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mittee reported bill refunding the State
interest on monies borrowed to equip,
support and transport troops for the Uni.
ted States during the war, and said he
would early ask action thereon. sHF
Bills were introduced and referred: By
Mr.. Pomeroy for the reliet oi settlers on
the Cherokee lands In Kansas; by Mr..
Wright, Of Iowa, for military road In
New Mexico. m,.s.-
Mr.. Windham offered resolution for
the appointment Of q committee OF five
to consider the Presidents rccommenda.
ton CONCERNING the transportation route
west and northwest.
Mr.. Morrill,, oi Me-, objected and 1t laid
over. p, r.E..E..
Mr.. Fenton introduced o bill providing
that In any case q person entitled to q
pension for service In the war OF 1912 dies
during the pendency Of his application,
the accrued pension 10 which he would
have been entitled shall be paid to his
widow or legal representatives.
Mr., Cole introduced q bill relating to
the payment Of duties, which provides
that after June 80, 1873, 1t shall be lawful
to receive 90 per cent Of the amount of
custom duties in United States notes, and
20 per cent additional proportion each
year thereafter until 1877, when the duties
may be paid either in gold or United
States notes. n l#
Mr.. Carpenter introduced q billproyld-
ing that hereafter the annual session Of
the Supreme Court Of the United States
shall commence on the first Monday in
October Of each year.
Mr.. Anthony introduced a bill author
izing the transportation in United States
vessel free Of the SailotS Monument dc.
signed by Admiral Porter, and now being
executed in Rome by the American sculp.
tor Simmons, in accordance with the
resolution adopted last week.
The Senate at the end OF the morning
hour proceeded to the consideration Of
the bills on the Calendar.
The report OF the Conference Commit
tee on the bill regulating the construction
Of bridges across the Ohio river was
agreed TO, and the House having agreed
to 1t at the last session, the bill Is now
passed.
On motion ofMr. Stewart the bill to de-
fine the. right OF miners, and TO encourage
the development Of miucs, was indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Summers joint resolution proposing
an amendment TO the Constitution contin.
ing the President to one term was refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Cameron moved that the French
spoilation Bill be made the special order
for Monday next.
M. Sherman said he was opposed to
special orders and called for division.
Mr. Cameron withdrew his motion and
moved to postpone the bill until Monday
next. Agreed to.
The bill for the relief'of Lizzie Gilmer,
postmistress at Pittsheld, ILL.,, was passed
yeas 80, nays Is. - ss9t
Mr, Pomeroy moved to postpone indef.
,nately the bill to extend the time for the
construction Of the Kansas, Topeka s.
Santa Fe. Railroad, saying that the road
had already progressed so far that would
be finished within the prescribed time. ~
At 2;55 the Senate went into Executive
session and soon after adjourned.
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ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, December O.-The following
Is corrected statement OF tho fire yester.
day: Loss on Comstock's furniture $GO,,
600. Insured in Germaine, of New York
for $1,000; Humboldt, New Jersey, &, 800
Etna, Hartford, 5000; Home, New
York, ,S5,O ,O0Oi Brewers, Milwaukee, $9 500
Franklin. Pennsylvania, 5000; National
Boston, s? 500; North British and Mer,
camille, $4,000; Standard, New York
$2.50O; Continental, $9,500; Orient, s., 500
Imperial, London, 5000; North Amerl-
can, Philadelphia, g 800; American Cen
tral, St. Louis, 5000. The building
owned by T. B. Edgar, was valued q
$4,000, and was insured in the Homt
for $2,50O and for $4,000 in ST. Loull
companies. The loss TO the ADJOINING
buildings and stocks Is probably $4,000
fully insured.
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The Recent Storm on the Lakes.

MILWAUKEE, December o. Captain
Thompson, late Of the Lac La Belle,who
was on the propeller Cuyohoga during
the recent storm on Lake Superior, arri-
we'd here Saturday. Hesays the gale was
the worst ever experienced and reports
the Schooner Middlesex ashore opposite
Round Island; all hands saved. The
schooners W.'O. Brown and D. r. Owen,
from Duluth, are reported lost with ali
on board. The schooner @. Q. Griswold,
from Marquette, Il, reported lost with ali
on board: The barges Jupiter and Saturn
broke adrift from the steamer John A.
Dix and dritted ashore at White Fish
Point. The Canadian steamer Oumber-
land is frozen in at Bear Lake with fifty
passengers on board.
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.
Terrlic Gale Throurhour the 1,Innd.

Terrific Gale Throughout the Island.
LONDON, December "a terrific west.
erly gale throughout England yesterday,
Frustrated the telegraph wires and demol.
tshed many buildings In this city. A
large number Of pedestrians were dashed
with violence 70 the ground, street lamps
blown down, and many persons injured.
Numerous marine disasters are reported.
Eight ships were blown ashore at Lon
don. The telegraph wires throughout
England are not yet repaired. Dispatches
nom all other sections report great de-
struction Of property.
The gale was as severe in Wales aud
Ireland and was accompanied by light.
ming and rain. Many towns are flooded.
Several vessels are ashore In Cork harbor
and the damage there Is very great,
Three pinnacleS OF the tower Of St.
Thomas church were blown down while
the congregation were q: worship, and
falling on the roof crushed through into
the body OF the church. The congrega.
ltOn, panic stricken, rushed from the
building. None were killed and their
escape is regarded as miraculous.
The Ladrone, from Sunderland, for
New York, went ashore and was wreck
cd of Lowcstott, The crew barely es.
capped. Many of the huts used by tho
troops at Aldershot were destoroyed.
The chapel Of orrel College, Oxford
University, was badly damaged. The
freight depot Of the Great Western Rail.
road was entirely demolished. The
Plymouth and the flagship NarclScus,
parted their moorings at Davenport The
ship Cambridge and three small mer4
chantmen in the same harbor were blown
ashore, their crews, however, were res.
cued. The steamship Cambria arrived
out.
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The AltiinrSyer AltirS Amethdnsnst or . Nothing

Ia Il
The Altmyer Amendment or N othing.
II the proposed railroad legislation Is
to be consummated by Council in defiance
Of the Constitution and the oath Of the
members to obeyits provisions, gentlemen
ought to ny aud be consistent They
ought at least 70 conform their action to
tho legislation by virtue Of which they
claim to act The aOt empowering this
city TO subscribe to the W. q L. Eco.
expressly requires, as we stated yester.
day, that before the subscription Is made
the Company shall give to Council .
guaranty that the ROAD will terminate on
this side Of the river. Without such
guaranty the subscription cannot be made.
There are just two ways to comply
with this requirement: 1st, to build q
bridge; Sd, to use the bridge at Bellaire.
The Company have protessed thatit was
their purpose 70 build . bridge; andlthe
company formed for that. purpose has
been held up to our people as their chosen
agency through which 1t was to be done.
To that work tho Railroad Company, has
proposed to subscribe all that 1t might re.
ceive from this city and 100000 beside,
The amendment put into the Railway
o,df6An nHagTlvulF- sNYanfvE6 Snnnrhtd
goOddaiIhin ths work Onl the part d
the Railway Company 70 the extent
Of our subscription 10 II; and the accept.
ancclc lct tl8s amen amsnt Is, y the mattel
stands, the only sort Of Guaranty the Com.
psny can give towards building the
bridge and coming into the city by that
means. ,eWsl gk again, and press the
inquiry. Il The. " nE. Co. means in
good faith to have the bridge built, why
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FRANCE,
The Present Crisis Expected to End
- PeaCeablV.

NEW YoRK, Dec. ga special from
Washington says: The Due do NoRlles,
French minister here, has information
from France by cable that the present
crisis will end peaceably, and that Presf.
dent Thiers will be sustained-not, how.
ever, without his first making some con.
cessions TO his opponents. .s....-, ....
PARIS, December 9,-The appointment
Of Mr.. Goulard, Minister Of the Interior;
Leon Say, Minister Of Finance; Mr.. -Four.
ton, Minister Of Public Works; and Mr..
Calmont, Pretect Of the Department of the
Seine, Is officially published through the
ministry and regarded transitional. The
above appointments indicate the termlna-
ton Of the crisis to secure government
support OF the Right and Left Centre.
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The d. & r. r. Chicago Exten.
ginn.


Ffon the Cumberland News)
In a recent conversation with proni.
nent official Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company, we were informed &
that as soon as the Metropolitan Tor Point
Of Rocks Branch railroad shall hayebeen
opened, which will be in March next a
through fast train will be run between
Pittsburgh and the National CspitsI,
This will afford the shortest and ouick..
City. SNN
We further learned that in eighteen
months from this date the CHICAGO ex-
tension of the Baltimore 6 Ohio irsilroad
Will have been completed. The great
through route will, then be over Inc Raj.
timore s Ohio, Pittsburgh & ConpeIIS.
vile, Hempaeld extension (sId ConneIIs-
Vile to Wheeling, and thence over ne
Central Ohio & Lake Erie Division and
new road to Chicago. The Chicago ex-
tension Is now under contract and in
course OF construction for almost its en-:
trH length, and 10 that open country
with few heavy cuts, cau be constructed
rapidly. '7-f' . G5' si!s9lTl SStiS,S I'IS I 2
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Cape Of Good Hope advices BY man,
state that fierce battle took place in the
interior between the Krele people and
Tamboakies, IN which the latter were
whipped, and from 400 TO 900 slaughter.
ed. Many OF the natives were armed
with Endfeld and other European arms.
Minister Washburne arrived in New
HoFk Monday, en- route to Maine to visit
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OTTAWA, G. W., December 0.-A fire
last night destroyed Holders clothing
store, and nine or ten adjoining stores,
Loss $4,000.
Alexander Morris has been gazetted
Lieut.. Governor OF MantObis and the
Northwestern Territories. rnT
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BOSTON.
ATTEMPTED 1ScrSn1.nrs,,.

BosToN, December 6.-Saturday night
the private Swatchman Of the Howard
Theatre discovered two men supposed TO
be- incendiaries, GRho refused to leave. He
clubbed one ofthem, and the other tired a
q pistol, the ball penetrating the watch.
mans hat On the stairway was found q
can of burning fluid, with which It Is
supposed they intended to FIRE the build.
ing, No fires. E'la' w.
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The Credit mobelier Ipvestira,,op,

New YoRK, December 9.-The HeralGs
Washington special states that the Credit
Mobeller Investigation will show that
several Congressman accepted enormous
dividends from that concern, which they
devoted 10 charitable and political puT-
poses, They will show that they were
not identified with the management oi
the concern or with the legislation for 1t.
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-Jamsica letters state that a large
number o. wealthy Cubans are leaving
Cubl and purchasing plsntstiSns there.
"A tire ut Hlrvarcd Ills, Sunday
night, burned Ftsk4 grocery store and
three adjoining Buildings Loss $4,000
dollars.
"A special to the Louisville Courier
Journal from Columbus Ind, says the
ticket, 6450, which drew the Capital
prize Of $75 900 on the Public library
Drawing, is held by Club OF ten persons
in that place. : rITI.
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CHICAGO.
Grain SwindleTs Indicted-.FeIl into
the Pit.

the Pit.
CHICAGO, December O.-Indictments
for swindling have been found by the
grand jury in the Criminal Court against
Mum & Scott, members Of the elevator
firm recently expelled from the Board Of
Trade for fraudulent practices and war
rants are out for their arrest.
At l:30 O'Clock this morning, q gentle.
man supposed to be Col. Fritz Anneke, Of
Milwaukee, walked of the sidewalk in
the North Division into the cellar OF a
burned house, and was shortly afterwards
found. The position Of the body iudica
ted that he had been instantly killed by
the fall, Shortly afterwards another man
named John OHars, walked into the
same pitfall and received injuries which
will probably prove fatal.
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Church Rurnea a. Tldlnnte.

TrrusvrLLE, December "a Tidioute
special to the Courier says the new n. E.
Church at that place was almost entirely
destroyed by fre this evening. Loss $45, ].
600; no insurance. Also the dwelling
owned by Judge Harlow WAS completely
destroyed; insured for $500. Two tanks
full Of oil in close proximity were saved
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ANNUAL REPoRTs,-we acknowledge
the receipt Of the annual Report OF the
Treasurer Of this State, and also Of the
Board Of Directors Of the Penltenhary.
Gov. Jacob will please accept our thanks
for thedocumentE frSSs o5 fWcI
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TIE Montana Weekly tells sensa-
tional story Of the discovery in that terri
tory OF q natural sonIot the First Napo
leon, known In the vicinity as the "Her.
nit Of Daylight, GulGh.m ,f591js u'lf (
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W "A GRANT PLACE,


/ came here on Monday last, the Cd
inst, and found the members Of the House
generally present on Tuesday. As yet
but few fashionable visitors have made
their appearance. They will come in
swarms alter the holiday, recess. Pro.
fessional lobbyists are already as plenty
as blackberries In Jaly. These Vermin
are disgrace to the nation.
The Houses have gone resolutely to
work already. l have never witnessed so
early in session such an apparent de.
termination to despatch the public bust.
ness promptly, and the bill passed on
Thursday, providing for the reduction Of
the officers and expenses Of the internal
revenue, by which about $l,700 900 will
be saved to the people, is an earnest of a
determination to legislate for the good oI
the whole country. Heretofore it has
been too much the fashion to legislate for
individuals, and cliques and sections,
leaving tho people out Of sight.
l hear some talk that an attempt will
be made this session, perhaps by Western
men, to effect a radical change in our
financial system. There are some rest
less men, mere theorists and visionaries,
who are not satisfied to "Iet well enough
alone" and who, II not wholesonely re.
strained, would tumble our present none.
tary system and financial policy into utter
confusion, and bring serious disaster upon
the country. '.ia
During the FIVE days have been here,
the condition Of public matters in West
Virginia has been the subject OF very Ire.
quent inquiry, and I am sorry to say that
the muddle and confusion into which the
State has been dragged is operating great.
ly to- its injury In more ways than one;
and unless we are speedily extricated,
lasting, ifnot permanent, disaster to our
mutual prosperity will be the inevitable
result. The unfortunate location Of our
State Capital, the retrograde movement
in the alteration of our Constitution, the
danger that seems to threaten tho exist.
ence of our free school system, the pro-
posed reputation ofWest Virginla's equi.
table proportion Of the debt of the old
State, are making our young State a by.
word and q Jest. l confess 10 you that it
is anything but pleasant 10 me to have all
this to meet at almost every turn; defend
It | cannot. sincerely trust the Legisla.
ture, at Ito present session, may have sufl.
cient wisdom and statesmanshlp to adopt
such measures as will dispel some Of these
dark shadows. 81
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Charges. against the Iowa City Post.
... maAtPF.

Iowa CRY, Iowa, December On. q.
Brainard, postmaster at this place, ia
charged, on the affidavit OF his clerk
with perjury, THEFT and embezzlement.
he has had the office since June last,
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PITTsBURoH, December 0-Riyer re-
ceding slowly with 4feet 10 inches in
channel. Freezing cold. No arrivals Or or
o ,CNScnNSATI, December 0,-River 0 fee,
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Sinking of the Steamer Thos. II.
... Allen.

AlIens
MEMPHIS, December GA dispatch
from Duvalls Bluff, says the steamboat
Thos. 81. Allen, hence for Jacksouport
struck snag at 8 o'clock last night ave
miles above there, and sunk to The hurri-
cane root. The second cook and pastry
COOK, were lost; names unknown. Cant
Ashford, her commander, thinks she car
be raised. The wrecker Eckert, has beer
sent for. The Aliens cargo Is valued n
about $4,000, consisting Of supplies fol
Cairo and Fulton, and plantation sun
plies. The latter Is covered by inspr
ance in local offices here, and the forme, @
IN eastern era otiices. The boat Is valued
Of $4,000; She was owned by the Mem
phis d Arkansas Company; Uninsured :
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The Louisville Lottery,

VINO DREW TIE CAPITAL PRIZE.
CINCINNATI, December GA Chronicle
special says club Of ten persons at Co.
lumbus, Indiana, hold ticket number
6I450, which drew $4,000 at Louisville,
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T1E tobacco eropi IN the neighborhood
Of Carlisle, Noble county, has been bought
at from Eve 10 six and q hall cents
Barnesrille Rnterpriss.
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PopnlAt!on Members IN Wealth
J Total ..., ,l6,slL49d +, l29 Sl0,sl9, no ,Oll
These States have a populatlon OF

These States have d population OF
nearly 100000, an aggregate wealth Of
over $10,0OO0O0 900 and 199.of 20S mem.
bers sotthe lower hodsS of Congreas Some
of the Western Journals proposetO Try
their strength in order to compel Con.
gress TO improve all the rivers washing
these States. s -, ----r oss .s .rrs,.z..,
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WASHINGTON.
Executive Appointments--Oh Ohio Riv-
er Bridge Bill.

ef Bridge Bill.
WASHINGTON, December 0.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent number of nominations
to the Senate, and among them that of
VIM. P. Dewey, Of Wisconsin, Surveyor
General for Dakota.
The Senate pissed the bill regulating
the construction Of bridges across the
Ohio river. The House agreed to the
same bill at the last session. 1911
PosTMAsTElss APPOINTED it
The President today sent the follow
ing nominations for postmasters: J.F.
Scoheld, Painesville, Ohio; Geo. B. Whit
ing, Granville, Ohio; F. A. Haywood,
Omra. Wis; G. F. Written, Grand Rap.
ids, Wis; W. G. Agnew, Osceola, Iowa;
Sam'l L. Lucas, Ames, Iowa; ]. NJ. Wor.
Ger, Tsmna City, Iowa; VIM. N. Priestly,
Metropolis City. Ills; Paughet G. Ball,
Greenville, Ills; Thos. Blanchard, Flora
Ills; Jesse N. Hammer, Eureka, New:
n. n. Jamison, Reno, New; T. W, Eng
land, Canton, Mo; Henry G. Morton, Ber.
ton Harbor, Mich; E. P. Royce, Escuaba.
Mich; B. 4; Praddl, Midland. Mich; q.
b. Alpin, Winona, Mich; F. G. Albright,
Mason, Mich, and @. F. Robertson, White
Sulphur Springs, W. Va. III.
The Secretary Of War, to day transmit.
ted TO the Senate communication relat-
ing to certain difficulties which prevented
his execution OF the act OF 1879, rela.
tive TO head stones in the National Gem
eteres, and asking for additional legisla.
tion to enable the Department to supply
the said headstones, in accordance with
the law. ,... =. III
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in Executive session TODAY
confirmed the following nominations:
William p. Dewey. OF Wisconsin, Survey
or General Of Dakota, Indian Agents.
VIM. Burgess, TOR the Pawnees; John 81.
Pickering, for the Sacs and Foxes In the
Indian Territory; ". II. W. Beck, lor
the Indians al Fart Tall ~
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The fiteeastatss y washed by the Ohio,
Mississippi and Missouri give the follow.
ing aggregate Of wealth and power in
Congress, by the census Of 1870:
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sINKINa oF sTRAMER aRAcY.

a Chronicle special says the steamer
Frank T: Gracy, chartered by the Mem,
phis Packet Company, struck q log oppo.
site Slim Island, and sunk in five feet o.
water, last night. She had a cargo o.
four hundred bales of cotton. She Is
owned BY Capt. Simms and James Ben,
nett, Of Nashville, and valued at $4,000;
insured for $4,000.
Val. Damn, q German, 2S years old
was stabbed and killed by Bill Wolff,
this morning. Both men were employed
In Neiber 81 Sons slaughter house, and
had been on drunk together yesterday,
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WASHINGTON LETTER.

BuSinessln In Congress--H How West VIr.
EInia is Regarded at the National
Capital.
The following is an extract from q pri.
vate letter writtenby q citizen Of West
Virginia now IN Washington. That por-
ton Of it relating to West Virginia may
be OF service just now to the Democratic
leaders who are carrying things with On
uplifted arm at the Capitals e a
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CINCINNATI.
Fall of the Water Works Building.
Two Men Killed; Three Others Bad.
ly Hurt.

ly Hurt
CINCINNATI, December 9.-The rool
and walls oI the city water works build.
ing, five stories high, has just fallen in
Two men were buried under the debris il
nine feet Of water, and three others arc
badly injured and not expected 10 live.
RESPECTS TO TIE LATE 5. n. PIKE.
President Covington made the official
announcement Of the death of Samuel N
Pike To- day on Change, and committee
was appointed to draft resolutions ex.
pressive Of the sentiments of the Cham,
Der OF Commerce.
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! -, :, = SENATE.

] The credentials OF Mr., Morton, re-
elected, were presented. fIArE1 VAT
5. Petitions were presented for a prohibito
ry OF liquor law, the French spollistiou
claims and other subjects. n
Mr.. Morton, from the Military Com.