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HEWS SUMMARY ! ffi SMI OHM. ti Eastern anil Middle State*. T/IEWJ were 1,W4 labor strikes in New York State and City the past year, as against WluWO. I3AKKH & CfcAitit. wholesale Wow York grocer*, failofl for 1890,000. OoviiiwoK CuiuiiEii has appointed ex- Governor Cheney United State) Senator from Now Hampshire, to 1111 the vacancy oc- casioned by the death of Austin F, Pike. KX-AMIBBMAIY JSPQVADK'H trial tor brib- ery in Now York resulted In o disagreement of the jury, nine being for acquittal and three for conviction. The Jury were out over thirty-eight hours, The result cre- ated giwt surprise, as It was generally be- lieved that the confession of ox-Aldoriiiou Fullgralf and Duffy would result in convic- tion, The mistrial was attributed inogreot degree to the Judge's charge, which wasqulte favorable to the prisoner. The Judge or- dered a now trial for the '<H)th, MORIS than 2,MW warrants for illegal vot- ing have been issued in Massachusetts, A nAtmsa malignant disease, diptberetlc in appearance, carried oil the four sons of Farmer James Cbamplin, of W-iHtflold, Fenn,, on four successive Thursdays in No- vember. South and West. FRANCIS PAT.MS, of Detroit, died leaving an Mtuto valued at M,000,000, MANY of the largest business bouses of Forsythe, Mo,, have been destroyed by a fire; loss, 1800,000, ROBBBT P. HILL, au Atlanta lawyer, shot bis young brother, Anthony, dead, and then committed suicide. Both men had been drinking heavily. NAVIOAWON upon the Great Lakes has jractlcally closed for tho season. So far hero havo been thirty-three wrecks and forty-ono lives lost. Miss MINNIE L, FKKEMAN bos been ap- pointed Postmistress at Menlo Park, N, J. THE POO family of eight persons—all fe- males—in Knox county) Ky., were murdered by two neighbors with whom they were on bad terms. After cutting the throats of tho eight persons tholr murderers set me to the houso to conceal tbolr crimo, A little son of the murderers betrayed his parents, who were arrostod. THBIIB are but six Hepublicans In the pres- ent Legislature of South Carolina, and all of them are negroes, THE ammonia boiler in the ice factory at Apalachicola, Fla,, exploded, killing C. A. Glazier, fatally injuring Captain Wm. Moore, of Columbus, Go., and seriously cut- ting several others. The factory was demol- ished, . i Anis-a respite of two week*, Charleston, -0. O,, was nhntcan lip again oh the gStn Byttii earthquake shoe*, notsovore, but.perceptible all over the city, and accompanied by the usual subterranean roar. THREE lives were lost and property worth about $1,000,01.0 was destroyed by a fire at Duluth, Minn. The property included grain elevators, containing TCfl.000 bushels of wheat and 112,000 bushels of corn. Washington, In his annual report to the Secretary of War, General McKeely, Commissary-General of Subsistence, says that his bureau expended (3,174,050 during tho last fiscal year. FIVE large firms have handed In bids for the construction of the now government cruisers and gunboats to bo built under di- rection of the Navy Department. THE trial of •Washington police officials charged with inaugurating a spying system upon the private doiUgs and habits of Con- gressmen has ended in the acceptance of Chief Walker's resignation, the dismissal of Lieutenant Arnold and Private Edelin and the disciplining of two other officers, GBNKBAL CLARK, clerk of the House, says there will be fifteen Democratic majority in the next House. WILLIAM POPE, the negro convicted of assault and battery with tha intent to kill General O. C, Augur at Washington, in Au- gust last, has been sentenced to the Albany penitentiary for three years. IT is estimated at the Internal Eevenue Bureau that the revenue from the tax on oleomargarine, which wont into effect on No- vember], will amount to about $4.00,0)0 for ast month. Foreign. FOUR prominent Socialists havo been sen- tenced to various terms of imprisonment at LeipsIc,Germnny, for fomenting a Hot. THE British Government has \proclaimed\ (prohibited) the Irish National League meet- ing called to assemble at Sligo. This action, coupled with the prosecution of John Dillon, a leader of the Irish party, is causing the most intense excitement throughout Ire- land, TWBMTV-TWO sacks, contalniug mails from England to Germany. Kussia, Austria, and the East, while on a train in Belgium, wore cut open and plundered of all the registered letters. Among the stolen letters were a lot from America containing money and dia- monds amounting to 8200,000. HUNGARY is suffering from an epidemic of robberies and murders, INTENSE excitement prevails in Ireland on account of the' expressed determination of the Tory government, to rule ills ccuntry by coercion. Acablo dispatch states that \Mr. Gladstone's prediction that the Tory government of Ireland would be a govern- ment of coercion ias come true.\ A nieet- ingof Nationalists near Sligo on the 38th ult. was dispersed by the police, Work tor tbe last Meeting of tbe Forty-Ninth Congress. Measures That Were From the First Session.' Tha second session of tho Forty-ninth Con- gress has a great deal of work to do, and very little time la which to do it. The first (onion lasted nearly eight months, from De- cember 7,1885, to August 5, 18S0; The sec- ond session will last less than three months' from December 0, .1880, to March 4, 1887, The holidays must como out of tie session, and perhaps a groat consumption of time will have to be allowed for speeches on the labor question as connected with general politics. More than 18,000 blllsand joint resolutions were Introduced into tbe two Houses during tho flrstscssiori. Of thefe fewer than a thou- sand became laws. It is true, says a Wash- ington dispatch to the New York Su-n, that a good many of the bills styll on the calen- dars are duplicates in tlie two Homes, aild that a good many of tho measure* Intro- duced have boon already finally disposed of by vetoes or by advent) action, either in tho committees or the main todies. Theroisalsonotline to be expended in or- § ani/.ib\ the House, as during a first session, till, the calendars are overloaded with measures in all stages of advancement, and more than sufficient to take up the time of saveral sessions. Various pension vetoes will confront Congress, to begin with. There is tho question of tho fisheries, which bus been under consideration by a Senate com- mittee during tho recess. Our Mexican di- plomacy, as illustrated by tlio Cutting case, will doubtless call for review. The Pmi- Eloi trie Investigation and tho Garland bus- iness will quite surely occupy attri- tion. There are various bills to allot land in severalty to .Indians, and fo provide for throwing opoii a part of tho Indian Territory to wblto lettlo- ment, Several important land grant for- feiture bills await consideration, as does also the bill prohibiting Congressmen from acting as attorneys to land-grant railways. There is a Mexican pension bill now suspended between tho Smate mid the Houso, while fovoral other Costly bills for pensions and for the equalizing of bounties will probably try to get a hearing. There are rcsolutioin foriuvestigatingstrikos and the labor problem which may take up time, even if thiiy lead to nothing. The tariff projects amltlie financial 'measures are legion, aild doubtless jnore of them will bo The ^111 to increase the efnifoney df tho Consular norvico is likely to be amended so as to i all foi' still larger expenditures. The army has its Logan bill, which has passed the Senate, and, its Manderson scheme for increasing the infantry. The navy has b Us for an enlisted man s retired list, for a deposit system for seamen, and so on. There is the additional legislation against polygamy to be taken up, the international copyright measuro, tbe Eight-Hour bill* the Uniform ilunk- ruptcy bill. Mr. Ingulfs project to change inauguration day to April ;50 may claim a place. Mr. Hoar's for increasing tbe longth of sessions by having Congress assemble in October and November in alternate years. The Free Ship bill, tbe Inter-Stato Commerce, Mr. Frye's Subsidy bill for carrying tho ocean mails, the Grant Monument bill, the Henne- B in Canal bill, and the Eads Ship Canal ill will « atch their changes for legislation. Time ought not to bo wasted on the A'ational University project and tlio scheme to make the Commissioner of Agriculture a member of the Cabinet. The bills to admit Dakota and Washington, however, may be urged strongly, in view of tho close array of parties in tho Senate. After the.-o and twenty other measure? quite as prominent, and a thousand private bills on tho calendars are considered, it is to be remembered that the regular annual ap- propriation bills* in one of which is contained the subject of coast and harbor defence, are themselves important enough to take up a great part of the time of Congress in the short session. LATER NEWS, THE great strike of the tanners and cur- riers of Feabody and Salem, Mass., which began on July 12 with a demand that fifty- nine hours constitute a week's work, has been officially ended, the various assemblies of the Knights of Labor of the two places declaring it off. REV. SAH JONES, the Southern revivalist, has just closed a three weeks' campaign in Omaha, Neb. Ho has gone to his home in Georgia for a rest. W. A. BALDWIN and his wife's brother, Bernard Moore, shot each other at the for- mer's home, near Ironton, Ala. Mi's. Bald- win rushed between tho two men and was killed. Her brother was also shot to death and her husband fatally wounded. Tais British troops In Burraah, in a recent encounter with the forces of Boshway; kitted 143 of his followers without losing asoldieh MINIS youths have been sentenced to death at-Sidne'y, New South Wales, for assaulting a sixteen-year old servant gtrli jSuSOTSZOH WMmfflSD. The President Refuses to Reinstate District Attorney Stone. President Cleveland hot refused to rein- state District Attorney Stono, of Pennsyl- vania, who was suspended simultaneously with District Attorney Benton, of Missouri, for making political speeches, Mr. Bonton w«s reinstated upon his representation that he had act permitted his speech-making to interfere with his official duties, Mr, gtoue mode tbe tamo representation. The Presi- dent's reasons for refusing to reinstate Mr. Stono are as follows: To Hon. A It, Garland, Alt'y-Ueneral; DEAR Sm: I have read tbe letter of the 18th inst., written to you by William A, Stone, lately suspended from office as District Attorney for tho Western District of Penn- sylvania, and the subject matter to which it refers has received my careful consideration. I shall not impute to the writer any mischiev- ous motive in his plainly erroneous assump- tion that bis case and that of M. E. Benton, recently suspended and reinstated, rest upon the same state of fasts, but prefer to regard his letter as containing the best statement possible upon the question of his reinstate- ment. You remember, of course, that soon after the present Administration was installed, and I think nearly a year and a half ago,! considered with you certain charges which had been preferred against Mr. Stone as a Federal official. You remember, too, that tho action wo then contemplated was with- held by reason of the excuses and explanations of bis friends. These ex- cuses and explanations induced me to be- lieve that Mr. Stone's retention would insure a faithful performance of official duty, and that whatever offensive partisanship he had deemed justifiable in other circumstances ho would, during his continuance in office at bis request, under an Administration opposed to him in political creed and policy, content himself with a quiet and unobtrusive en- joyment of his political privileges, I certainly supposed that his sense of propriety would cause him to re- frain from pursuing such a i artisan course as would wantonly offend and irritate the friends of the Administration, who insisted that he should not be retained in office, either because of his personal merit or in adher- ence to tho methods which for a long time had prevailed in the distribution of Federal offices. In the light of a better system, and without considering his political affiliations, Mr, Stone when permitted to remain in office became a part of the business organization of the pres- ent administration, bound by every obliga- tion of honor to assist within his sphere in its successful operation. This obligation in- volved hot only the proper performance of official duty, but a certain good faith and fidelity, which, wbih) not exacting, the least sacrifice of political principle, foroads) active participation In purely partisan demonstra- tions of a pronounced type, undertaken for the purpose of advancing partisan interests and conducted upon the avowed theory that tbe Administration of the Government was not entitled to the confidence and respect of the people. There is no dispute whatever concern- ing the fact that Mr. Stone did join others who were campaigning the State of Penn- sylvania in opposition to the Administration. It appears, too, that he was active and promi- nent with noisy enthusiasm, in attendance upon at least two large public meetings; that the speeches at such meetings were largely devoted to abuse and misrepresentation of tbe Administration; that he approved all this, and actually addressod the meeting himself in somewhat the same strain; that he attended such meetings away from his home for the purpose of making such ad- dresses; and that be was advertised as one of the speakers at each of said meetings. I snail accept as true the statement of Mr. Stone that the time spent by hint in thus demonstrating his willingness to hold a profit- able office at the hands of an Administration which ho endeavored to discredit with the people, and which had kindly overlooked his previous offenses, did not result iu the neglect of ordinary official duty. But his conduct has brought to light such an un- friendliness toward the Administration which he pretends to serve, add of which he is nominally, a part, and such a consequent lacK of loyal interest in its sue cess, that the safest and surest 'guarantee of his faithful service is in my opinion entirely wanting. His course, in itself such as should not have been entered upon while maintain- in g'ofllcial relations to the Administration, also renews and revives with unmistakable interpretation of their character and intent the charges of offensive partisanship hereto- fore made and up to this time held in abey- ance, Mr. Stone and others of like disposition are not to suppose that jparty lines are so far obliterated that the administration of the government is to be trusted in places high or low to those who aggressively and constantly endeavor unfairly to destroy the confidence of the people in the party responsible for such administration. While vicious par- tisan methods should not be allowed for partisan purposes io degrade or in- niiro tbe public service, it IB my be- lief that nothing tends so much to discredit our efforts in the interest of such service to treat fairly and generously the official in- cumbency of political opponents as conduct such as is here disclosed, Tho people of this country certainly do not require the be3t re- sults ot administrative endeavor to be reached with sdeh agencies as these. Upon a full consideration of all I have be- fore me, I am constrained to decline the ap- plication of Mr. Stone for his reinstatement. I inclose his letter with this, and desire you to acquaint him with my decision, Yours truly. BBOVBB Cnn)VEt.AHD, . TEH parsons hove been indicted in Sioux City, la., for connection with the murder of Minister Haddock, the temperance advocate; Passing Through tho Niagara Whirlpool in a Barrel. The Perilous Feat Accomplished la Company With a Man. y — For the first time, as far as is known, a woman has gone safely tlirougtuthe whirl- pool rapids at Niagara Falls, Her only pro- tection from the rocks and waves was a tor* pedo-sbaped barrel, in which was also a male navigator. The craft used was tho one in which Potts and Hazlotf made tbe passage on August 8, and Georgo Ba/,lett was the • companion of Miss Sadie Alien, who helped repeat that feat. The cask is cigar-shaped, ten feet long by three in diameter, and has a double bead, the prow being liko a battering ram. Hazlett, Potte arid a number of friends, together with Miss Allen sud some lady ac- quaintances, came to Niagara Falls on the night of tho 27th, The adventuresome girl is eighteen years old, plump, handsome, and a brunette. Her hair, which is of luxurious growth, is almost black. She lives with the family of John Scully, a foreman for the WestShoro Railroad in Buf- I falo. She is an orphan, and her sister is the I wife of Potts, who provioudy made the trip. | Sadie had never seen the Fulls before, and ' laughed at the idea that there was any danger. Site laughed .merrily when at2 r. a. on the 28th she went with Mrs, Scully, her sister, Mrs. Potts, Mrs; Samuel Hazlett a»d others to the old Moid of tho Mist landing near the Horseshoe Falls. The barrel had been ballasted with 500 pounds of sand, and care was taken to make it water tight. At 2:25 all Was ready and the womon bade Sadie good-by as she stepped frodi the dock on to the bar- rel and slid through tho turret. She wore a dark woolen suit, Ha/.lett quickly disappeared in the barrel and arranged some ropes to steady the occupants. Ho wore two heavy llaunel shirts, tiowsors, and a Scotch cap. Besides the rope-there were iron han- dles fo alii in steadying the occupants, \I'm all right,\ said Miss Allen, laughing, \There's not so much danger as you think.* Then the queer craft was towed by Either Jones and John Keating down toward the* head of tho rapids. On the way Sadie put her head out and I talked with the oarsmen. When near the cantilever bridge the turret top was screwed on arid afew moments later the first- rapids were reached; So close was the beat that its occupants narrowly escaped going through the gorge. It was 2:511 v. if. when the torpedo with its freight was whirled side- waysdntoiho-breakenrfind began, the wild trio of three-quarters df a mile. The water was muddy; The river was low, but the waves were higher than usual, and. the tiny craft seemed to be dashing oh to de- struction. \If there are any rocks- there,\ Slid old riveriiien, \tbnt.tfiiiig will go to pieces ou them.\ But tbe bar- rel was hurled alone from wave to- wave, occasionally buried in clouds of foam and sometimes completely thrown from the water. In three minutes tho last rollor shot tho barrel into tbe whirlpool. There it circled round a little and then the outer cur- rent carried the craft into tha lower whirl- pool or Devil's Rapids. When the torpedo circled out into the- 6econd series, or Devil's Rapids, it received fresh impetus, and was burled about on top of tho wave3 like a featBer. When near the little maelstrom, below Thompson's flats, whore Swimmer Scott was killed trying to emulate Captain Webb, tho craft was tossed into an eddy on tho Canadian side. There it was g ently .tossed around for three-quarters of an our, until a man with a rope las-;oed it and pulled it ashore. Hazlett and Miss Allen got out as quickly as possible. He was all right, but sue was very seasick, and hardly able to walk. The only way' of getting to the top of the bank was to climb along the rooky shore around the inclined railway at the entrance to tha whirlpool. This took some time, ond it was nearly seven o'clock when the party reachad Niagara Falls. It was later when other fr onds and a cart load of reporters drove back from Lewistori, where they had been waiting in vain 16; the craft to come. Miss Allen, in conversation with a Sun re- porter, Said that tbe worst part of the trip was the sickness she experienced. \Were you riot scared?\ \I was not a bit afraid;'' I huug on tightly, and it did not seem long. I don't belie ve we struck any roaks.\ Thegirl seems inclinedt} make light of the dangerand hardships of the voyage. She was not well enough to return to Buffalo, but her companion, Ha.-lett, took the 0 o'clock train for homo. He said: '•The trip was nitich worse than the first one. The water was rougher, audi while we did not.strike any rocks, the shocks Were se- vere. Miss Allen is a brave girl and made no outcry. I made a bet of. S3 with hor that shewotild scream before wo got out, but she won the wager.\ Br the suit of the Choctaw Nation aea'nst the United States, instituted to obtain ju- dicial 'settlement oS all existing claims of. the Choctaw' Nation against the United States Government, the Supreme Cburt has decided that the Choctaws are- entitled to a judgment of 32,058,708, .UHMNCfthefour montbssineeharvests the Noi'tSWesterh receipts of grain have been about.l20,000j000 bushels; 'Shipments 85,000,- 000, and Atlantio receipts nearly 80jO.OO,000, the lost in excess of any year since 1881.
