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"ANoTHER LAW QuEsTIoN.-Can the United States
Bank of Pennsy vana according the late decision oil
Judge Mckinley, in the United States Circuit Court for
Alabama legally any debts due to it on contracts
loans made by itself agents out OF the State OF
Pennsylvania II it cannot recover the large sums Its
agents here and elsewhere out Of Pennsylvania have
loaned at usnrious interest, will not its stock he likely
to fall more than per cent In TACT, can
the bank agents legally dispose OF its stock be-
yond the bounds Of its sovereign jurisdiction,
Pennsylvania il would lie well for buyers to look to
this question - Boston Morning Post
If State Bank of Pennsylvania cannot
illegally recover any debts due to it, out of the
State" how could the Commonwealth Bank
of Boston illegally recover verdict in
Louisville, Kentucky, against r. nj. Johnson
the Vice President, Mr.. Halves, Member Of
Congress, and partizan printer, for three or
four thousand dollars on contracts or loans
made by itself2
1t is poor rule that won't work both ways.
We believe the defence of usury is only set
up by knaves and we should be sorry TO sec
any honest man countenance it..
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Another practice much in vogue among nice
young gentlemen, is TO wear cloaks or the capes Of
cloaks just long enough TO cover the elbows, iogive
to the individual an appearance very like spread
umbrella with the handle downwards This also
gives these personages an opportunity TO exhbltheir
canes and finger rings, without exposing their deli
cate frames to the chilly air.
But there is another beauty evidently derived from
the Indian Jugglers, the Northwestern Indians
This is profuse body Of long hair depending along
either side Of the face. We commend these civil
LIKED sayages TO the study ofthe Mandan fashions Of
hair dressing as explained by Catlin. They would
much time now spent at The toilet were they to
profit by the example of their prototypes, and learn
the medicine" of sticking their hair together ac
cording to the latest and most approved Mandan
fashion.-or in other words to "gum IT,"
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Administration, denounced by The official organ IL
self as disorganiziHg and probationary" il appears
TO US not very far oreproach Representative with
not having fifty yoers in his district who approve
OF his course" on measure which he has aerer
changedAis opinion, and Of which there is not par
ticle Of evidence except the assertion one Of Mr.
Smiths most active supporters" that anyof his con-
stuents have changed theirs But be this as itmay,
as Mr. Smith was elected The opinions he entertain
ed al he time arOr Of banks and against Sabtred
stry il is rather inconsistent now TO reproach him
for not abandoning them because il is said that all
his constituents, except less Than fy' have chang
ed their opinions.
Il appears TO us, that the change in public senti-
ment against the administration, and its destructive
Sub-treasury scheme, has been in great measure
produced BY the anti-republcan spirit, and the in
Justice with which Mr. Smiths lack of political YER
satility istreated. But enough Of This.
We like the spirit Of the Michigans much better
than that Of Mr. Smiths genealogical constituents.
The editor of the Monroe Times shows he should,
a spirit Of gratitude for what remains TO his party,
instead Of charging those who remain true 10 their
principles, with treachery ora lack ofdeseriion. We
admire his spirit, but shall say nothing Of his
style.
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VIRGINIA IRRESPONSIBLE GLOBE.
++GLoco corporis. -
THE FASHIONS.

In No II, Of the Taller, we find the following:
"Abou five years ago, | remember 1t was the
fashion to be Aort-stghted. A man would not own
an acquaintance until he had first examined him
with his glass At ladys entrance into the play
house, you might see tubes Immediately levelled at
her from every quarter of the pit and side boxes"
Steele went on to say that after the age recovered
from that infrmty, the blind were succeeded by the
lame, janty limp became the beauty and to be a
cripple was the height Of gentilty.
IfSteee were living at this day, he would behold
generation, in the full and fashionable enjoyment
of both these infirmities-a most lame and short
sighted people.
About six months ago, every fashionable parucnu
gloried in little black rattan, with gold chain at
the head, whereby it was twired upon the finger, or
whipped upon the high heeled boots. Now, TO be
fashionable, gentleman carries shel!alah, as for
mdable as the clubs OF the wild Semangs of the East
Indies These canes, we presume, are the honorable
vesuges of the former generation of fashionable
cripples. s
But it is more gentee to be short-sighed, now,
than it was in the Tatler's time. Indeed, il seems,
if not quite vulgar, at least very singular, 10 meet
such rara aris, as person who can see daylight
without glasses. If such an animal anomaly as man
of long sight were 10 be placed before fashionable
evening duulcHCe, the "ouiu 49,
ainly be vtriied il not pctrfed, by the reractons
reflections and optical illusions, concentrating upon
such curious focal object.
AT a fashionable concertthe other evening, gen.
eel blindness pervaded the entire assembly. Al
most every individual looked through glass,
darkly." A large proportion Of the glasses used,
were probably manufactured Of common window
glass. And yet, we approached fashionable &C
quaintance, we must first suffer an optical inspec-
ton not less intense than that Of the moon when the
philosophers discovered elePhan, in il, before we
should be recognized.
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PHOTOGRAPHY.

UNCLE Horace, A NOVEL. BY Mrs. s. G. Hall,
author of Sketches of I" Irish Character" " The
Baccaneer," &c. &c. Philadelphia, Carey & Hart.
, vols. 1888.
81 For sale by FraRck Taylor.
This book is pretty full of love and money, which
nave degcncrated into quite rag currency under
the management ofsome modern novelSts; we there
lore shall not warrant equallo the Bulwer coin
age. sun it Is passable, and will redeem great
deal OF idle time. There is one character in the
work, rather extraordinary, and somewhat original
The reader must make the discovery
American MEDICAL Libra,gand IateLigeneer Edi-
ted by Professor Dungleson PhiIad published semi
monthly by Wade & Co. No. 3, vol. ID.
This numbe contains several highly interesting
articles.
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uo,4Ss

The table OF votes al the late elections have been
compiled with great care but may not be entirely
correct they are near enough, however, for all
purposes. We have not yet the official return from
Rhode Island-the average wing majority there is
something higher than we have placed ii.
Out of all these States, of which all but
three, Vermont Massachusetts and MARYLAND
have supported General Jackson's administra-
tion only four now remain to support his sue
cessor, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Ala
bama and Arkansas. And we behold the ma
Jority Of 1860 in favor of Mr.. Van Buren,
now changed to ll0,4ss against him!
And how stands Virginia. Last year she
gave 40 Van Buren, Assemblymcn out of 81 !;
this year she gives 81 out of si.-A State
that gave him more than 1000 majority out
OF $4,000 votes, about 3-5ths,-is now as
much the other way! -......
indeed, after such changes of public sentiment
asa'hS ruinous and anti republican measure Of H.,
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To the Publisher Of the Madisonian

To the Publisher Of the Madisonian:
OswEco, May LIST, 1889.
SINH an article of the Madisonian "upon the
Deposite system and the Sub Treasury scheme" re-
published in the New York Times, Of April 25th,
find the following paragraph:
Under date Of August Sd, 1887, the Secretary
writes the Collector al Oswego, New York: The
Department has, much to its surprise, Just received
notice Of protest of the Treasurers draft No. 267,
drawn on you in favor OF F. Kirby ID me
army for seven thousand dollars, lhave, therefore,
to request from YOU an explanation OF the cause oil
this draft having been dishonored and to inform you
that unless satisfactory reasons are furnished i will
become necessary to institute suit upon your ohcial
bond. #.: @~
We could enlarge our quotations from the twenty
odd pages of the report, in relation to the denquen-
cies of the collectors but, consider it quite unneces
sary. Enough, we apprehend, has been given to sa-
tsfy the public mind as to The irreguarity OF that
class OF officers"
In relation to the above trust you will give room
to the following explanation: In the month of July
1887, had occasion to be absent from Oswego for
week or ten days Previously to my departure, ar
ranged with the Cashier of the Commercial Bank of
Oswego for the payment of such Treasury drafts as
might be presented at my office. The dram of $1,000,
above referred 10, was negotiated by the Jefferson
county Bank, transmitted to Oswego, and payment
demanded in specie Not anticipating demand in
was consequently protested, the Treasurer notified,
and the letter from which the above quotation is an
extract, addressed to me by the Secretary.
Immediately AFTER my return to Oswego, was adj
vised that the Jefferson Bank would accept payment
of the draft in New York funds Such funds were
Immediately provided and the draft taken up. No
instance, sir, has occurred of any hestancy on my
part in meeting any DRAFT from the Treasury with
the same funds which had received.
The conclusion of the Secretary's letter, above
quoted, intmating that demand on me for specie
would not be considered justifable cause for your
not having paid the draft in the kind ofmoney demand
ed and the necessary sacrifice If any must be hereafter
made to pay any drall you in specie, if it is de-
manded" distnctly'shows that the Department was
advised of the cause Of the protestant, must be
permitted to add, that common candor and decent
respect for the feelings and character Of the humbest
citizen required that this portion Of the letter should
not have been suppressed.
am, sir, respectfully yours,
The COLLECTOR OF OswEoo.
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CtATLIN'S INDIAN GALLERY, in the "Wigwam"
~ on the Pennsylvania Avenue--Mr CATLlN re-
spoctfully informs the citizens Of Washington that his
Gallery OF Indian Paintings Costumes &c. &c. will
close in few days.
announce, that Wednesday at o'clock he will DIS
play his Costumes. usual and give minute account OF
the interesting tribe Of Mandans recently exneushed-
and describe their cruel religious ceremonies and tor
lures and Thursday evening, he whdsplay different
Costumes and show the. Doctor" or medicine man Of
the Blackfeet These viii probably be me only Two even
lngs OH which these strange customs wii be cTpained
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Means, that there will be deficiency in the
revenue in 1899 as well as in 1888.
We respectfully enquire Of Congress whether
National character, public economy, justice
10 public creditors, and numerous other i'm
portant and weghiy considerations do not de-
mand that, speedy stop shall be put to such
disreputablc, tcastefa, and empirical course
OF financial polcyl
With all respect and due Difference, we
could suggest that reissue Of Treasury Notes
be authorized, sufficient in amount to meet
the momentary demands upon the Treasury,
say two or three millions, receivable in pay
ment of public dues and not re-issuable. In
the mean time. thereafter, let Legislation be
directed to devise measures for restoring pub
lie confidence; encouraging the banks gener-
ally to resume specie payments, by giving
them full and ample protection from the power
OF the Government to harrass them and de-
feat them in their undertaking; and at the
same time, authorsing the moneys required
for the public service to be borrowed on the
be issued accordingly. We do not hesitate to
risk our reputation in asserting that, ip two
days thereafter, if such an act should be pass
ed, there would be competitors for six per
cent. stock, redeemable at the pleasure of the
Government, at premium; for one payable
in five years bearing six per cent, fire per
cent. or more would be offered and for one
payable in ten years, fifteen per cent. payable
IN specie or its equiralent.
But the measure to secure the Banks from
the hostile operations Of the Sub Treasury
advocates must accompany the authority to
make the loan. That is all which is now
wanted to restore confidence and secure a
general resumption Of specie payments.
That there will deficiency Of the reve-
nue. in 1888 and 1889 has been admitted
by the Committeeof Ways and Means In
lS4o reduction of ten per cent. takes place
under the compromise act therefore, no sur
plus can be anticipated that year nor can
much surplus be expected in 1871. In 1912
further large reduction of the revenue takes
place, Of two millions and half on the lst
of January; and, the like sum on the lst of
July; making five million of dollars reduc-
ton that year. Now, when is the deficiency
of 1888 and '39 to be made up? Not for
some time after 1912; unless the tariff is in
creased. 1t is under such facts as those, that
it is said, "no loans are needed" REISSUE
of Treasury Notes will "obpiate epe'y diff
culty!"
In case the appropriations Of this year shall
exceed the estimates made by the Treasury
Department, the excess will be required to be
provided for, in addition to the twenty mil
lions we have stated.
But in all our interests from this time up to
1912, we have not taken into consideration
the "TENTH INSTALMENT." That
is another matter.
We would enlarge on this subject, but we
apprehend we have said enough to place the
subject and the condition of our National f.
nances, and the subjects connected with them
in their true light before our readers.
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From The Boston Post, May 2.

stlThe last Madisonian received contains fire
columns Of letter addressed by the Hon. F. 0. J.
Smith to his constituents, which is to be continued
Mr.. Smith will have hard work to make whig con-
servatves of the democrats in Cumberland district
We were told only yesterday, BY one of Mr.. Smiths
most active supporters at his last eeclonhat there
ballots for Mr.. Smith when he elected 10 the
present Congress, who approve of his course.
Mr.. SMITHS "course" is now precisely
what it was in lS34-5; viz. in favor of the
State banks as fiscal agents, and against Cor
don's and Leigh's Sub-Treasury scheme
scheme which Mr.. Calhoun then thought
would be neither safe nor economical, though
his opinion has since Chronological, i. Q.
wheeled about.
We are sorry to learn that all Mr. Smiths
supporters in the district, except "not fly
uoters," have abandoned the support of the
credit system and the State banks, and wheel
ed about in favor Of the Sub-Treasury.
Cumberland District, however, has not met
with the only change in the "approved
course" though it has not always been in ia
vor of Sub-Treasurers and divorces, and
against the credit system, and the State banks,
which were made use of in 1884 to put
down The United States Bank for which they
were acknowledged to
Have done the State some service, .".
And they know it. ...".
The change of sentiment against this scheme,
(for which all Mr.. Smiths supporters but less
than " fifty voters" have abandoned him. has
pervaded wide and far, embracing the majority
of suf1rages in those States containing nearly
ten million free inhabitants, while those
States in favor of the scheme contain less
than one million of free population.
How stands the vote in ] 8 of the States,
canvassed since the recommendation Of the
scheme, compared with the preceding year
Examine the following table: .*
From The Ne,o Yorker
THE ELECTIONS OF 1886, 37, AND '3s.
on the 4th of March, 1887, there have been general
elections in twenty Of the twentysix States which
composes the Federal Union--Maryland Mississip-
p, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Connecticut
have held two elections each-Rhode Island three.
Virginia held an election last April but the result
was such that it could not be presented in tabular
form; which is of little consequence--it indicates no
change of opinion from the presidential contest
The same of Ohio. The States of Delaware, South
Carolina, Louisiana, Missouri, and Illinois, have
held no general elections since 1886. The following
table presents the vote of all the States which have
held elections since lS36--the right hand columns
giving the vote at the last State election; the left
that OF the presidential conest-November, 1886:
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"IN THE REGULATIONS WHICH CONGRESS
MAY PRESCRIBE, RESPECTING THE CUSTODY
OF THE PUBLIC MONEYS, IT is DESIRABLE THAT
AS LITTLE DISCRETION AS MAY BE DEEMED
CONSISTENT WITH THEIR SAFE KEEPING,
SHOULD BE GIVEN TO Executive AGENTS.
Gen. Jackson's Message, Dec. 1885.
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THE LOVE CHASE, Comedy, BY Sheridan
i Knowles and Ion, Tragedy, by SERGEANT Talfourd,
are Just published, for sale by FTAYLoR Price 81 cts
Also, the Wrecker's Daughter, by sheridan Knowles
The star Of Seville Drama, by Fanny kemble
The Duchess de la VALERIE Drama, ty Bol"er
Francis tho First, Tragedy, ny Fanny kernbie
The BRUSH Drama. vols, octave, Handsomely uouhu,
containing ITO OF the best plays IN the language, lo
than shakspeares price "a So about cents 70, io'"
play. "p
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THE GLOBE AND CHRONICLES

The Chang and Eng Of the Administration have fall
len out-the two great leaders Of the Unionharmo-
myself denia party calling for divorce from their
misalance The grand Allies have taken up posi-
ton to keep each other in check each periodically
thinking in the language of Mr.. Calhoun :" thai the
pictory ,coM enurc not to u.s. but exclusively 10 our al
hes and their cause
To be more explicit, we notice most extraordinary,
but not unexpected article in the Washington Chronicle
of Tuesday, (the 9Th inst from which extract, for
want Of room, only the head ard tail We shall give
body and soul entire next if the body snatchers
of the party do not steal it away they did Mr.. Ha
mers resolution.
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.-THEG GLOBE.
will, no doubt, be gratifying to the Nationals in
Virginia and elsewhere to learn from the Globe that the
" Fedcralists" are triumphant in the old Dominion.
The classification Of parties by the Globe is equally
true, unjust, and indscrcet'
- Loco corporis.l -
WHAT do they mean by thus wantonly assaing the
character and reputation Of large portion of the friends
of the Republican principles VIII they dare to
out openly and their real objects Their conduct
has already done njure the Of Republi-
cansm than the combined efforts Of all the miscalled
Wing presses in Union. Discord and confusion seem
to be the element in which they alone can live.
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The whole to conclude with the Farce OF
THE SECRET;
Or, The Hole in the Wall.

NJ Price of admission Box, IS cents-Pit, 81 l.2
cens-Centre Gallery, IS cen,s-Side Gallery, 20 cents
GALLERY for Colored Persons, 25 cents. 4.#
Doors omen a, half past o'cock-pe-tomance to com
mence at s. precisely
BOX Office open daily from 10 till o'clock, and from
till 4.
mr. An efficient Police is engaged, and the same rules
and regulations as adopted in the National Theatre will
he strictly observed,
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C. The reader will find very valuable
table Of bank statistics on our first page from
the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
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In THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL LET ihhHA
mn us,ry--,s sos-EssENTlALs, LIBERTY, AND IN ALL
THINGS oHARirY-AuguSiin.
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MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.

We have received returns from the following
counties, which we give with the comparative votes
of April, 1888, and July 1887.
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THIS EVENING, MAY 10,
Will be performed the petit Comedy OF the
LADY AND THE DEVIL;
Or, The Incognita.
After which,

HERR CLINE will appear, and 30 through pleasing
selection of some Of his wonderful feats particularly
his original Wooden Shoe Dance on the Elastic Cord
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AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Avenue.

Last nigh, but Of the engagement Of the distinguished
Artistic on the Elastic Cord,
HERR CLINE,
Who will appear in Of his wonderful performances
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the issue OF such notes. What the credit OF
the nation deprecated and below the credit of
individual states, six or eight per cent, and the
Government not to take the necessary steps
to remedy such stain upon the character Of
the nation!
The issue of Treasury notes has heretofore
been condemned by all our Secretaries at the
head of the Treasury Department, gifted with
financial knowledge. In 1919, when there
appeared a deficiency of the revenue for the
service of 1920, Mr.. Crawford considered it
nexpedent to provide for that deficiency by
issuing Treasury notes, unless it should APP
pear, that The reresue and expenditure o.
The year trould be "equaL=ed." The Com
mittee Of Ways and Means, of which General
Smith was chairman, reported that il appeared
to the m inerpedieni 10 resort 10 Treasury
notes - and, they therefore recommended
loan. That recommendation was adopted by
Congress. 4 loan OF one million payable in
twelve years bearing five per cent interest;
and, one for two millions redeemable at the
pleasure Of the Government, bearing six per
cent. interest per annum, were authorized.
That at five per cent. was negotiated at par;
that bearing six per cent. was disposed of and
two per cent. premium obtained for it. 1t was
redeemed in 1924.
When It is clear to the minds Of all who
will take the trouble to examine the matter
thoroughly, that the revenue will fall short OF
the estimated expenditures for the year, I'm
Guiding the redemption of Treasury notes Isl
sued) fully twenty millions of dollars, VIC are
told "ao loans are needed" reissue Of
Treasury notes ",ciH obriate erc'y difficult
B"
They too, when we have been told by the
chairman Of the Committee Of Ways and