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Death ofan American Circus Rider ar
Moscow.

tCouespondence Of the New York Hesald.l
"a SAD accident occurc,l on Wednesday
night last at The Ctrque-Reuz in this civ
Whlea resulted In the death OF Davis Rich.
arcs. az American circus rider If great talent
ana H4de-spseHd reputation. He WIS doinv
the o.. mpian act, as It is called, with anothr5
ARTIST, On the backs uf two hors>s. On RET
ttnE down from the shoulders Of his com
lace MS loot slipped, and he fell upon bis
uack upon The rump of one Of the horses
ahd before bis comrade could assist hin h.
qnfeGly slipped of md struck on The back n
hls head and neck with such furce "A
70 a. once raralyxe his whole body
On belng insisted he seemed to he
conscious Of the gravity Of bis coudi.
tlon, and raid ~ am dtad man-let me re-
man mere and die-sehd my lore to my wife .
ano then ceased to speak He was at once
!t.mo.ea 10 1ls apartment, where he died in
a1 an1slt1H;1onI ll1,i hours. He had the best medi-
sal kklu 10 the city, but his case was beyond
human aid. He Was an artist Of great skill
Fleor ana elan rs bare back rider. and VA,
Considered nnequalled by any In Eu,ope.
he vas much beloved By ali bis comrades
lor DIS GENIAL disposition and pleasant man.
ners- Ae will be buried here on the arrivsInf
Ala VIE from Lot don. He leaves with Tho
TldoW three Children Colonel Georpe
fomutz. the American Consul here
pn being notified took possession Of
ms effects, and placed tho consular
sea- upon them for future arrange
laents- lie LETT considerable sum Of money =
10 - coin, and several splendid trained horscs.
iI,.E1 nME poo5 .. ieiloW was going home 20 the
I;s there He was, I beiieyr ftnm
|. lladelrhla, where be lenves re1atiyes. The
aMef'cans here Will attend his funeraI arS
pay Am Inc last tribute Of fesnacf
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az Fort 1teno. ,ss men, i pomsn !
1neen, q war ona and SCI arms 70 =. NJ Pm,
6es!nFy.f men, ia. wagon. md IL arms ~
Dsnfe, rse Ey. y mcn. s. uaZonA auG 10 ann n
sircinta fttJ, 80 mru - wou..n, 81 chi,.irsr n
"a N nrma. TO csltsof1.ia ana DC. -
@da @Eep: Asone9 Z children and 81 vs:onas r.
Ment1n3 = tnen:9 women and ehjNren ~
Htl, N. " nrat = .xnzn aud. 70 Waroos ~
9u,olnt. 70 Net. xoncu, q c,ildrsu' II 49, ~
M % nUf- i0- Nct9a<k4 C,tY. II nns,, y
snildter9 90 ~agons and S99 arms To 0T.t.
~ ~ nen, E ,*tssons and III arms. To Co1n,ohn,
11 @en3 wtCnns and 81 arms. To Fort Te.rs-.
WoHh. Mn"n. wngonH IND 40 aEmr- CsIIfc,1t.
sno O7e4n, u H.l he seen, received but fsttie ~
crease fen this eu'gyation. '-'A's AZ
4EfApA kIN11un1lI, ufer1nw
iht dFkt1ton Of Senator Kye by 1hc Nevsd.
ifctelsae, IN January nc1, Is 4 foreonns rnn4
clus1op-alrJ-tao 0! lhs nffy-siI msmhs,s so,, ~
ihat bcd,oetne elected With thar express nnse,. ~
stend1nR lie Will secelre ahoui woIhir4i ~ "a
VOC or Y Union 1ntus. The resay will rr.;ifT
t,Sey m who faTola IorA reeumstrrttn11 ~ 1
1hsouetas the n1tton.-Saa Frae.eco 1Tnsxs
I nN1t1oE or OREGON
Inc UsssiT End The Dalle1 paper hxye hoth
xnoL en l9aEaf Of 4 Gtsision OF our MI. ~
nashinc47 Territory. The ds.t.tnp ffne IL mn.
posea 70 J made up On tho summit Of Ina C,s.
ace MOI a}us, Eirl1g Orgon all On tho vrzt
1na eftetE al on the east INTO 1 new Stsia
az maif vas talked Of eora!de.ab!Y Wb,ir IN
i ,ss9m4ta} WAS In seatton, and met With vc-v
!tt1!s or y oppo<ttion.-0re9og Corrstnna1r1c5s
q 1a< Alk CIt}JFahd-
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krpFAAeaks ~ TfaE D1srarrr

lhc passage OF the bill before the oeu.te
to enf1a.chisc the loyal men of color In the
District Of Columbia, By the st, one vote Of
thirty two IN the Affirmative against thirteen
In the negative. will give pleasure aud grail
hcation to every friend of freedom and equal
nights. This triumphant vote In the Senate
indicates The speedy enactment or the bill
into law. The House will pass 1t By three
iousths pnjcHty. The apostate Executive
Will fnterPosc his pro,s!avery Yeto, and then
each branch Of the National Legislature will
pass the bill over his head by sweeping ma
]ority, md thereafter, while Washington Ia
tho Capital OF the American Republic,
all men will, be free and equal
in the District Of Columbia. re-
cardless of race or color. Before The bill
passed tse Senate, Mt. Dixon offered the fol-
lowing amendment, to comb at the end Of the
first section Of the bill reported by the com.
mistee:
"Sor1d.d, Tia, no pcrson xho h,, not hereto,
1ose toisd ~ 'hss pisrics shall BE- reEraltled 10
The scte 10 read and wEtte his own name"
This amendment was fully md exhaust
isely debated for two days, aud rejected by
the decisive vote Of thirty -four noes to eleven
ayes. Universal suffrage is to be the rule
excepting as to those who left the District
and volul tctred into the rebel army and
fought for the destruction of the Union.
ihut clats OF men must wait awhile before
being reinvestcd with their forfeited right Of
suffrage This Ia righteous discrimination
and Just puuishIuent Of treason and wick.
edncss.
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Efrd1lDE the EArtA-What Hay 9fs.~n
Dome In the Far Weaf

Done In the Far Wet.
The San Francisco Alta, of November = a,
ludes ~ follows to the 1aboss Of the men vbc
are extending the telegraph lines over III.
Western praides, and whose achievement. he
come second only to those which ed m.
laying of the cable beneath the Atlantic.
Modest In pretension, but chilling for skin
energy and courage, the land service f-noss
on, and mile after mile OF tine magic wirs T.
completed, With hardly line being printed
to announce the fact. Almost at cur 49,
doors, line Of fabont four hundred miles h,s
Just been completed, extending from Salt
Lake to Virginia City, Montana Terri,or,s
Two years since, but little was known Of Il:
region where now that great necessity Of ran.
ulation and civiltzation-the teleEraph-fs
conp1s1ed &C. PIE l nnd IN working order. Over aes-
years past, the foot Of he White man usn
had scarcely ever pressed, where The
wild lndtan refgned supreme. ths
ploddlng bailder tolls, step bv sten
sets pole after pole, aud fnalIy
stretches the wire which crowns his WORK
Again, coming up from the plains. and
gr1sPing the Rocky Wasatch and Other
mountains, another mpany of these m.
tient builders arr 1nS&1hR. day BY day. h1inr,
Ing new wire into Salt Lake from 81 LAVE
by the Nay OF Denver City, The snow has
-. %t"l A044SA w eAC AIHHLAlu I8QCES. lint
what care they for that's The wire mus, NJ hs
up this month; The contract calls for it, tbe
business OF the Pacific Coast demands It. and
no matter what the labor or bodily suff.rin~
may be, the line will be finished.
Away up In the far North. the Russ;,n
te1eg1sp sph line Is growing in length, pusaiu~
through Pathless Tastes and deserts, through
vast regions wherr the huEan voice VA
never heard before, to bring the ciyilizs5
ends Of the earth together. The great oh.
{ect, the prize sought for by this Russian
line, has been grasped by other hs nds. which
laid the cable still the conception Of ,S;s
line and the brilliant work done 10 apan tbs
world overland, should not be allowed IN
pass for naught, nor the labo1s Of liz
builders be ignored. As
70 not let Us, while the practical cable
talks to rs each day, forget the men xho
reckless courage and fortitude, who eudnre
the greatest hardships By summer heus o.
,H1ntry blasts alike, to realize the grand
tdea. Success" They will build the Rns.
sian line, and connect San Francisco with ~,
and Europe by the way Of Behring's Struts
and thus complete the "sirdle round ths
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Southern Chfvnr-

nhien hdiesntesday little affair occn,,a, -.
between TWO dis,tneafiEKr neaIlE resslsine in duei
Sidney. & of ,ses about Poou yesfellSy Senie n
Soat6e;a Radical Ra,i''R2I; Rfp;ub',.sssn member + IL
oena. ee5e; shs Walking through tha ean.9
s.me State 9as &Sel y 's,: SSs 5rass 16e! q he
f poi''1ss 1a and saluted lin 9ish e s,y sIansy il
ne5 1Ithout III atn Tsn7,ss 5tn,essde southener siS
aswn Abel 1sre lbs asa,s,s1y seeas eayla kanosksd
nss .o. to eat saeP ia; Abel sen. e5aiensea to ast
aghting duel: The ehaiieneees e ne matter by
iee,ea M ead cG4ps. Fish Of oreans sessp
rssEed to staaes' eos oS sseona and tae ash. u
Teds,, TTelay, oP The Virginia side Of the Pate.
tbinp E,a noHe5er, friends interfe5ed. snd .Ss
ann1e A. u stated that Judge Atsi ~rots 20 ,a,s a,s
n1ittT1tos{, 1itt1. stating that be only mre1aose aose q
1rtae III pieasantry in biz remark 10 Dr., Si5ne<
nc nc a1ai. bag .-.-ted no lissle ercisems3t
11oh4 Haoatzotoa :ns % 5aends Of the parties her,
T,aun:s d s'o' correspondence of Dse lSev lori
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aa'''ean. Chinese, aud Au.t,,,, =;
~ ~. teaehes 8 reey u.rn,, coin'
soo, saor eoon's'ea us;ng debased co,r. esson-
1ooa ~ oceone tributary to tho.e 0 ~n1as very
.aa ' m pure standard. But Ibis !. n . .,5o "a,n
@ n.oa.., me ma'n question Is, VIM oot. .0 ~ -.
p,oaas' A shrewd New Yorl a.n.. su IN INC
ran, soe : fortune BY sending lebased .s .pS ~,
'anlked cent'mes 10 Haytj. Th.v ILL .nu e*l-
e.te1, out the detntion OF a few nnn.ss .Sea loF
vealed the copper, Indl,;dn.n~ oa.ns 70
oe sharp financial operation Int -u,s W. may
nit, the practice lose. its H. w., We ano~
carried on BY National insu1ntinn WEED
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The Agricultural Col1exr.


ne people Of Normal ard Bloon,nuton
~ ssS E19 Mnen Eratlded the other day 10 see iu
Ihe claims OF this place for The incssien ., .,
the State Asricuifural Coliece. Tbess c3s,n. ..
were very ably and fully set forth ~ ~
;thincSE, and cannot fall to have nre.t -. H.,aht ~
~ tnc decision Of the question soon r. h. -
Tsae pe1ore The Legislature. OF conrse ~"
comment. eoosioerabIe
n'4e snere may be willingness nm ~.
FAR o. many to utfer soue pecunfarv ;narnsa
me1 mept iof the location OF the College At No
aa, .ntre are others = ho point ont H.. ~
RasTgnt lmpoesiblllty Of our compet;n@ rafS tx
gaeAsonsille and Champaign, each Of xhich .n
proposes to gfre oyeF tmn h,lH ~aleH
1id .honsaDd dollars, the fnrmer paaaseo @
salksnE Of half. m;,i,nn rs even
1--we oeen no efforts to indrca ae.s ~
feopie 10 make nny pecQrIarv Offer e.. uas tIs
.usa tlon " the C..1lege, and We see no ~ 49," .n
PeGs o. any. The people Of fh1a c,ppn. p,v.s.
ona bo!nt *1sh pride to the glorious record MY
fhe S,nt naoe N donating 30 literally tov.-js
fnr shat Narmai School, and are noT Vii
hifa ~ otnef counties should put in tbsir
That n,x tne agricultural College. beiie1inar
iocstior se shss!oa has given good rc1son far rs
Tith1u4 , neIe, nnlesa mere pecnniafy ntf.re
src a1,nLS seSard to eentra1ity, bujidinra Nc
lfrra haee ~ 70 decide the question. ~ he'
s aaat the decision should be maa-
place M sn 1aao account the position Of the
orosnccfs Te1nt ~ ot money offered, aud thr
y Ia1ule usefulness. Tak51g a]j thasa 1a,s aoo
% consideration. It seems ~ s * Pclats IN
University. tne industrial
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BEETHOVEN,
A Glance al Hls letter..
leos9cfpoctsuee Springfield CX,sx., Rcn,h1,r.,


leos3esaocenee Springfield C4,ss,, Rcaus1,c.,
p;.-, .. Boxzos, December i.
asto1i gone, opes. gone, AcassIz ended
"e aAFe a. Inst time to look tnto a hooE : !
aeNsp*rer. Most Interesting emon1 *.
+e.Ner Ind the new collectTnn al RAt+hn
Letier1- II Is worried Headed 1rr
eIng Eng nie- which they rercai. with fs~
thaa Ihana chords, As OF sphere-tpu.ic fhritlin- ~
snsauGa II, rcsoundlrg tpm It. Ia ~;
h.ea pssa tne Life of al cenius, aud has II NJ NJ
tes1 soch erer since David aung his i. ~ -
ps, as, and earlier. Who ever listened ~
~ etuoFen's symphonies, which ar. morn III y
1o:a s.a'my debates Of gods, or the creative
NJ nv.ee tnan any thing human, and Iuaciued the
~;1s 9uaTrcl1mE with his brother;s
ne. th5tnE books at the heads Of reheiiious
;e. ;Nants, dunning tasdy m lIshers. and cnsr,
s ~ sunEy Patrons. lei such nre The MN
iasln a ,apis. IN these two rolurnes Of letters.
~ noescm ptive, dear, threatened with blind
ths disappointed in love, proved upou bY
.a1s. VANS and necessities Of his
It Is not wonderiu' that The
s.at composer became irri oie to
b.po- bbpfo- All this dtseord, and 1ue eternal
sIirh.sny hnny sounding IN hss soul al these
1,,;.ts and he 50 conscious Of his inuate no
naF In letter 10 Bett1ne von Arp{uc.
ossven nes.noven describes with amusing gravity au
w,iln Hilslon on Ehleh, Is Goethe aud himself
i. .s1 ese Arm IN ann, they met the royal faml-
.Ir-1p 1-1pPEachtnK :,"Goethe withdrew his arm |
~, Tlne. IN order to stand 2side, md, say
would, could not prevail On him to
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F6ftadNF Fnhs.

ence da1;1e s;1 ee11S1san1atIons f. brought Into exist
Ihss Hlea ne honorable prominencJs III oeca-
md % t1Ga1 pGaafaotic body. It's Inpo1ta6t 'ns1 ~
soJat documents, By its iibesaf qnsnon eqnsaI. Of
tbs w. tne organization Of waT reait1en1. iaso1es h
% e tse sseeoqssegsnement nae ~hieh Il az 9s
joyed the 'qa p1fnce9H men ,o.l;, xho have en-,
5ae1 sDe1d'd honse the '1R,.sIs paesass q of T.
Iii Tp distinguisded namea OF the
h his,o. nc Ieague ha. written 3 chant On ia
ha1s .ao 2 OF the rebellion Which b.sz dpt IN the
Fhe Fh.sgssson ofthe Independence Hafj HIP o9ests
it;tf iue held ils annual 1leeti1a tn ., ~ A::o.
annr.1 can poet, George d. BoRer 'ne . Sifted .sa
IesrnMa IM report, showing how mnes a ts.s tas
nd ars have been repaired. Txoy ~ h zoe r;
a t,r5nn ~ nine members have hee, "onad ah
m re rear, making the aerrra,;n tnosea sss
eoncsn; - SGn; expenses, te7, ,oD Tha amounted naa
II he hIss Is az follows: The general uro4nspst
- ~ t'escot--tt1sdusyA Cou.meTeiT tnss toaa
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CnHeeonntable Absence OF i. Rtrttsr1
Player

tcom me Roene*s1T1S- ~ Democrat, Dec. / |
serious apprehensions arc bccinninr tcbe
felt BY the family and fricnas Of III fnn1s
En1. the distineui-hed billiard n1.r.r ~ AZ
sIs elty, Is 70 his safety. He has not been
seen q heard frum since Tuesday forenoon
2! last Mrek, when he lef. his rrsidcnce. on
Solth Clinton street, appsrent3r in his usual
aeatn ano spirits. A few EuiSutca Later he
NAe met by Mrs. c. 4. Ket]xx At the west
end Of Andrews street hfaR-. and thai
the i3st that Is knorn OF his move
ments- Mrs. Kellogg co.yersed with him
about the accident BIZ .hIch be had some
time Previously shot hlnselr, AID be seemed
70 oe cheerful and in excellent humor. For
t~o or three days WAS eupT osed that be
might kaye gone 70 New York. He had
neen talking Of waiting that city. but IS he
'ook No baggage or change of clothing, II
vas supposed tat his 4h*cncc could not be
rrotracttd trond 4 day or two. Eight
days have Pow elapsed without brincioE
anF tfdInys of him. and II seems to us thAt
the alarm Of bis family Is fully justified by
the circumstances, especially ~ bis most In
tiroate AcQuA1ntsnce8 In New FORK and
other dtles say, in reply to tc1cg1Ans, that |
they 1ave not seen or heard VI him. l
W Fox carried An umbrella In his hand |
Wien he 1eie honc, and Is supposed TO have
b d About one hupdred dollars in money in !
lis pocket. 1t ID possible yet, that he was
:alled out Of town Suddenly on business, but
1 Is certainly strange that be haa not notifed !
ats wIfo, to whom ho v1 warmly attached.
u tho fact, Inquiries have been made Of the
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country n betx:e, bat equatly bound to st1va
Win III TIA absbty that God hes 9t7sn him, t
ma 10 her Rreat an0 lovely tn peaeo.
! All u WhjcA to respectfully submitted.
; LxWD Px1U1, New Jersey,
! Prrsltent Of the Board.
:, JoHH EkwNAN, Vermont
Secretary ofthe Boasd.
+; B.J. RA11ouR. Vir97rt1-
JoHx l. CAHThuz, Indiana,
JAHfa II. ExHnX, Kentucky.
WEI. JoHasroE. PennsyfvariA
r II. TMnAII, Mississippi.
81. ". LEaXx, Tennessee,
EM HcCANLIY, Delaware.
Jo1r @. McN1hH, WlscoraI1.
JouH 4. NAEI1N, Kansas.
We. MARyIH, F1ot5ds,
AMOR MIIa, Te1xk.
". NIR11u, Oregon
JosuH n kALF1na. Illinois.
Joa1An SHOW, AfkApsas.
Jonn D. S11vE1soN, Missouri.
TucXAs Q. TruaEE, Rhodu Ishcd.
, 1866-12-15

e They have Zone charming specimens
Of meeknees and loyalty" in Texas. The
cArt'fian Cernpanioa, published At Jefferson,
IN that State, says: "We believe In the
Bible - 1t u, and tho Constitution OF the
United states asst was. Our SIGHT, II we
mnst fight, Is aeainst tho Radicals and the
De'h-" Again: Who Is 10 base 4 coward
that he will not agaiu unshtath his sword In
defence Of constitutional liberty, Shall the
fanatica1 Radicals usurp the last vestige Of
she glorious Constitution bequeAthed to Us
by oar fathcsse- Veteran soldiers, TO the
front! March to your tents, o Israel In
mlnent danger surrounds ". Organize or
ranfze ~
, 1866-12-15
SATURDAY. DECEMBER Is. 1sH.
\ QUESTION OF coxTnTp.C

III
7, h,s snoo,h ,.r. 1hsa.
ted praes ~ r,,, tne nestcn Aesocia-
p..1, isl, tue Lion. EFastus
.. y. -. -'e" 'osA E<press. had much
o.,,t... ~. courtesy shown to tho E1-
~. u, VI Inc western Press In
to h;msa1r 49, 49, ~ o. eourtesy shown
Tn,ar~s rr,. nua ~. oeaeh oy the Chicago
.thn t.a,,.. n Was pleased to term
c,,,.. =. tne "est. We suppose
;nnNa, u "es a1 extremely unconrteous and
49, ~ Fs.eoi', ont, however that may be.
h "I ~ Is within the bounds of possI
49,: .ua' IN equal want Of clvility mAy
Asso,,..a .ssa sno8n, even BY the New York
W.. ~. TESS
vas.sr 'ae Laeeut've= Committee Of the
49, assoeaa1eo fress went to New
= ehof1 lime since and made certain
p'poe..ions' Which were rejected, and sub.
The collection and TRANSMISSION ~ a"Hs ~. .os
49, VI Inc New York Associated Press mt
sAse.nent that the Cincinnati CON.
pelled IRON ~ ass,o,..,n .neSE had been cx-
the reason. na- 80 ana That one OF
Mcssrs I1a,s, susI r., EXPULSION was thst
10 m,lo n-rs. nu ute nad endearored
the throo .,.,sa "ents se en- exclusively for the
81. LOWS ~ ~ en'cseo, cincinnati aud
smaller cities Tha A... Journals In the
etancc wos nn,,,,4,,e spe statement In sub. |
rn,us Of thc Nv yn,t - s"e editorial col
Herald and ycw wi. e, Ne~ York
The tta.cmcn, ho,na e',."t a.lM ~ 1ohn'cree.
calculated N h,1rs ~ ooo' ana being
in,o d,.-cnr,o 49, keal!emeh named
m;,ted ~ t1,an, :. .. tne trust COM
abroad, We presume ns ~ a .ss ~ ano sent
T. y
, 1866-12-15

ADN1T1m.-At meeting Of tho Board Of
Directors Of the Western Pres Association,
hela On Thursday eveninx Immediately aftc1
the adjournment Of the Convention, the St,
Paul Pres and the st. Paul Pioaee5. were I'd.
mittcd to membership, and will hereafter
act with and receive their telcgzams through
the Western .Prexs Association, Hxd those
papers been members Of the Association
previous to the meeting Of the Press Conyeu.
ton, they would hsve cordially acted and
voted with the majority, Tor the assertion Of
the rights and Independence Of the Western
Prrsa
, 1866-12-15

u A cahlc despatch dated London, De-
ceubet IA, ten p m~ printed elsewhere In
our telegraph columns, was received st thl,
Office at seven O'Clock and thirty minnie.
last evening, o two and one half hours- bv
apparent time, befote It left London. This
1ooks more like auulhilAting time and snac.
than anything NC have 1sen since The elec.
tfie Telegraph VAS brought Into the scryfce
Of mankind.
, 1866-12-15

g New York despatch states. on IN.
anthotity Of the H7aid, that Hon. R.n
Wod won hundred and forty thou..sd
doAars Of Bon. John Aonisscy. st nro ~
wednesday night. Hthis Is tTre, Ben n, ~. =
maoe GOOD some former !oases. N~,nt,m..
1t matters u'tle to the l.uosr.iic n.-t3
which one Of its distinguished 1e.a.rs h.,
hmily. f->e1 AZ" al IN thf
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WHO GETS Tas PROFITS

Inc American -4o4r~~1 Of NuD1fe,,,nfse, !,
AnsWcr to an editorial in recent issue n,
The Chicago TRIBUNE upon "The Depra1,tr
OF American Coinage" :" brings out some CD.
noas statements In regard to the rclatiye
values Of the one, two, three and i've cen,
pieces which hare been ordered By Congress
within the past three yca,s, showing an
enoImous profit in the manufacture OF theaa
coins. Where this profit goes, neither The
annual Mint reports nor the report of tha
Secretary Of the Treasury give any hIut.
Baslng computations upon the actual values
Of copper, zinc and nickel, Of which metals
these coins arc composed, We get ths follow.
ing resu,ss: The old United states cent cor
sained l's grains pure copper. and Its
ralue WIS Just oue-hundredth Of 1
dollar. This was fair and lust
weight. The present cent. weighing forty.
eight grains, conslsting Of ninety-dve per
cent copper and five of zinc or TIN, Is worth
about onc-third Of cent. Tbs two cent
Piece, weighing ninety six grsinA, ninety
ave per cent copper and dye of zinc or un,
worth seTcn-tcnthA Of cent. The &hrca
cent piece, weighing thirty.eight gsslus,
scventy-dse per cent copper and twenty-five
Of nlckel, Is worth niue.tenths Of cent, and
the fse cent piece, weighing u 16-1Oo grains.
seventy. .nve per cent copper asd twenty-five
OF Nickel Is xro7tA usf ont ex,s& u,sd a oua,tey.
The amount Of the coinage Of two and threc
cent pieces In 1865 WAS 81, ,1s2, $50, snd during
the Last fiscal year was 81 ,aa6, Ssh The et-
pense OF coinage, ~ credited TO the Mint, for
the same period. amounted to 1851, ,504. or
the figures IN the case Of the f3re cent pieces.
We have no returns, but u estimated THAT
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IA lied states Supr~-~
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1,nd Llnoeeg, member Of Ps:ltament IN
Gnrs-n G, anu a. one OF those who oppo.ed 2, ,x.
Ga11H 50 arrcely 10 the Late Febeflo1 o1f
al nes ssprss.saf esaaiaf IL II t.
- ne 1e e1tt involves about slD D0oo oy counsel.
r. fs, l9Sa, the Opelousas Railr,md co,1een u eeens.
uana 1a,d ;Ian purchased some 20. DO tona tpany Of
lne1 Taa on ilon Lindsey He po,ssd uos Of t9il-
DO g. W Tben :. certain date, but fai,sS ~ os
Ss1 I'd ss - a fSs s. Rsss
va lu the price. af1eein '6a t6o, fqt
Tirr,n3 ,ne lao1e o. me Company's shfnn@er. @ n
LindErp ;n.t Ihe l5 case wa: decided i 1or ~
cemnensed u11 aGpat Tbe ~, The time the rebeidou ~
ting the amount Of damages. md 'neE ne get
Company bring up the case On aon the
esror.--St1s York tribune, e1 WITH OF
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conductors on the ecver.l railroad non+ =.
l.auii & from Roc bcstes, Al d noue Of them -
member s"eing Nj. Fox bn the day Of hia
disappearance. or sfnce. There srn bn. ~
!: :eersnns amoag Mr. FoI's acquaintance hers
WIG arc swarc that there ts anything unsr,
ennntah'e with respect to hi. *bsenee, and
to AtQepIciun Of suicide, as his domestic ~ "A.
istiorsfana pecunlAry circnmstances Yern
entirely: Ratl- factory. "eAo
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crRREScr QrEsr1ox.-Our Wash,noton

CeHHkScf QCEsT10N.@0uf Washlprton
despatch yesterday read as follows;
III seems Improbable that there will be snv
measure rassed BY the House looking to su III.
acase Of The bank circulation. There seams to
Ia desttc 10 take from the SECRETARY The pover
10 tasopef with the currency, Tor DO they believe
N MS use OF ihe currency tn regulate prices. In
en1H The Indications aru that the House win favor
tho anancli policy Of tho Treasurer"
Avery Important word Is omitted In the
last sentence, which should read 1.-THE House
viii not favor tho financial policy OF the
Treasurer" The context Of the paragraph
however, must have Indicated the error to
the Intelligent reader. The public will aus,
IAN the House In opposing an expansion Of
oank notes or contraction Of xreeubacks.