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V r r V PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. The Vacancy Created by tlic Death of Vice President Hendricks I'rovnllliis Opinion Ttint Itlr. TMmuiulv Will be III SucrcNor Vthcr Xante lltat Arc SlcnltoneJ, Washington dispatch: It is customary lor tlto vice president to nlncnt hiinself from tlio sessions of tlio senntf" before an adjournment in order that that body mnv elect a president pro-tempore, who, under tho constitution, i in lineal succession to tlio presidency of tlio United Stntes. Tlio democrats bad a majority in thosonnto when Mr. Arthur wna vico president, and he did not follow this custom, ho that when Garfield died be was ithout a legal successor. Mr. Hendricks folloned the ex ample ol Mr. Arthur ut the special session of the senate last prins, and did not per , niit tho republicans to elect a president pro torn, so that Mr. Cleveland now stands alone; but there ate only two weeks bofore tV.o U'.ff-tinp of the senate, when the repub licans will elect a vice president. It is pretty certain that Mr. Kdmunds will lie tho man. He has been the active vice president since David Davis occupied the chair of the senate, and it was general ly understood that the republicans would eject i iiim as president pro teni, as soon as Mr. Hendricks nvo them a chance. There bus been no talk of opposition to him, but now that the position assumes great im portance, there being but one life between itnnd the presidency of tho United States, there may bo some rivalry. Mr. Kdiuiiuds does not' care particularly for the honor and did not seek it before, and, according to his usual custom, will probably maintain an attitude of indiffer ence now. Mr. Sherman would liko to bo president oi uio senate, tisiu will ucclcctcdii iidinuuiis is not. There is some talk about the hotels to night, about Logan, and tho democrats think tlio republicans ought to select him as acting vi.e president as a matter of con sistency and to carry out the expressed will of the party. Logan's friends talk in the same wny and it is probable that ho "ill make a light for the place, but his pop ularity in tho senato is not such as to justi fy him in expecting success, llo is at his residence on Columbia Heights and cannot be seen to-night. The prevailing opinion in the hotel lobbies and among senutois who are in the city is that Kdmunds will bo chosen. Senator Conger said that he believed it would be Kdmunds, but the latter had ex pressed a preference to remaining on the lloor and engaging in the debates, and espe cially to perform his duties as chairman of the judiciary committee; that he had no taste for the duties as presiding ollicer, and did not covet the honor, but in Mr. Con ger's opinion the senate could unite upon hint better than upon any other man. Jin thought it would be Sherman if it was not Kdmuiidii. The death of Mr. Hendricks, leaving as it does but one life betiveonthepresideneynnd a vacancy in the ollico to which no one un der the law can succeed, will undoubtedly impel congress to pass the bill which which has been pending so long to pro vide for a legitlar succession. Several times has such a bill been lenorted from committees of both houses, and once a measure for the purpose was passed by both, but they were unlike in. the most es sential features, anil the eonntors and rep resentatives were not able to adjust their differences. This event will renew the dis cussion, and it is to be hoped that some plan of succession will be decided upon. At the cabinet meeting last night thosub ject was introduced by Mr. Uayard, who gave tho history of congressional action upon it, and (uite a longdisciissiouenstied. The president had no intention of referring to this matter in his message, but the pain ful reminder or the uncertainty of human life coming as it does with direct force to him p rsonally will cause an addition to I hat document in which ho will urge con gress to act at once. THE DEATH OF HENDRICKS. J'lie Vice President of the United States Pusses Suddenly Away. Jim. IleinlrleliH ICrlelly Leaves ISis Ifcilshlo and Hel uriilu-; Find Him Head. Flags livei'ifirliere tit llaif-Mnst. Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, vico presi dent of tlio United Stntes, died very sud denly at bis residence in Indianapolis at It'lo o'clock on tho evening of tho LTith, under circumstance that were particularly distressing to his family and friends, in ho much as they had not anticipated tliofatal termination of bis brief illness, and nobody was with him when death came. The dis patch giving tho particulars says: Hero turned from Chicago last Saturday and since then has been complaining somewhat of pain in bis head and breast, but nothing serious was thought of it. Last night he and Mis. Hendricks attended a reception given at tlio rcsidciico ol lion. .John .1 Cooper, treasurer of state, returning homo in their carriage about midnight, Mr Hendricks had taken off his heavy clothing, which ho usuully woro, and put on a dress suit of lighter material and before begot homo ho complained ofchilliuess nuu a cor- tain degree of exhaustion, but attributed it to malarial influences, llosatby tbolirean Hour or moro before rctu nig, but declined to send lor a physician, although urged to do so. Ho slept restlessly until about 8 o'clock l,!u !.. ...I 1.1 .1 1 1.!... nun nun mug, wnen no arose, ui t'sseu juut self and ato quite a hearty breakfast, say' lag lie lelt much bottor and intended to attend to considerable delayed business during tho day. He nnd Mrs. Hendricks walked out for nearly half an hour, and ho had apparently regained his physical vigor and cheerfulness. An hour later, howover, ho begun to bo troubled with pains in tho region oi uiu siomncii, ami .Mrs. Hendricks sent for the family physician, Dr. W. C. Thompson, a life-long confidential friend of the vice president. As the pains in the stomach continued to increase ho was given an emetic, and nrterwards an injec tion, and relief came in tho natural wav. Ho aroso from his bed, in which ho had laid only a few moments, and rend tho morning papers, talking cheerfully with his wife and an old houso servant. Just beforo noon ho hud a. relapse, however, and the physician was again Htimmoned and administered the usual remedies, lwsidcs bloeding the jmtlont, and Hendricks again expressed liimsolf as being c,toatlv relieved. He remained in his room all afternoon, occasionally rising from his bed, to which he was compelled to return by iv recurrence of tho abdominal pains. To callers who came, and thoy were numerous, he sent word he was indis posed but would be glnd to toe them to morrow. About -l:!50 p. in. Mrs. Hon drickb, who bad been at tho beside all day, went to tho iiarlor to too a caller who called to consult with her regarding tho af fairs of a refounilory of which sho was one of tho managers, and she remained with him about tuimtv minutes. Tom. a col ored servant, and Harry Morgan, Hon drioliH' nephew and page in Washington, rwnained with him. The servant went out ami Morgan stayed. Hendricks tossod tin--I'HHiljr n Ids bed, complaining of great pain, but suddenly it seemed to cease and hesaid to Irs nephew; I am fnv at Inst; send for Khza," meaning bis wife, and tlieso worn ins last words, and tho j 011113 man, not realizing the urgency of the message. did not deliver it nt once. Just before 5 o'clock Mrs. Hendricks enme into the room and found that her husband wasdead. Tho end of a long nnd eventful life had coma peaceful?,- and quietly. He lny in bed out side of tho covering, only partially dis robed, with his eyes cloyed as if he were in a gentle sleep. On his face were no truce of pain or suffering, but n pallor had como over it Unit inilicnleilonly too plainly that he had passed away. It needed no closo examination to tell that he was dead, and Mrs. Hendricks screamed nnd ran down btairs. A servant was dispatched to tho residence of Dr. Thomas, adjoining, nnd lie came immediately but bv tlio time he had reached tho bedside tlio limbs of the distin guished dead were becoming cold and rigid, nnd to Mrs. Hendricks' pathetic appeal, "Oil, doctor!! can't youdosoinething?'' Ho was obliged to answer. "It is too late." Washington dispatch: Tlio announce ment of tho death of Vice-President Hen dricks has cast a deep gloom over the cap ital. Hendricks' health had improved so much during tho last year or two that his friends looked for bis continuance in public life for many years, and the news of his sudden death camo with a shock. The llrst news of the sad occurrence was an as sociated press bulletin from Indianapolis. The president and members of the cabinet wore informed nt once, and the president immediately culled a meeting of the cabinet to take suitable action. The cabinet meeting to-night wns attend ed by all tho members except Secretary Manning nnd Attorney-General Garland. It was decided that the president and mem bers of the cabinet should attend the tuner- nl of tho vice-president. When tho cabinet ndjourned tho president issued tlio follow ing: To tho Peoplo of tho United States: Thomas A. Hendricks, vice-president of the United States, died at 5 o'clock at Indianapolis, and it becomes my mourn ful duty to announce the distressing fact to his fellow countrymen. In respect to the memory and eminent and varied ser vices of this high ofllcial and patriotic pub lic servant, whose long career was so fall of usefulness and honor to his state and the United States, it is ordered that, the national Hag be displayed at half-ninst upon all public buildings of tlio United States, that the executive departments in the city of Washington be closed on the day of the funeral and be draped in mourn ing for tho period of thirty days, that tho usual and appropriate military an naval honors bo rendered and that on all lega tions and consulates of tho United States in foreign countries tho national Hag shall lie displayed at half-mast on the reception of this order nnd tho usual emblems of mourning be adopted for thirty da. vs. Gnovjiit cLkvul.vni). 13y the president: T. F. lUv.um, secretary of state. The following wns sent to tho secretary of tne senate: To lion. Anson G. McCook, Secretnry of tho Senate: lam directed by the president to niloria you that lie has received intelli gence of the death of Hon. Thomas A. Hen dricks, vice president of tho United Stales and to convey to you his suggestion that you take immediate steps in conjunction with the house of representatives to secure further representation of congress at the funeral of the deceased. Very respectfully, JJANIKI, M. lAMO.NT, Private Secretary. AS TO THE SUCCESSION. Ex-Senator lie; Tlinrnian (Jives His Views arding f lie .Matter. Tlie Theory ol" the Senate ts That it Is u I'ei pelnal Hotly. 37ie Act of Congress of JTW'J Columbus (Ohio) dispatch: Kx-Senator Thurman was called upon to-day for in formation concerning tho succession nnd as to who would succeod to tho presidency in tho event of Mr. Cleveland's denth. Judge Thurman did not desiro to go into an argument out or respect to the memory of Mr. Hendricks, of whom ho spoke in the warmest terms, and his death tlio cx-seu-ator regarded as a public calamity. Mr. Thunnan, in speaking of the succession, said, in substance, that "tho theory of tho senato is that it is a perpetual body. Tlio senato before the commencement of tlio present vacation failed to elect a president pro tempore, ns is usually tho case a few days beforo tho adjournment, nnd this fail ure leaves tho country without a vico pres ident nt this time. If the president should die beforo the 7th of December an inter regum would exist in the ollico until tho senate, which meets on that date, should elect a president of tho United States and continue to discharge tlio same until an other election for president and vico presi dent was bold. In tho meantime tlio secretary of stato would notify tlio govern ors of the several states, who would order a new election, which, however, could not lupoid until next November. As showine. now uio election ol a president pro torn ot tho senato operates, tho statutes were re ferred to, which showed Hint in April, 1871), Vico President Wheelerabsented liiniKelf.and senator illlirmiin who was n eeteil nrrwi. dent appeared, which ended Mr.Thurnian'a term as president pro torn. On April 1 1880. tlin Vice Tlt-OMIrlmif Uu orf.l,', ul.jnnl and Mr. Thurman wns again elected presi dent pro teni., discharging tho duties until .May (tli, when tho vico president roturned, and this ngaiu put an end to Mr. Thur- man's olllce. Speaker Carlisle's term as presiding ollicer of tho houso of ropreseuta tives having expired with tlio Forty-eighth congress, leaves this nlaco vacant, nnd there is no one tinder the present laws who in eiigioio io mo presidency. Judgo Tliuriiiun also called attention to tho fact that an act of congress approved March 1, 17!12, provides that in caso of a removal by death, resignation, or inability of both, the president and vice-president of tho United States, tho president of tho sen ate pro tempore, nnd in enso there shall be no president of tho senate, then thospeakor oi uio nouso oi representatives lor tlio time ncing snail act as president oi tho United States until tho disability bo removed or a president bo elected. In tho event of tho ouicos ol president and vico president both becoming vacant, tho act referred to pro vides that the secretary of statoshall forth- witnnotiiy tno governor of every state, specifying that electors of tho president of mo united cjtatos snail Do appointed or chosen within thirty-four days preceding .1.., !... 1 !.. 1 - V tin.- mot it t-uiit'suay in jjecumuor men next ensuing. "There shall bo tho space of two months between the date of such notifica tion," says the act, "nnd the said first Wednesday in Decoiubor, but if there shall not bo tho space of two months, and if tho term for which tho president and vice- president last in ollico were elected shall not expire oa tho third day of March next ensuing, the secretary of stato shall spocify In tho notification that the elector shall be nmointed or chosen within thirtv-four days preceding the first Wednesday in De cember in tho year next ensuing. Tho oloc- tors must meet on the Wednesday designa ted and give their votes, proceeding as di rected bv law at tho usual nrosiduatial election.'' The ofllcial count gives Huron, for state capital of Dakota, a plurality of 2,131. A Pittsburg paper publishes the state ment that eastern nail manufacturers are aiding tho striking nailers in tho west and have ugrml to continue the contributions until the strikn ends. (5ENEHAL SEWS AM) SOTES. James l'arrell, who has bc.Mt iiinrine ob server nt Sandy Hook for thirt v-three years, died on tho "5th from heart disease, llnrglars entered the Aurora, lnd., post ollico Monday night and stole $701) in money, besides a larg'j quantity of stamps, Captain John H. McGniness, snperinten dent of the Kast St. Louis? Connecting rail road, was killed by falling undo a freight tram. Tli visible supply of grain, as compiled by tho Xew York produce exchange, is: neat, oi.oii.i.y i;i bushels; corn, 4,110, bushels. Will It. Jackson, who robbed the Amori- rus (Ga.) postofllco last month, while as sistnnl postmaster, and tied, was arrested at l.os Angeles, Cal. Henry lllnckenburg, a farmer living near Warren, Oiiio, committed suicide by tying a gun to a tree and nulling the trigger by means of a string, the shot penetrating his neart. At tho Southern hotel, New Orleans, Chnrles L. Davis, proprietor of a circue, shot and killed his wife or mistress, known as Anna Wigeriuan, and then shot himself (lend and fell across the woman's body. A nephew of Davis, who saw the shooting. suys tho first shot was accidental. Tho cir cus had been prolitlois. Thomas Stanton, whilo cooking supper over a lire in tlieoutskirts of San Hernado, Cal., was approached by four Indians who demanded whisky. Having nono to give them, ho wns unmercifully beaten, and then held over his firo and roasted alive. His legs were burnt to a crisp. He catpiot live. 'the Indians, if found, will bo lynched. liiisinesa failures occurring throughout ihe country during tho last sewn days ns reported to 11. G. Dunn fc Co., on the 28th Number for tho United States 1!K and for Canada 15, or a total of 2Ut. as comimred with a total of 210 last week, and 22J1 tho week previous to the last. Ksoept that lanures nro increasing in tho south nnd on tho Pacific coast, there is nothing special to note. At the last presidential election two dem ocratic judges of tho Fourth precinct of Fayette county, Tennessee, named Jack son and Mosby, allowed tho ballot-box to bo carried on whilo the count was in pro gress. They were indicted in the United States court and the trial was concluded at Memphis. They woro found guilty of allowing tlio ballol-boc to bo tampered with anil each lined 5100. At Sling Town, Texas, six workmen en tered a va.-ant houso four miles north of this town, used by section men ns a rain house. It was built of ties with earth roof. The men built a lire and went to sleep. Tho posts supporting tho structure caught llro and tho building tumbled in, killing three of the men outright and seriously injuring the other throe. A terrible accident occurred at Mer -itt's Corner, N. V. Whilo a number of workmen were descending the shaHt of the new aquo duct, the guard slide caught when but r. short distance from the stop, throwing out one of tho occupants of the cur, named Kd wards. In his fall ho struck against a bucket which was coining up the shaft, and which contained scores of workmen. Tlio concussion threw John llurke, Michael Doyle and an Italian, name unknown, from tho car, and they with Kd wards fell to tho bottom of the shuft, i distance of lot) foot. All were killed instantly except tho Italian, and ho sustained injuries which will proba bly prove fatal. Commissioner Coleman's unnual report has been mndo public. It says tho ono great need in tlio agricultural interests o the United Slates is a better understanding and more intiiuato relation hot neon the several agricultural experiment stations, nnd ii more practical co-operation between tlieso institutions nnd the department of agriculture. Tlieso colleges, endowed by congress, are separately carrying on expe riments without any central head through which to report and coinnuro results. Ho submits that his department should have full authority and ampin means to avail itself of the advantages offered bv these in stitutions. Ho favors a law uiithoriniug tho department to slaughter auimnls affected by ploiiro-jmeiiinouia and strongly advocates tho institution of Arbor Days in all states. The English court goes into tlirco weeks mourning for King Alfonso. A convention lias been signed, settling tho French claims against Venezuela. Tho latest returns show tho election in England of I'M liberals, 11 1 tories and IS Paruellites, a net tory gain of 20 seats. Homy W. Calvin and Osnian W. Roper, who woro convicted ot conspiracy to de fraud by cstabl'shing a bogus nrodiico firm at Soinerville, Mass., in tho iiaiuo of M. A. Durbauk ifc Co., were sentenced to three years each in tho houso of correction. Near Itural Hotroat, in Wytho county, Virginia, two men named Sultz and Wisely got into a dilllculty. Dining tho dispute Sultz's throat was cut, killing him almost instantly. Loiters of administration wero granted upon tlio estate or John McCiillougli, the nctor, to the Guarantee Trust and Safo D.iposit company. Iho property is valued at; o j.i.ooo, oi lYiiicii .jui.wuu it, in per sonal effects. Mr. McCullough died intes tate. Tho United States grand jury at Now Or leans indicted John II. Auf do Mot to, Into redemption clerk in tho sub-troasury there, for tho embezzlement of over 25,000 of punuc iiinus. Tho officers of tho Lincoln institiito have mirchnscd ten acres of ernnnd nnnr Vnwli town, Pa., upon which to erect a house and school lor Indians, Tho grain elevator "C," of Goorgo Law rence, on Grovo street near Twenty-second street. Chicago, burned. Tlio elevator con tained lou.uoo hushols of wheat.- FOItEKJX lyTELLIGKNCE. Tho Journal do St. Petersburg snys: Upon Ilussia's initiativo tho powers uro promoting a scheme for tho suspension of hostilities in tho llalkans and hones nro entertained that Sorvia and Uulgarm, al though incapable of rasisting tho prompt ings of passion, will become sensible enough to sue that it is to tho popular interests of both countries that they, on their own accord, sheath their swords. K dispatch from Sofia says tho city is wild with excitement over news from tho front stating that Piinco Alexander, nt the bond of tho Bulgarian troops, has followed up his victories and is drivini; the Hoi vlana slowly but surely from Bulgarian territory. The latest dispatch says Piinco Alexander stormed tho hoights of Tzaribrod and oc cupied tho city. Tho prince mndo a tri umphant ontry into the city and was re ceived with enthusiasm by tho populace. A London dispatch snys tho nomination of Miss Helbu Taylor, who is contesting tho 'parliamentary division for North Cumber laud, bus been refused bv tho returning officer. Miss Taylor h:n nrntostod ncalnst the allot; M arbitrary action of the olllcers She received letters from a number ot emi nent person in various parts of Europe and the United States, including one from Henry George, encouraging her attempt to put to the test the feeling of the country as reirds feinnle representation. It Nutated that the nuthorities admit there is no positive enactment against the return of a woman to parliament. The statement that llulgnrinns raptured Pirot, after being twice repulsed, wns in correct. It appears thut the entire Bulga riniunrniy mndo an attempt on Pirot. A prolonged struggle ensued, during which the Servisn artillery rendered such effective firo that tho Bulgarians wero repulsed. Tho losses of tho Bulgarians uro reported to have been very heavy. The Servian government has called upon every man in Xissa, under pain of being shot, to provide himself with threo days' rations and prepare to defend Pirot and Mssn. Fifty thousand Servian troops are disabled. The army is sullen. As a lust resource Col. Kcrvilovileh, tlio Servian minister ut St. Petersburg, who is an able strategist, has left, the city to take com mand of tho Servian forces. Tho inhabi tants of Koumella liavo sent a collective telegram to Princo Alexander, urging him to continue tlio war with Servia. The body of King Alfonso wns received in Madrid with great pomp. Tho queen and her daughters occupied a carriage, which followed imiuediutclv utter the fu neral car. There wero 2,000 carriages in tho cortege. The queen was deeply veiled in order to conceal her emotion. As the procession passed through the streets the populace wept. Occasionally a cheer was given for tjueen Christina. On arriving at me paiacu tua casket was carried liv grandees from tho cars to tlio hall of the palace, where tho body laid in stato until tho day of the funeral. A serious rebellion lias broken out in tho kingdom of Xepaul. A large number of na tive insurgents attacked the royal palace at Khatamouda nnd obtained possession of the citadel. Prime Minister J11112 llalia- dura, the real ruler of tho kingdom, was captured and put todoath. The muhauja, Dliirai Suraudon Calmdar. who is a minor. is a prisoner in thehnndsof the rebels. Tho uritish resident. Mr. C. E. 15. t rVestono. is absent lrom Khartomaudu on tv tour of inspection. Freitrlit Hates in Nebraska. The following is taken from a table pro pared bv the railroad commissioners from the into sheets of tho different roads doing business in this state. Tlio rates on grain re per hundred pounds. 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Special to tho Omaha Iloralu: This ends tlio thirty-sixth day of Minnie Dishncr's sleep, and still she shows no signs of awaking. Tho excitement is lessening witli tho general public, although, of courso, to tho medical mind each addi tional hour of roposo in "lifo-dcath" is inoro wonderful and moro hallling to scien tific knowledge Tho fact is, this promises to hii tho most mysterious case of the ago, and oven thoso who have soon tlio sleeping maiden nearly every day since tho begin ning scarcely rcalizo that she Is In tho sec ond month of her slumber. Thero is a movement on foot hero to in vito some prominent physicians of the largo cities of tho east to Columbus to thorough ly examine tho caso. , Minnie still partakes of small quantities of mill; and wine, but it is evident to a close observer that sho is becoming slightly emaciated as day succeeds day. Tho parents liavo nppuroully become reconciled to tlio mysterious condition of their dauyhtor and tlio anxiety and grief ol the first few weeks, tho annoyance of Hu morous visits, tho receipt of hundreds ot letters and tho answering of inquiries us best thoy enn do not seoiu to annoy them us early in the poriod of Minnie's sleep, Thoy aro in receint of remedies from all sections of tho country, most of tnom non sensical on their face. Faith cures of va rious kinds havo been proffered find ner vous claiming supernatural powers in all cases of physical and mental ailments have requested to bo called to the sleencr's bed side for a slight coiuj)cnsati?t ol course. Things Compressed. Tlio finest church in Buenos Ayrcs is called tlio Church of the Henieinbriuico It is of puro ltomnn architecture, in Italian marine, nnd cost about S2f0. 000. It is tho property of Scnor Don umos uuerrero, n wealthy citizen who erected it ns a nioinorinl to hid daughter, who was murdered hy a re. jecreu lover tioout ten years ago. An alarm ngninsb violent exerciso is sounded hy tlio medical and surgical examiners. Thevsavit mnv ho ac cepted as a truism that any nature or amount of exercise that will cause tlio heart to jump or thump against tho cncst-wail iu exerciso carried to an ex ccssivo and alarming extent. Tho athlete and the shmeer, for this ten- son, aro short lived. Aorristown iieraui: "Tlio new special delivery service, is a great boon," said a Norristown young lady recently, sticking a 10-cent stamp on a letter directed to a lemalo friend in Philadelphia, sttid missive conveying tlio important intelligence that tlio writer was out riding with Cliarlev nnd had an invitation to attend a wedding. The manager of a circus which has recently visited Canada says: "No where elso in tho world aro audiences so interesting to tho performers. In Quebec, Montreal, Hamilton, and Lon don, notablo fugitives from United States law such as Eno. Mother Man delhaum, nnd I suppose not less than f)0 more are pointed out to tho ring peoplo by somo resident person Tlieso exiles aro sure to go to the eir cus to relieve tlio tedium of lifo in their uncongenial cities; and thoy aro inter est ing to showmen, jtut as big finan cial rogues aro to all Americans." Tho Now Orleans Picayttnosays: "A queen boo lays from i?,000 to 8,000 eggs in ninety-four hottts. It is nob necessary to ask 'How doth the littlu busy bee? Sho doeth well, and should ho a shining example to the lazy hen that can only bo induced to lay ono egg in twenty-lour hours, and then only when eggs aro cheap." It is worth remembering that dur ing tho first visit of cholera at St, Petersburg, in IStJii, says Iron, a firm of iron founders employing five hun dred men informed them that all thoso who would not tnko a teaspoonful of powdered cliarcoal on entering tho works in tho morning must leave their employ. Tho conscmtcnco was (hat they did not loso a single man when myriads wero dying around them. Tho Ilavlford Times has tlio follow ing interesting paragraph: "Jay Gould's ancestor, Nathan Gold, was tno richest man m irairneld, Ut., in 1 070, and was an Assistant of his colony (an ollice. answering to Senator at tho present day), llo died in great honor and respect as 'Tho Worship ful Major Nathan Gold, Esq.. in 10SM.' His son, Nathan Gold, died in ollico as Assistant Governor of Connecticut in 17211. Tho latter was grandfather of Colonel Abraham Gold or Gould (Jay Gould's great grandfather), who was killed at tho battle of Itidgelield, jn 1777, tho place where ho full being shown to tho present day." In 180.$ tho llov. Nowton Chance, of Texas, killed an editor in Sherman and moved to Mississippi. At that timo ho was a lawyer, but becoming converted, ho entered tho ministry. Iteecntly ho loturned to Texas, and whilo on a visit to Sherman was ar rested for tlio murder committed twenty-two years ago. j Sir Arthur Ilass (of Uass's alofamo) has ptnehased Chesterfield House, for nearly ono million dollars. In tho Hands ot a famous architect it will bo restored to its old-timo glory, and among tho restorations will bo tlio famous mantelpieces which wero taken by Lord Chesterfield to iJrotly. "That Presidential Grub." When Vicksburg fell, President Lin coln wrote- to General Grant, '-I now wisli to mako personal acknowledge ment that you wero right, and I was wrong. This frank avowal wns prompted by tho fact that tho Presi dent had doubted tho success of Grant's campaign, though lie had wisely kept his opinion to himself un til then. Hut an anecdote, told by General J. 11. Wilson, in tho October Century, brings to light tho fact that, magnanimous as was tho letter, tho captttro of Vicksburg brought a new anxiety into Mr. Lincoln's mind. ! Mr. T. H. Jones, United States Mar .shal for Northern Illinois, nnd a warm friend ot General Grant and of Prosi 'dent Lincoln, was present at tho sur render of Vicksburg. Soon after tlio marshal's return to Chicago, tho Presi dent telegraphed bun to como to Washington. On his arrival, ho was met nt tlio station by tho President's carriage and taken directly to tlio Wlnto House. Mr. Lincoln, havinggreetcd him cor dially, led tho way into tho library, closed tho door and said: i "I havo sent for you, Mr. Jones, to know if that uiuu Grant wants to bo President." ' "No. Mr. President," replied Jones. "Aro you surer' "Yes," said Jones, "perfectly sure; I havo just como from Vicksburg; I .havo seen General Grant frequently, and talked freely with him, about that nnd every other question, and I know helms no political aspirations what ever, nnd certainly nonofor tho Presi dency. Ilia only desiro is to sco you re-elected, and to do what ho can un der your orders to put down tho re bellion, nnd restore penco to thocoun- try." "Ah, Mr. Jones." said Lincoln, "vou have lifted a great weight oil my mind, nnd dono mo an immenso amount of good, for I tell you, my friend, no man knows how deeply that presiden tial grub gnaws till ho has hud it him- U." Till SISLKTltrc PASS. Tlio Tii(lohtrilnes ciftlio CanatlUn I'nrlflo ton Mliiiiitsotiiin for tho Discovery of tlio l'ass. Prof. 0. M. Grant of the Qiiepn'ti University, Kingston, Canada, gives an interesting account in tho Century, of his trip over the Canadian Pacific Itailroad from Montreal to Ptiget Sound, and of tlio desperate search in former years for a feasiblo pass over tho Selkirk Mountains, and how after all other engineers had failed, tho pass was finally discovered in 1881 by Major ltogers, nn American en gineer, a Minnesotian, and brother of lion. H. E. Rogers, of Watcrville, Waseca county. It is a thrilling narrative of nerve, endur ance and final success. Tlio following is quoted from Prof. Grant's article: "In February, 1881, tho syndicate appointed nn Ame'rican, Mnj. A. 1). Holers, C. E., engineer of the Mountain Division of the Canada Pacific Rail way. Ho seemed to he about as unlike ly a man for tho work of ascertaining whether the Selkirks problem was sol uble as could have been chosen, llo knew little or nothing of mountains; his previous experience had been in states where there is no counterpart to the characteristic scenery and dif ficulties of ItritUh Columbia. Hut Maj. Rogers, like a true descendent of tlio Pilgrim or Puritan fathers, isa man who goes to thoparticularwilder ness to which ho may be appointed, asking no questions. Naturally in tense, self-reliant, and scornful of ap pearances, the opposite schooling of tho old-fashioned Down-East training, t he rough, experience of engineer and frontier life have made him so down right that ho is apt to be appalling to ordinary mortals. Though between HO and 00 years of age, hair and heard now white, no youngster in his party will plunge into the grimmest mount ain ranges with as httlo thought of commissariat or as complete a con tempt of danger, and no Indian -will encounter fatigue or famine as stoic ally. Tho mnior and his nenhow, Mr. Al bert Rogers, luring at Kninloopstcn hiuiMwap Indians lrom tno Roman Catholic mission to carry their packs. started in April to force their way to the cast. Thov succeeded in reaching the core of tho Selkirk range, bv fol lowing the east fork of the Ille-t'ille-Waet; but, like Moberly on the north fork, they got only to a culdesac, nnd their packs having become omi nously light , they heavy with thecon- M'lousnoss of failure camo to the con clusion that retreat was inevitable. Before retracing their steps, howover. thoy climbed the divide to see if any break could bo detected in tho range. es; a vallcv appeared in tho direction of an unexplored little afiluent or tho ille-i Hle-W act, and, apparently con nected with it, tt depression extending to the east. EVery whore else, all around to tho horizon, nothing hut "snowelad desolation." Thcresult of five or six weeks' endurance of almost intolerable misery was this gleam of hope. Our lourney enabled 113 to under stand what t hoy must have suffered. I no underbrush is ot tlio densest, ow ing to tho ceaseless rain. Black flies or mosquitoes do their part un weariedly. What with fallen timber of enormous size, precipices, prickly t horns, beaver dams, marshes full of fetid water to ho waded through, alder swamps, lakelets surrounded by blulTs so steep that it would almost puzzle n, chamois to got over or around them. wo natl ail wo wanted ol tlio Illo-Cille- Waet and tho Eaglo Pass. But they had started too early in thu Benson. The snow wns not only deep, but ib wns melting and rotting under spring suns and rains, nnd therefore would not bear their weight. Down they sunk at every step, and often in tho worst kind ot pitfalls. At first their loads woro so heavy that they had to leave part behind, and then, nf tor camping early, return wcari- y on their tracks for tho second load. Tho Indians would havodesertcd them a dozen times over, bnttheMaior had arranged with tho mission that if they returned without a cert memo they wero to get a whipping instead of good pay. Nothing but pluck kept them pegging away; but in spile of all they failed that year. Tho following May tho Major made his attack from tho other side of tho range, and again ho was unsuccessful. Swollen torrcutu and scarcity of supplies forced him back to his base, at tho point whero tho Kicking llorso River joins tho Co lumbia. On this occasion, had it nob boon for tho discovery of a canoe, ho and his party would havo starved. Sorely against their will ho had pub them on half rations, but ho gladdened their hearts ono morning by announc ing that it was his lnrthday, and pro ducing a littlo sugar to sweeten their tea. f Nothing daunted, ho started again the samo summer, in tho mouth of Ju ly, from tho samo base, and succeeded. Proceeding up tho valley of tho Beaver, a largo stream that cntora tho Colum bia through an opon canon, and then following tho course of ono of its trib utaries appropriately colled Hear Creek, ho at length found tho long-sought-for pass. Ho saw tho mount ain from tho summit of which tho year heforo ho and his nephew had noticed tlio depression extending to tho east. Not content whilo anything remained undone, he mndo lor tho north fork, ascended it too, to ascer tain if its headwaters would connect with a tributary of tho lieavor, and so perhaps afford something better; but nothing bettor, or rather nothing at all, was found. Tho t Selkirks havo only ono pass, but it is better than tho western slotio of tho main chain by tho Kicking llorso. And an Ameri can has had tho honor of finding that ono on uenait ot uinaeiai All Honor to him! It is stated that tho English spar row is losing casto in his yntive coun try as well as abroad, nnd the coun try papers of England aro filled withw. discussion hy farmers ns to the beet methods for his extermination. ,5