The Forrest City times., 1888-04-07

GoTernnent receipts Monday Inter- national revenue, SUI ,903, customs, s591. .i0l.
 Representative Bland was called to Missouri Monday night on account Of the death of hls sister-in-law, the wife Of Judge (. C. Bland at RoIla.
 Representative Post Of Illinois Mon day offered bill in the house ap- propriating sI2,eO0 for the completion O. the public building at Peoria.
 Mrs. Clardy. wife Of Representative Clardy, is en route to Missouri, having been notified by telegraph Monday that her father was very i'll and was not ex- pected to recover
 Senator Farwell Friday introduced a bill empowering the President to order counter discrimination in cer- tain articles where foreign countries unjustlY discriminate against American products.
 Representative Baker Of Illinois in- troduced in the house Tuesday bill to pension Laura F.. Sanderson, widow of John anderson, late private Co. l.. First regiment, Missouri cavalry vol unteers.
 Post-offiees established: Arkansas- Macedonia, Columbia county, Junius W. Nhitlow, postmaster. Texas-Nilas, Bell county, Geo. l.. Tilman. post master. The name of postoffiee Blossom Prairie in Lamar county, Texas, has been changed to Blossom.
 The President Wednesday trans mltted to Congress reports from Ameri- can representatives abroad showing that last January triehinoEis prevailed in certain parts of Germany, and that last month contagious disease of great fatality afflicted the swIneherds of France.
 Rumors are current to the effect that King John of AbyssinIa has written a letter to King Humbert, inviting the latter to meet him to discuss their dis putes personally, and in manner wer- thy of kings. The letter is said to be half cordial and half menacing.
 A dispatch has been received by the department of state from the American minister at Copenhagen stating that the Danish government has issued an order forbidding, until further notice, the importation into Denmark of pork or other raw products Of hogs, including bladders and steam lard.
 Representative Hatch of Misso url ln- trodueed bill appropriating Sl50,0O0 to enable the agricultural department to erect scientific laboratory for the use of the scientific branch of the de- partmeut. Commissioner Coleman, said that a laboratory was badly needed, and he hoped that the bill would be passed.
 The president Tuesday appointed an army retiriag board, composed Of Mai. Gen. John M. Schoiield, Brig. .-Gens. s. V. Bennett and Robert McFeely, Col. J. H. Baxter and Maj. Charles k. Greenleaf, to meet in Washington Wednesday next. for the purpose of ex- amlning Maj.-Gen. Alfred II. Terry for retirement.
 A movement has been started by some of the friends of the late chief justice to raise fund for the benefit Of his family. His family has not been consulted in this matter, and it is not likely that they will be. It is thought, however, that as just tribute to the life and character Of the distinguished jurist, something or the kind should be done. They are proud Of his life and they are not ashamed that he died poor.
 The senate having pessed the bili to make restoration to the Cherokee free men, ex-Minister J. Milton Turner and others, who are looking afier this leg islation, are trying to have the house take up the senate bill at an early date. The bill pending in the house was fn- troduced by Representative o'Neill Of Missouri. The amount Of money les frr. fv, f ba fe G-~ but 1t Is also claimed that the Cherokee the common tenantry.
 Representative Cummings Of New York has introduced bill in the House to repeal the section of the revised statues relating to obscene mail matter and give obscene publications the same rights in the mails as other matters. MT. Cummings' bill sets forth that the i enforcement of common morality Is not l a constitutional duty Of the general l Government and that the states are perfectly competent to deal with ques lions Of common morality. The pres l ent exercise of power is arbitary and unconstitutional.
 In the discussion in the Senate Tues l day ofthe House bill for the purchase l of United States bonds by the Secretary | of the Treasury. Senator Plumb tried 1 hard to track on an amendment re- quiring the Secretary, whenever the | of a national bank is sur rendered, to issue Treasury notes to an equal amount. In the course of the l debate PluB b declared that the bank note circulation is shrinking at the rate of so u00,o ,o00 year. The amend ! ment was laid on the table. The pleuro- penumonia bill wsS on the calendar for discussion, but weat oger.