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THK HAWK-EYE Publishing Company presents its compliments with this issue, and invites the attention of all to whom it comes. One of the largest, it is universally recognized as one of the best News, Literary, Family and Humorous papers in the country. It will be the constant aim of its publishers to make every improvement possible in its columns, until it shall be indispensable to every family. There are scores of new subscribers arriving every week, from nearly every state in the union, attracted by the reputation of its original articles, which arc quoted by nearly all papers in the country, and it is the determination of the publishers vocateil all his life, so many of his old articles on the subject of the tariff were rcpub- lishcd in parallel columns with the views of the party on whoso platform ho had finally landcU, that one would have thought that the tariff was the issue. But that was crowded out of sight by the run on "clasping hands across the bloody chasm," which had a long day.

And after the tail of the ticket met with a calamitous misfortune, 'buttered watermelon" for a while, largely into the campaign. The liberal campaign was actually ridiculed to disastrous defeat, and tlie people, instead of seeking for absorbing principle nt'ouml which to rally, rather seemed to only want some now foiblo of the liberals held up for them to laugh at, and N'ast's potent, irresistible, eloquent and sarcastic pencil led the republican forces, more than any of the old parly leaders, and this inimitable artist suddenly found himself a great political leader, and. indeed, he will probably occupy in the coming campaign, a position but little lower than he held four years ago. The centennial campaign opened with Grant's DCS Moines speech, and for a while it appeared that the school question was to occupy a prominent, central position in the contest. For a time it did absorb public attention, almost to the exclusion of everything men, such aa is indulged in by penny-a- liners and political demagogues, but it does believe in outspoken criticism.

A paper that will shut its eyes to the fact that there has been during the lost fourycars of Grant's administration a great amount of corruption, has a very poor pair of optics, and if, seeing, it holds its tongue, it is--well, we guess it is very subservient "organ." We don't understand that republicanism means Spcn- ccrism, Belknapism, or even Grant ism, or any other one-inanisui, and wo don't want A Friend of THK HAWK-EVK to be surprised when this paper its' minil just as fieely in regard to what it believes the misdeeds of republicans as it does in regard to the misdeeds of democrats. 'Tis a way we have, aud there is nothing contained in the lecture from "A Republican" to convince us that it isn't a good thing not to bo an organ. colors and come inside the republican lines aud be republicans, for most assuredly (here will to no third parly delegations admitted to the republican national convention. THE jFiiixiNG. The republican victory in New Hampshire seems to have stirred up some of the bad blood that is entirely too plenty in the southern states.

The following from the Charlotte (N. Observer, no doubl, was written of by one of that class of loud-mouthed chivalry yo who managed to keep well in the rear when there was any fighting to do Itftumti iblicanrt eli inoi'f tlwn lit Iho Now ItiUiipaliiin imlicuto that tho ro- tml Iheir ticket nil Tui'siliiy by aomutliiiiK thoiiMuiil voti'H. Wo uru not lit nil sur- -eaull; in fiiet, we expueteil it. to secure for it a constantly enlarging field of circulation. New departments will bo added and every effort made lo have something in it which plcoso everybody.

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Postage paid by IH Daily, per a 59 i i I three months -J 50 Semi-Weekh, por a We. kly, "iiiKt--- 1 (1C chits of ten each, to one office 1 club-! of i i one oflii-i I -In of rtfty each, to onu office 1 L5 II Pl'UUSniNO COJIl'ANV, l.i\ui. INTKBESTING FIGURES. The interest awakened hereabouts on the question of narrow gauge railroads seems to be rapidly spreading, and any information on tho subject is eagerly sought. Ocorgc Wadsworlh, in The Technologat for March, writing; on narrow gauge railroads in the United States, says: The question of gauge is yet a problem, but the practical tendency is decidedly in favor of narrowing in the mils.

The accepted gauge, four feet eight and one-half inches, seems to have been rather the result of accident and with tho proucness to follow in old there is no wonder that a departure from the old way is so slow. However, as progress is the destiny, and inasmuch as necessity often times demands experiment, there is no doubt that true economy will yet bo exercised in Mill'. BenWon, tlicru IB nolhing in common bctwffii ami tlio Knghiutl Mi'un linn pcttj in their spltis vimllclivi! uml innlltpinnt in their Imtrcil, iwil unit COM in illy lr ualnro, they lire in- iMiniblo ut a m.iBmimnii'UB net or liny of tlio iiolili- uml m'art. southern imuihood. Their only piiwiblu to Hie ilimiucrolir party is that il favors tho troi-ilom and of southern states, unit that lono i'lill'lei." to 'luma it in tho eyes New lin-luml Yank Yet i i tlio c-yi-301' th xpocli-il i i wilrlotlc from lhi radical Yankee, whoso very mime a the synonym of all that i puhillimmiuiu und sordid in The cieatu coursinu 1 eiuinot lint lucl Mjiimwliiit uV- iillho i-oin-de uf N'ew Ilumiiihiio on liwt illil llii voting iii-i- lit li'imt htiimi tho means complishment tion.

The debate on Ihe amnesty bill, suddenly and completely uncovering the designs of the confederate congress, turned the discussion into new channels, and the blunted memory of the was sharpened by the horrible pictures of southern prison pens, and the public mind was shocked at the shameless apologies made by democratic congressmen for the atrocities committed tipon unarmed ami helpless prisoners by tlie confederate government. It only needed a sharp, incisive discussion of these questions to arm the people gns and movements of argues that employed of desired for the for the results." number He of against the men who could excuse and defend such villainies. Then the exposure of "crooked- department gave another ness turn in the war to olitical allairy, ch, however strongly it may have set against republicanism, eddied about in a most perplexing manner when its developments engulphed Mr. Pendlcton, and oven drew Mr. Clymer toward a most uncomfortable and yawning vortex.

Through all these changing questions and events that have kept the public mind at fever heat, the financial tiuestion has held the tenor of its way, threading through party platforms iu different states with such sublime uncertainty that, as one politician has expressed it, no man can tell to which party he belongs when ho has crossed a state Hue. Cut however party issues may change, will be discussed in this campaign only questions i sides to them. There is not the slighest chance, as things are at for a i party to make itself interesting enough to attract at- passcngers carried and the commerce of Hie route, i tho exception of some of the nain thoroughfares and of roads in the im- vicinity of large cirtts. Ihe facilities are far greater than tho business demands or even justifies, while a glanoe ut dividends made gives proof that it is conclusive. He says Take the railroads of Massachusetts, for instance, of which there are i distinct corporations, having total length of 10 miles, built and equipped at the average cost per mile of $04,500, only one-half of Ihcm pay any dividend to Iheir owners, while but one-fourth uf them pay over six per cent.

The reason is, they have cost too in itch--having been built on too grand a scale--and the cost of operating them is of necessity proportionally great. An ordinary sender car, offering fifty-six seats, when these seats arc all filled, has at least a dead weight of car equal to 025 pounds for every passenger. Itut a very different case made in the railroad commissioners' report for 1874, taking the whole railway system of the state. I says, "The returns would seem lo indicate that the rail- IHXMI tho blooil of nu-i in tlii-ir vi'ins, mill mi! -nltruiriitly inti'lliK'-nt i TM a it is violation of nil liuis, uotli liiiimui unJ ilium', i-lthi-i- t-i i i th" tlin-vi'H iiro pliiniU'iiny all Unit is sacri-il mill vulmibli' in their i i i i There arc a class of newspaper men in thi-, country of whom author of the above it a sample brick, who imagine that in writing such stuff they are serving their party. These political monomaniacs are as a general i tho very smallest specimens of newspaper a i and they curse both parties with i membership.

They imagine that it is smart to give everything a political coloring, to print silly charges in capital letters and to devote most of their time in an endeavor to make it appear that they are parly managers. Tlie time was when newspaper men did the i i for a very large ber of the political parly of which happened to be uiembe -s, but lhat was in days when organs were more numerous they are now, and when the i of an organ dared not use his pcu against a man iu his own parly, no ditlerence how Queer Shower on South Hill. Wednesday afternoon about four o'clock, the South Hill, in tho vicinity of Pcrkin's meadow, were amazed almost bend expression at a most singular and inexplicable event. At the time (he sky was" comparatively clear, nnd but few people were out of doorsi- Suddenly a liltlc daughter of Rufus llosenbauia, who owns the South Hill butter factory, came running into the house crying out it was mining bread. Her father sternly reproved her for using such exaggeration, but she insisted that she told only the truth, and he dropped his hammer on the anvil, and ran out.

Amazement scaled his lips when ho saw Ihe ground already thickly covered with bits of while wheat bread about Ihreo inches long and two wide, while it was still falling quite rapidly, but almost as softly as snow, while the people were out gathering it up and examining it 1 Mr. Rosenbaum fouud, to his still greater surprise that the bread was palatable, and actually buttered with an excellent article of oleo margarine. Tho Perkins meadow people, overwhelmed with astonishment, after gathering small sample lots of Ihe bread to show their neighbors, started off to drive their friends wild with envy. But as they reached Webb street they were surprised to find that the shower eilended oven lhat far, and the there buttered on both on both As tlfey road corporations of the state haul 1.09 tons (or pounds) of rolling stock for each passenger they carry, and for every ton of freight 3.17 tons of a i is required iu its transportation. The remedy for this is cheaper roads, i can be operated at less expense.

Narrowing the gauge seems to be th? readiest plan of solution, as from the critical experiments of several years past the following facts have been satisfactorily den corrunt. by. Happily, that day newspaper man's has gone opinion now days is worth just as nn any man's and no more. The bread sides, and had the top crust cut off. camo on down Summer street they passed through severe shower of sugar crackers and warm muffins.

But when they reached Barnes street the scene beggared description. For in that favored locality the atmosphere was full of Boston Brown bread, and hot rinsed biscuit, while farlher down, on Angular slreet, it was raining corn bread and late buckwheat cakes. It was unfortunate, however, that before the B.trncs street people could get out lo enjoy this shower of modern manna, a heavy storm of knives and forks came rattling down, which drove tho people hastily into Ihsir homes. This storm was of short duralion, and i i fifteen miutites after it ceased, there was not a crumb of bread or a knife or fork to be seen on the ground, the geese, which grow in lhat neighborhood at the rate of one hundred and forly-four lo the square loot, having devoured everything. As a postscript to the above we would stale a Mr.

Kpsenbaura has just called at the ollice i the information that Theodore who was digging a well for Mr. Throclunoi-ton, had just struck a running vein of sweet milk. The supply appears to be inexhaustible, and they are going to send the well to the centennial. it powerful bad for the first few weeks, then 1 kind o' got used lo it. Borrowed it once an' a while here and tiicrc, but folks didn't somehow appear to like lo lenii their HAWK-KVKS, and so finally I lost sight of it altogether.

Then trouble begun, right off. First thing I knew I was arrested and fined $'20 for violatin' the game law. See Ihe thing had been changed a little on' 1 didn't know nothing about it, but the judge said as how ignorance wasn't no excuse in these day when the slate was so full of newspapers that you couldn't fire stone out of winder i hittin' an editor. Then in a week 1 was arrested and fined for violnliu' the fishery law, and when 1 begged off and said I didn't nothin' about it, the justice' asked me where I-was raised, and remitted $2 of the fine for me to take a paper with. kind o' thought I couldn't get into any more scrapes aud I sort of on to the two dollars.

An' about three days after that I was took up agin and lined S4 and costs for huntin' on Sunday, an' 1 hope I may die if I knowed it was Sunday. An' I had to sell (lie gun to get out of the jug. Then a fellow come along and bought every grain of corn 1 had in the crib for six cents less thnn what 1 found next day it was in the market then I lost a couple of the best cows you ever saw and they was look up aud advertised, and advertised anil advertised, and all the time I was i tlie whole country ever for "em tind when I found 'em tit lust, the costs wns more than (lie cows was worth. Tho taxes came due a'ud I i know it, and the farm was sold and I had big costs to pay before 1 kuowed a thing about it. Then I lost five dollars on a bet that Pendleton had a dead sure thing on the democratic nomination, and another five dollars on a bet that Bclknup was secretary of war, and I don't Thursday, March SO, 187G.

TKI- 'WKKKLY BATCH-EYE, In presenting this number of THE WEEK- IlAwix-EvK to its readers, it with clings of gratification a the patronage Ihe paper has fully justified the increased pense which is necessary in thus im- roving its appearance and nd with all confidence Iliit Ihe im rovement will meet i such favor from the reading public that it will justify additional improvements in the future. We have every reason lo know that the old form of tho gave satisfaction to its many readers the present improvement was made in answer to no demand on the part of the pair. of tho for we had received from them i but the ir.o-it enuotirDging and Muttering comments on the appearance and excellence of ihcir favorite paper. The movement is mere'y an earnest of what will always be our policy with the paper, and that is, to improve it, and to its usefulness as often as increased patronage shall justify the additional cipense. This being the first issue of the paper in its new form, it is very incomplete in some particulars but these deficiencies shall be supplied in th next issue.

AVe will add next week a department for The Voung Folks, and from time to time, make such additions as may be necessary to keep the I A in the front rank of family papers. We refer to the list of premiums, published elsewhere, and trust that, with such liberal indueemeirtH, the friends of tho HAWK.KVK will so increase its circulation that other improvements, on a still more extensive scale, already made. may rapidly follow those Wo promise to give the people of the a weekly paper that shall have but few equals and no superiors in this western country, and the paper shall show for itself how well that promise will be kept. HANOI XG XSSUK4. Who can tell, at this early day, what will bo the rallying cry of the presidential campaign, this year i'rom time to time, callow young politicians, delivering themselves of all tho political erudition and prescience Vfilh which they arc, or imagine themselves to be endowed, tell us what is the grand, central issue before the people, but even while the echoes of i heir empty clatter are annoying tho ears of (he multitude, some unexpected event rings in a new battle cry.

The issues change i the times, sometimes very abruptly, again so gradually that tho transition from otic to the other is almost imperceptible. Wo can all remember often the slogan renewed its sound iu the Greeley' campaign. There were only two features in that contest that maintained their identity without change throughout the contest. The one was the gumiw with which the republican party opened, concluded, and triumphantly closed its campaign, breaking into peals of iEexlinguishablclnughteras one after another ridiculous phase of the contest ws developed by the movements and position of the incongruous elements which had conglomerated into the so- called liberal republican party. AnJ on the part of tho opposition, there was tho one unchanging line of abusive tactics, which was not departed from until the voles were counted, and the shortsighted opposition saw they had actually pelted Grant i Ihe white house, by throwing mud at him, by a majority (hat exceeded the wildest expectations of the most sanguine republicans.

The war cries in that campaign followed each other almost as frequently and rapidly a'i the weeks trod upon each other's lesls. WhenGreeley stultified himself by uniting with party that repudiated the THE CKNTKNNIAL IMITLSK. Aside from the propriety of appropriately celebrating the anniversary of our nation's birth, and aside from the mere mriosity that is and will be excited by the housand and one curious relics that are fuoiu the dust of the under were a i boing conce'iled, here is au impulse imparted by the ceaten- lial movement that cannot fail to impart a rcsent and permf.nent advantage to the great mass of the A mcrican people. is the uipulse to obtain a definite and correct his- knowledge of theearly days of theKe- jublic. of Ihe incidcnls and events that led to the formation of a separate government, of the formation and duration of the confederacy of the thirteen states, of the battles of the revolution, of the und history of the earliest congress, and a tilings ibout which the public i has rested i general idea that some such i bad been, and i any very definite idea how, or why, or where it had been.

For instance, everybody knows the Am can flag, an-1 very few ever slopped to in their own minds, ui any one else, how or why thai was the American Hug. It is so totally different froo. tiny more ancient standard, that such an inq liry would seem natural, but no one thought to make it, or lemand that there ever was possibility that any othev design could li'ivu 'vnved over the land of the free and the horns of the The ccalennial movement started a thousand fineries. And it was not long i it was discovered that the present a and design of HID ting was fixed us late as 1818 by act of congress. That previous to a time the alterations made in the emblem upon the admission of a new state were much more material a at the present time, and promised to make our beautiful banner as aw kward and ungainly in appearance as it now is graceful and attractive.

The centennial histories! pursues his research back into the early history of the Mag, of the iirst national adoption of an esigun of the discussions that accompanied it, of the designs proposed for it, of the first stars ami stripes a were ever made in 1770, as is generally claimed, by Mrs. Iloss in Phila- i a i was afterward adopted by the congress as the national ensign. And so i a i of matters i reference to v.hicli the people have been content to rest in vague goucralilies, they arc now stimulated to search fur the definite historic-il And tlio i of Ihis impulse i not fade away wiil the present generation. A multitude of interesting reminiscences und historical facts that otherwise ivould have faded avny in tho dim of forgclfulncss w.ll by this means become impressed upon the pages of written history and handed down to future generations. Fathers will tell the tule to their children today, and the rising generation will grow up with a much more accurate knowledge of the early history of the American Union than their fathers before them had in their youth.

AllWI OKCJANS." Wo have received a letter, signed A Republican," and marked not for publication," taking TIIR HAWK-KM: to task for some of its assertions, lately, in regard to certain men prominent in tho republican party. The writer seems most distressed about the article in i we expressed the opiaion that the democrats of the south hod to Washington much better class of representatives, aside from Iheir records, than had been sunt by the southern republicans. Our friend (he snys ho is a friend of THK H.iWK-Evi:,") is "surprised that a republican organ should talk so." It oustruled. Pint-- cost nuul-beil eon.ti iv in rTPpultlui! to the wnltll i.f the tiecunil-- The i KiuiK" in. iv -utelv be a i i i the Thiui-- The i Ihe rolling than niio-lmll Hint uf the itan.liinl itiiiie, the nttio let il'Mtl i p.n ivor i n.irruw i i i p.i-v eight, l.een to be till iiitlineiii r.d ImMneis of the i i e.

i The I I e-inii'iiu-nt I- n. I therefore uil.iMe ut i The iteiiiii I'mvcr in oie Ition to the lull rim K'lUKe, un.t lln i the at unil moie will nioe fellows who iinugitic a tho great public, or any considerable portion even of the party to which they belong, wait to hear the opinion of i editor before (hey make up (heir minds, may be happy in an hallucination a is heaeily fringt'd Tsith idiocy, but the public does not fail to pluce the proper estimate upon them. The a i above is from the pen of one of seven-by- nitie class. Wo haven't the i that he expresses the opinions cuti'rtaitu'il by any considerable of the people uf North Carolina. On a we believe that among masses of people a be any cold weather after this that down south there is general di-gust at the Early Gardening-, You sec," said Mr.

Middlcrib, that was ng in tho earlier part, of March, there brngadocin. swashbuckler style of talk indulged in by so many of i self constituted leaders, and that there is i desire for an era of good feeling. It would be a tiod-scud to i country if the coming presidential campaign could be divested of all "ectiutml bitterness, as well of mean personalities a are becoming the bane of politics and for i one parly is as much responsible as the other. in seems to us that our friend easily surprised. More than this, he is laboring under a mistake, and when wo tell him that TUB A is not an "organ," he will not bo surprised at its saying just what it thinks, as well when of republican scoundrels na when speaking of democralic If tin "organ's" mission is lo shul it "yes to tho faults of its own political friends, und devote "its entire time to assailing men for no other crime than that of belonging lo anolhor political party, then Tin: HAWK-EVE is not an organ," nud doesn' want to be, and what is more, it will not be.

THE HAWK-EVI: bolievea in the principles of the republican party it believes that best interests of the country demand the continuance of tho republican party in power, but it does not subscribe to the doctrine that devotion to Uie principles of the party lo which it belongs means a blind dovotion to all the scalawags who happened to get place and power by its voles. This paper does not POLITICAL The profession-Li pulitioiau of the present day. in far too many instances, ia a miserable coward, devoid of genuine manhood and destitute of true courage. And this class of wutiumtc almost as mucn to tne demoralization of politico as tho downright thieves and corruptionists. Few men in public life have the courage lo stand up and discharge their official duties, regardless of what effect that discharge of may have on i chances for re-election to the office they hold at the time, or en, their chances for advancement at some future day.

This need not be told to the man who chanced to be at Des Moines during the recent session of the legislature, nor lo any person who has had occasion to visit the national capital during the sittings of congress. This lack of nerve on the part of public servants to meet all comers frankly and to talk openly and squarely with them, leaving no doubt as to the course they intend to pursue, breaks down that confidence which should exist to beget perfect trust and the result is that many people fall into the be- ief that men who will deliberately deceive with the thought that they are saving their own political bacon, are not above the other charges of dishonesty and corruption a are far too frequently made against public officers. A politician can not long play a two-faced gaiie. Sooner or later Ihe mask will be torn from his face and people will ionic to know him as he really is, and lis public career must come to an igno- miuious end. The people have much more respect for the man who pursues a straightforward course, than they have for the political trlcksler who succeeds by continually playing a sharp game in which somebody is deceived.

How many members of congress i regard to the effect it may have on their political ambitious They are scarce indeed. And yet some of these men are the loudest in their talk about political reform, and they do not to ILiiik a they, as demoralizers of the public little outranked by the men who go further and add open dishonesty to i list of weaknesses. "INDEPENDENT" ANXI1STV. The Boston (Hulie, independent, is of the opinion that if the republican party will select Mr. Bristow as the representative of its purposes and its policy, it will win to itself the elements of strength i are now waiting for the signal of the party of true reform." That is, if we catch the rat, the floating vote, the fellows who are i on the fence, uncertain which way tu jump, and anxious to go with the winning side, might be lured into the republican ranks by the nomination of Bristow.

With all due deference for these "elements we must say lhat a man who does not know what his own principles are, if he has any, nnd who can't tell to what parly he belongs until tho nominations are made, is a very poor accession to cither parly. Camp followers are not recruits. Whether publican parly nominates Bluinc or Bristow or Conkling, it will nominate its candidate on republican principles, and will he as thoroughly devoted to reform and Ihe honest ad- mist. It is very noticeable, by the way, and the a is not without significance, that the independent papers generally are extremely anxious that the republicans should nominate Brislow. The Cincinnali is i i in its efforts to lead republican party to bolievo that Bristow is the only man who can save it.

Aud so i the others. Now, the republican party very well, by its past experience, that it has no friends among the independents. The independent party nnd its papers are not one whit interested in republican success. They have worked in every campaign against the republican candidates and have ever been the allies of the democracy, and we have no reason for believing they have changed or will change their tactics. They do not want the republican party to be saved, or they would not have worked so heartily for its defeat.

And in view of this fact, their decided hostility to Mr. Blaine and their excessive friendship for Mr. Bristow ia very singular, to say the least. A candidate that is very acceptable to the so-callod independ cnts might not be so acceptable to the republicans andif (he independents wish exercise any influence upon tho republican Tho Fifth Congressional I R.U'ins, March congressional contest, tiio banner republican DiHtrlc't. lu forth" old Linn," of iowa, will present the name of Hon.

J. B. Young, 1 of Marlon, for tho position of representative. belipvin in this hour of nationa: when corruption and official dishonesty are broadcast in the land, the name of such a man will be hailed with delight by every true and law-abiding citizen of the Fifth congressional district of Iowa. There exists no semblance of taint upon liis character, as all who have him for the ptist years and upward, as a citizen of Liun county can testily.

Having held many positions of honor anil trust at the hands of his fellow-citizens, he has invariably demons! rated his sterling worth and superior ability. Ho was once in the house aud twice in the state senate, and declined a renomination against tho earnest solicitations of his constituency. In the presidential campaign of ltU8, as elcclor-al- large on the republican licket, he canvassed the entire state in joint discusion with Hon. M. V.

B. Bennett, acknowledged champion of the opposition, a i hosts of of i In inveclivc severe, in elccution unsuurpassed, his power of debate is of the highest standard. A man of liberal education and i he has for many years been Ihe leading lawyer of hi 4 county, nnd an acknowledged peer uniong the legal fraternity before tho bar of the supreme bench of the state of Iowa. He is one of few eminent men against whom venom of calumny has not been hurled, the consistency of his life having been an open rebuke lo any who would daro presume such a course. has become a remark of frequent occurrence, in these latler days, that no public man of character can hold wi 1 amount to anything.

The sun has too nn.ch power; it is too far north, and the divergence of the parallax is by this time loo heterodox to be overcome by the oceulta- tion of the diocesan phalanges, so that the binocular influences which permeate the dynoiil catbegeses arc powerless lo reduce tho prevailing temperature, Spring is here, and it is tiuic to begin ornamental gardening." Mrs. Middlerib was silenced, as much by the learning of her husband ns liy the summery balmincss of the day, and withdrew in silence. Mr. Middlcrib marked out a bed for verbenas, right under the bay window, and he spaded it up, much delighted to find tho frost was entirely out of the ground, and that the soil was a warm, rich gravel, fi.r the there, a a pHce cabbage. know a i about Beecher nor 15nbcock nor Blninc nor anybody, and every week since I've stopped the paper I've paid more money to get out of trouble than would keep me iu newspapers all my days.

Put my name back on the list. IMr. New oiice. Mr. Middlerib had for some lime been strangely fascinated with those pictures in the advertisements of the barbed wire fence, which represented the, despair wf a breechy cow on approaching the boundary of her pasture i inteut to commit a over a fence eleven feet i to find barbed wire fence there.

The advertisement portrayed the virtues of the fence in glowing language. (old how, in spite of its openness, il had such a terrifying appearance a a pigs and poultry lied from it in the wildest dismay, as soon as they BOW i a they never, never ventured close enough to it to become accustomed to it. The more he of this barbed wire fence, the more he thought it must be a grand thing, and he i a Mrs. entreaties and protests to the contrary i a i determined to replace the common picket fence around bis premises with this new invention. In due lime the fence was up.

Kvery member of the Middlcrib family, by tli'it i had nearly every both hands a and the workmen all in bills for i i i clothes and lacerated feelingi, and they looked a they hid been i i ever since they were born. But at lust, were all gone, and nil their i i were cleared and nays were called, his motion did not prevail, and the house soon after adjourned. But the boy went out of the yard by the alleyway, and took of his shoes and stockings, and hid them behind tho wood pile, and scudded merrily off to school, and everybody admired his flat, muddy bare feet. But when he got out of school Ihe ground was covered i snow, and he had a very solemn time hippity hopping back home and when he got there he couldn't tell the wood pile from a haystack, and his shoes and stockings might (is well have been iu the middle of the ocean for all the good they did him. So he went into the house, and after a great deal of fillibustcring, he made his report, which was tabled, and the house went into committee of the whole on the state of the boy.

His mother took the floor, and after an exciting und highly interesting session, the committee rose and the house adjourned, while boy rubbed such portions of his anatomy as he could reach, and framed a bill for the more perfect prevention of chilblains. Used Up Saturday afternoon ftiir Luna, on her way from Third street out in the direction of West Hill, wns overtaken by Old Sol, who was journeying in Ihe same general direction. Where guin 1 inquired the old boy, grufiiy. i to set," replied Iuna, and imaie- diutejy added, "none of your business." "SIT up," snarled old Sol, "or I'll knock ye gibbous in the i of star." Don't saes me," retorted Luna, "or I') black your, eyeball over your face." Old Kol fairly blazed with wrath. tbc tail of the last comet," he roared, danc (o me, and I'll make a crop of Iowa City aero litcs out of you." Drop ou me," challenged a "la meottt.

1 only weigh a pound," Aud went at it, and Luna go away with the old boy, bad. She called hir "ray shaded old sun of a telescope," an and he retorted by calling her a i eyed lunatic." But she blacked his eye an put him all out, and wheu the skirmish we over, picked up her basket and went on he way rejoicing, i even getting a scratch or loMug a hair-pin. And old Sol was so mortified that he crept behind a cloud, and never showed his face again all afternoon, but crept off i his i bed i so much as a good-night wink at the lonesome old world. eedod lo argue against the reduclicB salaries of government officials. Ir.

KIIBSOU suggested that in the matter of couomy the majority of the house wanted to possibly too fir, and the minority possibly ot far enough. He proposed to see if there as not some ground on which careful and rudent men on both sides could combine in oiibidcriiig this bill. In proceeding to dis- iss the reduction of salaries, ho declared tat he would a thousand times "-athar strike own Ihe compensation of members of con- ress to what it was to touch the pror pay of the various em- loycs of I lie government who are only re- eiving now Ihe same as they received thirty cars ago. lie would not touch these old slablishcd salaries. The proposed roduc- ons in the treasury department, meant not clrenchmcnt but disorganization.

The fact ns a the committee on appropriations in opening this bill struck down Ihe force of he department without the approval and onsen! of the department, and in some in- lances without consulting them. At the lose of Mr. Kasson's speech the committee roceeded to consider the bill in detail, but i disposing of il, the house adjourned ill Monday. There was no session of cither house Monday, March 27. chair laid before the icnatc a communication from the secre- ary of war enclosing a communica- ion from the commissioner of general sub sistcnce asking tm appropriation of 'or the subsistence of the army, with euthor- ty to expend Ibe same during the presen' liacal year to purchase subsistence for mili lury posts iu Arizona, New Mexico, and olhcr out posts, by tho beginning of the coming fiscal year, lleferrcd.

Senator Spencer reported a petition of colored people praying EMMA MINE. General Sclicnck Before the tlonn Cotnmt Washington, March 28 Schenck appeared before the conuaitttt? 'oreign affairs this morning and reed following paper I desire, respeetfallt jl respeetfallt slate that since my arrival in have read tho printed testimony l.yon and Hiram A. Johnson, on the 14lh of April bo set apart as a holiday for government employes, to allow them (o attend Ibe unveiling of the btalife of Lincoln, in Washington. 'Passed. Tlie senate then proceed lo the consular tind diplomatic bill: Senator Sargent said the committee had declined to agree to all i down of the house, and inserted amendments restoring salaries, bat not exp i any more than has been expended formerly.

The house abolished about forly consulates, which Ihe committee has restored. Senator Conkling obtained leave to i joint resolution requesting tlie The testimony of 'these witnesses my absence, and without any opporuMbi for a cross-examination. This evidcnetb proposed lo show that the sale of the mine by Pnrk, Buxttr Stewart lo (be ma Mine company, of London, wait (rand and that lo the consummation of such frtuJ knowingly lent Ihe assistance of my and official position. The charge I. grave, nnd I ask for a full of For that purpose, although not invited to appear before tho committee, left IxmiSa as soon as I learned what action had ben taken and cimc ut once to Washington.

might rest my vindication upon a iingU statement of my own connection in transaction in question, which 1 prcpoai to make, from which It will appeif' (hat under a sincere belief in tbc value if, (he mine and honesty of the sale of il, bought and paid for shares. I sustained I lurgc loss, but ns (he committee ceived evidence growing out of the prevligi history of the mine, and intended to that it was of little value, and that the nit was fraudulent, and this evidence hai been lo the effect that after their interttt but been sold and paid for, Rome of them pur. chased largely of the stock at high prices, and also loaned the cempany large anus of money. That tbc subsequent failure of mine was owning to mismanagement, 114 that the mine is, to-day, if properly as valuable as it was claimed or suppowj tt be and thai, finally, that so far as I or believe, the parties in England wbownt concerned in the original purchase never claimed that any fraud or impotSHn was practiced under them, that claim havb been recently have bought failure of (he get up by those btock, since the mine, at a nominal CONCiltKSSlONAL, SVMIUAKY. votes for the party argument logical with here and an old shoe or AVvdiieKduy Murch 32.

session was almost wholly devoted to the discussion of the bill forcount- the voles for president and vice president, but i a i action thereon the senate went into executive session. Hut.SB.--The committee on invalid pensions reported bill providing that all pension on account of death, wounds or disease contracted the in service of the i States, since March 4 1 7 shall commence from the date of death or discharge the bill also provides for the payment of arrears or pen bion. The senate amendments to the bill lo supply the deficiency in the appropriation for certain I i a tribes noncoMcurrcd in. The bill prohibiting contributions to away, Mr. i i new fence und said it gave i place a rural look was i-cnlly i And he drove oil' do.vn lo the office.

he came b.icU ui i a when i i i buggy his i was do as he had uiwaj i feel ulaiifr the fence for the gate. He acted en i impulse, partially lie did not feel the gf.te he IVH the fence i was i sufficient for the time and Mr. Middlcrib sat down on a big boulder -lection funds by officers of Ihe United States, at the government was (hen taken up und discusseii by Messrs. of Kentucky, II of Indian, Hoar, Kcagan, Cox, aud others aud Brown's substitute was finally adopted. it was dark, I It provides that no ofiicer or employe of the out of the government shall receive or request, give to or receive, from any other ofiicer or em- ploye of the same, or other person, directly or indirectly, any money or property, or other i of value, fur political purposes, and any such ofiicer and employe wl.o shall offend against the provisions of Ibis net shall at once be dismissed from the service of high and positions in the gift of the people, that none but political tricksters, devoid of honor, and willing to sell themselves to highest bidder, can obtain success in the caucus or at the polls, but all who know tiie Hon.

J. 15. Young will be assured in the of his nomination and election, that Ihe result will have been attained by naught but and honorable mentis. LINS. First Dtrttrict.

W.i|«.||u Rome weeks iigo wo gave a list of names that had been used in connection with the office of congressman from this district. Since Ihcn some additions have been made and some names are i a Among the new names arc, Dr. Miles and lion. M. 'joodflpeod, of Washington, .1, Hurley and Judge Springer of this county.

A i McUrrtry.us we then.said, has wil lulrawn and is out of the Meld. Mr. John 8. Woolson, of Henry, has withdrawn his mime, then, ns fur the rest, chances arc various. We that Van Valkenburg and Kotliert of Lei 1 i be elbowed out on the ground of lot-al- i Thegrucrii.1 feeling is a Lee lias had the office long enough.

The first named of these gentlemen is especially able and would make a good member. Dr. McClure, of Ml. Pleasant, is not over Hie district and would not have much strength outside of county. There he is popular.

Dr. Miles, of Washington, is mentioned, but it is not that he desires the place. Mr. (iuodspeed, of the same county, made an excellent member of the legislature, and there is enough of him to go higlicr. Judge Springer, of this counly, is mentioned, on the probably, a i lie has Docu a a i candidate for the position since I a was first organized as a more." That stale, and a he wuuld accept, there is no doubt, but he is tlio man to is the question succeed Mr.

McCrary, Burlington has three candidates in the persons of lr. Stone, a and llon.J. H. lienr, i chances pretty evenly balanced among them. Jefferson county has but one candidtUe, Hon.

M. A. McCoid, its efficient senator in the legislature. Looking tho field over, we judge our next representative is coming from one of the counties of Jcfl'erson, lies DCS Moines or Louisia, and our guess is that tho coulest has already narrowed down to one of three names now before tho public. Kotntlou of Crops.

As desirable as rotation in offije may 'ie, it cannot be more so than a judicious rota tion of crops raised on the farm. No mailer how fertile the soil, it is conceded that constant cropping with one, two or three kinds of grain, will wear out the land. All good farmers concede that a proper rotation of crops including the grasses, should be followed. Chemie'3 inform us that the nutriment of fceJ-producing plants is taken ill part from the soil in solution through tho roots, and partly from the air through the leases, and therefore that suitable food must be provided, or manifest deterioration will result. The good farmer while hit aims to produce Iho largest crops at tlio least expense will also he citrcfiil to keep up the fortilily of the full by a judicious rotation of crops, supplemented the application of manures to the land.

A judicious rotation of crops is ImparativoJ ly deniiioded aud pracliccd by all'progres, i farmers, and it is one of Iho best plans tur keeping up standard fertility of the most part, trace of of flint as large oo i He toiled patiently enough, dig ging up richer dirt in the back yard and carrying it in a coal bucket to replace theuu- piomtsing constituents of the verbena bed, It was awful on his back, but lie thought of floral beauties that would reward his labor, and toiled on. He raked that bed until the dirt was fine as sifted Hour, and then he planted the seeds, while Mrs. M. looked on deep anxiety. Wo will have the start of the whole hill," he said, by three or four weeks." When the tea bell rang, he left the spade and the rake on the ground and went ic.

Next morning lie went out and tried to pick up the rake, but he broke the handle off before ho could accomplish that simple feat and then he couldn't. He worked at the spade until his fingers were numbed as death, clear up to his neck, and then gave it up in despair. The ground was frozen about fourteen inches deep and ho couldn't scratch the top uf his verbena bed i diamond. Tho Middleribs down to breakfeast that morning iu gloom.f silence, the cheery meal of incense breathing morn was about ns cheery as the cholera returns of 1849. The old gentleman was depressed and his brief family is a collection of models of decorum, when the old man is that way." Well, he ordered another cord of wood for the heating stove, and gave over his (loricul- lurnl talk for that day.

But the next morning it WRS warm enough to roast nn ox whole. "What did I tell said Mr. Middlcrib joyfully and he went out and waited for the ground to get soft enough io dig in. The i mud was sutficicntly pliable to mix, he stirred it up, and hoarsely ordered Mrs. M.

to bring out them gladiolus bulbs." They were brought and duly interred. Then he i work for that day, but sal in the suu waiting to see the gladiolus and verbenas come up, and deciding where ho would put in the Swan river daises aud pansies. The next morning thcro was live inches of snow on the ground and more coming, but it did not spoil anybody's breakfast. I glad (o sec I his," Mr. Middlerib said, encouragingly.

It will keep the ground warm, and by the time it melts away, the things will be ready to pop right up." And he smiled, oh, so cheerfully. You have seen men smile just as cheerfully under similar circumstances, and know juat how cheerfully he appeared. Well, it snowed three days, and then it came on very cold, aud the next day it turned warm, and that night it set in to rain, a hard, deluging, warm spring rain. Ah," said Mr. Middlerib, delightedly, the snow will go oil' with (his.

And, indeed, that very night sixteen inches of snow went off liko an avalanche, and carried olF a made verbena bed and a gladiolus bed, leiving an excellent substratum of gravel and boulders. It also carried with it a hoe, and a new rake, and a new spade, a wheelbarrow, several yards of picket fence, and a section of plank sidewalk. Mr. Middlerib has since made a contract for having his entire lot sodded about the middle of April. a a flower beds destroy the beauty of a yard, interrupting the velvety stretch of greensward with blotches of garish color.

Tlie Old Subscriber, He came wearily up the sanctum steps yesterday afternoon, and turned the waste basket basket upside down and sat down on it with a sigh, that might have been cut up into tornadoes and whirlwinds enough lo go around half a dozen agricultural counties. He had a weary look about him, as though he had been trying lo die but couldn't find a doctor. His coat was ragged and patched here and there with prosperous and clannish communities of cookie burs. liis boots were of the -water proof variety, so arranged that if you stuck them in the river tho water would run out faster than it came in. We asked how he fared and he glared savagely at a Kansas paper among our exchanges before he answered, sadly, "Well, pretty misj thank ye.

Ve see, limes come on pretty hard, and it was prelty hard sleddin' to get along. I cither had to sell the six dogs or cut down expenses some way elso, and so I stopped the paper. Missed and lifted up his voice and wept. White ho was engaged, and was alternately sucking the ball of his and squeezing his wrist, the horse Alcibiadus, impelled by equine curios iy or impatience stepped forward and made as he would rest liis i upon the top wire of the fence, i diil so, and i i ately i i session, and executed a series of tho most ularming and as- i gyrations nud i and lofty ground tumbling were ever witnessed, while Mr, Middlerib, peering after the retreating figure of the horse, disseminating buggy cushions, springs, samples of bent wood and single harness as he went, rent the star-lit night i shrieks of whoa, which were promptly responded to by the faithful house dog, which came i toward the scene of the uproar i evident intent to dine with Mr a plan that was only defeated by the a of ihe dog to climb through the fence instead of over the gate. As tlie faithful dog, however, tossed himself al full speed, at the slight appearing barrier, he joined in Mr.

Middlerib's cries of amazement and pain, while he shred patches of undressed sausage meat i rare i a i a i on both sides of tho fence. Whenever a barb probed his hack, he touched oil' a howl lhat made the stars tremble, and as oft as he put his foot on one in his struggles to get through, he his whole soul into a yelp that was the concentrated result of long years of arduous study and earnest practice, brought out by a moht intense motive. Aud when he straightened up his head to howl louder nnd flapped bis silky cars around the top wire, it did seem to him, as well as to Middlerib, holding liis hands tight over both cars, as if the faithful dog couldn't howl loud enough nor fast enough. He didn't appear to take any interest in Ihe bright starlight, nor in tho groaning Middlerib, sat on the boulder a i back and nor yet in the shadowy figure of the horse Alcibiiuics, who a i distributed the buggy, had paused in the dim distance, and was walking around on his bauds, en- i the concert. The dog only wanted to get yff the fence, and, like the independent voter, ho didn't cave which side ho dropped on, and when at last he backed oil' and fell inside the yard, he ambled oil" sideways, wailing in a rich minor key, and trying lo lick Ins back iu a dozen plates a he couldn't reach.

lie lay under the side porch and grumbled fjr a week, and he intimated, wheu he limped out yesterday, that he hadn't had such a racket since the night he ate Ihe yeast. The day succeeding these events a neighbor camo along and seeing Mr. Middlcrib making preparations for gardening, folded his arms aud leaned his elbows on the fence by way of an interlude to some excellent advice. But Mr. Middlerib never heard a word of that advice, although he listened to a very earnest and practical treatise on the development and perfection of crude pro.

Aud that neighbor won't speak to the Middlcribs notf when ho meets them on the street. And another neighbor turned his white cow out, and as she went cropping along the side of the walk, she came to Mid- dlerib's fence and Icaucd up tigainst it in a pensive sort of a way, and she received such a nervous shock that when her owner smolc her on flauk at cventido that said "so, boss, HO," she felt for bis watch fob with her north hind foot, and by the time he came down the cow had gone dry. And that neighbor won't look at Middlerib. And now Mr. Middlerib is trying to find some way of getting those barbs off the wires, without dc.

stroying all the religion in that quarter of fiurlinglon, and he has stopped his HAWK- EVK until that barbed wire fence advertisement runs out. Too Much Weather. A bold, bad boy, who lives on Columbia street, went home out from school and said, "dear mother, mayn't I go in my bare feet this afternoon None of the boys wear shoes in the spring." But his mother said, "JJo, my darling boy, I cannot let you go bare-footed, and if you tease me about it, I will wattle your tender cuticle with Ihe unkind cud of a cheerful skate strap." So the bold, bad boy closed the 1 T-1 asigli, and when the yeas L'niled States and also be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof titioil not less than 5oOO nor more than and imprisonment not more than one year, at at the discretion of the judge trying the case. The second section is the amendment offered by Uoode and adopted. The third section gives United Stales i i courts jurisdiction of offense? created by act.

Thui-Htlay, Murcli were introduced to permit a president uf tho United States, if compatible wilh his i to accept the invitation of Peru tu join in a conference of Ihe governments ot Norlh and South America, i a view to the amelioration and codification if international law. Referred lo coinniitlee on foreign, relations. Willis introduced a bill to restore the national credit, by i the ion-interest bearing debt iuio five-twenty our per cent, bonds, and to repeal HO much of (he resumption act as requires the secie- nry of the tv-easury to redeem all outstand- ug legal tenders by January 1, 1870. Mr. Payne moved to suspend the rules and his bill to provide for gradual resumption of specie payments.

The first section of the bill directs the secretery of (he treasury to set aside und retain iu coin each year i i i States notes shall be appreciated lo par wilh gold an amount equal to three per cent, of (he outstanding legal tender notes, lo be held as resumption for the re- i of such legal tender notes, pro vidcd a such coin ret aside and retained -hall be counted as a part of the sinking fund. The second requires national banks to set aside and retain from coin received by us interest on bonds deposited as security for their circulation, an amount equal to three per cent, of their circulation, such coin to lie counted as part of the legal money reset ve. The third section repeals so much of ri-btimplion net as provides ftr Ihe redemp- i of legal tender notes to the amount of eighty per cent, of the national bank notes in circulation, and as much as provided for i i of legal tender notes in coin I desire the examination of competent counsel, ncquainted with subject to sucn questions member of the committee may wish to conduct the inquiry by calling up ncsf-rs to examine themselves, as i perfect examination ns must be i committee, not. informed of the be extremely unjust lo any party wbortlhl upon the teslimon3 and would lead to hcurii rallicr than to elicit It," (icneral Schcnck's statement CQBdwUl i the request that the usual priviUpn iifLer Jfinunry, 18T Lost. The house then went into committee of Ihe wholeon the bill providing for the deficiency in the engraving and i i bureau of the treasury, and for tbc issuance of subsidiary silver coin.

The bill was discussed al great length, but i action the house adjourned. TuuHdny, Mill Ii SE.NA'IK,--Mr. the judiciary ccnimittce, called up bill to relieve S. J. Shotfor, of Mississippi, of political disabilities imposed by Ihe fourteenth amend ment.

Mr. Frclinghuysen called up Ihe senate bill No. 13, to amend the fourteenth section of the act to establish judicial courts of the United Stales approved Sept. 17th, 1789. The morning hour having expired the consular appropriation bill came up as regular order.

The question being on restoring Italy, it wns restored. An amendment restoring several posts which the house hail stricken out was Ihcn considered. Mr. Sargent explained a all these amendments were only conforming lo Ihe i i laws. Messrs, Sherman and llam- lin urged Ihe necessity of conforming (o against the general of proper counsel liini.

Should the committee grant hb la iucsl, he says he will be ready to prMstl with the cross-examination of witntestttg liis own statement, ns the commlttd I think most desirable. Mr. Swiinn remarked that the would give Sclicnck every facility wilklk aid, of counsel, a circumstnncial nection with the Schenck then pn account of hit Kmnia mine. flu i i I iipmiiini. 1111; judge of district court of Pennsylvania i i of a i new laws upon appropriation pending which the" senate tobe retired; lo i i a a i of liquid nitro-glycerine: to regulate (he transportation of dynamite.

Mr. Christiancy was asked to call up and press'for reconsideration the vote on the bill fixing Ihe salary of the president, but he declined to do so. The discussion of the bill fur counting the vote for president and vice president was resumed; several amendments offered and rejected, and the bill was finally laid aside and (he post route bill taken up, but it was ascertained that the bill htid into executive session and Boon after a speaker laid before the house two communications from district attorney for the District of Columbia, informing the house thut the grand jury had found au indictment against Hallet Kilbourne, the recusant witness in the real estate pool in- on five counts, and Ihe other from Thompson, the sergeant.at.arms, informing; Hie house lhat (ho United Stales mar-dml for District of Columbia hud states in late rebellion. ry federate Passed. Thesame committee reported I bill to regulate the pay of army officers.

The bill fixes the pay as follows; tJcuerul, $10,000: lieutenant general, major general, brigadier general, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain captain (not first lieutenant first lieutenant (not second i a second lieutenant (not $1,400. Pending a i on the bill the house went into committee of I whole on tho legislative, executive and i cial appropriation bill. The committee was addrcesed by Mr. Hculra, of Norlh Carolina, in support of the bill and iu advocacy of (he transfer of the Indian bureau from the interior lo the war dopartnienl. Mr Yeates (N.

spoke in defense of the democratic party against the attacks of republican members of the house, and said a they republicans) considered disloyally to publican party as disloyalty to the government. He denied it, and said a because Ihe southern men in the house could not be bought over by the republican i they were a as being rebels, while thosi who were bought over, such as Uovernoi Holdcn and General Longstreel, wurc sidered as patriots, and ho believed were more of lhan those Union soldiers who belonged to the democratic parly. He suid that Urantism in Ihe south had bid fnir ai'. one i to change the character of i giverument, as there wns not republican in Hie south who would not vote to make (jrant king. His speech elicited much merriment in all parts of Ihe house.

Friday, llarcli 24. bill in relation lo political contributions was introduced and referred to the committee on privileges and elections. The post route bill was taken up, discussed, amended in some unimportant particulars and passed. During the debate on this bill Mr. Snrgent advocated the restoration of the franking privilege, and said Lot the departments send their mail matlcr by a.

stroke of the pen. It will take no more lime than to lick a stamp, and it costs no more lo send mails iu Ibis manner than it docs with a stamp on thorn. He believed this economy might be carried a little further, aud lhat members of congress might be put into cor- respondcnce with their constitucnls by the franking privilege. Ho believed it right that rcpresentalives and senators should be permitted to communicate with their con. stituenls, nnd to send them such information, printed nnd otherwise, as they may deem The bill lo count (ho votes for president and vice president was taken up and passed, all the democrats but two voting against it.

committee on appropriations, reported a bill to supply the deficiency of for the manufacture of postal curds for the year ending June 30th, 1870. Passed. The committee on Indian affairs, reported a bill lo provide territorial government for tho Indian territory, anil moved to have it re-committed. Agreed to. The house went into committee of the whole, on tho legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill.

Mr. Hurlbut, of Illinois, replied to thcinvectives which hndbecu poured against the republican party by the gentlemen from Georgia- nnd North Carolina (Hill and Yeales) and criticised tho speech of the gentleman from Georgia as an astonishing parody on the parable of the prodigal son, with the difference that the prodigal son asked his father's forgiveness while the southern people did not. Ho said he believed that there existed a division to this day in the public sentiment of this country, belweeu those who believed that (he levying of the war was a crime and those who did not so believe, aud that it existed ns strong as it person or any tribunal until furl her orders of the house. Adopted. Mr.

Atkins, fioni the conference onimittee on the bill to supply llic deficiency at the Red Cloud Sioux Agency, made a report that the house should concur in the senate amend- increasing a from $100,000 to The report wasngrcod to. The house then took up bill reported from the committee on commerce to amend law for tho regulation of stcatn vessels, and llcagiin explained the bill. The bill went over i Saturday next, and the house adjourned. lii'lkunr, lavcatlutktloii. Washington, March 28.

The committee on expenditures in the war department, to-day, examined A dray, a ctcrk iu the attorney gencral'g office. Ho testified lhat Daniels was desirous of obtaining the post leadership nt Fort Slatilon, nnd promised witness if he would pet it for him. (iniy to Senator Carpenter and recommended Daniels mid the appointment was procured, but Daniels never paid him the Schenck described his meeting with Stewart in London at the hotel Utlt, of Wm. M. Kvarls of New York, win Stewart told him that Park and hunNlfnn interested in the Kmma mine, and put the slock on English martli, were then negotiating the matter.

attention was called to Little CoUotini I canon, where considerable rich ore found. Stewart suggested lhat ought lo become interested in this property. Scheuck said he had no MQ and if he did, he would not go into tbtaiv unless be could considerably add tobtoum by taking a considerable number of 4M, finally be consented to examine the and to invest, provided he could mpaup. He thought, Stewart anxious that he profit in business. SUM suid Park would assist him, and him time if he would take five shares or make an investment of somtd.

of importance. Schenck wished to tatwlb value of Ihe property, and agrams of tho mine nnd showed bin menls of the working operation, ore at London, Liverpool and Swanm, 111 I the balance in bank. They also iM they had a report on ihe mine from sor Silliman, showing the value of which they subsequently showed Hi' Schenck finally decided to invest if Mf would let him have Ihe money on for a year. This matter was settled I Park and himself about Ihe first of No 1 when their agreement was reduced to i and executed. It was utterly false agreement was written or at any lima prior lo the date It ScUi-ucU then exhibited the agreenMl kl live hundred shares, Park Schruck two per cent a month on ttf while they should be held by him, them back al par.

request, a reduction to seven cent was made. He had given hbublil Park for for thirteen Mfc Schenck nnd other stockholders reciinlM und half per cent a month. he made (his agreement there had tMV organization of the company. Atllttal of its execution there wus no qucstiNii ever that he should have any thing totti the management of the company. wards, however, Park and Stewart Sclicnck ought to be one of the i directors of proposed company, uicscnled, but il was urged tklt wiintfd somebody sojourning II don to protect their seemed plausible, but he elili to the propriety of it, unless he satisfied there were precedents for i unless he knew the names of the On November sur.h names were I i bill he wns not acquainted with I Among them wore off liament and other gentlemen inhighpMB The precedent of a foreign minister Wttt" office in a joint stock company was tWii," the minister from Portugal, one of ttodWl and most respected of the diplomatic who was president of a Iromway Lisbon, (he slock of which was the market.

Schenck had nothing tt wilh the preparation of the proipwW the Kimmi mine company. Sohulk I when he went into the business hti know there wns such person Grant, not being acquainted in stock0 cial circles. Schenck attended or meetings board--on Ihe 29th I of November. Having resigned ia I ber, he never went near the to First Lieutenant Robert G. Carter, of (he Fourth cavalry, testified that General Reynolds sent to (icneral McKtmic, about fifty or seventy-five thousand bushels of a bought from Adams Wicks, contractors at San Antonio, but General McKeuzic, who was coinnionder of the post, refused lo ii on the ground that it was not fit and loo hiflh in price.

General Iteynolds ordered him again to take whou McKenzie again refused, nd had an inspection of Ihe grain. It was found to be wccvel eaten and musty, nnd therefore unfit for issue. After Mc- Kenzic's pecond protest, Reynolds made a peremptory order, and Ihe former was obliged to a the grain. McKenzie represented that Adams Wicks were bad men, a Ihey were monopolizing the contracts of the a nnd (hat other contractors- offered lo furnish good corn for fifteen or cents a bushel less. The result Ibat Reynolds preferred charges to Gen.

llalleck against McKenzie for wilful and ohMinalc disobedience of orders, but he was never tried. -Witness said the damaged corn laid around the post for a long time, and was finally wasted because Ihe horses would not cat it. J. K. Barrow testified that he was appointed post trader at Ft.

Union, New Mexico, in 1868, through the influence of W. D. W. Barnard, brother-in-law of Gen. J.

C. Dent. After trying other parties, ho went, lo Barnard am' promised to give him ono-lhird of profits of (ho post. Barnard wrote to Gen. Grant, who was then general of nnny, i him of the proposition made, and detailing the conversation hail between witness and Barnard.

Witness saw the letters lie enclosed them in his application for (he appointment, and got it direct from Gen. Grant, through Gen. Smith. Barnard, endorsing witness' application to Geu Grant, wrote to Mrs. Grant, telling her of proposition and asking her influence.

Witness he read (he lhat Barnard familiarly addressed her as Julia. Barnard is now bank examiner at Si. Louis. D. J.

Wooley, post trader al Fort D. A. lUit-scl, Wyoming, testified that he paid ex-Senator Thayer of Nebraska, $1,200 to go lo Washington (lirce or four times when at- were made to remove witness. Ho contributed four hundred dollars to the re- public.in campaign fund during tho last presidential campaign. Kit ward Walsh, post trader at Fort McPherson, testified that R.

F. Bowers, wholesale grocer 01 Kcokuk, Iowa, and a brother-in-law of General Belknap, is his partner, and he didn't believe that ever wrote iho secretary of war about the place. Ho asked him to do but he refused. Witness subscribed tlireo hundred I vllars did in 1804 and 1800. He then pro.

to tho lust presidential campaign fund. directors or the took part company in (he except giving a proxy to vote agaimt r.cr's scheme. He related how friend bought 000 shares in Ihe open at jCW or a share, and arrange! I Jay Cookc, McCoul lough Co. to earrjrl slock, i up as a margin 1 by Ihe purchase arid of Kvcntually shares were sold at share. In a subsequent port of kil mcnt, Gen.

Schenck calculated hut lo such speculations at $00,000. Schenck explained his business tions with Park, which were i Park bad partially told Schenck not to trouuiu he felt as safe without security as he knew it would be paid. related How he paid the amount due Park in stocks, 0 Ihcn alluded to other matters with the Emma mine, and from Sir Rundcllc Palmer in read I If some of as ohnW? law suit, disproving the against him. As to Lyon, statements he characterized he didn't know as he bud ever The commit lee adjourned till when Scheuck will again appear. Tlie Mexican ItevolutlM, Galvcston, Texas, March the Galvcston dated lirowu' as, March 27th, just received, sayi eminent troops had two fights this one wilh Nuvarago nnd one both fights.

There wew Pj.kainii)^ drcd of thorn. Gen. Navarago drecl and fifty nnd Arala about forifj rngo lost about twenly killed, ArT twelve, and Ihe government aboul They brought in about ten ilny. Gen. Gonzalrs is ing the revolutionists.

To-day men came near Mtamoras and (own. The people are still side. Marsh Montreal, March is authorly, that when Marsh Montreal he became ncquai- Ottawa gentleman, to whom nn ment which is said lo differ anything hitherto made public, are said (o hive passed througt' Friday lost for Ottawa to at IM be used in the impeachment trial. Only Three Lundon, March India report that the steam Shehr, was wrecked in the had aboard about five hundred chiefly Persians, bound to Buikft men, supposed to be the only lurvW" reached llodcidl. Turklih London, March Tima Sunday, Turks entered lago and murdered men aoa men and brought ibeir triumph.

BURLING To Ike itoekho! Rathcay In consullaii ecutivc commit; that the best in our company wi a strong effort row! to rYinfie The subBOriptic are ample to made in pay for work i After thoroufl for iron I have obtained bjr the ton laid down four, eight, and but 80 depresse- to anxious arc that I was enabl at a price tba place them hi $52.00 per ton. In making sui tereet etockho many advantage by the early con the reputation tions in a home several payments would a request to pay Ihe delivery of May and June. With this hop payments amon executive comiu the payment of in three equal May 10, and Ju dtiction of ten pi time of paymeu would fall due i per mouth, said the last instullme early as poestbli give bis written and if such are tiered forward ii to Winfield by .1 When stockho regular calls of last of the Biihsc until May, 1877 rood is necessan borrowed at higl the capital expci completion, we that tbia request that the early a tion of the road In order to braced in this a tereat, a circulai be distributed. Sui. The followin which occurred county, was tpecUl Our commu ing with the re pi daughter of T.

citiiens, had ul. cutting her thro keeping house fa weeks past, an. I with regard to leemed more usual for the She did the was day and retired ing any suspicioi After waiting eight o'clock, wan sick, sent find out. She I believe Lotti room at once, an her throat with and very dull at her wind pipe. been at work it large blade of then opened Ib summoned done for her.

throat the brok the wound, but Thursday morni The following daring the wee have been furnis H. Lane, at his on Jefferson strc Heir, of 1. Walker of tho weal of section 4, town: HMcmann to Cl HUT A Tocthafcrr I dlotown, loll iS, MUttlOMt Jno Long and ir of the II WoliK-y to of the Clinton Turner vr ir of the 11 HKrUn auil M.irpi Jorf, lot 7. I'ioe Goo Swcney lo JM BwretV HilillUo Jno Hamilton to vision, 97-2, IKirl Gntflon Khodwto of fee 18, tp Tlnmifo ninuc-rk dcrka, Jr, hal orof A I'aulto WF Hec 7, tp 72, 1 2 llagemxn to Kll to Korthfli. of BPC 6 tp 72, Sarah Flefclier Fourth anil Malwla llni Kimball, lo Rtinle to Pat Sweeny to Ant I i 7 4 44.2H Oliver Hull to Jno Tmwurev of DeB qr of the Mary Rellck lp71, rl! llcira of Wm Pli i-hurcb lot 7, IWri! of Wm of tpl ghlpman lo Mclntin 1lock 2, Union Band to 8, II), II, 12 tl fee 211, tp Burlington tion, requeste proposed cxte for or against city limits.

mayor author United Stales over whom ten of the Un of a city oug Uon nroclaime person casting claimed by a that officer. rules only country, vii be made wh to rule take actioK" being unoons According dent of publ which il hen Iowa, at the 7 pendent diet i graded schoo taught, 6.8, --females, 1 males $36.61: dren bttwee one years, enrolled in 225,41 brick 650, si apparatus, Itbrai funj SPAPERf.