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,',