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sank on his knees, sobbing bitterly The letter nc
qusinted him that Plus VII. not expected sur.
vive Tho young priest to whom the letter had bcen
delivered was Count Giovanni Mastai FeressL
-g WHO WAS HE7
Who was her To whom, st that period, was he
known9 nac
Giovanni Maria Mastai.Forrs.t. Of the noble house
OF Mastai was born the l3,h OF May, l78z 10 the
town OF Sngaga in the States Of the Church, Italy.
Sinigsglia bult the banks Of the Mysa looks out
on the Adriatic. The period Of its foundation dates
back the invasion Of Itay by the Gauls The family
Masta be traced back the thirteenth century,
II constantly furnished chiefs OF the from
the fourteenth century. During the reign OF Urban
vlIl OF this ancient family commanded tho town
when II was bombardsd by the Venetian 1cct Toward
the close OF the seventeenth century the title oil
conferred tho head Of the family by Fsranese,
Duke OF Milan and Placentia, In acknowledgment of
distinguished services. The namo OF Ferrcui was
adopted on the union OF tho last OF that house with
one OF the Mastat
REGISTRY OF THE BAPTISM OF THE CHILD
The following 10 an extract from the parish registry
Of sinigaelia:--
On the 18Th Of May. l7s2 on Sunday the lliusrious
srno Isidoro. son OF The noe coun. ,rolomo Mas,ai
Fcrret ana ofthe Sgnora Countess Cstcrina azzi.
Of ths parish, was baptized by the Most Rev. sgnor
present He was born at six A. NJ. on Saturday.
RAFFAELE ANGELELDf. Perpetual Vicar.
No know Of him except his beloved parents
and other relations who resided At sn,gsgs hts brsh
place In Rome be had friend In the person OF an
uncle the canon OF ST. Paul. and who In fact had nd
dressed to him the letter referred TO- and further
more. he well known TO the poor and needy as
liberal dispenser Of charity.
CAMILLA pEvorf AND THE COUNT.
mr.
namely, ayoung and beautiful girl, who had boon
living Tor him during the past throe years. Who for
three long years. had hoped for bis advent although
she must have known that he would never again ap-
pear Al one time she had hoped that the youur
Counts love was Of nature fsrvens and constant
as 10 cause him TO forget the difference In their
spective stations Of life which seemingly separated
them from each other. The young lady tho
beautiful daughter Of the Widow Devoti, ~ whose
house the Count Masaf had, during several months,
been daily and welcome visitor. The son Of the
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ARREST OF BUrGARIaNs.

CONsrANT1SoPLE, November 9th
Russians have arrested 500 Bulgari-
ans about to enter Macedonia.
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INCONSISTENCY.

If man is good lawyer we all
agree that he should continue in the
practice of his profession If we have
a teacher, and lie does good service,
we retain him. The merchant hires a
clerk, and if he proves a good correct
man, he retains him; such are the
common sense transactions of life.
Why should not body of people
keep public servant if he proves to
be good one? Why should it be
thought an argument against the cleo
ton Of man to say "he has had the
Office long enough?" The sensible
question would be, has he performed
the duties Of the Office faithfully? This
is the rule we would apply in private
affairs, and why reverse the rule in
public affairs? In a position where
the officer is federal appontec,
man may retain al office and still be
very obnoxious to a majority of the
people, but an elective Office is the
gift Of the people, and to say that
because the people have kept him in
Office for eight or nine years, he should
not'be elected to the same office again
or another position is to reverse the
common sense rule referred to above.
The fact of man being kept in Office
goes to prove that he has made a good
officer, and should stand as mark to
his credit in choosing men to fill the
positions either Territorial or county.
Oct. 9th.
Rotation in Office has been one of
the things contended for by the Dem
party so long that no logic
can drive them from it, neither can
any system of reasoning convince
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The Pope Who was a Jew.

One of the most romantic traditions
of the middle ages was that Pope
turned ont to have been a Jew of
Mainz. The old story, as recorded
by the Rabbins, aud still believed by
many Jews in the East, was transla-
ted by Mr.. Chencry, just before he left
his Arabic chair at Oxford for the
sanctum of the London Times. But |
have not before me the volume of the
"Socit ty cf Hebrew Literature" which
contains it, and can only refer to it
from memory. 1t relates to one of the
lnnocents, and may have grown out
of his having offered his protection to
the Jews The story runs that the
family Of the most distinguished Jew
in Mainz employed Christian wo-
man to make fires for them on tho
Sabbath, and that she stole away the
child and had him baptized; the priests
had him educated, and in course. OF
time he became Pope. He was aware
of his origin, and longing to see his
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them that it is right to retain q man
in office more than two terms; and SO
Jealous are they of that old Federalist
doctrine of life tenure Of Office, that
a man must be very popular if they
will vote for him under any circum-
stances, for a third or fourth term.
Then, is it not policy for our leaders
to recognize this fact, and let it gov
ern them, to some extent, in making
nominations in the future Idahoan,
Nov. 10th.
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father, devised some measure concern
ing the Jews of his native town,
which he knew would compel them to
send a deputation to Rome, which
would naturally include his father.
Then, while playing game Of chess
with the old man, ne disclosed him
self. It was believed that he not on
ly protected the Jews in every way,
but left book in which he enjoined
on his successors to do the same, and
related the story of his death and alb
duction-a book concealed in the Vat
lean at the present time NJ. D. Cor
way.
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THE CARIBOU ROBBERY.

All will recollect the robbery of the
Cariboo miners at Iowa Bar, Oneida
county, on the night of August Sd, by
a band of robbers, who captured the
place and carried off the entire stock
of gold accumulated, besides animals
and other property. Although a re-
ward of $500 was offered by the mi
ners, no trace of the plunderers was
found until recently. Gov. Brayman
received letter from parties at Dead
wood, Dakota, informing him that two
of the thieves, Billy Mansfield and
Archie Mclaughlin had been caught,
and who confessed the Cariboo rob
berry and the killing Of two Cinnamon
at the time Subsequently, Price, an
other of the gang, who made stubborn
resistance and was shot, was captured.
Another, named Dave Russell, proba.
bly, wounded, got away, but his cap
ture also was expected. The prison
ers refused to tell where they had hid
den the stolen treasure. The captur-
ing party. s. May W. J. May,
Jesse J. Brown, West Travis and Geo.
Corners will be entitled to any reward
which may be paid.
The gold dust stolen amounted to
about $4,000, besides seven horses,
The Governor has put the parties max
ing the capture into communication
with Sheriff Morgan of Oneida, and
the persons offering the reward-J.
Revere, J. Sweeney, John Fieney,
Ganett Stanard, James Hallensworth,
Thos. Crane, John Brischer Il Co, and
several Cinnamon.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Fort Laramie, Nov. 3D., states
that ON the lst Mansfield and Nc
Laughlin, when on the way from. that
place to Deadwood, in custody of j.
D. May and j. j. Brown, were forcibIy
taken from the stage hy five masked
men and hanged. This needs expla-
nation, as the two men when captured
were placed in jail at Deadwood. At
this rate in disposing Of the robbers
it does not seem likely that the reward
will be claimed, Or the lost property
recovered by the miners at Cariboo
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THE counsel for Moncasi, WHO at
tempted to assassinate King Alfonso,
requested delay of three days, in
which to make out the case of de-
Tense. The request was refused, and
an appeal taken to a higher court.
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AT a recent meeting of the Cabinet
it was unanimously agreed that the
Presidents message should contain a
clause recommending the increase of
the weight of the new standard dol
lar or limitation of its coinage.
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The New York Tammany Hall ring
has at last been defeated. The peo-
pie, becoming tired Of being under its
rule, united, and, by systematic work,
promptly defeated its candidates at
the polls.
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BANK TAXATION.
New York Graphical

The National banks are taxed ac-
cording to law one-quarter of one per
cent. every six months-that is, one
half Of one per cent per annum-upon
their capital "beyond the average
amount invested in United States
bonds" which are free from taxation.
From 1864 down to the present time
the rule Of assessment followed by the
Internal Revenue Department has been
this: From the gross amount re-
turned as capital was deducted the
face value of the United States bonds.
This seems plain, sound and sensl-
bic rule. 1t requires no calculation
to get at the exemption as the aggre-
gate face of the bonds gives it. And
it is worth nothing, that as long as
United States bonds were for sale at
a discount the rule was favorable to
the banks as the difference between
the face Of the bond and its actual
cost, though, credited as capital, was
not taxed as such Last July Attor-
ney General Devens was asked to de-
eide between the invariable practice
of the Internal Revenue Department
and the usage of the office Of the
Comptroller of the Currency The
Attorney General decided that the In
termal Revenue rule of assessment
was correct, and think in exempting
bank capital from taxation the face of
the bonds was to be taken. General
Dcvens has re-examined the whole
question, and the result of his inquiry
is that he declares his last summers
opinion wrong aud the policy OF the
Internal Revenue Office erroneous. lie
now declares that the true rule OF cX-
empti0n should bc the amount actually
paid for the bonds, excluding the ac-
crucd interest. THIS rule vii. be ia
yorab.e tD the banks when tic bonds
are at a premium, as the old rule was
Ia them when the bonds were AT a dis
count It's thought that the Govern
mcnt will have To pay about $4,000
GOO and the cost OF making the ad
iusuncats will be very considerable.
Can any one see any reason for max
ing n change in favor of the National
banks al this time? Granting that the
banks are suffering now, did they not
have seasons oi great prosperity,
wheu tseir directors declared cnor-
NOUS dividends, and their stock ran up
10 two or three hundred per cent? If
;hc banks lave suffered, they we're
able 10 bear sulering--a fact shown
by toe fewer failures in banking than
in any other linc Of business. The
old rule seems safe and Obvious ono.
The new one is, to say the least, com
pick But leaving this aside, why
should the Government, of the United
States, in the absence of any legal
contest or decision Of a court, reverse
its own policy simply at the demand
of the National banks? The policy of
catering to the National banks on cv-
cry occasion is very questionable. Ma
tional banks are not popular, and the
Republican party may find that it
loses friends by committing itself TO a
thick and thin advocacy Of the wishes
and interests Of the National banks
The Pope Who was Jew.
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. ALEXANDER SMITH, Of Yonkers, New
York, died while the votes giving him
a majority for Congress were being
counted.
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Dissolution Notice.

1I1 lie COMPREHENSIVE HERETOFORE EXIST.
Y ing between William Janer and j. r. Swim
in the mercantile. mining and milling business un
der the firm pane OF Lauer 4 SWIM has this aav
been Dissolved by mutual consent. Both parties
will collect accounts due the firm and both parties
Will pay liabilities of the same. ]. L. Swim will
continue in business at the old stand and William
Lausr will continue in the mining and milling bust.
ness.
Parties knowing themselves indebted 10 the late
hrm viii come forward at once aad settle up and
save COST WA. LAUER,
J. P..SWINA.
IDAHO Cry, August es. 1s7S-iw.
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TBLEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.

formation from tn6 departments III
which elections were held on the 9th
of October confirm the previous re-
ports of the result of these elections.
The Deputies, together with the other
Senatorial electors, are to meet on the
5th Of January in the chief town OF
each Department for the purpose OF
nominating fresh Senators. The Re
publicans will carry 46 Of the 70 Sen
atorships to be filled, being a gain of
%.
RUSSIA AND THE yATICAN-NEGoTIATIoN
SUSPENDED.
ROME, November 5th.-The negotia-
tons between the Vatican and Rus
STA have been suspended, as the attl'
tude of Russia affords no hope of a
satisfactory result. The Pope will
probably issue his protest shortly
against the violence which the Catho-
lies Of Poland endure from the Rus
sian authorities.
FORCED TO RESIGN.
PARIS, November 5'h.-Balthazar,
the Jacobn Republican, who was
three wears a Senator accused Of
cho,t;n,, At cards has resigned on de-.
m,n3 If IN. Minister Of Justice.
rgv,s pacific RAILROAD
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rt . e'ath;,. ~ u Wal.
tors. Alfred Gather. ". q Hall, j. l..
Nesmith WIN. Harrison. 3. NJ. John
son. II Il. Kieier William T. Hon.
ENprAvaRfxG IT, Balxe rnEu BACK.
RuAE, November atl.-l ac vatican,
experimenting husNllH F'eFa""e'"hc'
~ he Last = cnaeaVofl''7 90 ''"'5
back the Armenian Srpaf'i'StS - a'ie-
glance 70 Rome
Rebellion ~ AFaHANlsfAN.
LoNDoN. November 2th.-ltiS stated
that the inhabitants Of kohlstan have
rebelIed and murdered tie Governor.
The ANGER has sent large force to
restore order.
ARREST OF BUGGAmANs.
Cnvsr,xrrvoprr November 9Th
Russians have arrested 500 Bulparj.
ans ahou, r. o,,or Macedonia
- VI, al c
-. 49,, ooo
l'"SS'"'' ''oop' '"'u . i'o'' . "'eN'S
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN SALVADOR
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Rebellion IN AFauANsrAN.

LoNDoy. November 5ih.-Itis stated
that the inhabitants Of kohistau have
rebelled and murdered tie Governor.
The ANGER has sent u large force TO
restore order.
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troubles from which the country has already
suffered, and which still threaten its peace.
THE LAST FOLLY.

1t is unfortunate that a man must choose
between Mrs. jerks, such as she IL. and WEB
ber the person who finds it impossible to swear
to things which have not been previously pre-
pared as memoranda" for his guidance 1t
is distressing to believe Mrs. jerks. But it is
much more difficult to believe Webber. 1t IS
possible that Mrs. jerks tells the truth, but IL
is also possible that she does not when she
asserts that she caused the so-called Sherman
letter to be produced But it is not possible
that Weber destroyed that letter, knowing
its Importance Louisiana has produced, since
this inquiry began, wonderful lot OF fools
or knaves, but it has not produced single
person capable of destroying such letter as
Weber swears that he saw from Mr. Sher-
man. Neither is it credible that the letter
written to a cousin at st. Louis directly
after the murder of his brother, gave without
motive a grossly false account. The common
sense of forty millions Of people will tell Mr..
Webber that he lies.
Let us suppose that jury of decent men, all
Democrats, were called to decide whether
Democrat had been guilty of crime. A witness
comes, admitting that he is giving the lie 10
all his previous statements, and he presents as
his sworn testimony carefully prepared writ
ings and refuses to answer questions from
recollection, though he swears that his writ
ings are only memoranda of his own very re-
cent recollections. Let any decent man sup
pose himself the party accused; what sort OF
punishment would he think proper for man
who should offer or admit such testimony as
this TO take away the life or the character of
mani This country has seen many disgrace
full trials, but it has never seen the meanest
and most ignorant creature of either color con-
victed upon evidence so palpably cooked"
that the witness refused to make answer orally
to the simplest questions.
Do Democratic managers really believe that
the people of this country can he cheated so
impudently7 After all, there is still some
love of fair play left. The men to be pitied,
when all is done, are not those who are thus
accused; they are the men who admit such
scandalous and palpable fabrications as evl-
dence against the character of an honorable
citizen and high official. We do not ask what
Webber might have testified it, speaking from
his own knowledge, he had answered ques-
tons put By refusing to testify thus, he con-
fessed that he could not tell the story desired,
if he had not written memoranda for every
detail There has never been more shame
ful performance in this country; never, to
this day, has any other witness been allowed
to bacl,en the character of a person accused
by Offering previously concOcted writings as
answers to questions put. There will be a
very clear and strong public opinion about
this thing.
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nNSPOKEN SPEECHES.

Mr.. Atkins has made use of the convenient
pages of The Congressional Record to print a
speech which he never delivered, claiming
for the Democratic House, just happily adj
journed, the credit of an enormous reduction
in the appropriations. similar claim was
made at the last session, and at the session
before the last. and in all three cases it was
entirely fraudulent. The usual method has
been to refuse appropriations for the neces-
sary expenses of the Government, ard
vote large sums of money for jobs.
The Nations debtors-the soldiers, sailors
and other deserving persons-eO with
out their pay for while; the machinery of
administration is deranged; important public
works are stopped and finally. after the lapse
of year or more, when the pretence OF g Dem
"ocratic economy has been sufficiently used
in the political campaign, a deficiency bill
makes good what Is lacking, and the Demo-
cratic managers hope that the people will not
notice it, By what method Mr.. At
kins undertakes to cipher out his re-
auctions in the face of the notorious fact
that the appropriations have been increased
$12,0OO.000 over those of 1876, and that the
expenditures will show a still more serious
aggravation when the inevitable deficiencies
come to be made up, we do not pretend to
understand, apparently by the simple process
of throwing off u inconvenient sums in the
lump, which nevertheless have been voted and
will be paid. He did well to print his re-
marks in The Record instead of speaking them
in the House, where they would have been
promptly refuted.
Mr. Foster has committed to the custody of
The Record an undelivered speech, in which
he shows the dishonesty of these Democratic
claims, and proves by figures that the party
is piling up our outlay and reducing our
income. But Mr. Fosters address will not
serve as an antidote to the delusive essay of
Mr.. Atkins. The Democratic Congressman
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Jnoex to AopsrnssmsuIs.


ADJUSTMENTS Sd Pa0e-6th column.
BANKING FINANCIAL-7h P00e-3d column.
BANKRUPT NOTICEs-6fh PG0e-3d column.
BOARD AND ROoMs-3d P0Oe-5th column.
BUSINESS NOTIcEs--4M PaQe-lsf column.
CONFORMATION N0uCEs-7h PG0e-6th column.
DRNTIsTRY-6m P00e-3d column.
Dividend NOTIcEs-7th P0Ge-6th column.
ExCuRsIoNs-3d Pdge-6th column.
EUROPEAN ADyERTIsEMENTs-6h Iage-3d column
FLSANCIAL-7m P0Oe-5th and 9th Columns.
INsTRUCTIONs--6fh PaQe-2d and Sd columns.
Law SCHoOLs-0M PaOe-3d column.
LEaAL NOTICEs-6th Pdqe-3d column.
MARRIAGES AND DEATHs-5ta Pd0e-6th column
MISCELLAEEOUs-Sth PG0e-5th and 6th columnB
MUSICAL IEsTRUMEsTs-3d Paoe-Gth column
NEW PUBLICATIoNs--6M Pd0e-1st and I'd columns.
REAL ESTATE For sAE-CTTY-6M Paee-4th col
umn; BROoKLYN--6tb PG0e-4th column; COUNTRY
6m Pa0c-5th column To ExcHAEGE-6h Page
5th column.
RELIGIOUS NoTIcRs-3d Pc1e-6th column,
SAVINGS BA1Ks-7M Pd0e-6Gh column.
SPECIAL NoTCBs-5N Pd0e-6tb column.
SITUATIONS WANTED-MALEs-3d P0Ge-3d column !;
FKMALEs- Sd P0ge-3d co umn. -,
STEAMBOATS, AND kAILRoADs-0h PGGe-0th anu ON
cOlumns
sTTIMERs OcEAN-3d Paced and Sd columns.
SUMMER BOARD-3G Pdoe-3d. 4tD and 5tn columns.
JEACHERs-OM PdGe-3d column.
TO LET-CrTY PROPERTY ca Pa9e-5th column; CoUN-
TRY-6M Pd0e-5th column. -
TO WHOM IT MAY CoNcERS-5h Pn1e-Sd column
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INsr4LMENT PURCHASES.

suit which was on trial in the Superior court
last week. brought into notice the system OF lnsta
ment purchases and the penalty inflicted on delln-
ouent buyers The case was one of peculiar hard
ship. The plaintiff, the widow OF Union oincer'
bought furniture on this plan to open boarfung-
house, and failing in monthly payment, sacIfhced'
by the terms of the contract the whole OF hen FUR
niture new and old Without giving any OPINION
on this especial case we have word to say on the
system 1t is used. of late years, more extensively
than our well-to-do readers have any idea of. Poor
people, of course, the victims, and as o. rule,
women, who are moro easily tempted 10 make pur-
chases which they have no money to pay for, and
are more sangune as to finding the money somehow.
There is nothing which may not be bought of GER
tain class of dealers in this way, from piano to
bit of gilt iewelry Usually the articles offered are
not necessaries, but Injuries. poor mechanics
wife OF a servant-giTl sees snowy lit OF furniture
or silk dress and is easily persuaded that she can
make the trifling weekly payment toward Its Dur-
chase The first time that she fails to do so, she loses
her claim on the purchase and on her money besides.
So largely was this system of petty swindling car
ried on in the sale of sewing machines III Pennsyl-
vania few years ago. that the law nterfered In be-
half of the purchaser The law does not interfere in
Eow-York, and THE TRIBUNE thinks il worth while
therefore to warn its readers that the lnstalment
plants shrewd game in which nine times out of ten
the seller wins If the article one which you think
you can't do without, lay by your weekly savings
toward its purchase in teapot or an old stocking
any place rather than the tradesman's hand. In a
few weeks you will either be able to pay for it or
find out that you don't want it and you will not
lose your money. This Is very stale common sense,
but that il is needed is shown by the fourshing
shops where poor women are taken in, for the lack
Of
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century of the Nations existence, shall serve
to balance the reputation which Washington's
phenomenal veracity weighed us down with
in the first We began our first century with
an example of truthfulness which has been
proverb ever since. Just TO show our resources
and our versatility. we open up the second
with Congressional investigation which Is, II
possible. more astonishing, as a revelation OF
the possibilities OF perjury, than Washingtons
Ratchet experience was of utter inability to
lie. To-day is the Fourth Of July. We are a
great people And when it comes to right
down square lying, we can furnish liars for
the rest of the world. Orders may be adj
dressed to the Potter Committee.