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IFrom be- petroil 80 Prrss !

IFrum the Detroit Free Press
One handsome girl in a dry-goods
store will make every man in town feel
ike buying his wife dress.
st. Louis now claims that the dvna-
mite iiend was once a resident Of that
city. Nearly all cities but Detroit has
claimed him. We shall have to find
Charlie Ross here.
Bret Harte admits that he learned
the printers trade lie says he could
work six quarts OF type per day on a
hand-press, and could correct a roller
as good As any body.
No man ever got married without
somebody calling him fool.-Kich-
7iOad Enquirer. Yes. and nine cases
out Of ten it is his wife that does it,
Bro0kigH ArguS. Yes, and in nine cases
out Of ten she's right.
You Just imagine five big loafers
working all Saturday night and Sunday
to pound a safe 20 pieces and divide up
three cents and "A bundle II letters. and
YOU have faint idea of what took place
in Iowa few DAYS ago. That much
hard work on a wood-pile would have
returned tel dollars in cash.
The fox hunters of Brooklyn are
possessed of good grit. the least that
can be said Of them. They have had
weekly hunts since the middle of No
vember, and have failed TO kill fox
thus far. They have banquet on their
return each time. and their invariable
parting toast il shelter luck next time T"
An old Detroiter brought home two
jugs the other day, one labeled .s boiled
oil" and the other turpentine." They
were placed in the barn, and pretty
soon il was noticed that the old man had
business there al regular intervals. His
Oldest son slyly followed him and saw
him taking deep draught from one Of
the jugs. The old man heard a step
outside. and before going out he ar
ranged those jugs according TO his ar
tisiic taste. lie was hardly gone when
the son skipped in and took a drink
from the jug out II which he supposed
his father drank. The next moment he
was suffering. coughing and gasping
and the old man entered and asked
:. Turpeniine doesn't agree with YOU
does it?r But | saw you drinking
itlr exclaimed the injured and indig
nant son. "Thaf is true" said the Ole
man, while beautiful smile played
over his face. "but Il doen't neces
sarily follow that the rest Of the family
must relish turpentinc because dol"
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More Trouble for Grants Secretary.

Washington Correspondence Chicago Times
There j. more trouble. from an unex-
pected quarter. brewing for Babcock.
Mr.. Babcock. besides his occasional di-
version Ia the delights % the Whisky
Ring. played many parts IN this thrifty
vineyard Of speculation. Besides his
office as confidential adviser Of tie Presi-
dent. Bacock holds the position Of En-
giseer in charge Of Public Buildings
and Grounds. some scrutiny into the
methods by which public buildings
have been erected during the last ten
years leaves no doubt that the most ex-
traordinary system of double charges
was indulged in by responsible person
ages in that department During the
last few years or while Mr.. Babcock
has been in charge a. engineer, untold
sums have been absorbed. Members
who have been looking about and count
ing the cost. through documents ard
otherwise, declare that no such sums
have been expended In the wears that
Babc0ck has been at the head of these
establishments On the contrary, a
tenth part Of the allotted sum will COW
er every penny Of the real expenditure.
Ii is proposed 10 make MIR. Babcock
show where these mysterious millions
have Disappeared Since he came into
the position Of generalissimo Of
the White House, unusual sums Of mon
ey have been voted by Congress for re-
furnishing Of the Executive Mansion and
offices and identifying Of the Presidents
grounds There is no record to show
that any considerable amount Of these
sums has been expended as Intended.
Ii j. strongly suspected, on the contrary,
that the great rows of private houses
put up toy Babcock and the peculiar
friends Of that gentleman are visible
signs of the enormous appropriation
made in the interest Of the President
and devoted by his confidential secre-
tary To outside dishonest purposes.
Through some peculiar favoritism, Mr..
Babcock was appointed last March
superintendent Of the massive piles Of
buildings erected for the Navy. War.
State and other departments. In this
position he has been the master Of al
most unlimited treasure for which the
nation has few bare walls, a few heaps
of bricks. few hideous fronts and
staring beams and rafters-certainly
nothing to justify the annual appropria-
tions Of SI,UOO, 900. 5000, 600 and So
100000 which the books call for.
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lCharies Nor,lhoa in the y. y. Herald.
Among the objects Of Bishop Ravens
bigoted detestation and fear the most
prominent, | suppose, are the Roman
Catholic Church and the Southern
white people.
His desire to renominatc Gen. Grant
i no new thing. More than year ago,
and after his return from Mexico, about
which country he was then issuing what
proved to be, in the general opinion, a
very offensive book, be surprised me
with the declaration that 1--WE must
have that country holding map Of
Mexico before me; and when ! replied
that it could not be got without a war,
he said, ave must have it,: II belongs
tot u; our people want il; what do You
think Of Grant and Mexico as a plat
form in 1876? Don't YOU suppose that
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Foreign Notes.

-l ne idenllcal Stove AT Wnlcn Mar
tin Luther, on his return from the Diet
Of Worms, warmed himselfin the house
If his friend Ulrich Won Hutton, has
just been sold in Germany.
Prof Melchiore Pecciunini Of Rome,
Italy, being unable To find a suitable To-
cation for establishing Masonic colony
in Southern California, has departed for
the Hawaiian Islands, where he pro-
poses to lease large tract on one Of
the islands of the Archipelago.
Two nuns NJ Brisach, in the Grand
Duchy Of Baden. accused Of having at
tempted to prepare young lady for the
fraudulent exhibition of our Saviour's
wounds, have been forbidden by the
Baden Government 10 act as nurses or
attend upon invalids.
Colonel yillette, the aid-de-camp
of Marshal Bazaine, who aided in his
escape, has finished the period of i'm
prisOnment TO which he was sentenced,
and has become a wine merchant in or
der TO make a living, and he has been
deprived Of the right to pension.
Prof. Nordenskjold has received
from Russian capitalist the sum Of
-, 900 rOubles towards defraying
the cost Of an expedition TO the Ben
ring Sea. 10 be undertaken the ensuing
summer. with the view Of discovering
route for merchantmen 10 the seas
which bound Russia on the north.
The South OF India Observer says
that the jewels worn by the little Guik-
war Of Baroda at the landing Of the
Prince Of Wales are estimated at two
millions sterling. The principal fea-
lures we're plume Of diamonds in his
turban, and large bunch OF pearls
fringed with gold. lie also wore the
famous diamond Star Of India, the pur-
chase Of which nearly broke the Baro-
da eNchequer.
On Dec II the Sultan's firman, or
dering the execution Of various reforms
i'm Turkey, was published AZ Constants
nople. The reforms are judicial and adj
ministrative. All subjects Of the Porte,
without distinction. are authorized Ia
elect the Judges and the members OF
the Provincial Councils, and these need
no; be Mussulmen. No person is 70 be
detained in custody without trial. The
taxes are to be lightened and proper
toned and collected, not by the police
but by officials elected by the people
The abolition Of forced labor is confirm
ed. Official positions will be accessible
10 al. The tax for exemption from mil
itary service will only be paid by non
I Mussulmen subjects between the age
of - and 40. All Legitimate wishes q
complaints may be laid before the Pcrt'
by the people. In Vienna it i generally
\ thought that these reforms will come I,
nothing without European control, a
some Of them are mere repetiiions o
promises to the Christians which hav'
already been broken.
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would sweep the eountry?n | was lit
tie shocked that any clergyman, even
Bishop Haven, should deliberately pro-
pose a scheme Of public robbery, but be
exclaimed, " You'll see that amright;
YOU are all wrong about this matter.
You are opposed 10 athirG term, hear;
YOU don't like Gen. Grant. you don't
know any thing about il; you're as
wrong az YOU can be- He j. deiested
all over the South for public expressions
in favor Of amalgamation Of the negro
and white races, and 1 became salts
fed during a tour of the Southern
States) he had done "A great deal to
keep up and even embitter wherever
he labored, not only race prejudices,
but the feelings naturally remaining
rom the war. When he comes
10 the North he industriously spreads
tales Of the ..disloyalty" Of the South
ern whites, and of the wrongs suffered
by the poor negroes and the danger
10 their future. In fact, he talks Of the
South precisely like the average politi-
cal carpet-bagger, and the final clause
of his argument, like that Of the polit-
zeal carpet-bagger, is always, ave must
re-elect Gen. Grant, TO keep down the
rebels and protect the negroes He
presumes to sit in Judgment upon the
late Vice President, and 10 declare that
he was struck down by God, because he
would not support t.e Force Bill. /, on
the other hand, declare that in jour
ney through six Southern States, made
for you during the last spring and sum-
mer. | saw, with one exception, not a
single honest and respectable Republic
can who did not freely tell me that
there was no need Of Force bill; that
even the present Enforcement act was
useless; that what the Republican party
needed in those States was publication
from the control ofrogues and plunder-
ers, and that what kept up the ill-feel-
ing against negroes, SO far a il exists
anywhere. was their too ready and con-
slant utilization with low whites and art
full demagOgues, who, under the plea Of
being Republicans, use the negro vote
to rob the tax-paying and property-own-
ing citizens.
Some prominent Methodist clergy
men do NOT refuse 10 use their influence
as Methodists with the President to
further applications for Office A con-
spicuous instance of this kind came dis
agreeably under my notice two years
ago, al the time when the appointment
of Collector Simmons in Boston created
very bitter discomfort among the re-
spectacle Republicans of Massachusetts
and unfavorable comments elsewhere.
Gen. Buffers influence with the Presi-
dent was supposed at that time to have
procured this appointment, but Judge
Hoar, certainly no friend to Gen. But
Ter. told me that it was the Methodist
influence in Boston which carried the
day for Simmons. and | satisfied myself
afterward that this was true There
are other andmore scandalous instances
of such misuse of Methodist influence
which it is not worth while now 70 men
ton
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Union, and she proposes TO supply Aus
tralia and other markets.
A factory for the manufacture OF a
new explosive, said to be- ten times more
powerful than giant powder, j. TO be
started At Virginia City, Nevada.
-torty-two tons Of American fresh
meat was recently sold in the Smith
field Q.ondon) market At an average
price Of siNpence per pound.
A species Of red granite has lately
been discovered in Minnesota, said by
competent judges 10 be superior 10 the
famous Scotch granite Of Aberdeen.
Over 49,, 600 trees were plant z IN
MINI Ofa during .Dc tree-planting sea-
son, By contestants for certain premiums
which had been offered 10 those plant
ing the largest number.
1t is not very likely this country
will 90 short Of wine soon. In Califor-
MIA alone Amador County has / $50, 900
grape vines; III Dorado, lao, 2j5; Los
Angeles, 1850, 600; Napa, 3,l0s, 800 ;
Sacramento, 2,l32,975; San joaquin,
100000; Santa Clara, l,2l3,US5 /;
Sonoma, 3,G05,5 and Tuolumne, L.
4UO, 900.
The California mining folks are re-
ported fairly crazy over the alleged dis
covery by young man from Albany,
y. u, named Fryer, of simple means
Of reducing the great mass of ores on
the Pacific coast that cannot now be
worked by the present expensive mill
ing process. Comsiock lodes and Con-
solidated Virginia dividends are no.
where beside this new discovery. Like
the Kelley motor, though, it is yet 10 be
proved.
The year 1875 was a good year for
the precious metals. A statement Of the
production in the States and Territories
west Of the Missouri River, including
British Columbia and the western coast
Of Mexico. places the aggregate yield at
$50, s9g, 031, an increase Of 6,is7, ys2
over the product OF 1874, and the great
est yield ever known. There was de
crease in California, Idaho. Utah, and
Washington Territory, and an increase
in the other districts. An aggregate
yield Of 1000, 900 IS anticipated for
1876.
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Professor Marsh hrs received $500
Japanese books for Yale College libra
~.
-Of the ~ Protestant Episcopal
churches and chapeis in the State Of
Missouri. 50 have been built within the
last seven years.
The Rev John Brown Of Il.
Georges Episcopal Church. Nrwburgh,
y. T.. preached lis siNiieth Christmas
sermon ON last Christmas Day. Mr..
Brown j. - years old.
A Tcnncssrr court has just decided
that q teacher has the same right to en-
force obedicnc, from a child that a pa
rent has, and cn therefore infiict cor
poreal punishment when necessary.
AT the annual sale Of Plymouth
(Brooklvn) Church pews, on the 4th,
the amount received for rentals and
premiums was S63,6S0, against S1O,-
3l9 last year.
President White announces that a
professorship Of music Is 10 be founded
in Cornell University at the next COM
mencement, and that it will be filled by
graduate 81 either Oxford or Leipsic.
Bishop Scott of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church j. 10 celebrate the fifticth
year Of his ministerial life by a sermon
before the Wilmington (Del.) Confer
ence AT its next session. The Bishop is
now over % years Of age.
The programme for the celebration
of the Centenary Of American indie
pendence by the Methodist Episcopal
Churches has been published. The
thanksgiving service viii begin on the
first Sunday in June, and close on the
Fourth Of July. Each church will Sc.
lect a Sunday during the interval named
The exercises will be memorial ser
mon and a children's meeting. The
people are invited to devote their gifts
to the cause Of education.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

INDIANA.

Madame Borgess., wife of the Bra
lillian Minister at Washington, has in
troduced >unday-eyening receptions.
-. Mrs. Hon. Congressman " j. the
modest and tasteful way in which the
wives Of some 81 the members" print
their cards.
Mrs. Mary j. Holmes has just re-
turned from Europe, where she has been
enjoying herself upon the proceeds Of
her story-writing.
The Marquis Of Lorne and his wife,
the Princess Louise, daughter Of Queen
Victoria. during their visit To the Cen
tennial Exhibition, will be the guests Of
Sir Edward Thornton, the resident
British Minister.
joaquin Miller's afiectation Of ig-
norance is not admired in New York.
Though lac pretends he never reads any
thing but Byron and the Bible, his writ
ings show that many other sources OF
inspiration are drawn upon by him.
Theodore Tilion finds the lecture
business agreeing with his constitution.
lie has gained ID pounds ayoirdupois,
reclaimed his paintings from chattel
mortgage, repainted his house, and paid
all of his pressing debts since he began
To lecture. He Is TO spend most of the
time until June lecturing in the East.
Next summer he is 10 finish his novel.
Miss Mary A. T.. Wager, the well
known writer. was married To Professor
William H. Fisher, Of Dickinson Col
lege, Pa, few days ago. The service
took place according Ia the simple but
impressive ritual of the Friends. Mr..
and Mrs. Fisher will reside AZ Carlisle
till the close Of the college year, in
June, when they propose to remove to
Philadelphia.
There i good authority for saving
that Mr.. Clarence Bowen, during his
recent visit To this city, saws the Chica-
90 Tribune, offered the editorship of the
Independent 10 Prof. Swing. The POI
sition was declined, although the terms
were tempting. Prof. swings engage
ments 10 the Central Church are such
that he could not possibly ask release
AZ this time.
Miriam Coles Harris, the author 81
" RHtledge,m has regular income OF
5000 a year from the sale of her books.
When she wrote "Rutledge." she took
the Ms. to number ofpublishers. who
looked it over and declined it with
thanks. as lacking the elements II pop
ularity. At last she had il publiShe
by Mr. Carleton M her own expense
and 5000 copies were sold Just - fast
a. the printer could turn them out Al
royalties were ia those days, She only
made =. 600 out Of this enormous sale
Augusta ! Evans, the author q
Beulah, Macaria," +" st. Elmo,
"Yashti. 4" and :. lnfelicia.~ j. about a
years Of aye and the wife OF a rich man
who lives a; Mobile. Ala. She Is sait
~ those who know her 10 be one Of III,
best educated women in America. An
admirinr correspondent says: 1T i
Just a. natural Tor her towrite of classi,
shades and quote foreign languages a
it j. for her To write AZ all Within
eight years her publisher has paid hel
100000 as her share ~ the profits aris
ing from the sale Of her books
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from San Francisco, and her maiden
name i believed 10 have been Amanda
Eilsworth.-Adam Ami, an inmate OF
the Milwaukee poor-house, hung him.
self on the 30th ult-with arspe cast over
door Charles l.. Hubbard. promi-
nent citizen and Tax Collector Of Bel
lows Falls, W., committed suicide re-
Gently by hanging himself in a barn.
Financial embarrassments were proba-
blv the cause.
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The right to sell popcorn a, the
Centennial Exposition has been sold for
5000.
-Canml's hair brushes, so-called,
are made from the hair Of the tails 81
squirrels, the demand for which j. in
creasing very rapidly.
Oregon says she can raise better
crops of hops than any State in the
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Rev. DR.. Cumming, in his New
Church in London. fixed the date Of the
second advent Of Christ some time in
September Of this year. Just in time
for the close of the Centennial cNhibi-
ton.
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More than one-quaricr Of the brew
cries IN Wisconsin have suspended for
lack Of patronage.
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ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER sTATE.I
WESTERN DISPATCHES
SAN FRANc1sco. Oct. 81, 1876.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 81, 1876.
Gold, Silver and Currency,
Silver 81 per cent. discount buy
ing, and discount selling.
Currency. Oh, 91H,
Trades, buying. SO; selling, IS.
Gold closed in New York this fore
noon at 1097 q; sterling. 4S4@4S5H.
Arrival Of Ice-Boand Sailors.
Masters of whaling vessels which
were caught in the ice in the North Pa
cific, state that their crews contained
many Kanakas. and these were the
men that remained with or returned to
the ships. AS plenty of provisions were
on board, it is 6ns calculation how
long the sailors can continue to exist.
Many of them may yet be saved. The
masters and men have net yet recovered
from their terrible privations and suf-
fering. The hollow checks and sunken
eyes too plainly tell the tale. To-day
the masters will file with the proper
tribunal the necessary papers, and on
Wednesday they will leave for their
homes in the east.
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POLITICAL USE OLE THE
TREASURY.

The condition of the Southern
States, all of which have been under
Radical rule, is striking example of
how the army of Internal Revenue and
Office holders have been used by d
iudicious system of increasing deputy
collectors and deputy marshals on the
eve of elections. Not only in the
Southern States, but all over the Union
has this been the rule. With such an
army of well.paid and well-drilled men,
all anxious to retain office-men who,
from being so situated, are of incalcu.
able aid to their party, for they do not
Ifritter away its vote-purch asing fund,
as they are we'll paid and zsalous-is 1t
awonder that the Republicans carry
elections 2 Thus it would appear that,
from system of increasing appropri-
ations by Congress on the eve of Pre-
sidential elections, for the use of mis-
sllaneous expenses. and the payment
of claims amounting to millions which
claims are never allowed but in election
years, as well as the abatement of taxes
amounting to millions in the Presiden-
tial election year. Grantism. by fraud
and corruption, perpetuates its powers
Then what is the remedy to be applied
i to prevent the continuance of such
shameless system ? Turn them out,
for they are driving the last particle of
patriotism out of the. pc ople from this
system of corruption. Can Mr.. Hayes,
If elected. prevent continuance of
such shameless system The mon
who know him best say "no p The
leaders could still carry on this out
rageous and rotten system. no matter
how well he int ended. The fathers
of the system, Blaine, Morton, Conk.
ling, Cameron, Spencer, Dawes, Gar
field and lack Chandler, are rigorous
and will continue to exercise it.
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F O R E IG N +,
Severe Fighting.

LONDON, Oct. %, 1876.
; A Standards dispatch from Belgrade
says the Turkish forces in Servia re.
sumed the offensive on Thursday, and
battle began which lasted three days.
The Turks captured on Thursday 10
redouts. The fight was long and
bloody. Saturday there was further
fighting. Hofz and Abdul Pasha
opened fire before Djunis. There are
fears that Djunis, which is the key to
the road through the Moravia Valley
will fall into the hands of the Turks
A Times dispatch, from Belgrade says
that the Turks gained the day, but
should they make good their double
advance on Paratkin, the RUSSO Ser
Wan army would be placed in serious
position. The affair il not yet decided.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THv
CONSTITUTION.
lorfIcIALl

loFfICALI
nRoPOSED AMENDMENT AND M
vision Of the Constitution Of the Stat. !,
Nevada, passed at the seventh session ~ ~
Legislature:
Resolved. by the Assembly. the Senst, ,,,.
curing. That the ConttitGtion Of tina s,.a.
Of Nevada be amended as follows:
amend Section one OF Article TX Of tn. o.,
stitution OF the State Of Nevada 70 az to r..S
as follows: "@
SECTION !. The fiscal year shall commas.
on the first day Of Dece mber in each year
Passed January 10, 1875.
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate eve.
curing, That our history, as a State H..
taught us the necessity Of revising the Con.
stitution: we therefore recommend ~.
electors, at the next election for me mber. a
the Legislature. to vote for or against n.
calling Of q Convention for the purpose 81 -.
vising the Constitution Of the stats a
Nevada.
Passed February Is. 1875.
1 hereby certify the foregoing TO be I'm.
copies from the original enrolled Resolution.
on file In my office.
- Witness my hand md the 0r,e
e. Seal of State, August ], 1876.
ShAA J, ID. MINOR, sec'y Stab
su2.3m.
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DEMOCRATIC ARGUMENTS.
$50 900, 900 saved in annual Federal

$50 100000 saved in annual Federal
expenses by the action of
one branch of Congress in
one session.
500, goo, 900 of retrenchment proposed
and the amount cut down
only in consequence of the
Republican Senate and Ex-
ecutive.
$6,OOO,O0O saved to the taxpayers of
New York State in one
year by Governor Tildsn.