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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-10-07
BRENNAN

Republican Congressional District
Convention Ftaseo- Vast. soae, I'm
dorseG.
BRENNAN, October 5.-The Kepal,
liean congressional convention ssssIh-
.ble,i in this city at noon - dag. There
were only about thirty meHGsFs pres
ent, and only five counties ia the tis-
triet represented. None OF the leader
of the party were In attendance. Il
YVES determined 70 make 40 noniua
ton for congressman. Wash jones, of
Bastrop, was endorsed. Shom the par
", al least the rdlers, seem perfectly
satisfied with him. Adjourned sine
die
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Mis- Brnddon, tie novelisi, has b.
gun her tour - m actsess In the small
cities Of Esgiand
Not Only = Drinking dimin ishine In
Massachusetts BY The pressure 81 bard
times but temperance sooi eties are
eollApeing for want of fonds.
The vicssoy Of Indis has coavoksdi
IN asssmhlsge Of over eight hundred
psiness and fahjahs far January, be-
fore whom viii b read the 0ecrss
cfsating Queen vistOris Ensprsas Of
NE lndisA
Previcenes men who propoaed to
start : sporting paper, and had en-
gaged mAnnxer, have NV en- m the
plan hecalss que 1t the peo3e ctors lost
ell biz own and The tirmss msnsy 6
fnso.
{ Clara L,uias KslJeGK, vhils drivanx
In BArkkAms1ee4 C1aneet Eeuk md
the tap 81 her eArriaGe damaGed by I
Ovsshnnkfnw bganeAes. sd Bhe MI
ths town - pay hsr twsaty dlsalasa -
tho 1nmnRa
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FoR each ninety-fve thousand dollars
in bills issued by the government to a
national bank the bank must deposit
with the Treasurer Of the United States
one hundred thousand dollars in gov
ernmcnt bonds with which to redeem
the bills if the bank does not
do so. The bills of broken nationa.
bank are as good as any, and are con-
sidered little better in the market,
for as soon as bank fails its bills ap-
preciate in value. from tee fact that the
government at once redeems them.
They are good as long as the govern
ment bonds are worth par.
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PATENT has been taken out in Eng
land for brown paper blankets as bed
covering They compensate for their
iightness by their density and add mate
rally to warmth. They are perforated
at distances of about four inches in or
der to promote ventilation, and the
small sizes, forty-eight by thirty -one
inches, sell at about nine cents each
Several contracts have been made for
hospitals and schools.
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C..s..,.,.. OF. r....me. Report.


The annual report Of the Postmaster
General might seem, Mt first sight, to
be dry document, because il bristles
with figures. But, In reality. the re-
port for 1875, which has just been pub
iished, Is an amusing picture of the
folly, of the forgetfuiuess, the ignor-
snce and the frivolity which must hIl
large place la the life of every ma
ton, as we'll as OF the qualities which
give nation dignity, stability and
wealth.
We might reasonably think, for ex.
ample, that mercantile men would sell
dom or never Eeglect to address letters
containing either money or the equiv
aient OF il ; yet, $50 in cash and bank
notes, and nearly 1000 In checks " ere
found in blank envelopes. Other n. !.
stances of eareiessness are only ore
degree less heinous: IAN unrs gister.
ed letter was recently received nj Liv-
erpocl in n very thin cover, bearing o IN
almost iliegibie address, and was de-
iivered TO firm to whom it was sup.
posed to be directed Ga being open.
ed, the letter and Its Enclosures, five
fi0U notes, were found to be Intended
for another firm, To whom they were
eventually delivered
Sometimes, ON the other hand let
tiers 20 astray because the writers re-
pose an absolutely sublime trust in the
sasscity OF the officials: rThe follow
Ing Ii = copy OF The address OF letter
which also resehed Liverpool, the
names Of persons and plnces being
here omitted: This letter Is from Mrs.
NJ. She lives in some part of
Liverpool. From her father, JOAN,
tailor from; he would be thank
full to some postmaster in Liverpool IL
he would find her OUT The sdtires-
ses, unfortunately, couid not be found,
aud the letter was sent to the Returned
Letter OsIice.''
Not the least Interesting part Of the
report Is the illustrations of the multi
tube Of uses % which msilbxgs would
be put II cheek were not placed ON
eccentricity. The Post OfIice,n we are
told, while fnlhlling it, first duty TO
the public By aiIording means for the
rapid trAnsmiasaon Of correspondence,
L also uaatis the vshicle Of conveysnce
for sulalt ayticles Of almost endless Va
riety. OF these the f0flowing were OBJ
ssrvsd pAssing through tnA p0st during
flowers. fruits and vegetables; various
kinds Of game; wearing apparei; mod
e1s Of metal flttiDgs sud toys; ieecher,
snaiis, eggs, aix white mice, :
sparrow, two snakes, = crAyfish
and . dog. Several OF these being
prohihited articles. were se.t Il, the
Retsrned Letter Qnice. The dcx wa
posted ct the Lombard street Office.
nnd, having fallen Into the nag affixed
70 the tetsef-hOx, was not discovered
until fR,a ao0faxafa SroeA f..ruat xx..e -
81 Martin's is-1rand.r
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The wgr among the Western cities
still continues The st Louis Times
scotfinsly remarks Becanse couple
of freight cars have been loaded at Cin.
cinnati with pair of shoes for Chi
cago girl, an Eastern newspaper has
been induced 20 speak of Cincinnati as
the center of tn. shoe manufacture of
the West
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The Tyler bdsr in its article on Gov.
ernor Hubbard's centennial address
evidently mixes matters considerably
The article processes 70 be copied from.
Forneys Press. but il concludes as fol.
lows
sColorei Forney has been in Texas,
and knows that what the Governor
stated was strictly true. Will the gal.
liant Colonel afford little information
on another subject with which he Is
eonyersaas--that small sum Of twenty
five thousand dollars that found its way
20 him out OF the Pacific Mail subsidy
job p
TaE HEaAID il Inclined to doubt as to
whether the gallant Colonel ever re
ferred TO himsalf In this manner.
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TrIs is one Of the latest specimens of
New York !Su,, logic You cannot set
a duck ON goose eggs and hatch any
thing but eoslings. No amount of shout
ing, or of en,reaty, or of eulogies on the
duck will alter the result You cannot
set Hayes on the eggs Of Grantisn and
produce anything bu, brood OF cor
ruption: and its no use irving
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THE GRAM H.EAsT

tsbN Tex e. la --llrs "a H..
saf 4 = r'.uti Aai.-s-- Ht-- go
ss,cSt-4. .-itsts cents. Ma
up - iIr- cirIuntia
~ifEA -sS-. =. eta. a.lr.
&C. new si.ts-,. ". an
Grades
HakLEh-Notnt.l.- dom.
OAES-hT- W.r-I.r ID. .r...s
hiE-fEle-S nominal % r.
ing
BaAS-Narkrt scare g..
HAN-Nune
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oSE of our best exchanges, the Rich
mond Enquirer, which has been publish
ed for seventy years, has suspended.
We sincerely regret to hear IL, for it was
an able and most venerable paper
around which cluster the greatest and
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II RI AZ

ELLov PINE-tSnSing. tsuc.z-. 80.
g ~ pc: hundfod, dTs-S>s-1 rsl.s-'ls - 3D..
hundreus ceiling. =. =. eel o.
NStttt~ris,sariine. :. sS.sS-- Es-slHH-.
WHITE SESS-CeiAug. . -
er1osrdtr,, -. select rsssrsi-. : 49,.
tNSEs>s tea zD~-ssssSs -
SHtsGLFs-N hite pine. Is s.-s.
press, - lsJe.5 90.
The market = eyllSltiy zsr.rs. --H-
quiet supply ample Tao ain.
Ing golas on i eoasits -.hIe al c. -
on pereeptIble.
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bkEtL-A ntisrSs- s. 50 p-r cess. ..
SO Pc cs-si-s lleulps 5 E--r -1-.. ...--
star, gia Pc cs4---
Nrtl-r f--sl tls1 "a
ANbA-Aqgie. - 5.s.ss .s-- o.. $751;.
per guliuH- peach. -sr. 1--..-.--.r
Ginrer. p a.
GsN-sl 500 "a.
CB ANfAfN-'r, - t'lsaz.
E-;--. IA baskets. 80 H-.-taa-'.. 50
case
CLARlr-Is worth So o. 8. Lei
90 brand and qualify
poRr WINES ~Urta = ---
gallon.
HEkRY-StslliA- q. h $50, s... .
gallon.
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Sew ai,AuNFgr.s.

The proPesi:.a5, efCaI s'so-cr TO r;uI,a
H,s Esoaa 70 si,is rs~n Accepted.
Special to The re -a.ig
NEW BGsBNFELs, August The
construction committee ol tie New
RraanfeIs railroad have accepted Col
onel 7. w. PieFce's proposition To
bniid Eia road to this town. With sume
conditions not objectionable tota. tn
teres;s of the road The bridge across
the Guaialupe river Is to be wagon
and Failfoad bridge.
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The New York SIN is exercising its
ingenuity in cabinet making for Hayes.
Its last effort, results in the following
Secretary of State, Jobber Blaine, Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, Bill Kemble !;
Secretary Of War, Don Cameron: Seerc.
tary Of the Navy. Secor Robson; Secre-
isry of the Interior, Little Fitzpatrick !,
Postmaster General, Jere HARRISON: At
torney General, Father Taft. BY the
way. does the San admit the possibility
of Hayes having chance to choose a
cabinet
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FRUITS Nxs MIS-

APPiSs-i'.stlI fal. tis- a-
81 .lt3 per barrel; Tor vztra .r.....
market dGtl.
ALHpN lse--F- rragpFt fIuzn -.a 2
hANANAS r oFi s-ssf s-tr .#..
FtSS-ln lny-r. Pc I-,,.t..f o..
nF- m tse ua-kst. small p-ll 1...
lua, - ~
AEAtNS-Ar- s.tyaucs n a.. a..
al s. s1ssio ~ Per t.ax.
oRANGke~-- AEe S-arre auT en-.
Gl0 ga per ADMIRED fut tire ~ m.
Sftno or Louisiana IA markr1-
PkCASS-Are srarre. ~ u r
Iney arc quoted ia New NarE
kAISi SS-Isyer. psg t-rx. s 80
WALNtir>-tiregtobi.- arr q o..
CocOANrTs-Areg uoisa 81
drcd.
PEA NUTS rsanoss=- AVA o.
po1Rd.
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SPANISH capitalist advocates the con
nection Of Africa and Europe by tun-
mel una-r the Straits of Gibraltar II
desires to obtain for the enterprise
twenty million dollars. aud says that,
with this tunnel and the one between
cesias and Dover completed. the rail
road companies might soon be adver-
Using that they would take passengers
from London TO Calcutta without
change of cars"
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Ar TIE defth OF sixty feet the pres
sure Of water is so great as to crush a
gla=s bottle it is, therefore, highly i'm
probable that fish eau live at that depth,
although they may dive deeper.
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LINE ANnHHnENr

LIN 1.-THE besqusu5 iu ralr..- 80
s. "a. la bulk. 81 ~ ttr.I.u.-,. c.. =. e.
cents peg 0a>h.l.
CEMENT - Bo~-ntsis g. u-...
barrel
fbA>! t-t.-.s worth - q. a.r
supply OF tine atovs mesls-.H..
ample, demand i-lg. rsiarksI r.-.
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MARKETS BY TEIIaIsAFiL
FinAnetsl


Nav ieEx, oosos,ss &-Noa-y Ed, .~
Prime mercantile ,,spsr 49, .sr ..-
sss.s..ns exchange -i-=ig, sag $50
tss,id steady At u TO-
borrowing rates - o. - -e-.
Also made Tat and .ef csrL. Or -s-H
S9yefniaents active asnl la~Hr -r-
Railroad bonds seIser~iiy aisa-r. So 81
Nav osIE,ss ;,,,es.,-rs -,a,l-. IL. So
pa sterling. b 4, ~.
Cosssa-
Nkw loeK. ossnesr 5-,ss-Ha aa
Consoiid.Ied net reoespt,. ss-s - r.
por,. 1re., Britain. ~; tssEss.
SGw oRIsASs. octas~-r -.'asl.- 49,
sooa, prices saslsr ssgo-i cgItaa-1
,sS ,atrciins. s5ss.lue- Iotsllug
good Inidcllng. is&s-si-
sales t.eos isle r.0-igt-. rs.
t9st exfostz. hone stoc&. 49,
LisaErooi, ocioi,vr - o. u
1Iis, Ug.~Dds. is~ micdilu< Ga
sTs and March d live ,, ) - "a
c~saa<rss-A
NEw Yogx, US-fosssr 49, ...-E
. iDs better oa Rssu3lGsa ls11 49, - 81
In very moderate teta.Ea 49,. a.
use; ~npes rise S-et'-r1 aud So. e.
southern q shade hrner a,sif y. o.
~. con- ulcr u ta.T - -
extra . OF SS Es-ot - ctal7r =.
Wheat l.s2e lower fcr -FItas.
Trade reI.oftt-t or rxp-trf 49,
II u al = odd ~in'-.I I'D N--i.
old and neS WHITES MI w-~-eru. $50
lower, only moderate traa.e shlslu- l.. -
ard home u~e, k-sssp..r gnzraeea
uaixcds Z N-liox ~~sfsra- 49, -
buyers fsNol; moderate trs.te rrF =.
lies very arm; skir. 30 ts-i-, 49, -
dull aud nominal = a. t-1t a =
Ing; VIC prime fetk 4uaei FL 20
Lsta oIrae>i easier ami sle-~si ~ -
SO as9 "a frslxhts aGiet 49, fr-'
ST l. T1=, Skrtofssrr We ta-a1sc =.
NV % <LKAs 0hsi.si.,sr Sh-ru - -.
weak. White. mix--a. IN eurl-se
mixed s1r; choloe wnIte ~. - -
| pst0s 81 ~.
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Msses;Bmneous,


"How do you like your new minister,
Madge?p asked one very stylishly
dressed young lady of another. ia y
Highland ear the other day. .Oh, he
is just spiendid,n she replied with ami.
NATION. ~ ought TO see him,
Maud. He is SO handsome. and he
prays so beautifully, and Reads the
hymns In such lovely way, and be.
sides, Maud, there vas dreadful scan.
DIAL about him In the place where he
preached before he came here
Richmond (Virginia) Dispatch. 1.
II. neHoune, of the Third Texas
Cavalry, lost his leg and was other.
wise wounded at the battle of Middle.
burg, Tennessee, while serving unde.
General Forrest Yesterday he enter.
tanned an immense crowd Of people by
walking tight rope across lower Mair
street. The rope was stretched from
the third story Of second tenen,e u,
east of Seventeenth stree; to Weimer,s
eaioon. Mr.. DeHoune started from
the north side OF the street. laid fiat on
the rope, and then, raising himself,
walked rapidly over. He was cheered
heartily.
We live In an epoch In which the
legal profession has attained astonish.
ing power aed importance. Both can.
didAtes for the presidency are lawyers,
Mr.. Tilden b ranked ~ one Of the
keenest, mnst prominent and success.
I'll lawyers Ia the country Mr.. Hayep,
~ In all other things, 90 also 10 he II
his special calling. almost cipher,
II 10 quite plain that the instructions
which Mr.. T4Iden ceuld give 10 his It.
t0racy 0suerAl; that the way In which
be could manage the claims Of the
United States Governt on the railroads
In which the Government has An in.
teFest, and that his hand In ali other
bslalness matters requiring legal
knowieige for adjustment, would be
worth nailiions upon millions to the
United 6tatee treasury. All these
things the ssrefnrmeFsn that were "a
be, took Into account when they want
ed man aud not platform, and to.
day when they must choose between 3
man sud = nothing, they assesf thai
the nAn can do nothing, but that the
nothing Will refosnn their own nerty,
[ AnsetGsr d Westsna.
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The Governor spoke at Gainesville ON
yesterday and viii ~ thence 60 Wise
Jack Clay and other northwestern
counties He is making vigorous and
most effective canvass
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FINANCE y TRNnT


'.FlfE es TuF
Nalla-. K-...-H
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Mary segipa, 8hs Sprung tbs Nine
thai 6aGe The heck that Bent
the Geek at He'll Gale.
Curiosiiies of a Postoffiee Report 0es
crip!ion of the Home Life Of lay
Gould, the Great Speca-
later The Scene at
haliett's Point.
Nary Newtos.

We have looked Tor pcetiesl illusions
without number called forth 10y the
fitting OF Hell Gate blast by General
Sewton's little daughter, three years
OF age. In this We have not been dis
appointed, for the papers are full OF
rhymes. We give few specimens
\ touch of IA bs,by's finger
And the awful force outie;iI,
And crnmbteo the granite mountain
That the swirllng sees - eTs4ept.
At touch OF badly ; iinger,
Many a heart OF rock,
WhelDsd in the biz crest waters,
Parts. as 20 earthq aake's shock.
The ancient boulder oarst
Meath the touch of she Prophets rod
Bat the touch OF a baDy : nL&s,r
Is tbs force thai - nearest OOd.
Another
rHE BABY AND THE ELECTRIC GIANT.
To the ends of the earth.
TIA Tue class OF line,
Mary Sewton's name
shan ring az "A chime.
And young men and maidens,
Grey matron and sire,
Shall tell the true story,
AZ the household lire:
She Sprsns the thine shs gave the shock,
That blnSiedst he famous Hell Gate IL ok.
All hidden from sight,
There wrapped in his bight,
The giant slept IN his cavern below
but Mary , wee hand,
Was magic wand
she pressed with her hugeT, white a. snow
\ tiny key,
We all could see
| That spTsng the mine, and gave the shoes
,he rens Islander old Hell 0ate rock.
4
| Another:
little child puts forth her hand
] Earth quiverS, and with mighty roar
The surgi Dg sea nvsdes thE land,
| And shrieKs along the treiu bling shore,
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GOV. raRocKsosrOss APPOINTMENTS

Governor Throckmorfou viii speak at
the following places at the dates given
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sClssOgGRAPtS,

sentiments Worthy Of Sea Hill
and the American Centennial
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Another

A little child puts forth her hand
Earth quiverS, and with mighty roar
The surgi Dg SEA IN vsdes tht land,
And shrieKs along the tren bling shore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-29
FOREIGN.

MADRID, July 29.-The Bank of
Spain has been instructed to issue
two and a half milliards reals in
mortgage bonds
The nomination Of Jose Barza-
n~allara as Minister to France is an
nounced.
PARIS, July s9.-The action Of
Dupac, director of the Jesuit Col
lege, and fny-fye students against
newspapers was decided yesterday.
Six newspapers, including the Re-
pubhque Franchise, Gambetta's or
gan, were fined two thousand francs
each.
EX-Queen Isabella, on the eve Of
her departure for Spain, has writ
tena letter to President MacMahon
thanking him for kindness shown
her during her eight years residence
in France,
MADRID, July s9.-JOso Barra.
nAllana has been nominated Minis
ter Of Finance, not Minister to
France.
PARIS, July s9.-The whole ad-
.ical Republican ppss lately made a
general attack upOn the heads Of
Jesuit College, alleging that they
had fraudulently fOrewarned stu
dents concerning subjects Of eSami-
nation at the POlytechnique; hence
a libel suit, which day before yesfr
day was decided in ayorof Dupac,
director Of the college, and afty-hye
students The affair has caused
great excitement, and has been the
subject Of Parliamentary inquiry,
LONDON, July s9-Yoderhawn,
a marstime town Of Sweden, was
almost totally burned on the ssd.
Great distress prevails The dam
age was many millions Of crowns
M. Sanford has proposed a
match between his horse Prsakness
and New Holland, the winner Of
the GooaWood cap, on the same
terms except that the weights are
10 be rWsnty-eight pounds higher.
Muhktar Pacha has outianked
Prince Mikitas army, near Korito,
making the position Of the latter
critical KerTish Pacha was dnven
back while attempting the rein
fOrcement Of Sienitza. The Turks
we're also repulsed at Schekulare,
one hundred and twenty
nine killed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-29

force, who sailed on Lake Albert
Niyanza in April last, heard moth
thing of the expedition.
Henry NJ. STANLEY is therefore
the first explorer who has pene-
trated the unknown regions lying
between Lake Victoria and Albert
Niyanza, and surveyed their mys-
terious recesses with the eye of the
scientific traveller.
Towering above this vast expanse
is the remarkable mountain, Gam
baragara, which Stanley thoroughly
explored, and discovered among its
high uplands a pale face tribe, who
inbabit this wonderful region, form
ing a different race Of people to the
black skinned denizens of the
plains.
Stanley christens the large inlet
of the Albert Niyanza, on which he
encamped with his army, Beatrice
Gulf, in honor of the princess of
England's royal house. The next
letter from Stanley is dated March
&c, 1876, from Kanfurro, and re
lates the story of his final depart
ure from Uganda.
1t also gives particulars of his ex-
ploration of the Kageera river,
which flows into Lake Victoria Nj
yanza, on its west side. 1t further
describes the exploration of Captain
Speke's Lake Windermere aud the
hot springs of Karagwe.
Stanley forwards with this dis
patch a sketch map, showing the
hitherto unmapped portion Of the
Victoria Niyanza, giving the coast
line from the mouth of the Kageen
river on the west to that Of the
Shimeeyu on the south.
The latest dispatch Is dated from
Ubagwe, in Unyamweze, April "a.
1876, and gives further details Of
the explorations of the interlaous-
trine region, and Of SANKEY'S
southwark march toward Uj1i.
From Ujiji Stanley proposes to n
visit Lake Albert NiyanA BIZ way.
of Lake Tanganyika, and make 5
thorough exploration Of the former
basin.
Stanley's last letter was dispatch
ed when he was within 6heaa DAYS
march of Ujiji. where he doubtless
arrived last month. He 5 Enplv.
supplied with men and means sl
fcient to enable him to solve the
great problem still left open to his
undaunted courage and splendid
gifts as q traveller. 1t vii crafty
all your readers to know thar Stan
ley mentions in his letters that his
white friend, Frank PeoOek, is vel,
and hat his own health Is unim-
paired.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-29
WASHINGTON NEWS.
courier-Journa Special

COurier-Journal Special.l
WASHINGTON, July ~.
issue which Mr.. Blaine got up with
Mr.. Knott in regard to the Oald-
well dispatch has resulted in a COM
plete triumph for Mr.. Knott. 1t
has been established beyond adoubt
that the dispatch was, as Mr.. Knott
suspected and charged, a fxed-up
job; and the Committee on the Ju-
dietary unanimously sustain Mr..
Knott for his course in retaining it
for thepurpose Of examination and
scrutiny into its genuineness. The
report of the committee will be
made by Mr.. Hurd on his return
from Philadelphia.
The testimony in regard to the
Venezuelan claims with which Mr..
Ortiz was mixed up in such a dis
creditable way continues to show
the rotten character of Talmadge,
Stilwell, and the Venezuelan ring
of which 0rth was the ally. Henry
Woodruff, of New York, testified
to-day in regard to a claim of two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
which Talmadge advised him to put
in the hands of one Wilton for
presentation to the commission
Wilton asked fifty per cent. simply
for presenting it, the proof having
already been made up. This exor-
bitant demand was refused, and the
claim presented by the Danish con.
sui at Caracas. 1t was disallowed,
although similar in principle to
other claims allowed, in which the
ring took a tender interest. The
report in this matter will soon be
made, and VIII exhibit 0rth's con-
nection with this dirty business in
its true light.
The testimony of the Hon. Blu
ford Wilson in regard to the whisky
prosecutions confirms that of Var
yam in the main, and shows that the
president did not give his proper
influence to sustain the prosecu-
tions. L. @. W.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-29
ClvrI suits Between Dlvorosa Per.

A very curious case was heard
recently in the Queens Bench Di-
vision of the High Court. She
plaintiff, Sarah Phillips, married a
Mr.. Barnet more than six years ago.
He beat her. thereby, she says, per-
manently injuring her, and She was
divorced from him ON the ground
of adultery and cruelty, She now,
as a single woman, sued him for
damages, aud her counsel argued
that as she could when u wife IN
diet her husband for violence, SO
she could, as a divorce. bring an
action for damages, The judges,
however, decided that man and
wife can bring no civil action
against each other, being in the eye
Of the law one person, and that di-
vOrce did not revive their right as
If they had continued single per-
sons The divorce did not destroy
the marriage ab imitio. but only
destroyed it for the future, The
point raised is said to be perfectly
novel, and the decision is import
ant as otherwise a divorce suit
might be followed up byall manner
Of actions, intended chiefly to graf
ify domestic hatred.