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70 !tS !57{t"t
lttsasToy, Gan, res' as-Aiay ask Mcsers
j. H. 1}rnke Il C,. {wll"te ,o'tcr aprrnrs III ynr
ISSUE Of tl'c 94th inst.) frum what source 'lry
obiqn i!,etr ial,rtnation ".lnt ihc English
homegrown wHcat.ersn is wcli.nfcl' exhaust
cu"l Tho wheat crop nj tircat Br!tatn tor 1913
has been csltuac as h!af' n: 'sl,p3'ss' bushels,
and as low US 81, ,asotfsl l,usle!s. !iurits '!s
iI.kAl, ,tyk) buailcls had bcr,l .lpWerc lcaytnE
l,uance Ut l,clwccn j3.,Wsl,MI) pnll N,is1,0op
i,ishofs yet sn cn1na ipryarl.
Consumption nf {Irrat I'rItaIn fur the
year cpaInH ANY. II. 1Hib. ......1Td, U1p. 00o
lsErnt:isrE*.
f1on,c CROP. n. 10, ooo
ttnaHtltY Ut foreign tlG4s
'exlh,rt*l delivered IN slS
tnUutl,4 cn.!n. FrI. ~.
nnuT reduced IL rs lInlv.
nient III wheat. 49,: -. ~. as ZOO
-.--,.-.1tu .1H mn
, 1879-03-03
Gcrman IT. tho Public Sctoolss


Cu1cAdo, 3larch ~ Scandinavian" 10 Fcs-
tcrlay,s TRIBUNE, expresses sentiments well
calculated to raise him IN the esteem Of his fel-
iow-meu.
Why should Gcrmhn be taught In our public
schools to the exclusion OF Other n1i1 tiore
necessary brancl,csa Willy should the valuable
time Of our cllllEe:. tosdo the srtool.rooln he
devoted to tllis study when It eonfuscs Their
Young minds, unh htnucrs them III the simple
branches which tl.ey ought to pltTsue1
The English language 'is the recognized and
only true aud bepc(lGfH language Of this cotln-
try, from The Atlantic to tito rac!tic, II Ger
man Ii forced In the public schools, why. Irish,
nr ItsIinu. Or Chinese, or Scandinavian has just
as t,,tlvlI right to be tnlght Do nWAy Will oil
Of them, uit abidc b. our slmpln and easily
tuuEht English. .....,
III boy iiar often said to me that to would ut
tempt almost anythlnE c'xe only Gertnan; It
confused Ills mind 90 much that lic WAS not ca
pabia for anything ulse. No benefit Gnu result.
II any OF our children wish 70 study drrtnnn,
Why, during yncattona would be y VERY suitabfl
time, when It did not Interfere with their rcg!.
iar stulies. Tic Board ol Education would do
great wrong tu the clitl,lrcM Of this city BY
recognizing III any way the German lanGua-c as
ut,o 9f The branches Ut Ollr conlMpn-ttho0E sYH-
tenn. .ant wo,ilu materially iniuro the pockets
Of tho public in paying large salarics to German
tcarl,Grs, whlct. The people at large 2a'l very
well dsspensc with, l." MOUNT.
+; R,-ls The Englisl, lauguagu taught IN tho
common schools ot Germany. 1t so, to What
oxtont' L. II.
, 1879-03-03

70 {he Edlof O TIC TFtbhHfs II
CH1cAoo, March o.-l $40 TINT Crookcr. OF La'
sallp County, said IN the Legislature that we
had had only one Angel In thla county for twen-
ty yeazs, and t.ut he had gonc to the Penttcn-
t,ary On ls own confession for ton years. Now,
that's pretty good but, after al, tsn't tie gen.
tlernnn little of III his orthoGrarhy1 The par-
ty alluded to don't oclonC atnong tho clsoru':
I'M; he spells Ills nanc. ii M Englislman would
say. with two llells, 10 that It is clear tint to
Cook County ID tl,te tho credit Of sending Que OF
Inc bad oncs to tho penitcntary. Under the cir
cumstauccs. Is Il nut In order to l11ulto whether
in, I.aSallo County they don't cnll such chaps
"Ilon." mud give them frce pass to spr!n
ftcidl INQUIRER.
, 1879-03-03

CHICAGO, March 1.-Thc Assessor Of West
Chicago tor 1878 foxca informed mo few days
sinccs tliat valuations for real ESTATE ware un-
changed from those made In 1877, save portion
Of Ashland avenue, which wus Increased about
+ rer cent. no also stated lhat tho stuto Doard
Of Equalization only added % uer cent, which Is
45 per cent lcss than TUG year previous, anl that
sayo 90 the street mentioned; but I find that on
my house on Munroo htrect, near Liuco'n, while
the tax for 1877 was $St.8, pn tile salao for 1873
1t ls sS0.al.-nh Increase OF $40. Cap you ex.
plain why this isa NJ. Z. COLE.
, 1879-03-03

CHICAGO, March 2.-Iu your Issue Of Sunday
last James II. Recs, Esg., is suggested BY cor
respondent as suitable candidate for South
Toyn ASSESSOR. III my Judgment no bctfor
choice could be u,at]c Mr.. Recs Ia in every way
fitted for t1e duties OF tic Office. He Is au old
sesldcut Of Cnlsago, voll known aud respected,
and posscssrs the enttse confidence Of thu busE-
ncas community, and has nAa large experience
III The yaluinE ot rca! cstate ra1se It ~ IL atl,
no bstSer man could be found for this ot1.cp tan
James il. Tces, OF the firm Of Rees, Fierce s;
Co., an,l trust that, whatever hts itIcllnatfons
may be, he Will allow Ills name to Eo before tho
Convention: - E. T. SuMwALT.
, 1879-03-03

1u tHf l1lI!1of ~ TIE iT7H.Ht' =
CHICAGO, March III wish to sny to J. X.
Hardness a,na my one else Wln'tr, It may co.l,
ccrl, tlat II viii bc better for tlcul su 'takQ o
injuries about tho q. q. u. l)'s US It ran in
ile,a !Io gop,t. .'l'o aa s'Ex-Atember" y | wonlA
say TINT # d only n,atterr ot ttinc. be;otc Tic
VIII l'Eot ihe lnillsn'Ieat le. 10 rit!ly" desesyfs
- . ,'ee:' TllE no. u. of 70: g. D's.
, 1879-03-03

qq!q}jaa;4 Nsrssl'' si'if if.=ysste!dsy' fsfflesseaa
hoy called it n,y house with package claiming
slap clsarrea dr. tles sa.lc suysuE Ind oractesl
It. lie cpdsuyorei to t'crs,1atle my wife to pay
tic anont, arl' payes! Its gauic 50 i'cll tl'at
io might have sl,ccceled II ! had eyer been In
tue la6iL of tro,laActlig business n this way.
stdisa nv hahts nfetty wcl,, Is i,e ealled 1t III
hour when a.n se!aonl, II ever, ut iil'ne. Tie
pnckagc contained piece Of smile 1cwetry. DY
HtvnE this publication You Will probably snyc
somebody from bctE Yesuizaa II this !!,au;,er*
, 1879-03-03

esceedt,1ly small or fine, q. ls si'Srase III The
br.t sra 'fslSnh ani African enttsht, It ratt
bcar twisting nit! rr!sik,'ns, aud yet 'r rrtHl-
,Wt Will he n sleIt.atc thrcn'l, having 1Wiii
strength sud durability, anil rlAsttity as well,
nr! Il i 'r latter ylailty that nrrm[t* IT II Fn
lilni-wnrr,s thto te he Ilcrs called "thrrat
larrs y: hlf Iay tlnlcn3 haa hnt this quality
nuI caIsnt hc ia manipulated ns uln.vr 'lesrrlb.
ri. T"rit "Ginl;-" Il f1t Ir. lNi,tcl t"o tightly.
EctNg to" nnevrn IL I1',F'' itF 'nlatr work.
Therefore tH Tact that ~ loErlrn llrr" Is ,,a''c
hy l,,m' ntrtn II cushion with t",,Ins by l,t
means ,',,,,.ts tl,f II Eltu,ilM Il" ,.as"d with
ulIer laccs tltvslo by tl,: sanle lIrorss ltstr-
tr"a giuyrs s,"l 1r,.iery can u" h''lr upt,n tlr.
ra,nr ltis is G..ttUl s.fun1s NJ s1r satlh. lind,
yrt al1n.tt auY lady cnil tel 1l tlIr great hftr-
cnsr h,,itl IN n;,s,raranti. si,Iil wear.,
Finally, tOrr1iun lures srs ~ OH a the hills,
a,n1 i1s,. l,ccH n,;ulc for more ti,sn il century
muir thAt 1minn u,nl anytna. Fhry ars liz
simplest a,n! rntt.l.o>rst ktn,t tuf aiy handmade
Iarc far soyn II, tll;ii fF1s! er,,elir, The oniv
u.lWr farr lE,nte frnn linen. IN Ena.arl :"y
nr" nftci, fc,rrl Imitation lnrcs. II brtnj: ,tslrr
stootl ,iusr t!rll t.ry are tfsl" frtu tc, yilg,.
l.rtf!rs, these aces arc IIlatlc BY ErlA AMI cGit-
rcn Ivglilt,nra, wlltlr thread arcs arr n3a!g ny
Experts villa Innr cx,MriSute: f:'ttni' II i!r.
only staple HAT tau bn $,r,ncsa Into eenuIne
thread iacEs, ulul rnttqt Is King. F..
, 1879-03-03


CHICAGO, March 1.-Wtll' the editor be Kind
enough TO print tbo followIngl ! nm lady,
hut atn 10 lagustcu with Augcl's eool'es', 1
cannot refrain from expressing Enysn'f.
"A bouquet for Angel! I am ustondca be-
you'd msas1rc. "Glye the Devil hss d"e. i" but
don't giye him .domers. ace tho offering cAtne
from Providence. Now hall from that same
beautiful city. lilt Ind presented compliments
to our already too tsoscery fclnn, II would layr
j,ecn in tin afApe 0f q tlowinE bowl Ut rankest
Yull: to my -mlnd tu far bitter tastc.
L cal1 we'll rnInGtnber, ycaEs ago, when THIS
same po,n}o4s Angel OtItclAtel, Jdr awhut e!av,
ns Superintendent Of st. Stephens 6untlay-
School, In Providence; just think ot 1t! WHO.
ever heard OF SuFsriaie!dent coming to this
Tia etitflcc was elegant; ever lleI Will elegant
,eople; anl for brIet purlotl VIC had uu at1nH',
cgen All Ange'l, Superintendent, liz stT1itsed up
md down those aisics, With most lsHfAsfA9 airs,
stopping often ID chat With come fls lady,-tor
whom into lills day he hns weaknrss.
10 ME 1t to disgusting In tue extreme 70 sead
OF bis clnl0a,'rs; In Ills present degraded ron.
AItiou olls would suppose he wotl! 10 Watgeal
uowu with r4morso; but no, he assli'lies n's Old
patroniElnE WY.
him down from his lofty pedestal Of vanity.
The sEecch OF 0l&t Wtse Judge, so far from
being st,eft, was t4,o MIll 8ltogothGr.
WI hayu hin, finally Just where he belongs,
niu may nothing trat,spsru To give lll,n Ills frec-
dom. Atny tho privattOns OF prison life cansu
him To reflect upon Ills Wicked career. I.rt him
think Of hs tlto ot AehaurhcrY, lringing sltanle
s{ay he at last }econlo mindful ot ILLS own bAsc.
mesa Ut character and realize tho hc.nouss,css Of
this h!s last, though pefhapa not arat, Gtvut
criEpc, FNovIDINcK.
, 1879-03-03
LECTE4l0 nl:l.TH AND BANDS.
VMUNTA AnY
TESTl TlRV!0RlYs 3
EIzFtsaet IRON. !hr EoHiS'ora "Aa,erfean."
I>eeemter y, ls7s.}


"Thn Pulyrrmncf1cr Electric I'r't !. rtro'n.
rnH,slv} In general pae tnr tho following tea.
ht''' Frsf, for fig wonderful properties for Tho
cpr. Of diseases pf tbo l;I!ineys, stomach. ltrer
a'"l l'to"l seronty, for II. cxifo'no sinpl,c'fS,
nl"! tlla f.at Of 1is l"1m4 nnptlc.! ,tsslH, pre-.
elttle* ali possibility Of may inIn,y lrlne ttono
10 ihe ln.'!rnt, IT'S hi "xtrrnni remedy Is uni
versallr acknowledged 10 t,a safn. Another
advantage Is the facility wilt. which the prog.
ress IT liz diST,zo and cure Gun To wa.clIcli,
nni II t)'c 31rlt be not 1nItc In the right p,Hce,
1t rnn ho vrry "n.lly r.s.dIustcd 70 as 10 rover
t,tr rarts n.Ii'ctet'. rus }ulvrrn,ac,cr I:lurrlo
1e1t. nni its prrfenttoi,, llas 1,een hailed With
drllaht, not oiy l,y tho sufferers who l,uvc rc-
gained health, enjoyment and u new lcasn Ut
lfe through It's henet1ccnt qualities but l'y No
,ne,lcnl profession, who very frequently ire.
scrIbe It's use to tl,rir patients"
, 1879-03-03

C.,x1lsD, o., March 1.-pErHotruA-Firm;
surdttd white, ITO test, DC.
OIL Ctr, Pa, March 1.--pErHoLEuM-Thc u,as.
t.l opened du!s With sales ut o0hc; declined to
I'D closed at E5c ahiptucnts, 3o. 900 brla; aver
s1sz 2t,00o; transactions, o.. 600.
tL!sl ii Iarkera for shipment; refined, 994c,
Philadelphia delivery,
, 1879-03-03

il. v,rc,, ,-t'n77oS-s.oady at DAG.
f,0rf~'It.,."., 1r,p; scd an,l amber, sf.0oe9
'rl's-" s-,s ',t a"ct; while, :sic: ln,sed. any,.
~ ior,' a1r will With fair domantl; white, a1sic;
a,td as:;s' 1.9lkN Steady nj slo.5o. Lard Arm'
e. hulk niss1s :r iincnn htsady shoulders.
iis Ns; ee,t a,MI"; H. ;,;ei3'ac; elear. 5Adoac;
p,el'ssSa;e s,t: :eurcd. a,taS9 ;c;,,
rn;, ~ tqsss y ssfnrkst t!ull at sl.G'
, 1879-03-03

- r .g'rI. Marci, i. .-1uAIY-fnc Fr'fs cnr'
), ks.a ,.as,l.; wheat -i'essln,. }4,s! by; # zsn'
essh IN sr.c: III. i cash. H3att; March, W.;
&; A.'tSh' H{e t.orr,-i.tccpt* Il. M? w.: s',l-
81: s1sas;1u,' HI, b,; SLOW aud wcnk' No. = cash.
= r,p =. Ma,sh, .t|t.
, 1879-03-03

4 ::1e,;p,, March 'i.-Waot:-:Siesslv 8R3 ~:
t,,sSd; ohioI and PENNSYLVANIA, 34n 3aei atieat.
=, I'd wsoa Slfl:f; sa1elaS n Sns sa aa. q,
s;sas, essI lid eflf3 pp'lsa!s :?qe:9|c."
, 1879-03-03

..,oo, o., sfnreh 1.-ttnAts--Wheas SteaSy;
!s,tc !Sl:p Wnba.I,, 81, on!,: ~. w1'ito Msch!.
70 ssl MI: aucr Michigan snot. ST. OIL; aiarcl',
~. -! 1n,'l. Al. OF; aIny. st .oI1i; M, rel
Hss ss;s .ps M itfy e. e. 9 Ali: hG51: : =; nq'
s,F ,Fs,isS. si,iS;j ;jse; a. = white, :W'se. oata dull
.sd nominal, ,...,,,,. G, "a
, 1879-03-03
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.


70 aAe El'7oF ~ -Thc Tf7g'!nf.
CorSclI. 1}trrrs, H., siarrh lyon sas IT,
tcra Mrrel is IHIIig il'leA fr tlIr Presidential
ca,upaiyn. Can't 1t ae STAYED oil awhitct u
mt. Let us l,o,.p 1t ny lur him, a,ui put head
on It, Yours. :E1a AND ;Hii Iltll>AnwAf.
, 1879-03-03

oks7ao, Ma.ch 1.-GnA1N-Whest in good Dc.
and; No, l hard Duluth aprtng hold At 81. T.:
Ya 4 Milwaukee. $1.0bt No. rod Waeash,
sIIe, g. CON nonlnaliy unchanged; No. = Toledo,
X.
, 1879-03-03

pr,ee17, March !. .-FLopu-Ftrm.
s..y-Whsat Grmet; extra. 81. 1.024; No. l
zh!t. ST. oo.i; a1urch. 81. no't; ApaiI, 81. o2;a;
saJas M 10. ], ,osc. Rcce!p.s, 3s, 600 but shlp'
tsnil Il, 20B bu.
, 1879-03-03

,n.x,po.1t, Iul.. Narcl. L. Gn.tX-Whcat
nes*a ! ri, sl.0o, o.. Corn stcniy at III
tni as,rs: Mr. :g;gc.: oats-slaskct dull whitc,
::j,sM, s.;'M.,nss-Shoulacts. 31c; clear rib, 5c.
I'll 'is.;9. Hang, 7ii<saaif'' -. !.
, 1879-03-03

fr1,to, March -f;H,ls-Whnat-nn!1; salns,
.ns I'm If 10. !, Duluth at S1.d'. Cosn-qMte!:
nt laas 3ew on sraSk q ~; 4 oa.sm u,
SE% Ryc-Ncglcctetl:. Harlcy-t2alcE
, 1879-03-03

PtosiA. March 1.-llIonwISEs-Firm at S1.o3;
EIt4 If 50 bT1s,
, 1879-03-03

cutc.co niarcl, M IT. fine obtcctloDs to dcpos,t
I'M. ,,a,a t,o,,, 20 n,,,,,rro,;a ,, n tuat,rc tn
lcgitiuac Insurance, NC must say. 70 valid, ana
50 many petitions hare bcon signed by leading
merchants nnA capitalists III tic Statr, that the
d,,,s,t ht,ts had lrt,ur he hurled ns i'm nrnrtt,,
pug nila opPosea ~ 1"e 'htesesta VI e'tl"ens Va
this State.
Tie object OF the iepos.t Bill, however, was
con1 Wv. IN guarantee a hfr1,cr standard
among tofe'eh con'pah!es WINCH, ~ sonls W.
stauccs, Is not equal TO the s'al!uatl OF foreign
companies that Gtle,l tho breach ut ChlrnEo Ia
1s7,. 13nstou in 1872, md st. Johns tn 1877 to
IL. n,nnunf nj sjT. .tNil( (0 and tint without re-
, 1879-03-03

fiIva Them AL a slinsv.


CH1cAao, Marrh 1.-By nl' incans let us have
tie t;esn,an luuguage Taught In our public
schools. is an American aux. tAximycr, do
MT wish 10 ,o called niean in tic distribution
Of tle money pay mt fur the support Of the
schuuls, al,l pan,lot see how any cue eau be 80
,,arrow.mintlcd as to oppo4e the Wishes Of our
guoi German trlsnda III their desire to hayc 4
portion of the money they pay out In taxes TX
would DO pity II they or their children should
hear nothing out English, and by thai tncaus
lose all ticir foreign Identity aud become
American, aud forgot al1 about tho "Fadder
Lanil."
And there nro our irish fcllow.ciiizcns who
irieuds,-ihry should not Be fo!catten. Com.
lctcnt teachers should 10 employed Mt good
salaries 10 tcacl, the lnngunge Of tiu "lale Of
the Hog, ue'er trod ny tile Frog. "--fur what
ltlsl,lna,i does mt feel proud Of his " rleh
] warns to shoulder lis slilsfall uni il;;ht in It's
dcirlsct No partially should 10 shown In
fayor Of Que to the exclusion Of the oier.
Yrs, ai,tl there Is u yary larEe nsi.nhcr Of
llard.workins, Eobcr, industrious Scan4uavlaus
They Should not be lott nut H. the colt. lilcsr
language IL equally rs good. i npt LETTER. than
the ticrl,au. They are entitled to tlctr pro.
portion Of trac.1cr5 pr, rata With The amount Of
| taxes they nay, or icy too would soon forget
all about tl,e land oi tacr b|ftl.,-the cold ans
inhospItahlc rcElons o, the north.
Italians, the French, anl numerous other good
I nnd respectable foreigncrs who arc oquultJ en-
titled to their sl,are Of faynss,-no 70 forget t'lt
"Ifeatllen Cbince,"-for they are quite nun er
ousiy 'rcprcsen,c.! IN Chicago, und should liaYe
| some one tn tGuch their slp-rap, ettng-ehanE
| si.t;.lon, ya,ig-atec hllryo !stiso.
Yes, by nlt uears, do not let III be part'nl tt
| any, hut Etyo all u fair show. AMEnICAN.
, 1879-03-03

----.---11o, 7a8. 900
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
THE NEW BOOKS.
WELLINGTON. Mo-, Dec. II. ,,

WELLINGTON, Mo-, Dec. II, '79.
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER:- Too much
caution cannot be exercised by the pres
idents of the various district boards
throughout the county in casting their
ballots, on the first Tuesday in Jannary,
for the text books to be used IN this
county for the next five years. This
caution should be exercised tor two rea-
sons: First, large majority of these
presidents are not posted in regard to
either the defects or merits of the books
which are in use at present; or of those
which the various book agents will at
tempt to have adopted on that day.
Secondly, these book agents, who are
laborlng assiduously-nOt so much tor
the adoption of a series of good books
as they are for salary-will use every
exertion to influence those who are un.
informed in regard to school books.
would admonish them not to ask book
agent which is the best book, for they
already know what his answer will be
but to ask some one who is not interes-
ted IN the sale of school books.
Each one who feels that he is not post
ed should advise with the teacher of his
district, or some one else, in whom he
has confidence, and thus prepare lis,
of the best books before he goes to the
convention.
1t may be best to select some from
one new series, some from another, and
some from among those in present use
1t requires at least whole day to make
thorough examination of almost any
text book. Therefore. gentlemen, dc
not go to the convention thinking thai
you can there run through pile O
books reaching from the floor to the cell
ing, and in few moments make Judi
cious selections. You will scarcely have
time on that day to examine the mer,
bindings. 9. ID. RAGLAND.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20

I came east, she gives most acceptable
performance. Carlotti Patti gave US
two concerts on her farewell tour.
Though possessing remarkable execu-
ton and high notes, fear she will hard
ly be missed when she IS gone. Herr
Jossephy also gave us two concerts.
His audiences were small. as piano
music does not usually attract largely
of itself, and he was unassisted; but the
fortunate few who did hear him appre-
ciated his merits. He is really great
artist, and all who wish to hear the
highest in his art must not fail to hear
him. The Swedish ladies' quartette
afford the musical part of Miss Helen
Potter's readings and impersonations.
They are very enjoyable, but not what l
had looked for. Miss Potter, though
little of an elocutionist. is one Of the
most beautiful OF women, and her i'm
presentations are matchless. Mr. Joseph
Jefferson played an engagement to
crowded houses. Miss Mitchell Iabored
under severe hOarseness during her
stay, which marred her performance
quite seriously. Miss Nelson was re-
ceived with unbounded enthusiasm and
packed houses during her stay. Then
there was Mr.. Bangs, in his beautiful
play of Dan'l Druce. 1t is the most
finished and artistic piece of acting to be
imagined. To see him is to recognize
in the drama a true and eievating art.
The Abbott company, too. entertained
pleasure seekers Tor time. 1t is held
in high favor by the general public, and
drew well And SO one troupe after
the other comes and goes. In fact. this
bids fair to be a successful amusement
season, and business generally is said
to be Frightening. *
} Now. l have written a long letter;
and. as said at starting, only skinned
over small part OF what | wanted to
say, and the only way l know OF mana
ging to tell the rest is to write again.
There is all about the preparations for
, Grant on the 10th. 1t will be some-
thing stupendous, and the exdenditures
are varisusly estimated at from ten to
i hundred thousand. The mayor has
willed grand holiday, which he wishes
, the state to observe. His power, of
course, will be limited to the city, but
hundreds will be attracted hither, to
witness the grandest parade the east
has ever known. 1t is thought that it
: will take two hours for the procession
n to pass any one point. But of this l
can speak better hereafter.
With kind remembrances, kind wish
: es and kind goodbye, l am. sin
$ cerely. b. B.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. s, '79.
EDITOR lNTELLIGENCER old Rip
Van Winkle was not more startled on
emerging from Sleepy Hollow than |
was when reminded, the other day, by
one OF my Lexington friends, that it was
fast approaching a year since many OF
them had heard from me. rubbed my
eyes, collected my thoughts, felt strange
ly like had been visiting dreamland,
and the only difference, though quite q
marked one, to be sure. could draw
between that old stager of somnambu-
llstic fame and myself was that he had
been asleep all the while and hadn't.
The echoes OF the past form the frame
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 13. 1879.
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER :-Washing-
ton is feeling the effect of the exodus of
negroes from the south. Those from
North Carolina pass through this city
they are without money or comfortable
clothing. There are about one hundred
of them here now. living upon charity,
and waiting until they shall be furnished
free transportation to Indiana. One
cannot help wondering at their under
taking such a journey at this season.
Indeed, the movement is doubtless a
political one. managed in the supposed
interest of the radical party in Indiana.
If its effect there is not exactly contrary
to what its promoters anticipate. l am
much mistaken.
The holiday adjournment will proba-
bly, be as early as Monday 18th, which
will give the Members chance to meet
General Grant at Philadelphia on the
10th. This is the wish of Senator Cam
eron, and his winning ways have often
secured an adjournment, whether for
the promotion of his own matrimonial
schemes or for the benefit of horse race.
This time however, no serious damage
will be done for, despite reports to the
contrary, the committee on appropria-
tions of the house will have no bills full
ly prepared before the holiday recess.
1t was believed in the Star of last eve-
ming that the pension and one other
appropriation bill would be ready this
week, but the report of the commission
er of pensions is still in the hands of the
| printer.
The annual proposal TO reduce gov
ernment expenses, seems to be more
earnestly discussed than usual among
the members, and the delay in reportin g
the bills is due to that fact. 1t is still
doubtful if majority OF members of
either house can be held together in an
effort toisave from twenty to forty mil
lions during the next fiscal year. But
the attempt will be made.
Yesterday the senate judiciary CON-
mittee reported UNANIMOUSLY in favor of
confirming the nomination OF Secretary
McCrary as judge of U. S. court. II is
a gratifying fact that noisy opposition to
Mr.. McCrary did not cause democratic
senators to take partisan view OF the
situation. They voted as one would ex-
pect such men as Thurman, Bayard,
Mcdonald, Garland and Lamar to vote
with regard only to the personal and
professional fitness OF the nominee. In
saying this. do not lose sight OF the
fact any more than these senators did
that the political course of Secretary
McCrary has been such as all patriotic
men hope will be felt. hereafter. to have
been reprehensble. His confirmation
by the senate was certain.
Yesterday the n. Y. Tribune gave up
two columns or so to the discussion ol
Maine political affairs. Such words as
fraud, theft, &C.. were sprinkled liberal.
ly through the article. To Judge from
radical politicians here, and the press
elsewhere, one would believe that Gov
Garcelon was tampering with the official
returns, and preparing to certify to q
lie. The design, of course, is to fright.
en- the governor and council, and to
create feeling to affect next years
election. HuTOy.