The National tribune., 1884-01-10

The unfortunate inmates were therefore pow
erless TO help themselves. and those who were
witnesses of the horrible holocaust were unable
to help them
POLITICAL.
The Ohio Legislature convened op the 9TH
inst. Both branches were organized, after
which the Governors message was read
The Massachusetts, State Senate organized
on the I'd inst by electing George A. Bruce, of
Someryilie, president. The House reelected
George A. Marden, of Lowell, speaker.
Governor Robinson, in his message to the
Massachusetts, Legislature. calls attention to
defects in election laws and neglect of registra-
ton officers enforcing legal tests, including
that of reading and writing.
Governor-elect Robinson, of Massachusetts,,
has sent to Governor Butler his resignation as
Representative in the Forty-eighth Congress,
and the Governor has ordered special election
TO Gil the vacancy on January II.
Senator Sabin, chairman of the national Re-
publican committee, expresses the opinion that
payment on the national debt should cease.
He faSors the issue OF two per cent. fifty year
bonds by the Government, into which all bonds
of other denominations should be converted as
they mature or are called in. These bonds
could be used as the basis for bank issues.
Accompanying this measure there should be a
repeal Of the one per cent. tax on bank circula-
ton now existing.
The House Committee on Appropriations
met on the Sd inst. Chairman Randall an
nounced the following subcommittee, to be
charged with the preparation of bills named !:
Legislative, executive and judicial apprOpria-
ton bill, Messrs. Holman, Hancock and Can
non; the sundry civil appropriation bill,
Messrs Randall, FOrney and Ryan: army ap-
IrOpriation bill, Nessrs. Eorney, Townshend
and Keifer; navy, Messrs. Hutchins, Randall
and Calsins; post-ofiiee, MessFs. Townshend,
Holman and HorT; Indian, Messrs Ellis, Hol-
man and Ryan; consular and diplomatic,
MessTs Burnes, Townshend and Washbume /;
pensions Messrs. Hancock Toilet and Wash
burne; Military Academy. Messrs. Keifer, For
ney and Ellis; Notifications, iessrs Horr,
Ellis and Hancock; District of Columbia,
cheney, Messrs. Randall, BurRes and Calkins.
Mr.. Randall says an effort viii be made TO re-
port ali of the appropriation bills to the House
by April 10 or the LIST of May.
PERSONAL
Major General Hancock has left Los Angeles,
Cal, for the East.
Colonel 7. F. Gallagher, who recently died
at New Alexandria, Pa, was the original
colonel of the llth regiment p. Il. v. c.
Hon. David sankey, father Of the evangelist,
Ira d. Sankey, died on the 9Th inst, at New
Castle, Ohio, aged II years. He was a member
OF the Pennsylvania Senate in 1647.
At the beginning of the administration of
Governor BBtler friend presented him with
a beautiful copy Of the Bible Governor Butler
leaves this copy in the executive chamber,
with the following Endorsement thereon
81 January When I pasaa i,,Sc fla Nv
ecutive chamber, year ago, could not find a
copy of the Holy Scriptures. | suppose each
Governor took his away with him. 4 friend
gave me this. ] leave it as a needed transmit
teadam TO my successor in Office, to be used by
him and successors each in turn"
FINANCIAL AND. INDUSTRIAL.
Failures for the last seven days number for
the United States $40. and fer Canals %: prob
ably larger number than ever before reported
IN a similar period.
The entire line of the New York, West Shore
and Buffalo Railroad was opened for through
passenger and freight traffic on the LIST inst.
The road is 425 miles in length.
The RaiIrGy Age publishes summary of rail
way foreclosures in 16S3 The foreclosures
covered eighteen lines. with total of 1854
miles Of track. SIS, 825 900 capital stock, and
So. sos GEO bonds and debts.
The 2O-year lease of the Pullman Palace Car
Company 70 the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany viii expire shortly. and the latter COM
pany is making arrangements to construct cars
for Its own use at Altoona, Pa.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company have purchased the Kohinoor colliery
Of Richard Heeksher & Co. The price paid is
said TO be 100000 This Is the eighth colliery
which has recently come into the hands Of the
Reading Company.
A meeting was held at Grand Hotel, San
Francisco, on the Sd inst, to make arrange
ments for holding worlds fair in that city in
1857. 1t was the most influential ever held on
the Pacific coast. Governor Stoneman pre-
sided and read letters from the Pacific coast
delegation in Congress promising their support.
1t was resolved 70 provide guarntee fund Of
Si.00o,O09, and when this isobtained to petition
Congress and the State legislature for appro-
priations. The feeling was strong and unani-
mons 10 carry the project through, and no
doubts about II are entertained. The meeting
represented 500 000, Geo.