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, 1875-09-11


GRANT ON PUBLIC DUTY.-General
Grant has sent beautiful order TO
somebody out West whose duty it is
to collect the revenue on whiskey.
This order closes with these words :
D." No personal consideration should
stand in the way of performing pub
lie duty" This is beautiful senti-
ment. It means, Of course, that no
such consideration should stand in the
way Of a mere fellow whose duty it is
to collect the whiskey tax; for what
right has such q creature 10 have
frieuds-at all events, 10 consider his
friends before his duty? None That
is as clear as daylight. But then nat
uraHy it makes a little difference
whether you are 4 president or a tax
collector. IN the eye of the law it
Goes not, CI course we Know that !;
but, then, pshaw everybody knows it
Jos.. Il always did. That in the
cap,ain's but 4 choleric word, which
in the solder is Hat blasphemy."
There is pain Shakespeare, for the
fact that the same &C, is Of very differ
eut character If done by men Of differ
ont station; and IS not the President
rather higher in station than the tax
collector? Let 10 one therefore, be
so i'll bred as to suppose that this beau
tiiUi sentiment has any reference to
the Presidents friends, or that bv
personal consideration is meant his
suYpor. Of Driano iii difficult circum-
stances.
, 1875-09-11

THEIR GAME.-The radical party Is
seeking to smirch the democratic
marty with its own shame, remarks
the New York Hor}d, as party Of
rag money and imitation, because
democrats III the single STATE # Ohio
have fallen out Of line, aud By the
words of their platform have indorsed
the financial policy which the radical
party has put into public acts.
, 1875-09-11

THE Next STATE ELlcrsyHs,-Es-
cepting Maine on the 18th, or second
Monday of September, there are 10
other State elections TO be held until
the important one of Ohio and the
less significant one Of Iowa, both Of
which occur October 18th. Maine
chooses a Governor, half Of the State
Senate, local officers, and a Congress
man 10 ill vacancy in the Fourth
District, on the i3,h instant and
lively canvass is in progress, wherein
Senator Morton, of Indiana, has been
assisting. The platforms of the two
parties make unmislakaJIe demand
for return 10 the specie basis, and are
almost exactly alike in phra,eology.
J. {. Madigan has been nominated
for Congress by the democrats, and
General II. NJ. Plai>led by the repub.
lIcauS
, 1875-09-11

Or oP PRoyENDER.-The National
RepuJlica., tAe administration organ,
at Washington, finding that the radi,
cal campaign drags heavily, has
reached the conclusion that some of
the usual iubrieators are wanting,
amongst which are Southern outrages.
It therefore calls upon the department
Of justice 10 turn out a few grists Just
for the sake Of easing up The old ma.
chine. But Judge Pierrepont don't
respond worth a nickel. He has moth.
inG to tell that would serve the pur.
pose, and has too much honesty ro
lend himself, Is Landaulet Williams
did, 10 the fabrication of huge lies for
the purpose Of beneftting his marty
Il Is therefore evident that npIess
something Is done the radical partv
must die for the want of pabalum,
upon which it has so long fed
, 1875-09-11

F0RTUXATE CoNGREssMAY.-AccOrd.
inc to the Springfield Republican, ex-
Sneaker Blaine appears the third
highest on the list Of ax-payers in
Augusta, Maine, to the extent of
sl0s5, in a city where taxation and
a,sessmen's are low. He is also very
LARGE prorerty-Eolder in Pennsylvania,
and owns q line house in Washington,
which Is kept up on a costly scale
While he swore vigorously before the
Credit Mobiler Committee to having
no interest in that particular job, MT.
Blaine admitted that he had $50, 600
invested in the Sioux City road, which
was really branch of the great con-
cern, and managed by some of the
same men, and with the same seven
principles. Mr.. Blaine went to Con
gress twelve years ago, poor, Ike
most OF his associates. lie has receIY-
eJ no Inheritance and been engaged
in no business outside of politics. Yet
in this short period Of tine he has
grown to wealth, lives ike prince of
the blood, and even aspires TO be
President. He illustrates the system
at one end of the capitol which John
Sherman does at The other. who has
become = millionaire by pulling the
wires of legislation. No wonder they
All looked sad and felt badly when
the people revolted last year aud left
them out IN the cold.
, 1875-09-11

One MAN RULE.-The New York
Herald says that in the republican par
ty there is only one man who can be
honestly claimed to have national
reputation as a candidate for the
Presidency That is Ulysses. Grant.
The republican party has been so
thoroughly under the shadow of the
administration that its rising states
men have gone into a blight The
influence of the White House has pre-
vented any healthy growth among
leading republicans. There is no
leader outside of the President who
can even pretend TO q national intlu-
enee.
, 1875-09-11

fooR FISANCIERNG.-The Wash
ing'on administration has succeeded
IN eNilngnishing one million t,co hun
drsa thousand dollars Of our " nation
q blessing" during the month of
July; so radical newspapers inform
Us, During the same period the people
paid into the treasury over three mil
lion extra tares under the March tax
law, the proceeds of which were to be
applied to the extinguishment of the
public debt" Well this is peculiar
way OF extinguish;ng that blessing.
Three millions 10 pay over one million
looks like redemption, yet this is the
way our agents at Washington do
business. What was done with the
other two millions does not appear in
the statement. -
, 1875-09-11

TnE RoYAI VISIT TO LApIA.-it Is
said the heart OF the Prince Of Wales
is not in his intended visit to India,
but for state reason, his presence III
that country at the present ju2ctQre,
when there is a feeling Of more or iyss
uneasiness about the loyalty of the
Indian British allies, is deemed Of the
highest importance. The pomp with
which his march viii be attended Is
expected to create 4 diversion of "a,
vorable character. The East India
Railway Company Is costruc'ing 4
royal train, 20 consist of five carriages
for the staff and one for personal At
tendants. It is proposed to give The
Prince q taste Of elephant hunting at
Bangalore. The royal party Is booked
TO arrive about Christmas.
, 1875-09-11

REcovERED.-The last intelligence
IN regard to the mental condition Of
Mrs. Lincoln is that she is recover
ing, and has already been permitted
to visit her sisterat Springfield. There
is not person in the whole country
who will not rejoice that this is so,
for the nation universally wishes well
to the wife of the dead President.
There was a time when the national
heart was disgusted with her, but
since it has transpired that her unlady-
like actions were but the fantasies of
a disordered and diseased mind, sym
pathy has gone out where before there
was contempt and indignation.
, 1875-09-11

Commercial DisrnES-.-A bad con-
dition Of business affair, Is 10y no
means confined to the United States
at present. South America as well Is
North is suffering. Latest news from
that rich country, Buenos Ayres, says
that the depression all along the river
is unprecedented, and that there Will
have to be a general liquidation before
trade can be properly resumed.
, 1875-09-11

CRoPs report Of the condiriou cf the
crops 10 the agricultural department, presents
some very interesting reading Taking 100
a' The average, NE find twenty-une OF the
ricst important States ranging from l0O 10
ll9 on wheat and corn, while only light
States are below the average, and none fall
70 er than 65. II Is an exceedingly hand
som" showing, and one that promises well for
q lively fall.
, 1875-09-11

The Portland 5ulIaa has suspended pub
hcatiOn. The Bsllesis was originally started
as an organ of the " railroad riug," and
although at times an excellent paper, this
fact has hung like milestone around It's
neck, and at last dragged 1t down.
, 1875-09-11

THE BANK OF CALuoRNIA.-The
San Francisco Bulletin has important
information in relation to the defunct
bank, and says that W {. Raiston,
the late president did, without the
knowledge of the directors, use from
$4,000, ,OOO to 100000 Of the bank
resources, which amount remains IN
paid, Probably elsewhere this would
be set down as a defalcau0n. We
are also authorized by the same au-
thority TO say that there was an over
issue of stock, which over issue has
now been provided for. The particu.
lar use which was made Of this larca
sum OF money, it Is not our duty 10
mention. When these discoveries
were made the connection of the late
president with the institution was a,
once severed. Between $4,000 600
and $4,000, ,000, of money had gone
out ofthe bank without the kuowldege
OF the directors.
, 1875-09-11

The DEMOCRATS made clear sweep in
California, eleeiing all their state officers, a
majority in the legislature, and three if not
four members Of Congress. Tell Chapman to
crow.
, 1875-09-11
LOST

osr-A BLACK PASS BOOK, containing
- cYpeer formula, neulorand4 and passes in favor Of
fLA IL BUR-, over various railroads and steamer
lines The finder viii BE- suitably rewarded .sIon
returning it 70 The sIIxE HoCsE. 4o-tf
, 1875-09-11
Notice TO school Teachers.

Ii WHO DESIRE EXAMINATION AND
ee-tIneates between this date ami the middle OF
November, viii meet me IN the School Houss OF Dis
trlet No. 81 Walla Walla city, SEPTEMBER 18th or
IN IN Dayton, September 18th, O'Clock A. -. sharp
No deputies A w SWFFNFY
4O-2w s.bo.,l s-,rs-;---ao5.r.
, 1875-09-11

WHEN We consider the fact that probably
one-third of ths people of San Francisco, and
oue-half of those Of Virginia City are more or
less interested in mining s;ocSs, se can read
ily comprehend how a great shrinking in
values Is calculated 70 create the widest ex-
element The stocks of eighteen of the lead
ing mines fell off in value from August 9th
TO the Goth, TO the extent o. So, ,6G3 800, and
is stated that the shrinkage in other stock
amounts to 10000, coo Thus, Ia twenty
days owners Of mining stocks have lost up
wards Of s62, 100000. These LOSES, supple
mented by the failure of the Bank of Cslifor-
MIA and the temporary suspension OF other
banks, were enough 10 create an excitement
greater even than that alread experienced
, 1875-09-11

TIE "OcEAy Ferry" News from
Portland, Maine, notices the passage
of the steamer Sarmatiau, OF the Allan
line, across the Atlantic from land to
lana in four DAYS and niuteen hours, the
shortest time ever made between the
continents. 1t was probably by the
shortest route from England to Nova
Scotia, or the one by which it has
been proposed for some time past to
establish separate line Of ocean
steamers for passengers alone. This,
in a measure, establishes the feaSibiii-
ty of such a line +; at least it practi-
caliy demonstrates that the Atlantic
can be made a mere ocean ferry"
for if a steamer Of the present charac-
ter can carry both freight and paSSen-
gers across III less than five days, one
with passengers alone, and the con-
sequent increased speed, can lessen
the usual consumption of time from
nine 10 four and a half days.
, 1875-09-11

BAxKIxG.-The New York Herald
has an extended notice of the failure
of the Bank Of California, aud then
indulges in some sage reflections IN
relation to the whole system OF bank
ing. 1t says:
Legitimate banking Is the safest busI
ness IN the world, aud the capital OF
well managed bank Is security 10
depositors which harily ever needs I"
be called into active use. CREDITS
given on legitimate commereia! paper
can never involve Il cautious bank IN
loss, nor can notes Of short date with
two responsible signatures. The theory
of sound banking implies that, within
periods Of sixty or ninety days, bank
can call in all It's loans aud meet ali It's
obligations, and when this Is really the
case, and deposit0rs can be assured
that it IL the case, there Is no tempta-
ton for q Sudden withdrawal OF their
deposits. Bot if a bank locks up its
resources in VentureSOme spcculauuDS
the safety of the depoSitors depends
on the success OF those specuIatiOns,
and they are impelled TO make run on
the bank and Unsettle general conf
dence at the rising Of every adverse
wind. Depositors are entitled to know
what use banks make of their funds,
and they should reSolutely shun not
only all institutions that are known TO
engage in outside speculati0ns, but
ali banks that do not make frequent
public statements Of their actual con-
/ dition. We trust that the recent
warnings will not be lost on the busl-
ness public. The State should 50 far
take supervision Of ell banks as to
compel them to work ike bees in a
! glass hive, and if the community are
then fools enough TO make deposits
with institutions that go outside the
sphere Of legitimate banking they can
only blame themselves for their losses
, 1875-09-11

ABOUT PoSTAGE.-POstmas all over the
country are complaining that great many
people do not understand the provisions OF
the new postal Law with reference to the post
age On newspapers. L should b. understood
that unless the fall rate of postage is prepaid,
no paper can be forwarded to it's destination
On this account great many papers are al
most daily thrown aside at the Office where
they are mailed. The law, which went into
force at the beginning OF the present year, re-
ouires a cent an ounce postage, which must
be prepaid. As the majority OF newspapers
weigh more than an ounce, 1t will be seen
that most papers require two cents postage
People ought 70 bear this in mind, and com
ply with the law. If they DO not, and their
papers are thrown into the waste basket, they
have only themselves - blame
, 1875-09-11
Notice.

HEREBY WARN ANY PERSON FROM PUR-
chasing SorE held by J. L STORY against q
\. bRANSON. given either in April or May, 1872.
note was paid by HENRY WOOD. who VS. the an
thorIzed agent of G. y. Branson
HENRY WOOD.
NdlA " ala. SsUternfuer G
, 1875-09-11

7 H,nDrsrT Will confer favor BY calling at dis
, 1875-09-11
Tur CrRRyycY QUEsrlox.-What

The CURRKScY QUEsTIoS.-Wh nat
ever may be the true meaning ana IN
tent of the financial plank OF the
Ohio democrats in their platform,
there are at least half a dozen of the
leading democrats Of the Buckeye
State who are of Jacksou's own heart
in their hard-money principles. Hons
w. 5. Groesbeck aud George Il.
Pugh. two of the ablest men OF the
State in any party, are both hard
money men, and will have nothing TO
do with the present democratic party's
canvass. Groesbeck said 10 Graphic
interviewer
am a hard money man. L believe
in a sound currency. l want paper
dollar 10 be worth dollar. II /
take an unstamped gold dollar to the
mint to receive the impress OF the
United States, it is really worth one
hundred cents in every civilized coan
try, whether il is stamped or not but
what is a paper dollar worth without
any promise to pay and without the
proper signature Gold is the only
legitimate standard of value. am .
democrat, always have been; but |
don't subscribe to the financial plank
in the democratic platform. 1t is
against all precedent in history, and
is contrary to the teachings of the
party in the past.
Pugh, Payne, Ramsey, and other
old-line" democrats talk in the same
way. And SO does Senator Mcdonald,
of Indiana, who spoke at Urbana,
Ohio, in favor of Governor Aliens re.
election as 4 set.of' TO Senator Nor
ton at the same place. Said he Il
have never been able to bring myseli
to believe in the legality of the legal
tender act | cannot believe Con,
gress possesses the power to coin
money out of paper"
, 1875-09-11
UP FIR EIG H t

PER Ton sIEssURESlI-NT-l
From WaIlula TO FrenehtoTn 30
20 Mil Creek ek-..--------------- } -
Pianos Billiard Tables. Furniture, Glass, Glass
ware Oneensware. Marble, ami Castings, taken al
owners risk OF damage AMI bTeIlUIsc-
Acids. TurpeI.tine, Burning t'uIds OILS, and all
Other LIQUIDS az owners risk Of leakage.
Fruit Vegetables and other perishable property at
owners rssk OF frost and decay
, 1875-09-11
DOM EIGHT:

Taken from the different points on the river ts
EOEIlAND II The follow Ing rates.
, 1875-09-11
,----,. / II / U II ,sss.ssss:s.ss..,ss -
AND
= = &- sc7% SEGIS RATES,
To take e:;rc; SEarci, IL, 1879.
RATES 9T FREIssIIT
LIVE STGCR:

IN I-tar. skipped from PORTLAND to DAILEs
sEW- day .IuclurIng IailToadl At the followIu
rrt-a-- owners TISk
, 1875-09-11

per = 90 &c 90 ss 90 5000
Flax Se,.!, per tou.......... } % %. : % 10 "
Broom Corn, per ton lweight 10 OO la 90.
'IreaI. E1Iit and Vegetables
per ton, fast frei,ht.......' 5 o. : 50 50.
Wool, pef pound.-..----.... 4 ! u
Hides, each % - 9. S
Sheep and Calf skins .baleIi
e.ah.........- . - s. 6, G. %
, 1875-09-11

Live Stock Shipped TO Portland.
From the different points the river. at the Hollow
ing rates, owner 5 rlsk=
From. IDaIles. TUnstils-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-13


With due condescension, I'd can your attention
OF what shall mention Of Erin 50 green;
And without hesitation viii show how that ma
Became of creation the gem and the queen.
Twas early one morning, without any warning,
That Venus was born IN the beautiful say,
And by the same token, and sure twas provok-
Her TihHiiOns were soaking and wouldn't give
play.
Old Neptune, who knew her, began to pursue
In order to WOO her-the wicked old Jew
And almost had caught her atop Of tine water
Great Jupiter's daughteTl-which never would
But Jove, the great Janus, looked down and saw
And Neptune so heinous pursuing her wild,
And he spoke out ia thunder, he'd reno him
And sure twas no wonder-fOr taxing his child.
A star that was flying hard by him espying,
He caught with small trying, and down let it
It fen quick As winling, on Neptune a-sinking,
And gave him, I'm thinKing, bit Of rap.
That star it was dry land, both low land and
And formed sweet island, the land of my
Thus plain is the story, that sent down from
glory,
Old Erin ashore is the gem OF the EARTH
Upon Erin nstely, jumped Venus so stately,
But tainted, kase lately so hard she was
pressed
Which much did bewilder, but ere it had killed
her
Her father distilled her drop of the best.
That sup was victorious, it made her feel glo-
rious-
A little uproarioUs fear it might prove
So how can you blame us that 1reland's so IA
nous
Z For drinklng and beauty, for ghting and love?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-13
MAKING GLASS ELASTIC.
A Wonderful Invention that is Kept a
Profound Secret.

At a meeting of the New York
Academy of Science, Tuesday night,
Prof Thomas EgglestOn Of the School
Of Mines, gave a brief account of his
experiments with III. La Bastie's new
elastic glass. The process which re-
moves the brittleness Of ordinary glass
consists IN immersing it at red heat
into a bath Of fatty substances, which
the inventor keeps secret, and IN slowly
cooling he glass therein. The lecturer
threw three pieces Of prepared colored
r,lass IN the floor, as well as some watch
S7,.vs+als neither of which broke, al
tbouob tbro IN vigorously ten or twelve
feet. Various glass plates similarly
projected remained entire; but the
Professor showed the only way OF
breaking them, by spinning one four
teen feet high In the air, and allowing
it to impigne horizontally and with It's
whole surface, when 1t shiVered INTO
thousands Of pieces. In the expert
ments recited by the lecturer 1t requlr.
ed thirty-six shocks of pointed steel
cylinder falling from ten tc twelve feet
high on the same point OF a prepared
glass two-ounce ball to break 1t. On
prepared glass placed at angles IN hot
houses the falling cylinders had no
effect.
In resistance to direct pressure the
prepared glass far surpasses the best
ordinary, strips Of the latter on knife
edges bearing at the utmost weight
of twenty-scTen pounds, while narrow
or strips of the new did not break IN
der sixty pounds weight, but often re-
ouired much higher pressure. With
ordinary supports a half-inch temper
ed glass three inches long broke only
at 90 pounds. The resistance OF the
new material to fire is remarkable. A
plate on which a heat Of 5000 degrees
was brought to bear only began to
bulge after three and a half minutes OF
such intense heat, while ordinary glass
broke within five seconds. Its apPI-
cability to optical purposes has as yet
not been fully tested, but, although eK-
tremely elastic, La Bastie's glass IS so
hard that it resists the diamond.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-13


They are gathering homeward from every land
One BY one,
As their weary feet touch the shining sand,
One by one.
Their brOus are enclosed in a golden crown,
Their trayel-stained garments al laid down,
And clothed in white raiment, they rest IN the
where the Lamb Ioveth His chosen to lead,
One by one.
Before they rest they pass through the strife,
One by one,
Through the waters OF death they enter LIFE
One BY one.
To some are the floods Of the river still
As they ford their way TO the heavenly hill;
To Others the waves run fercely and wild,
Yet all reach the home Of the undefled,
One by one.
We, too, shall come to that rivers side,
One by one.
We are nearer its waters each eventide,
One by one.
We can hear the noise and dash of the stream
Now and again in our lfe's deep dream;
Sometimes the floods DER the banks O'erhOW,
Sometimes in ripplss the small waves 60,
One by one.
Jesusl Redeemerl we look to Thee,
: One by one.
We lift up our voices tremblingly,
One by one.
The waves of the river are dark and cold,
We know not the spots where our feet may hold;
Thou who didst pass through the deep midnight,
Strengthen us, send Us Thy staff and the light,
One by one.
Plant Thou Thy feet beside as we tread,
One by one.
On Thee let us lean each dropping head,
One by one.
Let but Thy mighty arm round us be twined,
Wen cast all our cares and fears to the wind.
SaviOurl Redeemed with Thee in full view,
Smilingly, gladsOmely, shall We pass through,
One by one.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-13
FINANCIAL.

The banks continue to report money as
easy and in but little demand for CONNER
cial purposes. Discounts when made are
on thirty and sixty days time al the rate Of
ten per cent. per annum.
Exchange on New York is scarce and in
demand. The banks buy at par and sell
az 8 per thousand premium.
Gold is a shade lower, closing in New
York at 1862. For the small lots offered
here dealers pay rs and hold at l16s.
Silver is taken at los for halves and quar-
tiers.
Tennessee bonds are lower, being quoted
in New York at 4S64g. It would appear
from this decline, that our Comptroller is
about to make a failure in the object Of his
mission TO New YorB, which was under
stood to be for the purpose Of negotiating
loan with which to pay the July interest Of
Tennessee bonds.
Our local stocks and bonds are all very
dull and we seldom hear Of any sales. For
quotations, which are mainly nominal, We
refer to those given by the Nashville Sa-
wings Company, corner Union and College
streets.