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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. CITY AND VICINITY. the theoretical correctness of C's plan I feel well satis Buffalo Express, i They might better be without a Senator one term than pass over so excellent an example of what legislators should be. 1 NOTES AND NEWS. bourne case.

If a witness cannot be injprisoned for contempt and held securely against a writ of habeas corpus, and if the plea of officers of the Sen-ale or House that they imprisoned a witness by order of their respective houses is not a good plea against a prosecution for illegal imprisonment, the chances for forcing correspondents to disclose where thejr obtained the treaty are not deemed very good attendance for 1880 was only 573,089 showing that considerably less than a third of the children of school agefrom 5 to 21 years in the State wttentled school regularly. In Buffalo the average daily attendance is only 25.19 per cent, of the whole number of children of school age. We are in this respect decidedly below the average. whrcS is, for One of tneri'i Deputy City-Attorney swears that he asked Mr. Hickman whether in consideration of receiving the support of certain parties" the Advertrsrr and its Ring the candidate Tor Assembly "would be all upon the organization Of the House," etc.

Another Chairman of the Republican County Committee' swears that "it was on the above distinct understanding" that he "voted and worked for Mr. Hickman's rioih-inaiidh iand election." What other inference can be fairly drawn from this declaration than that this very particular stalwart meant to say lie would not have "voted for the Republican candidate's "election" but for that alleged understanding Another Deputy-Postmaster affirms that he notified the Candidate he must have a similar pledge before he could support him Wes Henrietta, died suddenly Wednesday the tpih inst. I STEUBf.N COUNTY. pThe Teachers' Association of ihe Second Com-missfbner District of Sieuben County will be held Corning, commencing Thursday evening, Jan. and Continuing until Saturday noon.

plin Smtih, son of Mr. Sidney Smith of Hor--nellsyille. was killed cn the 181I1 inst. al Owt-o. He as acting as freight brakeman, and tell be- tweeji the wheels.

He was about 18 or 19 years of age, p- bright and highly esteemed young man. 5Tr Keuka Navigation Company have bought the s5eanie? Vales ard Sieuben," I Iras giving tjpetn almost absolute control of the navigation on Lke Keuka. She failure of ine Urbana Wine Company caused great consternation at Hammondport. An employee named Connoly has $2,500 due him for and other men sums between $ico and $3ooJ The company aUo owes growers for iheirficrops: E. Y.

Holly $1,200, Jaac Layion $500j and olhtrs various sums. I WESTERN PENNSYCVANIA. James R. Martin, of Tarport, who disappeared at Bedford a short time ago, has turned up. He wentpo Wolf Run to do some work and left word with pn acquaintance to triform his family which he: fa led) to do.

W'rie Herald: The prospects are lhat Ihe-Pennylvania Petroleum Railway will be built into. Erie iocm. A vear ano a board of officer, visited Gleanings ffam Our Latest Local Malls and Eoharas. f.RIE COUNT. The schools arc trtmg closed at Elma of! account of the prevalence of typhoid fever.

The Rev. H. M. Danforth, pasta of the Baptist church at Evans, has sent in bis resignation to take April 1st. Petitions have been freely signed by citizens in various paits of the county and forwarded to their respective tepreseiitative in the Legislature, praying for a law to prevent the adulteraiiun of sugar and syrups with glucose, or to have such adulterated articles distinguished fiom the pure.

On Wednesday, the Igih, while Mr. Kapitske on Centre Line, near Aurora, as cutikig duwn a large maple tree, it fell upon bis son Eddie, aged about ten years, fiacturiug his ieft hip and right leg between the hip and knee, also causing a bad comlfonnd fracture below the right knee. The doc-tors entertain slight hopes of his recovery. At the annual meeting of ihe Erie County Agricultural Association, al Abbott's Corners, on Wednesday, the 19th the following officers were elected: President, George M. Pierce, Hamburg) First Vice-President.

H. Wayne While, Hamburg; StCond Vice-President, John Crouse, New-stead; Treasurer, William S. Newton, Hamburg; Secretary, H. R. Williams, East Hamburg; Directors, V.

R. Caiy, Boston; t. C. Corbin, Aurora; Benjamin Baker, Last Hamburg; Seymour tsen r.ett. West Seneca; James Tillon, Elma, and J.

W. Carter, Eden. The committee appointed for the pur-pose of purchasing the grounds at Hamburg ned by tbe society, reported that they had bought the same for Rumor iitu that Torrance Allen, of Go-wanda, are to start a bank in lhat village. Frank Beard delivers one of his Chalk Talks at Springville on Saturday evening, the 29th inst. The new iron bridge over the Eighleen-Mile Creek at Hamburg has been tested and found to be jn ueifect order.

NIAGARA COUNTY. The stores of N. W. Phelps, Vanderveer Halifax, Henry Muflett and the Workingmen's grocery, at Lockport, were entered by burglars Wednesday fmnniirg the 19th. Tbe booty obtained was small.

The Niaeara County Shooting Club has leased of the Niagaia Couity Agricullural Society for the current year the exclusive right of the fair grounds at Lockport fr every Thursday, and will shortly erect a shuoliiig-liouPe and other conveniences on the grounds. The office ot Sweet, Gradwicfc at North Tonawanda, caught fire on the night of the i8tb about 12 o'clock and burned to the ground. The origin of the fire is unknown. The Backer Hotwc, a brick hotel standing within a few feel of the office, bad a narrow escape. The slaughter-house of Mr.

John Hawkes, at Lockport, was burned on tbe 19th, together with nine hogs. Los3, $300; insured for $200, Mr. Hiram Therall, of Cambria, was robbed of $54 in money while attending a dance in that place on Thursday night, the 20th inat. -Preparations are being made for Ihe commencement of work on the harbor at Wilson as soon is spring opens. Tb $10,000 appropriation will be mostly expended in piers.

Strong efforts are being made to organize a regular police foice for Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge. Meetings are being held, and. a bill Will be introduced Into the Legislature, for this par-pose. The "American District Steam Company is the name of a new company just formed at Lock-port with the tallowing officers President. Dr, D.

F. Bishop; Vice-President, W. C. Andrews; Secretary, B. D.

Hall tfeasorer, J. II. Babcock. The capital stock is to be consisting of 100,000 shares at $100 a share. Mr.

P. A. Porter, of the Niagara-Falls Gaiitti, says that his purchase of Goat Island for $14,500 was a splendid one that be has frequently buy out any or all of the remaining interests at $20,000 cash for each sixteenth. The owners of Goat Island now are, P. A.

Porter, six-sixteenths G. M. Poner, five sixteenths Miss Jane A. Porter, two-sixteenths, and Mrs. F.

P. Burroll, three-sixteenths. Mr, William Robinson, a prominent farmer of this county, dropped dead in the street at Gasport, on Monday the 24th inst. District Attorney Ashley has associated with him as a law partner, Mr. Daniel E.

Brohgr who has just been admitted as anjattorney and counsellor. Lockport Journal: We understand that the Gargling Oil Company has concluded to erect a strictly fire-proof building on the sie of Ihe burned edifice as soon as the weather will permit." The Lockport Union of the 25th says: This morning about eight o'clock Charier Wright, of Spencerport, got into an altercation with a man named James Griffin on a canal boat of the same name, lying in the canal one-fourth mile east of Oraugepotl. and Wright received blows about the head sufficient 10 produce death. -It is claimed there is a woman in the case." CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. Elliott Sherman, of Jamestown, has been held in $800 bail for his appearance before the Grand Jury to answer lo a charge of- keeping a gambling-house in thai town.

The Town of Portland produced for the year. 1880, 1,706,733 pounds ot grapes, worm 40,035 15; 124,500 quarts of strawberries, worth quarts of cherries, worth 375 bushels of plums, worth 400 barrels of quinces, worth $1,600: 65.000 quarts of raspberries, worth 13,500 quarts of currants', worth $810. The apple crop was almost a complete failure. Fishing in Chautauqua Lake closes on the 31st inst. The estimate for placing the Holly system of water-works in Jamestown has been placed at $135,000.

This includes sixteen miles of mains, and an engine with a capacity of 2,000,000 gallons per day. Mr. T. A. Williams, the champion skater of America, has been engaged to exhibit al the rink in Jamestown on Saturday the 29th inst.

Jamestown is becoming quite alive to the question of the proposed new water-works. A general meeting of the lax-payers is to be held Friday evening the 28lh inst. The Chief Engineer of the N. O. Railroad has been in Jamestown to take measurements for the purpose of bridging the railroad track at the Main street crossing in that town.

At the annual meeting of the Fredonia Fire Department, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: f. ftilcnaul, iniet engineer; T. M. Zahm, Assistant Chief; Carl Schmeiser, Secretary; Fred. C.

Crane, Treasurer. All of these were elected tor the. second term, -An immease ice crop is being gathered at Chau tauqua Lake. The Chautauqua Ice -Company at Mayvillwre cutting 1200 Ions 01 crystal tee per day. which they are storing in a bouse with capacity of 40,000 tons.

Another ice-bouse is to, be built at Jamestown with a capacity of 80,000 tons. Tbey intend to supply the Pittsburg and southern market About fifty barrels of refined oil are turned out per week from the oil refinery at Prospect- Mr. John Young has been appointed Postmaster of the new postoftice named Burnhams, near Cassadaga. CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. Olean is experiencing a series of revival meet ings.

The Times says they are the greatest that have ever been -held in that town. GENESEE A son of Mr. James Dewey, of Batavia, was thrown from a culler on the 18th inst breaking his le4r leg so badly as to render amputation necessary. There are three candidates for Ihe office of postmaster at Messrs. A.

H. Chase, R. S. Lewis and William Tyrrell. At Batavia, on the 23d, an overweight of snow crushed in the roof of a barn used by Mr.

O. E. Chittenden as a store-house for carriages. The loss is estimated at between $300 and $400. WYOMING COUNTY.

The Hon. William P. Lelchworth, of Glen Iris, Portaue, arrived home from Europe last Monday, the 17th on Ihe Cunard steamer Gallia." after six months' investigation of the working of institutions in Europe tor dependent children and the insane. He will make a full report the Stale Board of Charities, of which he is President, immediately. Thennual meeting of the stockholders of the Citizens' Gas Light Company ot Warsaw was held Tuesday the 18th, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: S.

Pettibone. T. G. Hulett. of Niagara Falls; L.

C. Woodruff, of Buffalo; S. D. Lewis, Augustus Frank Wolcott, J. Humphrey.

S. W. Thay.r. William Bristol and B. F.

Fargo, of Warsaw. At a meeting of the Directors, held subsequently, Simeon D. Lewis was elected President and B. F. Fargo Secretary and Treasurer.

A stock company has been organized at Perry for supplying that town with water. A school-house at Bennington Center was burned a few days ago Judge Healy of Warsaw has sufficiently recovered to attend to his official duties. The Free Will Baptist Society of Pike have concluded to build a new church edifice the coming season. ALLEGANY COUNTY. The Teachers' Associaiion for the Southern District of Allegany County will be held at Friendship, commencing Thursday afternoon, January 27th, and closing January 28th.

Prof. James. Baxter is to have charge of the music, and Prof. D. E.

Maxson, of Alfred Centre is to deliver a lecture, The IVellsrilte Reporter of th-: 19th says: Work was resumed yesterday on the Almond well, after quite a long delay. Present depth, 1,175 feet. Citizens propose to touch 1,400 before giving up. The gas has failed considerably, and judgments are divided as to the prospects of Ihe well." Many new residences and several stores are being erected in Wcllsville. The Daily Reporter ot Wellsville is to be enlarged on Monday, the 24th.

The Reporter is a newsy little sheet and its prosperity is pleasing to note. The Wellsville Daily Repoiler as enlarged cn Monday the 24th, from twelve to sixteen columns. This gives evidence of deserved success, as the Reporter is a lively and newsy sheet. A fire at Cuba on the 23d destroyed Bartholomew's marble-factory, Goodwin's hardware and lin-shop, and Bates's blacksmith and wagon shop. A.

A. Colwell's millinery store was injured, and slock badly damaged by removal. Loss about $6,000, partiallv insured, except Mrs. Colwell, who had no insurance on. her stock.

The fire is believed to have been accidental. The little village of Almond, five miles from Hornellsville, is in great excitement over the success of an oil well Drilling was begun some time ago, and after going down several hundred feet the stockholders were on the point of abandoning the project, but on Monday ihe 24th ihe drill struck the thiid sand, and the prospects for a gopd flow are considered excellent. LIVINGSTON COUNTY. Wellsz'ille Reporter: Nunda is making a hearty effort to secure Ihe building of the new Angelica railroad through that village, instead of allowing it to run to D3nsville from Canascroga. They must raise $20,000 instead of $12,000 to do IMS.

MONROE COUNTY. Samuel Miller, popularly known as the keeper of the toll-gate on the road between Rochester and fied that in practice it would prove less economical than the methods now in use aad would in-all probability kill the industry at bireh. The only way lo succeed is to follow the best methods now employed in Europe and then advance with a scientific, progressive conservajism. D. Buffalo, Jan.

ai. 1681. i GEORGE ELIOT TO HER AUNT. The Great Novelist's Earfv Orthodoxy Her "Stumbllnar-Block" a "Love of HdmSn ArbiTl'n. from the Manchester Times.

An important link in the crtain of the great novelist's life has just been supplied by a grandson of Dinah Bede's," now residing in Sheffield. He lias in his possession a n.ttmfcer of valuable letters written by George Eliot years to Mrs. JCliia- beth Evans and Mr. Samuel Evans, Dinah Morris" and Seth Bede her most popular story. The letters are signed by (he talented authoress in maiden name; Mary Ann Evans," and they are indited from GriirT, and Foleshill, near Coventry, at which place shtt lived with her father during the years 1839 and 1S40 and 1841.

The genllerhati who is the forlunale owner of these documents very properly lofjlts upon as great treasures; still he has allowed the writer the b'fitil- ege of perusing them. Some of the letteis are brown with, age, and much worn at the edges and in the toltling creates. Others are in better preservation. The Idlers'; at least those despatched in 1841. were sent 10 Wtrkswarth, lust a.year before Sir Rowland Hilf's scheme lor penny postdsje was carried into effect, and before envelopes hacTcome into common use.

They ae written on the old- fashioned post paper, and she Mr. S. Evans, the Wirksworth," appears on the outet sheet; Beneath the direction is the word free, indicating that George Eliot had paid tor the transmission. Most of the epistles are addressed to my dear uncle and aufit," and all reveal George Eliot's great talents. i The style is elegant and graceful, and the letters abound in -beautiful metaphor; brtt thir most striking characteristic is the Religious tinge that pef-vades them all.

Nearly euery line denotes that George Eliot was an earnest; Biblical student, and that she was, especially in the years i83q'and 1840, very anxious about her spiritual condiii-jn. In one of these leiteis, written -flam Griff to "Dinah Morris," in 1839, she says she Is living in a dry and thirstv land, and lhat she is llookiner forward with pleasure to a visit to Wirkswofth, ghd likens her aunt companionship -and counsel to a spring of pure water; acceptable to her? as is the well ddg for the traveler in the desert. That ihe most affectionate and ioviug relationship existed between the eminent authoress and Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, Dinah Bede," is from this correspondence. The inmost secrets George Eliot's heart are laid bare in these letters to the famous Methodist preacher, whofwas at Unat tithe her dearest friend.

She is ever asking tor advice and spiritual guidance, and confesses her faults wilh a candor mat is reriiiereu auuitiuiidiy auiucuvc uy icasun of the pohsbeo language hich it is clothed. When quite a girl George Eliot was known as pious and clever; and Bfie letters she wrote 1830, when she was nineteen, yeais old, Ihe clever ness has grown and expanded, although she is not so stire about her piety. She says that unstable as waler thod shalt hot seeihs to be a description of her character, instead bf the progress from strength to strength thjt should be expehnced by those who wish to stand is the presence of God. In another letter she admits- lhat she canuot give a good account of ber spiritual state, says, that she has been surrounded by worldly persons, and that love of human praise is one of her great stumbling- blocks. But in a letter written in 1840 the uncer tainty has gone from her mind, and she writes that she lias resolved in ihe strength of the Lord to serve Him evermore.

In ai later communication however, she does not appeal1 so confident, and admits that she is obliged to strive against the ambition that fills her hearl, and; lhat her fondness for worldly praise is a great bar and hindrance to spiritual advancement. Still she thinks it is no use sitting inactive wilh folded hands, and believing that the love ot Ood is taeoniy mine to give real satisfaction to human beings, she hopes, with His Ik In. to obtain it. One of the letters is chiefliy devoted to tbe con cern fell by George Eliot all Dinah Bede ill ness; and another, written at Foleshill, betrays some humor amid the troable that afflicts the authoress about her future, p'heir outward circum-s'ances, she writes, are all she can desire; but she is not so certain about her sjpmtual state, although she feels that it is the graceiof God alone that can give the greatest satisfaction; Then she goes on to speak of the preacher at Foleshill, with whom she is not greatly pleased. vVe get the truth; bnt it is not recommended by the mode of iis is now sne writes 01 inis amine; yet sne is cnarua- ble witnal, ana removes tne; sting Dy aaaing mat more good may sometimes be obtained from humble instruments than trom tne highest privileges, and that she must examine her pwn heart lather than speak unkindly -of the preacher.

Up to this period it is evident that George Eliot's views upon religion were orthodox, and that her life was passed in ceaseless striving for the peace that passeth understanding but in 1843 a letter was written to Dinah Bede tfrom Mrs. Isaac Evans of Griff, in which George IHliot is spoken of, and the in bei religious optnious Mrs, Evans writes tha't. she is in great pain about Mary Ann; but the last portion ot Ihe letter, dealing more fully with the subject, has unfortunately got lost or destroyed. I he close association ot tieorge Eliot with Derbyshire, as weU as her love for the quaint village of Wirkswoitlv, anal its upright, honest. God-fearing people, breaks iorlh in more than one of these communications? bat the wriler has even stronger proof of her delighi in' the society of the Bedes," and the affec.liomtbat grew so strong be tween the authoress ana UEnan cede.

Sheffield has the honor of being the town in which Majy Evans, the daughterol Dinah Morris," now lives. But it is useless for tbe curious to attempt to discover the lady, who is married and has changed name. She remembers George Eliot's visits to her mother at Wirksworth, particularly in 1S37, and denies lhat Maiy Ann ever went to school in the village. She remembers, however, that George iLliut sometimes iook notes or me conversations with her Tnolher; and notwithstanding aoy statement to the contrary, is confident that three charac ters in Bede are word photographs of her mother, tlizabela Evans, her lather, -Samuel Evans, and his brother, Robert Evans. The Evans family, she states, lived at Milthouses, about a mile beyond the village, on the Derby road; and there were two daughters and hve brothers.

1 lads were all joiners. Robert, the "Adam Bede of Oeorge li.llots story, was tpe eldest; ana Samuel, the Seth Bede of Ihe novel, who married Di nah Morris," was the youngest, and be'eame a partner in the tape Luke was greatly interested in George Eliot, and went on a visit to her at Foleshill in 1849. He is spoken of as a wonderful man at argument, but when he ic'uraed to Wirksworth he said George Eliot lad materially changed her views upon religious questions, and that he had tried in vain to bring her baek to her former condi tion of thought. It was in: this year tiiat Dmah Bede died: and the intimacy between the authoress and her Wirksworth liienins grew less and less, possibly on account of. her leaning toward heterodoxy, although she always had a warm place in her beait for the people in the ld ileroysnire village, who had guided her along the picturesque paths of Stoneyshne in her youthu BUCKET SHOP" REFLECTIONS.

Frcm the A uburii Advertiser. The spirit of stock gambling is abroad in the land. Young men and old meniand middle-aged men and once in a 'while boys i are found among the patrons cf the bucket shfups of country lowns sending orders to JNew-Yorklily bucking against lav Gould, as tl.ey call it. I II lav Gould ct.uld see the line of countrymen that is airayed against him be would doubtless pull up slakes and go out of the-business from fright at once. i- The desire to get rich without earning it by the sweat of one brow is a striong incentive lo stock eambling.

Go down to tifie places where stock speculators hang around and see who they are that are tilled with that desire, Did the Vanderbilts. did the Astors, did the Lorillards, did Ihe Stewarts did ihe Lennoxes, did ihe hundred and one other rich rriec of this country get rich by stock gambling Answer this question yourself and it you do so truthfully it will not be yes. Where you hear of one man getting rich at stock gambling you never hear or one hundred that fail. And The man who gets iich, somehow or other, never enjoys it as does a man who works for the posilion. And he never cares to talk about it.

He knows that getting rich by chance brings no more credit to the possessor than being left rich by rela tives or parents. To-dny in Auburn are men who lost thousands of dollars in Western Union jstock gambling. They are quietly Hying lo make gixid that loss now by attention 10 business and small profits upon their wares. Il will take some time to make good the loss of two weeks perhaps it will take one or two years And yet those men who had woiked hard lor what Utile money Ihey had. were tempted by some, means or other to trust it to shocks, hoping to get ricn l'y opeiauon.

nt-y ccriaiuiy voted in the air." We know of a man in Syracuse who went into slock gambling. In a short time he found himself in poi-session of about His friends at this point stepped in and aqjvised hira to withdraw; but He had become infatuated with the business, with the iilct of getting rich, with his own skill as a stock manipulator. He had grown successful, he had become cle and' smart." He was on 'change." So he "was. poor man. In less than 'two weeks so much was be "on change lhat he became a beg-jar.

and now. he don't feel so "smart "or so cu anrl if you to him of change he reminds you of Hades and "Pinafore." He will not buy that house and lot cr keep that hoise and- mot-now. He will keep bofks or fur some.olher man. Dou't put your mist in shocks, for by that weakness thousands of men have failed, never to rise again. It catches all.

both big and little. It may si-em pleasant 10 go "oa 'change" and be classed among speculators," but it is nrit looked at in that light by reliable, resectable business men. They call "on 'change" "bucket shop," and sl- ck speculation stock gambling." The rosy huf has 110 charm for practical men. There is an old adage oto the effect that if one sticks 10 gambling of any kind, stock or'grain, long enough, it will make him poor. Ari exchange says, "Fun1 not your trust in men who deal in stocks." -That paper has been publishing for three or four years, and this is the first seusible thing it has ever been found saying.

ABDUCTION AND OUTRAGE. New-York, Jan. Lee, aged has been abducted from her Lome on Franklin street. The police are looking for a man suspected of kidnapping her. Latfr.

At the instigation of the girl's stepfather. Lawrence Laruelo was arrested. He said he had taken her to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, because, she was cruelly treated bv her stepfather. -The girl was found and denied that her stepfather- abused her, but stated that Laruelo had outraged her on feveral occasions. The most assiduous parental attention will frequently fail to prevent coughs, colds, eoup, etc.

Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is a most valuable rcmedry to have convenient when needed. Price assents. LOCAL EVENTS OP TME VVEEfc. Thursday, January 20.

Burning of N. L. Webb 4 ice-house, near the Blackwel) Canal, Estimated loss insurance $3,5000. Bursting of a large wheel at E. M.

Jewett's cooper-shop, Buffalo Plains. John Fox severely hurt. Damage to property about $1,000. "The Rivals" produced at the Academy of Music by Joseph Jefferson and his company. Friday, January 31.

Severe storm oi rain and subsequent heavy snow, causing the railroads considerable Second performance of The Rivals by Joseph Jefferson and coinpj'oy. Opera of The Doctor-of Alcantara at St. James Hal) try -ocal amateurs. Satcdav, January 11 Concert by WfSs irfarie Sehelle, at St. James Hall.

Death of Charles G. Williams. SuNoIV. January 3. An express train on the Erie Railway left the tracks at Tioga Centre, and several cars burned.

Four postal clerks afjfl mn express messenger killed. Mondav, January 74 Accident on the Buffalo and Southwestern Railroad, at Gowanda; Charles Becker, the fireman, killed. Arraignment of Russell Dart for shoot- irig tfrflif Sifet with hnent to Concert of Ihe Liedertafel Society. Tcetdav, January 25. An address "About Eyes" by Dr.

F. Park Lewis, belore the Voung Men's Chifsltan Association. Paper on Tbe Dells of the Wisconsin read by Miss Ella Evry before the Buffalo Field Club. Wednesday, January 26. Snow storm, and much trouble experienced by the railroads.

Meelingof insurance men, tbe Tifft House. Conductors' ball, at St. James Hall. IN INTER EST I NO SCRAP. In overhauling some of the old papers in the County Clerk's'office yesterday, a certificate of the tfcflsfif a piece of real estate was found, which was accompafiisd by a slip eut from an old news-taper giving a description of the property transferred.

On the revefse side of this slip ws an ex tract from the official retort of the Board of Health, made July 1st, 1832, which said: TbS health of our city ws never better at this season of the year. As idle rumors are continually abroad respecting deaths here, it may not be amiss iu tall public attention to the repoit of our City Sextdfl; He reports three burials for the week ending last night, and Jive fhs week previous. These are the only deaths amon'fj f-9 in that time so far as we know, though the number Sfes not include the burials, if any there were, at the Catholic cemetery. Our population exceeds ten thousand. From Quebec and Montreal the tidings re genet-ally favorable to the decline of the cholera, though we hate BOtliirif; like an authentic detail.

Albany, Troy; etc.j continue healthy, and no case bf cholera within ttie United Slates is known, At Erie, we (earn that no' more than the three cases and two deaths fotraerly announced have occurredthe third subject is convalescent." In speaking of the census of the city the paper said; Gen. Li t. Crary has just computed the census of the city, by which it appears we have 10,119 inhabitants! In 1830 the town of Buffalo contained a population ot 8,668, and tbe village 6,321. TrHs gives an increase for the last two years of the ci'y over what the village then was of 3,798. The cily embraces a larger territory than was covered by the village.

C. is preparing a Directory, and our citizens will render a favor by calling at his office on Canal street and examining iis correctness previous lb Its publication," GENERAL OR SPECIAL PARTNER. The trial of the suit of ths Hanover National Bank against Mr. William Sirret was begun yesterday afternoon. The litigation is one of a dozen instituted against Mr.

Sirret soon after the failure of the firm of Sirret Slafford in December 1879. One of the cases has already been tried, and the present action is The plaintiff sues for the recovery of $5,500 on notes made by the firm in 1S79. The bank claims that W. B. Sirret was a general partner, while tbe defendant alleges that he was merely a special partner.

Day 4i Romer appear for the Bank and Nor-ris Morey, for Mr. Sirret. Robert Slafford was Ihe first witness called by the plaintiff, and be testified that the firm was composed of Lucien Sirret, himself and W. B. Shret.

At the close of Mr. Stafford's evidence, the defense were allowed lo take up the case and establish that Mr. W. B. Sirret was a special partner.

The trial will probably occupy several days. DEATH OF HUGH ALLEN. Few men in Buffalo have more or better friends than Mr. John Allen, President of the Western Company and one of tbe Directors of the New-York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, and they will be deeply pained to learn of the death of his elder brother. Some three or four weeks ago Mr.

Hugh Allen was taken very ill while on the way to Baltimore for a brief visit. He was in a state of unconsciousness three days at the Mount Vernon Hotel before anybody in the house was able to identify him; and then only by tbe papers in his possession. His brother John was notified by telegraph, and started for Baltimoie by next train. For ten days he stayed by the sick man's bedsides and then, a favorable change setting in, Hugh was taken to his home in Brooklyn. Convalescence seemed only a question of time, and John returned lo Buffalo.

On Monday last he received another summons by telegraph, as his brother was seized with a relapse, and be started for Brooklyn that night; but he must have arrived there only to find his brother gone, for a despatch came next day stating lhat Hugh had. died at seven o'clock Tuesday morning. Hugh Allen was beloved by all who knew him. It is not too much, it is but the literal truth, to say that he was a lovely man. He lived in Buffalo four or 'five years from 1847 to 185 1 and is remembered as one of the handsomest men that ever walked these streets.

Added to this remarkable beauty of person was a character equally Sunny in disposition genial, generous, witty and clever, he was a companion andTtiend who won all hearts and deserved every good opinion. He went to New-Vork to serve as agent of the Western Transportation Company, which position he retained almost thirty years down to the day of his death. He leaves a widow and an only daughter, a young lady of about twenty years both of whom spent some weeks with Mr. John Allen, at the Palace Hotel tn this city last summer and two brothers besides J6hn namely, Mr. Robert Allen of Rochester, and Mr.

William Allen of Boston. All the brothers have been in the transportation business either railroad or lake all their lives, as was their father before them. from Yesterday's A'ew York Herald. Hugh Allen, fifty-three years of age, died at his residence. No.

76 Pierrepont street, Brooklyn, yesterday. The deceased gentleman, who was a naiive of Rochester, this State, was a son of the late ex-Mayor John Allen, of that cily. Mr. Allen was in the transportation business, and was possessed of considerable wealth. He represented large canal, lake, arid railroad interests, in which he was engaged for upward of thirty-five years in this city.

He was twice married, his first wife being a daughterol ex Senator Hall, of Binghamton. Mr. Allen was one of the most active and liberal patrons of the Long Island Historical Society, and was a member of the Building Committee, to whose efforts is largely due the credit-of the predion of the present new and elegant structure on the corner of Pierrepont and Clinton streets. A brother of the deceased gentleman is a director of the New-York Central Railroad. BRIEF MENTION.

Many of our readers will be interested inJearn-ing that Mrs. Mary Lee, the mother of our esteemed townsman Mr. Cyrus P. Lee, died at her home in Sandy Hill, Washington County, yesterday, at the advanced age of 94 years. Tbe annual statement of the Akron Cement Works was filed in the County Clerk's office Saturday.

It shows that the capital stock is $200,000, and that the debts of the company amount to The report is signed by William H. Greene, President, and Charles T. Coit, William H. Greene and Thomas Brown, trustees. Monday morning, "before Judge Hammond, in the County Court, the bond of Mr.

lulian F. DeWitl, the assignee in the matter of the failure of the firm of D. C. Welch DeWitt C. Welch, and John F.

Behn was read and approved. It was for $75,000, and was signed by Messrs Schmidt, J. Bliss, L. L. Crocker, and J.

F. DeWitt. A Canadian exchange says: "A number of gentlemen inrerested in marine matters are again endeavoring to induce the Government to construct a harbor of safety at Kingsville, west of Point au Pelee, Lake Erie. As the cost of this work would be trifling compared to the results secured, it is to be hoped that the Government may take action in the matter. The annual statement of the Pitls Agricultural-Works was filed in ihe County Clerk's office Thursday.

It showed the capital to be $300,000, of which $55,696 82 is paid in in cajji. and $244,303,18 in properly necessary for the business. The debts of the concern are $103,367 08. The report is signed by Mrs. M.

A. Brayley, President, and Thomas Sully and G. P. Clarksou Trustees. A.

W. Biowne, who was indicted here for the murder of Buddie McCrae. was again before Judge Bell at Chatham, Saturday, and 'the examination upon the application for his extradition continued. Evidence reported as of an important nature was given by Dr. S.

W. Welmore of this city. Xhe prisoner was remanded until Friday next, when the counsel will make their final aigument. The advent of Mrs. Malapropos brings to mind a lady of Buffalo's first society of many yeans ago.

Gov. De Witt Clinton was a guest at the family mansion, and this occurred at the dinner-table: TJie great Governor spoke of the delightful climate of bur then village. Yes," said the hostess, we generally have fine weather, except when the sun crosses the Penobscot." Why, my dear," remonstrated her husband, the General, you don't mean the Penobscot?" dear! no," she exclaimed; of course I don't mean that I mean the I'assama-quoddy." The Rochester Express of Friday evening de votes something more than two of its columns to a description of a cocking-main which was held al Ihe Frontier House, Suspension Bridge. Thursday night, and lasted until the gray of the morning. There was a very choice assemblage of the gentlemen who delight in encounters between the valor-eous fowls, the more bloody the belter.

It was Rochester against Buffalo, and Rochester won the majority of fifteen battles, some of which, in the language of the enthusiastic Rochester reporter, were "beautiful." Thursday Morning, Jan. 27, 1881. We won't really need any more winter for five years or so. Is there anything the lesser lights in the Tax-eaters' Ring would n't swear to at the bidding oC their Boss Canal-Auditor PLACE and Sute-EnginC Seymour are in direct conflict in their canal policy. This is unfortunate for Place, but he will probably never comprehend the situ ation fully enough to appreciate it.

There is every reason-to believe that the Congressional Library at Washington within the 'next generation becoie the larg est and most valuable one in the world should have a habitation worthy of it. It Senator Allison, the Chicago Tribune says holds a middle place between sound and soft money. What a dreadful state of con fusion he -must be in. A man of such mixed ideas for Secretary of the Treasury would be a calamity. The Ring affidavits have provoked from several correspondents all men of weight in the community indignant protests, which are printed herewith.

The versified one may have more truth than poetry in it, but makes several points that will sting. It is hinted that Superintendent Dutcher will report on the canals in a different vein from Auditor Place. In view of the canal record of two or three years, past, it seems impossible that an intelligent man in the State can be found to agree with Mr. Place. Mr.

Gladstone, it now appears, says that the rumor that be will enter the House of Lords because of ill-health is perfectly groundless. If he should say that he will not enter that tomb of great men for any reason whatever, the denial would be more satisfactory. The Near- York Tribune prints a map show ing the three proposed routes for transpor tation across the Isthmus, and declares that the public interest in the subject is becom ing very lively. Perhaps it is but it will be well to wait till digging begins before getting excited about it. As a part of the political history of the day.

we print herewith the views of Con gressman Amos Townsend of Ohio, as given to an interviewer. Mr. Townsend is, we suppose, a friend of General Garfield, but be may be one of those friends whose delight it is to stir up contention. The Honorable James Fullerton has been unanimously elected Chairman of the Republican County Committee. This shows that true statesmanship is sure to be re warded sooner or later.

And the unanimity of the election shows what kind of timber the committee is made of. Boycotting is doing its perfect work. It has become necessary to open subscriptions for the relief of distressed laborers in every town in the County Clare. No landlord has been brought to hunger by the laborers refusing to work -for him. But the who were spurred into Boycotting by the appeals of agitators, soon found the wolf at the door.

The Oswego Times (Auditor Place's paper) says this: The adage, 'Dead men tell no has its limitations. Senator Woodin, fopinstance, now more dead than alive (politically), is gabbier than in his life-time." Yet Woodin voted for the Times' candidate for Senator. Was it thus he killed himself and is this the gratitude justly due to self-sacrifice If the editor of the Rochester Democrat had accepted some flattering inducements to come to Buffalo and fill a certain editorial chair in which a so-called nominal person was rattling around for the present only, as was hopefully supposed about three yean ago wonder if the Buffalo Advertiser would at this time hold so poor an opinion of Mr. Fitch as its alleged editor now pret ends to express he r- are a lot of Pennsylvania appoint ments awaiting confirmation by the U. S.

Senate, very much in the condition of sev eral New-York appointments. Among these are Hartranft. to be Collector at Phila delphia, and Anderson to be Collector at Pittsburg. Senator Cameron is said to be able to prevent confirmation if he chooses. The probability is that a lot President Hayes's appointments will have to be made over again by Garfield.

That such politicians as Gov. Cornell, Senator Flatt. William H. Robertson, William B. Woodis, Warner Miixek, C.

M. Depew, S. B. Dutcher, Dennis McCarthy, and Lewis B. Payne have united only for a day.

and not for the benefits they can command in the future, will not be believed by any one with sense enough to come in when it rams. A loany A rgus. To know what "-benefits in the future they will "command by their union, those of us who. unlike the Argus, are in the outer circle, must wait with what patience we can muster. The New- York Tribune congratulates the women suffragists on the full espousal of their cause by Senator Conkling.

Since the death of Henry Wilson it says, no man of such prominence in public life has openly identified himself with their To the Senate and the public, Mr. Conk ling's little speech on Mr. McDonald's resolution the other day appeared to be merely a fine bit of sarcastic humor, and Mr. McDonald was inclined to resent" it. But perhaps the Tribune can't take a joke.

We notice that the Albany Journal republishes the letter to the Advertiser from the Member of the Assembly from the Third District of Erie County. But the Journal does not refer to the fact that following the letter in these columns was a complete answer to the charges it made. Advertiser. How could the 'Journal refer to a "com plete answer It is cold-blooded sarcasm to ask it to do so. If there was ever an incomplete answer a boomerang of an answer, which proved what it was meant to disprove it was the answer by affidavit which the Advertiser committed its crowning foolishness in publishing.

Yesterday's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Mr. Stanley Mat thews of Ohio, is a brilliant lawyer and orator, but he has been long an attorney for railroads, his financial arc in 'accordance with the offensive Ohio idea," and as a Senator he was a pronounced failure. It cannot be said to be an unfit though it is far from being an ideally good one. According to "the courtesy of the Senate," Mr. Matthews, having been a Senator, should be confirmed at oncer without the reference of his name to a tee.

We suspect, however, that the courtesy is not strong enough to carry Mr. Mat-thews's nomination through so swimmingly a-j this. The annual report of the Hon. Neil Gil-moi'F, Stte Superintendent of Public Instruction, sent to the Legislature January 5th, has been printed. From this document it appears that there are now in this State 1 1,899 schoolhouses an increase of 37 from last Their value is $30,747,509 a gain of $734,930 upon last year's valuation.

The average value of schoolhouses and sites in the towns is only $91 7.27, while in the cities it is $46,615.04. The cities, however, have only 434 schoolhouses, while the towns have 1 There are 1,641,173 children of school, age in the Slate, of whom 609.580 did not attend school at all during the year a rather alarming fact, and one which shows the need of providing more efficient machinery for the enforcement of the compulsory education law. The attendance in 1880 was 1,500 greater than in 1879, but on the other hand it was 500 less than in 1878. The average daily Senator Carpenter's health is reported to be much improved. The A'ral- York Tribune calls the game of pool a gahie of fools." The election of Gen; Van Wvck as.

United States Senator rem Nebraska, is regarded there as a defeat of the railroad monopolies: -1 It has been decided by a Brooklyn church that playing cards isn't' wicked, and two thirds of the congregation have quit playing. Boston Post. There were five Republican Senators absent, unpaired, ot Senator Logan's bill placing General Grant on the retired list could have been passed. I Charles Reade says temperance was invented by the who found themselves going to the bad, and wanted to experiment on their fellow citieens. There are men in the world who never make nse of their opportunities.

They couldn't weigh the chances of success if they had as many scales as a fish. Herald. I The wise man of the New- York Nation decides that there is no danger in telegraphic con solidation; that the only changes in prices are in the direction of cheapness. Senators in general make very light of the question of outraged digiiity raised by Senator Edmunds over the publication of the Chinese treaties in advance of their ratification. Gen.

Horace Porter says of the Rev, Stephen H. Tyng: "I am not quite certain whether the Doctor should put mote fire in his ser mons or more of his sermons in the fire. It has been discovered that the Alexander Rodanow who was arrested in Boston recently for swindling operations, is Dr. Ganz, proprietor of the new Communistic magazine, the Anarchist. The late E.

A. Sothern is said to have earned an annual income of $157,000, and it added that he spent his money almost as rapidly as he made it. His estate is estimated at $40,000. Mr. J.

E. Blizzard is editor of the Mer cer County Observer, published at Celina, O. If he is the man after whom the wild winds of winter are named, he has probably a hurricane of a temper. have you been drinking or eating? exclaimed, his wife as he returned late at night. Liquor-ish." he responded, and, then he winked at himself in the dark and breathed thin till she got asleep.

The story that Washburne offered Gen. Garfield a magnificent palace-car for his journey to Washington is pronounced a fabrication by the Washington correspondent of. the New-York Tribune. The Rev. James Martineau of London; who has sent a personal subscription to the Chan- ning Memorial church fund, was'about twelve years ago the author of essays that were very widely read in America.

"The king of railroads and telegraphs in this country," says the Boston Herald, is the king of the United States, and he can only be put down by an organized revolt of men and His name is Jay Gould. A leading iron manufacturer of Pittsburg is reported to have said that the iron tiade is in a very unsatisfactory condition, and that there is no profit at the present prices. If the trade does not brighten a crash is expected. Congressman J. Hale Svpher of Louisi ana, ex-Congressman' Jamison of Ohio, and editor KAMSDELL of the Sunday Republic, are suffering from fractured legs, the result of falls on the key sidewalks at the national capital.

Speaking of Senator Allison's Cabinet prospects, the Arew- York Evening Post says: It is scarcely credible that President Garfif.ld will put a recorded inflationist at the head of the financial administration of the Government. Nearly a year has elapsed since the last wealthy young lady eloped with her father's coach man, and the many respectable young men who hopefully sought employment in the stables the rich during the epfdemic are disconsolately driftirig back to their former pursuits. Aro. With the transcontinental passenger and freight traffic, the Pacific Mail steamship trade, and the whole system of telegrauhy virtually at Gould musl, the Brooklyn Eagle says, move to some larger and more enterprising planet if he would achieve other and greater triumphs. Senator Logan wears an immense white sombrero, which adds to the Indian-like picluresque-ness imparted by his long, straight black hair and his formidable mustache.

Senator Ingai.LS can always, it is said, be recognized among the other Senators by his necktie, which is usually of a brilliant cardinal or solferino color. Tribune. Senator Beck says that "five men Scott of the Pennsylvania Central, Garret of the Baltimore and Ohio. Huntington of the Union Pacific, Jay Gould, -and Vanderbilt can sit down and in a five minutes' chat fix a tax ot $200,000,000 upon the commerce of this country by" raising freight two cents a bushel, it according to law.V Say, boy, say exclaimed a hot-looking man with a valise, what is the quickest way to get to the cars?" Run," yelled the boy; and the hotheaded man was so pleased with the information that if be could have got near enough to the boy he would have given him something something that he would have remembered. Rockland Courier.

The Christiancy case presents the curious feature of a Miuister of the United States being in contempt of court. He has not complied with the order made by the Supreme Court of the District in regard to payments for the support of his wife, and if he should appear in Washington he would be at once arrested and made to show cause why he should not be committed for contempt. New-York men have held the position of Secretary of State in the National Cabinet steadily since the breaking out of the war down to the present time, except six days, during which he place was held by E. B. Washburne of Illinois.

Seward held it under Lincoln and Jqwnson, Fish under Grant, and Evakts under HaWs. It is expected that it will now go to New-EnglandV Of the newlv-elected United States Sena tors, Sawyer of Wisconsin, Fair of Nevada, Haf. of Maine, Brown of Georgia, Sewall of Ner-Jeisey, Miller of California, Camden of West Virginia, and MAHONEof Virginia are either among the richest men in their respective States themselves or represent the richest corporations. The highest legislative body in the country is getting to be a favorite resort for millionaires. A dealer in glass eyes advises people to buy the German and not the French eye.

The silicate of a certain pait of Germany is said to be remarkable for the beauty il lends to the ey. In Chicago alone there are thousands of people who wear these delicate contributions to the human appearance. The average of customers is three glass-eyed men to one glass-eyed woman. A nice, first class eye costs about $10. "In the churchyard of Homersfield, Suffolk, is the grave-sione of Robert Crytott, who died Nov.

17, 1810. It bears the following epitaph As I walked by myself I talked to myself. And thus myself said unio me Look to thyself and tak-- care of thyself. For nobody cares for tbee." So I turned to myself and I answered myself, In the self-same reverie, Look to thyself or not to thyself, The self-same thin? it will be." Thirty years ago," according to the New-York Times, it was believed in the interior of New-England that any article of food into the composition of which wine or ardent spirits had entered was intoxicating, and only fit for confirmed drunkards. At many a country sewing society or mothers' stories were darkly told of men who had become shamefully drunk by indulging in mince pie made with cider, or of young girls who had eaen wine jelly during a picnic, and had after wards behaved in a most scandalous manner under the influence of that inebriating compound." A snow cleaner, invented by a Chicago man, and made in T.

Kingsford Son's foundiy in Oswego, has lately been tested. Il is to be at tached on the front end of a common box car and is propelled by a portable engine. The snow is re ceived into a boiler-iron bonnet and melted by a blast of hot air, the waler produced being allowed to flow at the side of the track, or thrown 50 or 100 feet by a force pump. The device, of rhich the one tested is the first one made, is intended to be used about depots and in deep cuts, w-here a snow plow is useless and where shovelers have now to be used. The Charleston News says that Gen.

Gar field stated and solved the Southern problem in his reply to the. colored men who harangued him at Mentor. The corollary of his remarks is, the News says, that so long as the majority is not as learned and intelligent as the minority, the minority will be or can be more powerful than the majority. and lhat equality before the law will not be maintained if it be not upheld by a reasonable degree of culture and intelligence. But it should be remembered by the Ne-as and all others, that Gen.

Gar. field never justified enforcing the power of the educated minority with the rifle. Increased wealth has, the St. Louis Post says, created an iren tor a court at vvasnmgion. The President must be a gentleman aud set manners for the people, and ever after his retirement be an object of veneration and pride.

The Post would prefer rather to see some plain old agriculturist elected to the Presidency bluff "old fellow, with a jolly ted face, who would wear jeans trousers, smoke five-cent cigars, or a cob-pipe like old Jackson, and sit out on the White House portico on summer evenings in his shirt-sleeves, and chat with his neighbors. Well, Garfield has all the virtues of such a President, minus some oi Ihe drawbacks. The Utica Herald" Washington corre spondent says that quite a number of Democratic Senators are in lavor of dropping the proposed in quiry about the Chinese treaty since the publication of the opinion of the Supreme Court in the Kil- ne cities, 32.52 per and for the whole State 35.44. per tent. Evidently the com pufsory eSJucation law is no better enforced here than elsewhere.

The cost of the main tenance of the public schools for k85t was in the cities. $5,882,905.07 in the towns, t4r4i4.o72.i9 total," $10,296,977.26. This is $51,940.82 lejs than was expended for the same purpose in 1S79. In 1850 the expenditure tor schools was only 684.85. but from 1850 to 1880, tbirty-one years, this State has spent for free education $203,744.947.17 a magnificent sum and mag nificently invested Thfi Superintendent is warmly in faVor of permitting women to vote at the school-district elections.

EVIDENCE THAT COUNTS'. Among the numerous "Letters to-the Editor" on the subject of the Hickman Warren controversy, printed on this page, will be fou lid one in which the writer as sumes-that the young Assembly man has proved his principal charge against the only recognized Boss of the self- identified Ring. As the matter stands however, common fairness must allow that the question hinges upon the personal veracity of the two parties. Their contra diction of each other is direct. Says Mr, Hickman to Mr.

Warren Yuu ought to know bow much it would take to scare or seduce me. You Have tried to buv me. and you know that failed you have tried to scare me, and you know that failed. You know you have neither money' nor power enough to seduce or scare me. That is an explicit charge, and here is the alleged editor's nominal answer Mr Hickman states what he knows to be false when he says that Mr.

James D. Warren offered to 'buy hira" in support of ny candidate. It is not within any man's power to make such an asser tion with truth. The denial, also, is explicit enough. Now, in the absence of any proof charitably passing over, for the moment, Mr.

Warren's recent affidavits to the effect that it was "reasonable and just on his part to charge the county between two and three times the average prices for job-printing, and assuming that his word, is just as good as Mr. Hick man's the case is mixed and about evenly undecided up to this point. The Assemblyman says that the Ring-Boss attempted to buy him. The alleged editor says 'taint so. Direct proof to sustain either side is impossible.

Circumstantial evidence must be the only guide in any fair-minded effort to settle this vexed question of veracity. And here, therefore, is one little circumstance which is respectfully submitted in behalf of the un- terrified young Assemblyman Commercial Advertiser Printing House. James D. Warren, Proprietor. Buffalo, Oct.

25th, 1SS0. Arthur W. Hickman, Esqr. Dear Please call on me at your early conveniance. want to be seen," not in a substantial way, but as one of your constituents.

In haste. Very Truly Yours, James D. Warren. This is a verbatim copy of a letter now lying easily jbefore italics are the accomplished writer's own. It evidently meant business of some sort and the dis criminating reader who is reasonably familiar with Ring methods and reputations in Buf falo will surely appreciate the delicate dis cretion displayed by the alleged editor, it assuring- the inexperienced candidate that there was no reason for financial fears as to the object of the desired interview.

It must have relieved Mr. Hickman, if it did not surprise him, to learn that' Mr. Warren did not want to be seen "in a substantial way," for this occasion at least, if not only. But what was the -object of the letter? What happened at the interview The letter was received by Mr. Hickman about a week before election-day.

He says he went to the Ring's headquarters as requested that Mr. Warren offered him a check for $100.00, ostensibly to help reimburse the can didate for personal expenditures in canvass ing for the election that Mr. Hickman refused to accept the dubious contribution saying that he could not afford to place him self tinder such pecuniary obligations and that Mr. Warren then tried to persuade him into taking the check, but that he wouldn't and finally didn't. This is the independent young Assembly man's explanation of Mr.

Warren's signifi cant letter. Unless it is contradicted it really does establish Mr. Hickman's veracity. But let us wait for the verdict until the nominal person in the1 Advertiser office has had time to compose -and print another so-called explanation for the alleged editor. HIND'S CHARGES.

A press despatch from Ottawa how authoritative we do not know attempts to show, but really succeeds only in asserting, that Professor Hind's charges of the falsification of of the statistics presented to the Halifax Fishery Commission are due wholly to. his, own ignorance, ror instance, in 879-80 fish and products of fish were classi fied in over forty articles in the official re turns, but before the confederation, from 1867 to 1872, inclusive', they were con densed under something like four or five general headings. This might, says the despatch, account for Hind's supposition that fish-oil was omitted, when eally it might have been included under some other bead. These may-bes and might-bes are, how ever, hardly the thing in a grave inter national arbitration. The Canadian Govern ment should be able to show, affirmatively and positively, the accuracy of the statistics.

which Hind says were inaccurate. It is not a matter for guessing or assuming. The statistics were presented as truthful, were so accepted, and the excessive award based upon them. Now the testimony of the Canadian witness who impeaches their truth should be fairly heard and positively refuted. Further on the despatch we'have quoted rails at Hind for betraying his country, and asks: "Admitting every statement or charge made by Prof.

Hind to be based upon unmistakable evidence as to its correctness; would the world justify him?" We certainly hihk it would at least, that part of the world on this side of the Canadian line. And we think, further, that the mere asking of such a question weakens, if it does not totally destroy, the feeble attempt to upset Hind's charges, and makes us the more eager to see them fully and fairly investigated. SWEARING THEIR FEET IN. The Albany Journal quotes our comment upon the tact established by the Warren- Hickman controversy that the Buffalo Ad vertiser kind of stalwarts evidently won't support any Republican candidates who refuse to mortgage their political souls to that unscrupulous body and says It is iust so here, and wherever the machine sets itself up as father-coufessor and interpreter of political orthodoxy. When a Republican tefuses to mortgage himself, they go right over to the I leroo- cratic camp, and- eject Democratic Mayors and Congressmen either by squarely voting for them or conniving at ballot-box- stuffing and faUe counts so to defeat the candidates of their own party.

This in the We may possibly have belter methods in the future." The Advertiser quotes a portion of our Albany contemporary's remarks, and says: It is not the 'machine men who eo into the Democratic camp. Such deserters are found in the crowd for whom the Albany Journal speaks." The Advertiser certainly ought to krfow all about the Democratic tamp, since its present alleged editor took that paper there himself, as we have conclusively proved out of his own mouth. But enough, and perhaps "something too much," on that score. The Journal and the Advertiser, however, may right it out on thst ine, if it takes all winter, for aught THE Express cares. All that concerns us is to show that we merely took the Advertiser's Ring-men at their words, as affirmed in their own destructive affidavits.

Letters to the Editor. free Expressions by the people. Motto for our Carresundents Be brief; be brief; ever more be brief. Editob.1 THOSE AFPIDA VITS. Scent Sanctum of Tiier.

Mr; J. who has recently returned from Albaoy, walks the floor in a iotuic Tliat audacious young Hickman our hopes has belied. We cannot control him he our power has defied. To bring him to time in vain we have sought He is not in the market he cannot be bought. We coaxed and we threatened, but all was in vain He voted against us, again and again.

Something's got to be donethe man must be cursed If such things are permitted, the Ring will be burst. He mu9t regret that for office he e'er did aspire I shall brand htm a hypocrite, traitor, and liar. The tools for this branding I straightway must choose, Men of elasuc consciences sound on the goose." There are lots of them ready to come at my call. And to sweat what wisb 1 bui 1 don't fieed them all With so many to serve me without being pressed shall take for my pdrpose the toots that are best. There is OrtsAMtis G.

Warkbn he's sound to the core. He will swear without flinching all I wish, it not more. And William B. SiRRBT--ah ha he's the chap Who for years has, been fed on political pap He with pleasure I know an affidavit, will fling At any who staiid in the way of tbe Ring. And then there's the sound and unswerving (ahem Who 1 always can trust Mr.

WrLLrAM J. Organ grinder he's been.for me many a N3 trouble but that he'll do just what, I say. Another who fits like a charm in the mould Of the Ring I will call sound Charley A. Gotnn. And Lyman M.

Baker true to the Ring, too, 1 trow. In the past, and he'll not go back on us now. Jimmib Fullhrton, Austin, and Henry B. Greene. Verdant though they all be, help to run tbe machine.

At Hickman they each an affidavit will poke. Though to him they will swear it was only a joke. The statements to which.th'.se my henchmen must swear, As no time must be lost, I at once shall prepare. James D. issued bis maodate and boldly they all.

As sheep to their pen, marched in at his call At the crack of tbe whip tbey the documents signed. What they swore to tn last Friday's Trser you'll find. So rank do they smell of the Ring that, indeed. Men who know what is what shake their heads as they read, And say this Ring-business is making them sick And the dirt that is thrown at young Hickmn won't slick. ANtl-RlNGSTER.

"MACHINE" OR -NO Editor Buffalo Express; The public may never be impressed with the exact truth in the Warren-Hickman controversy. Indeed, the electors of the Third District, as well as the people at large, have more especial interest in what Mr. Hickman may do than in what may have been the particular understanding between him and the masters bf the Ring. One thing, hdwevcr, is true. The very large number of Republicans in the Tenlh AVard who owe no special allegiance to the Ring were toid that Mr.

Hickman was independent of any pledges. At the sham caucus in the Tenth Ward for the election of delegates to the Convention which nominated Mr. Hickman, voters and repeaters were told by pages of the Advertiser Ringmasters that Mr. Hickman was not pledged to any special course of action. At the polls on election day the same story was repeated "by those who pretended to speak by authority." It is refreshing, to say the least, to find one Assemblyman manifesting a little intelligent independence of characler.

Whatever the Ring may or may not do, tbe good sense of the people will sustain Mr. Hickman, and whatever may be the character of political affidavits, the people will believe his plainly-told story. Anti-Machine Republican. THE RING'S INDECENCY. Editor Buffalo Express: From the recent political tutmotl in this city have come facts that it will be well for the people 'to duly consider.

To illustrate. There appears to be a set of men, some mere boys and others older, but few or none of whom would prudent business men trust with their private affairs who, according to their own sworn statements, make it their principal business going about in a pdlitical campaign, seeking pledges in advance, to their own private and political schemes and intriguest from every candidate for office, and threatening to destroy any one of tbem who does not submit to their demands. Now this, let it be understood, is not mere surmise, or a baseless charge, but their own sworn statements as to the nature of their business and demands; and another point must not be overlooked, namely, some of them swear they have been at it for years. This infamous assumption of the of dictation on ths part of such characters, and their insolent demands; keep many honorable and independent men of ability and experience out of political life, where they would be of advantage to the State and Nation. Fancy some of our most honorable and successful business men placing their honor at the mercy of boys or men who would demand that they should surrender all independence and manhood to themfnd obey their behests, or they would prevent their nomination or election to office! The sooner these iniquities in politics are ended the better for the public welfare, and if the recent controversy results in their downfall, it will have borne rich fruit.

Decency in Politics. IALSIT AND POLL OF THE RING. Editor Buffalo Express; Many of the people in the Third Assembly.District are surprised to see their Member of Assembly abused, bullied, and denounced by some half-dozen Ringsters, simply because he does represent the Third Assembly District iustead of the Advertiser Ring. He was elected by Republican votes, and if it was submitted to the voters of the district to-day lo determine whether the course he has taken sliould stand justified or whether he should have obeyed the dictates of the Ring, I will venture the prediction that he would be overwhelmingly sustained. The people are thus far satisfied with their representative.

Beyond this, many of us would like to know who commissioned these very forward yonng men to exact pledges from the candidate for this district that he would if elected become the instrument or tool of the Ring, or that he would cast the vote of this district for any nng candidate, regardless of the wishes of tbe people of the district; and, further, what right they have to hold him to any such promise, if indeed it was made, as against his constituents. Mr. Hickman denies that he ever made any such promise; he certainly ought not to have made it: if he did, it would seem quite unnecessary lhat he should go around to each ot these officious statesmen and repeat it. They seem to recognize as a fact lhat it wouW require something beyond their bare statement to convince the public that he did, so they have added their affidavits, which bring but little strength to a statement too weak to stand alone. When no pen alty can attach to tbe making ot these athdavits in any event, it is nothing hut their statements aflee all.

But if it is true that they did procure from him such pledges, and he was weak enough to make them, they certainly should not have expected him to perform, them unless they believed him to be more honest than themselves. According to common report, there are many who have, before election, received pledges from the Boss of the Ring, which have been readily endorsed by many of Ihe lesser Ringsters which Ihey not only did not keep after election, but boasted of shrewdness in inducing such parties to believe thev would keep their promise. Their examples have been very bad in Ihts respect. But if they have been cheated, it. requires the cheek of a Ringsler to publish to this District the fact that they were trying to sleal the representative of the District for service to the Ring.

A Republican. THE BEET-SUGAR PROJECT. Editor Buffalo Express: In a recent issue of The Express I noticed an article on beet-sugar and its production in Western New-York. As your correspondent truly says, it is a timely suggestiou and it would be well worth the while for our capitalists to look into this matter a little more closely. Allow me to say a few words in regard to some of the statements of your correspondent.

I firmly believe not only that beet-sugar may be produced at a profit in this country, but even that its production will within ten to fifteen years become an important industry. I cannot, however, agree with those who, like think that all thai is necessary to get an unlimited supply of sugar to plant the root. On the contrary it seems-to me successor failute must depend upon the choice of the location of tbe factory as much as upon any other single factor of the problem. While the sugar-beet, will thrive upon nearly every soil fit lor ordi nary cereal and root crops, its value for sugar manufacture depends allogeiher upon thoroughness of feitilization and cultivation as well as upon proper meteorological conditions. According lo the invesi tigations of McMurtrie (U.

S. Dep. Agr. Special Report No. 28) the climatic conditions have more influence upon the successful culture of the sugar; beet than tbe nature of ihe soil, for the latter can always be improved by proper fertilization and cul.

tivation. McMurtrie concludes that the climatic or meteorological conditions are favorable to success of the beet-sugar industry rn New-England, New-York, Michigan, and limited portions of the North, west and Pennsylvania. The possibility of successful cultivation ot the 6Ugar-beet in Western New-Yotk beyig thus settled in the affirmative, Ihe next considerat-tlon is the facilities for cheap Ia this respect Buffalo is perhaps more favorably situated lhao any other city in Western New-York, for a stretch of-country 50 or 60 miles in tadtus could easily be rendered tnbutaty to Buffalo lor the pro duction of the roots. The climate and facilities for transportation being both favoiable, there can be no doubt that wilh proper management, this important industry could be here established on a firm and paying basis. tne estimates 01 cost 01 piotiucuon, as mace oy must amuse those who have given tven the least attention to the subject of beet-sugar product tion.

He gives the cost oi the root as one-half a cent the pound, or raiher more than ii tne long ton. In Maine, where ihis industry may now be consid ered as established, tbe roots bring $5 the long ton. This pays tbe faimer very well, tor the average crop may be taken at 20 tons to the acre; in some cases nearly 50 tons have been reached. At. a cost of cultivation of $61 per acre this would leave a Diofit of nearly 40.

The average content of sugar was in Maiue about 10 per cent of which' only about 7 can be crystallized wilh profit. These results can no doubt be materially improved when our farmers have acquired some experience in raisin" this crop. I would recommend to and all others interested in this subject, a caieful perusal of Special Report No. 28, U. S.

Department of Agriculture. In conclusion, I must add that I should be exceedingly sorry to hear of any attempt lo inaugurate the Beet Sugar industry in Western New-York with C's plan of concentrating the juice by artificial While I have grave doubts in regard to or anybody" Another Canal Appraiser solemnly vows and declares, for his poor part, that he ex pressed some pious fears to Mr. Hickman, during the month of October," as to how he would stand on United States Senator, and those pious fears were allayed by the candidate's promise to support "whoever the Commercial people wanted to use his own expression that Godless young candidate's own wicked, worldly expression Another County Treasurer, and member of the, Republican State Committee swears that he acted as a go-between at tile candidate's request to "see Mr. WARREN; and others, and urge them to assist him' in his nomina tion and flection" And this deponent then saw the parties referred to, who then agreed, on account of the voluntary pledges made by said HlCKMAr, to support him for that po sition." The inference is irresistible that this scrupulous official means that they would not have supported him whatever they might have agreed to do but for those alleged pledges. In short, this conclusion the only one that can be drawn from the 'Tiser's affidavits, as we said before, viz.

that the Tax-eaters' Ring won't support any Republican candi dates who refuse to mortgage their political souls to that unscrupulous body." IRELAND RELATIONS TO US. Mrs. Sullivan, a lively newspaper writer of Chicago, has contributed to the current number of the Catholic Quarterly a paper in which she seeks by ingenious argumentation to sustain the thesis that Ireland is an English poor-house, supported by indirect taxation on the United States." Emigration, she says, is the only remedy which many British economists have been able to suggest for Irish misery, and it has even been officially recommended and assisted by Government aid. The paradox of improving the condition of a people in their own country by sending them out of it can he found in sober treatises by grave English publicists. Various pretenses, which Mrs.

Sullivan shows to be false, are used to ex tenuate the forced expatriation of the Irish people a people dearly attached to their native soil. But whatever the pretenses, and however large or small the emigration from year to year, the bulk of it comes to the United States. We are the escape-valve, we furnish the refuge from British oppression The burden of supporting the Irish in Ireland falls upon their relatives in the United StatesFeven in good times. The bur den of supporting them in famine falls much more heavily on this country. The burden of receiving and taking care of the millions of paupers, made so by the Irish land system, has been borne chiefly by the United States for half a century.

The American people have, therefore, a direct interest in the cor rect and permanent settlement of the Irish land question. No sooner do the Irish arrive in this country than they fall to work to send money to the numerous brothers and- sisters and the. innumerable cousins they have left behind. The amount of capital thus transported from the United States to Ireland in the last sixty years aggregates many millions. Much of this has gone into the pockets of English land owners in Ireland to pay the rent, and much other through various trade channels into English pockets.

Even our benefactions for the famine-stricken Mrs. Sullivan thus traces Last winter charity was asked in every town and village ot this country tor tne famine sufferers in Ireland. It was not lood that was wanted; it was expressly declared that there was no scarcity of fade in Ireland! There was famine, but there was fio scarcity of food! It was money that was needed. Into whose pockets did the American money go? Into the pocket of the hungering Irish tenant? Certainty not. He never saw or touched it.

It went to the Irish landlord to pay for the food which the hungering tenant had drawn from the soil, but which he could not eat until American money paid the landlord for it. The Government protected the property of the landlord from appropriation by the hungering tenant until the American money arrived to pay for it. Is' it fanciful to say that Ireland is an English Door-house supported by taxation on the American people?" So far as our author's argument is con cerned we have no quarrel with it, but her conclusion is of a kind to dumbfound diplo mats and expounders of international law. She would have the United States Government officially protest against the Irish land laws, and demand their repeal in the name of universal humanity and of our capital dissipated by the benefactions of our citizens to their kin who remain in Ireland. It would not answer, Mrs.

Sullivan. We can no more interfere with Great Britain's internal administration than Great Britain can inter fere with ours. A DUBIOUg COMPLIMENT. The Hudson Registerssjnch is described by the Albany Journal as one of the bitter est Democratic sheets in the State." recently took occasion to speak of the Hon. Wm.

H. Robertson as follows He has always been known as a pure man: so pure that even the atmosphere ot a legislative body has failed to stain his perfect chaiacter. For years at the head ot the Judiciary Committee of the Sen ate, in a position where the thrift and allo-usable perquisites of his predecessors would have made him rich beyond measure, he is to-day in moderate cir No eulogy can exceed this. Such a man 15 above party, and worthy the highest horiors that a nation, 01 honest men can bestow. The Journal quotes this singular compli ment, and, somewhat to our surprise, re marks that the Register atones for a good deal ot partisan abuse by these manly words.

Wttnout questioning tne Kegister good faith in the matter assuming that it meant to pay Senator Robertson a. very handsome compliment and cordially agree ing, moreover, that he deserves a genuine tribute we nevertheless fail to see in the above expression where the real compli ment comes in. The idea seems to be that Judge Robert son, as chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the Senate of New-York, has not availed himself of tertain allowable perquisites which his predecessors were in the habit of pocketing. "Allowable perquisites Why, what perquisites could be allowable to the head of that committee which is most re sponsible for making the laws of the State There are no perquisites which an honor able man in that position could permit himself to pocket. What the Register really says is that Judge Robertson has not done that which should make any legislator whatever Now it may accord with the average Democratic estimate of official obligation to hold that no higher eulogy can be pro nounced upon one than to say that he is not deserving of infamy.

But we are rather confounded at finding our esteemed Republican contemparary accepting that ignoble notion. A man deserves no particular credit for keeping out of the penitentiary. For our own part, we think much too well of Judge Robertson to approve of damning him with any such faint, though Democratic, praise as that. Mr. Coxe, the Pennsylvania Democratic Senator, and paragon of honesty, who 'gave up his scat in the Legislature rather than swear he had spent no money to influence otes in his election, declines to be a can didate for re-election.

A special election has been ordered to fill the vacancy caused by his refusing to take the oath and his seat, arid another man will probably be elected. If the people of Mr. Coxe's district appreciated him fully, they would reelect him even if not formally a candidate. Erie nd commented very severely upon the action of Councils, by whose Itrect ion it was lhat their grading at the Liberly-streel crossings was filled up. Sinceg tbe N.

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affairs have been adjusted active steps are being laken for ihe com-pleliun of the Petroleum load. Yeslerday Mr. Roberts, of Titusville, introduced a bill in the Senan? to extend the time for the completion of railroads already begun. The intention was lo coverfihe road in question." The wild-cat oil well ventuie. the Blue Jay," near barren, is doing nine barrels yet day.

ii now transpires that the burglars who ransacker Ihe Corry posloffice, Thursday night made awayjwith about $2,000 worth of booly, neatly double the estimate firf given. Iflie firm of Stiiggf Sticlney, who have storesjat Rew, Summit and Aiken, have dissolved Cartniarshtp. Mr. Sniggs retains comrcl of the usinjis in the oil country, and Mr. Siickny goes to Buffalo.

Ctiir Eldred correspondent writes dnder date of the 20ijtb that Ihe event of the season in that town was iljie re-opening, on the previous night, of tfVe CenlriB Hotel, which was burned lastAugust, onrt has sif ce been rebuilt and refurnished in (iisi-class style fcy the proprietor, Mr. R. Dennis. A good ball ws given which the elite of Eldred and netph-boringf towns attended. Eldred has now two goud hotels and two railroads, wilh the immediate pros- pect of another.

Cjrry is experiencing; a wood famine. large manufacturers of Corry are supplying thej't buildings with the electric light. Joiepll White, a gambler quite well known in the oilregion, aiedl in Tarport on the 21st inst. of consunfpiioo. a'gejl forty-five years.

He was moneyless ant Ihe fralermVv contributed a sum for his burial. Tljenew Oil Exchange Titusville will be -dedicated on Thursday the i'7lt. inst. TKe furniture of Ihe old Oil Exchange at TitusviIe was aold at auction un ihe 22d, the proceeds netting nearly $2,000. Ellsworth Pitta, aged 18 years, was fatally crushec between the bumpers while coupling cars at Meajville on the 23d int.

Mi, John Blosserof Erie went out on the bay to fish on the 23d and has not returned. Il 1 feared that he has been drowned, Thomai Quilligan, a brakeman c-ri the P. and WS Railroad, fell from a moving t'' ori Ihe 24th and had both lcj CUl ou below the knees by the wheels. THE CANALS. Action of the Boat-Owners' Association.

At a regular meeting of the Boat-Owners Association, held at their rooms. No. 10 South sireel. New-York, Monday evening, Jan. 24, Ihe following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, The canals of New-York are the primaf source of the State's prosperity, and will continue to be so long as their usefulness is not impaired by burdensome tolls or other penny-wise policy on the part of the Stale or its officials; and, Whereat, Many articles which were formeily foreign to the canals on account of high tolls, are now largely carried by reason of having low lolls and a free list, thereby benefiting the people of ihe entire State; therefore be it Resolved, That we, as boat-owners, navigating "said canals, look with contempt upon Ihe effort put forth by the Auditor of the Canal Department, John A.

Place, lo renew the odious lax ou boat, and to increase the tolls on articles transported, thereby increasing tbe cost of theae ai tides to ihe corisiimets. Resolved, That in the opinion of the Boal Association of the Stale of New-Yoik, ins-leod of increasing the tolls on articles transported over If. I canals, it is the true policy of the State to extend the free list to all west-bound or up fieighf, arul to place the tolls on the east-bound tiaffic at a minimum rate, wilh the view of makins these giai commercial highways free to the commerce of thfe world." 'Resolved, That it is to the best interest of the cojumcrce of the Stale and the boatman to abolish all; sinecure offices connected with the canals, such asjihe Auditor of the Canal Department, the office of; Canal Appraisers, Weighmaslers and Assistant Weighmasters, and superfluous Canal Collectors' etwees, which several offices are literally leeches wljich deplete the revenues of tbe canals; and be it fufther tResolved, That the thanks of this association aud offtbe public are due to the Hon. Horatio Seymour, lot his earnest efforts on behalf of the com-me ice of the State, and the boatmen, whom he ap-ntnnrratelv designates as partners of ihe State. VV 1 1.

IX J. 1 ti.i;. HORRIBLE CRIMES. pT.be New- York Times of Tuesday has a special utjjder date of Monday which says; During the past two months a man, giving the of Fred. Gibson, has been staying at Clifton.

Ontario. His strange actions excited the attention ofP the authonties, who thought he answered the defecriptihn of Dr. Thomas Aust, a grave-robber and murderer. They communicated with the city magistrate of Petersburg, Pike County. and received a full description, to which Gibson answered completely, even to a scar on his lip.

He had a heavy beard when he first.came, but this he shaved off. He was arrested yeslerday. Ou his pefson he had a'revolver fully charged, a quantity ot-strychnine, and some laudanum. Of the double crjtne charged against him the particulars to be had hare make the grave-robbery one ot the mot shocking in criminal armals, and the facts were revealed inia singular manner. Several years ago a beautiful young lady named Eajds, whose home was between Winslow and Augusta, Pike County, died suddenly.

She wgj buried near Winslow. Not long ago her family revived an anonymous lelter, postmarked Pike-vilje. Pike County, which contained the horrifying-statement that Ihe body of Miss Eads was stolen by Dfe. Joseph and Thomas Aust, of twp others; that the jewelry buried with the body wajs thrown into the Potaka River, the grave clothes were burned, and the body wa.s dissected in a barn nefr Winslow; lhat the bones were set up in skeleton form and were then standing in ihe office of Dr Thomas Aust Winslow. The relatives of th dead girl went to the cemetery, opened the grave, and found only the coffin and ihe pillow upln which the dead girl's head had rested.

They hagened to Winslow, took the skeleton from the omte ot Dr. Thomas Ausl, where Ihey had often se3n it without once suspecting that it was lhat of ther lost one. Nothing had occurred in lhat coifnty for many years which bad caused so uch intinse excitement. Juseph Aust is dead. Dr.

Tlrgimas Aust, now arrested, has been a fugitive from justice for the cold-blooded muider oi his brmhtr." THE TANCLEO WIRES. from yesterday's tVeuf-i'ork Herald. The telegraph companies are slowly resuming Ibe condition in which they were before the disastrous slcjl storm, although the tangled and broken wires anE displaced poles are being repaired as rapidly as possible. Several trunk wires north, east, and souih were yeslerday added 10 those in use on Monday, and the delays in sending and receiving all tput-of -town business were reduced to less than lhrre. quarters of an hour.

The district of intt-r-rutiied communication is now genetally naricw dovn lo the city. Throughout almost all sections' of pNew-York Cily lelegiaphic de-pa'ches cau be sedl only by messenger, very few of ihe lo branch ohifees being O. wijh the central nJlices; but bejftind the city limitshere is little inienup-tiott. During eslerday Ihe Western (Jiiion Cimi-pa if succeeded in "getling" Ilrooklyti, the cable ami connections having been repaired so that the wiri could be used. All the rest of Long stil remains cut off.

Even the pneumatic "ubes whjijh connect ihe Western Union Telegraph on Broadway with ihe bankers down town are' not proof against the severe weather. 7 hry arc jlirass lubes for the transmission of de-patcheit by lompressed air, and are laid about llirce feet uncfer ground. They have not proved to be lievond thejreach of frost, however, and have somehow been effected so that they will not work. I WHAT AMOS TOWNSEND SAID. I ilo not know any romance around my personal experience equal to lhat of Garfield.

When the arrrijy reunion was held at Canton, Ohio, after he hadjbecn elected President, I went thcie with 1'ies-ideit Hayes, and Garfield joined us Alter we had ileft Akron and were running down ihe bank ot Iheljphio I saw Garfield sitting in the rtar of theifar.looking oul-of the window in a ihoughiful way al the ditch of the canal, which was right under the car- Said General, are you in a brown stn-1)?" 1 Kas just looking down al that canal," he r- idicd, ad thinking of the last lime I saw il. 1 hnve not jeen along its banks for thirty-tlnce ye.jrs, arid jusiittiai time ago 1 was driving a wui wu hcri" TRICK OF PENSION AGENTS. Washington sticial to the Nnv-Yorh Hrrald. Soldiers' Delilions aeatnst the passage of Com missioner Bentley's bill to expedite Ihe buMnesi of pensioners are beginning to pour in upon Congressmen The. trick in Ihis consists in the fact thai the petijions are primed here by claim agen's, and by somqt who are known to be swindling soldiers, and seiitbroadcast over the country 10 gather signatures for 4Iect upon Congress.

Every Time. A an, or even a piece of machineiy that dos its work right every time, we think, very oirectly judced And certainly none the les valuable is ai article designed to relieve the ills of mankind, and v-hu doesiso every lime. Messrs. Jones, Cofc ii Bay Brewery, Bostor, wnte: we navt usra M. Jac us Oil atfnonir our men and 6nd that it hfips them "every times'' We therefore heartily recommend it as a p-iiu.

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