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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26
AHIGTEGE SAEES.
BY O'Neal Sc Lucas, Auctione

by " N Gal U LuCaS, huCLlOneeIS.
PY VIRTUE of deed OF trust, executed by
Es 1. S. Perpener and wife. bearing date on
the 9th dav of Msy, 1876. and of record in the
Clerks otice of the Corporation Cour! for the
city CT Alexandria, Va. liber No. s, page 46S,
the subscribers. IS trustees of 'The German Co.
operative Building Association, No. 2, of Alex
sndria, Va" will, by order of the Board of Di-
rectors Of tho said Association, duly made. pro.
coed 10 sell by public auction, on SATURDAY,
The 18th day Of September 1879 attweive m, in
front of the Market Building, on Royal street,
in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, tho follow
ing described property, to wit:
ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND, with the
BUILDINGS thereon, in the said city of Alex-
andris, situated on tho west side of Royal street,
between King and Prince streets, in front on
Royal street ~ feet 81 inches. more or less, and
in depth supposed 10 DO rs feet inches, mo:
or less, with the right OF way ovor an aloy four
feet wide, extending along tho south limo Of said
lot the distance of 40 feet, being tho premises
noW occupied by Clarissa Washington
Terms of Sale: Cash on the day OF sale.
Park AGNEW,
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Rcal Estate 4 giants and Guctioneers.l
EtG VIRTUE OF A DEGEEE UF TIE
- Corporation Court for the city Of Alaxsn-
drin, Va, rendered at its July term. 1872, in tho
chance.y csuse OF Hooo vs.. Hooos sdministra-
tor ct al, the undersigned, special commissioner
thorein named, will proceed on SATURDAY,
tho 9th dsy of August, 1879, ST L o'clock H., to
sell by public auction, TO tho highest bidder, ho-
!oro the front ontrsnco Of the Corporation Court
house Of Alexandria city, on Fairfax street. the
VALUABLE BRLCK HOUSE and LOl' OF
GROUND, known IS No l25 King street, now
occupied by Edonis 0lschot as 3 dwelling and
confectionery.
Terms of Sslo: Cash enough to pay costs CT
snlt and expenses OF sslo, and the residue on
credit of six, twelve and eightoon months tho
purchaser TO give bond snd security forth dc,
feSrcd payments, with interest from tho day of
sslc and The title TO be withheld as further &C.
curity until tho whole of tho purchase lnonev
shall have been paid. i. Is. MEREDiTH,
jy 9-2a"i8 Special Commissioner of Salo.
EE- Flo bidders appearing, the above gale is
adjourned till SkprEMBEK 18th. 1879, nj the
samo hour and place.
4. &. MEREDITH,
aug 9-2awts Special Commissioner of Sale
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

SEQMMiSStUNELsS' 4 SALE UF LAND III
- FAIRFAX COUNTY, NEAi. LiCuET
VEkNQA--by virtue OF the decrsas Of tna Cir
cult Court Ct Eaj:la!: county, pronounced At its
November term. 1874, sHd Juno taru1, 1872 ju
the suit Of John Hnisin sGsiast ,Jas s. Msrdoca
aud others, we shall, 81 II H., on MGNDAT,
the 18th day of September ensuing (Court day.
ia front CT The siour. 4ouse OF sad county, aoll
hy pChlic auction, TO the highest bidder, tbs.
T::ACE OF L.At' u whCrc@a tho said James :.
k@r3ccs at fr3acn: rcSdos situated On Pohick
creek, snd containing stout I76 acres, the eSac.
gU:nliy 10 b0 nsdA known on tEp day &C Gals.
It has upon Il a comfortable DWELLING
HOUSE, with The usual ana necessarY 0u!huilC.-
in@s, good orchard, And Is 2 very productive
iSral.
Tofms Of Sale Ono hundred dollars cas!,, %
meet costs and oxpnnsss Of sale, sad tho residue
IN thtoe equal annusl payments, 70 bear intcres.
from Tho day oi aa!e, and 30 b secured BY tho
notes OF Tho purchaser. with good Hors0na! So
curity, sad retention OF title until tho last msy.
Eic@t is Ils.tc. Il. w. THOMAS,
THOMAS MOOEE,
au& l5-Wfw Comm'rs. OF Sale.
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fE1kUSTEE'S SALE oyATWO HUNDRED
\ ACRE FARM, ADJOINING MOUNT
VEREON-On SATURDAY, September 20,
1879, st y H., in front of the postcfce. Aloxsn.
dfs, VA. tho sub.cribar, ~ trustee in deed Of
trust trcm edwin Z. Aowiand and wife, dated
July lS, 1857, will sell, By public auction, Is
iEAUI OF LEND, 10 Fairsax county, adioin-
ing the Mount TcrnoD estate, containing 21l-
GG 100 acres, boag q pa, o tho oriEinsl Nj.
ZNPHYR ESTATE
Iarms: 5000 ca2h tho g6s!Guo in onn nnd
two years, with Interest, 10 TO secured on tho
property. 5. HERG USUN BhAGE,
aug i0"oots Trustee.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
TN FAIEFAN CIRCUIT COURT, JUN
4 TERM, 1879.
EIvord {nhpuo,

IN FAIEFAX CIRCUIT COUET, JUNE
4 TERM, 1870
Edward johnson
vs.. In Ch sncpru
VIM. Johnson's heirs, Sc.
Revived in tho name Of VIM. II. Harrison,
executor OF the complainant and rolerroG TO
Commissioner John Powell, TO inquire what
amounts arc now due and unpaid by the said
Edward johnson TO The several parties, thoir
representatives or alieneos, of the personal fund
duo by tho said Edward johnson as administra-
tor and trustee of Sarah johnson, SIS Set forth in
the report of Comm'r. Moss. That he also ascer-
tain snd state what amount is now due and un-
paid by tho said Edward johnson on account OF
his purchase Of the tract Of land in the bill mon
TONED, tho sale of which WAS reported by Hunter
and Dulsny, commissioners Of sale, and which
sao was confirmed by the Court
In taking said accounts tho commissioner will
ascertain the several amounts which hayo been
paid to the parties entitled, or TO their represent
a!ives or heirs, by either the said Edward John
aon or the said commissioners, the amounts now
due to eaca Of the hnirs or representatives from
tho sHld Edward johnson on account OF said
purchase.
That before taking said account tho said COM
missioner shall give notice Of the time and place
Of tskiEE The same in The Fairfax Messenger, if
published, II not. IN some other paper, for four
consecutive weekB by weekly publication, which
publication to ho equal 10 personal setvica cn sill
parles Interested. = true extract from decree.
Tesic: +. W. RICHARDSON, ID. G.. .
Fairfax Court House. August 4, 1919.
TO al! pSr:ios Interested in tho above suit: You
&re hereby Motif I'd That will proceed to execute
tho said dec1co ct the oMco Of Tho.naa 6 Wells,
st Fa,r[aI Court Iiouae. on WEDAESDAY
ese Sd day Ct September, 1870, stwhich ti!2c and
| piaca they will he required 10 produce all cri-
deECa pertinent to the case.
!oEN POWELL, Commissioner
aug 5-waH Circuit Court Snrlax COUNTY
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BAKERS AND CONFECTENNEsss.
81 N NJ ER AT BR EN- nGL { s
ICE CREAM, FRESH MILK,
BERRIES s. CREAM PIE AND MILK.
HENRY BRENGLE will aad this week TO
his establishment, 10 King streoi, the

WEST GROVE DAIRY,
supplied twice day.
BRENGLE'S MILK ard CREAM STAND
IN TIE CITY MARKET (H. Simpson, Man.
ager,) will offer the richest Milk and the purest
Cream over produced. See and you'll agree.
Try and you'll buy. Freah Milk will also DO
Kept on draft and in ice st his King street ostsb
lishlnont
Black, Fruit, Pound, Jelly and Fancy Cakos
l'les specially, Fruits, Nuts, Contectonorios,
Watcr icas and all the deicscie5 of the season.
llo Gators for ia1nlles and entertainments, and
Supplies families with milk. NV 70
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RELIABLE FERTILIZERS,


BRYhN1'S BONE DUST, guaranteed per.
fectly pure.
B2YANT'S NO. STANDARD.
BEYhNTS NO. 9 STANDARD.
BnYANTS AMMO. DISSOLVED BONE.
BNYANTS HALF DISSOLVED BONE.
NO. PERUVIAN GUhNO.
mURIATG OF POTASH, Sc, SC.
!sG-iA distinctive feature in tho manufacture
OF ou7 Fertilizers is that our Soluble Bone Phns.
rhG!c ;s obtained strictly from cnin.cl bono; not
ono pound o. }haroeion VI Novassa Phosphate
oGLera into their composition II my way, shape
or iorTn. We usp only tho higtea! grade ma!c-
t;sls Ghc fo:mGiI. and a1Hlyeis being branded
on tho ssaks, p4rcLasaIs 60 enabled &c seq what
enters into osch article an! :ha ers.io of n5s!o
rials used lhoro!u
GEC&EGNn & HUE'FSiAN'5 DRILL.
kELLEA or !Ih.1EN3r0WH DILL.
FARMER" FRIEND DRILL.
FIELD SEEDS cr all kinds.
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LOTTERIES.
authorized by the commonwealth Of
kentucky.
+ HI
LOTTERIES.
I til,
POPULAR DRAWING OF TIE
Commonwealth Distribution

AT Macauley's Thos!re, in the city Of Louis.
vile, on SATURDAY, August -, 1879.
The Drawing will bo supervised by men OF
nndoubted character and standing, and tcEc.
holders, sgents and clubs are respectfully re-
quostcd to send on representatives, with pfopor
credentials, TO cXEmino into the Drawing
NEW ERA IN THE HISTORY OF
LOTTERIES
Hranu and Unprecedented Success OF the New
Fentures.
Erery HcEet Aol'cr can be his oscM supervisor.
Gal o@t his number and 500 !. placed in tho
wheel.
Tho management cam atont;on t. tho grand
opportunity prCscnLoi "i obtaining for only 81,
any Of
THE FOLLOWING FRIZES:
prize 10000 100 prizes 500 oach :SlO,(d0
prl%c"... ijt3W :aN prizes 80 o.ch UUDO
rrIze..... o.iGI Gb) priHos "a each l2Ul0
,Uou pr'E"s ~ nsch 1860
- prizes 81 each SInUE
~ prinCs 800 onCh lUiNu
9priZao EGO cscu. hprr"<. prigos. ....... 100
9prIg.s :Ni o.cA, {syl
p;iZo; I;sI Ci.ri /" GO
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SjoALi
~ CDhL
No invite the attention ui GCalors and cor
sumNrs 70 our largo s!1cG Of CAREFULLY
PREPARGD COhi: of the following varieties :.
LYkEN'N VALLEY,
IOEDEhKy and
SHhmOkiN BED SSHf
WHITE ASH free burning and hsrd1 o,
steamor, broken, oGg, stove end nut sizes.
Also q hOkGES CREEK, ,CUMBEELA AND
ana hANh villa SpLlNT, from Wost Ta.
Making Coal specially, wo aim to keo2 only
the lGHEST GHADES, and having two large
Storage Yards; each variety is kept separate,
and IS especially prepared for family uae.
Yards loored, and all Goal sont out WILL
SCREENED AND FREE FROM IMPUKI-
TIES
Dealers, families public Institutions and Man.
aiactorcs supplied GL lowest market rsto--per
ton of 2240 lbs. 7. j. MEHAFFEY & Co,
feb Wharf and Yards foot Of Quoon st.
{ IOAL coal
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-31

- SWEEPING ATTAcHMsNT OF PR0pERTys
Nom !, Hauen, l,onn, July 20. -Talcah 3.
p nsseII. receiver OF the Natfonai Capital
I.ifc-Insurapce Company, has rattached the
rronerty OF John B. CarriEgton, editor OF
the III Courier; N. ID. Sperry, postmaster;
Richard +. Lyon. JOHN B. Robertson; Jer-
.emiab A. Bishop, ex-presidcnt of the Yale
National Bank; Ssmuel Noyes, brother OF
Benjamin Npyees; Benjamin Noyes, ana
Joseph B. Sargent, one. Of our largest man
ufactuIers, Oh a. suit brought TO the sep
ter,per term OF the Superior Court TO col,
lect the subscriptions TO the guaranteed
canitaI OF the American Life and trust
COMPANY, amounting to $40, 600. the re-
cord of the attachment was filed at the Town
clerks Office at noon to-day. 49,,
Receiver Russell has also brought sun LOT
The amount OF the subscribed capifa!,
amounting to Sl2O,000, aHd also sun
AGAINST the directors OF the American Ma
tional Life ana Trust Company Tor me as
Gets OF the company-oyer $1,0OO,0 00-al,
Iegine that they have been mismanag q ana
sGuandered. Then there is suit against the
trustees for similar amount, making SIM
liar claim. There are two attachments each
for 81, 400 900, one attachment for 81 ,OOo'gOo,
and individual suits for nearly $500, 900. Ihe
affair has created,considera5le excitement.
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sbslr \ ap asasss
= ~. o,,era,,on 81 the new iundIn piils'nss
=. .siil not only damage but absoiu.als ,,,
\. AMI ,,S,c.sebool system, inyoly lhe Com
.ne : sa,sr Il debt ID reasipg annually py
a !. ,east AZ hundred thousand dollars anu
hiring disgrace upon the peopl p Y !, -, !,
TT II = 10 prevent these intoleraoie wropss
I. = M, & ,aad people Of Virginia that tne
.s - IS Central Committee IS called upon %
al So long as Che agttators are allowed 70
sacs,ss the voters there can be no peace. ID
W xsss It IL the duty Of the Cons'erva:
I've marty to put stop to this condition OF
th,nrs--to let the people know that tue ois.
grace Of Reputation stares them IN .ne iace
q the McCuLLocH bill be rendered NOPE.
ratiye by the movements Of the Mozart dail
faction. Governor HOLIDAY viii OF .' course
mot allow a formal act Of Reputation to
mass the Legislature unless by tWo-tnira !.
vote But Reputation will not wait
Tor forms. II Virginia be compelled 70 90
hack to the funding act Of 1871, and allowed S's'
no relief from the sl,2Oo,ooo OF coupons
falling due annually, aud be forbidden 70
sa,t,e with the holders OF the peeler bonds
mon the favorable terms proposed IN the
McCu1LocH bill, she will find herself at once
in the mire OF downright repudiation'
| There is no choice except between tue
McCUILocH bill and reputation.
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We contend that the South has not
gained by giving the ballot to the negroes
either thirteen or ten members in the Fed.
eral House. How much, then, has she
gained? We'answer, confidently, not one.
Important public men 10 our State have
again and again mfsStated this matter, and
have again and again been corrected. The
emancipation OF the slaves increased the
Federal representation OF the South to the
extent Of two tifths Of the ex-slaves upon
the former representation Of these States,
and emancipation alone did it, whether they
had given the negroes ballot or not
Columbia Register.
We have heard the same point made here;
but it is not good one. The negroes were
emancipated by the thirteenth amendment.
By the fourteenth it was provided that ii
any State should refuse to allow them to
vote, only the white people Of that State
should be represented in Congress. 1t Is
plain, then, that as the South would have
had no re representatives based mon negroes
unless she had allowed them TO vote, it
might be claimed, as northern writer's and
speakers sometimes claim, that she gained
over thirty representatives by giving to the
negroes the ballot. But as th1e ffths OF
the slaves and all the free negroes bad been
always represented in Congress, there was
In fact ADDED to the South's representation
only the number we stated-about ten.
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standardization or Suicide.
A LADY's MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE IN II

A LADY's MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE IN HER
NIGHT-RoBE.
WEsTrORT, Conn, July 2S.-Early this
morning Mrs. Gustavus Upton, occupying
apartments over the store OF Mr. Horace
Staples. president Of the First Natioral
Bank, rose from her bed while her husband
was soundly sleeping and left the house by
a rear window, clad in nothing but her
niobt-clothes. She stepped upon low
shed close to the wharf, ana, as Is
sunposcd, threw herself into the Saul
rutllck river, and was drowned. Her
absence was not discovered by her hus-
band till he awoke at 5 O'Clock. He at
once searched the house, and, finding all
her clothing in its place and the furniture
undsturbcd, concluded that she had either
taken to the water or had left for parts I'M
known. The amicable relations always eX-
isting between them as man and wife for
babe this latter theory. In response to his
appeal nearly the whole town turned out TO
search for the missing one. At O'Clock
this evening no tidinoS whatever had been
received At the time the lady is supposed
to have thrown herself into the river the tide,
which rises and falls about seven feet at this
point, was at its flood. As the tide fell the
river he'd was searched and dragged far
above and below the spot, but nothing has
as yet been obtained which will in the least
furnish clew. At midnight the work OF
dragging the river will be resumed. Mrs.
Upton had been i'll and confined to her bed
for several days previous to her disappear
ance, and this fact, considering her weak,
physical state, reHgthens the theory OF
drowning. She was Of medium height,
fraiE pale-faced, had black hair and grayish
eyes, and was aged about thirty-tive years.
She had two children.
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We read the Richmond Dispatch ever

We read the Richmond Dispatch every
day with very considerable interest; for
Notwithstanding its fiery Democracy it is
partially reconstructed. It is, we regret to
see, very nervous regarding the next CEN
sus, and alleges that there is "Villainy
afoot" in regard 10 it. Therefore, says the
Dispatch, 'the present Congress mast re-
apportion representation" Well, suppose
it does that can neither hurt nor help any
State nor any section, since the apportion-
ment must be made on the basis OF popula-
t,on.-Ohio State journal.
1t "mdst "?-when the Republican Con-
gress of 1872 gave Rhode Island, State
which has twice as much representation in
the Senate as it ought to have, second
representative on population OF only 3d.
928?-and Vermont, another State when
has twice as much representation III the
Senate as it ought to have, third repre-
sentative on population OF only 67,70l, al
though the ratio OF representation was
131, 425?
These are Republican States, and but 1or
their extra votes, TILDEN would nave Dech
elected President 10 1876.
Tn contrast with these cases, look at West
Virginia. That State was allowed three
representatives on a population OF 442,Ol4--
yermont three upon population OF $780,
551 Vermont has representative for
every 11O,1S4 people. II West Virginia
had been allowed four, each would have re-
presented 110,500 people.
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r.nI,nt .wiuit Aceonpl.sIlf !

S Ivhas n,st he the inevitable effect OF the
!, ee.r,s 81 t,,a forcit,ie re8di ustefs with re-
Ssranee n, the State debt? Had no action
'hpen taken with reference TO settlements en-
snf The subject, II it were one upon Wnicu
I'm noodle were called to act de noco, we
sho,,id saw IL was proper subject ZOE os-
e,,asior1. Butt already the subject mas peen
.Siisenssed; the people, by their legaLrepte''
sentatIyes. have passed nponnits mer1ts the
creditors have been consulted; pan y,
adjustment agreed upon, accepted anu
ratified, and Its provisions have aifeaoy
gone into effect. What, then, can discus
sion and agitation do but to promote con-
fusion and excite ridlcule
We have heard OF the boy VINO traosu
iack-knives and then wanted to swap oach
but that was a dIgniied and very proper
proceeding compared with the course o.
those who would now oppose plan Whic ,
has been demonstrated to be every way au
yantageons to the State, which even tnose
who were opposed to it have deciarea nhs
work economically. and when as SELL t.er
ment must be confessed TO DC iai oel.o,
.hon AGITATION and continued doubt and
uncertainty. But the continued agltatioi,,
of the subject, in the present posture Oh
affairs, Is worse than peurile; IL IS aisas-
trous. orId
What is the object Of those VINO Wou!u
keep alive this agitation AS question III !.
the coming canvass for the Legislature, ~
would seem the hope is to reopen Tue
whole subject; to repeal the law passea
70 impede needy and healthy iesisiation w.
make the coming session simply war oi
words; or, If anything is accompllsneo,. -, to
add to the reDroach and disgrace ol JUG
State bv a new denial OF its falth ana repu-
diolion OF its renewed obligations.
The end cannot be seen; but me neai e 81
view shows the disruption and DIVISION ISL, o,
the Conservative party, with all Tue Ills I'LL"
woes which would flow from sucn Gu
lamisy: the utter decentralization or our Pc
Iitica safeguards; to say nothing OF Tue
loss of public credit, and private as "ei' DIS
nublic financial loss and rum.
Our material interests have ALREADY SUI
ferpd greatly in the discussion OF this SUBJ
feet. Every argument OF those who oppose
the settlement OF the last session IS caIcu-
lated to drive capital from our borders,
still further to depreciate our lands, and
mt still further from us the means OF meet
mo our obligations. Who will buy our
lands II those lands are not able to bear the
taxation necessary to meet the diminished
interest on our obligations? Are gentle
men, property.holders, citizens at large,
preDared to aid in furthering such wide
spread desolation? Each one must range
himself on the side OF agitation and disaS-
ter, or settlement, peace, and prosperity
[,hnrL0tte G0zette.
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The Platform.

The Conservative party needs no other
platform than that adopted by the State
Convention of 1S77-namey, declaration
OF its intention to support the public schools
and the State government without any in
crease OF taxation. These are the main fea-
lures OF the State platform upon which the
Conservative party stands.
I'm attempting to execute the will OF the
Convention OF 1877 the last Legislature
passed the McCULLocH bill. It is intended
TO pay off annually all the interest accruing
upon the public debt, to keep up the pub
1ic-school system ard support the State gov
eminent, without causing any increase OF
the rate sf taxation. That 1t will accom-.
p,ish these purposes, its friends confidently
believe.
On the other hand, the Mozart Hall fac
ton have done nothing and can do nothing
but harm TO the State and to all her people.
They propose to defeatthe operation Of the
McCUILecH bill, thereby compelling the
State to 80 back under the funding act OF
ISL, and thus leaving the interest on the
peaser bonds to accumulate at the rate of
e6Q0,S00 annually, at the same time that the
amousf OF coupons coming 10 every year
will be twelve hundred thousand dol
lars instead OF nine hundred and ninety
thousand. in q word, the Mozart Hall
action have no. possible scheme for
he relief OF the people--no plan whereby
hey could carry out tue requirements
! The Conservative platform Of 1871
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All right-mindcd people, having the true
interests Of the State at heart, were rcJOlccd
when the McCulloch bill for the settlement
Of the State debt was enacted, and the only
fear was that it's terms, 80 favorable to the
State, would not be accepted by the crcdi-
tors. And snch seems to have been the
hope OF til ose who opposed the bill and took
part in the Mozart Convention.
AS long as it was doubtful whether or not
the creditors would comply with the condi-
tons OF the proposed settlement nothing
was heard from those who are now "frct-
ting the air" with their outcries against the
antiquities " of this bill. Disappointed in
its acceptance by the. creditors, and know
ing that return Of the people once more
to quiet would blast all their hopes OF
office, they are now raising hue and cry
against the bill, and hope, by much sound
and bombastic Misrepresentation, to so mis-
lead the people as to elect Il Legislature this
fall which VIII repeal the McCulloch bill.
Now suppose the people should be 50 led
away from the moorings OF common sense,
and so far forSetfu1 OF their own interests, as
to elect such Legislature, what good
would be accomplished Who is to be
benefited by it: Not the State, for the re-
peal OF this bin saddles again upon her The
funding bill of 1871. under which twice the
rate OF interest must be paid as under the
present settlement. Not the people. for 10
meet the demands OF the funding bill OF
1871 their taxes must he increased. Then
who is to Le benefited? None, we opinc,
but those who. by misleading the people.
hope to ride into office and feather their
own nests at the expense OF the people OF
the State.-StuuntOn Spectator.