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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-03

TOtnls. SJb l,ofo lid
delivered contract 800 bales. Inclnded in the sales
and $40 for spinning sold thursday afternoon For future
delivery the sales follows Thursday after two r.
M-April 600 bales NJ o5c 300 ~ 54c.: May. 20O Vt
11.6lc.. 2.6Uo l65c 25uO IT 1856 June 200 vt
1lS2c. 800 NJ llsc., 100 ut IlsOc July 500 Al
95c, 100 at la2c 2OO IL oc: August 80 l2c,
800 II ole, 800 AZ l2o2c. september, 200 at s4c;
Novcmber 100 Ut if59c., 100 ~ Isle Total i2rD
At 1885,. 40 a. j .soc.: 600 At Il.1ic. 200, At
1000 l1.75c., 500 at Lilac 800 ~ II ,3c 900 ~
lie 1900 lille. sOD l. 7Oc 800 i.7+c.. 6sU
.75c 600 at II 7Bc 500 AZ lite; June. 600 At
9lc 100 0uc 300 II syc.. 4Ot ~ SSc 400
1ls7c, 4oD At lsc 2uo at sc IOo nj ilvoc 100
Ole, 300 at IL DE, 1000 at IL 93c July, AN ut
II O3c l30D ~ 1202c 200 NJ l2Oic. 600 1T 2c 100 At
l.O3c, 100 i2O7c 600 ~ i2O7c.. 100 ~ II trSc. .
August 100 II he. 300 ut L. lOc 500 III sc 100
l2Uc 100 ut Ellie. 300 ut ~ l3c 500 at !. 14c. 300
li5Tc Total, 80 100 bales Grand total 47.Gtu bales
The receipts NJ the ports were rs follows t;avcston 77
bales; New Orleans. 2.I5a Mobile, "a; savannah 7s4
Charleston 43O: Wilmington. 30; Norfolk. 9S New York.
III; Boston, I'll Total 3lS bales THIS day last week.
6sJ2 bales This day last ID $50 bales Total since
September 37Ols4 bnes. Cotton ireghts closed AS fol-
lows TO aavrc, by steam &c. compressed BY SAIL sac
TO Hamburg. BY steam. ac compressed To bremen. W
steam sc compressed 10 Liverpool by steam. Id; by
sail Isle. u ac.. compressed; market quiet.
FLouR AND t;RAx. Reccpts-Floar. .2j4 bbs wheat.
receipts meal. 400 bags; lO2 ~ bushels
oats. "a $50 do; receipts barley 2np bushels
The -four market quiet but strong especially for
shipping grades. The sales 1880 bis including
state Western and southern ut .c annexed quotations
Rye Hour fairly active: sales 800 bb Corn meal
fairly active and the sales foot up about 100
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FINANCIAL.

= REASONABLE KAfE>--MONEy On Ii FE AND
n Endowment Insurance Policies and Mortgaccs sano
bought insurance OF all kinds effected with best
j. j. uAKKINu * 90. 1 IL Ernad
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PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.

PRorfprScR. r. l.. April >. 1877.
Printing cloths quiet and quotations noialnaliy un
chllnruu
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
$1,000 Dis of Col se5's

SIUVU DIS OF Col 3.b5 s.
1000 do...,.......
5000 do.
1000 Del&Hud. 81. rig.
1000 NashSDec't'r LIST
800 Ohio a Miss I'd.
200 shs Del J. Hudson =.
2oO do.
100 do.
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rNnE COMPREHENSIVE HERETOFORE EXISTING
J. the firm OF William y. kdder * Go. has
been dissolved this day by mutual cousert
WILLIAM T.. k1DDER.
HAVEN MORSE
The business will be continued the old stand So John
by the undo signed under the hrm " kidder
Laird WILLIAM !. BIDDER.
GEORGE W. LAIRD.
NRw York April 2 1877
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-03

nFFICE OF THE lCKlLL GOLD AND SILVER
" MINING COMPANY.
s. il BHoap 81
SEw yoKK March "a. 1871
The Trustees OF tho Iluk Gold sive, Mining Com.
this day declared their regular monthly
dend OF cent the capital stock Of the
payable and after April 10 the Office OF The company
above.
The transfer books win close April aud reopen April IL
WILLIAM II. CURTIS.
NlDra turN
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@mmbcsbamptftabt.

@aihinston $. 6. g.
lino sesen Gorparo Glarf, Mrditei
Deg Gapitols, Die 9lnflasen erboben
uoroen, baB er siuei @ebalte be;isbs,
eines als Mr6itett unb oas anoere als
superintendent Der @oloatenbeimatt,
oob er elm Ifero, Diener unb 9anoauc,
auf Soften Der &esieruns fir ben Sc
braud ieincr GamiIie baIte, oaB er IT,
leinen Nus9aben peridwenoeril9 au
Werte sebe, unb oab ct i'm MIsemeinen
incompetent lei.
MaDor Searicp, Gbitor hes Ser
Orleans Democrat" ma1te bem Sefrc.
tar Sdur; uno Dem @eneralpoitmeiltcl
&ep feline gufpartuns uno beludtt
oarcuf in gesIeituns oes 2ebteren sen
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Cine solae bebinser.er eersouuno.

Inter ben itdoliben Solscn bebinoerter Ierbons
ing beiinoet idb bic Serarmung hes Slutes, unb te
,nr seidprIibe orsaniide Shwdde, fonscrn na@
oen beitcn drstliben Slutcritd1en su,peien Starrs
.rampf peruria9t, 10 lit es oenbar cine pciie Sor.
'i6tsmabreSeL bnrb 9cfDrcermns ter Yereauun4
seiicrr: 8oifettcrS aNascnbittcrrs lit aerape rae
gittsl fir oieen 3wed, oas es bic aseniafte reist,
oe unrgeImabi9teiten ter Gaue unS bes Stubis
sGnges iberotnoet, peIde ben @crsaunng sproee0
bnbern, bic SImtbiSuns aus Der Nabruna befBrbcrt
Inp oas Slut cbenio,pobI reiMgt ip;e bcreidert.
Die Sei9sn aebefierter @eiunbbeit iniose tes Gee
braubes oes S'tteren mereen id,ncI in elmer 9ms
Hno einsr r.aelmatiaen tbdtiscn Sersi9.Hns ietet
aorperiunstion bemirtIid.
VII
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Ser strife.
ct. 8 ouis.

st. 9ouis. 9iiGtcr gabp
pom Griminalseridt bat bsldloi.
len, bic @eitsIieoer oes grbeiterpcr.
'anos (Gommuniiten), scsen mcIde
Serbaftsbefcble beraussenommen NOR.
'er lino, je unter 5000 Yiirsldajt au
feuen. So oieieI5en mabrideinli&
ieine 10 bobe girsi9of! itsllen tOnnsn.
10 meroen lie i'm @efdnsnib bleiben
miiTen.
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prdiibenten. Gerielbc srtIdrte lid nit
Der duberit siitisen @ciinnuns bes
prdlibenten Dem Siioen eceeniiter iebr
,ufriebsn.
Ser Erdfoent ipro9 nit @enus.
tbuuns bon Dem frieoliden WcrbaIten
beg Siioens ,pdbrenb bcr neuIid)en 81.
Ienbabn'uir.en. Ser Yrdlioent ert!drte
Ferner. ct toife ,uabrenS Der Gonores-
Fer'en yism Orleans einen Bclu& ab.
Itatten su i6nnen.
Mapor 1eariep ertldrt, baS in 9oni.
Iiona budtdblid niht bic aerinaite
Oppoition sesen ben YraIbenten
papes beitebe, nno bab oas ganse WoIt
oes iibrisen siioens 9errn oepes 10
ireunbl3aftli& 3nsetban lei, ,uie bas
BON 2oMifana.
GntIaiIunaca.
Der s@osamtsietrctdr tot bic Gut.
lanunsen BON so i'm 9altimprer 3pl.
amt belaaftlsten Yeoieniteten ause.
orbnet. aa
Grnennune.
9enrp siSlcp eperett 1T sum 2eoa.
f'onsletretdr fir bic omeritanijde Sc.
lanotl@aft in Berlin ernanut lpotben.
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81 n 3eiae II,

ipeI1c obne @emerfuns ;ur suinabme ein>
geben, peroen 10 lan9e ein9criidt uno bercd).
net, bis lie abbcitellt werben.
anseisen meroeu gu ben seipobnlidcn
Ereiien cinserudt, ndmlid o Gents per Bee.
bier Belle, fir bic erite GinrIdung, uno
Gents fir ieoc folgcnbe. Sir slnsei9en, biz
I6n9ere 3eit fcDen bleibcn, luirb elm bebeu,
tes.oer Ab;M9 erlaubt.
Sic Seranssebcr iinb I'M 8eiit einer boil
ftlnbi9cn ausWabl
Neucr unS sefbmad ooller Gettern,
uno iinb babcr in stanoe,
9rudiaden aller Mrt
In beutider, ensliider, tranSSiii6el
mno norwegiider Spradc
.ouf's 54nelllte, 9@0nite uno 8illisf'
gu liefcrn,
unb e,npfcb len iid su sencisten anftrdsen.
@ebrudt merben:
2etterbeaos,
SiQbeabs,
Geibdftstarten,
Sireulare,
8lanfs,
9Slafate u. n.
aui tar;efte stoti;.
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Nom abonncaten. bic bic 3eituna nidt
ausbridli5 abbcitelen, miro anscnommeu.
bab iic bos Nbonncment iortaufetcn lpunfden
Die @erabi1umuna, cber Seripei9erun9
Der Mbbolune bcr 3eitung bon BEN Holtanlte,
tpobin bieiclbe bcorocrt morocn 1T, io,pie bic
1lnterIaHung ber NnScise an bic Serausscber
bon her etiua itattfinhsnben Srtsberdnoeruna
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bet nidt bon Der 8esabluus oes Dollcn Ibon'
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SnlanD.
NoIitif6es.
Die Deno.ratcn bon Wliieifippi.

Ste OeMiolrdtcn BON Wt'l,,lf1ppi.
Sad o n. Miil., pia Ncp OrIeans,
s. Nus. Nei @isberpetiammlune DC,
Convention b:ute Mtorsen nominirts
Die Convention 9errn %. $. Sims
uon Golunoes gum lieutenant. @oupc=
neur, @. 8. 9amins,uap bon Carroll.
!. 'um S9abmeiiter, 6. 8. @wpn bon
ga. urence gum @uoitor. s. 6. Go9ine
| |pon .Varren gum @eneraIanwalt uns
). are.nle Smith bon @antin gum
5@uliupe.. 'ntenoent.
Mlsbann 10. 'rbe cine YIatform onse
aommeu, beren 'auptpunfte bieie iino
Gresbenbeit an / ie Contribution unt
Die Der. Staaten; e.4aoten- eelbitper=
uaItuns unb Grboltung Der etaaten=
&esierursen nit allen ibr.n sorantir-
ten &edten; teine GinmiiA uns oes
Nlilitdrs in Die Greibeit Der gs'ablen
nod in Die biirserliden uno politil. ten
&e@te Der Bdrscr Der Ser. @taaten,
slci&en sdus unb sleide &edte fin
ale &lailcn unb feline RaecnunterIdie-
oe; feline @pecial= =@eiessebuns su Gun.
item einiser @eriser unb auf Soften be,
Seiammtbeit; @erlcibuns BON Nem-
+ern nur an rdtidafffne uno tii@tist
,Otdnner @siterfiibruns Der spariam
.eits. unb 3eform~ Yolitif, pelde Dor
oen Semofraten ein9cfiibrt lit ,porben
Serminoeruns Der steucrn auf oas mi'
elmer tii4tisen uno tuirfiamen Wer,pal-
tuns pereinbarte Minimum; bic Inter
.uerfun9 allcr Gorporationen, weld'
laut Der Contribution BON ben 5tonter
,u beaufIi4tisen linb, unter Gtaots.
autoritdt unb bic &esieruns berlelben
mittelit @eiescserIoile, gum Bcfen bes
0oIfes; NufredterbaItuns oes @taats
Jrcii@ulenIyitems; ltnteritiibuns De,
5eyas- -gaciiic 8abn big 3ur dubcritei
uOn Der @unoeseoni ititution porsei9rie,
benen @rense uno GrbaItuns Der 9epees
oes MiiiillippiTubes.
Sic Contention labet al(c 8uroel
beg @taates obne Musnabme unb obn,
Ridlidt auf friibere Meinunssperldie.
oenbciten Elm, nit ibr 81 eooperien.
9lad Nnnabme GINGER onberer nm
uibtiser Seidliiiie unb Grnennun@
zines Gyecutiueomitcs pertaste Ii9 bi,
Sonpention.
Sn elmer seitern slbeno absebaltene,.
&coe ipra@ @enator 2amar in mar:
men 9lusorudcn bonn Yrdlibentcn Sapes
uno cnooiiir beilen YoIitif, io,peit Il
Den Sioen betreifen.
guf Der anbcren Scite jeood ertlarte
Serr @insleton, Gonsrebmit0lieo fiji,
ben 4. 9iitrift li@ basesen, oab mar
cinem Mlanne Sob oarbrinse, tuel9sr
uic er iaste, auf betriiseril6e @eile in's
9lmt sefommen lei.
&idtcrmabl. Mobus.
atlanta. Sic bier tasenoe Con-
| tituente bot beidlollcn, Die &i9ter Sc,
Supreme uno Superior= @eri9te burd
semeiuldaftli@e Mbiiimmus Der 2esis
latur 81 erwa6len. Sie erte gBabl
fomn't i'm Sabre 1880 por.
8umbeSbauptifabt.
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MidtcrmabI. Mlobus.

atlanta. 9ie bier tasenSc Com
itituente bat beldloNcn, bic &i9ter Sc,
Supreme uno Superior @eri9te ourd
9emeiuldaftIide Mbfimmus Der 2esis-
latur gu er,udblen. Sie erite @abI
fomnlt i'm Sabre 1880 por.
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sn bic 0onau sctricben.

gutareit. Su Der s@la6t bon
ple,pna nebmen auf jeoer @eite 1Oo,=
600 damn S6ciI. Sic @uNcn purbcn
in Die Gludt scldlasen uno itirmten
User Die Bride bel eiitowa na9 &u-
mdnien binein.
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ten Wertpunbeten.
Ser @iid3u9 ,uurbe in ber Hi&tuns
mad Sul9arien bemerfitcQist.
8ufareit. Sn @imnita entltanb cine
Yanit, meI@e ourd bos grideinen BON
etIi@en &olaten in @iitopa unb beren
8sbauptuns, baB bic Siirien ibnen azf
oem GuBe fo!sten, beruorsrufen purbe.
Die Ginmobner lebtcrer @taSt Foben
in Mense na9 Simnisa, beolcitet BON
ben &oiaten, tueIde auf benz rumdni=
i4en llfer ansefommen, ibre 6ludt iort-
iebten.
3ebod berubisten lib bic @emii-
tber wieoer, alS eine srobe Wlense
@efansener in Siitoma onlonste,
uel1e in Der nentid bon Der Mrmee beg
@robfariten Sbronfolssrs auf Der
&uitldut &ossrab 2inie ben Siirten
selieferten S9Ia@t sema9t morben
iein ioIIten. 0as 9auptquartier beg
2ebteren ion nod in Yiela iein. Mlan
erwortet jeben Nusenblid nod cine
srobe e@ladt.
Sic 3umdnier siebcn iiber bic Gonau.
8ien. Gs 1T ieBt sepiB, bab
Die rumdniide resuldre Mrmee
BON 10000 Maun auf benz Yunfte
febt, bic Sonau 3u iibcri@reiten, tbeil=
,pciie bel @irla, unterbalb @ibin, uno
tbeilmeiie seseniiber &abo,ua. Brit
denmateriol 1T bereits naG beiben lie.
Sereansspuntten eebradt morben.
Die tiirtiiden eicee bel Ygcmna uub esti
Sapbra.
Con t ntinopeI. 0aparb, Der
9ieiise ensliide 8ertreter. bot Nadrid.
ten cr6alten, ,pelde ben @ies Der 3iir-
fen bel pletpna beitdtisen. Ser san3e
yedte GliiseI Der &uIisn, 10000 Mau
tart, befanb iid in bem Sreifen.
2aparo bat ferner No@ri@ten BON
cincm beoeutenoen tiirtilden Siege in
Ser 9idbs BON Gsti Sopbra erbaIten.
0ier lOaen bic &uiIen mebrere &ano=
nen Dcr!cren unb Die 5urten Gsti ca
pbra beicbt baben.
Sie Yiorte bat folsenoe ofii3iele Oe-
pei4e erbaIten Nm Oienita9 sriffen
Sic &uNen @eauf 4aida bel Gsti Ga,
pbra on. gla9 iiebenitiinoiser @9ladt
sos &sauf 9af@a li9 auf &arabunar
Suriid. Sn oieiem Momente ober fam
suleiman poi@a ber;u, iAlus ben
Geino Suriid uno na9m bemiclben gsfi
sapbra tpieoer ab. Gr erbeutcte Don
oen 9tulien mebrere &ononen une
bradte oenfelben beoeutenoe Nerluits
6ei.
Sn bic 0onau sctricben.
8ufareit. Su Der @dladt bon
plepno nebmen auf jeoer geite 1OO,=
900 Mann S5ciI. 9ie &uIcn murbcn
in Die Gludt scldlasen uno itiirmten
User Die Bride bel @iitowa nad &u-
mdnien binein.
sluf Der blaucn Tonou.
| Sonbon. @ei Mifppolis erbeutc.
ten Die 9tuiien 5tuei tiirtil6e Moni=
loren, lueI4e beinabe pollcnoen1
,paren.
gon ct. Yeters6urs linb Nlotroje,r
einsctroiien.
), GrcBfiirit 9lleris birb Die 0onau
6loti0c befeblissn.
Cine riidsansisc 8emcanng.
Cine aug Sirnoma tommenbe Tepe=
Idle beri9tst, oab Der ruiiiide @roSfurI
berelts nah Ylewna abscsansen If
unb oab man srobe @orbereitunser
treife, I'M Die S9arte bort ,uieoer aus-
Sutpesen.
Sie MbtbeiIuns in eelmi fat gefe1
erbalten, 2owos an;usreifen. Gin Sc.
rildt belast, oab oieies idon eingenom.
men tuoroen it, oas 1T icood tpabr,
ldeinlid nidt ,uabr.
Die @ituation 1T auf jsoem SAL
cine lebr tritiide, 10 Ianse Die Sirtcn
pletpna beiett baIten. Tie bier BE-
1lnolidcu 6eeresabtbeilunsen oiirfen es
nidt luasen, Dem General @urfa wei=
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GoIn m 5 ua.

Columbus. Gs ,puroe in bet
Nabe BON @ranpi1e, O., Elm N:r.
u@ semadt ben Yanbanole Ggprcb.
Jug bonn @eleiie gu ,psrfen. Nlebrere
8a6nldwellen uno cine eilerne sdiene
oaren auf Dem @eIcile befcitist worocn.
Der &ubfdnser Der 2o.omotiue mari
:inen She'll oieler Sbitruttionen pom
8eleile. einc Der s@lpeIlcn jeoo9 traf
iii &aoerpaar 10 oob boiielbe ent.
3lcilte. Gs ,uuroe tcin crbeblidcr edo.
Zen seitiftct. Man slaubt, bab bieler
SerIn@ oas @ert pon Sromps war,
pel3c Die gaiiasiere pliinoern wollten.
Sie so!oaten iino nod INNER i'm
Union 9epot einquartirt. 9laes 1T
Rube unb Oronun9 oabier.
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@ilfesb Barre.

Saben 6urdt Dor Den Sruppen.
Wilfesbarre, Ya. 6. Mug. I'm
| ll1r beute Nadmittas traf Gouper-
aeur 9artranft nit 900 Wlann Sol.
oaten in &lnsston Elm. Sie @trifer
limb oesperat, miilisn ii6 aber ou9 bcu.
gen.
0as @cleile Der 2afawanna unb
8loomsbur9 Giienbabn mar an mebrt.
rem Stelen auf9criilen uno ell onoern
5tcIlcn tuaren Sbitruttionen auf oos
@cleiie sclcst luorbcn, il, Tolscn bc0en
ser 3us nur lansiam pprlpdrts fam.
S. wiro nun elm no9maliscr NerIu9
3ema6t ,uoroen, bic Yaucpbabn in @e.
.rieb ;u ieben.
3rufpen.
Iier Gompaenien BON @enerat
Srantons Commando purben nod
Plpmputb 9eididt, no Die gabn per-
Sarritaoirt uno oas 0eleile aufscri1Icn
'uoroen lit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-23
Chicago

CHICAGO. January %, ll:2O AM
Wheat is irmer at 81 3lf for February
delivery; 81 1913 for March. Corn is dull
at 43Bc for February; 44s to 44Ic for
March; 405c for May. Oats are dull,
nothing doing and nominaliy 36c for
February; 565c for March; 4Oc offered
for May. Rsceipts-Flour, 1856; wheat,
1854; corn, 1859; oats. 1922; rye,
1920 barley, 7S4O. Shipments-Flour,
1885, wheat, 74O5; corn, $3.50; oats,
1902; rye, 800; barley, 1887. Pork is
firm at ST. Oj for February; SIT 32a for
March, nOmiually SIT 90 cash for Janu.
aryi SH 60 for April. Lard is firm at
$40 979 to II 90 for February; Sll l2a to
IL Is for March; $ll 274 for April.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-23

their origin in a superstition as vague As
that which gave rise to wager Of bat,
tie" Il there no lesson to BE- learned
from sll this2 viii the world grow no
wiser by observing the good that has 70.
suited from what othera have done when
called upon to adopt similar measures
From what / have written il will be
seen that, in my opinion, justice. good
sense and president demaud bat one
change in our present interest law, and
that is the total repeal of all statutes
prohibitOry Of parties contracting for
wsstever interest they may desire, only
fixing the rate in the absence Of on.
tract. Oar State has made a move in
this direction which she ia now called
upon by her Governor to recede from.
No legislator, be he from the commercial
or farming districts Of the State, should
act upon this very important subject
without having given it thoughtful con.
sideration. When this ID done | have
abiding faith in his conclusions-not
in behalf of auy one section in particu-
lar, but in behalf of the farmer as we'll
as the merchant; in behalf of the bor-
rover as well as the lender; in behalf, |
say, of the great prosperity which awaits
the State OF Tennessee ia the event she
has wise and judicious legislation. l
ask that the legislature make no haste
in repeating u present conventional
interestlaw, unless for the purpose, as. l
have said before, Of giving a greater re-
by sbolishing all statutes OF the
subj eet of usury. J.. P. N.
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FOREIGN,


Ro1E, January 29.-Daron N~icotoxa
being temporarily absent from the minis-
try, on the grouad Of ill-health, Signor
Depretis has been appointed minister of
TBS intfFioF, I'D ipigFi@.
DUBLIN, January 20 = Delahanty,
home ruler, is elected to parliament from
Waterford by 1900 majority, over tho
Liberal candidate,
PRRA, January 20 No Turkish off
Gals we're present when Marquis Sails.
bury was present, and General Ignatieh
has not yet requested an audience with
the Sultan,
BsfLIs January %. -Commercial in
~tercourse between Russia and China has
come to a standstill owing to the pro.
hibitory decree Of the Chinese govern.
msnt, progpted by Colonel R~Fhyealsky's
exploring expedition and ether Russian
movements along the Chinese frontier,
Vhica are taken BY China to indicate
hostile designs.
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TIL D n
Petittons 10 Congress. and Plan
FOR eettlfnS the Presfdent tia
Oueafaom

q
for eettlinS Ihe PrssidentiaI
Question.
NEw York, January % "a petition
to congress- in relation to the compro-
mise plan for the electoral count is 10
circulation ut the Union League Club
and elsewhere in the city. The petit
TONERS make substantially the following
suggestions: First, that the constitu-
tionality Of the proposed act should be
formally passed upon by the Supreme
Court; second, that judges Of the Su.
preme Corrt should not be members Of
the commission if prior adjudication BY
the Court cannot be obtained; third, that
the part assigned TO the FIVE judges com
ports neither with the dignity and impair
TALLY Of the Court, nor with the rights
of the people, nor with the principles
and safety of the country's institutions.
The petitioners ask that congress will
not involve the judges OF the Supreme
Court in any mannsr with the pending
contest until the Court shall be called
to act on the question in its judicial
capacity.
PHILADELPHIA, January % - The
board OF trade has adopted a resolution
heartily approving the congress commits.
sion plan for settling the presidential
question.
RICHMOND. January % The business
and professional men Of this city at a
meeting last evening approved of Mr..
bill; but a caucus Of consei-
Legislators deemed it inexpedient
to interfere in the presidential difficulty.
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One of the feats usually performed by
Japanese jugglers is to wind q long
string arouhd a top, throw the top VIC
lently, aud make il return spinning TO
mis- hand by Jerking the string when it is
almost unwouud. Dan Bushnell tried il
in a Baltimore theatsr, and the top on
returning struck his head SO hard that be
was knocked into insenaibility.
Daniel Smith, the torpedo man vic
was blown into atoms at Petrolia, q few
days since, carried a $500 gold watch,
The handspring ia all that has been
found. Not a splinter of the wagon ha,
been discovered. Only about 6fteer
pounds of the remains Of Smith and hi,
partner, Humphreys, could be found or
which to hold an inquest.
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Relief Wtthout q nnoIn,

ThSush We would BY no means be under
stood as deprecating, but rather as reeom.
mending, professional aid in disease. there
are mnlutudes Of instances when Il Is neither
necessary or easy to obtain. A family pTo-
vided with a comprehensive household ape
sessed Of a medicinal resource ADEQUATE 10
most emergencies IN which medical advice
wobld he 9lherVEe needful. That sterling
90 e and corrective invariably remedies, and
= suthoritatlYely recommended for debility,
Of body, urinary and uterine troubles, incipi-
emit rheBmatism and govt, and many other
ailments Of frequent occurrence. II eradi.
Gates and prevents intermitt mt and remit
lent teverS. relieves mental ~despondency,
nervou] and muscular tissues. Sleep, digos,
ton and appetite are promoted by it, aud Il IL
exifemely useful in overcomipx the effects 81
exhaustion and eHpOsNTs.
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COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES.

The Memphis snake shower story
is going the rounds Of the press
and affords the average sub-editor
who is weary Of discussing grave
questions Of State an occasion for
the display of some highly original
witiciSms. This is a healthy men
tai recreation aud requires little
effort. Several hundred over
worked, brain-taxea members of the
press take the opportunity to make
funny remarks about snakes in
general, and particularly those in a
mans boots. The agent of the
Associated Press here, who is pretty
we'll known TO the members Of the
fraternity, is an object Of tender
solioitude, largely diluted with mer-
riment. The gentleman in ques-
ton was in New Orleans at the
time doing his part toward compli-
eating Louisiana affairs, and hay-