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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-01-16

and Grindstones Nos. aud 8, l4th ST.,
Richmond, Va.
Richmond Va, Tuesday, January To-
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
COFFEE. Ordinary, l73@l8
Good $4,000
Prime, 2u3(9Zl
Choice. 21!@22
CANDLES. Adamsntine 1907, per set, II OLA
SUGAR. Yellow Refined, Wo4
"a" coffee, standard, 94(gl0
Extra "C' do 9t@9!
MoLAssEs. Sugar House Syrup in barrels, 26 g 26
in Rhds., rs g26
Golden Syrup, 40 @50
Porto Rico Molasses, 40 g60
ROE. Carolina, 73@73
SOAPS. Brown, per pound, ogo
do. Z" block, to lOOz., 299S3
TEAS. Black (Oolong) 500 IS
Gunpowder and Imperial, 7591.OO
SALT Liverpool, best brands, $l.S5C9l 40
BACON. Shoulders, 64tgI
Clear Rib Sides, 73t90
Hams, II 9l23
METALS. Refined bar, ordinary sizes, ZIG q
do Bands, (9 81
Swedes, ordinary sizes, org 69
Country, {" q a AZ
Horse. shoe iron, all sizes, 9f@ 81
Norway Nail Rods, SIG 63
STEEL MAYORS cast and shear, 10 (gl7
American Cast Steel, ID 916
English blistered, II gIS
American do. (g94
Tire Steel, 962
EoRsr sEoEs-"Star,' per 100 S4 25@14 so
MULE SHOES do. do. $500 so
PERKINS Horse Shoes, do. 70
do Mule Shoes, do 10
BALING WIRE, per pound, do. 7(90c.
GR1NDsToNEs. Best Nova Scotia, per h.. 14@2f
ne These are wholesale quotations; for smaller
quantities higher prices are asked
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Obituaries.

Died, December 10Th, in Gordonsville, Va, SAM
UEL, only child of j. a. and A. McIlwaine, in the
9th year of his age
Died, January 9Th, in Staunton, Va, after pro-
tracted illness of pulmonary consumption, MISS
ELEANOR AUGUSTA STUART, eldest daughter of Hon.
A. H. H. Stuart, in the 39th year of her age.
Died, January 9th, at the residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eve.ins Moer in Jefferson county, VIVA,
Mrs. JOHN CURRIE, in the SD year of her age.
Believing, hoping aud waiting long, she has now
entered into the joy of her Lord,
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QUOTATIONS of COIN, BONDS and STOCKS,
Bank of Commerce.
JANUARY Is 1878.

Gold, 1923.
Virginia Registered, old, 30
Virginia Consols, 81
Virginia Deferred,
North Carolina Bonds, Is
Tennessee Bonds, S3
Richmond City Bonds, 6s 100
Richmond City Bonds, SIS, ll6
Petersburg City 9onds, 95
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Norfolk, 80
R. & D. Railroad Bonds, mortgd, u
do do Stock, 4
Virginia Cen. R. R. lst mort ed Bonds, 95
do do Sd do do "a
do do per cent do 80
do do Stock,
Va. and Tenn. R. R. I'd mortgaged Bonds, SO
do do 8per cent DO. so
Orange and Alex. R. R. 1st mor'ged Bonds, 50
do do I'd dc do 81
do do 8per cent do 40
do do Stock do
I'd. and Petersburg r. R. s per cent, lO4
do do Z per cent SO
do do Stock, 30
R., F. and Potomac R, R. s per cent Bonds, 80
do do do do 30
do do Common Stock, SO
First National Bank Stock, liz
Planters National Bank Stock, ITO
National Bank of Virginia, ~
State Bank, 70
Merchants Bank. ~
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Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1878-06-13
Mo "A.
llber feline 9rohunaeit :


SD fiir9te iie ni1t, er iit Elm Srrlinnts
oer: beadbtet i'm nidt ueiter. Benn er 10
pernesen iein ,uirb, mir Iditig su fallen, rperbe
i'd TIN fit INNER beIeitisen. s
Ser sSorfter i6ien bieies Sbema nod ets
mas ausflbrIi8er bebanbeln gu iuoaen, aber
EN- sueiter g8trf befabl ibnt, gu idweigerB
tinh er sins 50serno biTaus.
Die 8aronin njanberte langianl IN tbrein
elegonten @ema9 auf unb ab. 9Sleoer oa9ts
iie baran, ibrern 8atten Nlles 81 geiteben,
tuieSer perfparf iie bieIen 8eoanfen, 9e9en ben
ibr StOIt ibre Gbre, ibre ganSe 9latur iitb
itr6ubte. tH
Ni9t binunteriteisen ,uollte tie on Der Sets
ter, rpel6e iie 70 rnibiam erflettert bate tbr
eanses Streben sing babin, bO6er gu iteigen
lno bic Spite su errei9en. 9SaS fiintnerte
eS fie, pb sie 8ah,t, ruelbe fie 6etreteii bate,
cine Babn bes 8erbre1ens mar iie fablte
nur, bab iie arf bieIer 8ahn forti6reiten
mubte, oab es feinen Salt, feine nnfebr filr
.iie CAB.
She 2aborpe erf9ienen ,par, ndbrte 1ie MIR
ben @anid, nod ocltI 3obe ibres Gatten eln
fIeines Gut nit einent mdbtsetl Ginfonti'tea
au erbaIten, uno ibre Biinide luiirnen siel'
let9t ME bOber 9eitie9en fem, uenn niebt Die
l1tnItdnhe iie 9eStplingen batten, oiif Elm bos
here's Ginfoirfnen 8eoodt gu nebmeH. 9ab
2a6oroe it1 NIT elmer fleinen Suuite ni6t
obfin6en lailen merbe mar porousSuIeben,
uno es CAB fen anberes Mittel, i'm gum
Gdmsigen q, bsipesent ols bas GOIo.
1lno nodbent iie NIT bieIem @eo0rfen iI6
pertraut eemadt bate, nit 6en Gebanfet on
Gr6iGteiderei unb 8eraubuns ses Sttehobs
mes, nodoem iie bic Miidter Weruers llr,o
Die 9lnidauunsen bes 8arons iie in ihrem
8orboben unter{tiBten, trat eir anoerer Jats
tor binsu, StoIs unb 9erri6iu6t, oer ibren
gnti6lub befeitiste.
Icsor+S sh,t,4a FnInfA A +El
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1878-06-13
Columbus, Ohio, 0onlleraag, ben 13 SUM 1913.

beeraben slaubte, fdon 70 nett entballt, oab
bieler Waonn binter ben Sdleier blifen
fonnte, Der es 10 bidt lnbiillt bate I? 9lber
nein, 10 tb0ridt mar 2aborbe ni6t, bab er
bieIes @ebein,nib preis9ab, tpel6es er ielbIt
cine uuneridopflide 9olbquelle" senannt
bate. ginitpeilen paren es nur yern,utb=
ansen, auf peIde Sris iid itiibte, uno gu
bieien 9ermutbunsen bate 1ie ielbit 8eranz
IaiIune eeeeben. @ebbolb aud mar Iie 10 tbos
ri6t se,peIen, fi6 bieies 8osabunoen an5uz
nebmen, felbit Die 8esesnun9 NIT tim berbei=
suflbren Sic bate es porausieben nill1en,
ipelde sSolsen ibr baraus errua6ien rpitroen.
Sic berei,te ben S9ritt nno benno9 tuirbe
Sic nod einmal i'm eetban baben, bes Sim
oes rpe9en, ruel6es fie fett Sabren iu1te. Sic
bate bisber unausseiebt, beinlltb, binter benz
8uden ibres @atten giadforidunsen an9ez
itellt obne ireenb elm &eultat 5,l erSieler, tuer
fonnte iie taoeln, mern iie oieie @elegenbeit
ergriff i'm iib enblid @erpibbeit au peridaf=
fen? llnb penn Die rdbenoe 9teineIis ite
ereilte fiir bas 8ergeben, oefIer Iie ii9 i9ulz
bio aema6t bate, mas lag ibr Saran, irenrl
iie nur bas Sinh rpteberfanb, nit benz tbre
Seele i'm Ma6en unb Irdunten fi6 beiddf=
tigte? 9(ud CAB es ia aud fir bieies 8er=
seben eine gntl6ulbisuns unb pieuei9t aud
8ersebung; Der Baron liebte iie ia NIT aller
&raft ieiner Seele. llno nun? Sollte Ile
ibrem @enlabl ienes @ebeinlniB entbiilIen,
i'm nm Serseibuns bitten uno ieinen S9ub
segen ben 8asablluOen onrufen?
Das mars, rporilber Die Saronin na6ba9S
te, ilno rper Die l10ne, itol5e Srou In oleienl
9tusenbIide seieben bate, wte iie ba faB. sez
bro6en an 2etb uno Seele, Der ruiiroe Diit=
leio nit ibr empfunben baben 9l6er mas
bate ibr bieles @eltanoniB belfen f0nnen
8enn aud Der 8aren persab, er bate nidt
bic Oa9t iie gu i6iiben por Dem ra6enoen
Nrm bes 8eiebes. Siellei9t brodte CT oas
Spfer, ipel6es 2aboroe forberte; aber mubte
Die Saronin nibt porausieben, oab i6on nab
tpenisen Otonaten bieielbe Gefabr Der Gntz
befung iie bebroben rperbe? llnb ni6t oieS
alein; fonnte bic @entItbserI6iitteruns,
rpeIde ibr Geitanonib perurla6en m,lbte, nt6t
ben Baron fofort tooten? 1lnb bann =
gSerner pon QSalOfett rpiroe triunpbtren,
lpenn ct bic Ma6t unb bic Ntittel fdnbe, ieine
Stiefmutter gu itiir3en, iie ben @feno uno
Der S6anoe preisSu9eben. Sic bate ia oas
mails ben Sab beS jun9en Serrn fennen 9ez
lernt als ct pot mebreren Sabren Ietnen
8ater beiu6te, une bieler SaB mar 9epiB
ieitbem nod seitie9en. 6ier CAB es nur Elm
Itlttel, Die @efabr gu beieiti9en, uno oteies
Wtittel bieb :: = Der Sob 2aborbe's.
Die Baron frbr entiebt Suiantmen, als ibre
li6 freusenoen @eoanfen auf bieiem Bunfte
Sulammentrafen.
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4. 6 apite[.

LIMB wenn ct fommen ioQte, I'M meine
Ginwiaisun9 gu ieiner 9eiratb nit Der arnerls
foniI6en IdnSern gu erbitter," ia9te oer 8az
ron, su leiner @attin enporblidenb, Die lei6t
auf bic 2ebne bes SefeIs ii6 itisenb, neben
ibm itanb, no 1T bier bas Gobicia, rpeI9es
ibn enterbt."
Gin triumpbirenbes 2d6eln slitt raid iiber
bas ernite, Itrense @eii6t Der 8aronin, aIs
ibr 8lif auf bas ftlnifa3 seiieseIte Sofument
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1878-06-13
Der Snpianerfrtea in Snahp.

Cine Oepei6e aus 8oile @itn ntel6et, oab
so 8annofsS Snoianer 8in9Sbia Station on
Der leberIanozgfoute, so Meilen pon 8oiIe
gitp, ilberfieIen uno beraubten. Der Staz
tions,pdrter bepertlteliste feline Slu6t. Die
Snoianer nabnten ipdter Srpei nit g8affen unb
Wtunition belaoene Sra9tma9en meg; bas
S9tflal Der Subrleate lit tnbefannt Sberit
8ernaro riidte in @ilmarI9en nit iieben5i9
Ntann @aualIerie uno 3pan3iS 8oIOntaren
allf Die ganas 8rairie Los, un6 bic Snbianer
entfernten iid in GROCER Sait. Stan I6dst,
DAP ii6 rpenisitens 800 Snbtaner in Den 2az
pabetten befinben. Sbre StelunS 1T beis
nabe uneinnebmbor, unb fie baben g6aIIer
uno gras i'm 1leberfLuiIe stlr SanO.
9ie 8epobner pon 8oiie @itD baben cine
MaHenueriamnl 9ebalten, I'm NaBre9eIn
si,n S9ube Der 9lniiebIer an Der lleberIanbs
Goute su treffen. 9as gerfabren bes Sou.
pernors 8ragnan, ,pel6er ben 8annofs
@affen unb Ouuition lieferte, ruurbe bitter
9etabelt. so 6reiuilli9e erboten ii9, ben
Mniieolern gu 5ilfe gu ellen, ieoo6 ,inter ber
ausbriidIiden 8eOinsunS, baB iie nidt ur,ter
benz 8efeble bes @pupern0rS pon Sbabo ites
ben 1ollten.
5rilppen iinb nod 8oiie Gitp obeeor6net
ruoroen. t3pei @on,pagnien SoIbaten beees
ben iib BON Sort @anbp 6abin, ferner feds
Gompa9nien pom 8ancouper nno IdmmtIide
gu gSaIIasg8aIla fationirte Gruppen. @s
fOnnen unsefdbr 500 Mann in 8oiie gitp an.
9elammelt peroen, bod neroen oarilber piers
Sebn Gage per9eben.
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= auf elmer 8arm pier WfeiIen pon 9iron
in Wtiiiourt eritiften Die smei Iieben fleinen
Otab6en bes 0elti6en MOnd, oeS cine a4t
rno oos anbere fiinf Sabre alt, in einem aofs
fer. Offenbar batter iie Ii9 in bieiem psrs
iteft, ben 9efeI iiber Iid sneen,atbt unb ibn
ni6t mebr gu 0ffnen permo6t. Serr gl0n9
bate etnsn 4usgan9 9emadt ltnO ais e. bsiIn
fam, fano er Die 8inber nirgen6S. ga lte
it9 oft gun, SpaB Dor inn ueritedten, 10 bes
sann er tie aud iebt gu iu9ert fanb lle aeer
nidt, big er an ben Softer fam. Das tlelnete
Otao5en, oaS er 81 unterlt i'm 9offer fano,
mar i9on gang Ieblos, oas dltere mar noV
marin, aber fein 8elebungsperiu9 balt stipas'
Die ysutter Der &inber, 5rau Gr'llse DeonW,
| 1T 2ebrerin in ct. Souls unb crfnbr pon penn
i9redli9en S6idial ibrer aieben 5iterlt Oifp
ein Gele8ran,nt.
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Elm &naben, alS tdD ibn elnntal Darlber ers
tappte, rpie er meinen Sunb nlibbanoelte.
9as Mit8efiibl, bic triiluns iibermannten
mid, i6 CAB benz geiniser einen 9enf3ettel
nit Der geitl6e, unb bieien 9enfaetteI per9iBt
er nidt. Ct perf[agte mid ni6t Bel ieinent
8ater, benn er ruubte iebr 9enau, baB Der Serr
Baron mir in Der SauptIabe Ge6t geee6en
/ boben piiroe, er i6wur mir gta9e uno oieien
S6tpur ruirb er balten."
Damn oaerbin9s babt Sbr feline 3abe gu
! fGr9ten" errpiberte bic 8oronin fiibL. ,Ro9
bem Iooe bes Serrn Baron pirb 8erner bon
@aloItett Die 6erri6aft iibernebmen."
limb aud Sic uertreiben, enGbige Srau :"
sd iperbe bas S6Iob perIa1en, ebe er
bic Serri9aft antritt."
Ser S0rfter i9iltteGte ben &opf.
so 1T es aIleroinss poraus3uIeben, ia9te
er ,oer Sobn erbt ia bic Guter ieines Ga'
ters, aber i'd batte 9ebofft, es rperbe anSers
fommen; Der 9err Baron ,perbe Sbnen S9lof
@albtett als g9ittbum iibermeiien uno BEN
iun9en 6errn bic tlbrigen Glitter ii6ertrasen
Das babe i9 9ebpfit bis gu bieiem &usenblif
unb i'd rpiirbe gu ieoer Stlnbe mein 2eber
bafar pasen oab bieie 9offnun8 itd per
ruirfLi9e."
Der 8lif Der 8aronin rubte forI9enb ou
benz uerl6lu9eneu, fuit tidii9er @eii9t be'
60rfers.
yllnb menn biefe Soffnuns iid uerpirfIi
den fOnnte, piirbet Sbr ruirfIib @uer 2ebe,
oofir einieten?" fragte iie.
y9emiB, snaOtse 6ran!"
u@s 1T gut, piellei6t reoen mir ipater bat
. iiber."
t Gin @inf ber 8aronin sebot benz Sor
/, iter, ii6 3u entfernen; er aber beo9tete ib
) ni9t.
Scr 8a9abunb 1T frei fa9te er, ysr Sed
+ in Der 0erberse unb ideint feine 9uIt gu bc
8 ben, ieine 8anoeruns fort5uIesen."
t $50 mag ct bleiben."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
r Uncle RemuS on Education.

AS Uncle Remus came up Whitehall
street yesterday, ne met a little colored
boy carrying slate and number of
books. Some words passed between
them. but their exact purport will
probably never be known. They were
unpleasant for the attention of wan
dering policeman was called to the
matter by hearing the old man bawl
out:
'NDon't you come foolin' long er me,
niger. Your flippin' yo' sass at de
wrong color. Youk'n 60 roun' here an
sass desc white people, an maybe dey'n
stan it; but Wen yo' come a slingin'
yo' jaw at a man wat was gray wen
the farmin' days gin out, yo' better go
an get yo' hide creased"
"What's the matter old man?" asked
a sympathizing policeman.
" Nothin', boss, 'cep'in I amt gwinter
have no niggera hoopin' an hollerin'
at me wen Pm gwine long de streets"
"" Oh, well = school-children : yon
know how they are" 'bii
OATS wat make I say wat I duz.
Dey better be home pickin' up chips.
Wat a niger gwineter Parn outen
books? Ikin take BARI stave an
fling more sense inter a niger in one
'ninnit dan all de school houses betwixt
dis en- de state Nv Midgigin. Don't
talk, honey ! Wild one bar'l stave l kin
fairly lif de vail er ignunce." .r
" Then you don't believe in educa-
tion?" 56=.3 81 H5i 5"5
: Hits de rrination er die country.
Look at my gal. De ole 'oman sent 'er
ter school las year an now we dassent
hardly ak 'er fer ter carry de washin'
home.g She done got beyant 'er biz
ness. Iain't larnt nothin' in books, ZEN
yit kin count all de money I gifts. No
use talkin', boss. Put spellin' book
IN nigger's hands en- right den and
dar' you loozes a pillow land. I done
had de spe'unce Nv it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
Mr.. Greeley and Brandy Peaches.

"A writer in the Hudson River Ghron-
icle tells the following funny story of
Horace Greeley being tempted by bran
dY peaches: ~ GG] @mH- Ia I'll
We have known, him to walk several
blocks for q loaf Of graham bread, which
he would consume with an accompa-
niment of two dozen large fried oys-
ters, and to eat midnight meal of beef
steak and hot buttered biscuit that the
Kentucky giant or haf-civilized ostrich
would have shrunk from.
In the course of forty-years that we
knew him intimately, we never but
once knew of his tasting anything that
contained liquors, and then he did it
unwitting'y. For years it had been his
custom to eat his Thanksgiving dinner
at the house of lady friend who had
brought with her from her native Ver-
mont the traditional New England Gus
tom of celebrating Thanksgiving.
The late Mr.. Henry J. Raymond and
John F. Cleveland (Mr. Greeley's
brother-in-law), also now deceased, were
generally the guests. ,.qfe.... ~.
On one Of these occasions, plates of
brandy peaches were placed for each
guest. 100 f.4os g
Greeley, standing on no ceremony,
tasted of the peaches, and, finding
them palatable, quickly disposed of the
allotted portion, and was handing up
his plate for another supply, when C]ev-
land-who was on the opposite side of
the table-interrupted him with the
question, Printer" (alI his old associ-
ates called him printer, "what are you
eating?7 ~ jHl Pos
Z. Something good, answered Gree
ley, with the peculiar drawing out of
the last word which was his habit when
particularly satisfied.
4" Wen,' continued Cleveland, "you
have been gobbling down brandy
peaches like an old TOPPER
There was q look--a strange ming
ling Of disgust, sadness and dismay-
came over Mr.. Greeley's face, and
mournfully saying lH
What did you tell me that for?' he
pushed aside the replenished plate, and
the gratifed palate was hastily cleansed
with a bounteous draught of Croton.
eve are confident that never before
that had Mr.. Greeley known the taste
of liquor, and we are equally confident
that never after-either knowingly or
inadvertently-did he use it in any
shape We know that ever after when
at his annual visit he was particular to
ask
+" Mother s., have you been poison
ing these peaches with brandy p
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03

which they sought out their adyersaries
and brought them to battle. Hostile
fleets were sometimes in sight of each
other for days-calms, light winds or
fogs preventing their approach
commander endeavoring by skillful sea-
manship to gain the weather-gauee.
But the action fairly comm enced, there
was little maneuvering-it was hard
lighting; the ships were laid alongside
an enemy, and the valor Of our sailors
settled the matter. Ifthe Captain were
disabled, the duty of his successor was
simple and self evident: if he were in
competent, his deficiencies could be
made up by his principal officers; if he
lacked courage, his men supplied the
want Nelson's genius had made all
the necessary dispositions for battle,
both at the Nile and Trafalgar long be-
fore the battle commenced: the Cap
ftains had only to steer their ships for
their allotted adversary, and the rest
was done by the crew. Had Nelson
been killed by the first shot fired at
Trafalgar, the issue Of the battle would
have been the same. But how differ
ent now From the beginning to the
end Of an action rapid and constant
lmaneuvering will be required; the ships
must be kept firmly in hand and skill
fully guided; all the best experience OF
the Admiral will be in continual re-
quest, and, should he be killed or dis
abled at critical moment, the conse-
quences would probably be most serio-
GUS. Its. not too much to say that the
result Of naval engagement in these
days Will depend entirely upon the skill
of the superior officers, in default of
which the courage and discipline of the
crews will avail little.
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. Oh He Has an Economical Wife,"

Already rumor is busy with the name
OF. one of the leading officials of the
government, who is living in style and
driving pair of fast trotters on salary
of 81 900 a year. There are whisper
ings about another official whose salary
is 1000 year less than the first men
toned, who entertains handsomely in a
large and stylish house, and who is
known to be accommodating property.
He was extremely poor when first APP
pointed to office by Grant. When a
man gets an office here and suddenly
gets rich, people naturally ask how he
can save SO much on so small salary.
Senator Edmunds, when asked about
Jnan so misunderstanding $500 a
year, living at the rate Of $4,000 and
always accommodating property-replied
with a sarcastic smile: "Oh he has an
economical wife. y Washington Letter to
Philadelphia Star. 49,
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LOsiti IN. 1t is understood that Speaker
Randall has not fully made up his
mind as to the correctness of that ruin
ing, and, in view of the delicate position
in which he is placed, being q represent
tative from Pennsylvania, he will propab-
~ decline to rule on the question, and
submit it to the house. If the house
should decide that maj can make
such a bill a special order, d vote will
then be taken on Woods motion, and
this will be sort ola test of the strength
of the bill. If his motion is defeated, it
will probably dispose of the bill for the
present session; but if it prevails, it will
not show that the bill can be passed by
the house.
NO MORE FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
The effect of the compromise of the
financial situationand the growing deter
mination to not consider any more
financial legislation that shall interfere
with specie resumption was shown in
three votes taken in the house this
afternoon. Springer wished to with
draw his bill for the issue of silver
bullion certificates SO as to allow
Stephens bill to take its place, but OBJ
lection being made the change was
made impossible so that vote was
taken under 81 suspension of the rules
upon Springer's original proposition.
1t was lost by voteof 40 ayes1to POP
noes. Goodies proposition to stop the
payments upon sinking fund was lost
by a vote of 122 to 112. The third and
last proposition came from Durham,
of Kentucky. 1t was to discharge
Stephens committe on coinage, weights.
and measures from consid eration Of
the silver bullion certificate bill and to
make the 9th of April special order
for it's consid Grafton. This was lost by
a vote Of 10 to 112 votes, the same
vote that rejected Goodies proposition.
HEAVY WAR CLAIM. "''
Some Of the private claims brought
into congress in the shape Of relief bills
are simply ridiculous as bits Of legislas
ton. A bill was introduced this after
noon appropriating $3.50 to compen-
safe VIM. Hines, private in company F,
18th United States infantry, for the loss
Of a pair of trousers and q blanket lost
by fire. An animated and thrilling de-
bate upon this bill is expected when it
is reported by the military committee. j