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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-04

10 the COST OF outntting and provisioning
thousand men, who expect to leave there
shortly for the Black Hills via Che
yenne.
The distance from Cheyenne to Custer
city, on French creek, In the Black Hills,
is as follows, by the route taken by Gen.
Crook last summer, which is as short az
any yet made:
Cheyenne to Fort Laramie, .93 miles.
Fort Laramie to Rawhide. LIB
Rawhide to Running. water, pa /"
Running-water to Old Woman's
fork ........ ~ "
Down o. W. +. to Sage Creek, "a
Thence by right hand road to
Cheyenne river, .......2 %
Cheyenne river to Custer city,
via ridge road and Ruby
springs, .................. 40
Total distance. 1886
Custer city to Spring creek. 49,. s
Down Spring creek to Camp
Crook or Stand-off bar. $50. 10 L"
Stand-of bar to Rapid creek, IL
Rapid creek to Box Elder. -. IA ="
The route to the gold fields of the Big
Horn country, is from Cheyenne
to Forts Laramie and Fetterman, to
which latter post the distance is 1876
miles, with good ranches along the way.
The distance flom Fort Fetterman to old
Fort Reno 10 l04 miles; from there to
Kearney 65 miles, and thence 10 Fort c.
+. Smith 80 miles.
How is this Tor Cheyenne sentiment?
1t is from the Leader:We are Of course in
favor OF peaceful solution Of the
question, but II that is impossible, let
the Sioux be driven out Of the Black
Hills at anycost-even il they are ex-
terminated in the struggle. The ira.
dictional Indian. such as Fenimore
Cooper portrays had some rights. but
the Centennial Indian has no RIGHTS
which white men are bound to respect
James Stephenson, U. S. mail con.
tractor. will extend his stage line from
O'Neil city. Neb.. to the Black Hills
mining region in the spring.
Trains OF OK teams aud mule teams ira
fitted out at Sidney. Neb., every week
for the Black Hills. and 90 through 10
Clusters park in about six or eight davs
How ALvISzA HAYWARD PRoyrpEp FOR
his wIFE.-The San Mateo Gazette fur.
nishes the following schedule Of the
property set aside BY Alvinza Hayward
10 his wife, who recently obtained a al.
vorce from him. 1t will be seen that the
lady Is comfortably provided for, at least,
placed above the fear OF imme diate want.
10 MRS. Hayward has been set of a LOT
l2fxz26 feet, corner Clay and Franklin
streets; lot corner Sacramento and Ma.
son streets. l34xl34; lot on Bush street.
2s1s2 feet; lot on Harrison street of ir.
regular shape being portion Of subdi.
vision 3. 4. 5, 6. T. 8, 10, IL. ~ IA
IA. 10. 16, II, 10. 10, 20. 81, %, 23. "a
25. 26. "a. 20. 80 and 80, Of lOO.vars lot:
lot on Townsend street, 275x275 feet. ali
in San Francisco; also. the San Mateo
homestead. comprising 3S7 acres; also.
ranch formerly occupied BY j. Spauld.
ing, comprising 800 29.1O0 acres; also.
lot on Fifth street. San Matso. 9s2x2sS
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-04
THE BLACK HILLS.

A Cheyenne grocery house has received
a letter from Philadelphia, inquiring as
to the cost OF Quitting and provisioning q
thousand men, who expect to leave there
shortly for the Black Hills via Che.
yenne.
The distance from Cheyenne to Custer
city, on French creek. In the Black Hills,
is as follows, by the route taken by Gen.
Crook last summer. which is as short as
any vet made.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-04
ATTENTION,
P1OCHE HOSE COMPANf'
NO !.

THERE WILL BE A REG ULAB a
i MONTHLY MEETING Of Piocne
Hose Company. No. l, on 80
Friday Evening, February =, ,.,oet
At their Hose House, Main street. st ~, n oors
Al the regular monthly business wvaouestsd
before the meeting, all members arc
to be present.
By order Of the President s..,stasy.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-04

TURKISH NEws.-A son was born to
the Sultan of Phoebe, on the 10Th in
slant; the Turkish Ambassador at Aus.
tin has been recalled; and the insurgents
have retreated from Desert Springs.
Reveille.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-04

MOTHERS! Save the lives OF your
daughters when affected with consump-
tive coughs or violent colds, by admins.
terirg to them without delay, the Stand.
ard Specific. HALE's HONEY OF HoRE-
HOUND AND TAR.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure ia one
minute
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-04
PIOCHE
FIR FIGHTS
A GnrHY n TYZ

BUYERS, SAMPLERS AND Snip
PERs OF ORE AND BULLION.
Lock Box $50,
SALT LAKE CITY
Sole Agents in Utah for Kansas Manufacturing
Cos Celebrated Wagons, Buegies, Carriage &c
Warranted
W. K. GRIFFIN, Agent
All Liquors and Liquids will be TRANSPORTED
only at the owners risk Of leakage.
mr17-lyr At Wells, Fargo Co..
, 1876-05-19

This Raganufin party in National Convon.
ton at indianapolis has presented most OF.
traor1inary combination. It has taken IN
octogonarian from tho Eaas, "a mnn who las
passed beyond tho memory Of ordinary lawa,
and who In his second childhood Is pleased
with rattle, tickled with straw, and is a.
vain as boy with his first pair Of boota
For Vice. President il has gone to the Pacific
and taken man who represents gold. h1f.
Boo1u represents people WHO donot and never
have recognized pnper as money; who buy
and soil 1t ~ merchandise; who, in the ex-
c1usivencss Of their devotion to gold, refuse
oven 10 tako ailyet,-w only rccoiyo trade
dollars by their weight ~ bullion. With
these two men representing tho utmost ex-
trcmea OH tho currency question, they have
patched up Presidential ticket pledged to
the Substitution Of paper for all other forms
of money. sonility and ambition,-and
these in the Nationnl Ccntonniati
, 1876-05-19

thoro vera 111 milca, and now there
oro 253, an increase Of liz miles.
In ton waras tho sewerage systern is virtually
completed. Apart from the improvement in
tbs public health, already apparent, and tho
fact Of carrying OF tho wasto water aud CIV
ing people N opportunity to put basarnenta
undor thoir houses, this great increase OF
sewerage has avery important bearing upon
tho question Of protection against 2rc, since,
whom the unpaved stroots aro dried hnd
thereby rendered passablo, tho drc-enginos
can reality got to any part Of tie city with
convenience aud speed wherc they now
meet with serious obstaclcs to progress.
Aa scsul. Of this vast syRtcm OF
improvements, tho businoss portions Of
tho city aro ea strongly mud &c.
curcly protected against fro rs my othor city
In this country. Tho most vnlunbio re-
suit, however, will 10 found IN the
southwestern part Of tho city, where,
owing to tho prevalence Of southwest
winds In tho dry season aud tho fargo extent
OF wooden buildings, lumber-yards, and othor
inf.amnabtc ma.erial, the danger has aiwnys
boan an alarming ono, BY tho frat Of July
these improvements, will havo bean 60 far
completed that II fire should broak out In
that gactiou hose can be attached to hundreds
Of plugs and used with effect without tho
aid Of single engine. Tho pressure Of
water In tho most remote portions Of this
district will be 80 pounds to tho inch. raising
a column Of water TO feet, md this pressure
viii run up to 100 pounds. Chicago, there
fore, may feel comparatively secure against
any possibility Of widespread conflagrntion
in the future except under such conditions Of
wind and dryness o. will defy any fire depart.
mont md apparatus.
1nvicw, therefore, Of what Chicago hss dono
to protect herself against fro, 1t is manifeat1y
unjust for tho insurance companies to dis
criminAte against her and maintain extra
chargos Tho rates ought to be reduced na
low as they exist in any other well-protactet1
city. We havo now q botter supply of water,
larger mains and moro Of them, moro hy-
dranta, nm increased pressur,, more power.
ful and better organized fro department, md
an ordinance forbidding tho erection Of any
moro wooden buildings in tho city li1nita,-
conditions of aataty with which evan Now
York cannot compete. Tho possibility o.
future conAagrations has therefore been min
imized, and we should have the benefit Of i
In reduced rates OF insurance.
, 1876-05-19

Peace has settled over the distracted pre-.
cincts OF the City Hall, and Mayor HorsE is
completely installed IN tho position to which
he was lately called by the people Of Chicago.
lie presided at yesterdays meeting OF tho
Common Council, anddclivored his inaugural
message in pcrson to that body. Tho
interesting document is printed in full in
our columns this morning. Tic rendor will
have no difficulty in forming tho conclusion
that Chicago has finally entered upon m ora
Of honest and economical government, md
that We have = Mayor who knows what
reform means and is prepared to carry
out tho popular will. Tho message has
the genuine ring of rotrenchment and re-
fo7n,-tho reduction Of unnecessary ox.
pcnsca in every department of tho City
Government, and tho utmost possible cur
tailment of every source Of taxation and out
lay. Mayor HOME is a worthy heod Of tho
fine body Of men who now compose tho
Common Council, and tho radical reforms md
sweeping changes recommended in his mcs-
eago may DO safely intrusted to tho largo
majority Of conscientious Aldermen who are
in entire harmony with these views.
, 1876-05-19

The Methodist General Conference was
a little too SOON IN It's Complimentary resoln-
tions concerning tho Christian management
Of tito Contonnial. The Commission were
rattcd on the back for closing tho Exhibition
mud grounds on Sunday, but Tho brethren a.
Baltimore havo got into rage Of righteous
indignation over The sale Of liquors inside the
Centennial inclosure. The opportunity
Afforded to thirsty wrotches to get 4 glass OF
beer without going outside the cato Ia char
actcrizod by tho General Conference ns an
outrage upon tho Christian sentiment Of tho
country, and solem protest Is entered
against 1t which ths Contonninl managers
will probably put into pigeon-hole along
with the dattering Sunday resolutions and
cali it. sGyere.
, 1876-05-19

reached. How 1npidly that development IL
taking place IA shown that before this
monster is fnir1y aflost tho builders aro at
work upon two monsters still moro forrnitaa-
bio for tho Italian Government. These aro
tho Dant'olo and tho Da!lio. They will
carry four 100-guns instoad OF 8t.ton
guns, and thcir turrcts will 10 protected by
22-inch armor instead of 18.inch. Worso
thnn thia for English prido, tho power Of
ordnance Ia increasing nlso,-a Knurr gun, u
fow months ago, having pierced targot rop-
resonting tho citadel Of tho Infzeribls at n
distance Of milo. Tho London 1imts, in
drawing contrast botwoon Tho Inaerib|o
md coast dotcnsos, Rllows, however, that She
is o far moro powerful fertilization thnn the
whole Island Of B1alta, with a1l its fortiaca.
tiona and naturally defensive situation. The
now Knurr gnna aro not the only dangers to
which tho Inferibl is liablo. Tho torpedo
threatens her, since it is impossible to pro-
tect every part Of tho ahip and keep her
aaoat, especially those portions below tho
water-lino. Tho ram ia another danger; but
to olfaat these It la proposed to fight thotn
with ganla and torpedcoa,-ttlnt In, SUR
round the Inaert6le with n Aotille OF rims
and torpedo-boats, thus making her font
Ing fort surrounded by outlying forttfica-
tions, rs on land central fort is protected
by outlying oarthworks.
Tho existence Of aueh a monster as the
Inferi5h and her Italian companions, the
Dandolo md Du,lio, 10 not very pleasant to
contemplate in case of war betweon thaso
r,n,vara md mr. nun cn11nfrv. EThe TnGeribfe.
, 1876-05-19

~}obt fn.4nnd ~ snv eir monthn f1enoo, The
arrronrs.tion waa out down soyeu million
t,oi,o1a. whi1s Tho routos wers extended
oto,t N nor cant. 1oavIno the amount ap-
nnonr;atca wholly insufficient to keep up Tue
aoryica half voor. IA t1,ore Is no Inv ro-
ouirinc Tho railroads to carry tho mails at 4
1osa, tho roauls will to TINT thoy will
rofuso to carrv thom ut any such
fIr,,roa .s contemplated by tho bill,
which. II oasyed by lLa Senate, will
a;mnlv lcatl to n suuponslon of tho postal
, 1876-05-19

Tle great Democratic purity Of Ohio made
a fitting moral spectacle Of itsolt when 1t
put Mr. Kentucky Railroad Claim.stoal PEN
p1Eroa In tho chair to preaide over the state
Convention At Cincinnati. uo is repro
sentative man OF the highest typo of Democ-
9acy,-that which steals from tho 1rohaury;
when caught, insolahny wants to know
"whAt you ars going to do about 1t y; and,
improving upon the example Of TWEED, tho
inventor OF that motto, inateaa Of running
away. ataya to brazonly facs 1t down. Mr..
pEsp1E1os coolly plundered the Treasury in
the matter Of his trumpcd-up, rejected Ken
tucky Central claim against tho Government
for transportation service that had ouco boon
paid for. 1te presented It, not In bchals Of
the stockholders, who, II anybody. were en-
titled to tho proceeds, but Of the estate OF
his hrotheE-iur1aw, who had gotten possss-
sion OF the rosd In fraud OF tho rights Of
the trua atoothaldsrs, ~ tho oourta bare
, 1876-05-19

Tho war Of tho rlval path!es-allopathy anu
ho.neopathy-again rages III Michigan. FROM
1855 until last ycar tho Regents Of the un'Yer-
stty, Ia lcaan<sa Ut tue atatute Of the State, r.
fusstl 10 nithomeopathy to be taught IN tne
medical school. Thu Legislature Of 1873, how
ever, defeated tl.e intolerance Of tho regulars "
making appropriation directly for the eataolisa'
ment OF branch homeopathic medical schoo',
which, accordingly, after deal OF resiasanso as
upon the part Of tho regulars, was done. Ino
branch medical sshaol WAS incomplete III itseti. ~
tha profcssofshtps being merely thoso OF 'no
theory and practice and Of saaterfa .aedte'' ~
which branches Of tho science only does hou1s
opathy differ from allopatby. Tie regular MY e.
ical school was, therefore, forced open lot ~
admission OF the Homeopathic clsases 70 stuaJ
therein anatomy, physlology, and medical ehcm -
iatry, But wlshal the obsttnste intole'anee III, ~.
the regulars WAS neither vanqulshed nor ~
mayed by thls appareut triumph Of the tesr ".
lature of tho atats Oyer professional hKotiy
after = twenty years. struggle. That noae.
opa.hs, who according to tbs allopsthc tneo1y
urs oil wrong, and little short Of being aoru.
ught nuzaezaza, ahoula b permitted - fsse'''
, 1876-05-19

trv.--nhlo. fronn am surnlus. to furnfsh mau.
Kind with iii tho rnv ,natorialor tho tluished
fabrics That cntnr into tia worlds traffic,
Among other thinoa 10 produce gold and
silver rnt tha 1,,f1a cnn,merea that Ia left
M under our tariff lnys ie now c1oeecd and
nmborrassea. voakonca md DESTROYED by a
fIct,tioua monov unknown In mankind mud
discarded In every market, Asthis time, and
under snch circumstances, d Conyen.
Tim ca]linu ;tse,s nemocrntic. and, whnt
, 1876-05-19
A NAVAL MONSTER,

We haye hitherto briefly referred to tho
monster iron-olaa, tho Latseri1le, in process Of
construction In England, as tho largest and
most powerful war-voaaol in the world She
Inns now boon safely launched, and this fact
haa been made the occaaon Of much inter-
eating discussion in tho English papora MS to
the availability and utility Of their monster
floating citadel, some points OF which will
provo Of interest.
The first OF theso ia her size and armament.
Tho In1lezab will carry in tnrreta four 81
ton guns. These turrets will DO protected
by 1B-inch armor. and tho citadel Of tho ahip
by 24-nch plating. Tho citadel la ~ feet
hiRh, rs feet broad, ind ITO feet long, and
inclosoa tho engines and boilera. tho bose Of
tho turrots, tho hydraulic gear. and the
magazines Of tho slip. Tho walls arc II
inches thick, made OF plates from 10 to q
inchea thick, with teak between and behind
them. Tho ahip extends IS feet below tho
citadel and 105 feet before and bohind 1t,
these portions being utilized In floating tho
central citadel. by tho use Of hydraulic
rowcr the 81.ton guns, 1t is statot, will bo
worked o. oasily As tho 28-ton guns on tho
| other English vessels. Her displacement,
] with ali her weights Oh board, will 10 no less
than II, ,407 tons. 30 much for her sizo and
power.
In the construction OF the Iaazri6h thore
has been wide divergence from tho moth
DDS employed In the earlior iron-olhds. Those
were long anii narrow, In the shape Of ci-
gar. The next that wore built wore consid-
crably broadaned In beam. The Infut6k
, 1876-05-19

Tho minority report p1atfonn which va4
adopted by ths Ohio Domooratio Convention
Inns ono singular plank, viz:
O. A graduated incomn.tax 10 meet At least TIT
premium OIL gold needed 10 pay interest on ths
public debt.
Tho duties On imports are net apprt to pay
tho interest on the public debt and tho Ink.
ing fund, and Whatever may be over ia de.
voted to general expenses. Those duties ara
collected in gold, hence thero has been no
"premiun on gold" What necessity is thero
for graduated income-tax to pay premium
on gold whom there ia no such premium7
The resolution is nonsense, and those who
supported it did not know what they wcre
voting for, unless they intend to have re-
ceivod n dcpreciatod currency for duties. and
propose to mako good the loss by ro-enacting
the War-tax known as m incomo-tax. Do
the fuglemen who engineered TINT 0onyen-
ton suppose tho country would accept 80
prepostorous scheme7
, 1876-05-19

Thu Indianapolis Irrceoncilablcs hive met
their frat disappointment Utmost before tho
delegates could pack up their ctgar-bokos.
Nj. PEEEn CoorER desires to remark that no
viii not be President OF the United Btates If
10 become so requires him to have such back-
ting, Bat then Dir. CoorEa suggests that ono
Wu1aAM A11xN, now and for any time dur
ing tho past century abiding in tho State Of
Ohio, would mako proper candidate it tho
people could strain Neutrality-suspicious. to such
L daHteo.
, 1876-05-19

Tbs action Of the Ohio Convention has
suggested to the minds Of the har<lmoney
pemocrAts the importance Of abolishing the
two-s thirds rule at the 81. LouiA Convention.
They asgua that tho success Of tho iuaatjon.
fats in Ohio Is likely to give nse rag-hsby ole-
ment Of the party In other States fresh oour-
ago and strength, and may result In sending
10 tho Convention antabborn minority Of one-
third, which would be abba to prevent tho
nomination os any Int pronounced green
hacker. Hence ths adviaabdlity OF 70 altar
Ing tho rule ~ to allow Of nomination by
tho usual majority over al.
, 1876-05-19

a curious confirmation Of tho general
judgment regarding tho ''nulo" story
started by dctractora Of Secretary BR1srow is
found in tho fact that tho Hougo Com
mittoe on Ways and Means have agreed to
report bill, drawn up BY a1r. TUCKER, ot
Virginis, granting to DuoxaEn relef for the
loas he sustained in his mule contract. Mr..
Bn1sTow believed tbs claim to be Just one,
and 1t seems tho Committee hold the aan,e
nnfnfnn
, 1876-05-19

Tho only railway projects that can eon1~
mand capital or confidence IN these times arc
those which contemplate tho Improvement Of
existing property and tho vitalization OF
roads TINT are now idlo and Improbable.
THO close OF tho litigation which places the
Rockford, nock Island d st. Louis Hoad in
the hands Of Mr. OsrznnEno, who purchased
1t aud holds It in trust for tho German bond
holders, suggests combination which will
oiyo Chicago now West and Southwest rail-
road, and asafat in some measure In prevent
ing arrangements like that Of last winter for
carrying tho grain around Chicago in its
course to tho aoabonrd. The suggestion is to
consolidate, by contract or obaleEwise, tho
present Chicago Il PaciAc with tho Rockford,
Rock Island & St. Louia, which may be done
hys tho compilation OF missine link be-
tween Byron, in Oglo County, the present
terminus of the former, aud Sterling, in
Whiteaide County, the terminus Of tholattor,-
distance Of less than SO miles. Such con-
junction Of tho two roads would give new'
Illinois railroad nearly 400 miles long, run
ming west from Chicago some 90 miles, and
thonco mainly south, through tho wcstoln
counties Of the State, to Alton, with st.
Louis connection. Tho country traversod is
thickly populated and rich in produce, which
would then seek Chicago as it's most natural
outlet to tho Eastern and foreign market.
Tho conditions soom TO bo peculiarly favor-
ablo to tho contamination of zuch project.
| The Chicago d Pacific Railroad, running
tbronoh Elrin. md with a moro desirable
entrance into this city than could now be 80
CURED by any now roaa, Inns run ont OF
money, and cannot carry ont tho original
idea Of running to tho Mississippi River.
Tho Rockford Road has never been completed
toyonl Sterling. Its length from Sterling tt
, 1876-05-19

Mr. HEWITT, who was depnted by tho
House Committee on Foreign Affairs to pre-
pare the report on the Emma Mine investi-
cation, has completed bis labors, md it ia
atated that the report, whilo exonorating
Gen. sonEAoK from tho imputation of inten-
tional fraud or fraudulent intention, will con-
sure him for impropriety Of conduct in using
his oticial position to further tho interests OF
tho Mining Comuany.
, 1876-05-19

inn hsnr III
nha na,macra,;e -,artv J., t1,o stato ~ 0h;o
.,.a ;,,.. ras~o;, .,rouoh tha on.rot;o,, ~ sa1t
~ ' ss a a.,;e;as uTo rnano,t;on ,uh;.h
,aar s,o ~ r,;sod ,ho ~oo ha1v md With o1a
w., A-,y,, ,1octoreg .noc;o novm.n,s a
" t7omnea harro,, ;dcn1;tv. ."woa n snrpr;s.. in
.,,,;ah ~. 49, ra,,or r,on ora.no5 ~ oro.n-
:.e.;... 49,. 1.oa .L,ao., ~ H. ~, .n,, int,
,.s.- 10 ha.z ~ n,onnv s,,a,, -onro.ortino 1r;,oo
;ra-,n,,.s H., - nst1a. M ofrort n Inv. lin ;n.
5oraod tv on;o for n, pros;denti,t nom;,o.
49, tut +ha msnaoera co,fe;1 Nc ronyent,on
~ ,,oot at cnc;nnot; md t,rned III, mo.
n,,no,, r,,oh ;nto the 1o1,hv thcn hv A wits
nonos S =. n,on .on A n,anta NV . @ ,,,a.tor
49, no.,;n.,na I'D H. A7Ivv for ,ho p,os;-
5a~ov II, to th;a action ,le oh;o no,nocrnta
49,, aha,,o ~ f,,r,;.,, tho c.r1;d.to
49, .r,.t ~. NJ, vi, ~
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tAblefu DtAott8A' AAbAs Anso VIZ
coded tho nomination OF THURMAN. That,
ho.vevor, ia AZ fnr M they will 20. With
fr,,,,n,.,,, a. n cor;;3o,, t1aro zyori1 la ,;ve-
~ ..'1s~s 1,s..
" Work III VH1o' @I'l. uo4eas oaiato" "cio
tho Republican candIdate, tho vote OF tho
Stato would bo in extreme doubt But tho
,o,,d;,1oov ~ A,,vu ia a t,ro,oSu,. ahsnr,1,tv
...n, -; ~. -. =. ,.,,..
out lHutleso ieaoo'ca ~ 'Ae eoaso u toly
from that OF iE1Ea COOPER by tho other
maltncn at Indianapolis. This Convention
,v;,t nosa ;n.n Tho history of nolitics M n.
.1: aua,.
tnafhho1o .o1 1"o e1'nea' l. aao so'aa'1'y
surrender by the Democratic parry OF largo
Stnto OF All future voice. interest. or control
in t1,n nomination of tho cas,f]idata for presi.
,..,t 50 ~ +,,o a.o1oro+;or ~ /. ,,o1;o, ~
, 1876-05-19

Kentucky comes ont for Dn1sTow with
yigor and enthusiasm which will be certain
10 extend beyond, tho party linea in the
event that tho glowing recommendation Of
Tho Republican Convention yesterday should
be concurrcd in at Cincinnati. Kentucky
furnished ono grand President in L1NcoLs,
and she Is anxious to repeat tho donation IN
tho perBon of BnIsToW.
, 1876-05-19

hlr. JEWELL denies the report that ho in
tenda resigning the Postmaatcr-G Goneralship,
md everybody will bo glad to hear it, ex-
copting, possibly, that friend Of CoNK-
t1No'e" who was mentioned ns his SUCCESSOR.
, 1876-05-19

Tho primary elections in this city yester-
day for the choice Of delegates to tho Re-
publican County Convention resulted in the
SUCCESS of tho auti-BEvrH1poE ticket, Out
If 152 delegates olcotod at the primaries,
l24 aro known to favor tho permanent with
arawal Of BEyEn1puE from the Executive
sf6ca at Springfield,
, 1876-05-19

The French Chumbcr OF Deputies yester-
day aefested, by IN overwhelming majority,
The bill granting amnesty to tho Communist
prisoners, s1ilcs, and refugees. It is pro-
posed to lcare tho pardoning power dis
rretionary with President MAoMAnos, who
Ia trusted to exeroise this prerogativo in ac-
rordanco with the interests Of justice, hu-
manity, and tho welfare Of the nation.