News Of The Week

Krprescntative Belrnont, c" New York, inirmed the Secretary of the Treasury that his ■port respecting the fraudb in the 'mportatton ! Hawaiian sugar was based on statements íade before the House ('nmmittee on Foreign ffairs, and that unies s the statements were isolute.y j'alse they are quite sulHcient to arrant í'ui 1 ' tlio subject. HORR WAS SUCCESSFUI.. Micliigan's representative, Horr, has talícna ctv active part in the debate on the tarifE bill, 'A hen tne question of placinghemlockbark n the free list was under diseussjon, 60 forcile were his arguments in opposition to such a tep, that he was euccessiul in Itaving the uty retained. Mr. Horr took the grouud that mons: small farmers in th'ckly woodcd sections ie gatSerirg of bark lor tanning purposes as agrfeat industry, and ,-aould be proteeted. EXOXEKATED. I.ong, the pilot of the steamer Lomas, which in into aud suuk the steamer Seioto oa the hm rivpr in .Tnlv lnf. hfl=ï hppn OïnTioratod rom all blame, by the board of sUamboat inpectors. and his licensc restored. His license as rcvoked at the time of the disaster, by the ocal inspector. A FAT OFFICE. The tiill introdueed by Mr. Belford to pronote commercial relations with Central and 3outh America provides for the appoiutment iy the President of a commissioner at a ealary f $10,000 a year to visit the principal Central nd South American independent countries and ollect Information as to the efforts thosfi ountrips are making or are desirous to make o secure increased commercial facilities wlth he United States and appropriatiug $20,000 or the purpose. AN IMPORTANT DECISIÓN. The Supremo Court has decided iuvalid the et oí the New YorK Lcgislature imposing upou teamshipc'onpanies a tax of $1 for every alien lassenoer brought from a foreign port to New rork. A GOOD SIIOWIXG. The issue of standard feilver dollars for the eek ending Feb. 3, was $108,000. For the ame time last year the amount was $117,000. CONGRBSS. Bexate, Jan. 30. - Mr. Logan preecnted apcïtion in favor of the passage of the hill for inreasüw the pensions of the one-legged and ne-armcd soldiers The usual number of portions in relation to the tariff was sent to the lerk's table. Mr. Coekrcll reported adversey f rom the committee on military affairs the csolution autliorizing the seeretary of war to oan tents Mr. Morrill. of the committee n finance, reported favorably the house bill to atify the issuanee of duplícate checks in ceraiu cases by the superintendent of the miut of ie United btatcs Onmotion of Mr. Hale he calendar was postponed to take up the oint resolution for an appropriation of $100,)00 to continue the census work. A long disussion ensued on the resolution, during ■hichtheeonductofthecensus bureau was seerely criticlsed,but it jlnally passcd without diision. IIousb - Iü the House Mr. Calkins of Indiana, itrodjiced a resolution to pay the contestant ml contcstee in the third Missouri clection ase their expenses incurred in the contest, 'he bill giycs Mr. Sessinghaus $16,t40 and Mr. iYost $10,816. Referred to the committee on leetions. Mr. Caswell, of Wiseonsin reported lie postoffice bill, with 11 Senate amendments. 'he House concurred in the amendments inreasing amounts for compensation of postoilico lerke i75,0ü(J, andnon-eoncurredintheamcnclïent striking out the clause authorizing the ostmaster general to fix compensation of subiily railroads, that inserting "for neecssary and peeial faeilities on ïrunk lines" ($l,ST5,000). nd the third section authorizing the commision to examine and report upon fast mail '. Dortation by railroads. Sexate, Jan. 31. - Mr. Miller, Cal., f rom the oreign relations committee, reported favorajly a bill to incorpórate the maritime canal ompany, Nicaraguan company Mr. liawlcy f (Jonn., introduced abill to retire Quarternasitr General Rufus Ingalls witli the rank of general The bilí providing for holdng a eentennial cotton and industrial exposiion in 1884 was called up aud alter some discussion passed Thetariff bill was tlicn taken ip lor eonsideration. The diseussion was con'med to the sugar question Af ter adopting esolutions ou the death of Representativo Orth ot Indiana, the Senate adjcmrned. HOUSE. - The speaker laid beiorethe House a resolution of the .board of trade, Portland, Oregon, thauking Commander Merriam for his rompt action in punishing insubordínate Indiacs of Alaska, tbus rendering life aud property secure Mr. Valentino of Nebraska, inrodneed a bilí íor construction of a bridge acrops the Missouri at Omaha The Chemical iii ilule of the tariff bill was then considered, ■ close of which the Ilouse bcgau to eulogize. the late Representativo Orth of Indiana, and adopted resolutions of respect. Sonate, Feb. 1.- The President presented oint resolutions of the Legislatura oí Illinois n relation to the Yellowstone National Park . . .Messrs. Blair of New Hamcshire, and lone of Virginia, prosented petitions fornationil a!.l to common schools Mr. Iugalls of Cansas, presented petitions of eitizeps of Daota against tbe división of the territory, and asking its admission with its present boundartes Mr. Morrill of Vennont, offered a ■osolution suspending so much of the act of ?ebruary 38, 1878, as authorizes and directs the Jecretary of the Treasury to purchase silver jullion at market price, not less than $3,000,000 nor more than $4,000,000 worth per month, and cause the same, to be coined into dollars as f ast as purehascd Also a resolution, which .reed to, directiug the Committee on Education and Labor to inquire into the expediency of providing by law against the employrr.oiit of convict labor by the United States. . I . fllt Sonate then resumed consideration of the tariff bilí, and contiuued their disc.U68ion of the sugar (lucstion. The discussion became very inïmated, the aouthern senators, and morepar;icular!y the Senator irom Loulsiana, protestng against any lax on sugar that would interf ere with the prosperity of their constituents. House.- Mr. Kelley of Penrj., asked that an agreement should be entered into whereby the liouse should sit until 0 o'clock evcry day that ;hü tariiï bill was under consideration Mr. Morrison of Illinois, regarded the request as a Dropcr one, and a tacit agreement was entered into as suggestedby Mr. Kelley. ..The House ;hen in committee of the whole resumed consideration of the tariff bilí. Senate, Feb. 2.- Anumberof petitions were presented relating to the tariff The New York chamber of eommerce presented a memorial urging the discontinuancc of the standirtl pilver dollars A bill was introduced to amend the national bank act. Af ter some debate, the bill was rcferred to the committee on finanee . . .The tnrtCC bül wat taken up af ter routine business. House. - Mr. Lynch of Mass., reported a bill, which was paesed, returning the thanks of congress to John F. Klater of Conn., lor bis generous douatlon of $2,000,000 for the edueatiou of the colored people of the nouth, and clirecting a gold modal to be presented to hlm. Af ter sonie other routine business, theconSideration of private business was set aside, and the House went jnto committee of the whole on the tariiï bill. Senate, Feb., 5. - After reeeiving a numbev of memorials and petitlons, concernlng penajpns ior one-legged soldiere, and for the itood sulTcore, and other matters of minor importance, the Senate devotcd a long sesslon to diseussiou of the tarilï bilí. The lísua! debate followed the announeemcnt of this measuro, but aside from this no important aetion was taken iu the matter. House.- Billa were introduced by Mr. Cobb of Indiana, to prevent tho Secretary of the Interior from issuing patents to land grant railroads wherc sueh roads have not been completad within a spccilic time, and by Mr. Bclford of Colorado, to promote the commercial relations with Central aiid South Ameriea Thelegislative appropriation bill was brouglit up, but when a motion was made to discuss the bill, it was defeated Considerable time was devoted to diseussing the advisability of admitting Dakota. The bill is regarded purely business in its inception, and upon that ground lts admiSBion was strougly urged. The question was debated at length, bnt the bill ünally went over without ad,ion Mr. Kelley of Tenn., moved to suspend other rules and adopt the following resolution: That on February 12, or on any day thereaftur, the committee .of the whole ou the State of the Union having consideration of the House Tarifl bill, is hereby empowered to order the bill and amendmentfi thereto, to the. House for its aetion with such reeommendations as may be determined upon by a maiority of the votes of said committee, and on Februwry 13 i motion made in the committee ot the whole to rise and report the bill to the House ihall take precedencc of motion and amendment. The resolution called forth an animated discuasion, whlch soon became personal in its nature, and the House adjourned unid muoh eoniuslon. _ NEWS NOXES. BROTIIEK F1ÍANK AGAIX. tírother Frank, director of St. Joseph's Catholic college, order of chrisüun brothers, Buff aio, N. Y., who was eharged with outvaging t little girl of Beven ycars a few weeks ago, was arraigned in tbe eourt of sessions in that eitv on the monüng oí Jan. 30. He pleadod not guilty, He appeared calm and self-possessed in court. Au efiort will be made to sliow that the charge against him is an af ter-thought to cover up the real sssailaut. A SAD CASE. Mrs. Mclville, ■vife of engineer Melville, is in greatly '-educed circumstances. Her eliildren are all l", aud s!ic jas been obüged to borrow inoncy Lo procure medicine forthem. A movement i o.! foot to start a popular subscription for lier benefit, ANOTHER CASE. Isaac H. Vincent, state treasurer of Ala"oami", liab absconded, leaving a shortage of $'200,(jOO in bs accounts. Noíiiing is known of nis wliereabouts. ilcwards are offered for bis apprehenaion. THBY WANT A BETTBK LAW. After a hearing given to the clergymen representiiig the different religious dénominations, of Augusta, Maine, petitioning for a change in the diyorce law, the judiciary committee of the legislature of that state, has decided to prepare a bilí, tloingaway withthe discretion allowcd the grand jury hearing the case and obviating the present law, to provide specifie causes for whieh divorces shall be decreed. A CONFLAGRAMOS. A dispatch from New York, dated Fcb. 1, 2 '50 a. m.. says a heavy firn is raging at the uocke near Cañal streef. Sheds, stores and shipping are all a blaze. The ships spars bear the blaze from one vessel to another, and it will be very difücult to save anything. From the remotest part of tbc city flre apparatus bas come to the scène of tbc disaster. Explosions are constant occurring, making the work of the üremen vcry hazardous. All propcrty there has been abandoncd to the flamee. The loss will reaeh up into the millions. The flre is in the Inman stcamship doek. MA3KED BUKOLABY. At Kingsville, Ont., on the night oí Jan. :;ü, as the clerk in Smart's bank was lockiug the bank door at 11 o'cloek, he was poimccd npon by tliree raasked men, gagged and dragged into the bank. The key of the vault was taken from him and the saie eleancd out. They then loeked the clerk up in the vault and left. The amount stolen is not made public as yct, but is supposed to be considerable. The burglars took a northerly direction and cut the telepnone wire ieading north, so as to prevent bting tracked. Smart's bank and the postofficc were together, and both were eleaned out. A TEUKIBLE SSOW-SLIDE. One of the most disastrous snow-elidcs ever known in the Rocky Mountain región oecurred three miles from Crested Butte, en the 31st uit. A house in whieh 30 miners were sleeping was crushed to atoms and the human oceupants rolled down the mountain side. Seven ol the occupants were killed and the others serioush', some fatallj', injured. it iss't so. The statement made a few days since that a Cast train was to be run betweeu New York and San Francisco, is ofik'ially denied. Vanderbilt says the trains are now being rtfp as fast as it pays to run them. AN EXPLOSIÓN. A terrible explosión oecurred near Acton, Mass., in the American powder company's workB. Fortuuately no lives were lost, though much damage was done to propcrty. Frietion the cause. NASH'S Ol'IXIOX. C. D. Nasi;, president of the Newhall house association, in the Mihvaukee inquest, gave it as his opinión that the flre was ineendiary, and left room for the inference that Scheller was the party. He first refused to give information on the latter point, but being pressed said : "Well, eir, I have no confldence in a drunkard and gambling man who ges home at 4 o'elock in the morning and caunot give a satisfactory account of himself." D. M. Sabino was clected United States Senator from Minnesota on the 29th ballot. SECKETAKT CIIANDLEli'S OMXIOX. Concerning the recent troubles at the military academy at Annapolis, the nature of ivhich is hardly understood, Seeretary Chandler expresses himseli thus: The disturbances and insubordination at Annapolis will doubtless subside if the superintendent is allowedtowork out a result without interference, but if the cadets are eneouraged to resist by their parents and friends the dismissal of 40 or flfty raay result. The great difficulty in the management of the academy is that the boys and their relatives fail to recognize that the school is not an ordinary seminary of loarnlnB like that where students pay for êducation. This is an tnstitutiou oí military discipline where boys have their expenses paid by the United States, in order that they may "be thoroughly educated and tralned to a lile of self-denial and self-control and fitted for the restraints and duties of the military profession. If boys expeet the same privileges, liberties and easy lile which they may have in an ordinary academy they should resign and let their places be lilled by young gentlemen who are willing to commit themselves to the privations and labors of the academy in order that through its discipline as wel] as the instruction they may become qualified to command naval vessels of the United States. So far as the department now understands the difüculties at the aeademy, it will sustain the superintendent, even to the extent of dismissal of the larger part of the classes. A JEW-IIATElt's 1'LA.X. Forster, a celcbratcd Jew-hater and cliief promoter of the eelebrated petition to Bismark against Jews, with a small band of adherents, has started for Paraguay to found New 1,1111.1, VT ilUl VJ iJ lUliUiULO til C LU UU UI UlUllUll and bourses unknown. WAM TO IIELP THE BOYS. A committec of Irishmon has been formeel iu London for the purpose of raising funds to help the prisoners ehajgod with couspiracy to mulder oflleials. THE NEW YORK FIItE. The fire on the New York piers on the morning of February lst, was the most dlsastrous known along the river front for over flveyears. The loss will reaeh over $1,000,000. No loss of Hfe lias been reported as yet, but it is feared that several longshoremen were at work u:i ea-ie of the vessels who have not yet reported. THE HISTORIAN GREBNE IS DEAD. l'rof. Oeo. Washington Greene, LLD., the renowned historian died Féb. 2, in East Greenwich, 15. I. Prof, Greene was a grand-son of Gen. Nathaniel Greene, of Revolutionary fame. He was a man of brilliant attainments, being Eor some ycars instructor in modern lauguages iu Brown university, his alma mater, and latterly npn-re6idcnt professor of history at Cornell university. Jle was the author of eeveral prominent historical works, ineluding the famous "Views of the American Eovolution." FIRE AND EXPLOSIÓN. The town of Kirksville, Mo., was almost wiped out on the 3d inst. by lhe, which started in a grocery store in the main business square. A driviug wind soon spread the flames to Willard's drug store on one eide and the Iyes hotel on the other. Wmle large mimbers oi citizens were fighting the fire a series of explosiona occurred in the drug store and munbcrs of poople were injured, sevcral being carried away on litters. Among the injured was the telegraph operator, which accounts for lack of particnlars. ANOTHER STKAXI3IHP DISASTER. News has just been received from Portland, Oregon, that the steamer Tacoma went ashore on the 29th uit. four miles north of the Umpqua rlvcr. The cause of the accident is a mystery. The ship was supposed to be weD ofl shore, aud the only theory advanced in erplanationof the disaster is the possible dtsar.angemcHt of the compase. The ehip was so bully broken up that nothiug c n be saved from the wreek. It Is not yèt definitcly known how many wire on board the ill-fated vessel, Fivo bodies have already been recovereci. A SXOW BLOCKADER. The storm which begau on the 3d iust. was general throughoUt the entire Oountry. Railway travel in all sections was serlously hindered and insome cases entlrely abandoaed. Telegraph wires In all directions are hroken down, so that the fuli extent of the embargo canncx be ascertaiued. At Toledo gi'eat fear is feit of a repetitionof thedisastrousllooil cf ISsl. Merchants have removed all of their gopds to a place of safety, and every precaution bas been taken to avert the disaster, whicli, unless a freeze-up occurs soon, is uniivitable. MG I5LAZES. Oil leaking from oue of the stills at the oil refinery of Thurmer & Teaglc, on Kiugsbury run, at, the Wilson avenue crossing, Cleveland, Baturday, whilothe water oí the run was very high, came up to the toiler liuuse, where it ignited and exploded, uring the still, the eontents of which went iuto the run and in a few minutes covered its surf ace with flames. Along the center of the stream the blazing oil rau from Wilson avenue to Broadway, direct ly toward the works of the Standard oil conipany, causing a slight blaze at the parafïine works of Merriam & Morgan en route, which was prompt ly extincuished, howivcr. By tuis time the oil and water had risen to such a hight as to cover the alarm box at the Standard works and render it useless. The Standard people were ordered by the lire offieers to extinguish every fire about their works. Notwithstanoing tliis precaution about 12:30 p. m. three heavy and successive explosions seattered as many of the Standard tanks into fragmenta, aud spread oil in even direction. Ten minutes later a gasoliue tank containing 3,000 barrels exploded with a report that was heard for miles. Instantly a number oL wooden struetures caught lire", and a moment later the newly built iummer-houee, eosting $8,000 was ablaze. Fromtbattime till nearly !) p. m. the tight went on, the firemen doing what they eoulcïto save property in the yards, whfle the Standard employés were tighting fire away from the river. At 9 p. m. one of the largest tanks exploded wlth tcrriflc forcé. Instantly flames shot up and lighted the city in every quartcr. Eugiucs were playing upon the storage houses at the east of tbc yard, while wprkmen were rolling away barrels of oil to places of safety. Sunday morning the flre had about cxhausted itself, leaving a scène that resembles chaos. At Thurmer & Teagle's works and the Republic works the losses will rcach $6,000 in burned oil, while it is belicved at least 50,000 barrels of oil were destroyed at the Standard works. Xhe aggregate loss will reach $300,000 at a modest estímate, though Col. l'ayne, treasurer, says tke exact loss cannot be told until the water subsides and a carcful cxamination is made. It is thought, however, that two years will be needed to restore the wor!;s to the condition of Friday last. The firc VU still burning in spots on Sunday, disclosing the wrecks of 10 recciving tanks, :0 to 30 stills and other smaller works. ll.OODS AT PITTSBUKG. The water in the Allegheny river has been rising rapidly for sevcral days, and a tremendous amount of wreekagc has passed down the rivcr with heavy masses of ice. Cities all along the rivcr are fnuudated, and the damagc to property is very greai , reaching over $100,000 in Allegheny City alone. No Uves have been reported lost as yet, though it is feared that when fuller reports are given much disaster to nver peopie auu rcsidcnts in bottom lands will bc shown. Trains from tho west were delayed over 36 hours. At last accounts the riveihad ceaaed to rise, and was slowly falling. IIAViS ÜENDERED A VEliDICJ. The coroner's jury returned a verdict in the investigation of the Newhall house dieaster on the afternoon of the 5th inst. The jury find that tlie proprietors of the house we're guilty of culpable negligcnce in not employmg a suffleient number of watchmen to guard the house against flre and to awaken the inmates + f j-, #" Tilt (11 iiV'AH - . m -.311 f! M. „ "1_ J! _ _ . Jl 1_ Lu rü,vu au uves jjuaíiuit. i uvy nibKj iuuuu iuu house easy of egress and devoid of intricatc passages, with two outside escapes, ladders, etc. Nevertheless thcy found tlic owner of the Newhall guilty of negligence in not having provided more esêapes in case of fire. They also found faultwith the net-work of telcgraph wires surrounding the hotel. FOREIGK Al'FAIUS. AEOUT TnE EXPULSIÓN BILL. The question as to what shall be done wlth the expulsión bilí is still troubling the miuistry of France. There is at present every probability that the senate will rejeet the " bül, and so precipítate a conflict with the chamber of deputies. Sueh a conflict would end in a dissolution, which politicians here who are closely watching the situation say will etrengthen the repuMic. A disposition now exists to promptly settle this question, that the best interests of the country may be promoted. THE FHENCII l'HEMIER IS SIOK. M. Fallieres has been ordcred by Uis phvsicians to take ut leaat one weck's rest. The mine Limii.suir iö m an ezjdtea ana nervous condition, but it i3 thought that a few days quiet, frce írom the turmoils oí state, Will restore hlm to good health. AXOTHER MANIFESTÓ. A report is currcnt in Paris that the Orleans Princes have drawn up a manifestó in whieh they protest against the charges made agalnBt them, and declare their readiness to sacrifice personal interests for France. It is statcd that should thenecessity arise they will publish a manifestó and at the same moment quit the country. THE PREMIER IS ISLPKOVING. Gladstone is rapidly improving, and will be ble to return to England and his duties in a hort time. A LITTLE USEAS1". Public uneasiness is iucreasing in France. 'he impression prevails that the army does no ike the expulsión bilí. An intimation to Ihi flectwag eonveyed to President Grevy. BITS OF SKWS. Gilbert, the actor, who was injured iu th ililwaukee fire has again become deranged ie regained conseiousness. but the news o he horrible death of his wife proved too much or him. British sentries at all the Cairo palaces have . )ecn removed, and Egyptian soldiers aro now ;uarding them. ! The mysterious persons who committed the louble nïurder in l'hcenix Park so long ago. have at last been discovered at Kilmainhum ail. The adjuster of insurance sivears that the ippliances in the Newhall house for extinguishng flres were more numerous than is usual in hotels. A prisoucr was publically whippcd in Baltimore recently for whipping his wife. This is he flrst instiince, since 1819, where corporoal junishmert has been legally administered in tfaryland. All telegraph wires in Chicago are hereafter ;o be placed underground. Heavy losses are reported from all the great cattle ranches of tïie northwest, as a result of the recent cold -n-eather. Toledo, Ohio, has raised nearly $4,000 for iie relief of the Germán flood suüerers. In New York, special teachers and colored J VHW1V ■ -' V V- "- ' J - ■ . - ■ . . . -■ .. . - Olie hundred vcssels loaded with potatoes are frozcu in llalifax bay. The Sultan wants to know all about the coudition of affairs in Egypt, and lias ordered a íull report to be made to hun. Mrs. Mary Brown, a eolored womau iu Brooklyn, N. Y., "died in that city recently, aged 105 vears. "Aunty" Brown was spry tu the time of her death, and could thread her needie without the a)d of speetaelcs. The reduetion in the public debt f'or Jauuary amountedto$13,036,8S2.S7; since June, 1883, $95,00T,66O.T5. Emperor Francia Joseph is the richestman of Europe. Montreal is enjoyíng a temperancc revival under the leadership of Fafcher Martineau. Already over 6,000 eignatures have been received to a total abstincnce pledge. Out of 57 petitions presented to the United States Senate for national aid to common schools, only one was from a northern state. The: Frenen chamber hasadopted Fabre's proposal prohibiting Orleans princes from holding civil or military office. The state treasurer of Texas has joined the army of absconders. Amount of defaleation not yet known. The olficers charged with wrecking the City Bank of Jersev City, N. J., pleaded not guiltj on 26 indietments. Inflictins blows upon convicta by keepers ol prieons, exeept in cases of self-defense and riot, is prohibí teil until tl ie conflloting laws oL New York upon the subjects are reconsiderad Abillintroducedincongress compels banks, to close wheré the reserve faUs below the amount provided by law. Gen. Pope has been ordered to take vigorous measures to prevent, Capt. Bayne and Iris followers frora entering the Indian Territory. Alábanla olïers $5,000 for the return of the ruuiuvay treasurer. A politica] prisoner iu Siberia has written a letter detailing in a graphie manner the suffèrlnca of prisouers ín the prevince beyonc Lake Baikal. ïhey are beateu iu aeruel mauner and badly fed. Seven rcfractory eadeU at Aunapolis are In eolltary conflnement. ïhetrouble lmsnotyet been settled. The UnitedStates supreme court iias adjourned till March 5. To the objection that the canal is a violatioh of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, we have only to say that France will be obligcd to protect her subjects in the Panama Canal as far as she is able, and if occasion offers, she may use this necessity to further othcr ends, as in the case ot' Englanc and the Suez Canal. Thus the Panama Canal is as imich a violation o: the spirit of that treaty and of the Monroe doctrine, as the Nicaragua Canal would be, and if there is to be any violation of these obligations, by all nicans let it be in our favor. No Europcan nation can be injured by our owning the canal, yet we mighi be seriously endangered by any o them having control of this great key to the commerce of the world - Sa Fancisco Merchant.