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i H 3 s muskrats, - Ao P o L Z THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY - 27, 1881—EIGHTEEN PAGES. “WASHINGTON, The Senators Take Up the Creat River and Har= bor Grab. Ten Thousand Dollars Stricken from the House Bill, and $1,500,000 Added. The Grandest Divide on Rec- ord Thus Passed Late at Night. —,‘_"" Only Twelve Senators Arrayed in Opposition to the Plun- dering Foray. A Long and Stormy Session of the Honse on the Sundry Civil Bill. Premiums Awarded to Mendacious Contestants of Congres- sional Elections. . All Attempls to Reason with the Plun- derers Productive of RMob-Like Confusion. - Caucus of Democratic Managers— Reapportionment Dead—Ru- ' mors About Mahone. The New Museum Nearly Ready for the Grand Inauguration Ball. IN THE SENATE. TIE RIVER AND ARBOR BILL. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. WasuNgTox. D. C., Feb. 26.—The Senate, after passing a number of minor bills, and listening to an hour’s speechdrom Senator Buruside on the Monroe doctrine, took up the Riverand Harbor bill with the Senate amendments, and went seriously to work, determined, if possible, to pass the bill be- fore adjournment. The consequeuce wasa very late session. As usual, every Senator thought Lhis own locality was the most im- poriant portion of the United States, and that mauy unimportant rivers, not to be found upon the map, were deserving of National recognition. There seemed to be no very_ great opposition to the fact that the Senate Committee had increased the appropriations over the House bill by nearly §1,000,000. Notwithstanding this, the smendments of the Comnmittee were adopted without dissent until the amendwent in- ereasing the appropriation for Cape Fear River from $10,000 to §170,000 led MESSRS. INGALLS AND THURMAY to call attention to the fact that the appro- priations by the House of $£65,000 for im- provements in that State has been increased to S324,000. In the course of his remarks Mr. Thurman sald they had been year after year making appropriations for the miprove- ment of the French Broad.so thet catfish could navigate it. All of the North Carolina amendinents were agreed to. All of the amendments of the Committee were con- curred in without further debate. An amendment was adopted providing for the improvement of the Missouri River at the mouth of the Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Mr. Logan offered an amendment increasing the appropriation for the harbor at Calumet, IIL, fromn §20,000 10 £40,000. Agreed to without the assent of Mr. Ransom, who had charge of the bill. : MR. DAVIS, OF ILLINOIS, 3 moved to increase the improvement of Quincy Bay, lllinofs, from $10,000 to $25,000. Mr. Ransom said, under instructions from the Committee, he felt bound toresist the ainend- meut, and moved o lay the amendment on + theteble. The motion was agreed to—yeas, 2;; nays, 20. When the amendiment to in- crease the appropriation for the mouths of the Columbin River, Uregon, from $45,000 to £75,000 was reached, the Commerce Comimit- tee took a stand, and declined to permit any more amendments, and moved to table the Tesolution. In this they were defeated, the Bepate declining to table by five majority. AT THIS POINT scontest over the merits of the bill began. Senator Plumbmoved to recommt to the Com- mittee, with instructions to reduce the_total amount of the bill to $6,000,000. e objected 1o the system on which thebill 1s based, mak- small apbpropriations where large esti- mates are_submitted, and accomplishing Dothing. He would support appropriations to complete any improvement that would be permanent, and objected to this annual throwing of money into the sand, to be ‘washed away, nor would he vote tor money o be expended on GOOSE-GRASS STREAMS o carry tar and turpentine and cordwood to market, because, as had been urged, they Xerea part of the great Mississippi River. organ made a novel argument to show that the Constitution and the law of 1790 gave lothe owners of land on_streams not naviga- Die the title $o the bed of the river, hience the mprovement of those rivers was an invasion of private rights. Mr. Plumb’s motion to re- commit was finally rejected,—yeas, 11; nays, . Senator Logan made an efiort to in- erease the appropriation for CHICAGO HARBOR fothe amount which the necessities of that Hver require, but the Senate fearms to lose bill altogether by so inereasing it that the ouse would not agree to it, tabled Logan’s Zuotion, as jt did that of many other Senators toincrease the aggregate of the bilL. NIGUT SESSI0N. After the consideration of the River and Harbor bill had been concluded, Mr. Thur- Inan made a sharp attack upon it, character- the expenditure of money for the im- Provement of the ecrecks and frog-ponds of the South in a_higily humorous manner. Addressing the Senator from West Virginia, Hereford, he asked what availed the :P ropriations of multiplied thousands of ol to improve brooks soshallow that E’f could searcely be navigated by tadpoles Suckers. He spoke of the streams of North “Carolina i _the same way, 2d called the rivers there, which are improved, the swimming grounds of % the absence of Mr. Edmunds, k;-l'l‘hunnnn. as his next friend, seemed to oy ¢alled upon to perform the duty which Edwunds had laid out for himself— ely: to expose the monstrous character of . THIS WHOLESALE STEAL. Hill begged 2 moment at the end of L Thurman’s speech, which he expanded halfan hour's defense of the bill It the only bill of a National character be- e Senate, . The principle underlying 1 was not anti-democratic or uncon- al, Mr. Hill compared-the rivers harbors with the _railroads. d that the latter had svent £400,000,000 rovements during the last year, yet the IS grumbled at £10,000,000 for rivers arbors. The rallronds were in the of afew men, who have more power many sovereigns of Europe. They ellbsnlnm power to oppress 50,000,000 of tngis, But the rivers are God’s highways T Belr nayigation is free to all alike, aid .m‘-"le betiefit and enrichment of the planter fimeras well as or the monopolists, Uruan, returning to the attack, * far .fl?'el e\;Aann THE SOUTH : & : r efforts to get appropriations for. %dm]e creeks witha view to compete With e 1 121lruads would bea signal failure, doli North and Fast had always sought the "LK?-' while the South sought the Lonors. .;,,nm"“lfl. in opposing the bill, took occa- h"n“{b“fll. if the railroads of the coun- WEevlls, the blame must be laid at the EEEFERERE 2 ESc £zl £z £ EEE = doors of Congress nnd the State Legislatures, ;\ hose creations they are. There is a remedy for all these evils if they exist, but certainly it is no relief from railroad’ oppression to squander the people’s money on streams which will not float an ordinary mud-scow. BEX HILL savagely challenged the Senator from New York to name such a stream. Senator Lo- Em came to the rescue, by reading from the ngineer’s report that the Savaunah River, in Ben Hill’s own State, for a distance of thirty miles above Augusta, can be made navigable for pole-boats by creating a chan- nel three feet deep and thirly feet wide. This created & good deal of laushter, but Mr. Hill insisted that much traffic can be carried on by pole-boats. Mr. Logan con- tinued to read from the Engineer’s re- port opinfons as to the practicability of rendering certain streams navigable for rafts or pole-boats where a depth of ten or twelve inches of water can be obtained by the expenditure of $100,000 orso, - MR. EATON answered the challenge of Senator Hill by explaining that these surveys of insignificant streams are first asked for by petitions to Congress. Then they are passed, and the engineers make their surveys and report the same, but, because they report that, by the expenditure of a certain large sum, a-certain_stream can be made to float 4 raft, does not follow that the engineers recominend such an appropria- tion, or call such capacity tofloat a raft draw- ine ten inches * navigation.” The bill was then passed, about 11 ’clock, by a vote of 32 to 12, The Senators voting in the negative were Messrs. Bailey, Bayard, Blair, Dawes, Eaton, Harris, Jonesof Nevada, Kernan, Logan, Pendleton, Saulsbury, and Wallace. ‘The bill is considerably larger than when it passed the House, having gained $1,017,000 in Committee and $40,500 in the Senate, S10,- 000 only beg;g stricken out. The net increase was $1,472,000, & IN THE HOUSE. A LONG TUG. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. ‘WasniNerox, D. C., Feb. 26.—The House spentall the day and a good portion of the night on the Sundry Civil bill, it having been determined to dispose of this, which 1Is the Tast but one of great appropriation bills, be- fore entering upon the consideration of the Funding question. . The contest of yesterday over the proposition to establish conling sta- tions on the Chiriqui tract was continued, and, after a good deal of spirited opposition, the amendment was finally adopted by a -very considerable vote. On mo- tion of Mr. Whitthorne, an amend- ment was adopted appropriating $8- 000 to enable the Secretary of the Navy to protect and preserve the cemeteries in foreien countries used forthe most part for the burial of citizens of the United States. On motion of Mr. Springer an amendment was adopted appropriating $600 for the pur- chase of Ingalls’ portrait of Thomas Ewing, the first Secretary of the Interior. On mo- tion of Mr. Hawk, of Illivois, an amendment was adopted authorizing the construction of an elevator on the south wing of the Capital. BMr. Townsend, of Ohip, moved anamend- ment to provide for the lighting of the Cap- itol and public grounds with TUE ELECTRIC LIGHT, but it was <ruled out on a point of order that therej was no law authori- 2ing it Mr. Mauning, of Mississippl, moved an appropriationof $10,000 for further investigation by the United States Entomo- Jogical Commission as tothe best means of destroying the cotton-worm and ball-worm. Mr. Blount made a point of order against the amendment that there was no law au- thorizing s, as the work had been com- pleted. ~oir. Manning hoped the point of order -uld not be held good, and as- serted fhat the investizations of the Commission last year had saved $20,000,- 000 to the cotton region. Mr. Knott of Kentucky, said there would be more pro- priety in an amendment voling $10,000 to buy turkeys to catch the tobacco worms in his_ district, for he was sure thata sinule urkey cock is- worth more in the extermina- tion of insects noxious o agriculture TIAN ALL THE ENTOMOLOGISTS the Government has employed in the last ten years, The pointof order was sustained. Ar. Valentine, of Nebraska, then wmoved an appropriation of $5.000 to ¢nable the Sigual- Service Burcau to ‘report upon the habits and flight of the Recky Mount- ain locusts. A point of order was also made against this amendment, which was sustained, and appeal was taken from the decision of the Chair, when the advocates of this appropriation and of the appropria- tion for the cotton-worm investization comn- bined their forees to overrale the decision, it being understood that Mg, Valentine would accept un amendment tog@ake the amount 815,000, of which $10,000 sititll b for investi- gation of the cotton-wori, but the combined force was not strong enouglh, and the Chair was sustained. Mr. Willisotfered an amend- mient -appropriating 525,000 to carry into ef- fect the provisions of See. 1,753 of the Revised Statutes. The object was to revive THE CIVIL-SERVICE COMMISSION. The law for it has never been repealed, but the Commission could not be appointed, as no appropriation has been made for several vears past. ‘The amendment was rejected. [r. Horr offered an amendment to paya certain Deputy-Marshal in South Carolina at the rate of & per year during such time as he maybesick by reason of wounds re- ceived while enforcing the processes of a court- in Pickens County. Mr. Horr pro- ceeded to make a ‘speech on the subjeet and read what - purported to be a letter from a man who, he said, was one of the principal Democrats in the coun- ty. Mr. Alken inquired the name of the writer. MryHorr would give it with pleas- ure, but so far the people had only been shooting Republicans, and he feared ‘if the naue was given they would begin to shoot Democrats. The amendinent was ruled out oforder. The Committee had reported a number of items to pay the expenses of CONTESTANTS AND CONTESTEES ina large number of contested-election’ cases, and there wis a good deal of ogpnsmau small minority, so that the business was zrentlr delayed. Atone time it appeared as though the House would be left without a quorum, and Mr. Blount appealed to the gen- tlemen to remain, for, unless the bill passed the House to-night, it could hardly become a law. This was the condition of aifairs at the end of the day session. NIGIIT SESSION. The House failed to finish the Sundry Civil bill in‘the night session, although it was completed in the Committee of the Whole. A great many roll-calls will have to be taken in the Ilouse upon it. Notwithstanding the Iaw which forbids the payment of more than $2,000 to any contestant #r a scat in Con- gress, amendments_were adopted appropri- ating 85,000 for Curtin, and 35,000 for the Greenbacker Yocum. Stmitar large sums were appropriated to contestees runnmg back to the Thirty-eizhth and Fortieth Con- gresses. The attempt will also be made in the Ilouse to defeat the appropriation for the Chiriqui coaling station. THE INAUGURATION. PREPARATION FOR TIIE GRAND DALL. Special Disputch to The Chicago Tribune. WasnixeToy, D. C., Feb. 26—The new Museum Building in which the inauguration ball is to be held was lighted this evening, and persons were admitted upon cards of in- vitation. There were several thoussnd in attendance, and all were surprised at the vast extent of the buildinz and at the prep- arations made for the ball. The building that night will present a fairy scene. The building is in the form of a Greek cross, having in the centre a dome above an octagonal apartment on the ground floor. From this radiate four naves, or main halls, all communicating by wide and lofty archway There are also four square halls communi- cating with the others. The main entrance is from the north end, and this will be the public entrance on the night of the ball, while the invited guests will enter from tne western floors. ‘The four main balls ARE TO BE DECORATED with festoons of colored flowers depending from the ceiling. On the piers of the arches will be the coats of arwus of the States and Territories aflixed to the United States shield. Above these will be small United States flags, with cross statues. Ornamental monograms of the new President and Vice-President will Cl rominent places beneath the dome. gl‘cb: ?c’;t\’x)nda will be an original statue of the Goddess of Liberty, surrounded with trop- = : fcal plants, This figure, which stands on a destal twelve feet high, is fifteen feetin hight. In one bhand will ba a United States shield and in the other a torch. An electric light will illuminate the rotunda and halls. On each of the eight piers in the ro- tunda will be adevice in bas-rellef, repre- senting, industry, science, painting, sculpt- ure, architecture, agriculture, commerce, and navigation. The design is to make THE TEMPORARY DECORATIONS harmonize with the permanent ones, which are in the Romanesque style. The balconies over the entrance aud half-way up above the rotunda will add much to the pleasing effect. In addition to the electric lizht in the centre there are to be side lights on the piers, half their light above the floor. ossible to avoid it, there will beno thandellerss™ The gas-fixtures are being \introduced specially for the ball, for after the ball the building will be devoted to the purpose for which it was built,.and will not be used after night, so it will not need many permanent gas- burners. THE SALE OF TICKETS is progressing favorably, and there can be no doubt that there will be a fair representation of the highest official society of Washington at the ball, In addition to a large number of strangers who will be in the city at that time, ‘The music, as there are to be upwards of one hundred instruments in picked orohestras, will be one of the delights of the ball of Mareh 4. THE OHIO ASSEMDLY. To the Western Assoclated Press, ‘WAsmNGTON, D. C., Feb, 26.—Col. Corbin, Corresponding Secretary of the Innuguml Executive Committee, received-the following telegrans to-day: The Generall Assembly of Oblo bas made ar- rangements to participute in the ceremonies of the inauguration of President-elect Garfield, In response toan invitation of your Committea, conveyed through Gov. Fuster. L. M. DAYTON, Chrirman Committee. AMICABLY SETTLED, All differences of opinion which recently existed regarding the inaugural procession have been amlieabiyudjusted, and the several Committees are working harmoniously with a view to nmaking the occasion a grand suc- cess. The city Is fast filling with strangers, NEXT SENATE. THE * MAHONE. - Special Dispatéh to The Chicago Tribune. WasmxyaGroy, D. C., Feb, 26.—Gen. Mahone is receiving many calls at the Arlington Hotel. Among the callers have been several Democratic Senators. Neither of the Vir- ginia Senators has as yet called upon him. Itls understood, though, that Senator John- ston will call upon him to-night. CAUCUS. The Democratic Senators hadalongcaucus this morning, and Imposed the strictest in- inetions of secresy as to what was done. The Democratic Senators held a caucus this morning, Dbut every man present was pledged to secresy. Therefore, It has been difficult to get a hint of what was done. Evidently the subjects consid- ered involved a political policy which the Democrats consider of the utmostimportance to keep secret® The indications pretty clear- Iy point to the fact thut the question of the election of another President gro tempore was up. Senator Thurman’s term expires with this Congress. It is the duty of the President to take charge, therefore there must be a President pro tem. elected whose term of service continues on into the next session. It can be stated upon pretty good authority that no man yas agreed upon to succeed Mr. Thurman in the Chair, but that another caucus will be held before March 4 to select a candidate. - SENATOL WALLACE'S TERM expires with this Congress, and, as heis Presidant of the Democratic cauens, it is ascertained that he tendered his resignation, which will be acted upon at the next caucus, It is said, too, that’ the nominations held back—)latthews, Billings, and others—were somewhat discussed, as to the best way of disposing of them, and no aetion was waken. The meeting was more in tne nature of a conference than a cancus. & committee was appointed to mine the eredentials of new Senators, to ascertain if they are all right, or if any de- fects upon which objeetion to swearing the Senators-elect in can’be found. The sense of the caucus was decidedly in favoer of maintaining the present organization and of- ficers if the Democrats control. IMPOBTANT RUMORS, To the TWestern Asvociated Press. WAsmINGTOX, D. C., Feb. 26.—1tis under- stood rather positively now that Garfield will not call the usual extra session of the Senate until after the Wis- consin Legislature shall eleet a sue- cessor to LCarpenter. This will probably throw an_€xtra session and orgunization of the new Senate_over until the 10th or I5th of MMarch, and avert the necessity of adjourning the Wisconsin_Legislature for the Governor to appoint Carpenter’s successor, and avoid the law ot Congress which would prevent ‘he election till Marehs. This s very slgniti- cant, when taken in connection with the fact that Senator Mahone, of Virginia, will act with the Republican party, and shows that the Kepublicans Intend to organize the next Senate. It also avolds the mumoyances that might -~ arise from discussion uvon ques- tions of organization on the 5th of March if an extra session of the Senate were called. Gen. Garfield will there- fore retain . the present Cabinet for several days after the inauguration. Their resignations will also be presented to him on the 4th of March, but none will be accepted. Judge Folger’s name is now dropped from the list of Cabinet candidates, and the names of Senator Allison for Secretary of the Treasury, and Postmiaster James for Post- master-General again loom up. IN C CTION WITIT THESE RUMORS the following speeial from Fredericksburg, Va., Is of interest: “* Senator Malone’s Re- adjuster organ at Richmond, Vi, owned and contlolied by the Senator, published this wmorning a leading editorial arguing m an able manner and setting forth why the .act of Congress directing State Legislatures to fill ACANCIeS ‘curring in the State’s tepresentation in the Senate on the second Tuesduy after the Legislature has organized and been notified of snch vacancy, has no application what- ever to the case of Wisconsin. It advises and urges Wisconsin to electa Senator in place of Carpenter at once. It says the Leg- islature would be siily to stand a moment on that action of Congress. This clearly shows that Mahone is ready to vote for the admis- sion of the Republican thus elected; also thathe Is very anxious about his balance ot &yz\ver. It further indicates his decided lean- to the Republicansin the organization. In view of the peculiar situation, this article may be regarded as highly signiticant. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CAUCUS. ‘The Democratic members of the Senate held a-private conference to-day for the pur- Eose of exchanging views on the order of usiness and discussing several matters rela- tive to the organization of the next Senate. The fact that the Senatorial term of the President_of the Senate pro tem. (Judge Thurman) will expire at noon on the 4th of March was brought before the conference, and, as it is the duty of the President pro tenl. to swear in the new Senators, ete., when the Senate reconvenes, immediately after that hour, attention was called to the need of electing -some one for that position whose term will continue into the next session. It was agreed that a caucus meeting wounld be held before the 4th of March to select a candidate and elect a successor ta Senator Wallace, the present Chairman of the caucus. A commitiee was appointed to examine the credeuntials of new Senators and ascertain whether defecis exist in them upon which objections could be based to swearing in any Senators-elect. The sense of the caucus was decidedly in favor of maintaining the present organiza- tion and officers, if the Democrats control the next Senate. It is understood THE NOMINATIONS OF MATTHEWS, Billings, and others were to-day discussed with referénee to the best method of dispos- ing of them; but material differences of opinion being developed, no action was taken. A Justice Ward Hunt, of the United States Supreme Courr, to-day reappoluted Louis T. Payne United States Marshal of the Southern District of New York, to hold oftice until an appointment shall have been wade by the %’r&'sldeut‘ and the appointee be duly quali- e REAPPORTIONMENT FAILUEE, AS USUAL. Soeclal Disputch o The Chicago Tribune, asmixeroN, D. C., Feb. 20 —Speaker Randall said to-night that. in his judgment, the.Apportionment bill Is dead. The confer- ence of the two parties upon th# Apportion- ment bill met again this morning, and not only came to no agreement, but expressed their opinion that no agreement ever could be reached. This is equivalent to the defeat of any Apportionment bill in this Congress. ‘The Republican opponents of the Democrat- ic scheme of funding are numerous and ear- nest enough-to prevent the Democrats from forcing any measures through the House. Spenker Randall, after hearing the result of thls conference this morning, said that portionment is undoubtedly dead for Congress. Rk To the Testern Associated Pross. WasavgroN, V. C, Feb. 20,—The Com- mittee of Conference on the apportionment question has not_agreed, - but some Repub- licans proclaim their Intention of voting on the bill when it comes up again. Should they do so it will provide a quorum and the bill ' will pass, but it could hardly getthrough the Senate this late day. The “Apportion- ment bill cannot come up until after the Sun- dry Civil bill is passed. NOTES. CONGRESSMAN TOWNSHEND ILL. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, WasniNgTox, D.- C., Feb.. 26.—Congress- man Richard . Townshend, of the Nine- teenth Illinois Congressional District, Is lying very ill at the residence of his brother, Dr. Townshend, Henlth.()mcer of this city. Alr.Townshend-is sufliering from a severe at- tack of malarial hematuria, and all lastnight suffered such excrucluting agony that he was placed under the influence of opiates, and is still kept sv. Dr. Townshend says he thinks the erisls is past, and with perfect rest for several days he will recover. Mr. Townshend was taken sick at the all-nightsession Thurs- day last, and his attack is attributed to over- work and the bad ventilation of the Hall of the House, TOR CHRISTIANCY CASE, The evidence in the Christianey case is slowly progressing. Witnesses living near where AMrs. Christiancy resides have been examined to -attempt to prove thatshe left her house on the day that the adultery with Giro Is alleged to have occurred. Their testimony is said to be not unfavorable to Ars. Christianey. The hackman who drove the carriage containing a womun to the hotel with G¥ro is now under examination. He does not clearly identify Mrs. Christian- ¢y. _1tis sald that the defense may be able to show that the woman was an entirely dif- ferent person, resembling Mrs. Clristiancy in no partieular. il A FAINT HOPE FOR STANLEY MATTHEWS. The Senate yesterday, in exccutive ses- sion, confirmed the nomination of W. H. Swith to be United States District Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Conmittee had reported the nlomination unfavorably. In view-of the deféat of the Comuittee the friends of Stan- ley Matthews now hope they can secure his confirination in spite of an adverse report of the Judiciary Committee. ® CONFERENCE COMMITTEES AGREE, \ To the Western Associated Press, WasmycToN. D. C., Feb. 26.—The Com- mittee of Conference on_the Post-Ottice Ap- propriation bill, the Legislutive, Exccutive, and Judicial Appropriation Dbill, ang the District of Columbia Appropriation bill, respectively, all reached final agreements this evening, which wiil be presented 1o both IHouses, and doubtless be ratified by Monday or Tuesday. EXCESS OF EXPORTS OVER IMPORTS. ‘The excess of exports of marchandise over imports for the twelve months ended Jan. 81, 1880, $237,452,160, THE DEBT. It is estimated by the Treasury officials that the reduction of the public”debt for February will be about $10,000,000. WITHDRAWN. The nomination of Robert F. Mustin, of Pennsylvanin, as Receiver of the Land-Office at Helena, dont., has been withdrawn by the President. THOE EXTRA SESSION. It is stated, upon excellent authority, that the President will not determing on the date of calling the extra session of the Senate until Gen. Garfield arrives, and he will leave the matter to Gartield. There is a rumor’ that the session will not be convened unifl Mureh- 15, whenr Wiseonsin will bhave two Senators, but this Is ot altogether credited. WIIY BLAINE IAS NOT RESIGNED. _The reason assigned for Blaine’s not re® signing earlier is that he fearud there might be soume opposition in the'Senate to some of Garfield’s nominations, and Blaine retains his seat to fight' the battles of the ne\wy Ad- ministration, shoull any arise.” ¥ © Y SENATOR EDMUNDS. Special dispatches were sent yesterday from here announcing that Senator Edmunds was dangerously ill. This is not true. The Senator was at the Cdpitol yesterday, and, though not in his seat to-day, s nozilL THE APPROPRIATION BILLS, But three appropriation bills have been signed, and five are in the hands of the Con- ference Committees. The Senate is at work on the River and Harbor bill. THE RECORD. SENATE. WasnINGTox, D. C., Feb, 26—l Vance introduced a bill for the purchase by the Secretary of War of the private papers of the Iate Confederate Gens. Bragg and Polk, relating to the War of the Rebellion, and ap- propriating $20,000 for the same. Referred. Mr. Butler offered a resolution, which was agreed to, instructmz the Judiclary Com- mittee to inquire and report by what author- ity and under whose appointiment R. ML Whallace is exercising the duties of United States Marshai for South Carolina, Mr. Burnside briefly addressed the Senate on the resolution reported from the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations and now on the Viee-President’s table, declaiing that the United States will insist that its consent is & necessary condition precedent to the con- struction of a ship-canal, or other menns of transportation across the isthwmus. Hecon- gratulated the Committee on the fterse and comprehensive declaration of the resolution which, In Lis opinion, embodied the senti- ments of the American people as to non— interterence of foreign powers with the af- fairs of this Continent, and waus broader in its scope and more satisfactory than the one on the subject introduced by himself. e believed a declaration should be made by this Government that under no circumstancesy would it allow a thoroughtare across the isthmus without its consent beiug first secured. Such a declaration in the present emer he thougkt, iustend of menning war, would socure pence with foreign nations for all thme, while a failure to muke it now would entuil on our pos- terity un expense tenfold greater than that of any isthmus cunal. No uction was taken upon the resolution. 3r. Buynrd, from rhe Finunce Comumittce, re- gor(cd, Wwith a substitute therefor, the Senate ill to nmend the Revised Statutes. Tie substi- tuto nllows Perique tobnceo to be manufactured without puyment of the present tax, Calendar. Measrs. Cnmeron (Wis.), Conkling, Logau, Pen- dleton, and Cockrell wereconstituted o commit- tee in relation to tho funcral obsequics of the late Seantor Carpenter. The Senate procecded to consider the River and Harbor bill,and the amendments of the Committee were ngreed to in Cowmmittee of the ‘Whote, ns reached. ‘When the items for the North Caroling Rivers ‘were reached, Mr. Thurman culled attention to the increase of the appropriations for Cape Fear River from $10,00)to ¥i,000, He said be did not intend to suggest anything ilke log-roll- ing, but, a8 he felt some _interest in an Ohlo Im- provement which was not provided for now, he would express the hope that the liberal spirit of the Chairman of the Commerce Committee (Ransom) In taking earc of his own State would induce that Scaator to look across the Alle- ghenfes in u kindly manner, Mr. Ransom repiied thut us North Carolfna bad more water surface than Any other State, and ad a harbor of refuge ut Wilthington for ail the disabled vessels of the Eastern coast, tho appro- priations for thut State were neither lurze nor dispropurtionate, but were below the estimute. Mr. Thurman mentioned a cumber of streams of North Caroling and Virginia provided for at from $10,000 to $50,00), the names of which; he said, could not be found in any geogruphy to' be found in the sehonls and libraries. ‘The item for the French Broud, he said, tud been inserted fn cvery River ana Harbor bill for years, snd tho object of it was to improve a Stream in North Carolina o that cattish could navigate it, and as long as there was any cattlsh there, he suppesed the uppropriations would be kept up. The reading ot the bill proceeded, all the amendments of the Senate Committee belng agreed to. : ‘A motionwas mnde by 3r. Plumb torecom- mit, with Instructions to the Cowrmerce Com- mittee to reduce the total 10 36,0K.00, to Rp- portion the same to rivers and harbors of Na- tionul importance, aud as tar as practicable to the completon of improvements now under way, exciuding all surveys for new Improve- ments, Was Dot ag to—ayes, 1i; noes, 39. At 5:45, after statement thit unless passed be- fore adjournment the bill would fail, & motinn 10 adjouirn was nesatived—uyes, 9; noes, motion by Mr. Thurman for an iner of $90,000 {n the jtem for the Muskingum Harbor. Ohio, was tablcd—nyes, 24; noes, 13, An amendment was adopted, without objec- tion, directing the Secretary of War to cause te be mude exzaminutions and survoys of lines for s a ship-cana! across the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays. Ak “ The scssion was protracted to a late hour, in order to dispose of the bill, its opponents, small {n number,—presenting an unbroken front upon every vote, notwithsianding all amendments offered by them wore Invariably laid on the ta- ?xl:?;' gfllmouon of Senator Ransom, in charge of AMr, Thurman, rising to remew his protest against the measure, provoked a laugh by in- quiring of the Chair whether Mr. Ransom would be in order in moving to hl'i“him (Thurnian) on the table. He then said that for onc he repu- diated the new doctrine that the Democrucy must favor what was culled “*a liberal policy in appropriations,” and charged that the bill was supported from personal and interested mo- tives, a8 & means of securing reélection of members of the Scnate aud House. Bir. Vest advocated the bill because of its liberal appropriation for the improvement of tho Mississippi. He believed that feature en- titled tho measure to the support of every patriot. By utilizing_that ygreat natural bich- way for the outlet of the immense products of the Nortbwest, a glant railway monopoly would be Lrokeu, and incre: carrying facilities to the seaboard secured. Mr. Wallace opposed the bill. He spoke of the enormous proportions to which the River and Harbor bill had graduslly swollén. Mr, Hill, in course of A reply to Mr. Kernan, eald the Senator bad said the bill provided for streams either not navigable or that could not be made navigabje. He wanted that Senator to ‘point out one such stream. Mr. Logan replied by reading from the Official Engineer’'s report a clause setitng forth that the part of the Savannah River proposed to be fin- proved was at present navigable for pole-boats, and could be mnde three feet deep and thirty feet wide. [Laughter.] . Mr. Hill said a pole-boat in three feet of water might carry 300 tons of freight, and, therefore, lhe:;ren{n did not come within the clussitication spoken of, Mr, Butler explained that the Engincer's re- port hud reference to a shoal in the channel. AMr. Logan crouted much amusemert by his comments upon the Englneer'srecommendution in anotber iustance that private mill-dams should be modifled by way of improving the stream. m:gm-d to the Senate and ’?en!n.mla between The bill was finally passed,—yeas, 82; nays, 12, Following was the vote in detall: ) YEAS. Beok, Groome, Paddock, Brown, Hampton, Pugh, Bootn, Heretord, Ransom, Burnside, Hill Ga.), Saunders, Butler, Johnston, Slater, Call, Jouas, Vanes, Coke, Jones (Fla.), Vest, Davis (W. Va.), Lamar, Voorhees, Tarley, McDonald, Walker, Ferry, MeMillan, Willluns—32, Garland, Maxey, NAYS. Balley, Eaton, Logan, Bayard, Harris, Pendieton, Bhilr, Jones (Nev.), Suulsbury, Dawes, Kernun, Wallace—12.] djourned, IIOUSE. The journals of Thursday and Friday having been read, Mr. Weaver asked leave to offer & resolution granting W. F. Forzche, member of the German Rejchstag, the use of the hall of tho House this cvening for the purposeof de- lvering a lecture on the present condition of the German people. Objection was made, and the House went into Committee of the Whole on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, all debate on the pending nmeudment, approprinting $200,- 003 for the estublishment of o naval coaling station in the Isthmus of Panams, being limited to twenty minutes. 3 Mr. Bilis_suid he would breik through the shackles of that unequal treaty, the Clayton Bulwer treaty. Mr. Herberi—Does the gentleman say the proposition Is to break the treaty? Mr. Ellis—Certainly. 1 would give give En- Ela.;ld notice that we do pot intend to be bound v it Mr. Goode said if the amendment was right the members should vote for it, like men who were not to be driven off by a shndow or declay mation about jobs and lobbies. If it could not stand critical examinacion on its merits, let it be voted down. Had the new Democratic leaders forgotten il the lessons taughe by the Fathers of the party. Mr. Stephiens—Pretty much. Mr, Guode contiuued the same straln. Oh! for one hour of Marcy upon this floor to teach the new lights of Democruey how to fol- low in the puth of safety, expediency, and duty on n great quesdon like this. Mr. McMithon said he had understood yester- day that the President’s private secretary had appeared before a Sub-Committee in favor of thesc coaling stations. He had spoken about * sly Execnuve interference,” and he did not feel compelied now to withdraw that term, but be tind not menat to be understood as_saving that the private sccretary bad uppeared before the_Sub-Comumittee us such, though he had spoken to Individunl members. ‘After conslderuble debate, Mr. Goode's amond- ment wus adopted,—S2 to 65, ir. Blount zave notice that he wounld call for a-ote by tne yeas and nays in the House. The House bills for the relief ot scttlers upon the absentee Shawnee lands, Kansas, etc., and 1o puthorize the charge for milliag or retining bullion when at or above the standard, passec "There are about ten pages of the Sundry Civil Approprintion bill to be passed upon, und they Wil probably provoke but little discussion. As soon us it is out of the way Mr. Tucker will call up the Funding bill. It is not likely he ean do so, bowever, before ¢ o'clock or ufter, 08 thore will be two roli-calls in the House on the Appro- priation bill, consuming tweunty minutes each. On niotion of Mr. Springer, an amendment was adopted approprinting $8,000 for the purchase of Ingalls' portrait of the late Thomas Ewimng. Si%. Pawe olfored an amendment increasing from $200,000 to £350.000 the aporopriation for surveying public linds. Agreed to, the amount of the nppropriation having been, however, re- Quoed to $500,000. Mr. Willis offered an amendment appropriat- tniz $25.000 to carry into effect the provisions of See. 1,533 of the Revised Statutes. He explained that the nmendment simply earried Intoetfect an existing luw under whien the President was autborized to apuoint and did nppoint the Com- mission known us the Civil-Service Commission. The Commission bad been appointed in 1572, and had mnde several reports. These reports had not been satisfactory to. his Republican fricnds, und for that reason, though they had not re- pealed the law, they had withdrawn the appro- priution _under which the faw was put into exe- cution. Rejected. ‘The clause appropriating $10,000 tor the main- tenance of Howard University was ruled out of order by the Chair, whose decision was, however, revorsed by the Committee. Ar. McMillin moved to strike out the clause. Messrs. Conger, Blount, Houck, and Pago op- posex{l the amendment, which was finally re- Jected. Ar. Horr offered an nmendment for the pay- ment to William F. Geary, of Gittinzs County, South Caroling, of $100 per month from the lith of February, 1881, so long as he remains dis- abled by wounds recently received while in the discharye of wilicial duties, Mr. Blount raised a point ot order against the amendment, < Mr. Horr, In debating the polnt of order, at- tempted to'speuk to Jr. Merritt’s amenamen but was cut olf by eries of ** Order!”” and ** Vot from the Democratic side, He manuged, amida zuod deal of confusion und uprour, 1o say that this was the eighteenta man who had becn stricken down ju the sume district during the last four years thut the Goverument bad been carrying on its couciliatory poliey. ‘fhe point of order wis sustained, and tho cmendinent ruled out. 3ir, Springer ofered an amendment instruct- ing the Conmissioners representing the United Stites at the International Monetary Confer- ence to egree to no adjusiment which docs not recognize silver coins a3 part of the money sys- tem of the Governmenia joinng in such Confer- ence. Adopted. Mr. White made a point of order on items making allowances for contested-election cases. Overruled. Mr. White moved to strike out all those items, which he deseribed as ** old State clulms, amount- ing in the aggregate to $32,431, some of thew of thirtcen und sixteen yeurs' standing.” He pro- tosted nzalnst thelr payment. Mr. Hayes supported the motion, and in- stanced a vote in the Senate last week to pay the estate of Spofford three yeurs' salury as Senutor, and said that if all similar items were caleulated for the lust three vears the nggregute would excced $200,000. It was time something wus done to stop such luvish expenditure. A motion to strike out was defeated, with only three votes in the affirmative. Mr. Keifer moved to Increase the amount in the cuse of Hull, of Florlda, from $2,000 to $3,500. Excluded on o point of order, us the existing Ilnw llmits such nllowances to $2.000. An appeal was tuken, and the decision of the Chalr sus- tained—07 to &. Mr. Weaver moved to incrense the nmounts for Yocum and Curtin, of Pennsyivaniz, to $5,500, clafining that they hud cuch expended $17,000. Excluded on 2 like point of order. The decislon was sustained—i to 5i. Mr. Van Voorhis moved to strike out the item of $2,000 for Iznutius Donnelly, whom pe de- nounced a8 a ** legislative pirate and freebooter in politics,” who had not the color of a claim to 1 seat, but sought to establish it by fraud, per- Jjury, and fargory. ‘The motion was defeated, and leave given Van Voorhis to print_the rest of his speech in the Reeord. i Clauses were inserted to pny Boynton 3.;.’7.030: 3. the Orth, $530; Curtin, £3,0); and Yocnm, Duribg the discussion -upon these confusion was excessive. Hualf a dozbén mem- bers nddressed the Chair at once, some of them raising points of order, others discussing the amendments, and all totaliy oblivious to the fuct thut tho Chalr had not recognized them. The efforts of the Chalr, though seconded bl}f the services of the Sergeant-ut-Arms, were of little orno avail in restoring order. . Mr. Munning offercd un amendmentincreasing the, amounts uilowed to Messrs. Bisbee, Huil, Dotinelly, and Wushburn to 53,500, and to Mason A pointof_arder was ralsed, and during its discussion the confusion increased into an up- foar. The Ohair, unable to obtain order lon enough tu deliver a decision, at last appeal to the Commitiee, somewhat impatiently, that be should bo altowed to devide the point without having ImkI{ adozen speeches in- terjected futo his remar] ‘o amendment was fnally declarcd in order and adopted. The Committee ther [ The Ho“:. ee then rose and reported the bill The previous question was seconded and the :mln question ordered. but no further action ad. It was ordered that the ceremonies fixed for ggn:.d&yl(&z-i:?m‘»‘w) ut:}:'elnck. in commemora- ¢ Fernando Wi until Monday at 8 p. m. g9, (b8 tpustnonsd The Speaker announced the appointment of Messrs. Laphum, Tucker, Robeson, Carlisle, and Page as & Committee on the part of the House ;«: x:uenll the funeral of the late Senator Car- nter. At 9 o'clock the House tdok a recess until 10 Monday. A SMALL-POX REMEDY. The Speclfic Prepared by a Sister of Charity in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Times. A great deal of excitement has been ocea- sloned in Catholie circles during the past few ‘weeks by a report that a Sister of Charity, con- nected with St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum, at Seventh and Spruce streets, had dis- covered & specific for the prevention and cure of small-pox. Crowds of people of all classes of soclety have been flocking to the asy- lum dally with jugs, bottles, cups, and every specles of vessel that would hold water, in quest of the remedy. The lady to whom credit forthe discovery has been commonly aseribed is known 1n religion as Sister Gonzngn. and is the Superior of that branch of the Sisters attached to the asylum, and s the head of the institution, A visit 1o the lady was made yesterdsy bya re- porter of the Z'imes, after a talk with the Rev. Futher Jordan, of St. Joseph's Church, whois & firm believer in the efficacy of the specific. At the time of the reporter’s visit Mother Gonzaga was leaning over an immense tin tub, {o the improvised laboratory of the house, en- gaged in the manufacture of the specific, for which the demand is enormous and constantly growing. Mother Gonzaga disclaimed all credit for the discovery ‘of the remedy. She received the recipe some ten years ago from Father Ken- rick, of Germantown, who had it from o French’ pbysician, who had discovered It during the preymenca of n small-pox epidemic iIn Paris. The remedy was, however, alto- gether unknown to physicians in this country, mnone of whom showed any disposition to interest themaelves in it, even when spoken toupon the subject. When the prescription came into the hands of Mother Gonzaga sh immediately set to work to give the public the benelit of the discovery. Small- PUx was then epidemic, and as the news of the remedy which Mother Gonzaga had prepared and wos distributing became known thousands of applications were made for the specific, barrels of which, it is suld, were given away. In the course of time, as the discase died out, the matter was forgutten. But a few weeks ago, s small-pox was again raging, and in many parts of the city almost creating & panie, Mother Gonzugu dcemed itadvisable to resort to the remedy which had proved so eflicacious before. Many of the clerzy who were apprised of the fact and had heard of the working of the specitic advised their parishioners to obtain the mediclne, tnd in one or two churches the mat- ter was spoken of from the altar. The principal ingredients of the remedy are digitalis, or extract of foxglove, and sulphate of zinc. Ench is dissolved separately and then mixed together and sugar in solution added. The mixture is translucent, slightly fragrant, and ot a greenish hue. It is 6weet and pleasant o the taste. In usiog R teaspoonful is taken every hour for twelve consecutive hours. Mother Gonzagas and her assistants have heen kept constantly at work during the past four ortfive weeksto supply the demand. ‘The vessel employed for mixing holds eight gallons, and is frequently emptied three times a day. Almost every duy during the past weck from eixteen to twenty gallons of the medicine have been distributed. The specific, as soon as made, is placed in demijobus and scnt down-stairs, where a Sister {s emglored t0 pour it into the ~bottles and “other vessels, and 8 little girl to puste on the direc- tions for using. During the reporter's stay the door-bell wus scarcely a momeat stleat. A con- stant streama of applicants of all ages and con- ditions of life poured in. At times the two benches in the passazeway were crowded, and numbers unabie to find seatiog-room leancd against the walls, waiting silently to be sup- plicd. They came from all varis of the city, —some from the Parish of St. Bonifacius, hold- iog little packuges of sugar, which they hud been informed might bo acceptableto the 3is- ters, s much of 1t IS nsed in the manufacture of the specitic. As each received his vessel from the attendant Sister, full of the wonderful liquid, he bowed his eratitude and went happily away, firm in the belief that he was safe from the dungers of the dread disease. No price {3 put upon the reme- dy, but many make u'little offering in return for it. Butof all that the reporter saw few guve anytbing more than thianks, though all were equally welcome, the rich and poor alike. It is usual 1o send out with erch bortle of the medi- cine u little scapular of the Sacred Heart and a printed prayer that no Ckristian would object to utter, but 1o religious distinctions ure observed. Father Jordnn, of St. Joseph's: Father Burry, of the Church of the Visitation: and Father Kieran, of St. Ann's Church, are especially strong in their advocacy of the medicine. Father Duddy, of St. Joseph’s Church, speaks of the elfects of the speclfic from personal ex- perience. He had what he sald were all the symptoms of small-pox, but was put in thorough health again by using Mother Gonzaga's reme- dy. A caseiscitedof a lndy on Fourth street, near Catharine, whose son hud a most malig- nant, attack of the disease, but though she eps constant in her attendance on him, neither she nor any other member Of the family who used the specific contracted the malady. A r, Carrigan, }iving on Ninth street, near Christian, africud of Father Jordan's, speaks thunkfully of the cffect of the remedy upon hissick nephew. A very elegantly-attired lady called at the asy- lum while the reporter was there to obtain some of the medicine, which had been highly spoken of to hor by a’ lady teacher in the Wharton School. A° little girl, living in a family named Malloy, at Teuth and Keed streets, who was suffering with small-pox, recovered in a fow days by the use of Mother Gonzaga's spe- cific. A Mrs. Dongelly, living at Twentieth and Callowhill streets, had a child suifering with the disease, to whom Mother Gonzaga's remedy was given with the happiest results, and, though the family was a largeone and smali-pox very prev- alentin the neighborhuad, no other member contracted the disease. The orphan usylum un- der the Sisters’ charge, though it has 130 in- mates, has not bad a single case of small-pox. ——————— A Berlin Docto . The physicians of Berlin have set afloatan edifying Story ubout a doctor exceediugly hand- svwe, young, and & fascinuting talker, but who knows about as much concerning healing s a fashionable abbé or Louis the Fifteenth’s time knew concerning religion. Nevertbeless be bng heen in great request amony . ladics of high standing. One who most demanded his attend- auce is the widow of a late Ambassudor, who bas opened many an aristocrutic door to her medical favorit. The young doctor calls upon: her three times every week. tells her ail the news, takes his leave, and enters his visit upon his *patient’s” quarterly bill for attendance and physie. A few days ago, when the doctor rune guyly at the greut bell, the footmsm ar- rested Bim in the hall and asked him to wait a moment there, as her ludyshlp bad -charged her muid to give him & particular messege. The maid was called and said to the astonlshed medicine-man, My lady told_me to express to you, Doctor, her extreme regret that she is una- able to see you.to-day.” **Isshe golng out?” No, Doctor, but she s now reaily unwell, and isobliged to send fora physiciun!™ —————— Boston’s Aged Dead. Boston. Post, During the year 1880 there were deceasedl n this ‘city 336 persons who had attained the age of 8) years or more. Of these 211 were females and 123 mules, an excess of eighty-six females, ora little mare thun 62 per cent of females to a little more thun 37 per_centuf males. Two only of the 536 hud passed beyond 100 years of age. Both were mules; Michael Barrett, aged 107, born in Ireland, who died Aug. 16, and Miles MeDonough, nged 101, born in Boston, who dicd July 2. The ecldost temale whose death i3 recorded is Marwa- ret Delaney, agea 98, born in Irelund, who died Dec. 2. In rezard to birtbpluce, 172 were born in the United States und 184 inforeism countries, Of thuse of foreign birth, 189 were born in Ire- land. 7 in England, 5 in_Germuny,3euchin France, Holland, nnd Nova Scotin, 2 In Scotlund, and 1 each in Switzerland und Newfoundland. — ——— A Bold Hizhwayman. A Rome dispatch to the London Tdegraph of Feb. 7 sayd: * Af impudent attempt at highway Tobbery, In the style of the last century, was mude lust Thursday, near Gignue, a small town in the South of Frunce. An Individual, arm: with 2 double-barreled gun, tool up a position on the bigh rond, sad audacicusly levied toll on all vebicles that passed him. HIS lucrative em- ployment succceded forsome time, uatii three carringes drove up together, The worthy fol- Jower of Dick Turpin, nothing daunted by tho number of travelers, iftecn in all, demanded a blackmail of 40 francs. The money was thrown outto kim, but the driver of.ore of the car- ringes, ulive to the absurdity of fl(!ecndpenylle being overnwed by one rufliun, jumped from bis box, ciosed with the robber, a man of her- culean strength, and finally, with some kelp, overpowered bim. He was securely bound, hand and foot, and conveyed to the police office at Gignac.” ———— How a Lawsait Was Won. A Galveston man met a. friend from the country on the street. « How do you come on?” exclaimed the former. *Wheao I last heard of you you had 1 lawsuit on band with Tom Smith about x tine horse. How did that end?” “Iwonit I comp]etexg got away with Tom. You see the Justice-Was the most honest man in the world, so I wrote bim a note usking him to accept the Inclosed %5 bill."” “1 should think the Judge would have ruled against you for trying to bribe him,"™ “+So he would It I had not been careful to slgn Tom Smith's name instead of my own.” 3 CRIMINAL NEWS. A Nerth Carofina Dick ‘Turpin Comse mits a Daring Murder and Robbery. He Escapes into a Dense Wood, * Pursued by the Citi- zens. The Jury in the Case of Col. Cash, at Darlington, S. C., Dis- agree. Two Farmers of Lafayette County, Mise sonri, Kill Each Other in a Fight. A Fourth Murderer of Col. Potter Hanged by Vigilantes at Albuguergue, New Mexico. Abe Greenwood, the Keokuk Murderér, W- tenced to Eight Years’ Imprise onment. BMURDERED AND ROBBED. Spectal Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribune. - RALEIGH, C., Feb. 26.—Harry Johnso®, the **Devil of the Road.” this morning com- mitted his most daring deed of hizhway rob- bery and murder, Mr. Calvin Yates, 2 prom- inent and wealthy tarmer, being his vietim. About 10 o’clock this morning Mr. Yates was in a store in the village of Carey, Wake County, and got $25 changed. 'Johnsen was there and saw the money, and at once went up to the farmer and entered into con- versation with him about getting some - work, and succeeded in drawing from the unwary farmer the route he intended taking nome. A few moments afterward Mr. Yates started nome. About 12 v’clock he was found in the road fatally wounded, his skull being crushed In by a blow from o club. Suspicion fixed on John- son, and a party of mounted citizens, twenty in number, started in pursuit of him. He was traced on the road leading to this city, and finally overtaken. lle gave his pursuers a hot ‘chase, and they sent volley after volley at_him, but without bringing him . down. ' Finally-he dashed info. a body of woods, and escaped. The citizens are looking in all directions for him, and if caught he will probably be lynched. His deed was one of the most daring know the scene ot the inurder being within a shor! distance of several residences and in sightof the unfortunate farmer’s house. A LIGHT SENTENCE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. EEOKUE, I, Feb. 26.—Abe Greenwood, the murderer ot Marcellus Lefflers, of which former mention has been made by special telegram, received his sentence in the Dis- trict Court to-day, which gives him eight yearsin the State Penitentiary. This ends the most exciting case before our courts in some time. In pronouncing the judgmentof the Court, Judge Stutsman severely censured. the iury for unwarranted mercy. He said Greenwood wascharged beforethe Court with the highest crime known to the Jaw. The prisoner being a hunchback his condition had excited sympathy, and the jury had al- lowed mercy rather than good iudgment to control their verdict. They fixed a much less penalty than the Court thought Green- wood deserved. Taking a human life for-a slight oifense is becoming too common; jus- tice must be tempered with mercy, but never all merey. It wasa cold-blooded, deliberata murder. At the close of these remarks the prisoner was taken in.charge by the Sheriff. A DOUBLE TRAGEDY. - St. Louts, Mo., Feb. 26.—An accqunt of a double tragedy comes from WWaverly, Lafa- yette County, Mo. It appears that two young farmers, Martin Ross and William Pickett, living near Waverly, had = difficulty, the nature of which is not explainea. Thursday evening they met rear the line dividing their farms, and-after a few angry words Pickett drew a revolver and senta bullet through Ross’ right lung. Several shots were ex- changed, when finally Pickett fell, pierced throuzh the heart, and died .instantly. Toss has a wound in his thigh as well as in the lung, and cannot recover. Both were highly-respectable youngmen. Pickett leaves a wife, )mvintfi been married only six months, and Ross is the eldest sonf a widowed wother. v SENTENCED TO BE HANGED. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridunc. Bostox, AMass., Feb. 26.—Stearns Kendall Abbott was to-day sentenced to be hanged April 22, He murdered a young married woman named Maria Crue at Graton in Jan- uary of last year. He was convicted ubount a month ago, and exceptions by his counsel were yesterday overruled by the full bench. The évidend® was overwhelmingly aguninst him, but before receiving sentence to-day he nad the effrontery to say to Judge Lord: “I have been convicted of murdering a woman that I never knew; that I never set my eyes on in my life. By mau I am condemned, but . it is a consolation for me to know that God who heareth and seeth me now shall hold e guiltless.” & — COULD NOT AGREE. DARLINGTOX, S. C., Feb. 26.—In the trial of Col. Cash, for killing Col. Shannon in-a duel last summer, the defense offered no evi- dence. Defendant’s counsel! argued - that custom, public opinion, and the example of eminent and honorable men in South Caro- lina had always sancuoned the duel. Judge Presley to-day, in charging the jury, sald according to law the offense with which the prisoner is charged was murder and nothing else. The jury could not agree, and the ° Judge ordered ‘mistrial. It is said the jury ffu"d eight for acquittal and four for convic- on. 5 FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. % Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Cri~ToN, Ill., Feb. 26.—A good deal of ex- citement prevails here over the sudden dis~ appearance of Mr. John Herne, a prominent farmer of Wapella Township. The last seen of him he attended a public sale near this city, since which time he has not been heard from, Itvas known that he had a fine gold watel and a considerable amount of money on his, person when last seen. It [s feared that he has met with foul play. Iiis team was found hitehed to a telegraph pole. TIHE INSANITY ,DODGE. Crsciyyarth, 0., Feb. 26.—The jury in the caseof Edward L. Payton, n dissolute fel- low, who coldly murdered Ella Stickney, shooting her in broad daylight. in this city, about two years ago, this evening brought In a verdict of ** Not guilty, on the ground of insanity.” Several of the, jury since said they supposed the effect of ‘such u verdict wollld be to send Payton to an insane "asy-. 1um for life. NEW MEXICO MURDERS. DESVER, Colo., Feb. 26.—The Tribune’s Santa Fé special says: Juan Garela was Kkilled by another Mexican during & row. Abram and Messias Baca, the murderers of Editor Conklin, were arrested in Ysteta, Tex. They will probably be lynclied before arriving at Socorro, where the muzder was committed. AN UNFORTUNATE PEDESTRIAN. CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 26.—At a quarter be- fore 12 to-nizht, on Eighth street and Eg- gleston avenue, Richard Hurley, In 2 fight with Mike Murphy, shot at bim several times, 2nd woumled him in_the arm, but with one shot which missed Murphy killed John Sulheon, who happened to be golng home on Eighth street. HANGED BY VIGILANTES. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Feb. 26.—Faustine Guittero, implicated in the murder-of Col Potter, brought in last night by the Sheriff's posse, was taken from jail by the Vigilantes and hanged, making four persons who have been put to death without trial Zor the crime,