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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May ~. The chair
| laid before the Senate a resolution
| offered yesterday relative to the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge 4 Vicksburg
r. X. Co. Referred to the committee
ON public lands.
Slater offered a resolution, which
lies oyer n day under the rule, re-
guessing the President to inform the
| Senate by what authority commit
| tees have been appointed from time
! to time to ex anime and report on Sec
tons of the Northern Pacific r. r.,
which were constructed and COM
pleted subsequent to the time
within which by law the road was
required to be completed.
The bill passed extending to Aug
ust, 1856, the time to commence lay
ing the cable authorized by act Of
August sth, so.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was taken upand proceeded with by
sections.
One of the amendments added TO
the bill by the Senate committee ap-
propriates $780,, NU for continuing the
location and sinking of artesian wells
on che plains, with a view to reclaim
ing arid and waste public lands.
70 this provision Beck objected.
Hale moved the apnrop. lation I've
limited TO two wells. Agreed to;
yeas, .; nays, %.
Another addition made to the bill
by the Senate committee was $l5.GO
for the encouragement ut silk culture.
George moved to amend by
making the aIaount Sa3O, NND. Amend
ment defeated. yeas. q: nays %. and
the amount allowed to stand at
SIS, GEO. AT the close of the debate
the DILL passed without division.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Nav N.-Rose-
Grams offered & resolution directing
the judiciary committee to inquire
into facts and law concerning the
survey of public lands belonging tn
San Francisco. Referred.
Ellis from the committee on ap~
preparations asked leave to report a
Joint resolution making an addition
al appropriation of $780, UD for the re.
lief of sufferers from the overflow of
the Mississippi river and its tritu-
taries.
The House then proceeded to the
consideration OF the Indiana election
case Of English We. Peele. The ma
jprity resolution declares English en-
titled to the seat, Pending debate on
the question and wit! out action the
House adjourned.
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wan Admitted to Probate.

CHICAGO. May 19.-The will Of the
late Cyrus H. Mccormick was admit
ted to probate to-day. The estate is
valued at ten millions and is devised
in trust to his widow for five years,
at the end of which time she receives
one-ffth, and his three sons and two
daughters the remainder. If either
of the children marries before the ex-
piratlon of i've years he or she is to
receive 100000 in earnest OF the
amount finally bequeathed. The
trustee is permitted to make such
charitable donations as in her judg-
ment the testator would make IL
alive.
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MISCELLANEOUS

CUSTER. Dakota. May l9.-Excite-
ment runs high here over the recent
developments in the tin discoveries
Assays made of tin stone taken from
several developed mica mines show
an unprecedented percentage of clear
tin. 4 hunter of Eastern and Eng
lish capitalists and experts are now
here looking over the field.
LONDON, May l9.-Mr. Sam Ward
died at Pegli, Italy. today. He
passed away peacefully surrounded
by loving friends.
CoNsTASTINOpLE, May ly.-At
Bel Baz TAR. q city in Asia, Minor,
$50 dwellings, 5A ware houses and
shops, III mosques, Is schools, 9khaDs
aud l46 other buildings burned.
Eleven persons persisted.
PHILADELPHIA, May i9.-The
conservation of Bishop Fled vas fixed
for Thursday.
The committee on missions RECON-
mended the appointment Of two CO.
ordinate corresponding secretaries of
the missionary society. Adopted.
Six nominations were made. The
committee on missions presented a
report recommending the adoption of
the following:
Resolved, We recommend to the
favorable consideration of the general
mission committee at the next ses-
sion tue subject OF the establishment
of evaugelistic agencies at such places
among the Roman Catholic pOpula-
ton ia this country as they deem ex>
pedient and the appropriation of
| moneys for same. Such missions to
be administered as foreign missions.
DIR. Tranton, of Ohio, moved to
amend striking out the words,
"among the Roman Catholic popula-
ton Rev. DR.. King moved to
| strike out the words: ito be admins
tered as foreign missions" Both
amendments we're then laid on the
table. The committee then adopted
the tellers' report, that Rev. J.. NJ.
Reid, Of Michigan. and Rev. G. C.
McCabe, Of New York, were elected
missionary secretar1ea.
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hand, aud appeared before the cell
occupied by the terrified negro,
and with a fewb lows battered down
the door. The negro was rushed out
within sight of the crowd and showed
from an elevation, but before the vic
tim reached the ground his body was
riddled with bullets, and he expired
without a struggle. The crowd con-
tinued in a state of great excitement,
threatening vengeance to the 9th r
prisoners. The officers finally per-
suaded the mob to desist and be sat-
isfed. Quiet was restored at a late
iOur.
GALVESTON, 2 a. H., May "a
NeWs DenisOn special, received at l::O
this q. m. states that the negro was
not killed by the mob bat only
wounded. The authorities recaptured
him and secured him in jail,
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Egyptian War.

CAIRO. May 19-The rebels have
captured the magazine at Abuhagrd.
and virtually possess the town. The
rebels are advancing upon koroska
and = general alarm is created. Ell;
everywhere, Admiral Dewitt arrived
at Adowa April 26th, but the inhab-
itants refused to supply him provls-
ions, owing, it is believed. to the in
trigues of the French and Greek
cOnsels. King John sent an envoy
to Hewitt and promised to visit him
soon. 200 rebels bombarded Snakim
to-day for an hour. Two of the in
habitants were wounded. The rebels
carried off 10000 sheep. when the
British troops landed aud forced the
rebels to retire.
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Duncan MoDona d's Benefit.

Wednesday evening has been des-
ignated as the time and Park Thea
ire the place for the occasion OF a
grand testimonial benefit to MI.
Duncan Mcdonald. for which the
following named gentleman have
kindly volunteered and will APP
pear in friendly set-tos. Frank
Hayes and John Murphy. of Colora-
do: Dave Cusick and Morgan Evans;
Frank Owens aud j. a. Mcdonald;
Steve Burke and Ben Arthur; Messrs.
Pete Mccoy and Duncan Nc
Donald, victor and v%anquished,
circumstances permitting, will APP
pear III a setto. BOBBY Newcomb,
Ned Foster, the Great Elwood, Lew
Spencer aud the entire Park
Theatre company will be on hand.
Tommy Rogan will otticiate as mas
ter of ceremonies All lovers OF game
endurano should turn out and give
Mac q rousing house.
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Persona ].

Mr.. John Caplice left Tor Eagle City
Monday evening.
Mr.. C.. w. Turner, of Glendale
made a flying visit to Butte Mon
day.
Miss Annie Searles and Miss Jen-
ME Cradle went to Anaconda day
before yesterday on atwo weeks visit.
Mrs. H. T. Brown and children re.
turned to Butte evening before last
from q three months visit in the
States.
MI. James Brown, one of the most
emcient and fearless among the old
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Park Theatre.

This popular resort is nightly
crowded with pleased audiences.
The entert ainment given is of high
order of merit ard will compare ia
vo,ably with the best equipped vari-
cites in the large East
ern cities. The Great Elwo0d,
Bobby Newcomb, the inimltable
dancer, Lew Spencer. the Artistic
Welchs, the versatile Miss Bromond,
the incompatible songstress Miss
Mahan. and the uuapproachsble
gymnast Tony Sebastine form a
troupe that cannot be surpassed in
the west,
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A RACE FOR LIFE.
. Paymaster's Escape From
Road Agents.
Helena Herald, May i?

Helena Herald. May i?
The account received by a special
to the Herald from Deputy Marshal
Hathaway and published yesterday
giving news of the attack by road
agents upon paymaster Whipple on
the 18th inst, about forty-iye miles
from Glendive, Is supplemented by
the following from Mr.. Hathaway,
who arrived in Hele'l a last night
It appears that Major Charles H:
Whipple, paymaster, U. S. A, sta.
toned at Fort Keogb, was on the
road with his ambulance an escort
wagon, his clerk, a telegraph oper-
ator, a sergeant and a detail Of six
men as paymaster's csc ort, en- route
to Fort Buford with $50, 600 to pay
the troops stationed there and at
Poplar Agency. At about 6orty-fve
miles east of Glendive, and within
twelve miles of Scott's ranch, the
party was "held up or attacked
by seven men, who were dis
gulsed and covered with
Olack rubber coats. The pay
masters party was not halted or Or
derpd TO throw up their hands, as has
been the custom of road agents, but
The firing vas c mmen ced at once by
the miscreants from ambush. The
sergeant, who was sitting on the seat
with the driver Of the ambulance,
vas killed and the driv er wounded in
the arm. The sergeant fell down on
the dashboard and was held there,
while the mules, who had become
frightened by the firing, were kept on
the dead run by the paymaster, who
had taken the lines, while the
wounded driver piled the whip, until
Scott's ranch was reached, q distance
Of twelve miles. The escort wagon,
which was in the rear, was fired on
and one soldier, who had raised up to
return the fire, was shot in the head
and will die. At this point tie wagon
was stopped aud the escort ordered to
hold up their hands. The robbers
then mounted the wagon and went
through the baggage and boxes, but
found nothing of value. The escort
being disarnIed, the robbers soon
broke up all the arms aud scattered
the ammunition. and then told the
men to drive on. The
paymaster's clerk vas in
the escort wagon ut the time
and escAi ed. The wagon then pro
eeeded or its way. and see caught
up with tee paymaster at Scott's
ranch. The last eel of the robbers,
who were ol.foot, showed they were
scattering, each one going a different
road. 1t is believed by MI. Hatha-
way that the robbers had their
horses cached on the other side of
the river. Arriving at the ranch,
the telegraph operator tapped the
wire and communicated with
Buford. The commanding officer
there sent out a detachment of caval.
ry at once, under whose protection
Whipple and party
arrived ut Buford with the money
without further molestation. 1t
was found that seven bullet holes
were made through the am
bulance, aud that two bullets
had passed close in front and rear OF
the paymaster. 1t is believed That il
the clerk had remained in the ambu>
lance he would have been killed at
the first volley. Thus far there
have been no arrests, although
parties from Fort KeOgh and
are out af or the robbers.
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WASHINGTON, May .N-ihs
finance committee Of the Senate has
postponed for Il week the consid-
Grafton OF the resolution for a full in
vestigatioa Of the eau e OF the failure
of New Yolk banks in order 70 Oh
tain further information on the sui
,iect. 1t is thought that Congress ional
Investigation will not be ordered.
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PresbYtRriaI N Assembly.

SARATOGA, May 20.-The Presby-
terrain Assembly abolished the office
Of treasurer, the duties to be done by
the clerk. The report OF the special
committee on Sabbath observance,
d%eprecating all forms Of labor Oh that
days was adopted unanimously. Re
port on home missions Were subs
mitted.
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Hunting His Wife.

DETROIT, May M.-Henry Dillon,
Of Akron, Ohio, is looking for his
wife who some time since took the
children and skipped out. Since that
event Dillon has come in possession
of n Large fortune by the death OF tis
brother in California aud wants II
re. over the children.
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FOREIGN.

LONDON. May D.-The grand jury
INDICTED Lord st. Leonard for inde>
Gently assaultine a maid servant.
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DIED.

Freda, daughter Of Samuel and Barbara
Lewis, aged nlne years, one month, ana II
days.
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hod and G. un Club.

At the regular weekly shoot, May
18th, the following scores were made.
Twenty glass balls, Is yards from q
revolving trap.
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Miners : Wanted

New Almallen Mines.
ear San Jose, Santa Clara Co.. Gala. Monthly
contracts are let OH last day OF each mont,
Apply at mines to J. JENNINGS, Supt. t19dlO
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Resenera tiOl,
for enfeebled sys.
tens. suffering
from a general
want of tone, and
its usual eoucom-
%lnittants, dyspeI-
sin and EervOI .
ness, is seldom
deriyable from
the use Of noun
ishirg diet anu
stimuli Of appe-
utt, cilhtucu. "A
III e d icine that
twill effect a r.
i,noval Ofthe spt-
cllic obstacle To-
renewed health
iand vig0r, that's
genuine cOrrec
tive, Is the real
need. 1t is the
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NINTH ROUND.
Mccoy again tt led his old tactics,
but Mcdonald got the best of it by
sending his left in McCOy's bread
basket. The New Yorker landed
some heavy on es on the Butte boys
neck and chest, which Mcdonald re-
paid with q good one on McCOy's
nose.
TENTH ROUND.
It was now evident that the fight
would be won by the longest slayer.
Thus far Mcdonald showed he
could stand the most punishment
without fiinching ana Mccoy had
evinced the better science and genrat'
shin. After q short time spent in
feinting Mccoy led of with his right
with which he landed q heavy one
on McDonald's pota o trap. The
blow cut his lip and started tie Grim
son from bis now swollen mouth.
Mcdonald again got In q light one
on McCoy's bread basket when time
waa called.
ELEVENTH ROUND.
Feintlng for some time when Nc
Coy planted a sockdolager on Melon
AIDS neck followed by y heavy one
On McCoy's face by Mcdonald. Be-
fore time was called Mccoy visited
McDonald's mouth with his right
mauler which largely detrac. ed from
the beauty of McDonald's lips.
TWELFTH ROUND.
Both men cautious and both ap-
pareutly spar, ing for wind. McDon>
aid was bleeding pr0fuseiy from the
cuts on his mouth. No slugging and
no damage done to either.
THIRTEENTH ROUND.
Almost q repetition of the proceed
ing round with the exception Of
Mcdonald landing his left on Nc
Cows head but with little effect.
FOURTEENTH BOUND.
Fsiaang,.s retreat on the part 81
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picture Oh OcalLuS ouu ITO wcAs uo'0.
oped muscles, active movements and
firm, bearing denoted careful train
ing. He wore blue trunks, pink hose
and black rubber slippers. A sash
corresponding with his colOrs encir-
cled his waist. Both men fought with
Montana hard gloves, which are
nothing more nor less than common
bucKskin driving gloves.
FIRST ROUND
The men were in their orDer but
q moment when at Just 2.45 time
was called. With q bound both men
came to the scratch, shook hand@ ano
the fun commenced. From the man
ner they started in, II seemed they
intended to end the f1ght In
the first round. No time was
consumed in renting. Mccoy led
oH with q Highlander, which ne
landed on McDonald's breast. BLOWS
we're piven and taken like caresses
NJ lovers until Mcdonald got In q
scorcher on McCoy's smeller, whirh
started the claret In a stream: inls
seemed 10 make the New YORK o 3
little cautious, while it encouraged
MI. who forced the fighting
until The close OF the round. When
time wss called Mccoy retileq " ua .s
corner. looking rs though no nsu
tsken a hood shower bath McD9n'
oid didn't get away scathless; ne
ahovsd the prints of McCoy's dukes
;D several places on his breast; But
IN sevsi e. heat of the round. During
the slogg,ns M Ms = SeisS Of S' just four our
right g.o'e occurred before another
o.a,id be obtained. When time w's
called for the
SECOND ROUND.
The s. men tim %ei to measure the work
t 6ss'rs scratch snso; smiling. ,. %spi in To
seemed ses confident and sa,, s,dl'ssa ut the
mskeita red hot round
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-22

On last Tuesday Carey Kinney, the
colored sexton Of the First Presbyterian
Church, Newark, while eating supper
at his home, alarmed his wife by saying
"Do you hear these angels singing?
Isn't their music sweet? i have heard
them all day. Wherever | go they fol-
low me, and sing 50 sweetly that have
to stop and listen. They sang to me
while ! was doing my work in church,
but Il could never see them. Hank,
didn't you hear some one call me then?
All the time | hear my sister calling
Carey, you're wanted here on the beau
tiful shore must go to her 10 l
believe I'm going to die'
Mrs. Kinney says her husband then
jumped mp from the table, and lifting
his face and holding up his hands, crtod
out:
"Yes, dear sister, I am coming; III
join you soon"
litter a pause he exclaimed;
'.Now they are going. Yes, they're
gone. How sweet the music is as they
float away. They were nearer than
| ever before"
lie slept very little that night. AS
soon as he closed lis eyes he fancied
that lie heard singing. His strange
conduct continued on Friday and sat
| urday. About $3.50 the next evening
he left his home, and his wife did not
see him again until his dead body was
carried home on Thursday. 1t was
found in the creek.
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1t is published as quite II discovery
that the libel suit against the publish
er of "Cape Cod Folks" by which ST.
900 was realized, was the happy thought
eEA&ape Gpd-hWyer. The author
made an interesting stery Of her life on
Cape Cod as L school teacher and USED
some real names OF Cape Codders.
When the book found its way there the
people We're highly delighted that their
locality had been made 50 famous, and
the man whose name WAS used in the
sorry became 4 hero, which he enjoyed
very much. The mention Of his name
was II compliment which would make
him distinguished for the rest Of his
life. But a keeL-sce ited Cape Cod
lawyer saw Il chance for a case ana at
oEce showed the lGlpy man that the
mention of his name in the book was a
liLel and that there WAS money to b.
made by suing for damages. Tie suit
was brought; the young man showed a
sympathetic jury how mach he was in
jured by the publication and was award
ed $1,000. But bless you, he didn't get
the money. lThe lawyer got it, ami the
young mar ulade famous by the school
ma'am'S booEi was at last accounts Try.
ing to raise enough to buy a horse and
cart to peddlei clams. This is the sto-
~, and it mayI be suggested here that
an innocent lIplic is perhaps overlook
ing the fact BAT the Boston publishers
of Cape God Folks' are shrewd pee
pie who unde tstand the art of adycrtis-
ing Gheir publ cations, and they could
not have strukk upon a better adyerlis-
ing schemeth kn the Cape Cod libel suit.
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BRAZILIAN BALM.

4 ten cent bottle will cure the worst
cold. Brazilian Balm is the great
South American remedy for coughs
colds, Group, %catarrh, dyspepsia and in
damatory diseases. Try it. Regular
size 80 cents. Trial bottle 10 cents.
For sale everywhere. This is what j.
1. O'Byrne says of it;
1913 Washington street,
Wilmington, Del, Dec. 20, 1879.
DR., Jackson;
Dear Sir:-A severe, stubborn,
and seemingly future cough, which for
six weeks tortured me and could not
be conquered by the most careful attea
ton and the best prescriptions, was en-
tirely cured by about a dozen doses of
your COUGH DROPS. Those with whom
| shared the medicine, were cured as
quickly and as certainly as l.. With
many thanks,.'I am gratefully yours,
j. |. O'Byrne.
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New York appears to be the center
.cf the sensational dime novel trade,
and it shows the more abundant fruit.
Y band of lads, who had taken Il life
Of inci?ient ~outlayvry, was broken up
J. dat city a few days ago. They had
learned all the approved phrases, and
were proficient in outlaw dialect. Full
ly impressed with the nobility of their
calling, they were heroically pursuing
j.. To them it was ii cruel interference
with a noble career for the police to
pouuce upon them. What is strange is
the large number of such cases that
lave recently cOme to light, where
there was no possible coilusion, and all
iusp.led by one cause. We had the
outbreak in one of our schools; Il boy
driven to insanity in New York; others
proving the wharyes in that city, and
still others in abandoned woodsheds
holding meetings and preparing fog
deed, Of crime.
1t seems strange that this poison
should have wrought such amazing re
suits. But that the poison is from one
source is proven by the fact that the
signs are alike, and all when caught
sEoW familiarity with the regulation
dime novel. The old-style novel was
only insipid. 1t weakened the brain
and gave elfeminacy to the mind. But
tie dime novel is virile. 1t prodfces
had results Of the most decided type.
It's readers DO not only dream over
what might he, but are actively deter
mined to do evil. y mass of criminals
is thus beng produced, and the final
result can only be utter ruinous. At
best we have enough, from abroad and
through natural processes, Of the Grim
inaI c'ass. We do not want them II an
utagtued by the wholesale. SO eradi-
cate diuc uoyels.-Ex.
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About midnight on Tuesday wi lie
the baggagemaster at the Union Depot
at Chattanooga, was arranging his
trunks, he came across a soap box adj
dressed to r. Wallace, Clinton. Tenn,
from which a horrible stencil arose. On
removing the top he was Mortified to
discover the decomposing remains Of "a
white man, whose head was s%heckiugly
mutilatei. The remains were packed
in lime and appear to have been jam
med into tie box. 1t is not known low
it came on the premises aud it is
thought it will lead to the discovery Of
a terrible murder.
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LIem'l Cochran,
GENERAL
BIacksmithing.

The subscriber las constantly GA hand
the following
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
JOHN r. NANNY, SHORT STROKE NOW
iNG MACHINE.
THOMPSON HAY RAKE.
ONE AND TWO HORSE ADVANCE
CHILLED PLOWS WITH STEEL SHARES.
PLANET JUNIOR CoMBINEDH0RSE HOE
AND HOE HARROW.
sULkY CORN CULTIvAToRs. Also in sea
HE WITT 7 mn tN4Ii lt,EsO
DIGGER.
~ All extra pieces kept on hand Or furnished
"nsNo,#p-t. e. Other i'm p J.
vlsI ttrtI.
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The skeleton of an Indian. who, it is
said, must have been seven feet tall
when alive, was uncarthed on the
South beach, Staten Island, on Satur-
day, while some persons were digging
Oh the site OF Captain kettletas's fish
ing resort, which was burned last week
Near the gigantic bones were also
ound a number Of arrow heads and
other relies.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-22

The Attorney General las issued an
order to district attorneys and United
States marslIals requiring them to be
yigilaut in their efforts to prevent the
shipment of explosives abroad. This
Will at least show England that we are
disposed to discountenance the dyna-
mite business, even if We cannot pre-
vent it.