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QUERIES AND ANSWERS.
MICHIGAN SENATORS.

MICHIGAN SENATORS.
Please state in your paper the names of the Sens-
tors from Michigan. A READER
Senators Thomas W. Palmer and Francis B.
Stockbridge.
JUDGE GRESHAM.
What kind of judge is Judge Greshama What is
his district How long il he appointed for? j. NJ
HILLsBoRo, Ind March 10.
He is United States Circuit Judge for the
Seventh judicial circuit, which includes the
districts of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.
It IS a life appointment.
THE EXPLOSION OF HE'LL GATE.
Please state when He'll Gate was exploded the
month and year I have reference to the grand ex-
plosion. If than explosion, please state
date w. A. ScHMTTT.
There were two explosions, one at Hallets
reef Sept. "a, 1876, the other at Flood Rock, Oct
10, 1885. The latter was the most extensive.
PRESTON S. BROOKS
Was Preston S. Brooks expelled from the House of
Representatives for his assault Charles Sumnerl
States giving the date of each ones appointment and
the State from which he appointed.
l. No. A committee of the House reported
in favor of his expulsion; this was lost, the vote
being 12l to 80, not two-thirds He afterwards
resiere his seat in the House. and was re-elect-
ed by his constituents. 2 Morrison R. Waite,
Chief justice, Ohio. Jan. 81 1874; Samuel F.
Miller. Iowa. July 16, 1862; Stephen ]. Field
New Jersey. March q. 1870; John M. Harlan,
Kentucky, Nov 20. 1877; Stanley Mathews,
Ohio. May IL. 1881; Horace Grav, Massachu-
sets. Dec. 2, 1881; Samuel Blatchford, New
York. March %. 1882; Lucius @. c. Lamar
Mississippi, Jan. II. 1888.
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slight punishment Shortly afterward the
trooper left the service, and in the street one
zap Pc was met oS mis- former Colonel: haio,
weil7 That's right Here"-elipping a fve-
pound note into the mans hand-.Put this in
your pocket Go and buy yourself hat, and
wear it how you like!r
THERE is an end to Prince Henry of Batten-
beres hunting" saws London Truth. THE
Queen has issued most uuequivocal ukase on
the subject. Prince Henry got very nasty fall
two days before the court left Osborne. when
following the IsIe of Wight hounds in the
neighbornood Of MISSIONER. He dislocated both
his and his snoulder-blade, and he must
have suffered excruciating pain for several
days"
WISD-RoLLED snow balls are often seen on the
Dakota and Wyoming prairies. Sometimes mill
ions upon millions of the balls are In sight at
one time. Many are of the size of an orange.
come az big as cannon ball, while others reach
the proportions of thu prize-Dum pkin of the
county fair. These freaks of the storm leave
person under the fanciful impression that great
armies OF schoo-boys have been battling over
the snowy spaces.
A LETTER by Chateaubriand dated October.
1925, and disposed of for sixty francs at recent
sale of autographs. contains the following pas
sage: II not at all republican in my prnci-
PIES although I see very clearly that the in
capacity of some and the superiority of others is
leading in the direction of the republic. and
although am fully able to comprehend the kind
of popular liberty which, unknown to the
ancients. has been evolved necessarily among
ourselves by more perfected state OF society"
SEE sweet Alice Ger the way
Why does she veil her face to-daya
Why does she hide those eyes,
As bright as blue summer skies2
Why does she hide that lovely face.
So full of modesty and Rracel
Sweet Alice knows thing two;
She wells those eyes of bonnie blue.
That snowy brow that face fair,
From clouds of dust that fill the air.
She'll wear that veil without a doubt
Until the watering carts out.
Boston Courier
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THE TAX ON SALOONS.

The liquor question has been in Indiana
politics for more than thirty years. By this
it is not intended to say that it has main
tanned the same aspect or status or that it has
been equally prominent at all times, but in
one shape or another and in varying degrees
of prominence it has been in our politics con-
tinually for more than thirty years., During
all that time the vital question has been how
to restrain and regulate the liquor traffic and
lessen the evils of intemperance In the &C.
complishment of this result great progress
has been made, and at every stage of it the
Republican party has favored anti-liquor
legislation and the Democratic party has
opposed it. The more closely the subject is
examined the more clearly it will appear that
as party the Republicans have always advo-
Gated the most advanced and the best attain
able anti-liquor legislation, while the Dem
ocracy have always opposed it This opposi-
ton has cost the people of Indiana dearly in
more ways than one. There is reason to
believe that in one instance it has cost them
hundreds Of thousands of dollars by reducing
the license on saloons and tnus putting money
in their Golfers. and at the same time encour-
aging the drink evil Mr.. M. A. Moore, a
well-known attorney of Greencastle. has been
looking into the facts so far as they affected
that city. In a recent address on the subject,
he says:
s'Ir was the law from 1853 until March IL,
1875 that the common councils of incorno-
rated cities might levy tax each saloon
in the corporation and collect the tax as
license fees. In 1866. under this authority,
the Common Council of the city of Green
castle passed an ordinance requiring saloons
licensed by the County Commissioners, in the
city. to pay $500 into the city treasury before
commencing business, and to pay like sum
each year thereafter This was a tax.
in 1873 a Republican Legislature had
given the Baxter bill. This repealed the
license act of 1852 enacted higher license
fee, gave local option, and enacted an
efficient remedy compelling sal oonists, and
those renting saloon rooms to them, to make
good injuries TO person or property done by
intoxicated persons, who, in whole or in part,
had become intoxicated by liquors bought of
or given by such saloonists. Well, in 1874
this act and the Grange and Greenback move
ments. enabled the Democratic party to carry
both branches OF the Legislature. The result
was the repeal of the Baxter BILL and the
enactment of our present license law, APP
proved March IL, 1875 The sixth section of
this act took away from the cities the power
to levy more than 800 each on saloons, and
took away remedial provisions of the Baxter
bill. So much for Democratic victory.
'Since March II. 1875 the city of Green
castle could only levy and collect 800 each on
saloons in the city. Now see the figures.
There has not, since 1866. been less than six
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AFFIDAvITs are published which seem to
leave little doubt that the suit to enjoin the
Consumers Trust Company from crossing
certain lands in Hamilton county was insti-
tuted for the sole purpose of interfering with
the supply of gas to this city by that organi-
cation, and in the presumed interest of the
Indianapolis company. These afidavits con-
tradict absolutely the printed card of Mr.. P.
M. Whitesell, one of the plaintiffs to the
action. The Journal repeats what it
said when the fling of the suit
was first announced, that no matter
in what interest it was brought it should be
incontinently kicked out of court. The
publication of the afidavits only adds to the
Importance of the action receiving no sanction
whatever. The interests of the city demand
that nothing be done to retard or to prevent
the introduction of gas by any company or
by ali companies.
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sNuBB1NG THE LABOR MEN.

House Democrats Persistently Refuse Con-
sideration of Labor Bills.
Special to the Indianapolis Journas.
WASHINGTON, March lift the Democratic
party, in campaign or elsewhere, ever sticks
its head up again a friend OF the laboring
man and the interests of organized labor, some
able-bodied mechanic ought to take club and
smash it. During the last Congress laboring
man, or man elected as champion of labor,
was in the House. and he occupies the same po-
sition in this Congress. large number of bills
looking towards ameloration of the interests of
LABOR were. at the expense of great deal of
trouble prepared and reported to the House.
The chairman made many efforts TO have days
set apart for consideration of measures reported
from his committee. He commenced by de-
manding week, and finally came down to two
days. When the time arrived for his special
order, privileged matters. such as bills from the
committees on appropriations and ways and
means, were brought up and the labor days
were annihilated Two or three times days
were set aside for the committee. and when.
finally. labor got the floor and commenced
consideration of its bills more privileged
matter came in and took the floor. a. ter just
seven minutes bad been consumed in debate.
That the last voice raised in behalf of labor.
When there was hope of accomplishing any
thing, the chairmen of the leading committees
In the Houss-Democrats of national reputation
voted down efforts to legislate in behalf OF
labor, and the vote winked at by Sneaker
Carlisle. Every Republican voted for the special
orders asked for by the labor committee There
was the beginning of a repetition of this pro-
gramme in the House to-day. Chairman ONell,
from the committee on labor asked that TWO
days be set aside. next week, for consideration
OF bills from his committee Chairman
Mills, of the committee on ways and means, who
assumes the responsibility of a tariff bill
which would ruin labor and the industries OF
the country. stood up full length and struck
blow after blow against the proposition to give
labor chance to be heard He announced that
there were tariff and appropriation bills almost
ready to take the floor. and that these privileged
matters must be considered, to the exclusion of
measures from the committee labor. When
ne sat down. Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas who
doesn't know what labor is, except in theory,
began flibusteriug against the resolution of
ONeil to give labor two days next
week. and every scheme worked
by the Democrats TO defeat a final
vote upon the proposition. The Republicans all
voted with O'Neil. The time allotted to con-
sideration of the question expired. and
had not yet been taken. On Monday or Tuesday
next O'Neil intends to make another effort to
have two days set aside for consideration OF his
bills but the Democrats bent tariff
form and have arranged to thwart him. There
Is wel-organized programme among the Demo-
Gratis to defeat labor legislation, and there will
be mono of it by this House.
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orr Poet showed Tn.


James Whitcomb Riley is snowed-iu some
where between here and Buffalo. He is on his
way TO this city, and he expects to from here
to Washington to take part in the Authors
Readings that place. At present he is doubt
less writing some beautiful spring poems IN
Hoosier dialect while he eazes across the sncw-
covered landscape IN search of slight indica-
81 oF ~,
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An Incident of the storm.

Philadelphia Times.
The only people who did hourishinc bust
ness during the past three days were The pawn
brokers' Visitors in the city who we're COM
pellsa to remain on account OF the storm
ran ont of money, and many Of them were oh
liged to have recourse 10 mine uncle" to ward
of the wolf of hunger. Many man left the
city yesterday without his watch,
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storm, which could pretty fairly be construed
into one of those events that lawmakers cele-
brate ''acts or Providence but the lawyers
counseled the performance of sll the usual
duties insurance. against possible legal
tangles.
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Professor Wiley Gives Testimony in the Lard
Observation-Disclosures that Polygamy
Will Speedily Disappear-Capital Notes.
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IeIephOne Calls
Business Office -.23s Editorial Rooms. -242
TWELVE PAGES.

The Sunday journal has double the circu-
lation of any Sunday paper in Indiana.
Price five cents.
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SEVEN MINUTES FOR LABOR
Persistent Stumbling of Labor Interests
by the Democrats of the House.

The Majority Gave the Toilers Seven Minutes
Consideration During Last Session, and
Are Now Working on the Same Line.
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A MOVEMENT has been started in New York tc
erect monument to the late Mr.. Bergh. II
the dumb animals could have voice they would
soon put it through.
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A Living Congressman Given an 0ppor-
tunity to Read His Own Obituary.
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THE reappearance OF milk-wagons in the
streets of New York after an absence Of three
days was hailed with delight by people of all
classes. The COW has not bsen wholly super
seeded vet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18

WHTTTIER's ''Snow- Bound" has not been half
so delightful to Bostonians this week as it has
seemed in past Julys.
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THE verdict over the remains of New York
man who should venture to say anything about
the b s-w this week would probably be
that it was 8 case of iustifable homicide.
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THE recent tremendous snowfall in New
York leads to apprehensions of food when it
shall melt.
GEN. ADAM BADEAU has damned himself to
everlasting fame
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3ULwER makes Richelieu saw

BULwER makes Rchelieu say:
when this snow melteth
There shall come food"
That's what they are fearing now in New
York
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all the notes and drafts due and unattended to
during the late blizzard Bank officers we're i'm
elined to hold that perhaps the failure TO pay
obligations was excusable on account Of the
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BRACE BROS, proprietors of extensive
laundry in Pittsburg, have brought suit for &c.
600 damages against number of promine ut
leaders of labor organizations in thatcity. The
suit is brought in the form of an action in tres
pass. the offense charged being the ruin of their
business by boycottinR.
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NEW YORK and the Northwest are now quar-
reling the size of their respective blizzards
The truth of the matter is the place to live is in
the middle distance to speak-say in Indi-
ana, whore no genuine blizzsrds and eeven-foot
SHOWS ever come.
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An exchange remarks that the movements in
the great strike are like great game CT chess
Well. yes; one OF those intermnable games in
which the players long between moves
that the weary spectators with difficulty re-
strain themselves from kicking the board over.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-03
Proceedings of Congress.
WARRINGTON, D. O., April 3
SENATE,

Among the petitions and memorials pre-
sented and referred was one to send United
States troops to Chicago to protect the lives
and property of citizens against the social
ists of Illinois and Iowa, and for constitu-
tional amendment to give the District of CO.
lumbia the right of representation in both
houses of Congress.
The resolution heretofore offered by MIR.
RddIeberger to suspend 80 much OF the
ruIes as provide for executive sessions dur
ing the consideration of the fisheries treaty,
was taken up.
Mr.. Riddleberger said he had given notice
yesterday that he would call up the resolu-
ton in order that those who were opposed
to it might absent themselves and draw up.
on the courage which they lacked to vote
for it. His proposition had been beaten
from time to time land had been for five
years. by just the same kind of parliament
sry practice that had been tried to day lin
terposing other morning busnesa) He call
ed for the yeas and nays on agreeing to the
resolution.
Mr., Edmunds said that as tho question
was on agreeing to tho resolution, he desired
to submit some observations to the Senate
which he did not care 10 submit to Her
Majesty's ministers, just at present. He
therefore moved that the galleries be cleared
and the doors closed.
The motion was agreed to, and the order
at one o'clock was executed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cuberson, of Texas, chairman of the
Committee on the Judiciary, called up the
special order, the Senate direct tax bill.
Mr.. Foran, of Ohio, antagonized this with
motion that the House so into Committee
of tho Whole on the pension appropriation
bill.
NJ. Forau's motion was lost-yeas 95
nays IA.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, at the last 400
meat changed his vote from the affirmative
to the negative for the purpose of making
motion to reconsider the vote.
The motion to reconsider was tabled
yeas 157, nays IS.
The House then went into Committee oil
tho Whole for the consideration of the ep:.
| cial order.
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0;ITauI, Struck by Lightning.

EMLENTowN. Pa, April S.-Dnring a
thunder storm at o'clock yesterday morn.
ing lightning struck 49, 900 barrel oil tank
owned by the National Transit company.
The tank contained about 1000 barrels of
oil which took fra and boiled over. The
flaming liquid flowed lesurely down the
hillside threatening destruction to the town.
Disaster was averted however by throwing
up bitches which turned the frey torrent
in another direction. One house, barn,
four engines and an engine house, together
with about 800 barrels of oil were destroyed
The burning fluid also ran across the rail
road burning the track for some distance
and necessitating the transfer of passengers.
The total loss viii! approximate $4,000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-03

THREE SHOCKING DEATHs.-Yesterday
morning an Italian named Guannino Can't,
As years old, was found lying dead on the
floor of bis room in tenement house on
Eldridge street, New York. Two deep
cuts on his temple showed the manner of his
death.
Carrie Heine, aged AZ, was found sense
less on the flagstones of the back yard of a
house on East Third street the same morn.
ing. Her skull was fractured either by a
fall or by 8 blow. She was removed to
Bellevue Hospital, where she lies dying.
A razor was the weapon with which 8
wife murder was committed by Patrick
Packenham In a room on the third floor of a
tenement house on West REIMBURSEMENT
street at two o'clock yesterday morning.
She was slashed across the throat by her
drunken husband, and had only time to run
into neighbours room On the came floor,
when she fell dead. They were married
twenty years ago, and lived for the past
two years with their ak children in the
rooms in which the murder was committed.
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Marine Accident.

NEW ORLEANS, April S.-The Morgan
Line steamer Hutchinson, from Havana and
Key West, reports that the United States
man ofwar Richmond, flagship of Rear AID.
miral Luce, commanding the North Allan.
tic station, while seeking an anchorage OF
Key West March %, collided with the
Swedish bark Lima. The Aagahp had con-
siderable damage done to her bow and guar.
ter deck railing. while the bark lost her jib-
boom and bowsprit.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Dsuyille will be the nextp place OF meeting
of the Virginia A. NJ. E Conference.
An increase of $4,000 in the assessed
value of property in Danvile is reported.
Ell. Taylor, we'll known in Culpeper as
Judge Taylor, was thrown from his horse
several days ago and had his leg broken In
three places.
Judge Atkins, of the Richmond Hastings
Court, has appointed James D. Craig to sue
coed the late A. R. Woodson, collector for
the latter's unexpired term.
James Yates, the most extensive cattle
craz;er in this secton. was thrown from his
horse at Flint Hill, Rappahannock county,
on Friday and considerably injured.
Two negro men were yesterday arrested
in Pittsylvania county, and lodged in the
Danville Jail. charged with stealing regis
tered letters from the Winston, n. O., post
Office last August.
On Sunday afternoon ths large barns be-
longing to Pierson & Bros, in Caroline Co.,
were burned, with twenty head OF cattle,
valuable implements fodder, corn acd peas
to the value of $4,000.
Captain r. P. Spiera, wel!-known travel
ING salesman died at his home, near Gull
pepper yesterday evening, of pneumonia. he
was Confederate soldier. and serVed Win
distinction during the late war.
A large meeting in Danville yesterday ap'
pointed committee to proceed to Washing
ton or New York if necessary, to confer
with Richmond and Danville Railroad au-
thoritles and ascertain upon what conol-
tiops the company can be induced to con-
centrate their machine shops at that place
Edwin Barbour, whoshot and killed Ellis
L. Williams on March l, at Culpeper 9. d.,
Yesterday waived an examination before
magistrate and gave bail in the cum o.
81 500 for his appearance when called upon
His bondsmen were his brother iE-law. John
F. Rixey and G. D. Gray. Mr. John 5
Wise will assist in the prosecution, and will
have as his associates Judge John W. Bel
AID John L. Jeffries. The defense will be
conducted by Geo. D. Gray, esq, and Gen
James z. Field, of Gordonsville. Young
Barbour was out yesterday for the first time
since he WAS wounded.
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GERMAN CARP.-Some time ago the mill
pond of Mr.. Nelson, near Accomac Court
House, broke way and was drained dry. 1t
was stocked with German carp, which were
placed there by Hon. George T. Garrison
seven years ago, when he was in Congress.
These fish were carried down the stream in
to Folly creek, an estuary on the seaside.
A heavy tide Saturday drove these fish up
the stream again, and when the water rect-
ded it left the marsh below the milpond
strewn with millions of them, some of them
being nearly as long as mans arm. Per-
sons were engaged in picking them up and
putting them in barrels for shipment to
Northern markets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-03

GEN. MALONE asserts that be was right
when he left it discretionary with the re-
publicans of the several congressional dis
tricts of the State to elect their delegates to
the national republican convention within
the limits of those districts, or at the State
convention at Petersburg. But the organ
of his party at Washington takes the oppo'
site view, and quotes the rules adopted by
the national republican committee, which
prescribe that such delegates must be elect.
ed in their respective districts. But the
General is so accustomed to the exercise of
boss rule in his party in his own State, that
he recks little of any other rules, or of
those who make them.
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FATAL sHooT1Ne.-Davld Glass, negro

FATAL SHooTING.-Dayid Glass, negro
empioye of the st. Charles Hotel, in Rich
mond. was shot last night by Mr.. Godsey,
the clerk of the hotel Glass was ordered
b. the clerk to perform some labor, which
he declined TO do until be had his supper.
A dispute followed, and Godsey left the ho-
tel and procured his revolver. Upon his re
turn the quarrel was renewed, duriog which
Godsey struck Glass, who was in the act of
raising chair to strike the clerk. Godsey
drew his pistol and emptied the contents of
four of its chambers in the body of Glass,
killing him instantly. Godsey was arrested
and committed to the station house. It Is
said the accused was under the influence of
liquor when the difficulty occurred.