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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-24
Fob EEEE.

DOR RENT, THE VERY DESIRA. ~
II BILE TENENENT RESIDENCE No. sS:I
Mrs d. C. Adkins and X. B. Clafiu. session
given on the LIST OF July next. - 3
The desirable TENEMENT RESIDENCE No.
81 east Franklin street. adjoining Colonel homas
j. Evans. recently occupied by Mir. Andrew Wash
blrue. Possession given at once.
The neat COTTAGE No. 623 north Fifth street.
adjoining Mr. Simpson Jones, Jr. Possession given
at once.
The large DIV ELLING1 No 2606. on east Frank
lin street, containing ten rooms; good garden,
shady yard, and good we'll of water. Rent low. Pos
session at once.
The GeslrA ole COTTAGE No. zoos east Frank
Lin street, long occupied by J. +. l.. Massucrier.
4 cosy place, with pretty. shady yard good water,
and excellent garden. Possession given soon.
r.. u. EACUD,
lie 24.4t Real Estate agent
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-24

TXECUTORS SALE OF THE HOME
u STEAD OF THE LATE MARK A. SH0PE,
K>OW% AS BAKERS. ADJOINING RICH
sale net having complied with the terms OF sale,
the subscribers will sell The above well-hnown
stand at auction on sATtRUAG. June 26t!I. at
L. NJ, (if fair; Ii not, the first fair day thereafter
ut lie same nOur)
This property lrons OH Williamsburg avenue
l05 ftet, running back 70 an alley.
three rooms, bar. shelving, &C.; BRICK DIV ELL
ING-hOUoE with four rooms: blackSm't h-shsp
stable sutrcient for Il milk dairy, and other out
buildings; we'll Uf excellent water on the prem
ises.
This property Is very desirable as 4 business
stand ann will rent for q handsome per cent on
the purchase-money. and should be d profitable In.
yesfment.
TERMS: One-thrd cash; balance at four and
eight months, properly secured:
hURMAND SMITH,
q JOHN MCCAULEI,
Executors Of the will of NJ. a. shope, deceased.
ip
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-24

TOR RENT, TIL f REsIOENCE@
II over tn. store Of Mr.. John Bailey, 170S a:3
Franklin Ell. near lie Old Market continuing
seven rooms kitchen annexed, having two rorm-.
Gas ana water On the premises. Price very low TO
Soou tenant. Apply to Dir. B,iley, or to
W. b. ALLEGRE,
ie04.31x Gl3 sixth street, north.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, JyxE 20, 1875.

MINIATURE ALMANAC, JUNE PA, 1875.
Sun rises. Moon rises........l1.2
Sun seis.............7.1St High tide. So
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-24
BY Chailia, Staples & Co.,
Real K state Agents and Auctioneers,
No. IL Tenth street.

TOR SALE OR EXCHANGE We ST.:
Il offer for sale. for exchange for atlanta 81
and RIcnmoud Airline Chesapeake and OHIO
railroad bonds. Il desirable BRiCk DWELLING
on Eighth street beyond Legh-how renting AT
S4oO wear WILLIAMS < GIBSON,
Real Estate and Stock Brokers.
IL 12.2tawow
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-24

D ESIDENCE FOR SALE "A neat and
III attractive FRAMED DWELLING on Church
Hill, near Leigh Street Baptist church. with Two
s,nree IN from ard wing In the rear, containing
i've or SIX r om:. klIcheG, The Usual Out-houst 5,
aud modern conYenleuccs, In good Repair tor sale.
Apply 10 GICH M son q co,
H. 24.4t 1113 Main street.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15

TIE RAlPAGaG0Us DEUNK.-"iisS
a regular said BUah, as he brought
out Richard Dolsu. Gle saws he
c n Kick the ton Of your head OF a.
sick as buttcrmilk running of the
table, aud he's been cussng and IT,
king on awfuIly.'
"You made those remarks, did
yoU: asked the Court as he laid
aside his Seek-u0 further.
NO, Sir--Eeyer said a word, re
Piled Richard.
Because, continued the Court,
"when a man wants to lay for ne,
and dokickingard so fort>, he needn't
hold back any on accoUnt o. my Gin
c!al position. I'm eigiug up to fifty,
sLd | can't 60 ont nights with ta.
boys AID hook melons any more. but
I'm up to business when tie chip is
Knocked from NY shoulder. Tie war
Tanr charges YOU with drunkenness. -
'its . lie exclaimed the prise
ner.
That's all I rS2t to hear of thar, -
replied His Honor, Eij,"g bis sPec'a-
cles. Il see by your face that "on
are low down. cood-ior nothing loa;-
er, and | send You ~ for 'hree
months"
The prisoner crashed the iron rail
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Varieties.

\ PHH.OsoPHICAL COLQRED MAN.
An elderly eOlored man with very
philosophical and retrospective east
q countenance, was squatting upon
his bundle on the hurricane deck OF
oas Of the Western river steamers,
.oasting his shias against the CHM
news. and apparently plunged IN a
state OF profound meditation. Ills
dress and appearance indicated IA
p.iijarity Nth camp life, and 1t be-
ias soa,l after the siege and surrender
of Sort DonelsOn, | was inclined to
disturb his reveries, and on interroga-
ting fouad that be had been with the
Ueion forces at that place, when |
questioned farther. His philosophy
was 50 peculiar th.t / will give his
views in his own words rs near IS my
memory viii serve me:
"Were You in the fight"
81 had little taste of it, 81.
"StoOi ycur gr0und, did you p
NO sah, | runs -
"Rua at the first fire, did you?"
Yes sah, an would hab run sOona.
had I knou'd it was comm
"Why, that wasn't very creditable
30 your courage
Dat isn't in my line, 80, cookin's
my prcCesshun'
"Well, but have you no regard for
vour repstatjon?'
Reputation. muffin to me by de
side o. life
D. YOU consider yoUr life worth
more than ether peoples -
''It's worth more o. me, 81.
"Fheu YOU mus; value it very high
ly'
"Yes. sa, I does; more dan all Dis
world, more dan million dallas, 81 ;
tor What would dar be wur.h 70 q
mau vid de brcf out ob him Self
preserba,hun IS de frs; law Uii me.
But Why should YOU act upon q
different rule from Other men
Cause, n, didreEt mel st DIFF
Frert value upon derselyes; my life
net in &c market"
Bat If YOU lest it, You would have
he satisfaction Of knowing that You
,uei for your couatry
What satisfaction would dat be u
rs when de power oh tee.ia was
1cre;"
Then patriotism and honor are
L.;hiug 10 yoUt -
"Nuilin' Watcher, "a l rcgaNi
dem - among de varieties.
If our soldiers were like Won
traitors might have broken up tae
Government without resistance
EYES. 50, der would lab been no
help for it. wouldn't put my life
in de scales 'giu>t any subermeut dat
cher existed, TO gUaerment could
replace de loss 10 ne. 'SpCct dough,
dat de gubermeut sy,le, if IA all Ike
me"
do you think any of your cons
radee would have missed YOU, if you
Lad been ki.iCdE
"Naybe cot. "a \ dead white
man ein't muoh wild desc soldiers, let
alone q dead nigga; bat ia missed
myself, and dat was lie pint wild me
Iii safe % Say that the corpse Of
that African will never darken the
field of carnage.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15

Mile. Ghmassi. 4 young ballet.
girl, amuscs the Parisians by enter
ing a cage containing lion, a lioness.
two hyenas, two jackalls, and ivo
bears. She kicks the lion, sits upon
the honess, and feeds she bears with
yiolet5
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will established the priucipii nchjac uanufcsyrg
npnnr conrecs for which hrV. arely he, awarded


man- for airey hen aricl anil
s mFo h F,o1 9s. viii ;, ~ ,e T s' ~ ,
Gnr1s VITA TO- CSTss s'o Fa all, an! sS Gh,r
any s EG =" i 10y q. tho o 3 a.. 10 'S' ,"eia
f SP"o hi =, ' 1 1.5s vii I' Sr a R "s'.
III s'.t' IL ne u"-i e' FOR he ry the sups
& ny .r Cos. ~cS prove. 70 s sui" ofsh.re
'ns a,sabs Her, great ,as snd
Of easy The celebrated for
@ 1s mr. y H%'8 s c hi, o!y s 5
tn. a r. OF the ,ags end VII Roy i 5
% @ p.s Of tn. Wee, II, pro, o. the n,nafo,uP
81 4, Place readae' inviting locality
aaiioa u remarkable MD it. gen
m hin climate the c'G hove "l great cost laid ont 'he
for large" industrious and thriving population PSib
comfoTt sui the
Width 'ro the :aon
an" y @ s"" r room r. rs. enough TO- allow p.e. for ,
. lot, viii b. selected rtsd.a,.. lot. viii on, b. .d
' sT Ss for the .ss Rs: BEEN s sSy npon
plan easily AMI economically adopted and which adapted
% c.n part Of the city School Marshall
u'r the higher earning
prices aG1zo f:'' from $50 1850 according
The Of gymsoi are s" ,s@ on day Of purchase and the '.O
" within thirty y ron al o. p when contract for deed vii
purchase p,yn
six per cent per aG0aa purchase on a,ie ' TINS Of credit de%
vi" o psc n TO- 5u on @ lot nbi s .FT re
e e Of parease ad certain specified part, Of me civ To os.y n. ~
scio against specified regulations regaFIg
and location o he buildings to b erected
Of
lys the older
Rolling Wills Machine she Sc as the city of Huntington
in line
imncdivniy from whence
/
securing plot. nost suitable for these
Ohio
heap and pleasant firm the Eastern via Washington
given application in person or by letter
Ito either 0 undersigned
ID. w. EHMDNs, GcnT Supt
JOHN II. OLEY, A9ent
Huntington, West Va. |
81 WiliauStrest, New York. /
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MISCELLANEOUS.
--------r- ~ f-~'-- -
MARSHALL COLLEGE.
State Normal School.
INSTRUCTORS.

INSTRUCTORS.
4. d. CFEsrEEMAN, \. ", PriEe' pa
BENL III. TuACKSTON, \. NJ, list ASs
Miss LAURA c. SrRIDEE, - md Is.
Miss MAMIE {. Low, Muse
The Fall Term Of fourteen weeks com
menccd September nth.
junior Normal Course. per yeer..........-.s's 90
senior .-.......... - 90
Classical Course. per wear. . w
Boarding ,N ifh use uf ruoiul, per N-fA-..-. ~
Fuel x Iiehts flIahl spI ing terms porWetA -
winter term per week. 800. ~
Contingent Fee, us,sh.e by ai sitich'''' 90
per team ... ..........-''.'''''-''. i''
Further information may be obtained
by application 70 .
THE PRINCIPAL.
Huntington, Cahell c.,
cbd ID l5-,f. West Va.
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Asa young darkey employed ia q
sa7anna 4 boarding house WIS trip
ping home from ;LS store the other
day with a luz OF uolas,cs on his
head The bott. = fen out and let the
vessel aud conta'ts doBu over his
phvsioguomy. He was surrounded
in q few moment hv 81 dozen negro
bows. and such lickiuT As they gave
him SURPRISES description.
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cgMraAL LAn0 COMPANY, ADVERTISEMENT.
THE CITY
III a y a Z ~ d. II o I'd
on TIVE
O II @ Il V y r
O II 7 O R I V Il Il

Of Tho
miles GuJnlOc tn carefully
md OF uitable residences
.rring and o
lion Som. Of folora,
NJ
- = line randnn III He..rnt rul-u nflL
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tponT UTpTV THE. BEST TERMS EVER OF
bb4gAllhLl MN
ACEryTS

e.SygEy. 4 szSgs To irt you Pc" ict yourself
Wnat ~ have 10 oiTcr. vc DO hereby agree 20
s-nd +eG1y AZ u M t.c L. =. Glnn ceCcipi ~
:tc.n's. two uuWhcS % the GEC PIX
RSssRTEEY di.uSrlated}, ana Punio-ral ,i:Ic
ioai, j., y All fou OF orr Premium CbrDmo--p0>t
pa.i-%ie0 oar new circua-s Offering better
terms taan any paper iu -bc land. Every sub
st beg receives . framed Ca.omC oN2G, or q
large T. M feet double COUNTY ara u. X.
nan on he I =. Cur agents are doing Vel al
over 'he couutry--naslUc t0m : % to $50 per
NccS-h',t W. want Eo.a 81 ilt-. Ci-cli2fs
free. Vow stha time "fi. - come. a;st sef'-
ca" Address, t..e Office nearest yg1. PEoIL&s
G0VTaIy. Pi Ht-bu .: or 30 >tnsIm s.. PHlia-
IepHia: - FraaN. "a :, Boston ;I.7E Madison
81, Chicago; 6i9 y. F!i.h -, -. Loiis.
Nov. 10 ~.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15

Governor Bradley Of Nevada, has
approved of the law passed by the
Legislature OF that state prohibiting
e1mels from roaming at large upon
ile highways. Camels prove very
useful there in caryi q sa.t across
ihe altali deserts, but they frigb,eu
/ qrses AMI mules, and hence tie law
above mentioned.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15

The consumption of tea in the Uni
ted States for the last two years APP
pears from the last data to be at least
10000, 600 lbs, if not 10000, 900 lbs.
per annum.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15

or n G10 per dav. Agents wanted, Al classes
% y 9GDf wcIk.rg poole Of hoih sex :,
t1uuC guI oil, make Mr.r ncacy a. work for Us
!a their own lGcai',tS, du.lEg tieir spare mo-
Ineuts or a Q she time. ;Ean ~ anything else
We OT-r emplu ihat viii pas handsome
ly for every hours $50 X. Full particulars. terms
e" sen free. send a. Your address az once
Don't Jeliv. Vow iS the time. Dent iooS Tor
vlsG. or business elsewhere. uuiii Won have
l.aran1 whatWe oHel. &. STf,-rp'; < co., Port
and. Name. Jan. Il " G7a.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15
T. be drawn Monday, May 81, 1873.
TWO GRAND CAPITALS OF
e,.E H1f1 - ~ d. FSSiS

t. be drawn Monday, May 81, 1873.
TWO GRAND CAPITALS OF
$50 900 Tack 322 Cola
TIVE ~. 9 s-.s I'. :a} each ap[A@u.
Ten prizes l02)
- Horses gnd Buggy, with s.lyeymounted
Harness. Worth $500. One tire-toned
= ..sevacd Piano, worth 500.
Ten Family Sewing Machines, worth S!tO
each. Three Colo Watches s"o chains
N,r,h $3.50 each Three Gold American
Hunting Watches WORTH 1925 eSch. Ten
Ladies Cola Hunting Watches, worth
~lDl each. So Gold and Silver Lever
Hunting Watches ia all worth i,om $50
90 $500 zach.
Gold Oh.ia., silver ware, Jew.'r' ~
Number o.. ciils t53J. Tickets 10 -tsd
Co C0goJ.
Agents wanted to sell iict.is to whom
literal premrws will be paid.
Siusle Tickets 81; SIX tickets 81
Twelve ue5e;, go; tNcnty-:Fe 800.
Circulars s5ntsi,iue full list Of
rrizes. description Of tie manner Of
trswios, tud otHsr inf'rs.tioF ia re sr-
eace 90 tle d;strihut:ou, VIII be stst -
any one ordering them. Al letters mus'
5= addressed to L. .. S,EE, Box 49,,
Cincinnati. o
Once, Excelsior building, Ger. RaoS
and ieasvorta.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15

PASTEp.- OCRSSroNDESC with Capita
w lists looking tO the ssie Of VARIABLE timber
and mineral ianGz adjacent 20 this city, cooutam
ing two thCusaa6 acres. AddIe5s 5. /. J.. this
SEcs. Feo.!s-n
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15

Party ties-those little white eho-
kers worn by blonde gentlemen who
part THEN hair in the middle.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15
" x. BAKER,
PRACTICAL MILLWRIGHT.

Understands building all kinds OF Saw-Niils-
Gang Mills, Circular and Nuley Mills. Is pc
pared 10 90 all work IN his line. Has had an eX-
verenCe OF Eighteen Yeas. IN MllliamsPort-
Pennsylvania, and in the Western numbering
countries. lie understands both water and steam
power, also understands running al Kinds ci saw
mills. lie dsfies competition both as a builder
ana sawyer. Reference: birmingham & Puiigi
Charleston, ". Va fg-All work warranted,
and done in worSmanliks manner Address
D. r. BAN En-, Charleston, ". Va.
sen l0-tf
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15
Ch1l0sapoake &, Ohio Railroad,

Li,h a. Gr.nt Of i~e
Western ,nt H.. t,.i .-aboaI
OF Iuniyt Rich
nd in Virginia railroad fridge DC built this .
sdeai the huntington with
haroadS crendng ttro"gh The entire es and NorthW-st
, 1875-12-08

$50. 400; armament Of foftidcationB, $l,-
o'0,00o-an inerenae Of s1,115,00o; for tho
b"oetlt Of Rock Inland Arse1a', 9G59,2o !;
Honreda Arscnnt, s13s,oi8. When to this In
mltleel The naval estimate Of sc2,7O2, 42G,
people will ho surprised to find TINT, with m
army of $1,000 mon md q nary Of III vcs-
sels, tho most OF which nre Of no valuo Tor
atlicr cruising or fighting purposes, these
departments will require In a time of absolute
pence thu itnnonso sl,m Of $73,5iN, COG.
Tho army ITSELF which averages only about
half tho strength of nn army corps, md
which has no other work on hand than
10 keep few struggling bands Of Indians
rn,ler snbjection, will coat, according to
tho estimates, over ?33, ,0o0,o 900, wlslo tho
German standing army OF 10000 men, whicl,
is nnch better clothed, equipped, armed, and
maintained thnn onrs, costs but BOO, 600, 600.
including il tho rcry long md expensive annual
p caco campaigning. Our army, therefore,
although but a skeleton, is very expensive
one, nnd 1t adds to tho hopelcssness Of thu
btuatiou Tint in every branch Of tic military
service, and in oyery branch Of tho service Of
tho War Department, the Secretary has asked
For mn ncrcaso Of appropriations, aawoll aa for
nn increase Of mon, munitions, arBennis,
fortificntions, otc., while the Secretary Of tho
Nnyy has, it Inns been stated, already spent
moro than his estimate in putting the navy
upon wnr footing for some purpose not yet
publicly developed.
, 1875-12-08
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE. -

THE CH1cAno NEEkLr TRIBUNE far Dec. q {uow
rea4lS) contains the rr,slcnt'a Message, Report Of
tho Secretary 1T the Treasury, Secretary Of War; scc-
rrasy Ut tho Navy, of the roRtmsster General, Com.
missioner Of tho 1ant''.cc Secret Service itcrort,
Army Engineers, etc. The proceedings IT Tho Demo-
cratic Cauca and nf The opening scaalon of tho Forty
fourth Congress, arc given In full With description of
sn Incidents. AL thlA su al don tht general
nrHa. literary. aul fntsceIacous reading Inc h!e in
ahe following !!st: Particulars OF tho Fssale
snd Flight Of Tweed: Tim Resurrection 11orror
III Chicago: Recort Ut tho Whi.ky.tiIng TriA1s ut
st. Louis aud 0hor Paints; A Bec.et Cnap.er In onr
War History; Startling Story as 10 John &. Colt,
tic Murderer Of Alans; Tho Blce;ing Iresclcr !;
Many Tlmrs Married 1lotnautIt 1urtdenta In lie
Ltsra Of Twins; The uourhon Programme to Saltl-
ern Claims Tho Coa!-siinc Dsaster In England Tho
L,Hs of Tho Erigraht Ship Deutschland Criminal
Cases LII the Different States Foreign aud ilonic News
and tho Special Departments LITERATURE Tho Fiuc
Arls Sparks Of Scenac, Familiar Talk Story nl.u
s1ttn Doots, Fashion. Foreign oss!p. tsnsip for The
Ladies, Humor. Personal, Biographical Asetcles Farm
anil uarlen, Field md slabe, Financial and Con,ner-
ctal.
Subscribers hhorl1 mako effort II 11ys THAR sn!s-
scfirous cgin with this number {4ccfmen Fsnt fz,e
80 that they iuay hare the aunua reports aud co!srcs
ptn,lL record complete.
, 1875-12-08

Iii his search for somebody to taka charge
Of tho Indian Bureau, Secretary CuANptEn
has been obliged to fail bacl: ou the Sa1ru
family. 1t amounts simply to a chuuge i'll
instials, dropping E. T. and inserting j. @,
though it in altogether likely, tin. Mr.. CuAsp.
LEn has weightier reasons for l.is preference
in the master. His latest tender Of the heavy
responsibilities and 81 ,abby compensation
pertaining to the positif m of Commissioner of
Indian Affairs il to the. Hon. Jous Q. SMITH,
Of Oahland, O., who rms member of tho
Forty.third Congress from tho Third District
OF Ohio. Whether le will ncccpt tho MP
pointulent hns not get boon made known.
, 1875-12-08

The public hayo boon led to expect that
President Gn:SHs message this year would
bo tho ablest Executive document of all that
ha hos prepared during his two TERMS A
carefu1 reading Of tho message seens to jus-
tify the expectation that has been made, aud
pretense Of serioua disappointment in any
quarter will bo captious, partisan, and tn
reasonable. 1t may be said in general terms
that it takes broad, comprehensive, nation
nj, and htatesmanlike view Of Tho subjects it
treats, aud nowhere degenerntes into tho
spirit Of nero partyis.n. Ita tono IL e.34
sentially patriotic, without once abandoryng
that moderation which should charnca.rizo
sclf-governmoiit. anu tho swelling pri6, Of
review of centurya progress unparalleled
in tho history Of natious is tempered BY
timely warning against tie d.agors that
threaten tho Republic, There has perha,,s
never been an epitome Of our growth, and
commercial, industrial, mining, and manu.
facturing progresB Which compreF. ended so
much in few words us Tho u:uteuuial re-
view with which tho President hay appro.
priataly introduced his sovo.AtA annuu mes.
sage.
First among tho dangers against Which ho
warns the people is that of the exc essiyo DOW.
or that may be assumed III popular govern
1nent by the educated f4w over tho uncdu-
GATED mnsses, aud ha believes that the time
has cosne wb.n thsre should DO nntional
measures prr,viding for sterdy and Hystc-
inatse ernds s.cation oT that igno' auce which be-
Trays tho lnasscs into the vii ns Of the tlclun,
Roen'> Or thu oppression of the dcspot. III
NJ. pI.'roaching this aubjeot 'ho haa carefully
| esoideA tho expression Of nay idoas TINT eau
REASONABLY give ot1ensa to any ctass or sect,
and there is not the slight est suggestion Of at
antl.catho!io movement, which lad bceu
forcshaaowea by sorao of tho Dem
ocratlo newspapers. IIo colnlucndy tc
Congress tho submission OF d con,
stitutsonal amendment to tho Htatos for
ratification, which is I'LL improvement upou
that suggested III Alr. D1A1sE'g recent letter
in that 1t requires the several Stnteu to estab
libh "aud maintain forever" free publte
schools adequate to tho education Of all, llis
suggestion further includes prohibition ol
any Limitation In theso e,lucatl,nal facilities
~ to Bsx, color, birthplace, or religion; for;
bids the teaching Of religious, atleistc, o,
Pagan ideas (Which evidently rasans tic ex
clusion Of Niblo-reaaing and l,,gmatio teach
ings); and, finally, prohibits the granting o
any school.fund or sehool-ta1es by legislative
municipal, or other authority, for the beuetl
of any other object whatever than that 10
which tho fund is raisol. There Heems to b.
nothing lacking in this suggestion, and it vii
bo boon to the country if tho Democrat
, Congress shall develop sufficient patriotism
, to act upon it in tue same spirit In Which
t is offered
; Another suggestion in the moasaga-e
Which there Las boon no previous HUT
= thut relative to tAB exemption Of chure
, property from taxation. The statistics at IL
t Presidents command enable him to say th,
= tLaEe IL now 81 l,ooo, ,ooo, eco Tone bjuion)
, 1875-12-08

bcr and 443o for January. Oats were moro
active and 30 higher, closing Mt aoao cnsl,
and 9olo for January. Rye was quiet, Mt
6'3@Gsc. Darlcy was in better demand and
l.fSeo higher, closing at s7c for December
and s6Io for january. Hogs opened dull,
hut soon lecnno actirc, anl closed firm at
0@loo advance. sn1es principally Mt sc. 700
G.ao. Cattlo were dull mud easy. There was
nm active demand for el,eep, aud prices wore
25@i50o higher. On Saturday evening last
there was in storo in thin city 1,5d1 ,5:'3 bn
wheat, 291 80 bu corn, :'G, $50 bu oats, 139.-
100 bu rye, ant1 al.tEI9 bu harley. Quo
hundred dollars in gold would buy s11l.37!
in grecnbncks Mt the close.