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XxxIv C0NGREss-FIRsT SESSION.

Appropriation bill, the two former Commit
tees being unable to agree. Mr.. Bayard con-
cluded his speech, commenced on Monday,
upon the means Of rcmedying the blundcrs Of
The Naval retiring Board
llorsE.-The entire session was spent in
debate upon the propriety Of appointing
tnlrd Committee OF Conference on the Def
cheney Bill. No vote was taken.
SENATE May s.-The Senate took IN the
resolution declaring the notice which has bccn
given by the President to Denmark. to ter
inmate the treaty with that Government req
ulating the payment Of the Sound dues, sulE-
cient; adjourned without voting upon it,
IousE.-The House as well as the Senate
adopted the report of the Joint Committee Of
Conference on the bill amcndatory Of the
bounty law Of 1855. The bill provides that
parol evidence, where no record exists, may
be admitted to prove military service per
formed. Constructs the 9Th section Of the act
OF 1888, to embrace officers, marines, scamcn
and other persons engaged in the naval ser
vice during the revolutionary war, and their
WIDOWS and minor children, and allowing to
compute the time OF service one day for every
twenty miles from the place where the trooI's
organized to muster, and also on their return
after discharge. The House then resumed
the consideration Of the Scnate- amendments
to the Deficiency bill and Mr.. Giddinrs
strongly opposed the item paying arrears on
a slave catching bill Of the United States
Marshal for Ohio The Post Office and Mail
Steamer Appropriation bill was reported.
The bill granting a million and half acres
Of land to Iowa for Railroads was granted.
SENATE, May 9.-lhe bill granting 800
900 acres of land to Iowa, for the construc-
ton Of three Railroads across that State was
passed; yeas 81 nays Q. Some private bills
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amend the Patent Laws. Adjourned to Mon
day.
IIorsE.-Nothing was done except to vote n
third Committee of Conference on the Def
cheney bill. Adjourned.
IIousE, May l0-The House held the first
Saturday sitting of the session Nothing was
done, however, except talking on the Slavery
question.
SENATE, May l2-The President sent in
some documents relative to Indian hostilitics
on the Pacific Coast. Gen. Wool charges
that the Governors Of Oregon and Washing
ton Territories are interested in keeping up
the troubles. so that they can make money
from the United States Treasury. Gov Ste
vens retorts that Gen. Wool refused to fur
nish the forces necessary for defense. Gen.
Cass made long speech upon his hard-riidcn
hobby of Squatter sovereignty, but before he
COICluucu, IDc .CClldlc lOuTlcu.
llousE.-The resolution for the better pro-
lection Of American citizens upon the tho
roughares or lines Of travel between the wa
tcrs of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, au-
thorlzng the President to employ the land
and naval forces Of the country to ensure such
protection, was taken up. Nothing was done
with it, The House resolved that the Prcs-
| dent be requested to state whether the nited
States soldiers have been employed in Kansas
to arrest persons charged with violations Of
laws passed by supposed Legislature in said
| Territory, which assembled at Shawnee Mis-
| sion, and if such soldiers have been 50 en-
| Iloycd that the President inform the House
| by what authority they were employed The
/ Senate bills appropria ing 800, 900 to deep
/ en- the channel OF St. Marys River. Michig gan,
and 800 900 to keep open the mouth of the
Mississippi, were passed. Adjourned
Rev. DR.. Preston, whose death is recorded
in the following article from the Savannah
Republican, was we'll known to many in this
vicinity. After leaving St Adams, he was
settled pastor in this place, and in 1925
and 1926 he oticiatcd as President of the
University of Vermont.
From the Savannah Republican Monday, April 2s.I
DEATH OF REV. Dr.. PREsToN.-We have
been called on most unexpectedly to record
the death Of one of our most valuable and
best beloved citizens. good and useful
man has fallen. The Rev. Willard Preston.
| ID. d., departed this life. at his residence in
this city, few minutes past o'clock, Satur-
day evening last. The summons came sud
denly and without warning. He WAS in
usual health and and had just partoGkh
some friends who had made him a call, wl1ch
he was stricken down by paralysis or apo
peXy Of the heart, and died in few minutes
thereafter The event is painful as it was
sudden, and has cast deep gloom over our
community.
DR.. Preston was born in Uxbridge, Mass
achusetts Goth of May, 1885 consequently
he had nearly accomplished his scventy-frst
year. lie was educated at Brown University
Providence, r. l., and devoted his earlier
manhood to the profession of Law. He practc-
ed for time in Providence In ISL he
abandoned the Bar, and entered the Minis
try, taking charge Of church in St Adams,
Vermont. He was a resident of that place
during the late war with Great Britain, and
an eye witness to the celebrated battle of
Lake Champluin.
DR.. Preston removed to Georgia in the year
lS29, and resided, for short periods of time,
in Powelton, Madison, and Milledgcville. In
December, 1881, he received and accepted
call from the congregation of the IndepenI-
ant Presbyterian Church in this city, among
whom he continued to dispence his labors Of
love and christian duty up to the time of
| his decease.
In the life and character of DR.. Preston we
have bright example of the devoted chris
ton and faithful minister His whole soul
was absorbed with the care Of his flock, and
there was no duty so arduous as to cause him
to shrink from its performance. In 18th
he was their companion, counsellor and
| friend; in sickness, minister q comfort
| and grace, in death, a chief mot ner OF the
| departed, and a consider of tue bereavcd.
| No pastor was ever more beloved by his
| people, while living, and none more regretted
when dead
In the sacred desk he attempted no flowers
of rhetoric or vuinglorious display, hut broke
unto his people the solid bread of life, i'm
pressing the solemn truths of the Scriptures
with affection, earncstness and power. lie
was an able theologian, a profound thinker,
most solemn and engaging speaker, and
his sermons were models Of truth well con-
sidered and fifty spoken
We mention, as a remarkable, and it
would appear prophetic incident, in view OF
his death, that his last sermon was preached
on Sunday, the goth instant, from the follow
ing text
set thine house in order; for thou shalt
u'c anu hot I'VE lsalan, ANVIL chapter,
LIST verse.
The Providence Journal says E" We
never heard that DR.. Preston practiced law
in this city. lie was pastor of the Richmond
Street Congregational Church from lSlG to
1921, and during that period sustained a
high reputation for learning and cloqucncc.
CHEusTRY.-lt is not strange in view Of tho pow
ers employed, that Arnold's Gobulcs and vital Fluid
should almost at once have become standard prcpara-
tons for family use for the purposes Of retaining
AMI rcgaiuing health. The powers Of Chemistry
have long been known, though their practical appli-
ton TO restoration of bslhhtpi ,lcmsnt, Of the Lu.
man system, is comparatively yet it is readily
recogniIcd and accented by the more intcllrcnt