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A. "suiit'i Tastor. .Service every Ktcond and fo-irlh Sunday at 11 m lo k a ip.., d 7 ::50 ,,. m. Sunday sihool mi Sab! with inondu. lVayer meeting every . Wednesday ni-dit ' BAPTIST Rev. ' W. F. Walso,,, Pastor. Serviees every si c n 1 S-m lay Siindaj-school every -Sabbatli m .niiii" " r()l'NT OFFH'EKS SUPERIOR" C'OriiT AND l'ROIIATE JUIKJE D. A. McDmdd. REOISTER OF DEEDS -J. B. Col v. SOLICITOR Frank McNeill. SHERIFF W. M. lHark. TREASURER J. A. Worthy. SURVEYOR- Martin P.lu. COUNTY SU! X. OF PI HEIC IN STRUCTION M. MeO. Shi, I Is. vr.iv ir. it m. rcimi oi. WARDEN - L. W'. Muse. .TAIL0R-W. W. llumsi;cker. COUNTY ATT'Y-r W". J; Ad , . COMHSSlONERS J. D. Mclvcr xChairmau; 3I. .J. Bhie, C. W.Shaw. SCHOOL BOARD' M. M. Fry, D. P. Shields, N. H. Dunlap. SUPERIOR COURT :kd Moid.iv 'in Apiil; 2nd Monday: in Auut ; " 1th Monday Jnl)ctolrr. W. J. ADAMS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, i CARTHAGE, li. G. Piompt attention td the securing aud collection-of . claims, ami to alPh a! business. - " J. D. McIvei J. c. Bi.vck Carthage, N C. MelVKlt & HLACK, AttornejRainl Counseloiviit ' I . 1 i w. : 1 " f - '.. . Practice in Moore and adjoining t o in tics. ! Special attention Hvi.n "t,. 0 . collection of Claims;" Charles A. IVlcIMeill. ; Attoniey ani Coiuisolor at Law, CARTHAGE, N. C. Claimscollectcd and returns prom Trade. - r . ' BARNES'S HOTEL, JONESBORO, N. C. 31rs. Barnes desires to inform the public that she is prepared to furnish the Transient traveling public with good board and Iodizing. With a large and commodious building she is also wen prepared for irmancnt Boarders st dents. Uth ma'e and female, and othejnit nid offers at her table, tie very best tha 'he market affords. " God toimsanl polite attention always guaranteed, i POLICE IN THE ORIENT. MEN WHO WATCH EVIL -DOERS IN CHINA AND JAPAN. Jolm Cliinaman'a Fancifol Uniform in Treaty I'orta Iolicemen In Nai ivc Cities .Japan's Police. Mr. Thomas Stevens writes as follows about the policemen of the Far East: Almost as picturesque as the Sikh, but, fully t we've in hes shorter, is the munic ipal ( hi new policemen. At Hong Kong an 1 all the ( hinese treaty ports, the ikh a::d English policemen are supplemented by a force of joIicc recruited by the En glish police authorities from the native Chinese population. The uniform of tht se e!fstial peace preservers is almost theatrical in its brilliancy, and quite fan ciful enough for the burlesque stage. Regarding him from the bottom upward-out of deference to the topsy turvy way of doing things in China we find- his lower extiemctica encased in sky blue .leggings to the knees. Loose white knic'set ho kcrs and a neatly fitting blouse of lh; same material, together with a pipe clayid belt with a brass buckle, irn- pait something like shapeliness to John Chinaman's otherwise unathlctic figure. Put tin; crowning plory of the uniform is tin- headdress.. This is a white helmet, ncmbling in shape an invcrled bowl. The whiteness of the helmet is relieved w'.tli'blu;? patent leather bordering, and, a -iid.' f'oMi this and its extraordinary i-hape, it i e'lTectually ledecmed from the commotiplace by a ted tassel of horse 1 1 .-1 i r and the lion and unicorn of England prominently displayed in biass. Without th'-sc nslecming ornaments the helmet of the Aicrlo-Chinese policeman would look ond -i fully like an inverted white por celain bow l clapped ou his head They aif said to make very good policemen, but fail to' strike terror into the hearts of Celestial evildoers as does the Sikh. The great usefulness of this native branch of cosmopolite pole e force of the East is n fer.eting cut Chinese dens of iniquity. On the well known principle of setting a thief to catch a thief, the Chinese police man naturally knows more of the dark ways a"; id ain tricks of his slippery com patriots than iinybjdy else. He is said to be ktener than a ferret in sniffing out illicit opium joints and the various abominations of the Chinese slums. This is altogi ther a different person f:om the Chinese policeman proper, as se n in the native cities. These are far ic-s rorp ous individuals to look upon, 'and are an inferior .set of fellows gener a'ly. Although punished with Chinese seterity when detected, the native police a:e the cnruptct of thecoirupt. Th?y are up to ail sorts of heathen tricks to divide booty with criminals instead of apprehending them. While in Canton I snv one of these delinquent policemen stretched out on the Iloorof the Criminal Court and Hogged aero s his bare thighs witii a bauib 10 rod until the licsh was beaten into a pulp. His -crime wa? that of inducing a woman to murder her hii'd.iaiid, m that he and she might share hi- money between them. After the w retched woman had killed her husband the polict mr.n murdered her, and, tak ing the whole of the plunder, tried' to co er up the crime by sett'ng fire to the house. As capital ' punishment.-, cannot be inliictcd in ( hint until the culprit (o ilesses, no matter what his crime, the iu st horrib'..' tortures, of which beating ti c llerh to a pulp with a bamboo is one i f the mildest forms, are employed to extort" confes.ion. Such a! rocities as the above arc not un common among the Chinese' police of the Jare'C't'et. Rribc taking and general a'l-rouml corruption prevail. They have a desperate and cnterpri" i.ig Eet of criminals to deal with, and their fore is altogether too ineflicicnt to cope with them on tons ientious terms, even did they want to do so. Asja protector of pr.-vty from midnight mirauders, the Celesi'aL polH-cman cuts a ridiculous figure. At r.'i;ular inter, als through the II i 1 lit he goes o er his beat pounding on a noisy gong. What better arrangement could a burglar ask for than "to have a gon,' 1 eaten to notify him of a police man's aiq ro, t h. The di-linguishing feature of a Chi nese polh-cmaii's dress is a short jacket a lorned with two big white disks,one in front and one behind. These are "bulls' eves" of w hite oil-cloth about a foot in diameter, and form the ground-work of two or three w ritten characters denoting the yamcn to which the wearer owes al leiance. These bull's-eye" impart to the Celestial, policeman a most comical and grotesque appearance.; One can see this big round patch of white shining in the dim distance when the ficure of the wivHcr is indist inguishable. A straw.bowl shaped ha', wi la a c.imsou horse-hair tad s'ragvjing fri the crow incompletes the unilorm thai distinguishes him from the" ordinary- civilian. The Japs a:e as much ahead of the Mi iHM'in the matter of ; jolicemcn as they are i i adopting all sorts of Western impiovciecnts. As ;4 matter of fact, the Jap::noe poliei-system is as complete a phceof ma.hiiHry as anything of the k:nd in- c t nee. When ; the Japanese t 'o eminent entend upon its present policy ..f I'uio; 'ini,itig the country.and beg.ui lo invent gite the machinery of f.m g; (;etuni nts with !a view to se l c' ing the best of every thing as models oi i their own guidance, they concluded that o the various joi:ce organisations that of Fiance was the most perfect. And sow Idle they modeled their new dejaitute in tilings judiciary after the tourts of England, . and the r public s. h.ool sj, s; m alter the school system of the I nit d States, they adopted the Ficr.ch polite system as the most efficient of any. In traveling through Japan, however, one cannot help thinking that o active a police is a rather superfluous luxuiy among Mich a harmless nd sim ple pi ople as the Japs. j The Jap poheeni n i; almost a dupli cate ef the 1'ivnch geud.mne as recards an.i and u:iifo.-in. iie is quite as vii lint a:id omniprevenf. tooj No sooner d cs the foreign traveler halt at the a hv.1 of a.i interior town than the most trim, ,uick itte 1 an I polite policeman you ever kiw pnsents himself with a 1 mile and .1 salute to examine vour pass ort. He has a h ippy tact about him that is altogether wanting in the Anglo-' Savon pol ice otficer; he never asks yoa bluntly for your passport, and after he is gone you fetd as if you have just parted company with a jerfect gentleman. Portrait? of 1 iocoln and. Jefferson have been put in the East Room of tht "hite House. HEALTH HINTS. 1. Be regular in your habits. 2. If possible go to bed at the same hour eTery night. 3. Rise in the morning soon after jou awake. 4. A sponge bath of cold or tepid wa ter should be followed by friction with towel or hand. 5. Eat plain food. 6. Begin your morning meal- with fruit. 7. Don't go to work immediately af ter eating. . Be moderate in the use of liquids at all seas ms. 9. It is safer to filter and boil drinking water. 10. Exercise in the open air whenever the weather permits. 11. In malarious districts do your walking in the middle of the day.' 12. Keep the feet comfortable and well protected. 13. Wear woolen clothing the year round. 11. See that your sleeping room and living rooms are well ventilated,and that sewer gas does not enter them. 15. Brush your teeth at least twice a day, night and morning. lti.Don't worry. It interferes with the hcalth'ul action of the stomach. 17.. You must have interesting occupa tion in vigorous old age. Continue to keep the brain active. Rest means msL Jlerali of Hvilth The Christmas Tree. O, the Christ mas tree fco bright and green, awaits O 1 d San t a Clans. And the chim ney p!a- e all swept and clean gapes wide its ponderous jaws. The little stockings are all hung up, and baby's just makes four Won t Old Santa Claus be ..urprised hen he finds there is no more. There's an elegant place up in the tree to hang Johnny's eun, nn-1 a place for May and one for Ka e to leave their dolls upon. But for little baby blue eyts a lower branch he must choose, where she may reach and find the place he's hung her first new shoes. Turn down the light a little, now, so Old Santa Claus can see. And baby and all must go to bed and be as good as coo I can be, and to morrow morn get np early .after a long night's sleep, a n d come softly down to the Xmas tree and see Who will get th3 first peep. To lay. The drink called "toddy"' is the juice extracted from the cocoanut palm, and is collected in earth ware pots called ''chatties," into which the sap runs dur ing the night from an incision made in the spathe. In the morning the ' 'toddy drawer," connecting hi3 two feet by a piece of rope, swarms up the trunk of the tree with which he intends com mencing operations, and, having reached the lofty summit, he empties the con tents of the chatty into a vessel attached to his wai.it. In order to sive himself the fatigue of descending each tree and ascending the next in succession, he passes from one to another by means of two ropes, on one of which his bare feet rest, while with his h inds he holds on to the other. These ropes, in course of time become untrustworthy from expo sure to weather, and have to be oc casionally chauged. But too often the unfortunate ropg -'walker, grown circles? by long immunity from accident, neg lects to renew his perilous bridge, and the snapping of cither rope ca ns his death. Were the lower r pe to break there might st 11 be hope of clinging to the other, and so working his way along; but should the upper one break, obvious ly there-is little chance of saving himse'f, even though the other remains sound. From this comes the proverb: 'f the supporting rope breaks one's mainstay is Kone." All the Tear Iiounl. The ranama Canal. The Tanama Canal, or rather "The In teroceanique," will be. when co.ii leted about fifty-five miles long, says a Tm-c -Democrat correspondent. So far about eighteen miles have been dredged out on the Chagrcs, and a portion of the moun tain at ( ulebra has been bla.dc 1 out. This is all the work of contractor -, ncf of the French. The American Dredging Company have done their work n ib'y while the French dredges have lain idle and rusted along Ihe shores of the Chagres. The chief aim cf a Frent h cm ploye seems to be to drink absinthe, cognac and claret, and wear a c(rk hat and top boots. They are extremely clannish, and view Americans as an in ferior race of animals. A Movable Fortress. Among the stores which were bein shipped at Naples for use in .theexpe pedition against Abyssinia is an iron clad wall, or movable iron clad tower, which has been built at the military steel-factory of Tcrni. This wall may le extended over a length of four hun dred meters, and has three rows of loop-holes. In case of a sudden att.ick the wad may be rolled up into a tower, irside of which a number of troops can find shelter. Two hundred camels are required to carry the wall, which is in reality a movable fortress. Lo iJon Clipped Ills Feather?. A big bootblack was being looked up to by the gang around the p sto "Ce be. cause he had had the cholera morbus nine times this season, when a small boy elbowed his way into the crowd and a d : " I h ! you go on ! I was stung by seven bumble bees, fell off the house, run four slivers into my feet and was locked up twice by t e police. Cholera morbus '. Why, the doctor has prescribed for our baby to have it every day to take the Lend out of hii bow legs. Detroit Free Prtt. An Ultimatum. Father (trying to read the paper) 'W hat was that awful racket in the hall just now r" Mother "One of the children fell down the stairs." Father (iiascibly) " We'l, vo 1 tell those children that if thev cannot fall down stairs t,uittly they won't be al lowed to fall down" them at aVX Kive of the leading Iodise of the Cfur d' Alcne tribe came into Spokane the other day and lwught a new im proved threshing machine to use on their reservation. The Indians of this trile are among the most peaceable ia the country, and they are all good farmers, using the latest invention in labor-iar. ing machinery. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. The News of the North, East, South and West, Reduced to F&cU A laterestiBt Budget far r Baar Reader. The 280 cab-drivers and stablemen in New York have struck. The Presbyterian Conference at Louis ville, Kv., has ended without definite re sult. The new Methodist Church at Ander son. S. C. will be ready for dedication in February. Work is now leingdone on the Caro lina and Cumberland Gap Railroad at the Aiken end of the line. The steamer A. T. Henry sunk at (Jillupsies Imr. 90 miles north of Chatta nooga, Tenn. All the passengers escap ed. Capt.'J. N. Swell, of Lancaster S. C, on a quarter of an acre of land this year made one hum! red bushels of sweet po tatoes. The steel Cruiser Chicago has been sub jected to the contract trial for horse-power on Long Island Sound and her per formance exceeded all expectations. In Marion County. Ala, Thos. J. Ban nister and Robert W. Terrell, witnesses against moonshiners, have been waylay ed and murdered. At Farnklin Va., fire destroyed Pret low & Co's warehouse containing 7,000 bags of peanuts and three carloads of coal. Loss about $30,000. At Milwaukee, Wis., tire destroyed the storehouse of J. C. Iverson. manufactur er of picture frames and dealer in art goods. Loss about $123,000. A thief broke into the railroad office at Mauldin Station S. C, on the Green ville and Laurens Road, and stole the contents of the cash drawer. $43. Congressman Dargan has ordered a competitive examination to fill a vacancy at West Point, to be held at Florence, S. C, on February 18. The establishment of Mr. T. P. Horger at Jamison, S. C. which embraced a saw mill, a ginningoutfit and a gristmill, was destroyed by fire ajfew days ago. Mr. B. F. Walsh, of Hampton County, S. C made 130 gallons of syrup from the sugarcane grown on one-fourth of an acre ..T !ani. Mr. W. Holmes Hardin, Jr., of Ches ter, S. C, has gathered from thirteen acres in cotton 20 1-2 bales, averaging 430 pounds. At Bristol, Tenn., five business houses, occupied by grocers and restaurants, composing the "King block," were burned. Loss $7,000; insurance light. At West Chester, Pa, an explosion of an eighty horse boiler in the Edison Elec tric Companys works caused the death of five persons and injur3r of three others. In Henry- County, Ala, two sons of Bradley Johnson, a respectable citizen and ex-sheriff, age! 18 and 20, got drunk and murdered their older brother, who was asleep. The house of George Bauerli, aged 61 and his wife, aged 38,1 of Hamburg, Eric Cninty X. Y., was burned, and the couple were too infirm to make their es cape. Mr. Philip Jaques, of Round O, Colle ton County S. C, was found dead by the roadside the other day with his pipe in his mouth. It is supposed that he died from heart disease. Some theif recently broke into the house of George Epps, an industrious col ored citizen of Union, S. C, and stole all of his savings, which amounted to $i)3. Harriet Taylor, a colored woman, of Marion County S. C, left her infant in her house where a large fire was burning and went over to a neighlior's house. When she returned the child was burned to death. Mr. Willis Grubbs, of Fair Play, in Oconee County, S. C, made on one acre 2,437 jH)?mds of seed cotton. When ginned there were 988 pounds of lint two bales, each weighing 494 pounds. At Tilton, Georgia, a boiler at Win chester's saw mill exploded while all hands were around the furnace door warming themselves. Five men were instantly killed, andalnvy was seriously injured. A new Baptist church is being organ ized in Greenville S. C, to be lccited just one mile fron the Courthouse, at the fork of Buncombe and Rutherford streets The church is the outgrowth of mission prayer-meetings that have been conduct ed in that locality for some months. Mr. Robert Mixon, while working at a saw mill near Walterlwro S. C.', a few days ago. fell on the revolving saw and was most fearfully lacerated. It is not expected that he. can recover. The Senate committee on education unanimously ordered a favorable report onithe Blair educational bill. It will le reported as it passed the Senate in the last Congress. Killed by a Fall. At Rock Hill S. C, the dead body of J. J. Piquard. a butcher was found in the lottom of the ice house of Mr. V. B. McFaddrn. An inquest was held over his ImmIv. and the jury rendered a verdict of accidental death. The leef market, which adjoins the ice house, was locktd. and the keys were found in Mr. Piquards fiocket, together with a pistol and some money. The deceased leaves a w ife and two children, who were to a great ex tent, lcjendcnt upon him for supjort. A Mtirderons Assaail. J. L- Smith, a farmer who lives in Berkley County. S. C, was attacked while nn his way home from the city at a jxint near SimpjonvilIe. A negro, who bad akcd pnuivdon to ride, assaulted him from ltehind with a stick, severely bruising his head. He shouted for help and thereby f rightenrd the tram of mule, which ran away. Tht negro then dis apeared into the woods. Robbery is MippOM.il to have been the incentive. ASSAULTING AN OLD LADY. CalareJ BT Wbo Tfce Bratal Wark af a Waiir4 la 11 eal 9 A bold and brutal ault i 1 ovftwir in the morning upon Ml H lilt B vV" T xi Kitcnn Miller, an "old woman living at No 5 Stone court. Charleston by James r, t 1 nMI IwoV 1 1 IULL "s If AT'llnr h.ltl alOUt as. premises, na. ..-. --- . 1 which she naa saveu, s-t , that Gadsden wanted to get the money. He was in the habit of sleepmg or. a pallet in Mrs. Miller's room. Mrs. Mil ler was awakened by some one w ho was -rouping around her bed in the dark. She seized hold of the person and was instantly struck on the head, just almye the eve, with a hatchet. She screamed, and Miss Hattie Vandivcr came to tier assistance. Upon turning up the light she found James Gadsden in the room and rapiKil for the olice. J'oliccmcn Wcstendorf and Cook responded and arrested Gandsden, but unfortunately thev allowed him to go up stairs to put on 'his clothes. Private Cook accom panied him. but Gadsden, watched his opportunity and jum-ed out of a second -storv window ami ran off. A warrant has been taken out for Gadsden and he will be arrested if it is possible to find him. CItH Service Examination Appointed to be Held in Various Sontern Citie?. Civil service examinations for depart ments service at Washing ton will be held at Southern jioints during January and February as follows: Richmond, Wednesday. January 4; Ral eigh, Friday, January 3v Lynchburg, Va., Monday, January 9; Martinsburg, W. Va., Tuesday, January 12; Hagers town, Md., Saturday, January 14; Bal timore, Tuesday, January 17: Wilming ton, N. C, Thursday. February 2: Charleston, Saturday. Fetaiary 4; Sa vannah, Tuesday, February 7; Macon, Thursday, February 9, Columbia, S. ('.. Saturday, February 11 : Charlotte. N. C, Tuesday. February 14; Jacksonville, Fla, Wednesday. February 13; Moblie, Ala.. Saturday, February 18; Blank applica tions and certificates of vouchers, which will be furnished by the commission up on application, must be filled with the commission at least six days before the dates of examination. BLOODY TIMES IN SALISBURY. Two Tragedies Among the Colored People An Old IHnn Shot by n liny, nud n Boy Slain by Ilia Companion. The people of Salisbury N. C, have two fatal shooting affairs to talk about, both victims being colored, and the shots having been fired by colored boys. The first affray occurred, at the home of an old colored man named Martin Bell, who lived near Salisbury. Bell saw a negro boy prowling around his premises and ordered him to leave. The boy did leave, but before doing so. raised a shot gun, took aim at him and fired. The load took effect in Bell's bowels, inflict ing a fatal wound. Bell is a respected colored man. Af four oclock in the afternoon, a ten year old son of Jack Mowery, stole an air gun from the premises of his father, near Main street, and went w ith it to the house of Reuben Hodgins, near by. Other boys were playing there, and one of them found a. cartridge, which was placed in the gun. Milas Kelly, a boy ten years old, then picked tip the gun, and taking delilierate aim at Mowery, fired. The bullet struck Mowery just over the right eye and crashed into Ids head, penetrating Ihe brain. Mowery fell dead. Modern "Champions.' In ancient days the whole of Chris en dom was content with seven champions, but in mode;n times champ ons of one sort or another Jiave been counted by the hundred. For so;ne yesrs we have got accustomed to rowing, boxing, running and cricketing champions; and we have allowed exponents of billiards, lawn tennis and many other pastimes to claim the title. Just at present, how ever, there are more champ'ons still in the field. A "shaving champion" chal lenges all comers, and on Monday two more championship competitions came off. The "quoits" champion played a match against time, and was assisted in his chivalrous attempt by the "champion quoit cleaner;" and in another part of London the "champion j bottle-carrier" also won a match against time. Fore limit must be put to the supply of cham pions or it will consiaerably exceed the demand. SL James' QazclU. A Pearl Cross Worth $.",0,000. Single pearls have been found on this coast valued at $7,300 and $:,300, but the most curious pearl discovery that has been made, either here or elsewhere, was made on this coast a few years ago, when the now famous "Crude Austral is," 01 Southern Cross pearl, was revealel, writes a West Australia correspondent ol the San Francisco Chronicle. This is a perfectly natural cross of nine pearls, all in one pie e. The finder of this unprecedented gem was, as aften happens, unaware of its value, and sold it for $100. The pur chaser considered himself fortunate when he wa Offered $2,000 by foui gentlemen in Perth. They sent the cu riosity to England and had it mounted and exhibited in the recert Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London, vl"9 j attracted a great deal of notice and wi offered for sale at the advanced price of 150.000. 1 A Care ml Diagnosis. Noted Physician 'Wo. I was not out long. I only made two calls." Wife "Where d d you go?" "first, I went to see our esteemed German townsman, Mr. Schnaufoot, the millionaire sausage manufacturer. He has symptoms of hay fever an I mav re quire a long course of treatment." "Who was the other patient T' "Old fchnofuf, the bttle Dutch grocer." "Anything serious? "No: nothing but a cold in the head." Omaha World. CJood Beaton Tor IHsmisxa! Ilusbmd-" Where is L'abcUe" dear t ' mj Wi.'e -I discharged htr this morn- 10 terH"AnJth5nS cry tcriou the mat- W-"Well, I should sav there wis Sbe rutFidoto bed night without doing up his tad in curl papers. W hit df ,r,iatmt do you call that for a pug Tit I -Pita. 01 There arc eiguty-nine totion nuIU en. !oyie nearly 73.000 hana :a India. WORK OF CONGRESS. The Business of the Senate and House BilU I.tradace al who Intr4ee4 Thr-Afn-B.Lar Each dan Wark. ' Iec u) House The committee on rules was announced this morning as follows: , ,, The Speaker and Messrs. Randall, Mill. Reed and Cannon. Mr Dibble, of South Carolina, offered aksdution referring to committee on appropriations the reports of the Court nf Claims on the French sindiation claims with instructions to reiort all lu the general deficiency bill which have Inn. dec ided favorably. The resolution was adopted. Yeas 103, nays S4 A numWr of resolutions amenda torv to House rules were offered and re ferred and at two o'clock the House ad journed until to-morrow. J ... ......1. n f-l-Mll Senate 31 r. uiair m;wv and unanimous report front the commit tee on education and labor, on the edu cational bill. Mr. Palmer introduced a bill to pro vide for the suppression of contagious diseases of cattle and to facilitate the exportation of live sttek. Mr. Sherman moved the reference of the President's message to the finance committee. . Mr. Pugh introduced a resolution de claring to revise and reduce, the internal tariff taxes to the expenses of the gov ernment. Mr. Pugh held the floor for two hours and a half, and when he closed the reso lution was laid on the table. v At four o'clock, the Senate, on motion of Mr. Cockrell, went into secret session, aud ten minutes later adjourned until to-morrow. p,.(. 20. Senate The Senate to-day received a large numlcr of petitions in favor of the Blair educational bill. Senator Davis reorted the lulls to grant pensions of $2,000 to the widows of Gen. John A. Logan and Frank P. Blair. On motion of Senator Edmunds his postal telegraph bill was referred to the postoflice committee. On motion of Senatoi .umb a reso lution was adopted calling upon the secretary of the interior to rcjK as to the expediency of the removal of the Chippewa Indians from Kaii.-as o the Indian Territory . Mr. Faulkner introduced a resolution to pay to Daniel B. Lucus the expenses incurred by him in contesting for a seat in the Senate. Referred. Senator Blair took the floor but yield ed to a motion by Senator Edmunds to go into secret session. This was done at 2:15 and continued for tweuty-iive min utes. A number of reports from the committee on post office and post roads, on nominations of minor . importance were made and the nomination of Snell J. Spalding to be postmaster at Indianola, Iowa, was confirmed. About fifty other postmasters were confirmed but the names will not be announced until after the holiday recess unless by sjRcial reso lution. At 2:40 p. in. the senate ad journed. House. Mr. Brumm, of Pennsylva nia, otfered a resolution requesting the President to urge the treasury depait ment officials to enforce the law restrict ing the importation of foreign labor under contract. It was referred to the labor committee. On motion of Mr. Mills, the House at 2:15 p. in. adjourned. Dec. 21. Senate -In the Senate to day, Mr. Sherman reported the bill to restrict ownership of lands in the terri tories by foreiners. .Mr. Yoorhecs introduces the McGar rahan claim, which has been tending for twenty years. The resolution providing for a com mittee of five Senators to investigate the matter of the five civilized tribes of In dians and their claims to c itizenship was adopted The resolution to direct reduction of letter jiostage, was referred to the Post oflice committee. The bill to fix th' salary of the Com missioner of Fish ami Fisheries at $5, 000, was passed. Mr. Beck replied at length in deft ..: j of the financial policy of the administra tion, and was severely chastised by the Republican Senators. Mr. Dolph took the floor to argue that large appropriations for internal improve ments were the proper means of re ducing the surplus. At 2 o'clock the Blair educational bill cam; up, but was laid aside to let Mr. Dolph continue his remarks." Mr. Vest followed in defense of the administration, and his remarks called forth further speeches by Plumb, Teller and others criticising the President. Mr. Butler expressed contempt for the disgusting spectacle! which " the Senate was presenting for the affectation and hypocrisy exhibited to-day. There was not a Senator who did not know that all that was said about the Senate remaining in session was absolute bosh and by-jKH-risy; it was the idlest, flimsiest, shal lowest hypocrisy he had ever witnessed. Mr. Plumb resented the .position of public censor assumed by the Senator from South Carolina. Tlie T'resielent has nominatel Jno B. Hull f Virginia, to third Lie-ut. in the revenue service ; James M. Moors.of Maryland, to 1m- a third Lieut, in the revenue service. A Cntom House Koiilery. A $50,000 robliery of valuable silk has been unearthed in the United States appraiser's stores in New York implicating seve ral c lerks in the dejiartment of cUZ toms in a clever forgery. It seems that numerous petty thefts have I .wen going on in the department for some time, and sjieeijil age-nts have n-en cn the scent for Mime time. The valuable imported silks, the thefts of which was discovered, were irri ported from Paris by a large house early in the week. When a me ml r of the firm inquircl if the gcKxls haul t n xamine.1. it was found that the certifi cates of the appraisers of geods had U rn forged, and the go-uls cartel away on the str ngtb of the forged certificates One icrk b.iH iwi-n arnr.tnl aud other-, who arc implicated, will U. bioght iri later. There was c onsider;d!e ixeitel ment among the attaches of the office ove r the exposure. A Keitturkj Vendetta. The feud Irtwetn the Adams and Caswell factions broke out again in Hoc k Cattle County. Kv., when, after church services. Frank Adams was killed .by one of ihe CaswelU Kbi then Frank' Halon. Junes Lunsfonli ! James Townscnd. Tom. Jackson ami two others, names not known, hare !en killed, while many others have liccn wounded anl several houses have leen burned. ) TheFatoof the Victim Of K An Alabama FniihT), who Offered llrrir ?" I orriblc murder ZS x iiui 1 one Sclma, doctor niet ttrul i-. . . l IK, 1 " great influence over tin- U 1... c 1 n 41c n-wi 111.11 in- naq 1 t, " "" i .lews. He a rraiv ,..! r at the house of two outskirts of the city, a sacrifice was necc I. r ;l II, -VT, It!.. irv v ers saaitl she was win,,,., , 'bfo as a saennce, and hti.i r r T ri table. Jordon tin n iii.n T"' " ami struck Her several b.,Wi. and stab! hm I her a tiuinU r, t ing her Instantly. 'm,kl The body was then ,, ,,. . tne street iy two other !Uiat woman witnessed the ni! .;.. , -1 ' ' '"i ma mi . Police Officer Payne struggle, succeeded Jordan, and with the ; cr officers, cenvt-yed hi rr - . ... on. l wo uegio men w at the feast have also i , , The negroes are gn-.tti the murder, and tin n lynching, but the p-.U, ,. guard at the city prison. ;trr. ""1 n, 'H 5t4 :;ivr uni they will le able to pK vmt olencc. Chief of Police R dan is unquestionably ( i.,v' ant .1 dcrcr has a brother living in s't. 1 r- John P. Jackson cont r JnM to I cw "i oil; (,tr an illusir 1 1 -1 .irt:t Yakutsk, the most nor'heru l '-w Sibeiian Capital. We t nm-'i-v fs article' a str kin.' illustration of a belle, drawn by the ceh-br iiui ait de Grimm. Youthful Ti'iiieritv Piiiii.het Jimmie, I'm yoin ttr ti J The 4 edd Home Life in Cliina- I 'in yyj.Ii i i:.. The Ineeiieli n Cs I The gin house aiiI e.-i;'-ing to al)out fiftee n bi iK-twc-en two and three tie of planting e-ottori s ed. Mr. K. M. WelU. were t grounel at Cheraw, S. t am Mints to alnuit 5.5ii'. x Th? fire was tindcmltedl tls iiccneliarv. 1:4 .k i The Cotton Supjd: New York. Dee em I )r visible supply of cotton f' 3,011. 1H)7 bales, of which American, against 2,1):;m.T1 417 resjicctivcly last year, all interior towns 150,1?. plantations 217,018. Cp 4G.,:h:j. I . I., i it in OFFEREDUl "ERscd I A Yakut ISelle, km , lie "Hi, jrx "v nag'Vrescnt-s i 7 VL.t52.