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women, Is wo havo said, arc atop In advance Of
the Ohio and Indiana women WHO 1avo raidod
tho lloonscd saloons. but thoro ta another stop
still to bo taken bofore my practical results oan
DO attafnoa. This is to bring their influence to
boar upon tho rooplc who elect tho lawmakers.
II tho women OF Chicago hopo to suppress tho
aalo Of liquor on Sunday, thoy must frat win oger
minority OF tho legal yotora Then thoy may
eleot 1aw-mnkora favorable to rigid Sunday
ordinance aud an Administration that will en~
forco It. It Is to thia they should direct their
prayers, and to this a!Bo they may bring tho
powerful auxiliary OF theirpersonal iuauenoo.
, 1874-03-16

amy hsnf-ofcor othor person faninr with banking
will verify its acoracy-oxcopt that tho cattmsto for
profits is full, and tho estimate cxponacB tn1ea,
etc.. Is small and no allowance Ii mado for losacs) It
Will 10 aeon that tho profits Of natlonal banking fa NOT
auch "a 10 Induce capital into that Kind Of busincsa
very rarftfy. Whom Unitod staea stockg, e. Of 1881
woro to 10 had ut rar, af tho gold interest could o
sold at quo, tho profit WAS attractive But now It Ia
quito diftoront Many National uanka would DO glad
to rotnrn ttofr national currency to tho bank depart
ent, and take up aud sci! their United 8tatcs Stocks
did tho Law permit 1t. Wo should like TO roturn ora
wo can mako moro profit by tho Of or capital now
locked up IN United gtatos stocks, lodged with tho
bank department as security for national currcncy
given us, than wo can by tho Of tho nasonnl Ctr
rency. Repeal this provaion Of tho National Danng
law, and thero will DO many millions Of national ciren-
lation voluntarily given up by tho banaH In central
csleR which sould then be distributed to sc aoctions
Of tho country as might lesroit.
Its proper to romhrk that Mr.. Buell. did not
urge FREQ banking psiro and simple, though tho
whole tenor Of his argument won't to sustain cur
position TINT " froo banking doea not necessarily
imply inaation." Ho proposed as d safo and ju-
dicions measure TINT froo ban1sing bill should
he passed, mud that thon tlere should bo groon-
back dollar rotfrod for evory bank-noto dollar
issued till tho groonbaok circulation WAS reduced
to s500,000,000, after which ho be]ievod that q
Byatem Of bank-noto redemption would take
place naturally, and thus produce elasticity Of
tho currency. Formerly, ho said, NO moved tho
crops by oxpanson-now we move them by con-
! traction. Ho thought TINT elasticity was the
first thing to be secured. After that, tho prob
lcm OF restoring specie payment would DO shorn
! Of ntne-tenthH Of It's diffloulties. hfr. Duoll'a
suggestions md arguments aro, on the whole,
| tho wisest that wo have seen from any so.cal1cl
|. "practical man" alnce tho currency dobnto
cQmmorceIi
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ia boforo tho Houae defending tho whole dla-
honeat proceeding. Thoro ia in tho ontirc trans
action suola l. wllfut and lo!iborato purpono BE-
trayod to obtain this job tor Bono ono and
auch conutvanco by tho Tronaury Department to
nd in its financial succoss, and such guilty
knowledge Of tho damaging effect OF d full dia-
closure, TINT the Nation Ia Of tho opinion tllat
IT Boutwell, and Richardson had bcon oirlcora Of
tho City OF Now York operating undor nets oftho
Legislature instead OF acts Of Congress, thoy
would havo boon Indicted, II tho Prosecuting
Attorney had dono hts duty.
, 1874-03-16

gallon. Flour was moro active, at former pricos.
Wheat was very quiet, and shade frmer, oloB-
ing at 91.10h cash, and @1.20N sotlor. April.
Corn waa quiet and eaBior, closing at GO oaBl,
and o2No seller April. oats woro Quiot and
fr'nor, closing ut 43tGo cash, aud 4Ao aol1cr
April. Rye WINS quiet and stoady at 8ac for rog-
ular. Barley was quiet and stronger, cloHlng Of
et.Co for No. q, and s1.5o@1.51 for No. 9. 1.-Two
hogs were activo aud higher, with liboral sales ut
s5.00@G.80. Cattle and shoop woro in good do
mand, and ruled firm.
, 1874-03-16

We copy from tho Rock Island Union IN olah-
orata statemcnt of tho pending disagreement
between tho Plowmnkcra aud tho p1owholdors,
from the Plowmakors' point OF view. Tho qucs-
tion Of mddlomon ia fully discussed from the
aamo standpoint. It appears to us that tho ar-
ticle shows signs Of yielding on tho pare Of tho
plowmakcrs, as 1t intimatos protty plainly that
tho resolution to which tue farmers havo taken
SO much exception was only intended to remain
in force till October, 1874.
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prohousion, who does not havo 4 profound con-
tcmpt for both hoad and tail. Thoro novor waa .
party botoro which atarted out with auotl mag
niilcont opportunities aud accomplished so ltt1o.
ray Of hope for tho future dooa this hcnlleBa
rnonatroHty givo us7 We ro-echo the sentiment
OF Mr. HoafnR. "For Gods sako stick to tho
partyi" Stick to 1t until next fali, gontlemon,
mid tho pooplo will put hoad Oh it which will
bo satisfactory to you.
, 1874-03-16

TERsis or sunauH1rTtoN fpAvAntE IN AnvANcE,.
Raily, " Sunday. ..@2.9Q
Parts OF .eAr at tho sbnlo ratio. =
Topreyent ec1sY and mistakes, 10 huro and syo Post
On g. aaddrors III full, including HtAto and County.
Nemttanccs iay be made either by draft cxpsoas. Poae
oGieo o.dor, OF IN registered loors, at uur r!sk,
TKllMa 10 CRY RunBcninENH
ns.1y, de1tsorGd sunday excepted. cote per tsok
Datl,. uevered. sunday included. ~ cents psr woek
Add1esa THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Cofnor AfAt1t2on aud DcArbosn- -st-.. uhlcAxo, Ill.
, 1874-03-16
pbe Gt)1fayu qEaibu,1e.
Monday Morning. March TO, 1874.

tho saloon-keopera received a resolution of Oh
couragomont md sympathy from the Michigan
Senate on Saturday. The question Of woman
suffrage, which has boon considered ,lnfavorably
In tho Senate, WIS boforo tho House. The
Suffrage that 1t bo submitted to tho people for
q soparate yoto, was roforrel to tho Committee
Of tue Whole.
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The Chicago produce markets wore generally
slow aud hteady on Saturday. Mess pork was
quiet aud stronger, oloslng at e14.46 cash, and
el4'5o eeller April. Lard WAS quiet and shade
si1mcr, closing at eB.o2>5@8.o5 per 100 lba,
oaah, and ss.a711@o.oo soller April. Meats we're
quiet aud steady at $40 for shoulders, 79k@D
714o for abort ribs, T15@8o for short oloar, and
9@1oo for aweat. ptoklsd hama. Dressed hogs
ware quist and firm 1t ta.1o@o.2s per 100 lba.
hfshwlns4 xazs ealss 4ua st4ady u sg1{o pr
, 1874-03-16

As tho Massachusetts Legislature must hold
tho election Tueiday weolf. IN inevitable but
memo tho leBB painful discussion hos begun Of
candidates for tho place Senator Sumner las left
empty. Somebody bus overheard conyeraa-
tion between Secretary Richardson and Senator
Logan, In which tho o1-Judgo Of Probate
prophosies tho election Of E1r. Dawos. This
gentleman, ho Says, will have the support Of tho
Administration and Of Gen. Butler. The socro-
tarS Of the Treasury seems to hare referred. With
out qualm, to tho interference Of the General
Government through tho reformed Civil Ser
vice) in an election by the Legislature Of his
own State. II Butler supports Dawes, thoro
will DO not . fow to connect this service with the
lattcra disappearance from Washington when ho
was needed to fight the Simmons nomination.
aen. Butler, charlea Franois Adams, Wendell
Phillips, E. Il. Hoar, and Ralph Waldo Emerson
<rc some Of the other namos canvassed.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

TO ONE AND ALL.-ARE YOU SUFFERING
from cough, cold asha bronchitis. or any Of tho
.a.sus t.ooo* ent r HGP ts stna1tG da na
9 spd ,aS 5 l. fomsay Thsi' II Ss
medical faculty. hfnnnfaotnrod by q, i. W1LbOK.
Chemist, Boston. Sold by all druEgstA.
, 1874-03-16

Wo print come moro "sour Meat" literature
this morning. Tho Committee Of the Pork
Packers Association havo boen Investigating Mr.
Cowan, who frat brought the abusea to light,
aud not the tainted meats, nor tho inspection
system, nor tho real point at issue. fortunately,
Mr. Cowan has beon acquitted OF any heinous Of
fonae, and bis lifo will he spared. Thorewish
tho Committee disullss the whole mattor, and
want to be discharged. But wo also print lot
ter from twelve Baltimore dealers, comprising
nearly all tho large provision firms OF that city,
who confirm Mr. Cowan's allegations. Shouldn't
the Committee investigate these Baltimore gon-
tlemen before they retire. Then they might 60
at the Philadelphia firms, and 80 mako tho
rounds. 1t Ia too much to hope, however, that
they will investigate tho extent to which tainted
mcata hayo been sold, or tho dafoota in the pre-.
vailing system Of inspection. It Ia pretty owl
don't that this, II It bo dono at all, will have to be
taken in hand by tho Board of Trade.
, 1874-03-16

ADELr1l1 THEATRE Corner Of Wabash ayoEre " 51e
Bavou aiator1." Lo.Ls. aud tho Do QIortana.
, 1874-03-16

ACADEMY OF MUSIC -Ha1atod strso.. hotgoon Mad. Med
Non and hionrpe. arrangement uf Frank q. Mkon.
- Maur!oo; or MouBc.Tfap Hook."
, 1874-03-16

There Id hint in tho news from California Of
one Of the dangers Of railroad legislation. Tho
senate Committee on Railroads, aftor secret
conference with Stanford, OF the Central Pacific,
unanimously reported against the Freeman Rail-
road bill, although the burden Of tho testimony
and arguments Of those who appeared In public
before tho Committee was in favor Of iss passago.
It looks like the old story OF Stanford aud his
associataa against the State. The Committee
have reported bills embodying maximum ratcs
for rallrpad charges, and establishing Trans-
portation Board. In Minnesota, tho experiment
Of railroad regulation will soon be fairly under
way. Gov. Davis has appointed the three Com
miBaioners, vino are to establish maximum rates
In accordance with tho law recently passed by
tho Legislature. Tho schedules Of this Com
mission will be authoritative, and penalties arc
provided for their tranBgressiou.
, 1874-03-16

HQOLEY'B ITlIEATN1e-Randolnh stroet. between
CLARK and LaSalle. EnGaRemont Of JArzott Paimers
QorablnAlon. - UndluG."
, 1874-03-16
FREE BANKING.

Wo publish esowlero third communication
from Mr.. r., H. Chandler OIL tho subject Of. Froo
Banking, to which VIC invite tho attention Of
those who havo followed tho discussion thus far.
Mr, Chandler shows that In tho WoBt and South
thoro would bo worry little inducomont to tako out
moro currency under FREQ Banking act, aud
this corresponds with tho facts, for whom $25,a
100000 OF now currency WEB granted to tho West
and South, undor tho Redistribution act, 1t
went begging somo throo yoara. We arc
not suro that 1t has all boon taken up got.
aro now trying to retire their circulation.
uo thinks; however, there would bo worry
considerable Inducements to take out now cur
ronoy at the East, where tho ratoa Of interest
low. We agreo that tlore would bo moro in-
ducoments there than hero, but not nearly 30
much as he thinks. Take tho oxtromo caso,
whore tho rate Of interest Ia por cent Tho
bonds aro all held by somebody usually by
those who want an investment that is absolutely
safe and that gives 10 trouble. To load theao
persons to 60 into tho banking business, aomo
thing moro than an ordinary inducomont must bo
o1rorol. They must bo convinced not only TINT
tho bonds can bD used ut D considerably
higher rato Of profit by plcdgng them for ctr
renoy. but that banking will bring better re-
turns than mortgage loans. Boar in mind TINT
whom man puts up his bonds us security for
circulation ut Washington, he cannot take them
buck ut his own pleasure. Ho assumes tho
risks Of the banking businosa, and pledges the
bonds against these risks. An experienced
and careful banker In this city inforrns us TINT
the Losses In tho banking business from
bad loans, mercantile fixtures, etc., are equal to
nearly por cent, and cauuot bo put at less than
~ per cont. Boar In mind, also, thatth bonds
aro not taxable by or under State Of municipal
authority, while banking capltal la taxable.
Mr.. James Buell., President OF the Importers
and Traders National Bank, OF New York, told
tho House Committee on Banking aud Currency
that those taxos amounted to per cont in New
York City, per cent in Albany, md to s por
State. We will tako 2 per cont ne 3 minimum.
Now lot us SEQ what ,inducement is offered to
the holder of bonds In Nh Eastorn State, where
the rate Of interest is per cent, to go into tho
banking business under tho proscnt law. As a
private holder OF 9100, 600 bonds, he gets $4,000
gold interest, Or, with premium added, $500
currency. As d banker, ho receives In addition :
$87 800 currency at per cent ,05U
Less tax par cent OIL SOC, 600
-............. ss.1to
Lees AZ per cont Losses. 1857
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-02-06
What Mrs. Lincoln says About Alb
rahaBl Lincoln.

There has been a good deal of ink shed
over the controversy in regard TO Abraham
Lincoln's religious belief, and this has
brought to light a statement made by Mrs.
Lincoln to Mr.. w. II. Herndon for biog-
raphical uses, that supplies a curious and
highly interesting photograph of Mr.. Lin
cold as seen in the unreserve of domestic
life. Mrs. Lincoln says:
was born on the 18th day of December,
1923, in Lexington, Fayette county, Ky.
Am daughter of Robert S. and Eliza
Todd, maiden name Eliza Parker. My
mother died when was very young. Was
educated by Eme. Meutelle, French lady,
opposite Mr.. Clay's. She was well educat-
ed was French !; spoke nothing else
scholars not allowed to. Finished my edu-
cation at Wards Academy. People from
the North visited Lexington. Went to
school here. l came to Illinois in 1887,
Was in Illinois three months. Went back
to Kentucky. Went to school two years
after first came to Illinois. Returned to
Illinois in 1889 or 40. This was after
Mrs. Wallace came out to Illinois.
My husband intended when he was
through with his presidential terms to take
me and family to Europe. Didn't in late
years dream of death-was cherry, funny.
LIVED IN HIGH SPIRITS.
He intended to return and 90 to Cali
fornia over the Rocky mountains, and see
the prospects of the soldiers etc., digging
out goin to pay the national debt. He and
Sumner were like boys during the last days
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-02-06

THE NUMBER SEVEN IN THE BIBLE
On the seventh day God ended his work.
On the seventh month Noah's ark
| touched the ground.
In seven days dove was sent.
Abraham pleaded seven times for So
dom.
Jacob mouIned seven times for Joseph.
Jacob served seven years for Rachael.
And yet another seven years more.
Jacob was pursued seven days jour-
ney by Labam.
A plenty of seven years and famine Of
seven years were foretold in Pharoah's
dream by seven fat and seven lean beasts,
and seven ears of full and seven ears of
blasted corn.
On the seventh day of the seventh month
the children of Israel tasted seven days and
remained seven days in their tents.
Every seven days the land rested.
Every seventh year the law was read to
the people.
In the destruction of Jericho, seven per-
sons bore seven trumpets seven days; on
the seventh day they surrounded the walls
seven times, and at the end of the seventh
round the walls fell.
Solomon was seven years building the
temple, and tasted seven days at its dedi-
cation.
In the tabernacle were seven lamps.
The golden candle stick had seven
branches.
Naaman washed seven times in the river
Jordan.
Jobs friends sat with him seven days
and seven nights, and offered seven bull
locks and seven rams for an atonement.
Our Saviour spoke seven times from the
cross, on which he hung seven hours, and
after his resurrection appeared seven times,
In the Revelations we read of seven
churches, seven candle sticks, seven stars,
seven trumpets, seven plaques, seven
thunders, seven vials, seven angels and a
seyen-headed monster.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-02-06
misrflI
THE STAMESE TWINS.
ANECDOTES OF THEIR LIVES.

At the present time, when the public
mind is engrossed to certain extent i'll
the peculiar manner of the death of the
Siamese twins, the following unpublished
incidents of their mode of living and gen.
eral characteristics will prove interesting {:
"Much speculation has always been rife
as to how the twins cOurted and finally
became Joined in the bonds Of IIymen. 1t
happened that they were travelling through
the South, and stopped at the town of
Traphill, in Wilkes county, North Caro-
lima. The country in this locality being
very romantic, and the land good, the
twins determined to settle, and accordingly
engaged in business in the village, being
excellent traders, and their novel condi
ton soon attracted many persons to them;
among these a farmer named Yates, who
lived i'll the immediate vicinity, and who
was possessed OF two bouncing daughters.
Chang and Eng looked upon these women
tenderly, and evinced great affection for
them, and, like ordinary young folks, made
numerous calls at the residence Of their be-
witchers, and there being pair of them all
around, n match was soon made, and the
four were two Tor One). These wives al
ways displayed great affection for their
liege lords, and manifested the usual iea
iousies common to the human family. From
this double union there were some twenty
one children born. Mrs. Chang presented
her husband with some nine or ten, and of
these but two were boys, while in the Eng
family the daughters were propOrtiOnately
outnumbered. The offspring, contrary to
the general opinion and preceding state
ments, with few exceptions, were healthy,
robust children. Great difficulty arose
when the time for comforting names upon
the young ChanSs aud Engs came. Here
was dilemma. They could not all take
their paternal and maternal relatives
titles, and they had no Christian names.
"The difficulty was surmounted, how
ever, and the appellations Christopher Co.
lumbus, Patrick Henry, Stephen Decatur,
Nancy Bunker and names of like sort
were given to the retinue of little ones.
The fathers seemed anxious that all their
immediate descendants should be well ed
ucated, and purchased house in the town
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-02-06
Select poetry.
TIsE DEVIL AND THE LAWYERS.

| The devil came to earth one day,
And INTO court house wcnded his way
| just as an attorney, with very grave face,
Was rising to argue the points in case.
Now a lawyer his majesty never had seen,
For to his dominions none ever had been;
And he felt very curious the reason to know
Why none had been sent to the regions below.
Twas the fault ofhis agents, his majesty thought,
That none ofthese lawyers have ever been caughti
And for his own pleasure he had desire
To come to the earth and the reason inquire.
Well, the lawyer who rose, with visage so grave,
Made out his opponent consummate knave;
And the old devil was himself much amused
To hear The attorney so greatly abused.
As soon as the speaker had come to a close
The counsel opposing him quickly arose,
And heaped such abuse on the head of the first
As made him appear of all villains the worst.
Thus they quarre,ed, contcnded, and argued 50
long,
Twas hard to determine the one who was wrong;
And concluding he had heard quite enough of the
fuss,
Old Nick turned away and solioquised thus:
''If all they have said Of each other be true,
The devil has not been robbed of his due;
I'm satisfied now it's all very we'll
These lawyers would ruin the morals of hell.
''They have puzzled the court with villainous
cavil,
And I'm free to confess, they have puzzled the
devil.
~ agents are right 10 let lawyers 90 bail
If had them, they'd swindle me ont of my tall
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-02-06

A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT.-When en-
gineers would bridge stream they often
carry over first single thread. With that
they stretch wire across. Then strand
is added to strand until a foundation is
laid for planks, and now the bold engineer
finds the foot-way, and walks from side to
side. So God takes form US some golden
threaded pleasure, and he stretches it hence
into Heaven Then he takes child, then a
friend. Thus he bridges death, and teaches
the thoughts of the most timid to find their
way hither and thither between the two
spheres.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-02-06


TRIBULATIONS OF A LOCAL EDITOR.-
The DdnJeTy News says: Once upon a
time local editor dreamed that he was
dead and in another world. He approach
ed the gate of city before him and knock
ed for admittance, but no one answered
his summons. The gate remained closed
against him. Then he cried aloud for an
entrance, but the only response was scores
of heads appearing above the wall on each
side of the gate. At sight of him the own
ers of the heads set up dismal howl, and
one of them cried, "Why don't you notice
the big egg l gave you ?' At this horrid
and most unexpected interrogation the
poor local turned in the direction of the
voice to learn its owner, when another
voice shrieked, "Where's the piece you were
going to write about my soda fountain ?''
and close upon this was the awful demand,
"Why did you write piece about old Ped
dies fence, and never say a word about
my new gate Pn Whatever answer he was
going to frame to this appeal was cut alb
ruptly off by the astonishing query, What
did you spell my name wrong in the pro-
gramme for" The miserable man turned
to flee, when he was rooted to the spot by
this horrible demand, why did you put
my marriage among the deaths ?'' He was
on the point of saying the foreman did it,
when a shriH voice madly cried. "What
made you put in my runaway and spoil the
sale of my horse pr And this was follow
ed by the voice of a female hysterically pro-
claiming, "This is the brute that botched
my poetry, and made me ridiculous ~
Whereupon hundreds of voices screamed,
"Where is my article ? Give me back my
article ?n And in the midst of the horrid
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-02-06
"THE GREAT SOUTH

SERIES ov ILIvaTTATEp rkrEEs IL "SCRIBNER's
MosuHLY" ron 1874. BY EDWARD EMG. WITH
,U-UE FLUCTUATIONS EY CHAPREY.
Tin series Of articles was begun in the issue OF Scrb
ncs Monthly for November, 1873 and will be continued
from month to month until December 1874 The arti-
cos already prepared have occupied more than year
Of constant paIutGkng study, by practical Journal
is vino has thus far visited nearly every city and town
importance in the Southern States talked with men
OF all classes and conditions carefully investigated all
mauutac UTug enterprises and cites; cOlated statistics
studied the of politics il each State since recon-
srlcton began explored rivers, and penetrated into
mountain regions heretofore rarely visited by Northern
men.
lie has been accompanied during the entire journey
hv conscientious and talented artist, the sprghtly
ChrDucy, pupil and friend OF that distinguished French
man. Edmouarj Frcre, the prince Of the school, Of
~ nm 1theic art in EUrUTc; and ts artist has made
several thorough and finished studies of Southern tyres
of men and things which IN due time viii all be pre-
Of the rgaziuc have already had earnest OF what
they may cxlcct in the line Of pictures in November,
December January and February numbers, whose il
lusraaus universally Irumouaced ~ the best ever
presented iu American magazine. The varied
stacc iic of New OrleEs, the Wild panorama of the
Mss.-sfi river, the semiSI Iauizh cuEomes and man
ueT- of Western Texas, and the rude scenes OF the
Suu lgrs.rru frontier. have thus far been presented,
and - lrfUllOwrd by series Of beautiful sketches,
illustrative of Southern .ountain life and character.
The February ScIbner, contains the second OF the
Yaiesa entitled "GlimYs5s Of Texas illustrated the
r Northern upland and sou hern coast OF Dallas and
Galveston aud treats largely Of the commercial and iu-
dustTi,i progress Of the State.