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WASHINGTON CoRREspoNpENoE.

WAsHINeToN. Oct. 10. 1916.
NeW attorney General-PmSers-Cfrcu
Court-Something rare and rich erpect-
ea-Secretary Of the Treasury, and tie
Wo,foM Custom HouSe-C Circus, Sc.
Hon NATHAN CLIFFORD. formerly a Repre-.
sentative in Congress from the State of Maine,
has received a commission from the President AS
Attorney General Of the United States. in the
place or Judge Mason, now our amiable aud pop-
ular Secretary of the Navy. This is ss;d tn he the
hTst Cabinet appointment ever given to Maine
and from the distinguished talents and nrniession-
al ability of the gentleman, the mantle could not
have fallen upon better shoulders. The President
has made a must judicious selection, and the cam
ny will applaud him for it. Mr.. C. is now in
this city, but will leave for home in a few Jav.
to arrange his affairs for a residence in WASHING.
ton.
The place made vacant in the grade Of Por.
sers by The death of Thomas Breese. ESQ vbo
expired at Cambridge, Mass, on the I'm ios,
after a protracted and distressing disease of the
heart has been filled by the appointment, of Ed
ward ID. Reynolds.
onr CIRCUIT Court meets TO day. The docket
exceeds by more than a hundred cases that of anv
other term for several years past. There are two
or three of the most recherche character. Tho.
H.. Benton and Gov. Thomas, in one. and Mrs
Conner against the estate of Gen. Van Ness in an
other SUIT, are expected TO "open up" with de-
v%elopments, rare, novel. exciting, and in,etes,ion
in the extreme.
The Hon. RI Walker. the distinguished and
interchangeable Secretary of the Treasury has re-
turned to the Capitol. Whether he has neoori,
ted a loan or not, | am unable to say; one THING
however, will tell you. hut it must 90 M fortber'
and it is this-that your article headed :. Jodo.
pendent Treasury" in which allusion il made to
The conduct of some of the subordioa,es i, vo,.
Custom House. has been noticed at headquarters,
and will doubtless receive due consideration
The Circus of Sands. Len, g. Co. is doino ,
thriving business here, in the shape of three ar
four Thousand quarters" every night. "No
accounting for taste"
Yours. truly. WORKI
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SPLENDID PRESENT FOR GENERAL
TAYLOR

A silver pitcher. designed "a a present To Cen
eral Taylor. in commrmoration uf hia public ser
vices. has jus, been completed nv A.. b. Warden,
at the southeast corner of Fifth and Chestnut
streets. It's of most exquisite proportions. and
the beauty Of the design and workmanship renders
II every way worthy "f the gallant deeds il cam
mem"raies. as well as the libpral,ty ofthe dnnurs
II was ordered shortly after the victories of Palo
Alto and R"saca de la Palma. bv a committee uf
citizens of Louisville Kentucky. who have paid a
meriied compliment To Philadelphia workmen in
giving them such an opportunity 10 display their
skill. The body of the pitcher rests nron four
eagles claws around the base there is CHASING
"f rich scroll foliage; abnve. On the front of the
pitcher. is a wreath surrounding the space LETT
vacant f"r the inscription which has not vet been
furnished ny The committee on either side are
happily grouped stands of culors, guns. and other
paraphernalia of gloTinus war. The space above
is enriched by a beautiful design, in which the
American eagle is represented in the act of rend
ing with her heak a serpent. synbolical nf Next
co. The handle and rim of he pitcher are ap-
propriately ornaTnenied with chasing, which. with
the FURNISHED portions. reflect the highest credit
upon the workmen employed. The pitcher is
nearly two feet high, weighing six,y ounces. and
cost about two hundred dollars. 1t will he placed
among the specimens of silver ware from The es
adjustment of MI. Warden, at the franklin In.
%stitute Exhibition, and will form one of its mos,
attractive features Philadelphia Ledger.
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OHIO ELECTION.

From the returns before US there can be no
doubt of the election of Mr.. Bebb. the whig can
didate for Governor. The State Journal (whip)
in speaking of The Congressional election, saws:
1--WE have already gained three members OF
Congress, David Fisher in The Butler District,
DIR. l.. O. Edwards in the fairfield District, and
John l.. Taylor in the Ross District. An indie
pendent is elected in Stark and ayne-Samuel
Lahm, a tariff man. We have also ascertaiued
the election OF Il. G.. Schenck, Richard S. Can,y
Daniel Duncan. Nathan Evans and John M.
Root. wings. The election Of Joshua r. Gid
dings and John Cfo~eli, wings, is certain max
ing ten wings in all.
The democrats have elected five certain, in the
9th, 9th. 7th, 10Th, and l7Ih districts. and there
are three other districts To- hear from still in doubt.
one Of which is the district represented by Mr..
Vin'on, wing, which is repnrted To have elected
Mr.. Case, democrat. on account of two whip can.
didates running"
With regard 10 The Legislature TIE State Jour
nal says:
"The Legislature will, we are quite confident,
be wing on joint ballot, and there Is a chance Of
both ranches"
At the last Congressional election, although The
wings elected their Governor by 1900 majority,
the democrats elected thirteen members of Con.
gress to eight by The wings. The election is not.
held under a new division Of the State, since
made by the wings. which in a great measure &C
counts for SO many chances.
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THE FRENCH TROOPS IN ALGERIA.

When marching on an expedition, every man
carries for his own use. a weeks supply of bis.
Quits. (ihree biscuits being the daily ration forty
ball cartridges. his clothes. a blanket, and his
musket. In addition to this, each man carries for
the nse of the brigade, one or more of the follow
ing articles, as may he found convenient, viz: a
bucket for water. an iron pot for preparing soup,
white bread for sopping in soup. c%offee. sugar.
bacon. salt. and rice: of each article a supply snf-
tcient for eight or ten men during a week. The
fatigue of carving these loads during the long
DAYS OF an African summer may he easily ina
gined and the difficulties Of The march are not a
little augmented by the necessity of frequently
working a passage through thickets where there
is no beaien track. Should a river intervene il
must he fnrded then. after %plunging into the cold
water. The men have to march aver a plain of
burning sand. Amidst all the hardships the sol
diers have la endure. fpvPrish thirst is moi the least;
yet II must he horne, for he who slakes his thirst
ny drinking water is doomed to destruction. His
limbs t"iter beneath him, and an uncomfortable
drowiness snbdnes his senses. He can no hunger
keep up with his comrades. and the column march
rs on. He knows that sleep is death, for the
Arabs are sure tn find him. Unable, however.
longer To contend against The overpowering sensa-
ton. he throws himself on the ground beneath the
shade of a hush and should he have sufficient
strength remaining. he probably uses il To termi-
nate his own existence.-COunt Sc. .Marie's
Tisit to algeria.
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DETERMINATIONS TO ATTACK VERA

The Gallant Lieut.. Berryman.-The Sa.
vannah Georgian says iha, Lieut.. Bergman, the
gallant officer who behaved so MOLLY at the loss
of the Trnx,on. off Tnspan, passed through
hat city on "Wednesday night last. as bearer Of
dispatches from the squadron, at Vera Cruz. to the
government. at Washington. That paper learns
from a gentleman who convprsed with Lieut..
bergman an the cars. tina, it has heen determined
I" attack Vera Cruz on the land side by an expe-
dillon from Tampico; that the hois,ing If The stars
and stripes in the city will he the signal for an
attack nv the squadron upon the castle of San
Juan DUil"a. This is the only way in which
The castle can DO taken, and the obtaining posses
sion of that point is deemed necessary to end the
war
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From the Baltimore Argus.
WHIGGERY NORTH-TO wHIGGERY
SOJTu

Since the adoption Of abolition resolutions by
the Wing Convention Of Massachusetts. it il not
out ot place tn show the Southern section of the
great Wing party tho complexion of their pullti
cal allies at the North. The Boston Chronotype
in speaking at the Mexican war. utters such
language as this:
eff the free States were not replete with the
most can'ing hypocrisy, and the mos, hearlless.
cowardly. aud crawling slavery. they would rise.
one and all. and say To this slave holding Presi
dent of ours, Come dawn from your seat; play
the devil in our name M longer They would
aiso follow mp this event with a . back ground of
action in the shape Of artillery and bay oneis.-
For all the free States YET profess To believe in
artillery and bayonels.
we know very well that The Wings South Of
Masnn and Dixon's line, luathc the cant and
'snaticism of the :. liberal' Nurth, hut they mus,
SEE now tina, they are in political alliance there
WIN, through the agency of The Wehs,ers and
Winthrops, Hales and Giddinps. VIVA, will
they do2
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From the Richmond ENQUIRER.

The Wing press contend that the hostility Ia
the Sonth and jealousy of her influences in Congress
are confined To the Addition fanatics. We have
already retuted this upininn by ouu,inu the solemn
declarations of the Massachusetts Whig STATE
Convention IN contrasting with il The nuhle and
patriotic resolutions If the Democratic Convention
ct the same State. In lmking over the proceed
lngs OF a great Wing meeting in PHI ladelphia, we
Ind a sketch of the remarks nf an ale and dis,in
enishcd Wing candidate for Congress. Joseph r..
lngers"ll. IL will be seen that he to Stops to
strike a blow al the influence of the Slave hnldino
PARTON of the Union. With this object We quote
his words. and also TO show that Henry Claw
Is silll ihnugtt of as The next President. IL Is
cruel In Mr.. |. 10 expose Mr.. Clay tn The moriif
cation of another defeat. The Democrats would
desire no better fun than re enaciing the success of
1874:
I'll 1914 Democracy again came into power
and its wicked and blind agents, cringling 10 the
J%ootsfont ~ the south. are again exppriment:nu
upon The credit of the country. infatuated with
power, their amhitiun knows M bnnnds, and thew
VIII reduce the government tn even a more beg
carly condition than beture. But the people will
again rise against these wicked and Ignorant men
and turn them out and put honest men in their MA
ces. (Cheers.) The country was prppa red for it,
and II would he done. (ChrerS.) Shunld he name
the man who would occupy the Presidential chair
In 4o! He would name him. and he should he
The incarnation of the great principles Tor which
they were 10 c"niend-Henry Clayl (Luud
cheering Let him he placed at the head of The
affairs OF the nation, and The country would he
prosperous and The people happy. prolonged
cheering.
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MURDER OF THREE PERSONS IN
LANCASTER. pa.

On Saturday morning last. a man named Hag-
gerry. after shouting a hnrse in the street. near
hIS own dnnr, entered the shop If a man in South
Queen street, Lancaster, Pa. and, after a few
words "f aliercaii0n, ne seized an axe and bea,
nnl the brains of a Mr.. Fordney. his wife and
child. There is no cause assigned for this horti.
BILE affair. excepting lnrnxicaiinn.
An extra Lancaster Tribune avs The lille On,
"f MIR. Fordney gave the alarm, aud adds, "on
going into The room, we Witnessed one of the
most horrld spectaclss Imaginable. Just inside
The front door of the shop lay The old man with
his brains battered ont. At his side. but Win her
'read towards the back door. Law the BODY Of his
wife, her brains also battered out and near her.
lay her child. four or five years old. with his skull
broken and the brains oozing therefroml
Fordney and his wife, it seemed. had been
killed instantly. The little boy stated. in spb
stance. that Hagqeny got al lris father with an
axe, and while he was killing him, his mother
ran in To interfere. when he turned upon her and
killed her, and then struck the child on the head
With The axel The child only lived a few bnnrs.
The foul deed created intense excitement in our
city" !"
HaQgeriv was arrested and committed to pri.
sOn.-Times.
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OF THE CAL.EDONJA.

The Baltimore Sun of yesterday morning,
says So" Our despatch from Philadelphia, dated
at 9 O'Clock last night, states that the steamer
Caledonia, now due, was below Boston at s
O'clock Yesterday morning. when the mail start
ed. The Boston Telegraph was out of order, and
nothing could be communicated. The in,elll
gence will come through this morning. we have
no doubt, and upon The receipt of it, we shall lay
1t before the community in an extra sheet, should
1t prove of sufficient importance. 1t " III no doub,
relieve public anxiety with reference to the Grea,
Bn,ain.'
The Republican and Argus Of last evening.
Gays" The report tina, the Caledonia was he
low Bus,on. is believed To be unfounded. There
was no Intelligence of her arrival up to the time
of our going to press"
Through the carelessness or wilful neglect Of
some officer. or some great deficiency in our mail
arrangements, Philadelphis papers. from which
we expected the latest intelligence Of the steam
or, did not reach us this morning.
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From the Richmond Enquirer of Tuesday.
THE LAUNCH

OF the revenue cutler . Polk" Yesterday. was
a most interesting scene. 1t was thoroughly sue
crssfnl, and We heard some old sal,s'' saw. that
II was one of The most beautiful and graceful feats
at the kind they ever witnessed. At 8, 2. NJ,
precisely. The vessel was freed from the support
inc bucks, ard she slipped along the ways into
the stream with ease and beauty. Many Of oar
citizens, including a number of our city bellies.
whose names We threatened To publish. but fnrbear
TOR the present, were adventurous enough ,n trust
themselves nm the expedition into a new element,
and the graceful vessel was rhrisiened with n bot
lie of wine by Miss A. f.. r. The vessel sal
nPon the wafer like a duck, and presented her
lovely model proudly above the current.
We have M time to particularize. Suffice il
to saw. that there was a crowd present If from 8
To 10000. including the Common Council. the
Hastings Conrt, the State and Federal officers.
&". Both banks of the river were filed with
spectators, as also The houses and hills in The vi
entity and several boats in the stream. II vas.
lndeed, a sublime and thrilling scene. We siund
near a pretty black eyed girl. 1--WE regret that we
did no, know her who said her - heart was in
her mouth" from anxiety for tie fate of the ad
ypnturers 0n board But all was snnn over. and
what is best. all was we'll. The volunteer com
panies arrived SOON after the launch and fred 4
salute. There were the Henrico Dragons. CAPT
MrRae, the Richmon Dragons. Capt. Gwynn,
a detachment of the Chester field Drapnoos. Cant
Weisiger. The Artillery, Capt Ellis, the Blues.
Capt. G. w. Munford. and the Greys. Capt. r
g. Srott. Jr. Suon after the launch was over.
the Norfolk steamer - Alice " glIded by, with
Mr.. Bloomfeld's Old Point Band, playing, "
Life nn the Ocean Wave.' The whole part,
then par'ook Of a liberal collation., provided by
Mr.. Anderson, al which we understand many
sparkling sentiments were drank. We rpgref
that we could not attend. The Volunteer Com
panies then ma rched IN Main street. pnlivened
by the delightful notes 6F Mr.. Blonmfpld's Band.
Captain Fraser, The scientific and gent, manly
Head ct The Revenue Gutter Bureau, was pre-.
sent and, assisted by Captain Henry Hunter,
directed The movements, which all succeeded ad
mirably.
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on the shore side. The boat had been used yes
terday. The fires put out. and the boilers blown
oil at sunset-ihe heat was SD intense, that much
OF the copper work of the engine is melted. and
the wrought iron work bent into fantastic shapes
by its own gravity.
Every body is expecting the Princeton; per-
haps, IN the hope that she may bring the news Of
The capture of Tampico. or something by The
Mary.
"Ihe Potomac has sent a number Of her crew
TO the Hospital. Her sick lis, is still large some
of them are dangerous cases of fever. not unlike
the shore cases. For several weeks past, there
has been a great deal IF sickness IN this vicinity,
IN the hospital. the ships, in The yard. and out Of
livery many cases have proved fatal. The ep.
idemic lis most malignant, the fever stubborn.
often resisting the most powerful medicines, aud
by many. believed to he con,agious-,hrre are
Sill a large number sick in the yard, and new
cases daily occur. The late cases are not so vio-
lent. and yield more readily TO me,iicines-very
few in the yard have esca ped. Mr.. NJ. is still in
bed, his fever is broken, Mrs. NJ. is convalescen,,
Mr.. w. has escaped, Mrs. w. has s,Ill a high
fever but IT is under control.
" DIR. Spencer Of the Yard, has had a hard
duiy-he has been kindly assisted with untlriny
zeal by The Surgeons of the Potomac and Mls>is-
sIppi, and often. by one ar the other of the Huspi
tai corps. The epidemic has nut reached the
city, hni it Will be a hard blow to this .. healthy
location"
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THE PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS
CALLED OUT

A well authenticated repurt reached Philadpl
Phia on Monday, says the Pennsylvania, that
the expected call upon the six Regiments of Penn
syivanla volunteers, who, in compliance with the
reqnisi,ion of The President, have offered their
services TO the Governor of that commonwealth
had been made. We are not yet acquainted, saws
the Pennsylvania. with the destination of the
troops. or the exact period when they will be re-
quired. But it is evident that the administration
has resolved to push forward the operations AGAINST
Mexico with great energy, and that, in order 10
do so, a large reinforcement of the forces at the
seat of war is essential.
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WORKIE.
For the New Era.
OUR NAVY.

Mr.. Editor The question has freoueo,Iv
been asked. why is it that our Navy does no, do
81 something TO rival the great deeds of onr land
" forces, IN the present war ?" A simple glance
al itP condition of Mexico will show reasons f., tho
seeming inactivity of This arm nf the 20 national
defence" Literally without a NAVY. The NJ,
cans, on the ocean, present nothinp ,anoihle
Their seabnard, on the Gulf side. is without a.,
important port, save that of Vera Cruz. Nth il,
fortresses IF such famed strength. This nor, is
so vigIlantly watched by nur ships of war. tha,
tor all the advantages OF foreign commerce which
it affords 10 The Mexicans. ii mighI as we'll fnr
The time, be on the peak of the Onzaba. a.
where II is. The minor parts on The same cons,
are also So strictly gUarded that we neither hear
OF merchant ships entering them, ar of privatrers
escaping from them. to cruise against our com
merce.
This may be called a very passive way of max.
ing war, but nevertheless efectual in the end g
II must cripple the enemy's resources. Bnt as
far as % The Navy" is concerned, IL is no doubi
to them more trying, than actual hOsiilities would
be-lOr the latter would offer chances of promo
ton, and of personal distinction. The Nayv.',
however, Is mol to be consulted in the nIatter-its
duty being to execute The orders which il NAV
receive. The Government delermit es hat "a
to be done. and the most common charity wouId
seem tn lncuicate. That it will be Tine pnnnph TO
find fault with q" the Navy when II shall appear
that 1t has feehly carried into execution the duties
assigned to IL.
Many opinions have been offered for. and
against, attacking with our ships, the fort ifcations
of Vera Cruz II is easy To take fnr,s win
ships, on paper-and with as much ease china m
paper, are blown into The air by Cyr,sl No, u,
treat with levfty a subject so grave. i, NAV no
safely inferred that sune very confident lhe1ries
at least, would be blown into air were the him,
attempted. To possess ourselves of Vera C,u1
would certainly involve the outfit of a LARGE aeei
but even this would have the advantage ATTENDING
ito spending that much money at home and The
object accomplished, the major part of the force
might at once return, and be again laid M " in
ordinary" The taking of Vera Cruz, would
make a powerful diversion in favor Of the Army
under Gen. Taylor, and possibly might avert The
necessity Of their contempIa' ell long march, "to
the Halls Of MonlPzuma."
But commenced this article to show why ''Ihe
Navy" should not be blamed, for he wing as vet
failed 10 rival the brilliant actions Of the Army
rathrr than to suggest any Thing which might or
should be done, by those having the direction of
affairs. Permit me to beg your pardon. Mr.
Editor, for the length 10 which this commooics,
ton has ron. which is so great as to forbid NV
sdverting to the recent proceedings Of "the Navy33
on 'he coast on CaH'ofhla' X.
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NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL.

The Union, in NOTICING the appointment Of
Nathan Clifford, Esq. "a Attorney General of
the United States. SAYS it is the first Cabinet APP
pniniment which Maine has ever received. and
we hazard little in the assertion that the mantle
has fallen upon shoulders which are worthy of
wearing II. Mr.. Clifford is in The prime uf life.
On leaving the Congress of the United States, he
tell a name behind him of which any citizen NAV
justly he proud. In the national councils. as well
as in his own State. he has been distinguished by
the integrity "f his character, the frmness of hs
PRINCIPLES. and The talents of a politician as well
as a jnrist. Mr.. Clifford is at present in Wash.
ingt'n, Int will leave in a few DAYS to make ar
engagements for his removal tn that place.-Kcy-
stone.
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FROM ~PENSACnIA

We have been politely furnished with the fol
lowing extract from a letter written by a gentle
man at Pensacola, To a friend in this town:
"PENsAcoLA, Oct. 10Th. 1916.
"There is Gttle TO be expected from this place
in the shape Of news. The Potomac is still here
and it is said that she will sail after Mondav
next. The bug Morea is also here. with storss
from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The schr Wal
ter M, is here for teplirs this is one Of the yes
sells employed for the protection of the Live Oak
Forests in East Florida. She has been " hove
out" and ne"Iy coppered, and the hull exten
sively repaired.
at 81, p. M, last evening, the fire bells
rung, in less Than 10 minutes, all the light upper
works Of The STEAMER Gen. Taylor were in flames
The fire spread 81 rapidly, that it vas deemed
prudent TO haul her from The end Of the wharf to
the beach, where she was scuttled and sunk
She now lies off the shore, the lee side Of the
deck under water. The fire is said to have com
menced in the after hold. All above the deck.
is burnt of-the deck and beams much burnt. as
also are the clamps and timbers that can be seen
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A RUNAWAY MATCH.

Quite an excitement was caused on Thursday
in New York, from The fact of a " runaway
match" having come off" betw cen a lady who
has lately inherited a fortune of some $500, 900,
and a broker IN Wall street. The lady, among
her many amlable qualities and attractions, the
Herald says. did not hesitate 10 accept the hand
and heart of the fortunate possessnr of 80 much
worth and beauty. and The courtship was moi. we
understand, two hours on the fapi,. The lady
did right To please herself in the matter. A rela
tive, VIII" was ner natural guardian, had lust left
the city Tor the South. to take charge of the pro-
perry, and ON his return he will find himself no
doubt "agreeably relieved" from the responsible
duties.