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blaine of Maine

Tue letter OF Speaker Blaine, published
elsewhere, is a document which deserves no
particular consideration on its own intrinsic
merits, but acquires "a certain importance
from the fact that bhe authoris one of tie
| in the coming presidential election. Il has
been reported, indeed, that he will recei ye
the full support of the administration for the
republican nomination, in the event of Mr..
Grants withdrawal On this account
his utterances have q fictitious value,
and it is worth while to put him
On record for future reference.
Il will beseen that in thanking the repub-
licsns of the forty fourth congressional dis
destroying his chances OF obtaining higher
hoEors.
On the question of the resumption of
specie payment, the candidate tor the presi-
dency assumes the position, common
throughout the east, that sit is the impera-
tive duty of the national government to re-
turn to specie payments as soon as wise
craftsmanship can safely reach the result"
Thisdoetrine issoun,i, but, fromthe style ofMr.
DldlD0 fotIoi, 10 SAOdi ehos hO ouNOOaeOo
it not because it IS wholesome but because
it is pslat&ble to TIE IN en- whom he addresses.
Had he lived in the valley of the Mississippi.
he would, doubtless. have been among the
most outspeken inG ationists. He probably
thought that he had no popularity in The
West worth saving by an attempt to tempor-
ize.
In his argument in favor of the present
protective tariff Mr.. Blaine has followed the
same guide, namely, the sentiment of his
own section, and has again turned his
back on the West. Indeed. by
his protective opinions, be has
DOUBTLESS lost most of the friends
whom he had gained outside OF New
England by advocating a hard money
policy. There is something. too, decidedly
mean and tricky in the way ia which he ar
CUES against the resolution OF the democratic
convention for "an unfettered and unrestric- |
ted commerce. 1t is not fsu to assume /
that this de elaration means that 40 import |
duty shall be levied for revenue. England
taxes scarcely dozen imported articles, and
her revenue is no less productive than ours.
It is safe to say that every duty levied
simply for protection might be stricken
IF without seriously affecting government,
eceipts, and the S2O0,0OO,OOO revenue on
he strength of which Mr.. Blaine argues |
hould not be set down to the credit OF the I
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Fair France.

| French affairs have arrived at such a crisis
that it may be worth while to hazard few
opinions on their progress and 1inal destina-
ton.
The present Assembly wss chosen at the
close of the CHARACTERISTICS war during the
truce granted to construct a government
with which Germany could treat as repre-
senting the French nation. The elections
he'd at such g time NAV naturally be con-
sidered as failing to represent the cool iudg-
ment of the people. Some districts were
oecs pied by the enemy. and the whole coun-
try was in a condition of dlsmay almost
bordering on despair. 1t was season of
reaction and consequently the eonservGti We
elements of society we're in the ascendant.
The recent disasters of the republic and the
fall of tine empire gave the partisa5ls oflegit-
imacy and constitutional monarchy an ua
due influence and secured for them and the
moderate repubiieansa controlling power in
the assembly. II is probable that the body
which has governed France since the estab-
lishment of peace and hasdrawn the attention
of the eiviSgzed world upon its vehement
discussions. was chosen merely to ratify the
treaty with Prussia. 1t assumed, how
ever, The power of constituent assem-
bly,, and set about organizing government.
From the beginning the extreme republi-
cans of the body have denied that this was
one of the functions of the present assembly,
and they have fought for dissolution, con-
fident that in an appeal to the people under
the present circumstances great republican
majority would be assured in the new con-
s,tituent body. It is useless to re-
view the presidency of NJ. Theirs,
and the wavenng and uncertain
policy that marked that period. Suffice it
to say that upon that venerable statesman's |
on in favor of republic, the mon |
archical eiement in the assembly was strong |
enough to compel his resignation. He was
overthrown OF; the Oath of May. 1878. and |
the only man upon whom the country
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Ube Snntimel,
TUESDAY. july IA.

In the Sentinel, this morning, wilt be
found extendcCf reports from different Sec
tons OF the state in regard to the farmers
prospects OF harvest. But the concurrent
testimony sends to establish the same point,
that the product of the year will be immense.
1t is becoming matter of beiief that the
wheat product Of the world is greater than
the consumption OF the world. Russia comes
as a competitor in the European market,
and if she had the machinery of the United
States, would produce decided effect on
the wheat producing business of the coun-
try. 1t will not be many yesrs before the
railroad will carry 20 Russia all the ether
improvements of -csviliz<tion, though their
adoption will not, perhaps, be as RAPID as in
this country. In quantity and quality of
wheat she rs not surpassed by any of her
near neighbors. The corn prospect was
never better as wbele, and in fruit she
has an excollenL report. The mis-
chievops insects ara doing what they
can, but while some individuals
will suffer, tie general damage will prob
ably be insignificant. There is always cry
about chineh bugs, which comes from the
same class generally as the complaint about
lice on calves, both nuissnoes effecting but
little except on weak and sickly subjects.
The corn crop VIII ensure a heavy pork
crop, and If the state is net fo1nd little
easier financially this fall the cause must
be outside and independent Of the most
vigorous prosperity in the objects of indies
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THE PILGRIMS.

LETTER FROM FATHER HAMILTON, OF LAFAY-
ETTE-MAss IN THE HOLY CITY-IRREv-
ERENr FLEAs-MovEMENTS OF THE INDI-
ANA MEMBERS.
The following letter from the Rev George
A. Hamilton, of St. Mary's church, La Fay
cite, appeared in the Courier and will be
read in various parts of the state with deep
interest:
HOTEL DE ROMA, June Il, 1874.
REV. DEAR FATHER HALLINAN:-Wes are
still here in the Eternal City, making final
finish OF sightseeing. This morning said
mass on the very spot where st. Peter was
crucified-the last mass 1 will ever say in
Rome, as we leave che Holy City this even
ing at o'clock for Florence. Venice, Milan,
and other cities, on our way to Pans, which
we expect to reach by the middle of next
week. The. pilgrims have all dispersed in
different directions, some to Germany, some
to France, others for Loretto, and not few
TO Ireland. Thomas w. Kone and George
Ball started last Friday for the last named
place. Our Lafayette band has kept togeth-
er since we left the Star City: now it is bro
ken, and we feel lonesome since Thomas and
George left our ranks. would remain some
days longer IN Rome, were it not for the ex-
cessive heat and the tormenting fieas. We
have, however, seen and visited most of the
sacred shrines and our religious curiosity is
pretty well satisfied, though it would take
two years to study and understand the
wonders of pagan and christian Rome. We
visited this week the Forum of Trojan,
Temple of Psllas, Temple of Mars, st. Peter
sin vineuto," Baths of Titus, the
Church of Sebastin aud the church
of domino quo vsdis," so called
from the fact that Peter, escaping
from Rome to avoid persecution, met our
Savior. st. Peter addressed our Lord,
"Domine, quo vadis?" to which the Savior
replied, "Venio iterum cruciigi, ~ come
again to be crucifed,'' which caused the
apostle to return to bis doom. We visited
the Catacombs of St. Sebastian, of st. CaliX-
thousands of heroic christians were
Oh, if the degenerate Italians had
but one drop of the blood that coursed the
veins of those primitive heroes of the faith,
they would not suffer the Holy Father to be
now in chains, and the monuments built up
by their pious Catholic ancestors 10 be con-
fscated bv an infidel government. Father
Benoit yesterday left for his native place in
France. He felt unwell and thought the noun
tain air would restore him. Father Steiner
has gone to Naples. Father Lorin is still
here, and Bishop Dwenger is also detained
here on business. The pilgrims have been
received everywhere with every mark of
Cardinals, Lords, Counts and Wis
Counts have all been running after us, so
that we begin to think that we Hoosiers are
great men. James B. Fslley, my companion,
and / will reach London about the lst of
July, then visit oCr friends in Ireland, and
leave for home about the 18th or 10Th of July.
q. A. II.
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evil features of the present tariff law. The
idea of protection is to preventive importa-
ton of foreign manufactures and thus af-
fora market for home products, conse-
quently, in so far as protective tariff is eff
fec.ive, its tendencies are to decrease and not
add to the amount of import duties. The
prospective president while advocating
the theory of protection, should also
have explained the practicabillty of
the system. Men who refuse to apply
abstract principles to the affairs of every
day life find this single objection to
discriminating duties uBanswerable: In a
country ike ours, with many great and d.
Tersitied interests to be cared for. it is i'm
possible for the wit OF man to devise a pro-
tective tariff which shall be absolutely fair
to all sections and 20 all classes, and, were
there statesmen sRsong US capable OF form
ing SUCH law. it is not possible that it should
be passed, against all the powerfulscorrup
ing influences that would be brought to bear
on Congress to defeat it. In reading Speaker
Btain's's mourntul lamentations over the
Maine lumber trade, it is easy to understand
with what narrew views aud pre;udiced pur-
pos = he would come to the consideration
of such measure.
AS matter of course the letter discusses
the proposed reciprocity treaty with Canada
] from a standpoint under the dark shadows
of Names pine forests. The writer has no
open-hesrted or generous desire for tree in
tercourse with sur Northern neighbors.
He is blind te the benefits reaped
nv lot ln
| untsxed exchange of commodities
with the Dominion. He does not care for
the magnificent opportunity granted to the
West of a free waterway along the great
st. Lawrence. Certainly, for a man hoping
to become the representative of the
nation, Mr.. Blaine exhibits a cheer
fal pertialiGy for his own state, and an
unwise as well as unprsiseworthy determi-
nation to seek her good, even at the expense
of all the neighboring cemmonwealths. In
deed, he goes so far as to proclaim boldly
that ain government as in family matters
charity begins at home, and that he who
provideth not for those of his own
| house is worse than an infidel." This deelar-
alton simply means that all the rest Of the
Union should make laws with tender.
hearted sympathy toward the state OF
Maine; and, consequently, few will sub
scribe toit. If it meant that Maine ought to
one could object to it.
The stereotyped praises of Grant and bis
administration are as tiresome as a twice
told tale, and deserve no comment On the
whole it may be said that Blaine's letter
proves that he is no statesman, and, unless
the administration party continue in the
/ policy of putting forward the most Nsenseless
ezld fit person" in it's ranks 10 be president,
the Speakers chances may be considered as
i -,,rip
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ladium announces that in future that paper
will be published under the name of Helen
NJ. Knowlton & Co., and says that she
trusts that the knowledge of the fact that
this is a "woman's paper" will not lead her
readers to recognize any less ability in her
editorship than if she belonged to the stern
er sex. Miss Knowlton and her sister have
had entire control of the Palladium since
October /. 1873, and a good paper they have
made OF it,
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A ye,Y careless and loose CORRESPONDENT OF


A very careless and loose correspondent OF
the Chicago Intsr-Ocean contributes an
article on the subject Of teachers wages. He
assumes the formids BILE character Of Stats
tician, Certifying his argument with
figures, a very effe@ive kind of fsrtifica-
ton if buiit with accuracy: otherwise
the weakest OF the weak With tho
writer, in regaTd to the main point which he
attempts to establish, VIZ, that teachers are
not well enough paid, not as well paid as
members of essimportant professions, the
Sentinel makes no controversy. In
some instances teachers are not
well eaough paid; in Othass,
they are. But granting that their support
is not proDortionate to the Ealue of the ser
vice rendered, the Argument in tine ease Isl
not strengthened by ensking it worse than
the facts. Az the.wHter's figures in which
ne shows the average salaries in leading
cities and states are evidently sncorreet. A
single example Is a sufficient illustration.
For 1871 he puts tina average salaries
of New York teachers at 81 ,OS4 AID those of
st. Louis at a little over half the sum, viz:
1886. Without the exact reports az hand, it
Is well known as z general fact that st.
Louis pays about the best salaries 70 teach
ers of any city, and certainly cannot fall tar
behind New York. But the object of this
paragraph is only to repel the iniustise done
TO Indiana and her capital city. To begin
with, the writer goes back to $50 in locking
at the state. he picks up report seme-
where OF total sum paid to teachers in the
state of s2,764, G93. and then to find the aver
age annual salaries paid ia the state.
divides that amount by the whole
number of teachers. IL ,s3G, and incorrectly
obtains S212 as the average pay per annrm.
The true quotient is s25S. but that is not
material compared with the greater error of
counting the whole number of testhers as if
they were engaged in teaching thu Whole
year, In point of fact, prob
ably not more than one-fourth
of the number taught more than six months
in 1870. at that date and even at the pres
ent, there are large number of six months
schools, taught by persons who cannot De
regarded as devoted to TEACHING as a pro
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Thec0ntracts III the postoffice department
are still let to straw bjadsrs. The straw bid
is an exceedingly simple but highly effective
appliance for swiudling sll parties, public or
private, who let WORK under the systeUl OF
sealed proposals. Ia theory nothing could
be neater than the plan cot having con-
tractors submit their estimates to the party
requiring a service performed, or to his
agent, and allowing tire work to go to the
lowest resp onsible bidder. In practice
the virtuous intent OF this competitive
system ia too often set at noaght
by the willy contractor. 1t Is not uncommon
for bidders, TO get together beforehand and
decide that if they really contend against
each other in mzkiag estimates for Job,
the margin of profits will be altogether too
small. They therefore select some one
among them az the favoYsd individual VINO
shall have the award OF the work. He is then
at liberty to set roEnd'price on his services
and she others pUt number of good sized
flaws into their proposals so that his bid
maybe sure OF success. IF there be any of
the uninitisted cantending for the
work, the flaws are omitted and
the -conspirator whG puts in the lowest
figures receives the eonSract-only to relin-
quisb it in favor Of the comrsde who can
take It TO more Sdvantsge. The action OF
these straw bidders, it nay be assumed, is |
not tbs result of generous impulse, nor yet |
OF hasty repentance for rash business
venture. The adept IN tae art receives his |
little percentage to ressy biEn for his trouble |
The gentlemen of this description who |
haunt the post ofiee department are now |
giving up the dissGvantageous contracts |
awarded to them in favor of more |
prudent brethren. The straw bidder is |
certainly one OF the institutions |
of the age. He has multiplied with q won
derfal fecuudity and .hsunts every other |
city in the Union as veil SO Washington. |
Nothing is TOO large or too small FOR him, |
from the St.fouis bridge tO-s lunlberman'sl
shanty. He IS the friend OF the architect, |
the patron of the coroner aud the undertaken, |
and the bene4actor of the newspaper. He |
is the primal cause OF the breaking away of
dams. the falliRg of floors and the giving |
way of bridges. He is by 40 means straw |
man. He is in Sll respects save one a stern |
and solid reality. Only the bidding portion |
of his identity is Of a stipulary character.
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New Advertisements.

Mr.. O. A. Reed proposes to supply the farm
ing community with Phosphate on time, and
to allow them Is cents per pound for cotton.
Messrs. N. z. Sullivan & Go. offer their
standard Guanos on time, up to the lst OF NO
vember, and will allow II cents for middllng
cotton in payment thereof.
Messrs. Towers & Broyles have just received
large and well-selected stock of dry goods
groceries, crockery, &C., which they are now
prepared to sell cheap for cash.
Miss c. G. Daniels announces that she is
Just receiving at the Ladies' Store, a well as
sorted stock of ladies' and children's dress
goods, suitable for spring and summer. She ii
fully prepared to accommodate in the dress
making line, having on hand Madame Demo
yest's latest patterns.
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Two Sons of the Siamese Twins arrived
in Philadelphia Monday to claim the bodies OF
their fathers, and returned home with the re-
mains the same evening. They deny the re-
port that the family intend to make speculation
of the remains by exhibition. They evince
much filial feeling on this point, and it is to
be hoped that the correction of the report may
be as wide as the publication of the false state
ment has been. So deeply do they feel in this
matter that they inquired anxiousl ly if the en-
balming process could not be undone and the
bodies allowed peacefully to decay, and on
being assured the process could not be reversed,
and decomposition must now be by very slow
process, they expressed evident regret They
also spoke strongly about the report that the
commission went South with a large sum of
money, and that the transfer was the result of
a business bargain with the widows of the
twins. They said this report was generally
credited in their section, and that all the family
could say could not disabuse the minds OF
friends and neighbors on the subject. They
desire Drs. Pancoast ard Allen to give them
formal written denial Of the rumor, to be
shown to the people, and, if necessary, to be
published ; which request of course, the COM
mission at once complied with.
- The Scientific american predicts that the
time will soon come when ice will be manufac-
tured in our great cities at a dollar ton.
Manufactured ice at three dollars ton has for
some time been in the market of New Orleans.
Ex-Presdent Johnson has announced
himself as a candidate for Congress from the
Greenvile district, Tennessee.
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Factory at High Shoals.

It will be remembered that early last sum-
mer, a project was set on foot for the purpose
of raising by subscription, enough funds to
build cotton factory on that desirable water
power, known as High Shoals, in this County,
and situated about six miles south east of this
Town. Early in September public meeting
was held at the Shoals, in which all parts OF
the County were largely represented. Addres-
ses were delivered by various gentlemen on the
subject of manufactures, showing the great
advantages likely to accrue from the enterprise,
and subscriptions to the amount of several
thousand dollars were made by citizens from
various sections. The amount required for the
commencement of successful operations, how
ever, was not gotten up at the time, and the
enterprise was heard of no more.
Now, we are exceedingly we'll pleased to
learn that instead of collapsing like many
other enterprises which have been projected
of late years, this one is almost certain to be a
success. BY an advertisement published in
this weeks issue, it will be seen that the stock
holders and friends of the Factory enterprise
are called upon to meet at High Shoals on Sat-
urday, 25th of April, for the purpose of organ
izing, in order to enable them to go to work at
once. We are informed that subscriptions to
the amount of s50, 900 have already been made,
and that more are expected soon. 1t is the
intention of the stockholders to commence
operations with what they have got, and from
time to time to add whatever subscriptions
they may receive to the capital stock, thus
keeping the work in progress
We hope that when the stockholders meet
at High Shoals on the 25th, that the citizens
of the County who have not already subscribed
will not be wanting in energy, but will come
forward like men and throw in their luite to
aid in establishing an enterprise, the good of
which will soon be apparent to all.
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LaBorde's History of the South Carolina
COlleQe.

The second edition of the history of the
South Carolina College, by the late DR.. Maxi
milan LaBorde, will be published during the
approaching summer. 1t will embrace the
whole period of the existence of the College,
and include several new sketches of members
of the Faculty, and additions to the sketches
of those Presidents and Professors who have
died since the first appearance of the work. 1t
will also contain the life of the author, by Rev.
J. L. Reynolds, D. D. The work will be pub
lished by Walker, Evans & Cogswell, of
Charleston, in the neatest style. The price OF
the volume will be $3.50, to be paid upon its
publication. The history of this old institu-
ton of learning, which should be the pride OF
the State is q valuable contribution to the lit
erature of the times. 1t has been the nursery
of some of the greatest men we have ever pTo-
duced, and is identified with the brightest
pages of our history. It's history and prosper
ity are matters which should deeply concern
every citizen of the State who has an interest
in its moral and intellectual development. 1t
is an almost invaluable legacy, especially to
the graduates of the institution, and one for
which they will owe DR.. LaBorde lasting
debt of gratitude. Its history should be pre-
served, and the graduates and all others who
are friends of the institution are appealed to
to subscribe for the work.
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South Carolina Medical Association.

As will be seen by reference to the advertise
ment published in another column, this body
will meet in the city of Columbia on Tuesday,
18th April next. Delegates will be passed over
the Railroads to and from the meeting for one
fare. It is the desire Of the Association to
have as large a number of delegates present as
possible, in order to better enable them to
transact the business which will come before
the meeting, and we trust that our County
Medical Association will be we'll represented.