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THE PONCAH.


a CUhHtSSloN IU He APPOINTED.
Special Nspateh to TIA Chicago Tttbvns
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. l0.-Tho rccen.
public discussion anu agitatton Of the csso
of the poncA Indians, has received tho scr,,
OTIS attention Of the President, and le Las
decided to send Commission to that tfllo IL
ascertain what ought to be done In theIr
behalf. The members Of this Conmjssiou
will bo requested to proceed to the Indian
Territory as soon as may be, and, after co1-
ference with tho Poncas, to ascertain tia
facts In regard 10 their removals mud present
condition, SO far rs is necessary to determine
what justice and humanity require should bo
donc by the Government Ut tho United
Stntes III regard to theln, mud to report theJr
conclusions md recommendations in ,ho
premises.
THIS COMMISSION
will consist OF five persous, three Of whom
nre suggested by committee formed In
Boston to organize measures for tho rcliet
Of The poncas. These three are ticn. George
Crook, U. s. A.; bishop Clarkson, Ut NJ
braska; md Walter Allen. Of Massachusetts,
Tho names Of the remaining inenIbcrs vii!
not be announced until tic President :las
asccrtalned whether they will consent to
SnryE.
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ato arc composed Ut quorum. Of those
t,otIes. Thure nrn not enouEh Republicans
In either nf thosc !,atiics to constitute
quorum. Then, all tho Democrats will need
to tto will b. 10 absent themselves. Without
their presence m witnesses, according to tho
theory Of tile Republicans themselves, thcro
can be to count Of tile Electoral vutcs. be-
cause tho Vicc-1'rcstdont will llnyo MI right
to a,rn thom. II hu should to 20. and
silout.l count tho y6tca. 1t would amount to
milling. because itwoul.l mot bv III nccor!-
nt,cu with tho Constitution Of tlle United
StNtcS.. ,'r'
CAN OMIT SPEAK, pom MYSELF
to bo surc, but I'dectarc that, for one, I will
not nppcar rs, a Witness to the Electoral
co,lnt II 1t Ia made by Vice-Presfdent
Wheeler" j.,
"suppose lite screcant.at-Ar1ns should DO
sent IN cumpyt tho attendance Of yourself
and other absohtees?''
"Oh, VIC ,caii keep out Of tho way easy
enough. THO Sergonnt-atAr,ns Is Demo
crat. and ho would not find ,ls.n
ut Is not plat Nc care anything about this
particular count" continued tho 11llnals
statesman. I'VE aro looking nload to 1851,
ind wo don't lutend TINT C'lustcr A. Arthur
shall count tho Electoral votes ttioli."
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afternoon. Qnfto Il full attendance anil tnatly
suggestions were matl0 BY, 1ifforont lno,nbursi
all looking to concerted nctlun In tho
future. whtu1 will tend tu swell tile numbers
who might como frntn all sectlhns nf the
country tn attend tho celebration next autumn.
Tho following revolution was finally adopted!
fstsoir<d, that tim Commissioners respectfully
nslt tho Goyofnnrs Of THUR respective Stntos to
take such rncnsuros a. will secs,ro 4 sui!icsnnt
approximation from their Legislatures tn eflabtu
tioIr Staten to take suitable part In the coiebra+
Hon.
Snon nfter tho meeting adjourned to meet
at Yorktown at The celebration unless called
together sooner l,y the Chairman. :
nY Stairs. :
Following Is q list Of tho State Commits
sloners appointed to aupertntond nrrnnge'
merits IN their respective States: Moses
Willie, TENNESSEE; =. +. Hamilton. Souti,
Carolina; II. +. Jewell, Lf,.D., WISCONSIN; :;
irving II. Stanton, Colorado; John A[itlutlge,
ueorgia: Il. F. Hart, Iowa: ,1atnes W. Far
Icy. United States Senator, California; W.D.
Nnsllbnrn, Minnesota; Il. Dlafsfell. Noyadn; ;
Thomas Smell, illinois,; Samuel u.
Churchill, Kentucky, B. u. Frye, Alabama; ;
II. u. reubles, North Carolina; p'!i'o
Parsons, 1fichEEan; Lewis Pcrrinc, New
Jersey; James W. Patterson, N. H.; john
y. King, New York; +. T. Mnttocks. Maino;
NJ. g!ennan, Virginia: j. l.. d. Morrison,
Missouri; j. r. lIarttan{t, pcnnsylvamla: ".
II. English, Indiana; +. +. Ware, Kansas;
X. a. Gamble, Florida: ". II. Dnlkloy, Con-
nucticut; B L. D1ggs, Delaware; J. l.. Bar.
atow, Vermont; L. j. Grover, United States
Senator, Oregon; j. X. Chalmers. Mlss1s-
stppi; s. Lincoln, Jr., Massachusetts; Con.
Kogers, 1.hodo Island; James d. Walker,
United States Senator, Arkansas; George
". Thompson, West Vireinia; George
Doueherty, Ohio; Col. II. s. Taylor, Mary
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on Sunday. Tho organization Is ca'tetl Tho
lloulu Protection Society, AMI the r!edgu l,1s
POLITICAL POINTS.


ONO.
Special Dt.rateh to 1h4 Chttaco Trtbtns
CtEvElAsp. o., Drc. 1n.-1he lion.
Thontns Cowgirl, Speaker of tho Ohio no,tso
Of Representatives, accompanied by tho Hon.
II. &. Ray, mentor Of tic Legislature from
Hamilton County, pail pleasant visit to
Mn,tnr tn-.ay and were warmly received ny
ticu. Garfield. Outsldo If their dosira to i,ay
their respects to the rrestdcntclcct they lnt1
another object IN going, which waa 10 learn
positively whether or not the General had
my preference nmong thu candidates named
tn connection with tho vacant Senatorial
chair. It his t,ccn published to the country
that Gen. Garfield held himself aloof from
expressing any opfnt0n In favor OF againstany
aite man, prcferring TO leave thu matter to
tElo good Judgment ot the Legislature But,
In order tlAt 10 ono might have ali opl'or-
tunfty at tho last moment even Of aiding or
in1urt,g the cllRnces of q caI,1itlate by say
lug that Gen. Garfield preferred or dill not
prefer his election, tic visitors desired to
llrar n personal expression. and thcy did.
They found that, while nf c0urse interested
In tho rnattnr to MI unusual degree, 'ic pre-
fers TO take 10 part whatever In tho contest,
anu Is satisfied thu Legislature will be wisely
grtdcd In its choice.
After spending n pleasant afternoon.
Spcaker Cowgirl and 1lr. Ray returned to
Cleveland.
Concerning himself Spcascr Cowgirl said:
| "'Ihe fuct Is, bcliuyo Tho members OF tic
Legislature, who are called upon to servo
somewhat III the carncity OF Jurors, should
| maintain q judicial silence until they havo
| formed pretty correct Idea OF the drift Of
public opinion. When GARFIELD was elected
Senator 1t was wonderfully unanimous
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THE PIT.


Tho pit Is about milo from tho scene Of
the great explosion In Dina's collisry, lu the
same valley, Jun. u, 18Th, When about sixty
persons lost thcir llyess Their bodies are
yet unrecovered. No tolegrapllc account of
the catastrophe of Jan. IL was ever received
In America, tho battla OF slipka rass and
thu death Of ktug y,ctor Emmanuel Mt Tint
time nbsorblnE the ctleto energies Of tho Eu-
ropenn who sends foreign adylccs to tho AS
soclatel Press.
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SPRINGFIELD ITEMS.

epMiNaPlELI,. ILL.,, Due, 10,-fhe Governor
1'as pagtlonu4 William penrotl, convicted OF
N,ansaaughter Iii Urtober, 1870, by thu Ju,,N-
sun county Court, and suiltenced to thu
runtt"ntlary for three yeugs, Tho pardon
WRs gfaMts,t Oh thu Recommendation Of tho
Judge aHd 6tato's Attorney.
The Secretary OF Stato }sas issued q
1icel!so to organize to tho C0rnwoll Silver
Mining compnpy, Chicago; ;capItal, 81, ,0O0, QUO;
coyposatoss., William Calk.Ms, william, Il.
Stiles, Frank 4. uurnuy. Also to tho
American 'rlm-plata Company, Chicago;
capital, S22:5o, Ql0; ,corporators. Augustus d.
Lamb, john l.. nurleIsll, Jaanes +. Duffy,
the Elgln Art Association ut Elg,u,
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4 Deputy-Marsha1 Murdered
by Moouslliners Near
Huntsville, Ala.
A Commission Of Five Persons
Soon to Visit the Ponca
Indian Tribe.
Arrangements for the Centennial
Celebration OF the Yorktown
Surrender.
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.
4 REST.
YESTERDAY.

Special Dtspdteh 10 1nS Cntedao TFfbrhk
WARRINGTON. p. G.. Dec. l0.-'rhc House
refused to cons!icr tho Electoral question to-
day. Notwithstanding Sponker Randall
ruled tint It was n question Of tho highest
privilege, Il majority insisted that, under tho
rifles Friday was sot al>art for prlvate bills,
ut,d, as that decision could not be changcd
except By two-thlrtls vote, tho lllibllstcrtnE
contest was not renewed. There was, how
over, Il brlof reference to 1t In tla nature Ut
a personal explanation Ivy Mr. 11unt'n, who
claimed tl,at he hatl been mfsluotcd
iii n speech. Some wished to hayo
tomorrow set apart for dcbnte only upon
this subject, no opportunity being allowe'l
for nct1on, but tho majority seemed to think
that, in tho f'li6usteriux contest now pontl-
Ing, thore would be opportunity enough to
hear apceches for debato only, and the House
adjourned until Montlay. During the day
twelve private bills wero passed, which was
a greater work than was accomplished at any
priyato-bill day last session. There still TO-
,ualn, however. a Thousand bills upon the
private calendar, and lhora Is no probability
that many Of tllom will pnss.
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NEXT WEEK.
gpseial Dtspa.eh to The Chicago Tribune.

Special Dispaseh to The Chtcaco Tribune.
WASHINGTON, u. G., Dec. t0.-Tlte action
of the Republicans IN Joint cal,ctls last night
seems materially to hayo changed tic aspect
OF the tload-ldck. The Democrats who talkcd
loudest OF fighting It out IN tho Inst ditch
now admit TINT It will bo protltlcss to waste
more tinie III hopeless undertaking. Mr..
House, Chairman of tho Democratic callc,s,
salA tonight that, ns tie Democrats cannot
possibly got II quorum, they caniiot pass tlle
resolution. ''Dut tllero IL absolutely nothing
III It," explained Mr.. House. 1T tile resolu-
ton should bo adopted 1t could ba set nsE1c
by either House when tho tilno camu for con-
ductlllg count, as WIS d0le III 1915.
ON TILE OTHER HAND,
II It Is defeated now, niid tic Democrats
should lnppon to liayo both Houses in 1854,
they could adopt tho same rule. Anyway
you put It, such rula IS Ut no consequence.
Besides, II We lad Il quorum, some OF our
nun would fnit to come up to tho mark, and
wo should fail. a. wv lIavo 50 often dnne be-
fore. have understood TINT oir. Stephens,
Of Georgia, does not approve Of tho joint
rule, and would vota ngainBt It. l think not
few OF the Democrats Ill Congress faYor Il
law, md not joint rule on this snbjcct-a
law which should explain and supplement
tIl1 CuuatltutlnIIAl Nkof!ai0tlI HHtEA - A0k VA"
plicit, would be good thing"
MR. 1lOCeE
shys tho Republicans want to establish TIC
precedent that Ito Vlce-rrcsllont can count
the Electoral yotus. Atr. s. .. Cox says to-
night that Ee will lnake q speech Oh tue first
occasion In which Ito will announce tic poll
cy Ut tho Democrats, which is to give up tho
fight over tho Electoral rule HOW, and let
Congress arrange the details Of tho count as
tho circumstances at tlle time dictate. Gen.
lluntou spoku to AFR. Cox on Thursday, nnd
aaKe.l him to perform tl,!s funural duty
Th1s will probably eud tho lghI EARLY III
| tho week -.
st11. n1cKNEt.tt
will demand tho previous question, perhap:
Tuesday, aud, nfter a. day of tillbustorng
tho hight will virtually ba over. Nj. Aostct
ler, Of Indiana, nn oxlrc'nu Democrat, sale
to-day TINT II tho Republicans persist In op
posing tIle resolution, tho Democrats wi
absent themselves from their respective
| Houses, 30 that auorn,ns will bo wanting 4e
foEo tho Joint convention takes place. 'rllls
| he thtuks, would la sufficient 10 dafoat thu
count. Alr. ]. Randolph Tucker sald ho be
l[uycd tho Deinocrats would not allow them
selves 10 DO fusccd into All extn. scssion
which tho Republicans esldently Intend
They WILL therefore, not MIKE factEoa
Ag1tt, but will go on with tho logiumat
business Of the calendar.
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NOTES.,

drN. HtlERsEAN.
Special D9spateh to III Chicago TFtaane
WASHINGTON. j. c., Dec. 10.-Gen SteF.
nan says tl,at II Gen. Grnnt must DO placea
at tho head of tho army. l!s will ilInsel1 ~
Tire next April, when he will b0 O. yeaE et
age, and make ROOM for fiei1. Grant 5olhe
legislation, however, woull be necessary TO
glyo t;runt Con. 6hersnhn's place, u sohss'
nlan should retire, NJ by Inv, that nlt'co *.
pirss Ultller by the dcath or resignation o1
Gen. Sherman. ...:
THE LATEST SUGGESTION ron A CABINET
OFFICE
II Gen. Francis a. Walker, Superintendent
ot tho Censua, to ha Socrctaryof thn lntellos'
HulssIDy.
Tic House rost-O Oflce Committee u safdto
fayor the Bruz[llan AtalSubsfdf bill, aha
will propose MI amendment to tint elect 70
tho postO Ofllco Appropriation bill.
THE Ex-s0LplEMs
IN tho Departments ars to be granted lcases
OF absence ut II O'Clock y. III. next Mof1a''
to help welcome Gen. Grant. WIN VIII utfho
hpre at 1, aud who will bo received " lao
Boys in Dlue, ..
i co,!sterrEE or GEORGIA REPUBLICAN,
heaIed hy AIR. ". A. pledgsr. Cna'r1na'. y!
tho Republican Stuto Central Conl!nl!see,
have apent tho lust week In washington ~ ~
urge tho appointment as Postmaster Nv o.
yannah OF. j. II. Deyaux In place u Gel. II
fayctto AlcLaws, the present ineutapsh.
THEY represent to tho President t'lal ue't
MeI,aws, who WIS q General III tic ie'S'
arn,y, II a strong DeuI0ctal, anu has ho s,as '.s
patty with the Republican party. 10 sno"
his want OF fealty to The Republican e"as., ~,
they assert that wlIen lie WAY assea tata .ta
Il eonts!hutIon Ut 81 bof0rc uIe la's
election, to bo used In paying for tho prlt.I"x
Of Rapub]lcn, tickets, Gen, hcLaWs leiuss. =.
to give anything. Mr. pedKcr aud ls ttIelSs ,,s'
wers not successful In tl0lr c1fo11s ~ u'..
p,acu Oeu. hlc1aws, mainly. lhoy sas. ~ T.,
couse of tho strouR tottcr FROM tic'l: t!ans .h4
lis fAsor, which LITTER is on h'o III "''"
tngton.
has published In pamphlet fof'1i l''s '.s. t..s
which appeared in the Princeton nevi,H, ,,,h,ta
entitled, "lI0w Congress alid t',a ,...,yss( Vital
Ieal Will, q Great Revenue anu A!"u. la..,,.
l'robiem." 1t Ia plea for the sugar !oan,I s.Ir.
alu 1t displays much il!-tenIp'f I'LL" u''"'
lesB.
| GEN, WALKER ,.,,.
hopes to have. the ce1lsus tables o. poph ,rhs,
t[oi, completed by the 1tll OF JahnatS, y; ..lseI
tho question Ut apporttotilnent w1l ,,, ~ .t,af
Up III Congress- but 1t Is hardy pfonap''o ' mr. n'r.
pny legislation un tho subject Will W ~
fected.
secrctary schurz will receive to.nlo'tJh" ta' ,,ho
morning delegation of Sioux m4a"II as'I rall.
hayu cotuo 70 Talk about the pEoposco '"''
road through tholr reservation
CAPT. IoN GATE ,..,o, next
stll hopes 10 start Ills Arctic expedition anty aeh
spriug on stat.ch steamer thosooS1''
equipped. =,
,DEaERT1oSY ,,.,.a In.
Among tho bills passed. BY the houso 10 .;.,er. ~
lay WIS ono to reu.oye uss cna1es e2saheIt i, u
tlon from John II. Slugart ~'a 1sooe'' -
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MATRIMONIAL,

8psetai h,paith Ia Tia chte4sa Tribune.
GENEVA, ILL.,, Dec. lQ.-As. William 13urn-
tlam, OF Datuyla, a1ul Mtss Frencl,, tho niece
Ut ti,e llpn. a. M. lIer1inston, Ut this city,
were united In marrIage yesterday. uolll
PARTIES 4re we1l.tO-tlo all fayorably known
ty y host OF triends, WIN give nut..brrless
We'll wishes fot thetr future 1atp!ncas.
, 1880-12-11

THE companies which work tho anthracite
coal mines OF lcnnsylvunfa have entered
into I. combination to regulate, or rather ir.-
crease, tho price OF coal. THAT tho supply OF
anthracite may not exceed the den.an1, tho
companies haye determined to work their
mines only three days each week for tho next
ttrco mouths. The consumer and tho miners
must suffer that tho inonopolists may bo cll-
rfchGI.
, 1880-12-11

MIs. uunnEL1.. Ut tile House Committee on
reported the Pension Appro-
,rlatton bill yesterday. ItproyIdes siS. .ooo, 600
to pay army pensioners, sl,l10,U0 for tho
pay Of navy pensioners, s.a;io, co.. for exam
lining surgeons, and SCI, ,00U for salaries, etc.
, 1880-12-11

CONTRARY to expectation, tho jury In tho
Nlrll caso agrecd on a verdict. They found
tho aged abogtionist guilty, and fixed his
penalty at fyo years In tho lcnitentEary. It
Is not too much tn Say that Mr.. Mills legal
acu,non nuh mnnly eloQuenco contributed
very largely to this verdict, which every
rigl,t-thinktng person IN Chicago will in
dorsc. tho only regret being TINT tho penalty
ia mt grnntnr
, 1880-12-11

19ftla1 lE5pd9eh 70 7Hs LHRd0o 7f41HHes
GRAND 1Arlns, hftch., Dec. 10.-Ono of
the two gwitcl,.ongtncs' used III tho Nachl'
gan Central yard hero, while running slow-
ly on side-track to-day, exploded, tearing
tho centre OF tho boiler and tho cugino all to
pieces. Strange to say the engineer and fire
man escaped without the slightest Injury,
ani no damage was done sAYe to tho nm.
cllincry. Tho .1nmaga IL $1,000 to 5000.
Cause Of the accident unknown.
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THE Anderson, Ind, Courthouse, which
VIVA built forty years ago, WIS destroyed by
fire yesterday morning. The records Of the
School Superintendent and Of the Sheriff
were burned. A fro which broke out In
barbor shop ut Versailles, KY, destroyed
whole block conststipg Ut fiftoon stores. The
loss Ii about $50, GO.
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THE Grand Jury Of Decatur County, In
dlana, hus Indicted nil the Township ASSES
sors nj allat county, and sovou Of tho county
officers for charging, demanding, md &C.
copt!ug foes not allowed by the Inv.
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8Ffe41t utspaIeh 10 lha CHNIte 3raoAF$+
PONTIAC, ILL.,, Dec. 10.-A freight train CO.
Ing south tonight On tho Wabash Road
struck wagon standing ac1oss tho track.
containing a r,ls,n supposed to lIavo been H.
tOxicasetl, who was instantly killed. No
horses w1ro attached 70 tho wagon.
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Bow1E, DASH & Co., cotlee-lmporters, OF
Now York, haye failed with liabilities
amounting to about 81 100000. Tho firm was
!n tho syndicate Of which II. q. Arnold & Co.,
Of Now York, md Nmba1l. Of Boston, were
,nefi,bors. It will be remembered that Kiu-
bali lled Q few days ago, and his death was
followed b. the fniiure Of Arnold g. Co.
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TIE Riverside Rolling Mill Company, OF
Cincinnati, lsns failcd, With liabilities amount
Ing to sao,oo0.- Tho actiyu members Of tho
Company shy tho assets will reallze sufficient
to pay all tho debts. The deatll OK Peter
X!nl,, QUO OF tho stockholders, Is said to i,ayo
led to tho failure,
, 1880-12-11

CINCINNATI, Dcc. 10.-A passen9ar-cngino
on tho Louisville Short Limo ran Into
frclghteng'no TIL tiia s.do track ut ra,lY's
Station lust night, owing to. d misplaced
switch. Uotl1 engines at.d hAlf u dozen
cars wero badly damaged. Nobody hurt.
, 1880-12-11

'flIn demands for stock ot tho Do Lcsscps
Panama Qannl schema has been unpre-
cedentetlly sgrcat In Europe. Onc-third OF
the demands can scarcely DO satisfied. It Is
believed that many l,ayo purchased the stock
for speculative PURPOSES,
, 1880-12-11

Six more Of tie overdue transatlantic
steasaezs arrived yesterday. Thera arc four
still out The earliest tate at which any
Ut thesa overdue vessels lett port was tho
18th Ut November, ~. -
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TWcntY.four Bodies Taken Out at Last
Accounts-Thiriy-!our More
in Sight.
4 Moving Appeal for Better Protection
at tho Hands Of Mtne Pro-
prietors.


LONDON, Dec. 10.-A turrlbfo explosion oc-
cured Mt o'clock this morning at the Naval
Steam Coa' Colliery ut pcn-y-GsieE. in the
Shontla Valley, near Cardiff, Wales. Ono
hundred mon were in the colltory at tho tlme.
An exploring party d1scoycrctls sixteen bodies.
Tho scarcn was thon tmpedcd by after-laMp
debris.
THE sMocK OF THE ESpEosloN
was felt for miles around, tho eartl. shaking
rs If there were an earthquake. There are
nlso eighteen horses In tho pit, which Is 40
yards III depth.
IL dispatch from tho scene Of the dlsastor
says:
1.-THE MOST INTENSE EXCITEMENT PREVAILS
throughout tic districts, All tho roads and
approaches to the cutlery nre tl,rongcd with
whiting men, women, and children. Tho
cries Of the poor people whose re1ntives are
imprisoned III tic colliery nrs tecrtrcnding."
MANY VOLUNTEERS
offered to join nn exploring party. but up to
0o'clock no attempt was made TO descend
tho shntt.
Tho colltery Is owned by Messrs. Rowland
s. Morgans.
At $3.50 r. n.
The explosion at the pen-y-Gfiee colllery
occurred at forty minutes past this morn
Ing. Tho shock was SO violent tint 1t WIS
felt for miles around. nnd the damage SO
grcat that tho explorers were not able to
descend into theniue for Some hours. Ono
u1nft IA cInka1 fTltnra ia mt thu sifuhtnst
hopo OF snvlng The men or any Of tho horses
now In tho pit. Four men have been brought
up aIlve.
5r.M.
tits now nscortafncd that eighty.slx Of tho
PERSONS who wefo In tha pit Mt tho tlme Of
the explosion aro dead. Seven corpscs werc
brought up this forenoon. Mary others
have been discovered, aild will bo ralsed this
! eycnlng.
, 1880-12-11

BRYAN, Tex, Dec. 10.-On tho 1nrm Of
Col. John Morris, on 1irazos River. Harry
Williams, wife, and child Layo died sl,tco
others Vt tho filinlIy are sick.
, 1880-12-11

MEETING 0F TIE CONAlFrER.
WASHINGTON, ID. g.. Dec. l0.-A 1neetfnE
OF thu Committee Of Eonllulsslonega ot ihe
Yorktown centennial celebration fEon. dlf.
tr1ent 6tates Of tho Union Was held this
, 1880-12-11

WALKED OFF TIE TRAIN.
CoLu,tDus, O., Dec. 1o.-To-daX while the
Hooking Valley train was near Groveport,
Mr.. Scoble, a travelling man, rcsIdent Of Troy,
O., loft his seat In tho rear car and walked oil
or foil off tho rear platform, falling upon tho
jliurinE Himself. ue was taken to st. Fran.
els lfuHpitAl,
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CANAL uOATs SUNK,

DAr.r1MonH, Dec. lo.-A tow ot tl9a ea',nl~
boats.~t,onnA for lIavre do Gruce md tlle
Susquellnnna Cannl. which loft hero this
morning, inet heavy leo at THO mouth OF tho
Sassafrus River, Chesapeake. Day, Alla. tArGo
OF tho bouts were cut through u1 sunk.
, 1880-12-11
TWENTY-FIVE BODIES.

Tl1IrTf-FOuK MORE IN SIGHT.
LONDON, Dec. TWENTY-FIVE bodies have
been recovered SO far, aiid thlrty-four moro
ilayc been seen in the puu-y-lrleg pit.
, 1880-12-11

T1iE official weather representations for
to-day are: Stationary or A1ghor tempera-
turo, soutaeEly Winds, partly cloudy weather,
anA possibly occas!onnl sll0w. ;, !:
, 1880-12-11

TuE Dixon, Jury refused to rive tue Isov.
bfr. Yates any satisfaction for what he callutl
d libel OIL Ills character, and ho retIres from
tho tsIal With Fery unsasosy reputation,
, 1880-12-11
:EATAL IiESIrL1,

TATAL NESULT.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Dec. 1o.-Nathan
Woods died to-day from burns received III
tho kearaarge hlllls frp.
, 1880-12-11

Mis-. GEN. SuNNE1s, who died at Chariottes-
sllle, VA, yesterday, was the mother Of two
st'll4 officers III lla regular army. an4 laar
tour daughters were married to arluy oil.
, 1880-12-11
THE RECENT RECORD,

ONE Wo DOTH TREAD UPON ANUTlMR'H
tfEELs, so FAST THEY COME.
Tie reader who runs as lle reads will DO
able, after an effort, to remember that In Sop
tclubar OF thls year the Seaham coallery. In
Durham, England. exploded. Tho "acct-
dent :" left Ito miners to awnlt tho Judgment
buy, although their deeper burial may not
leave them with worso chances tila1i tho cin-
players who set thu cheap trap which fixed
them In tho earth.
NOVA SCOTIA.
Willie yet tue. gassa were belchlng hot from
the Durham collicry, all thought ,ot tho
elghty-seyeu widows and l07 orphans mado
by tlut catastrophe WIZ dispulletl by tho
Noya-Scotian horror, in which sixty.soyen
wretches wcro sulfocatetl. Tint Mtno Is
probably still emitting yapors reminiscent OF
death aJ.d destruction.
, 1880-12-11


t,v n, 1,oor,, of A,tcrnu.n liz n vote OF IL to
H., 49,. sn. - ..,or, t,,a> of,,co nnd t,o ouIy
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...ss'',."s.' ~ sp' ~ f,,,>e,'. ,yrna aud so,on II.
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n"'.% ~. ',n*.ions t' - tho 1,eaca'
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JupaE DnUMsEoyp delivered ills long'ex-
pcctcd opinion on the validity Ut tho ordl-
nance for licensing strect-cars yesterday. Ao
held TINT the ordinance was valid, anl quoted
largely from tho New York, Illinois, and
Pennsylvania decisions In support Of Ills po-
sttion Tho counsel for tho ssreetear com
h1ll, and were given uhtll lie ISL OIL January
to do 80. IL Is evident that thoY wal nRnt
tho ordinance to the bitter chtl, ana oy every
available means seek TO defeat lts purpose
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SECRETARY THOMPSON left Washington
f0r New York yesterday for the purpose, 1t