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The Orator and uhe VVrI1cr.

Mr.. Sumner once delivered u speech at
the Cooper Institute which the audience
had in their hands. Aud Mr.. Emerson,
always chary Of his manuscript, when he
expressed reluctance to lei a reporter
look over his lecture to make an abstract
amazed wien tUiu mat 1t would be Il
most attractive advertisement. If oratory
were only the communication Of informa-
ton Of the statement of an argument, tue
presentation of facts or the recapitulation
Of statistics, the newspaper would soon
dispose of the orator. But all this is but
an element, a material, Of oratory.
That is not merely the statement or the
argument Nor is it only rhetorical,
or passionate, or picturesque appeal.
But it is all these, Penetrated and glow
ing with the power Of living speech. II
is what IS calico magnetism, fascination.
nameless delight.
Nothing IS harder to convey in de-
scriPtion or in the very words than elo.
quence, which is the name for the deepest
charm Of speech. Where it lies is not to
BE- said. 1t is the most Elusive of secrets.
1t is the spell Of the magician, but it is
not in the wand or in the words. Ii is
ii'L LAA~ N''NNb tliC iAANiiJ lllC LADNtAlEi4N
the tone, although it may seem to be in
all. 1t is the song Of the cuckoo
"Chat cry,
Which made me look q thousand ways,
In bush, and tree, and sky
Jefferson said that he listeped enchanted
to Patrick Henry, but he could not re
member what he said. He might as well
have tried to reproduce the music of the
wind harp. 1t was Charles Fox, if we
remember correctly, who said to the
young man who told him that he had
heard most eloquent speech from Burke,
and could repeat every word it, 1T was
not very eloquent if yop can remember
the words lioyuence is the tone Of
tie p,.Dture, The rhythm Of the music. A
sb1ewd observer said that he ALWAYS re-
marked a peculiar cadence in eloquenl
speech; and itisn unusual fos eloguence
to leave the nearer spiritually elevOted in
i manne; Coz which the words do not ac-
count. Until men become insensible to
this power, the newspaper will not
supersede the orator. nor the Campaign
document the stump speaker.-Editor'
Easy Chair, in Harper's Magazine for
December.
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why ,he SI"Io was nI.appy.


And tbao, with die -ld-cyed mule
with parsb9hc spine llbJriug in ADJ
vance, the little street clr went ON u.s.
way. The engineer was sJciably iu-
ciined, and $50 we fell into intimate
converse.
"Don't it require cool deal more ge-
Mus 20 steer mule chan itdoe5 to ham
die horses"
.'Yessir, you betl you zee mewis b
different from hos-e- you've got to
know 'em. Let "a green hand take that
we're mewill am he'd go to- kuvortiu'
around and gittiu' ON his car, and rai-iu'
HI to an extent that would just moreu
amaze you'
ole don't look like that sort Of 4
hair-pin TOP melancholy What
he grieviDg about anyhow
I'm thinking he's in love and is
kinder disappointed, somehow You
know h0w il Is with maw.s They're
awful sentimental ana falls Boo love ies.
like any other crIitcr, But tbore done
seem - be any satisfaction iu it some
how. The more he's in love the wuss be
seems to feel
"a case of bIightoi u1rcqli,ed uHce.
ton, you thuk?'
"Certin! You give that ycro mewu
chance and hc'd g'toH % piece RI poetry
on the state OF A.a Iccius which 'ud draw
tears ir1a sick oyster whoa you
Id muddle headed son of thunder
Where you g0u't'
This interruption was caused Jy the
'mewiil' taking side shoot, and taking
j.. e.
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Is the Anglo-Saxon race deteriorating
physicllly2 1t is said that the number
Of young men "below the middle height
to be found now in any average English
or American crowd is very much greater
than it was fifty years ago. The late Can.
on j. -sley a short time before his death
made this observation respecting a Lon
don crowd, and its truth has been re-
echoed wherever men most do eOngrcgate
in the great cities Of England and Amer
lea. Kingsley, with hs muscular
"tastes, mourc1d over this sign of physi
cal deterioration, but a writer in q late
English mag ,zine takes q different view
Of tie case. According 10 him, small
ness Of stature Is an indication of intel
leotual progress. Great minds have
generally been enclosed in little bodies
Canute, the Great Child of the Berser-
kris though he was, was also a slngularly
small man. Napoleon wa unusually
short IN stature - was Nelson; 20, too
tie great Condo. Pope Hildehrand,
Gregory the SEVENTH, the mishtest Of
all the SUCCESSORS Of Saint Peter, was a
most diminutive person. Montague was
small; Pope and Dryden were little men;
and Scarron and David Garrick were
both 'abridgments' last IAN abridg-
ment Of all that is pleasant IN man" the
first ''ag Gbridgment of human miseries."
And the list might be indefinitely extend
ed. Shall little men, then be looked
down upon With disdain7 True
" tFygmies are pygmies still, tho'perched
on Alps,
And pyramids are pyramids in wales"
But on the other hand it may be aptly
retorted that pygmies can rear pyramids
and level mountains, and fill up valleys.
Nature is very apt to make the balance
even, and as the meltal power Of the
race betrays no sign of deterioration, we
need not perhaps trouble ourselves much
about the physical stature.
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high aud side so smooth, none can scale
1t. We ride almost under it, and it
seems to lean over Us as if to show our
weakness and its massiveness. From
nearly every place in the Valley you be-
hold FL Captain lifting To you its impos-
ing greatness. There is no hiding from
it. Other rocks are higher but none so
imposing. As We ride, we look with
pleasure upon the Bridal Veil Falls on
the right. The breeze here just scat
tered the water from the falling stream
into lace-like spray, as if to veil from
our view the grand old rocks behind On
the left the Virgin Lear Falls are trickling
from cliff to cliff Next comes the Cattle
draI Rock and the spires, the outline of
which, against the clear blue sky, can be
easily imagined into the shape of a gothic
church or cathedral Then we pass the
Twin Brothers, and Sentinel Rock, and
thus we leave one towering and threat
ening rock for another, equally high,
until we are at the foot of the Yosemite
Falls, whence we turn at right angels to
the right, and at noon arrived at Hutch
ings's hotel the ride has consumed two
days and half
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As winter, by stripping the leaves from
around US, makes US see the distant re-
gions they formerly concealed so old age
robs US of our enjoyments only to enlarge
the prospect of eternity before US.
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Happy are those that learn early by
the hard way of life what every man
must learn first or last, or % ashore
wreck-namely, selfrestFaint.
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The mails are very irregular, re
marked business man. That's not re-
said local Mrs Darlington,
males always we're very Irregular about
siectioq tiRe.
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ats al for the best" remarked
Blinks, with a sigh, as De paid for ono
hat he had lost. 'Nay," interp0sed tha
lucky man '"tis all for the better
Blinks accepted theamendment.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-22

A little Boston girl, four years OLD,
created ripple by rcmarking TO tho
teacher Of her sunday school class
"Our dogs dead bet the angels was
scared when they say him coming up thc
walk. lie is cross 70 strangers.
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rpundings. From Uuion Point and
other points upoa the trail, the views
are grand, but from the summit Is to be
had the gfande-t view Of all. The Yose-
mite, Nevada and Vernal Fails are in
sight. You can look into the Little
Yosemite Valley. The North Dome,
the Sonth Dome, Cloud Rest, Mount
Lyle, Mount Star Wing, Mirror Lake,
and all the contour of the Yosemite
Valley, are laid before you. Thence
you realize what it Is, and the wonder of
it.
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GLAzIER POINT.

Our next trip was to Gla1ier Point,
This Is a new trail, having been opened
about two years. The distance is a9s
four miles, and is SO steep that Il reFhe
about four hours to ride View to
beauty consists in the extenS its sur
I'be obtained of the valley
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-22

The stories If horned SAVAGE. which
occasionally come from remote regi.r.of
the globe seom, at last. 10 have Some
foundation, 20 fact Captain Hay wh1
has lately explored the district off ALim.
IN Western Africa, reports CHAT he in
hahitants are subject TO q peculiar eu-
largement of the cheek.bYue- lmu'tiu.
m permancntformatiJn G, .sety reem
bling horns
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Rancho Los Funas, Ca Aug. Il
1876.
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Killed by Heat 100 Feet Under.
Ground.

From tie Virginia City Chronicle.
This morning rs som miners, who
went on the o'clock shaft of the Yellow
Jacket We're going down the incline be-
low the l,I00foot level, they came upon
fellow laborer sitting on one of the
timbers and apparently sleeping leaning
against the sill, with his head on his arm
TO all appearance he seemed alive. as his
body was still warm with the intense heat
which stood at that point at 100 derccS.
1t appears that he went downthe Yellow
Jacket last night about II o'clock, to the
100-toot level, and went from there to
the same level of the Imperial, enroutc
for the 2000-foot level of the Bullion, To
relieve Il comradewho was working there,
The man who was to have been relieved
toiled on all night unconscious of the fact
that his friend was corspe. On the / =
100-foot level, Gallagher went down the
incline about six sets oftimbers and there
il is supposed, exhausted with the terri
Bile heat, sat down to rest. There was a
cooling house II few yards beyond, but
he did not know it.
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dunbar Sy~teyl1
SUCCESSFULLY

Interfering invariably cared in on slioe
inG.
knuckling and knee sprung horses are
Immediately benefited and LEFT in condition
to the aid of which nature soon effects uer-
mancnt cure.
Lamcness from corns instantly removed
Immediate relief given in eases of acute
founder.
Diseases of the above nature. and various
others pertaining To the foot and le" hereto
fore considered incurable by the "old
school Ncterinarlans, are. by n judieouS
application of the Dunbar system. relieved
and cured,
Anatomical specimens exhibited at the
office. showing cause and effect.
Having been at great expense to acquire
n thorough knowledge OF The subject and
being the only smiths in the State 10 whom
Mr.. Dunbar has impaired his valuable
method OF treatment, | am prepared Ia
treat the worst case the public may bring
forward.
/ employ only competent men and per
sonally supervise all operations
OFFICE Ill AND 113 ORANGE SITS
DAVID WOOIMAN.
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\ destructive fire occurred in Little
Rock, Ark, last night, destroying the
Metropolitan Hotel, Merchants National
Bank, the city hall and other buildings.
aggregating probable loss of Sl50,000 or
more. The town of Blackville, Barnwell
county. S. C., was partially destroyed by
an ineendiary fire yesterday morning.
Other incendisry fires in South Carolina
are reported
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General News.

The Court of Alabama Claims is again
in session and proceeding with the final
call of the calendar. Ninety cases remain
to be tried under the present jurisdiction
of the Court.
The steamer Carl Schurz sank at her
wharf at Memphis yesterday afternoon.
The steamer Frank Forrest was burned
at Cottonwood on Wednesday night The
losses are not known.
The House Investigating Committee at
Columbia, 5. c., commenced work on
Wednesday, by examining four witnesses
in reference to the precinct returns in
Barnwell and Anderson counties.
Governor Tilden has designated the I'd
Of January as the day for the election of a
Representative in the Seventh Congress-
ional District of New York. to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Smith
Ely, Jr.
There was no change in the ice gorge
at st. Louis yesterday. 1t was believed
that all the steamers able to float could be
extracated and placed in safe quarters.
The loss to the keokuk Northern Line
may not exceed or reach $4,000.
The banking house of VIM. NJ. Ream,
in Somerset, Ohio, was entered by four
masked men, and robbed of $4,000 on
Wednesday night. Part of the bank
building was occupied as dwelling by
Ream's family. The robbers overpower-
ed the occupants, and compelled Ream to
open the safe. They took paper money
only, leaving the coin. Ream remained
bound and gagged until nearly daylight,
his wife fearing to be killed ifshe gave an
alarm.
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THE MISS HOUSTONS'
Select Day and Boarding Slll
COMMENCES AT 800 DRLAwARF ArSsU5
HeEPTEMBER, lS78.

These Young ladies are thoronsh educat
of tn. most refined kind, in mind, mann
ana spirit. We are sure the greatest Jul,
will be done to oil pupils intrustei to y
care, To teach the oung 70 think to "a
out the young mind and TO pour lnstruc,1a
out of ono mind into another with iaclq
AID IN way that il useful and delightful
ha ny art. and this is TIE method and ch i
ter of these young ladies' Their .prospa
arc said to be encouraging, as their NUM-
is Ii nited and filing up, Those who W
The ADVANTAGE of their instruction. shonll
plv soon. Tho location is healthy and con,
sient, directly on the street car route. \
,,upiI (, - the heart Of the city IN Jay
pleasar .oather could step in and set 2u9
the doc. aud in Other weather The wal, 10 !
vigorating and healthy ais'',e1
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DR.. JOHN BUCHANAN
No. .5If Pine St., Phtiad'o.

tay be consulted personally or by letter ON
DISRAS ES-tijrtD nenrs successful nrac,;oe'
nd erlhor oi eieEcR staHdard uo orka on mz,L-
=. 2e. 5 medicine arc eatjrcil VEGETA tIlE
nd prcpGrcd by him, elf be mot obsttaote
"a OF attcose CURED as Canoes. Iu" ors,
icess, Consumption Nervous dchiiity, Pre-.
A.iuer decay, Skin ana Urinery adect,ons.
l-SEiSES Of WOMEN and CHILDREN
Ed. SpECTAITy
Ills EcleigoicA Goideq J,bi5is so.n3ne,
'"t,suara nteed--no lady should be wftion
en-, Tup1-i. -,
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WESTERN BORDERaas;2sm,a. a;s,a

dTII gIilPII1c HIsbHfy OF American Mo lrer
life 100 fEA6~ A"O-its thrilling con.
hicts with red and white foes exciting All
ventures, captivities, forays, scouts, pio 1eer
women and boys, Indian war paths catnn
life and sports. A book for Old AZ d youI .
No competition. Enormous sales Extfa
rms Illustrated circulars free. j. Me
CT RnY & Co, Philadelphia, Pa. au2iw8yn
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g':ar.Iat ft>r sennt,

arm Ot near D1le hundred acres. ON
yarSi land Avenue, near the Toll Gate. for
scura term OF years, to n good tcnant
Enquire Of Gro, Nj. BHABBIE
'"'lt @h' pFS'illNts Hi - HANDLER
." -" " M. 9al King 81 .
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UeafherRep0rf
WAsHINGToN, Dec. II. | \. NJ

WAsHINGToN. Dee. II. \. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.
For New England, the Middle States
and the lower Lake Region, decided
colder, northwest to southwest winds in
creasing in force, rising barometer and
threatening weather, with light snow.
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REG ISTEk'S DkUEst
lec2iSfcI.-& Order.
REGl9TFR'S OFFICE.
= L 4 \

l't'lHTFkS y OFFICE,
New Castle Co. Nov p, 16S
| poN the application of George X Nous
ley. Administrator Of Thomas H. Grubb
late of BrandNwine Hundred in said Coun'
y, deceased. it is ordered and directed by
the Register that the Administrator aforc-
said. give notice Of the granting of Letters
of Administration upon the Estate. of the
deceased. with the date of granting thereof
by causing advertisements To he posted
within forty days from the date Of such
Letters IN SIX of the most public places of
The County of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the Es
tate, To present the same, or abide by an
Act Of Assembly in such case made and
provided. And also cause the same to be
inserted within the same period in the
DAILY tAIErTE. Il newspaper published
in Wilmington. and To be confined therein
three weeks. (c d.
-, Given under the hand and Seal OF
}L.S. Oilice of the Register aforesaid at
- New Castle. in New Castle County
aiore said. tho day and year above written
=. G. BlGGS, Register
NOTICE
All persons having claims against tho
| Estate of the deceased must present the
| same duly attcstcd to the Administrator on
| or before November 9th, 1871 or abide tho
| Act Of Assembly in such case made and
provided. GEO X MOUSIEY
] Address. Wilmington, Del. Admir-.
dec5-3wcod
, 1876-12-12

bptel1t LftP0tcA 10 1Hf 1g7odH9-
WAsnlS8roN, u. e., Dec 1l.-Tho House did
not commit itself 10 amy very dangerous propo-
eittons. The Democrats hail not their necessary
through any party measures under u suspension
Of the rules. They were accordingly rather SLY
Of the Republicans, md caused M curly nd
journncns. The Democrats undertook to make
party capitnl BY a resolution to obtain fruIu the
War Department Gen. Sheridan's report upon
Madison Wells when the latter was Governor OF
Louisiana. Tho resolution failed, lacking 20 Of
two-thirls. Tho Democrats refused to pass
sfcDuucal]s resolution to investigate tho a.
lcgod eIection-fral.sls III New York, Brooklyn,
Jersey City, Philadelphia, Virgina, a.,d Aissls-
sIppl. The attempt to investigate
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC FnArns
was thus defeated. Subsequently, although he
said he never heard Ut frauds In New York, Mir.
Cox offered u resolution, which WITS agreed to,
for tho appointment OF n committee of tlyc
members to proceed to the cities Of New York,
Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Jerscy City, to ox-
amino INTO the alleged f1nuds in the Ereistra-
t[o1l and voting for Presidential Electors and
Representatives In Congress In cach of said
cities ut the late election.
Tie Committee ii, the judiciary was
directed to inquire anl report upon the
legality Of tho circular letter issued
by tic Attorney General during tho
late Presldrntlul campaign to tic A1urshala Of
tho United Statca In relation to their powers
and duties In thu election OF President. 4 rrso~'
luton was nlso passed directing the Committee
on the Judiciary to Investigate unl report II any
intimidation or coercion has been prurttccd upon
the employees Of the Federal Government In the
lust campaign to compel said employees to cnt,-
tribute to tile election fund Of any particular
, 1876-12-12

a.,,o A. a.. ., ..,.
,, nlate' az INC same t'tho th's gentleman oe
ne'es tnas tno nenoc,ats "'s' sakc aa7an1aec o1
ns .senn'eau's III .us'' ia'ol IN tne o!eeo" case
!oF tno pu3Pose oi 1ore'hE INC hepuplcahs, II
fosahlc' to open Tor consideration tho Lou!sf-
ana, Florida, and South Carolina cases. Ills
added that Gov. Tilden believes Gov. Grover
Ind actcd strictly in accordance with the laws Of
the State ef Oregon. lie also said that Gov
'rildcn Wa firmly convinced TINT he was cntt-
tied to rccctya t1,c yotc of Lo,,t.lsna an Ftori.
In. and ihat .hev von1d i. corrt ~, ~ I,f,,
,,r ,s,,, ~ .r,t. sA 4'' '-A'
r,a ,.,o.. - ~ "t.. .".,..s.1 ..'sn.
Az. r..t s'oS' WV W. ,s'.,"1 .oaas nlo'nsso
t!,, ta''' i's'.e MY .fu'on tnat t"ey iouno MN
l"tly convinced OF ms clcet!of', AMI determined
not 10 aoahdon Inc ac1u. Ho did not desire or
expect that tho eontcst over the matter should
be 80 carried on Is 10 causu fighting, but be did
not propose to stop until all fncans TO secure his
rights l'ad been exhausted. ne would, II neccs-
sasy, carry tho contest on through tho entire
term Of Mr. Hayes II the latter Wns inauguratcd.
, 1876-12-12
INVESTIGATIONS.
SENATOR suEnMAE's nEronr.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dee. 1l.-Tho Govern
mcnt Printing Office Ii engaged tonight on the
last shcots Of the testimony accompanying tho
9hcrn,un report to the President On the canvass
Of Louisiana. The document fills zoo pages,
and will bu tcudy to lay on tho dcsks Of Scua-
tors and Representatives Tomorrow morning.
ID tas H4stsrn Asottatsd F4tss.
OREGON.
WAsn,x6roN, D. c., Dec. 11.-rhc Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
this morning voted to recommend tho adop-
tion BY the Senate oE Mr. 4fitchell's rcso-
lutiou dlrectsng the COMMITTEES to investt-
gate the tacts attending tho appointment Of
Presidential Electors in Oregon. Senators Nor
ton, Logan, aud kcrnau will act rs sut,-pou,-
H,i.tcc to cunluct this investigation, and Gov.
Grover, together with tho Secretary Of State
and sou,e other persons, will bp subPrnncl to
como here Immediately from Uregon. Tie same
Senators Will constitute subcommittee for the
investigation Of tito Electors Of Alabama, Mis-
sissrp, and Georgia unlcr the Edmunds rcso-
luttun. The investigations will b. conducted In
Washington. All tho other members of tie
Committee were last Saturday detailed Is mcul-
bers Of sulrcommittccs to proceed to South
Carolina, Florida, md Louisiana, mud they start
to-dny.
The following resolution appended to II pre-
anble recttug tho rcceHt ocellrresiccs in Oregon
was reported to tho Sclasu to-day by Mr..
Mitchell, from tho Committee on Privileges aud
Elections:
Eesolttd, Tint The Committee on Privileges mud
tS, Gsi, y AS5s1y s afs aaa ,H as
tue facts attending thc arpo!ntmcnt VI said Eec.
tors AM! Tug ptetcntcd E'rssers. am! report ti.s
ploy stctosraphet, scnl for persons and papers,
administer oatht, aud c1amlne witnesses,
, 1876-12-12

tho subjects Of the relations OF The two Houscs,
tl,c legal remedies for tho adjustment Of pend
Ing difficulties with regarti to tho count Of the
Llcctoral vote, and to determine what provistons
can be mado with regard to any future com-
pllcatIons that may arise.
10 ia Wsstern Associo'td frtt.
TUE CAUCUS.
WAsHlTdToH, D. G., Dec. 1.-THE Demo"
cratic members OF the House Of Representatives
held caucu. this afternoon, which continued
two hours There vas general and spirited
debate concerning the present political eitua-
tton. ana the dllllcu'ttes which may aflae BE-
tween tho two branches OF Congress IN regafu
n counting the Electoral Votes' anu
TO tho inauguration Of fresl"
dent. Among The principal speakers we're
MessFs. randall, Wood, Nunton, Caulfcld,
anu Carr. determined spirit wa manifested
TO maintain all tho constitutional rlghta Of tue
House, and to give elect to "hat L. claimed BY
tllc democratic members TO be Lie expressed
, 1876-12-12
FLORIDA.
TflHTfoNEAENT,

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Dec. 1.-the trial OF
the contempt aRalnst Cowgirl nnd::Ael.in, Of tho
Returning Doar,i, was continued to-lay, pend
Ing the tr!aI Vi tic mandamus ordering them to
open tho canvass again and make purely mIn-
iBtcrAl canvass Ut tue returns. This caao will
be tried tomorrow.
TuN CONVERSATIONAL COMMITTEE
las not yet arrived, being detained by an acct
dent.
tue HOARD UNANIMOUS.
Tho following correspondents explains itsolf:
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. H. William Lss ApthoFp,
Ea9., Clerk " Tie Hoard oyf Statt Ganrass<Fs-
HIN: Wo hare been not little surprised 1t scclng
In print what paypotta 10 be tho protest Of William
Archer cacka, Attorney General, member OF tho
Bua1d Of Stale canvasscrs, atel with tho Doasd
procsttng against tho action OF tho majority Of ths
hoard. No aach OF any other protest has, 10 our
knowledge, been died or presented to ~, or any Of
ur. Ilas any protest Of any kind been died With
you as Clerk Of tho Doart, or handed to you to be
alcd1 II so, please Inform III Of the FACT and The
= SAMUEL u. McIiN. Secretary Of Hlate.
q. A. Eow1lLl, Comptroller,
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. l1.-7As Hon. T. Il. !Ac-
Elm oRatAs Hon, c. 4. CofeQtit-0ENrs: In reply
to tho question contained In your letter OF thIs
date, hAyo to bay that no protest against tho
aetiuu Of the majority of the State Bosel Of Cum
vaascrs by the Hon. ". 4. Cooke, Attorney Con-
csal. member ul that uonrl, has btvn died with
s as Clerk OF 4ald Hoard, or handed mo to be died,
nor have seen " In anY way rscelyea such pro-
test. VIZ. Lka AlrnoRy,
Clerk of tic State Hoard OF Canvaascts.