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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-09

Berord's majority 99s Belfords majority. sji
After Mr. Patterson found himself fairly beaten IN
October he took the ground that there was no state
law for an election at that time for the ALFth Con-
crcss: and he announced himself candidate on
November for that Office when few p0iis were
opeued by his friends. and 1000 votes were polieu
out Of nearly $4,000 in the state As tine Presideh-
t;al electors were chosen by the Legislature thefe
was last vcarno "Presdential election in Colorado.
The Governor of the State gave Mr. Belford proper
certificate of his election, perfect in form; but the
Clerk of the House refuses TO accept 1t as Olhdlhg
apon him. There is no conflicting certificate. Pat
tcrson has and can have, no "cFedentIals." Ills
election. if it may be 50 called, was farce
and a fraud; but it is deemed good
enouph TO Justify a ministerial officer IN
violating the law which obiges him to enroll those
narsons Whose credentials show that they were
r-aularly elected. If the "credental comes from
the Governor or other certifying officer. and II 1t
sets forth the declarations required by law, the
Clerk is required to accept Them and he has no right
To question any allegation contained therein. no
House Of Representatives, has ever violated TINS doc
trine. and the Clerk makes a grave mistake in re-
fusing TO enroll Mr.. Belford. 1t is safe to say that
the House never will bo organized or any steps be
taken toward organization, until this attempted
wrong be corrected. The country is and always has
been disposed to concede much to such an error OF
Judgment made in good faith. But it will not toler-
ate such an error made under circumstances which,
with other facts, create "A distrust OF the motive
prompting it. With Belfords name OF, The Demo-
cratic majority may be 49, which is the worst posi-
bic result With it on, it may be II, if the Clerk
can reach the point of enrolling Elam and Robertson
of Louisiana, and should persist in his purpose to
fule oil Bsbee of Florida without them it will be
II. retaining Florida at present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-09
DIED..

Al Notices Of Marriages mus! be mior5ei with faH
name and address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-09

this trnnA
= HHFs
srinS miinht TIE ne represents the osaoA'o1
the mercury darng those ho1fs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-09

XLTh COnqreSs.
u. Bel.ord. Rep. -, iJS
n. Patterson, Dem l2,0-4
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17
CROP REPORT.

Absen''" of Killing Fro-ts Noted In
Aii she states, bat the October Rntps
b;d Considerable Dsnaxe-lhe Los.
by cnt-rpiIi.ss Heaviest In Texas
f""r Pr Cent. Reductions ON Last
Year. Yield.
WASHINGTON, November lathe
cotton returns Of the department o..
agriculture, made during the month OF
November, compare the product ia
bales v ith that of 1870. The sbserce
OF killing frosts is noted In all the
states. Slight frosts in the more north
ern districts have been favorable In
the .LcEeAse OF The yield 10y hastenire
the ripeniug OF later bolIs. Rains in
OctoCer have been unusually heavy
aud generally interfered with pick
ms, causing staining aud loss OF fibre.
Tue LOSSES from the prevalence of the
eaiefpiilars were heaviest in Texas.
and were somewhat serious in Iouisj.
ana, and to a less sei ious extent I'm
Mississippi and Florida. In the fol-
lowing comparison by states with the
crop oil last year, Texas Las the lowest
percentage, an would be still lower.
Out for the fifteen per cent. increase of
area. Arkansas and Tennessee stand
high, BOT only by reason OF a good
crop, out because their yields were
relatively low last year, and Alabama
is about one hundred only because her
last crop WAS very poor one. The
figures are ns follows: North Caro-
lima, 81; South Csfolina, 30; Georgia,
81; Florida, 81 Alabama, los, Mlssis-
sippi, %; Louisiana, 81; Texas, 81;
Arkansas, ITO; Tennessee, liza. This
Indicates about four per cent. reduc-
ton Of the aggregate Of lsst year, even
If the future of the picking season
should be- as favorable rs that of 1876.
There are also reports of low Weld
of lint to the seed, which may further
affect returns.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17

F,r Doyap f. just now the hardest
worker ia Washington. lie Is bringing
TO iesr all his available resources IN
organizing a lobby against the passage
Of the Texas and Pacific railway bill,
aud bis wit. in deyisiuc plan for the
deic1t of Mr ThGrmans bill. : MAJ
'1riiy OF ihs anti Toxas and Pacific
members oil lie house aud senate, who
oppose the bill because it is a subsidy.
are friends Of the Union Pacific Who
favor renting the collection OF
government dues until 1890, although
tho rad net earning amount to -, 600
900 per anuum. The government bonds
sued 10 this combination amounts TO
s,I52J 81, and when the bonds mature
1t will owe the government Slj0, 00O. 0J0
iu priaciplo aud interest Yet its mod
est anii-subsidy friends will support the
directory in recommending that the
treasury shall r.iow the Union Pacific
90 ga o. ezpendiug its earnings on new
railroad lines in Colorado. Utah, Wyou-
ius and elsewhere. and be satisfied with
whatever Jay Gould may elect to pay
TIL 1910 il these auti~Texas and
Pacific members defeat Mr.. Thurman :
bill there viii be serious reasons to az,
prchend that they were not invulnerable
20 the insidious influence Of this gigantic
corporation. The vote on the two bills
will, however, uamaslS them.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17

cal toDe-pon dsrf,is tEssisl from,
B1chsF.s' ssy- . B. re,.ortsd "a 4 GEN
srii ~ niieip'f cap.uref additional
turSis's pi-iiinfs on Msudsy after,
r1rn. = movement &C mp ifs-.8.
- Pi.vfs T. .iz.rT-i. III, - ~ .h =.
snEfi. Tss InlT-iua1t
TT. PETI,EsBuHu. Nov-mh-r Is a
sp,.risi {, tue Ga.1- from the s-.l.F
nlse N.ehr!a-' iquArfsr- q, O.a.-
: -ieh, on Osbsi's hlu. seven utIs-
: afh - X r. SAYS: "Gsfs-sl Helm
uiaas zn'i Trrf-u gs-s0 il's ,-nTi-- ar &c
si.ging Eizsrum:r
InSb9N. Move uihef I5.-A special
ron Bo-e!S 10 tie Timr-. -ay- G.Uer
a. - o'aeio;fs on ospsurinr ih@ t-n-itiaf.
, on Sro"nt hii., rest FrestocE, Imuestl-
s'"iy threw up a retOuh,. which gave
rae TO the esiief .; headquarters tha.,
one ci The Turkish reGoutis hsd teen
captured.
The Times' NienuA dI-patcs 49,.
Meheme; Ali l. going with the f,rrt.
~ Sonia, 10 a Position q BhHiEuufs-..
Ten miles west OF Sofa. where the road
from lIompalsnEa intsrsect- the road
10 Nish- He VIII le al.ls 10 ,..ai,-h -.-r-
via IL needed, aud eo-sI.rAte Niti. t5s
force ~ Orchsni.
The Manchester Guardians sicc!aI
correspondent at Paris believes the
senate viii Certainly vote n ,ccoud Die.
solution, which the cbambtr of d. ~
ties viii resist
MADRID, November Is A Toysi a,->
cree las been issusd, which subject.
the Basque provinces To- tue seine d.
"a .
The Time eouespoudeut az Get
tinge tsiegrAphs: undoubtedly u the
MonIenegrins move promptly, they
could capture AniivsTi aud Sehukur,
but experience doe- not lead me To -x-
peel such result
Reuters dispatch from Rsgusa say
the MontenegriEs hsv. takeu Fort
Sonsias. They bombardcd AuiiyafI
all yesterday. They have captured all
the Turkish provisions and d-pol-.
CoNsTASTISoPLE. November Ia
Chskin pashz has arrived at BTri.amie.
90 take command o. the place %
CbefkAt PA-ba, WHO has bern renewed.
VERSAILLES, November Is In ~.
ehamber Of deputies this Afternoon
after speech ~ Gsmteits. AlteTt
GreVy's mStioI for appointment Of q
commi tee to irquire into the electoral
abuses Was adopted by Il vote % 10 o.
an3.
PARIS, November -. -Dske ID Bro--
lie, president II tie council aud uiibi-
ter Il justice, viii open u day. DEBATE
in the chamber of deputies on Alt,l II
Crews motion FOR the appointment
Of committee 10 inquire iutn cleo
ton ABUSES. IL Is believed that NJ.
Ganbeita will reply, and that the de-
bate viii close to-day.
Four vacant LIE senators Hrr to D.
filed.
The candidates Of the right, VITO. i
Is believed, are certain Of election, AZ.
81. III. ChAbAreit. LAtvi.r, Lueien.
Brum, GrsnPunst, GreAtfulihem.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17
RELIGIOUS.
Annual Ne~tIag ct the s@o-rzi Com
ntsr~e of the missionary sssIsts OF
the uefhsdi-t Episcopal Sbarrh.

Annual Meeting os the GENERAL Csm-
mtsr~e of the Missionary sssIsGs OF
the uerhsdi-t Episcopal church
NV York, November li-Tne sn-
nusl meeting Of the general enmnit-
tee OF the missionary society Of the
Methodist Episcopal church va held
here to-day. Bishop Scott presiding.
The report OF the treasurer aud a.
sistant treasurer for 1876 ~as read.
showing receipts from eastern confer
ences for ls76 to be sos, lO2; In 1871,
s4l7 500; from western conferences IN
lS76. slsi ,Os5; Ia ls77, 81 All; showing
an increase of Ss4,7 s7. The disbur-e-
ments ior 1917 Wa, for foreign mis-
sions. SIS ISL; for domestic Missions.
s2I5i 9Z1; incidental expenses, SO. Sc t:
leaving the treasury ia deUt 80 50.
Bishop Harris urged that the receipts
from the Mission Advocate. Iesacsss
and receipts from other sources out
side ofthe church contributions, .hould
be kept a. n source of permanent 10.
come. The Advocate, however, has
been discontinued, and legAcies are
always uncertain
DIR. District, corresponding secretary.
proposed that the board should appro-
pirate this year not TO exceed $3.50. Uoo
this amount TO include ~, Goo of the
back debt
Bishop Simpson thought that the
appropriations for missions should be
increased, and smaller amounts of
back debts he paid, or the ea-h indcbt-
edne-s of s., s2i be paid IN fun.
DIR. Thomas Price, of Phi!adeIphiz.
Thought IL the member- Of the church
throughout the country heard Of this
controversy regarding the esp-ndi-
lures of money, far less amount
would be rsi.ed in 1875 than ever h.
fore.
DIR. Churm believed that the dett
should be paid in yearly instAiIment-.
and ~ that means money eoaid be de.
voted 20 missions.
Mr.. A. V. Stout, Of the Sho. And
Leather bank, supported the motion
TO pay sl2o,0OO this year OF back debt
he thought the Methodist episcopal
church unsound as a financial institu-
ti'n' and the people comprising it,
membership not over reliable in their
deductions.
Several other speakers addressed the
com mittee upon the subjec, Of unvtn,
of the total Indebtedness at one.
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Noon Associated Pro.s p.nor,

bctAer.
Noon Associated Press Rsport.l
CoNsTANTINoPLE, November 10
ReOuf psshs telsgrnphs that Russian
supports from Gsbroys, eu route 10
Shipsa pase, being Obliged 10 psss
within our range recently, sustained n
loss OF nve hundred killed Our iu--e,
were uifiing, but include I.issHlAu
pashs. coin mAndant OF artillery, killed
Aouhktar pashs telegraph. under
date Of sunday that the ha-sisns hay.
made an entrance in the ne!ghborhnod
of DeneboyuD. According 20 iutrIii,
geDce 4 have received from Kari M,
to the 4th instant, that the force in
Hesitbg that place Was not very uu
inerous The principal efforts Of the
enemy are directed against Erzerouul
Osman Pa-hais losses are estimated
nj tao 10 three thousand men dsily
from Russian artillery. Osm6n Pasha
10 huslly engaged constructing fresh
Qualifications, with the iuteution 10
hold out n long AZ possible, rather
than attempt a sortie- Prisoners and
deserters now state that the Turks
hsve six weeks provisions.
Priuee Milan pre- sided at An extraor-
binary SeTviAn cabinet council ON sat.
urday. IL IS stated that the partjcipa.
ton of Servis In the war wa- decided
upon and proclamation to the army
has been prepared.
Private teltgrzms say that the attack
on Erzeroum Was renewed ON SUNDAY
The Turks renewed the attempt 10
capture General shobelofl's position on
Sunday morning. This position is "a
entrenched hill, near Brestover
which General Skolbeloff surpris-
ed on Friday and captured with a los
OF two hundred anu Iifiy men, includ
ing several officers.
The German Admiralty are prepare
ing forces to compel NicsrssuA 10 in
dsmniiy the German consul for n re-
cent assault.
Lo.DoN. November l3.-The Times'
correspondent says: There IL much
anxiety In cone. quence of the violent
Terms with which the motion for in
quiry into the elections cen-ures the
cabinet. All the great pax.r- have
advised President MscMnhon to IT,
conciiiatory.h The same caTTespond
ent denies that President MacM.hon,
in reply TO delegation from a yrouu
of the right, which waited upon hin,
or the night of the 10th, said, ~ vas
reported at the time, that he vas right
To rely on the saprou OF the senate
for n conservative policy, which VS.
! the only one lac Was sDie to follow"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17


one Lus.ises thousand dollars for the
FrsncA EXPOSITION.
He~ita's appropriation for M thdiss.
camEsissicsa aepartnent was rejected.
The COMMITTEE MS commerce rass.-,
on alt Bnaiiaasioas assirs. ~aiel,
there We're No fresesie. The Others.
including the New Yars ap.eint.
meD;s. were hei,i over uatii the q. lee
Il 'ne sHseii BE- arranged aad niec.
fD@ es'gsetaf5' 's the treasury issued
al order by which 5aliass Ct no n,er.
camille s;llDe mas I've Discharged with
eas the i"sta.iity and deisy of ap
praisement
In the house the bin to repeal the
resumption act was debated on all day.
No vote was tak,u.
General William L. Mcmillan. nen.
sion agent at New Orleans, and VII.
der, postnas der at Chat,anoaga. wer.
cor firmed.
The senate post, fife committe.
sgfeed to report favorahly on General
Tyler a. postmaster at baltimore.
In the senate the army sppropria-
ton bill passed, amended by allowing
the army 10 be recruited 10 a standard
OF twenty-five thousand men, and
striking out the provision for four cav.
airy regiments on the Eio Grande.
In the senate, AIR. Bruce, of Mis-is-
4 =
sippi, presented ;he petition Of the
eo.ored Residents OF Mississippi, asking
all appropriation Of SiC0,OO0, To aid
them ia migrating to Liberia. Refer
red to committee on commerce. In
presenting the pstitlon he said the
rambler and chsrseier OF the peti.
TONERS entitled their petition To con.
sideration, though he WAS not p.epar, a
to endorse their plan.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17


THE loose system pertaining to judi
cial examinations by United States
commissioners demands correction.
The large discretion exercised by COM
missioners in criminal examinations
and complaints, opens the way to abuse
and sometimes TO extortion. For Illus
tration. a man is accused Of defrauding
the revenue by selling Intoxicating
drinks without license. not having paid
the tax required by the United
States law The commissioner receives
the complaint, issues the war
rant of arrest, and in due time the
marshal produces the accused before the
magistrate. Thereupon the prisoner il
arraigned, and pleads guilty or not
guilty. as the case may be. If guilty,
he is told he can be set at large on pay
sncnt of the government tax and costs
OF prosecution. The costs may be in
creased fourfold what they ought to be,
for the reason that the officers
are paid per dian, and strong
indueement is thus presented for
spinning out the proceedings as long as
possible. The accused is generally poor
and ignorant, and without counsel is
generally at the mercy of the officers
lie must either pay what is required or
go to Jail. II ne pays, that ends the
matter. except that the tax Is accounted
for TO the collector of the district. But,
ia some cases, the cost exceeds the tax,
These are divided among the
parties entitled 20 share in
the distribution and neither the
courts or treasury department have any
auditing Of tho accounts and no super,
vision over their Offices, except in a
general way. II is manifest that sucha
system Is wrong. No inducement to
the accumulation Of costs ought 10 ex-
iat. All costs OF criminal proceedings
before being paid TO officers of the law
should he audited by the court or treas,
department &naCf tnC hQG-tfcdS-
ury Law il was so. Even in
cases of indictments no costs
taxable thereon. though paid into court.
could be distributed from this fund
among the officers entitled thereto
They were required to be paid into the
treasury. and the officers account had
TO be scrutinired and allowed at Wash.
ipgton before payment. and then by
draft from the treasurer This system,
though tending TO delay and attended
with the Inconvenience of making up
accounts. operated efiectually against
illegal changes and brought in bold re-,
lief the efficiency or ineficieucy of the
otFoer; and Il prevalent As regards costs
before commissioners would be bar
against anssesssasy expense and often
rsi'svs : poss nam froms an opprsssivs
ssfdsn. Give ~ TIE old system. One
Wy 70 kssp psspas hoasst i 70 rennoye |
tsnaptatioa
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17

Pa,ugora is the latest wonder OF
human invention ~ means OF this
extraordinary device IL Is clsimed tia,
word o'a man can i,s audibiy repro
lagel years angr he has uttered them.
Briefly stated, the vibrations Of a metal,
Ilc Diaphragm are recorded by indenta-
'iou- ia % strip Of paper which. by q
simple piece Of mechanism. may after
alids be made 20 communicate the
original vibrations to another dia-
Yhragm. thus bringing out the words a.
,bey scIe irst Pronounced. The posi-
ailu.s OF such machine would be
.lues. infinite. With IL. We could step
.ut1 tao establishments ola retail dealer
aI rFticulat5s and buy, instead Of q
cheap ei.aoE Of the PicLwick papers
1 many yards Of the laughable adyene
'rrcs Of the hero, rs rendered by some
noted reader Tor the Wholesale house
aud Photographed as stock.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17

Ma REAGiv has introduced = blll in
the house authorizirgan requiring the
secretary Of the treasury to procure. by
purchase or otherwise. an eligible site
TOT ,he erection Of a building for the ac>
cammodation Of the United States
courts and their officers, as well as the
po-toilice and revenue officers, in the
city OF Tyler, and that he proceed, as
early as practicable. to erect thereon q
iiro-proof building OF the most substan-
tial material aud Of such dimensions as
VIII be adequate to the purposes men,
toned. The bill appropfintes the sum
OF three hundred thousand dollars TO
be expended in its election The bill
WAS read twice aud referred to the com.
mitiee on public buildings, where il
wil! probably remain some weeks. II
our business men aud members of the
bar will dispatch at once 70 Washington
city some gentleman, fayorably
known TO our delegation, with
authority il the name of the
bar and people TO press the matter
upon congress, bill could be intro
duced through our immediate repre-
sentative and pushed to passage, estsl.-
fishing new federal district in norta
Texas, with its center in this city. be-
fore M Reagans bin comes from the
committee, and when il Is reported
upon have 1t so amended as to in.
cludo a like appropriation for q similar
building in Dallas. \ proper presenta-
ton Of the manifest and iInperious me-
cessity for the formation of the desired
district, Tng Herald is confident would
secure the passage of the measure.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17

A exhaustive paper on the sugar In
terest ia The Uui.rl States, just sub
mi.!cd by tho department. of aericul-
urc, shows hat there Is in louisiana
alone cane land enough to mslte enc
aEd a halt milion hog>Aead (last year
product was but le9.a3i hoesheads) i.
the Ieyees are built up. The area Of
land adapted to the production Of the
Sugar-eano ia L1uisiaus would suffice to
furnish the United States with sugar
enough for lis entire consumption. il
under proper cultivation. IN ten states
besides Louisiana the sugtr,eane gives
fair returns Much Of Florida border
ing on the gulf is well adapted to profit.
able sugar culfure, and reports OF Yields
in the gulf REGIONS @. rexas are most
encouraging.
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ns1Hons OF TaRlFr REEoRa.

Her. EaTii a. Wells, i'm letter u
80 Na~ Yaf.. t9a4srelst B.bst,si az
snfnes tha' rin7ta s'tf-t seeti.ths of ihe
"i'iGi.'as verdlng iaen = the cefntry
eave BECOME convinced ii.at sila rostric
ton Of datss on '.nis'its 70 the stric'
requirement. af r1vefee = essential e
'A' p''sP."iy O. tA4 "a''aH o.'' says
that Dc" masses s,li ding 60 sIs p70-
'eenoh'st itea-. ans thinks that 'he
oest m'ete "i o9nE"t''a1 'his ~ mink,
ing portion 81 The p't'ic Is to ~dou'
+. soale specific reductions Of duties for
tbe pu'pa@s c' ''aeh'ns them by eNPer
H2r"t az" pfc''tu demonstration. IN
commenting ON ;his un"HFt!iy method
Of aaT'@a'ire if.e trade The
hatras, ca-c"s''''E that 20 oee eau ilo7-
s'p.y ae'ia' a 9'-ittr mode q teaching
for j secares the eiucat'on and i.s Oh
jet at sse samt time. aEd the more al
1"eh teaeA'ng tar better it fuis 10 com
afeHea't Shy 'aere shHnl-i be aoy de
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17
MATRIMONIAL.

Marriage of George W. Gaines, Agent
81 she Central stsiIrssa st This Place.
40 Wis i-tttie q" akiing. of uou.s.s.
Special 10 The herald
HOUSTON, November l5-George W.
Gaines, agent Of the Central railroad
at Dallas, and Miss Lille Conkling. of
5oustou, were married This afternoon,
at hasfpast four. No cards.
Tue bridal party. consisting of the
bride and groom, VIII Lahand snd
hiss Emma ConklinR, atte1 dants, sud
Robert Carter snd lady, left on the
$50 tTaiB for Dalias You have won
from Us most charming lady. Hous-
toa's los is Dallas Gaines.
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McNICNN AF4At1.-

s"n~rsi Eseoh-sI- t.-a 49,
"oa ~ ths NsGtr-1lts 49,
as A"s@s< ts- -Es-.aaa-
bi-1 t."ssrasa--s -. rf.H E...
hi-oNNsNlL-s- lea. 81 ....
General E-1at--io la- r
M TIE Jaiis-i $751; r..-
dsn % the nt-II.sl.. ..--
~ military tNa-,.l.ara
inNsdo M.z CD .a i.-
President l.-ri. H. era.
set Tor today.
An api-aF-l-'r rr..aH.-
vale that o..i-l..-i ''..-ars.. .
hio 1rAnde s-----I.s.
miles so1vs t4s- r.s...
with one hanar-i u-a H..
Dnz government J---4..
FreV-il- snoug ILL., Cases..
GA this o0ri.r
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17

T1E mails are very irregular and Just
whore the main fault lies we are una BILE
20 say, bat wbosever it is should he
sharply looked alter Several s1b.ofib.
crs complain that they 90 not receil e
VRE HERuD on limo and that they fre>
qnently come three aud four at tine.
We assure them that it is promptly
mailed, and that it must be eithe. the
pestofiice or railroads tina. are at fault
in the matter.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17

J. II. MADpox, recently arrested for
alleged connection with the land fraud,
Is somewhat noted as the man to whom
Colonel Fitzhugh, the dootke4eF OF
the house Of representatives, wrote The
celebrated bigger than>ole C ant
letter, at which the nation so heartily
laughed. Colonel Fitzhugh's laugh, just
now, takes the blue ribbon for hearth
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17

The Cincinnati Cammc7eiat remarks
that with Senator Morton has passed
away the prs-eminent leader Of the re-
Publican party, Neither Conkling nor
Blaine, Sherman nor Garfield, cons
mapd the situation. And the Boston
Post reminds the Commercial. by way Of
comfort, thai Private Dalzell remains.