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>4^"ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24. 1852. WHEELING. WEST VA., MONDAY MOKNING. MAY 27, 1878. VOLUME XXVI.NUMBER 254

u, m. H'blte'i Failure., ,Jm ol the creditor" o( Mr. H. 8.

,Lol County, "111 b. b.ld

L'ocLor. Hou« lo-<J»7 »UJ »¦.^McLure Houae to-daj at 4* *. m.

to a itatement aheetjuat print,gjiioor job roomi, hia liabilitlee arc

jieat $34,500, tod bia aeaetta, taken at

prn«nt Ttlue, foot up $41,970. The

jai oI ib« latter to Mr. White wae $80,.g* Hie heaTieal creditor ie 8. Beran A

(^c/Baltimore, S4.120; and hie next,

Hood, Boebrigbt A Co Philadelphia, $2,-410, Hie Wheeling creditor! are aa fol¬

low Vw * ^I0^' ®*

f. ftldeell, $020; A. K Franxell,p:r Haaei A Wileon, $130;Li«klifl Broa. A Co., $365; Beltz A

Ridiflg, *N' Schulia, $225; J. W.

Burj.llW; Kiteriide iron Worke,$175;!HupM Broi, $530; Jacob Snjder, 113;D Darrah, 170; 8. Bear A Sona, $88;juiiod 4 Dafeoport, $90; Luke Fitton,£ 50; Feier Boilej, 49 10; J. T. Hohman,$50; Bor'< Kun Mining Co., $6,120;forcer A Woo. $2°; Thoe. Hughea &

(fc,$7;Oit, Hall A Co., $6 05; Frew A

Cuapbill, 5^1 J- Orubb, $30; John

Lutrj $70; D.C. LUt,jr., $07; Thompsoni Hibberd, $13, J. A. Hollidaj A Bona.

.250. Ktdoio A Co., $£5; Friend A Son,$15; A. B. Moorehead, $10; Wagner ACx, $23; Cobof Sampliner Co., $70; A.

S&nflltftt. $14; W. B. Odbert, $28;JCorebead A Son, $29; J. Q. Morria, $35;CadjA8oa,20.Oiitr local creditors are aa followed

PiclLC White, Morgantown, $300; F.

0. fcobla, Bridgeport, Wat Virginia,$?730; Tboa. Finn, Moundaville, $515;Tboe.Finn,J. P. Wa/tnan and Jaa. 8tile§,(eodoreera) $500; F. D. Kemple and Jae.Stila (endoreera) $500; Thoa. Finn, J. P.1'irciQ, J. L. Parkinson and L. B.

Pud; (efldoreerf) $800; Jamea titilee

(odoner) $300; West Virginia Agrical-aril Worki, $Vo, Ohio Vallej Iron Com-

pu; $44; J. W. Gallagher, $35; J. T.Korphj, $50; Harria 1 Ferrel, $100; L-EPard/, $400; Bonar & Hammond, $75;Eirird McConklj, $07; Kliaha, Llndeej,W, Geo. Knight, $12; Moaea Piereon,RJ. P. Wa/man, $500; W. L. Ed ward#,$70; EZixabelh Bier, $40.At Bellton and Cameron Mr. White'a

creditcre ara aa followe: Adama JonathanSO; William Henderahott $30; WardHuatrmin $20; W. H. Criawell $50;William Roffini $30; Mra. Heater MartinPi J. A. Rice $520; J. X. C'rim $030;ff. J. Brjin $16; Joaeph Londen $10;H&iA McDonald $196; Woodburn,Daakr/ A Co. $55.At Belliire, Mr. White owee Bellaire

Windot G!a« Co. $20, and Booth A Son In« orpoic n»o-»r-Utlurt«! the Fourth SUreel M.LUurth Last Sight.jUb ,ii distinguished from the mere

uiail'creation in many **/". *"e

rtei initude, the two hands, ihe gradualimlopmentof thebody, theuseofrea-na ud the consequent capacity ol in¬nsiioo and mental growth, the endowatti ol articulate speech and the ac-

tocnubilitj to some power or deity foraarelconduct, are attributes common towry ipecies »nd distinction of man.Hia bit be defined as an ani-ail *ho makes tools for specialB-ud employs them in conatructlonuideUace. This single fact lifts himiter* all 'mere animal existence. Ittacejuate* ihought, prevision and thepevtrol linking cause with effect, Hosure uimal ever goes beyond uaing theends material which nature furnishes.Tkis meals a gull between the animaltrulioa and m»n which no evolutionkuewipanned.

... .TbeChriitien doctrine ia that all vari-atieaolihe homan raceenter into the or-ItticBio. There ia one human stock,with om Creator and one commonlile. God kith made ol one bloodall nalioca ol men to dwellon all the licsof the earth. Thii doc-trioe ii vital to the christian system.Tkt whole Kheme ol the atonement restsupon it. Tks race was involved in sinthrough ill representative head, and itii redttmtd Irom losa and rnin by theialsrpoiiuoB ol the second Adam, theLord from heaven.Thii doctrine ol the organic unity ofrata infidelity has peraiatently assailed

oo th« ground ol existing differenceauougit different nationi, and the com-puumly brief period, according to theSaiputs account, lince the creation anddiipenion ol the human family. Man(wishes in every climate and section.U ii not very itrange that a race so wide¬ly icattered and existing under such di-»me conditions should present markedvariations. But despite all differences,lb peculiar distinction of the race,Jkrwal, intellectual and moral, remainm testily to a common origin and des-1tiay. Moreover, the lines ol differencetnaotdUtinctlydrrawn,and naturaliata«*aaot agree as to the number of the,ncss- Their estimates range from threeto sleven, ind, in some Instances, reach» much higher number. Thla re-¦Ih.. in part, from the aurpriaingtransitions by which one variety^¦"a into another. The color linewa not suffice lor a race-line. TherejnJatsol evary known abadeof color.jjjw are Malabar Jews perfectly black.|**-. Pickering who accompanied the1CaiUdStates Exploring Expedition, tee-hie» tku be sav Jews in Aden of "aUitirul tinge of yellow." Aa the Jewhimself to closely from mixingpother people, hia history ie augges-wd important. Biahop Heber de-Jkai three centuries ol residence in{«jakiTs made Portuguese nearly aaJ^.^tke Caffrea. That eminent na-SfH Df. John Charles Hall, saya:.

* *^1 find every particular typedeviations and passing into

J-1*1! of species proves unity of origin:j*f P*fttinsnt reproduction is a test ana*J*J**«ioa of species. This is an ar-.""J^tol invincible force and absolutewwoetttnea. Ths barrenness of hyb-«laait after one or two generations,j*w oow be regarded u an eetablishedthe Iruitlulnese ol the mixedt?®*®'irietiN u manifest and undenU-, conclusion cannot be resisted,use of man's richest endowments is theSmuT Language Implies per-thought and kindred minds. Ev«^Jjnodern philological discovery indi-Sr 001. original form of speech forfamily of man. The diverserJJJJ which were supposed to show

prove, on examination, tolinks in a family chain. Theywjationship, and Indicate anjjjnj ol all the atreama in our prlml<woutain head. Aa Dr. Latham ar-a*>»a common origin of language provesy®®°® origin for those who speak it,*£*{ *od economic science and law"N" on the foundation ol a common

human nature. We arraign and paniahthe despised negro and "the heathen Chi-nee," wnen they break the laws, and ad¬mit no defense baaed on the aaaamptionof their inability to think, reason, feeland act aa accountable men.There are no people eo ignorant and

debaaed that they may not be hurt intheir feeling They are itnng by Injae-tice, outrage and wrong. They are con-

scioua of degradation and diabonor. Toan argument in favor of flogging in thenavy, Channing replied "What! strike aman 1" A man may be black. Tile, heath¬enish; but he la a man, and the inflictionof blowa is a degradation. EdmundBurke, in aplendid invective, denouncedthe wrongs heaped on Hindoo women,under the government of Warren Heat¬ings, aa being bevond hunger and blud¬geons, because inflicted on the moral na¬ture of the sufferers.There is no basis lor the doctrine of

historical progreee, but the unity of thehuman race. The organic man lives,learnagrows and transmits his poesessions fromgeneration to generation.The conclusive proof of humanity ie

capacity for God. They are men, in theunitv of the redeemed race, who are sus¬

ceptible of improvement, of civilization,of reliigous experience, of the Holy Ghost.He who deniee the humanity of such ashave received into their soma the king¬dom of Christ, is infidel towards Qod. Hedespiseth the seal which the Almighty haaplaced on Hia creature.The religion of Jesus ia a religion for

mankind. He is a Saviour for man.forthe poorest, the lowest, the basest. Nonation, order or class can monopoliseHim. He scatters the shades of ignor¬ance and superstition, breaks the chainsof idolatry and despotism, uplifts andand honors classes and conditions, andsecures to the race a future of dignity,happiness and glory. This, Mu, is thetrue religion of humanity, because it isthe religion of God. Heaven will ringwith the notee ol its asjured and ever¬

lasting triumph.Bishop Kalis.

Mourn County B<(ist«r ol Slih.Right Rev. Bishop Kain, of Wheeling,

will celebrate high mass* in the CatholicChurch at Lewisburg, to-morrow (Han-day), and administer the rite of coofir-mation, In the evening the Bishop willdeliver a lecture and the vesper servicewill be performed. The servicee will allprove very attractive, being the first ever

performed, of the kind, at Lewisburg;and to the charm of novelty will be addedthe features of a first-class full choir and.plendid new organ.The morning services will commence

at 10} o'clock a. sc.; evening services Ac.at 7$ o'clock p. m.On Thursday, 30th inst, the Bishop

will hold divine service, preach and ad¬minister confirmation at Meadow Bluff.

Mttbop Peterkln Not Harried MBeported.;HusmutsviLLE, May 20.

Editor Orcsobrkr Independwt.Please allow me to correct a mistake I

noticed in your last issue, announcingthat, "The Bishop elect of West Virginia,Rev. G. W. Peterkin, was married inBaltimore, on the 24th ult, to MissCorinne Swann, daughter the late Alex¬ander 8wann, of Wincheeter, Virginia."Miss Corinne Swann (who ia a friend ofmine) was married, by Rev.G. W. Peter-kin, to Mr. William Sinclair, son ofCommodore Sinclair, on the 24th ult.

Respectfully,Flobkxgi Lockridoz.

Gov. Mathews and the Mt. VernonAssociation.

Got. Holiday, of Virginia, and Got.Mathews, of West Virginia, bare accept¬ed invitation! trom the vice-regents ofthe Moant Vernon Association to vist theHome of Washington on the 14th ofJune. The annual council of the aasoci-ation will then be in session. The boardof visitors, the advisory committee, dele*ration of members ot Congress, and otherdistinguished guests are also expected toattend, as the occasion will be one of un-usual interest Gov. Mathews has sentto the vice regent of West Virginia, withhis acceptance of the invitation, a liberaldonation to the Mount Vernon fund..Charlatan ( W. Va.) Free Preu.

Ben Jackson** Kooiantlc Mar¬riage*

CUrkiburgSmMr. Ben V. Jackson, son of Jud«*e J. J.

Jackson, was married at the BurnettHouse, in Cincinnati, last week. It is re*

ported that he met the lady he marriedin company with a gentleman of his ac-

quaintance who was engaged to her. Thisgentleman introduced Mr. Jackson andhis betrothed, and it seems they at oncefell in love with each other and were!married in forty-eight hours after theybecame acquainted, the gentleman towhom she was engaged giving away thebride. Mr. Jackson and his bride are nowat his father's home in Parkeraburg.

FIRE BKC'OKD.

Tolxdo, May 25..At Ottawa, Ohio, at2 o'clock this morning, a fire started inthe shops and dry goods srores on thenorth side of Main 'street and extendedeastwardly to the railroad, destroyinga drug store, field's grocery, Schenck'asaloon, Miller's .cigar manufactory, Stu-dor's meat market and^dwelling, Flp's sa¬

loon and residence, Burns' saloon, a bar¬ber shop, two ice houses, many stables,and the Dayton and Michigan passengerdepot. Loss estimated at $20,000.Largely insured.8ioux Cmr, la., May 26..The depot

hotel at Leman's burned this morning,supposed to have been occaaioned by tneexplosion of a lamp,

A THEATRICAL OUTFIT BURVED.

Chicago, May 25..A special fromGrand flaven, Mich., etys : At NnnicaJunction, nine miles east of this place, onthe Detroit & Milwaukee Bailroad,a baggage car containing the scenes,costumes and personal goods ofthe Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe waa en¬

tirely destroyed bv fire this morning atan early hour. The Donkey Jenny wasthe on) v thing saved. The company wason their way from Grand Rapids toChicago, intending to go over by boatthis morning.A Nouthern Woman at Work.Atlanta, Ga., May 25..Mrs. Matilda

Flstcber to-day organised in this citv a

society for the purpose of introducingmoral and industrial education into thepublic schools of the country, and forother reformatory work. The societyadopted the name of the American Ethi¬cal Union, and consists of two divisions,the senior and janlor grand army im¬provements. The form of the organiia-t'on is both civic and military. MissGenerosa Eitrella, of BraiU, is Secretary.The Canadians and the Fenlaas.Montreal, May 25..Earl Dufferin in

an address to the soldiers yseterdav char*rcteriied the Fenian rumors and demon¬strations as merely effervescent. He didnot think the Fenian movement wonldamount to much but if it did it must berepressed.

The Use ot Dr. Halrd.Kvoxtills. May 25..The judicial caseof Dr. £. T. Baird, against the Bynod of

Virginia, waa concluded late this sfter-noon and his complaint was not sustained.A narrative was read which speaks ofgood things amid disooarageaMts.

BY TELEGRAPH.ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.

to tbs daily intelligences

GENERAL NEWS.THE WISCONSIN STORM.

The Detaila of the Diaaiter GrowMor« Terrible.

Thirty People Killed, Fifty to OneHundred Injured.

The Army Diacuiaion in Congreu.

Compliment* Between House Mem¬ber! Not Aooording to

Cheiterfleld.

The Men Who Advocate Reduotionof Pey to Army OfRoera.

European War News Very Contra¬dictory.

Now Peioe Prospeots ire Brightand Again They are Lost

in the War Cloud.

THE ARMY.

Pcrwullln BetvM Htpubll-cans and Democrats In Natur-day'fl Debate.

Waihibotoh, May 25.The Houae went into the Committee

of the Whole, Mr. Speacer in the Chair,oo the Army Appropriation Bill.Mr. Hewitt withdrew his proposed

amendment to amend the 4th eection forthe muater oat of officers reported unfit'for service, and consented to strike oatthe entire section. He then moved an

amendment to the 15th section embracingthe same general provisions, in explain*ing it he said: Corresponding provi¬sions in the bill as originally drawn were

more liberal, but they had been ruled oatby points of order. The bill had notbeen undertaken by him of his own

choice, it hid been assigned to him andhe had foand the army organized in sucha manner as that no business man couldconsent to do business under each organ¬ization without being ruined. He there¬fore suggested that such measures ofeconomy under the bill as originallyreported had come in two forms. 1st.Consolidation of regiments. 2d. Reduc¬tion of men. The reduction of men

was a minor question. He confeasedthat when he approached the subject hehad done so with the conviction that thearmy ought to be at least 25,000 men andit was only after the investigation thathe had come to the conclusion that an

army of 20,000 men was ample for suchservices as the army ought to be calledon to perform. In that particular,however, the committee of the wholeoverruled the Committee on Appropria¬tions. It had, however, seconded theCommittee on Appropriations on thequestion of consolidation by which two*thirds of the entire navy would be affect*ed.

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hereby eutboriied to trailer theSSafefiSSgapsx.'ts'ssp^KKitXW»1!;si'"^¦".t.r or iron other c»a«e, «W»11be filW «¦ AtaAnTknaTr*^n,uf?ids"e-® end the Preei-

10 ?X a00*" 01 oE"^wto£^sre?B

i&SSSSstdeemed bf them^^j£SS£.Sees?hereby eathorlled end required on or be-low the firet ol October next to conjU-roe'^'oo

\i^&sS^SSst"SSe1PrSXM therenpo*pentSi^s£*° ^ r Tnlr 1879 *nd it th« nam-^Mfi^mMoU»o.Uredoato.fdtan wmdaSg on th. «a-Dam^l0rLrT^tor5.1.«oi Jinaery,CTpS" ,otlh"lthfesifs%&m .h.U be deemed -J-J*w« imflndmtatfl w«r« ofurta to oec-a^i(Tll, which Unit_thi, noober

ot M«|or QenereU to one end Brif"St&Sl* to oatHcUonlsfwhich i?^3toss«,Ui,0'3 umiu thelfrt»fl ruk to onestssaSS Th,moiionStrike ootwudeteeud. ^^A point o! or^ ;- problbiu

^.^sEEasuK .rrisvSKSfifii^T-SIts-

of the United States, volunteer* and reg¬ular*.A point of order vm made and sus¬

tained against eectioD 22d, which prohib*ite a detail to the staff appointment ofofficer! who hare aerved lea* than fiveyears, and the section was struck out.

Section 27, abolishing the grade ofCompany Wagoner, was also struck oat.A point of order was made on section

29, which provides that all military head*quarters ahall be established and main¬tained only at points were the govern¬ment owns the buildings and barracks,and prohibits the payment of rents forany military headquarters.Mr. Harrison then argued against the

section as one that would promote noteconomy but ezpenae in making theneceasary erection of barracka and head*quarters. He moved to strike out theseotion. Adopted.Mr. Schleicher moved an amendmentexcepting military headquarters oftroops in Texas or on the Indian Border.Rejected.The thirtieth section having been read,which fixes the pay of army offioers, Mr.Hewitt, of New York, moved to amendthe item making the pay of storekeepers$180, by excepting storekeeper at thearmory at8pringfield, Mass., who is to re*ceive pay and allowances of msjor.Agreed to.Mr. Reagan moved to amend the lec¬

tion by reducing the pay fixed in the billas follows: General of the Army from$13,600 to $10,000, Lieutenant Generalfrom $11,000 to $8,000, Major Generalfrom $7,500 to $6,000 Brigadier Generalfrom $5,500 to $4,500, Colonel from $3,500to $3,000, Lieutenant Colonels from $3,000to $2,700, Major from $2,500 to $2,400.He contrasted the pay of civil officiala inthis country and of foreign armiea withthat of American officers to ahow the die-proportionate pay of the latter. He de¬nied that he was prompted by any hos¬tility to the army.Mr. McCook suggested that the members

of Congress should reduce their own psybefore attacking the pay of the officersof the army.Mr. Reagan's reply was to the effect

that the membera of Congress having suchhigh and important dutiee to perform,their votes and acts touching themost vital interests of the country, werenot too highly paid for.Mr. Foster intimated that a Foster, a

Reagan, a Springer, and a Finley were

hardly entitled to as much pay as a

Brigadier General.Mr. Banning.Thej do not get it.Mr. Foster remarked that no one de¬

nied that the pay of a General and Lieu¬tenant General was high, but it had beenso fixed as a reward for the distinguishedservices of those officers in putting downthe rebellion, and he was aorrv a gentle¬man who had been connected with theConfederate government should havemoved to reduce the pay of those two offi*cers especially.federates knew the need of economy.Mr. Garfield.Do you speak for it?Mr. Banning.Yes; I speak for it in

that respect,and for jour governmen t,too.Mr. McCook.Call it ours.Mr. Foster.The people will consider

this reduction of pay all cant, unless voutake hold of jour own salaries and re*duce them.Mr. Harrison.The gentleman is less

particular aa to the salaries of memberssince the re-districting of Ohio. [Laugh¬ter.] .

Mr. Reagan replied to Mr. Foater'sintimation about the Confederacy, andclaimed that all the members were on

the same footing, and had theaame rightsand duties.Mr. Bragg moved to amend by fixing

the pay of General at $12,000, and oiLieutenant General at $8,000, MajorGeneral at $6,000, and Brigadier Generalat $5,000.Mr. Reagan accepted the amendment

as a substitute.Mr. Williams, of Michigan, argued

against any reduction below the sums

remarked that the Con-

fixed io the bill.Mr. Banning read from the testimony

of General Sherman in 1876, to the effectthat whenever the greenback and golddollara were on equality, the pay of thearmy might be reduced 15 or 20 per cent.We hare, continued Mr. Banning, madethe greenback equal to the gold dollar."Oh, no," laid Mr. Foster; "we hare."

[Laughter]. . ,,

"He did not mean it," said Mr. Garfield,in an undertone to Mr. Foeter, alludingto the remark of Mr. Banning."Hedid not mean it," eaid Mr. Banning,

catching at the remark and applying itdifferently. "The gentleman will not beguilty of laying that that distinguishedofficer ever said anything which he didnot mean."Mr. Garfield.I merely said you did

not mean anything by your iosolence.Mr. Banning.You mean your impu¬

dence. My insolence is not equal to that.[Laughter.] Their salariee are too large.They are out of all proportion. Theywere established when currency waaSO,40 or 50 per cent below par, and a gentle-man who skakes the bloody shirt inthe face of a member because he hasserved in the Conlederacy resorts to un¬

worthy argument. The country is tiredof it. What the people want is a reduc¬tion of expenditures.Mr. Foster repeated that the people

would not approve of this cutting downof the pay of army officers unless theDsmocrats wbuld out down their ownsalaries.Mr. Tucker.Did not this House pass a

bill last year reducing our ealariee.Mr. Foster.Yes; but you yielded to

the smallest amount of force imaginable,when the Senate refused to concur

you could not get enough to order theyeas and nays upon the proposition. Itwas the most beautiful piece of farce overen in this country.Mr. Hewitt (N. Y.). aaid that when the

gentleman on the other side sought tocheck economy by throwing a dart intothe face of any member who felt constrain*ed to offer an amendment io that direc¬tion. he committed an offense agaiostgood manners and against the country,which it wu very hard to palliate.Mr. McCook argued agaiost a reduction

of pay to General, Lieutenant General or

Major General Hancock.Mr. Finley asked Mr. McCook if be

thought that the services of the Generalof the Armv were worth twioe as much as

bis own (McCook's).Mr. McCook.Unquestiooably.Mr. Fioley.I only wanted to know

how you rated yours.The discussion having cloeed the com¬

mittee voted oo Mr. Bragga amendmentas accepted by Mr. Beagao.The vote oo the reduction of the salariee

of General to $12,000, was 60 to 94hagaioat All the other clausee io theamendment were also rejected, adoptedpar of the officers stands as fixed in thebill, oamely, General, $13,600; Lieuteo-.n.' 0«.rii, ill,OO* Major General,*7,600; Brigadier G««er*l, $5,500; Col¬onel, $3,500; Li.ot.Col«nel, t3 000 M»»jor, $25(X); Captain, mounted, $2,000;UpttlToot mounted, $1,800; Adjauot,

800- Regimental Qaartermeeter, $1,-.J0; Firet Lieutenant, mounted, $1,600;Fint Li.QUn.nt, not mounted, $1,500;Second Lieutenant, mounted, $1,500; Sec¬ond Lieaten.nl, not mounted, $1,400;Chaplain, $1,500; Storekeeper, except at

Springfield, kleie, $1,800.The foregoing la to be In loll ol «U

par and allowance., except long.Tit;be/, which lata be un per oentlor ererjUywrfaerrlce, not to exceed in theagfregaX « per cent nor $800 per

''"Si motion ol Mr. Donneil, thie longer-

itr pay via alio extended to chaplain*who had been excluded by the bill. Nochange waa made in the aectiona aa tojuel and forage, fuel to be allowed at therate of $3 per cord for oak wood andequivalent ratee for other kinde of fuel,and forage in kind to be iaeaed only forhoraee kept bjr officers in the performanceof their official military dotiee.The lut eection of the bill require#

quarter! in kind to be farniahed in pub¬lic barracka where there are anv andwhere there are none;. the rate of theallowance for rooms ia not to exceed$9 per room per month, the number ofrooms to be fixed by the exiating law,according to rank. Commntationa forquartere to the General aball be $125 permonth and to the Lieutenant General atthe rate of $60 per month. No changewaa made in thia eection.Mr. Maiah offered aa a new section a

provision that the promotion of commia-aioned officers shall be lineal through allgradea up to Colonel.Mr. Maiah made a point of order, which

wu auatained, that thia waa new fegiala-tion and therefore out of order.Mr. Cox (N. Y.) offered aa a newaeo-

tion a provision prohibiting muaiciana orother enliated men from engaging in theirbuaineaa for hire or emolument, and eentto the Clerk'a deak and had read a re*monatrance from the muaiciana of NewYork. The amendment waa adopted, 87to 73.Mr. Scales, Chairman of the Committee

on Indian Affaire, offered aa an amend¬ment a new aection to tranafer the (chargeof Indian affaira from the Interior De¬partment to the War Department.The uaual point of order wu made byMr. Hale, and wu argued at great length,the Republicans generally oppoaing andthe Democrata, except Harria and Cox,advocating the amendment.The Chairman overruled the point of

order, and decided that the amendmentwaa germane to the bill u it related tothedutiee ot officera of the army, and didretrench expendituree.Without diapoeing of the amendment

the Committee roae and the Houae ad¬journed.That Fearful Ntorra-Additional¦'articular* In Kegard to theWleconsln Tornado.Madison, May 25..Further reporta

from the tornado liat indicate that thelouof life and property ia far greaterthan wu at first reported. Additionalparticulars are reported from the farmeraand otbera who came to thia place for sup-plies. The town of Perry eeems to hayebeen the firat place in thia county that wutouched by the storm, thence it eweptacrou the lower part of the county enter¬ing Jefferson county near Fort Atkineon,then yeered around to the north, then tothe eut. Primrose. Perry and Montrosein this county suflered eeyere dam¬age. The reports indicate that thirtylives were lost, and between fifty and onehundred injured. In thia county alonethe track of the storm ia everywheremarked by deaolation and ruin. Itswidth ia from a quarter to a half mile.It lifted in several placea only to comedown in otbera with* renewed fury andforce. It waa accompanied by thunderand lightning of the moat terrifying na¬ture. The belt of country traveraed ialow and wet, favorable conditione for -thedevelopment of atmospheric electricity.A storm of like intensity passed over

neuly the same bell of country abouttwenty-five yeera ago.The lose of life and property cannot be

estimated, but will undoubtedly reachhundreda of thousands of dollara.ANOTHER HURRICANE WITH ORXAT DAM-

AOS.Phillips, Wis., May 25..A tornado

paaaed over the Flambeau river at Hack-ett'a Farm on Thursday evening, demol¬ishing all the buildings and fencing andprostrating a large portion of standingtimber. The reports indicate that it wuvery severe north of here.

Failure ol fttewart'a Hotel lorWomen.

N*w York, Mar 25..The Evening Pt*tannounced that the Stewart Hotel forwomen will noon be transformed into a

general hotel, and adds, according to re¬

port, the newa that the hotel waa to beopened the first of Jane next, and a barfor the aale of liqaorfl we* already in pro-ceea of construction. It i« aaid thateighty la the largest number of womenwho at any time availed themselves of thehotel, and that the number haa dwindleduntil now there are only fifteen boarders.An attache of the establishment aajs thatevery day that passes takes at least $900out of the Stewart eetate for the expensesof this concern.

A Brakeman Kicked Oil a Mov¬ing Train by a Conductor. Bo-unit, Death.Topeka, Ks., May 25..James Dickson,

brakeman on the A. T. & S. F. railroad,died here at 6 o'clock this morning frominjaries received at 4 o'clock. ConductorJames A. King, whose life he had threat*ened. kicked him as he was climbing upa ladder to the top of the caboose whilethe train was in motion. He fell underthe wheels and was shoved along, thewheels tearing out his entrails and caus*

ing internal hemorrhage. A coroner'sinquest is now being held. The verdictwill probably not be known till Monday.King is under arrest.

A Fishing Party .Struck by Light*ning.Two ol Them Killed.Pbovidxkcc, May 25..This afternoon

seven men were preparing to have a fishfry on the Island in Waterman Reser*voir, Smitbfield, when a shower came upand the lightning struck the party. Wm.Colgrin, of Scituate, and Daniel Knowl-ton, of Greersville, standing back to backnnder a tree, were killed. EumneKnowlton, brother of Daniel, and Jere*miah Angel, his hired man, were in*jiired, their boota being stripped fromtheir feet and their limbs partially par*alysed. The other three were stunned,but not seriously.Mrs, Hayea aa a Flah Woman.Whit* Hall, N. Y. May 25.-Vice

President Wheeler, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs.Wood worth. Miss Fannie Hajee and Mr.Dickinsoo, Private Secretary, who are atMartin's, on the Lower 8aranao Lake,have been having splendid luck troutfishing; the past few days. Yesterdaymorning Mrs. Woodworth caught oneweighing thirteen poundi, and Mrs. Hayesand daughter caught several weighing inthe aggregate over twenty pounds.Commnnlatle Gatherings In New

York.Niw Yoar, May 25..A large meeting

of Socialistic Laborers was held here to*t. Addresses were made in EoglisbGerman, which wera redolent of

communism.A

amass meeting of the Greenback-

Labor party waa held this evening infront of the Citv Hall, Brooklyn. R. D.Travillick, of DetroU, was the speaker.

Decoration Day.SrantoniLD, III, May 25..The Gov¬

ernor to daj issued a proclamation an¬

nouncing the 30th of May as DecorationDay.

Alex. H. Ntephena.W?shihgton, May 25..Alexander H

Stephens announces himself as a candi¬date tor re-election from the Augusta, Qa.,district.

THE PBEttBYTBBIABi AMMEMB-

Trial ot Dr. Miller lor Hereay.PrraBuaoo, May 25..The Preabytsr-

ian General Assembly at Ihia afternoon'ssession consumed time io consideringthe cue of Rev. Dr. Miller, of Jersey whowu suspended from the ministry for pub¬lishing a book containing heretrical doc-trioee. The Rev. Dr. Staddford read fromDr. Millsr's book showing wherein it con*flicted with the Confession of Faith. Be?.Dr. Dutfield maintained that Dr. Killercould not hold hia preeent Tiewi and atthe same time occupy the palpitin the Presbyterian church. Theconcluding address wu deliveredby Dr. Miller, and listened towith cloee attention. The Aaaembljrthen voted on the question whether Dr.Miller'a sppeal from the Synod of NewBranswick ahould beinataioed, which re-aalted "Not to sustain," 274, to aoatain inpart 18; to aoatain 3. After announcingthe reiult the Assembly adjourned.At this morning's aeealon the minutee

of the Synods were aubmitted and ap»proved.Rev. Dr. Mathewa, of New York, pre-

sen ted the report of the Commissionersto the Edinburgh Council. The Councilwas attended by 333 repreeentativee fromforty-nine churches, containing abouttwenty thousand separate congregations,all of whom agree in holdingPresbyterian policy and the calvaniaticsystem of doctrine. The Finance Commit-tee report a balance on hand at the end ofthe year of $1,645 16. Additions to perma¬nent fund, $58,875 92. The account ofthe Treaaury of the General Assemblyahows a balance on hand of $5,675 29.The Committee on Reduced Represen¬

tation reported.Dr. Patteraon aubmitted the recommen-

dationa presented a few days since.MPORT or VABI0C1 COUMITTKXS.

The Aasembir met sgain st 2:30 andproceeded to the consideration ot the re-

Ert of the Committee on Reduction ofipreaentation.The entire afternoon wu occupied,

and the recommendation wu adoptedfixing the ratio of representation at2^00 for one commissioner; 5,000 fortwo and one additional commiuioner; forevery additional 2,000.The discussion of the Freedmen's re¬

port wu not reached to-day, but wu fix¬ed for Monday, and the Assembly ad-joorned.

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Alex. H. Stephens on the Ml (na¬tion.

Wabhutotoh, May 25..Alex. H. Ste¬phens, who is in Baltimore, hu been in¬terviewed there. He is reported u say¬ing he feared that the reopening of thePresidential qaeetion in any way mightlead to the most dangerous agitation thatever ahook this country. He used verystrong illustration in this connection. Itwu not unlike, he said, the opening ofthe gates of hell u described by Milton.As in that case, so in this, it might be thatthe hand that threw open the gates couldnot close them As regards the con¬stitutional disposition of the Presi¬dential question, he held that Con¬gress had power to provide waysand means for counting the voteand determining the reeult. It is true,in hi| opinion, that the Proper way ofperforming that duty wu lor Congress tocount the vote and settle all disputedquestions itself; but it hu also power fora patriotic purpose, and to preserve thepeace and harmony of the countryt tochooee another and perfectly constitution¬al mode of deciding the question. It didso in this cue by the creation of theElectoral Commission. Bv the Conatitu*tion an election of President and VicePresident is ezpreesly provided for, uwell u the mode and manner of countingthe votes and proclaiming the partieselected. It is also expresaly providedthat Congress shall have power to pasaall necessary lawa for the execution ofita specifically delegated powers. In hisjudgment, decision hating been renderedas slated, Congress can no more go behindor undo that decision than oonld anycourt in the country, even the highest setaside anv act of Congress upon the

Gound of fraud in the election of thosewhoee votes a measure might have

been passed. In reference to the dangerwhich Mr. Stephena thinks an investiga¬tion may at thin time involve the country,he said that soft insinuations to the effectthat the displacement of President Hayeswould create no more disturbance thanthe removal of a constable or a LalifF,were aa guileful as those that were whis¬pered into the ears of Ere by the greatarchfiend from which sprang all ourwoee.

Look Oal lor a Drop In Wheatand (Torn.

Chicago, May 25..The long expecteddrop in the grain markets, if not alreadycome, is strongly presaged by this week'sdevelopment*, and by the sudden givingway of prices and panicky feeling thatmarked to-day's business. Wheat forcash keepe up moderately well, muchbetter than futures, which are weak andcontinually Tower, July being about tencents below cash. The cause of this isthe unusual bearish character of theEuropean news, and heavy receipts,which hate exceeded ahipments thisweek by about 160,000 bushel*. Thedemand has slackened decidedly, andas is usual when a small declinetakes place, all the small dealers andscalpera are placing themselves on thebear side of the game. June wheat soldat 99]cal 06}. closing at the inside price.Corn has ruled the lowest this week ofany time aince the rebellion. The mar¬ket has been unsettled and often excitingto the large number of Interested .pecu¬lators and merchants. To-day there wasan almost startling drop of 2c. Junesold 36c to 38f, and closed nearly at insideprices. Oats were heavy, weak and lowerthroughout the week, with no reactionand not much interest manifest. Salesfor Jane 23}a25, the lowest price to-day.Bye sold from 67c for cash down to 44cunder good, steady receipts and smallinquiry. Barley went from 60c to 47c,and everybody seems afraid of the mar¬

ket, which ia so uncertain that if thecrop seeks at any time to be put In jeop-arday, prices may riae 60c In a day.

Provlaions have continued heavy, fidreached pretty near hard-pan. Honhave declined in prioe also, but not Inthe same proportion. Few packers canremember of so low prices as those nowruling in this market for hop or hogprodocta. It is unprecedented Tor tbemto be so decidedly below cattle, and theheavy receipta and small demand fromEurope give slight promise of materiallybetter prion at present June pork soldat $7 62}a7 90, the beat price being ob¬tained Unlay. Lard for June $6 47}a6 67}, the lowest price to-day. Alcoholfrom 33c op to 34c and back to 33c,which vu bid >t th. clow.

American CoUon Going to India.Lo*do», Met 25..Th. Manchester

Quanta* uji: From Literpool *. i.arnthat order, ban tmn recti red ih.r. la¦hip Anurias cotton for ooMomptioa isth. milli olBombay. It ii intended withthii material to common th. munhft.tar. olthirtinz udoth.r audinmcluMio! doth in India. Thii cotton vlll paainto India duty fn>, whilit good. mad.from th. aan. kind ol ration in thiicountry will pay import duty of It. pw(Mt,

FOREIGN HEWS.11 UUDKVTEW.

nt.i u American «.» In RnialaLo»do», May 25..An American gen¬

tleman who ioit wturMd from an extm-¦in tour la EomU .*}. ¦¦ Two hundredthou.and Ru*ian. ir» moving ">*"?'Galician, the frontier ol Auitria. ThenrrUoni throughout Poland are nor-?£ Southward. Camp^ troop, and re-»>ntta «ra noticed at mmT pOlDti alOOg5S5E * *¦|_fi 0f troopt and MV 1®T1#* w*conatantly cooing forward. The Com-SfeSHjSl»nd Buiinee. l» 1,01 foreigntrad* unsettled bydeclinein exchange. |The London Timeede HL Petorsbnrg on the *ilun-

lion.Lohsoii, May 26,-The Tma In 1U

leading editorial article thie morning, re¬

ferring to the interview ol CoUDtScho^Taloff, the Boaelan Ambaieador, withLord RalUbury, Foreign Secretary, andthe lubeequent cabinet council, expreeeeelthe opinion that there ii legitimate!pound lor the farorable Impreeaionlwhich e»erfwhere preTalli IthereeulU ot Count 8choUTalori mle-l"°Th. Jo*nul<U SL PMntey, "'"ringloth® inatance of the LondonIthe acceptance by BqmU of lb# British Iformula of .ubmltUng the «Ore tie.t;to the Congreea,eaye: "If lh#r* ~i,00. deeire that the Congre-we hope it will meet. The formula willeaelly ,be found. II unfortunately it¦bonld Dot meet, It le not a queeUon offormuU which will hawIn a rery ehort time the world will knowwhat to think ot the matter.

Improvement In WpUaa andAmerican Seenrltle*.

Lo«do», May 25,-Tbe KwwmiK eayathe great improTement in Egyptian .ecu-ritiee the pa«t week hu been biied on theadricee that the Commlielon of Inquiryhare made certain important prepoeal.to the Khedive which he hai accepted.Theee are ..id to involve a rdu'tlon'ntbe army expenditure. «ud »»"»'.ptiuitable adiuatmentof taxation, while in 1a2ditfon there are indication. that thUjear". Nile will be a high one. A0"1""Government eecuritle. may now b« con Inidered aa completely recovered from the IfallfMh followed the paaaa«e of the:iTar bill Railroad iaauea are alao for Ihe m«

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p«Tfi'»«. » ""H¦tatemenu publUbed Indicate a generalimprovement.Humored Rejection ByEugUnd-London. May M.-Tbe 1W Pari.

London .tate.thftffi^d bS reject^who thereupon declared Kuala e reamnee. to .ubmit all question. by the treaty 1to the .auction of the power..

Tt. in known that on Saturday laniGermany we. Informed of the we comelolution and requeeted to immediatelyueue Invitation..

, ,kJThe Tma .ay. whatever may be thelcliuto\he detail. we hare no reuonfTbeUev. that our Vienna correepou-d.nt'. information U

wiUThe invitation. to the Congrew willnotbeUeued unUI the explanation, be-1tween England and Buula are eomewhatfurtherMtermined, but there le no rea-

to .pprehend failure on -ncbpolnU.The preliminary argument of Eogjl__,i «t all event* on the whole, would 1h"e beencooceded. All the paper,

that mention tbe aobject em Iphatically deny that there are any dia-aenaiona xn the Cabinet.

""mp'^C:to Capture a I

St. Louis, May 25..Information haabeen received from Alton, 111., to the effectthat a great throng of trampe, estimatedat fifty or more in namber, this morningbesieged a freight train on the Chicagoand Alton Railroad at the village of Au-barn, in Sangamon County, ten milleesouth of Springfield. They demandedpermiaaion to ride, which being refuted,they attempted to forcibly take poesessionof the train. Conductor Ward rallied theentire crew of the train, and they reeiatedthe vagabonds in the moat rigorous andeffective manner. The railroad men,though few in number, were generallyarmra. The trampe had few weapons,save clubs and atones. Quite a numberof shots were fired as the train mered off-The tramps wsre beaten off, and it isthought some of them wsre wounded bythe railroadera.

Bio Chance lor Tor!11 LegislationTtalo Mummer.

Washmotom, May 26..The HouseCommittee on Appropriations will reportearly this week the two remaining gen*eral appropriation bills, namsly, SundryCivil Expenses and Deficiency.The Army Bill may consume one or

two days more before ita passage. It isnot believed that any of the railroad billsor Tariff Bill can pass both houses dur¬ing the present aesslon. Not a few mem¬

bers are hopeful of adjournment by theend of June and working to that end.The Potter Investigating Committeewould not interfere with such a result, asit has the power to sit during recess.

WesUker indication*.Was DxrA>raxT, )

¦ Chiw Diuai. Omen, vo>, D. C., Msy 17-1 A. M.j

For Tennessee, the Ohio valley andlower lake region, generally higher pres¬sure and lower temperature, winds fromwest to north, clear or partly cloudyweather, occasional light rains and pos¬sibly followed in the west by falling ba¬rometer and winds shifting to warmereasterly.Silver Certificate*.The W. t/.T.

In Ita Hew Quarter*.WifHUKnow, May 25..The Bureau of

Engraving and Printing has delivered tothe Treasury |19,(X)0,050 of ailvsr cer¬

tificates, and is engsged in completingthe order.The Western Union Telegraph Com¬

pany to-night commenced business in itsnew quarters in the Corcoran Building,opposite the Treasury.A Happy Lsaae In Proopeet.The

Peace Congre**.Paris, May 25..The Journal dee De-

bats says SchouvalofFa mission led to'themost satisfactory reaults. Russia con¬sents to lay the treaty before the Con-greae. All parties adhere to this propo¬sal, and tjie Congress will meet In BerlinJune 11.

^Hall Time at Uae Villi*.

Fall Rivxb, Mass., May 25..The fol¬lowing mills atop to-night for one week:Flint, Warnpanage, Robiaon, Stafford,Ohio, Tecumseh and Wsstamore. In thecourse of a few meks the movement willbe practically^animous for half time.

Drilling.Chicago, May 25..Communists, num¬

bering sixty men, armed with moakstsand bayonets of the old pattern, weredrilling at Silver Leaf Grots, near Ogdenavenue, this afternoon.

Opposition lo the Njndlcate.Washington, May 25..Repreeenta-tive Phillips will, at the first opportuni¬

ty, introduce in the House, tod aak im¬mediate action on a bill ae a subatitutefor a pending bill, declaring the contractbetween the Secretary of the Treasuryand the Syndicate, for the tale of four anda half per cent bonds of the United State*,to be contrary to law. The fall text ofthe message is as follows:Be It enacted, ae., That all sale 0J

bonds of the United States, except for thepurposes of refunding the debt as uiprovided for by law, Is hereby prohibited,and for the purpoes of refunding the debtat a lower rateofintereet public eubscrip-tion booka shall be kept open at theTreasury of the United States and theSub-Treaaury thereof; and should It beneceeaary for the Secretary of the Treas¬ury to effect any sale or salsa of boodsauthorised to be aold by law, be shallonly do soon sale or oontract made to theloweat bidder or bidders, due noticethereof being giren by publication."

Marine Intelligence.N*w York, May 26.,. Arrived.

Steamship Moeel, from Bremen; Britan-nla, from Liferpool.

Bristol, May 25..Arrirsd.Steam¬ship Bothnia, from New York.Qdimwtow*, May 25..Arrived-

Steamship Arnigoo, from New York.Sax Francisco, May 25..Arrived.

Ship Jabes Howes, from New York;British bark Isle of Butte, and shipBritish Nation, from Liverpool; steamerChina, from Hong Hong, via Yokohama.*

A Lunatic in Love with One ofthe Koyad Aator UtrLs.

New York, May 25..The family ofWm. B. Astor havs been annoyed formonths by a man named Charlss Bush,aged 55, who is evidently craxy, and im-aginee that Mias Aitor is in love withbun. He haa been st Blackwell's Islandalready a year for loitering around thehouse and accosting the yoong lady. Lat¬terly he has taken to writing to her, pro¬posing marriage. He followed her tochurch and loitered about the houee forboon. Bush was held for a medical ex¬amination..In the case of Dr. W. H.

charged with the murder of Mra. FannieC. Price, by abortion, the jury to-nightbrought in a verdict of not guilty.

QHAKLES E. DWIGHT,PRACTICAL CHEMIST,

Im prapand to make caxafnl and ooaplata aaalnaaof IrooOraa, IJnwtooee, Mlaazai Wttn, etc.

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No "Sham" Prices!.BUT.

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MONDAY, May ttrth.

FansAll the New Deaignj at greatly reduced

price*. Oar aeeortment of Fan* ia largerand price* guaranteed lowar than anyhuuae in the trade.

Berlin Zepeyr Shawls,For evening wear, in whito and all tha

delicate ahadea, at reduced pricaa.

SPECIAL BARGAINSIn All Silk and Wool Brocade Grenadine*.

LACE MITSIn all tha Faahlonable Color*.

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SILKS.Black Groa Grain Sllka, handaome Cache-

mire finiah, at $1 00 per yard; cannot bomatched under $1 25.Black Oroe Grain Silka, luperb Cache-

mlre flnlab, at $1 60 per yard; excelling iaevery good quality any 13 00 Oiks sold lathe city.

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