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WASHINGTON NOTES.

A Washington dispatch says the mint
authorities are confident of a still further de-
cline in the value of silver.
Up TO May Is the United States Treasury
Department had paid out in exchange for
fractional currency, a. 500, 900 in the new sill
yer coin.
A Washington dispatch to the Chicago Trib-
une says there is no doubt of the very serious
illness of Speaker Kerr. His illness is described
as "deep-seated pulmonary trouble Of an
aggravated character, which threatens soon to
close over his earthly career"
The applications of Mckee and Mcguire OF
the st. Louis whisky ring, for pardon or COM
mutation, have been refused. The President
would have nothing to do with these cases,
and left them to be decided by the Attorney
general. The latter referred them to the Dis
trict-attorney and Judge in st. Louis, neither
of whom would recommend pardon. and con-
sequeDtly Mr.. Pierrepont determined not to
take the responsibility.
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A Roaming Letter.

We have been shown a letter, ad-
dressed from London to lady at Suffer
creek, which has taken twenty-three
years to reach its destination. The dis
posal of about $15, 900 worth of property
in England, and hence the authorities
have put themselves to more than ordi-
nary trouble to see that it fell into the
hands of the party to whom it is ad-
dressed. 1t bears the date of April,
1858, and has circumnavigated the globe
twice. 1t has sought its owner in Sgd
ney, Australia, on two different occa-
sions, and, failing in its mission to the
Southern Cross, it fell into the London
dead-letter Office, where it remained for
five years. At last it was forwarded to
Suffer creek, and was perused by the
rightful party nearly quarter of GEN.
fury after it vas penned. In the pro
tracted interval that elapsed between it's
penning and delivery, the estate to which
it related was wasted by costly litigation,
and is now scarcely worth the trouble of
going to look after it.-Amador (Cdl.)
LedQer.
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By the last steamship which arrived at
San Francisco from Yokohama, we CLEAN
some interesting items OF news from
China and Japan.
Industrial expositiOns are now open III
various provinces of Japan.
The invention of electric telegraphy
was recognized in the Picking (China)
Gazette for the first time March A. Ii
was spoken of in connection with the
riots of Foochow, during an attempt to
establish line between Foochow and
Amoor.
The Chinese Emperor and family Wis
tied the residence of Twakura, Third
Minister of the Grown, April and 5, to
witness q private revival OF antique
dramatic entertainment.
The Japanese Saburo, formerly ruler
of Satzuma, and until recently Second
Minister near the throne, left the capt.
tai for his native province April .. He
was not expected to return. OF late
years this once powerful chief has been
only distressing element in the gov
eminent.
Gen. Legendre and DIR. Antisell,
Americans, have been decorated with
the second degree of the japanese Or
der of Merit.
United States Minister George F.
Seward, of China, is seriously i'll. 1t is
reported that he will be obliged to re-
turn to America.
The infant Emperor of China is re-
ported i'll of smallpox. OF course he is
to be pittied.
The new Viceroy Canon of China is
showing remarkable vigor in attacking
abuses. He plays Haroun al Raschid,
going about nights disguised, and in
vestigating disorders.
Another big visitor coming to America.
Taraka Tuiimara. head of the Depart
ment of Public Instruction in Japan, is
coming to the United States on official
business by the next mail steamer.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

raid was made the other day upon illicit
whisky dealers in New York city. Sax promi-
mont dealers in the crooked were arrested and
held to bail in sums varying from &c. 900 to
$40, 900.
The Chicago Tribune's Philadelphia CORE
spondent telegraphs as follows; "The reac-
ton in public sentiment regarding the numeri-
cal success of the Exposition is best shown by
tho action OF one of the leading hotels, the
Girard, which to-day reduced its price to $3.50
day the old rate. The hotel-keepers
throughout the city are becoming alarmed as
the days pass by without bringing any of that
vast crowd OF foreign visitors which they have
been confidently expecting. There are scarce
ly more outside people stopping in Philadel-
phia than can be counted in Chicago any one
day in the week."
Philadelphia spirits are beginning to droop.
Tho attendance at the big show is not numer-
our, and feeling of dependency is creeping
.ovor the city Of Brotherly Love- whose antici-
patons had been rather extravaganza.
Extortion is beginning to wane at Philadel-
phia. The price Of lager beer, hitherto ten
cents, WAS the other day reduced to five cents
ON tho Centennial grounds and the managers
summoned before them the restaurateurs and
compelled reduction OF their enormous rates.
West.
Reliable reports from nearly the entire State
OF Kansas show the wheat crop unusually better
than over before and at least twenty per cent
acreage more than last year.
The City Collector of Chicago, George Won
having squandered about 800, 900 of the city's
funds
bruising mill for 80 500 side has been
arranged, to come off within 100 miles of Gin
,,nnat, on the 7th Of September, between the
= pugilisls Joe Goss of England, and Tom Allen,
Of st Louis.
United States Marshal Campbell, of Chicago
has returned to Miss Ada G. Sweet Pension
Agent, the monev she paid him in behalf Of
David Blakely, the former incumbent Of the
pension office.
AZ Cabinet meeting the other day the
Louisiana riot formed the principal theme Of
discussion. The result of the conference was
ythe sending of telegram to Gen. Augur, COM
Imsnding the United States forces in Louisiana,
instructing that officer, on requistion of the
Governor aud 1t appearing that the local au-
thorites are not able to preserve order, to give
such aid az in his discretion may be necessary
60 prevent bloodshed and violence.
New estimates for War department appropri-
atone have been sent to the House of Repre-
se1tatiyes By Secretary Taft. The sum total is
$5. COT Cos less than the estimate furnished by
-Belknap.
south.
Two stages carrying the United States mail
and fourteen passengers, we're recently robbed
,near Seguin, Texas, by three highwaymen. The
passengers were relieved OF all their money,
but allowed TO retain their watches and
jewelry.
Dom Pedro is sojourning in New Orleans.
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at Clarksburg last week, appointed ten dele
expressive Of preference for Blaine for Presi-
dent.
The famous Union League Club, Of New
York, held special meeting the other evening
for the election of new members, and among
the names proposed was that Of Secretary Bris-
tow. Some excitement was caused in the club
when the announcement was made that MIR.
Bristow had been blackballed. 1t Is stated that
his rejection was not the result Of political OPP
position, but was caused by personal feeling.
The Liberal" conference called by William
G. Bryant, Horace White, T. ID. Woolsey, A. H..
Bullock. and Carl Schurz, met in New York last
week about 800 prominent gentlemen answering
the call. Theodore Woolsey was elected pres
ident, and one vice-president chosen from each
State represented. Sidney Thomas, of Chicago,
offered a resolution putting forward Charles
Francis Adams as candidate, but it was re-
iected, the sentiment of the conference being
in favor of naming no man, but Of looking to
the Cincinnati and st. Louis conventions for a
candidate, and if both failed to give them a
suitable candidate, then to nominate an indie
pendent Reform" ticket. An executive COM
mi ttee, with Carl Schurz at its head, was APP
pointed, and an address to the American peo-
pie calling upon them to support the reform
movement adopted.
The delegates selected by the Nevada Demo-
Gratis to the ST. Louis convention are for ,Cilden
first, and Thurman second.
The Connecticut Legislature has elected
William II. Barnum to fill the unexpired term
OF the late Senator Ferry in the United States
Senate.
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How Is This for High !

There is a man named Thurston3ivine
on White Oak creek, in Titus county,
Texas, who is seven feet eight inches
high and we'll proportional. He. is
forty five to forty-eight years old,
married, and has several children
His wife is very tall woman, and
some of his children bid fair to rival
their " daddy" Thurston is from Mis-
souri,. and was in Prices army at the
commencement of the war. How is that
for high and where now is the "Irish
Giant you talk so much about in your
last weekly There is no humbug about
this. The man is well known in Texas.
and l have measured him.-Paris { Tea. J
Cor. 50. Louis Times.
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Not to be Separated.

Gen. E. w. Pierce, of Freetown,
Mass, is calmly waiting the time when
he and his horse shall lie side by side in
the same burial lot. Once, when he
was in the army, he was without food
for a Whole day, and at night he took
one ear of corn from six that had been
given to his horse, and, having roasted
it, made his supper on it, while his
horse disposed of the other five. Dur
ing the meal he resolved, if his faithful
horse lived to get home, he would keep
him till he died, and then bury him in
his family cemetery. When he had got
home, this plan was firmly opposed by
his wife, who didn't care to be buried
beside dumb brute. But he replied
that she couldn't be buried with him
then, for he would be buried with his
horse, if she wasn't buried at all. The
wife has since obtained divorce, and
there is now no obstacle to his cherished
desire.
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HydrOphObia.

Mr.. Corvin, of London, in his valu.
able pamphlet on hydrophobia, endorses
the theory of DIR. Thompson, according
to which it is a very vulgar error thai
patients in hydrophobia are mad. They
are not mad there is no such thing az
madness connected with the disease
The Duke of Richmond, who, while
Governor-general OF Canada, was bitten
by rabid fox, and suffered from the
most violent paroxysms, which ended in
death, had sufficient fortitude and self
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POLITICAL POINTS

Tho Republican State convention Of Michi-
gan met at Grand Rapids on the 10th inst, and
chose delegates to the Cincinnati convention.
Horny J.. Baldwin, VIM. A. Howard, ID. L..
Tiles and j. A. Woodmsn are the delegates at
largo. No preference was expressed for a
presidential candidate.
The Greenbackers of Wisconsin held State
convention at Madison last week, and selected
delegates TO the National convention at Indian
'apolis. resolution was adopted indorsing
Judge David Davis az a suitable candidate for
Presidcnt.
The West Virginia Republican convention met
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A WRITER in Turf, Field and Farm,
urges the use of camels in the United
States. He says that in Fillmore's ad-
ministration the experiment was tried
by the War Department at cost of
$50 OOO-a brother of Admiral Porter
buying md importing herd. The ami
mails were lost sight of in the rebellion,
ard it is thought that they found their
way intr menageries.
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Prince Bismarck and tue Emperor Will
lam. The rich man may, therefore, not
be as wealthy as he appears to be, seeing
that his gains are divided as well as his
outgoings with sleeping partners, whose
profits are drawn from the heavy taxa
ton borne by the German people.
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MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

Dom Pedro fooled the sight-seers at An
nap Lis, Nd, in his usual fashion. While they
waited for him at the railroad depot, he arrived
at the naval academy by steamer, looked
through the establishment, and was quietly
whirled away to dinner by the Governor of the
State
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JOHN S. PAINE, the new Governor of
Liberia, is tull-blooded negro, and was
born in Richmond, Va. He has been a
member of the Liberian Congress for
twenty years, and is very intelligent
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control in the intervals to give all neces-
sary directions for the conduct of public
business and the settlement Of his own
private affairs.
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INHABITANTS of large cities pay on an
average about 80 per year each for post
age.
, 1876-12-05

from that which they were elected to deal With.
They arc not, a. now appears probable, 10 decide
whether one candidate Or another shall be psesl-
dent, but whether all The doubts aud dire posslbil.
tiles Of dsputcd election shall 10 pFccip!tascd on
the country. This pulnt, In cass tha Electoral
votes Ut south Carolina, F'oridh. md Louisiana
arc cast for Cor. MAxEs, every Individual ons Of
tho 1b9 properly .chasen Republican Electors has
got to decide for himself. lle cannot eyade tho
Issue; It tcsta without reserve In his hands.
Tho rumor Of tho proposed independent
action having been brought To the attention
OF Afr. LOWELL yesterday, be put quietus
upon It, which is thus reported
MF. LowEIL says hd never wrote leader for tbs
Aaffon and had nothing 10 DO With it, arte's on
Elcctors Ills decision a. 10 his own duty ha had
reached thseo weeks ago, and had ncsst changed,
namely: That ho must vote according to The undos.
alanding on which he Was chosen BY the people.
iIs might wish It wcto otherwise II ho wtrc an am.
b!ttoua man. Iie might, he said, cast hts vote for
some other person than HAYES. but fot IN honest
man thcre coud bo no evasion of IN Electors duty
10 sote according to The understanding At the time
he was nominated. What may have happened
since IL mona Of h!s business. AZ to whether fraud
Ind been. or was to be, practced IN The disputed
Southern statea. Frof. LowxLL said lie didn't think
any man thousand miles away was competent 10
tudQc
, 1876-12-05

learn anything from experience; namely,
that in case Of civil war the contest will be
waged in tho North, in cities, townships,
neighborhoods, aud families, between DEM
ocrats and Republicans, and that 60 far az
invasion Is concerned tho South will bo let
alone and loft FREQ to send up ita armies to
the assistance Of the TiLpxN Democracy.
Absurd as tho sentiment is, 1t nevertheless
goes to show tho internal and violent animns
Of the extromo Southern fanatics Of that
class which l,ns bulldozed Republicans and
disfrauchised tho negroes. Much as we re-
gret TO sec the Richmond Wig vast
ting It's transcendcnt devotion to the
Union aud stopping over In it's extreme
loyalty, it Is nevertheless duty to Inform It
TINT 1t Is blowing its trumpet. beating Its
tom-ton,, and hurling It's firebrands. with no
enemy in sight. There is no ono in the
North, unless 1t may be the editor Of the
Chicago 7i,aes, who Is ready to furnish
bodies or goro. Tho Northern people are
not going to draw tho sword for tho benefit
Of Mr. T1LnEN, Of Mr.. HAYES, or Of the Rich.
mond IYhig. Our advice to It In Tue prem
isea, therefore, with regard to tho first point,
Is, TINT its excessive loyalty is as much out Of
place as WAS Its excessive disioyalty with
regard to tho socoad, that the editor Of that
paper should hang up his blunlerbuss and
apply Ice to bis head.
, 1876-12-05

Tho situation in South Carolina Ia peculiar
and complex, but scarcely so critical as 1t ap.
pcnred Sunday evening. In tho House yes
terday the Democrats yielded gracefully to
the inevitable, and Withdrew rather than sub.
init to the forcible eiectment by the State
Constabulary OF tho persons clnilning to
represent Edgedeld and Laurans Counties.
They proceeded peacably to another hail,
and left the Republican branch in nndsput-
ed possession. The question OF the
legality Of The two organizations is
involved in the case now pending
in the Supreme Court upon m application
for writ ordering the Secretary Of State to
aubuait the returns for State officers 10 the
Speaker OF the Democratic branch. Yester.
day was the day aet for the canvass OF the
vote by the Legislature, hut the Republicans
Of the Senate, evidently unwilling to decide
which If the riva1 organizations Of the House
to recognize, adjourned without taking any
action looking to count Of the vote, leaving
tho matter to be originated In the House,
and thus poatpouing for time tie joint ac-
ton that must precede declaration of tho
result 81 to State officers. To-day the su.
preme Court will decide the application for a
rule requiring the HAYES Electors to show
by what authority they propose to act in
casting their vote for the Republican canli-
date for President
, 1876-12-05

President B1LLtNus. Of The Wcat Side Gas
Company, holds out the olive branch to tho
Common Council In lottor inviting another
conference with view to rocouciliug exist.
ing differences as to the prica for guu which
the city liz willing 10 pay aud the Company to
accept; ut the sanle time expressing his will.
ingness to lx the price ~ low AZ TINT which
obtains in my city IN tue United States,
talting into account all the circumstances Of
the case. The Council ut its meeting yester.
day showed disposition to net upon the nd.
vice OF Judge DnuMMoAD and reopen the me-
gotiations which came to All end when the
law proceedings began. The fact should be
borne in mind tint time ia m important fea.
tnre Of tho question, md in tho interest os
economy 1t ia important that an agreement
should bs reached as the earliest poAaible
date.
, 1876-12-05

The first 1noyo in the Democratic game OF
president-Rtealing was made in the House
Sestertlay by tho rejection Of the credentials
of tho Congresaman.elec from tho now
state Of Colorado. It was the iucipiaut
manifestation Of the TlLpEx programme, ~
marked ont by OLARksox N. porrra and
managed by AnnAM s. HEWITT, to throw the
election Of President Into the Democratic
House. THO purpose Ia to refuse to recog-
nize Colorado as Slate, and thus to prevent
tho possibility Of Gov. HAYES receiving l83
electoral yotes. mud, III order 10 prepare
tue way for this grand lasceny Of tbs
vote OF Colorado It became necessary TO
override all custom md rrecedcnt, nnd deny
to the new Representative tho privilege and
:ourtesy TINT has been invariably accorded
heretofore in cases where there were no con.
test for The seat and no dispute Is Ia tfe
clection.-thst Of o voice and yota In the
organization OF tAs uouss. It is the Demo
Gratis in the House only that are engaged 10
do T11DEAs dirty work; they OF the Senate
will hare none OF It. In the latter body the
two Senators from Colorado were recognized
aud aasigusd to their seats without opposl.
ton, and 1t IL believed thut upon reflection
aud consultation with tho wiser aud able1
counselora OF the party the House rsvolu.
tionists will be induced to recede from their
present position and etFaoe from tho records
the high-handed outrage Of yesterday.
, 1876-12-05
NO INCREASE OF JUDGES.
In fhf ktfftHf ff Thh Trihtt,k

cu1cAao, ucc. I +.--1n your paper u the ID inst,
IN an editorial headed 'The Cook County Courts"
you urgV tue Legislature TO giye this county the
benefit Ut the proylslon OF the Constitution whici.
authorizes an increase Of the number Of Judges Of
tho Circuit and Superior Courts. You quote por
tion Of tho twenty .thfd section Of ART. Q Of tho
Conat!tution. hut neglect to refer to tho c!oang
sentence In that article, which II ~ follows:
''Popnatton, wherever used In this article. rhall
bo determined by Tho next preceding of this
State, OF the United Statea." SO that tho Legia-
laturo ls powcr!esa to increase tho number Of
Judges OF tho Circuit or Superior Court, or olther
Of Them, until ccnsus Of tho population Of this
county shall be taken by this stato or tha rnted
futes, showing population Of at least &c, 600 In
hablsaMts over and ab1se population Of 400. 900.
WlLLlAx II. KlNo.
We find that Mr. K1ao is right, and that
NO lad overlooked the provision 10 which
he calls our attention, 1t being separated by
many sections from that authorizing tue in
crease Of Judges Az there aseso many good
reasons why the State should not undertake
any general conssls, Cook County will hayo
TO wait until its population shall be deter
mined by thu United States census Of 1880.
Meanwhile, 1t will not be possible to find any
relief by calling On the Judges Of other cir
cults, sinco they are naturally unwilling To
perform the a1luous labor of holding court
In Cook County with tho increased expense
Of living In Chicago, hut without any in
crease Of pay. Cook County would willingly
pay the same additional compensation which
It pays Its own Judges by express warrant OF
tue Constitution, but it Ia prevented from do
ing 10 in the case OF Judges called from other
counties by tho sectipn nj tim Constitution
, 1876-12-05

The New York Herald aruin o,akcs urfore tho
spark OF CHsartsm which, in lieu Of oncc moro
turning loose the wild animals In Ccutral Park.
It rcsurrec,B to naku again the sensatton. OF
nll tho theatrical oropcrtles aud stage ulach,nery
slowed away in the Herald lofts, there Ia none
that In the full glare Of the bluo lights had 50
long and successful run, Though for a fact
more people laughed at the spook than wcro
terrified by #. all enoyed Il. md witt, ou, nj,
cord declared It thu very snook,es. of snooks
md when younp Mr.. Hnssrrr cama home fron'
n r,o1n,,rntch anil or1.ro, tha onn,tr bo sart ~
, 1876-12-05

Tho Republicans Of Kentucky went IN ~.
polls without any hope Of carrying the State.
oat merely 70 exhibit tleir fcalty to thcIr party
ana their good Will towards its candidates.
They cast for HAYES 9S,4l5 votes, which ~.
eeeas the best previous effort by nearly S,OSD,
a ycar ago the Voto Of the State was 1aN,Q5s for
MccnKAnr (Dcmocrat) aud t0,7O5 for HARLAN
tRepublIcan). At the lato election 1t stotni
1Co, 445 for T1LpEN and 93, ,4l5 for HAYES, But
tho Republicans havo lost their member Of Con.
gross IN the Ninth District BY 8a3 rotss-,44
majority on far lighter vote.
, 1876-12-05

Before Gen. KEENAN, was PLACED In charge Of
the Chicago Tlmes, lie ''run" the indianapolis
Sentinel. For tlme tho CORY class Of Demo-
Gratis wcrc In despair to find suitable SUCCESSOR
but they hRvo succeeded In getting ono who up
pears to be fully up to KEEwAN's standard Of
writing, lie is scarcely as scurrilous and fish
market In Ills style, but docs pretty we'll; ho
slams the Qdjectives and intcrlecttons around
in fearful manner. We give specimen Of the
way he gets In his work:
TiIASKsutyrNu-pAr.
One Of the hrst-boEn Of the slsterhood Of S.atcs
lies dead beneath her sunny SKIES. pierced with
dngXcss tan scaled the fate Of 1ut1cs C.EsAn
WHO OF ali tho sliycr-tongucA orators today viii
'wountls-poor. poor dumb inouths--and lid tlom
they say. Well, look upon her now ii tho beauty
sheet; and willie your hearts beat funeral march,
ak yourselves u sle has nut paid terrible pen:
IT, ~ iosu thsnE K aoa %
else? oh, GRANT has h!a troops In Washington.
Ile VIII compel tue rspre.entat'yss Of tte people
Ihc century reaches down from tic lofticst clcva.
Sp' Ell. s e tsah ~ .e IT, Ai he,s ,sFy tS ssssf If
i :, ~ sga - %sssy: was yssa " ..e5s @
sea... By. all neana eat roast turkey to-day.
iaugh and the jest 50 round; III ia Thank.ylving-
Volcano, anu tbs lava lido Of hls dsspotisn, vii
bury yea + you gtt in n way. Keep out Of TIC
i:,niss dod from yonr tbonshts. Men 10 "ue not
srnst lii God when they yield theLs. freedom.
Iank.gis,ug r sGw!y !; ns
Liberty, and two more States arv dying. .Thore i
Id Strength aad t1as heur n"ba 1pa parpese: e1:
trust In man; II you hate tyrants, and feel there Ia