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To-Day.-Number fifteen of this most non
MAR Illustrated weekly 10 before us, and az
usual it abounds in "good things, both edi-
torial and pictorial An elegant engraving
of Karl Maria Won Weber covers the FIRST
page, and is followed by biographical
sketch of the great composer, written by
Alexander Delmar. Henry LIE Jeune discour-
SEES on the Decoration of Chambers, while an
article by Helen Harcourt, entitled. "Hox
Plants Live gives some highly interesting
as well as curious facts, almost leading one
to think that even plants are endowed with
either instinct or reason. "A Life in the
Balance" by Chas Morris, wakes more and
and more interesting as it approaches
the denouement, and We venture to saw that
all who have followed it thus far will look
earnestly for the next number. s.Dr. Jahn-
ken's story by Anne L. ForcelIe and illus
trssted by w. L. Shepard, teens with interest
from beginning to end. Dr. Dio. Lewis con-
tr1butions are as full of instruction as ever.
while THAT Ridiculous Little Gas Bill story
told to point a morals brimfuI of that
quaint humor so peculiar to him. To-Dav ia
published at 733 Sansom street, Philadelpbia.
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that's the short name of the amateurs
of your town - could hardly equal
their performances. Oh, those Jersey
skeeters are CLUSTERS" and if any
of your readers doubt my word, why
let them send on a box-45x55-strong
enough to hold one; and l will ship
it post-haste.
Reform committees here are, like
elsewhere, all disinterested parties
until election times come round, then
they are all candidates. From two
hundred, the Reform Committee of
New York has dwindled down to a
fraction of !, owing to resolution
introduced in that body, prohibiting
members from accepting positions.
The Republican Convention met at
Utica and nominated an unexception-
ably good ticket. A week later the
OoluOCItJlC OOHfoutIOl meG dG IUe
same place and in the same hall and
nominated ticket equally as good.
Last week the Liberal Republican
Convention met at Elmira and re-
committed the abortion of Cincinnati,
placing in the field mixed - ticket
against those previously nominated
by the Republicans and Democrats
respectively.
The yellow fever in Shreveport and
Memphis causes a great deal discus
sion and the sympathies of the whole
country are aroused. The Standing
Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions of the United States Senate has
just completed their conference which
has been held from day to day at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. They have sub
mitted plan by which the vote for
President and Vice. President will be
direct.
Yours retrospectively,
PENCIL DOT.
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
PENCIL DOT.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October IL, 1873.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The financial commissions Of the
past three weeks have had the effect
of bringing to the front a proposition
that had almost been lost sight of. 1t
has renewed the agitation of the ques-
ton of establishing post office saw
ings bank system somewhat similar to
the system now in ope ration in Great
Britain, where it has met with great
success. Postmaster General Cressweli
is heartily in favor of the proposition !;
indeed it is one of two fayorite ideas
with him. He is determined to do
every thing in his power to improve
his department, and every project
that bids fair to add to it's usefulness
atonce elicits hissupport. His otherpet
scheme is postal telegraphy feature
of the British system now in success
full operation. The proposition to have
the government purchase and control
all the telegraph lines in the country
was warmly discussed here last win
ter. Of course it met with the violent
opposition of all the telegraph mon
opolists, prominent among whom was
Mr.. Orion, superintendent of that vast
institution, the Western Union. The
discussion ended in nothing, for it is
quite evident that the tendency of
public opinion in this country is to-
ward the laisser fare let alone) the
ory of government. Public sentiment
will not admit of the government en-
gaging in industrial enterprises of any
kind unless the chances are very
strong that it will be able to transact
the business in question in better
and cheaper and more satisfactory
manner than any private concern
would do it. We have laid aside our
non-interference policy in the case of
the ost-Ofice Department proper,
and are constantly drifting further in
the direction of-shall / say it,
communism. The very word commun-
ism is terrible bugbear to most peo-
pie; indeed, there are but few people
who have really taken the trouble to
inquire what communism consists of.
The Post office isclearly acommunistic
institution. The communists propose
to apply the same theory to all branch
es of industry. The money-order
business is but another step in the
direction of communism. 1t is not so
horrible a thing after all. The prop
osition to make each post-ofice saw
ings bank is a suggestion to take an
other step. Even the Treasury De-
partment is communistic so far as it |
undertakes to furnish the paper mon
ey which comprises the circulating |
medium of the country. Indeed it is |
how far we have gone in
this direction without knowing it.
Upon being clided with faYoring |
every thing of British origin in postal
matters Mr. Creswell very pleasantly
admitted that the charge was to some
extent tue. We have copied after
the British system in great MANY
things. Our entire postal system is
mainly copy of the British. The
money-order system was copied from
the British. The postal card system
also had its origin there. But Mr..
1reswell does not regard this fact as
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When q newspaper degenerates
into a mere putting machine to be
nsed for laudihg its proprietors and
their personal hcnchmen and heaping
denunciation md foul abuse uponlall
opposed to them, the miserable shE Get
has fulfilled its mission so far as any
possible influence for good is chm
eefned, and nothing it can say against
decent men will have the least weight
with the people. We commend this
suggestion to the careful considera-
ton of the yirtuous, high-toned sad
exceedingly modest conductors of he
Merrill hand-ofgan of lberville, that
Srinds out melodious praise of them
selves each week with a persistency
that would be commendable in a
righteous cause but is rather disgust-
ing under existing circumstances. A
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Joseph Cloud, the oarsman who
undertook to row from PHILADELPHIA
to New Orleans in q small skiff in
one hundred and twenty-five days
time, with the condition that be yaas
neither to eat Or sleep on shore. j hd
reached point some eighteen mi les
below Baton Rouge, one day this
week, when his strength gave out,
and he was found PROSTATE and
nearly hfeless 10 his little boat,
which was floating around in
an eddy aear the river ba, b.
He was taken ashore and kindly
cared for at the residence OF DR.. Golr-
rier, but died within twenty -four
hours, and was buried after an in
quest had been held on his body. His
boat and papers are in the possession
of the Coroner Of Iberville parish. He
had been ont from Philadelphia but
seyenty-four days, and if he had rot
become exhausted would easily have
completed the trip within the tilke
fixed and had more than al month TO
spare.
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has his authority for making any kind
of statement on that subject.
There is perfect unanimity among
them respecting the circumstances
that caused the separation of the ship
from the party on the ice-fioe. They
all say it was an utter impossibility
to prevent it.
There is on board the Tallapoosa a
flag carried on the Polaris which has a
history worth repeating. It is known
as the "Grinnell Flag" and was first
used by the Peacock in her researches
in the Antartic Ocean with the Wilkes
Exploring Expedition. 1t was next
used in search of Sir John Franklin.
Still later it was used by DR.. Kane !;
still later by DR.. Hayes, and lastly it
accompanied the Polaris expedition.
1t has been farther north and farther
south than any other flag. 1t is an or
binary bunting about eight by three
feet.
The investigation will be resumed
tomorrow morning at ten o'clock at
the Navy Yard in this city.
In the statement of the condition
of the First National Bank of this
city, made by Mr.. Stanton, the re-
ceiver, it appears that the govern
ment had on deposit the sum of $2s7,-
900, and that to secure this amount
the bank had deposited in the Treas
ury the sum of 100000 in bonds.
The excess of the deposit over the
security was $l87, 900, a portion of
which amount the government will,
in all probability, lose. Now, this
raises the question whether there is
not screw loose somewhere. The
bank deposits the sum ofone hundred
thousand dollars in bonds for the
privilege of being a government de-
pository, but the government deposits
nearly three times that amount with
1t, and because of the security being
too small the money of the govern-
ment is lost. The question arises:
BY the authority of what law did the
Secretary of the Treasury deposit this
money without its being amply Sc
curedf Another question might very
pertinently be asked: Why gov
eminent depository here at all Z The
First National was situated just across
the street from the Treasury. Why
could not this $287 900 have been
kept in the vaults of the Treasury
There is no good reason for having a
government depository in Washing
ton at all, ard the loss sustained BY
the failure of the First National should
teach the Treasury officials to be more
careful in the future. ALERT.
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EDUCATIONAL.

"'Tis education that forms the common mind,
just as the twig is bent the trees inclined"
NJ. HEATING, lately a professor at st.
Mary-J effeeson College, Parish of St. James,
is now established at Donaldsonyille, La.
where, on the LIST of September, he opens an
Educational Establishment under the aus
pices and directions OF the Rev. Parish Priest.
The course of instruction will be graduated
to suit the wants of all classes
FIRsr.-A HIGH SCHOOL for such az
are prepared to pursue course of Academi-
cal Instruction.
SEcosDLY.-A PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
for children ranging from six years upwards
In this, the elementary principles of a sound
education will he impaired by competent
assistants.
THIRnI.Y.--A COMMERCIAL COURSE.
IN which bookkeeping by Doable Entry,
Commercial Calculations, and Penmanship
will receive special attention
Young gentlemenin search of profession,
can receive thorough instruction in Drawing
and Painting Typographical Engineering
and Land Surveying.
Erovisionis made for a select few, as Board
ers. These can either fellow the Academical
Course In the School, or, at their option, re-
eeiye private Instruction in the Professors
house.
TERMS payable monthly I'm ADD
vsknce:
High School 90 per month.
Parocfnal School. 50 90 q.
Boarders, whether instructed in the High
school, or as Pcirate pupils, S25.oO per
month.
Toaeeommodate yenng gentlemen engaged
in business during the day, an Evening
School viii be established.
Terms for admittance to this. and all fur
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INVENTORS and others ;,,tarestad !

INVENTORS and others interested in,
Z PATE1.I' BUSINESS should address
Edison BrOs., Patent Lawyers and So
licitors, 459 Bril- ST., WAsHINGToS, d. c., for
Adriee aud Circular.
If we report an invention patentable We
are willing to wait for our fee until a patent
is allowed
Letter from Hon. d. p HoLLowAY, for
mer Commissioner of Patents, dated Wash
ington, March 80, 1868:
cheerfnlly commend to all persons who
may have business in tho Patent Office the
ilrin OF Edison Bros, rs gentlemen of prompt
business habits, and In every respect worthy
of confidence
g concur in the aboyer-T. C. THEAKER.
late Com. Pats
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q friend residing in Brooklyn has
Kindly rendered his services as peg
ular and special New York corresFI On-
dent of the CHtEF, and his propositio
has been gratefully accepted. His
first letter appears this week, and we
feel confident our readers will con-
slider his contributions a marked i'm
prpvement to our columns.
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ADV ERTIsEMENT rs.
Notice to Taxpayers /!
Parish Tax of IsSa,,
OFFIcR PARrsH Tax ColrEc1o,

OFFICE PARISH Tax COLLECTOR. )
Parish of Ascension,
Donaldsonville, La, October 18th, 1873 \
N0TICE is hereby given to property own
IN crs of the parish of Ascension, that the
parish tax for the year 1872 is now due. and
unless paid within TWENTY DAYS from
the date of this advertisement. shah pro-
coed to seize and sell according to law.
L E, BENTLEY,
Tax Collector.
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The latest aud withal most remark
able instance of modesty that has
reme under our attention of late is
that displayed by Senator Merrit of
lberviiie in nominating himself for
Congress through the columns Of his
own journal.
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MFR. Winers, the popular shoemaker
and sewing machine agent, informs
us that the low price and good quail
lty OF ms work will not be affected by
the suspension of Jay Cooke & Co.
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Saturday, October ls, 1878.

What species of beefsteaks she Md
a butchers letter to his sweetheart
resemble f-Tender-lines.
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II. w. BRELsFoRD,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
AND
Solicitor of Land Patents,
Office, 1882 F St.. Post Office Box ALL
WashimgtOn..D. G..

Practices before all the Courts of the Uni
ted States and the Executive Departments.
E-Y Special Atteation Giren to CIaims
Under the Location of Public Lands bw
Cash, Warrants, 4gricnlt,ral Collage Scrip.
P-c-emptioa or Homestead, aud to. Claims for
MINERAL LANDS.
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lfyon want good sewing machine
go to Marx IsraeFs and buy the Gro
yer & Baker.
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lQuAEEs. mo. Is mos. b mos. mos. year

Communications may be addressed sifaply
r. CHIEF, DonaldsoRville, Lar or to tla, ed
it9r and proprietor personally
, 1873-02-20
HOUSE. .


STATE uouaE poND..
Mr. JONES moved reconsideration Of the
vote Of tho HouBo by which tho report Of tho
Select Committee on the State uouso Bond wns
concurrod In.
Tho validity of tho bond waa discussed at
longth. Tho previous question; was ordered,
and tho motion to reconsider earrlod.
Mr. WICKER moved to refer the whole Rub-
joct to the Attorney General.
Mr. QUINN offored resolution as 70 8ubatl-
9niro tho signora Of tho bond to mako good
their bond. nulod out of order.
Mr. JONES moved that tho report OF tho
Committee be laid upon tho tablo. Carried.
hlr. Hay moved to rotor tho resolution to tic
Attorney General. Carried.
TIE LINCOLN nEL1cs.
Mr. CONNOLLY moved n reconsideration Of
tho voto by which tho House oouourred in tho
resolution to purchase the surveying instru-
ments Of President Lincoln. Carried.
Mr.. ROGERS moyod to atnend BY striking out
800 and inserting @5D0.
Mr.. THORNTON, moved to postpone notion
for ono wooh. Lost.
Tho amendment was adopted. and tho rosolu-
tlon, ns ataended, WAS concurred In.
COMMISSIONING REPORTS,
4 messago was received from tho Governor
laying before tho House tile report Of tho Pom
itontiary Commissioners mud report OF tho Insti-
pENrrENT1ARY INVESTIGATION.
Mr. LANE, Of Hancock, offered q resolution
providing for tho appointment OF joint Com
mitteo Of nine to Investigate the ohargea In ro-
Adopted. :.
blr. ANDERSON, with leave, introduced bill
to divide the stato into Judicial Circuits.
Mr. PLOWMAN, o bill to provide for the olec-
ton Of POLICE Magiatrstea and oonstab]es In
cities and vfllagoB incorporated under the act
OF 1879.
Adjourned.
, 1873-02-20

BAFETY OF MINERS.
Tho special order, the confederation, by Soc
tions, of bills on second reading, was postponed
of onato bill 4, in relation to tho safety Of mi
nora, WIS first In order. Pending tho discussion,
an Executive message was received withdrawing,
at their request, the names Of NcCroa, Stillwoil,
aud Robinson, the Governors appointooa aa nail-
Bill No. 4 WAS considerably discussed, a,nond.
Cd, and ordered to third reading. BILL No. IT.
to logalizo tho extension OF taxos In certain
cases, was being considered, when tue hour for
hpoci0l order, consideration Of A1r. Oanfelda
resolution In regard to
MINORITY EXPERIMENTATION
arrived. and Senator CASEY spoke ut lcngth In
favor OF proportional representation.
LIQUIDATION pnopoBED.
An Executive message WAS received, conveying
information sought by tho Senate lu regard to
reports of tho supreme and Superior OourtB.
Tic Supreme Court hayo prepared md suggest
tho pasyngo Of tho following: First, at act to
provide for tender IN cases of q breach OF con-
Tract cstortB; second, nh oct In relation to conl
ponaation Of situeasos third an uct to repeal tue
rulo in Sllelloya case; fourth, oallowa do
fouco, in tho foreclosure Of mortgages, by soite
facias; fifth, nn act to limit tho commence
tainor @ aud forclblo dotaiuor sixth, IN
act to report an act theroin named, IN relation
to solicitors foes; Geyonth, all act to prevent
tho royoraal Of Judgments III actiona OF dobtH
nul aBHumpHit for moro error In form;, eighth,
an act to ar.onl an act entitled An act in regard
to tho administration Of estatog," approved
April 1, 1879.
nU1.EB OF PRACTICE.
Dy consent, Bonator HINOlI0L1FFE intro.
| Iuccd bill for an net to Amonl Section 4 ui
an act entitled a. An act IN regard to practice Ill
Courts of leeord," approved Feb. 20, 1879.
LEAVE or AnsENOE.
The Committee on Htalo Inatitutlono wore
| granted leaye Of absence until Monday next.
, 1873-02-20
SPRlNGFlELD.
Jurisdiction Of Circuit Colarta-poIit~
1cx1l Conferences

Jurisdiction Of Circuit Colarta-poIit~
1cul Conference.
Special Despatch to The chteago Tribune
sPnINaR1ELD, ILL.,, Fob. 19-Thc Supreme
Court filed mn opinion, yesterday in tho cnao of
Balthia Myers rs. Tho Pooplo, 4c, and fyo
other cases from Bureau County, in which thoy
affirmed tho Judgment Of tho County and Circuit
Courts imposing tinea for file violation Of tho
Liquor law Of 1879. thereby sustaining that law.
Tho casos also involved tho constitutonality Of
tho act increasing tho Jurisdiction Of County
Courts.s. Tho Court hold that tho
last section Of tho oct, limiting its application
to counties of less than ouo hundred Thousand
Inhabitants, WAS void, hut Tint tho residue of
the aot was in force, and applied to tho entire
Stato, including Cook County. The Court also
held tlat the clause of the act purporting to
confer jurisdiction on County Courts of certain
crimes aud miHdomeanora only, conferred con-
ourront jurisdiction with the Circuit Courts, upon
tho ground that the Constitution itself conferred
3uriadiotion in such cases upon Circuit Courts,
and the Legislature could not take it away.
A consultation Of Liboral Republicans was
held in this city to-day. Tho proceedings wore
private, but 1t is understood tint all aldrcsH
will soon bo issued to tho people Of the stato.
tnking u stand against the Credit Mobilier and
other corruption in public affairs; against tito
assumption by tho Government Of tho Southern
dobt, and synlpathizing With tic anti-!nonopoly
movement In this 8tnto+
, 1873-02-20
THE FARMERS,
An Agricultural Convention Mt Joliet
-s:Nho Transportation md Hallway
0nnEtboua.

-.'Elao Transportation nnd Railway
Questions.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
JOLIET, Ill.,, Fob. IA FarmorB' Mass Con-
ventton WAS held hore to-day. Tho Court House
WAS fllod. Eyory part OF this county was we'll
represented. Charles snoad was chosen Chair
man and ". T. Nelson and Horace Il. Wood
soorotariea. Mnny short speeches were mado.
The Hon. Amos Savage, member Of the LogiB-
lature from this county, waa present and on in
vitation made fow remarks. Ho said that lo
was farmer, and sympathized with tho objootH
Of tho meeting Tic was willing that tho rail-
roads should mako aa much profit on thoir
capital aud labor as tho farmers
get on theirs. but no moro. Ho
waa In favor Of anything that would make the
railroads abide by tho low. Ho know TINT tho
railroad interests woro wo]l represented in tho
Legislature by mcmbcrs Of tho same, but ho did
not know how any person elected BY tho poopllo
could so thoro and support monopolios. No
thought TINT meetings Of This kind strengthened
mud aaBistcd tho Legislature, for ho thought
many Of them lacked " backbone"
All tho. speeches woro Of like tonor. All
were against tho railroads: While tho Commit
toes woro ont people canle into the court room,
80 that noarly every profession ~ town was rep
resonted 70 aand nearly all Of them Aad sometlilg
roaaB, and all wanted to join THO Club.
Tho Committee on resolutions reported a
eerics Of resolves, oil against railroad monopo-
lios hut ono, and that conHurod tho Governor
for ILLS oholco OF Railroad and Warehouse COM
miaHionora.
A Club or Grange WAS organized unler tho
namo Of "Tlo Will County Central farmers
Club, having far it's object tho protection Of
agriculture IN all ct ita branches.
prcBont, and auil that they sympathized
with the movement, and wanted tho tonBtt,l-
tion 80 framod that any person who folt an In.
forest In IT could join, but tho Convention,
almoat unanimously, decided that no person
should join tho Club but farmers. Many OF
thoBo Whaling it so changod owned farma, but
did not work Ihon. The ofilcera OF thia mootlpg
Wero elected the officers Of the Club.