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For Republicans.

.rs If it is agreed that the testimony ta-
ken by the Potter Committee completely
demonstrates that Hayess title is based
On, Fraud, can the Republican party af-
ford to carry him through the next Pres
idential campaign? adl ~ s-.f.so So
,Y Or, il the proofs are completed in
season, can the Republicans stagger un-
der such a load through the Congress.
sional elections this fall !? ~ ?.
The Republican leaders and the, Re-
publican masses viii do well to consider
these questions very seriously.
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PLYMOUTH PROSECUTIONS,
Houndingt Their Poor Victim t0 the
, Death--NIrs. Tilton Dropped from
the Rolls, but She Cries "Scissors''
to the Last. u,Gl.... e. = fnac. n,nhai

+ Doatn--MfS. TlItOn Dropped from
|, the Rolls, but She Cries "Scissors''
tethe Last. ,1uiG.on tui inaa n,ohsi
New YoRK, June l0s--The Com nit
tee appointed TO- examine into the charge
against Mrs. Ttltoni of slandering Rev!
Henry w ard Beecher, preferred by Mrs
Barbara Walton cheldfa meeting to. night!
The meeting was conducted with the ut
most secrecy, and lasted little over an
hour. .n7fed i-G. Cd Yeb 9ao n9iv rs
Mrs. Tilton did not attend personally.
She was represented by her counsel, Ira
d. Wheeler, and her brother, Joseph
Richards. They brought letter from
Mrs. Tbton, which they handed # to Mr..
Tilney, the Chairman OF the Committee.
Mr. Tilney read 1t aloud. The letter
contained reiteration Of the charges Of
adultery against Mr. Beecher, and a
statement that the confession published
some time ago was written by her, and
that in taking that action she thought
she had done right She concluded by
saying that she did not want to have
any further communication with the
Committee. ~, SAo,is 5s' ..''sl'c.
"Does Mrs. Tilton not wish to appear
in person before the Committee, and
submit to an examination in accordance
with the rules, or to submit some eyi.
dence in her own 9behalff" Mr.. Tilney
asked Mr.. Wheeler, after the letter had
been read. tsNo. sif," Mr.. Wheeler tart.
ly answered, and Mr.. Richards nodded,
and both left the room. is1s.5e $50 ne
The Committee then proceeded to dis
cuss the letter and the position of Mrs.
Tilton. Her failure to appear personally
and make her statement under oath was
considered an Acknowledgements that the
charge which she had preferred against
her pastor was false, and without much
hesitation the Committee determined to
drop her name from the ROLL .sissi o.
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sHERMAN's FlNANCIERING

Astounding Increase In the Nation
; al Debt--$14,O 900, 900 Added in q
Single Month. mo -sf. o,o,j ,5e-e-s
WASHINGTON, June l3-Seoretary Sher-
man and his party have made;a great
parade Of the wonderful andsteady,redue-
ton of the public debt There is onel isys:
tenn of bookkeeping On which lis based
the handsome exhibits giYen 10 the public
and another which, contains the bottom
facts, Judge Kelly has takenAhe trouble
to investigate the tnatter.snd he finds that
from Nav 81, 1877 ito May 81, 1873 the
public debt was actually increased S75,.
n, 600, making an aggregate increase in
interest of s609, $50. This increase OF
thebonded, interest bearing debt adds to
the burdens OF the masses and poufs the
swollen streams of interest into the same
old pockets. i During last month alone
Sherman added GA. 600, 600 to hepublic
dett, andthismonth he will pile on more
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Talk Of the Strike.

& THECrlumbu, Dispatch gives pfomi.
Fnenceto the following and thus tacitly
Fyouches for its eoming from reliable
source: 81 81
E Thismorning Dispatch reporter niet
a well known railroad man who has -been
travelling all over the United States watch
ing the interests Of railroad employees
and learning their feelings in regard to
the reductions that have been made for
some time past. ,This nan is yell knowp
in railroad circles aud Is recognized as the
ring leader of the strikers. He vas at
Newark during the strike last summer,
and was called on by x-Governor Young
and RAILROAD officials for a meeting. to
settle the difficulty. Goyer6cr Young
told this man that on the following NOR
Hiag trains would rleave. Nawark. This
man told Young and the officials that he
drInt think they would, and it was two
weeks afterward before atrain did leave,
and not then until the ringleader had been
arrested. Asking him what he thought
of the prospects this summer, be told the
reporter there was fun ahead, and before
many days things would be working nice.
| ly. He said that the newspaper stories
about the wheels being stopped on the
18th had no foundation, but tue strike
was liable to begin at any moment and
matters had reached such a crisis that il
I'only required some one to make q break,
\ "a :. 4 III al !. - "a. -.s,.ll ~ S!.f.-i III
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IgT TIE Democratic party agreed to
submit the question Of who shah be de
iiclared President 10 the Electoral Com
mission. Tue Commission decided in
favor of HArEsi and the party s,morally
bound to stand fairly by the spirit OF iti
agreement, and leave Mr.. HAYES In pos
session of the office.
But the Democratic party did no,
agree that fraud and perjury and forgery
should become the highest recommenda'
tions for lucrative appointments. II Is
bound by no agreement to silently &C
quiescc in the making OF especial cases
OF tho greatest scamps, iot the hlghes'
offices.
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ia iRittsburgh Telegraph. 18th inst. IL
The Business of the tsChristian Ad-
.oI.,. -yOcate." r

The committee of Methodist clergy.
+menforming the Publishing Committee
OF the christian Advocate metin this
city yesterday. The committee consists
of Revs. C. W. Smith, A. L Petty and
j. A., Millers of the Pittsburgh Confer
ence; Revs W. P. sBignell and H Hen
derson, of the Erie Conference, land
Revs.i J-siW. W. Bolton and A. Hail. of
the West Virginia Conferences Rev. q.
w. Clarke was elected President of the
Board. and Rev. "A, Hall, Secretary, and
the three Pittsburghers were continued
as an Executive Committee forg the >en-
suing year. The financial reports frem
the, business manager showed that the
paper had cleared about $1,000 during
the past year to the Conference named
whose properly it is, The COMMITTEES
decided to retain the present force ,,oi
employees on the Advocate" and at
tended to much routine business. -, sr
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bAFrasedy Of the Sea.

SAN FRAscraco, June l0,-The British
bark Athelston, jast arrived from New
Castle, boarded a japanese junk found
drifting 10 latitude 48o north, longitude
144 O ives, Those living were three sail
ors and one passenger, found alive bat
helpless. All the Others eighteen 10 mum.
ber, died of scurvy, exposure and stsrva-
ton. The jnnk left the Island Of Josso
on coasting voyage, October 25th, was
blown seaward by gale, November 18th,
and dismasted, eince which time che had
been drifting about on the ocean.
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: Almost Murder,

=. 'lsiJ III u J.ttII n. .F5l >
BELLAIRE, June ll,-John William
Henry ,Rees, ,colored, without provocatiop,
seriously shot Robert Miller, 4 youth Of
seventeen years here, Ibis, evening. NJ The
ball passed through The body about one
and a halfincses above the heart Rees
has an alias Of Vim. Little, and was cap
tured through the efficiency, Of Marshal
Archer, and makes clear Confession.
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aLosDox, ,rJune 1o.- Pressing demands
reach Constantine pie from Pomak, Camp,
In the Rhodope Mountains, ,for; aid In
behalf Of ever one hundred thousand re-
fpgees who fed thither from the Russians
and Bulgarians, The leaders Of the insut
fection beg that competent persons be
|septto administer relief to the sick and
starving andsaY, that country is not
in arms against any, Power. but is only
defending itself against Bulgarian violen-
co. They ask whether II is not possible
for England to do something to pnt 4 stop
to outrages., ~ ~, !: .fl.,:..-.I
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odi AEWhat <the Republicans honestly
think 6f the Mexican revolution bust
'p pess they are clamoring about may be
pretty accurstely measured by the fol
lowing extract from an interview by tht
ERqu1sT sof o newspaper man on the
evening before the Republican State Con
~ .nrsyHai fsH ~ hydoaof ,Jsiaegj on iI9i aae
NY suil 100 ssw weH .ireSgsi
ss'Wihat will yea dc, about the PSttel
eipyestieatipni''w I jsos.s ~ lls.i5asq
4sds s0sI snrposeiEe must densounce 'rey
nelptiep sspd Mexieanization, of course
LbstjE iypnsee us wink and smile at eacf
.QtheEuwhile we're doing it, you mustnl'l
dell anyopdy.oo taoli &: 1,asvr lsaeia
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Papal, Affairs.

RoxE, June l3.--1n consequences of
the result Of the Belgian elections, the
Vatican has determined to recall the Pa
pal Nuncia from Brussels. "a I'll ,s1yd
The Pope's health is declining and The
physicians declare his removal from the
Vatican is necessary to bis recovery, but
the majority ofthe cardinals resist his re-
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" EG EFT IN E

is Hec0qalnended by .aIf Phyf
4 ~ clans. l. E
VAILsr STATION, QUEENS Co, LoSa lsLA IN ~.
EDR. b. R. srs4sSs,
l. DkAa sIR: take the pleasures ef writing
you q small certificate concerning Vegetine
prepared by you. I have been sufferer
with the Dyspepsia for over forty years, and
have had the Chronic Diarrhps for over six
months, snd have tried most every thing;
was tgFsn up - die, and did ret Sxpect 70
i've from day tsday, and herhysiclAroouid,
touch fnS case. saw your vegetins recon-
mended to cure Dyspepsia. commenced
using II and continued doing so,and au now
we'll woman and restored to perfect health.
All who are afflicted with this terrible dis.
ease, would kindly recommend to try It Cor
the benefit Of their health, and It Is excel
lant "A n HIND nuriHar.
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R Senator MATTHEW'S, the great
STANLEY, the visiting statesman par
ercellence, the power behind the throne
at the White House, peremptorily de
clines to 60 before the committee and
testify as to what he knows IN regard, to
the Louisiana frauds. He seeks TO hide
behind his Senatorial privilege, and refu'
ses to obey q subpoena Issued by The
Speaker OF the House, sdI; &c 2vffq 81
The whole country. will very properly
treat this refusal as a plea Of guilty"
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g Potter's letter to Matthews. !

as Potter's letter to Matthews. noI
The following is . text Of the letter oil
Chairman Potter to Senator Matthews
delivered with the subrena: " Sd
'A HOUSE OF RErRRsESraTIvEs.f
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 1879
SIR: / have the honor to acknowledge
your letter Of the 9Th, declining 10 &C.
cept the invitation OF the Committee ol
investigation DO, OF the House,of Rep
resentatives to appear before them.
have laid your letter befafe the commit
tee, but they have not felt at liberty to
dispense with your attendance and have
directed that asubpena be issued TO yeu
by resolution; rof which:I enclose you O
copy, but there is no purpose OF requir'
ing your attendance at time that may
interfere with your official dnties as Sen
ator. and. there will be on the part Of the
committee every disposition to NEE,
your convenience in respect to the time
of your attendance. Fb ,4a i
/ have the honor to be very respect
fully yonr obedient servants sbiss4q bn
50 I'D 500 CLARKsoS n. PorrrR,w { I
sIl 'eii aD a0igs Chairman, dc. o
Hon. Stanley, Matthews. ed tqsd1s'
I'd ~ y ney THE SUBPOENA. llJj4ii ae4gl
The subpoena bore the date Of yester
day and is in the customary form, as fol
lowe: Si''i 'siH sem} 7n"t Sss eeig
To J. g., Thompson. sergeant.at ARMS, or hi
Special Messenger ees tiiias S9 iiif
lyon rare hereby cofnmaaded to sum
mon Hon Stanley Matthews, to be and
appear before the special investigating
committee of the House of Represents
tives, ofwhich HON. Glarkson N Potter
is chairman, in their chamber in the city
Of Washington, fTuesday, june IL, 1878
at the hour of 10 A. A. then and there
to testify touching matters of inquiry
committed, to said committee, and he il
motto depart without leave Of said com
mittee. a,i.y,.. ,s@,;,.I...,.,u III. 49, 49,
), The subpoena is signed by Speaker
Randall and is certified by the Clerk Q
yuei t1otuss' ijs9r.lz1 liz Gi--sloY w
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The disclosures made by the P3tter
Committee surprise no one The sur
prise came when the Electoral Comnis.
sion declined TO expose the frauds. .iH .
There seems to be no end Of heirs to the
estate OF A, Z. Stewart. They rise up
on every side. and assert their claims With
earnestness and persistence, Something
like twenty-five new ones haYe recently
entered the feld.s sJ "a1s6 JoSI..
aoaHaving neither guiltyperson tc,shield
nor innocent person itod Convict" said
Gen. Butler to his colleagues Of the Pot
ter committee on SATURDAY., 81 want TO
knowsan the ,facts,nsb That is the true
temper for an investigator. .iil aGl nanq
|baIfthe bond holder refuses to take the
same kindsofmoneyiwith which he bought
the bonds he is an extortioner,a o rep1dia-
tor.s There is no such iburdensome loan
negotiated by any civilized nation IN the
world as our Eve twenty bonds If it is to
be paid in coin.--JoAs Sherman, in .ls-
6S.; SOC / psms!tnse q 9ae nuY" .biesI
7 Bill Chandler 10 tickled over the for
ced return of Minister Noyes. He says
that Moves promised rogues OF Florida
Offices and other plume. When thei.
work was done be skippedeover to the
French Court, unmindfulofi his obliea-
TONS Honor isthe prominent feature 10
Chandler makeupsqqp aIsi :o@t foi1
B. Chandler thinks that The President
admits that Florida was counted for him
by fraud, because the President hasn't Ia
ken care 81 slp the Florida Republicans,
and because Noyes went to France and
left the gentlemen from Florida AL on his
fChandler's) hands, Theres are better
reasons than that, Mi. Chandler. ism
/ A, Bos.o On man has invented . machine
for shearing sheep, which gives promise
Iof. accomplishing this important work
with safety and skill. As the number OF
sheep In America and Australia is estima
ted at l45, ,000, 600. and. the annual wool
clip at $50, 600, 600 pounds, cheap. rapid,
and safe method OF shearing win be OF
great value to sheep; raissrs. - 3,
| The great interest OF this great ,coun-
try, 1.-The producing cause Of all its pros
lperity is laborI labor /! labor r.! The
Government was made to, protect this, in
dustry; to give il both encouragement,
and security.r To this very end, with this
precise object in view, power was given
to Congress over the currency, and, over
the money system Of the qeountry.-
| Daniel Webster,
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4ashiu,1y,MpttSy
Fandy or organdie dresses IRE trimmed
with Vslencle1nes late.

Fancy or org Candle dresses IRE trimmed
with Vlenclepnes late. /.
Swiss and muslin necktles, edged with
lace, are worn with negIige costumes.
The Lcghorn fat, trimmed with wild
flowers, are .he favorite for the seaside.
Irish point lace i, very popular for col
iarettes, outside cutfs, and large collars;
saMornfng wrappers and isscaues ate[exJ
tensivelg trimmed with colored embroi-
derry.
A new pastime for ladies Is making cur
tains sof JsPsnese silk, apd. .pastjng figures
Rupon then. Il 81 iiOH
Duchesse lace Is the most popular of
tthe whiteiaces fortrimming evsningdress
ses OF silk or gapzes Va
ID New ridtEaaisS are iA ms Ashspe Of a
helmet with The back pieceAle of, and
look very much like Jockey caps:
|le omptths srscenF imported bonness'
has a wreath formed Of birds SO large
that only ten sveFe. Ii required d d tQa TO- surround
The crown.
I, Cut-away, coats TO- be worn With kik
suits, are made long enough tor serve as
jackets with any dress and In many cases
they are 10 fasten by sthree or four but,
tons,' div aemoa sIde1esin .JTEq 80
The capricefor fancy vests Increases.
Striped silk vests are considered gespeci,
ally elegant in black, cream or beige
brown, with satin stripes OF Aheo same
shade. zssas3 se As ;sis'.sssSs-sssss SIS
|. ATouAlsyar wAss torshon lace is cal
led double.lsced torchon and is without
a fancy design, resembling merely eyelet
holes, with d scollop to finish the edge.
I Pretty mante,s are made upon net ioun-
|dations that are covered with rows OF
|pleated French lace. Thssnet il cut 70
/ ct the shoulders closely, and The fronts sre
long and narrow % iy''a y, '''''i 'us ~, -
A mode in household, ,fuery quite new
is the INTRODUCTION Of tidy buttons for so,
lfas, chairs and ottomans. They keep in
the tides. and lessen tbe number of mas
fculines esproiane expletives, ! lo sa,s 5,i
| Ihe lace wrap most largely lmported
lisatSpapish mantle that may, be worn
overthe shoulders as A. cap may be tied
as 6ohu. or may .bethrown over the head
to serve as a)colfure or as Spanish veil.
The block trimming, laees NEST used
this season on igrehadine and silk dresr
sea- ara the Inexpensive Spanish blonde
and French laces.g The Spanish laces
have rich heavy patterns onlveryi thin
grounds, and are very efectiEesb sao61 o
The handsomest achus Of China Grape
have insertion and pleated edge OF French
lace with high lace frills around The neck;
they are made TO orderi in black Grape or
in pale blue withEMhite Maltese lace, and
cost $50 or $50. 'g'laiIsVf
For, girls ,in, their teens, the princess
robe is generally made with scarf on Grain
drapery, and the skirt finished at the foot
with knife, side, or box plating, For
younger and smaller girls the scarfjs dis
Ipensed with. .,,..; 80 80 sia ~ ,s.' e, s. =
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'sgOn the 1st inst, the Erie Railway prop
Ierty was stakeu'from the hands Of The Re
ceiver and transferred to the New York,
Lake Shore and Western Railway Com
pany whichis the new name Of this cor
poration under the reconstruction, with
Hugh J. Jewett as President.
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Indigestion.

Tar main cause cal OF nervousness ,is Is liu
digestion. and that IS caused BY weak
ness pi the stomach. No one can have
sound nerves and good health without
using, Hop Filters TO strengthen tht
stomach, purify the blood, and TO keer
the liver and kidneys active, 70 carry OF
the poisonous and waste matter of the
system. See other colnmp. = 80 - :. 7,
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.Uft HI
NOTICE
ITO IGONSUMEkS s
: .0IH0 .KoTa Mo2
& - Eysaa4lssa' ] 1 ,'''''''

8 yTDGH n SytrE u 81
! z Tho sisaY celebrity Of egr. TIN TAG
8 TOBACCO has caused many initasioss
!. thereof to be placed on the. market, ws
9 therefore caution an chs1ers Against pur-
4 chasing such limitations.
s9sAhaAl lenlb lbusisil obrlli,& eshseslc
9 tobacco bssfing hard Or metallic label,
3 render thsnselves liable Il, the penalty Of
& ths taW, and ''ail psrsohs vfolatins sur
trade MARKS are punishable by 1ne and
y Sinpfisonmsnt. q 6eebAht OF Qongress,,
g Aug. IA, 1875. -
Arfs "a FScsscJ5 Scslacc 81 & si!sI5sai:ass
Shy TIN TAG ON each lump With the. .wSrl
= AL0RlLLARD stamped thereon.
q Over 7,086 tons sold in 1877. and near
nly,S, 900 persons Smp.sysA in factsyisST
Taxes paid do'N1 ip 1877 about SS,t
= 5peO9o, ana daring pastEt3s years. svssr
sID rheSs goods sold by.all jobbsrs a nan.
z ufactursrs rates. mayI4,'7snS.'
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..!.5.YEGETINE Nv !.
I Regard II IA q Valuable Family
(, - Medicine. ~

p q yAH. I,.i87S.SS
INk q. n srEvsss,
DEAR sIR: take pleasure In saying that
have snsed 4hss vegstine In my family with
COED results, and 1 have known Of sewers
casss. of ofrsmarkabls seurs effected by II.
Truly yours,c y REE. NM Acpo oNALDs 4
The Rev. Wm.s 4AcD Donald. is we'll known
Though The United States Is minister ir
the n. &. Church, '-'''7,.;s" iSs9sofo
THOUSANDS spEAKAvEaETNE Is acknowl
edged and recommended by physicians and
apothecaries to be the best purifier and cleanseI
Of the blood yet discovered, and. thousand,
speak in its praise who have been restored t.
health. - - 6sis 'saisssssSs s,,'i
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+. The "rats" ate the kilograms which pas
sed between the Hayes managers in
Washington and the visiting intriguers
in Louisiana, according to the testimony.
Tue whole concern is becoming rat,y.
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.seSzA,polisicslIrlatform, to be q sue
cess, ,iehould be as good faslait can be
made, or as bad as it can be made. The
Ohio Republican platform is i success
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Democratic State Convention
TO THE D DEMOCRACY OF ONO
Dem. STATE GENT. CoNsnTTEE RooKs, J,
80 Cor frARIfS QIIIo.l Nav, 1R 1879. ~

Dem. STATE GENT. COMMITTEES RooKs,, /,
a9s GoLuMBUs, OHIO. May 6,s1S78. II !
At a meeting of the Democratic State Cen
trail COMMITTEES of Ohio. held in the city of Co
Illumbus, Thursday, Nay, 16, 1878, it was re-
solved that a State Convention be held on the
18th day Of June, 1873, at 1lRo'cleck AM, at
the city Of Columbus to nominate the fol-
lowing officers, to witt sg een,7ros - 3.
Secretary ct State; ...l -, s.f..
Judge of Me Supreme Court; ~ '.'l ='il'
Member Of Board Of Pa6lie Works. % s9n
The following resolution was adopted fixing
the ratio of representation: 5g1ar .pfama1-
Resslgsd That the number of delegates 10 the
State Convention be one, for each county, and
one for every Ave hundred votes cast for r. n
Bishop for Governor, at the October election in
| 1877. andfor every fraction of two hundred
and fifty and upward. and that the delegates
be chosen in such manner as the committees Of
| the several counties may determine.
Under this superintendent Monroe County
| Is entitled 10 seven delegates. 'drInno
| aIs laiLm JOHN e. TnoMPsoN, tH'n.,o
E. B. EsHELMAN., Sec, . f7r...r..i -iofi nj {