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Recelnta by Railroads.
CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD


RAILROAD.
June 24-1 bale cotton to Bickham MOORE do
Stewart Bros 6co-l s GumbeI-1 H Newman
81 pkgs butter Smith Bros Aco-2 do Edwards-4
do + Solari Sons frkins butter so boxes cheese
Schwabacher d Hlracn-2 pkge mdse K Tarrant-2
cases matches M Sanderson-2 do Kendall-90
D Moriarty-7 PIX gs wagonstnff Schwar tz-66 bales
hav Chas Pleasants-l car stock j ~ Bauder-s
rolls leather sacks wool etc Horter y Fenner-22o
M IN beer Merz IL Paul. soda fountB Il Water
man-3D boxes tobacco W 1rby-l pkge snuff to
Hernsheim e. Bros bbls potatoes Joseph Keller
pkgs sundries E Coleman & Bro n, trunk COT
90 boxes fruit Macbeca-30 do Paul Paoe-2s 90
D Cefaiu son-44 E y stork-7 Lecler :. do do
Torre-sundries TO order-Total bales cotton
MoRGAN's LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAIL-
ROAD AND STEAMSHIP co.
June 24-1 bale cotton to A Tertrou-1 do bbs Of
sugar w Burbridge &co-32 dry hides bdI 9, lns
sacks wool pkgs egg Lacasaagnes GO h "
Flynn-2 do pkga eggs SO sacks potatoes + SEWN
y hides M Downing bales moss Z Sims 80, DO
John hf DO So - nj nv 10 hides to-
L Terrebonne@2 hf bales moss to by Carstens-4o
head cattle Servat-and sundrles to oroer-Iotai
From Clinton-Per steamship Whitney-22 sacks
wool 8 bales hiaes 80 bales cotton to Whitney q
oo-i46l sacks cotton seed Cotton Seed Associa-
Miller, Grigsby &co--s bales rags to M Schwartz
Bro-ia pkgs butter 3 Blizza aco-7 bbls pecans
A ACO--S1
Aycock Mitchell eco sundries to order Total "
bales cotton 1851 sacks cotton seed
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAILROAD.
June 24-1o0 boxes cheese to G H Lawrence Geo
| 40 do DelBondio-6 sets wheels Evanduff eco
Fl bugpy A Lum &co-i rolls leather pkge mdse
| q q Hanser- i do E Baker, Mcdowell
| 8 a.vons &co116 pkgs wagonstnf to Schwartz
| Ok % paper BAGS FlashDoller Becker pigs bags
| & " Dawson &co-l bale burlaps TO MeGraw-5
| halas mdse Bateson, Wisdom & Bowling-32 pkgs o.
Wheels uI,e i W Heitman &co--5 pkgs machinery =
sibleylos boxes tobacco x Rent ~. 40 70
/ - nh 90 machinery M aTker-e0 cases crackers
ptgs Win W.T.. dannash Merp
100 9o i Beckmau-lO bales domestic cases do to
" Fl Ietchford &co-2 cases carboline I Lyons
case liquor Cornlbe Duchenne- % Pkgs mdse &c
Mcfyracken e. Brewster feed cutters West-ll
Lalea eoTks J A Blafer &co-4 pkge hardware W d
Freeourgh &co-lsl bzs handles oa ales
| c;IerS Tina Simms e. Levy cases mdse to Yale &
Bowling-3 bxs books Lathrop-5 cases SHOES e
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GREAT JACKSON ROUTE
CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS AND NEW Or.
LEANS RAILROAD.
THE oUICK EST ROUTE EAs

THE QUICKEST ROUTE EAST.
Trains will leave and arrive at the Calliope
Street Depot. on and after April s. 1879. as fol.
lows:
Leave. Arrive.
Exp. No. i. SIS D. m. Exp. Ne. 2, $3.50 9. m
Nos. and run daily. Nos. and daily. ex.
cept Sunday.
le suaD s. Z = EXCURSION to Mcoomb City
le PULLMAN aN PALACE SLEEPING OARS
THRoUdH TO LOUISVILLE. CINCINNATI,
COLUMBUS, o.. AND CHI CHICO WITHOUT
taehed at Milan, enabling passengers, to go
through without leaving the train. Only ONE
CHANGE TO NEW YORK and EASTERN
CITIES. -
Sleeping cars through to, CHATTANOOGA,
for the Virginia Springs. daily without change
Tickets for sale, berths secured and informa:
ton given at No. 20 Camp street. corner OF
A. d. SHELDON Ticket Agent.
T. CHANDLER. General Passenger Agent
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RAILROADS..

NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAILROAD.
N tMOBILE FAST LINE.1
THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO EASTERN
CITIES.
DOUBLE DAILY PASSENGER TRAINS.
On and after Sunday, Ma rs. 1879 trains
will arrive and leave depot. foot of Canal street
as follows: X.
LEAVE ARRIVE.
No. / Express No. q Express,
daily $3.50. 4 80 am. daily.........7 TAI am.
no. 8 Express No. Express
daily. $500 r. m. daily .-... IA p.m
No. 5 Coast Ac- No. Coast Ac-
commodati'n commodat1'n
daily except daily except
Sunday 8 80 pm Sunday. % rs am.
Tickets may be obtained and Sleeping Oar
Berths secured In advance on application at the
office corner Camp and Common streets. oppo-
'i'o o.s' D. B. ROBINSON. Superintendent.
Oily J.W. COLEMAN. Ticket Agent.
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE Is, 1879

Fenner-9 do "A Brann--1 pkgs hardware Haler--
10 bdls springs Reynolds Iron Works-l Dbl fish Y
Irvine-f eoops poultry Sarrazin--20 car wheels 9
dies to order-i box drugs + Gonnonx-25 boxes Of
crackers to order-2 pkgs mdse " Wagner Zoo
Aeo-a5 bbls rosin 5 bbls turpsntins ] Bute-11o
bbls lime g Clark--110 do L NJ Gex-5 sacks wool
Lehman, Abraham &oo-lot oysteas and sundries to
order
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FROM THE PASSES.

hear EAps June "a. 6 o. m:--Barometer 30.
INK outbe east, good breeze. Weather CLOUDY
oarrivals.
saled: Ship Northampton for LIVERPOOL
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oUACHITA RrvER.


NEW ORLEANS AND OUAOHITA RIVER
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
OUACHITA CITY. TRENTON AND MONROE
Leaves every WEDNEsDAYa st 3. ID.
r. FOR OUACHITA CITY. MONROE,
sSsszfk Trenton. and all town landings on
Black and Ouachita rfvera-The boat
will reserve the right to refuse any landing ex-
eept mail landings
JOHN WILSON,
Tn place Of John 81. Hanna,)
J. W. Blanks, master. Ben G. OornWell clerk
Capt. F. A. BLANKS, President.
No. 106 Gravier street.
CARL1N, Ct. p. WORK. LORD d MOPEAKE
B. W. ADAMS, Agents.
Connects regularly with steamers for the
tributaries. and Little Bob B. for Camden.
my13 tx
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u.c.,ut. Mt tine New basin.

Blind Riyer-Per schr Joinville-l4,000 slaves TO
order .
Blind River-Per schr Laura-38 cords wood 70
master 80. i
Mobile Bay-Per sohr Virginia-iseo melons 10
master
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LoWKR COAST.

Leaves every TUESDAY and THURSDAY al il
a. M and SATURDAY at b. ID.
- FOB ORANGE FARM, POINTE.
Asa ALA Hache Greenwood Plantation.
Terre aux B9uf. and all plantation
landings. The new. hne and fast steamer
EMMA IRVINE.
J, A. Ruiz master
81 q. IL. Vallette and N. NJ Barrels clerks,
Leaves as above regularly. returning 20 the e@isy
freight or passage apply Oh board. head o. Com
Il street.. anl II.
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MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, 1
June %. 1879.
Cleared Yesterday.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. l
June %. 1879.
Cleared Yesterday.
Steamship Algiers, Hawthorne, for New York
Steamship Hudson, eager. for New York
Moulton
schr Geo Peabody, Demet1io. for Tuxpan via Mobile
Master
Span bark Roaario. Gorordo 40 days from Malaga,
to Avendano BrOs-2d dis
STEAMBOATS,.
Paris Brown, Halliday from Cincinnati
Centennial Davidson from st Louis
John w Cannon, Libano. from Bayou Sara
City OF Augusta, Grice from Vieksburg 49,.
laabel OtPry, from Lower Coast
Eva, DeBouchel. from st John Baptist
Experts. -%
NEW YORK - Per steamship AlRiers -
s04 bales cotton 1880 sacks wool 503 boxes beef 2o40
dry hides 339 bales skins and hides 100 hhds bones
shhds tobacco 2O bbs rosn III bales moss $50 sacks
coffee 2O5 bdls wet salt hides $50 sacks bono meal lot
cedar and ahoaanY logs lot fnstie Ito pkgs sundries
$5447s so in specie
NEW YORK = Per steamship Hudson =
1858 bales cotton ~ bales ~ bales hides 200
bds hides 800 sacks ground bones liz bbls rosin 100
casss shrimp $3.50 pcs slaves
TUXPAN-Per schr Geo Peabody-3s8 empty bbis
i1e pkgs mdse
BATH tME)-Per bark Scotia-l411 tons Of ice to
order
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LIVERPOOL.
r,tyEnPooL SOUTHERN .. .. LINE

XAf2R The steamship
INVENTOR,
Reynolds, commander.
VIII sail on or about May es 1879. from
wharf. foot OF Montegut street.
viii receive cotton and sign through bills
ladinR for the Continent. between Havret
These steamships being of light draft, Will
cross the bar of the Mississippi at all times
without detention.
@sA AAe DECAN d CO..
da7o1y 1889 Gravier street.
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STEAMBOATS,.
OHIO RIvEM.

SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY,
Office SO Grayier street.
BOATS LEAVE WEDNESDAYS AND SAT-
DRDAYH.
Leaves WEDNESDAY,, June 25. at 5 p. M.
FOR CINCINNATI. LOUISVILLE
lRsltk6 Evansville. Henderson, Shawnee:
. =. - town, Paducah, Cairo, Memphis and
all intermediate points, connecting at Cincin.
and all points above Cincinnati-Th splendid
D'''s GOLDEN RULE,
O. p Shinkle master. w. r. Shaw clerk.
Will leave positively as above. For freight or
passaue apply on board or to
q. G. WAYNE. so Gravier street.
The Paris G. Brown follows the Golden Rule,
leaving Saturday. June rs. 1a30
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BA1OU SARA.

ia AVO @AAAa
REGULAR sEMI-WEEKLY BAYOU SARA
AND COAST PACKET,
UNITED STATES MAIL.
Leaves every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY
FOR B & Z b e SARA, WATERLOO
- Rouge. Plaauemine and way land.
ings-The fast and splenid passenger steamer
JOHN w. CANNON.
John 6. Libano, master, J. 81. Mossop, clerk
Clinton and Woodville freights shipped We'd
nesday reaches their destination TriGay even.
Clinton and Woodville freights shipped Satur.
day reaches their destination Monday evening
GEO. D. HITE. 142 Gravfer ct.
BRITTON d EPPLER 106 Gravfer st.
LORD d MCPEAKE, 122 Gravier st.
au29 @. Ct. WAYNE. 80 Gravier st.
BAYOU SARA SEMI WEEKLY UNITED
STATES MAIL PACKET.
|" FOR BAYOU SARA. WATERLOO
- Hermitage. Port Hudson. LobdelIe
Store. Baton Rouge. Plaauemine and
postofnce landings-Steamer
EDWARD y. CAT.
J. J. Brown, master, 8. 8. streck, eles 4,
Leaves every MONDAY and FRIDAY OF 5 d. 10.
returning every WEDNESDAY and SUNDAY.
For freight or passage apRly on board or TO
jyB1 JOHN JANNEY. log Common st.
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Receipts mt the Old Basin.

Blind River-Per schr Mary Irens-1s.o0o slaves
to order
Blind River-Per schr Sidonta-1s 900 slaves to Or
der
PascaRoula-Per sohr Rover-12c0 bbls charcoal to
master
Bayou Lacombe-Per sohr Hattie H-1000 bbls Of
charcoal to master
Pascaaoula-Per schr Amelia-l400 bbls charcoal
to master
Bonfouca-Per schr Bonfouoa-35, cords wood to
master
Tonefuncta River-Per schr B Kemp-30 cords
wood to master
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he steamer John HOPKINS reports tne omltn
Point buoy still out of position.
At the request Of the Board Of Commissioners OF
Pilots first class red spar buoy has been placed on
the east end Of ConeY Island in 30 feet OF water
The compass bearings are: Sandy hook main light,
SW by s.; Dry Romer Beacon. SW by W1aW; No 10
buoy. NV by WV.
AMERICAN PORTS.
by Telegraph
New York. June "a, 1879.
The steamship Knickerbocksr Capt, Kemble, ar.
New York, June a. 1879.
To G. a. Whitney &co
The steamship Lone Star, Capt Freeman, arrived
early this morning.
FOREIGN PORTS.
TBy Gable to the N. Y. Herald1
Msrseilles, June lg-Arr:ved from New Orleans,
Fir steamship Cadera. NeBvallon.
Gibraltar June s-Arrived from New Orleans for
Genoa Aus barks Honor, Maregia, and Lincoln &C.
rolOmioh.
Southampton, June ao-Arrived from New Orleans
for Bremen, Ger steamship Braunschweig I'm.
dentsch,
Beaehy Head, June 1s-Off, bark II + Husssy.
Darrah, from New Orleans for Reval.
Caen June lB-Arrived from Pensacola, Ger bark
Konigen Augusta, Wilde.
Liverpool, June l8-Arrived from View Orleans,
Brit steamship Inventor, REYNOLDS.
Tarragona, June 1s-Arrived from New Orleans,
Fr bark Genevieve. Dsmeurant
by MALL
Rio de Janeiro. May 31-Sailed for New Orleans,
FIR bark Perigny, Rival.
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EXPORTS.
Receipts S,f Prod uco

BATH PIPER bark Scotia-l411 tons of ice te
order
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

THE GOOSE FEATHER GAME.-The
most unique style Of swindling that has
come to our knowledge is the goose feather
game which has been practiced at few
places in the adjoining counties 10 Penn.
sylvanla. The plan of operations was as
follows Two men driving a pair of horses
called at the tarmhouses and represented
that they were agents of a concern which
wanted old goose feathers, for which they
would exchange new feathers, They would
take old beds and return 10 about ton days
with new goose Father beds Of the same
size and weight, This proposition seemed
so nice that some Of the farmers wives
accepted the offer, brought out their old
beds, saw them weighed and loaded into
the wagon aud driven off, expecting in
short time to receive in return bran new
bed. But Of course they were doomed to
disappointment. la one case in neigh.
boring township, where two beds were OBJ
tanned, the ladies demanded guarantee
from the traders ia feathers that they
would return with new bed, when the
Aonest dealer handed them 81, to be held
until they returned. The ladies now think
they sold their beds too cheap. Look out
for the goose feather swindlcys, Hdgers.
toIoH, Md., GiaLs,
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The Interview Bore.

The greatest bore of the age is the in
terviewing BY newspaper correspondents
Of men in public positions. For weeks
past every day the press has contained
views Of members Of Congress, Senators,
Governors, and others Of greater OF lesa
importance, upon the politics of the times,
Who Is aud who is not TO be President,
and as to the general drift Of public Opin-
ion. The views Of some Of these men are
valuable, aud are the carnations Of states
men, profound thinkers and close Obscr-
yers Of the signs of the times. but the
opinions Of many Of them are worth no
more than those Of any other man who
reads daily paper. Ordinarily the in.
terviews express opinions which are solely
the Ouigrowshs of the desires and hopes
Of the interviewed. Their thoughts are
consequent upon their wishes, and the lit
tie minds cannot realize and comprehend
anything beyond what they would like to
transpire. Their own views they mistake
for the aaanimous viii Of their State or
section Of The Union, and their own pre-
ferences for the Presidency are given as
the coming and Winning plen.
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The Dome Of d. Capitol Saved.

A Washington newspaper Of Sunday last
contained the following
sin order to lend especial brilliancy 10 the
scene in the rotnnda Of the Capitol on Thurs.
day night, when the ball Of the Society Of the
Army OF the Cumberland was given, every
gas jet in and around the immense space was
put into requisition. Something like one
Thousand, therefore, vera lighted that had not
been used during the preceding slarea years.
All at once, at about IL o'clock, while ths
gayety was at its height, all the gas in the
upper lofts Of the rotunda went out instantly.
There was considerable eommotioE among
the guests, while the officials Of the building
rushed around 70 repair the accident. Twas
supposed that thu 1900 jets in use, which had
80 mysteriously CEASED burning, might be
pouring out q great volume q gas, which
might at any time explode. AZ this ariilasl
jnneture the Capitol electrician, Mr.. Rogers,
quickly mounted TO the top Of the interior and
turned of the stop-coet Of every burner.
Almost mirAculously, however, valve in the
supply pipe had acted automatically, not only
thus shutting OF the flow Of gas, but holding
Il back also. Had not this been the case. and
IL NJ, Rogers had not been at hand, there
would have bssp IN explosion that night
which you'd have bFoaght down the eatire
dome Of the Capitol in huge Fragments upon
the heads 0f the assembled hupdreds, among
whom wers The President and Cabinet Off.
GERS.
Persons who Intended he ball had no
knowledge that the gas supply failed Of any
time. p
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length, for freighls and passengers at $685.
1850 per annnm; rebates allowed BY West
ern Maryland and Bachman Valley railroads
81, 1897 miscellaneous and passenger bus.
mess Of new road $1,000; accumulation Of
business ON the Bachman Valley railroad S5,is
900; total $37 ,0S8. 81 per annum. The pros
peclive business is to be received by the con
neclion with the Harrisburg and Potomac
and the Reading railroad by means Of a bridge
across the Susquehanna river at New Cum.
berland. On completion OF this connection
the most productive and thiekly settled por.
ton OF the Cumberland Valley will be brought
within eighty miles Of Baltimore, whilst an all
rail connection will be made with the coal
fields Of the Schuylkill Valley and the lines
controlled by that company, extending to the
Erie railroad and Williamsport, the terminus
Of the Oil Pipe line and large lumber mar.
ket. AT Hanover, in anticipation ofthe open
ing of the line, the Hanover Drove Yards
Company, Isaac Loueks, president, Samuel
Hostetier, secretary and treasurer, has been
organized to carry on the trade in cattle be.
tween that section and Baltimore. Their
yards cover q acres. The Baltimore and
Hanover railroad was authorized by its char
ter to issue $4,000 Of bonds, payable in
twenty years, and bearing 0 per cent Interest.
OF this amount 81 l3, 600 has been issued aud
indorsed by the Hanover Junction, Hanover
and Gettysburg railroad. OF the $40, 900 OF
stock authorized to be issued, $50, 600 has been
taken, both bonds and stock being held for
the most part in Baltimore, Hanover and
Gettysburg The first freight train over the
new line came down last night, consisting Of
fourteen cars, loaded with miscellaneous pro.
duce and merchandise. For the present one
freight train will be run daily. Afier Decem.
Der l ii is expected to start passenger trains,
two from Baltimore and two from Hanover
and Gettysburg daily. The company is now
having built number Of new passenger cars.
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STARVED TO Distributions o Brien,
who had formerly been n policeman in s t.
Louis, was found dead on Saturday in
house that he occupied alone. He had
shown signs of insanity for more than a
year and would allow aohody to enter his
house, II Ia supposed that he had been
dead two weeks before the discovery of
his body. The man had wasted away to
the Veriest skeleton, probably as a result
Of starvation from the inability to leave
his bed to procure food. His remains had
been mqtilated By tho rats, and his face
presented an awful spectacle. He had a
considerable library, which, with the house,
has been taken in charge by the public
administrator, there being no relatives to
claim the property.
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WHAr rHE GoyEaxoRs ARE THANKFUL FoR.
The New York Graphic has received re.
sponses from the Governors Of Massachusetts,
Vest Virginia, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Mich.
igan, Vermont and Colorado, to letters in.
quiring whsk causes Of gratitude existed within
their iprisdietiops for thanksgiving. Massa.
ehnsetts rejoicez becqqsa our blessings are
raalg West Virginia for abqpdept crops and
resirai Of business and opening ~ nav mines ;
Iowa fos naiiDnal unitS and vindica6op d
national honor in The resumption Of specie
payment; Minnesota for b0nnfifnl crops and
abundant employment for workmsn; Ohio fol
restored prosperity and exemption from cpl.
denies; Vermont for life and health and thai
ieW and order reign; and Colorado isihankiul
Cor impEoyed product Of mines, and that
Leadyille u nGt located within the reservation
for the Indieps tbqt murdered Meeker and
Tbornburgh, and reward aa government by
Turning their Winchester rifles against those
Who cd them.
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MARRIED.

At Lutheran parsonage, in Uuiontown, on
Nov. 10Th, 1879, by Rev. ID. Is. Floyd, M
John A. fancy and Miss Mary Il. Bowersox,
both Of this county.
at the NJ Il. parsonage, in Hampstead, on
Nov. 20, 1879, by the Rev, d. Benton Min.
stead, Mr.. John l.. liundertInark aud Miss
Martha A. Boring, both of Baltimore sounty
On November 10Th, 1879, by Rev. II. ",
Kuhns, Mr.. Uriah I. Bankerl aud Miss Emma
c. H. Bish, both of this county.
On November 26,h, 1879, by Rev. II. w.
Kuhns, Mr.. Charles L. FulrmAn aud Mas
Sarah II. Eiker, both Of this county.
November Goth, 1879, by Rev. j. G.. Moss.
Mr.. William II. Dutterer and Miss Ellen G.
Feeser, both Of Silver Run.
November 10th, 1879, by Rev. J. O. Moss,
Mr.. Benjamin f. Hartman and Miss Martha
Beard, both Of Taneytown.
November 23d, 1879, by Rev j. G. Moss,
Mr.. William ii. Myers aud Miss Alverda N
Study, both Of Pleasant Valley.
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Although Mr.. Hayes annual message
Is not to be officially made public until
next week, at the opening Of the session
of Congress, IFS contents seem to be pretty
well known, and synopses Of il have al
ready been published. According TO one
of these Mr.. yeseongratulatcs the cOun-
try upon resumption Of specie payments.
He believes that the coinage Of silver dol
lars should be stopped, aud that no legisla-
tive action should be taken to establish a
relative value between silver and gold.
In this connection be takes the ground
that it is only in time Of war that the gov
eminent should issue paper money, and as
that contingency does not exist, the green
backs should be retired. We congratulate
His Excellency upon bis conclusion that
the war is over, and hope that this fact
will be uppermost with him until the close
Of his term. This is the first official ut
terance Of the kind from the head OF the
government, aud il is hoped that he will
act upon it and keep the military subordi-
nate to the civil power. Let bayonets at
the polls be thing Of the past, and let
the popular viii have a free and untran-
meled expression through the peaceful
ballot.
The Mormons come in for place in the
official document Mr., Hayes recommends
that some congressional action be taken
calculated to dive pOlygamy out of the
land. He suggests that those guilty Of it
slsolld DO debarred from the right Of suf-
frage aud jury duty, and test oath be
imposed to exclude pOlygamist from the
jury box in all the territories.
Civil service reform is treated at length,
and Mr.. Hayes again recommends the
continuance 10 Office Of officers during good
behavior. 10 this connection he advises
the formation Of commission endowed
with the power to make official appoint
meuts. Civil service reform may be
good theory, but its practice win never be
consummated in this country. The frst
requirement Of officials now is party ser
vice. He who can render the most aid
in sustaining the fast receding power Of
the controlling party, is the one who is
most preferred. This has been the Prae-
tice Of Republican administrations for
eighteen years. Il is now a closely fol
lowed precedent with the Hayes admins
tration. Mr.. Hayes, upon his Induction
into Office, had much to say upon civil
service reform, but his appointments and
recommendations have not been in accor-
dance with his expressed views, and the
machinery Of the government during his
term, as in preceding ones, has been lent
to carry elections throughoutthe country,
and with bis aequiescence if not approval.
The friendly relations subsisting be-
tween this government and the rest Of man
kind, are subjects of cOngratulation in the
message, and renewal of discussion of
Indian affairs is discouraged
Upon political matters the message is
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