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Nfir lark SHH. .!Hfl, n a..
Mr. Edison rnrsatcd TINT tho on!y defect e., That
lie says TINT HI. nH dime al thnt t WIS suit! hP
could nat do III the way VI snlnlivlllng the ccc-
trio current, nfulinH nOll-a1estruutblc burner.
lhvcntlng n s,lftuIiln form Ot 1nnlp for prlvntc
hn,lses. Hnd producing cheAror light than R',s-
II cnst &llb,0d0 and IL tnok forty nnn sixtecn
no nne denied c0ulh be done, and 1ha present
difficulty 1nny mt De rcn1ntet in H NINTH, Of u
n,ny he H,lrtnnunted III II minute. wh!s1 he seud-
tcs it. Meanwhile his employees nrc preparing
plANB for Tho dprnt he c1Pecta s0pn to- cstAlllFh
In New York, With lta grent engines md It's wlrrs
to evary huuse In II district nf half equarp
mile.
Mr.. Edison hHs designed lump for private
houses containing throe srpnE:ste oMrhnn horse
si,ncs. One will he nf three-canGG t,nwEr, tho
aecutn1 nf eight. mid tito t!ltr1t 0f Hxleen. Amy
nr t snMy he tseal ut le ttH1u. u hAH nia0 do.
signed Il new atrent lump containing II sGrtcs Of
hnrseshnes III tho shRpe 81 q pyrM1ntl. THIS, ne
now In usu In this plty ut about nno'half tho
o1renSn. --...
. Mr. Edison exhibited A cDpy ut q written paper
Inst evGnfng. whiGh. fle E1yE. hns beGn d!strtb-
utcd anol1Y tho newspaper uafccs. IT Ia written
by person Interested IN mn g!rotr1c lnmn ma.
In trying to prnvo that Mr. Eltsnn's light Is q
fafllr.. he tnAkcs numerous !nstnkcs, htlcti aA
aynrrlng that etrbnn Il expanded BY electricity,
whcrens It ia cOntrHotetl
3trnngvFs continue to visit the laboratory.
Same have cntnp frnln ns far HE ChtcnK0 ftepre-
8outatlyoa nf nunrly nit tho lNrgn 8a cntllpnnlos
Within r,I.lfls OF sovcriIL hundred rlios hare
n!nale complete stNy at Ar: Edson.a systs,n L,!.
adnllt the SUCCESS nf tho experiments " every
respect oxoGpt economy. They deny TINT Mr.
Edfsn,l's light can conapeto with gus for itlun!-
nRtion.
, 1880-01-19
PLOW MANUFACTURERS.
Thoy Determine to Advance Prices Ten
Per Cent.

IANY 4BEkGEAnk1lC ~ AAtANGC A1SGER L 1Af
Per Cent.
For three days past tho plGw manufacture
ers of tile Northwest llave been lii session III
1'arlor Of tho Grand Pacific Hotel. for the
purpose Of forming n combination to prevent
the ruinous sell.ng rates to dealers which
have prevailed fur sumo years past, and il.
2 o'clock yesterday they came to c0llc!,l-
sion and succeeded In forming MI Assncia-
tion. Tile attendance has beHn large, repre-
senttng all tho leading manufacturers, III
cludEng Deere s. Co., of Mullins; b. d. Bit
fonl, lsool; Island T. Drcwstcr, I)olge u llnsc,
PERU, H.; NOrwektnn rlaw Company, DH-
hMgnc, IN; rekiM plow Go,nMny,, Pektn;
%ne @ o1nSnv row cq;l1!y s y aEIl1 Frst g. nru.y ni
Mauutucturing Company, Chicngo; Weir
Tlow Co,mpaMy, Mon,'uo,ttl,, ILL.,; St. Josepll
Mqntact%It!aF aa IanF Company SviI M'sl11"aSt' n i"'i i
H. H.; liz j. j. Gass Flow SlaaNfa:siiripg
tGo'npany, !!aclne; PI,arrol@nt y Intt!s,
GGnsas baySn1o1 5 !ns E2kls Ek%ooa ae1ai1ilnE aaeiE
u, cGs Ottawa Ill; tiralid ne Tour P!aw Coll-
rany, Dlxsoqi briggs y En9cl, lsoa.kford;
p2yfnpeVyt Vtl o% " G1sny E a. nasepsft, W elected
President, alid In y. Glirort, of Tie Davel,-
port r!nw Company, Secretary md Treasurer.
Mr.; Clifford, By tho way, Is q lien Eeatlg9inam 9
Ws1i kn'Tn +, II ,e tns fSrwInr I'M a ceHl
| mission business MI the B9nrd Nf Trade; Tln
Assuciat!o,i rons!,lered the, CONTINUED na-
| vance fl tho inntrrtAl which Encs into the
n nfaacsn "t 1ws tssslyes a s"e s tea cur r
tovlers, O aslve upon an uniform scale Of
| prices. Two previous .unect!ngs lIa. been
[.eld lnokllig to thIs end, the i!rst at Mailing
Miltt The sec0nd ,at lscck lsfpnt. AZ tl'oso y
! III k.nSU upnjH FnTNlk1lIntt0N.
, 1880-01-19
TELEGRAPH WAR.

Tho Impending Conflict Between tho
Western Union md American Union
Cotnpanies-IEosv the Former Hopes
to nrivo 1ts Tlfvnf from the Field.
Special Napateh to The Chicago Tribune.
WARRINGTON. y. c., Jan. ia gentleman who
Inns had lnrRo experience In telrgraPhlc orEat1t-
tuition AMI management mikes tho following
prediction Il. to tho co,rse likely to be pursued
MS consequence Ut tho impending contest be-
tween the American Union nrd tho Wcat0rn UH-
ion Telegraph Companies. This gentleman says
there nre Indications That tho approaching tcic-
graph war between these companies will be 70
flcrce thRt all liza predecessors will ,lppcur as
skirtnishes III comparison With It. Two yenrs
ngn tho Western Union Company SECURED 4 cnil-
trolling interest In tho Atlantic & Pacific Cnm-
pany. tic snst Of n series Of competing
companies which Ind como into existence fottr
or 1.-Two ycMr* cMrltcr. anh which had, ono hy 0ne,
fnflcn Victims tn the pressure NJ cfrcumstnnccs
md become tho property nf tho Western Union
Compnuy. Tho hitter Cn,npnny ut once lngnn
cloalng up tho snlnIIcr oIIccs of tho Atlantic T.
raeItIc Company and running wires between the
mnfn ntlcts of tho two Companies In MI tho
large cities, m tfat tho wires nf either Company
might he wnrkcd by tho other. Tito working
force nj the Atlantic l. Pacific 'COnpany were
reduced gradually In tho main offices, which
rcnAEned npen, and branch o!f'ccs In tho cities
were c1nse3 up entirely. Tic Inv tnrsn which
tic Atlantic s rncttia had cstabiehetl wis
abolished, A skeleton Of HI Independent work
Ing organization wins. however. kept In existence
rcnly fnr contingency, which wns we'll enough
understood by NIL who are familiar with tho
history Of tue telegraph In this country. That
contingency Is nt hand The American Union
Company Is Al,o,lt To open fs wircs ff,r hstncss
under circumstances which promise v,st1y morc
for It's stability than any which have attended
tho hcginutng Of any Of It's predecessors
t., 1lk1c ~ fHjCk 11rR11
, 1880-01-19
legal Wigs and Gowns In scotland,

II eNls1l ntlt.Ettt writes u pets,lllL iutir etA
Now lnrk jnlll1ltll cn.ieprntnK tue pecMllnrilira
uI,d trattittons If Ills prnfesslhA. = ttHd," hb
snys, "Lll4t nnthnE Interests IN American 81
WHO THUS .iartvas amusement fr1mn tte fastlon
lid tn uxt,erlulro lts inoolventunco.. To begtM
with, thuY nry by Hn nititHs cheap a hnrsahn1r
wig costs Al,tnlt fx) Rtnt IN ordinary pnu-thay
.lrU II,,w MI HIntlo out Ut WhA!abGne shasiiE+-
Mlllut $u. Thoy very s1u Ktk Ilrtyi AlIu 70
UaW,}pr ftipll ~ ssIlnn nte!! used tn do, only
innkpa nl,u' emit purpetuully Hrensy. Then ~
a,lulinpr thoy ,Iru Alt lallt tight on THO ho Yct
nd III Wuar them. w uro MT cslsnpullctt to do
~. Wa must wunr gown; that !s .}pr HHandatr.
Tho abolition III tho Kuwn ! ahUll regret. ltt
several p,irta lnytlve nut lltto puFlotis history
worn. Ia nw sawa up. The nppcndstgo
tukes y0p t.,uk lQ1Iro than threo hlndrua yeAra
to tho dAya lofnFN tho Reformation. WhGE thu
atlypGutr3 Werp rh1trchlnen. No uhl,rGhInn!t
VIVA allowed IN nceept ruYAlar puYiIlolt fHr his
SERVICES, HIT, il hi wB prohibited frnM hAnd.
ling tho n(nIuy, that was ~ rettson why you. H
should INT put II caupls ns gold ptecss into tue
hIR Wull ID p,lrgip.l Ut Ata hauk. Il, you w." No
s!lll iiavu s,,,p rules Is tho paat surviving i.
Vt tho li4r d called )4an Ut tho Faculty: Az,
sAla kltney Smith, when DO hearl thg tito TOR
tho trHt time, that's very odd now. With us II!
England our Deaus have no facusttesl' Absurd
, 1880-01-19
IN WASHINGTON.
Sn.etnt ntnatek to The CHICAGO Tribune,


WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 17.-In the
" star" raute investlgatlonto to-dny, the Inquiry
Into the Prescott aud SAnta Fd route and It's
management was resumed. To a direct IT.
qNlry whether hcDnnoigl', who was sub
contractor, was entitled to tho payment Of
81 900 for services performed On ono route,
When lie WAS known to llayo failed on scyernl
others, and TO have been In arrears to tie
Government, Getl. Brady nnhesftatIngly re-
piled that he was. The Department, llo sAfd,
could not officially know u Gnb-ennttnctnr.
Gen. Brady cIatn,s tint shla,6l0 In tho sctuAl
deficiency to ba mot by Congress ut the pres
ont session. There was considerable skfr-
,nislling between members Of the Committee
and Gen. Brady NJ to ILLS Nnslyo III exceeding
the appropriation nl,ltlb by Congress and rs
u, his delay IT. making tho deficiency known.
Mr.. Blackburn asked II l,e believed 1t rlRht
to vIolntc tlla law by making IN lncrcasa III
tho service, aud then, In order to save hlnl-
self, to ...--,-.-.-. ...-,.. o..
o1fT oFF THAT sERv1cE
entirely. Con. Brady answered tint tbs
case Ind been put worry proudly. lIo hal
done what l,u believed WIS right, alll liz
thought hc should be ss,stainef'.
MIR, lIawloy-l3y violating the law?
Gen. Bra,ly-N0t by vl0lptlng tho law.
think / lIayo managed this thug very well.
MI, n,uekhurl,--Wtlcl is tho superior
power, Congress or the post~ottlca Depart
nent9 ~.
Con. nrady-Ot, Congress. But still
think vii! be sustained.
Mr., I,tuckburi,-TheN WHOM Congress pass
es u bill approprlatlng 5000. .ooo, you .ln not
think it a violation Of law to Increase it 8a-
000,o00?
Gen. Rrady-Well, Congress sustained ME
once before, and think
IT WILL, AGAIN.
Mr., Dlaekburn-rhen what Is the nsc OF
Congress making any limit IN Its appropr!a-
tt0ns at allp
Gen. nfady-l didn't Intend to create any
defeisncy.. .......
| III. UlAckburl,-But You say you will take
| away the y Btar y service entiEeiy2
III. Drudy--No. slr; didn't say that.
believe that Congress will sllstaln me. .,
70 question by Mr, plnunt, why he didn't
!nGorpotata ,hts. report, pf thb deficiency n
tho FpstnasteFtt tielerAl's, report, Ten. 4r1}dy
replied that la llltln't wNlt to tllclnlbug uiAt
| report with lnils4 nf useless matter.
T. Mr.. nlouMt tholtltnX, up brady's ,repartl-
Why, Ar.. Chairman, 1t only, occupies TWEEN
y lines Of print, including tho lbtteF Of Gen.
dcn. Brady tlaughipg)-WelL ! didn't care
, 1880-01-19


HYDE PAIR, Jun. I'LL senk tho Impartial Ool-
urnus of TIE TRIBUNE. not tor tho purpose Of
ntrlng nero personal opinion Of thEd-tortnisn,
but ruthar to glvo expression to tho aycTagc Re-
publican opinion of Con. Grants oanadAture ~
| lind It among business Glasses with whom
come in contaot. Those opinions may ho sl's7a-
nnrszcd AA:
Objection First-That Gen.. Grant. by youthful
training and mnturu experiences IN mtlitary
methods, as wall ns By nntivo faculty, IL dts
1.latlted far tho duties of civil mnglstrnoy. Ihls
il avidulsucd by Ills two Executive forms, which,
In tho Judgment IT the ptOrU woru weak, t0np-
Iuss, uIlti txcuntEonilly corrupt.
Objection Sectud--fhMt Hctl. 1r,nta admin!s-
srt!ye r!gy a9i .nst's wSro @ rp ~ rap'San1 70
in mninr3ty IL Congress and IN most nf tho
Htntns, whilo ltppubioan principles continue to
a e spsatea sp xa,on s Gpoes sne c
'tS,ii Objection Thlrd-rhat thlr. terntsm y ropu9
limit and sttll moro n thG Sroxns ,axcign
Ubloctiom K,nirtil-Thnt tho imperative Inter-
rsluire the e,.iIsutatlo, Ut tho National sat,ti.
the % tAlri @ i II on. Grant wIllhopslesy
tilynl ,.i,u NIieaata lsrge and oontr"ins claseea
Jb},sion 5nS Sr' F.wfSat .ify thers is now no Nation
er|ss e dIIa thl fsfn A [Iat f,,E' j nat
md ira tertl fNr Con. lrnnL Third tGrulism is
tut tln ytllIlnR.step for Qpn. Grant nr Aolno
ilnrc ambitions successor to mount fho dyNastto
''t objcc,lon stxth-That Gen. Grants extraor-
Alnary cuntldntnre "a the heols q estabsning
tusls,tiu r,lvrs ot tho o4rth ousht I'd b. v!owusi
with profound distrust by every frioud of pop
aif tsv Psoes aro aot aata psorsrad fo'
npjScsion eiij soycnth-rhat lon. Grants suaroe-
/ frtzf tT1t ttfit
, 1880-01-19
IN ronort It then for reasons satisfactory

to report It then for reasons satisfactory
Mr' ClyIncr asked fcn. Brady II, III Ills
opinion, It was right to
CREATE 4 NEfEc1EScr
of s.0O.OQl. II would not lp. quite rs justl-
jln,,je to create deficiency Of $4,000 oo0, to
WnS" sfr tsI1. Has t,rmiy tocs Iso sre 10 be tis.
i,trbeti by tho sharp fire to which .e Is aut'-
juctet, md expects To show when tho time
rt,tilps tint a minority ns CnnEMssmen have
asked for The Increased service.
, 1880-01-19

nj those old cuttom. md nAnca may be, It can-
not bn dontcd that tho country has reason To be
proud af her judicial hfrargcmentst not mer1iy
In Tho Supreme Court. hut drwn u tho hnmbest
iuhlGntorY." .
, 1880-01-19

Charles Kern, fer tho use of lIenry l}ahn anu
,,hors. began Il suit IN debt Slturslay nHnnst
A,,p.,st SIE,sofl and Henry @. Drcsser, claiming
fh.ifN datunEns:
Mary md Jnfti .chr1mpl.
Frcc,tiur +. Whitman Rucd tho Chicago & PHI
cIil: untroasl for $i,;Ml .1nhn 81. Whitman
brought suit for 1,10 against tho same Com
Tlo Corrugated Elbow Company Of tho United
StItca bcuatl II suit TO recover &l.IU of Samuel
Il. MsnsOr. Jr. ....
Park for $ltN0. >,
.inin q. nch,trtz brought suit 10 recover &, ,0ol
pf les8Ig Smith.
, 1880-01-19
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.


10 the Editor Of TIE Chicago Tribune.
CM1cAo0, Jan. lB.-Can tho city police no de-
taile say In caee of serious riot, to go outside
tho city ilin{te7 j. ". D.
Not kry tho Mayor. The Shorltf, however, fn
oE anybody ho ploAscs,-so ho bo over 1S.]
, 1880-01-19
All the Other Republican State
Officers Appear and Are
Qualified.
Everything Conducted with Proprlcty
and Decornu, and No Mlli-
tary Force Necessary.
Continuation Of the Star" Route Iuves-
tigation by tue House Commit
too at Washington.
IN MAINE.

..,.,antfo f,rro dtu.o,vnti thfs t,nr nt hIr.t |
tioo,l. It's taking off was rs quset and gentle |
us tho snntIl,,g out OF . candle. Thosc;~llo 1i
shouted "l3loot! bloodl" tho day Previous
IL. and were ready to spill their last drop,
were not present to sllt,1 thclr rat s,f.p aroi'
Both bra'iches OIL assembling wote ,.i. ,.s.
rcal aspect, rs though there Ind been tlc"tl'
In tho family During the week Two men ,ns''
ma Deeh la'. "aauu H., ,.sfv"s .'o t,'at ,hcv
chair trying ~ pcfsaaao thG'ahrissa .,'s 1u'
Ind executive powers wliile nsh C.,'''''s @ '1.,,
Az the F1,ston members gathered tliis inorn-
inc t],ev ycre :leepty absorbed In tho reading
- s.,a ~ ;,,I.as, i,nrisIor md tha couhtcd-ln
o. o soo ,3,,s ~ tlc consciousness thnt they
ns nnd ahomt ns n,,,c,' tn to In the Legislative
halls hail nsr ns any ;, other % outsider. There woro
4 FEW PARTING WORDS,
a fiisnal howl Of fraud and corruption OIL tho
r,art ~ t1,a i1cnnhlicons. fcars Expressed TINT
tho people are being rooea o. ae t',e'r ra ,G ~
done about Ii, and an adjournment lad 10
very few viii be found together to hear tfo
Com1nttcc's report u,
But the gathering OF tho Knpanlican fosts
NJ smc,, interested md enthusiastic company
w euen tt',a., ...,,t. t%n ,,,il. ~ tho
llaa ever Eat1eresl "saa." .,.e ,,, 'o -, - aara
Capitol. Representative 1ncn 1tohe a'4 pnrtS
OF tho Stata were there
IN LARGE NUMBERS. .
and, although tho 0ntra'lce of Blntne WIS
tla sIrnal Of nh upr0arlous demonstration,
~ a,ett,, ,,e,n On, culn,iuotnd ,yhun f1nvernor-
tao o'S't"o''''tt ',ts'' 't ti".f,
elect Davis c1nie t0rwnru 10 thko Inc Nnh'l-
fvInr onth. Il WIS the grandeSt ovation any
man avor rnrnirci in Maine.
'Tho J,nc,s1ot,,re i. now In working order.
1h9 Ioets'.s'o ~" 49, Iii ana,,
bo In fnll pfny. The FlslDnlsts tlnvo EQ1le
INFO tlolr holes, md bit n few ttisgruntletl
soils slow their heads tits believed tha.
the troablo Is over, thonRh good p pollee Ice
force Will be koptnt tho Capitol leopic 1cel
greatly relieved after the last weeks extreme
excitement. Republicans aro clateI at tho
urcnt trinn,nh.
FUN WITH sSlTH.
, 1880-01-19
THE ESURNEC'TIONISTS.
Refusal Of tho CA1tietery Authorities TO
Dlvu1ge tile Facts.

3kGfaMNl 11 &HG IGU1ElEtE fAHku0fkElG& 10
Dlvu1Ge t1la Facts.
A TRIBUNE reporter ycstcftlay called on Mr..
ThOmns f. Patterson, tho President Of tho
t}rnacland Cemetery Company. Mt his residence,
No. bfS West Congress street. He know hut Ill
tic ahnut tho real facts IN tho cnso beyond what
hns already hcen published. IN rnrty to re.
quest for nil hc know. Mr.. Patterson said:
"The robbery nj tho grave happened Tstcadny
night md wns not discovered until tho following
morning, whom tho Superintendent reported tho
facts to me. directed him to employ proper
detectives, nnd to nnkc cyory cn2cavor In hiH
power 10 recover the holly and punish tho rob-
herz.'
".what wore the orc,lnstancos attending tho
robbery. 40 fAr NJ known?"
ins btcn aesccrnte.l Until Wcdnnsday morning.
II rsrt r@s eve% IN q ~ . he
lrtly.s1i,tcners b:,,kc dow, the fc;,cc M which which
runs nlongs.io nf tho dummy ,traes. II The nights
nnn waa o,i duty, Int ttlorc is lhrgn territory
snysr aa ~ hS I i pf,iy il nGt asd +; blaine
"wc had iwn watchir,cn but ti!schnrEctt one.
40 thnt at tho timtsnf the robbery thnre was
only oae on duty Since the r,h!cry VIC hayo
siow % ls',,R Ind 'h tl1o S boy VIZ been h"rcd
"Af!rt iwo months, I think; but, as tho
FceGras 95c ,'s 2, ,,;, The Gc%cter certain"
Tha. don't know; The s!ncrntcndsnt r.. san IN
hest II krrp II t,1.Ect for few t1nyt whiln tho
'lctectiyns wnrn working up tho ca*c. wc rwore
medical .s!egc IN tho city. but without. s',ccess.
w"nrs I"ng III n ,sr CIT rwsr ,r 9"t there Is
ani flint il ls,s hccn Kept 1liict-"
ycMrs hEa, before WINS e,nncatcl viii, the
crmGtrry. and know Of nnnn since. In rcg1srti
% sn Il; tc S's k %sy s aSnnaF '"aF asssi
~ I'M! Wednesday tnor',fng, md whit rcasi In
'ritK TtlIBlx. this ,nnrntny." l.
u nuke public tha milne of tho decreased
Wiz ~,a ssys .s s ir g. fasl."n ss %d mi MI
tlmt tc was not vt lhorty to tc tha nasno, ~ It
woul.l incssMsc tlr feeling Of tho rcl,tlycs. Tho
li.hod il. rcllevn thc nnxioty Of those who had
relatives buried in the Immediate vicinity Of the
% L. ws:Hcr y th ~ f srave s' wa "s si a
Of ono of their fro.ul*. Tho youthful President
wns nlsn Urged on thu aenru that the rnitccncc of
| the <a,tnntery authorities gnfo Just cAilEc Tor
tho leof TINT some ono Ind been tn blame, md
that The present ts not thn only cnae tl'at hns
nus a.s 's' % nnsa @ sR'e Rs G, rc Sc es Il
satisfy the public curiosity and anxiety any
further.
To the Editor ot Tae chfeago 7s.b.tns%
OFFICE GRAcELANn CEMETERY C0MrAaY, JIM.
lathe articlc in this mornings TRIBUNE cor
corning tho recent case of botiy-snachlng ts
crronoous III its st.tenents and unfair IN lts III
fcrpnccA, Instead OF such M occurrence hap
pentng every yonr nr twn" ut Grlccland Gem
tory, this Is only tho second Instance in twenty
years, tltring which tnle more than q, ,oo0 In
tcr'nents hnre hccn made. From some Of the
| smaller cemeteries. where m watchmnt t7 en-
rloycti. these nt"luctions nrc frequent, and nt
trnrt il nude to d!scorer tho perpetrators. lr
r"fcr o hs s VAS Fas'r s II rinterfo e
the Cctnctery Company prosecuted tho nlfond-
, 1880-01-19

Tho Impending Conflict Nctsvcen tho
Western Union md American Union
Coinpaniea-IEosv the Former Ifopcs
to nrlvo 1ta T1fvn3 from the Field.
, 1880-01-19

HAlnl1AH |" A1l!FAE1 E1a ssf% %@t F>;A
ktblo OIL sumo r0llrse 0t procedure to ho1
ndnptc.! was offered by Senator pAtten, Ot
rellobscot, aild adopted.
- ADJOURNED.
Both branches nf tho Legtslaturo adjourned
to Monday afternoon ut 0'clnHk.
The nnnlhers thon quietly departed.
COLLAPSE pnEHcrEn.
It Is the guneral ,np!n!oll TINT neither
branch, az constituted, VIII ever meet again.
The ,4bhatp in tho Ssnnto WINS tor SUBJ
mission 10 the tlecrce ut the Court.
lie HOES NOT KNOW Aslr'rjI.
AUGUSTA. Jan. t7.-Oeu, Chamberlain has
I I!ss'!ea ths following order III response to
I'll ME1psvaH1nns S1sai F.usr D.y,a1ox, ~, NJ,
ASi3's7SS III; sva a@1mS liz oor H; t. Sss
lug by Mcssrs. Black and blond, representing
themselves w your pclS0tln! stntf, WlttEl! no"
XII Hdntasosens naasaoE's SsSe "Ss @ 81 o t
the command Of the n!llttA tIf Malnr, ai,d re-
yoklng, Spsclal 0r4er No. Is, wl,tcl, charged
mo with tle duty OF protecting tle p!lh!ts
nMti1 Il liovernor sho,sll be duly qualified.
When the matters NOW til issu0 Involve the
| question whether you arc t,oyerlor Or iot,
!tmu4t be Ma,!!test =, yoM TINT sl!o9Ald fs!l
cept o,l uiilo!bted eylslunee Of your author
| ~ 10 tieiua,,d It, II YOU Rre the lawful GOV.
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~.
The names OF Dal,iel +. Davis a1l4 Dlon
nra4bury were Rent by the House 10 the Sem
W. Ehfall Mas crowded. ,as1t hss p9f bean
vi HurtnK the controversy. sas -
n1neteen, yote4 .were thrown, and all fol
DAVIS. who Was declared bY he President
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WHAT NEXT,

The anxiety for big profits or high
rates Of interest makes the most glaring
frauds possible. Without mentioning
the temptations presented by the numer-
GUS lotteries of the country, where at the
best the ticket-holder has fifty per cent.
odds against his winning, the past four
years have proved the 'delusiveDess of
that institution which was once so popu-
lar-the savings bank. The attraction of
high rates of interest on short deposits
filled the Golfers of these institutions, but
a very small share of the hard earnings Of
the people were ever returned to them.
In the city of Boston a financial con-
Germ has been running for some time,
which, in spite Of its palpahle fraudu-
lency, has met with considerable sue
cess. 1t is called "The Ladies' Deposit" !"
a charitable institution. It receives no
deposits for less thar $500 or more than
$1,000, and pays interest at the rate of
8 per cent. per month, or 96 per cent. per
annum, which interest is paid every
three months in advanced A person de-
posting $1,000 receives $24o of
It back at once, and each succeed
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sent to the passage of an act for retiring
Justice Hunt, in the first place, or to
confirming Senator Edmunds after the
President shall have nominated him to
the position, in case that Justice Hunt
shall be 80 retired.
The possibility Of Democratic success
in the Presidential elections this fall
doubtless has something to do towards
the able Vermont Senator. On the other
hand good many Democratic members
have too sincere respect for the abili-
ties of Judge Edmunds not to look with
satisfaction upon the idea of his removal
from the Senate, where, as controversial.
ist he has won the admiration even Of
those with whom he differs. We shall be
surprised if the present session of Con-
gress passes without seeing the gentleman
seated on the Supreme Court bench,
which his abilities SO fit him to adorn.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-21
Leap Years Difficulties.
lNeW York Sun.I

He was nice young man, with cane,
high hat, and patent leather boots. He
strolled leisurely down Fourth avenue,
putting daintily upon cigarette, and oc-
casionally twirling the waxed ends of his
moustache. He was accosted bya stout
woman with forid complexion.
"Top of the mornin' TO ye, Mister
Charley" said she.
"Good morning, Mrs. McGuinness," "
said the nice young man.
"Me darlint boy, would We -" and
she bestowed bewitching smile upon
him. He lodged out Of herreach. The
recollection that it was leap year rushed
upon him. He answered:
"Madame-realy-I can't am very
sorry if l cause you pain-but my affec-
tions have already been bestowed upon
another-and madame-I can't can't t
marry you."
She gazed at him in astonishment, and
then said Indignantly: "Who axed ye
to marry me2 The idea of the likes of
me, poor lone wildly, wild four children
to support by wasbin', akin ye to marry
me. was only goin' to ak ye for that
dollar for washin'."
He sighed and gave her dollar, and
walked sadly away.