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A CIIANGE OF mEART.
IngcrSotf's Nodded Views on the Fu'
turc State of the Soul.


WASHINGTON, January lO.-Tho funer-
al Of Harry Y. Miller, the young son Of
Detective George Miller, took place yester-
day atthc Congressional Cemetery. Atthc
request Of the child's parents Col, R. G.
lngersoll, who was present, made brief
address, which isexciting much comment,
as Indicating marked changes in Col. H.
gersolTs views OF future life. They have,
his friends say, been growing upon him
since the death Of his brother.
My FRIENDS: know how vain 1t is to
Gid grief with words and yet wish to
take from every grave its fear. Here in this
world where life and death are equal kings,
all should be brave enough 10 meet what
all the dead have met. The future has
been filled with fear, stained and polluted
by the heartless past. From the wondrous
tree OF life the buds and blossoms fall with
ripened fruit, and in the common bed Of
earth the patriarchs and babes sleep side
byside. 49,, :,
COME to all--that is, we can not tell, we do
not know, which is the greater blessing,
liio or death. We can not say that death
Is not n good. We do not know whether
the grave is the end OF this life or the door
Of another, or whether the night here is
not somewhere else dawn. Neither can
we tell which is the more fortunate, the
child dying in its mothers arms, before its
lips have learned to form word, or he who
Journeys oil the length Of life,s uneven
road, painfully taking the last slow steps
with staff aud Crutch. Every cradle asks
us s'whence?p and every coffin "whitherg
The poor barbarian, weeping above hii
dead, can answer these questions as intelli'
gently and satisfactorily as the robed prizes
ei the most authentic creed. The teariu
ignorance OF the one is just rs consoling as
| the learned and unmeaning words Of tn!
other. No man standing where the hori
Enn Of life has touched a graye has an!
| right to prophesy future. filled with pair
Il may be that death gives oil there Is o
] worth TO life, II those We press and straii
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against Our hearts could never die, perhaps
that love would wither from the earth.
May be this common fate treads from out
the paths between our hearts the weeds o
selflshness and hate and had rather
live and love where death Is king, than
have eternal life where love is not, An.
other life Is naught, unless We know and
love again the ones who love us here. They
who stand with breaking hearts around
this little grave need have no iears. The
larger and the nobler faith Is all that Is,
and is to be, tell US that death, even at It's
worst, Is only perfect rest We know that
through the common wants Of life, the
needs and duties Of each hour, their grief
will lessen day by day, until at last the
grove will be to them place Of rest and
peace, almost q joy. There Is for them
this consolation: The dead do not suffer.
II they live again their lives will surely be
us good as ours. We have no fear. We are
all children Of the same mother, and the
same father awaits US all. We, too, have
our religion, and 1t is this Help for the
living; hope for the dead.
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CAPITAL CULLINGs.
short Notes aud Paragraphs of National
InicFeAt.

WASHINGTON, January l0,--The Senate
Committee on Finance, concerning tht
terms Of the Internal Revenue Collectors
recommend the adoption Of the bill which
provides that hereafter Collectors be ap
pointed for the term Of four years, and the
commissions OF all Collectors who shall
have served four years or more on the 90tl
OF June shall expire on that day, and the
term Of all other Collectors then in Office
shall expire when they have completed the
term Of four years. Itis sprovided, however
that all Collectors shall, after the expirl,
ton Of their terms, hold the position until
their successors are appointed and quail
fed.
The Committee of Ways aud Means to-
day directed Chairman Kelly to appoint
two subcommittee to consider all bills in
reference to the creation Of Tariff Com.
mission, and to have charge OF all bills pro.
posing changes in the Internal Revenue
laws. The Ohio River Commission on the
subject Of the Davis Island dam appropria-
ton asked for, will be heard on Friday
next.
PostmasteB nominated to-day: II. II.
UpdegrafT, Van Vert, Ohio; S. ]. Butler,
Garreitsville, Ohio; Samuel Adams, Green.
vile, Illinois; r. d. Barber, Washington,
Minnesota; NJ. L. Miller, Camden, Arkan.
sas; ]. II. Hackleberry, Vanburen, Arkan-
SOS.
There are signs Of dissatisfaction in the
army circles over the statement that the
President shows no present intention OF
filling the vacancies on the retired list by
the retirement OF the Surgeon General,
Quartermaster General and Paymaster Gen.
eral.
At the cabinet meeting to-day, one Of the
principal topics discussed was the Inter
national Monetary Conference, which re,
sumes its session in Paris, April next. The
United States will have another repre-.
sentative in the place Of Postmaster General
Howe. Another subject considered WIS the
best legislation recommended towards ad,
justing the existing Indian troubles and
for the advancement OF civilization among
the tribes.
The Committee on Agriculture recon.
mend transporting to Washington certain
agricultural and mineral products on ex,
hibition ut the Atlanta Cotton Exposition
and presented to the United States Govern
ment
The Committee on PostofTices and Post
Roads authorizes that favorable report bC
made on Mr.. Upson's resolution relative tC
the eread djustment OF the postal star routes.
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Special Dispatch 10 The IntellIgenccF.
CHARLESTON, January lO.-At2:SO o'clock
to-day W. H. Robinson, who was convicted
of murder in the first degree Friday, for
killing Town Marshal BeIcher last Novem-
Der, was sentenced to be hanged by Judge
Guthrie, on April 7th. Robinson has killed
three men, Belcher being his latest victim.
He thanked the Judge for his sentence,
and when returned to the Jail bid the Off.
ces farewell. This is the tirst sentence in
this county since 1855 The prisoner says
that he was not born to be hanged, and he
fully expects Communication from Cover.
nor jackson.
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FIRE RECORD.

Los Angeles, GALA, January 1O-A fra
broke out in the Esperanze restaurant th;S III
morning, spreading to the adjoining bpiIJ. M
ings and burning the Occidental resisnrnnt g1Ir
and the stores Of Vignals, Harpjcl. Pa,s'
nolds & Co., and Nagle & Barbinsr TSo
saloon Of the U. S. Hotel was considerohIv I
damaged. Loss estimated at sion mn ~
building and c.ocks. Insurance SI,ont
SEQ, 600, The largest fire that ever oeslIrs. sTs
red in the city. Ss-i
DENVER, Coz, january lO.-A fire ,bis
morning destroyed the building owned bv
Hallick Bros, and occupied by JsnseGy lens ~
Bliss 4 Co, hardware store, and OsboTns
4 McCarthy's drug store. Los on bniiJ.
ing about $4,000. Jensen, bliss 4 co'a
loss on stock about $4,000; 0sborne 4 I
McCarthy's loss on stock S3O, 600, The in.
surance covers the entire loss.
CHlcAGo, January lO.-The Er,nino 1,,,,
mails Elgin, Ill special saws A SSge Sysst isst
night at the Kirkland Dental ComnonS's mn ,Sss
works, destroyed four loaded fre;sbt ~ 70 .
on the Chicago, Milwaukee q * P"nI
tracks and the sheds OF the company ca,s. S
ing q loss Of 800 tons OF coal. S''ua
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RAILROAD APPAIRS.
Negotiations Pending for the Settlement
OF tho Trunk Line DIGlcuItIeS.

Negotiations Pending for the Settlement
OF the Trunk Line Difficulties.
New York, January 1O.-The Post says
I" Our information about the Trunk Line
Railroad is that negotiations have reached
this point, to.wit: That the New York Cen
tral and Erie is each willing to submit all
differences to a boardof arbitrators, and be
bound by their decision; that the Pennsyl:
vania Railroad is willing to do the same,
with the exception that it thinks the judg.
ment OF the arbitrators should merely be
accepted as declaratory of what the roads
should respectively do, and should not be
irrevocably binding upon them; and that
the Baltimore & Ohio is willing to do what
ever the Pennsylvania will do. II any ar
rangement is made it will be for the
term OF three or five years. The chief
movers in the effort to bring about this set
lement represent important foreign and
domestic interests and they have an inilu-
ence which any one OF the Trunk line com.
panies wishing to sell its securities or
caring much for its standing in the leading
financial markets Of the world can't afford
to treat with indifference. Notwithstand.
ing all this, experience since the railroad
war began warrants caution in coming TO
any conclusion as to a settlement Of the
war until the signatures to the articles OF
settlement have been affixed"
The Trunk lines are said to be cutting
into freight rates heavier than ever, iast
freight agents taking the best rates they
can get for large lots.
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THE LEGIsLATURE,
Meeting To-day at The CapItoI-List o
Members.

Meeting To-day Ht the Capitol-List Of
Members.
As has been announced, the Legislature
Oi West Virginia meets in adjourned ses-
sion at the Capitol in this city to-day at l2
Oclck, noon, The organization Of the ses.
sion Of lSSl remains, Of course, intact, and
therefore Mr.. +. W. Wilson, Of Eanawha,
will be the Speaker, and Mr.. ]. b. Peyton,
Of GrCeubricr, Clerk. The following is a
list Of the members Of the two houses, the
Republicans having an r after their names,
the Democrats a D, the Greenbackers G,
md the Independents an |. Commencing
with the Senate the members are:
Fini Didrict-J. R. Donehoo, Of Han.
cock county; ], J. Woods, OF Ohio-D.
SECOND Disriet-Fountain Smith, OF Ma.
rion; L. ). Newman, st Marshall-D.
Ihrd DiaricI-Fnnklin Maxwell. OF
DoddriIgG; David MCGregor, of Ritchie-D.
fGu[M e, D'afid.D, A Roberts, OF Writ;
J. W Stout, Of wQol-D. -
FgM Diarid-A. K. Barbee-G., Of Ma.
son; L. ). Brown, Of JaCkson-D,
sun DRrici-llarvcy Samples, OF Clay /;
A. h. Summers, Of KanawhnED'
SyenM ,Didrie-Joel Stollings, OF Boone;
Jerome Shelton, OF Lincoln-D.
Eghh Didricl-W. L. McNeel OF Poca.
h0RlaS + T. Dennis, Of Greenbrier-D.
Nnth DistricI-T. j. Farnsworth, Of Tn.
@Gri wm Ewin, Of Tucker-D
IFlh District w NJ n ~
FFTsIon' ", G. McGrew, OF Aiononralia2R
ui.5S Es,ssNG u, biarici-Joseph Vanmetcr, d
N1TSyi TSyiaT Charles 5! Williams, Of GnntSD.
ES0'SHni t. Boyd Faulkner, Of Berkeley
House OF DELEoATEs.
The membership Of the House Of Dele
gates is as follows
HBarbour,-lNwis Wilson. r.
Evans, K. "'' ~ anu W. l
B00n0-James Meadows, D.
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CHICAGO NOTES.
The First Snow-An Unfortunate Mis-
iahe-A Big FaIIare.

The First Snow-An Unfortunate Mis-.
Iake-A Big FaIIare.
CHIcAoo, January 1O.-The first snow
storm of the season began about IL o'clock
to-day aud covered the streets TO a depth Of
some inches with slush by nightfall.
An unfortunate error in recent dis.
patch caused the statement to appear that
Il. c. Goodrich, sewing-machine attach.
ment manufacturer, OF Chicago, had made
an assignment. The fact is that another
man whose name was identical except as
to one initial, and was in tho same busi.
ness, was the person referred to. He is in
no manner connected with II. G Good.
rich, whose large manufacturing interests
here and in the Eastern States made the
error doubly unfortunate.
The creditors OF Knowles, Clover & Co.,
wholesale grocers, who recently suspended
payment, heard n statement to-day from
the assignee, who made the assets $3.50, 100;
liabilities $S64,0O0. The attorneys for the
insolvents, however, took less rose
eolOred view Of the selection and made the
defcienCySl37, 900. The meeting adjourned
until tomorrow, when the statements will
be considered.
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dience, carried out Of themselves by Por
ters eloquenCe, applauded vigorously dc.
spite the cries OF order and silence,
Even Guiteau was affected. but le man.
aged to say; 1.-THE stalwarts are coming
to my side every day. You ought to sec
some OF the letters / get, They arc oil
coming tothink with me, and so arc all
decent people,"
Judge Porter ran over tho decisions oil
tho State Courts, collected In the ST. Louis
Lar Journal, introduced yesterday by the
defense, and showed that the Courts Of
eighteen States held the view OF the prose.
cuuon-that the insanity Of assassins must
be proved by prepondefance Of evidence.
The Federal Courts unanimously adhered
to the same view, while the Courts OF eight
States held feebly that the accused was
entitled to the benefit OF the doubt. Judge
Porter concluded his mastery argument
at ll:40 by reading the now famous letter
oil President Garfield to Judge PAYNE in
which be Complime1ted and thanked him
lor brushing away the network OF sophis.
tries with which It has Of late years been
customary to enyelop insanity when set up
in excuse for crime.
Judge Cox at ll;44 began the reading Of
his decision, which begins with lengthy
review olthG subject OF Jurisdiction.
Judge Cox occupied 50 minutes in the
reading OF that portion Of his decision
touching upon the question OF jurisdiction.
lie reviewed the progress OF opinion and
cited all the important rulings from the
early days Of common law in England, and
decided against the prayer OF tho defense.
lie summed up the question that jurisdic.
tion Is complete in the place where the
wound Is completed consequently this
Court has full cognizlnce Of the offence.
Judge Cox next took up the question Of
legal test Of insanity, and decided that the
knowledge and appreciation Of the differ
ence between right and wrong must be
taken rs the correct one.
Judge Cox concluded hisdecision at los,
having consumed an hour and forty min.
utes with rapid speaking Upon every ma.
terial point his rulings were directly
against the prayers Of the defense. The
only grain Of comfort for the prisoner was
offered when Judge Cox reached the ques-
ton Of reasonable doubt. Upon this sub,
iect he said:
shall not charge the jury to acquit II
they find reasonable doubt rs 10 any one
element, but shall take into consideration
and charge them relative to all elements,
and II from all circumstances and evidence
they have reasonable doubt OF the commits.
sion by the defendant Of the crime as
charged then they shall acquit."
As Judge Cox finished speaking Guiteau
called out:
q am perfectly satisfied with that ex-
position Of the law"
After consultation between counsel the
Court adjourned until Thursday morning
VIXEN Mr.. Davidge will make the opening
argument to the jury for the prosecution.
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pIrrEp POINrs.
progress of the Dreaded Scourse-Re.
norris from the Injected Districts.

Progress of the Dreaded Heourse-Re-
norris from the Infected Districts.
CHICAGO, January lO.-A Springfield
special says The State Board of Health
has reports Of smallpox in sixty.one points
in the State. Although the disease is under
pretty good control at most Of these places
i appears to be spreading in all the coun-
Ties Il - and also along the Mississippi river,
rom Dubuque down, - out Of Is Mis-
sissippi counties having reported caseS.
Steamboat officers will at once be request
ed 10 enforce vaccination on all their hands,
| II they fail to comply they will be prevent
ed from landing. 49,
ToNlAH, Wis, January l0.-The small
my has broken out at Mather, small sta
Hon fifteen miles north ofthis place. one
death and ten cases are reported. The in'
hSbitants are scattering in all directions
CNclNNATi, January l0.-Eight new
cases Of smallpox was reported to-day
which Is an increase OF three cases. They
are mainly in the northern part oil inc
CITY among the German residents, hut tht
disease has been scattered In different
parts Of the city. One Of the physicians y
charge Of hospital patients has been AZ
tackled by the disease,
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AN UNPoRTUNArE FIRM.
FaiIurc of the SIenens q AndersonSt
Company, of Pittsburgh.


PITTSBURGH, Pa, january l0.-For some
days there has been rumor Of the iinan-
cial embarrassment of Siemens & Ander-
son, Steel Company, Of Pittsburgh and New
York, one of the leading firms in the coun-
try, and to-day their financial troubles took
new turn, the Merchants and Manu-
facturers bank, Of this city, levying m ex.
ecution for $4,000, and Donnell, Lawson
& Simpson one ior 100000.
The firm has been hampored by loss by
the Haigh forgeries in connection with the
Brooklyn bridge, expense OF new works
and other things. Their assets are over
81 100000 and liabilities nominally 81, ,60O,.
600. One million dollars OF this. are in
first mortgage bonds and the balance in
notes held by Pittsburgh banks, excepting
100000 held by New York firms. Capi.
talists Of New York had promised to put Il
large amount OF money into the company
but when the time arrived they were IN.
able TO do so.
Several days ago considerable amount
OF their paper went to protest in this city
and an extension was asked for, which was
granted by bank. Five hundred thou,
sand dollars was to have been Forthcoming
Thursday to weather over the difficulties
but to-day, rs stated before, executions
to the amount Of S424 900, were levied on
the property. The attorneys for the bank
think the difficulty only temporary, as r
]. Anderson has heavy personal backing
and is one OF the shrewdest and most in
fluential steel men in the country.
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THE PRE-EMPTI0N ACT.
THE REASONS FoR ITS REPEAL
fraudulent ClalmI Had. Uadsr liz PrOIlIlOls
-Ka,sOu Sat DOWn upOh-Tnt Between
Cox and RlssOsk on the Mormon QusS.
tlOn-Gsh,ral Capital News
Special Dispatch 10 lhO InlollI,cncpr.

Special Dispatch to the InlelligCncrr.
WARRINGTON, January t0.-Congressman
Washburn, Of Minnesota, introduceda bill
in the House yesterday to repeal the pre-
emption act, When asked his reasons for
the introduction OF this bill MIR. Washburn
said: The homestead act serves every pur-
pose for honest settlement upon the public
lands. l believe that nine-tenths Of the
lands taken up under the presumption laws
are fraudulently pre.empted. There have
been extensive frauds recently in north
Minnesota. The lands around Duluth are
nearly all timber, mineral or swamp lands.
/ don't think there are two hundred claims
in the neighborhood fit for agricultural pur-
poses Well thousands Of acres Of land
have been taken up illegally under the
prc-emption law by persons having no in
tcntion OF settling on the lands, have
pre'empted them, People have been paid
small sums to pre-empt claims and then
deed them ospeculators. Canadians have
taken the lands and boatmen passing along
the lakes have filed their claims. Are not
the land officers at Duluth responsible for
these frauds? That is matter to be de-
termined by investigation. Isuppose they
will shield themselves by pleading that
they cannot 60 behind the record, but it
seems tome il man came into my office
one day and filed his claim to a quarter
section and two or three days afterwards
filed a claim to another quarter section
which he could not possibly have visited in
the meantime, that should feel fraud
was being committed somewhere and
should try to prevent it.
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FntnI I,nIIWny AceIdent.

Special Dispatch to the IntcllIsenccr.
srEuDENvILLE, January 1O.-Bates Gallo,
way, an employc of the gravel train on the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad, was
thrown from car at Deep Run this even
ing and instantly killed. He lived al
Cobb's Bend. Sampson II. Wade was also
severely injured. He was brought to this
city tonight
At 9 o'clock a brakeman on the Pan
Handle fell from his train and was instant
ly killed near Golfers. His name could
not be obtained.
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He VIII Not Introduce II, Now.

Special Dispatch to the IntellIgencer.
WASHINGTON, January 1O.-The Com.
mittee on Ways and Means held meet
ing to-day, and in an informal talk upon
the subject Of tarifrrevision, Mr.. Kasson in,
timated his intention of introducing before
Tonga tariff commission bill and passing
it at once under a suspension of the rules
AS this would have been rather usurpa'
tion OF the rights OF the committee Of which
he is a member, or at least a practical
ignoring Of its preogative, he was prompt
ly notified that such n step would be estrongly
opposed by the members OF the committee
and that with dead bill of that kind and
with its history upon his hands, he would
find-himselt in no comfortable position.
Mr.. Kasson will not introduce his bill.
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snlc or Chnrch Confirmed.

Special to the Ihtelligeneer.
New cuMBERLASD, W. Va, January 10.
Yesterday Judge Boyd held a special
term Of the Circuit Court for the purpose
Of confirming the Ale of the Christian
Church Of this place. The congregation
has lost in the neighborhood of $1,000 and
have nothing to show for 1t. Five thou
sand dollars OF this sum was contributed
in money and material, and $1,000 Of
debt hangs over the congregation after the
house has been sold.
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BRAnFoRD, Pa, January lO.-Shortly be-
fore - o'clock to-day, Geo. Holly, drunk,
fired three shots promiscuously into a
crowded bowling alley at RiGhburg. One
OF the balls struck L. Wasson in the groin
and will probably terminate fatally. Holly
was arrested. He had no proyocation fol
shooting, it being drunken freak.
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IOWA SENATORSIIIP.
KasSon Rising In Place of KIrkWood
Wilson StIII In the Way.

Drs AfoiNEs, IA, January l9-The move
ment to bring in Secretary Kirkwood as a
candidate for the United States Senate has
been efFectually checked by that gentle
mans decided declination to have any
thing to do with it, or to even accept, il
rendered, the honor Of an election. He
claims that he is so completely tied by
pledges to the administration-and to can.
lidates here that acceptance would be per.
sonal dishonor. He only asks to be lei
alone, that he may retire to private life.
For some time It bas been apparent that
the Administration is taking a hand in this
fight in behalf OF Mr.. Wilson. The Federal
patronage has been yielded in his interest
by Senators Allison and Kirkwood. With
the virtual dropping OF Kirkwood,
Kasson looms up. At caucus OF the
Legislative members from the Seventh
Congressional district it was decided to
vote solidly for Mr.. Kasson. There are
thirteen Republican votes in this district,
and five more arc known to be certainly
for Kasson, while the managers OF his in
terests claim they have twenty-five sure.
Strong efforts are being made by the viii
son supporters to get him out Of the way,
but his friends have established headquaft.
ems at the Kirkwood and will not beSilenc-
ed. This activity on the part Of Mr.. Kas.
sons friends creates uneaSiness in the Will
son camp. They seem to have no au-
thentic knowledge Of the strength Of the
movement.
One Of the peculiarities Of the canvass Is
that, notwithstanding the Wilson men are
strongly intrenched, the slightest rumol
throws them into panic, When the Gov
ernors message has been sent in the Sena
torial caucus will be called. Heretofore Il
has been the custom 10 hold it the lattel
part OF the week, as the election does no
occur till the following Wednesday, but NJ
effort will be made for immediate action
regardless Of precedent.