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TWO Gu rrISa soRApEs
with Pretty seripu. Results on saturda

with Pretty seripus Results on Saturday
Night.
James Mix, nailieeder, and Henry
Dunning, a cigarmaker, were drinking in
a Market street saloon Saturday night.
Dunning left, and Mix shortly followed
him out and down street. A short dis.
lance north Of the creek he overlook him,
and catching hold Of him, called him by
an opprobrious name and began slashipg
at him furiously with q big knife. Dun.
ming succeeded by lodging in escaping
any serious injury, though his clothes
were badly cut up. Officer Duffy locked
Mix up later. The only proyocation
seemed to be petty anger due to drink.
aIix-wept freely when sober enough to
realize what he had done.
Charles Higgins and Louis Metzger
quarreled in q North Wheeling saloon
Saturday night. Subsequently higgins
met Aetzger on the street, and the quar-
rel was-renewel, Higgins using knife
and Metgger q stone. Higgins was worse
cut than MetSger. Officer Dunlap Or,
rested both men, ~
William Carney was also out on pic.
mic a la cowboy Saturday night. He took
possession Of the b. & o. depot and tets
rorized everybody in II, winding up by
firing o Yolley from his. revolver into the
air. HewaS locked up q
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TnE Ringgold Battalion association will
hold a grand reunion and campfire at
West Alexander on next Friday. a mum
her Of West Virginia ex.soldiers will go.
Prof Crapo. OF this city, Is vice president
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RIVER NEWS.
stage of the Water aud Movements of III.
Steamboats,.

= - 49,, n - :
steampoass.
The rivers at points above are falling.
The Pacific, Eagle, Fred Wilson, Adj
vance and Baltic passed down yesterday
with lows Of coal.
Tho Ben Wood and VIM. Kraft passed
up with tows OF empties. The Joseph w.
Gould passed down light.
SATURDAY. n;,bt and vesta,dav morning
tbe r;ger y tb;s no;nt was ,is;np INT lasf
The marks indieatsd a denth In the cban.
nal al a 4 feat a inches. :. -
IN M sss.,,.. e.sta 1850, -. -.
u: l 9t.. Slan.te sta.e passeaa np en- foute
~ Iitsoulga ~ a. ~, anu lne LOUIS a.;
lRatb had wodeTatsIu saaa tr;a ~ S s,I
rrnbes ~ nssaens, s,s.S'' eSe ~ r. W.
" , ~, " = ~. @
me sosep5a nixon ana the Lud keeier,
OF tne eoal meet, without tows, were laid
up AZ the levee yeStefday. Lhey are here
Tor the pqrpese OF having their boilers re-
pared. Both are badly burnt.
The Andes Is due to-day rom Cincin.
natl, for which point she will leave on her
return trip at 8 o'clock tomorrow alter.
noon. The Andes ig 10 popular a boat as
can be found an the Upper Ohio, aud Il lie
no wonder, for she Is a steady running,
connexions stern.wheeler, possessing ex:
cellent accommodation for passengers,
and differed by a clever set Of gentlemen.
The Telegram arrived at the wharf early
vesterfiay moTn;ns and Ian al ID o,eineR
WITH n cav esenrsfon marty on board. 4
Mn iorty:{iye miles down the river WAS
made az her return the steamer reached
the wharf hetwssn ii and Ia o,cIocE last
evenlng MsyeYss band Furnished The
.mmsic ior fhe NAVY. which enioyed ;,self
thoroughly. 1lhe oiflcers Of tie boat OK.
erted t6er6aelvea 10 make the fin q Tleaa.
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Next Thufsdayat PGkefsbntg, therewill
be q grand celebration OF G. y. o. o. F.,
under the auspicss Of the Naomi Lodge Of
that place. Tho colored people OF Park
seisbnrg are making great partitions for
this event Over two hundred from out
side Of Pariersburg are expected TO be In
attendance, including the lodge and uni
formed Patriafchnte from this city. The
Academy Of Music hes been engaged for
speaking in tho aiternoo and the link for
nfestiyai in the evening. Prof. James III.
Jones', NJ. ". n, Of this city, enc OF the
most ELOQUENT spea kets in the State will
deliver an address. The colored people OF
this cityh have secured special rates aud
will turn ont in largo numbers judging
iron, present ndications. "a
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LOCAL BRRyirIRs.

"a sfinos M aiitt an an and About the
- sse = 80 :, cit,.S
Pa N
MtssIRkls ~ y sas.s {, !. {, q,
= oyytcRR BAKuA Is In Pittsbnfgh.
MUNICIPAL CouRr meets In regular aes;
zion al 8 A. n. to-day.
: yys-rsn. : was the tirst Sunday With
o,,t I rain for many u weeks.
m sTsrp, wss an ,n,nsual amount Of dis.
a.iar A ~, ne W. streeta saturday nieht.
ot1st ". Wv
JAMES hsiLLf, cn is Mss. ~ sss ~ ~
superintendent loe by 4. W. 49, hhe0 w aua
cost IN ponce court satntaay.
A DOG belonging TO J. Q. Pickett show.
ed symptoms OF hydrophobia Saturday,
and was shot by policeman.
A SHOOTING match between ten.men
teams from Bsllaire and this city will take
place this afternoon at the Island range.
A nRtEoArog Of the Wellshurg Lodge,
No. so *. Of p, will accompany Occur do
fson division al Black Prince Lodge, Of
tS;s c;tv. "a their quests 10 the Cleveland
e la
IT, NJ. pina,,old potto,,or association will
LIZ i1ha hs asSd renn;on and camnfire at
d Wsst q ,srsnder IN neyt Friday. a nun.
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ABOUT People.
Strangers In tho City and Wheeling Folk.
Abroad EE-

Strangers in tho City and Wheeling Folks
Abroad.
Hon. G. D. Hubbard has returned from
the seashore.
j. H. Hobbs. Esq, has returned from
an Eastern pleasure trip.
Mrs. Robert Wells Is lying very sick at
her home on the South Side.
Miss Mary Beall, q popular Brooke
county lady, was in the city Saturday.
Misses Ella and Birdie Robinson OF this
city are guests OF friends in Wellsburg.
Miss. Lucy Hart, Of Clarksburg, is the
guest OF the Misses Gilchrist, at Leather.
wood.
Mr.. George Gray and family leave to-
day for points down the river on q visit to
relatives.
Miss Daisy Carothers, Of Wellsburg, a
popular lady in Wheeling, Is the guest OF
Pafkersburg friends.
Col. Alex. Campbell, after spending a
month on his Brooke, county farm, has
returned to his Louisiana plantation.
Miss Eta Miller, OF Wheeling, Is the
guest OF her aunt, Miss Martha Miller, on
South Seventh street.-Steibenvlle Herald.
MI Frame, Esq, OF this city, is visit
ing his parents in Braxton county, and
will remain there until after that county's
term Of the Circuit Court.
Joe Duncan, a well known East Wheel
ing boy, leaves to-day for New York to
accept a position with Babbitt 4 Co..
soap mandatory. Joe's enterprise will
make him an acquisition to the firm.
Prof. F. Il. Crago, principal Of the
Eighth ward school, has been conducting
an institute at West Union, Doddridge
county. The county papers speak very
highly OF his work, and the teachers who
attended were very much pleased with
him; they say he is the best instructor
they ever had.
The Hardy county Erpress says: Bust
ness Is brisk at the Trough" Besides
two camping parties from here, Bridge
port, Ohio, has a party there composed OF
Hon. Ross j. Alexander, ono OF "0hio's
fayorite sons,n Geo. O. MCGEE, Q prom
inent attorney, N. Kuhn,a well known
business man, DIR. a, J. Heinlein and
Charles Heinlein, Q law student in Mr..
Alaxander's Office. ItiSaj jolly party and
we hope they may enjoy themselves.
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Tho nIins,rel..

: This evening McNish, Johnson 4 sla.
WINS refined minstrels will hold the boards
at the Opera House. Reserved seats are
on sale at Banners. Mhldoon and
Mitchell 1.-THE athletes, are with the COM
pany. The ntettainment Is highly
spoken Of blythe press Of Washington,
baltimore, Pittsburgh and other cities
where the company has been. Itnumbers
among It's members some Of the most pop.
Mar talent on the stage. The altered APP
i,elYance OF the interior Of the Opera
Honse viii be d surprise this evening to
those. who have not seen 1t.
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INnIcATInNa.

WAsHtSeTos, August ~ A. M.-For
the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, local
rains in Tennessee, fair weather in the
Ohio Valley followed by local rains, yari-
able winds, nearly stationary temperature.
4 For the Lower Lake region, fair weather,
Z soueherlY winds, becoming variable, near
" st4ti6nafy temperature. ~
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Arsenie In both wives.

I NHw YoRE, August lb.-Dr. Otto
Gfotte, chemist, has found four and one
hall ounces Of arsenic in the remains Of
Veronica Gfoblewiski, frst wife d Myrtle
avenue saloon keep now In jail awaiting
the Coronef's investiR ation. In the 70.
mains Of the second vile was found four
and one. third ounces Of arsenic. THEM.
guest will be held next week.
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The american Manufacturer says: WIZ
liam Tod q Co., Youngstown, have within
thirty days sold two 20x27 Porter amil-
ton engines, one Of them going to the
Laughlia Nail Co., Wheeling, w. Va, the
other TO tho Danvillc Nail and Manufac-
turing Co., Danpille, Pa. They also re-
Gently shipped TO Kings Great Western
Powder Co., near Nenia, O., four wheels
and two pans, sggregating upwards OF
10000 pounds in weight.
The Bellaire Steel Works rolls are
being changed for the makingof a product
different from nail plate.
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PHrnApRIPnrk. PA, August 15.-Cor-
!oner Beaie, OF Camden, and "a jury 10.
day tnadea thorough investigation into
!the case Of Margaret Kealey, who
died al Kirkwood Tuesday, and they de.
clare thatit was mot . case Of Aaiatic
cholera, Us was supposed, but that abe
died Of cholera ntorbus caused by eating
greenapples,
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Kl.lea 81 Pelsonsd alelons.

LAKE CITY, FLA, August 1f.-Near
Benton, in this county, two gentlemen in
co.partnefship, who planted large fields
in water melons for market, have been
greatly troubled this summer by the
nocturnal depredations OF the thieves.
Yesterday one Of the gentlemen poisoned
several melons in the patch for the benefit
Of the thieves, but neglected TO notify his
partner Of the fact This morning the
iatter's wife, two children and sister.in.
law ate Of the poisoned fruit, and all were
killed betore medical assistance could be
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AnAmerlcan consul's Protest.

CoSsfASrISop1R, August e. Mr.. Heap,
the United States Consul, has sent
TO the Porte another protest couched in
stronger terms than those in his first pro-
test. against the expulsion Of Americans
from Jerusalem on the ground OF their
being Jews. Heap points out that the
expulsions are in violation OF treaty stip-
ulations and are liable to cause difficulty.
He has also referred the matter 10 the
Government at Washington.
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Awoman charged Win Kllllag a Boy.

ERlE, Pa. August ls.-This evening
little Eddie Cook died IN horrible agony
as the result ola blow inflicted BY Mrs.
William E. schell, Q neighbor. The blow
was tolleYed by the development Of
humorous growth, which spread ever, the
entire body and bowels. a post moFlenl
was held tonight, and the cause was laid
to the blow inflicted by Mrs, schell with
broomstick while IN = pet oyer an
imaginary 'trespass on the part Of the
child. The little sufferer made an ante
mortem statement, under oath. Mrs. Schell
Ia under arrest So
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AMomnn In the Case.

sRpAI1A, Mo-, August 1e.-Henry Fog
gerberger, a young man from Button, o.,
was found dead inhis bed last night with
three ghastly wounds in his head, made
with hatchet. The perpetrator of the
crime Is not known, but he is supposed to
be man with whom Foggerberger had
trouble about a woman.
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FL. wosTn, Tx, August 10. The FL
Worth Daily Ga.stls, . leading paper Of
this section, temporarily suspended last
night owingto an old embarrassment. A
movements on foot headed by the City
National Bank, oking 10 the reorgani2a-
don.of the Gasettt ona sound financial
basis, and the immediate resumption Of
thepaper,
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The following shows the range Of the
thefniometer as observed at Schnepfs
drug store, 1918 Market street, Saturday:
IA. IL, B5s;; IL NJ, 75'; 2. NJ, I6e:: Z r. NJ,
70s. Sunday:7A. NJ, 80 12M., 75S; So.
n Rbe. Il r. M, 7bo. .sf-,
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Tau best Is always the cheapest. In
nothing % more manitest than inmedi-
zines. Cheap imitation may be offered,
bnt they viii DO no good. Theonly medis
cine which cures rheumatism Is st. jacobs
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REDUCTIONS !.

To make room for our incoming Fall
Stock We shall offer our entire stock OF
Spring and summer Suitings at greatly
reduced prices. Q. HESS Il SUNS.
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THE MANUFACTURERS.
[sgloK no THEIR EXpERnfENT
oiRunaise ihs Nan sliils with Feeders in
chsrrs-The Situation Saturday shews
Litiis ohange-Press Paid In the
Eass-Leeal Industrial Notes.

There was no new feature In the stu.
alton in the nail factories Saturday. The
Belmont factory had thirty.six men at
work, the Riverside ten, the Top eight and
the Laushlln thirty-two. Anailer named
Maddux, who came from chattanooga Sat-
urday to take q job in the Riverside mill,
was waited upon by nailers who attempted
TO induce him not to go 70 work. Msddux
declined, however, to make any promises.
A machinist who recently went to work in
the Top mill alleges that he was offered
money by the nailefs TO stop work. He
refused, and he says threats OF violence
we're made. He proposes to continue at
work, however. Saturday evening. an
official OF the company took the machinist
home in his buggy for fear OF violence.
A mass meeting OF feeders and others
was held in X. Of L hall yesterday alter
noon. to consider the mill situation. A
prominent feeder said after the meeting
| that the Trades Assembly could change
front twice q week, but having gone into
the factory on It's recommendation and
that Of the'yery mon who are now trying
10 get him out. he proposes to stay there:
Secretary Wise, Of the Western Nail
Assoclatioa, gives the following figures,
showing the prices per key paid at differ
Ont misunderstanding points for cutting
ten.penny nails:
MaSsachu cont
PottStownt 70 ceau
Phtlddsl 81 eenp
i Harrisburg cent
Last year the mills Of the Western Asso
citation paid 81 cents d keg. The naileri
and many OF tho feeders demand the con
tinuance Of this price, while the manufac
turefs offer II cents.
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iESOR SALE.

60 Acre Farm near TrldtlphLE With sss
house of S,x rooms, barn. two corn cribs n94 ~ ~
Stablo, chicken hoTiso, and wood and ceal IL n
m orchard OF 2S trees choice ffutt Eso ~ venus
coal measuring iEom6 70 tesk ffCe 80, 10 FINN
~ Acre Farm on gogtei h Slt wv t"'''s
Houses No, 10 aud No, 20 Indiana street f., .,.I
A CottaEe Frame House Of ave rooms, ~ u III
order; collar under whole ho1Aet Bf0nga III IN
by % feet; near TRenty.htth street rEsS S''
cfe YARN. w6l iseld 20 aclGs ~ w. " VA
are level bottom lands. has on i tWot nm
honle oil, four rooms and hallway ii Ia
esib wagon she'd ypting hpttse 9na Stal' ~ II.
good order. Valued lRt CO.. l3Nhl tsu V'
Y Fos ft,sths ~ itIf artaa IN inquire Of
JANE a. HESlsY z Real tst:le AsS 'hStn
epli No. isl2 Aafks1 s9''N
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Andes.
. commissioners Sale ostpored-J. u. Cowden.
Z Oranges and Lem0ns-Nicholas schalki
Mountain Lake eRrk.
PIife Spring Watar-Log4n d Coz
lFancy FLANNEL shttts-D. Gnndling d GO.
3Twenty.hnt District Convention Of the Pits.
bnFgh Turner Disrict-head OF Local.
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@amted.
G5e,rcral alotiees..
NoTICE TO CREDITORS.
goe@snt.

IEoR RENT-Tw0 UNFURNISHED
II Rooms over tho Main street entnhc0 70 81.
James Hotel Enquire AZ ST, JAMES HOTEL
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DURING Inc hot weather my Store
will be closed at u r. M, Saturday ex.
ceptel. JACOB w. GRuBB.
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ReeulaE raestay raeae. iof FilaenFah-s.eane
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Miss Webster, after very pleasant
visit to this city. hes returned to her home
near Flushing, o.
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i2rwcnty.Pi district Convention
.Qlre elhget1ter,
NOW AdI,yerttiseml.snts.
@se. ~. snoah = @o.

/ onies 1 Nos. .s and "a Fourteenti Street.
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natters q MINOR Mention % and About lhe
city.
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Governor Wilson has granted permits
sion to Capt. T.. D. Newman, Of Company
E, Second Virginia Infantry, to pass
through the territory OF this State and
camp at Island Park, on the Potomac
river near Harpef's Ferry.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-08

Major Baker P. Lee has been
commissioned by the President as
Collector of Customs at Yorktown,
Va. 1t will be remembered that
Major Lee was appointed to the pc.
sition some time ago and the dis
satisfaction created by a subse-
quent revocation Of the appoint
ment is fresh in the memory of all
tie best people of Virginia. Con
gratulationS therefore are not only
i'll order, because good and noble
SON of the Commonwealth has Su-
perScded one who villified and de.
famed her, but because we have a
President who has the manlineSS to
rctraee his steps when convinced
that he is wrong. The appoint
nent of Major Lee is especially
important to us viewed from an
other standpoint. 1t allays the dis
satisfaction to a great extent, oc-
c;lsioned by the hardness of the
President and his cabinet sin turn
il:g the rascalS out". Murmurs Of
discomfort which were being heard
throughout Virginia prior to the
Presidents action in this matter
will now be huShed by the con.
victlon it brings with it, that the
good work Of displacing Malone
officials sis slowly but surely going
on" Virginians now encouraged
by this and other acts to believe
that Democratic success is not a
mere delusion and a SHAMROCK
forward to the time, not remote it
is hoped, when such thing as a
Malone official will be known no
more forever with them.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-08

a reporter OF the New York Her
aid says, that John S. Wise while
in that city declared 1850, 900 would
carry Virginia for the Republi.
cans" Inasmuch as Virginia is De
mocratic, and the Republicans are
ofthe class Wise said fare apostateS
for the price oftheir apostacy," and
the negroes who are solid for mars
John sin de kitchen"-it is to be
supposed he purposes to pay price
for Lis allies who can be bought
for $4,000. These must come
from the Democratic party. Wise
has made a mistake. No honest
Democrat can be bought for Wise
and all true Democrats are honest.
The "apostates" have left the Dem
ocratic party and Wise has them
with him. W-ise;s little $4,000
will have to be used to hold Wise
and his brethren he so aptly de-
scribed.
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ASYLUMS.

In providing wisely for the in
structlon Ut citizens and generously
for the afflicted in mind and body,
the Commonwealth should respect
the sacred duty which it owes to its
needy Confederate soldiers, disa-
bled by wounds or disease. This
only hitherto initiated and observ-
ed by successive Democratic legis-
latures, should be followed up By
some more adequate provisions than
have yet been made. All proper aid
should he given those disabled vet
Grams who are without the COVER.
ment support which they freely vote
to accord former foes, and who in
the course ofnature must ere many
years have passed cease to tread
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If the New York correspondent
of Baltimore Sun is to be believed,
that city is in an ecstacy of joy at
the fact Of Grants funeral being
held there. He says the cost OF
Grants funeral will be $1,000, 600
The absurdity and folly oil
so spending this enormous sum, in
these hard times when so many are
lacking bread OF work to win it, is
beyond comprehension-but, this
correspondent fully explains every.
thing when he adds "as an offset
to this enormous expenditure it
has been calculated that strangers
who will visit the CITY to witness
the pageant will spend there at
least sl3, OOO,OOOw
Trading on "the dead hero's'
body! What a people!
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-08

A cablegram says, that "Austria
has formally notified q. S. govern
ment that M. Kelly is not accept
aleas American minister to Austria
and has expressed the hope that he
will berecalled and anotherappoint-
ment be made" We hope the adj
minlstrationi is not lacking i'll back
bone-This demand should be treat.
ed as offensive and action taken
accordingly.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-08

"Danyille will not be included III
the list. Mr.. Wise has declared
lie has no intention Of visiting tina;
city. If invited to do so, he will
politely but emphatically decline ,
Bruce in Norfolk Ledger.
We congratulate Danville. The
man who has won notoriety as the
"trick mule of the Danyille circus
by his own motion saves DanvilIe
the lnfiction of his presence. We
suppose he believes in ghosts and
is afraid the phantoms he conjured
at Sherman's beck would appall
him now.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-08

Entered at the postotlice at Accomac
G., H.. Va. as secoHd-claSS matter.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-08
THE ADMINISTRATION.

We rejoice that IN the admins
tration of Grover Cleveland as
President of the United States,
sectional lines have been oblitera-
ted-honorable and upright men
have been appointed to office, and
that the work OF reform has been
Initiated by dispensing with need
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-08
CIVIL SERVICE.

We reiterate our advocacy of
such civil service reform as will
make character and fitness the
tests Of official preference and ex-
clude the loathsome systems of the
Republican party which became
the scandal Of the country; but we
hold at the same time that an ad.
ministralion charged with the
solemn responsibilities of govern
ment, and needing relations of con-
tidence and harmony between it
aud its subordinateS to secure eff.
cheney, should not be unduly ham
peretl By having obnoxious officials
forced into or continued in it's ser
vice. No et1icacious system can be
established that does not wo:k in
accord with the willard aspirations
Of the people under an executive
head untrammeued in the exercise
of official positions, and the funda-
mental principles Of free govern
ment exact that the powers of the
Executive shall not be shackled by
theusurpatior Of commission or
other official power unknownto the
Constitution.