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STANLEY MATTHEW'S,


WAsl1lNaroS, d. e., Feb. 1l.-1t noW! seems
quito Impossible tiaat Tia nomination Of 3lr,
Matthews cnn bc gotten out Of tho judiciary
Cn.nmlttee. II IL learned positively tn-1ay
that Senator Ehmunds opi,osgs his conirll,a-
ton, This 1eaycs sLr. Matthews with bHttwo
friends oll the Committee. Sonntnr Thur
man toll Democratic nonber Of tho llous1
yesterday that Ills was the most painful pub
Id duty ho liad ever performed, hut tho
growing swny Of railronA corporations
warned him tint Mr.. Matthew'S should not
be eloyntel to tho Supreme Bench. which IL
tho last rosnrt tho people llavo a5a!nst tho
grasplng corporations. Thu Senator sAttI tAat
Mr.. Matthew's WINS ono OF thu a1lest tAwyers
III AnIcrIen, but ha does not think him filled
for tho Supreme Ilellcl at 4 tilno when tho
corporations for which l,e Ind Ho lollg a..to.l
ia COUNSEL were seeking tn control Legislation,
uiMl lilo government Itself.
4 nEslOcls.ATlc MEMBER
OF tho Ifonsu from Ohln, Wltp Is warmly at
taelta IT, fX-Snnnspr Matthew's, got; every
,'iemher Vt thu 1tllAnis delegation. with twi,
exceptions, to visit acnat0r Davis aud try aga
latthcws' confirmation, hnt II faletI. judge
DAyts Ii !mlnoyubie; 10 IL ThllrtllN,l, sn nre
Cnnkilng, EtlsunIlals, mil Carpenter. Moth.
ilsE ong hu dune tn COMMITTEES. all ullless tho
nomination ctll be Rnttell nut Of ttllF Com.
mtttca aiNl hefhre tho helulte, It will expire
Will! the prtAUnt Administration MtBiltlpse
tho New York pNpprs arc nut Idle. TG-.lAy
thu IFMcs thnlws nilutlIcr column cditQrluI
ngHEnbt tho c0lttlrlNnfl0n.'
, 1881-02-12
NO'4'IIS.
SILVER cEltaIrlcArEs.

Spfeial ULp4sth ta The CAt<aqo Tribune.
W.AsiIiSaruS, ID. o., Feh. ll,-ADIilp llnnths
ago wien Treasurer tit!illlah llsst suggested
the feasibility ut exchanging silver .ertIn-
eates fnr goi,l bullion and eu!l tl.e ldea WIS
rltl1crlctl as y goul sgl,eme for the Treasury,
but IT WIS predletel that holders Ut guild
would Iurer excl,nnEe It for l,npor RnnA only
for sca.lt weight silver dn'lp1s. Tho fact iB
t1lat owners Ut gold d!l aceept silver Ger
tt!lcntes, and the amount ut paper Issued l,t
tl,!s WI, ut ol,s tnio rAl. up Ia S}0,o1o,0d0. 1t
Is considerably less lUW, but still applica.
tls'ns for such e&cl'nnge continue 10 CONC III.
Treasurer lll;iilan reca!yetl to-slay MI order
for SO. .0lO worth of certificates In return tur
KoIl cUin from, ~, indianapolis bank. Tho
silver .!oll1rs stHce ths lst of January l!Hy,v
ro,nrts will show for wtllo, It Ia bol,oyod,
ali atldltlalt Vt the ppspuut Of current coinago
10 lls stock Oh baud,
= 0L}yKlk
Thu Withdrawal Of tho Sou,,Y Allt!osa,rc,
Oliver, from tho f9llnsylyanla, Senttor{al
cancrUn Will otfer hln as l'ennsylyutA's sc-
, 1881-02-12
L.AKIE-rnONT,
THE VALENTINE HCliII.


Special utspaleA to Ths C1tlt4eo Tribune,
W,tsItlS1goN, ID. G., Feb. 11.-T'lg now
ruiz. untler which lnei@bcrs, as their Statcs
are called during tie tlrst sIxty minutes OF
tho morning, may, for tho renlalntter Ut .t!se
session, bring up any bill OH tho calendar
for consideration, wien tnero nre not iiyo
members who object, wugked better t0.tlny,
Speaker Randall having ductleI TINT bills
l,aklnE apprDpi iatlnns noah hut 90 to the
Co,nnittcs III tho Wl.ntp oil point OF ursler,
MS provided by tho did ruiz, but that the
now rule for the rest Ut the session hRd
superseded tl.ut, hut tho now arrangement
tloGs slut prove beneficial to Chicago. LII,
ltuis being called, llr. Allrlch presented tho
LAke-Froi,t bill aa it l!aI nassutl the Senato
ailA. WINS on the Hpenkers table, bur, l,h-
NletlEatey. probably u ll,z1n MtelnhelS rtso
Altu objected, Alll, under tho rute, It could
not bu col1sItlelcl, Tlese objections lave
undoubtedly bEe,l capSu4 by tho very ActfYt.
etlnrts of tito VnIuntlnu'scrlp. nttornbys pld
lobbyists who nrD llurD Iii considerable force.
Thu pAlentlneserlp Mlel, Are atllell by
4 MIR. DANIELS,
sAl.l to ho etlitoE Of, weekly llewSpaper III
6vrs, aid "v reprssehins i''Mls tl,ats tho a0 aka- n
Ero,it b!lt VIII IL III Injury to
with Representative lAp!s, but. !lns found
that the latter II nav entirely autlsttrd With
the blu, nnd thinks that with The amendments
1t III Il l,rt}lN,t lieaslru. Tho Valent!npserip
s,, !',tye ~. nyi'nnl!y nadp @ ~ cSSnlnptipn @ .'i TO
eyer, necnlles all uttynntagen1s nnslsIun ~,
thu Speakers table, ,4 call l,u reached When,
ever bllSlnrss l!tIDll thu 6IlrJkarfs tabfo Il
taken up, ai.d pasarl by 4 majority yolu,
, 1881-02-12

ready 10 report to tic House before the 18th
nr 3lst Of February, about ten days beforo
the end of The session. Tho Agricultural
Appropriation bill Is rendy for action,
but Inns nut yet bccn tnkcn up
by tho 1In,isc. Tito friends Ut the itiser ai'd
11arbor hill are determined to press tip COLI
sisletatlon Of TINT inuasura to tho exclusion
Of everything else,
EVEN At TftE rtsK
Of entlangcr1ng The t}eucral Appropriation
bills and tho ltclundin8 bill. Mr.. Cox Is
eunnlIy determined to make another effort
to bring tllo Rcnpport[Dnnlont bill to v0te.
TINT llo will sllccced, hit ll0 lnay ll,n,agp tn
wasta considerable tlme III trying to sto so.
Congress tlnes nut appear tu. reRtlzo TINT only
stXtecl, working days fclnaln Of its ofllcial
existence,
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AAS lay IA llAS AAoAoe
voted Entirely to Pri-
vate Bills.
Col. Worthington, an Aged
Soldier, Pensioned for
Services at Shiloh.
Reply Of senator Dawes to tho
Criticisms Of Secretary
Schurz.
Effort Of Senator Hoar to Prohibit
the Presence Of Militia at
Inaugurations,
The Roach Subsidy Grabbers
Secure a Majority Of ID
in the Senate.
"Night Sessions of Congress" in
Cockpit Of tho National
Capital.
Only Sixteen Days Left for the Reap
portionment. Rsfunding, and
Appropriation Bills.
Tho Lake. Front Bill 0bstrNctcd lit tho
uouse By tho Valentino
lScrlppcrs.
Logan Sets the Illinois Delegation In q
Flutter BY Going to Mentor
Martin.
Only Sixteen Days Left for the Reap
portionment. Rsfunding, and
Appropriation Bills.
The Lakc-Front Bill Obstructcd LII tho
uouse by tho Valentino
lScrlppcrs.
Logan Eots the Illinois Delegation In q
Flutter BY Going to Mentor
Martin.
IN THE HOUSE.
IIsIY.tTE HILLS.

6pfetai Dtspateh to The Chicago Tftbunt.
WAs1L1s0Tt,S, i. C., Feb. 11.-ThO lIOnsa
to-day refused to proceed with tic Appor-
tlol,nellt bill, declined to continue tho COLI
test over tho 1iiver anl lEarbor bill, although
It Is promised that thts struggle will be re-
SslMeh tu-nnorrnw ind tho lIdlisG forced to
sit Until vote shall l,o had, and proceeded
with prtvntu bills. The members seemed to
bo IN particularly Eoot hnMi0r and disposed
to facilitate tho pAssage Ut those bills M
much US possible. Conscious nf tho fact
TINT only two moro Fridays in tiIts Congress
remain which can he exclusively tle-
voted to private bills, oxcent BY
n contrary decision Of two-thlrds,
uvoh tllo bill to relieve tho political dtsabslt-
ties OF llelskel. of Baltimore, upon which
Mr., Cnnger forced u political tlebata boforo
tho loEit!ays,-it l!aying been cllarge.l TINT
llclsket resigned Ills commission III tho navy
to enter the RebelIlon,--was permitted to pass
without my further ngitatlon than state
nunt from
MI. coS0En
that lie did not wish to tnve the bill cnnsid-
cred as a precelent' Tho Maryland lnem-
bers, pending tho uttempt to eull up this bill,
wore stntimled 'ltlto sklrtnlslers all
over tic RupubLiGa, s!tla Of tho lIosHc
to watch tho members wI'o were
expected to oppose It Mr.. Conger
tho bills which wero passed were fur llcn-
slons., Tile. one which will attract THO most
attention g[vas to poor old .Col. -rhomns
Worthlngton, OF Ohlo, q peAslolM M ef S:ao Per per
,rokcn-down OLD soldier Will 10 longer
haunt tho halls Ut Congress to secure 4 pit
taIlce.
Mr.. CONVERSE, ......
, 1881-02-12

ssteta. D.,patea to 7ns chtta,o Trlbuns.
WAsi11sGruS, y. G., Feb. 11.-Senator
Logan was present In bis placo In tic Senate
Wednesday,. lie Intended the meeting Of
tho Joint Convention us wit,less to the
Electoral count. Tic remained IN the
Senate until tho close of business.
TU.'lay lie wns missed from his place,
aud dtspatcl, from Cleveland says;
"john A. Logan arrived horo frnEn the Enst
this evening ut 7 O'Clock. 1Io cAllle over the
Cleycllu,tI &; pittsburg Road from Washing
tur. llu remained at tl1e depot until II
o'clock tp-l,lght, when iIa took Lake Shore
tratn east. uo denied that ho was going
t. tsca sts' q taN. at a1ntG5 sft Rut sti as h.
s EsS ow tt totons W 'Et is aXs s to .stnSS plesaas
tint ho will pay a visit to t'art!ulh.' I'l,eap-
puarancD Of tllIs dispatch sreatIy SURPRISED
the 1tu'l'blrs Of tho Illinois tlelegatlol,, WIN
did not klow, tint Gell. l9glsll. Ind col-
thnsg WHO should know dlsulvsed. tic f,.gt
tllat tlp iial gollo to Chicago Oh husL1less lllHt
contemplated speedily returning, .nntl tllat,
Ii llo Ind
GONE 10 MssTolh
It was an nftcr thought. Gen. Logan will
Washington, hut ii Is considered certaill hpro
that IIp linz Nla0 gone to Mentor. It Is also
not believed that lle has gonu to visit tislr-
members IT tia iiIlllois tseHat!on say that.
II Getl. t;articid hlls ,inyitrtl hlnl there
to cti,sl,lt .nbont cnbInet l!atters, hu, w!tl
recommend the nallle Ut Robert Illnoolh ~
Secretary Ut ttB interior or Secretary Of WAr,
preference belnE Klyun to tho Interior Deplrt-
lnent. 1t IL very cNrtAln u,ut npl.n Ut thu
members nt tho 1lltllnls. delegation would an.
ps,su air. Lincoln, should Tint bn determined.
but there arc u number who would hot SO.
iect lin! as their iirat clIuleu.
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DAWES.

dptet1E Utspdtsh TO 1hk Ch|taQo iftbt1ns.
WASHINGTON, y. G., Feb. 11.-Sanator
Dawes, In an hours speech, matle ttiKniiletl
answer to tlle open lcttnr of Secretary
Scl,n1z. III thiH answer Mr., Dawes stated
that ho rentlilnel all tl!at lle last satd IN The
speeches which Mr. Splurz criticised, and l1o
anmnssscrtel very severely upon thu letter
alal tic conduct qf s1r, Scllurz. ALr. Dawes
maintained thnt Secretary Sc!lnrz kauw the
circumstances Of tho ponen question purfect-
ly we'll Wien tho removal from Dakota
WIS made; TINT tho raI,oyal WAS lnatlo
under bis direction, aald t!lat he must
be held responsible tor 1t. Secrctpry
Sclllrz. Atr. Dawcs SAYS, was restlyo over the
public criticism Ut his connection with tho
ronca Quostiull, alll those WHO wero cogni-
zant Of all facts dill mt wonder ut 1t. Mr..
Dnwee. asspr|e.l tllnt SECRETARY ScNrz WIS
nut only not .ignarunt uf tho ouirngo Which
constitutes the wronE upon tue poncas, hut
that llu records prove tint '!e WIS conversantt
with every stel, md had Il fnli knowledge of
everything boforo llo ordered 1t done,
, 1881-02-12
THE RECORD.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Feb. ll.-[]!Is am
tol,lt resolutions weru introduced ~ fol1oSh
and rsterrMl: .,
g.. 3y AIr. karnan--ln relation tu tue ia!s', -.
national Exhibition OF lBa:t, authorizing siIi ~
requesting tho President, Whenever Ao 'aan
Aeenl tllpt adequate preparation tasistss ,iss
have baen ,nada, to invite the pari'epasIS,, =,
therein Of foretgn nations. provided nle's"
NJ cxpel,au to thu Government. :, a.
by Slr. nack-F6r tho preservation o. c,a1t Wy
recprila Ut tha unlteu Htntcs lla1f!e' eS'''
at Frankfort Ky. ~ h.
Nj. Hayartl enyo notice thns ala'4,t ;i,n.s ~
would l4sk tla Sallnto t1 tube up laa l'uss,
Funding bill and cons[dur It until a''p'''e
Of, i,
The Conference Committee repoft =" a, Wv
House bill to grant nnds to l'aisasa ..n'pi. mi.
Montana, ind Wyoming Territories ~, 9a,%a INF
ycrslty p,.vposas, recommending LUIS ~. NuseW N.
Of Solatu amendments. on ,uotlon of ILL., ~
Donald, wRs RErecll to. .,,,,u,,p.
Alr, lI0nr Dtforelt u RESOLUTION lEs"sII wi =.
the Judiciary Committee to co'is!tics WV ssa, ii
past wllathar tho assembling nj 1'se ,ssa . ,,4
gpyerlment Ut lurYe bodies M of9"ssn '.s,enQ q
astlicl troops, not under co,alnand I" 'sltf Sn u
tho United Htutua ar other Natio1"l ao'at T.. r,..
mt l!keIy u provo In future uht'Rcl'" "1s,.tantf
tlue, nnd wllethcr my legislation o1 'Fs"
Eanxrcss OH thu anbJuut bo deslrallo' ..,orsus1
3Ir. Hour Wild tho resolution htl u" ~ nrte.
tn tho coming inauguration, hut thas W. II u.
dent anw nstabishcd by the prcssn.o peas',fte,.h ia
mqralls 1nltt4 organizations infBt!l nnfa
tj.pcs Of poisicat t,lrsnull aul cxr'e'eussn snrtst
daugcrons u tue peAcornl tuld oFae'f'
Ut thu inaugural cBFenIuhtes. ,,ouIfyla
Mr.. ConkIing thouAht tho tlu'o 1os ', .Ss mll!
view OF tho extensive preparations y, 't IT,, Yi.t
tln orxus,txhuot,s ull nvar tho Conn'.y, ia, us
Washington, !aopportuno. and asssa s,,,s
resolution TO lntt over lndDr the F'''. .,ion 10 "
alr, Hereford construed tho rtsoaaat VA torb|a.
lowing tho regular nrtny tonttcu! s, .,46H
dug thV prpsqnc9 nf volunteer w sI.n.esou
na tho announcement Oe = uoclt'"'
to tho liberties NJ thu peopto.
Tly FusalNttaD WAs lHll over, .,.tctapat ID F."
My lla LITTER 1T rutvsAry acHni 1soycssl5 y
!ln spike Vt length una urstir;ss". III futra4
NpjlM titl ue1IuIb <,f HuGrunES se4usH H,Tsftf ~
death. ,, ri. re,uartt "
S.t,ators, a ia % Gs a,ts.S found ,latants itaiat.
wtl!G1 hu ,Yus w,lIuQ u Hualily ysMIr,ei ~ ii !. ~
tut, uu the contrary, hu nuw ftnn". ~. sc,1gsn,
talt saul m tho eu1|gpts As ~ ~ Il" 's.
b's y any Exrcslye etser rn,!tMrsed q! tn bb w
anu lu VIVA llslt +, uu lgtarEpl aiTf ~ In ~.
ii that duty by my suGh ps,r table ss, H
Tho Secretary wa1 restlVe uhIo! y, ~ se,g ,gtss
leialn In tho P0uca bus!Hcss, UNI 'N~"
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IGNORANCE.

IT.
Special Dt.raseh to 7as Chicaqo Tribune.
WAs,,SuroS. D. G., Feb. 11.---Ex-Co,-
gressnan Joseph j. AlArl!,s, Of North Car
olina, who WIS recently ol,stc,1 from Ills seat
III tll1 House. regctetl here to-tlay on iss wny
home frOn, St Louis. III conversation witt,
your correspondent with reference to tho
colltiition of things III Ills State md Floridu,
ulni Nsbec's district, lle said tic Attorney
General l.atl sa,.t t1is right mAh tnwn there
In tho person Of Judge Settle, Tllo hitter Is
we'll acquainted with pcnlocratIe habits III
tllat region, having been instrumental In
breaking up llso Ku-Ktnx gangs IN North
Carolina mud bringing tho perpetrators Of
r0lltlcal ontra9es to. Justice. Hpoaking Of
his own State, Mr.. Nfnrttn says:
AWE noN'r VOTE EXACTLY 7ltAr WAY
III our county, but we might rs we'll for the
fraud Is nlnre effective. btcaukc, wllllo ovcry
lostntt0n, tho y0tcs Of tile Republicans In
mary Instances Gro not counted. Tho clue
tton Judges nre a!Waya two Of Gaclt party, hut
tho pen1orntic lilScElstrAr makes It + l)pN';
deposited all' right, but when 1t comes to
counting tllom the tfeSlrabe number of Re
publican tickets aru rcasl rs Democratic, md
nru NJ recorded by tho Republican Judges,
eannot ] ruatl @ or write fhsy arp l: sSeotct BY BY
tho Democratic County Commissioners
IECAlfsE OF THEIR 1LslrElsAcY,.
Every hatlut1ng.placo Is controlled by DcDlO-
rrats, who selcut thu poit-!soLleis, heing pnr-
ticnIars rso, get EgIlornnt npgrpus ~ rnpresollt
applied III perat.ll ut liunlttton l'rec[net to
MO illa votes recorded, and was refused.
rhts,n concluded atr MartIr, fairly repre-.
sSts ss te !n Gs a " eShneif e yGfy c'i
, 1881-02-12

4 Family in Pennsylvania Five Days
Without Euu1 Or ElIal.


CAttnOanALE, Reb. 0.-stcCuuiey CITY hAB re-
Gently loou greatly shocked by tho rovolu ton OF
u thrilling cnse OF destttution and wunt. Tho
victims arc Mrs. George u. Kont aud four chill
dreE, residents OF thut auIet town. about eight
miles from hero. SAe IS tHu wIfu Ut q. G. Kpht,
tho notorious pun0-tuuor, WIN ',aa been playing
his HR1np Ut trckery und rrnud In Now York uni
psnnsyiyant4. Tas family reside 10 II s,r,alt
Mountains. where tho nlcrenry Aas boon ~ 1T.
greos GulDw zorro a0ytrtl days during thu past
twu months. On. tho nHht Of JMn ID.
aftor they had destroyed tho botsct
JArt Ut tlolr hHusti,ulli Knotls to kcup
i tlro. tho fuel Raso ott, uM.t f0r ayo days
they unlAr4l the sesnr0 weather With ntIthnF
tire n0r provisions. ExEuIt u tuW rAW Tx)tHt0Da
9nd sumo corn Eicl4l. which wis s1Ibytltptul fur
f40L* M lp tila SIKH !lny y neHh1ar ohncctl tn
and the chl.strun dying. Their feet nnA i,antls
wcro frt,zcn, Gna it was with 'titsonlty TINT no
nr0used tholit, Tho heifta weec tGn feet high ut
tho iuar, nna tho scuIV l'l tho Interior xas huart
rcnltn4. Iho storyur tho sntTeFlnys ut tho FAM
t1y spruAl Ike wlhltlre, nl.a their Auxthurs
turned out eli Itass0 tU rclLGyu thulr condition,
, 1881-02-12
IN 4 Cockpit.
tvpSUtlE:sa ON 4 FRONT BEAT.

~ opfe'a' o'pa'tn 70 fns ua'eae' .rteone'
WAs11tSoToS, H. c.' Fee' ll.-WellhcsahY
night the pnicc lii rnfdlng olio of tic prtllcE-
pal gambling establishments iii this city,
rntturcJ II ia snftl. anvrrat congressman.
e"p"..a' ~ a''' nosein. H. ..,.' ~,
Wno eaVe hctlt!oua lathcs, H. l"1s esceplha ~
ulienvial,le publicity. Ille city press nlhtte
earnest efIurts to discover Just WIN these
rruttemnu were. hut the 1ulb]fc men who
Enn,v lint t)o;r uocrct wall Thuv keen Il
MY" MY, "ep' '''s'' 0'''os "'''' @"'S "qo"D
SUN. .....
Lust night there Was "cocling main In
The cellar of onp OF tho restaurants
In tho uortbwrst nart of tho city.
~ ,.,,, ,,i. Nv ,,,"s a' nt,a,,aod ny ~, sno,iIur.
WHICH WIS A1tcnNea Wy uio spuitl's
rleh OF tho District, and, 1t Ii
tlsO sntl, several congressman. ono OF
t1lean hclnc II Senator. Tllcre .wns nlso II
1,,.is, T., H. ,n,,,,nn, ,f,ha y ,,,,,, !, ,v,a
""'Re i" -, al,e eon'p"5' tne ,"... ~ 's ""o
asont US "M'g1i.1oisea' as saeh " ines asu-
A!ly nre. The local report says tint, after
nbostt III hour aud Il 1lnlf spcnt III wraligltnE
between tito OWNERS Of the different click
rns In roRurd to weights, nKcs, records, etc.,
IN which Tin words i rnnttItIo,, - q i'm ,uuch
II. r',tlnh l"rs ;'s ,fxtnm,nnr ~ "l,nt, fcrt-
im,r,, ctr. w.rc ht,nri i ,,,ntnh wn4 ifnnliv
nr77a1nat.d botwpct, II I'd ,3nkrr aoc|;' wauht
i potln,ls Ii ounces and a bluo DOUGLAS,
..,.tttIi.4 -, ....i x.' @ >" 1>0 eA6''7
, 1881-02-12

8ptttal ptspassh to Ihe tAlsasu 7rtbune-
WASHINGTON, ID. e., Feb. n.-'lho subsidy
people Brently complained Mt tile rulings OF
Senator Harris yesterday, who happened
to ba the temporary prestdtfg aitlccr, TINT tho
amendment to tl,e Post Clllca bill was mot In
urler. Il, that 1t proposed general iugiantton.
Harris, tho Temporary Chairman, l,s,s bcen n
Btrtn,g DppUnont ut tho subsidy tronl tho
start, n,ld ha certatnly WIS lut tlls nlall
WHOM tho Roael, ppuDlu would have desired
to llIru occupied tho ullair ut sn critical u
period for tt1oul. alr. l3laIns hal beol. OK
Eectcl tn tNkn part III tho discussion, a,ll
was rollc1 upon py the steamship lfnD to
advocate tl.e principles af tho amendment
which would bn 80 bcactleial to them. It IL
not known what
SENATOR HLAISE
would have tl0no lad Iie heeN present yestor-
tlay or to-tl!y. for his p!aN ot restoring tho
American merchant nlnrfno to lts old plnco
,,polt tla ligl. seas fs very MUCH more conl-
Hrel.enslYe Than tho proposed amendment
from tho post-Ulice Committee. AIr. l,lafno
advocates general legislation and not aub-
silly which would benoilt my nurtEuutar line.
ll0WovDr, whatever 3lr. Nalnu'a views
might ha or ''lay nut bD np0n
this subject, Ills rheumatism IL not
likely to permit lin to take part
III Thu uelate. Tho proposed appropriation
Of ~ tE9 M ~ t9 ba eypsn.!sH tar s,1rrytnx th.|
4tmurieis nlnl South Anrrlrn alld the trutls-
pnc[su lorls, II proposed by tho l,ostO.ce
Department, butt. ~ q p0atal Dnruslltr ;.lll ",
Il n!calis uk restoring ule American coIlnler'
GlA! NlArlAt,
nur THE DIRECT uESEriciAlW or IT,
| u tuacte.l, wuuHi bo thu lioacll I.Lne, 'rl,0
ufttr!lftln WIS well EDpnt br{Drp thD Postal
, 1881-02-12

Manitoba lsatlwny IL opan to Mnnkato.
urlOx this point work Is trlng pushed ma rnp..
idly 0s hltuinn power Gnu execute. It ia expected
tint SiUnx CITY trntua wilt hu running III \ few
dAys Tho Ch!cagt', milwaukee, 4 st, Paul is oil
right everywhere except OH THO EinstinKsA 4 I)u-
kntn liRc, where su much tr,uilc has tcen rx-
prierrr,i nearly nil winter. The MtnHenp.'lia &
1t. tA,uls Railway officials ninollnan TINT lhe
through trtln will he ln HDn,n ti1nc between
i. md h n'ctnek this Nfternou1. nnd tlnt tho
pout-hotlt1,t trnin Will 1rave IN tii!tc to-day.
Tho blockade oti tho Huntington: Cctlar isnF!'fs
pcotcd Tint tho Fort nolHc cxtouslon will be
clear by Tomorrow night
, 1881-02-12

SIDNEY. O., Frb, 1E.-Tho Little Mimi Is still
rushing nit OF ita lInnks. About aevcnty-sivu
families wcro compelled to 1nuec from their
houscs during tho night by tic fears or being
swept away, Us their homes wcrc cunpletely
sl,rroutlcd with wntcr und hohry EorRos Ut Ice.
The destruction to C1nces, oMth0ttscs. ctc., Is
great. 1,out,lu-spnn iron bridges. ono crossing
tho river at Port Jufursoa. 1nd two a short dts
tancc above. were nI curr1eI away, and tho loss
to th!s county Is ,,s.ltn,Itdd ut over $1R,oN
CtSC1SSAy1, Feb 11.-Thn bri'lve beyond Nain-
ilton, on the c., II. u. lsa!lroal, IL ssshcd nwny
delaying tho ChlcaKn express duC hero ut 7::W H.
IN. anil other through trains. Tho wrccket!
bridge ncnr Xcni,., vi the I.istio Minml ItuRd,
hns been cleared nwny. Tho freight OIL the de-
lnYed tr!n ut ttiAt point arrived htre M trhlil
MI. 4 ut Ills this tnnrning, which went mt to
fhB rcRcuu. Trains on tho Southern Wcru not
much Infected s,y tho floutl.
HAMILTON. u, Feb. lI.-Thc MiAnt hero Is
rising rlptti!y ntll ttronsrnnx to To cDlistern-
lIu tlu.nugc. About III o'clock lust night tho
bridge nyCr tho Now River, two miles from this
city, h0.l Its south ahMt.nent undermined Mntt
ttteeu feet 1t grave! tclt upon tho track. Tho
Atlnntlc l. GreNt Western trnln Rrr!ylng here
nt lU:ik Il. III. svus compelled tn return 10 Ein-
cinnatf Hil1 -prDcuGd tu Dayton Oyur tho Short
LING irach. 1t IL fcarrI Tint tho north SPIN Of
the SGw llvcr hrIAHH cHnnat long resist tho
current, mud tho rniroad bridge ut thfs point
will he dRtnnErd.
, 1881-02-12

mcnt. Tho Scnaso finally oyerrulcd tho de-
ctsIon Of THO CHAIR liy Il consfdrrablo lnAjnr-
It's, atlli decided TINT Tho amendment wns in
ortcr.. Mr.. l[AmIn tilen introduced another
amendments, rs II substitute fur tlm one H.
rcvnl, wlltrl. will hr lnss objectionable to snnn
HrhutUFs TttlllurrUW tllp nnrstlnn 0f sn.4f.
dies to ncenn steamers will he satlarrly dis
csssct, a,ul tic frlells uf tho measure regret
TINT Senator Biainn tannnt lead them, for
they assume tllnt 1lp. would llu their c!ianl-
plun. 'rhcre nro Indications that tho Senate
will pass sa.no amendment to tho Postal bill
ErnntIlg Mt lcnst 81, ,000. .t0 III subsidies prul>
nbly for several ycnrs IT. c0r,to.
THE VOTE
will l,o close, hut tho subsidy managers nro
confident. The yntu oyrrrulng tho decision
nf thu Chair, ruling the subsidy ont OF or
der. WnY
, 1881-02-12
DELPHI, IND.

Special Dispatch to Ihe Chteaoo Tribune.
LAFAYETTE, Ina, Feb. f1.-The Wabash 1ilyer
at this point Is on big boom. Tho current Is
flied with brukpn leo and old trees, and tho
winter Is rising rupLdly. From u a. N. to p. IN.
to-luy there wis Il rise Of tive fcet,-n foot III,
hour. Thu water .h.s ovorilowel tho bottoms
Uppos!t tho city and tho ndIAccnt cornlelda ATe
one y1st sheet OF wAtcr II u reparses bore thur
the bridge ut Delphi ut tho Narrilw- -]nuRo 1tnil-
road Inns been WHshcI nway. And Is lodged In IN
ice.Eorgo few I1!!ea Mb1vu this city. l}rldge-
tnlbcrs Aro tloatinE By hourly,
, 1881-02-12
PENNSYLVANIA.

IIAnEIanuNG, Pa, Feh. lt.-Tho leo In tho
sus1uchannn at thfs pont hroko this afternoon.
Five miles below tho city It gorgc,. md tho
water rose NJ tho rnto Of two feet per hour. Tho
Pennsylvania Kailrnad tracks fur almost mlle
nrc coyored with watcr nnd Ice to tho depth OF
over three foct. ard trains both ways are de-
layosl. Trun men hnvu been sent tu tl,e scene,
hut unable to work Until tho wntcr recotes.
1t Is sfnwly rising ut this hultE-ll =. IN.
Alvtecs froa up tho JAniaia rcpurt .hteak.
which 1or9cl. At pesryyIlln. Ncwtnp, Ilunft-
ton. Mitllfn, sflllcrstown. aud Newport, tho
bridges Hte Awnpt away and families aro tnoy-
Ing TOR safety. Tho West1ru Eninu telegraph
wires in this ne1EhborhooI nre all down. n.ld
messages Mro bglny sunt west BY why Of tha
baltimore s Qafo lsullrtl1,
Throughout Dauphn County tho tla mage by
-thc atNHl! FtrcMIns ts vGry Ert,At. hanY coun-
try bridges hnve been washed away.