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CURRENT NEWS ITEMS.

The Official organ of the German empire
publishes the population of Germany as now
42,727,G2o.
a Mendoza man las. week shipped ten bar
rels of rabbits to New York in one day and
1t wasn't a very good day for rabbits either.
The leaves of coffee are now used TO ma Ike
a beverage not much different from tea The
new drink finds favor il London, ald has
been introduced in Boston.
Senator John Sherman avows his friend
ship for Returning Board Wells, of Louisiana,
of whom Gen. Sheridan SAID, " lie has nc.
one friend who is an honest man The joke
appears to be on Sherman,
About six months ago young man in Rock
Island voluntarily escorted an old woman,
with only one eye and no teeth, home from
church sociable. Last week she kindly died
ana left him $4,000. And now the old wo.
men of Rock Island are fairly besieged with
beaux and the pre,uest girl In town has to
walk home alone every time, if there IS an
old woman in the congregation.
Down at Monmouth, In this state, the Ia
dies hsye hit upon a new device to raise mon
ey for charitable purposes. The plan is to
give supper, preceded by baby show,
show of the handsomest young lady, best
looking young man, &c. The babie sas well
as young ladies and gents are divided into
blondes, brune;,es, &c. and prizes are offered
in each division. The thing takes like wild.
fire and the net returns are enormous.
\ sea serpent which can coil itself twice
around a large sperm whale, squeeze the fish
to death and swallow it whole, is pretty big
snake. Such was the monster seen by Brit
ish captain of San Rogue on the northeast
coast OF Brazil. Il win now be in order for
some ancient mariner to discover strange
island, 60 ashore on the barren coast, build a
fire and prepare for hunting expedition, and
find to his horror that he is on the back OF 9
huge fish several square miles in extent. The
story is an old one, bst nothing. less will
serve.
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j. D. Hammond, Esq, made Ottawa a short
visit the past week. As he is to make a tour Of
the south, we hope to hear from him occasional.
~ from the Sunny Land.
1t may not be generally known, but it is new
ertheless true, that our friend Billy Forlough
lacked but four votes OF being elected clerk Of the
House at Springfield. Good enough, Billy;
you'll make it next time easy.
Mr. James Graham, from Lynch N BeattyS,
takes his vacation, by starting next week for
New Orleans to hunt King Rex" and The
Mardi" on the 18th inst.
Tom Murray, "everybody's friend" at Smith *
Rlsing's, has been laid up with catarrhal fever,
but is getting along nicely now. 1t looks lone
some over there; but then Ole (and the red nit
tensD and Hughesy have got home, and they
can talk any man poor.
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Fires.

On Sunday about one O'clock in the afternoon,
an incipient blaze occurred at the house of Mr..
Alex. Hamilton, coIuer Paul and Washington
SITS. The alarm was given, but with the assist
ance Of Mr.. T. D. Catln's " Babcock,n the fire
was eX:luguishcd before the steamer arrived.
The loss to the house will not exceed $50 The
heavier loss occasiOned by the blaze is to the
city Of Ottawa, by the oyerturnug of the steam
en- Upon the alarm, the animals were harncssed
70 the VI. Il. Swift and driven up Madison ST.
at furious gait; on reaching Columbus St, at
the Clifton, 4 turn was made, but going at the
speed il was, the steamer with all brakes on,
whirled around the corner violently, and a
wheel in the sliding striking a s;on6 or other
solid object, over went the machine on its side,
throwing driver and engineer to the pave
ment 70 the great hazard OF their necks, though
they escaped serious hurt The steamer, how.
ever, escaped not so well, but was considerably
jammed up; and il VIII cost So Or 500 10 make
the necessary repairs
On Wednesday night between aud Q o'clock,
e most startling alarm Of fire was given, which
proved to be the straw shed Of tilr glass works
The she'd was totally destroyed with contents I;
was undoubtedly the work of traflps, some - or
20 having spen; the day in that neighbcrhood
besides, q child Of one Of the watchmcn VINO had
ordered them away from the place saw three Of
them standing az The northwest corner a few
minutes before the fire broke out at that place.
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During Senator Conkiing's great speech on
the electoral bill last week, he was interrupt
Ell by Senator Dawes with remark as to how
they did in Massachusetts,. Quick as fash
Conklng replied, that
The idea that anything upon the earth or
in the heavens above could be as perfect as
they made things in Massachusetts he did no:
entertain for one minute When the other
states of this Union even approximate the per.
lection of Massachusetts, the time will have
come when no problem could exist that could
not be solved. Even contested Presidential
votes would count themselves, and the whole
universe would go on by an automatic and
selfadjusting process. Laughter
That was equal to Curran or Sheridan.
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On Wednesday e,eaing, ST. Elmo Lodge, No.
20, X. OF P, was instituted in this city 10y Grand
Chancellor :. =. Wliatt, Of Springfield, assisted
by Deputy q. c e.. D. Bundell This lodge We
understand is a reorganization OF Galois Lodge,
disbandcd. The new lodge begins operations
with membership Of tAirty-Gye, mostly active
business men Of the city, and sure to make the
lodge 4 success The following officers were
chosen and installed on Wednesday evening:
Vim. c. Linton, P. C.: Geo. JekylI {. C.; Al
y. Williamson, V e.: =. y. Tiffany, Prclatc; VIM.
J. Pollock, X. Of z. and :; Vim. Trabins, NJ.
Of +.
After the close 81 the ceremonies, the Lodge,
Grand officers, De Soto Lodge Of Ia Sale, and
other visitors proceeded to Whites Hotel,
where grand supper and banquet was given,
speeches made, and general good time had tin
far into the ra-TnIug.
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blue Glass.

Blue Glass, according to Gen. \. }. Pleasanton,in
in his work entitled "Blue and Sun Lights" is .
cure for all the ills that flesh is heir to- 1t is good
for man or beast. All you have to do is - glaze
your sash with alternate panes fblue ..ud white
glass, pick up 4 "yaler kivcred" romance and sit
in the rays OF sunlight coming through the win.
dow. There is nothing like it. 1t is almost
equal to the blessed privilege OF drinking Whites
cream ale for ones constitution. 1t is all the
rage. Anon carries two pieces in his pocket to
throw the blue rays on those "what-ists" I'M
der his ear, blocked out on Thursday; and all
sickly moustaches take a sun.bath from two to
dozen times day as the ambition and energy
OF their Proud owners dictate, remembering, rs
they do, the case of
The bald young lady OF Corning,
Who for her hair went mourning,
But she used blue glass,
And the hair grew fas,
Andbald headed men Is she scorning.
Dilapicated bul-dozed pocket.books are plac-
ed underline life-g giving blue rays and the-hair
grows oil the leather; some housewives are leav
Jig the lue rays to do the cleaning up and wash
ing OF diihes and 1t is-not done. That is the
only weak point about blue glass-it will not
milk thecow, carry in the coal and do general
housewuk and not till it does this can 1t be a
complete success. OF what use is it If it does
cure nervous diseases and touches not the root
of all newousness-on the part of the men folks: ?
| If Monsieur neglccts to send home more sthan
half dozen dozens of eggs at so cents a dozen
and Nadine uses his shoulders for base drum,
will blue glass, as it now is, prevent said Shout
ders from aching. Echo answers: Not much,
allie SAM"
But 80 west" idle dreams-join the noble ar.
my of trimps, and live on your facial area. What
we mean to get at was the fact that our large
glass woks, for whose safety every mothers son
of us trcnbled on Wednesday night before the
real Location of the fire was known, has been for
nearly two weeks past manufacturing blue glass
to suppl the great demand, being the first glass
factory America to experiment with coored
works il the United states at present actually
engagedin manufacturing the article, all other
blue glas used in this country coming from
Europe. The Superintendent has had exper-
fence nthis kind Of glass making in the old
world md his experiments have been sue
cessful, he excellent quality OF glass so rapidly
being slipped to Chicago, (where it is sold at n
figure s'much below foreign glass, that there is
really n competition save as the supply allows
IT'D is ample proof.
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HOME, MAT rERS.
County Fair Meeting.

An adjourned citizens meeting, for the pur-
pose Of organizing a new County Agricultural
Society, will be held at the court house in OF
tawa, on Saturday Feb. ID, AT o'clock p. NJ.
The committee to prepare II new constitution
and bylaws, also the special committee to eX-
anime the indebtedness on the real estate Of the
old society, will report on that occasion. \ full
attendance OF all who are interested in organ
izing a new society on sound ard permanent
basis, is earnestly desired.
j. r. SHAVER, Chairman.
A. NJ. HOFFMAN, Sec'y.
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N,GRIED.-At the residence Of the brides So
ter, Jan. 2sth, by the Rev. L. l.. Cowei, Mr..
JOIN VI. GuI. e. Mr.. SEFTMt REYSoLn-.
The wedding was very pleasant affair, anc
took place 81 the residence of Mrs. Amasa fos-
ter, the brides sister. quite number Of friends
were present to witness The union, after which
A splendid dinner was served. Mr.. Gin is very
prominet citizen Of Tckin, grain dealer 10y &C
cupat,n, and member Of the city council
The bride is very estimable lady, and 81 late
has been a resident Of san Francisco, Cal.
They left for Pekin, their fu;ur home, On Non
day.
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Ion g1,b 49,
By p. X. LELAND and d. P. j
Their Solicitors,
DAVID p. JONES,
p. KIMBALL LELAND.

JAN. OUITI, III.
On what grounds these gentlemen propose to
fight their case we know not There is no doubt
that under the general school law, however, the
high school cannot be maintained by the gen
eral school fund, that point having been decided
by the Supreme Court of the state in an opinion
printed in the Chicago Times about the first of
October last; but as our system Of Public
School is managed under a special Act, or Char
ter, approved Feb. 10th, 30, we believe that deci-
sion will not affect us. We understand, however,
that they propose to contest the law on the
ground that it never became law, Ia the Fox
River railroad bond business.
Messrs Mayo & Wldmer have been engaged to
conduct The defense.
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TAX SALE NoIIcr;.-NCiii

TAX SALE NoI'ICI'.-Ncilce J, agituf
rr ,b.t ~ a s.ls hv the Treasurer OF IA Salc com
- sud .tatr OF Illinois OF drirgu"u1 lahl- ~
f5r the state AMI county axe ana es,s ~, \, ~
- III mi rrgyou. years nfll a. the Court QUE .
- I'M lid county commencing on the IAN gay - June
- - coptipu5i from daV 90 itN pufras'r ul ~
Ipsias ,I.rTis on ne l5th day o. Jun. 80 - ~. W.
ngr,asrr q the folio ~ng dss.iiei u = 7. ,' l l
erbt nire ana twelve 30 the wet hAi4 81 ln.
=, ,- faI-ty f0uF trNu.hip rh'rs -ihree MOTT
. ~. ~ a r. n The tine Vi rrdelpupn OF the
.n3se Hs.st'u'' ''' ICsIUs HARRIS.
OF b,,ed I,ng,-y 9Th. I,.'- fet5-sw'
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La Sale county is fast becoming noted for her
numerous fine horses, and the rapid perfection
of her sock generally. Among the latest new,
corners and additions to the list OF fine horses is
the fin, stallion BYRON, now owned by W. j.
Nicely, esq, of this city. We have obtained a
study his Record" which we give for the
beneitDf our horscmen and readers;
In ISL, in care o: Geo. r. Logan, he trottcd
and wn the following races Fredonia, n. T.,
June 3,beating Black Mac, Cattaraugus Chief,
and winning purse of 5000; time, 226l4, 2.3l4,
800. A Cleveland, o., June Esd; purse $1,000;
beating Mathew Smith, Morrisey Anne Watson,
Faro al; time, 2.35l4, 1928, 600, 235. At
Hamilnn, Ont, in July, he beat Lady Hamilton
and Cat. Tom; purse $500; time, 1864, 2.35,
1861. At Buffalo, July Goth, he beat Molly, Ed.
Fores, independence, Allatrop, sappho, in 2,3lA,
229i 22S8t, 23l14. At Sharon, Pa, Sept. 22d,
he bat Captain, in 24Ol9, 2,40, 23134; and at the
same place on Sept. 23d, purse $500, he beat Cap
tain, Dictator and Grey John, in 2.35, 237, 23S1G.
1t Zlncsvilc, Ohio, Oct 10Th, he beat, for purse
Of $500, independence, Dictator, Annie Collins;
line, 234j !, 2.36, 1881. At Carral Dover, Ohio,
lov. 10Th, he beat, for a purse of $500, lndepcn-
lcncc, Dictator ana Annie Collins, in 2H (, 2.3,
.33r In 1872, in care of A. c. Lewis, he trottcd
and won the following races: At Toronto, Can,
Sept. 10TH purse $500, he beat Derby, Ellis and
Harriet in 2.34jJ5, 2.3il4, 2.34$I At sandushy,
Ohio, for purse of $500, he beat Mohawk, jrp
n 227gl, 1864, 2.2S. At Nashville, Tenn, Oct.
th, for purse Of $1,000, he beat Hickory Jack
md Jessie, in 23SaI, 23s9l, 2,2o. At Grecnville,
'a Oct. 9th, he beat, for purse of 5000, Gentle
annie, III 242L, 2,39l4, 2,3lj!. At Memphis,
'enn., Oct. -, he beat for a purse of $500, Jack
h.terng, Bob Hunter and Wagner in 2Al
.3G At HarI odsburg, Ky, July 7, 1870 BYRON
leat for purse of $3.50, Ed Wilder, Grumball,
Earrodsburg Boy and Little Nell, in $50, 2.32,
go At Lexington, Ky, Sept. Both, sweepstakes
fer all stations making the season of 1870 BYRON
bat Nambrino Boy and Mambrino Pilot, jr., in
26ai, 230H, 23l =, 232. At Louisville, Ky, Ju-
| ly 26th, BYRON beat, for purse Of $500, Jose
pine and Wildwind, in 23!, 232L POL, 2.3l =
I2G Josephine won the first two heats. These
last races have been trotted since BYRON entered
tie stud. At another time we may give his two
AID three mile races, and also the time ana Der.
fcrmances of some Of his get. After all OF his
bard fought battles he is to-day sound as Il dol.
I l,r and a member Of an Ottawa stud.
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There are q number OF travelling men here per
anbulating the country in the interests Of big
ottawa firms, Some Of these are old birds, who
ilu't be caught with chah but other5 there are
Who are innocent as babes and harmless as tur-
tc.frogs. One Of these Suudayed at Springfield
Us, lately, He put up at the Leland, a. 81 %
day when he might have enjoyed himself a good
deal better at "lunchcs at all hours-frec.' He
spent the morning hours in his room-tTc extra
writing letters TO HE Rir postal cards TO all
bis friends in Ottawa; and piled up stack Of
Leland envelopes that must have made sheet
Of Thrccs" look fcarlully blue. Finally he came
down into the Office with his arms full and went
to The L. :. Mail box aud began looking for the
hole 10 drop the letters in. lie didn't under
stand the Akin" soon be spied the lock; took
hold OF It, pulled at It, examined the box but
gave up the job, and going 20 his friend, re.
marked, 81 say, Ole, its I'D nuisance TO
have that box locked ON Sunday, Amt it, DE
said II was But our hero said "hc didn't see
why Il was necessary for all the galoo;s around
70 laugh about little thing like that
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ILLINOIS FARMERs.-The Illinois State
Farmers Association, which met at Spring
field last week, adopted the following plat.
form:
Resoyrea, That the Illinois State Farmers
Association hereby substantially reattirms its
past action on the currency question, as eX-
pressed in the following resolutions:
FtYt-We demand a legaltender currency,
receivable for all debts, both public and pri-
vate and issued directly by the United States
Government IN sufficient volume to answer
all the demands of trade, and made inter
changeable with Government bonds bearing
q low rate of interest
.Second-Opposit!on to all ba ks of issue.
Third-That we demand the free coinage
OF GOLD and silver, and all moneys, both me-
tallic and paper, to be endowed by law with
the full function of money and a legal.tender
fer all debts and payments whatsoever.
FourN-That We demand of our Senators
and Representatives In Congress to pass such
laws as will carry out the intention Of the
resolutions.
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THE HIGH SCHOOL,
Shall 1t be Continued or No:

That is the question which now stares the
people of this city in the face, as will be seen on
reading the summons given below. The history
of the case new ending in petition for an in
junction is simply this: In Sec. 3, of Article en-
titled Duties of Pupils" Of the Rules and Reg
uations OF the cty's Public Schools, it Is pro-
vided that
3. Non resident pupils, or pupils residing in
one school district wishing t. attend in another,
may be admitted to any Of the schools, on pay
ment in advance of the required tuition; pro-
vided that no nonresident pupil shall be rcceiv-
ed or retained in any school to the exclusion Of
one residing in the district.
Accordingly some time since, by instruction Of
the Board of Education, the principal of the
High School requested the children Of the gen.
mentle named below to pay their tuition for the
current term. This they refused to do. Following
his instructions the principal! sent the children
home, and continued to send them home each
day as they came, till finally some Of them
refusing, they were led out of the room by VIM.
Burgess, the janitor of the building. This was
followed by the issuance, on Wednesday, of the
following summons, returnable to-day:
To Dauid Walker, Geo Ndyke, Jos. G. Hdthe,Cdy,
Natthe,o Maiohqttr, Jos. .Neqqtin Theo. Horn,
y. d. Vdhetted, Ernest II. Y. Schreeb Louise
Rochelle Anna ", Chandler, Kate CONAN, and
VIM Burgess:
You, and each of you, are hereby notified that
on Saturday, the Sd day of Feb'y, A. D. 1877, or
as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, we
shall apply to the Circuit Court of the county of
La Sale, in the State Of Illinois, in the city Of
Ottawa, in said county, for an injunction restrain
ing you and each of you from ejecting or eX
GLIDING the children OF the undersigned, or any
of them from the public schools of said city, or
in any wise depriying them or any of them from
the benefits of said schools, and also from cX-
pending the school funds Of said city or any por-
ton thereof for the purpose of giving instruc
ton il, or employing teachers to teach any of
the higher branches of education not embraced
in u common school education.
SOLOMON +. KING,
HUGH HAMILTON,
WIN. b. BRADFORD.
By P. X. LELAND and d. P. JONES,
Their Solicitors,
DAVID p. JONES,
p, KIMBALL LELAND.
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L. W. BREWER,
IYuNfy Inn. 49,,
MINI. ~TNA'rOK'- 80 of
ItI.k t.$TAIG;

Iriuc of an order and decree Of the Comfy ouIt OF
La Sale county, tiuois, made on The peuol 81 W.
,.r sVnad Flga gggr, AdmiuistraT OF Tue .se ~
it.c Riggs. deceased tor leave to 'el We ea nv
ND decca ed a. January term D. s' OF st u y,
fT Wit on INC twrniy ninth day OF January l.Hl
tho irrd day OF March next. betwrca Inc hou, VI et
o'clock In the forenoon aad tuUI o'clock h W. ~
"a AID day. SELL at public sale at me SCUM uov u tut
county Court House IN the city O bifaM ~ ~ NAlu
10 real estata Described as follows, 20 WI TUG
~ nere-t in tie 10 loving ursO bel real estate
vii. Commencing point TX rods ana NO Iget ,
nc southwest corner OF section three, ~ toNu, ts
me NORTH range three east OF the - T. NJ rahuiIs %
ssuth TX rods aud ieyt 10 %" corner OF sau A.
euce tire. rods and ~ ie~t, Thence hpth nv
lds aud eight iest, thence westerly urN 'htt tns 81"
90 iret TO tue Mace OF beginning containing one Hl'
.ts,1e moe r r.. In ia Sail county, Illinois on To-
fif tsTrus 10 Nit. HE NLUle 81 aid purchase moh'A
ii b. pair gu the dsy sale ~hi rra t-la'' 70 W '
suI.i.ct 10 tho WIDOW right OF dover therein
Dated ths sI't daS 'l Ja'1-'' EilZA RIGGS,
Adr,,nIstra,rIx Of the Estate Of Isaac i.ss. leo
Attorney. 'h'.'"
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SPAN OF MULES
FOR So LIE

s-,,- ,.i.i - 20 sell q s.ar i Mules weighing
N,t -.,,is veil matched In cepr and -Er seven hc-i
oif Tlry can De sC,u ca ml i'fiu' loei u's s'-' "
N,r-ei,le'-, DANIEL GuLEN.
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NICHOLSON & SNOW,
. nSfIN I&uNKArTSpk,sS -S.Lh. OF
n REAL E,ss'I'AI- ~.

.....,. 81
by virtue of order and decree oil inc Colh, o
"A Sale county Illinois made on the pcuoh OF he uiutI
signed Adam Lao OBJ Administrator of the Estate OF Johb
W ahl deceased leave To sell The real tthte "a
ceased nj the January term d N OF sara court 10 WI,
on the seth day OF January 10, shall on ~
first day of March next at the hour OF one coCh Va lt
Afternoon of ad day sell public sale at the premises
below described In said county the real estate az
follows to witt All that part OF the Northwest tr ~
see ion one In township thirty six north VI
the third principal meridian wing wv T Rs4raT
and containing about uH"tytwo acres also an uht PCT
lion of ca half the northeast quarter OF seclon No
aid 10 nship and fargc, lying and being souh o sau
Burlington Quincy Il llroad' (uch shd 10 We son w
Ia fower interest of sophie Sahl therein ana snec
also 10 the paw mcn 81 certain mortgage on ie tract st
shoye descrbeC gwen by said John W sahl ana e "a
one George W. DAVIS, Tor I'VE hundred dollars dhed 'th
February Isl due in three years rom dae WIN hur
cst nj ten per per aunu on the iooNlhg terms t
Wit: one hall cash hand and the balance one year from
sne with interest At cent per annum, e purca~
or IA give approved security and mortgage on the premises
oid 10 secure the pay mrnt o. the ~ bpl'ne 81 purchase
money. ...
Dl'ed III, dl,, day OF February !. p ST.,
Administrator u' tie Estate oil John W Stan. ''t u
HICHoLsoS a SNOW. Attorneys. VIZ"
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CONGRESS.


The House on Tuesday passed Tie bill to
pay Capt Eads 100000 on his job to deepen
the mouth OF the Mississippi river by his
jetty system, the required depth OF ~ feet
having been obtained.
RoDERTsoN's WAYwARDNEss.
Robertson republican senator from SCUM
Carolina, ON Monday presented certain reso-
lutious passed at a meeting OF citizens OF
South Carolina setting forth that Chamber
lain was usurper, &c. Robertson having
obtained permission to accompany the pre-
sentation with remarks, TO the dismay OF the
republicans, instead of attacking the reso!u-
lions, endorsed them, declaring Chamber
lain's election gigantic fraud. 1t is under
stood that the republican caucus has read
Robertson out of the party
GRANTS MESSAGE.
Grants message approving the arbitration
bill was read in the senate on Monday and
ELECTED from Conkiing motion that this
important and wise message be printed
5000 copies were ordered!
FLORIDA REPORTS
The majority and minority of the senate
committee on Florida election frauds made
reports on Tuesday, the former, of course,
deciding that the state had gone for Hayes
and the latter claiming ii for Tilden. In the
house majority report was submitted on the
same subject, concluding with resolution
declaring that the state had voted for Tilden.
A vote on the resolution was STAYED off by
filibusterlng.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Mr. Thurman has for several weeks been
earnestly pushing bill IN the senate to com
pei the Union and Central Pacific railroads
to pay the interest on the bonds issued to
them by the government and to provide a
sinking fund for their ultimate extinction.
These roads, it is known, never cost their
stockholders a cent, yet they are go6bling
several millions a year as dividends and re-
fuse to pay their honest debts. Mr.. Thurman is
stubbornly opposed by West of Louisiana and
Mitchell of Oregon, both of whom are evi-
IDENTIFY bought up by the railroads. 1t looks
as if they may be able to stavc off action on
this righteous measure until the close OF the
session.
COLORADO.
Colorado was on Wednesday duly declared
by the House a state in the union and its
representative, Mr. Beliord, was admitted to
his seat.