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original matter may be OF vital importance. 1t
may be to make appropriations to run the entire
machinery Of the government The President
must sign it. II he vetoed il the session would
end before it could be Invested of its obectiona-
bic matter and be again put through both Houses.
To veto it would bring great embarrassment to
the government and the people. The objection
able items are trihing compared with the general
Importance of the BILL yet of such moment as to
be mischievous in themselves. If this amend
ment is made it may prevent much frivolous and
injurious legislation BY enabling The President to
veto any portion or provision and approve the
balance.
Another amendment is reccmmended for having
the President elected by the popular vote of the
people instead of by the electoral vote. This will
abolish the electoral college and prevent the cleo
ton of President BY minority of the popular
vote as might be the case under the present
arrangement.
We have another amendment to suggest. tits
this, that no one shall be eligible for Congress or
the United States Senate for given period after
he shall have been Governor OF State. New
Jersey has been agitating this matter 10 some ex-
tent. There it is advocated ths, an amendment
to the State constitution should be made similar
to this suggestion But we question whether this
would hold water or not. The qualifications Of
members Of both Houses are settled by the con-
stitution as it now stands, and no State law or
constitutional provision could he made binding
upon either House. The reasons for this are OBJ
vious. The Governor uses his position in almost
all instances to lift himself TO one or the other
House Of Congress. 1t is usually used to elevate
him to The U. S. Senate. Everything that the
Governor can do in the way Of distributing pa
tronage to advance his interest in this direction
be is tempted to do. 10 almost every instance
be does it. The interests of the State are made
secondary to the ambitions of the Governor. 1t
should be stopped if possible.
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Orders Executed with Promptness
Dee. l3,'73.-1y.
CO-PARTNERsHIP NOTICE.

COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.
"AVING associated with me my brother,
II ELISHA GREEN, we will hereafter con-
duct the GROCERY BUSINESS under the firm
name of THOMAS NJ. GREEN & BRO, and
I solicit the patronage of all my old customers,
assuring them that we shall strive to give sat
sfcton both as to quality of goods and prices.
THOMAS NJ. GREEN,
No. sc West Baltimore St., near Holiday.
Il e A d.
THE FOLLOWING ADVERTISEMENT:
NSDWE are prepared to offer great induce
10y ments to customers, Wholesale and Retail
Keep constantly on hand large and we'll Sc
lected Stock of Goods, consisting in part Of
GREEN AND BLACK TEAS of Choice Chops,
C0FFEES, Java, Laguyra, Rio, &c.
ENGLISH AMERICAN
Pickles, Capers and Condiments,
OLIVES, ITALIAN MACCARONI & YER
MECILLA.
Fresh Canned Fruits of all kinds, Canned Meats
and Fish, Foreign and Domestic Preserves and
Jellies. We have on hand fine stock of Old
Brandies,
WHISTLES,
AND GIN, which we offer to HOTEL KEEP
ERS at the very lowest prices, and ask call.
THOMAS NJ. GREEN & BRO,
SO West Baltimore St., near Holiday,
Dec. 13.-tJy19'74. baltimore, Nd.
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o. P. MACGILL, AUcTIoNEER.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
LEASEHOLD ESTATE AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY.

TNHE undersigned, by virtue of an order of
Il the Orphans Court of Baltimore county,
will sell at public sale, in Canton, Baltimore
county, corner of Dillon street and Sd avenue,
on Thursday, 18Th day Of December, 1873,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
ALL THAT VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
ESTATE of which George Henry Brendle 49,.
died seized, consisting of ;'".%
LOT OF GROUND -
fronting on Dillon street sixty-four feet and
running back on Sd avenue one hundred and
forty feet, improved with substantial two
story and attic
BRICK DWELLING HOUSE,
with the necessary outbuildings; large frame
STABLES, &C., the whole subject to a ground
rent of $40 per annum.
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Hon. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, has
introduced a bill in Congress asking for uni
versal and complete amnesty.
There have been seventeen bills introduc-
ed in the House of Representatives looking to
do V'to q fra comma - 1000 -AIAaAA--... = 10
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$l2O,251.s6
DISBURSEMENTS.

WILLIAM NJ ISAAC,
President.
SAMUEL KEPLER, Secretary.
Nov 90
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JOHN 8. CLEMENTS,
No. 1871 Aisquith Street,
DEALER IN
Toys, Confectionery, Fruits,
N u II s, Sc O.

OYSTERS IN SEASON.
ICE CREAM supplied at short notice. We
i make specially of supplying BALLS,
PARTIES AND WEDDLNGS-a -4I,Es 4 O1sI9-
CONNECTIONS, FRUITS, &C, &C.
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The NeaU Chief Justice.

President Grant is characteristic for taking the
people by surprise. This has been his history
from the day that he was placed at the head of
an Illinois regiment down to the present hour
Perhaps he has never made selection for posi-
ton that hoo taken the whole country more by
surprise than his nomination of Attorney General
Geo. II. Williams, of Oregon, for the honorable
and responsible duty of wearing the ormne of
the Chief Justice of the United States. While the
newspapers and public men of the country specu-
lated extensively as to the probabilities of this,
that and the other distinguished person being
selected to fill this important station, the Presi-
dent has selected one that nobody suggested
And it remains to be solved yet whether the NOM
inetion has been given person who is fully
equal to the duties the position brings. There
appears to be some opposition to the nomination.
1t was not confirmed Immediately. But the con-
frmation Of Reverdy Johnson by the Senate as
minister to England was confirmed in FIVE min
utes after Andrew Johnson sent it in. Yet Rev
erdy Johnson went to England and made treaty
that the Senate and the nation refused to accept.
MT. w HHumS HOmlHduOu uhS Oeeu TcIerreu "
the Judiciary Committee.
We do not know that it has been the custom
of Presidents to select this nomination from
among those who are recognized as great lawyers.
John Adams selected perhaps the soundest judge
that occupied the Supreme Bench when he nom
mated John Marshal OF Virginia. Yet he was
not considered great lawyer at that time though
he was forty-6ve years of age.
George H. Williams was born in Columbia
county, New York, March 23d, 1928, and is con-
sequently in his 6fty-frst year. He was DEM
ocrat down to the beginning of the rebellion
He was judge 10 Iowa, Pierce elector in 1852
and appointed Chief Justice of Oregon Territory
by President Pierce and re-appointed by Buchan-
an, but resi~ was member Of the con-
venti0n ,uat fo..--u the new State constitution
in Oregon in 1864, was elected to. the United
States Senate in 1865 and served out his term,
which expired in 1871. President Grant selected
him as one of the high court Of arbitration that
arranged the Alabama settlement. If confirmed
he will be the eighth Chief Justice of the United
States. He has never been called great man,
but be is studious, sound and unpretending
lawyer. He is deliberate and safe. And we
doubt not will wear the ermine Of Chief Justice
Chase with dignity and ability.
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TO WSONTO WN MARKET.
Revised Weekly at the Hill Market.

MARRIED..
On November 27th by Rev. j. w. Culum,
WIN. A. GRIERSON to Miss B. V. SHIPLEY.
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WEDDINGS and PARTIES

IN THE COUNTRY, A SPECIALITY.
Nov. 29.-3m.
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@rGoods delivered to any part of the City
Free of Charge. Nov. %, '73.-1y.
, 1873-12-04

lntlon four-fold. By Tint tmo they had spcnt
1000 upon THO province, aud got tho MT
ycara moro. llao Anloricans ran the exports nj,
to $35n0n.000. pcra,ns cu,iors to follow tl,e
pro'cne difficulty with Tho Spanish our borders
Il, tho light OF previous Affairs should at tlis
timo rc-rond the tedious lt'story OF
our QuAnnEIa Writ SPAIN
II, tho thrco onrly Administrations. Which mover
would fayo endod without blootlHhod but for tho
French Government ACQUIRING Louisiana frnm
Spail, by folco Mt homo, and n twouty days sail.
Ing 1t to tl,o Unitod SsasoH. Tho Spanish intro
1ucot nil tho icBuitry Of their politics. into both
Louisiana and Fiorldn, armed our 1ntliaug, ptr-
sstod policy Of evasion, postponcmou., and sur-
prise to tho laat md, In kooping Havann, tloy
kept n,oroly tho goods Of futnro arrogance. At
homB too unworthy to mnlse their Grown wortt,
hopping by an Itallan Prince. they are abrout1 4
nuHanco to their couutry. Wauti1ig money por-
rotuallY at the oxponBc Of tho wrotcletl pooplo
thoy are niiuod t,pon tlloy give rise to tito laca
that tho old Caatiliau moods maiuly-goap.
CARR.
, 1873-12-04
THE RAILROAD LAW AND THE TRADE or
FREEp0RT.

FaEEronr, Ill.,, Nov. -, 1873
To tho Editor n The Chicago Tribune:
SIR: Many people here feel a sort Of aeni-
banishment from Chicago, brought on by the
uuwise elict Of tuo last Legislature ia m at
tempt to enrich the farmers by cutting down
railroal transportation-ra.os Tho Indications
thus far l1oro arc, that farmers, railroad-mon,
merchants, mccAanics and everybody else, fcols
cut down by 1t; but oyon Dlogonos and his
candle couldn't lud the man, at this point, who
III being enriched it. He lives at milwaukee,.
uo gots large part Of tho Freoport trado that,
boforo July last, uniformly sought your city.
Bit thou We tlroyo upon tho fair froghts af-
forded by tho rivalry OF ralroad-linoa mud they
seemed to thrive on tho ratoa at which thoy
wore carrying or produce and goods.
They arc down In tho mouth nov because we
don't patronizo them; and wo don't pstrouizo
thom because VIC so largely to Milwaukee to buy
and sell. rather than pay the pro-raia freight
wl1cl, tho INV Of our fostering mother-stato saya
we sha!l pny for tho cid privilege Of buying mud
s ses # tue ser .ny nnd bette; a IT, market Of this
those whose mIlfortrno il tholr. poverty Of
place, the Language Of the Declaration Of Iude-
pondonco. Tint wo aro all born FREQ aud equal
ana th9tofor here ea. w1 . nss @ Pay extra rate, a
woods that hasn't bocn worth building second
road to, but IL equidistaut from market within
tho State, may pay lower rascs than tloy used
to. aud nobody lavo any unequal chance
OF compnlaory cooperative system; kind Of
transportation aglariaMism, tiat cuts down tho
wealth tint lies III location to s!ico up among
TIM lag-statonB.
our eo 0 sos @ our wv Wintor stoess Of oods
takoa o!1r grain, md il happy, beoauBo the Woat-
orn Union load runs betwcon 1t and Freeport,
without bolns subjected to tito embarrassing In.
terforenco ot our State law. It IL barely possi-
tho loss OF our little trado but know that our
Change OF intercourse with Milwaukee, iB oven i'm
proved upou norti! Of this. Chicago may notice
tho weoding out Of fow hundred Stato towns
from lts old lHt Of customers. In tho light OF
this Illinois aw, we feul thankful that VIC live 40
noar Wisconsin md her mnin village,
II. N. HARLOW,
, 1873-12-04
CREDIT MOBILtER.
Justice Hunts DcGistola In tho Suit nj
Hartford.

Justice Hunts DcIistoza In the Shit Mt
Hartford.
sntcfat Correspondents " 1he Chicago Tribune.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Nov. ~, 1873.
JuHtice Hunts decision, like nil other docu-
mopts connectcd with this suit, is exceedingly
yoluminous. uo begins by relca1sing tho act Of
March so, 1873, unsor which tho suit is brought,
und also tho Judiciary not Of 1850. 11o holds
that tho net Of 1873 fully authorzoa Tho At
tornoy-Gcncral to bring tho suit III question.
Not that ho would hayc power to bring my
against my parties but, keeping within tho
bounds Of the net, as ho has, llo is legally jrsti-
oa in bringing this particular suit against thoHo
particular pastioH for the purposes specified. So
mucll Is favorable for tho Government 1t is an-
other question, however, whether tho Supreme
Court would affirm this rul1ng.
Ha quotos Tho rorty-sccoud section Of tho bill.
wheroin tho la1ld-Erants and privileges OF tho
road aro sot FORTH and ,ponkB with especial
streBs upon the domurrerB which he tecidoB
against tho Government. This latter decision
roBts upon tho principle that 4 cannot bring MI
action agninst 3 to recover B. debt Which D owes
to tl'rd party. Il the o!llcors Of tho paci!lc
llailr0ad Cournny haye not faithfully performed
thoir dntics If contractors havo slcfraudcd tho
Uompauy; II moneys hnvo been embezz1od,-
these aro otfouse8 against the Company, not
aSaluAt the ttOyer1lu1ont md tho Company must
bring suit in lis own na1ua rs lhe in nred purity.
All moneys Which tho Government rccovcra 80
into tile Government Treasury, but they lave
no claim ON anything they might rccoyor in this
suit. Tho amount of 1t il, that Congress us
SHINES to give tho Government power to tako
anothor's property. NJ suit can DO brought OK
cept by Tho Company.
1'he Government may regulate fares, and OK
orcse such q general supervision ap is provided
for II, tho chaltor, though it caunot 10 father
tilnn tLnt oharter allows. Tho Government may
bring but to recover such moneys, either inter
est Or principal, as may he due; but 1t cannot
hold tho property Of tho Company aa trust
property, nor excrclge tho power OF n Trustoo
over it. II tho Company io nat comply with
tho conditions under which it wnH orgauized
tho Government may bring suit to ca1ase tho
Company to surrender its charter; this they have
power to do aud this ia their romedy, rather
than put themselves in tho place Of the Conn
pany mud become plaintiffs iu ia hohalf. THO
Court grauts tho prayer for disolyiug the i'll
junction against tho Company.
II this aeciron is allowed to stand, tho bill
would goom to be moro thoroughly defeated than
il would have been had tic Cou.t simply granted
tho motions to dismiss for want Of Jurisdiction
in which case tho Government would have been
compelled to prosecute in tho seyora! judicial
districts wherein tho plaintiffs might be served
or 1esldont; now. however, they ara doniod the
power Of appearing ~ plaintiffs AZ against tho
several dolontunla.
, 1873-12-04

The Prince and Princess of Wales, on recent
thoir Children ut Edlubnrgll. Tiny stopped ut
tho West End station. intending to tlriyo into
tho town and dino. They Eot into private car-
riage that was placed ut their. disposal mud drove
to the Clarendon. During dinner it was acoI-
tlentally discovered that tho tlyoo youngest
children aud thosr nslrAea wero nowhere to be
found, and groat WAS tho diamay OF eyory onu.
When last soon they wero safely packed In cub,
but uo ono had given oably directions whoro 10
drive to, aud In tho buhtle Of tic streets ho had
oyitlonty lost sight OF tho bronglasn. hlossen-
gors woro sent oif 10 scour all tho lsotols, mud
after short interval tho children wore dis
coyercd busily engaged with bread and butter III
thA Douglas, and blihBfully unconscious that tho
entiro renninIty Of tho city WAS on tho verge OF
hyaterlcs on their account,
, 1873-12-04
THE SUIT AGAINST THE NORTHWESTERN
RAILROAD.

Frrrpour I'll Nnv m 1874
70 tho Editor ar The ch,eaou 9r,oune: AWE - 1N'
osaa.,..1 r"n..aa s oa ~ .ao os"so
legal ,nouthpicce, the AttorueyG General, against
tho Northwestern Ruroad, is a largo mine Of
'na'. w. 49, s.Atos.s' n~.. Ill., ;. t.
III tue nsht piaeF, IL III interesting M warning
to defendants tint, for every doilar'a actual
damaga which a plaiutifr imaginos he has BUS
tained, lis attorney will probably sue said de-
ro.a..'4 e.. cono r. L. ,,ni,,s,,,o - uassasS4
ao.ua1ls los s1"o ~ ~ sa1'Ao.0 ~ plocce,oh1
aes pS the state, Tor clients, when they reckon
their exact loss ut St, to Bue for
$1,000. Tho $905 noarly pays tho nt-
toFuey, exccpt IN occasional exorbitant one.
w. ,o ,,nn,an ,,asn; .,,o st"tn oe. t.
IN 1ho case named, wherein tue state sues tho
railroad Tor S!oo'oo' Which 1t says Is owing to
1t, the actual " "exceHnes ovor what tho Com
for e a'Sm aaa t
~a,;as.,;a., - 49, t.,,.t,, s;ss sa'..ta .sa1.s
apeoiheatiohs OF the tHehty-s'x counts'-mako
TIP total damage complained OF Of only 9511.35.
And, Of this sum. $a3.20 is complained Of, not
rs an oxcess over 1oeal and inst ratos but
hoc,uao nfunr 4 sco},a1d or Froenort 40 IL
Am1a Duesuao 49, A4uA.s - " e'1'a' 10 80
aneSea, pa'a ~ cehts peF ton moro Tor hanl'ne
from Chicago than Brown did on coal enough to
NJ. 4 q. mid too mucb. bnt TINT n. Maid ,cas,
~ rot 1sror,, ,r,osa ,orr rat"a eoo,, ~ ~ ~
naa w. p'uNn' "l'ose iow t"tes heen' W hafe
excited jealousy, IN another count Is pa;aded az
flctlm OF yeFltano 'e1tortion. pecA'iHe
1oe OF ~ IONS COST nm IN snip,
ping fully - cent more per ton than did
hls former lot. And tins item or ohenso
la what lu cents OF that soil 39 or actnsl damage
represents, as per ex.pnrto declaration; Aud,
Tor tho u cents wh'oa the nicely, balanced Com~
lnlssioners INNS way oAtoft1a trom lro%n; w.;
tneY claIn 1oE tao lnJuIeu Stnto Sao' oE -ou
times 10 cents, thongh thoo State nil! be dino
, 1873-12-04

Argument lii Philadelphia Concerning
the a.nH:.ilty of tho Election Ordered
by shu Constitutional Convention.
Special Dtspach to The Cl.tcaao Tribune.
pn11ApELrI1A pa.. Doc. Alt tho N,si-prius
Court to-tlay, Chief-Jnstice Agnew, md Judges
Goulon, sllarawood Williams, and Norour pre-
siding. arguments Of oounaol woro hoard upon
tho bill liled by Charlus i. Warburton Francis
Wells, a.tl others, Tor All injunction to restrain
tho Board Of Election Commissioners appointed
by the Constitutional Convention from couduut-
Ing tLs oleotion OIL tho 1tth inst, by mems of
otllcors named by themselves, Independently OF
the election officers appointed by tho Board ot
Aldermen. Long botoro the Usual hour
of oponing court large audience OF lawyers anl
members Of tho Convention Woro asacmho1 to
hear tho discussion. MeHsra. Qowon, AsLllurHt,
, 1873-12-04
Candidate for t3Ao Vacant United
S1ittoN INttgcAIslp In yYfscuuhi1a.

Spfc7H! N'spaeh q The C7tfcaao 4rtlu,Ie -
FosD Du Lao Wis, Doc. 2.-l'l,o lion. Il. Z.
pon!tion Of United statcs Circuit Judge. yico
Allor resigned. Judge Trisby, as tho Kopulii-
Gan canslidnto for Attorney General, received llo
largoat vote of any man OIL tho tiosot
, 1873-12-04

-The preblo. County (O.) folks have boon
having grcnt fox.hunt, IN whiul four foxcs
were caught aliyo. Three escaped aftor capture,
and tho purity then Joined IN froo tight for poa
carried in triumph to Lowlsburg suspended from
a pole.
, 1873-12-04


Tho year 1879 las boon. in tho main, d pros
pcrol's ono with tho iron-nnos, and there was
l1otto District. For purposos Of compnrlsou.
aud to show tho growth of tAi is groat mloyol Ia.
tereat, giye tho following, table, setting forth
lilo total amount Of iron-oro mined, aud biz iron
agg1sgaso yaIi,o OF bolll products, from iho
opening Of tho iron n,inoa, in 1850. to the close
-
, 1873-12-04
1s7l.................. e19,s;o sla2n ao.olaA1
1aT2.................. Ht!,f33 0iluS ptlbA,03H
1a'o.... .............. .1,25u,ooo 7sooo 14.12'.uco


Toth... .0t73a, 100 428b80 $a7.120,104
Tile aetuni shipments by water Tits ycar aro
1.a71 327 gruBs tors nr orc, mud u.s. $50 grosH tons
Of pig-motal; but tl,o estimated amount Of orc
Hcne tO local furnaces, mud to Wisconsin by rnt1,
together with Lilo amount III tho nt0ck-pilca+
brings tho totnl up TO tho foregoing ilEu:os. III
rig. tho slipinents llRvo bocn light ta yoar; but
lilo "mako" l,aB boon larger thai, that of tho
provio'1n yoar. Lnttorly, tin panic has seriously
Affected the minca mud furnnccp about Mar
quotln.-tI,o result being guuoral c,irtaiting Of
opu, nt:onH, mnl1y of tho Mines reducing ttoir
working forco, mud Bomo of tho fu1nacos going
out Of D1nst.
TIE copTER-1NTEnEsT.
Tho yield Of 1879 IL without rrcccdont In tho
history or tho ooppcr-d,ssriot Of tho upror Pc
1,insuln. Careful estimates (mado about Nov. y
place tho total Of tho coppor-produotton for the
ycnr at ovor 10000 tunH.-nn increasc Of 1900
tons ovor tho largest aggregate in any previous
year. thnt of 1870. lilo following IL n statemont
If tic product of tho Laso Superior copper
mines from tal5, tho dato Of their opening, to
lin elnrn 0f1 1Y13
, 1873-12-04
Balance invested In mines. .Ssl $685.

rLAHTEn.
The plaster-rroduct Inns also been largo, aud
Hlown decided increase oyor the tguroa for
previous years. The yield Of tho Alabas:or
guarrics IL estimated at 80, GOO toms while tho
Grand Rapids bods layo turned out over 65, 0U0
barrels OF calciued mud over IL, ,000 tons Of rock
and ground plaater.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
During the past Boason, the Michigan rnil1 1ond-
system Las becn increased by the addition of 933
miles OF now road. as follows
Northern Extension Of tho Jntlsson, Lansing 4 sag-
inaw Division Of tho Central Noud, from
Otecgo Luke TO D7rnca. a..........................
Northern Extension Of tho Grand 1laids Il Indiana
Road from F,fc Lake 10 rctoskcy, and tile
completion ot tho Trave1Re City branch......... c8
Completion Of thn Stanton Brunch Of the Detroit,
Lansing Il Lake Michigan Nuad, from slscrt- i.
Tho M new e aehigan ian csaia iio, from
Tic Mineral lsa,go 1oat', IN the copper -raiu-
ing district Of The Upper pcnny1lla. .......... 10
onlciou Of tho Detroit Il Lay City Railroad, 1c-
tween LaIoer and Bay City. 48
Completion Of tho Peuinsnlar Division Of the CAt-
caBo l. Northwestern Road, between Mcnonl-
nee anu a+acal1pa W
The new Cauat!a Southern, running from Detroit
to Tocdo aud from Crosse Islo to Fyctte.. ...112
Tho following table gives In full tho present
railroad mileage Of this Stnte:
, 1873-12-04

T6tal. ....,.....,,...,.. .,..".:........ 3s5U
Tho following table epiton,izcs tho history Of
tho railroad progress OF Michigan, which has
beon 30 rnpid. aud has go greatly stimulated tho
general growth Of tue State;
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-12-23
Oar Relation uI,h Spain.

WHAT THE PRESS OF HAVANA EXPECTS OF
US NOW THAT THE vIRGINIUs HAS BEEN
DECIDED UNENTTTLED TO CARRY THE
AMERICAN FLAG.
HAVANA. Dec, 22.-The DiaTio announcing
that tho Government at Washington has re-
eOgnized that the Yirginius was not entitled
to carry the American nag, says: After this
acknowledgement not the slightest doubt
ought to remain. The Virginl1s was q legal
prize, and her crew were pirates, whom the
Spanish courts justly treated as such, and
the demands of the United States were un.
just and unfOunded. We now expect the
United States will give the reparatiOn due
unto Spain, and hope also that Spain will
present O.her claims against the United
States"
In the Junta to-day a statement Of the debt
OF the island was presented. plan to ar
range the financial Affairs and solve the
financial question was also presented. The
lntendentes will submit another plan The
debt OF the island is $S7, ,OO0, 600. The notes
OF the Spanish Bank In circulation amounts
to S1O4. 900 900. The government authorizes
railroad companies to charge rates Of freight
and passage in gold or its equivalent in
paper This shows that the government
IS averse to prOclaiming forced paper cur
rency.