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B.iSE BILL IR.iTDS.
How Games were sold In New York and
other Places.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Nov. 2.-lhe testimony
revealed at the investigation of the Louisville
has" ball PLAYERS Will be- published in the
flurisr- JjirHdi tomorrow Unfortunately for
Hall and DeVln, the cast is very strong against
them. They not only criminatr each other tut
acknowledge their own completely in the crook
cdness. Nichols seems To- nave corrupted all Of
them. II" WIS IN lcNEuc with Now York pool
man named VI Cloud, and 10y toliin. Drylin and
Hall how they might make extra money in
du 'cd thrm To com" into the scheme. II is
known that games were solid in Louisville Gin
cinnati. Lowell, NV York, and indianapolis.
Hail puts the blame on noylin and Dcyln
swcars il wns Hall. Their confessions To the
legal examiner vino investigated The affair show
cOn'lusivcly their participation in the crooked
ness.
The following Testimony was given by Dcvn
named McClond in Now York who said Tint
when wanted to make n little money a. let him
know WAS 10 use tn word sash in trlrSrlph-
Ing, and h" would know what was meant Han
first mndr the oVrriurrs t. me- To- throw games
and left il ON the table in our room. In tho let
ter he said let us make som" money Can't
remember what eI-' WIS ia IL. called Hal t.
Onr side and asked him If he mount i, nud he
and VS. did SO. We made contract
To- loso tho Cincinnati game, NJ Cloud
sent me- one hundred dollars in letter ana
gave Hail tvs utl- five dollar. of H. todd INN
TINT VI Cloud only sent any Io.mrs, hclpod
tothrow game IA indianapolis. Han was With
moi il. received one hundred dollars from
NJ Cloud for H. | did not slyr Uny 81 TINS tu
Hall bat gave it 10 my wife. never had any
thing To- do with Nirholls lidl told me that
Nicholls had approached him but he never todd
mo that he hWl thrown any games but those IN
CINCINNATI and indianapolis don't know l..
A. Williams | suspr ted Cravrr in ono of tho
Hartford games. and spoke OF it to Chapman.
told Hall to-day that Wa had better MAKE
clean breast OF II.
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The Clerk OF SIR. Morr,.on'. Committee.

WASHINGTON. Nov 4.-Mr. Morrison. the new
Chairman OF Committee Public Lands has turned
Mr. WOODS who has been for twelve wears clerk OF
the committee AMI is going to appoint Henry Talbot Jr,
who was Mr. Morrisons clerk when hc ttuar leader
of the House Chairman Of the Committee Ways and
Means Talbot has eVcrNth thing to learn about pubic
Lands, and Mops knows pretty much everything having
Teen considered r wears past an expert In the sulect
land law member, OF the Comulitt, III
cncd protest TINS change. the ground that
cripple. the efficiency the committee and dcprives
services absolutely necessary deain. with tlc i'll
ircatc subjects constantly before It
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The rnrl. Exposition n,n.

WASHINGTON. Nov. A report will ho made
tomorrow by the COMMITTEE on FuHsn Anurs II 1t can
secure thc Aoor pros nttns Mr ncwotts bill appropr
nia ,ut tu lcirAy the Ai,il.,s OF cumi sson AT
ihr iulle ENlu-itinn Mr. Cox viii Wnkv minority re-
Iurt incoming That the ~, 4d, nj have power To
am hnlnr.rs committee, tnt ihAt M money lie
Appropriated tD iAy ,Npenss. Mt cox SAYS THAI tie
principal nuic0t 90 hpIroi rHons to cNhih the indu
ilr, "a ti' country abroad Is To ahufi comfortable
places, o., A-aut taps, and good time To "a iow lucky
men ana he does net want to encourage the prUVcL
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BdNKING AND FINANCIAL.

AT THE OLD ESTABLISHED HOUSE OF
Tt MBKtDGE 4 co. WALL ST.
stock operators their orders the quotations
rs they conc out the indicator and posted on
THE BLACKBOARD.
COMMISSION l16 on - SHARES AND OVER
Margin per cent 10 shares and upward.
Orders received and executed by mail
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MfRRIID.

COVFNTRY-C ANPBELi.-N tho residence NJ Mr.
Su.uel CaMphcll father OF The hu.e. N'w York Mills,
y. on "wednesday. oct II. lA the koN Charles ~
Al,tn Gcorrr 'o,cny Jr. oi Iuca. n y to Miss Jane
II, nd rs0n Ntnlioll
SMlTI-MESsINHER In BROOKLYN. on THURSDAY. Nov.
/. uy tle k.V William Huiln-tou. u u. Charles Y.
Sulth al Boston 10 Helen 4. Messenger ri Brooklyn
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Arrived-srSpAr. Nov. T.

s. Erin Thompson. London.
- canada. lransuc, liavrc and Plymouth.
- g clyde. ingram. Charir -tnn.
- Nynuukc Couch. Richmond. CITY Point and Norfolk.
- Neptune Berry. Boston
Rtfk Atlantic. Iaufare. loiut-a Iitre.
Barr tuiuni.t. Robertson. KuttU rlam.
Mark Felicia. fragdarth Rio Ian-ro
Brig susucluiu Tutumn~iuu. Astaritc. Lcata
Brig Eastern star. Westward DemcIarn.
A usual river .tYt.r vs sssls.
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BUSHES. In the ra,cn, once.

WAsHINGToN. Nov 4.-Tho receipts Of the
Patent Once Tor &c tocr tor Government fees, sales Of
copies sales o the official gazette and all other sources,
were $5i3lu3 AS against Si3.lI7,1 for the correspond
ine mnmth of h. year The receipt, tor the month lu-t
cnsod were, with Nucscrpon~. rrrncr than those nj
the sam" month Of any year since the establishment VI
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BUFFALO, Nov. AT the trial OF James 3.
LYON partner Of Jo>' phi Bufk the deautg city
Treasurer charged with being before the tact
emhc1zcment, the jury this morning returned Ver-
.tI.. .stttlft
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Valuable ON Lnd,e. Appreciate.

A wonderful invention for repairing clothing.
ahe and bed linen, and other articles, without patching
isgiyen away with every Wilson svwins machine. bold
al e1I and 60 BToadway.-AdV
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALsssac-rnis p,r.
Sun rises. 3B sun SETS. ~ Moon sets. 20
wArtR-rHis
Sandy Hook. 30 Gov. Island. - He'll Cate. so
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hNswERs no CORREsPONDENrs.

II D-rhe receiver has an the power Of the land
lord lie raise the rent and turn YOU out II You do
not pay
- Sons of foreigners horn in this country,
Dt their parents have been nHlurauled OF No" are
emitted to vote.
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vital Restorative cures premature weakness. ner.
va, hl and dyspepsia Of either scx. irlee a. AL
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Brain Food l. sold by HrDSUr Herald Building;
CAsNELL 4 MASSEY. 18th l. ami Broadway
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Gusinrss noutrs.

Brain Food STRENGTHENS the nervous system and
cures premature wcakn,>sof either sex. Price, 81
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WTSTFR WEAR.-Douhle-h breasted morino I'M
drr-hrt- ap KoSnier du- SKIN gloves ~ 70 plr W
Johnston 40 GRAND d. also AZ 9th aN cor 2olh sL-Adr
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RrnIn Food-Seni for circulars to The depot, at
ALLLN Pharmacy, l,t av and 18th 81, Ncw York.
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FURNITURE AND CARPErs-Grrat reduction in
prices weekly or monthly pAym,n,s taken N'ni tnr
Illustrated urlco list IVwltrlhwats loo and Io7
Chatham st. -Alg.
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vital Restorative is sold 10y nlrMAN, Aston House,
HUM DUNLAP, 18th IT, and Broadway.
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BY chronic indigestion. Cure the nalady then.
Low I Mlh Mix o Aasnc sia-II-
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whether the HAIR he Gray Dccnyina,
PARKER lltr Bai-am restore, tie color AMI ue. DUnt
neglect our hair.
The Beat Remedy for children while Teeth
ing q, Mr. NlN~LuM' = ~uutliug syrup
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LOOKING FOR H. r. JONES 4 co.
Some Information that n Reporter Gained
while Inquirinr for the Firm.

Tho following letter was rccclved by HE
Sun few days ago.
Frozen CAxr. West Va. Oct ?. 1877.
To INV Enron rmr SUNNI Icnclusc III this letter
received V me from n T. Jones Co VIII you be Kind
enough to inform whether there was such drawing
not Of unclaimed prizes, and # So Whether the lhf
tics respectable not as think iii putup JOB To
fleece
Enclosed was the following:
n T.. JoSKs 4 60,
Wholesale Dealers aud Manufacturers Of Jcwelry.
No SOS broadway. 49, .
, 1877-02-05

very satisfactory To- tho Republicans. They asc
very hopeful, confident, jubi1aat Ia fnet, as t.,
case. or Tho twenty Democratic members who
have been interviewed tonight, cyery ono VA.
tltsaprolntcd and while each one lad eo1nc if-
acret rsa.o,l e. to 2ye fr n, an!Ie1pa.e decision
On tEe Republican eidc, on tho contrary, The
Hayes inercnscs with cacl' daY'a pro-
ssss'f'; Ssss 1af ers @t ts Il 'o tic ES Sae
said that fc believed that the instincts ol the
Commission arc a.a.nst the catc III IL wItt be
presented by the Ttlden counsel, anu TINT
Another prominent Dcmocrats closely. allied
to tho New York interests, was olrcatry tiis-
soIered foEtitytng himself wit1l reasons why thc
ece4n, tn1 .sn ' st e encnt = u, A. ofen
Democratic counecl came here poorly prepared
to meet l'cinost Important ltsues, md 1t d seen
from thc'F apccehcs that they nrc approaching a
sents which siond anticipate the strensti, aa of
tho Hayes counsel.
1EnE nLAcx's srzEcn
to-day was notal,'c failure. Ills friends to-
sf Ut 'h a~ IL and e. e., Tue Inner CIR
Ia that lacks heart fs not IL the case; that he
eays privately tl!at the count is against the
Democrats, md that the TIl,lcn catisc Is surely
to 6c defeated before TINT tribunal.
There were arguments for ncnr3y four
houra uron the question OF admitting ex-
Florida rcturnt. Mcrrtck made On able
speech in TI!dcn's intcrcst. Jcro Black
made an exceedingly poor one, In which, when
hc d.l not rlay the clown, he sought to bully
inc Court. ucn. Stought0n made speech for
fhc fs Hayes Electors which greatly disappointed
TIE nnEAT SPEECH or THE DAT
vas that Of Stanley Matthews. It was noticed
that hts apccrli attracted the attention Of tho
Court a. no other speech hay done. There wns
note. Copfous notes wcrc taken, and 1t sas felt
wien Stanley Matthews ended TINT the most
powerful compact for civil, legal argument In
been nndc.
Tho Court meets at II O'Clock on Monday.
when Evarts will close for Tho Republicans and
o'conor for the Democrats upon the questions,
first, Of tho Jurisdiction of the Commission:
second, Of tho admlssbilttY of cxtrins!c eyI-
Icncc. assdc from tho papers presented to the
Court BY the President Of tle Sena.c, designed
ca,i be nude behind tbs Governors certificate,
what evidence shall he adduced
ONE IMPRESSION rnkvAiis
that the Court will decide against the admission
ot such evidence, and will rule that, un1cr tho
Electoral law, the only documents OF critlcnce
which the colnmlss'ot can consider will b. tho
pany The same.n 1l.t Tia LANGUAGE WIFI was dsui;cI % 9y
scnator Edmunds Il, the law for purpose, It ii
well known, and tho Democrats do not get ap-
pear to have convinced the Court that tllc cx-
cratic Southern Investigating Committees can
lie construed to be portion Of the testimony
tlon OF that language It is evident that the inl-
po7taat question will mainly turn.
, 1877-02-05
8AIMAGUNDI.
LIVELY APrRR1iEHstDN.

WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. 4.-Tho Democrats
will try to pass, under suspension Of the rules,
before tho session ends, bftl providing tllat
tho next Congress shall meet Afarcl, e. The OBJ
1ect OF this Is TO secure q Democratic nrRanfza-
ton Of the next House as carly as possible. In
the present Congress several Representatives
died before tho Congress met. Ae the Demo-
cratic majority IN the next House tnay not cx-
coed four, the Democrats Wish to make certain
that they In not deprived Of their very fecblo
control BY death. sag.
JUDGE DAVIS.
Mr.. Justice Dasts lcares Washington tonight
for the West. and probably will not return 10
perform any moro duties as Justice Of tho Su-
promo Court. The opinions IN the cascs re-
fcrrct to him by tho Chief Justice fave, IT Is
understood, been completed, and there will bc
no moro Circuit duty 10 perform before tho
commencement Of his term as scnator, II Is
probable that. at an early day, ilo will commits
n1cate 10 tho Legislature OF Illinois his accept
ance Of the oil'cc Of Senator. Those who arc
Intimate With hIn, say, however, that
hc will not resign Its position on the
Supreme Bench bcfore March 4, unless he
could have assurancc from President Grant that
Ills lifelong friend md asswiatc. United States
Judge Drutnmond, OF Chicago, could be ap-
pointed to atl the vacancy. 1t Is said that this
assurance is not likely to bo Forthcoming.
THE "TnooPs."
A. Democratic newspaper there, tint could
hardly hnd lang uagc strong cnouel, to tlcnoancc
Grant for bringing troops here, now urgcs that
they bo retained TO take part in the tnaugura-
tton ceremonies. The treason given Is ethat to
send Them away would be an admission that
they were brought hero for political purposes.
Thc real Washington rcason Is that the prcscIlro
Of trooIs Is always desired, because 1t clps Tho
dead rctall trade. aud furnishes society with
dnncGra. -
, 1877-02-05
TIE PRESIDENT.
CALLS MADE AND NECElyEp.
nAAfxxl hxx,uiu& IN N..f6..

1tsClQ] &h*&44cA 10 1&4 @FTQH8k.
WAsutSGrON. D., c.. Feb. .4.--The presi1rnt
vcescr,lov rai,ci m fho Inn A1oxon1or II
L. ta,nar. j., ,,,s .nTa,;.~. H.. .ss".", 49,
css".sas !" :'4s suAestu2s' io "as warmly IT.
cclvcd sby tho feeble invalid, nntl, during q
half hours visit, tho Southern statesman e.
nrcssetl his nnnrcclatton nf 3rn, f;r.nt,. cb,,-
nj ~ .r5 rt,,1ro.. s..sh.as H.. .s.". ~
4ssee a"u A"1ness' espneua .as uessI 1ol"ea
tac eousne1n democrats III Their aeaau4ts upon
the President, but has always mentioned him In
public and ntlyato With crrnt rcsucct.
unnr s,o.,v,r.ur war
.,...' 49,, r,.a.sIs". 49,.
nas % !'auu u'o4' tae a!eA'oeut Aalse!1 to-aays
Charles UConoF, tho venerable lawyer ansl
counsel for Ti1lcn, called upon tho President
todav In nav hts.rr.ncct. nnl m .,nlorfv"
~ ~ ~, .s~,.s.a s.,s as1o
4o' NV NtteF "1M'e" many years
ego fcaectttg upon uett. urant, Which, was pub
l4hcd for the Grst tlrno last summer. Mr.
O'Conor said that be hat srriycd At an ndyanceti
aro. thot +, ali ~ rI.t - Al, ,o,vr,,- hot,,,,,
snAs ~ w NV NV W NV 's4. us's'no
nsin over ns own signature @hat No now believed
10 10 q llbEl upon great naTnc; aud 10 begged
tho President In all sincerity, to forget tho let.
ter, and TO consider this voluntary and friendly
visit u t!1s beat apology: As: OConoF waa In
troduce1 by Secretary Fish. lie was received BY
tho Pse4ldent iu the spirit In which he came.
CHARLES o'CoxoR.
~ ~ Uft.<r* 4asoe5atsd fsrsf
, 1877-02-05

After them no one DOUBTS but that Mortou and
Garfield Will he snrtoua tn rcach 1ccfs,on. nn,f
~ a.. 1..,u ~ uAnua n ~ lsas' use.1to.' 4.'u
tue Iouf 'us1fccs lfes ehoscn IT. Is sale 10 say
'nc same oi strong ata Mlllcr, thus making up
ELEVEN OFT or FIFTEEN
who arc certain to insist that the rcsult sha1t
w a.ect'a'nca anu announced ~ 5ct there
.A'o NV oecn Inc eiehtest inaicatiohs that TIC
lonf remaining members OF tho Commissiofs arc
not aa earnest M any Of their associates IN
desire to finish their work In annie time for The
Inauguration A. IN Co,,,, ,,,,t..t,,, r,n1,o. u.
n,s,, .,.,". ~ t"c comu'ss'o" makes s, ats
o"n Iutse. anu can ehan0c thcsn a. viii ny
n'a]orlty vote, there seems to bc no ground
for tho opinion gaining circulation that
of Mnnr1, To.ts,, naa, ~ ~ ~ .s',,,,s,i." 49,
tto s.ar ~. " ., nn ,,,.s,. ',.,s..
tne etoty TINT the most likely solution Is IN
, 1877-02-05
TIME I

"at" snA SRAA1estuA H1uLT1ff 1TANLF5
6psesas h1aeafeA se 1At 7fjauAe.
WAsniaaTos, D. c., Feb. 4.--prcdictions arc
quite common that tho Electora! Commission
Will not complete it, work In time to ANNOUNCE
I result before the 4th OF March. These, how
eser, arc regarded here BY most ~ altogether
Idle, for the reason that large majority Of tbs
Commission u personally interested In reaching
q definite conclusion. Tho seycn members upon
It who are, ~ to speak, the patcntees OF this
method Of olecting President. will not care to
be overwhelmed BY the universal ridlcule which
would he showered upon them II their patent
failed. These seven arc Edmunds, Frellnahuy-
sen. Thurman, BaJatd, ,fayue, auuton, and uoa1.
, 1877-02-05
Difference Between the Cases Of
Oregon and the Southern
States.
The Democratic Scheme OF Apportion-
ment In Indiana.


=
TRANSFER or Hts rETTrroauEnr From NEW
YORK 10 WARRINGTON.
.. Special 1spatea 10 7As TtteunE
WARRINGTON, D. G., Feb. 4.-T'he Democrats
Of Fields Committee haye rcsoEtcd to another
trick to get its suborncd md pcriurcd tcstt-
mony before tho Electoral Commission. They
have printed, at a private Office, pamphlet OF
about 200 paecs. with she following title: "Tcs-
tinony Relating to Florida, Taken Before tho
Committee Of the House Of Representatives on
tic Powers. Privileges, md Duties Of the House
Of Representatives ia Counting tho Electoral
Vote, tho Hon. J. Proctor Knott, Chairman
To prevent Republicans from Insisting that ccr-
tain witnesses whose testimony is printed should
be crossc1amtncd, and that tho testimony Of
the persons to whom 1t related should first be
heard Id order that all might go together,
FIELD AND His ASSOCIATES
bad this compilation privately and secretly
printed, aud laid 1t before tho Commission.
This pamphlet also contains the examination Of
ono member {Kcnner) Of the Returning Doara,
but not d line OF cross-c1amluatlon. A similar
collection OF onosfded and incomplete testimony
IN regard to Louisiana Is in press, giving all tho
eviacneo taken, for tho purpose Of rejecting on
tho Returning Board, but nothing OIL their side.
There Is very serious question whether Flold
"A@ t'oH oS~A 6AAlk3 VI &4hfG f1Qlal!Cu u kHt
privileges Of tho House In thus printing unfair
md pafttol proccedfur, of nj. CnmmitIo, with.
out III ~ ~ =. ~ ~, ~U.1'''.e "'11',
pat ING anowleoge OF Tue full Committee, and
oy means unsanctloneu by any precedent.
NO MORE DISGUSTING POLITICAL SPECTACLE
lns ever been witnessed ut thu (o ntal. mn, ,,oro
hna err cYcitctl n,nr. i,1irn,nt 49,.
1a.. ~. sHe.s,t aioso 1na'sna"t comment rom
aeeens aacu ot ooth parties, than dudley Fields
ttotttnR back aud forth lsotwccn LIS sent among
the Democratic counsel before tho Electoral
Comtnfsslnn nnd thc arat bo ha. ,.,,.>o., 80.
proctor K,o,t T., ~. u"s. a.Ao nou1 ~ 4so'n
- Ao's -. Iaa aaouso coMhsittco On
Eiectosal ffeFoEaelYcs. Tho frat day tho Conf
mission heard argument, ut thu close OF hIe
speech there. he r11,he,1 hn.tITv +h-,ur,, ~
building In s1,ncrln,cn,l ~. .tts.n..' wv
~ ~ Va uen. @aouct7on, OF Inc Returning Board.
uo atrifcu prcathlcss, but In titno to browbcat
tho COMMITTEES and nuke bis attemnt nh thc
witness. Yr,trrdav H., ~" '"o
rvr 49,. .,.,s.S. t w
ttMs oofAeAa COURTROOM rREcir1TATELY
10 ace that the Committee did not grant tho de-
malld Of Gov. Wells, lis counsel, and Rcpnb,tc.
an members, TINT Wells siould. IN nm, ,r,,, ~.
tier. bc hcor,a NJ oncs -, ~. ~. ,..t Jus.
Wadjnxia avdtnce ,n}ri,t 49, .ts, ~ ~ oI
The conntrv fS"s - th NJ WIN tne iAttcs 10
oi tbn CmSn, ~ ~, ~ ~ ene ug.noe9atlG members
ofhrrs stnod VIII H.. u.eI akast f!c!u, oQt TIC
nnn igros" 1nin.,,na A r ts th!s act ot lnucccncy
to ui2erstsni thnt Etcih !. w. suuc.a a.! eeeh
~ thn MtInn .aat EIcia u 1he representative
10 CONCERT Viii those 1nan.1ers IT, 10 nespg' .g'
, 1877-02-05


AoST1cBLLo, IT,, Fcb. IA Gsaua musical
festival oi dre days' duration will be held here,
commencing tomorrow. anI closing With TWO
granl concerts Oh Thursday ant Frtday eycn-
insa, tho Sth md 9th. Many musical people
from abroad arc expected. Tho exercises will
30 conducted BY PROT. ,. Wctley Aaftiu, of
Chicago.
, 1877-02-05
GERMAN
W1Tl0UTGRAMMAR Or DICTIONARY;

Eu'de to Learning nd Te4chtag shc 0c!m,n Ian:
Iea:hlnE. by oG!cst Lessons: ~ n. zrH lArckE.
e .eosy 'q sSsn see 7.
leats ihe {ounE esrner EtaS.y ana ea.ily by meaaa
ioq9iai German wtthogt din1culty: The author
m r. % hsns1 H. ne an1 M
edepa1tmcnt Of tbs Engllsh."Softhwestera Chrtatan
For sale by ali booksellers or Will be mailed postraId
On receipt Of price, By
8. G. GR1GGS t. co., Publishers,
as WnshtnEton.st., Chicago.
, 1877-02-05
ArPORTIONMENT LAWS.
or 1HR lapi1KA pEMnCRtTs TO DE


PEAT AoRT0S'8 REFLECTION.
IndiasaiG.ts Journal.
Apportlonmcht laws do not, As = rule, work
eQualaud exacs Justice between political parties.
Unfortunately tho party In power when the
time for rcapport!on1nent comes around cndcay-
on to use the occasion for its own advantage aud
perpetuation. Tha srtlcls in tho Journal Of
Wednesday deuon.sratcd that in lts results our
law had worked in the Interests Of the Democ-
tacY, for In the two General Assemblies elected
Under It $50 Democratic voters had secured
one Representative, while It bud required $50
Republicans for each Representative. 4hc
further advantage It has been to the Democracy
u to b seen In tho Legislature Of t57+-'5. III
tho LowcE House, OF which Coy. Williams
now complaint there were ei1ty Denlo-
teing eight Independents. In that year
The Republican,. eaat i0lsil sni tho
democracy IL, ,l64 votes; 10 that 3,G33 Demo-
Gratis returned Representative, whilo It re-
9ulred s. 1t3 Republicans TO do the same thing.
There IS certainly no great !niu4ttee to tic
Democratic party In law that makes 30o0
Democrats equal to +, 600 Republicans iu repre-
sent&tion. Tho psesone isH cunuot be success~
fully atiAked, and the advantage to sccrue
from the dlAcuaslon now evoked Will b. to r.
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