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punishments were threatened, both Of
ficers and men We're soldiers of the Brit
ish king, and the vigorous discipline of
the camp was an inheritance from for
mer generations. After Washington took
command of the American army, his APP
peals to both officers and men, were ad-
dresses to their religious and moral con-
victions, to their sense OF honor and of
right, to their love of country, and their
obligations to obey and worship God, in
order to obtain his blessing on them
selves, and his favor to the cause, for
which they periled their lives.
" Washington's Farewell Address"
that imperishable document, is far too
valuable to be so seldom read and quoted
as it has been of late. No public docH-
ment ever inculeated more disinter-
ested patriotism, a higher sense of polit-
icai obligation, or deeper conviction of
responsibility ta God for right political
action.
Ih this fareyaH address, perhaps more
distinctly tslsh lIe-azr5 other act OF his
life, Washington developed his real char
acter as a patriot, statesman, chris
tiau, and in the highest sense the advo-
cate and exemplar of moral virtue and
political integrity. And as in 1856, in
his earliest manhood, he was as a father
and moral guide to his army and in
l776, the chosen, trusted and successful
leader in the most perilous and impor-
tant political revolution ever under
taken and again in 1896, the wisest and
most disinterested counsellor to the then
youthful republic; so also in this cen
tennial year, 1876, may his counsels and
examples have influence with the people
Of that same republic in its precocious
The proposition recently made in the
United States senate and elsewhere, to
the Washington monument
at the seat of government, may be
Is iddicious as it is patriotic. But Il
more immediate necessity to perpetuate
he memory and the influence of the
Father of his Country" is to put his
Farewell Address," in a form at once
and easy to be read and |
into every family in this great |
nation.
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IN "INDEI'ENDFNT TTEW or TIE
CHIRGES 1G4INST TILDEN.
snrlnrfeld lMnssl RennhIioan-

Springfield tMass-) kepuhhcan.
A man like Mr. Tilden is not to be
convicted except upon that sort of evi
dence. He is not new man. He ha.
lived over sixty years among his neigh.
bors. During nearly forty of these
years his life has been one of unusual
activity and publicity. He has been in
the front ranks of professional and polit-
ical strife, a conspicuous figure visible to
all. How does it happen that these
charges are not heard Of until he is nom
mated for the presidency, and it has be
come the duty of one set of party organs
to blacken him? How does it happen
that he has passed all these years, even
with the austerely virtuous New York
Times, for an honest, clean-handed gen
tleman? How did he chance 10 get such
a testimonial as this from Horace AGree-
ley at moment when the latter was
profoundly angry with him at that:
But this will say for you, that I am
confident that you have never sought to
enrich yourself by politics, or at the ex.
pense of the public-that whatever of
wealth you may have acquired or en-
joyed, was earned in your profession as a
lawyer-and that your instincts and in
fuences, partizanship apart, have gener-
ally been felt on the side of economy in
public expenditure and uprightness in
the conduct of public affairs" How
came General Dix, only year before last,
to publicly speak of Mr.. TiIden's proved
aptitude and capacity for reform work
How does it happen that republican
merchants, lawyers and capitalists in
different parts of the country, who have
had dealings with Mr.. Tilden, come for
ward of their own notion to testify that
they have found him the impersonation
of rectitude and honor? In lis profess
sion Mr.. Tilden has been classed with
the O'Conors and Evartses; not with
the Fields, Spencers and Shermans. A
man of this sort, of this record, of these
associations, is not to be convicted on
campaign assertion or even ex-parte evil
dence. He is entitled to his character,
just as Mr.. Morgan and Governor Hayes
are entitled to theirs, as specific charges
have been made against both these gen
tlemen. Prima facia cases have been
made out. Governor Hayes is charged
with appropriating four hundred dollars,
the property of dead bounty-iumPer.
Nobody, not even the most demonstrs-
lively scandalized democratic Journalist
believes a word of it. Mr. Morgan Is al
ready accused of buying $780, 900 rail-
road-the Troy and Schenectady-ior
$4,000; of taking advantage of the le-
gal tender act to cheat a worthy ship
master, &C., &c. He has made good
deal of money in railroads, and he has
the name of spending it literally in poll
tics-quite as literally as Mr.. Tilden.
No doubt old and unpleasant stories will
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THE ADUnrnnA 4 1roS or c1A.. ,

1t has been lately ascertaincd that un-
scrupulous wine growers in France are
using the anaine dye fuchsine, or ma
geuta, to restore the color of claret after
it has been diluted with water. That
the beverage thus treated is harmful in
it, character, Is proved by experiments
conducted by NM. Feltz and Ritter.
According TO their testimony, a half
grain of iuchsine in solution, taken on an
empty stomach, causes deep redness,
of the ears, intense itching of the mouth,
and slight swelling OF the gums. On re-
peating the dose every day for fort
night, diarrhea and albuminaria were
developed in addition TO the other symp-
toms. Fuchsine injected into the
stomach or veins of dog induced the
same symptoms. A large or frequently
repeated dose invariably caused the AP-
pearance OF albumen in the urine--a ~
suit due to a peculiar degepera''oH H
the cortical substance Of the kidney
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IN IAPORrINT REPORT on DLsIN-
FECT4NTS.

The sixth of the new series of reports
of the medical officers of the privy
council and local poverunoenr hoard
contains an article on the study of disin-
fectants by Dr. Baxter. A great number
Of very careful experiments were made
with a view to test the disinfecting prop
critics of the so-called disinfectants COM
monty used. Evidence was adduced to
shov that carbolic acid, sulphur, per
manganate of potash and chlorine are all
endowed with true disinfectant prop
critics, though in very varying degrees.
The efectuaI disinfectant operation of
chlorine and permanganate of potash ap-
pears to depend far more on the nature
of the medium through which the
particles of the infective matter are dis
tributed than on the specific character of
the particles themselves. A virulent
liquid cannot be regarded az certainly
and completely disinfected by sulphur
unless it has been rendered permanently
and thoroughly acid. No virulent
liquid can be considered disinfected by
carbolic acid unless it contains at least
two per centum by weight of the pure
acid.
When disinfectants are mixed with a
liquid 1t is very important to be sure that
they are thoroughly incorporated with
it, and tAnt no solid matters capable Of
shielding contagium from immediate
contact with its destroyer be overlooked
Aerial disinfection, as commonly
practiced in the sick room, is either use
less or positively Objectionable, owing to
the false sense of security it is calculated
to produce. To make the air of room
smell strongly of carbolic acid by scat
tering carbolic powder about the floor, or
of chlorine by placing a tray of chlorine
of lime in a corner, is, so far as the de-
struction of specific contagia is con-
cerned, an utterly futile proceeding.
The practical result of these expert
ments goes to proveQ) that dry heat
when it can be applied, is probably the
most efficient of all disinfectants ;(2)
that the old plan of stopping up crev-
ices, and fumigating with sulphur and
charcoal, is more efficacious than any
other proceeding with more modern dis
infectants; (3) that the use of carbolic
vapor for disinfecting purposes should be
abandoned, owing to the relative feeble
ness and uncertainty of its action
London Times
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TESTING THE MERITS or CITALRY
IN MASS.

The question of the utility of cavalry
in mass on the field of battle is one that
has arisen from the increased destruc-
tiveness of fire arms, and engrosses much
attention in military circles. Many au
thorities are disposed to consider that
the needle-gun and mitrailleuse have so
far revolutlonized modern warfare that
cavalry are henceforth only useful for
scouting purposes, or in small bodies for
some special purpose. Since the great
maneuver at Dessau last year, this has
been the opinion of some OF the leading
German authorities, especially Col.
Verdy and Major Scheriff; while, on the
other hand, many old soldiers are dis
posed to adhere to established traditions
The latter party is understood to have
the advocacy OF Prince Frederick Charles
and has most influence with the German
war Office, as evidenced by the arrange
ments for the fall maneuvers. There
are to be three sets of cavalry maneu-
vers, though in each that arm will only
be represented by the regiment of a sin
gle corps. I he chief points to be decided
by their exercises are the yalule OF the
new cavalry exercise book as lately re-
vised and the mobility Of the new horse
artillery guns lately served out, which
has been called in question by cavalry
exp Q is, and is to be fully tested.
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SATISFIED BoARDERs.-A story is told
and vouched for by a well known auc-
tloneer in this city, says the Boston
Traveller. Some years or more ago the
auctioneer had for sale large lot o
homeopathic medicines, the little white
pellets which the patient dissoIves in wa
ter. When the sale occurred all these
medicines were dumped into one pile.
and disposed of in one lot, there being
various kinds of medicine in the mass.
A clearinghouse keeper bought the lot,
and some days after the purchase the
auctioneer asked her, "What did Won
want with that homeopathic medicine,
Mrs. f" She replied, "I thought
could use it and it was cheap. so 7
crushed it under the roller and then filled
my sugar-bowls with it. The boarders
seemed to ike it, and especially when
powdered over pies.
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Mrs. Astor, when she wants to feel
dressed, wears 81 100000 worth of dia-
monds at time, and when hotel clerk
or a minstrel end man passes her his
usually magnificent cluster just shrinks
and folds itself up until it looks as if he
had only spilled drop Of molasses on
his sbirt-front.-H HdWEeye.
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COTTON.
Returns from NE National COTTON E,rchaHge
Tho Departments Of Mobile, Cat
TcStoH and Charleston.

GALVESTON DEPARTMENT.
We sent out on the twentieth of Au-
gust questions to two hundred correspon-
dents in ninety counties, and have re-
ceiyed seventy-one replies from forty
seven COUNTIES, dated from the twenty
fifth Of August to the second of Septem-
Der.
First-The character of the weather
since the first of August is reported un-
favorable as am ayerage-for the state,
eight counties reporting hot and showery,
fve 100 wet, one heavy rains, twelve hot
ana dfy' eleven too dry, two uniayorable
anu 1i.5'i, 1.,,, 80 '''...'' .,..
weather less favorable than last wear.
twelve same as last wear. five more fay-
orable.
Third-Eleven counties rcport the
cotton fruitinr well. retaining it,
squares and hollis. thirty report the cot
ton not fruitinr well. throwing off its
squares and bolls: six as shedding badly
on account of weeds.
Fourth-The condition of the cotton
crop is reported net rood in thirty conn
ties; as GOOD in ten. and very GOOD in
seven counties. and it compares with last
wear as follows. In thirty counties less
favorable. in six as same in four rs
favorable and in seven rs more favorable.
Fifth wo count,es renort nick
inc, commenced ond five not commenced
vet
Sixtb-Tba ,,;ctinq viii become oen-
oral ON tho frs+ &c Sentauber II, TWENTY
six cour+ios ond on tho tifteantb Of Son
tor,bor - t,ront-,ono
' ''i''i'-O O"'efPiii'iS nav : "fP'''ieU
IL. II IN -. -, f.r,. o,+o.,,;I-
lars five boII worms and fifteen no
worms Tho dor,a,a done Inv caternil-
lars-six counties report destruction of
one-half or two-tbirds of the crop; four
of one-fourth to one half ofthe crop; in
seven counties the caterpillars reported
&" "eatino m the cotton " and "serious
damage apprebended :" in two new coun-
ties all vounp cotton and bolls of old cot
ton nearly grown destroyed; two coun-
ties report damage by boil worms to
theextent of twenty per cent. of the crop.
Eighth-Tbe rayages of the worms ex-
tend three tiers of coast counties from
west of Lawrence county to Sabine river,
and also to three eastern counties and
two middle. Severe drouth has pre-
vailed in many of the western counties,
the plants have stopped growing and re-
ports from two counties say the yield
will be cut short fifty per cent. The
more favorable reports came from north
eastern and northern counties.
MOBILE DEPARTMENT.
A1ohoma-Fortv.six counties ono
brnd~od and seventeen Ietters The
n.oothor SINCE the FIRST of Aucrs+ bos
-. ,Na.,a-aII,, f,rorot1o :; a. -
80 - oo,,nties tn+ III ~ ~, LII la
so,,tLorn ond western rortio,s 81 tI,o
600 ,boro ba. been too rorob roin A.
rod with the Same ,oriod Loot ,,oor
IN +wontv-eigbt conn+ies = :. ~ ronortad t
80 - hoan eouaIIu - - - G. ardra,,Io
and in twentv-three less tovorohIo tboso
1os+ oro oor,,,osed of tho n,ost ,rodro-
$50 1o,5g IN the state T. -
Iond counties the nlant ;s reverted as
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ESTABLISHED Is
FATHER, HELP !

Father, teach me how TO pray
How TO ask for what l need,
So to live that every day
Shall be thine in thought and deed
Father, heIp me every hour,
Grant me grace for every day,
So 10 live that by Thy power,
may pat ns away
Father. ct Thy viii be mine,
All nv viii absorbed in Thee,
let the graces in me shine
Gifts of mercy unto me
Father, fill my heart with love,
Keep il pure and free from sin,
Fuat its thoughts Thou canst approve,
so that peace may enter IN
Father, keep me eveuuore!
Keep my heart ut peace with Thee,
Let Thy Holy Spirit pour
Its reyiying breath on me
IF. G. Wheeler.
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LOVES TEMPEST.

I woftler If it seems as long
To YOU; three years have passed or more
Since, 10th to speak the final word,
We narted at the vine-wreathed door.
The graceful gesture of your hand,
Your wistful eyes. | see them yet.
And hear from out those pleading hpS
whisi cred mandate Don lO'A's,
All. was il that your faitn in me
Was weak, or that my thoughts you reae
And guessed the plot my brain eonceivedi
Blsek as the heavens overhead
Fast fell the rain, the pallid InOon
Was hidden by the tempests rack.
" Adieu I" you cried 'now don't forget
To bring our best umbrella back u
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THE WEEK PAST

THE doctors have had something new
at Scio, Oregon. 1t was a feminine
patient with bugs in her stomach. The
insects have been dislodged by means of
powerful catharic, and the patient is
thought to be recovering. The strangers
resembled the ordinary bed-bug, and
were alive when brought to the light.
The learned practitioners do net seem to
have inquired whether the afflicted
woman had been in the hakit of sleeping
with her mouth open.
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Us. THaYER fOH CONTROLLER.
The Aldermen will Take Time TO Consider
Mavor NickhRm's Nomination,

The expectation that Mayor Wickham
would nominate successor to Comptroller
Green hlIed the Aldermens chamber With
crowds Of thirsty ponticians yesterday. After
the reading Of the minutes, communication
from the Mayor, enclosing the opinions of Will
liam NJ. Eyarts and ex-Judgs Emott, that un-
der the ch rter he had the authority to nomi-
nate a COmptrcller, was read. A second mes
sage from the Mayor, nominating James :.
! 1hayer for the office OF Comptroller was then
read. On motion Of Alderman Seery the noinI-
nation was lad over until the boards next
meeting.
Mr. Ih,yeris a member OF the Tammany Gem
.ru Committee, "A director of the ContIneh-I
National BANK. and Vice President OF the Re al
Estate trust Company. lie was once Public
Administrator.
ALBANY, Nov. 27.-.Iames s. Thayer was nj the
DcleNan this afternoon visiting mis- brother
Adln, the 4 nal commissioner. WneD he e.
ceived "A despalch from Mayor Wirkham, an
nOunclng that he had been nominated for the
he could not decide whether he would accept or
not; but as the importance Of the occasion im-
pressed itself upcn him he took the next tTaln
at i've o'clock for New York cily. The appoint
ment was an entire surprise TO him, not even "A
hut having Deen given him that lie might De
the appointee. While he WAS waiting for the
train, senator kernan, VINO had lead the after
noon newspapers, approached him and CON
lTatuiAted hin upon the appointment and urged
able To make any certain reply. Adm. his b-otn-
Ell. and Judge Emott, who met him on the way
to the depot, also urged his acceptance, but he
WAS Unable to decide.
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POLICE sER0EANT MILLER's CASE
Appealing TO the Court of Appcals for Rein
statement on the Force.

ALBANY. Nov. 27.-The case OF Augustus
Miller aet. he New York Police Commissioners
was argued before the Court OF Appeals to day.
Charles +. Mclean, counsel for the Police Board,
appeared for the respondents, and Louis J. Grant
for the appellants. Miller, sergeant OF police.
h been found guilty Of misconduct In having
left his post and visited lauor saloon while on
duty, and being dismissed from the force there
for, appealed to the courts tor reinstatement
Tue General Term. composed OF JuaZes Law
renee, ID .vis, aud Daniels, before wnom the c ise
WAS argued by Oakley Hall, ". c. Barrett. Louis
j. Grant, and John Fellows, affirmed the de-
cislnn OF the Police Board somewhat tirdily,
Judg-s Davis and Daniels bOlding that the
J dgment WAS harsb. though nos unjust, whie
Judge Lawrence declared II t. TO positively un-
teuaDie IN law. Hence the case was carried To
the Court II Appeals, where It was heard to-
day. Mr.. Mclean IN de an extended Argument.
showing III 4 the rCy9isal uf The decision OF the
court below would uemUr 'liZe the whole police
efficiency OF the city by opening up "A thous nd
or more Sc of the same sort, and as detr citing
directly from the supremacy Of the Police Board
In the IN inagcment OF the police affairs IN the
city. lie cited the fact that the Governor had.
on Nav IL, 1916, vetoed "a hill PROVIDING for such
Tehe rings IA this case contemplated, wherein
he neld that such a law would seriously impair
the di~ ciDne Of the force. besides being prolific,
III case OF restoration, OF claims for back pay.
The Court took the papers ana reserved its de-
ri siu
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THE LOUISIANA CANvAssERs
Declining TO Hear nny Motions Protests
No Progress Mnde In the Couni.

New ORLEANS Nov. 27.-The Returning
Board met ut IL o'clock A. NJ. All the members
were present, and large crowd In the lobby.
The Visiting Repuohcau Committee, Messrs.
stoughton. Van Allen, Kelley. Parker, and Hale,
aud OF the Democratic sitting Committee,
were 10 their seats.
During the proceedings, after calling the
board to order, President Wells said that the
board would decline to hear read any motions
or protests whatever.
Democratic counsel objected to an entry on
the minutes to the effect that rule OF the board
bad been moui1ed so far as To allow the adns-
sion 90 reoutting evidence OF eI parts athdayts
in contested cases.
Coz. Zachaue aled n protest against the sud
den mou iacation OF the & Ile, on the ground that
change mad been made after application Of
counsel for a modlhc tiOn had been refused,
and hat thus tne Democratic Committee had
lost tue opportunity Of preparing reouttlng affi
davits, W ere ~ THIS privilege had been accord
ed To the Republicans.
The protest was not read or acted upon. but
received and laid aside.
Mr. McHioin, counsel for the Democratic can
didates, hl~d request tnat the ballot boxes Of
East Baton Rouge ue sent for in order mat the
tally sheets and statements of ths votes sealed
up III four Of the DOxes could oe obtained anu
the votes counted be documents we're sealed
up H. boxes through Ignorance OF the Law ON the
part of the commissioners OF election. Ine
secretary uf the BOARD was instTucteI on Satur-
day to telegraph for the boxes, but Iailei to do
money to pay all expenses vas deposited with
the Secretary by the Democratic counsel, aud
the necessary mess ge was sent here were
Democratic majodties at the polls where the
above mistake w,s made, and unless the tally
sheets are procured the vote will be tnrOwn out
Tue uoard there fer went Into executive Sos
sion, and tue room was Gle red OF all persons
cept members and committees.
In exeoutivei session. the board examined ro-
turns from the following parishes and wards,
viz Bienyille, West Baton Rouge, Bossier. Cald
well. Carroll, Clainoine, jefferson. Moreho SCI
R.O Heu A.. W e
aDd the FIRST. Second. Fourth. Futh, Sixth,
Seventh. Eishth, Ninth, Tenth. Eleventh, Inlr-
teenth, Fifteenth, and Seventeenth Wards OF
tue parish Of Orleans These returns re ex-
amined and LAID over for future action, there
being protests aud contests IN q ch Case.
In the Seventh Ward of Orleans parish the
Supervisors threw out the vote uf one Of the
polls, wnere there was a .no JOrty OF l13 for the
Ilden Electors, On the ground that tue vote h Ad
not oren coun ed and returned within twenty
four hours after Tue close OF the election.
be Board thea adjourned uutu 10 A. NJ. to-
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a FORTUNE FOR CHARITY.
A Wealthy Mans specific Lcgacies to More
than Thirty Institutions.

Ephraim Holbrook died in 1852, leaving
property property worth at that time about
&.SO0O0, but now worth more than double that
amount. He left will, by which, ufter making
some le2acies which have been paid. he gave to
his wife certain property absolutely, the income
OF the remainder OF the os ate to 20 to her dur
Ing life, with power to her to direct by will
who should have $4,000 OF the capital. After
her death the executors were directed to
pay, within three years, specific legacies
to number OF charitable Institutions.
among which were included the ward
school trustees and the Board OF Education
The residue was to be divided equally between
i've charitable institutions and Slmuel X. Belts.
The whole numper OF charitable Institutions,
besides the school trustees, was about thirty
The executors brought suit ia the Supreme
ions OF the will. and the case WAS tried before
Judge Van Worst. The number OF counsel who
appeared on the trial was over twenty-five.
Judge Van worst rendered his de isIon yes
terday. his opinion covering l+5 pages He np-
hoins both Nr. and Mrs. Holbroek's wills In most
OF their provisions. The New York Protestant
orphan Asylum. one OF the residuary leeatees,
had at that time $l76,2iO of property, while It's
charter restricted It's property to $4,000 The
court therefore oeducts $50 from the f24.UO0
which would 90 to the institution by the viii.
The American Missionary Society, - which
$1,000 WAS given, loses the whole. the Judge
holding that b.ciuse 1t was not then inco po-
rated II cannot AXE. The Marine Bible society
ln-es its bequest for the same reason. Each de-
partmcnt. male ana female Of the puolic schools
gets 500 fOr a II rlry. ihe yOtd gifts 20 to the
heirs-at- law, and not to the residuary legatees.