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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-12
POLITICIL NOTES.

IT isn't the United States army at the pols-It is
the Confederate army in Congress which alarms
the country.
ALLEN q, THURMAN and Herschel " johnson is
ticket for 1880 which II Democratic paper In Sa-
Yaunah, Ga. runs up.
THERE is trouble in store for Tllden A Southern
paper charges that he did nothing for the South
during the rebellion.
GENERAL EDWARD f. NOYEs our Minister to
Paris, intends to return 10 take part in the next
Presidential campaign.
Ex-SESAroR Homer Virgil Milton Miller is re-
ported 10 be deSirOuS Of securing the independent
nomination for Governor of Georgia.
ASOrHEltof Times political whrligigs THE
Richmond (Val S'aic (Dem) calls the editor of the
OkOuua (Mlss.) Satc (Dcnl) a "COpperhead."
WHY, hello! Here's our good old friend Stanley
Matthews In the "stalwRH' camp. Why, stan old
fellow, how are you? Shake -Hdwkeye,
THE Charleston Nous says Tilden is tricky and
pusillanimOus, and that 10 DemOCatCally nominate
him would be to give Grant an easy walk over next
year,
THE Springfield Republican declares that one Of
the Immediate results Of the veto is 10 give great
impetus 70 the project Of renomlnatlng Mr. Hayes
in 1880.
SPEAKER RANDAIL has been invited by the Cali.
f0rnlu Democrats to take the stump for them in
their approaching campaign and he is said to have
accepted.
KgATING, of the Memphis Ard'aHche, who was
Tdeus chief backer IN the Southwest in 1876, pro,
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PERSONIL.

DIR, NJ a. PALLEH, Of New York, is at Wllard'ss
REV. W. KlRKUs, Of Baltimore is at the ,Ebbltt
House.
B3AnoN MAYR the Austrian Minister is registered
at WOnneyS
Hos. WILLIAM A. WALKER of Pennsylvania, Is
booked NJ Willard'S.
JAMES NICHE, e. b. Osler, and W. j. Banes. of
Toronto, are at the Arlington.
T. D. WEBSTER Of New York, md Edward shcr.
man, indianapolis, are booked at the Arlington
PAYMAsTER JAMES l.. TALFgEE L. S n and
family, are soIouruing ~ Wormleys.
Hos. y. $. RUSSELL, OF North Carolina, is booked
at the Ebbitt House
REV. Dr. WILSON, of Wilmington, y. G., has
rooms at the Ebbitt House.
:. II. JESNEs and wife and Miss S. Campbell of
schenectady, n. y, are guests at the ST. james.
II. r. MuNsoN and Charles w. Copeland. of New
York, have rooms at the E1bltt House.
j. G.. HENnEnsoN, Of San Francisco and C. Fair.
banks, Of Indiana, are stopping at the Ebbitt
House.
DIR. X. j. DUSGLEsoN and wife, Dr. A. Fricke. and
Mrs, pr. A. II. smith, OF Philadelphia, u e guests at
the EOOtt House.
GENEgAL NJ. BRAYMAN, Governor of Idaho is i'm
me cily ana stopping at Mrs, Rvcs, at $40 Twelfth
street northwest.
CAPTAIN BuRRITT Of the Sunday HerdR1 goes tn
ms home IN Northern Pennsylvania on Tuesday or
NcI4Gsday' Burritt says hc is after trout and not
mendng fences,
T.. A. G. PEW, Canada; +. Rawson. Hull Eng.
lnnd i. Gray and wife, SAN Francisco. Vim II
Russell, Liverpool; Il. ID. Woodruff, Johnstown Pa
and W. Bogert New York registered ut the Met,
rOpUlitun yesterday.
:, B; NJ MI4nuRlS Lima, Ohio s. X Hoy, New
YORK William Campbell, Philadelphia George G
Hawkins and wife, PuughkeepSie, n. Y. W H.
Lyons ana son, Berkeley, Va, and q. A. Adams and
NHt, boston, registered at the ST. James yesterday
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"HOHE RULH."


The Sway of the Revolver and Bowie. X nife.
~, mo Ii;,o, of ,lo y,,;..,,,, p,.,,,It,,,
y, w >,
SIR: L nave before me the Nicksburg HerdH
and jackson II1rion of last ,nontb only two
,...- r., .t.t ,, a., - cut,
papers, from WHICH CLIP the low lOllowlng
r,ort :, Ntississ;nni l. 70 ,o ,,,,5ou,,,a
','0"' ''' 'i'''''Pp' 10 W oo oio"i'y u"'er9'oou
thereby:
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.-.',',, ' no 'Df'N VI hVoN" DHNi'
w & heii ou O,'lJiis s ieo t.e rcIdu Suleay lhorn
iG oioi nNm @ y Dr.e nctoult ol one oI ine lioSt u,
Gaeu tor cfiISs H uat nut ever disgraced elVlizeu
@ 1V, i Dc,i'' HOulB mia.i llot qllte ol
hge, u'iu CsIuaihE hot illiy sr3Wh, was shVt 10
ucn,', & SntuTufHy llsn' III low 1ancchouse, ~
@ i'i 'IWettu @ @v,iYusn 10 h"Ne lahem the Stripping
2fioSs NJ, ~ nS P ,,P asu W. Spa1NSl MN me man VINO
,c e,T T Vji ~, C"pa on ue po'lee
oIJS SSn oI W Snr o. G%TSog % m,tsa: @ r Nor,
m H. ii, @ ~, liz W llIa rs south oi NeIl,
MI m H. "a ~, " ~ t, M M,i"is Nts '1ol .lc S'leIpIISo @ Io''u
named Ford Nrmstr,u,, WINS rnii,rrIcrod AZ =, lat
hour last night by narties m%l,nm,vn lie bodt, was
iaarriiv ri iiei viii Lrints AVA I, 10 Hoifcwed
m"rn Inn "u" nor.o ,yos d %I IT,, ~ , s l'
auon@Speciai 10 he Ticls5urg IfrG y '''
,,. CoNEEALED WEAPONS.
H. NICFKsBuEii April y, lSI9'-IhS operations OF
n,Sieit,S tiTeus ,i carrylng deadly weapons con,
lhl. Guy ior the ninety days ending on last sunday
umi"llE iout upS loIoWs; hllled Whlle armed
| Vomeea,,vI Wenpon'' . Wouhued while carrying
enheehel weapons ana by persons carrying con.
GehISu WeaPohs nor YET dead 4; Killed same way
III saioous. .; ull wounded in saloons i'll same
way, .. lhe.ewhln the range Of only -four blocks,
,u I III, H., v StoSS u,oJ; f'Gaae et uS near from
'''o O'''V' P"''9 VI tilc city 'cESoHTg He'Wd
,..., hhlsI sIEk-BELL' a
a rehconnre occurred Mt Naughns station on
SATURDAY petWeen Mr John Brister and Mr.. Robert
'cll W Wilcn Ootn parties We're dailSergusly, per.
| maps lauly Woundeu' MI Brister received u shot
III me breast ana Mr Sell received several cuts,
ahu Is W q critical coIdlton. they are both resi-
| dents OF Naughns.-l ld>oo Sentinel
GUNTER-JACoB THOMPSON.
| We are Informed that q murder was committed
| in the southern part of this county n few days
since, J. II. Gunter having killed Jacob Thompson.
The farms of Thompson and Guuter adjoin each
other and 1t appears that the difficulty originated
about levec that had been thrown up by the for
mer which turned the water OH the land of the lat
ter. Guutcr went to the field where Thompson
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with fow of it's teeth extracted, for Execu-
tive consideration. No doubt the President
week ago, under desire TO facilitate the
business of Congress and to relieve the
country of its mischievous presence at the
National Capital soon rs possible, hoped to
find some justification for giving the meas
ure his approval. But the opinion has be-
come pretty general that, under the lights
that have been revealed pending the dis
cussion, he will not feel justified in giving
it his approval, and there can be scarcely
doubt now that such an opinion will be
sustained in the event. Another veto-and
then what? More profanty-another eau
Gus, and another lungc at honest and pure
elections in some other direction.
THE wiping out " policy is vigorously
adhered TO in the House, and if the Bour-
bons could have their own way there would
be truly " no vestige of your war legislation
left upon the statute book Among
other bills Of this kind pending in that body
is one introduced by Mr.. DAVIS, of North
Carolina, to repeal section 47l6 of the Re-
vised Statutes, and another by Mr.. GUNTER,
Of Arkansas, to repeal section $3.50. These
sections read as follows:
SEC. I7l6. No money on account Of pension
shall be paid to any person or tho widow, chill
dren, or heirs Of any deceased person who in
any manner voluntarily engaged in or abettod
the late rebellion against the authority of the
| United States.
SEC $3.50. 1t shall be unlawful for any Off.
Ger TO pay any account, claim, or demand
against the United States which accrued or
existed prior to the 18th day of April, 1S6l in
| favor of any person who promoted, encouraged,
or in any manner sustained the late rebellion,
or in favor Of any person who during such re-
bellion was not known TO be opposed thereto
and distinctly in favor of its suppression and
no pardon heretofore granted or hereafter to be
granted shall authorize the payment Of such
account, claim, or demand until this section is
modified or repealed. But this section shall
not be construed to prohibit the payment o
! claims founded upon contracts made by any OF
the Departments where such claims were AS
signed or ContraCtcl to be assigned prior to the
1st day of April, 1861, to the creditors Of sucl
contractors, loyal citizens of loyal States, ii
payment of debts incurred prior to the lst day
of March, 1861.
In other words, it is proposed by thes
two sweeping measures TO restore to th
benefit of the 0nte.beHum pension acts tn
heirs of those pensioners who forfeited thei
right TO any Government benefaction b.
their participation in the rebellion-whic
would not be so very bad if the restoration
were limited to women and children only
and to open wide the doors to the paymen
Of Confederate and Southern claims. Messr'
DAVIS and GUNTER are both old mem
bers and skilled politicians. They kno'
that the mere introduction of these bill
will serve TO make them popular with thei
, intensely Southern" constituents, an
would expect to receive tenlold greater ber
eft therefrom If they could secure thei
final enactment, as they certainly could un
der complete Democratic restoration.
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An Us EMEyTS.
National Pinafore" by the Stand
ard Opera Company.

ard Opera Company.
The success of the Standard Opera Company in
Baltimore during the past week has been very
great. The impression made at the outset was
marked and the business showed steady increase,
closing on Saturday with one Of the largest houses
of the season. The sale Of tickets for tonight ndi-
Gates that large audience will welcome Miss Mills
and the artists who support her This will be the
closing entertainment for this season and probably
the last opportunity to hear the widely. celebrated
"PinafOre.h The company is advertised to remain
here only two nights, so all who desire to attend
should secure seats (Which are for sale Mt Metze-
rottsl early. Notice should also be made OF the
Theatre and not at Fords Opera House, as first an
nounced. Tickets issued for Ford's Opera House
viii entitle the holders to seats corresponding in
numbers and location at the National Theatre.
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sENATOR COMBINES spEECH.

TO supply The extraordinary demand for
Senator COakiiag's Great Speech upon THE
" EXTRA SESSION OF 1879; WHAT II
"TEAcHEs AND WHAT IT MEAss," the
National Republican Printing Company has
printed large edition thereof in pamphlet
form, convenient for public distribution as a
Republican campaign document Copies Of
this pamphlet may be had on application at our
Counting. Room or job Office, at The rate Of
$40 per thousand. Orders respectfully solicited
and promptly flied.
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nounces his Nomination in 1880 unwisc and unpop.
lllar in the South.
MissrssIPPfs loss in Congressman will be Kansas
gain. After the next census there wont be dis
thct cfough in Mississippi to 10 o'round among the
boys Cincinnati Commercial.
THERE are but two states to which the people of
this country can turn for Presidential candidates,
Ohio and New York. The boys at school who cx-
pect to be Presidents, should contemplate the fact.
THE North AmcicnR says that If Grant is elected
he VIII be naugurncd. or course he Will, says the
Philadelphia Bulletin. And if he's nominated he
VIII be, elected And if he's alive he'll be nomi'
mated"
cratic ticket Too much spiked helmet In the party
to suit them: Beside they didn't like the Demo
cratic idea OF fgoins out of the party into the ranks
OF the colored men for candidates
Is early life, says the New York Herald Senator
David Davis thought about moving TO Delaware,
but he found that the state was not big enough
around the waist for him, and that some part of
him might have to pay n tax In Maryland.
THE Memphis 1rdldnche takes comfort in saying
That the Presidents reasons for vetong the army
ton OF orthodox Democratic doctrine, as oXpound-
cd by the man who made the party great"
SPEAKER RANDALL is to go to California TO assist
in the Democratic campaign. The contest this fall
in that state will be an Interesting md exciting
one as the Congressional delegation will be chosen
and much force given 10 the Presidential campaign
| of 1880.
INDIANA Democrats say It is folly for Thurman to
hope for either place on the ticket in 1880 because
Ohio is hopelessly Republican This is u fact, but
"
| It, for IL the party loses Ohio this fall 1t Is pretty
| sure TO lose everything next year.
| GOVERNOR ST, JoHN of Kansas has not forgotten
how freely aud unquestioningly the negroes of the
| South helped Union soldiers escaping from rebel
prisons during the war, and he says that now
that they are refugees, seeking new homes, they
deserve as ar ana US Kind treatment as tVcy gave.
| IT may in time occur 10 Congressmen-as it has
occurred to most people who do not mistake bounce
and gush froth and theatrical ourishcs, for states.
| manship-tiat the BlaCkburns and public men of
that stamp not good political leaders, but just
| the men 10 keep well to the rear.-Nclphis Aud-
| Luchc, DCm.
This backout will injurc u.s." said Democratic
| Congressman G. to Democratic Senator 4. ut may
injure us littc,' responded r., but not half as
shouted Colonel II at the battle of FranElin 10 n
| frightened volunteer who was making his way 10
the rear Oh dead run Halt or I'll shoot !" shoot
| away and be hangcdr' yelled the fugitive "Shoot
| awayl Whats one bullet 10 q basketlulY"
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DIED.
MARTIN.-On Sunday May II, at hntpast a. M,
ALFRED A. MARTIS, ,'sOn OF Thomas and Louise Mar
tin, i'll the 2st year OF hisRge.
Funeral from his late residence 0I Twenty.fourih
street, Tuesday, May H. at clock p. m. Friends
OF the family are cordially invited,
The dcpnrtcd-thG departed
lie visits us IN dreams;
And he glldcs above our memories
Lake shadows over streams
But where the cheerful lights of homo
In constant lustre burn
TIE dep.r,ed-the departed
Can never more return. SISTER.
BROWN.-On saturday May 10, 1879, HENSON
BUOwN. in his 2Sth year.
Funeral services from Asbury Church this after
noon at O'clock Relatives and friends respectfully
invited to attend.
HOWARD.-At Fort Gibson. Cherokee Nation, on
Friday last, the 9Th inst, Mis-. CORA Rt ss HOWARD
daughter of Hon. William r. Ross, of the Cherokee
Nation In her 2Id year She was educated ut Pdtnrsco
Female seminary Maryland, where her mother had
been educated before her, she spent one season IN
leaves many sOrrowing friends both In the East and
in the West to mourn her unlmely death.
COMES ON May TO- AZ his late residence, corner OF
North Capitol and street northeast, JOSEPH CoMBs
Funeral 10 take place from Trinity Protestant Epis-
copal Church. corner OF Third and streets northwest
this afternoon, at O'Clock. Finds are invited 10 At
tend. louisville (Ky.) papers please copy
ELLIOTI.-O on the llth of May 1870, IN the eighth
year of her age, ELESORA. eldest daughter OF john
J.. and The late Frances a, j. ott,
Funeral this (MOndAyI evening, Rt o'clock from
the residence Of her aunt Mrs, NJ. l.. Stephens. 700
Twelfth street northwest.
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community with the sole object of preying
upon IL and upon Congress, bringing with
him an unsavory reputation from all the
points where he had previously squatted,
our newspapers uniformly maintained
friendly intercourse. Trained in theschool
of Western slang and police-court litera-
ture, allied to barbarian and ruflianly
nature, he hasintroduced the system of vul-
gar personality common to blackmailers,
and in repeated instances has sought, by
assailing the eminent men of the Democ-
racy who would not submit to his insoent
exactions to gain notoriety to inspire dread
of malignant defamer, and thus make
money.
After year of the most shameless dcfa-
nations of his fellow men, this caluminator
has himself come to grief, and has cloaked
his property under virtual assignment TO
cover up transactions which will soon be ex-
posed in all their naked delormity. This
favorite trickery has been too often re-
peated TO deceive any one here, where the
nntecedents of this political tramp have
followed him. The alleged newspaper, over
which this tramp prcsides, is more lamil-
iarly known as the "Jobbers Own" 1t has
advocated every job that has appeared in
the trader in politics who ostensibly
edits it is TO profit by the pro-
lession of Democracy rs means of
supposed influence, when in fact he could
not by any possibility control a single vote,
ns has been repeatedly discovered by those
who have made bad investments on false
representations. The story of the ten thou
sand dollars in bank bills sent in that form
ns matter of concealmcnt, which came
here by express, is notorious, us is that ol
other thousands which weak men were fool
ish enough to invest for expected aid of their
projects and for which they got only hashy
editorials so glaring in their venality as tc
repel well-inclined support.
1t is TO the credit of honorable Democrats
in both Houses of Congress that they will
not recognize, politically or socially, cor
rupt schemer who has attempted to impose
his indecent sheet upon them rs party
organ, and that they have refused to pa,
the toll he has frequently tried to extort
Even those he has obsequiously followed
despise and dstrust him. He can enter II,
gentleman's house as II guest or an equal
but wanders about like an Ishmaelite
stunned and scorned, especially by thos
who know him best lie seems TO seek re
cognition from Others by pursuing a stead,
line of defamation that spares no one, ant
hence we find his slanderous pen laid OF
Senator CHANDLER in manner so in
, famously malignant and shameless that
elicits about an equal proportion of DISCUS
and contempt for the assailant.
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ISN'T it little strange that when Senator
CHANDLER asserted that there were twelve
Senators on the other side who held their
seats by violence and fraud Senator EATON,
of Connecticut, was the first man to run his
head against the Senator's club?
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The Intimidated bourbon Voter.

TPlIIsDuIB JOmmCrCINI.T
"Is that bayonct which see before meY asks
the intimidated Bourbon voter, with two reyolver
in his belt, q bowie.kniic down his back, and &
shotgun sung over his shoulder.
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Is that bayonet l see before me?'
shouts the average Bourbon. 1t is, indeed,
q bayonet, and if your secession State
Rights principles prevail you may continue
the quotation: The handle toward my
"handn
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WAR INNIYERS.IRIES.
Pertinent Extracts from the Chronology of
the Rebellion.
IgnI

IIlo NtDbIIIUH'
1861.
MAY 12,-The ship General Parkhill, of
Liverpool, was captured by the Niagara. The
rebels attempted to destroy the Monocacy iron
bridge aud the track Of the Northern Central
Railroad.
1869.
MAY 12.--Two entire regiments attempted
to desert from the rebel army at Corluth but
were forcibly detained. Lieutenant Flusser
of the Commodore Perry recovered the White
Point lighthouse apparatus near Elizabeth
CITY, n. G. General Mcclellan narrowly es-
capped being taken prisoner while reconnoter-
ing near the rebel lines.
1868.
MAY l2, Battle Of Raymond,
corps captured the place after a stubborn fight
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II the Negro Exodus were properly di-
rected there would be no reason for the
present belief that the four electoral votes
of Florida will be counted for the Demo-
cratic ticket next year.
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THEY are beginning to compare the size
of TILDEN's bar'l with that of the Hon.
DAVID DAVIS. 1t is discovered that the
latter, like the former, is filed with green
backs, but enjoys the advantage of Il Sooth-
ing-Syrup attachment, and clean, honest
personal record.
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THE fence-tinkering JOHN SHERMAN did
ont in Ohio was not with design of strad-
ding the upper rail He is builder of
fences, not straddler
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Public Schools for Democrats Only.

[Selma (Ala.) Times
"Stop educating the children of fathers who are
opposed to Democracy without cause or reason.
Stop educating children who are taught from the
cradle TO hate the hand that feeds them"
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THERE is q difference between fencing
and hedging. Secretary SHERMAN never
was much when it came to hedging, but he
is an expert in the aforementioned line of
business. And when he builds II fence it is
of the sharp-pointed picket kind, one that
THURMAN and men of his ilk will find very
uncomfortable to straddle.
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D. M. KEY,
nlnster-Gencrnl.
PROPOSALS. FOR cur GRANITE.

OFFICE OF SUPERVISING ARCHITECT
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WAsHiS0TOS, ID. G., April ~, 1879.
Sealed proposals will be received 1T this Office until
IL The 18Th day Of May, 1870, for furnishing and
delivering ready for setting the cut granite for east
wall of north garden of this building, IN accordance
with drawing and specification. Copy of specification
and any additional Information may be had on app
cation at this Office where the drawing may be SEEN
JOHN FRASER.
ap31 Acting Supervising Architect
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IVIVEIWTIII
Why should the South now have such horror
of United States soldier? The boast has always
been that one Southerner was equal to five Union
soldiers.
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IT is n sad sight TO see an intoxicated person on
the street. How much more so TO see q dull and
sickly baby, rendered SO by The use of dangerous
opiates? DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup contains nothing
Injurious ana may be given to the most delicate
habV
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A Reliable of"

cleveland Herald
If 1t was not for the help we are always sure to
get from the Democratic party IL would Oe pretty
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The winter season will close at the Comique with
the present week. grand bill, which will be n
fitting climax to the long series Of brilliant enter
tainments. has been prepared. The new arrivals
include Charlie Howard, Miles. ValNde and Blair
Pnaiore' minstrelS, Avery and l.altue, aud 9TH
ers of equal note The great political satire, enti
tied The Death and Burial of the Forty fifth Con-
gtcss," will be presented.
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PERSONAL.
yNAsHlNGToN, u. c., MAY 5, i87o.

WASHINGTON, y. c., MAY 3, 1870.
This s to certify that wc-winicd g. Jenks and
Levi WOodbury-hnvc formed limited partnership,
under the name and style of
W :. JENKS q CO.,
to transact u general
STOVE, TiNWARE, AND UOUSEFURNISHING
BUSINESS
Winfield $, jerks is the general and Lew Wood,
bury the special partner both residents of the city of
Washington, In the District Of Columbia Levi
Woodbury. has contributed the sum OF three thousand
5000 dollars to The common stock The partnership
to commence the lst day of May, a. ID. 1870, and
terminate on the LIST day of May, a. ID. lSSl
W. s. JENKS fsEALL
my7.eodiw LEVI WOODBURY. tsEALl.
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GENERAL LIE DUO is to be investigated.
General LIE FEvRE has said it, and it is
greatly, Sc. But it would have been more
to the credit Of LIE D. if he had asked for
the investigation himself instead of waiting
till LIE F. forced it upon him. The press
latterly has been full of complaints against
his administration of the Agricultural De-
partment, from which he should have
sought or demanded vndication.