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THE OREGON SCOUT. JONKS 6c CUANCItV, Publishers. UNION, OREGON. LIFE STUDIES. tlV 1.1(1 U llltOVf.V. Tho man who whistlei is the isilcul partner of tho gods. Tho man who is chronically hard-up is generally down at JJ)u,Jieel. J he man who ;haa;e.s, bubbles will bo sure to bark iis 'shins, sooner or later. The trouble with tha administration Jias been explained. The President jikoh hard-boiled eggs. It bogies to look as though tho book ngent would have to go. Somebodv has invented artificial eggs. An eastern physician lias published a woik telling now to prevent scars. A treatise on minding one's own business, most iiKoiy. Tho nveraire lenirlh of life is said to be on this increase, but the man who is waiting for somebody's old shoes don't seem to Iiml much comfort in tlie li covery. "Colored Jewels are to bo all tin rains this season," savs a fashion item What's tho odds whether the cook is whito or black so long as she under stands her business. "All men are ruled bv trifles, savs an essayist, hut ltn";ms ullirins that any man who calls his wifo a trillo don't know what ho is tnlkinjr about. Shu weighs over two hundred. A scientist somewhere lias been trv mir to prove tliai siiniiirhl is nine, in will find the present, an excellent time to push his theory. Too holiday bills are beginning to conns in. If there is anvwhere in life a silver- fringed, 18-karat, full-jeweled moment, it is tho diaiiioiid-bespun:lud instant when tho voting husband first discovers that his wife knows how to cook. Dr. Mary Walker was forcililv eject ed from one of the departments at Washington I he other day. on account of impertinent conduct. If she wants to bo treated as a irenlleiiian she should helravcasHiich.. Tho blissful elasticity of spirit which n self-made man is supposed to posses, is despondency itself compared to that ecatiftio biioyuncy of soul which ptir inciitcs the being of tho street arab wliohos learned to play a tune on tho mouth organ. Chiatyo lu'dijcr. Ahead of Timo. There is a little piece, of household diplomacy which I have never bcun able to comprehend, and for which 1 have in vain sought a satlsuictorv explanation. I refer to lie practice of keeping tho family clock in such a condition that it indicates anywhere from liftcen minutes to an hour ahead of the correct time. If tho object bo to deceive anyone in the domestic circl into more hurried prc- nraltous m the morning, I lien there might be something in it if the person don't know the trick; but if it always happens that everybody concerned knows that the timepiece is incorrect, and governs himself accordingly. And so tho little fnreegoes on. from week to to week, deluding no one unless I i the incorrect visitor who call io spend tlm evening, and to whom the true state of ninth's is probably not explained if he happens to belong to the genus "bore. Hut there comes a time when the head of the household gets ashamed of him self of perpetuating the deceit, ami in a spasm of virtiiotisrentor.se lie turns back the hands to the proper hour, and won ders to what extent he Is responsible for tlio talseitootl lie lias till along been en- .... Ill i m couragiug. nui no win now iiiuku amends from henceforth he will keep tlieclocic right on the dot; and with this praiseworthy determination lixed upon. ho retires for the night. A period of innniinaiton naturally ensues, troin which ho is at length half-roused by tho c'ook striking six the next morning. All forgetful of his great act tho previ ous night, he drowsily mutters, "Well, that, makes it. live o'clock - I'll snooze a little longer." And ho snoozes. Another vynrnlng from the clock -one, two, throe, four, live, six, seven! lie wakes in time to count thu sirokes -lie rubs his tyes, and the ' -.true situation Uashc through his mind, mid he is clothed and down stairs h.fur you could sav ".Jack Hoblson" if you said it slow enough. Hut it is too late. The train Hint is to take tlio lishlng party awav is at this time pttllhun out of the depot, and the rest are wondering what hits become of Hrown. Hrown? Well, talk about being as mad as a hornet -It is iiotliintr eoumur- I'll UMll HIS slllflt 111 llll llir. Il k ... . - i about a woman holim- dlsni.noliili.il over thu non-arrival of her new bonnet - well, Unit some what approaches Hrown's condition. And how lie scowly at the innocent little clock, as he places upon it the whole blunio for spoiling his an ticipated day of pleasure. Hut he will he revenged. He approaches the ticker with a determined look on his face, hor ridly grnsiw it--and turns thu hands on again until they aro us incorrect as be fore, nnd henceforth they May in that condition, .Slight though the ticking of the clook may bo, its sudden cessation has a wi n derful inllueneo upon the inmates of the room in which the timekeeper is locat ed. A dim reiillitatlon of something wrong steals oyer the senses - u feeling as If something of nlue had been lost, or a friend iiad gone iiwaj perhaps novor to return, or in if soiuo of tlio olid Iron wore sick, ttiif.il Maidenly sotuo ono looks up and o.wluiius, "Whv, the will) ill MMll '.V 1111111.1) m II 1 im f clock's stopped!" And iiiMiie.liately .. ... . ' . .. . .. .. . thu lll-dclhii'd forebodings dliputo, the shadow of gloom melts away, and. as thu winding-up pi-noons in completed, and tho cheery tick-tick roeouinu'tices, tho family circle regains its wonted buoyancy of spirits and the member wmTil.u. ivl...t l u-.i,. H.Mt n.,1.1,. ilium . feel no gloomy i; fow moments b.'f ore l'Ulsburyh Chronicle-lUrnUl. Tlilttl olHorviitlouH on the cturii ivmtot Aiucifca liate acquired u mm Importuned ulue tlm eoabl turvey )u i-uunniHil by, ittvnt ol nurvatloiiB die olilcr noj,'ntloa tliut tliomatv tlilal lluxc hi tho gull ttrjiun tuul viirlntfrtat Ju IU velocity line to liali-mmiltih oliaiiguii In' tlio rvlatlvu tea lcvfl or I'm Atiantlw- ami yj (iulf of Moxliu. TIIE good' wifk knew it. Kxperlenrn afn Drtinknrtt AVtin Ono Iloj Ilroke tlio Kimliivln IlttblU Now York Sun. There io a retired cobler living in Angelica who deserves the respect of his couiitiymcn for moral courage. Ten ycarx nuo ho wns, and lind been for a long time a confirmed inebriate --not a periodical spreer, but a eenti ino Hoikcr, warranted not to draw u ?ober breath from sun to nun. Occa -iionnHV'jitlio fumefl of tboAvJijsUy with .1 l. . I; 1 1.! If It t 'iviiicnnepiiei-;niuiscu. wunju cipiu away from his bcfoKKed brain, and at such times his mental equilibrium would wrestle, with tlio problem ol total or oven partial abstinence, to be utterly wrecked at tlio siulit of his haunts or the first faintcallof bis sys tern for tlio stimulant which long use had rendered peremptory. One day, however, a halt wns called and this la tho wnv bo tells of it "I was on iny way to tlio barn when I saw a small snake in my path I kicked it with my boot and it turned to a bit of crooked tw.g which l Hiian pud in my band and threw away. J thomdit nothing more of tho matter until I reached the barn, when directly before me a second snake twisted across tlio Hoards, with a nuicK spring I seized it, mid it proved to be , , I a i-i r Ml r a wnipiasn. a sutiuen norrioio icar made me faint and weak. I sat doyn on the lower rtingof theladder loadiiij.' to the loft and wiped tlio cold sweat from mv forehead " 'bnakes, by Jericho! 1 exclaimed; Hint, means business '"J hen I stared stramlit aliead at n cornstalk, that soon began slowly to wriL'elo and curve. ith btirstine eyeballs and all tho strength of mind 1 possessed 1 forced that corn-stalk back from thoaniiniil to tlio vegutnbli! kingdom, and then I stnggered feobly out into tlio open air. I leaned against a fence, and, for fear I should see more of those horrible twisting tilings, J clung to a post and closed my eyes. ""J lino is called, Jim, J said to my self, 'whisky and you part company to-day; and soberer than J had been for many months, though with no moro strength than a baby, 1 manag ed to get back to the house "There was a hght.thoughl 1 didn't toll my wifo, fori had made a good many promises Hint hndn t held wa tor, and I thought I'd go it nlono for awhile. J got up in the morning after a terrible night, with tlio thirst ot chased fox upon me. Water wouldn't quench it, and f tried nunc. 1 crept into the milk room, slipped a straw into tlio edge of a cream-colored pan, and sucked out thomilk until only the cream was left, lowered smooth, and unbroken to tho bottom. Then I tackled another and another, until the fierce craving was somewhat dulled. It was a household mystery what be canieof tho milk. No cat could lap it, my wife said, and leave tlio sides and cream untouched, anil where did it go? f let thorn talk, for t first niggle was too sore and fearful to be spoken of, and 1 went on drinking the mill; " I ho road from my houso to niv shop lay by tho groggery. When 1 left my gate in tlio morning I took thu road, and on a deait run, us if pur sued, I made thedistanee. J ran hard all the way home fo dinner, and back alter that mo il, never, in tner, trust ing myself to walk, or even take t the side-walks for months, 'I ho l ine was slow. I keep till the brakes hard set vet. A single glass of hard ciderwould undo t he work of all these years, but you can bot that glass doesn't touch my lips while the memory of those little crawling black reptiles stays with me. And did your wifo finally lenru what became of tho milk?" ho was asked. Yes," and his voice broke. "I told her on hor deathbed Mini, dear,' she said, when Iliad finished, witli Iter hand clasped in mine Mini, dear, 1 knew it all tho tune.' " Jdfo ofu ISiislucss Swell. Frank Hurr, writing to tlio Ho.ston Herald from Now York, tolls how tho fast business swell leads a merry bub transitory file: J lu was dressed in tlio top of fashion and a valet stood by his hide, while tho porter blacked his boots in tho entry way loading to tho Hoffman houso barroom. The young man threw the Irishman, a half-dollar lor the job, and then slipped to a tublo not far away, ordered a pint of cham pagne, drank it and sauntered out. ii-si, lint... .nut ....,,, .....r.w.t- I ...... ..f lull llllil' uni m ini luim tl) IU - tl" yoting pw Yorker." said a triei ml who knew the fellow who was so well dressed and who gave the bootblack fifty cents for a .shine. "He is a broker who is just blooming out for himself, and has made a fat deal. Money is no object to'hini just now, and hcishunt- ing any iiuSv vice or extra vaganeo ho can Hud. His life will not be long. If ho succeeds for any length of time, his dissipations will kill him, for, like most of fits class, lie burns the caudlo at both cuds. Ho is only ono of tho many who help to innko hotel life in New York needlessly expensive. Chance lias brought him a fortune, and it is handed out as easily as it came. 11 tho man who polished Ins boots got fifty cents, tlio boy who nerved his breakfast probably received a dollar. While his practice gets him well waited upon, it compels other, people to bu equally extravagant or bo slighted. This lavish tipping of i i I i waiter has become so common hero tlnitiitiiittvt 1 11 1 no mill ... .ii...... il.i..... unit many nines ami in many places they iimku tliomsclvM positively dts agroeablito guests who do not fee, them with open hand. This ono is but a fair typo of tho "swell" business num. lie sits up all night, rites in tuuo to cot to Ins olllco and pitches uiio wiu exciionieni oi mo uay only half rested. Wine takes the place of sloop in koeping him in condition todo business. The average length of such a hfo is only about ten years. Some may stand tho whirl for fifteen, but the rtrent majority havo lost, their vitality at tun, and tilt Iter (Iff, get hroko or go out cf the rush iiml hurrv of tha itcot." THE FORTT-NISTIl.CdNGRESS. Record of I'rorcoillnzn In Ilrniicliea of the Same. Doth IIouhk. Urnfj? reported a bill for the re lief of Fit z John Porter, l'lnccd on tlio Iiouho calendar. It authorizes the prod uuni io appoint i'iiz joun 1'orier to n position ot colonel In tho nrniy and, In liia discretion, to tiliuo liitn on tlio rutircd lint of that Rnule, providing i'ltz John Porter snnll receive no pay, compeiiHiitlon or iil.'ownnco whatsoover prior to lilsnppotnt tiient under this net. Harrison, from the coniiniltoe.otviiiillciiiry.- renorted back the pill to pcovuiit.clidinHQf.vrur tnxeH under J 1 . 1 t ' l i ' . f i on I 1 11.. I, . I riU ilCb Ul illlKUHli (I, J.OUL, llj WII3 UnilCU .States bclni; set off H'iuiiiHt states bavin" -Inhns acaiiiflt tlio United States. In the .Horning hour, Nelson, of .Minnesota, on be half of tho cointnittei on Indian affairs, culled up tlio bill authorizing tlx use of certain iiiioxpnile(l balances, amounting to 512,000, for tlio relief ot tho Northern Clityenno Indians in Montana. Nelson stated thnt the object of tlio bill vnH to re hove about 700 Cheyennca on tlio HoHchml and Tongu'o rivers, who were In a destitute condition, with their annuities entirely ex hausted. Tho houso then proceeded to the spniijo resolution at-ceptins the statue of President. lair.es A. Garlleld, presented by tho state of Ohio. Tho resolution was adopted. BKNAte. liawloy, trotn tho commttteeon military nfInirB,'re)brK'd n joint resolution appointing Gen. .1 oh n V. llartrauft, of Pennsylvania, as ono of tlio malingers of tho National SoldierV homo in phic-o of Gen. McClellan, decousi'd. Tho resolution wns passed. Infills olfored a resolution, whlcii, without debate, was agreed to, di recting tho serotary of the treasury to in form tho senate as to what amount of sil ver bullion lind lioen pm dinned tor coinage since July 1, IHHfi.in what marlct thesame has been purchased in each case, nnd Troni whom and tho price paid: also, whether, in any lustaiiro, all hide hnvo beon rejected and it so, for what reasons nnd in what money or currency tho payment for such silver bullion has beon made. The presi dential count bill wasplaced before tlioson ate, but informally hud aside. Iugnlls' res olutiou was placed beforo tho somite, cell ing on tho secretary of tho trenstiry for in formation as to what proportion of tlie- $10,000,000 bond call for Fcbrunrv 1st wns bold by tho national banks, and how much by each bank. Ingalls modified his resolution by withdrawing tho clause rn quiring the miming of specific hankr. Ho did tliis, he said, at tho request of persons Interested la hoiiid banks whose uonds lind been called for payment on tho lmi of I'elv runry anil who lenrod that tlio piimicatton i I lie tart might liilorljro with orimuuir umir credit. Skvatk. la the senato Sonntor IV.wen, from the committee on Indian affairs, re ported favorably a bill prohlhitiiw undent penalty of fine and imprisonment, tho lies passing on Indian lands. Senator Van U'yck introduced a bill to prevent tho .Io mount uatiou ol American com. It is in. follows: Section 1. Any promissory cheek. draft, bill of exchange, or any contract ut agreement requiring payment of money which Htipulutcs and requires payment, thereof to bo uiado in gold coin alone nliiill bo void nnd of no effect. Section 13. In any pniHcctilinu of any mieh note, check, draft, 1111 if exchange, or any other contractor payment requiring payment in gold coin in liny territory of the i;iutcil htnteti or in any federal courts besides tho ordinary osts charged luninst the plaintiff, the court shall also allow to per rent of the amount to bo entered in judgment for the defendant ns a part of tho costs In bo paid by the plaintiff. Section .'. Any per- Min, or agent, or attorney, or any peiu ho hIiiiII demand or recei vo any surh note. fraft, bill of exchange, or her contraet i.r ngrt'oinent reipiirin; payment of money hi gold shall bo guilty of niiHilemeniior and punished ov a linn of not less than .Jon or more than the full amount mentioned in mirb proninnory note, draft, or bill of x change,. ircnt:',.uct. of agreement. IIocsi:.- fliTieg announced the doivth ol bis colleague, Kankiii, and offered the cut tomary reeolutions, which wore unani mously adopted and, as a murk ot respect to the memory of the deceased, tho house adjourned at 12:15. Tho speaker ap pointed Messrs. Ilra.'g, Vaasrhaik, Steven son, (blather, Carlton, Henderson, of Illi nois, and Johnson, ot Now York, as a com mit tee on that part of the hous'i to nccoin. punying tlio deceased to hid Uoiue in Wis ciuinioa. j.tri.vri:. A joint resti'ution from tho Douse of ropivrtontatives was placed b.?or the senato, appropriatin; money tor Uimm licf ot the Northern Cheyeiiuo Indians. Upon examination tlio spelling of sumo words in the bill was found to be wrong. Dawes said tli ) misspelling was such as to lender the intent of congress doubtful, and the mutter went over so as to oermil i t i orreet ion. Among bills introduced were the following: Ily Mot-gun Providing that members of any tribe or nation under tho liiriMliellou of tlm t'nited St.ites shall bo eligible to appointment as postmaster, mall agent, postal clerk, deputy collector of internal revenue, deputy marshal, Indian agent or Indian Inspector, or to any other olllco relating to the conduct of Indian af fairs or to the goverinent of any Indian tribe or nation. Ily Van Wyek To in crease the pension to widows and depend ent relatives, and grunting a pension to in valid and dependent ho diers and sailors. It provides, among other things, that tlio pcus'ou now granted widowH or minor chil dren of deceased s ildiers and .sailors hIiuII be ineronscd from JS to J 1 - per month. Ily t'ulloiii--liicrciiNliig the peiiHiou for total disability nnd fortotal helplessness toS.100 per month. Ily Ilowen Providing Unit no action shall bo begun by the United States to cancel land patents after three years rou; the date of entry. ASKS TO UK ItKLIEVEl). (Tit II Service (NiiiiiiiUlinor lCiilon TomlciH 111m ICcnI;:uuIIiii. Dormnii It. Milton, civil service commix. sinner, seat the president tho following let ter tendering bis restitution: Snt:--I beg very respectfully to tender yon my resignation ot me oiueo oi civil nor- vice commissioner to luKo eueci on inn :itu day ol .March. .My acceptance of tho olllre. as on arc well aware, was accompanied with the declaration that I could not con sent to bold it longer than my service inijlit bo useful in connection, with an ex position of the annual report of the com mission, the giving ot any information congress mUit require and the new com missioners become lumiuur n un uittiluties. The political question which seems to havo l ice u raise i over my nominal ion, ami which did not allow an earlier offer of my ivsliiiutiuii, makes it pri"'r for ino to s.iv that when you liomitiuUHl mo you well knew the fact thai I as still nil atlliereut of the republican party, as 1 had been from Its origin in evory sense; t line I was a id iiubllcau when aupoiatiHl i-ouimissiou'r. either by President (Iraut or President Ar thur. 1 have the honor ol neiiig your olio- dleat servant, Doun.w II. K.vTott. Maxwell littiul (Jrant Case. ,1 uilg llrow -r, ot tlio l' lilted Stats rlr- rult ctiurt at lnvr, 111 I an opinion In the .Maxwol) land cntnt cus, Th dscisiou was for the dolondants. Suit was brtuight hi IIib vovuriuuiMtt to wusotl hind natonts rlaliuwl to haye bf-en obtuhiMl by Maxwell llll OtIIOIH. ritOMI.VEXT MEN ANDVOMEX. M. Vsteur's latest notion is tho compel sory 1.. v-uliiliou oi all dogs. Wal'a r lilaiue him returned to Augusta, where lie Is to pass some time. Nilsson is coming to tho United StuW It is fair to presume that the gifted cnutii trice s on ilk account needs extension. l.ady l'eneiiiet is to be married asain to n man of 10 y ars. She 's only 2S, and Sir JiiMiih wns i.t when ho inu'lo her Ins wifo. Mark Twain told a New York reporter that his new-book, now ia press, was tho worst he hud over wiltten, and would cap the climax for stupidity. 'Mrs. Prances Anne Kcmble attribute her nttuininVnt of her 7oth year in full healtli and vigor to her life-joag pcrsistonco hi out door exercises, especially on horse back, in all sorts ot weather. C. P. Huntington, the railroad magneto, has control east of the .Mississippi river o 1.SH2 miles of road. Ho can travel from New rk to San Irunc'sco over a system of transportation largely controlled by in nisei I. (Jcrtrude Garrison, literary editor of tlio New York American Press association, is a 'fonde, and etremnly handsome. Her hair is really golden, and her eyrn like the bluest of .lime skies. Mine. Sides I-avre, widow of the orator, has just founded a prizo at the Preach academy, to b" compote.! for hv women ot letters. ItumountH to f .000 francs, aul is to negiyen every aivp years. A movement is on foot in the house nf lords at London, to present Karl Granvlllo with a testimonial in honor of his thirtv years service as iihenil icailer. The sum of 4.1,(10(1 lias already been collected. Tho present will probably be in the form of a pic t tiro of his wif and children. SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN. liepresenia ii vo iiiyior. oi Tennessee, is nnother who wants the civil sorvicu law re- p aled. Speaker Carlisle has changed bis Kon tie-ky residence from Covington to Mew pi rt, in until ncr county. Congressman 1 ownshend thinks Mr. Til- den's letter on tho coast, defenses will have great weight with congress. Kdiiiunds snys whenever a majority o! the women of -tlm United States in,. any state tlesirt the sutfrage lie will vote for it Senator Walthall, Secretary Lamar's successor in congress, is one of the tallest unci thinnest inuu in Washington. Ho is said to be an effective speaker. Coiigrcsninn Koran, of Ohio, snys ho will not seek re-election at tho end of his term, because it costs a coimrcsHiuun more than his nulii rv to livo in Washington, and he emi t afford it. A Washington dispatch says that ex Gov. Cumphjll, of Iowa, is in that city to conduct, his contest for Gen. Weuvei's sent in the house. Hon. I'rank Hind is there a'so in connection with his contest. The house election committee has organized ami ordered all the evidence in the various cases "o bo printed, and it will tako some time to have this done. Washington special:-- 'A "gentleman whois. in a imsitiou to know, states that Congress man Springer, ot Illinois, at tho close of hie present term, will decline a nomination ami will, for the presoat, withdraw from politics. It is said to bo bis intention to remove Irom Illinois to Now Mexico, whor he already bus largciuterests in iiiiiiingand iitock-raising, and wheio ho has a strong grip on tho politics of the territory. POIiITICATj NEWS AND NOTES. .loan Higelow's declination of thooflico of nssistiint treasurer of the United States Is now attributed to his wife, who thought the cire of t73,000,0U0 too great a re sponsibility. iteprespiitntlvo Loatitt, of California said to a Washington interviewer the otherday: ".My father was a blacksmith and so am I a blacksmith. I believe I would bo better ut my anvil than in congress." 'I he president has consented to delay ac tion in the case of Paymaster General Smith. P. S. N., until after tho counsel ot that olllcer had opportunity to prepare an ur umeiiL in his hchall for the president h information. Kurort special: A privato letter recei ved from Washington snys that an agreement bus been arrived at by the leaders of both parlies providing for the admission of Da kota, Montana and Washington Territory, mid that the plan will be carried out in a few weeks. Cannon, comptroller of tho currency, has nolillcd tlm prodtlent that in view of his ac ceptance ot the positioned vice president of the National Hunk ut the Republic of New York, mid for other reasons of a private nature, it will be impossible for him to re lain his present olllc-i after the Illst inst. The liousecominitteeon territories heard nruimeuts from .Misses. I.ioiiiiiion and Johnson, prominent citizens of Dakota, in favor oi the admission of the entire terri tory of Dakota as a state, and against a division. They said the inleiests or tho entire slate weie identical, and that the slate's resources should be kept together. They did not think the northern portion of tlio state Hiiouid lie cat oil. .Mr. Johnson saitl a north nnd south division was a political scheme gotten up by Judge Moody to semi himself to the senate. If tli state is divided at all it should 1 e divided from east to west, and they claimed such was tho sentiment of the peopleof Dakota, with the exception of Judge Moody and a few others THE TltOUllIiti OVER S.UIOA. II.Yplaiiutloii ot'Geriii iiij-'n Alleged An nexation Sclicmc. Capt. W. U. Churchward, lato Pritisb consul at Samoa, ou his way to London, said in explanation ot tlio recent S.uuoaa German dilllctilty "Mullin Point, in tho city of Apair, tho seat of the Suiuoan government, many years ago came into the bands of Mr. Weber, the tormerGeriuaii consul and head of the leading firm at Samoa. Notice was given the government to romove, and though Weber iin offered a previously agreed-upon price for the land, he refused to accept it ami theSamoaii king wo com pelled to remove bis residence to another part of Africa. Weber's action was sup ported by the German consul, Stcubel, at this place. The king boistrtl thu Sauioaii 'Hag. Subsequently, upon an alleged insult to theGerman uovernmeatby theSaiuoues, Consul Steubel forbad., the king to display his ling anywheiv within the municipality of Apia. He went personally to him nnd couiiniiuded him to pull it down. This tho king refused to do. Stenlwl went on board the German gunboat Albatross, which hap pened to be In the hurbor, and brought a party of armed sohpers ashore, forcibly and against the protests of tho United States and llrltish consuls, pudjd down the Hue." Capt. Churchward eoncbaliisl by stating thin two of tho Saiuoitn liig'i chiefs wont to Nw 'iilund to claim sympathy in their troubles, ami from their storv the reports ot Germany's annexation of Samoa prob ably arose. Capt. Cliurrliwanl's mission Is to lay his dispatches relative to this dis till burnt) before tho ItrlCsli forvign ollle. The vttswl nr-iitainbuf tlu Gnraian dis patehos regarding thU affair failed to con utMt at Honolulu with the stwuner which liOUht tslipt. Churchward hem and will coiisispiwntly b tuiue time Inter in reach ing Ilorliu. THE CASE OP THE CIIOCKT.UVS. Judgment Alio vel Tlicm by tho Court or Claims. The court of claims has decided tho enso ol the Choctr.w tuition against the United St.ites and rendered judgment in favor ot the nation for SH.S(j,C02. This case was sent to tho court of claims by act of con gross of March 3, 1881. providing "for the ascertainment of the amount due thoChoC' taw nation." Tho clnim resulted from violation by tho United States of certain treaties entered into with tho Choctaw s in ,183(1. 1 8511,11 nil iSOfil bo,' principal sub ject oi conceiiwon resulted-' Irom the lailiiro of the United States to secure to theChock taws, la severalty, lands which tho United Binies guaranteed to them by the treaty of lS.'tO. They did not receive those hinds. but they were sold bv tho United Stales in violation of thu terms of tbotreatvand tlio amount, received from tho sale thereof paid into the treasury moro than tifty years ago. j it ibou the senato ol the Uirit States, under the oiithorPy of the treaty of ISSo. awarded the Clioctaws, on ac count, of these losses. SU, 1)87, (100. This award was suhMcoucntlv recoiiimcd bvcoti gross by an appropriation in part payment thereof, in 18(51, of SUoO.OOO. Since Hint time fourteen reports recognizing the valid ity and exclusiveness of that award have been made by committees of both houses ,Tha court, of ycluitns noiv, holds that the award ol the senate in favor of the Choc taws was set nsiilo because the Choctaw nation availed itself of tho provision of the art of 1881 and brought its suit under tho terms of that act in tho court of c aims. Tlio judgment is based upon considerations independent, of the award of tho senate. In announcing the decision, the court declared it to be tlie most important case it has. ever been culled upon to decide. Tho case will now go to the supremecourt on appeal uy noiu aides. Money Wns Their (Jml. St. Louis dispatch: Seven brothers, all raving maniacs, en routo Tor tho Jackson ville (111.) nsylum, passed through this city yesterday. Tho commissioner in charge of tlio lunatics states that prior to tho war a wealthy farmer by tho name of Anson Ar nold settled in Hickory county', Mo., with a large family. The acquirement of money sx'ined to bo their aim of life, and the whole family, seven sons and five daugh ters, deprived themselves of the necessities ot life in order to gam it. About three years ago a stranger visited their home, and, aftei convincing them that they could in a short timo likely increase their wealth, induced tlicm to invest their all in what proved to bo a mythical silver mine in Ne vada. Alter mouths of anxiety they learned that tbev bad been imposed on, and all seven of the brothers, xipon receipt of the news, became afllicted with a violent form of insanit v, which is tho cause of their urcHcnt trin to Jacksonville. International .Metallle .Men. Lpjiilnti.' dispatch: The-unniinl -meeting the International Monetary Standard association was. held to-day. Henry H. Gibbs, governor of the flank of England, presided, and m bis address admitted that tho progress ot bimotiilisni was slow in iigluud, butsn'd it wan advancing in Ger many, ilesaitl lie beliovod the royal eoni tnittet; on the depressed condition of trade Great iimniu would report that the prcsuutcouditiou of the silver tpu stion had an important bearing on the depression. Henry It. (ironfetl. also of the I lank ol Ciigland, expressed conlidenco that the United States congress would not alter the onditions of the Island b.ll. Iliinetahsiu, Mr. Grouted said, wan of vital interest to trade and asriculture. Thomas Sutherland and Samuel Mon tague, members of parliament, and either gentlemen also delivered addresses. The meeting tesolved to form a gold and silver league on a popular basis. AtlllllSSKlll or If.lKOtll. Last week Senator Voorhecs introduced a bill to admit Washington territory as a state, and now ho has introduced a bill to admit Montana as a state. Tho senator was asked if lie intended to make tho ad- illusion of Dakota conditional on the ad mission of Montana, as has been icported the democrats were disposed to do. Ho replied: "1 can only speak for myself. I think the best arrangement we can make is o admit Dakota, Montana and Washing ton together. They iiMst all come in soon, and they might as well come in now. I do not see how wo can prevent Dakota's oniiiiL' in. Shu bun a voting population of 80,0UU and is certainly entitled to admit tance. 'I tiiousht at iiit-t 1 should opposu a division ol Dakota, but do not see bow I an. The territory has mi area etiual to live times mv own state and South Dakota will be about as large as Ohio and Indimia. Montana has a voting population of 20,- 000 and Washington -10.000. THE MARKETS. OMAHA. Wim.iT-No. 2 (UfVuD 48 fcfl t-1 H.viti.uv No. 2 Kyi: No. 2 Coa.v No. U mixed O ts-No. 2 Ht'TTKit Ka any creamery.. 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Oats Pur busliol. 11 Catti.u Bxpnrts, Hons Good to choice. 4 80 2 CO Siium Cuminoii to good GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES. Jesso C. Wickerstmm nnd vrife were mur dered at their ranclio near Cloverstlale (Cain.) Suspicion rests upon their Chinese cook, who bus disappeared. Tho law- and order lenguo of Cincinnati has ro'ncliided an ntnlcnhleiirruiitoment by which no more Sunday theatrical perform ances wiil be given. They will now turn their attention to the concert saloon. In the lower bouse of tlieGcrniau landtag; resolutions were inttoduced oxptrssiug satisfaction that the imperial speech prom ised measures for protection for German interests in the east Prussia. It is rumored GOr'ma'iiy isemlearnVing to negotiate mi allotment of tho Samoa it islands between herself, England and thu United States. Huron (Dak.) parties claim n:i agree ment bus been reach by wlsch Dakota, Montana and Washington will bo admitted to statehood. Civil Service Commissioner Dnrninu It. Mat on lias sent to the president a letter tendering b s resignation. The damage to the Klorida orange crop during the hi to frost is ostium tcsl at $ 1,100, oOO. Thu board of directors of tlij St. Paul (Minn.) Ti est. company in making no e.v intubation .f the miitterHipertuiuiir.; io the estate of the lute W. L. Culbertsoii. tbsrov trod a shortage in accounts which bus been truied to 0. S. Kess. treiisuier and secre tary. J Io has been arrested for embezzle ment. When arrested he mis gettiagreadv to leave the city. The hhurtage it said to be $10,000. Germany has oxprei-Hrd berse'f in favor of' the coinage of silver of a full value. Kochefort's bill ia the chamber of depu ties to pardon all political prisoners is git hie President Grevy a r-pul ib-.ilof trouble. A special from Henderson, Ky., says! At 2 o'clock this morning a mob look Cal- Simpson, tho mulatto murderer of Mrs. Graves, from jail and hung him to a treo about a mile from here, after which they ridillcd his body with ballots. Tho moH told him to say his nrayais, which ho did. They then .--nsked him. -why ho killed'Mrs. Graves, fie r"plied that the Lord asked him to do so. They thc;i said: "Up you go to the Lord," and strun hint- up mid left liimhangins. The examination of Deputy MnrsbaJ Col lin at Salt Lake for shooting McMurin, the tithing olllco watchman; was concluded on tho 2. illi after lour days. This is tho case that made so much excitement in the latter part of November livst. Tho com missioner d Hchm-jed Collin. Hiivuti no doubt a plot had existed to nsdassinatc or do him great bodily harm. Alexander Steele, a bachelor 50 yeais old, who has a farm on St. Vrain creek, Colorado, committed suicide, it is sup posed, by shooting himself IhroiiL-h tha chest. He was a consumptive ami bad suf fered grfeatlv from heiuorrlriigo.s,' ahif to bis despair over his condition his suicide is at- t nbutcd. Senator Piatt bus reported favorably from the committee on tsrritnrioH tha bill for tho admission of tho territory of Wash ington, togiither witli what is known as tho Panhandle of Idaho. The sennte committee on public build ings decidetl to report favorably bills mak ing appropriations for public buildings at Sioux City, la.. (S100.000). and Oshkosh. Wis., ($100,000). MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION. Tliclr Siipolciiieiitul Itenort Trniin- inlttctl by lite Secretary or IVur. The secretary ot war lias transmitted to (he house of representatives tho supple mental report of tlie Missouri river com mission. It says during tho pant year the river has been surveyed from Fort Kenton to Traver's point, a distune of 2-10 miles. Work on tho Missoiiri liver from Sionx City to Foil 1'oasou has been confined to the upper portion of the river, with a view either to iucreasetlio depth over the rapids in that portion of tho river by damming tlio water back ortosweopu way tho ghoul of sand by concentrating tho current. These operations so far ha to been success ful, but tlio work has been suspe-.tded owing to the exhaustion of the oppropi ia Hons. Operations for the improvement of the Missouri liver from its mouth to Sioux-City hits been coiillned Ui the construct ion tit revetment for lite protecting of caving banks ia the vicinity of St. .Jcsenh and Kmis. is City, .Missouri. Ths work will bo coul lulled until the stono covering is deem ed essential to protect tho revetment from ice ami Hoods is completed. Tho com missioner savs tlio amount-, of nmm.v available after touiploting the work now in progress is not larger than should bo re tained to moot the emergencies which may occur at any tune, and that general re sumption of work is theiefore impossible until congress makes additional upnropri- ations. la this connection, it says, not inure than six months' work run bo donn on tho Missouri river each year, ami that work should 1m begun by Aptil 1. More over, it room rou considerable tuuo to get the plant in win kin order, pio'imiuary ar rangement, and engage skilled men. etc. As the iipproprist'ou for tho current liscal year would not In available until .July 1, t is leconiineailed -that CO pei- cent of tho amount nsked for the coming fiscal year be appropriated mid miideiinniedintely avail- Able. Ino total mnoe'.'.t asked for tho next flKculyeuris $1 .H25.O00. The.imount available on Novoaiber J10, 1SS5. for con tinuing the improvements of tho Missouri river was 5 '75,752. FOREIGN ITELLIGENCE. ThoGrcsjU government, in reply to the note, of tho marquis of Salisbury. says that tho representations of Unhand infringe oa international ami diplomatic olwcrvancos and declares Greece reserves perfect freedom of action. The answer further says that Greece linn not declared war nor has she given rnuse for England to interforo re3'ard ing her attitude. A dispatch from WilhelmHhrff'Jd, ono of the principal German navalstationsou the North sea, says. Tho iron rind Priuco Fred erick Kurl is being rapidly IHttnl out for sea. Hcrilrsti'tution is tlio port of Athens. The Prince Frederick Karl carries sixteen guns of ten tons each. Sho ia of 0,000 tons disp'iuement and fl. l.'O bursa-power: German Amiricans of the island ot Foohr. whose expulsion from Germany was recently ordered, have petitioned tha cot eminent for leave tore i alii until April 1st. Patrick O'Krien, secretary or the Liver pool branch of the National league, bus saWtd ns the nationalist randidato for purl'mut'tit for the dlvwion of Armagh, left vacant by tho death of John McLune, loyalist. Grout activity exists in Turkish military and naval olreles. Troow and horsns ore being dlspalohetl to Salonio. Thotmns. portathin department is.ittg extraordi nary uHoitd to aecolen)to tlto moveniont nf troops and uiualtiotia ol war to the Gretk frontier.