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VOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1877.
NO. 253
WASHINGTON.
MORTON DEFENDS HA YES.
LOUISIANA QUESTIONS—BLAINE AND BIS
DAUGHTER—6FOFFORD AND KELLOGG BE
FORE THE COMMITTEE—HOUSE TO ADJOURN
FOB BALTIMORE RACES—FEW CONFIRMA
TIONS—DIAZ’S MAN TO GO HOME—AFACHES
SURRENDER—APPOINTMENTS FOB NEW
TORE.
THE LOUISIANA QUESTIONS.
Washington, October 23.—It seems
understood among Louisiana politioians,
that King’s name will not be Bent to the
Senate until near its close. Pinohback
arrived last night. The impression grows
that the whole Louisiana Senatorial ques*
tion will be remitted to the coming ses
sion of the Louisiana Legislature.
BLAINE AND HIS DAUGHTER.
Senator Blaine’s condition is better.
Hib daughter’s condition is not dangerous,
but the ball is not extracted. She was
shot in the face by a premature explosion
of a parlor pistol.
SPOFFORD AND KELLOGG BEFORE THE COM*-
MITTEE.
The Gommittee on Privileges and Elec
tions agreed to allow Spofford and Kel-
logg, or their representatives, an hour to
argue their respective cases. Kellogg’s
counsel argued that the President’s de
cision as to which was the legal govern
ment in Louisiana was subject to review
and revocal by Congress.
By request Spofford was allowed to
defer his argument until to-morrow. The
committee then adjourned.
HOUSE TO ADJOURN FOR BALTIMORE RACES.
The House will meet to-morrow without
a quorum and adjourn for the Baltimore
races.
No nominations to-day.
PERSONAL MATTERS.
Senor Mata, who has been here for
some time with credentials from the Diaz
Government, returns to Mexico in a few
days. His retirement is attributed to ill
health, but the real cause is said to be ill
success in scouring* recognition.
The Senate confirmed Gov. MoCormick
as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
and chosen Third Assistant Postmaster
General.
It is said that the English mission has
been tendered to Simon Cameron.
One hundred and ninety-one Northern
Apache Indians surrendered at Wingate,
New Mexico.
The Indianapolis Journal of to-day
prints an editorial revised and approved
by Senator Morton, declaring that Presi
dent Hayes has done nothing as yet to
justify the Republicans in distrusting
either his patriotism or Republicanism,
and urging for him thetr continued confi
dence and support.
The Cabinet finally determined to ap»
point Roosvelt collector, Merritt sur
veyor, and Prinoe naval officer for New
York. No consular or diplomatic ap
pointments considered.
TRIENNIAL EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Dlacuaalon on the Proposed Mew
Order.
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
SOME SENATE CONFIRMATIONS
MORGAN INTRODUCES A BILL TO IMPROVE
ALABAMA RIVERS—HOUSE ADJOURNS.
Washington, October 23.—The Senate
went into executive session with the un
derstanding that they adjourn to Thurs
day.
The Senate confirmed Prof. Langston,
colored, Minister to Hayti, and several
other unimportant nominations, and ad
journed.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, October 23.—Morgan of
Alabama, presented a petition of the Ala>
bama Industrial Association, asking ap
propriations for the improvement of
various rivers in that State. Referred to
Committee on Commerce.
YELLOW FEVER
INCREASING AT FERNANDINA.
Speolal to Enquirer-Sun,]
Jacksonville, October 23.—Eight new
oases at Fernandina Sunday and eight
yesterday, with three deaths and five now
vToses to-day. The fever has seized upon
the colored people, and will sweep through
the entire colored population there. Capt.
Danbnrg, pilot, is among the dead of yes
terday. The weather is qnite oool, bat
Ho frost.
Railroad Fight In Pennnylvaufta.
Speolal to Enquirer-Sun.]
Pittsburg, Penn., October 23.—The
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad crosses
the tracks of the Lawrence and New Cas
tle, a leased line of the Pennsylvania and
Mahoningtown, Pennsylvania. Last week
the latter road began grading for a side
track, to be placed four or five feet below
the grade of their main track, with the
intention of preventing the new road
from crossing their line. The Erie Road,
however, put a large force of men on and
fiuooeeded in makidg the crossing. Last
night a large force of workmen, employed
by the Lawrence and New Castle Road,
marched to the orossing and tore np the
newly laid track of the Lake Erie Road
The latter road, with a still larger num
ber of workmen, relaid the track to-day,
and it was again torn up this evening
Trouble is feared there to-night.
Baltimore Haeoi.
Pamlico, October 23.—Three-fourths
of a mile—Wash Booth wod, Vermont
second, Diamond third, in 1:25.
Two mile, fixed stakes—King Faro won.
*Major Barker second, Susquehanna third,
in 8:55.
One mile, central stakes—Dnke Ma
genta won, Pique second, Danicheff third,
in 1:50$.
Two mile heats—First, Algerine won,
Burgoo second, Barricade third, in 4:02$.
Second, Barricade won, Ambush second,
Algerine third, in 3:50. Third, Algerine
won, Barricade second, in 4:00.
POOL SELLING.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Baltimore, Ootober 23.—Pool selling
is brisk for the extra race between Ton
Broeok, Tom Ochiltree and Parole. Pools
•old as follows: Ten Broeok 100 to 110;
Tom Oohiltree 50 to 45; Parole 21 to 25,
Death of a Minister.
Knoxville, Tenn., Ootober 23.—Rev.
Dr. W. E. Muusey, an eminent divine of
the Southern Methodist Churoh, died
•uddenly this morning at Jonesboro.
Boston, October 23.—A message from
the House of BishopB in relation to mar
riages with relations was concurred in,
and a committee appointed. The number
of Bishops now in the Churoh is 28.
Increased effort with the freedmen of
the South was reoommended.
A canon adopted by the House of Bish
ops for the creation and government of
the proposed order of Deaconesses and
Sisters of the Churoh came up for con-
current action. Rev. Dr. Huntingdon
o‘ jected to tbe provisions in the canon
for the government of tbe order whereby
Deaconesses would be governed more by
Diocesan rule than by a form established
by tbe Honse of Bishops. He was hear
tily in spirit with the proposed organiza
tion.
Dr. Leeds, of Maryland, supported the
canon as it came reoommended by the
committee,as did also Mr. Walsh of Penn
sylvania.
Judge Sheffey, of Virginia, from the
Committee on CauonB, presented minori
ty reports proposing that qualifications of
women to enter the order be left to the
Bishops, and that tbe setting apart of a
deaconess should be by a form set forth
by the House of Bishops, instead of being
in the control of any one Bishop.
Dr. Morgan Dix, of New Yoak, ex
pressed the opinion that canonical legisla
tion was unnecessary. He could not en
dorse anything affecting the majority re
port.
Dr. Clark, of Kentucky, said proper
legislation was necessary to place tbe
Church in its proper position before tbe
world, and declared himself in favor of
the canon as reported from the House of
Bishops. It would serve to protect the
Church from any discredit.
Rev. Dr. Sh&ttuck, of Massachusetts,
thought any legislation or canonical law
in rslation to the matter unnecessary.
Dr. Fulton, of Wisconsin, believed that
tbe sisterhood should be governed by
legislation, the same to be made by the
respective diooesan conventions as re
garded tbe work of the order in their re
spective jurisdictions.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.}
Boston, Ootober 23.—In tbe afternoon
session tbe canon proposing an organize
tion of the order of deaconess, or sisters,
was discussed and finally laid on the
table, which disposes of its offer so far as
the present convention is concerned.
Chicago!
MUSEUM BURNED IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Ootober 23.—Wood’s Museum
is partially burned. The part occupied
as a theatre was gutted, and all tbe ani
mals suffocated. Loss $40,000.
FAILURES.
Oov. Alexander, real estate, failed
Unsecured debt $250,000.
Jno. W. Corrington, Jr., real estate,
failed. Uunseoured debt $21,000.
Presldeot or Caban Republic Cap
tured.
Havana, Ootober 23.—A Spanish
column near Holgium commanded by
Colonel Mozoriejo has captured the Presi
dent of the Cuban ltepublio, Thomas Es~
trade, and the Secretary of tbe Cuban
Chambers.
Special to the Enquirer-Bun.}
New York, Ootober 23.—An offioial dis-
patoh received in this oity dated Havana,
to-day, contains tbe following informa
tion: According to a telegram from Oen.
Morales De Los Rios, directed to the
Geueral-in-Chief of the Army in Cuba,
Martinez Campos, trasmitted by the latter
to Capcain General of the Island Jovellar,
the forees under Col. Mozavieje, of the
Holgnin Brigade have made promises of
the so-called President of the Republic
Dou Tomas Estrada, and Secretary of the
so-called Cuban Chamber of Representa
tives, and seven other members of that
body.
UOOD-UIE JOHN BULL.
THE DEPARTURE OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE
BRITISH RIFLE TEAM.
Spaclal Dispatch to Charleston Journal of
Uommeroe.
New York, Ootober 20.—Sir Henry
Halford, Captain of the British Rifle
Team, sailed to-day for home in the
steamer City of Berlin. A delegation
from the National Rifle Association, with
several other gentlemen, were at the pier
to bid farewell to the distinguished guest.
Sir Henry, in a short speech, expressed
himself as delighted with his trip to
this country, and especially
pleased with the treatment he
had received at the hands
of the American Riflemen. He hoped
arrangements would be completed for a
mutch to take place in England npon sim
ilar conditions as the late international
match, and to be able to return some of
the hospitalities generously extended to
him. No other speeches were made, but
a general handshaking and interchange
of good wishes followed. The National
Rifle Association had prepared a memorial
to be sent to Congress, setting forth the
benefits to be derived from, and urging
the insertion in tbe army bill of an appro
priation for the encouragement of rifle
practice, not only in the regular army and
navy, but among the uniformed militia of
the various States.
THE TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR.
BIMUNl HKJII.DINS RAILWAY*
IN HIILUABIA.
HOW ROUMANIANS CAPTURED A REDOUBT.
RUSSIANS CONSTRUCTING RAILROADS IN BUL
GABIA.
London, Oct. 23.—The correspondent
of the Times at Sistova telegraphs the
following :—The Russians have made
contracts for the construction of a series
of railways in Bulgaria. Work is com
mencing. On Ootober 27th, the main
line will run from Sistova to Morrey Stu-
den, with branohes from there to Plevna
and Sistova. The passage of the Danube
will be mude by ferry boats on the Amer
ican plan, carrying several railroad car
riages each.
ENGLAND.
WEAVERS AT ASHTON RE8UME WORK.
London, Oct. 23.—The weavers’strike
at Ashton by which a thousand operatives
weie thrown out of employment for the
past three weeks, terminated by the
strikers accepting the terms offered by
employers.
THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
London, Oct. 23—3 p. m.—A Renter
from Liverpool says the weather is wet,
but the attendance at the grain market
was good. The demand is fair; white
wheat, steady for red wheat whioh show
ed ld@2d decline. Flour is steady; corn
shows one shilling advanoe.
COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED.
London, Oot. 23.—Telegrams between
Liverpool and London are delayed on ac
count of interruptions on the wire.
RACE AT NEW MARKET.
London, Oot. 23.—At the New Market,
Haughton meeting to-day, the raoe for
Cambridgeshire stakes was won by Jau-
geleur.
THE CITY OF LON DOM.
Suit DfamlNsed.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.}
St. Louis, October 23.—The suit pend
ing in tbe U. S. Court here against John
Henderson, of New Orleans, for complic
ity with the*wbiskey ring has been dis
missed by District Attorney Bliss, under
instructions from Washington.
Sentenced to Two Yearn.
Speolal to Euquirer-Sun.]
Baltimore, Ootober 23.—In the United
States District Court to-day, Joseph A.
Ryan was found guilty of passing coun
terfeit five oent pieces, and sentenced to
two years imprisonment in the State pen
itentiary.
Front ut MemplilN.
Memphis, Ootober 23 — Heavy white
frost this morning, which it is thought
will materially benefit the cotton crop by
stopping the seoond growth developed by
the recent warm weather and causing
the bolls to open.
SHORT TELE©KAU1S.
—A woman convicted of abducting a
little girl, in New York, was sent .to the
penitentiary for ten years.
Ladies’ and Misses’ Striped Hose just
opened at Lee's New Store, 102 Broad
street. OC21 lw
MINE EXPLOSION.
HOPE OF SAVING LIFE FAINTER.
London, Ootober 23.—The latest intel
ligence from High Biantyre colliery is to
11 o’clock Monday night. The shaft, at
the bottom of whioh the knooking was
heard, is rapidly collapsing. The explo
rers consequently attempting to re
open communication from tbe other mine.
They have penetrated about half a mile,
but still have 150 fathoms to dear, so
they cannot possibly reaob the men who
are supposed to be imprisoned before
morning. It is feared by that time that
few, if any, will remain alive.
FOUR RECOVERED, OF WHOM TWO HAVE
DIED.
Four miners were recovered alive at
11 o’clock, but so exhausted that one died
before morning and tbe case of another
is thought hopeless. Mining experts
express the opinion that all the men re*
maining in the pits have perished, but if
any are alive no rescue party can reaob
them in less than eight or ten days. The
work of bringing up the dead was re
sumed this morning. The bodies found
are fearfully burned and mangled, show
ing the explosion was of terrific violence.
FRANCE.
CONCILIATORY CABINET 8UQOE8TED.
London, October 23. —The Times' Paris
correspondent say* an article published
in the Courier de France, suggesting the
immediate formation of a Cabinet of con
ciliation, has attracted muoh attention.
It is supposed to have been inspired by
M. Jules Grevy and other Republican
leaders.
Pabis, October 23.—Jules Grevy will
accept the representation of the ninth
arrondissement of Paris, instead of his
former constituency, the arrondissement
of Dole and the department of Jara, from
both of whioh arrondisements he was re
turned, because the Republicans attaoh
greater and more general significance to
bis election in place of the late M. Thiers,
although M. Gravy favors a moderate poli
cy, believing it to be better for tbe coun
try that President MacMabon should
serve his term, still if the Marshal does
not promptly accept the opportunity now
open to him, and sincerely co-operate
with the Moderate Liberals in guarantee
ing the country against anti-Republioan
surprise. M. Grevy is prepared to place
himself at the head of a solid Left and
maintain its claims, and fulfill the duties
imposed by the country in tbe late elec*
tions.
The Constitutional to-day, deolares
that moderation and patience remains tbe
watchwords of the Republican party.
The Orleanist organ Lesolcil, insists
npon a compromise, whioh it deolares is
not only possible but neoessary.
NO CHANGE IN MINISTRY—ANOTHER DEPUTY
SENTENCED.
Paris, Oetober 23—The Moniteur semi-
fficial says at the close of this morning
council, President MnoMahon plainly in-
formsd Ministers DeBroglie and Fourton
that tho idea of ministerial changes oould
not be entertained at the present moment.
The tribunal of More Nues has sentenc
ed Deputy Mestrean to 1 month's impris
onment and 2,000 francs fine for insult
ing President MaoM&hon and the Minis
ters.
Train Untracked.
St. Louis, October 23.—The train on
the Ohio and Mississippi road was thrown
from the track. A rail had been raised
by a jack-screw, whioh was left to bold
the rail out of place. The mail, express,
baggage and two passenger cars, with
three sleepers, were thrown from the
track. All are more or less damaged, but
not a passenger hurt. It is supposed to
have been the work of discharged seotion
hanjs.
Failures.
New York, October 23.—Gen. Abram
Durijee, lumber dealer, has failed. Lia
bilities $00,800.
WENDELL PHILLIPS VERSION OF THE QUAR*»
EEL, AND EX-SECRETARY FIBU’s DENIAL.
Boston, Ootober ID.—Wendell Phillips,
in a leoture last night on Charles Sumner,
strongly denounced Oen. Grant’s recent
statement that Senator Sumner was neg
ligent of his business as Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and lied
about the San Domingo treaty. Mr. Phil
lips intimated that President Grant was
in no state to understand anything when
Mr. Sumner called to inform him that ho
wonld not support tbe treaty. In regard
to Mr. Motleys recall, Mr. Phillips said
the reoords in the State Department in
blaok and white prove that the Adminis
tration stooped to a falsehood; that Mr.
Fish exhorted Mr. Sumner to take the
Britith mission, and told him he ought to
go to London; that six months later tho
Minister was recalled ou the grouud that
he bad leaned too muoh on the opinion
of a great Northern Senator; that Mr.
Sumner’s indignant exclamation to Mr.
Fish was : “If Mr. Motley’s leaning was
an unpardonable sin, by what right did
yon sit in my study six months Ago and
urge me to go to England, and press my
views on the Alabama claims ? Sir, you
are a tool of the President for base pur
poses, and this removal is out of spite.”
Ex-Seoretary Fish, who is a delegate
to the Episcopal Convention here, was
questioned to-day by a 'Transcript re
porter with respect to the above. With*
regard to the ulleged negligence of Mr.
Sumner while Chairman of the Foreign
Affairs committee, Mr. Fish said it was a
fact susceptible of proof from the Senate
records that drafts of treaties, from eight
to eleven in number, remained in tho
hands of the committee for several
months—Romo of them, as near as Mr.
Fish oould remember, for more than two
years. Mr. Fish did not impute this de
lay of public business to negligenoe on
the part of Mr. Sumner. The fAot, how
ever, remained that business was delayed,
together with another fact, that after Mr.
Sumner’s retiracy tho entire batch of
treaties was disposed of in less than fonr
months.
Regarding the San Domingo Treaty,
Mr. Fish denied that the President placed
the treaty in Mr. Sumner’s hands, as he
never had it in hiB possession. He Baid
that Mr. Sumner favored tbe treaty until
he found that J. M. Ashley, of Ohio, was
not to be Commissioner to San Domingo ;
then he placed himself in opposition.
Mr. Fish also denied that the mission to
England was “urged” upon Mr. Sumner,
as claimed by Wendell Phillips, and de
nied the conversation between him and
Sumner relative to Mr. Motley’s removal,
wherein Mr. Sumner is reported as say
ing. “Sir, you are the tool of the Presi
dent for base purposes, and this removal
is out of spite.”
The statement that President Grant
placed the San Domingo treaty into Mr.
Sumner’s hands, as related by Mr. Phil*
lips, Mr. Fish characterizes as ridiculous
ly untrue. The President never had the
treaty papers in his possession, but they
were in the hands of the Secretary of
State. Tbe President, in conversation
with Mr. Sumner, laid before that gentle
man the features of the treaty. This in
formation was impartod orally. No writ
ten or printed document was read to the
Senator. Mr. Sumner made no opposi
tion to any of its features, indeed, so
warmly did he express his approval of it
that a gentleman present at the interview,
who prior to that time had placed himself
in opposition to the measure, was made
friendly to it solely by arguments used
by Mr. Sumner.
Mr. Fish says Mr. Sumner continued
to favor tbe treaty until the selection of a
Commissioner to San Domingo came up
for settlement, and when ho fouud that
J. M. Ashley, of Ohio, was not to be a
nominee. He then placed himself in
direot opposition to it. Tho conversation
between President Grant aud Mr. Sumner
took plaoe toward the last of December,
I860, or the first of January following,and
in February, Mr. Fish says, two Souators,
Mr. Sohurz and Mr. Stewart of Nevada,
gentlemen of opposite political viewH,
canvassed tho Senate, and found that the
treaty oould not pass that, body—that it
was dead. Mr. Sumner was not removed
from the Foreign Committee at tho re
assembling of Congress in the fall, but,
upon the meeting of Congress in 1871, ho
was not re appointed. llis term hod
expired. He was not removed. He was
not at that time on speaking terms with
either the President or Secretary of State.
Wbf Are Wc It igtit-lf umled 7
Investigations whioh wore receutly car
ried through by a French physician, Dr.
Fleury, of Bordeaux, have adduced facts
showing that our natural impulse to use
the members on the right side of the
body is clearly traceable to probably
physiological Cannes. Dr. Fleury, ofter
examining an immense number of human
brains, asserts that tbe left interior lobe
is a little larger than the right one.
Again, be shows that, by examining a
large number of people, there is an une
qual supply of blood to the two sides of
body. Tbe braobioeephalio trunk, which
only exists on the right of tho arch of tho
aorta, produces, by a difference in termi
nation, an inequality in tho waves of red,
which travel from right to left. More
over, the diameters of the Rubclavian ar
teries on each side are different, that on
the left being noticeably larger. The loft
lobe of tbe brain, therefore, being more
riohly biomatosed than the right, becomes
stronger; aud, as by tbo intersection of
the nervous fiber, it oommands tbo right
side of tho body, it is obvious that that
side will bo more readily controlled. This
furnishes one reason for tho natural pre
ference for the right hand, and another
is found in the increased supply of blood
from the subclavian artery* The augmen
tation of blood we have already seen sug
gested; but the reason for it is here as
cribed to the relative size of tho artery,
and not to any directness of pnth from
tbe heart. Dr. Fleury has carried his in
vestigations through tho whole series of
mammalia; and he finds that the right-
handed peculiarities exist in all that have
arteries arranged similar to those of man.
At the same time such animals, notably
the chimpanzee, the seals and the beavers,
are the most adroit and intelligent.
Nenit tor .viorton'n Health*
New York, Ootober 25.—A Cincinnati
dispatch says when Dr. Bliss reached In
dianapolis be found Senator Morton’s con
dition less favorable than he expected to.
Washington, Oct, 23.—Indications: For
tbe South Atlantic and East Gulf States
warmer, clear or partly oloudy weather,
light variable winds, mostly from tbe
north, and nearly stationary pressure.
Her golden tresses of luxuriant hair,
Entwined a form so beautiful and fair,
That all who gazed by day or night,
Were charmed with tho new angelic sight.
Her hair in graceful ringlets draped the
floor,
And the man who saw her wus only to
adore;
The ladies from afar desired to know,
The wonderful tonic making tho hair
grow.
She unveiled her face and smilingly said:
“Smith’s llair Rostorativo beautified my
head;
It contains no poison and it is no dye,
And once a week you need only apply.
octlld(kw2w
its charters, government, and customs.
Now York Sun.]
London, Oct. 1.—The city of London—
I mean that inner and limited part of the
great metropolis which is commonly aud
legally kndwn as tho city, and whioh con
stitutes less than 1-110 of the area, and
less than 1-40 of the population of entire
London—has a government no less singu
lar and remarkable than the city itself.
Resting npon charters whose language is
often archaio, and whose meaning is as
vague us tho utterauooH of tho ancient
Delphic oracle, tho eorporate government,
nevertheless, olaiuiH and exercises powers
aud privileges whioh stamp it as one of
the most gigantic of monopolies. Not
one of its many charters Iirh tho form of
a statutory euactiueut, and henee their
provisions have nover had definite expla
nation; yet they are held to have the force
of an aot of Parliament, for, in the reign
of William and Mary, « case of quo war
ranto came beforo Parliament, aud tho
rights, charters aud privileges of the eity
of London were regrantod. What those
rights and privileges were the aot did not
attempt to specify or defino. To simply
reaffirm was less trouble than to ex
plain.
The first (charter was granted by Wil
liam the Conqueror,in theso words: “Wil
liam tho King greets William the Bishop,
and Godfrey tho Portreeve (Mayor), and
all the burghers within Loudon, French
and English, friendly; aud 1 make known
to you that I will that ye bo law-worthy
as ye wore in the days of King Edwurd.
And I will that each child be his father's
heir after his father’s days. And I will
not suffer that any man command you
any wrong. God keep you.” Subsequent
charters were mostly grauted by needy
sovereigns, who had reeeivod substantial
favors from the wealthy city; aud the
privileges so granted were often gross
injustice to tho citizens of tho rest of the
kingdom. In the latter part of the seven
teenth oentnry, the oity was grauted the
right to levy a duty of four ponce per
chaldron on all ooal imported, forever.
That duty is still faithfully collected, and
yields a very snug sum. A grain duty of
three-sixteenths of a penny per owt. is
also levied on all gram brought into the
port of London. It seems strange that
snob monstrosities should ho allowed to
continue; but tho English are very con
servative, and it takes a foroo somewhat
liko that of an earthquake or a revolution
to make them perceive that something is
wrong. The various city charters com
prise some 120 documents.
Tho corporate Government is a very
olose monopoly. The Lord Mayor is se
lected from among tho Aldermen, and
serves one year. Immediate re-elections
are rare, though they do sometimes occur.
Tho celebrated Whittington was Mayor
four terms—not successive ones, how**
ever. The freemen of tho city—that is,
the members of tho various oity liveries—
nominate two Aldermen for the office of
Lord Mayor, and the Aldermen then make
choioe betweon these two. The oandi -
dates may vote for themselves if they
please. The Aldermen are 20 in number,
and are elected for life.' A Common
Council of 232 members is also elected,
and constitutes a court inferior to that of
the Aldermen. Other oity officers are
appointed by tho Aldermen and Common
Connoil, and hold offioo during tbe pleas
ure of the appointing power. The corpo
rate Government soems to be responsible
to no one in particular, except itself.
That ought to be a very happy condition
of life. There is no awkward pnblio at
their back to oheckmato tueir littlo games,
or refuse them supplies. It is a sort of
officeholders’ paradise, and our public-
ridden American officials may be pleased
to hear of it.
A very interesting contest has been in
progress for some tiino past for a vacant
place in tho Conrt of Aldermen. When
the vacancy occurred an election was
ordered, and Sir John Bennett was elected
by a handsomo mnjority. Tho Court of
Aldermen, for some occult reason that no
ono else seems able to understand, re
fused to admit him, and another election
was ordered. Kir John was elected again
by a vote of 217 to 01), and tho Court of
Aldermen again rejected him, aud ordered
a third election. This morning placards
were np, in whioh Sir John again places
hiniRelf before tho electors of tho Ward
of Cheap for eleotion to tho post of Aider-
man. lie will, no doubt, bo agnin chosen,
and it is difficult to so a how the matter is
to terminate. Tho Daily News Rpoaks of
tho “Unroformod Corporation of Lon
don,” and thus speaks of its action in tho
present case: “Do they not see tho dan
ger of raising a dispute within the walls,
which may result in lotting in tho reform
which has long waited outside tho city?
Wo hope they do not, for thoy may thus
hasten an inevitable oliaugo.”
Tho Lord Mayor, in addition to his
salary, has a staff of officers suited to hin
station,a furnished residence,free of rent,
and the use of gold and silver plate to the
value of $200,000. Tho running expenses
of tho establishment usually exceed bis
salary. During his year of office ho on-
joys a nominal power in his little domain
scarcoly loss absolute than that of a mon
arch. However, there is no vejy littlo
need of exercising these parchment pre
rogatives, and any attempt to oxeroise
some of them might be somowbat bazars
dous.
Tho Lord Mayor lias $50,000 a year; his
Chief Clerk, $4,000; Town Clerk,$ 10,000;
Common Serjeant. $12,750; Judge of City
of London Court,$J2,000; Assistant Judge
of Mayor’s Conrt, $8,000; Commissioner
of Police, $o,ooo; Remembrancer, $10,*
000; Solicitor, $10,000; Coroner, $4,425;
Architect and Surveyor, $10,000; Hoad
Master of City of London School foot a
free public school, let me add], $5,000;
Register of Small Debts Court, $5,000;
Clerk and Registrar of Coal Market, $7,-
000; Chamberlain, $10,000; Principal
Clerk to Chamberlain, $5,000; Collect
of Wiue Dues, $2,500. In addition
their salaries, most of those officers are
receipt of various feos, which largely
augment their incomes, aud they are Also
entitled to attend all the civic banquets.
In theso gastronomic displays the city
shines with peculiar lustre. The corporate
Government ispossissed of real property,
which is variously estimated, but it cm-
not bo loss than $10,000,000, and its in
come, aside from taxes, is immense.
Banquets consume no small part of it.
Tho entertainment of tho Sultan of Tur
key and tho King of Belgium in 1872 is
put down at more than $150,000; that of
the Shah of Persia,$75,000; and that of tho
Czar, in 1874, at $08,000. Tho last re
ception of tho Prince of Wales by the
oity cost more than $137,000, and the
items of tbo hill furnish some interesting
figures. Tho amount named does not in
clude tbe cost of a train gown, state train
robe, and velvet reception robe for tho
Lord Mayor, which came to $880. Up
holsterers’ work for tho dayoame to $22,-
070; carpenters’work, $11,130; painters
work, $0,425; and a temporary buildiug'
over the Guildhall yard cost more than
$20,000. Ono firm received $25,000 for
tho banquet, and another firm $8,000 for
wines alone. Soda water came to $265;
flowers to $3,900; budges for committee,
$2,750; hair brushes and perfumery,$725;
wauds $585; the toast master received $135;
tho superintending of the wine cost $020;
champagne knives, $315. Banquet and
all ball tiokets came to $2,975; and
various officials received $2,500 as gra
tuities. Tho city debt is over $27,000,000.
But tbo most aggravated evil connected
with this city government is, that the
mass of the metropolis about it is by its
presence prevented from enjoying full
munioipal powers. It is true that the
few bodies, like tho Metropolitan Board
of Works and London School Board, pos
sess comparatively adequate authority,
but tbe omuivorous oity has more than its
rightful representation in eaoh. Street
improvements in the outer part must be
effoctod through vestries or looal boards.
In innumerable ways tho people suffer
great inconvenience through the lack of a
definite city government; and this oan
never be had so long as this anoient
despotism exists in its very heart.
J. W.
HE ENJOYED Til K N9IOKE.
During tho great war between France
and Germany, Prince Bismarck, “the
man of blood and iron,” was the aotorin
an incideut of a most suggestive and gen
teel nature. The Prince is said to be a
smokor, ardontly attached to the “weed.”
reported to have Haid : “The value
of a good cigar is best understood when
it is the last you possess, aud there is no
ohauco of gotting another.” Most de
votees of tobaooo in any form soom to
lelight iu their bondage to it, and seemed
to be miserable if deprived of it. It is
said that BiRtnarck had oberished his last
cigar all through a battle, in glad antici
pation of the luxury in store for him,
when ho suddenly and gladly deprived
himself of the smoke giving solace. In
his own words, “I painted in glowing
colors iu my mind the happy hour I
should enjoy with it after the victory.
But. I had miscalculated tho chance. A
poor dragoon lay helpless with both arms
crushed, murmuring for something to
refresh him. I folt in my pockets, and
found that I bad only gold, and that
would be of no use to him. But Rtay; I
had still my treasured eigar! I lighted
this for him, and placed it between his
teeth. You should have seen the poor
fellow’s grateful smilo. I never enjoyed
cigar so muoh as that one I did not
smoko.”
A New York Soandal.—There has
boon an unph usunt scandal up in the
neighborhood of Tenth avenue and tho
Park. About a year and a half ago a
young roan, a drummer for a commercial
house, made his appoaranoe in New York,
coming from Chicago, became acquainted
with a pretty young woman, paid court to
her and married her. They lived together
happily till last May, ono ohild being
born to tbnm; then the husband, under
tho plea of business, whioh would occupy
him all summer, set out for Atlanta, Ga.
Some littlo time after tho wife received
nowh from Chicago concerning her ab
sent lord which startled hor. Sho made
inquiries, and was not long in finding out
that he had loft a wifo and ohild in Chi
cago when ho oiimo on East and married
hor, and that previous to that he had
deserted at least ono wifo iu Iowa. Fur
ther research showed that ho had married
a fourth wifo in Atlanta, with whom ho
was living in the honeymoon. A World
reporter, hearing of tho complioation,
sought out the betrayed New York wife
and inquired when sho proposed tnking
aotion to unmask and punish tho deceiver,
aud was somewhat surprised to learn that
sho intended to take no notion whatever.
“O,” said tbo reporter, in astonishment,
“tho old love—with all his faults you love
him Htill—that is, you shrink from tho
publicity” “Not at all,” said the
betrayed woman calmly, “but another
gontlomnn is paying attention to mo, and
thinks I am n widow, and—and you will
oblige mo by publishing nothing about
the matter.”— World.
AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE PUBLIC.
New York, October 1st, 1877.
I have devoted twenty years of patient
study to tho Livor aud its relations to tho
human body, in sonroh of a romody whioh
would restore it, when diseased, to its
normal condition. The result of that la*
hor has been the production of
TUTT’tt FIVER FILLS.
Their popularity has become so extended
and tho demum! ho great as to induce un
scrupulous parties to counterfeit them,
thereby roduing me of the reward, anil
the alliicted of their virtues.
TO CAUTION THE PUBLIC,
and protect them from vile impositions, I
have adopted a now label, which bears
my trade-mark and notioo of its entry iu
the Offioo of the Librarian of Congress,
also my signature, thus ;
WTTo Counterfeit this is forgery.
Before purchasing, examine the label
closely.
THE GENUINE TUTT'S PILLS
exert a peculiar influence on the system.
Their action is prompt, and their good
effects are felt in a few hours. A quar
ter of a century of study of tho Liver has
demonstrated that it exerts a greater in
fluence over the system than any other or
gan of the body, and when diseased tho
entire organism is deranged. It is speci
ally for tho healing of this vital organ
that I have spent ho many years of toil,
and having found tho remedy, which has
proved the greatest boon over furnished
the afflicted, ahall thoy ho deprived of its
benefits, and a vile imitation imposed up
on them ?
Let the honest people of America see
TO IT THAT THEY ARE NOT DEFRAUDED:
Scrutinize tho label closely, see that it
boars all tho marks above mentioned, and
buy the medicine only from respectable
dealers. It can ho found everywhere.
Very respectfully,
« V*. H. TUTT.
HA NO I HANG!! HANOI!!
Down went tho price of Oysters!
Fries 50 oents;
StewH 40 oents;
Raws 25 cents;
Other Meals 50 cents.
A. F. Clements,
Proprietor Ruby Restaurant,
t octJ lm At itaukau House,
LOCAL BH1BFS.
—Gilt edged bats are all the fashion in
New York.
—Dr. Moffett had his “Tetbina” at the
State Fair.
Chaffin has now for sale the tiokets
for five shows.
—The “Crushed Tragedian” is the
latest style of hat.
-—Wit is tbe rarest quality met among
people of education.
—The President must go and bring
back the erring North.
—The President thinks there is no plaoe
like home—to sit down on a man.
—Yesterday, the day after the sun
commenced shining, was delightful.
—Mrs. Shoddy puokered up her month
genteelly and told a gentleman frieud
that one of her lovely daughters was
“blunet” and tbe other “bronze.”
—“That’s our family tree,” said an
Arkansas youth, as be pointed to a vigor
ous hemlock, and added: “A good many
of oar folks have been hang on that tree
while borrowin’ horses after dark.”
—When a woman slips at the head of
stairs and falls all over herself and finally
fetches np at the bottom, the first hard
work that she does is to reaoh for her
baok hair; but a man under the same cir
cumstances delivers a few remarks upon
the sublimity of the occasion that we
wouldn’t print for $14 unless he’d send
his name along as a guarantee of good
faith.
How It l« Done.
The firBt objeot in life with the Ameri
can people is to “get rich”; the seoond,
how to regain good health. The first oan
be obtained by energy, honestv and sav
ing; the seoond, (good health) by using
Green’s August Flower. Should you be
a despondent sufferer from any of the ef
fects of Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, In
digestion, &c., such as Sick Headache,
Palpitation of the Heart, Sour Stomach,
Habitual Costiveness, Dizziness of tbe
Hoad, Nervous Prostration, Low Spirits,
tfco., you need not suffer another day.
Two doses of August Fcower will relieve
you at onoe. Sample bottles 10 cents ;
regular size 75 oents. Positively sold by
all first-olasa Druggists in the U. S.
my8 d&wly
Photograph Portraits for framing in
Oil Chromo, Pastel, Crayon and Ink, in
the best manner at half anybody’s prioes,
at Williams' Gallery.
eodJbwtf
NEW SAMPLES
FALL AND WINTER
1077 and 1878.
Thomas & Preaoolt, having received a
largo variety of Fall and Winter Samples,
are now prepared to take meaanrea and
have Special Order Butts made np at
abort notice, in the moat elegant styles.
Perfect satisfaction gauranteed,
HI' The latest Fashion Plate on exhibi
tion. auXC tf
The largest assortment of Qold and Pla
ted Watoh Chains,Neoklaoos and Lockets,
yon oan sco, at
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THE WORLD’S STANDARD
FAIRBANKS
SCALES
IXEOEIVED HIOHEST MEDALS AT
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World's Fair, Santiaeo, Chili, - - 1875
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World's Fair, Sidney, Australia, - - 1877
Ainu nolo AgontH Tor
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out the stock of E. N HAYES, Tinner,
aim wo are now going to Bell at very low fig
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and .sco us
Stoves, Grates, Tin-Ware, Hollow-Ware,
Wooden Ware, Crockery, Glass-Ware,
and House Furnishing Goods, &c.
under Central Hotel, whore we will c
tinuo to koep a full Block of everything lu our
line.
Mr. HayeB will remain with u* to execute
all contracts in Hoofing, Guttering, Repair
ing, fcc.
We have the largest stock of Tin-Ware In
the city, and will oontlnue to make lifl manu
facture a specialty.
Country merchants will find It to their Inter
est to buy of us. flopriu eodlw
**"The Last Chance'®*
111 1077.
HAVANA ROYAL LOTTEBY.
Grand Extraordinary Drawing!
Will Titkt) Place Dec. SI, 1*77.
Only 18000 Tickets, and 2346 Prizes
( ftp!till l*rlac 9(100,000.
Total Amount of Prizes 91.350,000
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