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The New York herald., 1875-12-29
REAL ESTATE SALES.

Tho gathering at the Exchange yesterday was very
small owing doubt to the bad state Of the weather
Richard v Harnett sold under foreclosure one third
interest the house and lot No 324 West Fourteenth
street. north side lot o5xl25 to Zervah r. Fletcher
for 81 200 cash. said interest being valued at 81 000
H. W. Coates sold, under foreclosure Supreme Court
order, two lots, 25xl00.5 EACH West Seventleth
street, north sde $50 feet OF Eighth avenue to
Charles G. Havens for $4,000 lot in all 81, 600
also tho adjoining lot 25xlOO6, to George H.
Peck for $2,S00; also the two adjoining lots
25xl005 EACH to William c. Wetmore for 81 700
each in all $5 400 Also the adjoining lot 25x10O 10
j. H. Goodwin for 81 TOO the amount realized for
the six lots being $l6, 900; valued at $22, 600
T. A. Lawrence 4 Co. sold by order OF the Court one
lot 25x1005 on West Fty seventh street. north side,
$50 feet west OF Ninth avenue, TO William A. CALDWELL
for SIS 900
James NJ. Miller sold by order or the Court under
foreclosure the house, with lot 20x46 3x20x4S O. on
Sixteenth street. known lot No IL on the map Of the
estate OF John Staples deceased TO Patrick Gray, for
SlO.O2h
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g S good eSe e1<c PAsns, ne re. RaugoOn. in
sTs e vas s :s.S Ssr y a. sSa Is sas6 81 voa =, su and
~ 20 currency Iess one per cent for domestic.
sUoAR The sales raw were 800 boxes centrifugal at
~ ~ 9p pt boxes DO a same price 2so boxes elayed a.
g. a. SIC Market stoadisr. Refined firm q,
ngs do pnces ca,. ws auo'es.Fsr refining sc GOOD
DO centrifugal hhds aud boxes, Nos / g is sc
prime eGzs % s rroasy rsrS hsa sr
ssse.es sse sss standard A, ioc ioAe OF A, ee
gr9@nulassd, losse lo]sc. cut loaf ike iii.c
sale q 500 boxes charcoal 81 So We quote Banca
B.nsea' Sa ssr@.I l9Ac lsac English 1875 l9sie
. ~ ~ % terns; ~ i2la So s75s
note sales q $50 hhds q Kentucky al the usual prices and
i7s ~ z undres at 81 5c LIS cases of Ohio crop q
a. se a. a loo bales Of Havana At prices ranging from
TALLow-Ihe market was quiet at about Zoe for prime
IN ~ o 900 lbs Of prime at l5i6c and 10000
waIsKEY Reespts75 bbs OF facohol s24 do Of whiskey
& sna ~ ~ "a 40 o. mshwines rhs market dull 100 bbs
wSoL41hs msrs.. S very quiet but prices remained
4sc 5000 ios and Xxx DO on private terms ZOO lbs
pulled wool on private terms
FREIcHTs per steamer firm, with good
inquiry Tonnage for charter in limited demand and mder
"a IN 'gIs unaeT inereassd n The engagements
steam ZOO bales cotton at 1924 led aud 10 tons
q. lo1sd AZ I'd To London per steam 5000 bushels
Seon pos per- j So4 ~ and and 200
hops. via Lvsrpooi on private terms T. Glasgow, per
leather leather g Sos TO Rotterdam, per :, steam, POO
steam, 5000 bushels at Id per 6usheL
The charters embraced AN Italian bark hence Lisbon
with 1900 quarters grain 17c per bushel Bfemen
bark now here) from Baltimore Amsterdam with 5000
bbis refined petroleum. a. % Cd Norwegian bark thence
20 Antwerp, with about 900 bbs do, 5 Norwegian
bnrk hence to Exeter with 1000 bbls naphtha at Is
British bark, from Philadelphia Liverpool London
with $500 bbs refined petroleum. at IS ad Norwegian
bark thence for same voyage with 600 bbls do AZ same
rate Norwegian bark hence to Plymouth with 1000 bbls
naphtha az S. British bark hence to Liverpool London
with $500 bbls. do Sd American bark OF GOO
hence to Cadz with tobacco and saves at lump not
made public three ships from New Orleans reported
with cotton TO Havre lI4c with do Liverpool
nd thence TO Cork for orders with do private terms
one to Malaga with do at Ike and Genoa at l6c.
Norwegian bark from Baltimore reported thence to Penarh
Roads for orders with grain oil cake
3s respectively two barks thence Cork for orders with
5000 quarters do each recently at Is 3D. schooner from
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Tho following are the Philadeiphla stock quotation
MISSOURI PACIFIC.

meeting Of the directors and stockholders OF the
Missouri Pacific Railway Company held to-day In
the Drexe Building, and largely attended 1t pre-
sided over by the Mayor OF ST. Louis The proceedings
were lively and occasionally suggestive OF kind OF
Western civilization that astonished even the most
sational OF Wall street brokers No inkstands were
thrown or blows passed, but 1t not an unfamiliar
remark during the meeting that you're liar and
scoundrel, 'That man has been charged with felony"
'The officers Of this company among the rep
utable citizens Of St Louis, Stockholders, appeal
to you to hold these parties to strict accountability"
"If the charges against these gentlemen be- true they
ought to be wearing striped jackets in the Peniten-
tiary," and so Taken altogether the meeting was
Atlantic than Pacific In character After hearing
lengthy speeches. badnage abuse and railway arith.
metc the meeting adjourned until twelve
NJ with St Louis lawyer IN possession of the aoor.
MEMORANDA
Cable dispatches to-day report further decline Of
I'd. in wheat and Sd. in corn at Liverpool
The exports exclusive OF spece) from this port for
the week amount to $3 s9 424 against s. 477 for
the corresponding week OF 1874
The ''bu" talk OF the street to-day has run some
thing like the following advance OF tho past
two days is only forerunncr of what is to occur
some time in January 1t is quite likely that prices
may fall of again, but in two or three weeks we will
show you bull market"
bet Of SO, 900 has been made between two promi-
nen operators representing, Of course, diverse inter-
ests that Lake Shore would sell at so next year An
other wager Of considerable dimensions has been made
that Lake Shore would sell SO before it touched TO
The Chicago Tribune says that there has been con-
certed movement among the country people to hold
their produce and stock from the Market and this has
had its influence in enhancing the country need for
funds In addition, the wet weather has made the
roads bad and made dinicplt the marketing OF what
products we're for SALE Tho tightening OF the loan
market Ia seen in the East woll as in the West
The Union Pacific Railroad Company pay dividend
off per cent on January 8 New York Central pays
similar dividend on the same date semi.an ual
dividend OF pcr cent has been declared by the I'm
| porters and Traders Bank
The New York herald., 1875-12-29

registered 11oK I19K; do. do, do, coupon, l2Sh
I24E; do hve-twenties 1864, registered called bonds,
I13N; do do do, coupon, do, ll3A; DO. 40, iooO'
registered, do, lis lI5h; do do, do, coupon
1l5h l15L; do do 1865, registered, new, lloSs
116A; do. do, do, coupon, ll9% l2oi az uo'
1867, registered, 1lsk a lisA; do. do., 40,
coupon 122H 122k; do do, 1868, rcsisereu' ilo1a
o 1l9A do. do, do, coupon, l221S lzzf uo' ten-
fortos registered, 1l66 1l7h 90 do coupon, ll73s
111I do hves, registered llo5s ilo7s do' do,
coupon ll6h 1865.
THE FoREGa MARKET
The London advces report the withdrawal OF ELI 900
bullion from the Bank OF England to-day The market
for securities hrm consos and United States nves
being fraction higher than at the close Friday,
since which time until this morning transactions
were made at the Stock Exchange Erie strong
and advanced TO l4 FOR the common and to 80 for the
preferred The following are prices at 4:3o PM-New
fves advanced to 1861; Erie shares advanced to l4S
Erie preferred 80; Paris rentes 65f 75c. exchange
London 25f ike. Tho rate Of discount in open mar
ket for three months bills is 2T, u per cent below
bank rate
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY
The Secretary OF the Treasury has gwen directions
for the retirement Of $644 800 legal tender
account Of the national bank circulation Issued during
December This will leave the outstanding legal ten
Of additional national bank issued since Novem-
Der is ST. 76l 280 and the total issued since
the passage Of the OF June H. 1874 is $12 5975
The amount OF legal tender deposited in the
tona banks for the purpose Of retiring circulation
since November l. is 81 9s7 2o6 The Assistant Treas
urer paid out to-day So 14o 900 gold OF in
teres and $780, 600 in redemption OF nvetwenty bonds
The Assistant Treasurer has thus far paid So 900
on account Of January interest Treasury balances
Currency, So 900; coin $73 500 900, less
thcates, s24 ooO bank received for redomp
tion to-day, 5000 900; receipts $780, 00O Gus
tom receipts to-day, $500, 900.
RAILWAY BONDS
Railroad bonds'were strong especially for the Pacific
issues, In which large transactions took place.
Union rsts advanced from 1864 l0e the price
being freely bid after the call Land grants sold at
101A and sinking funds in demand at 81 o44.
Central Pacifcs strong at 107h for 1rsts OIL
San Joaquin branch and 92S 90 for California and
Oregon branch Western Pacidcs rose to 99h Chicago
and North consolidated coupon gold bonds we're
firm at 35, Milwaukee and St. Paul. La Crosse DIVISION
at 97Z and do consolidated sinking funds at 81 Nor
rs and Essex consolidated nrsts and c., c. c. and l.
frsts sold at 1o6 Ohio and Mississippi consolidated
sinking funds rose to 106.
SAN FRANCISCO MINING QUOTATIONS.
William Ward, No. Broad street (Drexel Buildngl,
New York furnishes the following table OF prices of
the prominent gold and silver mining shares as
ceived by telegraph from San Francisco:-
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DISSATISFIED BoNDHoLDERs.

The first mortgage bondhoders OF the Indianapolis,
Bloomington and Western Extension bondhoders held
an adjourned meeting yesterday at No. 20 Nassau
street. hear the report Of the special committee
appointed the 18th of October. The committee
which appointed 70 consider the condition OF the in
terest OF the first mortgage bondhoders and suggest
TO meet the embarrassment at present existing
reported that proceedings should be Immediately
taken. under legal advice, towards foreclosure
Proper measures called for TO meet of tho
most immediate difficulties. The report was unani-
mously adopted and Mr.. Hinckle addressed the meet
ing in an earnest manner in support Of proceedings
being taken towards foreclosure. He said that IL
would be the place Of the stockholders to look after
incorporation Of the funds by the ocenolders Of
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COST L, h g d N, b c
g.3D rO 8 Y
$4,000 U s e's, cur .
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT WAS DULL-FUTUREs
WERE 3-32c. A 1-Sc. LowER-FLoUR DULL
WHEAT DULL AND NoMINAL-CoRN DULL
AND LowER-oATs QUIET-PoRK NEGLECTED
AND NoMINAI.-LARD UNcHANGED-PETRo-
LEUM ouIET-sPIRITs TuRPENTINE FIRM
RosIN NoMINAL-oILs QUIET AND UN-
CHANGED-wHIsKEY DULL AND HEAVY
FREIGHTs FIRM-HEMP AND yUrE FIRM
COFFEE oUIET-sUGAR sTEADIER
TUESDAY, Dec. 2S-eP.M
The markets were about dull they well could be
to-day, and there was not enough doing in some
branches 20 establish quotations. which were merely
nominal on Change flour dull, Wheat was dull
and nominal Corn was dull and lower Oats were
quiet. whiskey dull and heavy. Pork neglected and
nominal Lard without decided change. Freights
firm. Cotton the spot dull; futures were
lower. Coffee quiet Hemp and jute firm. Rosn was
quiet and nominal Spirits turpentne firm Oils we're
steady. Petroleum was quiet. Sugar was steadier.
ASHES selling in small lots at 5c 5Ac for pots
and pearls entirely nominal at 7c
AsrrMoSY quiet at l4I4c. 145sc for regulus.
BKRswAx unchanged.
BROOK CoRs.-The market quiet and steady. We
quote Brush short green choice, Sc IOc. hurl green
7c &C. green medium, 7c 9c. red and red tipped
a &c.
CANDLES IN moderate demand at steady prices We
quote -sperm, 29c sperm, patent, Macys. 3sc searc
IA, l6 Oz), 12s<c 17c parane a.. SIS and l2s. zoe
a2lc.
CoFFRE-The market for Rio quiet. Mild coffee
steady 5000 bags Rio Arlington sold In lots prices
not made public The stock Of Rio Galveston bags
New Orleans 10 369 do at Mobile 1900 do at Savannah
25oo do Charleston $500 do, at Baltimore 81 954 do
We quote :ordinary cargoes 161c i7c; fair do 1sc.
1skc.; good do, 1870. ls2c prime do 19c l9hc
santos fair to good. I7c.la lss4c, gold, ninety days.
Java government bags 2ec 27c do, mats 2ec
$50 Singapore do 2oc 22c; Ceylon. 19c 21c Mara
caibo 1876 20Sc Laguayra, 1s1sc 2oc jamaica lsc
a Ie<c ST. Domingo, 161zc, 1624c.; Porto Rico, 1sc
leiSc Costa Rica lsISc 20c Macassar, 20c 22c 4;
Mexican l9c Manila 1Sc. Isc Angostura, 1S1sc
q Doc Savanilla, 1Sc. 201Sc Curacao ISc l9c.
CooPRRAGK STocK.-The market quiet and firm. We
quote MoIasses Shocks 32Inch, with heads, 81 81 2o
sugar shocks with heads 3nch 81 60 81 50: do do,
pipe do. S6 So 50; empty hogsheads 81 so; hoops IA
do. S33 a $35 per N.
CorPER was quiet but stoady; $1,000 lbs. Lake sold at
3Oc: bolts, Sic BAKERS lover 10 oz), 3Ic nails 3Sc.
soc old sheatnlng, mixed lots l0c ale American
ingot lake 23iSc. 239Sc. per ID. Yellow metal-New
sheathing and bronze 22c bolts 2sc nails pc. ID.
Manila darge and small sizel per lb, i4se a
I5l,c cordage, bolt rope yarns, loo i7c tarred
Manila, 14c. Sisa rope, l1sc. i2Aac New Zealand
ike i21ac. Russia hemp, taned l4c. American do.
I4c. Russia bolt rope. l7c.
UorTos on the spot duL Quotations ordinary
and strict ordinary reduced nc good ordinary
duccd Lice; ; good mddng advanced Life strict
good middling fair advanced c, and ained low mid
ding nj below reduced nc Futurss we're 3sf2c
c The closing prices to-day compArs With frlday s
ntas rtraau ilftrn
The New York herald., 1875-12-29
RAILROAD FREIGHTS.

At ten o'clock tomorrow morning there will be .
meeting Of prominent Western railroad managers at the
ST. Nicholas Hotel in this city number OF these gen.
temen arrived in town yesterday morning, and hei
an informal or preliminary meeting during the after
noon. Among others present were Mr.. James \. Joyd
President OF the Michigan Central road; Mr.. W. b.
Strong Superintendent OF the same company, and Mr.
McCuiloch OF the Pttsburg and Fort Wayne road The
object OF the proposed meeting is TO settle the question
Of freight cattle from the West to the East
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON Dec. % 1875.
rooS Cotton STst ndGs isG 10y sao han @
coastwise. eco Sales. ss6 Stock, IS, 1858,
NEW ORLxAss, Dec IS 1875.
ding. llssc good ordinary 1896 Net receipts s57o
bales gross 200 Exports to France, 7o6 Sales 1000
NOBLE Dec IS, 1875.
Cotton unchanged; middlins i24c low midding &c
good ordinary, lOac Net recepts 3,25l bales Exports
Stock, 76 220
sAvASsAH Dec. %, 1878.
rIas c0ton qpie middias lsAc Gy mi ,@gddng l2c good
Exports, coastwse, 1,754 Sales 1891. Stock oS56L
CHARLESTON Dec % 1875
Cotton steady middling. 12zs lsc low mddng l2sGc
es,l22. -
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. 2s 1875.
Spirits Of turpenne Is strong 34c Rosn is firm
81 421a for strained Tar is qniet at VI So
oswEco, Dec % 1875
Flour unchanged sales !, 400 bbls. Wheat quiet No
Milwaukee Club, 81 80 extra white Michigan 81 So Corn
81 No Canada al 81 10 and No Bay az 81 is Corn
meal, $50 for bolted and SO for unboed Millfeed-
sssS' ssa OF siS '0 'h'D'an' Sis $2i middlns' s2'
BUFFALO, Doc. IS. 1875.
corn, 5000 do oats 1900 do barley 10 900 do Ship
unchanged Grain Of all kiuds neglected prices entirely
nominal Pork dui At So g for heavy mess Lard dull at
CHICAGO Dec % 1875
Flour dull Wheat active, but and lower; No,
pss c sDTaaS 3 No. PSt ss sss Sees.s s s
63c Corn active but lower; No 2 fire spot; 474c bid
SOC. 4oc Oats quiet and unchanged Rye quiet and
changed Barley firm at s21sc spot soc February Dressed
s Sa sss At ss ssa ar s
March, al Lard % n fair demand s but Uws a a 10 ss M
shoulders. 7c; clear rib and clear sides loc and lo3c
soa bushels WSsat do sofn DO oas
1000 do rye, 1000 do. barley. shpmentsl1oOo bbls
-four 2 900 bushels wheat 5000 do corn looo do oats
The New York herald., 1875-12-29
COMMERCIAL FACILITIES.

The extensive cotton warehouses at tho American
piers, TompknsvIlc, s l., are nearly nlled with
cotton aud still more is arriving. A large and very
powerful press has been erected there for re-
pressing the bales before shipment
II is stated that another large dock Is to be con-
structed by the Coast Wreckng Company at Staple
ton s. l., for commercial purposes.
The New York herald., 1875-12-29
CHICKEN THIEVES.

Around Union Hill, seacaucus, North Bergen, Wee
hawken, N. j., gang OF desperadoes have bcss
robblng the farmhouses OF their poultry. Soma
of the threaten 10 shoot any suspicious looking
characters thsy may soc around ther places ~ nighL
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Closing pRlcEs-3P. n.
MONEY! MARKET.

Money on call has ruled at al per cent, with the
latter as tho closing The demand during the las.
half hour sharp, but supplied within the ega,
rate. The domestic exchanges on New York to-day
are reported by telegraph follows;cincinnati Toe
so 81 per ST. 900 discount st. Louis, 81 75 Charles
son--Sterling, buying, * 5l6 discount; selling at
par. New Orleans 7-16 \. Savannah, "a discount
Chicago so cents discount
Foreign exchange duh but nrm; prime sterling
asking rates 485K and So; selling rates, g. So S51
and 4ssh a4s9; reichmarks, 9515 a 95H and eeA a
p6x cables 965s o.; prime Paris 513A and 5.1lA.
Gold was nrmer toward the close, when IL advanced
20 113 The opening and lowest price Of the day was
112X. The rates paid for carrying were l. ., 3 "a 4
~, s, 4 and, finally, Q per cent
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STATE BONDS

State bonds dull, the largest transactions hav
ing been in South Carolina non-undable AZ s.
New York coupon bounty loan brought l07 Tennessee
old Ak, and North Carolina, April aud October, 52
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
hn nNin he philadnlnhla
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GOVERNMENT BONDS,

Government bonds were in active demand by inves
sors and institutions United States skies Of 1884, reg
isteEed sold At ll91 coupons 'o5 old, at 115kj do,
new, at 1isK 12O; do, registered, eos, lleH; cou
pons Of 1867 I22k do, registered 1885, registered
nves OF 1881, 11ex registered, OF 1868, llsx. Tho
close was Arm at the following quotations:-U
States currency skies. 1223s 122s do. do. 1881,
The New York herald., 1875-12-29

l0:l5 AND 1880 A. n.
lIesE $1,000 Us5-2o. C. '67. BIC lx2k
ll5lS 1900 do. small l2ly4
119yS 450OO U S 5-2o,r, '67. be lless
100 IOOOuS 5-20, C, '0S. b 0 l22ss
116ll 10000 u s 5-20, T, 49,. lls1s
12ats 5000 U 5 IS. r,'6l.b Q il6ss
FIRST B0ARD-l0:S0 A. NJ.
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FINANCIAL.

G7A0 OAn CASn-WITH UNINOUMBERED I'M
DIUU.UUU proved city and Wsslehester Properly,
10 purchase Dry Goods or other class largo
stocks preferred Address PURCHASER box 1853 Post
Office.
The New York herald., 1875-12-29
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

PARTY CLOSING OUT BUSINESS HAS A
"A stock of Merchandise. about $4,000 70 ex-
change for real estate and quarter caAh A BLOA-
QvISr. $50 Nassau street.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-09-23
Speculate and Spoliation.
L. Mason.

In ell things that engage the attention
OF our restless population, the making Of
money is the pivotal point upon which
the incense life Of our people centres.
"liow can make some mo ey," is the
hrst question asked Of himself by the
average American when his eyes are
opened IN the morning, and the same
Question recars when approaching eve
ming brings to a close the day of excite.
meut and anxiety. Wien he meets an
acquaintance be asks. ''can you tell me
how | can make some Money" and so il
gocs-mOuey. money. money, "how can
| or We make some money.
To the obssrSsnt mind, which sees be
meath this upper current Of money >makir z
thought the warm tide Of generous feel,
ing that forms the suhstratum Of Ameri.
can life, tue anomaly is presented of a
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Ts miIi Uwners.
Elaine.

The on'y uOn-exPlcsise coal oil in the
word. Go 70 John s. Males. aud lei
him pr0si it to ysa
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-09-23
nation Of spendtarifts.

natiun Of spendtirifts
i'afs ilg ha,Hl,ss tie ratou has
many periods OF hraa,ial lrostnlion, AMI,
recovering from then taroagh tie sheer
force Of uEfagging imlastry and bound
less resources, We, ne q people have never
Prvhted by our " experience. The
lessoss taught BY the disasters Of the pas.
are lost sight Of in the light which gilds
the opening future. Conservatism in
money matters is. with Us. AN almost mn
known thug Ecorom, of means with
the view OF building up Tor ourselves and
our children, through the slow,groNing
but sure process Of aecret;on attendant
upon well,directed industry such a
foundation of property as may not be
shaken by financial storms-s seldom
thought Of. Trusting to chance. the
ayerge Americas viii launch his fnan.
cial craft npon the unsettled sea Of dis
turbed values, in the firm belief that he
eau avoid the shoals and rocks up n
which so many have been wrecked fail.
ure at er failure m J at n his elgcr -
well,known financial principles are
nothing to hIm, be is a law unto himself
aud recognizes no other. Stumbling and
Laundering through the mire Of insane
theories. he ignores the history and ex
perience Of all times, aud wrecks himself,
where have been stranded the hopes spd
fortunes oil millions who have preceded
him.
Speculative periods occur in the histor,
Of all nations; men become mad through
the seductive hope OF rapidly aecuuula.
ted wealth; but the law Of labor, o
or later, demands and secures the ,cov.
tion of the cardinal fact that product We
industry is the only source from whence
can be drawn individual and natlopa!
wealth.
We are a cosmopolitan pe'ple, ab.orb,
ing into our life the best and worst ele.
ments Of all nations. Every ship that
reaches our shores comes trcight,d with
restless, ambitious men, who help to swell
the speculative tide that sweeps over our
land. Unappreciative of the fact that
ali wealth springs primarily from the soil,
an exhaustive system Of ayr culture has
prevailed. gradually lesseniug the pro.
ductise capacity Of our 6elds. The
farmer has thus placed himself in the
rauks Of the Spectator, inasmuch as be
has sacrificed to immeiiute gain the Ger,
tainty Of permanent am increasing re-
suits under a paiGstakings system OF re.
storing TO the sui Its productive capacity,
II there be any one condition under
which the law Of compensation is II. re
%inexoTably operative than another, it is in
the matter Of the robbery CT tie soil,
lostead Of a patton of SPECTATORS, VIC
must become a nation Of producers, and
the ingn!te capacities Of our own soil
enabling us to support en]less industries
with their legitimate OutgrOxth, viii
make US. indeed, that is, if we are tr,e
in the moral as well as the physical sen &
tbs leader among nations.-Pen and
Piop.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-09-23
The Old Fire Still Burns.

an E&aT
Those who werc intimate with Senator
Brcwnlow twenty years ago. NJ ws were
will recognize. at once, in an editorial Of
Sunday Mornings Chroaicl., something
of TIE old FIRE that chara ~;terizel hi,
writings at that time, Indeed the edito.
rial, 10 question, brings back a vivid re.
mcmbera Ice Of the manner iu which bis
nerciless pen excorated his enemies.
Friend and foe then feared that peu anu
dreaded Its scalpings and revelations.
lie spared no one who Glanced to cross
bis pathway. And it was often amusing
how he would wake up some luckless fei
low, may be . thousand miles distant who
had, without supposing bis abuses Of
the Senator would ever reach his ears.
The FIRST thing he wouli know bis char.
acter from boyhood up would be strik-
ingly portrayed in Brownlow's Kuux.
vile Wing. and the poor fellow
would gladly drop back into bis hiding
place never again to show his head.
He literally had bis " enjoyment in
thus dragging to the light Of day such
characters, but it is due him to say he
sas usually adjusted more by down
right mischief than by any malicious ii,
tent. This, we confess. soul DIS strange,
yes. very strange. in view Of tie foods o
invectivc aud violeat vituperation aid
~denunciatiOn which have poured forth
from his whitening pen. yet those who
have known him intimately for the Ia |
quarter of q century see nothing remarEa
bic in it. Senator Brownlow Is not at
heart a vildictive men, but. on the con.
trafy, n Of :he kinlcst of men. II {
political career we don't pretend to ac-
count for if be does himself. No doubt
he is more sstonished ct it thar
anybody else. His eternal hatred Of
Democracy aud everything akin to De,
mOcracy. viii explain il, perhaps 70
some extent.-Thc Age.