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At the close Of the regular score It became evil
| dent that i've of the knights had tied, and it
| would necessitate second ride to decide the
| winner. II was announced that the Knights Of
| Marlboro, Stick In, Virginia, VIII If Can and
Maryland being even in taking the ring, they
| would ride again, which was done, but finally
! fiVe required before the victor could be de-
| clared, which was the Knight Of Virginia. He
| was also entitled to crown the queen; Knight of
| Stick In FIRST maid Of honor; Marlboro, second,
| and Maryland third. The coronation exercises
| took place in the evening, and were followed
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Every can full weight. 1t saves itself in milk,
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CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED.
SCHENCK's PULMoNIC SYRUP,
SCHRNCK's SEA WEED TONIC,
SCHENCK's MANDRAKE Pills,
Are the only medicines that will cure Pulmonary
Consumption.
Frequently medicines that will stop q cough
will occasion the death Of the patient; they lock
ND the liver, stop the circulation Of the blood,
hemorrhage follows, and, in tact, they clog the
action Of the very organs that caused the cough.
Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia are the causes
Of two thirds Of the cases Of Consumption. Many
persons complain Of q dull pain in the side, con-
stipation, coated tongue, pain in The shoulder
blade feelings OF drowsiness and restlessness the
food lying heavily on the stomach, accompanied
with aeidity and belohing up Of wind.
These SYMPTOMS usually originate from dtsor-
dered condition Of the stomach or o torpid liver.
Persons so affected, II they take one or two
heavy colds, and If the cough in these cases DO
suddenly checked, will find the stomach and liver
clogged, remaining torpid and inactive, and
almost before they are aware the lungs are q
mass Of sores, and liberated, the result Of which
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup is an expectorsnt
which does not contain opium or anything caleu-
lated to check . cough suddenly.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic dissolVes the food,
mixes with the gastric juices Of the stomach aids
digestion and creates q ravenous appetite.
When the bowels are eostive, skin sallOw, or
the symptoms otherwise Of q bilious tendency,
Schenckss Mandrake Pills are required.
These medicines are prepared only by
j. H. SCHENCK < Son,
N Z. cor Sixth and Arch sts, Philadelphia.
for aala hvy al dPupgieta nd daa
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FIVE PKR CENT. DISCOUNT for thirty days
Seventy-five thousand dollars worth Of NObby,
Stylish, 6est-nade Boots, CATERS and Ties. Must
and shall be sold, by
l. HEILBRUN,
400 Seventh street,
Second deor from d street northwest.
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FIRST GRAND GIFT CONCERT
FOR THE BENEFIr OF THE
MONTPELIER FEMALE HUMANE ASSOCIATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
NoveraBer "a, 1874
LIST OF GIFTS=
NUMBER OF TICKETS, 100000

I7s Cash Gifts, amounting to.............1 OOe, 900
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NOW OR NEVER!

invested in Stocks and Gold pays 200 per cent.
month. Send for particulars. Tumbridge & Co.,
Bankers, 2 Wall street, New York.
, 1874-04-03
THE EXTINCTION OF COMMERCE.


The aggregate value OF our exports and
imports in 1878 exceeded $1,000 00o,0p aud,
under our peculiar navigation laws, moro
than threo-1ourths Of this trade was carried in
yossols owned in foreign countrios and bonring
foreign flags. Our carrying trado IL thus graau-
ally, but rnpidly, passing into tho hands OF
Foreigners and now we are throatoned with
like expulsion OF American citizous from tho
importing business.
In tho caao Of Lord L Taylor, Of Now York,
whose books and papora wero Aeizod under Tho
iufolmors' law by Cuatonl-Housa officer, tue
firm paid s15,500, aud the prosecution was dis
missed. Dir. Lord las explained to tho Con-
greaaional Committee how tho law renders i'm
portation by an American citizen almost impos-
Biblo, and gives Lis own case aa all illustration.
The law requifes goods to be inyoiood at tho
market value In the place and at the tmo OF ex-
port. When IN American importer purchases
merchandise on credit of Hlxty days Or four
months tho Treasury officials insist TINT he
shall include In tho market value Of the
merchandise tho interest on tho price
az part OF tho dutiable yaluo of the
goodH. II goods aro purchased in Dromen for
1000 taalers, md tho purchaser gives bis &C.
ooptanco for 1850 thaless. payable at tho snd OF
aix months, tho Ttsaaury Department. in.i1ta
, 1874-04-03

The Chicago produce markota woro gonoralIy
strong yesterday, with lcas doing, except In pro-
visions mud coru. 3less pork WIS actlyo. and
10@16c per brl higher, closing At a15.65@15.70
cash, and s1b.871aGp16.oo noer May. Lard was
more aotivo and 1oo por 100 lbs higher, closing
at e99214@9,85 onsh, aud &O.45fS9.47h sollor
May. A1cats we're quiet aud unchanged at $40
tor shoulders, ss.15@a.171 for Fhort ribs, s8.45
@s.50 for short clear, and 991@1o>4o per lb for
sweet picklod hams. Highwines woro quiet and
unchanged at 93c per gallon. Flour was lcas'
active at former prices. Wheat was active mud
10 highor, closing at e1.2o14 cash, mud s1.24Az
Boer May. Corn WIS active and advanced 1ho,
closing at 6211ao cush, and o596o seller May.
Oats were In good demand and shade flrmor,
closing at 1870 cash, and 4o9io so1lor May. hyo
mas quiet and eas!er at GOO. Barley waa dull
and unchanged at e1.50 for No. 2. 1.-Two hogs
wore aotlvo at loo deolins closing easy at $500
@o.oo Tor common to oho!oe. Cattle hnd ahsep
, 1874-04-03
THE RHODE 1BLAND ELECTION.

Tho general reuu!ts Of tho election in nhodo
Island on Wednesday, arc such as wore generally
anticipated. As far os the State officers are COLI
cerncd, there waH no contest oxcopt upon Lieu
touant- Governor. There are two points, how
evor, involved In the election which aro Of in-
torost. Tho first Of theso is tho 6ouutornl quos-
ton, which n,lat bo sottled in June, and tho Sec
oud ia the strongth Of the Prohibition vote In
the Brato,
The returns do not aolVe the doubt on
the only contested point in tho CANVASS,
namely: Who shall be United statos
Senator It ia not d sufficient answer
to say that tile Legislature is Republican, for
that was conceded beforehand. The Massa-
chuHetts Legislature Ia Republican, ,--2o2 to a.
and would rally straight vote for any one OF q
scoro Of names, ii ntl-alavory was now tho
Issue. But Ia burnside, representing drnntlsm,
or Jcnckes, representing oivtl~serVloo Reform, or
Dixon. representing reform In the party, or
shefAeld, representing q now departure Alto
gathor, to bo elected Uuitod States Senator ?
That Is tho question involved In tho returns,
which the returns do not settle. epraguo. who
haa hitherto controlled tho state, has hopeleHsly
gone by the board, and, for the first time in
many yoars, will not figure in tho
fight. The contest will therefore be In
itds &ha Republican party, Of tAthar the Drown
, 1874-04-03

John johnson, Of Cincinnati, was killed by m
accident at tho Gibson House recently, leaving
property valuod at s25, 900, which has boon nc
ou1nulatod by his own industry. Jol,naon Ind
no heirs to claim Ills woalth, md nobody knew
what to do with It. Tho administrator Of tho
estate appealed to tho probnto Court to Tx tho
amount to DO expended for monument over lis
grave. Some Of h.H next OF kin were willing to
put tho wholc s25, 900 into block Of marblo,
others thought $1,000 sufficient, and tho Court
finally axol tho amount ut $4,000. It does not
appear TINT 11r. johnson In Ills llfo ovor desired
"a marble Bsatuo, or high aspiring pyra-
MIDI; nor Is 1t 1t MI certain TINT
any person living, including tho next
Of kin, caros whothor tho monument
is erected OF not. It ia matter Of interest to no
living soul, apparently, oxcopt tho doaler in
loadstones. suroly It can be Of no consolation
to tho 1ate Mr. johnson, If ho Is in condition
to require 1t, to know TINT his remaina aro to bo
crushed benoath mass Of atono. In tlis view
Of the caao, it sooms as though $4,000 wore
nbout to DO literally wastod by tho operation.
There aro thousands Of charitable institutions In
this country, tho maintenance Of my ono ol
which would be ia monument moro durable
than brass," and in such an ono the $4,000
! could moro judiciously bo invested than In per'
| ishablo atono.
, 1874-04-03

d 1voa Manufacturing CompAny's party, tho
1eators bcing this Company on tho ono sldo'
and tho Providonco Journal md Senator Antlo-
ny on tho otllor, and, aa tho Democrats arc vtr-
tually slorn Of power, there In ovory prospect of
q bittor fight. Tlioro nro two sessions Of tho
Legislature. ono In JANUARY, nt Providence, |
Which acoomp1lshos tho heavy work Of tho yoar,
and tho short noRaton In May, nt Newport which
simply organizes tho Slate Government and sota
tho machine In motion. This session never
lasts longer than day or two, but
this yoar there Is very fair prospect
that the dissonsions over candidates may pro-
long 1t far into tho summer. burnside, by vir-
tue of tho wealth and Influence OF Brown and
lyos, and ILLS nrmy asaoclations, will make
strong fight, but rs thoro ia very general be-
1iof among tho loading and influential people Of
Rhode Inland that ho has not tho nbllity to I'LL
the p]aco, and as Rhode Island, although little,
is very proud, 1t 10 by no moans certain TINT
burnside will got tho place.
Tho second point Of interest In this
election is tho remarkable gain and
strength Of tho Prohibition vote, which
WAS cons olldatoa upon Lioutonant-a Governor.
Lust yoar, Van Zandt, Republican, received 0,482
votos; Ballou, Prohibition, 8,933; md Walos,
Domocrat, 1890. At this election, there was no
Democratic candidate, md the result vas Van
zandt, 1919, and saylos, Prohibition, 6,512,-a
gain Of 2,570 votes in one year. This Increased
strength In tho Prohibition moYomcnt Is notice.
ablo Ia other Now England Btates. In Maine,
Vermont, mud Massachusetts the Issue has not
boon squaro1y mado ut tho polls. In Now
Hampshire, Prohibition candidates have figured
iu four elections. In 1871, Prohibition received
SD votes In 1872, 478 in 1873, 1850; md this
yoar, Abs. In Connecticut, Prohibition catno
up for tue first time In 1872 and received 1,640
| votos, and in 1879 1t Ind 2,541 votes. Thoeo
| figures show that Prohibition ia fast growing to
| bo formidable power in New England. Ioth
tho old parties have boen striving to secure its
| vote in tho forthcoming Connecticut election,
but both have bean disappointed. 1t will bo
cast aolldly for Prohibition candidatos, and thorc
is worry little doubt TINT 1t will show consider
able increase Of strength, though not as great as
in Rhode Island, sinco in tho lattor State, thoro
being no Democratic ticket, It ID not unlikely
TINT the Democrats voted for tho Temperance
candidate, as being tho only opposition ticket
| in the fold.
, 1874-04-03

Wednesday was Fast Day in Massachusetts
and thore WAS no vote for United States Sen
ato.. nlomontary passage-at~ar1nn in the
National House Of Representatives, between
Mr. Dawes aud tho brother Of his principal com.
potitor, betrayed some Of the feeling cngonlored
by the contest. lfr. Dawes, In replying to tho
charge of Mr. Wilson, Of Indiana, that New
England did not want tho currency question set
tied in accordance with the equal rights Of all,
defended his section, and explained Tint 1t was
In fayor Of FREQ banking, properly guard
cd. Mr.. George +. Hoar, thinking, ap-
parently, that Dawes had laid himself
open to q crushing attack, roso to say that he
was sorry to loar Mr.. Dawes apologize for or
finch from any attitude Now England took on
tho floor OF Congress. Mr. Dawes replied
in few manly and digninea words,
but showed considerable feeling, and ovlnceil
his appreciation Of tho eituation by concluding
with the retort that lie was not watohiug his COL
loaguoB to aoe II ho could not claim to stand up
for New England better than they.
, 1874-04-03
rulod qniot and stoady, tho former selling at
s35060G.60, and tho lattor at 95.50@7.75.

Tho LaAo-Front question Ina roaclea q now
phaao. A fow days since tho ohloago, Bur1ing-
ton Il Quincy md tho Michigan Central Railways
withdrew their portion Of tho s20o,0oo which
WINS paid to Comptroller Kimball flvo years ago
as tho first installment Of 3800 900 to bo paid for
tho three blocks Of ground lying cast Of Mict,-
igan avouuo and north ot Monroe a.rcos. AS tho
city rof,sod to receive tho money from Mr.. Kim
ball, or to recognize his acceptance Of II as q
payment to tho city, ho deposited it in tho First
National Bank. Tho portion belonging to those
roads was e1o3,833. and was paid back to tlom
In the sanne packages TINT wore handed to h1r.
Kimball. The romaindor. belonging to the
Illinois Contra1 RAILWAY, las not yot boon With
drawn.
, 1874-04-03

Two witnesses were before the District Of
hat did moro than all their predecessors to bring
to Light tho frauds Which hitherto haye o1udod
search. In the check-book Of ono Of thcae, =
Ring contractor, there was founl indisputablo
evidence that lo had boon paying money to tho
attorney OF tho District Government whose duty
it was to supervise and oonetruo lis coutracts,
and to tho engineer whose duty 1t was to measure
his work. Some Of the stubs Of Lis checls-book
had boon torn out, % suspicious circumstance,
for good business mon aro aorupulously careful
to aave Ill such memoranda. Tie Contract
Clerk OF the Goyernmont was also before the
Committee, and, however thoroughly ho may
have boon drilled by his employers, ho could not
stand up before tho sharp fro Of tho cross-
examination. Of lawyers like Judge Will
sor and Mr. Thurman. His testimony
revealed uuhoatd-of Irregularities in tho
dealings Of the Government with it's contractors.
Accepting contracts TINT woro unsigned, and
falling to call upon contractors to reudor the
bonds required by low wero so1no Of Its easy ways
Of doing business. Contracts vera frequently
not perfected for two years after they werc
given out; thirty or forty wero huniedly
completed after tho Investigation began. aIoat
extraordinary Of Ill, the witness said t4nt, since
the investigation began, he had obtained Horny
D. Cookies official signature to contracts as
"Govcruor Of tho District" although ho long
siuco ceaaed to bold that position.
, 1874-04-03


Other melancholy facts arc giveu. Rents ara
lower than taxes. Houses arc let for tho taxea.
Over 1,20O good farms have been sold for nom
payment of taxea. "Tho auctioneor's hammer
ia the only one TINT is heard in tho land" Tho
State is wholly in tho power Of the 10000 negro
voters. Thora arc three Of them to ovory two
white mon. Scarcely my Of tho negro members
Of tho Legislature road, wrtto, or pay taxee. Tho
honest ones, If any such there be, ars in d hope
loss minority. Steal after steal is voted through.
Official after of1lcal gots rich On acanty aalnry.
The taxes grow heavier. Property loaos' value
yearly. Tho State is bankrupt. liquidation Is
but question Of time.
When the delegation laid these facts before
Grant, that statosman mode speech Of tho
usual length, in which ho said ho WINS sorry for
tllom, but he knew no way in which tho General
Government could intortero with State. No
body was impolito enough to mention Louisiana.
In Congress the memorial hos boon referred to
committeos Tho delegation suggest au impos~
sible remedy. They wish Congress-, which as
sumod tho powor Of modelling the United States
Constitution, under the Reconstruction acts, to
now proceed to nulond it by introducing pro-
visions for cumulative voting and for
= property or educational qualification
Of the suffrage. South Carolina must omorge
from hor degradation in much alower and more
toilsonao way than moroly gotting Congress- to
pass law. She must encourage immigration,
and aho must educate her peop1o. 6ho will thus
finally got majority Of honest voters. Success
| fn stops have been talen To promote immigra-
tion. As for education, the State appropriates q
| good deal Of money, but moat Of 1t Is stolen.
| ALI of it waa year or two since.
, 1874-04-03

that tho invoice shall show Tho not result Of tho
transaction. III tllcii: oaHo a,l,e was instituted
for d worry largo Buu,, basod UPON tito difference
botwoon tito lnvoieod valuo Of thoir morcllatl-
liHe nu1 their romittnnoos. Tho failure 10 III
o1udo tho interest In tho market price OF their
goods under tho law subjected tho whole I'M
portation to connBcatlou. Thus If 100000 OF
goods wore imported, and s15o interest thereon
woro omitted from tho invoice, Lord L Taylor
would bo liable to ponnlty equal to tho whole
valuo Of tho importation. Afr. Lord stated
TINT. though tho total dutios alleged to be duo
from his firm to tho Government, according to
tho extreme rulings OF tho Treasury, did not
amount to over $1,000, they were compelled to
pay $751; to oscaps litigation whore several
hundred thousands woro demanded.
Alr. Lord tuon, in explanation Of tho effect Of
these laws, said that 7 the alleged offonso Of tho
firm was OF frequent occurrence, but other largo
houses Ind escaped because their books woro
kept In Europe and could not 10 neizcd. Warned
by their experience, Lord l. Taylor would honco-
forth havo their hooka kopt in England unloaa
tho tariff -systom WAS radically changed. Tho op-
grafton Of tho present law WAS rapidly driving
American merchants out OF tho Market" Tho
importation Of goods is passing into tho
hands Of merchants on tho othor aide, who
merely keep an agency IN this country to sell the
goods. In this way a1one can Importers project
themselves from tho spy system, and from the
complicated machinery Of tho laws which ron
dora strict compliance with tho statutes m im-
possibility. Dtatrics~Attornoy Dltaa, who hos
been aiding Jayuo in his b1ackmat1ing business,
declared that In no ono caHo that had fallen
under Ills oye, where tho merchants wore tech-
nical1y liable in largo amounts, could 10 have
successfully maintained criminal prosecution,
aud tho reason was, that there WIS nothing GRIM
inal in the proceeding. Yet Congress md the
Treasury Department insist that laws which have
driven tho American f1ag from tho vesaols doing
our own carrying buHinoae, and Which now rer'
dor it impossible for a,l American merchant to
import goods without violation Of sono pro-
vision, must bo maintained for tho benefit OF
homo induatryl
, 1874-04-03

The Committee appointed by the stockholders
Of tho Joliet Iron and Steel Works wore in Joliet
yesterday to noot tho Representatives. Of tho
creditors. Tho conference wns aocret one.
The City Of Joliet, which voted s75,oo0 to aid
the erection Of tho mills, and its .businpas men
who hold tho Company's paper for s100, ,Oo0 aro
not unnatural1y depressed by this suspension,
aud eager for some arrangement for resumption,
and tue unemployment OF tho hundredn ot work.
ingmen now necessarily idle.
, 1874-04-03
OHIO LEGISLATURE,

COLUMBUS O., April Ain the House, bin
passed. to provide that the proposition to leyy
taxcs for erecting township ho1sca shall tirat ,e
submitted to = vote Of tho poople. The Houne
bill to authorize County Commissioners 10 repair
improved roads was passed.
IN tho Senate tue following bills passed. House
bill to amend the net regulating the mode Of
administering assignments in truat tor tue hena-
tit Of creditors to choose an Asalgnoe; Senate
bill to authorize mining companies to take stock
u railroad couapanios aud build slde-txaoka to
their road,
Bills were introduced to repeal the law grant,
Ing funda to agricultural societies, and proYldng
that moneye SO sst apart BY the existing NV
aAall DO Appropriated to thu hAnaft o9 saiasnoo
schools.
, 1874-04-03

Tho Commonwealth OF Missouri haa had its
wookly tragedy again, aud, as usual, tn highly
reyoltiug form. Hiram Aldridgo, Of Ozark
Mills. agcd 10, was slain by his niece, Mrs. Sarah
T. Wataou, aged II, and matron OF two years
standing. sho evidently attacked him from bo-
hind with hatohet and doait him 90 powerful u
blow TINT tho broad blado was buriod in his bond.
Mra. Watson announces that "she is not ono OF
tho acary kind" and is quito composed. There
ia no reason why eho should DO. Missouri muF-
derors arc in no daugor. This narrative has no
moral, except In tho way Of checking OF Mis-
sour,'s punotuality.