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Letter from MtsSissippI.

JACKSON, January ., 1913.
TO tie Editor oftke Ne,c National Era:
In back number of your paper, some few
weeks ago, we noticed letter from your
able correspondent "Civis.' His remarks
seemed to be mostly confined TO the condition
Of our sister States that is, in regard to their
polit,s, and also to our own State and in
speaking abou, the politics OF this State he
says, I'VE are afraid, however, that parties
from ibroad, seeing how tremendously Mis-
sissiIpi politics are managed, think they can
come here, make little display, and PLAY
upon the fancics of our leading men and
walk light into n good Fat Office with fine
cushiched CHAIR Now, we are Of the opin-
ior HAT :here are none in the State who
standso n';ah in fear of these advcnturing
carpc bag gers as "Civis." But work on
"CNis,' you will, in the course of time,
(whcn the people see iit,) get right fat Of
flee. We hope that you may. But do not
he so selfish; he liberal, and have a fair
tight Tor these fat Offices, and all who want
to come and participate in our politics let
them come and give them encouragement to
come; and when they get here it may be that
they will change their minds and 60 TO farm
IN. md, OF course, they will be a great help
TO the country. We must confess that some
Of our aspiring adopted sons of the State
are itching for fat offices /; but we all can't
get Offices rs we go into a foreign country.
so we must wait. | will admit that have
got fat Office, which pays me very we'll in
deed, and | am not afraid that others will
come in and push me out. "Civis," | will
tell you what my Office is, Git may be possible
that you, il watchful and attentive to BUSH
ness, can also get an Office similar to mine. }
1t is Farming, raising cotton, corn, potatoes,
&C. l do not wish TO enter into any con-
troversy whatever. ! will not extend nv
remarks iurther DUFOY.
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The Transit Of venus.

At recent meeting Of the Washington
Philosophical Society paper was read by
Prof. Simon NcwcOmb. of the Naval Obser-
vatory, giving the details of the plan adopted
for observing the transit of Venus in Decem-
Der, 1874. In 1870 the National Academy of
Sciences took the first action in this matter
by adopting a plan to organize n committee
OF arrangements. This committee was de-
signed TO include the heads of all those cs-
adjustments which would naturally be looked
for to aid in such matters by the Government.
The plan proved entirely successful, the COM
mttee forming sort of nccleus for further
action.
The next step was the making of an appro-
priation, at the request of the Superintendent
of the Naval Observatory, to make the ne
cessary preliminary experiments. A commits
sion was appointed to supcrintend the cX-
penditurc of the funds, and attempts were
then made to secure the cooperation of
scientific men throughout the country. An
immediate and generally favorable response
was received from scientific societies. An
appropriation Of $4,000 was made by Con-
gross for instruments, and the Commission
at once set about forming a general plan for
operation.
1t was decided that photographng the sun
with Venus on its disc and noticing the con-
tact Vi lhc iiips VI lhe piiihct Win thoSe "
the sun was necessary to correct observal
ton of the occurrence. A method of photo
graphing this and of observing the angle
was adopted, which is the invention of n.
l.. NJ. Rutherford, and differs materially firm
that decided upon by Germany, Russia, nd
England. A plan Of managing the very lfge
telescope to be used, devised by Professor
Winlock, was fixed upon, and will be lade
use of. Eight Photographic stations-fur in
the northern and four in the southernhemi-
spheres-wil be occupied, but have pt yet
been narled. Pekin will, however, pobably
lie the central point in the northen henri
sphere. the three others being CATERED
about China, Tartary, and Japn.. These
southern stations cannot yet be fixed. Each
station will be supplied with four principal in
struments and other less important ones
Ereaiaq P0st.
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The Spanish word "sierras" Ias been
quite frequently used of late by Joaquin Mil
Ter and others, as if il had the Sam meaning
rs mountains, whereas in Spanish means a
range, and therefore the native C;lifornians
never speak of the ''sierras" or "sierra Ne
vadas." We may add, too, that Bet Harte,
though he has undertaken to write about the
early Spanish settlers, makes INTAKES, as
might be expected, since he never studied
their language or their mode Of life. He
makes still worse mistakes about tie pioneer
miners of California, among whom he never
spent any time, nor did he come 10 the State
till after pioneer times had closed The dia.
lect which he attributes to the miners is
amusing, but it is not drawn from life.-Ah0
Californian.
Prominent among the subjects to be dis.
cussed at the forthcoming meeting of the
Dominion Board of Trade are tariff revis-
ion." the question of the enlargement of the
canals and the Improvement OF harbors and
rivers, with the object of encouraging the
carving trade through the Canadian waters
the subject of q Canadian Pacific Railway
the questions Of insolvency and insurance
which have so long yexed the souls Of thu
Canadian people-and the banking and stamI
acts. Ii will be thus seenth NE programin.
is one of importance. - psssesses . deel
interest for mercantile people % this ssde o
the border.
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''If Mrs. Woodruff does not look out, she'll
find herself in prison sometime"

'If Mrs. Woodruff does not look out, she II
ind herself in prison sometime"
When Mr.. Tilton saw this article he was
cnraGed, and went to see Mrs. Woodruff,
when he denounced her in unmeasured terms
fog her conduct and malisnity. Since that
dly he has never seen her, nor held any COM
EunicatiOn with her.
The result Is that. unmoved by all he did
ior her. she even publishes the long-concealed
scandal. with all lis additions in the shape
OF Mr.. Tilton's own conversations relating
to it. which he says are unqualifiedly false.
The article. he thinks. was written by Col.
Blood. and that Mrs Woodruff is innocent
OF the attempts at Matchmaking. 1t is not
in keeping with her character. She is thor
oughly in earnest. She believes what she
says. and thinks she is doing Mr.. Tilton n
service in repeating it. She is a strange COM
bination of good and evil. utterly destructive
in her tendencies, faithful only to her own
ideas. In all the storm of detraction and
scandal Mr.. Tilton, as he truly said, has adj
dcd no word, and to save others has permit
ted the fierce blasts to blow upon himself.
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passive, il being part OF her business to
look grave, and to prove by her occurrences
that she was old enough to be married. All
OF sudden the same unearthly cry or yell OF
Iii Ii! Liw was heard in the outside court,
caught up instantly by every one in and out
Of the house.
l thought Of the words. "Behold the
bridegroom cometh!' so exactly were the
Old traditions preserved. a very ordinary
looking youth, in frock coat and rcd fez.
accordingly made his appearance, and then
the women covered their faces with their
gauze handkcrchiefs, aud the men, who
never ceased eating and drinking at inter-
walls during the whole night, formed them
selves into n procession, while the brides
father-a venerable looking old Jew. with a
long white turban and crimson sash-led her
to the carriage, which was to take her up to
the bridegroom's home, We all following, and
the womcn's cry Of Ii. Ii! LIZ rcsound-
ing through thc narrow streets.
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"nc', CN,eh>'oa5 ~ renewals oC patents are
a>Ac" 81 '"HcrcSs, We are utterly uplu>rE TO
thcm In tins particular case of f',c ,alt.-,..
i"T the manufacture az! Iavcr the lrsin,.. f.
wen eSia5!.. bed, and the patents, We believe.
have paid their owuCy> lar-,l-. Tho r-rrr
81 Their renewal. II Congress doe, ,r.h q
thing, w'll doubtless be q rise fa a.. r,rf.., F
printing and other papers of one og two cont.
Yer pound, thus impo>in. considerable. f,,
not only upon news papers AMI hooks. and s.,
upon the entire reading public. but upoumaav
"'he' manufactures aud businesses ia wl..H
PAPER Is used. For. If the Ia;cu; or rateut-
N"" ABOUT expiring are renewed, a, VIII Sc
cure 10 Their OwuCgS for another srr;rs az
wears monopoly O! the manufacture. AMI
enable them 10 iiN prices To- suit thcmScI,,s.
whereas, II the Patents are not renewed
'hese same manufacturers will still have an
established business, which these ratCuts
nave enabled them t. establish hut, hciue
liable to face competition, they will have ia
content themselves with ouly oalinar, man
uiacturcrs' profits. W. hope. therefore, that
congress will refuse 10 grant any renewal aE
these patents.
OF course, ihe journals of the country, cs-
pecIally the smaller country journals, i'm
whose business the price of vSVcr is q ycr,
important item, being warned of the r-pun,cI
renewal OF these patents, will icjn in rcmou-
sra'lnS against 1t, rs 1t j. both their interest
and Their duty t" de-. But we wish t. wa,n
these journals al one mistake which they
some times make: the mistake of rrmunstrli-
ing against patent extensions uuly vixen it
Is gong Ia hurt them. There Is no safety in
such course. The only truc ground IS to
oppose all patent extensions, aud educatr
pubhc sentiment 10 demand that the entire
business OF patent renewal shall sion. be-
Cause such renewals are wrau. IN principlc
AMI unjust to the whole people. p.ffs3
Past
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lT Is reported that "A combination has been
formed OF the owners OF expiring patents for
manufacturing paper Of wood and straw, with
the design Of procuring from Congress a re-
newai OF their patents. Now are opposed,
as we have many times stated. 10 any re.
newai Of any patent, at any time, unless under
circumstances 50 exceedingly peculiar as to
constitute marked exception 10 all ordinary
experience; az, for instance, in the case Of
the Winan's cigar steamer, wherein the
patentees had expended over one million
dollars in experimenting AMI trying 10 es.
tablish the manufacture of their boats. and
| yet they had not sueceedcdin starting a bust.
ness, having never sold so much ~ one boat
on one patent right. In such an extreme
case as that, nobody was wronged By ex-
tending the patent. and we had no objection
| to its extension. But In all ordinary cases
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The NEW NATIoS,f En-, ,,,,,I. ,

The NEW NATIONAL ERA, published At
Washington, ID. C., by Frederick Douglass s,
Sons, is the leading colored newspaper in
America. 1t is ably edited and neatly print.
ed, presenting handsome typographical ap-
pearance. 1t is the largest and most infin.
entail paper published in the interest of col
ored American people. Aside from a little
partisan acrimony, the NEW ERA is our ia
vorite national journal. While colored men
arc advising their race TO support Southern
srhife journals, we think it would not be amiss
to remember the New NATIONAL ERA. and
papers Of like character. MnysriUe Tenn. !
Rep3blieon.
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-Adyocates Of free trade in Cougrc-i =, 7!
there any such left, should not fail % scan
and study the figures presented by the irou
trade Of the West. \ protective ttriif On non
has been the special aversion Of The free trade
Congressman from the Western State Who.
in the past, never tired o! extOlling the ~
ricultural resources Of that great and pros
porous section Of our common country. y ct,
under tho beneiicent influences oil protect
i've tariff. several Of the Western Common
wealths have turned their attention % the
production of iron, and, in the year ls.cg.
Ohio turned out from The ore IRON 70 the va, val
ne of s2G9. TI3. 600; Indiana, CLOS, 81. ,@9a
Illinois. sao5, go ,js2 Missouri, s2no, 2i5,-
428 Michigan. sif 20, go: Wisconsin, s5.,-
| 2lf. s25. With this gratifying and formula
bic array OF figures before them, will the free
trade men of the West strive to Gacrilice one
Of the best interests OF their constituents for
the special benefit Of English manufacturer:
The Empress Of Austria spend annually
80, 900 forms for her wardrobe.
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COMMUNICATIONS.

thE Nrs N.roS,L EHa does hold itself responsibs
f'r view. expressed by correspondents Well written and
Interesting communications will b. gladly received
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Mr.. Beecher does not seem to entertain
n very high opinion Of some Of the literature
that is to be found in church and Sunday
school libraries, and i'll religious periodicals.
la his column Of Answers to Questions in
the Christian Union, in answer to the inter-
rocatory, as it wicked to read fiction ~ he
answers thus: That depends. We never
knew Of 4 mans receiving serious moral or
intellectual injury from reading the Parallels
of Christ, the Pilgrims Progress or Milton 5
Paradise Lost. Some Of the truest books
ever written have yet been fictitious in form.
If BY fiction YOU mean Adam Bede, or John
Halifax, or Robert FalcOncr, we do not think
reading fiction an objectionable sin-nOr in
deed an ofiense. But if by fiction you refer
to such fiction as one finds in dime novels,
the lower order Of s,unday-school books, full
some religious biographies, and the campaign
lives Of public men, We have no hesitancy in
saying that it is great waste of time aud
attention, and is frequently injurious to NOR
ais to read them"
When the Louisiana Ku-klux were kill
ing about , 900 colored and white Unionlsts-
Just prior to the election Of lots, Bishop
Wilmer didn't see any reason for asking the
prayers of his diocese ''for the people Of I'M
fortunate louisiana" But since the people
have chosen to elect Republican State gov
ernment, and the United States Courts pro-
tect that government against the machina
tions of the INSCRIPTIONS ex-rebel. who were
beaten at the polls, this Confederate Jers
miah lifts up his voice in waiiing over the
suffenngs of his unfortunate flock. BY tbs
waters Of the Mississippi he sits down ant
weeps, and his precious tears are pointed Il
by tse &sw Yosk World NJ proof positive o
| he tyranny Of The present Administration
WIlmes 10 . worthy srscessos of the Bishop
Gsneral Who fell q. esaw mountain, fight
Ing fu the causs q. - tim, privy conspIr
lacy, and rebellioa l'isgA1mtoa On. Y.
II
, 1873-04-12
CHICAGO DAILY MARKET.

= Fn1pAY EVENING, Arril II.
ALCOl0L-Waa In fair request aud steady at $l.73
al 80 for o. per cont proof.
-UR0oM CORN-About tho usual number Of orders
aro received, tho highca grades being mostly wanted
Tho mnrket ia beray supplied, especially with
mon corn. We nguin quote: No. hurl, G9GJ{o per h :
No. stock braid, b@5No; No. 2 tlo, 4@4No. do, 30
$40; inside groen sAc; do rod tp 8@4c; do pale and
DuTrER-ouly slight change waa noticeable In tho
condition Of this markst, Thorn wnH somewhat caEer
{oelng in roll butter, and holders Of low grades Of
racko1 also seemed more nl10uR to realize, hut uDm-
lunlly prces were the sao "a On tho earior daya Of
tho week. necopts continue small and desirable tablo
rrades commanded full rntcs% We quoto Common TO
choice roll, 2tGs32o strictly choice dairy packod 81
@3so medium to good 25@aoe; inferior to common,
lOG923c. ......, .
There vas no particular activity In tho omand for any
1lup Of gooa but tho movement ia fair aud improv-
Inn and dcalors nakinB md obtaining full priccA
D1srlups aro tontng higher Wo quote: Stark, $40 !
Ludlow, 600; Lewist9n, 34soi American 91ho Amos-
hu n9 33e: gllnuie,, siugle, 1791sNa; double, 2sds
~G9! faSfT SHb pEAa-wero in Oorate request
Ol,oice huI,tl.ptckod beana nrc lru. We quot, !:
inferior gracs sl251 sd; green peas n bsls) $l.5o;
sr1GM tpiSn ao n oAi} MhfEA1s-ero ftE quiet md un
changed, We repeat: Htuccp, f2.50@1,75; New
York sincoo, casting, t3.75@4.o0: superano DO,
Atron r. csusent s3oo; marble duAt, ss2,e $3.50;
limo IN bulk, .o0sG4stoo; lime lbrls>, $l.9a per
hall per b 4os9n aro bssk Pr 159So $1,000
S SrjeE, ti1esis1o; country lriek. soo5SlSo6 dsi
Bt Louis hydraulic prcssca, $46.00 del. Milwaukee,
6y26O del Naclnet e2d.50, del. uatalc, 625.0
doll hso cay, per brl, siooeao.oo Tho following ii
, 1873-04-12
Tho panlico Ia also boing repn!nted and
otherwise put In readiness for the coming noa-

Tho pamlico Ia nlso boing repa!nted and
otherwise put In readiness for the coming Goa
Tho schooner Alice has boon brought into
Detroit by the steamer ltivors1uo. T4c dRfna6c
caused by souttling hor Ia triiling. e.,
Tho schooner City of ShohoyCan ]ios an-
corod about ninc n,lloH eastward Of Point au
rolleo IBlard, Will. part Of o crow on board. slo
Inns dragged Eor anchors Binco Inst fall diHtauco
Of forty miles. Tho ice IN that vicinity Ia brokon
up, aud Hho wilt bo brought to Detroit Soon.
--rho steamer st. Joseph, reoontly Of CHI
cago, will in future ply on tho Cleveland, De-
trolt, Sagiuaw, ard Ia'ysa route.
in tho ExeSaugo eG Elevator Slip at milwaukee, s Was
struck by lightning, n',d tho foremast was split
from tho top to tho 1eck
-Tio Eric i Western Transportation CONF
pnny have purchased Of j. NJ. Hutchinson, OF
9a5ts}S, ea5lSsS,. tho schooner AMMO Sherwood for
"A gcow has arrived at Detroit from Toledo,
sailing tho ontire distance.
Tho schooner Enterprise was launched from
OH Inst. The Enterprise is not now, but las m
boon thoroughly repaired and enlarged: uor
dimensions are MS follows: 122 feet lougth 10
ieet depth OF hold 2G1 foet width ii, 600
buuhols Of wheat capacity. lIor Tonnage is 2O7
100000. Bhe will DO commanded by Capt. John
trado.
"A schooner Tor lilo lumber traue mas Deen
completed ut Enstmnnvilo, on tho Grand Riyer.
She will carry nbout 100000 foot Of lumber.
The tug Hunter, at h1uskogon, has boen con-
domnol. a now hull Ia being built for her ma-
cbinory by Mcssrs. Onnpboll a. Kingsbury.
"A vessel OF fifty foot hcol and Eroportionato
beam and hold is being completed at Luding-
ton.
AT Mount Clemens, In tho yard OF Mr. John
A. s. Anden, q barge of tho following dinlen.
aions is boing built, viz: Length, 1873 fcot oyor
al; width, 241f feet; depth OF hold 0 foot.
Tho barge is boing built by r. w. snoois, Esq,
Of TINT place. and it is expected to llnyo her
1oGdy to lnuncla by tho 1bt Of juno ne3t. She Is
70 no one1 In tlae 1usnbor trado, nnd is already
engaged Tor Tho coming season to carry lumber
from Au Sable to Detroit.
-The milwaukee, tug lcot consists of tho j. j.
Hagor1nan, 6tarlko Drothers, W. X. Muir, Amori-
Gun Eagle J. B. Merrill, G. W. Tit, T.. l.. Antl-
o,,y, and 1da Il, Leo. All Of our tugs, except
| tho Dick Davis, lavo, during the past winter
| passed into tho hands Of tic Btarko Drotl,ors.
James D. Merrill, and Capt. John Fitzgerald, Of
whom tho lattor will be in command of tho 1oot,
| -1Iiitca1lkeo Sentinel
Tho Lighthouse Board has ordered that
- axe1 whtto light DO exhibited temporarily at
Greon Island, LIKE Eric, until certain repairs to
tho revolving machinery belonging to tLat Light
can DO completed"
"A dispatcl, frou, Grand IIavon says tho
LoYiathan is working at tho wrecked schoouer
Dclawhro.- Clcrcldnd Herald.
, 1873-04-12
LIponTg.
Tho Milwaukee Journal Of Commerce says:

WUQLs
Tho Milwaukee Journal Of Commerce says:
The wool market Beems to DO unsettled. There is
entiFo want OF confidence displayed on tho part OF
oil engaged IN tie buansAs whether growers, middle
ws should not 10 surprised d tle uncertainties Of
aa as to ao IN tho m
ahcep Throughout tho country.
There seeina to be- on tho surface Of tho t1ado,
clement Of truth apparent, Tho general statistics OF
supply aro bo!icd by the amount actually marketed,
The newspaper quotations constantly falsled by
private acconnts ef Halcs Mt ruinous discount fro
quoted priccs. Hence we arc brought to the son,o-
@hs ss,Ene asao1 That stastSa o
cons!gnmcpts, meet surrowfu antidoto IN their ro-
of saea after the wool l. sccnred and their cir
e9la1s although they ell tho truth never tell the
Harding, Gray l. Dewoy, OF DoHton, say:
In the wool market there ,s no improvement to
notice, and apart from Tie auction aale tho busnoBs
Of the woek las been comparatively small Some Of
ton TO tho Now York and phia.lephia markets, wleo
good Lines Of Ohio and Pennsylvania teocca can bc
@o y s tn hs srkt
sales Of lccce wc hive to report tho past week Tho
purchases alsd to SmDFaee about is
understood at 62h@55o per ID.
Btocks Of wool comparatyey light, but There ts
o , ro to tho ,Sa d ero
good business paper sclng re high 10 per cent, and
holders Of WOO! have little confidence IN tho future
OI tue lArket tAnt L0cy REo BILL lEeo 6elerB NNen tD
right kind Of buyers present themselves. An oc-
casionnl lot Of very choice wool commands fancy
price. We report sale Of fleece this week high aa
64c por h. but tho wool worry SUPERIOR and this IN
no criterion Of tho market. Good lnes Of Ohio aud
pennsyvania ieeces cannot bo quoted over SIG b5o
Michigan from b2@16c; aud Yeatern aeoces from 500
&c pei ID. Choice Hu]cr and X, 50@65o; and Gull
fornia spring. good and choice lots, from 29@3Go ror
ID. II any eaio IL made at advance these figures
1t ia on account Of fs superior condition and quality,
and In most cascs is cheap cyen at higher price.
LATEsT.
In tho afternoon whont was moderately active
and 10 higher. No. spring was nominal at
SL17@1.l7H seller tho month, and sold at
$1,000 l@1 2l99o soller 11ay, closing at SLABS.
Corr, was quiet aud firm at 31@3171o soller tho
month, and 345S@9494 seller May. Othor grain
wore qulot and unchanged.