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Theory of Mi.obieyou.ne.s.

We should have said that the cause o {
nischievousness was an abnormal DO ire
to epjsy the sense of power by giving
pain, but for its manifestation In so many
animals. IL IL difficult, b iwsver, TO be-
lieve that the raven thieves from any such
motive: while the monkey often, and he
dog almost always, tries TO hide away the
eyid. sconduet, which is lnconss-
tent with the enioyments OF power. That
may influence the boy who fires hayrick
or stretches twine before horse feet, or
the girl who collects crowd OF starers 10y
throwing furniture about but it will not
explain acts of pure "bedevilment, Ike
that Of the boy who sets fre TO his own
hair, or swallows ten peach-stones in sue
osssion. Nor will the commonest form of
vanity, the desire to be an object OF aiten-
ton, or, az we would phrase It, the era.
cling OF notoriety for many OF
the nanifestatious. OF righteousness /,
which are intended vi WAYS 10 r main secret,
and somestimes are - jOyed in proportion
to their secrecy. We should therei re,
be inclined to suggest another explanation
The truly mischievousnoss. being ths a..
tribute Of the ov er-vivecious; and we su 10
pect that in sonc animals and men there
exis's duller torn of tughter, "a IL we're,
VIII ch msc1irv susI-ss pruvok.s huc
which is therefore ioyahls. The fuun-
d.,iun If laughter / the sense of surpri.-
ana il Is to awake n this sense IN them
selves and others in a rude and imma,urt
nut violent way. that the mischievou'
display their psr.is'encies. II cid tito So
how n, would ok" or 81 did IL TO ste
what woud hsppen." Is the frequent snd
true expl nation Of the guilty and wOuii
be the constant explanation. bus tina be
world does not accept l. Is 81 excuse. aus
the miscnievous know not. WY nature
should evolve this desire 10 excite sud tl
feel surprised, when surprise Can IN no Wy
add strength 10 the animal or man win
enioysit. IL. like laughter itsef one o
thosa mysteries whict metaphy sica
! eyciuions have not exl aud ghicf
| like thaf ordinary fact, ~. -sparent Occs
sional crigencs Of WHIST We call irony
| in natural forces. is inexpic cable on a.
theory ever offered. =xcepi ne single ore
that behiI.t r'ro c.s' i q mind with
l desiro
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Learning Spnnish.

There are those who assert that this
vowely soit.sounding Csstillian i, an easy
language to learn-Out they ara generally
those VINO never tTleu n. what with rrclp-
rocal pronouns re effective verbs, preterite
copjugation, backward construction, and
genders that change every word in the
sentence 1t is the most difficult language
under the sun. The mistakes which you
typos make are often too dreadful to be
amusing. friend OF mine in Monterey,
who brides herself on having mastered
Spanish quckly-srd who is withsl some
thing OF a coquette, desired to display her
now found knowledge for the further cap
tivation ofs handsome young officer. AZ
he passed her window one day she rolled
up her blue eyes at him in sentimental
mood and meant to say II am very lone.
some"-yo estov muy solisro: but what
she did say by merely changing the tense
OF the verb aud the lnal q into was, Il
nave q tape-worml" Not till long alter
ward did she learn ner mistake and COM
prehepd the look OF horror, not unnlxsd
with compassion, which swept over his
face as he precipi,ately took his leave,
never to return. Il Mexican Letter.
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Mrs Pos, tho wife OF the delegate from
Wyoming territory, whore, rs we welt
know, universal suffrage prevails, wa.
eskrd oy Q .Adv friend last week 10 she hau
ever yotel. 'Oi, yes many times Mrs.
Posi- frruoi. Did YOU ever serve on a
iury?' 1.-TWO or three times was the
q swe' Tnis " roUs d the ludy's cuii.
.st.y t,ill more. Were you ever or n jury
when person was being tried Tor murder
and when the person was c0uviCted2' Mrs.
Post locked lizzie confused ~ thl5 que :
ton, but finally lieved her trieud'' excite
NETT b. answering this N the affirmative.
- WushiuntOn Leupr
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MARKETS by TELEGRAPH
at. IOula MARKET.


81. Louis, Jan. l0.-Fiour steady and un-
changed. Wheat unsettled. weak and
slow; 49, the noon Sc sion strong; higher
4, alLsrnoou; No = red, Sl.03 2 to $loi,
Sl03l2, January; Sl.O4 20 sl.0l l2, Feb
rnary; 81 &c SO to SIG SIS, darch;
SlO8 7Sto sl.0958, NAV. Corn higher
md act ye; IS ga cash; IS S. January;
20 Is, Febin nary; 90 ,, NAV. OAls
dull aud firm; 30 IA to 80 IL cash; 80 March;
50 rs to 81 May. Whiskey steady, lilo
Cornmesl duh, 2 25. Pork quiet; old, IA p;
new, l4.75. Buik mssts low, firm; long
o.oAT, 7.G5 10 Z. 10, short rib, 30 10 7.50,
short clear, 7.75 TO 90. Bacon quiet; long
clear SIS; short rib, STA; short clear,
s,a7 IL To S 40. Lard firm at $50. Cattle
receipts, $500; active and firm for all good
grades; exports, 6 20 10 ESQ., good to choice
shipping, $50 to 6.l0 common 10 fair, $50
to $40; butcher steers, 4 to 3; cows and
heiirrs, 3 50 to $50. Sheep receipts, 1900;
fat sheep wanted, but poor stuff dull com
mon TO medium, . 20 to so; fair to good,
$50 to 4.25.
NEW YORK hARSET.
New YORK, Jan. l0-rhe following are
the ret receipts OF cotton NJ all the ports OF
- q.
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I 80. Molass3s steady and uuchan ged
ex 'ept FIR pr mo choice which was higher
~ . to 10. Rice vas firm aud uEch anged.
The others unchanged. Sight on New
York AT par. Sterling b, isl 10.
KANSAS CITY MARKET
kAS'As CITY, Jiu 10 WHEAT quiet;
81 - CASH; 81 II II 81 l.2. Februal y;
% l-2, Nav. Corn steady; AZ TO ~ Is
c,sh; II bid, February; 40 s s bid, Nav.
Oats stronger, IS "a. Cnttle receipts, CO.,;
common 10 lover; Others steady; native
steers | go to l,4O0 pounds. $50 to 500;
stockers and feeders and cows unchanged.
Sheep receipts 4Sj; na,iye- "a pounds, 1885.
CHICAGO MARREr,
CHICAGO, Jan. 10 Cattle receipts, 1900,
stronger; exports, 6.l0 IN @ 10; good to
choice shipping, s 50 to 600 common 10
medium, 25 10 IS. Sheep receipts, A.
500; active low grades, IS lower; inierioY
to fair, 800 To 90; medium to good, W u
40; choice to extra. $50 to $40.
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Grnnt,s nfexlcnn schcme a..

Nav York, Jan. lO.-In consequences OF
tho published statement the General
Grants cable concession, granted by the
Mexican government has been forfeited on
the grounds of nou-iu!hllment OF the Ca.
bic company's obligations, friend Of Gen'
eral Grant makes the following statement
In regard to the generals connection With
the enterprise The concession was gwen
the general not as a matter of personal in.
terest to himself, but for aud on behalf Of
the Western Union Telegraph company,
which company having gscertained thatex
listing costraets made II undesirable 20 pur.
sue the enterprise allowed tue concession to
lapse. lie also stated that General Grant
refused an offer OF compensation for an in
teresf in the concession, and tho same "a
trus OF his connection with other enter
prises In Mexico with which his name is
coupled, the General having in all cases
uniformity refused TO accept conipe salon
Tor his services in the establishment OF these
enterprises He has been anxious To zee
closer commercial relations established be-
tween the two countries, aud 10 accomplish
this purpose has given much time end al
tention to the subject
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General Sherman received many Calls IN
g.. Louis on New Years day. He was found
in gown aud slippers, and without hesitan-
CIV ~ lked Freely upon matters OF public in
ttrast. lie said that Missouri was the
lau.hing.st stock OF the union; that little
Rhode Island made sport Oi lief, that Gsof-
gla, even. was heading her IN progress; that
she was comparatively undsyeloptd rs the
interior of Africa, When, 90 Inc centre OF
the U nited States, she should be IN Tue van
of civilization; that in spite OF all the nat
ural advantages, she had lower factories
than she had zen wears ago. The centre OF
populA,ion, nov in me imtnedlate neigh
bornoOd OF Coyiuy'oD, Ky was rapidly
appruschiug ST. Louis, sud cha us wac
the opportunity for young men % 90 To tho
ffont end make this the Leading cry !
the union. The river would always dow
down stream and afford her the drainage
4 "a sewerage which was Indispensable, and
winch Calungo could not even secure, Bu'
tn. ditliSuliy was want OF enterprise aud
brag. She did not Drag enough.
A s.. Louisisn would not attempt to
build house uutil he had % per cent. OF
the amount in bspg, wntn Chlc"eoan
would build q $4,000 house with $1,000 in
his pocket, A Chicagoan would undertake
To- build IA railroad TO the mooR. Our al.
yanlnges OF mineral, land, pasturage aud
timber were not tqualed by any other
state. We grunble about little tnings, as
dust, paw ments, city government ana the
like, when We ought TO be up and doing.
Wa were net worse of than other great
cities. New York was the worst governed
city 10 the United States, yet she was the
metropolis and continued TO grow.
Speaking OF railroads, the general said
some OF them-notahlJ The Southern Pa
cifc-had been hardly treated. They
were as civilizsrs, simply Invaluable. Tne
government could nave anorueu 10 ouiiu
them and give away miles on either side to
boot, Huntington WAS really entitled
to The land grant no was endssyor.
ing TO secure; it WAS unisir TO call II
a steal. The roads across The west had put
the Indian question In manageable shape;
there could now be no outbreak which
could not be quelled before 1t had time or
opportunity ~ spread. Aroma without
rail, Dads would not be worth nickel.
General Mackenzie was mentioned, when
General Sherman said he had just received
a ietter from Sheridan stating tnat Macken.
zie was a ravins maniac.
Poor Mackenzie, he SAT-, was one OF the
most brilliant officers in the army; he was a
msjor-general at "a years oil age. a high
strung, nervous organization, ana amo ltion
had undone him. In Europe he had met
the German emperor, aud Won Mol'ke.
aud the Co mt Moltke and he were almost
precisely alike in size, complexion and
hair. aud enjoyed good laugh over their
similarity In yariou respects. Won Moltke's
mind was clyclopedia OF facts; he was
perfect raster of detail. He was not
commander or ticticisn. but a strategisl;
he knew eli the advantages OF situation,
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PnIItler,s Now IIome.

Joseph Pulitzer, owner add editor of the
World, has fixed his home IN the beautiful
resideace in Gramarcy park. belonging TO
ames W. Gerard, who has & 81 To Wash
iuglon 10 spend the winter. Gpm8rcy
park h. the very nest OF possible and inn
possible democratic presidents. On one
side Of Pulilzer is Uncle Sammy rldeu,
once haunted by cipher dispatches; ON The
other General NC Han. Directly across
the park is CORTLAND paImfr with David
Dndley Field next, and Hewitt iu.t around
lhe corn occupying. Peter CJ0pcr'3 late
residence Cor Chicago Times.
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WoNsA5, Wis, Jan. l0.-News has been
received here OF fight between bands Of
Chippewa ana PoLtaSoLtou.ie Ildi"ns St-
longing on the reservations III this state.
The fight occurred within tho borders oil
III, tosnsbip OF Huh a short time ago Il
band OF PottaSattomieS and Menomies en-
camped Tor n tine IN inst section. The
camp vas moved aud ,ubs' quently band
of Chippevas encamptd IN Tue same place.
Two ponies belonging to The Chippewas
strayed into the camp OF the other savagts
and we're shot. Tne Chppewas assumed a
hostile attitude. which resulted in one OF
their number being shot by the Pottawot-
tonnes. A few DAYS later the bands came
together. and in the engagement which en-
sued five of tho com batsnts were killed.
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ATLANTA,

ATL,NTA, Jaw. i0-TCorresrond-nce j.
A society ic' ~ - ,,ation Of uiunken'
mes, has been formed in this place, on m
entirely new plan. No religion or polite
are allowed in IL; no pledgiug or swearing
oil Twenty memb ers have enrolled their
usmss, among them some of our most no
torlous DRINKS. The thing works admira-
by. AM information desired will be
cheeriuliy given by addressing your CORES
pendent.
The snow was melting little this morn.
ing. The temperniur0 has been the lowest
ever known in this section.
No sickness ~ reported in the country.
Business is almost entirely suspeude
wing to the exec ssiva cold
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Inrelgn I,leld..

fhitikh iltluss
LAsHERs LITERARY COLLECTION.
BERLIN, Jan. l0-An iusr.cli1n oi IN,
literary collection Teye tli surprising
wealth of material. There are many an,
published and some unGushed manu-
scripts, All are Temporarily placed under
seal. The papers iound vii, Lle tAtcu or
declares, shed much Hight upon hereto.
iurs obscure points In German parliament.
ary history, No cldicil 10 the vii was
found.
rur roPF Avn MASONRY.
BoME, Jan, 10. --lt is sand tugt the pope
Is nhlut "a Issue on etCyrllCal letter regard
log Free Masons, On which, it Is believed.
distinction will be made between tho Con-
tinental and English secret societies.
rFgNCu LOSES.
PARIS, jar. no -rhn 1iicial report ~ the
l0ssps Cf he French ~ The capture o' Som
tag d: -four officers killed; eleven .oriou.ly
and al ven slightly wounded; nuyOGty
men stll'd, 81 wounded
REtipRnCirT RECOMMENDED.
MONTREAL, Jan. lO.--fhe corn exchange
ne port advocates no. gbolui ~ Calul t0lls,
uul strongly recommends iu the interest
90 farmers, Hour miiicrs, the lHaiu tfafe
md the public generally. the tblItiun of
al o. kos on hreaistuls; nu uutnmmel,sd
interchange OF Tee Rliounl production 1T
Canada and the United States, and ihr rhH-
AAN " W hll ANA fNi , Nlll WN|NfN1 va SUPP
ping by the g.. la yreuce route.
MEXICAN MATTEE4.
CRY or NtNtCO. Jan, lC.-The Mexican
National bank to-day declared q dividend
OF u per cent. prom sing another OF < per
cent. In March, making Tor the total fiscal
Vear IL per cent. on he paid capital. The
Mercantile bank has already declared a 3
per cent. dividend aud promises another OF
49, total for the year, 10 per cent The Ma
tiOnal bank has contracted to receive nickel
coin for which the government issues GER.
dictates receivable for importation duties
AMERICAN FORK.
BERLIN. Jan. lO.--The Vassisscha Xsi-
tung state, that Bismarck has directed In.
quiry to be made ~ 10 whether the excmp-
ton laws which allow the Brennan and
Hamburg provision ships with American
pork should not be extended to Pfussisn
ports.
CHARGED WITH FOUR MURDERS,
NGEENA, Jan. 10 Hugo Schencke, an
engineer, was arrested and charged with
numbering four girls. after obtaining their
money under promises Of marriage.
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A Claimants Case.

ST. ALBaSs. W., Jan. iO-Anoiher legal
step has been taken toward establishing
the relationship o. John Stewart, Of John.
500, Vermont. to the late Alexander T.
Stewart, of New YorE, and in proving his
cl4in IN share in the estate. On the pc
t,tion of the claimant Judge Taft, Of the
supreme court. proceeded 20 Greenville
Yesterday for the purpose oftaking the
testimony Of Mrs. Issbsl C,sgrove in rela-
tsun 70 the claim ~ ewart, The
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I.ynclici.

CHICAGO, Jan. TO- fho Daily News
Weisser, Idaho. special says that masked
mob took Chsrles Dleterd, the murderer OF
Buck Bozle, from the Jail cell and shot and
beat him, aud they then dragged him half
q mile, 10 the slsughter.houss, and hanged
him 20 the windlass used by butchers.
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No. OO5 Main street.

claimant. was present In nar,on aud with
his counsel. Mrs. A. r. s usart aud judge
Hilton were repr scented by counsel. The
Testimony Of Mrs. Cosgroys substantiated
the claims Of John Stewart. Several OF the
alleged facts Ia his affidavit however. were
rot corroborated. Judge Hilton looks on
the suit as q Matchmaking affair.
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New YORK. Jan. 10 The joint eNeou-
tive committee OF the freight department
met to-day Mt Commissioner Fink's Office
for the purpose OF considering Is Cause lead
log 10 the maintenance cf TaJes and
adopting measures 10 prevent cutting IN iu-
iure. AZ The closs Flnks announced that
the delberation of .he committee was bar
n,onious and pledges to MAINTAIN the eslab-
lshad rates Lad been given anew. The
committee agreed on rates taking effect
January l4th; the east bound rates 10 be- re-
stored 10 the tariff OF November % b., 1883,
as follows: Chicago 10 New Hors, eoyenth
class thirty.tiye cents per lOOpoundsi ofhth
class thirty cents per 100 pounds;niuth class
forty cents per 100 pounds.
10 order to meeL the last reduction rates
nv the Chicago IL Alton and Chicago n Rock
Island ROADS the truck lines have prepared
tickets which enable them TO make 90 low
rates as necessary from New York 10 the
Missouri river and points beyond vi hcut
disarrangemeuty OF their LEGAL business.
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Six Cents.

NEW YORK. Jan. l0.-The jury gave
Bridget Cronin elk cents damages In her
suit against Reverend Florence Mccarthy,
of Brooklyn, or $50. 900 damages for alleged
assault. Bridget was formerly organst OF
the church Of which Father Mccarthy Is
pastor.
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UREA, n. Y, Jan. TO- Buckley & Co.
drv goods, have assigned. Liabilities
500 GO; assets about s2jO,00O. The prefer
ences aggregate $4,000.
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Captain webb's Remains.

SUSPENSION BRrDaE. N. Y, Jan. lo.-The
remains of Captain Webb, killed in an at
tempt to swim the whirlpool, were trans
ferred to Oakland cemetery to-day, and
buried according to Masonic rites. Mrs.
Webb was present. The Masons are eI'
pected 10 contribute to monument fund.
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PrrrsBune. Jan. i0.-At Brinton, on the
Pennsylvania railroad, last evening. an &C
commciation train ran down a gang OF
twenty snow shovelers and killed three and
badly manglcd five more.
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Ineendiaries Indicted.

FREEHOLD, N. Y, Jan. l0.-Charles ID.
Holmes and Henry jackson + We been in
dicted for starting the last three large fires
at Red Bank. causing oss Of upwards OF
&4OO. 900.
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NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED.

The passenger agents OF the Missouri
river lines held another meeting this after
noon 10 consider the question Of commits
sion. and other matters which have grown
out OF the action OF Commissioner PiersUn
in cutting of he sale Of tickets on certain
western road-, but the Burlington company
announced that until after the other west
ern con. plicaiions now existing ani which
could not possibly be settled before meet
inc OF roads in the new western railway al
lance, TO be- held hero on the 18th instant.
IL was not in position 10 take any definite
action. The meeting adjourned to the Is h
"A congeouenCe,
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Ii stated thst Millais the painter, Is o
b. made a baronet. Helms sufficient prop
! rtv qualification. being worth sl,0O,O0n,
ard - earning n large yearly income. He
will be the first painter osronet, a. renny-
sop hiss been the first poet peer. M. Mil
isis' only sister Is The wife OF Mr.. Lester
wailack. There has been various painter
knights like Reynolds. Lawrence and Sir
Y. Les~h.on.
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WASHINGTON.
How Payne's Nomination WAS Received
at the Capital.
A New Postal Telegraph Bill Intro
duced.
DoIn.s Of Congress-Naiional Notes

WASHINGTON, Jan. i0-(special. The
published comment on The election OF H.
p. Payne TO succeed q. II. Pendleton as
senator from oAio, is 20 the eff OF that or
Payne 10 lead the democracy I'M presi'
dental race on sreform antl'monopoy and
moor mans platform, would be mon
strous stretch oil partisan ioalty.
Chairman Buckner, Of the banking COM
mitt.e, says be now believes the PROPOSE
ton TO repeal the tax on national bank
circulation cannot be carried into the
house. lie says there is no hostility on the
part of his committee against national
banks.
Monday next ia fixed as the day for tho
Texas e. Pacific railroad to make its appeal
in behalf OF its land grant.
Texas Is represented Oh thesto rassr'
committee appointed by the recent Chicago
stock committee, and nowin session here
II is seeking national aid 10 suppress the
contagious diseases OF cattle.
Judge Reagan says the triumph OF Payne,
who represents the railway and STANDARD
oil monopolies, will cost the democratic
party, practically speaking, quarter OF n
million votes.
Mr.. Msxey Opposed the creation OF n
river and harbor committee in aspeech TO-
day during which he replied to Frye's
assertions relating to the decadence OF
American shipping.
Charles Evans was nominated for post
master at Fort Worth.
T. d. Blois will be postmaster at Honey
Grove
The postoiiices of Cibolo, Gusdslupe
county. Marietta, Cassco and Martins
Mills, Van Zaudt county, have been estsb-
iished
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ljourned until Monday.
National Notes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10,-At the meeting
of the ways and means committee. Morri'
son announced the following sub commit
tees:
Changes 10 the tariff laws Mills, A. s
Hewitt, Keller.
Changes in Interval revenue lawi-
Blount, Hurd, Kssson.
r funding OF customs duties-A. 6.
Hewitt, J. X. Jones, Mckinley.
Rebuilding OF taxes on tobacco-Black-
burn, Herbert, Hiscock.
Rounding OF taxes on spirits and malt
liquors-Herbert, Blackburn, Russell.
Refunding miscellaneous internal taxes
Hnrd, Blount, Russell.
Relief for the last United States bonds
and coupons-J. X, Jones, Mills, Hissock.
The committee decided hat the question
Of the revision OF the tariff should not 90 to
q subcommittee, but be considered by the
entire committee. Mills says TINS question
will not come before the committee
for ten days or two weeks.
During the interim information will be
gathered. The ipitiatory step was taken
this morning by submitting n resolution to
the house calling for information regarding
the undervsluetion OF goods consigned to
persons in the United States.
AT the meeting Ot tne souhte Comm'tteo
on commerce Mr.. Gibson's joint resolution
sppropriatipg 81, 600. 600 TO be Immediately
available to continue the Improvements on
the Mississippi river was agreed to.
Requests were sent last evening that all
repu blicsn senators be IN their seats ut IL
O'Clock to-day for the purpose OF electing
Mr.. Anthony president pro tempore Of the
senate. Before the hour arrived the pur-
pose was changed and caucus was deter.
mined upon tonight or tomorrow TO con-
slider the matter.
The committee on public lands will hear
argument on Monday on the question of
the forfeiture of the Texas Pacific terri
iorisl land grant now claimed By the
Southern Pacific.
The United States he's filed a counter
claim against tue Union Pacific railroad for
$500 6s1, alleged indebtedness, including
fiye per cent. OF its net earnings.
The following nomina'ions were made TO.
dsy: Brewster Cams ron, r. ceiver Of public
moneys az Tucson, Arizona territory; post
nasters-Thomss ID. Blays At Hoversrove
exas; Charles Evans. at Fort Worth.
Texss.
Immediately after the Adjournment of
the senate q caucus of republican senators
was he'd to consider the sxpedisncv of pro.
ceedinR at once TO The election 1T . president
orc TEN. The friends ~ Mr.. Anthony
reported that he Is gaining 10 ~ - put