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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-25
Crookedness I'm Whisky stamps,

CrscrssAu, May 24.-Considerable
excitement was caused in whisky circles
to-day by the arrest Of Robert Caldwell,
charged with illegali,y in his possession
Of stamps that had been removed from
liquor packages. and released on $500
bail. BE was formerly distiller bu.
has recently been in the employ Of Welsh
& Kellogg, a superintendent. The Of.
tense charged Is said to have occurred a
year ago and does not implicate his
present employers.
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An Old Trick Successfully Played
Yesterday. l
Oh BoARD STEAMER CouRrKR, I
FRIDAY. Nav ~.
| BiltOrl IntslllsaDog.

bdlton lnteluganoG.
Mr.. Aaron Ramsay, one Of the wealth.
lest citizens Of PoWhattAn, Belmont coun-
ty, Ohio, was to-day, at sP. N, trieked
out Of $3.50 by an old and offsrposed
stratagem. Some parties travelling with
= small show (name unknown to me) In
dueed him to bet $3.50 against $500, with
the following understanding; Ramsay to
be permitted to win and then to publish
abroad his success which should inure 70
the benefit Of the Snowman.
When Ramsay produced the money be
was instantly set upon BY the thieves and
the money snaiehed from him, and be
detained In town BY the eouiederates un.
der one pretext and another until tho
thief escaped. As Ramsay has not won,
I don't suppose be will extensively ad'
yertise his success, and being willing thai
his experience should lerIe Is = light tc
guide The feet Of peoplo less able to bear
such losS, I submit the above 10 fur
pished me BY one Of poRhAttan'S most re'
liable citizens, 7.
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MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
Great Excitement Over In,
Threatened Invasion.

Cry OF MExIoo, May l3.-Tho re-
port Of the Committee Of Congress n
Washington recommending the crossing
OF American troops into Mexico caused
great excitement. The Mexicans fear
that the Texan fllibusters will combine
with the Lerdists, and thereby be enabled
10 get up raids either way.
Il Is uncertain whether Vallarto will
accept the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
ad tnierim II offered. Justi BenliI, q
prominent Lerdsr in Congress, is men
Toned as likely to Be appointed % gil the
vacancy. BeniiE is considered 10 be un-
fayorably disposed toward americans
and all other foreigners.
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BY. TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY INEELLIaEHoER
Destructive Fire at Parkeraburg.

PARKERssuRo, May 24.-Ths mos.
DISASTROUS conaagrstion since 1873 broke
out here this morning at 7 o'clock, on
Market street, between Littleton and
Harriet, and for q time threatened the
whole business portion Of the city. The
Marietta and Harmar, Ohio, steam Gre
engines assisted in arresting the FIRE.
They were sent for.
The Ere is now under control. Fifteen
houses were totally destroyed, ten being
business houses and Eve dwellings. The
losa is not ascertained, and the insurance
IL very small.
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NEW YoRK, Nay 24.-Business continues
Light with commission houses and the job
bing trade Is quiet. Cotton goods are slug,
gliSh In Grst hands. Fancy prints dull and
ShiftingS less active. Heavy Woolens In
moderate request, but selections are light
The Bulletia says about 1900 packages ol
domeitica will be sold at auction on
"wednesday next, 10th inst.
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Another session OF Potter's Com.
mittee-Programme Of Opera.
tions 10 be Perfected on Monday

WAsHIsoros, May 24-The Potter In,
yestigation Committee met this afternoon
and discussed the various methods Of the
proceedings. They also conferred on the
subject Of the appointment Of Subordinate
officers. Secretary shermans letter was
laid before the committee, but no action
was taken on 1t. Representative His
cock, the only absent member, will re-
turn to Washington tomorrow.
The committee adjourned till Monday,
when an organization will be perfected,
and business FINALLY commenced.
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CHICAGO, Nay 2L-The DrOv1I Journal
GATTLE-Receiph 1, 800 shipments 1000.
Market quiet and weak; shipping steers
81 20a5 90; feeders and stockers slow at
g 6oa4 25, cows g s0a4 Is, bulls 81 soaS 10,
oxen n 00a4 80.
Hoes-Receipts 10000; shipments 1000.
A shade frmer, except light choice which
Is % o6aS 20, Light S2 soaS o5, mixed rough
sHT.rSReeeipu $40; still lower; sale. at
~ O0R5 %.
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NEW ORLEANS, Nay 24.-cofse-Qnist
but firm; Rio cargoes ordinary 70 primo
1Ialalse gold. sugaf-Qulet but hrmi
inferior 10 good common 6aske, common
10 rood 6jIa7Ifc, yellow clarified sha
Sxe. MolaSses-Qnitt; common 2Oa22e,
fair 25c. Riee-Scaree and firm; Louili'
ana ordinary 10 choice 6Ha7c.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
THE STRIKE IN ENGLAND.
But Listl. Hope of Adjusting tn.
Difficulties.
Seventeen Hundred Golfers Added
to the Strikers.
Peace Prospects Growing Brighter.
Russia and England Coming Down
to Rational We've ofthe
Situation.
Peace Prospects Growing Brighter
ENGLAND.


LONDON, May 24.-Ths Committee Of
the Trades Union Congress have unani.
mously resolved that the Lancashire
operatives deserve the sympathy and
supper. Of the working classes.
The cotton strike vii: be indefinitely
prolonged. Seventeen hundred colliera
struck at Chadderton, in lancashire,
against the proposed reduction Of II per
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PARKERsBuR0, W. VA, May "a.
Special DIIplteh to the Intsllssner.
The alarm Of FIRE was sounded this
morning at about twenty minutes past
seven. The FIRE originated in ANAL
shoe shop on Littleton street. between
Market and Avery, continuing down Lit.
tleton to Market and down Market nearly
to Harriet. The loss was eleven store
rooms and Eve dwellings. As the build.
ings were all frame they burned very
rapidly and all efforts to save them
proved Of no avail. Patrick Hopkins
lost three tenement houses; Frederick &
Boette, q tailor shop; Jas. Manner, a
cigar store; Chas. Jones, grocery; ]. Bar
retL candy shop; Jos. Hollinger, barber
shop; Dallmeyer, saloon; Behler, saloon;
Jud. Ames, vegetable store, F. Nelly,
bakery, and Thos. Hughes & Co.. grocery
and liquor store. Besides one or two
stables in the rear Of the buildings, a
stable belonging to Nv. Rathbone, about
two squares above, caught from the flying
sparks and burned. The loss altogether
was about twenty thousand dollars; in.
surance about three thousand. The Ma
rietta Ere companies were tslegraphed
for but did not arrive until the ERE was
under control. G.H. G.
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JUDICIAL WiCKEDNEss.
A Judge OF the Orphans Court
Charged with the Fraudulent
Transfer and Conversion Of the
Ronds Of uinOFA.

BAIHtMoRE, May 24.-It has been
lately discovered that stocks or bonds ol
the city amounting to about $50, 900, in
which The estate Of q minor has been in
vested by order Of the Orphans Court
have been Abstraeted from their place
Of deposit and surrendered TO the city
register and other bonds Issued in differ
ent names on which q sayings bank had
made advance. The matter was placed
in the hands Of detectives and this even
ing they arfssied Geo. W. Bishop, an ex
Judge Of the Orphans Court, .chRrgeC
with fraudulent transier and conversion
Of bonds.
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Fatal Mistake In Drinls-Carbol
ie Acid Not q Beverage.

BELLEFosTE, PA, May A-George
Watson and Alfred Rankin, who lodged
at Gormans Hotel last night, arose this
morning and both drank, BY mistake,
from q bottle Of earbolie acid. One Of
them died soon afterwards and the other
Il not expected TO recover.
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THE EAsrERNQUEsTloN.

FAILED TO AGREE ON THE NEUTRAL LINE,
CossrAsTIsoPLE, May 24.-The Russo,
Turkish commission failed to agree upor
the line Of demarcation, The RussianI
claiming several points which the Turk.
refuse to concede.
EVERYTHING LOVELY FOR TIE coseREse
ST. PETERSBURG, May 24.-The A9saet
Ruue says: So far all seems TO augul
we'll for the assembling Of the Congress.
sPlTzA, May 24.-A Vienna CORES
pondent says: Russia was long ago in
formed OF Austria's determination il
this respect.
ELLcrRfo LIoHTs FOR THE BRITISH
FLEET,
LONDON, May 24.-A German news
paper states that Great Britain has Or
dered from Berlin Immediately two hun
dred electric lights for the British feet
Austrian opposition TO the aggrapdizs'
ment OF Montenegro toward the Adriatic
Sea becomes more pronounced.
The frat vessels. two in number, OF the
feet carrying the Indian troops arrived
al Malta to-day.
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Casualties.

NEW YoRK, May 24.-while workmsn
were engaged In tearing down 3 building
at DO. 90 Mercer street, the second aooE
gave way and man named Fitzgerald
was killed, and Patrick rtfatally In
jured. Three others were more or less
hurt,
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sIa.i Isli' FOusO, Of COucOrdla Parish
n, ...l'i' =. d accused of taking a mur.
ssi'si 's' o. prison a lev day. ago th..
- a' S'sA The Wounds Of his dead
q. Isa ~ NJ whether they would bleed
ls,s..'s', n " course they did no. bleed, aud
abs M look the man, who is 4 friend
Va !" 10 ) y y prison, the whole perform.
,'....., = . ,ll'ssdp being trick to rails,
~. ss'@P0'a i in favor of th. murderer
sIss 'A' 'aPs''titiOu' people Of th,
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an,..Ip M p'',''ni to read In a Southern
Ia, s'Ps' i.i that Colonel Abrau s. Hewitt
Can, ~ !. . 'od 80, that Colonel Pete,
a..,' ~ MN : "a The South, that cOlons.
Oh, %s'd cs Bsschsr /, lscIuriug, thaI
Ri,r, Taaile' Ia. A. Dana calls cOlone
,sslo,., ''''d' Everybody seem. 10 ),
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| FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
By TELEGRAPH.
New York money ana Stocks.

NEW YORK, May 24-MoSRY-Closei
easy at Gas per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 4a5pe cent Customs receipts $174,
900. The Assistant Treasurer disbursed
$ll3,000. ClearingS $14, 500, 900. Sterling
steady; long 4.s6, abort 4.S7K. Dry goods
imports for the week $s47, 900.
GoLD-srong, opening at 10lh and
closing at 10l. Carrying rates per cent.
Borrowing rates las per cent and fiat.
GovRRNMENIS Active and strong.
There were no more AZ per cents for sale
nv tha lyndicAte,
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pl,,Si.S lsS'l1s non IN FArroHr.-TAs Penn.
sissia.,.a ,a'l'9ld hA, made the following
s.s.s.oss,,''ai, ,os, 90 i'oo in carload. from Pitts,
hesiJ,5.'.ae',d esi.a'd; To Baltimore, Is cents;
gs,s' .'''PAil' ls cents to New York
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sssI..,la ~ sI!a1ot' strawberry market wa.
s,.ss.I,.!ElS s'i'',I !lS'''d Wednesday, the ar
hss a'.aS ,a,.'s been nearly 10000 qu.rs.
4bs ~ ,sas'd "a. from stO 8 can't. a quar-,
30 later an outside ssurs.
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Weather IndIealiona.

WAl DKPAEIfRHT,
oEHu OF THl CmKy 9I0lAL OFFICER.
WAAHngToH, D. G, Nay 2S-i a. NJ
PRolAlrfuu.
For Tennessee and the OHIO Valley,
generally higher pressure, winds mostly
from west 10 south, nearly stationary
temperature, partly cloudy weather and
occasional rainE.
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PITTSBURGH, Nay "A Petroleum
Crude steady Gt t1'53H at PALksrI for
immediate shipment; refined dull alike
PhiIAdelphiA delivery,
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Subscriptions 20 the 4 Per Gem
WAmneros, May 24.-The subscrip-
lions 10 the 4 per cent loan to-day
amounted 70 Sl55, 800.
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Adjournment OF the Conferences
nc Atlanta.

ATLANTA, GA, May 94.-The General
Conferences determined TO meet on the
frat Wednesday in May, 1889, at Nash
The Conference adopted various re.
ports on minor changes In the discipline,
and adjourned for the session.
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New York IndIets Her Board Of
Health and Her Board ol
Aldermen.

New YoRK, May 24.-The grand jury
to-day ordered indictments sgainst the
Board Of Health and the Board Of Alder.
men; against the former for wilful neglect
In issuing permits 10 offenaive manufac-
tories, and against the latter for neglect
Of duty for issuing permits for street OBJ
structions.
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A Trial for Murder which was q
Legacy OF the late War.

SELMA, Ala, Nay 24.-J. Harrol, was
acquitted after long and tedious
trial for the killing, in self defence, o.
Capt. Calesby A. P. 3. Jones, command
er Of the MerimSc In the late war.
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THERE IS REASON IN ALL THINGS" !"

which othM
plmteu viii
not even re-
.neyo, They
strengthen
weak back,
cure rhsuma.
Itlam, spinal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
Apples for England.

The export of apples this year pro
misses to be the largest ever KNOW
The apple-crop is enormous; the qua .,r
ity is excellent, and prices are fullhs
low enough to give excellent proIp,i Ss
of profit in foreign markets. The DE.
ton correspondent of the New lol i
Bulletin says that already some vest sl.
have taken as many as 5000 barres'
but the Campus, of the Warren en- me ~ E
which sailed October 16, took o,oo u"i
rels, which is the largest cargo ye1' am any,
as near as he can find out, no such siiP
ment was ever before made.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
Plncky Mail Carriers.

Across the Che apeake, during the
war, the canoes, in stormy and moon.
less nights darted. The Federal cutters
watched the bay. The daring blockade
runner waited for murky weather, and
a tempestuous sea, and then shot out in
to the wide and foaming waters with a
tiny compass hid in his slender boat,
too cramped to carry we'll single man
and the Confederate mail bag. A match
was struck and the light Rugged in by a
hat, when he wished to see the needle.
SO from every creek, on pitch dark and
unruly nights, the brave fellows ventur.
ed over thirty miles of boiling surge.
The Federals never dreamed of such
hazards and pluck, and so kept safe un-
der the shore out of the storm. There
are number of men in this section
VINO regularly crossed the bay in angry
weather, who now would count it mad
ness for the largest vessels to 60 out in
such fearful gales and rain. Peace
has made them now weak as a wo-
man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

THE night before election an envelope
containing three printed ballots, accom-
panied by a card stating that these
were theregular republican, democratic
and greenback tickets and asking the
recipient to vote one of them (the
choice being kindly left to the discre-
ton OF the voter, was delivered at the
residence of each registered citizen in
New York city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

THE White House at Washington is
TO be conducted on temperance prirci-
piles the coming winter, as it was last,
and no wine will be furnished except at
the annual diplomatic dinner. Secre-
tary Evarts has the management Of that
dinner, and Mrs. Hayes lets him ar
range for it as he pleases, but she and
the president will confine themselves to
cold water even upon that occasion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

SECRETARY SCHURZ has received from
Gov. Lew Wallace, Of New Mexico, a
letter informing him that since the pub
LEGATION of the presidents proclamation
the lawlessness in the territory on the
governors arrival, has almost entirely
subsidized. and that he has every reason
70 believe that no further trouble need
he anticipated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

DANIEL A. WARNER, of Boston, con-
cocted foolhardy scheme to get Sl0,-
900 from Nathan Goodnow, to whom
he wrote that unless the money was
handed over at certain time and place
death would be the certain penalty.
Warner, on being arrested, said that he
had taken the small chance of success
because he was destitute and desper-
ate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

\ CABLE dispatch announces the
death at Paris of La Marqulse de Mon
tholon, wife of the Marquis de Montho-
lon, formerly French Minister to Wash
ington, and afterwards senator ofthe
French empire. Nine. de Montholon
was the daughter of the late General
Charles Gratiot, chief Of the corps of
engineers of the United States army;
the niece of Pierre Chouteau, Jr., long
the Merchant Prince" of St. Louis,
and cousin of Mrs. Washburne, the wife of
the late minister of the United States to
France.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

BONANZA MACKAY, who has Just
reached San Francisco from Europe,
has, with James c. Flood, been sued by
John II. Burke for $40, 100000. This is
the third suit instituted, the total sought
TO be recovered amounting to $4,000
900. 1t is alleged that the 100000
was improperly obtained by Flood,
Mackay and James G.. Fair while they
were directors of the Consolidated Vir-
ginia Mining company, Burke, as COM
plainant, representing the stockholders.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

SOMEBODY has asked Secretary Sher-
man how much paper money circulates
in several European states, and he re-
plies: Twelve and half dollars a head
in France. six and third in Great Bri-
tain, three and half in Germany and
fourteen and a half in the United
states.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

The secretary of the navy estimates
the value of yards, buildings, machin-
cry, ships, materials, supplies, real es-
tate, and every other kind of property
connected with the navy department at
anywhere between Sl10,000,OO0 and
s15O,00O,0OO. The value of the ships is
placed at 500, 100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

A BERLIN dispatch to the Tinus says:
There is an increasing probability
that Count Schouvaloff will replace
Prince Gortschakof as Russian prime
minister. This would tend to cement
the relations between Russia and Ger
manu.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

THE Western Electric Light Co. has
filed petition for incorporation in
Chicago, with capital of 500, 900, the
object being to light cities and buildings
by electricity. The incorporators are
Robert n. Tooker, Redmond Prntville
and Michael J. Sullivan.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
Lady BeautiferS.

Ladies, you cannot make fsir :. s,s ii
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes wiz. .;ss-s
the cosmetics of France, or oesu' and
of the world, while in poor heain s'.I.b.
nothing will give you such good neA 4
strength and beauty as Hop Bitter .oI.
trial is certain proof See another w.
umn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

CONGRESSMAN Miller. of New York,
will, at the coming session Of congress,
introduce bill TO abolish the bureau
of military justice established by Sec
retary Stanton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

h non Of bar silver will probably ~ y possa
nlI'.eo aiIer a given time and pr pro
rency. euona cur.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

THE field army of the Ameer Of AZ
ghanistan is believed to number $1,000
infantry, 1900 cavalry and 200 guns.
including a battery of Armstrong guns.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
GENERAL NEWS.

THE Begun of Bhopal has offered to
place her army at the disposal of Eng
land.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

CALEB CUSHING is the only nlah "" Cd
ever acknowledged that he was Nv
to run for office.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

THE accodeon was invented in 1870
following close on the thumb-screw.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
THE CANADIAN FISHERIES.


The following summary of Mexican
news was telegraphed Nov. Z: Gen. Es-
cobedo has been liberated on parole on
account of his i'll health.
A proposition is being advanced to
extend the term of President Diaz for
two years, he having refused to serve a
second term.
Senior Zamacona, by his course in
the United States, has gained such pop
ularity that he is prominently spoken
of as the next president of Mexico.
This plainly shows that public opinion
favors intimate and friendly relations
with the United States.
Chicago visitors are expected on the
10Th inst.
The proposed international exhibition
is being enthusiastically advocated.
AN EARTHQUAKE IN SAN SALVADOR.
An earthquake, says a telegram OF
Nov. 9th, occurred in San Salvador Oct.
9th. In Jucuapa nearly every house was
destroyed, and many families buried in
the ruins. At the latest advices ten
bodies were recovered. Many persons
were still missing. Nueva, Guadalupe,
Santiago de Maria, and Chinameca are
destroyed, and the loss of life is serious
in each place.
The other towns which suffered by
earthquake are Guadalupe, Usultara
the Caseriodel and Arenal. An erup-
ton ofthe volcano of Santa Ana is APP
New-York tribune., 1878-07-20

warmth of partisanship In the House, was abused
for il in the newspapers, and was repeatedly
called to order when speaking in Parliament.
Violently dcclaiming against Don-partisans. what
would be his coDsternation to find himself held up
as model non-psrtisan by our Civil SeryiCe Re-
formers
In great stress, these party leaders even went
further than men are willing publicly to aeknoWl-
edge; further than cleanhanded men gladly 60.
"How long" said Lord CORVALLIS. I" to KICK
those whom my public duty obliges me to courtlp
In perilous legislation. like that Of the Irish
Union, they even had recourse to bargain
ing and ohafering, and cordially hating it and
despislng tho men who would be bought, they
bought them. and felt that they were doing their
country service. What the eloquence OF Pitt could
not achieve. his peerages, prefermeuts and pounds
sterling accomplished. '.3-.i fai '" il..''
MacKnight, ono of Burke's biogaphers, so late as
1860 regohoes the talk of the time long after the
passions of the time were stilled and attributes
Pitts extraordinary supremacy not only to his con-
summate generalship, not only TO favorable circum-
stances not only 10 every popular means OF infin-
enee but to the "exertiOn of every courtly engine
of corruption" Yet in spite of this let 1t be OBJ
served that this Englshman pronounces the remark
abls sentences ono triumph in our political history
equals the splendOr of this victory"
.---r .....H .....r.. a GAIL HAMILTON.