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4 Southern Railroad Scheme.

NEW YORK, March S.-MesSrs. Brice, Thomas and
Shettar, OF East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia.
ana the seney syndicate sailed to-day on the
steamer Servfa for Europe. The object Of
their trip is to Consulnmate negotiations
which have been pending tor some time
WIN The Erlanger syndicate In London for a
union OF East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia,
Marietta and Cincinnati railroads with the Erlan-
ger system, by Which the East Tennessee system
Will extend from Cincinnati to Chattanooga and
New orleans and with the Texas Pacific and South
ern Pacific systems The present plan Is for the
East tennessee combination to buy or lease the
Erlanger system, the basis of which plan is not yet
made known
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The MRFketas

s5S& @ a s1 sss snssss
1osio steady with @ods1as demand %Sess
higher southern Fea II2a! amber. ii.sl ~
Nd aa'ysgs fG e S:' sp T 1lS
s1 s1 aSa x sS
April ssass a.y i1S sgs and ns
sss:nel asked qst and :e Ut e'n
@ rRs 4 sa:4s sa
lower to sell. Mess pork-new, 1900 old. la00 Bulk
1..ls , dsEd1ssnsd y. Butter
i0S Other and sraiss
wheat 1900 bushels $3.50 S%sh
ns bushels eu:sss 5Sn
els: corn. 11S,OOO bushels
A CHANGE OF QUARTERs--A change OF quarters
was made at tho Treasury department to-day,
whereby Secretary Folger will occupy the two
which have heretofore been the rooms OF the Chief
clerk and Assistant Secretary.
THE SIGNAL OFFlcE Not TO BE RKpREsKNrsp.-It
is thought by some that detail nom the Signal
service will be made to accompany the Greedy relief
expedition, for the purpose OF making scientific OBJ
retarles OF War and Navy some time ago decided
that the personnel Of the expedition should consist
ehufeiy OF SAILORS,
COMMANDER Albert Kautz has been ordered to
duty in the bureau of equipment and recruiting,
Navy department.
THE MINISTER FROM NICARAGUA.-The Secretary
OF State to-day presented to the President Senior
DR.. Antonio Batras as minister from Nicaragua
Mr. Batras Is now the diplomatic representative OF
Guatemala, Salvador and Nicaragua at Washing
ton.
CHANGES IN THE ENGINEER CoRrs-The follow
ing changes In the stations and duties OF officers of
the engineer corps are ordered Capt C. f. Balfrey
relieved from duty under Lieut.. Col. David C.
Houston and ordered to Willett's Point, N. Y.
Capt. Jos. II. Willar, from duty at Willetts Point
and ordered to report to Lieut. Col C. b.
COmstock for duty on the Improvement OF
the Mississippi river, taking station at ST.
Louis, relieving Capt c. B. Sears, who, upon
being relieved Will proceed to Vicksburg to relieve
Capt, William l. Marshall Capt. Marshall win
proceed 10 Milwaukee, relieving Major John w. Bar
low.
LINCOLN HALL-Rev. J. j. Keane viii lecture at
Lincoln hall Thursday evening, March 18th, the
ll lf
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A 0MiCk Verdict.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

The New York Stock Market.
The following are the opening and 2:3O prices
OF the New York Stock Market to-day, as reported
by special wire TO II. II. Dodge 539 18th street:
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LINCOLN HALL--Rev. j. j. Keane viii lecture at
Lincoln hall Thursday evening, March 18th, the
subject being " His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land"
The Lecture wiz commence at o'clock.
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PRESIDING ELDER pEAEE's REPORT OF THE coNDI.
TION OF Affairs IN THE WASHINGTON DISTRICT
POORLY PAID MINISTERS AND HOMES DESTITUTE OF
RELIGIOUS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TRANSACTED BIZ
THE CONFERENCE TO-DAY.
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LUTTRELL'S"
SPLENDID BARGAINS
BLACK SILKS
From - Cents up.
OUR DOLLAR SILKS
Reduced to Is Cents IN all colors
SURAH SILKS
In all the New Spring Colors very cheap
SPRING NOVELTIES IN WOOL FABRICS. New
Shades Our New SPkISG DRESS GOODS, ell wool,
at % cents cannot be surpassed
q U l. s!
Our 99c Quilts equal those usually sold at AL
Splendid Quilt for lbs
J. A. LUTTRELL l. CO.,
NINA Sl7 Market Space.
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EAsrrH CARDS
AND NOVELTIES
Now ready for early selections full line Of
PRANGS EASTER CARDS
'3ust received 600 boxes of FINE LINER PAPER AND
ENVELOPES. Just opened In the Stationery Depart
>Hient. 4. the low price of 25c Der box
LOO Cards engraved for 81
g. A. WHITAKER,
1eb2i nos PENNSYLVANIA AyFNTTR
WASHINGTON CIRCULATING LIBRARY sO7
w 14th street northwest, between II and i sfreets
8e.fodlcals and New Publications constantly added
talo- 2u' Mis-. q. Z. WASHBURN co
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AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITOL.
House OF Representative.


by MI. Dunn ARK }, from the committee on COM
merce-Adopting International regulations for pre-
venting collision at sea House calendar.
COMMITTEES Of the Whole on revenutsnIs. N' 90 '-''
Pending which Mr.. Townsbend Ills1 moved that
.ne iiouse SO into committee on the general appro
The Speaker stated that the vote would first he
Gaken on MI. MorrisonS motion, and Mr.. Randall
"a dSlaanded the yeas and nays
MT Reed [Mel inquired whether. II the motion
Were carried, the committee would be required 10
consider internal revenue bills
The Speaker replied that il would he REQUIRED TO
cohslutF pills raising revenue II there were any
sueh on the calendar. The chair did not decide
whether there were any such bills or not
THE HOUSE REFUSES TO CONSIDER THE EoNpEp
WHISKY BILL
Inc OBJECT OF Mr. Morrison 5 motion was TO take
up for consideration the "ponded extension bill
The House, however, refused to adopt it-yeas us,
nays II.
This was in no sense party vote. rs a large num-
Der OF democrats voted in the negative with the
rspubhcans. and an almost equally large number
IN the uans with Nor the cam BODY S Of
IN the light OF strict test vote the
oy an appropriation bin induced many members TO
vote against II who will probably support IL when
IL comes squarely before the House. and several re-
Uately moving TO strike out the enacting clause
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
The House then, at Las, went into committee OF
the whole ONT. Blount (Ga.) In the CHAIR on the
post ONCE appropriation bill.
Mr. Iownshend Qll) explained the provisions
che blu, which he said appropriated $45 800.
against an appropriation last year OF s44,iS9 SEQ
The bill abolished the use OF Official stamps and
provided that no postmaster should receive larger
salary than 81 900
Congressional Topics.
BILLS KADY FOR CONSIDERATION.
The House committee on appropriations expects
to be ready to report the Indian appropriation bill
on Monday. Three or four other appropriation
bills will, 1t IS understood, be ready to re-
port before the consideration OF this one can be
completed. But the Morrison tarin bill will be re-
ported Monday. and 1t has become a very interest
Ing question whether or not IL will have a chance
for consideration before the committee OF the
whole
MICHIGAN LAND GRANTS UNDKR CONSIDERATION.
The House committee on public lands had under
consideration to-day MI. Maybury's resolution au-
thorzing investigation into the land grants made
the Lake Superior Portage canal in Michigan, with
the view OF declaring forfeiture. The question
involves about 100000 acres OF the best lands OF
Michigan.
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MRS. Matilda ]. Stanton, living on College street,
reports that her chicken house was broken open
last night, and twelve fancy chickens stolen:
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A Verdict for Six Cents.

AGAINST
YORK TINES.
NEW YORK, March 8-The suit OF Capt. CharlesC.
duncan against the New York Times for 500, 600
damages for libel was concluded to-day in the
Kings county supreme court In regard to
the statement about Beecher, Sherman and
on the quaker City to the Holy Land. and had
failed to go, the jury found for the plaintiff and
awarded him six cents damages. Concerning the
jury also found for the plaintiff. giving him six
cents On all the other charges the jury found for
the defense. The plaintiff will move new trial
A Quick Verdict.
JOHSsTowN, PA, March 8.-Michael Murray, who
has been on trial for the murder Of John Hancuff
on the 18th of last October, was found guilty OF
murder in the first degree, the jury being out but
twenty minutes.
The New York Senate Contempt Case.
ALBANY, n. Y, March 6.-JuStiGe Learned to-day
granted writ OF habeaS corpus in the case OF
VIM. Mcdonald, the witness imprisoned for con-
tempt by the senate, returnsble TUESDAY next.
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A Woman Refu.ed admission.

PHILADELPHIA, March S.-UpOn the opening Of
common pleas court, No. 1, to-day, Judge Biddle,
announced the decision OF the majority OF
the court upon the motion to admit
MIS- Carrie Kilgore to practice as an attorney The
court was unwilling to grant the motion. and the
rule taken for that purpose was accordingly dis
charged. Judge Pierce read dissenting opinion.
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CHANGE OF QuARTERs-A change Of quarters
was made at tho Treasury department to-day,
whereby Secretary Folger will occupy the two
rooms at the southeast corner OF the building
which have heretofore been the rooms Of the chief
clerk and Assistant Secretary.
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Attacked bY Four Wen.

FALL RIVER, MASS, March 6.-William Lee, a
spinner at the Sycamore mill, severely beaten
with club by four masked men last night, while
on MS way home from work. Secretary howard, OF
the Spinners' Union days since offered to send
him TO his home in Providence, but Lee refused to
go. He Is now confined to his bed.
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W ~ .i...S ~ l9.h STREET NORTHWEST
" Ne g il-Il4% cit SiOc> kcr's Ant -s1uesk Port
f. -, l.. Top E.iiieiits Lne. fI4ste: bitch Felt
s> ~AS~~' >>' Aa>-9s @ss tAlk
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COMMANDER Albert Kautz has been ordered to
duty in the bureau OF equipment and recruiting,
Navy department.
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BECKETT. On March eth. 1894 MAGGIE helovet
Vile Of James W. Beckett, III her thirty fifth year
Farewell. farewell my Maxy dear
Life is sad without thee here;
Oh, may meet In Heaven abova
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THE MINISTER FROM NICARAGUA-The Secretary
OF State to-day presented to the President Senior
Dr. Antonio Batras as minister from Nicaragua.
Mr.. BatraS Is now the diplomatic representative of
Guatemala, Salvador and Nicaragua at Washing
Inn
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15
Foreign Flashes.

DIR. Charles T. Bean of Boston wants a pen
sion for a disability incurred in the war, which
has made him grow feshy, until he now weighs
43 pounds.
The United Ireland says that the true cause
of the detention of O'Kelly, of the News at
Dongala, is that he aroused the hostility of
Clifford Lloyd by articles he contributed to the
Bosphora Egyptian.
Lord Randolph Churchill has announced
that during the next recess of parliament he
will probably visit the United States with Lady
Churchill, formerly Miss Jennie Jerome, daugh-
ter of Leonard W.. Jerome of New York.
The first suit for divorce ever asked for in
this country byIa Chinaman has just been be-
gun in the New York courts. Charley Hee-
Sing, one of the wealthiest aud most promi-
nent Celestials in America, asks to be separated
from his wife, Miss Mamie Pepper, a young
English girl whom he married in London, on
the ground that she had deserted him for one
Fon Que, with whom she is now living.
Prof. VirchOw says trIchiniasis in Germany,
caused by eating imported American meat, is
confined to a few isolated cases at Bremen. He
points out dangers connected with rearing pigs,
and urges the compulsory examination of Ger
man and American pork. The North German
Gazette says it is justiiable to prohibit the i'm
p~ortation Of American pork, as it has a higher
percentage of trichin9 than any other.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15
Crimes and Criminals.

Medicine Lodge, Kans., lynched four bank
robbers.
Dr.. Kempster, the Oshkosh adulterer, is in
Washington attending Senator Sawyer's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Howard White.
Jim Smithson, a farmer of Birmingham, Ala.
shot his father-in-law, Blakensbip, dead, on
account of something the latter had said and
refused to retract. Smithson escaped.
Mrs. Laura Williams of Chicago died from
morphine taken instead of quinine called TO
by the prescription. Charles S. Sturgis, the
drug clerk who made the prescription, discov-
cred his error three hours after, but two late to
save the life of the lady. He is now under ar
rest.
Isaac Johnson, who cut the throat of Isabella
Booker, his paramount, at Canton, Miss, some
two weeks ago, and then fed, was captured
Tuesday the 10Th, dressed in woman's clothes.
a few miles from where the murder was com
m1tted. He is now in Canton Jail, and saws he
did the killing and is willing to abide his fate.
Lafayette, Ind, special says an unknown
man set fire to a large Touring mill situated in
the country about ten miles from that city. The
incendiary was observed, and several citizens
started to capture him.. The stranger. however.
m lnaged to escape. The mill was worth $40.
0UO, uninsured, and was totally destroyed.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News,

Representative Reagan Of Texas is recover
ing from his serious illness.
No appointment has given so much satisfac-
ton as that Of Mr.. Coon, who was appointed
from a clerkship to the Cfice of assistant sec
rotary of the treasury.
Hon. John Jay Knox, who resigned the United
States controllership, having been elected pres
ident of the National Bank of the Republic, New
York, assume the duties of the position re-
Gently.
Before the Jeanette committee Danenhower
said he had expressed a belief that if one of
Melville's party had gone TO Belun with Kus-
nah, some of Belongs party might have been
saved
The statute of limitations stood ex-senator
Kellogg in good stead, and relieved him from
the annoyance Of a criminal prosecution.
Judge Wiley's decision on Thursday, the LIST, re-
3ecting the testimony of Price, the principal
witness, on the ground that the bribing took
place, if at all, some four years ago, left the
prosecution without a case, and averdict of
Rcquittal was directed by the court A nolle
pros. was also entered as to the price indict-
ment for conspiracy according 10 agreement
and the impression seems to be that this will
have the effect Of protecting Brady, the other
cOnspiratOr.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15
The Kansas Robbers 1.rnohed.

Harper, Kan. Special: Swift retribution has
overtaken the Medicine Lodge murderers and
robbers. The posse in pursuit yesterday came
up with the robbers three miles from town
captured them after a brief struggle, brought
the prisoners back to town, and lodged them in
the calaboose. A crowd gathered Thursday
night and attacked the building. One of
the robbers opened fire, whereupon the crowd
riddled him with bullets. The remaining three
were taken out, conducted to the edge of the
town and hanged The excitement
was great. The crowd
refused to listen to the officers, who endeav-
ored to quiet them One of the prisoners
begged for mercy, but the others died game.
excitement Increased when it was found
that two of the robbers were Henry Brown and
Ben Wheeler, marshal and assistant marshal of
Caldwell. The other two were John Wesley
and Billy Smith, cowboys, from the ct. s."
rancho. All the men were well known here.
Mr.. Payne, president of the bank, whom the
robbers shot, is reported dying. A bullet en-
tered his breast over his heart and came out
below a shoulderblade. Cashier Geppert was
first shot in the back, then in the forehead
He died instantly.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15
The Republican Convention.

After a short campaign all the delegates to
the Republican national convention have
now been chosen, and their status, as
nearly as can be ascertained, is shown in
the following table. Many are classified
unknown" for the reason that they have
expressed no preference for president and
are so stoutly claimed by the friends
of the various candidates that they can
not, in fairness, be ranked among the
supporters of any, OF the scattering, Con-
necticut has IL for Hawley, Indiana 6 for
Gresham, Maryland l for Grant, and Wiscon-
sin l for Gen. Sherman. Virginia will send a
contesting delegation of Blaine men.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15
General News Items.

The April decrease in thu public debt was
go 3 ,075.
George W. Dobbin and A. J. Albert, Jr., have
been appointed receivers of Penniman & Bro.
hardware, Baltimore. The bond Of each is
$780, 00.
Chief Justice Waite has accepted an invitation
to join the members of the First Army corps in
the visit to the battle fields of Chancellorsville
and the wilderness.
Mrs. Sharp of Chicago, who has not spoken
TO her hus band for five years, sues for divorce
because he went with his knights commandery
to Toronto and to the Centennial in 1876, she
regarding that as desertion.
W. G. Coles of Columbus, Wis, publishes in
he Chicago Tribune a letter from Mr.. Conk-
ling in which he avoids expressing an opinion
on presidential matters, and says he is out of
politics.
Joe Howard devotes two columns in the Phil
adelphia Press to show what a hairless friend
the late Alvin Johnson was to Horace Greeley.
johnson tore Greeley out of the Tribune Of
fee and put him into an insane asylum. The
old mans last words in the Tribune building
were piteously shrieked, as he chung to the
railing in his Office: 'Oh! Alvy, don't take
me away! Don't take me away"
At the Fourth District Republican Convention
held in st. Paul, VIM. R. Merriam presided
and A. f.. Scott of Hennepin was secretary.
u. b. Landgon of Minneapolis and Stanford
Newell of st Paul were elected by reclamation
as delegates to the National Republican Con-
yention. As alternates, A. Y. Eaton nominated
j. n. Stacey of Wright, and o. A. Halleen nOmi-
mated II. I. Baker of Isanti. Each was chosen
by reclamation
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15

The steamer Bear has already sailed
for the icy North to the relief of Lieu
tenant Greedy. Whalers on the north
ern coast stimulated by the offer of $685.
600 reward, may reach the imprisoned
expedition first. But if Greedy and his
men are rescued, it matters not who the
rescuers are. 1t is gratifying to know
that with reference to Greedy the Gov
eminent has done it's entire duty. 1t is
predicted that next year an expedition
will be fitted out to go in search of the
Bear.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15

Professor Peabody, of Illinois, al
luding to the fact that a very large
proportion of the arabic lands once of
fered for sale by the General Govern
ment are absorbed by railroads, settlers
or spectators says: Long before the
next thirty years shall have ended, the
United States will not have for sale a
single acre of land WI b a farmer could
afford to take as a ga in comparison
with Illinois land at ny dollars an
acre" This statement rs agreat deal
of probability in its fayo if it is not ex-
act truth. The nomads are now wan
dering over sections that are only fit for
sheep pastures in search of farms and
homes, and it will not be long before a
r%efiuent wave will bring the best of them
back to the older and better sections
that are now so sparsely settled. while
Eastern immigrants will have learned
that the cheapest land is often the
dearest. Let no good farmer be de-
ceiyed by the insane idea of cheap land.
That which is nearest markets. rail
roads, good schools, churches. and is
good for diversified farming, is cheaper
at 500 per acre than its opposite is at
$l.25.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15

Gen. Badeau recently resigned the
Office of consul general at Havana.
The reason of his resignation is q pecu-
mary one arising out of a difference of
opinion between himself and the ungen-
erous United States government over
the matter of compensation. Accord
ing to the accounts of the treasury Gen.
Adam Badeau is indebted to the gov
eminent to the amount of $9,713.50 for
fees received as consul general at Lon
don, and nearly the same amount for
fees received as consul general to Ha-
vana. He has frequently been called
upon to settle this deficit, but has re-
fused 10 do so, claiming that he is en-
titled to them as a part compensation.
Unless Mr.. Badeau settles shortly a suit
will be brought against him by the gov
eminent.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15

The complaint is made in New York
that the abolition of tolls on the canals
in that state has failed of the effect ex-
pected of it, through the e~xtortionate
charges for elevator service at Buffalo
and New York. These elevators are
owned Oh controlled by the railroad
companies and they make the charges
high enough to more than n~eutralize
the benefit of the abolition of the tolls.
The repeated tolls amounted toa charge
of $500, 600 a year upon the canal COM
merce; but it is said that the elevator
tax amounts to s., 900, 600 a year on the
grain trade of the state. The canal in
terest is worse off, therefore, than be-
fore. 1t is asserted that the railroads
have injured the canal business to such
an extent that it is no longer done as a
profit, and the boatmen are gradually be-
coming impoverished and disheartened,
and if the Legislature does not interfere
to regulate the elevator charges "the
water route competition with the roads
will come at an end as effectually as if
the Erie canal were drained and every
one of its 1000 boats lay rotting on its
banks"
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15
How Thomas Mast Works.

From the New York Sun.
Il am not the ideal artist with the
bedaubed jacket, vile pipe, etc, etc,
am I? Nor is my den a scene of pictur-
esque confusion"
mo, indeed" Interrupts Mrs. Mast,
IT attend to that"
"People say" continues the artist
"that Mrs. Mast does my work. She
writes my letters, l only sign them. MY
drawings are my own, however. Where
do 1 get my ideas? From bright news
papers. / read the daily
through very carefully. As ideas come
to me L jot them down. Not in the
form of notes, as you men of letters do,
but In lines and " 1 will show
you"
Here Mr.. Mast took down several
large scrap books filled with sketches
made during his italian tour, when he
was with Garibaldi. Also sketches of his
English tour, when he went to Europe
to produce the great Heenan and Sayres
campaign. The famous wal book, con-
tanning the original sketches of his trip
with Lincoln and his subsequent life at
the front, were also shown.
"Do [ ever receive hints of ideas from
other people Oh, yes thousands of them.
Inever. use them. Not because they
are not good, but because have to keep
mp with the times and always have un-
der way enough original ideas to work
on"
DO you follow any system as to time
or manner of work?"
Not at all; I work when 7 feel like
it. That is generally after breakfast.
When I feel tired l quit. Is my work
arduous? No; 1 am not like you news
paper men. 1 cannot draw contrary to
my convictions. You can write your
leaders in a strain in accordance with
the salary you receive for il. I must
feel l am in the right to do intelligent
work"
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15

The bill in the house for governing
Utah by a commission with large paw
ers, the ostensible object being to crush
out polygamy, has been defeated in
committee, and it is quite evident that
no violent or radical measures will be
appointed by congress. While polyga-
my is denounced on every side it is not
behind that measures that may SAVIOR of
persecution, or that may be interpret
ed as such, are the wisest that can be
adopted. Too many gentiles are more
anxious to strike mormonism as a re-
ligion, than polygamy itself.