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what 10 MIR. johnson Going TO Doe
One of the copperhead journals at Washing
ton, which is understood at least TO be in the
confidence of the kitchen Cabinet, intimates
more or less distinctly an answer to this ques.
ton. II expresses the opinion Sin well informed
circles that the President will chserfully and
promptly enter upon the execution Of the Re-
construction act of the last session of Congress,
giving, If occasion requires, explicit instruc-
tons to the commanding generals. The utmost
care will be taken to guard against any possible
collision with the generally understood wishes
Of Congress 1t is believed, however, that
all the Cabinet are agreed upon the principle
that the President Of the United States, under
the constitution, has no power to exonerate
himself from ultimate responsibility for oil
executive action under the government. The
Washington copperhead journal adds
"Should an occasion unfortunately force itself
or be forced upon him in which he must con-
sent 10 be disobeyed or supplanted from his
constitutional jurisdiction, or else require his
commands under the law to be implicitly
obeyed by the power of the army and navy if
thority for saying what line of action the adj
minis.raton would adopt"
This looks very much as if our Washington
dispatches suggesting the possible removal Of
Mr.. Stanton, General Grant and the five de-
partment commanders of the South, rested
upon some foundation. If this BIO 80, it is
evident that Mr.. johnson is one of those men
who exemplify the old classical text, "whom
the gods will destroy they first make mad"
Ii anything would be deemed sufficient for the
would be his removal Of all or any one Of the
military commanders after their full endorse
ment by a resolution of the House Of Repre-
tatives, which also expresses, we know, the
opinion of the Senate and Of the country at
large
The atmosphere Of the White House. although
liable to fever and ague from the malarious
flats of the Potomac, seems to agree pretty
we'll with Mr.. johnson. According to oil ac-
counts he never looked better in his life than
he looks at present and if he desires to retain
his comfortable and congenial position to the
end of his Presidential term he will beware of
any further collision with Congress in regard
to the Reconstruction act or the military COM
manders in the South. In the actual temper of
the public mind, President Johnson would find
interference with these officers, and in par
ticular with General Grant, extremely un-
healthy. What is Andy going to do! That's
the question.
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BaapxlyR lsTelllseNCs,

sEnicrs AccIrn~ AT srAvr yARp-rwo ur H.
'uHrp-A serious accident occurred about two o'clock
yesterday afternoon a. the save yard OF Henry odneo'
loot Of Div lsion avenue, f. D. which may resu'' .ne
death Of two men, II seems that as the hour named
large milo Of savc, suddenly topplcd over. knocking
40 IN and severely injurng Bernard Dempsey sa 'yu
logan The former sustained internal lnluriss nc
was removed 10 his residence. No. Sl3 iirs, suoes y
hi. feiiav wortmsp Tho Injuries sustained by the lat
ter AFFECT The head and SPINE He was taken 70 ns .ome'
No. II Cymer street. bcsn men ''S"''~ "A'
Their condition q said 70 be cItNs.
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the COURSE OF THE EXECUTIVE UPON TINE lau keel-
STnucTl0M ACT
Prom the Na.ional Tntsllteencer ,July

II Is understood In well Informed circles tAat IL
tho execution Of the Reoonstrsction act Of the IA
session Of Coueress, giving. II occasion requires.
The utmost caro- VIII be takea to guard against %.
sbie collision with the generally understood wishes q
Congress. Is believed however, that all The Csbtnsa
agreed upon the principle that the President Of Tho
United States under the constitution, has no power -
exonssate himself from ultimate responsibility for -
executive action under the government to the exena
he "shal take that the are faithfully q.
ecuted" Should occasion unfortunately force itsoae
be forced upon him in which he ust consent 70 -
disonayed suppantod from his constitutional jurs-
dictop, else require his commando under the NV
be implicitly obeyed by the power 81 the army 90
navy II necessary. there IL. are satisfied NJ
authority for saying what line Of action the aitainis.
traon would adopt.
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LousvrLts, July "a, 1ssTl
O'Clock r. N.
schmitt and Hellrch have been held 10 bail on the
charge OF msnsaushtef In the killing OF George on The
remaining parties we're discharged.
Edward Garrett foursen;years old mall carrier b.
tween Albany and Burksvle. arrested for rcobing
the mall.
Dr. Hancock Inst night al Bowling Green shot. pre-
baby fatally. ono Montgomery with whom be bad nsa
q long standing difficulty.
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Tragedy.
SrRyGrrrfp, Mas, Jrly %. 1897,
10 O'Clock r. NJ. !
The little village Of Ascutueyvile, four miles south Of
Windsor VI, was thrown into STATE Of Intense excite
men, this morning by the discovery that Mr. Gowins
well TODD farmer OF that place, to been murdered and
that his wife had met the say e fate The crime was
committed by q Frenchmsp, who was employed by
Gowing last summer, anil knew that Gowing
usually kept several hv ndred dollars In the
house. He called Gowne TO- the door by shouting that
the cows were In The corfi and soon a. he opened
the door feled him 10 thu floor with and beat his
brains out Tho French,nan then rushed TO the room
where Mrs. Gowlng vac In bed and murdered her In q
like horrible manner In the same room was little
girl in trunde bed, who the only witness Of the
tragedy and who Knew the Ffenchman by he voice.
After fains the h,ase the murderer escaped but u Is
rumored he has rsen arrested.
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srICWE OF 4 JAPANESE STUDENT.
SPECIAL TElsssAx 10 the HERALD.

srrIxarrsLp, Mass, July %, 1891,
10 O'Clock p. NJ
Ashiwsrs one OF the japanese students I" the Acsd-
envy in Monson, Mass, hung himself 10 tree on sun.
day nigh. and was not discovered until twen'yfous
hours afterwards His age was thirty, and he leay~ a
ife IN Yokohama Tho cause Of his suicide was uolsn.
choy, resulting from al pcursble chronic dss,s Of
ouyase nAsarA
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Eyenworth, an eloquent preacher at Troy, who
declared last Sunday in his pulpit that "the
New YORK HERALD is model of accuracy and
truthfulness of statement in all lis departments
that other journals would do well TO imitate.o
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN soLUnBIi, 8. 9.
SPECIAL 1lllsaAm 10 THE HERALD.

CoruxmA, g G., July q, 1907
O'Clock 7. NJ
The Republican Convention assemblies at Jannsys
Hal, In this city tomorrow. About seysoiy deesas
have already arrived and fuli sttsndsncs Of all IN
districts In The Ssaie y expsctes~
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DOUBLE MURDER IN AscurSEYyMLy:, VT.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TINE HERALD

A Trenchman Murders MINI md 'sIis WIFE,
A Little Child the Only Witncss OF thc
Tragedy.
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525 M L L T. 8
or THU
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
0~'e-u ff.a AS. I..... rrg uT
Running West from Omaha
ACROSS the Continent,
ARE NOW COMPLETED.
or rus
ACROSS tn e Continon.
ARE NOW COMPLETED.

This brings the line to the eastern base OF the
Rocky Mountains and 1t ia expected tnat the traok
will be laid thirty miles further, to Evans Pass the
highest point on the road by January. The maxi
mum grade from the foot OF the mountains 10 the
summit Ia but eighty feet to the mile, while that Of
many Eastern roads Is over one hundred. Work
in the rook.outtngs the western slope will
continue through the winter aud there is now no
reason 10 doubt that the entire grand line the Pa
cihc will be open for business In 1870. '..I
The means provided. for the construction OF this
| Great National Work are ample. The United States
grants It's Six Per Cent Bonds &C the rate offrom
$4,000 to 0o0 per mile, for which IL takes second
iH rs security and receives payment to large nos
70 the full extent OF its claim In services. These
Bonds are issued each twenty mile section is
finished, and after It has been examined by United
States Commissioners and pronounced TO be In ali re-
spects frst-class road, thoroughly supplied with
depots, repair-shops statons ana ALL the necessary
rolling stock, and other equipn ents.
The United States also makes n donation Of i9sOO
acres of land to the mile which will be q souroe OF
large revenue to the Company. Much OF this land In
the Platte Valley IS among the fertile In the
world, and other large portions covered with
heavy piue forests and abound In GOAL OF the heat
quality,
First Mortgage Bonds to an amount equal to the
issue Of the Governm, Mt, and no more Hon K. ID
Morgan and Hon. oAkes Ames are Trustees fer the
BOndhoIders, and deliver the Bonds to the Company
only as the work progresses that they always re-
present an actual and productive value
The authorized capital OF the Company is ONE
HUNDRED MILL IN DOLLARS OF which over
five millions have beer paid In upon the work already
done,
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MAJOR GENERAL BARRY's CAsE.-Senator Will
son is, according to a Washington correspond.
ent, inv estigatlng the case of Henry W. Barry,
late Brevet Major-General United States Army.
which will probably result in his Offering
joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of
War to strip him of his brevet honors 1t is
charged that Barry procured the same through
letters purporting to be from Generals Thomas,
Paine, Garfield, and others, who deny their
authenticity, or that they even have any know
ledge OF the person. Barry lately obtained an
appointment in the Freedmen's Bureau in Mis-
sissippi, but General Howard learning that he
was a common sWindler, dismissed him. Among
the documentary evidence against Barry IS an
affidavit of his attempting an outrage in his
boarding house az Washington.
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The Currency and the Internal Revenue
Nor the least important among the volumi-
nous documents which are inflicted upon the
patience of our readers, according to custom,
at this period in the year, are the reports upon
the currency by Comptroller Hulburd, and
npon the operations of our internal revenue
system by Commissioner Rollins. The leading
points of these bulky pamphlets, however,
can be compressed into much less space. Mr..
Hulburd's report starts out with an exhibit of
the present condition of our national banks,
giving their status in each State and Territory.
The following figures show the general totals,
together with the specific items for Pennsyl
'vania:--
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENcE,
From Chicago 10 50. LOuIs-FinaI Fto-
+ flectiOns on ChIcsgO-H HIN Ois and ITS
DevelOpmsnt-A Doomed Town = Ar
rival at ST. Louis, Etc.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov.

ST. LOUIS Mo, Nov 30, 1857.
ran down last night from Chicago on the
night express train OF the Chicago. Alton, and
st. Louis Railroad-an excellent road, well
managed, and, should judge, doing very fine
business. 70 and by far the best sleeping car
ON this line that have found as yet on the
whole route. A gentleman remarked to me, as
we left Philadelphia, that we would find that
the farther West we went the better the cars
were. II has proved to be the case. Such
sleeping cars as some that are used on
the road from Philadel phia to Washington
would not be tolerated on any wellconducted
road in the West. The third tier of berths ap"
pears to be abandoned on all the Western roads.
Only an upper and a lower berth, each double
are provided These, on the road have just
mentioned, are furnished with good thick mat
tresses and with clean linen. The wash-rooms
have also a good supply OF clean towels. The
ventilation was better than ordinary by far' the
car being heated by furnace beneath the floor
said nothing in my former letters Of the
public improvements that are being made in
Chicago. Her great lake tunnel, for supplying
the city with water from Lake Michigan, has
peen completed for some time. The chief work
IN which the city is now engaged is the digging
Vi Vonnel beneath the Chicago rivera deep
,s isaDie stream which divides the city. This
49, - - Sioged On all the streets which cross 1t
- -s uses are obliged TO be opened when
Sroe,,o.e.Is 1seiS oesire to pass through 1t thus
n,,poba' =, -apPehs ' That, when there are large
o,o, sor 70 pass the bridges are kept
'eo.a1ao,iea,s utl,e ana teamA and foot pas
Sense'sSoiIo'' oy She hundreds before thew are
again closed Sometimes pRSsengera In sotns
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A comparison of some of the figures in Mr.
Hulburd's table shows the great inequality in
the distribution of the bank capital Of the
country under the present system. Thus, the
four States of New York, Massachusetts, Con-
nectiout, and Rhode Island have $24l, ,375, ,96l
in bank capital, and $l56, 6,073, 985 in national
currency or considerably more than one-half
of the whole amount, while their population
is but one-sixth of that of the Union. That
portion of the report which refers to the failure
OF national banks is given elsewhere.
Mr.. Hulburd thinks that there is, at pre-
sent emo immediate demand for the redemp-
tion of national bank notes. but 1t would be
one of the healthiest evidences of returning
soundness in our financial affairs, if it should
be inaugurated.'' AS a means of bringing
about ''this first step towards specie pay
ment, /" the Comptroller argues the necessity
of causing legal-tenders to command small
premium" The date of their appreciation in
value "would mark an era in legal-tender
notes, and at the same time it would be
healthy reminder to the banks that their cir
culation is liability payable on demand" D."
The total taxation upon the capital of the
banks ranges between four and seven per
cent, but the high premium upon the gold
received as interest on their bonds, together
with the large deposits in consequence of the
abundance of paper money, has enabled them
to pay this tax without encroaching materially
npon their dividends. The Comptroller, after
stating these facts, cOntinues:-
"But Il is becoming more and more difficult
ha hal
penses without reducing their profits below the
amount that would be realized upon an invest;
ment in Government securities. The natural
effect OF this excessive taxation Will be an in
centive TO charge higher rates of interest In
loaning their money, and in the end the Dusl-
OF usury."
The inexpediency Of contracting the present
cirouisnon Of the banks is argued at length,
the Comptroller concluding that
"Ihe wlthdrawal of circulation from the
banks would cause nine out OF ten to wind up,
Iutely essential In order to do a bantyIn@ bDsi
ness, put necevSe ca use oahklng associations would
Imposed by the act of Congress- Vgitht .
compensatory privilege privilege OF cireuiStion, They
thus get rid OF Federal control, or thev anu
= do bRsiness as private bankers, In either eyent
= regegSA would speedily be released and added tS
8 thsFslhme OF paper anoat, which would makC
d IdiH 70 ttte active paper circulation OF tn
: Dgfhtfy. Ehe effect of this IL would not b
dldiuuit t6SoPstell. That they would wind u
3 frfSE 1e MSaIdad as a certainty, and the FRS
/! SAEeB Iouttsbe41cfhe way OF contraction. Dis
: s1fJ6n1s xdnld4Ba suspended, accommodation
STeuIH c9SAeSaHd merchants, manufacturer
SSd0d 1InSf H5safb esaemen would be deprived {
4 8 FEeiI -aet9tSfombd liabilities revolution
4ais lr6fS rs bo9 b9 Sttscted without seriou
g 90 m4ge q l1e eppg tTyt q ,
8sE TEs EJlSiSS Sd ! s3fsk56 lie. contracting tn
s.sEstIna2F Tssds sirb @Sadiss ster the sake {
ss saIiBksto aib5 Gsvdrntl "a stlS interest mo-
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From this it will be seen that the Demo
cratic majority at the election was about
$1,000 The total number of votes registered
by the Assessors was 1876, $685. so that there
were over 81, 900 citizens who refused to 90 to
the polls. At the recent State election there
were pOlled Ill ,s62, being about 1900 more
than in the recent mayoralty contest. We do
not wonder that twenty five per cent. of those
entitled to vote stay away from the polls in
New York city. The effort to purify is
hopeless one, and they naturally argue that it
is waste of time and energy to attempt a re-
form. The apparent gain of 5000 votes in the
total Democratic majority is due to the refusal
of the 5000 Republicans to vote at all
yesterday. In November the Republicans
polled 26,098 votes yesterday they had but
18,465. The choice of Mayor Hoffman is an
infinite improvement over the election of
Mayor Wood. The "reminiscences Of the ad-
ninistration of that official are not calculated
to induce the people to reinstate him in the
position he SO poorly filed in the days before
the war,
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The receipts from several special sources
NAV be summarized as follows:

Inc expenses OF collecting the revenue IN
1867 were $7 7l2, ,0s9, as compared to $7 $50, 700
in 1866. The changes in the personnel of the
service during the year were greater than in
any preceding year. Changes of Collectors
were made in la districts, in which 369 diffe-
rent persons were discharging the duties of
the Office at different periods; while in 1l6 dis
tricts there were changes in the Assessors, $40
persons being on duty at different times.
These multitudinous changes are charged to
the rejection by the Senate of the nominations
of the President. Altogether about 300
Assistant Assessors were employed during the
year.
The Commissioner discusses at length the
question of the establishment of civil SER
vice, for the purpose of securing more faith
full enforcement of the laws than is possible at
present. The method of perpetrating frauds
upon the revenue are detailed at
great length, the Commissioner say
ing: - ''l believe the adoption of a
civil service like that existing in either of
several countries abroad, with its care in the
selection Of officers, and a prompt dismissal
for negligence, incompetency, or fraud, would
secure a very large part of the tax Con spirits)
of two dollars per gallon" During the year
five hundred and seventy eight cases were
compromised by the department, with the fol-
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paid on the bonds deposited By the, banks y
thus disposed off,
"ITpop the merely technical ground OF
o,,o,,,,. Ia erd received by the banks the
asnSes sbd,S that but Two hhiilVuE ll re saved
10 the CloVeInment Taking these hghfes into
ACCOUNT it has been establiyhed that tie banks
loan the Federal Government t49D, 100000 at less
and allowing that money Is worth to the banks
six per centum per annum, 10 Is demonstrated
that the interest on $3.50 100000 Of egal-tenders
1. annually given To the Government, which,
by the banks to the Government to SIS 0OO, ,0OO--
excess of So 100000 over the Interest received
by them, which is bonus they pay for their
circulation"
The Comptroller maintains at considerable
length that it is a financial impossibility for
the Government to act as the general banker
of the country; and, after discussing the
question as to whether the amount of paper
money now in circulation is in excess Of the
demands of the country, says-
Judging of the present volume of paper cur
rency by the high prices of every oommodity
estimated in currency, IL Is evident that II Is
much IN excess Of the actual needs OF the
country"
The Report of Commissioner Rollins on the
operations Of our Internal Revenue system
for the year ending June 80, 1867, starts out
with general resume of the receipts of the
department. In the following table, the aggre-
gate receipts are exclusive of the direct tax
upon lands and the duty upon the circulation
and deposits of national banks:--
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'Rosu,, Of the New York city Election.

Result of the New York City Election
-ruH result of the New York election yesterday
was probably the next best thing for that city
IN tbe choice Of MIR. Darling. By an over
whelning majority Mayor Hoffman was
chosen. As we anticipated, the contest was
principally between Hoffman and Wood,
although, from the figures, we can hardly say
it lay between any one, It being decidedly a
ooa sided affair The vote stands.-
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IOIdl SOAOV
The report closes with recommendation of
several changes in the law as it now stands.
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Every Garment in our Exten-
sive Assortment LOWERED
in Price to suit the times. We
are determined to close out
our Stock of oVercoats and
Heavy Suits before the HoIi-
days, Very Cheap. Prices
greatly reduced on Ordered
Work.
Parents, bring along your
Boys. We have all kinds of
Boys Clothing, which we will
seIIvery low.
The Best Ready-made Cloth
ing in Philadelphia at the low
est figures.
Perfect satisfaction guaran-
teed to every purchaser. ssoSm
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DIED.

ADDICKS.-On the evening Of the 18th instant
LAURA WATSON, wife OF j. Edward AddicIs, and
eldest daughter of Washington Butcher, Esq, aged p
years
The relatives and friends of the family are invited
to attend her funeral Saturday afternoon next at
2oclock, from the residence OF her father No.
Flbert street. To proceed to Laurel Hill. "a
CARVER.-on the 10th instant, of pneumonia
MARY EMILY, wife of William Y, Carver. and
daughter of the late Tilghman Rupp
Funeral to take place from the residence of
band, No 1881 Summer street, Friday 10 O'Clock
(Allentown and Bethlehem papers please copyl
youngest daughter OF John w. and the late Sarah
Reed Claghorn.
The relatives friends of the family are respect
fully Invited to attend the funeral from the resi-
dence of her father No. 1903 Arch Saturday
,he 10th instant. at o'clock p. NJ. To proceed to
Laurel HILL ~
GRIERSoN.-February 10, 1867 JAMES GRIER-
SON. aged 40 years.
The relatives and friends of the family also PHI
lanthropc Lodge, No. Is. Ashland Encampulent. No.
49, j. o. of o. F., and the Order in general,
spectnlIy invited to attend the funeral from his
next at O'Clock, without further notice.
LEE.-Suddenly, on the 18th instant FRANK w.
son OF William W. and Sue b. Lee, aged years and
month
Funeral from the residence OF his parents, No. 9e6
New Market street, tomorrow (Friday) the 10th in
stant, at o'clock P. M.
WEBSTER. - On the 18th Instant SAMUEL
youngest son OF Samuel and Hannah Webster, In his
18th year.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited attend the funeral from the residence
OF his parents, WissahickOn station, Norristown Rail
road, on Saturday, the 10th instant at o'clock. To
proceed 10 LeVerington Cemetery.