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THE OEEGON SCOUT. JONES A; CIIANCEY, I'nblUlicr. UNION, - - - OREGON. GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES. 8cnator Wilson, of Iowa, tins introduced a bill providing for tlio establishment of a bureau oi public uoctimoniH. James Dobson, a farmor living In Greon county, III., was murdered by a negro farm hand. Tlio negro claims to navo uono tuo deed in his sleep. A boarding houso, in which sovontccn men were sleeping, burned at Gcrmnnfa. Out. All but thrco ol tlio inmates woro evorely burned in making their escape, A Topeka (Kan.) special says: Tlio full extent of tlio disastrous clfocts of tlio lata storm in western Kunsns in itist becoming known, ns reports arrive from rolief parties and others. Tho death roll of victims known and unknown, number cightcon, while half a dozen other persons are known tO l0 llliBHing. Tho Mormons of 1'rlma, Arizona, havo requested Governor Zulick to supply them witli arms to protect thcmsolvcs from tho Apaches. TIiih action on tho part of tho Mormons is causing much comment, us thej havo always been friendly with the Apnches, having frequently supplied them Willi load, horses and nrnis. It Is asserted tho hostilcH need tho nrms. nnd tlio Mop moiis will give thorn to tho Iiidimis if tho governor compiles with thoir request. A colored woman, living near I'ond Hill, Conn., left her baby in an oven to kcop it warm while sho went to call her husband, tlio lire being almost out. In tho mean timo hor husband returned and btiiltarour ing flro in tho stove, literally rousting tho baby. A report hns reached El Paso of an en gngemont between United States govern incut scouts near CaHa Grande, Mexico. It is said six scouts were killed. In tho Now York assembly a bill incar porating tlio Grant Monument association, nnd empowering it to hold $7,000,000 worth of property freo from taxation, wus punned and sent to ' lip Bouato. Jllrnin v. DiiVin v vii., riii ringo ninnti facturerd, Cincinnati, Ohio, burned out. Loss. SloO.OOO; insurance, $10,000. The wntcliuiiili discovered tho lire in the base- incut, where it was thoitght it caught Iron) miaviug-i. Davis values tlio whole proper ty, stock nnd material, at S'J7".000. Ow ing to precautions in tho structuro against fire, r portion of tho building was saved, with a considerable portion of the stock and material. Two hundred and llfty men are thrown out of employment. At tho Slat- skating rink, St. Louis, Hugh C. Ilobiiison was tripped up wliilo skatlu; by a young man named Webb. Robinson ilemanded an apology and Webb's rcfusnl caused a quarrel, Upon leaving tho rink ItohiiiHon, with a narty of friends, wcro at tacked by Webb and followers. In the ineleo which ensued Clinrles Hnlscbeck, om ployed in the Missouri Pacific railroni olllce, was struck on tho back of tho head with u rock, dying shortly alter. ltev. Mr. Hrlster, of .lorsoy City, wrio has been on trial before a jury of his follow pastors, charged with criminal intimacy with Miss Ida Downs, was louuil guilty. William Ocorgo (colored) was executed within tlio iuclosuro of tho jail at Lake Provldenco, La., for tho murder of Peggy Johnson in August, 3 8.812. Ho was per fectly solf-noHHi'HSL'd and acknowledged that ho feigned insanity during tho trial. At the last moment ho cried out, "I did kill Peggy Johnson." Itis neck was broken by tlio lull, but from iioniu reason his throat was unshed and blood spattered all around. THE WESTERN MAILS. Nenntor ItliuiUentoii'ii Uonolutlou and mi l'.xplaiiiitloii ol' It. A Washington special says: In conver sation concorniiighis resolution introduced Jn tho sonato yesterday, Senator Mumler- son said: It seemed to him that as tho government wus a croditor of tho Union Pacific and did not havo a good cluuico of getting its duo except on service, it would bo good policy to havo its much transpor tation as possible done by that company. Competing lines, partly perhaps on account oi Uittor litnuiigeiiicnt and pnruy on ac count of being freer in tint uiaiiagement of their affairs, were running tlio union Pa- cilia v:ry closely mid tho company was in need of nil the business it could get and tho neonlo of Omaha were interested in having tlio Union Pacific helped instead ol harmed. Tho iiostolllco olllcialH say: "In consid eration of having malls destined for points beyond Omaha concentrated upon thu Partington and continuation, the Hurling- ton iv Mihsouri, tho iiurllngton puts on a fast mail train without additional charge. Indeed, as the pay for carrying the mails docs not increase ipiito in tlio ratio oi weight of mails carried, there is a small Having to tlio government by sending nil malls over one line. There is further economy to tlio government in the fact that undcrspcciul congressional enact ments tho Union Pacific has to bo naid full rates, while other roads carrying tlio mails by tlio nbovo arrangement get only 80 per cent of tho full rate. What tho Union Pa- clllc loses Is transportation of through mails from Omaha to Kearney, though It also loses by tho completion of tint North ern I'aclilv, which carries minis lor Idaho, Montana and Oregon, which It used to carry. Tho Union Paritlc can hardly com- plain of tho department for bending malls over tho most direct route, as fast as tho opening of new linos affords thedepartuient room for choice, but it has for some time been Irvine to break un tho arrangement whereby part of the mail transportation it used to nave lias neen given to us competi tor, tho llurjington and Missouri river rail road." As to Admission of Daknln. The house committee on territories is be ing polled on tho subject of admitting Da kota, Little progress can bo made. Tho Dakota gentlemen in Washington have concluded that tho senate is safe and count Hoiiators Voorheoa and Pugh on their Hide. They are now Interested In the house, and nil active campaign is going on daily at that end of the enpitol. The commit toeon territories has at the head of it W. 1. Hill, of Ohio, an old member ami a judicious, fair-minded man. Mr. Hill will not tall; about admission. Ho said: "I will say hut ono thing, and that without mialllien- lion or amnlillcatloii: I am for tho admis sion of Dakota." Other iiieiubors of tho committee wilt not bo Interviewed on tho subject. It is stated on good authority that Mensrn. Bpriiiger of Illinois, tiprlggs of Now York, nnd Ifoylo of Pennsylvania, nro opposed to ndmlsslon. Tills, of course, in trilO Ol .Mr. BPrillgor. lor no in un rvcuiu iii . - - . . i... i.. .... i.. n Hpcecli iignliwt Dakota admission In tho wU), illustration whleh includo tho Bomor-Forfy-sovcntheongroiH. Josephs, of New . . . ,. .. . T . ... Mexico.! counted us, fWllo. Thonotith V" ... . . . on: ,r ' K halt four member of tho committee who I tiro ttot down us against ndiulbslou. THE CONDITION OF IRELAND. Rofli I'nrtlrn Aarco Xlint It WnnNovc Moro Alarming Tlimint I'rcHcnt. London telegram: Lord Carnarvon's res Ignntloii marks the collapse of hts interest ing experiment. Tho vlceroynlty of that able and amiable nobleman was tho out ward nnd visible sign of tlio tory-Pnrnelllto alliance. IIo went to Dublin to mnko on honest effort to govern Ireland by ordlnnry law, relinquishing tho crimes net, and rely ing on ParneH'B co-operation in maintain ing order. His well meant endeavor to re press crimo ends with Carnarvon's return to England. Uoth parties ngreo that tho condition ol Ireland was never moro alarming than at tiresont. Karl Cowner's warning that tho country wns on thoovool the most lormiua blo strike nguinst rent yet seen, is alroady justified. The league has organized a com bination among the tenants over a largo nnrt of the country. It undertakes to llx an arbitrary percentage for reductions o rent, and prohibits all payments to land lords who reluso to nccept the Icaguo scale, .Indicia! renes nro held, according to Par noil's dictum, to bo no moro binding than tho other attempts of the landlords to on forco payment by legal means, and nro ro- sistcd by organized force. The landlords nro organizing also, in Duko of Devonshire, Lord lfartington' father, owning (10.000 acres in Ireland, has accepted the presidency of the Irish Defcuso union. 1 he most urgent appeals navo reached tlio government. The menaces aro not less urgent from the other side. United Ireland, the chief I'arnellito organ, declares with all solemnity, that it regards tlio agra rian struggle iih never, during the century, moro serious tlinn now: that the popula tion of several counties aro ready to take up arms, and that the people will not sub mil either to eviction or punishment for resistance, it openly threatens reprisals i tho governinentattciiiptH toonforcotholaw, Tho urchbisliop of Dublin in a recent speech echoes these throats. Lord Salis bury seems nevertheless Inclined to try 'J ho standard declares mat mo crisis is near, and that the Haul struggle lor su nremaey between the league it ml law is im iniucnt; that there is no humanity in half measures; that a vigorous policy is tlio only successful ono: that tho truest mercy to the Irish people is to save them from the organized persecution they have sot up. There is no change in the altitudo of tho parties or the public to homo rule. Tlioro liuvo been repeated conferences between (iladstoiio and Ills colleagues, but there has been no known result. Kvery cabinet coun cil is followed by fresh reports tlmt tho Irish policy of the government Is stiffening. An excliani!0 of opinion among tho mem bers on the assembling of parliament indi cates strong hostility to homo rule in any form. Outside discussion continues. I lie Juko of Westminster lias delivered a brief and violent speech. Its violence from n man so moderate as ho is, is siguilicaut Led; v. himself an Irishman and an advo into of Irish reform, miblishos a powerful nrotcst against homo rulo in any form. IIo Jeclares that tho I'liclish statesman, who, liter reading united Ireland for three months, can proposoto hand ovor tho gov iriimcnt to tho men whoso ideas it ropro leuts must bo a traitor. DEATH IN RAGING FLAMES. Himl DoMtrnrtlvo Conlliiurntloii Uver Known In tlio lllnlory of Montreal Montreal dispatch: Nover did a flro In this city destroy so much property in bo short a timo us tlmt which occurred to-day. Tlio flames broke out shortly before 1 a in. nnd, In a few hours nearly 5500,000 worth of property was destroyed. Tho water supply was insulllclciit and the outlier intensely cold. Tho hoso was frozen stiff nnd tho firemen woro covered with Ice. A llerco wind was blowing and caused tho Humes to spread witli great rapidity. At about s o'clock, when tho nro was at its height, tho bells of tho Convont of Prov Idenco and thoso of tho church of Notro Dame do Pitic, adjoining tlio factory of Smith, Porsche! it Co., tolled for assistance. I ho lire brigade realized tho imminent dim ror to tho church ndioinlngthofactory, and .villi the help of tlio spectators saved it rom burning. I hosnnctuury ol thochiirch was illuminated with tapers and several of the sisters were praying at the altar. 1 ho buildings burned bolongod to tho Hotel Dion Nuns. The loss on thorn will amount to $!K)0,000; fully insured. Tito losses of tho occupants nro notyot known, but will bo closo on to 0200,000. It is im- lossil.lo to obtain an accurate list of tho nsuiunce. but Canadian and English com panies lose heavily, with ono or two United Slates companies. CLOSE CALL FOR A JUDGE. An Iutiirliiteil Snloon-Keepor AttempU AkHUNkllllllloil. Tho Hon, John 11. Livingston, presidlnj judge of tho courts of Lancaster county, l'a., very narrowly escaped assassination at the hands of Joseph Doosch. About 11 o'clock the door-bell of tho dwelling was rung and Mrs. Livingston found a uiaiiwlia politely lifted Ills hat and inquired for the judge. Ho was invited in and shown to the library, whom tho judge was in conversa tion with Lllmnker. member of tho Lancas ter bar. The stranger advanced toward tho judge, who was sitting down, and made a motion as if to draw a paper, pulling in stead a self-cocking pistol. Ho placed the weapon at the judge's bond and vainly pulled the trigger, at tho same time mum- .ing some ivords which were unintelligible, Springing to his foot. Judgo Livingston seized Doesch and a desperate struggle en sued, tho men grasping each other with a deadly grip and overturning nlmost every article ol lurulturo. Tlio iiuige nun ins in tended murderer at tlio hoiul of the stairs, designing to hurl him over, but by a power ful effort Doesch saved himself. 1-lnally the judge threw Ids assailant over a chair and d, sunned nun, iJocscius tuo owner oi con siderablo proporty. Last spring Judgo Liv ingston refused him a saloon license on ac count of his keeping a disorderly house, and this act led Doesch to attempt tho judge I lite. Ou his way to tlio ttutlon house L'oesch said: ''Tho judgo is not lit for tlx place he holds and must tile. It I got n chance 1 will kill him. If I don't. Bomoont else will. The dealer who sold the pistol tc Doesch, suspecting some ui'lawiul purpose, placed lit the weapon cartridges not suited to it, and it was tlili fact alone that saved tho judge's life. Tho illustrations of tho February Cen tury, tlio "Midwinter number," nro to bo ol moro than usual interest. Among tho lllus (rated articles area paper on Antolno Louis lhirye, tho French sculptor, with upward of twenty engravings. Mr. CuluVa first paper on Creole songs and tin urea. "Tho Dunco In Placo Congo," with a number ol drawings by Kcmblo; nnd Mr. Van Kens- Bolnor'M paper on City Dwellings, in hei Hnrles nil "Recent Arrliiluntiim in Anint-lrii " vumiernut h nau .Mr. i ninny now iioua.i in Now York. NICKELS ARE COUNTERFEITED. Rogue Can Coin Them nt Full Valu nnil Ulako .Tloiicy. Washington special, 11: There's a 1)1 profit in counterfeiting, or rather makin nickel r.-cent pieces." said Judgo Urooks chief of tho secret service division of th treasury dcpnitmcnt. "I say making in Menu of countcifelting. because the 5-con piece can lie so easily and cheaply mad exactly like the genuine coin turned out by the oVcrnment mints that there is every Inducement for counterfeiters to duplicate instead of im Hating the nickel. I he conn tcrfeiter lias only to turn tothenctof 1800 providing for the coinage oi mc nicKci to learn Its exact alloy nnd weight. Tlio metal contnlned in ench piece costs IJf cents, nnd it Is so solt that It is easily worked. "Hero Is a vcrv innocent-looking littl machine tlmt will turn out nickels witl astonishing rapidity," continued tho chief, pointing to a small iron stnniping appara tus. The machine is about as Inrge as a carpenter's bortng machine, and similar in slinne. It can bo easily taken apart and cnriied in a innrket basket. IJy moans of a set of ingoiiiously-arrangcd screws an enormous leverage is secured, nnd a heavy pressure is eusily nnd quickly brought to bear on the little piece of metal tlmt goes Into the stnmpashapeless mass and comes out a bright new o-cont piec, just as good- looking ns its brothers who aro legitimato v born at tho United Mutes mints. "So silently docs this small but powerful hand-stamp work," said tho chief, "that the rascal who uses it may carry on his nefarious business with perfect security it only a board partition separates hi tn from tho'giiardians of the law. This olllce has counterfeit fi cent nickels tnken in 1875 with tlio dies, presses, and tho counterfeit ers while in the act of making tho coins which, being of the same color, weight and nllo.v ol the genuine, would escnpo (lotec tion if once permitted to pass into rircnla lion. It has also .'100 5-cont nickel coins alleged to bo counterfeited, but from whicl experts have solected the genuine ns spun ous and the lalso as true. "And what is tlio romedy?" wns asked "Tho only remedy is to substitutofor tlio nickel a coin containing moro valuable metal, to which unfailing tests of chnracter can be applied without resorting to assay ing, anil one with so narrow a margin for profit tlmt it will not pay tho couuterleite to maiio it." Horses nnd Cnttlo Aflllctcd. A fatal disease has mado its appenrnne among tho milch cows in many of the coun ties of central Illinois, which is attribute! to tho eating of moldy and rotten corn which the farmers loft in their fields. Tlio animals worst attacked aro seized with dizziness nnd fall down, many of them dy ing. A disease similar to tho epizootic has broken out among tho horses, a number having died from that disease. THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Itecoril or Proceeding In lloth Ilrunche of tlio Sumo. Uousn. Uland Introduced a bill repeal ing so much of the act of Juno 9, 1870, ns provides for the exchango and redemption of subsidiary coin. Tlio presidential sue cession bill wns then taken up by Dibblo, who argued that neither tho president pro tempore of tlio senate or tlio speaker of the house was a United states officer, nnd support of his position quoted from th fourteenth amendment of tho constitution where distinction is inado between a mem her of congress and a United States ollicer. An amendment ollered by Adams, of llli nois, striking out sections of tho revised statutes providing for special elections was rejected yens 11 !1, nayB A sub- Ntitute offeied liy McKinloy, of Ohio, leav ing in forco tlio present law with tho nddi tion of tho provision lor tho purpose o having tlio speak rr of tholiousoof represen tatives in olllco i.'oiitinuously, wns ulso ro jected. On these two tho voto of tho housf was divided by part lines. After a couple of further attempts to recommit and amend tho bill it was passed yeas 181!, nays 77 precisely ns it camo from tlio sen ate. Tho negative voto was cast by tlio re publicans nnd by iJennott and ureen, o New Jersey. Among tlio republicans who voted with tho democrats in tho ntlirmiv tivo woro Hill, La Follott, Prico. Strublo and Weaver ol iNebraska. Housi:. Springer called up tho resolution directing that committeo to inquire as to the expediency of tho pussngo of general laws for tho ascertainment of tlio facts in all private measures by judicial tribunal beforo notion by congress, and ulso the propriety ol prohibiting tlio adjudication ol private claims or relief measures by con gross. Un beliulf of tho committee on presi dentin! luws, Caldwell called up tho Hoar presidential succession bill and as there were but a fow minutes of tho moraine hour remaining, it wns agreed that the de bute should continue dm ing tho afternoon, Ualdwell reserving tho right to call for the previous question at any time, Caldwell stated tlmt the committee, in reporting the measure, had not dealt with other propo sitions beforo It. There wero many mens, ures proposed that would moro properly meet all possible iinaginnlileoxigeuciesthan tlio ono now reported, but all remiired con- Mutational amendment beforo they could become laws, and constitutional amend ment involved a delay which would ill ac cord with tho reasonable anxiety which the great body of tlio people felt. There wer many exigences which tho ponding amend ment did not cover, but tho present exi gency Is completely covered. Skxvti-:. On motion of Harrison, tho somite concurred !n tho house umoudmcuts to the bill legalizing the territorial legisla ture ol Wyoming. Mnndeison offered n resolution, which was agreed to, calling on the postmaster genoral to inform tho sen ate over what railroads tlio so-called fast nail was transported from Chicago to points in Colorado, Utah and Idaho, and what advantage was gained by the govern ment by transporting such mail over roada ttlier than the Union I'ncillc: also, ns to tho cost of such service, nnd why it is paid for out of the treahiiry if tlio fact is thai it is so paid for to other companies in- Htead of having tlio service performed by tno i'iiioii ramie company nun tno com pensation credited on that company's in debtedness to tho government. Dower offered a resolution, which, at his request, was laid over for tlio present, directing the roinmitteeon Indian affairs to inquire into me expediency ol removing nil the Indium u the United states to the Indian torritorv. Senator Pnyno reported favorably from tho committeo on foreign relations the hill o permit Joseph Unwise. United States consul at Warsaw, (.ssia, to nccept cer tain decorations from tho Russian govern incut. Housb. Hill, on behalf of tho committe ou territories, called up and tho housi msaed tho senate bill to legalize tho elec tion of tho territorial legislative nssembli of Wyoming. On behalf of the coinnilttot on presidential laws, Caldwell called tip foi action tho Hoar presidential surcessioc bill; but on a statement by Cooper that tho minority report had not ben printed, the discussion of tho nuhiect was nostnniifd until to-morrow. Mr. llland was excused trout the i hairniansliliiot tho commltteoon utUKing and currency. Senate. Piatt presented a petition from the commercial travelers praying for legis lation to relievo them from burdensome taxation. Teller presented a memorial ol the Colorado leglslataro urging congress to gee that no discrimination wns used ngninst silver and favoring free coinage ol that metal. It was referred to the committeo on finance. Going to the calcndnr, the senate gave some consideration to tho bill providing for a division of tho Sioux Indinn reservation in Dakotn. Without reaching a result tho matter went ovor. The judi cial salary bill was laid beforo the senate, l-'tio of tho flections of the bill provides that no person related within tho degreo of first cousin to a judge of tho United States shall be appointed by such judge to nnv position in iiis court; and persons so related who now hold such olllces shall not continue in office after six months from tho passage of the net. Among the bills introduced wns one by Wilson, of Iown, to fix tho rate ol postage on fourth-clasi matter at 2 cents lor each ounca or fractional part thereof. SUDDENLY SUMMONED 1IEY0ND. Tho Daughter or thc'Sccrctary ofStato Drop Ilend n She Is Starling Tor the IVhlto House. Wnshinston dispntch of the lGth Mlsa Kate Unyard, oldest daughter of thesecre- :ary of state, died suddenly about3 o'clock ibis afternoon. The reception at the whito souse was suspended immediately on tho news of her death. Miss Ha van! had accepted nn invitation lo nsist Miss Cleveland nt her reception this afternoon, nnd that lady nnd her mests.Miss Utley and Miss Lone, who wcro ulso to nssist nt the reception, wore await inir Miss Havard's ariival when they re vived the news of her death. It was just bout five minutes to 3 o'clock nnd tho reception was to begin on the hour. The Marine band was stationed in tho main i-cstihule and the lender was conversing Rltli Col. J. M. ilson with regard to play ing a tune ns the signal for the opening of the reception. Many callers had already arrived and wero wniting for tho doors of the blue room to bo thrown open. Tho president wns engaged in conversation witli i visitor in the library and Miss Cleveland and her guests were chatting witli Col. Ia mont in the parlor ou the second floor, prior to descending to tho "blue room" where the reception wns to tnko placo. The absence of Miss Hnynrd was com mented on ns singular, as she wns usually very prompt in such matters and was momentarily expected to arrive. Wliilo they wero wondering nt her delay n mes toiiL'cr notified Col. Lamont that Harry Hryan, private secretary to Secretary Hny nrd, was in Ids olllco and had "something Important to communicate to tne presi dent. Col. Lnmout excused himself and went to see Hryan. That centloman in formed him that Miss Hayard was dead and Secretary Hayard hud instructed him to communicnte-tho fnct to tho president. Col. Lamont nt onco informed tlio presi dent, who was very much shocked at tho unexpected intelligence and the two geatlo men joined tho ladies and announced tho sudden death of their friend. Orders woro at once issued to closo the house. Tho band was dismissed and thopeople in wait ing notified that tho reception hnd been postponed. Usliern woro stationed at tlio main door and at tho carriago entrance to Inform nil callers that the houso was closed for tho day. Tho news spread quickly throughout tho city and universal regrot was expressed at the sad occurrence. Tho president, upon receipt of tho messngefrom Secrotary Hayard announcing tho death of his daughter, recalled tlio invitations to a dinner which ho had intended to give on Monday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ernstns Coming. Tho immediate causo of Miss Hnynrd's death was disease of tho heart. Sho hnd been troubled with weakness of that organ nnd had been treateil by the family physi cian at intervals for several years. At a reception nt her father's house last night it was remarked that Miss Hayard was unusu ally animated and taxed herself to the ut most to entertain tho guests. It is pre sumed that tho undue exertion mny havo precipitated the fatal attack. The young lady retired about 1 o'clock, expressing a wish to bo loft undisturbed till noon. He tween 1 nnd ii o'clock this afternoon her sister endeavored to awake her, and struck by tho peculiar expression of her face, called for assistance. As soon as tho fam ily recovered from the consternation into which it hnd boon thrown, physicians were summoned nnd powerful restoratives, in cluding eloctncity, wero applied, but in vain. The physicians expressed the opin ion tlmt Miss Havard had been dead for several hours when the attempt was ninde to awaken her. The interment will take place probably on Tuesday next, at Wil mington, Del., whero Secrotary Hnynrd's parents aro buried. Tho nons of Miss Hay- aril's sudden death caused a profound ean Ration throughout tho city, and for a time, in tho nbseiico of nny definite details, a number of wild rumors wero circulated. Tho facts, however, as stated above, are from an unnuostiouablo source. POLITICAL LYS AM) NOTES. Thero r.re four pronounced aspirants to tlio field for tlio seat of Senator Mnxoy of Texas. Kx-Concressman Crnpo wants tho next republican nomination for governor ol Miissachusetts. Francis K. Williard says tho two old par ties are the sworn allies of the saloon. Shu insists on having a third party at onco. Lx-Senator Wm. M. Stewart hns built a house at Carson City and oxpects to get back into tho senate from tlio Sagebrush Mnte. Tho tomperanco peoplo in Virginia pro pose to hold the democrats in tlio legisla- ure strictly to tlio pledges mado in favor of local option. Seven editors are members of tlio nresont houso of representatives. They nro llou- tell, ol .Maine, Harksdnle, ol Mississippi, Pulitzer and Merriam. of New York, mid Scruiitou and Swope, of Pennsylvania. Senator lugnlls, of Knnsas. believes that the Issue in the next presidential campaign will be the relations between capital and labor, tho protection ol American indus tries, tlio control of railroad corporation nnd the currency. Tlio Galveston News calls attention to tlio fnc' that wliilo tributes to tlio memory of "Hob" Toombs huvo plentifully coins rom all parts of tho country, none ha been dated from Heiuivoir. Miss., tho home of Jefferson Davis. Speaker llusted, of tho New York assem bly, xtutfd in his opening speech that al though it was only eignt years since ho was iclore elevated to tho kkiiio office, not it ingle other member who snt in the assem bly then was a memberof tlio present bod v. This shows how few members ol tho legisla ture manage to suit the people. Good for tho Srvniit Girl. Miss Annie O'Connor, a young Irish woman, a domestic nt tho Michigan houso, Cleveland, Ohio, lias received a letter from utlwlge Grog, of No. 200 Parkin street. Durham, England, informing her tlmt tier mother and fattier had been loct on the steamer Glasgow off the Irish coast, and that she had by the dcatti of other mem bers of her family becomo heir to nn estntt u hnghuid ol Sol). 000 a year. Ihoyouna woman sent a cablegram tn Durham for a eriflcatlon of tho now, bho is only 10, and good-looking. Her preseut earning! ure only $2 a week. A Reminiscence of Henry Clay. fl "Wo clip from tho columns of tho Missouri Republican tho following in teresting communication from Roy. Eil. V. Buckley of Kirkwood, Mo., formerly pastor of tho Episcopal church in Lex ington, Ky., to which Mr. Clay bo longed, nnd who officiated nliko at tho baptism and funeral of tho great south ern statesman. Tlio incident describod hns never beforo boon in print: Whatever is interesting in the lives of distinguished men ought to bo record ed. Thero havo como under my per sonal observation, for I stood to him in tho relation of pastor during tho last fourteen years ot his life, nnd know him well, a number of incidents and anec dotes connected with Henry Clay, sonic of which, on repeated recital to inter ested listeners, I have been n3ked to put in a permanent form. Tho following anecdote is illustrativo of his skill as an orator in seizing tho occasion to convince a court, a jury and nn audience of tho justness of his cnuso beforo ho hnd mado tho speech : About forty years ago, when somo of tho dissatisfied legatees of a Mr. Rogers in Fnyetto County, Ky., brought suit to sot nsfdo his will, which involved tho distribution of seventy or eighty thousand dollnrs, Hon. John J. Crit tenden was engaged by tho dissatisfied party to break tho will, and Hon. Henry Clay was engaged by tho other side lo sustain it. I had nover heard Loforo of tho meet ing of theso political and forensic cham pions in a legal contest, and prob ably they had never met in nn inferior court. The interest of tho peoplo wns thor oughly aroused as tho time drew near for tho mooting of theno legal gladitors. Tho trial was held in tho court house at Lexington, tho homo of Mr. Clay. Tho room was too small to accommo date one-fourth of tho people who had gathered in tho city to hear theso giants in oratory nnd the law arguo this case, so full of public interest. They crowded into every availablo spot long Lo foro tho opening of tho court: and thero wns no need for tho sheriff to call "silenco" for every countonanco woro a subdued expression, and seemed painfully burdened with a feeling of un certainty as to tho result of this contest, nnd as evidently worried at tho thought of tho possibility that tho other great Iventuckian might defeat Mr. Clay m tho court houso of his own country. I was favored with a seat within tho bar, and very near to Mr. Clay. Tho assistant counsel made such stntoinents to tho jury as tho occasion called for, nnd tho closing of the caso was left to theso two great competitors. Out of tho material on which ho had to work Mr. Crittenden mado ono of tho most effectivo speeches of his life. I havo so often regretted for tho famo of thot groat orators of that day that tho art of shorthand writing had not been farthor advanced, so that some of their most brilliant efforts might havo been recorded for tho instruction and grat ification of men in aftor times. It is not possible, however, that nny printed speech could convoy to tho mind 'tho personal presence, tho nttitudes, tho voice, tlio passion mm the mngnetic power illustrated in their delivery. During the process of Air. Clntten- dou's speech, Mr. Clay would occasion ally ask his son .Tames, who was asso- lated with Jinn m practico, for a law book, and finding his authority, ho n'ould turn down a leaf for easy refor 2nco, and lay it down with indifference. "When Mr. Chittendon hnd closed his argument, a painful, I might rather say, shuddering stillness porvndetl tho court room. Thero seemed written in every countonanco the conviction that the caso was closed, Air. Clays cause was lost: that ho could havo nothing offeetivo to say, nnd that ho was beaten in his own city by his great compeer, Crittondon. Ho saw and felt tho effect that hnd been produced by his powerful opponent. Ho saw tho deep anxiety which tho dead silenco indicated, nnd his friends ready to weep at hio appar ent discomfiture. Witli tho sagacity of nn expert in controversy ho at onco determined whnt to do, nnd that was to call back instant ly the convicitons of his nudiencn, tho court nnd liiry, and by mannor and action to nsk them to hold thoir do cision in abeyaneo until thov lienru from him. IIo roso majestically. I novor know n man Mint could riso up and sit down with equal dignity and grace. His small bluish-gray eyo expressed tho vohenienco with which his soul wns burning; his brow was knitted and his under lip quivoring with intenso emo tion; ho raisoil his hand, and looking upward, said, "By tho help of God! (thon turning to tho judgo) and tho pleasure of this court, before I resumo my seat, I intend to show tho utter futility nnd groundlessness of tlio nr- guments assumed by my houorablo friend m tins cnuso." In tho oxproesion of tho words "fu tility" nnd "groundlessness," ho throw his nrnis around towards Mr. Critten den with n downward gesturo and rung them our with n passionate emphasis whicii thrilled ovory listener, making them to feel that ho know his power nnd how to wield it. "Whnt nu adroit and skillful way of recovering tho favor of n jury nnd nn nudienco whoso mind scorned mndo up adversely to tho pleader! Wlmt en ex pert in rhetoric to begin his speech in a rovcrontial and supplicatory tono of voice, with such a pliraso ns "By tho help of God" in addressing n court nnd jury! Its necessity was doubtloss seen only nt tho moment, seized upon, nnd had tho desired effect. Every countenance, which lieforo wns wreathed in sadness, was now lighted up with joy at tho assuranco that Mr. Clay would sustain h reputation m this cause, as ono of tho grandest pload era nnd most astuto lawyers in tho land. He based his argument mainly on tho premises assumed by Mr. Crittondon, nnd ns ho progressed tho result wns clearly scon, for thero scarcely over was before such n toppling over oi a beau tiful, logical and rhetorical structuro which Mr. Crittenden has raised, and which oeeuicd so perfect to tho eyo of Mio mero observer a3 to bo Indestruct ible. Tlio jury wont out nnd returned in a few lninytes with a verdict for tho Will, nnd in spite of tho orders of tho court and its officers tho audience roso nnd bursts in loud shouts of exultation. It was impossible to restrain tho jieoplo. It was tlio reaction of the mind from a Jininful stato ofdoubt and apprehension, in roforenco to tho succe33 of a man whom they almost adored, to that of a thrilling joy nt a grand result. It may bo said that this demonstration was clearly co-incident with the feelings of tho court, as no ono was committed for ' contempt. EASTERN. IDLENESS. Hoars and Days of Sweet Repose A Hal cyon Timo of Utter Leisure. Prom tho London Telegrapli. Ill tho East they dedicato a small portion of the year to avowed idleness, nnd nothing is then permitted to dis turb tho halcyon of utter leisure Tho doors aro shut even to frionds. No ono goes in or out. Tho inmates of tho houso are in their flimsiest tissues; thoy go unshod. Tho hnwks sit nodding on on their porches, tho horses are idlo in tho stable. The fountain splashes in tho court-yard, and tho turtle doves among the pomograuato trees lull the garden to sleep with their sultry, slum brous cooing. Tho interval is sacred to tho refreshment of tho body. Gentle midicines nro taken of a relaxing nnd blood-cooling kind. Tho hardest ex ertion of tho day is tho bath ; its chief employment tho slinmpooiug of the limbs with soft scented oils. The ladies of tlio household recline with their cith aras by tho sido of their master's couch, and tho slave girl sits at his head with a fan, lest some presumptions fly should break tho pious calm. Tho master of tho houso stretches him self nt his enso and dozes nil tho day through, while the story-teller drones away in tho corner like n bumblo boo in a serajie, and the cithara tinkles; ono of the thin, monotonous nirs of the East. Now and again ho bestirs him self a kite Bhrillinc far un in tho blue sky, a dog barking far off in tho outer dust has aroused him and ho solemnly cites Allah as a witness that tho day is hot, and in Mio name of tho prophet calls for a sherbet of citrons. Such is tho Afghan holiday. Or, turn to Africa, whero tho sun compels idlncss for a long interval of each day, and note how tho barbarian fences with tho wenther Under nn awning of grassmats that is stretched under some deep-foliaged tree, ho lies tranquilly accepting tho heat without nny reservation. Out in tho sunshine ho sees tha herbago shim mering in tlio refraction, and Mm shadows of the jilants aro gathered close about their roots. So ho knows, it is noon, nnd turns around to slumber ngnin. Tho dogs aro lying on their sides in the shadow of tho hut, fast asleep. From within the kraal there is not a sound of life. High up in a tree a barbet is piping tho hours, nnd, clinging to a twig, tho shrill-voiced cicada cries all Mio afternoon through. But tlio negro dozos untill tho evening breeze comes up and tho shadows lay aslope. The dog is now up on its haunches huskily barking nt nothing; tho chickens nro abroad again; tho graas-mats of tlio huts rustle as the women como out, and tho sound of food being prepared awakes the sleeper. The day is now fit, he says, for human beings to bo busy. Pathetic. Years ago, when Gen. Ward B. Bur nett returned from Mexico at tho head cf his victorious troojis, thousands greeted him with approving shouts. As he passed through Troy, N. Y., tho school-children met him in procession and showered flowers beforo his horso's feet. Tho other day, at the ago ol seventy-four, ho passed away in obscur ity, sickness and poverty, dying in an humblo lodging at Washington, nl most unknown by his neighbors nnd forgotten by tho world. Tho Capital tells a pathotic story associated with his death. A touching little incident connected with tho colebrated caso pending bo foro tho congress, regarding tho re duction of fifty dollnrs per month from tho ponsion nllowed by government to tho Into Gen. Ward B. Burnett, for gal lant services rendered his country, oc curred on tho day of his death. Tho congressional committeo wore seated in their room discussing tho case, hotly arguing for nnd against the brave old soldier, whether or not to ro store the special jiension, which to them personally could moan so littlo but to him was fraught with such weighty in terest. Suddenly they voro startled by the uuexiected entrance of Mrs. Burnett. Gnzing around for an instant with a dazed, sorrowful nir, she advaucod n Btep nearer, saying gravely, with wondrous pathos in hor voico. "Gentlemen, you can fight him no longer; ho is gone." Then tho bravo-hcarted wifo burst into tears. In tho silenco which fol lowed, ono or two of tho committee moved uneasily or coughed to hide tho emotion Mint could hardly bo re strained. Tho historic "Long Bridge" across tho Potomac at Washington is doomed. Tho Government engineers conducting tho improvement of tho river front say that tho bridge is in tho way of a suc cessful continuation of their work, and it must bo removed to a structuro ol wider spans. Its romoval is also noo essary to provent a rojietiticn of the disastrous river Hoods of tho past. Among the strange names used by tho Salvation Army in Now York Statt nro 'Jumping Sambo." "The Hallalujnh Cnnarv Singer," "Joyful Jeremiah," "Happy Sal," "Smiling May," auo "Dick, tho Dovil-Teasor,',