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-IT »/ joilf^ I XT RAMLTON, 0 * 0*01 A~ PENNY P08TAQE. tHR FOSTMASTEB-flENKRAL’s ANNUAL RK PORT—VBNST POSTAOK MUST COME. The Postmaster-Gcnerni, Mr. Wana maher, has submitted bis final annual report to the president of the adminis¬ tration of the postal department for the year ending June 30, 1889. What i« needed flret, he says, la a fourth assistant postmaster general to be in charge of the railway mail, the foreign mail, the money order office, the registry dead and sup¬ plies divisions, and the letter of¬ fice. He proposes that the country be divided into twenty-six postal disiricts for promoting efficiency of the service, each district in charge of a supervisor. With regard to free delivery, it is recom mended that all places of a population cot less than 5,000. $7,000, or with shall have a gross the yearly revenue of benefit of the system. The postmaster general believes that penny postage must come, as a matter introduced of course, adding, however: If to-morrow, the cutting in half of postage would reduce the revenue on letter postage by, proba¬ bly, $15,000,000. We are not ready for this while the present deficiency exists. Penny postage should not require a tax in fiomo other form to m»ke up its cost. Numerous reforms throughout the mail service aro earnestly demanded. For the year tho revenue has been $56,148,014.92; total and estimated ex penditures, $011,701,871.08; a deficiency In revenue of $7,803,850.70. The gross revenue estimated for the year ending June 80, 1890, is $00,618,830.87; amount of appropriations, $67,727,891.52 — an estimated deficiency of revenue to bs supplied from tho general treasury of $7,109,000.65. LIVED IN A OI.AHS HOUSE. Mrs. Badge You must have n nice kind of a mother if sin- lets von fight in the street like this and get a b n -k eye. Little Johnny I was fighting with your boy, ma’am, and lie’s got two black eyes. rOPPINn -rilic RI KSTION. When in the rourso of human ovonte, n younj; man makes up his mind to ask the veiy important, question, ho finds great difficulty in coming to tho point. As W(< arc not at all bashful we boldly say; Will you not answer yes to us, ns wo ask you to go to your druggist or dealer in toilet articles, and purchase a bottle of Vail Brothers’ Ideal Tooth Powder, the best made. As an inducement for you to try it, we give yon a handsome engrav¬ ing with two 25 cent bottles, 20 x 24, no advertising on it. There is a ticket around the neck of each bottle. Have used your Ideal Tooth Powder for quite a while, and consider it, second t o none for purity and pleasantness. There is mending no better; Us virtues 1 take pleasure all in friends, recom* to my and so long as you manufacture auoh a delightful powder as the Ideal, you shall have tlie benefit of nil 1 can do lor you. 1 in. G. B. Sweeny, Pilteburg, Pa. Tooth We can Powder thoroughly recommend readers. We Ideal find to onr '4' 4fc liiplvly «ti4ornf)<r 1 mo Dents I p.nfts sion, material; as being free cleansing from all teeth injiirinuM fectly, imparting no grit, the per¬ a pleasant, refreshing condition to tho mouth. Has received four advise medals, reader** the highest read each the time. advertise- Wo our to menteUcwhere iu .his issue, and give ita -TJIE INTERNATIONAL TYPEWRITER! ft P A slricdv first •dam machine Fully war rantcti Made from very best material, by skilled workmen, and with the Wst tool* that have ever been devised for reasonably the purtvwe Warranted to do all lieat that t> can writer l»e extant Capable expected of of writing the rei-y lfih woirL* jm- more—SocordlRg to the per minute or | ability of the operator. ' , • Price $100.00. If there is no agent, in your town, Ad¬ dress the manufacturers, THE PARISH !W’«. CO., Aifrnt* II antnt. 1 ‘Autsu, x. r. rltCCt rDPP 8 TKNOGRaPHY I'irst and TYFKWRIT ING FUKK. class facilities ami bt'st of Uwhcm AtWreaa, with stamp for return postage. Till: FAKiaii MFtl. CX>„ I'ahikh, N- 1 1 THAT FIGHT 2 * Tho Original Lems, Wins. Bmp"* C. F. Simmon*. St. M. A. Simmons Liver Medina®, E$t*d 1 S. 10 , tn the U. S Court DRI-sat® J H. icedm, l*roj»*r Kit'd A. Q.Simmoaa by i£tiUa iM. Lie tt M. Ueguiatct, A. S. L. M. has tor $* rears CU>id iNUKiaSTION. UlLIOl SNBt®, DvrrifitA.SiCR Hiadacr«,Lo*w ^ ArrtTiri. R*v. T II. Sots Reams, Stumxch. Fatter M. Etc. K. , ’icS'SSaSft L Liver M®dtcin«. I 3 .- b*>® — tnon® ffl «®nK^j gJV sometimes stuff** had for to subafitut® M®di doa'i your 'Syurmf cine, but it Answer :k« purpose. ** I>r. J. R. Graves, Editer ft/ R+ftiu , Memphis, Tens, savs: I received a package uscl ot vour Lire® Medticiue, and have haifi^f it. It works like a charm. I want ®* better Ltrcr RegntAior Zell*%'s and eer- : taxniy no uior® m mrtut®. M B m ; m saias-ra 4l Ware® $rt 5 "aw* •* t®« r«rt«x» MMhra %>*i- Wa> itaiwl H#**» $*ild / fcc-.fc nite, •tad *•»- !• KIN, *Etth «*.-,•• HR *»$ r* k*M cf ®Ui n *t N i*er®®« >»asdk U r*iu* «*n nncvm one fTwa, k l<f*^ *»i^ »*r lug* Acid turklff La* <t HtNMPhald N.tW|lir*. Ifeaae •• ®r#ll a* ih# wAuh. w* »*»d i i Sa** tap* tKsrw is vtsr tirih* (at ff ■«•($* **i sAosrs tfcwnt tv tV«, • to bmjt kite <.#« W. tK 8 a'»f *tmr t*"* pfdprnt B uirfei TboM •wi*# -WTil* »l oo r* rtn h* mi* »»$ r**r»4nc th* Ssmpift V*Wf I %ii «K®reoa. FortUsd. -*tr. Mm t.M ftltuaott A Vo Hot $13, LADY'S -BOOK- PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. A GREAT MANY TOPICS OF INTEREST CONSIDERED. Foreign Relations--The \Slave Trade—The Chinese—The Negrc — Revenues—Brazil England—The Navy, Etc . To the Senate and Uoune of Representatives: There are few transaction* in the administra¬ tion of the government that are even ? 4 Mn|x> rarily held in the confidence of t,ho*e charged with the conduct of the public bunlnem. Every step taken is under the observation of an intelli¬ gent and watchful people. The Btafce of t.he union h known from day to day, and suggestion* a« to needed legislation had an earlier voice than that which speaks in these annual corrnnunicatkma of the president to conffress. FOREION RELATIONS. Good will and cordiality have characterized our relations and correspondence with other governments, an»l the year Just closed leaves few international quest,ions of importance re maininK unadjusted. No obstacle is believed to exist that can long postpone the consideration and adjnstfnsnt of the still pending question* upon satisfactory and honorable terms. Tlis dealings Tif this government with other states have lrf*;n, and shenld always be, mailced by frankness and sincerity, our purpose avowed ar.d our methods free from intrigue. This course has borne rich frnit in the past, and it is our duty as a nation to preserve the heritage of good repute which a century of right dealing with foreign governments has secured to us. □ft ta a matter of high significance and no less of congratulation, that the first year of the S 4 H& ond century of our constitutional existence tlnaA as honored guests within our borders, the rep¬ resentatives of all the independent suites of North and South America, met together in ear¬ nest conference, touching th® methods of per¬ petuating and expanding the relation of mutual interest and friendliness existing among them. That the opportunity thus afforded for promoting oioser Internationa) relations and the Increased prosperity of th® states renwsented will be used for the mutual good of aD/i cannot penult myself to doubt. Our people will await with interest and confidence the results to flow from so Mpicioua a meeting of, allied and, In a large part, identical interest. The recommendations of this international conference of enlightened statesmen will doubt¬ less b& ve the considerate attention of congress and its co-operation ia the removal of unneces¬ sary barriers to beneficial intercourse between the nations of America; but while the commer¬ cial results which It is hoped will follow this conference are worthy of the pursuit and of the limit interest they have excited, it is believed that the crowning benefit will !>e found in the better securities which may l>e devised fer the maintenunce of p 4 *ac 4 ) among all American na* ttona and the settlement of all oontentioti* by methods that a ('hristlan civilization oatt ap¬ prove. While viewing with Interest our national resources and products, the delegates will, I ain sure, find a higher satisflctlon in the evidences of Unselfish friendship which every where attend tlfdlr intercourse with our people. Anothor international conference, having great possibilities is for good, has lately assembled, and now in session In this capital. An invitation was extended by the government, under the act ol congress of July 0 , Ihmn, to all maritime nitons, to send delegates to confer touching the Mansion and amendment of the rules and regu¬ lation* governing vessels at s®a, and to adopt a uniform system of marine signals. The rsurxmsd Iq this Invitation has been very general and very cordial. Delegates from twenty-sit nations am present ih the con ferepcc, with and they have entered upon Uielr useful work great zeal ami with an ardent appre¬ ciation of its importance. 80 far as the agree¬ ment to b® reached may impUr® legislation to give It effect, the co-operation of congress Is confidently relied upon. It Is an interesting, if not, indeed, an unprecedented that the two international conferences have brought togethei bore the accredited representative* of thirty three nations. Bolivia, Ecuador and Honduras are now represented by resident envoys of the pleniiMitsutiary grade. All the states of the A**ivftc«-n system now muBiiaiu iv? resentation at this capitol. In this connection It may tic noted that all the natioas of the western hemisphere, with one ex option, sent to Washington envoys extraordi¬ nary and ministers plenipotentiary, being the highest grade accredited to this government. The United States, on tlie contrary, sends en¬ voy* of a lowgy grade to wnne of our sister re¬ publics. Our representative in Paraguay and Uruguay is a minister resident, while to Bull Vi I we send a minister resident and rnnstil general. In view of the Importance of onr relations with tho states of the American syltehi, our diplomatic agents in those countries should l>e of the unifohn rank of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten¬ tiary. Certain missions were so elevated by th® last congress with happy effect,and 1 recommend the completion of the reform thus begun, with tho inclusion also Of Hawaii and flsyti, in view of their relations to the American systems of htates. 1 also recommend that timely provision Ims made for extending to Hawaii any invitation to be represented in the international congress now sitting at this capitol. Our relation* with China have the attentive consideration which their magnitude and inter¬ est demand. The failure of the treaty negotia¬ ted under the administration of my predecessor for the further and more complete restriction of Chineec labor immigration, and with It thelegis latum of the last session of ettfigress which dependent thereon, leave some questions con gross should now approach In that wise and just spirit whteh should characterLV powtYs. the relations of two great and friendly While our supreme luterrsta demand the exclusion of a laboring element which experience has shown to ho incompatible with our social life, all step? to compass this imperative need should be ae ooin|v»Tded with a recognition laWhlly of the claim of ihrwe strangers now among us to hu¬ mane and Just treatment. The accession of th< young etnperor CTilna marks, we may ho|>®. an era of progress and pco»*i»crity for the great country over whiidi he is calk'd to rule. The present state of affairs in respect to tfw Samoan Islands is encouraging. The couferencr which was held in this city in the summer of 1S87 Itetween the representatives i*f the United State* Germany and Great Britain having been ad j| turned because of the ivrraistont divergence id Views JaInch was devek»|iod in Its de iberations, the •utAscqucnt course of events in the islands give rise to questions of a serious character. Oh the 4th of February last the German minis ter at this capitol, iu behalf of his government. proposed a resumption of the couferen<'e alt Berlin. This proposition was accepted, as coa gross in February last was informed. Pursuant to ths nwderstaading thus reached. iMhimlssloners were apjioUited hy me, by and with th«‘ ad\ 1 ®e ami consent of the senah*. whe proceeded Io Berlin, where the conference wa$ renewed, "rtie delltveratlons extendetl through zsrzs for its api'reval ! trust that the effirirte which hare been ma«tb to effect an adjustment of this question will l»e pro dtreMve ntf ftw* tHwnwiuonr establishment nf law and order tn Asra»»a n^xvn the basts of the main tmaarr of the rtgltt* and tntereste of tho native* as welt as of th®se tflightv power®. ITie (Questions wtfifeb hare arrsen dnrmg the , past tew days bobween Great Britain and fhe United riat^ are in aberanct or in course of amicable adjustment, tin the part of the go vern ment of the dominbwi ,»f Canada an effort haa been apparent during the season just ended to admiuister the laws an t regulations applicable to the fisheries %rith as little occasion for friction as was possible. and the temperate representations of tho sot. era men t In r es interrelation p ect of cares of undue hardship or of harch has been in most care® met with measures of transitory relief. IV 1 ® tniseed the attainment of our just nifhts exlstlne treatle® aad in virtue of the r/*u current legislation of the two contiguous coua trios will not be long deferred, and that all 2 x win*, cause® of difference may be equitably ad JU'itHi. l recommend that prevision be mad® by an in icruatlona! agreement for a surrey marking the water beundawr between the United Atate* and Cana da, sa the narrow channel® that loin the great lake®. The conventional bne therein traced by the northwestern bcmcv*ry survey ago, is cot in all ca®«® rcadih* a»<%ruitahi« forth®senlemeatof junsdict.oiialqnesuutt* linUMSW W-JIK SJPOUJD A j oat and acceptable ot the Ls oi rrflj^ni fnr djiii ^ mfHUMui ©*' ca.a ed jed ic most deeiagbla 4ZC Crest Tht tarriteny oi ; neither lasoprje a necuja harbor few c* ahortccnang eT “- o* the thi* other thresh aay atvida&e j la regard a new treaty on tfctosobjeet the two poww* has been n eerrtly negotiate*! tad will *wm be laid befiH , the Henate. Thf importance of the oommeree of Cuba an* Porto Rico with the V nfted State*, their nearest awl principal market, jwriitie* the expectation that the exhflng relations may he IxmefietaRy expanded. The imj»edlweT>t>i rewriting from va¬ rying dues on naviunXiim aad from the vexation* treatment of oitv reneei* on merely te<jhu$cal grounds of complaint in West Tnffia ports shouhl be removed. The progrew) toward an Adjntment of impend injz claim* the Ignited States anH ^vain ia not a« rapfvl aa conld he desired. Qneations affeetinp: American interests in connection with railways constmcted and oper ated by our citizens in Fern have claimed the attention of the government. It la urged that other governments, tn pressing Fern to the pay¬ ment of their claims, have, disregarded the pro¬ priety rights of American citizens. The matter wHl be carefully investigated wiftii a view to se . curing a jfrep<*r and CTjiiitable adjustment. A similar issue is now pending with F»)rtugal. The Itelagoa Hay railway, in Africa, was con •tructed under a concession by I’ertugal to an American citizen. When nearly compiete 4 l the road was seized by the agents of the Portugese government. Formal protest has been mr: e through our minister at Lisbon againftt th and no proper effort will 1 >e spared to proper relief. NICARAGUA CANAL. In pursuance of the charter granted by gtess, and under tho terms of Its contract with the government of Nicaragua, the Inter-Oceanie Canal company has begun the construction of the imjHAftant water-way !>etwcen the two ocean* which its organtzation contemplates. Grave c<rmplicati 4 ms for a time seemed imminent, 1 b view of a supposed conflict of jurisdiction be¬ tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica in regard to t>»« accessory privileges to lie conceded by the latter republic toward the construction of works on the Ban Juan river, of wbtyli the right bank is Costa Rican territory. I am happy to learn that a friendly arrangement has l»een affected betweefi the two natl^ms. Tlds government lias held the adjustment of all questions that might, present olAStacles to the completion of a work of such transcendent importance to the commerce oi this country, and indeed, to the commercial in¬ terests of the world. Tim traditional good feeling lie tween thi? amt , the v Franrh , repul,lie 1M . tare _ rewired . . «,«ntr, «ldlrt, u «l treflmnny In tlxe partleipaMon "f om goverau^nt and peoj.le In t.he International ex pnattton held at Paris durtn K the part summer. The enr.-ew, of our exhibitor, hare l*en «ratfr T l>« report of the comralesioa will he laid before ooiifirce* In due imaeim. TVIK SLAVS TRADE. This government lias accepted, under propel reserve as to its policy in foreign Uirritxirios, the invitation of tl»s government of Belgium to t&ke part In an international congress, which opened at Brussels on th® lfith of Noveml>er, for th® purpos® of devising measures to promote thf aliolition of the slave trade in Africa, and to pnlP&nt the shipment extinction of slaves of thi* by crime wca. Our Interest in the against humanity in the regions where it sur¬ vives, has lieen increased by the results ofoman olpation within our own borders. With flennany the most cordial relation? continue. 'Hio qnestbma arising from the re¬ turn to the empire of Germans naturalized ir this coantry ar® comddered and disposed of in a temperate spirit, to the entire satisfaction oJ both govern men ta. It i* a source of great satisfaction that the Internal disturbances of the republic of Hayti are at last happily ended, and that an apparently stable government has been constituted. It has been duly recognized by the United States. A 11 American commission is now in session tn t ills capital for tlic nett lenient ol lung statullne and claims a*nlnst tile repulillc of Venezuela, will be It is Impel! that a satisfactory conclnsioa speedily reached. This government lies not hesitated to si press an earnest, desire that the Ixiundary dispute how pending between Crest Britain ami Vensuela may lie adjusted amicably and in strict accordance with the historic title of the parties. .if the empire of Japan Tlie advancement has been evidenced by the recent promulgation of a new constitution containing valuable principles of liberty and providing for a responsible minis¬ try to coinluot the government. It is sarnestly recommended that onr judicial rights and processes In Corea be established on a firm basis by providing tlie machinery necessary “caMVSsersasL. continues So to be et,n»« shown l.v 1>y It® Its iranfirdill generous tranhnnn* treatment 'S£££*S£S5£ of ^VerTTre™' C “*“” ^ * Te,0pTOM A discus Ion I. in pr.«re,. touching Unite* th. juris dictions! treaty rights of tho States in Turkey. An earnest effort will be mails to de flue these " rights 6 to the satisfaction of both gov- * “stlousfshtlbue , th iHse th Out teiation. wtth severs! t'huhtHe. in fespeot to die. rights From "’"'** *" Un|* rr,< to time, earorttefforts^hT,,, ’ .been I I wfth these countries. . An improper use J naturalization should not be permitted, hnt it ts most important that those who bare been duty i.atunUlar .1 should everywhere be accorded re cognition of the rights pertain ngh, the citizen ship of the country of their adoption. The appropriateness of sp.H-i.1 eon ventlons for at P I" re'wgn zed In treaties which this government has Wmchirted wlth a nnmber of K|ir<.pean states, and it is »d -mini. 1C .mm.irl, htiAztuAh BBVottrrtdjr. The rereht revolution lh Brazil In favor nf the establisbinertt of a republican form of govern nisut is an event of great interm to the United ^ates. Onr minister at Rio ds Janeiro was at once instructed to maintain friendly diplomatic relations with the provisional government and the Brazilian representative* at this Capital were instructed by the provisional gov eminent to continue their f line Units, Our friendly intercourse with Braxil has, therefore, suffered no interruption. Our minis¬ ter has Itcen further instructed to extend, on the part of this government, a formal and cordial recognition of the new republic, so noon as the majority of the people of Hnuhl shall have sig¬ nified their assent to Its estabAshmentaud main te nance. Within onr own borders a general condition of prosperity prevails. The harvests of the last summer were exceptionally abundant, and the trade conditions now prevailing seem to promise a successful season to the merchant and mamt facturer gnd general employment to our work tug people* RK\ RNrRS A NO KXrKXOlTinES. The report of the secretary of tlie treasury de¬ partment for the year ending June 30,has bean prepared and will Ins presented to Congress. It presents with clearness the fiscal operations of the government, and I avail myself of ft to obtain some facts for use here. The aggregate receipts from all sources fbr the year were $3S7, <*V\D58,M; derived as follows: From customs, $3?a.KX,7S!.t>9; from internal revenue, $LV.S8i. M3.9S; trera miscellaneous sources, $31,335^08.33 The ordinary expenditure* for the same pcriml were $* 81 ,996,615.60; and th® total expenditures. Including the sinking fuud, were $J»A7l>,5«s».25. The excess of receipt® Over expenditures was, :er providing for the sinking . $57,4?0, b»..v>. Eor rhs oorrcnt flsera! Tear th» total terrain.-, u-tttal and »stimafe.l. arc ami the sntinary eipemliturcs. actual and esrimated. *n UW-.'ve.ov. making. «1th the sinking • .u-i, lorai expenditans (S41.g1,ltitSi leaving ah es tiraated snrpln* ef #Ci.ST8.*SA.ol. r>nrfns the flseat t-e*r there was applied to the purchase of bonds, ln addition to those for the linktnR fund. ♦sn.A'«,ir! .W. and during the first quarter of the ee.Trent tear fhe sura of JJT.SAS, <87 tt. all of which were credited to the sinking | ; vV revenues for th# fireal year ending June 16 . 1*61. are estimated by th* treasure depart ; ** ^W.sss.ese; aad the expenditures for ***** period, tnc?ndiag fhe sinking fund, at JWMJMW.ffc of t%is H&sflP.JfcJ?.*, ®bows an esttmated surpht® hkeTy wtrieh ts to be increased thxn reduced, when the 1 *<**ual rran*acrien» are written up. j pated Thee\M*»*re et so large an actual and actioi Siif^>hi ,i sIkwiM have the tunned)at® atten tlf% * ret ype®®, with a view to reducing fhe re ****** the treasury to the nefsf® the gov * reroeut a* close!v as ttvav be. The coffeeTio® of uot needed for public use® Imposes an unnoceaeary burden upon our Republic people, aad the praeeecv of ®o large a stirphas in vault x burins * * disturbing eteaiem tc the <%>cduet of private it has called imu> ue® expedients I ittto ciiTuUtioe of \<srv queeoon U * should ^pt cohit jeva&iae. ‘ ' ^ r f ^ , X of ^ ; hut iii tig ts^aa*^ *** A? thesis ao ot^gr lauful the moady U> cixcuUaon. and, brr th# qvsihis flers * auiiMantfei advantage, the lean n K public funds to tbc bank*. wfth ,nt upon flie security of gov¬ ernment bonds, I regard as an osanthorized and flan ire roos expedient. It result* In a tem¬ porary and nn;»tnrat increase of th» basking capital of favored bounties, and oompels a oaa tlous and gradual re . ill »f the deposit! te avoid lHj’iry to the ooimnercial interests. It Is not to te expected that banks baring these deposits will sell (heir bond* tn tht treasury so owg as ti» present highly beneficial arrange, sent is conducted. They new oractieally get'nterest both upon the boivk and the It proceeds No further nse Should be made of this method of getting the sorplr into circulation, and the deposits now otftstand - ing should he gradually withdrawn and applied to the purchase of bond,! It is fortunate tin t uch a use can be made of the existing surptes flat -od for some time to co$e, irrugress M any casual aarpdrtf may exist, alter has takru th* ■temmmej stepsJnr a re<Uiet.o* of the rcvenu. Such legislation should he promptly b. rery •ewubderately enacted. I recommend a revision, of our tariff law both k* its administrative features and hi sdr ules. The need of the former is generally < h eedod, and an airr^pinent npoo the ev aa audio oonveoienees to l>e remedied end best roeth »>ds for their correction w n pro; ably not bs difficult. Uniformity of valuation at ail ports is essential, and effe .ttre measures sbouk; or taken to secure it. It is eo x-iU}- o ^irablr that cpN'stions affecting rab.-n and assfrication. •bould be promptly de old •»e preparation nf a new /.he ’ o* < ' -n >■ 1 *; ts a matter of great delie * • direct effect upon the"?, tslnc; of th conn - , and of gi'iwfcdifHcnH?. by re a m of t w be mergence of opinion as ; the oh *: .*$» tlat may roperly he promoted \rj mrh legkdatior f < me sturbanoe of business may, perhaps, result '•■on the consideratloB k* thi* subjec t by con ^ iSj but thin tempera^ effect wlli bs /educed » the minimum by prompt »c' < « <• .>y the assurance which th* w:i ir 7 already enjoys tiiat any r scajwsa y will be so m» * A as net to i oair ti\# s*^n l reBooujttdo promotion of our V s in dnstries. The Inequalities of th® law should be adjure but the protective principle should he irma&uix - ed and fairly applied ter tk« products of on r farms as well as of oar shop;*. TAese dufci®* ntKsessaxilT p.iJu have rdation tookfe*? Mdra Ul0 We eannn UmJt u ,. r b , .,„ r ^ m lh , ,, ub t „„ n alone . They hare * direct, relatiol u> h ,. ro<iucU ,., l9| U) worl . to „„„ u t „. c „ mn „ rc ial todepemlence ef ..e,r country; and , h( , W , M ftnd patrloM , >ilouM lajge the field of his ritlo, to ln*.lu,le ail ol fiicse. Th* neeessary reduction 1 enr publie v« Rues can, J am sure, lie nu- $ without making the smallest burden moreon^-; n than the larger by reason of the disablM'i*u , 4 i \ mitati«». which th® process of reduction pr t* u;x>n both capital and labor. Th® free list s 4 very safely j be.extended Injurious by placing competition thereon articles that do iwft offer 10 such iorncs tic products as our home labo can supply j TOBACCO AND W JTJSA.V TO % W. FS F.H. Thft removal of the internal tax upon tebcu co | would relieve an important agricuitur. 1 psodnn from a burden which was imposed be cauea onr revenue from 8 tw W/iii In art woe insufficient for the • ? tl nerds, Jf \ devised, %afe provision against ir-i cam b® the removal of the tax up sylriie used 1 «i the arts and in mamofturturen, - Id i-leo offer an miobjeeto#-i»abl® method o' '«d« #ng the snr rdus. TUB OCBBBXt V, A tabla p.* Minted by the secretary ol h« treas¬ ury, showing the anionot of B.\oney of all kimls In rlreulati « ea^h year, from 1878 to the present time, is of interest. It Appears that th® amount »f national l ank notes in circulation has been tfeoreased during that period $114,100,729, •/ which 37,709,2;59 is ehargeable to the last year. Th® withdrawal of bank circulation will neces¬ sarily continue under exist!i g conditions. It is l*r< l»abU- that the adoption of the suggestions mad® by the comptrollst of currency, viz.: ^lp$t Ui® mffiinum dejM»Hit ou bonus for the establish¬ ment 4 rt iHui-.e he reduced and that an issue of notes to th® par value of tKo the bonds be allowed, would help to maintain bank circulation. But while this withdraws^ of bank notes ha?. l»een going on th®re ha* been a large increase In .‘he amount of gold and silver coin in circ»lati *r< $n<l In the IsNues of gol^ and silv«u te: Uficai® t. M* NET I? MCt:LATK>N. ~~.-~.o - --•< -•‘.“s-a JUlati# II 011 MsrClj l„ Ife* 5 91 $W>fVi93.. ! *07, while «,.ra w r gold"lert-flraWs’cf^ an^^og. is*' V-'j ••♦n.insim ^ <>f coin, X ’ in TS, . n ” r certlfleates. ar i of - in United n,,,r f * wM<>» r j««‘ke ms ueHod peMod a . decrease *Hr of bank efictfUtioh and of (Co Min diary allver. Tho net inctoase w.is ‘ 1 -.««• . V, 7 at ,‘ 'XX? m.® n SShfE? X ft™ j ■ ••■■, ^ ^ tm<mm ln th e vaults, fzn^SJMe ,,-g— eeewsented -u by ouwtandlng silver certtfl iVl-dtre certiticofo, , ’ n r j j, ! 7 the treas m m ,n doilars worth of .diver bullion ; „ to w wlned lnto sllv „ dollarB of Hnrt ra-etre and .me-hatf graina, ha , b „, n , lh , ervH bv the department, hot tlT | tb , r r,ic present * secTetarj- wer any of hls pre tpc „,„ r , h # „ 9gft , to exercise fhe dt» , thf , aw h,cfe»e the monthly m '■.■■>•* "» «■• " II TIB ivlU. When the law was enacted (Feb. 2a, 187S) the price of river |n tile market wa* $1,204-10 pet nnnoe, D’.ikinR tlie hnlUon value of the (tollxt K 8 cent*. Nine* that time the price ha* fsdlett ai low a* 91.2 cent* per ounce, reducing tlie builioh value of the dollar to 70.8 cent*. Within the last few months the market price ha* tomewhat advanced. On the l*t (lay of November last the bullion value of the silver dollar was 72 cents. The evil anticipation* which silver have accompanied the coinage and use of the dollar have hot been realized, As a coin it has not. had general uee, amt the pnhtk- treasury has been compelled to store It, hnt this ft manifestly owing to the fact that It* paper rf^ntenfattre 1* more convenient. The general aegdptanee and use of the stiver certificate ribrw that silver ha* not Mceh otheAvtse discredited. Some favura hto.conditions have contributed to maintain this uracftcal equality in their Commercial use i» tween gold and silver dollars. Itm (unit of tliese are trade conditions tliat statuatory enactments do not control, and the continuance ef which we cannot lie certain. I think It i* Clear that, if *e ritottld make the coinaffO of silver, at the present ratio, free, we must expect that tlie difference hi the bullion value* of fhe gold and silver dollars wiltbe taken account of in commercial transactions, and I fear the same result wonld follow any % comsldea ahle inerease of the present rate of cot nape. Puoti a result would l>e dteereditaWe to onr financial management and dtsastron* to all tmstaess Inter* csts. We should not tread fhe dangerous edge of enoh a peril; and indeed, nothing more harmful could happen to tbe sBrer interests. Any sate legislation upon this subject must secure the equality of the tw® coins In their commercial uses. of th»* metxt ufi »bMld »ri dltete<a (k W *Wrt riin k« f «ss»^«n»»s of ^TraC ,hsteo«,tev T£ra ter rtis XTZyZV* JStaTlSS . ta.” ehSSl®Sr •« prcte Of «tin nuttra. »«0 »»> t*» *»* thx« it h*s b«te «. rver*^ fismsnM*. detail, of sneli » txar trtfdlte ooefnJ rrasMrta rion, bat tbe gnmai pf»« W t>h» *eem» to sarlrtV rtie rnrprse m i*un®rae tb# om <rf silver In e-nneetton »tfti s«T nirtexeja «rt »t the Mine time te ebvixw Ae Araiffr at xrtneb I have ■***». At»!»«erA*y l *«y foraamni rate twx ear.rax arornra. Ui Tbe Iwn eaforemeBt found ef to the b® rWnrae vcfv ^ the n.wfbwertcrn frctirtrr. Uhfnaraen. landtag at Vie tort*, flrd f? o»sw tn pass our border, era-tag W the trapoi-;i i trc vrffli the force at the own Band of the custom- ofllorr. of ,mart«* s so tong and inland line The e^teBrv ef ifc* «•»»* a :»hs'rinrel th® eunrii''m®nt of addltipnai ifttewwW will b® A^i^r.eff to th^ duty, end reery effort will be mode to eniotve the lew. Thi* 4omiiii »u exacts * he®d lex of fifty dollar® for •och C*:m®nun tasded. and when three peraonri Is tend of our law, ercs* into our territory and ar® apprehended our office® do enow w hat io do wit h them, as the dominion iutioru.®* wrU not suffer them to b® sent back wuSiv w i A K.kx'ndq; Uk>Ui- a* effort W®U 1 % o*ode w rich a® V wi** rea.v ijys di ^r_.* w The rcqu^rcd'by seeucc S oi the wBttX Korec 3, » the ks^ngoi « fM wr? xggued by me m the list day of March and a revenue teeee; was dlxpate.lied to enforce the laws and protect the Interests of the United States. The establishment of a retn ;ee station at Point folly Barrow, as directed by Oongrese, was success accomplished. no coast ssmsss. Judged by modern standards, we are practi '•Uy without coast defenses. K.ajr of the Structure* hare wraM enhance rather than dinar'»/. the perils f their gmrriscnt. if sub. . c(. to -be Cre ' mprored guns, and very few are so located as to give full effect to tin £re«.t< r range of such gnn* as we are now male *«H for -oast defence -.do*. This general subject -»* la 1 conaldcra on in congress for some rears, > d the appr rotation for the constru¬ tfo» of large rifled ins, made one year ago, am the expression of a purr is* to provide satiable works in which th'- juns might lie moul ted, A- appropriation now made for *' purpose would not advance the compleM' works o* 7 <>' d our abb y to supply these with n.lrly ef fe re guns .be scciwtsy of <na coa.—ci’ks rut foreig ; attack should not r*—,t altogether in die friendly disposition of other nations, There should be & second line wholly in our own *pin£- I very urgently reccromend in apiHO -*> 'ationatthis session for the cpnfitn otion ol auch works in ouf most exposed harbors, J approve the fu - .stton of the secretary of ’Wtt ti^at provi on ne made for encdinjfiE.g coi’.i* panieh of the o-tioi guard in oar coast works for a tpeeiQed tim aeh year, and for their v.raini .g :i * ? heavy gans. JFs sugges • Ion t ■ at an :ncrea -? t he artillery force of the army iv d iTable, i > in tbl* connection, tome . s nded to the con si rati* *n of congress. HITER.fi AS3> RABJaOB£. Th • improvemcnr i our Imj ort&nt rivers and harbr -s • pmnot <\ V v th accessary ap pr'a • .ire h -l l be taken that the go ^r . ,tc •• imbued t« the, prosecution * ul ,ic and general advantage , . • l.-.rive usefnlnefcs wr>rks of that ciass > . . • - looked. Hofa r u v.nikcan ever to said to be •< - . ^ •■.oi.’im that the erd would he sooner arid mcie. econo/uicaffy reached if fewer sepaxabf works v/ere selected under- for taken at the same time, and those their greater general inUic.- t were mo?-' rapidly pushed to completion. A work once consider¬ ably begun should not be subjected > tl rinks and deterioration which interrupted or ir»M.di efent appropriations necessarii;' occasion. THK ASSAULT ON JU1 FJMLI). The assault made by David B Terry upon thi: person of Justice Field, of the .upreme court uf the United States, a Lathroj, California, i > August last., and the k iting of the, awailant by r deputy United States marshal, who had been depute-’ to accompany Jus ice Field and to pro *i®«t him from anticipated violence at the hand* of Terry, in connection with the legal procccli¬ ngs r liich have followed, suggest questions vhich r my judgment are worthy of ttv awn t on of congress. I recounneud that more iefi ni» proxteloB I« made by law, not only <:t the I'rote-fi n ol Federal offlecra, ■'* f ?v h ' J °tn "’"i," a»es lathe , United . states , , -Court. In recoin- T€ ■■ rnemb -g such legislation, I do not at all impeach either he gen#ml adequacy of the prorisioii mode hy th*- state laws for protection of a eirth-vn, or Wie fcnere! good disposition of thw-e h? ige i with the executi >n of la ws to gi protection to i coffin ' mo thi ted State The #I»* f protecting it* officer® a* such, and ofpui hlng thou® wh*/assault them on account of their official act*, should not be devolved i*x preeel j or by acquiescence upon the local aofh u tttae. PBOTKOTIO'f ’’ V:vrtrEH8E9. Krsiitt whleli hare l.ei " ! ixagM. t > ni> tit*u hZXXit legaiatiun fnllrr i ,»n to thus. may l« called m witnes, is h/ courts ol the United States. The lav uHMfcix to tbes. who are suppospdtohaveknow'.'.'i; 1 ;'! >1 publicoften.es to Biteidupon our courts. trand juries aud to give evidence. Tliere is a toitest resulting duty th it'these uTtBsssesslF-.. '-h protected from Injury >n aecNnmt of their if vi’nofcy. Thr in ve' tiga' ion of criminaloileiiv n Hoften rendered f .irile, i nd the |» Jui>hm fit ilmt iini>osslble by the intimida i m of vitv J I ,’TKIZM BUI ATE AIM ■ I. li'H CO TUTS. The necessity of providing some speetly method for disposing of the oases liich m.w coine for Anal adjudication to the Bi re.me c , rt room, is every year more apparent Thf* plAH of providiu:: «»n • i nterm zdt: •• con havlag fin'd apjtelliite jn IsdicWon of cert t classecfl •'■f qatfttons and «v.sea has, I think, ye oajvftduitfp goafraj a) pm *' Doiji t'» e honuk and bar <‘f the cminnry n«m any other. ‘WiinbH.t attempting to discuss details I reoommen l th it provision made for the establlement of sutih courts. INCREASR OF SALA BIN The salaries of the judges of district courts is many of ttbe districts m , in my Judgment., Innd equate. I recommend that all sudi salaries that are I • F’.COO i>et annum >c Increased to that amount. It is quite tfue that the svnotat of labor performed hy these fudges is very unf - qua!, as they cannot property engage ta other pursuits to enpplement thgir incomes. The sal¬ ary shoub ■ h In all caa as to prevw® an independent - ud romfortable su pport. THI. A at a rs Ea. nest attention should be gii cn by congress to a consideration of tlie questl in hraf far tlie restraint of those combinations of capital com¬ monly called “trusts” is a matter of fjjieral ju¬ risdiction. When organized, as they often and arq, to erush out all healthy competition, to o“ommeret nmnopoilzt the production or sate of an article and general necessity, they are dangerous eon spiracles against tlie public good, and nn^ should be made the subject of prohibitory Oven penal legislation. iNTEitxAttoNAt cofymgiit. The subject nf an international copyright has been frequently commended to tlie attention uf congress l>y my predecessors. The enactment ol inch A law would be eminently wise and just. NATfKAt.wATfoN tA WS; Our naturalization laws should he so revised as to make the inquiry into the moral character and good disposition towards our government of the perrons applying for cittzeitship more tlior ougli. This can only he done oy taking fuller control of the examination by fixing the time for hearing such applications, and by requiring tho presence of some one who shall represent the government in the inquiry. Those who are the avowed enemies of social order, who come tn our shores to swell the injurious in fiuence and extend the evil practices of any as eooiat ion that defies our laws, should not only l>e denied citizenship, but a domicile. a bankrupt law. The enactment of a national bankrupt law, of a character to lie a permanent part of oitr gen kavid postal sEitvieE. Thc report of the posmastcr general not only exhtfiits the operations of the department for the list flscxl year, but contains many valuable suggMtV.ns servtee. for whfch the Improvement are commended ahd extens.on to youi nf the xttentton. Xo ofhc» branch of the government has a® etose a contact with the daily life of the CVutinuefl on Third Pa^e. The ttnnu'il report of the director of the mint shows that the pr. du t on of f>ld i. lb. Voile 1 S«e. $33,17o,(XtO, .lermgtt, fiscal year 1888-9 was no far fr« m the e nsta t average. (*ur baklu e '1 ex .l! or t,H i - oi 1 “ the f me now ni *.* tho W, oo b6U01; mtry , >l , ( ..4Hi,,101 Kjthrt we ie-s,^ld lave than in the previous ear, an l tlie tot' available for fira-i. ial j urj o . s is s l j fn-tle- diminished by the e-ima td $18,000,109 of gold eonsun ed in the ! qhe silver prrduvtion of the year ar ( s ', wa , ' 000,000, commercial valu of ' . ame \ A ta ol val ,bo it , ooo n as t ik' n for eonm e wia e ™ e porch the «d Kg*, -81000 TOO eon'-umral in there for?, has increased r.e.rlv $13,003, Q J(y So far as t'e =oinege snoplr -•»'. re is con erned, our money is ^ , nt j T more $15,000,000 s nailer f * tut a vV»t a? - a. Vet tl « yea- h..s bee > far more pio^'eroas tnu h* o..e pre cediog it. BIS TTNUBR NAIX. ir*wra,>Alb-iP«» ^1 . >-«- SI v,-;^ J f r7a 3™ * dec p IS S SO v_lu . ^ w do that ^ Wasjwibd ^•^yTr r Ui-^c.*dad. sg *c i.a.T.c i at i a~u. vou Y*u sfcealc subscribe fc-r this r: e OJ , x«ru->. f DAVIS DEAD I j ] His CONFEDERACY’S GREAT i ! CHIEFTAIN IS NO i» . j I The Hearts of the ‘ bp ;, • ; He Cm/;- 1 * Cause E?pousef, -j : the Sad News— :<? ■ - j Kreutfsl Life. j /£* v j •>a -5 i&g : m ; -j 5S i | =SS r ■A fe.'Ss&r ' i s.y ~';j | JEFFERSON DAT 18. At heart 12:45 o’clock Friday morning a • -flat ceased to b^at—a atain-esa * was closed, and Je,: Davis, first aou President of tbe Southern Confed-, cy, wns dead With bira hatp Msed , y the ] ast 0 f yreat leaders' the lost cm**} and l'anc^r. ^ Cobb, ■ ephens, Toombs, Ei ! 7 Person Davis will be ni'barned la ftm I Jit of heart-: . Goyerttmeut wilfe not i | reader to him tho pompand C jtlULi^tAji j 0 f a great death, but bis peMle anS will iHt* Ut to a tribl . t ,, ... i 0 xc tear/ ' pat leg ® all tii;/ Turn eat could do, - hi; earthly w honoring memory ^ at; pv ra . c .ould rot . r row AiuiyidDCl to j e.< wherever in other st<i.t 3 .» or la , oth i mds, hb pe >?>»•. nmy have wail* is K*rtu wherever daun ' less < *wrs : 4 s or sUinlt • , or diau n. - 0.. . wb.--cv#»r t t^CVOT they v h:i/e guile red touch tu ^ViCl heart and | superb foiutude rtv.y thcr*; Jfif^c.son e t) r dim the ovc— Davis v i i h>'i ’te i aaci Di. ‘if ... , j at m... .. He bad been stcaui.y lnapioying io' tim meed past that four days ■ and his physicians satisfied fi.-.n /it), his condition. they were entirely ..•roved somewhat, ] jlis api>etit« had • i aja , ne was ir , • f Ar ji »uoz<s wh) fli ’ aC‘< * to t.lio MCA room rejoiced «m lh*' - rahie change, JJ e rested quietly tti :h tut the dav.and j n the afterDOOo tho . t.‘L was to thff effect that l; 18 conditloi continued tavor able. Shoitiy before seemed midnight he had v CO luhiug remaining fit, which strength,and to exhaust 12:45 ids little at ho ptiited quietly away—so quietly, IU fact, ihat the watchers scarcely knew when death v ame. iV. -8‘s LIFE Jetlefson t>aVi» ‘v*t« iiorn in Olirisiian county, Ky., op the 2 r i aay of June, 1808. Georgia mby claim a kinship with the man, as Well ns a shate of his glory. Iiis father, Samuel Davis, wab a Georgia planter. In the revolutionary war he i was an officer in a cavalry regiment, i nd j wr , e d with distinction, r.atcr he moved ; Kentucky, aufl some years afterward I j j to MiKsissijipi. The Georgia branch of the Davises is now extinct, but it live*, in family tradition as a high-spujted boyhood honorable the Pasting his whites on fre front •; where the were quently engaged ia contbct eurlieet witu thuu^hU savage f jG- iefferst. n’s were centered upon guns, sabres, and alt the panoply of war. By the time he was sixteen he had made the most of his academic and university advan¬ tages and entered the mili¬ tary ncademy at West Point. For fellow students, lie had such com¬ rades as Robert E. Lee, E. .Johnson, L ' onulas Polk, John B. Magiuder, and others well known to fame. In this cir cle his lofty character, bright mind, and thorough man lines*, commanded the j highest regard of all. When he grndu I „te i at West Point, and plunged into the thick of the Indian warfare on the nor thwe*tern frontier, the old army offi cer3 ingtant l y recognized ° him as a born soldier., lie appointed . , stall (III-* a. was a cer, and made such a brilliant record that, in a Short tine, he was promoted adjutant to the rank of first lieutenant and ot a new cavalry J regiment, .j r_._. ^hen^ Colonel Davis , n , lirn . the Mexican war, fit th<; iieficl ol the gal lant Mississippi Rifles, the whole n afciou j jmiled him as “the hero of Buena Vis a.” At Monterey Colonel Davis and his men fought with heroic valor. Braving a fil r i ous storm 0 f copper-grape, the Missis , ssz “S«*,sr“"^SeS“. ’ fled and took shelter iu a strong buiid ! ing, from which they poured a heavy tire of"musketry. This deadly heavy and tire terrorizifig. from the housetops was izavis “iy neuetrated F street after street, dislodging the foe , from , building , j after building, until within a square of i the grand plaza. The capitulation of ! Monterey followed, and the entire 1 country rang with the praises of Colonel Davis and his Mississippi Rifles. The Buena Vista exploit classed the of Davis among the mest renowned .... men of modern times ll ere „ (ra j nst terrible odds he saved the Amer'- army and virtnally .U won the battle. The . to lose the day, when General x , jlort with Colonel Davia and others rode up. Several retreating regi mrnts we re rallied. Davis, with his own b . , ,,jf,,n ,-f r n ,r !flll , vo i. u L unteers, advanced at don . q b . firincr % all the time. The Mexicans were put . to flight, but in a few moments a brigade of lancers, two thousand strong, came on at a gallop with sounding bugles and fluttering menfnio pt nons. C lone D vis threw his the form of a V both flank. ; resting ou ravines, the Mex.raas advanc ; icg on the intervening ridge, thus expo sing the enemy to a cross-fire. When , blazed The within range the riles away. wh de head of the Mexican column felt, Never was a more deadlv fire witnessed >n u ny batte field. The Mexicans weie completely shattered. After this battle the V movement was the talk of the day. It is said that there is but one similar ex imp e ia modern historv. On this side of the water Generals Taylor,Quitman,Lane, euthm-ias— and other soldiers, were tie over Davis, and in the old country :he duke ot Meldcgtoa. the victor of Waterko, expressed' Indorsed h;s aamir..tion by such vet- m slowing weras. crans as the ‘Iron Duke,” aad old Za"h Taylc-r as a hade; of >r.niant mm rj CBimt.it goes wuhr.-:* myag tht.r m people i-i - >. north and 1 ’• . of accepted ttu ;. If the career Davis had en<itt :h the Mexican war, he « ch’ 'll ha • glory enough lot on*i juau. BIS PUBLIC LIFE Bi’FOK* THE WAR. 're t Mexican w»r Mr, Pa> nad f a tern; m (.ingress, rcaig i the. cowniantL of the j v v unteers. Upon hi® return Le„ .n- und of the Montecun-® the he United was H'.’. ui 1 to till a vacancy in -mate. In the senate Mr. Davis „t once Btepned into the front rauk. was a student as well as a man of aSairs. Tie was not only well versed in political science, but thoroughly well equipped for debate. Contrary io the opinion en¬ tertained by many Oletbe present genera¬ tion the senator from Mississippi was toths no extremist. He was 'uliy committed doctrines of states rights. The election ol President Pierce brought Senator iJavit into the cabinet as secretary of war. Tho sccreiary gave much oi h:s time to testing new improve’.ienti in a.ms and equipments. He had tin ter utories explored. When the Uiimcai wa* came on tie sent a number of offictiv to the scene of the troub o to ‘it’tdy ^hi discipline and methods uf the Ji gropes* armies. The federal go*: mine in never had a niOie able or efihlieu war secretary. Returned by li$s state to the seuate With nhe beginning of President Buchanan s tidmiais ratio Air. Davis pittajud into the the exciting •: :ba--*s lea-aug up to treWKBi 1 lx < i api. gus of 168'.' Tbi^i brings us t , n part of history aluios' lamui.ir to our reauers as the t ur ■ . matter® of ihe day, and it is juu< :y to reproducB it • All vror j.? knuws lhat Mr. Lh was ie?ui low his doctrine of tatc sovt-reig v its logical consequences, Ht ilm; . uppn the right 1,1 sece®»iun,bdl 'y .gJ wish all his energy wuulJ, in against is judgmoo v.i. a Slav of alfairs as i der the exercise of the right necessary. after When, however, the criais came, the election of Lincoln, an■? Mississipp. had passed her ordinance of s cession,Mr. Davis embraced the occasion of re-igning his teat in the federal se, ate to ixpLiu .mi justify t lie course of his people. — 1«S — :'.-J -- Mkl m BLAUTOm—DAVIS’S MtSSISSlFPI HOMBk Frotv the Senate Mr. Davis wont to hi® plantat.on r. Mi.- sippi. lie hoped -•,!« --on w old be poacefuily disguise ac¬ ; he. could not tho far; ’hat outlook was anything Put , Following the bent of tastes and inciinstions, bo looked forward in >he event of n "inflict to an appointment In the a!my. In uch an emergency be . juire tha ki’.eL thnt t.ie south would re services of veteran officials, and he hart every reason to believe, that he would be called upon to , cave the new anticipations republic with bis sword. That this was disappointed, we all Know, I fie presidency .of the confederacy was thrust upon l.inrunsought. It was unexpected, but in tbb as in other tilings, Jefferson accepted Davis heeded the burden* the voice and of responsibilities bis people an i thrust upon his shoulders. rv' ' SSI 7 ft i j '//, % J :*fo MRS. VARINA DAVIS. The circumstances of Mr. Davis’ Cap¬ ture and iinprr v-,ment for two years im Fortress Monroe is a matter of history,, and is familiar to our readers. Upon' leaving prison ’ Mr. Davis returned to> his home in Mississippi, where he lived in obscurity and, it is greatly to yield¬ be feared, in poverty, his plantation ing but little income. Steps were once taken to raise a fuud for him, but he kindly, but firmly, averted the hands of those engaged iu it as soon as he became aware of what was being done. He held that as long as the widows and orphans of the confederate soldiers were in want, he had neither the right nor *dry ■the wish to take one dollar of the boun that ought to find its way to them. Mr. Davis preferred to live in retire¬ ment, In nothing that he said or did, did he lower in the slightest degree the dignity of his high position. Accepting the reverses of life with uncomplaining fortitude he held his convictions un¬ changed and unmodified. In defeat as in victory his great nature was equal to all demands. In peace or in war he stood the unchallenged and beloved chief among his peopio. Shi¬ : v 'i : 7 \ A y . m ,^S wtlSiS iS h ' N® - ^. j MISS WINNIE DAVIS. saLES of tobacco. i Sales of leaf t< bacco at auction at the warehouses in the Dan vile. Va.. market during the month of November amounted to8.82C.S34 pounds, mere than double tne sales . * ds"ovtmt>er of rastyear. r or ths first two months of t._e present to oaego year, tne '- cree-e o* leaf tobacco sold over the -:-_me period of last y^ar i* 8,175.S75 pounds. J