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HUNTING FOR AM11RIcAN n1sroRY.
Work on the Capitol Dome Suspended Until
Some Is Found.

work on the Capitol Dome suspended Until
Some Is Found.
Washington Special.
The authorities who have in charge the his
teric fresco work which is being painted around
the walls Of the Capitol dome, about one hun
bred feet above the floor, have struck snag.
Signor Castoggine, the successor of the late Sig
nor Brumidi, was putting the finishing touches
on the last scene furnished him by architect
Clark and made demand for another piece of
American history. 1t was then the lamentable
discovery was made that there was not enough
history TO go round. The spirit of the allegory
must be maintained and that preelpded the idea
of introducing the events of merely domestic
character. The great changes that have taken
place in our government were thought to be out
OF sympathy with the theme as it has been pur-
sued up to this time. Architect Clark, librarian
Spoff0rd and several other great historians laid
their heads together and made numerous sugges-
tons, among which were the discovery of gold,
the driving of the last spike on che railroad
which spanned the continent, andt the tragedy Of
the assassination of Lincoln and Garfield None
Of these appealed to the fine artistic sense Of the
old Roman, who shrugged his shoulders disdain-
fully at the crude suggestions and looked unut-
terable contempt at such proof of the meaere-
ness of American history. The bald fact is
therefore, that workon the fresco Is suspended
for want of history, and will not be resumed be-
foro next fall when, it is hoped, enough history
win have been discovered to go round. At
present the allegory extends about three-fourths
Of the way around the wall.
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FAIRS FOR 1884
List of State, District and Independent
Fairs When and Where Held.

Allen. Fort Wayne, Sept 80 to OCT, 8; W. w Rock.
hill, secretary
Bartholomew; columbus, Sept 10 to 20 s. d..
Blackford. Hartford City, Sept. 16 to 10; B. G.
Shinr secretary.
Boone, Lebanon, Aug. IL o22 John ". Kise
secretary.
Cass, Logansport, Sept % 70 27 D. w. Tomlin-
son, secretary.
Clark, Charlestown, Sept. to Ii; Dennis F. Wiley
secretary.
Clay Brazil, Sept to 6; D. w Brattin, secretary
Clinton Frankfort, Aug. Is to 29j Joseph HeaSi
Dearborn, Lawrenceburg Aug. 10 to %; WIN H.
Decatur, Greensburg, Aug. 26 to 80; Ed. Kessing
Delaware. Muileis, Aug. ITO Is; John F. Wild
Elkhart, Goshen, Oct. to 10; John W, Irwin, sec
rotary.
Fulton, Rochester. Sept % to 20; John NJ. Davis
secretary.
Tayette connersvilie. Sept. 16 to l9i A. B. Clay
pool secretary.
Gibson Princeton, Sept. Is to 20; S. Vet. Strain,
Grant Marion, Sept. l6 to 10, DIS Hogin, secre.
Greene, Linton, Oct eto 10; P. schultse, score
Hamilton, No6lesviIle, Aug IS to asi W. g. Vance
Harrison, coryaon, Sept. / to 5, j. A. Miller
Henry New Castle, Sept 1e TO 2oi W. ". cotteral,
Howard KolSOmo, Aug. 70 to 30; Jno. 4. curice,
secretary
Huntington, Huntington Sept. Is to 10; Leon L.
Bagley, secretary.
Jackson, Brownstown, July 20 to Aug /; Joel H,
Jay, Portland Sept 80 to Oct 3, L. L. Gilpin,
Jasper, Renssslaer, Sept 9 70 u; Ezra o NOVEL;
secretary
Jefferson Madison, Sept. Ito 5; Thos. II. Waiting
Jennings, North Vernon. Aag. 5 to 8 9. D. shank
Knox, vineennes, OCT 10 to Is; Gerard Reiter,
Koss1ko. Warsaw, Sept 2s to 20, r. P comstoci
Lake Grown Point, Sept Q to IL; Harry p Hsw.
gil, secretafy.
7aPorte, taPorte, Sept % to Is; Geo. 9. Dorlsnd.
secretary.
Lawrence, Bedford, Oct / to 4; N. E. strout sec
retary
Madison Anderson, Sept. to $; Q. K Mccullough
secretary
Marshall, Plymouth, Oct. 8 TO n, W. H. oOngsr
Miami Peru Sept. 1e 70 20, John T. Stevens seq
Rotary
Snyder, secretary.
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SPORTING MATTERS.
Phallas Wins the Free-for-AH at Chicago
and Beats the Stallion Record.


and Beats the Stallion Record.
CHICAGO, July 15-This was the ninth and
closing day of the Chicago Driving Park summer
trotting meeting, The events on the card for
the day were the conclusion Of the 227 race in
which six heats were troted yesterday, and a
race open to all trotters The weather was cool
and cloudy, with light breeze, the track was
fast Unfortunately, the attendance was lin
tied, as one of the most sensational performan-
ces of the year was witnessed On the last day
Of August 1876, at Hartford, Smugger trotted
mile in 2:l5a, and from that day to this that
figure has stood as the best record for stations.
For years all great trotting stations have been
shooting at this mark, and their fame and
value have gone up in the ratio of
their approach to it. Last season Phallas
trotted IN 2l54. and it was admitted to be but
question of time when he would obliterate
Smugglers performance. That time came to-
day, when the great son Of Dictator and Betsy
Trotwood trotted a full mile in 2:13a in the
fourth heat after having won the two pre-
ceding heats in very fast time thus beating
Smuggers record ore and half seconds. This
IS not only the fastest stallion time, but the
fastest fourth heat every trotted by any animal
Inc hrst quarter was trotted in 33S seconds. the
half in l079, and the three-fourths in 1:40a; the
inst and second quarters were trotted at 215
gait, the third at the rate of ZIP, and the last
quarter at the rate of BIB
Summary Of the first race, the 2:27 class, IN
finished yesterday
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Arkansas Valley, A. S.. Wichita Sept so to Oct g.
D. A. Mitchell secretly, Wichita, Kan.
Canada Exposition, Toronto, Sept. 10 to 90 III. j;
Hill secretary, Toronto.
Carbondales NJ, 0arbondale, Oct. IA to IL; Sam 7
Brush secretary, Carbondale.
Butler Comfy Hamilton, o. Oct 6 to 10; @. Roth
enbush, secretary, Hamilton o.
Grand Dominion Ottawa Ont, Sept 22to 81; Henry
Wade, secretary, Toronto
Great Central Fair, Hamilton, Ont. Sept 80 to
Oct. 3; Jonathan Davis, secretary, Hamilton.
Indiana Indianapolis Sept % to Oct4 Alex. Heron
secretary, Indianapolis.
Illinois, Chicago. Sept. to Is; s. D. Fisher, secre.
tary, Springfield.
Iowa. Des Moines August % to Sept. s; John r.
Shaffer. secretary, Fairfield.
Kansas National Fair Association Bismark Grove,
Sept. to 6; r. w Cunningham secretary Lawrence
Kentucky, Lexington, Aug, 20 to 30; Thomas L.
Martin, secretary; Lexington.
Michigan Western, Grand Rapids, Sept. % to 26,
James Cox, secretary, Grand Rapids.
Minnesota owatonHa, Sept to 10; R. G. Judson
Milwaukee Exposition. Milwaukee, Sept 13 to Oct
l8; T. R. Mercein secretary, Milwaukee.
Montana, Helene, Sept to 13i Francis Pope sec
Rotary Helena.
Nebraska. Omaha, Sept to IL; R. w Furnace
secretary PIattsnouth.
Northern Wisconsin. OSHKOSH, Sept. to ~; A U.
Austin, secretary Oshkosh.
Ohio, Columbus, Sept. to 81 N. Chamberlain.
secretary, Columbus.
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Sept 8 to 90; D. w
St. Louis, St. Louis, Oct. to IL; Festus J. Wade
secretary, st. Louis.
South Carolina, Columbia Nov IL to Id 7. w
Holloway. secretary Pofnara.
Texas, Austin, Oct to IL; E O. Bartholomew,
secretary, Austin
Toledo Toledo, Sept to 10; Charles Reed, secre.
Union Agriculture, KY, Germantown, KY, Oct to
IL; J. A. Walton, secretary, Germantown.
Western Fair Association, London, Ont, Sept. % to
III George McBroom secretary, London, Ont
Wisconsin, Madison, Sept Is to 20; Clinton Bah
bitt, secretary, Madison.
American Fat Stock Show Chicago Nov. IL to 20;
Il. o. Fisher secretary, Springfield IN.
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Incendiary Fires.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE, July 15.-The large barn of
Lon Mahin, who resides about two miles south
east of Manila, was destroyed by fire last night,
with all its contents. 1t contained two wagons,
five tons Of hay considerable grain, harness,
and lot of farm implements The barn was
set on fire The loss is at least $1,000; insur-
ance unknown.
At E30 this morning the extensive Touring
mill Of McGayin Murdoch, on East Washington
street, was set on fire by some unknown person.
The flames were extinguished before much dam
age was done
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winners AT the Running RAGS.

CHICAGO. July Is. AT the running meeting at
Washington Park, which closed on Saturday,
the total won in stakes and purses was $91, 1000,
larger sum than ever before given Mt any meet
ing of the same length in this country The
stakes aggregate $4,000, The most valuable
were the American Derby $40. 700; Washington
Park cup, Sc, 600; Hyde Park stakes Great West
ern handicap and Sheridan stakes S., 600 The
leading winning owners were: Ed Corrigan,
$25, 900; E. j. Baldwin, $40, 600; E. J. McElweel,
81, Oo9 Hayden & Co., 5000; r. c. Pate, 5000;
Sam Bryant, $4 0O0
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seventh-Day Adyentists.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KNIGHTsTowN, July ia series of remark
able meetings are being held here by the Seventh
day Adventists A large tent has been pitched
near the schoolh house. and nightly interested
congregations assemble to listen to the views of
this peculiar people They teach that the
seventh day Of the week, commonly called Sat
urday, is the true Sabbath of the Lord, in con
tradistinction to the first day Of the week. COM
monty called Sunday and which they claim is
improperly called the Sabbath. They also teach
that we are now living in the very generation
that shall see the personal coming Of Jesus
Christ They do not profess to know the year,
month, or dsy Of HIS coming. however The
Adventists have so conducted themselves here
as TO win the respect Of all.
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Newton, Morocco. Sept Ito s. D. NJ Graves, sec.
rotary.
Noble Ligonier, Sept. 80 to Oct. 8; J. H Hoffman,
Orange, PaOH, Aug. &c to 80 c. A. Buskirk, SEQ
rotary.
Parke, Rockville, Aug. 10 to 2s VI. White. sec
rotary.
Perry Rome, Oct. to To- Issae l. Whitehead,
secretary.
Pike, Petersburg. Sept. IS; Goodst Morgan, sec.
rotary.
Porter Valparaiso, Sept. 10 to 10; E. s. Beach,
secretary.
Posey, New Harmony, Sept 8 to Is, Frank D. Boil
ton, secretary.
Pulaski, Winamac Sept, % to 20; John T. Hol-
singer, secretary,
Randolph, Winchester, Sept 2 to S, L. W. Study.
secretary
Ripley, osgood Aug. - to Is; VIM. R. Glasgow,
Rush, Rushville Sept to 10; Lon Link, secretary.
Shelby, Sheibyville, Sept. to s. Lew j. Hackney,
: steaben, Angola, Oct. s to TO- B. F. Dowson SEQ
Rotary.
4 ST. St Joseph South Bend, Sept. % to 2e; 9. 9.
Towle, secretary
Upton, Upton, Sept 16 to 10; VIM. Barlow, sec
vigo, Terre Haute. Sept. to 49, VIM h Duncan.
secretary
Wabash Wabash, Sept. 9 to 12s Fred j. snavelly.
secretary.
Warren, West Lebanon, Sept. o to IL, w. S. Elem
ing secretary
Warriek, BoonsiIle Sept. % to 27,s, W. Taylor,
secretary.
Washington, Salem, Sept. 8 to IL, Fred l. Prov.
secretary:
Whitley, Columbia City. Sept "a to ~; John
Adams, secretary.
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Racing at Monmouth Park.

NEW York, July IS The mile and three fur
longs.was won by Barnes, Jack Of Hearts sec
ond, Monitor third Time, 2:25l.
The selling allowances, three-quarters Of a
mile, was won by Cricket, Detective second,
Little Savage third Time, 1:16l. The winner
sold for 81, 305.
The midsummer handicap, one mile was won
by Little Monarch, Blackstone second, Thack-
eray third Time, Ida
The free handicap sweepstakes one mile and a
quarter, was won BY Euclid easily, Freegold
second, Royal Arch third. Time, 2l0a.
The selling allowances, one mile, was won by
Hartford, Lutestring second, Lytton third
Time, l:503.
The handicap hurdle race. one mile and three
quarters. was won by Marshall, Glenain second,
Billy third Time, 3184.
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secretly Married.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE, July l5.-Miss Grace Whit
comb, aged sixteen, daughter of the late Captain
Welt Whitcomb, of this city, was secretly mar
ried to Mr.. Will Dunn at Newport, Kentucky,
on the 9th inst. On the day previous Miss
Whiteomb went to Cincinnati with her aunt
Mrs. Gideon Keck, and the next day was mar
ried and returned to her home here, the agree
ment between her and the groom being that the
marriage should be kept secret for six weeks,
which was done. Two days ago the groom be-
came anxious to see his bride and wrote the
facts to his mother-in law, and requesting her to
come to Newport for permanent residence. Mrs.
Dunn left tonight to join her husband.
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Time, ri AlS4F, 2:2Oa, 22Dss, 2:2lEH, 224ss, III
The second race, free for all trotters. brought
is gilt-edged, as follows: Phailas, By Dictator,
dam Betsy Trotwood; Fanny Witherspoen, by
Almont, dam Lizzie Wltherspoon Catchfy by
Administrator, dam Cachuca; and Clemmie G.,
by Magic, dam by Ned.
In the Light of past performances and by the
result of the race, it is difficult to understand
why the hackers of the notoriously unreliable
though INCIDENTALLY fast mare, Catchy, should
have made her such a strong favoTite before the
opening of the race, that she sold to against
the field. SUMMARY
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Indiana Patents.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON July 1.-THE following patents
were issued to Indiana inventors to-day:
George w. Anderson, Westport, cutoff and
reversing gear; John Fl. Delotter, and J. b
Snyder, Goshen, vehicle running gear; Joseph
tracing germs from ground cereal, and machine
to use in praetieing said art; Abraham Harmon,
North Webster mole trap; Reuben R. James
Rising Sun, potato digger; James D. Richards
Patriot, fireplace stove; Jacob Womenouri
Washington elevator.
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indiana Distriot Fa.rs.


Acton District Association, Acton Marion Sept. %
to %; q. A. Stanton secretary
Bridgeton Union, Bridgeton, Parke Aug. % to 30;
Dempey Seybold, secretary.
Cambridge City, Cambridge City, Wayne, Sept 2 to
81 G. w. Shultz, secretary.
Dunkrk Union Dunldrk, Jay, Aug. 10 to "a; a. c.
Holley, secretary,
Eastern Indiana Agricultural KendallviIle Noble
Oct to To- j. S. Conlogue, secretary.
Ednburg Union, Edinburg johnson, Aug 90 to 80;
j. A. Thompson, jr. secretary.
Paramount Union, Paramount, Grant. Sept to IL;
w. @. Winsow secretary.
Fountain, Warren and Vermiion, Covington, Foun-
tain, Sept 10 to 19i @; Lewis, secretary.
Francesvie Agricultural FraneesviIle, Pulaski
Sept. 30 to Oct. 3; W. A. Brewer, secretary.
Henry. Madison and Delaware BTiddletown Henry
Aug ID to %; u. IL Elliott secretary
knightstown Union, Knightstown Henry Aug &c
to 20; T. b. Deem, secretary.
Lawrence District Lawrence Marion Sept l6 to
20; w. B. Flick secretary.
Loogootee Agricultural, Loogootee Martin, Aug.
10 to %; g. NJ. Sharum, secretary.
Miami and Fulton, Macy, Miami Oct. / to A: J.
Coffng secretary
New Ross Union New Ross Montgomery Aug L
to Is; III. =. Hadley, secretary
Northeastern Indiana Waterloo, DeKalb, Sept. %
to Oct 3; D. A. Garwood, secretary.
Orleans Agricultural, Orleans, Orange, Sept 8 to
6; Henry Reed secretary.
Painfeld horticultural and Agricultural Plainfeld
Hendricks, Sept. 3 to 5; w. H. Mills, secretary.
Southeastern Indiana, Aurora, Dearborn Aug. 5 to
8; d. Lostutter, jr, secretary.
Switzerland and Ohio, East Enterprise Switzerland
Sept. to ID; VIM. II. Madison secretary.
Union Agricultural and Mechanical Union City
Randolph, Sept. 15 to 10; / g. Stall secretary
Wayne, Henry and Randolph Dalton, Wayne Aug.
26 to 20; Job E. Dennis, secretary.
Wells and Rlackford Five Points, Wells, Sept 80
to Oct. 3; j. d. Goodin, secretary
Kenia District Union Xenia Miami Sept. Q to @;
J. w. Eward secretary.
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weight to the thousands Of letters that have
been received from persons who have enjoyed
the benefits Of the new specific, Athlophoros.
Rev. Fl. r. Williams, Of P1ainfeld Center, N. Y,
tells Of d lady i'll his congregation who had been
had not been able to get out Of bed without help
for months, until she took Athlophoros, and
since then She feels like new being, entirely
cured by one bottle.
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KilIed by FalIing Size.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
TEKRR HAUTE, July 5.-This morning, while
Nathan Morris, a miner, and James Jones, a
mine car-driver, were riding through an entry
in the SeeleyviIle mine in this county, the loose
slate overhead fell upon the car, burying it and
its passengers Jones called for help. and mi
ners removed the slate. Morris, when taken
out, was dead, and Jones is badly injured.
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Butler Declines to Talk.

WASHINGTON, July Is. General B. F. Butler
arrived here this morning, and was interviewed
by a Star reporter. He positively refused to
discuss his attitude or intimate his future course
He said the latter is subject for consideration,
and when he gives it the careful consideration it
merits he will declare himself over his own sig
nature in upmistakable terms; meantime he pro-
nounces, IN wholesale way, any and all express
sions or declarations purporting to come from
him as false.
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INC Ffrst presbyter4an puIpit.

Rev ". I. Park, Of Gloversvifle, N. T., to
whom call was extended by the First Presby-
terrain Church, having declined, the committee
win proceed at once to choose another pastor in
his stead.
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TrOtting At Homewoed PARK.

PITrsBURG, July 15.-The summer meeting
trctting circuit was inaugurated at Homewood
to-day by the Pittsbnrg Driving Park Associa-
ton. The weather was clear and pleasant, and
the attendance good, the racing was spirited, but
without special features. After the fifth heat
the 23O race was postponed on account of dark
ness.
G oil
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Found Dead in the woods.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAwRENcEBURG, July Is. Richard Rhinehart,
an old citizen, who has been missing from his
home for several days, was found dead, today,
in the woods adjoining the city, having com
rnitted suicide by shooting himself Two of his
sons reside near Shelbyviile.
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A Far.sonthern Champion.
Chicago New

Chicago News.
The Atlanta Constitution comes booming to
the fronta the far Southern champion of Cleve-
land and Hendricks. This is the first big job
the Constitution has attempted since1t swooned
away in a Georgia footrace last spring.
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A Stranger nom Another world.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 10 "A meteor fell in the
vicinity Of the city Of st. Marys, Monday On
was discovered that it contained metals which
makes it one Of the rarest specimens in the
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A Chance to Make a Living.

Pittsburg Chronicle.
King John, of Abyssnia, has presented Queen
Victoria with an elephant Some loyal subject
should now present the good lady with pail of
white wash so that she will be assured Of live
lihood when GLADLY kicks the throne down
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For Congress-.

cRrrcHrIELD, Ill, July l5John R. Eden
was nominated for Congress to-day by the Demo
Gratis of the Seventeenth district
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world Only three specimens similar to this one
are known to have fallen-one in Europe in
1850; another in Dickinson county, Tennessee.
in 1885, and another at Brenham, Texas, in 1847.
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SAFE swift and sure to regulate the bowels
are Ayers Cathartic Pills. Recommended by
eminent physicians.
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Knox Circuit Court sustained the commission
ers, and the appeal has been made to the SUI
preme Court
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3, 2:23lo. 2.25la 2:251a

I 1IIIe--o'l0l4 a 80 20 81 A:zO14 z:NoI2.
Summary of the second race, the $40 class,
for purse of 81 500:
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Base Ball.

The clubs Of the American Association played
games yesterday as follows:
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Wounds of Generals I'm Action

From the English Illustrated Magazine.
A curious article might be written
on the immunity from wounds in
action of some generals, and the ill
fortune of others in becoming the
billet for a bullet. No commander
was ever more forward in the fighting
line than Sheridan. yet he never got a
scratch. Skobeloff, who many time
went at it with his own good sword
and In his Write coat and on his white
charger headed every charge with a
reckleSsneSs that men called madness,
had as complete an immunity as If he
carried the charmed life that his sol
dierS aScribed, and was wounded only
in the quiet trenches by a chance
bullet fired into the air mile away
Wellington was but once hit; the bull
let that carried away his boot heel
scarce gave him a confusion. Grant was
never struck; no more was Napoleon
Of Sir Neville Chamberlain again
one of the most distinguished officers
of our Indian army, the saying goes
that he never went into action with
out receiving wound, and the gal
liant old man has been fighting pretty
steadily ever since the first Afghan
war. BaZaine was man to whom
fortune was not stiagy IN the mat
ter. of wounds. at Borny there came
to him the leaden reminder that ht
was mortal, though this time it was
but a gentle hint. The fragment o
a shell hit him on the left shoulder
bue it had been well spent, and be
cause of the protection of the epau
lette gave him but a confusion iron
which he had pain for several days
especially when on horseback.
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The Lord Priv Seal.

From the London Daily News.
From time to time motions have
been made in the house of commons
for the abolition of the. office of lord
privy seal. The proposal has always
been resisted on the ground that
though the lord privy seal had no du-
ties of his own, his sinecure enabled
him to discharge the duties of other
R 9e bd as took upon aS n
ters.. After having been long insist
ed on by statesmen of successive gov
ernments, liberal as well as conserva-
tive, this contention is now practical
ly abandoned. The great seal bill,
which is now before the house of
lords, involves the abolition of the of
flee of lord privy seal.