The Worthington advance., 1881-11-10

Belfast has given judgement in the cases of a E
teen tenants on the estate Of Archdeacon Craw.
1ord, IN al except one case reducing the rents
Inns a., Ientof El22 was reduced to es9, anothe,
OF Ell to f48, and another of $50 to esq.
There were four additional decisions to- dav re.
duclng rent, the rate in each case being abou,
~ per cent. Being market day. there was ,
| large attendance OF farmers who received the
announcement Of the decisions with great de-
light
Signing the New Bond Dill.
There was quite gathering in the Office Of
Gov. Plllsbury when the rev railroad bond
bill was signed, some having come frem = dis
| ing up the instrument in his hand and address
| ing the friends about him in voice trembling
with emotion he said he was about to eign 4
bill that would wipe away the stain from Min
neeota's reputation. 1t was an object which
with him had been tho desire of years to carry
proudest act Of bis life General Sik,ev.
who was governor Of Minnesota when the rail.
| road bonds were issued, and whoee sisnsture
10 on them, said: Gov Pillsbury and gentle
men: Having been IN instrument in the crea-
| aon OF this debt am very happy 10 be present
Gov. PillsbuIy then took up his pen, and in
response to the suggestion that he make q reg
uiarJohn Hancock sort OF signature, wrote his
name on the bill In free flowing style He
then signed the bill providing for he applica-
ton Of the proceeds of the sale of the lute.aal
improvement lands to the payment of th.. pris,-
cipal and interest of the bonds Col. G ooks
took the pen, and with others proceeded 10 the
rooms O: the Historical society where it was
consigned to the care of the secretary who
promised to preserve It
The President and the White House.
On Wednesday last President Arthur paid
his first visit to the White House since his in
augurntlon. He spent about one hour and a
half at the house, inspecting it up-stairs and
down stairs, oil the way to the basement Mr..
Brown, of the executive force, accompanled the
president on his visit of inspection. President
Arthur expressed himself as much pleased
with the improvements going on, suggesting ut
the same time changes in the plan of improve
ment here and there throughout the building.
The president also selecteda a room for his fu-
ture occupancy. He picked out for his private
room the one in the northwest corner of the
second doo-. This is the room to which the
late president was one day removed for few
hours In the early days of his sickness The
room Just across the corridor from the one &c.
lected by President Arthur was the ''sick room''
OF President GARFIELD. The president has gone
to New York but will occupy the White House
on his return.
Cca. Sher,dan's Appreciation of Rifle Shooting.
Gen. Sheridan has issued "a order express
ing his appreciation of the ekil displayed by
the contestants at tho recent competition 1t
Fort Smelling for places on the division team,
and impressing upon department commanders
the great importance of educating their officers
and men in tue use of the rifle. Special thanks
arc returned to Capt Blunt Capt. Freeman,
for the happy management Of the friendly COM
petition. The division team is announced as
follows: Corporal Russel, Seventeenth infan-
try; Sergeant Novine, Thirteenth infantry; Ser
geant Osborne, Eighth cavalry; Sergeant Shipp,
Ninth infantry; Capt. Amman, Thirteenth in
tantry; Sergeant Hackett, Seventh infantry;
Sergeant Mcser, Thirteenth infantry: Second
Lieut.. Nichols, Twenty third infantry; Private
Rice, Fourth infantry; Sergeant Hndley, Sew
enth cavalry; Second Lieut. Esterlv, Tenth cav
airy: Sergeant Woody, Tenth cavalry:
Talk About Canadian independence.
The Ottowa tOnt) Free Press regales its
loyal readers with the following: eft is init
mated by member OF parliament that at the
approaching session move will be made in
the direction cfs Canadian independence, On tho
ground that it is desirable that We should elect
our own chief magistrate or president The
proposition is that his salary shall not exceed
$4,000, IN that the executive council be re-
duced from fourteen members to scven, the
salary of each to be, say 81, 900; tina, the civil
service shall be overhauled, the fossils turned
out and competent men put in their places and
All SdItIlcs OVER lf-U-OUO TeuuCcu - pSF cent
In reference to this subject, the same member
OF parliament writes Ill private letter to
friend in this city Il believe that independ-
ence will be granted CahaGa by the mother
country when asked for, aid that our govern
or general, chosen by ourselves, will not be
snubbed by Downing street when he wants to
60 home AID zee his wife"
Wendell PhilIps and the Irish.
Treasurer Egan Of the land league At Paris,
telegraphed: Will Wendell Phillips come to
Ireland to advocate '.No Rent" during the sus-
pension of constitutional liberty? The league
will pay all expenses. Phillips, in reply, said:
Ireland TO- day leads the van 10 the struggle for
right, justice and freedom. Let Ireland only
persevere in her sublime patience, keeping ever
within the limits Of peaceful agitation, aud her
victory is certain. With unbrOken front lether
assault despotism in it's central point. Rent,
honest rent, is the surplus left after the tenant
has lived IL comfort, material, intellectual and
social comfort. Ireland owes none TO- day, Ger
tainIy not to the class whose government 10
prison and bayonet. How cheerfully would
do my part, how gladly would share In tho
honors Of such a struggle! But the state of my
health obliges me to give up public speaking.
can only bid you Godspeed and pray for your
SPEEDY and complete succesa
Washington Special to the New York Sun:
Senator Windom was summoned to the senate
recently in response to a summons. His COL
leagues informed him that his presence was
desirable, and that a resolution would probab-
ly be introduced 10 administer the oath to him
deemed advisable by the republicans in order
that their majority might be maintained,
ocrats to deprive Senator Edg-
erton Of his vote. Before the motion was made,
however, q conference was held by certain re-
LII IN
latter agreed not to make any point against Mr.
Edgerton voting until the cath Of Office should
be administered to his successor The motion
which had in Wow the immediate admsission of
Dir. Window was therefore abandoned.
Rev. Mr Human Wants Damages
Rev. Samuel D. Hinman began recently
suit in the supreme court of New York against
Rev. VIM. II. Hare, missionary bishop Of Mo
brara, to recover So, 500 damages for an al
legged libel. Bishop Hare, in March, 1873, sns-
pended him, and he demanded a trial. The
court was appointed, hut no trial was had.
9inman afterward published pamphlet in
which he attacked the bishop, who, in 1879,
published reply, He declared that Hinman
had the reputation in the Indian country Of
being an abandoned profigate. This state
ment constitutes the libel for which suit is
the statement in order to protect his official
and private character against charg rought
against him by the plaintiff.
Reduction OF Petty Taxes
Assistant Secretary Upton, Of the treasury
department. says: would recommend certain
reductions in our custom duties, or rather
would advocate that certain articles be placed
upon the free list purely as matter of accom-
nodation to the government in collections.
There are number Of taxes that are relics of
war times that should be abolished Take for
instance the tax on matches. It is only . cent
and it takes An enormous number of clerks and
employees to manufacture gum, count aud mail
these stamps. There is no demand for = tax
upon matches, and the government would be
| better OF if it were removed. There is the
! same objection to the tax on patent medicinesL
These things are generally paid for by poor
people, and as We don't absolutely need the
! money, this reduction might be made.
Greater Banking security Required.
! Tie ruin of the Mechanics National bank at
Newark very naturally attracts attention to the
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