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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03
RussIi's IDrANCTNG ARMs.


LONDON, July 1T Is estimated that
10000 Russians crossed the Danube Mt Sistovu.
anl be..nn "a forward movement toward D.oln,
which wis arr stcd by the Turks at piyio.
The Russian advance runrh afterwari Mt
tackci Bica but were driven back upon = .stova
tn heavy loss. Another battle is expected.
No rrossins has taken place here nt Turnu-
Mngurrli. and probably none will occur. Tho
liussnns nude serious demonstration, VIII II
would have been turned into real atLlck had u
far chnn'c offered. Tho Russian for'os were
~ distributed in tho neighborlng villag"s that
they could with equal case fall upon Simnitza
or Turnu- Mugurcl. To tho Inst moment ii was
un "rtl which would be chosen.
The TneS'S bucharest dcspat N reports that
the Russ ans have occupied Tirnoyn u, an.
ri"nt zap tai of bulgaria. Prince I hcrkusi
has been proclaimed provisional Governor
OF tho province. Onirial dispatches say
ttmt rl"t ons nre now gon, on there
prrsn, IN beyond 7 rnova towdrd the
are ulsp threatened.
\ y l.rgl" correspondent says It is reported
that the SkuutsrhinS Will declare the nlrp"n-
d"n e pi S"ryh G"n. llarvnovch has leit
Is 'lgrnde for Nogotin 10 Resume command OF
tlrrorps Of olerrvt on. II ls snd he Will he
Commando d"r-in- -Ch"f ol the Servinn forces in
ths event oi the r"n wal Of the war.
LoNDON. July 2-The C7Itrni Ners snys that
the Furas Wu IT, dcs spcrit' sortie from knrs on
sunday morning. attempting to surprise the
Russ ans and storm hil on wbirh Hrr two
luns us II IN the bombardmrnt oi kurs. The
Turks re compelled to Withdraw after s,.v-
Grad hours lighting The loss II were heavy on
hOtn sidrs.
EDlSBuBGH. July 2.-The London correspond
ent Of thu scotsman t'lcEraphs: Ii IA under
stood TINT III" WIS" counsnls Of the MARQUIS Of
Sal shury. Earl CnrnarNHn. Mr.. Cross. and
others haye at Inst triunphed over the party OF
ntlon. The Sultan has now little chance OF
mater Al aid from England"
7 rnoya WIS occupied after u nine hours
buitIr.
The Times Paris correspondent reports that
prNats cipher telegram from W Uniformed
source IN Iond, states that III English fleet
was ordered To- i ska Bay uit'r "a warm dis
cus-ion in ihs Cabinet whether ENGLAND should
NOT at the same time send a land iOrcc Of 1000
men.
II - estimated that upward Of 200 women and
children have b on aready killed by the bonn
burIuenf of llu-t .iuk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03
M'L.irGHLIN HoLDr,G 7uK r0RE
Democratic Aldermen Presenting ~ solid
Front To Republican Magyar

Al the meeting Of the BROOKLYN Common
Council yesterday the programme of Boss "
VI tLaughlin. already indicated in thrs. cole
umns WIS strictly carried out. There was
can 'u-sing up 10 the time of the meeting 10y
both sides and to bee sure that mona II the in
Deepen lent Democrats hruhn their pledges 10
act ia unison with the other Democrat mrm-
bcrs. there WIS an extra force Of VI rIaughln's
lichtonan,s detailed 10 keep them s0lllly in-
gether. Every 10 al politician who could get an
Alderman e. pa~s him in WIS on the npor. and
hungry crowd waited Tor news in the cor
ridor outside.
If Mrs-rs. Tun q. Bergen. Jonathan :. Burr
Thomas Carroll. j. Clynr, 7. Vi. Peterson
Thomns s. Sands. lnm.- Hail. j. W. Hunter
Joseph Icbman. j. l.. Mar .rlius. James Muir
lMngnn. and William VI. Thomas ns mnmirr.
Of the Board oi Education. Alderman Murina
thought no confirmation would DEE legal, aS the
names had been on the table for NOR tunn tea
days Alderman Grswpli said that II WAS not
consistent Tor members. who saved away from
the meetings Of the Board to prevent IN" con-
lrmHtiOn 90 the UHmrs. 10 oppose their con
nrmution he mus" the tim" had expired. The
nnmos w'rn rolerr'd 10 the Law Comm.ttee To-
report ON the legality of a confirmation.
conmuni alton WIS rnnd from Mayor
Schroeder nominating John kirW II ODnmp .ratl
of the Fourtnruth Ward as Police Comm i-i,,onrr
instead # John Pymrn. and Rodney G. ward
ol tnr ; ulrl MnTi MS Commissioner in pll.ts
of Pr ". B lluri \ motion 10 conilrli was
lost los . STIR party vote of l3 to ~. On Alder
man DonuNans motion the nominations were
tabled hy the sumo vdr. Another romlnuni,ii-
tion from the Mayor. naming Marcus Beard an
Charles Nu"hrr az As S-or-, was rond and tho
nomlnutiors were also tabled 10y the same vote
i Is asserted that all but ol'of tine D. mooratir
Alderman have s'turd an agreement 10 at to-
E,thor on all Ia" Mayors nomlnutlOns TINS,
win probably result IN Keeping al tho Cpmml,-
si"ns Demo ruiit until Demu'lut.r Mayer
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coArunIi orHRl nor>E RnDED.
The Actors and Actresses Marched Through
the streets and Locked Up.

The Columbia Opera House. at West Twelfth
street and Greenwich avenue. WIS reopcned on
Thursday last. Lust evening. in defiance to the
WARNINGS they received. Jake Berry. tue pro-
pr.ctor; Henry Campbell the stage manager
Louis Decker. the manager; and Charlie
Reeves the treasurer. were at their posts, and
the theatre Wis opened. About 400 persons
mostly countrymcn. were in the theatre. They
did u r., Ho.,ni2n Detectives Nuhl, and FL nj
gan and other OH "rs III plain clothes. At %
O'Clock the curtain rose. At that moment Cart
Kennedy was uuii ily marching To the th 'ntrr
"rl mon at the rear entrance in Twelfth street
Capt. h, nnrdy uulrkly marched the rest .of the
officers INTO the body ot the hail. 80 sooner
did those IN the room nutlrn the police. than
thcN spUln.s To their 'cct. Women screamed
AMI men lDdprd ofrr r'dts in their anxiety To-
.Hp" through tlr windows. hut thoy were
ordered back uy tio detectives. capt Kennedy
pushed his way through Ia the Stage. md pro-
claimed the Theatre r.N -rd. IhN~f an ih' room
were told that they might rtlrr. Capt Ken
nrdy thon arrested Harry Cumphtl. Louis
Decker. william .uud Thomu- prt"ro, H.tor- 3
Sarn John~on Mas,io wood. Snrn lluthes
lottlc lu"kson, kitlr lArouN. N"llin Morris
Anne Nrviln, Fanny Cornell lu ilo Camp
hrll. Maudr Palmer. KITTY La verde. trr--' =
Some ul thr .rlormrrs Mrrc 10 -krd up with
their faces stlll lla H. while others Wrrr just a.
they appear - while preparing for the nrNt
scene. CMrllr Reeves the TREASURER rs HHlrod
with the rrcrlIt-. As the prisoners were
mar.l through the streets tn,. rrridrntS Of
the ward churftd Capt Kennedy and his officers
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4 NEU R.fILRO.fD.
Wanted Rapid Transit. and Went About ID
in the Right Way to Get II.

Tho Freehold and New York Railway, con-
nccting the shire town of Monmouth county. y.
j.. with Maawan. on the New York nnl Lon.
Branch Hallway. was opened for travel ycster-
day. So eager were the inhabitants of that dis
trict to have ii finished. that the farmers in
some places assisted in laying the rails. When
the truck layers reached the Henry Smock
farm. thrc, miles from Freehold Miss Susie
Smock and Miss Anna Vanlykc drove many Of
the spikes that fastened the rails leading
through their farms. For weeks the ewhrkmcn's
trains nave boon so iurengcd with rnss myers
ANXIOUS e. avail Themselves OF th" quick transit
- Now York. thai 1t was consi i"rcd ludcious
T. drait 'h"dule. pla @ regular trains on the
road and formally begin business. No depols
hay" YET been built. hut the managers announce
thHt untli they are. trains Will stop for pas
sengot- at any road crussin- upon signal-as
hy way NJ han lkerchicf when the train an
lruarh"-. On tue ith inst. the p"op!n of
Ir"ehnid VIII celebrate IN public meeting the
opening Of tn new line.
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DIR. CHaPIN FiILryG IN HEiLTH.
The Pulpit Orators Departure for his Suus
mcr Home at Pigeon Cove.

II was rumorcd Yesterday that the Rev. DR..
Chaplin Of the Fourth rHivcr,a.t Church. had resigned
because of desre ON the part of the trustees To reduce
hi' salary II was said that he preached his farewell
sermon on sunday George " Wood sexton Of the
church. denied ih, last evening lie said that DR.. Cha
pin often declared hi, intention Of remaining the head
OF his church - long he able preach lie had
long h'tn unable io continue hs lcrtuus. AMI
need ol an increased salary On that cunt trustee
at recent meeting proposed ~ reduce the pastor, ~als
rN "Wiu- g. the hard times. hut the motion
attention. br thain l'it Yesterday Tor his -ummcr
nome az fi.eun Cove, ON the Massachusetts, coast lilo
hh- SAID that o would Ike The priNiil 81 rc~ig nin-
HA'hr IN rt>r HI health l. mol recovered when he
Wfns in september Tie sum = from ria, uutuc .uut and
ir"h The nccis ui sNrfo mental aui i y.ic labor.
H. MY Ellsworth the trustees snid that there Is ~
moN tnt % against Dr tharin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03
Mt'RDERED ~ 4 B.fRROOM
Michael BerrIgnn struck with IA sand Bag by
1homn. Monaghan.

Michael Bcrrigan OF 57l First avenue,
went into Owen Monashnn's harroom. at Thir-
ticth street and Second avenue. on Friday
evening. and with several men there
drank freely. Berrisan became excited.
and quarrrllcd with Thomas Monaghan.
son Of the proprietor. He was ordered
To leave tho barroom. but refused. Then Thomas
Monaghan sprang from behind the counter and
fcllcd him with n sandbag. Then father and
son heat and kicked him. Capt Murphy
aud Oni'er Malloy. learning from Dr. Joyce
Yesterday that Brrrignn WAS diving. arrested
Thomas ana owen MONAGHAN. and took them
street polirc. who dis 'harsed them. Last even
INK NJ harl !" "rrignn died. Mathew Whulcn.
who with ii the assault on Bcrrigan, de-
scrlbel IL IL especially brutal.
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mr. NiIIrFt TriT nus CoNH FROM
pUTIfDILFHI I. ~ LONDON.

p,,tt tDlII'IfT I. M LONDON.
~..,. ronis- au.Linghnu,, niins Fanny
.-,,,,,,a one ur the worst Women aud
-. ti,r.r,. omen Game and Reckless
No., Prank, An Inr,tuntcd phiiadciph'nn
ANYTHING more painfully bad than the de-
,.t.f VI - Fannie Lou So Burkingham hns
r,il.,n soon for lon, time in "a NV York
,Dtr. She WIS pros nl'd last evening atthc
p-.atv.lv IN what WIS called The first pro-
Hu ton ol Lord Byron Grand cdu str am src'-
tal,. N.1 ,ppa." Ms Bu * n-hnin is tn" art st
vh,.n,phu- z,d Mr. cntrte horn ly an ardent
4 sire a. ride her fiery untHmrd -i"ed over the
Ir..tlvn hrdl". Size is "a shap'y woman.
WI. pronounced nuiumnal le s.. comedy in
eApr, --ivc facr. sn ulnrly awkward man
rt.nf,l nn inau lli,' voice. ThoNouminons
o'ara...r ~ her legs somewhat ovcrwrght'd
t.r lifri.n -m. nui lrt an uuplcasnnt
impression upon the minds Of her spectators
Nmt th, w.r' tNe chief moi1. IL not ot the
pn, of ,s.t of h'r -'Hrn Of it. and 1t was to ne
comm. il'rihr-, rN.i ting members that sh" had
con-.iif.ltoco tiI.nu 10 thn motions Of ant NJ.
Thrv LrrW up1u 'l' 'iis n~ the piece proceed
Cd until notln. ~. was si'lc. Unl when it
wa ali over "a clulu-ci picture OF something
rranif.. ..s anil wink alone rcmn'ucl ON the
memory. Il " -- lu 'Ninglnm had selected the
rdie ol Goirr iu-i ad ot Nl-epd she would
hn,rsu.... lrlh.i''r. for then she would have
hai noinius To- say and nnl'to do.
A. itwaS. she ga Horlod in convincing those
Of her au lou'c wh' cared to think about the
matter it all. that ~nc WIS specially coached FOR
n npers,ual exhibit 'on of herself anl in that she
was ut least su 7''--'ul
"Mazeppn" pros mis- to the alwavs asioni-hcl
visitors al the broadway Theatre fresh SIT Of
people. ofvhom w,nll b. impo-- ihle at pros
M, T., .uv a,vff iu. laf ,vut fhnv ,Nnull rut her
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03
SAFE ROBBERS IN DANBURY.
CT IChSUEN MIXING 4 RfID on THE
yIILI6E pOST OFEJCE
Tho STRONG HoS blown Open and ~. Contents
tr'Yicd Away -rur-uing the 1hieves-An-
other HIch Haul In Private Resi- dcnce.

DANnruy. Conn JuIv -Tboro ia no
,,,..ox,',,, H. ,I,,s ,,,,i,, a,,1 ,n.,,aa,
Nitlr excitement IN 'lis quiet ana oln-inshioned
town to-day over brace of clevcrly designed
and dnrin,.lv cxerutad burglarics. ono WINS II,
n ~ 40, ~. a., -, ,,
the Post Oihee in the centre OF the town. and
the other NJ the residence of w. II. Sharp. about
"A milo south Of the rnilroal dono, I'm South
=, a.,
street Az \. NJ. Alexander Wildmnn who
owns the Post ON ~ building. and lives short
distanoe yvnst of il hcnrJ nm cxnlosion ,viich
, " a. -, - - - ~, n =. ",.,
s'uhueu hS thouHh " came from w" fost oll're
At the Same tinio Miss Susan Wlldmnn, who
niso hoard tho oxnlosion sn,v snne nnc cioao
n' ..i ~, A. =, o,,
lno phh's "i r''I N.hl"" ol th' lo9' oIl''e
She saw also thick black smoke pouring ont OF
thc windows ghc scrnntned md d. Y,cuk,nnd
-, ...,hi NJ ..tsi.A -
s'V.l"' n',In'o,s' "'s '"nu'oru SEM n'r ;, Il
the roar window into the Post ONCE. saw "A man
s,,rIi,,, in fror, ~, ,h,s,fc mo su,,i,,. ,,,s
so dense that he could not distinguish the
features Of the man. nor tell Clearly what
he wns doing som nftorward the man
walked deliberately through the Office. and
ont of "A side door md thence into Main str,ct
M, -, =, -, -. . -. a., ~
-. vs." W., '''" w. 'V II" '"'' "V ''' 9'97,
but took long strides and mudc pretty good
time down the street co., John Twecly. the
pnstmast'r. was summoned. The Office WIS
filed with smoke. which gave forth u peculiar
oior. AMI everything was in the utmost disur-
der. The safe had been moved u foot or two.
and Il door. shattered and broken, was swung
wide open. The floor wns Uttered with books
ana papers and fragments Of the broken snfe
Il" ".nHo"s III iie ron, rom ol 'i'e OH 70 apN 'ilo
TIVE ui u'N,S W,Ii r s."t ri, s.sl UNI nal, W ug
t, ~ n ni,u ~ ~ 'r,, 80 u'I, W., Vh OF ,WiNe
l1e, from n, Sni' was v,,,Py ucit'u 10y Pl''e
orct Vim ro,Yd.r nnJ sn,n.o 1h r,,,,.,
drawer had Hisnppeared ana the niue vault
NY, ~ m,h ','n I'M M ,epWvn W s M,'n .7''s
IN ou %, ,,, H,"" a., ,t sun "i 'o' l',''' - :"
49, IN ~ n", , n" I'M ,'i'" E ny ,lu ~
~, FL VIA. ~ M ii ,ui lui, w
,i ps,,,,,, d.t WI i,l,y, tl,y i XIX ~ WIZ WIZ
Wy W., i,-t,uaHuTs M u'Ss,i ~, W a'u"utn ile ih,n.y
nrnw"Is III the iront oilicc wcr" pred open; me
, ,ursin'r I'oN iIntl ,otin tla "a HSut SiVp IN
ui,l' g> al, ",iI W." t-'' ~ ~ W 3.tNpS;
tSa M i'M'rlns M % t,S, IL Nv ,, No', WV pa,i
M t'''' H. A., .' . ~, ~ W W ~ . - 3 Ii ~
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About ten days ago Mrs. Mary Ann Hall wife
Of Mr II Han. n well known and wealth, business
man W Nori,ania, was srnt to Dr J. T. Milrrs llSdro
Daihic Institute, IN West Twenty sixth street. being
Her tour enlisted IN the army. and OF
them was severely wounded Her fears that her other
SONS ni-ht be- Killed ~ battle lrrA,d upon her.
ami Size has teen insane tor the past twelve ar
fourteen years She was watched while IN Dr Milcr's
Institute Tor the nrst iew day, tut NJ SHE showed 30
--h, ui Violence. size SUNDAY morning lett Ate
IN her room The in the uhrt ut the lld
ing. in the third story Om, the wiuduws oprn.
Hud Mr. Han Inmpod ont hlnng mtuihe ha-rnr
way. distance ahunt lry iNc ieet She Vas lVund
insenslble. she sCOn lied
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03
Di>solNing the tmiens Council.

LONDON. july 2.-The Municipal Council Of
Ami,n, has been dissolved hc,au> 1t parucpa in
reception to Gamhcua. lii>cNrectd d that the Muni
cirh Council oi Narcotics VAL share TIE same late
President MucMrhou> order oi the da, 20 ihr troops
Whn participated iu the Luu. hAup. r.srW Yesterday
tlus .a- follows Hm surr Nuu Viii Wd me % innuttin
respect r loNt rnurut aud liN iu iuluut 10 u the
sltn ntruscd 10 ne. and winch wall discharge to tho
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03

The Excise Commissioners of Long Isl"nd
CIT, met the Board o Excise ol New YORK city yester
DAY, 10 exchange views with regard Ia the manner Of
cHnrcina the Excise law President Morton O the Nrw
futh Board regretted that The l".l-Atrc had Adjourned
without dulns something about the Excise lhw, Aicr
trmutks hAd been made by Mcs.is Murphy. Patterson
Drin uduri ami other. .ol Sew Nuik and Nr.-rs chap
man, 81 hnrlri. KIM. nh Nub u Long Island tltN II
wa, Nuicd lu can con,rnnn ul the ENcsc Commission
thrnuah bout the state. with oi preparing
EXcise law that may be acceptable " all concerned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03
Medals for Deserving Pupils.

Al the thlrtronth annual commencement eyer
c-o, of ST. G.pncrs Grammar school last e,ouiug, tie
room wa hIlrd with the irrnds of the pupils
le oG".1an gold modal Wa presented 60 MichA,l
Nht't, At otiuWhn silver IN dAl tu j " Nc
iutui,h El .NriI- were hi-u pft~t iii,d 10 NJ lir
\ Nnslr I Mr'erui'N. Inur> T. lyman, fhuma, T.
iumuiu-h hln. 4 t'.,'ti. nnd JuluI ful. Al tlr COM
.ln,i"n ui ii. N'rc ir hru, were hucis ati essed
10y the Hon flrlhrd norindn
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Tomr Men IInnged by "a Mon.

MuuNr NERNoN, Ky., July AT midnight ON
Stmrda, nearly ou, nunirrd men HuN kcl mo hou. o
Lame. Brthurman. u noted dr.i,rhl0 lh lnuUuAn would
not surrender ami hrne upon the attacking pnrtN with
a slut-un NN' q Charles huitln Afnuu- "a soiuc n ~
shot, Ntrt nrrd AZ Nuu. HU tuiu.n taI'd The -ur
~ N rui"ni Mount Vernon, nni Nl-iins the lul tolk
if ri,tun lNurt- Smith. AndrrN tuIUIINf.. kllk
hNt j % ntth-. aN ,lHt-,l Ihln tuiN,iN in.uu, lu-
tI, the town illoN uluiu
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Suut Walling rcccivcda letter yesterday from
Luther l.. Wales OF Roolhpu-', IN. compaimns that
his wife Ella !" wears ot age lett her home tho
htni say. nad ~ flin that ihc woman ran away 10
I,lu NNhau-. an fnlh.lmhn. Vito had lct Koolhou-o
tN trains tlrl,Dr. that tAtN lu nudIcy, Ill,
LIL -IlL.--.LL L-L.LI --.LrIL.A i--.l.-.r
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sleepy Gate Keeper. Discharged.

Detective Shoehan Of tho Erie Railway Com
nanN went AIun. the line o the railroad iu lr'cN Guy
r,cony. nni inund ncnrh all the gatv AcepcIs asleep
lhey were discharged yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03

DIR, Picrce's family medicinos have been be-
Ior, ne nhlic Tor many {,ar' period 1nE enon-i 10
N ic hrir merits AMI the h, II argument ihht cam he
ad'ancrA IN iher mayor is tile TACT that their sale Is
bic adlly increasing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03
Wcnlh,r once rrrdiction.
JOTIINGS iH0iT TOUN.

ronI, cloudy v-olncr ouI run arcns.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-19
Three Southern Senators.

tonSpiCnouS among the gentle.
men from the South is John f..
Gordon. of Atlanta. He was
wounded eight times in confederate
battles, and bears the mark of a
scar upon his check. He is tall. of
commanding presence, with straight
black hair, blue eyes, and Il not
wholly patrician nose His col
league, "Bcn" Hill. looks less ikea
>oldlcrand more like Il scholar. He
Is tall and bent in the shoulders.
and wandrrS about with his hands
behind him IN Il dreamy ah,tractcd
way. His hair is slightly tmgrd
with gray, his eyes aIc blue. and he
Is much gwen 10 meditation at din
n"r and at othcr-lnopportunc times.
lis speeches alc good. his cNcS clear
III their outlook. and the prcVaillu,
expression of the man. both in her
son and cOuntCndncc. L. one of sad.
ness. Lamar, of NiSSi>,ippi. is i
wlinklrd, palidlooking man. with
long smooth, thin. black locks. and
Il worried expression of cuuutcuaurr.
Tie is remarkable for several things.
FIRST, for being a prince of rebels.
ana afterwards one of the most
marked ot rcconstructiuni>,S. lie
carried message from lcE. Davis
10 the Car Of Russia in lNGl that
amounted 20 nothing whatever. and
hcpronounccd Il culogy upon harlcS
sumner at the time of his death
which was among the most mrruor.
dhic and eloquent tributes ever pald
10y man Of the South to the
aniaGomStlc qualities ola Northern
Nhtcsman.-.NUy Ci,un.ur.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-19
What Agriculture Does.

An exchange says: Without agrl
culture there is no wealth. Gold and
silver are not wcalth-thcy are its
convenient representatives com.
merce produces no wcaith--lt simply
exchanges it; manufacture and ant
combine it. Agriculture Is the pro
life mother of wealth II the rest
simply handle il when produced and
- delivered into their hands.
The earth breeds savagcs. Agri
culture breed, enlightened nations;
it breeds houses and ships, temples
and SminaricS; it breeds tine mann
factory; sculpture, painting and
music are it's offspring. The wheels
of the workshops, the sails of com
mercc, the implements ui science,
the pen of genius. the pencil and
chiscl of the artist, the eloquent
tongue of the orator, the s"hcning
brain of the statesman. the rqnlpa-c
of wealth, the banquctineS of pleas
ure-all that renders earth in It's
tides of life anything hut n great
scpulchrc, move and have power ct
being, because the fields yield their
fruits to the patient toll of the huS
bandman.
We might manage to live without
merchants, without mariners. with.
out orators, without poets. perhaps
we might possibly survive the loss
of dcmngOuurS-but SIRE | am we
could not do without ploWmcn.
The state Of hu>bandry in any
country is the best test of its en-.
lightcnment. The thermometer of
civilization rises or falls as drives
the piow ''lou must send IT."
plow,' exclaimed man Who had
travelled all over Christian mis-
sionary grounds, sin heather lands
n barbarian ration needs but L. hr
plowcd up deep, SUBSIDIZED. planted.
aud the inevitable harvest will be
an enlightened nation"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-19
The Mexican Question.

Unless Washington correspond.
cnts are more sensational even than
usual, serious trouble with the McXi.
can government is imminent. The
army officers III that city are repre-
scented 10 be IN Il high state Of eX.
ci,cmcut over the prospects of Il
war, indicated by mysterious utter.
anccs of Gen. Ord and by orders
directed To the four foot companies
of the second artillcry-now ut Car
Isle, PENNSYLVANIA, but under orders
for the Texas frOntlCr,--to leave
their families behind. G"n. Ord told
an officer who asked why officers
could not take their families with
them. that they need not wolry
about that: they would be glad
enough before long to have left these
cncumhraucc, at home, as hc would
have heavy work for them veiN soon.
1t has become known that these
four foot companies are 10 he
mounted and furnished with field
| picCes--a military order which fore.
tells speedy action TO army men.
General Niles. who captured Chief
Joseph, has been in Washington on
leave of absence, and when ahOnt tu
return 10 his command was ordered
to remain AMI await the arrival OF
Lieutenant Ecncfdl sheridan, who
was expected on the 9TH for consul
! tatiuII.
The fresh outbreak OF the Sioux
has complicated affairs. and if we
have Il Mexican war. as well. there
will he "work for every man 10 do.
Nor viii there he enough regulars
to do it, so there will be a fine open.
ing for the grand army of trampS.
War is always Il calamity and To he
drplulcd, but If ii must come with
Mexico before We can have peace ON
the border, this is about rs good Il
tinIc as We are likely 10 have. The
country is well supplied with all the
mnnllncHtS of war, except Il navy.
while provisions are cheap and
abundant and idlrrs numerous a.
grains of sand upon the sea shore.
such an event would he very apt 10
compel Il repeal of the resumption
act, and that would be- one blessing
At lcasL-Nhr,rpo1 Times.