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WAR CLAIMS.
The Action OF the Committee ON Claims
Arising Out OF the Late War.
SDecial DlSnatrh To the IhtellIVenceF


Arising Out OF the Late War.
Special Dispatch to the IntelllgenCer.
WASHINGTON, January O.-The Com
mittee on War Claims from the number Of
its members who are in favor OF the pay.
ment Of legal claims seems to have been
constituted for the express purpose Of get
ting rid OF this nuisance by acceding to
the demands of claimants, was astonished
at its first meeting by proposition, which
il adopted, would practically destroy the
committee itself. Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana,
who was known in the Forty-fifth Com
gress as a chronic objeOtor to every pro-
position to appropriate money except upon
narrow views OF economy,arose in the com.
mittee to-day, and offered resolution
which provided that all bills pending be,
fore the committee be Immediately report
ed back 10 the House, with recommends
ton that they be indefinitely postponed.
This recommendation under the rules OF
the house is equivalent to advising that the
bill be not passed The committee looked
ut each other and smiled furtively, while
Mr.. Holman solemnly unrolled and pro,
ceeded to read written speech in support
OF his resolution. The burden OF it was
that the provision had already been made
by existing laws for the ascertainment o.
just claims arising out OF the war, that there
ought to be IN end Of this business, and Il
would never end so long as Congress b,
turning itself into a court to pass judgment
on such claims invited the introduction OF
war claims. He felt that he could offer
resolution that would tend to check appli
cations to Congress for the payment o
these claims, because he represented n dis
trict which, having been raided by Nor
gan, produced a large number Of war claims
Consequently he could consistently recon
mend that the Just claims Of his constitu
ents be decided. Mr.. Holman's resolution
was referred to q subcommittee.
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SMALLPOX in Nam Ynrl,.

NEw York, January O.-Nine new cases
Of smallpox were reported to-day. One was
that Of q child who died in crowded ten,
ement, and her little sister was found to
have caught the infection. Another vas
that Of a mother who had communicated
contagion in Its most vlrulent form to her
little babe, The people continue to con.
ceal the existence OF the disease in their
houses. Two new cases are reported In
jersey City, and one death from smallpox.
The disease there is spreading in most
alarming manner the past few days. The
Board OF Health appeals to the Board OIL
Finance to have the streets cleaned.
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1T wAsNo JoKEINTHE END.
An IIIInoIs Town Clerk Arrested for Con
tempt OF Court,

CucAoo, January O.-The clerk Of the
town Of Brooklyn, Lee county, Illinois, has
been arrested and brought to this city,
charged with contempt Of court. The case
is very peculiar, About five years ago
Brooklyn, voted bonds to build railroad,
but after the road was built the citizens re-
gretted voting the bonds, and resolved not
to pay them. The Etua Insurance Com
pany, having bought the bonds, determined
TO collect, and subpenaed,the town clerk in
the case. He not only failed to appear, but
packed the records in valise and went
West To keep up the joke the absentee
was annually elected as de jltre clerk Of the
town. When he returned last week, after
an absence OF fve years, he was arrested.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
GOING 70 INVESTIGATE soAvRz.
tn, Extension Of National Bank CAart.n-IlOl
nln L,tSuI.h.s the COnnltt.. On War Claims.
Vacant Missions and WhO are Likely to
FIJI Th.n-Gsusrat news Notes.
Special Dispatch to the InteIllspncer,

Special Dispatch to the IntellisSnser,
WASHINGTON, D. O., January Eek
Secretary schurz's administration Of the
Interior Department is to be subjected tc
close criticism by the present Congress; al
least that is the intention Of certain gentle
men in the Senate and House who think
that the Public Land Department was mis-.
managed during Mr., schurz's term as Sec.
rotary.
Senator Teller, Of Colorado, introduced q
resolution in the Senate to-day directing
the Secretary Of the Interior to communi.
cate to the Senate the decision OF the for.
mer Commissioner OF the General Land
Office declaring the land grant to the
Northern Pacific Railroad lapsed under
the operations Of the law granting the
same. Mr.. Kirkwood is also directed to
communicate to the Senate the full text OF
the decision OF the order or instructions
OF Mr.. Schurz overruling the
decision Of the Commissioner Of
the Land Office, and restoring the grant of
lands to the Northern Pacific Company
without reference Of the subject to Con.
gress. The resolution also calls for all the
papers, orders, correspondence and mem.
orandnms in the department touching or
relating to the decision Of the commissioner,
or the order or decision OF Mr.. schurz over
r ling the same and restoring or confirming
the grant to the company. The Secretary
of the Interior is requested to inform the
Senate how many acres Of land have been
patented to the said company, or its as
signs, since July 4, 1875
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NATIONAL BANK CHARTERS.


tIon 10 the Measure.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeucer.
WASHINGTON, January 9.-Mr. Crapo Of,
Massachusetts, introduced n bill in the
House this afternoon 10 extend the charters
of National banks twenty years. The bill
was referred to the Committee on Banking
and Currency, Of which he is chairman.
The committee held meeting this morn.
ing prior to the introduction Of the bill.
Mr.. Crapo asked his associates if there
would be any opposition to the extension
ofthe bank charters. Mr.. Buckner replied
that there certainly would be, both on the
part Of the opponents Of the National bank,
ing system and others who, like ex.Secre,
tary Sherman, believe that the banks
should be reorganized and start business
upon new basis.
The strongest argument in favor oI
an extension Of the charters Of the banks is
that their reorganization would disturb the
large surpluses which have accumulated
by many Of the banks under present char.
tiers. During the panic Of 1878 many banks
were saved from ruin by the use OF theil
surplus capital. Should the banks be re,
organized under q new charter those
having surplus would divide it In the
event OF another financial crash in the
near future the banks and the peoplewould
feel the lack Of an accumulated surplus
The committee will meet tomorrow to con
slider Mr.. Crapo,s bill.
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Matters MARINE.
Measures Proposed for the Improve
ment fthe Navy aud Merchant Marine.

Measures Proposed for the Improve
ment ofthe Navy aud Merchant Marine.
Special Dispatch TO the lntelligencer.
WASHINGTON, January 0-The active
steps taken by the Navy Department for
the past year relatlveto the improvement
q the Navy, and the report Of the Advise.
~ Board, has aroused general interest on
the subject and 1t has become among SEN
ators and Representatives theme OF ex-
tended discussion. There are many plans
and details considered, butamong them all
the report Of the Advisory Board seems to
And the least favor. There is general
opinion that the first duty Of the nation Is
encouragement in its commerce, and
the depleted condition Of the
American merchant marine il
recognized as demanding immediate atten
ton. There Is consequently a disposition
upon the part Of practical and economical
statesmen to take certain step
steps that shall at the same time improve
the merchant marine and build up tn,
Navy. The most favorable scheme ad
vanced is that which recommends instea,
Of ezpeading from $50, ,OOO, 900 $50, 90
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GOULD PLANKED
BY the Baltimore d Ohio RAIIroad-HIu
Bitter Disappointment.

+ NEw YoRK, January O.-It has just
leaked out on Wall street that the Balti-
more & Ohio magnates have secretly OBJ.
tanned absolute control of the Central Rail.
road of New Jersey, and hence, at last,
hold the long desired and long sought for
New York entrance, Some minor lines in
the vicinity Of Philadelphlu, tits said, have
also been secured to strengthen their posi-,
ton at that point Rumor basit that Jay
Gould is terribly disappointed at this move
on the part Of the Baltimore & Ohio peo
pie, as he has always intended to utilizt
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey Al
his New York entrance for the Wa
bash, St. Louis 4 Pacific Railway
This information, while news TO the street
was doubtless known to Gould week ago
when l telegmphed you II was rumoret
Gould would be elected q director OF th,
Pennsylvania Railroad at It's next annua
meeting. Its now said that his election Il
that position iswell assured, and that in th,
future his alliance with the Pennsylyanil
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mistress,

r-ropld seem from u reported converse
,,n with President Jewett Of the Erie rail-
'o,5 s that Vanderbilt is getting a little
'uyiop, for settlement Of the trunk line
r,r A, least New York dispatch quotes
Jsset, as saying that Vanderbilt had ex-
messed himself as willing to yield some
tbing Of bis former position against differ
sD,ial ratesin favor Of Baltimore and Phila-
deIphia. Apparently, however Mr.. Jewett
has not much hope Of q satisfactory settle
mept. lie thinks Congress will have TO
deal with the railroad problem sooner or
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NY A FALLING WALL
a. 81
A Restaurant Crushed In, Burying the
Inmntcs-Threc Killed

n hehlhuranI Cfusneu In, BuFyiuE the
Inmatcs-Three Killed.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, January 9.-The brick
walls Of Rannie & sears' building, recently
burned, fell this evening upon the restau.
rant Of Cornelius Tracy, burying in the
ruins fifteen to twenty men and women.
The fremen were called out, and eleven
persons have been rescued. Eugene Titz-
gerald and Martin Finelon, Of otieco, dead;
Thomasand Sarah McC Connell, OF Lafayette,
badly injured; Mrs. Cornelius Tracy, Ieit
leg broken; Martin Tracy, severely injured;
Mrs. Patrick Stack, ley broken; Christo-
pher Angler and wife, Of Lafayette, both
badly injured. The others rescued were
not dangerously injured. The firemen me
still at work Iescuing the people still in the
ruins.
The killed are Eugene Fitzgerald, 10
years Of age, a farmer, residing ut TIMBER;
Martin Finelon, aged 90 years, a farmer,
residing at otesco; Patrick Kane, aged 10
years, a farmer, residing at 0tesco Centre.
The injured are Cornelius Tracy, pro.
prietor; Thomas Larkin, farmer, residing
at 0tesco; Edward Larkin, OF otesco; Thos.
0'Connell and Margaret 0'Conneli; Mrs.
Cornelius Tracy, cook; Martin Tracy, Mrs,
Patrick Sock, Of Christopher and Mary
Angler, of Lafayette. 0thersare supposed
to be in the ruins,
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APIun, for die West.

Special Dispatch 10 the IniellIgenceE
WASHINGTON, D. G., January 9.-Folger
told Pennsylvania Congressman who
went to him to-day to urge the appoint
ment Of Gilfllan, Of Pennsylvania, for As,
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, that Ar.
thur had determined to give the office to
some man west of the Atleghenys, il he
could find any one who would accept it.
This is because the West has complained
so decidedly of the iavoritism shown the
Eost
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CoLUMBuS, January Ex-Governor Chas.
Foster was inaugurated for q second term
in the rotunda ot the State Capitol to-day,
in the presence Of large concoirse Of peo.
pie. He delivered very brief inaugural
address, and the oath Of Office was admin
istered by Chief Justice okey. A military
display, in which the militia Of the State
participated, took place in the afternoon,
and grand ball, under the auspices Of the
Governors Guards in the evening, closed
the inauguration ceremonies. The day
was very line, but the attendance was the
smallest which has been present at the in
auguralion ceremonies in many years.
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v,,cL4pA LOUISE XEll00o Is enforcing N
A,s' ,'a,I Ir ,i,bls law in her own way She
t1s ,',..;D. .,ln now in Southern cities. AT q
"Mns,Ds 'so" s.,inp house in Milan, Tennessee,
nv "s'Ia, n,oprietor undertook to prevent her
.p1 I's p,Tpi naiS sitting with her at table. Miss
s@,U'ss SSa, insisted that her maid should have
ne Me',UES .s9s;1e,e, she was willing to accord
hv s r's" a,h.,si,e the whole party would
ns,, ,a.. V'DI IIsr miId.mannered bOycotting
Sa,, ,sn,'i iorp ,l,s publican's color line, and
". Ue,'' n.id ~ s,e her dinner with the spirited
,,isirpSs,
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DErRoTT, MICH, January 9.-Riley Iehm,
n yoppg man Of thirty, from the Union
Branch Company, drove to Coldwater on
Friday and went on q spree. In an in
toxicated condition he attempted to drive
home in the evening and became entan-
Vled In the harness, and was found Satur-
day morning, the horses lying across him,
| He died Sunday morning. One horse was
drowned.
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A Check on the Desertion OF sailors.
Snacial DIxnatrh IN thn Tntelltpeboar
KirkWOOd's Retirement = Ministerial
Possibilities.

Special Dispatch 70 the lntelllgencer.
WASHINGTON, January 9.-It is reported
that soon after the nomination of secre,
tary Of the Interior to succeed Mr.. Kirk.
wood, that the latter will be rendered
an important foreign mission. There arc
vacant ut present the Austrian, ChiIian
Chinese, German and Russian missions
and the mission to Paraguay and Uruguay
One of these missions, it is said, will be
given to Mr. Kirkwood. John c. New, o.
indianapolis, it is said tonight, will be
nominated Minister to Russia within few
dave
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AntI.MononoIv I...,.

!, Al9ANY, \. Y, January 0.-The Ma
tiOnal Anti.Nonopoly League writes that
lis influence will be given to promote the
immediate organization Of the Legislature
upon one condition, that the President
pro temporc and members Of the Commit
lee Of railroads and Of other committees
which deal with commercial and agricul.
taral interests shall be men who will fairly
IelPIesent I'll the people, and shall not be men
S Sa9 by their past record and present pc
m0nOpolies. 'H.s
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nIRn..

ALRXANDER--At Bridgeport, Ohio. Monday.
January ., 1852, At o'clock !, NJ, JAYIs ALTxIS.
DER, aged seyenty-hix years.
Funeral from his late residence, In BhdEeport
wedneSday morning At II o'clock. Inlsrmsnt at
Rock Hill Cemetery. Friends are respectively In.
yiIed to attend.
Z JAAIsoN-;A. CEIfsF, son Of A. G and Helen N.
Jamison, aged ave months aud Sven days =
FunerAl notice tomorrow.
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Rerardine the InSanity Dodrc.

oPgClNI U6pIIVH 70 Ell IHIaIIIsVHVIE
WAsuISeToN, January 9.-Mr. Springer,
Of Illinois, introduced to-day a bill drawn
up for him by David Dudley Field, fixing
specifically the degree of insanity necessary
to render man guilty Of murder irrespon'
sible. Prominent lawyers consider such q
law rs is proposed impracticable.
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Conductors Discharged BY WhoiesaI,

ST. JosEpH, Mo-, January 9.-Twenty
freight conductors on the Kansas City, st.
Joseph & Council Bluffs railroad were dis
charged this morning and brakemen put
in temporary charge Of the trains. The
general charge against them is drunkenness
and immortality,
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Pooling the Oid Nan.

WASHINGTON, January 9.-Scoyille says
the drafts for sums amounting to 81 800
received by Guiteau Saturday were worth
less, and sent by some practical joker. It
is not the first time dur ng the trial such a
thing has occurred, Seoville, himself, has
had worthless checks sent to him, one for
$4,000,
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The young man who furnishes this bii

The young man who furnishes this bit
Of news for publication says that in looking
it over he is unable to see how he can, in
justice to himself, amend it. Therefore he
asks in despair how is an individual, Situ-
ated as he is, to marry. The editor to whom
be submits it feels himself unable to sug-
Vest an answer, but publishes it in the hope
that some practical young lady will furnish
him with the desired information.
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CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.
The showing OF n Weeks Exchanges in
the Prominent Cities.

BosToS, January 9.-From the Post!
The following table shows the total gross
exchanges Of the twenty.four leading Clear.
ing Houses in the United States, twenty.
three being for the week ended January
7th, and one (Louisville) for the week
ended January 9th:
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AlaHders on the GOvsrnor Of Arkansas.

r. i4TTLE Rock, January O.-The friends Of
SoS. Nov Churchill are indignant at the special
EGnpa'Ch published in the St. Louis Rspub.
aaI aann sent IRON this city on the 7th, in re.
sS SSlu 10 the investigation Of the Governors
SStounls 1..o. as late State Treasurer. The dis.
ip.I pJI.Sh lsgrosSly unjust 10 Gov. Churchill,
Un.e w.,se personal integrity has never been
Questioned by any one. The members Of
S Sne committee emphatically deny that the
SiSsu iu'Sa "a was was based On any information
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A rOrSG man at St. Louis, who enjoys a
salary Of s?,OOOper annum, givesto a news.
paper reporter as his reason for not mar
ying-indeed for breaking off marriage
eagagemeas-the fact that his salary will
not admit OF it; and, to show how his
money goes, sets down the following item
ned account for 1881, which he says in
Cludes nothing that is not absolutely neces
nr Tor his proper personal and social
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CmcAeo, January 9.-samuel Poole left
here Saturday night for rhis home in Mo.
Henry with $500. Sunday morning q
burglar entered the house, made des.
perate assault on Poole and finally got
away with the money,
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ST. PAUL, MINI, January Elm his re-
port for the department Of Dakota, Gen,
Terry says OF the Indian outragest The
outlook In northern Montana Is uniavo--
able, the Buffalo are rapidly diminishing,
the alndians are making raids on cattle
and the ranchmen are organizing for pro-
lection.
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SPRlSGPGELD, Mass, January o.-Nellie
and Eddie Goosey and Georgiana Hart
were drowned at Brookfeld yesterday.
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Chs qntelIisstffer:,
on,s, Nos. IS and y Eo"EIeeH.o ...ss..

-. imoots Of the United States are
lIL Il .,ipinr uI on the exports. This is not
'IoSp l'., from an American standpoint
H. ,syerse movement.
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.she MIIl SO Them Later.

CHICAGO, January 9.-Aladame f. E.
Patti, whose receiptsior three concerts here
were SIS, 900, will return in March,
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WHEELING, WEST TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY

on building up a job lot Of rams and iron
war ships, the expendfng Of one-hait oi
that amount In monitors and war vessels,
and the remainder in subsidies and the en-.
couragement Of the construction Of mer.
chant vessels Of such substantial build and
speed as to be made in time Of
war quickly available as cruisers.
Further, 1t Is recommended that instead Of
enllsting and paying hundreds Of marines
in times Of peace to live in idleness, certain
regulations regarding the discipline and
drill Of merchant seamen beadopted which
shall ft them for immediate induction into
the navy. As to the alleged necessity of a
navy for coast deienses, the best judges say
that there isnot port upon the Atlantic
coast that cannot in thirty-six hours time
be put in an almost imprcgnable condition
by means OF torpedoes and land batteries.
Relief for The Sufferers from the Nor.
gan Raid.
Special Dispatch 10 the lntelllgeneer:
WASHINGTON, January 9.-Congressman
Lecdam, Of Ohio, has introduced bill in
the House Of Representatives authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay to the
sufferers in certain counties Of Southern
Ohio from the Morgan raid, the amount Of
their claims without the presentation Of
the usual vouchers, and upon the parole
or written testimony Of the bona fde char
ucter Of such claims The object Of the
bill is to relieve the claimants from insur.
mountable difficulties in the presentation
of their claims. Many Of the witnesses Of
that time are dead, and the length Of time
elapsed since the raid rendered it exceed.
ingly difficult to file the claims with strict
compliance with the present law, and it is
10 relieve them that the law is passed.
A Check on the Dcsertion of sailors.
Special Dispatch to the IntellIgencer.
WASHINGTON, January 0-Hon. Amos
Townsend introduced into the House to.
day bill inaicting heavy penalties for
desertion on the part OF sailors from vessels
with which they have contracted, and upon
agents who induce sailors to leave their
vessels. The habit in ocean ports, and
upon the lakes and rivers, OF seducing
sailors from their contracts, is seriously
affecting the discipline Of the merchant
marine and iniuring commerce, and it is TO
remedy this that Mr.. Townsend has intro
duced his measure.
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Ny daughters defective vision was much
improved by Peruna. JAMES Cook.
Bakeutown, Pa.
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CoRE, January "a large force Of po-
lice and military proceeded to Mill street,
lastevening, II is supposed to make arrests
on large SCALE Several persons already
have been arrested, causing great excite
ment It is said that the authorities are
acting on the Information obtained from
Cornell, recently arrested for having arms
in the prescribed district, who has turned
informer.
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nlcnARp II. DAMN rrNrnAI.

PARIS, January GA dispatch 10 La
France says that the Emperor William has
decided to proclaim the Crown Prince
Frederick William Regent on the 22d OF
March next, on the occasion Of the formers
eighty-tifth birthday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-29
HOW HE SETTLED.

One of our Oldest and most prosperous
citizens tells how he was led to settle in
Rock Island. He had left the east de-
termined to come west and grow up with
the country" Beardstown. (where an old
college chum was engaged in business, be-
ing his objective point When he reached St.
Louis, however, he was warned not to go to
Beardstown as it was a low, fiat, unhealthy
and generally uninviting place and was ad-
vised to try some up river point Bloom
ington, (now Muscatine,) Rock Island and
one or two other places being named. He
was in quandary and taking two cards
from pack lying on table ia his room,
(Which his predecessor had left behind
him. red one and black one, respective
ly, named the former Rock Island and the
latter Beardstown, turned them face
downward shuffled them well and mentally
determined to go to the place represented
by the card turned up. The red one came
up and to this day Doctor - has not re-
GREETED his choice.