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FIRE AT ROCKVILLE, ND
LET Of Property Destroyed.

TERRE HAUTK, December IG The ar,
which destroyed the east side of the pub
| Lie square, ct Rockville, on Friday night
as reported In the dispatches of Saturday
morning, ,Orig ginstad In the dry-goods store
the fact, howeve-, that when discovered
to show that 1t was not the work Of an in.
cendisry.
the q smes spread quickly and envelopsd
the whole east side of the square There
was no fire organization OF any kind In
the town.
The following is a list of property
burned: W. n Harding, dry goods store,
loss S35 900, ins ursnce S25, ,O50; Bates &
Browning, dry goods store, loss SIC, 600
Insurance 5000; Whipple, dry goods
store, less 5000, insurance $1,000; clothing
stores, loss unknown; Kendall furniture
store. loss $1,000, no insurance; P. John
son. drug store, loss $1,000, insurance SI560:
Foley and Beard, grocery store, loss un-
known; Mrs. Ceilings, millenerv, loss
$500, no insurance; G. U. Ceilings, Patriot
offioe, loss unknown, no insurance; Davis,
merchant tailor, loss unknown; Myers
Brothers, msat msrkst, loss unknown.
Rockville seems to be doomed. In Sep
tsInber, 1870, the whole of the norsh side
OF the square, save the National bank,
was burned. The loss of the Cater
Brothers by the burning Of thsir steam
cOoperags establishment, in this city, on
Saturday, is SO, 900 They were insured
for $1,000 in ths International in New
York. This firm has suffered greatly from
frequent fires here and elsewhere.
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inquire whether any improper inf1uence
had been brought to bear upon Jurymens
Judge McCunn postponed the inquiry TO
later stage In the csse. The jury again
retired, and after night in confinement
without fire, the minority OF two gave
wav. and a unanimous verdict was rem
dered for the plaintiffs The foreman, MIR.
Walter Gibson, then informed the court
that three OF the jurymen hsd been offered
hrf hes of Thousands OF dollars esch, by
agents of "the Erie ring" to bring about
q disagreement. In the name of an non
est jury he expressed their indignation at
the Insult; denounced the crime of bribiDg
a jury as treason; and congratulated the
judge on the opportunity now afforded
him TO vindloate the purity OF the courts,
Three members Of the jury filed tn sir
afiidavits as to the fact of the attempted
bribery, and the matter was left to Judge
McCunn and the grand jury for investiga-
ton.
Our purpose is simply TO call the atten-
tion of good citizenB TO this case. The
purity OF Judicial administration is one of
tho main bonds of civilized society. Let
the confidence of the people in IL be de-
stroyed and q central pillar of order is
lost. This j. already true, to an alarming
eztsnt, Of this city; where SO much is
openly asserted and SO much more cur
rentlY believed of Judicial corruption that
our courts are no longer regarded as seats
of justice. There is no more momentous
task before ths true reformer OF the city
than the puridcstion Of this grest depart.
ment of our government-the one on
which, above all others, depends the
moral strength of organized society. Let
the Investigation and punishment of the
crime be swift and thorough.
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WASHINGTON
ssssIp About ths Capital.

WASHINGTON, December 1O.-The senate
viii probably this week act on the supple
mental convention between the United
States and Mexico, Tor the original viii
expire esTly in ths coming year.
There is st present no information In
possession of the government relative to
Cobs, which requires specific legislation.
Should Enything occur for the considsra-
tion Of congress, Ii will be communicated
with 8 special message.
NeRotistions for commercial treaty
between the United States and Spain viii
soon b9 concluded.
Daeets, the representative from Mon
tana, is endeayOring 10 secure legal
title to the 1ndisn lands in Bitter Root
valley, Montana Territory, for the white
settlers now on that reservation,
Attorney General Ackerman has said
nothing whatever 70 the president about
leaving the cabinet, nor hss the president
said anything to Aekerman on the sub
feet. Members of congress and others
nave, however, freely expressed them
selves in favor of q change, and are
endesvoring to effect Il.
Bill introduced BY Senator Eimunds to
requisite tbs civil services provides thst sp-
pointments to eli offices, except postmas-
tsrs and such ss are required in law to be
made by the president, with ths consent
Of the senate, shall depend upon open
competitive examination, and that the
hoard Of commissioners shall be sp
pointed for I'VE years, unless sooner re-
moved by thei president, with consent Of
Ehe senate
A bill was introduced by Ssnssor Crs-
gin, which provides stringent means tor
tbs execution Of the Law against Doiygamy
and incsstuous cObabitstiOn. Also, re3r-
Rapizing & territorial militia and the sup
preston Of the so-called legislature OF
Dssersf.
There is likely 70 be little business be-
fore the house military committees; le2is-
lstion upon the subject OF stat and Line
onceTB is, however, probable.
The Democratic executive committee
have not yet hxed the time for holding the
contemplated caucus. Il may not take
place until after the holidays. some OF
the more prominent Democrats cay that
they have nothing 70 recommend other
than was stated in the address Issued at
the close Of the last session Of congress.
II Is said that Sumner will tomorrow
dscllne the appointment Of chairman Of
tbs committee on privileges and elections.
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THE TELEGRAPH.

The Louisville Ledger says: "The two
Democratic and i've loyal papers that con.
atitute the New York Associated Press
monopoly cry out with one voice against
the free trade in news, which would
spring up under q government telegraph
system. As bound by contract and by
self-interest, they rally to the rescue OF
theiz parent nonopoly-the Western
Union telegraph company. Not one OF
these papers, If our memory Is correct
wss admitted TO the association, and but
one among them all is consistent. The
Tribune alone sticks to the unadulterated
doctrine OF leaving all such services to
enterprise, and continues to hint that the
government postoffice monopoly is q
gross piece Of injustice. Truly, every
consideration OF principle and expediency
unites The telegraph and postal service OF
the country, and compels them both 70
stand or fall by the same logic, so far as q
monopoly of either by government Is con-
cerned, Is there any reason why govern
ment should reserve to itself the exclu-
sive right to transmit news and messages
by wster or mail coach, and yet not re-
serve the exclusive right TO transport the
same by railway cars7 If there is not,
than there ts no reason why It should
monopoliEs their conveyance by all these
modes, and not monopoliz5 their trans
mission by electric wires. The latter
would certainly be free from one great
grievsnce-the straw-bids, and the plum
der pluoked from the government by the
rings OF mail contractors.
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The Seuihsra Claims Commission.

The commissioners of Southern claims
expect to present their report to Congress
about the 18th of December, or time
enough before the Christmas adjournment
to get it printed for the house commission
on claims. Their decision on the six hum
dred claims, more or less, that they expect
to submit for congregational approval, are
briefly stated, with the ground of their
conclusions in each case. Claims to about
a million dollars and half are embraced
in this first list, but the aggregate allow
snces will very little exceed half mill
lion dollars, and may even tall below that
sum. This reduction has not been effected
in purely arbitrary manner, but in part
By the natural results sofinvestigstion of into
the 10y city of the claimants to the United
States through the wsr and the evidence
adduced to sustain reasonable degree OF
military necessity for taking private
property and its probable or actu2l
use by the army, as an equivalent
for supplies that the government
would otherwise have to furnish in the
more customary manner. The greater
portion of the allowances made are for the
two Items of fuel and forage. The barns
and sheds, and often the frame d dWellings,
as well as the timber lands and the count
less miles of fencing in the theater of war,
for four years Afforded the Union troops
their means of shelter, warmth and Gull
nary comfort; and the face of nature was
transformed by the rsvsges of the gigantic
army worm upon the wooded treasures of
the South. The same liberal use was made
Of the growing and harvested crops Of
grain and hay for the army horses, mules
and cattle Another considerable reduc-
ton Is attained by the difference between
the average scale of prices adopted by the
commission and those generally charged
by the claimants. Taking the coming re
port of the commissioners as fair exhibit
OF those to follow in successive sessions Of
congress, It is thought that fair settle-
ment can be made with the loyal people OF
the South for such of their property as re-
ally went into beneficial public use, at a
cost not exceeding ten or fifteen millions
Of dollars, instead of hundred millions,
IS many profess to believe.
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TIE ron OF pnsrorlsn.

1here Is genius evinced In the this ex-
traclion OF comfort from the deeds Of des-
potisin. A paper publhihed in the prov
ines Of Mississippi says TO one OF the
sharers Of its woes:
" i troops are quartered permanently IN
your midst, continue 20 pursue the even tenor
or Your way, obeying and respecting the laws
as sou have done IN the past. You viii md
that the officers OF the srIny are generally gem
tlemen. aud naturally have the same con-
Tempt FOR the carpet-baggers that all gentle
men have. TIE troops, while they are OF
course a rough set, generally behave them
selves we'll. except on pay-days, and then they
get on a big frolie and spend al their money
IN Holly Springs, Aberdeen, and az Jackson,
and other garTisoned places, We hear no COM
plHint against them"
A ffes people soon become accustomed
20 the facts sud forms Of unmixed despot-
ism. Grant was placing the yoke very
tendsrly upon New York when be
sent sn armed forCs thithsr 10 supervise
an election. Hoffman bore it with greater
patience than the Radical Governor Of
Pennsylvania, and submitted much more
gracefully thsn the chief magistrate Of
illinois, who resented even Sheridsn's
gross assumption Of lswless authority at
Chicago, made memorable by the assas-
Ri0stioB Of Colonel Grosvenor. The con-
duct Of these three governors makes
Grant somewhat chsry Of outrsges
against the country's organic law involv-
ing The freedom Of Northern communi-
ties, and COW ne relies upon Northern
p-ejudicss, which assent to the overthrow
in these Southern States, with perfect
imPnpity, OF every principle of federal
government. The North submitted less
gracefully han Grant anticipated, but
the North becomes accustomed, even
like the Misaissippisns, to the cOntem-
plstIon, as seen in Georgis, Of the most
shameless violstion Of local and personal
rights. States. like individuals, acquire
hsbiss Of thinking By slow processes.
Grants sdvisers hsye adopted proper
policy 10 perfect the hnal snhjugstion to
military sway Of all the States. The only
the South can draw from
wrongs hesped upon Us Is that they who |
suffer snd might prevent the infrsction of |
law and these deprivations Of rights, must !
finally share with Us every calamity We |
The rod Of despotism is not de- |
signed 70 extend over the South alone.
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AMIHIsTERlAL GAME or EU.HRE

Near a late New Jersey csmp-meeting,
two clergymen, a Baptist and Metho-
dist, were walking, when they saw little
girl sitting on stone, who was weeping
bitterly. "What Is the matter, my little
giri3" asked the Baptist, kindly. MY
my father was k-killed on the railroad a
few days ago, snd has Just been buried,
sir; and my mother is sick sbed and can't
work, snd we haven't nothing TO sat, and
don't know what TO do, !" sobbed the little
girl. IA truly lamenteble case; do, in
deed, pity you" said the Baptist, frigid-
", as II he were plying some ioe cream
he could not eat. "How much do you
pity her, Brother or pity her five dol
lsrs, :" yelled the Methodist, as he threw q
V into the girls lap. "I double your pile,
Brother P.," the Baptist brother
said, as he slowly plsoed an X over the ".
81 go you one better" the Methodist
bsWled, as be put ten on the other
money. 81 ooyeK your stake, brother F, -
and the Baptist clerRymsn's expression
showed he was getting excited as twenty
from his purse was pus on the repidly-in-
oressing pile. "I'n top the spons
with q Atty" hoWled Brother p, as he
drew out his last note and placed the sum
with the others, glarinR savsgely at hiE
companion. "Here's q hundred dollar
note, little girl,D said the Baptist quite
blandly, now that he had got ahead OF bis
Methodist brother-in-the-L Lord; "You
may rake in the spoils, for you've
cleaned out and 'euchred' both n y friend
and myself, and left us both dead broke ~
Then they walked of humming hymn.
Now, what we would Like to know is,
what did those clergynen do before they
were convertedf FL NissoaGri Republican.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
Ths Ku.KIux Question.

COLUMBIA, s. c., December 10.-In the
the Federal courts Saturday ths govern
msnt entered nOlle pros in the first in
dictment against Bealton and others, and
presented q new Indictment charging
them with murder. This brings up the
question expected to go for decision TO the
supreme court. The otisctions of the
defense to the new indictment were over
ruled, but they were given until Monday
70 examine the Indictment.
The defense argue that prisoners who
plead guilty, should be Lightly punished
under the fourth section OF the Ku-klux
bill; but the prosecution claims that the
sentence should be ten years imprisOn-
ment and four thousand dollars fine, un-
der the sixth section. No decision has
been reached.
In the house Of representatives, bill
was introduced for the repesl Of the ster.
ling funding account. Governor Scott
and Treasurer Parker have ordered that
the six millions of sterling bonds
now in the hands of the American
Bank NOts company, be sent to Colum-
bis, where they viii be cancelled. In
official circles the financial excitement is
subsiding, and q united effort is being
made to restore the state Of tbs credit.
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BRIEF TELEaRAMs.

vsriOloid is becoming epidemic in Eu-
ropesn cities.
Albert Harper, 3 prominent citizen OF
Plttsburg, died yesterday.
One hundred and ninety-eight persona
died Of smallpox in Philadelphis lsst
week
DR.. Chipley's private lunstic asylum,
near Lexington, Kentucky. was totally
destroyed BY ire, loss twenty thousand
dollars.
A call for q national convention to se-
cure the recognition OF Gad In the eonsti-
tuition, by an amendment to that instru-
ment, has Just bsen issued from Cincin-
natl. II Is signed by the governors of
Pennsylvania. Vermont and Kansas, Gem
eral William Murray, Of New York, Bish-
op McIlwaine. and numerous clergy of
that city. Il is TO be held in Cincinnati,
January 81, 1872. No Msthodist ministers
signed the call. Tbs Methodist. Episcopal
ministers OF that city decline to sgitsts
that question.
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A TOUCHING INCIDENT.

From the New York Times
Daring the past year little boy about
| i've years old entered the Phelps Indus
trisl school, No. 235 East Fifth street. he
was a bssutiful looking child, with large
gray eyes, brown hair. rosy cheeks, and
very full, regular features. He attracted
unusual attention. Visitors ss well IS the
teachers admired him, and even the very
toughest of his plsymates were kind to
him. The teacher taught him piece to
recite, which caused great laughter on
account of the bright, active and prompt
manner he had In delivering it. A gem
tlemRn visited the school, when the lad
was called upon to rscIts his piecs. After
he had finished, the gentleman paced his
hand upon his shou der and said; Well
done, my boy; here is five csnts for you"
The tescher noticed an unusual express
sion of joy in the child's face, but duty
calling her attention in various
directions, is soon passed from her
mind for while. The boy was
regular in his attendance at school, but
soon came a change in the child; day by
day he grew paler and psler, and his step
lees elastic and bouyant. When he was
asked If he was sick, his answer was al
ways the same: "No, not sick, but tired"
He was noticed daily to take his bread
home Che lived with his grandmothere no
questions were asked why he did SO.
Many very pale and ElcklY children ar6 in
those schools. Thus day after day and
week after week pa sed, until one day he
cams in looking so thin and p ale that the
teacher asked him to so home and rest;
that he might feel better TO morrow.
Tears came in his eyes, and he said: 81
want to stay in school" The teacher, not
knowing then that he was starving for
his bread, allowed him to remain. At
noon his grandmother came to him, say
ing that he had not eaten a morsel of food
that day, mot stating that he had none in
the house) He took his bread and left. He
was soon attacked with hemorrhsge of the
lungs, and, in his weakened state, could not
throw it eff He grew worse that night, |
and in q halfdreaming state would csll
out, "Grsndmal oh, grandma! what will |
you do for bread when 1 die2" During |
his illness the teachers called, and learned |
from his grandmother that daily had the |
child divided his bread with her, and many |
a day this was sll they had to est. While |
the tears were flowing profuselY, she said: |
81 shall never forget the dsy that the gen.
tleman gave him five oents for reciiing his /
piece. He came in so delighted with his /
usual allowance of bresd) and said, "L9ok !
here. grandma; here is so mnch bread and /
me for speaking my piece. Now we have /
all the bread we want to-day" He then
went out and bought some rolls with his
money. When he was near his end speak
ing aloud. he clssped his little hands and /
whispered the Lords prayer, though to
him the "daily bread" had not come, and /
departed whittier no hunger or pain shall
come He was buried by the Rdies of the
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LOTTA IETERVEWE0."

Miss Lotta, the actress, chstted In this
style to a reporter of the Boston Post:
Yes, everybody Is very kind to me, wo-
men especially. I think have more
friends among them than In any other
class. I like 1t, too; only sometimes
wonder a little why half my love letters
are from ladies. They send me bouquets,
and / think If could be spoiled, they
certainly would spoil me; but you see 1
can't be. There's only ons spoiled child
In the family, and that's mamma. You
aee we've reversed things, and I'm not
the baby; she is.n She laughed, and went
on: Critics are the fun of my HE. They
are pretty good to me as rule, bat they
do say such queer things. One of them,
the other day, gravely compared me to
Maggie Mitchell. The ideal He evil
dently thought be was saying something
very wise. But there can be no compari-
son between us. Why, Maggis's an art
ist, and I-well, am myself, that's all.
Maggie's does beautiful things, beautif1l-
~, and I-well, IL I'm in pretty good
spirits, do funny things,"
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DISAPPEARANCE or A LAKE.


A remarkable geographical pheno-
menon has lately been presented In
the district Of TeIchef, in Lithuania.
Near the little town Of Wromin, on
the road from TeIchsf to Koyno, was
a lake eight versts in length and five
in breath, noted for its abundance OF
fish, the fishery of which was worth
1900 roubles year. A few weeks
since, during a perfect calm, the
waters of this lake rose and were agi.
tated as If by violent tempest, while
strong sulphurous smell rising from
them pervaded the locality. After
two or three days this ebulliti0n
ceased, and the surface of the lake was
covered with dead fish, some OF which
were so large as to weigh 1000 lbs.
each. Fearing their decomposition
would breed pestiIence, the inhabit-
ants of the neighboring village were
called upon to collect them, and they
were buried with goodly covering
of lime. Since then the lake began to
sink, while the sulphurous Odor in
creased daily, and the lake at the
latest accounts had become nearly
dry. It is supposed that the lime
stone and chalk bottom of the lake
had given way, and the waters have
sunk into a subterranean canal.
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"wALsss
Ne sun Struggles with Grin Bssth--Eng.
laRd Excited.


BLUE.
LONDON, December 10, 6:ie & m.-Slr
VIM. Jenner and other physicians In st
tsndsnee upon the Prince of Wales, hsve
Just issued q bulletin, stating that His
Royal Highness passed a quiet night.
The prostrstion, however, still exists, and
the grave symptoms Of disease under
which the Prince is suffering hsve not in
creased.
SANDRrNeHAN, December 10 - The
Pri1ce Of Wales passed the morning tran
GULLY, and his general condition Is now
somewhat more satisfactory than yester-
day. The bulletin is signed by all the
physicians attending tho Prince.
DARK.
LONDON, December 10, IL p m.-Tbe
physician attending the Prince of Wales
bss Just issued the following bulletin:
"SANDRINGHAM, Dscember 10. 1880
pm.--Ths Prince mas been restless during
the evening and there is no abatement in
the sngerous,symptoms of his disease"
The low condition Of the Prince csus6s
3 most painful sBxisty, and an intense
excitemeut prevails throughout London
and the kingdom.
LATER
SAND BINGHAM. December Ii, $50 am.
chs Prince OF Wales has slept little. but
there is no change in the symptoms Of his
disesss.
DYING.
At four o'clock this morning the Prince
OF Wales was dying-sll hope abandoned.
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There Playing ints the Hands Of the
erleanists.

PARIS. December l0.-A change Ia the
French government is imminent. Thiers
will relinquish the pEesideney in favor Of
the Due D'Aumals. He has agreed 70
this movement with the Duke. and all in
hueniial members of Right approve Of it.
The Orleans Princes are not 70 take their
seats until this plan is carried oats snd
details have been arranged The cause
of the change is Thiers' inability 70 with
stand the Right, which has returned from
the provinces very hostile, and bis fear Of
the constantly increasing power Of the
ImpsEialists in the army
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FORE GIN TELEoRAMs.
WINTER IN PARIS.

WINTER IN PARIS.
PARIS, December 10.-The weather here
is intensely cold, and the mercury IL
thermometer tonight Indicates 2lHo
The river Seine is slightly frozen over,
and heavy fall Of snow impe6es the rail.
road traffic. There Is q complete disagree
mant between President Theirs and the
Orleans princes respecting the right OF the
latter to their seats in the national assem-.
hlu
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GOVERNOR BOOTH.
Inauguration : How They Do II In caIifarnla

SAN Francisco, December 10 The
conduct of Governor Hsigbt st the insu-
gurstion Of Governor Booth is highly
spplsuded by all classes. Accompanied
by the secretary and personsl military
staff, composed OF A6tatRnt General CRse-
man, Adjntsnt General Cobb, General x.
II. Weston and General Howell and staff,
with an e2cort of infantry, cavalry and
artillery, nearly one thousand strong, be
waited on Governor Booth at his resi-
deDce, took him ip q carriage to the capi-
tol, presented him to the audience, and
after the inaugural address, attended him
to the Governors rooms, then escorted
him home, and they attended a military
banquet together in the evening.