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WHAT DID IT9
An Ocean Current Turns About,
Producing a Great Change in the
Climate or an Island.

An Ocean Current Turns About.
Producing a Great Change 1n the
Climate OF an Island.
Alta California;
Captain Hall, master of the bark
Coloma, which arrived from Bak-
er's Island yesterday, reports the
buoys at Bakers Island, seven miles
south-southwest from Honolulu,
sunk on June 4, had not been seen
since. After being about the island
for twenty-seven days, Captain Hall
concluded to come to this port. He
also reports strong current setting
to the eastward, where it formerly
set to westward. Bakers Island
had been visited with very heavy
rains, and the island had been COM
pletely flooded. The once barren
island is now covered with vegeta-
ton; some pumpkin seeds that were
scattered in different parts of the
island had taken root and grown to
large vines, bearing pumpkins.
Other parts of the island were COW
cred with grass, and in some places
the shrubbery had grown to the
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HORACE GREELEY.
a ChRracteFistl1 Letter from the
philosopher TO "MOrgan bates,
Printer"

a CharacteFistIa Letter from the
philosopher 20 "MOrgan bates,
Printer"
The following letter from Horace
Greeley to a former Detroiter is
copied from the original, now in the
possession of Isadore Burnstine, of
Detroit:
New YORK, July 20, 1885,
l9 Ann, s pm
Boss BATEs-I bother you with
few lines by Mrs. B., principally
because the postage will cost moth
ing and | have something to say.
In the first place, / have resolved
to carry the New Yorker through
the winter if possible, contrary to a
previous determination. Having in
vain attempted to give it away Or
sell it on any terms, for two months
past, we have resolved to fight
through if possible, since stopping
with a crash would render us hope
lessly bankrupt and owing every
body. We shall 60 through, think,
and with that view we shall raise
our prices and reduce our list next
September. We shall announce
our strike in September at the new
volume, but not make it take effect
until November, hoping to get
more subscribers and money in
the interim, people seeing that they
can have the paper for 81 or SO if
they subscribe and pay soon, while
it will be higher atterward. At any
rate this is our only plank, and we
must cling to it. We shall send the
paper to most of the printers which
expire in September, hoping for a
renewal or a formal discontinuance.
But that is not the main bust
ness just now. understand that
Mr.. AdolphuS Clapp, our former
Genesee agent, is in your town. l
want you to get him within the
range Of your glasses and send me
word if he is worth bothering. |
presume Walker would do the
needful for us in a legal way, if
thought advisable. Couldn't he
possibly be caught in Canada some
day and scared into decency?
wish you would look once in a
while into the P. 0. to see that we
are not sending papers who have
added themselves to the Democracy
of Wisconsin or Texas.
As to that Internal old score be-
tween you and /, have a proposal
to make. Let me off on the only
bet that is standing between us, and
consider the whole settled. l now
despair of getting West next spring,
though l would go if l possibly |
could this fall. / have offered my |
share of the New Yorker with nv
debt against it of $4,000, in all
$4,000, for nothing to anyone who
would give me S. for my printing
office and relieve me from my debts. |
Not a nibble. l must square the
yards for another struggle. So,
good night, and try to write us
when the first number of our new
(quarto) volume comes out, if not
sooner. Yours,
HORACE GREELEY.
MEN, paid off everybody to-
night, and had $40 left, and have
$3.50 to raise Monday. Borrowing
places all sucked dry. l shall raise it,
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RAILROAD.

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- 1877;
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tions between Collierville and Memphis.
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Memphis and Charleston railroad.
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Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
7. S. DAVANI,
1St Assistant General Passenger Agent
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Time is money, but health is happi.
ness. II you have bad cold or cough,
use DR.; Bulls Cough Syrup; it will cure
you Price, 25c
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LOTTERY.

A 9PLEHDID OPPORTUNITY 70
"A WIN AFOkTUNEI-Blev Grano
Drawing, 1877. At New Orleans, tuesday.
Nnvarp hor Gtb
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NhrOt Line TO Arkansas and Texas.
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Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
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1871
National Republican., 1877-12-29
The Doctors Disagree.

The publication of the letter of Hon. W. E.
CHA NDLER has called the parties named
therein us connected with the alleged bargain
ing by which President HAYES obtained his
seat to their feet. Secretary SHERMAN, who
is in New York, has been interviewed, and Is
reported rs saying that there is no truth
whatever in the story. l never made any
such bargain as is alleged in the letter, and l
do not believe any of the others. l voted and
made two hours speech against the electoral
bill, and fought these very men-RANpALL,
GIBSON &c.-with whom CHANDLER says I
made bargain. As to my going to down to
Ohio to see Gov. HAYES, II had solely refer
ence to the office Of Secretary Of the Treasury,
which he had offered To me; and as to the alleged
secret writing in possession of Mr.. BURKE, l
know of none, and do not believe there exists
one. As regards the reasons for removing the
troops from Louisiana and South Carolina,
have given them fully in my Mansfield (Ohio)
speech last summer. This is all / desire te
say"
Major Z. A. BURKE, of New Orleans, one OF
the parties prominently mentioned, has also
been interviewed on the same subject. Ht
says that the Republican statesmen who Wis
tied Louisiana immed ediately after the election
undoubtedly gave PACKARD, KELLOGG, and
the returning board strong guarantees that
the PACKARD government would be sustained
| by the Administration IL the State should be
counted for HAYES, and II would not be diff
cult to prove the times and places where such
assurances were given and the parties 10 the
same. BURKE's State committee was in pos
| ensu;nn nf snma nf IITl NM FRR -.Inrnn ntee,
to the same effect, which he thinks were de
livcrcd to DAVID, DUDLEY FIELDS commits
sion, in Washington. All these gentlemen
including CHANDLER, realized the impossi
bihty of keeping these guarantees, ant
whether they found out that Mr. HAYE
could not be brought TO sustain their assur
ances, or whether the fear Of defeat Of
the count instigated them, 1t is certain that
tho most binding guarantees were given by
the leaders of the Republican party that Mr.
HAYES would, If inauguratcd, restore thu
South to local sslf.goyornment, asindioated II
his letter of acceptance, and adopt policy o
justice and conciliation, instead of militaT,
interference and bayonet rule. Every publ
man In Washington knew Of these guarai
tees before tho electoral count was completed.
There appears to be some discrepancy be
tween the two statements, Mr.. BURKE assert
ing that "ths most binding guarantees wer
! given by tho leaders Of the Republican part
(Mr. HAYEs' friends) that Mr.. HAYES woult
il inaugurated, restore the South to local sci
government" &C., while Mr.. SHERMAN, VII
was ono Of Mr.. hAYEs most active supporter
! and who went to New Orleans, and was doub
National Republican., 1877-12-29
PERSONAL.

MRS. OATES and troupe are playing IN Louis
vile.
DIR. HENRY BIRCH, of this city, is in St.
Louis.
SECRETARY THOMPSON has returned to his
official duties.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs Is expected
home OH Monday.
SENATOR PATTERSON is again pronounced
unequivocally better.
SECRETARY SHERMAN will proba bly, resume
his official duties on Monday
A PAINTING by Rosa Bonheur was recently
sold in New York for 5000.
The Northwestern Travelling Mems Asso-
citation Is In session In Chicago
Mr. MoopY will soon lay spiritual siege to
the hardened sinners of Hartford.
A. c. McKSIGuT, of this city, Is registered
at the Lindall Hotel, st. Louis, Mo.
WILLIAM II. BRoCKwAy, for many year
one of rBryant's minstrels, Is insane
Miss LAURA Bun, North Carolina colored
oratress, is lecturing on woman's rights.
Col WILLIAM p. ADAIR, delegate from the
! Cherokee Nation. has arrived In THIS city.
1 ATTORNEY GEsERALJ. NJ. GwISN, of Mary.
land, is at the Clarendon HOTEL New York;
TIE Speaker of the South Carolina HOus,
| Of Delegates Is only twonty-seven years old.
| SENATOR VOORHEES, lectured In Baltimore
Nd, December rs. Subject: Thomas Jener
| son,
| The deaths of Ave persons were recorded II
New York Sunday whose united ages amou n
! to four hundred and ten years Two -Ar'
National Republican., 1877-12-29
Presidential Conundrums.

The public press seems to be'somewhat
engaged just now in propounding conun-
drums to President HAYES, many of which
are SO pertinent and pointed at this particu-
lar era that we are inclined to group them
somewhat closely together The Cincinnati
Commercial and the New York Tribune have
had recent wrestle with each other in the
way of propounding and solving grave
questions relating to President HAYES, his
present and his future, while Hon. W. E.
CHANDLER is busily engaged with his friends
and himself in the past. The Commercial
opens the dance in this wise:
What does President Of the United States
who is attending to his business, and Is not a
candidate for reelection, want with party
And the Tribune responds as if awoke
from deep reverie by the inquiry:
And, sure enough, what does he want with
| Il? What does any one want with party, oi
with a church, or friendly associations, ol
with people who believe rs he does-with any
thing or anybody, indeed. outside of himself
and his own views and purposes Not being
q candidate for reelection settles the question
for the President of the United States that ht
has no use for party. His only use for IT, i
we interpret Alright the spirit of the CONNER
| cidPs inquiry, was to gain the Presidency
| having attained which, and disclaimed any
desire for recollection or further political ambi
tion, he wants nothing more Of it. He car
get along now without IL; why should h
bother himself in the matterf
The Tribune then projects dose Of nj
trate of silver at the Commercial, and come
back ut it with the following fresh effort a
conundrum- weaving:
The question, what does the party want will
a President may seem to some persons to h
not entirely without pertinenco under the cir
cumstancCs. The party, We believe, electe'
the President In pursuance Of some purpose o
its own. There Is general concurrence, w
think, in Mr.. CogKLISG's proposition tina
Administrations do not make parties, but par
ties make Administrations" Now that th
President Is in Office aud not candidate 70
reelection, he, of course, wants nothing OF tn
party. He has got what he wanted, aud, per
haps, all he wanted, But 1t Is quite pOssibl
that the party has not done so well that l
has not got all It wanted or expected In seCur
, ing the office for him; that there are certaii
policies which IL desires TO- have carried Out
for the furthennce of which II looks 10 tn
President But the party is under disadyan
tage IL Is q candidate for reelection. IL
? mission was not ended with the election O
E President HAYES. 1t thinks II has other thing
, to do in the future; other Presidents to elect
other contests TO wage against the enemies q
Q the public honor and the public faith. Th
4 President may be at the end Of his road. ii
may sit down and say, "This Is as far rs ! &c
have no further use for party" but tn
Q party must go on through the present tern
] and after 1t, with the President or witho'
National Republican., 1877-12-29

be sold and consumed and continue to
spread destruction through the moral and
physical condition Of the people Of the
United States.
In view of this important question, which
comes home to every household and heart
in the nation, few statistics relating to 1t
may not be unintercsting. II appears that
there are nearly twice rs many drinking
saloons in the State of New York rs In any
other State in the Union. The precise
number Is 23s54 Illinois follows with
16,54s, Pennsylvania with 16,l05, Ohio with
14,24s, and California with 640S. In Massa-
chusetts there are only 6,3s6 saloons, while
in the comparatively Insignificant District
of Columbia, the seat Of National Govern
ment, there arc no less than 1,105. North
Carolina heads the list with ,205 distillerics,
while New York has only III distilleries. In
addition to these, however, there are 379 beer
breweries in the State. On an average there
Is in the Union one drinking saloon for
every $50 inhabitants Considering the
proportion of the population, most of the
whisky is consumed by our brethren in the
South, while nearly all the beer is drank by
the people Of the West and North. This Il
picture for the contemplation Of the Gov
ernrhent as well as the philanthropist
National Republican., 1877-12-29
The Liquor Traffic.

he consumption of spurious and intoxi-
eating liquors to the extent ii has attained
in the United States is much to be de-
plored, morally and physically. The food
of death is rolling over the land, and who is
TO stay it so long as its manufacture, I'M
portatiOn, and sale are sanctioned by law
II may be checked by moral forces; but so
long as the Government recognizes II as n
rightful manufacture and traffic, and II
enters the avenues of business and society
under legal recognition and appreciation,
TO tempt the appetite of fallible humanity
there does not seem to be any power OIL
earth to stay its destructive course. The
Government itself is the first and chief Of
fender-ior, il 1t did not collect revenus
liquors, and thus give it countenancc, aid
comfort and respectability by the indorse'
ment Of law, it would be overcOme-ioi
II the Government chained the lion outside
our limits by prohibiting its importation
and inside by interdicting its manufacture
and sale, the evil would be, except as con
traband, effectually abolished in the land
II seems an unwise policy TO turn lior
loose upon society under the oountenanc,
of law, and then bid the people to take cart
of themselves by chaining their appetite
and refraining from looking upon the cap
tivating beast The temptation should b
spared through a thorough reform in til
government which will stay the flood tina
Is sweeping 50 many from the face of th
earth and entailing so much misery upo
those who remain but 50 long as it ap
proyes and makes gain from II, so long th
people will follow its example, and 1t vii
National Republican., 1877-12-29
Let Justice be Done.

Some of our contemporaries seem to be
disturbed by the action Of the war and
navy departments in restoring Major Run
KLE to the army and DR.. DRAPER to the
navy. 1t is said that the case of Major
RUNKLE "sets precedent which, If fol-
lowed will open the door for the return into
the army with back pay Of some dozens Of
dismissed officers whose cases are primo
tsoie quite as mefitorious as RUNKLE's."
This may be true, and what thenr We
do not propose to say whether Major RUN
KLE was properly restored or not That Is
question that had to be determined by
those who had the case before them they
may have done right or wrong in the act
Whether they did or not, we shall not dis
cuss, bat each case Of this kind should be
examined upon its own merits, not gov
erned by precedonts set in the RUNKLE Oh
any other case.
There are cases of officers who have been
mustered cut which should be examined
closely and patiently by the proper author,
tiles, for there are cases where it is possible
injustice may haye been done, and in every
such case it should be corrected, no matter
whether II renders a reinstatement with
back pay" necessary or not. The United
States cannot afford to be unjust to the
gallant men who led its troops in the great
war of the rebellion. 1t cannot afford to
permit any of them to be unjustly treated
by any department. because these depart
ments are composed of men who are fallibl,
and may make mistakes, or in som,
instances those who were mustered Out
may have b,c of those who were not In
favor with the parties who manipulated the
retirements. Whenever this wps done the
wrong should be corrected, even if it doe,
involve the miserable "back pay" to which
the retired veteran is entitled.
Congress contemplated, when II passed
the law reducing the number Of the officer
of the army, that such as were Of least us
should be mustered out. 1t may be tina
this intention has not been fully carriet
out; and If it has not been, either by tn
mastering out of some who ought not I,
have been mustered out or retaining SOM
who ought not to have been retained, tn
wrong should be righted in both instances
and the intention of the law should be car
ried out An officers commission, where h
has held it for years, is of such value to hin
that he should not be deprived of it on e
pdrte testimony. He should be allowed to dc
fend himself from any charge or allegation
that would cause his mastering out, and thi
rule was not followed out in the musterin
out Of officers under the law spoken of
many of them even to this day not KNOWN
why it was that their names were include,
in the lists against the recommendations O
their department commanders.
National Republican., 1877-12-29
Cheap Living In Glas gov.

Glasgow has long been famous for Its penny
dinners for the poor, which are no doubt II
great boon to the working classes and to other
persons whose means are limited. II, however,
state mcnt made recently at the Central Po-
lice Court of that city Is to be believed, din
ner at some of the eating houses In Glasgow Is
not over-cheap, even at the charge of one penny.
girl employed at an eating-hOuse was charged
with creating a disturbance at the establish
ment. Her explanation Of the affair was that
she had quarreled with her employer because
he Insisted ON selling broth In which rat had
been drowned, and which, In addition to tho
drowned rat contained considerable quantity
| Of rotten cabbage. When she demonstrated
against the sale Of this concoction, he replied
that It was good enough for customers who
could only afford TO spend penny or q half
penny on It," This answer led to an altcrca-
tion, which ended in her demanding the bal
anco of her wages. He then handed her over
TO the police, alleging that sho had created n
disturbance. The magistrate found her guilty
| Of the charge and fined her ten shillings six
pence, with the alternative Of ten days i'm
prisonmonk