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M LETTINGS.

A LII ROYAL ARCH MASONS @sgysgg
n are cordially invited TO atieue stated SAX
convocaiiou Of RICHMOND ROYAL M5as.zass
ARCH CHAPTER, No. 8, at the MasonS "'a''ASs'
Hail. on Franklin street. THIS Thursday EVE
MING. December 4th 4. D. 1879. il. A. M. 2409
at 7 O'Clock. Bv order of the N. F.. H. 2.
dc 4lt* GEORGE +. kEESEE. Secretary.
MASONIC NOTICE.-The men,. &
Iva hers Of ST. JOHNS LODGE, No. 36, G0
a. F. and A. ~. are requested TO attend a. "
stated meeting at 81. Alban's Hall THIS Thurs!ayI
EVENING at z O'Clock. All Master ,,lasons in
good Standing are fraternay invited.
By order OF the W. M.
WALTER MOORE, Secretary.
DECEMBER 4, A. l.. $3.50, A. d. 1879.
dc L
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o,s.oIUTs0Ss & pAwTxERsmlPs.

RICHMOND, VA, November 80, iSfo.
,VNHE FIRM OF LEE, seldom y %.
isthjs day dissolved by mutual consent
All partie. iudehed 10 the finn VIII please maas
paypieuts. Those having claimS will present lpe"'
al once for Settlement. -....r-
Each member Si!l slyr IN liquidation; r,r
- M. -. - GEORGE, LEE.
JAMES A.. sEDpSS,
de l.lw THONGS SEDlRS,
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DEATHS.

Died, at her residence. No. 1s2nivenable street,
Wednesday. December 80, at 84 O'Clock, Mrs. Ca
Her funera! will take place from ~. Iarick's
| church FRIDAY, December 9Th, AZ 8 O'Clock A. IL
The friends and acquaintance OF the farnSy are
invited to attend.
Baltimore and Boston papers please copy. 2s*
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. COHEN BROTHERS WILL OFFER

~ COHEN BROTHERS WILL OFFER
on MONDAY. DECEMBER lsT.
100 DOZEN LADIES' THREE BUTTON f6l.-
uEED KID GLOVES 1t zoe. y pair, The 'ii""
100 dozen i.NDiE~' Two.EUTTOH FIEECE.
LINED GLOVES at 1880:
As dozen LADIES Elastic FLEECE-LINED
GLOVES Al l6a sc. pair
A large stock OF GLOVES In their various syl,S
and qualities. for ladi"S'. @cn!l"mcu'N. and
chih!ren> wear. 1T the lowr.i pr!rr> rytr known.
They also offer iii" largest stock oi HOSIERY 40"
offered III the cry: ....
Also. 30 dozen Of MISSES and tIIII.DEENr
KNIT VEST, al 10Y: -
rIliLDREN'S KNIT UNDERWEAR, among
which VIII 30 found many gre! naisaH,
20
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Deficit. ...................,......$ 129.463 81
The foregoing statement is as OF October
l, 1879. Since that time there has been
funded under the present law the sum OF
S442, 572. IA more, making total OF sS,49l,-
961.94, and reducing the deficit TO the sum
of SIG, 1888. OIL, to which il interest on the
Literary Fund at 8 per cent.-S42, l70.S2-
be added, will leave deficit OF Sl5S,36I 50,
or with interest on same at and per cent.
deficit OF $199,S7012 against o. deficit, as
reported in my last annual message, of
sS54,952,91, thus showing the happy result
OF the operation Of this law and the various
acts Of the last General Assembly reducing
expenses.
The following statements, Nos. and 3,
show the deficit as Of October l, 1879, were
the interest on the Literary Fund to be
added-fiist al and 6 per cent, and Sec
ondly at 3 per cent, supposiny the principal
thereof funded under this law. Statements
4 and 5 show that, were the entire debt
funded under the present law, paying full
interest at the rate Of per cent. on the
bonds held by the colleges and Literary
Fund, there would be surplus in the trea-
sury OF S260,27254; and were the bonds
held by the colleges and the Literary Fund
to be funded IS other outstanding bonds at
per cent, there would be surplus OF
$3.50, 914.19, which would soon discharge the
amount due the schools and take up the
unpaid coupons, leaving the State in a SOL
vent, healthy condition, without any fresh
| burden upon the taxpayers:
STATEMENT II.
| II to the interest on
/ the debt as stated t.rs -
| aboye..... 81 ,526,960 70
est on the debt
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THE MOS agC CLUE.
T. r..
GEaPlsTMAS SALE

TTyUE LADIES OF DIR. HOGES
4 CHURCH will combine th'ir JAPANESE
TEA-PAETY (Which was ulayoidaoiy DOS p2nS1I
VII their CHRISTMAS SALE, 10 open on MON
DAY. December Sth, ut ) O'Clock 7. 81, ?Ed cog;
i,nur through the day and evening OF TUESDAY
the 9th.
Among their novelties rher. wiz b" the Irhl:lA@
SHAN'rY. HER MAZE SHIP PIN AfbRt-
fuli-rig4ch with her crew Oh board. 4 N", Me
liz CAKE &c. &C f-Th&S2t
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Total net revenue. .............
The ordinary expenses Of govern
ment for the fiscal year 1S7e-'!9
were S79l,557.72; included In
said expenses or government was
the sum for expenses Of the rcgu-
lar session lS7S-'79 and the eX-
ira session 1879 OF the General
Assembly. Sl2O,43e.S9; from
which should be deducted The esIt-
mated expenses of a session OF the
General Assembly under the new
law, $60.OU0; and IL leaves an ex.
cess 10 be deducted on account OF
expenses Of government, $780,
43e.S9; which deducted from Tic
actual expenses OF government
for lS7S-'79. the estimated ex-
pense for 1S79-'S0 is.............
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S1,397.517 A.
STATEMENT I-CoSTISuED.

STATEMENT I-CoNTINUED.
or Dollar Bonds and so Much Of the Herfng
Bonds as Hare Been Funded in Dollar Bonds
1tp to Octo5er l. 1879, at 3 Per CentWm Per
Innum under the act of March 20, 1879, as
Stated By Second auditor.
OF dollar bonds....$ 7,674.449 70
OF sterling bonds. $4,000 90
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Total Interest under both acts. 81 ,526,9SO IS
Deduct net revenue applicable 10
payment of interest. ............... 1.397,5l7 IL
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And the surplus of revenue would
} 260,272 81

STATEMENT v.
Supposipc the whole debt fur ded, including COL
leces and literary fund and one half of arrears OF
interest. the statement would be as follows, as
stated by Sacoud AUDITOR:
under the present act. making of principal. TSi =
227OS3.64: arrears Of Interest due to the Miller
Manual Labor School. OF Albemarle, now pay Bile
under &C. of Assembly. s105,ll0 which, funded
at so per cent. makes principal 5000; literary
due thereon. s347 .822.9l; which. funded ut so
per cent. makes principal sl73.sll45: making
entire principal of the DEBT. including bono; held
by colleges Miller Manual Labor School. and ltera-
~ fund and arrears of interest at SO per cent.
$50, 1871 6o5 "a; on which the annual inter,s al 3
per cent. is 1886 450. SO.
Net revenue applicable to the pay
ment of int. rest. 80. Sl'33o,uUf Oh
Deduct the total annual interest last
above Stated...,................... Soo4oU 60
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STATEMENT III.

II to the Interest as
above Stated......
Is added the interest
on the debt held
by The literary
fund, as stated by
1.-THE Second Audit
or, at s percent.
The total interest
Wih be:ss...a....
iReGnct net revenue
tappnc cable 70 pay-,
4. ;msnt OF interest.
aAndaiie defictt will
hs,ss,sssss ssa...st.
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lOldl.. s''ss' 'ss''' s's' '''''''
Deduct commissions for collecting,
&C., SIl1,OS9.54. 1.-THE c@mmis-
sions for assessing taxes arc in
GUIDED in expenses of govern
ment, as stated below. the amount
being S45,11l.11.l Deduct insol-
vents anu dclinquents. &C.: Insol-
vent ca,itation-taX. ~ .434: in.
solves prOBerty-t 4 X, SlO'-
1925; iilsolvent incomc-laN,
a27.S7; delinquent a n d-taN,
S3S.u79.70: erroneous assess
mentlant.tax, IS, 600.69-Sl26,-
oak Observation-Disclosures
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sl,O75,735 90
81 500 81

The total intertst -.
would be-. ....... S1,075,735 90
Net revenue as above. 80. Sl,33f'olf 81
OF lax on consol. hunos Included,
which will be lost on the REFUND oo .,
ing of the debt. o. oo9 o.
l,336.U07 Sd
e e1n,c Inc Total lh'etes. las. 1,o75,7s5 90
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Net fevenue....
Add amount received from Second
Auditor for tax GAINED on cou-
pons, fiscal year 1S7S-79........
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$1.s54,959 81
4S7,4f2 So
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Annual interest
thereon at three
per cent..........
Amount required
annually TO make
up full interest 10
colleges, payable
under existing
laws. as. per Sec
ond Auditors re-
port ..............
Amount required
10 pay full inter
est annually 10
the literary fGr d,
Us stated above.
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Sl,367,517 Al
10000 90
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s36,s1a so

54,572 SO
S4.249 Ga
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l,336.UO7 Sd
l.O75,735 90
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Regular merchants, &C., S332,717.-
l3: licenses and registered sales
under the NIofett liquor law,
S472,S34.l4. Deduct rebates on
licenses and registered sales under
the Moff.,t liquor law, S99.S77.-
IA; deduct expenses on licenses
and registered sales under the Moi
fe liquor law, 1872, l9O.OS-
Sl32.O67 22-$340,766.9 z ......
Taxes derived from railroads,
banks, Insurance ompanies,
clerks, notartes, &c................
Revenue derived from other sources
net, and other than extraordinary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-26
4 UORD TO THE OLD FOLKS.

Everybody calls this the holiday season of
the year; yet 1t seems to be set aside as a
holiday for children and young people only.
For few years after the propriety of a
vacation in July aud August was recognized
by Americans, the better class of streets in
the large cities were almost vacant during
tins season; the lawyer, clerk, grocer or me-
chanic took his fortnight's or weeks holiday,
and went out of town with his wife or chill
dren. This year, with the usual recognition
by trade of q universal want, Summarizing
places have been opened so near to the cities,
rates of board reduced and transportation
made so cheap that the exodus of families is
more general than ever before. But large
majority of the old folks, the breadwinners,
have stayed in town. The faces at all places
of resort are, as a rule, young, unless they
are those of invalids. Many an open window
in the interminable rows of dust-covered
dwellings shows that its owner is still ut the
daily grind cOntenting himself with peep on
Sunday at the children somewhere on the beach
or in the mountains, living in haphazard
wifeless, cOmfOrtess fashion. He is quite
satisfied with il, so long as he can hear Of
Nelly's triGmphs at Il Saratoga hop, or the
trout which the boys caught on the Adiron-
dacks. Nothing goes against the grain OF a
busy American townsman, or seems TO him SO
silly and useless rs "A stOppage OF work. lie
has a vague idea that some day, when he has
" got through and laid aside his pile,n he will
sit down, do nothing and enjoy himself. But
he never does get through, the size of the
nile never satisfies him, he goes on adding brick
to brick 10 It, like hod-carrer, until some day
Death calls ont Enoush!" and chucks him
aside into little trench in the ground, which
is soon trampled down and forgotten, while
the house that he was building crumbles to
pieces.
Another enormous class of our readers who
would ridicule as folly the idea of throwing
aside work to take deliberate holiday, are
the farmers and their wives. THE TRIBUNE
has been the friend for half lifetime of
thousands of people who have probably not
oHce in that time stopped their daily routine
Of money-making to refresh and strengthen
their real selves by downright rest, or have
conc beyond their farms to take look at the
outside world unless compelled by business
There were crowds of heayy-buit intelligent
men and their hard-worked women, wise as to
the crops, politics and gossip of their own
townships, who came up to tho Philadelphia
Exposition and had their FIRST glimpse of habits,
lives, worlds beyond rs unknown 10 them as if
they were the cities under tho Dead Sea.
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These official records show that there has
been great decrease IN the cost Of the
service under Republican administrations.
They show, also, that in all times, even
when the expenses were greatest, they
were remarkably small compared with the
enormous bulk or value of the goods in
spected. Even at the Highest, when the ex-
penses of weighing and measuring were
$429, 254 yearly, they amounted to less than
one-fifth of one per cent OF the value Of goods
passed by the Custom House, and less than
2213 cents per ton for the accurate weighing
and measurement of goods which nearly all the
railroads count it worth % cents per ton to
load or unload without accurate weighing.
But the cost has been 50 steadily aud rap
idly reduced, under succession Of Republic
can administrations, that tho proportion TO the
value OF goods passed was last year not more
than about one-tenth of one cent on the dollar
and the expense during the last year was
only about 12lo cents per ton In short, the
Custom House now costs the country, for the
official weighing and measurement Of goods
less than one-half of the ordinary charge of
railroad companies for mere handling
without a pretence of official accuracy as to
weight or measurement
The decrease of about one-half in the cost
of performing gwen service has been
effected entirely by Republican officials. There
has been no change i'll the laws passed by A
Democratic Congress, to which this decrease
can be traced. The record stands as an
evidence of the disposition and ability
of Republican officials to reform the ser
vice, and reduce its cost, IA circumstances
permit without impairing its efficiency.
II i, creditable record to the present man
agement, and yet it is just TO say that it IA
also crcdltable to those which preceded it. The
cost of the service has mt all times been re-
markably low, and the decrease of about one
half, during the past seven years, is therefore
the more praisewOIthy But tins brief record,
taken from official books, il conclusive
answer TO the charge that Republicans effect
no real reforms in the public service unless
they are compelled TO do so. There has never
been SO great decrease in the cost of any
branch OF the public service whatever under
Democratic administrations.
The record here given will he found inter-
eslng, also, as an evidence OF the real cost of
transportation from foreign shores to this
country, The attempt to estimate the amount
of fIeight-money paid Oh imports each year
has often been made. with only indifferent
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WITH SUPPLEMENT.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

FouEIGN-The Marquis Of LOTne has removed
Leutcnant-GOvemor Letellier. 60 proposition
was made in the House of Commons to take advan-
tage of the American policy TO SILVER, but II was
talked to death 60 Sir John A. Macdonald leaves
Quebet to-day for London. TT Irish members
in the House Of Commons have nearly arrived at a
compromise with the Government.
D0NEsII~.-Memphis has been officially declared
to be dangerously infected there were eleven new
cases and ten deaths yesterday. 80 Secretary
Sherman spoke at Augusta, Me-, yesterday; he is
the guest of Senator Blaine. 80 Charles Z. James
has been appointed Chief Justice of the District of
Columbia. - Heavy and much needed rams have
fallen in Virginia and Tennessee. 80 About 500
students of GTard College visited Long Branch for
few hours yesterday. -- The Industry and
Trade investigation is TO be renewed in Chicago,
the Congressional Committee being now there.
General Butler has been asked to run for the
Goveruorship of Massachusetts,; he accepts.
CITY AND SUBUEBAN.-Eleven refugees from
Memphis arrived at this city on Tuesday; yesterday
one Of the number died and TWO others sick Of
yellow fever; the SURVIVORS were sent TO Quaran-
tine. == DR.. Vanderpoe yesterday ordered the
steamer City of Merida back from this city to the
Lower Bay - mutinous convict at Sing Sing
Prison was shot bya keeper. GO The city was
enioincd against enforcing a Judgment for taxes
against the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. =
Gold value Of the legal-tender silver dollar li12l2
grainsl, SOL cents. = Stocks feyerish aud
Irregular, closing dun and strong.
IHE Manufacturers local observations in
dicate partly cloudy and slightly warmer weather,
preceded in the morning by cloudy weather and
possibly light showers. Thermometer Yesterday:
Highest so lowest. So; average, 74'oo.
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tives. knowing it to be fcn1ded upon false
assumptions and the most flimsy fallacles' out
believing that it was the most practicable donge
for deceiying the public and winning votes
MANY more were fooled into it 10y It's piausi-
bility and their over-eagerness 10 accept '"o
easiest woy ont of existing financial trouble.
We have great cause Tor thanhluih'So ''
under our form of government, however s''ons
a hold such delusion as TINS may 'aho upo"
the public mind, it cannot Immediately coii
troll the action of the Government. line u
rcouired for that; and time IS po"eri"i
ally of common sense.
I'm the wears in which General Ewing ana
his associates have been pushing thelr uoc-
trincs of finance and pressing their cure-a''S
on the public, the people have been learning
something about political economy anu
finance. Public discussion, newspaper COM
ments. Congressional debates, popular essays
and sneecbes. and continued cOntroyer-
sizes as to financial disturbances, their
causes and cures, have made the pup
lie fairly familiar with at least the rudi-
ments of the subject. Moreover. the success
of all the measures which have been urged and
adopted by the advocates of honest money,
and opposed by the Greenbackers, has
opened their eyes to the actual truth.
General Ewing ia late IN market
already overstocked with his wares,
and market in which their finn
siness and worthlessness have been thoroughly
exposed. Their popularity has pretty much
disappeared. He does not delude anybody he
never instructed, and he can only amuse those
who remember his predictions of disaster ana
watch his wriggiing to get out OF this d.
lemma. We observe that in his late speech
at Lancaster, Ohio, in which he is supposed to
have sounded his "key-nOte," he refuses 10
give any credit to Republican policy or the
success of resumption for the present pros
porous condition of the country, but lays II
all to "s kind Providence" which, looking
"down in pity on the industrial distress inflicted
by the ingenuity of theorists and Insurers, re-
"ieved its asperity by bounteous haryests at
"home and eager markets abroad" That Is to
saw. if Secretary Sherman had not been rem
forced by " kind Providence we should now
have continuance of hard times, which would
have been an inestimable boon to General
Ewing and his friends, whose only hope Is IN
the public distress. Well, that is not so bad
as an explanation, and it is certainly ingenious
and amusing. 1t shows too, the desperate
straits to which the Greenback people are
driven. Wouldn't it be well to abolish Provl-
deuce
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ynoer 10 ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

AMVsTMENTs-9 PGOt-6th column.
BOARD AND ROOMS-9h PAGE 9Th column
BUSINESS CHANCKS-Sth POGe-3d cOiuiOu.
BUSINESS NOIICEs--4tb Pd0e-lst eoinmn
Coal AND WOOD-9th PdGe-6tn COluiuul
Dora ETNrRsIITr NOTICEs-StE Pdge--4th column
CORPORATION NOTCES-SM P0Cs-4th column
DIVIDEND AoTCES-Sh Pe0e-2i ana 80 Columns 80,
EUROFEAN ADVERTISEMENTS fGge-4th anu oth
columns.
ExCURsIONS- 9h f'dqe-6th eoirnh
EKNANNlAI--S STA Pd0c-lst ami "a Columns
HKIP NANTFD-9M ldJe-4lh column.
ICF CRFAM-Sth Pa0e--3d column.
INSTRUCTIOV- 6h PaQc-6th columns; on fuge-lst ana
% coiumns.
LAW SCHOOIS-0h PuGe-2f column.
ITGAI NOTICES-9n Pdqe-3d column.
MANAGES AND DTArHs-5tn t1Je-6 9th column -
kIsCKLIANEOUs-Sh PGQe-3d column ; Ion Pdgs-otn
and 9th columns.
MUSICAL INsTPUNENrs-9h Pdde-6th column.
NEW PUUIiCkIT ONs-6n PdGe-Stb and Oh Columns
PeOTOsAIs-9M r'O0e-3t column.
RFLI EsTArE-Sh PdGc-6th cOumn.
RELIGIOUS NoTICEs-9h Pa1e-jth column. as,
SITUATIONS wASTkD-M ALEs-9h Pdct-3d ana Ath
commns; FENALEs- Oh FaCe-3d column.
ePTCIAI No1ICEs-5h Fu0e-5th and 9th co IuInhs 80,
tTERHFoATS AND hAILRoADs-Sh fd0e-od anu 4'h
columns.
STrAMFUs OCrAN-sM Pd0e-4th column.
sUNNfR board Oh Pu0s-4th and 5ib columns.
TEACHERs-- on F0Oe-2d and 80 columns
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REprRLLC1N REEORNS.

The Democrats are in the habit of claiming
that there has been no voluntary improve
ment in the public service, under Republican
administrations. In nearly every Democratic
platform it Is said or implied that Republican
officials will steal, or waste all they can at
any rate, and this accusation, in one form or
another, forms an important part OF Demo-
cratic speeches. 1t has been the habit OF
Democrats, too, TO dwell with especial JUNCTION
on the cost of the public service i'll the New
York Custom House, and there is prob
ably not Democrat in the country
who has not n vague idea that this
important Office is now and has been con-
dUcted with a reckless disregard Of the pub
lie interests. 1t is true that the Republicans
might seek some more favorable test of the
workings of their administrations for the cost
of enforcing the revenue laws is always and
almost necessarily greater here than it is else
where, and the possibilities of corruption or
neglect OF duty are greater. Bur let the New
York Custom House be taken as test.
Below is an official statement of the guam
tity of imported and exported goods weighed
and measured each year for the past ten fiscal
years, with the expenses Of that branch OF the
public service at the New-YOrk Custom House
1t will be seen that there has been decrease
of $23S,377 81 or about 55.5 per cent, in
the expenses of the Office, although the guam
tty of goods weighed and measured has de-
creased less than 80 per cent:
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that ut their dinner eggs, butter and cheese frureJ
on the bill Of fare. The advanced American yeoe-
tarians, whose leader was the late Dr. Trail
avoided these articles animal products and con-
fined themselves carefully TO grains. roots and
fruits. Dr. Trail lived according TO his theories nm
to the time of bis death. which occurred abolt two
years ago, and small but faithful band Of dis
ciples survive him.