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I5ayy the Debt Can be Paid.

"MAcK,' Washington correspondent
of the Enquirer, informs the public how
the debt can be paid:
by the way, everybody seems now-a-
days to have plan for paying the Ma
tional delt Mine is this: Let some Of
our loyal Congressman enlarge their sys-
tenn of private economy to public
scale. Let them teach the nation what
they have learned themsclvcs-how to
invest $1,000 4 year and mileage,so that
it shall enable the owner to spend @l0,-
600 year, and to save the remaining
hundred thousand Of accrued interest
Apply this principle to the receipts of the
Government, and it will be seen at a
glance that the National debt will be
paid off before the Fourth of Jul next.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21

re- English adviccS from New Zealand
report that four Of the Maories taken in
rebellion against the Crown have been
convicted of high treason and sentenced
in the usual form to be changed, drawn
AMI quartered" 1t is thought that the
sentence will not be carried into effect.
The London Times correspondent states
that the "barbarous nature of the penalty
has created Il deep feeling of disgust and
shame among the colonists, and that the
resort to the old statute of trcasons is
considered TO have been II mistake. y
There are seventy prisoners sill to be
tried.
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Heavy Mexican Claim.

s322,907,5ll 335 is the aggregate
amount of claim brought against the
Government of Mexico, which will be
presented before the Mexican Claim
Commission now in session in Washing
ton, by Messrs Morris Stewart and
Pickett, attorneys for the Tehuantepcc
Ship Canal Company and the Mexican
Pacific Railroad Company.
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Mr.. Street, of Salem, Mass, moved to
Ohio and founded the town of Salem :;
thence to Indiana, where he established
the town of Salem and thence to Iowa,
where he erected the town of Salem -
About which the Chicago Post thinks
the Salems of Street are as numerous az
the Nreets Of Salem
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The Indian Bureau has issued orders
that Indian delegations. shall not visit
Washington any more on business, but
that such business shall be transacted by
their agents.
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The Order of DIR. Sch 0eppe's Exc
cutiOn Withdrawn.

HARRIsBURG, December 14.-Goxern-
or Geary has withdrawn his official or
der for the execution Of DR.. Schoeppe,
pending the action of the Supreme
Court
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21

EgWyoming Territory has conferred
through both branches of the Legisla
ture, the elective franchise upon women
The Governor has approved the bill.
Uow'S that for high?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21

ES-The opening of the Ecumen C u
Council, at Rome, on the Sth inst, is
re pore to have exceeded in splendcr
and macnificencc an.r celcl ltion of t. c
present century.
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CUSDA1, lJCCelDUSl L =.
In the House of Representative yes
terday, Mr.. Ingersoll succeeded in in
Producing his bill for an additional Issue
of legal tender notes to the amount Of
S44,000,000. Mr.. ScoGeld moved that
the bill be laid on the table, and the ques-
ton was made test for aseartaining the
sense of the House on contraction and
imitation. The motion was lost-64 to
9S-but the bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency, four
members of which had just voted to lay
it on the table The Committee on Ways
and Means were instructed to report a
bill repeating the manufacturing tax on
provisions" Bills were introduced to
build a bridge across Niagara River; to
regulate the importation of lumber on
our Northern frontier; to dispense with
internal revenue spies; amendatory OF
the naturalization laws relating to boun-
ty and to public lands. Mr.. Wood OBJ
jected to the introduction by Mr.. Davis
o. resolution relating to neutrality land
also to the introduction by William j.
Smith, scalawag member from Tenpes-
see, Of resolution to annul the late
State election. MIR. Starkweather pre-
Eented petition for the removal Of tht
duty on coal, and the House then went
into committee on the Census bill. The
seventeenth section was disposed of,and
the bill ordered reprinted y bill relating
to trial by jury in Federal courts was re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr.
Ward presented a petition to increase thC
rank Of naval staff officers, and the
House adjourned to Monday. The Sen
ate was not in session.
The matter Of Virginia reconstruction
was before the committee yesterday, anC
the general impression seems to be tha
the State will soon be rehabilitated.-
Governor WellS's letter cannot fail t.
have weight, and the testimony of thos'
best entitled to respect, it is thought,w
override the influence of office holder
and interested carpet baggers. The cas-
Of Georgia, ,unfortunately,is not go hope
full
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1t is asserted that absentee landlord.
hold in Ireland 100000 acres of land
which they draw an annual rental of s12
100000.
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Ey-Mi,s LIZ E BoYNToN, of In Llama,
announces herself for Congress. She
has blue eyep, short halr, 4 prominent
nosC-and check
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The American German Reformed
Church.

The statistics Of this Church during
the present year show the following =
Synods, .; classes, 81 ministers, 53l
congregations, l,l70; members, 1l7,9l0
baptized members not confirmed, 6S,362
baptism, i2,f76; combinations, 7,06S
reception by certificate, 1892; excom.
municated, IA; dismissal, ,637 deaths,
3,775; Sabbath schools, 1919; Sabbath
school scholars, 49,060; and benevolent
contributions, @i6,452 Il.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21

EE-Thcrc arc thirty two thousand
British soldiers stationed in Ireland.
The South is the Ireland of the United
States, made so by the infamous acts OF
Radicalism
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SATURDAY. December II

SATURDAY, December IL.
Only the House Of Representatives was
in session yesterday, the Senate having
adjourned over to Monday. A large
number Of bills were presented, but none
were of general public interest, except
one offered by Mr.. Coburn of indiana;
to sell the coin in the Treasury, and an
other by Mr.. Jenckes of Rhode Island,
to establish uniform rule Of naturali-
zation throughout the United States
Mr.. Mercnr. of Pennsylvania, must have
sent cold shiver through the House by
Introducing q resolution to inquire into
The cXpediency Of reducing the funeral
expenses Of members Of Congress
Economy in grave clothes, silver handles,
and carriages to the cemetery, is, how
ever, quite properly the subject Of legis-
lative investigation. Mr.. IngersoIl at
tempted to start his S44,000,000 green
back bill, but upon indications of anoth-
er fight, hastily Withdrew it. Mr.. Fer
nando Wood introduced resolution oi
| inquiry into the French Atlantic cable
muddle. The friends of Cuba were in
force on the floor again. Mr.. Ioag, OF
Ohio, had up resolution to recognize
Cuban independence and Mr.. Ward, OF
New Tork,presented the petition Of 72,.
600 New York people asking for the
same. Objections were made in botf
cases The House then went into com
mittee and discussed the census bill. Mr.
! Wilkinson, Of Minnesota, moved an I'm
portant amendment to the effect Of i'm
posing fine of $1,000 on any corpora
ton which shall refuse or neglect to give
any information required by the act. II
sustaining his amendment he declared i
as his belief that the two States Of Min
nesota and Iowa paid to railroad corpo
rations for the transportation Of produce
S10,000,000 q year more than they ough
to pay, and when the people came tt
know how they were victimized by rail
road companies it would awaken a de
gree of Indignation which would requir'
the government to take hold OF those
mammoth corporations and restrict thei
power to rob and plunder the people
The amendment was adopted. Th
House. before adjourning, resolved t.
have q session to-day.
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r,emocratic state,Convention.

The Democratic State Convention III
Ohio is 90 I've held at Columbus on
Wednesday, juno /, 1870.
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Financial Fsi@esHying,

Oar Congressional linancIcrs are cru
flying their brains to dcvclopc Il plan bv
which government bonds, now bearing
six per cent. interest, may be substituted
for others bearing four and four and 4
half per cent The only difficulty re
manning in the way Of the project is the
unaccountable preference capitalists seem
to have for six dollars rather than four
dollars, or four and half. AS soon as
this slight impedimcnt is removed the
plan will work like charm.
Which reminds us of Il little story
During the wara glisteniEg genius inven-
ted an astonishingly destructive weapon,
called the hail-sto of-tiundcr-b bolts, or
some such name. 1t was warranted to
throw thousand hundred pound shells
a minute q distance of four miles by
simply turning a crank. Congress ap-
pointed committee 1.-THE finance com
mittce We should guess) to examine and
report upon the machine. An eager
multitude assembled to witness the trial
of the monster, but the inventor explain
ed that the machine was not quite ready
for work yet.
at is almost perfected" he added,
land as soon as one trifling difficulty i,
overcome, it is bound to throw hundred
pound shells four miles at the rate of 4
thousand a minute, by simply turning a
crank"
"Aud what is the little difficulty %
asked the committee.
"Oh nothing but The Insignificant trile
( that tie crank w0n't turn"
Now these financial highllicrs may as
we'll acknowledge first rs last that the
crank of their complicated machines
won't turn.
There is, however, a simple means by
which the same end may be reached with
certainty, security and CELEBRITY" Let
Congress levy a tax of two per cent. on
the bonds, which would reduce them TO
the level of other property; let this tax
be deducted when the interest is paid,
and all the advantages of their designs
are obtained.
But our fnanciers can not find any
thing which is plainly under their noses.
They are trying to catch the stars in
bug nets, and could not see diamonds il
they were knee-deep in them,
~Half starved clerks are copying
long lists of names, and the Cuban Junta
is forwarding them to Congress as so
many petitioners praying Congress to
recognize the independence of Cuba
Certainly. Congress should recognize
the independence of Cuba. Of course
nobody doubts but that it is independ-
ent. Congress, however, should not
leave the recognising business half-done,
Let it recognize the freedom of Russia,
the craftsmanship of GRANT, the perma-
nent peace of Mexico, the honesty of all
Radical officials, and still greater absur-
dities if greater can be conceived of.
'Ho must have optics sharp, ween,
Who sees what is not to be seem"
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John Browns Soul Still Progress
EpS.

The Medical Society of Washington
City black-balled darlley or two who
applied for admission; whercupon Mr.,
SUMNER proposes to repeal the charter
of the Society unless it promptly recon
siders its action and fellowships the
negroes.
Neither Mr.. SUMNER or any body else
denies the right of this Society to cx-
clude any white man from membership,
In view of this fact might we be so bold
as hnmblv and timidly to ask if it is
not barely possible to nave too much OF
even so good a thing as negro equality
HAMILTON, the so-called Gonser-
vative candidate for Governor of Texas
has bocn beaten
Right, exactly right Such mar
should always be beaten; even if he have
the dccaloguc for platform.
His opponent may be but little better
but it is very certain that he cannot be
any worse. There is no worse for any.
body to be-
HThe revolution in Nicaragua ha:
ended in treaty of peace, by which il
is agreed that the revolutionists are tC
be pardoned, gutierrez shall he appoint
ed Governor Of Leon and Congress shal
declare how the revolutionary debt shal
be paid. The peace was brought about
partly by Mr.. RIoTrE, United State:
Minister in Nicaragua, who was also ap
pointed commissioner to see to the car
rying out Of its provisions.
RgTherc seems now to be proba
bility that the fifteenth amendment vii
Eo ratified.
When the darkies get their equality
what in the world will they do with it !?
Nine -tenths of them doubtless thinl
it is something to be eaten along witt
their possum fat and hominy.
ES-A London dispatch Of the 9tt
inst, says:
"The prices of the American Con(ed
orate-,Ieff Davis -bOnds have improy
ed recently in view of the proposed set
Element of the Alabama claims"
That's more than can be said of Fed
eral bonds in the same country.
EEWYoming Territory has conferred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-27
THE CHENEY TRIAL IN CHICAGO.
GROUNDS ON WHICH THE INJUNCTION WAS
IssUED-sEYERE CONTEST EXPECTED.

GROUNDS ON WHICH THE INJUNCTION WAS
IssUED-sEYERE CONTEST EXPECTED.
The injunction served upon The. Episcopal
Court IN Chicago convened try the OF the Rev Mr.
cheney has created much surprise and excitement In
Cbnrch circles The bill was issued from the Superior
Court. The following are the main points upon winch
That the Rev. Charles Cheney is rector OF Chris,
Church, that, such rector, he receives largo sal
ary OF S. 200 per annun that Re has been for IL years In
the ministry OF the Church, and depends upon ms salary
inclination for the practice of other vocation than ss
OF minister Of the gospel that he became rector IN NO
vember, ls6O at which time the Church had member
shin OF but seven numbering SO members
= congregation Of 90, and frame building worth 800.
and no lot; that tho Church now under MS minis
traton has increased TO 500 communicates and e9nge
CATION numbering coo or zoo ordinarily VITA sAp9atn
worth SEQ COO aud a lot which belongs the parish the
whole church rSpSr Ssc Acts TO show that he
has been blessed, humanity speang III tne @ a1 x
of June he was served with papers purportng TO be
citation and presentment copies OF which he annexes
that prior to the 2st OF june he called upon by ne
Bishop OF the diocese who desired him to admit that he
omitted the word regenate from the baptsma service
that he r Cheney declined 20 admit the Omission and
that he was then called upon by the Bshop, VINO o
requested him 20 promise not TO persist IN e
mentoned that he declined not having admitted that
emission had been made that the citation ana pISs
ment are VOID, for want OF authority 10 the Ple'Yhs
ora Here the bill presents at length the objections
70 the jurisdiction OF the court The bill then goes on 70
set forth the proceedings SO far as they have progse
claiming that the Rev Mr. Chase ana OTHERS ~ sb
the court had jurisdiction 10 st as assessors tal Ds
accused had the right OF challenge which was dlsacSSs
by the court that the court Is pfeudced anu SNn
partial that IL is subject to the Influence ot we "a
who has threatened Mr. Cheney with delosllV@ an.
deposition prevents Mr. Cheney FROM 9iiea ~ e rector
other diocese and prevents him from acting - ri In
OF his parish; That II INJURIES him IN ms a
forests, and therefore excludes MN rom before the in
his vocation. liz will DO two weeks or more pVVO n,,oa
junction be disposed OF by the civil cowI oas
TO dissolve It will BIO made when the Question 40
up whether the ecclesiastical court was
cording TO It's rules In the trial II II shau oo 80 .ui
that t was proceeding the injunction VII on "a
the trial Will be recommended at the point NhyS staa
suddenly ended. The counsel on boIh siISs W.. Psst
| strong fight. kSN's"sN
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IMPORTED LABOR IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS

BY the ship Maunaloa there arrived az b L.
olulu number OF people from Humphreys ana va
sour Islands in the South Pachc they having Ooss 70
for nv the Sandwich Islands Government as ahotc 10
help supply the demand for labor upon plantations
what extent they capacitaLed for tho Ielnii Tx
OF their contracts has yet 10 be proved; but lafb
by the general characteristics OF the Islands OF
Pacific lie would bs hard for any but the most ~.
10 anticipate any very satisfactory results. Has ~
day In aud day out, without cessation. undor DOB
erful rays OF an almost vertical sum- Is suiIao,s rs
few constitutions; and hence the scarcity O ~
country where natives exist IN abundance TO- sfs.
quired supply. Aside from the question OF Jts
by the way is being agtated quite actively ~
at present the remarkable similarity between 81
slider tue distance which separates them. Th1SrisDy
Ifo ara almost Identical and their language rs pact
liz hib later tact serves 70 Illustrate ke aempt
cal manner the theory of some philOogs M nom tho
70 nroye Nv SIMILARITY tha derivation st one VAS
otber 20 yery remote degpee asserting n The trade
Donpated from the other In the directo vessel whieh
Pvjpds We mnSerstond that the SANG w Al dOnal
brought these is soon TO be dispatched BueA
supDly ICOr. san FrAnP
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-es,tr6 Of ne increase Of population from i'm

These remarkable data enable to discuss intelli-
gently the effects of immigration upon our national
growth in the vital elements Of strength and great
ness, wealth and prosperity. They afford solid
groundwork for the most astonishing deductions If
the influx of aliens had been stopped in 1870, our
population in 1850 would have been very what it
actually was in 1913. immigration, therefore has
pushed us twelve years forward in this important
element of national progress Moreover statistics of
imports, exports, tunnage and revenues, show that
the augmentation of those vast interests in this
country has been most rapid and during the periods
Of the greatest immigration. Ample proofs Of this
proposition are given in the subjoined table:
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A SENSATION IN QUEBEC-RUMoipSy b IN the

Tbe Moutrsol Ne,rs of Saturday, I'm quebec en-
Me 1aOI,ti CO.. ~ CUT VI on,Ta In the
Friday afternoon: Mysterious rsb taken pIn,S rra.
city to-day. 10 is saio that nsns,in INC siesso
tween British and American iaminent lss,ncir
mean, and that American war 30 cOntents vi W 10
thOrites will not dyulge WHAT a,,td pubcly thas 10
dispatches. Sir Il. Hincks h5 '%s,S adds, edllOEa,
does not believe the story ZIG ruth in the reports
that "we do not believe there Is w ~ ,dUVDL
aud Srayely gives ia reasons !" AVN
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The tide of emigration began to set toward our
shores with great force and volume after 1890
The number of alien passengers arriving in the
United States by from foreign countries for the
ten years, 1S2O30 was 1888; for 1900 was 552
coo; for 1S4O50 was 155S,SOO and for lS5O-GO, was
2,SO7,G24. These augmentatiOns Of our population
from external sources correspond exactly with the
equally acceeTating increase OF our material pros
perity. No doubt other and very different causes
contributed to the general result; yet, any one
must perceive by such facts how largely this coun-
try is indebted to foreign immigration for its sudden
and great rise in power and wealth.
But while the above considerations are remark
able, there are others which are equally startling
Thus reasonable grounds exist for assuming that the
United States would have failed to put down the
gigantic rebellion which shook the Union to its very
foundations but for the strength impaired to the
cause of national unity by foreign immigration.
When the conflict began, there were in the country
4.l9G,175 inhabitants of alien birth, of whom only
1884, 5l lived in the eleven States constituting the
Southern Confederacy. Even that small number
increase of very nearly 2Gj per cent over the
S. 256 persons Of the same class who resided in the
Same localities ten years before, showing Souclu-
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becoming kinder, and to propcl this feoinc IA -
hopes that prompted this very long letter I,oA ~
that the end DO accomplished J0sRPH seatR
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-12-08

IHE FEMALE FRANcHIsE-The female franchisers-
the ones who have promise to secure from Congress
the elective franchise for those residing in the District
OF Columbia, have been having high old time of it
at meeting held in Washington on the 22d A dis
patch says The disturbing element first appeared in
the person Of male who alluded to the association
as handful of notoriety seeking women. He was re-
piled to by the husband of the lady presiding at the
meeting but, getting the of it, was compelled
by bis wife to sit down. Then the debate turned in
fearful TRADE against the reporters present Some of
the latter undertook to reply but nearly every body
present got on their feet when scene of ndescrbabe
confusion followed, during which the regular officers
OF the association left the hail. and then the meeting
was organised by the dissenters but it also broke up
in confusion The police present, but did not
find it necessary to interfere there were no acts of
personal violence
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MRS. L1NCoLN's SECOND CHoIcE.-Tbe world il a
SAD tattler and no better proof is needed than this
from a Down-East paper, Why cannot Mrs. Lincoln
be left alone?
The happy dog" as our readers have already
Deeh ADVISED, IS Count Schneidenbutzen Grand Cham
perlain to the Duke of Baden. Although this title is
ratnef imposing, 1t does not, in the Counts own home
imply either an impressive weight of dignity or purse
noticeably heavy. The Duke of Baden has small cash
10 spare, and none to bestow Grand Chamberlains
who have little to do about his court and who "come
cheap" IN land where every fourth Dutchman is
count or baron Indeed, moderate belly-ful of
krout and pumpernickel every Sunday is the only kind
Of "goverr ment pap that ever dstends the shrveed
skin OF schneidenbutzen, who is an uncommon sorry
specimen OF the nobility. The poor fellow is said to
De IN ecstacies over his good fortune in securing an
helress for wife, and to be especially Joyous in the
prospect of falling into the vacant shirts, socks
breeches and shoes of the late lamented" large
number OF which have not yet followed his coats and
hats to the junk shop A pair of the martyrs"
trousers Is being cut down for Schneidenbutzen BY
Count kotzenbratzen, the Grand Dukes tailor S. be-
ing shoft-legged little fellow, while the late A. L.,
as everybody knows, strobe the land on pair OF ma
tural stills 1t will be funny sight not, however.
without some melancholy suggestiveness, to behold
poor schneidenbutzen leading Mary relict of Abra-
nam LINCOLN deceased" to the altar clad in the very
monuments OF his Industrious predecessor-hs brooches
shining with autographs grease spots left by White
House dinners of the past-his little feet shaking |
about in pair of Illinois boots mile too BIG for
hin-and bis tiny hands encascd in pair of enormous
yellow Kids in which the fist of the martyr was said to
Dear striking resemblance to canvassed Cincinnati
nam foor iltte 3 For our part we don't begrudge
him stitch of the sacred wardrobe He will have
earned 1t before he has done with Mary L. ard as she
only reserved after her bereavement those garments
winch nobody would buy, her new husband will begin
bad habits