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4 Man Kicks His own Brains oss~

Ne0SVNSe 49,
Our citizens are aware that the
Mount Auburn Inclined Plane rail-
way is nearly completed, and that
from the corner of Main and Null.
berry streets, it makes an ascent Of
two hundred and eighty feet to the
summit Of Mount Auburn. The
%stringers are already laid, partly on
stills whose foundation is on q level
with the slopiSg surface Of tho hill,
and partly on trestles full 30 feet
high. It 10 at the upper part of the
inclined plane that the stringers
rest upon trestles. The explanation
is necessary to make plain what we
r ab0utto relate.
(. Yesterday afternoon, at about 2
O'Clock, Henry Wagner, ex.police-
man who lived at the corner Of
Walnut and Jane streets, was max.
ing the ascent Of Mount Auburn by
the way of this inclined plane, walk
ing on the steep slope Of q stringer.
dis dog accompanied him, walking
before him. The ascent was made
safely to within a few feet of the
summit, where the stringers are laid
on the highest trestles: Here the
dog walked cautiously and slowly,
too slowly to suit his master. who
followed at his heels.
Mr.. Wagner urged the dumb
brute forward with words, but with.
out success in making him go faster.
At last, out of all patience, he made
. kick at the dog, missed his aim,
lost his balance, tell more than 80
feet to the ground, and lay there in
sensible and dying with his skull
broken.
The dog seeing the condition of
his master, and all forgetful of the
blow that had it not missed his aim,
would have sent him below among
the r cks, leaped down that perilous
height, landed safely, took q position
by his masters side, and sat guard
him, whining piteously as in
s~tinctively conscious of tho situation.
With 9 leving fidelity tho poor brute
sat at his post fieroely driving away
every one who approached his
master. The policeman
who came to carry the body away
had to fight the dog off with clubs
work which, opanQf admiration for
bis touching, torgfving faithfalness,
they performed with reluctance, and
Rs gently as circumstances would ad-
NIT.
Nj. Wagner died at his residence
IN jane and Wslnut streets, at six
o'clock, last evening. He was q
by trade, and piled his voca.
ion at the time Of his death.
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Administrator. No.ie..

ested that on the 18th day uf rccemher a Il
~, inc undersigned was appointed Isl tho
Lf oua q tne Circuit Court Of Wapeilo County.
T. stevens. deceased, late Of said CnnatvV At
Persons indebted to said estate viii make
inpsc m lainas 20 9 ne nndersiened, and those hav-
ance. - '"u SouFt lor BLOW
Dated Dec. 10, 1871.
No. "a pa, GEORGE W. STEVENS.
Administrator.
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The Burlington Gazette takes SO TO
Boynton's SANDER Of Harlan that it
gives . solid column in its Daily is
u of tho 10th, to the publication Of
the State Register's editorial upon
that subject in reply to the COURIER.
To economize labor in such cases, the
republican and democratic anti Har-
Ian papers ought TO exchange type
and 50 save the re-setting of such
ponderous articles. These times
make strange bedfellowe.
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NEW York, Dec. 20.
Fonr-Dnll.
Wheat-Dall nominally sl48a53.
Coin-Dull new 77aa.
Oats-Quiet, seas.
1882.
Lard--Dull, at 9aa.
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HOUSE,.

A resolution instructing the Owl
Service Commission to inquire into
the expediency OF q law providing
for the election of Postmasters BY the
people, was adopted.
A bill providing for the establish.
ment Of additional post routes ALEC
passed.
MI. Gallegos, delegate from New
Mexico, appeared. was sworn in and
took his seat.
The discussion Of tho 8 hour labor
bill was resumed.
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The Chicago papers a,e pretty
generally discussing and urging an
Investigation into the integrity of the
city officials. 1t is charged that the
council are ~bartering away their ap.
pointed power. The Post asks for q
general Investigation, not only into
present appointments, but also into
past transactions.
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ORIGINAL Metdee.

To Nancy Tame Young, defendant:
You are hereby notified thu a a
before the 20th day Of December, la7l. = -
tition Of r. !. Young. plaintiff. viii Is dled
In the Clerks once Of the District Court q
Wapello County. Iowa, claiming of you .
Divorce for the reasons set forth In his said
petition. And that unless you ppear and
make defense thereto ON or before noon Of the
second day OF thenext term of said Court. "a
tnM Wa, 10 said County, on the 22t day 81 ~.
nary 1879, default Will be entered nd = ~.
MITCHELL JAouE, IS
NO. 00-W4t Plaintiffs AttOrneya.
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Following the. State Rsetster's
change Of front from armed neutral.
ity to Dodge, and from Dodge to Al
lisoD, the Clarinda Hrad slides down
from Grimes 70 Allison. The pro-
gramme should be performed to the
letter, as doubtless it will. Who
comes next? The various forks to
that road, we were always confident,
would tap the main trunk in due
process Of time and arrangement.
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0olA

at
simultaneously with the publics-
ton ofGrant's message, and Reports
OF Departments, gold declined to
Sl.l0, and since it has continued to
drop, until to-day our telegraphic re-
port shows tito have touched 81 .0Sa.
A little over a decade has passed
since the premium on gold has reach
ed so low an ebb. We believe that
somehow, and sort Of imperceptibly,
and by no particular system, process
or plan Of financial operations made
particularly for that purpose, we
shall n day, in the near future, be-
hold this bubble burst, and the com
parative value of gold aud paper
money take on the old and even tenor
Of it's way. An economical, wise,
prudent and honest administration,
o that has firmly planted in the
mindA Of tho people mistaken conf
hy its avery cot, is what has
brought us thus far, and is soon, we
believe, to nnostentatiously quietly |
put surely complete the great work. :
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Heretofore as the banner State OF
Radicalism, lows has been sadly
lacking in I'M Of the leading charac-
teristioe, but she is improving, as the
following items will testify
The Treasurer of Dewitt county is
a iumored defaulter. Only S15, 900.
DR.. 8. O. Thompso for six years
past Treasurer OF Decatur county,
has absconded, being a d~efaulter in
the sum OF 81, 100 already discovered,
and possibly in q considerably larger
sum.
The above from the Davenport
Democras is another melancholy ex-
ample Of the want Of needing that
very sensible old adage, "Look be.
fore you leap" The Democrat is
caught IN its own trap, hoisted by
its own petard. Thompson, the de.
faaltin2, absconding Treasurer Of
Decatur county, is simon pure
democrat and has filed the office az
such for three terms, his last term
expiring with the first Of the new
year, and because beaten and he
could no longer hide his rascality, no
vanoses. he was n OF the very
few democrats that here and there are
entrusted With the peoples money in
this State. Radicaiism got after him
and he WAS Defeated and exposed.
About that Treasurer Of Dewitt
county, We are profoundly ignorant.
and would like very much if the
Democrat would hnd him in Iowa.
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OHIO.
PHILADELparA. 4

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.
The Fourth National Bank Of
Philadelphia has been thrown out. bv
joint action of the Bank examiner
and the Clearing House. An inves.
tigation is being made as to it's pres.
emit condition.
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c,s. 1Glsaulng u 1ersey
Ivy NewaIks ano .ren-
. .nu spsc'.l noePl.els Ior Patlents
.es s.,ene e Rlsces.
nsg.Ine 2! ne reGer.t Ooun-
ni9ht,the Crispin.Jcwellers and Typo-
grA$hical Unions affiliated With and
bsSsme : pert 81 he Internstionale.
GMadrfd lettef 1000 that Gen.
Sioklee. Miniatar 10 snsln. hsd re-.
cefved Secret orders % return TO
Washington Immediately for consul.
tation on important state matters. Il
is generally believed. At Madrid. that
that 6ickles il called homo "a oonfar
upon Cuban matters ara thst INA
sudden call precip;tated hia m-arris0e
and that thew etarted for Waahinr
ton fmmedistelv after the ceremony.
It is rnnorsd that the Grind Jurv
have found indictments aoainat three
Or four Newspaper editors for false
w"Nl, also that prominent
= ag journal 10 indicted Tor libel
~ = c'ty uoge.
'Nscs says the drand jury
u lnvest.gate concerning the.
- sO,OyO Paid Dy tne board OF
n1u,Iols 20 Judge BEDFORD for extra
le8sa sorvioe
INV YoRK. i,ac. 10
I'll ! confrmed that Haan.r rooL
and Dumphy. minor T.mmanv
thieves, have left for Eurone. Wa.
ants have been sent for their arrast
A large crowd Assembled a. ~
Court, early THE morning. with the
expectation that Mavor Han ynnld
be brought 10 the bar: but mn -
noon hc was not known I'd be under
arrest.
The indictments nresented veater.
day. were against Tweed. Who will
be re-arrested tharanndar. also
Hank Smith and James nj. Sweenv.
q brother Of Peter r.
Nv Vs. ~. 81
m.. =.
wssn.ngso olsPaton 70 Inc
ss ~ snas ooPy ~ sne ssa.e
nonV - 'le case % ING Us. ioF Ine
sw" 'O'tlssor - Aost = NO
w.. uJ = h ..s', ,., nau ' mere = susp,c'o !.
the English Government, aud was
used by them TO the disadvantaae Of
our governments. The statement is
that the book Wa lost in the streets
OF Washington. A resolution offered
n.om - 1na coples q me Dook
daveionment:' 'k
M -arraats m.da l..t r;ch. ~
nortant movamants. hovaver .ra -
t;c;nata1 tn.d.v - TIA ~, 4,
tornev VA r. oonsnlt.tion nnt;l late
iast NIGHT and ! .s..;or =. ,ha $500
;urv hes hsen c.llsd th;s ~
;mnortant ;nformat;on rsca;vaJ -
L t ~11
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The Supreme Court does not think
the last Legislature made the county
Of Crocker after the established man
ner of making counties, SO the next
General Assembly will try it again. |
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The new apportionment bill is be.
fore Congress, Itgives to Iowa nine
members of the House. 1t is to be
hoped thatit may pass in time to
enable the legislature at the coming
session 10 try itsover again.
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The Marshall county Times giving
its reasons why its supports Hon.

it's reasons why It's supports Hon.
James t. Wilson for Senator says:
alt will not cost any more to send
a man like Mr.. Wilson to the U. S.
Senate than it would to return Har.
Ian, Allison, Tom Mercer, or any
other second class man."
True one "cannot almost always
TELL" but we can't help but think
thai the aid ofthe writer OF the
above to any man would be assist
sp9e toger the left Such an exhi.
bit;on ofrefnement is altogether too
inc for western manners. !
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snoR1TAR7 PaI1NAP's TAT11R

inst, Colonel T. B. Thorpe, the we'll
known lMtcrdtcur and soldier of New
York, presented to the city of New
burg, N. T., for deposit 10, Washing
tons Headquarters n that CITY. 8
finely painted and singularly lifk-likeI
portrait of the lie Brigadier General
William g. Belknap, ! native and
long . resident Of Newbure, and
fdtksr ofths present Secretary of War
Major General William ". Belkaap.
The presentation took place at the
regular meeting of the Common
Council Of New6urg. On motion Of
Alderman James IN. Lawsons the
order ofbusiness was suspended ID
order to give place TO the exercises Of
presentation.
Colonel Thorpe addressed the
Common Council ct some length, re-
calling the honorable record made by
their former townsman 10 the War Of
1872, the Mexican War and various
Indian wars. The late General
Belknap was born in 1894, entered
the military service Of bis country at
the early age Of eighteen, and served
with credit oil through the second
war with England. His conduct in
1911 aI;n;..s III l Augus. 40,
as.;aa tsnr nsa s D:E oommen
The manner in which Lieutenant
Belknap, of the Twenty.third, retired
a.snn,. iISs suslu oelor: Inc
oom AI1.eS 10y PsrIlcolar
M.a. 49,. R1vo oluels
80 L - ul1 II No 49, retFeat-
.he,~... - X. "
49, Grht .ar.mao " no Aeps
ohsoh 81 no enemy ~
hrna.aS 49, W. ~ .nree
-, "o " log.ct
t."s.s 49, aSane o N.Y. a.sol mus
rnon Nm th.t :: pos J o.ose
vnnn1 -;th ~ h-.rnsa 'Vsoio
~ Ms'nN Ayua'.
,.o.;n... a.. ~ - .oUA =
ziso ard Ressoa ~ ~ ps1Sa ny
v.s -snh.ac~en,1r " ~
rank ~ ,%;an.snsnt cn,naos ~ sne
vattad Rr; ,sd;sr canas.I 1 ~ n:1
,ers ~ Nayhnr. - nnhi;. $3.50
hald m Tia DIE ~ Ina" Iaaa wa.usS
/. h.ndsoma .vora - ~. m"ss
of thar .-nnrsc;.t;a~ nr h;s d;..;n
~r;shad sarr;oes M 49, ca.s =
~ I;ca - Gan..a1 po,.9.sO ~
sna.La. ,ef.,soa "a !. n1an S n.o
ram.rL. nttarsd - I a-ionron. .I: u.s
- TIA msmor., sna r;aas - L:o
dacassad ,T-;era snS 1870 sn,a:ns
n ,ha Ma-;csn usr o' s'u'er
4 hr;af %. r.a. H.
No.. w M Gs 70. ~
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KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 10.

11UUIsVILLE, U0c. 10.
Hon. I. @. McCreery, late u. s.
Senator from Kentucky, was nomi.
mated by the democratic legislative
caucus at Frankfort, last night, to
succeed Garrett Davis.
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The Pess on9

Secretary Cresswell again recom
mends the repeal of he frankinr.
privilege, and also advocates ire
adoption of the postal telegraph
Fsystem and post-ofice saving banks
in this country. The department is
notsyet sslt-supporting, the receipts
OF the last fiscal year being $50, O37.-
046, neutrality-suspicious. ,e24, 39O,lOl.
The new railroad routes put in
operation during the year 1871
amounted to 6,107 miles; during
1870, to 4, 1os milos; and during 1859,
to 3,519-making 10 the aggregate
an addition in three years of 1886
miles to tho 2 ,018 miles in operation
on July l, 1868.
The Postmaster General notes the
gratifying regularity Of the mail
service between New York and San
Francisco, and says that the average
time, going esst was 100 hours, As
minutes, or z days, 1 hour and AZ
enthusiastically three hours less
than the average the proceeding
year. The shortest time, going
west, was 1862 hours.
On the 3lst of July, 1871, $40 ad-
ditional money-order offices were
established, 81 that the whole num-
Der Of such Offices is at present 1852.
The number Of domestic money or
ders issued during the year was
2~,lol,794, the aggregate value Of
which was e42, 164, lie.
The number of complaints of
missing letters during tho year lie
1890, Of which 2,O57 were registered
and 2,543 unregistered, containing
bonds, and drafts to che nominal
amount Of $418,748. Of registered
letters, 659 were accounted for as,
received at their destination, and on
~ 283 have been reported as actually
lost. The remaining cases are in the
hands of special agents for investiga.
ton. For violations of the postal
laws 123 persons have been arrested,
of whom 81 have been convicted and
sentenced. The total number Of
letters exchanged during the year
with foreign countries was 20, 295 ,99s,
an increase Of 1896, $40 over the
number reported for 1870.
Letters received at the dead letter
office during the year, 4,l94,748.
Unregistered domestic letters con
tanned $50 COS, and registered do,
$4,000. OF these, 1862, contain
ing S74,42O, were delivered to the
writers or persons addressed.
Respecting the number of domes-
tic letters sent, some idea may be had
from the fact that in the SO cities
where the f~ree-delivery system lie in
operation, there were nearly 14O 600,
600 of letters delivered by carriers.
The total force in the employ of the
department is ia, 954 persons.
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Petit and Lazarus, New York bal
lot.box suffers, nave been sent to
Sing Sing.
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81. Lours, Dec. %
Flour-Dull, unchanged.
Wheat-Held firmly, but little do
ing.
Corn--DuIl; No. 2 st elevator ~.
DISTRIBUTING doing; No. ? worth
Rye-Quiet, 72a3.
Observation-Disclosures.
Whiskey-Unchangsd.
Provisions-Quiet.
Pork-very quiet; only small o.
der trade doing. sp
Hogs-Firm; 4a4.4o. Rscsaph,.
1870.
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Nit. Pleasant has contributed a
fourteen year old girl to the state
Reform School.
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We arc aware that the opposition
papers attempt 70 make Mr.. Harlan
culpable for the conaucto of tha atter.
ney for the indians, J. w. Wright,
but it would be equally just to hold
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We are informed that Judge
Williams sent up Geo, w, Wallace
tor ten years.
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By TELEaRAPH.
CAisage IAye 0tsek MaxkeG
CHICAGO, Dec. 40!
Hogs-Reccipts Il, 26S, with tralus
due. Dali, 10c loves, eAaAs40; noss
saics e4.20A26.
Up TO II O'clock there has not
been cattle enough sold 70 sstablish
. market, sas
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merous trials are now progressing
against parties for various crimes,
such as oonsplfAcy. mayhem md
murder. The tstin1ony ID y most
cases clear and Overwhelming, but
able counsel aredefending, and tksir
chief aim is raise all the technical
points possible, by tue aid of which
10 set aside the judgments, and es.
peciaily to lay the ground work to
test the constitutionality Of the law.
Ruffianism had 50 taken possession
OF portions ofSouth Carolina as to
render powerless State and local au.
thorities, and the President common
eed proceedings under the famous
hu-klux bill enacted by congress last
winter, and which law the defense
now seek TO test BY appealing to the
United States 6uprsms Court. The
trial Of these cases discloses the most
dendish practices and barbarities
committed upon unoffending and
peaceable citizens BY organized and
disguised Ku.klux.
In the course Of the arrests made.
the secret oaths, &C., of the Ku.klux
order have been obtained, and that
our readers may know the satanic
purposes Of the order, we publish
the oaths taken by members in the
county Of sampson. North Carolina
FIRST OATH.
LA B., do solsmnly SWEAR before
Almighty God, and the presence Of
these my friends here assembled,
that l will truly and faithfully keep
seoret, even unto death, the plans and
movements of this society. / do
furthermore swear that I will come
At the calling Of the FIRST G.. q.
Jude at snv honr nf tha morn ths,
/ will rattle the daaS honas. tha.T
will follow mon the traoL of .ha
saallswag's blood.
beinr interrun,ad in ann o;v;l onv.
eminent r. which wa NAV he orsra.
tine that von v;lI $780, NJ na,h
that v;iI conv,ct nra rs NJ Nor 49,.
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,rcIl ;rfo.~nJ VV.cL;.--9..
q = iniormeo "asningSon cor
respondent of tho Burlington HACK
Eue gives the following inventorv of
senator Harlan,s nrod;o;ons v.s,.h
apous wnlcn We nave nesrd 9 30 much
blAther oflate:
RED Estats in NJ. Pleasant asssssed It III. CAS-
q acres q iand N Henry oornt s 81
$40 Cas- Ccnnty..-:...-".. l,sao
sank stock in Mt. a'a ssssnt. ooan.. . 1885,. l,ssS
49, 40
M,s H..,.r ala, ! ~. n.o....N:.
,b;a n;tv assa.saS :. ,OPefsy -
Thass 6rmrss vs = sn ,S.. 60
+ha go ,oes;rt. &c ,e1n 20 1u .a
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the courts liable for the honesty Of
the lawyers who practice at the bar.
All this clap-trap and noise raised
BY the sAti- Harlan papers is like
Chinese eongs in war they make Il
tremendoas noiee for . little .whils.
but don't hDrt anybody vsry bad.
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TREASURY

THIRD AUDITORS OFFIcR. !
December 18th, 1871.
Is : M. Hangover, Acting Third Audi
tor, do hereby certify the annered IN ,o
q True copy Of the original ON tile ri this
oince' A. M. GANGEwER.
Acting Third Auditor.
BE II remembered that A. NJ. Ganpewer.
Esq, who certified the annexed transcrinf
u now, q was at the time OF DOING 40.
Acting Third Auditor, and that fun faith
tions, N Ao'osa
IN TEsTIA0Ny WHEREoFF. /, George y.
boutwell,. Secretary of the Tress-
ury OF the United States. have
nereunto subscribed my name,
fArEALl ana caused to be affixed the Seal
q this Department. at the City Of
washington, this 18th day OF De-
cember, In the year Of our Lord
1871.
GEO. 8. BOUTWELL,,
Sec'y ofthe Treasury.
Ntntenseat SHoWtng Amount Chayoed N
~ Dssbursed by Geo. O. Wnittng. yate
npscs0s ngent 81 the Interior Departw ens
g pay fenStOnS at Fort Chosen, Cherokee
NdtaOn, us shoavn by Offciol Settyennenr
made ind o~nJleia Third AUDITORS once
April 2, '6s. To Requisition No.
1897. S75, 000. 90
To amount received
from Thos. LAM
gan, late Agent at
TT Gibson. $50 90
75;4so. 90
Cs.
BY amount aid pen
sloners allowed in
settlement. II. 7S3.42
by amount suspend
ed for informally. J.O49. 90
22,8l2.42
10 Treasury. 50, 6s7. SIS |
75,4S0 90
lsienedj a. III. GANGEwER,
Third Auditor.
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NEW YORK.

nationals Editors Of the R;ns ~
dicted. A1s ~
~, New York, Dec. 10.
The health officer of BROOKLYN
fears that small pox will become IRE.
valent there as it has been in Phila.
delphia.
/. The emigration officers at Castle
Garden have called the attention Of
lhe Governor and Secretary of State
TO The fact that parties in England
are sending criminals to this coantrvsl
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paid 70 Pensioners, under the
following heads Of appropriations. viz.
To Widows and others, under acts
March 16. 1878; May Is, 1925;
June 4, 1882; July 4, 1886; July
g 1888; Mar. 4, l843; June III.
!s44; February 2, July 81. and
July 20, ls4S February 5. 1858;
JUNE 3, 1855; and July ia. 1852. 100 s85 y
Deposited to Credit of d. p. Treas.
c urer 62.ee7.ss
July II, 1852, is 2 per cent on
disbursements, which. II II
reaches the prescribed limit OF
sz,000 per annum, to be charged
POW per quarter A7.so
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s

The civil service commission. hay.
ing completed its report, called upon
the President, yesterday, for the
purpose OF submitting it to him. The
report is now in tho hands Of the
printer.
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WAsHINaroN. Dena

The President sent a message to
Congress, to-day, Enclosing the re-
port OF the Civil Service Commits.
sion, with his approval.
The Committee on Civil Service
will not make Investigations as to the
expenditures ofthe House, until after
the holidays.