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The WcaVer-Sparks Row.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The SUMS Wash
ington special has this account of the squab-
bic:
As Weaver approached nearer to Sparks he
quickened his steps and clenched his fist, and
as he stepped out into the area just in front
Of the clerks desk his intention was manifest
both to the members near and to the speaker.
The latter seized his chair and raised it in
the air. Weaver then was within a few feet
of him, and in an instant they would have
met. Ernest, of New York, just in time to
prevent this, threw his arm around Weaver.
and at the same time several other members
seized him. Mills, Davis and other democrats
surrounded Sparks. Weaver struggled des-
perately with the members who held him,
and once he almost broke away. There was
no noise and 10 shouting. excepting that one
member said: "Take his pistol away.n RAM
dali had by this time reached his place and
asserted his power. The sergeant-at-arms
with his mace invoked order. Weaver was
forced back to his seat, and Sparks, still sur
rounded by his friends, took his. The house
at once quieted, and the members waited for
the speaker to take the next step in asserting
its outraged dignity.
"ln view OF what has just TRANSFERRED said
the speaker, 81 insist that the Of
the whole will RISE"
This formal act was performed, and the
next step was adjournment. Tomorrow
morning the two members will probably be
brought before the bar OF the house.
While no one excused Weaver either for
calling Sparks a liar or afterwards for an
preaching min in order to attack him, the
members agree in saying that he was greatly
and unnecessarily provoked by Sparks.
Weaver declined to talk tonight, further
thar to say that he should not carry the per-
sonal Difficulty ous of the house. Sparks dis
appeared with his friends Immediately mon
adjournment.
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TIE WEEKLY MINER.

why ~itopposes Butte's request. Say what it
will the animus Of its opposition crops out
too plainly to admit of a mistake being made
about it. 1t has at times appeared in a reason
able frame of mind and offered some sugges-
tions in a spirit of evident fairness, and then
again it has aimlessly charged around like a
bull maddened by the display of a red flag.
During the discussion of this subject it has
not adhered to che line of argument in ex-
pressing its opposition, but has been ''stinking
and shining and shining and shrinking like a
rotten mackerel by moonlight"
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Weaver apologized to the house for the
anguage he used. Sparks followed suit. The
,ouse tabled the resolution that provided for
he expulsion of both of the belligerents, and
ajourned until after the holidays. The sug-
estion of a member that the house apologize
3 the country did not meet with much favor.
christmas turkey and champagne will now be
a order for a few days, after which the high
minded gentlemen composing the lower
ranch of congress will be prepared to return
5 Washington and re enact the disgraceful
,enes Of last Tuesday. OF such is the king
ON Of Washington.
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Raiders C0mplaisa.

CALDWELL, Kas., Dec. 22.-Payl
vaders are bitter in their denunciatiol
rings which hold the cattle in Indij
tory during the winter and acquire II
lege of remaining within the reservat
its. There are eighty individuals h
pasturing cattle on Indian lands, N
TAX of half a dollar q head to the ll
collector. These, the colonlsts say. /.
people who prevent the rich lands old
ritory being settled by thrifty whites,
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that Mr.. Smiths plan to have them give bonds
will not work. A district clerks services are
almost gratuitous. 1t is 10Y very difficult to
find a man who is willing to accept the posi-
ton under the present most favorable cir
cumstances, and unless the pay be greatly in
creased, which, in nearly all Of the country
districts, cannot be, the imposition of bonds
would abolish that Office for the want of some
one to fill it. School districts shonld not be
made to suffer tor the delinquencies of its Of
tcers, therefore we annot endorse Mr..
Smiths suggestion to make a district forfeit
500 of its school moneys because a clerk has
failed in some particular. The children
would be the actual sufferers under the ope-
ration of such a law.
We think there is another impracticable
| feature in Mr.. Smiths substitute. This is in
making the minimum school term five months
annually. In case q district did not have a
sufficient number of school census children
to entitle it to an amount sufficient to carry
on a school for five consecutive months, and
were unable to make up the deficiency in
time by aself-imposed tax or by contributions,
they would be compelled to lose their district
organization and close their schools. If dis
tricts be compelled to have a five months
school annually, some provision should be
made to aid the impoverished ones to comply
with the law.
The substitute embodies some good points
and some that should not be crystalized into
Ioyu Cte ,,,i, f,,t,,oe ~, tl,a ,uJclo ~
sound and deserve a favorable consideration
at the hands of our law makers.
The Monmouth On. J.) Democrat, gets
off the following in regard to the number of
times the democratic party has been killed.
It's a lively old corpse even at the present
time:
at was killed when John Adams beat JEFF
ferson III 1907.
at was killed in 1924, when Andrew Jack
son was defeated by the coalition between
the friends of John Quincy Adams and Hen
ry Clay.
"It was killed in 1870 by the 8 Hard Cider
Campaign of Gen. Harrison.
alt was killed by the election of Lincoln
in 1860.
sit was killed by The reelection of Lin
coin in 1864.
"It was killed by the election of Grant in
1865.
at was killed very dead by the ~re-elec-
ton of Grant in 1872.
'.lt was killed by the counting out process
in 1876.
sit was killed by the counting in process
i'll 1850.
alt had a popular majority in the south,
and within a small fraction of a popular ma
jority in the north and west in the election of
1850.
at numbers over three !. illions of voters
in the north and west, and nearly a million
in the south.
"lts members cannot Be bought or intimi-
dated-their faith is founded OH eternal prin-
ciples of justice, liberty and equality.
"Long live the democratic party"
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Cou,.x,ea Election Cases.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Field pres
the majority reports of the conmit'T,
elections in the cases of Holmes VS.. SappI
the eighth and Wilson vs.. Carpenter iI'p
ninth congressional districts of Iowa.
grant of leave to the contestants to viii
their petitions was ordered printed:
Weaver submitted the minority repe
the same committee in the case of Boz
VS., Loring from the sixth congressionaI
trict of Massachusetts,. 1t declares tie
testant entitled to his seat.
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1t is stated that the Argentine Republic has
5ered to make a land grant to an Irish col
hy of 1000 persons, accompanied by liberal
Engagements as to passage across the ocean
Id stocking the lands as soon as they are
coupled. There is no likelihood, however,
the proposition being accepted, as the diff
renee in race, language and habits are fatal
siections. If every South American state
buld make such liberal offers to ether coun-
les Of Europe it would not be long before
3 fsrtile plains Of that now comparatively
nettIed continent would be filed with a
nnlafion that would soon redeem 1t from
-present barrenness.
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sparks Rla-a

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The paners all o,uo,
In cnaracterizlng Sparks conduct as that of a
b~lackguard, and call on his constituents 70
retire him and send a gentleman back tn CON
gress in his place. His previous outrasaons
conduct in the case when Clymer opposed
some of his whims is fresh. and adds ,e g.
disgust with which he inspires even his polit.
zeal friends Weaver also comes in for some
share of the blame, ~
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A Brute.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Neil MEG,
rutianly and dissipated young man \
Gently served a term of imprisonuJ
theft, went tonight to the home Of
pectable married sister, Mrs. Jane !
34S West 18th street. While thered
relied with her, and Mr.. Carhart ords1
to leave the premises. Selling a ]
lamp he threw it at his sister, whenfl
and the flowing oil poured over her, i
her so badly that her lite is despairedd
was taken to the hospital. McGres
hi; escape.
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NOTES.

Lewis and Clarke county paid taxes to the
amount of $77,352 for the year ending Dec.
LIST, 1880.
The cost of taking the census so far has
been $1,000, 900. Gen. Walker says it will
require a million more to finish it.
Alaska. by the last census, shows a popula-
ton of $4,000. Only about 300 whites are
included in this enumeration.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that Carl
Schurz is going to turn his attention to tun-
ing pianos after the expiration of his present
term of Office.
During the year 1879, 1000 inhabitants of
Klarkoff, IN Russia, died of %diphtheria. For
the first 10 months of the present year $500
have dice of the same disease.
Our esteemed contemporary the Messenger
has entered upon its second volume. 1t
promises its readers a surprise at its next is
sue. We wish the Messenger a prosperous
future.
Col. Deinling has been confirmed as post
master Of Virginia City. The Colonel has
made a good officer, and We are glad to
record his continuance in the position which
he has SO acceptably filled.
Gen. Skobeloff,the noted fighter in the late
Turco-Russian war, is at the front again. He
lately pushed his advance guard suddenly
forward and surprised and crushed a large
body of Turcomans near Geek Tepe.
The 9th regiment Of English soldiers that
was recently brought from Gibraltar, as was
supposed to land at Queenstown. has been
ordered to Natal, South Africa. A battalion
of rifles was ordered to Ireland instead of the
9th.
An anti-duelling bill is before the South
Carolina legislature, which provides for the
inhiction of heavy penalties upon those who
violate it. Should it pass it is quite likely
Gov. Hampton's address will not hereafter be
at Columbia, S.. c..
There is a bitter fight inaugurated in the
Canada house of commons between the two
political parties over the syndicate project of
granting $25, O00 5000 and q ,OO0,O 900 acres of
land in aid of the Canada Pacific railroad.
The opposition to the measure appear to be
getting the worst of 1t. 1t is thought the mat
ter will not be settled for some time yet.
The action of Foster in withdrawing from
the senatorial contest in Ohb is commented
upon by the leading republicans Of Cincin-
natl as a magnanimous act, and in the high
est degree creditable to him. 1t leaves the
field open to Mr.. Sherman who will have no
opposition worthy of the name. What Gov.
Foster is to receive for his sacrifice remains
concealed. Those conferences at Mentor are
queer things. They are prolific in sur
prises.
1t has been suggested thai as the New
North est is a fireman. and "intelligent,"
and "knows hew to make up tickets to suit
itself" the republican party of this county
hereafter relegate to that concern the power
TO make up the tickets for the party. 1t
would at least save them the expense, annoy
ance and trouble of holding their county
conventions, aud at the same time give them
an opportunity of voti"g for a ticket made up
exclusively of Deer Lodge fusionists. How
many are in favor of the proposition? Don't
all speak at once.
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DUBLIN, Dec. 22.--At a meeting
land league the contributions of Bend
to the English press were denouna
ISLANDERS. Davitt stated that If the I
ment prohibited all league meetings q
ecutive committee would supim0A
branches to meet every fortnight, andaI
would nlean four hundred meeting
second week it would be interesting to,
late how many troops it would requiret
press these meetings.
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BesToN, Dec. 21.-Gapt. Richard Nun
Of the schooner d. j. Adams, reports
sixteen miles south east of Chatham he
boarded by the captain ofthe baique Feal
forty days from Brattle harbor, Labr'
bound to New York. The Fearless hsa
two sets of sails, had her bulwarks stove,
top gallant mast gone and was leaking D
The crew had been living on herring
eight days. Murphy furnished eight
provisions and parted company.
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John Brewn is 1Gareht..

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-The Times "a,
supporters of Cockrell for re-electiol
United States senate are weekend
there is a strong movement to send
senate Gen. Thomas f. Crittenden, n
union man during the war and \
elect. Vests recent attack on John
injured Cockrell's chances greatly, fo,,
as it may seem the rebel yell is grow,
unpopular in this state. The st. Lon,
CATION will solidIy oppose Cockrell.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-28

The old English hardware firm OF Hansen
Il Co. suspended payment at Constantinople
on the 22d inst. Liabilities amount to ST.
10000. The failure is chiefly due to the ad-
vances made by the firm to the Porte. The
failures chiefly affect Manchester. The Lon
don branch of the house also failed.
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Cameron Triu,npha.t

PITTsBURG, Dec. 22.-The caucus
ton to support Oliver for senator is d,
triumph for Cameron. Grow cant
without Allegheny county, and Quay
will be taken up by Cameron.
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VIII Pay.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-Members Of 4
of Manson & Co. announce they will
full. It is believed their liabilitie,
100000. Tbs banks are secured,
one individual is greatly involved.
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DUBLIN, Dec. 22.-It is stated lhd
Bantry branch of the land league decd
Boycott Lord Kinmore's agent andA
Manning, the prosecutors of Healy,
and other farmers.
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FOREIGN NEWS


DUBLIN, Dec. 22.--It is SAID thattll
ty Limerick is in a disturbed conditl
quiring extra police.
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Railroad Victims.

LONDON, Dec. 22.--In a railroad \
near Leeds to-day one person was kill
five injured.
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-24

II Is said that one feature o- tie Irish Land
League whieu.1Lr. Gladstone intends TO lay
before par-umeut when it meets on next
Thursday week, is O. provision to furnish pas
sage money tn Irish families THAT are willing
to emigrasc. Gould tae English government,
after oeutvr.a= st uis.ule AMI oppression in
Ireland. offer TO tine world more Aumi.aJing
or more criminal confession than lli-, Of the
complete failure Of her policy towards that
unhappy country Here Is au island called
'-,he gem OF the ocean. DO almost within sight
Of England, blessed with fertile and pro
ductiye soil. and with one OF the best climates
in thc world, whose people, after having been
robbed, oppressed ANA prosecuted IN every
conceivable manner and form for more than
three hundred yea rs, are now to bc told that
II they viii consent to ezratriate themselves
10 q foreign shore, bidding an eternal fare
well 70 their country and their homes the
money necessary for THAT purpose Will he
kindly furnished by Oh, mo me government.
Is it any wonder chat the Irish babe drinks
iu with its mothers milk q feeling Of hatred
for England, which grows with his growth
and strengthens with his strength until man
hood Is reached. when ig Ifpcns into bitter
and UndyiHg revenge Irshmau are de
mlnGfHg. as they have q right to demand,
the possession OF the land of their birth. and
will hardly now consent to an offer 10 he'll
them 20 get 60 some other part u the world
to die among strangers.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-24

S:vF1uING T,y kAcSAa.-.i There !iar tait-
Ia been q Sfrele period Of three years since
tie ii7st settlement Cf Kansas AtAl apFfais
have not been made 60 tle charity oi fHo
country ia behalf oi its suffering people ahng
- hat with drought. graso0oFpeTs, storms ana
other visitatiUnS ii is sul lecl TO- Il would aP-
ucar that Z is the most uEpronlsiBg region
iu the West for immigrants 20 st!I'e ID
There are agents from NnIt"u county ran
Sas. nov. fu - Joseph soliciting aid i0T tue
people of that region, whose CONDITION i &c.
presented 90 ritiGbic. They arc destitute OF
the co,uufDuest ueet~SariCS nf ME, and Win
ont c.othirgas well as food Their crops were
entirely cat OF los C-yHgAt last sumner.
and trey have .iLL.- 60 Gr4l-. rH, -tauE of
tHeui - o.. reduce 4 to inea! and water or parch-
cG aa-u- The Presiding Elder a. iHe district
in Which Norton county is Included states
;IaL he has travelled 900 miles ia j. without
eating more Vegetables that he could carry
in his hand Gu iiS third refund he sat down
ts meals HAT consisted wholly Or corn and
water and ia sruae cases ne found people
living on cane seed. There are twenty cpIn-
ties iu s.i. region i1 much fae saa.e condition
with Norton. The soil is good and yields
we'll when the seasons are favorable, but ias'
summer there was ua rain. and tus wh~a'
. CROP the c..iri dependence o.. tHe people
was q !uta, failure. some whole cuEIfl$s -D
Welding fifty bushels. The CORNERS did not
raise euuu-l even for seed. and they VII
have 60 uc supplied with seed next spring
~ruIyy afiicts the Vyup.c-a result OF t!H
vrvtcacd condition they are reduced to-aLi
tar.r suarriuEs appeals strongly 90 the ciaE
lily and Hbelaii-y a. ttc.r Iei-ii. or9---Si
IgI.s LlssUhltcuU-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-24

THE latest, and certainly the most ludi-
cruus, phase Of Republican politics in TINS
state Is the eAoEJ Or a oe-e-atIon composer
Of c.stsn persons residing iA iI"iAAl' Arm
strong and " esaaore.ana counties, 10 secure
q TgsitIon-ai-H@r that Of secretary % the
Navy or secretary ot "sI--in ''aEheid 3 cao-
met for Harry Hn-,e- '.t-n such Things oe
and o7ercon-a us ike summer cloud with
cut Cur special vs. vCuurr. Ana Eel the Pits
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-24

Ben BuTLER has been one OF the best
abused men iu The country, but he has just
done q thing which reflects infinite credit
upon himself. and deserves the widest news
paper circulation. some years ago. ana
while he was President Of the Board os Man
ayers Of tGe Home for Disabled Soldiers. Ho-
ratio Ward. au American living i'm Europe
wilied $685. 900 .1 bonds -of several OF the
States t1 tHo Soldiers, Homes The viii was
contested, Jal Butler defended the case and
won i-. Abou. lha time the bonds were ex-
pected 20 arrive iH this country lie was com
PEELED O. le absent c9r several weeks from
home. but be left instructions That the bonds
should be deposited i1 certain bank, which
was done. When he returned TIE Uruk had
failed, and the bonds were all lost. The loss
Of these bonds by the failure Of the bank gave
rise to tine story afterwards that Butler was 2
dsfauiter as President Of the Board I'm the
amount mentioned. 1t seems that he never
made any explanation Of the matter, but on
"Wednesday night of last week. when the
Board OF Managers were IN session at WIZ
lard's hotel iu Washington, Butler walked
into the room and handed them his Check for
sl22. coo being the principal and interest q
the bequest. a considerable amoant OF the
Ward bonds not being 81 par, and it required
just thatusum. $4,000. 20 pay their value.
The failure of tire bank w0Gid have probably
released Lim from all liability 10 the Board,
but, be That as it may, he choose TO consider
u as O debt against him and paid il. and for
aaviHz done 20 deserves honorable mention.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-24

Mr.. TELLER. one Of the United States
Senators from Colorado, Insists in bin he
las introduced into the Senate that ballots
hereafter to be cast for Representatives in
Congress shall be four inches broad and eight
inches Irug, Oh about the dimensions Of Z
common brick. II TeHegs bill should hap
pen to become q law, it viii be necessary to
increase immensely .he capacity of the bal
lot-b0Xes, for nothing then less in size than
an ordinary dry goods box would hold the
election tickets. If such frauds on common
sense as Teller could have their sweet viii
gratified, the right Of this State as well as Of
every other State toprovide for and regulate
its own elections would be wiped ogt ana
absorbed by the general government, and the
chances are that under Republican Iule such
state OF things will become an accomplished
fact just as soon as the advocates Of strong
government can bring it about
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-24

TIE following surprising statement ap-
pears in an editOria! in the Cincinnati En-
irer and Of course refers TO the recently
elected Judge of the Supreme Court Of this
state 1T has been openly charged that
Judge Green, who was appointed to fill a va
caucy on the Supreme Bench, ana was elect
ed to the same position at the late election,
knows how Go work the sickness dodge sue
cCssfullv. it is alleged that the big suits Of
the petroleum producers against the stand
ard Oil Company, in which the officers Of
that concern were indicted flor conspiracy to
defraud the people of the state, were thrown
out Of Court because of the nOu-attendance
OF Judge Green, UiCtWaS confined 10 his
hotel Cuu-C0Uut of sickness. Judge Green 5
great aliictiOn was carbuublc on the back
Of his neck, and suits iuvoiiug millions of
dollars and the rights of the people of the
State had 20 be withdrawn because II hadu {
come to head The petroleum producers
had been accumUlating evidence against the
Standard for years, and were supposed TO
have it dead TO rights twill be seen, there
fore. that the Standard oil Company, with
its profits of $1,000 eco a month, owes its ex-
isJeucc to q carbulcie." "
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-24

Two Hundred and ntty-tour years ago
Charlie j. Of England wrote TO the Duke Of
Buckingham IS follows. 81 can SAP but
Uteu vet. ireland CIreIandJ being the oDlis
egg We have yet sittzD upon, and having a
thike shell. ws have not yet hateasd it,
This prompts the Toronto Globe to remark
that ever since King Charles wrote this let
ter. England has been sitting upon that cCg
and has net yet Matched it. Ny. Gladstone
is now I'm charge or the hen and from pres
ent Indications he viii not be any more sue
cessful thlnbis predecessors have been The
trouble. however Is and always has been
more With the hen than with the egg.