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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-12-04
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LARAMIE COUNTY.

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COasia5les-w. Ias,or. c. s, Devoe.
yls'iess o ~ Peaes-Jno. Slaughter, TN Risbes
Clerk and Reeoufer-peo. b stimpsOn.
Treasgrsr-D.C Tracy
Probate Judged. G. Tracy.
Proceeding AfOrney-W ". COrlstt.
School SugeriabRdeHf-F. W Hiiaiard.
CorOAsr-Ja Talbot.
t~sssss0r-Ed. J. Morris.
CHEYENNE IT.
n. {. whipple, Pressz Of. MHya
John NealOn. MA
Bird Trustees John 4. Davis.
l.. K Bre-nshrh,
Peter HANNA
Ctsrl-w. Richa ldson. er. Of. Assessor.
Ndrshdf-C. : Dcyoe.
Ir6GsHrer-traa Bergman.
ArOrRey-T }. Street.
Police JustioeS John Slaughter, i. VI Fisher.
,eungs Of the Town Trustees. Friday ever
Ing in each week, AT the City Hail.
ALBANY COUNTY.
nv. II. uiday.
Commissioner sim n Dar achsr'
Shergf-J. r. Brophy.
justices Of ne Peace g. I. y. P si,.e
Ulerk-J W. Mold -um.
PrsbIte yadgs-G W. Ritter; sr-ogteio Treasurer
Prosecuting AiOTRey-C W. Bramei.
SapsriateRdeHt Of Seh0Ols-N. L. Andrews.
COrOHeT-Jame- Vine
LARAMIE CITY.
fwm. Harriz. sr onco, Nsyo
j. II Fiuhock.
Board eJ Trustees r. Galbrai h.
T. J. Webster,
lJames NiDc.
Ckrk-John Mcleod, sB- ogleiO Assessor
MIrshal-M. A. Hance. .
TrsdsHFer-L. d.. Peaze.
AhOrHey-Homer Merrrl'.
Police Jasies-L. ID. Pea-e.
CARBON COUNTY.
~. D. Adams, Chairman.
COnEqLsiOHrrs ID u Clay.
J. II. Brammer.
SAsrJg-D p. Rrnnie.
CLERK Perry l.. Smith.
Probate JWdge Nm. l. Ash.
Assessor b. r. ryan.
SupsrinEsBdeHt Of ScAo0Ls-B. F. kinney
swEETwATEl COUNTY.
nv. y. Nsbte. Chairman,
Commissioners wiiiu1A Evans.
lJames Calhoun.
Sheriff T.. A. NcPhee.
ClerK-A. Mcintosh.
Pr0blfs Jadgs-Ias. A. Brennan, eH. Of TreAsI
Asssss0r- Nm. a. johnson.
UINTA COUNTY.
Commission. So :; i &a a2gaap.
AK sloan.
Shsrie-wiliam Hinton.
CisrG--A!L. q. Lee
Probate ynigs-T II. Remington s1. OF. TreRs
PfOKtcatjSg itOrBey-H. GarbHnnti.
AssessOr--M VI. e. Hon kins.
SarrfVor-H. Rnbi5 son
Ssp4yig,e9RcHf Of 5 ROOls-S. K Temple.
COrOaeT-ThUmas street.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06
Current Notes,

The Utica Herald approves Mr.. Blaines
proposition and arguments, and says-"This
amendment establishes guarantees which can
do no harm if not needed, and if needed can
not be too soon provided"
If Mr.. Blaine insists on his amendment, we
will not oppose it; but we still think that the
people must be trusted not to reenact the
dark ages, or that, if they would, they could
make as short cut through, or as clean
jump over, the constitution-as Mr.. Blaine's
party has done in the past.-BrookIyn Eagle.
The present Congress should lose no time
in s'heading off, Mr.. Blaine by taking and
passing the Jefferson Madison amendment.
AS it would be certain, in due time, to be rat
flied by the requisite number of states, and
the school question would thus be virtually
eliminated from the coming Presidential con-
test.-Chicogo Times.
We second Mr.. Blaine's plans most emphat.
ically, and trust that his suggestion will be
acted upon by the country before it is too late.
Ii the matter is procrastinated few years
longer, the balance of power that will then
he held by the Church of Rome will be mo.e
powerful than ever, and might be used effec-
lively to prevent the passage of this amend
ment.-Cleueland Herald (Rep.)
Mr.. Blaine's letter proposing the amend
ment is concise and forcible plea in its fa-
vor, and should attract the attention and
approval Of the friends of free schools, as well
as of those who do not seek to add sectarian
strife to party politics. This amendment es-
tablishes guarantees which can do no harm
if not needed, and if needed cannot be too
soon provided. Herald.
We are not famiiarly acquainted in any
state, a majority of whose people are lying
awake at night longing for an established
church, and we do not regard the danger of
such church imminent. Mr.. Blsine's pro-
posed amendment is as harmless as dove,
but it is as necessary as one which should for
bid the states to prevent water from running
uphill. Nearly all of the states have already
incorporated in their constitutions exactly
the same doctrines with that contained in
this proposed amendment. This amendment
would command an immense majority on a
popular vote. 1t might burden the constitu-
tion needlessly, and it might be regarded as
impertinent toward the states, but very few
people would vote against it.-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

A PEN PICTURE.-In the life of the Rev. DR..
John Todd, just published by the Harpers, are
sketches of the professors at Andover Theo-
logical Seminary, written by Dr. Todd when
he first entered that institution as pupil.
The sketch of the Rev. DR., Woods, ex-presi
dents of Bowdoin College, will be found of
interest to Maine re aders, and to all graduates
of the college:
Doctor Leonard Woods, professor of the
oogy, is tall in stature, finely proportoned,
with mild, pure gray eye, and calm, gentle,
patient and thoughtful face. He is the great
est thinker l ever saw. His mind is COM
plete laboratory of metaphysics. He has no
glare, no quickness, no flashes; but he is al
ways interesting, always correct, always un-
answerable. He is like good, strong, IRON
sided horse, which goes on strong,
heavy trot with the same gait, always keeps
the same pace up hill and down, never starts
or plunges, is never antic. He knows but lit
tie about rhetoric. little about languages; but
you may let Demosthenes thunder at him, and
pile all Germany with their philology upon
bin, and you will not move him. He must
reason the subject out, and reason is the only
weapon which he can be made to feel. He
does not surprise us by startling originality or
new theories, or giving new names to old things.
But his thoughts are clear as distilled water.
There is no color in his light, but he has the
power of throwing off all that is extraneous in
the subject in hand; then of holding it up pa
tiently and carefully in the light of the Bible,
and internationally urging his views with logic
unsurpassed. He reads human nature admlra-
bly,. The reverence that he pays to the Bible
is deep and earnest He ever teaches that
what the sun is to the earth-light and heat
that the Bible is to the Church.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

ALL of the subordinate positions of the
House except one go to the Confederate wing
of the Democracy. The House will have for
its door-keeper an official who learned his du-
ties in that Office in late Congress of Mr..
jeff Davis government. Indeed, Mr. Thomp-
son of Ohio is the only successful candidate
from northern state-Mr. Thompson who
telesraphed to the Democratic State Com.
mittee the day after election, inquiring if a
thousand votes would help the Democrats
any in the count, Merit must be recognized
and party services rewarded.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

IRA HARRIS, who died at his home in
Albany, New York, Thursday, was born in
Charleston, New York, in 1902. He gradu-
ated at Union College in 1929, and entered
upon the study of the Law. His first public
service was as member of the Assembly in
1874. In 1s4s he was elected Judge of the
Supreme Court, and served twelve years. In
1861 be was chosen to the United States Sen
ate, serving one term. He was one of the
founders of Rochester University, and one
of the first lecturers at the Albany Law
School. and was held in high regard as a
thorough and accomplished jurlst and able
man of affairs.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Times has a remarkable story to tell of the
peace negotiations" at the Clifton House in
1864. From his communication it appears
that the negotiations were intended to mis-
lead; that the Confederate commissioners
were really in Canada for the purpose of con-
sulting with prominent Northern Democrats;
that scheme was set on foot by Northern
and Southern traitors to assassinate Mr.. Lin
coin on the eve of the presidential election,
hoping, in the consequent confusion to carry
the electoral college with a rush; and that
the scheme was only foiled by the persistent
opposition Of Dean Richmond, who was in
cautiously let into the secret. The cores
pondent asserts that the plot came to the
knowledge of the cabinet, but President Lin
coin did not deem it good policy to make the
matter public.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

ACCORDING TO all accounts, Washington
has been the arena of many shameful and
humliating scenes the past week. For the
first time since 1860 the Democratic party
have majority in one House of Congress.
In consequence OF this, thousands of eager
Democratic politicians have repaired from
all parts of the country to Washington. One
Journalist says that he never saw such drink.
ing. Bar-rooms and saloons are crowded
with loud talking, foul mouthed and profane
politicians who dlsdain all mild tipples, and
pour down three-i1ch drinks of raw whiskey.
They make the night hideous. They bet
upon fayorites for the speakership as they
would upon horses in race. This is not a
Republican story gotten up for political effect,
but is the unanimous opinion of all correspon-
dents, as may be seen from the following
taken from the New York World-an ultra
Democratic paper:
1T might give occasion to observer!, unfa-
mlllar with American politics and especially
unfamiliar with the men who rule the destf-
MES of the Democratic party, to think and saw
tnat that party was overwhelmingly composed
OF al set of noisy bail-fellows and bar-room
blackguards intent upon nothing but office
getting, bet.wnning and the spoils =
Ina; tnat there should be great gathering of the
friends of the several candidates and a spirited
canvass on behalf of each, was of course But
that one, and more than one, candidate for so
important post should suffer the humiliation
OF having his cause advocated by raiding gangs
OF politicians and roysterers from several parts
OF the country, all ready to promise in his be-
half impossible and preposterous things, swear
ing to him like Doors, drinking to him like
bummers, betting on him like monte sharps,
shouting for him on the street corners at in
the morning, and claiming his personal ac-
quaintance with effusion all the while-tbis
would have been thought deplorabe.'
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06
FOrty-FOurth Congress.
Complete List Of the Members of the sen.
ate and the House of presentatives.

Following is complete list of the members
elected to the Forty,Fourth Congress, which
will meet at the capitol in Washington, in reg
uiar session to-day. Democrats are designated
by y +; Liberal Republicans and Independents
by = all others are Republicans. The Bames
are printed in the numerical order of the con-
gressiOnal districts:=
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

ONE good result of the defeat of Mr.. Ram
dali is that COL Scott's Texas Pacific Rail-
way subsidy gets black eye thereby. Scott's
skilled talent'' gave Mr.. Randall powerful
backing. Scott, however, won't retire be-
cause of one defeat. His people have 'tgone
out to die' for that measure
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06
Washington News and Gossip.
WHAT THE CoLoRED PEOPLE WANT.

WHAT THE COLORED PEOPLE WANT.
The Commoner, the colored mems organ
in Washington. urges, in view of
the increased Confederate representation
in Congress, two things:-First, the
prompt admission of the Hon. Mr.,
Pinchback of Louisiana to his seat in the
United States Senate second, the election of
Mr.. Frederick Douglass or Prof. Langston,
or any other cultured representative man of the
negro race, as Clerk of the Senate.
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME.
The Boston Journals correspondent says that
the ''ultima!um" of leading Southern politi.
clan now at the National Capital is, first, the
assumption of the war debts of the states which
seeded; second, payment for emancipated
slaves; third, pensions for the widows and Or
phans of Confederate soldiers and those who
were wounded; and fourth, the arrangement of
the stars in the National flag in a Southern
cross, as on the Confederate flag. he thinks
that these concessions by Congress would
bring an era of good feeling throughout the
South"
THE LOUISIANA GOVERNMENT.
Gov. Kellogg has submitted to Congress an
elaborate brief in anticipation of the possible
attempt to seat on McEnery certificates the
DemOCtdbiC mtmuclS lTOm LOuiSidud, all VI
whom have applied for and received credentials
from Gov. McEnery. The leading points are
summarized as follows: In conclusion it is sub
mitted that Gov. McEnery and his friends are
estopped in all honor from further questioning
the title of Gov. Kellogg as Gov. of Louisiana.
First, because McEnery agreed to submit his
claim to a congressional committee, and ma
jority of this committee have expressed their
opinion that Gov Kellogg was elected in 1872;
second. because his own partisans, the present
legislature, including majority of the lower
house, which legislature is accepted on all sides
as the undisputed one of the state, have almost
ing Gov. Kellogg as Gov. of the state; third,
because McEnery has always professed to de-
sire a settlement of the heretofore pending con-
troversy which would bring peace and quiet to
the state, and it cannot be denied but these re-
suits have followed from the adoption of the
adjustment; and lastly, because McEnery and
his friends, as jealous and consistent uphOlders
of the doctrine of state rights, will surely not
ask the Congress of the United States to inter-
fere, and by its action to annul the soemniact
of recognized and Observation-Disclosures of
q sovereign state in matter pertaining excu-
svely to its own domestic affairs. The brief is
accompanied by the protocol or agreement and
adjustment, extracts from testimony taken by
the Hoar committee with reference to the elec-
tion of 1870 and tabular statement of regis
tration, &C., from 1870 down to the last cleo
tion in 1874; also the affidavits of the Warmoth
election officers and members of the returning
boards.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

The first piano ever taken west of the Allie
ghauies was one owned by Miss Sarah Sproat,
the daughter of Col. Ebenezer Sproat,a an officer
of the Revolution, who emigratedt TO the North
western Territory in 1898, and located at Ma
rietta, Ohio.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, DEC. 6. 1876

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersgned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
Journal
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

The Richmond IVhig praises Samuel J.
Randall as the ''true northern representative
OF southern sentiment. This sounds like
the old fashioned northern man with south
ern principles.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06
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The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06
FOR SALE.
Steam Engine and Boiler

fsyHE ENGINE an upright of about six horse
Il power, and an Upright Tubular Boiler of about
iouble the power of the engine. Apply to WILL
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The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06
CUT GLASS
FOR DOORS, WINDOWS, SHIPS
CABINS, &C., &C.

'E1HE un lersigned is now prepared to furnish cut
Il glass, either white enameledin any quantity
and at the shortest notice.
The workmen employed are men of experience and
are as skiiful as any in New Engladn and all work is
warranted to give satisfaction.
Glass signs and table ware cut and engraved to any
design of letter. name wreath in the best manner
A variety of new and original designs for Door,
Ship and Car lights may be at my store or may
be had on application by mail.
M y terms are low as can he Obta ,ed
IN the country.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06
THE NEW PARLOR GAME I
LATEST THING OUT,
Every One Will Ruy IT.

TENHE neatness of the game must at once make it
Il the leading game seen for years, and it is now
having an immense sale. We wish to make imme-
diate arrangements with the right parties for the
control OF every city, town, and village in Maine,
and can offer great inducements to good smart busi
ness men, and guarantee them handsome income
between now and Jan. l, 1876. All orders addressed
to PARLOR GAME CO., IS Cahoon Block (up stairs)
Portland, Me- j. F. WYMAN, General Agent for
Maine. nov24d1m
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

Charles Hayes.
*JOhn H Caldwell.
*GOldsmith W Hewitt.
At large-sB B Lewis.
*Wm H Forney.
ARKANSAS.
*Lucien C Cause.
*William + Slem0ns.
#William W Wiltshire.
*Thomas NJ Gunter.
CALIFORNIA.
.William A Piper.
Horace f. Page.
*John X Luttrell.
Cd P Wiggintor.
CONNECTICUT.
~Ge0rge M Lan0erS.
*James Phelps.
Henry H Starkweather.
sWilliam H Barnum.
DELAWARE.
S,James Williams.
FLORIDA.
William j Purman.
Josiah L Walls.
GEORGIA.
*Julian Hartudge.
sWilliam f Smith.
sPhilip Cook.
*Henry r Harris.
*Milton A Chandler.
*James H Blount.
tWilliam H FELTON,.
*Alexander II Stephens.
Benjamin II Hill.
ILLINOIS.
.Barney G Caulield.
*Carter II Harrison.
Charles b. Farwell.
Stephen A Hurlbut.
Horatio G Burchard.
Thomas j Henderson.
tAlexander Campbell.
Greenbury L Fort.
Richard II Whiting.
tJobn G Bagby.
*Scott Wike.
sWilliam VI Springer.
*Adlai E Stevenson.
Joseph G Cannon.
*JOhn r Eden.
*Wm A j Sparks.
.william r Morrison.
*William Hartzel.
William B Anderson.
INDIANA.
*Benoni S Fuller.
*James d Williams.
-Michael c Kerr.
'Jeptha d New.
*William S Holman.
Milton S. Robinson.
*Franklin Landers.
Morton G Hunter.
Thomas j Cason.
sWilliam S. Raymond.
James L. Evans.
*Allen H Hamilton.
John Fl. Baker.
IOWA.
George W. McCrary.
John Q Tufts.
*Lucian l. Ainsworth.
Henry o Pratt.
James Wilson.
Ezekiel S Sampson.
John A Kasson.
james W McDill.
Addison Oliver.
KANSAS.
William A Phillips.
*John X Goodin.
William r. Brown.
KENTUCKY.
"A r Boone.
sJohn Young Brown.
ACharles W. Millikin.
u Proctor Knott.
*Edward Y Parsons.
*ThOmas L Jones.
- G S Blackburn.
sMilton j Durham.
John ID White.
John B Clarke.
LOUISIANA.
Randall L Gibsen.
*E John Ellis.
Chester B Darrall.
sWilliam M Levy.
Frank Morey.
Charles L Nash.
MAINE.
John II Burleigh.
William p Frye.
james u Blaine.
Harris NJ Plaisted.
Eugene Hale.
MARYLAND.
sPhilip F Thomas.
*Charles A Roberts.
|William j 0'Brien.
sThomas Swan.
sell j Henkle.
*William Walsh.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
William W Crapo.
Benjamin W Harris.
Henry l. Pierce.
Rufus s Frost.
Nathaniel p Banks.
*Charles p Thompson.
*John X Tarbox.
*Wllliam Writ Warren.
George + Hoar.
tJulius III Seelye.
*Chester W. Chaplin.
MICHIGAN.
.Alpheus Williams.
Henry Waldron.
George Willard.
*Allen Potter.
William B Williams.
sGeorge IL Durand.
Omar ID Conger.
Nathaniel b Bradley.
Jay A Hubbell.
MINNESOTA.
Mark H Dunnell.
Horace d Strait.
William S KING.
MISSISSIPPI.
sLucius @ G Lamar.
G Wiley Wells.
sHernando b Money.
sOtto X singleton.
sCharles Il Hooker.
John Il Lynch.
MISSOURI.
Edward G Kehr.
'Erastus Wells.
sWiIliam ii Stone.
.Robert A Hatcher.
*Richard p. Bland.
sCharles II Morgan.
+John f Phillips.
Benjamin j Franklin,
sDavid Rea.
sR A DeBolt.
sJohn B Clark, Jr.
John NJ Glover.
rEnnr-o-.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06
Lafayette Lane.
PENNSYLVANIA.

/ LNN- bN 1NAAs
Chap man Freeman.
Charles O'Neii.
Samuel j Randall.
William ID Kelly.
sJOhn Robbins.
Wash Townsend.
Alan Wood, Jr.
sHeister Clymer.
A Herr Smith.
sWilliam Mutchler.
sFrank D Collins.
Winthrop w Ketcham,
sJames q Reilly.
John B Packer.
sJoseph Powell.
Sobieski Ross.
sJohn Reilly.
.William s Stenger.
sLew Marsh.
sLouis A Mackey.
sJacob 1urney.
sJames II Hopkins.
alexander g Cochran.
John w Wallace. y
George A jerks.
sJames Sheakley.
u
sAlbert g Egbert.
RHODE ISLAND.
BENJAMIN 7 Eames.
Lattimer w Ballou.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Joseph H RaineY.
.E w NJ Mackey.
Solomon l. Hoge.
Alexander s Wallace.
Robert Smalls.
TENNESSEE.
sWilliam nj Mcfarland.
Jacob nj Thornburgh,
.George G Dibben.
Vacancy.
s,John NJ Bright.
.John + House.
sWash CsWhitthorne.
sJohn ID G Atkins.
sWilliam p Caldwell.
III Casey Young.
| TEXAS.
sJohn II RegaA.
sDavid B Culberson.
sJas w ThrockmortOn.
sRoger Q Mills.
John Hancock.
i'Gustayel Schlicher.
| VERMONT.
Charles H Joyce.
Dudley @ Dennison.
George w Hendee.
VIRGINIA,
Beverly b Douglas.
.John Goode, Jr.
AGilbert q Walker.
William II II Stowell.
'George G Cabell.
sJohn K Tucker.
sJohn L Harris.
.Eppa Hunion.
.William Terry.
WEST VIRGINIA.
BENJAMIN Wilson.
sChas G Falkner.
sFrank Hereford.
WISCONSIN.
Charles G Williams.
Lucien b Caswell,
Henry 5 Magood.
William Pitt Lynde.
Samuel ID Buehard.
Alanson M Kimball.
Jeremiah NJ Rust.
George w Cate.
. DELEGATES.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06

1EhhlIORiAL DELEGATES.
Arizona-tHiram S Stevens.
Colorado-'ThOmas NJ Patterson.
Dakota-Jeterson p Kidder.
ldaho-ThOmas w Bennett.
Montana sMartin Maginnis.
New Mexico-Stephen b Elkins.
Utah-tGeorge Q Cannon.
Washington-Orange Jacobs.
Wyoming-sWilliam Il Steele.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-06
NORTH CAROLINA.

.Jesse j Yates.
| John A Hyman.
*Alfred NJ Waddell.
sJoseph j Davis.
*Alfred M Scales.
Thomas s Ashe.
*William NJ Robins.
.Robert V Vance.
| OHIO.
.Milton Sayler.
IN b Banning.
sJohn S Savage.
sJohn A Mcmahon.
sAmericus V Rice.
sFrank Ii Hurd.
Lawrence L Neal,
William Lawrence.
Early Z Poppleton.
Charles Foster.
*John L Vance.
sAnsel I Walling.
sMilton 1 Southland.
John P Cowan.
Nelson H VanVorhes.
Lorenzo Danford.
Laurin K Woodwork,
James Monroe.
James A Garfield.
'HeDry b Payne.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-05-14
An Onen,ne.

One week from next Saturday there
viii be an examination at the Normal
school of candidates for the West Point
military scademy. Candidates must b.
from Il to p years old, able-bodied. The
examination will he on the rdinary Eng
lish studies The candidate attaining
the highest grade will become Cadet, re-
cetSing one ration and $500 per annum
during the course of study, and receiving
commission i'll the army upon gradual
ing.
The school at West Point is understood
to be thorough in several departments,
especially mathematics, the French Ian
gutge, engineering, and physical culture
1t is supposed to graduate IA fine, dashing
lot o. young officers, whose future is res-
soaably assured by the nature OF their
profession. Steady employment and rea-
sonably good pay are the certain perqui-
sites Of Captain JinLs. He has no moral
right 10 marry while i'll the service and
his society win be mostly aboriginal. His
principal duty is that of policing the
frontier, and his prospect OF promotion not
over-brilliant, as colonies and generals
seldom die and never resign, in these
tines Of peace. The meE under his COM
msnd Will not intensity his respect for
human nature; only the lowest grade OF
dead beatsrenlist now-a-days IN the regu-
lar service. Nevertheless, IL is = good
and honoraBIe sphere OF work, and we
hope that our district will he Horthily
represented at West Point