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GRIST FOR THE CONGRESS MILL.
Proposed Amendments to the General
Deficiency Bill, Etc.

Senator Moody, from the committee on irri-
CATION, today proposed an amendment to the
general deficiency bill appropriating S100,OO
to enable the Secretary Of Agriculture to con-
tinue his Investigations into the extent and
availability for purposes OF irrigation Of the
underfow and artesian waters from the 9th de-
gree OF longitude to the foot hills of the Rocky
mountains.
Senator Quay proposed an amendment to the
same bill appropriating $4,000 to provide
building.
THE ANrI-LoTTERY NAIL BILL.
The Senate committee on post offices and
post roads today ordered that the anti-lottery
mail bill be reported to the Senate with q rec
ommendation that it pass. The vote upon this
acton Is laid to have been practically unaui-
NJ mous those not present having sent word to
Chairman Sawyer that they were in favor OF
the measure.
ALLEGED POSTAL FRAUDS.
Representative Morgan OF Mississippi has in
troduced in the House resolution reciting in
its preamble that it is charged in responsible
journals that gross frauds have been practiced
on the Post Office Department: by one Alexan-
der j. Wedderburn in connection with the
transmission through the mails of q large num-
tilted the National Farm and Preside at one-
eighth of the legal rates, and that a
special post Office was established at the re-
quest of Wedderburn and one OF his employees
appointed postmaster, that an Investigation by
the Post Office Department officers showed
shat the government had beon largely de-
frauded, but that criminal proceedings against
Wedderburn were not Instituted. a. required by
law, owing to the interposition of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Therefore the resolution
requires the Postmaster General to send the
facts to the House, including the reports OF the
special agents and correspondence with the
Agricultural Department.
THE HOURS OF POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES.
MIR. Ketcham (N.Y.) introduced yesterday .
resolution in the House providing that on Au-
gust 81, after the reading Of the journal, the
House proceed to consider the bills to limit the
hours of work Of employees OF first and second
class post offices, and that the previous ques-
tion shall be continued ss ordered after two
hours debate.
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HOUSE.

The journal having been read, Mr.. Rogers
(Ark.) rose to object to its approval, but the
Speaker recognized MIR. Cannon CnL) to move
the previous question. Mr.. Cannon, however,
yielded to Mr.. Rogers on the representation OF
the latter gentleman that he did not desire to
waste time, but to correct an error which ap-
peared i'll the journal.
Mr.. Rogers then stated that the journal in
correctly reported point Of order raised by
him Saturday when Mr.. Enloe (Tenn) was
claiming the floor on a question Of personal
privilege. After little
sPARRINs BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND MR.. ROGERS
the previous question ordered.
The journal was approved-yeas, 30; nays, 75
the Speaker counting quorum.
sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
The House then proceeded to the considera-
ton OF the conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
FURTHER CONFERENCE ORDERED.
After debate Gin the course Of which Mr..
Dockery of Missouri predicted deficiency Of
between S20, ,000, 900 and S2S 900 900 in the rev.
enues of the government during the current
fiscal year) the conference report was agreed
to and a further conference upon the amend
ments still IN dispute was ordered.
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and nays on proposed amendments. He
gave notice that every item in the bill
would be discussed. il necessary, un-
less 1t was prevented by force-ap-
Senators intended to 60 through the bill just
exactly as if there was no legislation behind it
or before it 1t had to be analysed and il
would be analyzed before the debate was con-
ciuded. The Senator from Iowa (Air. WILSON,
had, this morning, given conspicuous exam
pie Of bringing in matters not pertinent to the
pending question.
DEPRECIATION OF FARM PROPERTY.
The discussion having again turned on the
depreciation Of farming property, a statement
was read by Mr.. Vest as to such depreciation in
some Of the best farming counties in Pennsyl-
vanla, and Mr.. Cameron remarked that while
the statement WAS correct, the tariff was not
In his opinion, the cause OF it. Its cause was
the demonetization of silver in 1873 Ever
since that act the price of land and OF farm pro-
ducts had decreased. Since the passage OF the
silver bill prices had risen some 20 per cent.
And he believed that in a year or two the price
OF land IN Pennsylvania would 60 up to its
former figures.
Mr.. vEsT's BELrEY.
MIR. Vest expressed his belief that the re-
monetization Of silver would never increase
the price OF agricultural products in healthy
and permanent way until more markets were
cost of his living was decreased The three
great elements OF national wealth were agricul-
ture, manufacture and commerce. Two Of
these elements OF greatness had been
absolutely destroyed IN the United
States, and the third had been un-
naturally increased. The pretense Of
protecting agriculture bv imposing a duty
upon the farm products of other countries was
monstrous fraud. There could be no pro-
lection where there was no competition (as in
the case OF oats, wheat, DC. }, and where there
was no competition Gas In the matter Of rice)
the pending bill gave no protection.
NOT THE TARIFF THAT DISTURBED FARM vALUEA
Mr.. Teller agreed with Mr.. Cameron that it
was not the tariff that had made disturbances
in the value of farms and farm products.
Prices Of everything were downward in every
part OF the world, but it was undeniable that
the decrease in the price of farm products was
greater than Of anything else, and that the de-
crease in the price OF farm property WAS dis
proportioned to the decrease in the price of
other property.
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BRADFORD'S BLACK JACK.
A Special Policeman Uses His Club on Q
Neighbor Who Retaliates in Kind.

Special Policeman Morgan Bradford and Mr..
Edward Proctor, who reside on Florida ave-
nue. near 10th street. were in the Police Court
this afternoon charged with alleged viola
tions of the law. Bradford is charged with
having used profane language in the presence
Of Mrs. Stevens, who il Mr.. Proctprs sister, and
Proctor was charged with having assaulted
Bradford for the alleged use of the profane
language.
Lawyers Gloss and Cshill represented Brad
ford and Proctor, respectively, and several
times the lawyers exchanged compliments in
such manner that the court had to rap for
order. The case was thereby prolonged for
something like two hours.
The court finally disposed Of il after hearing
the evidence Of Mr.. Proctor He told an
amusing story about how Bradford used his
black jack on him Proctor) and how he took
it from Bradford and gave him q dose of IL
Bradford, he said, called ON . negro to assist
him.
The negro, Proctor said, walked M and sxid.
.'You better give me dat Jack, mister, befo' You
hurts him."
Bradford had already denied the uss of the
language attributed to him.
Five dollars each" was al that the court
said after counsel had argued their causes.
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PERsoSAL.--J. II. Ferguson of Rochester.
who is en- route home from an extensive south
ern trip, Prot. and Mrs. ". W. HcndrIckson Of
Annapolis. Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Monk of Chicago,
Chas. IL. Cox OF Brooklyn, Maurice Genncrt OF
New York and Admiral Weaver are at the Eb-
bitt Rouse.-Mr. Sol Spear and daug gh-
ter G Mr. 1 and Mrs; ,s +. W. Kirkland,
law of New York, C. H. Kendrick Of Ken
ova, VIVA, and ". T. Perkins of Denver are
quartered ut Willards.--J. ii. Lame, man
ager OF the Strauss orchestra, II. G. Clement of
Philadelphia, Geo. +. iIunton, James Bates and
W. w. Brooks OF New York are at the Hotel
Randall.-Col. j. T. Amos of the Hamilton
House has returned from an extended north
ern trip, which included New York
Boston, Newport. Narragansett Pier and
other prominent Watering places
John II. Moxon. accompanied by his daughters,
Misses Lucia and Reta, OF ST. Louis. c. }. Shan
non of Camden and Robt. AidrIch of Barnwen,
SC, at the Riggs IIouse.--Mr George
Grantham Balm has returned to the CITY from
Atlantic City.---Wiison Tyson aud Edmund
Harker OF Newcastle England who are in the
city on a pleasure visit, are stopping at Welck-
or's. -. Peterson of Loekport and Franklin
Ives Of the the Photographers convention, of
CINCINNATI, are at the Shoreham-Fred A.
Patrick OF Chicago is at Chamberlin's-
A. r. Nininger of Anniston, Ala. ara
registered at the Normandie. N, a.
Mendoza, r. G. Mendoza and p. S. Men.
doza of Havana, Max Leclere of Paris and @.
IL. Cramp OF Philadelphia and DIR. L. NJ. Nc
Lean and ID. NJ Brown OF Fergus Falls. Mimi.
are at the ArlingtOn.---Mr. and Mrs. b. Has,
brook Willis and Miss Tina Willis
of Manchester and Henry M
Cist Of Cincinnati are registered at the
| Arno Hotel Rev. Vim. Dayton Roberts of
| Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Simms and
| Hon. A. L. Buck OF Atlanta and Dr. r. 8. Mac
Arthur of New York ana WIlfred French
OF Boston, delegate 10 the photographers'
conventions, are staying at the HamiI-
ton House.-Thos. McSheehy Of Fremont.
Ohio, Miss G. A King of Saginaw,
Mich, and W. c. Hubbell Of Del
Mr.. Percy E. Clarke of the examining CORPS
Patent Office, LETT yesterday for Swampscort.
Mass, to spend the rest Of the season. Mr..
Frank S. Arnold Of 1912 q street northwest has
gone to Atlantic City, New York and Niagara
Falls.-Mr. Charles 4. Gross is spend
ing his vacation at Atlantic City,
] Chas H. Davis OF New York. W. J. Althaus of
| st. Louis and VIM. Shae Of Dallas, Tex, are at
the Hotel Johnson. F. l. Eager of Buff
/ filo, +. l.. johnson and sister OF Richmond,
| Va, Mr.. aud Mrs. Walter Burt of New York,
! j. w. Bond of Baltimore. Chas. B. Young and
| G. w. Koonce are at the LanSham.
| Bruce OF Galveston, Hal W. Neiswauger of Os-
borne, G. II. Merrill Of Boston, MIR. and Mrs.
Geo. A. Martin of Dallas, G. b. Benbow OF Chi
eago, Ii. p. Mason of Frankfort, Mr.. and Mrs.
.. II. Spencer OF Cincinnati, A. d. Walker of
holton, Kan, and Mrs. L. 3. Mann of Omaha
are at the st. James.
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The STAR Our OF TowN.-THE EVENING STAR
will be sent by mail to any address in the
United States or Canada for such period as may
be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month.
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PATENTS TO DISTRICT Inventors. Patents
have been granted to District inventors AZ fol-
lows: John Il. Archer, apparatus for the manu-
facture of gas; Charles A. Emme. door ucll:
William Z. Schneider, camera snutter; " iliiam
l.. Schneider camera
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lHE CRUISER BALTIMORE arrived off Nam
tucket Bar early yesterday morning with Pres
ident Harrison on board on her way to Boston,
where the President will take part in the Grand
Army OF the Nepublic oncampment
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IoDAYs BOND OFFERINGS The bond offer
lngs today aggregated S66, 500 as follows: Reg
istered As, $4,000. $500, $4,000, $500, 81 ZOO,
at l24 Coupon As, $1,000 at l24 Registered
459s, $4,000, $500. $500 at 1887.
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soiemniy swear that the above Is a true
and Correct statement Of the circulation of
The EVENING STAR for the week ending August g.,
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Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
eleventh day Of August. AID. 1890
JOHN e. C. CLARK,
Notary Public.
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TREASURY PRoMorIoS.-Tbe Secretary Of the
treasury has promoted and appointed David
1. Jones of Illinois to be principal clerk and
accountant IN the Office OF the general superin-
tendent of the lifo saving service.
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Every reasoning man aud soom0n sAossld s61n
Tie pefstton IN todav's STAR aOaiass ts surrender
u tie hres and properly Of tAs people OF South
Warrington to ~ Penasylp0nSa roSSrood
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"WoHru A THouoHr.-

tits safe TO assert that there Isn't day passes but
hundreds of dollars. to the least. expended
this city for furniture and hYuse decorations If not
expended tudiciousy then poorly spent. and If not
oisbursed in the lsht Of al possible economy then
Counsel Of the best prudence and this house among
the rest in 'rsyins suggestions" But it takes much
and frequent Argument to influence some minds aud
often the most forcble kind of logic. Yet sometimes
gentle hint will kindie productive reflection. and
that is the hint We here aim lo imIart
Worth tboushr Yes. n is worth long, large
thought that whether buying strictly
able sOOds such as Baby Carriages. Retrizerators.
Water Coolers. Bed Cauopies, Lace Curtains. eauze
Hansinss. &C.. or whether you would be induced to
inrestin Furniture, Carpets Rugs. Tapestries, Por
there's. and 81 forth aud On. proUided there were
ample considerations Of prices. We wish to stamp in
deliby upon ind the fat that ample our
spacious store We equally ready to extend the
wise and investor of cash considerations Of
price Just ample and abundant
AL this means that selling goods very cheap
IAnt this worth . taoushv
JULIUS LANsBuRdH
sas 18th AND y sra
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day - Iuterna
revenue s996 28l; customs. sS74, 163
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Xy ~ lht. Trade
- The Dalance Of the stock contained in the
bot Ole COMBiNAifOS STORE, l24i AND 124
llth ST. for sale to the trade III part bulk The
goods must be sold. therefore reasonable
fused In the neanw lille We have auction daily from
10 to IL u and 5 TO . pm. auS-5t
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It Was impossible to restrain Senators from
discussing items of the billAnd calling the yeas
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BUFFALO, NY, August 1.-THE situation %
the Central road here is unchanged. The
strikers are few in number and are keeping
very quiet Trains from the east are coming
in several hours late. The Chicago limited
scheduled 10 reach the Exchange street depot
at $3.50 O'Clock last night, got here about 8
O'Clock this morning and at 1870 O'Clock was
still standing IN the depot IL the train gets
out of Buffalo slxteen hours behind time il Will
be doing as well as the passengers can expect
About the Central depot there IL nothing
rausuaI today, except the difficulty found in
handling the new men a, that the trains cas
be sent out promptly. This of course, 10
ainost an impossipiiiiy and the result u oon-
siderable confusion
TIE BALTIMORE AND OHIO Eor 10 Nm IsvoLvEn
BALTmoRE, August ll--Ibere ID not an on
Ger Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad 10 b
found in this city this morning Who has IN
opinion TO offer regarding the strike oa The
foostssssd On FVIh Ra0sJ
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a DRY NIAGARA.
One Occasion When the Great Cataract
Failed to Roar.

One Occasion When the Great Cataract
Failed to Roar.
Golden Days.1
1t seems almost incredible that at one
time in It's history the greatest and most
wonderful waterfall in the world actually
ran dry. Nevertheless, it is an established
fact that this occurred on March 20, 1S4S,
and for few hours scarcely any water
passed over Niagara Falls.
The winter of that year had been an ex-
ceptionally severe one, and ice of unusual
thickness had formed on Lake Erie. The
warm spring rains loosened this CONCEALED
mass, and on the day in question brisk
east wind drove the ice far up into the
lake. About sunset the wind suddenly
veered around and blew heavy gale from
the west. This naturally turned the ice in
its course, and, bringing it down to the
mouth of the Niagara river, piled it up in
a solid, impenetrable mass.
So closely was it packed and so great was
its force that in short time the outlet to
the lake was completely choked up, and lit
tie or no water could possibly escape. In a
very short space of time the water below
this frozen barrier passed over the falls, and
the next morning the people residing in the
neighborhood were treated to a most extraor-
dinary spectacle.
The roaring, tumbiing rapids above the
falls were almost obliterated, and nothing
but the cold, black rocks were visible In all
directions. The news quickly spread, and
crowds of spectators focked to view the
scene, the banks on each side of the river
being lined with people during the whole
day. At last there came break in the ice;
twas released from its restraint; the pent-up
wall of water rushed downward, and Mag
ara was itself again.
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THEATRICAL GOSSIP.

THE lingo Tyrrell Company are here for an.
other week. They will appear at Harris
Theater in the standard melo-drama, The
Octoroon." The play is the one which nrst
brought Dion Boucicault prominently before
the public and is certainly one Of the best ef-
forts of that celebrated dramatist. The action
OF the drama is quick. the dialogue entertain,
ing and thes opportunities for good acting all
led to half dozen character parts, SO that
there is really no star in the cast
The Lddys Pictorial of London, England,
says, in reference to Daly's production Of
NANCY & Cor And, indeed, the best parts
may be said to have fallen to the new comers.
Among these. Mr.. Burr Macintosh, the per-
'plexed and Jealous husband Of the thoughtless
Nancy. created very favorable impression.
30 entirely unlike acting is his naturalistic
method that he stands In danger Of forfeitng
the praise he has won, by neglecting to instruct
the ignorant with one or two patches of stage
color. Let him remember Partridge and Gar
rick and take warning.
COLONEL WILLIAM E. SINN and Walter N.
Sim have engaged the following company Of
well-known players to support Cora Tanner in
her now play by E. 3, Kdder, entitled, zone
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Yough. Bathing is the popular amusement
with the ladies here. and the Yough is certainly
lovely river to bathe in. Every afternoon
the bathers congregate short distance above
the Falls and splash and swim to their hearts
content.
Among the late arrivals at the Fernclth Park
Hotel are Mrs. Porter and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cavender and family of Connellsville; Mr.. and
Mrs. McMurry and son. of Pittsburg; Miss
Cunningham, of Summerset; Mrs. Q. Rott and
family, of Plttsburg; Mr.. A. d. Mellinger and
family, Mr.. A. B. Story, wife aud daugnters.
Mr.. A H Carpenter, of Sewickley.
A great many Pittsburgers take advantage
of the Sunday excursions and flock here In
great numbers. Among the Pittsburgers
noticed here last Sunday were II. Grunder, W.
Hager, W. D. Peak and wife, ]. ID. Croucn. :.
h. Proeger, DR.. Briggs. w. Wellington, J. r
Davis Edwin o. Christy and Q. b. 1ngersoli.
Among the McKeesporters were J. l.. Dev1nny,
]. Haben. ]. White, j. P. Mill and X. J: Volk.
Miss Nellie Coursin Is entertaining her
cousin, Miss Eva Hammitt. Of McKeesport, at
Misses Oswold and Siminton, of Pittsburg,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. K. F. Hays
last week.
Captain Dave Lynch, Of McKeesport, spent
Sunday here with Mr.. B. B. Coursin.
Miss Julia Gregory, of Foxbury, Pa, is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Albert Ste vert. Miss
Gregory leaves in few days for Atlantic City,
where she will spend the remainder OF the
saason
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STRANGE CASE OF SUICIDE.
A Washington Young Lady Purs . BuIles
Through Her Heart.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prsP ArcH.r

Through Her Heart.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPArcH.t
WASHINGTON, PA. July 26.-Miss May
McCracken, daughter OF NJ. L. McCracken,
of this place, shotherself through the heart
this afternoon, death resulting almost in
stantly. The mysterious circumstances
surrounding the sad death of the young
lady; the high social position of her family,
and the esteem in which she was held by
host of friends here, makes the distressing
affair peculiarly shocking. Miss Nc
Cracken's parents reside in one of the hand
soonest residences about the town. 1t was
there that her family ate supper about 5
o'clock. Miss NAV the third oldest daughter,
left the table before the rest oi the family,
and went to her room. But few moments
had elapsed, when a report of pistol was
heard. Mr.. MeCracken and son, Bert,
hastened to the young lady's room. They
found her lying on the floor with a revolver
by her side. She was unable to speak, but
feebly gasped twice before expiring. DR..
c. j. McNulty, who resides opposite tine
McCracken residence, was summoned, but
his services were not needed. Life was ex-
tinct before he arrived.
The family consists of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cracken, two sons, and three daughters.
They were utterly prostrated at the schock,
and can give no reason for the shooting. Il
is conceded by many persons that the
shooting was accidental, as no one can as
sign reason for it. The young lady was
peculiarly jovial, bright, and always in good
spirits, and not in the least troubled with
melanchia or dependency. At the same
time there is no reason Tor the revolver be-
ing in the young lady's possession. It was
the properly OF her brother and the family
thought she was merely handling it, when
it was accidentally discharged. Miss Nc
Cracken was about Is years of age.