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and fuel, and length of service pay, little
over 500 per year. During the war a
colonel received calculating everything,
about 81, 700.
The government paid, during the last fiscal
year, for quarters alone. of officers on duty
in Washington, over $4,000. These same
officers get more than $28 600 for fuel and
more than $4,000 for forage. This makes
about $124,oO0 paid to these officers for
quarters, fuel and forage alone. And they
get their regular pay and length of service
pay in addiuon.
Question-About how many officers are
there on duty in Washington?
Answer-Something over 100; perhaps 125.
Question-How many troops do they COM
mand?
Answer-Perhaps an equal number OF
troops.
Question-Can you give a little statement
concerning San Francisco, New York, Chi
cago and other cities where there are army
headquarters?
Answer-No, ! can't, but we have asked
for those reports, and will have them.
Question-How much do you propose to
reduce the expenses of the army?
Answer-They ought to be reduced over
six million of dollars. This reduction, In
my opinion, might be made without any
injury to the service whatever. As at present
organized, think our army very inefficient
In one of the Indian fights last fall regi-
ment consisted of about 123 men, with
officers enough to have commanded
full regiment. At that very time there
were more than 3, 1000 men on extra duty, all
of whom might have been on the frontier,
where they were needed. Now. West Point
is too expensive. 1t is estimated that it
costs the country an average of 81, 900 tor
each graduate. | believe in keeping West
Point up, but it can be done more reason
ably than that.
Question-Can you give me these figures
of the cost of armies?
Answer can give you a few-for in
stance:
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THE INSANE HOSPITAL.
The Reports of the Trustees and ofacers.

The report of the hospital for the insane
was filed in the Office of the secretary of state
yesterday. But little has occurred during
the year out OF the ordinary nature of bust
ness. The number of inmates treated is larger
than ever before, and the wards have at all
times have been filled to their utmost capac-
ity. Although many have been refused ad-
mission the statutes have been complied
with and none marked recent have been re-
fused. The managers therefore contem-
plate with satisfaction the approach of the
time when all can be cared for.
The wages of the employees have been re-
duced to correspond with the reduced ap-
preparations. With other reductions which
will be made, the cost per patient per week
will be about 1915. The trustees attest the
efficiency and good conduct of the superin-
tendent and officers. The report is signed
by p. II. Jameson, Geo. +. Chittenden and
John t. Richardson.
The report of the superintendent contains
the following items: Remaining in hospital
November l, 1S76-Men, 800; women, 300
Admitted during the year-Men, 25S;
women, 219. Discharged and died-Men,
246; women, 2I7. Remaining Octo-
Der 81, 1677-Men, 312; women, 302.
During the summer months the average
number in the hospital was over 620, but on
the approach of cold weather for hygenic
reasons the number had to be reduced
AlIOOuSu the 1euuCeu expenditures ms
caused no marked discomfort yet he super
intendent believes that more liberal scale
of wages and more liberal appropriations
giving a greater Variety of food would, be
advisable.
The financial exhibit is as follows: On
hand November, 1876, 500, 4l9.41; appropri-
alton, seven months, $75, 900; clothing &C
count to April, 81 ,227 So; total, $l4S, 74l 66;
total expenditures, $14S, 46S so; balance,
$765. SO.
Various needed repairs have been made on
the bulldog, including changing some dark
rooms or cells into ordinary rooms. The
water supply is not sufficient, and should be
increased before the hospital for women is
opened for use. The state should also own
and control the Eagle creek bottom land
adjoining the hospital farm. The superin-
tendent returns thanks to various parties for
donations of money to publishers of papers,
etc. An itemiZed statement of expenditures
is also filed, the vouchers for the same being
filed in the auditors Office.
The stewards report shows that the farm
products were of the value of s., 635 25; cost
of production, 81, 400; net, 81, 235. 25.. The
steward shows sales of articles, including
hides and tallow, to the amount of Sc, 143 "a.
Accompanying the report is set of sta
tistIcal tables giving the history of the insti-
tuition from November, 1913, to October 81.
1877. The whole number of patients admitted
during that time is 7,l7S; discharged, cured,
1852; discharged, incurable, 1865; died, sos.
The tables are of value to legislators and
others engaged in the study of social sciences.
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No. of Total annual AMI cost
An Excellent Idea.

Praise your wife, man; for PHYS sake give
her little encouragement it won't hurt
her. She made your home comfortable
your heart bright and shining; food agree
able. For PHYS sake tell her you thank her
il nothing more. She don't expect it; it will
make her eyes open wider than they have
these 10 years, but it will do her good, and
you, too.
There are many women to-day thirsiing
for words of praise, the language of encour-
agement. Through summers heat, through
winters toll, they have drudged uncon:-
plainingly, and so accustomed have their
fathers, brothers and husbands become to
their monotonous labors that they look for
and upon them as they do the daily rising
of the sun and its daily going down. Home
every day may be made beautiful by an
appreciation of its holiness. You know, If
you can take from your drawer a clean shirt
whenever you want il, that somebody's
fingers have ached in the toll of making it
fresh and agreeable, so smooth and lustrous.
Everything that pleases the eye and sense
has been produced by constant work, much
thought, great care and untiring efforts,
bodily and mentally.
1t is not that many men do not appreciate
these things and feel glow of gratitude for
numberless attentions bestowed upon them
in sickness and in health, but they don't
come with hearty why, how pleasant you
make things look, wife," or 81 am Obliged to
you for taking so much pains" They thank
the tailor for their fits" they thank man
in a full omnibus who gives them a seat;
they thank a young lady who moves along
in concert room-in short they thank
everybody out of doors because it is
the custom, and come home, tip their
chairs back, and their heels up, and pull out
the newspaper; grumble if their wife asks
them to take the baby, scold if the fire has
gone down, or if everything is just right,
shut their mouths with snap of satisfaction,
but never say. Il thank you"
l tell you what men, young and old, if
you do but show ordinary civility to those
common articles OF housekeeping, your
wives, if you would give them the hundred
and sixteenth part of the compliments you
almost choked them with before you were
married, fewer women would seek for other
sources of affection. Praise your wife. then,
for all the good qualities she has, and YOU
may rest assured that her deficiencies are
counterbalanced by your own.
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upon the raw material produced in t.us.
tralia, In Brazil, etc, has operated to limit
the amount of foreign wool used hefe, and
as a logical consequence the countries named
will not take. our manufactur I'd goods or
American products to any great extent, but
trade directly with England, which nation
receives the raw materials of Brazil and
Australia free OF duty. Again, this loss OF
business has affected the carrying trade of
the United States, so that now American
commerce has dwindled down to a coastwise
traffic, while our products are sent
abroad, If sent st all, in foreign
bottoms. and the freight on the same
paid to foreigners in gold. Under these cir
cumstances, is there any wonder that bust
ness languishes, that people are poor, and
that our industrial pursuits. including that
of agriculture, languish? Has not all of
this distress come upon the people in con-
sequence of unwise legislation in regard to
financial and revenue laws. which financial
measures and revenue laws have been in
direct opposition to the financial theories as
promulgated, and revenue laws as enacted
by the democratic party for over fifty years?
We write this much in no partisan spirit.
but to state facts and to bring home to the
people the true cause of the financial dis
tress which is upon them, and to point
out the way to remedy the evils COM
planned Of
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Ventilation.

In an admirable little pamphlet on ven
tilation, written by w. c. Van Bibber, NJ.
D., for the Maryland state board of health,
the noxious effects of what are popularity
known as close days are explained very
clearly. The theory is advanced that this
atmospheric phenomenon may account for
the production Of malaria in certain seasons
and places. Fever and ague and remittant
fever are common in the fiat lands bordering
upon the Chesapeake bay and in the level
valleys of fresh water rivers as the Potomac,
Patuxent and Susquehanna, and also in
similar situations almost everywhere
throughout the earth. In such localities,
during the months of July, August
and September there are many days when
there is no ventilation in these tOpo-
graphical situations, because there is bat
little horizontal motion in the atmosphere
at large. The range OF the thermometer
during these months. in this climate, is high
during the day and the water in the marshes
and swamps being perfectly still and exposed
to the ardent rays of the sun is heated and
gives rise to the formation of copious
vapors. it is then that the motionless air,
resting upon the stagnant and vaporing
waters, becomes impregnated with the poison
of malaria. 1t is then that this poison pro-
duces i'll health. Whatever the essential
essence of malaria may be. it is manifest
that, on account of its subtle nature, the
atmosphere will be more likely to be charged
with il and to retain il when the topography
checks the natural process Of ventilation, or
the movement of bodies of air.
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cut loose from their moorings, hauled down
their piratical flag and flung to the breeze the
victorious banner of the democratic party
The national house of representatives under
democratic control has compelled thieves to
step down and ont, and even now better
day is dawning. Investigations OF radical
stealing are still going forward. The demo-
cratic drill is still going through stratas OF
villainy that defy description, and radical
miscreants are still trembling in view of exs
posures. As the battle between the parties
goes on the democracy is daily winning new
victories and advancing to positions of great
er power. The senate is almost within its
grasp, and before many months
radical supremacy in the senate will
disappear forever. With every adj
vance the democratic party is meeting
the expectations of the people. Violence in
the south has ceased since the democratic
policy forced Hayes to remove his bayOnets
and permit the people to govern themselves
Such a close watch is kept upon radical
officials that they steal less than for the past
decade of years. The expenses of the gov
eminent are yearly reduced, economy is
enforced and the burdens of the people are
diminished. The democratic party has re-
monetlzed the silver dollar and demands the
repeal of the resumption law; In word
governmental affairs, in so far as the demo
cratic party can control them, are more
healthy and the outlook is more cheerful
There is one source of humiliation that the
democratic party may not be able to remove
until another presidential election occurs.
Hayes, the presidential fraud, may serve out
his tlme-and this may after all prove a
blessing. His occupancy of the Office of
president keeps the crimes, by virtue of
which he mounted into power, prominently
before the people, and in this way serves as
a warning against the future vaccinations
of returning board conspirators and the
utilization of forgery and perjury as a means
of defeating the Will of the American peo-
pie A dispassionate survey of the field is
likely to impress the people with the fact
that if pickpockets, burglars, tramps, street
robbers, and scamps of every degree are
wanted, the best place to find them will be
in the radical party, since it is patent that
honest men are leaving it as rats leave sink
ing ships.
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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY, March 6.
CONGRESSIONAL.


CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.-Mr. Paddock submitted a rescfu-
ton authorizing the committee on the Nc
Garrahan claim to send for persons and
papers and to employ stenographer, which
was agreed to. The senate bill to authorize
the Washington and Sioux Falls railroad
company to extend its road through Dakato
was passed. Mr.. Caffee reported resolu-
ton for the bill to permit citizens of Color
ado, Nevada and the territories 10 fell tim
Der from the public domain for mining and
other purposes. Mr. Plumb reported with
the amendment the bill defining the man.
ner in which certain land scrip may be as
signed or located, and providing FOR the
issue OF patents. etc, which was placed
on the calendar. Consideration was then
resumed OF the long bond BILL which was
amended to bear per cent. instead of 3.65,
and providing that the bonds shall be dis
posed for coin or United States notes at their
nominal value instead of at the rate at
which they may stand in the market. After
long discussion the bill passed without roll
call. Mr.. Sargent called up his resolution
on Chinese immigration, which was made
unfinished business for tomorrow. After
executive session the senate adjourned.
House.-The fertilization appropriation
bill was taken up and passed. Mr.. Franklin
reported bill for the erection of public
building at Kansas City, which passed. Mr..
Young reported bill appropriating $120 900
for fire proof building for the national
museum, which was referred to the commit
tee of the whole. The speaker laid before
the house message from the president Veto
ing the bill authorizing a special term of
court for the southern district of Mississippi.
The house then went into committee of the
whole, when Mr.. Garfield made speech on
the finance question after which considera.
ton was resumed of the deficiency bill, but
the committee rose without action. Mr..
Banning reported back the bill to reorganize
the army, which was ordered printed and
recommitted. Mr.. Whittehorne introduced
a bill to classify the navy yards, which was
referred. The house then adjourned.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
THURSDAY, March !

THURSDAY, March I.
Senate.-Mr Cockerell introduced bill to
provide for the organization of a Mississippi
river improvement commission, for the
deepening of that channel and the general
improvement thereof. Mr.. Sargent called
up his joint resolution in regard to Chinese
immigration, and made a speech thereon.
James Gordon Benefits request that the
Pandora be allowed to sail under the Ameri-
can flag was agreed to by the committee on
commerce. and after some unimportant
business the senate adjourned until Monday.
House.-Mr. Mcmahon, from the commit
tee on accounts, reported resolution au-
thoriZiDg the committee on rules to employ
seven experts to be assigned by the speaker
to such committee of investigation as may
seem proper. Mr.. Foster said this was but
proposition to increase the number Ot dead
beats from Ohio, who last year drew thou
sands from the contingent fund of the house.
This brought about some little discussion,
and Mr.. Springer offered a substitute author
izing the committee on expenditures in the
several departments of the government to
employ each a clerk or expert, and also
authorizing the committee on post offices
and roads 10 employ two experts which was
adopted, and the house went into committee
of the whole on the deficiency of the appro-
priation bill, which was finally passed after
considerable discussion.
MISCELLANEOUS.
l. Bloom e Co., wholesale grocers of New
Orleans, have suspended.
Howell, CAIRO & Co., hardware firm of
Cincinnati, failed yesterday.
The total liabilities of Z. McGillvray, of
Ottawa, Ont, foots up $685., 900.
fire at Cleveland, O., destroyed consid-
cradle property, mostly covered by insur-
ance.
Charles p. Taft was appointed receiver of
the Miami Valley savings bank, at Cincin-
natl, yesterday.
strOyed nearly every business house in the
place. Incendiarism.
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FRIDAY, March s.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
House.-A petition was presented from the
American type foundries protesting against
the new tariff BILL A committee was APP
pointed to arrange the proceedings for
placing the centennial memorial in the state
department. The speaker laid before the
house quite number of communications
which were referred. The house then went
into the committee of the whole upon the
private calendar, the unfinished business
being the bill for the payment of certain
ante-bellum southern mail contractors. A
large discussion took place, and without
acting upon the bill the committee arose,
and the house SOON afterward adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The New York button company has failed.
The liabilities are 800, 1000 900; actual assets
about $4,000 in stock, machinery, etc.
Michael Connolly, a student at the ST.
Louis university, was drowned yesterday
while on fishing excursion down the river.
The explosion of the boiler in Robinson's
saw mill at London, Ontario, destroyed the
building and machinery and killed Alex.
King, the foreman.
Augustus NJ Turney, the defaulting pay
ing teller of the bank OF North America, OF
New York, has been released on the criminal
Indictment against HIM on $4,000 bail.
Mrs. Lydia NJ. Roosevelt, whose boast it
was that she was the first woman who
descended the Ohio river in steamboat,
died in her home at Skaneateles, New York,
aged So years.
A man named Paquet recently left the
upper Ottawa shanties and started to walk
home. He was out seven days without food,
and on reaching a tarm house gorged him
self to such an extent that he died shortly
afterwards.
An affrsy occurred last night at temper
ance meeting in Kirkwood, Missouri, be.
tween Louis Backley and Louis Meinicke,
over an old quarrel, in which one of the
parties received injuries which are likely to
prove fatal.
The house committee on Pacific railroads
agrees to recommend the passage of the bill
appropriating $50, 900 for a survey for rail-
road from Austin, Texas, through chihuahua
and Sonora to TopolovaIhpo harbor, gulf of
California.
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The question whether a gentleman walk
ing with lady should give his right or left
arm, is frequently discussed. Custom and
written etiquette are rather in favor of the
right. although there are excellent reasons
in behalf of the left arm. Either one or the
other permanently retained is vastly better
than the awkward and absurd habit Of
changing arms, so as to place the lady on the
inside of the promenade. One advantage of
giving the left arm is that the person on the
right naturally takes the lead, so that, in the
country or city, in the street or park, he
thus readily directs the way, instead of
waiting to consult with his companion or
causing jostling by each of them trying TO
move to opposite points. Another advant-
age is, that in acrowded thoroughfare where.
the sidewalk is in7aribly incumbered with
merchandise and thronged with people, a
gentleman needs his right arm to remove
distractions and keep rude or careless folks
out of the way
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hou,ze then went into a committee of the
w'Iole on the consular and diplomatic sppro-
priation bill, but without arriving at a
/ decision the committee arose and the house
adjourned
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SATURDAY, March 8.
CONGRESSIONAL

House.-Mr. Blackburn presided in the
absence of Speaker Randall. Mr.. Foster,
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported bill providing for an appropriation
OF $685. AS for Deficiencies for services
of the government for the fiscal year
ordered for Monday night. Mr.. Kelley made
e reply to speech made by Mr. Garfield
some weeks since. Mr.. Garfield also made
few remarks in reply to Mr.. Kelley. The
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GOLD declining and bonds IN active de-
mand are the reports from the money
centers. The silver dollar has not hurt any
one as yet.
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"IsrELLEcrUAL people, says Moody, are
the hardest to convert. For Moody or the
Lord 10 affect?
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THE birds are singing and building nests
in the forests of Connecticut, at lesst a
month sooner than they have ever made
their appearance before.
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METROPOLITAN ELEVATED RAILWAY.

WI Open from $50 m. 10 IL p m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. point for Wall street Ferry.
point for Jersey City and
Communipaw Ferries.
CE-Nearest point for ONCE City Hall aud
Barclay Street Ferry TO HODOken,
CHAMBERS point for Payonia and Erie
Railway Ferry.
FRANKLfN.sTREET-
point for Street Ferry
Jersey CITY. and Peoples Line steamers for Albany
BLEECKER-STREET-
EIGHTHSTREET-Neares Point Tor christopher Strees
Ferry 20 Hoboken.
WORCESTERSHIRE -. -.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Nearest pointer rwentythird
Street Ferry 10 Jersey City.
THIRTY. THIRD.STREET. -
FORTY SrREET-Nearest point Tor Newfork
Central Railroad Depot
FIFTIETHSTREET- ,-..o., -,
FOR DOWNTOWN trains take WEST side station.
FARE 10 CENTS, except between the hours OF o30 70
TAO A. M and 5 to D. m, when the fare Is D cents.
ROUTE: From Fifty eighth street along Sixtayenae;t 70
along Amitystreet; 10 and along sontn klhsyenuo
to Canasree crossing into and eong West Broadway 20
crossing into and along Coegepace 70
and along street. 70 and along Chufchstreet 70
and along n q Church street TO Morris-street .
A. Ta the following Gang 9o or s Sar nG Ferry Al
RANDSTREET with for Des6rosses and East Grand
Street Ferries At BLEECKERSTIEr with cars Tor East
and West At EIGTHTH.STREET with cars for Chfstopher
and East Tenth street Ferries. At OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
with for West Twenty third street and East twenty.
STREET with cars for Weehawken Ferry. AZ FIFTY
NINTH-STREET with oars for Belt Line Railroad.
WIN. r. GARRISON, President.
New.York June ls; 1878 n. VAN 8RocKLIN sap't
INVEST POINT or NEWBURGH.-Dail lex
w oept sundays); DAY LINE advertlsementi re
main WEST POINT hours NEWBURGH nearly
hours; due at New.York on return al $3.50.
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Silusieal gnstruments.

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n No rs EAST l4TH.sT.
Chickering'S steinways and other Pianos and organs low
or cash. on Instruments. and for rent
NEEDHAM'S PARL0R ORGANS, sos lo
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save .wo profits. new insrnment-tTHE nEEDaA ~
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E. 7. NEEDHAM SON, las East 2Sd-sts ~ Z.
WATERS'S ORGANS ARE THE BEST
w made warranted for SIX YEARS. PIANOs
octave. Sias ia octave 1885, oReANs siopa -!
stops $50 stops sos steps ses; ~ stops 50 S.ns
Music a. half price some a. one ssas RssoHs Mspa.
fscttTers and Dealers. 40 East ilth-st New.ferk