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PATTY FIGHT
Brewing over the Amendments TO the
q RnIoa of the Mnnka.

WASHINGTON, March G.-Gmmediately
after the adjournment Of the House, o
caucus Of Democratic members was held
to decide upon the line Of policy to be
pursued by Democrats relative to the pro.
posed changes in the rules OF the House oil
Representatives. Mr.. Kenna, OF West
Virginia, offered the following resolution: I:
Resotred, That in the Judgment Of this
caucus, the amendments to the rules Of
tho House Of Representatives proposed by
a majority Of the Committee on Rules are
destructive Of those Just rights and neces.
sary privileges OF the minority, which the
Democratic majority In former Congresses
never denied Republican minorities, and
that we will resist their adoption by every
parliamentary method at our command.
RetOtred, further, We will cheerfutly sup.
port any amendments to the rules OF the
House which tend to promote their i'm.
proyement, the proper facilitation OF
public business, and are not destructive Of
the rights OF the minority and OF the peo-
pie they represent.
Alter pflet discussion, the resolutions
were unanimously adopted and the eau
Gus adjourned, subject to the call OF the
chairman.
The Republican members favorable to
the new rules do not believe that the Demo.
cratic caucus can control all the members
Of the party 10 vote against the amend.
ments proposed by the majority report.
They profess to believe rs many as 20
Democrats to be absent or not voting, In
no Congress since 1872 has there been 50
many bills calling for expenditures Of
local character, and Of these fair proper
ton would go to Democratic districts, more
especially to the South. Under the present
rules very few members are able to impede
the acttono Of such bills. .Itisevident, how.
ever, that very earnest and protracted
party fight is to be made over the new
rules, eQualling, perhaps, that which mark
ed the adoption Of the present rules.
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AMorrIble Crime unenrlhed.

MEMruls, March 6-The police this
morning arrested Sandy Matthias, colored,
who, last October, murdered Essick Polk.
also colored, near Lucy station, in this
county. The murder OF Polk was a most
horrible affair. Matthias was fearful that
Polk would cause a step.daughter ot his,
WIN whom he was on intimate terms, to
leave him; so, arming himself, he
approached Polk, who was seated
IN head the @n.n house use and split his
then dragged the dead body into the cotton
pen, dug a hole and after cutting the re.
mains into pieces, buried It, taking pre.
cautions to sod the spot over with grass.
His step-daughter was b witness to the kill.
ing, but through fear kept the matter a
secret until yesterday, when she related the
particulars and went with some parties to
the spot where ne remains Of The dead
man were found. Matthias denies the
murder, but proof Is positive against him.
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KINKS0 OF KING CAUCUS
rAE MURMURs OF rAE MINORITY
0a .a. New Ruiss oftAs Hsss.-A short Dssai. on
Tobacco Tax R,dustiOn-DstltIOn ofths Sd,
pr,ns Court ArsetlnE Duty On Sugar.
Pension asnsurss-C Capital News


Special Dispatch to the lntslliseneer.
WASHINGTON, March G.-The Democrats
otthe.House held a caucus tonight and con,
sidered the subject Of the new rules pro.
posed by the majority Of the Committee on
Rules, and opposed by blackburn and
Randall. 1t Is asserted that a larger mum.
Der Of Democrats were opposed to the ex.
treme measures ia opposing these amend.
ments, as they all have bills that they
desire to get thgough. Indeed, before the
caucus, Mr.. Hewitt said he did not believe
the Democrats could be bound by caucus
dictation to oppose the amendments. The
result, however, was that usually attained,
The caucus adopted q red'hot resolution,
by Mr.. Kenna, Of West Virginia, pledging
the Democrats to go to the extent OF fiji.
clustering in opposition to the amendments,
II certain notifications which they pro :
posed were not accepted. .lft
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TRrRE is q most embarrassing state Of AZ
his at Pittsburgh growing out Of the
trouble at the Bessemer works ut Home
stead, suburb Of Pittsburgh. Several
prominent 6rms-mil Owners-of Pitts
buEh are stockholders in the works at
Homestead, and a strike is threatened at
their works in the city unless the difficulty
At HOMESTEAD is adjusted by the llth.
ThH FlealAA they are interested only as
stockholders in the Homestead works, and
that theilnlIsin the city have no relation
tots difficulties whatever, and that there.
toni troubles such as they IRE, should
beaiIustel on their own merits, and with.
out ntnteseace to mills in which there are
no difficulties This plea however has not
been accepted as satisfactory, and said mills
are notified that they have until the llth
tonnkt uptheir minds. 1t is thought not
impossible that strike OF the most serious
sal prolonged character at Pittsburgh may
yoE out Of the difficulty.
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Coz ALEcK CAMPBELL, Of Bethany, was
iathe city Yesterday on his way home from
the South, where he has been since DeceR-
brlast Up ITO this time the overflow has
not reached his plantation, which is in
GOnoordia psrisit Louisiana, 1870 miles be-
low vicksburg. He expects, however, to
be inundated to a greater Of less extent as
sooa asthe foods reach that point. He
says that the whole country, on both sides
otthe Mississippi, from Memphis down to
The Louisiana line, is overaowed for forty
miles back from the river, portions Of it to
the depth Of several feet, He estimates
that cotton and corn planting will not be
Practicable in the overtlowed region before
the lS Of May. 1t will take at least that
time or the vast inland sea to dissipate il.
NIt into the outlets. A good crop is on.
tNeIy practicable after that date provided
there Is no visitation Of the worm. The
Country is greatly enriched by the overflow
And cotton planted on the lst Of
Nay comes forward with astonishing
APldity, as do also corn and every
Ftcis otvegetables. At present all plant
asOPeations are suspended in the over
So'ei country, and the people are living
On such high grounds as are out Of water,
Obtaining their supplies by means OF skiRs
AMI dug outs. These arc their means Of
COMMUNICATION with sources OF supply.
4aetorerument is distributing ratious to
aIAe needy, The Colonel fears that these
nt'a', while necessity in many cases,
@@do mitch to demoralize the coiored
people. We observe that the Vicksburg
AH0a recently expressed its regret that
Ae planters had called SO soon on the
Government, aud thought they ought to
nave made some effort to furnish
supplies on their own account.
There isa depressed feeling in trade in
MemFhls' and also to some extent in New
UtNAAs, growing out Of this overflow.
n1ny o' The ovGrAowed planters were al.
ready in arrears to the commission mer.
eDants' owing TO short crops last year, and
now they have no basis Of credit to 60 ON
l0F thls seasons supplies. The mcrcbants
hesitate in view Of their Disabled cnrdi.
ton to carry them, ln,!eed it is considered
very hazardous TO do so. This enccndsrs
Asloomy sort OF feeling all along The river,
At all the large towns. An overflow in
February is Unprecedented in the history
a.ihe Mississippi. It is something
eafeiy new to the experience
: the people. They expect such
ts'a''oaS in May and June, but not in
sNA'eF season. The winter having bro.
aSP thus early at the headwaters Of the
t'ss,EpI and its tributaries, they look
inward with confidence to an exemption
a nun Hoods for the balance Of this year, d
M Ssy are not disappointed there will still b,
t ssl'y Of time for abundant crops. TIL,
s0aSle @ Is however that many Of them will
ss.,aa OS.a,nea by the destruction ofpsoperty, es
s.S4l ssAy live stock, on their places. Thou
VI places will be literally wrecked.
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ABANKRUPTLAw.
The Bankruptcy Bill Reported by the
Senate Judiciary Committee.

AAP AtAhAAHNPNCF 1871 AkfFSfNt3 W tue
Senate judiciary Committee.
WASHINGTON, January 6.-The Senate
Judiciary Committee to-day reporteda a bill
to establish a uniform system OF bank.
rWptcy, and it will be called up for consid-
Grafton rs soon as the pending order is dis.
posed Of. 1t provides that whenever any
person. without fraud, shall become in
Yolved in debts and liabilities beyond
means Of payment, amounting to $500
and upwards, he may apply By petition in
equity to the United District Court, setting
forth the cause Of insolvency and giving q
schedule OF liabilities and assets, and may
surrender the estate for the benefit Of the
creditors, except such as may be exempt
from execution, and il good cause appear,
the courts shall adjudge him bank.
rupt and appoint a receiver, and
serve notice to all interested
persons and distribute the estate according
to the rules Of equity, and il there was no
fracd the petitioner shall be discharged as
bankruPt;.that when person runs away
or absconds or Conceals himself or makes a
fraudulent transfer OF property or otherwise
attempts to deiraud his creditors, the latter
may flea petition for bankrupt proceedings
against him. Insolvency shall exist only
when the debtors liabilities exceed the
value Of his property. Powers to extend
time or stay the proceedings are conferred
upon'thc court. Any conveyance, transfer
or payment made aud received in view Of
bankruptcy, may be set aside il found to
be contrary to the Just rights OF other
creditors, but money obtained and used
in good faith, though unsuccessfully, to
avert m impending bankruptcy, or to save
threatened sacrifice Of property, or for
sickness or other like necessity, may be
preferred in payment or in security by the
court. II it appears that any creditor has
oppressively sought to force a debtor into
bankruptcy, or to obtain any fraudulent
advantage over other creditors, the court
may deny such creditor participation in
the estate. The District Court shall be
considered as always open for the consid-
Grafton Of bankrupt business, and at a
regular term bankrupt business shall have
precedence.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Congressional NeWa-Current Comment
and Gossip at the Capital.

WASHINGTON, D. G, March Cit i,
stated this afternoon with much positive
ness, that letter was received by the
President this morning from Mr.. Conkling
declining the appointment to the Supreme
Bench, and this is generally believed to be
true at the Capital. There is a rumol
which cannot be traced to any reliable
source, but is,much talked Of that Conk
ling's deCilnation will be made public to
day or tomorrow, and soon afterwards
Secretary Folger will be nominated 10.
the Supreme Bench and Conkling for
Secretary OF the Treasury. It can hardly
be, but there are those who say it would
not surprise them.
Senator Malone and Senator. electlRiL.
dteberger, Of Virginia, arc pressing RiCha; d
F. Walker, Public Printer Of Virginia, 10.
appointment Us Government Printer at
Washington.
The United States Supreme Court, in the
case Of Edwin A. Merritt, collector, VS.,
Samuel Welsh ct al, commonly known as
the sugar case, rendered decision against
the position taken by the Treasury Depart
ment. The Supreme Court holds that the
dutiable quality OF sugars is to be deter.
mined by their actual color, graded by
utiesatandard, and not by their saccha.
riue strength, ascertained by chemical
The effort to hold the sessions Of the
House Committee on Foreign Relations in
secret while investigating the Chilli. Peru.
viau business is likely 10 fail. 1t may be
that representatives Of the press will be I'D.
mitted, while the general public, who at.
tend merely as spectators, will be rejected.
The impression Is general that II the Com.
mittses have any leaning, that OF the House
Is favorable to Blaine, while the Senate Is
against his interests. Gossip asserts that
the Senate investigation will certainly be
secret, and that it will be more thorough
and searching than the Houses.
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-taniEoE

TgEpeopeo Of the Pacific Coast are stirred
Dheir rroiounirst depths on the Chinese
question, We cannot but admire theil
vateDrp in view Of the great and threaten
inseyiI which they are compelled to con
iront-thc pestiiential presence Of the Chi
ase. They seek relief under the forms o.
hv, in The shape Of protection from Con
pes, and Congress will have much tc
answer for Il it neglects to extend to then
theiuI'ct protection against Chinese i'm
migration. No one can doubt what the
eul viii be should Congress neglect this
imperative DUTY. A great outbreak-per'
hlps war OF exteimrnation-witl result
40 occurrence to be deplOred, but never.
theles to be expected. Congress must
protect this country against these unde.
Enble Immigrants.
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RrouEht % Instiee Last

81. LOUIS, March G.-Georee Killian was
indicted in Befleyiiie, Illinois, today, for Or
nelng concerned in the murder OF fam.
ny Oh hVe persons near Saxtown, St. Clair
county, Illinois, on the 10Th OF March.
loI; The murder was very mysterious
and horrible affair,-an actual buichery,@
and although a large reward was offered at
the time and every effort made to ferret
out the perpetrators Of the crime, nothing
was ever ascertained until nov.
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NEw YoRE, March 6.-The advisory
committee appointed to consider the oues-
ton OF ditferential freight rates held its
first public session for hearing the views Of
commercial bodies on adjustment Of the
rates to-day, in the Board Of ManaHers'
room at the Produce Exchange. A. E.
Orr, chairman Of the Produce Exchange
committee, after welcoming the advisory
committee on the part OF the Exchange,
presented the arguments OF that body for he
agrogation Of dtfierential rates between the
West aud the seaboard.
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MILWAUKEE, WIS, March GA special
to the Republican, from Marquette, Mich,
says: The lower packing house Of the Lake
Superior Powder Company's Mills, situated
three miles north OF this city, exploded at
0 o'clock this morning. -Four men were
instantly killed, and nothing remains to
show where the building stood.
The building contained about one ton
and o halt Of powder. Two pals Of the
remains have been found up 70 this time.
The killed were Herman Ecl;stone, Charles
D. Hatch, Mcdonald and Doyle.
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CRY OF MEXtco, March GA terrible
hail storm visited this city last night, caus.
Ing great CONSERVATION among the crowd
at The circus. Within five minutes tons OF
hail bore down the canvas, and.with II the
poles, extingpishiug the lights. The scene
was frightfui, women screaming and tatRting
and panic stricken people scramhling fol
exits and rushing ankle deep'in water for
shelter. Fortunately the casualties were
slight, two men only being seriously in,
iured by falling poles, although many peo
pie were slightly bruised in the confusion
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tbedty,

ws,,ljyo VAS Incorporated as a city on
n,,,,b ol March 1896, with population,
W "" 80, 81, IS can be aseertained, Of about
s,,l 1br city Of Utica, New York, was
hir~puntel as city four years earlier,
1i,S , , reputation Of l0,0oO, only 175 Of
,S,z, L ,re now living. She has Just celc-
S,,,sdber semicentennial, The question
.S.e,. how many persons are living in our
rR., Today who were here in 1886?
T,lips,he Utica ratio as the number still
among Us and allowing for the four years
rat0 come and their number would not
probably exceed about liz. We should
ike very much to publish 4 list of the
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=. p.Ij.;,e TTlN complains Of the
lDL .p,. %"nr "U,,ysilias,bere. "a yerylage
n,'s, nlsn ss'J j he cheaper houses rent for a
aHOaa' ,,,I u a, :, trtlve per cent on the sell.
,.. sun '4.' ,ssrpsyiassa1sand insurance"
,ns,..'Srhi ,s,,hish rents, taken in connection
hsa' ,h ". iDe,ta.e,l cost OF living, are in
,.sn., W., ~, d driving population away from
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Dispatch to the IntelligenCcr.

Special Dispatch TO the lntelltgehCer.
WASHINGTON, March G.-Gen. Brown, o
Indiana, succeeded to-day in securing q
meeting Of the House for every Friday
night during the session for the considera
ton OF the pension measures proposed By
the Committee on Invalid Pensions, o
which he is chairman. This legislation il
absolutely necessary for the conduct Of the
Pension Bureau with itsconstantly increas
ing business, and an early consideration
by the House should be given it.
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THE DAILY MARKETS.
rAE LArEsT TELEaRApAle RePoa1s
go'tAs c'ntisIoa Of tAs aArlsts at Tie GsAsi.t
Trade csntsn Of The County, The railing
Prices for the Principal staples Einaa.
stai and tOmnsrtiai Affairs,

NRV YonK. xn,,h a 49,. ~, ~
Prime n,SrcSntiis ,S,S. sfHSS ", -eS9 peL cent.
exciGnse. banfess, iIIs ,t,dS y esL w Sterling
ljoyRRSNyN,s .t,,,,l,.,,,.., 49,. =. 4.
ATcs Which Hrs q ns Sf eAtshaoN
o, 8. d. sxisndsi Ssi, Ss1cI ,v,..
q. s. 81 exlendei Sf y u S 81 ~,
40 c0nponS iiS s. s. y N gl
d eaIpSlSS itS N y E PAsils 9olda
PGclar6s Oi ia iSS III I, ! I1 u HthSNesi! ~
Central PSrI6e Ia III ~. 2; 4, y. (,
KFiaEec6nIS 6t, j k ~, yii VIZ
RAtGoIn Ic:rs Is teH. fac \, y. Diva, SOD
RflFF EFcnRyrtP. IJ..s,,,,.I weak.
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,.i-e Coakling has declined to g
Ia' S.,..,,e ensr bench. The next plum tc
ots.s5,s on'l' s.ys him u said to be the Treasury
Haati' s' ! I,s,o be hoped that the Presi'
Pr'i'.le, Pe, .oon ", his debt paid to this
deal ',n '.,,,, ,l, embodiment Of vanity.
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DIED.

FtnREHcE-Nonday, March Q, ISS2, at 100
MatEaret fIoreAee, aged 1tyeas, months and Z
1hll s The Aith son Nj. and Nm. Rlo.enee have
lo We know hs hss sons . rest oeeAnIe he was
Funeral win take place Thuuday, March ., issa,
q 1S'eloek ,. \. riendsot The family are invited
70 attend, .
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Released on BaIl.

Special Dispatch to tho IntellIgencer.
srErBESvrLLE, March G.-This afternoon
Morris, the Missouri land toryer, was re.
leased on bail for his appearance at the
June term Of court. He is oneot the ring
lender
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Late Notice.

Special Dispatch to the IutellIseneer.
wAsnISGToS, March G.-Surcriutendent
Klmball, of the Life Saving Service, was
to-day informed by telegraph that the
stern wheel steamer James D, Parker was
sunk about noon yesterday while descend.
inc the Ohio falls near Louisville.
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need ofnpesnonaent.

DRrRorT, March 6.-Geo, wenderott, q
young man aged "a, the son Of wealthy
parents residing In Chicago, committed 50,
ieide at the Battle Creek sanitafium to-day
Cause, dependency,
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DETROIT, March 6.-SIrs, ]. W. Dickeu.
son and Mrs. Charles sturgiss, two ladies 0!
Battle Creek, were struck by lightning yes.
terday, and so severely burned tbatit Is re.
ported that they cannot live.
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Special Dispatch TO the lntellirencer.
wAsulSoroS, SEarch6.-Mr. Errettcallel
up his bill appropriating 100000 for the
completion Of the Davis Island dam, this
evening and passed it without difficulty.
Itcame with unanimous report from the
Committee on Commerce.
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BUSINESS BARoMgrER.
The showing Of Weeks Exchanges at
the Prominent Clearing Houses,

BosToN, MASS March 6.-From the POa;
The following table shows the total gross
exchanges at .wenty.tour leading clearing
houses in the United States, twenty.three
being for the week ending March 4, and
one, Louisville, for the week ending
March 2.
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House prOsidlngs iOr,the establishment Of
beacon lights along the banks Of the Ohio
river.


special plspateh 70 Tie lut0lllEenoer.
WAsInSdToS, March G.-Hon. j. L. N.
Curry, agent oithe Peabody Fund, passed
through this city to-day for Wheeling,
where he will address the West Virginia
Legislature.
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NEw York, March 1.-THE real estate
market has not been so active for wears a
now. Money heretofore used for specala,
tive purposes Is being put into real estate
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wAsRRsToS, March a-The President
received from ex-senator Gonkling his dc,
clinatioa o. the Associate Justiceship,
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I,5yoy yesterday approved the
co., C,',,., .. bill. and it is now a law
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Committee on COMMERCE.
mid Hei

Special Dispatch to The IntsIlispneef
WASHINGTON, March 6-Mr. Butter
worth, Of Ohio, introduced q bill into the
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.:,ic,J in a New York dispatch
~, deal Of money is going into
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(Ip gttelligtfffr,

80. IS and 81 for r.eenIh street:
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| received your telegram to-day and gave
it to the Queen, who was yery much
touched by the kind feeling shown. / felt
that the expression Of one nation to an.
other was rather too important for me to
answer and therefore gave it to Lord Gran.
vile, with the Queens request that be
the telegram. ~
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The Bad and Worthless

are never initiated or c0,uterfeited. This is es-
peically true of family medicine, and it is pos
tive proof that the remedy initiated is of the
highest value. As soon as it had been tested and
proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was
the purest, best and mos. valuable family medi-
cine on earth, many limitations sprung up and
began to steal the notices in which the press and
people of the country had expressed the merits of
H. B., and in every way trying to induce suffer
ing iRvalids to use their stuff instead, expecting
to make money on the credit and good name of
H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in
similar style to II. B., with variously devised
names in which the word Hop" or Hops" were
used in way to induce people to believe they
were the same as Hop Bitters All such pretend
ed remedies or cures, no matter what their style
or name is, and specially those with the word
Hop" or Hops" in their name or in any way
connected with them or their name, are imita-
tons or counterfdts. Beware of them. Touch
none of them. Use nothing but genuine Hop
Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops
on the white label. Trust nothing else. Drug
gist and dealers are warned against dealing in
limitations cOunterfeits.