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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the 18th, the Fortifica-
tion Appropriation bill was reported from
committee and placed on the calendar. Sen
ator Kellogg introduced bill 70 aid the New
Orleans and Pacific Railroad Company; also.
20 establish a mint at New Orleans. Both
were referred. senator Morgan, from the
Committee on Claims, reported a bill for the
relief Of book agents Of the NJ. y. Church
south. Placed on the calendar. IL ap-
propriates Sl5O,OO0 TO compensate parties
for damages done TO their property NJ
Nashville during the war. senator Teller,
member OF the committee submit
ted minority report. signed BY himself
Mcmillan and Cameron of Wisconsin. against
the passage 81 the bill. senator Matthews
terday 70 refer the communication 0f the
secretary 81 the Interior IN regard 10 timber
dcprcdation- 20 the Committee on Public
Lands, ana have IL printed in the Record
senator Matthews said he asked 10 have the
documents printed in the Record a. a mat
ter 81 Justice, ~ the department from which
In the Senate. senator Blaine. who had
heretofore opposed the printing Of the
report, again spoke NJ length upon the sub
iecf, arguing that the stumpage Of one dollar
per acre cxactcd from. the people ~ Montana
was excessive. senator sargent also oppos-
go the motion 20 print, and the subject was
laid aside without action. The West Point
Appropriation bill was then taken up and
passed. senator Paddock called up tc Sen.
ate bill supplementary 20 an act In relation
:. ne Hot springs reservation ~ the state
sion appointed BY that act to hear
81 ~ ~ claimants. etc until the list
q October. ls1s and provides that
they shall cnch receive conpen-
sation az the rate ~ 5000 per annum. sen
ator Dorsey moved 20 amend the bill 30 a. 10
continue the commission until February |,
1912, instead ~ October l. 1878. Agreed to.
lie also submitted nm additional section au.
thorizing the superintendent of the rcscrve.
ton % lease sites with privileges for furnish.
ing baths, etc. 70 the Hot springs Mountain
water Company. giving to said company the
right ~ construct reservoir on the Hot
springs Mountain 70 supply the reservation
with water, etc. Agreed 20. The bin was then
read third time and passed. In the House,
the Diplomatic Appropriation bin was per.
fcctcd aud passed.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a number Of
pension bills passed, among them one grant
ing SO month TO the widow Of Rear Admiral
Charles wilkes. senator Voorhees, intro.
duced bill providing for the payment Of all
customs duties and all other debts due the
United states ~ legal tender notes ~ par.
except In eases where IL n otherwise
expressly stipulated on the face OF the
obligation or contract. Referred. Senator
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has ordered the Italian Bishops 70 iegalizs
their positions, giving them liberty 10 de-
mand an exequatur from the Government.
This defines the Pope's policy; II means a
tacit acceptance Of the loss Of temporal
power.
President Baez Of San Domingo II a fu-
gtiye from his native island, being now at
Porto Rico.
O'Donoyan Rosa, the Fenian orator, lee
tured In -. Patrick's Hall, Toronto, on the
night Of the 18th. Trouble being appre-
hcnded, the hall was guarded by nine COM
panies Of troops and a large force OF police
men. A mob Of 1000 gathered in the yicin-
ity Of the hall, but the lecture was conclud
ed without interruption. During the night
the mob attacked Cosgrove's Tav-
ern, where II was believed Ros-
sa was stopping, and considerable
fighting took place in which several men
were shot. All the windows In the hotel were
broken and the furniture smashed. A sim
liar attack was made upon Collins's Tavern,
the policemen clearing the streets with their
batons. There was lighting in various quar-
tiers OF the city all during the night, the
number OF casualties reported being % per-
sons wounded. II Is said that Rosa was
secretly driven out Of the city by his friends
Immediately after the lecture.
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pension Offices through the country has been
Endorsed by the House Committee on APP
propriations. The Pension Appropriation
bin agreed upon provides that all pensions
shall hereafter be paid by the Secretary Of
the Treasury. This will result In . large
annual saving 70 the Government. The
total amount appropriated by the bill Il
80, $4,000. OF this sum million and hall
Is made necessary by the second act restor-
ing to the pension rolls the survivors Of the
War Of 1912.
The Senate Committee on Railroads have
reported fayorahly on the Texas-Pacific
Railroad scheme, the bill reported being
substantially the same a. the one agreed up
on by the House Committee. The Commit
tee al the same time reported the Southern
Pacific bill without recommendation. II Is
understood that the friends OF the latter
measure agreed not 10 make minority re-
port OF the Texas Pacific bill, In considera-
iion Of the majority Of the committee con-
senting 10 withhold an adverse report upon
:he Southern Pacific bill.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency have agreed TO report Harden
burgh's bill 10 allow national banks TO use
United States 4 per cent. bonds for their re-
serves instead OF legal tenders. The reserves
now amount to so 1000, and the intention
Of the bill Is 10 allow them 10 20 into active
circulation.
The House Committee on Judiciary have
agreed TO report a bill for the repeal Of the
Bankrupt law.
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only further execution being the taking OF
Of the Sheriti's brother, who was one Of the
posse.
| The Louisiana Supreme Court, on the
18th, In the case Of the State ". Thomas &
Anderson, convicted In the Superior Grim
inal Court for publishing as true forged and
counterfeit election returns from the parish
Of Vernon, ordered that the verdict OF the
jury be set aside and reversed and the pris-
oyer discharged from custody. The Court
held that "in order TO be a forgery an in
sstrument which il Is alleged Is falsiied
must, II true, be legally capable OF commit
ting fraud. Nowhere In law l. console
dated return required as declaration OF the
result, and its alteration or modification can
in no way affect election. II Il the
essence Of this crime that II should be COM
mitted by public officer, and on docu
ment which would change the result Of the
election. This was not done.r This deci-
sion Of the Supreme Court virtually ends the
prosecution OF members OF the Returning
Board.
Henry Weese and his brother in law,
Frederick knoch, have been arrested upon
suspicion OF being the murderers OF Henry
eraser and wife in Lee County, Iowa, on the
night OF the 18th. They were neighbors OF
the murdered couple, and there Is strong
eircumstantial evidence against them.
The City Of Chicago has obtained judg-
ment against the bondsmen of ex-Treasurer
Gage, whose defalcation in 1874 created
such sensation. The amount Of the judg-
ment i >50s ,.O3 lthe original deicit), and
In addition penalty OF 81 ,000, 600. The de-
PENDANTS have moved for new trial.
Navigation through the Straits OF Mack
inaw opened on March l6-earlier than in
any previous year so far a the records
show In 1874 the Straits were opened as
early n April 3, and that was commented
upon at the time as 4 remarkable crcum-
stance. The exceptional character Of the
past winter j. shown by the fact that the
Straits have at no time been completely
frozen over.
A dispatch from Hutchins, Texas 18th,
says: Train No. on the Houston and Texas
Central Railroad. due here at 1905 when on
time, was robbed BY four masked men. The
express matter was taken, the mail plum
dered, and the express messenger, Thomas,
wounded. About - or 20 shots were ex-
cha sed. The leader Of the gang was 20 or
q years OF age, about feet high, square
built, dark complexion and hair. All APP
peared 70 be young men. They made the
engineer, fireman, agent, and negro who
was on the platform, stand in front OF the
express car door, 50 the messenger could not
iire a. they took leave. They took north
east direction, going towards Trinity Bot
tom.
The house OF farmer named Hurley, liv-
ing few miles south Of Adrian, Mich,
caught fire on the morning OF the 10Th, and
his wife and two children were so terribly
burned that they died soon after being res
cned. Hurley md three other children es-
capped. The fire was caused BY the explosion
Of lamp.
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A special from Rome says the Pope Il
considering the expcdiency OF appointing
Cardinal Ledschowky, Archbishop Of Po~en,
70 q post in the Vatican, to pave the way for
the appointment Of an Archbishop Of Posen
in agreement with the German Govern
ment.
Thirty-six persons who were attending a
fair AZ Brest. France, on the i4th, were
drowned BY the capsizing Of barge.
Recent adyices from Rome state that the
Pope, Notwithstanding violent opposition,
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RonnERs IN 4 HORSE eAR.
MasL ed Men Covering the Passengers and the
Driver with KevoIVer.

As the IL o'clock bob-tail car from the Ho-
boken ferry was ascending Bergen Hin last
night. two men, with masks over their faces
and cooked reyolyers in thoir hands. boarded 1t
near Oakland avenue. The occupants Of the
ear were three women and two childron. The
driver. who also acts as conductor. was on
the front platform. and did not notice the en-
trance ~ the strangers. One OF them presented
his pistol AT tho passengers. and threatened TO
blow out the brains Of the first that attempted
TO move or give an alarm, The other went TO
the front platform, and, covering the driver
with his revolver. demanded the key
Of the box in which tho fares were
deposited. The driver, "A large. powerful man.
peremptorily declined to do So. and regarding
tho demand ~ Joke, warned the man 70 be-
have himself or quit the ear. The men then
seoing that they must resort TO force In order to
obtain possession Of tho money. held n brief
consultation. without lowering their weapons
and decided 10 eject tho passengers and then
attack the driver. Tho women and children
were accordingly hustled out OF the ear, with a
warning that II they informed any one their
lives would be forfeited
one Of them thon held the driver while the
other cndcayored to force the cash box. The
driver broke away from his assailant and "A
fight was had between him and tho masked
men. which terminated in the ilght Of the men.
who were frightened by the approach Of pc
destrian. They escaped in the darkness
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second time had the effect 70 create n slight run
Accordingly, = special meeting OF directors was
scription among the directors enough TO cover
the uoicienGy. a numDer Of the leading di-
rcctors volunteered TO contribute t2 800 apiece.
br s pT9VGsER 20 p he
amount. This project was not successful, and
by, ndvice OF Judge Garrck the. ninety, days
rectors time inc to consider what was best to be
done. A week after the suspension, DIR. O'Cal-
laghan, who had boon made President. made
proposition to tho depositors. In substance as
Each director to deposit not less than $500.
ana as much more as he could, TO remain In the
bank without interest, until every deposition
shall be paid in full.
Second-The doposltors to agree to have
their books graded proportonately to the pres
ent value of the banks nssets.
Third-The directors TO agree TO pay to any
depositor IN need Of money 4 part ot his, pro
bank with merely one weeks notice; Tho di-
rectors also TO agree that until all the depositors
bank S shall ii not t, exceed Gee - 600 annually VI
At the meeting Of depositors on Wednesday
evening. MIR. Donelan continued, all except
are a few mischief makers. eggHcd on, no doubt.
10y lawyers, who are trying to upset this agree
= a reporter for THE SUN called on cx-Presl-
dent Halliard last evening to get his replies to
the charges made by MIR. Doneau. Mr.. Hal
said II win take all the blame upon myself
for tho condition OF the bank until It's affairs
shall be settled am working hard as can iq
tho interest OF the bank and OF tho depositors. |
am friendly to Mr.. Donean and DR.. O'Calla-
CHAN. have not said anything against them.
and have not inspired any friend Of mine 10
imputo the responsibility for the banks condi-
tion to thcm."
II has been snid at meetings of dcpositors
that II the directors are allowed 10 resume
business they will not be- ablc 10 pay all the OBJ
legations Of the bank within less than fifteen
years. President O'Callaghan showed rc-
porter yesterday the following calculation which
he had put on paper as reply to this asser-
tOn:
The assets of the bank. at the lowest estima-
tion provided thu directors nro allowed 10 rc-
sumo busnessl. are tlS00O0 Add 70 this
amount the proposed contribution 10y the di-
rectors ts2O. .OOO and we have s20O. 900. At seven
per cent interest 1t will amount at the end Of
the first year TO f2li 900; nj the end OF the sec
ond year 1t will be t22S, $50; at the end of the
third year s2i5 00S, and ut the end " the fourth
year 1862 ljS. The Liabilities are 1858 0O0 Thus
1t will bc seen that at the cni of the fourth year
there would he an excess Of over 5000"
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SEXTON CHALLENGED.


william Sexton, the champion blliardst,
was being Congratulated on Saturday evening.
his prospects of retaining possession OF the
Delaney championship medal being worry favor
able. because according TO the terms OF the
tournament he could ut midnight claim 1t as his
property unless n challenge was sent and for
felt deposited; but his hopes fled on being
handed the following
NEw YORE Nov 80 1879
WuLAM HExroN, CUAhriOs-Ihu Sir. | nouiy you that
hold $50 aud challenge from Sosson a. play YOU tor
the championship OF America And the medal according
10 the rules governing dlc same. MATHEW nhLASEr.
Sexton was surprised but he decided to nc
eept the challenge. Slosson's friends say that
ho has improved remarkably lately. Tho game
s to be played probably IN Tammany Hall two
weeks before or two weeks after the coming
tournament.
Considerable ntercet Ia being manifested In
the tournament for the championship Of the
world and money prizes nggregating 81. 800 in
the Cooper Union in the second week OF Jan
unry, sexton SlOssOn, GArnier. DRlY. Dion.
Rudolphe. Shaoier and NlgnauXiarc named as
the contestants.
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Jor11NGs IN AND NEAR THE CITY.

Gen Butler and Gen. sheridan are At the Fth Avenue.
The dairy air is 70 be opened IN the American Institute
this evening with an address hy eN GOV seymour
B Ilaiock, whose name appeared in TuY SuN OF sun
day, Is not Mi L. halluck Of Centre and ChSmbeu
streets
The 500 bond on the ~ Vincent Fcrrers table In the
Cathedral tHlr was b} NJ CoHdy Of d1 Lexington
avenue and the one huniled dollar bond by Miss Leon
ard Of 100 sixth avenue.
Francis 4 simpson. for many years with Messrs c. r
Reynolds Co lls Fulton street New York, Visiting Al
the residence oi his mother in MaAwAn n J.. suddenly
dropped dead, while sitting IN a char, yesterday
The family nj Abraham Van Dusan OF staplcon found
him hHu.tug from behm In the kitchen Ol his h1u.s
yesterday morning lie had lighted two nres and had
hcu hanged unsrU Win small oOrd. lie was IN COM
turtahlv circumstance
The Hebrew congregation shaarAi Tcphila met In the
NuhRnguc IN West futN fourth street tu consider mo
question of lts dOht There Is mortgage Oi SHiDO And
floating debt Of abnut s1lOuD NJ which SpDl must he
pad soon The proposition to scll Iews seemed TO havo
been put aside subscriptions amounting 10 nearly
pinh have boen received
The Rev. DR. stephen II Tying Jr preached in the LY.
ceum Theatre last night, to packed huuse Otthcstrs
balcony and galleries were ail crowded lie spoke u
the Willingness o men and women 10 take almost any
bOy companion In preference to Jesus had been
from the time when the JUWs coSe hnrrahAs 10 tue
saviour. The sermon preceded ani followed W
singing from large Choir, which occupied the stage
Tie Rev Or Chapin said yesterday that II Christianity
had been development Of human knowledge, drteco
aud Rome would hAyp had H. II MAS not untoded wit
in. but was presented from without by revelation
Science allows birAK Ia tie continuity OF events
Though Darwin Ia unable TO nnd the links connecting
certain species of ic he maintains that they there
otherwise, his thoOTns Mould fall 10 the ground. YET
there must have been broHk whtn life took the place "
OrkaV conditions sniis eNteInal TACT the revealed
GuIh. that marks the breaking forth Vi oiOhTnualu'
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THE LATEST FIsH SrORr.
Whale Towing Four Ftshcrmens Hoat
MIth AslonIshIng KMpIdIly.

LoHG BRANCH, Dec lin the past three
months whales have often been seon spOuting
of our const. and the scarcity OF small FISH has
been attributed to their presence. On Friday
last three large ones were soon throc or four
miles out. On Saturday morning Capt. Wise Of
the American Hotel Samuel Maclain. Daniel
Wright. and Martin Dangler-ihe three latter
old nshermon started out fishing in a boat
about twenty feet long. Thoy had arrived on
the fishing grounds about three miles
from the shore had all their lines out and
were having splendid luok hauling in Goldfish.
Then Wright saw tho I'm OF monstrous fish.
and Immediately the boat began TO swing
around. Wright shouted TO the men In another
boat nhout 100 yards distant: " Look out, thore
is "A Whnla hold OF us. but before the men could
move from their seats they wore being towed
out TO sea At the rate OF twenty five miles an
hour Tho monster had become pntunglHd in tho
long anchor rope OF the boat. The pull on tho
bnnt was 10 strong the men thought the boat
were very much frightened, and tho sensation
was the qucnrcst they had over known, All they
could do was TO hold on and lot her 20 for fow
minutes. Then they crept forward ana cut tho
ropo. Thov were u milo iurtherQut To sea. Tho
fish kept right on, and they could SEQ tho wake
he made for some distance. ns he Kept very
near the surface The rope was stout half
inch manila one and attached TO II was an an
crmen here think tho monster was aitor tho
Goldfish, and that he came up TO tho anchor line
with his mouth open and got the rOpo in his
mouth. AZ soon Hs he telt II he oloeo.i Mis- mouth
and swan of towing the boat after him 30 iast
that the goldfish lines Tint were hanging over
tho boat pulled straight out ON tho surface and
the henVy sinkers. weighing pound or more
apiece. were on the top OF the water.
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THE GREENBACK CONFERENCE
An EGert 60 he Made TO Consolidate NIL Inde-
pendent Voters into One Party.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1T seems to be due
TO Gen. Butler that the Conference OF Green
hackers which met yesterday and is to continue
its sessions tomorrow includes so wide a range
Of the opposition to both the two political par-
ties. As originally drawn the call for this Con-
ference included only tho national organization
OF the Greenback party. but at Gen. Buffers
suggestion IL was extended to the Independents
and pains was taken to draw here mon acting
apart from the regular nominations of either
party An address attacking tho national banks
will be issued by the Conference. but the prin-
cpal object for calling it. as Understood by those
here who have consulted with Gen. Butler. Is
the consolidation ofthe opposition in a definite
coherent organization. TO this end use will
be made IA far as possible OF secret leagues
and an effort will be made to spread network
Of organizations. many OF them counting few
members. over the whole country, made up OF
mon pledged on no account to vote for the nom
inee OF either political party such a force
well drilled ana managed in a body. will. these
in deciding the Pres dential contest In 1880.
Another important object is the cousol idation
u the indepnndent el lement In the Forty sixth
Congress-. The Grecnback members olect who
are here claim to have strong personal assur
nnccs from seventeen mombers OF tho next
House that they will 20 into the caucus Of
neither party. and In all matters relating to the
organ izntion. viii act IA "a unit. and follow the
dictates " their own caucus II this is true il
House than either party has been ready to CON
cede.
Tho general outlines of tho address to be
given to tho country are alrendy clearly under
stood. most of il being devoted to an attack on
tho banks Tor nullifying the Silver bill. but Il
WIS deomcd best to wait until Il could be sub
miitrd to Gen. Butler. IL Is expected that either
he or Potter Cooper. who Is confidently expected
tomorrow morning. will preside.
II would Doe difficult To eXuggprate the hearty
support which all these Independents AMI
Grernbarkers give Gen. Butler. There are not
many of them here. but every man of them has
implicit confidence in their leader. and stands
ready 20 follow his advice in every political
with them without being struck with this fact
at every turn.
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SUNDAr FuN IN rnE AvENUE.
Horscmen AscertHinIng whose Animal Is the
Fieetest-Very Lively Contests.

The wagon avenues were crowded yesterday
Jerome was almost impossible, st Nicholas WAS iun
that It was impossible 10 turn round between Eighth
cnue and Mctoub Dam Bridge without the certainty Of
a collision In Central fark many OF the quioter driNou
exercised their horses IN tie afternoon In 81 Nicholas
sixth, Aud seventh avenues. by direction OF Commits
siOner Campbell earth has been spread, making hne.
track tor tho horses, ad hy action ol the Aldermen. In
tie avenues named drivers permitted 10 speed their
horses as the, like bon - Nicholas avenue above iiOth
street ant IN sixth and seventh avenues above ljuh
street
There were uumhcr ct TRIALS of speed u Jerome
nue. Amom The most coi-pi nous wcr" those between
blu Nacrs roam horse Unknown and hcNs'r's pacing
muc, uat la, paced mile DO - won 3, tho un.
known, between william ptuurn.r huck horse New
York and the soriel mirc B,nc MAG, 3 mcs 20 road
wagons. won boy New York, between iamrs D. Speakers
bay team and thc ..rrr mare Lady kcicf won by the
team hy two lcnEti,, between kidHbo0ks surrcl span
and wnlams's bay hor'e r,lhoon, won easily by tho
spani between lliggnss baA hor-', Hui W Duncana
hor,e brown Dion co.e contest Won h' the ,pan by
head between Free mans bay hor~ star and ia k~ona
brown eellius oNmore. won iy star 10y han g. length
MANY horses were Used IN Fleetwood fArk John
Rogers drove iyc year.ud colt owned by J Nolan II
Harlem. iull uulc in 80 A OuriONa drove his bay
mAici hnine II to a road wagon hat mile IN .BA.
and repeated M a. William T. Wccksdrn,c his brown
sedns Ru'ns han mile m harness IN .iit lie also
drove the chestnut goNlng tvurra Tweed quarter Ia
80 seconds han IN lS, aud mile m 3lit
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Ml.. raaeAer,. ca.e neylewea.

Dr. Hugh $. Carpenter. in his sermon on
france. 10 his congregation IN the bedford Avenue
Congregational Church Brooklyn referred last evening
without mentioning any namos. TO tie OF Mis-, Fan
cher lie said that eccentrco' aud proigics OF human
lite, In body AMI soul have hron noted in all ages,
among all races and In all quarters of the globe 1t VA.
nothing contrary TO the laws ot nature that impaired
condition Of the body should be attended with
marvellous powers Of mind The mystery of
tins connection between mind amt mAltdr hhl
not yet been fnihomed. and IL deserved the most
careful study The trance condition frequently
spoken oi IN the scriptures The case attracting aiiei'
ton analogous u that at Adam llauft Of kngcl
hrccht and Ot EhHHhch Squirrel m schutuscha, near
Ipswich England an 1898 The lattcr los, The sen,o ot
sight along with others. was unable 20 swallow and In
the years that she was undcr the cae Of the lpswch
hospital pl Scians her hS much OF mystery
NJ L. the one of to-day. lie knew gentlemen Who had
borne testimony tins case and he believed ther esu-
mOuy be