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LOCAL NEWS.
At the State Capitol.

The House Only in SessiOn-Absence oi Lobbyists-List of Prisoners Anxious toH be R Released-Other Matters. HARTFORD, Feb. Il, 1881.
 [speoial Correspondence of JOURNAL AND COURIER. It was one of those quiet days in legislative |proceedings that occurred at the Capitol tot
 fday. There was no business in the Senate
 Ithat body having adjourned over from Thursday until Tuesday next. There being no committee meetings to-day, the lobby 2 was almost deserted. Here and there could E be seen the face of member of the "third house." wandering about as if in pursuit oi zsomething which he expected to find, but not 5knowing where to look for the object of hil &search. The business of the House wal 3quickly disposed of, the few members in at
 8tendance being anxious to return to tn
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Ireland.

Retroactive COercion-Passage Ofthe Ob noxiOus Clause-A Plot to Blow uI Windsor Castle.
 LONDON, Feb. 12.-In the House of Com
 mons last night the retrospective clause oi the coercion bill was carried by large major sity.
 LONDON, Feb. 12.-It is rumored that blot has been discovered to blow up Windsor Castle, and the authorities are taking precau fions to guard against any such attempt
 The Queen has been ordered to delay her re- turn to Windsor. The rumor has caused 6
 great sensation throughout the city BOSTON, Feb. 11.-Faneuil Hall has never been more crowded or with more enthusi sastic audience than that which assembled to. might to express sympathy with the Irish |cause and condemnation of the British gov |ernment Mayor Prince presided and elo- |quent speeches were made by him, General Butler, Wendell Phillips, Rev. Dr. Miner, Hon. Charles Levi Woodbury, Hon. P. A. .ColliuS and others
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FORTY-sKTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II

WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
 SENATE.-Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, of Sfered a resolution instructing the Judi ciary committee to consider and reportl government of large bodies of organ ized and armed troops not under command of officers of the United States or any na
 Mr Conkling, of New York, thought the| lime for the inquiry, in view of the extenslve| Y Nnrenarations by militia organizations all overl the country to visit Washington. inopportune and asked that the resolution lie over underI 5 the rule.
 Mr- Hereford, of West Virginia, construed the resolution in allowing the regular army < to attend and forbidding the presence or #voluntarv organizations as the announcement of doctrine dangerous to the liberties of the people.
 The resolution was laid over.
 MT. Randolph's bill giving one dollar from line Treasury for each dollar raised by any 3battle monument association for the erection #of monuments to designate revolutionary battle fields was taken up, but was laid over under the rules at the expiration of the morning hour.
 MT. Dawes. claimed the floor for a persona explanation and proceeded to reply at iengtf to the letter of Secretary Schurz, criticislne his course regarding the Ponca indians. NIT Dawes claimed that the PoncaS were removed $ without their consent in violation of explcI terms of law, and with the knowledge ans express orders of Secretary Schurz. He dit not consider it becoming in a man to stall into that chamber with the minutes Of tn Executive department and lecture Senate regarding his conduct on the floor.
 Mr Wallace addressed the Senate at lengt in support of his constitutional amendmen
 for the election of President and Vice Pres
 dent by direct vote of the people. The postofice appropriation bill the ! came up as the regular order, the pendln question being on MT. Maxeys appeal frol the decision of the Chair that subsid
 amendment proposed by him VI
 out of order. After long d bate the ruling of the Chair ", ! reversed by vote of 15 tc z
 Mr. Hamlin offered Q substitute for u amendment, being the same in substan ' modified in form. Without action the Se ' ate at :15 went into executive session and t.
 minutes later adjourned.
 t % $HousE.-The House in Committee of t
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
NEW YORK. Feb. II,

NEW YORK; Feb. Il. 1881. Money closed at per cent. Sterling Exchange sclosed steady at 4S3a486. Governments closed firm Tho stock market very active to-day. and deal zings were characterized by strong and buoyant tone. During the morning there was an advance in prices of H to 3l per cent, and large purchases took place at the highest quotations particularly r Vanderbilt shares, St. Paul and Chesapeake Ohio The last named shares very prominent, and ad zvanced sharply active demand. Central Pacific and Union Pacific, the Coal shares the Changers and Telegraph stocks were also prominent in the rise The market continued strong during the afternoon until the close. when under sales to realize profits prices fell of Il to 1 per cent. In the final dealings, however, this partially recovered and the market closed strong the closing prices for of the list showing an advance of 9 to 2s per cent as compared with yesterdays closing. The most tive stocks to-day Union Pacific, Western Union, Pacific Mail Erie, Northwestern, Milwaukee St. Paul, the Coal stocks, Lake Shore and Michigan fCentral.
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Sall, with two or three exceptions, being fol
 pensions and the proceedings were exceed $ingly dull. The House passed bill for the tallowance of claims reported by the account, ling officers of the Treasury department under
 zact of July 4, 1864.
 Colonel Charles Worthington, of Ohio, who has been hanging about the halls of Congress flor years seeking relief, has at last had e measure of success. In the House to-day Mir. Converse moved to take upthe bill grant. ling him pension of $50 month. He said
 Ithat Worthington was so old that he could
 Inot enjoy the pension long. and he added |that Worthington had really saved the day at Shiloh. The bill to pension him was passed without objection
 Other bills agreed to in committee were passed, and the House at 4:5O p. m. ad-
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THE OLD WORLD.
Great Britain.

|The Boers Victorious-A Desperate En- cngement-Fierce Fighting on Both sides-The British Picked Or as Fast as They Stood Up.
 LONDON, Feb. 11.-Dispatches from Dur
 ban admit great British defeat yesterday The Stasdard gives the following description
 of the fight:
 The enemy were on horses They were first seen, but upon the shell taking effeci zamong them at about fifteen hundred yards distance, they rode of, and having dis
 mounted under cover behind the hills zopened fire. From 12 o'clock until dusk i was rife duel under cover. Our guns iron
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THE NEW DOMINION.

Ugly Rumors About Oarsman HanIan
 TORONTO, Feb. 1.-The Telegram today publishes a letter from England in which
 Hanlan is hauled over the ceals. It is assert led that he gave the signal agreed upon in the
 race with Trickett that he was beaten and Ward was about to hedge, when he saw Hanlan dash off ahead and Tricketi was beaten. The correspondent gives rec ord of incredible meanness to the oarsman,
 insinuates that he drinks while in training and otherwise conducts himself unsatisfacto- |rily. MT. Ward was interviewed by a re- porter and lets it be believed that the charges |ara correct
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THE WEST.
Dakota Territory.

Different Weather From Ours.
 HURON, Feb. 11.-During the past week there has been the greatest fall of snow ever known in Dakota. There is now thirty inch les on a level. The blockade is terrible and the mail has not been received for three weeks. T. J. Nichols, the superintendent of |this division, has tried every means to get Ilthe mail through This morning he ordered but heavy mail on board a toboggan from Tracy bound for this place in charge of six men on snow shoes, and in few days we will have the mail. This place is well sup |pied with provisions and fuel, but at many points there is great scarcity of both.
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TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

The United Weavers' association of Fal
 River, Mass. voted last night to strike. All the operatives unions there have now decid ed to strike. A conference will be held to- morrow to decide on the time. The Cunard Steamer company say the
 steamer Batavia has got spare propeller on
 board and will repair at Fayal Her passen-
 gers will be forwarded by mail steamers to London. Arrangements are in progress for com promise between the Northampton bank and
 |the robbers who arc now in custody at
 Northampton for the theft of the bonds. and lit is believed it will result successfully.
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srn hour moderate demand at $4 6oase oo' lhierioi 5to very choice shipping extras, A 65a6 50 WHEAT-Prices opened frmer and falriy actlfe Sales No red winter S1 1771a1 IS; Nc. Whlte at RI I515as1 l9; mixed winter at S1 154 NO. spring J 13as1 IT, <,.,o- s,. s.1es &of No do 565 a57; No. 3 do., 56a5613 steamer mixed 56k. co+ * OATs-Moderate demand and shade higher. spot ,eias of No white 49 No. do. at 471< No. do., 3a5X: No mixed 45ai53s No, do. at A. RYE-Quiet and unchanged
 BARLEY-Nominal. O. z GUT MEATs-steady but quiet. Picked hams 914
 HSEEFNModerate demand. Plain mess s 50 extrs do $10 50. ,,
 PORK-Fair demand. Ordinary mess' TOT eHrl1 delivery, $14 25aS14 50. ~
 LARD-Firln Spot sales of western steam a MslO O75SaS1O 121<, and city do. at SlO O. % WHISKY-Dun and nominal
 SPOT COTTON-Quiet Midlands, Il 9-l6; fu
 lures, steady.
 PETROLEUM-Nominal o, BUTTER Creamery fancy, 33a--; de- gooo ol
 32 fair 2sa29 State dairies choice, 25a26 do good #-a24 fair 22a23; State hrkins choice, 24a25 1a1
 Ito prime, 22a24 State pals ana tups' nne, @o0H' E7 good 26a27 fair, 23a25.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Arrived, the Suevls from Hamburg, the Abyssinia and City ot
 Brussels from Liverpool, the Newport from Havana, the State of Nebraska from Glas |gow. Portland-Arrived, the Lake Winnipeg from Liverpool. Boston-Arrived, the Hibernian from Liv- |erpool. York Queenstown-Sailed,th the City of Richmond flor New York. Antwerp-Arrived, the Nederland from New York.
 Lverpool-Arrived, the Republic from New York, the Ontario from Portland.
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NEW YORK.

Spanish Outrage on an American. q NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-A special from Ha- vana reports the arrest by Spanish officials, lon the arrival there of the steamer City of Alexandria, of Plutarco Gonzales, a Cuban gentleman we'll known in this city. After 3a search and detention of a few hours, Gonzales was released. The case will be brought to the attention of the authorities at
 Washington. No explanation of his arrest $is given
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3O.OOO TESTIMONIALS.
 Stamford Testimony.

Remarkable Cure by Dr. s. D. Howe of One of Our Stamford Ladies-Read the
 Letter Sent to Dr. Howe by Her Daugh- ter, Mrs. III. F. LOsey.
 STAMFORD April 24 1880. pr. Howe-Dear Sir-No doubt you daily re-
 ceiving letters from your patients, yet be more grateful than myself for the wonderful cure
 your medicines have effected in mothers (NIrs Mary
 up by physicians the said fshe could not possi- Nb1y survive six weeks her lungs all tuberces 7
 She prostrated that she could bear move
 ment except occasional change of pillows all who
 knew her expected her decease daily Providentally
 I met you and was inspired with faint hope by the
 Thorough examination you gave her, that she might
 recover. We discontinued all other remedies, using
 only your Arabian Medicines and following your di srections implicitly In four weeks she walking
 unaded about all the rooms, in two months she could walk around the grounds, her appetite returned, scough gradually left her. her labored breathing. which painful for all in the house to hear, suppressed, and we astonished hourly at her rapid improvement Except occasional cold (snee her recovery she is apparently well any
 her age attending to all her household duties las briskly
 Gratitude compes to tell you all this at the risk Sof tiring you and occupying your valuable time We sgladly recommend your medicines to anyone afflicted with consumption, asthma catarrh, and have wit messed good results in every Hoping that you may long prove blessing to mankind, remain, iour' sr1lIl NARY F. LosEY. Dr. Howe has thousands of such testimonials. Con- suit him and if necessary have your lungs ex amined free of charge,
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S5O.OOO

|nN Monday, February T, one small frosted Col
 IVV Earring. The finder will be suitably rewarde
 low returning same to this office fl21t
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SAFE FOR SALE. ENOR SALE, handsome FIRE PROOF SAFE, en M tirely new, much below it's real value. Inquire
 Hat ja2T If THIS OFFICE.
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4 Ho41sE.-The House in Committee of the tWhole disposed of large number of bills,
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Houses & Lots For Sale or Exchange

3HOuS6S N Lots For Sale or EXchange kSsA A number of Brick Houses for sale #iiH located central House on Liberty street MIN for $4, 900. Brick Houses, with all the
 Improvements the line of the horse cars. be bought for $3,OOO each one-haH remain on mortgage A new Cottage House on Ferry istreet, near Grand, S. .2OO.
 FOR RENT, number of good houses and tenements Also a good Furnished House to rent. Money to loan on improved property. Real Esfate Office 49 Church Street Room Hoad1ey Building. Office open evenings. f12 L.. F. COMSTOCK.
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WORTH READING

|WYHAT? Our advertisements. True, they dt w not contain as much tafy as those of some
 enterprising dealers but they do tell you where goo
 Flour, Butter and Teas be obtained at way dow1 prices.
 nice barrel of St Louis Flour SC. TO- s5c bag
 tip-top barrel of Flour for $7.2O, 92c bag We ar having big sale of this -four it is white and nice
 Good New Process Flour $7 90 per barrel, n bag Best York State Butter 31c per b. worth 35e Good 28c Our 25e Butter is sweet and nice Japan and Oolong Teas, good strength and nice fla vor, soc per lb worth 40. Choice Teas 45c per lb 'eQual to those usually sold at COG,
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CARRINGTON-In this city, Feb. Il, JoAn B. Car
 rington, aged 69 years.
 The funeral will take place from his late residence
 No. 37 Elm street, on Monday afternoon, at 2:30
 o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited to at tend.
 IBARRY-In Ansonia, Feb. G. Ellen Barry, aged 70. IFAULKNER-In Springfield, Mass, Feb. 2, Mrs. Alp by Faulkner, aged 76 years and months, formerly of Newtown. HPOND-In Terryville Feb. G. Hiram Pond, aged 69, PRATT-In East Hartford Feb. g. Jane E. Hills, wife of A. Ely Pratt, aged 49 years. tTUTTLE-In Fair Haven East, Feb. 10 Anna E.,
 daughter of Wm. F. and Harriet Futile. Funeral services will be held at her late residence South Quinnipiac street, Monday, Feb. IA, at 2 o'clock p. m. Burial at the convenience of the family. i'll St
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EOR SALE

heAAh FROM March 1st to a small family, the lowe
 ia part of house. with gas and city water, situat &,Il ed on State street corner of Bradley. Appl tt T49 STATE STREET.
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FOR. SALE.

JAs44s ON Woodward avenue, East Haven, larg #iiH house, nearly new, with spring water in hous E.I and barn; will be sold cheap would exchang for city property Address BOX 934,
 f12 12t# City.
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Manufacturing Property For s

&s4As Situated Winchester ayepue. 400 fact MiiI front on Winchester avenue 400 feet rear on E.N Canal railroad; building about 250x150 feet,
 -four story. with lot 90 feet front Also Qunnipiac
 Mills with the best water power in New Haven coun- |ty Would exchange any of the above for desirable residence.
 Geo. A. IsbelI, Office, State st., cor. Elm, Todd's BIock.
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 kAA THE Brick House and Lot No. 124 High SaiiH street. The house contains 12 rooms is fur N!V nished with range, furnace, gas and city wa Ter, and is conveniently located the prncipa churches, the colleges and the business center. In Squire of R. E. RICE, f12 eodtf 125 High Street.
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Rea Gstate,

OFFICES TO LET, fs*ssTa PHGNIX BUILDING, 29s Chapel street. south Ra:is side. Desirable offices to let AaaV no 6teod M. MOULTHRoP. TO RENT, <Ff9s The suit of offices our banking house EiiJ corner of Chapel and Orange streets satis, E1:V factory party can obtain lease for a term of years. Apply on the premises. 1lOtf W. T. HATCH Sz SONS TO RENT. fSF7ssf HOUSE with Il rooms, 15S Meadow street. Eii near the of Whiting street. suitable for EsI boarding house . Lager Beer Saloon gas and water. e Also three rooms in Congress avenue, first foor No 1S9; city water.
 Inquire of JACOB HELLER f9 Room No. l. Yale Bank Building
 FOR RENT, {%za THREE-STORY basement and attic brick Eii5 house, corner of College and Grove streets Ez3eI with all the modern improvements house in perfect repair ALFRED WALKER is If S5 Orange Street. or 139 College Street.
 FOR RENT, SAAa ROOMS in the second story of II Martin iiiH street; price ss per month. Also 4 Rooms for -lzl--U Sl0 A. WHEELER, JalS l15 Park
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TO RENT,

YTyO LOAN in sums to suit on improved real estat l in city vicinity. PETER MCQUAID,
 f12 3t+ Is Hoadley Building.
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Max Temp, 48; Min. Tenn. .I31; Total Rainfall orI Melted Snow (nches and 100ths Oo; Max. velocity oil Wind 0 miles per hour. J. H. SHERMAN, Observer,
 Sargt. Signal Corps, U. s. Army.
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MARRIAGES.
DEATHS.

HORTON-SPARKS-In Hartford, Jan. 26, Manfre
 E. Horton and Sarah L. Sparks both of Hartford
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WANTED.
For Sale or Exchange.

{essa TWO or three furnished rooms suitable for Miiil light housekeeping, centrally located. Terms a.ssQ must be moderate Address, stating terms
 MODERATE"
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E&IsTSa VALUABLE piece of property Al feet Hhiit front Grand street and I57 feet on Rarcad Esiu avenue, with buildings thereon. The situation is fine and valuable for all business purposes as the railroad adjoins it also water other facili- ties. For particulars, call the premi .es at the store,
 fe3 12t 95 GRAND STREET
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sgRyo buy lot of secondhand Furniture anoOs pets. Highest cash price paid Orders Dy m
 promptly attended to, sts oe rur,pnH ST.
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Should use all three preparations with an occs Il smoke of the Arabian Catarrh Cure.
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Experienced Embroiderers.
 Arn,v to AMERICAN CORSET WORKS, ere, 24 and 26 Franklin Street TTTNTN TNIl lX1S
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9i The fine residence of the late Samuel Russell, Miii corner of Park and George streets, only five E...N minutes walk from the postofice The house
 is large and modern style with all the conventences
 usually found in strictly rst-cass house. Lot 159 fleet on Park street. 22O feet George street. lining through to Spruce street. The grounds are
 stocked with trees and vines bearing the choicest 5reties of fruit in great abundance The house with 35 feet on Park street running through to Spruce jstreet, including barn, will be sold separate if de- sired. Apply to E. BLACKMAN,
 n15 174 York St., Chapel st., New Haven.
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E0R RENT

9Sa THE four story brick block House Mo- 163 E5ii Temple street. heated by steam, for rent $3a EGsQ per month. H. H. BUNNELL,
 n3 If Chanel Straaf
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WILCOX & co. 245 and 249 Chapel St.,
 LYON BUILDING.
THads.
WANTED

4 FIRST-CLASS rough stun rubber Apply a "A once to A. T. & 0. B. DEMAREST,
 fl2tf 65 to 7a Chanel Sfraet
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-04-14
,Tl,c Fence Law Sustained

i The decision Of Judge Kesshaw on the
fence Law Of Ooonee County was received by
our Clerk on the 18th instant. In an elabo-
rate opinion ho sussains che validity Of the
Act Of tho Legislaturo, and dismisses the
appeal as to the tag. He sustains the action
Of the County Commissioners in locating tho
fence with a view to praoticatility and
economy aud holds the work was done at an
economical price: The conclusion Of the
decree is In the following words: ut is
therefore adjudged that the complaint in the
action first above stated be dismissed and the
appeal 10 the other case be oyerruled and
dismissed, and the action Of the County
Commissioners in the premises DO confirmed"
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MASTERS SALES.

pURsUANT to DEGREES Of Sale, made in the
following entitled cascs. will sell at public
auction before the Court House door in Wal
halla, s. c., on the FIRST MONDAY IN
MAY NEXT, 1881, between The legal
hours of sale. the property hereinafter de.
scrihed, upon the terms in the respective cases
speoifed:
L. II. Hopes vs.. Lucy Hopes ct al.--Com.
plant for Partition.
A LII those two Pieces, Parcels or Lots Of
~ Land, situate in Oconee county, s. c., in
said town as Lots Nos. l08 and AZ, containing in
the aggregate one and one half acres, more or
less. Terms cash. Purchasers to pay extra
for titles.
George w. Wilbanks vs. John @. Bradley
-Complai"t for Foreclosure
LII that Piece, Parcel or Traot of Land,
"A situate in the County Of Oconee. State Of
South Carolina. on Crooked Greek. wnters Of
Chauga River, adjoining lands OF Robert Cobb,
John Robinson, W. j. Duf1ie aud others, con
tanning two hundred acres. more or less Terms
oash. Purchasers to pny extra for titles.
ALSO,
In case Of J. u. Hagood, as Assignee of
Fletcher Smith Va j. Il. Crenshaw and
j. NJ Cslss-- Complaint for Foreclosure
A LII that Piece. Parcel or Tract OF Land.
"A situate in Oconee county. State Of South
Carolina, on Cane Creek containing two hun
dred and orty,three acres, more or less. ad.
joining lands Of j. c. VonLche and others and
known as the Jesse Hal, Tract. Terms cash
Purchasers to pay extra for titles!
RICHARD LEWIS,
q Mester.
April Z, 1881 lo sya5gE 2l-dt