News Of The Week

ibeSenate Pensions Committee eplit into three parties ou the proposed mensure to increase the pensions of soldiere and sailors who had lost an arm or leg in the government serTice durlng the war of the rebelfion. The majority, represented by Mr. Slater, are against tbc propositlon. The minority, Messrs. Blair and Mltchell, are in favor of the measure and of enlargiug its scope, so as to increase the pensions, also, of those whose eye-sight or hearing has been impaircd by reason of service in either arm of the service. Mr. Platt is unable to agree with either the maiority or minority, and proposes to offer a bilí of hls own. JEAXSETTE VTflTIMH. The Sccrutary of the navy hasreceived a telegram irom Minister Hunt at St. Petersburg to the effect that Ejisign Hunt is at Irkutsk with the bodies of the remainder of the Jeftnnette's victims. He is ready to proceed on hls Journey home as soou as easkete arrive. THET WILL PBOTEST. Krom the outlook at present a big fight is in prospect in eongress over the tarifl on sfclt and umber. Mr. Ilorr in the House will protest -tpinii.-L puluur un in uu i ut 1 1 n: uhi , anu -in. Conger will do the ssme in the Senatc. AHOUT JOIIX CHINAMAN. Folger has telegraphed to theeollector at San 1 raudsco that Chinese laborera who were in the United States November 17, 1880, and lelt beforc the act ol May 6, 1882, have the right to land without a etatute certifícate, on proof satisfactory to him or tho court. LOHNE IÍJ WASHINGTON. The Marquis of Lorne attended the sesslon of congress on Saturday, January 27th, and ivas present when MeKinley a ddressed the House on the tariff bill. In the evening the president gave a dlnner in honor of the Marquis, which la said to be one of the most magnificent stutc dinners ever given. AX INCENSED ÜKD-SKIX. Red Cloud, in a recent interview with the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Inuiai Affair, demanded the restoration of his horses or cash. The Commissloner ol Indian Affairs remarked that the whole number of liorses taken Xrom the Sioux up to date was 7,000, whieh were eold for $19,400, and that the War Department could not satlsfaetorily account for the proceeds of three sales. " This fact, he added ironically, was a strong argument in favor of transferring the Indian Bureau to the War Department. Red ClouJ thensaid: "I want a new agent. MeGIllicuddy is a bad man. He is quarrelsome and calis us bad ñames. Hesavs wc are old women. He steals our suppües. Yon do not make him give vouchers for our supplies. You take his word and he steals í rom us." LOGAK'S ARMÏ BII.L. Senator Lognn's army bilí provides that the number of enlisted rncii in the army, including the engineer battalion, 530 men, hospital stewards and 1,000 Indian scouts, shall not exceed 30,000; iDcrease the pay of privates f rom 18 to $16 per month, and non-commissioned officers and subalterns in proportion; allows commispioned officers to employ privates as servants, flrst obtaining their consent and the consent of the commanding offieer, and provides that the pay of privates in such case shall be deducted trom the pay of the offieer. CONUUESS. Sen ate, Jan. 23.- A minority report in favor of the passage of the bill giving inereased pensions to one-armed aud one-legged soldiere, waa snbmitted, but as the majority were not ready o report, no aetion could be taken Petitions were presented against a reduetion óf the duties on iron Mr. Morrill of Vermont moved to proeeed to the consideration of the tariff, saying if the motion was agreed to he would assume that the Senate preferred to take up the bill early eachday, rather than hold eveniiig sessions. "The motion was adepted without opposition and the Senate began consideration of the metal echedule The debate upon the bill was very animated and eonflned mostl to the iron question, in defence to the expressed wish of many manufacturera. Several amendments were offered making the duty on ore $2.00 per ton, which was lost, as also the subsequent amendments making the duty flrst $1.00 per ton and then 75 cents After a short executive scesiontheupper house House- Mr. Butterwortb, of Ohio, introdueed a bilí providing for the appointment of Beven commissioners, at $10 a day each, to investígate all questions relating to the esatblishment and nmintenanee of a rca&onable and just iutf-r-state transporta tion tariff for passengcrs and frelghts by rallroads and other modes of transportation. Referred to the Pacific Rallroads Committee Mr. Young, of Ohio, introduced the following, which were referred : To retire Rufus Ingafis .vith the rank of Major-General ; authorizing the President to extend the patent granted lor methods of in■creasing the capacity of oil wells Mr. Ranoey, of Mass., f rom the Eleetions Committee, reported a resolution in the Jonee-Shelly Alabama contosted case, to appoint a special committee of three members to proceed to the Forticth Alabama District and take evidence in the matter pending the contest. The resolution went over The naval Mil carne up at thls point, and was stil! being discussed when LH" xiuu.c aujuurueu. Senate, Jan. 24.- In the Senatc the tariff bill was the principal business of the session, the discussion being mainly upon the question oí fixing the duty upon iron ore and manufactured articles. Several amendments werc offered and a general discussion ensued upon their merits Mr. Dawes of Mass., presented the credentials of Mr. Hoar for re-election, which iverc duly filed Mr. Vorhees oí Indiana, presented the memorial oí Gen. Herman Sturm, of Indiana, setting forth hU services for aiding in the expulsión of French forces from Mexico and re-establiehment of puone ioreign relations, ne asKs renumeratlon ttaerefor. House - Inimediately after the regular opening routine, the House went into committee of the whoie on the naval appropriation bill, and upon this the entire time was opent. In the discussion, as on oüier days, the needs and requlrements of the service were cleariy set forth. Several amendments were offered and adopted, authoriziug the construetion of cruisers and and the purchase of such material as shall increa-se the efficiency of our navy. Senate, Jan. 25.- Immediately after the reading of the Journal, it was anuounced that the day having been eet apart for eulogies on the late Senator HUI of Georgia, no other business woula be transacted. Senator Brown of Georgia was the first to take the floor, and in an eloquent and thrilling speech reviewed the life of hls late colleague from ehildhood through his college days, and the days of his political usefulness. Other speeches were made by Messrs, Iugalls, Vest, Morgan, Sherman, vorhees and others, and resolutions of respect and condolence were paescd, after which the Senate adjourned. Hol'SB.- The naval appropriation bill was taken up Immediately after the reading of the journal. The amendment reducing the pay of the chiefs of bureau to that of their respective rank in the line or staff was rejected ; yeas 84, nays 116. The amendment to pay Asa Weeks $50,000 for his inventions in the matter of torpedoes was adopted. The bill was then pasaed, J85 yeas to 99 nays Mr. Kelley (Pa.) moved to go into committee of the whole on the tariff bill Mr. Butterworth (Ohio) appealed to the house to take up the whiskey bill, UUl IVCllf} ö ItlUUUU WO Ugl etXi tO aULl LUC House went lnto committee of the whole Mr. Carltele made the point of order that under the rules bilis must be taken up in order, which thechair sustained An attempt was then made to take up bilis as they oceurred in the calendar, but the republicana invariably voted to lay them aside. . . .Finaily further opposition was "waived, and the tarift bill was talken up. The flrst reading of the bill was waived, and Mr. Kelley addressed the house. Senate, Jan. 20.- Mr. Slater of Oregon, from the Pensions Committee, reported adversely the House bill inereasing the pensions of one-armed and one-legrged soluiers Mr. Blatr of New Hampshire, preeented the views of the minority, lncluding the chairman, recommending the paasage of a substitute covering more ground thau the original bill, which, he said, deeigned to deal justly with all classes of fnnsioners..Mr. Plattof Conn.,who had been uuable to eoncur with either the majority or minoritv. introduced a bill increasing the pensions of those now reeeiving $18 to $34, and those receiving $24 to $30. . . .Messrs. Sherman, Cameron and Mitchell presented petitions against reductions of foreign manufactured products bclow the rates fixed by the Tariff Commisslon Mr. Mahone of Virginia, from the Agricultural Committee, reported in favor of holding a World's Centennial Cotton Exposition in 18S4; also, in favor of referring the Agricultural Appropriation bill to the Committee on Agrieulture At the close of all other business of the day, the Senate reeumed constderation of the tariff bill, which measure was the all-absorbinc; topic of the day - the discussions being confined more particularly to the iron schedule Mr. Hale of Maine submitted a joint resolution making the necessary appropriation for completing the census returns. Hocse- Petitions were presented by Messrs. Bingham, Harmer and O'Seil, of Penn., reprei8ntingthe Commercial Exciiuage and other associations, protesting against the transfer oj the Revenue Marine, Life Saving, Marine Hospital and Signal Service, and agalnst the abolitlon of thfi oilice of Shipping Commissioner A bilí was reported from the Military Aftairs by Mr. Davis of Illinois, granting the right of way for railroad purposts throneh Fort Smith military roecrvation The tariff bill was then called up, when Mr. Kelley of Penn., took the floor, and made a rousing speech in vindication of the bill. In hls opiniun it was the best bill ever submitted to an American congress. Mr. Kasson of Iowa made the principal speech of the day, and after a discussion of a personal charactcrthe House adjourned. Sexate, Jan. 27.- After the disposal of business of minor importance, the Senate resumed consideration of the tarifi bill, the discussion of which occupied the day. Numerous amendments were agreed to, but farther than this, no action was taken upon the measure. House.- Au in the Senate, the tariff bill was the only buiness of the day. Mr. McKinley of uuiü aiauc a rousing 6peecn in ueience or tre bilí, which called forth an exciting debato, which was closed by Mr. Haskell of Kansas, who vigorously defended the blll. Sexate, Jan. 29.- Mr. Walker of Arkansas, presented the. credentials of Mr. Garland fo re-election, were duly flled A num ber of nominations were confirmed, af ter whicl the Senate returned to eonsideration of the bil whieh has occupied its time for so long - the tariff blll. A brief dlseussion ensued, but no quorum being present, Senate adjourned wlth out aceomplishing anything. House.- The contested case of Buchanan vs Mannir.g, of Mississippi, was 'reported on by the eleetion committee, to the effect that neith er contestant was entitled to the seat Mr Belmont of New York, a member of the committee on foreign affaire, presented a minority report on the Hawaiian treaty. In concluding his argument for the termlnation of the treaty he said that all evidence proved conclusiyely that under that treaty the most colossal frauds had been perpetrated against the revenuo of tbe United States government The House then in committee of the whole resumed consideration of the tariff blll, which measure was under discussion when thit body adjourned. NI5WS NOTES. MICHIGAN INDIANS LOST. Among the passengers lost on the ill-fated Cimbria, which sunk in the Germán Ocean on the 2Oth inet., were Red Jacket, Oow Foot, Chlppeway, Little Cheyenne, Blackbird anc Sunshine. Chippewa Indians from Michigan who had been on exhibition in Berlín. They would have left by an earlier steamer but for the illness of one of their party, which delayed their embarkation. BLOWN TO ATOMS. nalïfnrnlR trna tií enana rtf onntliAF fnnnl calamity on Sunday the 21st inst. equal in ite horror and loss of llie to the frightful railway accident of a few days previous. About 4 o'cloek on the afternoon of the day nomed San Francisco was shaken by the reverberations oi a heavy explosión followed by four others al intervals oi 10 seconds, and immediately a dense volume of smoke was seen rising across the bay from north of Oakland, whicfi proved to have been caused by the explosión of the Giant Powder works near West Berkley. Fire immediately followed the explosión, and it was only a miracle tuat the magazine containing some 200 tons of powdcr was saved frora the devouring element. Mr. Cook, a white man, who was foreman of the works, and between 40 and 50 Chinamen employed therein were blown to atoms, and nearly the entire plant was destroyed by the subsequent fire. About eight tonfl Af TYW-1pr PTnlnflpH nïwi all +Tiq njinArnitc, In the vieinity were shattered. The cntire pecuniary loss is estimated at f100,000. THE LATEST IIORROH. West Virginia furnishea the latest horror, the particulars of whieh are glven in the dispatches of the 23d inst. The accident occurred on the George's Creek and Cumberland railroad. It seems that three coal trains, eonsisting of three locomotives, fifty-two hoppers and seventy góndolas, all loaded, etarted frora Cumberland on the afternoon of the 23d., all coupled together, one engine in front, another in the middle and one in the rear, this being the safest way to get down the grades in this bad weather. In going down one of the steep grades about ten miles from Cumberland the trains started down the steep incline at a fearf ui rate of speed. The cara kept the track until they got on to a trestle-work having a reverse curve. The front engine flew the track, dragging the sixty-nine cars and locomotives after it, all going rolling and tumbling down a steep hill, which was between eighty and 100 feet high, on to the tracks of the Rekhart branch of the Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad. The loss of lifc is fearful. Seven dead bodies were found mid the wreek and more are missing. Eaeh train consisted of a conductor, two brakemen, flreman &nd enginccr, in all fifteen human beings, not one of whom can bc found alive to teil the fearful tale. A 8ISKISQ CITY. About 6 o'clock on the morning of Jan. atth a terrible shock took place in the cast end of the second ward of Wilksbarre, Pa. The Piuu Jíiniv v.1 uil tl, UUUUICB. J1UUÖCÖ WCIC lOp- pled over to one side and brick buildings rtnt aeunder. Sidewalks in some places feil ten feet, and ia others bulged up five or six feet. People ran wildly through the streets, carrving ehildren in their arms, many of thera naked! Qreat chimneys feil and barns swayed to and fro. A large brick school house is damaged. Many floors of residences bare an angle oí 30 to 40 degrees. The disturbed district covers an area of 60 acres. The houEes have been abandoned and the people ure flving to the hills, expecting to see their dwcllinës sink into the earth. It is a scène of wild alarm and panic. The cave-in is over an old abandoned mine, worked years ago by the Delanare & Hudson company. The vein is 30 feet thick. - 's w ww il v ipn M 1IU Lll 44 Ll WLJLM1J tLm were shattered to pleces and causea the cave. The greatest apprehension la feit for other buildings, and how long thls wholcsale destruction will continue it Ie hard to determine. STABVISO RED-SKINS. The Indians In the northern part of Nevada and near the line of Oregon are reported in a starying condition. The intenselv cold er preyented them irom huntlngand they make little, if any, provisión f or winter. The settlers are contributing to their eupport, but itisfeared Ihey will commencc killing stock to keep from starying. According to the census taken under the supervisión of Powell, Government Agent, there are 1,800 Piutes in this county and very few of them are earning a livelihood by work this cold weather. The government gives them no annuities, and they are wholly dependent upon their own resources. Troubfe is likely to ensue unless the government does something to help feed them during the winter. BDRIAL OF TUK VICTIM9. Thursday, Jan. 25, was a day on whieh universal mournlng was displayed by everv resident ef Milwaukee. On that day the the Newhall house disaster were held. All of the business houses In the city were closed. The bodles assigned to the Protestants were taken to the expositlon building, while the Cathollcs held services in St. John's cathedral. The services at each place were very impressive. Af ter the services proceesions were f ormed irom each of the places named, uniting at a glven point, foruiing a procession over two miles in length. FuÏÏy 60,000 people participated, despite the intensely eold weather. NOTIHNQ NEW. No new developments in the cave-in at Wilkesbarre, Pa. The cave-in is thonght to be due to flre in the mine. The mine is situated in the outskirts ef the city, and the inaln portion is undlsturbed. A L1TTLE mONICAL. The following advertisement appeared In the Mihvaukee papers the day previous to the disaster. In the light of subsequent evenU, it sonnds like irony: Newhall House, Milwantee, Wis. - J. F. Antisdel & Son, proprletors. Great reduction in rates, Kooms and board $2, $2.50 and $3.00 per day. Bake & Dwight's patent lre PHi'jin' nrnviiies rninna of pvlt. frrm avnrv ïoor in case of emergency . The hotel employés are kept In training as a flre department on every floor, and everv floor Is supplled wlth water and hose. DISCORDAKÏ NOTES. Monday, Jan. 29, was an unlucky day for the musical trade. On that day, fire in Hazelton's piano f actory, New York City, burnedcausing a loss of $100,000 on stock and building. The engineer perished in the flames. At nearly the same time the piano factory of Behr Bros. & Co., was destroyed by fire, at a loss cstimated at $100,000. By this Intter conflagration 150 employés are thrown out of employment. It is somewhat remarkable that the two iactories took fire at the same time, and the singular colncidcnce causes mueh comment among the trade. MR, COSS'S LO39. Thecornet faetory of C. G. Conn, at Elkhart, Ind., burned to the ground on the nightof Jan. 28. It was the largest factory of the kind in the worlo, and the loss is $75,000, with an lnsurauee of $21,000. One hundredmen are thus thrown out of employment. Mr. Conn will rebuüd at onee. DROWNED IN BlUJi. Fretl. Smith, 18 years old, au apprentlce, fll into Uran-bin in Hicke, Brown & Co.1 mili at Mansfleld, Ohio, reccntly and was suffocated. The dead body van found half an hour aftcr he was notlced near the bin, the bran in which waa 10 feet deep. Nothing isknown as to how he feil in. THET SUFFEIt. Therc is mueh suffering among the 4,000 employes of the iron and steel milis at Joliet, 111., out of work on account of closing down. Funds of the local relief board are exhausted and destihition Is increaslng. It is imponible to say when the milis will resume. CBtlAEB. A MILWAUKEE 11UTCHERES9, MilwailkPR WOfl t.bp RrPnp rtf a irairnAv rn ia 34 inst, the details of which are too horrible lor recital. The house in whlch the horrible murder was perpetrated was occupled by a Bohemian machinist named John Zempirck, hls wife and three small childreu, who have been in this country about two years, anrt of whoin little is known by their neighbors. It appears that the woman bas beenlaboring under strong rellgious excitement, which together with sickness and destitution unbalanced her mind. Únder the delusion that she was divinely ordered to kill her children, 6he literally hacked them to pieces with a butcher knife when alone with them and then tried ot hang herself to the door knob. The children were girls, aged four years, 20 months and four months, respectively. The youngest was cut into six picces and the others disemboweled and slashed in a most Bhockiug manner. The woman is about 23 years old, andhas been placed in an asylum. FOREIGN AI'-P.VIKS. RKSIONBD. Paris dlspatctaes of the 23d say the French ministry have resigned. The new ministry to be formed will lnclude M. Jules Ferry and other Gambettlsts. AN ALARMIXG IJfDICATtOX. Ex-empress Eugenle arrived In Paris on the 22d inst. The ex-empress has announced that Bhe ignores the republic and comes to dlsplav her sympathy wlth Prince Jerome. Bonapartists claim that her presence means that there is just ground for fear for the safety of the republic, and that Eugenie's deflanee of the republic will result In a strong rising of Bonapartists adherents. Her presence excites as mueh comment in political cireles as did tbe arrest of Prince Jerome a few days sinee. is limbo. The chief of pólice of St. Petersburg has been detected in sending threateniug letters to wealthy residents of that city demanding money. The Communications wére signed "Socialistlc Committee." He is now in custody. A MISE DISASTER. A disaster occurred recently inthe Australian goid mine at Creswick, near Meibourne, Australia. The mine was flooded tlirough breaking into old working. Forty-one miners were working. Fourteen escapea after two daye' strenuous efforts. Five more wcre rescued alive and twenty-two found dead. A CRISIS A VERTED. The expected crisis in the French ministry has been temporarily averted, and the announcement of the resignation a few days since was very premature. It is now announced that there wiil he no disruptlon in the cabinet, although a change in the ministry is looked for as a compromiso, the terms of " which are not now known. 9HE TOOK THE HINT. President Grevy sent a message to Ex-empress Eugenie that hr presence in France was undesirable. The ex-empress left at once for London. A BURNEB CITT. A St. Petersburg dispateh of Jan. 24th cays that a fearíul flre has destroyed the town of Nikolaiev. The entlre place within the enclosed walls is burned, and aside from the damage to private property, public buiHines were all destroyed. The loss of Ufe it is impossible to state. The fire is thought to be incendiary. DOES XOT APPKOVE IT. u muuuuLiug tut jtaruamenTarv ïnquirv concerning the arrest of Prince Napoleon, the presiding judge deeided that Ruffleient cause tor the arrest had not been shown. No further aetion will be taken until it has been deeided what shall be done witii the government expulsion UIL SITUATIOX IN FRAXCK. It is alinost impossible to follow, wlth any degree of reliability, political affairs of France. Jnly a few days sinee telegrams announeed ;haf, the threatened rupture between the ministers and the deputies had been happily averted. All this is contradicted by cablegrams of Jan. 6, which say : Compromise between the government and the cemmittee of the chamber of deputies appears hopeless, and the resignation of the cabinet is imminent. The great divergences oí opinión between the ministers and the deputies on the expulsión bilí and the action to be taken with regard to the pretendera causes wids comment ainong citizens. OKITTT. Davitt, Quinn and Healey refuse to accept he terms of freedom oilered by the eourt of Dublin, and say they prefr to die in prisou rather than accept liberty on the terras offered. UNFORTUNATE PERV. ïiie condition of Peru Is indeed sad to conemplate. Chili still refuses to take any action ry which a treaty of pcice can be cffected. 'eru has before her only the prospect of an inleflnite military occupation, with her customs and all her sourees of income in the hands of he Chilians. Her industry is paralyzed, the conqueror's flag flies at the capital, her courts of justice are closed, the vidows and orphans of her soldiere beg bread in the streets, and her oasts are gnarded by Chilian ships. The stagnation of business and the cruel exactions of ïer conquerors are forcinc a feeling that reirisals must come. Foreign capital is leaving he republie for centers ofEering safetv and olidity. LEOX SAY HAS AN OPINIOS. León Say savs he sces no Dolitical future or France other than as a reijublie, but dcsires o defend France not only against exceptionai nd arbltrary laws but aJso Som all forms of lictatorship. He strongly deprecates all foolsh talk about danger to the republic and remblican iustitutions, whlle bellevlng Ín the ullcst liberty for all under tv-e repubHc. This etter of M. Say provokes considerable eomment rom the press of Frauce. A NEW MIXISTRT. A new ministry has been forraed in France mder the Presideney oí Fallieres, all of the ite ministers exeept Duclere, Gen. Billet and idmiral Jaurcguiberrv retaining their portfolios. Terrand will be minister of Foreign Affalrg, Dehmay Mirlsterof Marinead interim, and Thlbadeau Minister of War. The new ministry is prepared to support M. Fabre's compromlee. THE LONDOX TIMES' IDEA. The Times saya the most uncertain element in the conditions affectiug the value of money in 18S3 is the action of the 4merican Congress in regard to the Tnriff bill and currency letislaHon. BITS OF NEWS. the greater part of his property will he left for the furtherance of education. Gladstone's most serious difflculty is a growing inability to sleep. It will take about a month to enter all the cases to be laid before the Alabama commissioners. George Darwin, a son of the evolutionist has been chosen professor of astronomy in A large schooner was wrecked near New Guinea recently, and 17 of the crew massacred, and their heads thrown about the village. The Newhall house inquest is now in progresa. All testimony taken conflrms the idea oí incendlarism. Chicago has givcn over $20,000 for flood Bufferers lo Germany. Henrv Barnard, rashier of the defunct City Bank of Rochester, N. Y., has been arrested. The Attorney-General Ís about to bring a sult against the Uñion Pacific E. R. Co., to recover $1,000,000 alleged to be due the government. Capt. Carter,an eminent cngineer of St. Louis, Mo., approves the plans of the Mississippi river eommission for the improvement of "The Father of Waters." Davitt, Healey and Qulnn, on trial in Dublin, charged with inciting to lawlessness, have been given one week's grace in which o decide whetherthevwill file securitiesforgood behavlor or go to jaü for six months. It is now clalmed that there has been bribery among the members of the Mississippi river eommission. Investigation in progreea. The deputy sheriff of Independencc, Mo., who lias had charge of Frank James, his been "bounced" for allowing the banditto attend the theater. The Princess Louise left Cliarleetou for Bermuda, on the morning of the 25th. Dublin pólice are guarding the house of Farrel, the informer, owing to threats against his mother and sister. Shocks of earthquake are reported at Panama ml Aspinwall. Senate report advereely on the bill to increase to $40 per month pensions of one-armed and ene legged soldier. John Gllbertthe actor injured iu the Newhall house disaster, is in a pitiable eondition. He is able to walk around and talk, eat with apjarent appetlte, but has no recollection of the fire and bas not the faintest idea of the eausc of hls present eondition. He inquires frequent'.y for nis wife, and Is perfectly satisfled with the explanation that she Is oC ith the troupe. But little hope is entertained that he will ever recover. The Germán reichstag thlnks it advlsable to use the cleetric light on ralhvays and ships. Castlerea, Ireland, is threatened by the shifting of a bog in that vlcinity. The woraen suffragists protest against the clause of Mr. Wlllits' anti-polugamy bill which takes the ballot away from the women of Utah. Eight Fenians are reported to be on their waj to America, fearing arrest in Dublin. "Union of the throne and people" is the deSiire of the Spanish chamber of deputies. The newly appointed Germán representatie at Washington is on hls way to this country. Col. Irish, of the bureau of printing and cngraving, died iu Washington on the 27th of January. The Montreal ni ion boot and shoe lastersfor so long on a strike, have returned to work at the employers' prices. Gen. Walker has been re-called to take charge of the census bureau. It is hoped that the work eo long delayed will be speedily completed. ' The Mississippi contested election case ha been happily eettled, Acklin withdrawing hl claim. Lorne's term as governor-general of Canada expires in November next. Gen. Wolseley U named as his probable successor. Nearly $2,000 was collectedinHamilton,Ont.. for the Germán flood sufferers. The supreme court of Vermont decides the liquor law of that state unconstitutionaL when it allows commitment without the right of appeal. Gen. Custer's widow, a Michigan lady ia now in liorae. Terrible gales are reported near London, which are constantly increasing in fury. Tremendous loss of life and property are the re sult. A bill is to be introdueed in the House giving the widow of DeLong a pension of $50 per raonth.