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ALASKA TERRITORY.
The THE: BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE.
af. b'A'r Wants Nsw'papsrs to 80 rAroush Il ,
nA'Is Ffss-ar. uoss. Electoral Bill Pa,,,d ~
~ the s'aass-.TA' Hou', Spend, tis
'ts6t DAY On tho Fila Johu Porter B,l.

WAsulsoros, January s5.-In the sena, .
MI. Blair introduced bill to provide for
the free circulation Of newspapers q, : d
other periodical publications within tho
State where published. ~ 8
AIR. Sherman called up bis resolution on
the Virginia and Mississippi elections.
Mr.. Lamar hoped the consideration would
be postponed till Monday. Mr. sherman
bad no objection provided II did mt ioaa ,,sua
,ts position. The resolution went over iill
Mr.. Bayard, from the Committee I IN
Finance, reported iavorably the bili nrc, M
vsiding Tor the issue Of circulating notea nv hv
National Banking Associations. iTbia Il
the MCPHERSON bill agreed to BY the COZ com. u
ruv alaska bill passed the Senate. it
Dir. Hoar called up bis bill providing ior
the performance oil the duties OF the Presi.
lent In cas-, OF the removal, by death. rea.
,,gnation or inability Of the President and
vice President, which was read
three times and passed. In d The
contingency referred to /, the Bill vesis
the right to perform Presidential duties in
me Secretary Of State, or In case there be-
none then 10 the Secretary ni the Treasury 4
and 80 on through the Cabinet. -'l''1ts.
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GooDfor G,lmer. Fifty thousand dollars
will not build the proposed narrow gauge
through Gi!mer, but it Is al evidence that
the county has the railroad spirit and
means to give the enterprise such encour-
agement as she can. The handsome major
ity by which the proposition has carried
will put the other counties along the line
upon their mettle. The road is an obvious
necessity. There is business waiting for 1t
and it will create business as it goes.
With main stem to Spencer in Roane,
there is bound 10 DO one outlet to the
Ohio river and there may be two. Jackson
county seems determined to bring theroad
in at Ravenswood, and Writ and Wood
want terminus at Parkersburg. Two
outlets will be better than one,
and one will be better than
none. II the counties will do
their share, and do it promptly, there is a
good prospect that the road will be begun
a. an early day and pushed to completion.
Senator Camden thinks the money can be
raised, and he seems to be in the way Of
raising money for railroad purposes.
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sIIE FOaiUNis OF WAR.
How Two ohio Boys Mrt on the Battle
N9s Field aud nt the npunl. 52


How Two Ohio Boys n 1T on the Battle
N9s Field nnd at the np.tnl. NV.
From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 25.-The fortunes
Of civil life are as strange as those OF war.
It is curious that two men, associates in the
defense OF their country on the battle fields
OF the lste war, so cles ,ly associated that
one was saved by the other when he lay
bleeding and helpless on the battle field,
should DO thrown again together in the
service Of the country, this time in the
civil instead Il the military sarvice. D
This is said to be true oi S .cretary Nc.
Cook, OF the Senate, and the new District
Attorney, Colonel Worthington, recently
appointed TO succeed Colonel Corkhill. 1t
is said that Worthington, who lost leg at
the battle OF kenesaw Mountain, when
Sherman marched through to the sea, was
saved to life and the further service OF
his country by General McCook who, find.
ing him lying bleeding on the battle fsld,
picked him up, and took him to point oi
safety, where by the aid Of o skillful sur.
gem his life was saved. Wor.hing,on ia an
excellent man, o favorite with the LAWYERS
OF the district, and will be an honor to the
position. & Z Is X n ~,
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ANOTHER LOAai ISLAND TRAGEDY,
A Farmer Murdered and Robbed and his
t'..} h'TS' " tic Assaulted. hti iT g1'S

| '.} ~ Wife Assaulted. Al .I5
HIcKsvILLE, L. l., January 25.-At abou,
$50 this morning selah sprague, well to
do farmer Of East Meadow, went as usual
to the barn to milk the cows and Iced the
horses. He had lust reached the barn
when tall, slim mula.to attacked him
with flsh.platc, used in coupling railroad
tracks, and Striking him several blows on
the head lei. him for dead and made his
way to the house. Here he saw Mrs
spragne In the kitchen. He struck her
one blow and demanded money. She told
him to get 1t ont Of drawer aud then ran
screaming from the house. Before sbe
had gone very far tho man overlook and
passed her; soon getting out OF sight,
Some neiRhbots, hearing Mrs. Sprapues
cries, hurried 10 the spot and found
Sprague lying in pool Of blood near the
barn.. A general alarm was sounded.
and the farmers OF Hick,ville, Hempstead'
Westburg and Farmipgdale, hitched up
their horses and started In all directions.
securing the country for tho assassin
Alter long search he was captured, ideuti
lied and jailed. He Is supposed to be- the
same man who ATTEMPTED a burglary al
South Oyster Bay Wednesday night.
3 Charles A. Smith is the name of the
negro who committed the assault. lie
lived at Poverty follow, Oyster Bay. A
essronG guard escorted him to all, as It was
feared he might be lynchcd. Threats OF
violence were freely made by the crowd.
Smith was iu,ly identified by Mrs. Sprague
De is known to be q disrt tputable character.
It is thought he may be implicated in
both the Maybee murder and the Town
send assault. Mr.. Spr ,gue is very low,
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BLAINk.'A BOOK
He is Working nnra a, It, ana VIII Soon
b.. Have II Acndy, af H+

He is Working hnrd a, II, and VIII Soon
BIZ. Have II Acndy. Ns
WASHINGTON, D. c., January o5-Mr.
Blaine has declined to make any out.oi-
town social engagements during the months
Of January and February. The reason ia
that he is perfectly absorbed in his literary
labors. He divides his mornings between
reading proof for his fret volume and pre-.
pairing copy for the second. The first is
now so far advanced through the press that
it may bs confidently expected by the mid.
die OF March. TGose who have heard the
author read few chapters are impressed
with two thipgs; first, with the high litera.
ry character OF the work, and second, with
Mr.. Bnine's success in throwing himself
outside Of himself, 80 10 speak,. to occupy
the attitude Of q fair, il not impartial hisio-
rian. To take this position and to maintain
it is no light matter for go strong par.
tisau, called upon To pass judgment upon
his contemporaries. The pages devoted to
estimates Of Buchanan, Black and Stanton
throw q jod Of new light on these historic
characters, and must proveks good deal
Of discussion. rysiG@ 4 4 go go
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nca,i, ~ au Old <eunkcrcss.

PnlLApELpnlA, January o5--Miss Eliza.
beth Richards, member OF the Orthodox
Friends Meeting, and native Of this city,
who died ut her home in Wilmington on
Monday at an advanced age, conducted a
private school in Philadelphia for twenty
i've years. She then opened school in
Wilmington, where she was engaged ior
continuous period Of iitty.four years, retir-
inS nearly i've years ago. The greatest
secret ot her life was her age, and this sho
never told any one. On her deathbed, a
few hours beior she died, she refused to
reveal the number Of years she had lived,
and destroyed oil evidences Of the date Of
her birth. It Is ascertained by -ons who
wss familiar with her and who attended her
school that she was l05 years old. s
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work or tho UommIttoce.

4 i
WAeuIsaroN, January 25.-The House
Committee on Agriculture will to mrorow ,,,,,,%
report a bill prepared by committee Of
cattle men. A number Of memorials from
!iye I'VE stock associations will accom- pany the
6llls; also communication from Df, g,
Salmon, veterinary surgeon OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. -
= benjamin Gaines, nephew OF ex.Speaker
Keller, was to-day examined by the House
Subcommittee on Accounts. Gaines was
appointed to fill the position OF, steno-
grapher, made vacant by the resign a.
tion Of Tyson, March Sd OF Last year!
De testified that he was confidential
clerk to Keifer at the bepinning
Of the Forty.saventh Conprees.
About the middle Of the first session heI
remarked to Keller that the positions oc..,
cupied by Dawson and Tyson were .yeryf
desirable places, aud il "thipgs could be- !
brought" he would like 10 have one.
Gaines said there was tacit understand.
ing between him and his uncle that he
should have one OF the positions. SAT;
about the close Of last session. be continu-s
ed, Dawson and Tyson made prepositjon
TO me that they would each give me slOO a /
month II l would allow them to retain
their positions. Irefueed, and few DAYS
later told my uncle Of the Offer. He:
said, have nothing 10 do with the pro-
position. With 81 500 could have hired
assistance and done the work performed
BY both Dawson and Tyson the last session
81 tie Forty.seventh Congress, and with
S5oo1 could have done ali the committee
work OF the stenographers, which cost The
Government over S20,0O0.'' ~ !
Ex Speaker Keller was to have appeared
before the committee to testify under oath, {
but pleaded fatigue after the delivering Of
his speech on the Fi'x John Porter case
and asked to pe allowed to appear to.mor.
row. His request was granted. SIS q, q
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A vieunn Detective Killed.

n VIENNA, January 25-Dstective Bloch,
going to his home in Floridisorf yesterday
was shot dead. The assassin, apparently
a workipgman, was secured by citizens.
A dynamite bomb, revolver and poison
Cd dagger were found with the assassip.
One Of the citizsns aiding in the
arrest was shot twice by the murderer, who
also attempted to explode bomb 10 XIII
himself and captors. Bloch recently ar.
rested one OF the suspected aasassins Of
Police Commiesary Kleubeck. Several ar.
rests were made in conn, ction with that
crime, including SshaTnausen, a leading
socialist q workman. and VIM. and Joseph
Till, brothers, 4tsz.rIet Nv l7l - :
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ILLEGAL MARRIAGE.
An Indiana Compile VINO Were Married

An lndiana Couple Who Were Married
'I by n Contract. ,a IA
MuSclE, IND, January 25-An interest,"
ing trial has been in progress for the past
two days, being that OF the State Of Indi.
ana against Seth NJ. Whitten, charged with
illegal marriage. .r7s:. !. "a q.
In June last, Whitten, a member OF the
Randolph county bar, entered into mar
riage contract with Miss Maud Macarthur.
A written agreement was made between
the two parties by which each agreed to
love and cherish the other, and without
leave, license, or prelate, they declared
themselves man and wife, and have since
been Lying together as such. He was
coon arrested under charge Of living with
the woman contrary to law, and in de-
fault Of bail was sent 10 jail, where he re-.
mained a short time. He bases his de.
Tense upon certain court decisions which
have been inside holding marriages OF a
somewhat similar character legal. His
argument in his own behalf this morning
was replete In the citation OF cases similar
to this, in which such marriage contracts
were held valid. z !s.3 as% N
The Judge, in charging the jury, said:
III you fad by the evidence that both or
either Of the parties entered into this con-
tract in good faith, with view to becom.
ing man and wife, believing that by this
agreement they would become such, you
are to find the defendant no: guilty."
At the close Of the charge the jury was
sent out and averdict Of acguitnl is ex-
pected. The case has elected a great deal
Of interest, being 80 much out OF the usual
order, and the courtroom has been crowd.
ed with attentive spectators. No matter
what the verdict, the case will be taken to
the Supreme Court.
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NEW York, January go. s. Benham,
prominent member Of the Stock and
Mining Exchange, arnounc d to-day on
Wall street that he proposed to fog Editor
Dana, Of the Sun. Recently Benham went
to California, when, he says, "Dsna init
mated in his vile sheet that had fled to
avoid financial responsibility. I was in
Srn Francisco when he published the libel,
and it made me as mad as a March hare. i
rushed to the nearest telegraph Office and
telegraphed to Mr.. Dana that intended to
hold him personally responsible for what
he had done. don't care a fig for the Sun,
but I will make the responsible editor
equeal." Benham sweara he Is in earnest
aud his friends who sympashizs with his
plans say his preference for fight over a
libel suit means business. Bsnham's
dtion aH 5:i li 'l.fs i5r3ii : -, -II-E
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Tile Democratic farmers Of old Berkeley
are doing what the farmers Of every county
and OF all parties in the State ought to do.
1t needs no lawyer 10 tell them that the re.
assessment order is without form and
void" because it IL usurpation Of authority.
They ought to meet and formally protest
against proceeding which is without
warrant in laI. They ought to let
1t be known that they understand the
danger OF executive legislation. What
they are going 10 do about it is for them 10
say. II they resist and the case is brought
before the Supreme Court it is probable,
from what hes been given out, that the
decision would be against them. At all
events it is well for them to come together,
express their indignation and take counsel
upon the course to pursue. Berkeley leads
of and points the way. q.
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REFUSES HIS SALARY.
a Alan Who Hold, onlre for the 40 or

| ~ -. y
WAsulSeroS, January 24.-John R. Ir.
win, who was appointed Governor Of Ida
no Territory in March last, surprised the
Treasury officials here by returning bis SAL
Rry tor the first quarter he was in Office.
It was such an unusual thing tho Treasury
officials did not know what to do with ii,
The opinion!of the Second Comptroller was
asked about it, and he decided the only
way the Treasury Department could yet out
OF tho difficulty was to place the returned
salary to the credit Of the conscience fund.
When Governor Irwin heard Of this be got
very mad, and wrote the Treasury Depart.
ment that he had accepted the position as
Governor for the honor involved, and as
be- intended TO return all his salary be
wanted an honorable fund.- started to
which all such money could be added.
The opinion OF the Attorney General has
been asked whether fuch fund can be
started. As there IRE no indications that
any other official will return his salary it is
not likely to grow very large. This IS the
first case OF the kind in the history Of the
Government where an official has refused
accept his salary. 'ts2-7 ..'r-ls =
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Explosion In IN Iron NH

READING, Pa, January 25.-A terrific
explosion shook the borough Of phunix.
vile this morning, wrecking large ror i n
ot the machinery in the Western Iron, mill
and iniurirg several men. A piece Of ice
In the mechanical pudding mac line
caused the crash. Gsneral superint endeut
Rivers was knocked down and the clothinU
stripped from his body. Manag-r Nichols
aud several men we're slightly hurt. = -
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Secretary Teller on Land G. nss.

New York, January 25.-Secretary Tell
er,when asked to-day what he thought Of
the action Of Congress regarding tho annul-
ment Of subsidies to land.grant railroads,
said: ~ think Congress has taken tho
right course, and that it is but Justice To
the people and the Government that
where railroads have not lived up to their
contracts they should be made 10 forfeit
the grants made to them" Tho Secretary
believes that all men who. received land
from the Government should settle on 1t,
and says that he is !. opposed to Issuing
scrip. On the subject Of Mexican reef.
procity. the Secretary thought it could yet
be taken up and passed. Ha considered
the Republican prospects, in 1854 bright.
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GEN. SHERMAN says that he does not
want to be President, and he evidently
means it. 1t has been found that the man
who wants the office badly generally fails
to get 1t, and Gen. Sherman is much more
likely to be President in spite Of his pro.
tests, than some men who have been seek.
iDy the place for yeara. rG
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A lInlr million More.

7. HARRlsHuRa, Pa, January 25.-It is
stated on good authority tonight that
Governor Pattison will call another extra
session Of the J Legislature to pass appor-
tlonment bills The late extra session cost
the State over hall a million dollars, but
the Governor doesn't think this expendi
ture is worthy Of consideration in view OF
4 the constitutional demand for an appor-
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1lssD1lAsAroIls, 1SD January 25-The
Journal special says: At Liberty Mills,
Wabash county, the twin babies ofIsaac
and Rebecca Martin were frozen 10 death
IN their crib, which had been placed in
hreless room. They were three months
old; Martin visited the crib during the
night and found one baby dead and The
other suffering severely, and It coon died.
The clothing was frozen to the bodies Of
the infants. SO Z, ,tiii3 I5llIs7s, !" : N
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THE little village Of Hun.er's Point, Long
Island, is becoming celebrated for its
crimes. The Maybee tragedy, in which
three persons were killed, was quickly FOL-
lowed by the Townsend outrage, and that
n Turn by three other murders. It is a
yood place to emigrate from.
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Plr1snrRaH, Pa, January a5.-"Pitts.
burgh is said to have an iron exchange" !"
said one OF the projectors yesterday. "1ron
certificates would make very desirable col.
lateral II there were any way OF giving
certainty to their value This is the confer
of the iron industry Ct the United States,
yet We can get mere reliable quotations
from abroad than at home. Although
soms oil our leading manufacturers seem 10
be strongly opposed to this plan, they will
yet be forced 10 adopt it by the pressure
OF. circumstances and tho palpable growth
OF business elsewherc."' iSc6,g5 r5
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Mr. NEw has gone and done it at Last.
lie has been uneasy in his place for some
time past, and now he has resigned, to go
into private business. 1t is understood
that he has an interest with Gen. Gordon
in some Southern railroad projects, and
perhaps that is the direct cause Of his with.
Lrawal from public lie.
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WASHINGTON, january 25.-The morn.
ing hour was dispensed with and the Hout Q
went into committee OF the whole, Mr..
Springer in the chair, on the Fitz John
Porter bill. s q g;sy.}E5595-s
Mr.; E. B. Taylor, Of Ohio, concluded ,ho
speech begun las. Friday against ,ho biIi
4. Mr: Bayne and Mr.. Ray spoke in favor OF
tne Dill, and the committee rose. The
session Tomorrow will be devoted to debate
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: GEksTEx AND PATTJ,

Jealousy Between Them Causes the
Former 10 Leave the Company.
New YoRE, January 25-Mme. Gerster,
who refused to sing for Col. Mapleaon last
night to the disappointment Of citizens Of
Baltimore, issaid to be at the residence OF
her brother, DR.. Gerster, in this city. She
refused to zee reporters. :.
., The Evening Post has The following ex-
PLANTATION from other sources: 1t is ascer-
iained that The trouble between Nine.
derster and her manager was Of long
standing. 1t arose primarily from Colonel
Map!essn's backwardness in paying Nine.
Gerster 81 900 for each time eho sang. To
friend Dir. Gardini told this story the
week before he left: 81. - si35
:" Madame Gers er was to get ST 900 for
each performance. She has sung sixteen
times and received $1,000 in all. When
go to Colonel Mspleson for the rest he
shrugs up hisshoulders and slys Mon cher
garcon,' have not penny; that wretch
Eranchl has taken it all, every penny, for
Patti. We make no money on Gers.
ter nighte, and il l don't pay
Patti she will stop singing, and
then We sball have j,lIy tims OF it
and all starve toge,hcr.' Well, consented
to wait from day to day, but when l hea,d
that Colonel Mapleson was building a
boudoir car Tor Patti, with silver ornaments
and velvet carpets and bath rooms, I went
to him and asked him when Gerster was
to have a 10000 railroad car. He said he
would hsvs one built as soon as the strike
Of the glass blowers was over. .s,,
u asked him ior money every day, bu.
got none. One day got an invitation 20
and admire PATHS car OF the Grand Central
depot did not 90. Col. Mapleson is
right in calling this PATHS season. 1t is
PATHS season, for she takes all the money
that comts in." t.
II ia believed negotiations are still going
on. between Colonel Mapleson and Dr.
Gardini, which may result in the sudden
cure ef Master .Gardini's Group and the re-
turn OF the prima donna to Baltimore.
According to the Port Colonel Mapleeon
explained Gerster's absence by saying she
had received news Of the illnets Of her
child, who bad been attacked with Group
in New York, and she had taken the fss,
train n,ior this city without giving notice 10
any one. Mo- l551t. So,
4. THE VILLAIN sTiLL PURSUED nRR.
BALTIMORE, January 25.-Probably the
largest audience ever in the Academy Of
Music heard Patti tonight in "'Iucia Di
Lammermoor." The house was filled from
orchestra 10 gallery and large nun.
ber paraded the lobbies unable 10 see
the stage. Patti received an ovation. s',j II
Alter .GeIster's flight to New York yes
terday afternoon she was followed on the
midnight train by Col. Mapleson and
brought back, arriving at 8 to night. At
the Academy Of Music Manager Ford an.
nounced that Gsrster will appear at tho
matinee tomorrow afternoon in "Elisir
at night. A e, 2,,.i5 ].55Gsr
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A Whole Family Crazy. Is

BcsroS, January o5.-To-morrow the in.
dicsment against Roger Amero, Of Plymp-
ton, n. S., for the murder, OF Mrs. Eta G.
Carlton, will he nolle proNquitd Amero is
adjudged insane. lis bfo.htr3 and two o
sisters became insane through mental
agony caused by the terrible accusation
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PHILADELPHIA, January c5-Ihe CON
mittee of one hundred to-day endorsed
Samuel g. King, Democrat, ior mayor,
John Hunter, Republican, for tax receiver
and Furman Shepherd, Democrat, for city
solicitor. Hunter and King are candidates
for reelection. The Democrats endorsed
Hunters nomiratjon, Il :, -
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: Z. 7@[7'' n ~" 5cut TO un AHy Ium.
NEW York, January 25.-Suit has been
brought In Westchester county by ]. B.
silkman against his bro,her.in.law, D. G.
Crosby, for s25.o0O damages. silkman
charges that Crosby, desiring to get hold Of
his property, had him incarcerated in the
insane asylum at Utica. where he was
badly treated for several months before he
could communicate with his friends and
secure his release. Mr.. Silkman is and has
been perfectly sane and is without doubt
the victim OF an outrage. ; fss5.7.-, =. =