The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-17
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The American Hog-PresideDtiaI Nomina-
Observation-Disclosures.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Representative
Phelps, of New Jersey, WILL under the call
OF States, tomorrow, present memorial
from the New Jersey State Board of Agri-
culture praying Congress to make diligent
investigation into the reasons why Ameri-
can pork is absolutely excluded from Ger
many. Austria and other countries The
memorial reads as follows:
Whereas, The extreme low price OF pork (which
is one of the largest crops of the American farm
er) Is seriously affecting the profits of agriculture
in this country, and
Whereas, The President in his recent message
to Congress, says: Il regret TO say that the re-
stric'ions upon the importation of our pork into
France continues, Notwithstanding the abundant
demonstration OF the absence OF any sanitary
danger in its use, but entertain strong hopes
that with better understanding of the matter
this vexatious prohibition win be removed II
would be pleasing 10 say as much with respect TO
GERMANY Austria and other countries where
such food products are absolutely excluded with
out presenting prospects of q change" and
Whereas, The President does not in his message
give the information as 10 the reasons why Amer
ican pork is absolutely excluded in Germany,
Austria and other countries; therefore
Resolved. That the State Board OF Agriculture
of New Jersey hereby request our Representatives
in Congress to make diligent investigation into
this matter, and endeayer to secure changes as
dustry from the restrictions now imposed upon
il by other countries
In connection with this memorial Mr..
Phelps will offer the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary of State be, and is
bic with public interests, copies of all CORE
spOndence between his department and the repre-
other European country which has partially or
entirely restricted @ the importation OF Of American
| restriction, and the reasons given therefor.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The President sent to the Senate the fol-
| lowing nominations to-day: Richard NJ.
Stadden, TO be Consul at Manzanilla; Louis
| William Attel, of Pennsylvania, to be an
| Assistant Surgeon in the navy; Zephiniah
| Q. Hill, to be Marshal of the United States
for the District of Colorado.
To be postmasters-Joseph Powderly, at
Carbondale, Pa. at Athens, Pa, Henry C.
Baird; at Navasota, Tex, p. Smith; at Green
| VILE, Tex, =. II. w. Spencer; at Tyler, Tex.
| r. B. Long; at Defiance, o., John M. Heug-
| stler; at Danville, Ind, Archibald p. Pounds;
at North Vernon, Ind, Frederick W. Yer
| bare; at Abingdon, H. Thales e. Givens; at
Brownsville, Mo, William G. Buckner; at
| Stanberry, Mo-, James T. Dunn; at Cape
| Girardeau, Mo-, Samuel S. Harris; at Boone
| vile, Mo-, William r. Baker; at Virginia
| City, New, Miles Goodman.
DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE HAHN, OF LOUISIANA.
This morning the fireman at Wizards
| Hotel went to the room occupied by Mr..
Hahn, of Louisiana, at 6 o'clock to attend TO
| the IRE. lie was shocked upon GnQ1ng Mr..
| Hahn stretched upon the floor dead, IN a
pool of blood. The frightened firemen
| hastily fled from the room and reported to
| the hotel Office that Mr.. Hahn had cut his
throat and killed himself. The hotel en-
| ployes had the door of the room secured and
at once sent for the Coroner. The Coroner
soon appeared and DIR. Bliss made an ex-
animation which showed that death
resulted from hemOrThage of the
lungs. Mr.. Hahn, who was a man
of delicate physique, had been i'll for
some time with a lung trouble and was
under treatment by DIR. Bliss. An autopsy
rupture of blood vessel near the heart,
produced, it is believed, by excessive cough
ing. The remains will leave here at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon for New Orleans. Rep
resentatlves st. Martin. Irion, Ellsbury,
| Dorsey and McComas have been selected to
attend the funeral.
| Michael Hahn was born in Bavaria. November
| when an infant, landing in New York. Went to
New Orleans, where he studied law; He was
| Douglas Democrat and made anti-secessi0n
the State after the arrival of the Union forces,
and was elected to Congress in 1862 He was ap-
pointed Prize Commissioner OF New Orleans after
his Congressional term expired. In the True
emancipation. He was the first Governor Of
Louisiana as free State, inaUgurated March 4.
1854 and was also appointed Military Governor
to the United States Senate and in 1866 resigned
| as Governor, but did not take his seat He was
wounded in the Mechanics Institute riot July 80,
| he became editor and manager of the New Or.
leans Republican. In 1871 he removed to his
vile. He was appointed State Register of voters
| In 1876 and Superintendent of the New Orlevns
mint in 1878. From 1879 to 1885 he was Judge OF
the district comprising the parishes of jefferson,
| St Charles and St John, resigning to take his
| seat in Congress last March,
BRAZILIAN WAR SHIP.
Major Hill, Commissioner OF the three
Americas Exposition; has received the fol;
lowing letter from United States Consul
General H. Clay Armstrong, dated Rio De
Janero, February II:
MY DEAR sIR-The .Almirante :Barriso, a Bra
| lillian war ship $50 named in honor OF an officer
i 6o1 nr in N the PaEsIgyan var will sail
| having been prevented by unavoidable delay
from carrying out the original intention of O
tensive to that end sSe Is B1S
| lillian product, having been built in the Govern
| ment yard here, and none save Brazilian ma
| terial entering into her construction. She is a
| hne vessel, and would do honor to the
power. The "Contro de Commercio e sayoIra'
has forwarded collections OF BRAZILIAN products
on the steamers Humboldt, Thales aud Hippar
and to-day respectively. These collections will
| no doubt constitute an interesting centerpiece
! ior portuguese American day at the Exposition,
but, you can readily see the celebration will
i gair vastly in importance and impressiveness by
the presence OF this magnificent home made man
| ofwar: AS il will take the Almirante Barraso
some thirty days TO reach Orleans Minister Jarvis
| and myself have decided to telegraph you, asking
| that you induce the management to change Bra
lillian day 10 a later day than that now fixed.
| NB-since writing the above requested
| by the commander of the Almirante Barriso TO
say that IL would be extremely gratifying to his
| Government II Brazilian day could be fixed for
| April Seventh of ApriD, that being a national
| holiday.
The issue Of standard dollars from the
mints during the week ended March 13. was
| $411, $50. The issue during the correspond
| ing period of last year Yves $208, ,997. The
shipments OF fractional silver coin since
Msy i amounts to $167, ,0S9.