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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-18

cOmpelleQ 70 prOQuce them.
The Chairman. You have no objection h
handing them to the committee for their pri
vate examination
Mr.. Storrs. Not the slightest.
The Chairman. Then you can do that, If yoI
please.
Mr.. .storrs. 1 win do that with pleasure, an
think when the committee ccT9e to examin
them, they WIN appreciate the force of wha
have stated. i viii hand them TO the com
mittee during the afternoon. beg that tn
committee VIII be very careful as regards pre-
The Chairman. We VIII give attention :
By Mr.. Bass: Q. When was Il and where wa
! It, that you received those notes from DeGol
yer q Mcclellan A. In Chicago.
@. Did you receive them on the same da
that you received the two draftsa A. Yes, sir
ten thousand on
o. You received two drafts on New York; A
Yes, sir, Of ten thousand each on New York
and these two notes the same day.
Q. Do you recollect the date Of thatI q
No, sir; cannot tell the date Of that.
Q. What did you do with those draftsi VIII
was present when those drafts were delivers
to you'll A. Mr.. Mcclellan and Mr.. DeGolyel
and think their ok-keeper-Ol beg pal
don; the notes were delivered at their priyat
Office.
Y. VINO was PRESENT. A. Mr.. Dedolyer an
Mr.. Mcclellan and their book-keeper.
Q. Mr.. Cookei A. No, sir; not Mr.. Cooke
O. What IL his namei A. do not know hi
name, he was quite stranger TO me; he wa
young man, simply ordered TO make out tn
notes.
O. Was he present during the intervie,
which led TO the giving of the notesi A. H
knew nothing about Il. Our interview wa
private. The young man was simply told I
make out these notes.
g. Was any person present ct the interview
or either Of the interviews In Chicago at whic
the subject was discussed A. No, sir; no on
but DeGolyer q Mcclellan and myself.
Q. What did you do with drafts that you u
ceived9 A. One draft Of $4,000 forwsrde
to Colonel Parsons.
Q. By MALL A. By mail.
Q. Directed 10 him wherei A. Directed
Colonel Parsons, at Cleveland.
Q. What did YOU do with the otheri A. n
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e. H. SEaeedZ

Therefore has deter
mined to offer this ins-
mtense and GttractiUe
stock at prices that
must insure it's sale.
They were bought
with a view of making
a small profit, but 4
cannot stand for pro-
fit no,U.
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II q negro Prcsiics over The House Of
Delegates " Mississippi
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l. plain tcnlCnt from
IL. II. SIIETZ

I knoO that Ms furry an The money
market IS only temporary. Tile Aorrests
throughout tie county hare been large. and
business has Jecn conducted, as general
Mt"g on sound Prmcipics. II IS only spe-
c"iafiom that has brought about this state
V Affairs, tehich must soon suJside Lut
this IS tie season to sell my goods 7o5ac.
ca, Sugar, Cc6te, dc, can he ssld all tie
yeGr round, but MiNYof MY GOODS
ARE Adapted ONLY TO THE
PRESENT SEA son, and 50 nMout
haifiny T.. b. SHEE1'Z adopts a war
measure and puts into immediate opera
Hon SWEEPING SALE At THE
OLD GIBSON & ARMSTRONG COR
NERS that toW clear his shares and conn
ters Of all trjntcr Sfock. This IS GOOD
NEWS 10 tic hundycds IF To,cn C. Coun-
", for thy 'oW gain The proG from my
necessities; Jut they hare gene, ousiy pr.
roni=ed me IN good times and am pW-
ing to gice up ME profts NOR. Isoy pW-
ont hesitation that his Is The
BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR BUYERS
EVER OFFERED IN ROMNEY.
In his sale I o6cr magnificent stuck
Of DRESS GOODS, FLINNEL.S &
LINSEYS, CLOTIIS, C1S.SIUER.S
81 TINETS e KEARSEIS, .SHIRTS,
DRA WER.S, anil unicr ,ocar gcncroIb
STA WIS III immense rdrjcty n guoH.
tics anil aylcs,
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TRUSTEES SALE.

Df virtue Of Deed Of Trust executed by
ID james Powell TO Peter 10y, for the use OF
Adam 10y, aid duly recorded among the re
cords Of hampshire County. in hook No - page
i4S, as Administrator OF Peter 10y, ! will, at
the house on Cold Stream in said County, for
merly occupied by Henry lanes on
Fridoy ME 27h doy(cf FcJruury merit,
proceed to sell, ut public auction, TO the highest
bidder the
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Real Estate

in said Deed conveyed, being the interest said
James Powell had in the lands &C which Dade
Powell died seized in Hampshire County, snid
interest being one undivided eighth of the same
The terms will DC made known on tho lav
of sale.
Such title as is vested in me will be made to
the purchaser.
BENJAMIN FOLTZ.
Administrator Of Peter 10y dec d.. Trustee
lamp. CO., Jan. 80, l574.-N
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GE The Charleston Courier, in a late
article on tho subject Of tho Virginia Sen.
atorial contest, said 'eThere is one great
virtue in the Virginia Conservatives, and
that Ia, boiling is unheard Of, and a strict
party harmony AID concord always prevail"
Upon the above, our neigdbor Of the
Moorefeld Adocrt'ser very Justly remarks /:
"This is true, Ond We are glad that it is
so. But why is it so Simply because the
lifelong Democrats, Of tho Conservative
party of Yirginii, had the good sense TO
know, that It would not do, for one part Of
the party, to ignore practically any other
part Of 1t. No attempt was made there TO
osirlciso any, because Of their party aalo-
ctGcDls, and there was not, even in appear
anco, disposition to re draw old party
lines, or 90 allow old prejulic35 TO control
party action.
We admire the course Of Virginia Con-
scrya'lgcs, oil the moro, because 10 stands
cut 10 such bold contrast, with The mscra-
BE, narrow aui contracted policy, adgUca-
tad by some in West Virginia. who could
scarcely b,ar % hear tho name, Crnsorys-
tiyo Democrat, before tho political bat11 oi
1870, aud who is7o NOT tolerated 10 since.
No sooner was th, glorious victory over
Ralicalim achieved than tho "C1userya.
tive was dropped and now every mon who
does DOT allow ceraia leading Democrats
TO d' his thinking is considered ga boltcr."
"B ling would have tceu uuheard % in
West Virginia, as vol. us % Virginia, siric.
party harmony and concord, would have
prevailed here, as we'll as there, ID nothing
had ever been done, TO provoke the one,
and 20 destroy the others
owe DO not bold tho masses CT tho Dem
ocratic party Of West Virginia responsible
for The wrong that have been done, IN their
name 10 hos been tho work of those TO-
whom The party corGlci and who haze
shamoiuiIy abused tho trust committed to
them. We believe those wrongs sill bs
rlghtcJ, and that, Gro long the party wl,
choose for It's agents men Of another and
better spirit, who will follow tie bright cz.
ample, Of tho Conservatives Of Virginia,
and faithfully execute tho bobes's Of their
party, instead Of intrigueing for the acc-m-
pHsumont NJ tacir own selfish purposes
EeyA negro prcsiics over The House Of
Delegates " Mississippi
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Saturday last, the jury returned verdict
of involuntary manslaughter, and ged the
prisoners fine at $500 After the verdict
had been rendered, counsel for the prisoner
moved to set aside the verdict, which mo.
ton was entered, and was to be argued on
Monday last. McCARTY was then bailed
TO appear in the sum of 81 600. II is un.
derstood that the argument will DO IN tho
question of Imprisonment, it being goner-
ally understood that Judge GUIGoN would
have followed the fne with imprisonment.
IL issAid IL at when Il jury ir.s retired and
before they had asked aud received instruc-
tons from the Court, hey stood 3 for muir
der in the first degree and for ac9uittal
esrTIlE FairmOut Yirginian "rccogais-
es 10 Governor JACOB an honest, straight.
forward, dignified servant Of tho people-a
man worthy the support aud encouragement
OF the better men in beth parties in his ct.
forts to preserve law an order, and for the
protection Of the State againe, tho cormo.
rants who are oudeavoring to fleece the
Treasury" Jus, our sentiments brother
SuINN.
a PRISONER SHOT IN a Court Room.
Information from Galveston, Texas, states
that the case Of j. b. Helm, for the muir.
der of JOHN FERGUSON, was called for trial
IN that city on Saturday last, but owing to
the non-nrrival Of Witnesses proceedings
were delayed, the prisoner remaining in
court. john FERGUsoN, a son of the
murdered man, succeeded in approaching
the prisoner between the railing and ia
bio unobaerVed, and presenting pistol at
.HELM's head fired, killing him almost in,
Stly. Young FERGUSON was arrested
|and his case Is now being investigated.
ALLEGED HOMICIDE IN VIRGINIA.
The Richmond Dispatch says a horrible
murder was committed on the night Of the
2nd instant, near Pale Green church a
w miles from Hanover Court gsuse. "a
victim being Mrs.
kIINGroN ,Iassps-- 'ssT 80 q
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-"uow did you enjoy Christmas go writes ,
little girl, adding "Our turkey was goose %
and, We can add, "ours wa5 beef
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GS Mr.. CUSHING has decided to take
the Spanish Mission, and is making nc,ive
preparations for his departure to Madrid.
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u you want 20 make a hustle in the world
take Eve newspapers and piece Of tape
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Potomac Seminary,
RO0INEY, WEST Va.

l-,rt,.t e..r,r, r.. rt a. ..., .r,-f f.
r.,r,J ~, INV V0yutY
sGpTENBEg i5Tu. under charge OF Joo,. Jons
Wil7.s AID Mas Wiuoy The purpose "i.i ,,
70 prepare boys iof College or ..f 's'1 .-.
No., ~ t" .i,,''.. w. E'''' "' '''-'''o" '-'''
T..m, n, .,,,rosf. ,.,-of 20 aoBu,--iJ
vecks-
Higher English BrancheR so
nmnry 90 To- 81
Ft,'1I TO
uaHc oa Piano or Guitar, al
yss oi Piano
'o."'ssn' ''' r.
90, ~, ...' ...~. =. =. s.....,..
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Ey Mr.. CUSHING has decided to take
the Spanish Mission, and is making ac,ive
preparations for his departure to Madrid.
Can q man pocket be empty when he's got
something in is7 Yes, When be has u big hole
in il, as ours has at present
-"How did you enjoy Christina, 2' writes a
little girl, adding, "Our turkey was goose o
and, We can add, "ours waI beef
AD''cE 10 Att.-AIwoyl bear both sides or q
story
An exchange snys that o lawyer saouI1 sIc.r
twice as well as an editor beaaca lawyer can
l's on both sidos, while 90 editor can only Ue
on one side.
Bo cheerful, bat no, Gslt mmunr. rather
,hna intimate and intimate vi,h q very av,
and on good grounds.
There exists very beautiful custom in
Germany GA ,bo frs, i1y Of the New Year.
whatever may have been The quarro's or Csc
arrangement between friends and relatives, mu-
tua. greetings are inierchanrcd kindly grceGngr
given and received-aH The past injuries are
forgotten and forgiven
II you want 10 make hustle in the world
take Eve newspapers and piece Of tape
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THE ROAD Law There is one amend.
ment to tho road law We had not noticed
till few days ag', and it is quite an i'm
porIant one. If man who has been warn.
cd out to work on the road refuses TO work
OF furnish n substitute or pay the fne, he
is reported TO the Sheriff, and the Sheriff
collects tho fne just as he does tax bill,
without judgment or trial, and nothing is
exempt. - Charleston Chronicle.
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''f' JONES Is said to have lived happily
T.'h bis family, though he sometimes drank
too freely Mrs. JONES was aged eighty
two and her husband eighty.
EJ Hon. II. MORRISON WAITE Of O.
hIo, was, on the Dist inst, unanimously
confirmed by the Senate as Chief Justice
of The Supreme Cour! of the United States
IN place Of Judge CHASE, deceased.
ETA SUIT is in progress in one of the
Warrington city Courts which is to test
whether Alexandria county is a part Of tho
District OF Columbia, or legally belongs to
Virginia. The question turns upon the
consiitutionality of the act Of Congress Of
July 9, 1916, rctroceeding Alexandria citv
and county to Virginia.
DEATH CAUSED BY VAccrNArroN. -
We learn from the Manassas, Va, Gasc0c.
that q colored boy aged twelve or fourteen
years, died At his home near Bristoo s,a-
ton few days ago from The effects Of vac
einaiion performed on him last Spring
The sore never entirely healed bu. c9ntn-
ucd at intervals to ipGlmo until mortf,o.
ton set in, causing bis death as stated o..
boyc
G1'D RrfFIN, The c5lorcd Sheriff Of
Alexandra county, Virginia, is on. in n
card Saying il is the carpcs-baggers and not
'ho Frgiuiius who are trying TO Gus. him
from fhce, and ,ha' his trust is in tho Viz
ginian5
E5Inr Washington. Pa, Examine,
says That four col.roi persons bavo been
drawn to serve as jurors a, the February
term Of court in tbat county, and wants 10
zaow if Walhingtor county is not progress
Ing We mus. cay 20 cur contemporary Of
he Washington Ee11 per that's il bro.
guessing gt vrultpfg.
ES- In is though, the Legislature Of yir.
GINA will pass q bill n, this session proyiI.
log for liquor stamp which it is estima,-
Cd will yield $3.50, 900 in revenue.
nI1RHfZ IHE Russian Bark Onni was clear.
Aimoro on Friday last with IS,
If corn, for Belfast, Ireland
be ihe largest amount Of
from Baltimore In a bark.
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Cross Ties Wanted.
OK TIN
SOUTH BRANCH RAILROAD

SRALEp proposals for furnishing eros, Tie,
- CA the South Branch Railroad will h. ~,
oe''td by the undersigned nj Romnev. Wtsty.
until The 10Th day OF February, ls7i
SfsN Cross ties to be sound white oak r,.L
oak, chestnut oak or second growth cbe.,rN'
slI feet long. hrwn on two sides TO a thickr...
OF hve inches, beth fnccs being not lcss than a.,
inches p. lido. To he delivered with bark r,nor'
60, IN piles OF fifty each, one hundred feet sp,r,
Inc ends TO he cut square bidders 10 name ,,s.
ton they want
The Company reserves the right 10 reject an
OF oil bids. BY order
JAMES PARSONS.
Konntss January %, ls7I-4t.
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MEDICAL

The mother flSh when watching her spawn
viii not bite at all, though You tempt her
with every kind of bait. Her life is of too
much value. Hence the only fish yOu will
catch with q hook during the fishing season
Will be the male fish, and principally large
ones. who prey upon the small fish, and
thus the small ones are protected.
FISHERMEN.
The lecturer has no feIlowShipwitht those
who catch fish with a seine. The angler Is
a different man altogether. The man who
Will catch fish with 4 seine IS liable TO be
ruled on. Of Il fishing club. y gentleman
belonging 10 a club OF which the speaker
was a member, had been arrested in catch
Ing a trout in a small seine that he was
fishing for minnOws with. 1t was Z serious
affair and the club took the matter w, lie
was tried for catching that trout with a
seine, even though il was b. accident. He
was punished By being presented with
very fine reel, Is an intimatiOn that lie
should not do his fishing with a seine.
Bishop SOUle was great fisherman. At
one time Bishop Andrews was talking with
him on the SubieSt, and wanted to know
why he WAS so fond of fishing, TO which
Bishop SouIe responded twas because Of
the excitement. But said Bishop An
drews, sometimes YOU are not successful,
DO YOU find il exciting them" "Of course,
do replied Bishop SOule. even when
YOU don't get a bite9'' ''Certainly.7 "Why,
what can there be so exciting about it
then?' asked Bishop Andrews. Why
responded Bishop SOule, .'it's exciting be-
cause I'm expecting a bite every minute
Laughter
SUPPLIES NECESSARY.
4 fiSheman's outfit costs from seventy
five cents up to seventy-five dollars. The
best rod is an ordinary cane growing around
the bottoms. It should be well seasoned
light, and well tapered. Joint rods are
not to be compared with whole rods. The
best line you can get is what is called
''cable laid" French line made of silk.
| would advise YOU TO get snOOd, they cost
about a cent 4 piece and are generally about
a foot in length. The best Sinker you can
have is an ordinary buck shot peerced with
a knife little beyond the center, the line
hooked in and the creyice closed together,
never buy a float, get an ordinary cork and
trim it into suitable shape. If you use
reel (and | should advise YOU TO use One) get
the meek reel which costs from SIP to so.
One viii last you for years, never go fish
ing with an unsharped pole. a pole with a
heavy end IS tireSOme TO hold and 1 think
you can fish better with the pole stuck in
the bank. / have sometimes thought that
there is a meSmeric extending from the
hand to the end of the line which prevent
fish from biting.
The speaker gave a vivid description of
the sensations experienced by anenthusias-
tic angler in landing large Jack or Trout,
which was loudly, applaUded, the entire
(Which was two hours in length) lecture
being listened to with deep interest.
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sengers, " whose pay was put up from
81, $50 to Sl,242 All Of the foregoing
have holiday during a large part of ev-
cry year. From the foregoing it
VIII be seen what queer notions
Congressman have on the subject
of wages when the employees of Con-
gress are concerned. Ten hundred and
eight dollars a year is cOnsidereda high
rate Of wages for .machinists" skilled
mechanics on government ships, but
the messengers, " ''folders," and mail
boys, " Of Congress are held to be in
adequately paid when they get wages
ranging from 81 40 a year to s., 500 a
year, and consequently have them raised
to rates ranging from 81 $50 to 5000.
the services of a ''mail-bOy" IN Con-
gress are thus held 10 be worth nearly
twice as much for part Of the year as
the services of a ''machinist" IN the
navy for the whole year; and the serv-
ices Of messengers, 4" .under the same
circumstances, are held TO be worth
more than twice as much as thOse Of
navy mechanics. No one, We think,
viii dispute the fact that the foregoing
are queer notions"
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QUEER NOTIONS ~ CONGRESS.

The PHILADELPHIA Ledger says: Ger
tain queer notions entertained In Con
gress were referred to IN the Ledger
Just after the holiday adjournment.
We have now TO point out another set.
On the 9th of December, with the
view of disseminating information
among machinists as 10 offers made To
them by the Navy Department, we
made publication of the increased pay
and promoted rank allowed under new
regulations 10 mechanics Of that class
ON board our naval steamships This
increased rate of pay, allowing for com
mutation of the rations, is So a month
or 81, 00S year. Now Just here comes
in one of the queer notiOnsof Congress.
During the debate ON the bill to
repeal the famous salary bill,
objection was made TO the form
of the bill, on the ground
that it not only reduced the salaries of
Congressman but reduced the pay of
''inadequately paid employees" of Con-
gress. Among those -Inadequltely
paid employees were messengers
whose salaries had been increased from
eighteen hundred dollars a year to tlCO
thousand aud serenity dollars for services
during part of each year only; there
were folders" also, that is men en-
ployed to wrap up and paste the wrap
pers on documents, and the salaries Of
these had been raised from lao a
year 10 81 $50 year; there were mail
boys" also, whose salaries had been
raised from SLIPS 10 Sl,987.20 per
annum; and there were assistant mes
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of bills were referred, including one by
Mr.. Randall to regulate the drawing and
summoning of jnries in the United States
District and Circuit Courts.
Mr.. Starkweather from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the fortifca-
ton bill, which was made the special
order for Wednesday next. The bill APP
propriates S994,000.
Mr.. Z. II. Roberts from New York, from
the Committee on WAYS and Means report
ed a bill to credit Assistant Treasurer Hill
house, of New York, with S1S5,0OO, the
proceeds of sale of Internal Revenue
Stamps, embezzled from his office without
any neglect of his own. The bill passed
after a discussion which turned on the
reference of
The ChOrPening Claim,
just before the recess, to the Judiciary
Committee, instead of the Committee on
Claims. MeSsrs. Dawes and Beck COM
mented severely upon it, the reference hay-
ing been made not in open House, but by
petition under the rule, and the latter gave
notice that he would move to discharge the
Judiciary Committee from consideration
of the subject, giving as one reason therefor
that Mr.. Cessna, who was peculiarly con-
nected with Mr.. Vail, was a member OF
the Judiciary Committee, and would be,
therefore, Judge of his own case.
Mr.. O'Neill presented a memorial from
the National Board of Trade for commits
sion, consisting of the Attorney General
and seven merchants, bankers and manu-
facturers, to revise the bankrupt law; also
for national system of quarantine.
At 3 o'clock, the death of James Brooks
was announced by his successor, Mr.. Cox,
and eulogies on the deceased were pro-
nOunced by Messrs. Cox and Wood, Dawes
and Kelley.
The death of w. d. Foster of Michigan,
was then announced, and two of his col
leagues, Messrs. Waldron and Williams,
delivered eulogies.
The House then adjourned, with the
agreement that to-morrow's session be de-
voted exclusively to debate.
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THE LOCOMOTION OF sERPENTs.

We read that the curse pronounced upon
the serpent was, Upon thy belly thou shalt
CO." and the inference seems to be that,
previous to that time, its mode Of progress
SiCn was not upon its belly. This would
imply . great anatomical change in the
structure Of the creature az the time in
question, a change which, so far as we are
aware, is not proved by archaeological re-
search, and the expression is probably fig
urative one, as observed BY DIR. auckland.
Serpents progress By the .'fOldings and
Windings they make on the ground and
the stiff, movable scales which cross the
under portion Of the body; but the windings
are sideways, not vertical. The structure
of the vertebre is such, that upward and
downward undulatiOnS are greatly re-
stricted, and many illustrations, showing
sharp vertical curves Of the body, are exag-
geratiOns. Most persons have seen snakes
glide slowly and silently, without any con-
tOrtiOn. They seem to progress by some in
visible power; but, if permitted to move over
the bare hand, an experiment easily tried,
a motion Of the scales will be perceived.
These are elevated and depressed, and act
as levers BY which the animal is carried
forward. Nor can a serpent progress with
facility on the ground without the reSis-
tence afforded by the scales. IL IS stated
that it cannot pass over a plate of glass, or
other entirely smooth surface. We saw the
experiment tried, by placing a small pane
of glass in a bOX,.in which was a common
black snake. He was made to pass over it
repeatedly but evidently found that he
had no fOcthold on il; and the third time
as he approached it, elevated the fore part
ofhis body slightly, and brought his head
down beyond the glass, and, on passing, his
body seemed scarcely to touch it. This
gave an opportunity TO witness the wave
like movement of the scales, that is, Of
their elevation, which runs from the head
to the tail, enabling the animal TO move
continuously, instead of by a series Of min
ute pushes, as would occur if all the scales
be lifted and depressed at Once.-POpU!d'
Science Monthly.