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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue, S378, 1862; customs. S795, ,763.
No BOND OFFERS were received at the depart
ment today up to l o'clock.
THE CABINET MEETING TO-DAY was attended
by all the members, including Secretary Blaine,
who has resumed all his official duties
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THE THoxsOS-Housros ELrcrnrc
COMPANY.
GO Atlantic avenue. Boston. Mass.
WASHINGTON OFFICE. 1888 ST
Al2-3mlp
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AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TO-DAY were
Senators Quay, Colquitt, Pettigrew, Blackburn
and Ransom, Representatives McComas, Dor
sey, Joseph and Darlington, Representative
Urner, Postmaster Johnson of Baltimore, S. n
Holmes of Syracuse, n. Smithson of Birming-
ham, Ala, and a colored delegation from Vir-
ginia headed by Jos. I. Wilson.
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sey, Joseph and Darlington, ex-Representative
Urner, Postmaster Johnson of Baltimore, S. N.
Holmes of Syracuse, n. Smithson of Brming-
ham, Ala, and colored delegation from Vir-
ginia headed by Jos. t. Wilson.
NAVAL ORDERS. Edwin M.
Shepard has been ordered to command the
Mohican at Honolulu per steamer of February
8, relieving Commander Jos. B. Coghlan, who
is ordered to duty at the Mare Island navy
yard. Assistant Engineer Robt Stewart jr.,
has been detached from the New York navy
yard and granted SIX months leave of absence.
PEEsoNAL.-F. ]. Bradley and wife of Haver-
hill. Mass, D. ]. Davis of San Francisco, Cal,
]. ]. Wright of Burlington,Vt., and o. Fl. How
arth of London are at the st. James, Col
BENZ. s. Lowell of Boston, Judge Chas. Welde
and wife of New York. Col. G. II. Townsend of
New Haven, s. G. Edgar of st. Louis and Geo.
G. Miller and Touro Robertson of New York
are at the Arlington. Gen. Lincoln of Hart
ford is at Wormley's. G. N. Barrett and H.
Goldman of New York. d. Sanders of Philadel-
phia and Count Emile Penzi of Italy
W. H. Addick of Philadelphia, j. W.
Gibson, Z. Vernon, A. u. Jenkins and c.
Blackford of New York are at the Riggs. Hon.
r. Guenther of Oshkosh, Hon. A. NJ. Jones of
Warren, ILL.,, Hon. G. II. Joyce of Vermont,
Lyman @. Dayton Of Aberdeen, s. D., j.
DOwell and b. H. Sullivan of Huron, OAK, JAS
Boyd greensboro Of North Carolina and Chas
H. Spencer of New York are at the Ebbitt.
Horace Smith of Philadelphia, Delaney Shep-
hard of New York, G. Beckwith of Hartford and
J. W. Bailie of McKeesport are at Wizards.
W. L. Elkins, p. w. b. Widner, Z. j. Mathews
and B. X. Jamison of Philadelphia E. G. Bailey,
A. p. Kelley and wife, Harmon Hendricks and
family, VIM. T. Schley and wife of New
York, and J. H. Dolliber of Cleveland, O., are at
fha Nn-l
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jardine of Yonkers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer, d. Stewart, F. W. Meyer
and J. T. Colgate and wife of New York are
registered at the Arno.
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HUrcH1NsoNs
JACKETS,
HALF PRICE.
Lot Newmarket, reduced from s11 and sl2; price
now e. These Beaver and Striped Cloths, all
wool and this seasons goods.
1 Lot Newmarkets. velvet sleeves. at s11.25. re-
duced from s25.
Imported Custom Made Wraps at $50. reduced from
slOO and sI1o ESQ Wraps at s25.
Children's Coats at Half Price and less.
j24r 9O7 Penna avenue.
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SPECIAL BAEaA1ss.
The balance Of our Seal skin Caps at cost.
We have several shapes for driving and street wear
Bargains can now be obtained.
Direct importation of Tarpauln Glazed Sailor Hats
for Ladies and Misses price 81.
WILLETT & RCOFF,
Hatters and EurFiers,
ja241w 905 Penna. ave.
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THE UNITED STATES ILLUMINATING co.
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from "a lawyer, whose Identity was discovered
to be that Of Hon. John r. Thomas. He had
torn up the document as soon as he received
1t, and he thought it was accompanied by q
letter from Paymaster Cowie.
IN CHARGE OF THE PHYTHIAN BILL.
Il was learned that the joint committee hav-
ing in charge the Phythian bill is composed of
Medical Inspector Wells, Pay Inspector Ten
ney, Assistant Engineer Bieg and the witness.
This committee, said Commander Chester, was
not formed with any idea of influencing legis-
lation and had not solicited money or con-
tracts to pay money. 1t was formed about ten
days ago.
In reply to Q question by Mr.. LOCKER the wit
ness said that he knew Of no organized move
ment for the passage Of the Cowie bill and
that in fact he believed it was very generally
opposed The witness was then excused
ENSIGN ALGKR TELLS wHAr he KNOWS.
Ensign Philip r Alger was the next witness.
He il on duty in the ordnance department. sT
have reason to believe" he said, '.that there
is . so-called line officers organization but I
do not know positively. / myself do know of
an organization OF the ensigns and assistant
engineers for the purpose of discussing
the question of how. best to improve
their status. A committee, to which belong,
was appointed to get passed measure provid-
ing for the promotion Of ensigns upon examine
tion after ten years service without waiting
for vacancy. We called on the Secretary, ex-
planned our wishes and asked his aid He said,
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Rolf Boldrewood, whose story Of the
Australian bush, the first literary work
he attempted, made him famous, is go
years old. His name is plain Thomas
Brown and he is a police magistrate.
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THE CENTENNIAL.
THE MOST DRAMATIC OF INDIE
PENDENcE DAY INCIDENTS.

The Author and the Chief Advocate of
the Declaration OF Independenee-Thei
Deaths Were So Remarkable That
Many Saw Providence In 1t.
Beyond question the most interesting
fact in the history of Independence day
is that the man who drafted the Declare
ton and the man who stood at hisside
when he introduced it into congress, and
who predicted with accuracy its future
fame, died upon the same day and ex-
actly fifty years after completing the
greatest act of their lives.
They differed in almost every element
Of character, yet both were ardent patri-
OTIS, upright law makers, and. in their
ways, able statesmen. The Massacbu-
sets man, with Puritanical education
and inherent distrust of universal suf-
frage, and the Virginian, of extremely
liberal training and unbounded faith in
democracy, worked their way to exactly
the same conclusion In regard to Great
Britain and the colonies They stood
together like brothers while the war
lasted, then became the heads Of radi-
cally differing parties, and were not
reconciled till age had cooled their am
bition and retirement had allowed re-
sentiment to die.
They probably agreed more nearly as
to religious questions than any other.
John Adams called himself Unitarian,
and posterity has agreed to call Thomas
Jefferson Deist, yet it is impossible to
define with any exactness how they diff
fered as to the attributes OF God or the
moral government of the universe.
Adams certainly said the harsher things
of Calvinism, but that was probably be-
cause he lived where Calvinism was still
the ruling power; and it is amusing to
note that Jc~ Tson, who never spoke OF
any mans religion when he could de-
Gently avoid it, was long and vehement
ly denounced as a blasphemer and
French infidel," while Adams was
popularity regarded as orthodox.
The popular instinct, however, was
sound; the mind Of Adams was reveren-
tial-to degree far greater than that Of
Jefferson. Some old writer has summed
up their alliance in the Revolution, for
different reasons, by saying that Adams
wanted the existing liberties of English
men secured by establishing greater
and better England in America, while
Jefferson wanted q new system, root and
branch, to secure the absolute liberties
Of human nature.
John Adams was born Oct. 10, 1885,
and Thomas Jefferson April 2, 1743; the
former also lived a few hours the later,
his age at death being within three
months Of 81, while that of Jefferson
was but SO. jefferson was an extreme
blonde, Adams somewhat darker; the
former was tall and in youth somewhat
ungainly, while the latter was rather be
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body else"-
II will keep an eye on her." said the
squire, hastily, land il there is any sign
of anybody taking your place I will let
you know at once"
"That is PROMISE said Tom.
ut is promise" replied his father,
gravely.
"Then 1 will do as you say" said the
youngster, ''but it is very hard"
81 know it is" said the squire, "but
there are many hard things foryou to do
before you will reach the full measure of
manhood, and self denial is good train
ing foy you, always providing that there
is good and sufficient reason for the de-
NAL. And you must remember always
that you come of good old New England
stock, and your forefathers were never
afraid of trials or hardships."
So the lad went away without word,
but he couldn't keep his eyes from speak
ing, and Susie's eyes, though not rs bold
as his, We're almost as eloquent At least
he thought SO. And the old squire, true
to his word, watched her closely, and
the more he watched her the better
pleased he was with Toms prospects In
life; but he would not for farm have
let Susie or anybody else know what he
was doing. 1t cost an effort to keep the
secret from his wife; but it was Toms
secret, not his.
And Susie2 Well, Susie was Yankee,
too, and generations of discipline and
self repression had left her an inherit
ance of will power greater than one
would look for in so young and SO pretty
u girl-a mere slip of thing, but slowly
maturing into u strong, good woman.
She cried when Tom went, and wished
in her heart that he had spoken, but she
thought she understood it, as she did,
and she was brave and loyal.
cit will be all right when tho time
comes" she said to herself.
The coach came up to the postoffice
door as promptly as usual on the evening
of the Sd, and there was the usual crowd
awaiting it. There was even more than
the usual crowd, for many Of the vii
layers, men and women, old and young,
had come specially to meet Tom. 1t was
astonishing how popular he was. Among
them you may be sure was Mrs. Whit
comb, dressed in her very best, and utter
ly unable, while she waited, to keep the
tears Of joy from her eyes. And when
the broad, tall young man leaped instead
of climbed down from the seat beside the
driver, and catching her in his arms gave
her her first experience of bearded kiss
(the squire had always shaved), she fairly
broke down and cried and laughed as
women will.
Who could tell the joy there was ii
that plain, comfortable old village house
when, after the crowd had all greeted
and welcomed the young fellow, the
squire and his wife went home and sa
down to supper with the son who hat
never given them one moment Of sorrow
in his life? could not describe it, any
more than 1 could write list Of all tn,
dainties there were for supper. Ever,
single thing that Tom had ever said HI
liked to eat was on that table.
When supper was over and they hat
talked for an hour, the good old lady
said: Now, Tom, you want to see some
of your old friends know. Why don't
you go out for little whilef"
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Arthur Simmons has Texas pony on
his farm at Chokee Whose ability as
jumper cannot be surpassed. He is a
diminutive specimen of that breed OF
horsefesh, and day or two ago was put
into big box or crate for shipment to
Americas, there being no stock car con-
venient at the time. The pony and box
were placed upon fiat car and the train
pulled out. The little sample Of Texas
cyclone soon got tired Of his close quar-
ters, and while the train was running at
a speed of thirty miles an hour, kicked
the box into cooked hat and made leap
for liberty. He struck terra firma right
side up with care, and when the train
men came back to view his cold remains
the said remains were quietly nibbling
at keg of iron spikes on the side. of the
road, and it took four men and a boy an
hour to run down and capture him. AT
least that is what the conductor said
Americas (Ga.) Times.
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Father" Tom had said one night, a
week or so before his departure, II don't
feel as If l ought to go away without
speaking to Susie Campbell. She-T'-
"Well. well, !" said the squire. He was
the leading lawyer Of the county, and
though he was polite enough to talk in
the vernacular when he was among his
cronies, he talked pure English when
occasion called for it, and it called for it
when he was with Tom. He had great
hopes of Tom.
"Well, WE'LL he said. $50 that's the
way the wind blows. rather suspected
it, but knew you would tell me when
you got ready to. Now, Tom, is this
really a serious matter"
Eyes, sir" said Tom simply.
'sThen you must act for yourself. No
body can settle such things for you, but
can make suggestion. don't want
you to give her up, for she is q goad girl,
and I'll be very glad to have her for a
daughter if you are lucky enough to get
her. Have you spoken to her yetY'
Not word; but think she knows"
81 presume so, said the squire. "Girls
generally do know. Now speak, my boy,
If you think best, but do not think 1t
would be best, and III tell you why.
You have four years Of hard work be-
fore you. Play all you can without in
terfering with work. That is true wis
dom. But if you engage yourself to
Susie or any other girl
"Fatherr' said Tom, responsibility.
Eyes, yes, know" said the squire,
"but l am only telling you general prin-
ciples If You are engaged to be mar
ried you will find that it will interfere
with your work and play both. don't
say you wouldn't succeed in life. think
you would, but you will succeed much
better il you will give as little thought
as possible to this. / don't say you ought
to forget her, but think of her as some
thing to be won after you have gradu-
ated. It's fairer Il, her and to you"
THAT Is all true enough, and can see
It, said poor Tom, "but supposing some
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something very like sneer, and rallied ut
his queen. When Minister Adams, after
long delay, met George III for the first
time the king said abruptly:
eMr. Adams, wish you to understand
that l was the last man to consent to the
independence of America"
Adams made an equally brusque re-
ply: 81 have no feeling or affection save
for my own country"
"An honest man will have no other"
rejoined the king, and so they soon be-
came good friends.
When Minister jefferson was intro
duced to Louis XVI and Marie Antoi-
nette, his queen, they overwhelmed him
with compliments and good wishes for
tour dear allies, the Americans" to
which he replied with only official cour-
tesy, and was soon intensely interested
in the signs of the coming French revo-
luton. It was plain, even then, that
Thomas Jefferson would defend that rev.
olution.
That Adams wanted stronger CEN
trail government for the United States
and Jefferson larger measure of local
| Independence is fact known to all.
| Two parties formed, and then came the
French revolution and reused political
passions to the boiling point. II the two
had been superior to human nature and
| intent on remaining friends, their furi-
GUS partizans would not have allowed It.
They exchanged only the coolest official
courtesies, and for thirteen years did not
correspond. The indignation of Mrs.
Abigail. Adams over wrong done to her
son, John Quincy, was indirectly the
cause of reconciliation. She asked for
an explanation; Jefferson wrote and con.
yinced her that he 1z2E in raszs ssneszsSSs
| siblo, and soon the old cUnfidet Is
restored.
Thus harmonized, the t5po old states
men ard patriots descended hand IL
hand, rs it were, to the grave. On the
evening of July Q, 1926, it became evil
dent that Jefferson was dying. A little
after midnight herevived and remarked,
"This is the Fourth of July" Early in
| the forenoon he became unconscious and
soon after noon expired one hour
| OF exactly fifty years after presenting
the Declaration to congress. About 8
o'clock the same day Mr. Adams was
reused by hearing the shouts of the peo-
pie in a distant grove, celebrating the
day. He mentioned the fact and added,
"Thomas Jefferson still lives" Soon
after he breathed his last.
AS the slow mails of those days spread
the news the people were overcome by
the great coincidence and remarked that
heaven itself had set the seal Of its high
approval upon their great work by call
ing home on its first semi-centennial the
author and the chief supporter Of the
Declaration Of Independence.
j. H. BEApLE.
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made for a grand celebration, Including
an Grafton, q picnic in the woods and
display of fireworks in the evening. The
time was short, but none of it was lost
in spreading the news, and the arrange
ments after all were very simple.
The squire's extravaganza was under
stood, though the elder people did not
condone it, when, as chairman of tho
committee, he proposed that his son,
young Tom Whitcomb, should be the
orator of the day. Everybody knew how
proud he was of the boy, but nobody
had expected that he would resign the
position of orator, for which he would
naturally have been chosen, in his sons
favor. However, there was nothing to
say against it. Tom was junior now
at college. Like many another poor
mans son (for the squire was poor
mani, he was earning his own education
right manfully with what help his father
could give him. He had not visited his
home for two years now, for he would
not spend money for pleasure when he
needed it for books. They all remem-
barna him. though, and they all liked
him, for a manlier, brighter, kinder
hearted young fellow had never grown
up among them.
Old Mrs. Whitcomb thought there
wasn't another person in the village that
waited for Toms arrival ON the evening
Of the 3D. with so much pride and joy
and such delicious choking in the
throat as she did. Mothers always think
things like that before they learn, and
sometimes they keep on thinking them
even after they learn, for the mother
love for young man issometimes strong
enough to overshadow the recollection
of younger emotions
There was another person who was
lowering as treInulously as Mrs. Whit
comb was between smiles and tears and
the squire knew it. He and Tom had
had many confidential talks before the
boy had left home, and he had remem-
bered one of them particularly well,
though he had kept Toms secret right
Loyalty.
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HIS FIRST GRAFTON.

copyright by American Press Association.l
"Tm gittin' right daown 'shamed o. this
ere village o. Bedford" said Squire
Whitcomb, in his usual explosive man
ner, laying down the law to his cronies
as they stood in front of the postoffice
on the evening of July waiting for the
stage that brought the daily mail at
sharp Z o'clock every evening. Fright
daown 'shamed. We've had three Fourth
O. July now, hand runnin', 'thout q mite
O. celebratin', an t looks as ef"--
Don't see haow We make that aout,
SQUIRE drawled Peleg Sawyer, who
kept the drug store, where one could buy
nearly all the fancy goods that the ext
gencies of country life demanded. The
lines of trade were sharply drawn in
Bedford. There was esthe store on one
side of the village square, and there was
the drug store on the other. You went
to the one for necessities, and you went
to the other for luxuries, including pat
ent medicines. Mr.. Sawyer was the
recognized wit of the village, and the
squire was the best checker player, and
they respected each other accordingly.
"Wa'al, why nots' snapped the squire.
''Hain't we had three. Fourths naow
'thout'--
'Thet's jest what mean, squire. Ye
say we've had three-fourths OF July, N
cal'late we hain't he'd quite one-thir-
tieth yet"
"Pshl" said the squire, testify, don't
be SIGH an everlastin' gawp." But the
bystanders roared with glee, and Sol
Bemis slapped the squire ON the back
with aheartiness that would have foored
less sturdy citizen, shouting, sHed We
thar, SQUIRE Mr.. Beinis was reputed to
be worth five or six thousand dollars,
and could venture to take liberties with
the other great men of the place.
The squire was angry, but he was too
discreet to show it. "When we git
througha haw-hawin' ct yer foolishness,"
he said, .'rd like ter finish. Fer three
year, naow, we hain't he'd no doin's ON
the Fourth O. July, m call It o tarna-
ton shame. 'Tain't accordin to the con-
stitution. What's President John Adams
say? Don't he say ter fire cannons, N
ring bells, m kick up thunder?'
THAT'S all right, squire" said Sol
Bemis, can amt q sayin' but you're
right. But there amt cannon in Bed
ford, since the boys busted the one we
had four years ago, an blew off Sam
Stones left hand. An we know the
Dominic said twas Judgment fer
ringin' the meetin' haouse bell fer a
secular purpose"
"Yes, yes" said the squire, hastily,
1T know, but kind O. notion the people
o. Bedford haint willin' ter pay, m l
call it unpatriotic. Naow, eff the folks
IL git together N hev ra-al up-an'-up
doin's, I'll start subscription fer ter
pay fort"
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Anosl.er compliment CONC WRONG.

Another Compliment Gone Wrong.
Mr.. Middlings-Awfully smart dance
this, isn't it?
Miss Prettypert- Yes, indeed. After
talking to SO many clever people it's
quite pleasant change to come across
somebody Like you. Chatter.
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low the medium size, hrrnly knit and
graceful from his youth Their friend
ship seemed to increase till the peace
and they correspondent freely; but in
their first service abroad each had an
experience which even then indicated
that they were soon to be political oppo-
nents, the narration of which is both
amusing and instructive.
John Adams, as the first American
minister to England, was, to put it blunt
ly, snubbed; Thomas Jefferson, on the
contrary, was received with enthusiastic
welcome at the court of France. The
former denounced George III and his
ministers, but bestowed high praise on
the British government and people; the
latter passed King Louis XVI over with
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SOL BEMlS SLAPPED THE SpUlhn oN ihh
BACK.
He had struck the nail on the head.
Not a man in the group was willing to
be called unpatriotic, but dollars and
centswerereverenced in the community.
They wavered, and, after pause, Ittls
Mat Crane, the shoemaker, asked doubt
fully, "Haow much air ye goin' to starr
it fer, squireT
rWa'al, I'll give five dollars" said the
squire deliberately.
II was bombshell. Before they went
to sleep that night more than score of
good women had declared that Squire
Whitcomb would die in the county poor
house, and that it would serve him right
for his sinful extravaganza. He had ac-
complained his purpose, however, and
there were to be ''doin's" that would sat
isfy the most enthusiastic yillager. The
other men were not to be put to shame,
and, though none Of them subscribed so
sxtravagantly as the squire had done,
nearly fifty dollars had been raised, a
committee appointed and arrangements
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Tom did want to go out, and he thought
he never had wanted anything else quite
so much, but he looked at his mother
and remembered how she had looked for
ward to his coming. all the time that she
had been toiling and saving to help him,
and he leaned over and kissed her, say
ing: mo, mother. My friends can wait
till tomorrow. This evening belongs all
to you"
1t was too much for the squire. He
had all he could do to keep from going
over and kissing Tom himtVlf; but New
England habits were too much for him,
and he compromised on most remark
able coughing fit He had seen Tom
looking around at the postoffice door, and
had known what the disappointment