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the whole amount OF annual ilsterest to be
pail oot OF the earnings OF the line w0nld
be less shAn twenty millions oil d 1llars. He
further claimed that under the plan pro-
posed the Interest would be paid each
six months by the Texas Pacific Rail-
way Company, while the sinking fund
would gradually redeem the principal and
leave tie road entirely without debt; and
that under the power reserved to the Gov
ernmesit 70 regulate the rates so as 10 take
care ct the actual capital. these rates would
anuu3ily be reduced Ia the great benefit of
the Government, and that the Government
alone would save 50 600 900 yearly by the
building OF road more than the entire i'm
tere~t ora bonds If ii never earned a cent.
He claimed that the Central Pacific had no
intention TO build a line to compete it,
self, but merely offered to build a road
to prevent its construction, and that the
Texas PACING had spent $l6,0O0,O00 in
good faith. and had il not been for the
panic of1S73 would have had the line nearly
completed by this time. aud under the aid
proposed would complete II by the year
1882 Mr.. Scott closed with strong appeal
to the committPe 10 lock ut the question not
in the light OF teehnicaiitieS, but on the
broad ground of the interest of the whole
country, anu expressed his conviction that
every member of Congress who aided in
securing this great highway Oh basis just
20 the people and in the interest of the Gov
ernment as com peting line between the
two oceans would in after years regard IL
as one of the proudest achievements of his
political life. The. Committee thea adjourn
ed until Tuesday morning, when the argu-
ments will be concluded,
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at that place for home, as was mentioned IN
the DAILY Teiegnoph's special Of Friday last,
In reporting the peace conditions.
WILL ENCOUNTER SERIOUS OPPOSITION.
A special dispatch to the DAILY TeleWoFA
from Vienna says: The Russian demands
will encounter serious opposition from
England and Austria. The latter Power
Is particularly opposed To the retrocession
OF Bas-Arabia to Russia, and TO any con-
difions doing no more than TO cripple Tur
key. The DAILY Neecs, ia It's leading edi-
torial, says that the Cabinet council on
Sunday determined 20 be persistent with Its
demand for supplementary note.
THE POLITICAL SKY STILL CLOUDY.
The exceptional step of suddenly sum-
moning the Cabinet council on Sunday Is
regarded In some quarters as an indication
that the political atmosphere Is not clearing.
A CONTRADICTIONS.
The latest authentic advices from Constan-
tnople did not confirm the statement In the
special dispatch from that city to this morn
ing's Standard, that the Porte has received a
statement to the effect that the prelimi-
naries of peace had been signed, and that
the Turkish delegates and Grand Duke
Nicholas would reach Adaianople Saturday.
Up to O'Clock last night, the Porte had no
advice OF the conclusion of the armistice,
though orders were telegraphed to the
Turkish Pienipotentiaries 10 accept the pre-
llminaries of peace.
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The following memorial from citizens
of Carroll county, has been presented to
the Senate by their able Senator, Hon.
w. d. Peery The fact is toe well
known to require repetition that the Su-
preme Court of the United States has
decided that corporations are entirely
supervisable by State authority:
ITO the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives in session assembled at
Jackson
"The undersigned memoralists re pect-
fully represent to your honorable BODIES,
that, in their opinion, some legislation is
needed touching the subject OF railroad
charges, as in their belief there now exists
an unfair. not to say unjust, discrimination
against our citizens, and in favor OF parties
living beyond the limits of the State.
"Your memoralists further represent,
that so onerous are the freight charges of
the n. O., St. L. q G. Railroad, between
the points of Canton and Grenada. that a
large portion of the cotton and other freight
has been hanled from near the railroad to
the Yazoo rivera distance of forty miles
rather than pay the tariff demanded BY
the road.
"Your memorialists further represent that
they are friends to the road aud desire to
promote its interest, and, therefore, think a
interest of the road itself
"Your memorialists further represent that
in their opinion some legislation is necessa-
ry to present the killing of stock by said
road, and we respectfully suggest that
the railroad company aforesaid be required
to fence their road as is done in Illinois and
other States.
1--WE think therefore, the premises con-
sidered, that just and equitable rate of
charges should be guaranteed to our citi
zens, both for the protection of their inter-
ests and for that of the road also. and to
this end your memorialists will ever pray"
(The memorial is signed by great num-
Der of citizens in the portion of the State
indicated.)
Gas we wish to see fair play, we will
take pleasure in giving the railway COM
pany hearing through our columns in
reply TO these complaints.--EDs. CLA-
ROM
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Can not some plan be devised by the
Legislature to secure the building of bet
ter public roads? In many parts of the
State, the roads which serve as public
highways are absolutely impossible dur
ing the part of the season when the pro-
Queer wants to bring his crops to market.
So important are the advantages of good
roads in some of the States, that the laws
thereof encourage the use of county and
municipal credit to raise money to build
permanent improvements of this charac-
ter. The present laws in our State are
wholly defective, or not properly enforced.
The public highways aregetting from bad
to worse. They are becoming impossible
gullies. We have understood that
Col. Ben. King of the Senate, always
alive to the interests of the people, snd
especially those he Immediately repre-
sents, has digested plan for improving
our public highways and we have been
hoping he viii make move in that di-
rection.
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Legislative Expenses-Other state.
Tonn E. Kenna, B. F. Martin.

For information we have copied the
following statement of the mileage aud
per diem of members of the Legislatures
of the States therein named:
VIRa4NIA.-President of the Senate re-
eeives 5000 for the regular session and $4nn
for the extra session, and the Speaker the
same compensation; the mem ers receive
$40 for the regular session and $240 for the
extra session. The mileage allowed is 10
cents per mile
WEST V1RGINIA.-Per diem, So; mileage,
10 cents per mile.
VERMoNT.-Per diem of President of the
Senate and Speaker, S.; of members, So;
mileage, 10 cents per mile.
WIscoNsIN.-President of the Senate 500
per annum; Speaker $3.50 per annum !;
bers $3.50; mileage 10 cents per mile.
No mileage allowed contestants.
South CARoLINA.-Preside1t of the Sem
ate and Speaker $40 per day, and members
Sc; mileage 20 cents per mile,
TENNESSEE President of the Senate and
Speaker $3.50 per session; members $500 per
session; mileage, actual expenses.
PENNSYLVANIA. = Per diem $1,000 per
session.
NEW Observation-Disclosures of the SEN
ate and Speaker So so per day, and members
S.: mileage 10 cents per mile.
NEW JERsEY.-President of the Senate and
Speaker 81 per diem for first forty days, and
81 for remainder of session; members So for
first forty days, and 81 90 for remainder !;
mileage 81 per ten miles.
MAssAcHUsETTs.-Presi of the Senate
and President $500 per session, and members
$500: mileage 80 cents per mile.
MIssoURI.-Per diem of President of Sem
ate and Speaker, 81; of members So; mile
age 20 cents.
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Weu PM.

A correspondent of San Diego, Cal.
paper puts the argument strongly why
the proposed railroad on the 32d parallel
should be built by the Texas Pacific and
not be under the control of the Central
Company organized under the misnomer
of 'sSouthern Pacific" He says:
By assisting to vitalize an Independent
competing line of railway upon the line OF
the sd parallel the Government will,
First Effect a clear saving of not less
than l,l00 miles to the inter-continental
commerce and travel of the world passing
across our territory.
Second-It will decrease the cost OF
through aud local freights and fares to the
basis of Atlantic coast rates, thereby effect
ing yearly saving to the people upon the
rates now extorUed by the monopoly of up
wards of twenty millions.
Third-By increasing the speed and eff
cheney of the trans continental railway SER
vice, it will decrease the through time be-
tween oceans at least two days; and by
opening up the 32d parallel Southern harbor
OF San Diego, will save at least four days
time and expense upon Asiatic imports and
exports.
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WASHINGTON.

DEPARTS WITH FUNDS TO WATCH EVENTS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Champ Iin claims
that his resignation as Deputy Collector of
Customs al New Orleans, was forgery but
the records show that he was regularly
ousted by Anderson, and Sherman holds
that he has not the power TO restore him.
1t is represented that Anderson is disquaIi-
fed, and Copeland absent or sick. The
Secretary cannot appoint deputies unless
upon nomination of the Collector. and there
being none, should Anderson and Copeland
both fail, the control of the Custom House
will pass TO a special agent of the Treasury.
Special agent Porter has departed for New
Orleans wi h funds to pay employees and
watch events.
THE CONTESTED CASE FROM CALIPoREIA.
The Committee on Elections has decided
by party vote to seat Wigginton, Demo-
craft from California. Darrell has applied
for further time to take testimony. The
committee will give him and AckIen twenty
minutes hearing Wednesday.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate had no session.

HOUSE.
In debate, Mr.. Bright spoke upon the
monetization of the silver dollar, which he
was earnestly in favor of. He centended
that the decentralization of silver was a vio-
lation of the Constitution and fraud ON the
people and legislation of the United States,
and a fraud upon pOsterity.
The National Convention OF steam boat
inspectors is ia session here. They indorse
and recommend the adoption of Professor
Girards automatic alarm. It is safeguard
against fire and register of the depth of
water in the holds OF vessels.
ARGUMENT BEFORE THE TEXAS PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26-Argument on the
Texas Pacific Railway question was resum-
ed before the House committee on Pacific
Railways. Mr.. Storrs having finished his
statement of the legal points on which the
Southern Pacific, OF California, desires the
right to build through TO FL Paso. Gov. j.
G. Brown, Vice President OF the Texas Paci-
fic Road, discussed fully the broad general
questions which had governed the policy OF
the Government in aiding the construction
of commercial highways, In this e0nnec-
ton, he argued that all the statesmen were
Of the school of strict constructionists, and
with Calhoun at their head, had maintai ned
absolute power to extend this aid; and that
one Of the Inducements to the recognition Of
the Gadsden treaty had been the acquisition
of territory through which ran the natural
route for trans continental railway. He
maintained that by q decision OF the United
States Supreme Court. Congress had full
power TO authorize the construction Of
bridges. and that the Southern Pacific,
of California, had no authority 70 bridge
the Colorado 50 as to come eastward the
Texas and Pacific alone having that an
fhOrfty. He then discussed various bills
presented by Stephens, House. Chalmers
and Willis, and showed that they all favored
the construction OF o competing line be-
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APPREHENSION THAT THE ARMIsTICU NAY nr
ACCOMPANIED BY ONEROUs CONDITIONS.
LONDON, Jan. 2s.-Delay causes uBpre-
hension that the armistlce NAV be- accom-
panied by Onerous conditions. The Porto
Is now In peculiar position, having accept
ed terms Of peace without knowing ou
what conditions the armIstico win he
granted. The armistice, a properly handled
must make the Russians masters OF the
situation. They are at liberty 60 nw NOD
only the line Of demhrcation, but the time
during which they may remain Goo possess
sion of the territory occupied by them.
The Turks show every disposition 30 make
their last ditch formidable.
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for Washington this evening VIA Mobile
He expects 70 return % Mexico in about
two weeks.
The Collectors Office, to-day, WISE in
charge OF Chief Clerk Tumln8on. IC ~
held that while Special Deputy Anderson T.
In the city there Is no vacancy in the omco
10 be flied
Judge Whitaker ordered rules for cou-
tempt % be issued against Chief Deputy
Marshal WurzherCcr aud Special Agent
Iomlinson, made returnable 20 DO O'Clock
tomorrow morning. for mOlesting sheriff
houston while la discharge Of his duty
serving Writs OF Court
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THERE is much talk just now to the
effect that the silver dollar was obsolete
and did not exist when the bonds Of the
United States were issued, and possibly
this is true practically, but win some
friend of the gold dollar tell us how many
of the yellow sinners we're in circulation
a. part of the circulating medium Of
the country at that time /? Has gold
been anything but an article Of COM
merce since that day When the bonds
were issued the Congress had the right Is
make both gold and silver legal tender ii
amounts, and al purchasers who bought
bonds bought them knowing that such
right existed. and cannot now complain
at its existence. The Government hes
the right 70 pay it. bonds IL gold q ~
yer ~ Il may prefer It ought, id justice
70 ~ citizens q prsEa that which win
make ihs burden Of payments lanel hiIF.
dsrnome ID them.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
CALIFORNIA

N PkklLOJs .CUNBITIUN
San FRANcIsco. Jan. IA portion ofthe
crew OF the bark King Paillip, which went
ashore to-day. have reached land In a small
boat. a number OF the creN remain on the
vessel. The ship Western Shore which
drifted into the breakers. still holds on by
her anchor. Several steam tugs attempted
TO rescue the vessel from her perilous situa-
ton, but did not succeed Capt. Blann, the
commander of the Western Shore, was kill
ed by the parting of hawser, which killed
him on the rebound.
The bark Don Nicholas, which lays in
more favorable position, has been toWed of
and brought into the harbor.
The latest reports represent the sea rising.
The King Phillip was valued at $4,000;
uninsured.
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The SILVER auesafom


The AIisaissip House dc Representatives.
on Monday. BY . unanimous vote, adopted
& resolution inasruesIng our Senators and
requesting our Representatives In Congress
% voun Tor Che Bland silver bill This vote
ah0wa the unity Of our people on the Sub
fecf of the RECOMMENDATION OF silver. and
Will strength H the hands az our friends III
C0NRrR Sc ulumbus ln depn MI emit.
Tho silver III VIII Il passed. The West
aud South arr 1lninst a hnik ii favor Of il.
Tho Tie pile. he tnilinR tnE~sla1sim& people
thxDr mont tle Dnipn ~ III = FoT 81 its but
tie klp 1fed 3osldhoId&Hi NW sick az t4e
mere fhnAN { Of fenfM III al lile d0iIaf
81 ths laknerl.r HollY 81 liig 'AppfteI
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A6erdsea Ezansiner.

The hesitation on the part of the State
Senate to pass the resolution instructIng
Senators add requesting RepIe sentatives in
Congress to support the t.Silver Bill" and
work for the repeal OF the Resum ption Act,
would be amusing il it had not . serious
rs peOpe s ~ th lines ns and
vet the halt In the Senate 10 calculated to
give the outside world the impressed that
the people are divided In sentiment. Those
resolutions should have gone through on
the day they were presented.
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NEW NORK


NEw York, Jan. 23-The Post SAWS thnt
the banks here, or several OF them. have.
since since gold fell below two, been buvinr
large amounts Of gold, thereby putting
part and In some cases the whole OF thalr
capital In gold. This is done so as to be
In position 10 encourage the use OFT gold
among their customers with the hope or
creating such an extended use Tor that
metal In mercantile transactions, as shall
make che transition FROM paper 90 "a gold
basis the more easy when the proper time
comes.
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The Cotton Tax in the Levee Dis.
arict.
The vIcKsBURG HERALD Ask G FOR INFoR-
NATION.
Vieksbaro Herald


VIcEsbarg Herald.
The tax on cotton in the Levee District is
outrageously heavy, but the feeling among
the people that some of it has never reached
the Levee Board, makes the Taxpayers par
ticularly FESTIVE. We offered, some time
since, TO publish all the Information on the
subject that we could get, as to the
amount OF the tax collected, and the pe0-
pie are responding to our request
for information promptly. We have
been furnished with valuable figures, but
they are still incom plete. g have asked
the Levee Board or the Collector to furnish
us the number of bales on which the tax was
collected from March !, 1876, to March ], 1877,
at Hollands, Huntonia, .Ch0ctaW and Roll
ing Fork landings, In Sharkey county, bat
rs vet we have received NO reply. We think
IL Is susceptible Of proof thar more cotton
was shipped from these landings alone, than
was reported from the whole county in that
time. We respectfully ask the agents at
those landings to send us the exact figures
for publication, that Is to say, the number
of bales they know, from their books, were
shipped from each landing. As Sharkey Is
mixed up with Issaquena in the defense set
up, we ask that the agents at the following
landings, In Issaquena county, also send us
the number Of bales shipped between March
l, 1876, to March /, 1877. From OATS IN our
possession we are inclined 20 the belief that
much more was shipped Than has ever been
accounted for
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Charleston Journal Of Commerce.
The proposed constitutional amendment
in regard to religion and the public schools
has mape its periodical appearance in Con-
particular creed or tenet from being read
or taught in any school or institution sup
ported in whole or in part by State or
municipal revenues. the article provides,
with TRANCE Inconsistency. that it s-shall
not be construed to prohibit the reading of
the Bible in any school or Institution"
This is subject that belongs to the State,
and should be left with them.
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THE EASTERN QUESTION.

LONDON, Jan. 29.-The Daily Telegraph
has issued special edition containing the
following: Gdllipoli, 3 30 P. NJ. the guns are
firing heavy salnte at the arrival of the
Dardanelles English fleet. Later-Admiral
Horribly took the fleet up to the mouth OF
the Dardanelles, where at the telegraph sta
tien he received the countermand. He did
not therefore proceed to the forts but re-
turned to Bessika Bay.
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BosroN, January 23.-In the House of
representatives., this afternoon, a resolu-
ton was introduced approving the course
of the Massachusetts Senators in defending
the honor of the State against the attack of
the Senator from Maine, in the National
Senate.
We have noticed that a disparaging
allusion to Mississippi in connection with
the debt of the old Union Bank was re-
Gently made in the National House of
Representatives, and the occasion would
have been appropriate for word in de-
tense of the honor of the State. Judg-
ment by default in the court of public
opinion must not be permitted to be en-
tered against her upon a false and cal
luminous charge.
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1T Is with unaffected and sincere regret
that we chronicle the death Of Mr.. Thomas
resident of Monroe county. He died Of
pneumonia at his residence near Cotton
Gin, on Saturday, the 18th inst. He filed
to the full the measure OF q good, honest
farming mans life; his death Is regretted
and mourned By many IA beFdeen Peoples
Weekly
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Raymond GDxeste.

The surveying party under Captains Clos
ter and Babbitt reached Raymond from
Utica. on Saturday last, having run two
lines between the points named. They will
now run another line, locating the road as
they proceed. The engineers are highly
gratified with the appearance of the c0un-
try on the line, and also with ita adaptation
for plain and easy railroad work.
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eAOAA ~ <sANAA- 80 = - 49, =
To the People of the Southern States:
The State of Virginia has initiated the
noble undertaking OF erecting an equsstri-
an statue OF General Robert E. Lee, on the
Capitol grounds at Richmond, Virginia,
and has committed this trust, by staEnte,
to The care and keeping of board OF man
ayers. This board. constituting the Lee
Monument Association, Is composed OF her
Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts.
tee that this trust will be well
discharged. In Difference to the fact that
the glory of General Lee Is the common
heritage of our country, the board has sig
nified the desire that the Southern states
shall share In the tribute to him, and pur-
pose that all so sharing shall, when the
time comes, have an equal voice IN award
ing the contract. We. your Senators and
Representatives in the Congress of the
United States, being assured that you Will
not be slow to manifest, by an earnest and
liberal support, your veneration for the
life, character and services of our great
chief. express hereby our warm sympa ny
and cooperation in the effort of the Lee
work of love.
Wn. II. Forney, c. NJ. Shelley.
III. A. Herbert, WIN. w. Garth,
Jere n. Williams, BF Lyon,
James Taylor Jones. G. w. Hewitt,
John T. Morgan.
ARK 4NsAs.
A. II. Garland, l.. c. Cause,
JordaA Z. Cravens, T. VI. Gunter,
w. F. Slemons.
FLORIDA.
Chas. w. Jones, R.H. NJ. Davidson.
GEORGIA.
4 Alex B g9r2 s1epheus 5 RsT5 II H. HI
w. III. FELTON,, James III. BlCunt.
Philip Cook, III. p. Bell,
Ii. r. Harris, M. III. Chandler,
w. E. Smith.
KENTUCKY.
]. Proctor KNOTT, Albert S. Willis,
J. E. $. Blackburn, Thomas Turner,
j. @. Carlisle, John w. Caldwell,
A. r. Boone, J. A. M'Kenzie,
NJ. j. Durham, j. B. Clarke.
LOUISIANA.
J. B. Eustis. E. John Ellis,
f. w. Robertson, j. B. Elan.
MISSISSIPPI.
L. Q. c. Lamar, o. R. Singleton,
Van. Fl. Manning, James r. Chalmers,
IL D. Money, III. L. Muldrow,
Charles E. Hooker.
MISSOURI.
+. NJ. Cockrell, d. NJ. Armstrong,
T. T. Critten6en, A. Fl. Buckner,
Benz. J. Franklin, r. P. Bland,
IL. a I1dIcHGTS OOUn d. NtdTht JEs
David Rea, J. NJ. Glover,
c. 81. Morgan.
NORTH CAROLINA
A. S. Merrimon, A. M. Waddell,
A. NJ. Scales, Joseph J. Davis,
Robert B. Vance. VIM. M. Robbins,
J.J. 4eates.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
NJ. G. Butler, D. Wyatt Aiken,
John III. Evans.
TENNESSEE.
j E. Bailey, Isham G. Harris,
John F. House, G. g. Dibrell,
Wm. 2. Caldwell w. C. Whitthorne.
j. d. G. Atkins, Casey Young,
j. NJ. Bright, III. Y. Riddle.
TEXAS.
Richard Coke, S. B. Maxey,
g. Schleicher, David B. Culberson,
r. @. Mills, j. w. Throckmorton,
d. c. Giddings, John H. Reagan.
VIRGINIA.
r. E. Withers, John w. Johnston.
g. G. Walker, Eppa Hpnton,
John Goode, G. G. Cabell,
j. 7. Harris, J.R. Tucker,
A. l.. PridemOre, b. B. Douglas.
WEST VIRGINIA.
john E. Kenna, B. F. Martin.
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A bill has been introduced In the Legis-
lature making the punishment or persons
convicted OF rape the same ~ that provided
for in cases Of murder. Il Is wen enough
to provide d severe punishment for such
cases, by LAIR, but there as d higher law
which governs IN such cases. aud Id the
fnlfIIImenk OF the DEGREES Of which we earn
ese u believE3