The News and Observer. TTiUiE [LAMtESTT GDF MQLlFirffi] ©Ai&JDtLOKF- VOL. XXXIX. NO. 96. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED AIN EGRQ R« >U V I-.lf BY A TRAIN ON 111 fc RUARING RIVER J itEs r tK. THE BODY WAS COLO ASD STIFF It is Believed » hat Me Was Murdered and Placed on Die Track " her* she Body Was Horribly 31 ; ng-ed—A Mob -Still Pursuing Bob Sc le* His Victim Cannot Recover.-- >. shock ing Allair in stokes ( oiti.ty-'-.Y Man and two Boys Family Burne* , WINBTOX, X. <\. Nov. 22.—(Spe cial.) —The passenger train on the Wilkesboro road ran over the body of Frank Parks, colored, aged 25, last evening, near Roaring river. His head was almost severed, one arm cut off and the body horribly mangled. He was lying on the trestle and the train men say his body was cold when they pulled it out from under the engine. They believe he had been foully dealt with and placed on the track by un known parties. The father and broth er of Parks say he was drinking but do not believe he lay down on the track of his own accord. Thomas Helton, father of the girl who was shot by the negro, Hob. Scales, in Rockingham county, is still with the officers hunting the fiend. The girl is not expected to live. Phy sicians are afraid to probe for the ball. A New York sport, named F. T. More head, chartered a special train at Greensboro this week and went to Mt. Airy to kill birds. He paid $123 for the train. A shocking affair occurred a few nights ago in the mountain section of Stokes. Thomas Mabe was running a brandy distillery and when he went to “double” he filled his large still with “singlings” and “l>ackings."causing it to boil over and run down. The liquid took fire as quick as powder and caught in the still. The cap was blown off and the building wa.-. soon filled with flames. The owner was standing near the still, while his two boys lay asleep on the floor. The burning liquid ran over the boys. Father and sons made a rush for the door, but it was fastened. When they got it oj>en all three were burned so badly that all are expected to die. The house and con tents were destroyed. THE mats! I . N CO vFE;» E \ V. Annual Br***i'>n of t *e v orth Carolina a.irts of the committees on Religious Literature and Education. • Stirring addresses were made by Messrs. E. L. Moffitt, M. L. Hurley. Dr. VV. T. Herndon, Prof. .1 .(). Atkinson and others. The conference pledged its sup[>ort to the Christian Sun, published at Ral eigh, and to Elon College. The report of tin Committee on Home Missions is being discussed to-day. Several new churches have been or ganized during the year, and quite, a number of weak churches have been heijied by the Home Mission Board. Slaps will probably be taken at an early day to organize churches at Asheville and other (sfints in western North Carolina. BEFORE «/. IS. SUPREME COURT. Two Unit ies Attorney* Aryue an Im portant Case. WASHINGTON, J). ('., Nov. 22. (Spfecial.)—.Judge Jos. E. Shepherd and Mr. (’. M. Busbee, of Raleigh, were in Washington yesterday to argue the ease of Balt/.er and Tanks before the Supreme Court. Judge Shepherd was presented to the court by Assistant Attorney-General Dickinson. Col. Paul Faison left to-night for Indian Territory via Raleigh. He was accompanied by Mrs. Faison. Mr. VV. S. Davenport., of the Treas ury Department, leaves to-night for Atlanta Exposilion. .Mr. A. C. Shaw, Chief of Division of the Interior Department, who has been on a month’s leave to his home in Rockingham, returned last night to » Washington. Mr, Shaw says lie is more hopeful of Democracy in North Carolina than since the election of ’94. Hon. Harry Skinner returned to-day to Greenville. He has esc tired rooms at the Hbbitt House for the coming ses sion of Congress. SITUATION GROWING SIRIOUB. Turkey Demands that the Armenians Surrender Their Arms. COXSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 22.—The general situation in this country con tinues to inspire the gravest fears. Telegrams received from Marash yes terday, apparently considerably de layed by the Turkish officials, say that the American and other missionaries there are again in the greatest danger In view of the repeated assurances which the United States minister, Ah'. Ylexander VV. Terrell, has received from the Porte on his insisting that they be safely guarded, this has caused much anxiety. Advices received here from Sivas as sert that as soon as the reinforcements of the Turkish troops arrive there, the Turkish officials will notify the Arme nians that they must stirrrender all the arms and ammunition in their pos session. The Armenians object to this, as it places them entirely at the mercy of the Turks. To this the Turks reply that no harm will be done them $o long as thev don’t resist the authorities, and that if they refuse to give up their arms they will he forced to do so. It is asserted that the Turkish officials add ed that if all the arms and ammunition have been surrendered the troops will be ordered to attack the Armenians. Rumors of fresh troubles at Sam soon, a seaport in Asia Minor, on the Black Sea, have reached here. The population of Samsoon is almost en tirely composed of Turks, and the few Armenians there are certain to fare badly if an uprising has occurred. Twenty Villases Burned PARIS, Nov. 22.- A dispatch to the Mattin from Constantinople, pub lished to-day, says that twenty v illages have been burned in the northwestern portion of the district, of Alepho, ami that the inhabitants have been massa cred. The dispatch adds that the Kurds are gathering on the borders of the Euphrates, preparing to march into Syria for the purpose of massaoreing the Christians. BROOKLYN DAY IN ATLANTA. >lanv of Its Distinguished < itizcn* Visit the Exposition, ATLANTA, Gu., Nov. 22. The Brook lyn delegation to the Cotton States and International Exposition, includ ing Mayor Schieren, Mayor-elect VV nrs ter, St. Clair McKelvvay, Murat Hal stead and several score of other dis tinguished citizens from the City of Churches, reached the city at 8 o’clock this morning by special* train. The party is one of the most notable that has yet visited the Exposition, and its members were the recipients of unusual official and social atten tions. To-morrow is Brooklyn Day at the Exposition. Mayor Sir oh on Hi* Way. NEW’ YORK, Nov. 22. Mayor Strong, City Chamberlain McCook, Job E. Hedges and Seth Low, of Columbia Col lege, left for Atlanta this afternoon. The party will reach Atlanta Saturday evening. Manhattan Day will be cele brated at the Exposition on Monday, when five hundred New Yorkers are expected to In- present. St. Louis Commercial Club. ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. 22. The Inter- State Commercial Club, of St. Louis, arrived here this morning, and after a brief rest were escorted to the Expo sition grounds. They assembled at the auditorium at half-past, eleven and were welcomed by Mayor King. Gov ernor E. 0. St ana rd and Mayor Cyrus P. VValbridge responded in behall of the club. The party then went on a tour of sight-seeing through the grounds. C-.SNHJ I'. HI it NAL ' *»f*V > NTION. Number of Supreme Court Judges In creased to Four. COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 22. Tire Con stitutional Convention to-day took up the judiciary article. It was decided to increase the judges of the Supreme Court to four instead of three, and their terms of office are changed to eight years instead of six as at present. An effort was made to have all judges elected by the people instead iff the Legislature, but this was defeated by a vote of 69 to 66. In eases of a tie in the Supreme Court, all the Circuit Court judges are to be culled in to decide the issue, except the one mak ing the original decision. The only changes of importance be sides making the Supreme Court con sist of four judges instead of three, to serve eight years instead of six, was granting the power to the legislature to establish county courts. Notwithstanding the positive refusal of the convention about a month ago to recognize divorces in any manner, shape or form, it took action to-night, which validates in this State divorces granted in other States to a certain ex tent. Senator Tillman introduced an ordi nance providing that, courts should recognize divorces granted heretofore or hereafter in other States, of the Union, provided that the marriage actually took place outside of the St;ite and one of the parties was neither a native of the State nor at the time of the ceremony was a citizen of it. Its passage legitimizes hundreds of children of tin* State. The Bollard Murderer*. RICHMOND, Ya., Nov. 22. Judge Well ford to-day dissolved the writ of habeas corpus in the Lunenburg ease and directed the City Sergeant to de liver the prisoners to the Sheriff of Lu nenburg. As soon as lie did this, the the Court of Appeals enlarged its writ. of error and supercedeas and assumed jurisdiction over the convicts. They w ill lx* kept in Richmond jail until the matter of a new trial is settled. RALEIGH, N. C.. SATURDAY NOV. 23. 189i>. A SEASON OF HALTING THE CHECKTOGENERALTRADE STILL CONTINUES ALMOST EVERYWHERE. BUTTHERE IS NO SIGN OF PANIC The Unreasonably Mild Weather Has Prevented Any Reaction in Business, Especially in the Sonth--Produets Are Lower, t hough Short Receipts Have Sustained the Price of Cotton —Demand for Staples Increases, but Many Factories Are still Idle. NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—R. G. Dun & Co’s. Weekly Review of Trade, which issues to-morrow, will say: Reaction in business there is none. Efforts to explain it, or to attribute it to this or that temporary influence, are all wasted. In every business,'men now perceive the fact that the pur chases in advance of current distribu tion, which were made when prices were booming, involved of necessity a season of halting, when the rise stop ped, and until the actual demand for consumption has been measured. Products are lower, without disturb ance or sign of panic. The cotton market has been assisted all the week by small receipts and remarkable stiff statements of scarcity, and lias gained a sixteenth, though some think short Acceipts were deliberately organized by planters. It begins to lie a decisive fact, that the exports are small, partly because stocks abroad are heavy and partly because the manufacturer abroad does not find a market for the usual quantity of goods. The Britishers are especially embarrassed. In this country the cotton men have fared better than most others, eseu|>~ ing y ii excessive rise and resulting de cline. While some prices w ere marked too high when cotton was above nine cents and arc lower, most goods are held at quoted prices and the mills generally have orders to cover work into next year, but it becoming a ques tion whether retail distribution has kept pace with manufacturers* orders or with sales to retailers. Iron and steel products arc lower, averaging ! per cent, for the week and ~ per cent, for the highest. M'he demand for cheap boots and shoes is a shade better, but many shops are idle or working part time, and buyers generally hold off, a! though considerable reductions are' now offered by manufacturers on men’s special shoes and grain, oil grain, glove and buff polish and polka shoes. Shipments for the month* art* 22.7 per cent, less than last year. Leather is weaker, though only one class is quoted lower, but. prices at Chicago have again declined about 2 per cent., an average relatively lower now than leather or shoes. Failures for the week have been 320 in the United States against 322 last year, and 42 in Canada against U hist year. Bradstreet’s Meekly Kevb u. NEW YORK, Nov. 22. Brad H reef to-morrow will nay: The check to general trade which lots been conspicuous for the past week still continues. Unseasonably mild weather and rains have intensified this feature, which is more conspicuous South, where the decline in the price of cotton and consequent check to shipments are held to be part Iv re sponsible. But the demand for staples increases on the apfiearance of seasonably cold weather, the result being larger or ders for Woolens, shoes, rubbers and hoi iday specialties. Exports of wheat from both coasts of the United States and from Mon treal this week (wheat flour included as wheat) amount to 2,916,000 bushels against 3,325,000 bushels last week, 3,312,000 bushels in the week a year ago ,2,764,000 bushels in the week two y ea rs ago, 3,463,000 bushels three vears ago, and as compared with 4,082,<100 in 1 lie like week in 1891. GOLDEN STREAM FLOWS OUI. Bat Another Issue ol Bond* I* Not Yet Contemplated. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. The news that approximately $3,000,000 in gold would be shipped abroad to-morrow created something of a stir among Treasury officials, although heavy withdrawals had been expected. The near approach of tin* re-assembling of Congress seemed materially to lessen the alarm, which otherwise would have been felt. There is little expecta tion, however, among Treasury offi cials that the coming Congress will enact any financial legislation in con formity with Mr. Cleveland's views or those of Mr. Carlisle, especially as to the retirement of the greenbacks, but it is expected that Congress, by some means, will afford at least temporary relief. At the Treasury Department no pre parations are making for another bond issue, and ii can be stated on authority that none is at present in contempla tion. The true amount of the gold re serve at noon to-day was $82,300,231. The Builder*’ • ninn Strike. NEW YORK, Nov. 22. All efforts to effect a settlement between the House smith's and Bridgemen’s Union and Iron League have been abandoned. Chairman l’urcell, of the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration, left the city to-day for his home in Rochester. At tin* strikers’ headquarters it was announced that the firms involved in the strike had not been able to secure men b> take the place of those who went out on strike on Monday and that there was no indication that they would be able to do so. A FIRE S FATAL WORK FIVE LIVES LOS V YESTERDAY IN A BURNING CHICAGO SKY-SCRAPER. EIGHT PERSONS WERE INJURED Vll the Dead a e I i emeu M ho Mere < m bed v I ailluj: Debris—l wo cf the Ljored Mil! Die—->ome Tbrill* ing Hairbreadth I scape*—Mocking Girls i» a Panic-- < tie Beveu-stnry Exchange Building Whs ompieo lv Gutted—Loss About $373,060 CHICAGO, Nov. 22. Th interior of the exchange building, a cn-story structure at the corner o’ \au lluren and Franklin st reets, was d • wroved by fire to-day, entailing a loss of $375,000 upon the owners and tenants of the building and causing the loss of five lives. 1 he fatal injury of two others and the injury of six other people, all of whom are expected to recover. The dead are: Patrick J. O'Donnell, lieutenant of Engineer Company No. 2; Martin Sherrick, pipeman; John Downs, pipeman; John Prendergast, pipeman. The firemen were crushed by falling debris. Kittie Laiulgraf, who jumped from a fourth-story window, was in jured internally, and died at the coun ty hospital. The injured: Harry Neil, jumped from fourth-story window', internally injured and left arm broken, will die; Nellie Turner, jumped from third storv window, internally injured, will die; Aggie McClain, Olga Kellar, Hat tie Brennan, Edna Ritterl and Mary Pink were overcome by smoke, all of whom will recover; Dan McAlley. driver for Engine Company No. 2, buried beneath debris, will recover. The fire was first discovered in the apartments occupied by Stern & Biers. Thirty girls were at work there, and a panic ensued. Although every effort was made to control the frightened girls, several opened the windows and climbed out on the ledges. One of the first to do this was Nellie Turner. She screamed for help, and some one on the gumtid shouted to her to jump. She. however, went to another window near a tire escape and climbed out*. Those- on On street watched her movements with great anxiety. She grasped the escape and swung herself off from the stone ledge on w hich she had stood, ami hun dreds oil the street below cheered. She commenced to descend. Officer Fla herty was also on the fire-escape be tween the first and second story and when he saw the girl above him In started up to aid her. He was too late. Sin* suddenly lost her balance and fell. Officer Flaherty tried to catch her. but could not reach her. She was pit l,< <| up unconscious. The escape of Olga Kellar is regard ed as marvelous by those who saw her when she appeared at a fourth-story w indow. \\ hen the rooms where she was working began to fill with smoke, sin- ran to one of the windows over looking Van Him n street. She threw up the sash and climbed out on tin ledge. clinging with one hand to the narrow strip of wood on the outside of the sash. She saw a few feet below the ladder on which two firemen stood and she prepared to jump. Wait, don t jump, ’ shouted Captain Hhrmanson, who hart almost reached Hu* window. Great volumes of smoke poured out of the window where the girl stood, aud tit times her form was entirely obscured. ! o the lntdreds of persons w ho were watching her from the streets the seconds seemed like hours. Cheer af ter cheer went uj» after Captain Her manson as he climbed up. He had al most reached the woman vv hen he sud denly stopped. None on the street knew the cause, lie had heard t lu girl scream and as he looked up he saw her reel and release her hold on the window sashing. She had been overcome by the smoke and had fallen. Captain Hermanson braced himself, ttnd its the unconscious form dropped, he seized it with It is right arm. The effort nearly cost him his own life, for he narrowly escaped falling. From hundreds of throats cheers were heard as the brave -captain descended tin ladder w ith his woman burden. By noon the firemen thought the worst of the day’s battle was past. They were mistaken. Shortly before 1 o’clock a large safe on the fifth floor fell to the fourth, carrying it and the third, second and first with it. Five men, members of engine company, No. 2. were working on the ground floor and were buried beneath the mass of brick, stone and timber. All were killed but Daniel McNally. After nearly an hour’s work, the res cuers had opened a passage way through the pile of debris and succeed ed in getting close enough to where the firemen were buried to assure themselves that Lieutenant O’Donnell was alive. He was just- able to talk and it- was with great difficulty that his words could he heard. Men who knew him well, recognized his voice. “Is any one near you?” one of the rescuers shouted. “Yes,” came back, the answer faint ly from O’Donnell. “How many?” “Two.” “Alive or dead*?’ “Dead, I think.” Gradually the Lieutenant’s voice be came weaker and his reply to the ques tion was scarcely audible. The res cuers called to him and asked him how he was injured. No reply. The fire soon broke out again and the rescuers were compelled to aban don their work. O’Donnell’s dead body was recovered at 7 o’clock to-night. There were 41 tenants in the build- j ing. but many of them were agents of Eastern .Manufacturers and their loss will be small. The heaviest losers are: Kuh, Nathan and Fisher, owners of the building, $100,000; I). 11. Arnold Company, clothier supplies $20,000; S. Rosenberg and Company, tailors sup plies $20,000; Stern and Heirs, whole sale clothing SBO,OOO. AN OVATION TO DEBx. Thou-and* Greet Him on his Release From Jail. CHICAGO, Nov. 22. Eugene Debs spoke in Centra! Music Hall to-night to an*audience thal taxed the seating and standing capacity of the hall. Most of the leading labor organizations were represented, and the reception accorded to the leader of the American Railway Union was enthusiastic in the storm. Eight carloads of Debs' friends went down to Woodstock to greet him on his release from jail, and several thousand were at the station w hen the train bearing Debs and his friends arrived at 7 o’clock. The reception given Debs as he step ped from the train bordered on the frantic. Hundreds of men pushed and struggled to get a grasp of his hand, many of them hugged him. and some went to the length of kissing him. Finally he. was tossed upon the shoul ders of four men and followed by a dense throng that never for an instant stopped its shouts. He was escorted to the hall, about one mile distant. The warmth at the depot was re peated when he entered the hall, with tin- exception that the men were un able to get close to him, and contented themselves with cheering and waving their hats. Th** speech delivered by Debs was received with great applause bv his audience. SIIERMiN TALKS BACK. Shvn Hr Dnlv Wrote Die Nakeu . ru*b About Alger. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-“ I wrote only the naked truth in my book, and they cannot weaken it, though thev come by the hundreds,” said Senator Sherman to-day when his attention was called to. Gen. Alger’s letter, tak ing exceptions to the Senator’s re flections upon his conduct- in the Na tional Republican convention of 1688. I wrote only the facts of history in that record. It was,” he continued, **as disagreeable to me to write them as it can possibly be to others to have them published, but. the facts cannot la- altered by objections ou the part of those who feel hurt. I do not. how ever, want to add to what I have al ready said. Gen. Alger wants to keep the matter stirred up he can do so; I have nothing to add to what I have already said.” Mith this Senator Sherman dis missed the interviewers, declining to consider Gen. Alger’s assertions seria tim. Heavy Assignment in ?G«lfi'm**’*. BALTIMORE, Md., Nov 22.--Deter J.. Henry <’., and David E. Winebren ner, trailing as Winebrenner Brothers, oyster packers, at 817 South Wolf street, made an assignment to-day for the benefit of their creditors to ( has. J. Hughes, as trustee. Mr. Hughes is bonded for $160,600, which represents assets amounting to SBO,OOO. The liabilities are not vet known. They will be heavy, but it is doubtful whether they wilfexceed the assets. I he firm is one of the largest pack ing houses of oysters and canned goods in the country and has a busi ness which extends to all sections of the I nited States. Failure to make collections and an unusual depression in their particular line of business caused the failure. The Friday Cabinet Meeting, WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.—The regu lar Friday Cabinet meeting to-day was attended by till of the members except Secretary Morton who has gone west. The President was driven into town from Woodley by Mrs. Cleveland. He has been engrossed by his annual mes sage to Congress for some time and it is believed the matters to be included iu trie reports of the cabinet, officers and the State of the finances formed G.e topics discussed ai the meeting. Ilauk f leHring* tor the Week. NEW 5 ORK, Nov. ”2.-—Total clear ings for the week ending I ridav. No vember 22nd. showing increase or de crease as compared win- the iomcs ponding week of last ycar: $1 1 26 226,- 638; increase, lo.]. Exclusive <•( New York, $.V,)0,8/3,•♦.#s; iwv»c;e, o.i Do minion of Can id.i, $»•>..13.1? I • in crease, 8.5. No Recount v*ill be Allowed. BROOKLYN, N-.v. -Judge ( ul len, of the supreme Cou:t, bunded down his decision to-day denying the application for a writ of .I'andamns made by counsel for Edwards M Grout, Ihe Democratic candidate for mayor of Brook l vn, to compel Mayor Schieren and the board of aldermen and supervisors to recount the mayor alty vote case at the late election. ()i*Adron< Prarie Fire. GUTHRIE, O. T. ,Nov. 22.-A disas trous prarie tire has been raging in the Seminole reservation for three days, sweeping away scores of farms. A ter rific blizzard from the north framed the flames into a fierce torrent, sweep ing everything before it. Horses and cattle are being caught and burned to death, and if the w ind continues, many lives will be lost. PRICE FIVE CEMi. SESSION TO BE LONG DI tIOCRATS THINK CONGRESS WILL LAST FAR INTO THE SUMMER. OF THE S2MTE The Steering C ommttee, a lb tea Hour* Sc.siun Yesterd tv. Discussed t eSituaiieu and Di cid* d toM■ | y. til it ('.:ttlJ be Seen M bat the pufc -1 Scans ami Poim lists Would s*o ThrP General Question «*i Party ’olicy Ma* Abo Considered. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. The fact transpired to-duy that the Democratic steering committee of the Semite held a meeting in this city of three hours’ duration on Wednesday last. The members who were present are very reticent as to what occurred but it is known that a thorough canvass was made of the Democratic situation with a view to deciding upon a line of pol icy in the next session. The question of the organization of the Semite wits discussed at- length. The committee did not reach a final conclusion on this matter, but when it adjourned there was a general under standing that unless future events should make si change desirable, thfe committee will recommend to the Dem ocrats in the Senate to make no move whatever until the Republicans and the Populists shall develop their plans. It appeared from the discussion that the Democratic Senators are divided as to the policy to pursue, some advo cating an active effort to retain Dem ocratic control of the Senate, w hich the others advise a surrender to the Re publicans without a struggle. The steering committee finally con cluded that it would be wisjc to \vajt until it was made plain whether the Republicans would be a unit in their desire to take control and whether the Populists would hold together or sOitle of them would agree to assist the Re publicans. This the committee fhff. the Democrats could afford to do,‘ln view' of the fact that the Senate is » continuing body alid the present 'or ganization holds unsupplailted by tiff* other at the will of the Semite. In case of the absence of the Vice-President it would grow necessary to elect a Pres ident pro tern, but it is believed by the Demoeratie managers that Vice-Pres ident Stevenson's presence can be counted upon. Some of the Demoeratie Senators consider it very doubtful whether the Republicans can get together iqKHj, a plan of organization. At any rate they don’t expect the Republicans to take aggressive steps until after the I'tah Senators shall come in and,,it shall be determined what disposition shall be made of Mr. Dupont’s claims to the vacant scat from Delaware. There are indications that the eonj mittee also considered the general question of party policy with refer ence to legislation which shalj be pro posed by the Republican party, ip, the Senate and House and there are rea sons for believing that the .stepring committee will recommend a deter mined effort all along the line 1 res tore Democratic prestige in the Oudip try. One plan which probably w ill adopted to this end is that of insisting upon a thorough discussion of a,U in structions vvhicl ( i may be presented. Members of the steering committee therefore scout the idea of a short ses sion. THE SCRAMBLE FOIt OFFICE. These re Fioni Two to Seven (Jan* diilaies for Every Place. ’• WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.- vass for tin* principal offices at the dis posal ot the ouse of Representatives which opened in a slow and quiet fash ion this week is becoming more ani mate. as the time approaches for the. Kepuiilican caucus which is announc ed for Saturday of next week. The elective offices of the House arc those of a clerk with a salary of $5,- 000; sergeant at arms $4,500; door keeper $3,500; postmaster $2,500; chap lain S9OO. There are from two seven candidates for each of these places, the highest number be ing* in the race for chaplain. There are only two candi dates for the House clerk ship. They are ex-CongrCSsman Thomas J. Henderson, of Illinois and ex- Congressman Alexander McDowell, of I’ennHylvaniu, it is claimed Mr. Mc- Dowell has the solid support of the New York and Pennsylvania delegn < ions. (apt. I’. H. McKee, of Indiana, secre tary of the Republican CongressionaS Campaign Committee, and Mi. D. Pus sell, of Missouri, are so far tN* nnlv announced candidates for the ..'ire eN sergeant-at-arms. The principal candidates for d*>or keeper arc Mr. Glenn, of New York* and \\ . L. Tipton, of Tennessee. GJcnn has been identified with New York State politics for some years, and the editor of a newspaper at Cleveland, Tenn. Henry Sherwood, so far. Is the only pronounced candidate for the House posimastersliip. lie hails fron? Michigan. Os the seven candidates for chaplai* six are Washington preachers. The one outside in the list is Rev. Mr.. Fisher, of Kansas. The patronage of the House consists, outside of clerk* of committees and clerks of members, of 195 places, the average of the sala ries paid being $1,125. All the place* except those named are filled by ap pointment. ; KNIGHTS OF LABOR—The Knight* of Labor general assembly, now in ses sion in Washington, mis selected Ro chester, N. Y., as the place for holding its next annual meeting.