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BUDGET OF FUN.


New Haven Register: YES" said the o!u
lady as she wiped her eyes and proceeded TO
tell the sympathizng neighbors about me
elopement of her daughter. Yes, MIS-:
Blobbs, you may as well say it ar dreadful
stroke | amt had such another shock since
that last spell o. rheumatic. To think thaI
darter of mine would do such disgracelui
thing after all the care an affection me al
father have ravshed on her from her infancy
up. / couldn't bear UP under the aii''c''ou
nohow."
odd you not suspicion that they were con-
templating such move!' asked the neigh
Dor. ,.,
"No, we never suspicioned nary contempla'
ton. After I'd ruined the concerted upstart
off the PREMISES with the mop didn't think
he'd have insurance to speak to Samanthy agln.
An she seemed TO appear so consigned that
7 never respected her Of having any under
handed contentious. But all the time-so
I've heerd sence-they used to meet clandes.
timely, when l thought Samanthy was at
meetin'. an decoct their plan to run off an
elope. Well, Samanthy has made her bed
and she'll have to lie on it. wash my hands
of the ongrateful girl from this time forth
with"
odd you make any effort to intercept
them?"
"No; you see we didn't know It, or else
we'd intercepted 'cm within an inch ostheir
lives
81 mean did you try to have them stopped
when you found they were gomez"
Eyes, indeed. Father telescoped to five or
six towns, an gave their prescriptlon-cost
him lots O. money, too but he said he woulont
mind spendin the price OF cow to get "a,
manthy back But we never aeerd nothin
from them, and told father to let EN- alone,
and they'd come home after a while with five
or six children behind EN-. But III tell yoa,
Mrs. Blobbs, they shan't set a foot in this
house except over the dead body OF my de-
fuuct corpse. You jest remember that"
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from the Augusta (Ga) Corstitat!oaa!i't

From Tie Augusta (Ga) ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We heard His Honor Judge Gibson on
Tuesday tell an amusing story OF the way a
Juror went for conviction. He says he was
trying murder case few years ago uo"h
In one of the wire grass counties, anu eXper-
fenced great difficulty in getting jury; that
eleven Jurors had been sworn in, ana IN the
next panel that was brought in was small,
lean, tank, cadaverous looking fellow who
had on one shoe, his pants were nearly above
his knees, his shirt open both from the back,
and the aforesaid trousers were held up by q
single suspender. The solicitor proceeded
TO ask the usual questions in such cases as
follows:-
"Have you, from having seen the crime
committed or heard any Of the testimony de-
livered under oath, formed aud expressed any
opinion as to the guilt or innocence OF the
prisoner at the bar?'
The "single gallus" fellow, IN clear anu
distinct voice, answered, Not any
Second question-"H Have you any prejudice
or bias resting on your mind for or against
the prisoner at the barr"
Answer" hain't."
Third question" Is your mind perfectly
impartial between the State and the accused:'
Answer" Hit air"
Fourth question:" Are you conscientious.
ly opposed to capital punlshment:"
Answer isn't
The State did not like the juror much, but
it being late and juors scarce, he was put be-
fore the prisoner in the usual manner, the So
lcltor saying -" Juror, look upon the pris-
oner,' and when this command was given he
bent over him, scanning him from aead to
foot The juror looked the prisoner firmly
in the face, and then turning to the Judge
said, in a firm, solemn voice, "les, Judge, |
think he's guilty"
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The completeness oil the Centennial will
fall short If the managers neglect TO provide
a representation OF a new tangled country
editor. Let's see-pose with one foot on the
neck of the Office boy, the other on the tread
lie Of worn out job press, his left hand hold
ing a receipt for a half bushcl of turnIps, the
oyer.worked brain of his right arm vigorous
ly plying the hand-ssw on a chunk OF edito-
rial "ready.set matter and the picture is
complete. Turner'S Falls Reporter.
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THE NEW YORK
MILITARY AGENCY

lrocures Pom sions Tor Officers and Soldiers vouai'
cd Injured or rupued, however slightly; obtains IN.
crease OF old rates collects pay and bounty,
etc No charge unless successful Letters promptly an
weret by addressing j. II. SCOLL, Attorney AZ Law, 81
Chambers Street, New Otk city, care r. o. Box 1854.
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or q m ler day ~ home. Terms tree Address
b : SZU GEoEor srrSsoS & Co., PortlsndSNIias.
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Delalcare County american: The passen-
gers in the sleeping-coach 0ere just doing
off when something howied out
"Ow-wow-wOw!
"Great dragons, there's q young one
aboard" growed fat man from his upper
berth. I'll bet a hundred dollars none OF
Us can get wink of sleep tonight"
"WOw-wOw.n whined the child.
There he goes again!" growled the fat
man. IL never travel but what run across
some ones offspring"
"Who's that talking" called the mother
Of the child in loud voice.
"Me!" answered the fat man. "Why
didn't you either leave that child at home or
stay home yoursclf?"
"Are you talking to mc:' demanded the
woman.
"Ycs, ma'an. IN! l say its a shame to
bring q sick c..ld into q sleeping-car to dis.
turb twenty or 'uIr'y people
Are YOU ','htr?" she asked
"No, hahn
"Nor a mo -" she confirmed
"NO, ma'aH.'
"Well, sir ,hc said as she pohed her head
out between = curtains, when you've been
the mother @. even children, moved forty
eight times, ,.sl in nine different states, and
worn one cor rI-ht along for seventeen
years, You'll bin 10 think you know your
business, | think l know mine, and if this
baby wants to howl hes going to do il, if
have to kick a ton and half Of conceit out
ofyou.'
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w a ~ II T.: D-TrRveng Statesmen. FAIR salary ard
W eNpenLes paid. Gem Manutg Co. s.. Louie No.
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PAPER, i snsg e.fs. n3 70 .r Ts
variety - OsmAn . HspemAR's. west Of Court Hoa-e
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OUR SrEUBENTILLE LETTER.

srEuBESvILE, O., April 8.
Editors IntellIgenceE -.
The Court Of Common Pleas after n
brief session this morning adjourned un-
til the 3lst inst, and His Honor, Judge
Miller, left for Cadiz, where District
Court is now in progress.
VIM. Leeper has been found guilty by n
jury OF his countrymen, and the almost
universal approval Of our citizens-saye
Counsellor Daton, whose usually happy
and smiling countenance is wreathed in
cloud OF bitter disappointment. He
refuses to be comforted even with the
gift Of n "stogie," and with his thumbs
thrust deeply into his vest pockets walks
sadly around the streets muttering some
thing about injured innocence and the
uncorroborated testimony OF Gus Lee"
A motion for new trial Of the case has
made by the defense and the court has
taken the motion under advisement un-
Ill the 18th. The county has already ex-
pended about five hundred dollars in try
Ing 10 find out whether Leeper is guilty
or not and II is possible still further
expenditure will be required.
The whisky cases have not yet been
disposed Of by sentence, and a number Of
our leading crusaders and divines who
have been in daily attendance at the
court room for the last ten days, for the
purpose Of hearing sentence pronounced,
are puzzled TO know the cause Of this de-
lay.
The election for six Councilman and
member Of the Board Of Water Works
Trustees has been quietly progressing in
the city all day. The main interest in
the election centers in the Councilmen,
as the election Of the Republican candi.
date for Water Works Trustee Is n fore
gone conclusion. Al an early hour this
morning quite a sensation was created by
the announcement that the Catholic
element had placed two OF their num-
Der on the ticket for Board OF
School Directors. The vote Of the Re-
publicans is divided on the school queS.
lion and four candidates are running,
which may give the Catholics an oppor-
tunity Of putting their men on the Board,
but ut this writing nothing can be said
with any degree Of certainty. The vote
polled will he very large, and 1t is thought
will be too heavy for the Catholic element
unless they receive considerable aid from
the Democracy,
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Mr.. BIAGSE's CHANcs.-The Balti-
more american figures up a very favora.
bic showing for Mr.. Blaine in the Gin
cinnati Conventions showing that puts
him far ahead OF any other candidate. 1t
bases Its estimates on the action Of the
States that have held conventions thus
far and canyasses, more or less reliable
and complete, that have been made in
several other States. After alludiug to
this data 1t sums up the situation as fol.
lows:
The convention, which will consist OF
1852 members, will include SOL delegates
who will vote for Mr.. Blaine first, last
and all the time. These SOL delegates the
american finds in New England, which
will come to Cincinnati solid for the
Maine candidate, with 20 votes from
New York, 10 from New Jersey, Mary
land, l6; Delaware, Q; Virginia, IL; West
Virginia, 10; Michigan, %; Wisconsin,
20; Minnesota, 10; Iowa, %; Nebraska,
8; Kansas, 10. 1t is also assumed that
he will have thirty delegates from Illinois,
two.thirds OF the Missouri delegation,
aud one.half the votes from the Pacific
states.e
By the same estimate, Mr.. MOrtOns
strength in the Convention will not ex.
coed one hundred votes, made up Of thirty
from Indiana and seventy from the South.
Gov. Hayes is credited with fifty votes,
Hartranft seventy, and SO on. This esti.
mate, says the american, has stood the test
otthe closest figuring that can be done at
Washington. aTbe sharpest campaigners
have tried to break the force Of this esti-
mate, and given 1t up. Ifit too iavora.
Bile TO Mr.. Blaine by few votes in some
States, tits more than balanced by leay.
ing him out Of the account in others.
withthree hundred delegates supporting
him to begin with, 1t would be an I'M
heard of event for candidate to fail Of
the nomination"
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WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 5, 1876.
Republican State Convention.

A Convention Of the Union Republican Party o.
West Virginia will be held al Carnburg, vi Va
on THURSDAY, Mar II, 1876, for the purpose oil
appointing ton delegates 10 the Union Republican
National Convention which Is TO assemble at Cin-
cInnati on the 18th day Of June, 1876 and to nom
inate ave Presidential Electors
The committee Is Of opinion thEt-it will be Inn
practicable TO avoid holding two Conventions, and
that the purposes Of this Convention arc not Of
sufficient importance to Justify calling for large
county delegations and therefore suggests that each
county win send Ave dHlegRtes-these delegates 10
b appointed by the County Executive Committee,
or BY County Convention, As such committee may
deem sxpedIent. It Is proposed to call another
CSnyention during the summer, at which the COM
ttee hopes 10 meet all, without regard TO past pO
litleal difference, OR previous party affiliations
who arc In favor Of making such changes In oul
lava a. time and experience have shown necessary
who are 10 favored the continued prosecution and
parliament Of official corruption, and Wno arc In
favor Of retrenehment and economy In the admin
istraton Of our State Affairs.
BY order Of the State Republican Executive Com
mittee. JoHS W. MASON, Chairman.
GRlYroS, W. Va, Feb. IS, 1876.
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From the London spcctator.l
Whatever else is uncertain about the
position Of English landlords, this one
TACT is certain: Seven hundred and ten
individuals own more than fourth Of
the soil Of England and Wales, exclusive
Of lakes, roads, rivers, London, waste
spaces, and crown property, and within a
fraction Of a fourth OF the entire geo.
graphical area Of the country. And those
seven hundred and ten own also, imme-
diately or in reverSion, one.seyenth Of
the entire rental OF the kingdom, a pro-
portion which, II London could be in.
cluded, would be very greatly increased.
This Is exclusive, be Il remembered, OF
almost oil mineral property, which in
1873 was not rated to the poor.
Mr., Bright was undoubtedly wrong in
believing that Englishmen have been d..
vorced from the soil. for a million heads
are iree-holders; 200, 900 own
more than an acre, and $4,000 possesses
more than 100 acres; but he was as I'M.
donbtedly right in believing that most
limited number Of gentlemen-less than
the congregation Of an ordinary West
End chapel.oi.ease-little more than half
for example, Mr.. Hawelss audience OH a
full day; less by 800 than the Members Of
Parliament In both House-wield still an
territorial and political influ.
enee. They own fourth OF the kingdom
more, probably, than the same elias;
possess in any country in Europe, unless
Itbe Hungary or Bohemia. :.
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The STEADY CONTRACTION CONC 0S.
The amount Of greenbacks deposited
with the Treasurer Of the United States
during the month Of March by National
banks, desiring to withdraw their circu'
lation and realize upon their bonds,
amounts to S5,304,OOO. This is the larg-
est contraction Of the currency which has
ever occurred during single month I'M
der the provisions Of the Bank act Of June
%, 1874. The Immediate effect OF these
deposits Of legal money for the withdraw
al Of the National bank circulation is to
produce a contraction Of greenbacks. Its
ultimate effect will be TO reduce the vol
ume OF National bank notes in circula-
ton. Treasurer New, who before assum.
Z ing his present position was President Of
aNational bank and is familiar with the
National banking business Of the coun-
try, is understood to estimate that the
contraction Of the currency under the
Banking act of June 90, 1874, during the
remaining nine months Of the present
calendar year, will be slOO,OOO,OOO. In
other words, while the nominal value Of
the bank.note circulation is 1852, 100000,
it will be reduced by January, 1877, to
$3.50 100000: The estimate Of the Con-
troller Of the Currency, Mr.. Knox, is un-
lerstood to be somewhat smaller, though
in his opinion it will reach S5O0OO,O 900
or 500, 100000. This process Of contruc-
tion, which is now going on at such
rapid rate, is very striking commentary
on the wisdom of the Congress which
passed the Banking act OF 1874, and whose
object was an expansion Of the currency.
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Reecher ON CaIyinism.

From Monday'sN. Y. WORLDLY
Beecher's morning sermon yesterday
was preached from the text, Revelations
xii, 4, 5. His evening discourse was an
onslaught on Calvinism, which he repre-
scented as intrenched in Romans, *, s to
IA. This passage he designated as "the
very nest OF Calvinism." According to
Calvinism some men were foreordained
to be damned, and they could not help it.
They should, in fact, raise no question
about it. They should be willing to be
damned for the glory Of God. "If this
were the doctrine Of God Iwould not nc.
cept it." said Mr.. Beecher. "If it were
the teaching Of Scripture I'd reject it.
The Calvinist represented God as a being
on a throne saying to man, Hold your
peace or I'll damn you, and I'll damn
you anyhow What sort OF a God is
that to say your prayers to? He
explained the origin OF the gloomy
Calvinistic doctrine Of predestination by
saying that it arose from a mistaken ap.
pllcation Of new philosophy to ancient in
situations,
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a Complaint from q Catholic.
WHEELING, w. VA. April 4.

WHEELING w. VA, April q.
Editors IntGllIgsncf:
Why should Catholic be sworn diff.
ierently before the courts from other citi-
Eens?
This Is 4 question ! would ask Of the
Prosecuting Attorney, because whilst the
examination Of case was In progress to.
day before the County Court certain
Catholic was n witness whose yeracity
has never been doubted. Yet when he
was called to he swornit appeared not to
be satisfactory to Mr.. Cracrait that he,
like others, should raise his hand and be
sworn in the usual way, but the demand
was made that Catholic bible
should be procured and the wit
ness sworn upon that. With what
intention. this was done / cannot
say, but I think the customary way Of
swearing witness should not be deyiated
from unless for cause. II looks very
much as II Mr.. Cracraft would place
Catholic witnesses generally before the
public us unworthy Of credence unless
sworn as he wanted Mr.. Burke TO be
sworn. When the same gentleman was
witness upon more important ocea'
sion than the one to-day, Mr.. Cracrait did
not then demand a special way TO have
the gentleman sworn. And why? Be-
cause he was then running for
office, and he feared TO incur the
displeasurc Of Catholics, for he ex-
pected them TO vote Tor him. Itseems 10
me that what is correct at one time is
correct at another, and that Mr.. era.
craft in one case or the other violated
the principles OF Justice. For my part, l
despise this sort OF thing. It looks very
much like blowing hot or cold, according
to circumstances, for self interest.
"oh ingratitude, thou art monster"
We can only know men when we have
tried them. This one we have tried and
found him suddenly wanting. II now be.
comes us, II it can be avoided, not to ap-
point him to a place Of trust again. II
Is evident II he has not made an impair
tial Prosecuting Attorney for the county
Of Ohio, he surely would not for the
State Of West Virginia. The friends Of
equal and exact justice for ell should
make note OF the circumstance 1 have
alluded TO. JUSTICE.
In regard to the above we have only
to say that We know nothing Of the mer-
its of the complaint. made. 1t is not a
new thing to swear a witness after the
most impressive form of his faith, and
there may or may not have been good
and sufficient reasons why the Prosecut-
ing Attorney should adopt a different
procedure with the same witness in two
different cases.
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SATURDAYS AND SuSDAYs.-There are
tifty.three Saturdays and fiity.three Sun.
days in 1876. So those employers who
pay on Saturday. will have TO pay their
hands for fiity.three weeks work, while
the hands do but little over tifty.two in
the year. This circumstance also affords
one more day than usual for people to
attend church on and preach and be
preached at. We don't know when there
will be fifty.three Of each Of these days
again in one year, but 1881 Is to have
city. three Saturdays and lsS: ffty.three
SUNDAYS.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.


steubenyille dAtIOn--RrriVeS SIS q. M;
departs 500 p. m. This train during the day passes
Bellare, stopping when required Of Sherman HOUSE,
Etuayllle, West Wheeling and Grayel Hill.
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Died.

rORTER-Tuesday morning, April I. 1876, at
eleven O'Clock, RICHARD PoRTER, in the 18th year
Of hisase.
Funeral Thursday, morning at 10 O'Clock, from
the residence Of s. A Kepner, 122 Fifteenth street.
Friends Of the family are invited.
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wooD-HoRBRooK.- Thursday. March
90 1876 at the residence Of the brides mother, by
Rev. D. ". Fisher, Mr. J. N. WOOD AMI Mis-
ELIZABETH HoRBRooE, both Of this city.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY.

BIZ mad, Ia adpaAe., Pottdss Frtpaid.
tlps OoThrea mont1.....s2 oo
RiT Sionthi........... DOL lone mOnlh.......... IS
delivered by CluiGriIn CITY l6c pa week.
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CARDS

Forsunlay and Day Schools. A new stock lust
EeeelIed School and Miscellaneous Book, News.
paper and Monthly Magazines BY tngle number
and delivered toeity tuiszibeFS me q portage.
/, O. II. QUINCY,
ar2' ititMrksts 81, whssliss, WA
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wHATs tho hitch about that silver
coin, Mr.! Bti1toW? We're all eager to-
hear the once familiar clinking Of the
ehinek.
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KRsII.WEEKLY.
WEEKLY.

By EGi, n GdtaNo., pott1ss prtPaId
One yeaT...........SS oosix months...........N y
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SpeciaIties for Families.

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Choice Sherry and MADEIRA Wines,
Corn Starch, superior grAde,
Npioca, very dne and white,
Pearl Sago, for puddlnES
COlgate's Cashmere Boquet Soap
COlateS Honey and Rose Soaps,
Badness Barber and Bath Soaps,
TGllmRn's Fine Perfumes,
Farnl'S COlOgnes
BnhAlo Hair Brushes,
Rubber Dressing Combs,
French Hair OILS and PomAdes,
Handkgchief Extracts
And all other DrusgiAI sundIicS,at
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PAINTERS are making their harvest
these days. 49,
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lam now prepared, with ant.clas yorkmen, TO
Ing and Pian Painting, at the lowest 10 M fEfeI
All work promptly G1eeuted. Leave oFder1 n M,
Nslxtesnth stFeet o. ut 10, 5O5 Main StFeet.
mf1t HARRY SMITH.
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he world, q well a complete record Of local
events
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