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THE TAX ON SPIRITS.
It's Proposed Reduction to Fifty Cents o
Gallon.

WASHINGTON, February 13.-The bill in
troduced to-day by Representative Carlisle
of Kentucky, to amend the laws relating TO
the internal revenue, was framed in Accord
ance with the wishes of distillers and after
consultation with internal revenue officials.
IL reduces the tax on distilled spirits pro-
duced after August, 1882, to fifty cents GAL
Ion on each proof gallon. or wine gallon
when below proof, to be paid by the distil-
lery owner, or person having possession
thereof, before removal from the distilery
bonded warehouse. 1t provides that the tax
ON all distilled spirits hereafter entered for
deposit In the distillery warehouses, or In
special warehouses, or remaining In such
warehouse at the time of the passage of this
act, shall be due and payable before and at
the time the same are withdrawn therefrom,
except In cases of withdrawal without pay
ment OF tax, as authorized by law. The bill
further provides that the tax on foreign
brandy, and on other spirits manufactured or
distilled from grain or other materials, and
imported into this country, shall be $3.50
per gallon on cordial liquors, arrack, alb
sinthe, kirschwasser, ratata, and other 81 NIL
lar spirituous beverages or bitters contain.
Ing spirits, imported into this country, $3.50
per proof gallon. This latter provision Is
not to take effect, however, till the President
shall receive satisfactory evidences that
American distilled spirits may be imported
into France, paying no greater duty than
distilled spirits imported into that country
from the most favored nations.
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THE SNOW BLOCKADE.
The Recent stoppuges North OF Beaver
Canyon.

LOGAN, Utah, February 1s-Midnight-
The snow throughout Cache valley is from
one to three feet deep. Its depth In Beaver
canon is unknown. Passenger train No. 3,
which left Ogden at p. In. on the 18th
reached Beaver Canon station at 1910 p. m.
OH the 10Th, IL being OH time. II then pro-
ceeded northward thee and a half miles,
and on account of the deep snow i'm Beaver
Canon was obliged to return to Beaver sta
ton to-day-the 18th. IL left Beaver station
At $50 p. IN. to-day for the north with five
engines, but the train has not since been
heard from, not yet having reached Mcnida,
which station Is only twelve miles from Bea-
yer station. The TAIN which left Butte ut
4:20 p. IN. on the 10Th arrived at Monida and
waited for the north bound passenger train.
Hearing Of It's being blockaded In Beaver
canon aud no immediate prospects of its
pulling through, the Butte train returned TO
Spring Hill In order 10 obtain better accoin-
modati"ns for the passengers. Workmen
are making strenuous efforts to clear the
track Of the snow, and unless interrupted by
another storm the trains will possibly sue
coed In passing through the canon by Mon
day. The worst places for snow ON the en-
tire line are in Port Neuf caiion and between
Eagle Rock and Monida.
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CANNED CIVILIZATION AND THINGS.

Some ye,rs ago the New York Tribune in
q fscetious mood alluded to the Great West
as place where "a kind of canned civillza-
ton" existed. This Implied that IL was an
imported subst ance, but we Of the West did
not know so well then as we do now that II
also implied the existence Of poison, Of edi-
bles at least, not native where the evil was
dispensed. 1t Is perhaps not the least of the
benefits 10 be derived from railroad commu-
nicalion that the consumption Of metallic
canned edibles from one 70 seven years old
will be lessened as agriculture develops and
facilities ale had for obtaining fresh from
more genial chimes those ptoducts which the
Inner person Graves and the coy sun does
not perfect in Montana. IL Is being demon
straied by chemical analysis and medical in.
yestgation that the picket-line of civilization
has been for years feeding from plenteously
to almost exclusively on subtle and danger
GUS poisons developed by tine acids Of canned
goods acting OH the cans. A late issue Of
the London Lancet, one of the highest medi-
cal authorities, cont aims 81 atement Of anal
ysis showing That one-pound can Of pre-
pared soup cont aimed one-half g ain Of poison,
eau Of condensed milk one eighth Of
grain of poison, aud pound can Of oysetrs
seveu-ten.hs Of grain of poison held In so
luton, aud this was pronounced by The
chemist all ali ritant poison" Well estab-
l'shed cases Of poisoning from the free use of
GAINED goods have been cured; Others still
exis'; aud who can tell how many deaths
have occurred where the cause was not even
suspected? May it not be that the catarrhs,
throat aud other diseases which especially
detfact from the sanitary excellencies Of 1.-THE
West" ale to SOME extent induced or aggrs-
waited by these poisous? Certainly no good
results from the absorption of irrltant poi.
sous, aud IT would be we'll, If not discontin-
uiue the use of metallic canned goods,
to procure those as recently packed as posi-
BILE. The older the goods the more poison
developed. IL might be well for laws to be
enacted where goods are put up requiring at
least the year Of canning TO be stamped into
the cans, and it would certainly be ad,anta.
geous for merchants handling fresh goods TO
have that evidence apparent. We have been
led to make this mention by the known ex-
istence In Montana cow of dangerous cases
of poisoning from the use of canned goods
and 1t may be an intimation of value to
| others.
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Gossip About the "Republican."

CHICAGO, February ia Washington
special says: The following board is elect. d
under the ownership Of the Republican
Halielt kilbourn, g. G. Gorham, Frank
Hatton, T. b. Conger, VIM. A. Patton, r. G..
Dun and George Bliss. The new names IN
the directory are Frank Hatton, Of Iowa,
First Assistant Postmaster-tieneral; VIM. A.
Patton, of New York, representing some
New York capitalists; Robert G.. Dun, of
Dun, Barlow q Co., and George Bliss, of
New York, large capitalist, active lawyer,
life time personal friend of President Ar
thur, the man who is supposed TO know more
secrets Of the Administration than any inen-
Der of the Cabinet, and who has been sp-
pointed by the President as special counsel
TO take charge of the Star route cases. Ii re-
mains to be seen whether this paper will
pursue the same course toward the Star
route prosecution that u has il traw In tas IT,
paper Of which George Bliss is trustee, and
the control Of the stock of which he is sup
posed to have acquired, attacking th. Star
route prosecution, Of which he Is himself the
chief. There are those who say IL never has
been the intention Of the Administration to
press the Star route suits. EVIDENT, Gen.
eral MacVeagh is one of those who holds
his view. Possibly the course of the Re-
publican will solve this problem.
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AGAINST NORTHERN PACIFIC,
An Effort to Get the Railroad Land Grant
Forfeited.

PORTLAND, February ia memorial Is
being extensively signed by citizens of
Washington Territory praying Congress to
declare the forfeiture Of the Northern Pacific
railroad land grant. The petition sets forth
that the grant was made more than seven
teen years ago on condition that the road
should be completed by July, 1876; that sew.
eral liberal extensions Of time have been
granted, all Of which have long since ex
pired; that at the time the grant was made
the far Northwest was an unsettled, inacces
sible region, whereas 1t is now dotted all
over with white cities and towns; that In
stead Of assisting In the country's develop
ment as originally proposed, the grant is &C.
tnaily reiarding settlement, inasmach IS the
lands thus withdrawn include nearly one
half Of the whole Territory; that the coun-
try Is now being tapped by other railroads,
built by private capital, while the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company were dickering In
watered stock and hanging around Hobbies
81 Washington; that having at last fallen
into the hands of combination of specu-
lstors, Interested In shielding from comre-
tition an oppressive monopoly known rs the
Oregon Railway q Navigation Company,
the concern should no longer be the object
Of public aid. II Is complained that the Gov
rrnment has doubled the price Of Its lands
IN railroad limits, thus compelling settlers
70 pay for the road without any correspond
ing benefit or protection. At one place In
he Territory several hundred names were
'igned to this petition In few hours.
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A DARING OUTRAGE.
Three Desperadoes Attack an Editor. in
His Office.

WALLA WALLA, February 13.-At ii
O'Clock this morning Hank Vaughan, no.
torihus desperado, who was recently nearly
killed at Luneville, Eastern Oregon, In =
saloon fight, entered the Statesman Office
with two other desperate characters, one of
whom is named Alexander, aud has been
convicted of highway robbery. lie demand
ed that card, insulting TO the whole CON-
munity, be inserted in the Statesman. After
little talk, Vaughan began TRADE of abuse
against the editors who had spoken unfavor-
ably of him, and said: "--you, | will
nuke you put that in" Colonel Parker,
the publisher, at once told them to leave,
and threw away the paper he had been copy
ing the card upon. Vaughan Immediately
struck him severe blow on the lower jaw,
intiicting nasty cut on the lip. Parker was
at once seized by the other rutfians, thus pre-
venting him from using the pistol he had
drawn in self-defense. Vaughan was ar
rested and fined S25 dollars aud costs, and
was taken before another justice TO be bound
over to keep the peace. He will be examined
Tuesday morning. There is strong talk Of a
necktie party, but the Statesman has all ar
ticle asking the citizens not to let such a
lynching as recently occurred In Seattle take
place here.
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A star Route victory.

LINCOLN, Neb., February l5.-The Star
route cases exploded to-day. Judge Dundy
ruled that Clary could not be compelled to
testify. being one Of thu parties to the Joint
indictment for conspiracy. The prosecn-
ton Immediately declined to 60 further.
The jury returned verdict Of not guilty.
Clary had made clean breast twice before
the trial and his refusal to testify completely
broke down the case.
Judge Dundy, presiding over the United
States Court It Lincoln, Neb., where the
Star route trial OF Corbln and lddings had
been In progress for several days, this morn
Ing directed the jury u return verdict OF
acqnittal = 70 both defendants, which was
accordingly done. The Government had
completed the examination Of It's witnesses,
the dsfense not having offered any testimony
and the prosecution bad utterly failed 10
show any wrong doIngs Of tho accused. The
vsrsllct gives universal satisfaction, - the
defendants are well known and respected
uitixens.
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fNIcaraanan Ca.ai Schen1s

NEW YORK, February 16.-The Posts
Washington special says: There are iudica-
lions that the opponents of Captain Eads'
ship railway project are endeavoring To give
new energy 10 the Nicaraguan scheme with
he view not only to defea, Eads' plan but
10 advance their own. The general subject
Of maratime company will be referred In
The Senate to Miller, of California, as a SUBJ
committee, while in the House Rosecrans
has introduced bill to incorporate the Me-
araguan company with rather formidable
list OF incorporators. Among the names of
this list are u. s. Grant, Z. ID. Morgan, w.
K. Garrison, Hugh Jewell, Fred Billings, q.
u. Loring, James r. Keene, Il. +. Beale, ID.
Ammen, George +. Baker, VIM. III. Barnum,
A. g. Monoeal and u. S. Grant, Jr. These
incorporators represent some very large rail-
road interests, and include some prominent
capitalists. They will ask Congress to
guarantee TO that company for the period of
twenty years from The time of the compile
ion OF the canal the net proceeds of traffic,
which shall not be less than per cent, upon
he capital stock, which is TO be not less
han SCI, 900, 900; in other words the incor-
,orators request the Government to insure
hem from $l,0U0,000 to $1,000, 900 per an |
,um. Notwithstanding all these autagonis- |
ic movements, Eads boasts that he will re-
GIVE favorable report from the committee. /
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sEEu12Ms IN BRIEF.

LONDON, February 20.-Lord Mayors
Jewish relief fund Is now $4,000.
The flow of water ION the Sutro tunnel
averages o,704, 4a0 gallons every twenty -four
hours.
WASHINGTON, February 1S-The Protest
aui churches to-day adopted anti-polyga amy
resolutions.
WASHINGTON, February 16.-The Presi-
dent has accepted the resignation of Ward
Hunt, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, and will nominate his successor next
week.
WASHINGTON, February 20.-The Direct
or of the Mint has Just decided that coin once
punched or mutilated can only be consider
ell as bullion hereafter, even IL the holes are
filled with the same quality of metal.
PROVIDENCE. February 2O.-The divorce
petition of Mrs. Sprague comes up for hear
ing before full bench Of the Supreme
Court In Kingston to-day. 1t Is now certain
that the trial will be utterly devoid of any
thing sensational.
lSAN FRANCISCO, February 1s.-Ex-Lieut-
enant Governor Purley died suddenly las,
night, aged sixty four. The supposed cause
Of death was heart disease.
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Anti Poiyuamy Bill.


NEW YORK, February 1s.-The Graphic's
Washington correspondent says: The full
text Of the anti-polygamy bill passed by the
Senate seems to meet the approval of those
best acquainted In Utah. Campbell says II
is satisfactory as far as it goes. Judge Nc
Bride, counsel IN the contested seat case.
says. at Is not all We want, but It Is a de-
cided step In advance, and will undoubtedly
De followed by further legislation" 1t is
that Senator Edmunds has asked
Campbell and Mcbride to indicate such of
the Mormon laws OF Utah as they deem
should be repealed by Congress, and to sug
gest what further legislation Is needful In
order to put the Government of the Terri.
tory ON civilized basis. Edmunds Ia par
tlcuiariy anxious for some action which will
lake the public schools out of Mormon con.
lrol.
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In recent issue, The Graphic discusses
the important problem, "The Cost OF Pro-
dncing Electric Light,r as follows: aDisap.
pointing but scarcely surprising, would Ii be if
the electric light should, after all, prove 10
DO scarcely more than an expensive and
pleasing toy, and inapplcable to ordinary
and cheap uses. IL seems there Ii q strong
probability that this will be the case. Not
wIthstanding NIL Of Mr.. Edison's promises.
we have not yet the electric light In our
homes We have 1t In some or the SQUARES.
and In some Of the hotels and large halls
and stores, but this Is about all. Meanwhile
the attempt TO light the streets OF Liverpool
by electricity Is 10 be discontinued. Tho
contract between the Edinburgh Town
Council and the Anglo American Brush
Company for the lighting Of Princess street
and the bridges with the electric light has
been ended, and there ID everywhere mani.
Test disposition to fall back upon gas.
Referring TO the success OF electric lighting
abroad, however, the following 10 Of interest:
The first annual meeting Of the Anglo Amer
lean Brush Electric Light Company wss held
In London, January 10Th, - noted by the |
Pail Nall Gazette. From the annual report |
y appears the Company began business De. /
cesnber, 1850. The net profit has been
$674, $50, s4o7,5oo Of which was derived /
from the sale Of rights and sI77.3z5 from
manufactures. Referring 10 Tho danger ii
electric lighting. tile chairman 0f tbe n,e~t. Il
ing sAid ny tdid not blink IL the fac that
cent, ~ declared On The years business. i
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THE AppoRTIoNMENr BUSINESS.

| We notice the failure Of the app0rtion-
rnent bill last session, the fact thai Silver
Bow county has no representation accorded
for the next session, and that Delegate Ma
ginis suggests an extra session to apportion
the Territory Is being discussed by our con-
temporaries. That Silver Bow is entitled TO
representation Is a self-evident fact. That
an extra session shall be called TO make that
apportionment Is absurd. IL liz not neces
sary to discuss the bill that failed to become
law. 1t Is sufficient that there is no ap-
portionment. If an extra session were
called now, Silver Bow would be nnrepre
scented. IL Is question whether session
with an organized county excluded would
be legal. To call an extra session and &C
complish the object would require: (I) The
calling of an extra session by the Governor:
I'D the approval Of that call by the Presi-
dent; CD the prior appropriation Of moneys
TO pay the expenses of the said extra session: |
~ the attendance of the members Of the |
Council and Honse during the busy season |
OF the year; CD the enactment of mn appor-
tiohtneHt Uilf.
III the Governor should call session and |
the President approve IL, there Is no appro-
priation TO pay for the same, and Ii would
fail from that fact. The session Is now ex-
tended TO sixty days. and a full term session
would cost at least $4,000. We venture TO
say no appropriation can be had In advance
for the purpose. There Is no certainty that
an spportionment would be made. Pre-
ceeding sessions have failed to enact an an
portionment, and In this the very county
now excluded would have no voice. If these
obstacles were all overcome, and the session
be legal, another regular session must begin
on The second Monday OF January, 1883.
with the right to continue sixty DAYS. There
ls no occasion for this extra session. All
Ibis confusion and expense and difficulty
can be obviated by the appointment Of
TO apportion the Territory, and
hat commission can be required 10 perform
% duty. An extra session Is not required
o apportion the Territory. We see no /
weight In the argument for m extra session,
nor why there should be difficulty In having
commission appointed TO perform the duty. 1
! Dill Introduced and = statement of the i.
acts Would be oil the effort necessary.
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THE Independent has inte viewed Cover
nor Potts IN relation to the Extra Session and
say the Governor enteriains The opinion that
the appotionment made by the Commission
provided for June 3, 1880, stands on the same
footing as legislative act until altered by
subsequent legislation, and Is therefore All
existing apportioument. But section 1870,
Revis I'd Statutes OF The United States, re-
quires apportionment "shall be as nearly
equal as practicable among the several dis.
tricts and countless" etc. The power of the
Legislature only extends to altering and
amending sin such manner" The appor-
tionment of Montana Is not on this basis and
we believe Ii void.
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WE aE from Frank ii. Woody,
Esq, receipt Of copy of the argument Of
Captain John Mullan TO the Secretary of
the Interior In defense of settlers In the Bit.
ter Root valley as against the Northern Pa.
ciac Railway Company, which claims Its
land grant extends over portion OF the val
ley which was included In the reservation TO
the Flathead Indians. The test case Is that
Of James Phelps, upon whose application
.he Commissioner of the General Land
,fiice decided adversely December 3, 1880.
We have never believed the Northern Pacific
company had either legal or equii able rights
TO those lands, and the case Is very well rep.
resented by Captain Mullan. The Secretary
OF the Interior has not yet, that we are adj
yised Of, given decision on the appeal to
him
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Tine Paynaasxer rsen.ra,snin

WAsHISeToN, February 15.--It is said to-
night that the Senate Military COMMITTEES
will report the nomination of Mayor Roches
ter, for Paymaster General, favorably again.
A strung fight win be made against the con-
firmation In the Senate. Il will be insisted
that he has not right to the Paymaster
Generalship because he was promoted over
the heads of nine senior officers In the
corps. President Garfield decided TO appoint
Mcclure, Of the Paymaster's corps, to the
Paymaster Generalship, aud probably would
have sent bis name to the Senate had he
lived.
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DsAIh "oHoay IN SHtcago.
CHICAGO, February l5.-Tnere was q very
active trading on Change to-day, and the
condition Of affairs was simply panickyr
anu I'VE cents lower than yesterday, and
the lowest price for the day being six cents
below yesterdays highest. Corn was about
two cents lower. Oats was cent off, and
provisions were indescribably irregular, with
a decline for the day Of about $l.25 on pork.
and sixty cents on lard. There has not been
so exciting . day on change tor over year.
The chief cause of the panic was the an
nouncement Of the failure of ". o. Kenyon
q Co., commission firm which has yer,
extensive trade. The extent of The failure
cannot be ascertained as yet, but II has cap
tured very large number of operators, ard
is doubtless for heavy amounts.
L. w. Fisher, dealer In oats, has also sus-
pended, with liabilities Of probably from
$4,000 to 20,cO0.
There is agood deal Of uncertainty as to the
amount involved In Kenyon & Co. g failure.
even among members of the firm. One of
them says country customers who were slow
in responding TO the call for margins are ex-
pected to come In shortly, and that the firm
will then pay dollar for dollar and resume.
Another member Is quoted as saying the fail.
lre will probably involve $3.50, 900, and they
ian not resume business. The deals are |
chiefly In wheat, but there are some In corn
Ind few in provisions. Mr.. Kenyon him
elf Is absent from the city. The uncertain
y rs TO the amount involved arises from
ack of Information about the price at which |
he deals were closed out. Kenyon & Co.
md their friends have been persistent bulls
N the market. They failed once before,
ONE years since.
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AN ITEM from Ottawa, February I4th,
says: "Ex-United States Minister Pierre
pout, John 5. Stokes, w. c. Stokes and A.
III. Holmes, solicitors for the Northern Pa
clhc railway. have arrived here to interview
the Government on the subject of obtaining
q connection for the Northern Pacific with
the Manitoba lines. VIM. McDougal has
been retained MS their counsel IN Canada.
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Another Mountain Down.

AsnEvILLE, N. G., February 15.-Infor-
nation received to-day from Bald Mountain
states that yesterday a Sudden and fearful
crash was heard In the neighborhood Of
Bakersviils A rulnbling noise preceded the
crash and was heard for miles anu caused
the frightened inhabitants Of these moun-
ta;ns to recall the scenes Of four or five years
ago, when Bald Mountain was seriously
threatened with volcanic eruption. An in
vestigation Of the disturbances Of yesterday
developed the fact that large portion Of
this peak had suddenly disappeared into the
fertile aud beautiful valley below. A slice
VI half mile square had melted away.
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A SEVEN HOURS Jog

The work of vaccination began at 1890
o'clock and ended at 7:l5 O'Clock p. m, seven
hours aud fifteen minutes being consumed
In faithfully executing the resolution of the
Board of Health. The Chinese, after vacci-
nation, huddled together ON the deck In tie
sun, presenting disgusting sight, as their
clothes were filthy beyond description and
swarming with vermin.