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CAPITAL CHIPS.

Mrs. Nj L roy, the Presidents sister, gave
public reception at the White House on
Saturday. oEF5N@@- =.
4 pos!cGce hsa been established at
Track, Nahon county. West Virginia, and
Robert E. Mussrave has been appointed
postmaster. - ~
J. + Briscoe and vile, Of Jefferson couu.
", W. Va, ara at the st. James. r, T.
Lowndes, oil Oiarksburg, aad Hon. r. vii
s!a, Col. Il. s. Blair and S. O.; Luddingtop,
otWest Virginia, are'at the National. b h
At the London Fisheries Exhibition the
United States was awarded 10 gold medals,
47silver medals, 20 bronze medals aud 2i
diplomas. being uiors than nnc-6tlh Of ,he
entire number awarded. Norway ranked
second in The list. ~
Ex Senator Davis and wife, Of West Vir.
gina, Left Washington yesterday for an ex.
tended trip tlroug IL tho South. They will
go as ier 40 Jacksonville. Fla before their
return. Their daughter will, during the
month OF February, ba the guest oi Senator
HaIrison's family. r5i"T7
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1NATIONAL;OAPITAL.
work or CONGRESS FOR THlswEEk.
The Shipping Bill 70 b. Reported sooa--yorthsra
Paens People to BE- Heard oa Ii. Lsad Grant
Qaratioh-pfopossd Anssdmtnt OF Tho
nonsassai -Comn,itsss Reports

WARRINGTON, January 27.-The two OF
three appropriation bills promised threa
weeks ago have not yet made their appear.
ance In the. House. In fac. they are no.
yet out Of the hands Of the sub committees
Of the Committee on Appropriations. The
shipping bill, recently reported from the
select Committee on Shipping, Is perhaps
the most: important measure before the
House, and 1t Is expected motion will be
made by General Slocum to.morrow to pro.
ceed to its consideration In Committee OF
the Whele. ssi5 e. ,T.i,sg ~
The report from the Committee on fAc.
counts in relation to the removal OF am.
ployes OF the House at tho close Of laa,
Congress, Is expect to be made Wednesday.
The Fuz John Porter discuasion will H.
resumed Friday. Nm. :,
The Northern Pacific Railroad people
will be heard in defens, OF their land grants
ny the House Committee on PubIic auds
Tuesday, and the same day the COMMITTEES
on Pacific Railroads will be addryts,d by
Judge Dillon, Of the Union Pacific, and
Others, IN opposition to the proposition TO
compel railroads TO pay the costs Of survey
ing and selecting lsnds, thus making the
lands taxable by States. Z. 2.3,r : &"
THE HOMESTEAD LAWS, ,,:ss
A subcommittee Of the Senate Commit.
tee on Public Lands will probably recon.
mend q number OF radical changes in tho
homestead Law. 1t is proposed to give the
homestead claimant one year from tho
cate Of entering the land to establish a
residence thereon, requiring, il the mean.
time, that BIZ shall break aud prepare for
cultivation given :. area OF land IN
establish in good faith. his professions
Under existing law he'is required 90 upon
the claim ard make It. his liume within ak
months Of the date Of entry. 1t is further
proposed 10 admit homestead Claims 10
aual proof; and patent only at the end OF
seven years from the date Of entry, the
present term being lys years. 5; 1t is agreed
tnas to the claimant who farms lauu for
his own use 1t Is OF little cons.q uence
when he receive, q patent, since entry on
the land confirms him in every right, but
selling it, KIM. elrFFi'l -''N'N'
But little attention has yet been given to
the pre-emp:i9n Law, but there is better rea.
son for expecting radical amendments than
its repeal. The chief amendments surpss.
ted III the committee look to the preyen.
tion OF speculation by requiring TINT relin-
q1ishnents shall not be accepted by local
officers, and that when accepted BY tie
Commissioperths land shall be open for
entry by the first application, and two
years actual residence saall precede The
purchase Of land. Z Iiiia's.s 'liii, NJ = :,
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PEA6lVa LANH. {.
A Crying Need for Coo, Ca lion and New

A Crying Need for COD, ca lion and New
From Our Special Correspondent. - ~ =.:.t
WASHING ron, JANUARY 27.-"There are q
few requirements in the present pension
laws that are very provoking" OBJ.
served Congressman Morrill,, Of Kansas,
to-day. "One l think Of Is bairbarous
outrage, and it is this, that the Pension
Office wont accept the oath Of con
In favor OF his mother, who is applying for
a pension and who is trying to prove de.
pendency."
Certainly, the pention laws forbid the
competency OF the oath Of person sup
POSED 10 be pecuniarily interested in the
success Of the applicant" remarked. :,
"Well. that may be just III some inetau-
ces, but have one in mind whsre it was
not sought to ASCERTAIN lflhe son WAS pecu.
niarily interested. The testimony OF INV
mud ali scounurels iB competent, however,
As deep.iyed roguss as ever drew brtath
can swear away a poor, starving widows
bread, but an homes. son cannot help his
mother ill 8 link III testimony" N'.tT7
Il am OF the opinion" SAID Congress.
mon Sumner, Of Wisconsin, VINO stood
lard by, "thst there should be court au.
tnoriz.d in every county seat to hsar eyi.
dence and PEGS upon the merits OF pension
ca ,es. have In mind applicants who
are honest and worthy who caunot make
proof here before ,Ae Pension Office, be.
cause the Commissioner or o4her .ilicers
OF the Office cannot understand the cusps.
and others m-ke good cases in the eyes oi
the law who deserve nolhiug, Ifths casss
were heard in The community wher. ths
applicant lived aud the wi,nesses resided
The credibility Of the parties could bs con-
sldered. In all this pension business there
is no Law. TO require any one to tBabIish
character, and cures are made up and de.
ieated by acoundrels, in many cases. There
should be very radical changes IN the laws.
Il makes no altfsrurncs how honest the
officers may be, tuey must have laws that
are good 10 govern them" eT
Just now It seems there ia nothing be.
fore Congress Of more vilal importance 10
the masses than the proposed codlfcalion
of the pension laws. II IL only q question
OF very short time when 1t will be accom-.
plished. 1t affects nearly every family, dl.
recuy or fndilectly, in the country"
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Killed by Ilcc,ric Lsrht wires.

JoHSsrowS, January 2B.-Ferdinand
Me'zUf, an employe OF the Cambria Iron
Works, WIS buried here to-day. On Thurs-
day night hs YVES at bis usual work OF OIL
lug the track rail that Is used to slids hot
rails from The rolls to the hot bed, and for
this purpose he used q steel rod about
eight feet long, with 4 hook and bunch
Of colt IN waste attached. He wss standing
on top Of the hot bed and raised the sle.I
rod aboye hinS when it accidentally cane
IL contact with the electric light wire : He
fell dead. Tho instant the current Of cleo,
trici.y touched the rod all the lights around
the works were extinguished. Dr.. Low
man was summoned Immediately, but
said that his death YVES instantaneous. The
body was carefully examined, but not a
single mark was found. ~ S'S .-1,
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RlLL HlLL'N BILL,

fhe Government 10 put mp Postofllce
80 BuitainRs by " Wholesale. Il
From Our Special Correspondent. ID. ~. " .z..
= WAsulSeToN, January 27.-The people
in towns Of $500 inhabi,ants and upwards
will be interested in learning that the
prospects are that the bill Of Representa-
tive Hill, Of Ohio, authorizing the Post.
mas'er General to have buildipgs con.
structed for the uae Of second and third
class posto0ices will, in all probability. be
iassed. Il meets with tho hearty endorse.
ment Of the Pos,m aster. Ganeral and his
subordinate officers. That is q good deal.
Il is popular IN the House and Senate.
That is much more. The buildings are not
TO exceed SID. 900 in cost. l, is estimated
that in les than dozen years the build.
ings will have all cost tho Government
nothing, In the saving Of rents that viii
aCrft1p., Z
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A HlG shSsGShE EAT.
inc Cleveland Paper Company Goes a,
Tor n Quarter OF n Million. ,f

tho Cleveland Paper Company Goes mn
Torn Quarter ofH Million.
CLEVELAND, u, January 27.-The assign.
ment Of the Cleveland Paper Company,
when i! leaked out Inst night, astounded
commercial circlcs; -as;- 1t swas regarded
among the solid corporations OF the 'West.
The present embarrassment of the com.
pany is the direct sequence fths failure
last year CT the George II. Tsy.
lor Paper Company, j OF Chicago,
When the; terms OF settlement with the
creditors were agreed on the mills at South
Bend and Mishawakee, Ind, were bought
by George .Taylor's father, N. W. Tayior.
president Of the Cleveland COMPANY, who
assumed the liabilities, ex xpectlng The earn:
inys of the mills would assist HIM to paw
the obl;g4;iocs. On : his return re-.
Gently from Europe, where 4 he
had been by his physicians' advice.
mills had loet SEC. 900 TO $4,000 in nine
months. Unable TO meet ali ,heee personal
liabilities, agsr1gating about Sl40, 600, with.
out selling bis etock in the Cleveland com.
pany, Of which he holds a verv large
amount, he quietly made individual as.
sigaments. Then, fearing his action
would result In multitude of attach.
mems by creditors upon the property
Of the Cleveland Paper Company, ALREADY
embarrassed by the failure Of the Chagrin
Falls and, other companies, and dreadiny
the sacrifice OF property 10. satisfy such at
tachments, twas decided that the Cleye.
land Paper Company should a'eo sssgn, as
means Of Protecting all the CT, dilors
alike. This company's liabilities will no,
vary much from quarter OF a million.
largely for stock and fine goods Only one
bank is among the creditors and that holds
discounted paper amply secured, ~
The assets are little, il any, less than
5000, 900. Outside Of considerable real cs.
late, the remainder ia principally in raw
material, Of which there is a prodiuious
amount on hand. The eesignce::will operate
the mills to fill contracts, the most Of which
are to furnish print paper to numer-
ouB newspapers scattered over the
northwest. He will also dispcs, OF the
immense amount Of paper of all kinds in
store, and expects the company will soon
pay all debts in full and resume Operations
as heretofore. The company owns three
large mills in thie city, and owns in whole
or in part, or controls, the product OF hall
9 dozen or more in Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan. S..5iifS;.=S..y : "
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H0 nE AT LAST.
The Body or Herr LasAer Received nj the
GefmnD UpiIn'

ane BODY OF Herr LasAer Received At the
Gernnn snpiin'
BERLIN, January 2G-The body Of Herr
Llsker, which arrived this morning, was
taken to the new synagogue this afternoon.
Many Indies and gentlemen, iriends Of the
deceased, followed the remains In carriagrs,
and wleaths were deposited on ths coflin
by friends aud by d.pu;atons OF the
National, Liberal aud Proyrcss,ss parties.
Baron S,anffvnberg wilt be unable to At.
tend the funeral, owing 10 urgent duties in
the Dist, and Frederick kApp,will deliver
eulogy in the synagogue instead. h
In the procession from the station to
The synagogue we're large number Of
members from the Prusslan Diet, two
brothers ard three sisters Of Lssker and
many carriages containing private citizeps.
Ia tho last cutfiu were tho wreaths deposit.
ed on tho coffin in America. A large
crowd stood with heads barred az the coftiu
was borne past. At the, synagogue the
coffin WAS placed in handsomely drapcd
chamber. The Jewish Community will
hold funeral watch until tho burial.
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EGrpTi.n AfrAIHa,
A Lean xnii"ied-scbelIiuus Tribes
%, Hurrepuertnr F.=.

A Lean Sexnii"'ed-sebclIiuus Tsibes
HnrrcnderinS. i=a
CAIRO. January 27.-The goyornmenth has
borrowed G050.000 from Baron Ro.hschild
for Blk mou,us. al Gpe!cent.
General Gordon, Col. Stewart and the
new Sullau Of DArioar started ior khar-
toum yesterday evening. General Gordon
las el0l 900 ut his disposal for military
purp.seB. -. * Fs5ly - y iI.6iI2.E5,
4 Te!ezraphic communication with Knar.
toum is reatricted. -: f39s=.. 80,
The Government Of DongoIa te!egraphs
thai many tribes, including the powerful
B,ckarich,' tribe, have submitted to Baker
Pasha, military commander OF Suakim.
They ask q remission OF six months
iaxss, and that they be recompensed
iur losses in the rebellion. They guarantee
Tree passage to traders and caravaas. Other
tribes are expected TO make submission.
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Arthur Not u Candidate.

), Nkw lonH, january o7.-The Tribune Of
" J, morrow Will contain an Interview with
=, n,'ssnator John ]. Patterson, OF South Oar.
Jnaa' Sn. Speaking Of presidential candi.
.a5 ua.ss' ne represents MI. Arthur as having
Iaia 1aiia 70 % him IN a recent conversation the
,vht'oSinH; u would not say to the public,
W. nnese Il would scarcely be credited, what 1
say a. 70 you, but do not want the presiden.
" again. You will believe me when I cay
Jn,o IT, 1neie vii! be a great many things
WI" svne 70 forward my Nominations thou.
naao. sauu Ihlncs. Men who think such thinys
st;essafy as,;ss TO retain or cure place will be
aSiiSe. aCi.' 10 30 nominated, however, would
snny,o amy oe . gratifying to me in case it came
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sCHUYLkk COLFAx,
He Stllt Takes Enough Enterest in Toll.
4'ty-l.'s5Is ties 10 milk W~ll-,g ~ =: u

No Stlll Takes Enough Enterest In Toll.
Vs. ~ ties 10 snIk Well. - t5i = Il T
CHICAGO, January 28 N was miequotcd
in an interview in ST., L,uia tho, other
day, "sxid Schuyler Coltax yesterday. II
did not cay Blaine was the best possible
candidate the Republican party could pre-.
cent, nor that Galtield's death eaved the
Republicans from ;dctea. this fall. I don't
remember being interviewed at all, and, il
I was, The reporter; did not disclose his
identity. do no: believe Blaine il The
bes. man whom the Republicans can put
forward. I like Biuine. I think he ia a
dashing sort Of q fellow, who is
in politics what a brave charger is in war,
hut l think there are. many. men In the
Republican ranks who would make a better
run than he. and be more acc-p able 10
the people: As 10 Garfield, I think, instead
Of jaopardizing the Republican interests
this fail, II he had al.yed;S he would have
bet,ered them. He was Just commencing
10 show bis strength OF character and moral
courage when ho was aesassina,ed, In
Garfield We had q President oi many good
qualities, and Ibave always believed that
had he lived he would have b.come 80
strongly Axod in the! peoples; hearts that
he would have been elected TO "a second
term much eas;er than 10 the first Thus
| would he hDve he injured TO the Republi.
can four more years OF administration,n
'"Do you believe that Republican success
has been endangered BY Ga, 4 Ada DEATH =
mo; it might have been ibut for one
thing Lincoln was wont to eay,t The
Republicans were triumphant. partly BY
their psinciplee. but to-. 9 greater degree
through the: blunders Of their !enem;es
The Democrats will commit no fewer blum
dera this year than they have in past years
II anything, they are liable to commit
more. 9! They, have begun already. i ,Th,
election Of Payne was the firs. and greatest
They have all along boasted that theira Il
the party oitthe people; tha. tho Republi
] cans are the sxponents Of the rich.ft It vii
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Sixty Yearn without Entlur.

GREEScAs1ls, IND, January 27.-Jobn
F. Jones died in this city yesterday, in tho
Ssh year OF his age. He was widely known
to the travelling public, having kept hotel
here and at, Columbus, Ind, during the
greater part Of bis life When boy, he
drank through mistake detection Of lye,
which CAUSED o contraction OF The guliet,
and prevented his taking food in any
other than liqnid form. Even that Was
offended with difficulty, aud he succeeded
in forcing 1t down his throat by external
means. For over sixty years, though q
Boniface himself for greater part Of the
time, he had not enten moulhfui OF food.
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IT Was altogether human for Mr.. Wisnsr
TO desire 10 retain the Martinsburg post.
Office. Denied another term, 1t might
have been expected that ho would yield
gracefully. Instead Of that, Mr.. Evans
being appointed to be his successor, Mr.
Kisuer BhOwa disposition to oppose con.
armation. The ugly charge is brought
Agains. Mr.. Evans that he was one Of a
mob TINT lynchcd q negro ten
Yeas ago. 1t ia strange that
man could be 80 active in politics as MI.
Evans has been-thst he could be twice
elected 10 the Legislature since his alleged
connection with that affair-Tithout having
the charge flung 4. him. II he is guilty be
does not deserve the respect and confidence
which he enjoys at home and throughout
the State. II he is not guilty-and be
makes an indignant denial-Bomebody de.
serves horsewhipping. The charge Ravora
ol spite, ,t.,,I
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AN lx.uOvkHNOR DEAD.
RICHMOND, Va, January 2e.-Ex Cover.
nor John Lstcher died this morning at his
home in Lexington. .1:;7::5-st- -: : .

Governor Letcher was born in Lexing.
ton, Va, March IS. 1918. He began bis
education at Washington college and COM
pleted 1t at Randolph, Macon. Preparing
himself for the law, be waa admitted to
practice in 1880, but the zane year he be.
gan the publication Of the Valley Star at
Lexington. In 1850 he was member OF
the Constitutional Convention Of Virginia,
and in the same year he was elected to
Congress, where he served eight years,
being member Of the Ways and Means
Committee part Of that time. /, In 1859 he
was elected Governor Of Virginia toaucceed
Henry A. 4 Wise. He resoiutely opposed
secession, but went with bis State and re-
mained its Governor until 1851. In his
prime he was noted as strong public
speaker, able In presenting facts and popu.
lar ior his quaint stories. He has been out
Of public lils aince 1854, Ss5sjsf5IF
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The IIentnclly senate r.hir.

FRASKronr, KY, January 81 There are
no new developments in the csnatoral
situation, but 1t is thought the caucus
Monday night will rescind the rule
which at preseat does not allow
the name Of any new candidate TO be pre-
sented. 1.-THE rule is rescinded Carisls's
name will be prsposed and his strength
tested. 1t Is likely also that a rule drop
ping the hindmost candidate after each
ballot will be adonted, I, -
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FRED DOUGLAnh'] mARRIAaE.
II IN Still tho hen,stion OF the nay ID
" ashlngton circles

II IN SIN tho hensstion Of tho Day In
N y ashington circles e.
WAsulNoroN, January 27-The mar.
riage Of Fred Douglass to white woman
has shaken negro Social circles from centre
to circumference. Douglass is probably the
best known colored man in America. Here
ne has been regarded as the peculiar
leader Of the colored people, and IN every
movement intended to improve the condi.
ton OF the blacks he has been the foremost
man. g l,.'.
Douglass Is sixty.Gve years Of age aud his
commanding figure, rugged face and gray
hair form an object of almost as much
curiosity TO visitors here sa the President
Or Mi. Blaine. For many years past Doug.
lass has held Office here, and two OF his
three sons are now drawing eala,ies from
the Government. At present he occupies
the position OF Recorder Of Deeds, and bis
bride, Mics Helen NJ. Pitts, white woman,
thirty five years Of age, has been the copy.
ist IN his office. H=
z The more intelligent colored people here
regard the marriage as carrying Gu! prac.
lically tho theory and principles advoca cd
by Mr.. Douglass Tor the past thirty Year,
with reference 10 the equality OF the races,
He has loag entertained The belief that racs
distinctions Should not prevail, and adyo-
cated a broad humanity with regard to
Mru. Dr.. Winslow, who has been init.
mately associated with Mics Pitts, and
whom she left in charge Of her paper, the
Alpha, when. che went to Europe, said:
"Mlsa Pitts ia bright; intel < MT woman,
and l have always been great. friend OF
hers. II did not know that she intended
taking this step ua1ii the papers announced
her marriage this morning She consulted
none of her friends as l:r as l can learn,
1t was q matter entirely controlled bv the
wishes Of htrself and Mr. Douglass. They
are, aIte1 oil, the ones to be consulted, and
think that the public. aas nothing to do
with it:sqI II Ms, Pitts had asked nv
advice," "con.inuedthe Doctor, ~ should
Certainly Lave couusclied against the
merriage. But now that 1t is done l do
mot propose TO allow it to make any changes
in my relations with ber."
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purify. Men get enthusiastic In their pur.
suit Of law. breakers, and being bent on
success they will stoop to anything almost,
to accomplish their end. The result is.
money Is spent In the most reckless man.
ner, men are paid 10 swear ialsely, juries
are packed, and nearly all species oi crime
Ia committed. It Is q mistake that any.
thing ia fair when tho Government or
State officers are trying TO convict an
accrsed person. These prosecutions and
these officers anould be conducted and goy.
erned like thcss In counties. Ills my
opinion that moro men are convicted who
are innocent, and more scoundres escape
conyictlsn under Government prosecution
than all other proceeses Of law combined.
We propose to change the laws and mete
out more uniform Justice all around" ri