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** ca ? . t V r \J \ «= oil teheh the tradesm en put m tneir lamps. They that are timcisi put no oil tn. « •» - « « Miscellaneous . ANDREW HE Y i T A X , ATTOR N EY AND COUNSELOR , , F ATCHOGCE .y. T. S i rvr ti E TUESDAY. MONEY TO LOAN. Money io Loan to those \wi s hing to Bafli Apply at office of L H.GREEX . J s . J OSEPH WOOD , ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW 71 B s oAD n -A T , New Tokk. At Saj r iUe on Sat u rda ys. ROBERT NUNNS COM B AGTOR & BUILDER , SSVnTTl' T I Carpenter Work of every descript ion neatly and r.ro t ami ya t t e na ed to. \ - JNO Z. O ' BRIEN , CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR - t r. Z i\ 5 BuiLDI ^ G. Main Street. - - Sayvi l le , L. I I. H. GREEN , JR. ARCHITECT , GREEN ' S BUILDING. MAIN STREET , S ja . \2 ^T XX.X. ^ : X,. I. JUSTUS KOE & SONS - CITIL ENGINEER?. S l'RYEYORS , AND REAL E S TATE AGENT?. Hap? , Plans . eic- a ec - a ra t o l r drawn. R - ?al Estate bou g ht. s .:M - \ and ex- changed for the usual eon: mission. O S e e: Roe ' s Hall . c - pj> . Ro e \ < Hotel. Patch02 u e. Ne;v York. ; coallcoal T \ - . C. 2 S- ; ALD3ICH - f DE ALE f . IX •i W t tte , C ed-Ash ar.3 I- -tr i; !i Coal . Popular prices rule. Cou! ar . .; W< - vd deliver ed In I £2 V par: oft ' ::- v::. ' :u- or to wn. f * Vood sawed and f j> l ;t when desired I Yard and OfSce 5h:n St.. Sawille. MOKRELL 'S 7 OYSTER SALOON . AND * CONFECTIONERY Main Stp.eet , Satv i lle. ¦ Or d ers i a every stv t - . iv.i' .e af. on tiojj given . TV \T \F I F T T \ , 77 S F SAYVILLE, , Ma n ufact u rer ar . j dea. I -r in fine I H -£ L I FL 3N T E 3 S S Of all kiLds : Hors e - Ee-: - :s . W:;i ; .= . I Hi ir.kei? . Sheets , FTy- Se t s . &c. Harness from ?:o u p. Mv s::: = :e and dould . Farm Harness c ^ n ' t b s bea t- 5;-: -- . : u ! attention given to re pa:rin:r. Dr. Ciia s, L. Fnrman ' s DE N TA L OFFICE over KI a a > ?> - :r > Vni g c- ut o O F FICE OPEN E VERY DAI Gas ad m inistered for the pain t s ex- traction \ > f teeth. Fresh everv dav. OSce s t FatcSozu ? o j » - n eierv dav . DP. . C. L. FCK MA N. DK. HOFFMAN . Assistant. R. HOLMES , AiL KJX I'S OF , Bl ac•ksIIlitiliDe• and JobbiEf. > ._ > «' ! ] CARRIAGE A>\H WAGuN IRONING ! ; AND FINISHI NG. ! HOESS-SEOELNGA SPECIALTY . J I AH BO> T WORK executed in a workmanlike I Bnner and at short nonce. ! , OI - D StaXD - - SATVtlAE. v . The Chean s st Plac a to Buv B reech or nr c zzl e l oadin:: shot-guns . ri£es , and re- j l vers; brass and j i a j * ef shells , powd er , si iol , tt c- , is at w. W. GODFREY'S , 72 Cat e eei s e St., N. Y. City. Established IS2S. Eepairing of all lands ST OVES , RANGE S HEATERS . • Tin - Ware of Ail Kinds . / /TBACTTCA L PLt J MBEES. { — ' Josep l i Jedlicka & Sou S mith s Block. M a in Street , SAYVILLE. « e nave on n rt r u s x ar ^e t toc a . s^ a gooa assortment of rsnge ? , heater? , stoves , also sse s f and improved oil-stoves. Tinware of r r ery descript ion kei s t in stock and made to order. Give ns a c?JI —we can suit yon- €k A. WEVE R . PAINTER k PAPER H ANGER , — I N TERIO R DECOR1TI0XS, Kalsomin ing, Pl ai n or i n Tints . &c. Jo b ljer in Wall Paper. 5- An eders HS «t Foi te r * s Fcn u dila t Stare f \ / * p r a nrpUy a Ua o &d Jo- f j tes M eBee ft« SB -A Te. ~ ^ at ti u x , ! . ! . ; H otels. FE A ML MOUSE , F- R- Skisser Proprietoi S AYVILLE. G<K«l t:iUe . Seni . atrv rooms . Moderates rate; J 'v tlieday or B f c t. Transient and peimanen ) uoaruers st ilk-iteii . S j> ecial accommodations fo i sjK >r t Mii- - n. Cm-oi; THE MERCANTILE , 25 M ain Sr „ Huntington , L. I., JE SSE L. SMIT H , Prop. E i r \SiaMe in connection with honse. FOSTER HOUSE , Main St t .eet , SAYVILLE , L. L . j a o. £ • itu ix i ^ a . . . -jj essee. Oiji fe \ lon imS SAYVILLE , L. I. W. H. HAWS , - - Manage r . First-c i ass a ccomrK ^ I ai ion , !'i! ' ,iard parlor and C' - o d l >arn. H A M PTON H OUSE , EDWARD 1 \ STORM , PEOr. B ridg e Hampto n , L. I- GANOE PLAGE INN . ^ .i rt uf j rii A t- JL , ju . i. Chas. \V. Conklin , Proprieto r. CENTRAL HOTE L , H. CLAY LOSEE , Prop. Maix Street , PATcno c rE , L. I. S pe cia l attentio n to Commercia l Trave lers and Transient Ou t sts. Good Stables attach ed to the Hotel N ORTHPQRT HOTEL , Xortliport , L. I. Good Table. Airy Rooms. Billiard Parlor connecting. B. R. Raysor , Proprietor. — &. LONG ISLAND HOTEL , Julius C. Bishop, Proprietor , Center Mobicues , Suffolk Co., N. Y. BOARD BY THE DAY OR WEEK. ACCOMMODATION'S FOR SPORTSMEN A SPECIALTY. TERMS REASO N ABLE. WM. N. SPURGE , ^ iYEi ^ iD E pe ra i . SMITHTO W N , L. I. THEODORE IJUELLER , THE BAYVIEW ; OYSTER BAY , LONG ISLAND ROSLYN , L. I. A?.TStT. HA it BLES , - - Pp.orKlETOR. WRIGHTS HOTEL. A mit j nrille , L. I., T. Weight , - - - - Proprietor SEAjFOBB hotel , SEAFOBD , L. L , Capt. E . Wooden , Prop NASSAU HOUS E , SAC-HARBOR , N. Y. R- J . POW ER , - - - Proprietor. TEE EIJOU M OTE L Main St., Sac Harbor , K. Y. H . B . POBT EH Prop. SUFFOLK HOTEL , MAIX ST., EIVERHEAD , L. I. Sample Room for Commercial Travelers . Billiard Boom and Livery. S. S. ALLEN Lessee. ilr ailE GREEN PORT. L. I . C. C. WRIGHT , P rop rietor. M £ ttitucr Mouse, i r nim i Trr/irr T r -U A llllu ^ a , Li. r. GEO. M. BETT S Prop. livery Stable attached. Sonthold E T otel , Car. Main St , and Railroad Ave., - SOCXHOXD , U !. _ . . ; ;- ' iOWS 8TSPHB SS , PlM T Mnofc P OMESTIC HAPPENI N GS TOLD IX A FEW BRIEF WORD& Interestin g Paragraphs Condens ed trom Man y Ked u n d etnt CoVanra a . —The Hon. C.Hamilton , ei-AttorneyGeneral of Manitoba , not onl y has become a resident of St. Paul , lmt has \ taken the oath of alleg- iance to the United States *. He still represents Butte in the Leg islature of Manitoba. —A fire in the heart of the citv of Ironto n , 0. , destroyed SSO . 0.0 worth of propert y . —There is a conflict of anthority between tax collectors and connt y attorneys all over Texas regardin g the collection of delin quent taxes. County attornejsi n someco o nties arecIaimi nK 10 per cent, commission , and both they and the c o llectors are proceedin g against the delinquents. —The residence of William Hull was bnrned at Jlinden , Out., and his aged mothe r w a i burned to death . —The famons United States sloop of war Ke a rsaj j o now at the nary yard , Portsmouth , N* . H.. is tol« rPTVli rw l And Tn G i t n A ; »> * Ua i sp r 'DS- An engine from one of the broken up vessels hastily constructed dur ing tho war will be p laced in tho Kearsage. —G. IV . Gu thrie , a wealth y farmer living near M&rissa . 111., was murdered while attem pt- ing to resist a desperate burg lar. —Members of th e Maryland Legisla ture of all shades of politics , spe ' ak confident s of the presen t prospects for the passage \ of tho bill proposing to grant the use of tho old Pikc- ville arse nal as a home for disabled ex-Confed- erate veterans. —Mrs . Weltha Em m r - ns , the eccentric wi . 3 of Prof. Samuel F. Emmons , who crea ted such a sensation inEuro pe last year , died in a Wash- ington boardin g house . —The offi ce of Treasurer Hill of Panola connty . Texas , was entered l>v a sang of burglars , who Jciiled the Treasurer and cut off his head. Thtv then robbed tho safe ot $6 , 000. —The Odd Fellows \ building in August a , Ohio , was burned. Loss , $35 , 000. —Hu gh MeCormack , the cham pion skater of St . John , N . V., denies Laid l aw ' ii ri ght to any cham pionshi p unt il Ik- has s Uatcd for it. Ho dei ' i. i ros l l i st hv i* t h r i - linmn i nn i l - . t n . « f #K« worl d , and is prepar ed to defend his title again s t all comers. —The ro of i.f t he ordinance buildin g at ihe Wa s hington Navy Yard fell in , being -unable to supp er! the heavy weight of snow npon it. The dama ge is estimated a! SS C ' , 000 . —A company was incorporated in Baltimore which pro p oses to send merchandise and mail by electr o-automatic power over an eievnted railwa y, the ears on which cannot run off , and to. mit e ^ \ i c lime o j irn n sit from Baltimore to Washing t o n ten minutes. —E. W. Barker of Tennessee has purchased of B . S. S i rader of Elmore plac > , near Lexing- ton , Ky. , the bay colt S y lvan , 4 years , bv Nut- wood , dam Xora Lee . bv Woodfor d Mambri n o. record 2 ? J i > : <. for $3 , 000. —The bark Fairmount , from Sova Scotia , went ashore off Point Pleasant , S. J. , and her cr ew was rescued b y men from the life saving station at Bay Head. —Mrs . Eliza Xowton of Anderson connty , S. C hai' gtd herself to a rafter. — rii tc.n naval cauets nave tei u ierea their resignati o ns as a result of ;he last examina- tion . —Bobert C. Geddes , dealer in rubber goods in Philadel phia , has failed. Liabi lities, $30 , - 000 . —The Rev. Sara Small addressed the pr o- hibitionists in New York City on \An Appeal from Uncle S. i m Drunk to Uncle Sam Sober. \ —The body of a man , 60 years of age , who had been frozen to death , \ was found in the suburbs of Detroit. —New Orleans will celebrate Mardi Gr as with more than usual brillianc y. —The ph ysicians of Mandan , Minn., are un- able to check the spread of small pox in th at village , and nur ses are deserting their pa- tients. —The forthcomin g report of the Civil Ser- vice Commission will defend the present law as the best possible under present circum- stances . —Ironton . Ohio , has been visited bv a $100 , - 000 fire. —Washin gton military circles were some- what ruffled by a false report that colored non-coniniissioned officers had been pr o- moted. —Mr. Blaine ha ' written a letter to Chair- man J ones of the Republican National Com- mittee , t.taiing that his name will not be pre- sented in the Chicago Convention. —Miss Bessie Martin and Miss Annie Rainey, two well known society ladies of Baltimore , took the veil at the Conven t of the Visitation , that city . —Fourteen bo dies from a wreck (the Aber - eora) have been washed ashore near Olympi t , AV . T., among them Pi to t Johnson and Cap t. Irving. —Petitions were read by tho women of the Temperance Union in the \ Massachusetts Leg- islature to raise the age of consen t from 13 to IS years. One speaker suggested 35 years as the age. —E, A . Rhoyer & Co., wholesale dealers in teas, faih d in Chi ca g o. —The will of Mrs. Susan Holbroofe , probated in Worcester , Mass ., g ives $10 , 000 to mission- ary and church work. —John Benson of Wilmington , Del. , was fined $1 , 000 and costs in each of two cases for writin g lottery policies. —The Hon. Witler G. Baxter , one of the most prominent citizens of Southern Michigan , was found dead in bed. —Mrs. Otto Baura , wife of a raving Anarch- ist , asked for food at a Chicago station house , as herself and hah }' were starving. : NEWS Iff SHORT 0RDEH Highest . P r osltice Quotations in New Tort- Cattle Market. FKnr.i Ar. Y 15 . ISS8. Bu tteb. — State Dair y, extras $ 28 State Dair y, fair to choice 26 Elgin Creamery , choice to extra 32 Western Dairy , extra 21 Imitation Creamer y, fane - . 26 Western Factor y, fresh extra 23 Western Factor y, fair to choice. 22 Beans a xn Peas. — Marrow , choice 2.85 Beans , choice 2 .55 K t d Kidney , choice 2.2-0 Green Peas 1.50 Cheese. — .State Factor y, fancy. 12% State Factory, choice 1 1 J J State Factor y, colored 12 Dried Fnurre. —Evaporated A pples... 10 Rasp berries , evapora ted 24 State Plums ] 2 E i J as.—Eastern , fresh 21 Canadian \y \ t Western , fresh 21 FErrrs. —App les , Spitz 4 .50 A pples . Ba J dwin 3.0J Apples , King 4.00 A pples , Greenin g 3.00 Annies, commo n . \ ~A Grapes , Catawba 5 Cape Cod Cranberries , fancy 11.50 Cape Cod Cranberries , good \ 10 . 00 Cape Cod Cranberries , medium 7.00 Oranges , Florida , fancy 4.00 Hat a k -d Stoaw . — Ha y, No. 1 retail ' s ,. W Hav , Clover mixed. \ 75 Hay, Salt 55 Long B ye Straw () g Oat Straw 55 Wh eat Straw 41 Funs and S kixs. — Fisher 8.00 Black Bea r , 23.00 Cubs and Yearlings 15 .00 Otter 10 .OO Beaver , per tt> 3.7,5 Mink so Bed Fox . ' . 1 .50 Gray Fox 1 .00 Silver Fox go.00 Cross Fox 10 . 11) Raccoon , each 1.00 Skunk 05 Opossum .. ' 40 JInskrat , 16 Wild Cat i . s > PorLTR T , etc. — Live Western Geese. . 1.37 Turkeys o , YV/iat f .rn r\„/>L - a —s State and Penn Fowls 10 Dres s ed Tu rkeys , State.ind Penn 13 Wild Ducks , Canva s-backs 6.00 Wild Pucks , Red-heads a. f jO Live Pigeons , per p»ir. 5 .1 English Snipe , perdoz , 2.00 Tame Squabs , white , per doz en 4.5) V Ef i ETAM - r s . —Potatoes , State. Burb'k . 0.37 State R&se ' . 2.75 Del. River Sweets 1 .25 Onions , Conn. , red , 4.51 Onions , Orange Co ., red 4 .00 Onions , State , vcllow \ . ' . 4 . 00 Kale , Norfolk , ' .Scotch .. .. ' 1 .25 Cabbage \ 12 .00 Turni ps , Russia .. .. < . 1. 00 Beets , Bermuda , p er box .. ' , 2, 0J Squash , per Bbl 2.25 CATTLE MARKETS . New Toe k— GoodSt eers , 0to 10 - Yc.;Fairdo. , 8 to 8 > < c; Oxen , (V 'f to 10 ^ c ; Drv Cows , live weight , l - i to 4 % c ; Bulls , do., 2 to 4 1 £ . - , Sheep, 4 to O ' J c : Lambs , 6 to 7c: Veals , 6 > ^ . .. .., uu „ n , ii , u nei g m , i- s to i -' , c per IP). Wa ter-town , Mass. —Market Beef , choice , $7.00 to $7.50; extra , S G.50 to $6 .75 ; 1st qual- it y, 50 .00 to $0.25 ; 2d qualit y , 55 .00 to $5.50- 3d qualit y , $4.00 to 34.50. Swine. —Western fat , live, 6 to G ' ic. ; Northern dresse d hogs , 7 . ' i cents per lb . Sheep and Lambs. —In lota , $3.00 , $3. 50 to $4.50 each ; extra , $4 . 75 to * 5 50; S pring Lambs , 5' -, to 7c , per ft; Veal Calves , 2Y. to 7c lb . MARKET PR ICKS. —Sir James Fergusson , Under Forei gn Sec- retary , explained in tho Brifi s h House of Commons that , in stating recentl y that ihe British Government was not p led ged to mili- tary action in bchulf of any European power , ho implied naval action \ also. Beyond the treaties known to the countr y, none existed. Ho declined to produ c e the corres pondence with European Govrrntnenfs. The production of such correspondence , he said , was not in accordanc e with uniform pie c lent , nor was it advisable , in vi ew of thu present situation. —There have beon heavy snow storms in the wes t of England , Scotland , and Wales. Two trains were snow ed up between Bath and Bristol. —Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has been ap- pointed President of tho Board of Trade in p lace of Lord Stanley of Preston , who will s neeced Lord Lanelownd as Oovc i nor-G enei - .i ' of Canada —The firm of A . Levi <t Co ., merchants at Ban , Ital y, have failed. Tho liabilities of the firm are $800 , 000. The failure is regard ed ns an indication of the general rottenness of busi- ness in Ital y. —Various valuables which were presented to tho Pope as jubilee offerings have been stolen , ani on s uiu res t a cuniice worm j wu , uw. —Eng lish mid American cheek swindlers , hotel thieves , pick pockets , and confidence men are reaping .1 ricli harvest at Paris , N ice , Lyons , and Bordeaux. —The commission appointed to innu jr c into the condition of tlie crofters on the Islands of Lewes and Skyo have reported to Parlia- ment that the crofters are on the ver ge of star- vation. —Severe fi ghting is rep rted at K a ssa U be- tween dervishes and Ab y s t - i n iaiiH . —The Bishop of Cloyno . Ireland , in his Lenten pastoral says: \ \Nov. r was tho all- powerful grace of G-'d more n e e- ' ed to enablo our peop le to refrain from ret aliating by acts of crime and vi oleiici- against those whom they have too mu ch reason to regard as enemies, Wiiile exhorting you to pitieii. - p , it is b y no lueuns my iiitciitiDii 10 cuturu'l tamo submis- si on to a harsh , oppr e ssive I r - v , framed forthe purp o se of d\) irivi!ig y.ni of th e rights of free citizens . AH tbat is ivquii vd is th<! avoidance of any ei ime or o:i : r. : .;<. ' condemned b y divine law. \ —j\ uipp nas ut i'r>i;u cmers num Austr ia for 150 heavy siege guns , to cost J i , 5W , 0(X ) fl orins. —Ru ssia threatens to sever dip lomatic rela- tions with Turke y if the latter persists in send- ing Kiamil Pa-ha to Sofia as Turkish Com- niisioner. On the other baud , Bul garia as- serts 'hat the Berlin Treaty provi des for tho sending of a Turki sh Commissioner to Bul- garia , and that a failure to s end n Commis- sioner would ho tantamount to a s serting tho independence , of Bulgaria. | —Eiiorniou i : avalan ches along tho lino of tho I Ar i licrg Railway , Austria , have resulted i:i s e- i li uus loss of life. —Th e Mar quis of T.ausdowne will leave Can- ada in -March. Lord Stanley has been instruct- ed to enter upon the duties as Governor-Gene- ral in the sam e month. At Calcutta the vice- roy, referring to his resignation in council , declared that the step was imperati ve , and was due to pri vate ioslsoik . Ho warmly eulogized his suc cessor . Lord Lansdownc , predicting that Ills app ointment would be gladly reeuved , and that he would earn universal popu larity. —The Czar will hold a military council to- morrow . It is reported that Gen. Iiiehter , chief of the Imperial head qua rters; Gen. Gourko , Governor of Warsaw , and Gen, Ko s - tanda , commander of the St. Petersburg dis- trict , advise against a further advance of troops westward , —Th e JAU'iie of Paris states that Prince Bismarck , with a view of di s pelling an cnon- (.-,1.3 - iiu j ' i, s . -.,uii lu u i i 1 iijii ^ u unnan ^ u in 1113 recent speech in the German Parliament re- ferring to France , lias informed tho Govern- ment that words which were made to repre- sent that Franco was .1 spiteful nation were wrongly interpreted iu the report of the speech. —Lord B osehcr y lias contributed £20 toward defraying the expenses of the proposed recep- tion to Messrs. Sullivan and O'Brien in Lon- don. —It is reported that attempts made V\ tho Russian Government to float a loan ha not been successful . It is further declar ed th ho Rupposcd raiIway lc.au recently negotiate as in reality a State loan which will be nppl ' o the payment of the coupons which nex ' . due. —The Government of Morocco , at tho sug- gestion of the S panis h Government , has sent a special deputation to Bonie to congratulate tho Fo ]>e on the vcasion of his ju bilee. —In tho Court of Queen ' s Botch nt Dublin the verdict rendered by the Coroner ' s jury iu tho case of the police officers charged with murder in connection with tli o Mitclie l stown riots , was set aside on tho ground that the jury was chosen informall y. CURRENT EVENTS ABROAD. The Possibilities of It with Guate- mala mid Snn Salvador. The United States Consul at San Salvador has nude a report to tho Department of Stato iu regard to the railwa y system of Central America. He says that President Meno ndez of ¦ Salvador is an earne st friend of the United States , and , like the late Presiden t Barrios of Guatemala , favors the assimilatio n of the institutions and business method s of his countr y to those of the United Stales. Barrios pr ojected the construc tion of a railway from the Bay of San Tonns on the Carribbcan Sea to Guatemala city, a distance of i f >0 miles , where it was to connec t with the existing narrow gauge of the Guate- mala Central , seventy-live miles in length , ter- minating on the Pacific at tho oiicn roadstead of San Jose. Forty mil ts of this transconti- nental road , from Puerto Barrios to Guatema- la city, were half finished at the lime of JJar- rioss death. His successor , President Barillos pursues tho same policy, favoring the con- struction of the tran si.sthmian and other railways projected in Guatemala , particularl y the one designed to connect the capitals of Guatemala and Mexico. \In truth , \ the C on- sul says , \Gen. Barillos and other Centra l American statesmen have not failed todiseover that no Central Amer ican Union is d esirable which may be p inned together with bayonets , and none des ' rab l e and endurin g can he achieved save throu gh Inter-State railway systems. \ ' After re ferrin g to tho unheal ! hful climate of Central America at the pea le vel , tho Con- sul says: \The Niava g na Canal and the Ship Railwa y and Do Lessens ' Canal , each and all are at the sea level. S ' o soft , cooling wind from the Pacific may find its way into either canal or fol' ow gigantic locomotives tug ging n i ,1.: ^ .. -:,... T..1 1 ,„ 1 ,1.- ' 1: «i n j j j ( A s eiufi a j u i ^ ^ e - iJU ii ii i L - pee , mill uic uecil- mated alone may cross the continent in saf ety at tho sea level ; but there is perfect immunity from climatic diseases the instant tho travele ' r reaches an elevation of 1 , 000 feet abovo the sea . Commerce , therefore , will traverse tho shin railway and tho can al ; men and women will prefer this transisthni ian railway, having a perfectl y land locked harbor at each termi- nus , and an elevation at no point after leaving the coast of less than 2 , 000 feet above tho plane of tho two oceans. After describing the wonders of the interior country , such as fathomless lakes , extinct and active volcanos , and relics of anti - m i tv , the Consul continues: \Th e railw ay crosses (lie State of Si. Ana , a district of Salvadore fifty miles s q uare , pr o- ducing, it is stated , more ' eoffee than any equal area of land iu tho world . Iu truth , every a cre of the mesa of Salvadore is cultivated , ea c h producing from two to four crops annuall y , i 'he railway penetrates from l .a. Union to Puoito Barrios , or to Port Izabal . whichever harbor may bo its northern terminus , a very p a radise. The aver -ago density of popula tion along tho whole route exceeds 10' .) for each j square mile. Here , villa ges and towns arc : almost conterminous , and tho population — Aztecs , O' -l per cent., and Spanish , S per cent. — toil most industriously. Labor co sts -20 to 25 cents and food 10 cents per diem. \There is not a stove or firep lace in any house in tho republic; none arc needed where the thermometer never falls below 70° or rises above SO\ . So great is the annual production of fruits , as well as of indi go , tobacco , sugar , and codec , and so short the distance from Port Barrios to Mobile, that it is believed that most delicate and delicious Ironical fruits, n ever seou in the United States , will bo distributed everywhere from Mobile; and so redundan t avo crops of Salvador and of the district of Guate- mala penetrated by this railway that it must have two tracks , one for immense, local , the other for interoceanie frei ghts and travel. . \But the great good to be achieved b y this tranaisthmian road consists not so much in tho fact that it will enable travelling multitudes to cross the continent where narrowest without possible danger from deadly fevers and plagues incident to detention at the sea level , but , with its branches , binding together these five Cen- tral American States in perfect political and social unity , it accomplishes their perfect com- mercial annexation to the United States . Pu- erto Barrios is within fifty hours or less of Mo- bile , and onl y sixty hours would bo required to transfer a traveller or bale of goods from Mo- bile to tho Pacific coast harbor of La Union. United States and other steamers now pay from $20 to S:!0 a t on at La Union for English and Australian coal. It may be delivered there from Alabama over the transisthniian railway for from $5 to $7 a ton. Therefore , the Gov- ernment of tho United States , as well as tho people, must confess keen interest in this short , easily built railway, which surely must accom- plish \ most beneficent political and commercial results. \ A CHANCE FOR TRADE. rue s nosnones ana u n nnocK s to Soil a Town Site. The communication just sent to Congress by the President relating to the Fort Hali reserve in Idaho has a special interest from its indica- tion of methods b y which Indians may obtain large incomes through disposing of lands for which they have no use. Two railroad linos cross the Fort Hall reser- vation , the Oregon and short line ru nning east and wes t , and tho Utah and Northern runnin g no tth and south. Commissioner Atkins rec- ommended to the Forty-ninth Congress two measu res , in accordance with requests of the railway companies , who were anxious to ob- tain privileges that they would have if travers- ing the territor y outside (it tho reservation , and to compensate (he Indians fairly and fully. One ot these measures proposes to buy a right of way for the Utah and Northern through the reservation , with ground necessary for stations and water places . It was agreed that tho way should not exceed 200 feet in width , and that all laud taken should be paid for at a suitable price , according to maps and p lats of definit e location to bo riled by the company and ap- proved by lUe - Secvetary of tho Interior. The second measure pr oposed to layout a town site where the tw» railroads meet. These bills did not secure pro per attention last winter , lmt in May two representatives of the Indian Office went tn the Sho s hones and Bannocks and came to the following under- standing , as set forth in their official report: The Indians agreed to surrender and relin- qui sh to the United States all their estate , title , and interes t in and to no much of the Fort Hall reservation at or near l' ocalcllo as is comprised within certain defined boundaries , containing an area ot \fi \ 0 acres , more- or less , saving and excep ting so much thereof as has been hereto- fore relinquished to the Utah and Northe rn and Ore gon Short Line Railway Companies The land so relinquished is to ho surveyed b y the United States and laid off into lots and blocks as a town site , and after duo appraise- ment thereof , to he s old at public auction to tho highest bidder , at such tune , in such man- ner , and upon such terms and conditions as Congress may direct; tho funds arising from such sale , after deducting all necessary cx- Benses , to be deposited in the Treasury of the hited States to the credit of the Indians , and to hear interest at the. rate of 5 per cent, pot annum , with power iu the S ecretar y of the In- terior to expend all or any part of the princi pal and accrued interest thereof fi>v tho benefit and suppo rt of said Indians in such manner and at such times as ho shall see fit. Or , said land s Gf\ l - Mi ud i it w Und nre in lie il i ^ nnuml of for flin *'\ * - 1 ~ ^ ¦'- >•<•¦ , '\\>. .» .v. I- . .W benefit of said Indians in such and other man- ner as Con gress may direct. In addition the desired right of tray was granted to the U tah mid Northern , and the sum of $8 an acre fixed upon for the land so taken. The President has now re commended that Congress should take action npon a bill just proposcd at th e Int erior Department for car- rying out i l iosc sfipiilafious . Probably no better illustration could be given of the new policy which seeks 11 make- the reservation In- dians the sh - ircr s in the benefits of p ro- gress and civilization . Two years ago Gen. Sheridan estimated that if every Indian famil y on tho Fort Hall res ervation should receive 320acres of land , and the remainder bo sold to the Government for the benefit of tho In- dians , even at SI.25 anf.ere , this sur plus would yield , at the rate of 4 per cent ., an annual in- come of 1555 , 000. The actual price to bo paid for tin pr esent railroad route is at the rate of $8 an ac re , while for Pocatello tho bidding is to bo at unction for building lots , so that it will undoubtedly bring much more ; and tho net pioceeds are to be put at interest at 5 per cent., until laid out for the comfort and im- provement of the Indians in addition to tho present annual treaty income. No one can question that the Indian lands adjacent to tho railroads and to the new town will also aid greatly its incr ease in value . When railoads began to penetrate the far West they were scrupulously kept from lands occupied \ by Indi a n s. The theory was that they would intrude on lauds guaranteed against intrusion : that they would lead to roadside settlements by whites , on 011 0 or another pretence : that when Indians went on tho wa rpath trains might be wrecked and passengers slaughtered , lint time lias shown that theso fears need not ho entertained. Indian wars at the Northwest have become very rare and wholl y needless . Exper ience in a few cases where it was imperative , that rail- road s should cross reservations , showed that they were invariably of benefit to the Indians , from tho facility with which supp lies could bo brought by them in time of need and tho greater cheapness at alt t hues . They also hel p tho Indians to habits of industry by giving a market for their labor or farm products ; and they allo w selling small tracts of surplus lands at liberal pri ces , with tho Government looking after Die ri g hts of the red men , as in the case of thfi Fort H all reserve. FORT HAIdi RESERVE. Some Matters of Moment Br ought Up at the Capital. - . In the Senate the resolution for an inquiry into the causes of the inefficient mail service was taken up, and Mr. Plumb said that if Mr. Reagan ' s argument in defence of the Post- master-General meant anything, it was tha t that officer pleaded the bab y act—that he was burdened wi th incompetent \ Republican clerks. There , was no restraint on the Postmaster-Gen- eral as to the di smissal of clerks. No Repub- lican asked to have them retained . As to the fa ct that the service was bad—inexcusabl y tod , bad bey ond anv previous record—there was no questi on m all. He had the Cleric read sev- eral extracts from Ka nsas newspapers , one as- serting that the Post Office officials \ write themselves egregi ous asses and complacentl y wave their ears over that solemn truth. \ Mr. Piatt said that the trouble was not confined to the W est , and that sca r cely n day pa. -s i d with- out lu ' s receiving let fern from \ Connectic ut mailing similar comp l aints. He read a letter from a publishin g house in Xorwalk . speaking of \the apparent disorganization of the whol e postal sys tem nf the eountrv , \ and ascribing it to the . removal ot experienced postal routo agents. Mr . Iteag . n said that if the c.uu t vlaiiits whi ch were sent 10 the . S enators were sent to the P ost Office Department tln - v would be in- vestigated and coiiectives aimiied. H e dial. !eie;ed a comparison of the depa rtment unde r the pr e - . ent administration with the same de- par tment in liny previ ous period , and he as- sestcd his belief that the attack was owing to th e success of tho Administr ation and tn tho contrast which i t offered in the way of success and e conomy to its Re pu blican pr edecessor.: . The new Texas repr esentative , Mar t in , known p opularly as the man who blew the gas out , made his maiden speech in the ll oiisc Fann- er Hutch of Missouri wan ted t 1 increase the number of Ihe new hatch of cu t te reports or- dered b y the Senate. Col. Martin , who is one of the biggest ranchers in Ihe Loin- Star Slate , made a break to hel p UuMi , Uit lie did lmt addre ss the ( hair at all. lie simp l y sto od up in his s cat , U - nu rl way over forward , and talked spasm odically for three minutes . 'Jho House was in an siuh an upr oar , that ail that could he heard in the galleries was an occasion- al menti on of cow. 'I'he gnat thing abou t the. speech Was Martin ' s gestur es, l lesiiiel; his hand franti cally forward in the air . with oachTuiger clawing itself wid ely apart from the others , all in spite of tho sp eaker ' s ga vel . When he sat down h e. got 11 round of cheers from his colleagues . lie retired to the . sette e exhausted . His lassitude tied , howev e r , when Sunset C ox approached to i-ougratul.it> ' him , and the following c onversation ensued : \I say, Cox , your district is inter ested in stock , ain 't it? \ \Wh y. of course it is , . Martin. We raise stock , we wate r st ock and wo know all abou t ...I,:..,. ,.*„,. ! . ¦• o-ri.... . . ..:..e. ,ri s a o i ii rs south. j iuu s neiu. 1 ui'ii tou are with Us iii wanting a lot of theso cow books prin ted. \ Iu answer to a Hou se resolution. Aoiing-At - lonioy-Gener a ! Jetiks transmi tt ed t o the House a list of the names of the a ssistants to th e United States Attorn ey for Massachusetts em- ployed iu the suit of the . Unit ed States against tho American Bell Telephone C ompany. The list, is as follows: Gr osvenor P. Lowrcy—C m- pensation $75 per day while ae \ \ , ally in New \ * ¦ fork , and $1 00 white actuall y emp l oyed else where. He has re ceived no conipeusatiou sinc e July ' ., 13S7 . Allen G. Tliurin an—Such com- pensation as the Acting Attorncy-Oenr - ral in this case may determine . He has ' received nc compensation sin ce Jul y I , 1,SS7. . Messrs. linn- b - r -ind Cbandh - r J5 , HO;) for the entire ease. They have receiv ed no compensation since Jniv 1 last . W. C. Strawhi - idge -JI . O . IO for the en \ , tiiocase . Sinn. - Jul y 1 In has been paiilS ' .Kl .M . Charles S . Whitman— S' . l . on;) f or tho entire case. No compensa tion since July 1. John Ooodr—$5 , 000 per annum , resi gned Jaui t an 21 , 1SSS . Since Ju l v 1 last he has been paid S3. 7 - 14 .37. ' jjc ' i c House Oommij f 0 on Ways and Means rer i teu iavoraiiiy, w . u n i s s inii to provide fc . .V.c puv . -le.v - -o V niti - d Stales bonds le. the Secretary 0, i e Trea s ury, The com- mith. -c says that . ¦ « • ( of .Marc h o . I Sst , au- thorizing the Sec.iarv of the I ivusiiry ( ¦ ¦ ap- p l y the sur plus to the purchase of ' Unit ed States bonds , bein g contained in an annual appropriation bill , doubts ' ha\ e he. 11 en ' er- lained as to the auth ority of the Secretar y now to purchase bonds under i ls provisions. ' The coiiin t ittec , theref ore , lias deemed u pi. .per to remove tho que s ti on out of the domain of dembt. Th e Sd u - tary of ihe Treasury has transmit- ted t o the House estimates for a deficiency appr opriation of S3U)(> i ) for ihe s npp it o ' l United States prisoners during the fiscal year . Atto - ney tic i i eiat Garland says that the ex. pensc of supporting Unit ed States prisoners has steadil y and large l y in c rease - d since 1S C> . owing to the passag e of the bill forbidding the emp l oyment of the prisouerstincontract labor. While a short fiiuc ago many institutions re- ceived and suppor ted Government prisoners without cost t o the United States , ther e is i ; o \ i hat one institution that can b e designated lot the f couiineine i it of prisoners v»he-re a pet diem is not charg. d . AT WASHINGTON. *l » - J ^ A 1 U U|I 3 ^ -' - ¦¦]- l - ~ - *^ I I IUI1 111,11* r e >ad to Bo - jali. Rome advices from Massowah say that the railway has been completed to Doga F i and that regular trains are running over it. 1 he Italian military depot has been transferred to Dog al i. Gen . Gene ' s bri gade , with the artillery, has taken np a position two kilometres wes t of Do ga li. Dogali is tho place about thirteen miles west of Massowah , where tho Italian troo ps were massacred by tho Ab yssinians last year , tho event that led io the present hostilities. The Italians are now in possession of Saati , about four miles further west , where the rude road begins to climb towards the highlands . Tho railroad is being extended to Saati , where a large fortified r.cpot for the storage of the supplies is building. Ras Alula , tho princi- pal commander of King John ' s forces , is at Asmara , onl y thirty miles distant. The Italians can row see the enemy on the hei ghts above them dail y watching their operations . The invaders have a large number of pack mules and 1 , 40 1 camels to carr y th eir sup- p lies np the mountains if they decide to give battle to the Ab yssinians on the high- lands. Ras Alula is said to be fortifying Asmara , and presen t appearances indicate that tho na- tiv es will not risk defeat bv deseeiiilin e r to the lowlands , bat will prefer to await the enemy on the plateau , knowing well that tho Italians would pref er to fight nearer their source of supplies . It is not surprising that the Italians are consuming so much time in getting ready to fight , in view of tho fact that they cannot depend upon tho country for supplies, but nm s t carry everything from Massowah. They must therefore first provide adequate facilities for the carriage of supplies , by means of their railroad to Saati , and caravans of pack anima ' s for service in the hi ghlands. THE ABYSSINIAN WAR. F ln l- . d -T' .- ' - .n .x c , r . n ...i ,lnl n ftl. * .! . . T> .. 1 1 Life of Edgar Jackson. If Edgar Johnson of Sin Francisco has an an enemy who wonld like to \tear out his heart \ he would find it a very easy job . As a special favor to his friends , Jlr. Jackson some- times shows them a big hole in his side , and lets tl i tm fake a peep at his heart and lungs. Although he has a big hole where fire of his ribs ought to be , and can count b y sight of eye the beats of his heart and watch the inflation of his lungs , he ba-s a good appetite for his tri-nail y me a ls , and is robust and hearty. A Utile more than a year or two ago J ackson was taken ill with malarial fever , and after- ward had pleurisy. A great deal of pus formed in the left p lenra i cavity, and this wis re- moved thirty times iu quantities varying from a gill to a quart during two months. Finall y he ejit e ro l jh o City and Connt y Hospital , where he still is. Then ho was pale , sick look- ing , t - rnaci.ted. and was more) like a living skeleton iu a -lime museum than anything else . On the .Id of last Angust ho submitted to the operation which furnished his solo remaining cham w f or life. An incision was nude on hi s left sido and a section about two inches long was taken from each of five ribs. The purpose of the operation was to allow the deceased matter to collapse and close the gran- ulating cavity. Through this opening the lung was found to be almost collapsed , and the acti on of the heart could be plainly seen. So far the resul t ot the operation has been succe s sful , anil tho patient expects to leave the hospital soon . Bnt he will always have the hole in his side. CAN SEE HIS HEART. ITnncnfil Si t rirpri- t h nt fi; nr < »r! ! ! >«-• Some Interesting Facts for Laf i oi Problem Students. The Connecticut Bureau of Labor Statistics issues its second statement of the inco.ncs and expenses of workmen of the State. The report is baseel on returns from fifty families in all sortsof tr a eles and in all parts of the . State. In these families are 246 persons and 79 wage earners . The ave rage monthly earn- ings of the fathers is $42.47; of fi mothers . $ !S. £ 3; of 16 sons , $21.43 ; 7 daughters . $18. 1 9. The average income of these fifty families was $56.85 in November , 1SS7 , and the average pet persem , $U . 5tt . The . daily family income i vai S 1 . S9 , or 3S J£ cents per lierson. Thu b tirea i ; g ives the cost of groceries , meat , fish , and other necessaries, and all expenses for these fifty families , and goes on to figure out. an average of $2.78 monthly foreach famil y above actual ex ji enses . In these families the aver- age expenses above tbo father ' s wages was ?! I.fi l per month . 1 hero is natnre l' y Krc.it question of the ac- curacy of the results as fi g ured from these fifty reports. To test them Commissioner Hotch- l .iss has made comparison with the Massachu- setts reports for 1875 , ! ! ?!£> . and Engcls Prus- sian reports. The Connecticut bureau stalls tics s ^ o t van aver a ge monthly income of S58 . 8* . while the averages obtained from all the othei reports is $ « .SS . Of the fifty Connecticut families only five owned honscs , and throe ot these were \ mortgaged. Twenty-two of (lit fifty fathers representee! tb e -ni s elves in debt , and onlv eleven had any savings. Tho high- est daily wages paid \ were $3 .50 for men. $1.65 for boys and $- for girls. The lowest wages were f l.18 , 65cents , and . 'Scents respect- ively. - The Pneumatic Gun. The Board of Naval officers appointed to ex- amine and test the eight-inch pnenmatic dyna- mite g nn has submitted its report to the Secre- tary of the Navy. The follo w ing are some of its conclusions: The accuracy of the gun is remarkable. The extreme range is probably about two miles. The gun appears to bo perfectl y reliable in its action. It is an important weapon for harbor defence. It is adapted to naval warfare when- ever mortar firo can be used to advantage. A modification of. it may be valuable to project torpedoes from ships when at short range. It is not expedient to adopt it as a part of the battery of ships of war until after the efficiency of the fr o hs 6n board of the dynamite cruiser now building baa been a c certained and their perf ormance afloat observed. imre a tag a t i aff r - epro« 7. Dr. Q. A. HanM * , who left Norway early in January to continue hi« a ta d y of leprosy try an examination of tbote a fl ictea with tbe disease in Anjeric * , iaa arrived in Minneapolis. Dr. Ha oa ea ha* mad * t ty t x m j ala a o a t • life-long at nly. . bX c c w a y tfaan a r e fo o rlion i ital a fot Iml em or wttd A iMMfi uc iwM r to iia - ^^ M ! ^ t TM r ^ Aaiai \ia \ ' s a M iia iM * *i ^^ \* - ^^^ ' ' .aiSaVH ^^ BH ^^ H ^^^^^^^ aw* B^^^^^^^^^ Hi? WAGES IN CONNECTICUT. , ia ra icu h ivp oi M cui in « « h,u i^ d w be Carried. Out. Acting on a reque st reoeivod from the British Governmen t the Dominion authorities are ar - ranging tn make extensive impr o r ement a in the defence of the country. A commission , with Gen. Midd ictou as President , baa been appointed bv the Government to thoroughly investigate and report on all the weak strategic points along the Atlantic coast and Pacific , and along the fronlicr of the lakes , with a view to strengthen ing the fortifications already erect- ed , and to construct new onoa where required. Since ' the confederation of the British North Ameri can provinces in 1867 the Dominion Ge j v- eronicnt has expended $27 . eM> , 0 30 on account of tbe railHarv force , exit ot wbic h only «. - -250 , 000 has been expends! on account of forti- flcati on* aa d barrack \ « a etau«« d«t>c«a. Ts» British G o mnuii nf lm) 0* t k * ~ t im * m) k* ^ * y . w i tf^ iwi i i ^ r ^|^ ; fe^^ FORTIFY ING CANADA. Recriminations Bet weeiithcEmploy- er s and the Union. The United States Brewers ' Association has taken a baud in tho trouble between the Mil- waukee brewers and their men. At a meeting of the National Association , held in New York , a private circular to nil the membe rs of the association was drawn up. It was adopted by the Milwaukee association and distributed to members , il i o circular says in part: \It becomes the duty of \ the United States Brewers ' Association to urge its members to do all that is in their power to sustain the brewers of Milwaukee in their opposition to the e lcs- potic rule of the outsposcn Anarchists who arc to-day misleadin g tho workmen in our em- p loyment * . Tho employ ing bre wers of Mil- waukee had cheerfu lly entered into a contract with, their workm.n conceding all demands made in regard to wages , wo .Kin g hours , em- p loyment of union men , etc. They faithfull y lived up to ilii s contract until they were boy- cotted by the ir own workmen ' s nat onal i rgani- zation because they re fused to allow the guid- ing sp irits of the latter , a 1 of whom are ram- pant Anarchists , to dictate to them where the emp loyers should buy their ma ' erial. \Although thus shamefull y deceived b y their workmen , tho brewers of Milwaukee , nwaro of the nicth CKls by which brewers ' employees throug hout the land are being terrorized by unscrupulous leaders , concluded to retain the same scale of wages and working hours agreed upon in the contract wantonly violated by their employees. They would not have taken any other action if their own workmen had not on the occasion of their masquerade ball L K MWtCC ^t lli ril OITU ( HITU U U , W JIU & OW \Hll great ostentation , by purcha s ihg a supp ly of beer , to bo used at said ball , outside of Mil- waukee. At the same time all of these men were then consuming large quantities of their em loyers ' beef , which , according to an old custom , was furnished to them free of charge. \Convinced that a great majority of their workmen were indignant at tho despotic sway of their leaders , and would be glad to throw off the degrading yoke which anarchism hail p lieccd upon them , the employers resol ved not to retain in their employ any members of Brewers ' Union No. 9. 'J ho result of this ac- tion is that 92 per cent, of all tbe workmen have left the union and retained their p laces in tho breweries. \This is simpl y a fight of emp loyers and workmen against the outr ages of irresponsible and unscrupulous men , who , by trickery and treachery, by intimidation and coercion , have E ucceede ' d in terrorizing our workmen , and ar e now using their power in order to create strife between labor and capit al , seeing that with- out such strife the occup a tion by which they live and thri ve wonld be lost. \ The Brewers ' Union has a ' so issueel a man- ifesto. After going over the details of the strike the circular says: \Just as the judicial murder at Chicago was intended to terrorize tho universal movement few ibAMnnneinnttmi ' nf bibnr into limnroil H apathy , so here , too , an alt nipt is being made to crush ont organize d labor and to cripple the independent political power ot the large st uni >n in the Northwest. Mark well ihe effect: Every swallow of Milwaukee beer now means Urn sup- port of non-union labor and tbe persecution of fair labor . \ Johnny Bull tct Mobilize , The British War Office has issued an order d ireetin f that a statement be pre pared at each militar r centra detaili ng the fr caliiie a for sum- moning the ' rewire * ami strengthening the battalions from tbe depot within forty-eight hoars in the event of the i*obiliUti»n of the ¦m r becaruiMi iii t wirj'/ 11m order it « WSSff S S B ^ ^^r^S IS BREWERS AT WAR . >Ii \ Bruce Says the Scheme was Ori - ginated by Sharpers. Senator Blanche K. Bruce , formerl y Senator from Mississi pp i , but now a residentof Indian- apolis , was asked his opinion of the proposed negro exodus to South Ameri ca . He rep lied: \There is nothing in the so-called exodus , ei tt ier to South America or to any ot her foreign land. The scheme involves two cla sses—one composed of honest, simp le-minded men , without experience , and without the remotest conception of th e magnitude of the venture ; the other is composed of sharper s , who think they s eo in the propose d movement an oppor- tunit y to aelvanco their own fortunes. Somes of the latter class , I am informed , have recent- ly appeared in Northern communities as agents , soliciting money to ca rry forward tho work. To encourage such men is to put o , premium on fraud , and in tha estimation of the public will do an incalculable injury to tho colo ici\ people , of this country. \ The c .\-Senator added that about a year ago a prominent official in Venezuela informed htm that while tha t Government would wel- come emigration , it desired only such as would l.„ t -rt lf ui i^ e - iininr, /or one v n n r ns fl f *i inrfmfe n III. PLIl' .,IO.UII . ll> S »-'- „ .. w . . ^ .. » .... . .. b ..u . .......~ against the possibility of becom i ng a public charge. . In conclusion Mr. Bmco said: \Wo may as well aba ndon , onco for all , tho imprac- ticable scheme of colonization and devote our energies to tho work of discip lining and in- forming the negroe s intellectually and mora ly, that they may bo armed for the battle of life at home. \ THE NEGRO EXODUS. J1 U 1UU1U 3 «*¦¦ .H IIIKIIIIIUVHI- » V , »« * , Queen ' s Address. Mr. P arnoll said in tho House of Commons that his party in these days had a special inter- est in facilitatin g business , and were prepared to go further tha n tho Government iu now rules to expedite legislation. It was a mistake to measure their attitude by their action in re- spect to the Coercion bill. Looking forward as they did to the introduc- tion in the near future of a better government in Ireland , it was their direct interest to assist the Governm ent to diminish facilities for ob- struction. Mr. Parnell concluded b y moving the following amendment to the Queen ' s speech: \Humbl y to represent to her Majesty (hat only tho remedial portion of the last session ' s Irish legislation tended to diminish crime , whereas tho repressive measu res had done nm ill to alienate tho sympathy and respect of her Majesty ' s Irish subjects for the law , and that the adminis tration of the Crimes act as well as much of the general action of tho Exe- cutive has been harsh aud partial. \ The Solic .tor-Gener al for Ireland rep lied , on behalf of the Governmen t, that Mr. P urneli ' s remarks were not relevant to the amenelment , and that his charges were trivial , while ho a e l- mittcd the beneficial resu lt of the remedial legislation for Ireland. The debate was ad- journed. Jenuv Lirifl' M Will. Tho will of Madame Otto Goldschmidt , Jenny Lind , bequeaths to her grandson , the cabinetot books presented to her by the New York fire companies. The freehold est ate pur- ch ls ed out of tho 100 , 000 which an American settled upon her on her marriage is bequea thed to hcr h'isband. A legacy of 50 , 000 Swedish crowns is bequeathed to the University at Up- sala , Sweden ,. for the maintenance * of poor students , and the University at Lund , Swe- den , receives 5 , 000 crowns , to be applied to the aid of poor students who purpose entering the ministry of the Protestant Church ., Tho personal property of the dead singer is valued »t £40 , 630. . - Roti Beata ButKar . A ecn l lina; race . between Wallace Koss of America and Georg e Bnbear of Eng ls neV , for the championship of En g land , a challen g e cop, and a atakeof £400 , too)- , place over ttMTh t mM cam* f rom Putney >.. MortUke. Rom bid tb * $wrejoitd» o < 41 » «riv - »a 'i uMi l ^ t Ff * °K' i \ MR. PARNELI j SPEAKS. I F a KT n. i Aa am A •YiA B. r T mAtl f - f t\ 1 t lA A Runaway Train Stopped by a Broken A . v le. A cattle train on the D elaware , Lackawanna ami Western road was descending the steep grad e of the Pecono Mountain , eas t of Stro n dsburg , Pa. , at an earl y hour the other morning, when it acquired such a high rate of s peeel in c uiseviue n eo of the sli ppery rails that the engine and the brake s could not hotel it . The grade being ninety l' ect to the mile , it was no' , long be fore the train was making a speed estimated at seventy miles an hour. When the bottom of the \ gra de was reached , near Bell' s Bridge , an axle of one of the forward ears broke , causing twenty-three cars to leave- tho track . A t art of the cars went down ate embankment of about eig hty feet and into a creek beneath. The other car s were p iled up in n. cut hevond the hrid ' - rc . The elunn O was badly wrecked , and the car i were broken into splinters , The e n gineer escaped injury, but the fireman is seriousl y hurt. Four brakenien were thrown iu various directions , bnt owiug to tho snow , they were not killed , although two of then ) were badly injured. The cars contained about 450 heatl of cat- tle , only about tuonty-fivc of whit • escaped instant d f th , and almost all of these havo broken lo or other injuries. Better Burn it to Ashes. The Mayor of Richmond , received the fol- lowing letter , elatcel Philadel p hia , in reference to the proposed sale aud removal of Libb y prison to Ceiicago : Sin: As 1 rode to my office this morning I read in t o Philadel p hia Record of a C'hi o igo scheme to reniovo Libby prison to that city for a public show. It fairly horrified mo for a moment. I lost a father and two broth ers in Virg inia , aud have been striving for t wenty-three years nea rly to bury the war in oblivion, which is impossible while a Republican politician lives to wave tho bh.ody shirt. Why, this would perpetuate in the North all tho anim osity of war. And what can the peop le of Richmond ho thinking about to permit it or even har bor the Ihought for a moment ? Better burn the building io ashes than for n few paltry dedlars allow it to stand in a Northern city , n standing shaine on tho fair fame of the Smith. Excuse me forad- drcs s jn g you. 1 elo not even kno.v your name , but I trust yon will respond to my sincere de- sire that yeiut people will not ionxieler any such vi lo scheme , no jnittcr under what spec- ious plea it may bo hidden. I am , sir , with great respect your obedient servant , James H. Wokkma n . Late Captain Company \If , \ Sixth Pennsylva- nia Cavalry (Rush ' s. Lancci ' j O. A Cigar-Shape d Boat. The Puse y Jones Shi p building Company of Pennsylvan ia havo shipped to Capt. Mcfiou- gal of Dnluth , Minn., tho tapering ends ot tho first steel cigar -shaped boat lobe pnt together in his shipya rds. Capt. MoDougal is building tho s traigl it par t of the vessel himself. When completed the boat will bo 187 feet long, 25 feet beam , 18 feot deep, with a carrying capac- ity of GOO tons. \ Slio will be used in the grain , ore , and coal trade between Duluth and the lower lakes. From tho keel to the -wat er line she resembles a turtlo-baolc Instead of a elect she will havo a round-top continuance of the hull. Tho ton describes a semi-circle , with a radius of 13> < feet. The top gradually tape i rs at each euel. When complet ed the vessel will nearly resemble a cigar with pointed ends . On the top are nine sliding hatches wi h applia nce* for sealing them hermetically. Air-tight bulk- h raj hi pre - rent HiriVin g: Kev stem overhauls - the rudder , wh ich is placet! wellforw a rdof the stern There will be Ittt l u cw o mmod t iion f r tho men A small open s t a ion for the wheeU- men ia y l aecd . on top of - tfae Urn. * Should l i l i n K l Mhi a ; MMaa ^a l Cut, Mill wail lOO CATTLE KILLED. The Value of Ihe An imals e > n Uncle Sam ' s I' a rn i s . Ti e l - ' ebi unry statisti cal report of the De- partm ent of Agriculture rc ' ates to th e num- bers and values of farm animals. There i s a rep e irtcel increase iu horses. uiuUs , aud cattle , anil a elecreaso in sheep and swine. Tlio lar gest rate of increase is in ho. ses , am o untin g to fully 5 per cent., and it is general through- out tho e ' oi i ntry, thm tgh largest west of tho Mississi pp i. Tiic nggr e- gito exce. - ds Ri . OOO , - 000. The increase in mul es avcr.i ge - s :;' ^ per cent. The. increase in cattle is nea rl y 2 1 - ; per cent. , correspon e ling clo-ely with advances in population. It makes the ag gregate over 4 , .) , 000 , 00\i , crS2 per UX> of population. Tho ijjerease is nearly as large - iu milch cows as in imI i cv e \;tlle. In \ sheep th e decline appears to he between 2 aud :5 per cent ., tho .m u re gate of flocks being about 4:i , 5O.\Oe0 . There is a smaller decline in th e number of swino , less than one pvr cent ., leaving th e aggr egate over 44 , ()OO. COO . Prices of horses and mules are nearly the same as last y. ar , lmt both are lower than in the year 1884 \ , when (be continuous advance from 1877 culminated. Tho average for all ages is $71.82 for horses , and §70.78 formula ' , n decrease of . > } nnei 87 cents , respectively. From 1870 to HS84 tho annual e stimates of . prices of milch e - ows and of other cattle ad van:- . ,. ed yearl y, uuel the decline lias since been un- interrupte d , without exception, f or cither class of stock. The fall in milch cows has been f rom 526 , 08 to S2 ! , < > 5 . over 5 per cent., and in \ oxen ond other cat tle ' from SI0 .73 to $17. 79 , a decline of 10 per cent, in the last vcar. In sheep, as in other stock , the annual ad- vance was quite steady after 1870. and amount- ed to 22 per cent in four years. Fro m 188:1 to 18SB the decline was over 25 per cent ., or from $2 .53 to $1.91. The next year ' s average was $2.01 , and the present average S2.05 , or nearl y as much as in the depression of 1870 , when prices were the lowest in twenty years . There has been an advance in the avera ge for swine of u - ages from $1.49 to $4.93 , or 11 per cent. <v- \ ' j annual advance was continu- ous f - w S j .i to 1883 , then dee-lining to 1 8 -fi , and slightly advancing again since . The aggregate value of all farm animals is $8 000 , 000 more than a vear ago , Ihe total s for cattle being smaller b y about Stit . COO . OOO, for sheep a trifle smaller , with increase in those for horses , mules and swino. Tlio h orses re- presen t 8916 , 000 , 000 ; tho mules , $175 , 030 , 000; cattle , $978 , 000 , 100 ; swine , $521, 000 , 000 and sheep , $89 , 000 , 003 ; a grand aggregate of $2 , 409 , 000 , 000 for these classes of domestic ani- mals on farms and ran ches. Snur s eon and Purgatory . The Rev. Mr- Sp u r geon , of London , in a letter to the Wcsleya n Reform Union , in reply to tho resolution a i lopted b y that body express ^ ing approval of his course in with drawing from the Baptist Union , says; \I nm unable to remain longer quiet when the war is for the authority of the Scrip tures anil the great doc- trines of man ' s ruin , Ids redemption , and the fmaiitv of the Lord ' s jud gment. Being zea l- ous for the old evangelical faith , I may speak too sternly agains t the enemies of the truth , -jwid my words mav seem nnnecc ss irily sharp ' swords. Wo will together fight for the Word and the Gospel, We will bear our outspoken witne r s against this modern purgatory. \ Beat 's in Massachus etts. Black bear s are killing sheep and fri p bten- ing people in the towns of Bedford , Was h ing- ton and Middleflel d, I l i ey have already kil ' od about a doien sheep, and there was a g' s nd bunt for these anci ent natives of the moun- tains recently TJie bears were followed over into DOM * bnt wm»&&> . to - elude - tho hunt- - y mj a p .A %y fr . fc - . T«7 » ^ !» *3* # * * . LIVE STOCK STATISTICS .
