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Allegheny Cattle.

EAST LIBERTY, July 2-CATTLE-Rt
ceipts since and including Friday last are
1876 cars Of through nnd IS cars for sal,
here, or $3.50 head, making n total for th,
week OF G,sS5 head, or 237 cars of through
and l6s cars Of yard stock, against G,5S.
head, or250 cars OF through and i97 cars Of
yard the week before. The supply thll
week OF local cattle isliberal, but with few
buyers SO far. Trade is limited, the locaI
butchers being the only buyers to-day
Prices shade Of and likely to come down
further. Best Sc 9jaG 30, medium So 5Oa
G 90 common to fair: 81 5Oa5 90.
HoGs-Receipts 500 head; total for the
week l5,345, against lG, ,9SOthe week before
Workers 81 S5aI %, PhiladelphiaS IS 90.
SHERP-Receipts 6,2OO head, for III,
weekl6,OO0, against l6,3OO. Selling at 81 81
$40,
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pensIon,Agency Notice.

WHEELING, WA, 3Oth June, 1877.
EIitCrI InteIgenccr.
Please permit me to call the attention
Of your West Virginia exchanges to the
notice by the Commissioner Of Pensions
in your issue OF to-day, and to request
that they reproduce it for the information
Of such Of their readers as may be inter.
eSted in the matter.
Very Respectfully, your obd't serv't.
7. NJ. HARRIS, Z. A.
The notice to which General Harris re-
ierS in the above, is dispatch in our
issue Of Saturday stating that hereafter
all pensioners in WCs! Virginia will be
paid by the agent at Knoxville, Tenn,
whose name is p. T. Boynton.
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Explosion on the Steamer Ised.
wing.

CHICAGO July 2,-The news received
from Dallas, Illinois, states that on Sa,ur,
doy afternoon the Redwing from St. Louis
burst her steam pipe. The following
were the victims: ". Morgan, ID cook
Of Rhode Island, who died Sunday Al
Montrose; ]. Myers, Portsmouth, Ohio
passenger, died Sunday; Ed. Weaney,
steward, missing probably drowned; NJ
f. Tracy, Of Mt. Ida, Iowa, badly scalded;
John Pearce, St. Louis, lst cook, scNlded
In the face; P. Cole, St. Louis, slightly in.
iured; John L. Darrow, scalded danger
Ously
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THE HARVARD CREW AND THE REPORTERS


SAN FRANCLsCo, July IA press dis
patch from Portland says: A grant
powwow has Just been held at Wall,
Walla. Many citizens and number o
Indians from the UmNtillas Reservation
attended, under escort Of Maj. Concour
Among them were Hamily, Chief, O.
Walln Wallas; Howlish Wampo, Of Goa
quez; Jerez, OF Nezpres; Wenumsoot, oI
Umatillas, and others. The meeting wa
largely attended, the Mayor presiding
The above named chiefs made speeches
protesting their desire for peacesul rela
lions. Numberless able chiefs spoke Il
the same effect.
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FRANCE.


PARIS, July 2.-The Municipality Coun.
Gil otAmiens has been dissolved because il
participated in the reception to Gambet.
Ia. 1t is expected that the Council oi
Marseilles will share the same fate
President McMahon's order of the day to
the troops which waS promulgated inLong
Champs yesterday, concluded as follows
81 am sure you will MD me to maintain
the respect for the Government in the
tnldIIment Of a mission entrusted ,tc
me, which l will discharge to the end.
THE FRENCH ELECTION.
PARIS, July 1.-The elections will take
place in Septem Der.
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Ncnttlcd TO Save Her.

New ORLEANS, July 2.-The ship Gov,
Morton, Captain Davis, hence June I'D
from Shreveport, with 4,46O bales Of cot
ton and l, 200 stAves, took fire to-day at
Southwest Pass. Scuttled and settled
in 20 feet Of water abreast Of the tele.
graph station. The upper deck Is com.
pletely destroyed. Two.thirds Of the
cargo will be saved in damaged con.
dition. Value Of weasel and cargo about
a quarter OF Nmillion.
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Capital Location Meetings.
The Canvass in Favor OF CIarRs.
burg,

The people of West Virginia will be nd
dressed at the following times and places
and by the following speakers, in favor oI
Ciarksburg:
Glenville, Gilmer county, July Sl-By
Hon. Benz. Wilson and Hon. 4. M.Turner
Other announcements will be made from
tine TO time.
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THERE were thirteen silver cups earned
in the Fifth Ward public school during
the past year, seven by pupils perfect in
attendance during the year, and six by
those who were neither absent nor tardy
except on account Of sickness. Albert
Meyer and Walter Wunderlich had but
one tardy mark each:
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GERMANY.


BERLIN, July 2.-The Russian govern
ment having ordered the purchase OF S0,.
900 horses, Germany will issue decree
prohibiting the export OF horses from
that Empire. 1t is said this measure
will be solely on the ground of internal
economy, and not for political reasons.
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THE "iap and "lean" Mines who per,
spired over the great national game on
the Island few days since had another
tussle with the bat and ball yesterday
This time the "fats" were victorious, the
score being % to 81. Many amusing in,
cidents occurred during the game.
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The marks last night indicated ! feet
3 inches, and falling.
The Science departed for P4rkersburg
at lO4 AN
The Fearless passed down between Il
and o'clock in the afternoon with mis-,
cellaneous tow Of freight.
The Andes arrived from Cincinnati nj
II A. NJ. She'will return this afternoon
ats.
The Salt Valley will pass down, and
the ". P. Thompson up this morning.
The Nail City was due from Pittsburgh
at midnight last night, She will return
this morning.
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QUITE an exciting game Of base ball
was played yesterday afternoon between
the Atlantics, Of Centre Wheeling, and
a picked nine, resulting in favor Of the
Atlantics, formerly the Riverside, by u
score OF 80 to q. Eleven innings were
PLAYED.
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The Committee on Streets and Alleys
Of the City Council held meeting yea
terday afternoon to consider the petition
Of the Riverside Iron Company for the
right Of way for switch on Wood street
10 the La Belle switch.
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Two Men Carried Over niagara
Falls,

NIAGARA FALLS, July 2.-Three men
named Floy, Bellingcr and Pierce were
boating on the Niagara river about the
Falls last evening, when the boat got
in the rapids, Bellinger and Pierce jump
ed out and tried TO swim to the shore, but
were carried over the Falls. Floy re.
mained in the boat and was rescued,
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ALBANY, July 2.-The Royal Canadian
Insurance Company has been suspended
by Superintendent Smith from doing
business in the State OF New York, on
account OF the impairment Of capital
caused by thest, Johns fire.
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IT was reported on the street last even.
ing that Capt. VIM. Robb, prominent
insurance man Of this city, who was taken
to DIxmont Hospital, near Pittsburgh, Il
week or 30 ago, waS dead. The report
lacks confirmation,
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New YORK, July Bark Siren hence
March Sd, with batch of Cmigrants has
arrived at Sidney, New South Wales.
New YORK, July 2.--Arrived--Steanl.
er England, from Liverpool.
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ERw YORK, July Business light with
packing houses and the jObbing branches
continued quiet. Cotton goods less active.
Chevoits have M upward look. Prints
quiet Flannels steady demand and firm.
Mems wear woolens in moderate request.
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NRw YORK, July 2.-MoNEY-Easy Al
1}Ga2 per cent. Prime, mercantile paper
a5 per cent. Custom receipts, $292, 900. The
Assistant Treasurer diSbursed $67S,0OO
Clearings, $l4,0O0,0O0. Sterling steady; ac
tuAl business, long 4.S7I%, short 4s93.
GoLD-Opened Mt 1854, advanced tc
1861, and closed Mt 1059G. Carrying rate,
lI9a2 per cent. Borrowing rates wcre::L
and 2H per cent and flat.
SILvER-At London 53jsd. Here, silver
bars 81 l2]G greenbacks; 81 IL, gold. Silyel
coin X cent discount.
EnN.nnA.AII u A al MI Il
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THE estimabIe wife OF DR.. +. II. Moore,
Of Wellsburg, died ut the residence other
husband on Sunday morning, Of cancer.
Mrs. Moore was sister Of Capt. Andrew
Wilson, Of this city.
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INTELLIGENCER OFFICE,
IS and q Fourteenth 81.
CLKvELISD, TuscARAwAs VALLEY 4 WHEELIHV
RAILWAY COMPANY.

CLRvEL.ND, June II, 1877
TNHE SUBSCRIBERS TO TIE CAPITAL
l. STOCK Of said Company will take notice that
their subs TintOns heretofore made for the purpRe
Of aiding In extending the railroad Of n,d Comps
ny rom Its Present terminus 10 the Ohio River,
having heretofore been accepted by Lid Company,
tho bOSrd Of Directors Of said Company at u meGl-
Ing thereof, held on the Btu day Of June, 1871 by
RESOLUTION, ordered that the frat instRlmenl Of
five dollars (S5 OOl on each share Of fifty dollars
1870 co. 70 subscribed to tho capital stock Of Elid
Company, now due from subscribers, appearing on
the books, and individual subscriptions 40 accept
cd shall bG paid on or before July lat 1877, 10 p
4. Hstcih, TreayuTtJ n Idid Company al he 1cHsr-
al OtE:s thereof or the same may be paid TO A, J.
Bags, at bridgeport, Ohio or to such person Us ho
may direct; and said TREASURER and raid Rags, and
also such person rs the raid Bags may duly Rutho-
rize to receive money due upon said subscriptions
Ats either OF them by Stld Company empowered
and authorized TO receive and receipt for the tams
for and on It's buhal and ten per cent 0l aald sub
scrpti0n shall be due land hereby required 10 ba
paid Ia the i1id TFtdIursr. al he general o6es Of
snid Company, as GJHGJld or the sAme NAY lie
paid 10 a; j. tISgcs at bridgeport, Ohio or such
person rs he may dcslRnatC, who are authorized to
receive the same for and on behalf Of aid COmGa-
ny,) on the day following the expiration Of every
thirty days from aud after July lst, 1871 until tho
whole subscription shall bc due and required 10 Le
paid, as above specified.
by order Of tho Board Of Directors
!O22-B +. A. HEWITT, Secretary.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL

THE Wheeling District Campmceling
Association will meet at the camp
ground, at Moundsville, this morning at
10 o'clock.
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BALTIMORE, July Sat the Stock Ex.
change, Baltimore & Ohio sold at 90, md
closed Mt 81 bid. None offered and no
sales
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Four Per Cent Bonds for Eng.
lnntl.

NEw YoRK, July "a dispatch from
Washington says that Secretary Sherman
has received an order from London for
Sl4,OO0,00O OF Four per cent bonds.
There will be call issued for bonds soon
by the Treasury Department.
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United States 90 OF 1881, coupons.
FlVe-TWenties llb60l
tlTe-LEentea
Five-Twenties lS6s
New .".a.,lll
New -Four and ...,............lO6l
Ien'l1rte1 tcouPontl
CufrencT ..."lS
RAILROAD BoSDs-Strong; st. Joe ad.
vanccd to 92.
STATE SECURITTEs-Dull.
SToCEs-Market in the morning strong
and higher, especially for coal stocks. The
advance ranged from | to per cent, the
latter for Morris 4 Essex, which rose from
"a to GS. Delaware, Lackawanna 4 West.
Crn advanced from Sc to 3s, Delaware &
Hudson from SO to 81, New York Central
from 81 to 55, Michigan Central from 40 to
Az, Rock Island from COX to 9ll5 The
market was unsettled during the afternoon
and lost much Of its early buoyance. The
decline from the highest point OF the day
ranged from 8 to per cent, There was Il
break in Delaware & Hudson from 37H to
SiH, which effected the coal shares and
also the other list. Morris d Essex declined
from 6Sk to 661S, Delaware, LaCkawanua
4 Western from SS to 81, Michigan Central
from Il q TO 40sS, New York Central from
9lA to OK Lake Shore from 4S1s to AK,
Western Union from 5SX to 5SI and ROck
Island from ok to 90H. Hannibal d st.
Joe was an exception 70 the general mar.
ket, rising to l4jS for common and TO 80 for
preferred. At tho final close there was Il
slight reaction.
The transactions were lSs, 900 shares, OF
which 81 900 were New York Central, H.,
900 Lake Shore, $1,000 Rock Island, Q 900
St Paul preferred, 1900 Delaware & Hud.
son, 1900 St. Joe, 1900 Delaware, Laclsa.
wanna & Western, 25,00O Morris l. Essex,
and 10 900 Western Union.
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ENGLAND.
General Grant Stands nj the Foot
OF the Throne.


OF the Throne.
LONDON, July 2.-General Grant visit,
cd the House OF Lords this evening and
stood at the foot OF the Throne. The Ear
Of Carnovan Immediately upon perceiv-
ing the General quilted the Treasury
bench and had chat with him. General
Grant subsequently proceeded to the
House Of Commons and remained few
moments in the gallery for distinguished
visitors,
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n NIan Who Holds On.

BALTIMORE, July 2.-CoIonel Wilkins
Collector OF this Port, has received nc
official notice Of his suspension, although
dispatches from Washington say the pa
pers for his successor were signed by the
President; but the following was receivel
by the Collector from the Secretary ot
the Treasury.
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BASE BALL.

ST.. LOUIS, July 9.-Chicugo, 8; St,
Louis,2.
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WAR DEPARTMENT, !
OPFlcR oP THR CHIRY aIONAL OVYICIR,
WAsHISGroN, D. C, July 0-l 4. n. J
rRonABILITIEs.
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley sta
tionary or lower pressure, stationary OF
higher temperature, southerly winds
cloudy weather and occasional showers.
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The Citizens Of Liverpool. England,
have contributed $4,000 for the St. Johns
sufferers.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, |
WASHINGTON, d, G., July 81
. Col. Elward Wilkins, Collector, Bahi

NAshANNAVNi ~ S'I OHIy -
10 Col. Eaward Wilkins, Collector, Bahi
more:
DEARSIR-T am directed by the presi
dent to-day, that under all circumstance.
after the fullest consideration OF tht
matter Of the Collector Of Customs n
Baltimore, he has made up his mind tha
il is his duty to restore Jno. L. Thomas tc
that place. know he does this with sin
cere respect for your character and posi-
tion. lhave, therefore, to ask that you
will some time before the first OF July
tender your resignation.
Very Respectfully,
JOHN SHERMAN.
To this Col. wilkins replied, declining
to resign. In his reply he says: "Sinct
have held the Office have endeavoreG
10 discharge its duties faithfully anG
10 the best Of my ability, and thu
President in his inaugural address
in calling attention to Civil Ser
vice Reform, says that a public officer
should lie secure in his tenure as long as
his personal character remained un-
tarnished and the performances o
his duties satisfactory. Your let
ter gives me the gratifying assurance
OF the Presidents sincere respect for my
character, and | appeal to the records O
your department for evidence OF my sat
istaCtory performance Oi official duties
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IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

KEESE, July 2.-sunday afternoon a
tornado passed through the southern part
Of Gilsum and spent itself in Sullivan.
Twenty barns and sheds we're blown down
in Gllsunl, and Il large number Of fruit
trees and timber were prostrated.
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MARLBORO, N. Y. July 2.-This place
was yesterday afternoon visited by n ter.
rible storm. Fences, barns and ont
buildings were blown down, and sheep
and cattle killed. The house OF p.
O'Brien was destroyed. Part Of Main
street, with a costly wall, was under.
mined. Much damage was done TO fruit.
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PARKERsHURo, IA, July 2.-There
was terrible storm here yesterday,
which unrooied houses and blew down
barns, fences and trees. The full extent
Of the damage is not known yet. The
course otthe storm was southeast, across
country thickly populated.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
BY TELEGRAPH.


HuDIIC UeUI SIHIPIIIVHI'
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The following
is the public debt statement for the month
Of June:
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The Stuttgart MaStOdOn.

Prof. Henry A. Ward, Of Rochester
University, has recently returned from
an extended scientific tour in Europe,
Asia and Africa. in the course Of which
he has travelled nearly $4,000 miles, and
collected specimens that fill 176 packing
boxes. Fourteen Of these boxes contain
the framework of reproduction of the
great Stuttgart mastodon, measuring 263
feet in length and 16 feet in height. The
trsks are p feet long. When the mas
todon was found in the far north, the
bones were imbedded in ice at q great
depth from the surface, and the entire
frame was in an excellent state of pres
ervation, even the hair Of its hide being
undisturbed, and much of the flesh in
such perfect condition, after remaining
orages in it's bed of ice, that wolves and
dogs were ready to devour it when it was
unearthed.
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GeOgraphical Information.

The geographical term Abcassia refers
to that part of Russia lying at the base
Of the western portion Of the Caucasian
mountains, on the shore of the Black
sea. These mountains, running diagon-
ally from the Black sea to the Caspian,
are the natural barrier between Europe
and Asia. They do not terminate alb
ruptly at the Black sea, but run along
parallel with it's northwestern trend, and
the space between the mountains and the
sea is occupied by the Abcassians. Rus
sian acquisitions have carried the frontier
for some distance south of these noun
tains. Circassia (meaning this side the
Caucasus) refers to that part of the
country lying north OF the mountains,
and Abcassia in the same way means a por-
ton of the district beyond them. Trans
caucasia refers to the whole district south
of the mountains, to which also the term
Georgia is modernly applied. The Alb
cassians were among the earliest tribes
in that part of the world to embrace
Christianity, but long since went over to
Islamism, which accounts for their re-
volt in favor of Turkey. The Caucasus is
still inhabited by men and women of
great personal beauty Of rather volup-
tuous type. The women sell we'll in the
Turkish market, but in New England
might not be accounted interesting. ;"
The term Caucasian was formerly applied
to the whole race of white men, on the
suggestion of Blumenbach, a German
writer, and on the supposition that the
race originated in the Caucasus. There
wasno foundation for this theory or name,
however, and it has been succeeded by
the term Indo-European or Aryan, the
origin Of the race being placed farther
eastward.
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Fletcher Harper.

Mr.. Fletcher Harper, who died re-
Gently in New York, at the age of II,
was the last of four brothers whose great
business ability and high character were
long and will long remain part of the
best history of New York city. He and
his brothers were IN many respects re-
markable men. They belonged to the
best and highest class of American mer-
chants, for they were men of culture, of
broad ideas, of q strict and high sense of
honor, and public-spirited and useful
citizens. Mr.. Fletcher Harper was.
perhaps, the ablest of the four brothers.
He possessed natural powers which
would have made him a man Of great
mark in any calling. His guiding hand
was for many years supreme in the most
important parts of the great publishing
house Of which he was one of the heads.
1t is no secret that he was the real edi.
tor, the controlling mind, OF the Harper
periodicals; that he framed the policy
and suggested the characteristic features
of these journals, whose influence has
been so great in the country.
The four brothers worked together
all their lives with singular unanimity.
They adopted rule early in life never
to enter on any enterprise unless all
four were agreed to it, and to this they
adhered constantly, and to it they doubt
less owed their safety in many instances
as business men.
Fletcher Harper was for many years
the most active of the four brothers. He
bore the heaviest burdens, and bore
them easily. He possessed a cheerful
and buoyant temper, unfailing courage,
and was always an admirable administra-
tor. It was his thought which, in 1856,
established Hnpor'S Weekly, and in
1867, the Bazaar, both of which he made
eminently successful. Though he had,
of course. proper assistants, and trained
one of his nephews in this department.
he was for many years the active and
chief editor of those publications, and
especially of the Magazine.
Mr.. Harper leaves a widow and two
sons Fletcher Harper, Jr., and Joseph.
The firm OF Harper & Brothers is now
composed of Fletcher Haruer, Jr. :;
Philip j. A. Harper, son of James !;
John Wesley and Joseph Abner Harper,
sons of John; and Joseph Wesley
Harper, a son of Wesley Harper.
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How the President Attends to Business

There is a larger force of clerks at the
White House, under President HAYES.
than ever before. There is the Private
Secretary, Mr.. Rogers, and his assist
ant, Mr. Pinden. MI. Webb Hayes is
confidential secretary, and Col. Corbin
is military secretary. The latter has
general charge of the mail, and receives
and opens all letters and newspapers.
Maj. Snifen, who was appointed a pay
master by Grant, remains at the White
House, and there are three other clerks
and two stenographers. This makes a
personal staff OF nearly dozen persons,
where there have been less than half the
number heretofore. People who have
occasion to write to the President will be
pleased to hear that it is the desire of
Mr.. Hayes to send an answer to every
letter he receives, no matter what its
purport. There is a large amount of
mail matter received at the White House
every day which does not properly relate
to the public business. A thousand peo-
pie write to the President about their
own private concerns and wonder that
they do not get an answer, if no answer
comes. Heretofore all such letters have
been thrown into the waste basket. But
President Hayes directs that respectful
reply be sent to every letter, however
irrelevant. This requires a good deal Of
clerical work. Then President Hayes
wants the newspapers carefully read, and
his secretaries have begun a series of
scrap-books for preserving such newspa-
per publications as are of interest at the
White House. One or two clerks are
KEPT employed most Of the time at this
business alone. The new administration
takes great many papers, and seems to
aim to keep we1l-informed concerning
the feeling Of the country. Washjng-
ton Letter to Boston Herald.