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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16

WIsTAR's WILD CHERRY BALsAM.-This Bal
samic compound has become home mixture.
Let all who suffer, and have in vain attempted to
cure their coughs, colds, bronchial or pulmonary
complaints make use Of this unequaled remedy.
50 cts. and 81 3 bottle, large bottles much the
cheaper.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16

DRESS COATS! DRESS COATS!
DRESS COATS!
THE MOST EXTENSIVE STOCK IN THIS
CITY. A. SAKS * CO.,
3l6 SEVENTH STREET.
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0ITY ITEMR

DooLRYis YEAST POWDER has been used by
thousands Of families for the past hfteen years
with universal satisfaction. Try IL, and your tes-
timony will be added TO the long list.
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THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN CHANGED

by the use Of the Peruvian Syrup (s protoxide Of
tron) from weak, sIckly, suffering creatures, to
strong, healthy, and happy men and women, and
invalids cannot reasonably hesitate to give it q
trial. For Dyspepsia and Debility it is specific.
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SO TO $1,000

invested in Stocks and Gold pays 100 per cent .
month. Send for particulars. Tumbridge Co.,
Bankers, Wall street, New York.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16

CHILDREN'S SUITS FROM ~ To 10
YEARS. PRICES FROM IS TO 81.
EISEMAN BROS,
ABOVE E.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16

BOYS ovERooATs, AT A. sAKs Z co.'s.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.

PLATED GOODS AND CUTLERY, AT
]. W. BOTELER 4 BROS.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16

THURsToE's IVORY PEARL Tooth POWDER
used daily will keep the teeth clean, white and
sound, the gums healthy and the breath sweet.
THantY-fYe and fiftY centa Der bOttle.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COMIQUE,

MONDAY, december "A, Every Night and Wednesa
day and Saturday Matinees.
First appearance in Washington of the cele.
brated Character Artists, FRA NIX and EVA BEN
NETT. Last week Of the greatest Of seriO-eOmlG
ongstTesses, Miss NULLY PIERS, who will in
trOduce this week selections from fEvoTite operas.
Last week Of the King of Dutch and Ethiopian
Comedians, Mr.. SA M DEVERE, who will appear
In his speciaties, also will appear in the Drama OF
the hidden HAND assuming the character
of wool, - and in the Border Drama OF ''BUF-
FALO BILL, I" assuming the character Of ''Steva
Foster, the Negro Trapper." de146t
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16

Nightly crowds are in attendance at the above
theatre, and Manager Rogers seems to have ex-
erted himself doubly to present a good pro
gramme for the week. The parlor minstrels are
a big feature, as is the singing Of Miss Nully
Pieris. The favorite of Washington, Sam De-
we're, with delineations, and the army Of ssng
and dance girls, all assist to make the ComiQue q
delightful place to spend an evening.
GEORGIA MINSTRELS.
Csllender's Georgia Minstrels were attended
last night by q large audience at Odd Fellows
hall.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16

JoUyEN's NOTORIOUS KID-GLoYR CLEANER
will renovate soiled gloves thoroughly aud
quickly. Twenty-Five cents per bottle.
THoMPsoN's PoMADE OPTIME Is equal to the
best French, and bat half the price. twenty-five
and fifty cents per bottle.
WELLS STRENGTHENING PLAsTERs are the
very best. All sold by druggists.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16

WE WILL SELL YOU THE BEST s12
OVERCOAT IN THIS CITY.
A. SAKS co,
3l6 SEVENTH STREET
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16
PROM THE LAND OF FLOWERS.

The following letter, addressed to our worthy
citizen, W. W. Corcoran, is from the pen Of the
member Of the Centennial executive committee
for the State Of Florida. We hope the lady's
warm and earnest interest in the welfare of her
State will appeal to the visitors at the eaparty
who shall look upon the beautiful display col
lected by her fair hands:
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-16

A communication was laid before the House
yesterday from the Secretary Of the Interior sug-
costing an appropriation for the payment OF the
salaries of the inspector and assistant inspector
OF gas metres in the District Of Columbia. The
Offices were created by the law regulating the
distribution Of gas in the District OF Columbia,
passed at the last session, bat no provision was
made for the payment Of these salaries which
were fixed at 6, 600 and O., 900 respectively.
On Thursday next the House District Commit
tee will hear the District Comm issioners with
reference to certain data being prepared by them
for Congressional action.
, 1874-04-21

An important question Of railroad freights il
about to be tested in tho Tennessee courts,
Tho Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad has in
some way, by consolidation or Otherwise, OBJ
taincd Il through connection to Columbus, Kcu-
lucky; the Louisville Nashville l. Groat South
cru Railroad have limo from Louisylo to
Montgomery. Freight intended for Clatta-
nooga from other points and by other
roads reach Nashville or Montgomery, thence
to 60 over tho Nashville s. Chattanooga Road to
their destination. The officers Of tho Louisville
Road and of tho Nashville l. Chattanooga Road
hayo combined to demand higher rato for all
freight ovor these roads, brought by other
roads, than thoy charge on tho samo freight
shipped wholly over their roaas. In other
words, they rofuao to take freight from Nash
Vile OF Montgomery to Chattanooga, reachiug
those points by other roads, at tho aamo price
that they charge on freight coming to those
points over their own roada. It iB clear caao
Of discrimination against all roads having to
use part Of tho roadway from Nashville to
Chattanooga. and has tho cflect of arresting ali
freight from Chicago tint is shipped by way Of
Evansville, Iud. Suits havo been instituted to
test tho power Of tho corporations to make this
discrimination.
, 1874-04-21

oeHsfully maintain froo institutions and at tho
eamo tine volato tho Established md recognized
principles Of national honesty and good faith.
wo haso near}ycoinploted a century of national
oxlBtonco; tho great experiment Of nclf-govorn-
mont haH boon B1ccossful because, md only bo-
catlso, wo havo proved faithful to Our own na-
ttonal honor. II NO nro to continue ropubli-
can form Of government Mt all, we must prosorvo
that honor. National intogrity1s tho lifc-ourront
OF a republican government Without it, the
bonds OF society ,inloosot1, md no lapse into
anarchy. Tho proposition to dobaso our c,,r-
roncy. TO take stop away from Bpooie payments,
to declare that to DO money which undor no cir
cumBtntcos CHI over DO money; to make thia
trash logal-tontlor In payment OF tlobts, iB to
maho dishonesty factor Of our Government,
and consequently to destroy 1t. Thore il no
middle course. We must havo IN honest Govern
mont, or olso abandon Our prouont form of gov
oramont, aud put might in tho placo Of rlght
aud substitute forco for law,
We therefore commend President Woolsoy's
ronarks to tho thoughtful consideration Of tho
educated poop1o Of tho country, and appeal to
thor moral Judgment and convictions wllotlor
the country can afford to incorporate lie among
its national policies; or whether, having 80 in-
corporatea it, tho country can survive tue con-
aoquences Which a lie always brings in it's train.
, 1874-04-21

spooio bogan to circulate. tlus illustrating sgaln
tho o1t@told truth thas specie will Inevitably How
into country unloss It is kept out by tho uao Of
worse currency. The Inference is, TINT II wo
aaorld retro all our graenbacks wc cot,1d draw
to tho limit OF our noots on tho spccic.rosoryos
OF Europe. Tho facts NO hnyo quoted MI boar
on tho eroat question Of tho day. Thoy present
to tho mind capable Of oomprohont1ing tint liko
producoH like, Il swooping argument aganst tho
'lBo Of M irredoomablo currency. What our
ignorant forofathors suffered, In tho cigltoonth
century, their ignorant doncendantH will surely
suffer in tho nineteenth. Intuition now, as thon,
moanB bankruptcy.
, 1874-04-21
WINTER WHEAT.
Generally Favorable Reports from
All Qunrter9,

Generally Favorable Reports from
All Quarters.
WASHINGTON, D. g.. April 20.-The Dopart-
ment Of Agriculture bus received very full In
formation concerning tho appearance Of the
wheat throughout the country. Tho roturna
cover q large proportion Of tho winter-wheat
asea in each state. The winter has boen ex-
tromely favorable in all sections. No previous
season hns been more generally 80 since the in-
auguration Of tho crop reports. In the South
there arc very few excep tions to tho genera Wig.
or, and even luxuriance Of tho growth have ap.
pesred. In tho Gulf Coast region, the wintoa
pasturing Of wheat fields bus been prac.
ticod to tho advantage Of the crops.
III Now York and Pennsylvania, tlo
weather since tho middle OF March has been
un!avorable, on account Of tile sudden changes
Of temperature and cold winds, to tho Injury Of
wheat on clay and undrained lauda. III OAtario,
Ningaria, Livingston and GouoHee, four coun.
tics which produce one-third Of tile wintel
wheat Of Now York, average expectations
aro entertained, though aorno injury from freoz-
Tie promise Is remarkable In pen,sylyania,
nino-teuths Ut tho counties making favorable
returns, many OF thom very 81 iIattorng,
Fully three-fourths Of tho counties Of tile Ohio
Valley report either an average or SUPERIOR con-
dition. Beyond tho Mississippi, Missouri mud
KANSAS lave still fewer unpromslng Representa-
tlons. There aro reports from tie Northwest
which arc moro favorable than usual. Tho pros--
poet in CALIFORNIA; Is very promising, though
complaints Of injury. from an unusual cauBo,
wet weather, comes from several counties. Tho
Secretary Of the State Doard Of Agriculture re-
ports promise Of 10000, 600 bushels in tho
State,
, 1874-04-21
OTD TAT1IM IN 0HTn

II would Boom tLat Tho Dcuocrncy of Ob,o
aro not harmonious on tito currency question.
Tho Oaliz Sentinel, m organ of tho uutorrii}od.
publishes letter from Senator Thurman atl-
foranor holds tho following decided languago:
It is worry easy to mako tho unrelectin8 think tim.
~oa ~ oos.aa " an increase " tue
Of papor could mako nconlo rjch AMI io sro o,
rores this deluson, which has prevailed, mo or
ano.ncr IN evory country IN ohliaendon must expect
claewhcrc. now az leretofore he av sofsv rn1y ~
time and experience for hts vindcaton. rhe imitation
as. aooat 10 'a1o paee may Stimulate speculation
nroanority hit n1css ,Jsnry "a f.,.c tn ,,,.t,a.s
result will be widc-sproatl rrfu and hantrrntov And
, 1874-04-21

Boston, which lad mt yot recovered from the
shock Of Simmons, is all aglast at tho answer
made by President Grant to the delegation
which weut to remonatrate agaiust the imitation
bill. Ono OF tho resolutions passed. ut the Fan
euil Hull meetns objected to the policy Of paying
of the bonded debt before it was duo while
leaving the demand debt (groonbncks) unro-
deemed, to which the President replied that ho
considered that reflection on his Administra-
tion Hince the PURCHASES Of bonds with the sur
plus revenues haa been made by his direction.
On tho following day tho New York delegation
nude their appearance on a similar
Grand, aud the President told thom that
If ho could ever be iu favor OF
imitation 1t would DO from the effects Of such
arguments as tho Boston gontlomon urged
against it. ''Tho Chairman OF the Boston dele
cation" he continued "in bcl,alf OF those whom
ho represented, started out with condemnation
Of what Ao (the Prosidont) ind always beloved
to be right, speaking as II ho wore wrong. They
opposed tho purchase OF United States bonds
with the surplus from tho United States Treaa-
ury, aud, il he had acted aB the Boston Commit
toe wanted him to do. he would Layo Kept such
surplus in the Treasury until thoro was not
grcenbacl In circulation. These bonds we're
purchased at his own direction" So it appears
TINT the President considered himself i,lsulted
by the Boston delegation, and the Boston delo-
gation consider themselves inaulted by the
President. This ia 4 sud world.
, 1874-04-21

The lion. J. Il. Luttre1l, Representative from
California in tho National House of Ropre-
Hontattves, haa preferred apocif1o charges
before tho Oon1mittoo on poat-O1lcos aud
Post-Roaas in relation to alleged abusos
III tho letting Of mail-contraots. Tho substance
Of his cnso is that certain contractors have boon
paid In advance Of sorvces rendered tint tlleir
accounts wcro irrcgularly settled TINT full pny-
ulonts has beon made OH contracts partially full
filled; and that Postmaaters who reported tho
miRconduct Of contractors havo boon dismissed
for doing so. Specific instance Of frauds in tho
Amending aud carrying out Of contracts aro citoa.
Tho investigation promisos to be interesting.
and in some meaBuro to fill tho void loft by the
closing Of tho sanborn inquiry; but it will bo
"bad TOR tho party
, 1874-04-21

tho hypoloss that It waa ctr Influence, and mt tho
orlts Of your proposa TINT obalnod tho eoutrnct,
you raid to them $820007 A.-They might hnyo done
something toward IT, but tho merits Of tho pavement
did mitch, III my opinion.
Q.-What oyitlonco hnYo you TINT they had donc
anything that would make you phy them $82, 900. That
Ia what watlt to know7 'A.-Thoy lad talked
about It, anl fried to cultivate public opinion III favor
Of It.
Q.-You aro man Of intelligence. Do you mcnn 10
say tint you paid s89 190 tho baro uncorroboratod
statement Of thcaa mcn that thcy used tnuehco7 A.
I do.
Q.--Wllhout knowing at eli whether It was trio or
fase7 Alt was contingent arrangement.
Q.-I Ito ,sot caro- how contingent 1t was. You paid
tho money; and you paid tho money Oh tho hyrothcss
ttnt they had ohtanud contract for sou. Now. I
want to know what evidence yon had that they had
obtntno tt contrnet for you, ny lnt}cncs Of tcra7
Al Ind no ovidonco ut oil.
LII Wow Of tho facts developed In this teHti-
naony, We arc painfully constrained to accept Mr.
Jowott's theory that Count Fosoo was born under
an eclipse. 1Ic must have boon III al eclipse oil
through the ovontful months OF January, Fobr,1-
ary, aud March, 1879, notwithstanding the faot
tlat as vigilance is tho price Of liborty, no Is
activity and watchfuluoss tho prico Of paving
contracts" In noarly four pagos Of printed
Testimony wo can sod no gllmmorings Of actiy-
ity Or watohfulucss On Count FoRco's part. Flo
Booms to have been going It blind, and this being
tho casc, we aro Of the opinion that tho s1,40o
which DoGolyer & AfoOlollsnl paid tho
Count for his a,x months services
represents Just about thor yalue. This
is on tho supposition that tho Count
hns delivered tho plain unvarnshod truth to the
Committee, and that he and Storrs wore two
lnmbs trying 10 escape from tho jawB Of oil tho
mon Of influence whom tile Count employed in
Washington without knowing what their iutlr,~
enco was. We must either accept this as tho
true condition Of thugs, or elso comic to tho
conclusion that Count Foscos story iH worry thin
mud won't wash. Which Of tho two il tr,lo may
novor bo determined, but at all events, whether
born undor an eclipse or not, Count Fosco, u.s.
Sisted by storrs romans tho model Witness,
, 1874-04-21
REVENUE FRAUDS,
Seizure Of II Dlatilfery and q 1ecctify-
ing Establishment Neur Nlntliyuaa,

Wiz
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, April 20.-For solno time 1t
has boon suspected that distlllory at Middle
ton, seyon miles west Of this city, formerly
owned by jacob Lenz j. Co., and lately run by
4. i. Rogers, was so run "a to seriously aefraud
the royonuo, and, finally, such information WAS
lodged with the United statea Reyonuo Collec-
tor that he fot warranted in making seizure.
1lo went therefore, to-day, with suitable posso,
made tho seizure, catching tho parties running
tho distillery tn tho act Of using fraudulent
mash aud abstracting Aighwinea without 1nnk-
ing any account to the Government
At tho samo time tho rootityug oBtab.
lishulont IN charge of Charles II, Dunhor
~ this city, connected with the above
distillery WAS soized Oh tho samo ground Of t1e-
frauaing the revenue. Tho dis.illery folks nudo
a vain AttomPt to warn Bunker by Boulinr a
message to him by fast-rulnipg horse.
The value of tho property Boi2od, Including
tho hlGhwinos, etc., s about $2D, 900. aud It hos
bosn put In oharge OF the United States Muir.
atai. 1t ie reported that tho men onearcd in
t;iia establishment plead In oxtenuatlon. lint It
was impossible to compete with Mlwaukea dis.
tllors without choating, as the hitter sold whis-
ky far below tho cost with tho rovonuo paid. In
corroboration Of this, five barrela Oh whfakv
from q Milwaukee house we're soizod horn tn.
day. Just ~ 1t was unloading in front Of llouor-
AscTo.
, 1874-04-21

4 furry in stocks took place in Wall street
yesterday. The imtnodiato cause of tho disturb
ance WAS tho breaking OF q pool in Columbus,
Chicago d. Indiana Central. This stock de-
clined o cents, involving tho failure OF the firm
OF Caprou l. Merriam, which was heavily inter-
essed In tho pool. Othor stocks were affected
to the oxtent OF 1@4 por cent, Western Union,
"abaah, and Pacific Mail leading in tho down.
ward movement. Many idle rumors were sot
atoat during the day. but none Of them were
traced to trustworthy sources. Gold closed at
ia. The course Of tho market to-day will be
watched with some anxiety,
, 1874-04-21

Tllo preliminary proceedings In tho trial Of
Prof. Swing have boon takon by tho Presbytory
Of Chicago. Prof. Patton was ordered to anond
several specifications containing vaguo or gen.
oral chargcs In such a way aB to mako them OK
p]ioit. Part Of tho specification relating to Mrs.
Collier waa stricken ont, md Prof Patton at-
tempted, without entire succoss, to explain why
the namo Of that ostimablo woman WIS dragged
into this wrotched controversy. Tho trial cannot
begin for ton days, oxcopt with tho consent Of
both parties.
, 1874-04-21

The Chicago produce mnrkets wero gener-
ally steady yesterday. with moro strength in pro-
gislons aud wheat. 1less pork WAS active, and
15c per brl highor, closing at S16.75@1080 cash.
and s10.s7N@18.o0 aolIor Juno. Lard was IN
talr demand, mud 80 per 100 |hs higher, closing
at 90. .75 cash, and s0.00@9.05 soller June. Meats
woro quiet and shade frmor, at 6a1@526c for
shoulders, 8No for short ribs, o]S@ohc for short
clear. and 10@11o for sweot-picklcd hams. High"
wines wero inactive and easier, at 9414@05o por
gallon. Lake treighta were quiet aud unohang-
I'D, et for corn to Butalo. Flour WAS quiet and
firm, Wheas wss loss sotiya and 10 lowor,
, 1874-04-21

A worry stringent bill, providing for oompuso-
ry education, hns just passed. tho New York AS
somby, by vote Of G8 TO IS. It provides that
every child iu tlo State. between tho agcs Of
and Ii, shall attend some school or DO instructed
at home ut lsast fourteen weeks In oyory year,
and tlIns no CHILD shall bo employed to labor iu
any business Whatever during tho school hours
Of my achool-day, uulesB tho child Inns attended
school fourteen wooks out Of tho flfty.two ne1t
proceeding ANY and overy year i'll which such
child slssll ho employed. The bill also empowers
School Trlstoos to enforce theae rulos, and to
furnish textbooks In I'LL cases where parents
arc unable to provide them. Although tho bill
las passed tho Assembly, there is litt!e expeota-
tlon tluAt It will become law, ~ all tho Demo.
ats MIL vote againRt tt.
, 1874-04-21

At the request OF 11r. killiuger, tho National
House of Representatives yesterday directed tic
Banking and Currency Committee to inquire
Into the oxpodionoy Of establishing uniform
rate Of interest for tho whole country. A1r. Kill
linRer comos from Pennsylvania. We know
that State aa the homo of pig-iron men aud paper
money mon. and the advocates of every co.,
caiVab!e infraotion Of tho laws of political econ
Dmy. In mixing this proposition, Mr. KILN
ger only Indicates his Willingness to extend
fennsylyanta'a ignorance to tho rest Of the
Union.
, 1874-04-21
PRESIDENT WOOLSEY'8 OPINION.

Ex-president Woo]sey. of Vale co,,cca IN b;o
letter to tho New Yor1, 1uoot;nc w1,orc an an,.o1
WAS made to President Grant to veto tha ;naa.
ton bill, eayo expression to eome thoughts
which uro dosorying tho attention OF tho odn-
Gated and reasoning pconlo OF tho country. In
said:
feel no attachment to party md no obligation to
sappos, any orsanzaon 60 corrupt d. tue Republican,
ist It w ran,arha,o ho, ,'snv ,o,a .o1 ,s, ,t ~
, 1874-04-21

French sailore hnyo nover boon in mood
ropntc, but tho revelation OF tlcr inoi1lcionoy
1nado III tho case Of tho LAmoriquo IL astonisl1-
Ing. Tho stcamor WIS nnltiug good headway
untlor aail whom Picked up by tho salvage crow,
and nov lios iu Plymouth Uarbor III a compara-
tivoly goud state Of preservation. What with
longthened hulls, and wator-tght compart-
ments, and double stloa, md cowardly servants,
1t iB surprising that tho Fronch company has
managed to keep veHsols aaoat upon the ocean
for 60 long tmo.
, 1874-04-21

4 sensible suggestion has been made by the
Executive Committee Of tho hard-money maas-
meeting recently held in Fanouil Hall, Boston.
It is that the people throughout the country who
favor return to specie payment join in leagues
for the furtheranco Of this object Mon who
have anything to lose cannot leave this question
to be settled by the politicians. Tho politicians
have pronounced in favor OF imitation; now lot
the people ulako declaration OF tho faith that
Ia In them.
, 1874-04-21

The Charlcston Is. o. Meas and Courier
wants "moro money" It says that 1t ia cloas-
ly tho intereBt Ut tho West and South to make
every bale of cotton md bushol Of wheat bring
as many paper dollars as possible; for. in pay
ing of 4 dobt, D paper dollar which ia loyal.
tender goes as fur as like amount In gold"
This is the frankest confession Of the ronl aimR
OF the in1lation party We layo soon. It amounts
to saying: "Tho South and Wost want moro
currency in order that they may rob their crcdit-
ors." Since this is tile object, why not OBJECT it
completely? Why not issue billions of dollars
until the man deepest III debt has but
to sell his jack-knifo In order to get all
tho ''monoy" needed to pay of his obligations
Or why not effect tho samo object moro simply
still BY making tho promigaory notes Of indivitl-
uals, Us we'll 81 those Of tho nation, loyal
tonder? Then everybody could cheat Ills orodt-
ors with no trouble at all. OF course, business
would bo very brisk under such circumstances.
Commerce would royivo. The ''poor and lowly,"
over whom Butler weeps crocodile toars on tue
floor OF Congress. would all DO rich and naughty.
Wo would pay Oft our foreign indebtedness in
now, crisp promises to pay something else, and
wo would havo d proper ecorn for any rudo for
oiguor who talked about reputation aud breaking
plighted faith and lying. aud other unpleasant
themes. We would tell him that lie did not un-
dorstand American Political Economy, that tho
laws of Nature might do we'll enough for tho
o1fote despotiBma on tho other.sido Of the Allan
tic with their old-fashioned ideas about honesty,
but on this side we had laws Of Congress, which
were much botter than those Of Nature, inas-
much us they wore planned BY "practical men,"
We would tell him how ono Of our Senators
mastered tho whole subject OF finance in tie
spare hours Of two weeks, and then made
speech which finds parallel only in an incident
Of Dalaana's ride with the Princes Of Moab.
When tho world pointed the finger Of scorn at
us and hissed out our shame, VIC would sneak
humbly into such hiding g-place as we could find,
"a very small hole would su11ico,-and would
feel that ruined reputation and guilty con-
science wero very dear price for tho privilege
Of cheating our creditors. The Ne,os and Cou-
rier prates OF the luck Of honesty in its State
Government. Let it cast tho beam out Of its own
eye before 1t chidos tho moto in Its noighbors.
The dishonesty it rebukes is local; tho diahon-
esty it praises would DO national.