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ditonal bonds to the amount OF $4,000
per mile Of the road, !" taking 50 guaranty
that this subscription with other stock
should secure the building Of the bridge" "
That's coolD We have shown elsewhere
that The Railway Company have nothing
they can mortgage. Bonds secured by a
second mortgage on nothing, Is therefore
what they now propose to give the Bridge,
and will II the ordinance passes without
Mr.. ALTMYER's amendment. OF what
value would such bonds be to the Bridge
Company Whowould cash them at any
prices And unless they could be cashed
how would they be available for building
the Bridget The city and county would
have$ 400, 0,00Ol the Bridge, and that would
be the limit Of the Bridge Company's re.
sources. That could be sunk before the
piers would be ready for the superstruc.
ture. And the 100000, If the company
got 1t, would just about make one tunnel
on Short Greek; and whenlthat was spent
the Railway Company would be about at
the end Of It's cash resources. A piece of
bridge and hole.in the ground would
be the net results, with the creditors OF
the Railroad bowling for the other $780,
600 for!which We had become liable,
How do the friends Of the Bridge like the
prospect, II the ALTMYER amendment Is
defeated? and how do our citizens like
it, on general principles?
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WASHINGTON.

WAsHNaToN, December s.-Mr. Nor;
the Japanese Minister, has received de-
tails OF the new educational system in ia
pan, which embraces the organization 0
eight colleges, 256 high schools and owe
o0,000 public schools, at which the attend
ance Is to be compulsory for all children
above six years Of age.
Some members Of Congress are discus
sing the question whether the public bust
ness will probably be in such q state O
forwardness two weeks hence as. will ius
tiiy the taking Of the usual holiday re-
cess.
A large number OF visitors paid theil
respects to the President to-day; among
them A. G. Curtin, Senator Wilson and
several other Senators and Representa-.
tives. .E H H. fTT
The Board Of Commissioners Of the
Soldiers Home, have, with the approval
OF the President and Secretary Of War
decided to improve the grounds OF that
institution by the purchase oil Harwood
country seat MIR. CorcOran, near the home,
terms Of purchase very advantageous to
the home. .rJ
The following Is a synopsis Of the
annual report OF the Board Of Indian
Commissioners: After q three years work.
ing peace policy, the Board find cause for
congratulation that their antiCipations Of
success In their attempt to civilize the
nomadic tribes have been so far fulfilled;
that there Is now reasonable assurance
that the object In view Is being rapidly
attained. The operations of the new
system called into life confidence. In
Justice to the whites the Indians are
therefore more disposed to help them
selves. Nearly tlye.eighths Of the Indians
Of the United States are now civilized or
partly civilized. Various fraudulent means
BY which agencies were formerly made
fruitful sources, from which large fortunes
were drawn, are now nearly abandoned.
Instead OF paying 30 per cent more than
IS received, the Government receives tho
full value OF the money appropriated and
the Indian gets all he Is fairly entitled to-
Various religious denominations have ex.
pended large sums in Christianizing the
Indians, and the success has been marked
The Board, during the three years Of its
existence, travelled In the performance OF
is duties more than 256OOO miles.
The Sioux and other tribes on
the Northern Pacific Railroad are
generally well disposed. The Indian Ter.
ritory, with smaller area than any Of the
Territories, has q population exceeding
any, with the exception Of New Mexico
and Utah. It has more acres OF land UNI.
der cultivation than any other in the Uni.
ted States. This effectually disposes Of
the statement that there Is an unreasona.
bic amount OF land lying idle there as
compared with other portions OF the Uni.
ted States. The Board deems 1t matter
Of congratulation that the public opinion
OF the country is so rapidly crystalizing
IN the manner OF justice and humanity.
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The Constitutional prohibl,tOp

Since 1t has been discovered that the
city debts $4,000, 1t appears that 1t al.
ready exceeds the amount allowed BY the
Constitution some $4,000. This city can.
not now lawfully incur one dollar Of addi.
tional debt "in any manner or for any pur-
pose" That no member of Council NAV
vote iguorantly for the Railroad and
Bridge subscriptions, in defiance Of the
Constitutional provision referred to, 1t is
here subjoined:
"s. No county, city, school district, or
municipal corporation, except in cases
where such corporations have already au-
thorlzed their bonds TO be issued, shall
hereafter be allowed TO become indebted
In any manner. or for any purpose, 10 ar
amount, including existing indebtedness
In the aggregate, exceeding five per cen
tum on the value OF the taxable property
thereinto be ascertained by the last assess
ment for State and county taxes, previou!
to the incurring Of such Indebtedness; moi
without, at the same time, providing fol
the collection of direct annual tax, suffi
clent to pay, annually, the interest OF
such debt, and thepuncipsl thereof, with
In, and not exceeding thirty.iour years
Provided, That no debt shall be contrac.
ted under this section, unless oil question:
connected with the same, shall have beer
first submitted to vote Of the people
and have received three.filths Of all thI
'votes cast for and against the samen
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The Late s, N, Pike,

CINCINNATI, Dec. S.-Regret Is very
generally expressed here at the sudden
death Of Mr.. s. N. Pike. No man did
more for the architecture of the city than
he. His improvements and his business
In this city brought him In contact with
very largo number Of commercial and
industrial classes. His employees esteem.
ed him almost to idOlatry for the person.
al attention he gave their work, and his
untailing appreciation Of faithful and effl,
cIent service. To-day this feeling was
unconsclously manifested on Fourth stree
BY many people, who in passing the oDers
house erected by him, stopped and gazed
patheticly at the structure. It has beer
the general topic Of conversation TO-DAY
among all classes, especially among thI
humblest Of his former employees,
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THE LOUISVILLE LIBRARY
LOTTERY.
The Drawing Saturday Morning.

Ano OIaWlnB saturday morning.
LOUISVILLE, December 7.-The mana
gers, trustees and many ticket holders met
in Messenger Hall, at @ o'clock this
morning. Owing to the carly hour not
over one hundred were present in the
audience. Placing the tickets in the
wheel occupied some time, and at S:45
President Durrell announced everything
ready, and the blind children were intro
duced amid the breathless silence OF the
audience, which by this time nearly filed
the spacious hall and galleries. The or.
chestra played march, and all being
ready, blind boy drew from the wheel
No. 36,5OS. Another blind boy drew
from the opposite wheel case, which a
gentleman chosen from the audience
opened, and held up the paper 1t con.
tanned, on which was printed in large
figures, visible in allparts Of the hall, $75,
The first thirty-one numbers drew prizes
ranging from $75 to $3.50. The thirty.
second number drew $8450, and the sen.
sation in the audience was immense on
the display Of prize from the opposite
wheeEit was the capital prize, $4,000.
The Number that Drew the Prize.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. mo. 6,454 drew
the capital prize, $4,000; No. 8S4l1
drew 81 500; No. 81, ,l57 drew s., ,25O; No.
50, 55S drew 81, ,750; No, 45,9l1 drew $5,-
25O; No $4,000 drew $9,750; No. 74,i10
drew 81 1900; No. 67,252 drew $3.50
The following numbers drew the prin.
cipal prizes: No. 49929 drew $1i $50:
No. 2s,0S9 drew SIS, ,75O; No. 70,64G drew
$l5, 1000; No. 6682l drew $4,5OO; No.
10 i4S3 drew $1,000; No. $3.50 drew &c..
900; No. 50,1 i'll drew $S7,60O; No. "a, ,042
drew $500; No. 49, ,489 drew 1900.
The drawing closed at 6 o'clock, Presi-
dent Durrell announcing the next draw.
Ing to come of on the 9Th Of April next,
and the scheme to comprise 10000 gifts.
A number Of the most prominent citizens
Of Louisville took part In the drawing
and were on the stage during the day, and
several prominent men from other States.
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BOSTON,.
A Look Into Relief Matters,

BosToN, December 7.-The Executive
and Finance Committee for the aid OF
sufferers state that the Central Relief
Committee, who have charge OF persons
burnt out, comprising between 500 and
1000 families, the COMMITTEES for the ro-
Ilel men thrown out Of employment, who
received and Investigated 1900 applica-
tions, and the Committee for the relief Of
women thrown out Of employment, who
received and investigated 4y3O0 applI.
cations, have seVerally given aid to
all applicants who deserved and need
ed 1t. They must continue to do
so Tor some weeks. The Committee
on Aid will require an,additional sum for
the proper completion OF their work.
Careful estimates Of our future needs
lead to the conviction that not less than
800, 600 will be required to give the re.
lief which ought still to be given. indie.
pendently OF the special fund for the fire.
men, the sum at the disposal of the Gen.
eral Committee ls about $4,000, which
will be exhausted In ten or twelve DAYS.
We therefore feel It our duty to make
known the importancei Of the necesai.
ty OF raising 100000 in addition
to the amount already subscribed.
We contemplate with reluctance which
will be generally shared, that the only
alternative we have is that Of making an
appeal to other cities for aid, because the
people Of Boston are perfectly able to meet
this demand without difficulty, and that
they desire and ought to desire TO meet 1t
themselves.
at an adjourned annual meeting Of the
American Social Science Association to-
day the constitution was amended 90 as
provide for the election OF Vice Presi-
dents to conduct the local work of the
Association and to facilitate the establish.
ment OF branches. The following Vice
Presidents were elected: Josiah Quincy
and Walcott Gibbs, ot Boston; E. L. Cad
kin and G. L. Agnew, New York; G. D.
a. Stills and Henry q. Lee, PhilaGel.
phia; Theodore d. Woolse, New Haven;
Dr. Aoyt, oil Madison, Wisconsin; W.T.
Harris, of St Louis, and Prof. Geo. David.
son, OF San francisco. Geo. W. Curtis,
OF New York, was elected President Tor
the ensuing year. The number of direc.
tors were increased to twenty or more.
An able Board was elected, including
Samuel Elliott, L, Aggasiz, Gov. Wash
burn, VIM. Gray, President @. W. Elliot,
james N. Barnard, F. b. Sanborn, T. G.
Amory, and others. Henry L. Pierce has
been again nominated Mayor, this time
by the officers OF the Republican City Con-
vention. '|T0'-
Aaron Wood, 80 years Of age, who lived
alone in the eastern part OF the town of
Acton, was found murdered this morning
in his dwelling. He probably had consid:
erab bic money. = =
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Arrest of couun,erfeiters.

ST. Louis, December IA special
agent of the Treasury Department who
for some months past has been on the
trail Of counterieiters Of railroad bonds
which were sold in New York over d
year ago, arrested two Of the leaders d
the gang last Saturday, on st. Francis
river, near Bolivar, Arkansas. One Of the
men, named John NJ. Carpenter, is a steel
plate engraver, formerly In tho employ
Of the Treasury Department, at Wash
lngton. The other man gave the name o.
Edwin Cole, but Is supposed to be the
man who committed the heavy forgeries
In New Orleans lew years ago. Alarge
amount Of unfinished bonds and United
States currency notes were found, alsc
plates presses, &c. The prisoners arrived
hero today, aud will be taken to Wash
ington at once.
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Thal sneaklng Amendment.

Az SAS VI tue luteulRcnceF.
A short article appeared in one Of your
issues upon the proposed amendment to
our city charter. Allow, If you please, a
little space for another Of the tin bucket
brigade. Having no political aspirations
In the shape Of State, county, or clty
rings, ! think that 1 fairly represent the
vote Of the city, when criticize this ne.
tarious ring, which will eventually do.
stroy the credit Of this prosperous manu-.
featuring town. Let this contemplate
handful Of centralizationists, dare 10 triae
with lherlghts Of the voters oil this CITY.
and we will let them know who viii rcn'
resent US In our next Council, All We
want Is an honest Horace or two 10 win.
dictate our rights, when these nuisancea
will be got rid OF, Am very sorry TO Ace
men who renresent the working ffaterni.
ty doing the bidding Of these rascally Of
tce,seekers, for the passage Of this das.
tardly amendment, which virtually de.
stroys the right OF chosing our own
rulers Workingmen, are we going IA
submit to this? Or will we buckle On
our armour preparatory for a stout de.
ience' Recollect the motto: S"Eternal
vigilance is the price OF liberty" -
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Bad Faith With the Friends of thu
lIi. a .a Bridge. N r-.-.#-y
1t Is a cheerful prospect! !

Bad Faith With the Friends of the
|15i. - a Bridge. q --i9y
When the hired attorneys of the
"Wheeling & Lake Rrie Railroad Com
pany," an organization whose real char
acter and resources are indicated in an
other article, and the paid agents and
claquers and the penEoned newspaper ol
BIr. Contractor Wilson Of New York
were engineering the election here last
spring on the question Of subscribing
100000 to make his fat contract good
the working people ot the city were ap-
pealed to to vote Tor subscription on the
ground that the money would all go to
build a bridge, would be spent in our
midst, would make money and work
plenty and make prosperous times for the
working classes, while the rich (said the
pitiful demagogucs) would have to fool
bill. The proposition Of the Railroad
Company to subscribe all 1t got from this
city, and 100000 more, to the Bridge
was urged as the chief merit OF the whole
business. Hundredsot men voted for the
subscriptions on the faith Of these repre-
sentations.
u Butnow whats An amendment to the
railway ordinance Is offered in the Second
Branch Of Council by friend Of the
Bridge, the purpose and effect OF which
was simply and only to secure beyond
peradventure what was promised lasl
spring. 1t was, that the 100000 sub
scribed to the Railway Company should
go directly to pay that company's sub
scription to the Bridge, What possible
objection could be made to this, II there
was an honest intention that the company
should pay It's subscription to the bridge
as pledged' Yet there was objection
The very persons who were foremost II
making these pledges last May, were tht
frst to object to putting them into prac
tical execution when the time came to d.
90. All the W. s. L. E. members Of tht
Second Branch voted against 1t. One d
the chief iuglemen Of the Railway Com
psny gets up in Council and announces
that Mr.. ALTMYER's amendment hat
killed tho whole project, and the pen
stoned organ Of the Company comes ou
next morning aud laments that thi
amendment makes railroad prospects Din
deed very gloomy y What does It al
meanP Why does It make railroad pros
pecls gloomy 10 provide a way where
by the Railroad Company's promised sub
scfiptlon to the Bridge will have t
be paid9 Why, because in trutl
the, railroad people never intended
that it should be paid. They were play
ing false with our people when they sail
So. The ALTMYER amendment has strip
ped of their disguise and shown their rea
purpose. The resolution adopted by tn
directors Of the Railroad Company a
steubenvllle helps illustrate it. The
provided for a subscription to the Bridg
(a1er our subscription to their stock ha
been made) to be paid by an issue Of "Gd
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RAILROAD COMPANIES we've recently
granted the right OF way 10 enter Chlca-
go upon mCSt liberal terms. It now
transpires that said Companies placed
$1,000 In the hands OF one OF their
stockholders living In that city, with In.
strucitons not TO pay it over to members
Of the City Council until after the passage
OF the ordinance, Since the Companies
have secured what they were after, tho
stockholder declines 10 divide the $4,000,
preterring to keep the whole OF It himself.
Or course the C0unCllmen do not dare to
complain, publicly, and the said stock.
holder. thinks he has a soft thing."-Tq.
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MEXICO.
Accession Of the New presidenl

Accession of the New President.
CITY OF MEXICO, 1.-Lerdo do Tejada
was declared elected President on the 10Th
OF November, on the 18th decree to
that effect was published. When the
Diplomatic Corps visited him in an un.
official capacity to-day, the new Presi.
dent had taken formal possession OF his
Office, and tomorrow the Diplomatic
Corps will make an official visit Prepara:
tons are being made for a series of festiy.
tiles IN honor OF the election
Of President Lerdo. Several changes In
the Cabinet will be made Immediately
after the adjournment Of Congress, which
will take place on the 10Th inst.
An election Tor President of the Su-
preme Court has been ordered Tor the
second and fourth Sundays Of February
Gems. Augali, Iglesas aud Riva Palacios
are the candidates.
The Mayor and several Aldermen ol
the City OF Mexico, who arc charged
with an attempt to commit fraud at The
recent municipal election, have been sus
pended by order Of the Governor from
their functions.
PorarIo Dlaz arrived in the Capital 81 81
the l7th ofNovember, and had satls(ac
tory interview with tho President Hi,
presence IN the city caused no excite
meut.
Matios Romero has returned from Qua
temala. He now devotes himself TO agri
cultural pursuits.
A number ol shocks Of an earthuuak,
were felt in Ucares, Lower Michoocan
A new volcano was forming and erup.
tlons were frequent. Several scientif,
gentlemen have gone 10 the plvce.
Telegraphic communication betwcel
the City Of Mexico and tho United State
has been established, and the member
Of the Associated Press OF the CAPITA
will meet tomorrow and celebrate th
event, and at the same time honor IN
memory oil Prof. Morse,
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CHARLESTON LErTERS.--The blockade
hasIlifted q little and in consequence we
have this morning another batch Of let.
ters from our attentive correspondents at
the Temporary Seat. Our Charleston
letters are oil sprightly and readable
They are written by intelligent gentle.
men whose opportunities for seeing The
inside as well as the surface OF affairs at
the Capital are as good as the best. Writ.
ing each from bis own point Of view, they
give US better report Of affairs there than
any one could possibly do. They all in
dtcate that the Capital agony Is getting
TO be dreadful Button hole machines
will soon be needed to restore the
members coats. There are some
things about the Capital business that
give us pain. One is that the weather
should perversely turn against Charleston
again, justas.lt did last winter, 80 as to
make an unfair and unfavorable impres.
sion on the members, Another Is that our
genial old-friend, Col SIXTH, should lose
his temper and indulge profane wishes.
Another is that the happy Democratic
family should fall out among themselves.
1t looks as ifthere was to be no end to
the mischiefs bred by that Constitutional
Convention. It a a regular pandora's
box. Tho Democracy Of the Third Dis.
trict are going to "bust' things II the
Capital is moved. The Democracy Of the
First District will smash the crockery II
it is not moved, The Democracy will be
(dIstractcd) if.they do and they will be
(distracted) ii,they don't. Affecting of ex.
asperatiou appears TO be steadily growing
up, and il things continue to increase in
temperature there forIthe next fortnight
as they have during that past, Col. SAITH
viii hayeno need 70 send everything to
tho Internal regions aud our correspon.
dent "IcEBouND" will have to change his
soubtiquet again. There will bs no
more ice blockade while the Capital ques.
ton lasts, " l!s5.3 Ag'l NitG-
JouN CoLE,is no doubt very much to
blame. With his making ugly pictures OIL
our good looking delegates, what else
could be expecteds Besldes the presence
alone Of JoHN's hair and whiskers il Tic
lobby is enough to raise the thermometer
thirty degrees. Its very pretty fight
as we view 1t from a point ten days dis
tant, with the mercury, at the freezing
point. Our advice Is, keep cool, gentle
men. And If you can't keep cool, keep al
cool as you can. Better lose the capital
especially i II comes -herel than 10 lose
temper aud dignity,
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Gl1tGatelliog( I l1a
IA word 70 civ .Rendern,

S~NsSNSAAS
WehRve our say this morning pretty full
ly and plainly in regard to some features
ofthe Railroad and Bridge Question now
before the First Branch Of Council It Is
asking q good deal TO ask that all we have
said under the several heads may be read;
but We feel that the PRESENT. Is a crisis in
the financial affairs Of the city which
dwarfS in the gravity Of It's consequences
all else that can for day or two. occupy
the attention Of city taxpayers. wehGYs
not, Of course, discussed the question ex-
haustivelyi but we have presented facts
and considerations enough, we trust, to
awaken solicitude in the minds oithose
who maydo uiithe honor to give them a
careful reading as to the action to be taken
by the First Branch Of Council at q
meeting to be held, perhaps this evening,
but certainly at very early day.
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The ci,y Deb. Grest9r Reported ri

The City Debt Create erthaa Reported
We have again to correct former state
ments in regard to the amount of the
city's debt. Col. N. WILKINSON, who is
probably better informed than any one
else, has called attention to the fact that
there is still large amount outstanding
of what are called compromise bonds"
Col. W. and the Chairman of the Finance
Committee examined the figures sAtur.
day, and they report that the debt is
$640,00O. 1t is to be borne in mind that
these are only the obligations Of the city.
The county has q considerable debt of
which this city will have seven.eighths to
pay Just what it is beyond the sub.
scfption to the p, W. 6 K. Railroad, we
cannot at present say; but our share Of
that Is about 100000. Thus The real
debt now hanging over the taxable
property in this city is at least
nine hundred thousand dollars. If
tho subscriptions passed by the Second
Branch Of Council are consummated by
the First, that would add 100000, with
sliabilisy for $8OO,OOOmore. These sums
aggregate the enormous sum Of 81 100000.
Then the proposed county subscription to
the Bridge would add about $4,000 more
or $l.ssO.OOO-with crying need OF new
water works and costly improvements in
streets andsewers, especially in the South.
ern part Of the city.
1t is cheerful prospect!
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Civil Rights In Wa.hlnrton.

WASHINGTON, December 7.-Judge
Macarthur Of the Criminal Court, has re-.
yersed the decision recently given against
the keeper Of restaurant, for the refusal
TO entertain colored men. He holds that
the proprietor Of hotels or restaurants
was the proper person to Judge who was
be received in his house.