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The New York herald., 1876-10-12

The wheat quiet and heavy quotahly
lower. The sales abon 10000 bushels 81 2b tor
amber Michigan Sl - Tor amber Tennessee: 81 10
tor extra white Michigan u - u 70 for Indiana
81 10 tor No ChcaEo I'll FL 10 for old GRADED
sprng. aud 81 lsA 81 20 Tor winter Western
quiet 7uc 13c or Western Barley fairly ac
tive; 500 bushels soid 81 iar light weight up Lake
Canada Barey malt was quiet. Corn hrmer aud
active. Tue sales 56,c 5r
55s.r Tor Kansas. JSc for yellow. 90
for Western yellow; 57c 5-c Tor Dclaware ye ON
pier and 51iac, for No. Chicago mxca. o. were
quiet weak The sales only uDD bushels 3Oc
Iic. for Western: 5c. Ale tor white Western
mixed 45c isc. white State 4lc
Western 35c. for No New York graded and
3 &c. for No. . New York mixed.
lfxMP Juri1--Thc narSet firm but quiet. We
sales Boston OF 100 bates butts at spot
We quot. American dressed $50 500 for
sS5 Tor double ard clio 81 20 tor rough Russia
$1uD 10 gold. Italian. Sss5 $780, gold: jute 3sc
5c, buts. 27nc. cash anJ time
Manila hemp i5sc goid; Ssal hemp. Sac 5sac.
Roid; istc, 51,c. 5Anc., gold.
MoLassEs-rhc market for New Orleans was qniet but
steady. Foreign quiet and nominal at Sic .tSc for
> test quote: Cuba, Centrifugal aud mixed. 2ic .
SOC clayed. J2c 3Gc do. niuscovado refining 3Jc q
37c. do, grocery, $50 sUc. Porto Rico 3oc. 5Sc.
The New York herald., 1876-10-12
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
The closing prices Of Philadelphia stocks are as

The following securities were sold at auction TO-
day:-Forty shares First National Bank, Yonkcrs
los; do. United States Trust Company 357k:
IL do Jefferson Insurance Company LAG; $5lO Jefer-
Insurance Company scrip ~; So 900 Portland and
ogdensburg Railroad irsts, 4o $lo,5oo do. do. do,
new 25
The New York herald., 1876-10-12
The rest OF the market was stationary
TnK MONEY MARKET

Money call closed easy per cent. The follow
Ing the rates OF exchange New York tho un-
dermenticnec cities to-day Savannah, selling par
buying Il discount Charleston, $40 discount to par
New Orleans, commercial 7-l6 bank III ST. Louis, 100
discount; Chicago, so discount, and Cincinnati quiet
l-10 discount Sterling exchange was quiet but firm
Prime. nominal asking rates, 81 and s5tl; selling
rates, e. 4s3 4s3Is and 4S5. Reichmarks "a. 94I
and 95k 95,s Cables 95h. Prime Paris, 20 and
k17k
Gold opened at l0s5s and closed at 100, with few
sales In tho lo9. The carrying rates were
l. and per cent, and the borrowing rates a and l
pcr cent and fiat
The New York herald., 1876-10-12

l0:l5 AND 1880 A. NJ.
lIsk s 500 Us5-2o,c.'o7.. lI4y.
ll6 5oo,u : SIS, 1910, ii4
1l14 5000 do. ...... :. l14ls
i1A 1900 US SIS. 'Si, c.. ll4ls
ll4n
The New York herald., 1876-10-12
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKETS.

ssASes' " - ~os o,s"o
5.s.ss fss.;'e oi.S': greet ss5 ase7 ssos ssss
Total. -. 49,. 1880 80 sl4 io.Iys s455
at sc loe per d. wsishss sws 'i io,s cws Scarcely
s ss @ s to Hs on
T. G. Eastman sold f self Is Of horned cattle
Ss ls ", g S
weigh. I ews; VI 81 ,'no; steers as sc pc,
steers [ At pse per IS weigh. & sws: .: = aS: ao:
pSs per- iii it, ~ssn ssssi H sw sw @ g ns ns:
sold o9 s s & HE cSsn
assss psr b. weight e cws; So I!iinoi. steers =.
% fssn ssa ss 5 so Il or Ss Dssa
Gsads. weigh. ss for .;e't; s. DAY - on. @
O. Kahn al sd ,sf
S Kahn Ssnsasky s's" sa
T. ss!sA s 0tss ss'y ssa ss Olssy
7ess.: Ksntusts steers at sac. per IT, weights *
weight ss g ks"sssy ksssssy sf. a.
81 per head weight "a ew los Kenneky steer. at
G s CITY y. sS 'sp r. .o
Il w II ps' 10 Sc Tn 20 M 81
on per read weight 81 ew 80 Illinois steers AZ 9ic
Illinois per b. ssshi ess c~s - & i vosei
81 sSd 9 n Ms s Is @ ss. aS %.s & SOC
nGs s r :. a per M wcs q sssn sd
per iS weight cws - Indian. steers a, ssc per
weight p s~s 'esn s.. ls indians Ga steer: at
At so per s neigh, b sm ~ Wsstnsmsr
;s;s "sss 4
4shsad weights l 81 sw. r..s cws s se"ni M
sold Sea + Iaaa seaa Sa's At
sc ~ ae Canada sheep weight Il I6. per head
per- o aaS a%s wssS ssh 60 ii ia lbs pe pss heal
per p kase 4 Pdcocs ,sold lg cansd. bucks, weight
weight 'ps& hs.d sheep
weight 's C H. 5r.s, ".,s
weight s iSsssy
.. wsfn @ PER d.
per ewt 7. canada lambs, weight a los per head at
e "a es per ias Canada lambs weight - iS. per-
head :, s M n. hss' wsSs' 4 p.
head At e4c. lb: los Ohio sheep weight 81
ssd Per Per iasSs weight
head @ a ssnssn nssD Tssh, 20
4. s, 4 s p 81 be- 4 T. SC s y K5sy Il :9s
is%s Sssh, = Is .'s
San.da lambs weigh. = lbs per head q, 74c per ID
pei E sold State lambs. weight ga 1870
4 &C is: ies state s,, sheen, xsishi $3.50 is;
sc per Hume Elliott sold il State sheep weight Is
a, sac per H.; i State sheep weight sio lbs at
bc per lb. ~ Ohio sheep. weilht l.27o lbs, $40
III lambs. weight 1910 lb.. .. 7hr. per $50
State lambs; weight $40 bs. at 7sc ib "a state
lambs weight $40 lps At 1c per b 63 Sate lambs
by A. lu,son, weigh, $40 bs at per h. lao mix
Csnada sheep and lambs weight l2uvo lbs. a 6ic per
ID. I2S Canada lambs weight s33o lbs at 67sc
23 Canada lambs weight l7so lbs at To- Id 70 Can.
ada bucks weight $50 lbs. at &c. peril.
Mich cowsNo change In the condition of trade since
our last daily report
mand Coarse quality calves slow OF quotations
the same ~ on Monday last.
Hocs.2ss Ohio hogs sold on live weight at CSC CSC
per Id,
The New York herald., 1876-10-12

delivered contract, 7oD bales. For future delivery
the sales follows October 800 III Lice 400
at II 3s2c 100 short notice. at lie November, loo
II 3-t2c., 100 at ll1ac December, loo &c.
II as2e 100 a, II o.l0c Jsnn.ry, 1000 at II 1892
2D ut IL 732c February. Mt 1ssc, 200
April 100 at ~ 32c.: June. 200 l3-s2c. Total
5000 bales To-day up to r. NJ October 300 at isc
2to At IL 532c zoo at 1Ihc 600 IL 5.32c. 400 at
II s-3sc. 200 short notice II l-i6c 200 at ii Lice
November, 20u at II 73.c. 200 ii 5-3,c. Dccem.
ber 600 at II iis2c 100 at ii'c 100 a, II 5isc
nary 200 at II 96c loo ut IL f7-32c 800 IL g.i6c
soo ut II i7a2c 900 a: M February 100 At II a5sac.,
IL 23s2c March, 800 at II l5i6c, 100 ~ Ii 81 3?c
50l AZ II l5uc go at IL 2932c April e0D lai.c.
Total l 500 bales Grand total II 900 bales The receipts
ports follows 2977; New Orleans
4sO: Mobile 02T. Savannah 800: Charleston yau. III
mington s Norfolk 24o New York, ls4; Boston, 37S;
philadelphia, je bales Total. 2o6i9 bales. This
week 1918 BALES This day last 20 367 bales Total
since September S2 bales Cotton closed AS
iolows:-To avre by steam sc compressed; to Hamburg
by steam, l6c. comprcsscd; to Bremen by steam zsc
compressed to Liverpool ila2d by steam; by sail s32c
site.
Flour GRAIS-Rcccipts-Flour 10. 735 bbIs wheat
91146 bushels; corn meal 20 ie6 do 81 $50 do
oats 1870 do 80 o. do harley 80 4Ss d. barley
malt. 1900 do The lonr market was quiet The sales
l 50J bbs including State Western and Southern
annexed quotations Rye -four steady with
bbis. Corn meal firm. fhe sales were 500
al Ns mote
The New York herald., 1876-10-12
CLOSING rRIcEs-3 P. NJ.
ADVANCE AND DECLINE.
The following the changes In closing prices com
pared with those of yesterday

ADvAScE.-c. c. and l. e., -; Harlem, TX; North
west, u; preferred - Paelnc Mall = Rock Island,
81 Faui, Is prcIerred' y thioh racine q.
DEcLISE.-New York Central, "a Delaware and Hud-
son, u; Illinois Central l Lake shore, n; Michigan
Central, a New York and New Haven Il Ohio and
Mississippi u; Wabash, "a; Adams Express, IL;
American, y; United States, q.
, 1876-03-08

SaNtd }laT11ra iGaI.1 PFfss.
Bome two weeks ago, during that heavy storm,
word was brought 10 to our county autllor,ttoa
that = woman Was lytng out ~ thu open ar with
d child that Ind just bean born. Accordingly
b1r. Hyusrsou at once dispatched a back 10 bring
her 10, md stio was tatsn to the 1t. Charles
Hotel. She gavo her namo, As Mrs. Gertrude
Ward. From what We can CLEAN Of her history,
1t appears that she came from New York with
her husband. and At Chicago, either inleu-
ttonAliy or otherwise, size got Beparated from
lin, aud WAS several miles on her Journey
toward California before sho missed him.
At San Francisco. sho got On board a
steamer coming south, With tie lntoptiou, ~ sho
afterward stated, OF jumping overheard, she got
Oh hore AND wandered OUT IN tho country. where
she Nas ovortaken by the storm aud gave BIRTH
to the child. Bhc appeared very deepondent
during bur solouln 1T the hotel, mud yesterday
ended her niEery by taking dose OF po'aou.
Tho story bears upon The face ot IL i cruel case
Of desertlon by the man wl,o swora 10 protect
md cl.oE.sh her. Bu9nly thcro 70 Acmeela that
will oyortnko villain who will hotray woman
aud desott her IN her hous OF need. Her troubles
hAvo nou csased. Rrqufescat III pace.
, 1876-03-08
EXTRAVAGANCE.
one OF TUE rlLOgLEMS or TUE DAY.

r. the Editor Of Ihe Chieago Tribune:
CHICAGO, March 7.-Iu your asttcla Of Sunday,
entitled " One OF tho Problems OF tho Day." you
present tho alternative OF filing the high Offices
Of the 0ovesnlnent from the 100. 900 persons III
the country who have fortunes so ample that
they can support the magniticonco Of living tn
dulged In by all "good society" In Washington
aud other cities from their private inoomeB or
OF raising the salsres OF those otncia!a, Bolcctod
from less opulent class, 30 a. to yte with tho
former.
Whilo applsuding In tho hcartisss manner tho
general tone Of your reuatks. Rpprociating tho
necessity Of eome reform, and deplorlng
tho condition Of thiugs which suggest
such all alternative, beg leave,
through your indulgence, to point to other
ueaus, more in harmony with cur sepublicAn
notions, aud more acceptable TO tho great to,!ug
mRsecs Of the country. from Whose earnings
must be tslen. aud from uloso scAnty or mol
erate-soldom lu1nriols-enjoymsnts must Ia
subtrscted every dollar which Il used 10 crafty
tho sansuou4 OF esthetio tAstes u the establish
neut, furniture, dress, sud eguipage OF those
who in theory AFRO Our servants. Observation
through life, DOW advanced, has co1rlM:sd sua
| tbat tue st1ougest guaranty man can Kiye ot
probity aud fidelity IL lated desifes In sssonsI
oE flmiy s1P-af'4--t No man of experience
, 1876-03-08
THE QUINCY, MISSOURI & PACIFIC.

special Disrntch tn Thd Ch,eaoo Tribune.
QUINCY. ILL.,, ain1ch 7.-Ilo annual mtsuci
OF tho stockholders Of tho Qatnoy, MiIsotn 8
Pacific flatl1oad Company was held at Nta
Quincy to-day. As. Horny Root, President o.
tho road, mado his nnunal report, In which -
stated That tho PASSENGER tariff had baea IT, r.
ducod 20 per conE, wh.c.s had resulted IN :. =
cteasod tecoip.s fsL1n .hss BonIos:o !a,, ~,
tosa! receipts Ia 1915 wero $lSl,0l2 ~
tho tosa, expenses go. 4Gg. Tho percentage G. G.
operating expenses for ths three years aFs I. -
follows; IN 1873. o. por cont ; IN 18Th, d. r.
coal; III 1874 60 per ceuts Tho rocetPe T.. H.
1875 Woro S23, G6U osor those OF 1871. While "
expenses wero considerably less. Tho appEof.n,,,
alton Of lho eA0.li6 net receipts for tbe w. T.
has been as folors. VIZ. Interval. e9a 9s1 - y
count, Il. .75G.00 former salaries aud legal y, y,
poaaoa adjusted. 81, ,Goa4G; earnings duo 8 ne@ y
other roads, o. 7so.os; cash balance sasss;I ~;
The state aud local taxca raid during tao !sS !saSi
Lave upt yqt boon olbcted,
, 1876-03-08

Tho alarm WAS Immediately given, and tho a,.
department woro promptly on band. Tho ita
which At frat promised to bo sorlons conf1agta.
tion, owing to the closo proximity Of numerou,
lumber yards, waa checked In ehort timo 1u.
gieat tlamago wns dons to tho stock nf spice,
oto., in lilo hnittltnR Nv smoke aud watar, III
1iro, Woodward T. Co.. wlio occupy q T.ottiou Of
tho building for tho manufacture Of chemical.
also report losR from thls causo. TI,o foliowns
Insurance. companies Aro tntoEoated !: Fnists
e., 900; Flre Association Of Ph,lhslsphia, "a 0Co'
American of Philadelphia. II. 900, Peoplss d
Tennessee. a3.000; I,yconing of leunsslyaaIa
$1,000 Tarnicra' Of York, $4,000.
, 1876-03-08

All
An interesting dtsnovsty hsa bsau nlade ~. re-
Oreana, Nov, BY gentleman who u !lei'IEss H..
soma friends hare. WAiio strojlinG about u IN
fopthilla north Of tho toWn he tonnd 10 W." ,sn
gully, whore II had boou lati hato by the aeva ~.
OF tho water, potEilod human skull ot foFy XXI III
cu!iar shane, tho lrtsrior OF which Was n1ts Ihs
with crystals Of heautfu! EteeI color. AID Ia
peculiar shapa Of this skull shows boS GUN ~
that lta owner beloaged 10 prchlatosto esa ~. ~
Al losst TO rzoo long extinct, The s.aes ~ .,
tween the cyes il at least threo timer -
Of the average human lcad. and tlo eans'oi sns ii
tlAtness Of the upper part twhe1o tho otsatnita y "a
yonetation arc supposed to sKlst) CAUSED !. ,tn "a
more closely Eeseubls the Uranium Of e'ssIths ia
ape than shat o2 ths modern mau: pa1s Q. .,ts IN
CONS lard substance. bus enough Eamaips y
stamp Il undeniably a. human skull. 10 q. y,
on exhibition 1t the depot. Tho dseoyete. ~.
Walta, think. o{ scnaing It 70 ths -. ~
Instttuts, but 9iu leave It shera 1t y !n ~ y
prssast u aedsE 10 gre svegboa5 sasae' !"
psQeet 1t,
, 1876-03-08
THE sPaLDlA0 c0vRJ.MARrlAI.

San FRAsc1sco. CAL, March Tia the spAld-
Ing Court-alassiss John nrownlce, Cushion Of
tho Vallejo Dauk. tess,aed th.t tho bank had
Certificate Of indebtedness !ssucd TO J. f.
Da!amoulAguIe. on which 1t Lad loaned the lst-
tar S10 900. 6palding admitted tho ganuuo-
peas Of tho signature. but declined 70 accent
Montsgnio's order for tho payment OF the same.
1t still remained unpaid. though taken last
map pa,torn-makos Of tue navy, went to sAou
that The purchase Of tho lumber from Jason
Bpriuaer was At fair market rAtex.
, 1876-03-08

70 th6 Editor a The tRfcd56 1F1bNN.
RAcls1, Wis, March 7.-Judgo William 7.
Lyon, Of the Supreme Court OF this State, is tn
no uiso rclntod TO Jarnos E. Lyon. Of Emmn
alino lame, ~ stated In to-day'a TnlpuaE, Tho
fact tint Judge Lyoa was resident Of this city
whoh electcd, and TINT the family Of James l..
Lyon have Tor msny years resided hore, is the
only foundation for tl.e statement, There as,-
1,oair to 10 different kinds OF Lyons. The
Judge don't "roxE" tho way Jamea doos. Truly
yours ...s ",
, 1876-03-08

Tha frisnds Of that candidate for Recorder Of
Marion County uud.) who has not shaved hta
ftce siuoe Fort Sumter was tired upon and don't
pronose to until senstor Morton 10 elected iTes!.
dent. ato mhklng asrohg pointa III bis AZ fayor, a
less Thing than that las given man Kingdom,
aud Why should It not make Recorder out Of :
good old citizon The boy8 Ats naked to "giys
tbs old man d cbAuce.a
, 1876-03-08

.Spstidf D1spHtch to 1he Chfedao 1Iih4M.
LINCOLN, Scb.. March 7.-Tlotnaa Fill'A1v4
yesterday convlcsed Of murder ut North rI,.,
aud sentenced to bo hanged juno 80. : Filaa
and lis yiotim, Thomas drimos, had bcenp.r.
nora In saloon, and quarTeled about m !es
ho,pe. Grimes made motion to dram 4 rha
when lillian killed. him, lust soptombor. I1o h.a
Two triaiA last week, tho trst resulting In Vt.
dict Of guilty. 4 now arlnl Was graotol. .ta
ordered TO proceed tnstantor. resulting In Nv
sn t.o ueffnutn
, 1876-03-08
md tho thought II again commended 10 Tho reoFo OF

Frnu tlo fali or Adam for bis trnngrtstlon 70 tho
rrescnt d.y no nation has bten FREQ from thrfttsn{S
iooi to the InrlEsra threatening s, anl relnedy hcn
"a rowcr Wesse sRRu as nta
.,,c form ot government 1t s Of tic 4rtaeht import
lance tit II should l.! po.,.s,,a , # ns's.sss g g;
noItanse, ~ a, i. ronld 10 oil.ie and settled at
tlis resann, viz, tho making education cInpu!sofy
70 FAR as 10 t]srve all re WIN rAnol read Anil
"1"e 'ioA' 0'~1'.s NICK,
, 1876-03-08
lEEE DAVIS.

new ORLEANS, March 7.-Mr. Jefferson Davis
lectutod tonight to large audience Ut the Ex-
position Building on tho subject Of tho Ae1iean
War fvE The benefit Of tbs Louisiana Associated
Veterans.
, 1876-03-08

BAN Fn.Nc,soo, Marrh 7.-G0y. Irwin ytst.'.
day revoked uIe roquisitiou for Perrin Il. sua-
ncr, held Lv Nav York nulhotitIoa. Il.
Governor has bacn lad 10 bolieye th.t
Osborne, OH whose affidavit The II.
quiatton was iasuetl, porfurod hInaelf In tbg
affidavit, md IL holding Sumner for bis pa1Is
enls, .rhe order commissioning Osborns as IL,
agent OF this Hsntc In tho caao wss also ro7oxd
, 1876-03-08

Special DlsDateh to 7As CAtesao 5rttunA
pEoa1A, ILL.,, March 7,--About midnight last
night rsttipgitl l. Smiths splce estahiiahmeut
| ~ Nslsy ssssrt I'm discovered y b on aEa.
, 1876-03-08
muRpEn NEAR LsaveNwoaTu.

SVFttNf lFEpElsN % ~ EH1r'IW 1Iiu17R.
LEAyESwonTlI, kau., March 7.--Yesserdag n
ternoon William Durnot was killed by sandfoH
johnson. Thb mon tiyed about G mtlea belo,
Loavonworth on tlio other aiilo Of tho ri1et
At tho time stated they had = dispute about ths
ownership Of wagon, when Johosou eha
lurlat.
, 1876-03-08
ACQUITTED,

Co1usnus o.. Masch 7.-Tho pholpa musdt
trial mas concluded to-day by tho acquit.sl Il
tho acouEod, Leonard Phelps. Phelps Uss IL
iIctea by the Grand Jury for murder In tho ~
onl degroo for killing bis unc!e. at Westcrsila
Inst fall, Tho yoldiet OF tho jury to-day Hnt
great surprise.
, 1876-03-08

OMAHA, March 7.-1Iarsy Clayton, ono Of b,
most noted professional gamblers and fast MI
Of this section, Was sentenced to tho renittnr
t1ary for tie robbery Of woman Of The derl
monde Of this placs last fall.
Tho trial of Curry and Coffee for assault with
intent 10 kill L. RosewateT commenced this H.
teFpOou.
, 1876-03-08

UEC I{MUNE ELEC I0H FHNUD3'
DAL7iuonE, Nd, Matoh 7.-Tho Grand 5a7
In tho United stakes District Court has brought
In indictments hsaiuss forty-aso pessons fa
violation of the Enforcement act Of CongltM
by intimdatlng and hinderinR persons ffea
Yot!ug at tho last State election.
, 1876-03-08

Whilst they cannot principle brbt, or tnrter, OF
hieS ia not si p.y. =. fop % tes support Or sy DO
indulge in tho game II IL with party OF gamblers,
whuss 4cies thsy must " 70 wzn WITH tue
result Of tafuised honor boforo aud after sha ocs u
Obtaiued.. How Frequently nnn or the sricttgs psob
BY in privass lilo Nass proven seainps in otee-de-
tsmptaaoua Afterwards. Arc tSsee Consequences not
n1eoa.ary results ok tie existing Md Nel-knoWn modo
Wien "a have got suta el.s. Of men. nt washl1g-
toa City, aud Iley Lesin lie work OF distributing
patronage and making aud un.nsfihg lsws ~ 81 yast
parts Of ths land, IL unnatural to tind the Capital
tho vary aaaa Of corruption Tao cAscaas u lhcre,
and n yulturss gather themselves sosetles 70 divide
tho e1rAvsRancs and luxury. which e accused tho
asian. sad oniy ono o} the rIus u deepes.ss.tsd
cause Than II Obvious at glance.
s G ~ Mssa xGs H.. + ssya IL. saa
l,utc ae may expect thu Issuing stream to 10 good
lnd not III then 30 long AZ it d Ioas6lu to buy ~
rhp, palon.ge, or money, ja.t 70 long VIII .ts h
pold " the u.hcial bclknsIs 10 tho higles! bidder
and the country well face the fact Art - as
uEAAaooKAy, PROMISES, PATRONAGE, AND AoSEs
hare yaIae u the polls except upon ignorance ea
%1alousnnas H. thsre1oEs tAesa two weskuesAe4 luhes
II s Ar; 1sss.n :ys's L. 1sPea " .y ~
fsuoxapoe from ths po!a will !nyite the AtteadAnes
tbs .Iitsssns and LeAcs tue honest. Thste .nteres
3n politics will 1t onns command wothter candidAts'
and the presence Of theAs lAt.ae will tnsuts bstc
elaaa Of onioi4is. When integrity sud esp&blty max
~ Euls, LhA country Las luAds long aul Atrl
towards pstnAnenI olt1-ssEylee reform.
Wseo auch \ ueaaass - tbs limitation Of tho iraI
Il would In ~ PROBABILITY II adopted By tGs people
thsy sen thu nsesasity Of 1e!osm they dsuand T. ~
they ought not 70 Esotisa sons for tas bread which
rrEMpEaT oA1ET EEAaosxp WILL.
Wh4a ~ tnsektsd Tbs foilestn* pxsgnsat AnRuag
lola buk Kiss. u hs annual Iis&aAxs ls4s Uccelnee
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-13
GEORGE ELIOT'S APPEAR
AwCE AND SER.

4 Sigh. prcsence. f middle height.
a. tae aagat q ~onsn gDas a taee
sofnewhas long. = bose every feature
tells II iutellectual power, lighted y
the perpetual pay # changing expres-
sion. q voice o. ncst symustAetic CON-
Dass aid r.chness. . manner full O: grave
sncetness, uniformly womanIy. which
proe!sims the depth of the interest
taken IN ordinary ard obscure Things
and people. CONFORMATION which lends
.tself ns readily 10 topics trivial zs to
topics profound. AMI which j. tull Of
hau1or a.. Indeed. are her writiBgs-
that Is redeemed from sarcasm by it.
ever present sy rsrAthy; sucli Is 3 rough
aad imperfect sketch of George Eliot,
"a slic may bc seen when sas j. occIpie'l
with h.r sunday receptions la her
pleasant home near teg Park. Far
from strong III health. -he feel, 1t cf-
fort Of naihofship 30 <rysrslr. the ~
terssi .whi, Il she takos ia he develop
iIssnt ainl The destiny cf the creations
of iIer brain. who might ba better de-
scriJ-=I as tils concentrations from her
own personal knowledsc and expert
ence, Is So painfully and absorbiagIy
deep, that she Is unequal TO the task Of
going very generally or very much into
society 80 thoroughly does she think
ont her books. even 20 the structure Of
hcr sentences. before she Commences to
write them, that. unlike Dickens.
though lso Thackeray, her manuscript
displays scarcely Nh erasure or blot.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-13

ENGLISH LAND OWNERS.

Whatever else il uncertain about the
position of English landlords. this one
fact - certain seven hundred AMI ten
individuals own more than "A fourth Of
the soil of England and Wales. exclusive
of lakes. roads. rivers. London. waste
spaces aud crown property. and within
a fraction Of fourth OF the entire geo
graphical area of tho country. And
those seven hundred aud ten own also,
Immediately or in rcvcrsion, one seventh
of the entire rental Of the kingdom "A
proportion which if London could be
included. would be very greatly in
creased This is exclusive, be il roiu.n-
bered. of almost all mineral property,
which in eighteen hundred and seventy
three was not rated 10 The poor
Mr. Bright WAS undoubtedly wrong
ia believing that bnglisltmon have been
divorced from the soil. for a million
heads of families are free holders 269.
600 own more than Que acre. and $4,000
possess more than loo acres; bat he was
as undoubtedly right III bclieveing that
a most limited number If gentlemen-
less than the congregation of an ordi-
nary We. End chapel of ease little
more than half. for example. Mr.. Ha weis'
audience on full day .ess~ay -ysssee
hundred than the Members of Parlia-
ment IN both Houses WELD still an
enormous territorial and political intiu-
sncc. They own II fourth of the King.
dom more. probably, than tho same
class possesses in any coun,ryin Europe,
unless it be Hungary or Bohemia -
iondoa Spectator.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-13

"REMINISCENCES OF MKS. SENATOR
SCnuRz. She came In Washington a
stranger, and a foreigner feeling most
ksSnIy how difficult placo she mus;
I'LL bat she won her own sweet MA
to the highest esteem ard the teudegest
love Her cordial grace of manner VA,
sofy remark,hle, fer with her spok en-
greeting. shc gave each guost sacA .
glance Of welcome. AID such n warm
clasp Of the hand. that one loved her a.
ouee. On coming away. the trst time
| san her standing Ia hvr own parlors
10 receive her guests, | expressed my
delight toa friend " Al sad she
a. you ought ,o & there when the Sen
stor is al home. lie SITS At his piano
IN rapture Of happiness Mr.. SchurE
las l.t;le Cart Oh her knee his dsugh
ter sings 10 her fathers acoompani-
meut. anj the scene is the realization
Of our hcs, fsneies OF pcffec: home
life When Mr. SchnrG delivered that
wonderful speech on the Louisiana
qaestion, winning universal admiration,
Mrs. Schgrx was supremely happy
IL was 50 amazing that a foreigner
ooald 81 command the lest resources OF
our difficult tongue, using the accu-
rasely graceful expressions To elothe
the brilliantly thoughtful argument
that held Us al entrancc>! One day
Mrs. Schurs came - seo me. 20 thank
me because had eomplimentei her
husband. She told ne Of their early
struggles Of her gladne.s when her
oarss ability Was recognized +. Of his
/ ansAsering attachments 80 republican
rEiaciplcs Il bis truth and sincerity.