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The telegraph brings the intelligence Of tho
death OF Edwin Forrest, the Nestor of the Ameri~
can dramatic stage, and probably the best
known actor in this country, which occurred IN
Philadelphia, yesterday forenoon, at II o'clock.
He has been upon the stage .ffty-three years,
and has played to two generations Of theatre
goers in Shakspearean parts and certain roman
tic characters written for him with reference to
his very marked physical abilities. It is within
the probabilities to say that there is not q man,
woman, or child in the United States accus-
toned to 20 to the theatre, who has not seen
Mr. Forrest in some Of his roles, as ho has
played in all the large cities, and during the
past ten years has mado frequent tours through
the principal small towns. His death will
therefore, awaken very general interest to know
tho details Of his life and professional career.
Edwin Forrest was born in Philadelphia, March
9, 1906. He was precocious in dramatic talent,
and displayed 3 predi1ection for the stage at q
very early age. In his 18th year, he appeared in
female parts Ill the Old South Street Theatre, in
Philadelphia, but did not make 3 formal debut
until Nov. 20, 1920, when he played "Young
Noryal," in Homes tragedy Of douglass" at
the Walnut Street Theatre, in the same city. He
then set out upon protracted tour in the West
ern cities, during which he made considerable
reputation as an actor. Upon his return to the
seaboard, he played several engagements
in Albany and Philadelphia, and
at last made his debut in New
York City, in July, 1926, in tho part of
"Othello." He created favorable impression
at once, and his engagement was an eminently
successful one. For several years after, he
acted in the principal cities Of the Union, his
most prominent characters being "Othel1o, II
"Macbeth," "Hamlet," ''Richard H."
"Lesr," "shYlook." and other shakBpearean
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products Of the labor Of the country. OF this
large sum, not less than ono-dfth was taken from
the people Of tho Northwestern States, and more
than half from the farm labor Of the country.
Placing the sum taken from the West at only
twenty millions Of dollars year, it is equal to
one-half the entire hog crop. Under the sys-
tenn Of olden times, the farmer was taxed one
our Government has so improved in this, that,
after taking all that is necessary to pay it's legit
innate expenses, it takes every second hog to
make up u surplus revenue, to bo paid to bond
holders who don't want their money. This an
nual tax Of one hundred millions OF dollars in
excess Of what the Government needs, if left
with the people, in tho hands Of the farm
CTS, manufacturers, and other producers, to
pay wages, increase improvements, enlarge
the surplus products, to be converted into accu-
mulated capital, to be again employed in the
same way, could be turned over and over from
hand to hand, and forever kept active and pro-
ductiye. But the contiHcation Of that sum is an
unnecessary drain upon the active means Of the
p6oplts Auo A4OA6J tuoy aGCu0AA4ato ofcA s1AoA
actual needs is swept sway from them, and they
are kept forever ut the pinching point. They
can neither improve their farms, purchase stock
enlarge their products whatever they accumu-
late for such purposes is gobble dup by Mr,
Boutwell,, to be used by him in paying debt
that ia not due, in order to realize visionary
idea for the benefit Of posterity.
The cruelty Of this policy, and its disastrous
effects, have been experienced during the recent
pinch; and financial wisdom, If not actual JUS
tice, demands that this excessive taxation shal
bo reduced. A reduction Of tho taxes On i'm
ports to one-half the existing rates would leave
the country witha revenue equal to all its needs,
and, withthe increase Of business, production,
| and population, would furnish surplus annual
| ly fully equal to any useful reduction Of th'
public debt.
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Plains, has also increased, the VOLTS
hide being moro valuable than TINT OF tho buf-
fa1o. But the wolf is the chief enemy Of the
buffalo, by reason OF it's ravagcs among the
calves. Ho destroys ten buffalo where an In
dian would kill one. The result is that, SO far
from there being anything like determination Of
tho buffalo, tho animals we're never increasing
in numbers 50 fast. We hear OF the Kansas
Pacific trains frequently encountering large
herds, running through districts where horeto-
fore they were seldom seen. It is evident that
Secretary De1ano must find some other means
for encouraging agriculture among the Indian
tribes than that which ho supposes will be
developed by the determination Of the buffalo.
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Secretary Dclano has expressed tho belief that
the Indians will settle down to peaceful agricul-
tural pursuits On tho reservations as eoon as the
buffalo shall have been e1terminated. There is
reason to hope that Indian civilization will not
be deferred to that time. The fact is, though
public rumor goes to the contrary, that the buf-
fa!o are increasing in numbers instead OF dimin-
ishing. The Indians rho hare already with
drawn to THO reservations have given up buffalo
hunting, and, when thoir places have been sup
plies at all, it has been by wnite men, who do
not kill enc buffalo where one Indian would kill
ten, The pracdce OF trapping, poisoning,
aud shooting wolves. BY the soldiers on the
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Tho Senate has passed tho bill for the roduc-
zion of the officers and expenses Of the Internal
Reycnuo Bureau, reported By the Finance
Committee. No action vas taken on the Boston
Relief bill, which WAS briefly debated. Senator
Carpenter thor5 the bill unconstitutional and
Senator Morrill, called it humbug; Senator
Logan thought otherwise, and Senator Sumner
said TINT, Us for the precedent the bill would
establish, it could be applicable only in similar
case, when it ought to be repeated.
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United States coupon bonds have always COM
manded higher prices abroad than registered
bonds, as more easily transferable. The House,
yesterday, in order to place the two classes Of
bonds on the same footing, and make them
equally negotiable, empowered Secretary Bout
well to give coupon in exchange for registered
bonds, when any owner of the latter, Who must
pay all expenses, desired tho change.
The Bounty Land bill was passed in
an amended form, which proscribes that,
while application for, q homestead may
bo made by the person entitled there
to or by an agent, the patent shall be issued
only in the name OF the soldier, seaman, or
widow, or orphan children to whom the land
shall go, and that any contract affecting the
ownership Of the land made before the patent il
actually delivered to such person shall be void.
Tho House then passed the Pensions Appro-
priacion bill, which $50, $780, 600. Pension
ers seem to be tenacious OF Life. Alr. Garfield
stated that only 10 per cent Of the widows OF
Revolutionary soldiers had died during the year.
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Il Is several days since Judge Blodgett alluded
to the diehonorablo conduct OF ]. 7. Scammon in
holding tic funds Of tie Mutual Security 1nsur-
anca Company, in opposition to their expressed
wishes, while maintaining lawsuits against them.
TO hare notheard that LII. Scammon has dcsisted
from such dishonorable conduct
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Speaker Blaine appeared before the Credit
.Mobilier Investigation Committee yesterday,
and explicitly denied that he had in any way
been brlbcd OF approached with bribo to do
or not to do anything concerning the Union
Pacific Railroad.
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Twelve deaths 80 far is the loss Of life by the
Fifth Avenue Hotel fire. officials of the Fire
Department say that their aid was not called in
time, and that when tho fremcn arrived
they we're at first refused admittance,
for fear OF O panic among the guests.
Eyo-witnesses believe that if the alarm had
been promptly given every one Of the poor girls
rho we're burned could hare been saved. As it
Fas, the employees of the hotel are said to hive
given all their thoughts to rescuing the baggage,
taking no care OF the lives that were perishing.
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Among the myriad recommendations made to
the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention Is
the request OF the State Temperance ConTen-
ton that it will frame an amendment to the
Constitution prohibiting the manufacture or
eale in Penneylyania Of intoxicating drink.
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The Philadelphia Press advocates the extcn-
zion Of the Presidential terms to six years, with
restriction against reelection 1t says that this
uust be done sooner or later, and that now is
he time to do it, Eince it interferes with no.
body'e claims, and comes in collision with no.
body's ambition. General Dent says that the
talk about third term for Grant is " all bosh."
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All the passengers OF the Sacramento and it's
treasure, amounting to s335,648, have been
saved, and reached San Diego yesterday. The
steamer itself lies on reef about 200 milee
south Of San Diego and will be total loss, to-
Eether with the cargo.
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,ota1. .18,115 $3.50
Il The colored troops fought noblt.

The next Legislative Assembly yIof Washing
ton Territory will havo Democratt majority Of
II on joint bal)5t-l4 L the Houso}aud 3 in the
Council. Brit few similarly coznTlekioned bodi4
The Republican pross of Michigan is II
markably unanimous and emphatic in its e1
dorsomeut of Civil Service Reform in it's appf:
cation to the disposition Of the public ohcel
Tho conviction Of it's necessity tb redeem OF
Civil Service from ruinous abuseb is spreadir
and deepening everywhere, and the mere polit
cians and their organs may as we'll begin to q
ready for the inevitable. Tribune,
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President Grant and Attorney General Will
Jams h>Se found plan BY Which the Alabama
troubles may be settled Those members of the
Two Legislatures whose seain are not contested
are to meet in tho Sts:e Capitol, mako a tempo
rary organization, and sppointt two tellcra, one
from each party, whQ shall. in the presence of
the Legislature, canyaes the returns from the
districts in dispate. and award seatsto the mem-
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MYERS, OPERA HOUSE-Monroe street. between
S:atc end Dearborn. Arlington, Cotton kemblos
Minstrel aud BuresQue Troupe.
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Present
incumbent.
State.

'Contested by George c. Spencer, Administration.
Messrs. Howe, Conkling, Cameron, and
Pomeroy, are sure Of reelection. Richard J.
Og1esby, in Illinois, and John P. Jones. in Ne
vada, have tho promise Of election; and the
prospects favor General John B. Gbrdon Glib
eraD in Georgia.
1t is whispered in Minnesota That Senator
Ramsey is to have a Cabinet pGition Poat-
master GenoraD after the 4th q March; and,
tho Legislature having by that tine adjourned,
Governor Austin will resign, an} be appointed
to the Senate by Lieutenant Gotrnor Yale.
Lewis Y. Bogy, OF st. I uis, announces
himself, in card, candidate for the United
States Senate rice Blair. He rcalls his unsuc]
cessful candidacy for Congress- in 1859, against
Benton, and again, in 1862, aginst Frank Blair|
in order, he says, "to sustaiF Fmy assertion, that
Ihaye discharged all the dues imposed On me-
by the party"
Tho vote Of Dakota Torfory, for Delegate,
as officially canyassed, is: Armstrong, 1,549
Moody, 1,241; Brookings, o.. The canvassersi
rejected returns covering 5,t9 votes, including
5000 votes Of Buffalo Count in the northern
wildB, which would have llected Brookings. :
The Liberal candidates for fuditor, Treasurer,
Commissioner of Immignion, and Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruion were declared
elected.
The Dakota Territori3 Legislature met on
the I'd, and elected Alex. Hughes, Of Union,
President Of the Council ;Eeorge I. Foster, OF
Pembina, Secretary; AT J. Mills, Of Clay,
Speaker Of the House; C.f Mallahan. of Union,
Chief Clerk.
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HOQLEY1S OPERA HOUSE-Randolph street, bo
tween Clark and LaSs1le. New Comedy Company
tPa1tns,s for Life" Operatic Bagateuc.
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AIKENrS THEATRE-Nabash avenue, corner of Con
areas street. Engagement Of Lawrence Barrett.
- ssOthelo.'
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

SCOTT SSDDOSS READINGS Union Park Cong1o-
e2tiooal Church.
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M'yICKER'S THEATRE-Aladison street, between
State aad Dearborn Engagement OF Miss Jane Coomhs
ttLondou Assurance"
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There is little doubt that the popular senti-
ment Of Italy has been turned against the pres,
ent French Government by the order which II.
Theirs issued some time since for the expulsion
Of Prince Napoleon and his wife, who is an
Italian Princess. Tho italian press. seems deter
mined not to forget it, and has utterly re-
fused to accept II. Thiers' repeated assurances
that he was not aware that the Princess Clo-
thilde was in France at the time the expulsion Of
her husband was ordered. The sentiment Of the
people the more readily follows that Of the press
in this matter, because the people remember
how long the French nation prevented them
from making Rome their capital and because
II. Theirs has shown much the same DISPOSE
tion. though not possessing the power, to fur
nish the Pope sort Of protectorate from
France. In cutting of the native sympathy Of
Italy, France has aienated almost the last tie Of
warm international friendship.
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC Ha1sted street, south 0
Madison The Lydia Thompson Troupe. Blue Be.rd.
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E1XON'S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES street, betTecn
Washington aud Randolph. Leo Hudson 'Mazeppa.'
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POLITICAL.

The terms Of twenty-four United States Sana-
tors expire on the Sd Of March, 1878, and e1ec-
tions have been made as follows:
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getting rid of tax-col1ectors, ne fail to see any
special advantage in the underground condition.

One Rev. ". H. Richards has inaugurated a
movement in England to induce the schools for
girls to attach department for teaching ecoa-
omical cookery and household management.
The proposition is by no means new; but, when
advanced heretofore, it has been met with OBJ
jections that were regarded Us insuperable. The
main opposition comes from the schools them
selves, where it is held that mental instruction
would be largely retarded by the practical duties
that progress in household matters would re-
quire. Girls arc sent to school, they say, to
learn geography, and history, and arithmetic,
and 80 forth, and parents would not be satisfied
Il they should learn any less Of these things
than they do now. They claim that the arts OF
cooking and cleaning would not enter into the
demands OF examination before the Board, and
that the result would be withdrawal Of patron
age from the schools. Tho general conclusion
seems to be that home ia the proper place to
qualify for home duties.
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bers lawfully elected. When real Legislature
has been got in this way, it shall proceed to per-
mnneut organization.
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~ 4k+++t QGU' y [&&%k[A1
Francis ". Sykes"
Aaron A. Sargent.
Orris S. Ferry.
Oliver P. Morton.
William B. Allison.
1hos. c. lIeGeery.
George R. Dennis.
Bainbridge Wad1eigh.
4 augustus f. .MeTTinsoza
John Sherman.
lJohn Fl. Mitchell.
fJohn J. Patterson.
dustin 8. Morrill,.
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Citizens Reform A5s0cllp0n, Iepo1@o'
The frauds so unblushina rerpotrated ut the octo;
ber election to call ID some Investigation ana
the Committee have undert@en it, At the very outset
in Comparatively few prfincts, change OF more y
than $500 votes was made f clumsy erasnres a1a a.
terations Of tigures-the ydy bodness OF the crime
allowing the assurance Of ilmunty felt BY t1r Per.
petrators. Counsel have ben retained md nf effort
audacioasly proztuted the ballot box by cverykpecies
OF public fraud but the Coamittee segret tns 1ney
cannot in the present condition Of our Gra4l July
look forward With to the 1Tt1 ad na t
he afraid OF Justice and The lavs are para5z by
those to whose guardianship the approaehs to our
Courts arc entrusted.
II the precedent set by Judge Ihren, in
New Orleans, be good law, why may mot the
Philadelphia Committee go at once to tf United
States Court Of Judge Cadwalader?
-" There is no law in Alabama efg Judge
Elliott, " to prevent double voting" b Mobile,
last week. 16, 600 votes were countcd' Popula-
ton by latest census, s2.o34. The population
and vote BY wards is as follows:
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The Ie51sIatures decl
cBy Hd7
Senate.
Administration, .....G
Opposition n-.........3
Henry c. Lea, Chair
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{Ctiver P. Morton.
William B. Allison,
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The New Quarters in tile r'ntcr-Tnn!k Nearly
Really for Occupancy - Tic Library aud
Readlng-Room to be Opened iu About Three
Weeks.
The Inasonry and carpenter work upon the
temporary building for the Free Library and
Reading-room, are row completed, and very fair
lob has been made Of the conversion OF the old
1ater-tank. The reading-room is 81 feet square
On the third story Of the city building, heated
with steam coils. It is not yet furnished, but
PROPOSALS are now being considered It is we'll
lighted. and. if conveniently furnished, will be
agreeable and suitable for its purpose.
Adjoining it are two ROOMS devoted to The Libra
ran and Directors, neither OF which are fur
nlshed.
THE LIBRARY ROOM
ia approached from the reading room By means
Of double tire-proof door and fight OF mar
row steps, It is IS feel in diameter. circular III
shape about 30 feet high, and lighted from above
WITH a skvIight with arrangements for srbduirg
Loo plentiful light when necessary. The roof was
found to be 1eaky. The rain poured down and
delured the room as it did the city Offices, de-
ltroyed the plastering and disclosed very poor
workmanship. It has been repaired, however:
and is now supposed to be waterproof: RoWa
\of shelves have baon constructed around the in
terror OF the building for books, making its
:apacity equivalent to about q, GOO volumes.
THE BOOKS.
TIE Secretary has about 460 volumes in hin
!. COON d ret, many Of them works
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the night on the local editors table, That owl
coafesses to great disappointment in Chicago
altogether. He gave us to understand TINT the
fall of Chicago originally caused q profound SEN
Eation among his tribe. They had been inform
ed some time ago: doubtless through an owlish
ST. Louis or Cincinnati paper that Chicago had
been given over to the owls for a habitation, aud
he had been sent on prospecting tour. He
hadn't seen any ruin. few mist axes he had
made in the matter had grieved him, for what
he had several times taken to be ruins after
nightfall. had roofs on the next day, and pre-
senHy plate-slass to keep owls out Of the win
dow openings. It WAS evidently no place for
denny Of Sciences. de had been SO thoroughly
stuffed with these false rumors about Chicago,
that he would not need to be set up.
He has been sent to the Academy Of Sciences,
where he will be able to tell in his own way what
he knows about morning newspaper Offices. He
failed SO utterly in the wine business that he did
not want to live any longer.
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ROUGH ON LAWYERS.

4 Correspondent Of the MaynF Proposes to Wipe Out
The Legal Profession as Means Of suppressing
crime--Drunkenness Murder, and Everything Else
Charged to The1r Score.
The Mayor, yesterday, was the recipient of 8
long letter from an anonymous correspondent,
who volunteers remedy for every description
Of crime. Hes says:
Nobody doubts the evil effect Of drunkenness,
Drunkards care nothing for proclanations There is
but one efficient means to suppress drinking and its
consequences, but it has never been named! Eyery-
body is asTaid to name it am too for II the cat.sc
to which allude assaed and treated it should
ever the cause to which a1lude Is removed sup
pressed, all crime can be punished, and tue num-
ber Of crimes that viii then be com
naber m'1tSa VIII 10 aIa yeEy snas;f sa
presently, supprcsaes the truth from being told By
witnesses under oath challenges decent respectable
men who come forward to serve on q jury. After
wants. t brides them It bribes ', or intimidates wit.
nesses, jury and Judge, until it absolutely procures
whatever dsel5icn it. desires, and al sorts Of crime
is a,cers. They the authors Of more crime than
wh1skey and all other causes combined, because all
sorts OF criminals rely upon them to be "c1eared"
before the deed is comn'itted Ne have laws
enough, and they are good enough, but law
yers prevent them from being executed. Wipe
out lawyers and you wipe out crime! Why are crim-
mails lynehed :? Why scoundrels often shot down by
respectable reiatiyes Of ruined girls or wives d-
you conceive Of nothing that does no-resut from
the fact tia. lawyers everywhere defeat justice The
churches are full Of them they your elders your
you speeches In prayer meetings, in general Assem-
bes, in Committees, ,-eFerywhere and they are the
causs Of more crime being committed than all other
crime II ever have an opportunity Of doing rood
BY giving my name, will give it. Yours truly,
ALPHA 0xEGA.
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THE DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS.

Tho tax sales have begun: and every morning
at 10 o'clock, and until all are disposed off, lots
Oh which taxes are due will be put up for sale
by tho County Treasurer. 3Ir. William Beye,
the cashier, conducts the sales. So far but six
lots on tho originnl town Of South
Chicago have been sold, and persons desiring
to save trouble and expense should march up to
tue Captains Office and pay. The consequence
Of neglecting to perform their duty as Taxpayers
is tie sale Of their lots, part thereof, to any
purchaser who pays the taxes Once it passes
into the hands Of this buyer, Is per cent is add
every six months during which the property re-
mains unrcdee,ned, making 100 per cent in two
Years. This is more merciful than the old law,
which left delinqnents to settle with dealers IN
tax certificates on their OWL terms. Ihere ls
row about s20o, 900 due the city. and, as the
money is needed, the sales will be pushed vigor-
ouely until that amount is in the treasury.
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Ct valne contributed by. tho als'lor7
sd aPsesz esn Ceres; toaass Rsn sa tSs
a.I Mil unfortunately without his au-
tosraph: S s join Drishts speeches on questions
q poy viii hi bis .3as{o5 Eoe Mazsya sic
.-1f rol,,1nrr Of his works by tile Rev. Charles
xngsf so.d 6y chf9Sts Of n stoa Hoa1ss
t1e t%o ant1cr s1so bearing the donors autograph
Hsnry Martins History Of France, bound in
paper: Is volumes; very large number OF valu-
aIfe french works superby illustrated.
TIE INTENTION
is to furris1, both library and reading room SIM
Div, and throw the latter open to tie public in
about three weeks. The library will not be
ready for about six months as the books have
not yet arrived III sufficient numbers, and the
city has no money to purchase yet.
EN- ROUTE.
About 1000 books are still on their way from
Montreal, and expected daily. The Secretary
has also been notified that eeven cases have
been shipped By 11r. Robson, and they are e1-
pected next week.