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EptcfaI DfstdfcA 70 7As CAIcTao TF7bNNs.
COLUMBUS, O., Dec, 5..~A tremendous effort Is
being .,,alc by tho counsel and friends Of
Dcrgin, tho vt. Vernon murderer, to t,avc Gov.
Young mo.llfy his decision and commute tho
sentence To imprisonment for llfc. A dclega-
tton consisting of Gen. Morgan, Mrs. Dtrgin,
the mother Of tho doomed mau. two clcray.
men, mud ono Of tho jury which convicted the
prtsoner arrived IN tllo city this evening to
aguin fnplurc executive ctcmcncy. While tho
Governor deeply sylnpathtzes With bcrein's
family aud tho prisoner tiaaclf, he will decline
interfering unless sono ncw and important
fayarahlo to tho prisoner. Tho Governor
viii ,lot mcrt tho delegation until to-inorrow,
and then tho interview will lo,1btless bc public.
TITO a;nlsows ull which BerEtn will bc hung
witch was used at Dayton Inst Juno whcn Ad-
aula Has hullg.
, 1877-12-06
TElEGRAPHtC NOTES.

Sp.rtrt }Hspatch to The GHfrtt1o Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, Dec. b.-rhe Executive Com
m!ttcc of tho State Agricultural Society wns In
sesson tlere last evening 10 pass I'll unattera
connected with the financial reports Of tho sec-
rctary md Treasurer. There seems to be 4
general feeling RInnng members OF tho Exccu.
1.-Two Committee that Ma.lson will bo tl'.sguated
IA Tho next placu Iur holding tho State Fair.
Nprctdi I,tss,fch n 7As tAtc!aa Ft7hHns.
MADISON, Via, Dec. h-Tte unycrsallss
churches Ut Southern Wisconsin Will lulA eo,l-
ference al tbs Village OF Stouglton On ttls 1Stl
l9th,, and :anh Of tho prescnt month. Tho
stoughtou parish cordially inyite their friends
throughout the State to attend tho Conference,
antl they extend to alt such tho hospitality Ut
CoLUMpus, O., Dec. 6Thc State Dental So.
clcty met hera turtla,. About thirty tnculbera
werS tn attendance. Tho day wus spent III dla-
cussing matters Of Interest to the dental pro.
lessluu.
, 1877-12-06

Hp*fIQI INtb4l{FA 10 3he EH1e4sV" 1T19Hhe'
GALENA, ILL.,, Dee. 5.--1ust previous to Jo-
scp!, Ably's departure for Juliet, lc matle full
confession to your correspondent, who yis!tcd
him IN Ills cell In the Jail In this city. 1ts re-
lated tho story Of tho part l,o took III tho assas-
s!nutiou Ut Ills tntler OIL tho 10th OF scptcn,bcr
last, and implicated tic man Peter Miller, ono
OF the principal witnesses for tho prosecution. IN
tho terrible tr1eetsy. With remarkable nonyha-
innco lie detailed tho circumstances attending
tho trip from Applo River to Council I'LL, tho
arriyal Of himself anl MILLER ut hta fathcr's
house, tho shouting of Ably Us l'c WAS enrrKin.
ftnm ills wne-cclIar near tho house, tho flight
efforts u,atlc to conceal tho crilnc. The Prose.
cutting Attorney Informs us that Miller will
rroLnlly be inflicted ut tho ncxt term Of court,
at,.t tried for being necessary to tic murder Ut
Ably, aud It Is limited TINT other purtlcs are
likely to bo implicated In tho crime.
, 1877-12-06
MARIN Il NEWS.
BUFFALO,.

jgCrFALfj.
!53<cfag nfsn1tch To 7As fAfr1on Trfhnns.
DrYFALu, N. T.. lee. d.-Thc prnp Tnrvts
Iprn the last bont hnuna for Buffalo, E6n on 1lu.
tnne I-lsnh. st. Cialr River. last night. Tile tug
1.snpeton wen. to her relief from detroit to.day
noon. The t.orI's wheel I. 1uosc, ard ahn is re-
ported hsYd on.
Thr prrps tul,4. Scntin, stArncca, Portage. and
Jay t,oi,li arrived today.
ihc psotr i:r.e,a. Sehra.kh+ and Jnrvt. Lord nfe
the 1nty hoats to cnr1r. The Nebraska II waiting
tu Ictn,it River for higher wxter.
There IL Gu!ie a ffrshet In Detroit River to-
night The fee II running out fast, canscd By rain
and thawtn1 hunw.
To the tSsftra dssnetaftd 5'rrss.
1lr+rsALo, Dec. S.--Arnved--Frups badecr State.
idaho. and Raleigh from t.htca.o: bark John
1i.edtn, Detroit: srtr II. II. scasr, Shebnyran.
Vessels passing Port t'nbborrc lock for twenty.
four huoEA nBy Mt =. IN. 4th:
Eastward d--Task. Wayne, Milwaukee TO Oswcgo.
NtRtvatf1-- Spne.
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aJlgLKEIs
Ersefof Djxrtfrb IA Ths fHfen1A Jrfbusf

Spscf1f nlkpttfch 10 1he tHffd1d 3F9hnHf.
JOLIET. ILL.,, Dee. 5.-llugis Carrigun, who
lives near Braidwood. at place called Kccsers-
vile, Is probably as Low down in the depths OF
tlcprayity Us 1t is possiblc for man to get by
land. liz is tho father aud grandfather Of tho
sane child. Last Monday nig!it lie was arrested
on the complaint Of bis daughter, Mary Ann
Currican, not unattractivc girl. about II years
Of are, who Rccuscs him Of being tho iather Ut
her tl)cgltlmato child, HOW ! weeks old, nnA
Of having frequently compelled her to submit
to his criminal desires. Catrigan wns takcn be-
forc Justice aat,ds, Of Brsfdwood. yesterday,
pleaded guilty 10 tic charge, and, ssaiylng cx-
ANIMATION, was escorted to thls city, aud Is now
confined In tho County Jail. Carrlgan fs sotnc
is years Of aye. haEd drnkcr, aud liard case
In every respect. -
4 convict rnr,ct Robert Denton, who WAS
rent 10 tho rcnitcntlary from Knox County in
November, 1915, fur ten years for larceny, ias
been declared, lttsane mud takcn to tho Hospital
vt EIvin. ucnton is nj, expert pckpocket, Will
known to this police Ut tho larger cities.
, 1877-12-06

&RC1Qt fD4pudC~ 80 A&f [WlA9H &f*h"hNs
plr1suuAu, Ia, Dec. b.-Willlan o'Donncll,
wi.ose hume il III Masaillon, O., but who boanls
III Allegheny, aud William o'Sel, whose homo
IL In DclEairc, O., both brakesnsn on this Pitts
burg l. Cleveland EaIlsoad, camo 10 from their
run at o'clock yesterday afternoon. and in ths
evening came ovcr to pittsburg and got on
drunk. At midnight they started back to tho
Cleveland & pittshurg yards in tho lower part
morning. On tleit way They fell into drunken
tell, and, when they wcre near tho telegraph
thu latter says, anil severely whipped him.
When Just III trout Of the telegraph olilec, A.
ter u'elock this morning, USct!l aEatn at
tackled u 'Donncll, striking him in the tatc, on
which tho lattrr drew u revolver and shot his
assailant. The bali entered near tbs naycl anu
tuck downward courso. Tho wound ts DUN
grrnus. but not necessarily fatal. Both arc
young unmarried men. O'ScAl II now At tho
Nest reunsylsania Hospital.
, 1877-12-06
SlJlcIDE.

New YoaK, Dec. b.-ElWard A. Msptco, =
lawyer. and rcputcd wealthy. killed himself tn
his office. at ~ piuc street, Yesterday. Ho Il
the second suicide n TINT building, out OF Which
Cusc, tho perJured lnsuraure President, AMI
Gilman, the fnsura,ace-scr!p forxer, went ~
prison. .,.,.
FokT WAYkE, Ind, Ilec. b,--john Rcffcnstc!n.
q fartnrr living near Ada, O., committed suicide
last night by hanging himself to tree gu ac-
count ot financial troubles. uc Leaves largo
fatpi1Y.
, 1877-12-06

The Wrlland Canal closed yesterday ,... Tho prop
t. u. Dr!tn!n Arrived yehtesdas from san3atuck
With lumber. Tho Uzaukce hua been telxed Ut
Milwaukee for s1:H.-rcamtns wa.cs. since
last report tlIt eclss Mary Collins and Hawkins
have arrived With iunbcr from the cast Fhorc -.
The bark William J0neA LOOK rou,c rigging Out of
the tehr Speed yesterday In 3 Collision In tho
North Branch. ...Tc tugs Johuseon, Ward, liut1cr,
and rr!ndtrttfc havu laid up....The Wayne u
the last schs tn 60 through tho Wcliand
Canal. Tbs Dominion customs o'lrcrs haya
prohibited American tugs from wftckiny In
tanadssn wat.s., pgrdlnI Instructions frnu. the
Mtn!ttrr NJ Justice the fus AnlcricMn EaEir has
lcen wa!tz.ng art,pn tho river agutn to the dan-
Agr Of her rshake.et and pilot -!sbhso and the
tc!Ir H. r. Wades bo'Etayk anu 1nnrtn gale Tie
achr fjyrsy lost some Ut l!er rigging yc.tenAF by
q colIff!on .,.A nrw wtre! IL being placed on the
ing 4. Miller. -. New inrk stas ranalA ciots To-
inurruw.. from Jan. 10 bee. IL. nuttsnfe
weFr sent to the Marine Hospital at this pEt ...
Tbs scAr Acadia llns atrivcd ut Kingston
from Wellington with peas. The cargo was
considerably damaged by The yctrcl leaking.
1sntIaio Hiser was frozen uver Sunday tnnrnng for
the 1r~t time TIL. winter. Tho tugs Sill. DrYBnt
Arb. Compound. hN.! Orient arc the onlY lnrrn
tugs In commission ut DuffaiO...At Toronto this
srason, LII. utb3 tons Ut emil hase been received
by lake. lialf DOZEN lumbeF.taden trescfs are
expected tu arrive here bcf0ru tho week cnts. ...
The wind whs souttwt It. nnl DuwfuR hard out
sidg ye.ietMy ...Tht tug TafEant had not left 1t.
Justph with The schrs Hayes aud Sunrise, ut last
advecs, OWN. to the adserac winds and htavy sea.
, 1877-12-06
1<1.f1EItN.

Spfefal I}itpnscA to The tHtca1o Tribune.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 5.-A bohemian, giving
the name Vi 1ho1nas Ludwig, was brought into
tho Police Court yesterday md lined e40 on Ii
cilargc Of rngEanry, md ecnt to tho Work
house for thirty days: TT Q police arc n COIL
ILL.,. as 1t Is thought tho man fs Charles klusty,
who committed murder there sotno tilno since.
, 1877-12-06

BENNINGTON, VT, Dec. 5.-An inccndiary
frc ut Tl,acEcr & WclllnR's papcr.nlill at
Nortl, bennington Oil Monday evening, was
coupled with al, nttcmpt 10 fcstroy life rs well
as property. At thc time thu fire was ktntl1ctl
In tho bntltllng anuller train Of paper was fired
communicating With the gasotltte-ta1lk. WHICH
fortunately did mt burn, or else q terrific *:
plostou. c.lt1anGcrinE hundreds ol lives, would
hayc tusutd.
, 1877-12-06

Spsetal IHspofch to TAs fAtcaga TyibHAs.
CAnLlsytLLr, ILL.,. Dec., h--Thts city was tho
see.ly Ut \ sensational shooting afray to-day.
John Coructe shot at William Cope three times,
oua shot taking effect below tho eye. The
xau4s asstgucl for the stten,pt to XII! was that
Cops had attempted TO rasssh h1a wiie. Copes
wul.ud 10 quite trycEc, but may not prove fatal.
Corncto gave hiu,sclt up. and now Itcs In Jail.
Cope was under bonds to appar 1t thls term ot
tie Circuit Curt to answer to tue charge ot rspc.
, 1877-12-06

ISD<rIal bl1ndffk u TNe CA7cd9o 7F55HHe.
1NDtssAroLts, Ind, Dec. 5.-Thc books of
g. n. Nrlsun, Treasurer Of Fayrtte County,
show deficit Ut Ss.0U due to Irregular book-
keeping or dcfntcatton, but the tN'nistncn nrc
lncllncl to believe the former. They will make
n complete investigation Of the bucks by Tho
ni,t Df experts. William C0uitcs., Nelson's
predecessor, went out Of olIlce with il deficit nf
the sanlu amount OIL the books agaitst l'inl,
which WINS recovered from Ills Uont1s,IIc,l.
, 1877-12-06

= HEFE5W 7HFH1!FHE N 3HF E"'fT9' 7F9"HH7' =
CLEVELAND. a.. lice. 5,-Connect have been
assigned to Mct;Ell, atHl rc4,leht made hY
them ttlat no ono be permitted to aec hin. fIc
iccomcs more and tnoro eccentric every hour.
To-day lie ln.ihtetl that plate be laid In s cell
for Mary, and, when The turnkey dil this, eccn-
ed satisfied. an,s carried on an imaginary coil
ycrsation with her. Various constructions nrc
p,1t upon all this by different parties. but tl,e
general op1tpn seems to prevail that he ts vcrJ
shrcwd. to my the least. and Is very likely do
Ing mitch Of ttIls for effect.
, 1877-12-06
GOV, CutlOM'S TOUR.

dpectu: INspolcA 70 1A3 [Aletl90 7F64at. -
CA1Ko, H., Dec. h-The banquet snd ball
given In this city At the st. chaslcs Last night
Ia honor Of Cor. Cullom surpassed anything
ever before seen In this city. Al tho Governors
reception, held at the Club Hall, one pleasing
feature Was delegation Vt colosed tncn who
waited on hlm, aud, through judge BIRD, II .
neat spccct, welcomed him to the city. Tho
Governor WINS takcu a llttto by surprise, but he
responded most eloquent]y in : speech in
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Will be contlucicd II not get mads
known. 7. Ia commonly thought, however, that

Will bc conducted ts not get mnde
KNOWN. It. Ia commonly thought, however, that
insanity viii lie the nri;n tIal I,otnt.
The ctn,luct nt I!anlc IN plarlnE fabulous
csfitnatcs upon The means hc prnpnac. IN scctIrc
frnIn tho Hnic nf Glts pictures, nmt III. tccn'nR
childish delight ovcs triaes wuulh lead nnr 10
think that lie wns plnyfr.s Il paFI. Statc's-
Attorney 'runnfctiN lnn been tlIgcDt IN sce'ir-
Ing erntrnrc. ntnl rcM,rth IT. overwhelming.
there being no tn,ssftlc uay Of averttng roll
victIon fur murder IN the tret ttesrnc.
Dl.ooN1SaT0N, ILL.,, j)cr. 5.-Frank Nani1c,
despernlu, wn. interviewed by Bloomington
gentleman who knew n gomlt Heal Of ill., history,
anil to whom Itntlsl. toll impprtant facse.
Rnnt1c's name II rally Charles G. acott. 10 ia
Il son uf Malachi Scott. nj Fairfield. Ia, fnrn-
cr1y blackanllti, In Washington County. Penn.
sylyaIna Ills father ntll mother, both nEct, nn
two bFotl,crs, Aarut,, blacksmith, aud f.crpy.
l,ainlcr, now llsr IN Fairfield. iic has been
married twtcc. The first wife, With whom he
lived happily. tlictl. lie noon married nNnin,
nn1, ilnrng trouble will his sccoul vile, left
her six years ago, an1 then went to tho bad.
, 1877-12-06

pIspafcA ia Cincinnati HIsetlk
NEW YoHk, Dec. 4.-Connully, the last OK tho
great Ta.nlnany Ring criminals. confessed judy
ment tn court II day, ulsd allowed Judgment Tor
more than ~ 000 000 TO be entered agatnst f'ini
His counsel protcssed that Couuolly was atx-
lou. to mako nj! rcparutton In Ills power, but
ibis u knonn 10 be inere preteusc. Connolly
haa no real estate on Whlch tho city could leyy,
and will remain abroaIw!th hfs several millions
IN bunde Tor tho rust oi llla days. Tho city will
get noth!ng. Judge Davis, who sentenced
Tweed, presided, alhl took care that tho trick
BY Whct SweenJ obtained certificate oE good
character frou, Judge Wcstbusn should nut bu
repeated. lu closing he sail that "Notwltl-
standing ali tltEr cri1Hcs haya 1ecti 70 clcarlY
proven that no man eon doubt thelf truth. 1Icy-
ertAelcsa the whoto body ot eulsp'rators against
the City VI New YoEk aud ths treasury ~ SUD.
ataattally unwhippesl Vi justice. and walk our
.tIeet. todaY. They turn s1ato's csi-
denre aguinst themselves, and un pEescnt.
Ing Themselves Tor examination substantially
boatt Of their own yillaily hefuru tribunals Or
Eanixed ~ II ior tlels escape, without paylnY
the pcnaltY. This 10 80 abhorrent to Justice an.l
propttety that In dispostnK .! thls, ! suppose
tie last Of theso eases, think u r!Eht to NY
that deem It III outruEc Oh public justice anu
wrong that Meh who hnye plundcrcd ns I'LL,
md thrown burdcn on the people in tue shape
Of boud$ lu meet neurly 81, Uu,UUu Ut plumber,
should substantially al escapu iTots uli punish
Ment for their CriIics, either by techilcalit$ III
tRe rourts, VI by arrangement oy which thcy
aEe en4blctl, AZ We lAw the utI,er day, 10 70 be-
lore the AldctManlc Committed altl boast of
thetE ellmea. II slluws thAt New York, aud the
standardization oi lustlcu lu 1t, hare been out
ragged, aud tho Court nlost emphht!rally desires
u to bo Understood lhat In tue rcndlt!ou VI thls
vetdfct, and allowing thu defendant to conless
Judgment. It a4sutnes nothing, nor IL It u bs
supposed OF imaxIucd that It ASSUMES anything
y the Daturc VI exc1Ilpatiou ii tlese crimes Oh
Tue nf thja IL H. 6tkfhlAEal
y os certificate Of good character given tho
drfeud4nt.H
, 1877-12-06
SALT

Rpteiai Ettpa1ch N The cnfrugn 7ftbHas
EAST sAa!SAw, Mich, Dec. h.-'f'c report
OF the salt inspection for November SLOWS that
ttp salt product Of thg State lust mouth was
lG0, ,4as barrels. Tho salt Inspection for tho year
closes Nov. 50, md the total product for tho
rear inspected Is 1,], ~, burrels,-ihu largest
ever scr,r.lc<l fn tlio histsy Of suit mahufartnrO
III tho state, md 1o0, ,Ula barrels moro than tho
nrntfuet Of 1916,
, 1877-12-06
RAN lie,

apecsal Nspa4cA 10 IAs tAtcdao 7Fa6aA%
dALssBuRa, ILL.,. Dec. a.-The identity Of
handa Is now sottIed beyond doubt, aud hts
statement to Richards on Monday that biz name
VA Charles @. 4cott IL proven to be true. Z.
Il. Leach, Of hts counsel, has just returned from
= Zip TO Fairfield, and reports his parcnts'
family to BE- nost worthy people. Of good social
p'sas'on. X. q. seott, younger brother, l. tn
toeGty engsRed with tho attorneys Ia preparing
tne defense. Tho exact theory upon which It
, 1877-12-06

Apectat hspatcA " 1a$ cAtcd9a tribune.
pETRo,r, Mich, Dec. "a good deal of ex"
citcment prevails Oh tho Canada kida oIer thu
abduction by Catholics Of Father Fitzpatrick,
Catholic priest At kingville, Ont, who went
over fTou Isonanlsm to Methodisln. takiuE this
stop formally Ut BELLA River, nj the meeting OF
the Nethodist Conference there list week. On
bis way hbme from tho Conference he WAS AD~
, 1877-12-06


LOUISVILLE, Dec. 5.-rhc Courter-1oHrnal
hus special from Crab ORCHARD, Ky., saying
Eomo burglars arrested yesterday hare been re-
leased bY friends and arc defytng thu law, and
citizens from other parts Of the county arc
armed to effect tho capture Of tito outlaws.
, 1877-12-06

IxplASAroL1s, Ind, Dec. 5.-1vifiian Fuftz,
one Of tho men arrested yesterday fur the mur-
der Of John lIccnat,. testtcd before the Coro-
ner's jury to-day, and cndcavorcd to throw the
responsibility Ut the crimo on Nathan Thorpe,
arrested with him for tho commission OF the
homicide. II is prntahle that another horrfHlc
crime may bo unearthed In investigating llccn-
4n's death,
, 1877-12-06
MILWAUKEE COMMERCE.
Report nj entrances and clearance, in tho lllstrct


The Northern Ttan.lt comjlany's boat. orc ait In
or on tllcr tumvwar,i iriha. The vrstc.. n!nctcGh
In oil. will winter fulluws: PROPS O4wcua,ehic
and Champla1n at Cleveland: t|1rlen City, Nashua.
glly Of Tocdu. Cleveland, [.awEence. City Of tpn-
cord and barvea church. kcntEng. and O. j. Hole.
at Milwaukee mud Chicago: props Empire md
I,uwclI at Tolcdn: City Of Now yurx. Milwaukee,,
Nranlto Slte. Masrr, and IT. Aibans At psdenA.
tiJtt IL
, 1877-12-06
E1.}TItN.


8psctas Nspdfeh tn Tia Chicago Tribune.
OMAHA, Ncb.. Dec. 6.-lsic wholesale liquor
store Of N. J. Mckc,igan wns taken possession,
of this morning by tntcrnalrcvchue officers
for crookctlncss. The ground Of arrcst is. that
McKultvan llas been rectifying aud ro1npouud-
ing liquors without paying the special tax.
, 1877-12-06

preached by twn mrn. !cllrvct to hc Catholics
~ nia late tfnrEr Mt kinEritlr. who called tim
AWAY frst,1, tho house whcrc he stopped fnr SUP
fer, uH The plea that tffy wanted tn talk with
him ntlout the stcI, he llal Just taken. lie hls
nat bccn srcn since. The authorities arc Mt
work hnnt'ng him IN. The conjecture l, that
t,c r. confined In convent nt aan,lEirh Or Am
}lerstbuFg, or thnt he has tlcen taken to Mon
trCA.
, 1877-12-06
GOLD IN BRITISH COLUMBIA,

San FRANCISCO, Dec. o,-A Hictuf|a tl!spateh
SAYS that British Columbia Ia excited over gold
ouartz discoveries in tho Caribou District. 4
lcslge has beeu traced tive miles, With width
Of eighteen tu thiIty-sx feet. Assays from Iifty
feet below tho surface rive $iu tu f9l 10 tae
ton. Tho official report from the Government
Engiuccr Ia expected next wcck.
, 1877-12-06

Which he expressed hs erat,f1ratinn with MI he
hal srrn md heart IN III" Cau'sal If ErsT:
Tn" HIM. .Tn'n II. usnrly. member IT tic
Fnard III Hallway Commissioners, jnEnrd tho
party hnrr, ami ut left iur New 0rleans at 1
u'cilEk Tits morning.
, 1877-12-06
LAKE FIlEfGIITH.

Two or three vessels wctc taken yesterday 10
load grain aud remain here during the winter.
1hclr nunsea znd tho rates paid were not made
public. It Ia reported tnat Sc on corn had been
asked, hut not obtained.
, 1877-12-06
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.
l.oxpos, Der. b.-siramshlps Victoria, Elysta,
Donan, auA ". A. sholtcn, FROM Now York,
hate arrived nut.
SAN FnASclsco, Dec. h-ealleiI, steamer City
Of New York, for Sydney, vla Honolulu. carry
ilIg the British malls.
, 1877-12-06

Doc1c. 81. 2?n. N. T. Turner vs. Charles c.
Fowler: verdict. eG7.
Irh.r .tAAHAnS II ityvs. Doyle. for opening alley
fEnul nnrsh 1ne nf Rt,,ck r., school Scsinn tthi-
tr"n. tn fc.t ;mrs street. condemnation rcrr!!ct
Aeain"t thc cty f.r r., i2a.11.
t.IEfr1v ~: nr--t'nSfEasto.t-Edw Haley
vs. j. 7. Webster, 3:11.5Q
, 1877-12-06

;xr.-1ni Ir*nnfcs n IT, t*irn9a 7tisva.
DEKALH. ncc. 5.-Mnrtjny last the Hon.
Gcurge y 1to!dnsoll. nur. hrwir.eectet1 Judge,
took possession II hi. nce, IudGc Lowell re-
tirng. Ju'vc Robinson r. rrry popular through
nnt the tnullty, aiul sill undoubtedly make an
efficient Judge. t.. .N. Conrad ns County Clerk,
Il. II. Isotctts rs County Treasurer, snd =. l..
ufnlIan A. Scl,os,l Superintendent, also qualified
ut that time.
THE sIHiSCrIELD APPELLATE r0t'nT.
Sh~cfal EfxHHfrh fs 7hs Ehfct5n 7rf4nns,
arnl1GFtEtp. ILL.,, Uer. :i.-The Appellate
Court was mostly occupied With IT cnntercn"c
of the Judges, md adjourned until Saturday
merit.
, 1877-12-06
ALEX. HAMILTON on THE SILVER DOLLAR.
- IN TIA ELftnf af TkA 1+flA4ak.

ALEX. HAMILTON ON THE SILVER DOLLAR.
10 III Editor of TAs Tribune.
CHICAGO, upc. 5.-isctcwlth send you
number Of extracts from the report Of Alex
an.ler Hamilton, the 6rst Secretary Of the
Tfeusnry, to tho IIoueu Ut Representatives, III
January, 1901, on tho establishment of y SlInt.
The full report snaY be found In the third vol"
ume Of "lIanilton'a WoEks,'' by Ills sou, John
c. Hamilton. In ylcw Of tho present silver dis
cussiun, I think tbs extracts (asal even much ot
the report which hare not extractesl} will bc Of
public interest. J. g. II.
Tbs pound, though Of various value. Is the
unit In tho money Ut account VI all the STATES.
lsut 1t 10 not ensy to pronounce what Is to b.
no formal regulation on the point ttts. rcsolu.
1;Sss 1Sss % aud o"pis sih ot 'N' August, ILL.
having nsssr a ySt n been fz,rsa s4 .. tat% IT,
practice. Tho manner OF adjusting foreign e1-
changes wousd secn to Indicate The dollar ~
best entitled tu that character. ln those, tho
uld piastcr Of Spain, or old Seville piece oi
IL peucc sterling, IL evidently CONTEMPLATED:
This cum contained ;ss' graus and Is mites ot
fine silver, but has been lonc out of circulation.
The dollars HOW In common cuErcilry are ~ Es-
ccut date, aud much Interior to that, b1th 3n
wight a,,l ancncss. Thu aycrago weight ot
them has been found to 10 II dwt. GruilIs.
/. TIE experiment which appears 10 have the
best p1etenslons to exartness would lnake tue
new dollar to contain 31uH}3 grains of pure sil-
yer. Upon the wl!ole. It seeIps
most advisable not to attach the uu!t exclusive
~ to either Of the ulctals gold and si!scsl BE-
| cause this gYnnut be dunu etlcttually wlthout
destroying the otlce aud character Ut one VI
them ~ money, aud reducing It to tho situation
| Of inert merchandise, which, accordingly. Ut
| different tlmes, his been proposed. but
which would probably pe u greatcr evil than ex-
rasioual variations in the unit sruIn tue tuetua-
| tuus In tbs relative value vi the tucta!s ).
/ To aunul the uss uf cltAcr o{ tho metals, ~
money, u to abrtdxo the quantlty of circulating
medium, and Is liable 10 all tho objections
| which arise from comparison VI the benefits
, 1877-12-06

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