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MISCELIANEOUS.

United States Treasurer Wyman has
rendered his resignation on account of i'll
health, and accepted the position of assistant
treasurer. Gilfllian, assistant treasurer, has
been appointed to succeed Mr.. Wyman.
Colonel Forbes, who succeeds Miss
Van Lew as postmaster at Richmond, Va, is
a native of Buckingham county, Va, and
took part in state politics before the war.
He has been register in bankruptcy since
1869, and is now about sixty years OF age.
His appointment gives general satisfaction
in Richmond.
Commander VIM. Whitehead, of the
steamer Yantic, having decided to leave the
battery of that ve7sel at Capetown. south
Africa. because of the unseaworthiness of
the Yantic, his action is fully approved by
the navy department. She is a whiteoak
vessel, has been in constant service for the
past five years, and was reported unsea.
worthy q year ago.
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The importations of corn were &c.
95S, 226 cwt., of which upwards of so per
cent came from this country. Canadian
exports of grain are included in hose OF
this country. 1t will be seen that Rus
STA and Turkey have furnished 22,6 per
cent. of the supplies to England. In In
dia a dearth prevails this year. Egypt
being subject to the suzerainty of the
porte, will be affected by the war, and
whether the wal is localized or whether
it draws into it the other European pow
ers it is evident that the demand for
American breadstufs will be increased
in the neighborhood of rs per cent. in
case of the cutting off of the Russian and
Turkish supplies from market by a pro-
longed war. Italy imports verv largely
from Odessa, on the Black Sea, and war
will also create an active demand for
our breadstufs in Mediterranean ports.
In this country the visible supply of
wheat is only about one.half what it was
this time last year, and if the Russian
supply is cut off from the English mar
ket the supply of wheat until the next
harvest will be very scant, and prices
necessarily high. This will tend to
make a good market for corn, of which
there is in this country more than twice
the quantity in store than there was at
this time last year. although the exports
to England have been larger than last
year. While much depends upon the
area Of hostilities and the length of the
war, it is the opinion of statisticians
that the eastern war can not fail to Gre
ate an extraordinary demand for our
breadstuffs.-BOstO Herald.
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= terrible drought prevails IN parts NJ
Australia. Nearly every sheep station in
new South wales has lost from one thousand
IN tive thousand head ~ sheer. The total
loss is estimated at over one million sheep
A traveller writes that 10 riding seventy
miles not b blade Of grass appeared where
In former seasons d5cks we're accustomed 70
roam.
There are now but two field marshals
in the British army, the Prince Of Wales
and the duke Of Cambridge. commander'in'
chief
Over nine thousand horses, six hun
dred and fo~rty.three asses and thirty FIVE
mules we're eaten in France last year. The
first horse abattoir was established in 1866,
and the consumption has since increased
yearly. A healthy carcass is worth forty
dollars,
Berlin had a population by the census
in February Of 1,OOO,3O9. Twenty-Five years
ago it Was the ninth city in Europe, and the
" enty-seventh in the world. Now it is the
fourth city in Europe and the ninth in the
world.
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Fast Young Men in New York.

This class of young men is steadily
aucmenting in New York. They will
not labor in any way. 1t was enough
for their fathers to do that. The family
estate is large, and are they not entitled
to a share of it? An allowance OF three
to five thousand a year is r~easonaole
enough, is it not? They lounge at the
clubs, dine at Delmonico's, stroll on
Fifth e n play billiards at the Wind
sor or some other heightened establish
ment. drive now and then in the park,
occasionally patronize the opera, attend
fashionable parties, and make love TO
Laura and Florence and Rosetta and all
the other graces, and at the n OF the
wear find their allowance all gone, and
Themselves in debt as much more. asa
rnle thew are not actually dissipated, in
the sense of being habitually intemperate,
hut their wine bills are not small ones Dy
any means and what they spent ior
cigars would easily keep a small family
in moderate comfort. r. H. Macy, the
sixth avenue dry goods merchant, VINO
died in Paris a few weeks ago, leaving
$500. 600 to his family, cut off his only
son with an allowance of $l,O0Oa year,
solelv because the young man had grown
90 reckless and incapable of taking care
NJ money that it would have been rum
ous IN himself to give him more. 1t was
tor a somewhat similar reason that Com
modore Vanderbilt left his second son
5000 900 out of his immense estate. Inc
Nathan boys were also wild and extrava,
cant and gave their father a good deal
eef trouble in this way. 1t would be easy
IN cite scores of illustrations, but the
general fact is sufficient, The case Of
Macy has been mentioned. Another OF
our dry goods m~illionaires had a SOD,
now dead, to whom he gave an excellent
education, but who fell into habits OF IN
temnerance. married a tightly young
woman, went abroad and died there ID
poverty and obscurity. There was
the case of the wealthy anu
aristocratic George Hoffman, whose son
became infatuated with a popular oan'
seuse. followed her to Europe and mar
ried her, and died (from fast hvingl re,
fore be was twecty-one. The list mige.
be extended indefinitely, but to make u
longer is needless. | may, however
take space to notice the fact hat reeA
lessness of the kind here in quesliIn
seems to be more common among the
sons of men who grew rich during tne
war thar among any others, Whetnei
this is to he accounted for by the put
a -beggar-on horseback and he will nae
to- the-devil" theory or not l do nov
pretend to say but observation satisn1a
that there is a good deal of truth u
h at any rate. Nearly all the rlcn
,non.s sons are decidedly free in letting
the money fly. one way or another puTs
sons of those who coined their weaitn
of war contracts are unquestionanle
,bead in this respect.-N. y. Cor. Ha''-
lord Times.
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COnyicts Who Suffer Most.

The chaplain of Millbrook, London's
largest convict prison, says that the men
whose condition is the most pitiable
when they leave Jail are mercantile
clerks, p~ost-office employees, etc. In
competition with the crowds of reputa-
BILE men eager for every employment, no
matter how small the remuneration,
they have little chance of obtaining en-
ployment of the kind to which they were
accustomed, and being unused to manual
labor they find themselves in a position
which renders a return to crime an al
most overwhelming temptation. And
yet they are the most hopeful and re-
p~entant class, and only dire necessity
eompels them in most cases to repeat
their offenses. What is still more against
them, he says, is the fact that they have
little to expect from their friends. "The
poor, it cannot be denied, are far more
ready TO assist a fallen relative than the
more well-to do members of society, and
in the present instance | might cite a
case in which an application | myself ad-
dressed on behalf of a discharged con-
vicu to his friends, persons of some posi-
ton in society, was not deemed worthy
of even a formal acknowledgment"
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According TO the most moderate esti.
mate, the average quantity Of cereals
necessary for the consumption Of each
inhabitant is II 0-l0 bushels per aDnum,
and, therefore, all the states that come
after Sweden upon the list have TO
obtain grain supplies from other coun.
tries. In this country three.ifths OF the
cereal production consists OF corn. In
| Europe oats predominant, and next in
quantity come wheat, rye, barley and
corn. Russia, Prussia, and France pro
duce large wheat crops, and the two first
are our greatest competitors in the Eng
lish market. In ROumania and Servia
corn takes the first rank. Prior to 1860
Russia and Prussia led the United States
in the supply of wheat. From 1859 to
1861 the exports OF wheat from this
country to England sprang suddenly
up from $40 ,504 cwt. to 15,5l0,472 crt.,
while in the same period Russia advanced
only from 1887, 454 cwt., to 4,467, 4S3
cwt., and Prussia from 3,345,30 cwt., to
4,462,573 cwt. The lead taken so sud
denly by this country has ever since been
maintained. Tables covering the years
from 1860 to 1872 show that the United
States supplied England during that
period with 28.5 per cent. of her total
imports of wheat, including flour,
against PAT per cent. from Russia, and
17.2 per cent. from Germany. In the
same period England imported 43 per
cent of her total importations of corn
from this country. In 1852 the exports
of corn from hiscountry to Great Britain
only amounted to 1,34l, 304 bushels,
against 1,795,6S2 bushels from Turkey
and .Roumania, and l,795,6S2 bushels
from Russia. At present Roumania and
southern Russia, to a lesser degree, are
our principal competitors in the supply
of corn. The year 1876 was a good
harvest year in England prices were
low, and the total imports of wheat were
only Al 394, 1872 cwt,, against 81 $685. 9
cwt. in 1875. The following table gives
the sources of supply:
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THE EST,

Mrs. Anthony Dean, OF st. Louis, the
other day gave birth to four children; three
boys and a girl. One died, but the others
are doing we'll. Her husband is a private
Waterman.
~Irrigating the dry lands of Colorado
from wells, by windmill power has been
recently found practicable by a farmer, near
Evans, in that state. With one small mill
an acre of vegetables was watered, and the
thirst Of a herd of eighty head of cattle
horses and sheep was q%uenched.
In the case of Poindexter Edmundson,
who was to have been hanged for murder
Wednesday, at ~Broomield, Mo-, and whose
execution was deferred by order Of the gov
ernor till next August, there has been a very
strange development. 1t appears that a
half.witted brother of Edmundson murdered
William Shaw, and Poiudexter allowed him
self to be convicted and sentenced for the
crime rather than his unfortunate brother.
The latter died a few days ago, and on his
death-bed gave a circumstancial account of
how and where he murdered Shaw.
The letter of Gov. Emory of Utah to
the secretary of war, asking for an increase
of troops in the territory, has been referred
to General Sherman to inquire into the
matter and report upon the necessity of in
creasing the military force. General Crook
has not had an opportunity to inquire into
these Mormon troubles, but the letter will
probably be referred to him by General
sherman when he returns to this city. Gen
eral Crook will then go to Utah for the pur-
pose of consulting with Governor Emory,
and if, in his opinion, any real necessity
exists for increasing the force, the additional
troops VIII he ordered to that territory.
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tells YOU family chat he doesn't see What
his opinion is worth and then he smite,
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Say nothing respecting yourself either
good, bad o Indifferent nothing good
for that ia vanity nothing bad, for that
isaGectation nothing indifferent, Tor Chat
Is silly.
THgY who, when about To marry. seek
their happiness in the mere gaining Of
fortune and personal beauty, evince A
heartless disposition, and their folly 4,
often punished in their success.
STRAwg swim upon the surface. but
pearls lie at the bottom. Snowy parts
strike every common eye, but solid ones
are only TO be discovered by the most
accurate observers of the human head
and human heart.
MANY persons when they find them.
selves in danger of shipwreck in the
voyage of life, throw their darling vices
overheard, as other mariners do, only to
fish them up again after the STERN is
over.
The last words in the new French die,
tiOnary is "zigomanique," signifying a
man with his facial muscles organized
as to produce a permanent grin. This is
regarded as a deformity, for a man may
smile and smile and be a william.
WHEN a woman drinks soda she hOists
the glass at an angle of eight degrees,
bends over, holds in her dress, and as she
looks out of the corners of her eyes, seem.
ing to be in an ecstacy of appreciation,
a little drop of soda runs down her chin
and goes like a peril plummet to the
floor.
GEN. GRANT is the first ex.president
to 20 to foreign parts since the days of
Frank Pierce. Of the nineteen presi.
dents, Washington, Madison, Jackson,
Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Lincoln
and Johnson never crossed the ocean,
Those who visited foreign lands were
John Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, Quincy
Adams, Van Buren,, Fillmore, Pierce
and Buchanan.
IT is a great misfortune to have a fret
full disposition. 1t takes the fragrance
out of ones life, and leaves only weeds
where a cheerful disposition would cause
flowers to bloom. The habit of fretting
is one that grows rapidly unless it be
sternly repressed and the best way to
overcome it is to try always to look on
the cheerful side of things.
IT is rumored that Richard Grant
White can't spell. He himself says;
81 have not the highest respect for spell
ing: ! don't take it 20 heart. To be
sure, uniformity of practice in this re-
spect is desirable, but a lack of strict con
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states Of Europe
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The Chinese missionary who is trying
TO convert Americans to Buddhism has
got to give bonds that his religion will
not interfere with a man who wants to
run a grocery bill of $500 per annum on
A sslary of $500. or he will not get many
converts in central New York Rome
Seutine.
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THEY Go ToGETHER.--A citizen en-,
tered a saloon and called for a cigar. The
barkeeper handed out the box, and a
cigar was selected, but the customer did
not appear to be very much pleased with
it. "Where's the beef?" he inquired
" Corned beef" the ~barkeeper repeated.
"Why, what do you want with that?'
"Well," vas the response, "corned beet
and cabbage always go together. I've
got the cabbage here" Indicating the
cigar land | ought to have the beef 10
match it."
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The citizens of Winfield, Kansas,
turned out en- masse lately, headed by a
band of music, and fought grasshoppers
all day. The account says: "As the
people drove clouds of these pests from
them the band discoursed sweet music,
and made the war a very amusing and
interesting one"
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A prim Boston editor asks: "Is it
proper for young married ladies to be
seen upon the stage?" Yes, provided
they sit close to the driver, and don't
let their feet dangle too much over the
sides.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-07-03

Hayes and 46 votes for Mr.. Tilden, and 1t is the
republican stronghold of very strong republican
county.
The wife Of General Sherman, who has been
jealous in the service of the Roman Catholic
Church, is to receive from the Pope in considers.
ton Of that zeal the Golden Rose" which ha
hitherto been bestowed only upon very great per
sons. The Empress of Austria has it-so has the
Queen of Naples and the Empress Eugenie.
Mile. Dodu French woman, has just received
q military medal for the part she took in the
Franco-Prussian war. She was telegraph opera
tor at Pthviers, and when removed from her du-
ties by German troops she attached wire to the
telegraph and intercepted an important dispatch
to Prince Frederick Charles, telling him how to
fall upon the French army near Orleans. BY this
means she saved the French General from des'
truction.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-07-03
The Fourth of July.

The glorious Fourth will be celebrated
this year much according TO the custom
which has prevailed the last hundred
years. The lapse of time does not serve
to lessen the ardor with which the day is
celebrated and changes but little the mode
of expression. Patriotic orations, ringing
of bells, professions, music. dinners. and
the blaze of gunpowder. have lost moth
| ing of their popularity in connection with
the celebration of our national independ-
ence. The numerous and serious acci-
dents and great disasters which have been
occasioned by the reckless use of powder
have caused some needed restrictions up
on the use of that article, nevertheless
there will be no lack OF the smell of sui
phur to remind us how the Yankees
thrashed the Britishers and won their in
dependence.
According to appearances the Fourth
will be celebrated more generally this
year than usual The cities and larger
towns make more than their usual demon
strations, while the rural towns present
frequent and highly credtable, prepara-
tons in their precints for observing in a
suitable manner the anniversary of the ma
tons birth. Doubtless the ev ents Of last
year, the centennial exhibition, the parade
and eloquence which the hundredth ami
versary called out, created an enthusiasm
so great that tho impulse is yet felt in our
communities and inspires them to great
er efforts at this time.
The word most necessary 10 be spoken
in advance Of the day of jubilee is one of
caution against fires and accidents. Mil
lions of property have been destroyed by
the careless use of fireworks and firearms
on the Fourth of July, and thousands of
persons have been killed or crippled Tor
life by accidents that could have been
avoided by ordinary and reasonable care.
The public authorities generally give
proper attention to this subject, but there
is need that all good citizens assist by
their advice and example in checking
that reckless exuberance of patriotism
which endangers communities and indi-
viduals and turns this season of national
rejoicing to one of sadness for the disas-
ters which attend it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-07-03

If we take the words of the Southern
leaders in reference to the matter of edu-
cation. we are led to think that they in.
tend TO give the colored race an opportu-
nifty for education if we look at their
acts, whether In Louisiana or in South
Carolina, we see that the first step taken
since the removal Of the federal troops,
Is one backward toward the old princi-
pies and practice of slavery. Then no
education was permitted the slaves. Now
the conditions under which learning is ac-
quired are made obnoxious. In the most
fundamental point, point even more vi
tai than the right OF suffrage, the South
ern democracy perpetuates the theory OF
the dependence, the pariahising tine blacks.
1t is perfectly idle to talk about political
equality when and so long as one-half oi
the population is subjected to such, and
30 much only. education as the other hall
permits, or processes to bcstow. The
Constitutionalist is both wise and bold ir
rebuking the repudiating corporations in
its own State; it and the South will bs
sill more sagacious and honest when they
acknowledge and live up to the doctrine
that citizen is citizen in all politica
respects. and entitled TO an equal benef
In and from all general and public laws
Whipping the devil round the stump is 9
short-sighted policy; it will never bring
peace, prosperity or permanent suprema
cy for the whites. There is a more ex
cellent way, and it is to be found in eoua
and exact justice; In making equal laws
In taking the fool Of the oppressor off th,
neck Of The weak.-Proridence Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-07-03

From the annual statistics of the trade
and production of iron and steel, some re.
markable facts are apparent. The price
of the metals has never before been 30
low in this country. The decline OF value
since January, 1873, has been SO per cent.
on the price of pig iron, SO per cent. as to
refined bars. 60 per cent. as TO Bessemer
steel rails, and Sc per cent. on best iron
rails. The consumption of these metals
by the Industries of the country has not.
however, declined in any similar proper
tion. The lowest point of depression in
the business OF building railroads was
reached in the latter half or 1875. All
the steel rails used in this country are
made here, and all the iron rails except
an inconsiderable fraction-less than one
In three thousand. IL is needless to say
that times are hard in the iron business
but cheap coal and cheap iron have saved
from ruin at least hundred other domes-
tie industries since 1873.