THE OEEGON SCOUT.
JONES & CUANCIiY, I'ttbllMicr.
UNION,
CUUMjUjN.
(1ENEKAL NEWS AND NOTES.
TliO fund being raised In New York for a
monument to General Grnnt has rciiclicd
5104,288.
Tho Euphrates Vnlley railwayscheniclins
been revived in London. Tho project in
rhidcs n. canal to connect Hie Caspian with
tho Persian Gulf. Tho syndicnto stands
roady to spend 7,000,000.
ThoCanndian Pacific road runs trains
westward from Winnipeg only 1,0112 miles,
to Donald Station, between tho Solklrknnd
Rocky Mountain ranges. Eastward to
Montreal it is hoped that the track will bo
kept open all winter.
Tho first movement of tho Vanderbilts
pinco tho funcrai took phtco wns to plnco
New York Central sleeping-cars on tho
Wabash road from St. Louis nnd Chicago
to New York and Boston, taking effect at
once. President Webb has ordered tho
l'ullnmn coaches off tho West Shore road.
The present congress contains ninety-two
former federal soldiers and sixty-six routed
ates. Thoso who received a collcginto edu
cation number 1118.
Balloting at Boston for mayor of tho
city resulted in tho re-election of Hugh
O'Brien, democrat, over .1. M. Clark, re
publican, by a majority of 8,ri07 in a total
voto of 4 1,757. O'Brien's majority is tho
largest over given to a mayoralty candldato
In Uoston.
Gen. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, is dead.
Ills ngo was 75.
Tho Montreal branch of tho Irish Na
tional leuguo has received a letter from
Charles O'lteilly, of Dotroit, treasurer of
tho Irish National league, thnnklng tho
Montreal branch for itsdonationof SI, 000
toward tho Irish parliamentary fund and
ntatitig that it will form part of tho $10,
000, which will mako tho thirteenth trans
mission of a liko sum since October 1.
The tonil) or W. Jl. Vnnderbilt Is guarded
constantly by one of four watchmen, who
will remain on duty all winter.
Tho steamer Hudson sank on Lucas bar,
fifty miles below St. Louis, with a cur'o
valued at 515,000.
A lingo black boar held possession of a
f;t red in Kalanuir.oo, Mich., on Sunday un
til he chose to take to the timber.
Ktifus Hatch urges tho Now York Stock
Exchange to erect a spacious building, cost
lug $5,000,000 or so, rather t linn see Chi
nigo take the control of gambling from the
Atlantic coast.
In tho raso of Angus Cannon, of Utah, in
dicted under the Edmunds net for unlawful
ro-habltation, the judgment of the supremo
court of the territory K.'S been ulfirincd by
tho federal supreme bench.
Patrick Q'Rourke, who loaned Horace
Greeley $1,000 to aid In starting Tim New
York Trib'ine, and who has ever since hud
t'hnrgo of the engine and press rooiiisiu that
establishment, drojiped dead from heait
disease. Thomas N. Hooker, the venerable
foreman, a lieiJvy stockholder, Is still
spared.
A count of the grain elevators in the
Northwest bus been niado by a St. Paid
paper. Tho result Is a total of 1,51:1
houses, 'with a total capacity of 51, 000, 000
IiusIicIh. Excluding those in Minneapolis,
St. Paul, and Dulutli, which are counted In
the statement of visible supply, tho nggro
pato rapacity Is about :i:t,()00,000 bushels.
Ah stated in a previous issue, tiiecountry
clovatois urn believed to contain not' moro
than ten to twelve million bushels, but tho
number of tho house is much larger than
had been supposed by parties in the trade.
Tho London Dally Telegraph denies that
Mr. Gladstone has submitted to tho queen
a scbeino for homo rulo in Ireland.
A prominent Indinn sachem named Yel
low Hag, of tho Comanehes, resident in tho
Indian Torritory, visited Fort Worth to
purchnso a Christmas present for his tr bo
and put up at thu Pickwick hotel, retiring
at a late hour. Tho next evening lie was
dead from asphyxia. Tho supposition is
that Yellow Hags was intoxicated and
either blew thogasout or turnod it out and
then turned it on again.
A Davidson, Kitssian minister to .lapan,
diod in Tokio, December 2nd, from apo
plexy. In tho funeral cortege were two reg
iments of the .lapaucso imperial guard, In
accordance with a special order by tho em
peror. An Informal notice issued by the anthra
cite coal companies states that prices ami
freights nro to be advanced January 1st.
Tho advauco Is to bo 25 renta per ton, 15
conts on coal and 10 rents on freight.
A movement is now being made in Haiti
moro to procuro from tho legislature soon
to nssemble tho passage of a stringent law
against the opium joliits, which nro said to
liavo largely multiplied recently. It pro
poses to make tho penalty so severe as to
entirely prohibit them.
Mall ndvlces from Pendleton county,
West Va., say that an epidemic of dipli
therla which has been raging In tho sparse
ly settled districts along tho Virginia lino
him caused sixty deaths in tho last three
weeks.
Burt ,fc Dawson's uloviihir at Paris, III.,
burned, Together with -10,000 bushols of
corn and (1,000 bushels of wheat.
News front Pauls Valley, Indian Terri
tory, states, that United Stivtea Marshal
Ilea Ayrcs, who was shot a few days ngo
hilo attempting to arrest a band of des
peradoes headed by Manuel Patterson,
who formerly ran with Dick Glass, is in a
critical condition. Mortillcatlon has sot in
and he will die.
Cavalry Men Killed by Indians.
Mown is received that on tho 10th, near
lie White house, northwest of Silver City,
a company tho Eighth United States caval
ry, under Lieut. Fountain, was ambushed
by hostile Indians with disiuitrous results:
The following were killed in the tight which
ensued: Burgeon Muddox. Privates Collins,
Gibson, Iluttou and McMlilen. Ltout. Cabell
and Corporal Mel'nihind were sightly
wounded. Thu Indians numbered twenty
one. After tho light they headed west, In
the direction of Clifton. This is tho same
bnnd with which Fountain had a fight on
tho 0th iiiBt. No Indians are reported
killed.
Treacherous to Unclo Sam.
A short time ago Judge Dunne, of Sitka,
Alaska, in consequence, it In alleged, of
crooked business transaction In which he
became Involved, left Bitka nnd took the
steamer Idaho from Tongas to Victoria. H.
0. Fioin there he took the Canadian Pa
cific railroad to lion trial, and was in that
city on tho 12th. Ho U supposed to have
gone to Halifax to try to take a steamer
lor uh English port. Detective lVrley. ol
Washington, is on bU track. The judge is
involved to the amount ol ? 30,000,
THE FORTl'-NINTH CONGRESS.
ltccord or Proceedings In
llrnuclicH of tho Same.
Ilotu
Hkn ATn.--Mltrllp11. from tint rnmmttfri.
on pensions, reported favorably the
bill granting a pension for tho widow of
Gen. Grnnt. Hampton introduced a bill
making It unlawful for senators or repre
sentatives to recommend cr solicit np
pointmcnts to oflico. Hutler called tip his
resolution ol inquiry relating to tbo alleged
organization of tho territory of Dakota
into a state. Laid over. Tho sonata then
proceeded to tho consideration o' the joint
rules. Alter a snort debate resulting in
Homo amendments of tho detail, tho rules
wero iinniiy agreed to. A resolution was
offered by Cockrell, which was agreed to
calling on tho secretary of tho.treasury for
information ni to what claims wore before
tho treasury department for unpaid mole
tics under tho act of 1801. Among tho
measures Introduced wero tho following
Jiy Fryo- Providing that all future np
poiutecs as heads of departments of the
United Stales armies army shall bo ollieers
selected from tho army and nominated by
tbo president and combined by tho senate
to bo such heads of departments for terms
or lour years. It declares that this pro
vision snail not apply to tho head ol any
iicparimeia until that olllco sliall first Do
come vacant. Tho president may, in his
discretion, however, at any time, plnco
upon tho retired list any existing head of a
department, and tho rotired list is enlarged
lor that purpose,
Sknatk. Edmunds Introduced a bill
grnnting a pension to Mrs. Julia Grantnnd
another bill granting her franking privi
leges. Hills wero introduced. Hy Senator
Harrison For tho admission of a portion
of Dakota as a stato of thounton. Hy Sen
ator Vest To incorporate tho Atlantic
and Pacific Ship Hallway company. This
is tho Ends ship canal bill and provides for
government inn iu milk enterprise, j iy
Senator McMillan Proving that all lands
granted to nid iu tho construction of tho
I f.l A.- . I... I 1 ! 1 ,1..
Sioux City and St. Paul railroad, except
ten sections per nnlu lor each milo ol con
tinuous road constructed by thatcoinpany
on said lino, under authority oi said state,
within the timo named and limited iu said
act, sliall bo resumed by the United States
Uy ueorgo To pension tlio soldiers of tho
Mexican war. A joint resolution intro
duceu by bcunlor .Jackson proposes an
amendment to tho constitution of tho
United States, providing that tho president
nnd vice-president shall herealtcr lo elected
for a term of six years, and that thoy sliall
bo ineligiblo to re-election, and that tho
vice president shall be ineligible to tlioodlco
of president after ho shall have filled tho
same In caso of vacancy therein
Housk. Morrison called up tho roportof
tho commlttco on rules, and proposed that
tho new code bo read at lougth. At his sug
gestion tho reading of tho report was dis
poused with, and tho general debate opened
by him with a sliortoxplaiiation of tho pro
poned revision. Many members took part
in the discussion, but without arriving at
any conclusion the house- adjourned.
Bknatk. Among bills Introduced and re
ferred wero tho following: Hy Teller To
provide for the froo nnd unlimited coinage
of tho silver dollar. Hy I ngalls To pro
vldo for determining tho existence and ro
moval of inability of the president to dls
chargo the powers and duties of his office.
Hy Maiiderson Itelating to pensions. It
provides for tho pensioning of all persons
who served for at least one year during the
Into war and wero either discharged after
such term of service upon a surgeon's cer
tificate of disability as no longer tit for mil
itary duty, or who, after a liko term of ser
vice, wore discharged with tho re-enlist-incut
chiuso stricken from their certificate
of discharge. Tho rato of pension shall not
bo less than $-1 nor moro than $12 per
nouth. It prohibits thu receiving of any
biformatioii touching a pension from any
person upon an agreement to conceal tho
names of the Informant frptn the applicant
or his attorney. Tho presidential succes
sion bill was discussed without action,
when thu somite ndiqtirned.
St:N ATI!. Among bills introduced nnd ro
forred were the following: Hy Tellei To
provide for tho free and unlimited coinage
of thu silver dollar. Hy Ingalls To pro
vide for determining the existence and re
moval of inability of the president to dis
charge the powers and duties of his olllco.
Hy Mandorson Relating to pensions. It
provides for tho pensioning of all persons
who served for at least one year during the
late war and were either discharged after
such term of service upon a surgeon's cer
tificate of disability as no longer tit for itiu
Itary duty, or who, after a like term of ser
vice, wo'ni discharged witli th iv-enlist
meat clause stricken from thoir certificate
of discharge. The rato of pension shall not
bo less than $4 nor moro than 12 pel
mouth. It prohibits tho receiving of any
information touching a pension from any
person upon an agreement to conceal the
names of tho Informant from the applirant
or his attorney. The presidential succes
sion bill was discussed without action,
when the senate adjourned.
Hr.NATi:. Hoar, from tho committee on
privileges and elections, reported favorably
to fix a day for the meeting of electors for
president nnd vice-president nnd to pro
vide for and regulate the counting of tho
vote for president and vice-president nnd
for the decision of questions arising there
from. Laid over. The presidential suc
cession bill was taken up and Kvurts-itd-dressed
the senate on It. He took the
ground th.it the succession proi ided for by
tiie bill now before the senate was the only
possible constitutional exercise of Hie very
limited power accorded by the constitution
to cjingiess, Evarts spoke about an hour
ami was listened to with the utmost atten
tion. After a few words from Edmunds in
reply to Evnrta and differing from him ns
to tho very limited power c! congress, tho
Edmunds amendment wns voted on. Yeas.
21; nays, 117; Tho bill wuh then passed
without division as teported from the com
mittee. Ingalls Introduced a hill to author
Ire the coiifdi-uction of a bridge across the
Mitsouri rivet at Pierre, Dak. Also a bill
to provide for additional judges iu tho
Dakota territory. Also a bill to create
two additional land districts in Dakota
territory. Adjourned.
Houst:. Consideration of tho report ot
the committee on rules was resumed, the
ponding amendment being that offered by
Springer, ot Illinois, to abolish various
committees on expenditure iu different de
partments and to concentrate their duties
to one eommitteecousistiug of fifteen mem
bers. Tito amendment was rejected with
out discussion. Cannon moved to strike
out the paragraph which limited tilt appro
priations over which the appropriation
committee, had jurisdiction, lite motion
was lost. Adams, of Illinois, then offered
an amendment virtually prohibiting "rid
ers." It nssulwtuntiully filename as tho
one w men, iiciori; mo test vote on dlstito
utlng the appropriation bills, had been of
fered by Hammond and been rejected by
the house. Tho amendment wuh now
adopted and the remainder of the report
'iis agreed to without objection. Then the
report was adopted In Into. So tho rules
ol the forty-eighth congress, it" intended by
the report ol the committee ,u rules, are
re-enacted an the rule of the forty-ninth
congrv. The. senate bill granting a pen
Ion to the widow ol Gen. Grant was taken
up and puiuvd, Price, ol Wisconsin, alone
voting lit the negative.
IIoubf..- In the house the subject of rul
wnB taken up for discussion, Morrison, of
Illinois, stating ho would try nnd clone tho
general debate at 4 o'clock. A proposition
to create a constitutionnlainondinentcom'
inittee. presented by Mr. Hnyne, of Pcnn
pylvanla. having heen defeated through vle
orotis opposition of Tucker, of Virginia, an
amendment was oiicrca oy l nync, oiiscw
York, to givo tho commlttco on rovision of
tho laws jurisdiction over tho proposed
amendments to tho constitution. The
amendment wns lost. Springer, of Illinois,
niado several attempts to abolish tho com'
mittces which he deemed useless, declaring
that somcof thcmdld nobusiness except to
select clerks, but ins efforts were unsuccess
fid. Ponding an effort on his part to abol
ish tho committees cn public expenditures
iu various departments, nnd to create one
committco on expenditures in tncoxecutive
department, thu houso adjourned.
JTowsii. Tho speaker laid beforo the
house a cominilnication from tho board of
directors of tho New Orleans exposition
inviting tho members to visit tho cxposi
m . t i. . ...tit t 1 .
uun on mesony, uecoinocr ztiui. i, aid on
the table. Mr. rindlay of Maryland asked
lor unanimous consontior tho present con
HKioration oi too presidential succession
bill, but Mr. Peters of Kansns obiected
Mr. Randall suggested that Mr. Finillay
coiiki, on .Monuay, movo to pas uie pin un
der suspension of tho rules, and Mr. Find.
lay gave notice that ho would purstio that
course. Tho house than adiourncd.
Sns'ATi:. Among bills introduced nnd re
fcrrcd wero tho following: Hy Van Wycc
To establish an additional land district in
tho stnto ot Nebraska, to bo called the
Cheyenne district; also to provide for tho
salo of a part of the reservation in tho
stnto of Nebraska of the Winnebago tribe
of Indians; also to provide for the organ
izntioit of that part of the territory o! tho
United States known as Indian lerrltory
and public land strip into a territory to lie
known as tho territory ol Ukiaiioma, to
provido temporary government for tho
i lime, lor tlio allotment oi Homesteads to
Indians in soveralty and to open tlio unoc
cupied lands to Indian settlers. Hy Me
Phcrson For tho relief of tlio officers and
crew of tho United States steamer Monitor
who participated In the engagement witii
tlio rebel iron-clad Mcrrimne in 1802. Hy
Logan To increase tho efficiency of tho
army of tho United States; also to equal
ize tlio oouiity ol Holdiers, sailors and
marines in tho late war for the union; also
to pension prisoners of war who wero con
fined iu confederate military prisoners dur
ing tho lalu war; also to regulate marine
hospital appointments. Hy oko To es
tabiish a national live stock highway and
promote commerce iu live stoclc betweou
li ostates. Adjourned to Jan. 5th.
Horsi;. Hills were introduced; Hy Hen
ley, of California Declaring forfeited cer
tain lauds granted to aid in tho construc
tion of tho Northern Pacific railway com
pany; also tho Southern Pacific railway
company; also a railroad Irom Portland,
Oregon, to the Central Pacific railroad in
California. Hy Dunn, of Arkansas Amend
ing the Pacific, railroad acts. Hy Springer,
i Illinois Relating to compensation and
duties ol tho United States marshals nnd
attorneys. Hy Townsend, of Illinois To
orgiinizu a territoriiilgovernmeiit in Indian
Territory. Jiy ihomns, of Ilhnos (irant-
ing pensions to all soldiers who served thir
ty days in the late war. Also to equalize
bounties. Hy Payson, of Illinois Grant
ing html to honorably discharged soldiers
of the lute war. Also repealing the timber
culture, pie-ciuption and desert laud acts.
Hy Holmaii, of Indiana To limit tlio dis
posal of public lands adapted to agricul
ture to actual set tier. Also to forfeit un
earned land grants. Hy Weaver, of Iowa
ror the establishment oi a postal-tele
graph. Also for the free and unrestricted
coinage of the silver dollar. Hy Henderson,
of Iowa Fixing tho salar.vof United States
district judges at ?u, ()()( per annum. Jly
.Murphy, ol Iowa for the construction of
the Hennepin canal. Hy Frederick, of Iowa
To enable the people of tho territory of
Dakota to form a constitution. Hy
Holmes, of Iowa Toestablisli agricultural
experiment stations. Hy Conger, ot Iowa
To increase tho pensions of soldiers who
are totally disabled. Adjourned to Janua
ry 5th.
T00MI1S' FAMOUS SAYING.
lie Denies Ho liver Uttered the Ktuiker
Jllll To a sc.
An account ot tho last hours ot the ill
ness ol jjouert Uoomiis says: Jio was
stricken with paralysis about three months
ngo, mid had sinco been confined to his
room, during which time his mind had been
more or less clouded. At times he ould,
his thoughts, again go through the
stormy debates of bis past life. At other
times, when ho did not at all cotnpioiicnd
his im-uediatu surroundings, his mind
would b) perfectly clenr as to events of his
past life. Almost everyday iiptolustWed-
nesday lie would sit up in his easy-chair,
but 'I liursduy ho began to grow worse.
'aralysis was inoro perceptible than ever
before. The left side of his face was very
much drawn and distorted. Howa-s uncon
scious front last Friday. During his entire
illnesH he seemeil to be free from pain. He
died as peacefully as a little child falls to
sleep. His death-bed was surrounded by
his lour grandchildren, nil grown, an only
brother, to whom he was very devotedly
attached, and other relatives. These four
gratldchildieu constituted Ids entire family,
being the children of Ins daughter, .Mrs.
Dubois, who died nearly twenty years ago.
The value of the property is variously esti
mated at from $:iim.uou to s.uu,uou. in
a recent interview ono ot the most noted
sayings attributed to Gen. Toombs was re-
pudlated li.v him in the pillowing language:
"I never said that I would live to call thu
roll ot my slaves at tho foot of Hunker Hill
monument, That was a fancy lie started
by Jack Halo ot New Hampshire."
A Talk Willi tho (Jrent Faliier.
Omaha Hee special: Theniuegorgeously-
dressed Indians ot the Sao and Fox tribe,
of Iowa, were received by tho president
this morning. An interpreter was with
tliein, but it wns not absolutely necessary,
as some of tho red men can speak English
cry intelligently. They were in the presi
dent's private olllco for more than halt an
hour. They aw bore on business for tho
tribe, and at tho satuo time have been tak
ing In the sights. They take a lively Inter
est iu nil that Is going on around them. On
account of their own ganily ititiiiiamoiits,
p.ilut, feathers and toggery generally, they
nre attracting much attention on the
htroets. Visitors at the hlto house eyed
them intently, and tho Indians made as
Imposing a procession when they filed out
us nine uruves possiiuy count.
Funeral of II. flrntz llrovni.
The funeral ot tho late cx-Gov. H-Grati
Brown took place on the 15th from Ida res
idence at Kirkwood, Mo. Tho immediate
friends and relatives to the number ol
nboiit 200 were iu attendance. There was
no public demonstration, the family ol the
deceased preferring a dim pin funeral. The
J mil-bearers were .Meairs. j, i. wouepiian,
I. F. Hreat, W. Klntf. C. llrauch, L. F.
Jqnts, D, H. MrAdam, D. M, GrUqn and
K. Chirk. The reuiulun were Interred at
Oak Hill cemetery where the dccenned hud
n pressed a denim to Uj burled,
OPPOSING CIVIL SERVICE.
Itcprcnetitntlvft fienej'n Hill to Kcpeal
tlio Civil S.rvleo Iiitw.
The New York Sun's Washington epeclaW
says: At tho first opportunity this week
Representative Seney, of Ohio, will Intro
duec his bill on tho civil servico law. In an
interview Mr. Seney wns asked In regard to
the bill and said: "It will bo very short, not
hall a dozen lines iu length.
"Then it is not a compromise bill?"
I
do not believe in tho Inw In any of its feat
t
ures. I am convinced it is unconstitutional.
Certainly it takes awny the power by cons
titutiou vested iu tlio proiidont. The pres
ident has a right to appoint nhy one to of
fice lie may see fit, but hero Is an ulleged
law which steps in and says bo can not
appoint any one except one of four per
sons. It might do very well if tito
people who selected the four per
sons wero iniaiiipic, nut being only
men they tuny bo prejudiced. I am
thoroughly satisfie.1 that not one-fourth of
the members of congress could pass tlio
ordinar- examinniloiu tliat are held here
1 was hero iu tlio summer when cxamina
tions were held for postofllce inspector. 1
know I could not have passed that exami
nation, nnd yet I belle vo with my expert
once of many years as a lawyer and bust
news man, I could perforin the duties of
pnstofiicc inspector There nre thousands
of competent men wi.o will not undertake
these examinations. There are plenty of
men in my district who would liku to outer
the servico of the government, and I ki:ow
a great ninny for whom I would enter in'o
bond that they can do the work satisfct
torily, and yet they will not tako theso ex
aminations."
"How do members of congress feel on this
Btibject?" wns asked.
"Oh. a great many leol ns 1 do. but 1 do
not know whether tho bill can bo passed or
not. That can only bo told bv trying."
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
A Ronsation was caused in London byth
arrest of a young man and woman at Ken
sington on tho chargo of attempting to ex
tort money from tho princo of Walea and
threatening Ids royal highness, in tlio event
of ids not complying witli their demand.
The prisoners wero taken before a magis
trate, witero a formal examination was Held,
esultmg in their being remanded. It is ex
pected that disclosures of .1 serious nature
will bo made when the caso is again called.
Tlio Dublin Daily Express, a consistent
upholder of tho loyalists, devotes a leading
article to picturing the consequences which
would result from home-rule in Ireland. II
tlio demands of the Pnrnollltes were granted
and any hucIi scheino of home-rule is at
tempted as Gladstone has been contem
plating, tho Express declares that civil war
would not bo unlikely to follow. Them
would bo such a clashing ot class interests,
Mich rivalry between friends of tlio old
regime and partisans of tho new order that
civil strife could hardly bo avoided, and in
case such extremities wero prevented it ii
perfectly certain that thero would still bt
endless friction between tho Imperial gov-
Turnout and Ireland.
Tlio Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland hold
a meeting in Dublin to devise means for op
posing homo rule for Ireland. A largo num
ber of peers nnd several loyalist members
ot the houso of commons were present. A
manifesto, addressed to the Orangemen of
Great Hritain, wns drafted and will be
posted throughout Great Hritain and Ire
land. Thomaitifesto declares that Protest
antism in three of the- four provinces of
Ireland is at the mercy of avowed conspira
tors who arocudca voring to overthrow tho
rule ot the imperial government, and claims
Unit the loyalists represent tho industry
nnd intelligence of Ireland, and says one of
the first acts Parnellites will seek to obtain
will beeoinpletecontrolot educational mat
ters. This would givo them control over
the rising generation, while the command of
the police would mnke them masters of the
present generation. The slightest relaxa
tion ol the ties of tho union, tho manifesto
says, will eventuate in separation and the
ill t i i it ii to ruin ot the country, us it will
establish a drill ground for hostile armies
nnd dock yards for foreign fleets in tlio most
vulnerable part of the empire.
TIIE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
How ?Ir. Iluiidall, ol' I'oiiiit.)'! viutlu.
l'roiioMW to Scttlu tlio UlICNtlOII.
Mr. Randnll has prepared a bill for intro
duction in tlio houso entitled "A bill in re
lation to the manner of filling vacancies in
tho olilces of president and vice president."
It provides, first, that thu presidential
electors shall hold their otiices tor the term
of four years; second, that whenover, in
caso of tho removal, death or resignation
ot tho president, tho vice president shnll
have become president of the United States.
tho electors shall meet in their respective
btates and elect nnother vico president.
In the samo manner in caso ot the removal,
esignatiou, death or disability of the
"resident and vico president the electors
sliall elect another president nnd another
.co president. In the caso of tho removal
or death of either president or vico presi
dent tho secretary of stato shall notify
tho chief executives of the soveral states
thereof and tliey shall bo requested to no
tify tho olectotn to. nteot on tho first
Wednesday after tho expiration of one
mouth and sliall holeet a president and
vice-president. It also provides that in
the event of tho death, removal or disabil
ity both of the president and vice-president,
nnd in case no vice-president sliall
liavo been elected, tho secretary of state
sliall act as president until an election can
bo hold, ft there be no secretary ol state,
then tho office is to revert to the secretary
ot tho treasury, the secretary ot war, the
attorney-general, thesecretary ot tho navy,
the secretary of tho interior and the postmaster-general,
in the order named, who
Hltall act as prexident until an election can
bo had, its provided in tho bill, provided
that no one of these officer shall bo com
petent to act as president who would not
lie eligible to the presidency of the United
States as provided by the constitution.
Murphy's Important Measures.
Washington special to tho Omaha He
Representative Murphy, of Davenport, will
otfer tltreo important bills soon. Ono ap
propriates $1,000,000 to begin the con
struction ot the Hennepin canal; the second
prohibits tho employment ot convict labor
on public works or the letting ot contracts
to employers of convict labor. The third
bill is ot very great importance to nil ap
plicants for pensions. Thin hill makes tho
fact ot a man's enlistment presumptive,
evtdottco that he was physically sound
when ho entered the army. It used to Ihj
customary for the pension olllco ro require
an applicant to prove ms (Usability did
not exist before his enlistment. Every
man beforo enlistment had to pass a
thorough examination before, the govern
ment surgeon, and bo certified to as ot
sound health and constitution. That
being the tact it is pretty hard on an old
soldier to ask him to prove now that
twenty-five years ago ho was a well uia-
Dispatch received at St, Petersburg,
RuhHiu, state that a terrible dynamite ex-
ilosiou hus occurred In lite rimiurhin mine
if Siberia. Accounts are roiitllcHiiK as re
gards the number ot persons killed, some
placing tne number at -iuu, nuo ouier
plact It m hljili fc 1,000.
PE RS0NA L AND OTHERWISE.
Peter Donahue, thoCnlifornia millionaire,
began life ns a blacksmith.
Mr. George W. Childs has been pnll bonror
at the funerals of thirteen distinguished
men.
Tho London Telegraph learns that tho
Marchioness of Loruo will probably revisit
Canada in 1SSU.
Lady Churchill's campainingcostumc was
a darit bitio dress, with a primrose vestnuu
u little black velvet hat.
Miss "Gowanda Mohawk," of Auburn,
claims the distinction ot being the only red
okin on tho American stage.
Tiicrc are four Taylors iu tho now house
of representatives. They all wear good
clothes and never cut each other.
Congressman Iiltrlcigh, of rsew lork, says
a Washington correspondent, is fidgety, and
can t sit still five minutes at a time.
Joo Parker, a negro, who died at Dallas,
Texas, at the ngo of 125, was the original
of "Old lilac): Joo" in the famous song of
that title.
Arab! Pasha, tho exile, finds thnt the nir
of Ceylon is not conducive to his health
Ho would liko to go west and grow up with
the cowboys.
A biography of Adelaide Ncilson has been
written by Laura C. Jlolloway, to be illus
trated with nine photos by Sarpsy, and a
picture ol iter grave.
Fred. Marsden, has just finished a musi
cal comedy entitled "Eloped with a Circus
mini. Uno ol tlio scenes will represent tho
interior ol a circus.
Hon Perley Poorc will publish his reminis
cences (taring tho coming year. They will
comprise nbottt 8,000 pages, including
many illustrations.
JL WHOLE FAMILY ROASTED ALIVE.
Horrible Fin mo Casualty 111 a Itural
Suburb of Detroit.
Detroit (Mich.) dispatch: At nn earlv
hour this morning tho village of Wood'
more, a suburb oi this city, wns the scene
of a horrible lire. Somo men returning
home at 2:30 o'clock discovered the small
frame house oT Frnnk'Knoch on fire. Help
was summoned, but beforo it arrived the
house was totally consumed. Alter day
light this morning search was begun for the
bodies of tlio family who wero thought to
bo iu the building at the time of the fire
Enoch was found m tlio front room with
his witc in his arms, botlt being burned to
a crisp. A tew feet away was nn unrecog
niznble mass supposed to bo the remains ol
the oldest child, a hoy tiirce years old. ui
tlio baby nino months old there was no
trace and it is supposed that the body wns
completely consumed, rrom tho position
of tho bodies it isthonghtMrs. Enoch, who
wns nn invniid.had overturned a lampnnd
wns overcome by the fiamcs before help
could reach her. The lamily consisted ol
Frank Enoch, nge 28; Susan whitman
Enock, 22 yearB, Gcorgo !5 years, and
Frank Albert, aged nino months.
Frank Enoch was known to liavo monoy
in the house, which ho had been saving to
make somo pnyments. The searchers in
tho ruins found a revolver, nnd it is known
Enoch novcr owned one. Theso fncts lend
to the suspicion that murder wns commit
ted for tho sake of robbery, and the build
ing then fired to cover up tho deed.
FULL TEXT OF HAMPTON'S HILL.
That iTInklnsIt Unlawful for .Senators
nnd Itepreneulallvn to Ileeomiiiend
Appointments to Olllco.
Following is tho full toxt of the bill intro
duced by Senator Hnmpton to make it un
lawful for senators and representatives to
recommend or solicit appointments to of
fice: Wiu:itnA8, Additional legislation is neces
sary to entry out tlio intention of tlio
tenth section of the net of congress of the
10 th of January, 188:5, entitled "An act to
regulate and improvo the civil servico ot the
United States;" and
WiuniKAH, Tho recommending of or solic
iting appointments to oflico by senators
and representatives is not only contrary
to tho spirit of said tenth section, but also
intetferes seriously with the pcrformaneoof
their legislative duties; now, therefore,
He it enacted, etc., that it sliall bo a mis
demeanor for any senntor or representa
tive of tlio congress of tho United States to
recommend or solicit, directly or indirect
ly, tho appointment of any person to an
oflico under tlio government of tho United
States; and that any such senator or rep
resentative who shall bo convicted of mak
ing any such recommendation or solicita
tion sliall be punished by a lino ot not
moro than 1,000 or less than S500, one
half of which sliall go to tho person upon
whoso testimony such conviction shall have
been obtained and tho other half to tho
United States.
Section 2 That whenever tho appointing
power shall call on the senator orreprcseu
tativo tor information touching nn appli
cant tor office, ho shall do so in writing, ami
such information as mny be given shall be
furnished in writing over the signature of
such senntor or representative, and shall
bo filed in the department or bureau of the
ollleer at whoso reonest it was furnished.
Section 3 Nothing in this act shall be
construed so as to forbid any senator or
representative of tho congress ot tho United
States from forwarding to tlio appointing
power any application for olllco tliat he
inny receivo, but any endorsements ho may
innko thereon shall only relate to the facts
of tho caso or tho character ol tho applicant.
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
Tho senate committee on civil stvIco
retrenchment, of which Senator Hawley In
chairman, held a meeting with closed doors.
Commissioner Domain H. Eaton wns pres
ent. Members of t he committco are reti
cent iu respect to the proceedings, but it io
reported tliat Eaton ins questioned as to
his politics by republican members of thu
committee, it is understood that a de
cision was readied to report fai orably
upon his nomination.
The bill introduced iu tho l-.ou.se by Mor
row, of California, aniondatory of tlio Chi
nose immigration net, forbids the entry of
Chinese laborers for a period of twenty
years, provides for identification by pho
togrnpliy ol Chlneso laborers who are en
titled to return to this country, provides
additional safeguards against the illegal
entry of Chinese and liinitu the number of
Chinese passengers to one for every fifty
tons ot a vessel's burden.
Officials of tho postotllce department ro
port they nro receiving an unprecedented
number ol applications for tho establish
ment of postolllces in Kiiuhmh ami Ne
braska, indicating a rapid settling up ol
thebo states.
Tlio Funeral of Gen, Toombs.
The funeral of Gen. Robert Toombs took
place in Washington on the 17th. In the
M. E. church, The whole tun it was In
mourning. The church was . lopimUly
driiMil. The casket mis Imhimi, with
wrought leaves ol beautiful woiUiiiauship
ornamenting It. Gov. MeUauM and many
prominent citUens ol the Mute wttreprvs
flit. The funeral dUcourse u preached by
Ill.hop Heckwitu.
THE TITLE TO RAII.KOVD LANDS.
Wind ICcprectitnil vo ln)oli Nn) of
the KctciilNuprcliic Court Del lxloli.
Representative Payson, of Illinois, tny
the settlers out west are needlessly alarmed
on account of tho recent decision of the su
preme court that technically the title ol
railroad lands which' have been sold by
railroad companies to settlers but have
not as yet been patented, still rest in the
United States. The decision has been con
strued to mean that tho settlers who have
ko purchased liavo no valid title to their
lauds, and mny be deprived of thent at tiny
time. This is not tlio case. The
title that tho government holds to
the lands by this decision is that the
lands nro to b3 held to secure tho cost of
survey, nnd may bo acquired at any time
by settlers by paying for the survey or
their lands. Tho rallwav companies will
then have to make good "the cost to them.
The court suggests that a bill might be
passed by congress forfeiting the lands not
patented ttithin a time stated after the
passage of the act. Payson is going to in
troduce in t he houso tlio bill which was
offered by him lust year nnd passed, but
failed in the senate thiough amendments.
This bill provides for the forfeiture of all
lands upon which the cost of survey hns
not been paid within sixty days alter the
holders have received notice.
A Terrible Trasrtly.
Olympia (W. T.) dispatch: This morn
ing, at Long Prairie, about oight miles front
this place, a fearful tragedy occurred. Mrs.
Miner hns for somo timo .nan if oh ted symp
toms ot insanity, and last evening saturat
ed papers with coal oil and distributed
them around tho house, telling ono ot her
children on inquiry that sho was wotting
them with witter. Early this morning sliu
made tho remnrk that she was about to
destroy tho whole family, and lierhusband,
fearing that sho wns about to attempt hiu
life, proceeded to put her out of tho room,
but on opening tho door ho discovered the
house to bo in flames. Reaching tlio front
door with ono ot his children ho found it to
bo locked and tho key removed. Thereupon
lie rnn to tho back door and found it was
nailed up. Finally ho nnd Ids little daugh
ter succeeded in escaping through a window,
but were both badly burned. Tho unfor
tunato woman, witli her four children, were
burned to death. Thosurvivors wero taken
to tho residence ot Mr. Chambers for medi
cal treatment.
An Extraordinary Suicide.
John H. Mueller, manufacturer of grave
stones, attempted suicide at Dubuque,
Iowa, in tho most extraordinary manner.
Whilo nlono in his shop ho drove two
stone-chisels into his head, one going en
tirely through and protruding upon tho
other side. Tho other entered his bend for
about ono inch nnd a half. Ono chisel en
tered tho right sido of tho head about an
inch in front and nbove the ear, and came
out in nearly a corresponding pinco on the
left sido. Tho other chisel ho drove into
his forehead to the dcptli of an inch and a
quarter. A fow moments nftcr the deed he
was found, and wns conscious at tno tiine,
but soon becamo insensible. Physicians
sny there is no prospect of his recovery.
.Muollcr has lor some tiiua been trouoieu
with melancholy.
Hotter Husiness Methods.
The special treasury commission ap
pointed with a view of inaugurating im
provements in the business methods of tho
trensury department and genernlly curtail
ing expenses by reducing the clerical forco
has submitted a report on the supcrvisine
architect's office. Tlio commission regard
tho present system of c ( nductine business
in thnt otlico as unsatisfactory, and sug
gest soveral radical changes in tho way of
improvements. It is understood that tho
commission suggests tliat the office bo dis
continued ns one of the divisions of the
weerctnry's oflico and independent bureau.
Tho scaling of salaries and reduction of tho
rorco is nlso recommended. Assistant Sec
retary Smith lias been appointed on tho
commission iu plnco of the late Assistant
becretary Coon.
Grain In Sight.
The following figures, taken from the
ofiirial statement of the Chicago board of
trade, to bo posted on 'change, show iu
bushels the amount of grain in sight iu the
United States and Canada on Saturday,
December 19th, nnd the amount of in-
reuse or decrease over tlio preceding week:
Wheat.
..58,:iSS,-10!)
Increase -1 07, 31. "J
Coin...
Oats...
Rye....
5,25,i 111
2.-1 -10,0(5 1
710,157
Increase 710,2 1(
Decrenso 00.2SS
Increase 10,2-17
Decrease 1(15, ISC.
Hurley..
2,107,381
The proportion of this amount in store
in Chicago on the date named was:
Wheat , 14,-101,8 lrt
Corn
Oats
1.073,483
K,510
300,345
231,080
Rye
Barley...,
A Message from the President.
The president sent to tho Bcnato a mes
sage transmitting a communication from
the secretary ot tho interior submitting a
draft of a bill to amend tho rovised stat
utes relating to timber depredations upon
reserved or purchased for military, Indian
or other purposes. It makes it unlawful
nnd punishable by a fine of not more titan
S500, or imprisonment for not more than
t we've months, to cut or destroy any tim
ber on such lands or to aid-in so doing.
Also a message transmitting a communica
tion front the secretary of the interior sub
mitting n draft of a bill to amend tho re-
viced statutes relating to trespass upon
Indian lands. It makes It an offenso pun
ishable by a fine nnd imprisonment nnd
forfeit uro-ot outfit for any person to enter
nny Indian lands without authority ot
law. Emigrants peaceably passiugthrottgh
such hiL'ds arecxemptedfrom the pcnnl pro
visions of tlio bill.
Mr. Ramlnll's Hill.
Randall has prepared a bill for introduc
tion in tho house providing that presi
dential electors shall hold ofilco four yearn
and elect within one month a successor to
tho president and vico pretddent whenever
vacancies exist. An election of president
would ha lieeessnrv nnlv in rtian i viirjiiicv
nlinnlfl nrpln- Hiimiltnntt.iiiclv' iv-tlti n. vnf-nil-
- . . . - . - - - - .-...((. ........r.'j .....a ' -
cy In tho olllco of vice president. Tlio secre
tary oi siaioanu oinor ca timet oiucem, m
regular order, liavo tho right ol succession
during tho interregnum.
A Terrible Typhoon.
Advices received at San Francisco by the
stunner Oceanic say a terrible typhoon on
tho Philippine islands, on November 7, do
Htroyod over 4,100 houses, including thir
teen churches and ten convents. Eighteen
lives were lost and live hundred cattle de
stroyed. This report only comprises the
destruction in nlnetcon of tnirty-iour ins
tricts ot the Islands. The remaining tltteen
had not been heard from.
A Jurenlle Knife Wielder.
At Clinton. III.. Lewis Oast and Dick Hue,
two 10-ycitr-old school-boys, got into an
altercation alter the dlsinlMal ol school.
Youiif Gust pullod a knife (rout hlpocket
nnd Inflicted sevrral wounds on Rue's huud.
When the aflray ended Rue wu helpless audi
had to be tukeu home in a carriage,