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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19

The prospects for winter wheat arc
very discouragipg in Illinois. Where
largo areas are usually sowng there
will not be over half q CROP, Many
wheat folds arc being plowed for
corn. Spring wheat and oats arc
damaged, also rye and barley.
Fruit Sore generally destroyed.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19
A ST. Louis Family Extinct by The Loss
''. VIE Of the Schiller. 'r,.t ~


The loss of tho steamer Schiller
off the Scilly Isles, in the English
Channol, has brought mourning into
many families Of two continents.
Among tho two hundred passengers
reported drowned were seven Of
eight from ST. Louis. Mrs. Ridge
way and hor two little grandchildren
and her son.in law, Mr.. G. W.
Walter, we're on board, and arc be.
loved to be among the lost. Mrs.
Ridgoway was we'll known in this
oity, where her husband was engage
ed in business many years; ho died
about five years ago. Within q
period Of two months Mrs. Ridgoway
saw her husband and two daughters
pass away, and now sho and hor
two grandchildren have found n
watery grave. They we're. tbs only
survivors Of the family, and no re-
lations are left!-A,H St. Louis Demo-
crat. .u.. .,..' .,t...t.r
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19

A Mississippi man puts it thus !:
cat the earnest solicitation of those
to whom l owe money I have consent
to become a candidate for county
treasurer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19

Aparty from Spartanburg went
to Edneyville, N. g., in search Of
somo parties supposed to have rob.
bed a store In the formor town.
They eamo up with thoir game, but
mot with desperate resistance, ono
Of tho m getting his head opened with
an axe. One Of the robbers, in free.
ing himself, shot q bullot hole in his
leg, and was afterwards shot in the
body. Ono Of the pursued party,
Rufus LOWS, was brought back safe.
". 3'0HoD
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19

The oy' tors dou't know, that IL is
May. Why should they suspect any
thing OF the sort Z They arc just
now in the prime Of their !excellonce.
Still, there arc plenty Of fools who
know more about tho "'months with
on r. in them" than they do about
the weathor N. Y. E.Sninq Mail.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19

"Do yon know who Lam," asked a
policeman Of fellow whom ho had
seized blythe throat. mot exactly
sir, but fancy you arc the maliSnant
coliaycr."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19
w" '-f4t@HA1
the mecklenburg Cenlenuial.-

4 Tho celebration OF the Mrokleubo-,
Centennial, which is to take place at It
Charl9tte, n G., on the Goth inst. :.
bids faif to be an event of patio3ai
ImportatiHe. The sceptics.in regard
to the gehdiueness of the Declaration
OF Independence, which is alleged to
have taken plaoo there,, do not seom
to De on tho popular side, ana nSot" a
'depet'will disturb tho .winda, of the
fhqHyNspands who are, getting ready to
lend their prosebqo ana sht 6daSiasn to
swell theSignifoahco of the SSonvi6n.
The 'atteudanoe predict cd / has .beon
placed as bigh as 100000. and tho
good People Of the town have, been
and are straining every nerve to meet
thc extraordinarily dcmauash that will
90 made upon their hds pitality. .bt'The
suggostion is made by the Press Of
that State that the day, bs, a. general
holiday throughout North Carolina.
Gen. Joseph T.. Johnston Viii bo
Chief Marshall, and Hon. Johu Kerr,
one OF THO best speakers in tho State,
orator Of the day, THO Charlotte
celebration IL TO 'bo patriotic sffair
et"6H eyonts, aud the Old North
State has many valuable traditions
and interesting souvenirs to Rivo
fec"tt 70 tho occasion. Whom tho
country, at largo secs the South az
we'll as the' North celebrating tho
events Of their common origin, the
'pectaole ought to establish, tho ,eon-
v,stion s' oyerywhere, ,that thsir inter.
.osts and purposes are likewise iden-
tical today .-Ne,os AMI Courier. {
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19
South Carolina Denial Association.

This body has boen in session sew
eeral days in Columbia. The follow.
ing arc the, ofiioors elected for tho
ensuing year :" - '""rf ~ 1r,n
DE G'S." q. Wright, Columbia,
President ) DIR. w. Wuo 'Noywood,
Greepyille, vice -Presidopt Dr., b. H.
Ioagpe,, Aiken, I'd Woe President ;
Dr.. j. s. Thompson, Abbeville, Cor
tosponding Secretary; DR.. IN. +.
Choupin, Charleston, permanent iRo-
oording Secretary Dr.. !T,W. Bou-
chin, Cheraw, Treasurer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19

A young man with n speculative
optic oalled at an insurance Office in
indianapolis tho other day, and asked
what policy on his mothers life
for $4,000 would cost. Ie explain
cd that he had bought some real
estate, and that as future payments
would crowd him some, he thought
to realize enough on the old lady's
death, as sho could not live long, t.
holp him out. Tho insurance man
advised him not to stop at any moas-
ures, butto secure tho old lady's
skeleton as we'll, Ind dispose Of it to
ono Of the medical collcgos.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19
q Death Of q Young Confederate.

n A potico in another, column, an
,nounoos tho ,dosth Of Walter Boau-
mont Clarkson Esq. At the carly
ago Of sixteen, he volunteered 10 tho
Hampton Logon, and served gallant.
ly. during the entire war, and it was
from disease then contracted that
his death was caused. He leaves n
widow, an aged father aud mother
and many friends and relatives to
lamont his decease. se.-Pbonir.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19

A sharp talking lady was reproved
by her husband, who requested her
to keep her tongue in her mouth.
"Ny doa ~ she said, "it's against
the law to carry concealed Weapons"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19

. . r -T|T F't-| n = N
Self m.1e moi arc Y ory *rt T.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19
o A Raid on the Whlskey Ring.

| " AShlHGfoN, NAY ll.-Tho best
planned and most, skilfully executed
Sampaign over mado BY Che govern.
ment against tile 'whiskey ring 'culmi.
mated Yesterday lin The seizure } of
more than thirty Of the largest dis
ttlleies aud reetifyipg houses lin St.
value, Of the distilfery Property seized
amounted TO G9et million ofsdollats. -.
The 'deteotives' afoIohuuting up don.
signmsnts fram hei'lioit, dis,illeries,
and .all ,broke9 packages are, seized.
Other distillcry seizures have Been
9fdefed at Pekin,, ILL.,, 'OinoiuYiati, O.,
and oidSwhete and tdeo osepre tary to.
day directed thatlegak stsps be- taken
at1alhpQipts Rhsre frauds }haye boeh
disp2YeEed, and that arrests be madc
where. the evidence is sufliclcr1t TO
Justify them::'l TBB Officials have
'alread vi ascertaindd that great q uan Ii.
ties of thisiillogalgwhjskey beye been
sdistqgbsd thr9pgholpott olpott, stho ooouptry,
especially in the South, but the form
Of the: pao oEagos III who'll it was origi.
hally thipped'has' bes6 o rapged Id
many INSTANCES, and it tw ill now, be
impossible to detect smpoh Of it,. = +
in o'Ex.ooudtye7 Treajure r, j., p. +.
Camp was;l llarrested on Monday, in
Spartanburg, charged with fraud and
en- bezzlepont Bail was red uired in
Tho sum Of '$lo,obo,k In default Of
which he wss committed to Jail. In
spite! Of these repeated iudioatio ns, i
there are those among us who. ipso-
;!empt1 refuse to recognize the fact
that times have changed. Instead Of
preparing for The judgment toI come :
tile eyicontin'uo9t6:plot Gndy plnn for
return to 1.-THE theory and practice of
1870 and 1872.
Some republicans look with aro.
prouch, uppu THOSE who ,aro rinstru-
mental iu thus bringing to Justice
those who havel abused tho trusts
committed ITO them, BY. the party;
1Wsoare toll thatto do, 80 is to. fur.
food to our opponents. and to Justify
tbcmtin heiGaasertiqns and opredio.
'tions of:tho utteryfhil4ro, ,of, the re-.
Publican party to- give good govern.
ment 'torthe people. i This line of
arghme meht Is pl4ctng the cart before
hofse.' It.is the Immunity heretofore,
given to oiraaoals whioh ,bas, proved to
mony oliberal; md friendly, voters
that there -is;a fatal inoa paoity in our
party to do Justice, to tho people.
Every political organization. has its
unfaithful and dishonest public ser"
wants, aud such will always be tho
or SO ms long as solfshnoss is char
tcristic of human nature. Therefore
the existence of a honest official is
not an argument against tho party to
which be belongs--unless he lis is
fostered and protected by it after he
is discovered. We assert that tho
greatest enemies to rcpublioanism iu
South Carolina are those who screen
and defend the mon vino by their
misconduct havo' brought it into dis
repute.- Union XeysA..., ,,u .t. 81 &
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19

il We have hopes Of Massac cbusetts.
Mr.. Wendell Phillips is hurling his
nitro. glycerine rhetoric at Harvard
College because the men there had,
and still have a sort Of contempt for
Charles summon and his theories.
Tho breaking of SINNERS statue,
tho other day, merely ante. dates the
ruin of his reputation as statesman,
ip tho near future.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19

A contemporary asks els mumps
singular; or'aro they ,plural.7'' Both.
When you got mumps on both sides
of your face they are plural, but
they make a. person look singular.~-
Brooklyn Argus. This is begging
thenuestion. Let's hear from the
Dispatch. Until then we ore mum
on tho mumps- Charlottesville
Chronicle. "Noun plural" Who
denies it it3-Riehpscnd Dispatch.
, 1875-08-04
MINNESOTA AND DAKOTA.
lrITtiXa pInlrEf.TA

reid! Dispdtch to Tht Chnaoo Tribune.
sr. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 3.-A gentleman iunt
returned from an o1tenslso travs! through
Southern Msnuosota and Dakota reports wheat
aud oats promising tho largest yield evor has.
vested. Other small grains arc doing nell, and
corn Ia equal to tile average Of the paat years.
The ep1ing-nheat harvest will open next week.
Within 80 milos OF this city tlcro has been 4
drought for several weeks, endiug with plentiful
showers this afternoon.
Correspondence qf The Chicago 7rtbun<.
ELK po1aT, pak. Aug. Al hayo been epend-
INK few dnys Ia Southern Dakota. aud must
shy that mover SAW euch crops OH tho gronud
before. Wheat ~ very heavy, with pn tcAb or
rust aud will 10 rs to 80 buuhels to tho acre,
barley IL all IN tho shock. aud tho lsrges: crop
evor known in the Territory. Oats would
hare gone 60 bushels to sie ae'e
that knocked thoua down badly. Tie 'hoppo,s
cannot do any damage To tho snail Eraln; and,
il they will stay away foW weeks longer. tho
corn, which PROMISES largs, will ba out Ut tho
May.
Most Of the wheat from Dakota will so to
Milwaukee and III. Paul thiB fall, unless Chicago
pers in the WAY Of Inspection. al'!wan kee is
about cents ahead OF Chicago hll the time GU
Dakota wheat, while the frcights are the same.
Willie such IL tho caso. Of course the wheat will
go to MllHAukee.
er. who " tho President OF tho Dakota Southern
Railroad, lunplug from Biou1 City TO YankIon,
and who Ia we'll thought Of by tha people Of Da-
kota for htA enerHy iu building ths road and a!su
Col. ]. =. 1ickllng, who iA most ellie.ent Hail-
ROAD Superintendent aud MhnagoE. They had
Just returned from crop.lnHrection of two
days, and rapport afl crops looking tiuoly, but
very little damage having beeu douo by tho lats
storm.
, 1875-08-04
NUMBER 345,


sued), md the floating dpbt Of tbs Unlted
Htstcn, ma ti,.t ma anG5etsrv y "a. sn+hnrire1
to dianoro ~ liz i,onds ~ tbo m.rIst v.ina
,n..nnt r. V. -: luz =, ~ t. ~ mao..a nv sn'no
theIeoA' iot co'ht Ut Iof AuY 4s9abuEF notea 10
tl'ed unaef any former net OF congress, or for
tho United HtAteA notos [BreonbAck8, ha
they hAvo been ca1lod1 tbkE might tD Is
sued u,tor this acs" In IL Bupnoeablo that
Toug+e,s fotandod n rrovi,1n Ia fundt1o tIa
G.'1r. a.t't sss fT.ap.an~- $50. !. th"ns
tsun.'uE ~ ~, ~ muos "nu .'oahy ~ -. .
snuUtuuututu oI ponaH' WHICH. ~ t9c e4ptfatipn
Of fiye years. might 10 called Ill and pain In tho
sI5O. UO1, 900 OF notes which, with the floating
, 1875-08-04

In shout ten days tho foods from shove will ar
riyo 1t Had I,ver, and, should the urpor lsvoes
give way. tho thoIo country asound bayou hlA-
oou will he overffoWe1.
st. Luult Rtpubiltan.
point TO tlIo partial overflow Of tho Lower atis-
k4ssppi Valley. Uon. Thompeon, Chief atate
Engineer, does not anticipate mitch damage until
thu water Feaclics height OF 40 feet at V'eka-
burg, when l.a rays there will 10 considerable
inmago along the, layous. With the volume Of
water now comh t'oun II III probable taht it n1-
ceeda the height tnou.inned By severa! foot. Tho
loveeH, lie nAyd. aso ali in goud condition., much
better than during tho food last April
, 1875-08-04
IOWA.

Corres,ondtses a TAt cAltaao Tribune.
WAPEL1A. H.. Aug. Ia heavy rain has been
fall,ns hose ssnee Friday night, accompanied by
strong wiuds, blowing down tho corn badly. Tho
expectations Of tho farmers OF largo crop wilt
hardly bo realizod. Some state tho damage 1t
II least % pcr ceut, The wheat Is al cut, bns is
light, and of inferior quality. and IL nnw sprout-
lug in tho shock. Not oue aero in ton OF the
oats eau ho harvested In = proper manner; thu
crop will be almost = total loss, The weather is
very cool; fire sud oyorcoasB ara very comforts
bic to-day. Tie hay. crop il almost ruiueo by
tue continued wot weather.
, 1875-08-04

1t AND AHUUEU FlTT3HIHH.
speetas Ddaatch to IAs Chnao" Tribune.
Trr1snuRo, pa.. Aug. 9.-TAe riycrs aro still
booming high, and up abova this city great dam
ago has been done to gardens xnd Graiu.lol1s,
Which have been flooded. 1t III reported that
the bridge across tho Aonongaheta 1t Browns
vile has been swept away. All tho creeks aud
email streams In thta vlclnity are roaring tor
re,,ts and, in many placas, lousus aso 10 flooded
lhnt tho tnnsAtca hAd 10 vAease them. HeAtiy all
our iron Rud Baw-milta have been compelled to
suspend operations for the present on account
Of tbs high "ater. A. ret thoro has baun no
loss OF lilo, but great damage to property.
, 1875-08-04

back of 1,took]vu and Winsianloya parsure atc
ono Aolid slleet Of wator, tho inint be1tg o1tch
cms through. I,rouklyn to drain shnir roadh. lno
alnugh and Caflokia Crock throaien TO DO ono n
side uf twelve houts aud II huch is tho caao tho
damage will be much greater than "sa antle-
lated. Tho farmers OF thc American Bottom
are greatly alarmed. At 9 o'clock ast nsRlt tho
watat had reached hoight Of kbout foot below
high water mark OF 1bG2. and higher t4an haa
ysllod this locality aince lsG5.
HAVANA.
Tho Observer Of the si.n*1 Horvfce It this
stallion reports = rainfall Of a,57 iHchoa JnranR
the month Of Juls. 3.G5 inchca Of whoh fota on
tho 3lkt ult. About 5,0bo acros Of corn ars
drowned uh tho low lands. but crops on up|Attt1a
arc very eui'or1or, aud pronl,ee vol. Oats aro
uosrlY rninod. vhotller cut or nsill in the field,
By tho excessive raina.
nELtEytLLH,
Tho lhto continued ralrib havo injured tho
wheat beYond all redemption. Tho grain tia~
aproutcd in tho nlock, nfntosen thai which had
bcon stacked 1Ias been damaged no that it will
hardly pay to threAh 1t. In tbs nynnt Of tho wet
wca.ler continuing. tile ontro crop ln this vieis-
ity will provo total loss.
hURGAH COUNTY.
JAcKHoNv1rLE, ILL.,, Aug. 2.-Tho greAt rain.
Storm Ut Saturday and Saturday night raised all
Tho otrcnils IN this region to an almost unpsoce-
duutcd height. Bridges. which coat Morgan
County poshapB gu, ,i'1u, Wore Hopt away BY tho
flood. 1Iailroa,la suffered immensely. Tho CHI
cagO. Altou T. III. Louis IL tho ony railroad run-
ming into JnckHouEillu That did not suf1er hoav-
ily. Tho fast express trait over the Toloslo.
Wabash l. Western lEaiitoad. duo here this
morning, and tho mail train this afternoon fr.h
the Last. have not yet Atrise'l. Ttsins over the
ltacxford. Hook Inland t. Ut. Louis ltatroad arc
Btoppsd, thnt road having sustained gfoas dam
ag0. Tic oat crop. most Of the wheat, aud =
laEgc pnst uf the lay c!op, arc DESTROYED, and
corn ha1 beon grostly injured. A quarter Of a
million OF dollars will hardly coyor tho damage
to crops in Morgan County nolo. aud tho loHa
hy tho storm in l.ontsal Illinois will amount to
millions If doJlarn. To-day uas bright nut this
evelling thete ale Hsroug Indications OF anoshot
raiu-BLuIm.
, 1875-08-04
WEST VIRGINIA.
BchL BWELI.tHl FLiflDS.

&c Ill BWELL.1Nn FLDnDs+
II -EsI1Sa, ". Va. Aug. Wheeling Creek
was higher yesterday than ever kuown. The
Ahusmentu Of tho bridge miIes east Of this city
mcre moved c'rer foot. Al all points along tho
Baltimore Il Obio 1iallroal bot*e een this city aud
Grafton tllore has been great destruction Of
property aud loss of grain. Tue Town Of
Pennington ia almost cotnr1ctely submerged.
the wAter being On thn h!1t aoor u
uearlv al tho houses. A numbcr
Of heavy la,nl.slideb haye occurred on tho la;l-
road. aud bridgoA have coon carried away un the
Iarko.nbnrg Htnncl Of tho baltimore t. Ohio
Railroad. The lorn in stavcs. headings. If's*.
and basrnlt: carried AMY from the vicinity noa:
Mattinnv,lle. this statc, will amount to over
jlDn,0lO. AL low }hndn III tA section are sub
mc1xod. Tho river in now rising slowly.
, 1875-08-04

Bpfe3dl UtpI&th 70 3A1 CRlfald Tribune,
CEDAR RAplDs. L., Aug. 3.-Tha anniversary
OF tho emancipation Of siAyeA Ia the West Inlies
YVES celebrated here to-day In an appropriate
manner, shout 800 colorod people participating.
Tho grafton MAS delivered by II. II. Waller. col
oEcd OF Mount Ve1non, Aad MAS Al able effort.
Tonight there will bo FREQ speaking and cou-
cert, AAen the axerclaos will ceaso with grand
hall
, 1875-08-04
WISCONSIN,.
RAIN NKEDtP.

6ptctat DtspateA 10 Ih< Gheaao 71tbunt
MAnisux. Wis.,, Aug. 8.-This immediate
uoiglboshood is attll suffering from drought,
which Ia scorchiug pastures, shfiysllng corn, and
dwRs.Ing vegetables, hut farmers asa racoucaled
by the chAuca Ia secure shatr grain In excellent
order. Reports from ths 8tass igenorslly - 10
crops sIs very favorable.
, 1875-08-04

tA-"S W OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES YAL04 or
HNEESrACiY,
IT, the Ed4tor Of The ch,-.,1o Ft,oun,:
M1iwArHtE, Wa., July 29.-1n Htudying rnJ
1noney.lcrBon so-day. c:a,o across This abosruee
problem In TnE TK1nuHE Df this morning;
4 dfinklug-party, winding up with q smoke,
No. used 81 bill for c.gar-'ght; No. fol-
Iowa with Y; No. = 1inmolates An x; while M.
4. to beat all, and ahow how ho Was master Of
tho situation, draSs his chock. book, writes a
check for 81 ,n0u Signs it, aud lights his cgaz
Herewith.
You ark how much poorer wss No. ~ Now.
really, a1r. Editor TINT III nn abstyuso n,otaphys-
ical question, nnd oue Of thoae thiugs
which "no fellow call And out" Tho price
VI ral'cr was worth something; No. Al time
and signature wero possibly worth something;
wh!le tho tlanit check might hnye had a 2-cont
stump on, which wonll hayo made valid to that
extent chesk at tn. hunk. No. having all tho
cotsditions Of tue psohlem, eaos,ot assivo at
tho true result. Cant You rcHtato it in subse-
gueut iHauu2
A., to th4 check representing money. that 10
another DotherhoEne question. Possibly No.
Ind buuk-aeeuunt n9,nas here posahly 1t
might hayu leen equal t. the check, iu which
cn>e had tho right bunk been draHn on and the
:hoek bum duly presented. tho CLOUD would
might hAvo Represented money. But / think
that il rather looBo way OF expressing
it.. 4 check Is, strictly. speaking, 81
order On a bank, tsona = depos.tot thezeaa.
check in the hands of No. 1 did not represent
ANYTHING. except what 1t had cost him. IL had
uat paid anything for it, except the Bta.toner for
tue paper. printing. and biudipg and possibly
fooled awsy s1 No. burned np IS; No. VAS
out $40 A1,d Unci0 SAuI--which inoans ua Wo
II Co.-nlade efG, bordea tho revenue on tho cl-
garn; and possibly The staup Gu the check.
u fEA~ tr&S .nR. .1fu ir.F
, 1875-08-04
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
tKAHi NJ An f1NHuFf NV

Nkw ORLEANS, Aug. s.-deu. Thompson.
Chief Of the state Engineers. says tho Arksn-
~ leveea near the Louisiana lne arc low and
In bad condition, sud Raleigh, Millikan'a,
Omega, lad Watssproqt lsyses Ase eAylnR u.
, 1875-08-04

LONDON, Aug. a.-Tho Canada. from Nov
York, was on Li1A1d to-day.
SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. observation-disclosures
Donaa, from Hsw York.
Nxw York, Aug. a-Azzi1sd-atssmsx Etht-
opa. txoee 0lAAf0E.
, 1875-08-04

5IEMruIa. Aug. 3.--Thefo III lIttlo change IN
noto III the situation aH regards tho river. which
rosa inchoa dur" ng the Past twouty -four houra,
and now stands / iuclloa below the rira OF tlin
eprlng aud fes t beiow tha f1oth1 OF 1Sf7; ent
sxceod tho sprlI : riso.
, 1875-08-04


LITTLE Rock. Ark, Aug. 3.-IA4 river CON-
meuced rising nbout dark last night. and Gull
tinued to rise for several houra At the ratio Of l
foot per hour unt, this morning. and has risen
r1owly all Gay. Since last nlg4s tho rne reaches
over 10 feet. It IL pow ~ feet It u reported
US falling above Fort Gitson.
, 1875-08-04
FINANCIAL QUESTIONS.
Another Letter from Ex-Secretary
t1cCul1och, On American
Credit.
Payment or Semi -Repudiation Of Our
National Bonds.
The Intention Of Congress that Tho Bonds
Should De Paid ia Coin.
Views Of Correspondents on
the Currency Question.
The Value Of the Decentralization to
Reduce the Gold-Premium.
Our Abolition of tho Specie.
Stantl.lrl.
Views Of Correspondents on
the Currency Question.
The Value Of the Decentralization TO
Reduce the Gold-Premium.
Our Abolition Of tho Specie
staIttlllrtl,

1rMrpw ~.
i''s,'s' g"is ~ '.3.:''-.o he fs1t1r Of the
t'e" ofk 1r''tHe M matter wl.nt rosol,,-
elons may bs ado ,.ol by political conYensn,,
for phrty purrosf n. II II uuu.,.st;,u,,,,,x t,,'a
Tint sha hord. - a., r., =, -, .'"u
inr .",s t,.a aa - tsa' t''teo stateb 'as1"d dur
.'s eH. 4u,1o' Hh'ely at.es tho laso clytl War.
rl1st o! ~hlc ara known ma fvo.twtu!,rn, were
offered and ,ulI with tho express uutlerrt,u,irg
IN eoin a, ~ ~.'a 10 tnu, u, L'ps' A"'i interest.
zots an,, 1n., I "e.o su's''loea f"7 BY otf cisi~
zehs' an't takan from them by foreigners nitl,
th's I'll" 'csBtanding. Had It been o:terw1sc, tho
1:oheI I'm would, il, oil human Nrobal,Ii.y h,v,.
been successful, for it mus. ,s btrno n ,ni,,,
,b,t a." s.ss..s'. 49, ~ AD. ~ poiio III h'hh
-. 'no col''ess oet"eeh 1ao tosetnlnent aud
'he Confederate stasea depended in tafehn!ts ar
III dch upon money and crell, NJ upou nrlns. It
rIay bo eaid. without .,etr,,t;nv sr,,, a..
ax,u .,d ,.1J,,,.-r ~ a.. "
as,., h1ss Me o"1eefs ana
so!oiet6 o. tuo thlon armies WIN won for thom.
solves and their Government imperishaolo rc~
nown, that tho SUPP res4ion Of tho Rebellion VAS
atrenrth thao In t,e .,rs'..n
..os'u 'onn ~ .oo otot'e'1ot numerical strength
Oh 'ae north. II victory Other thinga beng
ooEa' must ~1ao *'th sho bear'eHt battnons. it
.I.ho rar,,,. ,,.. t.,.n .,.s;,,...a -.
.,-'. "a' 'coA a''s'pa'ea 10 Hapoleoh.
cau command the jast doIlar mnat nj ,.,t ho t,,o
e;oinr '' ~ ''~7A ~ '''o
''G+o4t
CIVILIZATIONS n 6En,tANY AMI tInt,Arp
II mas Lot te too ,uucl, to say that t,,e rnon
u.. ...a,..1 ~. x.t,.. :, - ' iAo 1t''"
.,1';.. w 1a1a' -p' 1io eonhaehee
"h'ch va" placed by our own people and hy
foreigners In ths agsuranceA and plcdscd OF
tho tioyeJnr1ent eprahipe .},toupl ,tn mi.
,ho,;,ct ,n,,,o.a,,..;ro. .t,,..,'e. ~
.:.s.. .pso'os"'"' &,""e.sn H. 'ol-
e'sn 'oan was directly matte, tho ability Of
our cltizenh to subscribe and I1ay for tho bond.
which weFo isAucI t1epct, ,1e,l unnu Tim mai rtu,
which vs, oucned fur t,,u in Fnru,., -..,,;aH.
;n f:s,1,,n. a,,d tt,'t,., H.. .s4'.,s ~ ~,
:. oetman5 &ao no"a'u' !ne peopio OF tho
United statea o"o de1t OF gratitude to tho