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Senator Davis, of West Virginia, has
been urging the Senate for years to in.
vestigate the Treasury Department OF
the Government, but, as that body is
Republican, no disposition has been
shown to enter into the investigation
he hes al along expressed the belief
that the books oi this Department are
made 10 balance ny forged entries. And
now the Baltimore Gazette says that after
such examination as he has been able to
give it in the face Of the obstacles thrown
in his way by the Senate and by the De-
partment, Senator Davis, upon his own
authority, expresses the belief that there
is deficit Of the enormous sum of $780,.
100000, and perhaps more. This is an
enormous sum to have been abstracted
from the National Treasury, and such
statement coming from u member of
the Senate Finance Committee ought 70
secure an immediate investigation. If
there is any basis for tha accusation The
people of the United States can easily
perceive how the Republican officials of
the Government have grown SO wealthy
and prosperous on the salaries that the
purest and best public servants before
the war found only enough to live upon.
We can also readily SEQ where tho ina.
mense campaign funds which the Repub-
licans have always used 50 lavishly cana
from. 1t is the most important matter
thAt couid possibly command the atten-
ton of Congress, and IL the Senate doas
not undertake the examination into the
Treasury Department, the House of Rep.
resentatives ought, and no doubt will do
so, ct It's next session, hnt as the Senate
will be Democratic after the 4th of next
March, the probability is that a Joint
committee will be charged with the busi-
aces, and, ifso, the Treasury Department
win be thoroughly "Mexicanized," and
the sins of Its various secretaries and
chiefs laid bare to the eyes of an indig.
nant people. The only regret is that, az
Congress has adjourned, the work cannot
DO done III time to help us in the fall
elections. twill come In asnely th-ngh
for the Presidential campaign Of 1880,
and especially so if Grant should be the
Republican candidate for President, as
most of the defalcationn, If there have
been any, occurred during his term.
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F. 81 b . = { g : = L. &
The COMMITTEES on Naval Affairs In
the House Of Representatives has com
nlatad iis inrnatigatina, Of ti.a lAIe:eI n
partment of the government, and as the
result OF frauds unearthed, has adopted
resolution looking to the trial and pm.
ishment of ex.s6eretagy of tie Navy
Robeson, and OF Wood, Hacscome and
Watmough, late chiefs cf the bureau Of
eteam engineering, construction and re-
pair. and provisions and clothing. The
Committee have stl stlTaxicanizedp this he.
saAesn,.,L .....i .IST 4:;:a that yiiss
alnountg; which should have gone into
chs aEeasury, have been disposed Of In
eeeTst aud improper ways ana the pro-
cseds charged TO naval accsrnis, hence
they propose to indict the officials who
sl::.s ls;e - - .; 4 aaii Ii
Tho dischatge Of their pabIls trusts. II
s. mora tlial pESb abls that bic Sharges
Tong aisc raade against ex.seeretarY
sfcbeson vii nov BE- rub tabsiated, ard
flis another Radical sachem will fsll
befog tie insatssta atro1 of the Demo-
cratic Mex 1t is getting time
* M .i6 tiopnbli6ans 10 Be sifcd Of thiB
at thing and we do not blame them
Goa aSljecting - itgeaiigati tions, fcs if 81
Isss tscs thetr feadiag atstcSTra an ara
Ii,s ere "a ess.lssa saaaes, ss. s.=. !...
lsnt sliesr sBhole VII be shoWn TO
81 & ar Of olleia shIeyes Or corrnp.
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Millinery Goods.

RNISS DELLA KEYS begs to inform
AVA the Ladies of Anderson and sur
rounding country that abe Is nowrreceiving
u select assortment of SPRING GOODS
such az Ladies's Hats, Bonnets, Ribbons,
Flowers Collars, Cuffs, &C., which win be
sold sole at the lowest figures for the cash. A
added to my stock in few weeks, and eve
ry effort made TO please my customers in
styles and prices. Millinery, Mantua- Ma
king and Stamping attended to rs usual.
MISS DELLA KEYS,
In the Centennial House.
March q 1879 SO Sm
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THURSDAY mORNlNG. IUNE 40. 1879.
JEFF. David. the negro who was convic

JEFF. David, the negro who was convic-
ted on circumstantial evidence of killing
the Franklius in Abbeville County, and
sentenced to be hung therefor, it will bo
remembered was respited upon the gal
lows, after denying his guilt throughout
the whole time, until the 18th instant.
He has again been respited until the
18th of July, and the opinion is gaining
ground that he is not guilty, and should
not be hung.
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Congress now has before it bill to re-
store the Citadel Academy buildings and
lot in the city of Charleston to the State
of South Carolina, This piece of prop.
erty was before and during the war used
by the Stste as lnilit.ry school, and at
the surrender was seized by the govern
ment of the Unitcd States on the ground
that 1t was used to aid tho rebellion.
Ih;s, however, is shown to bo false by
the affidavits of the officers OF the ,Cita-
del, and tho statements of Gov. AfcGrath
and Hon. Charles McBetli, ex-niayort tof
Charleston. The bill for ita restoration
will probably pass with a clause denying,
any rent, -
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The voters of Oregon are a hard.head-
ed set Of fellows. They do not take
kindly TO the prediction Of "Mexicaniza-
tion," nor are they afraid of terrible
tragedy" In fact, they voted square out
with che so-called "N1exicans" on ma
tional issues. The State ticket was con-
trolled by local issues, and neither party
cares about its complexion, but the Leg
islature and Congress was the point of
National interest. The Democrats, as
heretofore stated, carried both, and there
fore we advise Messrs. Hale, Key and
Stephens to get up something more than
the cry of Discrimination" if they ex-
poet TO destroy the Democratic party.
Those Oregon men are just simple and
honest enough to believe that fraud
ought to be exposed, and hence they
voted for the party that was willingto
expose'it. The outlook for the Repub-
licans is still very blue. If their silly
TRADE against the Potter investigation
could have helped them anywhere,
Oregon was the place. 1t was just stated
in time to affec; the election there, and
the Democrats did not have time to con-
vince the people by their acts that there
was no intention of revolution on thur
part before it came of. The investiga-
tion had not gone far enough to expose
the Presidential fraud fully, and the Re-
pubiicans had the most favorable oppor-
tunity to make capital of their move, but
it availcd them nothing. The result il
Oregon puts q.ietus on this little dodge
of the politicians, and shows that the
people of the country have made up their
minds to effect the change OF .dministra-
ton in the next election, which they de-
clared for last time, but were cheated
out of it by Radical fraud.
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The River and Harbor Bill has passed
Congress with the appropriation of two
hundred thousand dollars for deepening
Charleston harbor. This will be of i'm
mense advantage to the city, and if the
same liberal policy should be pursued
towards it by the National Government
for three or four years, the port of
Charleston would be equal TO any IA the
Union for commercial purposes. With q
deep harbor. the prosperity of the city
can easily be secured by the completion
of the Blue Ridge Railroad. Having
gotten the harbor question satisfactorily
arranged, we hope that the influence of
Charleston will be united with the up.
country to secure completion of this
great national highway, connecting the
cotton fields of tho South by direct COM
munication with the granary Of the West
by the most direct and central route DOS
sible. This Read would bring Charles.
ton closer 20 the West as section than
any other seaport, and would render it
the great grain shipping port of America.
1t wonld also give her the grocery trade
of the greater portion of the West, to-
gether with an immense dry goods and
phosphate trade Not only would It thus
build up Charleston, but it would de-
velop the resources of our entire State.
1t would give stimulus to rnanufactu
ring, which would be exceedingly profit
able, and would also fill our State with
an energetic and busy population, which
would bring into nee the neglected ra-
sonrces of onr seotion of country. We
are very glad TO see this promise of pros
perity to Charleston in the matter of her
harbor, and next wish to see her railroad
connections built up by the completion
of the only projected Road from which
she reasonably expect to derive any con-
siderable increase in her trade and busi-
ness Importance.
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Thoroughbred Stock for Sale.

FHShorOugll-bPed Baerino Sheen.
Il Grade COtSwOld and South
down Sheep, AngOre Goats. Fine
Mllch Cows. A Thorough.br bred JER
Sc L BULL 20 stand.
For particulars, call on or apply to
B. FRANK RUSSELL.
AT Boscobel Fa-m.
Post Ohice-Pendleton Factory.
= May 16, 1873 40 3m
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MOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
~ Notice is hereby given that the under
sIgned' Administrators of the Estate of
the Judge Of Probate for Andersen COUNTY
on Tuesday. July 9th, 1873 for q Final
Settlement and discharge from said Estate
MARTHA E. WATSON, Adm'x.
WIN. G. WATSON, Admir-.
June 6, 1878 81 r
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GERMAN MILLE:T ,
r AND
OTHER FIELD SEEDS.
Fresh Arrival Of Drugs.
ALL CHEAP FOR CASH.
6 Those who are indebted to us please
call and settle.
April 4. 1878 ss
SHERYFF,S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

oAnAG VI oOOId OAHOLlNAp
ANDERSON County.
Wy virtue of an Execution to me direct
I'D ed, will expose to sale on the First
Monday in July next, at Anderson Court
House, South Carolina, the following de-
scribed Real Estate, to wit:
:, One Tract of Land, situate and lying in
the County and State aforesaid, containing
forty-one acres, more or less, bounded by
lands OF Roher. Dugnn, Anderson Brock,
ssslrniI reese ana others, levied upon
as the property of John r. C0thran, at the
suit of James T.. Holiday.
Also, oIie TS,act OF Land, containing sew
eenty-niue acreS, more or less, bounded by
lands of A. G. Banister, Il. G. Price, j. o.:
Mckee, and lands of Defendant, levied up
on as the property of FL. p. Price, at the
suit of Joel Johnson
Terms of sale Cash. Purchaser to pay
extra for papers.
JAMES n. MCCONNELL,
SHERIFF Anderson County.
June @, 1878 "a
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The St, Louis Globe Democrat, Repub-
lican, says: "Ben Hill was right in say
ing that General Grant never would and
never will retire. His advance on the
White House in 1880 viii be the most
victorious of all his marches We have
yet to learn of any very victorious
Harohfs made by tho great American
smoker. As far as we have been able to-
gather, he had q peculiar felicity in being
defeated. even vhen he had from three
to ten times as many men as the oppoa-
ing army, 'and his ,ictoriss were only
achieved by the mere force of,attrition,
ending at ApPoraattox, where be had
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Law CARD.

ME undersigned have formed copart.
"A nership in the practice of Law in .ha
Courts Of the Eighth Circuit and United
States Court for the District of South Caro-
Ina, under the firm name OF REED Il
j. p. REED,
J. G. C. FEATHERSTON.
Anderson, S. c., June l, 1873. 49,
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thirteen times as many men as Lee. In
asmuch as the majority Of the American
people intend voting the Democratic
ticket for President next time, and as
both branches of Congress will be Dem
ocratic, thereby preventing the Return
ing Board frauds, Gen. Grant canqot
succeed in his march upon the White
House by attrition, aud as that is the
only plan Of success he is acquainted
with, the American people will not be
greatly alarmed by his predicted success.
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Valuable House and Land for
Sale

~-.OSAIsO SSAA1 11tl.A0 1VI
Sale.
a Valuable Dwelling with all necessary
1A out-buildings, and SSB Acres of
good Land, situate on the new Williamson
Road, two miles Northeast OF Anderson.
can be purchased in one tract or in smaller
tracts to suit purchasers by applying to the
undersigned. The place hes two settle.
ments, with wells of good water, springs,
For terms, &C., apply to
w. T. w. HARRISON.
May 8, 1873 43 Am
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- Deputy United Staten Afarshal ~.
IT, Spring., who was few days ago bound
cFaK to answer to the charge Of assanlling
Mr. Bell Of Green =, :s. 3
oEp house, gits intent 70 kill, was, com.
l9itte9 by Justice Vance, on the 18th
mat, after prelIminaFy hearing, fST
gsaad lafcsiiy ealing watch,
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THE REPUBLICAN FACTICs.

The following appeal to Republican
o6ice-holders for money to aid in The
conduct Of the coming campaign Is a sig
nificant document well worthy of the
consideration Of the Democratic party,
inasmuch as it indicates some very i'm
portant bearings of the political compass
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y AsAt II II n IIIl1
Chairman.
GEO. g. GORHAM,
Secretary.

Executive Com.
Hon. w. B. ALLISON,
Hon. y. w. DORSEY,
Hon. u. X. BkucE,
Hon. III. II. PAUB,
Hon. CHARLFs FOSTER,
Hon. j. n. CAMPBgLL,
Hon. J. A. HUnpELL.
Hon. c. Ii. JoYcY,
Hon. i. HflCoCK.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-04-29

iein @didlal unb tamit ibres wurbe IN
bteler Stunbt entiaieptn.
limb no tpar 9ellrih ? @abridsinlih
a,wiB peit Don Bier. gr mar psrrellt uno
fein Ontel benubte bic GeleSenbeit, nm
binter 1etnem Nadsn tas iie wieosr an ben
Giubern Nepe ;u feben, ais bte Shutter
t.rlelben eintrat. @te trus einen Seller,
auf Dem Fa irseno cine ssdsrsi bsfanr,
benn Seua tpnnte ihr feline srSbere 6reups
MAIDEN, ale penn fe Elm prDthsn i0rer
Sunlt pes &pAsus unb Badens senoB ano
lobte. Oils bic quite 6rau aber nur etnen
gld auf pas @sidt ces junssn WaOdsns
aewurfen batte, muets fe ten Seller Bin
lsbcn, 70 beftis tssann ibre 5ano gu ;it'
tern.
9eua's SsrRSrte Nusen fiilltsn il& RAID
nit 1branen. Das feb!t SSnsn, bsltes
andotses 5raulein :? s4er bat Sbnsn et'
mas esfast 2 Sabt ibr ati&eulla Sunssn
etwa bummss 3sus sereost z Damit fubr
Srau &ite auf bic psrtluften &nabsn los,
UNI ibrem Mttssfibl in 5efttsfeit une
3urn sesen trssnp Semane euft gu ma
den.
Qae, Site, bat Sella misbsr eefabt. Sd
muste ntdt, mas teute IN Gurem 5aule
Ycrsett !; i'd babe felt Woaen Don oe1
Delt niats seb6rt, nod seisbsn I'D batt
tsim paya ssisiien, Der nod 'mmmfr n'df
seiuno 1T.
(gurtfssuns folstJ
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gs,n ocul1on unb @a(psIfou fcC

- 8cn 9oufon unb Galpsitcn fcll
am 80. Mai Elm grtra,ue nah Gan Nn'
tonic abseben uno am 81. auradfsbrsn.
Gin Mul3teorps pom 0alue ton uiro llh
auf bem 3use befnpsm. Der prsis fur
Die 5in. unb Serrsile bstrast 5 Dollar.
- Sn gillon Gountp borste iidt tar3.
lid Elm 9sbrer Namens g1ooeen etu pfero
unp cine ubr, I'M Gan Antonip gu bslu>
den. Das Yfsro psrtaufte er aber tn
Gan Nd.cnio uno NIT Der ubr perIawano
sr auf characterization.
- Sn Beaumrnt erntet man bic Ies
Sabr Sransen. Die gaume ino 10 Biz
12 Sabr alt.
- Gin Neiltnber, Der 1eras bsreife,
siest feline 9anse BON Der 9foro' mad Der
5Iberen3e auf 47O Weilen an unp pom
Often nah Bs ten S25 Wsilen. gr be>
rshnet, pab man aus Ieras 21o Staatea
pom bsr @r6be &bobe Sslanes btlpea
fDnute.
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- Mus Butarsf, "a. Wdr3. lhrsibt
man Der Deutfaen 3eituns So lauien
misoer @sradte nm, bab Jiirf &arl ab.
bantsn wous. Wenu Id ttrer ertpabue,
70 ssldisbt es nur, uni ben Grab oer bier
bsrrlhenoen Grresuns gu fsnn3eihnen.
Die Sfrren @bita unb @ture3a, tpslde an
bic frsmosn 60fe seienoet tpurpen linb, UNI
fir eas gslaGsn Bs1arabtens tei 8umG'
nisn gu wirtsn, baben aubsrbem ben @uf'
tras, elm gtnpsr fGnonib NIT Der unsart'
iheu Rssisruns an3uSabnsn, nm iIb bic
bulfe bsr unsarn tei elmer epentuellen
NuFebnuus sesen @ublanp gu ifdern. De
rumantide Nesisruus, icwte Die biefae
YrsNs battsn Der rulfllhsn Resisruns ;u
Gsmatbe selIbrt, baB geTarabisn felt
Sabrbunbertsn gu 8umanisn ss9Grte.
5ur7 0urtlautoff BAT casssen in elmer
istnsr Noten an bic bieiise Nesisruns in
aubsrf bohmiit1iSem unp psswsrisnpsm
Euae bic sele9runs" berabselanssn lai,
fen. cab Seharatien felt Sa5rtunOsrten
Don Iataren unp Ssclafen bstpptnt mar,
biele ater felt attersber untsr rufiilhsr
8otmabisfeit itaaoen, ergo aud bas Don
tbnen bewubnte Befarabien gu Nublaub
9ehpre-pcn rehtswsaen.
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- Son einem stpeinal seltorbeuen
Waoden wirD aus Patterion, ge. s.,
berid,tet: Die 10 Sabre alte Gohter bes
5rn. s g. Dpreulos mar, tpie man an.
nabm, seftOrben. Die 9eibe murps in
ben 5ars selest uno bic Beerbisans anse.
seist. Ger Bater iab am Mbeno in lei,
nem 3immer unb betrauerte ben Ioo Der
2odter, Der Sars ifano in einem Neben.
semade YlSslid luuroe leile bic Gbiir
seshnst, unO in ieinenl Qeiheusepanoe
trat oas fit toot Sebaltene Miodea Elm,
mantle auf ben Yater gu, umarmte uno
tiibte ibn unp iiel Johann tewuetloS in ies
ne Nrme. Gisisit ri.f man eineu Ir,t
berbei. aber feline 9ulfe tonnte bas nun
milflid entfloheue 3eten bes Sinbes nidt
suridrufen,
@eu6t. 1aui.npe, wslhe an Nber.
matismus, @iht pbsr N.uralBta leipeu,
um ila gtrcuIars Ienpen ;u la6en, welae
Ssfhstnieunsen elmer eladlhsn Sur ent>
talten. Man abrelfre: 81. Senftns .
s. 6 .. gieentbiimer BON Ssntins' &tsu,
matismua, @idt uno Nsuralsia rMnnibi,
lator", Stem Orleans, Ga.
q. $50 ta6s 5 Jlafdea
pes Gnnibilator s.brauht une bin bonn
4esumatismus sebeilt.
II. o. 9erreapnne,
II Guntiarest, Stem Sslsaas.
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f5ar bic teH.n sefAmIaisn Waasn ftnb preifs i'm
Bsirase ron mlanlmen s2o0 ausgsieBt poycsn.
Wrsis fur ben belten 4efanaoer.in $50.
Gin yreis fir bfn ant ,ablrei6ltsn bsrirstsnsn
auswdrtiesn Iurnvsrein.
Del Diplonl, iir bic tefien 3urner.
sSinf Yreiis fur 3um1bllr (Orei fur 0aabsn
unb ,mci fir Wdt6.n.)
Werttyoae srsiia fir Saibsn>. Militdrs unb
Ueuerepmpaanien.
Die nibsrsn Ein,sIbeitsn wereen bnr4 9sitpro-
sramms tefannt eeRaht peroen.
Das sseIffomite.
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- Gin Wint fiir 2eidtsldubise. -
Yericnen, pelde an irseno elmer Sranf.
belt beS Wasems leiren unb caber Or.
Nuguit SDnis's 5amburser
Ircpfen sebrauhen, mSdteu mir ras
then, ssnau oarauf 5u ieben, pb bic Tla.
ide bic Namens=unterI4rift Der Serrn u.
Ycseler II. So. trdst, ebe iie pielelte
taufen.
The New York herald., 1878-10-23
The Interoceanic Ship Canal.

The remarks of Mr.. Appleton on the pros
poets of the interoceanic ship canal across
the Isthmus of Darien, which we print to-
day, throw very satisfactory light on this
important subject. We published, recently,
q conversation held with Lieutera ant Wyse,
Of the French Navy, the commander of the
exploring expedition sent to determine the
shortest and most feasible route for the
canal, in which he expressed the opinion
that he had succeeded in finding the
proper line. His report to the association
in Paris organized for the promotion
of the scheme was very satisfactory one,
and received the warm approval of the In
ternational Congress of Commercial Geogra-
ply recently held in Paris. With the ener-
getic De Lesseps, who conquered the diff
culties Of the Suez Canal, pronounced by
Stephenson to be insurmountable, guiding
the deliberations of the promoters, the con-
fidence of tho public in the practicability
of the undertaking will be greatly increased.
Our interests being largely involved in the
success of the company of execution about
to be organized early steps should be
the due weight of influence necessary for
the protection Of our commercial future.
The naturalization Of the canal must tend to
make it a popular outlet, and it should
be our duty to msintain its neutral charac-
ter against nil nations inclined to treat it
rs the British are disposed to treat the
Suez Canal. With such n passage opened
for ships through the isthmus new COM
mercial currents will be created, and we
must prepare in time to reap all the ad-
vantages offered by these for competing
successfully in the markets of the world.
The New York herald., 1878-10-23
Congregational Nominations.

The democrats are earliest in the field
this year with their Congressional nomina-
tions in the city districts. Messrs. Muller,
Cox, Eickhoff, Wood and Willis are renom-
mated. In the Tenth district they have
named Mr.. Orlando Potter instead of Mr..
Hewitt, and in the Eighth, now represented
by General McCook, republican, they have
nominated Mr.. Lawrence Jerome There
is likely to be spirited contest in the
Tenth district, where many democrats will
resent the shelving of Mr.. Hewitt; in tho
Eleventh, where Mr.. Morton, o popular
banker, is the republican candidate against
Mr.. B. A. Willis, and in the Eighth, where
General McCook defeated General Elijah
Ward two years ago and will now try to beat
the slver-tongued, popular and industrious
Jerome. Both the Eighth and the Tenth
districts are close, and we may expect a
thorough and active canvass Of the voters
1t is n good time this fall to vote for the
best men, and we trust all our readers will
take care to do SO. The fall campaign
promises to be Of the Donnybrook Fair
order. Party bonds are very loose, and here,
as in the West, the greenback vote is a
source of alarm to the straight party can
didates.
The New York herald., 1878-10-23
EN- force the Ln w.

The Society for the Prevention of Crime
has addressed letter, through its officers,
to the Excise Commissioners, to which, it
The letter charges that licensed saloons in
the city bearing the sign ''Hotel" are not
hotels in fact or within the meaning of the
Excise law; that the Commissioners have
been grossly deceived and imposed upon"
by applicants and inspectors; that places
licensed for the sale of ale and beer habitu-
ally sell liquors, and that it is a
'.monstrous perversion" to pretend that the
number of places licensed are requisite
and necessary to supply the combined
wants of travellers and of the thirsty resi-
dents" Of the localities. The Commits
sioners of Excise have, no doubt, licensed
many places that are not hotels and have
no pretence whatever to be regarded
as such. This we believe to be
blunder as well as violation Of
duty, for the reason that we cannot get rid
Of a bad law more speedily or more surely
than by enforcing it strictly. The law of
1857 is not fitted for the cities of the State ;
it does not prevent intemperance or restrict
the sale of liquors; it only cripples and
embarrasses the police supervision over
licensed houses, and, as to New York, de-
prives the city Of largo portion OF
revenue devoted to the aid Of its
charitable institutions. If the Excise
Board would give the inexpedient law its
strictest Interpretation and enforce its pro-
visions rigidly it would soon be changed.
New York is especially interested in secur-
ing liberal, fair and we'll guarded Excise
law, and the people of the city will not for
get that such law, rs well as a just and
constitutional apportionment, has been de-
MED them by republican legislatures.