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, 1877-10-17

.or i .a.' 'hnH, Ill.,, TT ~. h'tag ian snsl
NJ, tn.airtn, t,,ot Ia .h", ,nt;' ,hr 1ru. ~ sir
Te, e rIt an rsc porton 1 ' If I uernnnently, s M
.as e,nasf I'M ,h. ha hes n,s fr'e 9nat e.
nc @ ss 'i' ,.,,,,n rv sit rs,rscs ~. t
,n, s"sei,ng & ae g gt ~, ",.n st.srreri. nvsns
,;vur u,si st,s ,o,t ~ tba rrnM,,, nv fci imc
st npon TIC the kcad1,ar,rr camp, ss Il was inpnssi-
p,I,,r ~ - -. s" frS,u wharc ~. md rn
s.ni s.rir3rr -" .,crc fot,nd Il ,,nder' a. hccvv
= .hnil tIrc ,hst thc Marshnj hs1 hccnn
oblire,1 to move ii. f'eld-chair to ncieh'prina
st' nm, 1 oi1 Vii, fearf, }rr cs' on,rt,v AMI
ns.v non ~ sccn m.r tbc wnr r Mc,tiiy : h,.
scnr ,-,tn norntivr,vs fnr vhrn .ay ti',} +wn ~
.1a .,t,,,;. =" III .. s"1 tMIs TX. ~.
In. 1srnnicS sn,nc t,ira witi be r.;nc,i -; tho
% srnmiort" whirt attached itsrlf tn n,,r .,tnn.
att", NconEht,n thc Tntls v,s9t,ly rai,rd
rro,,nd every moment. an.l hy ha,f fm.3 n,rinrt
we're Reinforced hy t~o irc.i; battalion. sent ~
co,n,rr % r,n T., rear hal olso rot oooi fnnifnr
nn,' .n Will ~ n ~" nr, ., t.1r ~ T,..tan. f.
viii, rrr.t raat]ity. Rlamritrr wn. gnfn1 on nj
this moment after a ]i,ieoms fashion. The
inw tm cr",. thn s'iit'ie niafcau hc,wrrn
Il onJ ti,o rr1rrht thnv htf1 tnhrn'
were sbo. dawn hv h,,ndrcit. The rroMni
VIA ali rTsysnI c,uison viii ttctr rpry es,rpses,
"nmn csrh nf,'.r ~ % IA we ttocti. too. VIZ cnm,d
ssS Emtr pa.,,,,s mr,, .wcen ntnr ro,,ni nm ,hc
ton ~ ttc hill' whifc ti,o Tnrka ntiscktne in
frnnt /. wrrn r,,sitin9 forvar] lim,n the icrror.
s,sirkcn iiussinna They wero rofnr nov Ia Al.
fstE liz lat ,sI,uht. N
/ have Witnessed many battle scenes, the
memory % Of Witt leaves ! strong ] impresstof, % ion
i,tx,n nv mini, and will willis u1e.nory lnsts:
mi ncvcr iii nv living tny ran ft,rrct the
.,verwhel,nina cxrlts,nri,t NJ tiat drrM, ~, de-
ci.Irc moment. trns stanitnn rlosc to Ds,nan
pasha; his stan yas rroupc,l arollul. Behind
these again we're inn1rcds of Turkish officers
ho,,r Ind been watching tic rlurio,is struggle Vf
their r0nlfntirs on tic hlil. ii that instant
tjcy enw thuIr brothers abt,,,t to rush upoD the
,ure with Russians and arn,c. With afx guns.
ti,e months III which bcici,c,l ont flame an,l
shell. Thcy raw them under terrific fIEc wbicll
wn. momcntnrtat;y thinninr their ranks alM,tt
to hr,ri Themselves nvnf1st The },tch cathTorks
Of thai: nowcrful fort. md, as thcy riarci like
lima nj lin saynttc tncctnclc. from every mouth
there Tuse a l.,nI cry to Heaven Of :sAllaht
, 1877-10-17
SUTRO TUNNEL,

aAr FHAScrsco, Oct. ia Virginia City
dispatch sAss: IA meeting of supcrinten1chts
OF mines on the Com.tock 1.rle was held to-day
to consider questions arising In connection with
the approaching completion Of the sutrp Tun-
mel. 4 committee WA appointed 10 make a
careful investigation ~ TO The cost Of the
tunnel. benefit It Is likely to prove To the mines,
tho ct'st Of pumping water 10 the surface frum
tfle tunnel level, ctt. The Committee will
probably report In two or three weeks, and LteIr
report Is expected IL exert strong Influence In
settling pUfnts of difference between the Tunnel
Company ami tho various mining toDuanct."
, 1877-10-17
LAKE FilEiGlITs,

CntcAGo. Oct 1G.-Frelehta wcrc dull and low
CT. Agents were asking &c for corn vessels, and
4Xc mas paid toward The caose. Tho offerings OF
vessels rather large, but few shippers wezs In
the market. li0um wAs chartered for 20, COO bu
wheat ILL, 900 pu corn, ~ 900 bu oats, and "a,
QUO bu harley. TO tjufa1o, scht Woodruff, corn Al
&c; kcht t. spry. corn +Ac; sehF Lsirinter, bar.
lsy on prIsase sstms. To- Kingston. seht gmorsid.
wheat and corn. To satnia, prop Montgomery,
corn. To t)gdentbura, prot, Nashua. corn through
ana tchr Montaus, oAis at H!ic. The Flyins lE!st
reported chAFted In the afternoon for H. LOO
bu corn 10 Sarnta.
, 1877-10-17
ELI E..
EItIE.
dtftfal n.pateA 10 Ia CAieaQQ Ttikuns

spfetai Dt'oateA TO 7As Chicago Tribune.
En1x, Ia, Oct. 1D.--Arsiyals-Schr Z. r. heals,
1.ufalos scht c. II. Weeks. bay City; schr Thou.as
A, scott, milwaukee,. -
DGpartutcs-Schr 0srtbaldl. Toronto.
SPECIAL D1sraich 10 TAe CAfctgo 1rtbuAE
ERIE. "a, Oct. 1H-Sxht arryals-Trops
China, Alsska. Chteato; sehrs Henry +. baldwin.
Champion. john Hutchinson. buffalo,
The United ftatck resenne-cutler Perry arrived
from Long Point Tonight. capt. Ottinger reports
thrcu vessels completely sunk nc1r tho Point It
was impossible 10 ascestafn their tames.
, 1877-10-17
PROTECTION.

Progress Made In New England Toward
Freednm of Commerce.
The Boston Htrusd {nd.), which 1las tho
largest circulation Of my paper In New En-
gland, In q leading article, says Of tho protec-
tton question:
We must do The protccttontsts Of this country
the qste It & tS St ,a has sey pfGt e. 1sa
nal viginnrc is the price Of prosperous inlquity.
Their sentlucls arc nlwnya OH The alert.
For uur rart, We DO not doubt that tho future
belongs to free trade. We nro etcalfast In this
belief, not only hscalIso truth in tho long r1lt,
mi1et prevail oyer error, but bcrnusc VIC SEQ no
tlgn Of tho degeneration Ut public opinion as to
!!sral matters either at hume Of abroad.
III the United States, since the pantc prickcd
money uml protection hail blown. frec-trado
principles baYo gntnel ground steadily. Wo
tlare not hope TINT rcyenuc.tann Is to he
reached at onrc, or sven soon; but wo do be-
extensively nisAI}etl by thu. Forty-lfth COIL
grcas, 10 tie lnst|ng gain of American consuul-
crs. 10 far a. loston Ia concerned, the Rrowt wttl
OF tree.tradc doctrines Is especially noticeable.
It should ho very stnnEe 7 u wcru otherwise,
alnng tie coast-ne to totn. Inland districts with
lautls beyond tho eea. Tie merchants
Of boston shoald 10 tbs lost to sub
scribe to thc "nattona' idea" IN husi-
ness. Protection IL the Heath Of commerce,
81 far as it, blightinH influence naA power. II
country ctlf, be enriched By raising Chinese
wulk ufu,Iml lis tur.sgrs. thuu usslircdly the
frrntor dill not understand Jlis work, lie made
ri. 1ynriI IL ,ynri.1 In, ,yidc In shonld iInrc
sht ~ a,r r"ttn,, in ifttIc n1anat ~ a. nr,r
fnut ~ p.I,.. .a.. M -. .as"r. .s,i.. ". ~" ~
~ tn's coa"cet%iuu % -. Mo0entI ta.., u" "
lnls1asccneg o. the past, nut Hla'h,t aa III asRu-
nicht for the future. copy VI certain resola'
tfnlLs, which wGre attoptcd unanimously at a
meeting III tho merchants Of nostnn III this very
tjrst week Of October, tlfty seven wear. aQo.
tThn ,nretinr wn. hrhi n Fnneuji iali an Der
!, iEs, Ttn Itn.,. William (;rnv a,frJ A. ChoIr.
,1,n', =, n,u, William Fnster 80 ksrrctrrv Tia
sna1, sa'M,It,.. Inn " wt.a LINN sne aa,.,,,tias
a,,., ,,,;,,,n''. W. acr.nt"rcc
ee!,s" ,a.. T%s, 80 ~ s.r. ..,,,,
A., hsot.tu, tna. 20 nave tsSssaea VIII pieasaIo
sna ,,'9 wv i,'t ,ob ,tan ~,
mi rni snontnneour anh nnt tfe otYuct of sv.tsm
uf bountics and protection, ~ a. evidence Vi
general woalih and prosperity.
htsolrtd, That. relying on the ingenuity. enlor-
prise. aud skill Of cur fellow. .cstixen:, We believe
taat ~ enarten ~ Pr ano
circumstance WI! us & ansoaaecu ,s ~ ~
soutl. anu ss tak ~ VII ntnmo'e paoto !htefeau'
without my tatAet pE''ectson tnah theY no" re-
eeve' r .,,...,.. .
Hesotffa. That no oojcctlona ought ever to 20
ualc to anY A,nount Of taxcA t1uallI apr0rttoncd,
ana tnposed loF tho pprpoee Of raising kovcnne
necessary for tho eappnss OF tho 1overnments hut
That taxes imposed on the Fs6r!@ tor tho aolo Dcne-
, 1877-10-17


Hcs'Ato. Oct. 1a.--chartc's-schr Katie Ia
Hsnn. Goa! from Clcvefand to Chicago, at h0c:
'chr Sherman, coal TO Marquette, At SOC; selr
Lncetnt. salt to Chicago. u &c per brit seht iifg-
gte d Jones, lumber from the Stratts 10 Chicago.
al 3oe' hchr Clifford. coal from Cleveland to Ehtcn-
81. a 3oc: teht clifford, coal from Cleveland to
tht4Ro. At ialc; achr Etnnt cotl 10 Cleveland at
2tt. coal thence 10 Chicago at :i5c free !;
fche l'lck Non,crs. cement to Cleveland at &c per
~. ttal thence to Chicago At INC per ton. free;
oxsx Lotus coal ffnm Cleveland to chcaeo It :'c
ashf @ :. Y; i. Waf'on. coal to Milwaukee At
!and q 4gc ffcr caa1 thence tn Milwnnkee 1t ;lUc;
bflg Starlight. lumbar from fheloy nan to Chicago
a. !a4ii per tn on rail: schr Cheney Wthcs. cnal
10 Milwaukee a ZIG tree: echr Z. II. King. coal
70 Chicago It 30c: schr FIorettA Tho RANG; echr
Lyman Eary. lakes salt u Toledo fsee.
nopli. In[Gaao; bark parani. chicago; .ehrs
ford. Chca9o: f.. 4. Morse, thicsgo; FloseIta.
200 tons coal 10 Chicago: X. t.. Brucc, Chicago;
e. j, Wells, Chicago; II. barnes. Chicago: iicisc.
Tia. Chfcago, t;o0 tons coal: G. Foster. Chicago
9. Lnlinx:: Chicago; Champ!un, Chicago; 4. u.
land, 1.o5oton plaster. Tape Iiorne, Clesesnd.
Hcschautsre: Morning Light, Cleveland 1u0 bsla
aa!t; Z. A. Hing. Chicago: Ii. y. sago. Chicago,
!, lD0 tons cnal: SrslemAn. f}ay City. :NW tons
cnat: II. Htalkcr. Toledo: Young America, TnleHo.
100 tons coal; y. u. Ogden. Chicago, i. Belte,
Duluth: II; II; klmbali. Marquette; jamcs Couch.
Chicago: r. F. 1,sonn. ch!easo: Lotn., rhteayo: !.
J. Tilden. Chicago; ". Me{eagh, t:hieago: Snrth
Cape. Chicago: l.. A. Sampson, GhIcsro: Golden
Fierce. Chicaeo: Mcass. Chicago. BtD TINS real
A. +. uloscs, sandufky; Aami Belle. Toledo.
, 1877-10-17
THE CANAL,


DnipoEroRr, Oct. Observation-Disclosures, Ot-
tawa, 2, 600 bu corn prop Montauk. Loekport,. Gas
br1s hour; Lockport, Loekport $50 brls nonr,
II, EOS NJ meal.
Ciearcd-Mfdgie. Ottawa. 81. GOO feet Of lumber;
v. ]. 1.oehuck. Ottawa. 81, 900 feet Of lumber.
UnIpaxronr, Oct 100 p. Arrived
Cayuca, Lockpost, LOCO ba oats. 9, 600 hu corn i;
Cataract, CtIes. It. Oi}0 hu corn; Monte Christie,
scaeca, U, QUO bu corn.
Clea1ed-Omaha, Mortts, O.. 44o feet lumbar;
prop Montauk. Lockport, 4. 800 bu wheat; Lock-
ltuty. ~ QUO feet Iumbtr. 20, OoO shingles: chi.
eagp Bella, ltcnry. ", NO feet lumber; Morning
Light, OHawa, ~, b1o II lumber.
, 1877-10-17

IUHI COI4IORNE.
DurFAIo. Oct. l0,-vcssels passing Port Col
horne lock for tho forty eight hours ending II p.
ri. Oct L.:
Eastward-rrons Alma 1tuuroe. Port Dover to
Montreal; l.. schlcklnnA, Milwaukee to Montreal;
Armenia, Detroit to Montreal; St Albaus, Chi
cago 10 Ogdensburg; batks Mary Battle,
Milwaukee to Kingston, Canada; Cavalier.
Toledo 10 Kingston. Canada: Daniel Lyons. Lady
l'htfcftn, Flor!da au!l quebec. Chicago tu Kings.
ton; George ". Davis, Toledo to OswcKo; schr1
ItunEerfofd, Cleveland 10 .Torunto; Abcrcofn.
Hack Nlyer to Toronto; Helen Pratt, Chicago 10
l1swcgo: senator tlood. Toledo to Oawego: Cas-
eadc, Toledo 10 osdensburg; Dsuntless. Ogdens.
bury to ktngston.
Wcutward-l'rop Hazen, Oglensburg 10 buffalo:
Georgian, Montreal to l&yerse.
, 1877-10-17
VETERAN SOLDIERS.

Sptcfal NsD1sch 10 1at EntcaIao 1l1huAA.
PRINCETON, Ill.,. Oct. 1h--Tle reunion Of the
Veterans of the old Twelfth Illinois Regiment
to-day was highly entertaining. It was ~ out
o:-doors meeting, aud largely attended. The
speech was By Gen. Chetlaiu, of Cbtcago, being
= graphic review Of the RegtInent's history iu
War matters. A large meeting of cillxens aud
veterans l. being held tonight,
, 1877-10-17

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, 1877-10-17

t,!qne 100 hi. -four 10 hr!s pork 10 hr* tett hst
oil, thd f1nf1es: schr Trtin1nr fnflant sHn4r1ee;
E,op 1.,d so9h t'ea III p11S h: Il ~,
bu whct.; k1r Sfsh ttar. r~nt.a:rr =, t,n. hay, 2,
tons hard ros AMI anntrtrA: rrfr Advance PcAhtEo,
to lKta pork. hrl. oil, 1nf aiIndrtea. '
, 1877-10-17

Pullman ilntei Cas arc r,n through. between Ch(-
ii !n13 =. tn
h0tcl rarF wrst Ut Chicago.
E-f,rp8t CHrncY ns Wells &nd Etu2e. .4S. (.
t--lhpot corner Of Canal rnti KsnE!e.lta
, 1877-10-17

thttl1eH by thcitI Win some tG0lRAnliA Of
troops. Thu lstssiatss hAsl at least Us nn',y
men as tbs Turks sent to aseail them: sueIl
were the conditions Of the Eight. during tilu
night The enemy hati also brought Into tho re-
doubt tous heavy guns in aldtt!oi! to the two
they had taken it9m tl.o Turks; they bad, fur
tlltr1nore, established twu batteries OIL al al
taccnt hill. which somewhat overlooked thu
Turkish p<,sltlun; and they were now engaged
in alternately sl,el'ln& the advancing Turks aud
the two Eetioubts. The Turks went forward at
siie i III lie rst lsus.ian intIsuttncn 1 sni thsn
s Eiiinss s.cry siuse,site Tic there. fly rcpssfsl
thus ulaneuSre again about an l,osr afterwards,
next three ur four hours fought forward to ths
third liue, which was very terribly strong. A
little after II O'Clock they were .ahout hftY
yards iEo;u i, Grtng very heavily, the Kusslani
doing their utmost, too. hut 1T thls
III tho rcdoubts effected little diver
slon by pretending to make u dash utx,n
tho trench themselves. To meet them tne lsus-
stans bent towarls that quarter oil thcis ener-
tion was most engaged in this way. lie watrlful
usManlls, swa1intng up thu bill, rushctt over
Tue htty 5aTda that vt rtlunlued, amt, dashing
into the trench, dseiaed tue question. and with
At mid-uay the Turks weso thus n trout of sho
woo<l. and ths large reuoubt Atlll held by the
Russians IL great fore but They reated now fus
nearly Two hours. hrtng occasionally. sud su1Yer-
iny s0tucwhai from the ebcll-tlrc VI the itussau
batteries, but pretty, conteptcdIy leaslug thu
next episode III the aght To tho 'rurki.h hesI-
quarters camp battery, and the TWO redoubts,
xhIrt, between them must have made the wood
1 very uncomfortable lidinx-plaee. What
wcrc the results of that bombaFiment
VIZ since kuow-lt was simply terrific.
About O'Clock the Turks alyanced again TO-
wards thu wood, those mho had been sent round
also beginning BY thls tilnu to mske their pres
euee fen. Upon both these bodies tho Russians
immediately opt4ed iutious nu1sketry. which,
be.Dg .ualntainrd for half 'an luur, ended IN the
temporary repulsc of the Turks. Tue gallant
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-08
protest of the Democratic party apainst the gross and shameless

protest of the Democratic party against the gross and shameless violations of law, justice, and truth contained in the declsionsof the majority who signed the same in the cases of Florida and Louis irna."
 The resolution, as amended, was adopted in the caucus, by a vote of nearly two to one. This fact shows the statesmanship, the patriotism and the conservative feeling of the South. If our peo- pie were anxious for another war, and only waiting for an opportu- nity to destroy the government which they dispise-as is falsely alleged by the radicals-here was q favorable opportunity of exhib- ing their disloyalty. But it seems that southern men prominent in the rebellion, saved the country from the perils of anarchy and revolution. Such patriotism in the hour of danger will cause the bloody shirt" to be forever furl-
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-08
The Dispersion of the Grant
 Family on the Sd of March.

Washington correspondence New York World: "It is arrang- ed that the President will leave the Executive mansion on Satur. day, March 3d, and, with Mrs. Grant, will be the guest of Secre- tary Fish until their departure from the capital, which will be early in April. Mir. and Mrs. Sar- tors will take up their residence this week with Mrs. Louis Dent, in this city, and will remain until May, when they will sail for Eu- rope. Ulysses Grant, jr., the Presidents secretary, will leave for New York on March 5th, to begin the practice of law with the firm of which he is now a member. Colonel Grant, who has been in Washington for two winters, en- gagged in making copies of the records of General Sheridan s headquarters, destroyed in Chi cago fire, will return to the head quarters of the lieutenant general at Chicago at once. The data which he has been accommodating while here embraces not only the official records of the headquarters, but also the official material for a full history of Sheridan's connec- tion with the war. The President will give no more levees nor din ners. The statement that he will
 give a farewell dinner to his cabi- net was entirely unauthorized. The absence of the usual Presi- dential levees this winter has been the subject of comment. It can
 be stated that they were abandon ed on account of the excited state of feeling incident to the political contest between the friends of the candidates for the succession. The President has no intention at present oftaking up his residence
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-08

Democratic party, and as he has been defeated by fraud, any fus tErc triumph of the Democratic party would he shorn of much of it's glory If MT. Tilden dld not triumph with it. When Jackson was defeated by conspiracy he was not deserted by his friends. Defeat only intensified the devo- ton of his friends, and he rode into power on the popular wave which reacted in his favor on ac. count of the means by which he was defeated. The same feeling of justice and sympathy for an honest man wronged as Tilden has been, will make him formid- able aspirant for the Presidency in S0.-Memphis Appeal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-08

ital would be regarded as the ray lngs of madmad in healthy condition of society, and the Re publican politicians would not feel sensitive as to it's effects if the charges on which is based the popular indignation it appeals to were not true. They tremble for fear of it's influence simply because they knew their own guilt. They are aware that they have plundered the country for years, and finally captured the Presidency by fraud, and the tersc declaration that eff there is law for fraud there is reason for violence," has a sinister meaning Tn their eyes. They have com mitted great wrongs, and they feel that they can not expect to escape retribution in some shape. The Democratic party has elect ed to pursue it's vengeance by peaceful and constitutional meth ods; but undoubtedly the indlg- nation which breaks out in such an editorial as that published in the Capital, is fermenting the hearts of hundreds of individuals, and may find expression in deeds of violence where it cannot escape in printers ink. There will not be any organized attempt at revo- lution without further provocation, but it would be idle to deny that there is danger of single terrible crimes. The very presence of usurpers among a people accus- toned to freedom, sometimes turns even lunatics into assassins, as in the Packard case in New Orleans.
 Perhaps the Republican leaders are foolish enough to be contem- plating an effort to terrify the press into silence concerning their crimes, by the promptness with which they mean to undertake this prosecution. Ii so, they are grievously in error. They have done much evil, and that contin- ally, and they must expect to be abused and denounced for it, and must learn to bear their ignominy as the price of the ill-gotten offices which they fill. If they wax i'm pudent and attempt to suppress free speech, a worse thing may befall them. The patience of the pc ople stretches we'll, but it al ways gives way at last when too sorely tried. Let them sneak along meekly and cautiously with their booty, and the people will take care that no bloody-minded Dom Piatt is permitted to scalp them.-New York World.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-08
How George Francis Train de.
 fieS Grantism.

From Trains Paper: "Grant- ism expresses the idea that has established our national disgrace. No Czar, Emperor, King, Sultan, Shah, Khedive, ever exercised more power. Sum up his Presi dential biography. He appointed Stewart Secretary ofthe Treasury against the law, and ordered Con- gress to repeal the act. He drove Secretary Cox out of the Cabinet because he would not use the In dian Bureau in hls interest, and Wilson was exiled because he de cided against Dent. He conspir- ed with Bill Stewart, Shepherd and the Washington ring to send the poker king to England to dis grace the nation by keeping open house with little Emma! He broke with Sumner, Motly, Trum- bul, Dickson, Schurz, because they prevented him from stealing San Domingo, using Babcock to levy war with armed vessels o1 Hayti to carry out the theft. Brothers in-law Cramer, Casey, Dent, and brothers and sons, have all been allowed to feed in the Presiden- tial swill-pail.
 He promoted Richardson and tried to make Williams Chief Justice after the indignant public had driven them from the Cabi- net. He changed the Govern ment agency from the Earrings to Clews and McCulloch for fam. fly considerations. He allowed Lee to swindie the New York merchants, accepted great gifts, defended the Perkins frauds; co habited with Shepherd; invited Harrington to the White House understated the district debt sev- eral millions in a Compression al message; signed a bill doubling his own salary; sent Meigs abroad to make Ingalls, Quarter master General; made Kellogg governor of Louisian in spite of Congress; brow-beat the Arkan- sas Commission, rewarding his own tool with the district attor- neyship of Chicago, compliment ed Delano for being kicked out of the Cabinet, accepted horses from Mcdonald, swore Babcock was innocent, and regretted Belknap's resignation.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-08
The greatest WoOl-producing
 Country.

There can be no doubt that the census of 1880 will prove incon- testably that this republic of ours is the greatest wool producing country in the world. Our latest figures are several years old and make the total clip 100000 of pounds, while the Australian es- timate for 1876 is only l25,OOO,- 900 pounds, while our yield in 1870 was 187,000,000 pounds. This interest is a steady growing one, but great cry was raised against the wool tariff," when Congress undertook to protect the American wool grower. Since then the clip has become inn mcnse, and is really the main re- lance of the American woolen factories. There are still all sorts of reasons for importing foreign wool, just as there are for import ing foreign iron, lead, copper, salt cotton goods, silks, &c. Some want foreign coarse goods be- cause they are cheaper. Others want special grades of foreign fine wool. But the equality of Amer ican wool is such as give our woolen goods the command of the home markets. With our vast extent of lapd, great varieties of soil and climate and large deyel- opments of agricultural and pas toral interests, there is no grade or quality of wool we cannot pro- duce and no good reason why We can not compete with foreign wool in price. The war gave a great impetus to the production of wool and the manufacture of woolen goods at home, and it has been firmly held out and increased.