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SOUTH AMERICA.
Further Details of the Fall Of Lima.


NEW York, Feb. Traditional news
from Lima is received. Peaceable entry of
the Chiians into the city was guaranteed ON
condition that no resistance be made even to
the extent of single shot. The Peruvian
army dispersed in all directions, the flight
being marked by wholesale robberies accom-
panied by murder and violence along the
route. Pierolas, late President of Peru, ad-
dressed note to the municipal authorities of
Lima @advising them that his government
was still in existence, and announcing pur-
pose of continuing the war, being
supposed to rely upon the Peruvian
army now at Arequipa. Callao has been de-
clared open to commerce, Gillian officers being
appointed to the custom house positions. The
CHILEAN authorities endeavored to persuade the
Peruvian court officials to resume their duties.
but the latter declined. They also refused to
perfect provisional government to treat with
the Chilans, upon which the Gillian comman.
der declared the city under martial law. The
populace sacked many stores owned by foreign
ers, which the latter resisted and lively fight
with the mob occurred, resulting in considera-
BILE loss of life before the pillage stopped
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The Western storm.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.-Dlspatches from differ
erent parts of tn e state say the railroads are
still blocked with snow in various places, but
large gangs of men are working day and night
and the probability is that the roads will be
clear by tomorrow and trains running on
schedule time. The deepest snow seems to
have fallen in Kansas and the roads in that
state have suffered most The Kansas Pacific
and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, are badly
blocked and stuck. Trains are scattered all
along the line. The storm is over now and
every exertion is being made to clear the
tracks. The weather here is moderatng, but
the mercury is still below freezing
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SPORTING.

Hanlan Beats Laycock by Four Lengths
LONDON, Feb. 14.-The race between Han
the championship of England, the Sportsman
challenge cup, and el 900, came off this after
noon, and was won easily by Hanlan by about
four lengths There was little betting on the
race, as the result was regarded as foregone
conclusion. Three to one on Hanlan was free
ily offered. Hanlan jumped away with the
lead, which almost Immediately became two
lengths. He maintained about this lead to
Barnes, where he still led by two lengths. It
was apparent from the start that, barring acct
dents, he must win. Laycock rowed we'll and
was cold and rainy. The tow-path along the
course was thickly lined with spectators. Ham
Ian won by four lengths in % inmates and 5O5
seconds
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The Floods Abating.

BoRDENTowN, N. j., Feb. 14.-The flood
has subsidized here. The river has fallen con-
siderably, leaving large masses of ice on the
railroads leading to Trenton and Philadelphia.
The railroad company have had large force
OF men working all night clearing the tracks
OF distractions No trains have left this city
as yet for any point. 1t is thought the road
will be open by one o'clock to-day.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE Signal Office at
Harper's Ferry reports at eight O'Clock that
the water in the Potomac fell three feet during
the night, and is still falling
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SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.
Especial Despatch to the PRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. IA.
Treasurer Holbrook notified the Senate of
his acceptance of the office of Treasurer of
State for the current political term of two
years and filed his official bond, which was re-
ferred to the committee on financial affairs.
Bills were reported: Additional to an act
entitled an act to incorporate the Sebec Dam
Company approved Feb. %, 1869; establishing
astandard weight for different grades of salt
Provides that 20 pounds shall constitute
bushel of Turks Island salt, and 60 pounds of
Liverpool salt.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Authorizing the taking of land for ferry
landing at Brewer to amend an act To estah-
lish a municipal court in Auburn; to amend an
act to incorporate the Westbrook Manufac
turing Company, approved Feb. %, 1916; to
amend item 9TH of Sec "a of chap. IL of the
Revised Statutes.
Bill relating to lettering in railway stations
and steamboat offices was taken up and dis
cussed by Senators Mortland, Bisbee, Walker,
Pattangail and Lamson, and again tabled
without action.
HOUSE.
Petitions were presented and referred for
the protection of fish in Sabbath Day pond. in
the town of New Gloucester, county of Cum
bertrand: for change in law in regard to dover.
Bills were presented to incorporate the Jim
my Brook and Scrag Rock Company for the
driving OF logs; to amend sec. 3, chap. 70, of
Il. s., relating to probate bonds.
Ordered, That the judiciary committee in
quire into the expediency of amending sec. 81.
chap. 49,, OF the public laws of 1873, by strik-
ing out the words, Zone hundred" and insert
ing in place thereof the word "forty"
Bill to incorporate the Cape Elizabeth Rail-
road Company was taken from the table and
pending its first reading, was tabled on motion
OF Mr.. King of Canton. Subsequently the
OIL was taken up, and on motion of Mr. Brad
street OF Bridgton, sec. s was amended so that
II the road shall not be completed on or before
Jan. /, 1855, this act shall be null and void
The bill then received passage
Resolve in favor of French spoliation claim.
was adopted. 0'''i-A'
Resolves making appropriations for BANGOR
Children's Home, Female Orphan AsyIum and
st. Elizabeth Orphans of Portland we're read
and assigned for Wednesday of next week.
The bill relating to the Bridgton Telegraph
Company was taken from the table and passed.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED
A bill to amend the Revised Statutes relat
ing to witness fees and false certificates. It
provides that If the witness certifies falsely
that he has attended as witness for more than
one party, he shall be fined.
- Dill to authorize the Bridgton Telegraph
company to discontinue and remove its pres
emit line OF telegraph and to operate lines along
railroads that may be built from Bridgton to
Portland. w
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Another unsuccessful ballot in the Penns.

Another unsuccessful ballot in the Pennsyl-
vania Legisla ufe yesterday.
Isaac Lotterman has been arrested in New
York, charged with stabbing M. E. Lee six
times Sunday night. Lee has declined to
identify Lotterman, although the latter con-
1esses to difficulty with Lee last night.
Martial law has been proclaimed in Manda-
lay.
1t is stated that the Kurdish chief Obeidul-
lab has again collected considerable force for
another invasion of Persia,
DIR. Max Schlesiniger, the we'll known Lon
don correspondent of the Cologne Gazette, is
dead.
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DEATHS.

In Cape Elizabeth, Feb. IL, Miss Lucretia Thrash
er, aged 80 years.
In saccarappa, Feb. 8, Mary Conant, aged "a years
months 16 days.
In Saco, Jan. %, Mafftt d. f. Waterhouse, aged
81 years 3 months.
In Worcester, Mass, Feb. IL, Mrs Jennie e. wife
OF Eugene o. Ranney aged As years New York
papers please copy.l
At Mount Tom, Mass, Feb. IA, Frank Dodwell,
infant son OF Matthew j. and Mary A. Dodwell,
aged 10 months.
burial iron. F. Larkins, No. 70 Cumberland St,
this afternoon at o'clock.
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In Bristol, Feb 3, Ernest L. Fossett and Miss An
ME Jones'
In Rockport Jan. 20, Geo. II. Carey and Nellie E.
Churchill, both of Camden
In Gray, by Rev. E. Bean, Mr.. Loring of Phenix
Arizona territory. and Miss Jennie Clark of Gray
Lillian E. Wallace. ~
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Sid FIN st Jago LIST inst, brig Stockton, Allen. for
Cienfuegos.
Sid FIN Cienfuegos Sd inst sch C H Foster, Coombs
Savannah.
Ar at Havana It'll inst barques Havana, Rice I'm
New York; Chas Ward, Gay, Baltimore.
Sid 9th, sch Clara Leavitt, Lombord for Delaware
Breakwater.
Sid FIN Matanzas 9th inst. brig Antelope, Ray. for
North of Hatteras.
Ar at Cardenas 9th inst, barQue Matthew Baird
Greeneaf, Barbados.
Ar at Sagua Sd inst, brig Maria W Norwood, Ma
guire, Havana 9th, barque John Marsh, Falker
st Thomas brig David Bugbee, Showers. Barbados
At Sagua I'd inst inst barque Jennie Cobb Small
for New York next day.
Ar at Annapolis, Ms, LIST inst, sch Maud Robin
son, Boston.
--latest by European steamers.l
Passed Anjier Dec %, ship Brown Brothers, Good
ell. Loilo for Boston.
AR at Maulmain Jan T. Mallevle Harlow, from
Rio Janero.
Passed Spurn Point I'd inst Harvester. Bosworth,
San Francisco for Hull.
Cld at Singapore Dec 80, Oneida, Carver, for New
York.
AR at Trapan Jan &c, Charles Lewis, McCarty,
Marseilles.
Ar at Table Bay, CGH, -, j W Mari, Morse. from
Cardiff for Hong Kong.
SPOKEN.
Doc IL. lat 8 S. lon "a W. barque fremont Treat,
fromlBrunswick for Paysandu.
Jan 10, lat Is 10. Ion 90 sc, sch Starlight Web
ster, from New York for Grenada.
Jan II, lat 81. Ion 33, ship Alice M Mnott, Whit
more from Havre for New York.
Jan 20, lat Is S, Ion 20 W. ship Rosie Welt. Welt
from Hong Kong for New York.
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The following were the closing quotations o
Chicago Live Stock Market.

{By Telegraph.)
CHICAGO. Feb. Hogs-Recepts 5000 head;
shipments 1890 head; light at 5O@5 70; mixed
packing at 5000 70; choice heavy 1905 80.
Cattle-Receipts 800 head; shipments 5000 head;
shipping at 1904 80.
sheep-Receipts 1900 head; market stronger fair
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METEOROLOGICAL

INDICATIONS FOB THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT OFFICE CHIEF SIaNALl
OFFIcKR, Washington, D. c.,
Feb. 10, A. M.
For New England,
Clear or partly cloudy weather, westerly
winds, becoming variable, stationary or rising
barometer and temperature.
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Blown to Pieces by Nitro-G,ycerine

BRADFORD, Pa, Feb. 14.-F. A. McClain,
an employe of the Roberts Torpedo Co., this
morning was driving near Bradford in sleigh
with 200 pounds of nitro-glycerine and ran
against boulder, causing an explosion. Nc
Claim was torn to mincemeat and both horses
killed. No evidence of the sleigh could be
found.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

POrtlana Daily Wholesale MmrLe,.
PORTLAND. Feb. IA
The market for Flour is rmer but prices are with
but material change. High Mixed Gear LOTS Corn
lie off. Sugar is steady Eggs firmer at 23a25c.
Tho following are lo-day's quotations OF Flour.
Grain. ProYisIons NC
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Parn6ll Going Rack tn Landau

New YORK, Feb. 14-P Eagan, treasurer of
the Land League, telegraphs from Paris to the
Irish World, declaring there will be no flinching
in carrying out the work of the League. Par
nell returns to Parliament to oppose the pas
sage of the arms bill.
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NEW YORK. Feb 14-Evening Money in active
demand at 5@6 throughout the day; prime mercan-
tile paper at 400 per cent. Sterling Exchange is
firm and nomnally higher at 1924 for long and
4.S5% for short. Governments strong and general
ly shade higher Railroad bonds active and general
ly firm. Railroad bonds rs to higher. The stock
market oponed strong and closed easier
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat-
ed 602, 500 shares.
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCo-Cld 4th, ships j Walker
wallac, Liverpool; Imperial. Crosby, New York.
Cid 9th inst, ship Pacto'us, Burnham, (not Col
Ar 18th. ship Jos S Spinney, Oliver, New York.
GALyESTON-Ar Sth, sch John Case, Colcord
FERNANDINA-Ar LIST, sch Anita, Small, from
Ar 4th, sch St Croix, Haskell, Charleston.
SAVANNAH-Ar 18th, ship Jane Fish, Young
CHARLESTON 18th, schs Elizabeth NJ Cook
for New York; Nellie Bowers. for Rockport; Carrie
Walker, for Rucksville: Austin ID knight, fol
Brunswick; Carrie Bonnell, and Geo Washington
for West indies.
sMITHVILLE, NC-ln port 10TH barque Glacier
Small from Wilmington for Porto Rico.
BEAUFORT-In port 10th, brig Ernest, Lunt
from Cedar Keys for New York:
WILMINGTON. NC-Cld 18th, sch Ida NJ Ed
Cid 10th, sch d Lamson, Smith, Philadelphia.
NORFoLK-Ar 9th, sch Jennie Morse, Upper
BALTIMoRE-Ar 18th, sch Carrie Hart Davis
Providence (and cleared for New Bedford)
PHILADELPHIA--Cld 18th, sch Il A Collins
Williams, Portsmouth.
CID 18th barque Rache Walls, Matanzas.
NEWCASTLE-Passeddo down 18th, brig Jeremiah
from philadelphia for Caibaren
Ar at Delaware Breakwater 18th, sch H E Will
Sid / til, sch stephen Bennett, for Savannah
NEW YORK-Ar 18th, ship Washington. Martin
Bremen 81 days. schs Etna Sawyer, Orchilla. 80
days; Victor. Coleman Port Maria L S Mcclellan
Bibber, Antigua 20 days.
Ar 18th. barque Jul1a, peterson, Hallway 6U days;
Nina Sheldon. Bigley. Montevideo 81 days; brig
Kaluna, Nash Matanzas; sch Reuben Hunt, Viii
son, st Pierre
Ar 18th, ship Alice Buck Herman, Hong Kong;
brig E Williams Gould, Matanzas; sch John
Lord, Thomas Laguna.
Cid 18th, ship BENZ Sewall, Sewell Yokohama;
brig Raven, Nash, st Thon IS: schs Yosemite Chase
Point-a-Pitre Helen Mari. Look, Cardenas.
Sid 18th, barqus Abby ICON. for Gibraltar; sch
Eva May, for Port Spain.
NEW HAVEN-Cld 18th, sch Jennie F Wiley,
Chadwick, New Bedford.
PROVIDENCE-Ar 18th, sch II L Newman, Dorr,
st Marc via Newport.
SOMERSEr-Ar 18th, sch Alpine Marshall, from
Hoboken.
vINEYAKD-HAVEN-Ar 18th, brig Abbie Cliff
ford, Slower Turks Island IL days for Boston,
Sailed, barque Norton Slower; brig K NJ Heslen;
schs Ii Waite. VIM Frederick, Trade Wind, r G
Thomas, Diadem, Franklin, Clara Rankin, Parker NJ
Hooper, j bodwell, Elva Pettengill.
Al 18th schs John Bird, Smith, Matanzas 10 days
for Boston, (nate had arm broken 10TH; ii
Macomber. Rumrill, st Marc for Boston.
Returned, sch Sarah Reed, on account of heavy
ice on Nantucket Shoals.
EDGARTOWN-In port 18th, schs Ned Sumpter
from Amboy for Salem; Vineyard, from New York
for Boston.
BOSTON-Ar 18th, sch r NJ Brookings, Dunton,
Portland for New York.
Cid 18th, brig Carrie Bertha, Hail. for Matanzas;
schs Cephas Starrett, Lawrence, Demarara; STAN
pede. Perry, Cape Hayti.
Sid 14th, schs Isaac Il Campbell and NJ Brook
iugs,
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3SS4 93Szsc for March; 1885 a391ac April. Oats
dull 1874 9331ec cash; 33c bid March; 331sc bid
April. Rye higher SSc. Barley dull and unchang-
ed. Pork strong and higher at l5 25 for cash and
February; 10 STA March; 15 80 April. Lard high
80 asked.
Receipts 5000 bbls tour, 5000 bnsh wheat
1000 bush clrn, 5000 Blu Ii oats, 90. 600 bnsh
rye, O,00c oush barley
Smpments-6. 600 bbls Hour Is 900 bush wheat
$4,000 bush corn, 5000 bush oats OOOO bush
barley, 5000 bush rye.
TOLEDO, Feb 14.-Wheat firm No Red O51h
Tor cash; oos4 for March; l OS7s April l O1a
Ior May. Corn is firm; iHigh Mixed 4214c March:
1890 April; 441sc MAY. Oats-nothing doing.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.--Cotton quiet and steady:
Middlng uplands IL 9-16c.
NEW ORLEANS Feb 14.-Cottou steadv.siddl;,g
uplands lilac
SAVANNAH, Feb. IA Cotton quiet; Middling up
lands lie. -
MEMPHIS, Feb 14.-Cotton is quiet: Middling up
lands at lie. -
MOBILE, Feb. 14.-Cotton quiet; MiddliYg uplands
at lie.
European Markets.
BY Telegraph.l
L0ND0N,Feb. 14-12.3 p. M.-Amerlcan seen ri
tes-United States bonds, new As, 116H
LIv EkpooL, Feb 14-12.3O P.M.-Cotton MIA. ket
amet; Nliddling uplands at 63sd; Orleans at 61bd:
sales 5000 bales: speculation and export 800: re,
ceipts $4,000; American Is, 800; futures steady
NOTaCae.-For the past thirty three wears
"CONGRESS'' Yeast Powder has been extensively
sold. 1t has always been made pure and
healthy, and is to-day without rival.
U8 SHADES English Mustard and Congress Yeast
Powder are standard and always reliable.
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Sid I'm Bordeaux Jan rs, ship Alert, Croker, for
United States.
Ar at London 18th, barque Joshua Loribg, Cook,
Bahia.
AR at st Vincent Jan 49, brig Proteus, Emery,
Portland.
Ar at Pernambuco Jau IT, sch Lamoine, Leach,
Baltimore.
At Progrosso Jan 21. brig Emma, Richardson, fin
Havana. ar 10th, to load for New York.
At Porto Cabello Jan 20, brig Rocky Glen, Hig-
gins, from Laguayra, disg.
At uonaivrs Jan 20, sch Lizzie Major, Foster, I'm
Fort de France, ar 13th for New YORK.
Ar at Curacao Jan 81, sch Maud Briggs Barbour,
Belfast.
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PORTLAND Feb. IL.
For Portland, Al cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, 81 cars miscellaneous mer-
chandise.
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FINANCIAL.
B. BARNES, JR..

Stock Broker,
so EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND, ME.
Orders for Stocks and Bonds executed
in Portland. Boston, New York and 9TH
er markets.
Maine Mining Stocks Speciality.
wWANTED.-Twin Lead, Young
Hecia, Douglass, FavOrite, Deer Isle,
EdgemOggin, GOuldsbOrO, Cherryfield
and other stocks.
Also European and North American
r. Il. Stock and Bonds.
Portland, Me-, Jan. "a, 1881. jan25eodtf
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stock Market.
The following quotations of stocks were received
yesterday by Woodbury. & Moulton (members of the
Boston Stock Exchanged corner of Middle and Ex-
change streets
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XLvIth CoNGREss-2d Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ID.
The credentials of Francis NJ. Cockrell of
Missouri and Henry L. Dawes of Massachus-
etts were presented and fled
The House bill appropriating money to-
wards the centennial celebration of the battle
of Groton Heights and other purposes was fa-
vorably reported and placed ON the calendar
Mr.. Saunders reported favorably with an
amendment the bill establishing the territory
OF Pembina, and providing temporary gov
eminent therefor. 1t was placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Booth reported favorably from the ap-
preparation committee, with amendment and
recommendation that it pass, the Senate bill
authorizing the payment of prize money to the
officers OF the Farragut fleet for the destruc-
ton of the enemy's vessels in 1866,
A resolution was adopted calling upon the
District commissioners for information as to
what damage had been done to Long Bird ee
by the recent Hood, and whether in repairing
the same some method cannot be adopted tn at
will diminish the probability of foundations
of the city hereafter.
Mr.. Hoar introduced resolution directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the
Senate the rules of admission to the customs
office at New York, and the practical effect of
the operations OF said rules upon the public
service.
Mr.. Platt introduced resolut on instructing
the committee on postofices to inquire if any
and what means can be devised to prevent
letting of contracts for carrying mails by spec
ulative bidders, and report by bill or otherwise.
The postal appropriation bill was taken mp.
The pending motion to table the subsidy
amendment being withdrawn and various pro-
positions to perfect the original amendment re-
ported from the committee on postoffices being
overruled, as not in order under the rule, the
amendment by Mr. Morgan to allow steam
ships to be of steal as well as iron was agreed
to.
After considerable discussion the amend
ment apnropriating one million in aid of
American steamship lines was laid on the Ia
BILE, after which the bill was passed.
After debate upon the priority of business
the House funding bill was taken up and laid
over as a regular order of business for tomor-
row.
Message from the House announcing the
death of Representative Wood was received
On motion of Mr.. Bayard as mark of re-
spect the Senate adiourned
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PORTLAND, Feb. / 4. =
The following quotations of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by A. W. Jordan,
157 Commercial street:
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
uRY GOODS.

We are now selling off our stock Of
Dry and Fancy Goods as an "Annual
Clearing Sale," and our prices are mark
ed down even lower than il we were go
ing out of business. Besides customers
have all the advantages of large stock
OF new goods daily arriving to replace
those sold.
Below are prices of few extra bar
gains:
All wool wide double width 75c
COlOred Dress Goods. at only 3Sc
All wool so and 62c Brown and
Blue Cashmeres, at CSC
Above are marked down to-day.
Light gray all wool Dress FIannels 19c
New Cloths for Mems and Boys wear at
Lower prices than ever.
Good 1Oc Ribbons, at only SC
Good heavy Crash, sc
Good heavy all linen Crash, ) Lee
Good heavy all linen, extra wide
Crash 71.2c
Good linen SIC Table Damask, at 22c
Coed strictly all linen Csc Table
Damask, enc small lot. soc
Good Turkey Red Table Damask,
warranted fast eOlOrs, only 44c
One lot damaged Ticking, at half-price
Above are bargains that cannot be du-
plicated anywhere; and although We
have sold many goods cheap, we have
never given people Of Portland and Vi
entity better opportunity to obtain
bargains than now.
Call and see other goods and prices
for yourselves.
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HOUSE.

The Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs. Clymer, Forney and Hawley as con-
ferees for the House on the army appropriation
bill.
Several bills were introduced and referred,
including one by Mr.. Townsend of Illinois.
fixing the first Monday in November as the
time for the assembling of Congress-.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Cox of New
York, to admit free of duty articles Intended
for the International exhibition. 1t also au-
thorizes the President, whenever he shall deem
the preparations made therefor adequate, to
invite all foreign governments to be represent
ed and take part 1t provides that the United
States shall not be liable directly or indirectly
for any expense attending such exhibition.
Mr.. Carlisle from the committee on ways and
means, reported back the bill to regulate the
manufacture of vinegar by the alcoholic vap-
orizing process. 1t is referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
Mr.. Hill from the committee on foreign af-
fairs reported back the resolutions declaring
the policy,of the United States in regard to the
inter-oceanic canal, which were referred to the
committee of the whole.
The Senate amendments to the Joint resolu-
ton authorizing the President to invite France
to join the United States in celebrating the
surrender of the Corvallis were concurred in
The House then considered the district bust
ness.
The Speaker read telegram announcing the
death of Fernando Wood Resolutions ex-
pressive of regret at the sad circumstance and
providing for an official escort by members of
the House of the remains to New York. were
adopted; and as a further mark of respect the
House adjourned.