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THE LONDON WALKING MATCH.
Blower Brown Making the Best
Time on Record.

LONDON, Feb. 2l.-In the siX-day walking
match, at Agricultural Hall, "Blower" Brown
had finished 4S1 miles at % minutes past II
O'Clock last night, being II miles ahead OF West
ons record and miles ahead of the best time
that he will beat $50 miles. The match will
come to a close at eleven o'clock tonight,
and has thus far excited very little interest the
attendance Throughout the week having been
extremely meagre
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Fire and Loss OF Life.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Feb. M.-A destructive
nfeOccurred at Batesville yesterday, original.
ing IN C1app q Co.'S grocery, which. with
SAdler'S three-story brick store, j. r. Tayl0rs
dwelling house, Taylor & HeckersonS and
Wycoughs storehouses were destroyed. the
wallof Adler's building fell on the warehouse
oxnsd BY n 9: smith instantly killing c. 9.
Morefeld, the f0rmer fatally. othen were
slightly injured. The Masons, Odd Fellows and
Knights OF Honor lost all their furnitlire and
regalia. Losses win amount about $76 600, about
Ean covered by insurance,
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The California Anti.ChineSe Act to
be Tested.

SAN FRANCISCO CAL, Feb. 21.-Late yester-
day afternoon, warrant was issued for the ar
& Co., on charge of employing Chinese in the
service OF the Sulphur Bank Quicksilver Mining
Company OF which Parrott Is President. The
case has been made up to test the const1tu-
legislature prohibiting corporations from en-
ploy1ng Chinese,
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EirRa

WoBuRN, MASS, Feb. 21-H. E. Trowan's cur
ry1ng shop was burned last night The loss-is
s25O0, insured OF the other Occupants Of the
building Stephen P. Hennessey loses s., 800, In
sured for $500, and D. Cummings & Company,
OF Boston, lose stock valued at a, 900, insured.
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A1AsKA-The subcommittee appointed by

ALAsKA-The sub committee appointed by
the Senate committee on territories to report
upon the advisability OF creating q territorial
collector OF customs at Sitka, In advocacy of the
proposed legislation. His statements OF the
c0nd1tion OF affairs In Alaska and OF the press
Ing need OF q civil government for the protec-
tfon OF the people and the development of the
resources OF the territory, agreed with those
which have been extensively published during
question.
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HOLIDAY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL AND
DISTRICT GoyERNAENTs.--In accordance with
the decision OF the Cabinet yesterday afternoon,
orders were issued to-day closing the denart-
ments on Monday next. The District COr1Tnis.
Honers to-day issued an order that the District
ofices be closed Monday, In commemOration OF
Washipgton's birthday.
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Death Sentence,

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 2l.-Chas. Manke, who
was Yesterday convicted Of the murder Of John
Artloff, was to-day sentenced by Judge Barker
ingness to die, and interrupted the Judge a
number of times by using vile epithets and
abusing his counsel
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A $4,000 Deficiency.

CINCINNATI, Feb. IA dispatch from Cleve-
land says the examination Of the books of Ber-
shel Bu1Zel, was concluded yesterday, and
shows deficit Of nearly $4,000. Numerous
claims against him have turned up, and the
condition of his finances suggests that he fed
to escape the shame of an assignment. There
IS some reason for believing that he has gone to
Europe,
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Wall Street To-day.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The Posts financial ar
ticle to-day says: speculation at the Stock
Exchange continues active, the stock market
having been irregular, the fluctuations wide.
In the early dealings the whole list was strong
and prices advanced sharply. Between II and
12 O'Clock there was sudden break of 14al5I
per cent. Most of this has since been recovered,
and under the influence of the favorable bank
statement the market Is strong. The telegraph
stocks continue to be bought without much
regard to price on the calculation that the Page
decision will add enormously to their value, or
more strictly speaking to the value OF the West
ern Union and its various lines. Western Union
Telegraph sold as high as 114H; Nashville and
Chatta- has fiuctuated widely on the movement
to force the 'short interest to cover; it opened
at 107k-an advance of Az, Immediately ad-
vanced 20 1O9. then fell to lO5s, and is 1863 as
we write. New Albany and Chicago has also fiuc-
tuated widely, o. o.rening at 10Y, rise OF per
cent, and then declil,tng to 105, then advancing
ID 1903. AS we write tI.s price Is lOe. 81. faul
and Sioux City, on the ann L"nGemenI .na5 n5 new
stock is to be issued to cover We new road pur-
chased, advanced per cent, thel deGilhea ; 81 z.
The principal dealings continue in axe SnO[e,
Erie; Western Union Telegraph the Co sscGhs
the Wisconsin stocks, and Wabash and acilic,
the last named having been continuously W, AK
Railroad bonds are still strong and active as -
rule. Government bonds are only steady. In
the money market the quotation for call loans
Is sac per cent on stocks, and 1a2 per cent lower
on I. s. bonds. Prime mercantile paper is 5a5J<
per cent.
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MARINES FOR WAsHINGToN.-The command
ant OF the marines at League Island, Pa, has
been ordered to send one fifer and fifteen pri-
Yates Of the marine corps to the marine par
racks here.
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Died in Mexico
hal % InfA,ss,aa. a

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.-Information was re-
SchulZe is the person who, it Is claimed, was
sent to Philadelphia from Mexico by his wife's
relations and Is confined here in lunatic
taking testimony on the question OF his sanity.
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WHITE HOUSE ECALLERs.-Senator Kirkwood,
and Representatives Loring, Gunter, Conger,
Monroe, Haskell and Davis On. Co., were among
the Presidents callers today.
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THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.--Internal rev.
nue., S3O3, 1881: customs, s., 600.
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SECRETRY SCHURz left the city last evening
to join the party visiting the Indian school, az
Carlisle barracks.
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A NAUGHTICAL OBSTRUCTION.--EditOr Sdl':
Why cannot the Art Gallery be extended as de-
sired by the trustees? Because they cannot get
Ife-Way.
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BOTH Houses of Congress adjourned from
yesterday over to Monday.
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headquarters from the Riggs House to Wizards


JOHN G. THOMPSON SAYS
in relation to the place for the National Demo-
cratic Convention: "Weve got 'em. Cincin-
natl is going to have the convention, and don't
YOU forget IT,
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"AYWARD = HUTCHINSON.
617 Nsssfh sts'eee n,sO..
Hive special attention to

RKMODELING AND MODERNIZIN0 DRFEo-
TIVE PLUMBING
IN eity reeidences. Also, manufscture SLATE
M1NTEI9 and sell EURMACES, RANGES,
and BRASS GOODS. Dr.. Colboun's Porous Evap-
orator s the only good thing In that Tine. and We
own the patents for manufacturing. decl
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THE SELECT COMMITTEE of the House on the
payment Of pensions, bounty and back pay, met
this morning and heard long statement by
Commissioner of Pensions Bentley in regard to
the rapid growth of the pension bureau, and its
neceSSitieS.
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the agents of the transatlantic steamers have
made application to the Secretary Of the NAVY
to place at the disposal Of the government a
ship to transport to Ireland such supplies as
may De sent. Congress has passed resolution
providing for the detail Of man -0f-War for this
service, put as the cost OF displacing the arnoa-
s9sa Meng viii pe equal to the terms onered by tie
sop SseGamsnip Hnes II Is probable that vessel be.
Sc seiected To-day Austin, Baldwin & CO. on behalf
Gl Gne states 1ne, offered to send one OF their
snips 10 ireland for 7,500, and to load It at the
AT SPECIAL MEETING Of the Senate commit
zee on railroads to-day several Of the details OF
nut no action was. taken upon the maagHre
tee present.
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 21.-virg1nia skies, deferred,
9; do; consos, 80; do. second series, 30: do.
past due coupons, 77L4; do. new ten -forties, 3S
do. ten-forty coupons, 80k bid to-day.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 21.-Cotton Quiet-middling,
131s. Flour firm and unchanged. Wheat, southern
hrm and more active: western higher and steady
southern red, 1.40a1.45; do. amber, 1.5Oal. 55 !;
spot and .odI TesSqary March and
strong-southern white, 6Oa61 do. yellow, 59a59N |;
western mixed, spot and February, 64Aa54K:
steamer. 55kas5S. Oats steady and tts QUIET. :.
southern, 47a49; western white, 47a48; do. mixed,
45a46; PENNSYLVANIA, 47a49 Rye nominal, 90a95.
Hay unchanged. Provisions steady and without
chsnge. Butter steady and unchanged. Eggs
dull, 12ha13. Petroleum unchanged. Coffee firm
Bio cargoes, 14Aa15s4. Sugar frm-A soft, 93f.
WHISKY quiet, l.104a1. II. Freghts to Liverpool
2.6l4 barrels; wheat 23, 800 bushels; corn 79, 500
94 600 bushels corn. H. 100 bushels. Sales-Wheat.
5ll. 900 bushels: corn. $40, 900 bushels.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Stocks irregular Money
6a6, Exchange, long, 483s4; short, 4S6. Govern
NEW Yokk. Feb. 2l.-Flour steady. Wheat
LONDON, Feb 21, $50 D. m.-Consols 9s SIG
for both money and the account. Atlantic and
Great Western first mortgage trustees certificates.
701S; Atlantic and Great Western seconds, 33:
New Jersey Central oonsols, 1922. 1872 Erie, SECOND @
LONDON, Feb. 81, 2;3o 2. m.-Atlantic and
70A. Erie, 1885, IninoisCentral. 105%. Pennsyl ?
yania Central. 54A, Reading. 353&,
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The following quotations we're current In New
York to-day at P. M. as reported by Lewis john
Per Per cents. losis B. Of g. sS5's. ssH; New Jersey
Central s49s Erie IN 9hie and Mississippi. sS
and St Joseph, l13S; Northwest 92x; Iron Noun
tain, 63A; Ct. Paul soy; Wabash g. Louis and
~; "; O. TelesIaph. 1lSA; G.. O. and I. O..
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BRUMIDi's SUCcEssoR.-Before his death Slgnor
Brumidi made request that Signor Castagini,
a Roman artist, be deputed to finish his work
On the rotunda of the Capitol. He had prepared
cartoons of what he proposed to execute, and
also instructed Signor Castagini concerning the
work. John La Fargo, who finished Trinity
church, in Boston, is also mentioned as the
great artists successor but it is doubtful if he
would accept the mechanical task of executing
another artists designs.
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LONDON, Feb. GA St. Petersburg dispatch
10 the Daily Nears says: 'The dynamite was
contained in metal box. The cover of the
box has been found, but no electric wire or
trace OF battery
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THE PRICE of the double sheet STAR is the
same as the single sheet-two cents-and the
postage is but one cent to any part of the United
States
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The Car and the Duchess of Edin.
burgh not Erightened.

LONDON, Feb. 21.-The Duke Of Edinburgh has
received the following telegram from the Ouch
ess OF Edisurgh, now at st. Petersburg: 1.-THE
dynamite. Nine soldiers were killed. An extra
guard is on duty in the Palace. The Empress
has been made acquainted with the circum-
stances of the explosion. She has not suffered
in health. The Emperor and myself are quite
well and are not frightenedn
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The Cars Reply to President

The following is the Cars reply to President
cordially thank you for the sentiments you ex-
press. The spirit Of evil is unwearied like that
OF divine grace. l am glad to reckon on the
SympathieS of right thinking menu
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-11
OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
Price Four Gents.

man saying he would fight any time if called a Republican. He voted the Independent ticket, but was Democrat all the same
 Sunday, the day preceding the election, was a quiet day. The barrooms were all closed. the law being that they shall shut up for for ty-eight hours at election times. I noticed on Monday, however, that the back doors were pretty freely visited. very close bat tie was expected on the county ticket. Stralght-out Democrats expressed fears that the Independents would carry the county. Consequently on Monday the stores were all closed, and many of the merchants and saIes- men worked for their favorite ticket. At the voting places in the court house the whites voted at window on the west side, and the blacks at window on the east side Ropes were drawn to prevent crowding to the win dows. A man at the window would receive the ticket, walk back four or five feet, call out the name of the voter, which was checked from registry lists by two other men, one a Democrat and the other an Independent, and the ticket was dropped into square tin box Voting stopped at o'clock and then count ing began, open to inspection by as many as could get into the room. I judged there was as little chance for cheating as in Con- necticut. The law gives one-third of the inspectors and counters to the partv ir, the minority at the previous election.
 The next day, Tuesday, tried to get my sales in, but had hard work to get any one to talk business They wanted to know how the county had gone and the air was full of rumors as to how '.BIue Eye" precinct had gone, or how ''Chincopin beat' had voted. About noon all the precincts had reported, and the tally showed that the Independents had lost by from POO to 600, out of a vote of over LOGO. I was obliged to spend four week days in Talladega to make my sales, whereas at ordinary times I should have made them in two, which goes to show how much interest these people take in Q local scramble for offices. The election in Novem- Der will not be circumstance to the one just held. But this letter is long enough and I will stop, promising in my next to let poll tics alone. C. H. CLARKE.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-11
THE BANKERS, CONVENTION.

The annual meeting of the American Bank. ers' Association begins to-day and will con- tinue through Thursday and Friday It is to be held at Saratoga about seven thousand invitations have been issued and large meet ing is assured The association is purely Amer ican, and includes, besides the national banks the State banks the savings banks, private bankers and the clearing houses.
 The proceedings of the convention bid fair to be interesting and important. Secretary Sherman has consented to discuss resump- tion and refunding. John Jay Knox will contribute an essay. MT. George $. Coe and others will discuss the silver question, MT. George A. Butler of this city will discuss the question of specie payments and the rela- tion which 1t bears to the other great fnan- eial questions, and important contributions are expected from the West and South.
 One of the incidental discussions of the meeting will be on the question of bank taxa tion, it's onerousness and it's variation in the different cities and States. The bankers have long groaned under their burden of taxation and it's unequal distribution. They depose that capital invested in banking is made to bear at least twice the proportion of local taxes that weighs on the means invested in any other kind of business that, in addition thereto, it is subject to a United States tax of five mills which is imposed on no other species of property; and that the tax on de- posits amounts to 8 tax of from p to B per per cent. of the gross profits realized from the business of banking. They have unques- tionably good ground for complaint.
 Another matter which will come up is that little and great nuisance, the two-cent stamp on bank checks. As we have before repeat edIy said, it is high time that this inconven- tent and unfair method of taxation was abol- ished, and we hope the protest of the asso- citation against it will have the weight it ought to have.
 4 paper by Hon. Hugh Young, of Pennsyl- vania, will touch upon a very important subject and one in which the public is specially interested, namely, the duty of bank direc- tors and the need there is that they should do their duty. The Bankers Association could not do better thing for the business of it's members, and for that part of the pub lie which deals with banks than to work for a reform in this direction. If all bank di- rectors did their sworn duty faithfully there would be fewer bank failures and less preju- dice against banks and bankers.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-11

she be not required to ''board around" but have steady home with poor widow near by, for which the 'district'' was to pay $1 50 per week. This was too much for one : Taxpayer, <" who allowed himself to say (there was no daily paper there and then for his relief) some swear-words about the "school marm who was too grand to walk.'' However, she has in later years been often assured by men and women who then were her pupils, that they were indebted to her exertions in their behalf for @ love of study and desire for education. She, for one, had her eye more upon the boy and girl pres ent than upon the looming man"
 Fathers and mothers who have any serious concern for the welfare of their children, and know what it is to deal with children, have felt the strain upon their nerves. Doubtless mistakes are made in the selection of teach CTS. Not every one has the gift to teach but there is reason to suppose they are properly looked after, and if not faithful are not re- tained in their places. One person suggests that the charge of our school system be giv- en to women. Why not allow the men to continue to do that work and have the wo- men to help to use the money they (the mem earn, rather than reverse this plan? X. X.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-11
COMMUNICATIONS.
More About Schools and Teachers.

More About SCHOOLS ana IeNCher6.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL COURIER:
 The article you kindly published for K "a few days since seems to have eicited some point ed remarks by your readers. She wrote from her own experience, and from acquaintance with young ladies whose occupation as teach CTS was agreeable though very wearying- wearying not from physical exertion so much as from sympathy with minds varying so much in aptitude for accomplishing the daily tasks. It is the faithful teacher who is not content with merely going through the pre- scribed routine, but stimulates the pupil to be ambitious for something more than learn ing and reciting the lessons. She gives of her nervous energy to stimulate the pilgrim to stride on for the summit of knowledge with sure steps, not to be retaken. X'' began teaching in a country school at $1 week and boarded among the farmers. Sue cess (from love for the work brought an ad- vance in wages for the next year still an- other advance the third year, with vote that
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-11
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TICKET.
 FOR PRESIDENT, JAMES A. GARFIELD, of Ohio.
 FOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHESTER A. ARTHUR, of N. York.

The Republicans in the several towns in this State are requested to send the usual number of delegates to the State convention to be held at Allyn Hal in the city of Hartford, WEDNESDAY,, August 11th, 1880, at 10 o'clock m, to nominate candidates for State officers to nominate candidates for presidential electors to appoint State Central Committee and do any other proper business
 In accordance with the rules adopted in 18T6 the following notices given:
 All caucuses for the appointment of delegates to the State convention must be held least five days before the convention.
 2 The chsirmen of each Tewn Committee must send copy of the credentials of the delegates his town to the secretary of the Republican State Central Committee at least four days before the vention.
 3. of the delegates will be held at the lee ture room under Allyn Hall, Tuesday, August 1O,at o'clock D. n
 County and district be held at 1o:so of the day of the convention, at places des ignated by local members of the State Central Com mttee for the purpose of nominating members of the State Central Committee.
 By order of the State Central Committee.
 CHARLES J. COLE, Chairman. Hartford June IS8O
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-11

Cooperation seems to be fourishing in
 Massachusetts, where there are already six
 teen cooperative saving fund and loan asso-
 ciations, and two more are forming The
 three largest at Boston have about 1, 300
 holders of 5, 5,O30 shares of stock and $1O0, GOO
 invested in real estate and collatera1s. The
 two older companies last year each declared
 an per cent. dividend These companies are formed under a law Of 1877 which pro- vides that the par value of shares shall be $200, limited in number to 5 5,000 The share holder, who can subscribe for not more than %, pays $1 month on each share subscribed for, derelfction being fined per cent, while neglect to pay for six months results in for feiture From these monthly contributions is accumulated fund which can be loaned to aid members in business or to build home steads. Every member can borrow $2o0 on each share he holds up to $2,000, provided he can give real estate security, and he leaves his shares with the association as col lateral As these are constantly growing in value by his monthly ins tallments, the secur- ity is strong. Shareholders may also borrow on their stock so far ar they have paid on it, provided they keep up their monthly dollars and pay premium. The borrowing stockr holder competes with others, bidding so much premium on his share, beside the regular in- terest of six per cent. The average premi- um on the shares in the oldest association has been forty cents share, in which case the borrower would have to pay monthly s on the share, $3 on the interest, and $1.40 as installment and pre- mium or S7.40 month, which is 8.S8 per cent. year. Every payment on his shares is so much toward the payment of his loan, and his shares also increase in value from the general earnings of the association in other premiums interest and subscription. His shares gain more than his monthly contribu- tion, so that 1t is estimated that when the borrowing holder has paid $12O in principal and interest, his loan of $2OO will be repaid The association takes the borrower into part nersh1p, his share of its profits being credit ed to him. The expenses so far have been low, but one officer, the secretary, being sal aried. It is astonishing that the American people are so slow to avail themselves of the benefits of such associations. Good man. agement is all that is needed to make them very helpful.