, 1874-02-16
SUNDAYS NEWS.
THO Ni.tiunnl Capital. i.

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testify in their own behalf. Another extonda
tho discretion OF Court in passing sentence Tor
,naualaugllter. fixing the oxtromo Bontonco ut
twonty instead Of tsIrco ycara
Tho Judgo-Advocnto General, tho Pay
mastor-G Gcnoral, and tho Commluaary General
vera before tho nouso Military Committee
Saturday to give their opinions in relation to
tho proposed reduction OF tho army. They wero |
dcatod. Tho Paynnater- Gonoral stated that
lo WAS in actual nuod Of ton additional Pay
maators.
Saturdays aession Of tho House for debate
was omlucntly rospostablo both iu attendance
and Ill tho character Of tho proceedings. Two
speeches fayoring cheap transportation projects
were delivered, and Mr. Fort, Of Illinois, made
d cot argument for the imitation Of TUG currency,
III the course of which ho sovornly criticized Mr.
Dawes d1sloyal speooh Of Thursday.
Tho House Committee on Expenditure In
tlle Department Of Justice aro to have little in-
veatigntion Of their own It is said that on-
tricts for Marshals foes, Arkansas alono being
credited with tho expenditure in this direction
within tho past year Of about S2oo,ooo.
-Mcmbors Of tho House representing ,twonty-
ono Statos mot in CAUCUS Saturday night to con-
6isler bill amending tho Internal Rovonuo law
90 that fruit growers may dstil their products
into brandy or vino without paving duty on tho
liquor thus manufactured. Tho result Of the
conference In not known.
Tllc Farmers.
Oranges havo boon organized In Wisconsin
rccontiy ut Orange and Fountain, Junenu Coua-
| ty Irving, Hixton and Alma Centro, JaokHon
| County Brunswick and Augusta, Eau Clairo
bsao So't County ssyo, and sigp ohipposa County.
"A largo Farmers meeting VAS held at Earl
ville, ILL.,, OH Saturday. Addresses were de-
!!yerel BY Prof TAYLOR, Of ohicego, and othors.
d IL It vas g Se aaon@ Ssnng fas M
tom wero adopted. The railroad laws wero in
lorsod, and tic Executive Of The State requested
| Criminal.
| At Rutledgo Ga, Friday night, N. II. Wood
| poisoned three OF his children and then shot
llimBolf. Distress occasoned by tho olopement
his wifo Was tho cause Of lis action.
W. \. smita, tho Adams Express Agent at
| Cranky City, No., while In Lis otlice oarly on
Friday morning, was kuockod down, bound aud
| gagged by soycral non, supposed to bo tho
Hu1lo WHO committed the Gads ILL railway rob-
bery. The agents keyn wore tnkcn from his
pocket, and tho safe riiled Of $4,000.
The perpetrators Of tho bank robbery st
Quincy, ILL.,, have not, as yct, beon srrcstcd.
Tho money Lost by tho bank nmounts to about
300, aud it is supposed that at loast an equal
Tho thieves also carried away $3.50, 900 worth Of
Adams County bonds. isauod to tho Alton l. st.
| Louis nailrond.
"A man, giving his namo ae Egelesht and
pretending to do d communication business IN
Davenport, Ia, uaB arrested Saturday for pro-
| Hcntiug to tho banks Of that city and receiving
money on, fraudulent checks. He obtained, ii
this manner, about 81 600, but mas arrested in
lhnols Doioto ah oppofsahty o. uasEesn'pg g;t;, =,
INC onoy psesonsou aiaot mo ,;sIt;n isteou "l'n
too oA4eoin " Ao"a MAtnout I" 1o'l"'o4S'o1'
n..,>,,, n...o,,,,.,aas "r' .na ,,rn,t,ro -ono.;.
Inylofs iahtechtioon nna 1uTnltulo re- lopust,,
tory, i'll London, IN cssaplshmons Nhlcn coyeroo
aM acre Or e1ouno "as outiiea fftua5 osn nnS
Iho 1914 losa 10 os!!lnasc9 ~ =. o5o ~
The building alone was insured Tor 81, ,ooO,0 0oo.
| .-netutna from tho EngliBl, elections received
up 70 saturday nlGhs, give tne ponuca. btanutns n
OF 63o members OF tue new Tarllamens as tol-
lows: Conservatives. aaa Liberals anu Home
ku!ors. 2sG CONSERVATIVE, gain, os. y ls 20
morTow, anu s'as 1nmealalely ugon nl7 1etlie'
ment Gladstone WILL bo created foer.
Local.
Tho demurrer In tho suit OF tic City Of Chi
cago against tho bondsmen Of David A, Gage
Lutte City Trcasuror, was argued before Judge
Booth on Saturday. The demurrer WAS over
r,llcd, and the defendants wero granted twent,
days III which to pload.
grho petition 10 Congress, praying TINT nj
moro currency bo issuod aud tint specie rosump
t,on may be brought at tho earliest practicable
lay, hus been sighed by noarly nll Of tho Whole
I loadipg r. bauIera. or Of Ciioago, III C. 'A''' " '''
Tho organization Of tho Chioago L,,mbermen'
Association was completed Saturday night, il.
} tho adoption Of constitution aud the oootloi
Of officers, as follows prosiiont 4. d. 0alkins
} Yico.Prcsidont. Mr. cban,ley; Directors, Alex
nndor Ofticcr, Maicolm. MoDos,ali, g. A. Street
4. +. Gray, q. q. Benton, 4. q. Van Setback, A
4. Carpenter, Il. r. Quoal B. L. Anderson, "
D, Houghtclug. nud j, B, Goodman,
n1isccl1nuoou.,
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p,,,n1";ni,;" ",a,. t,nt tha icua ~ lin w,n avn,
/ greater tlau At first reported. Tgolye porsonH