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THE HOWARD INVESTIGATION.


THE HousE MILITARY ooatMITTEH's nEp0RT.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jun. 1G.-Thu Houss Military
Committee cndcayorea to agree upon report today
on tho case Of Gen. Howard, but, only eight men
bcrs Of tbs Committee present, and four voted in
favor Of trial by Military Court Of Inquiry. mud
four voted In favor Of investigation by the Commit
toe, nothing was agreed upon. Thoao who yoted in
1ayor Of Recommending military tral were uawloy,
ct Illinois. McDongnl. Of New York, = "a H. D. Yonng'
mon wero oeneraa III tho Rchcl army.
Those who voted to hayo IN Investigation
nude by tito Committee were Ge,,. Cobtlru. Gckle,
OF oh!o. Doran, Of Iowa, anil Albright, Of Iunnay:
vnnia. Gen. I1swey, Of Connecticut, ThornbuEgl, Of
Tennessec, ind Ncs1nitil, Of Oregon, were absent.
Had n the members Of tho Uomntttco been present 1t
is brIevod that report would havo been agreed upon
by majority in favor Of
i MILITARY TRIAL.
Some Of tho uennera who voted against ordering
Military Court Of Inquiry lid 10 neease taey claim
TINT tho President Secretary Vt War ought long ago
to lave ordered such trial, 1t wua thcr duty to
10; and that they arc not willing "a lavc
tho responsibility put upon them Of ordering tt,-ana
vet they arc willing Try Gen. Howard themselves.
II ihe tr!al Ii had Gy tho Committee, It will simply
st in an effort on tho part OF Howards friends to
have lin whi,cwashed BY virtue Of Republican vote
Il: the House, Tho matter vii! probably DO decided In
d day or two.
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SYecia{ L,{s,4teh ia Th1 Cdieafa 7fibana
BLooMINaToA, ILL.,, JaD la.J. s, Horn, agent OF
Inc Remington enwing- Machine Company, was arrest
ed hnyo to-day tor forging tho names Of tres cizens
Of TaI1naz City to hil o1lclal bond for $1,000.
, 1874-01-17

19nnittso ;9 . ony y !essmnenas e e., qe1srs,s @ % :
sns sa,s S oesi sii@ns s ine. hs for ?s
s i n ona n ou 'G
oi1ty.hvo miles Ct cutting to nntc water-eonnec-
tion between thu uppor Mltetssirp! and o,icago1;
sas about oos aud isrnish tic best aceoinnoda-
ton III tho matter Of freight.
HuBsT1ruTE ron THE nEronTs.
msreo oiIeTe a foow5ns q; =. t1s substitute for 6o
Tug a. hn 9n o hs
tho Government Of tic Unlted states should relieve
TIC producing clasaes q the country from the or-
oxlsstine, and tho cestabllshmant, continuance.
ea from a shee nvef Ct
to tide.water that II the opinion q this oonyenton
hs f a tss 1sf gsg ~ to-
cost Of establishing md maintaining tha sumo, te tho
proper line Of connecting tho mississippi River With
United sntca without delay.
ie Ta # By ne
ncana % sna a"a sonneos ssasn
navlganlo nters Of Tho rcnucsseo River with the
sosld bo constructed Sy tho uned satss Is sson Is
possible.
Gen. nocsser Of st. raul hnid tlnt tho majority
port specific plan, anl tho other was not Ths 10
jug: what oongreas wntts us to aubmit-no general
talk. r wo offer i1o pfant VIC n.ay nxpeet nuthiAR
Name tho aomcshi'g We want, and wo will get It.
Judge Alexander White, Of Alabama, eatd lo con-
Cured in tho purposes and Of tho National
Convention Lot bury nll local prejudlces undor
our fcot. We common citizens of II common
country. Let lie work for the ncst intorcss Of ali
The minority report inevitably defeats tho object Of
this Convention. Congress will revolt from oxortttant
demands.
THE WHOLE h1ATTEn POSTPONED.
A{r. TlaHH moved that the whole matter Of wbter
transportation be referred baek to tho conlmitteo,
with tho substitute OF Mr.. 8andbur1 until tho report
Of tho Railroad Committee elal haso bcon diRposcd
Of. The motion prevailed. and the Convention I'd
journcd till =. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho Convention teassembled Tonight. The report
Of tue Railroad Committee discussed by Col.
Grosyenor, Of st. Louis He thought We hnd too
many railroad delegates: Th!rbor. Henry Lees, and
Baker, Of New York, advocated o double.track rail-
road from the AIisalsalppt to tde-watcr, Railroad
management was freely vcntiAtcd, regarding 1ta
fraudH aud watering stocks.
- CONCLUSION .
wna arrived Hsv,.Eho Convention adjourned till 10
a. n tomorFow, and decided 10 take tho vote the
ratlroad REPORT at 1130 a. NJ, Judge Locl,rane Of
Gcorg.a to have tho floor, to defond tho minority
port, TIL that hour.
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BEoI1QN NINE
The provaiona Of tin net sa. apply to all PERSONS
frms, companies. or associations, whothcr incor-
roratod or not. who aro or may be, cngaged car
ricrs Of freight md passengers, or ia carrying freight
only or IN carrying passengers only, upon my l'nea
tls net shall not 10 construed ID extending to or
affecting such commerce s aotually entl la good
fAith completely 1nternnl within amy Of tho several
Each Of tho schodules Of charges herein rrovidoa
sal tu]o effect o au after thirty nya from the dato
Of Its being ilcl III the cerk's oltcc al Aforesaid
RECTIoH TEN.
In oil cases whoro two moro rersonr companies,
Transporting froght or passcngess ovcr several lines of
railroads, from place in ono sate to place in an-
en @ @ s 9S s oPefisd Ct ss 0ssss ss
nics,, is, y" and corporations shaa 30 bound By tie
thcroof and il ali casss @ whoro several nos Of rail-
why united or CONNECTED togeshcr md engaged in
ss TM t. r spfss y aEos S Or
for thom any Of them to ovno tho operation Of this
65re9as. 5s9ssatn* unass s: this se show that liz
continuous Inc os an Sss'
es s 'S e p sss o ss as %satavs1 5
tho ch,raosur form, Of lhe contraet betwccn sch
defendant a'd tho shipper may lavo been.
THE REMAINING sEoT1oHH
provide thnt It is tho duty OF tho oonnfEslon person.
ally to arcerntn whether tho provisions Of tho Inv arc
observed, and to prosecute oil aynsions.
Soc. 12 provides that tho law aha apply to limos Of
ronds within Tho Territories and to al incs extending
from place IN Of tho States to place within one
&c., i provides that In case of voluntary col1uson
Of thc.C "Reminiscences Or either Of them, With any
tho act and thoi hs conviction thereof auch per-
hon or persons shall DO fined not less than $4,000
nor n and son'dm r. not esa saa
from holding Office under the unlted Stnten.
, 1874-01-17
The Turner Murder in Grant
County, Wis.
Tho Bender AtroCity Equalcd, IL Not
Surpassed.
Recovery Of $10,500 that Had Been
Lost for Five Years.


Tho rnr,er n1,ra.r in s.rnnt <,o,,rtv-
Wis.
MlhwauxEr, Jan. 1o.-acadcrs Of TIE Tribune
@ coany W w ct G s ns % an II % r a
tor tno murder OF hie oFolher @ Albert Tho
Of terrible crimes hoyo been uucarthed
lint viii coual II ~ mt s,rnara tho
Sender atro'1y, Ilo murdered man was Filled with
IN a1 1e head being nearly severed from tho body,
voo ~ ,r,,t In ri, h, c s,,och,7, and ,vo1
~ ~ s.ora. .s,, as,n, ~ seu,a ,,-a,t'ss
n'ore. tne oEosses 'hen eaIea 10 ano'ner oso'hsr'
sna Naton n' " m to- eb When he se 1eaoaei
the surface he
'.o N.u... eeas"so ~ w..
3Al1oG1'eo tAE Honx " 41i1' aoloi't'Hn ai'e'-41'
showing him tho bloody ax, threatened to Kill him
away and to preserve siionce This Nowton nsaentcd o
but the first opportunity he escaped to potosi whego
he the adr Tn md ho fed to
Wimot and committee Of ctixcns puraued Bob, and
captured linn Ho was taken 10 prison, and h1a con-
to ii1i folIow praoi,er hut via dscoyered in tiua
and secured. .,.,, uu,.... ,.,,.>u.
hid to hIs Charge which Inns Just come to light ia that
Of Quey Ecclsy It aprears that lurug tho latter part
Of November and thu first days Of December, bob
Turner was In tho employ Of Mr. Il. Bailey, Ii tho
town Of Clifton, engaged in cutting hoop-poles,
living with Mr. Il. Boil. In tic Town Of
!Tnsniav ncc Ss tbo Inv Nsc,cv sorsp% frou; nca
n v"it H. moor. 1S, wbo Tcses IN Nav Gaiifo1nia
,aar y s' h unr "t a ~.
,ant mSo aocr ~ ~nnra ~ Nra1ev 1,ntit X" a,
tMes ~ 1on,,nr, rTho naon1n 'rca;,iin1 n tha
=. na.aai' ;4i ,;. ,r| rt ~ r.r"a,.e .,,-5,ro,s
negnuaooa aaxg eIin t,t - ,o,. Ne,'a hs -
psupsnnas5 M 5ano nna ~, hau~os Nv % n, sH HoS oif ~ % ~, -
Hass near "usst t ~ w. VIZ IT, ~ WHIT pue @
any @ t. nun; sos s M s,s ni5 IT, ~ M
atu' , sr W that 49, nrr,ad ,,,,9 thn nroniaoa vbnro
tDAA. hAoA AAeJ "AAAsIA HFeA AAo P@S44'e-o "A1to
iufhcr had neeh cnopping, tney
fGussD tI ~, IL. 1871 noU.1 1So,,. tr,, teal,
Wcn !oY IN " nau lnsn a'S mes1s i"t - Auu. ~
Gations snoM9o .nn. Iustsr to Sol.uueya @ " ~ ~ ~
down sapphng nhrng stFMeH TWO oio"a on !1e ie,t
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TRANSPORTATION.
Yesterdays Session of the
Convention in WASH
ington.
W. C. Flagg, Of Illinois, Gives
His Solution Of the
i Problem.
Tie Would Have Eight Grand
Trunk Railway
Lines.
They Could Bo Built for $780,.
100000.
The Railway Committees Re-
;,ort Moderate in Its
Demands.
Tho Government Recommended 10
Build Ono Through Railway.
State Legislation Relied Up2n as the
Most Effective Remedy.
Full Text Of Mr.. McCrary's Cheap
Transportation Bill.
The House Committee to Report In Tayor
Of It's Passage.
Tho Government Recommended 10
Build Ono Through Railway.
State Legislation Relied up2n as the
Most Effective Remedy.
Full Text Of Mr.. McCrary's Cheap
Transportation Bill.
The House Committee to Report In Tayor
Of It's Passage.


ePee'd' o.spase" ~ @"e t"ca3o @ t.'oa"e'
Transportation Convention rcasaembled to-day, ora
,Yas cacd to order by tho Hon. Josiah Quincy Chair-
man.
Mr.. ". Q. ftAoot
President Of tho Illinois stato Farners' Association
-,I1,ra, h,,,vov W. hor,r r;t, t1o ,ssori,o t,,t
Iu41"a3 nsa"A! "1n sn' .n"'
teeuth century lies III tho po,sor Of
Ita moucvrd corporatons. and cited from tho wor1a
Of George r. March, published ten years ago predicting
Same aubjcet. In support Of tho fulAimcnt Of tho
prediction he referred no a to tho bodies which controlled
Inc nas,sauon o. ,ne oIIer Ml1si.spp'-'no ono a.
Now Orleans which was bleeding tho commerce Of tho
which coptrol, Or did until recently' tho elevators
and cv,od tcir tritute nt Will Thu ro,ironds atecn,
aa,s nna rror n M n
the grasp Of ono 'e9azed band Of soaoers aud on
railway and waterway alike under tho sanction OF
"t t,yeh ~ honor na ,udtcn, aeision W.
ase 1auen' 10 Aonor IN 3aasm. asels'on' pIoaace-
arc o saxs m
nA,LwArs pun11o nrauwAys.
Tia ,r,,,oa INT r,t,,,avs n occt ,sar" ,h,,o b,o,,-
ways, aud quoted eminent authorities on tho
subject, but added that this doctrine practically
IN 1ne o'.a permitted
49, as'...s ,aasass ~. ~ "Ts.s an1
tue Courts decided hnt' In ehee rns!way corpora
power wus tts ability to bur or whcol,c its wuy
,ha,,h ,o,;s,.,ro ,h,,n,ora A ,b,,,to, ,r,a .,or
devoted devoted % to tho term "hghways.' % Which, ~ l.o
Toaar In roula doyo.o HI. remarks
10 railways, "n.en ~ "fgea M enoa" oe
subjected to legislative eontfo!. Iho difference IN
s rate per ms charged on The different F'a "n'
"'seN 40 \" 4eSo"a Se"'a.., "ry
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ost itsnncca hccn granted without proper restric-
combination md consolidation, l,ocotnu monopocs,
which used to unlu1y ta1 md opprosu the people
who crcntel thcm. In rapidly have thcse improved
cono tint their proper regulation las becono mtter
of national necessity. Our cntiro Byset1, Id honey
conlhcd with
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SEQ ElE4th ppze,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-23
A MARYLAND MILLIONAIRE.

A correspondent, writing of the
dwelling of Baltimore millionaire's
residence, says: "Rivaling this resi-
dence is a country seat, before whose
windows, to please the children, one
bright Christmas play house sprung
up in night by yeritable magic in
their delighted eyes, and a picturesque
house at Newport, where princely hos
pitality is dispensed all summer long.
The owner Of all this began life with
one suit of clothes and an umbrella,
and when his clothes got torn he
mended the rent with a piece Of the
umbrella. He drifted finally to a far
off vast empire, whose climate and
scenic barbarism would have terrified
less brave men, and across the plains of
perpetual snow he laid the narrow
IRON path of the locomotive, quickening
the icy deserts with its terrific life, as
warm, fresh blood would flow through
frozen mans veins. IT it had been
accident, his success would have stopped
there; being genius, that was but the
beginning of his work. To day the
mechanical studies and pursuits and ex-
periments that would be most mems
labor are his recreation. He it was
who contrived the famous submarine
''cigar" boat, so called from its shape,
and which might well have been the
prototype of Vernes marvellous ''Nau-
tilaus." His house is ventilated and
heated by process Of his own inven
ton, whose ingenuity is astonishing
and its results perfect. His present
work is a mammoth organ, in whose
new mechanism he hopes to overcome
some awkward defects hitherto tolerated
because believed to be unavoidable.
Like the stern brick wall sheltering
his estate, he has built closely guarded
barrier of reserve around the simplicity,
the unconyentionality, and the kinds
illness of his private life. And as the
few fortunate visitors tread lightly on
the soft grass and pass the flowers, care-
ful lest they should abuse the privil-
ege, so those who, more fortunate still,
i
have enjoyed his courtesy, respect the
delicate silence he so scrupulously
guards" .rs
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Standardization.

! 1t seems incredible that any human
being will resort to selt-mutilation
simply that he may avoid working for
livelihood by appealing to the com
passion of his fellow men; yet this is
often done in China. Chinese bepoars
will MAIN themselves in various wavs.
cause ulcers to form on their bodies,
and actually destroy their eyesight. In
Short the Chinese beggar seems to
stop at nothing which he thinks will
have the effect of attracting the atten-
ton of the charitable to his forlorn and
miserable condition. In Pekin-a city
in which loathsome crlpples of all sorts
are horribly numerous men were
seen one day crawling on their hands
and knees one after another On the
GROUND, and calling on the passers-by
to give them money. They had lost
their legs few inches below the knee;
The stumps were thoroughly cicatrized,
but were pyramidal and very tender,
the eicatrix of the skin being drawn
tightly over the bone On inouirinp
Into the cause of this surprising loss of
the limbs, the men said 1t arose from
an accident which occurred at a fire.
where their legs had been burned off,
1t was ascertained, however, that
beggars in the northern province of
Shan tung were in the habit of remoy,
ing their limbs for the purpose of ex-
citing sympathy, and that the operation
was performed by a oeggar who made
it his profession. He takes off the
leg by first tying apiece of cord tightly
round the calf, and when the time
arrives for SO doing, the cord having
gradually cut through the flesh, he
saws through the bone! Many die un.
der the operation, but those who live
are considered worthy of congratula
ton, as having gained by this voluntary
mutilation an increase of fortune from
the contributions of the benevolent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-23
By THE WAysIDE.

f Two aged men entered street car a
few days ago. in nelghboring city
One of them who was paralyzed, said,
in reply to question of the other as to
his welfare: Il have very large inter
est in the next world" When asked
How are you off for this world g he
replied pleasantly that he had enough
to meet his wants while he lived, and
then again added, ''But have very
large interest in the next world" The
conversation attracted considerable at.
tention Of the other passengers,and one
Of them who narrated it,said that those
words kept ringing in his ears all the
rest Of the day. He could not get rid
Of the deep impression made by the
singular earnestness and happiness OF
the old disciple. e 81
Surely this is the beauty of old age.
Its Joy and blessedness, the calm assur-
ance of a portion beyond this life in
'sthe inheritance of the saints in light.
Little, too, did the veteran think Of
the power of his reiterated sentence ND
on the hearts of fellow travellers, who
did not even know his nancy ct
these wayside utterances of warm heart
ed Christians are the most eloquent lay
preaching, both to unconverted people
and believers who happen to overhea'
/ them. Our unconscious influences arr
4 frequently the best or the worst that we
| exert. 81 @a* <s32aAe.t
| But the best Of all is when the pill
grim life draws near its close, and whel
the staff and sandals are soon to be lait
aside, to feel that our best and larges
| interests are In the next world.
That treasure grows at more thai
compound interest, Its value increase
| as the vision of it widens like the firm
ament. These riches cannot stake t
themselves wings and fly away" 1t i
a life interest for eternity, and faith or
/ y asserts its divine plerogative, 'swhil
we look not at the things that are seer
but at the things that are not seen, fo
z the things that are seen are only tenn
poral, and the things that are not. see
are eternal. ~" al.1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-23

A CHILDs STORY OF THE KILLING OF
HER PARENTS. The little girl, Bessie,
aged seven years, daughter Of Rev.
Mr.. Shreve and wife, Of Botetoult
county, who were killed by lightning
gave the following narrative of tie
calamity: m eiaioa su7 e .,1i 14
II heard the loud thunder, and some
thing fall; then ran into the room
with little Rachie N my arms, and
when I got to the door | 1. saw uuele
John trying to get up. 4 With the baby
in one arm, put my other under him,
and he got up, ran to the window and
then fell back on papa ! ran to papa
and put my hand upon his heart, and
felt it beat, and when I saw him
breathe, | hoped my dear papa would
live; ! ran, then, to mama, and sure
enough she was dead; and what in the
world to do then, did not know, but
l left little Georgia holding to deal
malna's hand, with the baby on the
floor, and took the girl, calling her by
name, who had somewhat recovered,
and ran over to Mr. Buhrmans and OIL
my way got lost, but i RENE mbered
that was on the road to Mr.. Abran
Buhrman's, so | turned and got on The
right road and ran in and told Mr.
Billy Buhrman that my dear father
and mother were both killed by
lightning. ~ s
A letter describing the accident
gives the following remarkable Incl
dent: eF.s,r., sesef, ti.a
| Near the parsonage window, toward
which Mr.. Shreye was facing, stand !;
numbered trees The lightning en-
tered the room from the direction Of
]ithese tsees, striking him in the btcasi
leaving 4 complete photograph Of The
'trees, clear and distinct, =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-23
RUSHING 70 DEATH.

~ g. :. = q
/ Returning from an enjoyable trip t.
the country, accom- panied by lady
friend, we had the misfortune to lost
the train, arriving at the depot just il
time to see it moving off; whereapor
my friend, with an agility which might
have delighted me under other cireum.
stances, risked her life by attempting tc
spring on the steps of the rear car; per
haps her leap might have ended sue
cessfully; perhaps life or limb been en-
dangered; but frustrated the rash at
tempt and edited her with moral lee
ture concerning the suicide while we
awaited the next train. ] think, most
people will agree with me in thinking
that it is better to lose twenty minutes,
or even half an hour, than risk life
yet we everywhere read Of people who
run these risks, too often unsuccessful-
ly. Very recently a distinguished grad
uate of a Virginia university wanted to
deposit a letter in the post office on the
other side Of the railroad track. A To-
connective was approaching, he thought
he could cross before the ponderous en-
CINE could come along. He miscalcu
lated the speed. In another moment
B {
he was shapeless mass Had he wal
ted two minutes half a minute-the
train would have passed along, and he
could have deposited his letter. A
young lady wished to show her friends
how easily she could cross in front of a
locomotive, she did cross, tut hers tream
ING dress caught in the passing wheels,
drawing her back under the crushing
weight. One day young wife looked
from her chamber window and saw her
husband leave the cars which daily pass
ed home. She ran down stairs to greet
him at the door, but when she reached
il, he was not there. She thought he
was playing her little trick; she called
for him playitully, but there was no an
swer. She saw q crowd of men ap~
preach the gate, open it, come up the
plth with her dead husband. He did
alight from the cars and safely step up
on the platform at the station. There
was train in an opposite direction; he
Thought he had plenty of time to cross
III front of it, and did cross except by
on,s single inch, the wheel struck the
heel Of his boot, wheeled him around
under the cars, and all was over; one
minute longer, AM! he could have cross
ed with the locomotive behind HIM.
Limbs are broken, lives are lost every
year. in any large city, by attempting
to cress ID front Of moving horses OF
vehicles. And all this foolhNdy dar-
ing that few moments OF time may be
co,-oI ~ |
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-23


II Not long since gentleman found in
his hennery simple minded soul Of
the vicinity, who lived without visible
means Of support. ''What are you do
ing here, you rascal-stealiDg my chick
ems 'No, sir; | thought of doing
nothing of the sort" 1t unfortunately
happened that the supplemented per-
son wore high hat of the dimensions
of bee>hive, and the crown thereof
was delapidated to serious extent.
just as he had put, in his denial, the
head of a half grown pullett was seen
to protrude from the aperturde. "See
here" said the gentleman, show did
! that chicken get into your hat 2
''Well, sure your honor" exclaimed the
supplemented individual, with an all
of honest surprise and embarrassment
'that is the strangest thing that. evel
hap ened to me. suppose the Great.
urc must have crawled up my trousers
legs. .,'i ''.9
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-23
The longer believer has neglected

The longer believer has neglected
prayer the harder he finds it to pray
partly through shame, for the soul hav-
ing played the truant knows not how to
look God in the face,and partly through
the difficulty of the work, which is
doubly hard to what another finds who
walks in the exercise of his graces. 1t
requires more time and pains for him
to tune his instrument, when all is out
of order than for another to play the
lesson. rs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-23

In country town in Illinois few
evenings since, at panorama of the
Bible, a little eight year-older sat
wrapped in admiration at the scene un-
til the picture of Jacob and Rebecca at
the well appeared, when he looked up
and said .sPa, do you see that picture
III just bet Eve dollars they're Grang-
"a