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New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
HOrsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House yesterday pension OF %oo
,p,h was granted 10 the widow OF Gen. Custer Without
a.,ate or division. bill also presented for pen
Ar NJ $50 month TO Emanuel and MARIA custer the
,.,ber and mother Of Gen. Custer. Mr. RUSH tRep,
&C. oh,ected and the hill was withdrawn. Mr.. CAN
N6S U!ep Il,D suggested that the Pension COmmttce
oort hin at early dav granting pensions 10 the
rdren OF the men who fell undCr Custer subsequently
w. Commtee reported bin for ncnsion OF Soo each
W, ,he father and mother of Custer Passed .
The bi for the protection Of the Texan frontier was
..tan IN Mr.. REAGAN (Dcm Texas explained ana
sSSocated it. Mr.. COHGER rep. Aich) oppressed the
arnttipg our troops 10 cross into Mexico. MI BANhS
lind Mass said ne did not thint i Impossible to pass
IN IKE this without violating international law MI
Cnx GlpIn. n. ", Mr.. TUCKER (Dem., Val, Mr.
sCUI FICHER Dem, TcXas), and others favored the
Ell M SMAILS OF SOuth Carolina offered an
oo,nendmeut that troops should be Withdrawn from
sonh Ca rolina long massacrcs in cold blood IKE
a. recent one i'm danger of occurring. Mr. smalls
,ssd about the Hamburg massacre from an article III
TnS Washington Republican Mr. Cochrane .Dem;
p pscpI wanted TO know who the writer OF that
.rtiele was. Mr.. smalls replied, "H the gentle
rnen desires the name to be given IN orcer
that the writer be killed he vii not get i ron me
us is A lawyer in the town OF Aiken" MI CONGEh
charged that the proposed reduction OF the army Wa n
n-event troops being sent into the South MI RAANh1
,nsde an earnest appeal in behalf OF his race -, 4,
After further debate, without action on the oii the
uoo eiiourUeC.
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TIE COURTS.
WESTERN UNION FINANCES.

TESTIMONY OF OFFICERS BEFORE THE REFEREE.
Tn the suit of DOwley against the western
,nion telegraph Company evidence OF officers OF
,, romnapy WAS taken week before Judge Peabody
ncb at the time was refused for publication The wit
ns.sss examined were r. r. Rochester the Treasurer,
and John B. Van Every the Auditor OF the Company
r Rocbester stated that ii impossible to tell the
nonnt Of cash on hand the day of the dividend Ihe
Coonauv had then one note for S12o,VOO Outstanding
", Rochester explained that this pote wa@ gwen Tor
,be raborrowing OF Moneys deposited WITH tie Union
yust Company on the sinking fund OF the ouifolns
bonds The Company could not buy in those bonds
which were held at 10 per cent premium ana 30 this
money was borrowed at per cent from the lrns' Oon
many and wac invested in another class OF western
Union bonds bearing per cent interest which we're
6epoted as security the Oan thus saving per cent
interest
Mr. Van Every furnished the following exhibit, show
ing the expenditures for the months OF April May, and
June 1876 the month Of June being estimated TO cur
rent expenses and construction:
Cyst Expenses for Otrs;tGS and Maintaining ne L,ns and
oy Cyyrn1 On the CDtRDdBt erctustpe OF
Tares Heat Of L,ased Lte s.d Reoof-StTGotion -o -
April &ay. ana June sIo 90
Construction period foo45 W
Re,erye1 Tor orc qusit re proportion Of interest 49,
on bonds sinking funds same poIOl I3o0|O w
roa, o25.5OO 50
TIE receipts for the same period were as fo!iow.;
SmGSat on Telegraph Company i25 90 90
Total ,392, 2S4 a
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PASSENGERS ARRITED.

FROM LIvEnPooI-b aaSrh'p Ctg Of Rfit nlonG'
July LED Il. Az00 - Bartlett F. A lass ei,
c. Be1gInann JoIn RyOaient T. L. bryahs, f. ~. Hocsman
Freiler Won Bulow A. CarppheU :. j. Christian, hfs
Christian Mrs A. Cooper &. b. cooper G. O. Cooper MTS
Cooper, Major w. w. Cook. Mrs G. A: Coleman VIM. "
Davis and Gss III L. Davis, VI DiCEnSQn
Mrs Dickinson r. H. Dickinson Master r. J. loEinson Mise
T. L. Dickinson, C. b. Dix George HcGSky, g. W. nuf
field Rev Ii. j. Foas HefseIt Grove. r. Hartley,
A. Havermeyer Mr. Hiey, Mr.; Agnes itOphnss aia7
HOPKINS Hutchius Col. H. u. HUI. MIS-. Hull, NJ l.
Hueln. HGSa r. IyIdnan. Mt hleitsclnnlG '" L.si!!tf
Miss KrlleT Mr. Lamarche Edgar hC Mullen Wa N,WtcH
Master T.. kceks. Master Vincent MeeEs
Adele Mecks Miss Blanche NceAs = N0utOgo the Rev
r. Il. Plummer l. q. Richmond. Madame Marie sake,
Joseph II. SPAIN D. O. sullivan. ST Taylor = W
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Boyle, Dr. w Scott shirgey H. N. FTlwider chns Wall
RoOf FurgensOn, J. OshauseD T. a. Sec T. L. kEap aud
wife, Mrs. G. S. Douglas, John Foster EDWARD
Andrews, Mrs. Mary ii. Lesesa Chss. T. DimGI, u.
Way Passengers-Wm. Dawson and daughter john HING
worth Wm. H.. Nagee, Lorenzo &ontufar, A. H. Tlorp j.
FredecO lmorc, AliIadO Beua des Antonio E-aT0s T.
Perez Perez Mis- G. & Hnschel Hiss Ottwe Mr and Mrs
Martinez Mr.. MARTINEZ, IT.; Isaac symnSTo lily. Swaync
Miguel seminaIio Miss Augusta ewayIc Swayre Fran
cisco Agu0ne pr Dickson Iona LuNo Mrs Capt Cnase ad
child III. NJ Sntade, G. r. Pece, M and Mis- linoSN
Farnim Cusicangu A. g. Goddard il Brown and vie W
Il. Blanchard wife and child Currin. VIM SpatlHg
Miss ThoIicg SISTER, f. q. Davis John % Kelly,
Chas. E. Wise " Argibay Geo Gsney, w. H. Chspnla1 h
6Iuil
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CIVIL NOTES.

The contest of the heirs of the late Lorraine Free
man over his has end, an ancale adjust
u.nt OF differences having reached through the efforts Of
Surrogate CALVIN. The VIII will be admitted u probate today
III the matter of the Harvest Queen disaster on
Saturday Robert EggsstOu formerly bostswan OF the Adra
tic was examined before COmmissoner Belts His testimony
WAS chiefly to substatate OF previous Witnesses TIE
blocks and falls used In lowering TIE boats of the AdaS
when % cf he Harvest Queen were head
LIE water were produced and identified by tie witness
New-York tribune., 1876-07-17

,,. Ne required to report the House BILL but aerward
,sitbdrew the motion. ,.,,..o On tho h;u hut No
in vas taken and the Senate finally adjourned unth
Monday.
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nrINI An,IrNE IIMANAN

MINIATURE ALMANAC
sun Af2 sun 7.2g Moon rises. Morn
Sandy Hook 22I Cows Hell q. Ferry 44l
WATER TIiIs DAY.. NJ
Sandy Hook 253 COWS island 3:24 Hell q. Ferry. 6l3
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CALENDARS TTITs DAY.

suprerr Conrf-C Chcmtcys- Wc.stbFook J.-CgUTt
opens al O'Clock tOr payf business Tie tfd Mon
DAYS melton calendar will be called at II O'Clock.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
THE GRAND UNION HOTEL,
SARATOGA SPRINGS,
no., gFHryss.srs.s

SARAIObA SPRI : fIS,
L. NOW ORES FOR GUESTS.
pp4rc Tie pts, seas,n large additions Huf Iurrove.
men.s have been nade, wth New and EleSant Fur
niture. s'c. str.
TIM .piCI0T-- DINING HAIL haA beer rxieaded,
and i. VOW Two Vuu.Ircd G,d Seveuty-ive Feet Tn
length. BaTIi- k5rs ban i,ro"' 81 tro4gtJd @e hats'
and each room .ypr,iod through r'ges with pure,
cold, and delicious spring wafer iron" JT'at "a'''
spr.lg 94 ne premises.
with large and niry rconss, furnished luxHrI"r>'.'
table supplied with every Geicscy, cea i''' seesd
,rh sgs.Lil rccsDe 20 Gc.s elL L1cd''. Elegant Hc"
Hail room oIc., sir., FE beAgsa uat tS ho P''''tS
at:rgct,0a5 not 10 % Could sief"isrr.
EENKN GLAZE. s,-,o,s,s
wa. WILLIAMSON,
yg'g, 1876.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
Dodr0 anJ Rooms.
Below Fourtcen.h-st.

buu!u uWo lSpUH'o.
Below Fourtcerth-st.
4 ADVERTIsENiENTS FOR TIE NEW
~ YORK TRIHyNE Will 81 RECEIVED At Il!E
SI FtI" ~ ~ sd- Wc., Tveni; ,rt It. COZ Trt as
500 IhlIdave, cot. Foly -ey'utlsL. a. ue HhI.i.EH
culy iiurjs.t iine.n sa1lngs ank Euildus up To or
N irregular orice rI'c' -
UANDSOMElY furnished ROOMS, en- suite
or scnrstc with southern exposure larre bath ro''
pl!, ,atc fy uoun, aer nressa 40 bofd bot nca god
EYH-AYE, NJ: .. near The Brcyoort, with
tfA,is cut or permanent IL. 't"lcrH
West Side.
4 Handsomely funi he'd front and
~ J.. ct ROOMS. hsU EODH modern lrUv,ur1s cen
tr2i .,aon a9nne 1rga, hot', T,.Inaas tr r
irlasIcnL 1850 Broadway aifis.
EENTLEMEN. en- rent at half price nicely
socan@oaa,ia d a%r,a,cy unSseoptcnaSo reference.
IaT.c"'.rs q, 80 "sa' t.'.-l,
pLEASANT ROOMS, rsl-cl4,s board, Sum
uiria.
> or ! Gnc rooD,s with lirs.-class ho'rd u, ~
sIeat rsr.t. pssi 81. re,,, an Sl,auss1ar'
q WEST }Sr-ST.-PLEhSAN ROOM,
,u. ~ y rrai aSS Sa,l %9f'r illali rss @ @ '' ''o"
FErH-ST.. 3l2 WEsT.-An cntire Floor 10
y r,Hi' vi BAH s te.,s vi p hoar' igr - sduli'
y u. q i'' ...'' ''"i N .'. .t'' - .' poo '''
FfTli-ST, 2l7 WEST.- Elegant ROOMS
y,L-d 10 al r-s.f OIL, st,' ncu2r Lrai c-s
1S west ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tFtJ 0f El, 3- '' .rItlrI r1d a'ss slurl,
ueu,a. transient aidita5!e beard reference.
bn WEST IGrH-ST.. bat. 9th ana G.h-aycA.,
- - lia,rf.u,.y tIR+I~IID ROOMS =. it' vii ar
vltiont rJELDi tran-.tiy ."rrancuy. 81 90 10 =:
pc. dav.
rGat SIDE.
EURNISHED ROJNs with private baths, 10
i1 N p. t1jr .htu. bl-s 10 -all. CI -rE.
ticrru ri,I'1Icff. ., Psi - 'nihet.
EENItfNhN and WIFE cap hDard with
~ Fgaah family sex iattr, '.io~iic tcuaD.a ,ii'-
/ -rr p,f"f tst g-rr-.
address Il. =. Trsrhe pUvu nih'r, l.2S' liruatwsy.
AgKS. T.. ~. JENKINS. 17N Madiaan
Ifs sirrsI suites KFgD- 10 iif2 With bo4fi
npti Seideu~T s1sica; aai cli. rU."r, feci e..
MADISON SQUARE. 2G nul - last 23d-st
iFS -iG.-e ilc atiI"rt, fri tgl.s-
wtbuut HOARD sGr:tr l!i'es. Nir. l. ENi-
HAN tDiSON-.i( f.. ucar 23th-si.-ROOMS
W. igr u,uss lyra.buaj ta9tigs. wta or without
DyAl-.
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dmnsements.
Errtures auo mretinas.

MEXICAN PATHOLOGICAL ASSOCIA.
~ TIUE.
Eighth Animal Session of tho Association viii be heia
IN New.Y0rk City. bcginaiDg
TUESDAY. JULY 1S, 1876.
The Association will assemble at ) O'Clock p m, In ne
ChancelloI's room OF tie New York University.
Annual Address by the Prcsdect Viii be delivered
the day. In the Chapel Of the
Presbyterian Church. OK FourtAaye
The subsequent meetings during ne
session will be held at the same place.
HOWARD CROSBY, CON- VI Arrangements
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Gelp h)anls0

NURSE. Wanted, firs+ class German Eursc,
to ga siuTt distance .;Cm city nicnee ftlIISu ILl
at DOOkIAMS. 3O1 itLAse, ner 23dsI
New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
Brock klyn Board

BOARD in brooklyn, on Columbia flights
~ SIDE overlooking New.YOTs Bay, jersey CITY
tatcn Island an surIoU dlngs transient or perTanen
toardcrs Tor tie viii fnd this location des'rab
suite single be secured At Ho 20
Columbia Nights, near Pier. lpnt-st, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
Dcdrn ano Rooms.
East Side.

ITO EAST 2fST-ST. Gramercy Pars)-
- Desirable ROOMS, yiih first class BOARD pelina
lUltly OF trunsisIt-y references exchanged
New-York tribune., 1876-07-17

AT DUNDEE LAKE, \. J.-GOOd BOARD
~ at farm hCUse; minutes IA lake Boating bsh!ng
sh4ie .gut sabiug, &c to the depot hour
from c.y terms 81 AddGess Mrs c. " r. VAN WIN KLE.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
Country Board.

A PLEASANT, quiet home on farm-The
~ best COUNTRY BOARD situated on very high grouud
Terms for famiioa 80 for nduf Address f. SNEDICAR
W9shiH EtOHvile Orange county y. Y.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-17

! COOK-By q 'iuilH respectable aud well
Y recommended about 81, god family cook
ura- ..lo. snuys y-.tr- G; II excellent OEoAi a!c
bu baker; WI 30 a.husi sober lo"ta Ner neat sl
ocaa kitcaep CiIy county, CAL - zoo hHAAst
,t-. .t ID. br4f Al
New-York tribune., 1876-07-17

tatshiu hounias; good board, house new,
gooi IiGno daily mail telegraph ohce: terms moder
crate t-e aud let Address M. B. CALKINS.
Of Baldwin * IJbbs, Gstskill, y. Y.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-17

EDGk-Bv North OF Ireland Protestant
v.ar yiryresqrc'A DE- AMI wen r-ggca@lts, - good
family cooE ys1Ie, &S a.ses nice slupS iHd an
excel p.stt ~ agd bsct baker; gts Aice SIDE
Gsct sober honcoi wlny. and CUlglg cs2A atont
her y, fo; aLd Vors cIty country. CAL al SooknAAs
ft a. .t. .l.f
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Fact and Fancies.

"Unmodiflablenese" is one of George
Eliots new words.
Solitude is we'll enough until you want to
borrow something.
The tobacco dealers welcome TO the jolly
tar-'Plpe all hands :"
A new Partisan hotel will have mantel-
piece worth fifty thousand dollars.
''Is rare beef dangerous ?" asks an ex-
change Not unless you are in the society
of an infatuated bull when egress is out of
the question.
To person OF weak nerves there is moth
ing more dreadful than the spectacle of a
red-headed woman attempting to blow down
powder horn.
The song of 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" was first set In tyne by Mr.. s. 8.
Sands, editor OF the american Farmer,
who is still living in Baltimore.
1t il the shrewd remark of close OBJ
server that women do not want equal rights
half so much as they want more room in
the street cars.-BrOoklyn Argus.
Mechanically considered, the man who
comes home from days fishing without
any fish may be put down, we suppose, as
an obtuse angler Commercial AdUertiser.
In little Breton church the beadle takes
up the collection with plate in one hand
and a snuff box in the other, from which
he gives pinch to every one who contri-
bules to the poor fund.
Discussion between wise child and its
Aberdonian tutor-'That star you see up
there is bigger thar this world" "No, 1t
isn't" Yes it is "Then why doesn't it
keep the rain Off
Mummies an drug in the market at
New York. collection from Peru was
put up by action, the other day, and the
best speciren brought only $l1, while
small onefwere sold for fifty cents apiece.
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The Hell Gate Explosion.
New York, Sep.

NEW ok, sep. 20
The great blast yesterday at He'll Ggate
was fired by the hand OF Gen. Newton's lit
tie daughter, aged two years and four
months. The child pressed a Geographic
key, thus connecting the electric circuit
and sending spark to the explosives be-
neat the water. Soundings were taken
last evening near the shore. Where but
one fathom existed tefore the blast, four
are now found The government vessels
were busy sounding and buoying the chan
mel, so it can be available to-day.
Pilot Commissioner BluIt was inter.
viewed to-day regarding the results of the
exploit II, and stated that over two hun
bred feet of the shore line had been swept
away, thus adding more " idth for the cur
rent to move the triangular shelf has been
destroyed for over 350-fte,, thereby dimln-
ishing the velocity of the current by in
creasiug It's width. The present channel
is about six hundred feet wide. General
Newton proposes to clear away the flood
rock, which will widen the channel to
twelve hundred feet The blowing up of
Hallttt's Point had increased tee deep
water over Countess reef to twenty -four
fee! at low tide, so as to permit the passage
of the largest vessel which now goes over
the bar. The water on diamond reef is
now only nineteen feet deep, but it is pro-
posed to blow this away so as to give a
depth Of twenty-four feet at this point.
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AS there seems to lie COL siderable Contu-
sion relative to the date of the declaration
of Vermont's independence, our attention
having been called to an alleged error, which
it is said we made, we desire to call attention
to the exact dates. The Dorset convention
met one hudored years ago, Monday; the
Covenant or compact" which we pub
llshel yesterday, was recommended in
what Mr.. Walton calls "the first constitu-
" ton of Vermont" one hundred years
ago to-day-Tuesday; compact was
agreed to, September 81, 171G. The West
minister convention assembled January 10,
TIT; it was voted, January 16, that the
New Hampshire grants ''be a new and
" separate state; and the declaration was
actually adopted, as we have before stated,
January II, 1777-and not January 10,
or January 16. The convention to form a
constitution assembled at Windsor July 2,
and, having adopted a constitution, ad-
journed July 8, 1777. The convention re-
assembled December 2-l, 1777, made some
slight alterations in the constitution, or
dered an election Hereunder on the first
Tuesday of March 1878, and adjourned
sine de. 1t wouldn't be bad idea for the
next general assembly to commemorate
some of these dates by utilizing them in
connection with allowing the people the
privilege of revising this centennial con.
stitution
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Political.

Gov. Hendricks appears in new role,
that Of humorist. lie is saying that the
Vermont and Maine elections we're demo-
cratic victories. A few more such, and
where would he be7
George William Curtis made a good
point at Concord Saturday when he said
said that the nomination of Charles Francis
Adams was designed "for export trade and
not for home consumption"
Now that Mr. Blaine is getting so many
certificates of good character, the testi-
mony of Hon. Charles w. Willard one Of
the ablest and purest congressman Yer
mont ever had, is spropos. 81 could not
have supported Mr.. Blaine under any cir
cumstances," RAYS Mr.. Willard to Boston
Post representative recently. "While /
was in congress with him, he was always
hand in glove with the worst railroad lob
byists in the country, and the testimony
recently brought out against him only con-
firms what had long been more than the
suspicion Of the best men Of his own
party. "-Sp7inafeM Republican.
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The Chinese Question.

There seems TO be solid cause for belev-
ing that the Chinese influx which recently
occasioned such well-founded apprehen-
sions, has ceased without legislation to
check it. There are still some arrivals at
San Francisco, but for the last two months
the departures were in excess of the arrivals
and the steamships ind their mos. profit
able passages outward. This change in the
current cannot fail to cause greater de-
mand for white labor in all the Pacific
states and that signifies employment for
all who will work there, here and through
out the country. The result will be wei
come TO the unemE,oyed and even those
who regret the Increased wages following
in some departments vii offset their sor-
row by pleasure in remembering the abso-
lutte impossibility of incorporating Chi
nese population or having it present in any
considerable numbers without danger to
our political institutions and morals. The
Introduction of some of the Chinese ants is
to be desired, but they can be acquired by
few skilled workmen with none of the
many risks that accompany the presence
of tens of thousands of the most danger
Gus population the world holds.
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bob" INGERsOLHs PARENTAGG.

Robert ]. Ingersoll-"Bob" Ingersoll-
the great stump orator, is Vermonter by
parentage, if not by birth. His father was
the Rev. John Ingersoll, who was a native
of Rupert, but entered Middlebury college
from Canton, N. Y, and graduated in
1891, being classmate of Hon. Sias II.
Hodges, Rev. Josiah L. Goodhue of Shore
ham, Rev. Henry B. Hooker, and Roswell
Harris, the father of Rev. William ]. Har-
ris, d. D., late rector of Trinity church,
Rutland
He STUDIED theology with Rev. Josiah
Hopkins, D. d., of New Haven, and was
ordained and installed over the Congrega-
tional church in Pittsford, December 49,,
1923. There seems to have been some OBJ
lection to Mr.. Ingersoll, as a remonstrance
was presented by several members of the
church and society against his settlement,
but the council, "after having long and pa
"tienlly considered this remonstrance,
voted to proceed to his examination, ans
that being satisfactory, to his settlement
He remained in Pinsford only shor
time, requesting dlsm'ssi N, August 24
1926, which was granted in the Septembe
following. He then preached year attle
Broadway Tabernacle, ia N York city
supplying the place of Rev. Charles Fin
ney six months in Brllona, New York
and, subs, quCnly, for different periods il
other parts Of New York, IN OHIO and
Illlnoi-, a1j, perhaps, elsewhere. He die
at the residence of his son, Hon g. G.
Ingersoll, at Peoria, Ill.,, at the age OF
seventy years.
He is said to have bse1 very eloquen
man, somewhat resembl NJ "Bob - in yle
aad particularly exceltd in REVEALS
During his short pastorate in Pittsford
there were two revivsls-one in 1924, by
which thirty-six were added to the church
and another in the win err OF 1885, re.
sulting in twenty additions to tue church
1t seems long distance from the father
laboring in this way, to the son declaring
that San honest God is the noblest work OF
f" man"
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An Old Negro 0nce a Slave.

In the Saratoga county poorhouse is
Samuel Rumples, negro, who was born
slave of Nicholas Foit, in the district of
Halfmoon, in the year 1916. He was freed
from his bonds when he was about so years
old, by an net of the legislature. His home
was at Forts Ferry, In Clifton Park, until
all his family were dead, and he had been
left blind and decrepid with the weight of
years and finally he came to the Saratoga
county house. AT one time he had amassed
quite small property, but it had departed
with false friend whom lie aided some
thirty years ago. His memory is very
poor, except on matters connected with
the Fort family; and he speaks warmly of
his old master, as "the best man he ever
seed "
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THE OHIO CANVASS

From the time of the nomination of Gov
ernor Hayes for the presidency, down to
some four weeks ago, it seemed to be con-
coded, On all hands, that Ohio would elect
the republican state ticket, in October, by
a reasonably large majority. AT about the
latter date, it began to be whispered around
that the result, in Ohio, was doubtful, that
there was great discomfort among the Ger
mans, and that while they were known to
be friendly to Governor Hayes and almost
an unit for hard money and civil service
reform, they were wavering, and rather in
clined to vote the democratic ticket. The
tide seems to have turned again, and Ohio
is now considered reasonably safe by the
republicans, while the democracy are fast
loosing all hopes of any success in that
quarter.
The situation in Ohio may afford q sea-
sonable lesson to politicians, and one which
they cannot afford to disregard at any time,
especially in the year of presidential
election. If we understand civil service
reform, it is simply this, the selection of
non political officers without regard to pol
tics, aud simply for their efficiency, capa-
city and integrity. For states attorney,
TOR instance, we care not whether he is a
republican or democrat, 10 favor of, or op-
posed to, railroad taxation, ii 80 be he will
make an honest, capable, efficient prose-
nting officer.
In selec ing one, however, when other
Iings are equal, we would not think OF
slecling one particularly obnoxious to the
,eople upon some subject outside Of the
phere of his duties. II we we're anxious
% have certain political parry succeed,
lrd that success depended upon the cleo
ion of sites ht'oney, we would not Sc
~ct man so obnoxious to either railroad
sn'i-ra lroad M n, that he could not se-
ure their vote, aud, consequently, would
IN the risk of defeat. In making a Sc
ection, or nomination, and having a due
regard to This matter of availability, we
'hOuld show our practical belief in civil
ervice reform and, at the same time, exer-
else that ordinary prudence which Fought
o characterize every man, whether he be q
politician or simply man OF business.
The republicans of Ohio, in making a
nomination for secretary of state-the Of
Ace that heads the ticket-have disregard.
ID this ordinary rule of prudence. The
flee is essentially non political one, but
in presidential year, it assumes an extra
ordinary importance, as his election or de-
feat seems to indicate the success or defeat
of the party whose candidate he is; and,
therefore, one Of the qualifications for the
office is taken to be his politics. No one
has any fault to find with the fact that po-
litical nominations are made for this or any
other non political ofllce-for we all prefer
to vote for man of our own political
faith; and, moreover, we have noticed
that 1t is extremely difficult to make men
bellvee that their party candidates. not the
best in every respect.