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FOREIGN NEWS.
TURKEY.
The Reforms Demanded.

LONDON, December pa dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph from Peru states that
the reforms adopted by the preliminary
conference are very sweeping. They IN
clude the admission Of Christiaus into
the Ottoman army, and the transtorma.
lion Of the villuge Of Sophia into Christ
ion province under Christian govern
ment. The opinion is pretty equally di;
yided "a to whether the Porte will yield
to the recommendation Of the Powers.
The 1tlegrap6s correspondent repre-.
aents that Midhats appointment means
more vigorous action and resistance to
undue foreign influence. 4 ~. 81,
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CollisIon Of FrelghtTr

MEmpHIs, December 22.-Twos freight
trains collided to-day at Little Rock de.
pot, throwing two cars of tho track
against building Of the Memphis Oil
Company. The wall near the track was
driven in and the front wall driven out.
The walls and roof tumbled in on three
mules and a horse. A Cooper named
Rudolph, working for the Oil Works,
ran out Of the building. / "a PORTION q
the wall stsuck him, intlicting serious and
probably fatal injuries. ,gD8 81
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WASHINGTON.
Judiciary Committee.

WARHrSuToH, December %. = The
House Judiciary Committee was occu'
pied to-day in consideration OF sundr y
petitions for relief from political disa-
biIities and other matters. The Commit
tee will probably be called together for
4 special meeting TO consider the action
Of the Special Louisiana Committee, de-
claring the Returning Board 10 contempt
for refusing TO deliver certain original
documents on this subject. Although
mot yet formally brought 10 their atten.
tion, will probably be referred to them
after being officially communicated to the
1SSse; ThS cous.e,.lonl commit.eesdia nothing
Of note to-day and will not until after
thehollidays. VIM. II. Whitson, subpoe-
mead by the comuftteeto 10 inquire into the
Venezuelan claims, telegraphed that he
could net come until after the holidays
aud will not come then II he is to be ex.
amined by Representative Springer
whom he accuses Of prejudicing the case
Mr.. Springer says that Whilson will be
forced to appear, and that he (Springer)
certainly intends to take part in the ex.
animation.
The Treasury will pay January inter
est on United States. bonds onLthe 25th
inst, without rebate and interest on Dis
triet OF Columbia bonds sdueIJAn. 18th
same date and without rebate.
WHAT EyERYpopy wAss TO KNOW.
The Speaker has appointed the follow
ing q Committee 70 ascertain and report
what are the privileges, powers and du-
ties OF the House OF Representatives In
counting the votes for President and
Vice President; Knott, Sparks, Ticker,
Marsh, sBurchard, III; seelege, Monroe;
on counting the electoral votes. Payne,
Hunter, Hewitt, Springer, McCreary,
Hoar, Willard.
30 RECEIPTS FOR CoNFLtcTtSs cERrIFE'
|. GATES.
Senator Ferry says that In Ill the cases
where conflicting electoral certificates
are known to have been issued, no re.
ceipt will be wiven by him to either mes
sengers. g IN swI3 asiGs
. Z. A. cronin has not yet ptesented his
lceruncates' -t-ff-l a.ertfE
PRESIDENTIAL PARDON.
The President yesterday, pardoned
Madison Doom, imprisoned IN Virginia,
for the violation OF the Civil Rights act.
This is the only known case Of imprison,
ment under this act. 4 I { A.
' MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
Battery +, First Artillery, G5 men, and
Battery II, Second Artillery, "a men, ar.
rived here late last night from Fort Reno,
and proceeded to quarters at the Arsenal.
The latter battery left this afternoon for
their old post, Fort McHenry.
THE CORN CROP.
The Stalistician Of the Department oil
Agriculture, in his December report,
makes the i corn crop oniys'2 per cent
short Of the great crop Of last year, apd
fully so per cent greater than the crop Of
1874. The aggregate production (subject
to possible future revision) Ia 100, 100000
bushels.
MEETING OF THE TrLDEN BUREAU.
Senators Bayard and Gordon, and per.
haps Thurman and Ransom, also Speaker
Randall and Congressman Lamar, Hewitt
and Watterson, will leave this city To-
morrow for New York, by invitation, TO
hold an informal conference with Mr.,
Tilden. ...4, .-.-a-zi,la sssss-s-.saa.-sss
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PMLADELPHIA, December 22.-Petro'
um-Firm and nominal; Flour-Firmi
Minnesota family 50 50a7 90. Wheat
Firm; amber 81 46a1 AZ; white 81 45al so,
Rye-Quiet at77 1IaTSc. Corn-Firm; white
6Sa57c; yellow old 59aG0c. oats-Fair de
mAnd at 40a49c. Butter-Firm; New York
and Bradford county extra 32a3Sc; fnsts
2Sa30c; western extra 25a27; frstS 20a23c.
CheeSe-Dull western 13Nal4c. Eggs
Western fresh 20a3lc. Whisky-Western
II 10
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Kaiser william Hope. Tor
II Peace. IL

BERLIN, December 2o.-Emperor'Wil.
liam closed the session Of the German
Parliament to-day, with q speech from
The throne. He said in reference to the
foreign affairs that the negotiations Of
the powers upon the Eastern question as
far as proceeded with, justify the hope
that my efforts and mutually, concilia'
tory and peaceful intentions Of the pow.
ers Immediately concerned will be sue.
ceseiul IN solving the pending questions
without prejudice TO the good relations
now existing, and will continue BY friend
" diIenterested mediation lend her co.
operation for tho attainment Of this end,
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CHARLESTON, y. G., December 22.-The
Congressional sub.committee Of the House
are here taking testimony regarding in'
timidation In the coast counties.
The Washington Light Infantry, who
visited Bunker Hill last June and were SC
Hospitality received, welcomed Gen. n. P
Banks al their meeting this evening
Gen. Banks remarks were heartily ap'
pIanded and cheeta given for Boston.
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Y J.. !
York TriJun. remarks as follows:
In Maine and Vermont the decisive
elections were held in September, and
The Republican vote III both States was
larger than ever before, though the Pres
ilential vote wa4 no; quite full. In
every other Northern State, without er-
rep,ion, the Republican party PolIed at
the November election not only more
votes than il cast at the last Presidential
election, hut more than it had ever cast
before in any contest. In the aggregate,
the grcalcst number Of Republican votes
ever pollel in the Northern States was
9,GOS,4l7. But at the late election, al.
though several counties are lacking in
The returns above given, the aggregate
was 294O,422, and the gain over the
largest vote ever cast before in each
State il 3S7,OO5-abOut thirteen per
cent. 1t certainly can not be claimed
that the cry Of "1'ilden ard Reform" op.
eratet! 10 weaken the Republican party in
any Northern State; ;itthat party lost any
oiihoss who sustained it during the war,
OF in the struggle OF 1877, it gained many
thousands more than it lost. While this
is the fact at the North, it il an especial
Iy important and TO many will be a very
surprising fact thati in nine OF the sixteen
Southern States the Republican party
pOlIed more than ever before. Notwith-
standing The tremendous effort OF the
Southern Democrats who own a large
part Of the property, and employ nearly
aIIOt the hired labor, to control the col.
ored vote by all the influences which
property and intelligence can exert; not
withstsnding the use Of violence, terror
i,n and assassination, in n few OF the
Southern States, 10 drive Republican
voters from the polls, and to overcome
by arms that attachment Of voters which
threats Of discharge from labor, and all
other influences which property can
Weld, had failed to weaken; still the
number Of Republican votes was larger
than ever before IN nine Of the Southern
States. if-S Y
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Ghe9ntelhgenfer.
.,,.nyth Of Ihe Republican
I'nrty ~ ID West Eirgihi" ~
EIseWhcrc.

pnrty In West II
EISewhcrc. ,,,. ,,,,.
%s nrc,umo that some persons sup
Wv WI .r,rr ,bs recent fall elections that
Rn, H. R.Dublican party had suffered a SER
'a". ~" Io,, in lis strength ia nearly all the
S,a,., .Yo' n tho Union. For instance, in
State as" O' State, ,.S i. seemed, BY comparison
Gu. .i.h '%" III. Democratic vote, as il tho party
S'J S'JI ,u3Jsnly oI collapsed. Aud yet nothing
n nonlJ be further from The iac'' ANY one
Sgu'I SSo will take The paina TO 50 over the re,
'.,J ".J xiyl 6ud that the Republican pasty OF
iS,a %s,, Virginia Iin pol.a on the 7th Of No, >
..mb,, .UJ las, 1o,4l5 moro votes than 1t
,,e, ,,n'es polIed Iii before Previous to this year
sSs' I've ,prre,, vote srer cast for the Rspne'
1io.n 'ns Ticket IieEssip tho STATE Of West Virginia
"S." ".. ,S., sa,. for Gen. Grant in 1872 at
SIicSlline viii the party pOIled 81, ,2Ss votes
:" the ,hor. space Of four years it'
.,..u,,b :" has increased to 42,e9s, gain
Of nearly 80 per cent 49,,
I.may be uatter OF interest % al 'A,'
tim. 10 go over the vote Of the RePnD'
lican party in West Virgins. In 1854
!, ca, 2s,i62 votes for Mr.. LineOlni in
isGs + i, cast 23,sO2 votes Tor Governor
Boreman; in 1868 ii pOlled 2s,ss9 votes
lor Governor Stevenson; in 1870, Tor the
.n.. 26,74e votes; in 1872, for Grant
~ 2sS, and in 1876, for Hayes, 1888
Thu, il will be seen that the Repnbli-
can party h4. not only held its ground in
Wet Virginia but has decidedly adVaIlc'
ed. II does anything liEe as we'll during
III, next four years as it did during the
l..t four il will show not less than o7,OoO
votes.
But it is not in West Virginia alone
.ha! the Republican party has thus in
creased it. vote. 1t is the case in nearly
all the State, Of the Union As tho follow
ing figures will show;
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Another Pretext for Democratic
ROOaterS.

NASHVILLE, December 22.-Ths AMlt4r.
lean has Just received the following dis.
patch from Senator Henry Cooper at
Tallahassee, Florida;
"a peremptory mandamuS was awarded
by the Supreme Court to-day requiring
the Returning Board 10 count all the
returns regular on the face, and rs the
respondents in their sworn answer admit;
led all the returns 70 be regular all will
be counted, by which Tilden will haye
"a majority IN tho State. The Demo.
cratic State ticket will also be elected"
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IC1IIcAuO, December 22.-F'lourr-Firm
held YAK higher. Wheat-Active, arm
and higher; No. Chicago 81 9IN cash
81 221s Jhnuary; $t94 February; sales Al
81 24IS February; No. 8, 81 il0al l0H; re,
iectcd 9ja97 &c. COrn-ln good demand
and aShidc higher: 44Nc cash: 44Sse Feb
uary.s Oats--Dull at $500 cash; ;4c Jan
uary. Rye-Flrmer at 69Xc. Barley
Steady AZ 645<a65c. Pork-Dull, weak
aud lower; $40 40 cash; SIS Goal 0 81 4 Feb
raary; SIG Scale S5 March. Lard-Firm
and in demand, ut lower rates; $40 80 cash
$40 6Oal0 625f February; $40 70 11fal0i Il
March. Bulk Meats Unchanged. WhiS
ky-steady and unchanged. 20 ~
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
AdIournmentto toi the Republican
l.eRiSluture.

LeSfsIutufc. n
COLUMBIA, S. c., December 22.-Ths
State Senate and Republican House ad.
journed sine die this evening. Us
The Democratic House is still in secret
session. Their course is not known. D !
The Congressional Committees are,still
active, tabulating the corrected election
returns. The result is not likely to be
reached for several days. SS
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE.
The Democratic House has adjourned
sins die. This leaves the two Stateigoy;,
ernments acting snponltheir own respon.
sibility. -usr,
Gov. Chambeflain made large mum,
ber OF nominations Of county officials
which we're confrmed.by the. senate-in
executive session.
Hampton has iassuraices Of funds aud
is proceeding also to organize county
governments.
+ NA / AoaaSfSu4I Ia 9fi
CoLuMBUs, O., December 22.-This
morning, soon after the freight train on
The Little Miami Railroad, left this city,
a car loaded with so barrels Of coal oil
was found to be on fire; the car was de.
tached' from the train and burned down
10 the track; los. .aboueS600.2- -
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ENGLAND.

LosDos, December 22.-The Lord
Chamberlain has issued q memorandum
threatening to vigorously prosecute the
theatrical managers who violate the
rules concerning the facilities for exict.
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, New YoRk, December 22--The list
annual dinner Of the England Society
took place tonight. Wm Borden presi-
ding, read the letters OIL regret from
President Grant, Gov. Tilden, Gen. sher-
man aud others. Among those present
were s. D. Babcock, Joseph H. Choat,
Isaac A, Bailey, Josiah Fisk and Elliott,
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Toledo.

TOLEDO, December 29.-Flour-Quiet
but firm. .Rheat--Firm; No. ! white Mich.
igan 81 81; amber 81 III January 81 42Ni
M. 3 amber 81 "a; No. s red 81 2SIG.
Corn-Flrm; new high mixed 45hc; new
No. 9, axe; damaged 49c. oat-Dull;
No. 9,,sihc rejected see. y,UJ sHi
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louisville, Pa, December 22-John
,Vol,er, David Malley, Thomas Dale and
Thomas Monsgen were killed today In
the Continental colliery by the explosion
Of keg OF powder.
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I.trtLR Rock, December GA sLran.
ger named Patrick, supposed to be from
Trenton, n. j., was found dead near the
corner ot Thirteenth aud Arch streets
this morning. Heart disease.
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FOUND GUILTY,

In the case of Charles G. Fisher, late
assistant attorney, charged with abstract-
ing papers from the Clerks office OF the
District Court, the jury rendered yer.
dict Of guilty. A motion was entered Tor
a new trial, T.
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FINANCIAL AND com mERClAL
BY TELEGRAPH.
New York Money ana stocks.

3 REV YORK, December e2.-MoSEY-
Active at SAT per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 5a7 per cent. Custom receipts $l66,.
100. ,Ihe Assistant Treasurer disbursed
$28s, 900. Clearings Sl2,oO00oO. Sterling
firm at S4.sla4.s5. ..-,,l-ssg -.
GoLD-opened at l07X aud closed at
10T4.- Carrying rites 4B7 per cent. Silver
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BosroS, December 2e.-The steamer
Heckla, from Liverpool, arrived.
LONDON, December 22.-The steamer
Austria, from Baltimore, arrived out.
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S@TI4E @ Ros1szoaist; ,&M5,IAa,,.Ss IS, {,

STOCKs-SErOng and highcr Tor coal
stocks aud generally weak aud lower for
other securities. Illinois Central advanced
from G5 to 65h and st. Paul preferred was
firm. The decline in trunk line shares was
oceaSiOned by n statement that the Grand
Trund railroad ylIad established an indie
pendent line to Chicago. Michigan Cen.
trM was particularly depressed because Of
the belief that the arrangement will seri.
ously affect its earnings. The transactions
aggregated $4,000 shares, OF which 500
we're Pacific Mail, 1900 Western Union,
5000 ST. Paul preferred, 1900 Erie, $1,000
Lake Shore, 2,IOO New York Central, 1000
Wabash, 1900 Michigan Central, l4,4O0
Delaware, LackawannH Il Western, and
l.Gnh New Jersey Central.
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, PITTSBURGH, December 29.-Petroleum
Quiet and steady; crude s. 65 at Par
kers; refined SOC, Philadelphia delivery.
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For the lower lakes, light snow follow.
ed by clearing and colder weather. west
or northwest winds aud rising baroms-
ter.
For Tenueslee and Ohio Valley clear
or fair weather, colder north to west
wind. and rpipg , barometer at z fi3VI
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VOLUME XXv--NUMBER lO4.
FINANCIAL.

This Bank Is ofeAnIssd and pEpynItd 70 trGls4ci
tbs buhnes Of banking 10 Ill Ia detAlla
II succeeds the First Hational bAns Of Wheeling,
10 owned by the Eamo ShAreholdes and Ia under thf
came management
By carefully regarding the interests VI ia C0Trs.
pondHnh and DSI0EttoFS, aud b. a prolspl and
faithful SxsCutionOi thsir NIAhos u hopes To merit
their oStesm and cOnhdeAee.
Notes and Rills discounted. b. .. ....
Collections made on ali pOintl thtOussOut tho
United States.
DepOdt Aecouna subject 70 check at IlShl TO
eeiyed trom hanfs, Rahksrt, Firms, CeInS:s..drs
and IndiyiduAlA. .. ..U
csrtiseats Of DspOd. Issued payubIs O, dsnAnd
or At axod dates.
I IntSrut allowed on special pSposit.
pTHHcIon.
John K. Botstord, Wm. 3. hnp1nn.
jacob 8. Rhodes, WIN. A. Turner,
Georg0 Adams, John L HObta,
Geo, W. FranEhdm, D. G. pewey.
Henry N. HAEpGr, my2l-dAS
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Weather Report.
PR0RAHtuflKs

t.r.r WAR nKfAKrAESr,
OPTICE cV rnE CHrET SfoSAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, D. z. December 2-l :. 4.
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News and Other Items.

The Rev. john s. G. Abbott is dangerously
i'll at his home in Fair Haven, Conn.
The Rev, Robert Collyer of Chicago has con-
tributed fifty dollars towards the purchase of
bust of Tom Paine W.
The 1ntercolonial Railroad will be opened
throughout its entire length next month, when
the running time from Halifax to Riyiere du
Loup will be twenty-five hours, or to Quebec
twenty-eight hours
Reading, Penn, has sixty building assoca-
tions, whose joint receipts are about 100000 a
month. Ths rapid and substantial progress of
the city is ascribed by local paper to their op-
erations. lEa
The legislature of Texas has Just passed
law by which tits ma misdemeanor, pun
ishable by fine of $1oO, for any person to use
profane language within the hearing of the oc-
cupants of any private residence.
The following mixture is said to be sure death
to currant worms: One pail of water add a
piece of common soap half the size CT an egg,
half pint of kerosene oil, mix we'll and apply
with garden syringe. 1t will kill the worms
and the first shower will wash off the bushes
Sir Edward Thornton refusing to accept any
salary as umpire of the Mexican claims, bill
was introduced in the House yesterday, author
izing the Secretary of State, in conjunction
with the Mexican authorities, to pr esent him
with some appropriate testimonial.
''Stop minute" said an Ohio man, as he
strolled through the Centennial grounds the
other day; "stop minute. Listen! That
sounds like the voice of Gov. Allen" ''Oh,
come along" cried his companion, "thats only
the big fog horn blowing the signal to close the
gates.'
A member of the Connecticut Legislature op-
posed an adjournment of that body from Sat-
urday TO Wednesday because of Decoration
Day, in a speech in which he feelingly said /:
81 do rot want myself on this day to have
brought up the memory of my brother-my
wife's brother-who went to the war and was
shot down."
Henry Kingsley, whose death was announced
by cable despatch a day or two ago. was a
brother of Canon Kingsley He was born at
Holne, Devonshire, England, in 1924, and was
educated at Oxford. Although somewhat ov.
er-shadowed by the fame of his more brilliant
brother, he achieved considerable reputation by
bis novels, among them, ''The Recollectons of
Geoffroy Hamlyn," "Ravenshoe,' 'Austin
Eliot" leighton Court" "Mademoiselle Ma
thilde," "Stretton," "Hetty," and sold Marga-
ret" He was fer some time editor of the Lon
don Daily Review, and was also its correspon-
Gent during the Franco-German war.
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THE increase'of attendance upon the Cen
tennial the past few days will greatly encour-
age the friends OF that great enterprise who
feel that they are its sponsors. This is doubt
less largely due to the fattering accounts of
the Exhibition which returning visitors in
variably take to their homes, and also to the
fact that people in all parts of the country
have learned that it need not cost one dol
lar minute to remain in Philadelphia, but
about the same expenditure of currency re-
quired in any other city full of hotels and
boarding houses, where there is no Worlds
Fair this year. One Portlander of moderate
means, who has spent week in Philadelphia
expresses the determination to take another
seven days Of sight seeing on the Exhibition
grounds later in the season.
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THE New York Times has the following

THE New York Times has the following
just comment on our leading candidate for
the place of Representative to Congress from
this district which will be pleasant reading
for those who desire capable and creditable
representation for the district. Mr.. Reeds
selection would be decided step toward bet
ter, stronger and higher things in politics.
The Times says:
The selection of Representatives in the
Foty-ifth Congress is already engaging the at.
tention of the Republicans of Maine. Iu the
Second District Hon. William 2. Frye has
been nominated with great unanimity. In the
First District there is apparently, desire for
change, and the name of Hon. Thomas b.
Reed, of Portland, is being urged with much
force, and good prospect of acceptance for the
succession. Mr. Reed. although yet young
man, has had considerable experience in public
life as member of the Legislature and in 9TH
er official positions. He has served as Attor-
ney General of the State, and as City Solicitor
OF Portland. Iu these varied duties he has
acquitted himself with credit, and it is doubt
full if there is in the district any one better fit
| ted than he to make an efficient Representa-
tive in Congress- He is, moreover, an honest,
earnest, upright man, and he has been a Re
publican from principle his whole life long.
Should he be chosen, the Republicans of his
district will add strong man to the delegation
| from their State.
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Mr.. E. G. SPAULDING has often been
called the father of TIE greenback His
opinion of the child was given before the
Bankers Association at Philadelphia Tues
day. He tells us that the paper currency
"sprung from the dire necessity of gigantic
civil war;" The author of the first legal
tender act describes the notes which were
issued under it as ''debt created in the alb
sence of ready money" cit was simply a
temporary war currencv." "The real pur-
pose and object of the legal tender act Nas to
fund the deb. incurred for war expenses"
1t was long afterward that the mons trous
notion that these promises to pay money
were really money, that the evidence of a
debt cancelled the debt itself, began to pre-
vail. The great mistake of the war, he says,
was ''the abrogation Of the right to fund the
greenback currency into gold tenders" Let
that mistake be rectified as soon as possible.
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THE spread of the soft money delusion in
North Carolina has been effectually checked.
A North Carolina editor did it with his little
pen. He reminded his readers of the time
in the history of the Confederacy when the
currency was SO deprecated that gallon of
apple brandy cost a hundred dollars, and he
asked them if they wanted to see such terri
bile times again
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THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 2, 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.