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Terrible Fight Wits s. snake

Lebanon has the call 10 the suake
story now aud here il is:
! On last Friday morning, Mr. Allen
! Lewis. an old gentleman who liVos on
! his farm, about Eve miles from Town
while out tending to bis sheep had his
attention attracted in The direction Of
copse Of woods Rosr by, By some uu
usual noise, that sounded like quite a
struggle was going on between two or
more vsrmints Of some kind Upon
approaching within a few feet of the
place he discovered two huge Stakes
that were 6ghtiug. He was discovered
by them Immediately, and one Of them,
'he largest. the size Of which would ri
val the dimensions of any specimens
OF the toFtid region that was ever ex
Sioited hero In any museum, threw his
head some two feet 10 the air aud in
tIIDkling, was coiling itself around Mr
Lewis neck. shoulders and waist. By
an almost supeThuman effort he thwart
ed his snakeship IN his atteoapt to get
the death grip on E!ns. SSd shcceede0
ia shaking him from him. The crea
turc when dashed TO the ground was
ua~atished, and coatiGued its attack
toy coiIipg itself around the old gen
teman's leg. This point of attack
wss more easily defended by the now
thoroughly alarmed old man, aad after
a vigorous fight of seyeral seconds he
succeeded ia freeing himself again |
This time his suakeship withdrew from
the field in good order, so uncle Allen |
-sys, and he left him undi>puted pos
session ia suoh state OF body aud |
mind as is ea-ier imagined than De
-eEibed. He says that the 5atte was
\ draw. and seeks DO praise more than |
lie is willing to award his snaky au
tAgoDis, IL is not known what species |
OF rep'iie hose two specimens belong
70, but judging from the description OF
their size, their ferobity, &c, it il not
unlikely tina, they are the two snakes
themselves, or their descendaots, that
@ere accidentally liberated in that sec
'ion few years ago from circus Eag
on - Lebanon Standard
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VOL. XIV. NO. Is.
Gid Hickory.

The Americans sre famiiisr wii'
ihis sobrjqEef.of General Andrew Jack
son; yet very fev koO- how it Ua
earned by the old hero Then follow
ing explanation msy be regarded
authentic. as i, was derived origioall,
from General Jackson himself. BY on
Of his messrns,cs during the Creek War
During che campaign which include
the battle OF Emuckiau Crock. ib.
army was moving rapidly 10 sOrpri-,
/ ths Indians. aud there Uere no tent
| fu the month of March cold equi
noctial rain began to fall, mingled witt
sieei. which lasted segersi days TIL
General was exposed TO the weather
aud was suffering severely with bad
cold aud sore throat. A, night b.
and his staff bivouaokei in a muddy
bottom, shilo the rain poured down
aud froze as it tn Some Of his c..
oort, finding thH lswae very unwe!l.
became ureayfI Him. although he
ibsis biss Ig3l.,seeg< Ig3l..,sseesg,<$. 7s7k ssrs .:,, b.
soldiers. Geoid ", to the skio
stretched 10 The Iaud vater in hi.
suffering conditi6 they determine
TO try and make b n more oomfcrtab g
They cut down ss.oat hickory tr.e
10 which the zap was rising and peeleu
the bark from it in large ftkes; cut
two forks and pole. laid down a q ,or
Of bark and dead laaves, aud rcofsd it
and olased one side. or rsther oue end
Of the structure agains. be wiud with
bark, and leti the oihe. end ope1. They
then dried their blankets, and mad
him 4 pale, 10 the tent they had con
struc,ed They woke up the old Gen
erai. aud With some difficulty persuad
I'd him 20 crawl ia. With his saddle
for a pillow. wrapped Up in the drv
blankets. and his feet TO the ere. he
slept sDuely and soundiy all night, we'll
cased 10 hickory bark.
The next morning au old man from
the neigh borhood came into camp with
Jug of whisky. with which, after i'm
bibing quite freely himself, he gave the
military party 81 treat" as far Sc the
liquor would go. He seemed to be
ki6d-hearted. jOviaI and patriotic cid
fellov--a sort of "priviiedged charso
ter" in his county While staggering
shout among the camp 6res, full of fun
aud whisky. he ciundered upon the
little hickory bark tent. which imme
diatcly arrested his attention After
eyeing i; moment. he exelaiteed.
NY hat sort of an oatiaudish Indian
fxin' is this 2" and gave it kick which
tumbied down the queer looking si.uc
ture, and completely buried the old
hero 10 the bark. as ne struggled
ont Of the ruins snd looked fercely
around eor the author Of the mischief.
tho old topper recognized him aud ez
claimed: Hello Old Hickory come
out cf your bark and join US in
drink"
There ga. sometbinZ 80 ludicrous in
ths whole sceuc thai respect for hi
presence and rank coald not restrain
the tnerrinsss Of s;iss spectators He,
very good u0i6redfy joined in laugh
ing at The rnishsps As he rose up
and shook the bark from him, be look
ed 20 tough and stern that they sll
gave ham hearty "HurTah for Old
Hickory = This vas the Grst ,ifgc he
ever heard these words, which we're
afterwards shouted by the miiiious Of
his couutryuon whenever he appeared
among them
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The ZuIus.

a letter from private 10 British
regimentin ZuIullud to a brother 10
New York says: Que Of cur scouts
has just been telling me that they new
er ssH men walk into the jaws Of death
The way these fellows the Zalnsl do
He says iha, IS soou as one was kiln
ed his rear rank man would pick him
mp aud march on 10 tho front. making
shield Of HE dead comrade They
can march from forty 10 City miles in
twelve hours They carry no'hins bur
shorr knifc and three spesrs called
assegaiS, also q small shield made Of OK
hide. the whole weighing about six
pound; no rstioBs. The women follow
the men with Indian corn. which they
roast and ga; without salt The women
butcher our dead frightfully. cutting
their heads off. aud across their abdo
men. and sticking their hands 10 some
thing like fellow would do 10 the
pockets Of sackcnat Rather pleasant
that ana scre Oar men arc crying
vengeance ir no mild terms, I eau as
sure you
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Hon. Robert Tom bs. of Georgia, "

Hon. Robert Tomb of Georgia, was
recently asked by reporter of the
Phiiadolphia Times who vas isc great
est inan with whom he had served ia
public life. asd what was his opinion Of
the Presidents with whom he had been
thrown? We gise his opinions for what
they age sorih Some of them we by
no rnears ;odorse tie replied as fol
lows: "AlI in all. Mr Webster WAS the
greatest man I ever knew Not the
most eloquent. but tho gratest As q
regulator of meo. Clay was his supe
rior. and 90 oocasions Clay vas as elo-
o.ent as nen could we'll be. Calhoun
was the greatest logician ever knew.
It NAV seem strsoge. bu; the tyo most
eloquent gentlemen ever heard we're
Yankees, Choate and Pren;iss. They
gere Incompatible Prentiss Was the
most eloqueu. probably. but Choate
was the best debater. I saw Choate
and Webster pitted once aud to Web
s,er's disooDEinre Iu those days crr
statesmen we're much better scholars
thse thew are neS There 1ere less
general education, but higher special
educatiou. The greatest southeruer I
ever kuew. aud probably the greatest
man ever produced by tho South, ua-
McpuEie, aud .he most elcqoen,
&an.;,eracr. W c Prcstnp
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Rnd OF the Wah."
fCourier-Jourcal ]


The young soldiers 6ho vent to
Breaihitr. June 20. returned home yes
terday The detachment under the com
mand of Lieut. j p. Wilson arrived
10 the city ST II: Ia 4 band Of ma.ic
met the boys ani escorted them down
Jefferson street to the jail. where tho
Bre&ih,tt prisoners we're trrned over
20 Jailer Rubbel, from whom they
came. They were: jack Little. Jnh n
Allen. a Little Jerry Littla, George
Haddox, John Aikmln ani Cal Davis
a Courier Journal reporter followed
the returning warriors. aud when they
halted hO found AZ shaggy. rcuGhlook-
lug orozd az the most material heart
could desire. The fair cheeks had be
come redeemed aod tanned en.ii they
we're hardly recognizable. and boards
had grown out upon soil that had hith
esto been regarded IA barren Ia spite
of dirt and tan ond Precipitation. the
boys had manly appearance, which
was oiear sign Of good health.
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Advertisement in the Vicksburg
Herald: 'Ali thieves, yagabonds and
politicians fornd trespsssing on the
Belle I-Ie pisntafion will he proseca
ted TO tho utmost rigor of the law. Z
CoTdwcnt.
Jackson (Tenr J Dispatch: Wo have
heard Of au individual, calling himself
Jesus Christ. Nho is passing through
the country cndosvofipg TO impress
the people xilh the idea of his divini-
~. He claims to 6o the hushaod of a
thousand wives aud the father of a
million children. This peculiar per
sonsgs is about City years of age, aud
wears hia hair aud beard very long,
reschine down osar i,is waist, giving
i;,n y vor7 sp+iQas aDS er;erta' aspeet.
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Pu. small quantity of hneiy put
verised alum 80 long, halt ounce VI
al snd 6i it with sairifs os wine.
When the atmosphere is dry aud clear,
tbs spirits will be clear a. crystal, bat
on the spproach of rain or bad
wesihei, the alan will sc IN the Gems
ter 10 the form Of spira' cloud, Shich Is
50 infailiblc indication q rain Or Rad
weather FIX
, 1879-01-21

a Gentl1n Wow OF Tho UEvtno 1nstjlulioo.
SALT LAxE, Jun. 99.-'rhc nlcctIns t,I III,
Antf-pnlygahy soric.y to-day n1op.cd The I'll.
luwtng resolutions:
j'fsofrtdt Tint wo have appealed 10 our coan,r,
Woa'ch 10 to'!I ns IN urGsn1 cohVrr.4 IL pI.+tisi
10 onap1s Ing e"'.rta to arrest amply ihr fnhe:
sprcad at pusylAny. 1t wh. not t.ir t;unliIet mi
Tho Utah kcs1slslnsc. rulHnt,,rA n!,nAt cntlrlyY
i'oysIm!sss. wl,'cn !oo* li's .xnt ui duwet sslf
rom utal! w'sst; TIE tlol't'e :na it'iiInm fu'.
bury wnh but .habhtly cnnpcnsat:I fur hy gfluu,
tho clcctiye tlnnchtc. Tna Anil I-poyIatn,4!a u
ttah,, o"tny IN tue nltnorny, wun!1 6c uuaXr Il
Tue t'cn't!es have ua'l for Or csc4teJ wIa. ,ht
own III utn. ln mining tlley have Twenty mllbol,
invested and uru ~ Interested as thu Mor.n0n, IA
thu maintenance Of pcraUnat ri4nfa,
Sncu tne announcement Ol thu decision Of IA.
snprrMe Court IN thc lteynods caee. l'terr ars 10
Signs In Utah u u chuuye II sentiment II
ss:s tss: aa ts e''say eaait that t'ns5i.. s5s Y: l.
Inv, arc utlouneed oy nli Mormon canF, nj
preachers. and tho determination To ndhers t.
ahior existing clrcan,stances, Congress shnsi ii
grant anaeSty 10 Thu puIyuanaty, Or vi ju,lrn Wiz
ont uctl1n. u would bs rrkaFusl oy Tho MuEmoe,
enemies, laslcad Of granting nIslncstr fu' ~
past on tho tnuro l'romite u oheu,cnce In tho f.
ilrc, We Ask Enn1res# to enforce tho c1ist1nspts,
aibtlon to poltaanly ~ future. rhe dla't1ls,d
enforcing ths law arises from lhs in,bo.sb,l,tfo ii
securing legal evidence IT plural ,narrayct ut
from tho fact That Jurors. grand and petit y,
tlcsr mall 10 rxcudnl from thn Jury llsts and lat
po!yca!nhus MARRIAGES n,uy bs proved BY thu a.s.
syss,encc ~ Il received IN alyl, actons nnl coahs
could u ones Dlscu poiYgatny III rr0crAs uf ulluI
extinction, which Ii all ws AAx. Such law toa!l
nut bs abused. as II would bo entirely wthIa 1T
contfo' Ut tho Government, Thus csn Cou4rsa
even the appearance uf laftl treatment Ut tt.
5fornons. TheHo polygumous delegates eha'7t
that ,d'nMm,.slltng: M asan;ut,ak.nx rso'tta!es
tu tho advent OF thu ucntIts, whcn It IL niltsfa
public nolorlssy thnt lsrtRnnm Young owasl
many outaslosB with WHISKY; ti,at Xloa's In,lta
tEon leats largely In intoxicating dtin.u: thai nj
wclt.Ennwn fact thai at n,eutlnx et the MoFmva
tyery man co,fcsse4 htNnrlf guilty vi aluttft
outsfde of his loiygamous relations. aid that u,
Murnun preachers publicly lament tho ersll nun'
bur Of 'lluxItlmate bft4s in purely Aosnon aet1s'
, 1879-01-21
CnEDI'r..MOBILIEN.
This Famous Political Cutlusory ltpturrstt"
la thu Cuurts af atRssaelsusetts.
apsttat Dt4paseA 10 TAs 1sfsase.

This Famous Political CshletarY lts.urrssta'
lu thu Cuurts uf atRsaaeitusptts.
apettat ptspateA 10 TAs 1stsass.
bosros, Jan. 2o.-In tho equity sess'oa .
tho Supreme Court to-day y luastcr cofat y
1afofe Judge soulc pertaining to tho cftdp
Moolltsr, aststns ont Of transactions w!tn ~
Unton r.elac RaIisoa'i Company. A sui
law anl one In equity ars noW pending bs|ua
the cnurts Ut Massachusetts toncttAy llIo afa
ings vi tho Credit. sIob!ticr nntt ihe uuu1 r.
ethc Raait, mud tits question raised to-day V
on petition BY the executors Ut the esEals%,
Oakcs Allles aud sayings-bank IN Co'''Icelk" s,.
to b. nude parties to onc Ut TUG tus y.
uMfol taeillc Company guI9 IT. uote fotas t.,
o0,W0 tU the crellt-a!obillcr, aI1 the AZ, i..
subsequently brought suit ard obtained las.
tlcut On sald uote. 1Le ui!ua parlat Cou
pauy 6tcd bill lD equity mud obtui,led ~
junction scstrniuinK tho Credit Mo3tIler ~ H.!
enforcing it, Judgment, aud In May, l,7H -,
tioutd who wua largely Interested III the Lp1t =
Pacific, md had controlling Interest III t., ~
Crcait-MobsleF. obtained, II ts alleged, ~ ora
s.oiust tho Crc4!t-slobIlIcr. An tuj...t.
tiou 10 prevent tho dismissal Of the sui " VI
obtaucd ffum tho eourts of Pennsylvania a'u' s,s.
~ tic same question Ii now pending IN M1st' ~,
rAusosts, the executors 0l Oakr& Asucs aaa IT IT
&aYlncs-bank ask to be made partfrs ~ tbe ~ ~
ut tnt Unlon pacie nya!n.t thu CrsIit slo''nsn asn
on TIC Eroun1 saat they rtpfoseut Dtt"si y, nd
b,o00 ami wv shares, and that Jay Goala ac cr
ptEera arc tryiDX 10 1irala lAeua u .ns NJ
asainss the C11,ou farLhr IN tho .ole -,
<.,oo,0oO be e0torred. Judge sou'e is'asuIr s'',Ir-s
temporary INJUNCTION, and ali ordst u wv"
fetur"~t.A March |.
, 1879-01-21

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c1o.s -, ,ha gnhl..rir 11n,s.a;a ,s"s -, w. ~
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rs"a|, w. ne san'nk sna .,,i'' ~ "''a AUSTIN
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unna'"'u' :" 'ae '4ans'o'' ~ 'as'e Is no moFo
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wv ~ :. ~ .S",. '" '"et' !" oes"eeu '"o
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~ o"'"oo''"44a ''a,'n olo" 'ao tnfons'
'o~s'e' '''' 'e'',n'"' aha i'oy@ clalnahts never
@''''ns'y ten'l''An 1ne'f F'enss, except
1o' sa'ua''o 'o"s"esat'oa' iho Duke
oansss'ana 9scca'!s married The
A1as VI ounniA,~ aaugatsf' aaa hisAAack
o''oso''5 eoo''4ess u wiz oe neat stroke Of
, 1879-01-21

Tho Issue raised by tho Demncrats Of Ala
bama, regarding tho right Of the Federal
Court to retain the custody Of the bEIlot.
boxes and poll-llsts taken possession Of for
proof OF fraud upon Ito trial of election
officers Indicted by q Grnnd Jury Of tho
United States Court, should suggest 10 tho
TELLER Committee tho propriety OF 50 cx.
tending ita inquiry as to tako In Ala-
bau,a fsauds Tho Democratic -Htato
Courts have undertaken to rot hold
Of this proof. which Is expected
to lend to tho conviction Of several election
oihcors and disclose tho amount of fraud
zesorsed to, and have had tllo temerity to
punish United Btates Marshal aud District
Attorney for falling to surrender tho ttocu.
1nents and ballots. 4 conflict Of Jurisdiction
Las arisen which, before 1t Is settled, will
bring to adjudication the question of the
right Of Federal otlcials 10 supervise Con-
gresaional elections, in accordance with
law Of Congress.
, 1879-01-21

The Ffrat Assistant tFoskmasteF-t}cacFal a,as
written to as. Bl1ss, General Agent for Epl-
soa's Etcctric Pcu mud Press, that the rulipr OF
tic department rcqulFlog electric-pen matter to
pay letter yatcs has pccn suspended uBt!l Con-
Ercss cau art. A bill IL now belose Couarcss
1ating e!ccsrtc~pcn matter ~ shlEd elass aud It
will probably pass.
, 1879-01-21

The expenditures ut tito Instttut,on for tho
E!l,catioa Of tho Blind, III Wisconsin, the past
year, have bccn Sc, ,003. Tho average number Of
pupils tn attendance was savcnt Y.sever, and the
total during tho year ninety. Tho Trustees nsk
an appropriation Of Sla,5o0 TO onabtu them to
,neet the expenses Ut tho present ycar. Al thu
Wisconsin Institute for Tho Education OF tho
Deaf md Dumb $50 pupils were cuso1let], and
the average number IN attendance was 140. The
expenditures wore sooO, ,52o.45, and tile Trustces
ask an appropriation Of GO, 100 for the current
year.
, 1879-01-21

The Freuch Ministry. having concluded
TINT discretion ID tho better part Of politics.
especially when tho power to remove IL
waiting aud anxious for the opportunity,
has bowed 10 tho will Of tho minority
OF the Legislative Chambers, aud promised
to shape its course iu such a
way u to meet the approval OF tho Rspub-
l!cana- Tho thug was very neatly lono III
fact, was accomplished In very quiet man.
nor. Such momcntous c1isia has never In
the his+oEy Of French poli.ics been so
shrewdly turned, and never were sari-
ous complications SO happily avoided.
Tho Spokesman for tho Moderate
Left had only to Btats tho caae
OF the majority, and give tho Cabinet an
opportunity 10 consult as 10 the probabilities,
which they did, their conference ending in a
virtual surrender In tle shapo Of a promise
to weed from the administrative and judicial
Offices all persons who have not proved them.
selves frieuds OF the Republic.
, 1879-01-21
THE NEW PENSION ACT.

The TREASURY Denart,nent calf1nntcs tho
amount Of money Tint will bo required to
roy tho back-pous;on oratui,ies under FIN
8aMrsoy-Iyoants bill. which rasse,, Congress
last week, at thirty. .elcht millions Of dollars.
some exports who hare boon figuring m Il
arrive nt the conclusion tbas It viii consume
not fur from fifty millions 10 satisfy tho rc-
auirorponts Of tho bit. Tic increased e.
ponso In tho ponsion Bureau 10 adjust tho
ha,f.nllion or mora cle'us will amount 10
three millions, and tho Interior DEPARTMENT
is aaking Congress 10 appropriate slat sum
10 do lho now clerical work matlo necessarry
by tho bill. Those who bavo got on the
pension roll tlur,ue 1873 will l,avo baclt nav
10 the limo OF tI,eir Discharge from tho or1nv.
Some Of them will recciyo Leck ponslons for
seventeen years others who cot On tho rolls
In II or '7C will receive back pensions for
fifteen or sixteen years, and 90 on. Some
men Of their heira will draw SO, othcrs
$500 Or 81 600. aud come ae likl, M st .G;D
md sums of every amount between those
extremes.
No provision las rot been made by Con-
gross for paying tho money. There arc
thrco propositions looking to that end One
Is to suspend the Sinking Fund and divert
tho surplus reyouuas heretofore npplictl 10
reducing tho publie debt to tho liqudation
Of those gratuit1cs. Another proposition ia
to sell bonds md uso the proceeds thereof to
pay The back pensions, and ndl The bonds 10
tho national dobt; the third plau ia to re.
store tho tax On tea and .etseo and nsc tho
, 1879-01-21

The great eAtnte Of F. D. WARD, eatima,ra.,
bo worth $l0,0oo, ,0ou when he dod fcw w..
since, IL how declared tnsolycnt. Tic grans,.
asks innocantty. " How many LAWYERS barc ~.
rich trying to find out exactly how ,nuch H..
property 10 worths''
, 1879-01-21
Tribune BRANCH OFFICES.

Tr1 CHICAGO Ta1RrNE has established hrtnch otlces
fcy The receipt Of sud Advertisements -
follows:
NEW YoRK-nocm 70 7rtsunt Building. FIT. Mo-
Arpxv. tfAnaRer.
rAile. FrAnce-Eo. 10 Rus do II Grange BatsIitrt.
N.MAnLrK. Agent .
LONDON. EpR.-Amertcan Exchange. ~ strsnd.
uxkhr +. GIlIta, Agent
sAE FRANCISCO. CAl.-rA1ate Hotel
WASHINGTON, 3, C.-No. 1919 ltftat.
, 1879-01-21

AsoE1n now In on the wing. and will soon
be among us once more. The bark Shouting
Star, with tho elegant lofaulter on board,
has clearod from LIsbon for New York.
, 1879-01-21

~hcn tho salarY-Rrabber OF Tho 10. t,as IN,
scurr''ous s1ush to nldrcss tn tho edtar Of Tn,
TRIBUNE, why don't ho atgn l.is own nan. h
It, instoad Of akulkinR behind sioux Him.
tNon}
, 1879-01-21

The Common Council lust evening passcd
tho ordinance providing for tho inspection of
passcnger-clcvator machinery, doors, and
shafts twico year, at fec Of 81 for eacil
inspection, the money 10 DO turned into tho
City Treasury BY tho Superintendent Of
Buildings, under whose charge tho work Is
II 1,a dina
, 1879-01-21

The Directors Of the City Of Glasgow Bank
nrc now on trial in Ediaburg for fraud, theft,
md ombezzlement. Thoro is something
bracing in the way those canuy Scots aro
making 1t unpleasant for the bank officials.
, 1879-01-21

"Few die and none resign" ,sc,s 10 h, ,,u
In regard to tho Judges Of tho United st,,..
supremc Court. Tho Story IA now colpo ~.
rounds Of tho prcss that old Judge Ct,rro,.
stlll holds to his purpose that "hc'tl bc 49, u,
he would either die or rcss1n until thc.n ~. -
Democratic prcsi1cnt.''
, 1879-01-21

The Little Rock Dsmoerd& says that Senator
EDAckDs IL "sucased iu building two Or thres
Trojan l1osses, ,"-whlch means that ha u about
to play the gane Of "trua inwastluesan on the
6oli1 HuulA.
, 1879-01-21

The rapil'transit business Ia an immense s,,c-
ccss In New York, II tho report VI tho Presf-
dent can be re'tett on. Tic track Of tlle Elo-
vated lsatlroad Company IA thirty miles long.
Its trains carry ncarly 100000 passengers day,
and run. o at' average, tho enormous distance Of
21,0O m''cs,--more than the circuit Of ths
globe! TITO financial showing Is ati,l moro
favorable. On May 10, 1871, It had less than
$1,000 In cash md owed sa'S,0o0. Now It owes
not slnllar and lms s7Gs,DO In bank. The
President saYs tho road will poy m annual
tax tn tho City Treasury OF from $751; 900 to $780,
ooo. Tho opposition on account Of tho racket
mado BY tho cars las almost subsidized.
, 1879-01-21

Chicago shows veFy gratifying Iuercato, ~ was
drtHoHsfFaieA by nHr cuiupFcI1nH,yc commercial
tes1e" published at Thy Dgealux VI ttlv year. Uur
auxfeYalo ot t0aU, uiD Du0 u axainst $!,Ha, GOO,
w ~ ,-an luGEGase dunn. the year Ut H15,
pQu, UUU.
Thu nboyo Ia clipped from one OF several
SHEETS, tho propetetors Of which coollY appro-
psaateA thu alulual stasistIrs Ut TUT Cll4cA9o
TRIBUNE a. their oNE.
, 1879-01-21

TIC now Senator from Colorado, Prof. N. r.
HILL, held Tor many years tho Chair Of Chem
istfy tu BFoxu University, Providence. II. l. He
moved to Colorado sotno time ago to take
, 1879-01-21

WARD ,LAMnS, photographer Of 1.1yco1,
and c1.Afnraha1, saws that "Galh" IA "n,d,
car,'!al prostitute" lttho New Yorx r. 5.u
Will 'ook Into this cipher, It may discover SONS.
tHinn.
, 1879-01-21

The New York f'oN sara tsat STANLEY VI.
7HEws odaht not to bc made Judge b,c,n'
he hasn't ''tl,o judicial Temperament" ,s Rs.
we'd ltkc to know wtutl,er te hasn't ,lc,,,ca a'
both sides Of every question that ha, cono =. ~
foFc tho stnatc. II ho hasn's "thc tuItJ
temperament" who hast
, 1879-01-21

II ts trltc. LooAN. with bis $500 in poct.
voted to rcpoal she !as fur the ta.arr, H.
dks not vote 10 mike the rcpcnl retroactive, H.
voted With bis porkcts full Of plumber, and h..
kept that money ever since,
, 1879-01-21

Tho sale Of ! Per cont bonds sincs the Int
OF january ia something Immense. Tho sales
Of bouas during tho Wur wore noyer nado
ut tbs prokl!giou. ratio tho per ccnts arc
now going oG. 6inco New-Year's Day the
following GRO hgarrs Of subscriptions for l