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PRESIDENTIAL NoNINATIoSs.-The Presi-
dent sent the following nominations to the Sen
ate to-day: John ID. Hopkins, collector of Gus
toms, district of Frenchman's Bay, Maine.
Postmasters.-Dayid Virgins, Greenport, "
Y; d. NJ. White, Water Valley, Miss; j. b.
Dowd, Rockville, Ind; M. .. Frost, Marshall,
Ill.
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COMMANDER A. A. SEMMKs has been ordered
to the Pensacola navy-vard.
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THE APPROPRIATION CoNNITTEE.-Gen
Butler, Mr.. Twichell and Postmaster Burt, OF
Boston, were before the House committee on
appropriations this morning and urged the pass
age of the Senate bill for the purchase Of the
additional site for the Boston post Office. The
committee agreed to report favorably Oh the
bill,
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THE GOVERNMENT vs.. THE L. p r. A.-The
resolution of MIR. Randall, passed by the House
authorizing the Department Of Justice to insti-
tute suit against the Union Pacific railroad
company TO recover umount of interest due the
United States, was yesterday referred to the
Attorney General by the President. Able law
yers will be engaged to prosecute the suit on be-
half of the government
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Senate finance committee yesterday agreed to
report favOrably on the bill which passed the
House before the holidays, authorizing the Con-
troller of the Currency to examine into the
condition of national banks in this District.
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THE DEFICIENCY BILL SIGyED.-The Presi-
dent this morning signed the deficiency bill
making appropriations for the service Of the
government for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1873. and for other purposes. This act embraces
the appropriation made by Congress to reinl-
burse the District of Columbia for improve
mehts around government property. The mea-
sure ment of the work is now being made under
the direction OF General BabcOck, and will pro-
badly be completed by Saturday. 1t is not likely
that the funds will be available before next
week,
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GOVERNOR BARD, OF Tennessee, was among
those who saw the President to-day. He seems
to be quite confident of securing a reversal of
the action of the Senate in recalling his con-
frmatiOn as postmaster of Chattanooga.
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TLED.-Controller Tayler's letter to the Secre-
tary of War heretofore referred to in THE
starr on the construction of the eight hour
department sought from the Department of
Justice, was recently returned to Secretary
Boutwell, as disrespectful on the part OF
subordinate officer of the government
The Secretary forwarded this communication TO
Controller Tayler, who thereupOn wrote a reply
in defence of his letter, and stated that, IN his
opinion, II there was an insult ii consisted i'm the
War department asking a decision from the
Controller. and when it did not suit, going else
where to obtain one which would. The 1psot
of the matter is that the controversy has been
am,cably and satisfactorily settled in favor Ol
the views held by Controller Tayler.
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A Masonic LODGE OF SORROW will he held
by the members of the Scottish Rite i'm honor OF
their deceased brother, General st. John b. l.
Skinner, at the Masonic Temple on Friday
evening next. VIM. NJ Ireland, esq, will be the
presiding officer at the imposing ceremonies and
the funeral Grafton will be delivered by Major
Ben PerleY PoOre
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The SIN saws: IL was precisely nine minutes
to eleven O'Clock Yesterday when Judge Board
man delivered his charge consigning Stokes "a
death by hanging. At nine minutes TO eleven
O'Clock on the 9th day of January, one year
before, Colonel James Fisk, jr., gave a convul-
size paSn and dian
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OLD No On Exhibition NEW No.
$50 and Sale 43Y
I'm SI.S AT Urn ST.
MARkRITER'S.
No. 439 9TH street between AMI + streets, light
door, above Old Fellows Hall
Choice Oil Paintings, Engravings, Chromos, Re.
Also, largest stock Paper Hangings, Wnibw
Shades, Pictures, Frames, Picture Cords and Tas-
sels Rings. Nails sc, in the District.
~TERMS CASH.
Please remember y anie and Number. lei "
II :. JUSTH PAYS FAIR PRICES for Ladies' :.
II. Gents ard Childrens SECOND HAND
CLOTHING UNDER CLOTHING, b o U L :,
SHOES, &c, at 6l9 n street, between 9th and Eth
SIS. Notes by mail promptly attended to. oc9ly
old GOLD, SILVER, BRASS, COPPER, Ere,
" bought at fair prices for . New York house
Household Furniture bought and sold Notes by mail
nr' mptly attended To by AUGENSTEIN, 14Os
Pennsy " ania avenue d2lly+
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THE PRESIDENT AND THE LOUISIANA Con-
FLICT-In conversation yesterday the President
remarked that it was a matter OF entire indiffer-
ence to him which party obtained the ascendancy
in Louisiana; that he felt bound to recognize one
or the other, or else declare an anarchical con-
ditiOn of affairs and place the United States
troops in charge OF the state; and that his only
motive i'm recognizing the Pnchback govern
ment was to throw the matter into the courts for
a decision,
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D SOCIABLE OF THE MAINE STATE Aes0CIA-
TIoN.-The opening reception of the season Of
the Maine state association was held last even
ing at Masonic Hall, and brought together a
notable array of bright and goOd-lOoking men
and women, such as the Dirigo state has the
credit of furnishing to the country at large.
The assembage Was not altogether Of Maine
people, but other states and sections Of the
country were brilliantly represented, and
the affair was exceedingly enjoyable and inter-
esting. Judge Smell introduced Hon. William
p. Frye, Of Maine, who made q happy little
opening speech, well sustaining the reputation
this young Congressman brings here for ability
and eloquence. In the course Of his remarks he
said if Maine were to sound her bugle-call for
her sons to return to her boundaries, every Sec
ton of this broad domain would yield some of
its most useful and ornamental members of so
ciety. The last census may show that the pop
ulation Of this state had decreased since the year
1850, and il il was true il was undoubtedly due
to this fact, that many of the successful men
Of other states belong TO the glorious state Of
Maine.
After the speech making dancing was entered
upon with spirit aud kept up Tor some hours,
with vastly agreeable nterlude in the shape OF
a regular old-fashiOned Maine supper.
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THE FIRST STATE DINNER of the season will
be given tins evening at the Executive Mansion.
The members of the Cabinet, Vice President
Colfax. General Sherman and Admiral Porter
and ladies are invited. These dinners will be
given every alternate Thursday.
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THE COMPLIMENTARY DINNER to Mr.. Henry
III. Stanley by the journalists in w Washington will
take place at Willards' Hotel on Saturday even
ing next, the 18th, at O'Clock. From presen
indications about eighty gentlemen will attend
including quite a number of government Off
Gals. Mr.. Stanley will arrive here on Friday
evening next.
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PERsONAL.-Mr. Preston, the Haytien Minis
ter, has taken a suite of rooms at the Arlingto N
...-GOyernOr Cooke went TO New York last
night, and will return Tomorrow. ...Gen.
Butler, who has been detained at home since
the holidays by the illness OF his brother-n-law,
Mr.. Hildreth, has returned to the city, and occ u
pied his seat in the House to-day.
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The SENATE was engaged most of the time
to-day on the bill for the relief of Theodore
Adams, who claims balances due him by the
Government on contracts for the construction of
mortar boats steam tugs, &c, made with Major
General fremont, while that officer was i'm com
mahd OF the Department of the West. The bill
has already passed the House giving the claim
ant S112, 1I076, but the Senate committee on
claims amended it, reducing the amount to
S39 1926.
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TIE NEVADA SENAToRsHIP.-The Nevada
legislature met Monday at Carson City, but i'm
mcdiately adjourned, thus deferring the senate
rial election until the Dist instant. No caucuses
have been held by either party.
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JACKSON G. IL. OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1878

world or ten millions of dollars, by cor
rupting members of Congress, and lose
his own life ?" Because one is good
soldier, tailor, shoemaker, Snowman, or
shovel-mal1er, it does not follow that he
will make a good statesman Here is
where Americans lack discrimination.
We glorify success, no matter what in
nor how attained. i one excels as pu-
gilist, that is reason enough why he
should be sent to Congress! And we
have to-day, in our State and National
Legislatures some very poor, crude, and
rotten mrterial-fungus, which ought to
beat once cut off to preserve the health of
the body polite. How many brainless,
though noisy, upstarts, pot-house politi-
clans, whisky guzzling drunkards, and
corrupt peddling traffickers in nations S
honor and liberties there are!
Now, we appeal to all good citizens who
wish we'll to our country to lend hand
in correcting these abuses. What are our
best citizens doing in the matter? Are
religious men praying and working in the
interest of their Government and their
homes? or do they etthese things slide,
and keep to their money-making? "As
ye sow, so shall We reap"
Let us select for places Of honor and of
trust only good, honest. and intelligent
men. Then let us elect and sustain
them.
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From the chronological Journal.l
Sin-What Is It?

1t is sinful to do what we know, or be-
lIeVe, to be wrong; as, for instance, to
lie, to steal, to SANDER. 1t is sin to de-
ceive or mislead another to his harm
There are many sorts, varieties, and pha-
ses of sin, besides those indicated in the
Ten Commandments. We regard it q
sin to commit excesses in eating, drink
ing, or doing anything which will impair
the health of the body, affect the mind
injuriously, or dwarf the moral or spirit
ual sensibilities. Through dissipation
one becomes the parent of.an imbecile or
an idiot By transmitting consumptiYe
tendencies to offspring. OF by transmit
ting scrofulous diseases q palpable wrong
is done, and suffering is induced. Is not
this sinful? Preachers confine their re-
Dukes to what may be called moral sins,
seldom coming right down to our phys
ical transgressions, such as over-eating
drinking, chewing, smoking, dosing, and
drugging which are among the chief
causes of sur most serious shining
Let us look at these things as, they are.
We sin against the laws OF health when
we breathe old and fetid air, such as is
confined in school-houses public halls.
churches, and even in private dwelling
houses. We sin when we gormandize or
eat more than we need, when we rob
ourselves or others of unnecessary sleep;
when we OVertaX the minds OF children,
rendering them precocious and sickly;
when we spoil our feet, producing corns,
bunions, etc, by tight boots; when we
produce headache by great wads of false
hair, or by air-tight hats; when we go to
extremes in anything whereby we waste
vitality and engender disease. Extreme
greediness is product of undue selfish
ness and borders on dishonesty He who
will moi do as he would be done by is not,
by any means, a saint. Each of us may
hold the mirror up to nature, and if we
wish to do so we may
"See ourselves rs others see u.s."
Is it not sin to gamble and get gain
without earning it? Is it not sin to
sell rum to one whose appetite is per-
verted and whose mind is too weak to
resist the temptation? Is it not sin to
seduce or lead one from life of virtue
to a life of vice? Is not peevish, fret
full violent, and ungovernable temper
sinful? Is not good nature and q cheer
full countenance duty? Reader, go on
with these questions of self-examination,
and see where you stand2 You can
cypher them up, debit and credit, bal
ance the account and see Just where YOU
are. True penitence will bring pardon,
and, when forgiven past sins, We may
start out with new resolves to lead n new
life, in accordance with higher principles
than those OF former times. We, may
improve. 1t is our privilege and our
duty so to do. Let us try.
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[From the chronological Journal
Integrity.

Tho perpetuitY Of our Institutions de-
pends on The integrity and intelligence
of our people If we, the people, are the
custodians Of the government, and if
those we elect or appoint to office are but
our hired servants, it is our privilege and
our duty to watch them in all their pub
lie acts with eternal vigilance" lest they
go wrong and imperil our interests and
our liberties.
If we nominate, elect, and appoint only
honest and capable men to office, there
can be no danger, and we may rest as
sured that our Democratic Republic will
continue to rise and shine. But if, on
the contrary, we permit notorious thieves
and swindlers to have the management
of affairs, we may foresee with certainty,
the day of our doom. When such bad,
ambitions men as Ben. Butler are per-
mitted to take the helm of our great Re
publican ship, we may know our ruin IS
near; and when we permit such tricks
ters as -Barnum the Snowman to be elected
to Congress, we may hang our heads in
humiliation, shame and despair. The
former was sent to New Orleans durin g
the war to render such services as were
required, and, by efficient measures eff
fected his purposes. He stumped the
country in the interest of the Union. He
munerated for his services. We owe him
nothing. He aspires to the leadership
in Congress. Weak members would make
him their bell-wether, He sees an OPP
portunity TO make nice grab on Uncle
Sans greenbacks, and avails himself of
it, carrying with him others of similar
cast of mind and moral obliquity. The
Nation cried out "Thief, thief!" but he
only laughed at reproaches. ltis but a
few years age that the ambitious showan
from Connecticut attempted to break
into Congress He failed, though an
other fellow of the same name, his COM
petitor, succeeded. If one was only a
blatant triokster, the oIher was worthless
as q legislator The State gained moth
| ing from his services, and the Nation, we
presume, paid his salary.
A few years ago an industrious tailor
| became an alderman in the village in
which he lived. Heing fluent speaker
and successful debateP, he was elected to
Congress. By accident he became Presi-
dent, to fill vacancy. His willfulness
and obstinacy were the cause of costly
trial for impeachment, ending in its fail
ure, and he served out his term and then
| subsidized.
An energetic shoyel-maler, of Massa-
chusetts, made considerable money, and
because of this was invited to become q
legislator, which he was foolish enough to
accept. Seing only the interest OF the
shovel.maker, instead of the interests oil
the nation, he "went in for seli-aggran
digement, and became notorious. "What
shall it profit q man if he gain the whole
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blessed and the skies through which il
passed still sweet with its lingering fra.
grance-to its glory as an ever-unfolding
| flower in the blessed garden of God!
Surely, prolonged life on earth hath no
boon like thisl For such mortal lowell
ness to put on immortality-to rise from
the carnal with SO little memory of earth
that the mothers cradle seemed to have
been rocked in the house of many man
sions-to have no experience of q wearied
mind and chilled affections, but from a
childs joyous heart growing up into the
power of an archangelic intellect-to be
raptured as a blessed babe through the
gates of Paradise!-ah this is better
than to watch as an old prophet for the
car Of fire in the valley of Jordan.
Surely, God is wise in all his works.
And even amid our tears will we rejoice
In this harvest-feast, that among US, as
elsewhere, he gathers so largely the
flowers in their season.
And as of flowers, so of fruits in their
order, and after their kind each, "cometh
in in his season" Some fruits ripen early
Scarcely has the delicious June poured
its full glory over earth ere some rare
and delicate species are already ripened.
And some ripen later. There are trees
that do not even blossom till midsummer
And there are fruits that remain hard
and unsavory till God shakes them in
the wild autumnal wind, and treats
them with the distressful ministry of
frost. And SO it is in the spiritual =
souls develop and mature differently
Some are ready for gathering at life's
early summer; some come not to the
caring till the time of the later rain. And
God watches carefully that each shall
come in in his season" We indeed
sometimes talk of untimely deaths of
young Christians, removed too early from
spheres Of usefulness, as if the Omnicient
Husbandman did not know when His
immortal grapes are purple and His corn
in the ear. Surely, God does the whole
thing wisely. gathering each spiritual
growth just as it comes into condition
for its immortal uses.
Oh, thought beautiful and comfortingl
Death is not destruction, but harvesting
the gathering from fields of mortal tillage
ripe fruits in their season. And why
then should our harvest-feast be sad over
garnered Immortality? Why should this
sweetly tolling bell, filling the troubled
earthly air with gentle sound, so startle
and appal the trustful spirit? God
strengthen your faith so to behold this
mysterious thing in light from heaven
that its dark veil shall seem transparent,
and face with soft eyes look forth low
ing and bright as the face of an angel.
Death is not destruction! Death is
not even decay Death is harvesting!
Hear ye this, oh, disconsolate hearts, Ye
parents from whose household sweet
children have been rudely parted, hear
ye this: "The Beloved hath gone down
into His garden to gather liliesm Ye
children who have lost reverend parents,
and whose life is chilled in the shadow of
tho dread thing -orphanage-hear ye
this: LAS a shock of corn cometh in in
his season" so are matured souls gather
ed to the garner of God.-Rev. Charles
WadsacorM
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a Serenade.

From the folds of your snow-white pillow,
Ny love, my beautiful, rise,
And come to the easement window
Where the wind through the cedars signs;
star and planet are leaping
o. ont through the ciOudlesS bfue;
Planet and star are weeping,
And wondering where are you.
The moon. like royal maiden,
Sits on her cloud-built throne,
And the breath OF the dainty tulips
From the garden maths is blown;
Under the dropped narciSSuS
The bulbul sits and sings,
And the leaves of the rose are brushing
The dew from the wind light wings.
Under the leafy easement,
Sweet, am waiting still,
Watching the lamp-lit lattice
Till the hand on the window-sill
Rustles the dainty rose leaves
That lovingly cluster there,
Signing till somebody cullS them
To twine in thy dark brown hair:
My own, my beautiful Nina,
Come, till my love pour
Come, till l tell the passion
M J heart can hide no more
Till | sit in Iiae rich sweet lIIStre
Ofthy dark blue eyes divine,
And bless in blisSful rapture
The hour thai shall make thee mine.
Shine out, shimmering planet!
painting shadow! lie still;
Methinks lis the rim of her rament
see by The window-sil;
Hush, bulbul under the roses!
Oh, rapture! the hour draws near! go
Silence, thou restless Zcphyri
'Its her step lis her voice hear!
"po you think we have all gone, mad, Sir?
In truth, l wish you'd leave off;
I'm dying tonight with toOthache,
And your bowling won't cure my cough.
'IiS really strange, tits monstrous,
How little of sense remains,
Or even of common politenesS,
When folks get love on their brains"
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A Warm Sympathizer.

Many years ago, a colored Baptist cler-
gyman from u Southern State, came to
Boston to raise money to build a church
Our people did not come down very
heavily, and some one, knowing Barnes
disrelish of the African generally, sent
the applicant to him, Barnes received
him graciously, and asked, "What kind
of church are you going to put up2"
"Raptist. GLOW much money do you
want to raiser" ",Fiye thousand dollars"
"Is that enoughY' "Yes." The Colonel
sat down at his desk, took out his check
book, filled it out for the entire sum, and
the eolored brother thought he had
struck lie sure. cone thing, said Barnes,
81 want it understood before sign my
name" Certainly, anything, THE
Raptists put the new fellers all under
water, don't they y Entirely; that is
our style" "Well l want you to agree
TO have the water Jihn' hot, and seall eeery
larkyto death that gees i..
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Gathered in Season.
GAS sRoCK OF CORN ooAETH IN IN HIS
SEASON"

In his moral tillage, God cultivates
many flowers seemingly only for their
exquisite beauty and fragrance, For
when, hathed ia soft sunshine, they have
burst into blossom, then the Divine
Hand gathers them from the earthly
fields, to be kept in crystal vases in
blessed mansions above, Thus little chill
dren die--some in the sweet bud, some
in fuller blossom; but never too early to
make heaven fairer and sweeter with
their immortal bloom.
Verify, to the eye of Faith nothing is
fairer than the death of young children,
Sight and sense indeed recoil from it,
The flower that like breathing rose
filled heart and home with an exquisite
delight,-alasl we are stricken with sore
anguish to find it's stem broken and the
blossom gone. But unto Faith, eagle
eyed beyond mental vision, and winged
to mount like the singing lark oyer the
fadipg rainbow unto the blue heaven,
even this is touchingly lovely.
The child's earthly ministry was we'll
done. for the rose does its work as grandly
in blossom as the vine with its fruit.
And having helped to sanctify and lift
heavenward the very hearts that broke
at its farewell, it has gone from this
troublous sphere ere the winds chilled or
The rains stained it-leaving the world il
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Victory for the Welsh Singers.

Through the politeness of the Rev. D.
Harries, we have seen q dispatch an
nounoing the victory of The Welsh choir
in contest of singing with the nations
of Europe, and especially with the Eng
lish singers. The principal prize was a
81 900 gold cup, The Welsh choir con-
sisted Of thousand singers from different
parts of Wales, under the leadership of
Caradog Professor Proudman was the
leader on the other side To gain the
cup it was necessary To gain two Victories,
which the Welsh choir did-last year and
this CbllmbuS Journal.