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weather Report.



For New England generally clear and
warmer weather during the day, with
light westerly to southerly winds and
rising followed by falling barometer.
For the Middle States and the Lower
Lakes partly cloudy, warmer weather,
followed by rain during the evening
with easterly or southerly winds and
falling barometer.
For South Atlantic States, warmer and
partly cloudy weather, east and south
winds, strongly falling barometer and
possibly light rain during the night.
For Gulf States, Tennessee and Ohio
Valley, rain will prevail with warmer
weather, east TO south winds and falling
barometer.
For the Upper Lakes, Upper Misis'
sippi and Lower Missouri Valleys, in
creasing cloudinesS and rain or snow, 4
rising temperature, falling barometer, and
east 70 south winds increasing in force.
The Mississippi river will rise slowly
between Cairo and Vicksburg, and hoodi
will probably occur above Memphis; the
river will fall above Cairo. The Ohio,
Cumberland and Savannah rivers will
continue falling.
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SENATE.
suNpRY BILLS.

Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com.
mittee, reported favorably on the bill to
permit the Judge Of the District Court in
Pennsylvania to be retired.
Mr.. Morton gave notice that on Mon
day next he would ask the Senate to take
up and dispose Of the resolution to inves.
tigate alleged frauds in the recent cleo
tions in Mississippi.
Mr.. Wright said he would ask the Sen.
ator from Michigan (Christiancy) to call
up and press for consideration the motion
to reconsider the vote on the bill fixing
the salary Of President.
Mr.. Christiancy did not care to call up
the matter. He had given such notice
the other day because he thought some
friends OF the measure wanted to say
something more on the subject. He had
no interest in its reconsideration, only TO
give Senators in favor Of the measure
another chance to speak.
Mr.. Wright said he would not now
urge the matter, but he thought it should
be called up speedily and disposed Of.
The morning hour expiring, the Chair
laid before the Senate the unfinished bust.
ness OF yesterday-the bill 10 regulate
the count Of the vote for President and
Vice President.
Mr.. Merriman proposed to amend the
second section 40 as to make it read :
"Such returns shall be counted which
shall be duly authenticated by State au-
thorities and recognized by and in har.
mony with the law OF the United States
as provided by the Constitution"
Question was taken on Merriman's
amendment and was declared lost.
Mr.. Randolph then proposed the fol.
lowing amendment as additional sections
to the bill as follows: To insure each
State the count Of the electoral vote, ex-
cept 1t shall be rejected as provided for
in sec. Of this aci, It Is declared the duty
Of each House OF Congress to record its
vote by yeas and nays on all questions
as 10 which are the trne aud valid returns
OF State, and 1t shall be the duty Of the
President OF each house TO Immediately
forward to the other true and detailed re.
turn OF such vote. Should It then, ap.
pear that the two houses have fail.
cd to agree as to which are the
true and valid returns, they shall
Immediately reassemble, and the Presi-
dent Of the Senate shall announce those
returns as valid which shall hayereceiyed
the majority Of all the votes cast in both
houses Of Congress considered as III joint
meeting assembled. Should II occur that
the aggregate vote Of both houses are
equally divided upon a question, then,
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Death Of n West Virginia Lady In
the West.

From the 0sEAlOoSa (tOwAl Herald,
March 18th, COrinna, daughter Of Prof. A. +,
Ross at the home Of her brother, Geo, A. lI0ss, o
taIs city, In the 18th year Of her age
She was born in Bethany, y,West Virginia.
Months ago disease seized her as its VIC
tim. The skill OF the physicians, the
health giving power Of the balmy south,
the faithful attention OF loved ones, failed
to loosen the grasp. Patiently she wait
ed until the Redeemer released her from
the power OF the fell destroyer, She was
person Of firm will, delicate taste and
cultivated mind. She possessed those
graccs that won for her many friends, oil
these there we're few with whom she
was more intimate, whom she loved and
trusted to the last. Years ago she united
with the Presbyterian church, She felt
that her only hope was in the Savior, and
that through his redeeming blood she
would enter heaven and join kindred
spirits. She was cheered by the inspiring
thought couched in the words sweeping
through the gate" Quietly she passed
from earth, and in silence whispered,
Farewell loved mother, brothers, sisters
and friends. am rising TO join dear
ones in that country OF balmier cline,
sweeter flowers and fairer city, for am
sweeping through the gates to the new
Jerusalem, washed in the blood Of the
lamb" ii. S. 8.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

PROVIDENCE, March 23.-The Repub.
lican State Convention met to-day and
rcnominated the present State officers,
headed by Henry Lippett for Governor.
The following gentlemen were elected as
delegates to the Republican National
Convention at Cincinnati: Charles Hart,
Charles c. Vance, 7. Henry Howard,
james Pendleton, Charles Nourse, Nelson
w. Aldrich, Isaac T. Williams and Ed
ward L. Freeman.
NASHVILLE, March 23.-The State
Democratic Executive Committee met
to-day and called two conventions-one
May 3lst, to appoint delegates to the
National Convention, and the other Au-
gust 9th, to nominate candidate for
Governor and an electoral ticket.
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION,
CLEVELAND, March 2S.-The Republi-
can District Convention to-day elected Fl.
Garrettson and Edwin Cowles as dele
gates to the National Convention. The
Convention adopted the following reso-
luton:
Resolped, That while we do not deem it
advisable at any time to instruct dele
gates rs to whom they shall cast their
votes for, nevertheless, having full con.
fidence in Gov. Z. B. Hayes we believe
him to be eminently qualified for the po-
sition Of President Of the United. States
and worthy Of our support; that his
record, whether as a private citizen, sol.
dier, member Of Congress, or US the Chief
Executive Of this State, is without
blcmish; that in all the public positions
he has honored himself, and given entire
satisfaction TO his constituents; that his
name is not presented from feeling OF
State pride, nor for compliment, but
because his integrity, ability and honesty,
are sure to guarantee that in the event Of
his election the affairs Of the nation will
be, honestly administered. AS Ohio is to
be the battle ground Of the coming cam
paign, we earnestly recommend the dele
gates elected this day TO give Governor
Hayes their earnest and hearty support
in the National Convention at Cincin-
nnti
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In his lcnten pastoral, Cardinal Man
ming gets in rap at the political econo'
mists. The doctrine that alms.giving ia
inexpedientb ntbecauseit it fosters idleness and
imposture, lie pronouuces Zone Of the
boldest contradictions Of the law Of our
divine Savior" Fie faithful should, in
deed, be prudent and discriminating in
charities; but let them not allow goddess
theories to rob them OF the "grace and
merit Of this great evangelical precept.'
II they are at loss for deserving objects
there are those poor, persecuted priests
in Germany.
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and in that event only, the President o.
the Senate shall give the casting vote.
The amendment was lost-ayeS, IL
nays, 81.
The bill was amended in It's phraseol
ogy without materially altering its mean
ing, and the question recurring on the
passage Of the bill Mr.. Hamlin asked the
Senate to lay aside the pending bill and
take up the post route bill, which was
On commencing its consideration it
was ascertained that the post route
bill had been sent to the printers with the
pending amendments.
The Senate then went into executive
session ond soon after adjourned,
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Sale Of Davenport d ~. Paul
Railroad.

DAVENPORT, Ia, March 23.-The Da-
venport & ST. Paul road. was sold to-day
BY special master in chancery H. p. Dill.
lon for the sum OF S5O0,0O0. The sale
was ordered by decree Of the U. S. Cir
cult Court in a suit Of the German bond
holders VS.. the company for the recovery
Of S44, ,OO0,O 900 Of bonds on mortgage
given by the latter. The road was pur.
chased for the bondholders by T. II.
Meyer, trustee. There is u prospect OF
It's now being completed into this city,
from itI present terminus, one and hall
niles
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CHICAGO, March 23.-In the Fedora
Court this morning the trial OF Rush and
Paylman, distillers, was continued. The
testimonxtaken goes to prove that Janker
Of the firm OF RoellC, Junker 4 Co. paid
10 Rehm $4,000. Roelle testified thai
he paid sums Of money to Hesing but
could not state in what amount. He sup
posed the money was to be used for polit
ical purposes. He deprecated this ilIegal
way Of conducting business, but his firm
as we'll as the others, was obliged TO dc
business illegally in order to protect
themselyes.
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SrEuBENvILLE NEws.-John E. Davis
publishes card to inform the public
that the play of the 1.-TWO Orphans" was
not "cut' at steubcnvillc, but produced
exactly the same as at Wheeling. For
the credit Of the Mckee. Rankin Com.
OinatiOn, he bcgs to say that "lhcy had
not the slightest idea Of cutting it before
StCubcnvillc audience"
A challenge debate is to come off at
WintcsvillC, in Jefferson county, where.
" the question, Resolved that the
GFangc is benefit to our country" is to
be discussed.
colony Of about thirty persons left
Jefferson county yesterday (rhursday)
Tor Shawnee county, Kansas.
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when he read the debate in the House
which appeared On the morning OF the
day he left New York that he might be
indicted for a criminal ofiense, and hence
his anxiety to get out Of the way Of mr.
rest.
COMMITTEE ON POST ROADS.
The House Committee on Post Roads
to-day examined Col. James c. McKib-
ben, OF Philadelphia. He said he knew
nothing whatever about the expenditures
said to have been made by Bradley Bar
low to influence the report Of the House
Committee in the year 1872. He wrote
the minority report which was adopted
and signed by the Democratic members ot
that committee.
NITRO GTYCERIHE.
The bill introduced by Senator Jones,of
Nevada, to-day absolutely prohibits the
transportation from one State or Terrific
ry 10 another, or 10 or from a
foreign country, nitro glycerine in any
other form than that Of dynamite, and
prohibits the transportation Of the latter
substance, except by merely freight con-
veyances, and on condition that it is pack
ed in metallic cases, and unaccompanied
with any means Of exploding it. In the
events OF death being caused by ex-
plosion when dynamite is transported in
any other manner, every person who
knowingly permits or aids its Transports
tion is to be deemed guilty Of manslaugh-
ter.
The House Committee Of Ways and
Means has set Tuesday next for hearing
all persons on the tariff rates Of duty on
iron ard steel, and Thursday next for
hearing persons interested in chemicals
and colors.
The Senate was in session until late
hour tonight. The House bill to organ
ize the lunatic asylums OF the State was
passed. Bills were introduced TO pro-
vide for the election Of Congressman IN
November, and TO repeal the law..creating
a State codifying commission.
THE MORRISON TARIFF BILL.
The Committee on Ways and Means to-
day made the following changes in the
Morrison Tariff bill: Tobacco 40 cents
per pound, present duty IS; cigars S. 30
per pound, present duty 81 so, with an
adyalorem Of % per cent; cigarettes 81
per pound.
The President has approved the bill
making appropriations for the invalid
and other pensioners.
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MILWAUKEE, March 2S.-The trial Of
Jacob Nunemacher commenced to-day
before Judge Dyer. He is charged with
the conceaIment and removal Of spirits
a conspiracy to defraud the revenue, etc
Nuuemacher Is an old and wealthy citi.
zen, the owner Of the Opera House and
several other large blocks in this city.
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THERE are two sides 10 the Black Hills
story, and people who are expecting to
make their fortunes ont there in few
weeks or months will do well TO hear
what General Merritt, Of the regular
army, who has just returned from an ex
pedition to that region, has to say. Ad
mitting that there is gold there, he yet
declares that the area in which it is now
found is so limited that it wouldn't sup
port half the people who are already
there; that wherever there is promising
location it is already covered with expe'
rienced miners, with whom raw hands
couldn't compete, even ii they were al
lowed chance; that the most fortunate
do not more than make wages by hard
work; that lots Of poor fellows find their
money all gone when they get out there,
and are really in danger Of starving to
death this spring, as it will be months
yet before they can mine any way, the
snow being now deep aud the streams
frozen hard; and, finally and in short,
that "this Black Hills business is stu.
pendous humbug."
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MUNICIPAL officers Of Marietta are
paid as follows: Mayor, $500; Civil
Engineer, 1925; Marshal, S720; Street
Commissioner, S72O; Solicitor, $525i
Clerk, SS75. Treasurer, $500.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, March 23-Richard Bonner
Oakley, under examination before the
Lord Mayor, to answer charge Of hay-
ing, as proprietor and manager Of a CO.
operative credit bank, obtained by false
pretenscs various large sums OF money
and valuable securities from trustees and
depositors with intent 10 defraud, was to-
day committed to Newgate for trial at
the May session.
A dispatch from Berlin reports that
the Imperial Powers are exchanging
communications with a view Of assisting
Turkey out OF her financial embarrass-
ment, and designating some expert West
ern Statesmen to take charge Of the Otto
man finances.
AsURPLUs OF ALABAMA CLAIMS FUND.
Wm. X. Wait, tho member for Glou-
cester, gave notice in the House OF Com
mons to-day that he would shortly ask
the under Secretary OF Foreign Affairs
whether il was true that the government
Of the United States after paying the
Alabama claims has surplus OF from
one to two millions sterling for which 1t
is unable 10 find legitimate claimant.
ROYAL TITLE BILL.
After an animated debate in the House
OF Commons the Royal title bill, making
Queen Victoria, Empress Of India, was
passed to third reading by a vote of209
TO 1874.
LONDON, March 24.-A dispatch to the
Times from its Ragusa correspondent re.
ports that Muskhtar Pasha failed in his
attempt to reyictual Nicsic. He succeed
ed in provisioning the first block house
in Duga Pass, but was afterwards obliged
to withdraw to Heistaz. The insurgents
followed and made q night attack on
Heistaz and drove Mukhtar to Gatschko.
The Turks lost 120 killed. Extreme dis.
tress prevails in Nicsic.
AStandard Vienna dispatch says heavy
SHOWS impede the operations Of the In
surgents in Herzegovina. An insurrec.
ton however is expected to break out
shortly with renewed violence, as volun.
tecrs have been coming in from Serviain
large numbers and additional supplies Of
arms have been received from the same
quarter.
A Paris correspondent Of the Times
telegraphs that the Bureau OF the Senate
have elected Krantz and Famcaud, OF the
Left; Leon De Malleville, OF the Left Cen
ire; Changaruer, Paris and Delsol, OF the
Right, Dompierre and De Belcastel, Le-
gitimists, as Committee on Amnesty.
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Iron AND NAILS. The Pittsburgh
Manufacturer Of yesterday, reports better
feeling in pig iron, although there is no
change in prices. The Improvement is
attributed to the large and harmonious
meeting OF makers OF manufactured iron
last week, and the adoption Of new list
adjusted on basis OF 50 50, 60 days, for
bars, which makes the net selling price
s. 30. BY this new list, ii manufacturer
quotes at 50 30 fol. bars, the trade can tell
exactly the quotations for the entire list.
In regard to nails, the market is re.
ported firmer and manufacturers not in
clined to contract ahead.
"All admit urgent necessity OF an I'M
mediate advance, as current rates do not
more than cover actual cost, and we
should not be surprised il prices were put
up 2Oa25c per keg at the next meeting,
which takes place next week"
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1T is announced in Philadelphia that
Bayard Taylor Is tobe Centennial poet,
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VIZ regret to observe that hostilitieE
between Elder Wells, Of the Writ county
Mentor, and Plattenburg, Of the Hancock
Courier, do not nbate but rather increase
The latter has made several aggrayating
references to the "apple-buttcr" style ir
which the Elders paper isprinted, which
references are all the more aggrayatint
because of their close proximity to truth
Ii is melancholy fact that the Elder
paper in the way Of photography ant
typography is sight to look upon. w
presume it is the worst got up paper il
the world.
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GheQntelligeneer.

A SorE from Mr.. T. R. Carskadon, o.
New Creek, informs US Of the death his
brother James, at his residence on Pat
teson's Creek, on the 22d. Many OF our
Wheeling people will remember The de-
ceased as member Of the Senate, during
and after the war from Hampshire
county, and ms Jealous Union man dur
ing very trying period in his section OF
the State.
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rev, Philo JudsOn diedat Evanston
Illinois, yesterday.
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the War Department. He apprehendcd
when he read the debate in the House
which appeared On the morning OF the
day he left New York that he might be
indicted for a criminal ofIense, and hence
his anxiety to get out of the way OF ar
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-11
MINISTERIAL APPeIsTasErs.

The following are the appointments Of
the late session Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Conference, held at Emporia, for the
EmpoFia district:
A. K. johnson, Presiding Elder; En-
poria. A. H. Walter; Emporia Circuit,
T. S. Walker; Americus, H. W. Chaffee /;
Ottawa, G. w. Pye; Princeton, J. S.
Kline. Williamsburg, to be supplied ;
Melvern, ID. s. Baldwin; BurlingtoB, c.
r. Rice Burlington Circuit, Albert Lee;
Strawn. J. Barker; Neosho Falls, ]. Nc
Annuity /; Leroy, E. w. Howell Hartford,
w. Bristow; Lola, H. K. Muth j. Hum
boldt, D. H. Snowden Humboldt Cir
cult, 4. G.. Turner Chanute, S. Holman;
Garrett, J. B. Lee; Deer Greek, s. Lap
ham: Mineral Point, to be supplied ;
Eureka, n. s. Buckner Bell Grove, w.
N. Robertson; Virgil, N. W. Rine; S. S.
Weatherby, Professor in Baker UNIVERSE
ty and Member of Ottawa Quarterly
Conference; J. E. Bryan, Superintendent
Public Instruction, Allen County, mem.
Der Humboldt Quarterly Conference ;
G. r. Pomeroy, President State Normal
School, member Emporia Quarterly Con
ference; NJ. V. d. Knox, Professor in
Baker University, member Ottawa Quar-
terly Conference.
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GENERAL BELKNAP.

Of all the exposures Of crime and cor
ruption among men in high social and
political positions which have been made
public during the last few months none
have so startled the people through the
country as the announcement made by
telegraph last Friday that General Bel
KNAPP, Secretary of War, had been guilty
of selling the position of post leadership
at Fort Sill. This fact was made pub
lie through the testimony ola Mr.. Marsh
before the Congressional investigating
committee, who testified that he had Sc
cured that position through the infiu-
ence of Mrs. Belknap in 1870, and that
he paid her the first year the sum of S6,-
600, which amount he afterwards paid to
the Secretary Of War annually.
When Gen. Belknap learned that his
guilt was about to be made public he
wrote letter to the President resigning
his position as Secretary of War, and
presented it in person, when the Presi-
dent at once accepted his resignation.
The President says that when Belknap
rendered his resignation he said that
exposures were about to be made in ref
erence to his wife that would make it
impossible for him to discharge the duties
of his office, and that he 1.-THE Presidency
was not aware of Belknap's guilt until
some two hours afterwards or he would
not have accepted his resignation, but
would have removed him.
Democratic papers will, of course
and we are not sure that Republican
papers would not do the same under
similar circumstances-attem to make
political capital of this sad affair which
is more of a national disgrace than a
disgrace to Grants administration. Up
till the time of his downfall no man en-
ljoyed better reputation for honesty and
integrity; his military record is without
blemish, and As the head of the War De.
partment he has ever been regarded as
an efficient and faithful Secretary. His
fall and disgrace is attributed to the
extravaganza of himself and wife,-and
especially the latter in attempting to lead
in the social life at Washington. The
salary of $4,000 year which is paid
Cabinet officers would not pay for the
grand entertainments given by them
Making haste to he rich" and "living
beyond incomes" are among the leading
evils of the times, and this is sad but
practical lesson to the entire country.
Mr.. Marsh after making his revelations
before the investigating committee has
fled the country and it is now thought
that it will be impossible to convict Gen
Belknap before a civil tribunal. but hi.
disgrace is ali the same.
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LII. e. G. RAILROAD LANDS.

From the Congressional Record OF
March Sd we learn that Judge Goodin,
from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported back to the House, with the
recommendation that it pass, bill to
declare certain lands forfeited to the
United States that were granted by Con-
gress to the State of Kansas in aid OF
certain railroads. The Record explains
the hill as follows:
1t provides that all lands which were
granted by act of Congress approved
March &, 1868, to the state of Kansas to
aid in the construction of railroad
commencing at Leavenworth, Kansas,
and running by way of the town of Law
| rece and the Ohio City crossing of the
Usage River, to the southern line of the
State, in the direction of Galveston Bay
in Texas, with branch from Lawrence
by valley of the Waukarausa River, to
point on the Atchison, Topeka 4 SAINTS
Fe Railroad, where the road intersects
the Neesho River, and which have moi
been patented to said railroad compan!
by the United States under the grant
which has expired by limitation of law
are thereby declared forfeited to thu
United States, and shall hereafter b
subject to entry only under the provis
ions of the homestead laws Of the Unite'
States.
Judge Goodin made pointed an
logical speech in favor of the bill, which
after being read third time was passed
This bill embraces all the lands granite
. to the L. L. & G. road which were unscl
, at the expiration of the time given fc
the completion Of the road, March 3
1873. If the bill passes the Senate
D will open for settlement under the pr
: visions of the homestead laws some thirt
E thousand acres of land. We hope
q may pass the Senate.