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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, d. C.. Nov. 10, 1s7

WASHINGTON, d. e., Nov. 10, 1872.
lean now we'll afford to say word con-
gratula:ory Of the able management OF the
Union Republican Congressional Committee.
Never before, think, in the history of any
party has there bsen so ably managed a cam.
paign as in the present one just closed. The
Hon. J. NJ. Edmunds, a gentleman without
way inaugurated system through which
every voter, loyal or percontra would be most
intelligibly informed on all subjects and
issues which entered into the canvass. He
was as free, apparently, to circulate indis-
crimnate!y, articles and documents written
in the interest of the Greeley cause as Of his
o. or OF any one in the cause of the Repub
Lean party. But was alert in dishing out in
small but substantial doses, all the falacies of
his opponents, aud the result is that the good
judgement Of the loyal people of the country
has shown that they have appreciated his
cff'rts by rolli.g up msjorties TO-: loyal can
didate unparalleled in history.
ite Agricultural, Educational and other
Departments will be very busy in making up
preliminary to their reports to Congress the
coming session. While our present Commits
sioners OF Agriculture has but little hope and
but little desire to remain in this position, he
seems exceedingly interested in furthering
the best interests of the farming community.
and is now as busiy collecting statistics
which will. am sure, be highly appreciated
in the forthcoming agricultural report.
General Eaton, the Commissioner of Edu-
cation, is hard at work in preparing his re-
port. The General, while taking deep interest
In the re election of General Grant, and has
done much valuable service with his facile
pen, and upon the stump in that direc. on has
not lost sight Of the educational interests of
the country, and is now compiling valuable
articles for publication in his report. Among
them is one from Doctor Edward Jarvis, OF
Mass
As to graf enterprises, it lis now stated
that several capitalists will apply to Congress
for incorporation as a company to build q
railroad across the continent of Africa 600
miles long, to commence on the Atlantic At
Sierra Leone or Liberia, and 10 end g. tee
mouth of the Red Sea on the line to and from
India rio. the Suex Canal. This road is ia.
tended to open up all Central Africa, to
emancipste its horrid slavery, and to immens..
IL extend the commerce OF the worll.
The stockholders of the Patriot new aper O,
this city have met and determi il, ed to suspend
It after tomorrow. The Patriot was slow al
the outset to endorse Greeley, and like Tie
World. up to the day Of the meeting of the
Baltimore Convention, fur nished valuable am
unitiou, which has been so well used to defeat
TIE cause which they both subsequently, es-
poused. Out Of their own mouths they have
been condemned. Reports Lave been circulated
that the Sunday Herald aud the Capital, Don
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Pats black mailing sheet) will also suspend
soon, Don's business having been growing
beautifully less with the near approach Of the
"tidsl wave" to its destination.
During the past week business OF all kinds
in which the use of horses we're indispensable,
has been nearly suspended. Express compan-
les were compelled to hire at extnrtienary
rates, oxen, Of the farmers around. Baker and
milk carts we're generally drawn through The
streets by hand or occasionally by dogs The
epidemic is now aba ted, AMI the street c RS
have partially resnmcd. But few eases have
proven fatal and the general health OF the
horses il uairnpsirei.
1t is not sa With the epidemic among the
Greeleyi,es; and while are glad TO observe
that Their cases are sexer, the nttnsity OF
their Affections are fearful.
Tie President leaves WASH imgton tonight
70 attend the funeral of Genera' Headt in Ptil-
adelphia tomorrow After isich he will go
to Coying,on. Kentucky, TO Vi it his aged
father and mother.
Tae-e ii great deal o spscattion in p"-
cabire'. Among the re orts in circulation is
shat the cnlored people will be represented in
it,and that Mr. Fred. Daugl,s, o. John N.
Lastton Esp. a ii. he urged hy u e'r respect
i've rien f;r the place.
Several Boston gentlemen. to rpnra,iiy re.
siding here, sre in receip. lrnn home that all
of .i.eir worldly goods are beiag asstrayed by
Are. aud on TO might, IS train. doubtless. Lun-
il -eds Of son owing hearts frcni ashington
" iii 20 10 tie scene OF the cor fl I,'ra'ion.
The Court Of Claims resumes lis sit,ings
ol tie 18Th instant.
Tie b lance ~ tle Treasury Department at
Tie close 81 iau Sues Yesterday. were IS id
lows: Cureacv, 81, ,3J, AIS 10. coin. 81 Is L.
J 5Ia 81 coin certificates, 2l,si!.GcG: special
feposit y. iega! tenders for redemption OF
certificates Ct Deposits, $25.j4o.ooa
:
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let the number Of scalps equal
and the number OF heads equal y,
and they multiplied into y and
su5tractci every letter in the
alphabet in succession from the
result until their brains reeled, but
still the mystery remained unsoly
ed.
AT last secret council was held,
and it was determined that Squat
ting Bear must have some power
full and wonderful charm which
enabled him to perfor II such meir-
acles, and all hands agreed to in
vastigate the matter upon the first
opportunity. So the next week
there was another. ght, in which
which four persons were Killed.
and that night Squirting actually
had the audscity TO rush out one
hundred and sighty-seven scalps.
and ask those benisLted savages,
sit ing around their fire, to believe
that he had snatched all that hair
| from those four heads.
1t was too much-much too
much they seized him and drove q
white oak staye through his
bosom 10 hold him still, and then
they all proceeded to his wigwam
to ascertain how that scalp bust
ness was conducted by the Bear
| family. They burst open the Sara
toga trunk, the first thing, and
therein they found fifteen hundred
wigs and key OF red paint, pur-
chased by the disgraceful aborigin-
al while in Philadelphia.
That concluded his career.
They buried him at once in the
Saratoga trunk. aud the wigs with
him, and ever since that time
they nave elected annually com
mittee on scalps, whose business it
is to'examine eyry hirsuite trophy
with double-barreled gun micros-
cope OF pine hundred diameters.
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The Cincinnati Commercial
says "the new party, whatever it
may be called, Liberal or otherwise,
should bear it in mind that they
are not as vet in overwhelming
force throughout the entire leng th
and breadth of the land" Words
fifty spoken.
The Treasurer of Crawford Coun-
ty settled with the State on Mon
day. pay ing in 1926, IS, and draw
ing out of the school fund 80, O86
"a.
On the LIST Of January sill the in
ternal revenue districts in the State
will be consolidated into three OF
four large districts, ind the surplus
| officers mustered out OF service.
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USU.sY JAWS.

As the period apyrSch,s for the
meeting of the State esislatures. the
question Of q repeal Of the Usury Laws
begins to be agisated, and as the feeling
in favor Of the overthrow eff these relics
Of by-Sone age is much more unani-
nous than ever before, there is some
,,tospect that the efforts to rid The stat
utes Of them will be attended with sue
cess. There is scarcely State IN the
Union that has not law, regulating the
rate of interest. Bat recently, the Ma
tional Board of Trade, during its annual
session in New YORK, strongly urged the
abolition Of all laws regulating the rate
Of interest; and the Leg isla.ure of that
State will be appealed to during the
Winter to take the initiative in policy
that will, sooner or later, prevail in all
the Substantially, to sanction free
trade, SO to speak, in all monetary nego-
tiations. Freedom 10 money should
stand upon broad and comprehensive
principles, for money is as much An arti-
Gle Of merchandise AS Pork, Cotton or
| any ether commodity, and it would b.
regarded as the height OF folly to fix
price beyond which merchandise should
not he disposed o.. The prevention Of
extortion, the favorite argument of these
who contend for legal interes:, applies
with equal force to either case. The
great law Of supply and demand may be
relied upon TO regulate money, as it reg
ulates the prices Of merchandise. Besides,
the usury laws are more or less evaded
verywhere, and are therefore productive
Of injury to the morals Of community.
Though it is illegal to stipulate for a
greater rate OF interest than the statute
rate, yet, oy drawing up note, and
having it discounted at a high rate, the
borrower circumvents the law that was
intended to protect him. interests, or
should be, fair equivalent for the use of
money, and this equivalent must vary &C
cording to the available supply of capital
and the opportunities for investment, in
different places. in different years, and
at different seasons Of the same year. In
the absence Of restrictive law, the field OF
competition would be fair ard honorable,
and money would command what it is
worth, no more no less. It is quite time
these obsolete laws were discarded.
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Woodruff & Claflin acknowledge
their SANDER of Beecher and Chal-
lis, and agree to leave New York
City il the latter will withdraw his
suit against them. This he will
not do. He properly thinks that
the Penitentiary is the right place
for such enemies of all that is good
and pure in society. As they
promised to come TO Ohio, if re-
leased, the whole State should feel
thankful to Mr.. Challis and the
New York Penitentiary il they
get there. ..Eaton Register.
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Executrix's Notice,

The undersigned has proved the last viii
Of Thomas Gomstock, late II Rich nopd, 10
Wayne County and State of Indiana. dsceas-
ed, before the Clerk Of the Court OF Common
Pleas OF said County. All persOus having
claims against said Estate are required 70 die
then, duly proved in fs oflica OF the Clerk Of
said Court within one year from this date.
TIE Estate is supposed 10 be perfectly solvent.
ELIZABETH CoNsTocK.
Executrix.
RicnNesD, IND., November, ID. 1877.
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@GLaRY enough for forty ye.rs.
is the result Of the Republican eau
Gus of the members of The Indiana
Legislature, on the night of the
18Th. OLIVER 7. MORTON,
tic foremost statesman in the Ma
ton and the pride of his Sta'e and
County, received the unanimous
vote vi Every MEMBER for the mons
ina ION for United States Senator.
The election takes place in .Janua
~ next.
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30 S T O N !
TERRIBLE CONFEDERATION
Eixty.nye Acres of the Center Of the
- City Of Boston Burned up!

Last Saturday evening al o'clock. a fire
broke ont ia large granite building, corner of
Kingston and Summer streets, in the city OF
Boston which was not checked Till o'clock
on Sunday, q continuous. terrible fire of 10
hours. The space burnt over was about s.
acres, aud the loss is reported at from IS 10
80 millions Of dollars, the finest portion OF
the city being destroyed.
The fire, which was so terrible that the fire.
men could not approach nearer than three
blocks of it, and which melted granite walls
like tin, was almost confined to the business
portion of the city, reaching scarcely any Of
the homes and but few Of the public buildings,
and it was, therefore, not so distressing to tho
people personally, as was the Chicago fire.
just thirteen months before. But as far as the
business interests OF the country are concern
ed, the effect will be greater. Especially viii,
this be the case with dry goods, woolens and
boots and shoes, which products were de-
stroyed to thu amount of fifty millions. The
assessed value of the buildings alone i.
$4,000 900, the real worth probably twice tina,
sum. The remaining loss was in the fabrics
destroyed. Tho total insurance was probably
s50,Oo0,O00.
Already Chicago. herself just out Of the
ashes, has sent in her check Tor 800 ,OG0
doubtless the response from other cities will
be equally liberal.
SECOND FIRE
The fire broke ont a second time ~ mid
night, on Sunday night, and consumed prop
erty valued at s1,000.0O It was subdued
about A. n. Monday morning. The entire
number of buildings burned, altogether, was
$50 business houses and 60 dwellings ant
lodging houses. The Insurance Companie.
say they will meet all their losses.
the population and valuation of Boston. a.
compared with other large cities, is as fol.
lows:
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IMPORTANT. DIR. S. S. b., an
nounces in the last Radical, that
the Liberals will "quietly submit
to the result" of the Presidential
election. Glad Of it--for it was
feared the Doctor would tear a
board Of somebody's fence, or do
something quite ~ desperate! This
assurance will make the country
breathe easier!
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For the Palladium.
THE TROTTING SEASON Is OVER

THE TROTTING SEASON Is OVER
As the last big trct came of on
the 9th Of Nover Der, it will not be
inappropriate 10 give an account
OF it somewhat in detail.
This trot was between Old Ac
cidental, and American Boy. Gin
cinnati and Baltimore entered Ac-
cidental, aud the United States en-.
tered American Boy. The back
ers Of Accidental knew lie was
bad breaker" and in the habit Of
running across the track; SO they
trained him once around the track
before the day of the rece.
On tho morning of the 5tb, The
nags were led up to the judge
stand at Washington. At 8 O'Clock,
precisely, the drum tapped and off
they went-American Boy having
the inside track. They went well
together, until Accidental, in pass
ing his stable in New YORK, acted
very foolish and fell behind. At
first quarter pole, Chicago, Acct
dental was three lengths behind,
and showed evident signs of dis
ti'ss. a; us..,-Mile pole, st. Louis
Accidental was ten lengths behind.
AMI greatly fatigued. Carl Schurz.
head groom, spcnged his mouth
out with lager beer. and lie reviv-
ed little and gained one length ;
but on turning the Illinois curve.
he made bad break and lost fear
fully. At the three-quarter pole,
Louisville, American Boy was
twenty-five lengths ahead, and 90.
ing steady under strong pull
Accidental failing SO badly, Cour-
ier-Journal spongcd his mouth GU,
with whisky, and started him upon
the "home stretch" little revived
but he soon began to fall hack
again. Past Cincinnati, Accidental
was twenty-nine lengths behind
and, at Philadelphia, Accidental
was barely in sight, while Ameri
can Boy was still fresh and puliins
on the bit. Simon Cameron here
called out: "G'lang! Boy !-Shu
him out!r' At that. American
Boy got down to his work in goot
earn est. and such strides never be
fore were made on this Continen,
The crowd, standing along til,
track, say he crossed New Jerse,
and only touched the state Will
one foot
When American Boy reached
the judges stand in Washington
/ City, Old Accidental was no wher
to be seen. His driver had becom
so Disguised, he pulled of tn
track, and drove the old hors
across the Commons to bis stabl
in New York, and found all hi
"Rubbers" demoralized, and swear
ing they never would rub him 70
another race. They didn't eye
blanket him. Poor, old horse b
will have to be kept for slow, ligh
work in the future-his heavies
hackers have abandoned him. Eve
the notorious G. W. Julian, be
three cents on him, and lost, an
hence is sotely giieved over it.
Be WESTON.
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In Cincinnati, where the horse
disease prevails to an alarming ex-
tent, there Is talk OF procuring
horses for the Gre department
which have had the epizootic and
recovered, so that they may not he
caught as Boston was.
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"a Nose ny Any OSher Names &c.,
~ A friend OF ours, who is in the
secrets OF the liberal leaders
hereabouts, informs as that eau
Gus was held the other night, when
the ssgrand high cockalorum," Ma
jor Kinley. earnestly suggested and
urged in a few remarks d! uuch
power, that "thc opposition 10 the
Republican Administration sli,uid
Immediately re-orsanize lie scat-
tered forces. for tie campaign four
years DEMONSTRATING that las
the name of democrat had become
u stencil in the nostrils Of the peo~
pie, it should be dropped out Of
the name Of the party. and here
after it should be known as the
Liberal Workingmens Party "
That, by this means tie mechanics
and laboring men Of. the country
would unite, and, by concilia,ing
the colored voters and inducing
them to leave the Republican or
ganization, the triumph 0! the Lib
eral Workingmen's P.r-y would
be assured! We merely make a
note Of this early movement, go
that the Republican Party may
keep posted in the plans Of The
common foc." and to suggest that
there probably will not be "won-
derful sight" Of difference between
the sulphuric odor arising from
the old rose when called Liberal
Democratic" or the new name the
Major suggests, as substitute.
"Let Us have peace,"
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Major Genelei G. A. Gilmore, U.
s. A., was married in Brooklyn last
week, to Miss Laura Bragg, Rex.
Henry Ward Beecher conducted
the ceremony.
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THE PALLADIUM.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER Q, ~.

U1VEkNOR MksHAGB.--OOVefh-
or Bakers Msssage 10 brief ard To
the points, recommending con-
stilnsions' amendment to prevent
the State ever assuming the Wa
bash and T. lie Cana! debt he re-
vision OF the judicial system, and
amendment OF the school law. We
will publish extracts next week.
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The following table exhibits the

The following table exhibits the
vote for Grant and Greeley at >,he
recen. election. The States and
electoral votes are correct, but the
popular maj0rities are not accu-
rate in every case, though approx
imately so.
CARRIED BY GRANT AND WILSON.
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CARRIED By GREELEY AND BROWN.

This gives Grant majority OF
218 electoral votee. The popular
majority will amount to about 69l,-
1876, a majority unprecedented in
the annals of our country.
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TIE NIGHT Area.

-
TIL. NIGHT WATCI.
Though night has hecn appoint
l,d fcr res. ard .ecnps ra:icn OF
Hai,s wasted energies, yet this
au:et season has ever it. anxious
xa'c' crs ere mnrniry. like a gal
1T hcrseman, Games 'rcoping
from the east and scstters with
his great and beamy shielu both
clouds and darkness.
A weary watch is often kept by
the laborer in thoughts ethereal
realms as one theory after another
is reviewed and examined. He
must produce one OF his own
all his mental resources are called
into play in order that this may
be successfully accomplished-toil
drops gather on his brow-slowly
and with, intense application are
his conclusions formed. So be
rises from his vigil overwo-n
, amidst the freshness Of morning.
it may be to reap little for thank
less labor. But there is another
watcher amidst the shades Of night
impelled by no ambition, urged by
no terror Of criticism, awed not
by the fear Of man in any shape,
and this is he who watches by the
bed OF sickness when some below
ed sufferer claims his every care,
and banishes for the time all capa-
biiity of other interest. Heart net
brain is til G theatre OF his strug-
giles deeper and more exhausting
ire feelings which assail him for
what is the applause OF man. the
clarion cry of ambition, to that
still small voice within his soul
which, attuned to tender and
mournful symphonies. responds to
love that cannot die, and fear for
beloved object. All, tina: indeed
is dreary watch sadly Go sun
beams glitter at early morn for
him who, through lingering night
watch, realized The fact that strong
chords OF affection bound him 10
earth. and these might he cut
asunder before his own summons
should arrive.
More terrible even than this is
tho night Of the criminal, who, GA
succeeding day, mus, meet his
doom, and of this watch with all
its horrors none have survived &c
tell. Posts, with sn inspiration
heaven-Ierived, undoubtedly strive
10 depict this harro-ing last watch
Of the criminal, but we apprehend
that half it's horrors have never
been conceived, far less sung.
To him, he knows, can come nc
: morning of hope; the iron hand
of destiny holds him with releot
less grasp. Dark with eterna
blackness, futurity looms up before
him, rcmorse is tugging at hi'
heart-strings. for the wretch is hu
man after all and there remain,
TO him only fearful shadowy un
certainty in dim void wo. Id
since faith is to lin a chimera ant
the idea of great hereafter some
, thing fearfully new to his coniem
plstion.
Sweet to the blanche couch o
innocence comes early dawn. NJ
t dismal night-waich has made noe
5 turnal hours sentinels Of anguish
Rosy fingered Aurora putting OK.
4 each lingering star that dapple
e the cast, birds make music il
g groves gIittering with dew, az
= downy-winged sleep fees from be
4 inspiring presence. Happy 70
5 those who know no nigh,wasch o
anxiety, sorrow o. despair.
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Grant staid up till midnight on
Tuesday night. BY that time the
telegraph had informed him that
he was the choice Of the Nation
again. He was still as immobiie,as
imperturbable, as silent as ever.
While others were almost over
come with enthusiasm, one could
not have told that anything unusual
had occurred II they read 1t In
Grants face. He only said, 81 an
glad the people did not believe what
was said against me-" That Wa
Grants highest enthusiasm. He
was glad the people still believed
him an honest man.
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~ The degree of G. L. d. D.
Was given by the people to one
OF the Indiana liberal democratic
electors in this part of the State.
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Elias Coleman died at his resi-
dence, west of Lafayette, on Mon
day morning, in the 58th year Of
his age.