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DEATHS.

Died. on the m 1rniug of the 9th instant, Mrs. 10
SEPHiNE S. WATKINS, wife of Captain y. d.
Watkins, OF this city.
Her funeral will take place TO-DAY Mt O'Clock
at the residence OF her BROTHER ID. l.. Branch Esi.1
NO. 5l7 Brook avenue.
Died suddenly. on the morning Of the 2lst Of No
yelnbcr. 1872. mt Wood Grove. Hanover, the resi-
drncc of her husband. Mr.. Edmond winston. Mrs.
SALLY ANN WINSTON, in the siXty.iitth year OF
her age. leaving not only devoted family. but a
large circle of relatives and friends to mourn Tor
one whose ever ready sympathy and Kindness ell
deared her to all.
Her life was spent in the retirement of home, but
that home was the seat Of abundant hospitality, ana
her hand and heart offered welcome to all VINO
CAME Her summons sudden, (indced she was
unusually well and cheerful the morning Of her
cathl ''bui thanks be to God who gircth us the VIC
tory through our Lord Jesus Christ" 1t found her
ready, her Limp trimmed and burning, waiting Tor
her Lord. She had been consistent member OF the
Baptist church, at Taylorsric, for more than thsty
years. and each year seemed to grow III that carlty
~ which never faileth.' -, !,
She had drunk deeply OF the cup Of afdiction IN
the loss Of children and others who were dear TO her,
but she bowed meekly 70 the will Of her Heavenly
Father. trusting His love- and now she has gone 70
that rest which remaineth for the people OF God,
and rejoiceth III Heaven that He so loved her as to
chasten and aillict."
dren and friends, but the poor her ne!ghborhooc
have to grieye for one who never faiieG 10 admins
ter to their needs and her church Will miss her
quiet aud unobirisive presence.
May God in His infinite mercy sanchfy this I'M
expected Grief to al connected with her. "Beng
dead, she yet speaketh Be We also ready"
blessed are the dead who die In the Lord"
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fabd nsdecsd so many hsss'es, H lass
slls,r,osed 70 have ESTABLISHED the hsclpfenl
bold which was aggfa l,y = 81 isionth @ g
excitement, and ended the existeflec OF one
Ear tho best of men. sssho might iiase lived
many years with his devoted family at South
Bend had he remained in private life.
GenaraI TAYLOR was a man Of more phy-
steal force than General HARRISON. lie was was
nosscssed of an iron frame and bravery
UNSURPASSED but yet he quaFered ana
duailed in public receptions aud eeremonies,
and Catered, and stamncred, and utterly
broke down whenever he undertook To
make a speech. Hewould vastly have prefer
red to face the enemies laundering guns that
scattered death in his ranks to standing up
before an audience to make speech. Strong
as he was physically. his brief career as IRE
sident kept him in continual annoyance
and more than probably established that
facility to functional irreguiarlty which
caused him to sink under an attack which in
the tented field he would not have sustained
from the cause that brought it on, and if it
had occurred be would have recovered from
it with promp,ness and ease.
But the price of greatness has always to be
paid, and is always high. The most expe-
rienced statesman las nothing at last to COM
pensate him for the trials of presidential
campaign and the ever-recurrins annoyanccs
of the presidential office.
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Mr.. SEwARD's LITTLE BELL.-The wash
inston correspondent of the New I ork 1ri-
bune writes:
met Ed. Webster, who used to be As
sistaDt Secretary Of State, at the Fltln-
Avenue Hotel a day or two ago, ana
asked him seriously whether Seward ever
said that he had Il little bell which he could
ring and send Il man instantly, at the touch
of the bell, to Fort Lafayette or Fort war
rem.
"Tll tell you," said Webster, "just no"
that happened. In Il familiar conversation
between Lord Lyons and Mr.. Seward, the
former contended that republican forms OF
government gave no power in the hands OF
the Executive at the proper time, ana, tncre-
fore, while all such liberty as ours was good
enough in time of peace. America must DC
necessarily weaker than England in time OF
war. Seward said that the contrary was the
case, and that republican form OF govern
mcnt was the strongest OF all, for war us Tor
pcace; and then he gave the illustration OF
the little bell, which happened to be beside
him. Said he: Il can touch this bell As Sec
rctarv of State and, hacked by general and
rcsolute public opinion, can arrest any per.
son on this continent, because no man Is OF
consequence when the whole thing is imper-
HE'D rs we see il now, and no individuals
wrongs c:ln stop the machinery which di-
rect This conversation" said Mr.. Webster,
"cot out, and the Democratic press made Il
great grievance Of it, whereas seward was
always kindly, well-disposcd man, and the
last person in the world TO be Il deSpot."
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MIR. Greeley.

The latest adviceS concerning Mr.. GREE
LEY suggest the hope that his suffering is
from physical rather than mental prostration,
and that brief period of rest and quiet will
restore him to health and that mental vigor
which was so we'll maintained to the very
moment he was called to watch by the bed
side OF his dying wife. He certainly has had
severe trials. 1t is now stated that the gen.
:leman who was betrothed to his only daugh.
ter persisted on board Of the Inflated Mis-
souri, which is keen pans added to his pre-
vlous causes for depression.
1t may be unjust to Mr.. GREELEY to sup.
pose that the Presidential campaign did 8
great deal to cause his depression. That was
very exciting indeed; but he was most
experienced partisan, and knew what to ex.
pect. His uncommon self-possesson in all
he had to say during the campaign proved
this. There is nevertheless a modification
III the desertion of avowed friends and in
Tue faint support of men Of strong profess
s;ons that may have wounded even his we'll
prepared and wcll-armed sensibilities and
tsoUiSu tiitiS 10 tiiiiI Ill Tile loss OF the CON-
panion Of mans bosom, in the midst OF
disaster and deserton, which may overcome
The stoutest heart.
We alIuded yesterday to the sudden deaths
of General TAYLOR and General HARRISON
Neither had been politicians, and the cere
monies of situations, band-shakings, speech
makings, and, more than these, the fornialitie.
of state, overwhelmed them. When Gene
raj HARR,sos reached Washington he had
both hands trnssed up perfectly helpless, and
it was supposed that there was an inflamed
state OF the side established by the rough
Misunderstanding that facilitated the rapid
marches ofa pneumonia that soon superyened
aud the worthy old inan was gathered to his
fathers. The appearance Of the good old
man ID the open mir, on very Indictment 18th
OF Marsh to deliver IBIS celebrated inaugural,
Iii aaisa hs auossa libsrally Roman hissery
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Mr.. Grant has not yet resigned.

PRESIDENT GRANTS MAGNANlMITY.-[W Wash.
ington Republican, Presidents organ The
announcement which we publish this morn.
ing of the promotion Of General Irwin bic.
D0wel to the rank of Major-Gcneral, made
vacant by the death of General Meade, and
of the order which assigns General Hancock
to the command of the Department Of the
East. will carry with it as much moral effect
as ANYTHING that the President has done since
his reelection. There were brigadiers in the
service who were the Presidents personal
friends, and VINO, under the law, he could
have promoted. But with an earnest desire
and purpose to apply the same rules in the
military service that he has prescribed to
himself in the civil service, he has promoted
Mcdowell, thus ignoring all personal differ
cnccS. So, too, in the case Of General Han.
COCK. The latter was good soldier and q
thorough commander. President Grant has
looked at that fact only. He has completely
ignored personal differences for what he be.
lieycs the best good of the public service, and
has thus shown Il spirit Of magnanimity
winch has not its parallel in American his.
tory since the days of Washington, when
men were appointed to office for the good OF
the whole country, and not because OF thc!l
subscrYicncy TO party.
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THE PRESIDENT AND THE PENNSYLVANIA
EQUAL-RIGHTs LEAGUE-THE PRESIDENTS
MEsSAGE-ClyIL SERVICE Washington, No.
ycnlhcr 2G.-A colorGd delegation represent
ing the Eqla-Rights League of Pennsylra-
mia called on the President this afternoon,
and. besides making a formal printed appeal,
also made speech imploring the President,
in the language Of the address, to raise his
"a!l-powerful arm" in behalf of the extern
sion to the colored people of this country
those civil and equal rights from which they
declare they are debarred, especially on the
"nation's highways.' The President re-
piled as follows:
"Gentlemen of the League,-In your de-
sire to obtain all the rights of citizens | fully
sympathize. That you should have all the
rights that other citizens have, I know; and
| wish that every voter of the United States
should stand in all respects alike. It must
come. A ticket on railroad or other con.
vevance should cnttIe you to all that it does
other men. l wish it to he so. think, gen.
tlemen, that your very earnest recommends
ton, however, belongs more properly to the
next Administration. All citizens, I'LL.
doubtedly, in all respects should be equal
Gentlemen, thank you for the compliment
you lltSe tIllu llc.
The delegation then retired, in the belief
that the President would refer to their re-
quest in the annual message.
A full session of the Cabinet was held to-
day, but as the President bad not completed
his message the meeting was brief The
completed portions were not read. The de-
NAL Of the statement that the President
would not recommend universal amnesty is
gratuitous. He not only advised it in his
message year ago, but argued in favor of it
aud in conversation within two weeks rcite-
rated his views. He adds that of course il
belongs TO Congress to say whether the pre-.
sent few exceptions Of political disabilities
shall remain. ...
Several otfice-seekers in town, who claim
to have done good service In the late cam
paign, are quite dazed at the peremptory re
fusal of the President to make single re
moyal, except for corruption or inefficiency
and over his intention to fill vacancies thus
| created by promotions under the civil-ser
vice regulations. Several members of Con
gress who are interested in these rewards FOL
political services speak quite contemporary
Of the civil-service SYSTEM Correspondence
Baltimore Sun.
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HUMoRs OF THE ClvIL-SERYIoE REFORM

HUMoRs OF THE CIvIL-SERyIcE REFORM
Washington Correspondence of the BaIti-
more Sun.] -Some very interesting exampsass.ss
can be secured by looking over the quesf
answered by applicants before the Ci,snk 'siis
vice Board of the Treasury Departing sanS3 Il.
ring the recent examinations. It is 49, !,
fully strange what bad or low
some persons who are really smart wy
While others. generally not half as ,ksssal,l,
will, upon being examined, answer
| every question correctly and almost ant
| ly. There seems to be no doubt butftlat by
the present method of competitive damlna.
tions the best clerks are securedM Often
some ridiculous answers are made TO the
questions, for be it known that all questions
are given and answered in writing.
Thus in recent examination the following
questions were nsked: /" Undar what cir
cumstances may the writ of habcas corpus
be constitutionally suspended? One made
answer, Dishonorable action Simply !;
while another, to be more explicit, wrote,
when the person charged With mlsae
ineanor is d member of Congress" Tbs wa was
beaten by another appl lcaI,t, tho ansM eresi,
. when the psra9a iss fhsm fas W W. !, y
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PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTIONAL CoSvEN-
TloN.-In this body, on Monday, President
Meredith announced tie standing commit
tees. In his selections he seems not to have
been governed by partisan spirit, but divi-
ded the chairmanships about equally, placing
such Democrats us Mcssrs. Buckaew, Wood
ward, Black, Gowen, and others, at the head
of important committees
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MARRIAGES..

Married. oil the 18th instant, at 1.-The fectorT'"
HeurIco county by Rev. DR.. Norwood, ID. D., Miss
BELLE TYLER. of Henrico county, TO GEoRG T.
W. RDYSTER, OF Goochlaud county, Va.
Washington papers please copy.
Married. on the 10Th instant, by Elder Joseph z.
Tier Mr. UKRAINE NEALF to Hiss NJ ALICE
L1GGAN, daughter Of the late William Liggan; OF
Lofty
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sFE4I kxs E 6 -
Ia pEcIfsEDI.Y CHE sasoa aua-
ity Popiinsae ID and apc. pr afs ezra vide Bro.
cadc PopIfns ss and 4se. per yard best Blscss
AIpacas at ssc. and upwards; Empress Cloths all
coIors, ut soc. and upwards Freneh satteens, nesy
shades. at Tsc per yard; Velour PepIIns, six ant
wool at per yard, very wide Irish Pcpiins, sirs
and wool, at $3.50 per yard; Black and Cciorrt
Dress Silks ut s,.75 to $3.50 per yard siinHlr E
silks and satins ut 81 $i5o, and So per yard Trim
ming vcIreteeIs, sill colors, Ut 55c. and 81 per yard;
best Waterproof Cloths 3, si25 ard sIse per yard:
latest styles Cloth oaks. Plaid and Striped Shawl.
at the very lowest prices; Flanneis, CASHMERE,
Blankets, and Quilts, at old prices; boulevard and
HalrnoraI Skirts at 81 and upwnrs ladies, Gentle
mems, and Chrldreu,s Undsrvests, and Ladies' I'm
ierwcar. cheaper than ever Kid Gloves at 7sc 81,
and s1.so per pair.
Call and obtain bargains at
WILLIAM TIfALHIMER& SONS,
No. l0l3 Drain street. opposite poss-ofiiee, and
no 10 No. Col Broad street, corner Sixth.
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rBATCHEIoRs HAIR DYE.

] ELOR'S HAIR Dye
This splendid HAIR DYE Is the hes. in the world.
Fhe only true ana perfect dye Harmless, reliable,
and instantaneous; no disappointment; no ridicu-
lous tints or unpleasant odor. Remedies the iit
effects of bad dyes and washes. Produces immc-.
diately superb black or natural browns and leaves
the hair clean, soft, and beautiful. The genuir'i
signed ". A. BATC1IELOR. Sold by all druggists.
CHARLES BACHELOR,
sc 3o-eod Proprietor, New York.
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MILITARY NOTICES.

COMPANY "D" SIDNEY GRAYS. II
" RICHMOND. VA, NOVEMBER y, lS72.-A
You are ordered to assemble III full uniform, III
without arms or equipments, for drill and bust il
ness at the corner of Third and Main streets. by ST.
Albums Hall. Oil THURSDAY EVENlNG, NoFen-
Der 18th. ut Z; o'clock AS special matter OF COM
Der will be absent, and that none Will he behind the
time appointed. Each member who sees THIS order
Is requested TO notify each other member ne may
no os-1t4 GEORGE w. EATES, o. ;.
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d" EXECUTIVE MANSION,

" WASHINGTON CRY, September 4, 1925
"Ny Dear Mr.. EdSton,-1 have just re-
ceivcd your letter inclosing your resignation
as special agent in charge of the Coyington
post-otlice, with the reasons therefor. bee
you to suspend action in the matter for the
present. ] regret very much that my father
should attempt to interfere in your manage
ment of the office. ] shall write him at once
to desist, and to send me his resignation, as
am satisfied he will never again be compe
tent to discharge the duties Of the office.
every truly your friend,
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PRESIDENT GRANT REQUESTS HIS T ATHER T

PRESIDENT GRANT REQUESTS HIS FATHER TO
REsrGs.-A personal difficulty having occur
red between Jesse r. Grant (the Presidents
father, postmaster at Covington, KY, and Mr..
Easton, special agent of the Post-Office
Department, the latter sent in his rcsigna.
ton. President Grant refused to accept the
resignation and wrote Mr.. Easton the fol-
lowing note, which we find in the Cincin-
natl Commercial:
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FANCY GOODS AND TRIMMINGS.

PECIAL NOTICE. - r. &. L..
DGRANGER bcgs to announce that he has just re-
turned from New York with an elegant assortmen
of new styles Jet and Fancy Jewelry, also large
line of Fancy Goods, consisting OF new styles En-
broIdered and Lace Collars, Ladies' Scarfs Ties and
Fchucs. Bands aud Bandeaux Pearl Sets,Jet Chains,
Pocket, Books etc., ETC. He has also taken occasion
to replenish that portion Of the stock recently pur-
chased of Mr.. S. Hirsh whereby he is now able to
offer one of the most complete assortments OF
Hosiery, Corsets, Embroideres, Laces, and Fancy
Dry Goods that can be found IN the city.
Mrs. GRANGER will continue IN her usual line
repairing and doing up Laces Curtains, &c.
y. S.-New goods received every week at
E. L. CHANGERS.
oe COLIN 627<2road street.
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LIME AND CEMENT.

r ME, LIME, LLAiE.--The Lime manu-.
H faetnred by us In Botetourt county. known as
WILSON Oh ROCKVILLE LIME, VIM hereafter
ROCK LIME. Orders for which may be len at orr
otice, No. 1903 Dock street. ~ +. :.
I November q. 1871. - : = -. No "a
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,.ssarsiI css,sllt b sf,sII of tlae
money money naar & who but fos hat vDnld hsvs
succeeded beants fully, and who reall merit
ed E,fccess. 80 ss
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NEW PLANNING MILL.-The UNDER
made arrangements for waier-power, they have
established . NEW PLANNING. MILL on Twelfth
street just below the Gallego Mills, and are now
Special attention paid 70 dressing Tobacco-Box
Lumber Having had several years. experience,
and having the best machines TO be had. q share Of
Ga,sSnsgs y solselsed gs2gisng their hsst eafgrta
70 nts s9ssa,s PETER EALgREuL . 30,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-16

was decided by the adoption Of prOpO-
sitiOn offered by Mr.. Peters, reducing the
existing duties on lumber and manufac-
lures of lumber By ten per cent.
Mr.. Banks moved to amend the item
taxing coal tar One-quarter cent per
pound, by making the tax ninety per
cent. Of existing duties, which was
agreed TO.
Having reached the article of guanO,
but without disposing of it, the COM
mittee rose.
Mr.. Garfield made a conference report
on the deficiency bill paragraph in re-
gard TO the cotton claims, which was
the chief point of disagreement, is mod
ified 50 that the Secretary of the Trea-
suTy is authorized and directed to pay
to the lawful owners, or their legal
representatives, the fun value Of all
cotton seized after the Both Of June, 1865,
by agents Of the government unlaw-
fIiIv and in violation of their instruc-
tions. The net proceeds, without inter-
est. are 10 Se actually paid into the
treasury, tie receipt therefor to be in
full satisfaction 0f ali such claims, and
not to apply to any cause now pending
before the Court of Claims, or to any
cause not filed in the Treasury Depart
ment within six months after the pas
sage of this act.
A question was raised in the House as
to the right of one of the members of
the Conference Committee Senator
Shermanl to state in the report why he
did not assent to it, under the decision
of the chair it was treated as a mere
nullity, and the conference report was
directed to be recorded in the journals of
the House as signed by three House con-
feres and by twOOf the Senate conferes.
The report was agreed to, and the House
took a recess to half past seven this
evening, the session TO be for the busi-
ness of the Judiciary Committee.
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THE TREATY.
The Correspondence with Great Britain
Letter Of Schenck Backing Down.

NEW YORK, May l5.-The CORE
spondence of the Washington Treaty,
communicated TO the Senate with the
Presidents message accompanying it,
was published here this morning. The
correspondence is vOlUminOus, and in
cludes the draft of an article for a sup
plement to the treaty presented by
Granville and submitted TO Minister
Schenck on the tenth instant for ap-
prOval by the United States Govern
ment. The following is Granville's
proposition, as telegraphed by Minister
Schenck:
WHEREAS, The government of Her
Britannia Majesty has cOntended in its
recent correspondence with the Govern
ment of the United States as follows,
namely: That such indirect claims as
these for national losses, stated in the
cases presented on the part Of the Gov
ernment Of the United States to the
Tribunal Of Arbitration at Geneva, to
have been sustained by the loss in the
transfer of the American commercial
marine TO the British flag, in enhanced
payments of insurance and a prolOnga-
tiOn Of the war, and the addition
Of large sum to the cost of the war,
and suppression of the rebellion, firstly,
were not included in the Treaty Of
Washington, and further and secondly,
should not be admitted by particular
vessels alleged TO have been enabled to
commit depredations upon the shipping
OF a beligerent by reason of such want
of diligence in the performance of the
neutral obligations as that which is i'm
puted by the United States to Great
Britain; and whereas the Government
of Her Brittanic Majesty has also de-
clared the principle involved in the
second of the contentious hereinbefore
set forth will guide their conduct in the
future; and whereas the President of the
United States, while adhering to his
contention that said claims were inclu-
ded in the treaty, adopts for the future
the principle contained in the second of
said contentious so far as TO declare that
Y will hereafter guide the conduct of the
| Government of the United States, and
the two countries are therefore agreed in
respect. And in consideration thereof
the President of the United States, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate thereof, consents that he will
make no claim on the part Of the United
States in respect Of indirect losses, as
said, before the tribunal Of arbitration at
Geneva.
lsignedl SCHENCK.