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BRITISH POLITICS.
The Tories Preparing an Important Scheme
-RumOr that John BRIGHT win Resign.

The Tories Preparing an Important Scheme
-Rumor that John Bright viii Resign.
LONDON. Dec. 28.-The government is prepar-
ing an important scheme of local government
for the whole kingdom.
1t is rumored, this evening, that on the as
sembing of Parliament John Bright member
elect for Birmingham, central DIVISION will re-
sign, because he is opposed to the advanced
views of the Radicals.
The Dublin Irish Times publishes dispatch
from London to-day stating that the police have
been ordered to resume the precautionary meas
adopted during the dynamite "scare "
under the Liberal government, owing to the ex-
element among the Nationalists, arising out of
the alleged home-rule manifesto of Mr.. Glad
stone
P. S. Sheean. member-elect of Parliament for
East Kerry, has advised the tenantry of Killar-
ney not to pay rents to the landlords, because
an Irish Parliament will allot the land to them
free and will not compensate the landlord
The Dublin Evening Mail says that Captain
O'Shay, home-rule member of Parliament, is
arranging an entente by which Mr.. Parnell Will
support Mr.. Gladstone in his effort to gain con-
troll Of the government, and in return for this
service Mr.. Gladstone will introduce, on his ac-
cesson to power measure for home rule in
Ireland The only point in the arrangement
upon which there is any disagreement is in rela.
ton to the control of the police in Ireland.
Mr.. Gladstone and his colleagues in the late
Cabinet continue to exchange views on the Irish
question They take no pains to conceal the
fact of the existence of grave difficulties in the
way of an agreement.
The Pail Mall Gazette. reviewing the situa
ton, predicts that the Salisbury government will
be given an extension of power and
says it is possible that the government may
make an attempt to suppress Ireland with high
handed coercion. The report that Capt OShea
has been arranging an understanding between
the Parnelites and Mr.. Gladstone is ridiculed.
Another rumor was current that O'Shea would
seek some outside political connection.
The Cabinet will meet on Thursday to settle
the programme for the coming session.
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WAR POSSIBILITIES.

Russia and Austria Secretly Aiming, and o
Great War Expected in the Spring.
LONDON Dec 2S.-It is stated here that
Russia and Austria are secretly arming and
that both those countries have sent orders to
England for large quantities of stores for their
respective armies
The Gar is about to reinstate Prince Alexan-
der to his former rank in the Russian army
The presence of General Voicikoff and other
Russian officers at Sofia marks a close allia nee
between Russia and Bulgaria. These facts have
caused some alarm among the friends of Tur
the Car and Prince Alexander. by which Russia
recognizes the Bulgarian Union, is the prelude
to a Russian campaign in the spring. and the
final dismemberment Of the Turkish empire
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Bids for Carving Mails.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 28-The Second Assistant
Postmaster-general is receiving bids for carrying
the mails on steamboats, and star routes in the
Western States and Territories The time for.
receiving the bids expires on the End of January.
At the same time bids for miscellaneous routes
in all the States and Territories with the excep-
tion of Delaware Pennsylvania and the New
England States, are being received. The terri
tory covered in the first me toned class OF bids
comprises Arkansas, Louisiana, Indian Terri
tory. Kansas. Texas, Nebraska, Dakota, Wvom.
ing Montana, Colorado, New Mexico Arizona.
Utah, Idaho, Washington Territory, Oregon,
Nevada, California and Alaska.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Agitation Over the Alleged Impious Produc-
tions of q Russian Artist.

LONDON Dec. 2S.-The authorities Of Austria
and Hungary seem fully determined to punish
NJ. Vereschagens, the Russian artist, for paint
ing and exhibiting his alleged impious pictures
entitled ..rhe Resurrection" aud "The Holy
Family" In these composition Christ is depict
ed as merely human and historical person.
They are very realistic, and their intent is to
show that Christ accomplished His miracles by
trickery. and without superhuman power. The
pictures have been multiplied by photography,
and are scattered broadcast through the enstrian
and Hungarian capitals. They have terribly
shocked the church dignitaries. and expiato-
~ mass has been celebrated in the Stephankrche
in Vienna to ward off the evils that the exhibi-
ton of these pictures would otherwise bring
upon that city. The excitement has now spread
to Hungary Cardinal Haynali, Archbishop OF
Caloeza and BAGS, and the leading members OF
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dispose of such surplus, but it is not allowable
to denude the land of it's timber for the purpose
of sale or speculation before the title has been
conveyed to him by patent
THE NEW YORK sUB-rREAsURY.
No Appointment VIII BE Made Until Con-
gress Reassembles.


gress Reassembles.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28-No determination has
yet been reached in the matter of filing the
prospective vacancy in the New York sub
treasury Office that will occur upon the expira-
ton OF Mr.. Acron's commission, on Dec 81. It
was rumored around tho Treasury Department
that Treasurer Jordan would 60 to New York
and care for the office until a permanent APP
pointment could be made There are doubts
expressed however, as to his authority to dis
charge the duties of the sub-treasurer. At the
White House it is said that no appointment can
be made before the reassembline of Congress,
and the Treasury Department ia expected to
provide against any interruption of business at
the New York sub-treasury.
The Washington correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer telegraphs that paper as follows:
THE declinaton of Mr.. John Bigelow of the
once OF assistant treasurer at New York city is
mortifying to the President. Mr. Bigelow has
close confidential relations with Mr.. Tilden, and
without being asked the President nominated
nlm Tor one OF the best Offices under his gift
MI. Blgelow never intimated that he would de-
cline to accept it until the Senate unanimously
connrmed his appointment. 1t is believed by not
q Few politicians here that Mr. Tilden was in
huental III having Mr.. Bieelow decline the
Office. The report is that Tilden is more than
vexed at President Cleveland because Of his
failure to notice the subject matter of his letter
to Speaker Carlisle, in which he advocated the
strengthening of our coast defenses. Tilden
thought through this letter that he could unite
the Democratic fa:tions on a proposition to
place the United States on footing as to its
prowess that it would not continue to be the
standing joke of other nations as to its unguarded
seaports and coast The President. however,
either purposely or innocently ignored the great
est OF Democratic leaders, and he has concluded,
doubtless. to ask his friends to refrain from aid
ing this peculiar administration to bear its bur
ens"
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Cominc CIyi.-seryice Denominations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-There will be a COM
petitive examination before the Civil-service
Commission, at it's Office in Washington, on Fri
day. Jan. 8 next, at 10 A. NJ for positions Of
principal examiners in the Pension Office sal
ary $1,000 per year. The examination may ex-
tend to all the subjects in the examinations for
both medical examiners and medical reviewers,
and will certainly include most of them. Appl-
cation blanks must be requested from the COM
mission. and should be filled out in due form
and filed with it as early as Jan. z. The COM
mission will supply circulars showing the SUBJ
jects of the examinations, and viii very soon
hold examinations elsewhere for applicants who
may Eot find it convenient to attend the exam
ination at Washington.
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Major Steele on the Silver Question.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-Representative Steele
says the statement which has been going the
rounds of the press of the country for the past
few days that he was in favor of unconditional
repeal of the silver coinage act is incorrect. He
believes coinage should continue, but that a
dollar should have a dollars worth of silver in
it, so that it would not fuctuate He would
favor the issuance of silver certificates based on
bullion deposited in the United States Treasury.
Major Steele does not believe General Browne is
correctly reported. either, when he is placed
with the anti-slver advocates.
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French Defeats in Madagascar.

French Defeats I'm Madagascar.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-The Daily News publishes
letter from Antana River. the capital of Mad
agascar, giving an account of French attack
upon the Hovas, on Sept. TO- outside of Tama-
tive 1t says that after seven hours of desperate
fighting the French were compelled to retire
with loss of sixty men. Not a single French
man succeeded in mounting the earthworks of
Hovas have gained a victory over the
French in the north. The French
commander was killed, and the army
fled in confusion, leaving forty dead upon the
field. The Hova army returned to Tamatave
where there was great public rejoicing over the
defeat of the French. A banouet was given in
honor of the victorious troops.
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Vandalism at Chicago.

CHICAGO Dec. 2S.-Thc police furnish the de-
tails of an extraordinary piece of vandalism
which occurred in ST. Elizabeth Roman Catholic
Church, corner State and Thirty first streets
Unknown persons entered the church several
nights ago, tore down and completely mutlated
sixteen oil paintings which had been on the
walls, tore down the figures in the inches, went
into the sanctuary. threw the vestments around
and spilled the wine found there over them.
Passing into the school room, the desks were
overturned, the books strewn around and the
wall bes spattered with ink. No cause is assigned
for the wreckage and no arrests have been made.
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The Crimes at Austin. Tex.

the of Mrs. Eula Philips, who, on
Wednesday night last was found dead
in the yard attached to her resi-
dence, and who was thought to have
been assaulted before being killed, to-day rem
dering verdict to the effect that death had re-
suited from wounds inflicted with an ak in the
hands of parties unknown. Mrs. Hancock who
had also been murderously attacked with an ak
on the same evening, died to night.
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Murdered by q Bully.

GLEN RosE, Mo-, Dec 2S.-Jonn Mcclellan
and Bud Stroop were playing billiards IN sa
loon here when Thomas Cochran came In and
dashed his nat on the table. thus disturbing the
game and annoying the players. This inaugu-
rated a quarrel which ended in Cochran shoot
Ing Mcclellan and instantly killing him. The
assassin was Immediately arrested, and public
tnreats of lynchng are so demonstrative that
the Jail has been strongly guarded.
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A Wornan's Fatal Leap.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 28-About noon, to-day,
Mary Dowd. a grass widow. whose husband lives
in New York. threw herself from the third floor
of the Tracy Block. on Monumen tai Park. and
was so badly injured that she will die. She fell
distance of twenty eight feet. For six months
she has been living in the block with Daniel
Eckart, prominent retail coal-dealer.
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Applications for Increase of Pension.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Dec 2S.-It is stated by en-
ployes in the Surgeon generals Office that al
most one half of the pension papers, and in fact
all papers handled by them, relate to an increase
of pensions. In the Pension Bureau it is said
the proportion is even larger. An impression
seems to prevail among pensioners that the
change of administration gives them good
chance to get more money. The number Of in
creases allowed nowadays is less, l am told,
than year ago; so that the deserving preserv-
ers of the country will not fare better, but most
likely worse, under the present rule
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Digging for the Nanticoke Dead.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 2s-The officials of
the SusQuehanna Coal Company have changed
their minds. in regard to the search for the
twenty six men buried in No. l slope at Nanti
coke, and will continue the work of opening up
the mine gangway. Three extra shifts were put
on again yesterday each working eight hours.
They hope to reach the fatal shaft in five weeks.
The debris is being removed at the rate of 100
cars per daY
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Cable Notes.

M. Pasteur continues to treat the four Newark
boys who were bitten by mad dog Nothing Of
any unfavorable nature has been developed.
All hope Of friendly settlement of the ques-
tions at issne between the Cork Steam Packet
Company and the cattle dealers association has
been abandoned. The prospectus of the oppo-
stion packet company, which the cattle dealers.
at meeting yesterday, decided to organize, was
issued to-day. The Cork Defense Association
has offered to furnish aborers and seamen to
the boycotted steamship company.
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Asian Railway Progress.

st. Petersburg Dispatch to London Daily News.
On the 18th inst, in celebration of the open
ing of the Central Asian railway to Askhabad,
General Komaroff gave grand ball at that
town. On the following day some races were
organized by General Annenkoff, in which Cos
sacks, Tnrcomans and Russian officers took part
Yesterday General Annenkoff left for Michael
offsk. on the Caspian sea, to hasten on the sup
Elementary railway and port works.
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the Magyar nobility have given notice that thew
tion in BUDAPEST which exhibits Vereschag-
ens's pictures. The imperial government at
Vienna has taken up the question. and as test
case. has ordered the prosecution of the Russian
artists Vienna agent for selling Photographic
copies OF the Objectionable pictures.
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The Children's Christmas Ciub.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-Fourteen hundred
poor children to-day enjoyed the hospitality OF
that charming charity organization known as the
Chldrens Christmas Club. of which Miss Mollie
Villas, daughter Of the Postmaster general is
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Rrnwnia Rrnnnhial Trnnhas

WI relieve bronchitis, asthma. catarrh. con-
snmptiye and throat diseases They are used
always with good success.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07
BOILED ORANGES.
The Heurtless Deception to Which Unscru'
pulous Vendors Are Driven.

The HeurtIess Deception to Which Unscru.
pulous Vendors Are Driven.
1.-THE competition between the pro-
prietors of fruit-stands is intense during
these hard times" observed an owner
of one of them to Philadelphia police,
man, says a Press reporter. ut has
got so severe lately that many have
taken to boiling the oranges.
"Whatw exclaimed the policeman,
grabbing peanut in pure absence OF
mind. "What are you giving me?
Why should they boil the oranges?"
at is plain returned the other,
"that you know more about clubbing
people than you do about the fruit
trade. Listen. By boiling oranges are
increased in size to the extent of about
ten per cent"
"Well, them" calculated the police.
man, looking a little puzzled, III you
boiled one hundred oranges you would
get one hundred and ten"
The frut-vender burst out laughing
and tho policeman burst out blushing
at his mistake, which he soon saw.
mo" replied the vendcr, "boiling
doesn't add to the number but it doe,
to the size and weight. The fruit alb
serbs the water and swells, The whole.
sale men cheat the retailers and the lat
ter take it out of their customers
"How can you tell when an orange
has been boilcd?" inquired the officer Of
the law.
by its taste. :" was the reply. IF il
il boiled it is very watery. Then there
is another infallible symptom. The
little buttons at the tops and bottoms OF
the oranges always fall off when they
are immersed in hot water. "-PhilUleL
phi0 Press.
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A Case of kleptomania.

Two well dressed women, whose kin.
ship could be seen at glance, entered
a Woodward avenue dry goods store
the other day and took seats at the silk
counter The clerk had scarcely com
menced his weather report when one OF
the women said:
at is my duty to inform you that my
S stcr is confirmed kleptOmaniac, and
lhat you must watch her closely"
After little while the "klcp" moved
along to another seat, and the clerk
felt it his duty to give her his most vigi-
liant attention. Twenty minutes time
was consumed and no purchase made
and as the woman left the store the
clerk battered himself that the little
woman with the Grecian nose had tried
it on the wrong merchant.
What made you watch that person
so closely?' querieda lady who had OBJ
served most of the maneuvering.
"Kleptomaniar' he whispered.
as that SO? Why, guess the other
one needed your eyes the mostH
She had taken thirty yards of silk
and ten dollars worth of fringe!-De.
GsOH Free PreSS.
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The Torpedo.

A machine has just been patented
which promises to render the torpedo
still more effective. Hitherto there
has always been great element OF I'M
certainty in the action of marine ex.
ploSivcs, aud not unfrcquently they
have completely falsiiied the calcula-
tons of those who have employed
them. The torpedo has, indeed. some
times proved more destructive to those
who used it than to the enemy against
whom il was directed. The new ma.
chine is called the torpedo guide. :"
and ii is claimed that it can control,
with absolute certainty, the acton of
the explosive ut distance of three
miles. As the torpedo is launched on
its crrand of destruction thin in
sulated wire is paid of, and, as the
wire Immediately sinks, communica-
ton can not be destroyed by the
enemy. The operator controls the
movements of the torpedo by trans
hitting a negative or positive current
of electricity, aud the guide" is so
constructed that the attack can be di-
rccted to any given point with mathe-
NAUTICAL precision, Even if the ship
from which the torpedo proceeded were
moving in one direction, and the yes.
sci attacked in another, the torpedo
could still be employed, it is stated,
with deadly oertainty.--N L. lost.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07
GENERAL GRANT,
Ills Perfect Goodness Under Exciting Cir

His Perfect Goodness Under Exciting Cir
cumstances.
After the war broke out General
Grant bought house at Burlington. N.
j. The place was convenient to this
city, and the General. whenever oppor-
tunity afforded, could easily call in on
his family. When the strife ended
number of admirers bought and fur
nished u house for him on one Of the
principal thoroughfares. do not
know that he ever had opportunity TO
dwell in it. He made his home here in
later years with Mr.. George w. Childs,
one of his nca, est and dearest friends.
Just before the house was presented to
him he was given great reception by
the Union League, which had done
giants service in the Union cause. He
there met for the first time many Phil
adelphans to whom he afterwards be-
came warmly attached. 1t was a great
night, Men crowded upon him, women
showered him with praise and bless
mos Rut thn old snI,iinp nnvar fny M,
inStapt Io., Communal ~ his - -, aH
or all tho thrnn~ ho uno ,h s V onI',
who was calm.
ton McM nhooI t,,hnr 80 ,ha 0, 1870, ~
Marshal McNIichael. But the next
night Mr.. McMchael met him at din
ITonrv 4 Gar., tho J; 81 .nJ iu'I
wr;tor nm o.onnn,iooI In i',h;ua ,.'i.s u,encu
c...rmod viii H." ao 1yuo''' aiu was
and aw;oh,i;.,. VI" \, 'U'0i 9Iiihlie VS.
formsI """a.ior, ~ wa" H. On r .hcsu m
loved ,bo nIon,nn, .""' ''I -, , al az
lomo W Wv P' T vi ms nature 10
oU% I'll, IL 'ii,u ,s says 'hat Ihe pest
Of ,n,an neS' o"S het,. comes only
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tr"th ~ E.' ou " ~ lNInS
tnh; LAX. ,on, .' .nI pI1pos''Ioh. lis
ncrform ~o.o '"J ~ 'n"' iie %unt about the
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W. W., l'i - Nv leS'Iu, put "heh you
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| have been afflicted with Scrotula
from my infancy, and in consequence
have always been frail and delicate
creature. Knight truthfully say that
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potash, These remedies for the time
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lencc. | was the mcrest shadow as
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was induced TO try Swilt's Specific.
My system responded to the medicine
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bounded for what this medicine has
done for me.
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LAGRANGE, Ga, May II, 1885.
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New Polonaises.

The prctt est pOlonaiscs made up of
rough wool goods over changeablc
silk skirts are cut with long apron
fronts that extend far back ON tho
sides, while the middle forms of the
back are shortened in basque shape,
and finished with long loops of MORE
or of velvet ribbons. The silk skirt
worn with this is of similar color and
has three wide gathered ilounces cover
ing the back breadths, while only one
ilounco extends around the foot in
front. When taI,cta silks Of light
quality are used for these LOUNGES, each
Ilounce Is edged with three narrow
pinkcI ruIlles cut out in leaf points.
The pleating on the shoulders and at
the waist line appears in these polo
noises also, and there is u half-bclt of
velvet across them in front. Grenadine
or lace polonaises will be made in this
way TO wear with satin, MORE or faillc
skirts.-Harpcr'S Bazar