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AUCTION SALES.
TONIC RROw.
p FOLEY. Aucuoneer, sIi 7th stree; n. y.

ID FOLEY. Auctioneer, s1l 7th street nv.
a RAHE CHANCE FOR PERSONS IN WANT
over hve hundred Psrlor and OhanssrH
nests. boot Eases. :" sroropes, sidsbosris, -
@ Camp Chairs, Secretaries, Mat ~
rs-+s' Marble Tables, Extension Tables, | III
TItessrss, Four Fine French plate Mirrors. Que
III. saie other goods, too msa ion
us ock las en- the goods Of = BaItim1 ore M.pu-
!sotor, giving UP bu line and ned be soli,
10 the highest bidder, for cash. l would aivise
o.aers to attena this sale, the stock will be
guaranteed 70 be the best good4 oerei at a1c-
Non IN this city, commencing THURSDAY morn
lNo, At I'D O'Clock, and Continuing Friday and
Saturday,
p. FOLEY, Auctioneer, sII 7th street n W.
would advise am one ia want of Ttnwsre of
every description, to BE- sod TO highest bidder
To- cash, 10 tend our evening sales, co nmencing
EVERY EVENING, at . O'Clock, until the whole
Is dlspos' Of. r. FOLEY, Aucioneer,
oet9 st Sll 7th street no rthwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-10
WISWALL e. GWYNN,

NEW FALL GOODS RECEIVED DAHL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-10

~ THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED, IN
.consequ OF the rain. until FRIDAY, October
IL, ls77, same hour and lace. By order OF the
Tras.ees.
octs-st THOMAS BOWLING. Auctioneer
, 1877-12-02

room for reform, and the numerous appncn-
tions for the Office of Agent do not indicate
that there is to be any change OF systom, OF
that the Office is to be less profitable tnan
it has been. In fact, the mere salary OF Inc
Office forms so small portion OF the induce
ment that the applications would probably
be quite as numerous if there we're no salafy
offered ut all.
Of all public charities-that is, Of all lnsti-
tutions for charitable purposes maintained
and supported by taxatlon-we suppose IL
safe to assume that, counting salaries and
other cost of service, including what IS
wasted unnecessarily and stolen, the expend-
ituro is so per cent greater than the same or
better service could be furnished by private
individuals at handsome profit. 1t is
serious reflection upon political intelligence
that Government, when it undertakes to be
charitable, pays ono dollar for the dlstrlbu-
ton of ench dollar expended forchar1ty. The
commission is an enormous one. While TINS
is more or less tho fact in all cases OF public
charity administered by Governments, there
is no hope TINT the general rule can be
reversed in this country, but there is I'll ex-
pectation that tho new County Board may
adopt such reforms in system and III admin
istration as will break up the glaring abuses
which have existed, and keep in the Treasury
the money now squandered and stolen under
the cloak Of supporting the public charities.
, 1877-12-02
CHICAGO MARKET SUAIARY,

The Chicago produc. markets were less active
Saturday, and most OF them were firEaer. Mess
pork closed TIC per hrl higher. It s11. 1oG H. SO
for nav: spot and S11 .9oGJl1.oa!: for January
Lard closed 5l110c 100 lbs higher, at ST ST.:
cash aad SIS: for January. Meats were fr:ncr,
nt 4t.c for boxed shouid.-s aud 6.5c for do short
rits Wkle5y VAS quoted at Il. OH per gal!on.
Flour uas dull. T'llca. closed &c higher at
81 o. for December and Sl.0S'. fcFJanuary- Corn
closed .sns, At :a:ss ssll2c Tor December and 403il
xcfor January. Oats closed &c higher. at ~
cash and 81 sl13i:4c 10. January. Ryc was stcady.
ut 551*c Earley closed lAic higher, at &c cash
and g2!*c for January. Hogs were steady, at
81. 1874. 80 per 1oU lbs. Cattle were in fair
demand, at Sc. .64'*II 50. Sheep were qaiet.
flour in store in Cnjcago, d;, sGs brlF. Pork in
New York, 10, 734 br:s. Lard do, 13, 0!4 tcs.
Ho:x packed IN this city during last month, 4aS,
$50 head. Received in Chicago las; wceH: Go.! !:31
b,ls tour, 456, GIL bu WHEAT. Gsjn52 bu COTE,
l7. los bu oats 0 235 hn rye. OF, 500 bu barley.
III. AL live hogs, 13, o37 head cattle. Exports
srom Nav York la.t week: Is, $50 brls flour.
B74, $50 bu wheat, 1U;s, 6l0 bu cora. Inspected
Into store in this city Saturday mornsng: 174 cars
whea. n40 corn. B. oats, Ii cars rye, and
% cars hurley. Total CASA ca:s, 1873. 900 bu.
One hnnGeed dollars in gold would buy slc2. STA
In ErecatacEE At thc close.
, 1877-12-02

have prevented L1EB from taking out LIS
assessments for his campaign expenses.
These acts are hopefully the last Of the
Ring that has held the taxpayers Of cook
County by the throat for the past two or
three years. Five members Of the old Board
now retire who always voted in'the interest
of extravaganza and jobbery. Five now
men take their places, each one of whom IS
pledged in the most, solemn manner to
espouso the interests of the taxpayers, and
fight relentless1y any and every scheme OF
the old combination. Of the old members,
at least three, and perhaps four, have held
out inducements to believe that the public
may depend upon them to cooperate with
the new members. and thus provide per-
manent majority against the plunderers. 1t
will not require very long time to deter
mine whether or not tho public is doomed to
disappointment in the new regime. The first
evidence of good faith will appear in notable
retronchment in the County Clerks Office,
in the general county expenses, and IN the
administration of the various public clari-
ties. The new Board should also give its
Immediate attention to tho Courthouse
building, familarize itself with the various
contracts, ascertain whore savings can De
made, how contractors can be restricted
to tho terms of their contracts, how extras
of all kinds can be avoided, and then proceed
to such measures as may be necessary to the
protection Of the public. There is one step
Tint should bo taken without delay, and that
is to order The discontinuanco of work on the
foundation Of the county's half Of the pro-
posed DOME The city is not in position
now to agree upon the construction of this
dome. It is purely ornamental project at
the best, the ultimate cost whereof cannot be
approximately estimated. 4 great dome $50
feet high may easily be made to cost mill
ion of dollars before it can be completed.
This will represent an annual expenditure Of
$4,000 in interest for the support of an
ornament The county and city might with
equal propriety strike hands in these hard
times to borrow IN obelisk OF the khediye of
Egypt at an annual rental OF $4,000; the
Investment would not be more costly, and
the ornament would bs more novel and at
tractive. But the scheme is especially pre-
posterous in view OF the feet TINT only one
half Of the proposed dome will proceed, as
the city cannot build Its half; so work on
the foundation of the dome should be sus-
pended at once by order Of the new Bonrd.
, 1877-12-02

The sad news that the busy brain of
SAMUEL Dow1Es h2s been overcome by pa
ralysis. and that his recovery IS not to be
hoped FOR, brings 14,es to its end the record
Of q great and useful life. A1r. BowLEs will
be missed by much wider constituency
than the small New England town where he
yas born, did his work, aud now hes uncon-
scious waiting for the end. In the thirty
three years he has devoted to the Springfield
R{pu6,lun, SAMUEL BowLEs grew beyond
Springfield and even beyond New England,
into national position. lie stood among
the very first men Of his profession, and
needed only larger place to be larger,
though not better, man. lie made the
Springfield Republican one Of the best news
papers in the country, and by fer the best
newspaper i'll New England. No other paper
in the United States so nearly reached its
highest possible development as the
Springfield Republican. The character
OF Alr. BowLB mind was critical,
ard at times he seemed almost CEN
serious. He had IL broad, active brain,
and al acquired knowledge of the details and
general scope Of his business, and of the men
and affairs OF the nation, equaled only by
the very greatest among his journalistic con-
tcm3oraries. Hc Interpreted to the public
the history of each day with an intelligence,
keenness, and virtue that gave him COM
mantiiug influence on public opinion. When
once asked for tie Secret of his success he
said that it Was ga nose for news" In the
comparative treatment of news-that which
shows its proportions ahd its relations to
the past and preseut-he was unrlyaled. His
1,apcr was one of the bast-reGd and best
clipped exchanges that visit newspaper Of
fees Until 1872 Mr.. Bow1Es was in the
Republican party, though not always with
it. In that year Ic broke with his for
mer political friends and went into the
GREELEY movement. lie never returned
to his former allegiance, but, having
been Independent III party, remained indie
pendent out Of it. With the exception of
brief interval, 3lr. BowLxs has spent his life
in Springfield. Boston tried to find place
for Linn eud his style Of newspaper, but.
although several journals were consolidated
| aud placed under his charge, the town proved
| too small. It has been said that newspaper
ueu write their names in running water, but
the high brain-power, virtue, md success
| with which SAMUEL BowLEs has done his
| work will give him in enduring fame. Even
if, for such worker, the time may come
when his name is forgotten, the impress lie
has made will be transmitted beyond his
memory in the growth of the people.
, 1877-12-02
,n1 cuc.co rRmnn. SUNDAY DECEMBER PAGES

not steal is not rascal As there is vul-
car prejudice, however, against stealing, and
the majority of people recognize this man
WooDwAnD as q per cent thief, and
TWEED, his master, who holds the same
views as WOODWARD, as q 25 per cent thief,
it is pity that the percentage Of honesty
in New York is too small to send master md
man to the States Prison, which, according
to their theory, ought to be the most honest
place in the world.
, 1877-12-02

A fair and square arraienment of tho lie
publicans against the Administration was the
feature Of the Senate executive session yes
tertlay. The question arose Oh the confirma-
ton Of F1rzsnrNoSs, whose appointment to
the a1arshalship of Georgia he'd been sent III
by the Executive. It appears that the name
OF one HuFr, Democratic gentleman with
Republican coat-tails, had been recommend
ed By Senator GORDON, who withdrew hls IN
fuenco subsequently and turned 1t over 10
F1rzsrMuoxs, Il Democratic gentleman with no
uffiuitics Whatever. On tile vote the 1topub11can
Senators, with the exception Of PATTERSON,
CosovEn, aud STANLEY MATTHEW'S, were
soli,!ly arrayed against the confirmation,
while tho Democrats, nided by these three
Republican votes, carried the appointee
through with flying colors. All OF which
demonstrates that there are soma things
more '.uusartin than white men"
, 1877-12-02

An investigation into the crookedness sup
posed to exist in the West Park Board affairs
has been instituted by the Grand Jury, and
indictments have been found against Messrs.
GnEESEpAuN, RuSyAS, and STANFORD. Ihe
bills ara based upon an alleged diver
sion of the funds 4 Of the Board,
of which diversion tho accused are
charged of having guilty knowledge and
Of having connircd tlereat. Some remarha-
bic revelations were made by the witnesses
as to the existence Of q ring in the Board, so
remarkable, in fact, that perhaps bonanza
might be found in investigating some OF the
xr1},lacSaS
, 1877-12-02

ENGLAND AND The WAR,

Whnt pnrt England will play with reference
to the war, if it continues long enough to
transfer operations to Roumolia, or with ref
erenco to peace, if the fall of Plevna should
induce the Sultan to ask for terms, has be-
come the uppormost question in connection
with the immediate future. The interes. felt
in England is shown i'll the speeches made by
the Premier, by Lord DERRY, and Mr.. GLAD
STONE at dinner receptions, whore English
policy is quite as frequently enunciated Us in
State papers, and where English opinion is
certainly more clearly expressed, and by care
fully-written articles in the leading papers
and magazines A brief reflex of these riowB
will serve as basis for speculation. Mr..
D1sRAE11s speech at the Lord Mayors ban-
auet, Nov 8, SO far as it touched upon the
policy Of England, mny be summed up in the
few words that 'noutrality must cease If
British interests are assailed or menaced." the
same declaration that was made last April,
when the Russian army crossed the
Pruth. The rest Of his speech was
mass of glittering generalitios and
giIded cynicisms. His speech last year
was universally conceded to bo in
discreet His speech this year will be looked
upon, perhaps, as very pleasant intellectual
amusement, but not rs rising to the dignity
Of tho occasion. Turkey will not be specially
delighted to know that '' its independence is
not doubted while the Russians are thun-
derins at her gates, or that England admires
her va1or, when what she wants is not admira-
ton, but gold, end guns, and troops. Mr.
D1ssAE1Iis very angry with Russia and very
complimentary to Turkey but as Russia
does not care for his wrath nor Turkey for
his compliments, his speech will hardly give
mid and comfort in any direction. Even the
Saturday Rerieao, which is friendly to the
Turk, is d1seasted with the speech. and says
, 1877-12-02

County Commissioner F1rzaEnA1D, when
uked by TRIBUNE reporter if lie proposed
70 ect honestly in the new Board, replied,
1Ko, SIR; I am Democrat County Com-
missioner FITZGERALD also intimsted that, as
he honest men in the Board managed to get
long without him on one occasion, perhaps
hey would not miss his influence on another.
It seems to be necessary to inform County
Commissioner FITZGERALD that the "draw-
ing of party lines,". as he terms it, is
merely defining the difference between
men of integrity and men actuated
, 1877-12-02

Mr.. Rise-Up-W11L1AM ALLEN. Of Ohio,
has closed his telescopic fog-horn, and no
longer squints towards that august but
somewhnt complicated institution known
among men as the United States Senate. He
raises his head from between the legs of the
gentlemen who are sitting upon him to
recommend the name of one Gen MORGAN
suggestion which will probably have moro
NSeight in favor of the dark horse than of the
Enleman recommended.
, 1877-12-02
THE LAST OF THE COUNTY RING.


The ruling passion is strong IN deatn, and
the County Ring, in its expiring hours, was
true to its habit Of plundering the public
Treasury for the benefit of its favorites-
Some innocent persons may have supposed
that the retiring members would seek to
atone for past iniqnity by affecting concern
for the public welfare at the last moment,
refusing to countenance some of the minor
Jobs at time when the opportunities for
big stealing we're passing away from them
forever Eut the Ring remained true to its
antccedc,ts to the very last. Within woek,
SEXTON, the brick contr actor, hns been al
lowed m enormous bill Ct extras on con-
tract under which he Was already overpaid
WALKERS contract hes been so amended as
to make him m allowance Of 80 per cent
OIL hls stone at the quarry, mud
also open loopholes for other invasions
in the future; L1En's outrageous bill of near-
II $o5, 600 for one months payroll was ap-
proved to enable his clerks to pay of Liens
assessment for campaign purposes; the per
diem Of the Commissioners was fixed at the
highest possible rate for pny, mileage, and
expenses; thanks were mutually voted aIl
around to Ring members aud retainers; and
the old Board drew its last breath unrepent-
ant of its sins and defiant of public opinion.
4 fair example Of the Rings efrontery
may be found in voting nearly $4,000 to
L1EB for one months expenses, and refusing
to vote 81, 900 to Recorder BnocKwAr for tho
extra work entailed in his Office to keep up
the abstract business. This extra allowance
had been made to his predecessor,
and the Ring cut it off in his
case out of mere spite. BRooKwAY
had refused to allow the Ring to dictate the
appointment Of his subordinates, and be had
to suffer for it. On the other hand, in
voting L1En nearly S25,o00 for November,
the Board allowed him for q single month
about one-half Of what the County Clerks
Office ought to cost for the entire year. Men
whose pay was nominally ST. were set down
for $3.50 for the month; this would indicate
that there are nearly forty working days in
the month Of November, which the calendar
limits to thirty days, Sundays and all. That
this exorbitant allowance was intended for
LKB's personal benefit was evident from the
refusal of the Board to make the several
amounts payable to the several employees
credited with them, for such an order would
, 1877-12-02

Scientific INQUIRY having poked It's speculative
nose into all the tmpracticable questions OF the
day, 4 subject of great Importance now pre-
sents itself for investigation. This question is
What is the occult connection between notorety
and the lecture-held? No sooner does man or
woman find himself or herself noticed by tho
press, however favorab1y or unfayorably, than
an immediate onslaught Is made upon that most
delicate part OF the human organism-the
pocket. Mr.. STANLEY, disentanoIng himself
from the embrace OF the gorila, flies to Caps
Town, Africa, and-leetures. Mr. Ton Hey
DRIcKs, finding that not enough people took an
interest in him to elect him Vice-Presdent, as-
sumes from that fact that the country is anxious
to hear him-leeture. Mr.. THEODORE TnToY
having been aroused By newspaper publication
Furnished by LimselD to realization Of ths
despoliation Of his home, buries his grief In b.,
lecture. Mr.. 4. O.AKEy HALL having permitted
himself to become complicated with lady
whose !eftcheck is adorned with IN c1crescence,
establishes himself on the apex Of the wart and
delivers a-lecture. The Rev. HENRY WARD
BEEcHER having demonstrated that a mans
confession Of his iniquity IS not enough to coz
yict him, paralyzes his enemies with a-lecture.
If Mr.. FRANK RASDE, charged with gallon or
two OF murders, should escape the clutches OF
the law, we may confidently expect a-leeture.
Should 4 fortuitous combination OF improv!den-
tial circumstances prevail on the South Caro-
lima Penitentiarv to let go its hold On Senator
PATTERSON, what guarantee have we that "a
shall escape a-lecture7 We are fast losing
sight OF the fact that WENDELL PHILLIPS re"
cciyed only half L dozen votes ior Governor Of
Massachusetts In that geutlcmau's propensity
fest that 'sfamc lies more in good than evil
Deeds" and virtue, not more than r1scs!tyt
succeeds tn the lyeenm Of to-day; but the 0ues'
tion is Whys aud the suffering public look
anxiously to the searcher into abstract truths
, 1877-12-02

: Telegn1ns from Lieut. Commander GREEN
furnish the information that the bodies of q
rumbe1 Of officers lost in the wreck of the
Huron have been found aud buried. So
far there is no intelligence that any one has
been found at the ''ife~saving" station in
The Immediate vicinity. It is practically use
ess to hunt for dead men and if any search
ns is to be done it might prodtably be de-
Foted to hunting up the live men who belong
10 the station.
, 1877-12-02
In New York Saturday greenbacks ranged
throughout the day at VT.

Eusr1s thought perhaps it would be
good TINA to sip into the Senate, and made
his Itto play for sent But that Corouer's
inquest. sometimes called the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. having failed to find
whether he was dead or alive, his pretenslons
to either condition were adjourned until the
meeting CT the regular session.
, 1877-12-02

Just at present the curse Of the P;ttsburg
r:oter Is coming home to roost. 4 local
Judge, not at ell intimidated by the findings
os hummer Grand Jury, took occasion yes
terday to fix the punishment Of certoin Of
the thugs, whom he sent to the Peniteutiary
for terms varying from one year and ten
months and fine Of $4,000 to fine of $500
md term Of six months.
, 1877-12-02

In claiming that he represented tho Re-
publicans of South Carolina when he voted
to seat BUTLER, Senator PATTERSON Dem.-
Rep. appears to have been sadly mixed. All
the Republicans in the Legislature repuaiate
him The only friend he hns-thc one who
sent him the famous dispatch upon which he
based himse:f-is now in jail awaiting trial.
Verify, the day of the t1ansgrossor is nearing
its suusef
, 1877-12-02

hr. Jo1x WELSH, with his family, sailed
from New York yesterday to take Charge of
our nntioual affairs in England. 4 large
party assembled at the wharf to bid the
travellers godspeed, and, as fur as
we can CLEAN from the dispatches, the festiv-
ities would hive been of the mos. delightful
character but for the fuuerea presence of a
Philadelphia gentleman named GEORGE
WASHINGTON CH1LDs
, 1877-12-02

BY disposition to assist the county thieves,
and it appears necessary to further inform
County Commissioner FITZGERALD that his
position, as he now defines it, is one better
calculated to win the plaudits of the Hing
than the applause Of honest men. II he has
learned to respect the latter he will manifest
it by radical and sudden change Of his
, 1877-12-02

We would afrcctionately call the attention oi
the monomctal1ists to what Secretary RICHARD
SON said In his book on Funded Loans, page IL,
"The bonds Of each OF those issues, un-
like those Of any other loan ever issued BY tn
Government, express upon their face, in nz:osd
ance with the requirements Of the law applicsr
bic to those bonds alone, that the priullna
, 1877-12-02
)r an answer,

Tramps going about asking aims on the
ground that they seek but cannot find work, DO
not always tell the truth. For example:
sig able bodied tramps. who s1ept at the police
station III Quincy. Mass, few nights ayo. we're
offered in the morning by n granite contractor
good breakfast anu then work in the quarry fora
mouth with the additional promise that the beg;
TWO should have WORK all w!nter, But they ait
stra1ehtw2y began to make e1cnse. One SAID ne
had friends in New Eedford. aud lie an1;on5
to get there: another was going to Roston, where
he had q job: teo hat agreed to work to. + woman
who lived short distance from the village In re-
turn for the supper she had Eiyen them. and 80 on
with all Of them. They preferred to tz4np aboas
the country b":ginS their food and sleeping Ii
barns, lock- ups, etc, to woskiu. for u living
, 1877-12-02

tsa snfs22 4! G9MMASeHHt Sa
16s E ssia 2si Corner i:sndoph nd o
= u. sharp nuslre;s of mpor' = T,s;ttn StGrs
Ga:s eauTteoas'y as!,st ;I ~ y SaSBdES sras5 c.
JAS. E. NEG1SS. Recorder:
Arg14o 30 EXIGnTS 16a Goacay. TEM
4ts{ {cc5 sSsnnF n ose asn pss a'
6nes sna 1ran*actton OF o;her i,npor4u: business
urgently T. g1sfo L /: rEs;n'i ree59ier n
X So ;; mi. t. pie ena % t. be hsid
It thcir la!5ls an. l2n9iphssi 9 ci,an o
e Ssss;s sEs::a sae By
PEsx$Eb S1:ss2 Ey:5n xq :s !,
aonSn oaer of H. cleese " and
sses i lie Tsa}; III; ;1ii:xaSH If s9nff1fa G. {!
Si'oSs 5. s. D1GSEIs6S. Il sEss5 Recorder ~ ~
sI3s 81 III e 81 SS On
day eseninE cv.an9 .o oe!oek sAar2; ;s,s TO;
Gspl@n'on' s. cordially 'n'S@ ill sSlTa. secretary:
Annusi co,nruiea:ion Of the Loas oseura ws1nSs
Fer Memts s ars u
'TiiEo nARZ' se- NJ. PFLAUM, r. II.
VAN RENSSELAER, GRAND LODGE nF 1,E!FECT.
TlIN l.. /. Scottish l:!tc Masons.-RcGuar Afscu1oiS
THURSDAY evening next Work on the foutsh anu
F1fth Degrees. By order Of
JOHN USEILL. T. .P. &c. M
ED GOODALE, Grand sec.
: YORK CHAPTER. las. l.. \. M.-Resular Convo.
eai.3n Taur4ay cscn!nE Dec. g. 1or th* payment OF
dues rna such other business as 1n5 rcsuarIy c31r
frfn-a IL nv order John {. CLUETI. II. +.
SUNDAY. DECEMBER =, 1877.
, 1877-12-02

VAN RENSSELAER, GRAND LODGE Of rE1FEC.
TINE /. /. Scottish l:!te M1soIs.-RcGu!ar Aksculos
THURSDAY evening next Work on the, four'h ano
Fifth Degrees. By order 0f
Ed GOODALE, Grand sec.
, 1877-12-02

The New York Herald says: "Is 1t possible
that Mr.. THDEs lays the hattcsln8
JUNCTION to Its SOUL that he may dis
place and replace AIr. HAYEs' With our
high opinion OF Mr. T1LDEs's practical
eagacity We cannot credit 1t; and yet Il nc
were 4 aigh.y man it is easy to see how hs
might delude himself in the present condition
Of affairs ut Washington. II It should SO hap-
pen thut the Democrats gain control Of the
Senate, sanguiEe, brain-sick man, cloud"
weaver OF phantas1nal hopes,' might imagine
great possibilities"