The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-30

SadorS at st. Petersburg and Berlin respective
ly, and that the reappointment of Count de St.
Waller as ambassador at Berlin is probable.
COURT HOUSE BURIED.
Detroit, January 2S.-The court house at :
North Point, Lenawee county, was burned
yesterday with most of its contents, including
probate records and township library.
PREACHERS DISGRACE.
Bloomington, ILL.,, January 28.-Rev. H. o.
Hoffman, prominent minister, was found
guilty of seduction and nastardy by church
committee after several days trial. "
TOTAL COTTON SUPPLY.
New York, January 2S.-The total visible
supply of cotton for the world is 3, III, $50, of
which 2,592,436 is American, against 2,777,-
6I2 and 2,4l7,552 respectively last year.
FAILURE AT AUGUSTA. E
Augusta, Ca, January 2S.-J. w. Riggs
ley, shoe merchant, failed to-day. Liabilities,
$4,000; assets, $500.
KILLING AT FORT WAYNE, IND.
Fort Wayne lind special says: Harry Max
well, sporting character, was struck on the
head in a saloon by Jeff. Morris, gambler,
and his skull crushed. He will die. Max
wells friends tried to shoot Morris on the way
to Jail.
DUBLIN FAILURE.
London, January 28.-The name of the firm
of Dublin stock brokers announced as having
failed yesterday with liabilities of t $50, Geo, is
O'Donnell & Whitock.
NEW EDITORS CoNFIscATED.
Vienna, January 28-The evening edition
of the Presse was con6scated yesterday for
publishing information concerning the number
of troops in Krivoscie. .t
GOLD FOE FRANCE.
London, Jaduary 28.-Of the amount of
bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England
on balance to-day 36c,oo pounds are for ship
ment to Paris.
APPoRTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATION.
Washington, January 27.-Mr. McCord's
Apportionment bill, reported to the house to-
day, is based on Seaton's method of compu-
talon, and is amended by the committee as
follows: bill, making an apportionment of
representatives to congress among several
states, under the tenth'census: Be it enacted,
etc, that after the third of March, 1889, the
house of representatives shall be composed OF
$40 members, to be apportioned among the
| several states as follows: 80
Alabama, 8; Arkansas, S, gain of I; Cali
fornia, s, gain of 1; Colorado, 1; Connecti-
cut, 4 Delaware, 1; Florida, 1, loss of Il;
Georgia, 10, gain of 1; Illinois, FL, gain of
2; Indiana, -; Iowa, II, gain of 2; Kansas,
6, gain Of 8; Kentucky, II, gain of L;
Louisiana, e: Maine, 4, a loss of j; Maryland,
o; Massachusetts, IL, gain OF l.; Michigan,
II, gain Of 2; Minnesota, 5, gain of 2; Mis-
sissippi, 7, gain of l; Missouri, ID, gain of
1 !; Nebraska, 3, a gain of 2; Nevada, I; New
Hampshire, 2, a loss Of 1; New Jersey, J; New
York, "a, gain of II North Carolina, 9, a
gain of l; Ohio, FL, gain OF 1; Oregon, Il;
Pennsylvania, 29, gain of 2; Rhode Island, 2,
loss of 1; South Carolina, 6, gain of 4;
| Tennessee, 10; Texas, 10, a gain Of q YER
mont, q a loss of 1; Virginia, 10, gain of 1;
West Virginia, 4, gain Of 1; Wisconsin, 8.
Sec. 2. That whenever new state is admit
ted to the Union, representation or represent
tatives assigned to it shall be in addition to the
number of 800.
Sec. 3. That in~e7(h state entitled under
| this apportionmenl, the number to which such
state may be entitled in the forty-eighth and
| each subsequent congress shall be elected by
districts composed OF contiguous territory, and
| containing as nearly as practicable an equal
number OF inhabitants and equal in number to
| representatives, to which such state may be
entitled In congress, no one district electing
| more than one representative; provided, that
unless the Legislature of such state shall other
wise provide before the election of such repre-
sentatives shall take place as provided by law;
where no change shall be hereby made in rep
| reSentation or state representatives. thereof to
the forty-eighth congress they shall be elected
therein as now provided by law; if the number
as hereby provided for shall be larger than it
was before this change, then the additional
representative or representatives allowed to
said state under this apportionment may be
elected by the state at large, and all other rep
resentatives to which the state is entitled by
districts as now prescribed by law in said
state; and if the number hereby provided for
shall in any state be less than it was before
the change hereby made, the whole number to
such stale hereby provided for shall be elected
at large unless the legislature of such states
| should otherwise provide before the time fixed
by law for the next election of representatives
therein. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed. Ratio Of
representation as adopted by the committee of
2Io is ass.
When the matter is taken up for considera-
ton in the house of representatives Mr.. Col
| erick, of Indiana, will probably( offer an
amendment providing that the total humber of
representatives shall not exceed go, which
will make a ratio of Is6,aSS.
Representative Timan, of South Carolina,
has minated his intention to propose an
amendment fixing the total numbe pre-
sentatives at 73o, instead of gao.
woMAN's TEMPERANCE UNIONS.
New YORK, January 2S-The Woman's