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J BIRD DISTRICT.
Richmond CITY. :

.e,% ~ eectIon IN Richmond yesterday pass
s1., ara without * l'cment. The great con-
q n.y. NY " III" Conservatives in the success
yr,1[ .1'" Hth>', and the despair Of the Re-
tr,1'oa'',' ctti>td the vote 10 be much
hi N'I! w ioan Vas cast at the last gubcrnato-
q r'scl1"n. The Conservatives fell short
Itrr." r", '"'' 1866, and the Republicans 300.
liz r,l' ""' very htlle interest manifested by
Lad h',.e' people, and many of them who
Apt,.ss"u earnest supporters of Hon. John
lrId d',,I ~, ohith as long as he remained in the
lbeIr' '''oned 10 vote ut all, few others gave
iu1r,, upPOit 10 X. A. Paul (col0rcd
o,el1. "o'u'J, and considerable number
Bon '0'd for Ex-Governor Walker.
llL, - ?'hh Amber Smith and Colonel
satsr. n, ou, each received some dozens of
By d..a%S dnS so,es, mainly cast, it il believed,
etggiis"'ishec Republicans. There was no
hinrs ~ OPPOSITION TO Dir. McRae, our no.
Aur,.,y W VI The state Senate. Mr.. Michael
ja:kt,s a,;,t "as put On some of Mr.. Burgess's
""U TIE hope Of attracting the vote
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FLORIDA.

AUGUSTA, GA. November 3.-Returns
from Florida are measre and unsatisfactory.
Nothing definite can be obtained tonight.
Finley (D.) is probably elected in the First
district.
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SIXTH DISTRICT
Campbell.

Tspecial telegram 10 The Dispatch.l
1.yscnRuRe, November 3.--The election
for Congressman III this city to-day passed Oh
quietly. The following are the oillolal re-
turns for the city: TucSertD D.l i,1o6 john
aon R.1 1,sll-Johasen's majority, co. For
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LOUISIANA SAVED.
yESG:sS
.IR>T DISTRICT.

.r,,rraG. November "a very
t.. .... Y.a- y"lltd here to-day. Douglass
..,-... .t,rick-tuTg by % majority over
>...-. 0.'y cue precinct heard from in
.......,..... which gives Douglass 30 ma
..r I.,r- iS no possibility o; receiving
,...,, ,r..a .ny la: near adjoining pre-
.,.., III - ri and Spotsylyania up to :
....,:,...5.ow morning.
Spot>yIyania.
E...t,>'- mlom!icS in SpotSylranla are
:. ~. .,hGg-. rs: brcntsvllle. 40: Chan
=, ,,. Il! ftacAviIIt. -: ElulkHer'>,
r.f,,.,. 9j..-e,;im4tcd majority in The
I...-.t>hurg ard three precincts in
:. .,... .s,. -iy. >."ucr 4 gain Of 10 on the
rA.... Of 1872. Three preciGc's IN
50 ri >ag5 z gain Tor Douglass OF IS on
=. ...r Yo.c. l.cuud tcicgraphS Sener
90. cain~ - on kempcr'> vote 1T Ma
-. .94 l;y,u!svIl'e. and that Douglass
= ..- Prince William hy 250--a gain OF
g., 3D.. >na.- ou the DraXton vote.
Stafford.
,. - ,gliorl,ies in Stafford are: Fal-
:, .t.. i; Il uilc Oak, 13O; HarTood. 81
-,.a....a n.aaiprily in the county, SO.
Prince William.
y.a..,.,: lUGgla>s. l3j : Sener, 123-Re-
~. ...a .l'g. 81. For amendments, GO;
a.a IT,. ,0i.
SECOND DISTRICT.
southampton.
Iys.>,. November 3.--The following Is
T.. a..ca vie 1T this precinct: Goode,
-: FIAT. lgg -ktru5lican Gain OF ).
t.s>alIE, November 3.-ThlS township
r...- -i,: p.a.I tR). 100; Norton color
I'll, to-Cog>rrvative gain o'er combined
i .H, sla E"ir. :. :.
i...s.fu. November 3.-Grcen Plains
r..@a:;. southampton county: piatt, Of;
r.... -,
>-n>v CnFfK, November 3.-Goode, SS
.." -r,- H,,dIbIlc;tn gain of 36. Other
."l,-i +, not heard from.
xansemOnd.
ST -. TIE vote here is as follows:
naa.- .@: riItt, l22-Con-eryative gain,
Elizabeth Ctiy.
~. Nor-n,.. Tin, total vote Of Elizabeth
c~ uu,rry !. - follows: Plat. 1.O12;
Ggt., aa.-- Conservative rain, l47,
A"tes''
..".h: IAe election passed On ,ei!
t'' ~ ~" F'>ul a> lai Is heaiu llo.l i
. IONS "1od@> nlaJoTllles Nol'oih'
49,. f9.. 'Aouli!, %; ff'rcrsS Anne coun-
2'''-; ~" O' l2h', three prtclhcls, Zo' ;
~.a".l4:rv precincts, 50.
!4.s'> m.jjnlie>: Su-Sex, two precincts,
g.. Lu,bt;n Civ county, C3l: Norfolk
',,h .iouF precincts. l25.
.>,o~..s. telegram to the D;spat"l.I
Nja,y November ALdnjoht.-The
I'll. ,g,,.nf >o,,n.k j.. Goodc CAo,17I:
p~r p "a Cn"I,,o n,,ihNritr 900
. B 20 ., OF nI
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ALABAMA.

MONTGOMERY, November 3.-An immense
vote is being quietly polled. Many colored
nersons vote the open Conservative ticket:
MoyTGoMsRY, Ala, November 3.-Ihe
election was quiet-no disturbance OF any
kind here. The vote was 800 less than in
1872, and is claimed as that much Demo
cratic gain. Returns are very meagre oWlDg
70 the great length of the ticket. At Tus-
cumbia. alter the close of the polls,
a difficulty took place between the
town marshal and citizen, Wnieh
resulted in the mortal wounding OF the lat
ter. III. o;t, ond
county of Mobile have gone Democratic Dy
about j, 200 majority. Two riots occurred,
caused by negroes attempting to rescue 1
nero repeaters from United States marsha's.
The riots were easily suppressed, Two ne
groes being killed and one white man
wounded slightly. ,s,,,ar
MoNTaoMERY, Ala, November 3;-sum.er
county goes Republican by l.50O; Lee coun-
ty Democratic by $50. Returns are TOO
mearre n to telegraph. This city will show 9
Democratic gain of 900. - 90.
Enough returns have been received 10 as. '
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SERIOUS RIOT IA -ALABAMa-

,r,>~t, 8I'~urr> REDEEMED AND
rrt>T BUGLER BOTTLED.
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.,,..,rjt GAINS EVERYWHERE.

.,.,r ~.n'NGS FROM ALL POINTS
~ THE COMPASS.
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,,o,sp4y FOR THE C0NsER-
,,,,,i.s AND DEMOCRATS.
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r,<srgvATIvE GAIN OF ea4.
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,,pr7N FOR WALKER IN RICH
MoND. l.S4>.
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4,irl?mond nlspattl1,

OSCILLATION OF THE DIS
" 8, " Is =, IAvoxa THAN THE COMBINED D
rATc" = ,,> ny ALI, rHE OTHER DAILY
o@cr,.A1.%s ,',s.re " ~ INK THG CITY,
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1t is thought likely that the remaining re-
turns will give the Conservatives small ma
iority. 1t will take the official vote TO de-
eide.
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constitutional amendments, 1,143; against,
1910.
fuckers majority In the district will be
from 800 to 1000.
Lynchburg: Tucker (C.), 1,156; Foote
johnson (R.), 1910 Conservative gain, IS.
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Especial telegram to the Dispatchl
SERIOUS RIOT SEVERAL KILLED AND NAN,
WOUNDED
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(coNcLUDaD on FOURTH fAak
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Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
Aibemarlc

Warrenton Junction: The vote here Is:
Huuton, II; Barbour, -.
Warrenton junction. Fauquier county:
Hunton, 10; MorrisviIie, Fauquier county,
100.
The Plains: This precinct gives Barbour
6 majority over Hupton-Conservatlve loss,
120. For amendments. 1S4 majority.
Piedmont: Barbour's majority at Mark
ham, Salem, and Rectortown, is ITO. Hun
toms majority at Paris is 81.
, 1874-01-08

porlt waa in fairdomand, andotosed 10c per brllow
or, ut s.4.o5@14.70 cash, and s15.oo@15.05 seller
February. Lard was quito actlvo, md 1oo por
100 lbs higher, ut s8.90@0.oo casl,, and $01o@
o.1215 Boltor February. Meats wore quiet aud
1lrmor, ut 5alc for shoulders, 7s6@7t1o for short
ribs, 79Go for short clear, and 0>S@1o11o for
sweet picked hams. Dressed hogs were In
good demnnd aud loo 1,ighor for choico, ut aG.50
@'o.oo per 100 lbs. Highwines woro loss active
and 10 higher, at 05c por gallon. Flour was
strong and quiet. Wheat was loss actlvo and
oaeior, closing firm ut 91.225G oash, aud e1.245G
sellor February. Corn waa dull and rather
weak, closing ut 5594c cash, and 5o1Gc aoller Feb
rttnry. oatH wcro quiet and onsier, closing at
39}6o cash, and 40>5so seller February. Rye was
quiet and stronger, closing ut roc. Darloy Was
quiet and higher, at 81.42>>1@1.4a tor No. 2, and
s1.22@1.2211I for good No. .. 1.-Two hogs wore
active al s4.75@5.65 for poor to extra. The
cattle md shoop markets woro woak and lower.
, 1874-01-08

The "vindicatlng" process has had another
illustration. Tho Republican CAUCUS Of the
United States Senate nominated Senator Car
pointer for President Of that body as ''vindi-
cation Of the Senator from the charges that
have been made against him. The Democratic
CAUCUS of tho House OF Representatives nomi-
mated Fernando Wood for spoaker to "yindi-
cate " him from the charge Of voting for the
selary-Qrab law, mud from other charges. Tho
Republican papers Of New York have been for
aome timo charging Dir. james ". Hustod with
4 heavy responsibility for much Of tho corrupt
action Of the Legislature, and the New York
Times appealed even to Hustled himaclf to spaso
tho party tho burden Of carrying him any long
CT, In the caucus Of tho Republican members
Mr.. Husted was nominated for Speaker, in order
to gindicato him from tho charges so freely
n,ado against him. Tho Republicans Of Now
Hampshire should now nominate ex-senator ).
". Patterson for Governor, in order to vindicate
him; aud ex-senator pomeroy might claim the
nomination for President in 1876, in order that
| he, too, might bo vindicated, Let everybody be
| yindicated!
, 1874-01-08

Tho Rankin defalcation in Iowa WAS rendered
possible by the loose and irregular uso Of funds
belonging to State institutions, but left In the
hands Of tho State !Treasuror. After an investi-
gation by tho Legislature OF the misappropria-
ton Of funds in this way, bill was passed
by both Houses which was intended to
prevent repetition Of tho abuses. Just what
this bill WAS cannot now bo recalled by the Iowa
papers, because, after passing both Houses. it
was mover aeen nor heard of again. The Eecre-
tary Of State reports that he can lind no evidence
Of itB enrolment or it's presentation to tho Gov
ernor for Ills signature. The Inference IL that
tho bill has been stolen, and stoloa with d pur-
pose, and there is a demand On the part Of the
Iowa press that the matter shall be investigated.
Tho case illustrates tho desperate risks which
mon take nowadays for political purposes.
, 1874-01-08

election, from points OIL til
announcing tl,at freddy tho

announcing tlat freddy tho n
gang Of Tarnmany roughs" la lo
State to Befzo Tho polls, bent lican
yotery. and elect English. T1loao ,patchos
wero bullotined at overy voting-placo In tho
State, and takon iii connection with tho pub
lIshod dispatch from English to Twood, proved
most disastrous to English, who WAS conBc-
quent1y boatou by Jewell Tint Roddy tho
Blacksmith aud Its companions did onter tho
State ON tho Sunday before tho election, with
gang. WAS fact, but 1t las now turned out TINT
Tom Murphy, Of Now York, had hired thcm to
make tho trip through tho State on Sunday, and
TINT Gov. lowell and the. Republican etato
Committee paid tho bill. To this day that
"Domocratio raid +" ia remembered In Conuccti-
cut with indignation, and now tt is at last proved
that It waa an election trick, and sequel to tho
forged dispatch from English to Tweed. =
English naturally folt outraged at what
no deemed the disroputable conduct Of don.
Hnw1oy, and, making TINT tho ground Of per-
sonal complaint, united tho Domocrate In favor Of
Ferry. Jewell, who waB present, and knew TINT
by explaining tho facts he could relieve Haw-
10y and probably socure his election, kept pro-
found silence. Gov. lowell la now Minister to
Russia but is, nevertheless, candidate for the
United States Senate, and 1t Is understood TINT
this revelation Of lila fraud upon Englial aud
hia bad faith to Hawloy will send tho joke back
to his own doorHtpp, j..
, 1874-01-08

Some days ago, It will bo remembered, Il core
mittes of the Tammnny Hall Democracy &l-
droBaod n communication to Recorder Hackuts,
OF tho Now York Criminal Court, aaling linn ~
appoint some poraonB to subordinate poa[tlouH
In Ills court upon tho recommendation OF tho
Tammany Society. Recorder 1Iaclott took Of
fenao ut tho proposition, construing 1t to be do
nand that Tammany should havo representa-
tlves In tho Criminal Court for political PURPOSES
ZIG published d reply, in which ho aumadvortcd
soVefeis upon tho practice Of permitting
court to DO prostituted to such base do
sgns. md refused to accodo to tho Tanmany
request. DR.. Foodoro Mierson, tho sccrotary
OF tho Committee, has now published . ro-
toinaer to Recorder Haclkott, in which ho
charges that thoro aro already officers Of tho
court who wero recommended by tho Apollo
Hall Democracy alao, prosego Of ex-senator
Harry Genet, now fugitive from Justice, and
another officer who formerly kept resort for
thiovca. DR.. Miorson'H letter aoomB to be a
confession that 1t WAS this supposed compost
tion Of tho Criminal Courts personne. which in.
| ducod him and his Tammany friends to boliov,
that their recommendation would moot will
favor, which is certainly g. bad confession t.
make. Tammany has not boom helped by Dr.
h1ierson's rejoinder, aud tho position OF Recorde
Hackett in tho controversy Ia good one, til
Tammany charges to tho contrary notwith
standing.
, 1874-01-08

An ice-foe would not be ordinarily chosen for
lake navigation in preferonco to sail-boat, but
recent occurrence near East Saginaw gh ows
that It may be very much sarer. Two young
men who went out fishing the las: day of tho
year wore carried away Of, Eli ice-cale, md, after
several days. absence. wore given up as Lost. A
party Of nix mon started out Inst Monday Ia
search Of thom. On Tuesday, tho two lost fish.
er1nen camo to shore, worn out with ak aays
fasting and suffering, but aiivo. On Wednesday
the boat in which thoir would-bo rescuera Ind
departed was found hottom-up noar tho shore
aud there is no doubt TINT tho ak men hayt
boon drowned.
, 1874-01-08


Some two years ago Con. J, r. Hawloy, editor
Of tho Hartford Courant, received the caucus
nomination Of tho Connecticut Republicans for
the office Of United States Senator in place Of
Alr. Ferry, whose term WIS about expiring. nlr.
Ferry lad few friends in the Legislature who
were not avesso to boiling tho nomination of
Hawloy, aud, whom this fnct WIS discovered, the
Democratic mombors Of the Legislature, by 4
concerted movement, threw their entiro vote
for Ferry ald elected him. 1t was supposed, at
tho timo, that Mr. Forry had given Aonae sort Of
pledge to tho Democrats. but this was soon dis
proved by d lottor from Fcrry himself. So tho
mystery OF hia ro-electiou In spite Of the Re-
publican party caucus remained unsoyed.
II has now tranBpirod that Gov. English was
ut tue bottom Of tho transaction 80 far as the
Democrats wore concerned, and that he took
thia method Of Furnishing Hawley for bad
joke porpetratea upon himself In the preceding
dubernatorlal campaign. III April, 1861. English
was the Democratic md lowell the Republican
candidate for Governor. Tho campaign was All
excited ono. Richard 0'Gor1nan, Of New York,
was announced to speak at tho Democratic meet.
lug at Now Hayon Oil the Saturday night before
tile election but. being called away to Albany
telographel to English that lie could not 10
| English at once te1egraplled to O'0orman; Al
Albany, caro- OF Tweed: "Do not disappoin
! us; nothing could la moro diaaatroua. j. Z
| EnglisA." Gov. Jewell obtained In aoml
~ay d copy Of tllis dispatch, and, omit
ting tho name Of O'Qor1nall, he carried /
to tho office OF the Courant, aud, glvinI
assurances Of itH genuinensHs, cansotl it to b
published a. a dispatch from English to Tweed
with tho ihtl.nation that Tweed had aysoed t.
sepd large body Of rouglia into Connecticut Il
carry the election. This waa followed up by
eoaataat stream ot dispatches On ths dAy q
, 1874-01-08

The usual report Of the proceedings OF Con-
grcss fails to appear in our columns this morn
ing, owing to a sovere storm in the East,
which las prostratcd tho wires. 4 brict
dispatch sent By the way Of Nashville
giTea the information TINT no vote has been
reached in tho House OH the Supple.
mentary Civil Rights bill that the Salary
Repeal bill is still before tlo Senato; md thai
Wl(iama' confirmation ia still unsettled. New
York nova Ia very scanty for tho samo 1oason
in fact, tolcgrnphic communication with the
East. beyond Cincinnati and Toledo, is virtually
Suspended. In aome placos, stretches Of lift,
miles Of ,siro are down,
, 1874-01-08

Ex-Troasurer David L. Gage was indicted
unanimously by tho Grand jury yesterday. for
tho felonies Of perjury and embezzloment Of tho
public funds. The punishment for the first Of
these ofreuacs ranges from QUO to fourteen
yeara' Imprisonment III the penitentiary; for tho
other 1t ia from sir months to ten years' impris-
oument, and tlno eqmal to the amount embez-
zled. A warrant for Alr. Cages arrest will prob
ably bo issued to-day hut hls arrest will be only
temporary aud formal, as his counsel are under-
stood to hayo made all tho arrangements neces-
aary for any bull that IL likely to bo exactod.
, 1874-01-08

a dissolution Of tho Canadian Parliament is
predicted by the Quebec Chronicle, which, If it
occurs, will be followed by q general election,
in which tho Canala PaciAe scandal will bo can
ynsaed all over again. The political condition
OF Canada ia not unlike that Of the United
States as regards the old partios. There are
suggestions OF now parties on ali sides, and,
though thoy have not yot assumed formidable
aspect, thoy will gain IN strength as tho people
gradually open their eyes to tho dangers to
which they are exposed when corruption hAs
once set iu. If tue people Of Oannda will heed
tho warnings .hoy may find In the political cond1-
tlon Of the United Htates, they will not defer. as
wo hayo, tho taak OF taking reform directly into
their own lnutH.
, 1874-01-08

Ohioago merchant doBitos however, to nao
sirntlnr account In any part Of tito State Of Now
York, l,o doos no by notice to pload, maturing
in twenty days, at tho ond Of which timo, II toro
iB 10 dofonso to his claim, llo ontors judgment
before the Olerk OH proper proofs or by lofault.
Tho effect OF tho dobt boing collectablo In ono
State md uncollectablo In tho other In to leHsou
tho freedom Of giving credit to customers In
Illinois and incroaHo 1t III Now York relatively,
and also to cauHo merchants In illinois to CON-
promise Or glyo away thoir accounts rather thun
to resort to law for thor collection, injur-
lug at onco tho debtor class, or thoso WHO need
tue uso Of othors' capital, and also injuring tho
bar by rendering tho services Of lawyers inetIl-
ciont as an aia to commerce and collection.
Ill adjusting titoa to real ostnta thoao delays
In tho mcanB OF settling legal questions operate
as shackle on trado in land, and often prevent
exchanges being nlaao ut all which could, with
better legal facilities, hayo boen made. with
profit to both parties. We hnvo drittod into
this difficulty, and not as 1nattor Of State mol
Icy. For, II the people Of Illinois believed ovory
debtor sued ought to be sued on six or eight
montha' summons, they have wholly failed to
Secure this indulgence equally to Ill debtors.
For, II tho debt happens to mnturo ton days
boforc tho frat day Of court, tho debtor mny DO
jorkoa into court on q tcn.day summons, whore
as, had 1t maturel q day later, he would havo
had Six or ton months nBtcad.
Thoroalrcaaon why this systom is maintainedis,
hrrAHn thn Etn ftut NJ
out tho State wrongly suppose 1t to bo great
source Of profit to thom to require itiganta to pay
| thom for needloes services. They do not reflect
thst the tendency Of tho aystem to discourage
| all merchants nnd business mou from reaorting
to tho courts tor rodress In country whoro time
Ia money and delay Ia worse than compromise
lessons their business far mora tAnn tho oquiya
lont Of the needless zorvicea they aro enabled b,
this system to ronder.
| In Now York, Iowa, and, NO believe, In mos
Of tho other code States. viz: Ohio. Indiana
Michigan, Wisconsin, California, aud Minnesota
tho protenso OF making tho summons, or fnotlc
| to plead" "writ" returnablo in court at
torn Is dropped, and tho suit Is begun by no
tice roturnable in ten or twenty daya, elgnod b
the attorney and served by anybody. This faci1
| itates collections and benefits lawyers and com
merce alike.
Tho subject of Forms Of Action ia quito a
involves IN obstruction to tho business OF til
country Of no smal moment; but 1t demand
separate discussion.
, 1874-01-08

Everything progressed satisfactorily until tho
Oil OF October, when Miss Nuttatl received lot-
tor from lor afla,lce1, stating that ho had met
lIs wifo Rftor acparation Of two yoarH and n
hhlf, mid, indlug that lilo still loved lin. md
thnt pooplo Ind liod about llor, l,o Ind married.
hor ngatu. Miss NuttaIi ttloroupon brought aut
for bronoh Of promlBo, and, after long and tedi-
GUS tral tho Jury awarded 1lor e15, ,000 damages.
Aa tic defendant lad acted llonorably III eacl,
instance, and could not resist marrying hn villa
tito socoMd time when }lo found llc l,ad icon Dr.
ceived, tho pcnnlty hoo1ns a Hagoro one Tim
Jury, however, evidently had aou'e commihcrs-
ton for tho girl WHO Ind missed an iueouu,
amounting to e25,000 por annum.
, 1874-01-08

II tho calculations made III our Springfield dis
patches aro correct, there Is little prospect Of tho
repeal Of tho iniqultous grab-law Of this steto
by tho preaont Legislature. Moro than 90 votes
against repeal in tho Senate and IT In tho
House would prevent it. and an enumeration Of
tho Representatives Of tho counties which
havo tho bonds show that "a Senators
md 1o4 Representatives. are opposed to It, rho
State Auditor will present to-day the report
called for by tho Governor showing the opora-
tions Of tho grab.law. It gives tho amount Of
tho honda issued, and teir superintendent
among The counties and townships Of tho State,
Bonds hayo boou paid and cancelled to tho
amount Of sl0s,000, leaving outstanding bonds
to the amount OF sl9,5 ,O58. OF this amount
a5 counties hive e5. $50, GOA; 212 townships have
40,Go3, 147.6a; while IT cities llayo but 81 ,040
5a0.27. Tho average rate OF interest 8.598.
, 1874-01-08

Tho military record Of Representative Hurl-
but, Of this stnte, is ngain brought to public
notice by the testimony given in case bofore
the Court Of Claims. Provost Marshal Harry
Robinson, who WIS on Hurlluts staff in 1865,
when ho was III command OF the Department OF
the Gulf, deposes that the General accepted tho
sum of 1000 as consideration for the release Of
G quantity of cotton which had been seized.
After the money was paid, tho interference Of a
Government Commission prevented tia relcaBe
Of the cotton. The General, however, neglected
to return the money, and his part in tho matter
becomes public through suit to recover it from
tho Government.