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The Children's Rights.

New York Evening fOsV
The mother of Sir William Jones used when
say to him, Read, and you will know" and the
woman whose excellent sense and clear Judgment
succeeded in impressing upon the young boy the
advantage of learning and of knowing things
and of finding them out for himself, was always
regarded by him with reverent affection. 1t
is not probable, however, that he appreei-
ated how superior she really was to many
mothers in his own time, who, instead of
giving the children incentives to reading, de-
stroyed their opportunities for doing so by al
lowing them neither time nor books 1t seems
almost incredible, but there are homes to-day in
which reading is practically discouraged. Two
despairing children saw not very long ago,
volume of Don Quixote and one of the Arabian
Nights consumed by slow fire before their
eyes They had found the books in box
in their grandmother's garrett, and in ad
dition to the anticipation of joys in store
for them, they had also the sense of property
by reason of discovery strong within them. The
guardian of youth reasoned that If allowed &c
read these books they would neglect their arith-
metic and other studies, but her course is at
least open to criticism; the bitterness of heart.
the evil thoughts which rose in their minds,
would hardly be atoned for by knowledge of the
rule of short division, even by complete
mastery of the mines, desirable as this may be.
1t would be interesting to know just what their
attitude will be toward those two books later on
in ia. l used to notice, last summer, that
about IL o'clock every sunny morning
a boy of fourteen would make his appearance
on the Shopping roof of yeranda on a neghbor's
house. With book in hand he would carefully
select safe place, and after elaneing downward
to sec that he was unobserved, would settle him
self to reading. What his books were / do not
know. | often wondered. He never enjoyed
mis- quiet long, for he was sure to be missed aud
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Evansville & Terre Haute railroad.

Via Vandalia Line.]
Leave Indianapolis t7:15 am, am P ao pm
Leave Terre Haute i1040 am, 800 pm p ~; oS ara
Ar. at Evansville. ..f400 pm, 700 pm p go "'h
Leave Evansville. 1905 am 1880 am p oiiS PA
AT. at Indianapolis 1880 pm, 4'4o pm p 500 a"
tno;,, excent Sunday. All other trains daily.
parlor car; $, sleeper
Via I. & St. l.. Ry.)
Leave indianapolis ~ ~ ~ am, lVoo pm
Ar al Evansville .ti;oo pm 700 pm p 7le ans
T.aays Evansville % am 1880 am p S15 pm
A. ~ Terre Haute III 900 anl, 81 pmp, 1859 pm
Ar at indianapolis 1918 pm $50 pm p, 3:f5 an
iDaily except Sunday. All other trains daily.
parlor car; 5. sleeper.
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CHICAGO. Feb 24.-The Drovers' Journal re
ports Hogs-Receipts, 10000; shipments, 1000
packing, 81 1904 IS; packing and shipping, $4 70
051O; light $41504.75; skips, $3.30043O.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000; shipments, $500 The
export steers, $5.9O065O shipping steers of from
1,400 to 1000 TBS average, $4,000 80; from
l 200 to 1850 TBS average, $4. 80 $3.50; from
$3.9004.70.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, $500; shipments,
1000. The market was dull and 15025c lower; in
ferior to medium, $225035o; choice, $3.6O04.5O.
lambs, SIS.
ST. LOUIS Feb Observation-Disclosures, LOCO;
shipments, 900. The market was frmer; export
cattle, So S5 10 good to choice shipping steers,
$3.2005.75; common to medium shipping steers,
$4.5005; native butchers steers 81, 2004.75;
and heifers, SIS I'd; stockers, $35O04 feeders,
81. 04.75; corn-fed Texas steers $4046O.
Sheep and Lambs-Recepts, 1900; shipments,
$500. The market steady; common to medium
sheep, $2.5003.25; choice sneep, $3.5O04.25; ex-
Hogs-Receipts for the past two days. $40; ship
ments s. 900. The market was lower; Workers,
$t5004.70; packing hogs. $4.5504.s0; heavy,
BUFFALO Feb 24-Cattle - Receipts to-day,
$50; receipts consigned through, lS1 carloads,
of which 3S carloads go to New York The market
was weak and prices shade lower; sales made of
carloads.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts to-day, $500; re-
ceipts consigned through, ID carloads The market
was unsettled and generally 1O015c lower; sales
made of carloads.
Hogs-Receipts to-day, 1000; receipts consigned
through, 80 carloads. The market was weaker
good to choice Workers, $5. Is; medium fair
$5@5.5O; butchers grades, $5.2005.35; no heavy
oferiHg no demand.
NEW YORK, Feb. Observation-Disclosures 81 car
loads for expectation and Is carloads for city trades
consigned to saughteEers. No beef cattle for sale
dressed beef dull at $S010 fP cwt.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, carloads market
frmer, with Full clearance; extremes So. 500675 ~
cwt. for common to good sheep; ordinary to good
lambs $1 no choice stock offered.
Hogs-Receipts. g 800 market quiet; a deck-load of
common Western pigs sold alive at $4.75 p cwt.;
good eorn-fed hogs, S5.2005.25.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 24.-The Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports: Cattle-Reeepts. 300. The market
was steady; export steers, '$5.4005.65; good
to choice shipping steers, $505.4O; common to me-
dunn $4.5004. 81; stockers and feeders. $3.450
4. 40; cows, $2.7503. 80.
Hogs-Receipts. $500. The market was weaker
and so lOc lower; sales were made at ST. 2O04SQ
Sheep-Receipts, 900. The market was steady;
fair to good muttons, 81. 5o0325.
EAST LIBERTY, Feb 24-Cattle-The market
was slow and unchanged. Receipts, 975; shipments
/, 1872.
Hogs-The market slow. Receipts, 2 500; ship
ments, 3, 200; Phiadelphias, $5300540; Workers,
Sd. 9O05; common, $4.7504. 80.
Sheep-The market was dull and unchanged. Re-
ceipts, 400; shipments, 5000.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 24.-Hogs quiet; common and
light, $3. So Q5.10; packing and butchers, $4.750
$50. Receipts, 5000; shipments 1000.
MILWAUKEE,, Feb. 24.--Hogs lower; sales at
"a. 1904. 90.
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NEW YORK, Feb 4-Cotton-Middng duh
and nominal at IL 716011 11-16c futures steady
February 11.5Oc March, II Sic April, 11.56c May,
11.67e; June IL 78c; July, &c., August. IL. 92c,
September. II .44c October i091ci November,
10.76e; December, 1896
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24.-Cotton firm; mid
ding, 1859 10$4c; receipts $3.50 bales; exports
continent L 800 bales; sales, 900 bales; stock on
hand, 294, 485 bales
ST. LOUIS, Feb 24.-Cotton firm and higher;
middling, 10l2c; sales $500 bales; receipts, 500
bales; shipments, 600 bales; stock hand, 35 800
bales.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 24-Cotton steady: middlng,
10 l2c receipts sos bales; shipments, $50 bales;
stock on hand, 92, 291 bales; sales, 1900 bales.
GALVESTON, Feb. 24.-Cotton firm and un-
changed receipts 355 bales sales, 700 bales; stock
on hand, 3 1, 600 bales.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 24.-Cotton strong and higher;
middling 1Os4c.
LOUISVILLE, Feb 24-Cotton higher; middling
105s01034c.
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Oils.

OIL CITY, Feb. 24-Nationai Transit Company
certificates opened at 771ac highest price, 7Sl4c;
lowest price, 76l4c; closing at 791ac. Sales aggre.
gated 2,463,00 brls. Clearances 8, $40 900 brls.
Runs Sd no brs. Shipments, Dol brls Char
ters &C. 735 brs. Oil City Oil Exchange stock, 1885
per share bid; $3.50 asked.
BRADFORD. Feb. 24.-The crude oil market was
excited and higher National Transit and Tidewater
yesterday 50, $50 brls. Total shipments. So
625 brs. No charters. Clearances 6,578, 600 brs.
National Transit Company certificates opened at
77lec and closed at 78aac highest price during the
day, zoe; lowest price, 763sc.
PIrrSBURG. Feb. 24.--The petroleum market
was irregular; G, r. certificates opened at 7Sc adj
vanced to 7sl4c broke to 1850, rallied and closed
firm at 7Sl4c.
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frmer; No 2 spring, 5412c; No. 3 spring 50a
05lc. Provisions lower; mess pork $12. % for cash
and March, $12.S5 May. Lard-Prime steam, este
cash and March, 7.o5c May. Recepts-F1our, 1000
brls;swheat, $4,000 bu; corn, $1,000 bu. Ship
ments-Four, 2 600 brls wheat, =, 600 blu; corn, b..
600 bu.
LIVERPOOL Feb 24.-Cotton steady middling
uplands, g l-16d middling Orleans 6lsd. Sales.
5000 bales; speculation and export 1000 bales;
American, $500 bales. Breadstuffs-Wheat dull
with large supply; No. California, 6s 6d06s Cd;
ern. 6s 1Od07s; receipts for the past three days,
10000 centals; American, 119, 900 centals. Corn
quiet demand fair Western mixed, 4s Cd; re-
ceipts for the past three DAYS, American, 102 600
centals. Spirits turpentine, 22s Sd.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 24-Wheat quiet; No. 2 red
&c. Corn-No 2 mixed, 44c; No. 2 white, 46c
Oats-No. 2 mixed Western SAC. Provisions steady.
Mess pork, 1875. Balk meats-Shoulders, SC;
clear ribs, Csc; clear sides, 7c. BaconShoulders,
5l2c clear ribs. 64c clear sides, 7l2. Hams-Sugar
cured lie. Lard--Prime leaf, S12c.
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Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburq.
Depart-New York, Philadelphia Wash
ington, Baltimore and Pittsbur5
Express, daily, s....... 4.25 Al,
Dayton and Columbus Express ex.
cept sunday .-.:...-.-...... 10:45 am
Richmond Accommodation 400 mr.,
New York Philadelpha, Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburs Elk
press daily, s.. h...---.... 4.55 cr,
Dayton Express, except Sunday. ass p4n
Arrive-Richmond Accommodation except
Sunday ............9 $40 ,m
New, York, Philadelphia Washing.
ton Baltimore and Pittsburg TX.
press, daily -.----....-....-.1 1:37 am
Columbus and Dayton Express, ex-
-cept SUNDAY. -. ....-..... ABS pan
New York Philadelphia, Washing
ton Baltimore and Pittsburg Ex-
press, daily 1920 pm
Dayton Express, daily, except Sun
day. .1O:2opn
CHJCAGo DIVISION VIA KoKoMo, p, G. 8 ST. L. r.. r.
Depart-Louisville and Chicago Express
pc:---------.--... Ills am
Louisville and Chicago Fast Elk.
press, daily, HOO pua
Arrive-Chicago and Louisville Fast Elk.
press daily s..-........ 400 am
Chicago and Louisville Express,
p. &C., $3.50
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Feb 24.-There has been very fair
order trade which has taken moderate assortments,
but north of the Ohio river transportation is inter
rupted that forwardings restricted to necessities
by express though for Southern markets and the city
trade there has been doing The exports of do
nestle cottons for the week ending Feb "a amounted
to 2, 124 packages, making total of 33 900 pack
ages for the expired portion of the year. against D.
800 packages for the time last year % 653
packages in 1888, %, All packages in 1882 and
20 TIT in 1881.
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Foreign Money and St, !.

AoNDoN, ~ - -.--Railroad bonds-Cana
dian pacihc' l4o-e; Erie, 1144; Erie seconds
o9ie i'l'noiS oer -sral 1851; Milwauk VISIT. Paul.
80; New -rk Central, 9Sss; Penrn1SIa Central
io4H . Reading, 1O87s Bar silve4s %.
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Coffee.

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-Cofee-Spot lots fair Rio
dull at 9ssc; options were 5 points lower; No. 2,
al 6oc; April, 7.7O07.75c May, .S507. 9Oc; June
7950Se; July, S.1O0S. 15c; September, $500.
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Louisville. New Albany & Chicago.
Chicago Short Line.)
Cincinnati. Wabash & Michigan Railway.

Depart indianapolis and Grand Rapids Ex- 400 am
Michigan Express .ll;l5 am
Louisville and Wabash Express 800 pIn
Arrive-Wabash and Indianapolis Express. lO:4o ana
Cincinnati and Louisville Express 2;20 pm
Indianapolis and st. Louis Express. lilo pm
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Cincinnati, indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicaao.

CINCINNATI DIVISION.
Depart-CincinnaG and Florida Fast Line
daily, and c------..-. 400 am
Cincinnati Rushvile and Column
bus Accommodation Los am
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail pc, 345 pm
Cincinnati Accommodation daily 655 nm
Arrive-lndianapolis Accommodation, daily LOS am
Chicago and ST. Louis Mail o. c. 1l:5O arm
Indianapolis Accommodation $780, 6.20 PM
Chicago, and st. Louis Fast Line
daily, S. and c. c.--..-....1O:45p pm
CHICAGO DIVISION.
Depart-Chicago and Rock Island Express. 7:10 ana
Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.. 40 am
Chicago Fast Mail. p. c---.-..-1210 pm
Western Express. ------------.-. A:55 pm
Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.. 4:55 pm
Chicago, Peoria and Burlington
Fast Line, daily, s., r. o.----..11:20pm
Arrive-Cncinnai and Louisville Fast Line,
daily, c. c. and s.--.--....----. 1856 am
Lafayette Accommodations. 10. SIS am
South Bend and Indianapolis Ex.- 1O:55arn
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail, p. G. $3.50 pm
Cincinnati Accommodation. 6:42 pm
South Bend and Indianapolis Ex... Gao pm
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Indiana. Bloomington 6 Western.

Indiana, Bloomington & Western
PEORIA DIVISION
Depart-Pac;fc Express and Mail. .. 7:25an
Kansas and Texas Fast Line, c. 5:07 pun
Burlington and Rock Island Ex-
press, daily, T. c.and -.11:1Opm
Arrive--Eastern and Southern Express,
daily, r. C. and s.. -.--------..--- 3:5Oam
Cincinnati Special, r. c.. .11:Oo ava
Atlantic Express and Mail --...-. 6:30 pna
ST. LOUIS DIVISION.
Depart-Moorefeld Accommodation. -.-.... 6:30pm
Mail and Day Express . 5:02 pm
Arrive-Mail and Day Express LOO am
Moore6ed Accommodation. ...-... 6:1opm
EASTERN DIVISION.
Depart-Eastern Express Mail daily S. r. c. AGO am
Day Express am
Atlantic Express, daily, s. and Co. 7:10pm
Arrive-Pacifc Express, daily and &C.. 600 am
Western Express .......-...-.- 445 pm
Burlington and Rock Island Ex-
press daily, and I. c----------lo;3op m
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Vandalia Line.
Depart-Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.. 710 am
Mall Tram 1:I1 am
Day Express, daily. p. h-------..-1 1:55 ara
Terre Haute Accommodation 400 pnz
Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.- ASS PA
Pacific Express daily, -10,45 pm
Arrive New York Express, daily. $50 am
Indianapolis Mail and Accom- 1000 ana
South Bend and indianapolis Ex.- 10:55ain
Cincinnati and Louisville Fast Line $50 pua
New York Express daily h.--.--- 4:40 pm
South Bend and Indianapolis En-. 6:42 pm
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Wabash st. Louis & Pacific.
Depart-De and Chicago Mail. -------. q:
Toledo Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids
and Michigan Express. .-....-.. 2:
Detroit Express, daily, s..-..--.-- q:
Detroit through coach on O., st. L.
&P. Express .....11 IL
Arrive-Detroit Express. daily, s...-....--.. 81;
Pacific Express. l.:
Detroit and Chicago Mail. -..- g.:
Detroit through coach on c., St l..
q Z. Express. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES d:
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Cincinnati, Hamilton & indianapolis.

CncInnat Hamilton e Indianapolis.
Depart-Cincinnati, Dayton & Toledo. 400 an
Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and
New 10:45 ar
Connersville Accommodation 1890. 4:25 pu
Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and
New York Express. 6:35 pm
Arriye-C ounersville Accommodation. ..... $50 an
Cincinnati. Peoria and st. Louis. L so an
Cincinnati Accomm odation .----.-. 500 pm
Cincinnati, Peoria and st. Louis. :. 10:40 pm
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indianapolis B st. Louis.
Depart-Day Express daily, C. c....-..--..- E10am
Paris Express Observation-Disclosures. 350prn
Boston and st. Louis Express, p--- 6:25 pun
New York and st. Louis Express,
daily, s. and C. c. pm
York and Boston Express
daily, G. c-.---.3 :45 am
Local Passenger, p............ $50 am
Indianapolis Express -.. 3:00pm
Dav Express c. c. daily -. 6.20 pm
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-05
THERE VIII BE NO FIGHT.
IA, Interview With Chief PerTyn.an Regard
Jag Indian Territory affairs.

IN. Interview With Chief Perrynan Regard
lag Indian Territory affairs.
Chief Perryman, of the Creeks, one of the
most intelligent of the Indians now in Wash
ington, says there will be no fight between
General Hatch's troops and the Couch colony.
"1he boomers" he says, "are frontiersmen
and could clean out Hatch, but the men be-
hind them will not permit bloodshed. The
leaders of the invasion represent capitalists
and monopoiists who want to make the situa-
ton as serious as possible without bloodshed,
so the Indians will be forced to sell the lands
at low terms. or the government be driven to
buying them for public entry. The capital
lists will then rush in and grab all they can get
for speculative purposes.
1.-THE Oklahoma country" continued Perry
man, "comprisrs 5,00O,0JO acres of the finest
land in the southwest. The land belongs to
the Creek and SeminOles, and their title is IN
doubted. They can sell the land in parcels at
the rate of So an acre, but they do not care to
dispose of it in that way. They will sell it in
bulk to the government at S1.25 an acre. 1t
would be a cheap bargain for the United
States, for the laid would be entered as fast
as the warrants could be made out. In less
the purchase price back in taxes alone, not
counting what it got for the land. That is the
way the difficulty ought to be settled and that
is the way it will be settled, though the In
dams may not get the price they want.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-05
FOREIGN NOTES.

A dispatch from Cairo declares that Lord
Charles Beresford, with a small contingent,
is pushing on from Metemneh to Khartoum.
1t is reported that France has decided to of
fcially declare war against China in conse
quence of England enforcing the foreign en-
lstment act.
1t is reported at Shanghai that a serious en-
gagement has occurred between French and
Chinese men-of-war of Matson. No particu-
lars have been received.
The London News says that information
has been received that the dynamters intend
making further attempts against the British
government at an early day.
Harcourt, the British home secretary, has
received information that the dynamiters
have threatened to blow up the British mu-
scum. Extra precautions are being taken to
protect the building.
The London correspondent of the Free
mans Journal telegraphs that five thousand
lrishmen are out of employment in the east
end of London, and that demonstrations
against the Ir4 sh have begun.
A dispatch from Sidney, New South Wales,
states the express train between Sidney and
Wagga Wagga, while running at a high rate
of sped, was precipitated into creek by the
weakness of a bridge on which the train was
and forty passengers killed.
Vienna newspapers, local, foreign and pro-
vinciaI, unanimously resolved to cease re-
porting the proceedings of the riechsrath
owing to the insult offered reporter during
the session. The strike will continue until the
reichsrath Apologies.
In the late battle near Metemneh Stewart
was opposed by 1000 rebels, large number
of whom were cavalry, armed with rifles.
The British loss was twenty xii ed and sixty
wounded. The total loss of the enemy was
1850. Among the killed are Cameron. CORES
pondent of the London Daily Standard; Her
bert, of the Morning Post, and Col. Burleigh,
correspondent of the London Telegraph, and
Lords Airlie and Somerset are among the
wounded.
Galois makes sensational statement about
the London explosions, aad declares positive
ly that the authors of the explosion are the
same men who made the dynamite attack on
London bridge and Golwerst railway station.
4The work of removing the debris in the
White Tower at London has been completed.
The hole made in the floor where the dyna-
mite exploded is ten feet long and five wide,
The masonary of the building is uninjured,
but much of solid woodwork is torn or split.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

The committee managing the inauguration
ceremonies expect to have 100000 men in the
procession and 100 bands.
Ex-Governor st. John lectured to small
audience at Bloomington. He stopped at the
house of friend and avoided the reporters.
1t is reported he is preparing another state
ment for the public.
General Slocum, speaking of the prospect
of getting General Grant on the retired list of
the army, said there is movement on foot to
call up the senate bill by Randall if he can get
the floor. The house military committee is,
Slocum declared, earnestly in favor of retir
ing General Grant, and the present muddle is
not the result of any trickery.
The special grand jury of Cook county, ILL.,,
in returning indictments against eighty-three
election judges, declared that the laws are in.
adequate to secure honestreturns in that city;
that the appropriation of 100000 for extra
policemen was actually defeated by the voters
and that there is a deficit of ninety thousand
in the votes returned for the state house ap-
preparation.
j. S. Clarkson was asked if he had any
further answer to st. Johns recent extended
statement, or in reply to the fifty questions
recently propounded by Chairman Finch.
Clarkson replied that the public must be tired
of this controversy in newspaper form. In
the course of quite lengthy interview that
ensued he said that if the charges against
st. John are false there is not court in
Christendom that will not vindicate him and
heavily and harshly punish those who made
the charges.
The special Cook county Ql.) grand jury
returned indictments against 24S judges serv-
ing at the recent national election. The re-
port declares that the present registry and
election laws are entirely inadequate for the
purposes of large city, and as they exist
they enable unlimited fraud. The report de-
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-05
CAPITAL BhEFS.

The board of supervising inspectors of
steam vessels, adopted a rule requiring oil
barges In tow of steamers to carry proper
signal lights.
Some of the most severe charges made
against the treasury service of New York
have been preferred by Special Agent Tiche-
nor, the president of the investigating COM
mittee.
Fire was discovered among a lot of books
and records stored under the roof OF the
house of representatives. The firemen cut
away the wood and soon extinguished the
fire.
The supervising architect of the treasury
has recommended an additional appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the public building at Des
Moines, Iowa. He also recommends that the
limit of the appropriation for the public
building at St. Louis be increased to 100000.
The house committee on postofices and post
roads will favoraby report the substitute for
the bills pending before it relative to a reduc-
ton Of newspaper postage from two to one
cent per pound. The bill will provide that
publications of the second-class, when sent
by the publishers and from the office of pub
LEGATION to bona fde subscribers. or when sent
from news agents, shall be entitled to trans
mission through the mails at one cent per
pound, such postage to be prepaid.
The board of supervising inspectors of
steam vessels have adop:e rule of import
acce to steam vessel owners. 1t provides that
where steamers are provided with approved
life-saving MI tresses, such mattresses may
be used in lieu of life-preservers in the pro
portion of one person for a single mattress,
and two persons for double mattress, thus
saving steamboat owners the expense of pur-
chasing life-preservers in proportion us their
steamers are fitted out with life-saving mat
tresses.