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Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27
xLIxTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 18th the report oil
Special Agent Spalding concerning fraud
ulent importation of Chinese was laid
before the Senate. A resolution was agreed
to directing an examination of alleged
timber stealing from Government land bv
the Northern Pacific railroad. Mr.. Hoar adj
dressed the Senate on the EIectora al Count
Dill, which was passed The Edmund 5 re
piph adTressed the senate P ana seve1a Mr
others spoke. including Mr. Beck, who scored
Mr. Edmunds most mercilessly... In the
House several important resoiutions were
reported from committee and adopted and
several bills were reported and placed on
the calendar The Deficiency bill was re
pori ed and it was voted not to agree to some
OF the Senate amendments. The Indian Ap.
preparation bill was considered.
IN the Senate on the 18th a motion to mako
the Inter State Commerce bill special
order for March 80 was agreed to. House
amendments to the Urgent Deficiency bill
were concurred in. Tw railroad bridge
bills aud several other uninportant meas
ures were passed. The Edmunds re solutions
were then taken up and spirited debate
occupied the rest Of the days session $3.50.
In the House several measures OF minor i'm
portance were reported from committees
and placed on the calendar, and the Indian
Appropriation bill was considered in com
mittee OF the whole
In the Senate on the 18th, after the passage
of two unimportant measures and some
random talk on others the Chair laid before
the Senate communication which the
clerk started to read Discovering it was
executive business" he stopped, and
there was something of a Wrangie over the
affair, which was ended by the Edmunus
resolutions being taken up and discussed
by Mr. Spooner and others s......In the
House, in committee of the whole, the pri-
vate calendar WAS considered. sew erai
memorials were presented. The bill for
national cattle trail passed. April 80 was
set for cons deration of bridge bills. at an
evening session thirty pension bills were
passed.
In the House on the 20th. Mr.. Crisp having
been chosen speaker pro tenn, the free coin
age bill was taken u and debated. There
was no session OF the Senate.
In the Senate on the 22d several memo
riais from Iowa and petitions from Mem
phts, Tenn, were presented. The st. Louis
Merchants Exchange Bridge bill was in
troduced by Mr.. Cockrell. resolution for
the abolition of executive sessions was in
atroduced by Mr.. Logan and ordered print
ed Mr. Ingalls, offered a resolution calling
for information on the subject OF re
Urgent Deficiency bill was taken up.
There was a sharp debate, which was
cut off by the Edmunds resolutions,
and another livery debate followed. $50. In
the House the chapiain's prayer calling on
God to drive all manner of gambling from
The bill passed giving General Hancocl<s
widow a pension OF $1,000 per annum The
bill to forfeit a part Of the Northern Pacific
land grant was reported. Under the call of
States, among the bills introduced was one
to create an arbitration commission to pre-
vent labor strikes; also bill to reduce Off
cial salaries; also bill to regulate appoint.
mentS at West Point.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

"A BILL has been introduced in Congress
requiring that West Point cadets shall
hereafter be appointed from sons of sol
diers in the late war.
ROBERT LOWRY, JR., son of the Governor
of Mississippi, and Geo. Harrell, a sporting
character had a shooting match on the
21st No one hurt.
A HEAVY snow storm prevailed through
out Minnesota, Dakota and Manitoba on
the goth.
A TERRIFIC electric storm, accompanied
bv pouring rains and hail passed over
Freesport, ILL.,, on the Goth.
A NUMBER of persons were entombed by
the collapse of quarry at Baxes, IN tire
south of France, on the Goth. Three dead
bodies have been recoved.
PETER TALLMAN, seriously stabbed
Joseph Hagerty, at Nashville, Tenn, ON
the Goth. The difficulty arose over money
matters.
THE heaviest and most destructive snow
storm that has visited Dubuque in the past
five years began on the 2lst
FoR the year 1885 the number of Ger
man who emigrated to the United States
was S4,6S0.
THE first annual report Of the Bureau of
Labor is completed. 1t will cover 500
pages.
THE KNIGHTS of Labor have bought a
farm, which is to be used for aged and in
Idigent Knights on the cooperative plan.
Ex-PREsIDENT DAVIS has accepted an
Invitation o lecture at Montgomery, Ala,
in behalf Of the monument to be erected
in n emory of the Alabama soldiers who
died in the civil war.
LIGHTNING struck a house in Watertown,
Conn. on the 20th, occupied by VIM. Nc
lGaffey. Two daughters of Mr.. McGaffey
were killed.
TIVE wife of Henry Conrad, of Dubois
county, Ind, on the 20th gave birth to four
living children, each well developed and
OF medium size.
I ALL the inside operators in dress and
cloak making in New York quit work on
1.-The 23d. They number nearly 1000.
THE Governor of California has appoint
| ed George Hearst United States Senator,
vice John +. Miller. deceased
THE Senate on the 23d passed a bin
granting pension of $1,000 year to the
widow of Gen. Hancock.
AN excursion of about twenty five land
! eee.s ii ON the Northwest arrived at
Jackson, Tenn, on the 24th. There are
prospects of several of them settling in
iW est Tennessee. W
The Birmingham Rolling Mill Company
laas struck. at depth OF 800 feet, stream
4 80. Il g. 80
gallons minute,
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27
MORRISON'S TARIFF BILL.

Probability That the Measure VIII Receive
Considerable Modification and AItera ton
Before 1t Leaves the Hands of the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-It is probable
q radical change will be made in Con-
gresham Morrson's tariff bill now under
consideration in the ways and means COM
mittee. So far the Democratic majority
have stood out unitedly against any ma
terial alterations of the bin, and the
features touching iron and other ores as
well as the manufactured metal products
have been adopted by the affirmative votes
Of the committee. Colonel Morrison
realizes, however, from the expressions
privately of Mr. Randall and the high tariff
Democrats who follow his lead that
they will fight the bill, and the Demo.
cratic majority is not big enough to stand
their detection. Recognizing this fact
Colonel Morrison will probably consent
to such changes in the bill as will leave
Mr.. Randall and his associates no excuse
for opposition. The PENNSYLVANIA obiec-
tions apply mainly to the iron features Of
the bill, so it is under consideration to
take out of the bill the proposed addi-
tons to the free list Of iron and all the
other ores.
1t is also proposed to drop entirely
those parts Of the bill reducing the tariff
on all classes of metal products, on glass
and on pottery. This robs the bill OF
some of its most striking characteristics,
and to give it some feature of strength to
compensate for these changes wool will
be put on the free list, and the tariff on
all classes of wooden fabrics will be cut
down about half by repeating the specific
duties. II has always been stated, and
the tariff commission took this position,
that the specific duties on woolen goods
were given as compensation to the manu-
facturers for the duty on raw wool. AT
present there is an average specific duty
of thirty-iiye per cent, and an al valorem
duty Of about the same amount. The re-
peal of the specific duty will leave the av-
erage duty on wooden goods just a little
under thirty-fve per cent.
1t is understood, of course, that this
hit at the wool growers will wake up
Ohio; but it is believed impossible to
frame any tariff bill which would sub
serve the political necessities of the party
in that State. Whether, as changed the
bill will meet with any support from the
Randall Democrats remains to be seen.
There will be no conference to learn the
views Of this element. They will be
brought face to face with the bill, and left
TO adopt their own course.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

A Long Standing Case of Uruguayan Bar.
barty Toward an American Family
Brought to the Notice of the President
Chance For Little Diplomacy or Gum
powder.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The atten.
ton of the President has been called to a
very grave case where the rights of Amer
ican citizens were seriously invaded and
the most revolving barbarity perpetrated,
without the least movement toward re-
dress The story, as told in the very
complete reports to the State Depart
ment. is briefly as follows: J. ID. Hale, a
citizen Of the United States, with his wife
| and son went from California some years
ago to Monteyideo, Uruguay. Mr.. Hale
was quite successful in business, and
finally established himself as a hotel
| keeper.
The people of that country evidently
became jealous of his success and cOvet-
ed his possessions. At length the whole
family were arrested and dragged to a
common corral prison. Mr.. Hale was
hsndcuffed and harshly treated. His
wife was placed in a small adobe house
in the inclosure and abused by the keep
ers. The son approached these men and
asked that they desist, saying that the
prisoner was his mother. For this he
was staked down to the ground and left
in that condition for twentyfour hours
Withouv food or drink.
After long imprl Sonment these people
received a hearing before the courts aud
were discharged, as there was found to
be absolutely nothing against them. In
the meanwhile they had been miserably
plundered and suffered untold misery.
All these facts have been known to the
authorities here for several years, but
nothing has been done thus far. 1t is
thought the President will take prompt
action i'll the matter and demand that full
reparation be made If this demand Is
not complied with it will furnish a nice
little expedition for some of the new
cruisers to 90 thither and try the effect
Of their guns on this Insignificant country
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27
IT is understood that Major-General

IT is understood that Major General
Schofield will be transferred to the Di-
vision of the Atlantic, with headquarters
at New York; that Major General Terry
will be assigned to the command of the
Division of the Missouri, with headquarters
at Chicago, and that General Howard will
be given command Of the Division of the
Pacific, with headquarters at San Fran
cisco.
THE Senate committeeon District Of Co.
lumbia, decided on the 22d to report
against the confirmation of Mr.. Matthews 8,
who was nominated by the President to
succeed Fred Douglas as recorder of deeds
Of the District.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27
GARLAND'S TELEPHONE STOCK.
What Colonel Casey Young Says the Inves-
tigation VIII Develop In Regard to the

Mdttefs
WAsuINGToN, March 21.-It was learn.
ed last night that the examination OF
Colonel Casey Young, which will be
continued this week by the special
committee investigating the telephone
scandal, will probably bring out some
testimony tomorrow very favorable to
Attorney General Garland. In the course
Of conversation last evening Colonel
Young stated that early last spring, some
time in the fore part of May, General
Garland was very anxious to dispose OF
his stock in the Pan-Electric Company
He stated TO Senator Harris and Colonei
Young that he could not find time to at
tend to his duties as attorney OF the Fan
Electric. and believed it would pc IN every
way hest 10 draw out. Nothing was
saId about his official posi- ton
conflicting with his connection with the
company. because there was no thopght
,t that time of the government brlhgln.
Snit or having any thing to do with me
snlenhone business. The only point was
that Garland had no time to look after the
fairs Of the company. He had attended
anIy two meetings of the board of direc-
t,rs and thought he would be mere clog
- tre enterprise His associates were
afraid. however, that his large holding
,niobt pass into unsatisfactory hands II
lie stock was sold, and on that ground
persuaded him TO abandon the intention
Of selling
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27
Petroleum in Upper Egypt.

LONDON, March 23.-The discovery in
Upper Egypt of petroleum in paying guam
titles has developed an oil fever in Lon
don, and renewed attention in favor of the
reoccupation of the Soudan by British
troops and traders. The Suez correspond
ent of the London Times telegraphs that
the discovery is one OF the results
of the explorations of Nubar Pasha's ex.
pedition to the Soudan. Subsequent to
the finding of oil near Suakim, other por-
tions of the Red Sea coast were pros
Dected, and examination disclosed un-
mistakable signs of petroleum at very
slight depth. The geological formation
Of the country is favorable to the
existence of larger quantities at lowel
depths Even under the existing unfavor.
able onditions-inadcquate machinery,
etc.-attending the development of tho
single well near Snakin, the yield Is about
two tons per day,
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

IT is said that General Henry K. jack
son, the American Minister to Mexico, who
recently started for Washington, contem-
plates resigning.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

On February 2, previous to leaving
Hong Kong for Yokohama, four of the
crew of the United States war ship Tren-
ton were sent ashore suffering from small
pox.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

RUSSIA refuses to join the other powers
rcoercing y Greece in the Balkan settle
ment.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

A NETTING of the oyster packers of Bal
hmofe, Nd. was held on the 18th and an
agreement was reached not to pack any
oysters after the first of April, under a
penalty OF $1,000. The oyster season has
heretoEore continued until the first of May
IN each year.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

IHE House labor committee on the 10Th
nad under consideration a bill proposing
au'hoflty to grant National charters to la :
Dor organizations. This is regarded as a
mater OF considerable Importance as a
DaSiS Tor statutory arbitration in the set
uement of labor troubles.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

PLANS for a settlement of the railroad
strike proposed by the Governors of Mis-
som and Kansas have been accepted by
Mr.. Hoxie, of the Missouri Pacific, with
some qualifications. 1t remains to be seen
how the strikers will view the "qualifica-
tons -
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

GOVERNOR IRELAND of Texas has offered
s50(, reward each for the arrest and con-
viction of parties who removed the raiis
and burned bridges on the Texas q racine
railway.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

THE Secretary of the Treasury has is.
sued call for $1O,OO0,00O three per cent.
bonds. The call will mature on May I.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

MANY of the Presidents callers on the
18th reminded him that it was his forty
ninth birthday anniversary. Although
some social recognition of the day was
shown the President did not observe it by
departing in any way from his daily rou-
tine
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

DAVID STRONG, a Midway (O.) cooper,
was taken suddenly i'll on the 10th and died
!" a lew minutes. No apparent cause was
manifest, and his friends were at loss to
'ceo'nt for his death. A post -mortem,
uo"eVer, developed that he had died from
,ualsulation, having swallowed his false
ee'h, which had lodged in his throat.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

Mr.. HoxIE's reply to Mr.. Powderly's re-
quest on the 10Th for conference was in
Substance a refusal to treat with the
Knights of Labor on the ground that on
previous occasions the organization had
broken faith with the corporation.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

HAMILTON COLE, referee in the Grant 81
Ward case, decides that payment of money
on so-called contracts was fraudulent and
void. and that Warner must pay over to
the receiver 81 ,395, 1924.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

ALL the cloakmakers in New Y York, num-
bering l.000. are out on strike. They
don't ask for increased wages, but merely
demand that the contract system be abol-
ished 50 they may deal directly with the
firms themselves
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

THE British Board of Trade has sus-
pended for six months the certificate OF
Captain Houland, who commanded the
steamer Missouri, which was wrecked at
Holvhead while on voyage from Boston
To TiVernOol
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

THE Mikado Of Japan has signified his
intention of contributing $500 to the Grant
monument fund. New York, as token of
his respect for General Grant, and has or
dered that amount forwarded to the presi
dent of the committee.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

THE theory connecting Mike Humphrey
and "Texas" with the Rock Island ex-
press robbery has been exploded by both
men turning up and accounting for their
whereabouts at the time of the tragedy.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

TIE total exports of specie from the port
Of New York during the past week were
&.9i7.G62 The total imports of merchan-
disc during the same period were valued at
S. 2G9, 1928, exclusive of dry goods.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

Mss ABIGAIL BATES died at Scituate,
mass, on the 18th, aged eighty nine years.
oue was one OF the heroines who, during
inc war of 1912, drove the British forces
from the harbor of that place by conceal
n.s themselves in the bushes and playing
''aoroNsly on the fife and drum, thereby
|"0'hs the enemy to believe that a large
'''Ve was ready to receive them.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

ca LII Wlddecomb Furniture factory at
sir ,"'u NV, haplds' Mich, employing five to
s,.st1- nI'iured men, adopted the eight-hour
NJ oIGntarilY on the 18th. Nelson,
49, dioa,. 20. will soon follow, and the in
r.n., Ohs are that every manufacturing
4I,t, e',n III the city will be working only
f,sa, r' noufs day by May /, without any
h. "''' demand from the Knights of La
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

ci6o i6@ohiVER SHELDON of the Texas & Pa
mil. 'oau at New Orleans received a COM
,c,s VI 'he strikers on the 18th, and
bi,r.to with them on proposals for an ar
,Ia'lon rs. of Hall's case by the Judge Of the
If NV states Court on full presentation
sbau Iacts' A committee went to Mar
san.l, ek'' to lay the matter before the as
sna0HF iF there, and it was hoped that a
,nos tefmination of the difficulty might
'V0a be brought about
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27

A.. 'N1 magistrates trial Of a m after
tla, ln negroes at Carrollton, Miss, ON
war. IT. N which about twenty negroes
shon. present as witnesses, party of
renea., h''y ~nlte men rode up, armed with
,Ps8tIng rifles, surrounded the building
Of ~ Gpensa lire on the negroes, killing ten
ing IN oh outright, mortally wound
so,. 1,ee Others and more or less seriously
"0'ndlng the rest.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-27
AN OLD SCORE.

Long Standing Case of Uruguayan Bar
barity Toward American Family
Brought to the Notice of the President
Chance For a Little Diplomacy or Gun
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-01

j. P. Reinhardt and John Wurster with
G.. G. Rose for two two-story frame build
ings on Central Ave-, $1.767.
Lhas. SchelhorH with Briggs Il Lord for
a two-story frame building on 47th ST.,
Bayonue. $815.
3. Mallett with Odsll & Field fer three
buildings on avenue O., Bayonne; So, 945.
W, Calhoun and wife with John Fugel,
for building on Zabriskie ST., $3.50.
F. Filing with R. w. Brock, for frame
dwelling and store on Avenue c., Bayonne,
81, 400.
j. p. Reinhardt and John Wurster with
J. Pforr, for two two-story frame buildings
on Central Ave. 81, no.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-01
. A6BURY PARK HOTELS.
GILSEY HOUSE.

Corner Seventh Aveaue and Webb Street, Asbuffy
Park, N. J. One Block from Gcsan
N. H. DEcKWE1.l., Managex.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-13
NO. 115.

sane, her reason having oi.en way under the
 terrible strain tc which she had been sub
 iected. gne poor woman had given birth to
 eleven children between 1860 and 1874, and
 not one of her numerous offspring was pos
 sessed of sound mind. Nine children are
 still living, one daughter, possessed of a linn
 tied amount of intelligence, having been
 married. The remaining eight are cared for
 by their father in his home, which WAS in A
 most deplorable condition when Secretary Curt and member of the committee visited
 the place. Five of the children are drivel- ing idiots, past all hope of improvement, while the ether three are somewhat brighter. The oldest child is the worst of all, scarcely possessing the instincts of an animal He sits at window all day long, and from the constant swaying of his body has worn a hole in the windowsill where his head touch es the woodwork. MT. Miller expressed & deep affection for his unfortunate children He said they were fed we'll and seemed hap py, though he was not able to keep them well clothed on account of their filthy hab- It's. It was learned that Mr. and Mrs. Miller were blood cousins of the first degree. and to this fact alone the members of the com m1ttee attribute the imbecility of their off spring. The father, however, had no expla- nation for the matter, and he looked upon the affiiction as a stroke of providence
 A singular phase Of the affair IS that the committee can find no legal way of reaching the case. Two daughters, twelve and four teen years of age respectively, and one of the sons are capable of improvement if placed in a proper institution such as the Media Training school, but as Mr. Miller is we'll to do, owning two hundred acres of land, and the children not insane, the commit tee cannot invoke the insanity laws nor make the children a State charge. The matter was laid before the Society to Pro tect Children from Cruelty, but after a consultation of the officers with their so licltor 1t was found that the society could not interfere, and there is no provision in the law by which it can take charge of imbecile children.
 Dr. Ourt said yesterday: ''This is the most deplorable. case that has ever come under my notice. The father does not seem to comprehend his responsibility. Three of the boys able to work on the farm, and as long as the physical wants of the children satisfied Mr Miller is con tented. When I asked what would become of these children when he died he answered that he had not thought of such contingen- cy. The married daughter has two children whose minds are also said to be weak, and 1 tremble for the consequences when the other two daughters grow older"