trade being wholly local i all kinds of whether true or false, afford a basis for the moderate fluctuations now occurring daily. The grain InsPection yesterday only aggregated 3 cars of wheat. 13 Of acorn and 2 of oats. This Is the lightest since March 1, 1s85, when only 8 cars.

were received. The Light movement cut ne figure. and will increase as soon as the snow blockade Is cleared. The principal feature of the- day was the formation of a pool by seven leading bears to break wheat, the leaders being Schertulz and the Half a million bushels of May were sold at but Was absorbed so quickly that it had effect. The leading buns saw through the game, and after the pool finished Selling easily bid the matket -up and forced them to mover, and-- before they sueceeded prices advanced "(c.

Tax-WHEAT' Wheat still leads the speculative list. During the early part of the day it was of energy. but the close was marked by a fair amount of strength. day opened at el reWic.broko EtiJic.ativanced to tti30, fluctuated between for a time, started upwards, and closed on 'Change at 83914833c in thei -sold to Siyo, but closed -at 8131c. -British cables failed to develop any thaterial change in the situation.

The amount. on passage, was large. There was an absence of outside bu3-Ing support, and the weakness-exhibited On the, afternoon session yesterday. was, foilowed by a. further decline of -14es 2i.a: this morning.

The depreciation took prices down to the ligures at which puts had sold, and holders of such privileges bought freely against them. The shorts also covered. As late private cables were reported stronger, and English consols, which act as a barometer In times of foreign wars. were lower. there was no disposition tosell after the first break and competitive bidding caused a rally of si) but a further advance was checked by free selling by scalpers.

who were disposed to take prolits on their early purchases. and especially by4hooe who bought against puts on the break. but the market closed firm. The largest seller was Schwarts. and, the buyers Lester, Walker-and Stauffer.

The game was a genuine one of freeze out, in which the-bulls came out ahead- -a Celle MARKET. Corn was entirety-destitute of interesting features and trading dragged, withano spt3e1al changes in prices. The largest was 75,000 bushels. May opened at 4O.c. sold at and closed at 'February was neglected at 36liette2ic, July at 41J42c, and Year at 2tic.

Oats continued inactive with trading only in May, which sold and closed at 34c PROVISIONS. Provisions showed more lifer but trading was not OperatorS as a rule preferred to await future developments. -Shipping orders were light and diMcult to fill. on account of the snow blockade. Arrivals ot hogs were small.

and, as tile close of the packing season is only sixteen, days oft and stocks are less than a year ago. with no prospect of a large run of hogs the balance of this month. the majority of packers favor the bull side. Pork was the chief speculative feature. May opened at 113 2214, broke to -113 advanced to.

113 and Closed at $13 33. Lard was quiet and weak. Earty It declined 'Vic. but reacted and closed steady at 7.2Vic for May. Snort ribs were unsettled, with 'a fair business.

May sold at 6.024ve0.7.ric, and closed -with, sellers at the 'outside. Receipts of hogs were 3.000 head. Speculat- ors were the -largest buyers. and Prices advanced Sc. U.

LATEST'. On the Curb operators were very undecided In their opinions and trattsactions were small. May wheat closed at puts, 83J-iceS340; calls, Corn was- luactive with sales of straddles at tteic for-110. -a 'Dealings in WallSireet Special Dispatch is the New YoRK Iebruarya 12.It. Is see Si) say that the of the boom In the stook reached.

and. that, prices have started on a downward coarse. not to return for some days Gould and his folloseers found the market firm enough to sell on to a moderate extent, and they have sold, Shore and New York Central 'been sustained, and under cover- of their apparent strength the- cliques have sold largely or Nerthwest. St. Paul, Union and Western Until this morning 'Gould marketed his stocks through els own brokers, but to-day- he has tried to; giVe the impression that-short stock was being sold by dealing through recognized bear brokers.

In this he was partly successful but it is not too much to predict that unless be changes his tactics and gives fresh support, which he is not likely to do. the market will decline with considerable rapidity within- the next few COrEISE OP elle manaitt The market opened this Morning at about last night's closing fighres and fotan hour it was strong. Then the maneuvers began and within an hour the gain of the morning had been- lost. from 12 to 2 little was 'attempted, but in the last hour stock were supplied with a liberal hand and all that the market eoald take was given to it. ijust before the close prices were marked up, undoubtedly for the purpose of making a market in the morning.

New York Central closed lower and Lake Shore The short interest in Centred- Is likely to hold It well up for a day or two. Missouri Pacinc tieclined to in 1.41CLAwanna there were many matched It closed lower at- Paul is d'-own 7 and Nortnwestern Linton Pacific closed lower, at and Western Union at Sill. A bull point was circulated relative to Its TraMe Superintendent has announced 'that there- is suM(lent freight In sight to Inlet the deficiencies of more than Si ,000,000 of last and this atter paying all cost of birelnelis A T- A stood business was done in ranwae bonds. hold and went oft. We were lying at Fortress Monroe at the time.

oone hot' day we were becalmed off the horseshoe. Three of us went swimming in the bay. There was au awful let of hungry. sharks about th at. stunmer, but We di In 't thinkubout Diem as we swam away from t-he vessel.

several Itundrea yarde' rreseutly some One yelled 'Shat ks! swim tor your I looked around, and sure enough. was the en a man- eater skimming along the tell the water. Jerusam het didet I swim! It was no time for fancy strokee, and 1 lust dug at the water with mer bands and-2 arms. scooping It up' like -a, propeller and throwing myself half out of the water as plunged forward. But we ceulda't.

begin to- swim with that shark. Ale wee a kelt miler away when we erst tiaw hint. ebe of out boats was coming toward us manned by four men, who were -towing glantse- Bet- the di stance betWeen us r-jand the shark di-appeared with greater- than-- the spaee between oersolsetea and the Well, we reached the, boat. and were hauled In as the abatik, turned on his haek to make a Meal of port leg. Ile didn't get tue, although'! reit the snap of his Jaws al be -brought theta together.

Ile turned over In hie disappoint- ment, glared at us a half minute and then fahned oft to look for hie' linnet In -another quarter. Since that experience I have not been tuna ot sharks." AT EVERY FIRE FOR TUIRTT Thomas 3legson, One of NeVit 'York's Early Firemen, Dies Of Old ferem the Thomas Meirson. a veteran of the war of 1812. an old exempt flrerroins whe bever smoked, drank-or cheived. and who 'a1wity10 went tabed at 8 o'clock, died or old aga at hie Son-in-law's home, lee East eighth street, ou lorlday.land will.

be buried-7' te-morow at Greenwood. ser- -r vices will be this afternoon, Mr. Magoon at every fire from 1820 to 181,1. He was born In Lombardy street. now Called 17.18.

When be eras 13 be enlisted in the America navy and served In a war vessel that ran up etlft down the coast and looked out tor the Englieh. He was a ship carpeuter by trade. and served his apprent- Iceship with Henry Itereles father in Henry Eckford's ship-yard, on the East River. between Stanton and Houston streets. Al! his life till he retired, years ago.

he worked at his trade. Ile was of medium height. with regular features. blue eyes, and a white chin beard Last Went his daughter, Mrs. Nelson swage.

said he was the oldest exempt fireman- Edward De Drove is next to him. being Si years old. tfle memharshly) in the Exempt Fireman's Association date's back to Isla. Aeone of the original bell-ringers, he used ta stand on the old tower at Fourth avenue Thirteenth street all night and watch for names In his district. There were seven -tire distriet-s then.

it'hinever he wouht tee a b1ark11, WinIld-rtnir the bell, and the tiretittla WOUldellmeitt)eljake out-the men took tome Then he was bell-ringer and watchman In- the Inion 'Market tower, ninety-six tee high. atllouston street and Avenue Except when he was on duty or at a flre.he always went to bed at o'clock, no matter It. he had visit-ors at the house or business to attend to. Mr. Megson attendedevery big tire.

Tu letg, when Janies was Chief. the Board of Aldermen were trying to remove was in command at a tire the same evening that the Aldermee turned him out. NOW'S was brought- him of it when he eats fizilting the tames; Ile reversed his hat and said! Boys. I'm no longer your chief The tiremen struck. They Luened their coats Inside out, took off their hats.

and let the tire burn. It burned until afternoon, when the Aldermen reeonsideral teeir action and reinstated Gulick. Then the nremen went to work again. ana pqt the fire out. staid aa chief se long as he wanted V).

7 Mr. Megeon served at the tire In la4 r. that burned down almost all the lower part of the -teity. at the t'rystal Palare-ere in is3a. at the Nittlos fire On se ptem ber la; it the burning of liarauln's Museum.

where the Hernia boildinit Itt)W stands. lit) was eat when the lcupola, was btirneri oft tills Tombs on November la. 1842. It was never rebulit. Ile saw the big tire white dearoyeel, on illecember 18.183i.

Harper litanhers estate lishaleut, running from Cliff to Pearl streets. From going to fires go much he became deaf- Ile would come home with his great eclat so stiff from the water freezing on it that It viould stand alone. Ills children would call him Saute Claue heti he came In with his heard frosted and full of Icicles. In the house here 113 died were four generations of his 3 He saw the fight btween the friend of For, rest and Maeready in front of the 01,1 Opera Muse On Astor place. on May lo, Isteati ins memrtraudurti books are full of rerniniseeneae of the old fire depart-meet anti Netv of fifty years ago.

The Greatest 'fingli'Khmett. The Pan Mall Gazette offered- at Christmas a prize of for the -hest litst.of the greatest- living-. English tiliniottone excluded); t. Journalist; 3. Painter 1, '4M- dier; 5.

Alan of science; 6. Writer; 7. NeYellst; S. Actor. and Some readers conitterel fortilprize, many 0: 4 course, being women an unwsnal ritimiter of fools; anti the resnit snowed heavy malorities for: 1.

Lord Sanisittary4 2, Mr. hula; --I 3. Mr. 1.1111111s; 4. Lord AVot-elev; 5.

Prot. Jinx. ley; itu4kirt; 7. Mr. Wilkie Collins; 'S.

Canon Litidon; u. Mr. irr ins, and- The Claidiant. Two ladies. All Anna Itateson and Us's.

Chambers. divide the prize between them, both- having twat correct -newel. The greatest 1fferen0 competitors, was as to, lite. hutntrettr; Oscar AVIL lc having 4.13O Ott te eral" of the Salvation Army-. the 45', Mr; tiltnistone.

44; the author ot the competition. 4: and Mr. It. P. ilawt-le.

3. with other o2 liati more or lees. anc1t arid Mt Ettlixtry were mentioned a patently the gre test living 4, painters, and Sir F.Lelichton,"the second- ht this ilst. ha 441 votes to the 414 votes gave Mr. Millais the first-piece.

Mr. Chant-herbals had Sei- votes to 1.am'cl Sailennrys ae4; Air-sale had tleS and John Atorley, who ranked next, only ill; Lord AVole bad almost nye times as ntany votes a Gen. tiortion win; was second favorite; Black, the se'- ond novelist in rank, had 329 votes to Collins 346. and Marlon Crawford. the only American who received any, had 4 came A-- New PresidentHow He is Shorn of PowerAnother Alpine Tannek.

At the beginning or this years writes a Geneva correspondent of the New Tort Mr. Weitof the Canton of Argovie, President of the Swiss Confederation in 1Sis4. passed the scepter to Mr. Schenk, a had thur tinies previously attained the highest Step of the political hierarchy. Ile will reign over us for the space of one which.

according to an invariable Chambers will elect to the Presidency of the Confederation Mr. Deucher: of Thurgovie, the actual Vice President of the Federal Council (our Cabinet). Mr. Schenk. Is an ancient pastor; Air.

Deucher Is a medical man. These Presidential changes pass almost entirely unnoticed, so much ao that at the present moment certainly three-quarters of our population would feel puzzled if asked to name the President or the Swiss Confederation for ItKi. There is nothing astonisning in Our President possesses no individual power. One of our seven secretaries, besides presiding over the sittings of the is charged with the reception of the representatives of the different powers. Our President is.

then. only primm interpores: he Is more powerful as a member or the council than he Is as the ex-The Federal Chambers. renewed last autumn. show little change in party strength from their predecessor. The Radicals keep the majority in the National Council (your House or Itepresentatives), and the Liberals, or the Center, hold the balance of power in the States Council (your Senate), The Chambers held their usual session in the first three weeks of December.

The principal object of their labors was reading the budget for 18S5. The budget Varies little from year to year. In the last few years it has been settled at the figures of. from 35,000,000 to 000 francs per annual. of 30,000,000 come from customs duties.

Federal policy interests us too The fisderal constitution says that Switzerland ht. formed or twenty-two sovereign" states. They are less aud less sovereign every year. The present tendency is toward the ceutralization or power. The army has been centralized and the commercial bINVS have been centralized.

Two years ago the coutederittion wished to centralize the scaools. but t.b0 Swiss people. taking advantage or the right of Control given to them by tile rejected by an immense majoritytbis proposition. The truth is that cantonal life with us is ten times more intense than federal political lire. The reason of this is 'Viet the cantonal, governments demand money directly frOm the pockets Of the citliens.

while the rederal government procures the responses to Its demands by indirect means custom house dues. the post ofnce, -telegraphs and telephones. Are they again going to pierce the A1Ps1 So It is believed. It now dapends the sum the French Chambers maybe disposed to vote In tavor of a new tunnel between the st. Gothard and Mont Cenis tunnels.

Unfortunately the French Chambers have just launched into colonial wars, which drain their finances. Be that as it may, a symilcate of Swiss financiers, recruited principally at Basle and at Geneva, Is being formed. It will isecure the Inithons-noceseary VD Pierce the Alps at the Simploni -T no prosperity-or Dui Gothard line leads to the supposition that the creation of the Simplon hue wouldbe remunerative and less eostly. People are also interested in a proposed railroad from Interlaken. to It would be a mountain railway, crossing the romantic Bruen ig Pass.

The necessary eapital has been obtained there is little doubt but that the work will-soon be began. A little fact, rather piquant. throws a curious light upon oar-political life. In the, canton or Zurich, the most democratic of all our cantons, the people possess the right of initiative; They have tuerefore lately demanded or their Grand Council, in -majority Conservative-Liberal, the re-ottablistiment of capital punishment. The Grand Owned is opposed to this measure.

What is to be done? It has just decided to present to the people a bill tending to re-establish capital punishment. but aecompanied with- a notice strong- ly recommending its rejection. A SHARK STORY. An Episode That Enlivened' the Life of a' 'Police Turnkey. IFrout the Balthnore -Thomas K.

Knight, a good man weighing 0 pounds, who officiates as turnkey at the Southern Police Station, wits dozing comfortably In his chair While several Men of the night reserve were seated near him talking about adventures on the water. When one of them stiuck Into a shark story.Tom. as he is called by all Oho know up and listened to the recital of the Lae with inucti interest. At Its conclusion be said: When I was anchor-sweeping. boys.

I had a closer call froni a shark titan teat tellow whom Jack Pumphrey has just beep, talking about." What Is anchor-sweeping. Tom?" spin you the shark etory Unit; add tell you about-Anchor-sweeping afterwards." "No. let's have anchor-steeeping first, and bring the shark story lu as an Inettitnt." Ail right. here goes. Every winter many vessels lose their anchors, and every spring and summer certain persons go down the bay and sweep for them.

The business is more profitable where sea-going vessels Lind hoist-lug The shores aloug the Chesapeake capes, In the of the horseshoe and other exposed places where vessels are often compelled to Title at anchor durilig winter storms. can be profitably worked. Freoneutly the sea Is too heavy for vessets to stay there. It is aiso too heavy to get the anchors; and' cables are slipped by veasels which bays to seek Other Or they are parted and. the boats driven ashore by.

the gale. There la always a good crop of ancnors and -chains on the bottom after a stormy winter i and men makt, money by securing them. The work Is done in this way: Two pungles, each carry a crew of tour men, work together. --They start out in the latter part of April or the 1st of May and work for three or four months. In the forward hold of oats of the punglee a large capstan Is pitteeti.

The sweeping Is done-with a two-Inch rope. The pungies isre brought side by slae together. The long two-inch rope-is placed half-and-half oa each Pungy. They each hoist salt and edge apart. one going a little to port and the other to starboard, paying out.

the rope all the time-When the rope Is run out Its entire length the vessels drop sail and deft, With the tide or wind. The rope sinks. and, as the vessels drift. forms a loon in the (seater, which the bottom, When it I House. In the opening prayer the Chaplain of the lloase invoiced Divine protection upon ttim who had been elected President.

It was ordered that otr and after Monday isextthe House meet at 11 o'clock a. in. The eenate amentfinents to the doneolar and diplomatic and pension appropriation bills were non-concurred in, and conference corn- Mit tees were appointed. The House then proceeded to the consideration of business under the special rule. On motion of Mr.

Maybury the Senate bill passed, with the amendment. providing for the erection of a public building, at Detroit at a limited cost of On motion of Mr. Brainard the Senate bill with the amendment, increasing to a.2.50.000 the limitation of the cost of the public building at Erie, Pa. and making the pros- eut appropriation Mr. Thompson called up the bill amabding the Pacific Railroad act so as to authorize the construction of a road front Sioux City, Io.

to a point on the Union Pacific Railroad west of the 100th meridian. Pending consideration, the hour allowed Under the special' rule expired. Nathan Dixon. of -Rhode Island, was sworn in as the successor of Senator Chace. Mr.

Tucker, from the Committee on Judici- reported the bill providing for the payment of the rendered by the Su. preme Court of the District of Columbia in the case of Mallet Kilbourne against J. G. Thompson. Mr.

Willis moved that at the close of todays proceedings the House take a recess Until 10 o'clock to-morrow. His object, he stated. was to take tin the river and harbor bill. At that hour the bill could be disposed of in four hours. as he proposed to ask the House to Ilinit the debate on the appropriating portion of the bill to an hour and a half.

Agreed to. POST OFFICE APIMOPRIAIION BILL. The House then went Into committee of the whole, Mr. Springer In the chair. on the Post Office the pending amendment being that offered by Mr.

Skinner, of New York. extending the letter-carrier service to places of 10,000 population, providing the gross revenues from the Post Office In such places shall aggregate at least S10.000. Under the present law, he said, the free livery system (mild only be extended to Hide places, while by the adoption of his amend' ment it would result in an extension to 170 new points. The amendment was ruled out on a point of order. The paragraph's relating to a change in the method of compensating railroads for mail transportation having been read.

Mr. lsionnt made the point of order that while the paragraphs contemplated a change in the law. they did not, on their face. retrench expenditures In any way, as required by the rule. a A long debate ensued upon the point.Messrs.

Blount. ROWCII; Hurt and Cannon contending that that the question as to whether new leg- islation retrenched expenditures was a problematical one. and that instead of retrenching expenditures the proposed change might result in increased expenditures. Messrs. Tovrnshend and Holman combatted the point, and argued that the change would result in a saving to the Government.

The Chair said he had no doubt the legislation. changed existing law. In deciding whether it would result in decreased eependitures he must take into consideration not only the face of the paragraph but the exist- in g. law and also the official reports of the department. Viewing the question in the light of these documents the Chair overruled the point of order.

The Chair was not without doubt as to the correctness of the ruling, but he ought' doubt should be resolved in such a way as to allow the matter to be voted upon by the committete Mr. Bionnt appealed from the decition of the The committeeid to 94refused to stistain the decision of the Chair. and the new legislation concerning railroad mall compensation was staicken from the bill. air. liorr then moved that the appropriation for Inland mail transportaion be fixed at $14,010,000 and that be appropriated for railway post office car service.

This, he said, was made necessary by the action of the consinittee in striking out the legislation relating to railroad mail compensation. The amounts proposed by him were those estimated by the Post Office Department-. In the course of his remarks lie said the President who had been elected for the next four years had not called upon him for advice as to his admintstration or as to the comeosition of his Cabl: net, but it he were called upon he would be able to say to Mr. Cleveland that there was one Man in the Democratic party (referring to Money)wtio understood the PostOfilce business and had shown that tact in this debate. He (ROM was glad to find one Democrat who not only understood it, but who was willing to staud up and say so to the House.

Townshend contended that thefact that the amenament offered by Mr. liorr increased the appropriation' bill more titan proved indubitably that the legislation which had been stricken from the would have resulted In the -retrenchment of expenditures. that expenditure was stricken front the bill the Treasury lost More than and it was put Into the pockets of the railroads. Never had the nosition of the Committee on Appropriations been so quickly sustained by Its adversaries as on this occasion by the amendment of the gentleman front Michigan. Mr.

Bayne addressed his remarks to .4 ens-- cussion of the status of appropriation bills. But one small bill, involving the appreferla-. tam of el10.000, had yet been sent to the Preto-dent. There were sixteen legislative days of the seesion remaining and there were six large appropriation bills still unacted upon by the House. In the last Congress It had taken nineteen days to consider these hills, and yet the house was frittering away ite titne and necessitating an extra session.

It lookea to him as if it were the purpose of the men having charge of the appropriation bills to dump them into the Senate at the end of the session and necessitate an extra session. Where was the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee urging a these bills? What was coming from the gentlemen who had promised that he would sit before the session or Congress and have the appropriation bills in readiness? Nothing .1 Chattanooga as a Grain A Special Dispatch to the (Hobe-Democrat. A' February 12 ihe action of the Southern Railway Pool In restoring rates, to-day Is IA the nature of a windfall to Chattanooga and the farmers throtighout East Tennessee. The restored rates. Widen go Into effeCt on the 1Ste, give Chattanooga and East Tennessee farmers a net advantage of cents per bestial on corn and wheat over Chicago, St.

Louts and other Western markets. and It Is likely that corn and wheat will advance 5 cents in this market to morrow. Anticipating tills adjustment, several of our grain men -have laid in enormous quantities of grain. It is stated that one firm has 25e.000 bushels' on hand, and wia make 5 cents profit per bushel. Ferry Mines.

Spedial Dispatch to the Giobe-itemoerat. SALT LAK'E. rTAH, February Ferry Brothers. of Michigah. failed, mention was made of their inning property.

The prinetpaj of this is the Crescent mine; It is claimed here that an effort is making to sell the property In Paris4 To that end. ex-Senator Ferry iSUCIAV in France, with ex-Secretary Wiudom, and they are soon to be joined by IV. McCormick. a wealthy banker of this city, who will help them in their negotiations. Exports of Domestic Animals.

WAPHINGTON. D. February Values of exports ot domestie cattle, hog; and beet. pork and dairy products, Ja.nuary, 15, 111.M.1.948; same time In 14,94, 10,091.811. Beet and pork products for the three months ended January 31.

18t14. same time In 18ziet 1.hi,74S,bst. Dairy products tor the nine months ended January, 31, 1st3, same time In 1884, 114,310,457. 7.11in1ng Stocks. SAN Fativetsco, 'February 12.4--31ts.

30; Best and Belcher. 75; Bodie Consolitmtecl, COO; Chollar, 275: Consolidated Pacitic. 10; Crown Point. 85; Elko Consolidated, b5; Gould and Curry. 85; Bale and NOrcross.

375; Mexican. Navajo, 0ohir, 30; Potosi. es; savage. 95; sierra Nevada. 30; Yellow Jacket, rr, -Belmont assessed 15.

-New York Stock NEw YORK. February M.A. ex-President of the Pacific Mali 51-'14amtalp Company, has been readmitted roe Stdcit Million at Salt Lake. Apecial Dispatch to tbe Globe-Democrat. LAKE, UTAH, 12.Bu11ion receipts in this city for the week.

V.734,347. ALIVE IN-IIER COFFIN. A Dreadful Occurrence In a West lir. ginla VIllageMorphia4 A i 4 1 iet I I 1 i I 1 i 1 I i 1 I I 1 1 i i I f- 1 ,1 4 a to 1. 't i I- i I 1 I 4, I I 4 F.

i I 1 aa "ms, uu next to vation Lionon einunx tile preactrersa ready nothing the sec- the out. Tacted upon. And the feature being 'West Shore The im- Speetal Dispatch to the Globe-Demoerat. somethieg heavy otntthe bottentufhe vesels and air. Barrett.

seeondi 'louse- was dealing, hour after hour, with Yet th-S Wandered AWay front Home. pression that there are negotiations or Some stoy I he ends of en quit actors, had 51 votes to teary Iry Special loispateh to the Glebe-Itemocrat. Sr alecitrikLis, Wa, February ter- tedious diecussion. Here wan the Appropra sort ar ih th looking to a termination of the rate passed round- the heathear eof cacti at ions Committee proposing mew legislation Ditcatea. February sensation wte New Yore Central has set, run through cleats and made fast rIble affair has just come to light the levels dm its bills.

when It was knot; that the een- has been ceased here by the mysterious dim- become genera'. that near erkonoko. Nary Cox, a well-known on sidee opposite to what they were at tqA0 ate would strike It he House had notiee appearance ot Mria James Kelley, the are 'see" thierier ell and popular oung lady, residtrig near the otifst; Jilis sisl eas Ims tne ttgeet gee tr t-rilstAl ntt 6" yeebssewl 0( that tact. and yet legi slation was put on en, the The est Shore As are Manly held, They Opened to-day It by was it doneY lie could not see any other Mother or five small hildren. She left her meet both ends of the rope are run through a 44 purpose than that Demoeratto Members of home Monday night and has not since been at 361a, advanced to and eloped at la, vintooulettl: ot the Little Capen River, vas taken tiy M.

The physician diagnosed the chock on the bow of the one which has the 001 -a tir 't14( the iloese should be here when the President took his seat, in order that they might make applications for Mee and thus obviate the necessity of pilgrimages from their homes. tal, for the Whole market being heard of. IL was supposed she had wandered an advance of eS veer- last atight's prie-es. ease as one of neuralgia of the stomach, and about in tbe blizzard and was frozen to death. To-day it was 'earned that a woman answer- ing her descriptlon had left Decatur Monday se Tbe traneactions amounted to eatisileo, the ee- capstan In her held.

The ends of the rope prescrioed morphia. AL was uarep, PAiseeedthe rope taels catillieutaas draananwitr It Erico nd onso opened hi St gher at 0 tered at once an 47-4, another let with I a tyrs t. I- Passed to the Oc ond esel which vs, legvdate.accedinctoincoaa Inuit sr Ile ctellti see in the action of the majority a night and got off the train at entlivens but tails astern al it is paid out to her front the 1 determined purpose to force art extra session. ber husband nor the officers ean not trace her capstan, and thus assists in the work. When aeassi-el as The country did not want an extra twroin enpo Int.

en The s. upe lofn sitioie Is that she and the Western Divholon Mats sold at atect For some its A UneXPlained ress12 first boat Is brought directly over the strections it In twenty-tour hours. and would hold the Democratic majorIty re- spensIble If there were one. as umtn suet. ter youngest child is 2 years old, the eldest 8.

thto old.itoric e. Cairo and Felton 'first sLiti and dose was given in a very hort time. abject caught by the loop on th bottom an as-------Ii- tioten s. to 144)4, but aubsequentlr recovered In an iiiyur or twO, after, the iroa messenger is put arotind the lines, ..1 Mr Tou nshentl. here I no danger of an the fraction, Iron Mowntain a single death of Miss Cox was announced securely closed and sent down by Means of a 3- extra session, and there will be none.

Math- bond. soid at 111, a deenne et aaa since the ane neighbOr prepad the r6Ody for burial. stoat title. Ily thumping it galnst the Wert draw 'our river and harbor bill anti there A Smart Woman. previous sale i two -agea The secenas and two dries later the deceased was interred.

it can easily be tola ir it Ise meta below. It R. I 4 wIll be II0 cXtra session The rost 1)Mce aP- Special Diapateh to the ambeaDessoarat. advanced to 10414'; but afterward declined At the funeral one ladY instated that Mist Prorrieti on bill had een kept ba duri ck ng arid branc it au anchor then both line are put to 104. The Mr Akansas firsts was ot dead and begged that a physe around the windla on the forwardalck and ss as v.e.

VANDAL1A, Febru 14. A few days the wholeof last vreek by the bill which the were he former, at a elan be sent tor. That Dife ht the doors of a the men set to and heave away untn the an, 41, 1.s 1 gentleman from Pennarh-anta (Bayne) had ago a 'farmer named Gilpin nchanged Jiving east of and the latter 1- at 1061a. as Denver men living near the graveyard stetioned cher comet to the serface. tiometintlis an itn.

A been Ile thinight the gentleman Ramsey. together with- his wife and three r. ilt- cl, I to owed he House to give an explan ation chit 1 started to town In a wagon. They Ian, clew' rennsobros cloadsetdanOsoiii. hdighsete; themselves near the tomb and kept up a per bor may be so firmly imbeddedillat the bow ot an 0 far a eepine baek an important appropriation St.

Lents and New Ilrleans ether neetithwt day the grarbeveVasighobrentertked and the vessel has to be hove down as far as poese 1.14.1 bit) in order to pusa the river and harbor, bad to cross Mit-chell Creek, which was full of as advanced 1 to lel. Erie gold consols- ad- the horror of all It was found that het the Isle by the aid of th windlas s. and the anchor n47 gradually broken out by the action Of the bill. flouting eiumns of Ice Gil pin was in the act vanced to Ilennibal and St. Joe tis been burled alive.

The coffin presented swell of the sea. 'Wizen the anchor is brought. Ott 5 'M. Bayne stated be had voted againet Ms or pueieng his horses Into the strearn when were nnceanged Rheuratti3M, Geural-1-; Setztio24 own comnettee tee "kill. Mr 'terr a altientt ment wati ati Mr.

Nicholls offered an ai Witt-, anti tbeaconeols de a terrible- sight, iitirria was torn- front up the foreaalliards of the second veseet are take up the rost Office h13 wife. seeing the perilous situation. caught clined ei to 'senses and Texas as tie- the shiers of the caseet, the pillow was la hooked on telt and tbe prize hoisted into her Tesaadoe, hold of the lines and stopped tile team till she clined a to Tbe 6 tell 11' to titils opted. and her children get out. Although the wife the consols aadvanktod Sa a lendinent appro.

him not to start acrose ailpin drove Pactile opetted4 L- I priating me for neeedftary awl "roc tai ra, len tbaYverMenrlili; eilities on trrink soma leeteseaseb aesthetes- ie iiii.V Missouri the clothing from her body. Iter bands and I went anchor-sweeplug la We were ItsraTtwwws-wstiast roma linisaa. hoe while ehreds, and the poor girl had literally itrippee hold. a h-aber- at, OS arms were torn and bloody. the lips were bit- out over three months, and at MID grata aseux Pais ate In.

and the water being high and the otirrent advancyd to 97, and sold on to teas at ten tarough. and hendsfut of lutir lay welght of anchors and clutins. I got MI for aajw.4..t. .111 tome Mar smart. the team was borne down the stream.

ngure they closest, The thIrtle itta'proved Sa, 'rho girl had come to. and evidentiv a fright- my share after paying the mess We not After. brief and noisy debat NirliollS, netts and Money thillpiu barely escaping with his life, while the to Beta Northern Pacific tirsts gained 7-- at 'fel struggle to escape followed. orses were both tiro the opening. sold off )4, regained the liZros nits the community with horror.

pounds- It had the United Math harY atanaP isissisia as. ssassams oat the affair one anchor and chain which east ArTrilw' A Lira ready nothing acted upon. And yet the dealing, hour after hour, with tedious discussion. Here was the Approprla ations Committee proposing mew legislation on its hills. when it was known that the ate would strike it out.

The House had pones tt( that fact. and yet legislation was put on, st by was it done lie could not see any other purpose than that 'Democratic members of the Rouse should be here when the President took his seat, in order that they might make applications for Mee and thus obviate the necessity of pilgrimages from their homes. lie could see in the action of the majority a determined to force anextra session. The country did not want an extra session, and would hold the Democratic majority responsible if there were one. air.

Townshentl. There is no danger an extra session, and there will be none. Withdraw your river anti harbor bill and there will be no extra session. The Post Office apPropriution bill had been kept back during the wholeof last week by the bill which the gentleman from- Pennsylvania (Mayne)- had been pressing. Ile thought the gentleman owed it to the House to give an explanation for keeping back an important appropriation bill In order to Tulsa the river and harbor, air.

Bayne dated be had voted againet his -own comndttee toltake up the Post Office isdl Mr liorrat is entiment was adopted. -air. Nicholls offered an amendment appropriating for- neceftary and special fa; citifies trnnk lines After brief and noisy debsae by messrs. Nicholiss McColens and Money in laver of the Wandered Away from Home. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat.

DECATUR. February 12.A sensation has been caused here by the mysterious appearance of Mrsl, James Kelley, the mother 'oft nye small children. She left her-home Monday night and has- not since been heard of. It was supposed she had wandered about in the blizzard and was frozen to death. To-day it was learned that a woman answering her description had left Decatur Monday night and got off the train at Sullivan-, but her husband nor the officers can not trace kW from that point.

The supposition ts that she was demented when she left. Her youngest child is 2 years old, the eldest 8. A Smart Woman. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. VANDALIA, FebrUary few days two a- 'farmer named Gilpin.

Jiving east of Ramsay. together with his wire and three children, started to town In a They bad to cross Mitchell Creek. which was full of floating clumps of ice. Gilpin was In the act or pushing his horses into the streams when his wits. seeing the perilous situation.

caught hold of the lines and stopped the team till she and her children got out. Although the wife begged him not to start acroas, Gilpin drove In. and the water being high and the current swift. the teani was borne down the streant. Gilpin barely escaping with his life, while the horses were boat drowned.

the feature being West Shore The Impression that there are negotiations or Some sort looking to termination of the rate war with the New York Central has become general. --notwithstanding that persons who usually are informed on such matters deny the The West Shore As are tinnily hekL They opened to-day at 3614', advanced to and Closed at an advance of over last night's- prices. I The transactions amounted to the at to- Incomes and nad uchange ndutid' Mi. bond, sold Prisitosed.lirst- sts74sLitle' previous seiltoe advanced to IOC. The As and Arkansas branch firsts were unchanged, the former; at 7144 and the latter 1- at 10614 Denver and Rio a Grande censols.

adtaitoed to 4S. Central Pacific firsts closed "sir higher at 1103i. Chicago, St. issuis'atid New Orleans as advanced 1 to lel. Erie 'gold- consols- ad- d.

dined to 5214'. at were unchange the consols ads-awed Missouri conselea aperie14. higlser. at Inv advanced to 97, Sad sold ve to sew at whk--211 ngure they closest The ift4proved to 102,1. Northern Pacific nrsts gained as the opening.

sold eft ragained the loss, Special Dispatch to the Globe-Desiocrat. Sransoriktit, W. February terrible affair has Just come to light on the levels near Okonoko. Nary: Cox, a well-known and popular young lady, residing near the Mouth of the Little Capon River, was taken violently M. The physician diagnosed the case its one of betirelgill Or the stomach, aud prescrined morphia.

A was admints tered at once, andanOther, was left. with instrtictions to give It In twenty-tour hours. For some as yet unexplained reason the second dose was given In a very short time. In an hour or two, after, the death of Miss Cox was announced and neighbors preparliki the body for burial. rand two days later the deceased was interred.

At the funeral one lady insisted that Miss ODX was not dead and begged that a physiclan be sent for. Tula night the does ot a men living near the graveyard stationed themselves near the tomb and kept up a persistent The neighbors talked and the next day the grave was (maned. when. to the horror of an; it was found that the girl -had-been buried alive. The coffin presented a terrible- sight, litang was torn, from the sktes of the casket, the pillow was In shreds, and the poor girl had literally Stripped the clothing from her body.

Iler bands and arms were torn and bloody. the lips were bit- ten through, and handsful of hair lay rtio girl had come to, and evidently a frightful struggle to escape followed. The affair nits the community with horror. scrapes along picks uD something heavy on the bottom the vessels stop. The ends of the rope are then quicitty passed round- the headgear of each vessel, run through cleats and made fast oil sides opposite to what they were at This has the effect of drawing the bowls of both stessels together.

When the vessels meet both ends of the rope are run through a chock on the bow of the one which has the capstan In her bold. The ends of the rope are placed on the capstan and wound up- As the rope Is- thus drawn, in It is Passed to the second vessel, which falls astern as it is paid out to. her front the capstan, and thus assists In the work. When the first boat is brought directly over-the thject caught by the loop On the bottom an Itort messenger Is put around the lines, securely closed and sent down by means of a stout hue. By thumping it against the object It can easily be told IC it be metal below.

If It Is an anchor, then both line are put around the windlass on the forwardAeck and the men set to and heave away untn the anchor comet to the serface. Sometimes an anehor may be so nrally imbeddedthat the bow the vessel has to be hove down as far as poi. ble by the aid of the windlass. and the anchor gradually broker out by the action of the swell of the sea. 'Wizen the anchor is brought.

up the foreisalliards of the second vessel are hooked on to it and the prize hoisted into her I went anchor-sweeping in Ma We were out over three months, and secured weight of anchors and chains. I got ryt for my share after paying the mess We pot one anchor and chain which pounds-. It had the United States navy stamp next to Canon Liddon- among the preemie rs, and Mr. AVilson Barrett second among, the actors, had 53 votes to Bear, trying's Of3LIE5 li 1 'V ,4 k.k.e.4. war- ted IN .14:1: I 411..11, 1-0 dr-k, 1 1 1 Incl c- ,) ba oi a.m.

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