The Wathena Advance from Wathena, Kansas • 1

I i I hi If JH II 1 E. A. DAVIS, Editor and! Publisher. WATIIENA, KANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1878. VOL.

IV -NO. 38. CUJiliENT INVENTS 8Iect -One member of the committee, naming three Commissioners to adopt February 1, 1ST, the term of office of the Hot 8iriii CoiuuiLssiou. Mr. introduced a joint resolution proposing an amend MINOR NOTES.

A shocking murder was discovered at An their cabin set on fire to destroy all evidence of the eriine. i Madam Restell, who for over -40 yeare has bca infamous for her criminal practice In PUXGEXT PABAGBAFHS. The fishery question Had a bite yet? It seems a paradox that the result of a crooked 6till should be a whUky straight. Maguike is the name of the leading philosopher of Newark, Monday, dover, on the 4th, the victim being Miss Mary Ann Jones, weak and crippled maiden lady, and th aurderer Mrs. Vkatbe Atkinson, an elder sister of the murdered woman, with whom th latter lived.

The inhuman aister beat her victim about the head and body with bottle and a heavy umbrella-stick until the unfortunate woman fell insensible upon the floor. There she was allowed to lie for two days, bruised, bleeding and helpless; and when it was apparent that she was dying, the murderess suddenly left town. The sisters owned a little property in common, and it is supposed that that was the cause of the murder. The Senate rejected the nomination of Lewis E. Parsons, Attorney for the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.

This nomination gave rise to a long debate, and was finally rejected by a vote of 22 against 17, Only four Republicans voied for confirmation. The Citizens' Savings Bank, at Findlay, closed Its doors on the 25th. Its deposits amount to about $250,000, and assets, as claimed, sufficient to pay all demands. The managers promise to pay depositors in full at the expiration of 60 days time. A fire at Philadelphia, on the night of the 24th, destroyed the business houses from Kos.

109 to 132 North Fourth Street, and a number of buildings on Cherry, Korth Third and North Second Streets. The total loss is estimated at $1,000,000. At Columbus, the night of the 21th, George Weiman shot and instantly killed bis son, George W. Weiman, and immediately blew out his own brains. The father was between CO and 70 years old and the son 35.

They had been engaged In a partnership business, manufacturing pumps, and the only explanation of the terrible tragedy Is that it was the result of a business quarrel. Dexter McCreary and Fortune Bush, col- hanged at Barnwell Court-house, S. on the 22d, for the murder of Stephen Enicks, his wife and two children. After killing the parents, the murderers fired the dwelling and the children burned to death. Captain K.

P. Wilson, commanding at Fort McKavitt, Texas, was seriously injured by the accidental explosion of a shot-gun, and died on the 25th. Joseph and George Brassell, brothers, were hanged at Cookville, on the 27th, for the murder of Itussell Allison in Putnam County, in November, 1875. Archbishop the City of Mex ico, has been created Cardinal. He is the first Mexican Cardinal ever appointed.

The dead bodies of two hunters, Geo. Burrill and Sylvester Eees, were found on the 26th 55 miles north of Cheyenne, "Wyoming. They were Iyiug close together, having been frozen during the late storm. Their pack-mules were feeding close by, with their packs still on their backs. Near Piper City, Ford County, I'4, the other day, a 15-year-old daughter of John Ryan picked up an old gun, and playfully pointing it at her friend, Miss Gorman, aged 18, said, "Look out, 1 will shootyou," and pulled the trigger.

The gun went off, tearing away one side of the face and part of the skull of Miss Gorman. It is almost needless to add "She didn't know it was loaded." The suspension of the Sixpenny Savings Bank, New York, is announced, with a de ficiency of about if 100,000. Cardinal Dipietro has been appointed Pontifical Camerlengjvnot Cardinal Mprin-chi, as before The Communist, Captr tJarcia, sentenced to death by default on ft charge of being a ringleader in the shooting of Gens Thomas and Lecomte, returned to Paris, was court- martialed, and has again been; sentenced to death, but it is thought probable his sen tence will be commuted. I'homas P. Fisher-was hanged, at Mauch Chunk, Pa.) on the 28th, for complicity in the murder of Morgan Powell, a mining-boss, in December, -1871.

The murder was committed by order of the Molly Maguires, of which order Fisher was a member. The Hancock Bank, a private institution at Findlay, has closed its doors. Liabil ities about $80,000 and assets reckoned at $60,000. At Chillicothe, Iowa, on the 29th, Mat thew Burns, a farmer living near town, drove into the village, put his team in a stable, and taking his ax over his shoulder, went where Geo. N.

Bullin, an old resident and highly respected citizen, was' at work on the foundation of a building, and, without saying a word, struck Bullin on the head with the sx and ran away. Twenty minutes later Burns was" found in the barn where he left his team, hanging by theneck. Bullin's injuries were fatal. The cause of the act Is supposed to be a dispute about the division of a fence. Samuel Goodwin, colored, was hanged at Live Oak, on the 29th, In the presence of 2,000 people, for the murder of a colored man last May.

He died without a struggle. The friends of ex-Congressman Vance, of Cincinnati, who mysteriously disappeared a short time ago, have abandoned the idea of foul play, and Intimate that his disappearance is voluntary, and causejgjjijiancia iroumes. Northampton County, VaM on the 28th, Sidney Pitts and A. P. Thorns fought with pistols, to settle dispute.

Two rounds were fifed by each, and as they stood only six feet 'apart, Pitts was killed, and Thorns received a ball in the head, which it was thought woiiiemndoTibtedly end his existence. Gen. Grant was presented to the Pope by Cardinal McCIoskey, on the 30th. 'The Bank of South Pueblo, was entered by masked robbers on the night of the 29th, who gaggod the Cashier, H. N.

Banks, and obliged him to opon the safe. They took $6,000 in currency and a gold watch and chain. The Senate, on the 1st, by a vote of 27 against 11, again rejected the nominatio of Alex. G. Beed to be Postmaster of Toledo, O.

The nomination of Robert M. Reynolds, to be First Auditor of the Treasury, hag also been rejected. The Supreme Court of Louisiana, on the 1st, refused the application of the Attorney-General for a rehearing In tho case of the State vs. Thomas C. Anderson, and the prisoner was released from custody.

Mr. and Mrs. Marlow, an inoffensive old couple who lived In what are known as the Wet Woods, six miles back of Louisville, on the morning of the 1st were found dead In the smoldering remains of their burned oabin. The husband and wife had been summoned to attend Court In Louisville on the following day, as witnesses against Cook and Urackctt, two desperadoes, who, by their testimony, would have been scnt.to the Fenltontlary', and there Is strong reason ment to the Constitution forbidding tne assuinpuon or payment oi c-laiing xoj losses Krowinjrout of the destruction of property within me Umita ot the (states engaged Iu rebellion. Mr.

Durham reported back from the Committee on Appropriations a bill providing for temporary clerks in the Treasury Department, uud for deterring trespasserson public lauds; recommending: concurrence in the Senate amendment ttJiich was agreed to. THE SITUATION IN EUROPE. A London dispatch of the 25th says: The controversy between England and Russia approaching that dangerous stage where the point of honor more and more engages attention. "Vienna correspondents say the full text of the treaty of San 6tefano has renewed a strong anti-Russian feeling there. There is no difference of opinion about the real meaning of the treaty.

It is not Russian preponderance, but Russian rule, in European Turkey, and it is just because such alterations as would remove this feature would entirely destroy the treaty that less confidence is felt in the efficacy of the Congress since its publication. While Count Andrassy will demands revision ef the entire treaty, he will decline to do so In combination with England, because their interests are not identical. The Grand Duke Nicholas, accompanied by a retinue of 12 Russian Generals, on the 20th paid a visit to the Sultan at the Dolma-baghtche Palace. After a brief but cordial interview, the Grand Duke returned to his yacht, where his visit was subsequently returned by the Sultan. London dispatches of the 27th are to the effect that the projected Congress is as good as abandoned, England insisting that the whole of the Treaty shall be submitted for arbitration, while Russia scouts at the proposal.

Russia is understood to have indicated her willingness, to make further concessions to Austria, and some concessions also to Roumania, being prompted, it is thought, by growing apprehensions of differences with England. The Berlin Fost, one of Prince Bismarck's organs, says that the failure of the Congress might probably result in Russia and England remaining at peace, but prepared for war, and significantly adds: These prolonged armaments England can infinitely better afford than Russia, who would be reduced to exhaustion were she obliged to maiutain her armies on a war footing for some years. As Russia can not attack England, while England is perfectly in position to bide her time, the Czar will probably be driven to extend his conquests in the interval, the better to be prepared for the collision when it does occur. But in such case Austria and Greece would join England to protect their own interests. As to Germany, she will never fight for Russian or any other foreign interests.

Russia, better restrain her ambition." A St. Petersburg correspondent says the British Cabinet, in demanding a formal assurance from Russia which none of the oth er Powers support, must have one of two aims, either to inflict a formal humiliation on Russia or to get out of the necessity of attending the Congress. In the former case Russia can not make any concession in the latter the Congress will not be held, and Russia will endeavor to come to an arrange ment with Germany and Austria Thus England condemns herself to isolation, makes a triple alliance a political necessity, and perhaps renders inevitable that radical solution of the Eastern question which she wishes to prevent. A London dispatch of the 28th ult, says: There are four inches of snow in the midland counties and the snow is still falling. The weather throughout the kingdom is un seasonably cold, and farming operations are impeded.

Considerable damage is likely to result in consequence of the forward state of the vegetation, after two months ot very mild weather. The London Times of the 39th in an ed itorial says: Neither the objects of Russia, proclaimed at the outset, nor the events of the war, justified her advance upon Constantinople or her approach to the Bos- phorus and Dardanelles. As long as she remains in that menacing position we shall feel that it is necessary to retain our ships in the Sea of Marmora, and so long, conse- onentlv. will peace be uncertain. It is Russia who has trespassed upon the forbearance of England, not England who has shown a lack of consideration for her.

That forbearance has now been strained to its utmost limits, but nothing but necessity would compel us to assert our rights by force, and a timely and temperate conces sion on the part or ne Kussian uabinet, -would, without in the least degree compro- misine the interests of Russia, insure tne peace of Europe. Alfalfa and Levees. urn rAliiihlv informed bv parties from acramento inai one oi tue puma- rrr nailuifl of t.hft lpVAAfl CrivinO WSV there. anu giving tne citizens or uie vnimai scare from a threatened flood, was the fnf.t. t.hat.i.hB hrnakaiTAs in the levees were the result of the work of gophers and 1 4l.

lmlrrltf an A squirrels, as uiuuu aa miu volume of the waters in the rivers in that vicinity. It appears that where levees first were washed out, there alfalfa was was growing luxuriantly, and upon investigation it was ascertained that the ponhers and sauirrels had literally hon ey-combed tho ground. Thus water was allowed to go through tho embankment as through a sieve, and in a short while the small streams oi water ho tvpnVeneil the levee that it soon was washed away in great gaps. On the lovco surrounding Robert's Island, in this county, patches of alfalfa have been sown, and we are informed that in aud nbnut. the alfalfa snuirrels can frequent ly be seen.

A few years ago squirrels were unisnown in inai seemm. xy uaa l. UnKnnoH Ktt manv tbn. A. levpA could be strengthened by sowing it in annua, tne roots oi wo gn i mining deep into the soil and holding it firmly Hut It.

iinnp.ara the conhers ami squirrels delight in the esculent roots, and will completely noney-como the trrnnnd in which it arrows. This mntlnr ahnnlH hatukan into serious con- tion ho t.bosa who are snffured in reclaiming swamp-land in this county. BlOCMOn vat. ueruut. The momentous question of spring bonnets: Brown's wife "One word moro, dear.

Would you trim it with blue foathorsP" llobfnson's wife I couldn't dooide at onco. Coma tomorrow, and wo'll devote the whole day to it," Puck, ation of the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific and other branches, in accordance with the acts of Congress, as a continuous line, without discrimination. The Committee agreed to insert the names of Charles Francis Adams and Albert Finch, of Tennessee, as two of the Commissioner. The Senate Committee oa Railroads have decided, by a vote of six against two, to recommend the passage of Sen ator Mitchell's Northern Pacific Rail road bill, with amendments which do not essentially change its principal fea tures. The committee also agreed to recommend the passage of the bill ap propriating $20,000 for a survey of what is known as the Texas' route, from Texas through Mexico to the Gulf, r' i The bill recently introduced in the House by Mr.

Stephens authorizes the use of a modified metric system, and the continued use of any system now permitted by law is not prohibited, the true intent and meaning of the act being not to enforce any particular system, but to provide -for public convenievce by adaptation to its circumstances and exi gencies, lne following are tne metric tables as proposed by the bill Measures of length 100 hairs make nail 100 nails make a meter; 1,000 meters rtiake a kilo. lj Measures of surface 10,000 square meters make a great acre. Measure of bulk and capacity 100 drops makes spoon; 100 spoons make a quart; 100 quarts make a cask. Measures of weight 100 seeds make corn; 100 corns make a nut; 100 nuts make a M-pound or pip; 1,000 pips make a ton. A report has been submitted to the House Committee on Banking and Currency by the sub-committee, consisting of Messrs.

Chittenden and Ewing, which recently visited New York City for the purpose of ascertaining the present condition of the sub-Treasury in that city, with regard to the amount of gold held there, belonging to the United States Government and to others, and with a view of conferring with certain finan cial gentlemen with regard to the practicability of the proposed resumption of specie payment on January 1st next. The following are the substantial points of the report: The bankers were of the opinion that resumption at the earliest practicable moment was not only consistent with the public welfare, but was of the greatest importance to the best prosperity of the country also that resumption on the 1st of January, might be made practicable ad safe- if adequate measures should be adopted, but all who expressed themselves on the subject were agreed that the plans of the Secretary of the Treasury were inadequate, and that if he should make an attempt to resume on the 1st of January under such circumstances as were likely to exist at that time, the attempt would most probably fail. They were of the opinion also that the remonetization of silver had seriously interfered with the probabilities of resumption at the time fixed. The" Governor-General of Cuba has issued an official proclamation, declaring that peace has been substantially re-established, and promising amnesty to all who have been engaged in the re bellion. The Statistician of thet Agricultural DepartmenJ has complejed his estimate of the condition and prospects of the crops for the present year.

The reports from 700 correspondents' of the Department show that the cereal expansion which, during the past 10 years, has represented an increase of 50 per will the present year exceed that of all former years. The prospects of winter wheat, which amounts to six-tenths of the whole crop, being accepted as a basis of estimate, and allowing a fair average to the spring wheat crop, the yield will reach 360,000,000 bushels. The corn yield, it is thought, wul not be loss than 1,300,000,000 bushels. The prospect of a renewal of hostilities in Europe has induced farmers, to give in creased attention to cereal productions. The House Committee on Pacific Railroads have completed the pro-rate bill by inserting the names of Charles Francis Adams, of Massachusetts, Albert Fink, df Tennessee, and Judge Thomas M.

Coolcy, of Michigan, as constituting the Board of Pacifio Railroad Commissioners. Secretary Sherman was before the Committee on Banking and Currency on the 1st, by invitation, and in the course of his statement claimed that after the resumption of specie payments he frill Tiave authority to ro-lssue United States notes, under authority of the existing law of 1873, contained in the revised statutes, relative to the re-issue of United States notes received for taxes. A London telegram of the 1st says the following appointments have, been officially confirmed: Marquis of Salisbury, Secretary of State for Foreign Department) Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, Seorotary-of State-for India; Hon. Frederick A.

Stanloy, Secretary of State for War; Sir Honry Selwin Ibhitson, Soaretary pf In plaf-of Stanloy, The Chicago and Alton, the" Chicago, Burlineton and" Hrrmcv. th Rock land, ft KW.Oitv. St. J.kPnT, And Council Bluffs' and the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroads, Jiave agreed on a combination till May as against the Louis oa4 for tho Southwestern ffiC -y, k- GwiBg to the death of Mr.

Allison, will be some delay in issuing silver certificates, as the new Itegister of the Treasury must" first be- appointed, the signature of being required on the certificates Kepresenlative Hewitt, of New York, has introdujeda, resokuion of inquiry as to the title -of the Texas-Pacific Railroad Company to 600 miles of its pro-j jjJfWd IjnsTRtweea Fort Worth' and -El' Paso, which said company proposes to mortgage to the Government as partial security for the. interest on its bonds, wiuekh Government is asked to guar- -Messrs. French, Linderniaa and Gill- fillan, (he Commission appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury.totake charge of of silver bullion, an-nounceilpnJthe 26UT that-they had on hand sufficient toscrve the" purpose of dollar coinage for several weeks, and Jbuld nbt negotiate for silver for some weeks, unless the market should fall to such a figure as would make it advantageous to Government to purchase. They also announced that arrangements hereabout. completed in the Philadel phia Mint, which will enable the Government to there in April 2,000,000 silver dollars, the minimum amount required to be coined in any one month under the law.

'Judge Blatchf ord, of the United States District Court' of New York, has given a decision in the suit of the United States against ex-Gov. Samuel Tilden, to recover some $150,000 income tax, alleged to be due the Government by defendant, The question at issue was whether -the United States was bound by the action of its agent, the Assessor, in fixing the. amount of taxable income of defendant, who failed to make any return himself, but paid tho tax together with the 5 per cent! penalty attached. The Court, holds, virtually, that the Government was not bound by the action of the United States Assessor as its agent, and that Mr Tilden was required to makey him-sdfTllie return of his income which he had riot done. The case is now to proceed by jury on the question of the amount of income of- Mr.

Tilden during the1 years in which he, made no return himself, it is said that Mr. Til- denrJalTOTpeal tjiejaseto the United. btates burno CtJ-XX The Tariff bill was reported from the Committee on Ways and Means on the and upon, motion of Mr. Chairman of the Oomtnittce, a resolution was adopted yeas 137, nays 114 nlaking' fhe, fspocial order for Thursdays and from day daj -i-thereafter Until disposed of. Tlepiiblicans voted almost exclusively in the negative, as did also the entire Pennsylvania delegation.

Akhoagh the'Tote may be regarded as furjjighinga. general indication of the the House on the subject oi the i tariff, it is by no means it is understood that, several Democratic membersVout of courtesy tathe Committee of Ways and Means, voted to. Snake the bill 'a special order ould not vote for the passage of the bill. "Senator. Howe's premeditated arraignment of the National Administration in hi speech on the 25th created n6 little excitement in political circles.

It is said that the' President's friends exhibit-much more feeling over the mat-tet than does the President himself, and that the latter is opposed to any public reply being made to the Wisconsin V- tes-Rcpresentative 'Gle'rini W. Scho-ficld, of been nominated, by the Prisident to.be Register of the Tfeasurrlri place" John Al lison, de'eeased -L" The State Ctinvention of the National Tarty of the State of Illinois was held at Springfield on; the 2.7th. The Toledo platform was endorsed anJ reaffirmed, and additional resolutions adopted, demanding an immediate issue of full legal-tender paper fiurrency by the Government to the full limit, at least, of the $100,000,000 legal-tender United States Treasury notes and declaring that the credit of the Goyornnjent 1'can best be strengthened and preserved by its first paying off its intetest-boaring debt be fore calling in any part of its non-inter-est-btaring obligations for redemption. Gen. Bates, of Chicago, was nom inated for State Treasurer, and Prof.

Frank II. Hall, of Kane. County, for Su perintendent of Public Schools. The House- Committee on Public Lands are considering the bill intro duced by Wright, of Pennsylvania, providing for the abolition of all the laii4uffipes and their consolidation un der ono resident at Washington. There is a strong protest from "the" Pac'ifio States against tli5 proposed bill, as being, not 7 only Impracticable, but Against the public interest in many r- i 11 W0UJa De Dellr TOrn lne public lands over to the States in which WCTe thu aToid the expense attending the proposed office, and which would ultimately render the abolition of the office, with its compli cated machinery, practicable.

The House Committee on Public Lands have agreed to report favorably Representative Craven' bill extending the time of the Hot Springs Commissioners until February 1, 1879, in order that they may complete the work as signed to them. The committee, how ever, amended, the bill by making the compensation of Commissioners $2,500 per annum, the amount -t present allowed, instead Of $5,000, as proposed. Unofficial but trustworthy information from Fort Canada, confirms the recent story of a large confederation of hostile Indians in that vicinity. Sitting-Bull and Spotted Eagle hare been re-enforced by lodges from the Missouri River agencies, including Red Cloud's, and it is now estimated that there are from 5,000, to 7,000 warriors within 100 miles of Fort Some of these bands have been seen by Miles's scouts. The savages are very restless, and are tinder the constant surveillance of the too limited force of Canadian mounted who evidently- anticipate trouble.

At a council recently held the Indians resolved to resist the buffalo law. Sitting-Bull counseled moderation towards the Canadians, but breathed defiance against the Americans. The force is well armed and splendidly equipped, and could probably be augmented to 10,000 men, in which case a vigorous summer campaign would be probable. 1 Lord Derby announced in the House of Lords, on the 28th, his resignation from the Cabinet, accompanied by an explanation of the cause thereof, which was that "the Cabinet had arrived at certain conclusions of a grave and important character, in which he was not able to concur, To -prevent needless alarm, he would say he did not consider those measures as necessarily tending to bring about Lord Beacons- field subsequently stated that the measure referred to by Lrd Derby was the calling out of the reserve forees, a mes sage in reference to which would soon be laid before Parliament. i On the 28th a Consistory was held at the Vatican.

The Pope delivered an allocution, in which he stated that the loss of temporal power rendered the full exercise-of spirital power impossible. Ho then nominated the Scotch Episco pate, as follows Right Rev. John Strain, D. Metropolitan Archbishop qf St. Andrew's at Edinburgh; Chas.

Eyre, Archbishop of Nar- gow; MacDonald, Bishop of Aberdeen jMaclacklin, Bishop of Gallo- wayT nd MacDonald, Bishop of Argyle. His Holiness then appointed Father Chatend, rector of the American College at Rome, Bishop of Vincennes, and Father Reave; Bishop of Richmond. He then made a profession of faith, ac cording to the established usage, and took the oath of the Apostolic Gonstitu tion. Finally, he conferred the hat on Cardinal McCloskey, -who, after the Consistory, had a private audience with the Pope. The bill introduced in the House to establish a Board of Pacific Railroad Commissioners, provides the President shall appoint three who shall -constitute a Board of Commissioners, and have supervision of the various Pa cific Railroads.

Each Commissioner to receive $10,000 per annum, and they be allowed a clerk at a salary of $2,500, salaries and expenses to be borne by the Various corporations. The Secretary of the Interior has sent to the House of Representatives, with his' indorsement, a letter of, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs recommending an appropriation of $250,000 for providing stock, cattle, farming implements, for Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Sioux Indians, lately removed from Nebraska to the Missouri River, i i The Maryland House has, by a vote of 16 to 28, adopted Montgomery Blair's resolution instructing the Attorney-General of the State to exhibit a bill to the Supreme Court of the United States in behalf of the State of Maryland, praying said court to revise the decision of the Electoral Commission and declare Tilden and Hendricks legally elected, A caucus of Republican Senators was held on the 30th, at which the relations between the President and Republican Senators and the party were freely dis cussed. According to the report fur nished the Associated Press, the Sena tors 'generally expressed the opinion that President's so-called Civil-ser vice reform is1 a deception and a failure. While disagreeing with the President in many important particulars, a majority were of the opinion that it would be bet ter to approve of such measures as they can in future, rather than oppose the President for, what, has already been done by him In his Southern conciliation policy and other measures which do not meet with Republican approval. The House Paoiflo Railroad Committee on the 30th took notion on the quosllon, a.

majority of eight against five deoldng to report the bill, New York City, by means of which she had amassed an immense fortune, oa the 1st committed suicide by cutting her throat with a carving-knife, in the bath-room of her well known marble palace on Fifth Avenue. She had recently been indicted in the Criminal Court and was extremely apprehensive of the result of her trial. CONCRESS. In the Senate, on the 26th, the House joint resolution extending to three years the term for the puyment of taxes on distilled spirits passed. Mr.

Christiancy, from the Com mitteeon Judiciary, said' he was directed by a mujorilyof the committee to report back the bill to repeal the liaukrupt hW. The committee were unable to arree upon amendments, aud therefore decided to report back the bill without recommendation. Placed on the calendar. Mr lilaiue moved that the correspondence between the American aud British Governments in regard to the appoimnent of Mr. Deliosse on the Halifax Commission be taken fi-om the table and referred to the Committee on Bej-ein Affairs.

Agreed to. Mr. Cameron (Wis.) called up the petition of D. f. Corbin, cluimiug a seat as beuutor from South Carolina, presented by him some time ago and then laid on the table to be called np at some future time, aud moved it be referred to the Committee on IYivUegea and Elections.

6o ordered In the House, Mr. Wood, from the Committee ou Ways and means, reported the TaritFhill, and it was referred to Committee of the Whole, fie then reported a resolution milking the Tariff bill the special order for Thursday, April 4th, after the morning hour. Mr. O'Neill moved to lay the bill on the table. The Speaker decided the motion out of order, tho bill not being before tho House.

Mr. Wood then, in order to test the feeling of tho House in regard to the bill, moved the previous question, which was carried, and the resolution passed 137 yeas to 114 nays. Mr. Singleton, Chairman of the Committee on Printing, reported back the concurrent resolution for printing 30OO0 copies of tho Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture; passed. Also, concurrent resolution for printing 5,000 copies of the Report of the Forestry Commission.

Mr. Aiken moved to increase the number to iiO.OOO. Agreed to, and the resolution, as amended, passed. In the Senate, on the 27th, the Chair ap pointed a committee on the part of the Senate to escort the body of the late Representative Leonard from New York to West Chester, for interment. Consideration of the Pacific Kailroad Sinking-fund bill was resumed, and Senators Hill, Beck and Thurman spoke thereon.

The Consular and Diplomatic; Appropriation bill was amended and passed. Mr. Wilson submitted an amendment to the bill to provide for the organization of a Mississippi ltiver Improvement Commission, so as to extend the jurisdiction pf the Commission to the Falls of Anthony, and authorize them to make an examination of aud survey the headwaters of the Mississippi Kiver, witb a view to constructing reservoirs for regulating the supply of water duriug dry weather. Heferreu. Mr.

Hoar called up the resolution to pay John lioy and W. L. McMillan $1,000 each, expenses in contesting claims for the seat as Senator for Louisiana, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of W. P. Kellogg for the term emiing Murch 4.

Mr. Cockrcil declared himself opposed to paying any contestant for a seat on tho floor cither for salary or expenses. He called for the yeas and nays on the resolution, and it was adopted yeas 50, nays 7. The Chair laid before the Senate the annual report of the Commissioners on Fish and Fisheries for the years 187(1-77, which was laid on the table and ordered printed. In the House, a number of bills were introduced and referred, tho most important being one by Mr.

Wallace to create an educational fund and devote the proceeds of the sale of public lands to the establishment of scientific colleges. The Massachusetts contested election case of Dean against Field was brought to a vote, and resulted in a tie, the Speaker voting in favor of the Democratic contestant, Dean. Butler, Republican, voted for Dean, while 9 Democrats voted in favor of Field, the sitting member. So the matter went over. In the Senate, on the 2Sth, Mr.

Teller, from the Committee on Railroads, reported, with an amendment, the Senate bill to incorporate the National Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Company, the object of which is to construct and operate a railroad and telegraph line from Cheyenne to Fort Laramie, thence to Dead wood, and from Fort Laramie to Fort Fetterman, thence in a northerly or westerly direction to the Yellowstone River, near the mouth of the Big Horn River, thence to Helena, Montana, and thence to the Pacilic Ocean. It gives the right of way through public lands, including all necessarv grounds for stations, buildings, shops, etc, not to exceed 160 acres for each station. He also reported, with amendments, the Senate bill to authorize the construction of a narrow-gauge railroad from Bismarck to the Black Hills. Both were placed on tho calendar. Mr.

Thurman presented the petition of Thomas Worthing-ton, late Colonel of the 46th Ohio Volunteers, complaining of the proceedings of the Court Martial by which he was dismissed from the service, and asking the passage of a law tor his relief. Iteierreu. Mr. i-auaocK called up the Senate bill to amend an act to provide for the sale oi a portion oi tne reservation of Confederated, Missom-i and Sac and Fox of Missouri tribes of Indians in the States of Kansas and Nebraska, which was discussed briefly, amended and passed. A number of bills granting pensions were passed during the morning hour.incmding a pen sion of $50 per month to Gen.

James Shields of Missouri. -At the expiration of the morning hour, consideration was resumed of the Pacific Railroad Sinking-fund bill, but without action the Senate adjourned till Monday In tho House, consideration was resumed of the Massachusetts contested election caso, the question being upon tho reso lution ot tho Election committee, acoianng Dean (Dein.) elected to the seat. The resolution was adopted yeas 124, nays, 12S. Mr. Butler (Mass.) was the ouly Republican voting for Dean, but several Democrats voted for Field.

Before the announcement, the Speaker claimed the right to cast a vote, and voted in the affirmative. The announcement was greeted with applause on the Democratic side of the House. Mr. Dean was then sworn in. takimr the iron-clad oath.

Mr. Har rison desired to call up the report of the Com- mutee on uivu iservioe iteiorm in regaru 10 the case of Doorkeeper Polk, ut was opposed bv Mr. Durham, who wished to take an appropriation bill, and the question being but, the House refused yeas 107, nays 123 to ptfoceed to the consideration of the Polk caso, The affirmative votes were principally cast by Republicans, and the negative hv rinmoirats. Mr. Willis, of New York, of fered a resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to ascertain all the facts and circumstances relatine to the making of two contracts between the Union racillc and Kansas--Pacific Railroads, bearing date ro-snectivelv about the 22d or 23d of April.

1873, and report such facts and circumstances, and also whether such agreements were in con travention of general or special laws. Referred. The Senate was not in session on the 29th. tho House, the bill appropriating $420,000 for the payment of claims allowed by the Commissioners of Claims, passed. Mr, Stephens.by request, Introduced a bill to pro-moto the general use of the metrio system.

Referred. Adjourned till Monday. In the Senate, on the 1st, Mr. Mitchell, from the Committee on Railroads, reported a bill to extend for eight years the time for oomploting the Northern Paciflo Railroad. Placed on tho calendar.

Windom dissented from the report, and introduced another bill. Reinrred to yommlttco on Rnllroudn. The--bill to regu late advertising ot mall letting and for other purposes was taken up, and alter adoption of sundry amendments, passed. At the expiration of the morning hour, Mr, linek took the floor in advocacv of the Judi ciary Committee's Pacillo Railroad Funding uiii IT- l.tr Xl- (11tluttnnrv. the House.bills were introduced ByMr, Stephens: For tiiennanciiuri'iiet oi tun country and to facilitate a return to specie payments without injuriously affecting the commercial business of the people.

Itdirectstho Secretary of the Troasury, when the amount of ooln and bullion In the Treasury shall exceed $100,00,000, to redeom tho present outstanding United Stales legal-tender notes, when presented in sums of $1,000 and upward, with coin of full standard value. By Mr. Fuller: Declaring the waters ot tho Hot Springs of Arkansas fiircvctfro tfl, the peoplojby Mr. Harrison: "To provide for more efficient civil service In the United Blatesj by Mr, Cravens: Continuing until at 8, says the paper, he found fault with the fish-cakes, and his wife broke the dish over his head. Turning to his daughter, he said "Your mother if celebrating our china-wedding." The mat who goes through the world signing his name with a cross is a favored being in some respects.

He new loses sleep worryinz about who wrote the "Junius" letters, and the hell con- traversy may have been ended ten yeai before he gets a taste, of it of the cw troversy, we Table, Proverbs. New doctor. new church-yard. No good lawyer ever goes to jaw One hair of a maiden's head pulls harder than ten yoke of oxen. One Take this'; is bet--j ter than ten "God help vous." This-" ties and thorns prick sore, bnt evil tongues pricK more.

hat, a woman wills, God wills. How women can managre to sit bolt upright and not change a position, looking neither to the right nor left, during a sermon in church, passes the under- standing. A man will sit on a picket fence ail the afternoon to see a ball match, but put him in a church-pew fcr three-quarters of an hour and he will wabble all over the seat, it can be said for the women that they do not wabble. Elmira Advertiser. WHEN THE WIND 18 IX THB dodt bucU object to a sneeze dow a'd tlied, it wasreas wua up, a-a it clears out tne noaa wild is sueczi'gfrob borl'gto It'B rather bodotolous ab I dot riirut? I subtlbes quite fadcy bv head wlllcub off Id wud of these sdeezes they're worse thad acougn, A cough tears yur ludgs, but a sdeez tears you through A'd gooddes it's cobbi'g t6choo 1 A--tschoot- That sdeeze was a bild wud I ttiidlt subtni'g wedt Idside of by head p'raps by braid-pad is rent, That's dothl'g to what It cad do whed ittriesl It rips tnrougn uy cucst, jsa tears out at oy By dose a'd by bonth with a shlveri'g crash.

That shatters by frabe wud a horrible sbasbt Ah I that is a sdoezel whed it cubs It's, a crusher A'd uh! it is cubbi'g ar i-nseha at ruscn ani Execution by the Guillotine, A friend once described to us an' ex- ecution which he witnessed in Paris, 1 outside the walls of the city prison, and mine puoiic siroei. it. wos. piace iu. the gray of dawn, and at the precise hour indicated in the sentence.

A squad of soldiers filed out of the gates, and in a twinkling put together the machinery of the guillotine, some of them sprinkling sawdust on the pavement while it was being put up. Before this was fair-1 ly finished the gate swung open, and the criminal and executioner and the spiritual adviser marched out. What- ever religious exercises were essential 1 had been attended to within the prison. -The criminal, with his hands bound be- hind him and a cap drawn over his, head, was led forth, his body bent for- ward over the carriage, which, as he pressed it," shot forward on noiseless wheels, and the knife fell with a glitter of its keen, polished edge; the head A dropped into the basket awaiting it, body was" placed in a coffin, the ma-" chinery taken down, the sawdust swept and the whole scene was over. Within 10 minutes, by the watch of the witness, every trace of the execution "was over.

The soldiers, the priest, the executioner had disappeared, and there was not even a drop of blood upon the pavement to indicate that a tragedy had been there enacted. Cairo Bulletin. Tho Railways of the World. According to some statistics bv the Economiste Francais. the total length of railways in the world at the end of 1876 Was 184,002 miles of which Europe possessed 89,430 miles America, i 83,420 miles Asia, 7,689 miles 1,924 miles; and Africa, 1,519 The United States had 74,095 miles Germany, 17,181 miles Great Britain, 16,794 miles France, 13,492 miles; Russia, 11,555 miles; Austria, 10,852 miles; Italy, 4,815 miles, and Turkey, 960 miles.

The railway system in India was 6,527 miles in length; while Canada had 4,200 miles; the Argentine -Republic, 990 miles Peru, 870 miles Egypt, 975 miles, and Brazil, 836 miles. The Economiste Francais calculates that at the end of 1876 the capital invested in the European railways amounted to 2,077,200,000, and in those of America, Australia, Asia and Africa, making a total for tho railways of the whole world of 3,262,700,000. The European railways were credited with the possession of 42,000 locomotives, 90,000 passenger carriages, and 900,000 luggage trucks, in which were convoyed during 1876, 1,140,000,000 passengers, and 5,400,000,000 tons of goods. Fall Mall Gazelle. A lady Marries Her Father's Coach- man.

i Hackensack is in commotion over the sudden marriage of Miss Sarah iler-a ring, daughterof Hackensack 's wealthy Sheriff, to Charles Fournyer, a ooach- man in the employ of her father. The ceremony was performed yesterday by Dominie Duran, minister of the Protest- ant Church. After the marriage tho groom became somewhat frightened, and fearing the consequences of his rash act, determined to run away. Consta- ble Harris allaved his fears by informing him of Mr. llorring's inability to in- flict any injury npon him.

This had the desired effect, and the bride retired to her father's house, the groom returning to his. Sheriff Herring left for Trenton on business, some time yesterday, and had not returned up to last evening. Charles Fournyer is about 21 years of ago, and a native of France. Ho came to this country with his mother about five years ago, and settled at Hacken-. sack.

Ho found employment at P. Thomas's factory, whero ho remained four years. Ho then applied for and socured tho situation of achman to Mr. Herring, where he rcmainca until tho beginning of February last, when gome troublo arose and ho was (lis. ohargod.

WW York 3me. tq baileys thaj they were murdered and.