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Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-21

ViON sC..SW b. r., brass screw rings picture
i rings porcelain and brass head picture nals and
heoks, for sale at
TRUMAN 4 SHAWiS
No ss6 (Eight Thirty-pve) Market St, below Ninth,
philadanhia
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Aeaths.

BRIGGS.-On Wednesday morning, George Briggs,
ia his 29th yer, native OF Dutton, Northampton
shire, England,
The friends OF the family and the members OF st.
George Society are invited to attend his funeral at
the Old Swede's Church, at 2 o'clock, sunday after
noon.
BELFORD.-In this city. on Friday morning, Feb.
VI 1873, James A. Belford, aged 81 years.
The fri nds and relatives OF his family are re-
spectfuy invited TO attend the funeral from his late
residence, NJ. SIT w. second street, on Monday
morning, Feb. 24sh. at O'Clock.
Embellishments Hilman, aged 90.
II Ihe relatives and lends are respectfully invited
to attend her funeral from the residence OF her
IN law, Philip Mcdowell, (McDOWellvIll!O Sunday
afternoon at two O'Clock, without further notice.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-21
Buckingham's Dye.

FOH THE WHISkEhSs
AS our Renewer in many cases
requires too long a time, and too
much care, to restore gray or faded
Whiskers, we have prepared this
dye, in one aoreparationj which will
quickly and effectually accomplish
this result. 1t is easily applied,
and produces a color which will
neither rub nor wash off. Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured by R. P. HALL, & CO.,
NASHUA NH.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-21

CARPENTER'S TOOLS and building hardware.
" for sale by
No, s2b eight Thirty-nvel Market ct below Ninth,
Philadelphia
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-21
The Zee Gorae.

THE SITUATION AT wILLrAMsPoRT, PORT DEPOSIT,
AND In The soHUYLKILL.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-21
SECOND EDITION.


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5gew advertisements.

NJONE BUT THE VERY BEST qualities ofFfur-
IN mace, Range ana Stove Coal, dry and well
screened are delivered from our selkscreeninR bins
Also, Cumberland and ClearHeld Bituminous coal OF
GEo. W. BUSH SON. French-st. wharf.
, 1873-12-06

In Al hiatorical aud descriptive account Of
Persia recently publishoa in London, ap4sass
author, gives fair idea OF the orpresalous tha:,
under Tic sulao of law, arc allowed to ta!e
place in that country: IAN acquaintance Ut
lilo writer OF these pages, while ho lodged in I.
certain town, WAS alarmed by hearing IN q
l4elyhboriny house sort OF periodical puu!sl-
Inent goin; on daily. Heavy biows wo,s
gwen. ald d person waB cou-
t!puallY crying out, 'Amaup! anaun!
{Alor,y, mcrcy)-I have nothing
Huastn IL my Witness, l layo nothing
Upon inquiry. he learned that the sufferer waa
u tnerclaat reputoa tu DO very riuh, who aftor-
wartl confessed to him that, having understood
tho Governor Of tho place was determined to
have stinro in Ills weaitl aud expecting to po
put TO tAo torture. ho Ead resolved to habituato
himself to tho onausanca OF pain, III order to bo
ablo to resist the threatened demands. lIo lad
brought himself to bear 1,0U0 strokes OF tho
stick, aud, NJ l'o vas abo to counterfeit exhsus-
ton. ho hoped to be able to bear as many blows
III they would yonturo to intlict, short Of death,
without coucctling any Of hiH money"
, 1873-12-06

With tho poeitton Of tin T,nca Oh tho Spaninll
question, LIE IniauNE III II, tho right III relA.
ton to tho conduct Of Chpt Fry III oratolfng hH
1non to ro ul,ou tho sealslc drowning mon flint
jumped from thu ADund City ut thu bursting of
nor hinnrn ptpon. .ihoro nra hutGrctld Of living
uiin.essos III this pnrt of I'dinun that chi attrot
to iln, iralh OF tho atatomonB contained II, 1}!E
TRIBUNE, Whon Cart. Try waa captnrod;
utt'f l,,olly wounded, llo WIZ oonirontnd
With tho chnrgo, and In dencd it /,
but wl,en infornscd TINT ono Of ls I.icutol,ants.
just Letoro llls dosth, Lad gyon Tho Information.
ie did hot teny 1t nny longor hut ulooa fl,lnlb
lke lamb l'sEore its sl.earor. There is In t!a
county over 2Ul men "Io sow lila position Of
TIL: 1nnuNE III cnrrcct. Tho Mound City ilrod
but onu accidental shot altar nho was tllsablo1,
ny s1lo bad no Bitglo Hut,-crcw tho beat, uslt
Of all, ttat woro net tsis.D}oi. We would rnll,or
tako the atasrmonts OF Col. Fitch. tho Surgeon,
n,,d aLllor Eorty~aix9ll I,,d;aua buya prcacHt nj
tho tiuie, than thns OF my papei~scrbbler.
At lilo time Fry was cap1Hreta, tllo iting NJ tic
acaldcsl incn was still IN rro':,cs's, slla did not
cease for Aomo minutes nitor his capture.-~
Loganspori (Ind.) Sun.
, 1873-12-06

Ilto Chicago produces nlarkoIA woro gonorally
straug, md moderately activo ycatort]ay. though
nj n lower rango OF priccu in grain. Moss pork
was III largo demand, antl 20@3oo por l,rl higher,
closing at sl9.7 .7o@13.75 cash, ind st4.4o@1A.A5
sa'lur February. Lard was actiyc and nearly
}}!c pcr III hsghor, at 7sssc cash, aud as15@8,2o
eellor February. NfentH woro quiet and u sllado
irfnor, at i3{c for s1ouldors, G11G9a3Ac for short
ribs Galc for short cloar, all bosct and 9a0!lc
for aweut plctlcl hams. nighwino' wore quiet
nud firm. at GOO por gallon. Drossod hogs ,yero
quiet snl stronger, ut e5.oo0D5.1o ror 109 IhH.
Flour was quIot md steaty ut 95.5o@5.75 for
good spring extras. Wheat was moro active,
nn& 11lo lover, cloBing strong at 3l.071{ cash or
Bellcr tic month, and 5l.0s9l seller Jnuuary.
Corn was nolivo md stronger closing Mt 1870
cash, aud 4S91o socr January. Oats wore active,
aui 14c higher, closing II. 3G21c cash or uo1ler
January. 1tye was quiot md 115c higher, Mt 73h
@'7lc. Dnrlcy was dull a',d o.sior, Mt s1.45
for No. 2. and a1.oiGpl.05 for No. y. Live hogs
were active mud firm ut ali advance Of 11c--
closing at S4.oc9i.55. Cattle woro In good do
mand a,ld hr,n with salos at 32.0oGpG0o. slleep
ruled btonlly.
, 1873-12-06

War with tho public. Can Senator pocket
foo of $40, 600 from ono Of tlloso corporations,
uild stlll bo qualified to voto without bias On any
question nffootin; tho company? M Court
would alow a conductor or brakeman to BIT nB
juror or aot aB arbitrator In my caae whore
tho company that employH him was Interested.
Tho Senate ia filling mp with railroad attorneys,
aud thoao railroad attorneys aro cllnrgcd with
Tho duty Of leglslatlng as hetweon tho
opposing intoroatB Of tho people anl
tl,oac graHping corporations. Wo nrn
spoaking Ut notorious faoty: Tho fees
pa!d by these corporations to nttornoya
who aro at tho Same tinlo Senators aro onor-
moun, aud Tar excood those paid TO ,nombers Of
tho Bar who aro not Senators for like services.
An election to tito Senate is now regarded as tho
admission to large railroad practice, aud tho
country tint WAS scandalized by tho petty case
OF AIR. Halo Ia compelled to look on and witneHs
these corporation attorneys framing the nasios-
al legislation. Tie law pasBea in Alr. Halo's
caso should 10 enlarged. Sonatora cannot tako
pay from both sdoa. II thoy represent tho
country, they must ccaso to bo attorneys. They
cannot represent both country ind clients. If
tloy must practice thoir professions, lot them
leave tho Senate, and 10 longer insult tho intol-
ligence aud honesty Of tho people by having
cliouts OIL both aidca Of tho case.
, 1873-12-06

tho sentiment Of tho people on tho aalary quoA-
ton, All examination Ut tho various bills reveals
ali stttor contempt for the intelligence Of tho
poople, blnce tt'oy show conf'donco TINT q
modification of tho injury will rnHs muster as o
fnlt confossinn mud recanta.io,,. Nobody 1ndor-
tnkos to disturb tho President In tho enjoyment
Of tin increaso, though this WIS tlo starting
point mud tho incontvo throughout. Ifthospecial
Committee 1calre TO 10 80, thoy cau very Hpeod-
lily dispose Of thu whole subject hy bringing in
n bill absolutely ropoallng Tho inoroaso mado at
Tho lst session, and providing for tho reduction
from futuro pny OF tho ex'ess already paid oyor
OIL tho preHont basis. If n short, platn, and
unamblguous bill Of tha character wore intro
lueol by tho Committee, wo do not bcltovc that
Congress- would daro dofy public opinion by re-
fectur It,
, 1873-12-06

Speaker Dlnino announced tho standing COM
mittees Of the House Of Representatives yoster~
Jay. Messrs. Dawos. Garfield, Sco1old, and
Kelley aro reappontod to their old positions.
Tho Committee Of Ways and Means is apparently
low tarir." at all events, it il not 1nado up in
accordance with Pennsylvania ideas on tl'ns Bub-
ject. Mr. Burchard. Of Illinois, retains his place
on this Committee, and Mr. Kasson, Of Iowa, Is
nddod toit, while blr. Maynard, Of Tennessee,
has been rotated " to tho Chairmansljp of tho
Committee on Banking and Currency. we re-
gret to see that tho Speaker put Fernando Wood
on 1t at last. 1Ir. Orth, Of Indiana is made
Chairman OF Foreign Affairs, and Gen. Butler Of
tho judiciary.
, 1873-12-06

The Fuenvicxt Ordinance t1a tho World
--A lI8-r0,lfltl Shat wriyclt Through

The Euc1vicxt fsrtinnnce in tho World
--A lI8-rolfld Shat mrivelf Through
Fifteen 1sacnca of Solid Iron.
Goston {pec. y Correspondents u tie ey lork Herald
took place upou tho obacurs territory OF Nut
Island, IN boston llagbot. Tho experiments
were such "a to demonstrate that all the smooth
boro gunB OH hand aud belonging to tho Gov
ernsnent can bo increased IN precision and power
tu I'LL extent which will enablo them to hit and
destroy. with Il single slot, any iron-clad or
other 'Str vessel that ever hoaled. Tho e1pcri-
muNtH took place under the observation OF
Capt. Traxton, Captain Of Ordnance Of tile
Navy Department., and under tho supervision
ment aud inventor Of che riing improvement,
which adds sucl lonlatkablo force aud efficiency
to tho loayy arinn,nont OF our forls und Hhi1,s-
of-nar. For tho PURPOSES Of the experimental
toat there wore provided two guns OF twenty-l lhroe
tous cach aud OF 15-illoh casibro. Ono Of tho,n
was tho common 6mooth-horo a,,d taa other was
ritled IN accordance with Mr.. Wiard'a invention,
hut in ottor respects there WAS no differences
whatever. Ono lluuslrca and forty pounds Of
powhor-t!'o largest quantity Of ammunition
projections, wcro respectively Of 4G0 pounda
woiblt. Tho targotB conaiuted of wrougllt-
iron platea OF iiftosn inches in thick
n!oass, !a, und they wero e;Gsctol ,sido by
ioot,lo l'rod from, tho Ward run wau VI conieal
shape, anl tho ono tirou from tho cuamon
Kmuoth-boro piece way necessarily round, The
Quo 'ilst na1nua wont clear through. tie 15-ieh
plates, ent OUT OF n!gLt into aa,.tl-bank in Ito
roar. The demolition OF tho almost iuyulnorablo
target WAS complete, nntl 30 great was tho force
vita which u was struck that Il fragment oi 800
Or 400 pounds WAS thrown eoar acroas tho iblaul,
dittat.co os not teaa tAan u quarter Of y mile,
I1so Frojectilo from the Anooth-bore g,,u poue-
tsatol tllo to,got only about Us inc|,oa mid, us
tho ntlynntagos wera pror!soly ua,lal. tho ia
.ority of tho tilet! arul waH vt oltcs establish o
by tho experiment, and admitted by tito Goyosn-
n,cnt authorities Vi observation. Compared with
other comparative tosta. tha g:ylo Ut guu is tho
most obstructive over yet produced 4 35-toll
gun OF la-icl, caltbre, was onco fired In England
through an iron plate Of la i1lolts In thickness,
showing tho comparative penetrating power OF
that arm to 10 about 144 n;ainat 925 Ut tho gun
ut Nut Island. This Improvement, as the Gov
ernlnont understands It, does not involve tho
manufacture OF new guns to Hecuro 1t. Take
tho prcHent armament Ut our forts, just As thoy
aro, aud they can be ritled At tenth tho ooHt
that now guns can DO manufactured, and at tho
Ba,no time tlsclr eilleonuy unloolll-boro ord
las1oa IL not III tho loaut impaired; aud, incl,ln.
lug tho 6oHt OF riding, tho arl.s will bo ohoaor
by olto-tunth than tho boat English guns, ind
Tor destructive powols tlor olloloncy oan hard
lY eyer bo equalal.
Uuaor this improvement 1t is claimed that tha
, 1873-12-06

The President las communicated to Congress
lottor from Buennyenturn Baoz, claiming to DO
President Of tho Republic Of San Domingo ask
lug that tho American Government take the Ro-
public undor it's protection. He recitoB long
mud pitcous story Of tho "oos Of Sun Domingo,
"tho world discovered by Columbus" He clalms
that San Domingo Inns been greatly injured
first, by tho refusal Of the United States to an-
nox .hat Republic aud second, By tho great
noise mado over the Samana Bay Company'a
purchase. aud the subsequent failure OF that
Company. Under theso circumstances, tho in
sslrrectionista arc again disturbing tho public
tranquility, and ho chnrges that tney arc secretly
aided by tho Government OF Hayti, which aima
to aocuro the poasoaHion Of the whole island aud
turn Mr. Daez out Of his aituation. uo would
like to have the United States make war upon
Hayti, aud disburse little money through him
In San Domingo, whoro busiuoas is very dull,
and no prospect Of getting bettor. This IL truly
\ narrowing state Of aTairs. notter send Dab
cock down thera again.
, 1873-12-06

The wol1-moaut dov'ce of tho Pennsylvania
Constitutional Convention for giving philadol-
phia fair election has miacarricd. Tho election
commission appointed by the Convention las
bceu unanimously decided by tho Supreme Court
to DO in conflict with tho State Iaws, which tho
Convention had no authority to override. As
tho Court Expresses it. mono Of tho existing
branches Of tho Government arc atfcctod by q
Constitution that is not adopted. Tho Court
grant the injunction prayed againat the Commits
siouors, and tho ring are properly jubi1ant that
tho law Ia on their side.
, 1873-12-06

4 great iiro oilco brolo out In u littlo German
town near whsro Htood tower about eighty foot
liglI, which formed purt OF the Iortttication OIL
the town wall. Gu tho summit btork'a nest
]lau boon bnit for 10 n,alv ynArs TINT tho bulll-
ing had received tile uamo Ut "Stork,s Tower"
At the time Of the tlro tloro wore troo un-
ii|edgcd birds In tho most. aud tho poor little
soon showed tlielr good sense aud thor loyo for
their young, for by turus they each Aow OF to
tome tinh ponds Just outside tho walts; llore
taoy took q good Dip in thu water, und filled their
heaks with ~ much NJ thoy could uaery awayi
thou. notwithstanding tho s1no1o aud lames,
thoy ilow back to tl,olr little onos, poured tho
watur flonl tl!air beai:s oyor them mud tho nest.
aud a. the suIle snno nhuklna It from thor
fca:lorH. THUS during tho wluo dsy did tlese
toward eyonlng, when all danger tor thor young
and tilelr ucat waa over,
, 1873-12-06


1t has probably occurred to somo people tint
the Cubans may escape the humliatioa Of O sur
render Of tho Virginiua by IN 81 accidental" Or at
all events Ill Irresponsible burning or destruction
Of tho vesAel. Such au oyens would not bo alto.
gethor without precedent. During tho War of
eho Rebellion, tho Florida, u Rsbel ship, was
captured in the port Of Bolivia, uraxii. In tho
innat unceremonious and unlawful lna1lnor. Tho
surrender Of tho Florida to tho Government Of
Drazil WIS afterwards adjudSod, and thero wan i
good deal Of feeling asainst it. particularly
halons tho navy mou. Tho Florida was anchored
of Fortress Monroe in tue middle OF tho chan-
nol, aud WAS ono night run down mud aunk
This accident sparod tho American Gov
ernuent the assumed humiliation Of surron-
1eriug the ship to Brazil Il similar ncclont
to The Virginius would not. however, dispose Of
the controversy TINT arises from her case. In
fact, 1t might be OF advantage In saving tho
American Government tho embarrassment Of
prosecuting her In case it shall he proved that
aho waa engaged ing unlawful bubuoss Int
tho other conditions Of tho proctocol would
remain to ba compiled With, and they a1e OF q
character that cannot be disposed Of III an acel-
dental way. Tho survivors Of the Virginus crow
must ba surrendered. for ono tng, and harm to
Them will not be regarded rs the act OF irtospon.
eble PERSONS. The Government OF Sphi!' las
liaewae plodged itself to prosecute tho olicIala
who h,,rrledy ordered tue execution Ut tho Vlr-
glnius paoplo. 4 failure to do this will ho aa
, 1873-12-06

Tho report Of Captain General Jovellar's resig-
nation is douied this morning, but without nny
any more weight than tho original statement.
The sudden outburat OF warliko uows from Cuba
day before yesterday is followed by great calm.
No favor ia shown i'll Washington to the PROPOSE
tion that tho Virginius DO intrusted to some
neutral party till the international questions H.
yolycd in her capturo be settled. There is no
excitement among the n,ombors of tho Guyern-
ment. aud no disposition 10 grant Spain any
formal extension Of tho time for surrender, who
lowed to tako little longer time than agreed
upon if uecasuary to carry out its agreement
without danger to itso]f
, 1873-12-06

This is not Tho only country which IL 1ingracod
with chureh-acnndalu. A. minister Of tho Cl.l1cl,
Of Eng1nn,s, tho nov. John Roid, ]laB tecontiy
boon tried md convicted Of m 0llollso called
!" tho soliciting Of tile olaatity Of four fcmnlo
soryants In hsy employ" aud alao ol perjury for
donyng tho ofronao upon oatll. For all Of tliH,
tho Dean has sentenced him to suspension
from luis ofl1co Tor three years, subject to roiil
abatement by his procuring y certi,cato Of good
character signed by throo clergymon.
, 1873-12-06

Representative Sheridan, Of Louisiana. nlnde
roply yesterday to Afr. Cox's charge, that tho
:ersiGcato Of election presontod by lis col
Icasuo 0lr. Smith, had bcon got up in Wasll-
instou. Ito assured tho House thIt tho returns
from tho district In question, tho Fourth
Louisaua, woro proporly canvasscd. Tho cloc-
of tho datrict was more than three lays' distant
front Now o1leaua, thoro was pionty Of timo to
ranyass the vote by tho 29th, tho day on which
tho certificate was dated.
, 1873-12-06

THE GREAT sN1yEL1NG ASSOCIATION.
Tho Boston Journal Of Commerce. which has
not beon noted as IN organ Of " British FREQ
American Iron md Steel Association, demanding
au Increase of tho du.iea on iron mud steel, in
THU wiso.
This Assoctation has national reputation for its
1nrgnannoua iMpuloucc, which waul1 l1Rve tho iron
a uscci interests Ut lct,uBylyHuil supported by tho
wola o. tho country, at tho cost Of I'LL. That getc
men mrat huvo forgotten ilat American irou 1I bce
exported to England recently, Gl that tho imports Of
lron from Lverloof lRvo ut tho tue limo largely de-
crcaned, ro al 10 alarm tho London Timts mud oAcr
prominent English jourua1s. We rashor suspect that
tho psnnsyednu nonopolisAs know all THU just well
~ tho rest Of Tho commercial and industrial world and
they In TIC future demand for further
uuctinn In tho tariff which they planned to Offset by
wall md whine from their ailo Of tho house.
1he Boston paper has hit the mil Oh tho head.
The Iron and Steol Association Baw Clearly
enough that thoy would aoon be- asEcd to rolax
thoir grip Oh tho jngu1ar vein of American ill.,
duatr7. So they calo1 grand huiyeling Con-
yontiou and recitod thoir woos to Congress,
showing how thoy had shut up shop and dis
charged thoir hands tundor the nuspicos Of &
high protective tarilr), hnd how they must have
ao1ne moro tariff, or they could mover start up
again. What spectacle for q proud pooplol
Horo Ia n branch Of industry utartcd half a con.
tury boforo the Revolutionary War, pos
sosBiug really uuoqualed natural adyan-
taseH, and protected not merely by
5000 miea OF oconn transportation but
by expensive inland transportation as vol,
whose olief mou como boforo CongrcaB every
year i'll tho capacity OF moudlcants, asking to be
supported ut tho public expense. There Ia .
time coming whep tho great sniycling Assoeia
tion will DO sent about its business, aud people
will be allowed to buy iron and stool for wha
they aro worth. Whom that time comes, thoJ
will continue to buy Of the American iron AMI
ateel manufacturers. but they will pay only Buch
prluos az arc established by tho law Of suppl,
and demand, with the Inv Of Congress loft out
, 1873-12-06

Tho letter OF Col. Fitch. relative to tho In
human conduct Of Capt. Fry, tho la4o command
or Of tho Virginius, In shooting holploss aud
sculded mon struggling In tho wator for their
livcs, WIS tue only thing needed to oomploto tho
humiliation of tho Chicago Times. During tho
War, tho synpathios of tho Times wore will, tho
men who fought On tho su1ne atdo with Capt.
Fry, a1ld it aidod tLom to tho oxtent OF itH
ability in their attempt to overthrow tho Gov
or1l,nont. Since that time, liz symphtlies lavo
always boou on tho side Of buccaneors. FREQ
hooters, and pirates. Il has hoou Il public enemy
30 long itsolf TINT 1t Inns no sympathy with any
ono WHO cannot show tl!at ho Is nlibuaser, or,
serted TINT Capt. Try had boon Guilty ot
inllunlan conduct, and therefore was not e fit
subject for sympathy when q liko fato overlook
him, tho Times Mt onco recognized a congonial
spirit, who Ind beon engaged III attacking help
less people. Accordingly 1t r,shel to his de-
fcnso denied that hc had done anything wrong;
oulosizcd him aB I. man whose llcart WINS III tho
right place; blaclguartlod every one who
thought dilfo, entity; employed irresponsible
people 10 write up Fry as good 1ebei; mud. duy
abuse upon every ono who did not admit that this
murderer Of holpless mou, this s:mnn without
q country" WAS q hrst-c'aas patriot, whose death
must be avenged by tho United Staten Govoru-
mont under whoae flag ho was smiling when
capturol.
In tho absence Of any offlcinl statomont rola-
tive TO tho brutal nirair ut Fort st. Charlos Tho
Times waxod more Indecent day by day, and also
found II stnunch ally III the ST. Louis Globe, ono
Of whose attachcs who Inns beou kicked about
from one pnpor to another like football for
years past, had seen several actions during tho
War from tho coRl-holes Of gunboatH. Tho two
papers ut last grow 80 noisy aal ydciforouB that
Col, Fitch, OF Indiaua, the mau who captured
Fry o: Fort St. Charles, was compelled to inter-
| fero. How satisfactorily ho did 90, tho public
knows. lie fired but ono shot, and that
exploded their stoam-lruma and scalded
tho wholo crow, aud since that tirae
they haven't opened their mouths. It
may bo possible, however, that they are only
resting from the attack to tiud out whether Col.
Fitch is q dangerous n'an. II thoy can satisfy
themselves that he Is not. we may expect to be
informed in fow days TINT Col. Fitch poisoned
| bis grandmother, and that during tho War he
amused himself by Draining Confederate babies
before tho oyos Of their mothers, and that since
the War he has beea guilty Of forgery, arson, mud
horBo-stoaling. If they find. however, thathe can
hit back, they will probably lot him alone. At all
eyouts, tho Times hns hed nil itwanta OF tic FRY
MAttpr.
, 1873-12-06

The appointment Of a Select Committee for
tho consideration Of. tho ropoal OF tho aa!asy-
grab waa n measure adopted by the House OF
Representatives. in Bclf-defonao. An WIS antcl-
patel, tloro has boeu q perfect scramble for the
crsdit OF introducing the rotoa!ing bill. Il bo-
canle 1ecosaasy to provide rofcrenco oom-
1nasu Of virtuoua literature. While aIl this
would seom, ut arst blush. to 10 III doforsaoo to