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National Republican., 1876-12-21
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GORHAM-BAssETT.-A the Fourth Presby-
terian Church, Wednesday evening, December %,
by Rev. John C. Smith, assisted by Rev. Joseph
Kelly, GEORGE g. GoRMAN and Miss EFFIE E.
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OvERsToCKED.

Compelled to reduce overcoats to $780, These
were sold at S12. EIsEMAN BROS
Corner of Seventh and E.
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BETHESDA WATER

"The marvel Of the age" We have this day
shipped a large invoice Of the celebrated Be-
thesda Water TO CHARLES SroTT & Co., and they
will furnish ii by the barrel, half barrel, demi-
iop lug sc, RICHARD DUNBAR,
'-' - Waukesha, Wis.
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PIANOS
The distinctive excellence so generously CON-
ceded by all musicians to the Hallet, Davis &
Co.'s Upright Pianos sis o severe blow to dealers
in other pianos" and naturally calls forth the
most bitter antagonism from opposing interests.
but nothing can cloud the splendor of these cele-
brated instruments. The agent here, who has
been for many years before the public as pains
taking and conscientious teacher of the piano, is
this week receiving o choicer assortment of Up
right Pianos than was ever before received In
Washington, and is wisely reducing the prices to
Grand Of elegant design Of the same scale as those
which received 1.-THE Award, !" is now on exhibit
tion and for sale. So choice Piano has never
ceiving fine display in all styles at No.sl Ninth
street northwest. .-r-
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BAReA1Ns IN Books

SCOTCH Business Suits, fifteen dollars.
A. SAKs Co, 316 Seventh street
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LIVERY SUITS in all colors, at low prices Of best
materialand make, at KATzESsTHiss, $40 Sey.
enth street.
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USE THURsToN's ivory PEARL TOOTH Pow
DER. A perfect dentfrice. Its action on the
teeth is specific removes tartar and discolora-
tion, arrests decay, and keeps them sound, clean
and white. It hardens the gums, sweetens the
breath, and, containing no acid, cannot fnjure
the enamel. Its constant use is recommended
to all, but especially to those who having good
teeth wish to preserve them. Twenty-Five and
ffty cents per bottle
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LADIES' Walking Boots, from $3.50 upwards,
at H. L. STRAsBUReER's 800 and 3Os Seventh
street.
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DRESSING Robes at cost to close them out.
A. SAKs Co., $40 Seventh street.
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SCOTCH Business Suits at fifteen dollars, at
A. SAKs 90. 3, 3le Seventh street.
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OvERcoArs A SPECIALLY

for Boys, two-and-half years, upwards, at the
Boys Clothing House. b. Robinson * Co., e09
Pennsylvania avenue, next to Williams.
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to s4.25, our 50 overcoats to reduce stock before
Januaryl. EIsENAN Bros,
Corner of Seventh and E.
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ELEGANT Scotch Business Suits, fifteen dollars
A. SAKs & Co.. SIG Seventh street.
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ALL THE NOVELTIES IN SUITs

BoTs' Ulsters. The Little Cardinal, only to
be had at A. SAKs Co.'s. 3l6 Seventh street.
Price, 80.
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A few choice volumes and sets in fine bindings
at tempting prices, on sale at ANeLIM's Anti
quarian Bookstore, street, near the Treasury
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shfpbufIding at norfolk.

Geo. W. Beacon, esq, is building steamboat OF
1,soo tons. to be called The Rocrawak She Is in
tended to run during the ensuing season from New
York to Rockaway Beach, in connection with
steamers Americus and Neyersink, AZ d Is owned oy
Cornell White, ESQ.
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BOYS SUITS AND OvERCOATs.
b. Robinson & Co., 800 Pennsylvania avenue,
next to Williams. Assortment large. Selection
of goods the choicest.
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THEATRE COMIaUE.-ELEyEYTH

= street, below Pennsyfvania avenue.-Monday
December Is, nightly. apd Wednesday and Satur-
day Matinees. Engagement Of the Beautiful and
Fascinating GEM BALLET TROUPE, led by the
accomplished and popular premiers, Miss frankie
Christie and Miss Emily Seigel, all under the super
vision ofthe celebrsted attire de baAet Mr.. Fred.
Seigel. Re-engagement for this week only of the
popular young author and actor, Mr.. Milton
Mobiles, who Will appear in the new and thrilling
sensational drama, entitled, Diamonds in the
Rough; or, the Slaves of New York. Messrs. Miles
and Evans. song and dance artists; Harry Fox and
Annie Rochfort. character sketch artists, and all
OF last weeks company. Tickets can be
secured at NJ Goldstein's cigar store, Gil Penn
sylyAnta avenue.
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ALL Our FINE OyERcoArs

at the Boys Clothing House of b. Robinson &
Co., 909 Pennsylvania avenue, next to Williams.
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Steamer I,auuched,

Saturday about noon Hessrs. Pusey, Jones Co.,
Wilmington, DEL, successfully launched an iron
sidc-wheel steamer. The ice, which was from three
to four inches thick, had been cut away to make q
passage for the boat Into the water The boEt $50
feet long, and Is built for parties In South America
Another OF the kind, but not quite so long, Is
on the Mays being built for the same parties.
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THoMpsos,s PoMApr OprrMr, for dr

THoMPs0N's PoMADR OPTIME, for dressing
the hair. This hne pomade merits special men
and refine coarse dry hair. imparting to It gloss
and beauty. Unlike many preparations for the
hair, 1t cannot injure, but Is highly beneficial,
youth, the darker shades Of middle life, or the
silyer-streaked locks Of age. Twenty-Five and
fifty cents per bottle.
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1ISTFPa

GENTS box-toe Caters, from s2 upwards, at H
L. STRAsBuRGER's, 500 and sos Seventh street.
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HALLET, DAVIS & Co.'S GRAND UPRIe

in Neutrality-suspicious. who use the Health-L
at 925 Pennsylvania avenue.
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SHIPPING NEWS.

ALMANAC FOR wAsHINGTON-THIs DAY.
SUN sgs sI,s, AND MOON neH wAdEH
Bun sets........ 4:f2 Long bridge, eve.... IL 80
Moon sets, eYe...... I02o Height Of rise. It. in.
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CHILDREN's ULsTERs AND OvERcoATs
at cost, prior to taking stock january.
EIsBMAN Bros,
Corner Seventh and E streets.
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SAVE Your II
RRApY.MApE CLOTHING.

SAVE YOUR HAIR.
Ifyou wish to save your hair and keep IL strong
and healthy, use Burnett's Coeoaine.
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CITY ITEMS.

LADIES' Button Boots, from q upwards, at
H. L. STRAsBURGER's, 500 and sos Seventh
street. III ...
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EMPLOYING our Workmen on the premises
steadily on weekly compensation, enables us to
make to order Full Dress Suits at the annexed
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listers, Ulsters, Ulsters. Must be sold re-
gardless Of prices. EIsEMAN Bros,
49, ~ Corner of Seventh and E.
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IT:MAY BEtINTEREsTINe
for the public to know that we manufacture our
goods on the premises Thirty six workmen are
now constantly employed by us; that we pay no
commissions to any one save those acting as CON-
mission merchants for manufacturers. 1t may
Also be Interesting
to know what We gain by this coure. We save
fully so cents pair on every pair of trousers we
offer, which our patrons get the benefit of. ar
@-The pantaloons are all made the same as
custom tcork and are consequently superior to
nine-tenths of those usually seen.
Our Coat-Room produces the very,nicest work,
(for our salesroom,) which we offer at prices
usually asked for inferior work. We possess
every advantage known to the clothing trade and
give our customers the benefit of the same.
A. SAKs & Co.. 316 Seventh street.
A NICE Ohinchills Overcast for mems wear for
%, equal to any $40 coat in the city, at KATzBN-
STEMS, so Seventh street. .la
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prICtB.
Grade No. Full Dress Suit, at $685..
Grade No. 2 Full Dress, satin-lined, si3.
Grade No. 8 Full Dress Suit, S50
Grade No. Full Dress, satin-lined, $50.
Grade NO. Full Dress, satin-lined, so.
Grade No. Full Dress, satinlined, $3.50.
Former price No. l. $50.
Former price No. 6, $50.
A9 The prices are based on the cash system.
A. SAKs & Co, $40 Seventh street.
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CHILDREN's

overcoats at $3.50. .r ...a..#.r
EIsEMAN Bros,
Corner Seventh and streets.
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OyERCoATS

=
Prior to January all Oyercoats at and below
cost, to reduce stock.
" -. EIsEMAN Bros,
Corner Seventh and streets.
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YoRrorwAsHINGToN AND GEoRGETow
MEMORANDA

DECEMBER %, 1876.
There were no movements among the vessels in
this port to-day, the harbor still remaining closed
by theice.
MEMORANDA.
Schooner Hattie A. Butler, Carroll, from George
ovn, ID. c.. at New Haven 18th inst.
Schooner William Mason French, from Alexan-
drta, Va, at New York 18th Inst.
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- SPECIAL NoTICE-owINsro To

NOTlCE.-O
~ the scarcity of money and the great demand
from us for ready cash on good security. We offer
our entire stock at such extraordinary great sacri
fee as TO induce all in need of anything below emu
merated to purchase early here. All we ask Is 0
fair comparison with similar goods elsewhere to in
duce ready sale. As every article is fully war
ranted as the public Is assured against
any possible risk. The secondhand goods are all
in good order-the majority as gond as new. No
order. and fully warranted as good time-keepers,
One Price asked and taken from one and all alike.
Diamonds, soil taire and in cluster, all sizes and
late designs. Watches, hunting open-face, in
sond gold or silver cases-American, English,
Swiss chronometers, patent levers, stem -winders,
ladies' or gentlemens sizes. Chains, solid L. Il
and - Karat gold-al modern pattern vest opera,
guard, neck and chatelain chains. Rings, the best
assortment In the city, a and lskarat gold. Brace
lets. chain and band solid gold filed every size,
Sets, all kinds OF stone, cameo, coral, amethyst.
pearl onyx, &c. Studs, every kind, solid IA and Is
karat gold. sleeve Buttons, solid gold OF every de
sign In "A and ls,karat gold. Crosses, solid gold
mems: Of rich design. Pins, every kind. new and
second.hand; Ear Rings, to match the pins or
separate. Clocks-American, Gngllsh or French.
Bronzes, very nne. some very rare. Silver or Sil-
yer-plated Ware, new and secondhand. Guns.
English breech and muzzle-loading, 10, Il and IA
gauge. Receivers, from g. 25 to els, all kinds.
Glasses-opera, field, spectacles or eyeglasses.
razors. Canes, gold-headed and a few others. -
Etc is to be seen to be appreciated impossible to
describe. AL we ask Is fair comparison for the
similar goods to insure ready sale. Call and ex-
anime before purchasing elsewhere. =.
q. GOLDSTEIN d CO..
q LOAN AND COMMISSION BROKERS',
y. Z. corner Tenth and d streets northwest.
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Practice EcoseMY. Renovate your soIled
gloves thoroughly and quickly with Joven's In
odorous Kid Glove Cleaner. Twenty-Five cents
per bettle. .if
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HOLIDAY PRESENTS.

A large assortment just in from the book fairs,
trade sales &C., and selling - per cent. less than
lowest rates elsewhere. Some at one third of and
many half their value, for good reasons. Ex-
penses moderate and goods cheap accordingly.
Bought at panic prices, and going for %, 30
and 80 per cent. off for twenty DAYS. as are de-
termined to sell, HOPKINS 4 SONS,
III Pennsylyania avenue.
Autograph, Photograph, Postal, &C., to suit all,
a. BisLEs. sHsi y W WPRHYER BOOKS and HYMN BOOKS
literally given away by the FRANKLIN PUB
LISHING CO., III Pennsylvania avenue.
NEW BOOKS.
Mothers and Daughters; by Verdi. Footsteps Of
the Master by II. B. Stowe, last and best Kingsleys
Lectures in America. Talmadge's One Thousan9
Gems. z. A. Poe's complete works. Household
Cyclopadia, Body and its Ailments, Welsh's Bust
ness Guide Modern Classics and all choice books Of
the season at great bargains.
HOPKINS q SONS,
dasn-et I2I PENNSYLVANIA ave.
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KEEP THE HOUSE WARN
Dowell-NOyes.

and the cook in good humor by getting new
stoves and cooking utensils at John Moran's, No
2l26 Pennsylvania avenue, who is offering his
stock Of stoves at astonish shingly low prices. ...
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H,HEO. +. GATCHEL,
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENT,
Corner Eleventh and sts., Washington, ID. c.,
DEALER IN REAL ESTATE;
LOANS NEGOTIATED; HOUSES RENTED;
RENTS COLLECTED.
General Agent for the Scottish Commercial Fire
Insurance, assets s2 900, oo0 Connecticut Fire
Insurance Co., assets over g. 0oe, 600; Orient Fire
In5urance, Hartford Conn.,, assets over sl 0Oo 0o-
over $3.50, 600, decI4-1m
THE PEOPLES INTELLIGENCE OF.
Il fee, s2s street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets. Ftrstclass servants supplied 70 families
AteS oci2.sm Hsni' "- wa STEVENSON CO.
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n" YOU N G N ENI
GO TO THE Y. NJ. C. A.:
SERVICE OF SONG
AND
GOSPEL MEETING
LINCOLN HALL.

Next SABBATH AFTERNOON, at $50 O'Clock.
,'what shah 1t profit man II he shall gain the
whole world and lose his own soul ?''-Mark,
yffi.36. deCl3
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hPCOMPOUND OXYGEN TREAT.
- MENT.EDr. g. r. srARkEY, at the so.
citaon Of his patrons, opens the fourth season Of
his special practice, at his rooms, I407 street,
Prices In accordance with the stringency Of the
times. del6-6ts
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JUVENILE AND TOY BOOKS

are to be had in endless variety at Shillingtons IS
book store, corner Of Four half street and
Pennsylvania avenue. These embrace all the
modern stories written expressly for the amuse-
ment and edification of children, and specially
designed for their entertainment during the holl-
DAYS,
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WeNOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Auctioneer viii sell for II. K Fulton, 1872 Penn
sylyania avenue commencing on THURSDAY, De-
cember 2 at o'elock p. his large and valuable
stock Of forfeited Pledges and continue said sale
every evening thereafter at the hour and place.
saturdays and Sundays excepted,l until New
Years. --rE- .. -0-r II. 4. FULTON.
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~AssEssOR's OFFICE,

~ -0FFICE OF THE MUTUAL. FIRE INsUR-
ANCE Co., WASHINGTON, Dec. IL, ls76.-Policy-
holders are hereby notified TO renew their insurance
flor Is77) at the office OF the Company before
MONDAY, December 25, 1876. In order to
time and avoid the crowd come several days before
the last Monday, j. WESLEY BOTELER,
decl3-lIt@ Secretary,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

~ LAKE, will leave Sixth-street wharf for
Norfolk MONDAY NEXT, 18th inst, At O'Clock
nS5 Spy % Ts py Zee o tSe nlnd and
seahord Coasting Company, sixtn-street wharf.
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Just ARRIVED AND ON EXHIBITION
BARLow'S ART GALLERY,


One OF the best copies OF Raphael's Madonna di
San Sisto." This beautiful picture, with many
others from same collection. will well repay visit.
Full stock arrived for the HOLIDAYS. Statuary
Flowers, Notices, Transparencies, &C. Easels with
frames attached for Cabinet and Carte de Visite
Photographs. For Christmas or Wedding Presents
what can be more beautiful than fine Painting,
Water-Color Drawing, Engraving or Fine Photo
graph? Call and ex anime our stock, which Is one
OF the largest in America. Cord, Wire, Nails, &C..
Tor Picture han gipg Pictures packed and shipped.
Frames OF all kinds made TO order. Paintings
cleaned and varnisbsd. decS
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and illustrated editions, in superb bindings, TO-
gether with Episcopal and Catholic prayer
books, Bibles, juvenile books, &C., are being Of
fered by Mohun Bros. in their holiday stock.
Zine English and French stationery, pocket
books, inkstands, Backgammon and cribbage-
boxes in full variety. Corner Of Eleventh street
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Criminal walls from the Police Court
Misery, Vice aud viiIainy-Justice
as Melted Out by q Merctful Magis.
fraIe=Rarfou,a PhiIoaQnhY.
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EOR SALE OR EXCHANGES ACRES IN
u Montgomery comfy, Md, miles from the city,
on the Metropolitan railroad. Land Of fine quality.
and good imrroyements, Z, j. SWEET,
sepl5 6l1 Seventh street.
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EOR WEDDINGS-T THE CENTENs
u NAL PRIZE OZRRIAGES finest in this city,
at ordinary rates. ALLISON NAILOR, SR.,
Liveryman, 133oand 1872 Pennsylvania avenue.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-16
Cnf0rgiving Massachusetts,.
philadelphia Times.1

Blaine's persistent antagonism to Jeff
Davis is scarcely a circumstance to the un-
forgiving spirit which the Massachusetts,
Legislature still manifests against Mr..
Roger Williams. 1t is now some two
hundred and forty years since Mr.. Viii.
liams was invited to leave the colony, and
Massachusetts, is not yet ready to forget
and forgive and allow him to come back.
Many efforts have been made to have the
sentence of Punishment revoked, but
without effect, and the Judiciary commit.
tee Of the General Court, after long de-
liberation. has just reported against the
proposition. Now this may be lust, but
could not Massachusetts afford to be gen.
erous to the founder of Rhode Island.
What harm could he do her now? He
couldn't hurt Harvard if he wanted to.
It seems to US that in this Centennial
year, when everybody Except Blaine
and Morton) is trying to help up the old
sores, it would be q nice thing to forgive
the poor old Baptist and let him come
back. Wen let him come to the Cen
tennial anyhow.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-16

IHE Brooklyn scandal is still unsettled,
II. q. Bowen appeared before the Ply
mouth church examining committee and
offered to tell all he knows of it before a
committee of three, where he and Mr..
Beecher should both appear, but this
the committee misunderstanding an
open hearing at once. Mr.. Bowen then
asked for ten days time to examine pa
pers' and prepare for hearing before the
lnVestigang committee, and that was de-
med Then the committee consulted Mr..
beecher, and he said he wanted Mr..
Bowen to tell all he knows $50 the com.
mlt:ee cited the azcaser To- appear before
them at the end of ten" days. =: t. "a
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-16
GENERAL MATTERS.


The report that the headquarters of
the department of tue Platte were to be re.
moved from Omaha is denied on reliable an
thority.
The liberal members of the Hungarian
Diet have unanimously agreed to support a
bill for the:erection ola national monument to
the deceased statesman, NJ. Deak.
The Kentucky House, on the Sth,
passed the bill providing tor a State Centen-
NAL Board, and appropriating $4,000 Tor GEN.
tennial purposes, by vote of 60 ayes to %
nays.
The manufacturers and mechanics of
St. Johns, N. B., have memoral1zed the gov
eminent to increase the duties on all imported
articles which come into direct competition
with domestic manufactures.
Tie Prussian cabinet have decided to
push the transfer OF the Prussian railways to
the empire, and it is thought the arrangement
will he ratified before the close of the present
session OF the Reichstag.
The boiler. weighing nearly TO- tons,
Of Shippers cotton press, Galveston, Texas.
exploded on the night of the 4th, wrecking
the buildingand seriously injuring two men
named spriggs and William Thompson.
The Ohio State Centennial Educational
Committee request the State managers TO make
an appropriation of one thousand dollars to
erect three sample, school buildings upon the
centennial grounds, provided other States viii
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-16
III He Must be a General
concord IN. H.,) Patrioi.7

There is one man in the democratic
ranks, the mention of whose name sends
terror into the republican camp. The
name of that man is General Winfield
Scott Hancock. They know perfectly
we'll that Hancock can carry Pennsvlys.
MIA and New York, with an equal chance
for Ohio, against any man the republi.
cans can bring against him. even Cover.
nor Hayes. They know, too, that Han.
cock can carryaevery Southern State. and
should Trumbull be put on the same
ticket with him that it would secure
Illinois. We have no hesitation in saw.
ing that Hancock would carry New
Hampshire by a handsome majority. and
if Blaine is thrown overheard by tho re-
publicans Hancock would receive the
electoral vote Of Maine and Of Conneeti-
cut.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-16

Pfopaee judges Of ST. Louis county at $4,000:
Incorporating the village of lie Roy, Mower
TO-; exempting editors and publishers' ma
terlai to the amount of 1900, and stock to
tne amount Of $500; authorizing Olmsted Co.
20 leyy tax OF d, 900 for fitting tair grounds.
Inc Dill Locating second Safe prison at Owa.
tonna was discussed at length, but no conclu-
SION arrived at. The bill providing for the
eiect'on OF county superintendent was indea-
nMely postponed. Mr. Smith introduced
DILL amending the tax law. The bill forbiddine
sectarlanism In public schools was reported
'avorably with an amendment forbiddipe the
teaching OF foreign languages. In committe of
the whole the House bill to amend the consti-
tuition so that homesteads shall not be exempt
tor debts for labor. and materia, for their i'm
provement, was discussedat length.
In the House bills were introduced to
establish clerkship in Secretary of States Of
fee; authorizing Eyota to hold'general or spec.
lal elections; tor mail route from Chaska to
Excelsior. Bills were passed providing boun-
ties for destruction of wolves preventing de-
struction of fish in Blue Earth County: chang.
the name of Pembina to the county of Kittson:
appropriating money to reimburse certain
counties for money spent in the destruction of
grasshoppers; for ferry across the Mississippi
at AAoka. Bills passed-relating to elections:
amending articles Of assessment, and RELATING
to taxes, besides several local bills. Indefinite
~ ostponed-.preventing county officers from
holding other Offices; salaries Of judges, and re-
lating to deeds and mortgages.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate on tee 18th: to legalize the incor-
poration of the State agricultural society; to
procure the portraits of the ex-Governors of
Minnesota. The committee on Roads and
bridges reported that ND appropriation from the
internal improvement fund should be made:
This affects all road and bridge bills. The bill
for election Of county school superintendent
was reconsidered and referred Senate bills
passed-relating to flowage of dams. and relat-
ing to civil elections
The House voted down the resolution
for printing! the governors message in three
different languages. A committe was ordered
to report upon the expediency of Offering a
bounty for grasshoppers. Bills were passed
to amend laws relating to co operative asso-
Citations to amend law relating to beasts rum
ing at large memorializing Congress to extend
the time to settlers upon their claims appro-
priating $4,000 to the forestry association for
premiums; relating to publication of delin-
quent tax lists. Senate bill passed relating to
elections lost-bill relating to town canvass.
The Beard claim was finally endorsed.