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ANOTHER BIG swINDLE.
The superintendent Of Public nstrue.
tiOn of Kansas Implicated in the
Issue of Fraudulent school
Bonds.

Topeka, December 2l.-JOhu Fraser
State superintendent Of public insirue.
uohi L. ID. CavensUgh, secretsrS oi
sta e, and A, +. Rudolph, Et,Cr iey.
general, constituting the State commits
sioueri Of the permanent school fund,
Dave made statement n Gav5Tnor Os,
porn that ~ different timss sit ce Sep.
temoer they purchased certain Kan
sas school district bonds, Turp5rtiE e to
nave b. lsaued by districts in Mitchell,
Jewell Republic, and other counties.
amCuhtlng to nearly eighteen thousand
dollars. Suspicious circumstances con-
nected with these bonds led ths com.
mlssi0ners to examine into the matter,
and they have just discovered ihas the
bonds were fraudulent, and issued with
tue design to perpetrate q swindie. 1t
also appears that the State treasurer,
Samuel Loppten, who paid for these
bonds on the orders Of the commission
ers OF the school fund, was not careful
as to the identity of the persons to whom
ne palu the. money, a9d suspicion has
Deeu aroused that he IL in some wsy
connected with the sWindle, and that
Governor OSBORN has demanded his
resignation, which has been tendarsd,
A detective is now working up the case.
1t is held that the State treasurer is lia-
BILE for money paid him for these bonds,
and suit will be commenced against
him to recover the amount. Criminal
prosecution perhaps will also be insti-
tuted against him.
A fight occurred three or four days
ago between two hunting parties of
Cheyenne and Arspahoe Indians, about
fifty miles west of Camp Supply, IN
which a number on each side were
wounded. The fightgrew out ofthe Arsp-
ahoes Infringing upon the rights Of the
A detachment OF the Fourth
cavalry are now with the Cheyennes,
and detachment OF the fifth cavalry
are with the Arapahoes to preserve
peace.
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Ex.CopEederate Conservatives.


Cincinnati Commercials Washington Core
spondent
Ths fact that the southern men are
more conservative than the Dorthern
Democrats at this moment is perfectly
apparent to the On-lOOker here. In q
QUIET way, the eX-COnfederates have
had several consultations lately, and
have agreed to froWn down every at
tempt at the introduction Of such ques-
lions as will provoke angry feeling, or
as give color to the assertion thai we are
to have legislation 80 far as the house is
concerned) ia the interests of the survi-
vors OF the late Co1federacy. Unless
strong and hitherto unseen influences
are brought to bear, this determination
may lie expected 10 be carried out. 1t
will be impossible TO avoid everything of
an offensive nature, 30 long IS there are
focls In the world, but these gentlemen
are very much impIessed that they have
a Democratic President to elect next
year, aud that It cannot be accomplished
without the aid Of northern votes which
must not be driven swsy by ill-advised
partisan efforts t. galvaniZs and popu-
iarizs q dead and gone issue. This may
not be assigning the highest motive,
but il Is 3 wise one. In assigning the
important offices OF the house, the north
was given the chief ones, but those
which fell u the south involved the dis
tribution Of good many small places,
and they are pretty generally filed
by fellows who could not take the "ifon-
cisdu oath. some complaint hiss been
made Of this, but have OBJ erved that
1t came chiefly from the Democrats Of
the north who, crowded out and dissp-
pointed, have suddenly taken to de-
nouncing the greedines5 OF ex.Confed-
crates.
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ST. LOUIS.
Formal Opening Of the New Merchants
Exchange One OF the Finest Build
IBgs Of Its Class In she World.

ST. LOUIS, December 2l.-The mer-
| chants exchange hall, in the new
| chamber Of commerce building, on
Third street, between Chestnut and
Pine, was dedicated this noon with
elaborate andimp1sing ce rsmOnes. The
exchange was called TO order ia the Old
building, on Main street, which has
been occupied for twenty years, at eleven
o'clock by President Roland, and O
beautiful and affecting farewell address
deliver d by Wayman Grove, one OF
the oldest merchants in the city. The
procession was then formed under the
grand marshsl5hip Of VIM. Hamilton
and several assistants, embracing Com
pany A Of the National Guard Rife as
s0cistion, Captain Charles Z. Pearce.
Commanding; president and directors of
the chamber of commerce, association
Of architects, builders and contractors of
building, ex-presidents Of the mer-
chants exchange, president, officers,
directors, secretaries, various committees
and members OF the exchange and cot
ton exchange, and marched through
some OF the principal streets to the new
building. After the great crowd had
entered the spacious new hall, the as
semblage was called TO order by Hon. E.
VI StduoIu1 anu mbJOT ETSlClS ~. Lee
architect OF the building, was introduced,
who, in brisf speech, surrendered his
trust and delivered the keys of the hall
to R J. Lockland, president of the
Chamber of commerce association, who
In turn gave possession Of the hall to D.
P. Rowland, president of the merchants
exchange. Mr.. Rowland then delivered
a congratulstory address to the members
Of the exchange, reviewing the past his-
tory of that institution and predicting
for it very brilliant future. Prayer
was then offered by Rev. w. G. Eliot,
chancellor OF Washington university.
Captain James B. Eads was then
introduced, and delivered an
elaborate and eloquent dedicatory sd
dress. A poem on "Commetee,n by
Scion n. Sapp, and impromptu speech
es by members OF the exchange, fol.
lowed. The immense hall wss packed
with spectators, and many OF the oldest |
and most prominent citizens ia all the |
walks Of life were present.. This hall Is |
raid to be not only the largest bat fer the |
finest room in the country devoted to
commerce. It is two huudred and fit. |
teen feet long by one hundred wide and |
sixty-four feet high, Of most elaborate |
and decorated and furnish |
ed in the most costly manner.
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Hallway News.

New YORK, December 2I.-This af.
tefno0n q dispatch wss received by
Vice-President Blanchard, of the Erie
railroad, announcing that the Grand
Trunk railroad had declined to enter
tain the proposition for an increase of
their. freight rates from Boston to Chi.
cggo In order to correspond with the
present rates from this city. In cOnse-
quence of this refusal the Erie railway
company resolved to put their rates for
freight to Chicago st the following
figures: First-class, thirty cents per
one hundred pounds; second.cless,
twenty-five cents; third GLASS, twenty
cents; foufth-cisss, twenty cents, snd
special class, including sugars, Coffees,
etc., fifteen cents. These rates are much
lower than those which have been in
operation from Boston, and which were:
First-ciass, forty cents per one hundred
pounds to Chicago; second. class, forty
ceuts; thiri-clsss, thirty cents; fourth
class, twenty-five cents, and special
Glass fifteen cents. Mr. Blanchard said
he had not heard to-day from the mana
gers Ofthe New York Central and Penn
sylvania rosd, but their action would be
joint, and ell the New York schedules
would be red1ced together,
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AUSTRALIANS BIG SHOW.
The international Exhibition at Mel.
beurne-RemarkRbIe Progress

Victoria, Australia, opened ber grand
international exhibition at Melbourne
on the second Of September, with un-
usual show and display, both of civic
and military character. In few parts
Of the world has the invitation extended
by the United States to unite in the
Centennial celebration and exhibition
been more readily and heartily respond
ed to than in Victoria, and the exbibi-
ton lately held is recognized as merely
preliminary to the efforts that will be
made to show the world what has been
done in the way Of productions and mau-
ufactures in that far.of country, when
the lists axe Oiened in Philade'phia IN
1876. The advance Of Victoria has been
marvellous when ali the circumstances
are taken into consideration. In 1851
MelbOurn, was a mere village; now II
imports goods to the amount Of sl6 600. .
600, and exports to the amount OF eI4 =
600, 600. In 1854 Victoria was country
of gold miners and traders. Little else
was done in the way of business. Most
ofthe industry OF the country was turned
in that direction. Now it's productions
and industries are varied. The excel.
lence Of the tweeds manufactured in
Victoria are admitted by all who have
seen them; the art Of bIass-ioundinp
and marble-cutting have been carried to
high state OF perfection, while the ag-
ricultural implements manufactured will
bear comparison with those produced in
old counties. Ali these aud a host
Of other articles were exhibited at
Melbourne and ELECTED the attention and
commendation of vast throngs Of peo.
pie. AT the exhibition OF 1854 there
were four hundred and tWenty-eight
exhibits, occupying nineteen thousand
fee: of space. At the late exhibition
there were forty-flve hundred exhibits,
and the space occupied summed up sew
enty-eight thousand feet. This increase
marks the general progress Of the coun-
try in industry, wealth and general pros
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WAsHINGToN, December Isl. Il.
FItzhugh, doorkeeper OF the house Of
representatives, has completed his APP
pointments. J. w Jennings, of Texas,
is his assistant; A. w. Fletcher, of Penn
sylvsnia, superintendent Of the folding
room; A. r. Rese, of Georgia, superi1-
tendent OF the document room; q, c
Aleshire, of Ohio, assistant superinteDd-
ent Of the document room; Lafay etre
Fitzhugh, Of Texas, document file
clerk. The assistant doorkeepers are
divided among the States as follows:
New York, three; Arkansas, two, ard
one each for Ohio, Missouri, Virginia,
Wet Virginia, ulinois, Indiana, Texas,
North Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia,
Alabsms, aud Mississippi and one from
the Nstioral soldiers home. The CLERK g
in the folding room are divided as fol-
lows: tennessee, two; Texas, two;
Georgia, two; Pennsylvania, two, and
one each to Ohio, Alabama, LOuisiansy
Indisns, Missouri, Wisconsin, CslifOr-
nis, Connecticut, West Virginia, and
Illinois. Tne twenty-slx pages and
nine other persons in subordinate posi'
tions are divided among the States.
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The Pelican Mining Scandal.

New York Sum-
The Pelican mining company had for
several years been working with great
profit silver lode On one side of Demo-
cratic mountain, near Georgetown, in
Colorado. The Dives company, which
had begun operations on the other side
OF the same mountain, ran what was
csllel q cross-cut into the vsin belong
ing to the Pelican company, and then
set up an absurd claim that they were
entitled to one-half the lode. OF course
the courts decided sgainst the intruders,
who thereupon secured the assistance Of
h. II. Honore, the father-in-law Of
Fred Grant and Senator Logan, who
secured the removal of Judge Belford,
then justice of the district in which
the two mines were situated, and
the appointment in his place OF one
Stone, personal friend Of Bonore's,
who, upon being inducted into Office, at
once granted an injunction preventing
the owners of the Pelican from operat-
ing their own mine. It Is alleged that
stock OF the value Of five hundred
thousand dollars was distributed be-
tween Senator Logan, Fred Grant and
Honore, in order to secure the removal
Of Judge Bedford; but Senator Logan
says he paid about forty thousand dol
lars for his interest in the property
which Is in litigation. Even II this is
true, the improperly of his conduct in
using his official influence for the re-
movsl of Judge BelfCrd is none the less
evident. But there is a still more dis
agreea Sle feature In this shameful busi-
ness. Judge Stone, who was appointed
to aid HonOre, Logan q Co. in their plot
to get possession of the Pelican mine,
followed his action In that case by an
order, made without notice or hearing,
which gave one of the Dives party
possession OF mine belonging to an
English company, which that company
had held, by patent, from the United
States, for seven year,, having paid
five hundred thousand dollars cash for
the property which was so summary
cOpfiscated. This seems Incredible,
but We have the facts from the most su-
thentic sources. One United States sem
stor and our minister to the Court ofSt.
James have already acquired Disgrace
ful nOtoriety in England in connection
with discreditable mining Job, and
now we have another senator, aud a
near relative of the President, associated
in au Interference with the Judiciary Of
Colorado, which has resulted In an arbi-
trary spoEation of English investors in
an American enterprise, compared with
which the Emma mine affair was the
mildest kind ofswindliDg II the United
States are not thoroughly disgrSced in
the eyes OF the world, it will not be the
fault of Grant, his administration, his
nearest friends, or the members of bis
household,
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ADDITIONAL BIVER REPORTS
Associated Press D,snasobes,

ST. LOUIS, December 21.-Arrived
Colossal, Vicksburg; Commonwealth
New Orleans. River about stationary,
Weather showery and warm.
VICKsBURG, December 2l.-Rivel
stationary. No boats down. Up: Mary
Miller. Arrived: Tidal Wave.
New ORLEANS, December 2I.-Arriv.
ed: Mollie Moore, st. Louis; John B.
Msude, Memphis. Departed: FI. C.
Yaeger, st.Louis; Arlington, Ohio river
Weather cloudy.
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Swami Fires Rahcock

CHICAGO, December 2l.-The fire
which appeared 10 the northwest Of this
city, last night, proves to have been the
burning of large amount of swamp
grass In the vicinity OF Mortified, about
sixteen miles northwest of here. 1t is
not known that any lives have been
lost though the flames seem to have
spread over great section of coul try.
About two thousand tons Of mnwn
prairie gTsss are said to have Ueen
destroyed.
Colonel Bsbccck left here for Wash
ington last night. Judge Cream, bis
counsel, OF st. Louis, held consultation
with Babcock yesterday evening, and
went With him to Washington. The
trial will occur ia st. Louis, beginning
The eleventh of January, in the United
States clcuit court. be ore Judges Treat,
OF st. Louis, and Dillon, Of Iowa.
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Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.
New York Herald.l

WASHINGTON, December IS. The
southern troubles will come up in force
IN congress after the holidays. Senator
Mortonis determined to investigate Mis-.
siss1ppi, and a number OF Ames men are
here to prompt him. He means to carry
his resolution for an investigating COM
mlttee through the senate on Monday,
but he will probably fail. The Loulsi-
ana question will come up on a molten
te seat Mr.. Pinchbaek, which wilt be
debated at great length; but it is said
that If the Louisiana legislature, which
meets on tie first OF January, should
make haste to elect good man as SEN
ator, the senate would probably accept
him instead OF Pinchbaok. The Ala
bama question will come up Ia the shape
OF q presentation by the Legislature Of
evidence intended to unseat Senator
Spencer. The Legislature meets on the
twenty-ninth of December The inves.
tigation com mittee which tsok evidence
during tbs summer and fail, and will
take more at once, will make it's report,
and on this the general assembly will
appeal to the senate. Mr.. Spencer has
taken alarm, and has already made the
first move in the senate to counteract
his opponents. Arkansas is quiet and
prosperous under Governor Garland, and
the tide OF emigration has once more
turned tOwsrd its borders.
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More Whisky Rusfness.

New York World
Now come juniors from Chicago that
Senator Logan and Mr. Campbell, the
fsthsI-in-law OF General Bsbcock, are
IMPLICATED in the whisky frauds In that
city. From Indisnspolis also comes
similar rumor inculpstiUg MT. Hollo'
way, postH aster, editor and oT0ther-in-
law OF Senator Morton. AT the same
time IL is affirmed that Morton is NOV
ing heaven and earth in the effort 10
have Dyer, the SI. LOUIS district sttor-
ney, toward whom he cherishes an an
cient grudge, turned out, partly, it may
be. to pay off old scores, and partly to
help Bsbcock along. Truly this whisky
business is bringing itself very closely
home TO the burning and shining lights
OF the Republican party. These stories
may be true or not. They have a look
oi truth, as that dee which inculpstes
Rahcock
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,srity. The last exbibitiop was held

| perity. The last exhibition was held in
1872. Since that time fifty Thousand
rave been added to the population Of
Victoria, ard seventy. five thousand ad-
! GItl mai acres have been brought
uoder cultivation. At the same
time the revenue has been in
creased EiOO, 600; the shipping inward
ana outwsrd has increased by more
than 2OO 600 tons; the imports have
sweiled from Gl2 $40 600, ia the year
prior to that q! the last exhibition, to
mat OF nearly El7,000 600, o: by over
E4,5Oo 700 sterling, aud lhs exports have
lac'ea'ed in the same period from EI4,-
5U,OOO to El5, 400 coo, or by eco 600
aud this Notwithstanding 8 falling of of
E2,5OO, ,OOO sterling in the exports OF gold.
Children at school have increased by
13 OOO: manufactures have increased
fom l745 70 2l09, or by 1854; tie hands
employed in manufactures have in
creased from 19, 294 to 2S,026, or by 1882,
and the capital invested in manu!ac-
tories, so far a. it is represented by the
value OF lands, buildings, machinery and
plant, has increased from 81, ,725, ,I25 to
e6, 79S, $50, or by s2,073, ,695 This is
a most gratifying exhibit OF the
progress OF one portion of Australia, and
sueh s country and people should be
represented in Philadelphia in 1876 so that
the world can take notice of the advances
they have made in less than quarter Of
a Century. With the groNth OF the ma
terisi Interests OF Victoria come aspira-
tloDs for changes and advances of a gov.
ernmental character, and in alluding to
the union of Victoria and the United
States in the Centennial movement the
Melbourne Age says: "The event Amer
iCa celebrate by an exhibition is that of
her birth as nation. The day Of Aus
traliRn federation ought not to be far of, |
and when We proclaim the foundation |
Of our dominion Australia may be justi- |
fed in inviting the nations to join in q |
worlds fair in the empire city OF the |
south.U
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LONDON, December 2l.-Heury Vain
wright, convicted OF the murder OF Har.
riet Lane in White chapel road in
this city, was hanged at Newgate tc-
day. Just before he was pinned he
handed the governor Of the prison a
written statement, which he desired
made public. In this paper be scknowl-
edges the justice Of the sentence, though
he does not admit he murdered the
vnunU UnI,.an
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LOUISVILLE, December 2l.-Frank
Eich, a German laborer, was found Iy-
ing in the mud at the bsee of bridge
near this city to-day. Eich stated that
the night previous while at the bridge
to fulfill an engagement he was assault
ed and robbed by highwaymen, who,
after obtaining his money, threw him
from the bridge to the ground below.
Eich was seriously wounded, and could
not recognize the men who assaulted
him, aud therefore 20 arrests have been
rneda
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TIE merchants Of st. Louis yesterday
op med their new exchange building un.
der circumstances of great ecldt, such
as befit,ed 70 magnificent a monument
Of their munifcence, intelligence snd
enterprise; for interiorly as well as ex.
teriorly it is one Of the fnest, most
chsste and elegant buildings devoted to
commerce to be found in the world.
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The Commercial Loan ComDany

CHICAGO, December 2I.-The direct
0rs OF the Commercial Loan company,
81 North Clark street, yesterday decided
to wind up business, and made an as
signment to Joel Hervey. The osuse is
understood to be personal disagreement
and not financial embarrassment, the
assets being fully equal to the liabilities,
including the capital. The tOtal indebt.
edpess, the directors state, is four hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, and the
capital one hundred thousand dollars;
the assets Of all kinds, five hundred and
fifty thousand do lars. The suspension
has caused no excitement in com % ercial
circles.
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Fatal Accident.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, December 2l.-A
fatal accident occurred at Berea, Ohio,
Saturday afternoon. Two young men,
Joseph Hulse and Asher Wellington,
were out hunting. WELLINGTON was
walking about ten feet in advance of
Hulse, whose gun lay across his arm a.
full cock, and was accidentally dis
charged, the charge entering young
WelIington's leg just below the knee
Joint, from the effects Of which he died
at an earlY hour last evening.
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OUR readers will be glad to learn that
the venerable nestor OF the American
bar-Mr. Charles O'Conor-is recover
ing, and that bis physicians are encour-
aged to believe that, notwithstanding
his great age, ne win live long enough
to complete his work Of breaking up the
nest Of thieves who, under Tweed, al
most bAnkrupted the city Of New York.
We hone SO
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Latest from the ExiIes.

Thomas c. Fields is at present residing
st 81 Victoria street, Montreal. Mr..
Fields is il the tobacco business with s
Mr.. M'Mullen, late of Brooklyn. M'MHl-
len was connected with the old whisky
ring. Tney do a good business, and
Fields is living in his former luxurious
style. Harry Genet has gone TO Torontr,
He is leading sporting kind Of life,
He won eight hundred dollars flom " al.
ter Shsndley,a "a well-knoWn New Yorker,
st the Ottawa races.
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SCALPs were not receivable In pay
ment Of taxes for Is74, but they are good for
those Of this year u captured in Tennessee.
WoI scalps are rated Al two dollars; bear,
wildcat and red fox, one dollar each; gray
fox, fifty cents DyeTsblu0 Pro0ress.
Wouldn't it be good idea to pay out
these scalps to the holders of our State
bonds who sre crying for their INTEREST,"
Suoh trophies Of our hunters would GER
tsinly be better than nothing. But
perhaps, better still would be to take the
scalps Of the "blca.ed h'aristoerats" and
those Of the fellows who are continually
bowling about the State debt.
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South Carolina Affairs

CHARLESTON, s. c.. December 2I.-
Governor Chamberlain has refused to
Issue the commission Of Whipper and
Ex-Governor Moses, obnoxious judges
elect. He says that as the terms of the pres
entincumbsnts ofthe offices to which the
above named PERSONS claim to have been
elected will not expire until the general
assembly, the present general assembly
has not the right TO elect their SUCCESS
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Sentenced for DsfrnudIne uncIe Sam

Taft, a gsuger, convicted Of cOnspiring
to defIaud the revenue, was to-day sem
fenced TO five months imprisonment in
tbs State prison and fne Of two thou
sand dollars and half the costs of the tri.
al. Phillip Wamar, convicted Of the
same offense, was sentenced to eight
months imprisonment in the county Jail
and fine Of two thousand dollars and
half the costs of trial.