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4 HEAVY DRAIN ON THE TREASURY.


WASHINGTON. June 3O.-The amount OF de-
ncencies provided for by acts OF Congress-
pnssed during the month OF June Is over
T,0OO,0O0 The very large unforeseen def
ciencies met during the last month will make
the expenditures for the month exceed the row
enurs by nearly 100000. Tho total amount
Of deficiencies provided for by tho Forty-finh
Cons ress il tl5. 1872. .43S.S7. The total il made
up follows;
Act Of Nov n 1877 tArst sosslon).... o. 10000 90
Acl oi Dec u 1871 .,,...t,.... 900 s7d22
Actof Apn 2, 1878 uni tlaneous fund
OF senate and House ........ .,....... 6l,5OOOO
Act Of Anu 80, 1873 public printing aud
bniingl. ....... .,............ 2OOOO OO
Act OF Aprll @l. - UnisceAneoua....., 1851 70
Acl ol Ann 81 lSlS general ....,,,,., 27o i76 ~
Act OF june IA. 1873
Drhccucicr. ...... ,.,..... s. $50 5s4 II
kesppropfiHunns ....... 1886 Al5 81 oOoS so ~
A. Of June 20 1878 IN sumlry cNll blh l,2i0DJis ~
Joint resolution May -. 1913 OAburcrs IN
House VI Representative. ......... 8Ol3O0
Total Fl5 l02 iISH
Tho amount paid OF tho above for tho navy
during tho month OF June WAS 50 $50. 900.
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NEU JERSEY.

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Al Hudnut's at A. NJ. 79'; q. 72';g. TO II
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NOhSrqurhtIy tnere VIII De nOne OF the tS5O.-
900 to b. paid over by the company. Not only
tins but as the spirit Of the law Is that twenty
i've per cent. OF the net earnings is the maxi
mum demanded. the Union Pacific will un-
doumedy nsk the Secretary Of the Treasury "
hand over the difference OF tl39. .0jG.O2.
Supposing that the company gets OF with
twenty-five per cent. OF net earnings II IL inter-
e-t ~ TO note how tho stockholders will como
out for dividends.
After paving twenty I've per cent the net
earnnss will he r,duce1 to ..... ..... S,i7t4ie 10
out u this must come the Interest ON the
land grant aui sinking und bonds these
wv ieIns anlaunt e5I 22o %
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ha The outfit of Texan herder consists
of two donkeys for carrying supplies, a
tent, cooking utensils, canteeff' made
of tin, and with a capacity for holding
five gallons of watersa small Mexican
pony, two or three dogs and tobacco
Two men and three dogs can readily
take care Of 5000 sheep. Thousands
of these animals roam at will over the
vast plains, feeding as they 60 along,
and never stopping two nights in the
same spot. When the evening comes
these immense herds gather closely
around the shepherds camp and sleep
peacefully, guarded by well-trained
Scotch dogs. An area Of from ten to
twenty miles will be grazed by an ordin-
ary herd 10 d single day..
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She Took Il. &
had AnarkY wanted a dress.

A n
Pattern after pattern, and b0ft after
bolt were hauled down, but not one to
suit her taste. -, -,
At last the clerk desperately resolved
to sell ber the next piece or die. Twas
the very ugliest pattern in the store
Aunt Anarky eyed it. She lifled her
broad, brown nose disdainfully in. the
air. "Whew! that is ugher'n pizen =
My gal Blazy Ann SAINT fur q purity
dress. You reckin she'd dispensiate to
church in sich tarrifed lookin stuff Ies
dat Pr -. = =
..Your daughter7 Is it possible You
have a daughter! Why, I didn't think
you were more than sixteen yourself!"
She smilingly displayed several inches
of cleaning ivory and bought the dress.
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THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
HENRY r. WEST, Proprietor.
OBITUARY.

DfED-February Ii. 1878, at his resi-
dence near Mt. Carrick, Monroe County,
Ohio, JEREMIAH TRAcr, Elder of the
Christian Church, aged 65 years and Z
months. lfstsY sit sg's 4Hs
Elder Tracy professed the Christian
religion in his youths and by his industry
and zeal attained degree Of usefulness
The death, Of Elder Tracy is bereave-
ment deeply felt by the congregation
over which he presided about % years
Notwithstanding the maturity of his
days, bis vacant place in society win be
long and often mourned; !, but this loss is
undoubtedly his gain. for, rblessed are
the dead who die in the Lord. Yea, says
heSpirit, from henceforth they shall rest
from their 'labors and their works do fol-
low. them" The church has met a loss
not soon to be repaired. Faithful, affec.
tionste and frank in The discharge of his
duty, bl other Tracy was benevolent and
hospitable, and q friend of the preachers,
who always received cordial welcome
to, bis home and family. He was faith.
ful, cheerful,o loving husband and father
He was devotedly attached to the cause
of Christ, the interest of which he felt
ne could not serve TOO faithfully how
ever maeh OF sacrince SUCH service mighl
involve. IL must sufllce to say ne hnlsheo
bis eourse in; holy triumph and doubtless
now rests in the Paradise OF God. I3fA
WIN. -, A. 9. Ana lii.
Ana f.w ~. .o;,;nu rs.na-. s,.,a 4 g
cal,sd IRON, NJ. l.b,, ina, !. n;aht s@sH
r. 7ast
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ith charmetts The precincts Of the

with Charmette tie precincts Of the
chateau. z
After snuff1ng about everywhere, the
dog darted off like lightning toward the
woods. Lefevre followed, but he, Soon
lost all traces Of him He whistled on
a little silver call which the Ratcatcher
was accustomed to obey, and soon be
reappeared, inducing him by his dumb
signs to follow him.
AT last, Lefevre came to the old quar-
ry, and when he saw his dog disappear
among tue bushes, he followed him, and
after narrowly escaping the rife of the
count, found him and his wHUie family
living in safety In the cavern.
Having many friends now in power,
the St Valerys returned to the light OF
day. But the count had but little conf
deuce in the political state of affairs, and
Z ctired With his wife and childreusto
England, where be had deposited con.
siderable sums of money before the
Revolution broke out. r.ses4..
Thus he escaped the danger that
might have threatened his family on the
fall of the Girondists, who were them.
selves SO, cruel to the enemies Of their
party that the period of their ascend.
ency is called the Terreur Blanche.
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TAYLOR STRAUDER.
Writ Of Error, Awarded by Chief
Justice Waite.

~ . 2 lN
WAsH1NeroN, April 15.-To-daY Col.
Geo. 70. Davenport, Of Wheeling, ac-
companied by Col. ard II. Lamon and
H. H. Blackburn, applied to the Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court for. q writ
oferror to the judgment Of the Supreme
Court of Appeals of West Virginia in
the case OF the colored man Taylor
iStrauder, who has been indicted, tried,
convicted and twice sentenced to death
in the Courts of West Virginia. The
Supreme Court Of that State having af.
firmed the last sentence, application was
made to the Chief Justice for q writ OF
error to the State Court, on the ground
that the law Of the State OF West Yir-
gInis prohibiting cofored citizens from
serving on juries in that State is in vio-
iation of the Constitution and statutes
ofthe United States The Chief JUS
tice took the papers and records OF the
case in that State Court, and after the
adjournment of the Supreme Coust to
day, and had a consultation with the
Associate Justices he awarded q writ OF
error. l1i9s9td'644 iit5 4ltsstii3 oa
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,aEEneland (leayingF ont India anii

{ AE England (leaying ont India and
the colonies has a population Of 33, ,500,-
900. Germany, 42,727, 900; France. &c.
905,000; AustroiH Hungary, $500, 900 !;
Russia, $4,000 000.st England, according
70 Sir Garnet Wolseley, can put Ala, 900
efficient soldiers in the field. Add these
to her, reserves and colonial militia,
and she will have 100000 men. In an
emergency, the Saturday Review claims
that England, by calling opt her whole
population, capable of bearing arms
throughout the empire, can command 6,
100000 of fighting men, this force being
equal to the entire fighting strength Of
Europe.
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Cheated men have long memories.

The essence Of true nobility Ii neglect
Iof self. Let the thought Of self pass in'
and the beauty Of great acton is gone,
like the bloomfrom soied flower. Fs
Unless you make allowances for the
foibles OF your friend, you betray your
own; and you thereby subject yourself
to tue imprtation OF either wanting tenn.
per. or being lukewarm In your friend
ship. s's4 '1i'i'a e sgeils't.2t
silk stockings should be washed in
cold water, laid fat on fine towel rolled
tightly until dry, and rubbed with piece
Eof flannel to restore the gloss We gave
her this aHousehold Hint" and she
presently said, "Ah' yes, f've got the
soap and flannel andEcold water, but
where's the fne towel and-silk stock.
ingss" g 'SFe1 80 ! . ,la
Territorial Enterprise, Nevada: aThe
old manhood Of California is either dead
or ii is Numbering. The other day at.an
election in San Jose an unnaturalized
Englishman Of hardly six months resi-
ldence In the United States rode through
the streets carrying hempen moose 10
his hand as a menace to American vo-
ters. He would not have tried that ex.
pertinent twenty years ago, or, II he had,
would never have tried it but once" !"
The supply of quinine is likely to be
short, and 1t is announced that the pres,
ent rate of SO 25' per ounce, is to be ad.
yanced at once to $500. The cause is
attributed largely to heavy consumption
| in the Turko Russian war, and the prob.
ability of further like demand from wal
between England and Russia. It is said
that spectators are working up ''corn.
err" and to that end are ataning' the ar.
ticle largely.
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! The situation Unchanged.

LONDON, April l5.-T The state ofhaf-
fairs with reference to the Eastern Qdess
ton remains substantially the same
Thereis no change in the attitude of the
powers, The mooted point between En-
gland and Russia is still unsettled, While
this is the case, the prospect for q Con-
gresss and peaceful ARRANGEMENT OF the
whole difficultyis as far of as ever. There
is a strong feeliug in both countries that
war is inevitable. AtSt Petersburg the
beliefs staiedto prevail that England's
willingness to continue negotiations i Is
rather forthe purpose ofisolating Russia
than to arrive at an understanding. Some
influential persons believe that England
will not 60 to war alone; hence earnest
Efforts continue to satisfy Austria Some
moderate men IA official circles have be-
gun censuring the Russian Generals, dt'
plomats, and 'newspape.s for pushing the
government into q position where the; is.
sue between Russian independent action
and European control are unavoidable,
but majority OF the people continue TO
declare that the government has been too
conciliatory aud the press opposes any
CONCESSIONS. Germany Is efforts to bring
about al understanding Ssntinue, but the
task is rendered delicate and difficult by
the existing intimate relations between
GERMANY and Russia. Bismarck is re.
ported to have said very recently 10 reply
to the suggestion that he ahould mediate
"We cannot offer counsel to- Russia fol
advice on our part would almost look like
MENACE, j3H sd sisse-f .,-rssl
Accordinq to Trustworthy insormation
from Berlin, the chances Of success Of the
present po.rpoylou,g are still thought to
be pretty evenly balanced. 81 issscS
a preliminary meeting of the resident
ambassadors al Berlin Il ID Thought,
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Five Hundred Souls Lost at Sea on
a Burning Steamer.

LONDON, April 14-Lloyd's agent at
Darnica, Coprus, in letter dated March
18th, furnishes full particulars Of the
burning Of the Austrian Lloyd's steam!
|er Sphinx, near Cape Ella, in the Early
part OF last month, by which 500 Cir.
cassian refugees lost their lives. It ap.
pears that the Sphinx was on her way
to Lattachia, from Cavalia, with about
!, 900 Grcassians on board.
On the 9th of March, at 10 A. NJ,
she was doubling the Klito Rock Of
Cape ST. Andrea, with a strong wind
from the southeast, with the intention,
Of going to Fumagusta to wait for bet
ter weather and take in provisions for
The emigrants About 8 P. M. there
was a strong gale from the southeast,
which shifted to the west, then to. the
north, returning at last to south east
At that time the ship would no longer
|obey the rudder, and q heavy sea stri-
king the vessel, washed forty refugees
from the forecastle, The vessel could
not put back to Alexandretta, as the
hatches were open, and being afraid that
the sea would fill the hold, coupled with
the fact that the Circassians would not
allow them to be closed for fear of be J
ing suffoca.ed.
At 6:45 smoke was seen coming ut
OF the fore hatch apd the vessel was
shipping heavy seas. A little later she
grounded onia sand bank; one heavy
sea drove her on the coast, and she
sprung leak. There was no working
the engines Meanwhile the fire increas-
ed, and the confusion and cries of the
Crcassians are said to have been some
thing awful
Seeing the fire could not be put down,
the matches we're closed with the consent
Of the Circassians, and SO upwards of
five hundred lives were sacrificed to save
the rest. During the night attempts
were made to extinguish the fire, but
without success. F %
On the 9th the surviving immigrants
were landed. The captain and crew fed
from the wreck, as the Circassiaus
threatened to murder them. The. Cir
cassians had fires, it is said, in the hold
to keep themselves warm aud to cook
with, and it is not surprising il the fire
originated from the accidental upsetting
of one Of their stoves afg Ionslss,
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(oglethorpe Echo.l -
s. We interviewed . prominent member
of the Georgia bar this week. Never,
within the memory of our informant,
had legal business been at such a low
ehb. Very few lawyers were making
more than support, while many could
not meet their expenses 9 He did not be-
lieye that, with the exception of Mr..
Frank Miller Of Augusta, alawyer in the
State was making as much as SIC, 0,00o
per ,annum-not an unusual income a
few years back The days of big fees
are past, and members Of the bar who
once cid notlcare to plead case fol-. less
than 800 now look on q client with $50
as godsend has ,sTSa& lo xtsg9s
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Forty Years for Stealing q Mule.
Savannah News)

DR.. Williams, colored, who was recent
ly CONVICTED of mule stealing in the. Nc
Dufie Superior Court and sentenced to
forty years in the penitentiary therefor,
lately came very near efecting his escape
before the proper authorities came TO
take him from Jail. His attempt was frus.
trated by the Sheriff, and the Doctor will
languish in the penitentiary till the year
1918. " ast e' p st-'3 Z
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=
A tadpole can swim in much less water
than whale; and weak minds can grasp
points too small for great minds to con-
ceive. cs Yr h9753 50 drew te pa
The young queen Of Spain has pray
er book to mattel each of her church dres.
ses This must be very acceptable to the
Lord. a' isF <. 3
The American public use in paper col
lars eight tons OF paper daily, and over
eight milton five hundred tkousaad yards
of muslin annually.
With love the heart becomes d fair and
fertile garden, glowing wfth sunshine and
warm hues, and exhaling sweet odors !;
but without it, it's bleak desert cover
ed with ashes. s Il .,..,s19a
Grief never sleeps; it watches coutin-
ually like jealous husband. All the
world groans under its sway, and it fears
that, by sleeping, its clutch will become
loosened andits prey then escape.
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have lost in Lord Leitrim the stoatess
and fEost fref fuent litiaant in all Ireland,
The memory of the errors Of that career
will, however, now be In degree over.
shadowed Ia The general horror at the
crime which closea it, srit;Ie at which
we must again cypress our profound and
heartfelt horfor 81 soa,, Nm a.a :,
THE cARtIsLE EscAPADR,
It will be remembered that on Octo-
Der 8, 1866, during his progress through
the western parts OF the island, Lord
Carlisle, then Lord Dieutenant Of Ire
land; aid his patty we're refused accom-
mediation at the little inn Of Maam, in
gonnemara, in consequence OF the fol
lowing letter written to. his tenant, the
inkeeper, BY the Earl OF Leitrim: eol 80
KING 4 viii be obliged to you to all
the hotel win NV tenants forthwith Let
every room 6ees occupied immediately aud
continue to be occupied, and when 40 oc-
cupied you will refuse, admittance to
Lord Carlisle and his party. II there
should be the slightest difficulty as to
filing the hotel and the occupation Of
the rooms, my desire Is that you will Oil
each room with the workmen, but you
must not admit Lord Carlisle. and con-
sequently the rooms should be filled pre-.
'vious to his coming there. Any orders
you may have received notwithstanding
j rely on your observing my wishes to
the letter. aHss EElTRIM ?
PSI will pay for the tenants using
the rooms. a "a lgon
Lord Leitrim was after this occurrence
removed from the commission Of ths
peace for! the counties Of Galway, Lei
trim and Donegal. His lordship is sue
ceeded in the peerage BY his nephew
RobeEt Bermingham, only son OF ths
late Hon. and Rev. Francis Nathaniel.
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,aWhere rgnorancs is Bliss"
- elFarmar,s Falla Raportsr.l

Display asign with the words "Be-
ware OF Paint" and nine men out Of ten
will draw their forenngets across the
newly painted surface. The tenth man
never learned to read. ..s..,s ~
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1 SYMPATHETIC DISEASES,

Asss.Ions q ths Eys, Ear Throat. LsnE end Broo.
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ie everywhere acknowledged by druggists and phyr-
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II. r. FARQUHAR. M. ID.
fFormariy Of zanesYilie. Ohio ln,nn

So Physician and Surgeon,
Once and residence in the Nrkbrids property,
~ WOOD DSFI Ell D - o HI0g.
ssHsving located at the sbove place, offers his
. Professional services, where he hopes BY
close attention to business to merit public
coufdeuce aud patronage.
. Chronic Diseases will receive special
attention. tis .fsso nsy4, !!5r
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hesait4ga ylnt aesS sssl bsrgls,slag 81
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PIcKENs. s. o.. THURsDA Az NAY Is, 1878

and wait securely for tho verdict OF
,maREind' when knowledge shall have
dispeIled @isrs representation and de-,
.luSton.'" ls Il unreasonable TO hope
!has "masase reflection aud closer
Istndy Of Ihe iIthhs Pelisseal history Of the
UgioHp msy yet EesteFe the rigbts
!pEessrRGeea by the passions developed
in cur hong apd bloody wars il,
bowever, il should be Otherwise. t6ep
from Opr heroes graves shall come in
mOnrntul tones the ..
"AnsWer fit; '.
g And II our GhildEed must obey,
; They must, but thinking on oar day,
Twin lcsS debsSs them 70 submit"
q q. "o. Yours faithfully yla ..
,-v.. %. ~. JEEEERsoM DAVIS.
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years have been a close observer of
the two great political parties in our
government, and nothing too base OF
too corrupt has been resorted to by
the party calling itself Republican, to
gain powor. They stole the name
Republican purposely to misload and
deceive the Americas people, and did
get the power in their clutches. And
what has been the fruits of their work.
a four years war between the North
and South, war such as history has
never before known, war that bur-
riod millions Of mon who had lived
and prospered as no other nation ever
did, a war that robbed the South of
$500, 600, 900, desolated the whole cotn
try, North as we'll as South; and what
have they done for the country7 Have
they brought peace and prosperity to
the whole country2 Have they dono
anything but tax exery man to tho
extent of all ho could make? Have
not all worked harder, lived harder
than our slaves ever did? Are we not
oil growing poorer and poorer every
day2 Can it bo possible that we have
n sane man, who processes to be hon4
est, in this glorious old State who will
60 blindly and ever cast another vote,
in this or any other State, for one of
the party calling themselves Rcpub-
licans? IF we have any such, God
pity and forgive thom. Men of Pick
ems, men of South Carolin& meet to-
gothor in your counties and in your
townships. Reorganize, don your rcd
shirts and be ready to fight again for
your noble Hampton and Homo Rule.
Be not deceived, lot us again whip
these thieves, and give them such q
whipping that they will follow Scott,
hamberlain, Moses and all the molly
crow to somo other land.
ANXIOUS PATRIE.