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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Events of a Week Among the
Lawmakers in Washington.
Vhe Proceedings OF Both Branches of Con
4 gress-Among the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ical Gossip in Washington, Etc,

I 1.-THE following spec dispatches are from THE
CONSTITUTIONS own correspondent in Washington,
Afr. E. W. Barrett our Washington news is the
most complete of any southern newspaper, and no
Expense has been spared to MAX it attractive,
Shorough and interesting in every detail.
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MRS Matt A. Wilson, Thomson Ga | received
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n. Rogers, Hawthorn, Fla: The premium ma
chime came aH right Ny wife is well pleased and
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NJ q. Head Dahlonesa, Ga: The machine I
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WIN Cons and Bunlons whom


with Cons and Bunions whom
you can secure Immediate and
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by using Mcad's COrH and Bani0n
Platter, which are sold aud rec
commended By every jye Druggist
throughout the United stGlcs ana
Canada.
Iu feyers and other summer dis
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sick roOin daily, and tor this pur-
pose nothing eXceis H}lrgHdph-
tgl f'dstWCs. These pGstilles when
burned in tho sick room cause
no perceplihle Increase IN It's tenn.
yeratufe, but they impart a fra
GRANGE that rs agreeable, stIinulot-
ing aud refreshing 70 toe sick be-
giles ncutrahzingnnd eliminating
oil dlsa rcCabic OdOrs and bodily
cxrrciiln-, and rendering the afr
pure aud WhOk oIDe.
- ,1nf flifet BensOn's Pidst0..
f0g aches and pglna -ftg
1r tor eolnrUI wky
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D. W. Ayen, Dawson, Ca; The high.arrn machine
ordered Of you has been received My wife has
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J. Ii. Davis Yasoo City, Miss: The premium high
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Friday In the Senate.

WAsHIsoTon, August 31-In the senate tho
house Joint resolution to extend until the 10Th
Of September next the joint resolution Of the
3lst July to provide Temporarily for expenses
Of the government WIS reported and passed.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Cul-
lon calling on the secretary OF the treasury
for information as 10 whether transit in bond
without payment Of duty d goods, wares and
merchandise 10 and from Canada has been has
been permitted since the 1st Of July, 1885,
Mr. Cullom said no had not examined tho
statutes critically on the subject and would
Jet the resolution stand over till tomorrow
The resolution accordingly went over without
action.
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Mrs. sheridan's Pension.

mittee on invalid pensions yesterday took up for
consideration Timothy J, Campbells bill
granting pension of $1,000 to the widow of
General Sheridan. The bill had been referred
to subcommittee of one consisting of Morrill,,
of Kansas, who recommended that the amount
be fixed at $1,000 per annum. Judge Yoder,
of Ohio, moved to fix it at $1,000, the amount
recommended by the senate committee. This
was adopted, and the bill was ordered to DO
reported with the amount placed at So 800
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Misses the Issue.

WAsHrNGTOS, August Ex-senator Quay,
Of Pennsyl 7anie, cheirman Of the republican
national committee, has furnished ior publica-
ton lOngllCtter from Charles ii. Litchman,
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WASHINGTON GossIp.
A Summary OF the Important Events of tho


Week.
The president and Colonel Lamont, accom-
panied by Internal Revenue Collector Miller left
Washington Tuesday night on fishing excursion of
two or three days in the vicinity Of Clifton Forge,
in the Blue Ridpn mountains
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21

Tue eminent artists. Milton An Dolly
MOBILES who gave such delightful per-
Torrance of Love aud Law at Har,
per's theatre year ago, present their
new great play From Sire to Son" to-
night 1t is drGmatic production writ>
ten By Milton Mobiles himself and the
Des Moiues Leader of Dec 49, says:
Milton MOBILES new American play,
From Sire to Son, was given at Eos
ter's last night to a most sppreciative
audience From the frat scene to the
last the interest was unf4gglng and the
applause frequent and sincere OF Mil
ton and DOlIie MOBILES it is sufticien. to
sey that the lavish encOmiums showerea
upon them. and the popular artists who
accompany them, by the press Of the
cities they have visited, are well be-
slowed The play IS happily conceived
and arranged to portray the loftiest sen.
timents Of human nature. The humOr-
Gus. pathetic and sublime are so natur-
ally blended as to produce the most
thrilling effect No COMPANY has re-
ceiyed more fiattering reception nor
will be more gladly welcomed again by
our theatre going people than Milton
and Dollie Nobes"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21

statement confirms The accounts previously
sent out, and no new facts were learned.
The guard, who had charge of the prison.
ers report that they escaped" Wednesday
night, but do not think it worth while to at
tempt to find them, and have asked that
their names be scratched from the list of
those spotted"
A note was received here yesterday stating
that several OF the negroes who were in
Maury's house during the shooting Sunday
night were making their way through the
country to Meridian, where they intended
taking train. The railroads are being cara
fully watched, however, and the negroes
will certainly be captured If they board any
of the trains The searching party has been
disbanded, but every one will keep lookout
for the spotted" who will be summarily
dealt with If found in this section of the
country.
W. T. Nioholson's condition Is very criti-
CAL with the chances against his recovery.
The condition of John Dew is unchanged
William Vaughn and Frank Maury are not
as well as they were Wednesday, both hav-
ing lost a great deal of blood.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21
COAL VALLEY.

Coat VALLEY, Dec. 10
Mrs NJ Howels has gone TO Iowa to
her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Campbell.
The German Lutheraus have service in
the Presbyterian church Christmas.
Supervisor Ed Hollister passed
through here Yesterday TO the county
house
Charles Petersen, of Montgomery
county. Iowa, has been visiting our post
master. his brother-in-iaw.
Mrs John Topkee received q severe
injury to one of her eyes. When cutting
a stick Of wood piece flew up and struck
her in the eye.
5. D. Pace, our assessor, got fall on
Sunday. He was fearful that his shoul-
der was dislocated, but Dr. Martin says
it is not, only badly hurt
There are 100 inmates in the county
house at present That is below what
was anticipated. II vas thought there
would be 1870 by this time
Prices of farm products are declining
all the time. Farmers who voted for
Harrison and expected coed times if the
present tariff was sustained, feel as
though they hsd been badly fooled.
They did not know enough to see that a
surplus would make low prices. Where
is the home mark I to consume the corn
oats and becff When will The farmer get
to see where his interest lies instead of
taxing highly what be consumes2
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21
EDGINGrON.

EDGINGToN. Dec. IS.
Mrs. Fred Hofer starts for Iowa on
Saturday next to visit her parents
Messrs. o. W. and F Boughton are
expected home to spend the holidays.
A. Rush went to town today for the
purpose of laying in d stock of holiday
goods.
The NJ. W. A. met here last evening;
there is lodge now of shout thirty mems
bers.
Mr.. Ed. Simmons. son>in law Of Jas.
Dougherty. has commenced housekeep-
ing at Andalusia.
Mr.. Jas. Kane went to Rock Island
last week on business. and came home on
Sunday night by hand"
Judge Tsrpy is now engaged bp Mr..
Fountaine as horsesh0er. and can be
found here at any day.
o. L. Bruner sold thirty head of stock
hogs to s. C. Taylor today 1T SIX cents
average weight about one hundred and
seventy pounds.
Mr. Isaac Richardson is going to com
mence housekeeping in about two weeks
He will reside on the farm that his father
purchased from NJ NJ. Sturgeon,
The dance of Friday evening last was
complete success, there being three
hundred persons present. The next is
given ont for Tuesday evening, Dec. rs
which, If roads and weather are fav0rs-
bic, is expected TO surpsss the last.
Mr.. James Carroll. an empiOEe of the
G.. B. & Q, and relative of Jas
Waugh, was here last week visiting
friends. It's said that the principal at
traction here for Jas. IS q young lady Of
comely appearance. with whom he be-
came acquainted while here on visit
some two years ago.
1t Is reported that certain married
gentleman from Andalusia, who was
hired this fall as corn picker by one Of
our farmers. mistook his calling and il
the privacy of the kitchen. aftec the day:
work was finished, undertook TO help the
cook wash dshes-to be continued.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21
WEATHER WE WILL HAVE.

An Eminent ProgaOsticaiar's Prom
ises for Next acknowledgement
Outlook.
Blake, the Kansas weather prophet, is
out with his predictions for 1889, and even
If they fall considerably short of what is
forecast. the year will be memorable
one for lack of rain and abundance of
dry. burning heat. According TO Mr..
Blake the only exception to the usual
drsness, which will be felt next year, will
be in January, when there VIII be tre-
mendous precipitation of snow amount
ing to 45s inches of water, ten inches of
loose snow, making one inch of water,
while the average for many yesrs has
been only 165 for that month. and IN
March, when the precipitation will be II
inches. while the average for many years
has been 3 10.
During the months of May June, July
aud August, when the average rainfall is
| nearly four inches per month. the precip
ltstlon will be only trihe more than an
inch a month, aggregatng for the entire
| quarter only 69 inches, So it will con-
tnue during the year until al the end the
! total precipitation will have been only
24.1O. as against 80 s. inches. the aver
age for many years. Now. as to tens
perature, early in the year We shall have
nothing worse than 30 degrees below zero.
The mean temperature for tha month of
July will be eighty degrees. which is s :
degrees higher than the average Blake,
after giving other figures, says the mean
temperature for the year will be below
the normal, This is surely very IN
pleasant outlook if it is to be realized.
The predictions are so extreme that the
author stakes his reputation upon their
fulhllment. The drought promised is the
more unpleasant. coming upon the heels
of three successive previous Years Of I'M
usually dry weather The professor
claims to arrive at his results BY means Of
mathematical formula entirely apart
from guess.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21
AsRREVlATEp KILOGRAMS.

The congressional immigration COMMITTEES.
Ford, chairman, is at Pittsburg, Pa, taking
evidence.
gan Republican, dropped dead at Kalama-
zoo, Mich, Thursday.
1t is reported, and the officials do not deny
it, that the Standard Oil company will raise
the price of Lima, o, petroleum Jan. l.
The supreme court OF Missouri has de-
cided in q case brought up from St Louis
that city councils have right fix telephone
rates
Cardinal Gibbons has been writing a book.
1t is called "0ur Christian Heritage" and
will bs out about April.1 One chapter ia
devoted to the labor question.
E. n Dingley, son of Congressman Ding
Icy, OF Maine. and editor of The Kalamazoo
Telegraph, was married Thursday night at
Dorchester, Mass, to Miss Miriam Robinson.
Scion G. jenkins, in Jail at New Haven.
Conn, on charge Of numbering his father
in law, wrote confession OF the murder and
then hung himself with a towel aud BEDFORD
The mechanics on the great Eiffel tower
in Paris have struck for higher wages. The
lower is now higher than our Washington
monument, and is TO be nearly ] 900 feet
high.
William C Howard, alias @Hungry Joe,"
pleaded guilty Thursday at New York to a
charge of swinding "a man named Bansemer
out of 5000. Howard was sentenced to
inc years in the states prison.
SUSIE KIM, aged ID, of New York, sui
cided Wednesday night because her love for
boy OF 10 was not reciprocate1 The boy
did not K ow of her infatuation, and was
only $! n'iy acquainted with her.
\ lrt'rr st / 10y Cardinal Gibbons and the
American Roman Catholic bishops TO the
por., with reference 10 the Washington uni.
verslty, announces that the sum of s. 100, 00d
has been collected for the new institution.
A boy named Husband, Ii years old, has
just been acquitted by jurJ at Habaut,
near Portsmouth, England, OF the charge OF
numbering another boy named Earle.
Earle throat was cut IN broad daylight and
on the street
H. c. Whitney tbs Chicago LAWYER who was
shot in the criminal court room last June by
Mrs Rawson, was declared insane Thursday
Nj. Nhitncy's insanity is said TO be direct
result OF the injuries received at the time OF
Mrs RawsOns attack upon him
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21

NEw YoRa, Dec, 2l-The treasurer OF the
Rock Island Railway company yesterday
announced that only per cent. would be
paid to the stockholders for the current
quarter. Tls road has paid per cent and
over for ten years previous to the present
yeai, and in 1880 paid scrip dividend OF 100
p,r cent Competjtion did it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21

Maj C. C. Collins, u S A, retired, died
Thursday.
The supreme court has adjourned until
Jan. 2, 1889
The Alaska inquiry has been adjourned
until Jan 7 at the request OF the Alaska
company'5 attorney.
Senator Gray of Delaware is in favor Of
the adoption of the senate tariff bill il he can
get wool on the free list.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
was reported to the house Thursday Ii ap-
propriates s., 81, SIS, which is 81, 4iO less
than last bill.
The secretary OF state sent to the senate
Thursday certificates of the result OF vote for
presidential electors in Vermont New
Hampshire, Delaware, Connecticut, Oregon,
and Kentucky.
A petition presented TO the senate Thurs
day is signed by S,22N Massachusetts citizens,
and asks the adoption of constitutional
amendment prohibiting interference by any
religious ssct with the common schools
Secretary Villas has rejected an applica-
ton for patent to mineral lands near Salt
Lake City on the ground that the land is
chiefly valuable for its salt deposits and the
policy of the government has always been tc
reserve saline lands
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21
The Chicago Globe says that Blaine
RtAnds before the country as the foremost

The Chicago Globe says that Blaine
Rtands before the country as the foremost
REPRESENTATIVE of all that is vicious, cor
Eppt mercenary and vile in our politics.
ae history of his public career is mar.
ks7e Of. frauds; of schemes to plumber
PUBLIC treasury for the enrichment OF
naves; of subsidy grabs of public lands
eo government bonds; of the use of
IN speakers Office to put money in the
.putse OF its occupant; of Little Rock
railway swindles and Peruvian guano
conspir acies; of known and unknown
Jobs. conceived in viliainy and brought
forth by the favor Of the infamous writer
of the infsmous Mullgan letters. OF all
~ scoundrelism that has debauched on,
p9elic life during the last quarter OF q
ssn'urs. Blaine is the living embodiment
ms Is not mere assertion. The proof Of
!" truth is ample, positive and certain
paess been furnished BY Blaine him,
sql Hesis the best representative. there
iife. of tht half OF the tribute tax part,
<uat regard politics only as means o
getting the property of Others without
esrning it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21

Stark g. Ruser, watches, clOcss. jewel
~ and silverware, No. 1928 West Second
street, Davenport, are prominent among
the comparatively new enterprises In the
jewelry trade in Davenport, and one that
has come to the front by reason of energy
and cspabiity which has characterized its
management from the start. They carry
a beautiful line Of diamonds, watches in
gold and silver. jewelry in every descrip>
ton. and silver plated ware. They are
also importers of garnets and amber
goods.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21
FOR THE BENEFIT OF LABOR.
A New Point In Employers' Liability-A
Clnim of tha knIehts -


NEW York, Dec. ai.-It is understood
that General Master Workman Powderly
Will shortly issue circular to all Knights OF
Labor pointing out the necessity for laws
making employers Liable to employees for loss
o. life or time by accidents occurring through
the negligence or Indifference of employe rs
or their agents. He will advise course of
action for every assembly in the order
throughout the United States
Officers of the Miners National Trade dis.
trict will also issue an appeal to their men,
bers, urging them not to join the American
Federation of Labor, but to remain with the
K OF J..
In The Journal OF United Labor, issued at
Philadelphia yesterday, Mr.. Powderly said,
over MS own name:
Since the first session OF the general assembly
eight state labor bureaus and a national depart.
ment Of labor have been established, and TO this
order, more than to any other cause must the
credit OF the agitation which produced these 70.
sules be given Even our worst enemies will 40.
cord that credit TO this organization.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21
AGREED on A HOLIDAY RECESS.



WASHINGTON CITY. Dec 2l-The senate
got ria Of the I'D journment question yester-
day by an agreement to adjourn over the
holidays from to-day until Jan 2, the Dem
ocrats agreeing that voting on the tariff bill
and amendments shall begin Jan q at p.
m, and continue without debate unless
unanimous consent is given therefor until
the bill is disposed Of Gibson offered a
resolution to inquire into the state elections
in Rhode Island and Louisiana, and the pres
idential election in New York and Indiana;
laid on the ia BILE Upon resumption of the
tariff bill the only changes made were an in
crease in the duty on wine in cases OF one
dozen bottles to 81 10 per case, and on the
bottles to N cents per pint. Plumb offered
resolution calling for full and detailed state
ment of purchases of bonds since March
1885 The direct tax bill was referred with
the house amendments TO the finance COM
mittee Ninety private psnsion bills were
passed in fifty minutes, and the bill opening
to settlement abandoned military reserva-
tions in Nevada was agreed to. A short ex
ecutive session was held and the senate ad-
iourned.
The house agreed to the senate amend
menus to the bill Incorporating the American
Historical society and to the conference re.
| port on the bill for relief of the Chippewa
| Indians in Minnesota The holiday recess
resolution, AS adopted by the senate. was
| agreed to- 1t was agreed to limit debate on
! the river and harbor bill to an hour and a
| half. The consideration Of the bill got as far
as the commencement of reading it by para
| graphs when the house adjourned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21

BURIAL, = y, Dec, 2I-E iitor J. W.
Matthews. Tbs Express, died about Z
o'cloct last hight
Mr. Matthew had been III four months with
Bright disease, and absccSs OF the kidneys He
was born III England in iSss and came 10 Buffalo
at the age Of i years He prin er and
bookbind7r, Hal became foreman of a print
ing Office. He started The Journal OF
OF Commerce in 1850, and soon afterward become
part owner Of The Express In 1860 he became
part owner Of The Commercial Advertiser. In
7s77 he lett that paper and bought The Express,
which h- made a very successful paper He also
established the Art Printing house of Matthews
NorthrOp & Co. He vas married in 1852, and two
clllTen sLrNIEt him
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-21

WASHINGTON CRY, Dec Ex-senator
Quay returned from Indianapolis yesterday
afternoon He came directly from the train
to the senate and appeared on the floor about
ssso He was in conversation with Senator
Hiscock for minute and then Spooner, who
had been waiting to speak to him, sat down
to his left and they held a hurried chat. At
its conclusion Quay returned to the cloak
room, where he joined Hiscock and they re-
manned for some time in conversation. To
all questions put to him by newsgathsrers
about his visit to indianapolis Quay returned
the one answer-that be had seen Gen. Har-
rison, anu that he had nothing to say about
Gen. Harrison's cabinet.