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MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

Grain in sight in the States and Canada {:
Wheat, 10,268,974 bushels corn, 5,817, 4S3
bushels; 3,476,47S bushels of oats ; 754, 500
bushels OF rye, and 1922, $3.50 bushels of barley
Commissioner Mccormick reports that the
American exhibit at Paris will be credtable,
though not as good as it might have been had
there been longer time for preparation. IL ma
chinery and agricultural implements the dis
play will be unusually good, but a great many
articles of this sort had to be rejected for want
of room in which to show them.
An excited mob visited the Parliament house
in Quebec, Canada, few evenings ago, burned
an effigy of the Solicitor General in the espla-
made, broke some windows, and raised lively
rumpus generally. The cause of the demon
stration is the unpopulanty of the Government
on certain questions, notably their railway
policy.
Look out for counterfeit trade dollars. They
are well executed and calculated to deceive
the casual observer.
Failures: Joel Hayden & Co., brassware
manufacturers, Haydenville, Mass, liabilities
S400, 900, nominal assets 100000; the Wyan-
dotte Rolling Mill Company, Detroit Mich,
liabilities 1896, 000 nominal assets about 81, 000
600; Hallett Brothers, proprietors of dollar
stores in Cleveland, Detroit and other cities,
liabilities heavy; J. g. ]. Woodley, leather,
Quebec, Canada, liabilities 100000 assets
$4,000; w. G. Sapp. dry goods, Mount
Vernon, Ohio, liabilities heavy d. II.
Brigham & Co., clothing, Springfield, Mass,
liabilities S250,000 Peter Herdie, lumber,
Wiliamsport, Pa, liabilities S1,000,000; the
Hinckley Locomotive Works, Boston, Mass.
liabilities 100000; Joseph Gilmore, COAL
Pittsburgh, Pa, liabilities $4,000; Robert
Henderson & Co., coke, Pittsburgh, Pa. liza
biities over 100000 j. G. Ferguson, pork
packer, Indianapolis, Ind, liabilities $780,
600; J. W. d E. Cheney, millinery, Detroit
Mich, liabilities $4,000; Sweet, Cool Il Co..
boots and shoes, Buffalo, N. Y. liabilities
$15000O; Daniel Robertson, tea importer,
Montreal, Canada, liabilities 100000; the
Mercantile Savings Bank. Boston, Mass John
T. Henry, Curran q Co., heavy druggists, New
York city, liabilities not stated J.. Woods &
Co., importers Of WOODEN goods, Montreal
Canada, liabilities 5000, 900, assets $3.50, 900 I;
William Sturges, capitalist and Spectator, Chi
cago, liabilities S1,165,000, assets 3750,000 /;
Leblanc & Robitaille, grocers, Montreal, Can
ada, liabilities 100000, assets $4,000; Will
lam A. Buffers a. Co., auctioneers, Chicago,
liabilities about $15, 1000, assets nil.
Died: At Philadelphia, William Welsh, the
well-known philanthropist and ex-Indian Com
missioner, aged IL at Hartford, CT, Hon.
Gideon welles, ex-Secretary Of the Navy under
Mr.. Lincoln, aged 70; at New Orleans Hon.
Charles M. Conrad, ex-Secretary Of War under
President Fillmore, aged 70.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

The internal-revenue receipts in December
fell off $500, 900 from the receipts during the
corresponding month Of the previous year.
The receipts in January fell of over 81, 00O,-
600. and, If the decrease continues 80 rapid
for the remainder of the current month a. IL
has during the first four days, the falling off
will amount to over 81 200, 900 in February.
This does not include the falling of of customs
receipts, which for the last two months has
been 81, 100000.
The Ways and Means Committee of the
House is said to be unanimously in favor OF
Mr.. Woods Tariff bill.
The House Judiciary Committee has taken a
vote on the proposition for a Sixteenth amend
ment to the constitution, as advocated by the
female suffragists. The vote stood to B..
The vote in favor of the proposition was:
Lynde, Frye, Butler, Conger and Lapham.
Those who voted against 1t were: Knott, Hart
ridge, stenger, Mcmahon and Culberson.
Harris, Of Virginia, who is opposed to female
suffrage, was absent. There is no probability
whatever that the committee will at any time
hereafter take favorable action on this subject.
The President nominated the following In
dian agents Charles A. Ruffee, Of Minnesota,
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FoRTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Feb. 5.-SENATE.-Mr. Conkling
Pre- ented the petitions of large number of cti-
z,ns of many counties in New York in favor Of
the reconciliation Of silver. Mr.. Wallace, from
the Committee on Finance, reported, with an
amendment, the bill introduced by him some time
ago to authorize long bond for investment Of
ings, aud gave notice that he would call
IL up for consideration at an early day. II
directs the tary of the Treasury TO issue $780,
100000 coupon bonds of the denominations OF
s2 $50 and $780, and Of equal sums of each of said
denominations, redee mabe in after fifty years
from the date of their issue, and bearing interest,
payable semi-annually in coin, at the rate of 3.65
per cent. per annum Mr.. Eaton continued the
discussion of the Silver bill, taking ground
against it, He was followed by Mr.. Howe,
who spoke in favor of the measure. Mr.. Conklipg
presented petition from the citizens of New York
setting forth the appalling famine raging in North
ern China. and suggested the appointment Of acorn
mission from the residents of China TO act in con-
nection with the United States Minister in procur-
ing and distributing relief. Mr.. Ferry, from the
Committee on Postofices and Post Roads, reported,
with amendment the Senate bill to regulate the COM
pensation of Postmasters and for other purposes.
Housr-The bill extending the time for the COM
pletion of the Northern Pacific railroad ten years
was reported and recommitted. Mr.. Hewitt, Of
New York, presented two petitions, one from New
York and one from Boston asking Congress to
adopt appropriate measures to mitigate the hard
ships Of the famine now raging in China. The
bill 10 authorize tho construction Of bridge across
the Mississippi river at Memphis was taken mp,
briefly discussed, and referred TO the committee OF
the whole the state Of the Union. The Military
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THE PATENT OFFICE.
Report OF the Commissioner

The United States Commissioner OF
Patents has sent his annual report to
Congress. He suggests some important
changes in the present Patent laws,
which. in some cases, the courts have
declared defective.
He thinks that under certain condi-
tions it will be better to dispense with
models in applications for patents. They
form no part of the patent wien issued.
The law makes it essential to the validi-
ty of a patent that the specification and
drawing thereof shall disclose fully the
invention to those skilled in the art to
which it pertains. He believes that 1t
it will be necessary only that the pro-
vision be made requiring models in cases
where the capability OF the machine to
operate is called in question, or where
the Examiner is in doubt as to suffi-
cheney of the drawing, or where models
may be necessary for ready illustration
on appeals CT Interference cases. This
will relieve the inventor of large part
of the expense attending applications for
patents and will tend, on the whole, to
make the drawings and specifications
more explicit and better understood.
He would, however, advise the collec-
ton at the Patent Office of articles OF
manufacture and working models Of such
operating machinery as manufacturers
or inventors may desire to place on ex-
hibition.
Reformation is also suggested in what
is now source of much complaint. This
is the reissue of old patents with claims
covering machines subsequently invent
ed, and practically the first to operate
successfully. To such an extent has
this been carried that when a man had
really made valuable invention it
was necessary for him to examine
the records of the office and ascertain
what old patents could be found which
might be reissued to cover his invention;
and it has been a matter of prudence to
secure such patents before investing IN
the manufacture of an invention liable
to be dominated in that way. Further
than this, there are patents granted for
improvements more or less trivial, differ
ing in comparatively small particulars
from machines or articles preceding
them. That which seems but trivial
change may amount in practice to very
important and valuable improvement.
Since the grant of such patent cannot
always be awarded, the question arises
whether their duration may not be
abridged, and for this purpose some
process of natural selection be applied
to the patents issued by the Government.
1t has therefore been thought desirable
to require, at certain periods in the life
time of a patent, the payment of fees as
necessary condition to the continuance
of the life of the patent. Such a pro-
vision would, in the opinion of the Com
missioner, tend to remove useless and
frivolous patents, without imposing any
serious burden upon those that prove
meritorious.
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Stanley,S Personnel.

Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley, since his re-
turn from Africa, has been described as
q man slightly bent under burden of
memories of fevers and cramps with a
bcyish face, crowned with a shock of
iron-gray hair, in curious contrast of eff
feet with the black mustache; with high
cheek bones, tanned skin, and the
hands of backwoodsman, roughened
by cutting way through forest and jun
gle, and carrying an elephant rifle firing
a two-ounce ball. When he reached the
ocean from the African interior he was
so emaciated that he weighed only 119
pounds. In fifteen days thereafter he
gained half pound day, and his sea
voyage almost completely restored his
health. From the moment he entered
the African continent ON one side, until
he emerged from it on the other, he
never received letter nor newspaper,
nor heard a syllable of what was going
on i'll the world. Mr.. Stanley's expedi-
ton is said to have cost $115, 900, the
expenses being divided equally between
the New York Herald and the London
Telegraph.
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Horrors OF the Famine in China.

A correspondent engaged in the relief
work in the Northeast of China writes,
" People of all ages die of actual starva-
ton by thousands. The famine extends
over district which includes, at least,
5000 villages, and in these latter together
l ana certainly within the mark in saying
that 500 die daily, perhaps 1000 may be
within it. A few days ago 1 traversed
the worst part. Thousands upon thous-
ands have persisted already. Houses are
pulled down in every village to sell the
timber and thatch in order to get food.
Those who can get husks and dry leaves,
ordinarily used for fuel, are considered
well off. Most of the poor young girls
had been sold old men, middle-aged,
young men, and children die daily of
sheer starvation, and others freeze. The
dead cannot get burial they are TOO
many, and none can afford the expense
so they are cast daily INTO large pits.
This is description of what happened
last year. This year even worse horrors
are reported. The people at Shansi are
said to be living on the corpses of their
fellow beings who die of starvation And
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Washington correspondent telegraphs that
have talked with him as very much dissatis-
fed with the course of the Senate in regard to
combinations. A large number Of nornina-
tons are in possession of the Senate, and OF
late there have been scarcely any indications
Of an intention to give even the most ordinary
attention to them"
The Committee on Federal Relations of the
referred Montgomery Blairs resolutions and
memorial calling upon Congress to reopen and
investigate the ele ctoral question, have report
ed adversely to their adoption.
The following is the dispatch recently sent
to Anderson, at New Orleans, by Secretary
Sherman and others of the so-called visiting
statesman
Gen. Thomas @. Anderson, New Orleans
The undersigned feel 1t due to you, under pres
ent circumstances. to assure you of our unhesi.
Eating belief that in the matter wherein
You stand charged you altogether guilt.
less Of any ofense against the law; that
you falsely accused and maliciously
prosecuted; that the proceeding against you
though In the form OF law IL without the substance
of justice; that we hereby tender our earnest sym
pathies, and express our hope that the OF
justice and the love Of peace of the people of Louis
ana will protect you and not permit the best in.
terests Of the whole country to be disturbed by
revival of sectional animosity.
In any event. we are confident that the American
people will redress any injustice of which you may
be made the victim. JOHN SHERMAN.
STANLEY MATTHEWS,
j. A. GARFIELD,
EUGENE HALE,
HARRY WHITE.
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NEWS SUMMARY
THE WAR IN THE EAST.

Gable dispatches Of the 9Th inst. are TO the
effect that Russia was favorable to a confer
ence of the powers, bnt rejected the proposal
to hold II in Vienna, or any other great capital,
that the Russian army was in possession of
Constantinople, its occupation being regarded
rs one of the terms of the armistice; that Rust
chuk and Silistria had been occupied by the
Russians, and thatthe Roumanians were vigor-
ously bombarding Widin.
Gable kilograms Of the 9th inst. repe 1T that
England had assented to Austria's proposal for
a conference that England had asked Russia
for explanations that there was tremendous
excitement in London on account of the man
ner in which the Bear had outwitted the Lion,
crowds thronging the streets, clamoring for
war, singing "God Save the Queen" and ston-
ing the house of Gladstone, and the Office of
the Daily Netos; that the opposition to the
vote Of credit Of &c, 000, 900 had been withdrawn
by the opposition in the House CT Commons;
that Constantinople was not in actual posses
sion Of the Russians, who held only portion
of the outer line Of defenses, thus leaving it in
practically defenseless condition.
According to the summary of the terms of
armistce communicated to the British House
Of Commons, the line of demarcation places
In Russian hands almost all Of Bulgaria and
Roumania up to the lines Of Constantinople and
Gallipoli. Three days notice is to be given
before the resumption Of hostilities. Another
article of the armistice stipulates that the
Turks are to remove their arms, etc., on
evacuating places within the neutral zone
which will divide the two armies.
The House Of Commons voted the extra
grant of 5000, 900 by 1913 to 124.
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still remaining in Besika bay pending the nego-
tiations. A st. Petersburg telegram Of the
same date announces that the order had been
issued for the occupation Of the Turkish capital
by Russian troops.
A London dispatch of the 18th says there Is
extraordinary activity in all the British dock
yards and the workmen had been ordered to
put in three hours overtime daily. Every
available means were being employed in fitting
out war vessels.
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Chippewa agency, Minnesota; John W. Doug
lass, Of New York, Yankton agency Dakota;
Samuel Ely, Of Pennsylvania, Pawnee agency,
Indian Territory; Philemon b. Hunt, OF Ken
tucky, KiowA and Comanche agency, Indian
Territory.
The House Committee on Education and La
Dor have agreed to report q bill to distribute
the proceeds of the sales Of public lands among
the several States for purposes Of education.
In his remarks on the Mexican question be-
fore the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mr.. Foster the United States Minister, de
clared that no treaty between the Mexicans and
this country can be enforced without first sup
pressing or DISCRIMINATING the people on the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande who make I
business of robbery and murder ON this side.
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the strong are killing the weak for the
sake of obtaining their flesh for food
Up TO the present time the principal re-
lief has come from the Christian mis-
sionaries, Protestant and Roman Catho-
lie. who have distributed among the
sufferers the funds subscribed by their
communities in the open ports.
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INSIDE of twenty-five years all of the
5000, 600 acres of the free land in Iowa,
with the exception of 1900, 900 acres,
have been taken up and converted into
farms and villages.
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MONTENEGRO, in the late Russo Turk
ish strife, lost 1000 in killed and 1000
in wounded, or more than quarter of
its population capable of bearing arms.
Daily globe., 1878-05-28
MONROE SHEIRE.
Authentic Intelligence Received from
Him.

Authentic Intelligence Received from
Him.
Mention has been made several times Of the
prolonged and unaccountable absence from
home of Monroe Sheire, prominent citizen of
St. Paul, and the anxiety felt by his friends,
owing to his feeble health and mental troubles.
Yesterday Mr. J. F. Williams, Grand Scribe of
the Odd Fellows of Minnesota, received from
Mr.. Sheire his report Grand Representative
to be laid before the coming session of the
Grand Encampment next week, and with it an
interesting letter speaking of his health.
head of the Laclede-Bircher Hotel, st. Louis,
and dated st. Louis May 2, 1872" 1t is post
marked on the outside, Cascades Wash. Ter,
May IT," It is as follows:
Bro. WILLIAMS: Enclosed you will find my
report to the Grand Encempment. I hardly
know whether it is in a presentable shape or
not. If not, will you be kind enough to correct
it. In this mountain retreat, over a mile above
the level of the sea, and in full view on three
sides of perpetual snow, free from correspon-
dence of any kind and far from friend or foe
l have sought to recuperate. Physically, am
much better. but mentally cannot
say. The effort to complete my report has
brought return Of that racking pain in
my head, from which have ffered long.
1 had hoped, and still hope, to be with you be-
fore the meeting of the grand lodge, but for
fear cannot, and having chance, by very
roundabout course, forward this to you.
Should regain my health, and my head
again becomes level, will be with you once
more. If not, then like the sailor boy, ''far
from home and all it's charms, far from loves
paternal arms" alone, unknown and union
ored, down deep in the main, full many a score
fathom, shall my frame decay.
(No signature.)
aho is hat Mr heir
is gradually recovering his health. Rest and
quiet will probably restore him fully, and in a
short time we trust he will return, sound
man physically and mentally.
Daily globe., 1878-05-28
PERSONAL.

G. b. Davidson, editor of the Austin Register,
1t the Cosmopolitan.
At the Clarendon: B. L. Claire, Lake Crys-
tai; J. b. Wood, Le Seuer; g. Head, Dodge
Centre; Amassa Borratt, Dodge Centre; j. 81.
Dodge, Melrose.
MIR. Emil Lasswitz, the talented German
comedian, comedian is in the city, stopping at the Cos
several representations.
The following names appear on the register
OF the Cosmopolitan hotel: Geo. Harris, Min
neapolis; VIM. Clifton, Minneapolis; w. F..
Sutherland, Austin; C. II. Davidson, Austin;
Hon. A. E. Rice, Willmar; Hon. A. X. Finseth,
Kenyon; John Arnold, Milwaukee,; Miss Anna
Meyer, Milwaukee; Emil Lasswitz, Chicago;
Marcus johnson, Atwater; Il. CAM, Austin !;
Ihos. Riley, Austin; p. T. Mcintyre, Austin !;
Rev. L. Wurzeler, Henderson; Mrs. Schow and
daughter, Owatonna; Nathan Seeley, Farming
ton.
Arrivals at the Metropolitan: James Nc
Nench, Plainview; A. B. Norden, Baltimore; F.
A. Jones, New York; T. B. Clements, Fari-
apolis; sohn V. Farwell and wife. Chicago
Mrs: w. N. Terry, Chicago; N. n. Crossett,
Faribault; w. N. Townsend, New York; W. M
Hodgdon and family, Dubuque; Mrs. J. NJ.
White, Montana: E. G. Vorney, Lake City; w.
). Kounts, Allegheny; Mr.. c. G. Eastman, Yer:
mont; NJ. Doran, LIE Seuer; F. W. Leelay and
| Ses1AS
bnrgh; A. N. Dare, Elk River; G.. B. Cooley.
| Minneapolis; 8. G.. Anderson, Hutchinson;
Liberty Hall and wife, Glencoe.
| Arrivals at the Merchants T. w. Hender-
son, Hamilton; H. s. Pingree, Detroit; J. T.
Atkinson, Appleton; G.. NJ. Dittman, Farming
ton; L. B. Edward, Minneapolis; H. Davidge
Michigan; r. Campbell, Fort Garry; M. Aran
sor, Philadelphia; NJ. johnson, Atwater; G. g
Msynard and wife, Atwater; R. M. Wellington
Clear Lake farm, Morris; E. T. Howard, Rec
Wing; I. M. McKilrey, st. Cloud; E. NJ. More
house, Owatonna; c. w. Slayton, Berlin, Wis.
J.. Flesch, Philadelphia; j. A. johnson anc
wife, Saltwater; T. K. Little, Chicago; E. B
Smith, Chicago G.. G.. Chamber
lin. Sackson; W. H. Stewart, LIE sueur
s. 8. Titus, H. H. Titus, Sauk Centre; W. S
Wellington and wife, Albert Lea; R. J. Nc
Gregor r. r. Jewneps and son, E. G. Ncwson
Window; Ira DeGraff Winona; j. C. Mcclure
Red Wing; P. W. Rahilly, NJ. o. Looghlin LAX
City; +. J. Fricke, Milwaukee; r. F. Hersey
Saltwater; N. Donohoe and wife, Hammond
R. J. MacBride, wife and children, Neilsville
F. w. Whitchcomb, s. l.. Smith, Humbir I'd
Wis; Mrs. Cooley, DEBORAH; Mrs. J. E. Mortor
Hastings. Col: Colville and wife, Re
Wing; s. L.. Campbell, ,Wabashav
D. Kennedy, Eau Claire, Wis
NJ. Tarble, Chicago; F. Hinton, Milwaukee; .
Q. Thorne, Hastings; W. Bristol, Chicago; I.
Trowbridge, Waseca; c. E. Mears, Oscelo; T.
WOOdWorth Chicago
Daily globe., 1878-05-28
$4,000.

I claim to exhibit the largest and best mu-
scum, menagerie, circus and performing ami
NAL show in the world. l claim to have more
money invested in my great show than any
man ever put into a similar enterprise I
claim that my exhibitions spread more canvass,
maks e a finer, more solid and substantial ap-
pearance-on the road, inside outside and all
around-than any show in existence. I claim
that for the past twelve years I have spent
more money in mo efforts to please. the public
than any showmanin this country. I claim to
be the first man who originated and introduced
the use of more than one tent to exhibit
menagerie and circus. 1 claim to have more
men and horses in my service than any show IN
the world. Also, that own and use more
palace coaches, cars and locomotives than any
other show in the world. I claim to have the
finest stock, and double the number of cages,
carriages, dens and vans, and finer looking,
than any show ever owned or required. And,
lastly, l claim and proclaim that such broad
and unqualified statements as I have made
should be substantiated; therefore I offer
twenty-five thousand dollars to anybody any
where on the face of this broad earth, who can
show menagerie, museum, circus and per-
forming animal exhibition, extensive. ex-
pensive and comprehensive as the great Fore
paugh show. This challenge excepts nobody,
and is open to all the world.
ADAM FoREPAUGH, Sole Proprietor.