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AuEAh s'-uH' s'' 'A"f"s"
IN NEW york rEsTEnDAT.
Feb. o.-llccclpts--rfo,,r, III, l03 brla; wftcat,
1o7Y50 eu; corn, sss,;50 bu: oats, h5,2tl but;
corn.mca, 2i5 pkga; ryc, 2,253 bu; bnFiey,
1850 bu; malt, e5i5 bn; pork, a,o9o hrls;
beef, TEL tcs; cut.nca,s, 1,eN pkgs; lard,
4,103 tcs; whisky, D3i br1s.
Exports-Fuftwcnty-fo y-fourhours-Flour, 10000
lr1s: wheat, 20S ,00o bu; torn, 1ss,ooo bu; rye.
$4,000 bu.
FOREIGN COMMERCE. or FRANCE IN 1873.
The Doston JourHa' saws:
An examination of The rrtnrrs Of tho forc!Fn
coEafescH Ut Franco for th1 yaas AS1H, hB c4.tsa-
ase VII. te1 ntsyla. ySa1 " ,,. aews r. t, ts
smaller.
1moortca ma.. $50: ,iiS io1 800 s7s. 1St; sv. 900
- gold md
silver. 1nn. 1T, 100. 131, biO. QUO
s1,ool;; aa4:33, 100 $50; 5:s ~ 600
Exported, na,o .osa, ,S6o ,Sdo 600 ses3aoG, ; 600
III slver vs 37.714,ooo 2s, eao, coo
s;:o o34, ,oco s7l5, luo, QUO
Apparent tfado bhl.
France ....... sa7a, 600, coo s115, 600, coo
will be observed fiat The apparent m IT., ttads AZ, l,
that o! thu previous yenr. Why country thut.
upon its trado IN merchandise. leaving CON in,
ports aud cxpnrts OIL Of thu nnrst!nr, has y hnl.
nnre against II uf more tnA S. on, o09 GOO shuali
| import from otncr cunntsits nrn1y tnfeo ttnies u.
much coin as It experts subject that should At.
tracl ths attention pf our tenrned financial wttcta
WIN gave much attention tltlrlns tho past sear to
| Englnua'H tradu laIaner.
| POnK PACKING.
| Tho UaHp Comn'tfc q! Lai'ttn, OF this city,
has received adytcca fren, 1D5 principal packing
points. Tho following table shows tho backing
nnd stocks Ut product OH hand ut latest adyiers
| NJ IS points,:
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ns,sG r" "9d !, e r. nsoi n,stsa nc sI'ss sss,w VT
LUMBER Was IN iaIt reauest and .,,.a.
'tders arc coming trnm all par,s Of tas Wy. Ihs
I'm tn 5"st sess,se ~ or a ca,. Ies1 On.
sss ws'es es5fs tn H. S s.sl, rSs 'iSs
,utwcon htalurs. Fulowi3 ira ia ana as.hs sh1saJ
i fst 4 III sec"nd cfsar, la1. S10"'es' y
, 1879-02-21

Latest ql,otnttons fcr February delivery on the
lending articles ior the Inst two business days:
, 1879-02-21

I}nAS-Wus quiet and FIRM. Sales wcle 10 tons
at per Inn free Oh ooarl car: 10 tons nt 50. 60
OIL track, AMI 10 Ions At 500.
cons-Msa.-toarac was nominal ut sla. 90 per
ion oil track. Salu was ropoftcd Of 100 bsis at
f1.65.
scnkExtxos-Salcs wero 90 tons (,rhcat} at 400
49c per bu.
FKnn~-SnIcs wcro 20 tons Ut 81. 76G1D. 90.
, 1879-02-21

=.
DRESSED liO1S-Were 1nfct and unchanged.
Tile rcccipt8 wc1u l!Rht. 6aies were naLe OF j
cars at ST. 40d4 90. The market closed dull 1t tho
Inside.
EG06-Wc.e easy at 11ih14c per doz. The to.
tailcra taxing hold sosy1y, and tho supply seems
to 10 Increasing In spite Of tho stormy, unfayoFabo
MEAtAcr. - -
, 1879-02-21

BROOM CORS-Wsr In fnit rctntl request. Tho
mafhct Ia quoted steady, but concessEons would
terhaps be n,ada for tarRe oidcrs, though aonc Of
tho dcalors say they wonld not self q pound for
National Republican., 1879-03-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

GOVERNOR ROBERTS, Of Texas, is n bigger man
than Blue Jeans Williams. He wears q suit of
clothes that cost only SS.5l.
THE Republicans of the Illinois Legislature are
nearly all Grant Boomers, and the Democrats are
nearly all 1idcn Bummcrs.
THE charter Of Mobile Alabama, has been an
nuled by act of the Legislature and that city Is now
in the condition that Memphis is-without corpor-
ate existence.
II General Sheridan has friends who desire to
see him in the Presidential chair they may well
feel alarmed. The Cincinnati COmmelcidl has nomi-
mated him again.
IL view of the importance of the election in Ohio
as a preliminary contest 10 the Presidential cam
paign of 1850 the unity of the Republican party in
that State is very cheering.
"PERLEY," tile veteran Washington correspond
ent of the Boston Journal predicts the revival of
sectional spirit III its bitercst forms and says that
the struggle for supremacy between the North aud
South seems about to receive new lease OF It's ui
blessed existence.
DEMOCRATS in Texas have hit upon new plan
Ofsettlng the possession of an office. IL n Demo-
crat Is elected he goes into his official duties grace
fully and blandly, and If he is defeated he enters
upon them iercely and sternly. taking possession
OF the Office to which he aspired by force of arms.
AT the opera-house In Cincinnati, last Saturday,
the Democrats held reform" meeting. Judge
Hoadley was one of the speakers, and the feature
of his speech, which produced the most prolonged
roar ofapplause, was the following relative TO Til
den and cipher dispatches: Il have this conf
cuted, vlifed and sued that IL, in the wisdom OF
the Democratic party, the old ticket should be put
up again, there Is no man who will jump 10 its sup
port quicker than l." Tildens men are actively at
work all over the country. He means TO force him
self upon the Democratic party and be It's nominee
for President next year; and the Democrats OF
Michigan can see what they have to swallow and
begin getting ready to cat their crow.-Detroh Post.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

may say, from Whist we know Of his record,
that he is above buying an Office That
might do for TuDEN, with his bar'I Of
money, but for q kinsnan of tho third
President of the United States it would be
out of the question. MCMAHON, like BAY
AID, is q man of honor-high and
above even Democratic corruption-and
yet We think him fool for adhering to n
party which Is diametYically opposed to
honest currency, honest elections, and hon
est men.
Republicans have some choice among
lected for the Secretaryship of the Senate,
we want one from the "Solid South" sab
The New York Tribune says that BLACK
BURNS election to the Speakership of the
House will be worth ten thousand votes to
the Republican party, and this will apply
to all Southern men who are looking for
office in the new Congress. We confess,
and we do it with candor, that we regret to
see gentleman like MCMAHON asking for
any position under a Democratic Senate
and House. Give us "Major" BLACKBURN,
Corporal BURcH or a STENGER, If the
party is now engaged in picking up "small
potatoes !" and then, if it is herding its
asses, GLOVER will have n chance, and will
not be alone in the Senate. In our humble
opinion, MCMAHoN's honesty will end with
his election. With all his ability we as
sume that he cannot see this A young
genius and an honest partisan, brilliant
orator, a great name, all in danger of being
sunk in pool of corruption. Let us have
GLOVER. He is our man; he is of such an
inquiring turn of mind.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

WAsHlNGTON, IL. u, MArCn i, lcTD'
To The Editor Of the National Republican:
SIR: II seems to me that Congress might
end all the fraud, rs we'll as talk about it, be-
sides reducing the expenses of the Govern
ment, if it would pass a law-frst, alloting
certain number of acres of land to pensioners
who would accept it in lieu Of their pensions,
and, second, committing the pensions of all
Others, paying the present worth Ito be ascer-
tained after the method adopted by life insur-
ance and legacy companies) in money, or bonds
of the United States drawing less rate of in
terest; or, if deemed best, donation of land
and the present worth of the pension in money
might both be given, the Government in any
event to be relieved, upon acceptance, from
all further claim whatever.
Before issuing the warrant or committing
the pension final examination by proper
medical authority could be had TO determine
whether the right TO pension exist or not
l. for one, would be willing to surrender my
present pension Of SIS per month under such -
law, and doubtless n majority of pensioners
would be willing to do the same. Such plan
would relieve the Government of considerable
expense, prevent all fraud, save the pensioner
from trouble and annoyance, and give him a
" fair start in life, If he have il not already.
Besides IL would relieve him altogether Of the
feeling of dicancy, in fact
that he experiences when he draws the blood
money" awarded him for tue loss of an arm or
leg or other injury received during the late
unpleasantness." j. s. S.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

dom Of Individual choice and Of the liberty
Of speech and action. To perform these great
duties, 10 fulfil these high trusts, there must
DO solid unity Of purpose and action in Tho en-
tire army, from conlmapder-in-chieft 10 private,
from The President to the e.simple voter.
If there be divisions, let them be blotted
out; if there be heartburnings Let them be
laid aside If there be disappointments or per-
sonal grievances, let them be put away. In
tho immediate presence of the enemy, with
instant expectation of battle, our chief caro-
should be uniOn-our duty Is 10 keep the line
and look to our ammunition, and not quarrel
rs TO who ought to be sutler, or whether IL was
wise year or SO ago 10 send flag Of truce or
seek parley. True, the flag of truce was
fired on, tho parley was contomptuously re-
jected, but the fact that IL was sent and was
despised gives us strength for the battle.
A Republican President at this time and In
this quarrel is er o6icio the leader of the Re-
publican party. We cannot well spare him.
He certainly cannot spare u.s. Together the
general object can be fulfilled with absolute
certainty. Antagonized against each other we
waste in intestine feuds forces that should be
devoted to common struggle. Forgetting
then the things that are behind" let us press
forward to the high result of the next Presi
DENTAL canvass-in which the purpose shall lie
to secure to everv citizen Of these United
states an absolutely free expression of his
choice as a citizen, and to crush out at once
and forever, by the voice of the people, the
most dark and dangerous conspiracy that has
ever threatened free government in this
country. II.
National Republican., 1879-03-07
THE OPENING REyoLIrrIoN.

The public press and the people are dis
eussing the situation as presented by the
revolutionary action of the late House of
Representatives with as profound an inter-
est and earnestness as the crisis was consid-
cred when secession occurred and rebellion
ensued in 1861. The country is confronted
by fresh menace of danger, and the people
are beginning seriously TO apprehend that
history is about to repeat itself Both Sem
ators THURMAN and BECK have not only
made but have justified the threat that the
wheels of Government should be stopped by
Withholding supplies, unless certain parti-
san legislation shall be yielded to under
Executive sanction. This is the issue that
has been made by these Democratic leaders,
and it has startled the country with gal
vanic power.
To carry this threat into execution is out
right revolution, for to stop the Government
or to paralyze any Department of it is to
bring disorder upon every popular interest
that holds any relation thereto; and in n
Government Of the people, for the people,
and by the people, the interests o: every
man, woman, and child who live under it
are parts of the Government and will suffer
by its suspension. The Constitution clearly
defines what the duties of Congress
are, and to disregard these require
ments is to subvert and revolutionize
the people. The Constitution declares
that the President shall have his
salary. A refusal to make provision for
this on the part of Congress is revolution
ary. The existing appropriations only pro-
vide for that up to June 30, 1879, and TO
refuse to make future provision and it is
| comprised in the defeated appropriation
bills, and the failure to make that provi-
sion is nothing short of n wanton violation
of the Constitution. The salaries of the
| Judges present kindred case, which af-
lects much larger number of persons.
The mandate of the Constitution is rs clear
| in relation TO these officials as TO the case of
the President.
Then again the interests of the business
community are SO closely interviewer with
| our post-OfIiees our mail transmission and
our custom-houses, that to stay the func-
tions of these would be to paralyze the busi-
ness of the country, for these branches of the
public service relate to all the people so di-
rectly and SO strongly that blow aimed at
them falls directly upon their most import
ant interests An attempt TO accomplish
the threat OF Senator BECK will be met by q
food of popular indignation, from which
those who raise the storm will be most
happy to escape with their lives. When
men, no matter how high their position or
strong their temporary power, attempt to
carry Senator BECK's threat into execution,
they will soon find themselves overwhelmed
by a storm that no earthly power can with
stand Party ties will be rs burnt fax under
such circumstances.
National Republican., 1879-03-07
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.

The early prospective organization Of the
next Congress has opened a lively canvass
for the loaves aud fishes that are being
scrambled for, Almost every shade, grade,
aud stamp of the Democrat is now repre-
sented on the stage here as competitors for
something in the way OF patriotic recogni-
ton. All PATRIOTS you know; but there
are different grades in the breed. We have
been looking over the catalogue of "patri-
OTIS who are on the list for the high Of
fees, and the name among them that seems
to bring with IL more worth and better
qualifications for the Secretaryship of the
Senate is that of RGCHARB RANDOLPH Nc
MAHoN, of West Virginia OF course we
have no stock in this mine of tai
ented expectation as a whole, but he seems
TO be the Misunderstanding and shrewdest,
and is known to be the best educated,
though the youngest, of all. According to
the theory of leading Democratic Senators,
the Secretaryship is to be bought; for if it
he not purchaseable why is cash considered
as much of u qualification rs political abil-
ity? In justice to Professor MCMAHON we
National Republican., 1879-03-07
PERSONAL.

Wormley's
Mr. AsToR thinks of building an opera house at
Jacksonville, Florida.
REV EDWARD EDMUNDs who was pastor of the
Tyler Street Christian Church. Boston, for the past
thirty-iiye years has resigned.
:. 7. COugs, L. S. N, and C. A. Woodruff, william
J. Elliott Alfred Reynolds, and b. n. Wales, U. s..
A., are qunftercd at the Ebbiu House.
A. s. EARLE of New York Z Roberts and wife,
Hartford; j. a. Ellis Chicago Charles Burt New
York A. =. Hyde, Hartford. and William Siaher
and wife, Norrstown Pa, are booked at the Riggs
House.
AcconDIxS to the New York Music Trade Rericc
Messrs. Ford and Zimmerman, of Philadelphia,
have notified Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan that
$500 have been placed In bank TO their credit. The
authors of III. NJ. s. Pin0fore" have 10 copyright
in this country, and the act was voluntary on the
part of these managers.
National Republican., 1879-03-07
Now pcriOdlCnls.

The Edinburgh RcrelC, American edition,
for January has valuable contents of interest
ing matter. 1t is supplied by L. NJ. Whitaker
&; Son.
The International RerieU for March has made
its appearance, laden with Il variety of eX-
cccdngly interesting and instructive matter.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

WHEN the Republicans of the Senate
gracefully accorded the compliment of q
committee chairmanship to Senator THUR
MAN in recognition of his prominence as q
statesman there was no ill-tempered sneer-
ing over it by the Republicans press; now,
however, that IL is proposed that the Demo-
Gratis shall do tho same with Senator Ed
NUNDs, the Democratic organ here in WASH
ington descends to low-born and envy
inspired jeers at that gentleman. Whatever
else may be said of the Democrats in the
Senate, 1t is to their credit that they do not
pay heed to the snarling innuendoes of the
cur of the Dot.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

PLAINLY put, the Democratic proposition
to the Government is Permit us to dehauch
all the national elections or we will cut OFF
all appropriations for the public service.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

The BECK programme will go down 10
the exeeration of history handcuffed with
the seditious preparations of the Democracy
for rebellion In 1S60-'6i.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

reason IL thrcatens the Government with a
money famine unless the elections shall be
thrown open 70 all manner of fraud which
its Ingenuity can invent and ID has talent
in that way. Without the repeal of those
laws, which stand between the ballot-box
and such practices in elections Us are illegal,
wrong, and corrupt, the Democratic party
will have no showing in any future cleo
tons outside the South, and very little
there. If the ballot-box in the city of New
York can be successfully guarded against
fraud the Democrats cannot by any possi-
bility carry that State. Their strength lies
in the frauds they are able TO commit, and
they know ID, otherwise they would not
assume the revolutionary attitude they now
occupy toward the Government under an
open threat that unless their party ends can
he subserved the Government is TO be
stopped in the exercise of its proper func-
tons. If this is not threatened revolution
it is mere badinage, and if IL is the latter it
should not bear any weight. At all events
we feel assured that It will be put to the
severest test.
HERE is o good suggestion for the Repub-
lican Legislature of some Stalwart State,
New York, for example: Instantly pro-
pose an amendment to the National Com
stitution embodying the principles of pro-
lection to the purity of the ballot now pro-
vided for in the national election laws
The supremacy or overthrow of these prin-
ciples has already become the dominant
issue between the two great parties in Con-
grcss and an attempt by the Republicans
to engraft them into the Constitution
would concentrate the intelligence and
patriotism Of the country in their support.
The Democrats would, of course, oppose
such an attempt, aud the campaign of 1850
would naturally be fought upon this Ques-
ton. Incidentally the rights of the Ma
tional Government and the subordinate
| privileges Of the governments of the States
would enter into the consequent discussion,
| and, in fact, the decision OF the question
| would amount to an emphatic declaration
of the will of the people in the premises
| Will New York, exercising her legitimate
and organic prerogatve to suggest n consti-
tutional amendment, take this matter i'll
hand? The idea is, simply and briefly
that the General Government shall have
proper control over the election of its own
officials-a control that will protect clec-
tors, high or low, and black or white, in ex-
ercising the right of suffrage conferred upon
| them by the National Constitution.
National Republican., 1879-03-07
ANUS Eu ENTS.
Lincoln Hail-rhe schutt Children.

The Schutt Children were greeted with an audi
ence Of fine character The performances of these
seven children the oldest Of whom Is only thirteen
years of age and the youngest three and hulE are
are simply wonderful, They display dramatic and
musical ability which would be crediiablc to much
older folks. The entertainment consists of Ieuitu-
tions, mbleaux songs, and representations from
Macbeth
National Republican., 1879-03-07
His Campaign Dncnment.
New York Herald

General Buffers conclusions on the electoral
count business are, OF course different from those
OF everybody else. President Hayes he believes,
was counted In, Mr.. Tden was delrauded, and the
appointment the Supreme Court Judges on the
commission has been preiudlcial. General Butler
has his own little party 70 take Of IN his cam.
paign document
National Republican., 1879-03-07

Upc'c Joshua Whitcomb IS keeping the audiences
at the National in jolly good humor. The quaint,
funny sayings Of the old farmer never fail to pro
woke mirth. The character has been thoroughly
and now ranks US foremost among creations Of its
kind,
National Republican., 1879-03-07

BRICK Po,fEEoY's GrecnbaclS convention
proved to be a fzzle But, as usual, PoNTE-
ROY filed his pockets. For this is be a
Greenbacker.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

ing assumption that nearly all Of them
were for sale. Mr.. POTTER and his eoadiu-
tors are responsible for the great crime Of
spreading this colossal falsehood upon the
records of the Government. Future gener-
ations will look back to it and read the ly-
ing history made by these portisans in
amasement. Aud this is Democratic patri-
otism
National Republican., 1879-03-07

SIR GIBBIE. novel. By GEORGE MicDoNALD.
IL. d. Author of "MalCom." "rhe Marquis of
Lossie.n Paul Faher,' ALEC Forbes" Robert
Falconer" &c. Philadelphia: ]: B. Lippincott
~ Co. Washington, d. c.: 4, NJ. Whitaker " SON.
This volume is tho republication of very
popular Scottish novel, which has appeared iu
numbers in LiteHS Lieiag Age. 1t is exceed
ingly well written, and the romance is full OF
interesting scenes and characters.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

THE Democratic organ begins TO mutter
threats against the tenure of Senator KEEL
LoGGs seat in the Senate.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

The eats Of prestidigitation performed by Messrs.
Kellar and Cunarl represent the perfection Of the
arts Of necromancy. They far above the sleght-
of-hand of the iugyiers with whose performances
the public are familiar PSYCHIC Is q mystery
which no one has boon able 70 nnraYel.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

LOOKING back in the light ofoccomplished
results it appears that GARFIELD, HALE,
and CoNGER, all in the minority, were the
real leaders OF the last House. The so-caled
leaders of the majority, it appears, did not
do anything of consequence to confirm their
titles to leadership. WoOD, ATKINS, KNOTT,
BANNING, Cox, and the entire gang of COM
mittee chairmen, rolled together wouldn't
have made an average manager on the mi
nority side.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

WHEN President HAYES vetoes an np-
preparation for his own salary the same
constitutional embargo will be laid upon
tue salaries of his Democratic opponents in
Congress.
National Republican., 1879-03-07
Get Ahead of the Greonbaolors.

The Washington REPUBLICAN, remarks that "be.
tween the pententiary and the GreenbackeIs, the
Democratsnres sorely beset TO secure majority In
the Fortysixh Congress lfJusticc gets It's own, Il
is pretty evident that the penienary win get ahead
ofthc GreenbackeIs.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

THERE is no danger that President HAYES
will ever succumb to the demand of the
Democrats for repeal of the supervisor
law. That demand is based upon the vio-
lent assumption that every official of that
grade is n periurer. He will hesitate some
time before joining the Democracy in this
wholesale execration of q reputable class of
American citizens.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

MR.. HULL, of Florida, will have an OPP
portunity to visit Washington after all be-
fore he takes up his abode in Albany. The
extra session of Congress intervenes to per-
NIT him to occupy temporarily seat in the
House before his trial, conviction, and SEN
tence. This is letting him down easy but
the gradation is apparently natural. There
is but short step between a BulI-Dozers
seat, procured by ballot-box stuGing and
corruption Of the worst kind, in u Demo-
cratic House of Representatives and the
penitentiary.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

ICIeVeIand HefaId,I
Senator Chandler has method of truthtellng
that is sometimes more forcible than pote-for
instance, when he in the Senate and declared
that Davis was IAN unhung and doubled dyed
~ ipr
National Republican., 1879-03-07

INSTEAD of permitting the theft Of the
Government Printing Office the honest and
sensible members OF Congress voted $4,000
to make fre-proof extension to the build
inu.
National Republican., 1879-03-07

ZACH CHANDELIERS speech on the propo-
Sition to pension JEFF DAVIS touched hard
pan. Compared with the efforts of some of
the so-called Reformers of the Republican
party it stands as common-sense to sub
limated theory. 1t continues to attract
public attention and TO be commended in
contrast with the ordinary set speeches in
Congress and as honesty sound sense is
with hollow pretense and namby -pambyism.
National Republican., 1879-03-07
Near Him When He Said 1t.

New 1Ork GOnlmcfcIhIl
Zach Chandler should noe have said that "every
man. woman, and child in the North believes JEFF
Davis to be double dyed traitor" for there was
Judge Thurman and the Northern Democratic Sem
ators sitting near him when he said 1t.