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and sure remedy. Tais is no quack preparation,
but is regularly prescribed by the medical faculty.
Manufactured only by A. B. Wtlbor, Chemist, Bos-
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To Que aud All.

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Polite attention. Ladies' saloon first floor. /
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Free Lunch. 44o 9Th st.

Fine Hair Dressing.
Cocaine dresses the hair perfectly, and Is also
preparation uneQualed for the eradication OF dan
druf.
The superiority OF Burnett's Flavoring Extracts
consists in their purity and great strength. co
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LOCAL MENTION.
The Weather.

oFrICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL. OFFICER,
WASHINGTON. ID. c., December 9, 1884. 10 an
For the middle Atlantic states. generally fair
weather, except in northern parts parity cloudy
weather and local rains or SHOWS: westerly winds.
For "Wednesday, partly cloudy weather and local
rains or SHOWS are indicated for New England,
lower lake region and northern part of the middle
Atlantic states with lower temperature: and gen.
srally fair weather with stationary temperature
for The southern part of middle Atlantic states,
for the south Atlantic and east gulf states and the
Ohio valley and Tennessee.
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Cluett's Crown Collars, Cuffs and Monar,
Shirts are the best OF all. 60
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Fon CHn1srmAs PRssrsrs

dc COR. EIGHTH ST. AND M>kKET SPACE.
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THE THIRD WASHINGTON COOPERATIVE BUILDING
AsSOCIATION.-At the sixth annual meeting Of the
stockholders OF the Third Washington Cooperative
Building Association last evening officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows: George c.
Johnson, president; c. G. DuncanSon, vice presi-
dent; NJ. J.. Callan. treasurer and J. f. Thompson,
secretary James Gooch, X. B. Horford. w. F. Free,
T. NJ. Reed, ID. J. Macarty, Thorn T. Spord, A. p.
Dunlap and J. X. White. directors. There are now
only - shares out OF the original $50 remaining on
the roll. Each share, paid In full to November
1884. valued f217S0
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leans or Austin, Des Moines, Denver and
Buffalo.
A motion was made to substitute Topeka
for Buffalo.
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rErerllEuI gwen FesteruzT u lte
dir-ree t-o11 -sorioik- l.. a. roslic 10
l-uz.= Ci-r Wa zTlaulaneuuH and hearty
Isss se1i as1lel ir8m tine Old dominion
a-al lIra zllIlIl.. lllfs ls-Iidiu- merchants and
il1-zlrless rreI 81 EirE tilal haE gr0Nu
riau- r-rideE lu 1na uasl tsn yezrE
a-a ru-luuz n. raecure fiie g-rslin trade g.
iie Esr i,- 1-aT .ol f1e Memphis and
i.ausaa Clfr aIld liernslilif and Charleston
rraads lsurial- uitiiiu twelve Iaiies al
i1ar-aa1l uitI a. izuci-isei1ed and unnh-
r-u0l. ila-l1- E.iiii over rEgssll-F- F-lIIus ieel
rrr1a--.-l ll il1lleE 81 uneoi tine mos n
.sle zna sliHs- 1lu-1s or tine Atlantic
sans- Ine-s l- siiereiore. no reason VIZ
rrs1larl 1la. ifassl --rssf eify. f8e rIral as 8
.atIrrrlz ri.l1s 4l Iisliiuure E-d IililE
asnl least The deiersfior
aras mere restarliar nave filis iseinT=
iile hi--.li a' iileir Gll.iliii0I- Thes
iia Heer from fine sfzflsiir.
a.s uui.1si E rile oioss ui liIe rspor7 O.
rs-re1sti1I zeEeraaF- 3 r1ttGI trads
s-rasl la tlaI u AeN Orleans. an
tlla- Ere anElguH 11 sscung = grsiT
su-rlarsslr- tIlE- al baltimore, 10
lulr,.e-se eleEatCEH nave RlneaG
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ral uesi- iils esuiuuel push zn'
t-tsrrr 11eI Ise17iif -r-il1 cl-r-lTIrl-s its N
all lre r'uT'-.i---io--- and ti7;.
z1a -ilel- dream % maxim.
tn- eauu1errlz metropolis 81 tine 0I,
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Northern Presbyterians.

SARATOGA, May 26.-The Presbyterian
General Assembly at the morning session
adopted resolution for continuing cor
respondence with the Southern Assembly
by letter.
A fraternal letter from the Methodist
General Conference was read and received.
The response OF the assembly was also
read.
The recommendation OF the Com mittee
on Reduced Representation was adopted.
The report ON the state OF religion OF
the Church and the neurology report were
read.
The assembly next year meets in Gin.
cinnati.
The resolutions relative TO the action of
the Southern Assembly Giscontinuing COR
respondence by delegate was discussed at
great length and finally tabled.
The committees submitted final reports
and were discharged.
Letters of Christian and fraternal ma
ture from the Methodist General Confer
ence were read and responsive letters sent.
The various synodical committees sub
mitted reports which we've adopted, rela.
tive to urging aid for Nez Perces Indians
A resolution was adopted favoriDg per-
sonal contributions for the proposed John
Calvin statute, to be unveiled at WASH
ington City in 1856.
Tonight unfinished business was dis
posed OF, and the moderator appointed the
customary committees, and the assembly
adjourned to meet at Cincinnati ON the
third Tuesday in May, 1885.
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ard called for the yeas and nays, which
resulted in yeas %, nays 10, SO the Senate
concurred in the amendment of the House,
extending the the term of the court to
December 81, 1885.
The Utah bill was then placed before
the Senate, and Senator Hoer proceeded
to speak in its favor
After speaking a few minutes Senator
Hoar yielded to enable the Mexican pen
sions bill to be taken up. II was discussed
at great length, but without action went
over until tomorrow.
Senator Brown offered the following
amendment to the Utah bill: "Ihat vol
untary sexual intercourse OF a married per-
son with one of the opposite sex not the
husband or wife of such married person,
shall be the cause, and only canse, of alb
soluie divorce from the bond of marriage
in the District of Coiumbi9, or in the Ter
ritories OF the United States, and any other
places subject TO the exclusive jurisdiction
OF the United States, but the courts may,
IN proper cases, IS ct common law, grant
divorces from bed and board in said Dis
iEiet, Territories or other places subject to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the United
States"
Adjourned.
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nethoai.s Ep.sco,., conference.

PHItApKLPHIA, May 26.-In the Meth
odist Episcopal Conference this morning
the amendment TO the report from the
Committee to Redistriet the GenerallCon-
ference Districts so that the present num-
Der OF twelve be increased to fourteen, was
the subject of acrimonious debate.
In the proposition 81 the report for co.
operation in church work, which provides
that each general conference delegate and
all ministers be asked series OF Questions.
and that his answers be published in the
Church Manual, was rejected by q Law.
vote,
The report of the committee was adopt-
ed With the following amendment:
Rssoteed, That commission be appoint
ed to consider the subject of consolidating
and unifying the beliefs Of societies, and
devise plan and report to the General
Conference.
The following wers recommended by
the conference to be elected trustees OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church for the
term TO expire in 1892: Luke Hitchcock.
Charles w. keteham and Earl Cranstorv,
Messrs. M. B. Hagans, W. Cumbach and
IP,sM. Begney. The reporti Jas accepted
= The report of the Committee on Episco.
pacy recommends the establishment OF
episcopal residences at Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Washington, Cincinnati,
Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco, Mime.
apolis, Atlanta or Chattanooga, New Or
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lE egg-lIlE io Ll1e lrtsIll e.
.-r1-Tlra-iIlise ,ll-1lisiale Gi tise
..- rr.--- la- f-rzsident fsaaiae is
rsr--i.s - t.-re.szll aI saturday filz1 ne
-n.F d b. Eraull ise tsse czndi-
fsla irr b. did EngE7 tiza1 -arl.IuT sElsuld
nc. asa 81 duzita 1-se frisuds Gi tise Pres
- 1nzarl Iiia7ne a. 4 tiaes- were
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-re nsz-1-- ..1az in Strength and
s1eaeii attlsr iilat no ether T=-
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-- Eaa-- there is zua1ise1 -zlzn
azu1r sae l1sFuilliezu ls1aers more Te-
r-a1us - ftzEH h. 8 f1r me corruuti0ns 0i
r.---- zu fcr s1szi1ns tise Presidency
tll raEu-r- daeE rlat Know hInl-
Ez secrelErT 81 tIEe Treasury,
49, r1sEes tIr1 ~ i1aFs tsasu uiereiF tire
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r1-.li1-s o-.f af ,rznssrtia-ls 5hEl sscHe-
fai-er tuz pnsEeu coed flsre been
taeris 81 tile dsuETfrueE1 EzIttgut the
Futs.-u,siizrr az of ANY i1Enk. Beside
s Sass Eaerunzr is "a uriid- eslieuE calen-
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a. re-- ul-f-lIsri,I- witt iliz rlaTty- Ne
sr-rH- iar liE liollslIlstigl
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PENSI0ES
Drawn bF tae widows OF Dtstinguislse'
sBEsecsE Of 1Iae Army and Navy.

Drawn bF fsEe Widows OF Dtstsngutsised
sezscczE Of IIae Army aad Navy.
lsFEoIAL TO THR AFFEAL-l
NAsHrSoTOs, May 26.-Conmissioner
of Pensions Dudley has sent 10 the Senate
a LIS Of the widows of Off
cersof the army, navy and marine
CORPS now drawing pensions at the
rate Of $50 Z month granted by special act
OF Congress. In the list appears the
names Of the widows OF Gems. Hackleman,
Richardson, Wallace, Piummer, Stevens,
Baker, WhiPple, Sumner, Bidwell, Nor
rs. Berry. Lowell. Anderson (RobeTt),
Igyer. NePhersOn, Candy, Thomas
Lorenzo, Shields lJames), Heintzelman,
Finley. Mitchell. Casey Rousseau, Custer,
French, Ramsey, Warren and Meacham
also the daughter OF Lieut.-Col. Zachary
T1-lor.
The widow OF Admiral FRrragut heads
the naval list al 5000 year The other
uE1Bes IN the nGvy and marine corps list
are those OF the widows OF the following
q SO 3 month Surgeon General Wood,
Rear Admi-als Reynolds, HoiT, Bell, Davis,
NinsioW-s Lardner, Paulding, Rodgers,
Spstis, Goldsborough, Capt. Gallagher,
Cumsaodores Frailey, McCanby, Mckee
VeT, Guesto, and Coils. Harris and Della
ney, and slsj. TEiggs and Lieut. Collins,
OF the marine corps; the latter (ColHns)
- E-1fl mar r.s0rlfit
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BurFALo, May 26.-Buffalos, a; Chi
cagos, 0.
CLEvEIaND, May -Cleyeiands, q
Detroits. q
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Tr a- a.esns sr ise flle1 N1a file
r-us-s af Tllas1 and Hsna-Iul-s- lhes
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The Department of State having been
informed that the Chinese government
proposed to enter silk loom in operation
as an exhibit at the New Orleans Exposi-
ton, the question arose whether the
Chinese restriction act did not prohibit
the landing of operatives ON the ground
that they were laborers. The question was
referred to the Treasury Department, and
retary of State that Chinese operatives
viii be admitted without molestation with
the understanding that they will not re-
main in this country longer than is neces-
sary to display their exhibits
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CRAZY FREAKS.
The Terrible Crime Of an Insane Mother
sf st. Louis-She Cuts the
Threats OF
Her Three Little Children With Razor
and Attempts to Make Way
With Herself.
An Aged Farmer Beaten TO Death
With Hickory Clnb by His
Crazy Wife.

ST. LOUIS, May 26.--Ons of those horri-
BILE freaks OF insanity which result in
murder and selfdestruetion and appall
the stanchest hearts occurred here yester-
day morning. Mrs. Alexander Edmond,
living at No. 1910 South Compton avenue,
left her bed about 4 80 o'clock, and going
to an adjoining room forced open desk
belonging to her husband and procured
israzor. Returning to the bedroom she
cut the throats of her three months old
baby, Gerster, and four years old daugh-
ter, Carrie. Then passing to the next
room she drew the razor across the throat
Of her daughter Emma, six years old, but
did not make very deep wound. The
child awoke and screamed, which awak-
ened the father, who rushed into the room
While he was caring for the child his wife
went back to her own room, lay down on
the bed beside her
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CROOKED BLISS.
Star-RoUse Attorney Ker, Before the
Springer Committee, Makes Clear
Seme Points
Hitherto ShreaGed I'm Mystery-Why
Dorsey Was Not Indicted on Che
First Trial.
A5iszrumens er Congress = Pensions
fsrzxn sy Widows &c Distinguished
GfEccrs Congressional


IsrzCIk- 70 Tx 2PPEAL,
NEsHISGT3S, May 26.-Rsndali still in
sis1s thai Congress ought TO adjourn by
the 30lh Of june, and that it viii be able
to do 90 i members VIII consent 10 90
home as soon IS the appropriation bills
are passed The prevalent feeling, how
ever, is not IN accord with the Randall
viesT, zs most CT the members are Of the
opinion that there are faany other sub
5ects besides appropriation bills entitled
70 attention Ii has developed also that
the senate has a conviction ON the ques-
ton and vii insist on consideration OF
seEersl bi5is that now cover the Speaker s
table 50 there Is only slim prospect
thsf Congress VIII be able to disband
beiore the middle or end of July.
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TRINITY, TEX, May 26,-Incessant rains
the past week. No trains on the Trinity
and Sabine railroad since the Goth, and no
prospects for several days. All work
ON the international and Great North
ern railroad has been suspended. Trim
inch an hour. It is now over one mile
and half wide at the bridge. Families
are forced TO flee for their lives. There is
distressing destruction of crops, stock and
improvements. The worst has not yet
come.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Racinx Mt ChantiIIy.

PARIS, May 26.-In the race for the
Jockey Club prize at Chantilly to-day,
seven horses started. Little Duck won,
with Archiduc second, Fra Diavolo third.
At the start Kiss, Archiduc and Fra
Diavolo led, with intervals between, the
rest following in a body. At the turn
Archiduc, Fra Diavolo and Little Duck
were running together, but Little Duck
finally drew away and won easily by two
lengths, with only neck between the
second and third
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ua-.-aleef-ir taleftnoBe Ias secured
~ fo1tiar zn IeEaE- ans 'se Iaay snorziE
ts-r-s-- ~ iez-Il ma its wives zFe extended
- sr-- Gfreetiou fr8u f0rf AOrth,
-as-ss ssuzDsnT E-zs zormed On Friday
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lsrszsi -Erz1 -u1sr = elll-1 tlIInE Eisei snssE
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zulrIi1- Tl--- or 1oi 7iIH WY ~ any
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Iseues a. l1.1s-aiec-rir 1eie-ihone is tzst
rs.-- .u-s-- lr -s...gulz- laror-
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Protestant ..etaodists.

BALTIMORE, May 26.-In the Methodist
Protestant Convention the Rev. L. B.
Applegate reported that annual confer
ences failed to cover the expenses OF dele
gates to the Ecumenical Council, London.
Only those who paid their own expenses
attended.
Adrian, Mich, was selected as the place
for holding the next General Convention.
A resolution that two editors be elected
of the Methodist Protestant and Recorder at
a salary of $500, was referred to the Pub
fishing Committee. A resolution was
adopted that journal OF the convention
be published and sold to purchasers in
stead Of assessing the conference.
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African Methodists.

BALTIMORE, May 26.-The African Meth.
odist Episcopal General Conference to-day
would not permit the bishops to select
their districts for the next quadrennial
but assigned them to nine episcopal dis
tricts, respectively. in the order named
Bishop +. IL. Cain, Bishop VIM. f. Dick
erson, Bishop J. P. Campbell, Bishop John
NJ. Brown, Bishop H. NJ. Turner, Bishop
J. a. Shorter, Bishop d. A. Payne, Bishop
7. NJ. d. Ward and Bishop A. w. Wayman
The Silver Moon Club gave their first
picnic at Springdale Grove Sunday.
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Ranfisf Missions.

DERoIT, May 26.-At the Baptist ami
versaries, at the closing meeting of the
Missionary Union Saturday night, after a
long and solemn deliberation, it was voted
to begin missionary work on the Congo
river, Africa, at cost of not less than
S30, 600 per annum. Dr. III. M. King, of
New York, preached the annual sermon
before the Publication Society in the First
Baptist church yesterday morning. The
before the Missionary Union in the after
noon in the operahouse. DR.. Wayland
Hoyt, of Philadelphia, preached for the
Home Mission Society in the operahouse
in the evening Distinguished Baptist
preachers have been in all the pulpits of
the city, except the Episcopalian, and all
churches were crowded. The whole city
seems to have turned out. The Home
Mission Society began its meetings to-day.
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JACKSON, TENN.
Judge Z. w. Brown Corrected by th'
Chief Jussiee.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l

lSfEClAL iO The AffEAL.l
JACKSON, May 26.-To-day the chief
justice of the Supreme Court stopped
Judge 7. w. Brown in argument when he
spoke of the report of the referees in a
certain case as absurd, and informed him
that he must not speak so disrespecifully
Of the referees. The judge informed him
that he was only speaking logically and
did not desire to offend. He was ready
to use any softer terms OF criticising.
After several trials the word incorrect
ness" was compromised on, and this is
now the word to be used in condemna-
ton of any work of the referees. The
revenue question in the case of the State
u.s. Butler will be tried tomorrow. The
case of ]. II. Blackwell Us. q. NJ. Bartlett
ct. al. occupied the entire time OF the
court to- day.
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VERY CRITICAL CONDITION.

Mr.. Edmond is railroad engineer, now
employed in the Missouri Pacific round
house in this city. Two years ago, while
living in Poplar Bluffs, No., his wife
started for Cowley county, KS, TO visit
her relations, and was found wandering
around the Union depot in this city in
sane. She was sent home and, after
treatment, was believed to be cured, at
all events there was no return of the NAL
ady until yesterday morning, when it re-
appeared with frightful results. The
child Emma will recover, but the two
babies are dead, and there is scarcely any
hope for the unfortunate mother.
Z 5ILGter.-Mrs. Edmonds, who butchered
her babies with razor Sunday morning,
is still alive but continues insane, and
makes frequent appeals to her attendants
to cut her head off.
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NEW IBERIA.
A Conflict Now Generally Regarded N
Inevitable.

New iberia, La, May pa crisis here
is fast approaching. The outlook is omiL-
Gus. Numbers of FontiIlen's adherents
are marching about the streets nights
shouting for their leader, singing "We'll
hang Judge Gates on sour apple tree, i"
and firing pistols. Women and children
are terrorized. The only subject discussed
is the imminent conflict. Fontillien's
adherents maintain an armed garrison
at night in the courthouse. During
the day there were large crowds of his
supporters in the immediate neighbor-
hood. Judge Gates, supported by the
prepared for struggle, and have estab-
lished their arsenal about two squares
from the courthouse, and have organized
a body OF men. 4 well-armed militia
company has also been formed, ready at
a moments call
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DEAD BABIES

and deliberately cut her own throat. A
moment or two later the husband, hearing
gurgling sound in his wife's room looked
ghastly sight. his two dead children and
bleeding wife, he rushed into the street for
aid A policeman was just at the door,
who entered the house and took the razor
from the hand of the woman, who now lay
insensible and bathed in blood A physi-
clan was Immediately called, who restored
the woman to consciousness and dressed
her wounds, which proved not to be neces-
sarily fatal, neither the jugular vein nor
the windpipe being severed. They are
very severe, however, the cash reaching
from ear to ear, and she now lies in the
City Hospital in
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NASHVILLE.
Killed by Falling Down an Elevator

ESPECIAL To THE APPEAL.l
NASHVILLE, May 26.-Ed McCarver,
sergeant-at-arms of the Senate during the
last Assembly, fell down an elevator shaft
at the Phillips & Buttorff Manufacturing
Company's warehouse this evening, badly
fracturing his skull. He died from the in.
juries received.
George Goodbar, a colored barber, got
into controversy with George G. Brooks
colored, at the Mount Tabor Knights and
and Ladies' ball at Concordia Hall to
night, and struck Brooks on the head with
loaded cane, infiicting wound which
will probably prove fatal. Goodbar was
locked IN
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CONGRESSIONAL.
T1-s NaIIaee-MeEEuIeS Confess-BiIis
and E-~oluGions-

HrrG G4AEff- MGEAGuAGN A0htG.t-AsAAh-
and E-~olaGieas-
EzsEnsSTox, Nay 26.-EosESs. = The
SsnA4e Eusendment was eonca-red in to
fhe b5l Emending the oct creating tbs
Ssr1hern J gndiciz, District OF Texas.
The Senate snendment 10 the sgricul-
11asl M NEs aul-0oncgrred in
a zzEai,cr q bills were izszoslnced and
rsferred
Ia Se1zte amendment Vas concnrred
N % tts hiG providing for the pay OF GER
szin cs1acesz zac 1ea n the volunteer
fu-ces
T,he csnteSie6 election case of Wallace
- Mckinley MS thea taken up.
Ihe mzJoTlry report unSeass Mckinley
and declares Wallace entitled to the seat.
TIE uin1rity resolution confirms the right
a the sittI1g member
Amer considerable debate without &C.
non the matter went over.
8ir. Beliari introduced bill appropri
EtinC Sso0 coo for erecting home for dis
sssi-d soldlers Of the Confederate army al
fredericksburg, Va Referred.
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