Personal And Political

Nancy Vaüoiix (colored), said to be one hundred and twenty years old, dicd at Elgin, 111., on tho 14th. Tiie New Jersey Legislatura which convened on the 14th at Trenton raisod Governor Abbett's Balary froin $5,000 to $10,000 a year. Calvin S. Bkice was elected to the United States Senate by the Ohio Legislatura on the 14th. The joint vote of the two houses was as follows: Brice, 76; Fostcr, 66; llalstead, 1; Neal, 1. President IIahhison on the I4th appointed John M. Clark collector of customs and Christopher Mamer collector of internal revonue at Chicago. The Iowa House failed to organizo on the 14th, the result of the voto for tem porary clork bcing 50 to 50. Tho Senato organized with a Republican ïnajority of six. The Maryland Legislatura in session at Annapolis on the 14th re-elected Ephraim K. Wilson United Scates Senator for the term of six yoars beginning March 4, 1891. Walker Biaine, aged thirty-flve years, eldest son of Jamca G. Blaine, died in the family rosidenco at Washington on the 15th from pneumonia, superinducod by an attack of la grippe. Deceased was examincr of claims in the State Department. The West Virffiniíi Legislatura convened at Charleston on the 15th. TnE dead-lock in tho Iowa House of Representativos remained unchanged on the 15th. tho vote still standing 50 to 50 on a th h-d ballot for temporary secretary.