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THE BURIAL OF SOLDIERS.

The following act passed by the Connecticut
Legislature of 1882, will be of interest to the
veterans of the late war:
Sec. l. All honOrably discharged soldiers,
sailors, or marines, who have served in the
army, navy, or marine corps OF the Uaited
States during the war of the rebellion. who
shall hereafter die within this State and whose
relatives and friends are unable or unwilling
to deiray the charges OF their funeral, shall be
buried at the expense of the State OF Con-
necticut. Such funeral expenses shall not in
any ease exceed the sum Of thirty five dollars
SEC. ,. The intcrmcnt shall be in the county
where the deceased died, or in the county adj
joining, and shall not be made in any cemetery
or plot used exclusively for the burial of the
pauper dead The grave of such soldier sailor
OF marine shall be marked bya hcadstone with
the name of the deceased and if possible the
organization to which he belonged, such head
stone not to cost more than fifteen dollars
SEC. 3. The quarterinaster. general is au-
thOrized and directed TO procure headstones
for such graves, and the graves of any soldiers,
sailors, or marines as nave died since February
3, 1879 and remain unmarked by suitable
headstone, as provided in section of this act
OF such uniform design and material as shall
be approved of by the Governor.
SEC. 4. The selectmen of any town wherein
any such soldier, sailor, or marine has been
buried, or may hereafter be buried, shall pay
such funeral expenses, and shall draw upon
the quartermaster- general for the expense of
such burial SO incurred, or for headstone, or
both, as herein provided.
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q wOMAN,S BALLOON TRIP,

A dispatch from Oswego, New York, says
Madame Adele made balloon ascension from
that city. She was carried out over Lake
Ontario. After throwing out everything to
keep up, hoping to strike a current that would
carry her back over the land, she saw tug on
the lake apparently following her. She then
opened the valve and came down in the water
about seven miles from land, clinging to the
balloon. She was dragged through tho water
several miles, and was finally picked up i'll a
very exhausted condition by tug which was
on the lake with an excursion party about
seventeen miles west of this city. She was in
the water nearly an hour.
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the committee says: 1t will be seen that only a
little over II per cent. of the employees of the
Secretary's office served in the Union Army or
Navy, while something over p per cent. served
IN the confederate army.
THE SENATE EMPLOYEES.
The report furnished by the Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Senate shows that the number of
employees under him. not including the pages
is 107, of whom nine are messengers nominated
by committees. Seventeen of these, or little
less than IS per cent served in the Union army
and 1G, or a little less than Il per cent, served
in the confederate army. Thirty of the 10Y
employees were appointed by Mr.. Brght's pre-
dccessor, and of these 80 persons retained, are
indicated to be Union soldiers or sailors. The
committee, in this connection says: 1t follows,
then that of the = new appointments, made by
Mr.. Bright, including the made upon the
suggestion Of the committee, only 8, or less
than y per cent, were appointed from that
class which the statutes say shall be preferred.
1t appears also from the roll that of the 16 con-
fedcrates soldiers now employed, only 2 were
on the roll when Mr. Bright took the office. In
other words, 9 Union soldiers and IA confeder-
ates have been appointed. The Capitol police
force consists of 80 officers and men, of whom
II were in the Union army, in the confeder
ate, and II in neither. From the report of the
Clerk of
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
1t appears that of the 80 clerks and assistants
in his Office Il, or a little more than 40 per
cent, served in the Union army and 1 in the
confederate service The House Sergeant-at-
Arms reports that out of his employees, 5, or
little more than Il per cent, were in the
Union army.
THE DoORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE
informs the committee that of 80 employees on
the permanent roll AZ served in the Union and
in the confederate army. The committee give
it as their opinion that section 1854 includes
officers as well as enlisted men, also provost
marshals when duly mustered into the service,
but excludes army suffers as matter of course.
In response to the fourth subject of inquiry
the committee reports that no new legislation
could be more specific and mandatory than that
now in existence. We think, however, that
some resolution expressive of the sense of the
Senate upon the subject would, if unanimously
adopted, promptly correct the inconsistency
into which our own body has fallen, and would
also serve to call increased attention to the SUBJ
ject in other Departments of the Government
This would probably serve good purpose, as it
cannot be denied that in individual cases mer-
itorious soldiers have been compelled to give
way to those whose claims are by the law we
are considering deferred. The committee, in
conclusion, desire to express their own hearty
concurrence in rule which gives deserved
preference to those who chcapened their lives
to save the country from death.
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REUNION OF VERMONT SOLDIERS.

A dispatch from Burlington, VT, dated the
4th inst. says: At the Reunion Of Vermont
soldiers here yesterday every regiment was
represented, and fully 10000 spectators were
present. There was a grand review before
Governor Farnham and staff in the afternoon,
Il large number of veterans being in line An
Grafton was delivered By COL \. t. Walker,
and speeches were made by Gov. Farnham and
Lieut. Gov Barstow. kilograms from Gems.
Grant and Hancock were read. The next
annual meeting will be held at Montpelier.
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Thirty clerks were discharged from the Post
Once Department on Wednesday, the appro-
priation having been exhausted.
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Secretary Chandler has appointed Court of
inquiry to investigate the circumstances lead
ing to the loss of the U. S. steamer Rogers.
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ONE of the principal objects of interest at
the approaching coronation of the Car will be
the carriage of the Czarina, which is the same
that was presented by Frederick the Great to
the Empress Elizabeth. 1t is sort OF double
throne upon wheels, and is hung, not upon
springs, but upon huge bands of velvet. Within
it is upholstered with red velvet, and has
large mirror in front, facing the occupant,
trimmed with white satin. The coachman's
seat accommodates four persons. 1t is drawn by
eight horses of purest white, wearing harness
of crimson velvet encrusted with gold.
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News has been received by General Terry at
the headquarters af the Department Of Dakota
that a colony, consisting of fourteen persons
eleven men and women and three chill
dren), had been massacred by Indians fifty
miles from Redfeld, d. T., on the Dakota Ter
ritory Central Railway. The massacre was
reported to superintendent Nichols of the
railroad by man who claimed to have es-
capped. The killing occurred on Thursday and
the survivor had hurried to Redfeld to carry
the news OF the butchery and give the alarm.
Mr.. Nichols said he had investigated the story
and believed it to be true and asked that q
scouting party be sent to the scene. General
Terry ordered out n detachment of the Sey-
enth cavalry from Sisseton agency. Ten days
ratlons will be taken by the squad and
thorough scout will be made. The command
ing officer was instructed to take steps to pun
ish the guilty party and to protect other set
tiers. The troops are in hot persuit by this
time The railway company was asked by
the Department to render all possible assist
ance. The scene Of the reported tragedy is in
Faulk county, west of Redfeld, which is
small station in the James River Valley, on the
Dakota Central Railway, forty miles north from
Huron and about scventy-ive miles south
west Of Fort SisSetOn.
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Mrs. EMILY ROGERS, young married wo-
man, who was shot in Philadelphia recently by
a man named William Kelly, died at the
Pennsylvania hospital The shooting was the
result of q quarrel between Kelly and the
husband of the deceased woman. Rogers on
coming home Saturday evening, found Kelly
there, and ordered him out of the house.
Kelly went away, but returning soon after
wards the quarrel was renewed, when Kelly
drew a revolver aud fired at Rogers. The ball
missed the intended victim and struck Mrs.
Rogers in the left side. Kelly ran, but
stopped twice to fire at Rogers, who pursued.
He was subsequently captured by an officer,
and was committed for trial.
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THE public debt statement shows the de-
crease of the public debt during the month of
June to be $l2 $50, 69670; cash in the Treasury,
$243, 269,51970; cash available f140G COL 7i26;
gold certificates, 5000, O20; Silver certificates,
$6G,09610; certificates of deposit outstanding,
So, Geo. refunding certificates, $5I, 475, 900;
legal tenders outstanding, $3lG,GS1,O16; frac-
tional currency outstanding $nO47, 2lE77.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-07-08

THE Democratic State Convention of Penn
sylvania has nominated Robt. Emery Pattison,
an ex-Marylander, for Governor. Mr., Pattison
is only thirty-two years Of age.
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preparations can be made by thawing them
and embalming them in the customary man
ner for shipment on the usual routes of travel
with the utmost facility. To effect transport
tation in the most expeditions aud economical
manner, the officers already on the ground can
be directed by the Department to take charge
of the operations So far as the board can
judge from facts at present in its possession,
the cost of the work will not be far from
$4,000, which amount, as there is no available
fund in the Department for the purpose, it is
suggested that Congress may be asked to APP
propriate, as q fitting tribute to the gallant
band who so heroically sacrificed their lives
for the honor Of their country and the adj
vancement of the cause of science.
Secretary Chandler referred the report, to-
gether with letter from Mrs. belong, in
which she makes the request that the remains
be brought home, to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House, with the
request that they take such action in the
matter as seems judicious.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-07-08

THE total coinage at the minis during the
fiscal year ending June so, $117, 81, 81 Gold
coinage, $89 Alb, 1880; silver so, ,330.75;
minor, 1914, 1915.
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MAYOR L. W. L BLAIR, prominent Green
hacker of Camden, S. c., asshot and instantly
killed on the Fourth. Bad feeling had existed
for sometime between Mayor Blair, the Green
back candidate for Governor in 1850, and Cap
tain J. l.. Halle who lives near Camden. The
two met in Camden, and Blair called Halle q
liar, and refused to rctract, whereupen Halle
armed himself. Blair still refused to retract
and motioned to draw pistol. Halle then
fired three times, killing Blair instantly. Halle
is in jail.
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THE President has sent the following nomi-

THE President has sent the following nomi-
nations to tho Senate: To be members of
the Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Claims (re-established) -Hezekiah G. Wells, of
Michigan, to be presiding Judge; James Har-
Ian, of Iowa, and Asa French of Massachusetts.
to be judges; Daniel w. Fessenden, of Maine,
to be clerk of said court; Captain Merritt Bar
Der, of the Sixteenth Infantry, to be assistant
adiutant- general, with the rank of major; Jos.
II. West, of District of Columbia, to be Commits
sioner of District Of Columbia Lewis Wal
lace of Indiana, to be envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Turkey;
Henry C. Hall, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to the Central Amer
lean States John A. Halderman, of Missouri,
to be minister resident and consul general to
Siam; John NJ. Francis, o. NeW York, to be
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NE CtudtC committees, ,bb Il special
meeting recently, had under consideration the
bill to reduce internal revenue taxation, which
passed the House June27. Mr. Rogers, Deputy
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, upon in
vitaton of the committee appeared before them
and presented the views of the Department
upon the pending bill. Mr.. Rogers opposed the
proviso which the House appended to the bill
This pr0viso allows a rebate or drawback of the
full amount of the reduction on all original
nnbr0ken packages of checks, matches, cigars
cheroots, and cigarettes held by manufacturers
or dealers on the passage of the act, and upon
which the tax has been paid. The proviso also
makes it the duty of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, with the approval of the Secrc-
tary of the Treasury, to adopt rules and regu-
lations and prescribe and furnish the blanks
and forms necessary to carry the act into effect.
Mr. Rogers stated that the effect of this pro-
viso would simply be to take a large amount of
money from the Treasury us a gratuity to the
dealers, while it would confer no benefit what
ever upon the consumer; that the difference
of two mills III the tax upon each cigar would
not be appreciate with reference to the single
cigar. and would make no difference in their
cost to the consumer; and that the proviso, if
allowed to stand in the bill, would give rise to
hundreds of thousands of veXatious claims,
entailing upon the Department vast amount
of labor and expense in their asccrtainment
and adjustment and would, moreover, open the
doors for innumerable frauds which it would
be next to impossible to guard against by any
system of regulations. The committee vir-
tually decided to strike out the entire proviso.
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THE naval board, consisting of Commodore
English, Commodore Walker and Surgeon Gem
eral Wales, report to the Secretary of the
Navy that they have carefully considered the
subject of transporting the remains of the
late Lieutenant Commander G.. w. DeI.onr
U. S. n, and his companions, eleven in all
from their present place of burial. to the
United States. They state that "the FEAST
bility Of the removal, the method of nroced
ure in preparing the remains, the probable cost
of such preparation and transportation the
duties Of the Department in the premises and
the interest and desires Of the relatives of The
deceased have been fully weighed, and we have
arrived at the conclusion that the bodies now re-
pose securely buried on the shores of the river
Lena, near its mouth and that the intense and
prolonged cold of that region will preserve
them indefinitely from decay and putrefac
ton, so that their recovery may be effected
at the present or any future period. That the
best time for their removal is when the condi-
ton of the ground will be favorable for sledping
operations, by which tho locality of the burial
may be readily reached and the bodies safely
transported by deer trains and horse sledqes TO
Orenburg, distance of about 4 700 miles. The
solidly frozen bodies will require no snecial
measures for preservation during this part of the
journey. From Orenburg their remains NAV
be carried by rail to st. Petersburg, when final
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Guiteau's last stra ".

WAsmSGroS, May 22,-Tho announce.
ment that the decision of the court In banc
upon exceptions in Guiteaus case would
be read this morning attracted an unusual
gathering at the circuit courtroom. At
1915 the judges filed into court and took
their places upon the bench. Soon after
the formal opening ofcourt, Justice James
said; III am instructed by the court to an :.
nounce the decision In the case of the
United States vs.. Charles J Guteau,
upon exception to the Judgment
of the criminal court" Hc then
read from manuscript the decision
Of the court. Al lis conclusion, Judge
James said that although the court was
unanimous In the views set forth. there
were some questions which Il was desirable
10 discuss more fully than could well be
done In the opinion he had ju,t read.
Justice Hagner had consented TO discuss
those questions In separate opinion.
Justice Hngner then read his opinion, and
Chief Justice Carter made the following
announcement "The opinions which have
here been uttered ARE the unanimous opin.
ions Of the court, that new trial Is denied
and the Judgment below otlirmed In this
case. -
The court then adjourned.
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rorty-seyenth Congress.

WASHINGTON, May 22.--Mr. Brown pre-
scnted resolutions Of the Georgia legislator,
asking for an appropriation In aid Of educa
tion In that state.
Mr.. Garland reported favorably, a,
amended from the judiciary committee
senate bill TO attach the county OF Dade
Florida, to the southern district Of thai
state.
Mr.. Miller, Of Colorado, introduc ed 1
sint resolution 10 authorize the president
to declare martial law In the territory o.
Alaska. Referred TO the judiciary com
mittee.
The calendar was proceeded with and
senate bill TO secure safe keeping Of money
paid into the courts, was passed. II directs
that deposits Of all monyes paid into any
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carpet DEPARTMENT!
THESE ARE OUR OFFERINGS:

LINE0LEUM full line of Choice Patterns.
UPHOLSTERY GOODS, such as Jutes, Raw
Silks, Pushes, Furniture Trimmings, Cret-
tones, Double-faced Plannels and Funi,me
Coverings,
C0RNICE POLES and Extension Cornices, in a
full variety of styles, An excellent Walnut
Pole at 81 rs.
WINDOW SHADES, in Rustic Holland and
Opaque, all colors, sizes and styles, made to
order. Just received fall line of Opaque
Shades in latest style Of Dados, Bands, and
Artistic Prints of various designs,
LACE CURTAINS, Nottingham and Antique
Curtains, & Netts in Cream & White.
LANGUED0C, SWISS, & SCREEN NETTS in
LARGE VARIETY.
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BODY BRUSSELS, of shich We have too many,
we have Reduced from $l,5O to Sl.25, and
from $l,75 to $3.50,
TAPESTRY BRUssBLLs, an elegant line of
Patterns now selling at 75c, 300 and $10O
worth from l5o to 25C more,
EXTRA SUPERS, Reduced from $l.00 to Soc,
and from 85C to 75C, and from 75o to Coo,
INGRAM CARPETS, our line begins at SOC,
and Is without doubt the best value for the
money ever offered,
STRAW MATTINGs, our line was never SO
complete and our prices never so .Ow. 1t is
established fact that, in spite of the decided
advance in all door coverings, our prices have
not changed one iOta, Straw Mattings we are
Selling at from l21,C to Soc.
OIL CLOTHS, from to yards wide, in various
qualities, and lowest prices.
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q rsicana
Special to the Herald

CoRsioANA, May "a committee, con.
sisting OF Mayor l.. Il. Irons and Captain
.C, II, Allyn, of the city council, with a
number Of our representative men, leave
tomorrow morning for Palestine, at the In.
yitation ofits chief Of FIRE department and
others, to examine their system of water
works before letting the contract for the
erection Of works at this point.
The colored U. Is. off, hold u celebration
and picnic tomorrow at the Jockey Club
park. The meeting will be addressed by
n. q. VI. Fred II. Morton, of Evansville,
Indiana. the highest officer.
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mfse offered by the council with the bond.
holders IN the settlement of Sl,Slo,cc0 OF
bonds ON the basis Of so cents on the dollar,
with new bonds bearing 4 per cent. interest
Tor the first four and halt wears, and q
per cent, thereafter running for thirty
years. The election is ordered for June "a.
Our county convention is called for July
~ 10 nominate county officers and elect
oelegates to the state convention.
Houston is a candidate for one of the
summer normal schools this year, and has
here. 'N' 'SN"''o'
A negro named Charles Hunter shot and
KILLED another named Lem Hrown near
this city to-day. Officers are on the track
of Hunter. -
Special to the Herald
HEARSE, May 22.-Wm. Rivers, brake
man on the International & Great Northern
railway, bad his foot mashed by car run.
ning over II to-day while switching in the
yard.
prize-fght came off here TODAY be.
Tween aween Ryan and Leeling fora purse'oi $50.
me iignt lasted one minute and eight sec
onds' First round and first blood tor Ryan.
hyan knocked leeling out of time. The
referees declared Ryan champion,
Several new brick buildings are under
construction at this place, and Colonel
house. 'fS'"
San Antonio.
Special to the Herald
SAN ANTONIO, May 22.-Yesterday after
noon boy named Simon Tuille, aged Is,
the head of Willie Coax, aged Ii, hitting
| one side of his faca and oro,lu,;nn !, ,,,r.i
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our, then adjourned.


NEW YonS, May 22.-The partition sal,
was made to-day OF the Bennett estate un
der the direction of The referee. bidding
was pretty spirited, but In oil cases prop
erty was knocked down TO J'mes. Gordon
Bennett. The property is located at th,
foot Of Washington. 9th avenue 2lst, 3sth
pth streets and Nassau street. The whol,
property realized tl ,38i, 80; the Benpet
building In Nassau street realizing Se5o,o
Of the amount.
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Special 70 The Herald.

Special TO the Herald,
WgArnERroRp, May % Colonel S. W.
T. Lanham of Weathcrford, has begun can
vassing for the nomination for congress
from this tthc ilth) district. He has Just re.
turned from tue west feeling.much cncour.
aged. lie will speak at the courthouse to.
night and At other places In the county this
week. Colonel W. X. Shannon has made
no rublic announcement though IL Is gen.
orally understood that he will enter In the
''ir Mr.. ' Font, wife wife Of T r. T IL Font II' md moth.
or Of Professor W. r. Taylor Francis. died
last night alter months Of suffering from
hear, disease.