The Somerset Herald
WEDKESDAY
Min h . 17.
TitEBE is ft bill pending in Con
gress to pensioo all the surviving
soldiers of the Mexican war. If the
bill becomes a law it will make Jef
ferson Davis U. S. pensioner.
The official statement just issued
shown that the Public debt was de
creased daring tbe month of Febru
ary, Two millions, two hundred and
fifty thousand, two hundred and
thirty-seven dollars ($2,50,23".
Ai'VOCATiNit tbe introduction of
the bell-punch into Chicago, and
tax of one cent a drink on all liquor
sold by retailers, the Inter Ocean as
sert that there are 2800 Baloons that
sell not lees than 427;OuO drinks a
daj in thaf city, which would raise
a revenue of $4,270 per day or
over it 1,500,000 per year. Whew!
Ilad'nt they better send for Murphy,
instead of tbe bell punch f
Tcie fact made potent on the pas
sage of tbe silver bill that the Presi
dent has no party at bis back, acd
not ft frieud, save one in either House
of Congress, ready to da him the
poor courtesy of requesting decent
treatment, for a message undeniably
within tbe line of Constitutional
duty and prerogative, is sorry
spectacle to be presented to tbe
country within less than a year after
his inauguration.
Vice President Wueei.er having
been compelled by ill health to tem
porarily relinquish bis duties as pre
siding officer of the Senate, that body
on Tuesday lafct, chose Senator Ferry,
as President ro t' ,n- The vote was
a very close one, the Democrats cast
ing 2 for Thurman, to 29 given to
Ferry. Tie "independent" Judge
Davis, cist his lot with the Demo
crats. A single vote would Lave
gives the Democracy control of tbe
only branch of the government re
maining Republican.
Tins Congress is not by any
oieaus deficient in fuels, but there Is
cne Solon illuminatingtbe darkness
Southard by name who is entitled
above all his fellows to wear tbe cap
and Lc-lls. lie has worthily earned
this mark of distinction by prophosing
that hereafter three Presidents be
elected, who tball be selected from
different sections, and shall jointly
administer tbe government. Think
of tbe amount of brain wrecking wis
dem involved in this proposition!
IWdential triplets!!!
II. i. Hexjavi F. Wake, ex
Senator from Ohio died at bis homo
on Saturday Morning, 2nd inst. Mr.
Wade was born in 1S00 and conse
quently was in Lis ISth year. He
was a radical Republican, always in
tbe advanced ranks of the party, and
conceded of all men to be possessed
of the Lighest integrity and honesty,
both personal and political. Although
well stricken in years he had not out
lived Lis usefulness, and his death
will be deeply regreted throughout
tbe nation.
It is 6aid that tbe ultra inflation
ists are very much dissatisfied with
the clause in the silver bill restraining
the coinage. At the rate of three
and a half millions a month it will
take two or three years before the
inflation will be sensibly felt. Mean
while they vow they will Hot
relax their efforts in favor of
unlimited coinage, and the issuing of
certificates by the Treasury for all
loose bullion and silver in the
country. Give them their way
who can say they will not have it, in
the lace of late experience and all
tLe old ladies in tbe country will be
gathering up tbeir silver epoons, tea
pots aud cream jugs, turning them
into the Treasury, and receiving
therefore silver certificates that will
pass for money.
On Tuesday last the President
vetoed the silver bill, and within
two and ft half hours afterwards both
Houses of Congress, by heavy ma
jorities, bad passed tbe bill over tbe
veto. Never in tbe history of the
country was such scant courtesy
ehown tbe Chief MagiiUate of the
Nation. Not ft voice was raised in
defense of the veto, not a motion to
have it printed, not a movement for
tbe usual courteous reference to a
committee, but stolidly, indifferently,
with mere brute force, as it were, tbe
President was knocked do wn with a
club, and the question was sum
marily and efficiently disposed of.
Truth to tell, apart from the in
decent haste; this was the only way
to escape the dilemma, for the mes
sage was unanswerable, and the
wholesome truths contained therein,
were as gall and wormwood to those
intent upon lowering the standard of
National honor, and defrauding the
creditors of the government. We
Lave differed with tbe President in
many acta of his Administration, bnt
be is so clearly right, so evidently
olicitious of tbe henor and good
taitb of tbe - ation in this matter,
that he is entitled to universal praise.
Tbe bill Las now become the law
of the land and we must put op with
the consequences, be they what they
may. Opinions differ widely, and both
friends and opponents, have in their
zeal probably gone too far in their
predictions of the resulting conse
quences. Happily the change 'in
augurated jmnst come slowly and
gradually, and it cannot materially
effect the business interests of the
country before they have time to
assimilate themselves to it.
But what is to come next ? is the
question of grave moment It was not
tbe people who demanded this meas
ure, it was tbe demagogues-who
started, and nursed, and forced, it and
-Apparently the country is at tber
mercy. It is this fact that will do
more to retard the progress toward
renewed prosperity than ill that has
gone before
I The conciliated Democracy of Newj
Orleans acccnipauied their mutation ;
to the United States nrny cliieers to ;
, attend the carnival, . uh the rcquett j
cot to appear in their uniform. .
j These t fferves-ciii lovers f tlej
Union coold'nt tolerate "the L!ue.'T;
! Tbe officers properly resented tbe in -
! suit by remaining away.
! ' ...i
j It is announced from asbington
'that tie Serrctarv of the Treasury
i
iUa lAArlr nArfnilit 1 1 C nPfPS-
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sary arrangements for the immediate
; execution cf the law providing for
the coinage ofthesiivf-r dollar, so there
will be no dolav in its operation.
"
i The device of the new dohar ta8:A!"BS-
I. , . . -i- t :i.
ueen aaoptca, t&e lorm oi iu wnn
certificate has been prepared, and tbe
tnr,rimpnr is ihpwfore readv to be-
.rin without dela v be administration
o -
of the n;w law.
Tbe Director of tbe Miat says that I reS3 q be a Democratic contestant
all the working dies can be got ready j than a Kepublican with a prima facie
within ten days, that he has a full j right to bis sen. North American.
force of trained hands ready, andj -pg jjoa (j r Darrell, of the
that soon he id be coining the ncw,TLid LouiaiaIja d;6trict( certainly
dollar at tbe rate ot two ana a can
millions a month.
The march of events was lorciblv both Nicbolla and Kellogg, the Re
illustrated in the Hou?e at Wa-biog- publican count giving him 2093 and
, , . ... i i the Democratic count over 1000 ma
ton on Tuesday last, when Mr. Single- yotwhlthsUnding tbese fact8
tod (Dein.) of Mississippi took ad- j h wa3 ousU?j yesterday and his seat
vantage of the discussion on the given his Democratic opponent The
Mexican war pen?iou bill, to eulogize fame fate threatens the two colored
he character and defend tbe reputa- Representatives from South Carolina,
, T . Messrs. Rainey and Smalls. The
tion of Jefferson Davis. Democracy are determined to prove
The main effort of the eulogist was ltjat a rnujur;ty does not elect to
an attempt to prove that Jeff Davis
was not a secessionist, and that dur
ing tbe war Lis sincerity was much
doubted in the South. The man who,
a dozen years since, would have pro
pbecicd that tLe Congres? cf tbe
Nation would ever quietly Bit through
an eulogr on the virtues of this arch
traitor, would have been deemed aa
idiot. But conciliation duth thow
forth its perfect work. A monnment
to the memory of Benedict Arnold,
that most maligned patriot, will be
next in order.
The old time rebelyell is ai;a!n
exultantly ringing through tbe South,
over tbe conviction and Fentonce of
General Anderson on, the trumped-up
charge of constructive perjury. In
this connection a contemporary makes
the following referecce to tbe past.
"Twelve years ago there were eev
al thousand Southern men indictable
for this felony, and tbe North believ
ed it to be ft crime, south of the Po
tomac and Ohio. A goodly propor
tion were indictable tor perjury in
breaking their oatLn of fidelity to the
laws of the United States. Not ouc
of these men was ever tried not even,
indicted, as was Aaron Burr. Little
by little an overwhelming Republican
Congress has amnestied tbe most of
them. When a political offense against
tbe Louisiana government, which ex
ists to-day bf Northern clemency, is
complicated with a constructive stat
uary offense, then the Southern Rep
resentatives cry out in behalf of law
and its enforcement. If Wells, An
derson, and the colored members of
tbe Louisiana Returning Itjard arc
indictable, so were many members cf
Congress, now enjoying tbe condona
tion of worse offences. In the in
terests of peace and good will they
Lave been restored to all their civil
rights, and seemed an unmolested
liberty. Why magnanimity thould
be thought a virtue in the North and
a weakness in New Orleans, most
people cannot understand in this lati
tude." e rlran Banditti.
From the jM'-kf.n Stiin'lorJ. j
The Cincinnati (labile, speaking '
of the men who tried General Ander
son, at New Orleans, says : "These
are the banditti that General Sheridan
described." And the Gauite might
have added with equal truth
"These are the banditti which Ruth
erford B. Hayes placed in power. "
Aa Avrraice Ei toured rale.
I' row tlx? Rtru Travt'.ltr.
Give the average ex-Confederate a
single point, and he will take a dozen;
make him aa equal, and be will as
sume supreme airs and functions :
invest him with "lccel self govern
ment," as he understands it, and be
will crush all opposition to h's seet
will. I bis is what ailed him before
the war, and tbe disease wasn't ail
whipped out of him.
IM la tbe Day.
Fruui tlj? Marlm IiKlojwn'lciit.
It is late in the day lor the advo
cates of the milksop policy of Presi
dent Hayes to cry out about tbe con
duct of the "reconciled people of the
South." Any Republican who would
or could believe it possible for a good
government to come from an armed
minority, seizing a State Government
by force from tbe officers elected by
the people, is too green to be at large
in the present day.
A (iHt Time la Kay Brl kit.
Frutn Uitl'tiiraKO liacr O'cau.
The President ha? for peveral days
been thinking seriously about getting
mad. lbose fellows down in Louis
iana are making mischief. It reminds
us of ft picture we once saw of ft col
ored brother, with ft hod on his shoul
der loaded with bricks, near the top
round of ft high ladder. He 5s rep
resented as looking over Lis shoolder
at an old sow, which, escaping from
her wallow, found tbe ladder a good
rubbing post. The -colored brother,
showing the white of his eye, re
marks: "Go way dar, you're a
makin' mischief." Tbe President is
on tbe ladder ; if Le has a bod or so
of bricks, we think it is ft good time
to ehv tbem.
The "reform" party in Congress is
bound to grow in one way if it can
not in another. It has now succeed
ed in seating three Democrats, who
were never elected, in seats which j known to be possible that it would be
belonged to Republicans, thus mak-jseotin. The knowledge of that pos
ing a change of six votes in their jsibility was sufficient' to draw more
lavor. This is ft good deal easier jthao tbe usual number of visitors to
than electing them by vote of the j the Capitol, and the galleries of tbe
people. It involves, of course, a sac- j House were well filled. It was 1:30
rifice of decency, and ft disregard fori when the President's Secretary pre
political morality, but what are such I sented the Message. It was at once
petty obstacles as these to yoor true ! laid btf jre tbe House and read. Very
Democrat? It was Mr. CI vmer who careful attention was paid to the
remarked beautifully the other day : j
Luve us I Democrats I entire authon-'
ty, nd we will see that tbe laws are j evident that the subject was one of
enloroed." So tbey would be, MrJI absorbing interest. When tbe Mes-j
Clymer, but the racket would be so Isage Lad been read a buzz ofconver-
great that few f the laws wo JI Bur-
vive to tell the tale. V. 1. Tribune. I
Jtefertn f Ik Bwwnnr.
velar.4 Leader.
li': Uiy. carry me "Imp.
Cnrrj me till I die
'j rry re ) to llir juMic cril -
Lin -Innt y carry rut !.:"
F.-.libb eliece Las always been
celebrated for its Gae quality ; yet,
Aiir'tnrr last month England iiBDorted
i iji ij.ounds of cbeee from the
! United States, or 17,560 ton of 2,000
j pounds each. That's the cbtese !
A Strong llaaa.
. ii.na'.i Lti,uivr. (Iv-ui.)
old Asa Packer, with his 1 2.000,-
,g ftf UiM t0
. Pp,-.n;e 0f ivan?vlvania. He's a
i trump karil, but what bluff game
they would play if tbey bad four
i a ...
If there is any
Republican now
in tbe House of
occupying ft seat
Representatives whose title 18 con
1 tested, he might as ell not stand
upon tbe order of his going but go ftt
nrf It is far better in this Con-
Las good reason to complain that
conciliation in that State is a one
affair. He held certificates from
Congress at any rete. Aorik Amer-
He a Wade- Mensne.
Old Beu Wade, it is said, cannot
recover. He fiends as a meseage from
bis bick bed : "Say to my friends
that they must fetand true. The old
ship is in danger, and bbe needs tbe
help of brave men."
In tbe old days of Southern arro
gance in Congress, Toombs, of Geor
gia, characterized Northern Con
gressmen as cowa-ds. "Do yoa mean
me ?" vehemently inquired one of the
old Whigs first to join the Republi
can party. "No, sir," said Toombs,
"I except tbe Senator from Ohio."
The man excepted was Ben Wade,
and tbe Southern fire-eater proceed
ed to speak of him aa a brave man,
whose courage and boldness called
out the admiration and respect of his
political enemies. Mr. Wade stood
then in tbe frout line of battle. He
caught tbe first rude blows aimed at
the Republican party, and returned
tbcru in kind. He knew his enemv,
aud knew how to meet him then and
in all the great struggles that came
afterward. The last plea of such a
mun at such a time, asking bis old
friends to stand true, possesses rare
significance, and it bbould excercise
its fell influence. He says tbe old
ship is again in danger, and needs
the help of brave men, and while he
savs this, the Louisville f'yurirr
Journal, speaking of the trouble to
which Yr. Wade refers, says:
"The South accepts the gage laid
down. We accept it and we welcome
it. We declare, and hold ourselves
ready to maintain, that a baser, viler,
meaner spirit was never visited by
the conqueror upon the conquered in
any civilized country than that visit
ed upon us by tbe Republican par
ty." And vet the eomiuered are for
some reason in tbe halls of Congress,
just as tbey were when rebellion waa
inaugurated, lber bear no marts
of humiliation, tbey show no more
love for tbe L nion, and they are am
mated by the same spirit that called
men like Mr. Wade to the front as
their opponents years ago. They
have been mitreatcd, and they pro
pose to visit vengeance on those who
were tbeir conquerors. i.fcf3 is tbe
spirit of the Southern Democracy.
Speaking of tbe coming struggle,
the Charleston Journal of Commerce
says the Sonth, having suffered from
apologists, who have aimed to con
ciliate tbe North by dishonest con
cessions, now wants firm and aggres
sive men on tbe oors of Congress
men who can be discreet ti well as
aggressive.
TLe attitude of the South is plain
ly declared as pluinly declared aa it
was twenty years ago. The Bourbon
Democrats ara proud of tb tact that
tbey have not learned anything, and
are extremely anxious to show that
they have not forgotten either old
victories or later def3L3. Tbey pro
pose to take advantage of conciliatory
measures when ther can, and to
force concession not willingly made;
to use intrigue, threats, pledges, ev
erything, to accomplish their purpose
to sewjra control of tbe Govern
ment. Republicans stand facing these ag
gressive partisans, and, conscious of
tbeir designs, debate as to bow mucn
j further conciliation shall go. Seeing
i just as many evidences of a spirit
hostile to the party and tbe country
as Lincoln, C'bae, and Wade saw in
1SC0, Republicans hesitate as to a
line of action. There is danger in
this hesitation, and it is lime there
came a plea, for them to be true.
Mr. Wade's message to the party
is cot one of hate, as will be said in
some fpiartera. It is a message com
ing from one who&e dpvotion to prin
ciple was never questioned, Ti'bose
courage was never doubted, and
whose vision was always clear, ask
in? brave men to eive the help that
Us needed : asking Republicans to re
member their principles.
Will they
do it 7
Tlir.ftll.l EK KILt. A L1W.
Washington, Feb. 2S The Sil
ver bill has become the law of the
land. Perbars there never waa a
case before where a veto Message
was set aside by both houses of Con
gress on the day on which it was re
ceived. There certainly has beaa no
important instance. The advocates
of the bill wre angry that tbe Presi
dent should veto the bill at all, con
sidering that it was passed is the
first place by a two-thirds majority,
hence tbey were eager to respond at
once, and did so, voting on tho bill
in both houses without ft word of de
bate. Tbe Message was. not gener
ally expected to-day, although it was
reading, and while there was no ap-
pearaoc of a-reftt excitement, it was
sation rose all over the House, ftnd
there was hurried interchange of
views nd opinions nd attempts ftt
consultation about the course to pur
sue. The Speaker soon restored or
der, and recognized Alexander II.
Stephens as entitled to tbe floor to
take charge of the bill. He at once
moved the previous question on the
Constitutional question, "Shall the
bill pass, the objections of the Presi
dent to the contrary notwithstand
ing ?" Mr. Stephens" sat in his little
rolling chair, in the area in front of
the Speaker's desk, and as soon aa
Lis motion wa9 made, and while tbe
bill was reading, Le was surrounded
by a score of members, who crowded
their heads together over his low
desk sod seemed to be asking him
for time to speak in the hour which
they expected him to allow lor de
bate. He would allow no debate,
however, and the previous qnestion
was ordered without dissent. Then
there was presented for a few mo
ments a scene of confusion. Some
members were trying to speak and
some were calling for tbe regular or
der. Mr. Fort asked for a second
readiDg of tbe Message, as it could
not be considered in print, but this
was objected to, and the Clerk at the
same instant began calling tbe roll,
and there was ft response by one or
two members. While this was go
ing on Mr. Cox was trying to render
himself conspicuous, and succeeded
in objecting to further reading ot tbe
Message, as it was "a charge cf fraud
by a fraud." Gen. McCook, of New
York, demanded that tbe words
should be taken down. This gave
rise to a little breeze, during which
points of order were made, and tbe
books of rules were opened by mem
bers on both sides. Gen. McCook
sustained himself with credii, and
made a good point by claiming Cox
as one of bis constituents. Mr.
Randall said Mr. Cox had not been
recognized by tbe Chair, and was,
therefere, out of order, and the re
mark was not ft part of tbe proceed
ings. It was decided that it should
not be printed in the Jlecord; but, of
course, Mr. Cox has the gratification
of knowing it will get into all the
newspapers. This episode ended, the
roll-call went on and resulted in pass
ing the bill by yeas 190, nays 3.
The announcement was received
with applause on the floor and in the
galleries.
Tbe bill having been passed wa3
made ready as soon aa possible to
communicate to tbe Senate, and the
message was sent over to that body
in a little more than an hour and a
half after it was received by the
House. As Boon as it was known
that action bad been taken upon the
bill in the House, the Senate galler
ies began to fill up, and many of the
Representatives, ant'eipating a livt
ly debate, crowded tbe floor and
cloak rooms. They were disappoint
ed, however. The bill was passed
without discussion. When tbe Mes-j
sage came in tbe Senate was discus-1
sine the bill relating to depreda
tions upon government timber lands,
and pending the debate on it Mr.
Conkling asked Mr. Allison wben be
expected to have a vote on the Sil
ver bill. Mr. Allison replied that be
hoped to dispjse of tbe matter at
once. Conklintr suggested that tbe
bill relating to government timber be
laid oyer, but Mr. Edmunds objected,
and it seemed for a moment as ii
thero was going to be a long djspute
on a small point of parliamentary
law. Mr. Hamlin prevented this,
however, by moving tbat tbe bill re
lating to government limber lie upon
tbe table. This motion was not de-
bateable, and was carried at once.
Tbe veto Message was then taken
up, not, however, before Mr. Ed
munds bad made another ineffectual
attempt to have it laid oyer. At
this point the crowds in tbe galleries
and upon tbe floor began to settle
down for a long and interesting de
bate, it being generally believed tbat
Mr. Conkling bad one of his careful
ly elaborated speeches ready to de
liver. Ibis, however, was a mis
take. No one took tbe floor, and tbe
bill was passed over tbe veto with
out debate by yeas 4fl, nays 1!'.
Tbctet Jleasage la rail.
Waxuinuton, February S. The
following is President Hayes' mes
sage vetoing the Silver bill :
To the, 1 loute of R '.presentences :
After a very careful consideration
cf House bill 1,093, entitled "An act
to authorize the coinage of tbe stand
ard silver dollar and to restore its le
gal tender character," I feel compell
ed to return it to tbe House of Rep
resentatives, in wbich it originated,
with my objections to its passage.
Holding the opinion which I express
ed in my annual message "thai neith
er the interests of the Government
nor the people of the United States
would t? pronged by disparaging
silver as one cf the two precious met
als which furnish tbe foinage of tbe
world, and that legislation which
looks to maintaining tbe volume of
intrinsic money to as full a measure
oi botn metals as tneir relative com
mercial values would permit, would
be neither unjust nor inexpedient"
It has been niv earnest desire to con
cur with Congress in tbe adoption of
such measures to increase tne fcilver
coinage of tbe country as would not
impair tbe obligation of contracts
either public or private, nor injurious
ly affect the public credit. It is only
upon the conviction lb it th;s bill
dees not meet these essential require
ments tbat I feel it my duty to with
hold from it my approval. My pres
ent official duty as to this bill permits
only an attention to tbe specific ob
jections to its passage, which seem to
me so important as to justify me in
asking from the wisdom and duty of
Congress that further consideration
of the bill for which tbe Constitution
has in each cases provided.
The bill provides for the coinage
of silver dollars of the weight of
412 grains each of standard silver,
to be a legal tender at tie;r nominal
value for all dV'bts and dues, public
and private, except where otherwise
expressly stipulated in the contracts,
It is well known that tbe market
valne of that number of grains of
standard silver during tbe past year
has been from (10 to 92 cents, as
compared with the standard gold dol
lar. I bos the silver dollar author
ized by Ibis bill is worth 8 to 10 per
cent less than it purports to be worth,
ana is male a legal tender for debts
sontracted when the law did not rec
ognize Both coins fts lawful money.
Tbe right to pay duties in silver or
in certificates of surer deposits will,
wben tbey are issued in sufficient
amount to circulate, put an end to
tbe receipt of revenue in gold, and
thus compel tbe payment of silver for
both tbe principal and interest of the
debt. One billion one hundred and
forty-three millions four hundred and
ninety-three thousand four htu'red
dollars of the bonded debt tow out
standing was issued prior to Februa
ry, 1 873, wben the silver dollar was
unknown in tbe circulation in this
country, and was only a convenient
form of silver bullion for exportation.
Five hundred and eighty-three mil
lion four hundred and forty thousand
three hundred and fifty dollars of the
funded debt has been issued since
February 1873, when gold alone was
the coin for which tbe bonds were
sold, and gold alone was the coin in
which both parties to tbe contract
understood that the bonds would be
paid. These bonds entered into the
markets cf tbe ' world. Tbey were
paid for in gold when silver Lad
greatly depreciated, and when no one
would Lave bought them if it had
been understood that they would be
paid in silver. The sum of 223,000,-
900 of these bonds has been sold dur
ing my Administration lor gold coin,
and the United States received the
benefit cf tbese sales by ft reduction
of tbe rate of interest to 4 per cent.
During the progress ot these sales a
doubt was suggested as to the coin
in which oaynient of these bonds
would be made. Tbe public an
nouncement was thereupon author
ized that it was "not to be anticipa
ted that any further legislation of
Congress or any action of any de
partment of the Government would
sanction or tolerate the redemption of
tbe principal of tbe bonds or tbe pay
ment of the interest thereon in coin
of less value than tbe coin authorized
by law at the time of the issue of tbe
bonds, being tbe coin exacted by the
Government, in exchange for the
same."
In view of these facts it will be just
ly regarded as a grave breach of the
public faith to undertake to pay
these bonds, principal or Interest, in
silver coin worth in tbe market less
than the coin received for them. It
is said that tbe silver dollar made
legal tender by this bill will under its
operation be equivalent in value to
tbe gold dollar. Mauy supporters of
the bill believe this, and would not
justify an attempt to pay debts, eith
er public or private, io coin ot inferior
value to the money cf the world. Tbe
capital defect of tbe bill is that it
contains no provision protecting from
its operation pre existing debts in
case tbe cuinage which it creates
shall continue to be of less value than
that which was tbe sole legal tender
wben tbey were contracted. If it is
now proposed for the purpose of tak
ing advantage of tne depreciation of
silver in tbe payment of debts to coin
and make a legal tender a sliver dol
lar of less commercial value than any
dollar, whether of gold or puper,
which is now lawful money in this
country. Such a measure, it will
hardly be questioned, will in tho
judgment of mankind be an act of bad
faith. As to all debts heretofore con
tracted, the silver dollar should be
made a legal tender only 'at its mar
ket value. Tbe standard of value
should not be changed without the
consent of both parties to tbe con
tract. National promises should be
kept with unflinching fidelity. There
is no power to compel a nation to
pay its ju3t debts. Its crelit depends
on its honor. Tbe nation owes what
it has led or allowed its creditors to
: expect.
I cannot approve a bill wbicb, in
my judgment, authorizes the viola
lion of sacred obligations.
The obligation cf tbe public (iilb
transcends all questions of profit or
public advantage. Its unquestionable
maintenance is tbe dictate as well of
tbe highest expediency as of tbe most
necessary duty, and should ever be
carefully guarded by the executive,
by Congress aud tbe people.
It is my firm oonviution that If the
country is to bs benetl ed by a silver
coinage it can be done only by tbe
issue of silver dollars of full value,
which will defraud no man. A cur
rency worth less than it purports to
be worth will in tbe end defraud not
only creditors, but all who are engag
ed in legitimate business, and none
more surely than those who aro de
pendent on their daily labor lor tbeir
daily bread.
(Signed) R. B. Hayes.
Executive Mansion, Feb. 23, 137S.
Burglar.
New Vobk, Feb. 23 As Officer
Harry Green, of the Carmanville po
lice turned the sharp curve of the
Hudson River Railroad directly op
posite Hayes' pier at two-bundretb
street, about half past one a. m. yes
terday, he met two men, each carry
ing a bundle.
"Where are you going?" the officer
asked, stopping tbem.
"We came from Buffalo," one re
plied, "and are on our way to New
York."
"What have you got in those bun
dles? Put tbem down, and let's see
what is in tbem."
The men dropped tbeir bundles on
the track. Tbe rumbling of a train
fast approaching could be heard, yet
the officer stooped down and opsned
one of the bundles. A quantity cf
silk handkerchiefs had barely touch
ed the ground, when there was a
shrill warning whistle as tbe tra:n
rounded the curve. It was within a
few hundred feet of tbe men. wben
one of tbem struck Olli.'er Green
over tbe eye, and tbe other bit him
on the back with a jimmy. Al
though nearly stunned, iUj otfijer
chased one of tbem. and ti.u l four
times at him. He beard him exclaim,
"My God. I'm shot." and then be
fell exhausted.
Roundsman Watson and Officer
Loeber, of the mounted scjuad, hear
ing the rapid firing, ran down the
traak. They found Officer Green,
almost insensible, leaning agaiust a
rock. He quickly told his story, aud
Roundsman Watson mounted bis
horse and gave the alarm. Officer
Green and Loeber then returned to
where Green had met tbe men. Tbey
heard stifled groans, and after a
short search found one of the men
on tbe track, with his right leg from
ankle to knee crushed into a pulp,
lie begged tbem to shoot him. He
was carried to the 152d Street Po
lice Station. As be lay on tbe floor
in tbe back room Captain Steers rec
ognizing him as William Tracey, a
Bowery thief, who had only been
down from tbe State pr son three
weeks, and had since joined
Dutch Harmon's gang of railroad
thieves. A8 tbe Captain spo!:e to
him be looked up and said, "lor God's
sake,Captain Bboot me. I'm suffer
ing awful.'' He then begged pit
eously for cbloroforoi or ether.
When asked for tbe name of bis con
federate, he said, "I'd rather die
than give him away " He is now in
the Ninety ninth sired hospital.
Mrrorpj t'rlmiaal Praredor.
The Grand Jury fjr this term com
pleted tbeir labors yesterday, and be
fore being discharged presented to
Recorder Hackett, through their fore
man, R. S. Hone, a memorial, peti
tioning tbe Legislature to make cer
tain changes and reforms in the mode
of criminal procedure. Under exist
ing conditions, the welfare of tbe
community and tbe rights of priso
ners demand that crimes of' lesser de.
gree b delegated to tbe Police mag.
istrate, In order to relieve tbe calen
dars no flooding the higher criminal
courts, and that such enlarged pow
er& be given to tbese Police magis
trates as will enable them to dispose
of lesser.
BRITOITS FIGHTK5 FORCE
FOUB HUNDRED THOUSAND
DRILLED MEN COULD FALL
INTO LINE 17 REQUIRED.
The Bi it! a (hi ace I Eqnadreu Arrives
at Malta from pabralter Fermlda
ble Array ef Irenelads.
London, Febuary 27. Major Gen
eral Sir Garnet Wolseley contributes
to the Nineteenth Century an article
entitled "England as a Military Pow
er." The following are his conclu
sions:
"At no previous period has Eng
land been so strong in a military sense
as now. Were war declared to-mor
row about 400.000 drilled men would
fall into line if required, eupported
by 372 field guns, manned and horsed
by tbe royal artillery. That number
would be roughly made up as follows :
Standing army at borne. 90,000 men,
army and militia reserve 40,000, mili
tia reserve C5,000, volunteers 180,000,
and second class army reserve 40,000;
total 414,000. In this calculation
have tbe figures very low, and have
left out altogether the 10.000 yeo
menry who would be available for
home service. I have not taken into
consideration the number of regnlar
troops that would be available for
war when the Mediterranean garri
sons were furnished by militia.
"It will thus be seen that we could
at once take the field with two fully
equipped army corps of more than
30,000 soldiers each, leaving a sim
ilar force of regular troops at home
as a reserve. When I compare tbe
military strength of England now
with what it was io 1851, I am as
amazed at the condition of military
weakness and helplessness in wbicb
we were when we began the Russian
war of tbat year as 1 am at the igno
racce of those who are now croaking
over our supposed want of strength
and alleged consequent inability to
fight."
London, February 27. 4 P. M.-
Lord Napier, ot Magdala, governor
aud comander-in-chief of Gibralter,
bas just arrived here from that place
Ibo afternoon papers announce
very prominently that it has been
decided to employ Lord Napier, of
Magdala. as commander-in-chief of
any expeditionary force that may be
sent out in case of war, with Major
General Sir Garnet Wolseley as chief
of staff.
Constantinople, Febuary 27.
1 1 is now stated that the peace nego
tiations will consume another week
unless Russia insists npon tbeir being
brought to a close.
London, Febuary 27. The ehan
nel snuadron has arrived at Malta
from Gibralter.
(Tbe British channel equadrou
consists of tbe following four power
ful ironclads : Tbe Thunderer, four
25 ton guns, 9,190 tons, 6,270 horse
power. Captain Wilson, Commander
Lord Charles Bereford ; the Mono
taur, seventeen 18 and 23-ton guop,
10,027 tons, C.702 horse power, Rear
Admiral Lord John Hay, Captain
Henry Rawson ; the Defense, six
teen H and 25-ton guns, 2 537 horse
power, Captain Cator, Commander
esbam, and the lilacs prince, twen
ty eight guns, 9,137 tons 5,772 horse
power, Rear Admiral Dowell, Cap
tain Howard. This addition to tbe
fleet ot Vice Admiral Hornby will
raise his force to twenty-nine ships,
carrying 235 guns and over 7,000
men )
Harder.
PoBTXANu, Feb. 23 The people
of Dexter, iu thu State, have been
thro wn into an intense state cf ex
citement on accbunt of the fearful
death of J. W. Barron, treasurer of
tbe Dexter Savings Bank. Mr. Par
sons, an insurance agent, hada i of
fice in the same room with tbe bank.
Between five and six o'clock Friday
night be lefi Mr. Barron in the of
fice. Mr. Barron not returning home
as nsnal, search was male for him.
Going to the bank tbe doors were
found to be locked as usual. Tbe
National Bank has an office adjoin
ing that ef tbe Savings Bank, and
Mr. Center, the cashier, being sum
moned, an attempt was made to en
ter tbe Savings Bank through the
vaults of tbe two bank", wbicb are
so connected that when the djorsof
tbe safes are closed a person can
pass from one room to the other.
Tbe vault doors of the National
Bank having been opened, it was
found that tbe doors of the Savings
Bank vault could not be opened.
Groans being beard, it was supposed
tbat Mr. Barron bad fallen in a fit.
Finally, entering the room, tbe vault
doors of tbe Savings Bank were
found closed and locked, and the
truth at once flashed upon tbe spec
tators. Between tbe roof of tbe
vault and tbe door of the safe is a
small aperture, through which a per
son forced his way, when a horrible
sight was disclosed. I jiog upon
tbe floor, handcuffed, with a gag in
his mouth and a rope lied tightly
around lis neck, was found Mr. Bar
ron. He was senseless and lying
against the door. He was moved
and the door opened. Tbe gag was
similar to the wooden part of the bail
of a water pail, and a piece of twine
passed through a hole was tied about
bis neck. The handcuffs were Dick
ie plated and finely made, and were
so constructed that tbe more the per
son struggled the tighter tbey would
grasp bis arms. There was a wound
behiud the ear and a cut on the fore
bead, besides several other bruises.,
He was taken out, but did not re
gain consciousness, and died abont
five o'clock this morning. Tbe bur
glars were evidently hidden iu the
building, and alter all tbe other oc
cupants had left attacked Mr. Barron
just as he waa going for a hod of
coal. There most have beea a ter
rible struggle, for his false teeth had
dropped out and bis kes and other
articles were strewn in disorder
about the room. Tbe outer door of
tbe safe bad been opened, but the
Valuables bad all fSrpyioutJy' been
secured in tbp inner safe, and the
treasurer was probably stricken down
by the robbers because he would not
open 'the combination lock. After
binding him be was placed in tbe
vault and the doors closed upon him.
A ppraon passing tbe bank about 6
o'clock on Friday night saw three
strangers standing in tbe doorway.
A little later a lady saw two men
step from the bank boildipg and hur
ry a-?ay. Mr. Barron was a man
about forty-five years old, and a man
much rwpeiited and above all suspi
cion. He had been To wo Treasure"
for many years, and had held . other
positions of trust. He bad aa in
surance of several thousand dollars
on his life, is tbe New York Mutual
and other companies, and was a
prominent Free Mason. The funds
of the bank baue been found all right,
with the exception of some $80 and
a check for $200. A reward of $1,
000 has beea offered for the appre
hension of the murderers.
WAE NEWS.
TnK Treaty of Peace Sioned-Riat-iA
Renounces Her Claim
on the Egyptian and Bcl
(iabian Tributes Rk
joicino at St.
Petersburg.
London, Mar. 3 The following
announcement of the conclusion
of peace between Russia and Turkey
was received to-night:
Constantinople, Sunday night,
March 3. The treaty of peace has
been signed. Grand Duke Nicholas
announced the fact to tbe ssoldicrs
at a review at San Stefano to day.
Russia bas abandoned her claim on
the Egyptian and Bulgarian trib
utes. London, March 4. The Ayence
Busse cites a special dispatch from
Vienna, March 1st, stating that the
Russians were bent on entering Con
stantinople with cr without the Sul
tan's consent, and that England had
notified Prince Gortscbakotf that if
Russia pursued the latter course the
British ambassadors would be or
dered to quit St. Petersburg. Tbe
Agence Husne says this report refers
to a past phase of tbe crisis, since
which tbe Russians have occupied
San Stefano with tbe sanction of the
Sultan.
London, March 4 A special from
Vienna asserts that two divisions of
Aostrians will enter Bosnia in abont
ten days.
A Constantinople dispatch, dated
Saturday-says: Grand Duke Nich
olas will probably visit Constantino
ple on Monday. It is said be will
move his headquarters to Ferikeeo,
wilhin two miles of Pera.
A correspondent at Vienna states
tbat the Austrian and British Ambas
sadors have been instructed to protest
if the Russians enter Constantinople.
London, March 4 St. Peters
burg and Pera corrospondenti con
firm the report tbat the treaty of
peace has beeo. signed at St. Peters
burg. Tbe enthusiasm over the
news was almost unprecedented.
There was an immense crowd before
the palace shouting and tinging
"God Save the Czar." The Pera
correspondent says the treaty of
peace was signed on Saturday. Thirty
one thousand troops were reviewed
at St. Stefano. A Te Deum was
snng amid great enthusiasm.
A correspndent at St. Stefano is
able to state tbat neither she surren
der of a portion of the Turkish fleet
nor the claim on the Egyptian tribute
is included in the conditions cf peace,
and there is no interference with the
portion of the Turkish revenue which
is hypothecated to foreign creditors.
Nothing is definitely settled relative
to indemnity, but it will principally
be iu favor of territory in Asia, in
cluding Kara and Batoum, not Erze
roum. Salonica and Adrianople are
not included in Bulgaria.
A Pera correspondent professes to
give the conditions of peace, lie
makes the indemnity fully as heavy
as was reported on February 25, viz,
1,400,000,000 roubles, with 40,000,
000 sterling in bonds added.
A Vienna special says tbe commu
nication which so reassured Austria
last week was to the effect that Rus
sia admitted that the peace conditions
bad been aggravated at tbe bead
quarters of Grand Duke Nicholas,
but sbe promised notable modifica
tions at tbe conference. Austria will
not ocenpy Bosnia and Herzegovinia
if tbe conditions are abandoned by
which tbese provinces are cut ctf
from communication with tbe rest of
Turkey. Even if the conditions are
maintained, Austria would only re
sort to annexation at tbe suggestion
of ibe powers at the conference.
Count Andrassay was determiued
to persist with the vote of credit, al
though assured by tbe spokesman of
tbe Austrian Delegation tbat it
would only pass by a small majority,
Tbe opponents of the vote of credit
seem disposed to appeal to the
Reicbsiath if defeated in tbe Delega
tion, but as the question can only be
brought on when the money is actu
ally wanted, the Government, when
that is tbe case, will doubtless be
able to justify tbeir demand even to
their adversaries,
Belgrade, March X Fifty-one
persons have been condemned to
death and forty-eight to penal ser
vitude for tbe attempt at insurrec
tion at Topolja last year.
A conspiracy to murder tbe Turk
ish officials at Bosnia has been dis
covered at Seiajero. Numbers of
Mobamedans bave been arrested.
Paper Mill Baraed.
A special dispatcb to the Commer
cial Gazette from West Newton says
tbat C. P. Markfe k Son's paper mill
at that place, combining engines and
valuable machinery, was destroyed
by fire yesterday morning. Tbe
flames were brst discovered in tbe rag
room, wbich contained very little
stock, and had progressed to such an
extent as to be beyond control.
Therefore no attempt was made to
save the main brick building, which
was 180 feet long by 40 wide. It
was entirely consumed, nothing being
left standing in less tban an hour ex
cept the bare and blackened walls.
Tbe greater part of tbe buildjog was
three stories higb, and roofed with
slate. Two Fuurdriuier machines
were among the valuable machinery
destroyed. Last June the pulp works
of this establishment were consumed,
but the proprietors soon bad tbem re
built. Tbe fire was undoubtedly tbe
work of an incendiary. Tbe loss will
reach $106,000, against which there
is an insurance of $47,000. Of course
tbe loss falls heavily upon tbe owners,
but it will be more severely felt dur
ing these pinching times by those
who wrre dependent upon the mill
for means to support their families.
The fire is looked upon by the com
munity as a great calamity, and the
citizens of 7est Newton hope tbat
the Messrs. Markle will soon re
build.
Deal a Fran Frlarkt.
PjTf SB. R(f, Feb. 27 Mr. James
iendrick, died from fright this
morning. A Ire broke out in her
bouse this morning and she wa? so
badly frightened tbat she died al
most instantly. Ibe deceased was
forty jeare of age. Her husband
had been permanetly disabled by the
e;plofcjon in LDg'1 rolling mills, and
one of hor sons was killed at the
time. Sbe bad been in delicate
health ever since that time, and tbe
excitement this morning produced a
shock which caused her deatb.
Killed iay HI Ulapaan.
E v an'sville, I.nd., Febuary 28
Commodore I). Curtis, a farmer, Gfiy
years old, was sboi through the heart
and killed, at hie bouse, near Mount
Vernon, Indiana, on Tuesday, by his
stepson, aged thirteen. Curtis was
trying to murder his wite in a drunk
en spree, and the boy got a gun and
shot bim.
1 -' NK TF .4 P TEH TISEMEXTS.
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
Hurt laulr opened m jscil loruic o!
BELLON'S
Black Silks,
FULL 24 INCHES WIDE
Prices, . MS
Pi-ire, - - . dlH
Price. ... SI 75
Price a, ... MM
Prleea, .... SH5
Price, - . - Slit
Price. - . . . 82 73
Price. . . usee
The goud wilt 1 band na coararUKa to be
from 21 to So eentf less la price than imllar qoU
tl can be bought elwwbere. This make of Goo.i
Is thoroughly reliable. ntj Is nnexi-rllcil fordnra
bliltfofwear.
Also about
500 PIECES.
FANCY SILKS,
IN PRICES RANGING FROM
50 Cents to $1 per Yard,
All of which are gnaraiitettl
to be below even
current wholesale prices.
SAMPLES.
of all drtcription of Dry Caod$ forwarJrd on
implication, smil ordtst promptly mnd Jfltr
t or H $ Jklled through our
Mail Order Department.
how thorottghlg organised
STRAWBRIDGE & ' CLOTHIER.
N. W, Cor. Eighth and Market Sta.'
PIIir,AIEI.PIIIA.
Feb :l
Kobberjr.
Galveston, Texas, Feb. 23 A
special dated Dallas, 23, sap: Last
night the south bound train on tbe
Central Texas Railraad was boarded
at Allen station by six men, who
robbed tbe express car of twenty
Sve hundred dollars. Tbe train had
hardlj drawn up at the station when
a man jumped into the engineer's
cab, covered tbe engineer and fire
man with revolvers. Five other
men attempted to enter the express
car, when Messenger Thomas show
ed fight, firing three shots ai tho
robbers, bitting one, it is thought
killing him. Tbe robbers Gred live
or six shots at tbe messenger, and
rushing in, overpowered him, cut the
bell rope, and uncoupling tbe ex
press car from tbe train, ordered the
the engineer to pull over on tbe fide
track, where the messenger was forc
ed to open ibe safe, from wbich I Lev
abstracted $2,500 in money, over
looking a package containing about
$400. Tbe robbers were all masked,
save the one who covered tbe engi
neer. Tbe passengers were com
pletely demoralized, and thinking
they would be visited generally, a
scramble ensued in tbe secretion of
money and valuables. They were net
molested, however. One of the par
ty proposed going through the pas
sengers, but the leader commanded
mm io seep nis piace ana come on.
After securing the booty the robbers
mounted horses bitched a short dis
tance from tbe depot, and took a
northwestwardly course. There
were enough male passengers to cap
ture the r obbers, but tbey were so
badly demoralized tbat with tbe ex
ception of tbe cond actor and Captain
W. Apperson, who attempted to
arouse the passengers to action, there
was no disposition to resist shown.
Simultaneous wi;h the firing a man
rushed into the passenger coacb in
great fright, aud as be hurried
through said tbe robbers numbered
betwten fifty and sixty. He was
one of the robbers. About twelve
o'clock Superintendent Quintan tel
egraphed to tbe City Marshal that a
car would be at his" service by one
o'clock, wbich was taken and tbe pur
suit of the robbers commenced.
The tidal Wave at Callaa.
New York, February 25. Ac
counts from CalUo, Pern, cf the ef
fects of the tidal wave there on the
27ib of January say the alarm is in
describable and the damage incalcu
lable. The oldest inhabitants of Cal
Iao state tbat tbey bave never seen
anytbjng to compare with the scenes
of Snnday and Monday, January 27
and 23. Tbe Eea i covered with
floating debris. At every moment
immense waves of thirty and forty
feet high break over tbe mole and
along tbe whole coast line, spreading
navoc anu destruction around. Most
of the wooden structures inside the
moles, built tor the use of the Paci6c
Steam Navigation Company and for
otbtr purposes, bave been swept a war
or broken up. Two thousand tons of
coal for the English Company baa
disappeared, and the merchandise on
tbe dock bas been completely ruiocd.
The wheat mole, the Cbncinto mole,
tbe property of tbe Muelle Darena,
and' Meiggs' mole are destroyed.
The various timber yards, coal de
posits aud bathing establishments
have been greatly damaged. Tbe
railroad running from the dock to
Cbucinto has been completely under
mined. Eight persons 'were drowned.
At Pisa go a tho cjndeneer was brok
en to pieces and a considerable quan
tity of ec a! and ' saltpetre lost. At
Iquique tbe earthquake shock was
terrijc. It threw ibe whole town
into a state of consternation ant)
alarm. It lasted one rinute and
thirty seonds- This main shock was
followed during tbe nigbt by forty
minor ehocks. Landslides are re
ported. At Lu Xoria several houses
(ell. Tbe steamer Karnak is report
ed lost. 4
Bay arl Taylor' Aplntintt-
TUg UEBMANa MUCH PLEASEp.
Bkrlis, February 27. The Na
tional Zeitung cordially welcomes
Bayard Taylor's apuoitment as Unit
ed States Minister to Germany, as
one conferring honor on Germany
and America alike, and calculated to
strengthen tbe already strong ties
between tbe two countries. "Presi
dent Hayes," says the National Zei
tung, "deserves Germany's sincere
thanks."
ADDITIONAL BARGAINS
IN
SEASONABLE
Dress Goods
FOR
WINTER AND EARLY SPR1NS.
STRAFBSIDGE 1 CLOTHIER
take pleasure in raTmltt.nic the lilowlnn a.Mt
tknal banrftiiu,
JUST OPENED
1 CASE TWILLED BHILLIAXTIXKs
( ASSORTED UUL'JH i) lit 31 Ohm.
pment value So oen:..
1 LOT ALL-WOOL SATIN STRIPKI)
BUXTIXO. AT 3t Cent.
The manaraetiirer ha mwl no aule of
rooili for letu cbua i'J'ceo;.. prvlou to our rl.
in imrchaae, awl tbe retail price b been nl is
nuw in cema el where.
TWO-CASES MATELASE BEIGK,
ALL-WUUL AND SUPERIOR STYLES.
Theoe we shall sell at SO Cents!
OXE CASE EXTRA AKMCRES,
In medium LlOHl COLORS, at 3? I'tna.
OXE CASE EXTRA ARMI RES,
Same ia.illtj as above, but a it ut in tyle
AT S CENTS.
OXE CASE ARMIRES.
OOOl(l ALITY, AT SB CENTS
OXE CASE BOt'RETTES, at 12 Cenu
The following are rapid !j selling and will ..n
be c luted .
OXE CASE ENGLISH BOl'KETTEs.
WOOL FILLIf, AT It CENTS.
1 CASE EXGLISII BOUHETTES, Xk:
VERY DESIRABLE AT PRICE.
1 C ASE EXGLIS11 BOURETTES. 2V .
REDUCED F R1.M B CENTS.
1 CASE EXGLISII MATELASSES, 20 .
REAL VALUE St CENTS.
1 CASE EXGLISII MATELASSES.
AT 31 CENTS.
1CASE ENGLISH MATELASSE BL'K.F.
AT2 CENTS.
I CASE EMiLISH MATELASSE I5EK.1:.
AT 25 CENTS.
1 CASE ENGLISH M ATELASSE BEK. I.
AT St CENTS.
Tbene are oo.l..u'u-l lr.'ins.
OXE LOT MOHAIR BRILLIAXTIXK-.
IN COLORS, AT SI Cents.
Never ld ens tlun 45 rcntn.
ONE LOT POSE M3HAI3 BRIUMTLNU
IN CHOICE COLORS, AT 31 CENTS.
Lately sold ut Uscnti.
It'il hellvred that not a single Item In almre Ii--ha
-ever heture Ix-en jld at the price in any m.ir
et in this country.
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER.
N. "W. Cor., Eighth and Market Sts.
PHILADELPHIA.
A Kaia an n ".WaaaeBlaer.'
Nashville, Teno , Februirj 2.Y
Revenue Collector Davis and Lis
raiders returned yeterdaj from a
week's ride tbrough I'utnani, DrKulb
and White counties. Tbej bad des
troyed fourteen illicit distilleries acil
arrested twelve men, among tbem
Riley Brown, Jamea Milan ami
Frank Lewis. Tbe two latter are
also cbarged with having cunt-pireil
with another party to cut in piece
four men whom they believed to have
given information to the revenue t Ul
cers. Armed with axej tbey await
ed until the quartette reached tbe
door of tbeir distillery and attacked
tbem, each man having selected hi
vie im. Que man was badly crippled,
but managed to make bis escape,
while a man named Jones bad an ae
driven with great force into his back,
after which be was terribly butchered
and murdered. Tbe otbtr two beg
ged off npon condition of silence fur
tbe future. Milan and Lewis bave
just been indicted by tbe State Court.
Illicit distilling nas been suppressed
in Macon county, tbe people of tbe
vieiaity having assisted the officers
by giving information. Collector
Woodcock asserts that while there
are only twenty-five legal distilleries
in this district, there are uOO illegal
concerns in tbe mountain fastnesses.
Depart re ef
the CeHatltntion
Havre.
Phii.AIjELViiia, February 2iV
The United States frigate CoustLn
liou left this port at noon to day nitb
a cargo ol 5(10! tons of exhibits fjr the
Paris Exposition. Sbe was accom
panied down the river by tbe tur
Stokely, having on bjard Commis
sioner General McCormick, George
W. Childs, Mayor Stokley acd others.
The Tallapoosa will arrive here next
week to convey the remaining ex
hibit to the liroollyn Navy Yard,
where tbey will b transferred to tbe
L'nited Staies ship Portsmouth,
wbich is expected to sail about tbe
15th nroximo.
EiulR-raat.
ATcmsoN, Kan., Feb. 2S The
number of people now pourinir i d t
this State is without parallel in the
history of tbe West. Over l,20!t
persons arrived in this city to day;
destined fjr tbe interior of Kansas.
Toi-kka, Kan., Feb. 21 Twenty
seven car-loads of passenger? came
in to-day from Atchison and Kansas
City, on the Santa Fe road, mostly
for settlement in the Arria Val
ley; besides these, large numbers
came in on the Kansas PaciHc road.
It is estimated that the $tate will re:
ceire 200,000 additional to its popu
lation this year.
Honor to Raj ard Ta; lor.
Kexnbtt Square, la., Feb. 27
Day ard Taylor, tbp ngwly appointed
minuter to lierman. arrived bere tuia
evening with bis wife and daughter
on a virtit to bis parents. At the sta
tion be was met hy a committee who
invited bim to a welcome in the bor
ough hall, wbicb was fillej to over
flowing wi'.h tbe people cf tbe sur
rounding neighborhood. After the
most beany tpeccbes of welcome and
cjngrtula;i.u!, to wbicb Mr. Taylor
responded, there was a banquet in
wbicb one hundred pecple partiripa
ted.1 Tlie rwHilifr Law
WashinuTos Febuary TLp
Secretary of tbe Treasury has already
perlected necessary arrangements for
tbe immediate execuii u ot the law
providing f ir the coinage of the silver
dollar j, so .bat there will be no delay
whatever in iu operation. The Sec
retary has prepared a form of a silver
certificate, and apprjved the device
for the silver dollar, wbicb was sub
mitted to him by the Director of tbe
Mint- Tbe Department is, therefore,
prepared to begin without delay tbe
administration of tbe new law.
Bald la- Illicit niallllrr
Washiwtox, Feb. ;3. 137. Col
lector Cooper, at Knoxville, Teno ,
telegraphed to tbe Internal Revenue
Commissioner to day, as follows :
'My raiding parly ef 10 men have re
turned from the Counties of Union,
Claibjrne, Granger, and Hancock,
Tenn ,' and Lee County, Va. We
seized 20 distilleries, destroyed 17
copper stills, 20,250 gallons of sing
lings, and 100 gallons of whieky."