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Washington Avenue Drug Store,
Corner magazine and Washington 81.

NEW Oh1EAV6s
Constantly receiving fresh supplies Of pure
Drugs. Medicines. Chemicals Patent Medic1nee
Toilet and Fancy Articles. ETC.. sold at sma4
margin. Coral Tooth Paste. recommended n
all who use 1t as very superior dentrihce
ment and ravishin9 beauty. Glycerine Cola
Cream for chapped lips. face and hands. knos
erts' Pectoral Cough Syrup. for catarrh colos:
up night and day. r. ]. MAINEGRA. N. D..
Druggist. Pharmaceutist and Practical Ohem1A
oc28 IL ADJ
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The longest term of service ever enjoyed
La Congress was thirty years, to which term
Virginia elected one Of her sons. A North
Carolinian served twenty eight years and q
Vir ginian, North Carolinian and native Of
Massachusetts, twenty-four years. OF Con-
gressmen elected to ten Congresses or over
North Carolina contributed the greatest num-
Der, 4, Virginia and Ohio s each. Massachu-
setts Q, and Illinois l. or those serving over
five terms Pennsylvania contributed IS, vir-
ginia SO, North Carolina "a, Massachusetts
40, South Carolina a. New York Is, Alabama
3, Connecticut 10, Florida l, Georgia s, iii
nois 10, Kentucky 8, Louisiana Q. Maine 4,
Maryland 5, Michigan ., Minnesota 1, Mis-
sissippi 2, Missouri Q, New Hampshire 1, New
Jersey 8, Tennessee 10, Vermont 6, and Wis
consin g. Pennsylvania, 1t will be seen. is ex-
ceedinRly Conservative and seldom changes
its representatives; indeed. no less than 163
Pennsylvania congressman have served over
three terms In Congress. Next In order come
Virginia, North Carolina. Massachusetts.
Ohio and New York.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-12

In making up his committees Mr.. Randall
has given the South twenty-five chairman
ships and the North twenty -fve-an equal
division. He has also distributed the more
important chairmanships equally between the
two sections. For instance, the Ways and
Means, Elections, Foreign Affairs and Mill
tary Affairs are given to the North, while the
Appropriations, Naval Affairs, Commerce,
Judiciary, Banking and Currency and Pacific
Railroad committees will be presided over BY
Southern members. The chairmen are dis
tributed among the States as follows: Ar
kansas l, Georgia 8, Illinois S, Indiana 8,
Kentucky2, Louisiana !, Maine l, Maryland
B. Mississippi 2, Missouri 1. New Jersey I.
New York s, North Carolina 2, Ohio 8, Oregon
i, Pennsylvania 1, Tennessee 4, Texas1. Wiz
ginia 4, West Virginia /, Wisconsin g. Alto
gether the distribution is much fairer than
that made by Mr.. Randall for the last Con.
gress, and much satisfaction is expressed by
the Democratic members. The Speaker ap-
pears to have put personal antagonism aside
Ii the present instance and constructed bis
committees more In accordance with party
desires and the interests OF the country.
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An investigation has lately been made in

An investigation has lately been made into
our congressional records to discover wheth-
er political talents and powers are often in
herited In this country. In England 1t is a
well known fact that In consequence eof the
condition Of English society this power and
influence is handed down from father to son.
There are great political families In that
country who legislate and rule its destinies
Tor generation after generation. It is COM
monty supposed that In the United States
this succession of political talents from father
TO son seldom happens-that the sons OF our
statesmen seldom follow in the footsteps OF
their fathers and legislate for the country, and
the cases OF the Adamses, of Massachusetts,
and the Bayards. OF Delaware, are cited as ex-
ceptional. The investigation of the congress
sional records shows this to be an error. There
are no less than eighty-two cases Of sons sue
ceeding their fathers In our Congress and
NIFTY one cases Of brothers occupying seats ia
congress at the same time There are quite
humber Of Instances Of families renresent-
s constituencies in Congress for several
4oncaaIions. Edgar G. Wilson, for instance
sswo eoed his father, Thomas Wilson, and was
-onoWea oy the grandson Eugene M. Three
- ~ as. ~ OF Adamses, OF Archers, Of Bay-
go " narrlsons, of Laws, of Middletons. Of
80 ana q Stocktons have followed a.oh
Ill., s', as representatives. Among the fam.
les especially productive Of statesmen 49,, ~
&c lnsl'tioned the Holsters, who have owen -
i've congressman, the Kings. who bs ,a s.,I.a 70
" Iour, tie Morrises seven, the Muhlanhn. ~.
nve. and the Marshalls, washburnes ana
Wilson's four. 49,
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Conversational Weaknesses

Washington Correspondence n Y. Graphic]
Through the kindness OF that veteran BIZ
ographer and journalist, Ben Perley Poore.
your correspondent has been favored with
advance sheets Of the Congressional Direc-
tory" which, as usual, contains biographical
sketches OF the members of the present Con
gress and much else that is OF interest and
value. Each Senator and member prepares
the sketch OF his own life, which is confined
by the order OF the Committee on Printing to
a general formula, as follows: Full name.
place and date Of birth; education; profess
sion or business; public offices held; vote on
last election to Congress; name of opponent
and politics" But great many members
manage to work in other interesting informa-
ton than that called for by this formula.
For instance, we learn that George Augustus
Bicknell, of Indiana, was elected fence
viewer in 1877 that the Rev. G. De la Matyr
"has been an itinerant elder OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church," he gives his politics as
National and Democrat" that George d,
Ifllman, OF South Carolina, Is a lawyer by
profession, but has never practiced, Except
to give counsel and do conveyancing gratis
among his neighbors." Congressman Nor
rison, of Illinois, omits in his biography the
fact that he was Union soldier. Twelve
congressman from the South announce that
they were in the legislatures of their respec-
I've States at the opening of the rebellion,
ana voted for the ordinance Of secession.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

From this time until the close OF the con.
vention, the columns OF the DEMOCRAT will
be open for the discussion OF all questions
touching the proposed constitution. Indeed,
We invite communications from the city and
the country, and we will print them whether
We agree with the views expressed or not, re-
serving, OF course, the right to exclude such
as we do not think Of sufficient interest to in
sert. We wish 1t also distinctly understood
that we will not return or undertake to pre-
serve rejected manuscripts.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-12

The flag question has been happily settled.
Yesterday the Virginia company on visit to
the Washington Light Infantry, in order to
put stop to the senseless clamor which was
being raised in the North because 1t carried
only State flag, borrowed q national ensign
and appeared on the streets Of the capital
with 1t, side by side with Virginia's emblem.
All parties, We hope, are now abundantly
uafiaf1ad
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Cornelius Vanderbilt. few days ago paid to
the daughters Of Horace Greeley the sum Of
SCI, 600, principal and interest, borrowed from
MIR. Greeley several years since. The money
Ii part OF the sum supposed to have been
realized from the compromise effected by
William II. Vanderbilt with the contesting
Vanderbilt heirs, by which Cornelius received
$1,0OO,0OO. He puts his money to good use In
thus promptly paying the daughters Of his
f3oad friAnd
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Opium smoking finds little federation in
Japan. man was recently sentenced to ten
years hard labor In Yokohama for violation
OF the law against this practice.
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PROPOSALS FOR FILLING BATTURE
HOLES.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. CRY HALL.
New Orleans. April s. 1879.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until MONDAY. April IA, 1879 at 70 M. for filing
twentY-four batture holes on the levee. between
Thalia street and Men street. according to plan
and specifications on file In the Office of the City
Surveyor.
The city reserves the right to accept or reject
any and all bids. said bids to be 50 much per
cubic yard Of filling.
Parties making proposals for the work are
required to deposit with the Administrator Of
Finance. as evidence of their intention to abide
by the adjudication. the amount oftwo hundred
dollars $4,000 In cash. which shall be forfeited
to the city In case Of failure to sign the con-
tract.
Bidders to whom the contract Is not awarded
shall have their deposits returned to them on
the day adjudication is made.
Proposals to be endorsed Proposals for fill
ing batture holes" J. d. HOUSTON,
apps lot Administrator OF Improvemepts
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To Far in the Rear.

~. fChicago Tribune.l
g Inc editor of the Okolona States Ia a good
~ g4 y PVT ne Is too far In the rear. Let him
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CITY LICENSES FOR 1879.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. CITY HALL.
New Orleans. April 8. 1878.
To accommodate the public and save them
expensive costs and Inconvenience license in
epeetors clothed with authority to collect will
call upon those who have not paid and furnish
them the appropriate license under ordinance
No. 47se, Administration Series. and those re-
fusing will be enioined at once,
ap10 ALT r. ISAACSON Administrator
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONING OF THE
Consolidated Debt.
New Orleans. April 8. 1879.
Sealed proposals will be received at this de-
partment until SATURDAY, April ID. 1879. at Ia
M. for the exchange of 1900 drawn Premium
Bonds ts44 o0O). at their face value and interest.
for old bonds OF the city OF New Orleans. and Of
the late cities of Jefferson and Carrollton, also
for Premium Bonds or for cash.
Bids for Coupon Bonds must state the first
coupon due on the bonds offered.
Proposals must be directed to the Commits
sioners Of the Consolidated Debt. and Endorsed
Proposals for Drawn Premium Bonds"
The city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. and answers will be given the following
Monday at IL m.
ALE. Il. ISAACSON.
aps til Administrator nf Finance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-01
THE surRo TUNNEL coMpLErED


SuTRo, New, June SO.-To.night the
mountain tops overlooking the Washo sill
yer region and the Carson Valley are
ablaze with bon6res, and the echos Of can
non and the discharge of giant powder
are heard in every direction.
The event which is being celebrated Is
the final completion OF the Sutro Tunnel
for the reception OF the water from the
Comstock mines after ten years Of cease
less labor day and night and the expendi-
ture Of six million Of dollars.
The powerful engines OF the combina-
tion shaft Of the Hale & Norcross and
Savage mines were started this morning
at precisely Q o'clock discharging their
water into the Sutro Tunnel, at the mouth
OF which it made its appearance in one
hour and twenty minutes, showing tenn
perature at first Of l0l degrees, which
gradually increased to l1S degrees.
In eight hours the water in the long
drowned.out mines was lowered 100 feet.
Everything worked to charm. The
wooden boxes constructed OF three inch
tongue and grooVed in Sierra Nevada
pine, did not show leak, and not even o
particle Of steam escaped from them, SO
that the tunnel after the hot was turned
in showed barely an Increase OF tempera-
ture.
The water from the Sierra Nevada,
Union, 0phir, the Bonanza Mines, Best
and Belcher, and Gould and Curry, will
not be turned in for compile Of weeks,
and after all finds its way into the tunnel
it Is expected that one Of the double line
Of boxes will have ample capacity to carry
all :he water. As an engineering work,
the success surpasses all expectations.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-01
FOREIGN NOTES.

The Duke Of Cambridge has approved
the proposal for general army subscrip.
ton to raise memorial to Prince Impe.
rial. The subscription has already been
opened.
Alter two months OF debates the Italian
Chamber Of Deputies approved the min.
isterial railroad bill which provides fol
the construction OF 8,090 kilometres Of
railways within twentY-one years, at an
annual expenditure Of CO, 100000.
The British and French Ambassadors
have protested against the abrogation ol
the trade Of 1871, which gave the Khe.
dive power TO conclude treaties with for
eign governments. They demand that the
status which existed previous to the depo
sition Of Ismail Pasha shall be maintained
A dispatch from Paris says Prince Je
rome will publish manifesto after the
funeral OF Prince Imperial urging all The
Bonapartists TO submit to the republic ant
that he has already assured President
Grevy that he will not become a preten
der to the Imperial throne.
The Lord Chancellor introduced in the
English House OF Lords yesterday tht
Governments Irish University scheme
which proposes the dissolution existing
between the Queens University and tht
application Of its endowment grants 10 a
new university on the model OF the Lon
don University.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
zULULAxD.



LONDON, June SO.-lt seems certain thai
the lust peace overtures Of King Cetywayo
are bonitide. A dispatch from General
Woods camp says: Messengers have
been recognized as impo tant persons by
native spies, While palayering with Lord
Chelmsford the Zulu army was reported
advancing on General Woods camp. The
messengers readily agreed To be shot II The
report proved true. The report being un.
founded the messengers were released,
Lord Chelmsford, after stating his Grand,
declared before treating further that the
tN o cannons captured at Candula and some
hostages must Be given up. The messeu.
ger asked LJrd Chelmsford TO halt, pend.
ing answer he refused. The trooper with
Prince Imperial when killed declares In
contradicting Lieut.. Carr's statement that
the survivors galloped two or three miles
without stopping,
A correspondent says the Quarter Mas.
tel. General disobeyed Lord ChelmSford's
orders by sending the Prince on danger.
Gus expedition, and the cost OF which
deserted his duty. In the whole affair.
there is not one redeeming feature. The
troop ship en- route with the body OF the
Prince Is expected TO reach England on the
9th Of July.
A dispatch from Utrecht, under the
date Of June Sth, says: Yesterday body
Of lulus raided a farm within q mile Of
Lumberg. A small detachment sailed
out from Lumberg, but finding the Zulus
IN q strong position returned.
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the TURF.
CHICAGO RACES,


To-day was the last day Of the races at
the Jockey Club course. The weather " 4
oil that could be desired, but the attent.
aaee was not very large. Most Of the II.
terest conferred in the first race. This WIS
amile dash for two year olds, $50 entrance
fee, half forfeit, $500 added, 500 to Ire
secondhand 500 to the third. The following
were the starters: Kimball, Mistake, CHRIS
Doyle, Blondin. Bye and Bye, wallensteip,
Victoria and Luke Blackburn. They got a
good start, Victoria leading at the Quarter
pole: The positions were unchanged on
me home stretch. Mistake pulled 10 ,he
front, and came In winner by a length,
las. S"' A''i'e
The second race was for the Inter. Ocean
stake Tor three.year.olds that did not win
previous 70 February |, 1874, SIS entrance.
S6vU added, 200 to the second, 500 10 ina
third, mile heats. The following were the
entries: keene Richards, Gabriel, Head.
light, Buckner, Bonnie Oaks and j. ~
Norton. First heat: Buckner and Bonnie
oaks led down the home stretch, and the
former won in l:45I, Bonnie Oaks second nd
Gabriel third. Second heat: Keene Rich.
ards and Bonnie Oaks Tapped at the three.
quarter pole, and had hard struggle
keene Richards won by half lenSth
Bonnie Oaks second, Headlight third:
Time 40. Third heat: The race between
keene Richards and Buckner was won bv
the @ former by four lengths; time l:4Sl.
The third race was for a handicap purse
sSeg, for all ages, $50 to second, two mile
lash: The following entered: Blossom,
Annie, Winnie, Checkmate, Glenmore
md Edtnburg. The first mile and a half
vas run with Blossom In the advance
Ediinburg second and Checkmate third
Edinbure came In ahead with Checkmate
'econd, Blossom third.
Inc fourth race was q handicap for
1orses that have run and not won tIrst
money non during the meeting, for a purse of
'SO9, $50 TO second, SIS to third, one mile
md quarter. The entries were Expert
nent, Tom Grundy, Wallawah and Gam.
nteF. Experiment won.
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The Necessity for More Light In Regard
10 the InstitntIon nj Romney.

The recent report Of the Board of Re.
gents of the Deal, Dumb and Blind insti.
i,ution at Romney isa subject for study to
ahose who feel an interest in the way our
public trusts are managed, Those who
will take the pains to examine carefully
that report and the data to which it refers
will be convinced that we need some men
in that Board who have n0ve leisure or
more taste or more capacity for suah ex.
aminations than the majority seem to pos
sess. The report contains little or none
of the information asked for in Capt. vii.
sons letter and in our series of questions,
Capt. Wilson noticed in the report OI
October IL, 1878, discrepancies Of so grave
character, that in the discharge of hi
duty us a member Of the Legislature, he fell
called upon to address to the President o
the Board letter In which he pointed ou
certain discrepancies and apparent errors
and asked for certain information. HI
aid this in the interest alike Of the Stat
and OF the institution at Romney, of which
he is a warm and consistent friend. Hi
letter and our enquiries suggested By u
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GERMANY.
MINISTERIAL RESIGNATION.

BERLlS, June SO.-The North German
Ga1etLe confirms the report that Won Ro.
brecht, Minister Of Finance, has rendered
his resignation.
1t is denied that the Government has
declared in favor OF Won Frankenstein's
motion to distribute the surplus Of the
revenue under the new taxation among
the separate States in proportion to their
population.
IT is said in consequence OF the Cabinet
crisis the government suspended negotia-
tions with the Ultramontanes.
The report Of the resignation OF Minis.
ter Hobrecht is semi-ofIicially confirmed,
but his resignation has not yet been &C.
Cepted.
Many persons believe that the coolness
between Russia and Germany is owing to
the influence OF the Czarowitch.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-01

s. A. Chambers was in town over Sun.
day and Monday.
The enforcement Of the Sunday laws ia
getting to bo an old song already, as was
shown Sunday.
The five elders Of the Presbyterian
church elected a short time ago will be in.
stalled and ordained next Sunday. Com
munion services will be held in that church
Sunday after next.
Rev. Wilkinson preached in the Pres.
byterian church on Sunday, both morning
and evening. In the evening he iiS.
eoursed on ANGELS" claiming from the
gels were real physical bodies, able to be
In only one place at one time. He scout
ed Of the idea OF wings on the shoulders.
as IN the common pictures, as a physical
lmpossiolllty. Among their powers he
considered that OF making earthquakes
and thunders, OF Staying $4,000 Assyri-
ans one single angel-in one night, etc.
lie thought IL pity that Job did not know
Of angels having any business except
sitting around the throne" aud thought
they had good deal Of human nature in
them, as was shownin making their bar
gain with Abraham about Sodom, He
claimed that we have guardian angels and
probably one for each Of US, taking all
through his discourse very literal view
OF all the passages where angels are men.
toned, as that an angel held his fingers on
the nerve sol one man. i arms so that he felt
no pain from the heat OF fire, etc, His
remarks about guardian angels pulling
young man down the right street to tind
his destined bride capped the climax with
those who had kept sober faces until then.
Some OF his illustrations and queer state.
ments would have excused laughter in his
own angels.
The funeral Of Lottie Baron, which took
place at 10 o'clock yesterday, was well At.
tended. The remains were taken to the
cemetery on Rose Hill. The, Baron Bros
Mandatory stopped work to allow the
workmen to attend the funeral.
A. McPherson's Sunday School class of
the \. Al. L. Church has purchased a
gold-headed cane TO be contested for be.
tween lsaac n. Grafton and Officer Shan
non Archer. ''''
Owing TO some difficulty the contest of
the silver watch was not decided at the
appointed time.
The population OF Gravel Hill was in.
creased on Sunday by the addition Of a
small boy. VIM. Bamford is the happy
father. rf'
Geo. Reuter-, for keeping disorderly
house, was fined SOS.
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The Hnrgl,.l,reen LIhel snI,

LOUISVILLE, June 9O.-Specials to the
caurir-JaumGl from Flemingburs say that
the deposition Of Judge Andrews in the
libel suit Of Thomas NJ. Green against
Judge Thomas F. Hargis, bearing upop
the question of the date Of defendants
law license, occupied several days time
and filed over 100 pages. In the direct
examination Judge Andrews swore that he
signed the license in August, but at ths
close he made statement that was mads
part OF his deposition, that II might have have
been in February instead Of in August
that he (Andrews) signed Il, but that h
was positive that Judge Opperson clid not 1nt
sign It until August. -" A'
Judge Andrews was regarded as N,
strongest witness for the proSecn,;on =. su'
though he has heretofore refused IA sSIt snesI
Judge Qpperson is dead, but there ars SeH ,
number Of living witnesses 10 The v Nm
and act Of his signing. 'A9 '''n
Hargis Is the newly elected successor =
the assassinated Judge Elliott, Of he Cour
Of Appeals, and Is charged by Green S Gedl
tor Of the Maysyille Eagle with snte.ds,
Ing his license to make him eligible "a "a
Circuit Judge in August, 1874. ~