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are almost innumerab!e Of like relapse

are almost innumersble Of like relapse
to savage life 1t will not do to CONT
upon the influence of either alone.
1t is very clear, therefore, that the
policy OF the government should be to
place the administration of Indian affairs
in the hands of army officers, a1d abolish
the agencies Knowing it would be their
unpleasant duty in case OF an outbreak
to pursue AMI overcome the revolted
tribes, it would be their first care TO see
that the Indians were deprived OF the
means OF making vicious warfare
They would sell the ReCs neither guns
nor ammunition. or if they did, in such
small quantities that it would be impos-
sible tor them to prolong q conflict.
Denied the weapons OF war, other than
the most primitive kind, and of their
ponies, of which they make such good
use in eluding pursuit and surprising
settlements before the people can be
warned of their danger, 1t would not be
difficult to hold them in subjection.
There is no reason for supposiI z that
the offices OF the missionary and the ed
ucator could not be as freely exercised
under military supervision of army
officers rs under that OF commissioners
expressly chosen. If anything can be
done towards saving the remnants OF the
tribes and bringing them INTO harmoni-
Gus relations with that civilized energy
which Is encroaching upon them and
constantly contracting the circle within
VIII ch they move, it can be done under
military direction, and at the same time
secure the white settlers sgainst the out
breaks of their savage natures.
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A Viudicaiian of MaSor ncCOn
nRughy.
CORRESPONDENCE OF the Register.


An article appeared in your yesterday
mornings issue in reference to Mayor
McConnaughy, of Bridgeport, Ohlo,'that
does him great injustice, and, as he Is IN
no sense strong partisan, and lrleS TO
do his duty as an etficer and citizen, we
wish to make few corrections.
Oar Council passed m ordinance,
April l3, 1875, which prohibits the firing
OF cannon, ire arms, &c, within the cor =
porGte limits, giving the Mayor no dis
cretionary power to grant permits to IRE
arms of any kind. Quite q serious
accident occurred here from
the premature explosion OF cannon IN
the fall of 1875, and to prevent n
REPETITION OF the accident the mayor IN
formed the parties who had charge OF
the cannon las ne informs u.s. that rs an
officer of the law he would lnterpoSe no
objections to their firing it if they would
man 1t with careful and responsible
parties.
Both parties exploded powder in the
streets OF our town last isl. when our
campaign poles were erected.
Msyor McConnaughy Is not what this
article would seem 10 make him, u
uigoted politician. He is his h-minded
citizen, never talks politics, and while
we know he sympsthizes with the Repub-
hcsn party, he kindly volunteered his
labor and the use of tour OF his horses TO
aid in hosting the Tilden hickory last
fall. Ross j. ALEXANDER,
JOHN COOKE.
Bridgeport, Oct II, 1877.
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French fairs.

PARIS. October lG.-An official dis
patch 10 the CODlmiYtIS, contrsdlcts the
rumors OF the resignatIon Of the Minis
try. 1t points out that FOR the present
A. least. the Ministers must necessarily re-
main in office A committee OF Senators
ol the Left estimates that after the rec
oud baIIolIng and the result in the colo
HE, j. known, the Republicans will
r4vc 33j members IN the Chamber.
/ he committee also protests against the
revival OF tn" system Of otliclsi candida
,urrs and late electIuL-
PAKIs. October II Further denial 10
given - the statement thst the min IslefS
intend 70 resign. 1t ~ added that the
ministers have not tor n single nome NJ
entertained the idea Of resIgning any
more than the President has thought Oi
-.parating himself from them Minister
FOurtOp, 10 receiving the Projects to-
iay. explained ~ them that the govern
meut electoral struggle which gained
uLy seats for the Conservatives would
continue on October 18th II the second
bAlotInrs and on November 4th At the
election, Tor Councils General. under
precisely the same conditions ~ u was
entered upon. Il seems certain that
Gam beta u strenuOusly endeavoring ~
unite AL the factions OF the Left.
LoSDOY, October IA Times special
saw tina, the government seem decided
/ on using the administrative machine ~
. influence the election OF fifteen hundred
a
. ..r- geuerauI On the 4lh OF November,
three days before the meeting Of the
+ Chamber. Thee elections are Of I'M
. por,sIce. the couseIl.ers geuersuI, con-
. SELLERS d'srOnd :ssemenI and delegates VI
municipalities beng electors Of the Sen
a.e. Orethird Of the Senate retires
early IN 1879
LONDON, O..Ober IA Paris cor.
re.ponden! ,eI-grsphs AZ tollows: The
Lei, nave proclaimed that they will
srru. he elections obtained by permit
tngtne c.ndidates 70 poet on the walls
addres-es printed on white paper, which
s,CorCIng - law, shouiq only be used
1 10. p.ae.rd ensuAting from the govern
ngrt. All the governmental candidate.
used While paper for their plA'
cards The Lett hereby intend 20 lay
doAu = principe binding on themselves
f. well ss On their opponent, and lnh!ci
solemn condemnation on the Official
can1jacy backed By unblushing coer-
c.on. They siso aanoGncs that If th'
C.yiret j. not formed from the
msforIty they viii Psss at the vsry
Gr.. sitting vote Of want Of confidence
s.d. after iDsuring the payment Of th'
ioteres, on the national debt and supphe'
lor,tbe army snd pubic works, they VII
refuse ell The woes necesssry for working
the cabinet, such as secret service shC
the salaries o; the functionsries, d.
everything in short which can ooligs
cabinet, acting with the Law, 70 abandon
the struggle. The condition on which
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HOUSE.

After the reading of the journal the
disputed election case from the Fourth
district of Louisiana WAS taken up, the
question being upon the resolution OF
Mr., Leonard, of Louisiana, referring the
claims of Messrs. Elaine and Smith, tho
contestants, TO the Committee on kleC
tous. 10 decide who has the pTima tdcit
right to the seat.
Mr.. Gibson offered u substitute provid.
ing Tor the Immediate swearing IN OF j.
B. Elan. After debate the substitute
WAS adopted, yeas l44, nays ll9 Mr.
Elan took the modified oath.
Mr.. Frye offered n resolution reciting
that Charles + Nash hsd presented II
certificate of election signed by Governor
Kellogg, then duly recognized and acting
Governor OF Louisiana, bu. that the
clerk OF the House had declined to place
Nash's name on the roll, but had subst-
tuled F.. w. Robertson on the authority
OF paper signed by Governor Nichols,
and directing that the name Oi Robertson
be struck from the roll and Nash be
sworn in
After debate substitute offered by Mr.
Ellis that Robertson be sworn in was
agreed to, and the modified oath was sd-
mInistered.
The case of Pacheco, OF California, was
then called up, when Mr.. Garfield moved
that the oath of office be administered
Agreed to after discussion, and Pacheco
took his seat.
The Colorado case next came up and
after short debate went over.
A large number OF petitions were pre-.
sented and referred. Among them was
one from the citizens OF Iowa, asking the
passage of law making silver legal
tender tor all sums. Another from the
Legislature OF Michigan, asking Congress
sional aid for the construction of u tunrel
under the Detroit river at or near De
troii; from citizens OF Nation, New
York, q petition tor the remOu etlzaLion of
the old silver dollar. A current resolu-
tion for the removal OF the books and
files in the lofts of the old portion OF the
Capitol building to the basement of that
structure WAS sgreed 10.
Bills were introduced and referred au-
tborIzing the citizens OF Colorado, Ne
vsda and the Territories to ell and re-
move the timber on the public domain
Tor mining and domestic purposes; and
to prevent abuses in the sale OF postage
stamps ana stamped envelopes.
By Mr.. Plumb-To donste portion
OF the military reservation OF 1t. Hswker
TO the Stste OF Kansas for the establish
ment OF an educational or charitable in
,tl;ution, ard to open the remainder 10
settlement.
Adjourned till Saturday.
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pos,onIce SwindIe Detected.

ST. LOUIS, October I7.-About three
weeks ago Auditor McGrew @! the Post
office Department Mt Washington, detect
cd through rcw system OF Keeping nc
counts, inaugurstcd 10y himself, swind-
Ing operation which has been going on
tor several years, by or through the con.
nivsnce Of al cmploye of the depart
ment, named O'Brien, and by which it
was thought the department had been
robbed OF $4,000. r. b LIiley, Deputy
Auditor Of the department. WAS imme.
diately dispatched 10 this city, where he
has since been engaged with Chief special
agent, +. w. Schaurte, and his corps of
detectives in working up the case. The
peculatlons were all made ut points re.
mote from this city, in the west and
southwest, and Mr.. Lliley's mission has
been so successful that he let for Wash
ington tonight with over $4,000 re-
covered from various persons VINO had
been in culusion with o. Brien.
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Australian News.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. l7.-News per
the Austria says. An attempt WAS made
to murder Mr.. Russell, the government
astronomer at Sydney, by means OF
explosives enclosed in box and ad-
dressed TO him, and left by youth at
the observatory. The Lsture of the con-
trivance was discovered by Mr.. Russell
while opening the box, and the plot mis-
carried
The rain fall in New South Wales has
been general Ia Nictoris no less than
the average has fallen. Business has re-
vived in both colonies.
A Ministerial crisis has occurred in
New South Wales and dissolution is i'm
minent.
The Victorian Assembly passed tax
bill and 1t is now before the legislative
council. The bill permitting mining on
prvste property Is likely to become 8
law
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FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS
WAsHINGToS, October IT.
SENATE.


Mr.. Beck introduced 4 bill authorizing
the payment of 30 per cent. OF customs
duties IN legal tender notes. Referred.
Mr.. Thurman presented the creden-
tals of Henry NJ. Spoford, Senator tor
Louisiana, from March 4th, 1877, and
asked that they be read and Mr.. Spot
ford sworn in.
The credentials having been read, Mr..
Mitchell moved that they be referred to
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions. A long discussion on points of
order followed.
Finally Mr.. Edmunds appealed to Mr..
Thurman to let the subject go over until
| tomorrow.
Mr.. Thurman consented, having no
desire to force the Senator TO vote if he
was not ready to do so.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted the following,
which was laid over until tomorrow ut
the request of Mr.. Bsysrd:
ReSoLued, That select committee Of
seven Senators be appointed, whose duty
| it shall be 10 take into consideration the
state of the law respecting the ascertain
ing and declaration of the result OF the
election of President and Vice. President
IF the United States, and that said COM
mittee have power to report by bill or
| otherwise.
Mr.. McCreery introduced bIll to re-
peal the bankrupt law an AL acts
smondatory thereof. He spoAe OF lis
obnoxious provisions, aud sid that
honesty and fair dealing dem 4nded its
Immediate repeal. Ordered to lie on the
table TO be taken up hereafter.
MIR. Edmunds moved that the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections be
discharged from further consideration of
the credentials OF VIM. z. Kellogg. Laid
over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Grover, at his own request, WAS
excused from further service o. the
Committee on Enrolled Bills.
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill,, resolution
| filing the vacancies in committees as
| follows, Was agreed to: Matthews, OF
ONO, and Wallace, OF Pennsylvania, on
Foreign Relations; Cameron, of Fenn-
syIvania, on Military Ati.irs, and Public
Buildings ana Grounds; Armstrong, OF
III lSs 'Al ], Ol INhlIl OhdFi olONNlt VI 'aN-
gOn on Private Land Claims; Arm
strong, of Missouri, on Enrolled Bills
Ferry, of Michigan, WAS made chairman
OF the Committee on Postotlices and
Post Roads in place OF Hsmlin, who re-
talns on that committee rs member,
| and Hamln WAS made chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relation, ~
place of Morton, who retains hi. o.d
place as chairman of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. Mr.. Morrill,
stated tnaL it was the wish OF the Senator
from Indiana Morton1 that this latter
change be made.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
The doors were reopened and the SEN
ate adjourned.
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San Francisco nintInvesrtgariou

W AsHIEGTON, October 1.-THE re-
port OF the commission 10 investigate the
/ operations and conduct OF the San Fran
cisco mint and custom house is made
! public. The commission unanimously
I report as the result of their inyes.
| tlgatlon that the customs service 81
the port OF San Francisco is intelhgently
and efficiently performed, and on the
whole the revenue honestly and econom.
lcally collected. The commission report
IN regard to the mint that It's bullion and
coming operations were faithfully and
efficiently conducted. and that III bring
ing them into their present high state
OF efficiency superintendent Lagrange
bias performed his tull share of duty and Is
entitled - Credl! therefor. They say,
however, that while the clerks have
generally been found competent and etti-
ClenL, il is believed hat y number Of IN
competent and inefficient persons have
received appointments in the general
department of the mint and been r..
tanned through political or other con.
siderstIons, but not Of y pecunisry nature
In regard to the charges by Plnney
against Lagrange concerning alleged
frauds on the government IA the sale OF
old materials &c., they say that PIuney
WAS, by his own testimony, Al aCCOmpGCe
in the crime, II any were committed
that he received money and that no por-
tlOn of II nas been traced by any eyI-
dence, oxcep. P.nney's, to the hands OF
Lagrange. The report SAWS, however, m
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WnsIlIn.tOn Items.

WASHINGTON, October 1.-The Pres.
ident sent to the Senate to-day TIE noml-
nation OF John NJ. Harlan, ot Kentucky,
to be Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court. There were also
large number of appointments made
during the recess OF the Senate.
A. W. Fletcher has been relnstated rs
superintendent Of the folding room.
Senator GALES, nephew of the late Joseph
Gales, who was appointed to the position,
Will be gwen another plsce. Speaker
Randall interested himself to have
Fletcncr reins.sted A rule OF the House
makes al! the Doorkeeper's appointments
subject TO confirmation by the Speaker.
At the request of Mr.. Thurman the
Democratic Senators IN caucus agreed to
push he question of the Louisiana con-
tested seats n speedy decision.
The case OF Senator John j. Paterson
was tried before Judge Humphrey to-
day, and adjourned TIL the 3lst.
The Senate in executive session re-
ierred the nominations received to-day
to the appropriate committees without
taking up any OF them for other action.
An additional list OF appointments WAS
made during the recess OF the Senate to be
sent to that body by tue President TO-
morrow. Those transmitted to-day are
only about one-hat the total number.
The President sent the following nom
inatiCns to the Senate to-day, together
with several hundred othe- appoint
ments, which have heretofore been made
public: ENJOYS Extraordinary and
Ministers PleuIpotentIary Of the United
States IS Edward f. Noyes, France;
James Russell Lowell, Spain; John A.
Kasson, Austria; Thomas A. O,bsrnc,
Chill; Henry W. Willard, Brazil. Min
Isters Resident of the United States
Jonu l.. Stevens, Sweden and Norway;
James NJ. Comley, Hawaiian ISLANDS;
Iohn Nj SsupstOp. HhVLi.
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attcmpttoLyncn IA Prisoner

LOUISVILLE, October II "A special to
the Colu.ier-Jouu1L from Maysvillc
states that second attempt WAS made
last night to hang Jerry Anderson, who
is confined there In jal on the charge OF
poisoning his wife. He Is ~ negro and
the several hundreds who attempted 70
take the law in their own hands were All
colored. The officers were worsJei in
enieavorng to dlsperse the mob by per-
suasion. "A citizen then placed himsel!
before the Jail with revolver, but was
ierked aside aud two negroes sat down
on him. The county judge and mayor
addressed the mob, begging the negroes
not to disgrace the city, and promising
to see that Anderson was properly des t
with. They then dispersed. The jail Is
now securely guarded.
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Bank officer Sentenced.

LEAvENwoRTH, October lin the
L. ). Court to day, before Judge Foster,
J. 5, Frasker, president OF tue First Ma
tional Bank OF WIshita, Kansas, was
convicted and sentenced to five years in
the State penitentis-y OF Missouri for
the crime of embczzlement OF the bank
funds. w. j. Wright, the book-keeper,
was convicted OF fraudulent alteration Of
the bank books under the direction of the
president. J. w. Eldrridge, the cashier,
las had his trial, and the jury are now
out. Frssker, before sentenced, made 3
full confession Of his guI.t, saying that
his troubles were caused by the financial
embarrassment of 1878.
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NnrionM ComgregationaI Council.

DErRorr October II. The NstIousi
Council of the CougreL LatonNl Church IN
the United States were lu trIrunr.i ses-
sion N the Woodward Avenue Church,
in this city, at II clock this morning
More than $50 acI gates were present
from Maine 10 Oregon and California
The Council organized by clcCuug eX-
Governor Wasnburue, ot Massachusetts
as Moderator, with President \. H.
Chapiu, of Bc.ot WIS, ana Hon. Chhs.
G.. Hammond of Chicago, ~ assistants
Rev. 4. W. Sproie, d. d welcomed
the Council to the church and city N Il
speech o warm .ympathy and apprccia.
tion, which was mighty gratifying To the
members.
The officers oG tn" last session were re-
elected with the exception of Langdon
Ward as auditor, IN place oi Hon. Charles
+ Russell, who deemed.
The afternoon was mainly taken uP
with matters %. business
4 paper by President T. ID Wa.s'y,
of New Haven, Conn was read by Dr..
f.. II. Richardson, oi Hartford, strongly
advocating the use OF the Bible m the
public schools.
President Bascomb, %. the Wisconsin
University, BY unanimous consent, IN.
.roduced a resolution looking TO the en-
couragcment OF congregational colleges
and State institutions which was referred
u n committee consisting OF Richard
Edwards lii D., of Illinois; Rev. Chs-
Ray Pal rr, of Connecticut, and Rich
ard CordIey, d. ID, Of Michigan.
Among the prominent deIegstes pres
ent may be mentioned Presidents Angel,
Of the Michigan, and Msgown, Of the
Iowa Universities; Rev J. +. Rankin,
Washington; Judge ClrrIer OF st. Loui.;
Rev. j. Means, T.. X. Alden, ). +. Her.
rick and II NJ. Dexter, of Boston.
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RnrgnNnc Centennial.

SCHUYLEKvILLB \. Y, October H.
Scarcely less than 10000 people are here
attending the centennial COmmemOra.lOu
of the surrender OF Burgoyne. The eX
erCiscs opened with the firing OF one hun
d:.i guns vt sun rise, when An answer
rug gun WAS heard from Willard d,
Mountain. whence Gales scouts signal
ed to him the movements OF BurgOyDe
during the campaign. The procession O!
many civil AID military organizations
is All imposing affair The officers wear
badge made from Palmetto sent by
South Carolina The long line having AT.
rived upon the historic ground, eX-Gov-
ernor Seymour and Geo. William Curtis
delivered orauons and poem WAS read.
At o'clock the spesklng began. After
prayer Charles Lester, President OF the
day, delivered An address, and WAS to-,
owed by Hon. HoratIo Seymour, who
WAS received with cheers. At the con-
clusion OF Mr.. Seymour's address Georgt
William Curtis was introduced and cor
dially received, after which Alfred K
Street read poem. Addresses were also
made by William l.. Stone, B. W
Throckmorton, OF New jersey; Judge 4
A. Yates, ol Schenectady; Ii. II. Giao
ing, OF Albany General j. A. Wilson
read Halleck's poem, "rhe Field oi
Grounded Arms. An ode by General
j. Wates Depeyster WAS also read and a
version of the Star Spangled Banner
rendered At o'clock the trOoEs bad
n dress parade. Governor Robinson WAS
represented by General j. B. Stonehouse
and General A. Ii. Taylor si his staff.
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NO.. 90.

the members OF the Left. who msy Do
summoned, would sgree 10 the former
cabinet are also spoken OF, but il is
90 soon to discuss these Nobody is in 81
present IN position 10 formulate
them with. The grest question is, what
VIII the present ministry, and sboye sll
Marshal Msc Mshon, do7 The rumJrs
relative 10 their intentions vary contina-
silly. The latest are TO the effect that
the Ministers are inclined to resign, but
l! is sdded that the Msrshars prlvste al
mirers hold that the Marshal cannot
yield 10 the dictates of the Democracy
without breaking has repeated pledges,
but be will sccept the Leit-Centre II It
sewers itself from the rest " the Lett,
that be can't sdvsnce towards the Left
Centre while It retains us present alu-
anCe.
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oI Guilty.

RICHMOND. October l5.-Rc r.. +
Bard, late Secretary ot the Presbyterian
Committee on Publication OF the Southern
General Assembly. indicted here Tor the
embeELelmert OF the funds ef the com
mlttee, Was on trial to-day. After Al
examination ofthe three principal Wit
nesses Judge Glngon stated ths, be SAW
no necessity OF further proceedings
This opinion WAS conceded with by the
Prosecuting. Attorney. The jury with
out leaving their seats rendered verdict
OF not guilty. Snd the accused MAS lmme.
diste!y discharged
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ohio Masonic Grand Lodge.

CoLUMBUs. October AT the morn.
lag session OF the Masonlc Grand Lodge
after holding mcmorlal service, II va,
decided TO hold the neat session nj Day.
ton Five new charters worc granted
a resolution WAS adopted providing
that the fiscal year shall close Angus
3lst.
The election OF tho grand officers Wa,
then commenced aud ". W. Canning
ham WAS elected Grand Master AMI
Ruben c. Lecmnn, ot Tolcdo, D"puty
Grand Master Recess.
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Edwin Booth Robbed.

ST. LOUIS, October l7.-On Monday
evening last Edwin Booth, who ls pay
ing an engagement st De Bars Opera
House, in this city, missed very vsIua.
Die diamond ring from his dressing room.
The police were notified and to-dsy the
ring was found in pawn saoP, It having
been psSRed by courtezan. Ine rIng
was promptly restored by the pawn
broker, and the capture OF the thief Is
only question OF time, the woman haV-
ing disclosed who sne was. Booths en-
gsgement is the most succes sui one
played here for several yeals.
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Heavy Robbery In HuSkingnm
County.

ZASEsvlLLE, o., October l6-Mrs
.Iohn Lyons and Mrs. .rsh McCormIck,
two WIDOW. residing 81 Rex Mills, in
tni. county, have been robbed OF $1,000
in United states bond. sn1 $40 % cur
rencv. The bonds were one $1,000, num-
Der s4g.374; one $500, number s5Z'Z,
and one 500 number l5T777 /! u
supposed tina; the s5yvs was stolen on
SUNDAY las. The .oss was no! discovered
Ill, Yesterday afternoon. /: IS thought
the bonds are not registered.