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2 I witmtg MY KINGDOM IN THE CLOUDS. I sat and (razed into the burning sky Where, like some dying king, the parting day, In calm majestic prescience of decay, Lighted his pyre, that he a king might die. And whose thought upsours on wider -wings, Since thy pore soul bus breathed into my life A quickened kinship with diviner things I builded there, remote from din and strife, A spacious solitude, where tbou and I Might reign uniroubled by the pace of time. Uow with thy fleetest wish the cloud would thrill. And, like some sweet, unmeditated rhyme, Kend with melodious impulse to thy will! And strong in thy love, unqualinglv Would greet the gaze of dread eternity.

H. H. Itoyeten, in March Scribner. ESTABLISHED 18G3. BURLING AME, KANSAS, MARCH 7, 1878.

PITH AXD rOLNT. Skeptics are like consumptives they are always scoffing. The majority in Congress speak in silver moneysyllables. Sorristown Iicr-ald. Little boy, when your mother turns you across her knee, you're trans-parent.

Boston rott. Cremation is the burn from which no traveler can possibly return, except in the form of ashes. Chicago Tribune. "Madam," said an impertinent boarder to hi8 laudlay, "your butter is too aristocratic for my democratic taste. It Is one of the cases in which sweetness is preferable to rank." A cotemporauy says: "A Valentine Reform is Wanted." We suspect he got one of those diabolical-looking affairs with a nose resembling a prize beet at an agricultural show, mouth like the en trance of a tunnel, and legs as bulky as a hair-pin, garnished with feet the size of a pair of Saratoga trunks.

There is plenty of room for reform in such valentines. Norristown llcrald. The other night an old West Hiller got up and went to a certain closet to feel for a certain bottle, but in the darkness ho got hold of a flask containing kerosene oil, and after taking a healthy old snort of the same, went to bed. He didn't rest very well, spat a great deal, and finally said, they couldn't make the same whisky now they did forty years ago Ha tokcye. A TASTORAU The golden lhrht of sunset shines on the com-lleUls round.

And the breeze, us it passes over, Maks a sweet, rippling sound. Spectator. The bees and Ihe saws are buzzing Down in the lumber-mill, While astride of the old iniire's crupper, A huge horso-rlv sits still. I'oHghkreirie Telcqrajih. In thesliimmei inorof the twilight The skecter doth appear.

And eyes tho end of the maiden's nose, With a cruel, wicked leer. Y. In the dark and solemn midnight The bed-bug goes to work, And the sleeper wakes nnd scratches, Swearing like an angry Turk. Xorriitoicn Herat il. Napier as Commander-in-Chief of any expeditionary force that may be sent out in case of war, with Major-General Wolseley as Chief of Staff.

The Standard, in its leading article, says: AH that is really implied by the selection of Lord Napier of Magdala as Commander-in-Chief, and Sir Garnet Wolseley as his Chief of Staff, is that the terms of peace, if unmodified, can not be sanctioned by England. We have been brought face to face with war by the arrogant aud aggressive conduct of Russia." A Berlin dispatch reports Germany is preparing to send eight iron-clads to the Mediterranean in the event of war. A Vienna dispatch says that the Government has asked for a credit of 60,000,000 florins. There was coi siderable opposition to the proposal. It was reported on the 1st that the Porte was fully prepared to sign the treaty of peace, with the exception of the clause providing fr the surrender to Russia of the.

iron-clads. nence the delay. A telegram from the Turkish Minister of War orders the Governor of the Dardanelles to prevent any more men-of-war, whether British, French or Austrian, from entering the Sea of The gratifying intelligence of the signing of the treaty of peace was promulgated on the 3d The Grand Duke Nicholas announced the fact to his soldiers at a review at San Sirfano, when the Te Deum was sung amid great rejoicing. The news was received at St. Petersburg with great enthusiasm.

Crowds gathered before the palace, shoutinr and singing God save the Czar." BY JOHN E. RASTALL.I NEWS SUMMARY. In the Senate, on the 20th, the Vice-President gave notice of his intended absence for several days, on account of illness, anil asked that a President of the senate pro teni, be designated. Mr. liooth, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported, with an amendment, the senate bill to declare certain granted in aid of the construction of the Pacific Railroad, by act of Juiv I.

1-siJ, and July 4, UA, subject to taxation. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Piumb introduced a bill supplemental to several acts relative to the (nion Pacific Railroad and its branches; also, an ainendment to the Military Appropriation bill also, a resolution of inijuiry in regard to aid extended by the I'nion Pacific Railroad to other roads, etc. Ordered printed, Voorhees called up the resolution submitted by him on the 14th, providing for an inquiry in relation to the issue of certain bonds by several railroad companies of contingent grants of lands to Indian of the Indian Territory.

The amendment of Senator Duisey, submitted on tha Isth, directing an inquiry to be made also as to the money expended )y the sevei al tribes of the Indian Territory in support of the del egates to Washington, v. as accepted by Senator Voorhees, and the resolution, as amended, was agreed to. It was ordered that an investigation be made by the Committee on Territories In the House, a number of bills in reference to the ciirrciiey were introduced and referred. Mr. Ulair introduced a bill authorizing the Southern Pacific Railroad to extend its line past ward -ly to El Paso.

Mr. Scales, Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported a bill to transfer the Indian Hurcaii from the Interior Department to the War Department. Referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Goode, Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, reported a hill applying the proceeds of the public lands to the sun-port of free schools.

Recommitted. Mr. Ilartridge offered a resolution, directing the Judiciary Committee to investigate the condition of the Government interests in connection witli the proposed foreclosure of the mortgage of the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company, and any fraud or wrong-doing on rue part of the Directors of the company. Mr. Puller, from the Committee on Public liiiihlings and reported back the bill to forfeit certain public lands granted to aid in the construction of certain railroads.

Printed und recommitted. In the Senate, on the 20th, Senator Kerry, Republican, was nominated and elected President pro by a vote of to 2. A motion to substitute the name of Senator Thur-man, Democrat, was rejected by the ume vote. Senator Davis of Illinois voted with the Democrats. No business of general interest was transacted In the House, Mr.

Steele, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported back the bill for the appointment of a commission to investigate the origin of and the best means of destroying the cotton army-worm. The bill appropriates for expenses of the commission. Referred to Committee ol tlH; Whole. Mr. Chalmers made quite a lengthy political speech in reply to one made by Ir.

Garfield last week. Gen. Ilutler spoke upon the currency question, declaring himself tor full restoration of silver to the coinage. In the Senate, on the 27th, Senator Allison introduced a bill to provide for the entry ol lands by Indians under the Homestead law. Referred.

The bill to authorize a long bond for the investment of savings was then taken up, and Senator Wallace explained the provisions of the bill at length. He said there were two purposes in the bill one to provide a fund for the investment of the earnings of the poorer classes, the other to initiate the policy of a diffusion of the public debt among our own people by a popular loan, at a low rate ot interest, to i nn 50 years, thereby easing the burden of our taxation and keeping, our surplus earnings at home. It antagonizes syndicates and appeals to our own people. It looks beyond the national banks and finds an anchor for publie faith with the people themselves In the House; the bill authorizing the President to review the court-martial proceedings of lsci, in the case ol Hammond, to annul the same nnd place Dr. Hammond on the retired list as Surgeon-General, but without giving him any right to past, present or future pay or allowances, passed without debate.

The bill pensioning soldiers of the Mexican war was then taken up. Messrs. Kragden and Davis.of North Carolina, advocated the bill, and the latter denied that the bill would place the name of Jclf Davis on the pension rolls. After con-sidrrablo discussion the House adjourned Vitliout action on tin; bill. In the Senate, on the 2Sfh, Mr.

Chaffee, from the Committee on Territories, reported, with amendment, the Senate bill to establish the Territory of Lincoln nnd provide a temporary Government therefor. Placed on the calendar. The resolution of Mr. Plumb, submitted a few days ago, directing the Secretary of the" Interior to inquire of the Government Directors of the nion Pacific Railroad as to the nature of se curities taken or held bv that company for aid granted by it to the Colorado Central and other roads, was agreed to. At 3:10 p.

m. a message was received from thu House ot Representatives announcing that that body had passed the bill authorizing the coinage of a standard silver dollar and to restore its legal tender character, notwithstanding objections of the President thereto. Mr. Allison moved to postpone pendingand all prior orders, and proceed to consider the silver bill. A number of objections were interposed, but overruled by the President pro and Mr.

Allison motion was carried. The Silver bill was then read, after which the veto message of the President was read. Mr. Whvte moved the bill and message be printed uiid laid on the table. Kcjei-ted without roll call.

The President pro tern shall the bill be A Senator: Notwithstanding the objections of the President?" '1 he President pro tcm: "The Chair uses the words of the Constitution." The Clerk then proceeded to call the roll, and the bill was passed over the veto yeas 4f, nays Tim Senate then adjourned till Monday In the House, in Committee of the Whole, consideration was resumed of the bill to pension soldiers of the Mexican and Indian wars. After speeches by Messrs. Williams, of Alabama; Williams, of Oregon; Ryan, White and Riddle, the committee proceeded to -considi-r the bill by sections. During tho speech made by Mr. Singleton, he sent to the Clerk's desk and had read a letter from Jefferson Davis, requesting him (Single ton) to inform friends of the bill that if the success of the bill depended on excluding him (Davis) from its benefit, he hoped that such provision would he Inserted in it.

Vt lth-out action the Committee rose. A message was received from the President announcing that he had vetoed the silver bill. The message having been read, in the midst of profound silence, the Speaker stated the question was. Will the House, on reconsideration pass the bill? Mr. Stephens: "On that, I move the previous question." Clapping of nanus and otner demonstrations ot approval among members.

1 Tim previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; the result being yeas 1M, nays 71. The Speaker an nounced the vote and said: "In obedience to the requirement of the Constitution, two thirds have voted in the affirmative and the bill has passed, objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding." the an nounccment "was received with general hand clapping and other marks of jubilation. The bill and veto message were thereupon sent to tne senate. The Senate was not in session on the 1st In the House, Mr. Shelley introduced a bill to aid the Great Southern Railroad Com pany to construct a lino of railway in Geor gia and Klor.da.

Referred. It provides that the company may issue bonds to an amount not exceeding $15,000,000, payable in 50 years in goiu, at tne rate oi a per cent, interest per annum, and author izes the Secretary of the Treasury to indorse the guarantee of the L'nited states for payment ot the interest on said bonds. A number of private bills were disposed of, when tno riouso aojourneu tin aionuay. The Final Vote on the Silver Bill. SENATE.

Yea Messrs. Allison, Bailey, lleck, Bruce, Chaffee, ockrell. Coke, conovcr, Davis Davis Dennis, Dorsey, rv. Garland. Gordon, rover, Harris.

Here ford. Hill, Howe, Ingalls, Johnston. Jones (r Jones (Nev.l. Kellogg. KirKwooo.

Creerv. McDonald, McMillan, Matthews, Max- ey, Merrimon, Morgan, Paddock, Patterson, luml). Saulsburv. Saunders, spencer. Teller Thurman, Voorhees, Wallace, Windom and Withers 1.

AVii Messrs. Barnnm. Bavard, Blaine. But ler, Conkling, Dawes, Eaton, Hamlin. Uoar, Kernan, Lamar.

Mcl'herson. Mitchell. MorriU Randolph, Rollins, Sargent, Wadleigh and Whyte 19. As it required, a two-thirds vote to nass the bill, pairs, to be equal, were two advocates of the measure with one opponent, and they were announceu as follows: OglesbV ana Ransom, who would have voted in the Rftirni- ative, with Anthony, who would have voted in the negative; Cameron (Wis.) and Booth, who wonld have voted in the affirmative, with nurusiur, nuu wuiiui nave voteu in the neg ative; Cameron (ra.) and Armstrong, who would have voted in the affirmative, with Edmunds, who would have voted in the negative. Messrs.

Cliristiancy and Sharon were absent. noiSR. Tea Messrs. Aiken, Aldrich, Atkins, Baker liannlng. nayne, tieii, tteneoiet.

Hick nell. Blackbnrn, Bland, mount, Boone, Bono Boyd, Bragg, Brent, Brewer, Briggs, Bright Brogden.ltrowne.Buckner, Bnndy.Burchard Burdick, Butler, Caldwell Caldwell Calkins, Chandler, Cannon, Carlisle, Caswell, Chalmers. Clark lark (Mo.) Clark (Iowa), Clymer, Cobb, Cole, Conger, uoor.tjox (ottio), cox (.. iTavens, Grit tcnuen. Culberson, cummings, cutler, uan ford, Davidson.

Davis iNT. C). Deerimr, DJbrtjll, Dickey, Dunne, Durham, I NO. 114.1 Klam, Ellis, Errett, Evans Evans (. C), Ewing.

Eclton, Eiuley, Forney, Eort, Foster, Franklin, Fuller, Garth, biddings. Glover, Goode, Guntcr, Hamilton, Hanua, Harris Harris Harrison, Hart-ridge, Jiartzell, Hatcher, Haves, Henderson, Henrv, Hewitt Herbert, Hooker, House, Htibbell, Hunter, Hnnton, Humphrey, Ittncr. Jones (Ohi), Keightly, Kelley, Kenna, Knapp, Knott, Landers, Lathrop, Ligon. Luttrcll, Lvnde, Mack-ey, Manning, Marsh, Mayham, McGowan. Mc-Kenzie, McKiniey, MeMahon.

Metcalfe, Mills, Mitchell, Moncyj Monroe, Morgan. Muldrow, Neal, Oliver. Page, Patterson (N. Patterson. Phelps, Phillips, Pollard, Pound, Price, Pridemore, Ranev, Randolph, Rea, Reagan, Rice (Ohio), Riddle, Bobbins, Roberts, Robertson, Robinson JCvan, ftampson, Sapp, Sayler, Scales, Sexton, shal-lengergcr, Shelley.

Smith sparks, Springer, Steele, Stephens, stone Stone (Iowa), Strait, Thompson, Thoriilim gli, Throckmorton.Tip-ton, Townsend (Ohio), Townsend (X. Townshcnd Tucker, Turner, Turney, ance, VanVorhees, Waddell, Walker, Walsh, Welch, White White Whit-thorne, Wiggington, Williams Williams Wiliiams (Oregon). Willis WiT-lets, Wilson, Wren, Wright, Veatcs and Young Xatn Messrs. Bacon, Jlaglev, Baker (X. Ballou, Banks, Keebe, Itisb'ce, Blair, Bliss, Briggs, Cain, Camp, Campbell, Chittenden, Clatlin, Covert, Crapo, Davis Dcnison, Dwight, Fames, Kickholf.

Ellsworth, Field, Freeman, Frye, Garfield, Gibson, Hale, liar-denbergh. Harmer, Harris Hart, Hen-dee, Hewitt (X. Hiscock. lliingerford, James. Jones (X.

Joyce, Ketchum, Lap-ham, Lindsey, Lockwooil, Loiing, McCook, Morse, Muller. Xorcross, O'Neill, Overton, Potter, Powers, l'ugh, Reed, Rice Robinson Ross. Schleicher, sinnickson, Smith Starin. Stenger. Stewart, Veedcr, Ward, Warner.

Watson, Williams Williams (X. Williams Willis (X. and Wood 73. PERSONAL ANI POLITICAL. Thomas C.

Anderson, late member of the Louisiana Returning Hoard, was sentenced on the to two years' imprisonment at hard labor iu the Penitentiary. Previous to passing; sentence, in answer to the usual interrogatory of the Court if be had any thini? to say, Anderson said that he considered his case a cruel persecution under the form of law, but that lie was in the power of the Court and ready to receive sentence. Judge Whitaker answered that the accused had had a fair trial before an impartial jury, and that the verdict was fully justified by the evidence. He then sentenced consequence of the recommendation of the jury to the mercy of the Court, to the lowest term under the law-two years' hard labor in the Penitentiary and cost. A suspensure appeal was granted, returnable on the following Wednesday.

Ilobcrt II. Morrison, of Sturgis, late Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of did Fellows of that State, lias absconded with of the Lodge funds in his possession. It is believed he has gone to Ku-rope. He leaves a wife and two children. It is supposed his bondsmen are good for the deficiency.

Ii. W. Taylor, First Comptroller of the Treasury, was stricken with paralysis while at his desk in the Department at Washington, on the and died two hours afterwards. Taylor was appointed by President Lincoln during the administration of Secretary Chase. lie was from Ohio, and was about years of age.

Cardinal McCloskey arrived at Koine on the2rtb. Upon presenting his homage to the Pope, he said he had no reason to deplore the lateness of his arrival, as the Conclave had made so excellent a choice. The President has nominated Mr. A. AV.

Beard for Collector at P.oston. A strong pressure was brought to bear to secure the renomination of SiMmons, rhc present incumbent, and all New Kngland took sides in the controversy. Senator Hoar support the successful candidate. Mr. William McLaughlin died at Ains- worth, Iowa, on theifJlh after 12 hours' ickness, aged 105.

Up to the day of his death he was as robust as most men of three core and ten; he bad never had a day's ickness, and never wore spectacles. His ither lived to the age of 100. Both branches of the Legislature of Ken tucky have adopted resolutions instructing Congressmen of that Jitate to support and id, in every possible way, the Texas and Pacific Railroad bill. Richard Bright, Conservative member of Parliament from Somersetshire, is dead. Paul de Cassagnae, the famous Paris jour nalist and duelist, on the 2d had a hostile neeting with M.

Thomson, a brother mem ber of the Chamber of Deputies. Swords were the weapons, and Cassagnae inflicted a probably fatal wound upon his adversary. Kx-Scnator Benjamin F. Wade died at his residence in Ashtabula County, on the id, of a lingering illness from typhoid fever. lie was in his T.Sth vear.

Pope Leo II I. was crowned in the Sistine Chapel on the 3d. The ceremonv occupied four hours. Cardinals, Prelates and diplomatists accredited to the Vatican, and a few other persons were present. The Pope was afterwards carried to his apartments, bless- ng spectators on the way.

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. Alcus, Scherck Autey, prominent cotton factors of New Orleans, have suspended. Shane, Harris Memphis cotton fac tors and commission merchants, have made an assignment. Liabilities $00,000. The Silver bill became a law without re ceiving the President's signature, both houses of Congress having promptly passed the bill over the President's veto by the requisite two-thirds majority.

It is an nounced that the Secretary of the Treasury will at once issue the necessary orders to the mints to begin the coinage of the old sil ver dollar. Willis, Percival of Lombard Street, London, a banking firm of 108 years' stand' ing, have failed on account of the suspen sion of a Greek firm at Finsbury, who owed them 250,000. John J. Adams wholesale erocers at ew Orleans, have suspended. Liabilities said to be about $1,500,000.

The public debt statement issued March 1 shows a decrease in the debt for the pre ceding month of $2,250,237, and the follow nig balances in the Treasury: Currency, special fund for the redemption of fractional currency, special deposit of legal-tenders for the redemption of certificates of deposit, coin, including coin certificates, outstanding legal-tendtrs, $348,18,024. The Commissioner of the General Land Office on the 1st gave notice to 53 of the cm ployees of that bureau, 20 of whom are la dies, that on account of want of appropria tion, the Secretary of the Interior had been forced to present to them the alternative of resignation or forced leave of absence with out pay until such time as funds might be provided. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. At West Point, X. on the 24th, Michael Tobin shot and killed Peter Albers.

Both were enlisted men, and jealousy regarding woman was the cause. A double tragedy occurred at Huntsville, on the 23d. K. J. Harrison, son of P.

L. Harrison, Tax Collector of Madison County, a student of the University of Alabama, shot and instantly killed one Ostell Harrison was subsequently attacked by Os-tell's brother, who shot him twice, mortally wounding him. The cause of the trouble is not stated. A horrible affair occurred at a wedding at Choctaw Bluas, a few days ago, Two men named Smith and Johnson got to quarreling over a toast. Johnson was knocked down several times and Smith stabbed in the abdomen, and the brfde MY LOVERS.

I have four noble lover. Young and gallant, blythe mil guy. And in all the land no maiden Hath a goodlier troop than they! And never princess, guarded By knight of high degree. Knew sw'eter, purer hoimiife Than my lovers pay to One of my noble lovers is a self poised, thoughtful man, tiravely gay, serenely earnest, Strong to do, mid bold to plan! And one is sweet and sunny, Pure as crystal, true as steel, With a soul responding ever When the truth makes high appeal! And another of my lovers, ilriirht and debonair Is he, Brave and ardent, strong and tender, And the flower of courtesie Last of all, an eager student, I'pon lofty aims intent: Manly force and gentle sweetness In his nature rarely blent! But when of noble lovers All alike are dear and true. And her heart ta choose refuses, I'ray, what can a woman do? Ah, my sons For this I bless ye, Even as 1 myself am blest.

That I know not which is deurest, That 1 care not which is best! Julia C. tl. Dorr, in the Golden Rule. Mr. Sarsaper Cores a JSad Case of Toothache.

When Sarsapcr reached home Wednesday he found his amiable partner dancing on the borders of distraction with a toothache that seemed to reach clear down to the point of her shoulder-blade. Why, thi3 is certainly dreadful, my dear," said the good man, feeling very uncomfortable, through sympathy. Can't you find any thing to relieve you? Have you tried any thing?" "Have I tried any thing? Daniel Sarsaper, are you losing your wits, or do you like to "hear yourself talk? Oh, dear me, I shall die! Hw it does jump and almost jerk my very life out! Don't you understand me well enough by this time to know that I've tried every thing in the house, and whatever I could borrow from the neighbors? Tried any thing! Ouch! there it goes again. Tried anything! Well, that's all I've done this blessed day first one thing and then another. I've kept Amelia on the run constant.

Every shelf in the house has been searched, and there ain't a bot-tlo that hasn't bsen shook up and smelted of. My mouth is all burned raw with creosote. I'vo blistered my cheek with mustard, and burned my neck with hot ashes, stop Gracious me! won't it never But nothing does it any good. I've made myself sick with coal oil. I've almost strangled myself with peppermint essence, and dear knows what I haven't done, but it's been a waste of time.

The more I do and try to stop it, the worse it gets. Mercy on us! How it does hurt, and 3011 don't seem to care a straw, either. I wish I was dead as true as preaching I do. Maybe then you'd wish you had tried to do something for a body when they was in such mortal misery," and the disconsolate woman nursed her jaw and fell into a crying lit that made Mr. Sarsaper dig his nails into his barren crown and wish that he had a little more hair to spare.

'Don't you think we had better go to the dentist, my dear, and get it pulled?" he asked with a meekness that had become as second nature him by long discipline. (iet it pulled Oh, you brutal man How you would like to see me butchered by inches, wouldn't you? It would do you good to see that" awful man break my jaw with his horrid irou grippers. But that a a sight you'll never see, Daniel Sarsaper no, sir. Oh, gracious! I'll die here at home with the toothache first. And besides that, it's a sort of neuralgia that spreads all over the side of my face.

It wouldn't help it a bit to pull a half a dozen teeth." 'But, my dear," said the considerate husband, "something must be done. I can't bear to see you suffer this way. You've tried every thing you know of, you say." "Oh, dear, me! certainly, yes, yes, every thing. Amelia can tell you the same," moaned the suffering woman. Mr.

Sarsaper walked the floor a few minutes in troubled thought, when his face lighted up, and he said hopefully: "You haven't tried smoke, have you? They say that's a dead sure "No, no, how could with nobody here to tix it for me?" "Well, I'll see to that," said Mr. Sarsaper, with contideuce, taking out a cigar and lighting it. Here it is, you must take a few good whiffs at this, aud you'll be all right presently. Now, then, watch me fix your mouth as I do draw it this way, and then puff it out so. Don't swallow it.

It's easy try." Mrs. Sarsaper protested that she never could, and wouldn't, but the tortures in her mouth and her husband's assurances combined finally prevailed, and placing the weed in her lips she made the effort. She had evidently been laboring under an erroneous impression as to the amount of suction power necessary to induce the smoke to come in, and overexerted herself in that direction. The result wa.s that her lungs were iuieu wnu siuokc, aim me cigar itself came near going along. A newly married man would have been scared into distraction, by the strangling, choking, coughing, gagging demonstrations that immediately iouoweu, Dut Mr, Sarsaper had had sufficient familiarity with occurrences of a similar nature to keep cool and dodge if necessary.

The developments of the next few minutes were quito animated, and revealed to the husband that he had a very sick and much discouraged woman in his arms, but the lisht of triumph gleamed in his eye, and tilled him with a placid com placency when he learned that the tootn ache had been completely cured, or at least forgotten in the new state of af fairs. Cincinnati Breakfast Table. The Term Porte. The term Porte," which is used to denote the administrative government of the Ottoman Empire, and includes the Sultan the Grand Vizier, and the great Council of State, had its origin in this way In the famous institutes established by the warrior-Sultan, Mahomed the Turkish body politic was described by the metaphor 01 a stately tent whose dome rested upon four pillars. The Viziers formed the first pillar, the Judges the second, the Treasurers the third, and the Secretaries the fourth." The chief seat of government was figuratively named The Lofty Gate of the Royal Tent," in allusion to the practice of earlier times when the Ottoman rulers sat at the tent door to administer justice.

The Italian translation of this name was La Porto TSublima." This phrase was modified ja the English to the Sublime Porte," and finally the adjective has been dropped, leaving it simply The Porte." A note written to the office of the Kenewaw, railroad route by a tramp, stated that the road was in fine condition, but the absence of foot-planks on the bridges was a terrible tnconye nieace to the touristy THE SILVER VICTORY. From the Chicago Tribune. After several months of the most thorough and exhaustive discussion of the silver question, after an unparalleled pressure brought to bear upon Congress by the money power of the nation, andi in spite of the declared opposition of the most influential members of ihe Administration, the main principle of remonctization of the old silver dollar, giving it a full legal-tender function for all debts, public and private, has been decided affirmatively by more than two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress. The struggle has been long and bitter, and the result is a notable triumph of the popular will over the desperate resistance of the money-lenders of the country at large over two or three money-csnters. It has at no time been a party question, since members of both political organizations have been ranged on either side.

If regarded section-ally, then the result is a fair triumph of at least thirty-three States over live, for only New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts.Cou-uccticut, and Vermont can be counted as against silver. If regarded from a popular point of view, remoneti.ation was demanded by at least ten to one of the voting population of the l'nited States. So far, then, the Congressional indorsement of the principle is in accord with every theorybf popular government. The story of this legislation maybe briefly told, though the discussion has extended over a period of many months. The double standard was abandoned by a revision of the Coinage act of 1873 which was made in 17 1.

It was so clandestinely accomplished that it was not till two years" later that it became srenerally known" that the monetary system of the country had been radically changed. Meanwhile many persons who had been members of Congress, and many others onk-ially connected ith the Government, were profoundly ignorant of what had been done. As soon "as it became, evident to the country that this legislation, in connection with the Resumption act, was forcing a futile but disastrous effort to resume specie payments in gold alone, there was an instantaneous and universal cry of Halt The first step to take was the restoration of the old money standard, to the abandonment of which the people had never consented. Mr. Bland, of Missouri, introduced a brief and simple bill as long ago as last spring to restore the silver dollar and provide for free coinage thereof on the same terms and conditions as the gold dollar; thisbill failed for lack of time before the expiration of the session.

At the beginning of the new Congress, a bill similar in terms was reported by the House Committee on Banking and Currency, and has been known by courtesy as the Bland bill. It passed the House bymoreibanthree-fourths majority. In the 'Senate the bill was so as to eliminate the provision for free coinage, limit the coinage of silver dollars to a month, secure to the Government any profit that may accrue from the purchase anil coinage of silver, and provide an appropriation for au International Commission to urge the general adoption of the double standard. It is this bill, adopted in the Senate after an able and elaborate discussion of several months, in which the House has now concurred. The bill now passed received an actual vote of 4S yeas to 21 nays in tne Senate, or more thantwo-thirds, sin J.

allowing for the known sentiments of the absent Senators, a full vote would have been 52 yeas to 24 nays also more than two-thirds. The vote by'which the House refused to table the bill as it came from the Senate (which was the test vote) was nays to 72yeas, which was nearlv a three-fourths vote in favor of the bill, "if all the absentees (41) would have voted against the bill, which is absurd to maintain, there would still have been more than two-thirds majority for it. The bill was accepted by the House, not because it is satisfactory in its details to the silver men, but because it provides a legal acknowledgment of the double standard, and furnishes a basis for making this double tandard fully by future legislation. An analysis of the vote in the House shows that, of the 72 votes cast against it, 50 were Itepublicans and 22 were i Jeinocrats. Among these there were only three Western members Garfield of Ohio, and Stewart of Minnesota, Republicans, and Williams, Democrat, from Michigan.

There were eight votes from the South against Ihe bill, Bisbee, Republican, of Florida, Gibson and Leonard of Louisiana, Jorgensen of Virginia, Metcalf of Missouri, Schleicher of Texas, Swann of Maryland, and Williams of Delaware. Of all the votes airainst the bill. New York furnished 14 Republicans and 10 Democrats, Massachusetts Republicans 41ml 1 Democrat, Pennsylvania 7 Republicans and 1 New Jersey 3 Republicans and 3 Democrats, Vermont Republicans, and Maine 4 Republicans. The extreme inflationists, under the lead of Springer, of Illinois, and Ewing, of Ohio, developed very little strength in their effort to oppose the bill on account of its shortcomings, and this encourages the belief that, if the bill be permitted to promptly become a law under the sanction of the President, the Greenbackers will be powerless to carry through their pet schemes of an unconditional repeal of the Resumption act, and. the substitution of greenbacks for National-bank notes.

But if the President interpose his veto, and the veto shall have the effect of preventing the bill from becoming a law, or even the effect of occasioning an indefinite and hazardous postponement of a final settlement of the question, no man can foretell the extreme lengths to which natural resentment and justifiable Indignation will drive the representatives of the people. 1 he personal sentimenis 01 tne lTesiacin on the sliver question nave long oeen known, but it should noiv be seriously con sidered bvhim whetherhe has a moral right to place himself in opposition to the people after it. has been absolutely demonstrated that they are represented in this question by more than two-thirus in uom nouses or Congress. If the original vote were less than two-thirds, and it were a matter of doubt whether the requisite constitutional majority could be obtained to prevail over the veto, tne rresiaeni mieht iustifv himself In using his prerogative, if prepared to give constitu tional reasons for doing so. But the two thirds vote has already been cast; it is not possible that the President can urge any reasons, constitutional or oiuerwise, mat.

have not already been ably presented and overridden; and to interpose his veto under these conditions will be to assume the personal responsibility for all the expense disturbance and anxiety incident to the un necessary delav a veto will occasion. It is a responsibility which no one man should be willing to take upon nimsen. Diphtheria Cured by Sulphur. A few years ago, when diphtheria was ravins; in England, a gentleman accomoanied the celebrated Dr. Field on his rounds to witness the so-called wonderful cures" which he perform ed, while patients of others were drop nine on all sides.

The remedy, to be so rauid. must be simple. All he took with him was powder of sulphur and a quill, and with these he cured every patient without exception. He put a tca- spoonful of flour of brimstone into a wine-fflass of water, and Btirred it with his finder, instead of a spoon, as the sulnhur does not readily amalgamate with water. When the sulphur was well mixed he gave it as a gargle, and in ten minutes the patient was out of danirer.

Brimstone kills every species of fungus in man, beast and plant in a 1 a lew minutes, msieau ox nmuDg out the gargle, he recommended the swallowing of it. In extreme cases, in which he had been called just in the nick of time, when the fungus was too nearly closing to allow the gargling, he blew the sulpnur through a quill into the throat, and, after the fungus had shrunk to allow of it, then the gargling. He never lost a patient from diphtheria. If a patient can not gargle, take a live coal, put it on a shovel and spinkle a spoonful or two of floor of brimstone at a time upon it, let the suffer inhale it, holding the head over it and the fungus will die. A lazy boy, near Stanwix, has con quered the kindling-wood question.

He iust backs his father's best mule asrainst the woodpile, and throws the jqilting-stool at iU-rBofne 8.ntinel, STATENE WS Toe Governor issued commissions during the week ending February 23 as follows: Notaries Public Calvin Iieasoner, Osborne County; C. B. Mason, Franklin; Eugene M. Young, Coffey; W. H.

Finch, Miami; E. Hoagland, Miami; F. C. Harvey, Saline; P. A.

Reel, Labette; D. II. Scott, Reno; John T. Showalter, Sumner; J. B.

Lafeyth, Johnson; C. E. Gay lord, Marshall; W. T. Carroll, Wyandotte; C.

O. Kinne, Wabaunsee; James Hull, Crawford. Hardin C. AUen, Justice of the Peace for Lincoln Crawford Countv, vice Louis P. McGoniglei removed from township.

It. A. Watkins, Commissioner of Deeds for Arkansas. Residence, Little Itock. Monroe Craunell, Commissioner of Deeds for New York.

Residence, Albany. Tiik Osages were paid 51,491.25 a few weeks ago, a erasing $13.75 per head. They have nothing to 1 ell now, and you can't buy a pony of them for double its value. The Pawnees, however, are fearfully poor, and almost in a starving condition. They are returning from their buffalo hunt without any meat, and some white men stampeded and drove off a number of their ponies.

They had a squad of eight soldiers with them, but the Indians were only armed with bows and arrows, and the thieves were well armed. Recently, at Atchison, while the bridge-men were throwing the sand from the pneumatic tubes, they found imbedded in the sand, at 4S feet below the surface, a piece of the limb of a tree about six inches long and two inches in diameter that had once been cut on both ends, with some sharp instrument like an ax or a hatchet. It is hard to conceive how a piece of cut wood could get so far below the bed of the river. The wood was thoroughly water-soaked and evinced signs of decay. TiiF.iiK is traveling in northwestern Kansas a swindler by the name of Wolf.

He claims to have been sent out in the Catholic interest, by Bishop Fink; but the Bishop warns all Catholics to look out for him. The Kansas Pacitic land department at Saline sold between the 1st of January and 20th of February, 1S78, 32,505, acres of land sixteen times as much as during the corresponding period in 1S77. John Sexton, not long ago, accidentally shot and killed his brother-in-law, Samuel Carrington, at the farm of Henry Blackburn, three miles from Farliuville, Linn County. A gentleman by the name of Yeagher, and his little son wire drowned recently in the Salina River, near Saline. Wolf-hunts arc of frequent occurrence inthe vicinity of Lane, and the boys are successful in the chase, generally.

The people of Washington are already talking about repudiating their bonds issued to the Central Branch Road. May Nelson made an attempt at suicide at Topeka, on the 23th, by taking morphine. Her life was saved, however, by the timely aid of the lady with whom she was living as a servant Mrs. Griffith. The residence of Erastus McBrillus, ex-County Treasurer, on South Broadway, Leavenworth, was burned on the 2ith.

Loss about $12,000. The following commissions were issued by the Governor during the week ending February 11: Notaries Public L. W. lalsdcll, Cborokce County; A. Owen, Sedgwick; Chas.

W. Shinn, Franklin; W. II. Finch, Miami; B. F.

Hilley, Montgome ry Henry Rogers, Montgomery; Aaron R. May, Brown; R. E. Typer, Mitchell; S. R.

Marshall, Harvey; B. A. Searer, Doniphan; R. II. Oxley, Clay; W.

11. Nelson, Smith; William A. Freeman, Cowley. Probate Judge John F. Ryerson, of Clay County, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of R.

D. McCord. Justices of the Peace E. Pardee, Wamego Township, Pottawatomie County, vice F. A.

Whitlock, resigned; II. E. Gillon, Lancaster Township, Atchison County, vice Wm. Johannas, resigned. Mb.

John F.Hill, of Oswego, Labette County, has made the following suggestion to the State Historical Society, for the bene fit of history and the newspaper press: "I think this suggestion would not be amiss: That if the State Historical Society had some person in each county, to gather up the principal events that may transpire within his county during the year, in chronological order, and condense them in some suitable form to be published or to be tiled away in the collections of the Historical Society; this would be found to be very valuable material of history in the future. I think this could all be done with but little labor or expense to any body. The items for this chronology of the history of the county could be obtained from the local newspapers, and I think the press of the country would be sufficiently interested in this matter to fur nish free copies of their publications to the person selected to prepare the chronology, from which it might be compiled. I think a person could be found in each county who would be willing to act as compiler gratui tously." The question of voting bonds for the building of a jail in Lincoln County is being pretty thoroughly discussed just now. It is said that one is badly wanted.

Joseph C. Lusk shot and killed himself at Highland Station, Doniphan County, on the 18th. Walnut Center, carried off the prize for county seat of Rush County. There is a report that the K. P.

Railroad Company contemplate straightening their road-bed from Solomon City to Ellis, which will shorten their route several miles and avoid many deep cuts. Eighteen Good Templars lodges in the State of Kansas have been dropped from the Grand Worthy Secretary's books this quarter. The stock-raisers of Western Kansas have organized a stock association wilh headquarters at Ellis. No one can become a member who does not own 25 head of cattle or horses. Its object Is to protect the interest of the owners of stock.

How the Oueen's Speech was Transmitted. All Europe was anxiously awaiting the electric sparks of words that breathe and thoughts that burn on thi3 auspicious occasion. AU America complacently awaited the resume of an event which carries pari-passu a potent lesson in the law of neutrality and the power of the governed by the governing. That this anxiety may be illustrated, let me here note the fact that the ceremonies of opening this session of the British Parliament were described telegraphically and forwarded as follows To Russia the Queen's speech, consisting of 800 words, was forwarded in seven minutes after its reading, and consumed 23 minutes and 10 seconds in delivery at the palace of the Czar. To Alexandria, Egypt, it was conveyed in oJ minutes and 20 seconds.

To Constantino ple it occupied 40 minutes in transmis- sion, wmie rans ana uerun nau it in 14 minutes New York receiving it in 54 minutes after it was read in Parliament, and before the British public knew its tnor! In one hour over 300 newspa pers, 220 clubs and news-rooms had it in the United Kingdom, the Morse printing: and sound process taking about four times lonzer to forward it than the Wheatstone method. London Cqr. Cin cinnati Enquirer, groom was mortally wounded by a bullet from Smith's pistol, which was intended for Johnson. Smith then leaned against the wail, faint from his wound, when Johnson stealthily approached him and blew his brains out. Near Mount Vernon, on the.24lb, Commodore D.

Curtis, a farmer, 50 years old, was shot through the heart and killed by his step-son, aged Curtis was trying to murder his wife in a drunken spree, and the boy got a gun and shot him. Gustavus Wilcox and Richard Walker two wealthy young farmers of Charles City County, fought a duel with pistols, without seconds, on the 27th. The terms of agreement were that they should commence firing together and continue until one was disabled. After several shots had been exchanged, Walker fell, shot through the face. The duel grew out of an old family feud.

Both were arrested after the light. The wife of Dwight E. Whcaton has disclosed the fact that her husband was the murderer of James O'Neill, the Chicago and Alton engineer, who was shot so mysteriously at Bloomiugton, 111., in December last. Wheaton was previously arrested on suspicion, but discharged for want of evidence. He was rearrested on the 2ith ult.

Two murderers were executed in Missouri on the 1st John W. Daniels at Warrens-burg, for the murder of Jesse R. Miller, a Henry County farmer, near Sedalia in February last, and Richard Green at Kansas City, for the murder of Deputy Marshal Hughes near Independence, also iu February last. Dick Moore, of Louisville, Jefferson County, accidentally shot and killed himself at Memphis, on the he had gone to witness the carnival. The Kaiser family of eight persons, who lived at Fish Landing on the Mississippi, 15 miles southeast of Waterloo, Monroe County, 111., were all burned to death on the morning of Hie 1st, their house being consumed by tire.

The family consisted of Moritz Kaiser, the father, aged about 50; Ellen Kaiser, the mother; and John, Leonard, Harry, Edward, Tommy and Ellen Kaiser, the children, from 14 years to 1 month. When discovered by the neighbors the house was completely enveloped in flames, and any attempt to rescue the inmates would have been hopeless. The charred remains of the victims were gathered together and buried in a single grave. In the absence of all evidence to the contrary, the Coroner's jury rendered a verdict of accidental death, but it is believed from facts subsequently brought to light, that Kaiser, driven to a state of desperation by bad luck and improvidence, had murdered his wife and children, set lire to the house, and then committed suicide. Albert Young, Robert Jones, Silas Wright and Lucius Porter, all colored, were hanged at Marion, the 1st, for the murder of Isaac D.

Moore, white, in 18Tf. MISCELLANEOUS The House Committee on Education and Labor, to horn was referred various matters in reference to Chinese immigration, report that, inasmuch as the great majority of Chinese immigrants are unwilling to conform to our institutions, to become permanent residents of our country and accept the right and assume the responsibility of citizenship, that the President be requested to open cc.TCspoR.rlcnce immediately with lh?" Governments of China and Great Britain, with a view of securing a change or abrogation of all stipulations, in existing treaties which permit unlimited immigration of Chinese to the United States. Representative Clark, of Missouri, has introduced in the House a bill providing for the removal of sunken vessels in the Mississippi River and its navigable tributaries. The bill provides that after 00 days' notice the Government boats shall proceed to remove any sunken vessel and make whatever disposal of the same the Government offi cials may see fit. At present there is no salvage law affecting the Western rivers, and the owners or underwriters can use their own pleasure in removing such ob structions.

Representative Scales, Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, in his report in favor of the bill for the transferring of the Indian Bureau from the Interior to the War Department, shows the present man agement costs the Government $23.05 per capita, while under the proposed bill thecost to the Government, will not exceed $4.28 per ipita. Jacob R. Freese, late President of the State Savings Bank of Trenton, N. found guilty of embezzling the funds of the bank, has been sentenced to five years in the State-prison. His sons, Louis K.

and Harry who were implicated with the father, get six months each in the County Jail. Temple Workman's Bank at Los Angeles, was robbed by burglars of $10,000 a few days ago. The bank was in the hands of a receiver. Major Lewis Cass, son of the late General Cass, died recently in Paris. He had re sided abroad for manv vears.

The Ohio House of Representatives has passed a bill making the owners of Texas cattle responsible for damages caused by their animals in localities through which they have been driven or shipped. The Senate Committee on Claims will re port a bill for the payment of $150,000 to the Book Agency of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for the occupation of its building at Nashville during the war. It was reported from Rome on the 1st that the Italian Government had warned the Vatican authorities, through the Inspector of Police, that they could take no measures to prevent possible disturbances at the Pope's coronation, as the Pope did not recognize the King of Italy. The Vatican was indignant, and decided that the coronation should be strictly private. An understanding between the Papacy and Italy is apparently as far off as ever.

It was officially announced in the Spanish Cortes, on the 1st, that the Cuban Central Committee, the Executive and chiefs of insurgents had surrendered. A vote of thanks to the Generals and the army in Cuba was immediately adopted, and the Cortes went in a body to congratulate the King and Queen. THE EASTERN QUESTION. A St. Petersburg dispatch of the 25th says: The situation has improved through an understanding between England and Russia, whereby Russia will not occupy Gallipoli and England will not land troops on the fchores of the Dardanelles.

The negotiations for peace are making progress. To hasten them, the Grand Duke Nicholas, by an agreement with the transferred his headquarters to San Stefano, Adrianople being too distant. A Pera dispatch of the 2Cth says: The terms of peace are not yet signed. General Gourko, with 30,000 men, is marching to San Stefano. Russian officers and soldiers are forbidden, under penalty of death, to enter Constantinople without special permission from Russian headquarters.

Barracks just outside of Constantinople are being prepared for Russian sick who can find no other cover. London reports of the 27th had a more warlike aspect. Lord Napier of Magdala, Governor of Gibraltar, arrived and had along conference with the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief of the forces. The afternoon papers announced prominently that Jja4 been decided to employ Lord The Humors of War. II.

V. IvedGeld writes inthe Philadelphia Weekly Times: horrors predominated in our neighborhood, but the humorous side was not altogether lacking. A brigade one day camped around the premises of a neighbor of ours. lie was sitting on tho fence (for the purpose, as lie said, of saving one rail at least) contemplating tho destruction going on all around. One soldier was killing the calf, another was after the pigs, another was milking the cows, hundreds were burning rails, others were taking olVthe well-bucket and rope, some were digging for hidden treasures," and altogether the scene was rather lively.

Uur neighbor looked for some time, saying nothing, doubtless from inability to do tho subject justice, when he broke out: Gentlemen, If I live through this war I shall never fear hell!" When Bragg retreated from Tullahoma a large part of his army passed through our neighborhood. Tho soldiers were much discouraged. Within a few months they had retreated all the way from before Nashville, about miles, and in all that time they declared they had not been whipped. It's bad enough to run when we are whipped," said one of the soldiers; this way of beating tho Yankees and then running away from them!" I asked one of the olliecrs, an acquaintance, to what point they were retreating. To Cuba," he replied, sharply, if old Bragg can get a bridge built across from Florida!" On the same retreat a couple of soldiers "stopped at a house near us and proposed to swap horses, as theirs were worn out.

Our neighbor trotted out two and offered them a bargain. One of his horses, however, had a very white head and face. That one won't do," said ono of the soldiers the enemy could see that face a mile." No," said tho other soldier, quickly, "that's no objection; for the other end of Bragg's cavalry is always toward the 1 anicees so they took, the wluie-iacea norse anu went on, satistied that tho rear only would point toward the enemy during tho remainder of the war. This happened just as I relate it, and shows something of the spirit of Bragg's army on the famous retreat from Tullahoma. Is It a Hoax! A special from St.

Paul, to the Chicago Tribune, says A mutilated and defaced letter was found yesterday among some rubbish near where a stolen watch was loumt last ieccmer, under a sidewalk, according to direc tions given by Thomas Malone, who confessed to stealing it, and is serving a sentence of one year in the Stillwater Penitentiary, where Cole, James, and Itobert Younger are confined. The letter is dated at St. Joseph, Nov. 5, 1877. It is addressed to 1 nomas aia- lone, and reads, as far as can be deciphered hen you get to M.

1 am your uesi pian will be to find out of what value you will have to draw to send you up for one year, for I am sure no State sends up for lest than one year, and it will require a goou lime time' for vou to get the confidence of the Wardens" bv your gentlemanly manners, and to get liberties in the prison, which must be your aim, so as to see C. and K. Both will readily recognize you. You will, of course, remember the address agreed upon, T. 51., so that there can be no mistako when we address vou.

Keep up your gentlemanly deportment, and you'll surely receive liberties in the prison, that you will not otherwise receive, which will enable you to come in contact with the boys. They'll not hava forgotten vou. No, no. You know who to address at St. Joseph and Sedalia.

Notwithstanding the extreme improbability of such letter not being destroyed by recipient, the circumstances favor the genuineness of the letter. Malone was arrested for stealing an overcoat. Then, without accusation, he confessed to stealing the watch, and told where it could be found. His appearance and manner in Court caused the Prosccuting-Attorney and Court great surprise that such a man should be guilty of felony. Carbolic.

Acid for Catarrhal Diseases. The London Medical Record gives tho experience of Dr. Moritz in the use of carbolic-acid spray in cartarrhal diseases of the respiratory organs. Having had much to do with carbolic acid, and especially the spray, he noticed that the bronchial catarrh with which ho was frequently troubled did not occur, or that, if it began, it was soon arrested. A colleague of his, Dr.

Asseldelflc, made the same observation. Dr. Moritz used the spray of a 2 per cent, solution of carbolic acid. lie first tried it on two children in whom the commencement of whooping-cough was sus-Dected. After the remedy had been used two days, the slight catarrh which was present came 10 a stanu-suu, uu in a few days disappeared.

In several children with measles, the cough was diminished, and the nights were more quiet after the use of carbolic-acid spray. In two surgical patients also, whose lungs were in a suspicious state, the cough entirely disappeared during the frequent use of spray. The carbolic acid does not act as a cauterant, for dilution produces beneficial action, and it is not demonstrated that it exerts any chemical action on the false membranes, as some have thought. It appears most reasonable that it acts as a parasiticide, destroying the proto-organisms which constitute the fundamental part of the false membranes and which exist in the circulatory system, since the local alterations are more than the expression of rymotic influence. The Pw sident's Veto of the Silver Bill.

To the House of llepreswntiitices After a careful consideration of House bill No. I KKl. entitled "An act to authorize the coinage of the standard silver dollar, and to restore its legal-tender character," I feel compelled to return it to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, with my objections to its passage. Holding the opinion which I expressed in my annual message, that neither the interests of the Government nor of the people of the Cnited States would be promoted by disparaging silver as one of the two precious metals which furnish the coinage of the world, and that legislation which looks to maintaining the volume of intrinsic money to as full a measure of both metals as their relative commercial values will permit would be neither unjust nor inexpedient, it has been my earnest desire to concur with Congress in the adoption of such measures to increase the silver coinage of the country as would not impair the obligations of contracts, cither publie or private, nor injuriously affect the public credit. It is only upon the conviction that tlii- bill does not meet these essential requirements that I feel it my duty to with hold from it my approval.

My present otli-cial duty as to that bill permits only an attention to the specific objections to its passage, which seem to be so important as to justify me tn asking from the wisdom aud duty of I'ongress that further consideration of the bill for which the Constitution has in such eases provided. The bill provides lor the coinage of silver dollars ot the weight of 412 grains each of standard silver, to be a legal tender to their nominal value for all debts and dues, public and private, except whereotherwisecxpress-ly stipulated in contracts, it is well known that the market, value of that number of grains of standard silver during the past year nas.been irom to 12 ccnts.as compared with the'stan-lard gold dollar. Thus the silver dollar authorized by this bill is worth from 8 to 10 per cent, less thim it purports to be worth, and is made a legal render debts contracted when the law did not recognize such coin as lawful money. The right to pay duties in silver, or in certificates oi silver deposits, writ, when they are issued in sufficient amount to circulate, put an end to the receipt of the revenue in gold, and thus compel the payment xilver for both the principal mid interest of the public debt; the bonded debt now outstanding was issued previous to February. 175, when silver dollar was unknown in the circulation country, and was only a convenient silver bullion for exportation; the bonded debt has been issued riiarv.

when irold alone was the, which the bonds were sold, and g5d. alone was the coin in which both parties to the contract understood that the bonds would be paid. These bonds entered into the markets of the world. They were paid lor in gold, when silver had greatly depreciated, ami when no one would have bought them if it had been understood they would be paid in silver. The sum of of those bonds has been sold during my Administration for gold coin, and the l'nited States received the benefit of those sales by a reduction of tho rate of interest to 4 per cent.

During the progress of these sales a doubt was suggested as to the coin in which payment of these bonds would be made. The public announcement was thereupon authorized that it was not to be anticipated that any further legislation of Congress, or any action of any department tthc Government would sanction or tolerate the redemption of the principal of these bonds or the payment of the interest thereon, in coin of less value than coin authorized by law at the time of the issue of bonds, beiii-the coin exacted by the Government in exchange for the same. In view of these facts, it will justly be regarded as a grave breach of the public faith to undertake to pay these bonds, principal and interest, in silver coin, worth in the market less than the coin received for them. It is said the silver dollar, made a legal tender by this bill, will, under its operations, bo equivalent in value to the gold dollar. Many supporters of the bill believe this, and would not justify an attempt to pay the debts, either public or private, in a coin of inferior value to the money of the world.

lie capital delect ot tne bin is mat it contains no provisions protecting from its operations pre-existing debts, in case the coinage which it Creates shall continue to be of less value than that which was the sole legal tender when they were contracted. It is now proposed, for the purpose of taking advantage of the depteciation of silver in the payment of debts, to coin and make a legal tender a silver dollar of less commercial value than any dollar, whether of gold or paper, which is now lawful money in this country, such a measure, it will be hardly mestioned, will, in the judgment of mankind, be an act of bad faith. As to all debts heretofore contracted the silver dollar should be made legal tender only at its market value. The standard of value should not be changed without the consent of both par ties to the contract. The National promises should be kept with unflinching fidelity.

There is no power to compel a nation to pay its just debts. Its credit depends on its honor the Nation owes what it has led or allowed its creditors to expect. 1 can not appove a bill which, iu my judgment, authorizes the violation of sacred obligations. The obligation of the publie faith transcends all questions of profit or public advantage. Its unquestionable maintenance is a dictate, as well of the highest experience as of the most necessary dut v.

and should ever be carefully guarded by the Kxecutive, by Congress, by the people. It is my firm conviction that if tho country is to be benefited by silver coinage it can be only done bv the issue ot silver Ocu lars of full value.which will defraud no man and a currency worth less than it purports to be, will, in the end, defraud, not only the creditors but au who are engaged in legiti mate business, and none more assuredly than those who are dependent on their daily laoor ior tneir daily Dream. Signed B. IlArES. Executive Mansion, February 2-s, The Leaders of Washington Society, Years ago Lord Lyons, then the En glish Minister, imported a coachman He was a first-class man, and it was not lon; before he was well known.

Soon afterward he began trading horses, and made a great deal of money, ollow-injr thaChe went into the erocery busi ness in what is known as the old First Ward" of Washington, and accumu lated more money. He married, and a son came to his family. When the father died he left plenty of money, which his son inherited, succeeding him in the grocery business. The son was too proud, however, to stick to it, and he gave it up, and invested his money in other wavs. About the time the English coachman came here, a reuch cook, direct from France, arrived here, and secured em ployment with the French Minister.

He also was married, and had three or four daughters. Like the coachman, he amassed a great deal of money, and in creased it by fortunate real estate speculations. He owned several squares of property in the neighborhood, since bought up by Hallet Kilbourne'a real estate pool. The son of the coalhman married the daughter of the cook, and they are to day the leaders of Washington society, Hartfont Tifnes. rear' rin lor.