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t. :. Treasurer Spinner in letter sod
to Mr.. Riddle, OF Australia says that n Congress
adopts tho suggestions Of the Secretary Of the prca.
Surv and m1kC- the same disposition OF the surplu
revenue as has been made In the last Cl.ht months
our public debt v III be paid in thirteen yeas.
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II is proposed in Congress to raise the sal
AIRY Of the Minister to China to tl7 800 year. and
to give hun an Assistant Secretary of Legation
at 81, 600 year. As for the Assistant Secre-
tary, we dare say that such functionary may be
required but we see no reason for increasing
the salary Of the Minister. Sir. BrRLiNGANE did
the work very well ut the present compensation,
and why should any one else be paid more than
be was If Mr.. FIsn had had good sense enough
to appoint the Hon. HoRAcE GREELEY to this mis-
sion, it would have been proper to give him very
high pay, for his services in China would have
been worth even more than az 500 year in gold
but he was not appointed and the salary had bet
ter not be changed.
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pom investigating the facts attending tue case
Of The supposed -drouEg OF John ". " GODS, Of
North Adams, Mass, 7 tOrtcl m YESTERDAYS pa.
hpd never beeu robbed Ut all that ne had no tonds
FOX .ac at Fisk llach's and that he had no bust
with tie Metropolitan Bank He was last ey, n
ing arrested and lockcl up al Police Headquarters
on q charge Of obtaining board NJ tie Metropolitan
Hotel without having the meaus to pay Tor The same.
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The manufacturers of pig iron IN Columbia,
Pa, will ncutlnn congress to Tais' the duties one
dollar per ton pig iron, tLrcc dollars bar non.
rals old rails scrap boiler iron, and oil other Ic.
scrptions Of manufactured iron, and that direct
rails, plates, and other descriptions OF iron manu-.
lActureA M TINS country
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Marriage CcrIilIcato Foracd.

At the meeting Of the Board of Health ycster-
day. the Register clerk reported that person had
applied at his Office with paper purporLng to be II
certificate OF a marriage Ger, mOny performed in
1896 asking that it be recorded, and that cerli0.
cne be furnished the applicant with aWew Of cstab-
lshng n claim to pension. The irrcg ullrities Of
the paper LED to suspicion, and the Clergyman whose
name was signed thereto was written "a lie re-
- This Is a fOrepry.n
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HAvASA, Jan. 25.--Count Nalmaseda, in n let
ter to the Captain General, reports tha the Jurisd'c.
tons Of Bdyamo, JiQu nj and N.nlani'o are tran
qui, aud that Guanta amo, r ricua, and Santiago
re free OF insurgen :, The Count was abou to
leave Santiago Tor Las ~uuas, 10 assume command
Of the troops In that quarter.
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While public attention is directed to tho
subject of u canal across the lsthInus of Daren,
IL may not he nmiss 20 recall the fact that NJ.
LrclFN DE PrYpr, native Of France, claims TO
have discovered perfectly feasible route for the
work, which will require no locks nor tunnels,
and can be constructed in three years at an eH-
penso Of S7Q.00o00o. The route begins on the
Atlantic side at Puerto EscOndido, where vessels
can anchor In depth Of from II to A fathoms.
Thence the proposed canal follows the valley of
TurRandi, and, passing behind y snail Lih
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WESTCHESThR COUNT.

An Indictment for mInsaughtcr In tho second
degrce has been Ieturncd a. nst Christian Hcrgcr Tor
killing Million J.. Carpenter IN fremont. by strihlng
lLm ON the head with u maot.
WIN, Brown, Dohb's Ferry blacksmith, has oh
famed bill of separation from his wife who mas since
been married to another man, Brown M boarding
With the newly married couple.
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Coycrpor hoffman,. Recep,io,

Albany, Jan. 2G-Gov. ll0nmaus first public
reception this winter Was the event IN the E2cyu.
tive residence tonight, and was attended 10y many
senators aud Asscmblymcn, ana 9th POLITICIANS in
town rieanertive of party. The Governor was at.
tired in full evening costume and rcceiyu he nu.
merous guests with his characteristic anbc smile.
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SnIun Take the IIIndmost.

To no T1TUf VT TIC sud =,
SIN: Can any one tel Why passcn1o-. cro-,'nt the
South ferry have wavs 10 Dc met ON The hr IAr bF
cruWd Which Seems determined grt IH holri oei "tc
those ON the boat are llud'd2 In 'he morning AND
evening IN crowd II - densr hat n rs almost upo
sihc 20 AEd ana woe 20 tll" Woman who aiitm II %
Nhy n there M and gate, 10 or opened only
whtn the boat cleared Of one luad AMI ready 10 ~
I've another, A. nj tic Jersey eirc, II would save
grNat deal u pIOfanlly and nlhch AlrLI. ". :.
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The Richurdzuu-NC Enrinud Marriage Ger
nraI.,

The Richardson Mcfarland marriage certificate
could not Dc found yesterday. II Is evident tuat il
has been stolen for some purpose lie REGISTRAR
for unu.lAr
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rrrnrdnnnhle yiolalion OF Rnilroad RuIes.

To ne razor ~ me NN1
sH: There ia aconductor on car No 90, Broadway
line, who has 50 far forgotten the tyc ot hag 10 New
York as cal Out the names Of the ttfcets In
thereby enabling pHsscng to get on az the d',ucl
place, also remarked that h" s'opred nic car Ion
enough to allow c'dCry gentleman 10 alalt vi "a
safety. lie shuud 10 reported rt the Company, nut.
ru.,. GRO. u. II.
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The Sentence OF Henri Rocaerori.

10 ne Pdi'or NJ The san.
SIN; fnd in the papers the following dcs-
patch: Henri Rochefortc has been sentenced 10
six months imprisonment and pay 5000 francs fine
This derrives him OF political rights, though he
mains a Deputy in the Corps L6gislatlt"
Any one familiar with French law VIII understand
that this Il q mistake. SIX months imprisonment
will prevent Rochefort from holding his seat IN the
Corps Legir.tif during that time but II cannot pre-
vent him from Tesuming IL afler the expiration Of
hs sentence.
Ifit had been Intended 10 deprive him OF his poi-
teal rights the sentence would have stated for how
long time. In such case' IL period OF from
two to i've years As the Dcputi are elected 'or slN
years. and their seats cannot be filed before the
end Of their term, u Is evident that sentence Oy
police court winch would deprive an electoral CIR
rurscriufion Of representation IN the Corns Logs
larf for four ar rve years would he patent absurd
ity. police Judge would virtually have Ihe power
to uCutld,!Zc universal suffrage.
II = sufficient that 40o10 voters have been dc.
rriNcd Tor six months of representation In the Corps
L,gislal through the serNtliy OF Judge appointed
b. the Government and The coWaTdjco Of a ldiliI-
meut similarly appointed Yours, Sc,
Gen g. CLTsERET.
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II WILLIAM NJ. TWEED were Chairman of
the National Democratic Committee, would he be
one Of t'irty-six rich men to give bail 10 Prince
ARruuRR
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THE LETTER.
CUsroN House., NEW YonE, I
CoLLECToRs OFFICE, Jan. 20, 1870
sm: In reply to your communication Of this morn
ing would reply that the enter ainment tn be given
IL strictly private affair." ard Is gwen by 90 gentle
men. No tickets will he for sale.
Yours, respectfully, -
NJ ii. GRINNEIL.
To L. SCHMIDT, Consul General Of Baden.
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Dom Plat THINGS that the biographical donkoys
who have dealt with Washington have elevated him
Ito tho Impossible and tnat II IL comfort to learn
tha he was hot empero vain Of his person, given 10
dri X. and sMore Ike trooper, ID, j. d. awe comfort
nom strange BouIeUA
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~ tenant Of Mr., Actors" would like word said
for those who lay that uemau rent I houses winch
orc not murray m -thofe ~ muurHte means. Who
paw non ~ zoo IA ~ S0 per annun, Five Irr cent has
been added TO tiHr ruts also and t' are less ahlo
60 taY n uan toiI NOE artoCrdtc lelpw sunv res,
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A grateful people male him President.
lie proved his science
By reaching into the unAnoVh
For his CaOlnef
He generous,
Ard. TO those WHO brought him gf-,
lie gave fat Office;
Aud charitable.
For ~ fed he family Of tue public crib;
And i've Immortal rs the oay nIan
Who ever helped
lIother-n-lHw,
II is perhaps Cnly just to add that the author Of
this inscription Is Brevct Brigedcr-General Do>S
Par, ui Ohio. lie was a gallant fighter IA war,
aud Is an Gudacious writer in peace.
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An irreverent Journalist has devised for the
pedestal Of the equestrian statue to be erected in
Washington in honor OF Gen. GRANT, an inscrip-
ton in which the following are the most striking
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-11
JOSH BILLINGS ON MARRIAGE.

Sum marry becauze they have been
highsted sumwhar else; this liz cross
match, a bay and sorrel pride may
make it endurable.
Sum men marry for love without a
cent in their pocket nor friend in the
world, nor drop of pedigree. This
looks desperate, but it is the strength of
the game.
Sum marry becauze they think VIM
min will be scarce next year, and live
to wonder how the crop holds out.
Sum marry to get rid of themselves,
and discover that the game was one
that two could play at, and neither win.
Sum marry the second time to get
even, and find it gambling game, the
more they put down the less they take
up.
Sum marry to be happy, and not find
ing it, wonder where all the happiness
goes to when it dies.
Almost everybody gets married, and
it is a good joke.
Sum marry in haste and then sit down
and think carefully over it.
Sum think it over carefully fust, ard
then sit down and marry.
Both ways are right if they hit the
mark.
Sum marry rakes tew convert item.
L MS ID q u S1AlSSA
missionary to do it.
Sum marry coquetts. This is like
buying poor farm, heavily mOrtgaged
and working the balance of yure days
to clear oph the mortgages.
But after all, married life is full az
certain az the dry goods Dizziness.
No man kan swear exactly where ne
will fetch up when he touches calico.
No man kan tell jist what calico has
made up her mind tew do next.
Calico don't kno even herself.
Dry goods of all kinds is the child OF
circumstances.
The man who stands on the bank
shivering, and dassant, is more apt tew
ketch cold than him who pitches hiz
head fust into the river.
If emmy boldly asks you viii you got
married Cf it needs be,) tell him yon
don't recollekt.
Marriage is a safe way tew gamble
if you win, you win pile, and if you
loze ennything, it is only the privilege
of living dismally alone, and soaking
your own feet.
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THE CROPS.

The Department of Agriculture has
prepared a digest of the reports upon
the condition of the crops for October,
from which the following is extracted j:
The wheat crop of 1870, in majority
of the States. and especially in those in
which this cereal is prominent, is mate
rally less in quantity than the crop of
1869, which was a very large one, not
withstanding the assertions of some
croakers to the contrary. The reduc-
ton is due, first, to the loss of plants by
an unpropitious season for the germina-
ton and early growth of the winter va
riety, followed by an open and some
what variable winter; and second, to
the drouth, which prevailed with great
severity in the Northern and Eastern
States. This reduction, as averaged from
our local returns, appears to be about
fourteen per cent. The average quality
of the crop is better than that OF 1869.
The corn crop of 1870, unlike those of
the two years preceding, is full, and the
best for the past ten years. The States
of the great corn region, including those
bordering on the great lakes and on the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers. have, with
out exception, made full or large crops.
Intelligent men estimate the total crop
at 250,00O,000 bushels.
In Illinois, rye gives q somewhat
smaller yield than in 1869.
Oats are not generally as productive
as last year. -
Barley appears less than in 1869.
The only States yielding full crops of
buckwheat are Tennessee, Kentucky,
Missouri, Illinois and Iowa. Tennessee
and Kansas aggregates are less than
usual.
Peas indicate, an average production
in quantity and quality.
The peach crop will assume great
proportion.
Potatoes exhibit considerable reduc-
ton III yield-which is below an aver
age-in the Atlantic States to Virginia,
inclusive, and in all the Western States
north of the Ohio river, the deprecia-
ton ranging from Is to A per cent.
The sweet potato crop is comparative
ly large.
The average of sorghum is not very
large. The crop is in superior condi-
ton, and promises a yield of syrup of
fine quality.
There is a comparatively large sur
plus of old wheat in Tennessee, Missou-
ri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, and as
much as usual in Ohio, Intliana, Ken
lucky and smaller States.
The supply of fattening cattle is some
what in excess of former years, with
great local variations.
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CHARACTERISTIC SAYINGS OF AMER
ICANS.

Some one with a good memory for
such might make q very readable arti-
Gle from the best remembered and char
acteristic sayings of Americans. Here
are q few specimens of what might be
done, with time and opportunity
Samuel Adams, known for many
things, seldom has his name associated
with the phrase first applied by him to
DECENTRALIZATION of Shopkeepers."
1t was John Wesley, and not Charles
Sumner, who first spoku of slavery
(the slave trade) as the ''the sum of all
villainies."
Franklin said many things that have
passed into maxims, but nothing that is
better known and remembered than,
''He has paid dear, very dear, for his
whistle"
Washington made but few epigram-
matte speeches. Here is one: ''To be
prepared for war is the most effectual
way of preserving peace"
Did YOU ever hear of old John Dick
| inson? Well, he wrote of Americans
| in l76S: ''By uniting we stand, by diyi-
ding we fall
Patrick Henry, as every school boy
knows, gave us: "Give me liberty, OIL
give me DEATH" and 1.If this be treason
make the most of ii.
Thomas Payne had many quotable ep.
| iorammatic sentences: "Rose like q
rocket, fell like stick" 'sTimes thai
try mems souls :" ssOne step from thu
sublime to the ridiculous" etc, etc.
Jefferson's writings are so besprink
| led that it is difficult to select. In des
pair we jump at: .sFew die, and non,
resign certainly applicable TO Office
holders now, as in Jefferson's time.
Josiah Quincy. Jr., said: "Whereso
ever, whensovever, or howsoeYer, w,
shall be called on to make our exit, W,
will die freemen.7
Henry Lee gave Washington his i'm
i mortal title. First in war, first il
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peace, and first in the hearts of his
countrymen."
Charles Cotesworth Pinekney de-
clared in favor of millions for defense,
but not one cent for tribute"
''Peaceably if we can, forcibly If we
must is from Josiah Quincy, 1911.
John Adams did not say, alive or
die, sink or swim, survive or perish,
I'm for the Constitution but Daniel
Webster did say it for him.
The revolutionary age alone would
give US our article, had we time to
gather the pearls. Coming down we
pass greater, but not more famous men,
for Davy Crockett, the illustrious au-
thor of ''Be sure you are right, then go
ahead"
Andrew Jackson gave us, ''The Un-
ion-it must be preserved"
Benton almost lost his original iden-
tity in sold Bullion" from his ''hard
money" doctrines.
Governor Throop, of New 7 ork, was
called "Small Light Throop" for years,
from phrase in a thanksgiving procla-
nation.
SCOTS ...hasty plate of soup" lasted
his lifetime.
Taylor's battle order, ga little mere
grope, Captain Bragg" will be quoted
after he is forgotten by sail the world
and the rest of mankind"
Seward is known for the ''irrepressi-
Bile conflict" wherever the English Ian
guage is spoken.
Marcy's patched breaches are as well
remembered as his state papers.
Rufus Choate gave US sfGhttering
generalities."
Our own Bill Allen, the "The Chi
nese Gong" is responsible for $40 or
fight"
Tom. Corwin's .'Welcome with
bloody hands to hospitabfe graves" one
of the noblest utterances, gave him
more unenviable criticism than any
any other saying of his life.
Calhoun gave us estate rights" as a
most pernicious and absurd equivalent
for national supremacy under the con-
stitution.
Douglas applied ''Squatter sovereign
ty," though it is probable Cass invented
and Calhoun named it.
Stringfellow was the original 'Bor-
der Ruffian."
War times gave us no end of cpl
grammatic utterances. Those of Lin
coin alone would fill a volume. Chief
of all these that noble, godlike senti-
ment, 'With charity for all and malice
toward nome"
McClellen's chief exploit was to
make us acquainted with the phrase,
''Change of base"
Grant gave us, ''Fight it out on this
line" Unconditional surrender" 81
propose to move Immediately upon
your works" Bottled up" and a hun
dred others. 1t seems TO have escaped
notice that Grant is responsible for
more of these characterizing, elemental
ry crystalizations of thought, than any
leader of modern times.
Sherman first gave utterance to the
great truth, showing at once statesman
ship and military sagacity, 1.-THE con-
federacy is SHE'LL" and he had the rare
felicity of practically demonstrating
his own theorem by the march to the
sea-"
Pope's unfortunate orders, "Head-
quarters in the saddle" gave Gen. Lee
opportunity for the one solitary joke of
his lifetime: ''What can You expect of a
general who puts his headquarters
where his headquarters ought 70 be?"
Butler. more incisive with the pen
than with the sword, cut through one
of the knottiest problems of the war
with the name "Contraband." -COLxna-
6sS CO., Journal.
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1t is worthy of note that, with the re-
tirement of Mr.. Cox, but single one of
the entire array of Cabinet officers orig
inally appointed by General Grant now
remains. Mr.. Washburne, gave way,
as Secretary of State, to Mr.. Fish, of
New York; Mr.. Stewart, of New York,
gave way, as Secretary of the Treasury,
to Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts; Gen.
eral Rawlins, of Illinois, gave way, as
Secretary of War, to General Belknap,
of Iowa; Mr.. Borie, of Pennsylvania,
gave way, as Secretary of the Navy, TO
Mr.. Robson, of New Jersey; Judge
Hoar, of Massachusetts, gave way, as
Attorney General, to Mr.. Alderman, of
Georgia, and now General Cox, of Ohio,
has given way, as Secretary of the
Interior, to Mr.. Delano, of Ohio.
Mr.. Creswell, of Maryland, the Post
master General, is the only officer who
has retained his seat in the Cabinet, al
though only little more than twenty
months have elapsed since the original
Ministry was appointed.
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From Mr.. Dugan, of the A, T. 81 S.
+. railroad, we learn that the miners up
at Carbonate, last Wednesday, had a
little excitement in the way of catching
a thief. 1t seems the man Owe did not
learn his name) was troubled with KEEP
tomania, and had appropriated to him
self sundry articles, such as jewelry, ar
ticles of wearing apparel, etc., among
other things gold watch. After secur-
ing his booty he endeavored to skip
out" but was discovered, and lengthy
and exciting chase ensued. He was
overhauled, and after several bruises,
captured. The boys relished the fun,
and were 10th to give their victim up,
but the strong arm of the law interven-
ed, and he was taken from the warm
embrace of his captors and placed in
lUr0Rce ciIe.
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Thus it is seen that eighty-six MEM
Der have been elected to the next House
of Representatives, and of the entire
number the Democrats have succeeded
making a net gain of six. We do not
believe that, in the elections of 157
members yet to be held. it is possible
for the Democrats to gain more than
fifteen members, which would leave the
next House 153 Republicans to 80 DEM
ocrats. The two-thirds Republican as
tendency is broken, but this will do
good, rather than harm, for it will re-
move the temptation of getting up in
ter-party feuds by overriding the exec
utive veto on political measures. Har-
mony VIII be much more likely to re-
suit, and the party win be more likely
to keep vigilant watch upon. its own
conduct.-Chica9o Ere. Post.
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We learn that NJ. p. CASHIER, one of
the heaviest Merchants of Leroy, is
supplying large quantity of goods for
sale in Howard county. Mr.. CASHIER
has large stock on hand, and he thinks
the fall and winter trade in LeCoy will
be much larger than ever before, conse-
quent upon so many immigrants set
Ting in the vicinity of Leroy. The
trade of the northern portion of Wood
son county, a large proportion of the
eastern part of Greenwood, consider
able portion of western Anderson and
a part of the northwest of Allen coun-
ty continues to center at Leroy, giving
our merchants more desirable trade
than any town in the valley south of
Emporia, except Humboldt. The signs
of Improvement are certainly cheering
for Leroy making a trading point
some day.-LeROy 4dcOcdte.
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THE SOUTHWEST.

We clip the following from the Law
renee Journal of Thursday:
mo portion of this State now offers
better inducements for settlement than
that lying along the line of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, in the
southwestern portion of the State, in
Sedgwick and Dickinson.
This road is now under contract from
Emporia to the mouth of Doyle creek,
where it will leave the Cottonwood val
ley, and where the town OF Florence
has recently been located by an enter
prising company.
The work on this line is rapidly pro-
crossing, and the company confidential
ly expect to reach this point by the first
of March next. Near here is the great
trail by which Texas cattle pass north,
and the road will be in a position to
command at least a portion ofthat trade.
The company have valuable grant of
lands lying along its line in the coun-
ties named, amounting to about 100000
acres, embracing some of the finest lands
in the State, and which they intend to
put in market within few weeks.
a large portion of this grant has been
withheld from market since 1868, and
consequently embraces some of the
choicest lands in that section. Most of
the even sections within ten miles of
the road are still open for homestead
settlement, and this, with the fact that
the railroad company design selling
their lands at low rates, TO actual set
tiers only, win induce ga heavy settle
ment during the coming season.
The town of Florence, situated as it
will be in the fertile valley of the Cot
4
natural distributing point for the trade
of the whole of Marion and Butler
counties, bids fair to eclipse many of its
older rivals.
We notice that Messrs. Crawford,
Steele 81 Co., of Emporia, are manag-
ing the interests of the town company,
as well as looking after the land inter
est of the railroad company, and to
these gentlemen we gladly refer those
looking for homes in the newer part of
the State