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Funded Pebt OF the District.

Treasurer Gilflllan to-day issued statement
CT the funded Indebtedness OF the District of
Columbia. The total amount of the debt Is
s22 141 SEQ. The amount of the funded debt
rttired since July l, 1878, Is 1852 900, and the
REDUCTION In annual interest charge by opera
tiOn OF the sinking fund since that date Is
Sal so a. The following stocks and b)nds on
which interest has ceased there being funds
fer their payment deposited In the Treasury,
are cutstaL ding: Corporation of Washington
raj stock, 81, ,OiO OF; do do six per cent general
stock, S4 2SO17; do. DO six per cent canal stock,
500; corporation OF Georgetown six per csnC
general STOCK 5000; total, Sc, $40 Is.
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Railroad Change I'm TexaS,

GALVESTON. TEX. July LA special to the
Of the San Diego. Corpus Christi and Rio
Grade railroad company, changing tho name
to the Texas and Mexican railroad company.
and increasing the capital stock to $12 600 OO0
was filed In the ofice OF secretary of state yes
tercay. The charter provides for the almost
complete return OF the narrow gauge lines CIV
er1ng all the southern portion Of the state with
branches to Galveston, Sabine Pass, Aranzas
Pass, Can Antonio, Tyler, and the mouth Of
ByaZcH river,
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SAKE, THE POET, SoRKLY AFFLIcTRD.-John
g. Sake, son OF the poet, died at Albany yes
terCsy. 1t was to the house of this son that
his father was to be brought In short time In
the expectation that the change would break
the melancholy into which he has been plunged
sipce the death OF his daughter S0laee some
tine ego,
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Paper Mill Burned.

ST. PAUL, MINI, July The paper mill OF
Russell. Averiil & Carpenter, at Minneapolis,
was burned last night. The loss is estimated
al 10000. The insurance is about SIS 900.
The Canadian BankruDtcy Law
TORONTO, ONT, July IA special cable from
London to the Globe. says:-A cAputation re-
presenting the leading wholesa,e houses here,
engaged in Candian trade, Introduced by
Samuel Morley, waited upoI/ Sir John Nc
mortal concerning the Canadian bankruptcy
law. The memorial called his attention to the
fact that since the repeal of the insolvent acf
Of 1875 IL had be come impossible for creditors to
ascertain the re al post ion OF insoIvent debtors
The creditors were, therefore, at the mercy OF
dishonest debtors, ard a continuance of the
present state Of things would be fatal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

An OLD LAW ENPoRcEo.-Frederick j. Euler
was arranged "A Philadelphia yesterday u1der
the act OF 1s2i for selling fireworks sni was.
IN accordance with that law. laed Eve EagiIsh
snillingA The defendant hat TO Visit Tnlrd
3 Ieet 70 ouy I'VE shilllngs from q broker, az
the magistrate insisted on b.iog paid in the
reguat on CON.
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End of a Strike.

NEW YORK, July 1.-Al the blacksmiths
melders and laborers In the employ OF John
Roach. OF the Morgan iron works, have retpr " d
to work. and everything is progressing smoothly
in the shops.
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The congregation OF MAY or kaiioch's chlrch
In San Franctsco, has written the mayor lst-
ter At king him Eot TO be candidate for ofds
and he has answered that he Will not run tol
erdce s6 ain.
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July Coat PrtceS.

NEW YORK, July 1.-The Delaware aud Hud
son Canal Company have issued a circular Civ
irg July prices for Lackawanna coal per ton OF
2.240pouI ds. as follows: Furnace lamp steamer
lump and CRATE. s. 80 each; egg, $4.05; stove,
s. 20: and chestnut 81
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NnOrling N0tss.

at tie regatta on the PatapSco river. yester.
cay, there were TWO eventS-a three mile shell
race between crews rIom the L'airondelle anc
UDd1ne clubs and gig race OF one mile ba-
tween L'HirondelIe and ARIEL club men. Both
races were easily won by LHiroDdelle.
The June meeting at Charter Oak Park, al
Hartford. Conn, closed yesterday With races In
the 245 ana 2:29 classes. Flirt won the former
race, taking the second, third and fourth heats
j. b. Gould took the first heat. Time 2:2524
2:2sH 2:2SL, 2:3l.
Base ball yesterday: At Buffalo-Bufr llos =;
Bostons, 4. AT Chicago -Chicagos. 4; Troys, 2
AT CleveIano-WOrcesters 6; Clevelauds, ].
hiiadelrhia-Athletics, 5: Metroportans, !.
In the Harvard Columbia freshmen straight
away race yesterday afternoon, Harvard won
easily by three lengths. Time $685.; distance
about u miles.
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A CALL FOR PNE PER CENTs-Secretary
WINDOW this afternoon issued a Call for the
registered five perceLt bonds which have not
been sent In TO- cNtlnuance at 3k per cent
The amount thus caAed IN Is about S30, ,OOG O00
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

Mr. JAY SToNREas to- cay appointed Off ia.
stenographer to he Secretary Of War.
Mrs. GARFlElD,1d Mrs. Col. Rockwell Wis.
tied Mrs. FletcherHarper's Home for Workln,
Girls, at Long Branch, yesterday, as well as
Mrs- Wricht's Infapts Home near Monmouth
Park. Mrs. GsrnAd Is rapidly recruiting In
health and strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

COMMODORE SlcARD to day entered upon his
duties as chief oftne bureau OF ordnance Navy
department.. Hesrrived IN the City Yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS THE PAST
FISCAL YEAR.-The Internal Revenue bureau
to day received no;he that collector Blake. In
New York yesterdsy made deposit OF 800, 900
CT taxes &c llecteG. This sum will bring the total
recent ftom 1Htenai revenue considerably
above rhe s135 '00.oD estimated By commits
sioIeT Raum as tn AMOUNT that would co nc n
during the fiscal yeE ended yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

THERE WE'RE COMPARATIVELY Fsw CALLERS at
the White House to Ay. The cabinet met at
twelve. Before that bur not many were re-
ceived by the Presidat Among those who
had audience were St1ator Mitchell, Judge
Harlln. Representatives Snellaoarg3r, Harris
anu RObeSou and RPgtSer Rrnca.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

SIR EDWARD THORNTON, the British minister,
(@ho is going as ambassador to Russia,) took
formal leave Of the President yesterday, ex-
re;sing his kindest wishes for the welfare and
prosperity Of the United States. The PreSi-
dent, In lis resDei Sc, Teciprocated the friendly
wishes OF the regIing minister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

SENATOR INGALLS, on THE RKApVsTER BCsI-
NEss.-Se1ator l. s ais has wfit5a letter III
support OF republican Coalition win the read
Jnsters In Virginia. He does not advise the
rel uoilcenS 10 that poi'cy, blC san that IL iie
were virginia TepQtlic.n he woad support
the Aanone movement, aS he bclieva thai II l.
none represents the progressive eleu5nt or the
south. and that his success Will Cnierate ra -
prt Judice ard make the ballot In ssat section
free and priceless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

ARMY ORDRs-Cspt. o. e. Mlchaelis ord
nance department, will report for temporary
duty to the chief signal officer U. s. army
Leave for ore year on surgeons certificate of
disability. with permission to go beyond sea. Is
granted Capt. @. l. Browning, 1Lh infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

CAPITOL HILL DELEiATIoN was at the White
House to day about the District commissioner
ships. They had petition IN favor OF ex- Sen
afor Cragin, but were willing to accept Col.
Case. 5 A. Il. Marks. 3. G.. Ktrkwood, S. g.
Clarke ana Capt. A. Gram were In the delegi-
tiou. They did not see tln President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

NAVAL ORDERs.-MasteT o. W. Lowry from
the Naval Observatory md ordered to the
Kearsage en- the 29th inst. Easign B. T. Wall
ing from the PoHhataa anl placed on waiting
orders. Passed Assistant surgeon c. G. Hern-
don has returned from tie lSIatio station and
Is placed on waiting OTdaR Gunner G. w.
Omelsetter TO the ST. Louis at League island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

COINAGE was issued at the different |. s.
mints during the month OF June, lsS as io,-
lows: Gold-e9 eco double eagles, 1876. 70 eagl g
415.440 bali eagles, $50 three dollars G.louarter
eagles l.6e0 doilars: to al gold 1I3 30 pieces
value. SO O29 500. SilveT-2 4l3. .2oy CoEars, 20t
Ealf cellars, 200 quarter dollars. 2O6 dunes;
total silver, 2 ii3 $40 pieces; value, sa413 SO
Base-S00 five cents. 54i $50 three cents i24S, sos
Gel u; total base o0f 40J pieces; value $50 9i2
Total coinage 5,932 40 pieces; value, IS Isl Si2
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MIR. Phillips, Double.

Mr.. Phillips. the Washington manager OF the
tible with his family among the Quakers Of Mary
land, driving hs prize tretter. Ben johnson. baek
ard forth every day or two.-Neio England Et-
change.
Evidently Mr.. Phillips double is on his
travels. and Is regaling the rural populace aud
eDgagiDgly innocent bucolic correspondent Of
the city papers with stories OF his skil'ful man.
1pulation OF the metropolitan press. Meantime
desk in Corcoran building, his family is with
him at his home on Q street, he has not Deen In
Mary land in months, ne knows nothing ABOUT
the Quakers, and his prize trOtter Ben Johnson
is es nebulous and Intangible aS the Daseie5s
fabric Of q vision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

JEROME b. HAwLEY was to-day appointed to
be internal resenue guager for the district Of
Arizona
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

Controller. W. ". Upton, Is Sick and Lis
deputy assent.
APPoINTaENTs IN THS Posi- OFFICE DEPARr
MINT - following appointments and
changes were made IN the Post Off ;e depart
ment to-day: Mr.. j. R. V .n WoTmer, appoint d
chief clerk, vice ku:po, who Is appointed a
c.erk or class three: +. A. Bassett, appointed
81 noerapher at 81, 500 per annum, vice Van
WorIner proa oted; Jas. M ;Nabb, OF MarSl md,
appointed drst-clasS CLERK In the Off g Of the
BuInham has been appointed clerk OF class
two. In the Office OF the Second Assistant Post
mas er General; David Carroll and A. Ward
have Teen appointed laborers at 5000 per an.
hum each.
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OFFICE OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
~ Tistrlct cf Columbia, Washi ist IN, lne y,
iSl. NOTICR.-Al owners or keepers of dogs a
District Of CoiUInbis sro her by notified th st
sfae yearly tax imVCsed by set of Congress on al
-.ys oshed or kept in said District viii be d1e aod
osyable on July /. 1881 Up p,yment Of faid
By der OK the Com nissiolers Di5trie, OF Co
lumEiR-
John L. COOK,
te29 st Col tor of lakes Dist. OF Col
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COMMISSIONER o. CUSTOMS JoANSoN was to-
day appointed by the President as acJiag
seccrd controller Ct the Treasury departm ,nt
In addition TO hisIepular duties. The Se;)ud
Controller. w. ". Upton, Is Sick and lis
ieuuTy aOSfnt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

SECRETARY WINDOWS SUCCEss.-The call for
all the registered fives which have not been
continued at 81 per cent-about $50 O00, 600
which Secretary Window issued this afternoon
winds up all the transactions necessary to the
carrying out CT his plan for refunding the deb.
1t Is unnecessary to state that The Secretary q
plan has been very successful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

THE FoURTH.-The departments and govern
ment offices Will be closed next Monday-July
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newspaper to the effect that Assistant Secre-
tary Bell of the Interior department. conteul-
plated resigning to-day Is entirely without
fouLdatton. SO says Mr.. Bell, and he ought 10
know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

AUDITOR OF RAILROAD ACCOUNTS FaBNCH has
returned from trip to New York and Boston,
at which places he has been examining the
books Of the Pacific railroad companies- 1t is
Dot at all improbable that Auditor French will
retire from Office within the ensuing forty
eight hours.
, 1881-06-08

oAD-Cos1,fIssloSEn FINK announces
that the New York Central Railroad has, II.
accordance with previous agreement. decid"
ed to reduce freig',t-rates Oil SEVENTH and
eighth class matter five cents per 100 pounds
oil tho Chicago asld New York bnsts.
, 1881-06-08

4 CONTRACT WIS signed yesterday for tie
construction Ut ruilruad froM Laretlo to
the City Of Mexico, sklrltng nlonFs the Gn!f
u,d extending to tho Pacific Coast Tie
afextcnn Congress made concessions for the
construction Ut this rund, and 1t Will be Wig
urously pushed to 0lnplctEOn.
, 1881-06-08

THERE are two DeMocratfc factions III
Baltimore, Onu calls Itself the "Oll Line !"
a,ld tic other the "Kcgul4r." Thu Old
Liners nominated ex-senator William P1nck-
hey Wllyte fur Mayor yesterday, anil the
Regulars will probably lhdoEse thu lionitlsa-
tIu,l ut their CONVENTION next Saturday.
, 1881-06-08

PRESIDENT GAnFlE1p. accompanied BY
Secretary Hunt mil Admiral Porter, Will
lcare Washington to-day for Annapolis to
intend the graduating exercises at the Naval
Academy. Senator Morgan, OF Alabaina,
will deliver the address to the graduating
clns5,
, 1881-06-08

Aid. DisApY's proposition to supply the
children attending the public schools with
books at tIlu p,tbllc cost seems to meet with
the a:,proval Of the numbers Of tha School
board. Gen. Stiles gives 1t an unqualified,
support, while Mr.. 11oyno would only sup.
port the proposition in modified form. He
would have the books purchased BY the pub.
lie money supplied only to those whose
parents ara too poor to purchase them books.
, 1881-06-08

TuE German Government il keeping a
waichfui eyu oil the negotiations between
FfaMSu a1hl England for d new commercial
treaty. lii tho meantime Prince Bisinarck's 8
health Is giving way. and his physician i'as
advised lltnl to eo to kissiugen alld rcniatl,
tharf fur suIllG time.
, 1881-06-08

TME President yesterday appointed Ed
wnrd l.. Chapman Postmaster ut urrat Dend,
kas., and Frank n. Tracey Postmaster at st.
Joseph, No., and signed the commission OF q.
X. Elmer rs Postmaster at llicllmond,, Va.
, 1881-06-08

JAMES MAnoxEY, Patrick Hunter, and
Gerald La1ltlers were suiIocatett BY foul zas
In California mine recently. Landers Is
tie son Of wcll-known San FraNctsco
stock-broker, and 5fahoncy was at one time
Ci,ief If the San Francisco Fire Department.
, 1881-06-08

THEE rlnglcalcrs Of the antt-Jewtsh riot-
crs at kietf, Russin, have been sentenced by
co,lrt-,nartlal to twenty, ten. and six years.
Imprisonment, respectively, two others haVo
bce,l exiled to Siberia, md three persons
have been sentenced To short terms OF lM-
nttSnn1lhent.
, 1881-06-08

Rf:yExuE-Corr.gcron Cf.s1lK, OF Atlanta,
Ga., reports that In recent encounter with
,nool,stlincrs Ills deputy, Mr. Bolton, was
wounded. Two Moonshlners were nlso badly
hurt.
, 1881-06-08

SEvEnE frost occurred Monday night In
Sullivan County, Now York, and Mt solne
pointa in Vermont, and lce was formed in The
rivers in the country around st. John, n. u.
, 1881-06-08

LAWRENCE BAnRETr, the actor, WAS ban
quoted ut New York last evening. Noal.
Brooks, Of the New York Tinics, presided Of,
the occasion. Mr.. Barrett sails for Europe
LII 4 feM days.
, 1881-06-08
CHE Ttfb11tte.

az ptrnons analk 10 t,useF'dse roptes " THA
CftiCA0o TntnuNE 1T Ntcs AEcHcfes dtld IN Taa-
.pap tratH e'err Chicago tnpets are aAd tuM con-
fer }dror by reportt'0 The }aeea to h@ oe'ee' o'o
tnV {ttl particulars.
, 1881-06-08

At the end Of Inst week there were 123
cases Vt smallpox antl stxty-tlree cases Ut
typhus-fcyer in the New York hospitals.
Fifty-tlIrec new cascs Of smallpox and thIr-
ty-two cases Of typl,us-feyer developed dur
Ing the week.
, 1881-06-08

Sln WILLIAM Af1LnonxE JAMES, nE,e OF
tllp Lord Justices Of tho English Court OF
Appeal, died yesterday lit his nth year. Tho
deceased lurtst WIS Wclsf1man by birth.
, 1881-06-08

Sina. REprAr1f, Il wealthy lady OF Mont
renl, llas given $4,000 tn 'cslttow chair In
the Presbyterian Cutcge In that city.
, 1881-06-08

OF I".S:!3 and considerable other property
Thtl4- 4;Acks agu sha married. Newton MoE
Clarrnn, rlttsburg tlruggtst~ Since that
event Murphy has vowed vengeance, and the
tragedy of yesterday was tho result Of his
nttelrpt to execute 1t.
, 1881-06-08
CLOTTfING.
NEW Q
DEVELOP PNENT'S
JAS. WILDE,J JR,,
&, CO.'S.

Summer Reversible ove1coats, 814, SIS.
mt6 IA. Two Coats in one. Exclusively
ceutleman's garment. Made up in skeleton
Shape, Can be worn either side out. NO
iinInga to wear OF tear. Not heavy, but just
heavy enough for cool mornings Of evenings;
and when travelling can be rolled up ana
carried In your handbag.
, 1881-06-08
MEMS TRAVELLING BUSTERS.

We have Of Lot 5,BI6 Ono Hundred Dust
ers, Gu. extra long, dark gray mix color,
which we shall sell at $t.5o each. Last year
Sa.5o would have been considered very
reasonable price.
, 1881-06-08

rr Ia understood that tie a,ltl-Conkltng
forces in Albany will bt, concentrated as
mucl, ~ possible on As. Depew TOT the long
term today, aid that, 1t It seems that lle can
not win, he will withdraw Ills Mans, Ill when
casa Its yutes will probably 10. to MI
Warner Miller, or somd other person.
WHO will bu able to unlto tlle antt-Cohkllns
people III Ills support Should Successor
to PIatt be elected soou, the Legislature w'll
probably agree to an Adjournment. leaving
the vacancy caused by Conk!tng's reslRna".
lion untitled until next winter. C0nk'lnR
returned 10 Albany last night to waseti Ills
chances, which ut present look rather sllll'.
TuKnk wese some signs Ut concentration
among Tue ant!.Conkllng Republicans at AL
hauy Yesterday. Mr.. Depew received u
yotas for tit platt teru.. 1t Is not unlikely
that Mr.. Plat will disappear FROM tho contest
within u few days. lie may be dropped out
in the first Instance at the suggestion
OF Copktlug, III the hope that tha
]attar may tfale upon tho sacrifice
of the to.uer. 1t il to no feared
thst llatt l.as ,,pt even friends enough to
resent that dlsgraceful treatment. but such
uerfidy on the part OF Conkltn4 can scarcely
turn to the latter's advantage. Two OF tho
nroposed rules were adopted requiring .
nentlng ut Tho Ju!,lt Assembly every day at
noon. but the third, which provided that
two-thir,ls vote should ba necessary to tho
resembling of tue rules, failed. This question
of adjournment will laye to be tried III tae
two Houses separately II tlls Democrats and
Conkliugttes slul1 detcEn,lue to urge 1t, 'Ara.
,a tha Spnate npw statids, the BchcMe cannot
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-20

The old mlll-stones are being taken out,
and new steel rollers are substituted In their
places. The wheat passes through five sets Of
rollers each set closer than the former. These
rollers are 30 inches long and ten inches in di-
ameter After passing between each set OF
rollers, it Is "bolted" or sifted through the
cloth The last rollers are hardly anything
but wheat hulls and the waxy germs, which
do not crack up, but mash together SO flour
Is now cracked and dislntegrated without
grinding. The first rollers crack the kernels
of wheat into say SIX pieces. The starchy sub
stance which rattles out drops through the
cloth selves or boltingcloth These SIX pieces
are broken between the next rollers into thir-
ty.six pieces. Then the white starch crumbs
are slftcd out again, and the thiriy-5iX pieces
are passed between still tighter rollers, which
crach them into ZIG pieces; another set Of
rollers multiply each Of these particles into
six more, making them aggregate l,l96. An
other set of rollers, screwed together with tre-
mendous pressure, make 1916 pieces The
scientific miller says q grain Of wheat is
cracked into 7,776pleces without being ground
at ALL This IS the Hungarian process. The
germ of kernel OF wheat is waXy substance,
not fit to eat. Between stones this germ grlnds
into the flour and damages it. BY the new
process of the Hungarian rollers, this germ IS
flattened out, and it is bolted out However,
1t is finally ground up with the debris on
stones, to make the low grade of flour which
we sell in Rotterdam for $3.50 per barrel
Cincinnati Commercial.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-20
An Antiquity III Florida.

There is in the Office OF the Supreme Court
Judges at Tallahassee an ancient armchair OF
queer shape, the history of which the Flori.
dian furnishes as follows "Originally be-
longing to, and used in the parlors of, one of
the gorgeous palaces Of Louis XVI. of France,
whose emblem, the Fleur de LIS, is carved in
several places upon it, it was presented, as a
souvenir, by the first Napoleon to Prince
Achille Murat, son of Napoleon's favorite
Field Marshal Of that name, afterward King
of Naples, and by the Prince and his Ameri-
can bride brought across the water The Prin-
cess In after years gave it, together with won
derfully beautiful and antique table, to her
nearest nelghbor and FRIEND, Mrs. Bloxham,
the wife of our present Governor. year or
more ago, when efforts were beng made to
increase the building fund of St Johns Church
in this city, Mrs BOXham generously offered
the chair and table to be exhibited at the State
FAIR at jacksonville, and sold for the benefit
of the fund. provided they should not bring
less than $25 each Judge j. ID. Westcott, jr.,
having learned these facts, proposed that II
Mrs Boxham would promise to keep the ia
BILE in the city 80 that the two ancient relics
might remain among us forever, that he would
purchase the chair for the sum asked for both,
which was readily agreed to, and Judge West
colt became its owner"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-20

The Agrarian Agitation in England is being
conducted much more quietly than was the
campaign which has just closed in Ireland, al
though the sulerings of the English farmer
and aborer are just as acute as those which
have goaded Irish tenants into Wild breaches
of the law. The English laborer Is much
more phlegmatic person than the Irish peas.
ant, and, moreover, the two chief factors OF
Irish discomfort, alienism and abSenteelsm,
are wanting in England. But if the English
farmer is slow to move he Is terribly in earnest
when aroused, and with the ballot which the
Government will secure to him by the assiml-
lation of the borough and county franchise
next session he Will be irresistible. The as
ricultural districts, more especially in the cast
ern counties, are noneyc0mbed with la0orers
unions and farmers clubs directed by skilled
agitatOrs and working in harmony with the
Radicals of the boroughs. Their platform
means simply the destruction of the present
land system, or at least of the feudal laws and
customs by which it is upheld, and the estab.
lishment of free trade IN the soil. 1.-THE House
of Lords fears collision with the popular
branch of the Legislature on the Irish Land
bill, how shall it face the more imperious de.
mand, backed by the agricultural masses OF
England and Scotland as well as OF Ireland,
for the abolition of primogeniture and entail
And when they are gone how eng VIII the
House of Lords stand ~. I. Word.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-20
THE DEAD LETTER.
BY JOHN q. SAKE

'oa" W.
And can IL De| An, yes, see
lis th,rty years ana better
Since mary morgan sent 70 me
A pretty hand (she couldn't SPELL,
As any man must vote It;
And twas, as ! remember well,
pretty hand that wrote II.
:,
HOW calmly now ! view u All,
As memory backward ranges
The talks' the walks tnat recall
And thenIthe postaI changes!