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IN the senate the 18th the committee on up.
preparations reported back the delayed def
cheney bill, and stated that the amendments re-
ported by the committee were but few i'll
number, md it was asked that the senate pass
the bill next Monday. Senator Hawley Offered
resolution, which was adopted, directing the
secretary of Tho interior to report the
plan of legislation thou hit by him to be
needed for the disposition OF public tim
Der lands, so as to secure the preservation
of national forest lands ut the headwaters OF
nuvigable rivers, and put within the reach of
settlers legal means for providing themselves
with timber for building their homes. Among
the bills introduced was the following: To
grant service pension to all survivors of the
late war. 1t provides that all officers and en-
listed men who served i'll the army, navy OF
marine corps, including regulars and volun-
teers, subsequent to March 4, 1861, and prior to
July 1866, shall be entitled to pension Mt the
rate OF cent for eaca days service this SUN to
be in addition to any pension granted for dis
ability Among the bills reported from COM
t" sas he he easnN Of vas ss
9as wagon md foot bridge across TO n the
resolution offered by Senasor Henderson few
days ago, calling on the secretary of war for in
formation to the construction of the bridge
between Omaha and Council Bluffs was taken
up and adopted The house resumed, in commit
tee of the whole, the consideration of the joint
resolution accepting the nvit9tion to the United
ton. After q long debate the invitation
accepted. The committee on appropriations
reported. the invalid pensions ,appropria-
committee of the whole The Wilkins banking
bill was called up, but no progress was made.
Portraits nt, Of Theodore The sedgwiek, Joseph
ce e from the state Of massachusetts.
Mr.. Long, of Massachusetts, made the pre-
sentati Il speech. and Mr.. Randall replied III
acceptance and offered appropriate resolutions,
being seconded by Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Ken
lucky
Father Ryan has been released from
Limerick Jail, and on his arrival home made
a speech advising the tenants TO adopt
plan of campaign. which he said, was moral
and just, Notwithstanding everything the
lords. both spiritual and temporal, said to
the contrary.
Charles Meyer, a member of the Sixth
Infantry band at Fort Leavenworth. Kan,
has been arrested and taken to Indepen-
dence, Mo-, where he is wanted for the
murder and robbery of James Weir about
three weeks ago. Meyers home is in
Altoona, Pa.
The British steamer Toronto. from Port
land for Liverpool. has arrived at Mersey
She reports that during fog off Skerries,
Ireland, she collided with and sank the Nor
wegan bark Freidis, from Liverpool for
Savannah, and thirteen of the bark S crew
were drowned. One man was saved.
The Poster Lloyd says that Russas
candidate for the Bulgarian throne is Vol
vode Marks Milanoff. of kue 81, leading
Montenegrin commander The paper con-
siders, however. that he has even less
chance of success than the prince of Min
grelia.
"A bold attempt was made the other night
to rob the express train on the Wabash
road near Cooley's lake. Mo. AS the train
neared the station u red light was seen
ahead. AS the engine slowed up the en-
gineer was asked TO leave the engine by
masked men. who were armed With rifles.
An officer who was in the cab fired his shot
gun out of the window. The shot from the
cab was answered by the three robbers.
who then retrcated to umbuscadc. AS
they moved back part of the posse came
up from the woods where they had been in
concealment The men on the train joined
in the pursuit of the robbers. Two robbers
have been captured and one killed. The
robbers are known to be farmers living
in the neighborhood Of Missouri City. One
of them is said to have been a member OF
the James gang.