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Dpti'oit hítíish-i nf t.lirefi orp.niíltioniKl-KEx-Scu:ilor Ferry is recuperating n Rome. The total debt of East Saginaw is 702",965. About $30,000 are annually spent in the aloonsof Hudson. Braneh eounty farmers say fruit in that vieiuity ie uniDJ'ire'i. Lake Superior copper corupnnies paid ast vear $-2,ü70,000 in divideuds. On tho 2Sth oí January there were 400 bojs iu the state reform echool at Lan&ing. There are 732 prisoners in the lonia prison- just 100 more than there are cells for. Esfgs are so scarce in Adrián that dealers have been obliged to send to Detroit for them. A new Democratie Weekly newspaper ie to be started in Grand Rápida about "ebruary 20tb. Sinco 1789 tho neat little sum of 1,888,856 has been exp?uded on Michigan rivra and harbors. A movement is on foot to place tho t. Mar 's Falls canal under the control of the ecretary of War. Mrs. Mary Cole of lloyalton townhip, Berrien eounty, dropped dead in church he other evening. "Toni" Svvan, the famous Detroit restaurateur bas gone to the wall. Liabilities $2S,000; assets $21,000. VVm. Smith has been acquitted of the charge of killing Commodore Mudica in Vcrmontville in SeptembfT last. Mrs. Susan Gould, a pensioner of the war of 1812, died ia üutacy toWDihip, Bíanoh eounty recently, aged 93 jears. The output of iron ore and pig iron iromthe Lake Superior district for 1888 to 2,351,372 tons, valued at $13,077,919. Citizens of Detroit, thróugb Congvessman Maybury, will petition congress for somt acclou uuklua to mui e Binuaiui aitxmxTSWF. Wm. G. Smith, a tonsorial arüst of Bittle Creek, took to hitnsdf bis Blxth wife the other night. Willlam is under arrest now for blgamy. Jos.Kuhn, private bankerof Detroit, has suspeuded.withassetts Í390.0CO, and liabilities unknown. Kuhn haa bron enpaged in business in that city eince 15ü. Geo. W. Hill, state galt inspector, says a great salt sea underlies the state, and there is no danger of any ihortage in the supply of brine for centuries to come. Tho 40th annual communication of thegiand lodge of F. & A. M. of Michican. was held in Kalamazoo a few days agó. The next sessionwill be held in Detroit. Charles Fleeman, a promising young man of Bridgewater, placed the muzzle of a uu in bis mouth and fired. Death was instantaneous. No reason is assigned. The annual meeting of the Michigan state veterinary association will be held in East Saginaw, February 0. Papers on al! subjecte of interest to the profession will Ie reaa. The parties who opened a saloon on the ice half way between Mackinac City an( St. Ignace have been arrested and are held a St. Ignace for selling whisky without alicensc Nellie Palmer, whose home is in Ma comb eounty, was arrested in Baltimore th other uay, where she was acting iu a varicty theatre. Nellie had cscaped írom a convent in Ontario. Edgar K. Williams committed suicide in the Cumberland House at Baj City by taking laudanum. Examination disclosed the fact that hls home was in Kssex Junctian, Vermont. Tho water which escapad from tho Huron dam in lts course to the lake waehed away many tons of sotl, and is reported to have uncovered a very r!ch belt oí amygdaloid.- Iron Agitator. The petition which Congrossman Maybury took to Washington asking for a chango in the site of the Detroit postoffiee i Wfcrt Knfí. AnoUicí vrtítum rroij Toet Ion? will be sent In a few days. A Cheboygan c'.ispatch of January 25 says the thermometer stood at 32 ö btiov zero, the coldest known in many years. Othcr eities in the etate report the ermometer ranging f rom 15 o to 30 = below. George Acker a elerk in MoBurney's büUard hall in Stanton, committed suicide the other nightby shooting hi elf iu the head with a revolver. So íar as non n no special cause can be assigned for th The 'men in the lona prison havo cut about 300,000 feet of logj for Vosper Brothers, at 75 cents per thousand. They have also cut 2,S00 cords of wood, '235 men and 12 teams being used in cuttiug and hauling. There werc 703 men iu the prison January 21. A state convention of the Prohibition party is called to meet at Jackson on Wednesday, February 6, on the same day as the annual meeting of the state temperance alliauce, to take suoh action as may be necessay to fortially merge the old organization into the new Union partv. VV UU leiciuu m „.,„. _„ . terest to be eharged on delinquent taxes, the attornty general decides that in eollecting taxes of 1S81, prior to the sale, interest and charges mnst be etmiputed under the old law, but when lt comes to the sale the n?w law will govern. Mrs. Woster, who lived about four miles cast of Francisco, Jackson county, met with a sudden and horrible deith, beingstruck by a passing rallroad train. She had been partially insane for some time and it is'thouglit she was not in her right min ú at the time of the accident. Thn, steamer Algomah, whiehhis beeu ;o efficiënt ia keeping a passage across the straits, became disablel the other day, whilt niakina; lier passageacross,and has been laid up for the winter Transfer across the straits will be done by teams until spring. ■ Mrs. 11. llood, a tlressmaker in the Wonderly block, Grand Rapids, feil over the banit-ters from the third to the second iloor the 3ther eveainf; and broke her neck, dying in a Lew moments. oue was earrying fenenzunesra Lo a sick lady on the floor over her apartments in the darkness. WmJ. Argue of Bay City cbarged with iwindling in the mails, attempted to escape [rom Constable Henry VToods as he was jeing taken from the justiee's offlee to the aU. Woods gave chase, and and fired four shot3 íroni a reAolver, one of which took efiect ;n Argue's arm. He was finally caught in a oodshed several blooks from the yiïï. Iu lus barn near Bridgewater station. ot the Hillsda'e and Southwestern road, i oung farmer uamed Charles Freeman was "ound dead. He lay on his back, hls right hand vas on the barrel of a shotgun, aud lts muzzle i-as in hls mouth. A wiper in his kit haud ndicated that he had been trying to clean the ;un and had blown into it, "not knowing that t was loaded," etc. A frightful accident occurrecl in Ittner'B mili, in Beaver towuship, 13 miles írom Bay City a few üays L"■ 'Joooph stoddard ;aughthislegin a fly-wheel and was drawn ander be ween the wheel and the ground and jrushed to death. Hii head struck first and vas crushed flat, and the body was torn and mutilated in a horrible manner. He lived at 3alesburg. His oge was 23. The application of Charles 11. Ford to tbe suprerae csurt for a writ oL certiorari to bring up for review the prcceedings oL the Wayne circuit court in disbar.ing Mm, was dcaied Tiie court held that there was uo suilicient showing made for the issuing of the writ, the presumption being that the matter was rightly disposed of. It wül bc remembered that a short time' age Ford was disbarred f rom practico by the Wayne circuit court. Wiiliam Wirth, a drug cleik of Vastar, was preparing a "a fire" for a dramatic c-.,'ertainment,whenU exploded with terrible orce barning and laceriting him bsyond eeognitiou, one leg being broken, one hand blown off, both feet terribly shattered, and otherwise seriously injuring him. But farot hopes are cntertained of his recovery, and hould he recover he will probably be blind. me ftrïmage u ttic 3tO i ahaut ÍÜ0O. . lt was supposed that when the sunramfi court denied a re-hearing in the f amous McLean-Scripps libel suit, that the matter was settled. Not bo, however. The coutcil for defendaut has filed an aflidavit in the 'ayne circuit court alleging fraud on the part of t he urv and asking that an order be issued suspendine the payment of the judgment rendered in the Superior court, ard ordering the plaintiff to show good cause why an injunction should not issue restraining him from collecting the iudgment. Ben B. Baker, as president has issued a cali for the elcventh annual convention of the state association of agricultura! soeieties of Michigan, to be held in the Etate capítol at Lan'sing, commencing Wednesday cv.nirg Jan 30 AU agricultural, horticultural, anc 1-indred societies of the state are ur.-ed tosend three or more delégales, and any person ínter ested in agricultural matters is invited to be Dresent There will be plenty of addresees and essays to cali out discussion.-Lansing Republican. Lansingnownumbcrsa now faetory On Jan. H, S. E. Oviatt, W. J. Beal,andW.C Pratt fo.mcd a company under the name o -üviatt wagon company" for the anuiactur ol the lumber wagon pateuted by Mr. Oviatt which has been on exhibition at our fairs, an h,s attracted much attention from farmersan ti-amsters As a center for the manufacture o wagons Lrriages, or s.e.ghe, Lansing is ahea of any city in Michigan, and they are rankte among the best whenever they are introduced - Lansing Republican. The Solioolcraft county jail caugh fire early the other morning f rln a fm a chimney and the building, ogether wit ha out buildings weretotallv destroyed. Sheri McCanna and his f amily occupied a part of h building for adwelling. They werc arouse ta inepto escape in safety but lost mosto thleholdgoods. Thebuildingwasbul of wood, though lu a very solid and substautia manncr. Over $1,000 had been expended in the past year in improvements. The loss to the county is about L5,000. Shoriiï McCanna's loss is estimated !t Í500. Tiiere was but one prieoncr, Richard Wheeler, and Le was got out in safety. Th? Mrs. Vauderhouf who is uuder examination at Niles on a charge of mm-d" ing her late husband, is a dauílitor of Wm . Ilardy who was killed by tne ears at Dayton, while drunk, a few year6 ago. Shewas lirst marricd toNate. Saulsbury, a crlpple, with whoinshc did not live on the bsst of terms. and on his death the late Vandcrhoof, and she went into actual or legal partnership in short order. Some scandal had resulted fromtheir intimacy previous to the death of Saulsbury, but do great notiC3 was taken of it, p-obably becaus the parties were of no great conscqueDce. I is now alleged that the woman mirried Qhap man in abaut ten days atter the death of Vau derhoof, and that eircumstance, vith the poison found intNsbody, is a good reason for the arrest of both parties. Gov. Begolo has pardoned William Woods who was seatenced in the recorder'e court of the city of Detroit in 1875 to 15 years' iinprisonment at Iocia, fcr burglary. Woods was but 20 years old at the time of his eonviction and had nevcr before been charged with crime. Hls pardon is owiug to the rep[tKffiUOlT ...... ,, . ' of the prison at Ionia, Mr. WaTcrs, presen" wardens with the priscin board and office. He bas already served about eight years and en receipt of his pardou wil! be glven a responsib!e position by the ccutractnrs at the prison who are anxious to secure his services. The governor has also pai dom d Martin Perk, the lest of the imprijoned Coldwatcr iire-bugs, in acci rdinc with the request of nearly half the vote rs of Branch countv. The Saginaw Valley & St. Louis train, whiviileaves Sagiuaw at H o'elock, ollided witb the Michigan Central passenger traiu going :: rth iust this side of the Tittabawasee bri.lt ■■, four miles south ot East Saginaw. The engii. er rtversed his engine and he and the firen.an juruped irom the train. Whea Engineer Allah of the St. Louis train saw that a collisloi: was inevitable he revereed his GBglno and jumn:d. The Michigan Central was moving slov. y and the force of the collisiou tlus lesseni :. lioth locomotive weredemolished and Uie 'aggage cus were smashed. The cullision oocned the throttlé valve of the St. Louis entine and she recoiled aud went back at the rate of fif toen miles an hoar untll a passenger clinibd over the tender and shut off the &tcam. The ss will approximate $15,000. John (i. Patterson, a Detroit signlainter, 20 years old, got an $11,000 verdict in ie Wayne cireui'. court against the Wabash ailroad for ÍD,jurie3 recelved on M:;rch27,lSS2. 'atterson was a passenger on a HockiDg Valy & Toledo train between Toledo and Columus, which ran through an open switch at East 'oledo upon the Wabash track, eolliding with traiu standing there. The Hocking Valley ain had the rleht of wy, but tbrough carecssness or misunderstanding a Wabash brakean oponed the switch to let the Wabash ain pass before the proper signl was given. 'he train l'attereon was on came thundering ong, the Dgineer supposicg the track clear. When the trains collided Patterson was thrown rward in such a way that hib spine was hurt nd he was periiiaiiently disabled. He sued r $30,000. At tlic Aiinual session of the Masonic rand lodge of Michigan, held in Kalamazoo, licers were elected as follows: Grand master rthur M. Clark, Lexington; deputy gr„nd aster, J. II. Farnum, Cassopolis ; grand sen r warden, M. Shcemaker, Jackson; grand unior warden, S. II. Norton, Pontiac; grand reasurer, H. Shaw Noble, Monroe; grand sectary, Wm. P. Innes, Grand Rapids, grand i sitor and ltcturer, W. Kobertson, Mt. Clemns; grand chaplalu, Salmón Steel, Northport; rand senior deacon. W. Wilson, Muskegon; ;raui junior deacon, II. C. Rockwell, Benton arbor; grand marshal, John Robertson, Imay City ; grand tyler, Alexander McGregor, etroit. The following are the standing comittee; Jurisprudence- J. W. McGrath, De,roit; W. D. Harriman. Ann Arbor; R. C. athaway, Grand Rapids. Appeals- Foster ratt, Kalamazoo; E. W. Harris, Port Huron; C. I. Deyo, Ionia. Finance- William Wente, J. L. VanAlstyne, &eo. N. Steary. Lodges- T. M. Crocker Mt. Clemens: F. W. SheldoD, ohn S. Cross. Practical Proliibltlon. TJjc Chicago and the Western lumbci-ine companies, having immense interest in the townships of Manistique and lüawatha, in 8choolcraft county, givc employment lo about 1,500 meu, v. ho are faithful employés when not under the influence of intoxicating liquors, but when intoxicated are a source of troublc and anxiety to the offlw rs. Therefore the companies haveissued cireulars to their employés to the effect that if thcy patronize, aid, encourage or eountenance any saloon keeper or keeper of a hoi; jO of ill-fame, they must eonsider themselves discharecd. Further, the circular says that if any employé occupies a house owued by the6e companies (there are not a dozen housos there uot owued by them) ha must immediately vacate tbc same. These cireulars have caused mueh surprise amone: the citizens of Manistiqut. and Iliawatha, but are weleomed by the law-abiding portion, bc .cause the law bas been defied by the liquor men. Juries would give verdicts for the liquor men, when evea the liquor men themselves would bc surprised. FKOMTHE SEAT OF VEBJIENT. Mornson, Hewitt and Hord are hard at work on the tariff bill. For the week ending January 26, ] 10,000 silvcr dollars wcre coined. The supreme court will adjourn from Monday, Feb. 4, to until Monday. Marcb ü. The tnembers of the House thirjkthey are entltled to a clerk at the public expense. The Senate is to have two now committees:onfishcriesand on expenditures oí public moneys. Prominent Dakota politicians are in Washington working ior the passage of the bül opening the Sioux Indian reservatlon to settlement. F. '. M. Cutcheon, a son of Representativo Cutcheon of Michigan has been ap] oainted to $1,000 clerkship in the war department, under the new civil service rules. The Sonate adopted a resolution giv1 ing a $1,000 clerk to evcry senator not chair mau oí a committee. The resolution was af 3 terward amended, cmploying the clerlcs foi ' the session at only $6 per day. It was adopted fc as amended Bv,d uouglass.the vvell known colored ■ leader, was raarried in Washington the other ' cvening to Miss Jlelen M. Pitte, a white roman ' formerly of Avon, N. Y. ïhe wedding, wbieh ' ook place at the houae oí Dr. Grimke, of the 1 Frésbyterian chureh, was private, only two ; wituesses being pre3ent. Douglass' first wifi; 1 who died about a year ago, was a eolored woman, Ilis present wife is about 35 years of age, wuile the groom several years ago passed the "thrce fcoiv and ten" allotted to man: He lias danghte as olí as hls present w'fe. Ilon. John C. New, assistant-secretary of the Treasury left Washington for his home in Indianapolis a few days ago. ' Beforfi leavlng the capital he tendered his resiguation as assistant secretary of tbe treasury which will be handed to President, Arthur on his return irom New York. It is possible New may be recalled to Washington for a day or two to atteud urgent public business in consequene of tiie absence of Secretar? Folger, but in no event will he return to Washington permanent" ly. New's reasoii. for resiguation la narent pressure of private business. Mr. Congfcr, has introduced in the Sonate a bül to quiet and confirm the title to l--Uiii lands in Snginaw hay, state of Mlehigvn. TLe OHi rcia.S ou i..._ .„ f. known asMuison islanJ. It is owned by al. Jeroines aud has been in their possession since 1S54. Since the survey was made there have been aecreaüonj and marsh formations which have eauscd valualile additions to the islaud, and it is to give title to the uwners of the land ;o these additions that the bill was introduced. It was referred to the committee on public ands. CilMiKKSSIONAb SUiUARÏ. Januauï' 23,- Senate- Mr. Harrison iresdnted a petitíon irom tbc knights of labor )f Indiana against the importation of foreign aborers under eontracts made abroad. Mr. Morrill introduced a bill to establish an tducational f und f rom the procceds of pubüe land?, ind for a more complete cndownient of colleges br the advancement of scientifie education. The bill fcr the relief ot Gen. Fitz John Porter was reportod buck favorably. 'fbo mitority report will be printed ivhen presented. Mr. Sherman introduced a resolution in regard to he Danvill'! riot and Copian affalr, clirecting i committee of inquiry wlth power to send 'House. - Mr. Doekery, fromthe committee on accounts, charged with the investiration of the alleged remeval of employés at he close of the last session, reported a rësoluion authorizing the committee to send for persons and papers; adopted. A resolution was reported appropriatiug $50,000 for the upport of destitute Indians at Crow agency and other agencieb ín Montanna. A bill was eported f rom the committee au appropriations o eupply deficieneies in regard to the rebate on tobaceo,nd to provide for tLe expenses of he legislature of New JJexico; referred. A Mil was reported estabüshing a departmenl of agricultura. A bill providing for the more peedy delivery of mail at free delívery offices ame up for dïscussion, but no action was taken on the matter and tbe House adjourned. Januari' 2-1 - Senate,- sThe bill for the expedition for the relief of Lieut. Greely was favorably reported. Mr. Jones of Nevada offered an amendmect to the rcsolution relatng to elerks for Senators, which provides that lerks be appointcd only for the session, at fti er day. Adopted. Tiie bill making all public ■oads post routes was reported favorably. A tsolution was submitted and adopted providng for tiie removal of the rtmains of the late te ürd from Havanna to Washington. Mr herman introdnwd " f= hc prraerTOBon f ' forests adjaceut to the navigable streams f the L'nited States, and Mr. Müler of New iork one authorizing the President to pay the Chinese indemnity fund. Tbe bill providing or a gevernmentof Alaska wss discussed, but no action was taken. Hol'se- Mr. Cook introduced a bill providng that in pensions tbe total disability be $20 nionth without regard to rank. A bill jranting the right of way through Indlan Territory to the Gull, Colorado fe Ranta Fe rciad ns referred to committee of the whole. Mr. anee of North Caroliüa introduecd a bill aking fraudulent claimants of patents and raudulent veuders of patented anieles' guilty f a misdeineanor. A resolution was reported alling upon the secretary of the treasury for nformation as to number of customs and inernal revenue eolleeting districts. In committee ol the whole the House considere d tbe 11 appropriatiug raouey for tbe payment of ,he tobáceo tax rebate and the parment of the xpenses of the legislature of New Mexico, 'uebill was passed, and appropriates Í3,7rl,000 for rebate on tobáceo and $21,965 ior the ayment of the ( xpenses of the New Mexlc cgi6lature. Januaky 2b,- Sexate.- Mr, MUler of Cal., resental a memorial of the chamber of comneree of San Francisco, urgíng an increase of ie naval force of the country. Mr. McPherson's bill providing for the issue of circulation to the national banking S6soeiatious was reported faVOlill_y. Ib ivuo agrt-i'ii to f.flkfi 11I the Danville and Copiab outrages on Monday. A conference committee was ordered on the (reelv relief bill. Mr. Beek epoke Mipporting bis bill prohibiting the secretary of tbe treasury from purchasinggovernment bonds above their par value ; referred to the committee on li nance Koüse- In committee of the whole on' the Fitz John Porter bill, Mr. E. B. Taylor of Ohio resumcd his remarks, which were interrupted by the motiou to adiourn on Saturday last. tío denied the allogation that Gen. Gariie'.d was the father of the bill or that he was in sympathy with it. Garüeld's view?, he said, were what he (Tavlor) entertained now and what he exp'essed in hls letter to Gen. Cox. Mr. Taylor went into an elabórate examination of the military movemeuts on the last days of August 1SC2, loshow that Porter was guüly of willful dieobcdience of the orders of Gen. Pope. Januauy 20.- Mr. Kayconcluded his speech in rapport of the Fitz Jcl:n Porter bill, 6aying: "I stand hi re in the Held once more in supportof Fitz John Porttr, aud in tbc name of tbe silent dead soldicrs who sleep where no sound shall awake them to glory agaiu. In the business cares of the da voices couic up and appeal to me; in the silent hours of the night voices come up and appeal to me to do justice to Fitz John Porter, acd if not done on this eartb, I believii tbat when the whole armies of the republic shall be gathered in the bright world above, and when the drum shall beat, there will be but one voice that will rcfu6e to do justice to singing the praisee of Fitz John Porter. That volee will be the voice of John P." Mr. Thomas, an Illinois Republicaü opposcd the bill, denyine the right of Congress to pass upon it. He dcclared the uttempt to over ride the decisión of oue of the consli'tutional tribuualsof the country sn absolute violation of the Coustitution of the United States. The evidence before the House proved conclueively thatPortcr tad been fairly, fully, justlv tried and convicta!. From speecheb made in favor of tbe bill it would seem it was Pope who was on trial, and he wan'-ed to say a word in regard to the vile slurs hurled at the man whose reputation, valor, g-illantry and ability stood abcvethatof any man who assalled him. He Uien paid a glowing tribute to Pope för his brilliaut military career. Tho' sometimes defeatcl. it was because of insubordinition, treachery, and to his miud, unqunlllled treason of sonie of his subordínate ofüeers, and now it is claimed he ought ter be blamed when he could uot succeed when the very man for whom the gentlemen were plesding sulked in his tent becausea mau whograduated bef ore him at WcstPoint was hissuperior oifieer. Mr. Thomas spoke of the relations betwean Portei and McClellan, ana sald ihat it was bad grac f or men who stood in the rebel Jine and shoutei for McClellan to turn bacl; the pages of hlston and wipe out the record of gallant men whc constituted the board. In thé name of Abraham Lincoln, In thp nomo of the eourt, in the name of the eren scerttary of war, in thi name 01 the men who feil in the battlc of w 9, he protested against the passage of the blfi ile protested agatnst it beeause it was making treaton and insubordiiration honorable, anti putting -the bar sinister of condemnation on he record of men who preserved the nation.' ' Mr. Fallett of Ohio liad hoped the queetion would not be discussed as a politieal one. lie Ihought he dlsepvered in the speceh of Thomas of Illinois that the real aDimus oí the case was Ihat lorter was eharged with treason against i ope, and not against tLe sroveriiment. Kellord of Colorado beiicved Grant's opinión in thegreat questior; to be infallible, andhe would follcw thejiidgnient of Graut against that of captams aud colone.'s of militia. Mr. Horr of Michigan presented, es he said, the theory of one of thefellows whostaycd at home. in regard to the Fitz John Portcr casr, and df-nicd that the trial had been ordered in obedience to the clamour of tliosc fellows. The trouble witli Mtz John Porter was he bec&me disgrunted. Herefused togivePope the hearty support that be ougbt to have dor.e. It was contended that no Bufflclent motive was ïssltraed for Forter's actiën, and thereforo he had not willfiilly diéobcycd orders. Why, mest of he diso)ed!cnee that. existed in the arniy was lue to jealousy among oiiicers. Take the Souse ot Eepresentativcs, for instance, and a higbsr type of humanjtj could not be found uny !,■,,-. i. ,.,..!.!.,. j f., tnc OTJWnlZnTIOTI Of committees letsome man o!d in the service be upcrccded by a youngster, and there wili bs sulkmg. Oue reason assigued for the passage of tuis bill was that General Grant had written i letter eayfag tbat Forter oiiglil to De retored. He bad believed in Graut lor man; Va.píí.fthiá Rasuro tocóme ntarer ountry had pro-Juced. [Líiughtcr.] Gentíe" nen on the other side had been Villifyin"landerine Grant, calling him all kinds of hard names for years. They had ealled him the buther, ealled him - but, as thi re were lauies in the gallerie.5 hc would not repeat the names that had been applied to hiru. [Laughter.] Now these sanie gentleman eame in and asked, " Whst are tou going to do with Gen. 'iranti" He irould teil them. The grand old man had made a mistake, and as long as it was the only misfake of his llfo, he (Horr) wasgoing to stand by him longer thau the gentleman on the other side would Ihoy hadnotagreed with Grant for a minute exeept in this oue case, when Grant happened to agree with them. [Laughterl Mr. Horr stated that when it was expectedthis bill would come up in a prior Congress, Gen.Gsriield was preparing a speech against it. A long parley ensu ed wheii Mr.Horr resumed.Ci iticising the action of the men who fought on the Confedérate eide to (.■■urn ..t. iüjj i-ip up ojd JiiltcIÜMC : whieh had existed on the Uuion side, and then vielded a few minutes of hi time to Mr. J. S. Wise (Rjd., Va.), who said he wished to place himself on record in regard to thiscontroversy. "W1;1'" f'"1 hii.isiilf flufl liimoolf olr.no, not dD a Confedérate General, but as a boy who at 17 } ears of age loved the Confedérate cause saw no taint on her banner, followed it, shed bis blood for it, and thought he was ■ doing right. He spoke to-day, so help him God, without one taiut of treason, and loving the flag over the Spcaker's chair as trui v as ever Daniel Webster. He spoke, however' as one who, as he heard this discuBSion, had telt his mind wander oil frons the discus.' ion and was back with the graves cf the Confedérate ilead. He appealed to the Confedérate SOldlerí lier.e toknow whether, as the speech progresscd lostead of follovvingthe trtumphs of Grant aud thetrouhles of Porter, their'minds were not more propfrly back with the graves of their brethren and thousards of friends; whethet thev did not realize that this was the most momalous scène ever witnessed in the history 3f any land, where the vanquished were jalled upin to cast their decisive weight in the contesteu balance of the yictors. For himielf, he aecepted the issue presected. Mr ilorr then eoDcluded as follows: In the name f good discipline in the army, iu the name of ,he loyal men of tbc North. in tue name of the ;housands of men of whose spirits are ealling n Congrega to do its duty to their meinory,'i"e aroteeted against the pqgá# ,.f i-i_ ,n. 'r.n. -■ . ira luOk me Hoor to support the bill, but ,-ielded to amotion that the committee rise.and he tlouse adjournedi J.NUAity28- Sunate - Mc sera Shtrn:in and Peudelton of Ohio presented resolu,ious of wool srowera of that state praylng for estoration of the dutv on wool. Mr. Slatèr of ,)regou presented a pefltion from citizens of )regon and Washington Territory asking that auds granted to the Oregon Central and North;rn Pucifle be restorcd to the public domain. Ex-sokliers of the Union Army in 1 lincjs pe;itincd for the cnactment of a geneial law ior :hc relief of thatelassof cltiz:ns. Mr. Platt of Donnectlcst submitted a petiüon irom eil,izens il that state asking for the passage of a la to provide for the eollectioii cf divorce stalisUcs. Mr. Hour from the committee on judiciary rereported the bill relating to the f uforcenicnt oí the law in Utah. The death of Congressman Mackey of South Cr i ja was autiounecd, and the Stuate adjourned. House- When the House had assemèled the death of ]{?preseutative Mackey oi South Carolina was annourced. Aftfr tbe cuetotnarV resolutions h"i ei adopted, ba a r.-.í.r'; ti respect, tbc JIoiisi adjourned. Jamüahï üy- enate- Mr. Vost of Missouri, from committee on public lands, reported favorably a bill repeallng tlmber culiure laws. Mr. Platt of Connecticnt introdueed a reíiolutin aíkiüg for au iuv . tigution of charges made by telcgraph compinies. Mr. Shermim's rcsolutiou oa the Vi;t"ii nd nsisM]ipi eicciioTis was then takci up. Öherinan and Mahoue made long speeches on the resolut'.on, which was Soall; passed. A resolution was passcd approprlklnK 11,000 for improvc-ment of a "pool uear Koek Isiand arsenal. Mr. Vorheesof Indiana oilered aresolutlon Inqutrlng into the e'sucdiency of admitting nemp&pers and perioJica!s free of postase. A resolulion was adoptd appropriatint; $lCU,Ol)U iorthe aid of destitute Indiaus. Thii House bill ïuuklug an appr:priation for the rebate of the tobáceo tax aud lor expenses of the legislatura oí New Mexico wa pasd The bill providinga meüi-.'d for bcttliug incomplete titles to Mexiean land 2rantt, was ealled up. A long debate íolloa'cd, but the matter was nnally aid over. House- Bills were introducid as follows: To lncrease pensions to wklo.vs and depeudent relatives of deceascd soldiere ; to prevent the employmentof operators on ruilwav traios for more than 13 hours out of 24; providingfor the iuspectfon of uieat inteuded ior expjrtation; to prevent tho adulteration of bugor and molasses ; calling for informatiun conceming the arrest of American eitizens ia Columbia; reducing the tariff rates on differeut kinds of qualitirs of sugar; authorizing the title of. a newspaper to be copyrigh'-f! ; to j)revent the Inter-marriaee of whltes and Negroes In Dtstri:t of Columbia ; to better secure the etabiiity of paper eurrency ; making Tacoina and Seattle port.s of entry, and a ïminbcr osking for appropriatious ior public buildings, bridgr-s, etc. The sensation of tke day was the retolutioniutroiuced askiog for an investigation of the charges made by tx-Speaktr Keifer against Gen. II. V. Boynton, a correspondent of tbe Cincinuati Commei'eial-Gazette. The correspondence between these gentlemen was read, and gave rise to much dlscaaaion. The principal charge seems to be that Buyuton has abused his privilege as a correspondent, aud a resolution was offercd and aJopted inquirlng whether any other member of the press had been guilty of the same thing. Adjourned. {liüHSRAL IÏKMB. Tlic Toronto Mail rejolcei m a S100,000 libel suit. A fivc in Xonia, Ohio, deatroyed about tT5,000 worth of prc]erty. Tho First National bank of Loadvillc, Col., has suspended. Liabüities will reacl over ta'O.OCO. The office of The Spectator ot ton, Ontaiio, was dcstroyod by fire the othci morning, at. a loss of $50,000. Sonalor Allisouwas re-eleoted United State-, Senator írom lo N& for six je.ir?. His termofofflca beelns March i, (8S5. The Minnesota state penitentiary at Stillivater burned a tew days ego at a loss of SlüO,OO). None oí the prisoners et. The First National l?ank of Leadville, Col., Ia3closed its doo.-ó. The deposita will aggregate 1328,000, with no tangible assets. Gen. Granthas published a etter emphatically denyiDg that he has any personal rtasou for urging tuo ratiticatiou of the M ican treaty. All oí the bodies of the mine explosión at Crested Butte, Ci., have been iccovered. The accident i&sald to hare been flne to the careleesness oí a nüner. Tilden Abbott ol Boston, oashier oí the Union Market National Bank of Boston, has disappcared, ar.d iakcn wJth him - 132,000 of the bank' monej . The linos of thc National íelcgraph eompany havo been purebased by the Baítimore and Ohio telegraph company fot $800,000 for par valué of $1,000,000 of stock. A nevv postal telegraph aud cable compaty bas been oponed in Buffa'o. The new company transmití 20 words for 25 cents .! ■ liligiljiL Wflr rí ratcö la 1UUK6Q ror, The Poslinasícr-tícneral of Canada gays it le not tbe InténMon f the eovernment --rwi rnni thríp Pi'Titc to two cents, as adopted by the United otates, Vessel owners of Fhiladelphia liave lost heavily in the past fe-v uonths by the weckageoí theirboatsin every part of thc globe. Thelowcst estímate of their Icss is 1400,000. Fifty-nine live wtrealso lost. Luke and William Jones, sentenoed to be hanged in Jackson, O., eárly in February, escaped f rom jail the other night. Five hundred citizens started in pursult aud soon overtookthern. Luke .Iones v.-as badly wounded, and it Ís doubtful if he iecovere. Six arresta havo been made in connection with the murJer of Amelia CKsan of ' Chicago. '1 Iv !.' - - ■ üth had boon rep liedly outraged, and the theory seems to bu wil! rstablished that she was iaduced to enter a restaurant, was drugged and drivtn out to the prairie in a hack, where Fhe was murdered. Geo. AWhceler a native of GorhamMe., respcctably conoected, forraerly in tbe employ of the Rogers Company Chair Factory at Boston, who strangleu bis sister-in-law, Adele J. Till6on, in San Francisco Üctober 20, 1SS0, was banzed on the 33J instant. The death sentence had been pronounced upon Wheeler thrce time, but, throngh somc technicaüty a stay of proceedins was ordered. Premier Norquay, of Manitoba, has gone to Ottawa to urje upon the goverument that iaimediate aetion be taken to quiet the dissatisfaciion in tbe Northwest He says the country is on the verge of rebelliou. The hiiib du imposed on everything coming in from Lhe Unite.l Sta'.p mikes living ecormously bigh. The number of uuemployed this winter Is something alanning, and he fears that the Bnfterijig will be very great amongthem before spriug opens. of Oohkosh, Wis., has brought tuit asaicst the New York World for Í 150,000 for publisMng an arti?la declarlng thut she was at ore time a ballet girl, that she iaveigled the deparUd Paige uto the matrimonial nousc, and InlioiatIng that bhe hastnned said lijge's deparlure Erom this world by a dose of poisoc. The arti ;le appeared in other papers leside the World iEdMrs. Püige wants $150,000 from i: hem. When the verdict of "not guiltv on the ground oL cmotional iusanit-v" was 'tndered in the fainous Nutt trial iu Pittsburgb, tbe prisoner was remanded back to j:iil to await a decisión of the piiysicians as to bis sanity. The next niorntng he waa taken to the court roohi, when the jadge, afti r listcning to the testimmiy of the medical experts, eaid: "James XuiJ. jou are dischargcd." "Jlmmy' was congratúlate'! on all side, and a few minutes later was embracing bis niother and sister in Lawyer Urowu's offloe. Thousands of people collectid outslde, and a perfect tion was held. The wh"!-' Xuri family ineluding Jimiuj-, leit at once for their home at Unlontown, Pa. A MINE DISiSTEB. Fiily-Sevon luiuau Belug Hurlcd in u li In e. A teniblc explosión oconrrod in a coalmine at Creeted Butte, Gunnison counly, Colorado, on the morning of Janniry 'II, in whlch 57 minera lott tiieir Uves. Thtre vare sixty seveu men ir. (lic min; r.f, tbe time. Of these eleven who were jast entering wer thrown back to the entrance by the i I the explosión and have b?en reecned. ü:ie of these is dcad aud all the otber are badly iujurtd. The cause of the explosión is not d iinitely known,tut it i." supposed from Ure-damp. The explotilOQ occum d either in clmmber 1 or 2, just half an hour after the day foree of (iT men had gmr n ■■ rk at the chamber. It is sai 1 at tbe the tim';of the explosión that there were ten kegs ol black powdei iu cha.ubers oue and iwo, heie tbc men wereworking aud nbere the explosión is supposed to have taken place. The mine bas tbree inilee of ilriftina and i: is lmpoaMMe todeiiultely lócate ibeaccllent uuül rescuing parties can gain admittauje. The mine has long bien ciuii:end danger:)us by thosc aequaloted with it. Wbileone of the bett productng in the eouutrj", its operation has llivnys been atteuded witb more or less apprehenaion and real daiiger. "It is a fire dump mine," said Supt. Catneror, now in Denver, "and Been coustantly to generale the moal tleadly g The; seem to genérate lo the e jal jr under it, and pour out of ilw searns i'i the vriUï of tbe tunnels and shaf es. Yet the mine is tbe most perfcetly ventilated in the world. Air is forced in along the bhaft by maehiacry. Ni lesstlian 56,000 cubic feet of fresh air Is forced into the mine every minute. This Is qolte tuf öcient to tnpply the wants of the miners and ; keep thc air perfeetly pure, unless some ace: dent happens to the eut-ofíor iuterf eres vi tl th1 supply. Thio is a greater amonnt of fres'j air than i? furm'shed to auy othcr mine In th 1 country." An exploring party was firganlced al and began the search for the entombed men Tbc gaswas eobad in the ..- passagewavsso blockadcd,thepi , s!ow. tl Ing po ble ; beingdone (o reach the ■jic:le. AH hope of onding ny oí the bnrl(?a minere aJIve was longsinee abandonad. Threate were mad Upt. Boblnson and .V Qibsen, principal!)tlielatter.tmdserioustroublei Eeared, al the mine, euperintcnaing ■'"' v rchlng for the bndies. No special tears i . i JUt etrol ' ' ' ut the residence of Qibson n,e threats So nol i me rrom the men ■ d In the miro, bur some ho have I 1 1 take this opportunlty to mato cone at, tbc micc is a C103; pltlful one. ! the burled men stül hover aroiir.il tbi entrs ice lo tho mine, and tbeir lamenta „,.. The dai following tbe mino explosión al Crestcd Butte, 8 id beca recovera!. M.iuv more were ! , ,]orcd pact ni tbe raice. '1 he cause of tho iö stil! a niysii-ry. . new dm . It seenisthatanorganizitioriof "Jtí exista in the place. Throughsoi the mfre besa, John ri dd, appears to tarni-a the enmitv nf ilirm mi-. aül_limit The trouble dóes not a] . any blameattached tohim, regard lent, botratherjin oíd 1 , np_ peared to (hink the present cec 1 nti '1 a goodopporlunltv for getting even. How(■(■!, no attcrapts atvlolence b ■ The more I (ear trouble and auy clcmonstrati:jn ;■ hlch may be ín 1 Palmer, Preíláent of tfie Crested Buttc Coal Wlnlag Company, onal donation ol lief of the families ol :he unfortunal BBITOIUI THÏ5 SKIS. Seven perseas were instanlly killed jy an explosión at tbe Aber.i Au explosión in a Rhine provinoe ;01e.l 16 ;. [Djored láothers, A BerliQ dispatch sais thinfajij chU. u-en wercdf' i i :■■ Ro ,.Ule tetlng. Khartoum is comparaüvöly quiet ïCkw, wlthtbe siDgl-5 exceptton tbat soldiers ire elainorin;; lomllv for pay. The shipsCityoiLncknow and Simila oUided in the Eogöib chamiel. Tin Blmil ia were lost. Madagascar aiivices aru that the ncw Jueen Iianavalona III.. was erownedonth ad of ove.lnber. The Qoeen aud Prime ilinister üeelared thatthey wouM not sorrend r an lochtii country to theFrench. All the female Mudents at St. Petersjorg ol the class frem whlch mauy Nihilista ïavc enli-ttd are uow compelled to reside in a lause provldéd bj the authorltles, aud be it, homo befoie 'J o'clück iu the f veniDg. Anderson acd Snoder, vrere hung at ttt. Verinon, 111., on the 23 1 the murkr of Jas. Von Weyer,in August laatl'bevlsj lm was a yoii 1 d 17tand the[murder, rs were aged 21 and 17 ycars re A general order hos been Issued ask.j . -1 i.a ii..im&ul JJl:'.i-i. , m, . .. _ . t ntltled to have the; r wiVêBaüil families sent 0 theni from Eng'ar.d. The commandet of iritish troops is engagiug nami BritMi ub-offleerB for the Egyptian army. Everyhpgpointsto British occupation of Ezypt or ::n Indefinite perlod. OIGTBOIT MAKKEXS, Detroit, January 89, lvSt. Wheat - TUe ücmand Isqulet, and lbo mar..1 Boidewhal 1 I, aud üuyurs saythere ire no indicatlone ol anythliig bribter for 1 Ime to ' ii'-. Prici Colowb: No.l white, itüOf'Ofl O'.i; No .3 white 8c; No. - r - Atlracta yeiy little .attention and he markt I ... ... preas:d tone prevatl in gympa heat, but 1 uoted terras ure uaehangtd. ■ ■■■''e is f olloi Vlichigan rhito Whi t 90 an white wheat, roller pi ■ ."-"i50 VHchigan white irheat, patents. . .". 6 0 ■■ ' '.' Mlinnesotas, bakers' : "Xuü 00 Vüuncsotae, patente 'i Í35@7 50 K;,r :. (- The market ia f airly a Ive al from IS toüü cents. i". n 1 rketi auiel, but fairly well lUKtained. From 38 to 83 1 about the of priees. Pkovisions -Puckere ure 1 . ood seasonable demand for products an : well BUEtaicfii. W'f, quote: Mes r-ork, Ï15 50; famlly, Ï15 ?5; clcar, Ui 50; lani, il' ti:.);.;r ÍOI lOefOT ir! palls, 10 ;'@ 'nied beei, 1 ! ' - tra mero, 11 75@W i-'O. 1'oui.tkv - With cold weatber the mirkei, is Eli ceipt - Ierate an i lm oii u el . Tarkeyi woulti couimasu 12 injut ' 'ly a vory attractive iuvoii e wouldö Din ind !(k'. Pbovisionb - Pdckere report an unchanged market, Dut with an ;;(■■■ fn icnt ot allprodueta. Ordenare b lal tbe fol. $i4 rsa 1; rtnüy, 15 33; 1 I I v'4@ ■ ■ 1 and all, LO . I " ■' ] ,c.' boulde : extra K ■, li 61 ;it n. dover . 1 (i 00 ■ 6 06 -, ■# bbl ■- 35 1 i 3 25 Buttor, 1Í. 21 Sj 23 Eegs 'JÍ w; 2S 50 ($ ."■" loney 16 (g IS Jeans, plclicd ï íj (. 2 W) leans, nnpicked 1 ■''■■■ ■! 00 av J IK) @18 00 traw 7 UU (á) 7 50 ikiilust. per 100 lli.-.. t 25 Long Island furnia hi ir in-utul crime to the glven so nracb nol st little si itc. Selah Spraguc f ' '-tlm. Vi'hüe at m!, :., the barn ttieo'hcr í'.iííUt, he was attaelci-il !iy :: him wlth a heavy iron Instrument anJ í m for dead. The Negro then neüt I ,-cïnd demandi I oiMrs. Spra 1 . After raneacliini' tbe bousi , hè left. Mi -. Sprague ran to the neighbor-, whotai spot and found Mr. Bprague lylng In a pool of blood. Charle H. Rueg, o( Pover ty Hollo, Oyster Bay, is tbe name oí the Negro who conmiitted the assault. 'í:i offleers h.il inuch trouble in getting their prisoner out of lbo bands of a mob who were flotcrmloed tvi bang hiin, but he was finally landtd safi ly ín b eounty jail.