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Isxs Canal freights DUH and unchanged Rsosipspnus,
52 barrels; wheat 100 M bnshes corn. 79y73 bushei-:
oats. NB1 bushels; barley. - $50 bushes; rye, A70
buahels Exports-vheat llAGD bushels; corn, - 9sD
bushels barley ises bushels oats 0U bushsls $500
bushels.
ALBANY, Oct s. ls66.
Flour steady but less active. Wheat quiet. oats
dun Corn Sales 3ON0 bushels at 9,c, anoat Bar-
ley less active; sales IS 100 bushel at o. u g for
bushels corn 430 bnshe wheat 0o) bushels ost. d 20
bushels barley 5000 bushels rye There further do
cline on cattle this week The market opened with holders
asking about aet weeks prices but few sales male un
VIA decline of & per In live weight established tho
top prices being Pie and from th the figures down 70
hc Tor inferior The bulk Of the cattle Of better qna
~ than usual there being droves OF first quality 10
from Kentucky ohio and Illinois Several hundred Inferior
remain unsod Total pts 400 head sheep In rood
request q 6Ac 61c Lambs To- 7xc; receipts $50
Hogs readily bring iosc. ilkc.
Flour declined l5c 25c closing quiet II - rs si2 for
srrng extra. Wheat steady s3l0 3, II for No and
VI "a - " for No. Corn active and advanced lc Sales
nt 6ic 6islc. for No. and 6sc G5c. for No Oats
advanced Nc lc. closing firm II &c. q Nc Tor No y
Highwines dull Moss pork $50 $32 IS Freghs advanced
nc Receipts 90v bls Hour l3s 900 bushels whett 63 0O
bushels corn 1000 bushels oats shipments 36O0 bbs
Hour 0o bushels whsat 6O00 bushels corn AD bushels
Flour steady. wheat dull and unclaimed. Corn hrm At
6ec TOR No. Oats quiet ct y3c for No Receps 500
bhs hnnr, Ncp bushels wheat Shipments 30o) bbls
hour, l5o 600 bushels wheat
CrNcrrNArr Oct. s. 1895.
Flour and wheat UNCHANGED whkcy quiet st 81 ~ In
bond Mess pork Arm a $50 80 IS. rs sales 400 tiercos
Lard held at i7c.; mostly held at No higher cold iASk.
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THE AllAlns WILL CASE.

Disagreement or the Jury IN the Issue Re.
speeding Undue Influence The VIII Other
wise Declared Valid and Properly Executed.
SUPREME coURr-crRculr-PARr 3.
Before Judge Davis
Ocr 5-Bruncis ". RE m. Cdci'ia r. Ardire re-The
jury In this came into this morning with a
sealed verdict. They answered the issues submitted to
them follows
Fira-Whether the said paper was signed BY the said
Jomes r. Alare 10 the presence o all the subscrbi
witnesses thereto and f no, whether the
signed In the presence Of of them, and if which
OF them, and when and whcreP The iur, say-In tho
presence OF Abram Haisey and Lncns Hart
Ssrond-Whethar the signature ~ said porer
knowloiged by the said James r Aare ba hls
ture u OF said snbscrbng Witnesses and whom and
where II Acknowledged. Tho Jury say-To
Abrnm Haisev and lucus Hart.
Th,rd-Whether tho said Witnesses and N 40 which of
them signed said raper writing Witnesses therrio a
the req"est OF tho said James r. Alarcf The jury
thev did.
F5ert, -whethcr the said james r. Allnire sctnov-
lodged said rap writing to he his Last win 20 snid wit
nesSes. or any OF them, and II 90 which ~ thrm-hc
jury say he did. bs saving sthat s my will, and
quesiing them 10 witness a.
Fiu.--whehcr the salG paper writing wns Obtained
from said James v hilare under influence The ipry
disagreed this last aauc ask "a to 10 scarg
They thereupon discharged ~ m. Court
IN aubnitiing the issues counsel agreed that tho iurv
should ind in the affirmative 10 the third and fourth
is-ncs
James Pradv g r. lyon for tho contesinris. eS-
Surrogate Bradford and Cochrane Todd for the
tTix
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


FRIDAY, Oct 5-oRM
1hs stock market has been excited and irregular In its
movements to-day, yet thess have apparently only
ssnded 70 strengthen the upward tendency Of prces
Erie continues 70 be atentively watched but has been
bsss active than for days past and this like the
Numbering Of . volcano, regarded omnous lull
1or the "shorts" which may be followed at any mo-
ment by rapid movement TO their disadvan-
tage Only . small portion Of the common stock
Of the company At present floating In Wall
street. owing 70 the large amount which b
&eh BY the rival candidates and their friends
for election purposes The stock was loaned during tho
dag both without interest and at l-16 u per cent
The demand for all the leading railway shares and
especially Fort Wayne 10 strong and hence the heavy
saiss TO realize during tho last three days failed
break the Market although they induced spasmodc re
ActionA Hence II 10 reasonable To infer that fresh
upward turn awaits the speculative railway shares
! Tho money market continues easy at four por cent
With exceptions ct ave for call loans TO stock houses
but tho transactions at three government secu-
sies arc very few. The banks are no longer
sAcumbered with surplus Of national bank notes. the
drain westward ana soathward having carried away the
sotiSo accumulation Of this class Of currency The
abundance OF money at this centre and the expansion Of
cha business Of the hanks shown by the Clearing
House returns At the Of the year and
Abe I'D Of September umo Tho details Of the weekly
statements taken intervals during the Inc months
ars UNDER
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OF tho pasaes q the act thereafter II greater rate
than four millions per month, roads g follevs:-

=
Be u enacted bv the Senate and House Of Represents
tvee OF the United States Of America In Congress
semblsd, That the entitled 9" aoi 70 provide
and means to support the government approved March
1885, shall be extended and construed To authorize the
Secretary OF the Treasury his discretion 10 receive
Treasury notes other obligations issued under any act
OF Congress- whether bearing interest or not In exchange
for any description Of bonds authorized BY tho act to
which this amendment; and also to dispose OF any
description OF bonds authorized by said pct either in the
United States elsewhere, to such m amount In such
manner, and a such rates he may think advisable,
for lawful money OF the United Staes for any Treas
ury notes. certificates Of indebtedness certificates NJ
deposit or other representatives Of value which have
been which be- issued under any act OF Congress-
the proceeds thereof be used only for retiring Treas
ury notes other obligations issued under any act Of
Congress; but nothing herein contained shall be
strued 10 authorize any increase Of the public debt:
Provided that Of tho United States notes not than
ten millions Of dollars may be retired and cancelled
within six months from the passage OF this act aud
thereafter not than four millions Of dollars in any
month and provided further that the TO which
this IL amendment shall continue In full force in all
Tvs provisions, except as modified by this act.
Tho importations Of dry goods al this port for the
week ending October compare a. follows with those
ar the previous week -
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SUPREME C1urr-plaT 2.

Suit ofn Clerk Arniust his E-npiover~@j,OOO
CIaiGcd fer Services Rendered.
Before Judge Jones.
Or 5.-nomas s. Perc -. Jam1 YcNury Plaintiff
in N claimed TO have been employed by defendant
for eighteen months. at salary ~ 81, 200 per
and halt the profits In al sales which he Influenced An
this effect entered into nv bnrh pares
hut defendant asserted that Tho contract made nndsr
fraudulent representation OF plaintiff The bus
first consisted ~ r. McNaliv, aficr ~nris
dissolved After thls dissolution both parties
anxous retain the seryces og he old cork r Perce
being II alleged ~ defence that nr Pierce
n Defendant and Informed him that he orered
certain Inducements hv the other member 0r The late
Grm II hc wond enter his employment. Mr. jams Nc
Enlfv then ernnioyed p'sln'ir ard he states sbo-
quenflv a.ccriaincd tina, ihesc assertions false,
when he sought 10 dissolve The agreement Plain IN
cai'ncd IS 0n6. Afer hearing evidences both sides
the Jury brcnght in verdict for plaintiff for t2s1 a.
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For wheat there q very fair demand but the
tions were nearly all limited scale and the
comparatively light large transactions being
by the extreme paucy OF desirable grades Fv
easily realized however for all descriptions,
the styles offered commanded advance Of To-
2c bushel The quality OF the wheat coming
Todays sales embrace 10 0O0 bushels
cng inferior old spring at 81 70 81 90 amber Stats
$S 03 - ID and white Western 81 25 Oats
shade rmer and fairly active; sales O bushels at 6c
for State 60c for Jersey 6ic for Ohio bic 55c for
Chicago, and Sc. 6lc. for Milwaukee Corn In fair
demand and the market ner but closed somewhat
heavy buyers refused at the advance ned
The sales 10 00 bushels 93&c 9ic for Inferior,
DC e6c for shipping mixed Western sfoat and 0lc &c.
for do In 99c choice white Western Rye
In good demand and again decidedly nrmer with further
sales Of 30 001 bushels at 81 70 for and 81 II 81 10
for Western Barley In fair demand and hrm- The
saes - 600 bushels 81 30 for Canada West and 81 -
for State. Malt was less active but very firm
BEEswAx shade hrmer. but quiet being generally
quoted at 4c. &c. for Western and Southern yellow
CArDIEs Adamantine have improved In value. while
fair jobbng demand has prevailed 2c 30 sperm and
patent steady and firm, nj 40c a 60c
COrrERSepsrate from moderate business lots there
WAS trade in ineot New sheathng and yellow metal
likewise quiet yet In all the market retained Its
arnncss The Of ingot confined to about 100
lbs Detroit rt Bic small sales of Portage Lake
and small sales Of Baltimore, deliverable In November At
$3.50. Sic.
CorrosThe mark-; continued 10 drag, and but little
business done The lower prices which holders with
exceptions disposed failed to bring
buyers 10 extent. the sales only amounted 100
bales Receipts, rs bales. We -
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wxsrforterhousc steak S,r; Nroln. M: prime ribs
90 chuck RIBS. DC shoulder preeA l4c. ~ ruInp,
c0s a. 2zs do. staaK 10 bef har. 81 10. +.
co4fsr. iae Ic; nutbsn hind quarter. xtc tlo. fore
ausrier 90. aops. zScs Lamb. ~ quarter Ssr do
ohop. 90. quarter z0c. veal h.nd auartrr ~
second qualify lse do, lore quarter ls dr., cuilea
tD.. ifwsh pork ih4 &c salt 90. % <r hsnts. 20
q % smsk~s Ahoulsr 5pr t"nguss e4et. ~ ~ 81 o.
bacon xc. <ic tpe, fsc; boc.A aagssse. 10 psrx
do. trr.. lard, -
dueks Sc. = 81. geese ~. ysr fowls. IL a.
--inftncses per rail- ~ ~ "a IS. wo1defck tf 70
of.eyr pe, Ter dOsen, 81 81 81 loN
dpxen t3; squad snle, dozen. " - -. Md
plxeoas, aoyrn, - ~ ~. pAi tl ~ 81 10
.d dnes. per pair 81 e Us rsDbiis, pair 49, ssc
FtsA --fslue nsh f1. h4daock 10 ED. l4c lSa
haNbnL ~. tsss ~. spsn sn nsrksre w. sh.eps
.srfgsd n.ss . re1snsh Isc ~ ~ .ofs sheI crsb- u
per Iaxsa. I06se sc in ID Trash mae.erei, H.
asch nyslerk 5ss o. ~ PER ieD. shsewssnry do Ell
plg id ao d. ~. clans 5s..s 90. s0lt shell 81.
y.ssrAntrs.--Lms beans. &c per qa4rtg snhg besns
quart. su.ups o.. pr n.h p-cs lariaises Do D. p'ts
nc~ 5sl DO. bs.t do t- Do swsst DO, ~. do esrp
- p-r aezeni aprss - psr hall peeE. hess. o. PER
cnallaower.. AZ 80 eaeh. sarre.s = = e lunch
telldsner turbpa. PER quart pumpkins. ts each
salnsb~s, ala sDc each sranssh. ~ pr bali rsck
cmAysE@ns. .4s
Eg ffkt a.. AA-
4 q -.
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TrLeraphle lIarI.el Il.part.

AiHNuw ~ tfrt
rrisot- sales to-day y taief #stu& AS f& -ateo -
ftr wreY \ 90 bales. Ksae8ftN AWN fHfi 4NlAH4f 9J
lales 4el lspofts - tAisf ntqst. - tAiss
wmNfsAY0a. G fet 4 fafW
Crude turt~nnc steady .n4 isu sNse Hr.ata f4ryen.
uae -. ~. kosa am eomn.n, - o. 70. a ~ ".
~. H. o. o. Cotton, -. for miadfnE
,... -. sco ,,a. osysee: NO.. ~. s. 4 is
7EoD Bushels Niwsukse dub r. Corn held ~ .,r for
No Illinois, Barley actst salss 10000 tushs; CAnsds,
Al NJ A Al n ether gFnin8 nominal. CNfAl ffpl9ka
steady iAse lrn,orts 40 eashsis what i3sy baghrs
~ icy. Canal stporis-sO tbls @ou ~ buaAss wssS.
81 nU0 bushels bzrisy.
TofSpo. Oct g. IaE
froar auet whest drn winter - pester !, s4uw ~
hsGer. nsv whit~ xlchfran. ~ " ~ ant.r ~ ~
a. "A. rsw sprtng. ~ NL Corn it.e beiAsf. M "a
ssc 5s< ie bessr s.iea 81 a. fr.ihts uscs~s ga
Fryrsfo. Got A. if1S
viDnr eul~s wheat dnii. sass ~ - bustsh AZ -
a. ~ - ~ g for -hs tlchi
ean. Corn-Nsrkes bsrss s.e. tsyrs .shes - t1se
ursry Al 70 arrive inefuflnG - bush~fs a Al
slS.e Os,s-sses Al bashsIs n~r Chicago a ese sn1
tu~heis lpsrs D. ~ C-nsds "a ~ ~ rennsylvsnss ~
y zs,s s&sse swesevsd a ~ rs o. " fosfry~~d a
Al IA Kye-NAl~s 1850 hushe. NJ. ttissGn. rev ~
u . wklsksY srn d d a. rsss - AZ ~ Lard
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S HIPplN NE w s.
pcST Of NEW YORK. OCTOBER S. lssa

GI~nrrd.
steamship Pioneer (Br Chapman. Cow Bay-snor 4 Bur
steamship Ralsirh, Walker. Now orIs.ns-Livins.,on
s,ssm.hip Wary sanford. Rudolf. go..on.-w cisd-
stp Energy. cauikins Liverpoo!-tnonord. Tiioston
Ship r.ruana trr), Stewart Iavc-pool--Boo,b Co
SHIP Flgis ienny Ausi saohta. Pensr,h Roads for
ship Ainnshaha tBrl. NcGrsth, Londonaery--c Knor
RA.t Ann AUST. Posehd rsnars Roards Tor orders
Bsrt Bessie simpson tBrl. xeAiu.er. ce,e-siapson .
nars David Nichols. COMBS 0eorge,own DC-Gibbons
Brig Edward DcHsie tBr,. Lent. B.rsado.--Jones
Brg Devorshre (Br,. Masters. 81 Johns PR-Penislon
r.,s Gondoisr CBr,. Crane. =, Jshns. MD Dewo'f
.nsArL trrl Lsner, I,u'',as ,,. sT.usco.
, se,r rying Cloud tnrj. icn nyrr chsrolisss~n, PEI
sebr Juis onnsh tBrl Adams 5, Andrews sB-Icd prys
90.
r W. ~" rn, spnp,n S..n
sehr xsaser neesr.. Rein1sr,. p.i,Im.ar--s F-d.r.
s soos ,l,,s., Er.rn %rs'as .,r resfs2s, sAa.AH
steamer ElsaDssh. gow er B.ltnore.
Arrived.
steamship cs of Duhu 1tf. Rynnn Liverpool Sept is
Ell, rses he whsls o. .sre srrt Il II rni-. af ss
, & Gfs' =, srs,g es1s ,,s s 20 O. s. r.
of sandy Hook ra-s~i steam hip frpo hsurs foI Liver
sic.-shir rer., tpri Lott Liverpool ssP' . ' ousrn.
~ za WI nds ss s,' r. & = TSs. .a ,s sf I'VE y
rol; .st ~ ws'erfo-f riea,nsh'r anitt
.4h ~ Si g. lor l3 steamship NV ~ Rntpu 10 Tor ~:
ptt H. s3 NJ 0n ~ ~ exchanged e'gaas WITH Frenen
sut6 ~ -. iAtl 1on - ~ s,ssnsstp lava,
sbp rst, a. MIL ~ for A. =
~iesrnshp sssoni. fH.ml Meier napnlrg sep, "a ard
Roa 1871 etf PN wth nds- srd T0b rasNenRrr~
Eunbsfat Et' fue0swsrssi s~,nE wsafrry s~ea the
entire ps Oet ia = o. lon @ pasaef baEk Lord
risrrudns. ~ f'Npn furu. con
susafn.h Is;frrRs Parrish Rehrrnd srd Norfolk. with
md" ara raaseneers 70 lAvlns-tnn. Tor Co.
siraFnship Dirlso Sherwood Portland, with mise toJv
w sprpelec ,hp sabine Lo~ry commander. Nov
n "a i, p.nhsra fnrent r~elier iirrren n Iay.sts
~ pissf - rhae LHngA 60 Nsd thr~e
births fmstafr sept ~ lst q os So srcturie~da
hnrrfcsrr eoiaaltur - ~ tnd gsiaE sr0sri - NV
wld~h sprfyug ~ sinn' - ioal spIit ssw
.re sarsn rri ,s'cen. 0iAce Bay " days 80 coal 70
49, ssrsha ffrl 6ure vrederesion, Nh days. wth
Inn ~. 10 aohn gUrusop's ssu 4 60
=. auaes wllle M, Lake iingsn. DAYS. sih coal W
mnfrr
shr Am.nes iprs.on. su.qu.ss ~. sdvA ~ish -sara.
s.str " X rhs-~ss fpri cois porrhs-,-r. VI sdAy..
vitt stone. tsF I srvis4 y sol.
s<ir ISa Wy pl Rncs Dorchester. sB 10 Gays, with
ipnher. ta Neyns -,
Srhr ttrvuM. NHrfslir~ GArdlner.
rchr Enrr,tss. usa. gortiaad.
hrhr " faritof, IN kifna.
Airhr ststs, Haftt Boston.
krhr . Price. Nscferson rosion
BeIow.
ship Mary p Campbell Msr.e from caiia0 Juus
q q b~rk Hr xian. frnu "a laai WA
Fars Fost-hsndt ~ fays from H9 Jansiro
Wind 1t sunset sw.
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dscdsdly While fun psces readily obtained for an
grades 1he sales oompnss A0Qo bbs at tho appended
quottions; southern dour vas steady aud moderately
M q % ard .. very fun price,: so:os M,sA en- SprAsa
- . ~ 65. Corn meal was steady; saies. lOnbos ~
- 70 for Western lB for csl0rc and ~ for city. We
The New York herald., 1866-10-06
COMMgRClAL REPORT.

BrSipsrrvyA-nsosip<s. spD bbis souv. iAgs sushris
wheat s7B a. csvn. isss a. csss nsx a. rys and Tzs
d.. harley eSs@as1 ss&e ssd western Sou wss fairy
aenss and sssss6 $500 ss.x anus~ ssaus sS,saclas
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SsF'","H" Hfs"" NV'@fR'O
The Bank of England return for the week ending Sep
tember 10 In follows compared with the statement Of
l..
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-07
Pride and Poverty.

RALEIGH, N. c., December 6.-Colonel Leach,
Chairman of the Committee on the Constitu-
tional Amendment reported in the State Senate
to-day ddUeYse.y to the ratification OF the amend.
ment. Both Houses of the legislature haze
resOLUed UNANIMOUSLY to accept the proffer of
assistance made by the Freedmen's Bureau to
the destitute whites and blacks.
The pride Of the chiValrlc Southern heart
is too great for it to submit to the degrade,
tion of adopting the Constitutional amend
ment-a provision at once most magnanimous
and just. But while we Of course admire the
hGuteur which will refuse humility, yet il
strikes us, good, honest souls, that there is a
slight inconsistency in unanimously accept
ing Northern charity and feeding on North
elm aims, when they will not assent to any
of the requests of the donors. Think how
badly the North would feel, ii both its
amendment and its bread were to be re-
iected! For the glory of pride, we hope that
hereafter both Northern aid and Northern
propositions Will be treated with scorn by our
Southern neighbors.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-07

The Appointments Reform Needed.
Hon. LEONARD MYERS, OF this city, intro
duced yesterday in the House the following
very important preamble and resoution:-
Whereas, Under the, Constitution of the
United States the President Of the United States
has power to appoint officers of the United
States, whose appointments are established by
law only by and with the advice aud consent of
the Senate, except temporarily TO fll up vacan-
cies that may happen in the recess of the 5enale;
and 1CheTeds, The present Chief Magistrate, 1t is
alleged, has, in numerous instances, failed TO
nominate such officers to the Senate for such
advice and cotsent until its session had nearly
closed, and then, after rejection, reappointed
them or designated Others for their places, thus
virtually exercising the sole power oil appoint
ment; and eChereds In numerous other instances
he has, it is alleged, appointed men to office,
and allowed "a session OF the Senate TO elapse
without sending in their names for cOndrma-
ton; and tohereGs, II g has also 1t Is alleged, in
numerous instances, during the recess of the
Senate, made appointments to office where no
vacancies had happened or existed; be it
"hesoiUed, That the President of the United
States be aud he is hereby requested to COM
munca,e to the House, at as early day as
possbe:-
81. The names of all persons reappointed by
him after rejection by the Senate, or the names
OF others appointed Id their stead, with a desig-
naticn OF the offices TO which they were so
appointed and the dates of their several ap-
pointments and OF their nominations to the
senate.
"2. A like list and designation of all persons
appointed by HIM whose names we're withheld
from the Senate during its session.
"3. A like list and designation of all appoint
ments made by him during the recess of the
Senate where no vacancy had happened and, il
to fill vacancies, then a complete statement of
how such vacancies occurred"
We trust that, while Congress has this sub
ject under consideration, it will introduce
thorough and radical reform into our whole
system of public appointments. The practical
carrying-Out of the vicious maxim that
9" To the vietors belong the spoils," has
done more to corrupt and degrade Ameri-
can politics, and to injure the public
service, than any or all other causes COM
bined. The present is a favorable time for
iuauguratiug reform which shall go to the
root Of the matter.
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No Presidential Re.elections.

THE motion of the Hon. B. f. Wade, to so
amend the Constitution as to render the
President ineligible to reelection, seems to
us eminently proper. By such an alteration
of the supreme law of our land many of the
evils which aIe now incident to the general
administration would be obviated. The occu-
pant of the Executive chair, under the pre-
sent system, consumes his term of Office with
the exertions to secure his reelection. All
his actions tend towards that result. All
that would be likely to injure his popularity
is carefully refrained from, and the admistra-
ton of government becomes rather the
means of personal advancement than the
exponent of justice. If, however, he must
be satisfied with the honor once accorded
him, and his Office close when the four years
have elapsed, the great incentive to sacri-
fee of right for popularity would be with
drawn, and the result would be marked
Improvement in the policy of the Executive
While, therefore. much good would probably
result from this change, we expose ourselves
IN The loss of but little good. The only
arpume Mt that can be advanced for the
eligibility ,,r the President is, that when we
get good ofn,. .'er we should retain him. But
then all the baa ones desire the honor, and
exactly in proportion to their worthlessness
viii they use the power o, the Government
TO aid their personal ambition 1t Is best
that the good be limited as well as the bad,
for better to be deprived Of one faithful ser
want than expose ourselves to the corrup-
tions which many faithless ones would
attempt. We hope the amendment will
receive the early sanction of Congress.
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To be Investigated.

The House of Representatives yesterday, on
motion OF Mr.. Pike, Of Maine, adopted pre-
amble and resolution reciting that three
United States soldiers were murdered in
South Carolina on October s, under circum-
stances of peculiar cruelty; that several per-
sons were arrested, tried, and condemned by
a military commission for said murder; that
such persons were subsequently, reprieved
and sent to Fort Delaware, from which they
were taken by habeas corpus and set free;
and resolving that select committee of three
be appointed by the Speaker to investigate
the circums ances attending the murder, and
by whose procurement the reprieve and
transfer were made, and the consideration
for the same, and the reasons thereof, and
all the fact connected Herewith; the COM
mittee to have power to send for persons and
papers, examine witnesses under oath, and to
report to the House such action as it may
deem necessary.
What gives especial interest to this matter
is that it is charged that a present Cabinet
officer, who was at that time practising law
in Washington, received an enormous fee
for using his personal influence with the Pre-
sident in OBJ aiming repreve for these
scoundrels, who have just been set free.
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Democratic Gratitude to the President

Democratic Gratitude to the President
Mr.. LIE BLOND, a Democratic member of the
House from Ohio, in discussing yesterday the
bill providing for the assembling of the For
tieth and each succeeding Congress upon the
4th day OF March of the years IN which
the Congressional terms of office commence e.,
made the following illusions to the Presi-
dent -
al can see nothing but mischief in this whole
system of legislation, an would much rather
II gentlemen are gong TO legislate IN that way,
that they would at once make bold strike,
ana take the head of the Executive OFF. (Cries
ol "Sood" and LET us understand the matter.n
Laughter) We have no interest in the EKecu.
tive on this S de of the House-not the least.
Creme wed lauehter) He is n OF the man of our
choice; we did not put him there. (Clapping
OF hands.) We do not claim any bene its under
MIN, and certainly We did not receive any in the
late campaign. (Renewed laughter.) We never
took him up, and we, therefore, had no right to
drop him. There vas no necessity of our drop.
ping that which We mad never taken up. We
never took nIn up, and be never took us up. 1t
is true, whenever he ran into our line of policy,
We were bound to sustain him; but we never
pretended to shoulder that which this radical
party has put into power. To do so would
destroy any party in the world. (Roars Of
lauehter,)o