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WASHINGTON.

The house committee OH banking and cur
rency heard Representative Buckner in opposi.
ton to Dingley's resolution advocating the con-
tinuance Of the national banking system, aftol
which a vote on the resolution was demanded,
resulting in it's adoption-9 against 2. The
negative votes were cast by Brumm and Buck
ner. The Grape bill, to enable national bank
ing associations to extend their corporate ex-
istence, was referred to sub committee con-
sisting of Grape, Dirgley and Hardenburgh
Mr.. Payson of Illinois has introduced a sec.
ond bill relative to polygamy, supplementary
to that proposed by him some days ago. Pay
sons bill (2S69) makes it bigamy Tor an un
married person to knowingly marry the hus-
band or wife of another. This is aimed at the
s'sealing" process SO common among women to
married men. The bill b. ings all kinds Of mar
riages, ordinary, temporal and spiritual, with
in it's provisions, aud that in trial for bigamy
record proof shall not be necessary.
Representative Carpenter Of Iowa has intro.
duced bill to increase tho duty on hemp, jute
and flax goods, which provides that the duty or
flax, straw and hemp, also ju'e, sum slsa
grass, jute butts and manufactured products
thereof, and all manufactured goods OF which
the afore said poducts are component material
shall be and hereby increased twenty-five pei
cent in addition to the duty now fixed by law
upon the aforesaid goods.
Apropos of the resolution introduced by Mr..
Robson, to forfeit land grants to railroads, il
is said that that gentluman has become con-
vert to the necessity OF curling corporations
There is really reason for believing that for
midable as the laundering all around the hori-
zon is just at present, the whole thing may
blow over and nothing be done either in case
of the grants that ought or those that ought
hot be forfeited.
The war department has received official in
formation OF the arrest of Co.. Eugene Carr
Sixth cavalry, by order Of Gen. Wilcox com
manding the department. Of Arizona. The
charges, which are Of serious nature, are based
on alleged mismanagement of military matters
in the campaign. The matter is referred to the
president, who will soon convene court-mar.
tial to try Col Carr
The house committee on commerce author
ICES favorable reports upon Waehburn's bill
making st. Vincent, Mimi, q port of entry il
lieu Of Pembina, D. T., and Townsend'e bill
that pleasure boats be allowed to proceed from
port to port in the United states, and by sea tt
foreign ports without entering or clearing at s
custom house.
The government prosecuting officers wht
have been preparing an information in thu
star route cases have nearly completed thu
work, and are only awaiting the termination O.
the Guieau trial to bring the matter before thu
grand jury.
The senate committee on pen ions unani
mously agreed to report a bill granting Mrs
Lincoln ST. y, 900 cash, to be available immedi
ately, and increasing her pension to So, OO(
per annum.
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MINNESOTA NEWS
The Cox Impeachment Trial.

Inc VOA LII peUCHlHcut Aflals
On Monday, 18th, the day was spent in an ar
guMent against the SPECIFICATIONS under
ARTICLES II and 20.
On Tuesday the court overruled objections to
Art IL but sustained objections and threw out
Art 30. Taking of testimony resumed. s.
W. Long, sheriff Of Waseca county, continued
to tell that he had seen Cox drunk, and A. J.
drunk on one occasion when attempting to per-
form official duties, but that drunk or sober,
he was always gentlemanly.
On Wednesday, l 9Th, considerable discussions
took place by senators in regard to forms Of
procedure. One stated that the daily expenses
OF the trial were about $500, and already about
quarter OF the appropriation had been ex-
hausted, and the entire amount would, at the
present, rate be used up before the managers
had made out their case, leaving the respondent
pOwerless to summon witnesses, except at his
own expense. The trial was then resumed and
A. J. Lamberton Of st. Peter was recalled and
said Judge Cox always knew what he
was saying and doing when drunk. john Sind.
. lawyer at Tracy, had seen Cox intoxicated at
New Ulm and ST. Peter. Witness would call
Judge Cox's condition that Of ''Katzenj Ammer."
or heavy headeaness; the liquor WAS dead i'll him.
to describe judge G KS condition the morning.
after his getting drunk at New Ulm was received
with great me1riment For time it puzzled
the lawyers on both sides, excepting Mr. Arc
lander, who speedily explaine it. A. B. FORBES
and A. NJ. Sullivan testified that they had seen
Cox under the influence Of liquor.
On Thursday 10, the feature Of the day was
the testimony Of Judge Severance Of Asnkao
His testimony was gwen ia q clear and Judicial
form Of statement, which made manifestlly
strong impression on the senators. 1t con-
firmed the strongest testomony as to Cox's in-
temperance. At Mankato during term Of court,
found Judge Cox lying down in an old
barn: Judge Cox was very drunk when wit
ness heard him: Judge Cox said at the time he
was cd id drunk" he was not as drunk
the next morning; he acted not sleepy, but like
q man that is drunk; his eyes we're red, his
eyelids swollen; he talked erratcally and inco-
herenuy at times when there was no need
of talking. Other witness who
testified TO Cox's drunkenness were William
Marx, c. NJ. Wilcox, Charles Marx, Charles
Patterson, G. r. Redgwood, iPetor J. Cl.noy,
James n. Thompson and Geo. W. Somerville
On Friday the managers withdrew articles 6.
IS, Is, and specification s under articles II,
A. @. Somerville, A. @. Forbes, George Chap
man, Edward Gary, A. Blanchard, +. I. Mer
rill, and Lumnor Ladd Of St. Peter testified to
Cox's intoxicstion On various occasions and
Inability to do do business to a certain extent
On cross-ex animation Lawyer Ladd testified
thst he has taken steps to get Cox's place if the
latter is impeached.
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FoREIGN.

A very remarkable manifesto, respecting the
relations between Italy aid the pope, was pub
lished in Rome about a fortnight ago. 1t WIS
go bold and clear in it's statements, and carried
with it such an air of authority, that it was at
once attributed to the pope himself. This has
been neither officially denied nor confirmed, but
the better opinion is that the manifesto was
written or inspi, ed by Cardinal Jacobini, the
papal secretary of state The kernel of tie
whole document which is drawn up with great
SIX II, and beyond question one of the most i'm
portant state papers of modern times is to be
found in the following sentences: Italy
will soon be obliged to give back to the
pope his scepter, to look out for another city
Of Rome, and come to an understanding with the
holy see. Sho will be. forced
by public conscience, by European pressure,
by the uneasness and discomfort of the popu'
lation, and by the instinct Of self preservation.
would take place without any hurt, without
any foreign armies, without any violence.
Italy will by and by draw back and leave the
pontiff the free end independent ruler OF 2OO,-
OOO, 600 consciences, and will realize great
advantage to the Italisn nation by sovereign
ciled with the pope, and the pote free in free
Italy, and this will be the strorgest
guarantee of our in dependence. ,"
The manifesto has produced q power
1ul enect IN tome anu at all the European
courts.
At the Cork assizes the outlaw leader. Con-
nell, pleaded guilty to the various charges
against him. He will be 8 witness in other cases
in which members of his band are defend
ants At the tine Of his arrest in the latter
part of December for having arms in a pro-
claimed district, Cornell was already suspected
Of being the leader of a band which had COM
mitted outrages rendering tue district OF
Mill street one of the most notoriousi in Ireland.
New York Hera DIS London special: Our
Dublin correspondent telegraphs that the ques-
ton OF hbera;ing Mr. Parnell and the other
members of parliament will be debated at the
forthcoming cabinet council in Dublin castle.
There is much difference of opinion on the sub
ject, some person high in authority favoring
their immediate release.
A dispatch to the Times from Paris says:
The panic has not been equalled since the 18th
Of A ,ril, 1877. The last straw came from
Lyons, when the failure Of the Bank of Lyons
ct Loire was announced. The panic affected
every stock and share in the market
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For years an old buck, the leader of the
deer herd on the Boston com.
mon, had maintained an abso-
lutte and malicious tyranny over the
younger members of his own seq. His
treatment ranked, and the other day when
he shed his horns they made a combined at
tack upon him, which only
ceased upon the death of the tyrant.
The superintendent and his as
sistants attempted to interfere, but were
driven out of the enclosure by the infuriat-
ed animals, which became docile again
when their enemy was disposed Of. They
still preserve, however. sort Of SIC sem
per tyrans,is air, and thus far no one Of
their number has laid claim 10 the
primacy. =
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MIS- CELLANEoU9.

Bradstreet g. Co. commercial agency, have
received definite advices regarding the failure
of F. J. Pierce of Manksto, which occurred
November FL, 1881 and the nominal assets
900 and the probable liabilities at from $12,
900 to$l5 900. The goods and property have
been placed in the hands of William g. Allen,
receiver, with orders to sell and hold the pro-
ceeds subject to the order of the court, the
rights of various parties being contested.
r. G. Dunn l. Co. mercantile agency and
their ninety branches report business failures
of the last seven days at 177. The eastern
states had 10; western 81; southern 81; mid
die 33; Pacific coast 9; New York city 8. The
failures in the country, particularly south and
west, are among moro important class OF
traders than usual and indicate that the un-
seasonable weather which has has prevailed
most of the winter is beginning to tell both on
sales and collections.
A stone bridge to be built across the upper
waters of the Mississippi river at Minneapolis,
Mimi, bids fair to become one OF the notable
structures of the world 1t will consist of sixteen
SO-feet spans and four 1OO-feet spans, and in
Guiding the shore pieces will have total length
OF 1900 feet It willsupport two. railway tracks
and will run disagonallv across the river below
St. Anthony Falls. The cost is estimated al
nearly $500, 600.
Mrs. Justice John Mclean, one Of the pho.
neer mothers of Cincinnati, is dead. She leaves
two sons by her first husband in Minnesota
Israel and Lewis Gerard. Her second hus.
band was Judge John Mclean of Cincinnati
once justice of the supreme court. Since Judge
McLean's decease, in 1861. Mrs. Mclean hal
made her home in the east and with her sont
in Minnesota A great part Of her life has beer
spent in Washington.
Amongthe securities listed ut the stock ex
change in New York are the following: Mime
apolis & st. Louis railway first mortgage pei
cent. bonds on the Southwestern extension
dated December l 1880, payable December
l, 1910, $500 first mortgage pei
cent. bonds on the Pacific extension, dated
June l, 1881. payable April l, 1921, $780,,
600. rs:
On Tuesday last, Senator L Q. 9
Lamar was elected by both houses
Of the legislature Of Mississippi t
be his own successor in the United
States senate from Mississippi. The only
prominent opponent Of Mr.. Lamar was Gen
Fitzgerald. (Republican), who was givsn th,
complimentary vuts Of his party.
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'sLITTLE WILLIE"

Letter from Mrs. Abraham Lincoln Relative
to the Death Of Little Willie.
From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
We have been permitted to copy from
the original the following letter, written by
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln to friend in Illi-
no1s soon after the death of "Little Willie, -
which occurred in the White House in 1864
We print it with the greater pleasure, be-
cause Mas. Lincoln has been harshly mis-.
judged by the American people. There are
few perhaps who have criticised her con-
duct in recent years who will believe that
she ever could have written SO tenderly and
touchingly as in the following lines. The
letter is written on mourning note paEer,
bearing simple monogram H." The
handwriting is clear and rather bold for a
woman, and the spelling and punctuation
are faultless:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, May 49, MY
DEAR MRs.>-: Your very welcome let
ter was received two weeks since, and my
sadness and ill-health have alone prevented
my replying to it, We have met with so
overwhelming an affection in the death of
our little Willie-a being too precious for
earth-that I ana SO completely unnerved
that can scarcely command myself to
write. What would give to see you and
talk to you in our crushing bereavement
If any ones presence could afford comfort,
it would be yours. You were always good
friend, and dearly have loved you. All
that human skill could do was done for our
sainted boy. fully believe that the Sc
we're illness he passed through, now almost
two years since. was but warning to us
that one so pure was not to remain long
here, and at the same time he was lentto us
a little longer to try us and wean us from a
world whose chains were fastening around
us; and when the blow came it found us SO
unprepared to meet it! Our home is very
beautiful, the grounds around us are en-
chanting, the world still smiles and pays
homage, yet the charm is dispelled.
Everything appears a mockery. The idol
lied one is not with us. He has f1l-
filled his mission, and we are left desolate.
When think over his short but happy
childhood much csmfort he always
was to me, and how fearfully always found
my hopes concentrating on SO good boy
as he was-when can bring myself to re-
alize that he has indeed passed away-my
question to myself is, Can life be enduredP
Dear little Taddy, who was so devoted to
his darling brother, although as deeply af-
fected as ourselves, bears up and teaches us
in enduring the stroke to which we must
submit.
Robert will be home from Cambridge in
six weeks, and will spend his vacation with
us. He has grown and improved more than
any one you ever saw. Will we ever meet and
talk together as We have aene? T1me-how
many sad changes it brings! The LIST of
July we go out to the Soldiers Home. a
very charming place, two and . half miles
from the city--several hundred. feet above
our present situation-to pass the summer.
fear that it will be greater 'tresort" than
here, If possible. When we are in sorrow
quiet is very necessary to us. {. I hope you
will write to me. With love to all, re-
main ever your attached friend,
~ Macy LINCOLN.
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EX-ArtOlney General Ueyens Opinion.

A Boston correspondent of the New York
World asked ex-Attorney General Devens his
opinions regarding the land grants. Gen. Dey-
els said:
In relation to all Of these time grants, my
opinion is this: When company receives a
grant OF land on condition of completing the
road, or stipulated portion of it. in d given
time, if at the expiration of that time the road
is not flushed according to stipulation. then
cons ress has the right to step in and recall its
grants; but il it does not do this and permits
the company to 60 on and complete the road, it
has no redress aud the grant is confirmed as
much as if the rosd had been completed at the
required time. s'It is just as it," continued the
Judge with smile 81 should sell you lot of
ground on the stipulation that you should put
up blacksmith shop on it within a year. At
tue end Of the year, if no blacksmith shop Las
been built have the right to occupy the land
and turn you out; and il don't do it and al
low you to ROMAN and build your shop the next
year, then am estopped from troubling you.
This has always been my opinion, and believe
it is correct 10 law and in strict accordance with
repeated decisions of tn supreme court of the
nit tod &fo%oe
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K Killed nv ~. Nr,,,- N..GipIpp

At Roch eater, MINI, A. Y. Daniels took some
liniment composed Of tincture Of aco1ite, chic
reform, etc instead Of cough medicine He
immedistely discovered his mistake, and went
to DR.. Sanborn for advice. DR.. Sanborn went
to bis house and staid with him about one
hour, and thinking he ha dreceived no bad et-
fects from the dose, returned to his Office. Half
an hour later the doctor was callei and
found Mr.. Daniels in commissions. He grad
ually grow worse until he died. He was sixty
ono years of age, and leaves wife and large
circle of friends He was a brother Of the late
Hon ! V DeniaIa
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CASUALTIES.

At Worcester, Mass, ex-Gov. Bullock
dropped dead on the sidewalk Cause, apo
plexy. The ex governor was about the street
during the afternoon, and was on his way home
to take lis usual afternoon horseback ride
There was nothing in his appearance during the
day to lead to the inference that he was not in
his usual health. He has suffered somewhat
lately of indigestion.
senerita Catina Gongora made balloon as
ceneion and performed Oh flying trapeze a
and was dashed to DEATH
Cbas Barry, of Bradford, Pa, was blown to
pieces by an explosion of four pounds of nitro
glycerine.
Eighty six cases Of small pox are reported
in Richmond, Va
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AppHs.' = ~ a Minnesota Bond Injunction

Apple. ~ Minnesota Bond Injunction
On Monday at Minneapolis, David A.
secombe, of injunction fame, flied at the
district court Office in Hennepin county sum-
by him against the state treasurer u The paper
was served by Sheriff Richter Of Ramsey
county, OH the defendent The document is
very long, reciting the action on the new bonds,
continuing: Wherefore, upon the ground that
the said act of the legislature is uEconsttu-
tional and void, and upon the ground that the
and delivered il violation of the said writ of in
unction[ against Pillsbaryl ana in contempt Of
his honorable court, the plaintiff demands the
judgment OF the court restraining and enjoin-
ing the said defendant as treasurer of the said
state from paying any interest on any of the
said new bonds Of the said state, or from pay
pg any coupons attached thereto.
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More Common School Decisions.

Attorney Gsloral Hahn has rendered a
couple of additional school decisions The first
was in relation 10 the Merrill text book law ana
the opinion is that county treasurers need but
one Certificate from the county superintendent,
to allow Of payment for books. Tho other de-
cision was Oh the salaries due county superin-
tendents, and the opinion holes that the law
means that superintendent shall not receive
more than s 800 dollars per annum, nor less
than $40 per year for each organ zed district in
the county. to be reckoned pro rata for he year
from tho time of the commencement of the Fl rst
be tho salary payable flom that district for the
year. But when school has once been held in
a district, go matter how long or short time it
may have continued, the rate OF salary is charge
able to it.
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Grand Army Of the Republic:

The annual encampment department of
Minnesota, Grand Army Of the Republic, con.
vened at head quarters, post NJ. 4, Minneapolis,
On tho 18th. Deleg ties from all parts Of the stat.
were present. TIE aggregate membership o: all
was reported at 500.
Il was decided to nave semi annual n g
ing of the encey,pment at Lake Park on LAX
Minnetonka during the coming summer.
All posts were recommended to uniform
themselves as soon as possible, and the mex:
anunal meeting will be held at S.. Paul the
third Wednesday in January. 1883.
The following officers of the department for
The ensuing year were elected and ap-
pointed:
. Commander Marty. Post No. 1.
5. '. C.--John F. Rea, Post No. 4.
J.V. C.-Ghas. G. Whitney, PostNo. z.
A, A. G.-Samuel Bloomer, Post No. |.
A O. M. CD. Siebalt, Post No. g.
judge Advccate-W. P. Roberts, Post No. 4.
Medical Director-J. G. Rhodes, Post No. l.
Ctaplain-Rev. w. Fl. Harrington, Pos!
No. l.
Members of Council Of Administrations.
". Pride, Post No. 2, Anoka;D. NJ Gilmore,
Post No. 4. Millersville; A. R Burleson, Post
No. 3, Spring Valley: R. A. Becker, Post No. 8,
st Paul; J. N. Liscomb, Post No. z. Marshal
Capt D. NJ. Gilmore was elected representa-
tive to national encampment and Comrade E.
D. Taylor alternate.
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CONDENSED NEWS.
RAILROADS.

On Monday the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Man
tobo railway company commenced running
trains on the recently completed line between
St Paul, Minneapolis and Clearwater, dis
lance of sixty one miles from st. Paul I will
be remembered that the Manitoba company
purchased the franchise OF the Minneapolis 4
Northwestern company for, building line on
ehe west side of the Mississippi river, and under
the agreement then made, the new limo (more
Familiarity known as the "Osseo braach'') has
been completed and opened to Clearwater, Us
stated above. ~
the Western Union Telegraph company, was
arrested at Newark, N. j., charged with embez
cling $12, 900 of the company's money, while
chief operator for the company at Mobile, Ala.
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First appropriation, March 3,
1851.
Second appropriation, Nov. 6,
1851.
Appropriations for roof, repairs
and boiler room of old capitol
Total appropriations. .....
Total expenditures to date.
Unexpended balance. ..........
The following cantracts have
J. s. Burris, brick work. ......
Wiley l. Carlson, carpenter work,
labor and materials. 5000.
Frontenac Stone company, cut
stone and delivered. .........
Edward E. Scribner, roofing and
elatlng.. ................
Frank Herman, boiler room.
P. r. Flynn. sewer.
Frank Moran, boilers. .........
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Deaths or Noted People.

Gen, silss easy, U. s. A., died at his resi-
Gence in Brooklyn, N. Y. He was born in
1907.
Rev. Enoch Pond, D.. D., president Of the
ty-one years. lie has been| connected with
the seminary sixty years. He was the author
of many religious works.
Henry E. Rockwell. secretary Of the United
States fish commission, dropped dead at his resi-
dence in Washington, aged seventy ne Years.
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S $4,000 90
100000 90
10000 90
90
46,625 90
$144,374 %
cen let:
s $4,000 90
1925 90
1866 90
1924 90
1900 90
1881 90
1000 90
Total Of contracts
X73.O96 90

A large portion of the $46, 525. 81 was sp-
piled in payment on the contracts given above
The foundation is completed and largo portion
of the brick, stone and lumber is on the ground
and Gov. Hubbard intends to push work On the
superstructure as soon as the weather will per-
nit, the contractors also being anxious to make
progress. The reason OF last falls delay was
the total impossibility CT procuring brick.
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Dennis O'Donohue, q Catholic parish priest,
Of Brownsburg, Ind, has commenced a suit
against Bishop Oholard, Of that diocese, for
SIS, 600 damages, for suspending him from his
priestly duties, as alleged, without just cause.
Lumbermen report that in some localities,
particularly upon the upper Mississippi, more
logs have been secured than ever before, and
at much less cost than last winter.
Wisconsin republicans say that Horace Rub
lee of Milwaukee will be appointed munster to
some important court in Europe. Rublee once
represented th1s country at Switzerland.
Mr.. Wilson was elected United States Sena-
eor from Iowa on Tuesday.
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Mime ,ota's New Capitol.

The following is succirct statement of the
status Of affairs in the new capitol. The appro-
,rio tiOna follOEa.