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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14
L. sTATE-lIrNrunfv.

state Of Wisconsin. Comfy Court Of Grant
Conty--ln Probate
Notice IL hereby given, that NJ the general
term Of the County Court, TO be held To and for
said comfy, at the Court House Ia The city az
Lancaster, in said comfy, on the let. Tuesday Of
March AID 1882 bcinethc 5th day % March issa.nk
tho hour Of one O'Clock Ia the afternoon, thu
following matter will be heard and considered:
The application Of Mary ]. Humphrey, ae sdlnnS
istfatrix Of tho estate Of fiobf. q. Humphrey,
deceased, for the allowance Of her hnai accom- T.
rs such aud for detrihution of tho fesldlc os
said estate according 10 law.
by order OF The court.
GEO y CARTER.
County Judge
Dated January ~ fSSg 4a-s;
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

Pittsburg Chronicle: 1t must be a
pleasant sight, said Mrs. Snaggs. to see
The President of Hayti surrounded by
his blackguards.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14
WOOD.

Good dry or green wood delivered to
any part of the City. Leave your
orders at Mccoy & Thomas store.
50-52 j. A. Mccoy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14
MARRIED

Mr.. Charles Plondke to Miss Meta
Rackdashel at the residence of The brides
parents by Leroy Jacobs, Esq, both of
Bagley
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

Texas Siftings; A eolntryman hear
ing about Booth the elder. wanted to
know what church he was elder of.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

AM STILL at my old stand and
doing better work all the time, My
Cabinet Photographs are hard to beat.
w. Is. VANDEwALLs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

Rochester Post-Express' Woman has
been defined as San essay on goodness
and grace in one volume, elegantly
bound" But she doesn't like to be put
on the shelf all the same.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

Puck: When there is a commotion in
school, the wise teacher pours oil on the
troubled Understandable oil.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14
Legal Notices.
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL ELECTION.

State OF Wisconsin. County nf Grant. IS.
In pursuance OF law and OF due notice giseh
by the Secretary OF state.
Notice il hereby given that at the Judicial
Election TO be held III the several towns, wHrdF-
villages and election districts In Grant Counts .
State OF Wisconsin, on the first Tuesday nr
April 1887, being the second day OF eaid month,
the following officers are to he elected to.Nit:
An Associate Justice of tho Supreme Co5rx
In place Of John u. Cassoday, whosc term ~
Office will expire on tho fret Mondsy in
January A. d, 1890.
Also County Judge In place Of George q
Carter whose term Of o1lcc win expire 90 the
first Modnay IN January 1899.
Said election ~ be held aud conducted, votes
canNasrcd aud returns msdc In aceoFds neo
with law.
Given under my hand snd ORC la
seal NJ Lancaster 10 eaid county
Seal this sixth dag OF Tcbfusty 4. 4.
- 1852
J A. THOMAe.
50-52-5 County Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

Call At Greencs Livery and SEQ the
New Portland sleighs and also the new
Double and Single carriages for the
eomming season. 48-1m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

THE BEST photographs in the city
can be had at Vandewall's art studio.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

YOU ARE bound to be satisfied
with work done by Vandewall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.


Spring Series 1899.
The regular Examination of Teachers
for Grant County viii be held as fol-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

at their farm Eve miles north cast Of the city Of
Darlington, commencing % 10 o'clock a. m
Wednesday sale 10 continue until eve ryihing
il disposed Of. The cattle consists OF ~ head Of
Thoroughbred Cows and Helfcrs and ~ YOnng
Bulls ranging In age from months TO years
Most OF the yonug stock arc the get OF the
celebrated Rose Of Sharon Breeding Bull
GENEVA DUKE, 2D, NO. $500
uhn has NO annnrlnr o. q aLrn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14
LANCASTER 3 BURTON STAGE.

r.yAvgs Lancaster every Tuesday, Thursday and
saturday at a N aud Arrives at burton at
- M.
rHAvgs Burton at .39 d. m on same days and
Arrives at Lancaster az 5:3) q. ~.
S. Il. GREEN, Prop.
LANCASTER. BEET0WN 8 BLOOMINGTON
STAGE
LEAVES Lancaster every Tuesday. Thursday ana
and saturday at a m. ard Arrives at Bloom
ington ~ IL m.
f.rAvys bloomington at p. n. on same days
and Arrives 10 Lancaster a. 2. m;
S. JOHNSON. Prop
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

George Brown. of Woodman, attend
Cd Probate Court Tuesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

LANCASTER & FAYETTEVILLE STAGE.
G)aily.)
LEAVES Lancaster at p. N. and Arrives az
Platteville at ?, m.
LEAVES Phtteyine at a. m. and Arrives G Ian
caster at y m. 5. X. GREEN, Prop
LANCASTER s. sPECHT's FERRY STAGE.
fDaily)
LrAvEs Lancaster at a, N. and Arrives at
Potosi at II N.
LEAVES Potosi nc y. M ana AfEifes ~
Lancaster ~ 30 p. NJ
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14
SALE.
Short Horn Cattle, Cotswold Sheep,
Horses, Hogs and Farm Machinery,
From the well.Anown DURHAM HILL Herd
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, FEB, s1,s!.

The undersigned having rented their farm for a
term OF years. will close out their entire stock
and farm machinery 40 auction. on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

In Waterloo, Jan. %, 1889, ipfant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs j. Stoll, aged
two weeks and two days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14
e - ......... ......:;.s4s...
lic.eo ! NORTHWESTERN /. /. Tinr Ta#fr

chicago NORTHWESTERN 4. Il. TINE fssiE
LEAVE
Nil. aid Chicago Faesn NJ is1 9.ae 4 ~
Freight No. l12 .s,....s.s.,, '-.A9.s9 - -
Galena Passenger, NJ. III .tt.s.s 4.t2 N
ARRIVE.
Ialene Passenger No lsi ~ ~ - -
Madison FrC~ht. No fI9.se' 800 : =
NIL and Chicago Passenger, 10. III t.iVP. 7.
Trains on Narrow Gauge make close conncc-
tio,is ,r;tl tfairs on Milwaukee q s.. Paul r. r.
W. Il DECKER, Agent.
.pgIy4L aNp DEPARTURE or M1Ii.s AT Lam
caSTEg, Ms, ROSE GEFicE.
MAILS ARRIVE
fti,auo u GacnA..s.. ....s.. y ~ j u
v5iy~s,4lae n r,bicago ...... T:i5 p M
nubuqHe via eotost..... ....+--.s. go -. ~, -
PlattCviIe - - = 20 -
bloomington .......s..... ..t....''' sg
Buft0n..s. .-......... --.tt.''' '.''' 49,
MAILS CLOSE
,,,t,,a.,.a,, 4. esbiea,o ...... 500 q N
S1,,ils.., Z. fssler1a ........ $500 , M
riT,ee ia Potosi ............ t.45 m
tlast nt;Iis .......... / 100 y m
,ieo,,irl,ton ........ Z: 90 a n
Burton w ~
once hours from a. M to $50 ?. m. Money
Order Depar ment domestic and ioreign} open
rom s a. IN to p. M. r, ..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

For referance address anyone in
PlaltevlIe. 49--7*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14
.pgiy4L Ann DEPARTURE or MAIi-s AT LAM
eaSTEg. WIS, P0sF 0ETiCE.
STAGE ROUTES.

80 i. a. BURR, Postmaster.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
EducatiOn In Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 4.-The an
nual report OF the Superintendent Of
Public Instruction has been submitted
to the Governor. During the year l3,-
253 teachers were employed in the
schools, l24 Of whom were colored.
There arc 9.92s school-houses. The
white males in school numbered 3sd,-
Sa3; cOlored males, 9,893; white fem ales,
,527; colored females, 1858. The
total enumeration OF children of school
age was T7O,s75. The report shows that
the average number of pupils in at
tendance upon the schools was but $780,.
75a, less than half the enumeration.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
Epitome. of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FlFTY-FiRsr CONGRESS.

FiFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
MONDAY, Dec. 2.--Both houses OF the
Fifty-first Congress met at noon. In the
Senate Vice-President Morton presided.
and the oath of Office was administered
10 the new Senators. In the House 327
Of the $3.50 members were present.
Thomas Il. Reed, Of Maine. was elected
Speaker, receiving 1866 votes to 1874 for
Thomas q. Carlisle. Rev. II. Milburn
was reelected Chaplain. and the other
officers chosen were: Edward McPher-
son, Clerk; A. T.. Holmes. Sergeant-at-
Arms; c. A. Adams, Storekeeper; james
L. Wheat, Postmaster. No business was
transacted.
TUESDAY, Dec. Sin the Senate the
Presidents message was read. No
business was transacted. In the House
the time was occupied in listening
to the message and the appointment
of committee on the Washington CEN
tennial celebration to be held In the
House Of Representatives on the 11th
inst.
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. An the Senate
Messrs. Pierce and Casey, the Sen
ators from North Dakota. took the oath
Of Office. Mr.. Pierce drew the short
term, expiring March 3, 1891, and Mr..
Casey's term will expire March 3, 1898.
Bills were introduced providing for the
regulation and prevention OF trusts; pro-
viding for new election law for the
election of congressman: for the free
coinage OF silver; to increase the salar-
les Of United States circuit court and
district judges; making the President
ineligible for second term until four
years after his term of Office has expired;
granting pensions to all honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors unable to
support themselves of s12 per month;
granting pensions to all soldiers and
sailors and the dependent parents of de-
ceased soldiers and sailors; allowing
woman suffrage; for one cent letter post
age; to repeal the civii-service law, and to
prohibit the manufacture and sale Of
liquor. The name of David J. Brewer,
Of Kansas, to be Associate Justice oi
the Supreme Court of the United States,
was received from the President. The
House was not in session.
THURSDAY, Dec. 5.--Bills were intro.
duced in the Senate for the relief of the
sufferers by the wreck of the United
States steamers in the harbor at Apia,
Samoa, last March; for the retire.
ment Of United States lcgal-tender and
National bank-notes of small denomina.
tions; for constitutional amendment
to confer on the District of Columbia
representation in both houses of Con-
gress and in the electoral college; to
amend the naturalization laws; to give
the right of trial by jury to claimants
for pension. Mr.. Voorhees, offered q
long preamble and resolution in refer
ence to tariff taxation. Several hun.
dred nominations of persons appointed
to Office during the recess of Congress
were received from the President Ad.
journed to the 9th. In the House
Speaker Reed appointed Messrs. Mckin.
ley, Cannon. Carlisle and Randall the
committee on rules. Several other
committees were also appointed. Ad.
journed to the 9th.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

Miss CAROLINE HiLLEGAs and Lucin-
South Carolina both aged one hundred
and fifteen Vars. Mrs. Easton was the
mother of twenty-five children, the eld-
est Of whom, were he now living, would
be one hundred and two years old. There
is legend to the effect that Miss Hille-
gas, while living in Florida during the
Seminole war. was scalped by the In
dians. She was q teacher in the city
schools of Charleston for great number
of years. Miss Hillegas outlived all Of
her relatives, and at the time OF her
death was the only representative OF one
of CharlestOn's oldest families.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

THE New York police officials have to
deal with case of socialism on their
own force. The man in question Is Ser
geant Oliver Tins, Of Captain Rcilly's
West Thirteenth street station. Five
years agv he was warned by his superb
ors not to give public utterance TO such
sentiments as, in a certain lecture ho
then delivered, he showed he held. He
now renews the declaration of his views,
giving vent to them last Sunday in a
two-column interview in the Volks-
zeitung, organ Of the Anarchists Most
and Shevitch. In it he said every fifth
man on the police force believed with
him. Inspector Byrnes denies this.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

THIS is the way they do things in Bel
ciam: The trial of NJ. Corvilain, owner
of the cartridge works there, the explo-
sion Of which recently caused terrible
loss of life, and OF NJ. Delauny for Grim
ina. negligence. ended recently in tho
conviction of the accused. Coryilain
was sentenced to four and half years
and Dclauny to one year and half i'm
prisonment, and each was fined IL, 600
francs and required to pay the costs of
the trial
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

Jusr as the country was beginning to
hope this years fire losses would show a
big decrease compared with the preced-
ing twelve months, the ''fire fiend" gets
in his work, as If in mockery. A few
more confiagrations like those at Lynn.
Mass, and Boston, will put 1889 ahead
of all competitors in the ash-hcap busi-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
A WESTERN inventor is endeayoring

A WESTERN inventor is endeavoring
to interest capital in his electrical
magic lantern for casting or rejecting
advertisements on the dark clouds that
often hang over city. The inventor
claims to have secured contracts from
several well-known firms for displaying
their cards in this manner. II the idea
is fully developed we may expect to see
some very startling and grotesque ef-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

JESSE A. ATWOOD, of San Francisco,
who was Quartermaster-Sergeant OF tho
First Wisconsin Cavalry during the re-
bellion, and assisted in the capture of
jefferson Davis, has applied to the
Treasury Department for his share Of
the reward offered for the capture. 1t
appears that Atwood knew nothing
about the reward, and only recently his
attention was called to newspaper
statement that the first Comptroller had
allowed cavalryman s297 as his share OF
the 500, 600 appropriated by Congress. At
wood can obtain the money he claims to be
due him only by applying to Corgsess,
As all the reward has been distributed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

A NUMBER of Golfers, containing about
$780, in gold and silver in Spanish
pieces dated 1906 were recently taken
out Of the sea near the Island Of Andres
at the mouth of the 1Egean sea, in
Greece. Six bronze cannon were also
recovered. 1t was supposed some Span
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

WITH team composed OF black and
q roam, and top buggy, P. Moyett, .
resident Of San Francisco, left that city
last September en- route for New York.
One hundred and twenty days Of steady
travel. at an average of thirty miles a
day, brought him to. St. Louis. From
that place he went on slower, taking
more time at each stopping place. Mr..
Moyett will winter in Poughkeepsie,
and go to New York early next spring.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
EHxrpaI RnY-, A~nrp,e -

GENERAL BoULANGER's personal ex-
penses are betrayed by his admirers in
France. Every week he receives q Ger
tain amount collected by working peo-
pie in the provinces. The amount varies
from week to week, but has been thus
far large enough to keep the wolf from
his door
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

THE news from the Government ex-
pedition for the survey of Alaska con-
firms the previous reports as to the rich
ness Of the Territory in all sorts of
game, its wonderful mineral resources
and its extensive forests.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

Mr.. JOHN II. SHoENHERGER, formerly
OF Pittsburgh, who died recently in New
York, left over S1,OOO,0OO for various
charitable purposes at Pittsburgh, in
cluding $500, 900 for the erection of Sho-
enberger memorial hospital.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

Nix. JOHN WALES, Of San Francisco.
who is seventy-six years old, announces
that early in April he is going to start
from San Francisco and walk to New
York, pulling hsnd-ca behind him and
giving lectures on Cslifornia throughout
Ehs East
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

AT Wienhen, in the province of Shan
tung, China, the platform of theater
collapsed during performance on the
Sd, and two hundred persons were
killed.
Ar st. GATHERINGS, Ont, tin box
containing S3, 500 in bills was unearthed
on the Sd by laborer. 1t was buried
in 1858.
ZANZIBAR advices of the 4th con-
firmed the previous reports that Stan
ley, the explorer, had arrived at Baga-
moyo.
ADvIcEs Of the 5th say that during .
snow-storm in Hungary five persons
perished ON the River Waag.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

Four Men Burned.

New YoRK, Dec. The National Lice
Steamship company's dock At pier 80.
North River, took fire at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon and burned nearly to the waters
edge At least four blackened dead
bodies were taken from the ruins. Many
more people were badly burned, some Of
whom are likely to die. 1t was the most
disastrous fire on the river front In sOme
time. Fer two hours the fire resisted the
Efforts of nearly the entire force Of en-
gines below Fourteenth street. and seri.
ously threatened the djacent pierA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

LEGAL proceedings are to be begun
against every building and loan
association in Missouri for failure to
comply with the new law requiring each
Of them to deposit 500, OOO in cash with
the State Treasurer
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

THE latest fad in jewelry is small
open-face watch set in tho handle of q
cane, three or four inches from the top.
1t is wound and regulated after the
fashion Of stem-winders by turning the
knob or head of the cane.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

Mrs. NANCY PICARD, Of Biddeford,
Me-. who celebrated her one hundredth
birthday last July, continues to cook
and do the household work for family
OF six. The family seem to agree that
exercise is good for the old lady's health.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

While driving across the Vandalia
track near Macksville, Ind, farmer
named Prize was run down by the fast
mail and fatally hurt. His companion,
James Gedsay, OF Terre V~ats, was
badly injured
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

THE Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals in Switzerland has
resolved to Danish cats from the repub-
lie on the ground that they are killing
of the birds.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

Nor including Alaska, Brazil is larger
In extent than the United States. It
possesses within its limits an area OF g.
2s7,964 square miles, with population
Of IL, 333,215.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

ONLY thirteen Of the 375 Senators and
representatives who sat in Congress in
1876, the centennial year, still retain
their seats.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

JAMES D. REID, United States Consul
at Dunfermline, Scotland, appointed the
first woman telegraph operator in this
country at Lyons, N. Y. She was known
at the time as 1.-THE Lady OF Lyons,n
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
TIVE EAST.

In a fire on the I'd in a bakery at Phil
adelphia the wife and four children Of
Gustaye Gross, the proprietor, and Mrs.
Annie Bitner and her two children were
burned to death.
BEER watts in Charles Trefz's brewery
at Newark, N. j., exploded on the ID
and wrecked the 100000 building and
caused 1000 worth of beer to flow
through the streets, flooding them and
the cellars Of many houses.
The Arm Of Lewis X. Cox & Co., man
ufacturers of knit goods at Philadelphia,
failed on the I'd for $500, ZOO.
In the vicinity Of Alton Bay, N. H.,
two severe shocks of earthquake were
felt on the Sd.
The recent fire in Lynn, Mass, caused
loss in shoes, leather and shoe-making
machinery of %, 126, 600.
In Vermont and throughout Northern
New York the thermometer registered
ssn dsSrsss eslow ssrc cn The ~,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
A Woman Arrested for Forgery


CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Ella c.
White, alias Mrs. Ella c. Worth, was
arrested in this city for forgery and
.aken TO Elmira, N. Y, for trial She
ts charged with having raised ea5, 600
here on fraudulent notes. and spens
.hs money - srsstaA1icA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

IHE Johnstown PA flood census
shows the names Of 1873 widows. They
have received from $500 to 81, $50 apiece.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

HE pubic OeDL statement ISSUED on
the I'd showed the total debt to be esl,6l7,-
372,4l9: cash in the Treasury, $40. .e49, 1877;
debt, less cash in Treasury. 81 ,056, ,Os1,-
OO5. Decrease during November, -, $780,
6.2. Decrease since June 80, 1889, S3O,-
565,6l6.
PRESIDENT HARRTsoN's first message
to Congress was delivered on the Sd.
Aside from the reference to foreign af-
fairs, the most important parts of the
message relates to the repeal Of the to-
bacco tax, which he favors; the judicious
amendment of the tariff, which he de-
clares an imperative duty; new regula-
tions relating to the coinage of silver,
the improvement of the navy, proper
appropriations for rivers and harbors,
and demand for equality of political
rights in all parts Of the country.
On the Sd the United States steamers
Galena and Kearsarge sailed for Hayti.
The Dolphin would join the squadron in
Haytian waters.
THE Navy Department was informed
on the Sd that the South American
squadron had arrived at Rio Janeiro.
COLLECTIONS Of internal revenue for
tho last four months of the current fiscal
year amounted to $40. 7S3, $50. against
$42, 743, ,9s5 for the corresponding months
of last year.
THE Secretary of the Treasury sent
his annual report to Congress on the
4th. It says the ordinary revenues from
all sources for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1889. were S3S7, ,05O, O5s.s4, and
the expenditures were S2S1, 096, ,6l5.
The revenues for the fiscal year 1890
were estimated at S3S5, 600, 900, and the
expenditures at S293, ,0OO, 600, leaving q
surplus OF S02, ,OOO. 900; revenues for 1891,
1856, 600, 600; expenditures, s292, ,27l. .4O4.
During the fiscal year 1859 there
was applied to the redemption Of the
public debt S9O,979, ,427. The cash bah
ance In the Treasury was ST., ,4s4, 042. 80.
Bonds had been redeemed to the extent
Of $50, a65, 4S5. ~, leaving available cash
on hand November 1, 1889, si5, 33,, 762. 40.
The amount estimated for pensions for
the year 1880 was S76, ,3l2, 400, and the
estimates for the same purpose submit
ted for 1891 are SOS, ,5s7, $50.
ATrORNEY-GENERAL MILLER showed
in his annual report on the 5th that dur
ing the year 2,2s7 civil suits and 14,5Ss
criminal prosecutions were terminated,
and there were pending 2,9b0 of the for
mer and 1872 Of the latter class. Mr..
Miller recommended that provision be
made for a United States penitentiary
and Tni5ed States reformatory, the
latter for the confinement of the milder
class of criminals.
On the 5th it was discovered that
Edward Silcott, cashier of Scrgeant-at-
Arms Leedom. of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, had absconded, carrying with
him about $4,000 OF the money with
which he was entrusted.