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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13
FOREIGN.


Great Britain's volunteer force at present
includes .215,0O0 men-the greatest number
ever attained.
The German Parliament rejected mo-
ton in favor of q bimetallic standard for
money.
The latest suicide at Monaco was that of
young Englishman, recent married, who
lost $3.50, 900 at the gam, lin.-,abi'.
Two Italian men-of-waT and torpedo
vessels have arrived at Port 5 id. The rear
guard of Gen. Buffers English troops has
reached Korti.
The police of Cracow ares cl one hun.
dred persons for gathering in front of q
milliOnaire's castle and demaIding work or
bread.
The Mahdi is said to hav left Khartoum
for fear of assassination by hi enemies: He
is fearful of treachery and has doubled the
guard about his person.
Emperor William, of Ge.uaay, is said to
have written to the Car iA:pr ssing upon
him the necessity of reaciIn[ an agreement
with England in order to i. ~ The peace
of Europe.
The British Government is anxiously
awaiting definite reply from Russia to tho
proposition for an adjustment of the Al
CHAN frontier dispute. 1t app 'ars that the
Russians have advanced their !outposts
further to the south, instead OF withdraws
ing, and the Pail Mall & lz,'tt expresses
fears of collision between tn, Afghan
troops and the forces of the Car, now face
to face.
Notwithstanding the pacific assurances
of Russia the British War Office sdispatch-
ing troops to India with all possible speed.
The number sent /, limited only by the
means of transportation. a troop-ship
which arrived Sunday from .ndia was or
dered to return at once to Bombay with l.
300 soldiers. These troops are needed to
partly supply the places of those sent to the
Afghan frontier.
1t has transpired that q year ago distin-
guished officer of the British army in India
was sent for to advise with the Government
regarding the practicability of q Russian in
vasion of Afghanstan. This officer said
that such an invasion was quite possible by
the very route which the Russians have
since taken. lie also informed the Govern
ment that Russia could within seventy-sev-
en- days put $4,000 troops into Herat, and
follow up this force with an equal number
forty days later. Thirteen thousand men
could be thrown at once into Kabool, with
an equal number of reserves close at hand.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

MARCH 5.-The public galleries Of the
Senate were again to-day crowded to their
utmost limits, and long before noon crowds
gathered about every, door, beseeching the
doorkeepers in vain for admission. Prompt
ly at IL O'clock the Vice-President entered
from the door ON the left of the president
ial desk. accompanied by Rev. DIR. Butler,
pastor Of the Lutheran Memorial church of
this city. The galleries applauded Mr..
ent abruptly terminated with the gavel.
The senators arose at this summons, and
DIR. Butler offered prayer. Upon its conclu-
sion the .Vice-President took the chair, and
was again greeted with plaudits by the oc-
cupants Of the gallery. He called the Sem
ate to order, and, in voice only audible to
the clerks, called for the reading OF the
journal. The journal having been read
Messrs. Allison, Beck, and VOORHEES,, the
committee yesterday appointed to wait on
the President of the United States and in
form him that quorum of the Senate was
present and ready 10 receive any commun-
ication he might desire to make, reported
they had performed that duty and the
President had responded that he would
In less than minute there was announced,
"a message from the President of the
United States" and Mr.. o. l.. Pruden APP
peared with message. Mr.. Sherman at
once moved that the Senate, proceed to the
consideration of executive business. The
President sent to the Senate the following
nominations:
Secretary of State-Thomas L. Bayard, of
Delaware.
Secretary of the Treasury-Daniel Man.
ming, of New York.
Secretary of War-William G. Endicott,
OF Massachusetts,.
Secretary of the Navy-William C. Whit
ney, of New York.
Secretary of the Interior-L.Q. C. Lamar,
of Mississippi.
Postmaster eneral-Wiliam f. Villas, of
Wisconsin.
Attorney General-A. H. Gar and, of Ar
kansas.
Mr.. Riddleberger objected to the immedi-
ate consideration of denomination of Mr.
Bayard: He stated briefly that he did so
because of Mr.. Bayard's attitude upon the
Irish question. Riddleberger thought him
more English than American. Mr.. Bayard's
name being the first on the list, considera-
ton OF all went over under the rules of
the Senate for day. When the doors re-
opened the Senate adjourned till to-mor-
row.
MARCH Elm the Senate Mr. Van Wyck
introduced resolution directing the Secre-
tary of the Interior to report the facts con-
nected with the hasty issue of land patents
to the New Orleans, Vicksburg and Baton
Rouge road. The grant which has thus
been made is worth not less than SIS, 600, 900.
Some of it is said to be worth $40 an acre.
There is no doubt that there will be full
investigation of the matter, and Mr.. Teller,
who now occupies q seat in the Senate, will
be given an opportunity TO explain his ac-
ton. In Executive Session the Cabinet
nominations were confirmed.
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states troops. Ten. weaver argued Inar
the settlers, far from being the desperadoes
they are painted, were among the most re-
spected citizens Of Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois,
Kansas, and other States, who were anxious
to go to Oklahoma to make homes. The
invocation of the military power General
Weaver declared to be wrongful and with
out precedent. President Cleveland said
once, and suggested that Secretary Lamar
should be conferred with.
THE BACKBONE" LAND GRANT.
Mr.. Van Wyck's resolution making in
quiry of the Secretary of the Interior re-
garding the issue of patents to the "Back-
bone" Raj road was taken up In the Senate
Monday. Mr.. Van Wyck detailed the
He said that Gould and Huntington were at
the bottom of scheme To- get possession of
the land-grant. 1t was claimed that there
was a special meeting of the Cabinet to le-
galize the fraud; but the settlers did not
have any advocate there. The Cabinet did
not protect them. On the contrary, 1t turn
ed them over to the tender mercies of the
corporation. The whole history of the land
bureau Of the Interior Department was q
record of demands by Immigrant corpora
tons and DEGREES of the department in ODE
dlence thereto. When the demand was too
exacting, as in this case, the opinion Of the
Attorney General was sought behind which
to hide. BY what mysterious power, Mr..
Van Wyck asked, could this company Co
cree the Government into an extra session
of its Cabinet and compel the Interior De-
partment to work nights and Sundays in or
der to secure action foreclosing Congress
and the people from rending the spoiler
from his prey? Mr.. Van Wyck gave notice
that the patents issued would be contested.
Ex-Secretary Teller in his reply said that
Van Wyck was profess 0nal anti-monopo-
list, and that his object was to pose before
the public and to gain notOriety. Mr.. Tel
ler's speech was an elaborate legal argu-
ment to show that the Backbone Com
pany was entitled to the grant.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13
Spring Medicine

When the weather grows warmer, that
extreme tired feeling, want Of appetite,
dullness, languor, and lassitude, afiiict
almost the entire human family, and scrof-
ula and other diseases caused by humors,
manifest themselves with many. 1t is Inn
possible to throw of this debility and expel
humors from the blood without the aid of a
reliable medicine like Hoods Sarsaparilla.
81 could not sleep, and would get up in
the morning with hardly life enough to get
out Of bed. had no appetite, and my
face would break out with pimples. bought
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13

At no other season is the system 30 sus-
ceptible to the beneficial effects Of o re-
liable tonic and invigorant. The impure
state Of the blood, the deranged digestion,
and the weak condition of the body, caused
by its long battle with the cold, wintry
blasts, all call for the reviving, regulating
and restoring influences so happily and
effectively combined In Hoods Sarsaparilla.
"Hood's Sarsaparilla did me great deal
Of good. I had no particular disease, but
was tired out from overwork, and It toned
me up" MRS. G. Z. SIMMONS, COhoes, N. Y.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13

wind. Ii they happen 10 be on gla-
cier or snow-ficld when startled they
almost invariably make for the rocks.
This is probably the result of some in
stinct which teaches them that their
tawny color renders them less liable to
be seen amongst the dark rocks than
on the snow,-London Graphic.
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81. LOUIS.

WHrAT-Higher: No. Red March,
S1A@S1slc; April, s3114Ca $500; May $500
s5Xc. CoRN--Higher; ;S4.d8sAc March,
April. OATs-Lower; March,
30@3OsSc; May, S1%c. RYE-Qmet: Ca
BARIEY-Steady NJ 60dS0c. Provisions
Pork higher; s275 Bulk Meats quiet
Of 1880, o 40. 665. Bacon steady al
$500, 10. Lard higher: $500.
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CINCINNATI.

wnEAT-Fim at Csc. CoRS-Sirorr 1t
4fc. OATs-Weak az SAC. RyE-Dull at
&c. PRovIsIoNs-Pork steady at $40.
Lard firm at 800. Bulk Meats S4.S71S
06.50. Bacon 81. 3 ~ 80
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DIsRAELps APHoRIsMs.
Rough and Ungailant Reflections on Wo-
man by Lord Beaconsfleld.

Lord Bcaconsfield once politically de-
clarcd, writes correspondent to the
New York World, that he ruled man
kind by, despising It, and his. books, his
speeches, and his actions combine to
prove that his cynicism was real and
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13
MllW AUKEF.

WnEAT-Higher; March, 74slc;- April,
55kc. CoTN-tirm al 4011c tor No.. -
OATs-Firm: No. . " ME. Soc. RYE
Dull: Go for No. ]. BARI.EN Higher
at t4L Tor No. o
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13
BAIT1MORF.

WHEAT-westem higher: No. Winter
Red Srot and March,. s51(Cds5slc; April,
OxTr-H estern White. soSoc; Mixed DO,
S6@37c. RYE-Ouiet al 72s7b.
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GENERAL MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

wHEAT-Lower: March, 75d76c; April,
51S@761<c; May. 500" S15sc.
CORN-Lower; March. 3811a $3.50; April,
$3.50 $3.50: May, AZ 423Sc.
OATs-Lower; March, -7s4m27Sc; Apr,
27aS@27%c.
PRovIsIoNs-Mess Pork higher: March,
S12.45o ~ 62H: April, sl2 so ~ I1S;
May, So. 6OG12.7718. Lard-Sieady; Marcn
$6.9l@6.95; April, S6.95@7 90; May, S1.VS1
@70719.
Choice 10 fancy steers $500 6 Is
Good to choice steers. ............ 90 70
Medium 10 fair steers. I'D 4.oo
HoGs-Aiarket firm. Sales RANGED from
S4.65Co A 90 for heavy: $4,000 80 for light.
BUTTER-Steauy. We quote: Choice TO
Fancy Creamery al 90 81 " ID: ordinary
to good do. 25G Csc: good 10 fancy Dairy ut
$50 S1c; common To lair 40. 1S1l2c.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13
NEW YORK.

WDEAT-Higher: No. . March SS1s
$3.50; April. sos s9%c; May, 1913 9lAc.
lORN-I met; A,Nv, W esj.,n Spot, 5O94V@
CSC.
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A Montana man comes to the front
with story about finding cave full
of petriiied rattlesnakes. When the
whisky makes q fellow see 'em petrified,
it must be OF II character simply awful.
Omaha (Neb.) Republican.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13

Rocky Mountain squirrels, whiss arc
considerably larger than the ordinary
American squirrel, with rich golden
brown fur and silver-gray heads, are in
demand for shipment to England,
where they are valued at $50 per pair.
, 1885-12-23
The proposed neW Cable.

Most Of our readers will hail with plea
sure the announcement that Her Maiesty'S
Government has advertised for bids to
lay a cable between Halifax, Bermuda and
jamaica, because when that is done, the
monopoly enjoyed by the w. |. and Paci-
tc Telegraph Company will be at an end
the principal reason advanced for the pay
ment Of the $4,000 subsidy will no longer
be tenable, and it is within the range of
possibility that the Company may be in
duced to send messages at a reasonable
rate. But the announcement, we take it,
means that Jamaica has been decided ON
as the Head Quarters of the military for
the West Indies, which is a step in the
right direction, and in keeping with the
Importance of the colony. On the com
pletion of the Panama Canal, Jamaica will
hold the same relative position to that
canal that Malta holds to the Suez Canal,
and will be a place of great Importance to
the British Empire. There was also a
talk some time since of utilizing the whole
Of Port Royal as a naval station, where
extensive repair shops and a dock were to
be constructed, and it may be that the
present movement is a step in that direc-
ton. However that may be, a new cable
to this island will bea great acquisition, and
supply a want long felt.-Gleaner.
, 1885-12-23

said Meissonier to some friends at a din
ner party, and he showed them Il package
OF the roe OF dried behring's. Then he sent
for the gardener. All the guests smiled.
The gardener arrived. "Do you know
these seed>3" MISSIONER asked. The gar
dencr examined them with great attention.
"Oh, yes" he said, at last; that is the
seed Of the polPuS turimas, a very rare tro,
lG&.Ssaals p Is ;',,, Hoy ~. LONE % SislEedit. afr ffatt tsa
days. answered the gardener. At the end
of the fifteen days the guests were once
more at the table. After dinner the gard
encr vas announced. "Monsieur Meisso-
nier,' he said "the plants are above
the ground "Oh, this is a little too much!'
said the great painter; and all went into
the garden to behold the botanical wonder.
The gardener lifted up a glass bell, under
which was a little bed, carefully made and
in which three row of red behring's were
sticking up their heads. The laugh was
against Meissonier. tie discharged the gar
dener, but took him back the next day.
, 1885-12-23

The will dated June y, 1884 Of Mr..
Thomas Daniel Hill, late of M~iucing-lane,
merchant, and of No. p, yenor-p place,
who died on July 2I last, was proved on
the 30th nit. by Colonel Charles Miles, Sir
George / cnry Chambers, and Audley
Charles Miles, the nephew, the executors,
The value of the personal estate exceeding
ELI, 600. The testator leaves E25,000, up
ON trust, for his brother, the Rev. Charles
Gray Hill, for lit', and then for his daugh
trrs as he shall appoint his interest in
theadYoWSOu OfW arboys, HuntingdOnshire,
upon trust, for the benefit ofhis said broth
err, his daughters, and their husbands ed,
O0O, upon trust, for his nephew Vyyyan
Charles Miles, his wife, and children his
shares in the St. ThOmas's Floating Dock
Company, to his last-named nephew E5,
600, upon trust, for his three %nieces, Cla-
rissa, Mary, and Marguerite Miles; GI5,
900 upon trust, for his sister, Mrs. Maria
SuSaunah Miles for life, and then for his said
nieces: his freehold house and lands at Bur
ton Hill, MalmeSbury, to his sister for life,
and then to her children or issue as she shall
appoint; his residence III GrOSVenOr-plac
TO his sister for life, and then to his ne.
phcW Audlpy Charles Miles the furniture,
plate, pictures, effects, horses, carriages,
farming stock, and growing crops at Bur,
ton Hill and GrOSVenOr. place, except a few
articles specifically bequeathed, to his sister,
and legacies to his mother, partners, ser.
wants, and others. The residue of his real
and personal estate, including his share In
the tirm of Thomas Daniel and Co., and
his estates and other property III the West
Indies, he gives to his said nephew AudleY
Charles MileS.-Demerdra ArqO8y.
, 1885-12-23
The Bethlehem Song.

How sweet was the song of the angels of
light,
AS beading DER Bethlehem'S plain,
They struck their bright harps, and the
silence of night
AwOke at the heavenly strain,
While mildly around shOne glory divine,
And bathel in etfulgeuce so bright,
The mountain, the valley, the sea, and
the plain,
Once robyd in the mantle of night.
They sang Of the break of r~edemption's
glad morn
The holy had longed to behold
They sang Of a Saviour in Bethlehem born,
So long by the prophets f~oretoll:
They sang OF goodwill from God unto men,
OF peace to a valley of tears
They sang Of salvation from death and
from sin,
A balm for our sorrows and fears.
Then "Glory to God in the highesty7 III
sing,
For | am a sinner on earth
I'll welcome the tidings of mercy that bring
The news of Emanuei's birth
III 90 to his cross a sinner detiled,
And wash in the fountain of blood
pll pray for the grace that can strengthen
a child,
And bring him at last to his God.
, 1885-12-23
The Light That Is Felt.

A tender child Of Summers three,
Seeking her little bed at night,
Paused on the dark stair timidly.
ooh, mother, take my hand" said she,
"And then the dark will all be light"
We older children grope our way
From dark behind t. dark before;
And only when our hands We lay,
Dear Lord, in Thine, the night isday
And there is darkness neyermore.
Reach downward to the sunless days
Wherein our guides are blind as we,
And faith is small and hope delays;
Take thou the hands Of prayer we raise,
And let us feel the light of Thee.
John G. Whittier in st. Nicholas,
, 1885-12-23
The Glorious Song of Old.

1t anne upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harpS Of gold:
"Peace on the earth, Good will to men
From heav'n's all gracious King; :"
The world i'll solemn stiffness lay
To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloyen skies they come
With peaceful wings unfuried
And still their heavenly music floats
Der all the weary world
Above its sad and lOwly plains
They bend on lowering wing,
And ever DER its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin a0l strife
rhe worll has suffered long;
Beneath thu angels strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong;
Autumn at war with maa hears not
The love,song wlica they bring;
Ga hush the noise We men OF STRIFE,
And hear the angels sing!
And We, beneath LIES crushing load,
Whose form, are bonding low,
Who toll along The climbing way
With painful steps and SLOW,
Look up! for 10, the peaceful years
Come swiftly on the wing:
Oh rest beside the weary road,
Aud hear tile angels sing.
The promised time is fastening on,
BY prophct-blrds toretoId,
When with the ever circling years,
Comes round the age Of gold
When Peace Shall over all the earth
Its undimmcd splendourS fling,
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing.
, 1885-12-23
Riddles.
1RS2CerS Hert 1CaeE.

/. When is stick not stick2
?. Why is \ never i'll ?
3. Why cannot you get rid of the alpha
bet?
4. Why is d like the Irishmah's KETTLE
o. Why aIc rVolvI-o steam pIUuSus rae
deaf muteS ~
6. Why can E never keep dry
Z. What word is always pronounced
wrong2
8. Why is it not necessary to repeat q
hiStorl lesson
g.. Why is G never short
10. What is the difference betweena bomb
shell and the Prince of Wales9
II. WHY does the butchers wife keep the
books2
-. Why is L so well preserved?
10. How does a cobblerwarran his boots7
IA WHY does the Avis Stationery Store
keep so many books on hanG
Is. Why is a sculptor like a fraudulent
bankIupt3
16. Why is our milkman like the whale
that swallowed Jonah2
II. Which English river has the crooked
est courSe9
Is. How many sticks go to a crows neSt3
10. Why is aredhrlringlk like AN yercoat3
20. WHY is our stock OF conundrumsIIkca
fir tree2
81. WHAT'S that which all love more than
life
Fear more than death or mortal strife?
That which coutented men desire
The poor possess? the rich require
Tn e miScr spends ? the Spcndthrift saves
And all men carry to their graves
%. II am a vehicle that's Wondrous large,
But neither coach nor ship nor barge,
Whether sitting, standing, lying.
You hear not a breath
While mute as death
Ny journey | pursue
With a mighty swift whirling
I'm constantly twirling,
But It's all unfelt by you.
Some travel with ms
Who never can see,
Nor believe | convey them a yard.
And for years | have taken them,
Nor ever t0rsakcn chem,
And yet claimed no reward.
And. gentIrs, against or with your Will,
Or sleeping or waking III carry you still"
'Look here, Matilda" said an Austin
lady to the ~cOloured cook, 'y0u sleep right
close to the chicken house, and you must
have heard those thieves stealing the
chickens"
eyes, mann, | heerd the chickens heller,
and | heerd the voices ob de men"
"NVhy didn't YOU go out, thenW
Cease, man," bursting into tears, IL
knowed my old fldder was out there, and
[ wouldn't hab him know that ia lost
confidence in him for all the chickens he
could steal in a whole yeah"
A little fellow who had some teeth ey-
tracted was comforted by the dentist with
the assurance that they would come again.
With an eye to the immediate future the ur-
chin inquired, twill they come again be-
fore dinner p
According to the Gleaaer, an amusing
incident occurred on the Railway line i'll
Jamaica a few days since. After a
recent trivial accident which occurred on
the line, superintendent CazimajOu placed
a private detective on the line to endeavOur
to find out who was tampcring with it.
Mr.. Valentine Bell, not knowing Of the
action of Mr.. Cazimajou sent a detective
from Kingston for the same purpose, who
when he discovered the first mentioned
detective looking suspiciOusly around,
arrested him and ran him into quod-
Grand Tableau.
MISSIONER had a gardener who was
q rood hOtaniSt and a great wac. He knew
, 1885-02-07
P R @ G E E D N GS
g9W@gQA
FOR ST. CROIx.

MONDAY End February 1885, II o'clock
noon, the Colonial Council held it's 9th Or
binary Meeting.
The following Members were absent;
4th and 9th Crownmembers (Richter and
Kalmer), LIST Member for F~rederiksted
(Nyssum), 3rd Member for Christiansted's
Country District (Nelthropp) 3rd Member
for Christiansted (Wassard) who had mott
fed their inability to attend; End Member
for Christiansted's Country District IRa-
phaeli 3rd Member for Frederiksted's
Country District (Latimer) ; End Member
for C~hristiansted's Country District (Ja-
mieson) took his seat later in the meeting.
The Government Secretary was present.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
3rd Member for Christiansted IWassardI
, 1885-02-07

had returned to- the Island in the early
part of January, and had resumed his seat
i'll the Council, but was absent today ON
account of press of business.
The Chairman notified the receipt of the
following communications from the Go.
vernment, viz: l, dated Both December
1884, No. 2452, according to which His Ma
jesty had on the 29th November last n
toned the Budget for st. Croix for the
financial year from LIST April 1884 to 31st
March 1885, but so that the Item II. Pen.
sions be increased with $500, or from
$8,856.16 to 80, 1861 and that the Total
mount of Expenditure became 1886, 1928
instead of $3.50, 1928 the said s4O0 being
the amount of pension granted the former
acting Royal Treasurer Mr.. H0yer, and
which had not been entered on the Budget
drawn up by the Council printed copies
OF the Budget had subsequently been re-
ceived from the Government and would be
found ON Members places; 2, dated 30th
December 1884, No. 2455, agreeably to
which His Majesty had on the Doth No.
vember last sanctioned the Ordinance con-
corning the providing of Sanitary Regula-
tons for st. Croix as adopted ON 22nd
September last year; the Government had
not forwarded copies of the Ordinance nor
of the Regulations that had been issued
temporarily by the Government; 3, dated
22nd January a. c., No. 81, requesting the
Council to appoint a Member for each Of
the 4 Elective Boards, which election was
placed on the Order of Day as No. 2 for
this meeting, but would be placed as the
last item.
The Council proceeded to the Order of
Day viz:
l. Introduction of and Ist Discussion on
Draft of Ordinance concerning the APP
pointment of Court Witnesses in the
Danish West India Islands.
The Draft with Motives reads as fol.
lows:
Draft
Of Ordinance concerning the appoint,
ment Of Court Witnesses IN the Danish
Vest India Islands.