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DOMESTIC NEWS. 
Washington. 
NOMINATIONS. 
The President sent the following nomina¬ 
tions to tlio Senate May 10: Joseph Belknap, to 
be Supervising Inspector (iein-ntl of Steam 
boats; Max Woodhull, to be Assistant Secretary 
of the Legation at London ; John M. Francis ol 
Now York, to be Minister resident at Greece. 
Consuls J. M. Lucas at St. Johns, Canada; A. 
O. Kuorles,«t Corunn, Spain ; C. it. Dnhlgron, at 
San Dimas, Mexico; Joseph It. Lewis, to bo As¬ 
sociate Justice of the Supremo Court at Now 
Mexico. May 17. Robert II. Mllroy, to bo 
United States Marshal for Wyoming Territory; 
Edwin S. Stanton, soil of the late Edwin M. 
Stanton, to bo Secretary of the Territory of the 
District of Columbia. 
PRESIDENT FREDERICK. DOUGLAS. 
May 15.- The now Territorial Govormnunt of 
Columbia was organised to-day. Fred. Douglas 
was elected Presidont ol the upper branch <d 
the Legislature. 
the AUTHORIZED $54,000,000 BANK CIRCULATION. 
May 15. The amendment to the National Bank 
act of last July authorized an Increase of bank 
circu lilt foil to t Ik: amount ol HUy-foiir millions, 
and provided that for one year none should go 
to those States which had asm-plus. Only about 
twenty-live millions lias been applied for, and 
of this only fifteen issued. The year Is now 
nearly up, and to-day Secretary Boutwell was 
applied to for authority In start a new bank In 
Boston. Alter consultation with the Comptrol¬ 
ler, lie decided to refuse it, and said he would 
hold the balance of the ilfty-foUr millions until 
tlie South and West were able to take It up. Ho 
thought the Middle and Eastern States had all 
they needed. 
A NTI-WOM A N Bit MU t AOJ NTH. 
May 17. Mrs. Sherman, wife of Celt, Sherman, 
Mrs. Datjlgron, Mrs. Catharine 15. Hecehor, and 
other ladies of prominence, are industriously 
engaged, through the proper agencies, in pro¬ 
curing signatures to a petition to Congress, 
protesting against an extension of soil rage In 
women. In furtherance ol I licit'object n month¬ 
ly paper, called Tito True Woman, Is published 
at Baltimore under their auspices. 
TAIIII V' MATTERS. 
The Treasury Doparlmonl has decided that 
hidc-cuMings, without the hair, are subject to 
ten per cent, duly instead ol twenty per cent., 
as heretofore assessed. The Depart meet also 
decides that after the 1st of July next merchan¬ 
dise arriving at ports on the Canadian frontier 
and intended for transportation to other ports, 
without entry at the port of (list arrival, must 
bo placed In care, duly looked with the lock of 
the American Seal-Lock Company, In place of 
the load seals lioreto Coro used. Itnilroad com¬ 
panies desiring to transport merchandise as be¬ 
fore mentioned, will ho required to provide 
themselves with locks for thul purpose. 
SAI.AIIIF.H. 
The Iasi Congress passed a law providing for 
the payment of salaries or officers of the Gov¬ 
ernment during 18(17 that, could not take tho 
oath, and the Treasury Department now desires 
It to bo known that they are prepared to pay ail 
such bills. 
Tlie Treaty of Washington. 
ABHTRACT OF ITS ntoVISIONS. 
Tite Treaty of Washington, the result of the 
labors of the High Joint Commission of the 
United Stales and British Governments is pub¬ 
lished. Wo cannot give space to It in detail, but 
present the following abstracts: 
Article 1 expresses tho regret of tlie British 
Government. Tor the escape of the Alabama and 
other veasols from British ports, and for the 
depredations commuted by liiciu, mid agrees 
that tho claims growing out of tho Act* of said 
veasols shall be referred to a Tribunal of Arbi¬ 
tration, omnposod of live arbitrators, to be ap¬ 
pointed as follows:—One shall be tin mod by the 
Presidont of tho United States; ouo by Queen 
Victoria; one by the King of Italy; one by the 
President of tho Swiss Confederation or by the 
Emperor of Brazil. 
Article 2 provides that the Arbitrators shall 
moot at. Geneva. Switzerland, and uarofully ex¬ 
amine and decide all questions laid before them 
by the British and United Hiatus Governments; 
nml all these questions shall bo decided by a 
majority of (lie Arbitrators. 
Article 3 provides that the written or printed 
case of each ol the two parties, accompanied by 
the documents, the official correspondence, and 
other evidence on which each relies,ahull he de¬ 
livered in duplicate to each of the Arbitrators, 
and to tho agent, of tho other party ns soon us 
may be after the organization of tho Tribunal, 
but within a period not exceeding six months 
front the date of theexchange of the rntilioiUlon 
of the Treaty. 
Article i provides for the manner and time of 
delivering counter caws by each Government. 
Article 6 provides tor tho delivery ol argu¬ 
ments In the case. 
Art loin tl provides that the Arbitrators shall 
bo governed by thd following three rules to he 
taken as applicable I" the ease, and by such 
principles of International law not inconsistent 
therewith as the Arbitrators shall determine to 
have boon applicable to the case. 
BULKS.—A neutral Govcntmeni Is bound — 
Firxt: To use duo dlllgonco to prevent the lil¬ 
ting out, arming or equipping, within its juris¬ 
diction, of any vessel which It has reasonable 
ground to believe is Intended to cruise or lo 
carry on war against a Power with which It is 
at, peace, and also to use like dlllgonco to pre¬ 
vent the departure front its Jurisdiction of any 
vessel intended to cruise or carry on war as 
above, such vessel having been specially adapt¬ 
ed, In whole or in part, within such Jurisdiction 
to warlike use. Sccondlii: Not to permit or sur¬ 
fer either belligerent In make use of its ports 
or wat ers as t he base nf naval operations against 
the other, or for I he purpose of the renewal or 
augmentation ol military supplies or arms, or 
the recruitment of men. ThlrtUm To exorcise 
duo diligence ip its own ports and waters, and 
ns to all persons within its Jurisdiction, to pre¬ 
vent. any violation of the foregoing obligations 
and duties. 
Concerning the foregoing rules, this article 
contains tho following: 
“Her Britannic Majesty lias commanded her 
11 igh Commissioners and Plenipotentiaries to do- 
elaro Ibnt Her Majesty's Government cannot ns- 
sent to the foregoing rules, as a statement of 
principles of International law which were in 
forcoat i ho t ime when the Claim mentioned in 
Article I tiros-, but tlmt. Her Britannic Majesty’s 
Government, in order to evince its desire of 
strengthening the ft Jendly relation* between the 
two count tie-, and of making satfafiictory pro¬ 
vision fm tin future, agree- that, in deciding 
the questions between ttii) two countries arising 
out of these claims, the Arbitrators should as 
sumo that Her Majesty's Government bad tiit- 
de,‘taken lo art upon the principles set forth in 
these rules, and the high contracting parties 
agree to observe these rules between themselves 
in future, and to bringthem to the knowledgeof 
other Maritime Powers, and to invite them to 
accede to them." 
Article 7 provides that the decision of the Ar¬ 
bitrators shall be delivered within three months 
from tho close of the argument <m both sides, 
and speediest hat the gross sum awarded nsdnni- 
nges shall be paid in coin, within twelvemonths 
a tier the date of the award. 
Articles 8 and 0 provide for defraying the ex¬ 
penses and for a report of the proceedings of the 
Arbitrators. 
Article lb provides that if tho Board of Arbl- 
I rators decides I hat damages arc flue the United 
Slates, and falls to specify the sum, a Board of 
Assessors shall bo created, one member to bo 
nmued by the United States, otic by Great Brit¬ 
ain, and out' by tho representative nr tho King 
ol Daly at Washington- This Board is to bo or¬ 
ganized In Washington, and hold sittings there, 
or at New York, or Boston, and hoar each Indi¬ 
vidual claim and decide upon it, a majority de¬ 
ciding. Their awards are to be (Inal, and Great 
Britain is to pay tbo damages willdn t welve 
months from date of written decision. 
Article II embraces a Joint agreement to re¬ 
gard the decision of Mm Boards of Arbitrators 
and Assessors a Until and irrevocable settlement 
of all claims considered. 
Article 12 provides that nil claims on the part, 
of curpornt ion-, companies and individuals- eiii- 
zcnsfil Mm United States upon Great Britain, 
growing out of nets committed between April 
13,1851. and April 9, 1885, (excluding tbo claims 
growing out ol Mm nets commuted by vessels,) 
and tlm counter claims of British subjects 
against the United States because of acts com¬ 
mitted during the same period, now tiUOOtMcd, 
shall be referred to three Commissioners, one to 
be appointed by the President, one by Queen 
Victoria, rind a third by tlm President and Queen 
conjointly, wlm are loliieet In Washington al an 
early period after appointment, and shall sub¬ 
scribe to a ho) cm n declaration to carefully ex¬ 
amine and equitably decide those claims. 
Article 13 details the manner in which the 
commission slinll do Its work, and contains a 
Joint agreement to regard tbo decisions of the 
Commissioners sis thial. 
Article 14 provkliw Mini every claim shall lie 
presented the Commission within six months 
from the dale of its lino meet lug ; ami that 
every claim shuIl bo decided upon within two 
years of the first meeting. 
Article 1ft provides that the awards of the 
Commission shall be paid by either government 
within twelve men Mis after decision. 
Article 15 provides l'or keeping a record of tho 
transactions of the Commission, and that the 
whole expenses of the Commission, Including 
contingent expenses, shall ho paid by a rata¬ 
ble deduction on tlm amount of the sums 
awarded by tho Commissioners. Provided al¬ 
ways. That such deduction shall not exceed the 
rntoof live per cent on tho sums so awarded. 
Artiole 17 provides that the awards of the 
Commission shall bo cousldurod a full, perfect 
and Mini I sett lemon i of all such claims, and thulr 
further consideration shall bo barred. 
Article 18 provides that, lit addition to the llb- 
eity secured to tbc United States fishermen by 
the Convention between the United States and 
Great Britain, signed at Loudon on tlm 80th day 
of October, ISIS, of taking, curing, and drying 
llslt on certain coasts of the British North- 
A in erica a Colonies, therein donned, the Inhab¬ 
itants or tho United States shall have In com¬ 
mon with the subjects of Her BritannicMajesty 
the liberty, for the term of yours mentioned in 
Art icle 33 nf tills Treaty, to take fish of every 
kind, except shell fish, on tho sen coasts and 
shores mid in tfir- bays, harbors and creeks of 
the Provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia and Now 
Brunswick, and Mm colony of Prince Edward's 
Island, and of the several Islands thereunto ad¬ 
jacent, without being restricted to any distance 
from the shore, with permission to land upon 
the said coasts, mid shores, and islands, and also 
upon the Magdalln Islands, lor the purpose of 
drying their nets and curing their fish, /Vo- 
Ufdrrf, Thai, lit so doing they do lint, interfere 
with the rights of private property, or with the 
British llshoitncn In tho peaceable use of any 
part, of the said coasts In their occupancy for 
tbo mine purpose. It Is understood that tho 
above mentioned liberty applies solely to tho 
sen fishery, mid that tho salmon and shad llshor- 
ies, and all other fisheries in rivers and tbo mouth 
ot rivers, are hereby reserved exclusively for 
British fishermen. 
Artlolo 11) provides that all British subjects 
shall have, In common with the citizens of tho 
United States, tho liberty, for the term of years 
mentioned in Arliclo33of lids treaty, to take 
fish of every kind, except shell llslt, on tho east¬ 
ern sen const, and shores of the United Klnles 
north of the I Kith parallel of north latitude, and 
On the shores of the several Islands I hereunto 
adjacent, mid In tho bays, harbors And creeks of 
the said son coasts mid shores of the United 
.stat e „ ami of the said islands without being re¬ 
stricted to any distance from the shore, with 
permission to land upon tho said coasts ot the 
United States, and of tho Islands aforesaid, for 
tho purpose of drying their nets undent tug their 
llsh. Added there is tlm sumo provision pro¬ 
tecting tlic fishermen qf tbo United States in 
terms as is contained In the preceding nrllole. 
Article20 agrees that the placos designated by 
the Commissioners appointed under the first 
article of the treaty between the United States 
mid Great Britain, concluded at Washington on 
tbc 6th of January, Uk>4, upon the coasts of Her 
Brit an life Majesty’s dominions and of the United 
States ns places reserved from the common 
right of drilling under that, (rooty, shall be re¬ 
garded as in like manner reserved from lh<> com¬ 
mon right of drilling under the preceding articles. 
Article 21 flgroca that for the term of yearn 
mentioned in Article 33 of this Treaty. Ilsli oil 
and llsh of all kinds “except llslt of the Inland 
lakes mid of the rivers falling Into them, and 
except llsh preserved in oil,” being Mm produce 
of the fisheries of the Uni fed Stales or of the 
Dominion of Canada, or of Prince Edward’s 
Island, ahull bo admitted into each country re¬ 
spectively free of duty. 
Article 22 provides for the appointment of a 
Commission to determine what sum of money 
tho United Stnti-* hIiuII pay for the concession of 
the fishery prlvllogesof the British Government 
in Articles 19 and 21. 
Article 23 specifies bow tho Commission shall 
be appointed and where It shall meet. 
Articles 24 and 26 specify details ns to its or¬ 
ganization and conduct. 
Article 25 provides tlmt. the navigation ot the 
River Ht, Lawrence, asoonding and descending 
from the 45th parallel of north latitude, where 
|i ceases to form the boundary between the two 
countries, from, to, and Into the sea, slinll for¬ 
ever remain free mid open for the purpose of 
commerco to tho citizens of the United States, 
subject to any laws and regulations of Great 
Britain or of the Dominion of Canada not in- 
ooiisiNtent with such privilege of free naviga¬ 
tion. The navigation of the rivers Vuean, Por¬ 
cupine, and Stlkiue, nscemllug and descending 
from, to, and into the si si, simll forever remain 
free and open for tho purpose of commerce to 
tho citizens of the United States, subject to any 
laws mid regulations of either country within 
Its own territory not liioouxlsteut with such 
privilege of free navigation. 
Article 27. The Government, of her Britannic. 
Majesty engages to urge upon tho OOVornmeut 
of tho Dominion of Canada, to secure to the 
citizens of the United States (be use of the Wel¬ 
land, si. Lawrence, mid other Canals In tho Do¬ 
minion. on terms of equality with the fubabi- 
tnnisol the Dominion, and tho Government of 
tlm United State:- engages Mint, the subJoelM of 
Her Britannic Majesty shall enjoy I he use of the 
Hi. Clair Flats Canal on tormuof equality with 
Mm iuhnbllmita of the Dominion, and fur¬ 
ther cugagt h lo urge upon the State Govern¬ 
ment, to secure to Mm subjects of Her Britannic 
Majesty the use ol I he several State canals con¬ 
nected with the navigation of the lakes or rivers 
traversed by or contiguous to tlm boundary line 
between the poaseMons of the high contracting 
parlies mi tertnsoi i quality with the itilnitiitniil.fi 
of the United Stales. 
Article28. The navigation of Lake Michigan 
shall, also, for the term of years mentioned In 
Article03 of this Treaty, he free and open, for 
tho purposes of commerce, to tlm subjects of 
Her Britannic Majesty, subject to any laws and 
regulations of tho United Hiatus, or of tho States 
bordering thereon, not inoonslHtent with such 
privilege of free navigation. 
Article 29 agrees that, for ten years, goods, 
wares and merchandise arriving In United States 
ports to bo designated by the President of the 
United States, destined for Canada, may be 
transported through tho United States without 
payment of duties.; and also goods designed for 
export from these ports; also that goods of the 
United Stales may lie transported through Cana¬ 
da on tho same terms. 
Article 3ll provides for t he free passage of Brit¬ 
ish goods in British vessels, and of American 
goods In American vessels, on the waters of tlio 
res) mi -t i ve Go vert) men ts. 
Article 31. The British Government engages to 
urge upon the Parliament of tho Dominion of 
Uanada and the Legislature of New Brunswick 
that no export or other dut y shall tie levied on 
lumber or timber of any kind cut on tlmt por¬ 
tion of the American territory in the Btnte of 
Maine watered by the ltlvor Ht. John and its 
tributaries, and boated down that rlvor to the 
sea. When the same Is shipped to the United 
States from the Province of New Brunswick, 
and In ease any Hitch export or other duty con¬ 
tinues *o bo lovled after the expiration of one 
year from Mm date of Urn exchange of the ratifi¬ 
cations of this Trea ty, it I* agreed that the Gov¬ 
ernment of the United States may suspend the 
right of carrying bbreinbofore granted under 
Art ieh' No.atl of this Treaty tor such period as 
auch export.or other duty tuny he levied. 
Article 32 provides that Now found land may 
bo Included in the provisions of this Treaty, or 
may not. ns its Legislature, or the British Par* 
1 lament or tho Congress of the United States 
may elect. 
Artlulo38 provides that tbo provisions <>1' this 
Treaty (if assent is given by the British Parlia¬ 
ment, the Canadian Parliament, tho Legislature 
of Prince Edward's Island and the Congress of 
the United States,) shall continue In force leu 
years, or until two years arter either of tlio con¬ 
tracting parties has given notice of wish to ter¬ 
minate the same. 
The balance of tho Treaty provides for the 
settlement of the Northern line of boundary 
between tlio United States and British Posses¬ 
sions, referring It to the Emperor of Germany 
for final decision. 
Now York. 
Bishop Riley of Springfield, Mass., confirmed 
over 1,H00 children in Ht. Peter's Church, Barclay 
street. New York city, Sunday, May 14. 
Pout Cn entK it, May 14.—Frederick M. Plait, 
Postmaster at Port Chester, was killed yester¬ 
day by being thrown from a carriage ttt Nor¬ 
walk, Ct. 
On a single small Island in the Genesee ltlvor, 
60,000 fish were found dead tho other day, killed 
by Mm chemical poisons contributed by tho 
paper mills. 
IUILOFF, THE MDRPF.RBK. 
A tiew chapter in tho history of RulolT, Mm 
Binghamton murderer, tins come to light. It 
seems that- about fifteen years ngo be lookup 
Ins abode In Red Creek, Wayne County, where 
he passed hy the name of Bonrdmnn, professing 
to tic n German artist nml linguist. Spunking 
German nml oilier languages Utmnlly, his man¬ 
ners and accomplishtiionts gave lum an entree 
to tho best society. Ho painted the portniit of 
Mr. William 0. Wood, a prominent citizen of 
tlio place,in a croditablo manner. Mr, Wood 
hns the painting still in his possession. While 
Imre, ltuloff wooed and won the piece pi n.-ss of 
the Bed Creek Seminary, and the wedding day 
was fixed. A day or so before the coremotiy, 
however. Itulofl’s wife and child appeared ou 
the scene, and their Identity being fully estab¬ 
lished, tho wedding did not conic off. The lady 
who came near being made a victim of this 
noted Criminal, Is now the wlfo of a leading 
merchant of Oswego. Ruloff, after his ex¬ 
posure, Immediately left. Red Crook, and it was 
hut a short. Mine thereafter that his wife and 
child so mysteriously disappeared. 
Tlio Poughkeepsie Eagle, May 13, tolls tho fol¬ 
lowing st/u-y of tli© marring© of one of tho rich 
Astor family - On Thursday u Ron do lit. livery 
keeper was ordered to furnish a carriago to con¬ 
vey a clergyman nt Port Ewen and tho family of 
8. W. Cornell of Eddyvlllc to tho residence of a 
Mr. Dynehnrt, near Rhiimlmck. When t he cler¬ 
gyman arrived ho was Informed that ho was re¬ 
quested to marry Mr. Henry Astor—tlio son of 
Wm. B. Astor—lo Miss Liivlnla Dynehnrt, daugh¬ 
ter of tho gentleman mentioned. Tho ceremony 
was soon concluded, and the bride and groom 
wore driven to the elegant residenne of the lat¬ 
ter, near Barry town, adjoining that of Ids fath¬ 
er. The family fit Mr. Astor endeavored to pre¬ 
vent the ceremony, his brother William arriving 
Just too late to enter Ills protect. Miss Djqiohart 
la described aa of fine personal appearance; her 
father works a small farm on shares, and is hon¬ 
est and industrious, but poor. As Mr. Henry 
Astor possesses no Independent fortune of his 
own, ho has hud only his own inclination to con¬ 
sult in choosing Ids wife. 
Jin I no. 
Hock t.ANt>, May 17.- A boat containing Cap¬ 
tain Riley Brown, Ids brother and two children, 
capsized in crossing from South Thomaston to 
Bhccp Island, on Monday, and Captain Brown 
was drowned. The brother swam ashore With 
the two children. 
J( nN„iiell it Ne 11«. 
A green hand in the milk business,who bought 
out a dealer in Springfield, found ho did not 
have milk enough to go around to all the old 
circle of customers, and applied to the seller for 
relief, who gave him the following recipe for 
making milk, nHsut-iug him that, with tills ho 
would be “ all right: ” —“ Take three tablespoon- 
fids of molasses, one and a ball teaspoonfuls of 
salerat us, and tlirco quarts of milk, to twenty- 
two quarts of water; add three pints of tills 
mixture to each twelve quart can of milk." 
While four High School children were taking 
a sail at. t 'Idcopee, May 12, Mm boat parted, and 
Mi roc of them, Arad Hail thwart h, Kido Hunter 
nml Minnie Wldtc, were drowned. 
Coil licet tell t. 
Hartford, May 15.—Marshall Jewell was in¬ 
augurated Governor of Connect iout to-day. The 
weather was line, and the military display Im- 
poMiig. Gov. Ulaflin and glair of Ma-gacIniseMs, 
(j'OV. Perham and staff of Maine, and Gov. Fair- 
child of Wisconsin, rode in the procession, es¬ 
corted hy a body of moilnted Connecticut offi¬ 
cers commanded hy Gen. Hawley. 
The Legislature assembled at 2:30 o’clock. Gov. 
Jewell took tlio oath ol office and read his inaug¬ 
ural message. 
Ohio. 
Rphi NO field, May 10. Rev. Chandler Rob¬ 
bins, mi old and respected resident of this city, 
and proprietor nf tlio Grocnwny Boarding 
School, died yesterday. 
Co LUM ill's, May 15.-Prince do Lynarof Prus¬ 
sia, was married today to Miss Mary Parsons of 
thfsclty. lushop Mellvninooutdated. 
John (1 reiver of New Mexico, uutliorof the 
famous ” Log Cabin Hons" of 15-10, died of paral¬ 
ysis in Toledo mi Hat iirday, May 13. 
Coi.kmuun, May 17. Adams Express office, nt 
the depot ill this city, was entered by burglars 
Ibis morning, bet\\cell two and three o’clock. 
Two men who slept, in ihoollioo wore drugged, 
mid the two safes woro opened. Between $40,- 
000 and $50,000 in current funds were taken. 
There is no clue as yet to Mm thieves. 
Michigan. 
Wm. M. Fenton, ex-Licutennnt-Govornor, 
died in Flint, on Saturday, May 13. Ho was 
Colonel of the Eighth Michigan Regiment dur¬ 
ing the Rebellion. 
Indiana. 
Looanspoht, May 10.—The corner stone of 
the Smithson College in this city, whs laid yes¬ 
terday. It Is being eroded by the Universal- 
lsts, and is to be the largest and finest college in 
the West. 
Illinois. 
Springfield, May lft.—Tho national Lincoln 
monument, nt Oak Ridge Cemetery, is to be 
completed about the 1st of July. The Monu¬ 
ment. Association lias decided to celebrate the 
occasion with appropriate services. The remains 
of tho martyr President, are to be transmitted 
lo the now vault In the base of the monument. 
It Is probable that the President a ml Vice-Presi¬ 
dent of the United States, tho beads of depart¬ 
ments, the Supremo Court, Senator* mid Repre¬ 
sentatives in Congress, the Governor and mem¬ 
bers of the Illinois Legislature!, and other distin¬ 
guished persons will participate in the cere¬ 
monies. 
A decision has Just been rendered in the Su¬ 
perior Court, Chicago, which shows that women 
have rights, even under existing laws. Mrs. 
Mary Meson sued the Farmers'and Merchants' 
Insurance Company of Illinois, for payment, of 
nu insurance policy of $2,005 upon her stock of 
millinery, with furniture and fixtures, which 
were destroyed by fire at No. 58 Lake street. 
Tho defence set up was tlmt legally a wife's 
property belongs to her husband, but. It was 
shown tlmt in this case tlio wlfo had acquired 
the property by her own earning, and thus, by 
tbc married woman's act of 1861, was entitled to 
its separate ownership. The complainant was 
therefore justly awarded a verdict of $1,975.74 
as damages. 
■ own. 
A company has been organized at Fort Madi¬ 
son, for tbo purpose of building a suspension 
bridge over the Mississippi at that point; capi¬ 
tal stock, $1,200,000. 
At Osage, there wasn llttlo girl two years of 
age, whoso ears mo perfectly sealed up, the ex¬ 
ternal cm - seeming to b<- doubled forward. An 
effort lo remove tho deformity by a surgical 
operation failed, as no openings were found, the 
oars being closed up perfectly, not even admit¬ 
ting a tine probe. Thu child bears sonic, proba¬ 
bly from the tact that ilio Internal car is per¬ 
fect, and strong vibrations are transmitted 
through the mouth. 
WImcoiisIu. 
Several sportsmeu from Boston were out 
hunting near Oshkosh, the other day, nnd com¬ 
ing upon a drove of muskrats, commenced 
shooting thorn, ihinking they were rabbit*. 
Finally, getting hungry, they built a fire and 
roasted and oat some ol t heir game, which they 
pronounced first-class. 
Recently, during a violent, wind, a curious 
freak occurred nt Genova Lake. Myriads of 
little animals catnc upon the lake shore at. the 
outlet, about the foot of tho lake, crawling, In 
bodies massed together, around and into the 
houses nearest the shore, and the outside of 
nine of the buildings being covered with them. 
Thwysoeiotd to become species of Isopodaus ani¬ 
mals, mid soon " curled up nml died." Their ad- 
vent was decidedly phenomenal, no such thing 
having ever been seen Micro before. 
IfllnncNotii, 
Lake Popin is infested with a marine mon¬ 
ster, between the size of an elephant and a 
rhinoceros, which moves through tho water with 
great rapidity. 
Special Indian Agent L. W. Thomas lias re¬ 
turned to Washington from Minnesota, whore 
ho has Just paid $124,000 to the Winnebago In¬ 
dian*. now citizens of the United States, that be¬ 
ing the final payment of the nmoutil. due them 
by the Government, as their proportionate shnro 
of the funds hold in trust for them by tho LTnitcd 
States. 
Nebraska. 
Mat 1ft.—James Jamison, alias McBoath, was 
hanged by a mob nt Helena, Nebraska. Ho wns 
arrested near Omaha last, week for tho murder 
of Henry Locke, a German wood cutter, living 
in Cedar county, in October last,and was brought 
to Helena for trial. There was no doubt ns to 
bis identity, nor of fii* guilt, and quite a Crowd 
gathered at Helena to meet him. He confessed 
the murder, which wns a cold blooded one, nml 
three other murdprsor which he was accused, ho 
having escaped from Jail hereon n similar charge 
:i day or two before the. murder In Nebraska was 
committed. Ho objected to being hanged, be¬ 
cause be was unprepared to die, but not beenuso 
of Ills innocence. He wns nt once strung up, 
tail, tlio rope broke, and 11 is stated he cooly 
smoked lit* pipe while t hey were getting the rope 
ready again. The prisoner's real name is John 
McBcnlh. He was 30 years old, nnd was born in 
New York. He went to Kentucky, where ho 
served in the Union army, and cnino to Dakota 
in the Twenty-second infantry. He had n sister 
at Bowling Green, Ky., nnd to her be bequeathed 
tils house and four nercs of land. Ho confessed 
to killing a man In Kentucky before leaving, but 
said it was accidental. 
California. 
Du. Trask, tho principal medical witness for 
Mrs. Fair mi hor trial for the murder of Col. 
Crittenden, sued her for $2,100, for medical ser¬ 
vices. He sent officers with an attachment to 
ttie Bank of California, but nil her funds had 
Just been drawn out on n check payable to tier 
mother. 
.San Francisco, May 1ft. Dr. George Elder- 
mullcr, n prominent physician or this city, died 
last evening from Injuries received by being 
thrown from a carriage two weeks since. 
Kentucky. 
Owensboro, May lft. A farmer named Cain, 
while passing through an adjoining farm owned 
by lino Summers, wns shot at and slightly wound¬ 
ed by Hummers. The latter's wife Joined In tho 
ntmok, nnd fired throe times, wounding Cain 
twice. Cain then seized an nx, ami nearly spilt 
Hum mem's head open. Mrs. Summers was also 
hit on tlio head with the ax, nnd shot In the head 
and breast with her husband’s pistol, which Cain 
seized. The two arc dying. Cain was shot in 
the head. Cain fired nt Mrs. Summer* lust spring. 
Each Imd forbidden tlio other to pass through 
Ills farm. 
A party of men nnd women went to tho house 
of a woman living in Clay County, recent¬ 
ly, and entered tho door by force, dragged her 
from her lied, took her to a tree near by, and 
hanged her until slm was dead. It Is not Btnicd 
of what she is accused. 
Jllftsoii rl. 
f?T. Louis, May IT.—Mrs. Williams, wlfo of 
Charles Williams, soap-boiler, was burned to 
death yesterday, under tho folDvlng circum¬ 
stance* :—Naphtha was introduced into a boiling 
kettle, and tho flames caught tho dress of Mrs. 
Williams, who was standing near the kettle. 
Samuel Smith, J. C. Wjllinins, and another man 
attempted n rescue, hut sho died from her in¬ 
juries, and they were severely burned. 
jtllMsInKlppl. 
Memphis, May 17.- Last Friday night a masked 
parly, numbering about forty, entered tho 
town of Pontotoc, Tor tlio purpose of driving off 
Colonel Flournoy, editor of a Radical paper, 
who had been warned to leave. On entering the 
town, they woro met by a party of citizens, who 
asked thorn their Intentions, and were answered 
hy a volley, which tho citizens returned. One of 
tho maskers fell from his horse, and tho others 
(led. Ou picking up the wounded man, bo was 
found to ho a young man named DDUnrd, resid¬ 
ing near tlioro. Ho persistently refused to de¬ 
clare the names of the others, and soon after 
died. The next morning :i number of persons 
were found to bavo left the county, while 
several horses with trappings, which had evi¬ 
dently belonged to tho masked party, were found 
near Pontotoc. 
Georgia. 
There is n sylvan curiosity in Georgia. Two 
pine trees five feet apart at the base, como 
together tliirteeu feet above, Mien separate, until 
again twenty foot above, forming a single top. 
North Carolina. 
A rather serious joke wns recently played 
upon the Legislature. One of the membersdled 
and it was resolved to convey the remains homo 
at the expense or the State; and when they In¬ 
quired into tho matter, it was found ho resided 
in Vermont. 
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FOREIGN NEWS. 
England. 
A proposition for the dlsesabllsbment of th° 
Church of England was rejected in the House of 
Commons recently hy a majority of 286. Mr. 
Disraeli spoke strongly against tbo proposition, 
expressing the belle! that if the question of cits- 
establishment should bo submitted ton vote of 
the people, they would decide against it. Mr. 
Gladstone expressed similar views. 
London, May 12.—Hit John Frederick William 
Herschd, only son of tho great astronomer, and 
himself an astronomer of world-wide repute, 
died this morn tag, at tho ago of 73. 
London. May 15.—In tho House of Lords, 
Ear) Huwoll gave notice of Ills intention to 
move an address to the Queen against sanction¬ 
ing tlie ratification of the Alabama Treaty, in 
case the arbitrators arc bound by rules or con¬ 
ditions other than the law of imiJonsnnd Eng¬ 
lish municipal laws existing during the chil 
war In tho United States, when he alleged depre¬ 
dations upon Amerlcnu commerce were com¬ 
mitted. 
Boulton and Park, Implicated In tho London 
woman personating affair last summer, have 
been acquitted. 
It iiMNla. 
Russia is preparing for a campaign ngalcsl 
Khiva, Turkestan. 
A iiMtrla. 
The Austrian Itolchsl rath hns rejected a MU 
granting to tho Diets of the various provinces 
of the Empire tlio right of initiative in legisia, 
tion. 
Canada. 
Toronto, May lft. —Tho Government press 
hero give a rather oquivocal support to tlio 
Treaty of Washington, while tho opposition pa- 
