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fic,sr crop -. - KouEl OAK .-----.--j12S
1ue q s5g fr orlGln, tog e =, 10 Tor
@SVAL sroREsspirts reutine qnc At 81 Resin;
wilmington a. :. % civ r-ct =, -. delivered.
UrEtN fktIGiif--f"&a s. va 2. e, 'y l-D., "i S
srau 0o bush cram Id 5Dg ~ 1"..oli -. mn 'y
-aL 2oeo ru'a Grain trala or., d. I;. iin: ~ m ,,
Nc,.dr-nas, Goods. rs t. To Hsu1urz. b STAN l-oO
Is La az ,r a. on' ,ie r,p,fiS zoo yo. Bacon I'd
Lard It 5o. To Rremea oy STAN .-' ', li 'l5 3,
re,t ~ mite. lnson 100 Gbi- ReHn Tcjra.4n, O..
It..I. 1rk. 10 op c'-,. ' -. gold From '. l." -
~ T or Ci.T, -or-Brr., 6.rs i ols oors 'r
eteIs &c Cotton, -. 4 Coiinrat - = LAM , , IN.
Rn. s Gi Prom Nib An Han sc5a.nr. 800 tons.
t. CHARIOT i5pu p =. H. ~ ta.p-r 81. gold t-l
~ '1 go I i, ~ So f-.gn - vsrrt7. Bt.. ~"
British * 9iS ions 20 erect tnai79 r. D. = r. 90
10 Liverpool. bcsls Cos. ?. STANDARD.
0lI5-ilasecd sold IN joDoinr Al 6jc Grade Mon
PEri: fJ-N was oo~t bur aDou; sleaiy Ereaed h.r.
81 1870 o-r fr ,ll- A. r delivery; crude m buE "a
e... 9la.ic. To- cai GOES Kcdied at rhit,dcna and
p..ol JNs~Poi.k market firm Transactions lrhi;
s.. PIN Nv Me-; o. ~. -, .l l,, &I5
.. Lay. - 80 bt 81 .s-ed J.He 80 = tla ga 70
-1tta do. ..asI: 50 ~ pine Moss ioalua., sl-a
.-b l-f.F .i-A-~ aiI- '"'l'' 7'ih .l.'i' -
s...ttG IiAi~-iTIct Ii"lri-'. iI''- Nl.i.'.' ...
f.rr.t ING 500
Ei .ff I.l''7t tIrH Hif'ti-t iiit
., JI Dams, She, 1000 p -tralrI .-I ~
l'f, GIT .'' o., ""-tiii t''- ig ~ rs
igc1 shoulders, o. H. -ittl- "a g.;
-. -I... az -.oul..r- ... Hans, j N! les
a-a g.I,- 30 west western i.''F
Gt. l . .iHf '''t
- 90
tffr, . aC. Tag.
.',. ..... ,. ..t-tt -r.ul.. l.u.rr@ -- ,-,
rin 1. - .fcrus " -.i,-. -5 Us. Pf,4e ~ -ipi,
-r44.t O.. -Hl
90 80 = 30 - pl.a- steam to .-.iy. ~ ~. 90
d.. A-r., ~: 1IIu to-. r-r. - -vT-t 20 p.
.I.-.-g- a; :, e.: $3.50 .~s Jun-. - 31s ~ o..
c..iug - ~ .-.i second "uI--" ar-L - 20
bid, =. -Iase- IS 3 40 Hi.. 3" ,-a.d ,rf'. - %
Uid - F.s 2-.'i CIV steam -f-- = TO- - ~. TO-
luu-ut - t-.i''- i'ii'4 i"ii} i. '-
.-.--t- go
CrH-rH go --.'
.r.t-,"r. hct 'thihE' IT d "t fcH "4i..t'. --i-
Dr.. "arai. prices r'-H.i Nr" ~-.. tN.-. .t-i'''
f'-.-i.s Prime 81 f--c, ''i'f -'' 80 I'i'' TT
COOS ta ,1-. choice. "tst.- .'t'- ~ - +-,. 81 -
cror.. tt STATE entire ui..-s IT, 'li ., IH pr.
-ia--c, thHitc ~t'f t.F-i-f 80 lr,. ~. '' NM ~
U-... lA"rr- -iJ-r l-.,..rH.. ii.' .t---. ...'
POM. .1 'lC tn0'-r STATE N'-I ths. 30 - ail T."
F'f"" 1877 70. '-'i, W.-i-.ii iIn-. ~ 10
i5trri 4"t-'~' 'i''f", ..,-'''' ...-.. 200
common t1 .f-s Hai-' ..-l' ." .'.''..u ID ,-
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WOOL MARKET.

Boston Mass. Marsh b. There continues to be fair
bnsTts dong Wool hc sll o. the week Amounting ID
292O20 D. but prices ARE SIN weak and he tendency has
~ buyers The ale ~ dreces during me week
have h. including medium ami extra ONO q; 80
Gi-c; Double Extra ONO AID Pennsylvania az 9iu 1la
Treble Extra ohio Michigan, Wisconsin Ne-lianp
selling cipat at
-d@ The stoc -pces considerably reduced ~ recent
transactions pxricuIafv Medium anu 90 grades IN COMO
l.- D,iIiue r,ects there n0 change The stl3l
supplies Offering continue 10 Dc ta1rn az pfe'l.4.
fic the sales ~ The Nek amounting - 10000 ~ 10
PULLED WOODS d.. aud prices have favored puNF
have BEEN l-iO01 n, Principally god 70 choice
-tr8 3jatUc: choice lots ~ Eastern ana " ne
~uDcrs have sold gelj i6c. but 4Oc Cow BUYS
about thc best SuD.rs ;ho market Territory ~" hs
arlru market for the wear past di
sILn's looked for the coming season rpct
Cr.fes BEEN sofa az l~ci Heavy Aut
reanr, AID fine POKE: Nevada - f2ic, frd Choice Won
Coar ami Carpet grades ~ Territory Wool ere
little Grange IN California IAe
eLIre sale~ the include 265,UUO at l645Oc Tor
spring aud Is 2Jc. FOR Fan.
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Business Chances.

ITO MANUFACTURERS Large PAPER
MILL, auxiliary bui nSs ald Gre; class M hin,ry
To,t al All seasons near Hudson an6 railroad BAR
e..u: zee phoioqraLhs G. IA. OLIVER 1872 Broadway.
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yluanflal.

A GAS STOCKS.
-. "h%YoE. saIE2P9LsIT,AN, NETT r., Al AID
a4s a. ''4' A'0''-' &c Go q. Pres Eiso,
ALL STOCK OPERATIONS conducted by us
Win n e "a o.4. =? IS IS 5 oa' leo q .r a
5000 ru.s-es a. eosi mafAe' IA e.. Aait'5y pam
'''' Bllhets and Broker, o. Hroadway y. y.
GAS Stocks ana city K. K. stocks and Bonds
n bought -od. r.. 4. HEW WIT. Br1adst Room IL
AXE SUPERIOR and MISSISSIPPI RAIL
- tpAb ronc,..'rs who aa'r no 9a ID 5s p. ''s
-; o1f ti zee Is ~oit' r.ris, Phi asipaia
NINING STOCKS.
w -" Drv 9l s" Hnng stocks at The American Mining
a. stock tx, iau2r, or ,.sr"here, IN com4sssl,n,
''' MI y - ALBEGT Il NICoLAY & Co..
Bankers Broker, and AaG'2nters 10 a i ,,,, st. n y
pyn@ 10 70 Is per cent interest promptly pail FOR sale AT
NEWARK, Nj, WATER BONDS, due 1905,
III '''s WILLIAM T. MEREDITH x co.
81 WiIlIiu-st, HeV-hOrk.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned,
~ q, l[q'ie '12 q iI tNP Nv
viii pas on behalf II -1d railway COMPANY % rs'eniaPa al
, nled Interest Coupons in arrelr on Notice
loads, secured On Po us Of Sail comlAnys rlirod ne'
Coupons die C, l. I,7r o. seven per Bonds Of Union
Cas J1a J. d i Per cent Bonds . IaIana
crnu4i1.il"ay .o@.@-y. 5A N r = Eo-lISE
Trustees, &C. ami Receivers II r. {. aat g. Hallway co
nCEAN NATIONAL HAEK.-A DIVIDEND
~ u NV IEI 4 .SI viI be- PsiI J--..qg, ~ he
-il Gay % ADr. $50, tht oae %. EIiA.I. - 81.
DATI, Ies''sa Il S4'ia'' , JgS I}Y z- ~, s,r
DEORA AND ROOM ISLAND BrNDHoLD-
I'm m r- % Il. +. i T. 1' Ak "
Has. L4.l. "a..sc, ,,ev ia.
or.,rr ,ef-E rtsr sHo.Eh>D
MICHIGAN SOUTHERN hallway c.NsANIi
r-N =. Tod. ,
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Ictt sa'' ~ .he 'sy.
~ - seller sd Osrs.
-. - or rnILADELrHIA sTOcKs.

..sec. SD Asked.
C'tT ~ rev ..-...l- .l--4 -chu} iAlH Nav 7 ~,
! r O. q n. J...i5t 2l55 Ncrils1. Ccn.i.k ~ ~,
Prom. IA > 10, I3 c!l J-ces q 4. Il. 70 "a
L>l-h VA,r K a. nsfI Jacksonville Ewy. IL. lfrs
Iaiss o.. p. 3y 81 CeAtl-l lT~.isl.--- 20 % =
FlL y Eus IS r.. Io4 Il
fatrs gil. .h..- important in the London news 10,
oa'. S'ulsr icing Lai pfay British con-oi- closed
aslA ruIrslay, 81 s,,3 1861. tnf Only ID ne ih
tGiei ,,.- tecTrire- bel. IN advance OF an !t il
h'F trts 20 I"---. old l~f'S cont. nc az ~ - V-
ior-. - Io- 49, 1ud 1907 at IoeQ I09ls. Erics con
tuir ~ 49, st q. common, and - pFti,fied LII
tthir4 T.-Idu. % t.-2 N-a-lura { nttIl quo 'i al
81 1u; later os,IeI ~ CD. win 10 marSeo- Aoitf
Eh't rep red TIE -UIa o $4,000. gold, WIS ola
,hdr'Vu RON the Rank ~ England 90 On baincy. ~
Fafs M Ff-rca . y,T Ccat rtntes are strong @1
1le.5-l. Ssai eXchIaza ou london hcil2 z'I'. here
hf'lsn ,sr.sv-. though au as U-ual ga Steamer ""f,
Va trl Al Quotations below. I4c seiHuS IaIrs nrte
o. shaf es-i1r GO.G stru1g &1d nls-rii ,'i.-
= To- ol05ls On gold loans rates NetFsA I"u.u l!'In
= o. ., fo-ruva< - and T. carrying Gnul aohhsy'
.lr ~n5-fressury dls3uTs cmculs Tor thr wa "N!c
S4OrO lr;<rr.- ard 1900 called bonds, inclusive 'I
s1OO0 and 600 t0-.ay. InU DIS BUSHES al re
300 Clearing Dtisr'u.c' ~ the Bank ~ thr -it' ui
Hcs-13lE ~ follows: Gold cleared, F1O' 1870
10 biaAce-, e-,39j.olO currency Ca4hAceA' 80 -
90 To-Day spid quot 4tiOus gele; "a
=, 4"....--... 100 lUsO..... lOJAel 49,. TO
We annex closing revised quotations OF foreign tx
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a GREAT ONFEfe .! We w Z \ - @a ia'e
Doaro ano Rooms.
Below Fourteenth-st.

Below Fourteenth-st.
4 DVERTISEMENTS FOR THE NEW-
n YORK TRIBUNE WILL BE RECEIVED At TIE
UPTOWN OFFICE No l.!3~ Broadway, cor Thirty
irst-st 5gS West Twenty tlirdstr cor Eghth ay.i
700 1hriave. cor. Forty seyenin-st: az NE hAt,fh
OFFICE No. 2.3~f Ihlrlaye, cor. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
purth-st III savings Bank Building, up 10 D.
m. 81 regular Office rates
.ls WEST 1OTH-ST.-A large third-story
- ROOM southern eXposure) 70 LET, with BOARD
References exchanged
.Rel WEST WASHINGTON-SQUA RE.-A few
30 single ROOMS with BOARD; references required
Al WEST 9TH-ST.-SpendId furnished
4 front room third n0Or also, nal
table bOIriers wanted; Summer Arrangements
made moving references exchanged
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DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, NOTIONS AND MEDICAL
SUPPLIES.
APPROPRIATION for such II the above supplies may
not delivered the several fuaa AseI
schedules showing IN detail the kinds and quantities d all
required ~ each Agency ana la transportation
and place u delivery, conditions 10 be obsefved
by balers payment together With
blank OF bond &c, VIII be ftl nses
on Application this Once Washington 40 Leon tI
street y. "; 10 T. ~ KlngAey 80 " u; I"
VIM H. Lyon, sSJ BroadHay ~, n. " " Mm NlcLoson.
superintendent Infm Anars Llwrerce kans % the Cont
mssaIs OF subsistence 4. A., at ST. LOUIS. Chicago
sJgx CITY LosyeagOFIh 81. Paul omaha and Chey
J. O. SMITH, Commissioned
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Ciui0cn3 Notlres

NEw-YoRK March So 1871.
NOTICE.-1he Coupons OF the following bonds
~ maturing Arm ISL. Win he Pad and after Apr 2
~ Tire OF Messrs NJ. h. JEsCP. PATTON & Co.. No
5Z Wilatn-st. New York:
Chicago and Aton Income Bonds.
~ Louis Jacksonville Chicago rst MOrt Bonds.
Charlotte Columbia and Augusta second Mortgage B0ndz
TIVE COUPONS OF the FIRST MORTGAGE
4 BO,,DS Of the CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
CUNrANY (SAS JOAQUIS VALLEY BkANCHl and Of
The LAND BONDS due April l. 1871 VIII De paid AZ the
orice OF PIsK q HATCH No. Nassaa.s 81
G. r. HUNTINGTON. Vice President
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! INlNb = IIfI ~.
w AMI Mining stocks az the American Mining
AZ stock rx ,aau or elsewhere, on commsslnn
ALBERT II. NICDLAG q Co.
Bankers Broker, and Aucuoueers. No. Pine r.. y y
10 choice City and county Bonds
other StCIrt.e- -pri atty Is years
py pz - per interest promptly pail Tor sale Al
t..-r- A d.
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PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.
PgovrrRycP r. /. March 3i.-The Print Cloths market
STANDARD and Extra 6iN6i Cloths sales
Of thu week. 300. pieces Oh the aooye oasis
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1'-----. 100 1870 900 IoJs o. .s',, !.
:. We annex closing revised quotations. OF Iofeisn

Anfty on call was quoted % al per ctit DI5oouHI
s0s Al 1 per cent and upward There N no change
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West Side.

A LADY or gentleman teacher of the piano
= part GARD allowed they WI play az occasional
/ L - NJ aJLh..
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NKw.YcRK. March 3l.-The following ere the tota net
Cotton receipts al AL ports since sept 1916; .,..
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Goie!5.
iUinler Resorts.
Proposals.
FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES,

PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES,
1 GOODS, AND TRAN~PORTATEpS
BEREAVEMENT FTIE lNTEAOR OFFICE fNDIAS AFPAIRs
WASHINGTON, March 80. 1877
sealed proposals. Endorsed PROPOSAL for Beef Flour Cloth
tn Trans the be. aud directed.
n the COMMISSIONER. or INDIAN AFFAIflS, No 20
IeonarisiIee New-Hork, will BE received untl IL H. q
n ESDAG. Nay s77 Tor furnishing the following sup
pllo goods AID aspOrtaDu, requires Tor The Indian ser
o. ~ DE- - ~ : 81 -.
National Republican., 1877-08-23
LEE INHNRAN0E.

Some of the Gufs counscted with the his
sory Of the Popular Life Iusuran"s Com-
lany, which recently failed la Ntw York.
Ire Interesting rs showing how nurclIabis
The statenieais OF assets made by Tie OIL
beers Of such compauies undar oath often
ire, The assets III the above cuml,any, ~
iw0rn 10 by the officers lust beiore It failed,
amounted to $sIS, ,7tr2h6. When the rs-
server took charge oi tho ooneerD he found
.hat the value Of the money and securities
possessed by il was ouiy ylS3,645.OI7, q
ihrinkage OF fiD5,n57 81.
1t appears, furthermore, that this COM
pauy had been insOlvent for i've years be.
lore ID failed. 1t had been examined by in
mrance experts repeatedly and pronounced
found. 1t had always been able 10 decsive
examiners Ms to the value and quantity of
!ts assets. II that company had bsen re-
luired TO invest Its assets in Government
bonds aud TO deposit them beyond the eou-
trol OF ITS OfficeIs 1t would have been com
pelled 10 do an honest business or do none
II all. In the latter event the people who
entrusted il with more than half million
dollars would now he that much better OF,
Every day thsre are disclosures in the
management OF life insurance companies
upon the old plan which make 1t more man
ifest that policy holders eau have NO real
security except by the adoption Of sys.
tom by which the asssts Of such companies
would he invested in Government bonds
md placed beyond the control OF the otf
ecrs There would then be no doubt about
the value OF assets, aud no danger thst the
Ofii.'efs wOnld ni,sinanags ~ sauRndeI them.
There wouid then be fewer companies, hut
they would all he substantial and reliable.
National Republican., 1877-08-23

called, charges that Mr.. MuNDELI.A, in ut
tering these worts, intended TO deceive the
American public by claiming that he had
no power 70 make such appointment, on ac-
count of the civil service reform rules in
force in England, whereas the real reason
why he could not do so was because he was
IN the minority. Fortunately the integrity
and sterling worth OF Mr. MuNDELIA are
so well known In this country among all
intelligent persons that none such will for
moment believe that he would he guilty
OF such n shameless act of Hypocrisy ms
hat with which he is charged by GAIL
HAMILTON.
II Is a matter Of current history That the
statomeut ma'ls by Mr.. MuNDELLA Is cor
rect In it's broadcast sense, and gentlemen
TAN he found la every leading city in this
country who know by personal observation
that the facts are unthfnlly stated by him.
The nvil service r-port Of the British Gov
ernment shows that this reform was inaugu-
lated by AN order IN council which wns is
snud un the list Of May, lass Various Or
'i.'s have heen issued from that time down
TO the present "a improvements or modilca-
lions OF the original plan were suggested by
rsperirnoa.
No material change, however. has been
oIado since the order Of the dth of June,
iS7o, was Issued, i,y which the following
principles were established
That no person shall be appointed to any
oili'r ~ cmJlVyp,ent anfai he si,ail have
satisfied the civil service comm nissionecs-
J. That lie Is within the limits Of the are
preSc'ii'rl ioi the situation or employment
10 which he desires to i,s admitted.
That h- is hn1 from any physical de-
net or discass which would he likely 10
'ni.'rfsrs with the moper discharge OF his
dunon
y That his charsr,~ h such as W auslHy
him sar sush situation ~ employment
And
Z. Tint be possassss the requisite knowl.
"dgo aud ability To entor on the discharge
of his official dotieaL
IL II further provided that the relative
fitness Of applicants shall he deter n,in-d by
| coinpstitivs examinations whrn vsca,nt.i,,.
aro IN be flled, and that all appointment.
shall be made probationary for the term o
SIX months. If affer the end Of air month,
the record OF . candidate Ia satisfactory, III
then rss'eivos an appointment IN n l-rina
nent member Of the civil sarvics Of the n,.
ton 1t was to this systsu that Mr. MIN
DELLA teIerred wh~n he said IN his New
York spsech that be could not Influence III,
APPointusnt Of the low-.t offiref 10 tho sei
stos of the GovsrunfrznL His reaarks MP
piled 10 all m1mbes of PaIiisment Of an,
party whstsvar. The system " success IL
England, and " 10 nseipes "a sttr,npl Il
bring II into disrepuis BY reckirs svd un
trutfhl ststsnsnts 10 regard tn ".
National Republican., 1877-08-23
Commerce.

Commerce.
BALTIMORE, August 2e-Cotton qulet middIlnG,
nlr
,,r flonr active and arm. INT NOT uuetnb,y higher
irregu'sI aud hghsr; southern rod. prime, tl.N do
fniis. SINAI w. do amb.r si!<se 81 No kWs-trrn
winter r-d, spot. nHs: August, Nsm ScptswrbeI.
ana Oc,ner! A. n .iesIner, o. nv ofr-rcd T9r,,--
ahetn ,. as|t Wssts,n dull md n.glscieh southarn
spot anu August. ssLc: s~ptes,byr SIC bid; Otoi,er
sec hid: steamer. Aisc Oais Arm and advancing,
With the demand good. Southern Ni1sfc: wersri
white nhx,c: DO. MIXED, sNaN-. kye dnli and
heavy n ,1Ga2e Hay dnll and uhcbanss4d Prnvhs,ons
dull; crude 7Sepsi.c; reiinrd Isse Uorss firm and
~ wl gu2a,ahly hishrr Sugar ahs, 81 lV'sa o,so
Recepts. Plonr. 100 barreis whaat. mo bushnls
com UnD busheiE oats, Ann bushels tya. I.yo
~nspehs ~ shPments-Wheat, fT ,sU bushels corn, p.op
Nsw YonK August r2-Cotton lower; middiinE
uplsn. iici hntOres ~Asy n " ii.is 10 a7lEc tpf
September 10 5adic for Oc ober. no for November
70 a"ir M e smber 10 z27sc foI January 10 " saa
for Febrnlry ilsc. nr Mar,h. II Ia Ia Em Apri
flonr more active, with an in,provel toms supar
aE esira Western. Is southrrs hour Nprsss
are more regular. with stronger movement No q
anli,er, Ni-lr %; No : d". o. S.si.r No. Chios
20 y nyisE No Miiwaut -, y iai No 2 rcd winter,
mlSed 4s9Ssr.; No. ntiissl. 6ldarSl,,.; wsri~rn.
Sk9Slc Oafs lower No iS-st. SNgs4c M wiiils.
~ tteHte; reo-ctId. ar.: w.~ieIn and Siais white
a.Slc Pork about steady L siAS.als 81 cash SI3
brr tseo bid beef steady and arm. Indis mess "a
ctyextra DO, eAS Cnnicnts sirOny, mex led 'elli~s
,See1kc; DO. hams i2>0iaa Whisky stronger u Is
biu for ssot.
National Republican., 1877-08-23
THE SOUTH.

At this season, when general prostration Of
industry and financial depression rules tn rough
ont tho North II Is worth while to examine
into the gradually increasing prosperity Of the
South aud tho great advantages u offers to the
agricuiturst, tho manufacturer, the miner
Rni the capitalist who would seek new and
iucre profitable fields In which to operate. 1t
c.nUot ia too strongly Impressed upon the
psrple OF Europe aud the North that we have
scattered over the Southern States an empire
moio than half the slxe Of Europe, an old,
wsll-orgauiked, efderly and Intelligent society.
lit which orrupius so little of this immense
area that millions Of new comers ran find
homes rs cheap rs on the prairies Of the West,
with all the advantages that belong TO q we'll.
settled, highly civilized community; that tho
farmer can raise hay worth 40 per cent. moro
In Virginia than IN New York on the acre,
that costs him IS per cent. loss. that the iron
master Of West Virginia and Tennessee can
PIT tho best iron In the market on the cars
for less than the ore and coal cost at Pitts.
burg; that while tho cotton manufacturer Of
New England runs his mills at loss or the
smallest possible proht. nearly every mill In
the South pays 20 per cent. dividend; that
wool, sheep and lai calves are raised cheaper
and better in the south than in Australia;
that while tho Kansas farmer plants forests,
tho Southern farmer often burns tho finest
National Republican., 1877-08-23
VIRGINIA POLITICS.

The Democrats or CONSERVATIVES Of Fair
fas county, Virginia, have pomins, cd for ths
Legislatuss, Mr. RIcHAsDsoN. = young MA,
Of excellent character and fair abilities, hut
lacking the experience which every repre-
sentative Of the people shouId have.
Now II the Republicans will nominate
such man ~ yoHN BENSON, whose ed
itorials, when recently connected with this
paper, commanded suCl, wide attention for
The ability with which they advocated the
sanae Of tho South, his popuiar address apd
eloar logic on the stump wonld enable them
To oiect him and secure their further exer-
else In the interests Of legislation. Bnt per.
hnps we m-ddle too much, ~ we n-iil,er
know whether Mr.. BENSON wonld accept the
placs or would I've acceptable to the Republi.
cans Of the county.
National Republican., 1877-08-23

timber 10 clear his ground, snd shst every
where cxhsustlcas facilities for commsroe and
manufactures exist.
All this, not stated In slittsring gcnyralities,
but shown BY ststistics and citations from the
best sntherities, Is exhibited In Bramhsil q
Cos southern 0uidc,r now on the pres IN
the book department Of the NATIONAL RE-
PUBLICAN, besides full information of the
sprtngs, mountains, summer and winter re.
sorts, aud facilities for travel in the Southern
Stairs The WORK is edited BY Col Fmnk J.
Bnmhall, Of Virginia, and Is profusely illus.
trated BY fine wood engravings. II deserves,
and will, doubtless, have wide circulation.
National Republican., 1877-08-23
SOUTH CAROLINA

We observs that nnmarous addition u
prosecutions srs Ia ise iasiii.,rd against the
krpnbiio4n ~, -osfi,dals of South Carolina
A. gaueral rule, wa beli.svr ~ the xtr,ct
oniorcaiarnt Of law and in the severe pun
tshInent of ifs violaiors. Th.re are many
cssses. however, 10 whI'b oifoses are s,iiti-
cal rather than criminal Ip snch instances
wise discretion Ought 10 t- used
The coadition Of affairs iu South Carolina
has been such ~ to make u very proper Inr
tho prosent Sf,i,iAls io a,t with the utmost
moderation toward those who we,e lately
In power 10 thai State. The peOpls OF the
anurs ooantry have the ulInnuf confidence
In III" wisdo~' and jnsties Of Gov HAMp.
roS, aud We confidently heiisvs lie will unl
suffer the prosecutions under his control 10
BE- tsSued into parsecuti"nA
National Republican., 1877-08-23
DIED.

DIED.
Du PONT.-On Sunday. August 10, isTT Mrs CuAH.
sS9, OF delaware. and ia,,xhIer o. ~. ists iifsve
Marina t"rrs. -. ~"
MITCiiERL-on the moIning Of August q, Is.z.
HATTIE, mhnt d-pgh'-i ~ John n rnd JViisniA
Mtriu''l, ured eight months and thesr days
Funeral IbnrsdHr nlerno'n ~ . q rlork frotu the
residence OF her parents No. cl3 second street north
NEsMITH-on Angnst u, l--7. at the re,Idcncc Of
his Gather. Hon. Henigs W Na,mnb FranLup N ii /,
Captain A S Nc,mith in he ioriy.hr.t yeai oi LIS
age
TRTEwoRTHY,-At s p. M. Augus, q. Is77,
I-r-r i-ts rr''y ,-usn,-r h"rneii Y snd Ms'ihb
4 Ttue~Or,hy, aged Two Yeas Anu i~sut5 seven
Oncc we hhd ihfin darling;
she was tho Snn hipa oi our hbiue
Blt the Isnrd he thau.,li u best
j" take her home 10 Heaven 10 rest
Godneeded one more angel child
Amidst his shining band:
And so he h"n' with owing smile
And niasred our dni,inss hand
For time grim death may part us,
Bni our love ios her raD arv., sever
For In Heaven we will be nnii+-d, ..
There tn dueil In love foraVsr.
fnperl nom her parenia' residence. RI2 d sirsst
Tue ft1enis oft'a fsrhfv ore InsIied TO a'i.af ~
tOSTEE August :, Laura ", daughtsr of Ion.
sthnn X. md L"nrs V. tonIee, aged u ysars sud 10
Funeral services VIII 10 held al twn oc,ort r,,aav
nerioon, fom the Tsn,h ess T sb,',rS
Friend- and relatives arc invited TO attend,
cAHUsL-Op Monday, Auxu<t So MT N.rHA~rr,
C.Rr-', " the elyhty hpurlh year Of his age
Funeral VIII take place frnm his bate Isptiepce No.
to attend. 'o "'"o'
National Republican., 1877-08-23
SfR. MC'yDELLA AND CyVIL SER
JTCE REFORM

The last letter OF GAIL HAMILTON on
civil service re form makes . very unjust at
tack upon the character Of Mr.. MUNDELLA,
tho eminent Liberal member Of the British
Parliament who was 80 warmly received in
this country when he visited ID seyera,
years ago While in New York he deliv-
cred an address In the course Of which he
said: Il stand before you the representa-
tive of the largest constituency In England,
and have not the power 70 control the ap-
pointment of the lowest oIcass officer"
his, HAMILTON, a. she chooses to be
National Republican., 1877-08-23

Tue yIRsr compstit Tive exsmination under
the preseut civil ssrsias systsin In Fnsisud
was hold on the 2ist Of May. 1855. etwe-n
that date and the 3ist day ~ n~-embcr, l~7a,
ls8.3is candidates w.ue examined. Of whom
Ouly 81, ,:SSs were passed The vs.zncics WHICH
occur froiu time " time are l'led ly those
who stand highest ou the list 10 that only q
fraction OF those who pass evur receivs ap-
pointments
National Republican., 1877-08-23

The peasants Of Rassian Paiaud are threat
eniaE insurren,ion, Notwithstanding the L,ng
psr,n' for which they have b-cn oppressed the
Pole preserve 4 strong s-ntirnnnt ~ uat,onai-
lam. The chances for free Poland are veiy
glsomy Indeed although that unhappy people
have never spti,eiy abandoned tho hope oi
regainiug their liberties