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may be efflcacious in waking up the morsl
sense and conscience OF the people, and in
arrcsting and turning back that most
alarming process OF public decay whiuh has
been going on 80 rapidly among us. This
hope affords the only possible consolation
amid the shame snd sorrow which suoh.
demonstrations must excite in every un-
dcpraved mind. And while the results
afford satisfactory evidence Of the cau-
ton and care which TIM SUN has excr-
ciscd and which should be exercised by
every independent journal in presenting
to the public matter of such tremendous
bearing and aich terrible import, our
readers, we are confident, will give us
credit for sincerity when we say that IL has
been with the EXTREMIST regret and only
from an imperative sense of duty that we
have lnid the knife thus deeply into the
foul disease which is eating Mt the vitals Of
our republican system of government, and
have arraigucd for punishment individuals
Of high character whose guilt we have not
believed until we were forced to believe il.
The struggle against corruption, organ
i1ed and widespread, and employing tho
machinery ofgrcat political parties, isaIdu-
ous' phiuttii uiih "iN'u hihG'Iotts, ui'u liiu
result not always certain. And when tho
party implicated ia founded upon high
moral aud humanitarian ideas, and has
arrnyed IN its support some OF the most
uniublc and even the most generous s"nti-
mcuts of the human heart, the difficulty,
the danger, and the uncertainty are
immensely increased. But IL stll re-
mains true that the republic must either
oyei throw corruption or be ovcrthrOwn
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The saying that misfortunes never come
single seems to be verified in the case OF unhappy
Louisiana. To Brothcr-in-Law CASEY, a default
ing Postmaster, and a usurping Legislature, Is
added the failure Of the sugar crop. The last
season has been very disastrous, and the receipts
in Ncw Orleans up to the end OF February wera
SsaG hogsheads OF sugar and 1854 barrels OF
m las,cs, compared with 9s,60l hogsheads Of
sugar and E19i! barrels Of molasses received
the same time last year. Many planters have
tul ned their attention 70 rice. and retrogres-
sion in the cultivation Of sugar in Louisiana ia
feared. The rnrpet-hageers who have turned
honest and industrious colorcd men into lazy,
sncaling, and pcrluring politicians, are largely
TO blame for this stato OF affairs. The decrease
OF the sugar supply from Louisiana will, Of
course, render II necc sary for American trade
and consumers % pay AN increased tribute 10
Cuba and other foreign countries from which
sugt. % exported.
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THE STONY or a LOST WIEL.

From ne Deiron F,,s Prs,..

From he Deirou Fr,S Press
Two or three months ago !. ROwcll, the
furniture dealer on Michigan avenue set about
oycrhaullng desk filled with old papers- papers
which had been aCcumulating on his hands for
several years, until he could scarcely say where
away a bushel OF more OF the documents, he
came upon paper sealed and tied with red
tape. lie could not remember having seen ii
before, and was amazed when he broke the seal
and read, Last will and testament Of Israel
Whitworth." Getting further down, he found
will gave to Margaret Davis, my sister, or her
children the Gordon farm, situate two and one
hali miles from -. Joseph, Mo-, together with
all i've stock ana farming utensils; further, the
sum Of $5lOOn bank in St.Joseph tunless | shall
have Withdrawn III, my gold watch my house,
hold furniture, and the one half of wnnt my
honsa in 81. Joseph may bring at private sale"
So read the will as Far as the sister and her kin
were concerned, and then Whtworth mado be-
quests to several other relatives. The will was
dated "Detroit Aug -, 1853" II occurred tn
Mr. Rowcll that the WIN might be Of some ac-
directing the letter 10 st, Joseph, Mo. In
about two weeks he received reply from her
dated al Weston, same State, his letter having
been forwarded TO that point She stated that
her brother had been doad nearly eight years,
ana that she had never known Of will. Tho
property had been divided among four near rel
atives uf the deceased, or should have been, but
three Of them had cheated her cut Of most of
stated that her brother had a cousin in detroit
years ago, and that he was in this city ON visit
about the date Of the VIII. The cousin's name
was signed "a one of the witnesses, and a Mr.
johnson, now in Cincinnati, was the other Wit
ness.
Rowell sent on the will, and Friday last he re-
ceiycd grateful letter from the woman, who
said that the will had been admitted to prohate
mere, the witnesses called on, and that she had
been put in possesslon Of nearly $20OOO through
his andius the will. She cautioned him 10 loo<
out ior an express package, and will probably
SCI ssnd something handsome, The puszllng thing
ot the whole Is that Rowell can't tell where or
when he got the WILL nor imagine how the de-
the hands Of u stranger.
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IN srcrctnrv al the Trnnsnrn hns i-rid.

Tho Secretary OF the Treasury has decide
ed that toy G-ures with woolcn wLilkers shall
not he required to pay duty as manufactures
partly OF wool. II is To be- hoped that wool ipl-
porter3 will not take ADVANTAGE 4 this decision
to dodge odt - paving the proper DUTIES on
foreign Gee, q. Considering tic extensive lin-
porlations If leaion tatualy some ycars lgl, IT
is not unlikely that revenue officers may soon be
called upon 70 discharge ship londs Of enormous
toys with enormous mutton-chop whi,Lers Of
wool,
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having a majority Of tbreo-fourtbs or more.
voted 1t down, and substituted merely sresolu-
tion OF oensure, which amounts to nothing.
The Legislature Of Minnesota appears 70 have
as fine sense Of honor and honesty as the For
ty-se eond Congress had.
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Death Of a Promimrn, Pouu,yiyauian.

ALLfNrowN, March lo.-Wiiam Hoffman, a
woOknown ciu2cn NJ Allentown andl prominent mem.
be. Of the Dtmochtc party, died suddenly Of conges.
iol OF the brain at the Allen House this morning. Mr.
lonnan was extens lively engaged in the lunhfr hus
mss AZ Haryeys Lake, near Wikesbarre, aud VAS re-
s@nrned @ Gy ihoss who knew hhn for his goodncss ot
h'ar' ana integrity Of character He was one of the
mQst popular DOIticiaIs IN Eastern Penpsslvsr'-
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Those members of the CHASE family in
various parts of the country who are hDnlin. up
their pedigree- in the hope of finding evidence
that will establish their claims TO portion of
an Inheritance Of s200NN.WO supposed to be
waiting In England for distribution among the
heirs ot three brothers named WILLIAM,
THOMAS and AQUILLA CHASE, may be interested
In bit nf information coming from Chicago.
The Tribune Of that city says that Chicago
gentleman has private letter from the yenera-
BILE Chief Justice HGrLow ~ Boston, in which
he says IL have a nephew, direct descendant
from AQUILLA CHASE. lie investigated the
whole subject several years ago. and became en-
tlrely sat sized that there was no property be-
longing to the CHAsE heirs, and that the whole
story ia q humhng and swlndle." There are
lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic who de-
rive large Incomes from the credullty OF imagin-
ary heirs to fictitious fortunes.
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Apropos Of the discussion relative to
capital punishment, 1t is an interesting fact that
forgery las not been nearly SO frequent a crime
I'm England since the penalty for the offence WAS
modified llom HANGING 30 Imprisonment.
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1t appears to he the settled policy of the
Republican party to shield from punishment any
of Its members who may he guilty OF malfeas-
ance In oflice. Ourreaders will probably rccoect
the case OF SEEdER, the Treasurer Of Minnesota,
some of whose extraordinary inib'lll operations
were detailed in THE SCN Week or two ago.
Mr.. SEEGER on coming into Office found a dcu-
cheney Of Sll200O in the Treasury, which he con-
cealcd, taking from his predecessor who was also
his son-in-law, note for tho amount secured
bya mortgage for only $4,000, which he failed to
record after which no went into the loan bust
ness extensively, lending the State funds to
banks and individuals In his own name. The o
facts were fully established, but when Demo-
cratic member Of the Legislature introduced n
rss"'"''"" 20 lmpeach SErGER. the Republicans,
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What ever became Of the resolution of
the House OF Representatives calling upon
Secretary boutwell, to report "the amount of
special allowances granted to Collectors Of In-
ternal Revenue from March II, lao, 10 December
81, 1872, the names Of collectors tn whom allow
ed, the period for which the allowances were
made, and whether any collector at the time the
allowance was granted was dcfauter or had
any unpaid balance against him in the books Of
the Treasury" This resolution WAS adopted On
January -, six weeks before the end Of the ses-
sion but 50 far as has yet appeared Mr.. BoIrr-
WELL has made no report. Why is ths2 L. il
because JONI W, DOUGLASS, Commiss ioncr of
Internal Revenue, Is one of these dcfuulters2
Has Mr.. boutwell, made him any special allow
snce when ho was adofaulter, and does ha dis
like to report the fact and the reasons FOR II
The case Is strange one at any rate, ana not
creditaule to tho Secretary of the Treasury.
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There il one curious feature ia the Cana
di,n Pacific Railway project which shows that
our Canadian friends do not intend to be put "a
with anything shor; Of u complete road. Tie
capital stock OF the company is sl0UOc eco. ten
rcr cent. of which must he paid In to the Cow
eminent within one month from the signing "
the atract for the conetruo ton of the railway,
the Government rayu- lve per cent. interest on
this deposit. which IA to be held as security for
the completion Of the roud. This "a n prudent
prccau'ipn; but ~ the company l. to receive
bonus # $:O,c0,O1, to be paid monthly rs the
road prorrcs for undertaking the work. be-
s!dcs a grant of jr0Jo,Uc0 acres ~ land. il Is
doubtful II its efficacy would fully meet pub
lie expectation " the great enterprise should
happen 20 fall into 81 .honest hands. II IL TO lie
hoped, however not only that the managers Of
the new railway company will prove honest, but
also that their donGs will he carefully super
vised by Canadian legislators so upright and
incorruptihle that IL would do no good to place
shares II any kind among them.
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In an essay recently read before the
American Antiquarian. Society, Mr.. STEPHEN
SALISBURY gives some interesting Information
respecting our familiar national song of the
Star Spanyled Banner. With the authorship OF
the poem and the circumstances under which IL
was written most persons are toleraby familiar,
but probably not one In a thousand oan say who
composed the ine air to which the words
sung. This was the production OF JoHN STAF-
FORD SMITH, Engllshman attached TO the
Chapel Royal who lived between 1850 and 1850,
aud who adapted II to tho words OF an ANA
crcontic Song" by RALPH ToMLIssoN, COM
mcncing:
"ro A~acreon IN heaven who're hc sat in full glee,
few sons OF harmony sent their petition"
The air IL commonly quoted, "To Anacrcon in
Heaven and il still occasionally sung In Eng
land In the United Statos 10 was In uso long
before KEYS song was wrltton, having been tho
tune to which ROBERT TREAT PAINE, In 1Ias
wrote his oEco famous political lyric Adams
and Liberty" which ends with the refrain:
"For the sons Of Colurr'a will never ne slaves.
While the earth bears plant or the sea rolls is
waves
But though associated for three quarters Of a
century with American national and patriotic
music, "'ro Anacreon in Heaven" was never n
fayorite tune, and .ht possibly have ere this
fallen into desuctude had not the late civil war
lif,ed It into popular and probably permanent
estimation. Its chief, II not solo rival, the
music of "Hnil Columbia" Is probably almost
cocyal with 1t, having been composed 10y Prof
PHYr, OF Philadelphia, and first played at Tren-
ton, Y. j., in l5So on the occasion OF WAsHING-
roN 9 passing through that place on his way to
New York 10 be iuaugurdtcd.
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Tho age of lies does not seem TO he over.
We read in the Washington teleGrams OF some
Of our contemporaries that on Thursday last
"quite fiuttcr was cccasioned at the Capitol by
the arrival Of Gen. BABcocK, private secretary
To the President, with a large batch OF nomina-
tions." On the other hand, II has just been OIL
cially announced that Mr.. LEVI p. LUcKEy, for
merly assistant private secretary, has just been
promoted. In accordance with the rules of civil
service reform, to be private secretary to the
President and II this Is true, how can BABCUCK
be private secretary also? /. also appears that
Gen. BABcoCK Is Chlof Engineer of the wash
in'tcn Aqueduct. and likewise engineer in
charge Of public buildings in the District Of
Columbia; and everybody will remember that
President GRAsT only the other day issued an
order prescribing that no man should hold two
Offices The conclusion, then, is that Gen. RAD
COCK cannot possibly be private secretary Of the
President. and he has no business TO carry nom
inatious 10 the Senate. In short, the age of hum
bug TN cndurcs among us.
National Republican., 1873-10-03
THE UNIFIED STATES AND THE WEST

THh LNtTED STATks AND Tt}E WEST |
" INDIES.
Tho trade Of this country with tho West
India Islands has alwas been Justly deemed
Of the greatest importance by our merchants
and manufacturers. Its appreciation by our
shipping interests, especially those engaged
In steamer lines, seems to have been OF q
lower grade. Lying at our very doors, and
scuding to M annually some scventy-fivc NIL
lions Of products, It appears most remarkable
that there cannot be more frequent and direct
communication by steamers carrying the
American flag.
Below we present our commercial tables,
carefully compiled from Official sources, ex
hibiting the value OF our trade with the
Danish, Dutch, French and British West In
dies and Guiana each year since lsiS q
quarter Of q century.
J The rapid increase Of our export trade will
these islands contrastcd with those undei
Spanish rule, as well as the proportion Il
bears TO our import trade, Is most gratifying
Il shows that while We arc the liberal pur
! chascrs of their productions, they do no
hesitate to take from US In exchange ou
-four, grain and provisions, machinery an,
agricultural Implements, so that tho train
Ia much more nearly reciprocal than with III
Spanish West Indies. and where there Is
: a balance either way 1t Ia generally In GU
y favor.
!. This trade could be very much increased
d no doubt, II we had lines Of mail steamer
= constantly plying between New York an
New Orleans and the Gulf and West India
ports. Great Britain Is now supplying tn
y steam mall communication, and almost as
! consequence keeps tho markets flled wit
. tho latest styles OF manufactured clothin
= and dress goods.
: UNITED STATES AND DANISH WEST INDIES.
National Republican., 1873-10-03
[oFFICIAL.l
DEPARTMENT
Gsssrai OTisT,

wAsHISGTos, October |, ls1S I
The Department, with great regret has L
Announce TO the naval service the death OF Real
Admiral Jonn A. WinslOw, at his residence
near Boston, Massachusetts.
The name Of this distinguished Oflcer will live
In the history OF his country as that OF the vict0
in the memorable sea fight during the late wal
OF the rebellion, which ended In the destruction
OF the Alabama by the Kearsarge.
on the Iay after the receipt Of this order the
nags OF the navy yards and stations, and OF al
ships Of war In commission, will he kept at hall'
mast from sunrise to sunset, and thirteen MIN
ute guns will he fired at noon, ashore and anOat.
OficeTs Of the navy and Marine corps VIII
wear Grape on the left RrR for the usual period
OF thirty days. WILLIAM REYNOLDS,
Acting Secretary Of the Navy,
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$1,6OO,OOO,
divided into TWELVE THOUSAND CASH GIFTS,
will be distributed by lot among the ucketholders.

Total. 1900 difts all cash. amounting to,s ool
The distribution will be positive whether all the
tcfets are sold or not, and the twelve thousand
gifts all paid in proportion to the tickets sold.
Price Of Tickets.
Whole tickets, eb0i halves sa5; tenths, or each
coupon, 81; II whole tickets for $500; 22h tick sta
for si,oD; ll3 whole tickets for 5000 at whole
worth OF tickets at time.
Tickets now ready Tor sale, and all orders ascom,
terms given 70 those who buy 70 sell again.
THOS. X. BRAHLRTTR,
Agent Public Lbrary9f Kentuchy And Manager
vile, Ky, sss1 H6Rlm
National Republican., 1873-10-03

The PROJECT to saddle upon the General
Government tho payment Of the debts Of tho
Southern States docs not meet with the ap-
proval of the leading Republican ncwspa-
pers Of that section. II originated with
Gov. Walker, Of Virginia, State which Ia
ovcrburdencd with debt contracted under
Conservative rule.
National Republican., 1873-10-03

Ex-Governor COOKE, in conversation yes
tcrday, announced that tho Arm Of Jay Cooke
h Co. will soon mako proposition 70 their
creditors, for the purpose Of enabling 1t to
resume business The members Of the nrm
have pooled their private property and per.
sonal assets, and WILL place It at tho COM
mand Of their creditors In liquidation Of their
Indebtedness. They propose to pay every
cent they owe, both principal and interest.
The details Of the proposition will be made
public iu due time.
National Republican., 1873-10-03

TnE TAX Of two cents per ton on coal
mined in Maryland Is one Of the many things
which the Democratic leaders Of that State
nnd 1t difficult to explain away. The people
insist that II was tax on 10 great necessity,
and arraign the party which Is responsible
for the evident injustice OF Its provisions.
National Republican., 1873-10-03
o. THB RRPgaLfcAS mas A LARGER CIR
cULArroy rHlS ANr OTHER MORNING
PAPER IN TIL. DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

1TsA FACT worthy Of note that the policy
OF the Administration relative 10 the finar-
cial panic receives the earnest commendatlon
Of the overwhelming majority of the Demo-
cratic and Conservative press OF the South.
National Republican., 1873-10-03

A MOMENTS CONSIDERATION Of the actual
condition Of the Industrial interests Of tho
country will convince every one how sense
less Is the financial panic. Three million
bales Of cotton await shipment. They repre-
sent, upon fair valuation, Ella, 900, 600. In
breadstuds We have At least s1oo, ,ooo, ,ooo
awaiting expectation. In addition to oil
this, our imports have fallen of, our exports
In iron, coal, &C., have increased, and arc
increasing every day. A few banks have
failed, and u few railroad brokers beer
crushed, but the real business Of the country
has not for years been able 10 make so goot
a showing as at present.
National Republican., 1873-10-03
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A SPECULATIONI |

CHEAP HOMES NEAR THE CARS AND NEAR
THE CITY LIMITS.
TWO TO -FOUR ACRE LOTS.
FEW LOTS WILL BE SOLD CHEAP FOR CASH.
LONG CREDITS will be given where II Ia de.
sired, with six per cent interest.
Several lots are sold. and will be improved in the
spring.
The situation is attractive and healthful. and
Lovers Of the rural and beautiful could not be
better suited. X. NJ. HALL,
Real Estate Broker,
selSeoSm Sill Seventh street.
National Republican., 1873-10-03
II AW SCHOOL OF THE COLUMBIAN UNI.
~ VERSITY,
WARRINGTON, d, O,

4. The eIerclses o. this boh2ol Viii be Eesnmed on
and KENNEDY will continue respectively TO direct
the studies Of the Senior and Junior Classes
SS .fS se sss Pro
fe4sion. and the Best Means OF Surmountinx Then
OF the Washington bar.
Post Graduate Course Of one yesr's instruction
~ Legal Practice has been established In oOnneo
tion with the school, open to the attendance Of all
who having attained 70 theorectioAl knowlsdse q
Of tho law, may wish TO perfect themselves In the
details Of Its practice, including once work And
methods q Judicial procedure In al kihds o. Soufts
br the Hon. CHARLES Q. MOTT Associate yud4e
Tickets for the whole course, eDi ApEito oc6d
National Republican., 1873-10-03
NATIONAL OCTOBER
SPECIAL NOTICES.
s1Ms ImPORTANT TAX NOTICE.

ou snd sxenes or sns ls no% bens
i-sued. within thirty days from the dss ef bus,
| certificates OF Indebtedness Of the Board Of Public
Works beatins per cent interest. Of pruper series
| are receivable at par In payment .
In the present state Of the money market, they
can be bonrht yery low. The undersifned Ia nov
makit y this brauch Of busineea npecihly. and VII
rate commission. 80. - :
by giving this matter prompt ettention, you cau
ou'iy and cheeriuils fq5n'hed, sh b d,,ppv,t pro,.r
itsa Penn; avenue, near Treasury Dept
National Republican., 1873-10-03
BOARDING.

DOARDING.-BoAKD WITH OR WITHOUT
ID ROOMS, In good locality convenient 70 the
Executive Dopartments. Apply at ais Twelfth
National Republican., 1873-10-03
LOST AND FOUND.

q = REwARD.-LosT, TIE DROP OF An
NC EARRING. circular thaIed, pierced work.
tire. Leave at N. W. CALI, BRO. CO.'S, ocs'
7 osT-ABouT ONE O'CLOCK ON THE %
II instant, in q car between Georgetown and
T~enty hrSt street. box containing rair Of gold
bc suitably rewarded by leaving the same with
LUTTRELL WINE, 1891 PennsylyaniA avenue.
oc3s
EOUND.-POCKET-B CONTAINING A
IT sum Of money, which the owner can have BY
calling on W. r. RYDER bua y street southwest, b
proving property and raging for this adversise
ment. oc3
National Republican., 1873-10-03

ALABAMA is another Southern State for
the debt of which the Democratic party Is
responsible. 1t was free from financial diff.
culties when the Democrats assumed control,
In 1870. Tho revenues were ample, and the
laws regulating them were so carefully and
judiciously executed that the expenses Of the
State government were dofrayed without the
imposition Of onerous burdens. Soon after
1870, when the Democrats fraudulently OBJ
tained control Of affairs, the credit Of the
State was pledged by the indorsement OF
railroad bonds, and Its assets were, like
those of Virginia, squandcred for the benefit
Of select few, chosen from among the
leaders Of the Democracy. 1t Is the old tale
over again, as we havs heard 1t from New
York, where Boss Tweed robbed the people
Of millions, and from Virginia, where Ma
hone, so far as he could, copied Tweed's
manipulation Of the affairs Of the great me-
tropolis
National Republican., 1873-10-03

Tine EvASoELIcAL ALLIANCE will assemble
In New York to-day, and will continue In ses-
sion about ten days. In the REPUBLICAN Of
yesterday was printed detailed statement OF
the object Of the assembly and the programme
to be observed by the Alliance at this frst
American meeting. We are pleased to an
uouncc this morning that after the adjourn
mcnt the members Of the Alliance will visit
Washington for the express purpose Of pay
Ing their respects to the President Of the
United States. This visit will be made on the
lith instant. Some of the most distinguished
divines Of the Protestant Church abroad are
delegates to the Alliance, and will be among
the visitors to this city on the 14th. 1t Is to
be hoped that our churches will be able to
arrange to have number of these gentlemen
fll our local pulpits before their departure.
National Republican., 1873-10-03
Year Imports. Exports. Exports, ence.

UNITED STATES AND DUTCH WEST INDIES
AND GUIANA,