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Postonice Free Delivery system.

WAsHINGToN, October 26-FrOm ali
official statement prepared for the Post
master General, it appears that the oper-
ationS of the free delivery system for the
year ending June 30, 1876, were ss fol-
lows: Number of offices 81; number OF
letter carriers. 2,269; number OF letters
and postal cards delivered 2So,4lS, 1G5;
number OF newspapers delivered, SO,t'5
O4O; number of letters aud postal cards
collected, 234, 23O, $50; number of news
papers collected. IS, 4530S6; number
OF pieces handled per carrier,
27S,439; total cost Of service
1881. .ls6; average cost per piece in mills,
81 3-lOO; amount of postage received on
local matter, 81 l,065,562; excess OF the
local postage over the total cost of the
service. $st,375. These figures show that
the service is now somewhat more than
self sustaining and by comparison with
the statistics for the previous year 1t
appears that the revenue from local
postage has increased between 6 and
per cent. while the Increase in the cost OF
the service has not increased more than
D per cent.
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FOREIGN.
The Spanisn Conspiracy.

MADRID, October 26.-All persons im-
plicsted in the recent conspiracy will be
tried before the ordinary tribunals.
Among the documer'. discovered by the
government are deer, signed by Rirez
Sorills, comforting parI'c appointments
upon the intended leaders of the insur-
rection, and bonds redeemsble after the
success Of the movement. All the mill
tary men who have been arrested were
on the half pay list.
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The Hog Crop.

ST. LOUIS, October 25.-The Kansas
City Price Current tomorrow will give
reports of the hog crop and the effect Of
the cholera IN hogs in Western Missouri,
Kansas. Southern Nebraska, aud South
western lows. In the three former Sec
tions the crop will be larger than LAST
year. and the cholera has done but little
harm, while in the latter sections the
crop will be smaller than last year, and
the cholera has been quite destructive.
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E,w YORK, October 26 Dry Goods
-BusIness continues in nearly ali de-
parlmeLt. OF cottons quiet, but the best
makes are steadily held; low and medium
cotton fannels in fair request prints
quiet; print cloths lover dress goods In
moderate demand; woolen goods sluggish; |;
foreign dry goods dull and dsPres'ed-
ToLEpo. October 2s.-Flo1r-Stesdy
Whea,-Firm; No. 2 white wabash
81 30; No. 3 do. 81 25i No. ] white
w;cb,gsn 81 n; extra white Michigan,
n 30: amber Michigan, 81 22ii No .
red 81 22t. Corn-Dulli high mixed
4eIc: low mixed new 41ci damaged new
3sc. osis-Stesdy and unchanged.
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THE Democrats have shown them
selves to be the champions of the tax
payers. in Congress. The rotten plum
ders belong to the Administration. The
leaders of the gang are well known to
the American people. The intelligent
thinking masses are not going to en-
trust their interests to such n nest OF
jobbers another four years.
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THE Republicans are the planderers
of the peoples treasury. Look at the
gang that sworn testimony has exposed:
BELKNAP, BABCoCK, robson, SCHENcK,
BLAINE, CoLPAx, WILLIAMS, GARFIELD,
SHEPPARD and u score Of others, not in
cluding members of GRANTS own house
hold. Is this the party the people went
continued in power2
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FACILIs DEsENsUs AyERNI.-Swift Is
the road to destruction, and when THAD
STEVENS, speaking to and for the Repub-
lIcan party on memorable OCCASION
said, Filing conscience to the
devil" he started that party
in the direction to that leader for
whom he was making recruits and in
whose dominion they will sooner or later
end. Already the American people are
reaplng the bitter fruits produced by
these mon who have flung their con-
sciences to the devil
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WHEN Maj ajor-General HUNTER stole
the statue of WAsHINGToN from the
honored pedestal where it had been
placed by u grateful and intelligent
people he showed that such people may
be robbed and trampled upon, but he
also showed that he did not possess and
could not initiate the virtues OF the patriot
whose bust he had stolen, and that in the act
he had committed ne was connected with
those who will trample on States, on the
people and the great memories of the
RepubliC.
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TIE eggs OF the serpent may be
easily crushed. but when they are
Matched and have grown strong with the
blood and the flesh OF . thousand victims,
then woe to him whose foot shall slip
into the den of the cockatrice. So it is
with South Carolina; so it may be with
YOU and US.
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WHEN PATTERSON the infamous
agent of CAMERON, could SIT in the SEN
ate of the United States, we had begun
that degradation of the highest legisls-
tive body of the country, which, if not
arrested, would end in lis subservience
to executive power, and finally in It's
own complete corruption and destruc-
tion
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HALIFAX, y >, October 2s.-The war
steamer Zephyr leave. tomorrow for
Bermuda ard the flag ship Belle on
Thursday.
The schooner Thistle arrived here
from Fort Lunbsy, Newfoundland. and
reports thai on ;be 2Oth ins.. the sohoon-
er Annapolis, laden with produce, ws
drove into the bay on her beam ends
The body OF q man wS found lssbed TO
tie rigging. No doubt all hands are
lost
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"OSE murder makes a william, a mil
lion makes q hero" One unlawful or
fraudulent vote makes petty sooundrel
who is to be pursued by indictment, and
who is to be branded with baseness and
as a tool OF base cause, or of bad men;
a man who robs State of its electoral
franchise may be hailed as the great
leader of party, and be honored as the
efficient Secretary of War who is
strangling the liberties of Republic.
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BY TELEG GRAPH
TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, office Northwest cor.
Of Main and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
West Virginia Grand Lodge I. O.O.F.
Snacial IN the Register.

West virginia Grand Lodge I. o. OIL
Special to the Register.
FAIRMoNT, w. VA, October 26.-The
Grand Lodge resumed business at half
past eight thiS morning. The appeal OF
f. Widdel from the action of William
Tell Lodge, was recommitted to the said
lodge for reconsideration. A large
amount of business was disposed of. The
vexed question of retrehchment caused
much debate and with little result. 1t
was finally decided to act according to
existing laws. In the after
noon session the following officers
were elected and installed: j. A.
Miller, Grand Master; &. l.. Henseb
of Msrtinsburg, Deputy Grand Master;
T. w. Fleming, Wheeling, Grand War
den; Thomas G. Steele, Grafton, Grand
Secretary; w. 4. Kelly, Parkersburg'
Grand Treasurer! 4. A. Peck, Clsrks-
burg, Grand Representative.
The appointed officers are f. A. Frost,
Grand Marshal; Henry Stamm, Grand
Guard an; Stephen Ripley, Grand Con-
ductor; G. W. Burgess, Grand Herald,
and Rev. Samuel Steele, Grand Chap
lain.
A night session will be held tonight
and the Grand Lodge will adjourn SINE
die.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Grand Lodge met at 1870 ?. VI.
to finish its business.
The consideration of the general by
laws Was postponed till next session.
Adjourned stne die at $3.50 p. NJ.
The Grand Encampment will be in
session another day. w. p. Nick.
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A NAN may be successful soldier and
as a general, may act patrlotically and
command the applause of his country
men, SO long as he occupies subordl-
na,e position; but when he reaches the
command of the armies and looks to the
increase or perpetuation of his power
those who followed him from step to
step as be mounted to greatness, will be-
come his instruments to subvert the
very government which he successfully
served when he was subordinate, act
ing under law.
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Accident at = Political Meeting.

READING. Pa, October 26.-During
the Democratic parade in this city to-
day the railing in front of the portico of
Brenizar Hall tell. and ppecIpitsted
about thirty persons, some of them chill
dreu, 10 the sidewalk, eighteen .eet be-
low. Twelve persons were severely hurt
having sustained fractured limbs or in
tarnal lriurias
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Suicide.

CINCINNATI. October 26.-Miss Anna
Spear, aged 26, daughter of S. B. Spear,
secretary of Spring Grove Cemetery and
resident of Clifton, committed suicide
by shooting herself through the head and
heart in her brothers room to-day.
Cause, i'll health.
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MEETING AT BELLAIRE.

Col. w. II. BALL, of GAINESVILLE, avery
effective speaker and Republican until
recently, will address the people of Bel
laire, Saturday evening. The lsboring
men particularly should 60 and hear Col.
BALL. He will speak for their interests.
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Murderer Confessed.

NEw YORK, October 26.-Frank Nc.
Connachoe has been arrested and confes-
ses that he was the murderer of Maggie
Bsnerer on August l4th, st Valley
Stream, Long lslanu.
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Large Democratic Meeting,

CAIRO, October 2S.-It is estimated
that over 2,O0e strangers were here to-
day in attendance a. the Democratic
barbecue. Gen. King, of Keokuk, Gen.
Cameron, OF Chicago, and other promi-
nent men addressed the meeting.
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Died.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 26.-The
Hon. Charles E. Lelong, ex-Minister to
Japan, died, to-day, at Virginia City, OF
typhoid fever.
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Russta's Position.

CoSsrANTINoPLE, October 26.-The
Phara du Bosphore publishes text OF
the speech delivered by Gen. lgnstief, the
Russian ambassador, on presenting his
credentials to the Sultsn. Gen. lgnatiet
said the Czsr understo the
difficulties of the situation, and ainoue n
he did not dissimulste his sympathy fer
Turkeys SGlsvonic subjects, he trusted
the existing difficulties would be re-
moved, so that the Sultan might improve
the condition of his subjects. The Sultan
replied IN similarly concillstory strain,
and said he hoped the Car would con-
tribute towards facilitating the reforms.
Correspondence of the North German
Gazette from St. Petersburg denies the
more alarming reports, such as those OF the
concentration of large forces on the
Turkish frontier and the calling out of
reserves. The writer says that the 81 my
is not vet on war footing, and that only
preliminary measures have been taken,
so hat in case of need considerable
army could be got in readiness without
dalay
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK, October 26.-MoNEY-
Closed easy al 29S per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@6 per cent. Gus
toms receipts $4ll,000 The Assistant
Treasurer disburssd $464,0O0 C!earines
Sl2OOo,OOO. Sterling weak st 4s2}Q
4s4i.
GoLD-Steady At 1891. Borrowing
rates and 2 per cent. Loans were Also
made fiat
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Blaine had rousing welcome in
Detroit. The Free Press printed two
columns Of the Mulligsn letters.
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hIy uE"
STATES BoSps-Quiet.
SrocKs-The stock market WAS nrm
and higher in early dealings, but subss-
quently reacted In some cases. The coal
stocks were weak spot in the market,
Michigan Central. Lake Shore aud
Western Union were prominent in the
early advance. At the second call the
market was strong and higher and con.
tinued active up to the close of business.
Prices advanced during the afternoon on
a report that the managers Of the Wet
ern trunk lines had decided 10 sd.
vance the rates on east
bound freight, Subsequently, however.
there were sales 10 realize profits and
considerable hsmmering by the bears,
under which there Was reaction. Ths
market closed active and lower. West
ern Union was hrm notwithstanding the
announcement that the Atlantic and
Pacific Company were making rapid eI-
tension of important lines. Transactions
were 1872 900 shares, Of which 5000 were
Pacific Mail, $1,000 Western Union, g.
900 Northwestern, l7,e00 St. PSul, 6s,-
Lake Shore, 5000 Michigan Central.
1900 Delaware, LsckswsnnA and West.
ern, ard 10000 New Jersey Central.
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''.. 'Henrer has got the amount
., -.', c.Ams down TO cent-it is
On, F-'4N3 2il.S6l. 1t knows the
-r because these claims have been
-.,' 50 up by Republican jobbers and
,''. These iobbers want Repub-
..,, .'~S'es' so tina: they can work
-. rough, They know that Demo
.,a .' project the people, as was the
... '-s last session of Congress, when
me-, '''a the taxpayers Thirty Mil
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CHICAGO, October 26.-Flour-Quiet
and steady; common ~ fancy western
extra ! 6e(a8 %; Minnesota extra % 10
(d,7 90; winter extra IS OO(dl7 80 Wheat
Unsettled and lower; No. ! Chicago
spring 81 l2i@l l3i; No. 2 do 81 lOi
cash; 81 II November; 81 l3t December;
No. 397@sl 02i; reject I'd S7tG98c. Corn
inactive and prices lower; 42t(s+2sc
cash; 42sc November. Oa,s-Dull aud
dropping at 82s all round. Rye-Quiet
at 6lJc. Bsrley-Firm at BIC all round.
Pork-Dull, weak and lower at 90 10
Gl6 90 cash; SI6 40(dl5 45 seller Octo-
ber; $l5 80 seller year. Lard-Dull,
weak and lower; new 80 rs cash; $40 20
October; 50 80 November; 81 SO year.
Bulk Meats-Duli and lower; shoulders
6lc; sides SiGssc. Whisky-Dul'.
On Call Produce--U Y nchang-
ed. Pork-Lower At $l5 50 seller Octo-
Der; $l5 q seller year. Lsrd-lower al
81 82i seller year.
CINCINNATI, October B.-Cotton-
Firmor at l0;c. FIour-Quiet and
weak. Whest-Quiet and firm; red
81 l5(d1 Is. Corn-Quiet NJ 46(G4Sc.
Osts-Stendy at 30(939c. Rye-Quiet
nj CSC. Bsrley-DUll and lower NJ
81 O6Cdl IL Pork-Strong and higher
sales at $40 25Cal6 so, closing with tho
latter bid Lsrd-Quiet; old nomisl nj
lOc; kettle l0l@lOIc. Bulk Meats
Dull and lower At 6i6sCasi@s.
Bacon Easier at 7iC97sasCD9iGsha
SIC. Whisky Quiet at lower nj 81 10.
Buttsr-Dull and uL Lchanged.
HoGs-Active, frm and higher; com
mon light S. OOg5 40; fair 10 good
light IS 6o(g5 20.
PrrTsHuR0H, October 26.-Pstroleum
Quiet; crude irregular, and closed al
SO O5 at Psrker's; refined. 26c for PhIls-
delphia de Iyery,
CLEvELASD. October rs Petroleum
-Msrke, steady standard white ll00
a. 81 y
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Ex-Governor Leslie has been elected
Grand Master Of the Kentucky odd
Fellows.
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}f'lcc;jnq Acaistcr.
uc,tsrcGg at 1893

,.,s,fer to-day anil be cloudy,
80. fl, ,asth rinst>. and rising tenn
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.a, 0'ooay shirt has failed, and
l,,, rebel claims" The rascals
,,5,. 's' up their actual crimes by
T.. wat the Democrats are gong to
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Nc. h.HESoN has been Secretary OF
'A'. he has made way with more
q" aurdred millions of dollars
~." caHra: account Tor. And vet
a.A.". in the Cabinet. and is
t. he election of HAYES so
.. ,'' ,r.ajD his place To offset
,aa: 'o1berics, the cry is set up
'-r Democrats are going to steal.
Ike the old maid who WAS found
When questioned as to the
'eHAed in sobbing accents, that
'' '"en thinking that if she should
=, e' and should have a baby and
10Y should fall into the fire and
''el 20 death, what dreadful
'' would bo! Boo-h.or
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This is great year for bachelors.
Smith Ely. the next Mayor of New
York, is one.
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LOOK out for the Russian bear There's
trouble bruin.-C0m. Adp.
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S5,SSI,OOO.

P.lical i2d Congress passed bills
.... rsyment of southern claims to
.-.ga. of So. 5.SSI,OOO.
Democratic House Of the 44th
.-,,. II spite OF the efforts Of the
.... .ap..od these claims, and award
...r,- damages only S74.45@,0O9.
r. DmocraIc House passed only
~. .w,ri By ioyat citizens and still
..... original claimants.
f.. Republican Congress passed ex-
..,.-,..t snl fictitious claims owned by
... a.n, and foundeI upon de-
..r.a.r.oe.s.
y... a. the Southern claims are
q. property Of Radics! Rings.
r...... PARTICULARLY anxious for Radi-
.-. BECAUSE they know by exper-
..... Fla. the Democrats will not aid
.. ,aaaa-rE schemes.
III. SOUTHERN CLAIM
AGENTS AEETuE MOST LIBERAL
CONTRIBUTORS To THE REPU B.
1 McAyEUND
V...,.r sriIla, now the heao of
... ...a..r Virginia, in recent let
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Eud Of the Campaign.

LONDON, October q "A special from
Ragusa to the Standard SAYS that the
complete failure of Dervish Pashn's re.
cent attack on the southern frontier OF
Montenegro ends the campaign for this
wear, MS the winter season hss commenced.
Monkhtar Pasha will shortly with
draw TO Trebinji.
The plain around Trebinje is com
pletely flooded. Dervish Pssha's army is
thoroughly demorslized. and all Catholic
Albauians who joined the Turkish
standard, have returned home and refuse
to relinquish the arms supplied them by
the Turks. The Asistic volunteers have
demanded to be discharged.
The Posts Berlin special states that
Roumanis has given assurances that her
military measures are intended for no
other purpose than for an autumnal
practice. The six weeks armistice, with
prospect of prolongation by subsequent
arrangement, if necessary, is now report
ed TO be secured.
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End of,he Yellow Fever at Savannah

SAVANNAH, October 26-No deaths
to-day from any cause.
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OTTAWA, October 25.-Advices from
Commissioner Mcleod, of Cypress Hill,
announce the arrival there Of one hun
dred mounted men, mounted police force,
and two guns. They winter Mt Cypress
Hill fort, and q similar force will be eta.
toned at Fort Mcleod in view Of the
movements of the American Sioux. A
large number Of Indians nave already
congregated in the neighborhood OF both
f,rts
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GDyI Of HAYES ELECTION !
,.. # The Burdens it Would I'M
pose an Taxpayers.

r.s,e,,iou Of Hayes by the Party of
.... mrsns the payment of the i'm
n,- .,q,ms now owned by the
.. Washington and Carpet Bag
Radical 42d Congress passed bills
....-mnnt of Southern clalms TO
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THANKSGIVING DAY.
Proclamation BY the President

WASHINGTON, October 26-By the
President of the United States of
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Review or the situation.

LONDON, October 26.-The Times cor
respondent at Belgrade says the depres-
sion here continues. | cannot help
thinking that we are at the beginning OF
the end, If the Russo Servian army is
left unassisted, the Turks will assuredly
reach Belgrade. They are advancing
slowly and irreslstably, and unless an
armistice is concluded, General Tcher-
nayieff will certainly fight to the last.
There is scarcely any reason 10 doubt
that the Servian government have lost
all control over Tchernayet, who is
completely at variance with the Minister
of War. With regard TO the rumors OF
a crisis the correspondent says that
doubtless the ministers would gladly re-
sign il the Prince would accept their
resignation and fthey could get others o
replace them, but these difficulties make
a change of ministry impossible. 1t is
generally expected here that Servia will
be created kingdom, bot this anticips-
ton only increases the growing dread OF
Russian patronage among some classes
OF Servisns. Only thirty Russians ar
rived yesterday.
The Times correspondent with the
TURKISH army telegraphs from Nisch,
October 25th, that the Servians on the
2lst evacuated Ksonik after partly des-
troying the place The Turks now hold
the town and have found valuable booty
there.
The Times Vienna special announces
that Prince Ghiks has arrived there and
goes 10 England, which power his mis-
sion mainly concerns. What ] hear con-
firms the impression that Roumania Is
still hesitating
The Vienna correspondent Of the
Times confirms the capture OF DJunis
bythe Turks. He gives q circumstsntial
narrative Of the five days struggle from
the l9th to the 23rd, inclusive, and says
it wss unquestionsbIy the greatest success
during the campaign. In consequence o'
their defeat, the main part Of the Servian
army has Withdrawn 20 Deligrad, but q
part. at least, Of Horyatovitch's forces has
been cut Of in the direction Of kruzerss,
whence il can, however, retreaE by the
Servian Morsvs 10 Skstz 1t IS not
known whether the Servisns will bold
on 10 the left bank Of the Morsvs, but
tni. seems 20 be imma erisL They can
not make stand there, As they would
be liable 10 be cut Ut from the
river and forced isto the angle
formed by a confluence OF two branches
o the MJrlva. Unless an Arnistice Is
concluded ServIAns must move back their
defensive line from AleIinatZ and Deli
grad 10 Paratkin and Cupris, which
would open the Morsys valley, With al
Its resources 10 the Turk'.
A dispatch to the Times dated Berlin
26.h, says that :here is reason TO believe
that Russia, being herself sverse TO war
is endeavoring 70 iLduce Greece and
, RoumaniA 20 take the field. but they
however hesitate.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-14

venerable remains, which, draped with pen
dant ivy and crowned with rampant shrubs,
on all sides approach the Eternal City, ira
versing hill and dale in long, unbroken ar
ray.
The aqueducts belong to the most praise
worthy undertakings by which the Roman
spirit was characterized. or that the human
mind ever conceived and executed.
In our own times, in spite of our boasted
improvement in civilization, the capitals of
powerful and extensive kingdoms suffer
from the want OF clear, healthy water. The
Romans acknowledged it a duty to the
State to provide good water. and discharged
this duty with u majesty which SURPRISES
our boldest projects. Ii here and there a
modern architect has enueavored to soar to
the height Of the ancients, these feeble imi-
tations are scarcely ever dictated by a re-
gard torthe public welfare, but have been
erected to crafty the caprice or ostentation
Of some monarch, and are monuments OF eX-
t%ravagance and a mockery of the national
distress.-C. IN A7thMr's Magazine.