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tsSsd thsa al 4 As bad only
bali chance We hlpPea to E5os
lhEi The D5g.gr, ~ isr from BE-.
ing 4 blooI.ihirs!y man, does not sll
meat Of any kidd and hence has none ofths
animal ieroeiiy about him that cone.
iroa saDguinary diet He il like
Horace Greeley, bran brsat phil1,g.
Phsrr bas I man Of very decided c5aylr.
si0n', and, like Uncle Horace, /, proas to
get warm Ia sa argument lie i known
a. one Of the haFisl! sorkiHg aad most
rsliibIs laWyers Ia We'tVa. A, Mayor
o! Wellsburg be u no. = man 70 be fooled
With, and We therefore warn al Of the
boy, no: TO go up there to work oH thsir
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COLUMNS, April l2.-In the House,
bills were introduced to tx the salary OF
mcmbegs OF the General Assembly at
500 dollars per alnum, to provide for the
appointment Q! phonOgraphic reporters
for the General Assembly, and to prohibit
the erection Of toll gates within one mile
OF villages containing more than 1900
inhabitants. Bo!h housgs adjourned i'll,
mex! Tuesday afternoon.
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TOLEDO, April l3.--FIour Steady.
Wheat Opened strong but closed barely
steady; No. white Michigan 81 70; No. 2
do 81 g; extra white Michigan 81 10; am.
Der spot seller May and June 81 73i No. .
amber 81 90; No. 2 red winter spot and
seller May 81 II; rejected Wabash red
81 2g. Corn-Easir; high mixed spot sold
at IJMc; offered at 4Bhc at the close seller
May offered at 49IEc: No. = spot sold a.
lie; offered at 45Hc at the cloSe; seller May
held at 49Hc; seller June Acc; yellow Ic
bid; No. white 52Hc; rejected 4SJIc
Oais-Firmer; No. ., SOC; Michigan &c.
Clover Ssed-S3 50; mammoth 50 so.
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rhiIndeInhin Wool Mnrkel.

PHILADELPHIA, April l3.-Wool-Du!!.
Ohio, PCnnsylyunia Gud West Virgiuis
Xxx and above 44Ri3c; extra 43a45c, me
dium extra 42HAf5c; coarse extra Jja35C.
New York, Michigan, Indiana and western
Gn0 55aiOc; medium fine 4la42HC; coarse
fine 3iaggCi combing washed 4ga5Oc; un-
washed S5aJ7e; Canada cOmbing 52Ec; do
uuwnShed 2iag7o; coarse and medium IN
washed 2Ta3lc; tub washed 35si?c.
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CuCAGo, April ll.-Flour In modsr
ate demand o.; full prices. Wheat-Artgy-.
firm, higher and unsettled No. 2 Chicago
81 3'S c'sh; 81 4ii.al aib May, sales al
81 y May. 81 a2l.al42t June; No $.
81 IS rejected 81 Halls, Corn-Actiyr,
firm aud higher at 4!sc cash; iJ'.r May.
i8ac jane. Oats y Demand light and
holders firm at SiHc cash; 37EuS7 ,c
June. Eyc-Stcady audiunchangcd. Bar.
lcy-StCaiy and unchanged. Pork-Uu.
settled but generally higher, closing easy
at Sl4 70 cash; 81 80aH 32H May $A A.
June. Lard - Demand fair and price,
higher closing steady az 50 10 cash; - Goa
Q 62iS May; g GOB9 62lf June. BulkiAtAs
Steady and unchanged. Whisky FIrmrr
sales pt p O5al W.
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Last Wednesday an unknown lady,
supposed to be from Deuni5on, Texas, ar.
rived here aud registered At the Ceatral
House as Miss johnson. Yesterday she
committed suicide by the aid OF NOR.
phine. The deceased is aboutGj years OF
age, . feet inches high, hair cut short,
oval face, and one OF the upper teeth
missing Before suicide she destroyed
eyry clue to her identity.
New NoGK, April l3.-Edward Dor.
sey, alias Edward A. Costly, wss arrested
here to-day ior.ihe murder OF Solomon
Costly, oi Liberty, Nd, abou. = month
ncn.
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MINOR TELEGHAMs.

DETROIT, MIcu, April ia di,palch h
from Point st. lgnac, says: The ice il in
such a condition that west or southwest
wind would drive it through tbis passage.
The weather il clear and calm; thermom.
eter jS'.
New YoEK, April l3-The suit oi the
Aldine Co., against the Fire Insurance
Co., terminated to-day in favor OF the Al.
dine Co., for the full amount claimed and
interest,
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Naw NoRR, April l3.-The New York
Petroleum Exchange has been organized
by the election oy the following officers
President, VIM. j Ives; Treasurer, Henry
NJ. Curtis, Secretary, Samuel +. Strong;
Directors, Emicl Schalk, IL. Z. Ohlen
Livingstone Roe. A. W. Bo'twick, Eugene
Phcon, James Z. Little, John Grieves
Fred. Dinsmore. The Exchange will be
opened for business the second OF May,
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CrSCSEATI, Apnl l3.--COtton-Quirt
and steady u lie. Flour-Slrong AMI
higher, family 81 76a79O. Whent-Act!yr
drm and higher red 81 Coal 70. Corn
Quiet, but firm at 55c. Oats-Firm al Sss
i2c. Eye-strong and higher sSas5c. Bar
ley-Firm; good to prime spring at s0hS5u.
Pork-Quiet At Sl4 fJal5 w. LArd-Quiet.
but firm; steam 50 J0S9 50; kettle 1919
l0Nc, Bulk Meats Higher al 5a5JIG7JIH
7ssa7Ka7jSc. Bicon-Quiet at 6HAsLs
SEasst9IC. Butter-Quiet and unchang.
ed. Whisky-.Steady and IN coed demand
at 81 o..
Ho5s-Stesdy and Grmi common 81 %
~ 80; lair TO good light 81 9Oa6 10; packing
50 OOaj %; butGhoTSt5 3Oa5 45.
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QhDIatdtiqenrer.
The City Loan Report 10 Coun
ell on tlie subject.

ell on tlie subject.
Mayor Sweeney nals . statement %
Council Iali Hisit shDvinz ihAi thus isr
anly about S3OOO Of tho psv loan Of
$4,000 hal 5sen isksn, sll ia explain.
lion q the circgniisEos 7l,'ei tha, the
interest hsving bern made payable 10
Wheeling the bas't could rgi he nsgoi
lled 10 lhf Ent Eu'srH capitalists
wanted bod shsss Interest b payable
a. 'one rssogsiiel iG.litnaon IN New
York fasy ata wanted . bond lhat
hsd ioag run before 10, sni no. one
tia! could be fslesmsd ia tsn ysasl.
Thels usrs .ls tso objection, which they
hsd mfds to tHEins the boni,, snI there
lore ths sale u them had been main
Iy confined 10 our oRu market
Aside from these objection, there VA
10 good reason Why dI per cent bond
Of tho city Of Wheeling should not read.
ily command par, inasmuch "a the city
had small dsbt--oue Of the smallest IN
the country in proportion 10 her popula.
,ion and taxable wealth and has been
ior mHny years accustomed to meet
promptly her pesuniary obligations.
O.her cilitl are At this time reducing the
interest on their bonds, some Of them re.
placing them a! n Low rate AZ f5ur p.r
cent interest, and certainly Wheeling
should be able TO place bond u ak per
cent
II was susgGaieI IN C5lnei! that new
,hirtyyear per cent bond, having 30
yenrs absolutely to run, interest payable
in New York, could be placed in the
East and 70, perhaps Il could, but the
'irst step necessary to that end would be
q new ordinance and q new authorize.
ton by the voters Of the city. Thi. ia.
wolves, oicoune, new submission Of the
whole question Of the i.-ua OF bond, to
pay OF the floating deb, owing to the Er.
change Bank, Some citizen, proien to
bo opposed to bonding that debt, prefer.
ring totec q levy made At once sufficient
to pay it Of, and thu. leave such a last.
Ing and wholesome Impression on the
mtndi Of tax payor as will forever alter
wards prevent any uysrchccEiug iu bank
One Of the suggestion, made last night
wa, that a tender Of the amount Of the
oyercheok, 10 the shape Of these si1 perl
cent bonds, should be made to the TX.
change Bank, but the Mayor appropriate.
ly remarked that the tender did not by
any means imply an acceptance, aud he
had no idea that It would be accepted.
EIo is right. Il is very certain that
bank, receiving S per cent on an over.
check do not receive per cent bonds ! n
liquidation OF their claim, especially
when they have the power by law to com
pei the city to levy for the debt q. any !
time.
We are sorry to zee this hitch in the
p.,oti,,ioo ofih, nav l,,n ,I,I,,p.r ,yc |
,r, no, surc I'm, ,b,, money can va, hs |
made ON, Of III, mtcb bv wi,bdravipp
,bs.e G p.r cent bprd, and is,ufnr o r,r
r,n,s with thirty wear, to run. Money
never wss rhcepcr than now in New
York owing l., the rrcst d,morRIi.,ionI
existing in r.,tri to railroad arcari;ies
r,,pcv Al r,r cent, ,!,ng Government
.,re b,in, t,sra in E.r,pe and mi, conn.
rrvn an accelerated nae, ON account oil
IN, di.,urbsd faith Of c,ni,,li.ts in for.
mrr varieties Of investment. The cur.
...,.. % -, t.,.l, ..-....,,.,.l ,t.;,
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NEW YORK, April l3.--The packHg,
trade Is rather moro active. Cottons are
in moderate demand aud generally us.
changed 10 prices. Prints are In better re-.
quest. American fancy prints will be nd
YaEced TO G}Ec ou Monday. Heavy wool.
ems are In more inquiry. Ten thousand
pieces Of Gold Medal dress goods viii bs
sold at auction on Wednesday.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
BY TRLEGEAHs.
New York Money and StocAs.

NEW YORK, April l5.-MoYEY-3aj per
cent, closed ut 24. Prime mercantile pa.
per 31la5 per cent. Custom receipts $685..
900. The Assistant Treasurer disbuHed
S235, 900. Clearings S3I, 100000. Dry goods
imports for the week $l,4670OO. sterling
nominally; long 4.sG; short 4sg.
GOLD-Opened at l06, advanced TO lOGE
and closed at 1855. Carrying rates lag
per cent. Loans were also made fat. The
decline was facilitated by the sale Of about
S3,OOO,OoO Of gold by one OF the German
spectators. 4 part Of this was dong
gold and part is understood to be !or ,hofi
account.
SLrEE-At London unchanged. Here.
silver bars Sl25JE, greenbacksi - ls]S
gold. Silver coin 4 per cent discount
GOYERyNESTs-C -Cl0sed tcadv
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KnIdKohhcrN.

LOUISVILLE, April l3.-A bold robbery
occurred near Maysville, KY, last even
ing, while the family Of W. c. Pelham
we're eating supper robber came 10 with
adrawn pistol aud demanded tncir money
aud after securing a small amount lie
lialnnnarnl
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DUELIsH

LITTLE Rock, April l3.-This morning
Selden l. Jones, Of Memphis, and George
NJ. Markley, OF this city, met st the Fair
Grounds to settle an affair OF honor &C.
coriing to the code Of dueIs. Shots were
exchanged, but the seconds gave the affair
ludicrous turn by loading the pistols
with blank cartridges. Both parties and
also the seconds were arrested. Jones was
iirel $50 and costs, and MasklGy will be
tEied io.morrow.
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90 81, ana recovered % $50. A,isnuc A "
Else lStsuFb gslgrl between ~ aud
-iA far.h' Mail isll lrom itS toltI
Illinois CshtFnl advanced from tStA ta41ts.
NlcalaI UrutrAl declined ,ron tl'. 70
s'E. Gal recovered % ygA.. Delaware
LtEuaEns 4 Western alyAucti from sy
90 . s, acSAuti % ~ tnl Tosr TO 81
AZ The close IGs market vas ',rSug AMI
a,shsg ne advance be,ag gsaeraL rhg
following iriiff vas rsal On Change
NrW NoEE, ApJilJ
" 4l N1e laal Ntss Er.Alsgt
Tie gHdsisa gasI, % bska!t Of the Stock
LIsAAaEv, Aui 90 the suggestion q The
chicago, Rock lJaDi 4 PsCiac Railroad
Co, bays msie personal examination
Of eetJl1Alss o. steek - Irptrsegtel IN
ths Last annual report Of the compAuy -
hgaf 9u hEHl AaI they certify thEi the
olscfs produced the 20 30 shares % stock
called i9S Ia aId report, and the ,ams 1,
10 al respects correct
.s.gUsA sAirv I. RvSsEu.
tDAN n HAHLExS
The Stock Exchange. the IAekawanns
road and the Delaware 4 Hudsaa Company
ohgrei 5000 each, Sl5, 600 To- sll A. &c
ward Tor the detection ot the oHginstors ot
,be sigr thai the Delaware a HUDSON Com
puny had applied 10 court i0T a receiver.
lhsuansactinns aggregated 80 90 shares
OF which 100 were Pacific Mail, .4.OJu
Western lul0n, 9,uQO NafthWrstrru, 40. .OOJ
Rock Island 500 81 Pauls, $500 lake
Shore, 700 kVW York Central, l6pbO
MichiEaU Ccutml, l2lO0J Delaware, LAska
wanna y Western, sud $500 Delaware 4
Hudson.
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Business REyIvL.-WhiIe many
kinds Of business continue dull, there are
many signs Of revival at an early period,
We hear Of sales Of number Of car.
riagcs from both factories in this borough
within the last ten days-aud they have
inquiries for more, plainly indicating a
dssire and the ability to resume business,
There are indications also that wool will
meet with ready sale al improved
prices, and as soon "a thl. great local
staple begins 10 move we may expect
better time1.- Washington (Ri) Reporter
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.WaaAiuEtoa lPIl E"plTier.l
Yesterday Mr.. \. J. Harry, died at his
residence in Wheeling, at the age Of about
iEly.two. lie was formerly citizen
Of this place, and was universally es.
,eemei being a very Social and congcuial
character. lie WIS a very successful bust.
urs. man and leave, a haud.orae estate,
cDua.-tJng largely u. real calaic in Wheel
ing, Within @ wgrk $50 announced the
dscca. ui biz vile, and as he was at the
,ius g. htr death very a, and not expect.
ed To recover. nrG remains were deposited
temporarily in vault in order :hat they
might be buried together in Washington.
Accordingly their remains will be
brought TO this place and inferred in the
cemetery tomorrow. This vii! he the
first dual funeral that ha' taken place
here, We believe, since that oi Patrick and
Elizabeth Byson, an aged couple, some
wears ago.
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,nmmIssIon in secret Scssion.

NEw ORLEANS, April l3.--The Com.
mission was in executive session most OF
the day, ba, nothing has transpired Is
to the nature Of their deliberations. This
evening the Commission received dis
patch from the President, but declined
to make known the contents
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rnc NCM MnIor OF Wellsburg.

Or. Caldwell, the new Mayor OF Wells-
5ug, who was elected on the anti.licensc
ticket, incliucs TO be relentless on the sub
iset Of whisky, as we notice by a para
graph in the Brooke County Meas. The
Doctor is a singular sort OF man. He
does nothing by halves, Some people used
to look on him as 8 blood thirsty RNdi.
cal during tho war, and the sscc'h re-
garded him az their mortal foe, who
would gladly have hung and guar
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NEW YORK, April II. - Arrived
Steamer GernsniE, from Liverpool.
BALTIMORE, April 10. = Arrived
Steamer Breslin, from Bremen.
NEw YoEE, April l9.-Arrigst-
Steamer Maine, from Bremen
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PRovIDENcE, April l3.--Samuel Eos.
ter x Co, S, x W. Foster, Foster, Fisher
6 Co., and individuals comprising the
firms, made an assignment this evening
for the benefit Of their creditors. Heavy
lossCs in cotton is the cause OF the fail.
Ure
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OTTAWA, April l3.-The House OF
Commons last evening refused, by los to
GO, to extend to W. Il. O'DonoShue, con.
vicied o! par,icipaiionin in the FCnian raid,
the partial amnesty granted to Ricl and
Lcpine.
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FRANKLIN, La, Application, S, 8.
Cox, Of New York, delivered lecture
to = large and highly appreciative au.
dience At Evans Hall here tonight. The
subject was "Irish Humor." Mr. Cox
and wife are now being serenadcd.
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Washington.
I'Fr,ideanaI Appointment.


{ WAsHBsEog Ag,u lS--Tas Psss.
tsgi today uPP3ig!sI John g G1spsr
o. Nsrt3l, sssFsuFy gI Ahfa1s. aat' y e,
/ COB J. BlsruEa, AHaeIle JurIrs % DE
ls1pssils Conn o. Jna.
A cirHER DEsAICI rGla EaG gng1s-
Sion
| Ths I8i.s.aaa Comm ,.aa b. their
iorg cipher disps'el 20 tta Prtalsn! cir,
5ausuaiia.Iv reiste tie result % ,beig
c51ieftHee Eilh b1h tas EgrfFg5rs.
Jadges ai the respective suPrsus Court,
and other Vsslrs boo lle interest 0l Lgg.
biaHs They say that they DAD lhulas
Nichols party hFe ug. dHPo5ei 10 nsk e
any e9Hc-si1Hs, and VlIi ma,ntain thslr
ground 20 The belle! aal h3re that ulti.
matslv, as iH The Hampton eias ia S5l.d
CA'0lIra, they will bare igl auI l1gb.
strurisl Posssssioa Of the Loglians
state government TIE Packard party
are ready 90 enter iHts 81 arrangement
for I3.G, LagisiAtafs 90 determine
Which b the legal STATE Governor The
resident decline 90 set 90 the request,
- under presaHg citegl5tanre, be would
nlt b, tusttGs IN nakf1r 4 doel.iop or.
ing 70 the d.Asrrrmeat oil The Nichols
sEi Packard rsri.er and theunpromiius
pFg-pces OF 40 aae5mm 1ia,i01. The
Commission ak iar further Instructions
ah.ga vii. be slH. after las Cabinet -as.
HaH
suE EL o. B, B,uLoaTwNs.
Tl. ;,.- Z, ,s.c,.. .,iw II o..,.,,
~. d. ~ -. '..' ~ o. " 80 - 5NI y' t ~
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,SI,. ., - 80 S..,-I yS'.s
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.-.f.t ,. ', r.- h., ; '..'' , 'u' w
,la H., ~ -, r,. - Wv, '' III ~ st'',! v"
Wv ,i ,,'. so..',' .-, W. I'Io.S II, -s.es
o;.f W. , III 81 r- I''.' I5'} 80" ~ Dy.l 'o' at
.'..-' - .'N ,.is "a ~. 'g'.' 'l,''' "" o.
"'' BY We '''-'''"7 '''''' '''''5'
APPOINTMENT
George Fisher has been appointed SUR
yeyor oil Customs at Cairo.
The ccnmi"lon has been igUei Of Jos,
s. I''Aneyr as Postmaster al piavi.le Ay.
ALENANnEE H. STEPHENS.
The health Of EsyreseDtativs s,eS.srs.
of Georgia coptfpurs 10 imrroye IN.
.l1,l4 hopeiBlIy of the lniur, NJ the
rIuDtrv a55 tbirEs ,be p,e.idrrt viii
rsrrv am M. r-Ifrg a. r,,c. .rI -
vfri,,il. S,rir iT. bttrS-res,. ~ II-, d.
.,,ntirr,f,l III. S,r,S C,raIfrs ,rarI,'.s
LII ia. --.,r,.l'. A., 80
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
uErleR Oy Tur CuIEV SIGNAL OFVgCAg ;
NAsHiS0goS, D, c, Apfl lg-I =. ~
FEonAELiuEg
For the Gulf States, Tennessee aud the
Ohio Valley, nosthess. 20 northwest
winds, clear or fair weather, slight
changes in temperature, and, in the east
crn portions, rising barometer.
For the Lakes, northeast TO 1outhcls,
w!Gds and slightly warmer clear or lair
weather. with stationary or falling bsso.
lngtcr.
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PIErsEUEGH, April IS. Petroleum
Dull; crude S2575fa2 60 al PaGkeTs; refined
lGal5Tr, Philadelphia delivery.
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MAS. Z. DWIGHT,
PRACTICAL CHEMIST,

Ap:gpgrst y make careful and complete auaIy,,
si !rgn Oss,, iLuCz.onc1, Mineral Waters, etc
LaborItury cor. 9Th EBi CA1pllns strss,
aug Wheeling, ". Va.
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THE EASTERN QUESTION

England Calls Out Her Reserves,
Ts'PT'sEslssii Mau.sassrO's DiuIhas
Declares the Armistics Ended.
Gran. Coe,sl O'vI' at st PETERSBURG,
Further Negotiations Useless.
Sgstcaa, Advice from BhmIrek to
the Turk.
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Grand Oop,ol Ofwr at st PETERSBURG,
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FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, March IL, 1877.
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. HAYES IN ATTEND
ANcE UPON DIVINE SERVICE ANXIETY OF
THE METHODIST CHURCHES TO SECURE BIS
PREsENcE-THE METROPOLITAN AND THE
NATIONAL PEW PASSED BY AND LESS PRE-
TENTfoUs HOUSE OF WORSHIP SELECTED.
Today the first Sunday OF President Hayes admins.
tration, entirely devoted by him TO religious duties
and and recreation IL Iatc las, night hen
the doors at the Executive Mansion closed upon the
last Of the hundreds and hundreds OF visitors who
throngcd the building during tho day. Tho President
and Mrs. Hayes were completely worn out with her
first reception and congratulated themselves that tho
morrow would DO Of peace and rest and rcpose.
The Chief Magistrate is an early riser and after
breakfast without visiting his Office or even looking nj
The vas. pile OF letters and cat ions which tho
morning mail brought him. left tho White House At.
tended by his private secretary, Mr. Rogers shortly
alter nine O'Clock and took a brsk walk through the
executive grounds. thence around by Lafayette square
making circuit to Pennsylvania avenue and home I'D
Fifteenth street, past the Treasury Department
During last week good deal OF curiosity had been
excited among tho members OF tho Methodist dcno,n
nations the city to the particular church the Pre-
sdcnt and hrs family would attend mombcr of that
religious organization himself and trustee of one of
tho churches at his home. it was generally OK.
pcctcd aud hoped by the members OF the Metropolitan
Methodist Church that President Hayes would
follow tho example OF President Grant and occupy
what Is known as tho Presidents or national
pow in that cdifcc The history OF the pew in qucs.
ton is as follows when the church buiIt about
eight years ago, Mr. kclso, wealthy gentleman OF Raj
tmorc gave $4,000 the condition that the principal
pew should set apart forever for the President OF
the United States. gentleman in Washington gave n
similar sum tho condition that another pew should
DO reserved for tho Vice President President Grant
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NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.

Lessons in Electricity ut the Royal Institution is757a
By John tynda. H. g. IT, LIZ D.. r. r. s. Professor o Nat
urH Philosophy In ROYAL InStitut, of trcat Britain.
Messrs II. Appleton X Co.. Broadway. New York.
The Effects Gross and Self Fertilization in the vegcta
BILE Kingdom Nv Chares Darwin. A. A.. r. H. ). Messrs.
ID. Appleton Co.. broadway. New York.
Eecteity and the Electric Telegraph. Nv George B.
Prescott with usirations) Messrs D. Appleton Co,
Broadway. New York
Alexander Hamilton Historical Study by Hon.
Georges shea Chief Justice oi tue Marine Court paper
covert Messrs. Hard \ loughton. New York
New Hampshire nj the tentenntl the Address OF Gov
Cheney the Grafton o Professor T. d. sanborn at
Dartmouth College with SIT tch OF the Great Centennial
Exhibition w j. Eaiev Moore. John u. Clarke. Man
chester n. II.
Report tho New York City Church Extension and Mis-
sonary Society OF the Methodist Episcopal Church tor tho
ienr ending Dccemhsr a. 1876 Isaac j. oliver. No. ~
Duane street. New YORK.
The Magazine OF American History. with Notes and
Queries tMarch, 1871 A. ). Barnes Co. New York
aud Chicago.
The Man Who Was Not Colonel. paper covert by y
High Private. I.orng Publisher. Boston.
American society tor the Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
mails eleventh Annual Report. headquarters OF the
society Fourth Twenty second street, New
York
The Christian NJ Work unonth'y): No u of volume l. ,.
Leypoidt, No. ~ Park New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-12
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Claxion. Rcmscn Hanel1ngcr have issued . new
edition of General PIeasontons book printed IN blue
ink on blue paper.
Noes & Clio announce new work by well knows
author entitled 'sIc Cat6chsmc Du Libre Pcnseus."
The academy Is asionished at tho sensation created
by "Deirdrcr in this country and pronounccs II "as
extremely poor performance"
DR.. Edward L. Moss, surgeon OF the Alert, has writ
ten and illustrated book the recent Arctic cxpedi
ton. which Marcus Ward Il Co. will publish
The Mcssrs. Levy have Just issued two new volumes
OF Victor Husos .Lcgcrdcs des siccles."
The complete poeiical works Of Andre Lcmoyne have
just been published by the Messrs. Carpenter.
The Messrs. Macmillan will shortly ISSUE new work
subject, the application OF electricity to rail.
way working
A short autobiography OF Barry Cornwall IL In the
press OF Mcssgs Bell sons the volume will contain
unpublished poems and sketches Of his contsm.
porarIes