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SsABEcK, December 26. 1Si

SBABECK, December 26, 1877.
10 THE EplTo1s OF THE DISPATCH:
I could not let our Christmas pass
unnoticad, as I am sure that Sea-
BECK did ample justice to the season
this year, as our festivities actually
commenced on the 21st by our min
strel troupe giving their first perfor-
nance on Friday evening last. and
repeating the dose again on Sat.
urday eve, to quite fair audience.
The song and dance by Messrs. Chill
man and Fowler was rapturously
applauded; also the Dutch character
by Mr.. Joseph Johns. The enter.
tainment on the whole was very good
with the exception of rather an over
dose of Italian opera, which appear
ed to be entirely out of place in an
amateur minstrel troupe.
The next IN order was our Rifle
Team which exhibited more than or
dinary skill at quite o long range. il
is doubtful if our worthy butcher
found it . very profitable business
this year, putting up turkeys at 2
cents per shot. After all the turkeys
were Won they commenced shooting
for ducks, geese and chickens, and
we did hear that they commenced
shooting for sheep. Guess the rifle
team would have owned the whole
meat market in q few hours more if
they had kept at it.
There was bali and supper at the
Bay View Hotel, on Christmas eve.
which is considered the most success
full affair of the kind ever gotten up
in Seabeck; one of the most notice
able features at this ball was the
general good feeling which prevailed
throughout. and the entire absence
of boisterous or ungentlemanly con-
duct; also that absurdity which char
acterises our dances and social gath
srings generally of the ladies sitting
on one side of the room and the
gentlemen on the other, was entire
ly ignored on this occasion. So
pleased were the guests with the
management and entertainment, that
they induced the proprietor, Mr..
Clayson, to give another entertain
ment the following evening.
There was also jig in the sail loft
of one of our chez chacoS (who by
the way has the reputation of being
a better penman than musician)
says that they were all substantial
men who attended the jig in the sail
loft. If that is so the number of
substantial men in Seabeck is very
limited. We hear that they enjoyed
themselves hugely, we hope they
did, in their loneliness. We noticed
with pleasure the entire absence of
grinning Bill s. during the whole
Of the festivities, perhaps he was
one Of the substantial men above
alluded to. C.
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THE ball to be given next Monday
evening by Chas. Steinweg will un-
doubtedly be very pleasant affair,
as no pains are being spared to make
it o success. A'good attendance is
expected.
We understand it is the intention
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany to keep the City of Panama
permanently on the Sound route.
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which first victory is all important.
The issue Of the first battle with intem-
perance. nearly always. determines the
future Of young men, to wealth and
honor, or poverty and shame.
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They have at last got through at Gin.
kinnati, with the much debated question,
P'whr. shall we do with the Dtummers y
and the following is the conclusion
reached, a. we find 1t in yesterdays Ga
|,eits!
The question Of the evils which have
grown out Of the system Of commercial
travellers, and the remedy for them, which
lengrossed the attention OF the Whole.
sale Grocers Association at its meeting
last month, was summarily disposed Of
yesterday. This was done by adopting a
Supplemental report from the committee
10 whom the matter was referred, which
recognized the travelling salesman as a
part Of the necessary business machinery,
and made the practical question TO be
now 10 secure the best advantages oi the
system without incurring Its losses and
disadvantages. The remedy suggested
was in substance Us follows:
A reduction OF the number oi
travelling salesmen by a discontinuanee
Of all who are inefficient or Improbable,
and a compensation OF the good men in
proportion to their efficiency and success.
This compensation, the report suggested,
should be for salary and travelling ex:
penses on the basis Of about one-third
the gross profits on the goods sold, or on
the average sales, not over 2! per cent.
Or the compensation for each year might
be a fixed amount based on the business
done by the salesmAn for the house dur.
iug the preceding year. The report also
recommended that members Of the asso.
ciatiUn should not employ or negotiate
with any salesman, with view Of en-
|poying him, who is then in the employ
Ot another member Of the association
without the latter's concurrence, or until
nhe salesman has quit his employer.
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An Inquiry.

Editor IBtelllsencer.
To settle a dispute will you tell US ii
on June lat, 1873 a silver dollar was
equal to u gold dollar TO buy bonds pay
Interest en- same, and was it a legal ten
| der a. that date. Two SUBSCRIBERS.
According to the table published in
Yesterdays ISrELLIoFEcER the silver
dollar was worth in 1873 one hundred
and iorty.six one hundreth cents in gold.
las to what it was worth on the precise
Inst day Of June 1873 we have no means
|ol knowing, but inasmuch as in 1872 it
|wu worth one hundred and two and
twenty-five one hundreths cents, it is
hair to presume that 1t opened out higher
|iu 1873 than the average quotation for
that year.
Silver dollars, being at premium in
gold, would, Of course, have bought gov
erument bonds in 1873. They were full
|lesal tender the same as gold up TO that
year, although as a matter Of fact there
were no American silver dollars in use,
|aad very few in existence. Wepresume
tha. our 1.-TWO subscribers" never saw an
American silver dollar prior to the issue
Of the Trade Dollars in 1873. The old
silyer dollars were generally Spanish
coins, and they were legal tender in
Ibis country for customs and in pay
nent Of public bonds up to 1874. The
|legal tender quality Of our American small
coin, such as halves and quarters, was
limited "a far back as 1854 to s..
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acknowledgement.


There was an exciting debate in the
p,;,i.b House Of Commons yesterday
over the question Of voting a new loan
~ The government in view Of the posi-.
Sjli,ie. Of the Extraordinarily. The
ronnlsr feeling in England is getting
n,.,tv hot against Russia, and the con.
,ipsi advance Of that power toward Con-
,t.u.inople iutensifeS this feeling, un-
nj both in aud out Of Parliament it
bY reached a pretty high pitch Of excite.
Austria is looking on, before taking a
definite position, 10 see what Eng
|l.od will do. The Cincinnati Ga
,ah, Of yesterday, discussing her
,,,ituje remarks that she is evil
l.puv dissatisfied with the condi-
|,ioD, on which Russia will grant peace
|,o Turkey. She feels that the erection Of
State. dependent on Russia adjoining her
|owu frontier may threaten the quiet OF
|b.r own provinces, whose sympathies are
|elo.er with their Eastern neighbOrs than
With the policy Of the Viennese Cabinet.
he, .he has wholesome dread Of being
In alone to bear the brunt Of Russian
|si,pleasure and German craft. She wants
guarantees from England before declar.
ipv herself. Itthese guarantees come to
|h.r in the form Of round Parliamentary
n,jority and a decided policy ensuing
|,herelrOm, she will probably become EN-.
pha,ic in announcing objections, other
wise uutpOken, to Russia's terms.
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FIRE RECORD.


Bosros, January 3l.-A fire broke out
this evening in the fifth story OF the large
six.story brick building 12l Mediord
street, Charlestown district, used for the
manufacture Of fine furniture by F. w.
Holmes & Co. The building, 450 feet
long and extending back 200 feet to Mys-
tic river, was flled with furniture, a
large amount in the upper stories being
finished. A violent storm, with strong
east wind, delayed the firemen, and the
entire building was soon in flames. Three
alarms, quickly followed by 4 general
alarm, were sounded, and only BY great
exertion most disastrous conaagration
was stayed. At 1880 the fire was under
control. The factory and contents were
completely destroyed, together with eight
houses. Some twenty families are home.
less and between 400 and 500 workmen
ont Of work. The details Of the losS aud
insurance are not yet available. Loss on
factory, machinery and stock Of furniture
estimated at $4,000; other Losses about
$50 900,
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Ohio Legislature.

CouuMsus, January 3l.-In the Senate
bills were introduced to repeal the COM
pulsory education law; TO provide for the
better regulation ofsales on execution; TO
amend sections Is and IA Of the criminal
code in relation to the liquor laws, among
other things to DO away with the necessity
for written notice MOTT sell TO minors,
to strike out the clause referring to i'm
prlsoument and repeal the clause declar-
ing saloons a nuisance; also q bill TO limit
the number Of Jurors in capital cases TO
IL on each side.
In the House bills were introduced to
constitute 10 pounds the legal weight Of 4
bushel Of corn; to prevent the introduc-
tion oi Texas cattle into Ohio, and to
make the owners Of such cattle, who vic.
late this law, responsible for any damage
that may result 10 cattle along the route
that Texas cattle had been driven; to ap-
propriate $4,000 to pay the expenses In
cident to calling out the militia during
the labor troubles last year.
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.FinnnciaI FURRY in Kansas City.

KANSAS, No., January 3l.--The fnan-
cial furry ia aboutover The announce
ment in the evening papers Of the sus-
pension Of the Commercial National Bank
had little or no effect. The business men
and heavy depositors have not 80 lar
shown any uneasiness. The withdrawal
OF deposits have been confined to small
depositors. The opinion is, while some
Of our business men may be embarrassed
by the reason Of the lookup Of their
means and being forced to pay heavy in
,erest on loans they can weather the storm
by close collections and careful dealings.
There will be sufficient capacity on the
part OF banks to aid all the commercial
transactions. There Is great confidence
in the ability Of the First National Bank.
1t sustained slight pressure to-day but its
receipt were largely increased. Money
came in from all quarters. Viewing this
the business men took courage, and this
afternoon, at meeting Of the Board OF
Trade, resolutions Of confidence in the
kanks were passed. When the banks
closed there was good feeling all around.
Prices for grain ruled little higher.
There are 244,25S bushels in store Of
which i23,0s2 are wheat and 94,970 corn.
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DETROIT, MICH, January 3l.-A snow
storm prevails generally throughout the
lower peninsula Of Michigan. Up to
noon about six inches have fallen and no
indications Of cessation or abatement.
Nav YORK, January Sl.-A snow
storm has prevailed here since early this
morning. Communication BY telegraph
with the South Ia interrupted.
COLUMBUS, January 3l.-About ten
inches Of snow fell here last evening and
this morning, but it is fast disappearing.
CLkyELASD, January Sl.-0ne Of the
heaviest snow storms known in this vi
cinity for years began here at o'clock
this morning. Trains on all the roads
running into the city are somewhat de-
tanned, and during the forenoon general
Sasiness in the city was almost suspended.
New York, January Sl.-A snow
storm accompanied by heavy gale con.
tinsed until night, when it turned into
sleet and later 10 rain. Much damage to
the chipping is feared.
ToRoSTo, January Sl.-A furious snow
storn prevailed in the western section oil
the Province all day. The snow is u foot
deep and drifting badly. Travel is seri.
ousiy impeded. A violent storm, with
snow, began at noon to-day and is still
upabated,
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GREECE.

ATHENS, January Sl.-The secret sit.
ting Of the Chamber Of Deputies yester.
day was very important. N. Courmann-
donous, the Greek premier, submitted a
ministerial programme. He said that II
Il was accepted the ministers ot finance,
war and marine would submit extraor-
binary estimates. The Premier recon-.
mended the Chamber to continue Its de.
liberations to-day. He said that If there
wss no quorum present he should regard
It as vote Of want Of confidence and re.
Twen.y.four Communists in the district
Of yalo Thesaaly formed provisional
poyefnment.
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Pending action on The bill The morning

Pending action on the bill the morning
hour expired:
The House then resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole upon the Mill
tary Academy appropriation bill.
Mr.. Durham proceeded 10 explain the
bill. Il appropriated S272, los, being
Sl44.49 less than last year. The present
bill appropriated $4,000 for the pay Of
cadets, which would not in the least less
en- the pay OF each cadet, although It was
$1,000 less than was appropriated last
year. The Committee on Appropriations
had avoided making any unnecessary ap-
preparations, and In this, its first bill, II
had endeayored to keep down the expend.
itures for the military academy to what
was actually requisite for the needs Of
the institution. he explained that there
was a section in the bill providing that
the appointment Of civilians to be Second
Lieutenants should be made only when
more vacancies existed than could be
filled by the assignment OF the next grad
uating class Of cadets. \.
The committee had also recommended
the section providing that when once q
cadet has been appointed and has matri-
culated no other appointment from the
same district shall be made during the
term for which such cadet was appointed.
II vacancy should occur therein for any
cause other than death or physical disa-
bility that would make the members Of
Congress more careful as to the charac-
ter Of the young men they selected 10 go
there. The Secretary Of War and Gen
eral Schofeld, Principal Of the Academy,
approved OF that provision. Alter de-
baie, but without action, the committee
rose.
Mr.. Harris, OF Virginia, from the
the Committee on Elections, reported In
the CALIFORNIA case against Pacheco, a
sitting member, and in favor Of Wiggen-
ton, contestant.
Mr.. Wait presented the minority re-
port taking the opposite grounds.
Mr.. Springer presented q separate re-
port on his own account, although con-
curing In the resolution Of the minority.
Reports ordered printed.
Mr.. Harris said he would call up the
case Tuesday.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment Of the following additional men,
bers Of COMMITTEES: Expenditures OF State
Department, Messrs. Turner and Bundy;
Expenditures OF Navy Department,
Messrs. Putmore and WilliamP; Expen-
ditures Of Pos,office Department, Messrs:
Clark and Mckinley; Expenditures Of
VI nd
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Anolher NaTIngs Bank.

TOPEKA, Ks, January S1.-The Tope-
ka Bank and Savings Institute, In this
city, closed It's doors today. The depos-
its are about 10000; notes, discounts
and stocks about SO, 500; real estate $685..
900. Il lis a State bank. The depoSitors
are in consultation tonight As TO the best
course TO pursue. II Is probable that an
assignment will be made for the benefit
Of the creditors. The failure caused 4
Autter amOng small depositors In other
banks, but a. every one was paid who
presented check Il soon subsidized,
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WOOL.
The ontiooK Of the Market-The
Proposed New 'Tarifi-The pres-
ent Schedule Of Duties.


The oniiooK of the Market-The
Proposed New w'rarin--The Pres
ent Schedule OF Duties.
We have the Rool GroWerS' Bulletin Of
January SOth, issued at the steubenville
wool house, and Its tone Is not assuring as
to the future Of the market. In fact, the
editor says that be 'tcan report nothing
encouraging" He attributes the soft
tone Of the market to the unsettled state
Of the country, and also to the proposed
adjustment Of the tariff. Inasmuoh as
the proposed tariff has Just been made
public by the Committee OF Ways aud
Means at Washington, We append the
clau.e in regard to wool, as follows:
Wooden goods, wool, all woods, hair Of
the alpaca goat and other animals, shall
Be divided for the purpose OF fixing the
duties TO be charged thereon into the
three following classes:
Class l.-Clothing wool-,hat Is to say
AsAiuUi meahuA, IuelL OF IueuA WOOlsi VI
other wools Of merino blood, immediate
OF remote down, clothing woods or cloth
Ing wools Of like character Of any Of
the preceding, including such as have
heretofore been usually imported into the
United States from Buenos Ayres, New
Zealand, Australia, Cape Of Good Hope,
Hl''ia, Great Britain, Canada and else.
where, and also including all Wools not
hereinafter described or designated in
ClAsses . and 3.
Glass 2.-Combtng wools-that is to
say Leicester, Cotswold, Lincolnshire
down, combing woolS, Canada long woods,
SSsother like combing wools Of English
blood, and usually known by the terms
herein used, and also the hair Of the al,
paea goat and other animals.
Class S-Carpet wools and other simi'
lN wool, such as Denskoi, native South
american, CordovA, Valparaiso, native
Smyrna, and including ali such woods ol
llke character As have been heretofore
Usually imported into the United States
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ROUMANIA.

BucHAREsr, January 31.-In yester.
days sitting OF the Chamber Of Deputies
the government was interpellated con.
eerpiDg military dispositions, and irreg-
ularities Of railroad traffic.
N. Bartiano, President Of the Minister.
ial Council, said aWould that these
evils were the only ones the country had
N. Cosal Nieeamo, Minister Of For.
eign Affairs, stated that the government
would perhaps receive information on
Thursday Of the conditions Of peace. "God
gran" !" he said, athRt the sacrifices Rou'
mania haS already made may BE- the only
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REQUIEM for Victor Emmanuel

New ORLEANS, January 3l.-In nc,
cordance with announcement, q requiem
In commemoration Of the death Of King
Victor Emmanuel was celebrsted this
morning at the Cathedral. Gems. Augur
and De Trobriand, Of the o. s. Army, with
their stats, in full uniform, with the
whole corps Of Consuls in diplomatic
dress, were present. After mass the mils
tary corps, societies and invited guests
repaired 70 GruenWald Hall, where adj
dresses were delivered In Italian, English
and Erabch
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GERMANY.

LONDON, January Sl.-A special from
Berlin says There seems to be some
chance that the Federal Council will de.
clare bill, which Is TO pave the way for
the appointment Of German ministers. II
involves a change Of the constitution and
requires majority Of two-thirds. How
ever, as It Il fmpossible for the Chancel-
lor 10 bear the burden imposed by exis.
ting laws, saddling him with the control
Of the entire German administration, an
earnest endeayor will be made TO realize
the contemplated change.
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Bank safe Blown Open.

HARTFORD, January Sl.-The Deep
River National Bank was entered by bur.
glars last evening. Theyault was blown
open which aroused the citizens and the
burglars 1ed without safe.
Two burglars were arrested In New
Haven, on the train from saybrook, who
gave their names rs r. W. Hubbell, Of
Ohio, and James Watson, of New York.
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CRoOKEDSEss.

wrIKnBARRE, Pa, January Sic.
sehutter, Justice Of the Peace, has been
arrested at Halleton, charged with com.
pounding felony and ,msifeasance. he
released Mollie Mcguire named Dor.
mick McGynn, who was arrested for
passing counterleiu,
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AUSTRIA.
Her Position on the Eastern
Question.

LONDON, January 8l.-A special from
Vienna says: The Austrian Ambassador
at St. Petersburg is understood TO have
delivered yesterday TO Prince Gortscha.
koff note declaring that Austria in no
way disputes Turkeys right to conclude
treaties in her own interest, but must
consider the arrangements at Kazanlik,
so far as they may modify the present
treaties or touch Austria's interest, as not
failing within the right Of Turkey till
new arrangements have been made with
the signatory Powers Of the treaty Of
Paris. The Neg Ffsis Rfesse states that
Count Audrassy has taken steps. to bring
about the joint action Of Europe to pre-:
vent the preiudicial policy on the part oi
Russia. Austria with this object would
take the initiative in assembling a Eu-
ropean Conference at Vienna to discuss
and determine all the points Of peace
conditions affecting the common interests
of Europe.
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ALBANY, January 31.-At a meeting
Of the greenblck State Central Commit.
lee to-day, the following delegates At large
were appointed TO represent this State at
Toledo, (0hio) Convention, 8. g. Rice,
Albany; Ralph. Beaumont, Elyria: Al.
ternates, William P. Groom, New York;
Warren 7. Warden, Albany.
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CINCINNATI, January 3l.-oIeary
ended half Of his 4O0-mlle walk in. two
minutes less than half the allotted time,
and is still in good condition. Bartlett,
the amateur who tried to walk half the
same distance in G2 hours, fell short "a
miIes.
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Congress Sill Discusses The Silver
Question.
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Tnrned rn Am Rirht.

SAN Francisco, January 3i.-The bark
". A. HOlcomb, supposed to have been
lost, with all hands, on voyage from
Honolulu 10 Bakers Island, returned 10
Honolulu. She had been unable TO make
a landing at the Island on account Of the
weather
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ENGLAND.


LONDON, January Sl.-Two thousand
cotton operatives were locked ont at
Manchester for refusing TO submit to a
reduction Of u per cent in their wages.
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RoMB, January 3l.-The Pope has rat.
lied plans for the reconstruction Of the
Scottish Hierarchy, appointed two Arch.
bishops and four Suffrageans and will
hold consistory shortly to give palliums
to the Archbishops.
It Is thought that the Ultramontaine
Cardinals are trying to bring about such
bad relations between the Vatican and
Italian government as will lead TO the
removal Of the conclaye from Rome.
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CAsUsLTIEs.


ISDIAsApoLrs, January STA child
nine months old, Of a colored man named
James Price, was burned 70 death this
morning, by It's clothing taking FIRE dur.
ing the temporary absence Of It's mother.
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Weiners VIII Hang.

ST. Lours, January Sl.-Goy. Phelps
has decided not TO interfere in the case Of
VIM. Weiners, sentenced to be hanged
here tomorrow. The execution will
therefore take place.
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WILL nEFpaE 10 VOTE.

The home rulers at the meeting to-day
decided to abstain from voting on the
governments motion for the credit vote.
The ,IImes condemns Mr.. GlAdstone's
speech at Oxford yesterday.