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personal items rrom Wnshinston.

Our Washington correspondent writes
Mr.. Tilden demands an Investigation Of
cipher dispatches, and Alessrs. Pelton and
Smith Weed are prepared to testify that
Uncle Sam knew nothing about them. Mr..
Thurman is in fine health and spirits. He
will make 4 great financial speech during
the session on the line OF his Ohio campaign
speeches. [So we. predicted] Speaker
Randall looks well, and is perfectly hopeful
as to the future success nf the Democratic
party. He cites the significant fact that the
Democrats and Greenbackers beat the Re
publcans in Pennsylvania over. 10000.
Senator Johnston is in his seat, and though
still delicate is improving. Senator With.
ers is in fine health. Mr.. VOORHEES, says he
was perfectly broken down by his Indiana
campaign, and regrets so much that he was
not able to come to your State Fair. He
means, however, to make full atonemcnt in
the future for the disappointment. Mr..
William Matthews, formerly OF Bucking-
ham, but for years leading lawyer OF Cali
fornia, is in the city on professional bust
ness. Postmaster Forbes was here to-day.
The venerable Peter Cooper is in the city
attending greeuback conference. Senator
Lamar says the message is in bad taste and
In bad faith. -
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THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGE-wHAT IS THOUGHT
! ~ = 49,. OF IT. -
Important Decision of the Supreme
Court OF the United States To-Day.

+ Our Washington correspondent wrote us
yesterday rs follows: H. .."
This was a case on a writ OF error to
the Supreme Court Of Appeals Of the State
OF Tennessee. The case was whether the
notes OF the Bank OF Tennessee, issued du-
ring the war, were Il legaI-tender for State
taxes, and tile Supreme Court OF the United
States on Monday held that they were. al
though the loyal State government since
the war has provided in its Constitution
that all notes or bonds oithe usurped State
government during the war were null and
OF no effect. 1t decided that the Suite gov
crnment OF Tennessee was the same State
government during the war that existed
before the war and since its admission into
The Union in 1885. That it had never been
out OF the Union, and that all Of its acts
during the war were legal. eXcepttho un-
dertaken in furtherancc Of the Confederate
Government. and the cause OF rebellion
This decision is in accordance with the
views heretofore held by Judge Field in his
dissenting opinions. The Chief Justice and
Judges Bradley and Harlan dissented.
Judge Bradley said that the decision OF the
court established the legality OF the govern
ments OF tue eleven rebeilious States during
tbp war
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q spEEEAr 4. . !; a,sys.Es

n-7- THE CHEAPEST YET-ANOTHEE
Ex as 4 I.W oGL BLACK CASHMERE at
prse ef Efr hr@ sss oAsHMEREs at co. e5, rs,
ssS vi as 9ssB 5xhER Es5y a
ss sih rs Il g. y g. rs &c., Il, and
BnS St;kG a Rere yoE1j sATINs:
BEASk s aaS SILKS e ali pcessome
ST 10 H. 4sg
a large sa sssortmens ee GOODS for boys and mems
ELASNEEs of every description, very cheap {, =
a GANp ps Or Hons aai suBrAs at a5c
worth double The money. but they must be sold
M IhS G ef, RS cApEs, BoAs, and HATS
Choice s sys ao OF fsGKaN sIf S. 70
III "a RG at Csc u pcr yard worth 35e
LIST CARPET at 35c.; .,s.,
G3rTAG fvEt qnR RE az 81 2a ca GO and re-
i large stock Of CoL0EE6 ii; and WHiTE BED
BLANKETS from SLIP to sIs pc per pair-we
coIF s RI OF our own nanniac.ure. quilt
q, BY hand and wadded with good cotton;
PURE LINEN TABLE-CLoTas, TWO yards long,
LINEN SSuA1B. CLOTHS, three yards lons,a 50
worth So; 1s' -
TRUNKS, SATCHELS, BASKETS, and SHAWL
STRAPS; .
CARRTAGE-BLANKETS In great variety, from 81
toS10;
| INDIA.RuBBER BLANKETS; g..
| LACE CURTAINS and WINnOW-SHADES:
4 large assortment Of CLOAkS At prices to suit the
clio, esi buyers;
Webave the agency for tie MYSTIC GOSSAMER
| WATER-PROuF GARMENTS, and show an
assortment OF listers, Newports. and Circulars
for ladies, aud Talnas, Goats, and Hats for gen
tlemcn: .-'
| BLACK and WHITE LACE. aud large assortmcn,
| of SILK TIES and BOWS, LINEN COLLARS
| and CUFFS. and large stock of SLEEV ES:
| RUFFS and RUFFLES in great variety ~ The low.
est prices:
A large assortment OF KNIT GOODS, sHch as Hoods
Subias, Sacques, Sleeveless jackets. Caps SCarls
| and Cardigan buckets 10 be sold out;
| COLGATE'S SOAPS, EXTRACTS, and TOILET.
| WATERS; .-fit ---t. r.. d.
| The pcw-seyle BLACK VELVET SATCHELS, with
| nickel-pate clasps:
| BUTTONS. ana other DRESS TRIMMINGS;
| TAlLURS' TRIMMINGS In great sarely.
| !. LEVY BROTHERS,
| l017 ard 1919 Main street.
no26 ..-....' g. : Richmond. Va.
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llspatlh
,,,y,rrrnsp DE eEMBEa 1878.
me Leg;slasury

Il The LeglSlSstu4, j. sssas 5sE
ft,he Governor says thai grave doubts
nayc. been i gesied. VI neither che Sen
.esaI Assepsoiy as,osst % convened be g
coo,ns,;f,,tional body, sSesssre sure that
The governor. hiuase sit ensertasns no such
doubts. His acs u signing 4 FONT res'a y
aicns declaring Frat the consttsutien re.
auasss that bod ITO meet this winter Is es z
dence. enough rs towhat. his own opiaio,, y,
which indeed. he has never coneealeds we pc
lieve. He has yielded his opinion In conph'
snce with the suggestions OF friendly aaV.'
scrs, aRts has attempted to legalige what need-
ed mole galizing. Inso doing he mas onis pre-
ci,sss', led the discussion Of other questions'
and has complicated matters beyond Tue
psgyer of extrication. Bis cali assumes ''a'
rot the last session but the one before was
nhs & first unter the amendments although
fle General Assembly aud the Governor oS
she most solemn act which they were capa-
Bile OF performing, had declared that tue
merit session will be the first. And yet u, Us
.he;r so;nt resolution afirmss the Constitu.
t,on ssnuires tue General Assembly TO mee'
ah;s winner. s Is because the fEst session
unser the amendments will be sssus winter.
What viii be tile rcsult2 sTie Governor ma ma
tsseu tie back track The @aoie quest'oi
is;re5penes. The next session VIII not, @
now says by his teasl, be the1rst underis'
amendments! ,....,saf 4 81 IA;
More. II the Kext is nsEa the first session
!, =, ,s -t1,o, tho. last syI q!
not asr the arguments which prove apa
the nsgtis the lfrstsession prove wa
the last was not, but fiat the one Deiose 'n'
last was the first uutacr the amenaaents
ana.so,tbe session Of !sais winter IS tNe con
Observation-Disclosures! Therefore ' al al
TIE laws passed ilass winter are :ns'iaanf
void! 'sstrE-.sitRst.ot :.
But we must sop. here .wenid tn
discussion end? -,
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0a-SENT STORE.

DECEIVED AT sos BROAD SIRhhl'
\ beautiful line OF ALBUMS at 99c. and sl.9e'
Handsome PEARL CARD-CAsES at 99S' a"'
Sl.5O-the latter great bargain;
Handsome INLAID SHELL CARD.CAsEs'
Full line OF GERMAN aud FRENCH-rLA'N
MIRRORS Mt 5Cc..75c., aud 99c.:
Five dozen -THREE-SHELF FOLDING b"oA'
,ss RACKS-wALSUT;
Another lot of CARRIAGE-WilipS, SIX 20 ''"0'
feet long, q, 99c. and sl.2S-every one "ai''''
ed;
4 lot OF THREE- SHELF PLANT->TANpsat'''''
More of those handsome CuAlS-rAbLhs' Win
~ iniaid tops, At 93c:
Handsome LAMPS, with full seventeen A'e 49,
TRIMMINGS dozen styles, among WHICH a'' :"
ures aud extra gilt; .,I
Handsome lot OF LADIES' oPERA-CHAN'" 'N
SETS at 9ac.; ,ncK
A lot of new styles In WALNUT "aLL'A
ETS-some very handsome ones;
The host low.prieed CoAL-H0Ds IN town.
Z Catalogues ms,!ed free 10 any one sendlhS 4'"'>
ant! nil orders promptly and carefully nus'.
~' 49,. - w. A. STEVENS
"a. sos broad stree.
~
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nErade-Rs FIX Decision.

EHuADELpHIA. December 2, 1S7S.--EdS-
zors Eueaiag bulletin - The report ofithe
decision of Judge Cadwaiader IN the ease
OF Day.& Prick ps. NV ais, ;wbiof appeared
in Saturdays edition OF your Ia per, is ia
correct in a vital particular. The decision
WIS that the United States Circuit Court
has NO aurisd iction when both parties are
residsats.Qf the SdiaetKtate; when they are
OF different States 1t has Jurisdiction as in
other cases. 4s@dS 8 l.'f, ..s'1a'' .2
The.Judge heard no argument upon the
subject and the legality OF trademarks is
not by any means affected by the decision.
Respectfully, :a@ l...jp,f !.
.sGEoRsaE C.,BpGHLEY, Attorney. "
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AN Improvement i'm GOverner Efanrs.
toms Condition..

Especial 10 The Charleston News and Courier.l
COLUMBIA, December LILO, z. iM.-AH-
shfritatlve information received at O'Clock
to-nigbt IS to the effect that the Governors
condition has improved since yesterday.
After aturedeliberation had last night and
this mSrning between the attending and
consulting physicians, it was agreed to con-
tinue tho course of treatment hitherto pur-.
sued. The present condition of the leg
gives promise OF favorable result, and
without the occurrence OF some serious
complication amputation will not be at
tempted. y,1'.
A unionrfneeting of all the churches was
held tonight to offer up prayers for the
Governors recovery. O. NICK.
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DEATHS.

Died, at Lessland, Orange county. on the 2Sih day
or November, Hon. JEREMIAH MORTON, In the
egkteih year OF his age. s.a.. 80 ~ =.
iiDied, on Tuesday, December Sd, at 6 P. NJ, Mrs.
@, IL. SEDG WICK. consort OF A. Sedgwick, In the
seyenty-lhird year OF her age.
Her funeral will take place from the residence or
her husband corner Twenty. and Broad streets,
on THURSDAY MORNING, December 9th, ut IL
O'clock The friends and relatives OF the family are
invited to attend. 'ij.s ttJt'a. .-#a, s''t - " "
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DrowniDssc. senator Lewis's Eeotner.

iSpGClll 10 the Baitlm0re AneflcuN.J
HARRIsoSsURG, Va, December 2-Wil-
liam NJ. Lewis, brother OF ex-senator Lew
is, was4drowned at Lynwood this morning,
while attempting to cross the Shenandoah
river: Mr. Lewis was en- route to this
place, travelling in carriage. The eolored
driver, a former slave Of ex-senator Lewis,
and the two horses were also drowned.
hon. John F. Lewis was in the cawiase,
butsswam ashore. Willie Lewis had enany
very warm friends in this place, and the
newsIm his unnmeiy departure has cansad
n pail Of gloom to pervade the town. The
deceased was aboat forty years OK age, and
s,nHngrried 49,. 49,. ..,s.s.f. 4. - lff.y
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Judge RiYes declares that negroes AID
whites are not equals ander the Jaws of the
United States; that either q white mar is
not the peer OF 9 iaegEe sra negro lis not
the peer OF q whife ssan, and the very law
intended to abolish ma rice distinctions Is
made the means OF perDetnatlng ftsem.-
iideSater lsGe1. ~.
Hon. Thomas e. GspGHan. oil North Car
csIDa, EXPRESSES the opiniep that the. Demo
Gratis WILL win III the next psesid eDfiaf coa-
Test He Says the Eeath would prefer
either Thurman or Hendricks. bot they are
willing to teaye the choice OF d card ate to
fbe North OF West. III. 55'I
Thomas a. daateWood IL appointed post
master dc Ghiles5nrg. Caroline cotirty, VA,
piee D. RaHeqe deelined.
The Washing toa POSI-, b Democratic organ,
/ calls Tor the repeal es every Tclppant soi The
supervisor dsrsl lon
parts Isl d .s 80 ~:
~ Ehgszifa essex ed ssss0.Hd jSs
aa ssab star IL IL g9f lsA 'ssS''s''''
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wbyiis this the .bird session OF the Forty
rilth,Gongress ,Eaveyo forgotten so soon
that, Congress met in October last year? The
.firstsession lasted until the first Monday in
December. The second fromthun until last
summer. So the third it is that has just
I. e. or ..
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1878.
SOURCES.
1e7E
23s,260 S;
Total. lsIIs.e95.is4 25Is111 ,697,725 4

1it will be seen from the above table that
there has been decrease OF revenue from
the following sources :, Spirits, S7,o4S,6l3.-
:92; Tobacco. 81 ,O14, 1925; banks and bank
ers, ssssss7z5597t4s; penalties, SC, s7a,a91.se;
adliSssYe stamps. $50, 024.R: There has
bcesisaff increase from the following: Fer
mented spirits s456, 90. 81; back taxes un-
der repealed laws. $19i,3 .lS. Total de-
crease, -S3.j4J;119. SO. total increase, s647,-
$500. II: net decrease, 49,, 45S. &c. l-Secre-
ldrT Sherman. s,.,-,.,If..s
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The Democrats will have about thirty
majority in the new Florida Legislature,
and ex-governor D. S. Walker has the best
chance Of succeeding Conoyer in the United
States Senate
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.goatRrIanl Tseyanuc.

The receipts from the several sources OF
aaxution under the loterralreEenue Laws,
fer the tiscatyears ended respectively June
so, 1877, and June 80, ISIS, are shown IN Inc
following tabular statement: hn- y
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DEATH OF RIssaP 'WILsER, OF, LOUISIANA.
NeW orseaas, December e2r-Righs Rev.
J. B. P. Wilmer, Bishop q the Diocese OF
Louisiana, q native Of Virginia, aged about
sixty. five years, died sud- denly lat the St.
Charles Hota,.in this city, at 41aPa ol.3to.
dry, OF apopaexy. 81.
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AGsoD suGGEsrIoN.- Secretary. Sherman,

AGaoD SUGGESTION Secretary Sherman,
in his annual report, says: r...9.y- ~.
AT timesthe fractional coins OF the United
States aecnmuIate'at certain places, and are
wanted at others. 1T is recummended that
this, Department he authorized to redeem
them 10 Iaited States notes when pre-
scented IN Gums III. ene hundred dollars,
or any mnltiale thereof, at the mint at Phil
adelphks where they can be, recoined, il
necessary, and distributed. ~ .1g2 }:
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A PROCLAMATION.

.DROCLAMATlON. ,.%, 49,. =, ..,......
- AZ, +. s7... GOVERNORS OFFICE,
..s RICHMOND. VA. December ), 1878.
r.. y lcopy.l +. .,,.Y !...s.
Whereas grave doubts have been suggested whether
the General Assembly of Virginia, about TO CONVEX
Will be constitutional body and The interest or the
Comm onweath n quires their mestng: now, there
fore T. Fred. ". NJ. Holiday, Governor OF Virginia.
do issue this my proclamation conyrning tue said
General Assembly on "WEDNESDAY, December 4,
SS79, at l2 O clock NJ IN the Capitol 1t RichmoHd.
-- Given under my hand us Governor. aud
/ SEAL under the seal Of The Con- mohweaitb, ut
. - Ric, mond, this Sd day OF December,
1879. ..gi = - FRED. w. III. HOLIDAY. >.
~ - JAMES MCDONALD,
i de fir ,Ei Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
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nRI GOODS DRY GOODS.
NEW GOODS: NEW GOODS

BROWNE & ROWE
are receiving to-day
NEW AND FRESH DRY GOODS.
DRESS GOODS, FLANNELS.
BLEACHED AND BROWN COTTON,
BLANKETS, CASSlMERES,
FANCY GOODS. MOTIONS,
, HOSIERY. GLOVES,
CORSETS. SC. &C..
which they have determined TO sci! ut SMALL Pro.
FITS, AMI make QUICK SALES.
Try them to-day. BROWNE & RO"t.
5O7 Eroad street between Fifth and SIKH.
DS-pDl
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BARGAINS. BARGiINS.,
NOUC MDCG.
CALL AND CONVINCE YOURSELVES


CALL AND CONVINCE YOURSELVES
Having determined 10 close ont my rnrirr ,,cc.,
Of DRY GOODS aud cnnlnc myself exclusively in
INNINGS. NOTIONS. and FANCY GOOpx !
wi offer my entire stock Of DRY GOODS AZ an,i
below cost. will enumerate in part '
Beautiful FIGURED DRESS GOODS at exc. WORT,
RICH TYCOON REPS for wrappers, lC,.c. worth
BL!cK ALL-wooL cAsnNERE<, 5oc worth
A large let of Other DRESS GOODS, l2gc. worth
TABLE Linens, cAssIMEREs, &C., sc.-all very
Also. 500 pairs oSE-BUTToN KID GLOVES at
25c. worth 75c.
GalI curly at LEVI I&XTER'S.
de 8 GU Broad street.
NEW AUCTION BARGAINS.
. Our buyer has lust returned from New York.
where he has procured Of the greatest bar2ans
f SI5c cisTt Ch e III fS from ,5c 70
DRESS GOODS at prices 10 astoni.s all
CLOAkS-lc hauh>umc>t and cheapest In the city,
manufactured expressly for our trade:
CARIEr%-a new line from auctiou-Iicmp - -
, an. and zoe lnSraiu IT 70 80: q; 40. 43;and5cc.;
CLOTHS for floor and table, and UTIOMANS,
+ In great variety:
bLEAcliEb and DEo%S' C'oTTGIs 4, 8 g. 7,
F g5HSy F%4SEE 2s;. Ex
that can be found in =. lIst-ciass Dry Gpris
nS az; D. ( l. NI' 5yI hSSaI ill.,.
SPEClAL BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS
- opened ibis w,ek III JULIUS MEYERS, COZ
Broad street:
50 pieces beautiful KNGCKERGocKEE DRESS
90 pieces @9 Tanl% 90 ns; MIXTURES at 1oc:
20 pieces UOI.-FII...ED GOUEETTEs ri ljc.
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AM ALTON
TO THE PURCHASERS

DROCLAMATION
TO THE PURCHASERS
DRY GOODS
IN RICHMOND AND VICINITY.
WAR. WAR! WAR.
AGAINST HIGH PRICES.
ALLIS NEED OF BIG BAEGAISs IN
DRY GOODS. NOTIONS. HOSIERY, GENTLE
MEMS FURNISHING GOODS, &C.
VIII do well 10 call at The
BALTIMORE DRY-GOODS AUCTION-Iou>E,
323 BROAD STREET, BETWEEN THIRD AND
FOURTH STREETS,
before buying elsewhere as ain determined to
USDERsELL ANY HOUSE IN TIE CITY.
BEHOLD ny PRICES:
CALICOE.S ut 81. !. and &C.:
BLEACHED and BROWN COTTON at 3S'i'' o.
aud &C.:
DRESS GOODS from Sc. nD; ,
BLACK ALPACA, best brands, ~ - 40" '''''
worth double: ,,,,.,,.
Re ST bargains ever known IN BLACK CASHMERE
all wool only Jrc.:
Best TABLE-LINEN~, 20 and 2jc. per ward; .
Greatest bargains in BLANKETS ever hcAf' VI
l0-4. AL wool, Sl.7J per pair au! up:
WHITE FLANNELS, Zoe. aud uF--chraiTF man
-cver-aud great many other Gtc!es 700 H.
rnerotlS 10 mention.
REMEMBER THE PLACE
1913 BROAD STREET.
BALTIMORE DRY-GOOD> AUCTiON-holeF7
WHITE BANNER, BLUE LETTERS.
40 IiCMBUG.
CALL AND De CONVINCED.
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CHlLDRFN's KNIT WOE>TED UL>TEES,
AL sizes.
CLOhKS-liayiug inst opened another lar-" lot,
we are now clabir 10 suit every one as 10 -l'. WE,
and price As We sci! the best and rrcit!'>i cI@hS
1T the lowest prices. do not buy Cl~"wlrrr i"i't9
looking at them. julius Mt-i f".
no Or Coz i;ruIi stree.
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was reafirmed in United States Us. Coolidge,
l Wheat, 415. See also opinion OF Marshall,
g. j., to same effect, in Elk parte Bolman and
fSWartwout, 4 .Cranch, at page 80; and U.
). Us. Lancaster, Mclean, 433. See also
Pascha's Annotated Const.. ed, note, 212.
r Whether Congress has power to make
crimes ut common law crimes against the
United States, except as incident to some OF
its delegated powers, is a question. 1t
would be very difficult to point to any pro-
vision in the Constitution comforting such
a power upon it. .''f.'- ,i..- =,
. The Constitution provides that Congress
shall have power .'.to. provide for the pun
ishment OF counterfeiting The securities
and current coin of the United States" In
the case Of Fox Us. The State OF ONO, D
How, $40, which was prosecution OF an
individual for passing debased coin, IN an
Ohio State court, under an Ohio statute, the
point was made that 1t belonged exclusive
" TO Congress to punish for this offence, and
to allow the States to punish for this would
put a man in jeopardy twice. The Supreme
Court, however, ruled that passing debased
coin was not couRterfeiting the coin, but
onIy,a private cheat, and liable to be pun
ished by the State laws like any other cheat,
and that it was not the province OF Con-
gress to provide for Furnishing crimes
against the State laws. It has subsequently
been settled by the cases Of y. S. Us. Marri-
gold, 8 How, $50; Moore Us. The State of
Illinois, II How, Is, and U. S. Us. Cruik-
shank, 82iU.. s. R., 542, that the same act
may constitute violation of the sovereignty
Of the State, and at the same time may con-
.sfitute a violation Of the sovereignty Of the
United States, and that consequently man
may be punished once by the State law, in
so far as bis act violates her sovereignty, and
again by the United States laW, in so far as
the same act violates its sovereignty This
though, the court holds, is not Furnishing
him twiceifo the same offence, but for two
offences, the same act being a violation OF
two separate laws made by two separate
tsoyereignties. This distinction in no way
interferes with rhe principle, but IS based
upon recognition Of it. III, 4lt.s. .l.t ~, ];
But, however this may be, nothing Is
more emphsticaily settled by the decisions
Of the Supreme Court than that nothing is
crime of which United States court can
take coenizance untilit is made so by on
act OF Congress, punishment affixed to 1t
by act OF Congress, and The Unitel States
courts declared by act OF Congress to have
Jurisdiction of it. In United States Us.
Hudson the Supreme Court said :4..The e-
gislative authority OF the Union must first
make an act a crime, afiS d punishment
to, If, and declare the court TINT shall hnye
iuri2Giction of Lhe offence. II Certain i'm
piled powers must necessariIy result to our
COURTS OF justice from The natures of their in
stitptton. Bat Jurisdiction pfeIInes against
IL 4 - p .
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HOW OUR WORLD LOOKS FROM
OTHER WORLDS.

There is no consideration better cal.
culatcd to exhibit to us how entirely
insignificant our earth is as part of
the universe than that which leads us
to realize how our globe would appear
to one OF its own Inhabitants il he
could be transported to one. alter an
other of the heavenly bodies. The
Journey of our Imaginary celestial
traveller need not extend TO the fixed
stars, for from them the earth il not
visible at all. The nearest fixed star
is 226, 400 times more distant from us
than is the SUI. Figures convey no
idea of this vast interval, for no one
can conceive of trillion, much less "a
-trillions, of miles. A spider thread on
that star would blot out the space be-
tween the sun and the earth. Our lu-
minary.wOulda appear as brilliant dot /;
our earth, even ii it were not lost in
the solar effulgence, would be abso-
lutely and mathematically INVISIBLE.
And this on the nearest fixed star, if
we proceed further into the star depths
our sun itself would dwindle smaller
and smaller and disappear long before
the stars were reached which now
form the limit of our imperfect obser.
vations. If any fixed star is inhabited
the Inhabitants are not merely igno-
rant of our earth, but Of all other
planets of the solar system, all might
be swept away by some vast cataclysm
and the rest of the universe would be
none the wiser.
Restricting ourselves, however tt
the planets of the sums family, it il
probable that three are more familiar
J with our earth's characteristics thar
we are with theirs the other three O
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-02-28
THE WRONG MAN FOUND.

He was o peaceable looking man
with quiet looking horse attached 10
an unattractive sleigh, with unosten-
tatious bells. He wore a wide rim
med hat and shad -teliied coat, as he
drove etsily down the South EastOn
hill, journeying from Bucks county to
the land of Southampton. He was
observed by a fellow of the species
rough, whom much loafing had made
impudent, and who lifted up his
yawp:
S-a-a-v hat, where are going VITA
that maD?'
Verify, l journey beyond the river,
,riend,' mildly responded the Quaker,
and ihither goeth my hat also.'
Hold up and take fellow along,
can't you?' called out the man of
wrath.
Nay. friend, my business and in-
clinatious forbid IT.
I'll soon fix that aud the fool ran
forward and jumped on the runner.
Verify, friend, If thee insists upon
getting into my vehicle l will even
help thee, and the man OF peace reach
ed out right hand as resistless as an
oyster dredge. 1t caught the youth
around the throat worse than q four
year-old diptheria. jerked hiE into
the sleigh, aud slammed him down
among the straw, where he got tramp
ed on by number thirteen cowhides
until he thought he had been caught
out in a shower of pile drivers. Final
ly he got kick that lifted him over
the sleigh and ran his head in the
bank by the roadside, where he dwind-
led down in a heap, like a gum shoe
discouraged by street car, and MUIR
INJURED as he rubbed his ensanguined
nose In the snow:
sWho'n blazes'd a eyer thought the
cast. iron man'd go round with steam
up, and disguised as blamed Old
Quaker