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pAkOTA.
THE REPUBLICANS TO PRESS THE QUESTION OF
HER ADMISSION AS A STATE.

WASHINGTON, December 29-The Star,
editoriaIIy, say; "The Republicans in Con-
sress make no secret of their intention to
press the admission of Dakota, or rather of
the southern half of the Territory, at ihie
session. The matter will probably be made
a subject of caucus action at an early day,
and there is no doubt that the decision Of
the party will be TO 10 lake State of DAkota,
il it can be accomplished. The question
raised of the repudiation OF certain bonds
which aroused some Republican opposition
10 the project of creating the new State, has
been adjusted by soma sort OF settlement OF
The bonds, and bps that opposition has been
overcome. The Democrats are as much de-
terInined TO oppose the scheme as the Re-
publicsns are 10 support it, and il will be a
party quss ion. The Republicans having
maj prIty in the House, can without any
more difficulty than the minority is able 10
preEent, pass the bill, unless the Democrats,
as is openly threatened by some, hlibus.er
TO prevent its passage. Dakota, particularly
that portion which is selected for admission,
is reliably Republican, and it is tie effect
that The three electoral votes it would possess
might have upon the next presidential elec-
tion which is sgitatins both parties. Those
three votes might be the salvation OF the
| Republicans, and henc. the unanimity with
| which that party favors The proposed new
gtaie. The Democrats regrelfully and some
what repFoscbfully say, we remember Colo
rado.' Il was by p mocratic votes that
I Colorado got into the Unios, ard but for the
three electoral votes OF that Stale liz 1875,
Mr.. Tilden, and not Mr.. Hayes, would have
| been president
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CHEAP POSTAGE.
SENATOR PLUAlB's EFFORTS FOR THE TWO


CENT RATE.
WASHINGTON, December 29-Tne post
office appropriation bill will be considered
in The Senate about the 10th Of January.
When it is brought up for consider alton
Senator Plumb will endesvor to have the
reduction of postage from three cents to two
cenis go into eff-ct July /, 1888, instead of
January l, 1884, as provided for by the
House. In referring to this matter Third
Assstant-Postm aster G sneral Il szsn Gays that
it will be impracticable TO make the change
as early as July. He claims that there
would bs surplus of three-cent stamps
on hand at that time; that trouble would
ariss in adjusting the accounts with post
masters and that commissions of fourth
class postm asters on the sale OF stamps
would not be settled. In reply 10 these OBJ
jections SeDstor Plumb saws he does not
believe there will be surplus OF stsmps on
July LIST, az the postmasters will have nearly
six months after The passage of the bill
for dispos;ng of their supply. If there is
a surplus, he says the three-cent stamps
can be used for mail matter requiring
more than two cents. Ia regard TO
the trouble that may arise in ad-
jusling accounts, Senator Plumb says
that difficulty will be encountered anyhow,
and might as well come first IS last. Con-
cernirg he plea in regard to the payment of
fourth class postmasters, the senator think s
the people, and not the officials, should be
considered. These commissions, however,
can be determined upon before the 1st of
July. The bill will pass the Senate before
the lst OF February, thus giving the country
five months to prepare for the reduction.
Senator Plumb feels confident that the
amendment changing the lime for'fhe reduc-
ton will pass in the Senate. Senator Plumb
thinks that no attempt will be made to grant
publishers of newspapers free transit OF
their publications through the mails. He
favors such a reduction, however, and be-
lieves before long il will be accomplished
Ia speaking of the subject this afternoon, be
said that perhaps the free transit of news
papers should have been considered first, but
now that reduction of letter postage was
before the people, it would not be feasible TO
postpone it, and furthermore The department.
could not stand reduction on both letters
and newspapers. He believed that the de-
partment should be eself-sustaining, and when
it was proved that this was the case, after
the. reduction of postage on letters, then news
papers could be carried through the mails
without charge.
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THE NEW PENSION OFFICE.
COMMISSIONER DUDLEY DENIES THAT HE 1;
7-s INTERPRETING WITH GEN. MEIGs.


77-s INTERPRETING WITH GEN. MEIGs.
WASHINGTON, December 29.- Commis-
sioner of Pensions Dudley denies the truth
of the published reports 10 the effect th at he
is endeayoring to interfere with Gen. Meigs,
and bring about a change in the plans
adopted by that officer for the new pension
Office bui ding. The com missioner bsH, as
private citizen, he say, criticized adversely
some features of the general plan, such as
the large central space, which is to Be left
for a hall, and also the lack, 10 his opinion,
of sufficient room for the proper keeping of
files ard records, but beyond this he has not
inlerposed any objection, nor has he endeav-
ored to influence Congress to bring about a
change in the design adopted by Gen. Meigs.
Under the provisions of the act authorizing
the erection of the new pension building,
Gen. Meigs, who was formerly the quarter
msster-general OF the army, is placed in
charge, both as regards its plans and its con-
strucIiop, which he is 10 supervise. Much Of
the complaint comes from other architects,
who had plans Cf their own, no portion OF
which will be accepted by Gen. Meigs. The
members of the Committee on Pensions do
not see their way clear to interfere in any
way in the construction OF the building.
hey have asked written statements OF Com
missioner Dudley, and when they receive
them they will, if the necessities OF the case
require, submit them 10 Gen. Meigs. Ii is
not intended TO begin the construction until
spring, only the foundations having been dug
~ far
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HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST.
Man and His Wife, with Fsur Chill
dren, Burned TO Death.

BEVERLY, w. VA, December ga. Cur
renee, a prominent Randolph county farmer,
was burned TO death Wednesday night. with
four of his children. His wife was fatally
injured also. Currence had lost much sleep
through watching with sick neighber the
night before, aud Wednesday night was
sleeping at home, and while his wife and two
children watched at the neighbor's bedside
they saw the q ames of their homestead. Be-
fore they could get there the walls had fallen
in, enveloping the FIVE inmates Mrs. Currence
made frantic but unsuccessful attempt 10
rescue them, and received burns that will
prove fatal. The charred bones were recov-
cred yesterday by the neighbors.
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TWO-CENT POSTAGE.
Senator Plumb viii EndeaYor TO Have
the Reduction SO Into Effect on the
LIST OF July, 1888.
Skihning a SenatOr-The Admission Of
Dakota as aState-OVercertifIeat
-Arthur's Successor.

WAsHISoroS, December 29.-Repreaent-
alive G0enther, of WISCONSIN, has bsen over
to New York on little private detective
work. He has been looking into the condi.
ton OF affairs at Castle Garden, where all
immigrants are landed. Under the law, each
steamship line landing immigrants at Castle
Garden must pay a per capita tax of fifty
cents IN order TO keep the placs in proper
condition. Gusnther firds affairs at the Gar
deu in very bad condition. He says the place
is filthy, and disease is upon every band,
while men and women are herded together
like so many cattle. Ordinary sanitary pre-
csutionz ttIat would rrqatre- sEs e. pandifnre
Of only few hundred dollars pee anuun
reported what he has observed to Secretary
FoIger, who says he will have the matter in
vestigsted.
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IN THE SENATE.
THE USUAL RUN OF PETITIONS AND REso-
LUTIoSs INTRODUCED.

THE USUAL RUN OF PETITIONS AND REso-
LUTIoSs INTRODUCED
WAsHIsGToE, December %. - Senate. =
Senator Pendlefon presented petition from
the Common Council Of Cincinnati that they
be made the SCAT OF the court Of appeals
proposed to be established in that circuit
.ssSss the hill noE pending before the House.
Referred. -rV--------
After the introduction and reference of
several bills, on motion of S-nztor Groome,
the bill sppropriating $40 0C0 for the erection
of monument to Baron DeKalb at Annap-
oils, Nd, passed.
On motion of Senator Hoar, bill to pro-
vide for the perform ance of the duties OF the
president of the United States in case of the
inability, death, resignation or removal by
death or otherwise OF both The president and
vice-president, was then taken up.
Discussion of the bill to regulate the presi-
Dental succession continued until nearly 2
o'clock, when unfinished business, the bill
Tor the relief OF FiIz John Porter, was taken
up, aud Senator Logan addressed the Senate
in opposition to the measure.
At o'clock, not HAVING concluded his
speech, Senator Logan yielded to a motion
for an executive session, and, when the doors
were reopened, The Senate adjourned until
Tuesday.
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THETARIFF.
Mr.. HAYS CONFIDENT THAT 1T WILL BE BE
YIsED THIS SESSION.

NISEO THIS SESSION.
WASHINGTON, December 29.-Mr. Hays,
himself confident that the tariff will be
revised this session on the plan recommended
by the committee and modified by the Com.
miitee of Ways and Means. He thinks tine
committee will report in two weeks. Certain
members of the House, however, express
doubts as 10 whether anything will be done
with either the tariff or internal re venue this
sees on. They say there is such a diversity
of opinion on these subjects that il is impos-
sible for the various elements to harmonic
upon any measure sufficiently 10 carry them.
The inference is that none of the great meas
proposed, except perhaps the civil
service bill, will become laws. II is believed
that about all that can be accomplished in
the brief period remaining of this Congress
will the passage of the appropriation bills,
possibly the civil service bill, and some other
measures Of minor importance.
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CORRESPONDENT of the Hartford Post
ls that Senator Jones, Of Nevads, is the
1nIuckiest mau on the Pacific slope in point
of wealth. There has perhaps never been
so vast fortune so quickly scattered a. that
of Jones. Iu spite Of popular belief, Senator
Jones to-day is poor, comparatively speak
ing. When he WAS elected to the Senate in
1873 he wac worth at least $40 100000. To-
day he is not worth s5O,OOO above his debts,
and his congressional salary is no longer
despised as a source Of Income
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FOREIGN FLASHES,

LONDON, December 2s.-Albani sails for
the United States Saturday.
LONDON, December 29.-The burning Of
the sugar refinery at Greenock caused loss
of e35, coo.
BELFAST, December 21.-The large four
ing mills at this place burned. One fireman
killed and three injured. Loss, 10000.
TORONTO, December 29.-Geismer d levin,
Paris kid-glove establishment, absconded.
Liabilities not supposed TO be lsrse.
MONTREAL, december 2s.-Six clerks in
Carleyis dry goods establishneut have been
arrested on the charge OF systematic robbery.
oiher arrests ars expected.
ROME, December 29.-The Senate ap-
rFoVec the parliamentary oath bill, intro
duced by The government, by vote OF los
10 Twelve. The Senate adjourned 10 yanu-
airy 18th.
MADRID, December 2s.-The government
has received telegram from the Spanish
eon'ul at Suez. stating that twenty-one pill
grims nave died of cholera between Mecca
shaa Medina. Ten deaths occur daily from
the disease at Medina.
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'MUsIc AND THE DEANA" in,inates that
Mr.. Boucicault has sgain been boucicault-
ing. 10 his newest new and original play of
the OaadhuHn, which is Irish for natural,
and which he il to produce in Boston, he has
a character and scene almost identical with
that of Che idiot boy and his rescue OF the
drowning girl from Tie whirlpool in the
BEaek5sd, as recently done at Harrigan &
Hart's. The common source of the Blaek6iTd
and OnuodGqEs has not yet been made public
by either Mr.. Boucioauh or Mr.. Stout.
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The Ronauz. miue..

SAN FRASc1sco, December 29--The POD
aunou noes by authority, in its stock article
10 day. that at a recent meeting of the Com
stock Mining CoDpapy, Under control of the
Bonanzi frp, measures for relief were dis
cufsee, and are likely to be speedily acted
upon. a plan 10 reduce expenses at The
mines without curtailing impo. t,nt txplor.-
tory work is under consideration. II IL is
carried out assessments in future will be
smaller and levied at less frequent intervals.
Assessments have been very neavy the last
two year,, owing to expensive dead work TO
be dore before new levels could be reached,
drained and ventilated. Having now gained
access Il ground which it will take fully a
year and a half 10 explore with drift and
cross-c cuts, the expense can be made much
lighter. Senator Fair has taken The mstter
m hand, and We are assured that more eco.
noniical work will be IN ade al once
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as to tie names or number OF the directors
or trustees of the Standard OIL Company.
tbe Standard Trust Company or the Naiionxi
Transit Company, and also refused 10 give
ary inform sticn a. 10 their capital, amount
OF dividends or other matters concerning
their history snd management His refusals
were based on the ground that the questions
were not pertinent or relevant to the cub
jects the committee was appoinsed to investi-
gate. He said there are more than thirty
or forty re6neries in The couuiTy not owned
or controlled by the Standard Oh Com pany.
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Mr.. LABoUcHERE's Truth is responsible
for the statement that Lady Albert Clinton
is studying in Milan with the view OF be-
coming aa opera singer. This lady is prob
ably the wife Of The youngest and wildest
son OF the late Duke of Newcastle, whose
children ruined his health and nearly broke
his heart. Lady Albert Clinton wall also be
the auut of the young Duke of Newcastle,
who is at present travelling in this eogutry.
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Serious Railway Accident.

LAFAYETTE, IND, December 29.-The
rear coach of the train on the Lake Erie and
Western road, while entering the city to-
night, was thrown from the track BY a
broken fsDge, fell on he side and took fire
at both ends. Toe car contained thirty four
passengers, many of whom were cut and
bruised. No lives lost. A stream OF water
near by enabled the pen to e1tiugqish the
flames. Rose Gordoo, of Lafayette, mad her
wrist broken; Mrs. S S. Knowles, of Bloom
ingtoD, H., injured in the side. The cloth
ing Of Mrs. Stuart Brookstou caught FIRE, but
was extinguisned before she was seriously
burued
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tslegrapi9d from 81. Louis tia. morning that
the workmen in the South S.. Louis Steel
Works had agreed to accept reduction of
tbirty-three per cent. He characterized the
action of the Vulcan Steel Company az uu-
fair and unjust in proposing such a reduc
tion at this late day. The Western steel
mauufsciurers, az a body, proposed reduc-
ton OF twenty per cent, which the men have
generally agreed to accept, the only point of
difference now existing being the question
how long the reduction shall be in force, the
men proposing May 1st and the mansfac-
turers desiring to have II continue one year.
He is OF the opinion that the men will strike
rather than accept thiriy-three per cent. re-
duction
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skINNNo A SENATOR.

HoW BLAIR's TEMPERANCE AMENDMENT 10
THE cIyILrsERyIcE BILL WAS KILLED.
WAsHIKdroN, December 29.-In the de-
bate in the Senate the other day on the ques-
tion OF Blsir's temperance amendment to
Pendle'on's ciVil-service bill, Judge Edmunds
10 ade Nr Blair feel awfully cheap for about
an hour. Mr.. Blair iE professional temper
ance man, and he moved SO amendment to
the civil service bill prohibiting the reten-
ticn OF any one now in Office, or the app
poinlment OF any one TO office, who Ia sd-
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OvERCERTIFICATIoN.
COMMISSIONER KNOX WILL ALLOW THE BANKS
TIME TO THINK OVER IT

TIME TO THINK OVER IT.
WAsHINeToN, December 29-Comptroller
Knox will allow some time 10 elapss before
taking any action under the attorney-gen-
erals recent opinion regarding the over
certi6cation of checks. He considers it just
to the banks which have been making this a
practice to give them time to dsliberste upon
the best course to pursue and make the
necessary arrangement. Iu the course of
recent visit 10 New York Mr. Knox discussed
this matter freely with bankers, and came
10 the conclusion that OF the nine so-called
"bIoken hanks" which have been certifying
checks to such large smount-. five or six will
go into the State system and the remainder
will discontinue the practice. The comp
troller's connection with the matter will end
of course in the submission of the facts 10
the secresaaF, who will, if his judgment CO.
iDcides WIN that of The comptroller, refer
them the attorney general.
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IRELAND.
nAYIrT,e SPEECH

DUBLIN, December 29.-Davitt, in his
speech last night, said Dublin Castle was now
the fortress to which, constitutionally speak
ing, the political ascendancy landlords had
baen forced TO retire. There they would
M axe efforts, by the exercise of the powers
which they still possessed, TO regain the po-
liIical influence OF which the Land League
had deprived them. Unless the lord-Iieuien-
ant changed his tactics, the time would come
wnen even Euglishmen would demand his
recall. The highest to the meanest justice
OF the peace in Ireland belonged TO the land
lord class. So long as England tolerated
political judges SO long would the Irish peo-
pie dlsreg ard the law those judges adminis-
tered
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IKE funeral Of the late ex-G1v. Humph-
reys, of Mississippi, took place On Wednes-
day at Port Gibson, where bis remains had
been taken from LeHore county for inter-
nent. A eulOgy was delivered by the Rev.
d. A. Plauek, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church, of which Gen. Humphrsys was a
member. An escort OF eK-ConfederAte sol-
diers met the remains at Grand Gulf. The
funeral cortege Included the Claiborne Light
Artillery, Knights TenpIar, 0ld-Fello~s
and a vast concourse Of citizens
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WY, says the Vicksburg Herald, Mr.. c
P. Huntington, of Greeuville, continues his
racket about levee railroad, when more
central and direct road on an air line through
the valley is, without question, certainty,
the public cannot we'll see. The Memphis
and vicksburg railroad, now rapidly build
ing through the valley, will be all that is
necessary IN that section in railroad trans
portAtion for 100 years to come.
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TIE London Tfmes reports that dentist
of that city uses a small incandescent carbon
lamp to illuminate the cavity of the mouth
during dental operations. 1t is fitted into
Vulcauite cup and covered for safety with
glas. shade. The lamp is stated by the in
ventor, who freely offers its advantages to
his fellow-dentists. $40 give bright light
Just where it is needed, without Producing
4 L
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"PUcK" issues a proclamation addressed
to %AIl mep, women, college boys, asfes,
fools, and idiots" notifying them that il
keeps big FIRE in winter and large waste-
basket in summer. Some of Puck's contribu-
ters have evidently bean writing on both
.sdas.of The nanar
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GEN. LowREY, proprietor and principal
of the 3 us Mountain Academy, in Tippah
county, Miss, and R. o. Prewitt, county su-
perintendent of educstion, are having fu
rious newspaper controversy. Such eupho-
nistic epithets as "hsr and you're 'nother''
pass freely between the eontestants.
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DR.. PORTER, of Yale College, says that
Prof. Tyndall, as a metsphysician, is
"fatalistic revolutionisi, with a dash of
imaginative optimism" and that as a theolo-
gian he is "a sentimental atheist" Tyndall
was last seen in bookstore inquiring the
price OF dictionaries. He looked completely
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FaiInre. for the Week.

NEW YORK, December 2a-The business
failYrts for the past seven days reported to
+ 9. Dun 4 Co.'S Mercantile Agency num-
Der 1913, against 197 last week. The Eastern
States had twenty, Western tiIty.fhree,
Middle twenfy-eight, Pacific Ststss and Ter.
ritories fourteen, Canada ten and New York
City nine. In the country the priacipIe
stoppsges we're z H. Simpson & Son,
paper, Boston; and james Smyth & Co +,
manufacturers OF cotton good, Philsdel-
phis. In New York City the appointment
OF q receiver for the Co-oneFatiVe Dress As
seciatiqn ID about tue only item CT import
ance, ihe other business troubles being in
siguani.
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SOUTH AFRICA.

ZULULAND 10 BE DIVIDED.
EoSee<s, December 2S-=It is intended to
divide Zuuland into two psrts, rsserving the
portion Sbutting on Trigula river for John
Dunn and another chief, where natives
averse 10 Cettewayo's rule will be expected
TO CO. In neither division of the country
sre Europeans to be allowed to hold farms
There will be British resident in each ter
ritoFy
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7. B. CoNFERY, managing editor of the
New York Haald, has been granted an ex
tended leave of absence, from six 10 twelve
month";, on account OF failing health. He
will be succeeded by Edward Flynn, for
eight years editor of the Erening Telegram.
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IT SEEMS probable that the electric light
may be found very valuable in submarine
cork, sach as the examination OF wrecks.
- 10 ssAasratHs devised for this pur-
\. NBasil, a pogerful arc lamp is
- n s5liDder closed BY glass plate
a.. a and by reflector at the Top,
- ,cular space at least 100 feet in
5;ama.g 3 brilliantly illuminated, while the
III. ,ehes much farther. The rpectacls
I'D by such submarine illumiuation is
Ybe remarkably fine.
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The Grain neyem eat az New York.

NEW YORK, December 29.-The Produce
Exchange reports the Gales Of wheat, isclud-
ing fntnres, for eleven months of the prese Mt
year, 613, 900 900 bushels; of corn 39l ,000,- :
600. Sometimes corn for immediate con-
sumption was sold at q higher price thap de-
manded if the corn wss 10 Be exported, The
object was 10 sustain the pries. Tae lac,
panih It was rrrcri.1 that fourteen cents
per bush-, more was asked for wheat to Be
used here han for wheat to be exported.
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ESTABLISHED 1910.
INDICATIONS.

For Tennessee and The Ohio rdiiey, generally
Iir tOeaLIer, nOrtheriy Vinds, becoming variable,
|igh changes IN temperature Saturday, colder
eather and hiqher barometer Snnday.
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FRANCE.

DUEL 1@1E11-Is
PARIS, December 29.-Tne duel regarded
as imminent between Guillard and Thorn
son, members of the Deputies, has be, n
averted, both parties Withdrawing the often
sive language.