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, 1876-04-25

HUNGARY D1sRAT1aR1Ep.
LONDON, April 25.-A Vienna dispatch says tho
Hungarian Minister. Ttsza, has informed the
Liberals Of pesth that he had placed tho resg-
nations Of himself and liB colleagues In tho
hands Of tho Emperor on account of
tho compromise negotiations. Tho En-
pofor. however, refused to accept
taom. aud required the Hungarian
Government 10 confer with tho libera! party.
MiniRtor Tsza further stated thht Hungary has
gained conccBsions with regard to the customs
tarIii, which will insure hoe 8.00o00o gulden
yearly, and has also obtained what
she demanded With regard to reytitu-
lions On taxes. III zolaston to tho Dauk
question. however. It han been doolded that an
iudopondant Hungarian National Dauk Tould
uot 10 success, because forelRnorH would d.
ways prefer Austrian notes. This Minister ID we'll
aware that thia agreement will mako the Cabintt
unpopular, but ID convinced that II tho union Ia
not upheld tho country ~ill 60 to run. Sixty
utpui,os ut onco declared that they would not
accopt union on the above tcrns:. Herr TiBza'a
pos,tiop is very precarloua. Tho Hungarian
MinIBtors nro to return to Nenns to-day to g,vo
thotr decision.
, 1876-04-25

TUE E0YITlAN 1kVApEha.
UAsKo. April 24.-'rhe Egyptlan troops aEs 70
bring from Abysssnla-
, 1876-04-25
FRANCE.
El.EL1rkuS.

PANS. Arr!l 24.-faxea, Liberal Couaerya-
tive, WAS elected to the Assembly from Mon
, 1876-04-25

&v<f.a, Dlstestth ~ 1At Chteaaa JFsbtss.
JtACgoossx, VIZ, April 2i.-Mr. Alber. Pierce
Of tAls city, Who x&s Fpp oYsF by tretp on tie
Chicago & ST. Paul psar Nov Lisbon Saturday
night, died this morning. uis remaius wore
brought Aero this,sftafn0on.
, 1876-04-25
FEVER>AND AGUE.

Fore, nd A;a: .a.sa {9f tiy y rent. Th..s 'sss 81,
III Iii otiier bilious, scafst. typhoid ysl,s
I'll "tbsf fsgers taldsd hr Aidway's Fl!s Qaista
Gs1SsJa RsRay tlalIpt, tlty ssass pr bottle.
bold ii nluRxtsaA.
, 1876-04-25

AtsuauaytcrR which will oulY olF renting
na!Jtss club ,ues.lpgs. yna VIII eows cheaper '9an
few Large lpestu9i
.The report waa actoptel, -
Nr, Nuu,xey stAlcd that this Wzs Al annual
mesiug, and It Was for sAs Club to say ahether
they would continue iu exlSksaco sa the Light
osnth Ward Club.
Tho Hectesa1ys report WAS tlon unanimously
| adopted.
| THANKa.
Ar. j. D. Harvey said that tbs gontlomon who
had carried on thus labor ut loYe were deserving
Of tho thanks OF the clt,zena aud tho Taxpayers
| Of the old Nineteenth and Twentieth Wards ~
| vol w tho pulllo sonclH!ly.
Mr. G. A. Gregory s1ld that 10 oNed debt Of
thanks to tho Rrntfonen OF the Club WHO lad
wolkea 30 ass[duouBiy ln the interest OF tile purl
ty OF lLs L4l.o.-ux. 4luw willing 70 contribute
| ali ho could u time aud money - fulthsr c&TrJ
on The xosk, Mr. Le MoYna was desery! Il OF
tbsnks Tor contesting the election OF lr. Far
well. Tho Republican purity had no right 10 CRY
fraud xhan 1t hul its due share within tssetf.
Ouly ms4u. ,nihorable fellows. bad committed
these frauds, ne11haf good Ispnblcaua uor Dea,-
| ucrnta, uo Waa glad to SEQ the leaders Of both
parties present, and 10 hoped &ll parties would
bo represented in tho club for tho protection Of
ths baIot-Aox Ia tho future.
/ Nh, L. 4. WHITE
also made fem re1nAFka In favor OF continuing
the organization. One OF thaix objeots Mas -
ina,st upon good men, regardless Of party Atlla-
tons, for municipal offlces: and therefore they
lad united the parties. TAay had reason to
congratulate themselves upon she vork accom-
plihled, aud ho believed 1t had bad it, due intu-
ence la Ill pafta OF Chicago md Rt the Town
elections. This wka Work that theY ahpuld
hold on to. ind n?t allow It . he spssmodc.
tics Tor she dsfott VI badtnen.
J Mr. Gregory again epoke in bchalf Of ths con
i tinuspee of The 6rganlxsticu, and thought whoa.
eYer there WAS Iesson to believe that good
, 1876-07-26

A question has been raised boforo the
County Board Committoe on Equalization Of
Taxes whicl, promises to create somothing OF
a breeze among tho bankers OF Chicago.
Complaint has been flied with the Commit
teo by the Central National Bank, setting
forth tho injustice and inequality OF its as-
sessmont Is compared with tho assessments
o, other banks whose capital stock bearH q
higher value in the mfkot, and the Conf
uaitteo IL called upon to roviow and e4ualize
tia matter. The complaint is based upon
tho clause Of tho law which requires TINT
bank shares shall bo listed and assessed with
regard to tho ownership and value thereof
"a ascertained on tho LIST day Of May Of each
year. This, 1t is claimed, has not been done'
Int that bunk shares valued at high promi'
nm have been listed and assessed the eaino
as shares which are rated below par. up.
port,nnity will DO given to large number OF
bankers to appear before the committeo aud
show cause why their respective assessments
should not bo increased, and It is not unlike.
" that tho agitation Of the subject will lead
to general overhanling Of tho bank assess'
meut9.
, 1876-07-26

Tn nnnkin1 rntronchruent md forpfno of
snnoranoua axnensea. thore il o1waya danger
Of cutting too close. sua inflicttnc injury
Where rood was intended. Tho tax.ppyerg
Of The oity will regret to notice that there is
somo hesitation about completing the West
sido nump;no.vorke. which onlv need
arc. .0ot to mt them in working order. This
ia an oxpcneo which It is neither wise nor
nractical to attempt to cut OF, There should
be no hesitation ut all obout tho expodiencv
or tho oxponse: on the other hand, Tho work
shou1d bo driven through to compilation with
mt n moments dolay. Thero il no other
publio work so important or so impcrativcly
necoasorv. We nro now in the dangerous
season Of the yoar, From tho lat Of july to
tbo 1Ht OF October. or q little Inter, the cty is
axnoHad to strong southwest winds. Il il
ono dry season also, and We are liable to
hayo a recurrence of the conditions that pre.
coded our arcet fires. although ne aro better
nrenared to meet o conf1seration now than
thon, While wo might not have recurrence
of a fire like that Of 1871, or even Of that Of
1874. still II Is best to be- on tho eafo side.
,vhoro ra ran hnvo ahsntuts nrotcotinn
, 1876-07-26

Tho London Times, IN discussing the pEoba
bic defeat Of scrvla Ia her unequal contest With
tho Turkish Empire, which has the resources
and men Of a population Of 24,oo0, 600 to dzaH
upon, while scrvlQ, with ali her auxiliary aids,
including Montenegro, has only 100000 Of
5000, 900, thus remarks:
II wonld not be for tho credit Tor tho real weure
O? tho European Powers that the Turks should fe.
cover possession Of that cisnilcl OF Belgrade and
tho other stronghold from which they 0e1e pei.
snaed to Withdraw thcir garr1sons only nine Jeats
ngo. Nor would It seem wlso to gtye unnecessary
proyocation to Russia, who, In 1857, abandoned
her claims 20 her protcctorAto Of gefvEn, in con.
eideratlon Of the pledge taten by all the other
powcts % support, y their conan eemmon guarantee,
to compleatc, aggrnvate, and psrpetuato thu Ea.t.
ern question than the wavcring policy followed By
between tho Porte andIts Christian subjects and
yassals, by turns encouraging and suuhbfng thu
hopes Of tho ]attor. and blowing hot and cold On
thnlt aanithttons.
, 1876-07-26

Tho Chicago produce markets were mode
rately active yesterlay, and most Of them
wero stronger. Mess pork closca 15o per hrl
higher. at $ls,Gai for August and Sl8.72a
for September. Lard closed ateaoy at $1,000
for August and 2lo.oo4 for September.
Meats were shade easier, at 7ac for boxod
shoulders, 0io for do short ribs, and loo for
do short clears. Lake freighta were dull, at
lAc for corn 10 Buffalo. Rail freights were un-
changed. IIighwines were quiet, at $1.1oa
per gallon. Flour was dull. Wheat closed
go higher, at Dlao for July and 024c for Au-
gust. Corn closed 10 higher, at 4tto cash
and 45t for August, 0ats closed 3@lo higher,
at 200 cash and 2oio for August. Rye was
Armes, At s4@55o. Barley closed 20 higher,
1t 600 for September. Hogs were In Light
, 1876-07-26

A Belgrade letter to tho London 7smes dated
July 8, says tlat between 1900 and 1900 Aus.
trian sublects-Slavs-hav been already incor.
porated with tho servtan army as volunteer,
and that many others aEo flock!ng to Belgrade to
tondcr. their services. Russian officers and vet.
Grams from all the revolutionary wars of these
Inst twenty or thirty years bring tho aid Of their
sworls anu their experience to tho support Of
Cause hallowcd In their estimation by the pro.
fession OF national principles. Many Of these
alvcnturcrs were attracted bS the reputation Of
Gen. TeuRRnArErr, tho Russian General raised
to the command Of tho chief scrvtan army,-a
hot.headed man, as his countryuleH describe
him, but certainly not deficient in ability, In
knowledge OF his trust, or in high, dashlng
courage. The 8cryians orc also reinforced and
helped by the thousands Of insurgents In Bosnl.
and Hcrzcgovinat and those who still llnges III
the Bulgarian mountains, where the Turks still
muster the cities and tho plains.
, 1876-07-26

The Common Council last evening took up
tho difficult task Of reducing salaries to a
point consistent will. tho present financial
condition Of tho city. Tho proposition to
cut down the pay Of tho Fire Department 25
per cent met with strenuous opposition by q
minority OF tho Council, made up in part OF
Aldermen who werc elected on resre1ch-
1nent platform, and whose course In 70.
gard to tho salasy question is not
whit their constituents hayo right to
expect Of them. The proposition was car.
ried by the decisive majority of 90 to u, but
when 1t ca1uo to tho salaries Of tho Police
Department 1t was oyidont that tho proposed
reduction Of 40 per cant was certain to be
stubbornly resisted. Tho matter was not
disposed Of last evening, but will CONC up
for further consideration to-day.
, 1876-07-26


Tho investigation of th0 Navy Department
waa intrusted to Special Committee, In nd
dition to the incidental Investigation OF scc-
rotary RonEaoN that ca,no up in other Com
mittees. Tho Committee on Naval Affairs,
headed by Nr. Wn1rruonsE, dry-land sailor
from Tennessee, has made up its report and
Bcnt It out to tho world before presenting 1t
10 Congress. Tho action ia unparliamentary
aud irregular, and shows That the real pur-
port Of tho document, like tho report Of tho
Real -Estato Pool Committee On RonEsos,
, 1876-07-26

l. druggist In Paris was recently punished BY
the Courts for falling to test or aualyzc the con.
tents Of tho phials and packages handed down
to him By His predecessor. Tho averages A1nert
can druggists clerk whose knowledge Of phar.
macy enables him at any timo to mistake Btrych-
nine for souna, and to put up oxalic acid tos
equills, will probably regard apothecarios' Law
ID France as hardship; but the average con.
sumer Of drugs in this country, as be contcm.
plates tho possibility Of his being victim soon.
er or later Of the fatal drugstore where pre
sc1lptions arc often put up a. bartender com
pounds smashes, will cnry the aeeurtty OF sick
Efcnchmcn.
, 1876-07-26
THE NEW g0uTHERN ISSUE.

Tho red-hot secession journnls of the
South, aidod and encouraged by the New York
World, are still upholding mud justifying tho
rocentmassacre Of uaoffendlngnegro prisoners
at Hamburg, s. G., aud seeking to offset tho
feeling Of horror which hasbeon creatod in tho
North with falsu statements, o1aggorations,
md brayado. They virtually aro adopting
Boss TvEEp'e boast, =" Whnt aro you going
to do about it 2" Mon liko LAMAR, who havo
hnl tho manliness to protest against this
murder, md tho few Democratic newspapers
which baro had nerve enough to stigmatize
it ns shocking Outrage, hnvo become tho
target of abuse aud vilitlcation all through
tho South. There are somo Of these papers,
however, which hit back, among them the
Charleston Neus and Courier. It peril
naciously adhercs to It's original comments,
and still dcclarcs that tho ostrich policy in
treating tho nt1air WINS neither wiso nor prnc-
ticablo. In answer to tho gtate-
nlenta Of tho Augusta Ca'tstitutionalst,
that tho ,publlcation Of the particulars
of tho Hamburg aflair Was injurious 10 the
WIS therefore wrong, 1t replies that "the
publication waa and Is injurious; but only
because tho facts, AZ pa1liAhnl, teers shocking
and scand1z1oua" Tho ConstIutionalist asks
tho Ntus and Courier II it Ia necessary to
| condemn tho notion of tho whites at Ham,
burg, while publishing the accounts Of the
affair, to which tho latter answers "that
every friona that tho State has iii the North
and South condemns It In unmeaHured terms,
and that tho people Of tho State condemn it
NJ heartily as We hare done;" and that the
fact il uncontradicted 50 for "that O body
Of whites, without authority Of law, put to
death number Of black men at Hamburg u
It gtigmasizes 1t aa "an outrage aud aa act OF
barbariAtn." Thern arc somo Democratic
papers in tho North also, though few In
number, WHO do not whip into the trnces At
tho bidding OF the New York 1KorM any
more readily than tho Southern paper we
have just quoted, and among these is tbs at.
Louis Republican, which says:
Tho whlto men who shot the unotEcnding coioEed
milttamcn ut Hamburg ought 10 10 Acycrely punish,
ed-ond W. heartily hope they will be. But 1t were
far better that they 10 punished by the State
authorities than by any other power; It would flAyt
moro wholesome ehcct. It would force tho law
lcas and yio1ent whlto csass to respect tho loca
GoyeYpmeut they now leEplao, aud deter then
from shooting uuottendtng negroes In tho future
It IL aail that ~ tho Inquest shall tuditnt
| tho offenders In tho 1fnm6urg Analr, Gov. CuAM
axHLA.s viii order the afsess Of thc,n, and,
| need 10, call on the law-abdiuy citizens nf th
neixhboriag counties to a.sist III tho work. II b
do ibis, tho who'll country will applaud and uphoa
him.
The extracts we have made from th
C1,or1a.tor Ws,hs uu1 f7utf+r and ffa St
, 1876-07-26

The decisive contest On the currency qncs-
ton did not tako place In the House yester-
dry, but was STAYED of auotheraay by means
OF protractaa discussion Of Il point Of Or
d. n raiscd by Blr. KABsoN upon an attempt to
IRISH through u measure requiring the
nj preparation Of money without first
CT considering it in Committee Of the
Whole. Tho Speaker pro ten. ovorruled tho
print, and was sustained upon an appeal, but
by this timo tho morning hour had expired,
ard tho bill wont over. When it next comes
MI, au amendment rcpcaling tic Resumption
co unit upon tho cooperation Of tho Speaker
to carry their point. Tho struggle will be
resumed today, but with no prospect of an
Immediate settlement.
, 1876-07-26

votea taken on tho motions growing out OF
It, tho suspected mombcrs Of the Board wsre
found generally On the sidc of spending tho
money, while thoso who hayo soma respect
for public opinion opposed It, Tho whole
matter wns referred finally to special com
.nitteo, Which ought to report In favor OF
adding TO now work to tho County Hospital
for yoar at lcnst. Then this should be
promptly followed up by dispensing with
tho services Of hlr. Architect CouuaANE, who
will devise and Suggest expenditures as long
as ho ID permitted to remain.
, 1876-07-26

Robert collyer has beeu visiting James T. Pie'ds
at Mnnchcstcr.
Mr. Levy. ass Conway, has presented tho eoruet.
player with daughter.
Ms, Frank E. Aiken and family, Of Chicago, arc
auulmcsIng at the Hoas FARM In West BlldgewoteF,
Mass,
PHILADELPHIA fashion. writer remarks that not
onu woman lu hundred has q neck and shnnllcfs
ann enough to shoW.
Tho beat aumnur.hotcl hnatnesa this year IA done
at Long branch. Tho fashlonAbles who gather II
Newport 1.-Two la cottages.
Miss noso Eytlnge made her 1rst appearance Ia
California 1t John McCnllough's Theatre IN San
Francisco last Monday night
Congressman BeelJc hiss accepted tho Presidency
Of Amherst College. Now VIC shall sec what thu
politician In scholarship can Do.
Ths public vii. b glad to learn from a high
authority That :" the passion for cllngng drapefJ
among women il dfmlnilhlng, becauso It II not bs'
coming most dguEes."
Tha Cincinnati Commercial declares that Senator
Jones IL "&ho oaly msa In Congress to-day who u
worthy to be named with Hamilton and Wobstef -
4 man Of financial learning and understanding.
Tho au!cal Pnrfslans complain that n. Dartholdit
statue, NOON to bo erccted In Now York. Ia too fat
But Il should bs remembered that jean Crareaus
apprehension Of satncAs u limited BY h[s oppo1'
tuuities.
Tic new Postmaster 0eneral, Mr. Tynef,
married, ana bis vile mp to the tins cf her mar
risge, which took place between three and four
year ago, was clerk In tho Unlted States TreasufJ
Department.
The literary world may be glad to hear that Ea'
p1und 8teadmAn's son u t'au abla s2sesman " ID .
New York bookstore. Tho aslect literary eotef1e
OF New York aeems 10 be felicitatlnR It4aR On 10
amazing splehdor OF this youug mans career.
MFs+ Gutter, widow Of Con. Cuates. oIers to u.s.
tribute tho packs of stsg.hounds and fok. hopaas
formerly owned BY her husband, among gentlemen
in New York who will pay the czpEcss- charges VI
them and provide them With good homes.
The 13oston Saturday Estalaa 0assttt ssys: ''ln
the disputa that has 4slsen respecting the life Q!
HawthosRs. the aspeEity Of tho ono party to H. o.
the meeknsas Of tho othos, It aesns to. u shoa.a
not influence tho pablle 1nlad In estlmating - ~
which aida has the right" Tho Gasstft lnasss
, 1876-07-26

Tho New York Herald Of Saturday Inst prlnts
an article over column in length which Is IN
the nature Of warning to tho Democracy that
they cannot aflprd to iadorse ncgEokilling as an
issue Of the Presidential campaign. As 1t speaks
Of Democratic editors In general, however, a
"a race Of nlppant idiots" VIC fear It's warning
may fall upon unfrlttful ground. The Herald
ahould remember that, while the fllppant Dem.
ocrattc idiots Of tie North apologize for negro.
killing, tho Southern Democrats dcfend aud
juat[fy 1t, and that tho Southern wing Is tho
dominant element Of tue party.
, 1876-07-26

Capt. ROWLAND, smiling g-mnster Of the ILL.,
fatod yacht Mohawk, has been rc.azrosted on
the charge Of criminal negligence and COM
mitted to jail in dofault Of $4,000 bail to
nwait the action Of tho Grand Jury. The
arcst was maao on tho complaint of ono Of
the Quortormnsters Of the Mohawk, who
testified that Caft- ROWLAND did not take
tic steps necessary 10 ayort tho torriblo dis
nstnr
, 1876-07-26

OFPHnDAcu, in ono Of his letters, announces
that flc shall write little book about music In
America when he gets back to Paris. Az
OYyzsuAcu was In New York and Philade1plis
just forty lays, engaged iu bringing out bis oWn
traaN with u suap company, what does hc knew
about music in America As be heard nothing
In tho way Of music except that produced BY
tho fcw tldllers whom ho led ln tho theatsd
orchcstras his proposition will strike nost peo'
pic "a simply impcrttncht.
, 1876-07-26

Ihe T1LpRR organ IN this city comes to
tho rescue OF tho HENDn1oxs wing OF the
party which Is demanding the repeal OF the
resumption clauso OF tho oct OF 1876. VIC
have shown that this not Is inoperatiVe and
barren. AL that 1t Is demanded should DO
ropoaled Is the clause stating that on tue LIST
OF january, lS13, tho legnl-tenders should
be redeemed in coint On denand. But tho
Law otherwise maeo no effective pFoT1sson to
enable .tha Secretary OF the Treasury TO 90
90. Tho act, 1t is true, autAorlzed linn TO
sell bonus OF 0 class designated at par IN
coin, and uso tho proceoda' But theso bonds
afo INC ma - per cens oonas' "hich nave
never been aalahlo At par' me only use they
could 90 put to: thoy nelnB abort bonds as to
mako them th'Ety or 1orty year oonds, and
then they might 10 exchanged ae par Tor
hve-t~ohtT oonas, WHICH arc nov a. the ol'-
ton OF the aoVernmons. but they cannot
be sold for gold nt par. Tho Secretary was
aso aataoslzoa 70 eHlPsoy sao Hutp4us ioso-
nue. hut the days OF surplus revenue have
passed aw"y Tor IN anaennl'e stoy' 3D.
really, there Is not, and has mover boea, any
provision mme Tor the execution OF tuo
mere declaration that the groonoaoks should
be redeemed IN co'h IN 'anu@sy' As". .
The T1tpEN osgnn' however, contends that
this barron Law has trightonoa tho banks
into retiring their currency three yeara and
moro In advance OF the day OF resumption.
Tho reason why the banks have given up n
large portion OF their circulation Ia tho very
simple and plain ono that 1t has ceased TO DO
profitable. They find 1t moro profitable to
convert their bonds into currency at 12o
to 12f, aud do business with that, than
to have circulation OF 800 on the 910o
bond, and pay ta1ea on the circulation.
There aro various expenses, amounting to 4
heavy tax, attendant on bank circulation,
, 1876-07-26

supply and advanced 100, closing atenay at
sc. 26@G.80. Cattle wore active md un-
changed. Sheep wero scarce and sold higher
quoted at $3.o0@4.75. Inst Saturday
evening thore WAS in store in this city 1,7lo,'
o42 bu wheat, bo6,557 IN corn, 2oG, ,8o2 bu
onta, Go,ooo bu rye, mud aiG,9o5 bu harley.
One hundred dollars III gold would buy
S111.87t in g1eenbacks at tho close.
, 1876-07-26

HA1AAk AVN Ausu toHF AAtAA 49, sN""-'t
III the first p1ace, tho expenses
sinco tho War Eavo bcon raid in greenbacls,
wlilo tho anle-War expenditures were on n
gold baaiB. This of itaolf would mako
largo difference. In tho next pface. all the
navy additions and improvements snco
the War havo boon Of vastly different na-
turc, a,ld much more costly. 4 war-ahip Of
tho modern Improved kind costs several
times ~ much NJ ono OF tho old wooden
huiks, md 20 docs its armament In the
third rlace, tho War loft n much larger Of
ganization In ships, material, and f'srsonntl,
than the United statos navy ever had before,
and the cost Of maintaining tho organization
WIS Increased In proportion. It requires
something moro than n nero comparison OF
expenditures in bulk TO make out q caso
against ,RoDEsoN.
Coming down to tho details Of Mr. WHIT
THonNE's campaign document, wo find that
most of tho charges are Of q natnro
precisely Htmilar to those made year aftor
year by tho Wings against tho Demo.
crnts when the Inter were In control
of tile Govcpmont. They wero largely
trus thon, and they arc perhaps true to tho
same extent now; 1t Is likely that the Ramo
abuses will continue so long "a the presont
constitution md management Of tho navy
yarls Inst, md until Intelligent alterations
shall be made In tho lawe governing them.
II Congress wore earnestly anxious to reform
these abuses, some action would bo takon On
tho sug9ostions made earfior in tho session
-. ~ nj ~ fha mn
yards and for new regu1ations concerning tho
employment Of men, tho awarding Of con-
tracts, aud the responsibility for tho work
done. Tho abuses ORC mainly the inorease Of
the employees at the navy. yards Just previous
to Congressional elections, tho favoritism
shown TO certain contractors by tho powor
vested In the Washington authorities, and
the consequently inferior character Of tho
Government work. Those abuses may hive
been moro glaring under RoDEaoN'a admins
trasion than formerly, though this has not
vet been demonstrated; but in any case tho
only elractual remedy is to change tho sys-
tenn Of ravy. yards mud letting contracts.
Mrho report is wholly inconsistent in some
respects. Blame is apparently attached to
tha poley VI petaAI'1n6 iAbo AuAApeA VI
the old hulks to decay and drop out, though
they would be of no earthly uso in case Of
vnr as against tho improved guns Of tho
present day, and could only bo retained ct
additional a1pense, Ar, WHrTTnonHE also
wants "to restore tho navy to that proud
eminonco it once so honorably occupied. u
| This is ait stuff aud nonsense. Il ho means
that ho wants to restore 1t to what it was be,
fore tho War, then wo would havo collec.