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NEW DISCOVERIES OF RICH SILVER Drpos,r,
continue in the vicinity OF LeadvIlle, COlor1 IN
Among the most remarkable Is one m ,de nv
Lieut.. Gov. Tabor of a sand carbonaf.e ye,n
from which s, 100 were taken on SafurdSv 4
flssure vein, seventeen feet thick, is also re-
ported. The Denver and Rio Graide railroad
Transported from Leadyille during November
1900 600 pounds high grade silver ore The
shipments from Colorado Springs alone in No
SemDer OF DaSe silver bullion were LOIS On,
pounds. The production ia the Leadville mines
WIZ largely exceed any estimates hitherto
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SHOCKING CRIME OF A COLORED Boy-Con-
stable Thomas Baldwin, OF the Sd district of
Anne arundel county, Nd. took TO ANNAPOLIS
Yesterday c0lored boy named John Henry
stevens, aged between sixteen and seventeen
years, charged with pouring turpentine on Kate
Smith. colored girl thirteen years old and
then setting fire to her clothing. The girl was
burned terribly about the body. and is now
conllhed TO Ter Ded. stevens was taken before
Justice GaS>Slway and committed for hearing
on Saturday. The girl is not expected 10 live
The parties are relatives, and reside on Mr. B
Nichols, farm. Oh North SeXtln
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TIRE DECEMBER STORM,
(.rC81 Ill

OSwEGo. Ny. Dec. 12.-The barometer at the
Signal office on Tuesday night Indicated 27.Ii
the lowest ever known here. There was a total
rainfall Of over T., inches Nearly 25e telr-
graph poles OF the W. L. line are blown down
between here and Syracuse. aud telegraph
communication is cut of. About 2pl poles are
proatrated on The syracuse Northern line. Dis
patches aie sent from here to Syracuse by me
cars
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Schenck Recr Tntoxica,iur.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 12.-In The city court to-
day, the case of Frederick Buckh0lZ charged
with selling intoxicating liquor without a
license, was decided against the accused. The
defence in the case was that the liquor sold
was Schenck beer and not intoxicating The
case has been before the court for over month";
and nearly 5O witnesses, including medical and
and scientific experts, have testified that
Schenck beer was Notwithstanding. The state
chemist, however, found a sample OF the beer 10
contain 9. Sc OF alcohol
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REfUDIATING A SUBSCRIPTIOS.-The voters of
Highland county, Va. last week IN public meet
ing adopted resolution declaring that they
had been mislead by certain persons, who pro-
fessed TO speak by authority. into voting a fifty
th0usand-dOllar subscription TO the Washing
ton, Cincinnati and St Louis Railroad company;
that the representations made proved false:
that they now consider that Swindie has been
piacticed .upon them. and they feel no moral
obligation resting upon them 10 pay said sub
Scrjptl0n
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LOCAL NEWS.
Thc District in Conyrc>>
-Iir srN4rr t,nnMfrrrr

Owing 10 the duties OF Mr.. Harris on the SEP
ATE yellow fever commission. OF which ne Is
chairman. he has been relieved frum the chair
hlanshlp OF tie Subcommittee on street rail-
roads OF the senate commit tee on the District OF
'oiombia. ON saturday reNt, al 10 O'Clock a
NJ. senators Dorsey and Rollins. in the nistrit c
committee room, viii Fear arguments Tor and
against the various schemes 10 buill Str,t rn n
road 10 Mount Pleasant. '''
ThE BELT ROAD AMENDMENT.
Senator Whyte introduced in the Senate yes-
teIday afternoon a bin amendatorv OF the act
10 incorporate the Capitol. North - and South
Washington street railroad. This Is the same
Dill presented in The House recently a SYNOPSIS
Of which has been printed in THE STAR.
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Two MEN KIILED.-The fast train east on the
PennSylvanfa railroad killed two men yesfar
man, at Huntingdon, and the other. Theodore
Keith, watchman, at Union Furnace, Pa,
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PRESIDENT GARRETT RE-EIEcrEp.-Atthere reo
ular monthly meeting Il the directors OF tile
baltimore and Ohio railroad company yester
day, In Baltimore, John w. Garrett was unani-
mously reelected president for the enslIno
year.being his twenty-flrst election to thai
DO sttiOO ~ '"'
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IN BOSTON nine OF the twelve aldermen the
street commissioner and all Of the school com
Mttee are democrats. while the council stands
80 democrats and 33 republicans
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TIE BONANZA $35.OO0,0 900 SUIT.-J. C. Flood.
JOnn Mackay ct al. pleaded the statute of limi-
tatiOnS at San Francisco. Yesterday in tho
suits brought by Burke ct al. Stockholder, in
the California and Consolidated Virginia mines.
for accounting for $35 600 OOO '
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LIQUORS SEIZED.-At Portsmouth, n. H., Tues
day. Collector Howard seized several eases OF
cholce liquors on board the United States steam
to prominent naval Officers
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E'ifs.a
NTNcTE- I'M Dap

MUNCIE, ND, Dec. 12.-The Eagle furniture
manufacturing establishment fn this place
owned by PaXson Bros, was destroyed by lire
at O'Clock this morning. Loss. sl0ol0: ipSur-
ance. 5000.
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The WILL OF THE LATE LOUIS A. Cooley. or
Philadelphia, provides that the publication of
Godey,s Lady's Book shall be continued by his
clerk, Geo. s. Jones'
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ONE or arGrsTrS SCHELL's nephews married
a niece Of Tiffany, the 1eweler The Young
couple. George f. Tucker and wife went 10
cleveland 10 live. Tucker got TO going with fast
souhg boods and since last spring has spent
S2o,'no OF hls WiieS money. On Saturday there
was a scene al the Lake Shore depot, where
Mrs Tucker left her husband togo back 10 her
fathers in New York
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THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION has adopted
an address TO Congress ''in view of the defer
mined effort being made to secure impeachment
proceedings against Judge Blodget., of the
United states district court"
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DEMANDING BAIL FROM DYING MANA
special dispatch from Troy, n. Y. says:-The
authorities, alarmed on account OF unfounded
rtim0rs, formally took ID. Thomas Vail in Gus
tody to-day. AS he was unable TO leave his bed.
Judge Ingalls, proceeded to his residence, aud
Vail gave bail In the sum OF sl0,o00 TO await
trial on the charge Of perjury. His sister, Mrs
Sarah Could of Lansingburg, and his soa. Rey
r. p. II. Vail, OF Stamford, Conn, are his sure.
ties. The physicians who are attending Mr.
Vail say that b., cannot live a fortnight.
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SUICIDE IL JaIL.-A telegram to the New
fork Hefdtd, from lagerstowd, Md. December
l"th. SAYS benjamin Long. a We'll known citi-
zen OF this county, al one timc quite wealthy,
but Who has been reduced to poverty b. con-
lln'led niigatlon Tor the past twenty wears. and
was confined in lal under indictment for burn
ing the barn Of samuel Claggett two years
ago. hanged himself this morning. about
TWO O'clock. in his cell. using TWO white pocket
handkerchiefs fastened 10 the cross bars of the
door. He had been melancholy since his arrest,
and had declared his intention 10 commit sui
eide. lie had two fellow prisoners in the cell
with him, hut lac accomplished his purpose
without attracting attention
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81 a baltimore coroner's jury yesterday re-
tuIned verdict that Annie Hopkins was
day night. '''A 0--
" charles Pierce, who Has burned a week
ago py lhe explosion Of coal OIL lamp In BalUi-
more, died yesterday.
"a Vim. T. Gibbs, editor OF the Gloucester
county N. - DcsaocrR visited PHILADELPHIA
saturday, and has been missing ever since
eE-The Cenkiin-Artiur wing OF the reoubIi
can party OF New York city and county were
victorious Tuesday evening al the primary elec-
tiCn.
sS- S-Ex-Cov. Andrew g. Curtin has s,ryed
formal notice OF contest on Seth II. Yocuta re-
publican and national, for seat I'm the ne a
Congress from Pennsy lvania.
a. The Boston police officer who drew $3.50
In lottery has been dismissed from the fts.e
the Commissioners refusing TO wink af his YIo'
iatien OF the law in buying the ticket
II Hon. L. w. Hubbard, for three terne !,
memoer OF Congress from the Iynchburr NaS
district, died OF Pneumonia on SUNDAY fss1 az
his home In Buckingham county. y,
u Mr.. Henry Wells. one OF the foands-s -
tie etranscontineBtal com O y kn 1wn a. W Ils
and s'' "o''-
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on Monday and Tuesday seems 10 have been
unprecedented in its extent and character
Returns from the north and east show great
damage and loss Of life from sudden Hoods
and accidents on railways traceable 10 the
Storm
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VIVA NocE VOTING IN NTRGIsIA.-Mr w b.
ialaierfo mas introduced Joint resolution IN
the Virginia house OF delegates proposing an
amendment TO the constitution of Virginia. by
which voting shall he viva yoce and moi by bal
lot
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EailaInn
The Markets.

ST. JOHN y. b.. Dec. 12.-StimGSOn. Wallace
& Co., organ makers Of this place, have failed
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STESGER TO CONTEST FISHERS SEAr.-It Is
gwen out thai Nr. Stenger proposes to contest
from the Chambefsburg district. This disease
appears 10 be coniagious.-fP PkiLa Press
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The Story About an English Pro.
IccIOrale Over lailSfan 81 nnnIG.

LONDON. Dec. l2.-The story contained i'm the
Berlin dispatch TO the II. Petersburg Nor
Times, 10 the effect that the confidential com
munlcat1On from Germany. referred to by Mr.
Boufke IN The British house OF commons recent
iy, was proposal that England should assume
protectorate over Constantinople, and occupy
certain nelgnboring positions, Is the price for
permitting The uniifcation of Bulgaria and Roll-
hielia- Is lhtrlnsicauy improbable. II is also al
variance with the official note from St Peters
burg. stating that reconstruction of the Turkish
ministry was favorable 10 the progress OF the
Russia only desires a full and complete peace in
conformity with the treaty of Berlin THIS note
declares hat the fact that Russia urges the ex-
ecutloh OF the treaty OF Berlin, is proof that il
mas no wish for any o0ScuritieS or any new ar
fahseinent. but only for a full and complete
peace with Turkey in conformity with thar
treaty
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VALUE or DRUNEES IIUsBANp.-Mr Eliza
beth Casey. uf Cobleskill, NY. has brought
SUIT against christopher Brandensiine and
Maria Blodge1t for sio,0o0 damages under the
CIVIL damages act. The plaintif's husband was
turned our ot BrandeStine's saloon on the night
ol july L. l>'N, and was run over by a railroad
train.
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~ At Amherst, Va, Mr.. A. j. Burks a white
Imprisonment for marrsih q negress.
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CHokED TO DEATH-A telegram IN the New
York HcTd II from Petersburg. Va Dar,lmbe.
l0th, says: singular accident occurred yes T.
day in Chesterfield county. near the coil pfts
by which young coiOred girl lost her life. She
retired Father pfecdtately from dinner. az
which rabbit pie had been served. and when
found shortly after in an adjoining room was
extended AT ful length i'm Il chair and was
entirely l.IeeSS. \ doctor was nevertheless
summoned. who pronounced her death due 10
disease OF he heart: blt as the body was being
made ready for burial il was discovered that
her throat had been cut by sharp rabbit bone
which piotr1Ged clear through the skin
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ARRESTS FOR INTIMIDATION IN LOUISIANA
Ernest MoSan. Dir. ). A. Scruggs jackson
Buald; James {: Johnson, VIM. II. Hart, ST., J.
f. R0chol and Washington Cockfield OF Natchi-
locheS, La, have been held I'm 81 0eg bah for
trial, charged with intimidating j K Hornsbv
from giving his support 10 j. Madison Wells In
the recent congressional election. lIornsby was
making inihniifatory speeches, and was told he
must stop or quit the parish.
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NEWS travels slowly In Kentucky, Governor
McCreary has just heard OF the disturbance in
Breathitt county and has ordered out the mIii
lla. l ndcr cover OF his armed legions the gov
ernor should throw a Squadron of mIssian re- ,s,
into Breathitt aud follow up with REGIMENT of
school teachefs-fRaH I,o,effe -s vi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-12

OFFICE OF E. A. MCINTYRE.
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
No. 91S f Street, opposite Masonic Temple,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov so, 1873
The partnership heretofore existing between B. H.
Warner and myself having expired by limitation
take this mode of advising my friends and the pub
nc eenerauy that ! have opened an Office at the
above address, where akl prepared to give my At
fenton to tie Heal Estate business in all its details
estate approved collateral always be accom-
uodated and those who have surplus funds to loan
will find me ready 10 give their business prompt at
tenton and have the character Of the security dill
gently inquired into.
My experience in this city and in Philadelphia in
erties has enabled me to perfectly sYstenafZe these
branches OF the business Persons placing large or
many houses III my care Will always be granted a
viii be advertised free of Charge, and in all cases
where furnish tenant / will, ii need be- protect
the interests OF the landlord before Justice of the
sharing with the owner the usual expense In sllla
moning and eleeting tenant.
Particular attention will be given to the manage
merit Of estates of non residents Taxes will be paid
nsnranCes effected, and needful repairs seen to at
lowest rates. Returns viii be made immediately
uion collection, or at stated lntery ais desired.
Thankful for rast favors I trust by due exercise
to merit that are Share OF public patronage hereto
lore bestowed upon me.
Very res pectfully. E. A. MCINTYRE
DOIStiy
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PRESIDENTIAL APPoNTxENTs.-TheP President
to-day appointed Eleazer Jackson to be commits
sioner OF deeds In the state OF New York for the
District OF Columbia. He also appointed E. X.
wilson TO be notary public for the District OF
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CHARGE ar INDECENT ASSAULT OK TWO IiTT! L
GlRIS.-Thi@ morning. officer Kelly arrested a
Middle age white ndn, named VIM l. Parkiu-
son, on complaint of one Brumingcr charging
Parkinson Wit an Indecent assault On Louisa
and Matilda BrUminger. his TWO little dauuil-
ters. one Ten and the other twelve years of ace
on the 9Th instant. The father of the girls
states that Park inSon called them into his shop
on PeEhst lvania avenue, and gave them some
pennies. and Willie In there made the assault
Nr. Parkinson denies the charge and states that
the giils came in 10 beg some money. but he
TOOK no liberties with them. The case was
brought 10 tie Police Court, and the hearing
postponed until Tomorrow
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CABLE " "HIsPERS.-England is said to be ne
gotiating for protector over C0nstantinopie
nd the occupation Of several neighboring PROV
lnceS: -: kussia regards the reconstruction or
tle Turkish ministry as favorable to the pro-
pGSed definitfye treaty. " The London Times
severely criticiSeS Mr.. Gladstone 80. The Brit
ish Parliament will probably adjourn Tuesday
The Italian chamber Of deputies defeated
an order OF confidence in the government.
queen Nictoria's physician has gone to Darn,-
stadt to attend her daughter, the Grand Du-
chess OF lesSe. A reorganization of the
FreIch cabinet is moOted. ..I 1t is said that
MahmC Cud Damad Pasha and others banishetI
rom Turkey, had conspred to dethrone the
sultan ~
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

- THE WASHINGTON DISTRICT CLASS
MrKendree n. f. Church FRIDAY Decsmber IS,
1873 Mo, ming session 10y O'clock Evening ses-
REfdNs EHiN OF Of IND6sTkf-specaI meetnz s9in
at HAL No 1U23 9TH st. W, ON FRIDAY, December
Trade Circulars ready for dstrbution fn attend
ace ssefss. fsaa s'ed BIS. CROSS secret.rv.
THE MADISON BUILDING AssOCIA-
TI0N vii bold its Second @ Annual @ Mest ng
St. opposite Patent Office Amendments to the Con-
dee Vii III be S6 ssrssary ssss tsh
Fsa MASON1C:-A stated conyocation Of EU
kfHA Fkpky r 4 s T BE- ss,h held a, a 4 Nas'nc
Bob Ineersoll's Lecture on the Gods Iii Royal
Arch Masons are IRE cordially invited to be present
dee1@at T' u 'n' $ s + no % THOMSON. Secretary.
IL Dl,l.'l. IfkAL Il 50 ifIy "i.'oI ..
held on WHpSf sD s Dee ill.,
st at oSk at No ss s1s
an es say on :, Cry ptosamous Plants and Plant Di;
de5 'sfsS By orer r!S ' GHas inff Bs 70 sss sstS1
SPECIAL NOTICE-Al having goods de-
u. posted with S. GOLDSTEIN K co. either
hereby notified to renew redeem the sane before
the 18th Of December otherw! sc II will be sold at
public auction and after MONDAY, December
18th. at their office. cor 10th and d sts- dec93t
WHERE TO BUY CHRISTMAS CANDIES
The best place to buy them is the Confectionery
Store, 1919 Penn'a avenue. Under the present reli
able and honest management every thing can now
be sold cheaper than formerly. dac'-6ts
Tss HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON
SELL BAEsTow's CELEBRATED
CRYSTAL FIREPLACE STOVE,
which in beauty of design and efficiency In opera
tiOn is nnsurpassed and the MAYFLOWER, which
heats up stairs and down stairs and is not equaledn
heating power; also, the MODEL, double ilumi-
mated stove, the best of the Baltimore heatsrs-n at
prices lower than ever offered.
81 9TH ST. NV, NEAR THE AVENUE,
Manufacturers OF Slate Manels in the city. nov'5tr
IT, MILBURN's PHARMACY.
1929 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
SODA and MINERAL WATERS on draught all
Blue Lick Bedford and Bethesda Waters by the
GALLON octl1-tr
rRsa THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COM
FIRE. BURGLAR and DAMP PROOF VAULTS.
inside of which are SAFES FOR RENT at So to SEQ
BONDS, SILvERwARE. or other SECURITIES,
POSIT. novl9-eo3m
~ MATHEY CAYLUs' CAPSULES,
kNS Used for over % years with great success by
the physicians of Paris, New York and London and
superior all others for the prompt cure of all cases
OF diseases recent or of long standing.
Prepared by CLIN L CO., Paris. Sold every
where. oct29-t. t.th&s-1y
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SPOTTED TAII- the celebrated Sioux. was i'm
council with his brave, The other week. During
the session he told the indians that no honesf
nlen We're now 10 be found; that n perfectly
honest person had growing from the palm OF
his hand a luft Of hair. The Indians looked
lncredulGus- but Spotted Tail gravely assured
them lllai such was the case; that from hts own
PAIN tuft OF hair once sprung. but that he
had worn Ii ali off by shaking hands with white
people.
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ACCIDENT IN THE CoUSTy.-Ahout Ia O'Clock
TUESDAY morning Horace White. residing on
Daniels road. in the county, had his lefC thigh
broken by being struck with the pole OF his
wagon While placing il in his barn. Dr stone
was called in and rendered surgical aid.
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AMONG THE CALLERS on the President to-day
were Senators Morrill, and Ingalls,, and Repre-
sentatives Thornburgh, Hayes, Danford, VIII
Wait, Robinson, Hartzell, and Camp.
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kilograms to The Star.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Italian Cahinas C-:

ROME, Dec. liking Humbert has summoned
Signor Depretis to advise with him concarninsr
the formation OF a new ministry.
Dead.
PARIS. Dec. 12.-GuStavo Rouland. the French
statesman. is dead.
The Latest Ecniau Prisoner.
LONDON. Dec. 12.-Edward 0kelley. the last
Fentan prisoner. now confined in Ireland Is 10 be
released before Christmas. His friends are en-
deavoring to secure permission for him TO re-
side in Great Britain.
France Sends a New Amba>~n dor TO
Spain.
PARIS. Dec. l2.-The appointment OF Admiral
.}oureZ as ambassador to Spain. Is announced
to-day in the Official rayelte
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue. S346,33G 90: customs. s346, ,6Ui.4l.
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VHEATER CoMIQUE.

fNORNS, &e.-Dr. WHITE, Chirop0dist, of over
~ fifteen years practice throughout the United
states and Can2das previous to being established in
Washinston, D. G.. IN 1861. successfully treats Corns
Bad Nails, Enlarged Joints, Chibiains, Vascular
EIcrescences &c Refers to the many eminent ply
fjciaDs, surgeons and thousands OF other well knoWn
IerSonages that patroIiZe his establishment, 14l6
Pennsylvania ave, opp Wizards Hotel nov9-Iy
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SUBSCRIPTIONS to four per cent. loan to-day
amount ed TO S32S. $50.
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THE SUGAR QUEsTIoN.-The committee on
ways and means to day decided to postpone the
further consideration of the sugar question
until after the holiday recess and meantime the
members will further inquire into the subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-12

THE committee on public expenditure o, the
House OF Representatives have resumed tie
Invests alton OF the Government printing oil 1e
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THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE. of which Senator
Davis OF West Virginia is chairman, TO investi-
gate the accounts of the United States Treas
Nv. will meet al the Treasury building on Sat
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THE ''CNITED STATES BOARD OF TRADE" pur-
poses TO establish in Washington branch Office
of its newspaper published in New York STYLED
the Board ct Trade Gazette aud JouTn Il of COM
IfTCe
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SENAToE-ELECT HoUsTON, OF Texas was on
the floor of the Senate to-day. When he tried
10 enter the Senate chamber he was stopped b.
dOorkeeper, and had 10 send for Senator Bail
ey, OF Tenn, to come out and identify him.
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WAY SAM COLLYER WAS PARDONED-Iti is Sa
that sam Collyer, the prize-hghter, was par
dOned out OF the New Jersey penitentiary be-
cause of powerful influence exercised In his
favor on account Of an incident that happened
In the war. His young friend Alexander, the
son OF wealthy BroOkIy lumber merchant. was
shot down at his side. In the evening while
the 1le was yet brisk, Collyer stole over the
field. found the body Of his friend. and carried
lt TO place OF safety. lie buried the body.
marked the spot, and wrote to Mr.. Alexander
in Brooklyn, who afterwards recovered the re-
mains. For this service Mr.. Alexander and the
Gead soldier boys uncle became Collyer's
trends. They watched his career as prize
nghier, and after he was sent to state prison
they were unceaSing In their efforts in his be-
half until they obtained his pardon. During
MS imprisonment COllyer invented flrearm,
and made an improvement in gun that was
alfeady patented. Collyer has returned to his
nome In Brooklyn. Upon his release he said to
his friends: 50 return home as Walter Jameson,
wishing to forget the years lived as Sam Coll
yer My past life wish TO forget"
KILLE6 HIS BRoTHER-IN-LAw.-InB Boston yes
ferday, Edward Donovan, aged Il, murdered his
Dr0ther-in-law, James II. Fox, aged 81. Dono-
van had interfered when Fox waschastising his
child. a fight ensued, and after they were sep
arated Donovan went OF, got a knife, returned
and plunged 1t into Fox's abdomen.