The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-03-28

CONGRESSIONAL NOTES AND WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS.
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to
remove the disabilities of Roger A. Pryor, and
discussed southern claim Tor the value of
property taken by Federal troops, The Star
Route deficiency Dill was debated at length.
amended in several part culars, a substitute
In the House Mr. Manning again unsuccess'
fully attempted 10 get vote on his Pacific
Mail steamship resolution, and there was a
the provision for deputy marshals in the inn
mediate deficiency bin. Messrs. Hayes, Gar
field, Burrows, Mcmahon and Warner took
part in The discussion. A number OF amend
ments increasing the amount appropriated by
the bill were ac opted. Chief OuTay testified
before House committee regarding the White
river massacre. A Washington dispatch says
1t is reported that the recent overthrow of the
MesSrs Brooks in the election for Express
trustees was really defeat FOR Mr Tilden, who
had laid plans TO capture that paper. a mem
Der of the Virginia State central committee,
himself Tilden man, has become convinced
that that State would be lost If he were nomi-
mated.
The Senate on Thursday spent most of its
session in the discussion of the substitute pro-
posed by the pubic lands committee Tor the
House Dill establishing titles in the Hot
Strings, Messrs. Garland, EdmuDds and Blaine
being the principal speakers. The House went
into committee of the whole on the special
deficiency bill and adopted the appropriations
committees amendment making provision
for pension arrears. Mr.. Springer brought
forward cOmpromise measure regarding
n,aIsbals' deputies at elections, which Mr..
Garfield proposed to amend, and the House
finally adjourned in order that these poposi-
lions might be put into type before the vote
WAS taken them. The report OF the sub
committee of the House elections committee
in the Dounelly- Washburl case charges Mr..
Washburn with the most barefaceG bribery
and with otherwise obtsiniug votes by illegal
means. Secretary Sherman nas ordered the
payment on and after Monday, March p of
interest on the public debt falling due on
April l. IL is believed, in order to relieve the
pressure in Wall street, concerning which
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The young wife of Minister Christiancy
meets the charges which IT is said her husband
has brought against her with counter accusa-
tions of extreme cruelty.
The Senate Friday modified the Hot
Springs titles bill as To make the commission
efs adjudication final and then passed it.
The House was the scene of an animated de-
bate over the marshals' clause of the special
deficiency bill. The Republicans having de-
cared that they had not offered 10 compromise,
the identical amendment offered by Mr.. Gar
field on Thursday was substituted for he clause
as otherwise amended. Mr.. Garfield was
thereupon deserted by all but handful of his
committee of the whole. 1t was carried and
the dill as amended passed the House, spite Of
the adverse votes of every Republican, Mr..
Garfield included, ana some Democrats. A
bill appropriating 100000 foy printing was also
passed.
Kellogg investigating case returned very
lengthy report. which was very Damaging to
Mr. Kellogg. Mr.. KELLOGG denounced Senator
Hill the part he took in the Investigation.
In the House the inter-0cf anic question
seemed to attract considerable attention for
the day.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
The New York Herald Irish famine fund
exceeds s3tD.OOO
AT Evansville, Ind, Saturday, John Korn-
boch, an emplOye ON Bingham * Pages
whsri-boat, was Instantly Killed by falling
derrick.
A negro was found on Friday, near Mar
shall. lex, frozen To death.
Texas will send solid Grant delegation TO
Chicago, according TO information received at
Washington.
sentenced TO % days imprisonment Tor at
tempting to bride juror.
Near Milton, N. C., SATURDAY. a large eagle
seized and attempted to carry off a little nine
year-old child OF William Murray.
The visible supply OF grain in the States
and Canada on the dates named was: March
IA 49, 00O bushels; March D, 40 100 bushels;
February 2S Oh ,l5S,OOe.
The result of the Democratic primaries in
Pittsburg, Penn, indicates the choice OF q Til
den delegation from Allegheny county, with
about two exceptions.
Judge Hill, of Buckingham, Va, was &C.
Quilted Saturday after trial on the charge of
refusing 70 put negroes on turies, In violation
of the United states law.
Ex-Governor Seymour, of New York, is of
opinion that Grant will not be nominated Oy
the Republicans. The ex-governor is not for
the nomination of Tilden.
The lower branch of the Kentucky Lesisa-
ture by q vote, refused to give Henry Ward
Beecher the use of the legislative hall for the
purpose o. making an address.
At the bitumInous miners National con-
vention, at Pittsburg, Pa, on Friday, a COM
mittee reported n resolution fixing eight
hours for days work after July 4, for ali the
coal miners of the United STATES.
The suit sgainst JEFF Davis, brought by the
heirs of Mrs. Dorsey 10 recover the property
she left to the president of the "iost cause"
has been dismissed from the United states
circuit court at the complainants' costs.
Four barns were destroyed by fire in the
central part o I Elkhast. Ind. about O'Clock
Saturday morning. Four horses and one colt
nerished I'm the flames, and DuggieS and other
property to the amount of $1,000 were de-
sroyed.
The office of the Columbus, Ind, Republican
newspaper was partially destroyed by. fire
saturday morning. fhe grist mill OF JOhn
Long, u miles northeast OF that city, near
Hartsville, was totally destroyed by hre
Loss, $500.
Three passenger trains conveying 1900 emil
Grants TO the far west and north west, passed
Thursday Half of the emigrants going
TO Manitoba aud the other hall TO The north
west territories.
william D. Hilton, formerly superintendent
of the Providence and Worcester railroad, is
forper to the amount of $4,000, having within
the past two or three years issued not. to that
William s. Slater or Lyman A Cook.
In Winchester, H., at 10 o'clock ON Thurs
day, 100 masked men rode into the county Jail
guards and jailer, and with reyOlvers COM
PEELED them 10 give no the keys Taey then
49, Of lanes Padgett and dis. atched him
with a number OF pistol shots.
II Is estimated that 500 900 would not make
good the losses sustained by the Louisiana
DlanteTs in Caldwell and adjoining counties
py the ravages OF the gnat or whatever the
insect is that is killing horses and cattle "a
well as the crops. The horses and mule walk
about in great sgony and finally rush into the
water and drown themselves.
A curious case Is attracting the attention of
medical men In the vicinity OF Loveland, y.
Miss Fannie Scully, a young LADY - wears of
during the past 30 days received no nOuTish- !
noent except a few spoonfuls of egguOg. The
disease Is one peculiar TO females Her stom-
IRENE depression OF the physlcal energies.
How long the young woman, who was for
merly of q robust constitution and build, can
live under the present state Oh CIRCUMSTANCES
is a mooted question.
vincennes. Ind, has lately been infested
with a malicious gang OF tranps, whose
oeyiltry eliminated IN an attempt 10 burn
the evansville and TerTe Hauie Toundbou
ssatnrday afternoon. The fire was eXtin-
guished with very little damage. shortly AFTER,
however, the same gang ellemp, 900 10 se,ze
Conductor Mike Laurer will revolVers, ana
attem pting also to intimidate the engineer.
at this juncture the police app1area on ,he
fha train men, succeeded Ia securing the en-
tira gang Ii in number. Before incarcerat1on
in the calaboose they were 1ouno armed WIN
revolyers and raz0rs.
r,ere has long existed deadly feud be-
t,reen the families OF How're and Westfall at
Tear Down church, Warren county, IOWA. III
resulted in a murderous shooting array Two
wears ago, and has now broken out afTesh
Wednesday evening Ruben WestfaIl, the
oldest of the family, while out looElng Tor MS
boos. was shot in the head by some person In
nrnnsh The ball struck just above the ear,
t,,t gIanced on the skull, making only slight
scsIs' wound. Friday one George Wheeler