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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

the United States. The original bill together
with these amendments was voted upon ana
passed. The House then went into committee
OF the whole on tie revenue bills. The nrst
bill was one 10 admit free Of duty monument
TO George Washington. Objection was at once
raised TO considering this bill, and the objec-
ton was sustained Similar action was taken
upon all bills, including that to abolish the
internal revenue tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars
and cigarettes. The tariff bill was then taken
up. At the conclusion OF the discussion the
House proceeded to eulogize the late Senator
Hill. Eloquent addresses were made by
Messrs. Hammond, House, Hooker and Cox,
after which the house adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 26-Mr. Hale of Maine,
reported joint resolution making appropria-
tions for continuing the work OF completing
the census returns. Mr.. Slater OF Oregon, a
member of the pension committee, reported ad-
versely the House bill 10 increase the pensions
Of one-armed and one-legged soldiers. Mr.
Plat of Conn, being unable 10 concur with the
! committee, introduced another bill increasing
the pensions Of those now receiving SIS TO S24
and those receiving S24 TO $50 per month. At
J the close of some unimportant business the Sen
| ate took up the tariff bill, and this question
was the a!l-absorbing topic OF the hour. Some
stirring speeches were made by Messrs. Pugh
| of Alabama and Brown Of Georgia. One or
! two amendments were offered and adopted con-
1 corning the rate on iron, but without any def
mite action, the Senate adjourned.
| DEMONSTRATIONS were presented against the
! transfer OF the revenue marine, and OF all
branches of the lifc-saving services. Several
committee reports were submitted, but the
tariff bill was the question Of the day, which
the House began TO consider Immediately after
the transaction of business of minor impor
lance. Kelley of Pennsylvania took the floor
making strong argument In vindcation o.
the bill, declaring it to be the best bill ever sub
mtted to an American congress Several 9th
er representatives made brief remarks on tn,
bill, hut Mr.. Kasson of Iowa, made the princi
pal speech OF the day, which was greeted with
loud applause. A discussion of purely per
sonal character followed, at the close OF which
the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. PA number o.
memorials asking legislation on various topic
were presented; also a petition of the council
of 'SiX Nation Indians asking recognition
of their claims TO certain lands In Kansas. TIT
principal business of the day was the considera
ton OF TIE tariff bill, the iron question receiv
ing most attention.
| HOUsE-lmmediately at the close OF tb
opening routine, the House went into com
mittce of the whole, with Mr.. Burrows of Mich
igan in the chair. Mr.. Mckinley OF Ohio mad
the principal speech of the day. long an.
exciting debate followed, closing with speed
By Mr.. Haskell of Kansas in defense ef the bill
now under consideration.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01
How a senator IL Chosen

SATURDAY, jan 20-The result Of the ballot
| for senator to-day was: Whole number OF
votes, 10; necessary TO choice, So; Ferry, 40
Stout, 30; Burrows, O.; Hanchett, @; Willis, 81
Lacey, 2; Rich, 9; Cutcheon, 2; Hannah, 2;
Baldwin, l.; Blair, |; Mcmillan, |; Joy, |;
Tho vote to-day was the lightest yet cast, and
Is the result of absenteeisms and pairs, 10 Ferry
men being absent or paired and the actual re-
duction In his case was but 2. No other vote
was taken, and the convention adjourned until
Tuesday, the 23d at III a. m.
Tuesday, Jan. 23.--The only vote
taken for United States senator In joint con-
vention to-day was very incomplete, IL mem
bers having failed to respond TO the roll call.
The ballot resulted as follows: Whole number
of votes Us; necessary TO choice, IS; Ferry 43 {;
Stout AZ; with the vote for other candidates
scattering as before. There has been no change
in the situation, unless II be the publication OF
a daily paper called the Daily Observer, which
Is to continnc until the matter has been den
nitely settled.
Wednesday, Jan. 4.--In Joint convention to-
day the fret ballot resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes 12S: Necessary TO choice, 65 +;
Stout 40; Ferry, 49, Dufiield, III. M, 8; Han
chett, 5; Willis, A.; Burrows, a; Hannah, q:
Cutcheon, 2; Lacey. 2; Beal, Rich, stock5ridge
which resulted as follows: Ferry, 4S; Stout AS;
Duffcld, II Willis, 4; Burrows, 4; Cutcheon,
2; Hanchett, 2; Hannah, Q; Lacy, 2; and Blair,
Stockbridgc, Rich and Henry NJ Lord, apiece
No choice. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 25.--The deadlock
In the Senatorial contest remains uubroxen.
The voting seems TO be more concentrated,
only 5 candidates being named on the first bal
lot which stood as follows: Whole number of
votes, 129; necessary TO choice, IS; Ferry, 40;
Stout, 40; Hannah, 10; Hanchett, 2; Willis, 2.
A vigorous effort was made to effect an ad.
journment, bnt the motion did not carry, and
after half an hour OF fllibustcring, second
ballot was called for, with the follow ing result:
Whole number, 127; necessary to choice, "a;
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

THE vice-consul for Sweden and Nor
way at Bordeaux, Mr.. Gundersen, sug-
gests that the time-honored bottle as .
means of sending messages from the sea
should be replaced by the small red bal
Ions which at present serve no better
purpose than to delight children and
torment everybody else. They will
float rapidly before the wind, keep their
contents perfectly dry, and are notice
able object at considerable distance.
One of them with letter inside was re-
Gently thrown overheard from one OF
Mr. Gundersen's ships which,was ashore
near Dover, and two hours later the
letter was posted in Dover by IN un-
known hand. 1t is quite possible that
such ballons, made of tougher material
than those sold to children the world
over, might prove useful though it is
evident that they would collapse with
great ease in the jaws of any fish who
took fancy to see what they were
made of.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01
In the Carolina Sea.Islands.

One gentlemen told me that several
years ago he engaged in the enterprise
of raising Irishpotatoes for the Northern
markets. He employed gang of twen-
ty negro women to dig and gather the
potatoes. He was called from the field
to the Clubhouse to attend to some bust
ness. He was absent from the field for
a couple of hours. On his return he
passed through a patch of weeds and
stumbled over an apron filled with a
bushel of selected potatoes. He emptied
the apron, and calling to the line of
women who were digging potatoes, he
waved the garment aloft and asked who
had lost her apron. All the women
but one turned and shook their aprons
at him. They jeered and tainted the
thief for the rest of the day. That even
ing when they quit work the apronless
woman stood under tree until all the
other women had left the field, every
one of them haunting her as they passed.
When they were all out of sight she
walked up to the white man, humbly
asked for her apron, and got it. Then
she made the white man promise not to
tell, not to betray her to the other me-
groes, and, on his passing his word to
her, she showed him where the nineteen
honest women had buried twenty bushels
of potatoes while lie was absent.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

WORTH REMEMBERING English
workingman, of middle age, found his
pipe, for many years great comfort,
was beginning to affect his nerves. and
he tried to find a way by which he
might continue TO smoke without inju.
ry. He wrote a medical journal and
was told to fill the bowl of the pipe one
third full of table-salt and press the to-
bacco hard down upon it, as in ordinary
smoking. The result was very salts
factory. During the process of smok-
ing the salt solidifies, while remaining
porous, and when the hardened lump
Is removed at the end of days smok-
ing it is found TO absorb so much of the
nicotine as to be deeply colored. The
salt should be renewed daily. A better
way to save the nerves, however, Is TO
stop smoking altogether.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01


A society has been organized in New
York city, with Howard Potter presi-
dent, TO preserve Niagara falls, and a
bill for the purchase of surrounding
land will soon be introduced in the leg
islature. Harper's Weekly of Jan. 18th
publishes picture of the falls as they
may appear in few years. Both sides
of the river below are lined with manu-
facturies sending clouds of smoke heav-
onward, and the whole secure is con-
verted from pleasure resort into a
busy industrial world.
The treasury department is preparing
rules and regulations for the guidance
of custom officers and others, under the
recent decision of the attorney general
granting Chinese laborers and Others
permission to pass through the United
States while en- route to other foreign
countries.
Count Ferdinand de Lessons will ac-
company the expedition to Algeria to
decide upon the feasibility of converting
n portion Of the desert of Sahara into
an inland sea, as planned by him.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

JONATHAN LoNGFELLow, of Whitley
burg, Kent county, Del, is prosperous
farmer whom Bonaparte would have
certainly thought worthy of a handsome
reward. He has just taken unto him
self in his SEVENTEEN year third wife
forty years his junior. Number One
bore him six children and Number Two
the amazing total of twenty-five. The
proper cultivation of so many olive
branches was an expensive matter, but
being by nature thrifty and ingenious,
Mr.. Longfellow hit upon an economical
device which has served him well. He
built a school-house for his family and
employed a young woman to superin-
tend the wholesale education of his chill
dren; and now. his second wife having
departed from the world which she had
done so much to populate, he has mar
ried the teacher.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01
GENERAL NOTES.

A MARRIAGE ceremony came to an
abrupt and ludicrous termination tho
other day in Atlanta, Ga. Appointment
clergyman, of that city having consent
ed to unite colored couple, had just
asked the solemn question, "Wilt thou
take this woman, etc., when an old
flame of the bridegroom poked her
head into the room and said: "Henry,
jess dar you to sayyes." Henry sank
into the nearest chair without a word,
and the company thoughtfully with
drew.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

When young man in Patagonia
wants a wife he rides out and lassoes
one, but in this country when a girl
wants husband and her fellow doesn't
come to time, the lass sues himfor
breach of promise.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

II. M. sloop of war Dido has arrived
at Charleston, S. c., to meet Lorne and
Louise. The after cabins have been fit
ted up into five rooms for use of the
princess. The Dido carries ~ gus (64
pounders) and 220 men. The yice-regal
party arrived at Richmond, Va. last
night
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

A wRETCHED old hermit named Aus
tin Risley, who had lived in mysterious
retirement for many years near Aurora,
Ohio. was found dead in his barn few
days ago. Curiosity led his neighbors
to the howell in which he had lived, but,
with natural aversion, they avoided
touching the worn and dirty clothing
which had been taken from the hermit 5
body. At last, however, one of the Wis
itors took it upon himself to search the
heap of rags, and there, stored away in
wallets, in the lining of the coat and in
the stockings, he found greenbacks and
bank-notes to the amount of Sl5,O27
The neighbors at once jumped TO the
conclusion that treasures of gold and
silver must be buried near the house,
and have been digging for them ever
since.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

The Michigan crop report for January l,
1888, has been issued by the secretary of state.
1t says that horses, cattle, sheep, and swine
are evidently In fine condition. In answer to
the question, "Has wheat during December
suffered injury from any cause" COS CORE
spondents answer "No," and 50, or about one
In Is, answer "Yes." The price of all grades
Of wheat was trihe higher on the first OF Jan.
uary than on the first of the preceding month.
The acreage seeded in 1882 is about 81 per cent.
OF the acreage seeded in 1881, or about 1875, 900
acres. The total wheat crop of 1882 was 81 =
$50 445 bushels, of which 2,5l2, 900 bushels have
been used for seed Zone and one-half bushels
TO the acre., 4, 800 used TO supply farmers,
etc, and $4,000, 5000 marketed since August /,
leaving 1l,465,9 45 still i'm farmers hands.
There Is no data on which to base an intelli-
gent estimate as to what portion of this amount
Is marketable wheat. The only figures obtain,
able bearing on the question are In the crop e
port for August. These show that more than
IL, 100000 bushels of wheat had been badly
damaged, and much Of 1t made worthless, by
rain in the early part of that month. No in
considerable amount of this damaged whea
was doubtless used for seed. and much NOR,
of ii is likely to be placed on the market ant
disposed of at some price, though OF no value
except for feed.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

The circus building in Russia in
which 1850 persons were burned up,
could not have been better arranged TO
destroy human life in case of fire even
if the owner had hoped TO bring about
the disaster The front door opened IN
ward and the side doors were nailed up
The only way of getting out was
through the windows from which the
burning spectators dropped to the
street. To allow such building to be
used as place of public amusement
where fireworks were shot of, shows
ignorance and neglect on the part OF the
owner and the town authorities which
one would not expect to find in these
days even in Russia.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

A CITIZEN of Waterbury, Conn, has
succeeded in purchasing sleigh of the
ancient Riggs pattern which was
made eighty years ago and has been in
constant use every winter of its life. SO
far as known there are only six of these
eislchs in existence, the other five being
owned in Terryville and Plymouth and
held at fabulous prices. OF course more
than six of them were made. and the
rest must have come to an end Through
violence or the act of God" for they
were all built to run hundred winters.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

Ferry, 40; Stout, 49, Hannah, 10; Hanchett,
3; Willets, z; Moreau L. Crosby, 1; q. V. N.
Lothrop, 1. Without any further balloting,
the convention adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 26.-Only one ballot
was taken for United States Senator in Joint
convention, and there being no choice, the
convention adjourned until Tuesday, January
80. The result of the vote was Whole mum
Der of votes, 100; necessary to choice, 81 Fer
~, 40; Stout, a.: Hannah, 10; Willis, q;
Hanchett \
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19
AN IMpoRrANr pRoIsToN.

An important decision has been rendered
by the Solicitor of the Treasury. Hereto
fore it has been the practice to await com.
plant by some informer in cases where
steamers are overloaded with passengers-
carrying greater number than the official
certificate permits. The result has been
that few if any complaints have been laid,
and excursion steamers have been run in
all our waters in total disregard of the law
limiting the number of passengers they
may carry. The Solicitor now decides that
Government officers have not only the
right to complain and sue for the penalty
allowed, butit is their duty to do 80, and
to lay such complaints as will secure the
strict enforcement of the law. This is q
very much needed ruling. It will have
three marked effects. First, to increase
the comfort of passengers, as there can
now be nc crowding except the officers at
ports willfully neglect their sworn duties
second, TO lessen the liability of accidents,
and to reduce the mortality when acci-
dents do happen; thirdly, TO increase the
cost Of excursions, for with the number Of
passengers limited the profits of carriage
will be narrowed, and as consequence the
cost of excursions will advance.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19
TIE VIRGINIA DECISION.

Judge Bonds recent decision may not be
to the general reader perfectly clear, as the
reports sent On have not been marked by
lucidity. Judge Bond is one of the United
States Circuit Judges. In the year 1877 II
the State of Virginia funded her indebted
ness at about 624 cents on the dollar, issu-
ing 100000 600 new bonds, with coupons
attached receivable for taxes and all de.
mands due the State. In 1882 the Virginia
Legislature, in an Act passed, declared that
the bonds had been widely counterfeited.
It therefore forbade any State officer from
receiving any coupons on account OF the
State until the person rendering them
should establish, in an action at law, their
entire eenuineness. While so proving
them to be originals, the taxpayer must
pay his taxes or dues in money. If he
secured verdict in his favor, then his
money should be refunded to him. This
procedure must be observed every time
taxes have to be paid, and as the coupons
mature. OF course, such a proceeding had
the effect of reducing bonds to the lowest
figure, and constituted the basis for the
charge against the "Old Dominion OF
reputation. The constitutionality of this
Act was brought before the Courts, and
finally the Supreme Court of the United
States by a majority decision upheld the
Act deciding, to use the language of the
Court, that "whether the Tax Collector is
bound in law to receive the coupon notwith-
standing the legislation which, on its face,
prohibits him from doing so, was ques.
tion not before the Court, and not passed
upon by it." This undecided issue, how
ever, was before Judge Bond, who held
that the oficss designated to receive taxes
or other State dues must recognize the ten
der of coupons of State bonds as "a legal
tender, and that on his refusing TO do so,
there can be no levy on property for fail.
ure to pay taxes. And now that the two
decisions are placed side by side in the
simplest possible language, it will occur to
the reader that the distinction is 80 fine as
to be somewhat obscure to the lay mind.
OF course the case will go up to the Su'
preme Court, and if there affirmed, Vir.
ginia's reputation scheme comes to grief.
The New York Herald, with grim humor,
remarks upon the astonishing " surprise "
such an outcome will be to the Read
| iuster party"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19

LONDON paper goes into rapture over a melon
served at the Goodwood House recently thatweighed
little over thirty pounds This leads the New York
California such melon wculd be considered mere
berry. The Post man. in poking fun at California
posed 10 be California characteristic, spoke more
truly than he thought. Had he sttended the recent
State Fair held in this city, he might have seen
growing upon one vine eight wstermelons, the ag-
greSAte weight of which was 675 pounds. One Of
the eight weighed exactly 100 pounds. The Post
writer viii need to seek further for point to his
California jokes.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19
wHAT WILL BE DONE WITH DAKOrA7

Dakota is holding Constitutional Con-
vention. In December she will knock at
the Federal gates for admission into the
Union. In 1861 she was organized as a
Territory. She had property in 1880 pay
ing taxes assessed at $40, 32l. $50, and col
lected $47S, ,O66 in taxes. She has no terri
torial debt, and that of her counties sggre-
gates but S996, 500 net She had in 1880
in organized counties alone l34, ,045, while
in 1870 she had but IA, 900 people. In the
last three years she has had greater access of
population than any other section of the
Union, and it is safe to put her population
st 200, 600. In the fiscal year 1928, 81.
06l homesteads were taken up in Dakota
under the United States Homestead Act.
In three years more, all the evidences in
dicate, Dakota will be az populous as Flori-
da or New Hampshire. She has
more people now than Colorado,
and nearly as many as Oregon and
Nevada combined The promise for the
Territory is more fattering than that of
any which has preceded it in the sisterhood
of States, But Dakota is unquestionaDly
Republican, and in this fact the Democracy
viii find reason for keeping her out of the
Union. 1t is suggested that the dominant
party il Congress may consent to her ad.
mission on the proTiso that she shall not
take part in the election of 1884. That
will be novel condition to attach, but it
is possible to frame the Act of admission
in such way as to enforce it. Il remains
to bo seen if the party will have the eff
frontery to do it. If it shall do go, it will
make record that will forever bar Dakota's
gates against the political organization that
will thus prostitute justice to secure E
temporary political end.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19

The New York Tribune has been studying the
business situation, and is convinced that while there
has been some cause for depression Of spirits, in
the main there has been and is now no cause fol
alarm. 1t that large part Of the current talk
about dullness and uneasness Is loated to the sur
face by one kind or another Of speculations The
volume Of business outside of spsculations has beer
and is large. The principal cause Of trouble wa:
oyer-confdence in the effects of the resumption o.
specie payments
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19

THosx who had hoped Mr.. Gladstone would retire
because Of reported Ill health are the victims Of dis
appointment. The old statesman is said to be in
better physical condition than at any time for the
past ten years. while mentally he was never stronger
The Government party has therefore leader who
is still of knghtlY spirit, and whose mettle is still
equal to the fray Of political fields. On the other
hand his opponent, the leader of the opposition, ia
broken down and unequal to the task imposed upon
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19

II begins to look as il the "ring" would con-
quer Governor Hamilton. in Maryland. The De-
mocracy there are not ready for reform yet.
Governor Hamilton has clearly exposed the frauds
Of the "rine," but it hiss the machinery of the
party st ITS commsnd, and viii punish him severely
for mis- honesty.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19
HOE PRESS FOR SALE.

We have st the RBcoRD-UNIos Office two large
doube-cyinder Hoe presses, In perfect order, OF
which will be sold at low price, and upen easy
terms. The size OF bed-plate is 4oxso inches. The
purchaser can have his choice Of the presses. The
object in selling is 70 replace with Of rapid
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19

TRADE MARK race. In giving the horse
his work he threw oIt curb, in consequence Of
which would have sold him, at that time, for three
hundred dollars $500 less. Hearing OF Ellis's
SPAWN Cure LiRment, tried 1t with good results.
In two weeks the euro was gone aud the horse going
sound. put him in condition sgain, and in two
months We sold him for thousands as We
valued him worth hundreds when he had the curb.
The horse is at present boarding at stable and
being driven on the road every day. We can safely
recommend your SPAWN Cure Limment for all bone
diseases and callous Jumps OF any kind, if properly
used. Yours, with respect,
DITNN A SrUITRK
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19

PRoFRssoR RIrTER Of Geneva, has settled q moot
point as to the descent OF NJ Necker the father Of
Madame de stasl. he proves that he was neither
OF English nor Irish lines. out came Of family
settled at custrin, Prussia.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-19
sr.nn1N Prlcr srocr F.ru

FuLToSsyILEE, Montgomery Co. N. Y, July 28, IS.
THE ELLIS SPAWN CURE Co.-Genteunen
Remedies received in good shape. Send me glass
sign by express, to Fonda, well packed, and think
it viii come all right, Also send me some Of those
oerds with 4 horse head and shce on. / have taken
Of several curbs, "one very bad !" cured a case OF
sweeney and uavicalar Gisesss with the SPAWN
Cure, and restored several out horses with the
Powders. Yours respectfully
CaAADLER oUINTIN. V &