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Foreign News Items.

LONDON, January PA Vienna spe-
cisl says that Kossuth informed tho dep
utstion OF Hungarian elector who
waited on him at Turn tha. he did not
consider the present a suitable time I"
return TO Hungary, but, At the same
time, he expected 10 take the oath OF al'
legrancs ~ the King OF Hungary.
A special from Rome 10 the Stonddrd
Gays the most important clsuse Of tho
clerical abuses bill makes Il pcnsl 10 pub
iIsh writings proceeding from any c!eri-
cal suthorltie. cet surfing laws OF The
State. The speeches OF the Pope a's
evidently slu-d n, in this proyis,or. The
clerical Journals are iurious.
A Berlin special says il Ia understood
that after Ignstin has presented hn re-
Dor, Russis will address . commun'ca-
ion 10 the Powers explaining her pos'.
ton and appealing TO their sense oi
hof or 10 resent the sfront offered " all
Europe by the Porte, either by collective
s.tion or by empowering Russia 10 act
Tor them.
The Sevisns declare the proposed con-
cession Of Little Sewornik ~ servIa
vslueles unless accompanied by com
pensslion for the suffering they have
sustained in behalf Of Their fellow
Christians. The Servian War Depart.
tnsut /. trying 10 place IL forces upon
sn effective footing 10 cooperate with
Russis IN case she declares war. a
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LOWERING THE STANDARD.

A letter received by us'yesterdsy from
Morgantown IN speakir 6 of the appoint
ment of Mr.. THOMPSON says:
"Observant persons here think 1t the
hardest blow the University ever re.
ceiyed. Tne best men in the faculty feel
humilisted. and we think with you that
if be is to be President, the institution
had botter be closed. There can be
truthtully accorded to him, only two at
talnments, il such they be, viz: The
true gift OF CAB aud an egotism which is
simply appalling. Either he must con-
linusily be numiliated at his own lack OF
knowledge, or he must bring the stand
ard down to his own level. And this,
we presume, will be done"
Our correspondent is correct IN one
suggestion, and that is the standard Of
an institution will be measured by the
standing Of its president. The West
Virginia University has to struggle
against natural disadvantages enough to
weigh it down, without forcing addi-
tional ones upon it. If the school had
bsen continued as originally designed
an agricultural school-it might have
proven q success. But when converted
into classical and scientific university,
il stood under the shadow of two great
colleges of long established reputation
one at Washington, Pa, and the other
at Be.hany-and it would be folly 10
imagine that it could. in short time,
successfully compete with these famous
institutions. The location Is unfortunate
in that respect, and in addition 1t Is so
isolated as 10 be inaccessible to the CEN
tral and southern parts of the State,
where its patronage would have to
come from if 1t ever gets any. lnde-
pendent of all these things, there Is q
state OF affairs about Morgantown which
is often found in country villages IN
remote localities who have an elephant
in their midst. There are local ieai-
ousies and local divisions that are always
calculated 10 work injury. AT
Mcrgsntown there can be found
one Sc, of people who are continually
csrping at the l. University, while another
stand ready to prey upon 1t as the
Legitimate end for which 1t was placed
there. With these Disadvantages to con-
tend against it does seem to US that the
Regents should have been careful and
judicious in their selection OF q president
and these considerations should weigh
with the Legislature IN its future policy
toward the institution. 1t is no wonder
that the obserrsnt people Of Morgsntown
should ieel some anxiety about the
future prosperity Of the University.
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sultation on the questions pending befor e
it. After short discussion the amend.
ment was rejected. Yeas, IA: Ysys, Al.
Mr.. Sargent said he had other amend
ments to propose to improve the bill,
but as its friends seemed to vote down
every amendment, he would not submit
them, but would content himself by call.
ing for the yeas and nays on the final
passage Of the bill and would vote against
IL. The bill was read a third time and
passed. Yeas AZ, nays II.
The following is the vote in detail on
the Electoral bill;
I YEAs-Alcorn. Allison, Bsrnum, Bay
ard, Bogy, Beck, Boutwell,, Burnside,
Chaffee, Christisncy Cockrell, Conkling
Cooper, Crogan, Davis, Dawes, Dennis,'
.Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Goldthwaive,
Gordon, Howe, Johnston, Jones, Florida;
Jones, Nevada; Kelly, KerRan,
McCreery, Mcdonald, Mcmillan, Msxey,
Merrimon, Morrill,, Price, Ran
dolph. Rsnsom, Robertson, Salisbury,
Sharon, Stevenson, Teller. Thurman,
Wallace, Whyte, Window, Withers and
Wright Al.
B NAYs-Blaine, Bruce, Cameron, OF
Pennsylvania, Cameron Of Wisconsin,
Clayton Conover, Dorsey, Eaton, Hsmil-
ton, Hsmlin, ingalls,, Mitchell, Morton,
Patterson, Sargent, Sherman and West
.-17.
I The Senate then on motion OF Mr.
Edmunds adjourned at 9:l5 A. NJ until
Friday At noon.
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Attempt 10 Destroy Mines.

SAN FRAScIsCo, January % A Viz
ginia City special Of to-day says that
plot TO destroy the hosting works IN the
Co.'S &. shaft was discovered on Mon
day morning just rs the engineers had
changed shifts. The man who had just
come on, tried the water c~cks and found
no water in the lower one. de turned
on the pumps, but Was unable to hll the
boilers. 1t was then discovered that the
blow.ofi cocks OF the boilers had been
turned open, so the water ws blown out
as fast MS the panps forced it in. The
steam and water from the blow
of pipes are carried long
wsy down the hill from the works, 81
that the engineer could not tell at hrst
what the trouble wa. A few minutes
later there would have been an explosion
resulting in disastrous loss and great
loss of life.
Lsst Friday night there was an at,
tempt made 10 Are the hosting works oi
the Consolidated Virginia mine, but 1t
WAS discovered and extinguised by n
watchman. The incendiary escaped.
The force Of watchmen around all the
works has been increased.
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JUDGE DAVIS.

DAVID DAVIS one OF the associate
Judges OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States was on yesterday elected
20 the United States Senate by the Leg
!sla.ure OF Illinois.
Justice DAVIS was born in Maryland,
IN 1915, graduated at Kenyon College,
studied law in Massachusetts, and in
1885 removed TO Illinois, settled IN
Bloomington, and was admitted to Prac-
tice there. In 1874 be wss elected 10 the
State Legislature. and in leiI to the con-
yention which framed the present State
Constitution. In loiS he Was
elected y clrcui. judge oi the
s.s,e, and dlled the position By re.elec.
ton u0til called 10 his present post. He
was the intimate friend Of Mr.. LINCOLN,
lode the circuit with him for many
yes:s, and was delegate ST large 10 the
Chicago Convention OF 1860, His name
wss presented 10 the Cincinnati Con-
ven.ion Of 1872, and sgsin TO the st.
Louis Convention Of 1876, as 8 candidate
Tor the Presidency, and he seems to be
ambitious to secure that high Office. II
Is s,s,ed that ne did not vote for either
NJ Eprrrr< a- NJ T,rprN md n l.
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The Asbtabula Disaster.

COLUMBUS, January 25.-The special
committee TO investigate the Ashtsbula
disaster at meeting to-day examined
Rogers. OF Ashtsbula, who swore that he
had charge of the putting up of the
Asntabu!s bridge. In the first place
the upper cords of the brid ge were too
long an they were shortened by plsning 6
down the hugs on the brace blocks. The
brisge was then put uP, but
it Immediately settled down to almost a
straight line. 1t was then raised up and
shims were put IN which heightened the
upper cords 8! inches. The bridge was
aCaia let down, by knocking out the
wedges slowly, but still it would not
bear It's own weight A second time 1t
was picked up and new wedges put in,
and this time 1t stood firm and shortened.
In the Senate to-day resolution Was
adopted directing Attorney General
Little to file writ in the
nature of gmo pdrranto to de-
termine the right Of Doctor
G. l.. Wilson, late of Indianapolis, TO
hold his position of Superintendent Of
the Athens lunatic asylum.
Bills were introduced to limit taxes IN
cities for all purposes to twenty mills.
To authorize railroad companies to de
termine the number of their directors,
thew not to be more than seven nor less
than three.
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Resolations Or Cosneeaieat Lsgssss-
tur0. Gt-i &


. HARTFORD. January 26.-In the House
of Representatives this afternoon resolu-
were passed by vote of lie to IL, which
express confidence In the wisdom OF
Congress and the Executive In the settle
ment of the Presidential question, claim
that defects in the Constitution should
be Iemedied By amendment and not BY
legislative interference; denounces intim.
idstion, violence and fraud Al elections;
demands constitutional amendments
securing honest suffrage and cor
recting the antiquities concerning the
presidential election, and say whether the
result of the last election be settled BY
the plan followed in past elections, or by
the concurrent vote Of both houses, re-
jecting the electoral vote Of any state on
account Of intimidation, violence or
fraud, or by the operation OF the pro.
posed law to submit all questions at issue
to commission Of fifteen persons,
we, the General Assembly OF Con.
necticut, hereby heartily pledge the
support Of the State government and Of
al! our loyal citizens to that person who
shall thereby be declared elected Prssi-
dent Of the United States.
Resolved, That any armed opposition
to the Inauguration or administration OF
the person who may be declared elssted
President by either Of the Aforesaid
methods which may be adopted by
Congress will be treason, and sll persons
who threaten civil war unless some one
specific plan Of settling the difficulty is
followed, deserve the execrstion Of all
good citizens.
The resolutions were stronglyopp sed
by the Democrats of the House During
the debate dispatch was read snnounc-
ing that the United States Senate had Gu
dorsed the Congressional plan.
The announcement that Senator Eaton
was the only Democrat voting against.
il, was received with Kisses on tho Demo.
cratic side, and was promptly checked
by the speaker.
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favor of the right of the President Of the

favor of the right of the President Of the
Senate 10 count the vote.
Mr.. Garfield proceeded with his con-
stitutionsl argument. He declared that
his first arraisnment was that what our
fathers so carefully kept from Congress
this bill proposed to give to 1t. II this
bill passed, constitutional provision on
the subject was gone forever, and Con-
gress would form = grand National re-
turning board from this day forth, till
the people destroyed It in its turn. II
would make Congress 8 returning board
with all the vices and none Of the eI.
cuses of the returning boards OF
the States. Another objection to
the bill was that tie members OF this
commission were nrI 10 be appointed
by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, but were to be appointed by
the two houses, which was At variance
with the Constitution. Another objec-
ton to it was that It empowered those
official psrsonages to take whatever
Jurisdiction they were entitled TO have.
In other words, they were invited TO
20 into the field of Constitution and
law, TO browse at will, to constrie them
for themselves, and 70 take what
ever powers suited Them. An
other objection TO The bill
was that 1t would be in the power OF the
commission and OF the two houses 10 pre-
vent any result whatever. If one party
was not satisfied with the result in re-
gard TO Florida it might resort to objec.
tions to debate and bring about asepsrs-
ton of the two houses till the time was
passed when ''the votes shall then be
counted" There would be no "then"
left.
Mr.. Hoar asked il there was any more
likelihood OF the two houses refusing 10
discharge their duty than there was of
the President of the Senate refusing TO
discharge his.
Mr.. Garfield replied: The great diff
ference was the President OF tho Senate
could be removed within An hour.
There was no way to punish leglsla
tive body for not performing lis duty
In conclusion he suggested that the men
OF the present day should not try to
shoot Niagara and leave the whirlpool
to their chlldIen. lApplause.l
The House at eleven o'clock adjourned
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Judge Davis Receives the News Of III
Election.

WAsHISGToS, January 25.-Judg'
Davis was on the bench Of the Supreme
Court to-day when he received the tele.
gram from Springfield informing him oi
his election TO the United states Senate
After the adjournment oi court he wa
called on by friends who congratulated
him on the result and inquired as TO hi
acceptance Of the Office. He did rot say
whether he would accept or not. but II
he shall conclude 70 do so he will not re,
sign before the 4th OF March. A thu
Senatorial term will not begin till then
He said that be had not been consulted
regarding The use OF hS name as e csndi
date and had not authorized II,
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THERE ISN'T msd.hou on the globe
ths, can generate as much dsmphooiish-
ness in a given time ss an average State
Cniea9o "t"'ss.
OF course the Times had no reference
TO our Legislature in making use of the
above protsne but very truthful e1p'es-
sion. Yet if this child's play of not
electing a Senator and OF neglecting
general business is continued, the people
of the State may take up some such idsa
about our law makers.
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T.. a. srnsfos Elected.

srRIssyfELD. Ill, January 25.-On
tine 4O.h ballot Dayis receIyed l0l yOtss,
Laxrence "a, Hsines ., Logan !, ssd
PayiIh ].
Oa the s0th sailo, adge David DlTis,
Of McLean, Democratic and lnfspsni-
enl nominee, vss elected United S;stsi
Senator over Judge q. B. Lawrence. the
Republican nominee.
The LIZ sls;a-e, bg & 10 nj r1solution,
.d;oqrasd until THURSDAY. Februry lss.
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Rumored Peace Between spain and
Gu ba.

HAVANA, VIA KEY WEST, January
24.-For two days II report has been
current and is credited by many Spani'
ards, that an arrangement has been en-.
tered into between the SPsniards and
Cubans AS follows: That peace be do.
clared, and amnesty granted 70 the
the island, the Spanish Captain General
to govern fer five years, after which
the governing power is TO be elected by
the people. 1t has also been re-
ported that Martinez Compas
would come here accompanied by
Maxine Gomez, the latter TO receive the
position of MalIscal de Campo IN the
spanish army. Reports hinting at such
an arrangement have been whispered
about Tor weeks. Jovellar is on, OF
town, and his object is stated TO be an in.
terviow with Csmpos ut Los Cruces TO
consumInste the arrangement.
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OLIVER P MORTON, one OF the fore
most of the traitorous conspirstors who
nave been plotting 20 usurp the eNecu-
tive government by fraud and force, is
thus described Dy the Chicago Times:
He's person of much force of character,
who has little or no sense of moral obli-
ra,,on. be is man of violent opinions,
the rough angles of which are not sub
jrc,ed TO any modifying influences OF
culture or education, and the errors OF
which are not controlled by any respect
Tor truth or honesty when sinister mo-
:lves point the way. The character OF
the man Is II combination OF selfish am
bnion. vIolerce, brutality and utter
unscrupul5u.ness. He Is not states
man, capable of holding large views
OF frgbIic policy; he is simply bold and
-eck .ess deina ,o.ue, capable of destruc-
ton. but not cAp,b'e Of reconstruction.
He i not loidic.i logician, capable OF
ana, ziug governmental institutions and
compreheud,r- their relations he is
slmp va vehement partisan cogmatis,
who makes up by ferceness OF assertion
ard denunclaiion for al slmosL totG. in
capacity for anything like Logical argu-
ment or rational cohereney OF ideas. He
Is no; q person guided by any fixed
notions of primary truth upon any sub
Jet or question; but is a polilica! en-
peric, 3 quack to which character a
plentiful lack of mental and moral train
ing have added the qualities of a reck-
les and violent partisan bull-dozer.
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forKers Arrested.

CLEVELAND, January 25.-The United
States Marshal to-day arrested Msx
Ernst and Louis berg alias hoben.
on warrants issued by United States
Comm ssioner White, on stfidavits made
bv HID. Umb.,selier of the firm OF A.
Voglcr X Co, OF Baltimore, charging
the m with forgery and counterfeiting the
firms trade mark on their Hamburg
Medicines" A large quantity of counter
felt, dies. plates label and boxes were
seized. and Ernst and Weinberg were
each held in $4,000 bsil for their sP-
nearance.
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sir ssansvd soriSestt on the Press.
dental Qaestien.

LONDON, January 2G--Sn stafford
North.o,t, at . banquet at Liverpool.
last night. ssid: Nobody can witness
without sympathy and 8 certain amount
Of admiration, the conduct oi the great
mass OF the American people under the
difficulties presented BY tbs Presidential
QUESTION. We believe they bsveA con
slitution which they are atle sat
nisctorlly and honestly 10 work
oat Tor themselves, and even
10 the present. difficulty, al cannot help
seeing tbsl they are sndeayoring. b.
honest eIsrtior,, ~ End . constitutional
solution. The mstIsr must CONS " sb
end shortly. The settlement, i hope,
will be very beneficial " toe commsrcs
OF the United state, and, therefore, sls0
10 that Of EbglaDd. 4 An happy ~
think that good feeling exists between
Eagland and the United States.
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l776 and up to 1876 We were foolish
N sxollov medicines into the stomach 70
cure the Lungs. This new principle,
DR. T. Fl. McLean's Cough and Lung
Healing Globu.es, the salivs Of the mouth
and medicine In the Globule, generate q
o., ,hs, is inhaled, comes in direct con-
ssc, and cures Coughs, Colds and All
Tbrost and Lung Complaints. Trial
Boxee. 25 cts., BY mail. Dr. J. h.
Mclean, sl4 Chestnut street. 81 Louis,
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The eIrish Centennial Address.

WAsHIsGToS, January 25.-The Com
m,,tee on Foreign Affairs approve OF the
sc,ion o. the President and Secretary OF
State in the matter Of the Centennial
address of the Irish nation brought here
BY John OCorner Power, n. T. The
committee say the subjec. does not call
for any action BY Congress, and that all
communications to this government from
aliens mus, come through regularly &C
credited channels. the Minister repre-
senting the government 70 which they
belong.
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II the dead are aware oil what Is
,-an: piring in this world, what an an
ra!ic smile must be playing upon the
spiritual features of ANDY JOHNSON,
when peeping through that "hole in the
Ky" he sees boutwell, ret'rins from
no senate chamber.
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Necessary to a choice, 35.
LONG TERN.
Necessary to a choice, 50.

Necessary 10 n CHuICei 'O'
The caucus then, on motion OF Mr.
Cross, by q rising vote, decided to ad-
iourn until Monday night at I o'clock
The action of the caucus was right, as 1t
is very evident that nothing was being
accomplished by their continued meet
ircs. The election will either be made
in ioiut convention before Monday, or
by that time the caucus may be in a
better frame of mind for proceeding TO
business.
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Is consequence o. the death of Mr..
SWAN. late senior partner in the publica-
On of the Washington, Pa, Rsrie'0 and
Eraminer, that establishment will be
offered at public sale by Mr.. ECKER the
Surviving partner, on Wednesday, Jsnu-
sry 3lst. We don't know of better
opening COR good man who is desirous
Of en- gaging in the printing business.
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Tug las. Legislature fooled away one
..sslon in electipg Senator. The peo-
ne failed to return many OF them this
term. Experience of the past Is good
lamp BY which legislators feet may be
r!idad.
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SEs osLEass, January 25.-Am.
sger Bsrnes, Of ih. Western Csion Tee.
graph Company, departed tor Wishing.
toa this evening, accompanied BY Ser.
ge.n,-a, Arm. Cnarchill, having secured
lbe dispatches dated prior 70 sovembe'
IN called Sor by tie rssoautios, which BE-
VII! deliver 20 the House on his arrival.
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THERE is some comfort in it. From
al the gloom surrounding the nstionsl
.-oubles there is a soothing reelection in
Tho fact that LOGAN and boutwell, have
gene to their eternal rest-and didn't 60
.5ropyh the hole in the sky, either.
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The New York Independent says that
for many years Commodore VAndsrbiits .
charity amounted to 81 000per day. Ii
this Is so, he j, the most successful man
on record for not letting his lett hand
know what the right one was doing.
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TIE Hancock County Independent is
the title OF a new paper at New Camber-
r.nd It. has remarkably neat typo
,r.pnicsl appearance. As its name IN
3,c,,es. it is independent IN politics.
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Chandler Denies.

Secretary Chandler, to-day. ON hear
ing the character OF the alleged tele-
grams passing between Governor St"arnS
and himself, rs swort TO by wines
Debrey, the Tallahassee telegraph opera
ter. before the Committee on Privilege.
OF the House in counting tho electoral
vote, said that he ncvOr sent or received
any such dispatches, branding them ~
tsbricstions, and expressing hrs intsn-
ton 10 make a statement u this effect
before the committee.
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Prospect. OF the Electoral Bili.

WAsHINGFos, January 25.-The cal
culstiohs of the gentleDen about the
Capitol TO day were that three-iourths Of
the members of the House will vote ia
favor OF the bill relative 10 counting tho
electoral vote. Should the bill pass TO-
morrow afternoon, as contemplated. II
will be sent TO the President on the nix ht
of th,t day, or on Saturday. As the bill
involves constitutional questions, 1t will,
under the usage, be referred to the At
torney General for examination before
dnal Executive action. II is not sppre-
hended that the Attorney -tieneral
will interpose any objections. s tho
President, to-day, repeated that he was
IN favor OF the passage Of tho bill, con-
sidering it TO DO II measure in the inter
e.,s of the peace and business OF the
country, now lsnsuishing, owirg ~
the uncertainty oi the electoral count.
II is safe " conclude that the bill will
promptly become law.
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FAIR field ard an open fight Is what
.r. Senatorial candidates will have until
Moadsy night.
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GGAxr regards LoGAS's defeat as a
.y..ion al calamity." Just such calami-
80. are in demand now.
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4t'hss'lng Acalster.


III. .c,ansr to-doy ,otN be partly cloudy,
.,.i ,o,tth 10 ,1est ,ri,sds, rising tsnoeTd-
,,r, and ijqht snC1c.