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FINANCIAL.

V'O THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.:
Il We beg to offer YOU our services for the PUR-
CHASE AND SALE OF ALL CLASSES or
BONDS AND STOCKS In this and other markets.
Exception facilities for buying, selling, and car
rying VIRGINIA BONDS. Our ONCE being in tie
stock -txehauge building, all orders receive Inn
REFERENCES: National Mechanics Bank, West.
ern National Bank. Bank Of Commerce, Howard
Bank. RAMSAY, CLABAUGH 4 co..
de i5-Rm
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duplicating His Wife.

NEW YORK, February 27.-George Barry
Wall, the lawyer who was shot on Sunday
in New Utrich, n. Y, made an ante-mor-
tenn statement this afternoon before Judge
Church, OF Fort Hamilton, duplicating his
wife, who was thereupon arrested and CON-
mitted to the town Jail TO await the result
Of his injuries, which, il is believed, will
prove fatal.
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Cork, February 27.-Thlrty-iour iarms'
being the whole Of Dorsey island, IN nun
ster, were sold Saturday last Tor lne pay
ment OF rents. The Land League guhiah'
tees that houses will be built ana the teh-
49, .uplo..o,l Oh t.,e ..ll...
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HEALTH l. WEALTH.

DIR. +. c. VESTS NERVE AND BhAls
TREATMENT; n specific for i'ystcrla, unL.,-
ness, Commissions. Nervous Headache, Men
tal DeuresslOn, Los- Of Memory, Prems-
ture old Age, cau-ci by oYer-ex.rtion' e.
rn>s or oyerwork Of the brain, which leads TO
misery, decay, aud death. one box VIII cure ~
cent cases. Each box contains one months treat
ment one dollar q box, or SIN boxes for ~" ooh
ars-sent by mail prepaid on receipt oi Pr,ce' " e
guarantee SIX boxes % cure any c.ls- IN -.
with i've dollars, We viii send The purchaser or
written guarantee 20 return the money II the tre :
ment does not eject cure Guarantees isssp
BoDEkER BROTHERS. Druggists, wholesale aud
retail agents Richmond, Va. Orders by mall VIII
receive prompt attention. my liza ruSIhl,
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THE YORK RIVER LINE.
PASSENGER ROUTE
TO BALTIMORE AND ALL POINTS NORTH
TUESDAYS. THURSDAYS, AND sATUE-
FROM RICHMOND AND DANVILLE DFpOf
VIRGINIA STREET,
AT GAS 4. NJ.

Commencing THURSDAY, December ist, the
safe and thoroughly comfortable passenger steamer
HAVANA will leave West Point on arrival Of the
Richmond train TUESDAYS. THURSDAYS, and
SATURDAYS, arriving IN Baltimore abort 7S3c
\. W and connecting with all trains northwsrd.
Straight tickets 10 Baltimore. &C
kound trlp..'.''.... 20
N'-i5 w
Stato-Iooms and BeTths secured on applicstioa
irom steamers cabin plans.
For Tickets, Time-tards, and all information
call on \. ". CAREER & CO.. the Ticket Agen,
~ the Richmond and Danyillc depot, or the under
signed. 4. POPE,
General Passenger and Ticket AgcsA.
no 80 No. Tenth etrs.-
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SEINE-THREAD.
SEINE-THREAD. ~n,

All In want Of the best quality sElNf-TIIREAD
would DO well 10 make their selection early rs
possible while the stock + yet complete at prices
guaranteed 10 &c the lowest
We have tuil supply Of PATENT AND SOFT
LAID sEiNk-IMlNEs, PATENT AND SOFT
LAID sEiSh-LiNEs, YAWk1NGs, GlLLiNG-
koPLs of al siIes. sEINE-CORks and CORk-
WOOD; ELLOW OlL-tTOTHING, &C. NETS
and stiNhe ON hand aud made "a order at sLor
notice l.. LIcHTENSTEIN 4 SONS,
corner seventeenth and Franklin strccts.
sole importers OF the LION BRAND sEiNE-
THREAD. fcz6
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nRuGs. MEDICINES. Ae.
GAIErT SMALLPOX, DIPHTHL
n RIA. TYPHOIINFEYER,6 sc.

81. AIRS CHLORL THYBoL PR0PRYLA'-
TIC AND DlslNFECTAST
destroys the germs Of contagious diseases w &C.
cordanee with the latest teachings u science IL
use /. simple, harmless, and agreeable IL Il ep'-
ployed by some Of our ab,es, physicians.
Prepared uy .. bINh',
corne- Broad and Ninth streets
nj -. . ,,.,ta un
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BY Telegraph.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. February 7.-S0On.-StOcks active
aud higher Money. g Per cent. ENciange-LOnts
4s5: short. 1885,. State bonds inactive. COY .
crnmcnts fairly firm.
ErenfRg.- Exchange, fSj. Governments
strong and generally !. Ligher: new 5's, lO2; new
4A's ll4& bid: new As. lis. Money, o and
l-64 per cent. states duh and irregular. Irea-
.ury balances-Co DIN. fSi427; currency, S4,739.
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FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.
MoxpAy Eehruarv OF 1900

sALEs-FIRsT BoARr.-l,000 Petersburg Rail-
road bonds, Glass h." at s3f: 20 shares Atlanta
and Charlotte Railroad at 77S; IL shares Peiers-
burg Railroad at 2sh, 20 do. at 2si so do. at 2ss
] shares Norfolk and Western preferred at5lk.
SECOND BoARD.-4,00O Richmond city S's at
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An invaluable strengthened for the
peryes, muscles, and digestive organs. pro-
ucing strength and appetite, Is Browns
IRON Bitter.
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ASK YOUR DRUGGIST for a copy Of "Mes-
sage 10 the Unfortunate IL suffering from
any blood disease, or send your name to
the Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
Price 81 and Sl.75 per bottle.
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DICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG

II II VI Q y II, FREDERIC ktBl 10
HI ND POTOMAC RAILROAI.-oehedLJ.
II NDAl, January -, 1889:
500 \. ~. leaves Byrd-Strect station daily stops
only az Milford and FrCdcri, kebGri,.
500 4. NJ. lGtScs Byrd-StTcet station daily lex
cepi sunday.
500 /. VI, leaves Byrd-s rect station daily.
4:lO l.. NJ, Accommodation for Ashland, kayes
BrOad-Streei station daily ,eAc,pi
SUndtysl.
ll:2S \. NJ. arrives at Byrd-Strect station daily.
3:o4 i. NJ. arrives AT Byrd-Str,ct station dal.S
makes no local stops.
9:4s L. NJ, arrives at Byrd street station daiiS
except sundtyl.
s:34 \. NJ, Accommodation, arrives Al Broad
Street station daily except sunday.
{. \. TAYLOR. General Ticket As,ni-
T.. T. T.. MYERS, General superintendent u -
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NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

NEW YORK. February 27.-Cotton-Net re-
closed barely steady sales. 600 bales; Mach,
+I1.63qs LEA; April; *ll:5l; May, sil.9gep
rlz; June, sl2.l6@sl2i5; July, :i2.s2eg
sl2.03@sl2.O4; October, sll.4Sntll.50; No
ycmber, sil.3i@sll.36; December, sll.37@
ell.3s
The Posts cotton-market report says: " Futures
declined 7-lOO TO 9-lOO, advanced J-lOo to
5-l00, but lost the advance and sold ~ the tiird
call again rather lower. March brought s11.7o;
April. *ll.s7 and Sll.s6; May, sl2.05 and
sl2.09: June. sl2.2l; July. sl2.36; August.
sl2.51 and $3.50; September, sl2.lo and
sl2.C9; November, s114i.
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BOARDING..

DElIRABLE ROOMS, WITH or
IL WITHOUT BOARD, by the day, week, or
'"'"'"' Mns. ROBERT G. WHITE.
fe 2l-coaxss lzvu bsvad streel.
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DEATH OF BISHOP LYNCH.

III, pistineuished Catholic PreIatc OF south
Carolina L. No Mcre-He Dies In Charles
ton on sunday Morning. In His Sixy-Gfth
year-Death-Bed ncs-Preparatiens for
the Funeral.
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Death Of DANIEL We bstcr,s widow.

New YORK, February 27.-The widow OF
Daniel Webster, the American statesman,
died at New Rochelle last night. She was
Wcbster's second wife.
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I'Ionr.

Flour-We quote: Fine. 81 "a :4.j0; extra, 1915
MS7: superfne, S6Gs6.25: common sulernue,
50: common family, s7Gs7.60; choice family,
rSfS9.
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BALTIMORE LIVESTOCK MARKET.

BALTIMORE, February 27.-Deef cattie-Market
slow and prices unchanged except for best grades,
which were a shade higher; very bert. 5,sss6Ac.
first quality, 5s@ &c.; medium, 500 Sc.; ords-
nary. 3@4sc.: most OF the sales were from oA'es
6i<c; receipts, a27 head: sales, $50 head. Sw1re-
Fair supply and only moderate demand; quota
lions. s1sG9i,c.; receipts, 4,923 head. sbee!
uiloted ut 46f6Ic.
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COMMERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE
RICHMOND, February -, 1882.

WHEAT.-Red, 67j bushels prime Lancaster at
SAP. o.o
bushels very good az soc.
RYE bushels atsl.
HLACKFYE PEAs.-6 bushels az sl.5O.
COTTOS.-Quotati0ns Mddling, IKE; Tow
middliug. lCi,c
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POWDER.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO sPORTSMEN.
am NOW receiving DuP0NT-s CELEBRATED
"tiOkEBpRE POWDER" This powder g.
without rival for gass-hzil pigeon, aud all ctose
shooting. Try IL. H. NJ. WORKMAN.
f. Z3-cod2w Agent
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CENTRIFUGAL SUGARS.

CIIAMPAGNES.
Just received
G.. II. MUAiM's DRY NEBZESAN,
JULES MI'MM's DRY VERZENAY,
GEORGE GOULET ~. DRY "
POAINIERY SIC DRY VEZ,
GEIsLER DRY VIZ.
JULES AIASSON-Am manufactured
and very low,
WERNER'S EXTRA DRY 81
feel CHRISTIAN & WHITES
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GROCERIES. LIQUORS. &c.

CRETES DE coo.
~ PATE DE FOIE GRAS,
ECLIPSE CHAMPAGNE (eqGal 10 the bet
imported and 33is per cent. cheapcr)
TODD's NOZZLE WINE white and rCol,
FINEST GREEN and BLACK TEA,
OLD MOCHA and JAVA COFFEE.
For ale by JOSEPH NJ. BLAIR. GROCER,
fe2S S26 Main street.
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RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG

10 I ii VI ~ y ~ AND IEt fRSBt E0
III RAILROAD NY.-Conmenc.ps
SUNDAY, January 22, 1852, trains on this ross
Will run as follows:
LEAVE RlCHMOSD-sorTH.
8:l5 =. VI, FAST MAIL, daily. Makes through
connections for savannah Stops
only AT Petersburg and Chester
1850 A. NJ, THROUGH MAIL, daily, connect
ing for Raleigh. CharleolOu, Ag-
eu.ta, Aiken, savannah, and Jsck-
sonyille. stops at shops, Chester.
Cenualis. Pullman sleeper, be-
tween New York and Chariesion Ga
this train.
lC:O2 T.. 81, MAIL, daily. makes through con.
necuon for Charleston, savannah.
noJacksonyilc. Stnps At DreSryS
Bluf, Ccntrau. aud Chester. Ihlll
man Palace slcopiEg-Cars hetwess
Washington and jacksonville, fta,
this train.
600 +. NJ, FREIGHT, dailS except sunday.
6:l5 :. NJ, FREIGHT. daily except sunday.
LEAVE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
5:55 4. NJ, EAST MAlL, daily. slope DULY a.
Chester
$40 y. VI, THROUGH MAIL, daily, con nee i,rr
with Richmond, treGerlo ksbuug and
Potomac railroad for all points East
aud West; al-D making connections
with Chesapeake and ohio railroad
Tor al points West This train
stops n Manchester. Chester. ana
Centralir. Pullman slccrers On The
train between Charleston and New
York.
Gao :. NJ, MAIL, daily, connecting cslly lex
ccpt sunday with tie Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac nil
road for the North aud Wet rtoiS
AT Chester. Drewry'S Bluff. and tea-
tralia. Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars between Jacksonville, fla,
and " shington on Ills train
500 4. NJ, fEEiGli1, daily eNcoYt unday.
1870 l.. W., FREIGHT. daily except runasy.
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SOU \. VI, FELItIII, daily eNcCI q unday.
1870 l.. W.. FREIGHT. daily except -lndsy.

4 direct fcur-huurs connection Is made hctve-s
richmond and Norfolk by tralIs leaving Rios-
n.ond { 1850 4. VI. and Norfolk ~ 1923 l.. ID.
il trains leaving Petersburg viii stlrI from tn,
AppomattoN depot 4. ID. Milne.
General superintendent
s. 81
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DOCK AND JOB WORK NEATLY
~ ExcEuTtD al the DISPATCH PRINTINt'
HOUSE.
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March. Oats quiet but steafy; 424c. cash, 4oac-
February, 4o,sc: March. BarIey dun a'sd homi-
nal ut e1.03af1.u6. Dressed hogs In iair de-
fair demand and price, higher s17 cash, Feir'-
airy, and March. Lard in active demand; price.
have advanced; slo.55 cash. February, AMI
March. Buk-rneats fairly active and shade
higher shoulders, $3.50: sbort rib, 1925; short
clear, $40. Whlskcy steady at sl.ls.
MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE,. February 27.-Flour easier. Wheat
strong; No. 2 Milwaukee. soft sl.23; February
~ % bid: March. fl.23s bid. Corn easier: No.
z, J9Sc. Oats In fair demand: No. 2. 4oasg4l lie.
Rye easier; No. 2. S7te9s7tc. Barley lower;
No. spring. soc. Provisions brmer. Mess porh,
$685. cash and March: fl7.20 April. Lard
Prime steam, 5000 cash and March, SlG.65
April. Hogs quiet at s6.25Gs6.7o.
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BALTIMORE

BAITIMoRE. February 27.-Nirginia c., defer
coupons. 90; new lo-i0'S. 3si.. Bid to-day.
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LIME. CEMENT AyDpLAsTER.

> 600 BARRELS RoCKLASDLIME,
C,OtUO 1900 barrels ROsENDALE CT
GENET, 500 barrels CALtINkD PLASTER {;
also. NOVA SCOTIA LUMP and FRESH
GROUND LAND PLASTER IGronnd daily
Send for prices. WARNbh Mvohri
Seventeenth street. south Side jocs
a l5-ec-i2rn
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Close connection made AZ Richmond 10 al points
north and south rid Richmond, frrcerickseutx
and Potomac. Richmond and Danv,le, and Rich
sith Norfolk md Western and Virginia Midland
railroads.
For other information apply al Soe HOS OF
llC7 Bank street. h. =. BARBOUR.
General Freight and Ticket Agent
DECArrE AxrKLL, General Manager. de 20
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CHICAGO. February 27.-flour dull, ana IN,
changed. Wheat quiet and Feb
raary' a ,Ssi Msrch. Corn irregular and fair'v
scIiye: bs.M6Oe, cash, o6sc. February and
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A prominent ex-senator says he thinks
Mr.. Conkling will permit the Senate to
confirm him and then decline the appoint
ment.
There were 1919 silver dollars issued
last week., 900 less than the week before.
Mr.. Scoyille will be here on Thursday
and remain several days.
Judge ii. W. Thomas, Major K. W.
Hunter, and Captain Phil. Wexford were
here TODAY.
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COAST AND STATE.

Says the Shasta County Democrat The
railroad company have rendered the true-
tees of this district the amount of their
portion of the school tax, so now the fund
is not delinquent.
Heading is nearly through now in the
vicinity Of Winters. The grain looks well
and will make very fair yield. The
farmers are also harvesting in other por-
tions OF Yolo county Cal.
The wool clip of Utah for 1852 will ex-
coed that OF any preceding year. The
growth, however, was several weeks be-
hind the usual time and shearing will not
be commenced until about the 20sn of June,
A correspondent writes that tar is in.
simultaneously removed from the hands and
fingers by rubbing with the outside of a
fresh orange peel, and wiped dry imme-
diately. 1t is astonishing what small
piece will clean. The volatile oils in the
skins dissolve the tar, and so it can be
wiped off,
The damage to the grain and hay crops
of this valley, from the drying winds and
frosts of few weeks ago, is nothing near
as bad as was at first supposed. The fruit
was partially destroyed in some sections of
the valley, but none in the great fruit belt
near the foothills. On the whole we are
likely to have very productive year
[San Jose Mercury.
The Odd Fellows of Oregon have pur-
chased farm, comprising one hundred
acres of land admirably located near the
mouth of the Sandy, in the eastern portion
of Multnomah county, on the line of the
o. r. & N. Co.'S Railroad, and about
twelve miles from Portland. This farm is
to be used as home for the aged and indi-
gent of the Order, that are not otherwise
provided FOR.
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POSTPONED AGAIN.

The monetary conference has been post
poned till next year, it being evident that
it was quite useless TO call it now. The
predictions made when it first met have
indeed been completely fulfilled. The
dream Of the silver men has faded away,
The disposition of Bismarck to become a
bimetallist, as reported so enthusiastically
by Pig.iren Kelley after his remarkable in
terview with the Chancellor of the Ger
man Empire, has never been manifested
publicly from that day to this. Neither
England nor France have shown the least
willingness to meet the United States
halfway, or at any other distance, in
changing the ratio. The fact that the
United States must, if it continues in it's
present course, bear the entire silver
burden, and that in doing SO it must
become a silver currency country like
India and China, has at length made its way
into the solid Uranium of Senator Allison,
the author of the present mischievous silver
bill, and in recent paper on the currency
question ne actually goes so far as to e1-
press his conviction that it may be neces-
sary to suspend the coinage of the silver
dollar. In short, the whole fabric OF the
silver craze mas gone to pieces, and though
Congress cannot yet bring itself to repeal
the silver bill, it is evident that it is
gradually coming round to a conviction that
this will be necessary. All things con-
sidered it is just as well that the monetary
conference has been postponed.
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TIE COUNTERFEIT BONDS.

The Treasury Department has caused the
counterfeit bonds out, but this appears to
rest upon no other foundation than the fact
that as yet no such bonds have come into
official hands. II it be true that the plates
Of the bonds, or some Of them, have been
duplicated, however, it is exceedingly i'm
probable that the Government has been al.
lowed to get possession of all the duplicate
bonds. The forgers and utterers OF these
bonds would be too fully aware of the
value of the prize to surrender it 30 easily.
They might tell the Government that they
had given up everything, but the Govern
ment cannot be sure that this is the case.
OF course, too, it will not do TO tell the
whole truth about so delicate and danger.
GUS an affair as this, since 30 do so might
cause a panic. From what was let fall at
the outset, however, and from the general
tenor of the affair, we are disposed to sus-
pect that there are more Of the duplicate
oohuS aHoaS VIAL IHo pO'oinAh "ONAu
like the public to know, and that an effort
is being made to allay suspicion in order to
facilitate the discovery of the fraud. The
fact that the duplicate bonds are printed
in effect from the original plates of course
renders it very difficult for any other than
the Treasury officials, who are acquainted
with their numbers, to detect or trace
them, and so they could be negotiated
without much trouble, and especially if
they were taken TO Europe for that pur-
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TIE CASE OF GENERAL CURTIS.

General Curtis has been convicted for
collecting political assessments. This
shows that the law is against that mode OF
supporting partisan politics. But the Re-
publican National Congressional Commit
tee has, since this conviction, levied po.
litical assessment upon the employees at the
Washington Capitol and at the Depart
ments. The question then arises whether
there are any laws which politicians con-
slider themselves bound to respect when
they happen to interfere with their meth
DDS. 1t is possible indeed that cour-
ageous District Attorney may be found at
Washington as well as in New York, but
it is plain that what is required now is
precisely this kind OF courage. The spoils-
men are making a desperate effort to fasten
the machine methods upon the country
firmly, at the very moment that the first
really determined endeavor to shake them
off, is being essayed. The insolence of the
machine politicians must be condemned
by public opinion with all the emphasis
possible, at this juncture, for it is evident
that they will Uss ali the force at their die
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THE EGYPTIAN DIFFICULTY.

The Egyptian crisis continues, but in All
uncertain way, showing that Arab Bey
cannot make up his mind to take the final
plunge. Gladstone has informed the House
of Commons that the Government will sup
port the present Khedive, but exactly in
what way cannot be known until the pro-
posed conference OF the powers has been held.
There are strong objections to letting the
Turks into Egypt, and there are serious
difficulties in the way of European inter
vention. 1t is believed that if Eu-
ropean troops are landed an attempt will
be made to get up religious rising. That
however has been talked of go often that
skepticism concerning it is allowable. The
Sultan could not raise such a crusade
when Russia had him by the throat, and
if the experiment failed then it is not more
likely TO succeed now. Should it be de-
cided to land troops, which appears to be
the only alternative with the admission of
the Turks, we are inclined to think that
there would be little more than local in
fammation, and that the Egyptian ma
tional scheme would collapse speedily.
The powers however are very properly
cautious as to the steps they take, and IN
less forced to intervene by some act Of VIC
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the country. 1t is now proposed that the
date of retirement shall be fixed by statute,
and all that is required to complete the
plan is to arrange a schedule of retiring
pensions. As matter of course retiring
army officers ought to be provided for by
the Government. They receive sufficiently
slender stipend while they are on active
service, and if they cannot look forward
to some provision for their old age it will
soon become impossible to get or keep any
really superior men in the army. Men OF
70 and upwards, however, ought to be
compelled to retire if they will not do go
of their own accord, since they obstruct
promotion, and at the same time choke
the more important positions with IN
serviceable material. We have been for
some years approaching serious condi-
ton of senility in the higher offices OF the
army, which was perhaps unavoidable be-
war, but which throws nearly all the hard
work OF the service upon the shoulders OF
few comparatively young men, who are
nevertheless unable to obtain promotion.
To clear away some of the military fossils
has become a necessary undertaking, and
therefore the new bill should become law
even if it does carry dismay among the
barnacles. General Sherman and General
Sheridan may very well be exempted from
its operation, however, since we are salts
fed that there is nowhere any serious
desire to have them removed from their
r,nsitinns