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BERLIN, Dec. 3.---In the lseichstag TO-
day Prince Bismarck, declared TINT the re-
introduction Of DR.. Windhorst's motion,
to repeal the law empowering the Govern
ment to cxpel or interne priests for lille.
gally exercising their functions Saftcr its
recent rejection by Bundesrath, was dis.
respectiultothe Bundesrath. Moreover, he
said, the last two prussian Ministers ol
Public Worship had not applied thelaw
The attitude takeniby the party Of the
Centre impedel IN understanding be.
tween Germany and Rome. Prussia
would not consent 10 repeal the law, d,
least not for Polish districts The Gov.
ernment would only accept the prclate
for the archbishopric Of Posen. who did
not sympathizc with tho efforts to seyc,
West Prussia and Upper. silesia from the
Prnssian State. Negotiations between
Prussia and the Roman Curia since 1875
have been practically without result, al.
though Prussia had granted various con.
ccssions. These negotiations were still
bending, fIftaYn1t 4, Il nj 49,, = - N
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zFa
B1tAND.LEtfAk CASE,
Furthct DeYelopnientsG Going to show Frauds
b; y VI Nj By the Demo csnts. nj 81 II

| ~ By the Demo ocsnts. ~ 81 az
CmcAoo, Dec 3.-The Federal Grand
Jury to-day visited the office Of the coun.
" clerk and personally examined the
vault from whichiit is charged tho on,
yelope containing the ballots east in the
second precinct Of the, Eighteenth hl;gsll ward
was abstractcd and two hundred forged
tickets. put in place Of q like number cast
at the polls. Judge Blodgett also issr ed
an, order for the production OF tho ballots
q second ttme before the Grand Jury; and
they. will be examined to determine what
bearing the recent testimony given NJ 10
printing forged tickets has upon the ease.
Tho Daily Mus will say tomorrow that
during the examination OF alleged forged
ballots by the United States grand iury t.
day, Falls, who engraved fac simile Of
tho head OF tho bogus Republican ticket,
and Wright, Of llanscom 4 Co., who set
up and printed the body Of the ticket were
called and shown the tickets, which were
supposed to be fraudulent, and that Falls
identified:tl,e head as that engraved by
him by certain accidental slips Of the on.
craving tool, md that Wright identified
TO whole ticket as thatprinted by him on
TIC. night Of November 2l,, or seventeen
days'after the election. At this time the
original ballots rwere in the custody Of
County, Clerk Ryan. It llas already been
reported that Wright yesterday testified
before the grand jury. that the bogus bal:
lots were delivered on The evening OF No:
ycnber 81 to j. G. Mackin, Secretary OF
the Democratic County Committee.
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MUnorn TO u bend Soldler,

TRENTON, N. IL, Dec 3.-The funeral
services OF Major GeneralMott occurred at
Bordcntown this morning at the late resi-
dence Of the deceased. Rev. Mr.. Kobbe
oiliciatcd. The remains were then
brought to this city md met by Governor
Albeit and a military guard, and taken
to tho State House, and laid in state there
until o'clock, the provisional battalion
acting as an escort, consisting Of nine
companies. At2o'clock tho funeral pro.
ces,,9a cesslon consisting Of military and civic
view Cemetery, where it was inferred. : "A
large number of prominent people were
present from NIL parts OF the State. The
State House was drapcd in mourning, and
acannon fred every half hour from SUN
rise until O'Clock. :s., z Fl
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The Fatal Firs On mn.

Plrrsnuuan, Pa, Dec. IA Mononga.
hela City, Pennsylvania, special says: An
explosion Of fire damp occurred in the
Monongahcia & Peters Creek Coal Com.
pany's mine, near Coal DluG, thismorning
fatally injuring two miners named John
sharpless and Michael Boyle. The day
force, numbering about dozen men, had
just gone to work, and sharpless and
Boyle were pushing in when the gas
ignitcd from their naked Jumps and IN
explosion followed, terribly burning and
rendering inscnsible both men. fortu.
nate)y the other miners were iii 4 different
part OF the mine at the time and all es.
capped without injury. Sharpless and
Boyle were rescued soon after, and I'LL
possible was done to alleviate their suffer.
ing. Besides inhalins gas, and being badly
burned they were injured internally, and
both will die. They are married and
live at Coal Bluff. i :. q - 2
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NEWS in BRIEF,

~
Fire last night destroyed the residence
OF Rev. Adel r. Shader, the Methodist
church and livery stable at Willoughby,
Md. LOIS $4,000. The church was in.
sured for $4,000. Eltt lS2 z la n
Governor Cameron, of Virginia, and
Oyster Inspector Hunter, left Norfolk last
night in tho States new oyster gunboat
for cruise up thes Chesapeake Bay after
oyster pirates. This is the third expedi.
ton OF tho kind the Governor has led dur.
ing his term. ,gS z !.
| Willie tho Salvation Army was holding
q meeting in q large hall in Saco, Me-,
last night the building discovered to he
on fire and 4 serious disaster only avoided
by the prompt manner in whicl, tile audi.
ence was dismissed before the danger be.
came apparent. Tile tire was the work oi
ali incendiary. Great indignation is felt.
The question whether the old liberty
bell at Philadelphia should be..scnt TO the
New Orleans Exposition, came 'up at a
meeting Of tho city property committee
Of Council yesterday afternoon. A com.
munication from the Nayorandalso reso.
luton from Council, both favorable to al.
lowing the bell to go, weretread, ,togetlie,
with an application from tile city Coun.
ell lof Now Orleans. The committee al.
ter taking 9 tic vote, postponed the sub
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FIRM STAND AaA1SsrrnrErnApn
Irish.AmericnnA to Organize Protective
Leagues Throughout tho Country. q

| LehEuos sThrongl,outt Tho Country. z
NEw ioE., Dec, 3-The Independent
Irish. Americans issue an address to the
country to-day in which they say.d I.
THE result Of tho late election has
forced new responsibilities upon US, has
brought us face to face with threaten.
Ing dangers, md we feel in duty
bound to sound the alarm and nsk
you cooperate with us in facing th"
responsibilities and aver.ing the dangers
The free trade theories OF England havc
gained a single triumph by this election,
Free trade means chaepgoods,cl.enp goods
means cheap labor, cheap labor means
cheap mon or tho enslavement of labor.
But to you, brothers OF tho Irish race, we
need not waste further time in tho dis
cussion of this matter. You have
seen V and felt tho terrible muricrinc
effects Of English, free trade. Lei
us Immediately organize to resist It in
this country. Organize Irish. A merican
Protective Union, Clubs everywhere, in
every assembly district IN tic city, in
every school district in the country. We
hope 10 be able within a few weeks TO fur.
nish tr'!cts and publications on this and |
subjects. Organize for mutual
protection and mutual benefit, and VIC
shall be glad to. receive reports Of your
organizations at our headquarters and will
I'D you in every possible manner,
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RocnEsrEn, O., Dec. 3.-Joscph Darling,
living at West End, Rochester, has in his
possession n curiosity that is attracting n
great deal Of notice from near and far. Ii
is in the shape Of Il duck Will, the head
and tail Of a rooster. The body is that OF Il
duck; the fcet nre webhed, but beyond
these features nil resemblance TO a duck
ceases, for the neck and head, surlnountcd
with n bright red comb are those Of a
ganlc-cock, anil the elcgantly.arcllcd tail
feathers complete the resemblance. This
strange fowl waddles like aduck, but will
not swim, nnd. strange to say, ut morning
and midnight It crows like 'rooster,while
thu balance OF the day It quacks like a
duck. MI. Darling has been offered So
Tor it bYn Pittsburgh Snowman, but re-
fuses to part with his pet. 8. =.
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Must Paw lin.

{ COLUMBUS, Q.,EDec. 3.-In. tho United
States Court to-day u decision was render.
edin the cause Of the Central Trust Com.
pany, Of New York, against the Ohio Cen.
tral Coal and Railroad Company, order.
ing them to pay into court within thirty
days $4,000 for the benefit Of the holder,
Of coupon bonds; also commanding the
Coal Company to pay into court within
the same time S$550, 900 for the benefit oil
the bondllolders. In default 4500 acres
Of coal land in Hooking and Perry coun.
ties will be sold ut auction in this city.
Wnl. NJ, Ramsey is the master commits.
sioner appointed by the court.
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Isunnwny Freight Train.

Pu1LLlrsnunc, ME-, Dec. 3::---A freight
train on the Jersey Central broke loose in
three places while ascending the heavy
grade Of tho North branch, shortly after
3 o'clock this morning. A coal train at
full spccdran into the rear end Of a freight
train which stood on The; curve, thus pre-
venting Jacob Gorgeous the engineer OF
the coal train from seeing it until within,
~ few yards: Gorgeous and the fireman
jumped 10 the ground. The former was
severely hurt. The fireman Inns several
cuts aud bruises. Their engine after strik.
ing the freight leaped over TO the up train
and was completely wrecked, nothing be.
ing LEFT but the boiler. Twcnty-onc loaded
cars were wrecked: The track was block.
ed all day. e =, {. % z +!
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TOLEDO, O., Dec. 3.-Mrs. N. B. Bacon,
Of this city, uister Of rreSidcnt-elect Cleve-
land, Indignantly disclaims all knowledge
Of an alleged interview witha a correspon-
dent Of the New York Jowna,, which has
been widely circulated iby the press
throughout the country and whereby she
is made to oexpress a prediction rs to tho
future management Of tho White House,
and views concerning her own. anil her
brvther's family relations. She declares
the statement to DO alsurdly false and an
noyitg in the ex tretne,and she has nothing
To make public cconcerning Mr.. CleveIand's
future, except that she and her sister en-
tertuin so high a personal regard and re-
spect for their brother that they are glad
to allow him to make his own plans with
out being haInpered by their Interference.
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, C,evelal,d,s rr,p 10 New York,

ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. 3.-Prcsident:elect
Cleveland will attend the charitable en-
tcrtainlnent in the A academy Of Music,
New York, tomorrow, for the benefit Of
the actors fund. He will 80 by the IIud-
son River Road by special train, leaving
here in the forenoon, and will be accom-
panied by his sister, Miss Cleveland, his
private secretary, Col. Lamont and wife,
Eras,us Corning and wife, Mayor Banks
and wife, and Col, Cassidy OF the Cover
nor's staff, The party will 70 directly
from the train to the-Acadcmy Of Music,
and will return by special train i'm
mediatcly after the close Of the perform
ance. .id1 - = l'tN t.'I'-i'S ~
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CAPITAL CHIPS.

The Secretary of the Treasury has an.
pointed W. 5. Allen, superintendent ol
construction Of the new public building q,
Shreveport, In. 5E:i 80
Senator Mitchell will to-iay5introducc
4 bill granting pension Of 5000 yea1
to General Grant for 1ife, beginning at the
date Of his retirement from the Presidency
Secretary Teller, Postmaster General
liatton, Assistant Postmaster General
Hazen and Railway Superintendent Thorn,
son will form party to attend the open
ing Of the New Orleans Exposition. -
an attempt to suspend the rules and
pass the bankruptcy bill, will be made in
the early part OF January, but as it re.
Quires a two-,hirls vote ior suspension, il
is not probable tic attempt will be sue
cessful. e: :. .3s,5 4
Representative Willis expects to offer q
joint resolution at the first opportunity
providing for a loan of one million dollars
and one thousand dollars additional 10,
each Congressional district for proposed
international Agricultural Exposition a
Louisville next fall. .. s.5;.. 4. f5st5'l j
III the Swain court martial yesterday
the books OF Batemun 4 Co. were pro
duccd and the cross examination Of J
Stanley Brown proceeded with. He ex
plained at length the various transaction.
in the stock account OF General Swain
and the further testimony Of witnesses wa,
postponed until today.
It is the opinion OF anumber Of mem
bers OF the House Committee on Nava
| Affairs that no action will be taken by
the committee on the recent recommends
tions OF the officers OF the Navy Depart
mcnt for the Navy. They also think the
recommendations will not be. iavorably
considered by the House Committee on
Appropriations. Z. a3
Among the nominations sent 10 the
Senate yesterday were: Hugh McCullocl,
Of Maryland, Secretary OF the Treasury
Frank Hatton, OF Iowa, Postmaster Gen
eral; General Schuyler Crosby, OF New
York, First Assistant Postmaster General
James Harlan, Of Iowa, Presiding Judge O
the Court OF Commissioners of Alabama
Claims; Vim. l.. Scruggs, Of Georgia, En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo
Tertiary OF the United States to the Unitet
States Of Columbia, and Walter G. Ores
ham, Of Indiana, Circuit Judge Of tht
United States for the Seventh Judicia
| Circuit, .,248 - E,lr9t k ,lf5.. Ie2s j.
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Wrecked at Sen,

HALIFAX, MS, Dec, 3.-A dispatch to-
night from North 5sydLey says: The
schooner Mary Joseph; ;,of Channel, suilch
from there November %, taking n woman
named Kate Williams as passenger.
The crew consisted Of Cape. Henry Scott,
Frank patief and son, aged l2, Michael
Petite and Charles Voysc, all Of Channel.
The schooner Bessie arrived to.day from
Channel and reports ,hata mast OF the
Mary Joseph'sSwreck was picked up on
the shore near Channel, which makes il
certain that the vessel and nil on board
were lost: None Of the bodies have been
recovered. ~ II. ~ ~ ~, ! - =
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How the Postotiicesnr lieinc Prc.empts
by thu Demourntn. 57t ,7l
Washington Dt.n,ich i0N. Y. Tribune. y N y n
lii the room Of the Ways and Means
Committee this morning were seated
Messrs. Morrison, Hiscock, Reed, and
Herbert Mr.. lIiscock was clearing out
the drawer used by Mr.. Knsson during the
last session. "Here," said he to mes
sengcr, 4 stake these papers; Knsson is
coming home from Berlin before long
and he will want them" Then turning
to Colonel Herbert lie continued: Gas l
was saying, you will have more trouble
about postotliccs than anything else. In
my mail, today, ] found four letters about
postmasters. nm going to issue circu-
lar soon, informing all my correspondents
that l have no longer any influence in
postotlice matters" & (! 4. +. /. y
"Oh, you need not do that nut in
Colonel Morrison. "four people will find
that out soon enough" - q
4"'Well," said Mr. Reed, II am thankful
TINT, hereafter, ! shall not have postoiliccs
thrown in my face everywhere I 10 in my
district. | can full buck on my. moral
character, now, and not be troubled
Colonel Herbert looked serious, and re.
marked that he feared the question OF
patronage would provea serious business.
Perhaps there aro not enough postofEices
in his district to supply the demand. ,tt
Chairman Morrison declared that he
would not trouble himself about tho post.
offices until he had the right to say some
thing about them.
In the course Of tho afternoon score OF
other Democratic congressman were heard
discussing the prospective changes z; oi
postmasters in their respective districts,
and 1t il evident that for some months
after the Inauguration the, new Postmaster
General and his assistants will bo kep,
busy. "a II z p b:
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THIS is what the Cincinnati Commercial
Ga;ftte says about it in Ohio: 'Tl,e best
thin. the Republicans can do this winter
with alleged temperance legislation is to
do nothing. The Democrats and the
temperance extremists are in bed together.
Let them kick each other out" Was it
TO be expected that Republicans would
fall over each other in mad rush to kiss
the hand that smo,c them? =
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! Concert II, l.i,,la washington. L, .
Correspondence Of lie fnlelliJcne,r, /. Ia Is r.

So''s"f.s'"e"StV Se ""ett'JcHceT.fs u
W',A,sSnlSoroS, PA, Dec. ".-The great
success OF The concert given here last night
by Miss Bessie Craig, Of tile Female Semi
nary; Mr.. T.. II. smyth, ofWheeling; Mr..
+: l.. Todd, OF West Alexander, and Prof.
Charles 3. Steiner, the famous violinist
Of Pittsburgh, surpassed the expectations
other most .sans'lnc friends. The audi
ence was but fair.sizet', but The perform
ance was exceptionally good.s: In & Mr..
Harry smytb,as aperiormerorthe piano,
the Wheeling people may well take much
pride He has an extraordinary amount
OF musical talent Of tile first order. and Ills
departure from Washington, where he has
been attending college, will cause. general
regret among the lovers OF the ,.rt. Mr..
Frank Todd also displayed great skill and
musical ability in his cornet solos, NIL Of
which were applaudcd to tile echo. Fst
Washington possesses great deal OF
talent and has II high appreciation OF it,
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A Double Trnretly,

IN iGALvEsroS, Tex, Dec. S.---The .Nieps
Nechevillespccial says: A tragedy occur.
red here lust evening resulting in The death
OF 1. Y. Simpson and Dr.. Calhoun Law.
renee, both well known citizens. Tho
difficulty grew out Of the settlement OF a
small debt. Simpson fired first mortallv
wounding Iawrcnce in the abdomen.
Lawrence then fired three shots, each tak.
ing effect, tho last one penetrating Simp.
sons heart. Lawrence = expired SOME
hours after the shooting. 3 : i''''
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sr. JOINS, y. F., Dec. S.-The attacks Of
orangcmen upon the Rcdemptionist IA.
thers continued three days, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday last. They; were
brulally driven out Of Conception Bay
amid hootings, stone pcltlng and violent
execrations. Great indignation exists
among the Roman Catholics. Protection
Of the United States Government for it,
citizens has been invoked. n Y
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I How Pale You Are.

is frequently lthcic exclamation OF one lady
to another. Tile fact is not q pleasant one
to have mentioned, but still the act, may
be Il kindly one, for it sets tho oNe address.
cd to thinking, apprses her Of the fact
that she Is not in;gooa health, and 2leads
her to seek q reason therefor, IAllor IL
almost always; fatteNuSnt upon tl1e trst
stages Of colisumption,E The system Is on,
ieebled md the blood Is Impoverished.
Or, plcroe's "Gol.len Medical Discovery
will act ms a tonic upon the system, will
enrich tho Impoverished blood, $and re.
store roses TO the cheek, Z 4 ia.
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Rel, Telephone Company D,vilrnd.

EosroS, Dec. 3.-The American Bell
Telephone company to-day declared the
usual dividend Of s. per share, payable
January 10th, and to stockholders Of re.
cord on December 3lst an extra dividend
Of s. per share. At tho close Of business
to-day the latter action caused n jump in
tho stock Of from $2G2 10 ,269, the latter
figure being bid aiter the morning board.
Sales were made later, however, at 26S..
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WHILE business is dull and wages are
falling, it is some consolation that one in.
evtable result is low prices for the ncces.
saries OF life. Except iii the matter OF rent
dollar brings more than when business
was better and wages higher. The man
who is withouttwork and has laid up
nothing for d dark day finds in the situa.
ton no consolation mt all,
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FROM THE CAPITAL.
TO SUSPEND COINAGE OF s1Lvl.r,
Dollhrs---Te1t of the Dill Introduced in the
Senate festcrday--Nnval5 Approprla. !.
tion llill Passes tho House With.
out Opnosition- Capital Notes,

WASHINGTON, -. c., Dec: 3.-TIn III,
senate the chair laid before liz Senate tn
report Of tho commission appointed t,
select a site for u pedestal for the CARTEL.
statue. Referred. lG- 4
Mr. Mcpherson introduced bill to sus
pend the coinage OF silver dollars. It pro
vides that on and after tho passage Of the
act the coinage Of silver dollars shall be
suspended; that tho Secretary Of the
Treasury shall be directed not to reissue
any United States notes ofa denomination
less than five dollars and to derosit ali
United States notes Of Il determination less
than five dollars, and 10 cease engraving
or printing all such notes. 1t authorizes
tho Secretary OF the Treasury upon the
deposit OF silver bullion in sucls sul-trcas.
try as lie shall designate TO issue TO tic
dcpositnr thereof silver certificates having
upon their face the weight and market
value OF the metal SO deposited, calculated
In United States gold dollars ut the rate OF
Twenty-Five and eight.tenths standard
grains 10 the dollar. The Secretary il als,,
authorized and required on the prcsenta-
ton Of my silver certificates issued under
tho provisions OF the net by legal holders
thereof to redeem tho same by delivering
to the dcpostors silver bullion OF t|u,
weight and tineness certified upon the
certificate and Immediately cancel and
destroy such certificate. z lg,lS,a
Mr.. Slater gave notice that On Monday
next he .Ronltt move to take up and would
press to u passage the bill declaring for.
feitcd lands granted in aid, of the con-
strdction OF the Oregon Central railroad.
a message being received from the
President, the Senate went into executive
session and soon adjourned. *
HOUSE.
In the House today the bill PASSED
authorizing the construction OF bridge
across the St. Croix river between Still
water and Taylor's Falls. ~
/ On motion OF Mr.. Cobb the Senate
amendments to the House bill FORGETTING
the ,lncarncd land grant OF the Atlantic Il
raclfic Railroad Company were non.con-
Cured in. y S,<sHEi-- III. :. /.
On motion OF Mr.. Randall the House
went into a Committee Of the Whole. Mr..
Cox, OF New York, in the chair, on the
bill making temporary provision for the
naval service. ~. s@s !. !
No amendments were offered 10 the
bill and no discussion was had, Mr.. Ran
dali merely making brief statement that
the total appropriation for the support OF
the Navy for the current fiscal year was
Sl5, 1880, lGG, a reduction Of S259,26S from
the appropriation OF the previous year.
Tho Committee rose and the bill was
passed, and the House resumed considcu-
ton OF the Interstate Commerce bill.
Without action tho House adjourned,
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A SLIP ofthe types in Mr.. Paxton's arti.
Gle OIL city taxation made him say that
six percent is usually considered fair
annual return for some Investments"
.'some' should have read Sound dn-and
then there would have been no occasion
fora hard-elove match between the proof.
reader and the compositor. ,S.52. ll.3,., ~