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Drugs.

The market has been fairly active during
the week. Prices are appended; Acid-ben-
zoio per oun CO. soc, acid carbollc solution, b5c
crystal ,8oc@$2 per Id; acid citric, $50 per ID;
acid sulphurio, 30 per ID, acid tsrtaric, bsc
per Id, alum, 4G5e per ID. Ammo ia carbo-
nate soc perlb; ASIA @tida. SOC per Id; baisam
copaiba, s5c per ID; borsx, $50 per 10, blue
mel (Epglish), 81 10 per lbj caniphor, refined,
$40 per 10; cinchonidia, 81 10 per or; chloro.
form, 900 per lb,. chloral, hydIat 81 1902 90
per lib, cream Of tartar, powder, $50 per 10;
gum opium, g per ID, gnm shellac,7oc per
Id; oil lemon, 81 90 per ID; bromide potass, Doc
per ID; P y W.; iodide potsss, 81 90per III; Up
NV, quinine, sulpha,e,ss 20 per oz;. Seed
caraway, l6c per 10; SIENNA, $40 per 10, Alex :,
200 per ID. rychnine, crystals, 81 60 per or.
sugar lead, $50 per ID, hout sulphur, SxGl5c
per lb' salts epson, S9bc per Id.
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MEDICAL.

illustrated A Al mage nsiide. -,.v pages. Z
and gilt binding, SO cents, same in rsr.',
covers, % cts. Manhood, 10 cenrs, wom.n
hood, 10 cents; Pamphlet, 8 cents-secure1,
sealed. by mail. Send money or pos,ass
stamps. DIR. WHITTIER. the great specialize
v" st Che-'as Street. st. Louis. Mo.
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Cast, so cents per hundred; stove, 20 cents;
wrought, 80 10 10 cents per hundred; brass,
" per hundred; copper, 50 per hundred; zinc
and lead, 81 per hundred.
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CArTLx-Cornfed. SIS to So; grass do year.
lnes, soQr$S; steers, from . to 8 wears old,
Sl6@s2O; barn cows, $l5@SlS; butchers, az to
3kc. per Id. on foot.
$40 TO $50. Farm gtock S35 TO $50. Harness
livery $40 to 500. Harness fancy sls5 to Sl16
Harness spans $3.50 to $500.
Mules-.Rats $50 TO Sos. Medium $65,
Extra draught 500 to $3.50.
porkers.
MurroN,SHRRr-They are quotable at o. .5oaS
per head. Per weight, 5 to Skc. per pound.
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Poultry and tame.

PRAIRIE CHiSKRxs--we quote at $50. apiece
SQUIRRKLs-Per dozen, coo.
CHIcKxss.We quc:e $50 for spring; fol
grown, a 50.
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SPoKKs-From Q to az inch, per set, xxx
select, S3; XXX, S2.7b.
SAWED rRLLoEs--,H 20 2H, o. per set.
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Dallas Leather Mark ct

OAK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 20 lbs, 4Oc; do
under 20 lbs, 500.
HEMLoCk SoLR-LKATHKR Best Buffalo
slaughter. SOC; good do, 29c; best Matamra as
go good do, 27c; good dam sed, 25c; poor 90
8Oo
OAK HARNESS LrATHKR-No. l, 400; do, No.
So.
HEMLocK HARNESS LRATuHR-No. l, 3s; do,
No. 2, 49,.
UPPRR-French calf, u. % to -; do. kip, 81. 10
NSl.S5 per pound; American calf, 800. @$l 81;
do. kip, 8bc.@l$l.
CoLLARs-Duck, No. /. per dozen, u. 80.
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We make the following quotations:
ORANGES Sicily, per. box, 81 90 to 8 90.
LRMoNs-Sicily per box, u 30.
NUTS- Almonds % per pound: Br az
l0@-; filberts liGS-; English VAIN ut
none; chestnuts, imported, 20. italian
IS; peanuts, Tennessee red, 61a; cocoanuts
per hundred &6 80.
EIGs-ln IS ID boxes, per Id, 10.
Pop CoRN-Prize packages, per half gross,
o. %.
RAIsINs-London LAYER, now, per box, s3 90;
laver. new, per box, 81 20.
BANANAs-Per bunch, 3 to 460.
APPLEB-Fancy per Dbl, 50 25 choice
"a 80; dried per Ii, q 10 &c.
PorAToEs-Per bu. In sack, 81 20 to G3 rs.
Sweet potatoes dull, S5c.
Oa'oNs-Per bushel 81 80.
CABHAGEs-Per crate, 81 to IS
DATAs--In trails, per Id, &C.
CuRRAH1 s-718@8kc.
PMERs-ac.
PECANs- Pow Id, retail; per bushel, loose
81, ~ 10 to 81 ID; sacked 81 30, 81 rs.
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Bugsies, Beds, Wheels .ud Pole

WHEELS (sarven y At Who'll esale per
set; Is Sl0.25; q SS.2h; u S7.25.
SPRING WAGON BEDS. -Burr's patent, $ls,
sl9 and $40 for plain, 81 /. and double Pam
nels.
SHAFTS. "A 81. 90; B $l.75.
Poles. --B 50; A Sll.
BuGGIEs. --B end spring, $40; A sioe sprin g
$75. Strictly A phaetons, $3.50. Carriages,
s.6s. Gentlemen's driving buggy, side ba O
$3.50; do speeding, 500. End spring, strictly =,
Gas; top.open, s65 to SIS; side pring do, SiibA
l25; Jump.ur seats do, 1888; platform sprln
do, 800; three spring do, 800.
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BlRnksi Hanks!

Justices', .notarles', United States .commis,
sioners' and all kinds OF blanks for United
states, district md county courts kept con-
AID lob Office
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Dallas Wool Mark ct,
Fruit ana Nuts.

Fine, 30; medium, ls; heavy, 100. BLACK,
bury and dirty, 8 TO 10 cents OF. .
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Mixed, 81 per hundred; cotton, waste, 8
or hundred.
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Flour, Grain ana HAY

Flour - We quote City Mills from nav
wheat az follows: Xxx, 24O, Xxx, a. So.
xxxx,2 SOL Choice, IS 70; family, nome. W.
Imported; XXX, per cwt 81 so, xxx, g. 70
fxxXa 90 Fancy. $40 to Sg6; Patent, W.Oc.
RYR-Scarce We quote per Dbl. ss,
BARLrY-Scarce; good demand, &c.
BRAN-We quote at u.
GuSNY BAas-Second-hand In good order. a
cents apiece.
CoRN nEAi-Hss cwt, ITO.
0Ars-f'ew Texas SSto3oc fromwagon, 10 to 60
wHrAT. No sold, $50, No snew, ss6ossc, M
81 0j Uo< new, 7bGos0 Rejected, 0SS7S, No
lsade. 80 gd6c, Mediterranean, No2. sOi No a
e,g7Sc; Nicaragua, nominal, tOc, but not want.
id by Texas millers.
Cous-2S to 30 cents, loose ear.
HAy-Prairis, loose IRON wagon, 90 to I'll per
ton, Millett, do, 80 10 Sill. From store, uruirie
beled $l3 ser ton, Millott, Sl3. Prairie baied
In oar lots, els per ton free ON boaid.
=. We quote: Chopped corn, per 100 pound q
81, chopped corn and oats, por 100 pounds
M5o; chopped barley, per 100 pounds, 81 rs
crushed corn aud cob, per 100 pounds, 800
corn bran, per 100 pounds, 800, Ora
cream meal, q 80, fne bottled meal, pef
eushel. No homlnys per 100 pounds, 81
srl1,, per lt0 pounds. " Is, corn -four, per loo
POUNDS, ".
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The Great English Remedy.

IL a pever-failipg Cure
for Nervous debility.
Exhausted Vitality''
5 EN- In al Weakness.
Spermatorrhoea LOST
NAN h GOD, inpoten,
cy, Paralysis, and ali
tho terrible effects o
self Abuse, youthful
fO,iies and excuses of
msturer years-suoh Al
LOSS of Memory, Las
itu d Q, No G..turnal
Emission, Aversion to
Society nImnoos
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o. 20tt
,TShAfors-2 pounds, u Is; 5 pounds,
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miscellaneous Grocers' stock.

.RIcK-Wholesale 6x to7A.
SALr-ln barrel, $3.50 to $50 Liverpool In
a. ks,$ 100; Rock 81 30 per sack.
r.. Ca "a Nxrs sS,d NM n; XxxA, 8
to IL. Cream llc
Soar olive. tkc. per pound; BlueIndiL ek
to8h: Satiret. $40. to $50 q. +. Whleman
D Co.'s DaI'as Soap Works: Pale Olive, 90.
Company: Cyclone, 81; Pale Olive, 3; Extra
Olive, ~ cents per pound.
BEANs-IH to5c. per pound.
CANDLEs-Star, full VT liio AZ.
CHERsE-Clear Spring, lic; Factory 49,
HoMINY AND GRlTs-s5@s5 rs per barrel.
SAUHR KpAUT For half barrel IS to s 80.
DMEp PRAcHEs.-Unpeeled Sc, .S.s peeled IL
per pound.
Coal OrL--Below are revised quotations lie
ftost: IN tarrels II cents; aseJta, 81 20
CLOTHES PINs-Round, dbci spring, $500 per
MRAsuvgs-.x bushel, iron bound, $3.50 per
dozen; two-hoop pals, 81 10: three-hoop 81, 80,
TuBs-Three nest, 81 .SO@s. .eO; eight nest
S.s5; No. !, ~ 80 per dozen; No. 2, Vi. 30; No.
..wAsnBoARDs-wood sl.S5; zinc, 81 30; New
Era, S2.ycGDS2.70.
WE'LL BuoKxrs-ei, e5@sibO per dozen.
PowDxR-s8.6 5 per key of Is pounds; l2k do
snor-Drop, bag, 81. 49, to- .s5 buck 81 40. to- 80
MACKRRRL-No. barrels, $40 half barreis
$50; kits, IL pounds, 81; No arrels, 30.
CANpY-stick ,tlshlo lSc. pona Fancy Is
Concentrated. 81. 1905 $500
RoPx--Sisal, Y In. basic, lilo; cotton, ,9alCc
YINnaAR-Per gallon, 20G3oc. Apple, 2Oc. to2l
WRAPPING PArHR--Rag and Straw. t5c. QUO.
SrAnoH--tk@i%c.
glazed. Crooks II to Il cents per gallon for
glazed.
BEEswAx--l5 to lee per ID.
TALLow--ln barrel, ~; In cake, SO per 10.
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Cards ana Euy clones.

THE BEnALp Jon PRINriSa OFFICE keeps on
hand an extensive assortment OF oil grades.
Prices low and work guarant ed.
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Eaes-ll to lax cts Der dozen.
BurrER-Northern rs to rs; Texas 20 to ESQ,
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SaIos dull but steady.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, April 2O.-Quiet l0X; receipts
1900; shipments $50 sales 1926; ktock 10, al.
GALVESTON.
GALVESTON, April 20.-Opened weak and
lower TO cell. Middings lOs receipts S6l.
Closed dull and irregular; low ordinary 6t.:
ordinary 7hi good ordinary 81; low miidling
w miudiirg l0hi good middllng llx, no
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, April 90, 1913 p. m,-Cotton
moderate, Inquiry freely supplied.
Mlddling 0; Orleans Lie,
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Cotton.

The receipts to-day were very light. The
market Is dull and nominal. The revised quo
tatiOps are as follows:
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Prescription Free.

For the speedy cure Of spermstorrbma. sex
usl Debility and 1mpotency. most dru,gIsts
nave tue medicines. We wish 10 ,iop this
curse ~ our civilization. Adr,ess. So louis
curative Institute, Sc. -Chariep ST.. between
eth and 7th, 81. Louis, Mo, ~"
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):T n. m.-spots opened quiet.
l:37 q, .m.-Futures dull and steady,
Sales 1850.
l2:ll p. Spots easier. Sales 067.
1871 p, m,-Futures steady.

s:ie p, m. spots closed quiet, lie lower.
Middl'ng 10 IN.
sales lS7
Consolidated net receipts ~, 762,
Exports to Great Britain 80, OSS.
FL ance SG93.
Continent l,79i.
Channel none,
Stock 653 ,s68.
NEw nnI EAno
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Stop using Calomei and try "BLACK.
0Rs.UGHT" for liver diseases.
Forsalebv All druggists
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BuiIdins Material,

BRiCK-At the kilns to 20
SroNE-Att the Dallas quarries So per cubic
foot. for foundation, 10 for wall, and 20 TO
dressed front.
LuMBxn-Native rough pine go per thousand;
Dressed on one side, ss2 80; Flooring, tongu-
Cd and grooved, sa5; Dressed Notwithstanding,
Sl5h; Ihree-ciShth tongued and grooved ceiling
$lSt0sl0.
shiNoLss-Cypress, So per thousand; N alive
pine, snp, "; do heart, 81 20.
LATus-SS 90 at "a per thousand.
Is 90; Portland, ST. 30.
PLASTER rPARIs-rer barrel, 81 at 81 90.
HAIN-Pe pound. 7kc.
CEMENT pIuEs. &c Inch, 50 cents; 7 Inch, 40
cents inch ceiling Joint, 81; o inch cap, 500;
inoh ceiling joint, 81 10; 7 inch cap do, doc.
DRAIN PIPES inoh, l6o per foot; iinch.
eoei Inch, sc; Inch, 400, sinch, 500.
MIXED PAiNTs-Ready for use and all colors
d IS per gallon. All the tested aud standard
makes are on sale by Dallas dealers.
LiME-CooFered,. 2per bbl., bulk, 81 80.
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Hides.

HIpxs.Dry flint, IL pounds and upwards l2lI To
lScts; dry kips, free OF grube, 10 O; VrsbS
klpe lic; wet salted, To-, green butcher
hides, bkc.; All darnaged, wet or dry.
hall pricei deer skins s0c.; sheep skins from
25c .@60c each.
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NEW ORLEANS.
NEW onLrANs, April 20. 4;2o q. m.

GOLD & STOCK TELEGRAPH co. \
Commercial News Department,
New Orleans, April is.
, 1881-02-02

THE FOIiCEA NOW FOI1MtN0 AGAINST HAYES.
Hv<etal Utspaseh to Iht t'hteaau IfthAHf-
-. WASHINGTON, u. e., Feb. l.-'rAa cot.ll-
tton Ut a.fa!rs In tho executive sossEUn Ut tho
Senate In rcsntd to lenling nominations is
becoming exceedingly Interesting. Thp u1.-
disguised attack upon Senator Conk(lng a>nl
Ills friends III tho Into nominations tu pro,nl-
,ent positions III New York Stats llas cat!etl
fortl, ssyeru crltic!s,us from number OF
Senators who l.aye no spoc!a! sympathy Wilt.
31r, Conkllng, and fro,n some even wl!o llnyo
heretofore acteu with tlla Administration
aga!nst HIN, As n matter of COURSE, Alr.
Conkl!ng will use NIL tho means In cn1l COLI
troll to defeat tiesa nominations. lilo
flmls unexpected sympathy In various
quarters, a,ld there are so,lto Indications
ut present that sucll combinations viii DO
made either to tlefeat these nominations or
throw all Of them oyer tho It'll OF March,
WHEN, Of course, they would fall together.
Thern REe
4 NUAnEI. OF SOUTHERN SENATOR'S
who desire to defcat the confirmation Of
, 1881-02-02

PHILADELPHIA, which had $4,000 fro
Monday had another md more destructive
blazo yesterday. The fro broke out III 4 SIX
story building occupied MS slloe-factory,
spread to NIL adjoining eig',t-story building,
and thcn spread rapidly among lower build
ings OIL either side. Owing to the snow
storm that prevailed, the hight Of tile build
ings, and tho network of telegraph wires In
tho vicinity, the flrcmu,l had great difficulty
III subduing tho flames, The total loss Is
estimated ut s:s:},0 ,0o0. Mayer & Stern, shoe
denlcrs, suffer net loss Of SIT, ,000; 1Veikcl l.
Smith, spice Il callers. s4,to0; Samuel Lazar-
lee. printer, $1,000; Keystone Tortable-Forge
Company, $1,000; Allen Il Bros, agricult-
urnl-inlplc1nent makers, s4,oD0: md several
small firms l0so SUNS varying from s.. 800 10
$1,000. The buildings were owned by John
Kummel1. Jr., who places his net loss Mt
St12,00o. Tho conf'agratlon throws several
hundred people out Of employment. .
, 1881-02-02
THE DISTRICT
ALI. DAT IN THE HOUSE.

Spseta. D..pateh to Tat Chicago Tribune.
WAsllrS0ToS, D. e., Feb. 1.-The I1ouse
of Representatives has tteyotel the last two
lays TO the consideration ut tho District of
Columbia Appro priation bill, which il still
unfinished. The discussion Of this hill Is
always considerably protraetcd a'Itl animated
by the clnStlEng Of various local interests, 50
that, although tho amounts involved arc not
Immense, they make ai immense amount Of
Talk. Tile clllcf bones 0f contention to-day
wero an item for lltKll-school building AMI
a strife between ttla School Board a1ld Il
market company fur tic possession
OF one Of the public reservations. Most
of tile Southern Democrats sidcal with
the market company against the public
schools, and they were especially llOrrt!fctt
by 4 proposition to spend money tn building
more sclool.louses. The fact Is, however,
that Washington IL
NOT WELL. PROVIDED WITH SCHOOL. ACCOM-
MODATlOSa.
III June last the number of children In tho
District OF Columbia of school age 10 to II
years) was 43,5;S. Tho number of seats NOW
provided III ail the public schools il about
q, a,0o0, or a little lnore than o,Ie-l,alf thu
number of children. Abnlt 1000 0f These
seats arc In rented buildings, many OF
which, the Superintendent rrports, arc ut
'terly unfit for 5clpol purposes. About So
000 year aro paid for tic rent Of these hufld-
ings. This Is poor eco,Iomy. Washington
has no building for n liglE-sctlooi. Two
hundred md fifty htgl-sclool pupils ARE,
therefore, crowded Into tho third stories Of
two of tic regular schooi-lIDnses, which wcro
designed for pupils OF Il lover grl.lc. Thus
tho lligll-Sci,nols nre Insufllc1enty ncconi-
NlOuntcd. and, at tlla snlno time, less Att-
, 1881-02-02

4 sSow-sroHM of more tllnn usual severity
prevailed throughout the Eastern and AfEddle
States yesterday, and tratlIc md traycl
wcre seriously mid iii some cnscs wholly
Interrupted In consequence. Tile storm
was accompanied by intense cold, md all
outdoor work, including lce-cutting, had to bu
suspended. The cold weather Inns extended
to the South, and has caused much
damage to the frult-trecs In Flor-
1la md other Southern points. TIlo
railroads west OF this city arc blocked up
with snow, md trains nre awny behind
schedule time, mid tho railroad companies
have large quantities Of freight Oh haud
which they cannot lnoye.
, 1881-02-02
Note The PRICES,

All-W0ol Flannel Suits for
IS, $40, $12, and SIS.
Figured Allllllre and Novel,
ties for IS and $40.
All-Wool Checks trimmed
with Satin tor$12 a1ld$15.
Cold C,,sillncrcs, trimmed
with Silk, Satin, or Bro
catle, for SIS, Sis, $40,
$25, $50, and $35.
4 very large assortment Of
Black Cnsl,meres trim
med with Silk, Satin, or
Droca(le, tor$1S, $40, $22,
$25, $2S, $50, and 1856.
Black Silk Costumes for
$25, $2S, $35, $40, $45,
$50, and upwards.
Black Satin Suits for $25,
1928, and $35.
4 full line Of C0l0rcd Silks
for $25, $50, $35, $40,
$45, $50, and upwards.
, 1881-02-02

spsetal Dt.pa.eh to Ins Chicago Tribune.
WAs11S0roS. u. C., Feb. l.-sMr. Carlisle,
member nf the Why's and Mcnns Committee.
III speaking Of the prospects 0f any tariff leg
lslatIoll, md Of tho Eaton Commission bill,
says: ut Is quite doubtful whether there
will be any taritI legislation. Wuslialt try
10 ret sn,ie OF cur bills considered. think
something may l'u tlonc about tho SuEar bill.
The difficulty about It Is that, when We get
tic bill into Committee of the Whole, null
tltsltla Ut amendments nlny be offered Affect
Ing the tnrET generally. cannot sny, In atl-
yance, that will object to such amen.l-
ments. 1t Is tiute probable, tndcetl,
tl,At would yote fur sonlo Of them, although
might not be willing TO otter tilom."
AS TO THE EATON TA1tlFF COMMISSION,
he sati: ut will not pass In lis present
lnrm. think tho House wouht agree to the
bill II It were modified so rs to provide for
Commission composed of, say, three Sena-
tors to be appointed by the President at the
Senate, ttlsco Representatives to DO mp.
pointed hy the Speaker Of the House, and
tlIrea businessmen or experts to ba aI,-
pointed by the President Of the United States.
Thu Senators nil Representatives could bo
cllt.scn froln a,nong those who will continue
III Congress, md tho Commission would lays
tw0 full years In which to complete It's work.
The trouble about II Commission wl10!ly
composed If outsiders would bc thnt, whila
1t would accumulate a ynst store Of useful
Information relating 10 tho tariff, upon Which
1t might predicate sound conclusions, y0t,
when tie matter should conc NJ for nctlGn
III Congress, tlsuru would ho nobody tllero to
explain tho fucts and defend tie conclusions
Ut tho Commission. Not 0na Congressman
iu f0rty would study the report Of
, 1881-02-02
A Bitter Fight Coming on the
Funding Bill-Conkltng
Moving on Hayes.
Logan Attacks Bentley Fierce'y-
Vinegar triumphant Seven
Michigan Land Bills.
Total Debt, $1,891, ,799, ,588 - Seven
Months Decrease. $50,152,727-
Cox's Bill-Notes.


Special Dts9ateh 10 The Chicago Trtbune.
1VAE11TSGToS, u. G., Feb. 1.-TlIore nro
tut thirty days left In Which Congress can
complete Its work, yet all Of to-day md most
af yesterday wcro devoted by the House to
tic consideration of the District nf Columbia
Appropriation bill, 4 considerable part Of the
discussion having rotation to tho sataries Of
sonle petty clerks. The Appropriation bills
nre not yet all realty. The great River and
1tarbor bill Is still held back lit the Com
,ncrco Committee for the purpose of enabltng
the members Of TINT COMMITTEES to put o,lt
feelers to ascertain how large n sum
they daro TO ycnture to put 1t,
that hill. It isnow thought TINT the bil may
possibly reach
TIE ENORMOUS AGu1lE0ATE OF TEN MILL
IONS,
OF a'en twelve. II 1t does, It will bo tild
largest River and Ilarbor bill, with ono ex-
| ceptiotl, tint ever wis reported In ono
Congress Since tho Wnr. That bill MP
| proprInteu $15,0O0,000. For number
Ut years 1t has been tile custom to
pass this bill without debate bllt 1t Is scarce
| ly probnble that this Gull be done this year,
| although the attempt will be lnadu.
| Nearly two millions Of this vast amount
ii caused by tho appropriation for
| tire Mississippi River improvement, In ac-
| curlallce with the recommendation OF tho
Mississippi Iltyer Commission. There still
remain to 10 reported to the House of
TIE 1.AR0E APPROPRIATIONS,
tho Legislative, Executive, and judicial. tic
Sundry Civil, and the Deficiency bill, which
contains. 1Ils year, aehclencs "pptopfia-
tion Of 81, coo QUO. There must Inevitably bo
considerable political debate upon this bill,
rs this enormous delicieney exposes tiie ffatla
of Democratic administration III mo TWO
Houses for the Inst fu,lr years. anu Is
caused by tie necessity of making
good tile deficiencies III Ae hcces-
sary ordinary expenditures OF the
Government, occasionctl by tho pretended
economics nnd rctrenclsmcAt OF which wo
heard 81 much III tho ca'npalgn. Il8 TO-
pubficans Mt the time declared that tllis
boastetl retreneh1nent wo"!tl resslt III ao-
tlclencles, and would cripple Tile GoVern'
lneilt. Us 1t las done.
GEN. aANFIE1p,
In one Of Ills latest speeches IN Congress,
warned tho Democrats nbont the consc-
quclices Of. such ponny-wise ponnd-foollsh
policy, aud predicted that, Instead OF effect
inE rca! economy, they would DO con1-
pcllcd, TN this Congress, to appropriate
ut least $40, 0,000,0D Tor deficiencies.
t;en. Garfield WAS S5.0oo,oo0 sl'ort OF
the nlnrk. The appropriation reaches
nearly S25, 0oo, 600. The efforts Ut the HOUSE
Democrats to force business by meeting MI
lllur earlier did not accomplish much. us tue
additional hour was spetlt III wrangltngs
over the snlar1cs OF petty clerkshIps II! tho
District Government.
| AN EXTRA SESSION
Is not necessary or desired by either party,
ard probably there Will bo none, but, to pre-
, 1881-02-02

MARTIN DAILY, North Side wlfe-beater,
WIS sent to the Drilowcll for three months
yesterday for lnttulging lin what seems Il
fayor't pasttuc with him. The poor victim
Of his brutality begged Justice Kaufn,ann
to let HIN 60 free, but tie magistrate wisely
refused to accctle to her request.
, 1881-02-02

CONGRESSMAN CARLISLE, who is strong
advocate OF tariff reform, nnd wlIo is t,lcn,-
ber of tho Ways md Means Committee, Will
soon present n report to Congress purportng
to show some OF tho Irregularities prevail
lug under the present customs laws. 1fc
does not think TINT there will DO any im-
portant modification nlado IN the tarT Iaws
by tic present Congress. lie Is opposed to
the Eaton Tariff Commission bill. and thinks
TINT there Is NJ prospect thnt 1t will become
law.
, 1881-02-02

ABOUT four months aEo, Col. Potter, Of
the United States Geological Survey, who
was employed near Albuquerque, n H.,
suddenly allI mystcr1ousIy disappeared. Ills
remains were discovered some days ago, ainl
on Monday night three OF Ills mtrlcrers
were hanged near tho scene Of their crime by
q party Of lyncIer9.
, 1881-02-02

RAIN begun to fall in the central and
northern portions Of California yesterday.
The recent vury llenvy rai,is throughout the
Pacific Slope l,uve tlouo great damage. Tho
losses sustained arc away up into tho
millions, mud 1t is feared that IL tho ruin nj
yesterday continues thoro will b. short crops
III California tile cunning year.
, 1881-02-02

TnE ronca difficulty was discussed In the
Senate aRain yesterday. Mr.. kirkwood crit
lcfsetl.the course OF MI. Dawes III tho matter.
and defended the nctton Of Secretary Sciurz.
The Massachusetts Senator defended his
own course, and again entered into MI cx-
p!anntEon Of some OF his references to Tho
Secretary Of the Interior. after which tho
subject was drOrpel.
, 1881-02-02

TIE lot nf Government employees III Turkey
is not ono to be envietl. They will 10 pnid
10 salaries Until tho end Of March, md 1t Is
not certain that they will DO paid even then.
AL tic money TINT Gun bu ruise.i In Turkey
nowadays is needed for military purposes.
, 1881-02-02

Two FArA1. ulevator accidents occurred III
this city yesterday, onu ut tho Furst Il
Dradloy Plow Manufacturing Company
warehouse, wl,ero by the falling Of M
elevator from tlo sixth story Joseph Spe'leIl
lost his ilfa, md Christopher Slunstock
a1la! Hermann IIarsch sustained seveFo ili-
1urtcs. Tho ott,er victim was Peter l'urns,
who WIS struck on the forehead by thu
weight attache.t to an elevator brake, aud
was fatally injured,