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Illustrated Marriage Guide. eto pages. cloth
and Silt binding 50 cents same in paper Gov
% cents, Manhood, 10 cents; woaanhood .
cents; pamphlet 3 cents, securely sealed, b,
mail. Send money OF postage usnps. Or.
WHITTIER. the gr>s specialist GIT ST charses
street ~ Y.,uiu NJ - =. ~. ~ =
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COTTON.

were ~ gScelpts o. cotton to -day in this city
'a'es'oi which 40 came by rail, as
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Errkk LIST.

~ rs following is list OF letters remaining in
DE- 49, VtS ~ Dallas. Dallas county, Texas of
- ~ elalhs Mareh ssth, lSSS which. m MOI
Sale9 LOT IN four weeks win be Sent no he d-SS
.S'.es once Parties calling for these letters viii
e.vHSe say advertised" giving the date OF Ihs
80; i1i1es living IN the city will please have
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depce TO decide the character OF a prepare.
ton, found 1t impossible TO have them re-
til from that position.
But in yourcase they fully recognize tne
former classification OF your preparations
ana The recent decision Of Collector Stui'
geon, and hold that your preparations may
be sold as medicines without the payment
of special taxes. After the delivery OF MS
letter again discussed the matter win
the commissioner. and he stated that he
saw no difficulty in the way OF the success
| full prosecution of your business lie
seemed impressed with the genuine charac-
| ter of your preparation. | have given your
matter my very best efforts, and while
they are not mentioned by name the COM
| missioner includes them all in his decision.
Your preparations will now, in my opin-
ion, gain stronger foothold than ever be
before. as they can in good faith be so,d as
medicines. and will, under the rulings,
crowd out other less valuable preparations
and will have this advantage: The com,
missioner now mas confidence in them, ana
am satisfied he will not allow any petty
annoyapces concerning Them.
You should emphasize in your adver-
tisements that your preparations are manu-
featured as medicines, advertised as medl-
cines, and sold as medicines and used as
medicines, and highly endor1ed, by the
medical profession as valuable medicines
Respectfully,
tSipned1 GREEN B. RAUM.
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JamtsB Steadman.

TOLEDO, O.. Oct. 22.--The
funeral obsequies of the late Major.
General James B. Steadmau, at this
place this afternoon, were attended BY one OF
the largest gatherings ever seen in the state.
IL was estimated that, at least 10 OOO people
were present. many being from long dis
lance. mi,
Business generally was suspended. The
board of trade adjourned to- attend
In a body. All public schools closed
fer a like purpose. kilograms were re;
ceiyed to-day from 8. J. Tilden, General
Hancock, Governor Hoadley AMI
ages, regrettirg their inability to
attend, and extending c5ndolence. Dlstin.
gnisbed visitors present: Ex-President
HAYES. General Il. Z. Brickland, General
A. ", Rice, Honorable Durbln Ward,
General Haynes, of fremont; General w.
A. Throop, OF Detroit, General V4Tkhu1sfi
of Virginia: Colonel Moe. OF Chattanof GO:
General Slocum, Of New York. A carload
Of flowers from the friends Of the
deceased at New Orleans arrived
10 dav, and formed one OF the most
interesting features OF preparations. The
r1maif s lay in state until 2:30 p. m.
and were viewed by thousands..
The funeral cortege was very imposing and
over four miles long.
lydia f. PinkhAm' e Vegetable Compound
is daily working wonderful cures la female
diseases.
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TTTTI TTTTIET||s
Hove Eose, Oct. H-Advices ron ! IN
Tan corfrrn TIE report fhat the Chinest
ers rssisfInr TIE bInck 1afs IN Annan.
srho nurnher 3 1fe men. erclusive 81 tbs
IN fbe garrison e Bscninl ard SontsE- he
rirs-or nt Canton objects % Foreigners
frnrerrirr tie slretts- Ten thousar1 fner
-. .r--~r-l-rfrf rrsr Castor. ostensiblT
~ err1~rf 81 The nrticpatec up
so rr~urffr~ he TcTCT
rrrrrIafrs ~ lts wifb1rEwA n NJ f0rtu-
80 rurtrsi rIlt . watctrnar no orcHre1
- Chlrnuar sd rT-cIritste1 ne 70 -
rIrfa Trs rirr~rT cer1u19 ~ ~
wntrtrnr - ta11et 49, - r. hrtl9r
rrrrIr - tri1I n prrfur.W c1c-n1 -
= rrr'Ir - a. 80 rs ~ wrsa He-ns.
- ri 80 Ctlress $500. absT cCrIt r-rs
srrts IN ftr-s- ErrcrIs 81 - nrrrr1---
"a ~ "a f1rriEzgn = ---r--1-i-s = -
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Turf Notes.

Turf Notes.
MEurHIs. Oct. 22-Good attendance; track
dry and fast.
Tbree-auarler Mile-Ascender, first;
Fellowplsy. second, Arctino, third. Time
One Mne-Annis G. FIRST; Ghosi, secons;
Richie. third. Time-l:44 IL.
Three. foufths uile-ZAmora, first; Lady
Lond. second; Eulogy. third. Time
Nile and eirhth-Msttie Rapture, first
Cleaner, second; Apollo, thi-d. Time
steepls chase, full courss-csrter Harri-
son, FIRST; Katie Creel, second Bell Boy.
third. Time-30l'
BsIsHroE BEscH. Oct. 22-Three-quaf-
tiers Of . mile-Holyroad, hrst; Allanoke,
Q cond; Maria Less. third nme-l.lOi
Three quarters Of q mile-Garheld, nfsi;
Lvton, second; Hickory Jim, third. Time
Me. Littls Buttercup and Donk ran .
dead beat FOR The first Plscs; Quebec, third.
Tme-1.f3
10 the run-Of Buttercup won. Tine
1915 IL.
kirle. second; Boa Sedan, third. Time
one-eirhth Mn.-Niks'. Pride, first; Ten
uvson. second; Andrew Smith, third. Time
syse1sP.rK. OCT. 2z.-In the Unfinished
rsos al the 2.ss class Earl vas accorded
both bests: Vision. second money; Ailt-
Fbeny Boy. third- TIME "a.
wv Tcrr- Oct. - The first a1nual
srhil.ifion al the National Horse sssocis-
tlor Of ArDerics. opened this mornlng IN
Madison square garden. Nesriy Al ue
srtrirs usrs complsts. and Numbered IN
al. ircIu1ing t10se rorses
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DIVORCE GRANTED,

Judge Aldridge, of The district court,
granted divorce yesterday. to J. H.
Moore from his wife, .saphronia A. Moore,
on the grounds that She abandoned him.
She lived with him some time but finally
told him that she thought they had lived
together long enough, and packing her
goods she went home to her mother.
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PoOR rARn COTTON

Superintendent Kinnin Of the poor-iarm,
sold fHeen u6rs bales Of cotton raised On
the farrn this sca-01, yesterday, f0r gnich
b got 81 cents This mares foItT-slr bele,
Of this SESSIONS crop be has sold ~ tnai
for the narfet.
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RaIIpoAp INSPECTION.

speinper lsft Yesterday morning for a tou
~ Inspection Of the International Gres.
Northern railroad. When be completes
bis inspection be viii return 20 this city.
He has siresdy inspected number Of roads,
leaving but . lew remaining Tor him TO
lnrk Alter
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TIE srsninine trial Of II. ". Whilsksr,
bpfo-s United etafss Com AcOor.
mick. cisrFed With psssinr 50 cou1tsrfsii
III. wns c1nciu1ed yesterday. aud y F1s
bornd ever In THE sun o. 500. with Went
-o-th Naming. A ". EoElin nnd J. II.
L-1rick ~ bo71s7ens
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Inaletter from Hon. Mrs. Perry, Castle Grey
Limerick. Ireland, Browns Bronchial
Troches are thus referred to: Having
brought your Bronchial Troches with me
when / came TO reside here, found that
a.ter had given them away to those con;
sidered required them, the poor people Will
walk for miles to get few" For coughs.
colds and throat diseases they have no
equal. Sold only in boxes.
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LONDON, Oct. Especial dispatches
from Quebec say that the report that
the dynsmiters were bent on making an
attack on Lord Lansdowne on his arrival,
cause the greatest excitement there anu
informed Lord LorDe and the dominion
ministers of their discovery. The cabinet
and council were hastily summoned, II
met Sunday and discussed the means 10 be
taken to prevent any hostile acts.
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;r,er,or of China, and people In Gan Nan
believe the Chinese army IL preparing ior
war. .a d..
1 600 Oe0 taels for the payment OF losses IN
Cured in the recent rloting. his agents
are asking for arms. All quiet at Iopqnin'
Practically the French forces have not az.
vanced heyopd Hanoi, and will not attempt
forward movement until relniorcemehts
arrive. -
LoNnoN. Oct. 22--TheTe is much sur
nrise here owing to dispatches from Amer
lea stating that the Canadian detectives
have discovered plot to murder Loru
Landsdown, the encouragement Oh Jan
ado, CT Quebec.
TURF NOTES.
LONDON, Oct. 22.-Arch DUKE won the
Criterion stakes race.
TOO II ING FOR ASSAULT.
uorn KoNG. Oct, ~ the newspapers
state that The French have discovered forts
At Baninh. which are mounted with krupp
ups, too strong 10 be taken by assault.
KNOW NOTHING OF IT.
IoNnoN. Oct. 22.-The colonial o1hce
knows nothing OF the rumoreo "lsc s ~ VI
a plot in Canada to murder LORD Lanus-
down.
LEMrsvAR, HUNGAkY, Oct. 22,-Copnt
Stellar 'Battbyan ana Dr. 9u',
ius Rosenberg fought dueI
with pistols today. Tue count was shot
throngh the temple and killed. The ponce
are FIGURING into the affair.
FXpL0RrRs KILLED.
,,nNpoY Oct. 22.--There was another ex-
plo.ion in the csa damp in Whsrn-
cliffe Carlton mine @nie tne
exploring party was searching, for the
bodies Of the victims of Thursdays, ex,
plosion. Several explorers were injured and
WAREHOUSES BURNED.
MONTREAL, Oct. % j McDouglas' grain
and -four warehouse and contents, on BahK
canal were burned to-day and announcer
was badly damaged; loss, $3o,ooo; insured;
A wall fell upon PECK, Brry d Cos. na'l
factory damaging it considerably. In
sured.
SMYRNA, Oct. 22.-Tne people in the
earibonake district dread entering
their houses. Two English men-of.
war arrived to-day to assist the sufferers.
Another vessel has gone to Chios and sew.
raj foreign gun.boats have gone to Ches-
mead.
DECISIVE ACTION INTENDING. -.
HoNG Hone, Oct. pa decisive acton
of the French forces from Hanoi
against the black flags at bachihk
impending. The weather is cool ana tne
ground is rapidly drying, Inc fIench i, s nno
ri.on at Hanoi momentarily expects Wy
endorsements, which will furnish
an available force there of 1000 men.
Admiral Courbet has taken command,
and will Immediately begin an active cam
paign. The pirates menacing Hoephong
were driven from the coast by the French
gun-boats.
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The Commissioner Of Internal Revenu
Speaks.

Treasury DeCkrtrueut OtuCe OF NV
nue., washingions septe n Der 18Th, So Gen
erA Green b. Raum, Washington, u. C.
srR-Your letter Of the 9th ultimo, in
which you request q decision by this ofact
AZ 10 whether certain preparations made
BY the St. Louis Wine company formerly
The Home Bilters company sre medicines,
has been received, and together with the
papers which accompany 1t, has been care
In The view / have Of the case you pre-
rent, no action should be taken by this Of
Gee IL respect TO the matter about which
II The preparations Of the 81; Lonis Wine
company are certainly medicines, aud are
In good faith only sold and used as such,
no special tax will be required OF the y ller
of them, but IN case they are used IS alco-
holic beverages, the seller OF them as such
will be made 70 pay ta1 as liquor dealer.
question Ct fact as tothe manner IN which .
preparation is sold and used Is 70 be deter
inined by the collectors OF internal revenue.
A. no collector has found that your clients
preparations have been used es alcoholic
beverages since July LIST. 1888, there u
nothing for me TO decide, and certainly no
action II which ths 81. Louis Wine com
p.ny can Justly complain; or from vaich Il
can properly appeal 10 this once.
Your clients neFe ureeolf neIeto.yie
obtsined the decision Of this orlce that
their preparafions are medicines. Collector
Sturgeon has 20 found upon rsinvesuga-
ton and until I bear. or until some omcer
Of the gUvrrunpent sscefains thst the
preparations are being m tact sold and used
- alcoholic bsvsrsgss. seihinf iurthsr sii
Very respectfully,
rei0nsdf HALIKE ETArs.
rIr.ru nj aa1r~ln~
Approved. Charles !. TolEer, Ser y. dc-
OHcs q creen p Raum. Attg-neJ- ~ Ia,
WrrhlrrfIn d. n 7eut- "a. lsss--rts Ions
Wine 4 lrIra1s. q I1rIls Mo-
GFErIKNEr-I br0ught vour mflter De
FIRE secrstary Foieer and Commls10nef
Evars 81 q FONT cDniere1ce On Iuesoay
evening last. the recont day after fhe 80
rrtnrTs rsturn- Tbs secrstsfr esrfcalT
erpressef himsslf nTsrss - any o1nci.l &c
ti5n thnt Would lrjrrs leElflmate ouslnes.-
TIE rrt1ert 81 TIE establishment 81 gnsl-
- un1s1 The Cd lar and foruer rulings
of re ufros wns f1lIT duslt upo1, nnn rns
rseorrirsr b. ne Efc-eln-T nr1 com -
rfrrIa- e. q rnarfsr reoulrIrf ne mos ~
rrrntis ronsi1srntiy1 81 ne oscsrtnsrL
II. russ.fcr q - hnFlrr s1rDt tr-le no
bssr csiGr.1sc -r11 e - q-oper IL
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
A Supposed Clue to the Long Lost
Charley Ross.
A Young Man Thrown From his Horse
and Instantly Killed.
And other Interesting General News.
Supposed Clue.

Supposed Clue.
PITTsBusa Oct. pa telegram from st
Louis. stating that new clue had beer
found to Charlie Ross, has been corrobor
ated by the statement made by gentle
man here from Wyoming territory. who
saws that Henry Mosher, brother OF Mosher
who admitted kidnapping Charlie Ross
and who was lynched near
CHEYENNE five weeks since. Mosher
begged that his life should
be SPARED "a hours, and said he would
give the world information, for which It
had been seeking for years past. lie al;
mitted having in custody a person held
for ransom, for more than year, and
said he had been driven to the far west
by the hot pursuit OF detectives. The
time was not allowed, AID the secret died
with him. The crime for which Mosber
was lynched, was the killing of j. IL.
Hentsell, and murderous assault on jim
knight.
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Accidental Death.

CoNooRD1A, KS, Oct. pa young man
named Thomas Moore who works in coal
mines near here, was thrown from horse
while crossing railroad track in town last
Friday. died the same day and was buried
Yesterday. He was not intoxicated at the
time. His head struck the rail. He has 70
relatives here, and where he came from Is
unknown.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-No decisions nave
heen rendered by the supreme court to day.
The issue of silver dollars for the week
ending October Goth is $5l9 ,095; correspond
ing period in 1882. $685., 900. Up to the
close of business to-day the total amount Of
bonds redeemed under various calls
amounted to $115, 10000.
Adiutant- General Drum and Colonel
Barr have gone to Leavenworth to inspect
the military prison there.
A land case of great Importance, the
Southern Minnesota Railway Extension
company VS.. Augustus Keefner, was to-
day decided by the secretary ofthe interior.
In / 876 the land grant OF the railroad was
certified to the stats OF, Minnesota
road company. Keefner, however, recently
made an entry OF tract of land, and his en-
try was received by the commissioner at the
land Office, who hell that the certification
of land to the state was irregular, and that
the certificates had not force of patents,
The secretary on review oflegislation upon
the subject, holds that by virtue OF
the grant, and under the act of July H..
1866, was amended July 10 OF the. same year,
the title to the land in contest passed to
the state of Minnesota for the benefit Of the
same company, as when the tract was certi-
q ed to the state in 1876 by the land depart.
nent. He further holds, that on having
been decided by the said depart
ment in 1876, that the
land had passed TO the state
under the grant and it having been so GER
tilted, lands having been generally sold 10
innocent parties, such decision cannot
It is said al the interior department the
decision of the commissioner
il sustained, would have re;
suited in loss to the railroad
com panies In Minnesota of about $1,000
600 acres of land, and the decision might
also have unsettled the title to $1,000 600
acres of land certified 10 railroad compa'
MES in other states.
The work of erecting suitable monu-
ment over the grave of Thomas Jefferson
has been completed. The adjacent lots are
repaired and strong and handsome fences
built about the burying grounds.
Governor Proctor Knott, OF Kentucky,
arrived in the city to-day on business in
relation to claims OF Kentucky against
the Federal government, for arms, ETC.,
furnished during the late war. 1t
seems that In making provision
for the payment OF claims of this character,
held by various states, congress omitted to
allow Kentucky what is held to be her
rightfnl dues, and the governor intends TO
confer tomorrow with the secretary OF The
treasury as to the best means oil getting the
claim his state has adjusted.
Under q recent decision OF the comp
troller of the currency concerning the trans
rortstion NJ mails over subsidies, branch
lines and land grant railroads, 5000, ~
will have to be returned by
the government to companies for more
transported over such branch lines during
the fiscal year of 1882 and for the fscel year
Of 1888, SIS 339 will be returned, and in adj
dition, there is a balance of 1885, SOL, which
will be paid toToads for mail transportation
on subsidized portions Of their main stems.
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A Wonderful Theory that Concerns tho
welfare, Happiness and Life OF Every
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1883-10-29

szyA luxuriantly furnished private CLCP
ROOM, for the use Of the Winnemucca Cincf
Club, with private entrance.
BELL BURNS.
Winnemucea, April II. If
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nulL WYE DrpiNHs mis POSITION.

The British press has in some way
arrived at the conclusion that the editor
of this fashion guide and mental light
house on the rocky shores of time terms
CASH is party with wild tangled hair
and an eye like a tongue of flame. That
is not the case, and therefore our Eng
lish co-worker in the great field OF
journalism is, no doubt, laborng under
a popular misapprehension. Could the
editor of the News look in upon us as
we pull down tome after tome OF Tor
cotton lore in our study, or with glad
smile, glance hurriedly over the postal
card in transit through our postoiiice,
he would see, not as he supposes, wild
cruel slayer of his fellow-men, but
thoughtful, scholarly and choice frag-
ment of modern architecture, with lines
OF care about the firmly -chiseled mouth,
and with the subdued and chastened
air OF n man who has run for the LegIs-
lature and failed to get there, Eli. The
London News is an older paper than
ours, and we therefore recognize the
value of its kind notice. The Boomer.
ang is young paper, and has therefore
only begun fairly to do much damage
as national misfortune, but the time
is not far distant when from Green
lands icy mountains to lndia's coral
strand We propose to search out suffer
ing humanity aud make death easier
and more desirable by introducing this
choice malady. Regarding the post
office. we wish to state that we shall
aim to make it a great financial success,
and furnish mail at all times to all who
desire it, whether they have any or not.
We shall be pretty busy, OF course, at
tending to the Office during the day, and
writing scathing editorials during the
night, but we'will try to snatch a mo-
ment now and then to write few let
ItTs LOT LuOSt WHO IdNt bIOh
sadly and hopelessly for letters during
the past ten years. 1t is, indeed, dark
aud drsary worll TO the man who has
looked in the same general-delvery
window nine times day for ten years.
and yet never received letter, nor even
confidential postal card from com
mercial man, stating that on the 9th OF
the following month he would strike
the town with a new and attractive line
of samples. We should early learn to
find out such suffering as that, and il
We are in the Postolh;e Department we
may be the means OF much good by
putting new envelopes on our own dun
Mug letters and mailing them to the
suffering and distressed. Let us in our
abundance remember those who have
not been duuned for many weary
year. IL will do them good and we
will not feel the loss.
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FASHION SAMPLE ROOMS.
BELL & BURNS. .Proprietors.
CALL ON -Ea
+ THE b u SY B'Si"
And try our celebrated J. r. Cutters O.d
Bourbon, Old Virginia, White Rye, ,lden
Thistle, Old BOurtOn, Old Pioneer,
Our Fouorite Rock and Rye,
and Orange WISHES,
Imported sazera C0gnae,
Imported Green Seal Imperial, Zinfandel Clsret,
and all other kir is of choicest
F-I-N-E-W -I-N-E-S-.
ApoIlinaris, Mineral. and Sparkling
Soda Waters
MILWAUKEE, BEER.
G-0-S 0-S-G-g-Es-s-s---C-G,-G-Ik-T-A-1-E~S-!
Made ia the latest style known to the art, and
concoetsd o. the choicest materials by the
most celebrated Archeronian Nizologist Of an
cient OF modern age.
The highly celebrated
NJ oUNTAIN
--ERETENTILfJD-
--ORoZzlMFRoH-
COCKTAIL
Served at all times during the day and night.
DOMESTIC AND fMPOETED CIGARS:
D. P. and s. H. P. players can be accommo-
dated at any time.
MONEY LOANED WITHOUT INTEREST
There's millions in it,
fzrA luxuriantly furnished private CLCP
ROOM, for the use of the Winnemucca Cincf
Club, with private entrance.
BELL & BURNS.
Winnemucea, April II. If
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PARADISE STAGE LINE.
&G9A
HEWITT a. co.. PEOPRIEr0Rs.
Carrying the United States mail, Wells, Fargo
Cos Express, and freight and pas
sengers, between Winnemucca
and Paradise and Spring
City.

stages leave Winnemucca daily at O'Clock
a., returning, leaves Paradise at o'clock
A. w.. making connection With the east-bound
railroad EXPRESS train,
To INSURE TRANSPORTATION, passen.
gers aud freight must be registered with the
Agents the evening previous.
Office in Wnnemucca at C. Chenoweth's
BOOKSTORE; and in Paradise and Spring City
at Wells, Fargo Cos Offices, o2d.tf
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Ayers SarsaDaril.a

win thoroughly eralicate this evil from the
system
As well expect life wshou. air as health
without pure blood. Cleanse the blood with
AYERS SA2sAFAslLLA.
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PREPARED BY

DR. J. q. AVER tS co. lowell. Mass.
Sold by all Dtus sisss; 81. six bI:t.si io. s..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-09
British Bits.

London, S.-A stormy dsbats arose 10
the Commons on the motion to recon-
nit the Lord Woiseley and Baron
Alcester snnuity bills, for the purpose of
committing the proposed pensions for
lump sums OF money. Sir Wiltord
Lawson, radical, and Lord Randolph
Churchill, conservative, opposed the
motion. The latter alleged that 30
inquiry into the Egyptian war was first
necessary. The origin of the war, he
said, was diegraceful, aod not glorious,
as the governments puppet, the Khe.
dive, was the real author cfihe massacre
at Alexandria.
Sir Stafford Northco:e Conservative
Imported the government opposition 10
the grants. lie characterized es shah
BY the present raising of the question as
to the policy of the war. He declined
to be led by Churchill, and he hoped
tbs house would not % Induced by the
noble lord 10 accept position so de-
grading to It's honor
Gladstone declared Chufchill's allega.
ton in regard to the KhediYe vas en-.
tirely at variance with all evidence il
the hands of the government
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