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s,o,, Lead .he Democrats ?

minerals are st sea. True, they
&c - ,bcir support many old and eSpe-
MIA members. Bat they carry also
!Rt' - 6r,(tWood IN the new ones. 1t is OF
i is1' ls(,er element Of which their leaders
!"S Wb;lr the majority Of them may DC
i-S n.. - ", as automatons at the .behest OF
j!ers in legislative experience, It Is not
~" ~ - assume ,oat they can muzzle the
~ .,..bs ofaN. Such men as Hill Of Georgia,
~ Y ,nu. Brown Of Kentucky, and others
't,g.l school. have long been awaiting the
w.. W ooyortunny nov presented 10 give vent
,;..r,'n,,s for wears p:pt up within them.
=. 60 raj. hqrGlS he controlled. 1t will take
49,: Than The good ttTsrings Of Lamar OF
WI.,r.sinoi 10 neUJral,za the damaging ut
&c, cx.rct"d from The Hotspurs.
TGn Democrats, too, have no real leader.
~.,3-r can ey;r,cate them when one to as
,.,.s he aggressive is required. be eau
,',I. IN attack with damaging force. he
49,, ably be the one TO rely on to repel IL.
W,.t E,,p!sved his weakness as tactician
~ ~. As. dry Of The session in the Loulslana
tr.;-c,.. Even his party decided agains'
t:r, and hence he must stand aside. Hoi-
ygr +, 100 slow, too captious, and wilma!
rn~on,rllv GROWER. Cox is given 10 TOO
~r,,rb lcyiiv 10 do the heavy business. Swami
~, 1eithcr the voice nor the inclinssion to
lend, Among the one hundred and seventy
SIX Democrats there is really no one to take
the Ii.,t rlacc.-- Washington letter IN BaH1-
mare american.
R,H. Hill, OF Georgia, is the abest man
j., the House. Il he shall prove to be as pru'
don't q be is powerful he will be more than
. match for Blaine "or any ether man."
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frEmaining sfx counts, cIssYzIrsS kifd VIII
passing false papers Oh Eailed Slater eff
Gers. on the gr0u1d sstat be had not been ex.
fradited for tltaf oEence. The court ordered
a plea of not gai,ty To- be entered.
b MIToS, Pc, December is. "a Gre oriai.
mating In the Riverside Hease resulted ia TIE
destruction OF one hundred thousand 6eElars,
worth of property.
j Bosros, December B3 The following Is.
the GitizsDs' ticket for thCMuateipai contest
.Samaei G. Cobb for mayor and
eight Republicans and four Democrats for
aldermen. This ticket and that OF the box Z
ing Republicans are aike.
MADRAS, December 12-The Prince or
.Wsles and suite arrived here this merninE
and was enthusiastically received.
Pans, December IL Olns Stenessen, the
Swedish envoy extraordinary and minister
psenip0tsntiary to Washington, Is dead.
]. BRsltEN, December The steamship
Sslier sails for New; Tosk tomorrow IN p.asa
q. the MOsel, damaged By the recent explo-
sion. ias,f i 80 e. -.
ssHaNGEAI, gCHzsA. December 13.-The enss
sasssy to England has been postponea 70 next
summer. sg,g 81 s.f5,, 80 % +. z
BRRIls, December 81 The. total nurnbss
Of killed by the xplosion at, RremerhaYen
Is hfty-seyeo swonrdea thirty three mostly
BremerhayeR spectaiGrss It Is reported
that the man who aeliYered the bex bad
planned the explosion 10 take plaae.on the
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Letter from Petersburg.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatcb.]
PETERSBURG, December Is, 1879.

ICorrespoudence of the Richmond Dispatcb.1
PETERSBURG. December Is, 1875.
In the Circuit Court Of this city to-day,
Judge Weisiger presiding, the important
case of the Petersburg Savings and lnsur-
ance Company Us. William Peebles's execu-
tor was argued and decided. 1t involved
considerable sum of money. The defendant
pleaded usury, which the Judge sustained !;
and 80 the Savings Company was cast.
Rev. R. n. Sledd and lady will celebrate
their Joint birthday on the goth instant, on
which occasion there will be social re-
union of the congregation of the Market.
Street (Methodist EpiscopaD church, OF
which Mr.. Sledd is pastor, at the parsonage.
A number Of the members Of the Leglsla'
ture who were belated in the city to-day, So
also several delegates to the Masonic Grand
Lodge THAT meets in your city to-night, TOOK
the rounds Of our town to-day and visited
the objects of interest in its vicinity, &C.
companied by hospitable citizens.
I'd. Rufin, the member from Dinwiddie,
denies the statement Of his recent marriage
in Alexandria, and says that he is not mar
red 10 Miss Echols nor 10 any other lady.
Yesterday, at the Tabb-Street Presby terlan
church, the following deacons were ordain-
ed: Alexander Duncan, Robert Dunlop,
B. D. Evans, and P. S. Seabury.
Ned. Shields, colorod draymaE, was Sc
verely cut in the head and internally injured,
this morning, by being thrown out Of his
dray by runaway team, near the basin.
ROBIN ADAIR,
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Sneaker Kerr Serenaded.

The Democratic Jackson Association ana
the Metropolitan Democratic Club formed IN
,orch.hght procession Saturday night. ana
proceeding to Wizards Hotel serenadec
Speaker Kerr, who spoke as follows:
:" Gentlemen,-It would be very improper
for me tonight to do more, in the present
condition Of my health. than simply III alew
words 10 express 10 you the great gratlnci'
ton have of receiving at your hands TINS
evidence of respect and appreciation, and to
express to you my ackno wledgment for the
courtesy YOU have manifested in extending
TO me this very cordial reception. beg you
TO sccep, my thanks and to excuse me from
saving anything more. bid you all good
night"
Speaker Kerr retired with cheers and
music.
Sensible man, thus to rid himself of bum
merS,1
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Az IMPORTANT Recommendation the
Pittsburgh Dispatch, Sth.] -For some time
past the question of using gas for fuel in.
stead of coal in our rolling mills has en-
gagged the attention Of manufacturers. AL
ready one or two mills are in successful OPP
Grafton, being supplied with natural gas con-
veyed through pipes from the oil regions.
An experiment is to be made at Jones &
Laughlin's mill, in Brownstone. Southside,
in a few days, which, If 1t proves sue
cessful, will mark an era in the history
in iron manufacture of no little import
ance. A certain apparatus has been in
vented by means of which crude petro.
eum can be converted into gas, and it is
the intention of the firm named to test this
matter with view of adopting 1t in case of
satisfactory results. 1t is claimed that the
gas obtained from the oil makes better iron,
and at the same time is much cheaper than
coal. The time for making the experiment
has not been determined upon as yet, but
will be fixed in few days. A number Of
manufacturers will be present to witness the
trial.
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f.ester t,ross, Y,,n !, /. 4

correspondence OF the Richmond Disratch.l
uNrrokA RATES AT ALI WAR EHoUsEs- "A MOVE
ABOUT TOBACCO STAMPS - EDITORIAL ACCT.
DENT TO pR BARRsDALE.
DASyiLxE, VA, December is, 1870.
At the regular meeting Of the Tobacco AS.
ISOLATION held last week the proprietor OF
Graves's warehouse was not present. i have
since learned that he has adopted the scale OF
deductions for samples which was agreed 10
a; tina. meeting. And now can add, what
will be gratifying TO many, that ell Of The
warehouses, af:er some interval, during
which they differed about some other mat.
ters, are doing business again at uniform rates
and charges.
A move is being made here for an agree.
ment amongst the tobacco manufacturers OF
Virginia and North Carolina I" that they will
require the Government tax in advance on
all sales" It is said by tAe leading adyo-
Gates Of this agreement that the matter has
been privately talked over with not q few Of
the manufacturers Of Richmond and Lynch.
burg, and Of several Of the towns Of North
Carolina, and that those with whom the SUBJ,
ject has been discussed are willing to enter
into such q covenant. Their argument,
in a condensed form, Is this: That
the money which the manufactures pays for
stamps, as the trade Ia now copducteds is just
so msch loaned to. the merchants favor
which the merchant ought not 10 ask, q risk
which the seller ought not TO assume; that
the money paid by the manufacturer for
stamps is just 50 much witndrawn-say, for
sixty or ninety days-from business at the
manufacturing centre, loss to which, at
least during the present scarcity OF capital,
the manufacturer ought not to have to sub.
nit; and that it is not good policy IN the
manufacturer to sell on time to any mer-
chant who cannot conveniently relieve the
manufacturer of the advancement in the way
of stamps, or tQuthose whc, being able to re-
| lieye him of this| ad Advancement, have reasons
! of their own for not being willing to do so.
| Whether the arguments Of these gentlemen
will be deemed good or not, the figures show
that the payment for the stamps in advance
is no triflipg matter. The amount paid for
tohacco.stamps at the DauVille office alone is
on an average somewhat more tnan $50, 800
per month.
Dir. }. f. Morris has given up the bust
ness management of the Daily Neoos and
has severed his connection with the paper.
Mr.. Morris states that be is forced to this
course on account of his health, and returns
bis thanks TO the citizens of Danvile for
their liberal patronage and many kind acts"
DR.. X. V. Balksdae was thrown against
post near his house, several nights ago, While
coming home on horseback from profess
siopal visit, and was so seriously Injured as
to have been confined TO bed since that time,
| ALPHA,
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An Enormous Land swlndle Thwarted.

An Enormous Land Swindle Thwarted.
ST. LOUIS, December IA stupendous
land sWindle has just been unearthed In
southeastern Missouri. It appears that
deeds to lands in northern Arkansas and
southeastern Missouri have been forged for
some years past, and that agencies for this
work were established in Cincinnati, Phla.
delphia,- Pittsburgh, New York, aud Man.
chester, England. ssr
1t is estimated that deeds to. cover one mil.
lion two hundred thousand acres of land
have been disposed of, tie valuation being
from twenty-five millions to thirty millions Of
dollars. The land operated upon is owned
by non-residents; and as the records were
mostly destroyed during the war the ring
had every facility to carry out tue enormous
swindle. Deeds have been sold all over the
United States and England.
The grand jury Of Shannon county, No.,
hayeindicted Dr.. Thomas Z, Harrison, Davis
S. Bingham, aud James L. Lawson for com.
plicity in the frauds. Lawson seems to have
been the leader Of the swindlers, and ope.
rated extensively in England. 't
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Is THERE SECRET ANTI CATHOLIC ORDER?
To the Editor of the Tribune: Sir
Whether President Grant or Mr.. Blaine be-
longs to q secret anti. Catholic order or not,
there is no doubt in my mind of the exist
ence Of such an organization. During re-
cent trip into the northern part Of this State
q Young manufacturer whom I know init
mately, and on whose word can rely, told
me that be bad been invited to join the
" United American Protestant Association"
or something like thst-a secret organization
with no avoWed objects. He refused on the
ground that 1t was probably scheme to aid
the reelection of President Grant. l was
unable to obtain any further definite informa.
ton in regard to it, but what / had learned
was enough to convince me that the society
was secret political organization in the in
terest of General Grant, and that it was pro-.
baby extending rapidly in other localities.
Ne,o York, December 10, 1875. l..
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Old Virginia Never Tire.

The worst pestered of the new officers i
Colonel S.euart, the postmaster. All the
unemployed talent in Alexandria daily
swarm the corridors in front OF his office
waiting an opportunity to get at him to
press their claims. These are augmented by
applicants from all sections of the State. The
best possible recommendation, If the appoint
ments already made can be taken as an indl-
cation, is the claim to birthrlght on the soil
which is the ''Mother OF Presidents. BAD
timore american.
Dissatisfaction having arisen by reason of
certain appointments already made by the
postmaster Of the House, an effort will be
made to induce him to revoke some Of them,
be having given Virginia twelve out OF four
teen offices under his gift.-Baltnaore Anser.
scan
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q,:FINANCIAL..55
RICHMOND sToCK EXCHANGE,


Aaericsa. Go1d-a "A bid. aa7.tl II ts 80 y
! Safe Seeur yIreihla cous6is. 7px biassyirs
R1nia eoasols, nav, 46 bid; yirgina fsndahae. IL
bio Virginia deserIed. sH, bid, 8 asked; Virginia
tax;rece isable. coupons, 81 bid, SIX asked.
: Gstu SSecurn fes.--sfc hmond city Ss, l08k hid:
Richmendciiy Ss, S9y bids II .9l5 4;
Rx1ilsnGd BoIsds.- Kiehmond and Petersburg
Railroad first mortgage sas, A. and o., 100 he
Richrhoad and Petersburg ka,lroad second m ort5
gage, Us, .st. and Ma. 90 BIDS Richmond, Ered-
erfcksburg and Potomac Railroad u1orfysgs rs, D.
and D., 30 bin Richmond, r fredericksburg and
Potomac RAILROAD mortgage 6ss, and 10, So bid
Richm ono: and 5Danv1le kailrosd consolidated SIS
NJ and NJ, 50 bid, 693 asked !; atlanta and Rich
mond Airline arst mortgage SIS. 8. and,J., 533s
Railroad ,Siocks.- richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad conimon, 100 par 65'. bid !
Richmond Fredericksburg and PotOmac Railroad
six per cent. Guaranteed 100ipar "a bid !: kfch-
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac seven per cent
guaranteed 90 par, 90 bid; Richmond and Dam
willie Railroad, 100 par. bid, az asked. a.!s f.5i
Bank &ocks.--Union Bank, OF Richmond, sc par,
81 bid, " -: $3.50
Els,sra,,es OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES State. as par.
26h bad; Virginia Hoaie LOG par 9S a ked; Meg
miuiou, 90 par, 90 asked. tt3stEts'- ist
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The NhIskeYF] l:Ir,ailnlda,.

/ ISpiASaroIls, Iap December 13-Tbe
entire morning session OF the court was 0e.
cnpled la hearing the evidence OF John w.
Bingham, whose appearance ON the witness.
stand mas the signal Tor some interesting
revelations regarding persons aati mattefs
directly connected with the Indiana whiskey
ring, OF which be was the lending spirit
and prime mover. He testified to re-
peatediy bribing Dir. Hill, a revenue official,
and also telling those associated with him
that they need not fear Hill as be was all
right. He paid Hill every month for not
peaehiug on him. His average assessment
for keeping the Government officials
smum was, two Thousand dollars per
week. These brides were given to Hill at
Bingham's efice, in: EyaBsyille- Bingham
also 4 gave Simon T. Powell. reYe-l
nue. supervisor, gold watch and chain
for purpose, knowing the Ofeisl character
of Powell, and that such q gift might benefit
bin {Binghanl OF some time. Had received
letters from Hill about wbiskey irregulari-
Ties. One third OF the whiskey he mauufae-
tured was crooked, and even then he lost so,
heavily is to necessitate the shutting.down;
of the st. Louis distilIery. Hadlgiyen Hiram.
Browniee FIVE hundred dollars when he at
tended the marriage of Henry ;Yeateh ut
Evansville. Charles g.. Marsh and r. Ragint
didsnot hesitate as much as, thirty seconds
.one day to take q bride for making false en-
tries. tass 81
General Yeatch was then recalled and ex--
amined at considerable length: sgsg
. Philip Ovens testified to the shipment Of
q number of barrels OF whiskey from PATIO
ka without stamps, and when the matter was
reported he said be could not make a case
out OF IT. With the latter Witnesses the
evidence for. the prosecution closed and.she
evidence fol, the defence was commenced. 81
General Veatch, joseph b. McNulty the
former postmaster at Evansville, and seve.
raj gentlemen from Evansville and Rockpoft,s
were examiner and testified to- the good
character OF the defendant before this in.
Gicfment. : lE1IEtah :.
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Motion Made 30 Forfeit Tweaa's he.
- - 81 -. cognfzances. 81 's

Motion Made 30 Forfeit Iweaa's .Ee.
=, = 'coGnfzances. 81 's IA
NEW York. December IA motion was
made by the District Attorney 10 the Court,
of Oyer and Termipar to forfeit the recog.
nizances of William M. Tweed in. the various
indictments found against him fos conspiracy
aud forgery. ~ 3. 4"- sitszi ii
Mr.. Dudley Field represented Mr. Charles
DeVlin, one of the bondsmen, and when the
latter was called to produce Tweed his coun-
sell handed in an affidavit showing cause
why the Eeeognizance should not be forfeit.
ed, setting forth that the plaintiffs themselves
made i. impossible for bonasmen to produce
the defendant, and after the recognizances
were entered into the plaintiffs took the de-.
PENDANTS out of the bondsmen's hands, and
on civil suit turned hiE over to the sheriff ;
that the claim on Mr.. DeYlin vas unfounded
and should fail.
The District Attorney argued that 1t was
the duty Of the court to order forfeitures (;
that Mr.. Fields points would be argued at
the general term, and also that the bonds
were merely suspended by the imprisonment
of Tweed in the civil suits.
The court reserved its decision until Mon
day.
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MOODY AND SANKEY.-Philadelphia, De-
cember 12.-The Moody and Sankey meet
iDgs to-day were crowded. There were
three mestings-one at 8 A. NJ, one at P.
NJ, and the other in the evening. In the
morning Mr.. Moody preached from Luke
xix, 10: OCCUPY until | come" bespoke
Of the apathy Of the Church in the good
work. In the afternoon eleven thousand
persons were in the hall, and hundreds were
unable to enter. This meeting was for wo-
men, and upon the conclusion of the services
fully three hundred passed into the Inquiry
rooms. His text was the marriage feast.
The same sermon was delivered in the eve
ming to men, when there was another I'm.
mense congregation. The usual young mems
and parents prayer.meetings were held after
the regular services.
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Especial dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
p rnsnectinr for Dead Mems Shoe!

WASHINGTON, December 12.-There is a
possible contingency in which g very serious
national complication might result from the
death Of Vice.PreS;dent Wilson in the fact
that in the event of the death Of President
Grant the Democrats would claim that
Speaker Kerr would be the President Of the
United States. This subject has recently
been made the text Of q private senatorial
discussion, from which it appears that the
leading Democrats Lave given the matter
much thought, and have arrived at the
conclusion above stated. This conciu.
sion is reached by an examination of
the constitutional provisions relative to
the vice-presideDtial succession and from
the rules and presidents laid down in
Jetferson's Manual. The Democratic in
terpfetation of these provisions is not
generally known, and cannot fail'to excite
extended comment. The Constitution, ar
tcc l, section /, declares that Congress
may by law provide for The case Of removal,
death, resignation, or inability both of the
President and Eice-President; declares what
officer shall act as President, aud such officer
shall act accordingly until the disability re
removed or President shall he elected.
Congress in 1892 passed law to carry out
this provision of the Constitution, and that
law is contained ln section 146 Of the Revised
Statutes, which Gays: /" In case OF removal,
death, resignation, or inability Of both the
President and Fice-President of the United
States, the President Of the Senate, or If
there is none, then the Speaker OF The House
of Representatives, for the time being shall
act as President until the disability is re.
moved or President elected"
The claim Of the Democrats to the presi.
dency in the event Of The possible death of
President Grant turns OF course upon pos
sible vacancy in the presidency of the Sc
nate. This raises the disputed point as to
the necessity 1.-The election of n presiding
officer in the Senate. The Constitution is
silent upon the subject. There are no def.
mite provisions which are conclusive in the
premises. In the absence of affirmative coz
sttuional provisions the Democrats Insist
that the Interpretation which prevailed in the
early history Of the Government should con-
troll the succession now. They CLAIM, there
fore, that there is ayacancy in the presi-
dency of the Senate, aud base their claim
upon this passage in Jefferson's Manual Of
the Constitution: ola the Senate, 3 president
pro tempore, 10 the absence of they ice.PreS-
deGt, is proposed and chosen by ballot. His
office is understood to be determined on the
Viee-President's appearing and taking the
chair, or at the meeting OF the Senate after
The recess" The Vice-President being dead,
and the Senate having met after the recess
without electinga president pro tenpore, the
Democrats claim that in the event of the
death of President Grant Speaker Kerr
would become President Of the United
States.
I'VE think there is much doubt on this
point. 1t is "too thin."l
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The Great ] NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Gold Race, s

SAN FRANCISCO, December 13.-It is now
Considered certain that the great thirty.
thousand dollar race will come off on Christ
mas-day, weather permitting. All the horses
are In good condition except Wild Idle and
Grinstead. The former will not run, and
Foster is coming tomorrow to take his
place. Grinstead will no doubt be all right
in time for the race. It is probable that not
less than six horses will start. 800 .....
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SUICIDE OR MURDER.-.Neao Brunswick, ~.
j., December 11.-Dr. Charles Durham,
prominent physician of this place, wss MUIR
dered, robbed, and his body thrown into the
canal on Thursday night last. The city is
much excited over the murder.
Later..--The public are divided iRopinion
as to whether this is case OF murder or SUI
ioide. as, on close examination, not q single
mark of violence can be found. The Doctor
was native Of Savannah, Ga.
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REMARKS,


The offerings Of wheat on Change to-day were
2,94S bushels against 3,776 bushels on the CORE
sponding day Of last year; market fairly active
and prices steady. Corn In moderate supply; mar
ket only moderately active, but prices firm IL not
frmer. Oats dull. 1. -. .
The american Grocer of Saturday says Of tho
New York -four market: ~ -. Ieai
"At the close Of our last report the export trade
was checked by the advance In ocean frel8nta inns
week closes with but light business doing, but
steady at @ one
but still 1t Is thought IL Will I've sufficient 10 keep
prices ut least at the present range especlay ZOE
Shipping and Sigh grades, Trade branGs nave Deen
In MODERATE demand and prices have varied hns Ut
tie. southern aoGr Is IN tair den.ad ut steady
prices"
The same paper, in speaking OF the recommends
ton of u. S. Grant to increase the tax on ceftee'
says that even Ii three cents pound be put on 1t
csF-e must be lower. for high prices have In
creased production and high prices have diminished
consumption. ,',...f .s "a
The Boston Journal Of Commerce Of the 18th in
slant says: f.s!....,E,si
Numerous western dealers are reported IN the
city. but eyince no disposition 10 leave orders be-
yond enough for samples with which to start out
their OWN statesmen c.. local trade, Prices are
ABOUT the same d: at last season, 5a. buyers SEEM
10 expect lower figures, while manufacturers say
goods, and not the same goods at lower prices;
This difficulty will adjust itself very shortly, AND
then, no doubt, transactions TO the usua! amount
WIFI take place. Among the leather dealers the
feeling seems to be that nothing can be taken OH
accepted the situation and are placing oroers for
stock.n ~ tt. ,fs.e#4 a.!rft ~ = ~ = ~ -.I.s