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Tho PnrHoM ExplnfnH md 0ofcMds Ills
Vote OH Tho Salary SteAl.

70 the Editor qflhe Cincinnati Commercial:
Tho Nashville Danner gives tho Cincinnati
Commercial a. authority for tho statomont TINT
7 "hositated for Bomo wookH, but finally took
tho poverty, rrotractod illnoss, md big dootors
billB that forced me to do it,"
Az voted oyery timo tho question came up In
favor Of tho much-donouncod increase Of salary,
I am surprised to 500 the statotnent copied
above. took the Increased compensation choor"
fully aud without hesitation, not becauao Of poy-
erty (though am not rIch), but because tho In:
croaso provided for is Just aud right in itself.
could have dolgod the vote, as members both
Houses Of Congress did, and moro easily than
, 1873-05-07
A DISPUTED STANDARDIZATION.

CHICAGO, III, April 70, 1873.
Nt,ston Ha.tman, Esq., State Superintendent " Public
Instructions, Springfield H.:
DEAR SIN: l beg 1oayo to wrto YOU a few
lines III order to got got somo information In ro-
lation to who would DO tho legal Township TruH-
teo elect under tho following circumatancos
An elcction-notico was posted by the Township
Treasurer for an election to be hold in tho
sc1ool-houso Of District No. s, In Township SO
n, 4. Il e., In Cook County, on tho 18th day of
April, 1878; polls to be opened at o'clock n. M,
and to clouo at o'clock p. III. Of tho aanlo day.
Upon the day Of election, notice was posted
upon tho door, as follows: "1Lla oloction will
don't" In tho course Of tho lay, some ono must
havo taken this notice down, SO no ono could be
directed to tho place where the election WaAliold.
At Mr. Elys houue, tho three Truatees met and
organized, and hold IN election, and elected ono
Sometime in tho afternoon Of the samo day,
between tho hours Of s and /, several men met
at the achool-houHe, nud held an eloction, Rnd
elected another party to the same oflico. Both
partiea claim tho election, and demand thoir
membership On the Board.
Tho question is now:
F9rst-Which is the Incumbent Of tho office
Second-Can the Inhabitants OF township
convene an election at any tinle before the nd
ionenmsnt. especially when the time Las passed.
tho Aour OF o'clock p. M. as provided by SEQ.
l7 Of tho now School law2,
ThirI-Iavo not tho Trustees right to move
tho place of holding the election by posting no
tice upon the door of tho place first mentioned
In tho general notice for tho election, directing
all parties to where tho election B hold, no aa to
got place where tho Board Of TruateeB could
lave moro comfortable quarters?
I think all anBwer to tho above intarrogntorles
will satisfy all parties without any further invoB-
tigation. Worry respectfully, JouH Il. LEWIS.
srArE OF 11I1Ho1g, DEr'r PUBLIC IHsTHuorroN,l
SPRINGFIELD, April %, 1873.
John Il. Lepts Es4, th1cago, H.:
DEAR 61n: Yours OF tho 18th inst. iB before
mo, In which you proaont case in which nj eloc-
tion OF TraHtces was ordered hold in tho SCHOOL,
house In District 8, Township 08 Il. Ii T., Cook
County, On tho 18th inst., 1t being tho regular
| day aa 6xod by law hut auhaoquently-th is
| on eloction~day-the President Of tho Board put
| q notice on tlo door of the 8chool-house that
the election would bo at Mr. Ely's house; and
tLnt tho Trustees mot at said house, and hold IN
| election, and elected George ". Waite Trustee
and TINT, during the afternoon prior to tho hour
for closing OF the polls, several Of tho yotorsmet
at tho school-housc and organized, and held an
election, and clone another person Trustoo and
| the question Ii submitted, Which is the legal
| Trugtoo7 To which anBTer, Tho person
elected BY tho voters conyoned ut tho school
house, as far rs appears from tho ntatementa
presented. Very respectfully yours,
| NEWTON DATEMAN,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
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Tho Farm ora OF VorMilioIa County, III.
At tho meeting of farmers Of Vermilion
County, at Danvillo. MRy /. lho following reso-
lutionas wore adopted (in addition to those for
warled to us by to!ograph):
lttaa'red, That chartered monopolcs. not regulated
or controlled by la hAye Erovoa tlsrilnentn y to pub
Itso!red That boliays that tho Btate did net nna
could not confer my Of Its sovereign power upon my
corporation, and thnt now Ia the most favorable to
to spsto the question, that It may hareafor
bc misunderstood, that stato cannot csoato corpo-
ration that it caunot thereafter control.
Resolved, Tint, In view Of tho present e1tortions,
wo look with alarm upon tho future OF interest
which eau conutne tn Tho hands Of few men carl
tai Of nearly $25C coo In tato, AMI Of 81 O01-
900 in tie Unon and we boltoyo It essential to the
prosperity Of all clasaes that the contest continue
iii these corporations acknowledge tue supremacy Of
tho law.
, 1873-05-07
An n1lspOrt1,nt Invention.

- ET0W lH6 7'HlNHelFH1H l'Fe9S.
A Pittsburgh f1rm-McsBrs Rogers t. Durol-
flold-claim to hayo discovered proceus by
which they cna mako tho famous Russian shoot
iron. Tho latter ID made in Siberia by secret
PROCESS, which no other natfonlaB htllorto boon
able to obtnin. Tho British Government has
offered $50. 900 for It's discovery but oven tho
stimulus OF that largo sum haa failed to achioyo
tho result, American enterprise and ingenuity
haye accomplished 1t, and Pittsburgh it IL saitf,
can now furnish all common mhrkotH with n,lH-
aan Hlleot iron at oven lowor prices than tho
Ruaslans themselves. Tho process has boon
patent0d.
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8aro "a contracted for. 0,B8g-Potorson VI
Thomas Rock and Alock Z. johnson asaumpBit,

Thomas Rock and Alcck Z. Johnson asaumpBlt,
William L. southworth asks, In tho Circuit
Court, for writ OF attaohmsnt for @225 against
Patrick Reynolds. 1to loanod partriol TINT
amount OF aoney, and as tho latter has several
ttmcs lately axpronsod MI Intention Of leaving tho
State, complainant wished to havo the debt
settled beforehand.
Catherine TheroHa McOourt files hor bill, In
tho Circuit Court for IN Injunction restraining
John Knhub and Willlnm Doan from raising q
certain house lying upon the wost ond Of Lot 81,
BLOCK IA. Dranda Addition to Chicago.
: Tho cato OF prongor v. Bcott, tried In Judge
Rogers Court. IN action for recovery Of damagas
for cleaning out PLAINTIFF house, wont In favor
Of plaintiff tho fury returning q verdict In hiH
favor OF 5000 damagoB.
The case OF Whito '. stoyens WAS concluded In
Jndgo Booths Court, resulting in verdict fof
plaintiff, with cent damages.
In tho oaao Of Bloomor, Jr., =. 1Todufro, tho
Court hoard the oyiaenco andaHHoaaol plaintiffs
damages at s142.19.
, 1873-05-07


! am National Republican, and always have
beon ono. MAS member of the Republican
Legislature from 1868 to 1872, and waa, and am
now, United States Postmaster at Colfax, Grant
parnh, having supported Gen. Grant and aoy.
was . member Of tho Constitutional 0onven-
tion in 1868.
was quietly pursuing my vocation as Popt-
mastor at Colfa1 and was told repeatedly, from
tho 9th Of April by tho rioterg, that should DO
leave, thoy stating TINT thoy would shoot mo il
stayed, unless took up armB with them. On
tho morning OF the 10th I went up to receive tho
mnil, md was mot by an armed mob Of ncgroes,
would bc killed. They also threatened tho life
Of my brother and o colored man naraod Buck
Mckinney; also Ralph Marcus .
then loft, md camo to Alexandria to receive
instructions. expected to see d Deputy Marshal,
to prosorvo peace; but finding none, WAS told
mail hero, which did. made roqufsition on
Daniel Shaw, supposed to DO Acting Sheriff. aa
follows:
To D. ". shap, Sheriff ~ Grant Parrish, La.. -,
protection for tho Postmaster at cofax. L., and also
to protect doyernment pronorty; Very respectfully
8. Z. CuNY, United States roatmaster.
| Mr.. Shaw Bont two mon, but colored man
| named Leo Allen came down and said Shaw hat1
no authority to do 10. md that he waa command
| ing oficor.
! / then made similar raqu!sition on hin aa
commanding officer, in writing tho same as tho
above. Flo replied tho Government property
must take caro- Of itself, that ho wanted tho mon
limsclf, and took them away. This WAS about
| the 9TH OF April, and tho threats wero
mado after this. lily object was to protect tho
| United States Government property, and re-
mainel until my life was threatened.
s. .. 0uSy,
Quilted States Postmaster, co,fax, Grant Parish,
Executed at Alexandria, La Monday, April II, 1873
| "a lottor in tho New Orleans Picayune on the
| subject of the fight at Colfax,- says: "Tle
negroes lost about 90 killed and 30 wounded
\ The whitos lost 8 killed aud about "a wounded
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~ Rochester woman worked three houra to
throw tho freslet out Of tho window al faBt az It
came IN at the door, but finally gave up In dir
gust.
, 1873-05-07
THE LOUISIANA DIFFICULTY.
by tho ShorffR OF Grant
pnrtsls and tho Poatmastor of Coll

statements by tho ShcrfgR OF Grant
HnrtslA and Tho Postnlastcr OF Col-
fax.
TIE SHERIFF. ....
Mat, y. n. Smith, commanding Nineteenth United
Sdtcs Infantry:
As tho duly elected and legal shorifr Of this
parish would make this atatemont, that you
may judge for yourself relative to tho legality Of
tho action taken. rooolvod for 8horlH
tho largcst numbor Of votes, and as such was
duly commissioned both by Mesars. hlcEncry
nnd Kellogg. Previous to my election there Ind
beon bodies Of riotous persons In the country,
who lad no foar Of tho law, and WHO nude fro
quont throats OF outlawry and incondiarism.
On tho 26tfa OF March last, those persons. both
white md colozed marched In n body TO the
Gonr.:Ho Con. and thonco ejocsed tho Legally
amongst tho number. / at that timo ordored
them to diBperse, but they flroa upon myaclf
and otherB, compelling us to flon for our lives.
l,accordinglY, soolng no othor course, procured
mieaionca by KoEogg, q warrant for tho arrest
Of tho rinBlohderH, and with 1t, and Deputy
Constable, proceeded to Colfax, where arrived
in time to }unrn TINT an asBonablago of poaco-
able citizolls had beon broken up md fired upon
by tho rioterB.
Even then desired to mnko compromise +;
and, before executing tho warrant, rode up and
endohvorcd to proRorvo peacc, but Taa aghin
froa upon, and tliroats made by tho riotora who
eail they would anyhow drink my blood. soeing
no course thon loft, j. at the ordor Of tho Judge,
summoned posse oomitatus Of citgons, both
white md co1ored, and with those Q25 In nun.
her) succeeded on EaHtor Sunday III dispensing
the $50 riotcra md preserving peace. The Wa..
In my posaeHaiou, doemol that 1t waa nocos..
sary to preserve peace at. oil hazards, and thore'
| foro, reaortod to tho measures takon. Worry ro
| spectfully G. Q. NAsu, Sheriff.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-01

up o purse of fifty ID
childlike glee he was ling
body of his good fortune.
his imprudence and that there
those around that might relieve
of his treasure, Mrs. Rice warned
him that he should say nothing about
his money as there were thieves aud
pickpockets in the world now. "Oh,
don't you be afraid, Mrs. Rice, ex-
claimed the ex-prisoner; I've trsv.
eled; I know q thing or two Gbout
the world. See here, I've eot00ney
hid in this back pocket pa11f NJ
coat. Nobody would ev1gx thjnk, q
looking there for it." T11A II Had
unconsciously informed ~ tgslsad-
ers, against whom the good NaF}ea's
wife was cautioning him, Just where
his money was.
It was Thcrn's purpose 20 60 10
Whitehall, N. Y, where he has two
nieces residing who wero born after
his imprisonment. OF late years
they had corresponded with him, and
have kindly offered him . home with
them. On parting with Mr.. Rice.
to whom he was greatly attached, be
promised that he would write him.
and let him know how he was getting
on out in the world. Mr.. Rioe 40
cordingly expects to hear from him
soon.-BanQOr Commercial. f.t
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-01
Tnirty Years in Prison.

We call to mind the story OF. ..
Chin aman who had lain in prison
fifty years. and was thea in his ex.
treme old age restored to his free
dom. When it was announced 10.
him that he was to go forth from tho
prison walls, his joy knew no bounds.
During his long incarcel alton he had
known nothing of the ravages of
time without his dungeon. He
Imagined that he would find every.
thing about the home Of lis boyhood
fields, woods, relatives and friends.
Just as he had left them half cen.
tury before. When hestepped forth
into freedom, he found that the.
whole world had changed. He saw
no familiar faces. The very traces.
of his home were gone. His friends.
were all in the grave. He was ..
stranger in q strange land. After
wandering about a few days, he.
came back to the prison, and begged,
to be restored to his cell. The.
world of his boyhood had passed
away, and hneceforward all the,
world there was for him was the.
dungeon.
Some thirty years ago.o0e Thomas
Thorn was con victed of mnrder, sem
fenced to death, and to hard labor I'M
the State Prison at Thomaston until
the time of his execution. A few.
weeks ago he was pardoned. Dur
ing q short interview with Mr.. RicesI
the warden of the Maine State Pn1
son, we were curious to find how he J
wGs impressed with the outside
world after having been shut up from
it for nearly . whole generation..
Mr.. Rice says that although ms
of fifty, he was really in characta
and maturity of mind only boy
fifteen. On his release the ward
took him from Thomaston to Ro1
land, distance of only fouC
in a buggy. As Thorn rod
his first Impressions weI
distance between the
immense. and that
lA>the journey WI
Aoyerx<
The New York herald., 1873-12-10
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

General d. I. Easement. OF Ohio. is at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
General John NJ Corse, OF Chicago, has arrivea st
the Gilsey House.
Captain Danesi, OF the Italian Army, is at the
Clarendon Hotel.
Ex.state Senator John L Nicks OF Elmira, Is at
the Sturtevant House.
Ex-Congressman J. H. Rice, OF Maine, Is staying
at the Metropolitan HOte.
The wife OF Ex-Governor Harvey, OF Illinois, IA
lecturing before the curtain.
Colonel Daniel Hustled, United States Army, Ia
registered at the Hoffman House,
Ex-Congressman T. NJ. Pomeroy, OF Auburn. N. T..
Is staying at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Captain G. d. Ramsey, Jr., United States Army,
has quarters at the Albemarle Hotel
Ex-Congressman r. d. Hubbard, OF Connecticut.
yesterday arrived at the Hoffman House.
Judge Advocate General J. Ii. wood yesterday
arrived at the Hotel Brunswick from Albany.
Governor Howard and Ex-Governor Burnside, Of
Rhode Island, have apartments ut the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Colonel Thomas A. Scott OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad. is among the late arrivals at the Sc.
Nicholas Hotel
General Belknap will be married to Mrs. A. H..
Bowen, or Cincinnati. at Harrodsburg, KY, on
Thursday, 11th inst.
After short visit home Vice President Wilson
will go South, the guest for time OF Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe in Florida.
Governor NOyes, who retires from the guber-
Material chair Of Ohio with the close OF the year. IL
In Washington and 1t is stated looking alter the
Japanese mission.
Cincinnati paper announces the arrival there Oh
the main "guy" OF circus. One would think that
the main "guy' In such cases is the clown but not
so in this instance.
Spirltualst medium, named Benjamin Hawkes..
recently fell dead in the Athen@um Assembly
Rooms, Birmingham. England, while addressing .
meeting Of members OF his faith.
Prince Gortschakof, the Russian Chancellor, Is as
his desk every morning at six O'Clock. He rarely
goes to receptions 1t being his habit to retire
early in the evening. An item Tor the lecturers ON
healthful habits.
There is a woman in Iowa, who, although possessed
OF the usual organ Of speech has not spoken for vo
years. Under state OF religious infatuation she
made an oath that she would never speak more.
and has, SO far, kept her word.
The Marquis Emile de Beaumont DE Montna re-
Gently died in monastery OF La Trappe, where he
had been for 10 years under the name Of Brother
Ambrose. He was member of one OF the most
celebrated families OF France, and was Louis PHI
]ippe's Minister to st. Petersburg
Mile. Blanche de Puylaurens recently became q
Carmelite nun in Paris. Many members or the
lady's family had previously embraced religious
life. Viscount de Puylaurens is now o monk OF
La Trappe, and Countess de Puylaurens is Grand
AbDess Of y-Berlaud, in the Gir0nde.
special rom Madison, the capital OF Wisconsin.
says:-"Tne appointment OF Attorney Genera
Williams as Chief Justice causes great dissatisfao-
ton to prominent republicans here, as some on
cial action relative to Wisconsin matters has raised
doubts in their minds as to whether he is capable
or honestn
The New York herald., 1873-12-10
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Mr.. Theodore Thomas is to give concert at the
Harlem Theatre on the 18th inst
The Unitarians have never given birth to . COM
poser OF music, nor have the QuaKers.
It is likely that the new comedy at the Fifth Az
enue Theatre will be produced next Wednesday
evening.
new comedy asserted to be the joint work or
the late Mr. 7. w. Robertson and Mr.. Alberry, is
coming out at the Royalty.
1t is at last determined that Mr. Fechtcr's first
appearance at the Lyceum Theatre Thursday
evening is to be made in "The Lady OF Lyons"
A funny incident occurred at Wallack's the other
evening as the audience was dispensing. The par
quet was already empty, except that one man
remained asleep in his STALL This being discovered
part Of the audience returned and gave him three
hearty cheers.
critic OF some position had thought proper to
animadvert rather adversely on one Of Cataani's
presentations, and her reply was this :-"When God
has given to mortal such extraordinary talent as
l possess, people ought to applaud and honor it
as a miracle. 1t is sheer profanity TO depreciate
the gifts OF Heaven"
1t is thus that Buwer writes OF music Every
stupid people often become very musical. 1t is .
of pretenson to intellect that suits their ca
pacities Plutarch says somewhere that the best
musical instruments are made from the jaw bones
OF asses. Plutarch never made more sensible
observation"
The English system OF organizing dramatic COM
panies TO play the works OF some one dramatss
must become as great a nuisance as the ''starr
system. There are already Craven Robertson's
"Caste" Company, specially organized to play tho
works OF the late T. W. Robertson; Richard
Younge's Comedy Company, playing only the pieces
OF Mr.. Ii. ]. Byron; L. ]. Seton's London Comedy
Company, performing Mr.. w. ). Gilbert's myth0-
logical and fairy comedies, and a company will
start in February with Mr.. Alberry's plays.
Mr.. Frank Marshall's delightful littl. comedy
"New Years Eve; or, False Shame" was played at
the Fifth Avenue Theatre last night before large
audience, with Mr.. George Clarke in his old part
OF Lord Chiffon and Mr.. Lewis James as Captain
Bragleigh. Mr. Clarke played the seemingly
indoent young lord In his old manner which II not
English, is at least consistent with itself. Mr..
James Brageigh Is much better than the impersona-
ton OF the part by another artist when it first
produced year ago. The female parts are all
weak in the comedy, but Mrs. Gilbert, Miss Daven-
port and Miss Sara Jewett brought to them all that
necessary to make them enjoyable. Miss
Jewett essays the part OF Alike tonight.
The New York herald., 1873-12-10
TRIPLE S HE E T.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
TO-Day.s Contents OF the
Herald.

~THE PROSPEROUS CONDITION OF THE CUUN.
TRY! OUR RESOURCES IN PEACE OR
wAR"-LEADING EDITORIAL TOPIC-SHTH
PAGE.
THE CUBAN CASINOS. THE SPANISH vOLUN.
TIERS AND THE AMERICAN DLMANDSi
FURIOUS THREATS AND RESOLVES
NEVER TO GIVE UP TIE vIRGINIUsl THE
LABORANTESl THE CAPTAIN GENERAL
"IN BAD FIXn THE SPIRIT OF THE
PRESS AND THE CASINO-THIRD PAGE.
THE PUBLIC FEELING ON THE CUBAN CUES
TON IN THE METROPOLIS-wHAT THE
NAVY is ABoUT-TnIRD PAGE.
RIOTS ANTICIPATED AT TIE EXETER (ENG
LAND) ELECTIONSl THE CONSERVATIVE
NOMINEE SUCCESSFUL LONDON WRAP
PED IN FOG OF EXTREME Density
ALL TRAFFIC ESTOPPED-SEvENrH PAGE
PRESIDENT MAcMAHoN AND WIFE CON-
TRIBUTE 5000 FRANCS TO THE RELIEF
OF THE WILLIE DU HAvRE SURVIVORS,
SEVENTH PAGE.
JUDGMENT IN TIE BAzAINE COURT MARTIAL
WILL PROBABLY BE GIVEN TODAY
IMPORTANT GENERAL NEWS-SEvENTH
PAGE.
IRISH UNION FOR HOME RULE THE GREAT
NATIONAL CONFERENCE AT BELFAST
'THE FATHER OF HOME RULEr ON HIS
POSITIONl THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
FOURTH PAGE.
THE REPENTANT AND UNREPENTANT BACK
PAY SINNERS INVOLVED IN wORDY WAR
FARE IN THE HOUSE COX VS.. NEGLEY
A HISTORIC PARALLEL THE FINANCES
CONSIDERED In THE SENATE-FIFTH PAGE
INLAND STEAM TRANSPORTATION IN THE
UNITED STATES THE NECESSITY PoR
CHEAP TOLLS AND THE RECKLESSNESS
AND LACK OF PRINCIPLE THAT HAVE
INCREASED THE EXPENSE-FoURrH PAGE
OF THE TROTTlNG TURP-TENrH PAGE
AID FOR THE IDLE ARTISANsl THE CHARTTA.
BILE MINDED COMBINING IN FAIRS, MASS
MEETINGS AND OTHERWISE TO PEND OFF
THE WORST RESULTS OF HARD TINES
FIFTH PAGE.
PETITION To THROW HowEs 4 MACY INTO
BANKRUPTCY GENERAL LEGAL BUSI-
NESS-WHERE Is SHARKEYY-EIGHTH
PAGE.
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN FINANCIAL AND
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS WHAT CONGRESS
SHOULD DOT GERMANY'S NEW COIN-THE
COIN RESOURCES OF AMERICA-NrNrH
PAGE.
WALL STREETS LATEST DEFAULTER-THE
POLICE NOT TO BE CLASSED AS DE AD-
HEADS-SINGULAR CONDUCT OF A CoRo.
NER-FIPTH PAGE
INTERESTING PIGEON SHOOTING MATCHEs-A
HEATED SESSION OF THE EMIGRATION
BOARD-FoURTH PAGE.
The New York herald., 1873-12-10
Congress-The Money Question-The
Militia-NntiOnal Railroads, sc.

Militia-Nntional Railroads, Sc.
There was quite lively discussion in the
House yesterday morning on bill from the
Ways and Means Committee providing for the
redemption of the loan of 1858 (twenty mill
ions), that for the purpose of redeeming those
bonds the government adopts the method of
paying all the coupons and registered bonds
of said loan on the 1st of january, 1874, at
which date the interest thereon shall cease.
The bill further provides for an issue OF five
per cent bonds in exchange for the so bonds
as the holders may desire. Mr.. Kelly offered
a substitute for the bill providing to pay off
this loan in cash (greenbacks) and thus save
the interest. Upon this proposition the great
gun of the Pennsylvania protectionists was
stoutly opposed by Messrs. Dawes, Wood,
Beck and Garfield, and the bill of the CON-
mittee providing for the redemption of the
bonds Of '5s in coin January, 1874, was passed
The debate indicated strong opposition to
increased taxations, and q desire to avoid ac-
cordingly increased expenditures, which is q
good sign. The afternoon sitting was devoted
by the House to the discussion of the bill for
the repeal of the notorious increased salary and
back pay act with some amusing personaG-
ties to mark the last stages of this disgraceful
grab.
In the Senate, Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, in
troduced a bill to provide for the resumption
of specie payments and for free banking, and
Mr.. Buckingham called up his bill to provide
fnr fraoh h0p RI alo a,1rra
to appreciate the national obligations and to
reach specie payments without commercial
embarrassment. Mr.. Buckingham, we fear,
promises too much. Mr.. Johnston, of Vir-
ginia, submitted bill authorizing the Wash
ington and st. Louis Railroad Company to
extend its road to the District Of Columbia
and to extend its line through the several
States to Illinois Mr.. Alcorn brought for
ward bill providing for the construction of
levees on the Mississippi, and no doubt there
is an immense amount of money in this pro-
ject Mr.. Ingalls, of Kansas, introduced
bill providing for arming and equipping
the whole militia force OF the United States-a
grand idea for new Senator, but hardly ne
cessary unless he counts upon the invasion of
the United States by million of Spaniards
and general outbreak among the Indians at
the same time.
Vice President Wilson gave notice that from
tomorrow he would be absent for several weeks
and that it would therefore, be necessary for
the Senate to elect President pro tenn. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Wilson goes to Florida
for his health, and that he may be absent till
the toughest portion of the winter is over.
The dominant party of the Senate yesterday
agreed in caucus upon the nomination of Mr..
Carpenter as President pro tenn 1t appears
that the standing committees, as organized
last March, will not be materially changed.