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IfcHJBWlT, m WLWCfim fPITOME OF THE WEEK. ---Jftnieitid Telegraphic fifewB. • «t™w A PARIS dsjiittch bt the 55d says the - ^afifrh Government had recalled 18,000 men , ftpm Cuba. i itftTMEKB was a popular war demon- ", titration in Hyde; Park, .London, o* the 24th, Tallica was attended by 100.000 people. The peace men also attempted to have a similar :' Ifteefing, but the riotous war element dispersed W Ax explosion of dynamite at Parma, ; <>» «>e £«», Kiuea •»* ana wounded fj^ty-tbree persons. . ,. >fii, ,A CONSTANTINOPLE dispatch of the ffith MiwmneM the arrival ct ft ftiiwiani de- ' tachment at San Stefano. ' '^A BUCHAREST dispatch of the 55th Prince Charles of Roumania threatened "fit abdicate if Russia persisted in claiming "(pliiiiiiiiii?il> n- <«j. v'tOn tlit 25th, the International - Aid fjjCdmmlssion, at Constantinople, published the gteicsnent that there were 80,000 Turkish rugees in that city alone who were in danger starvation. ' A ROITE dispatch of the 25th says the h},feeUn£ was growing there that the new Pope > 'Wis not by any meane «o lfbfctal aafeehad TAnrewntMl.. -ad AT Paris, on the 25th, the elevator *: to the Grand Hotel lost its balance and was , .carried to the roof with grea^ velocity, lulling 'the occupants--a man and woman, and several' Servants. * V«!* AN Athens dispatch of the 26th says "• *ti large force of Greek insurgent® had landed ,i"Oa the Albanian coast, and were marching , ^ward Delvino.^ 1M FATHXB ANOXIC SKCCHI, the famous ^Italian astronomer, is dead. A LONDON dispatch of the 27th ult. - announces the appointment of Lord Napier to tile command o? any expeditionary force * which might take the field in consequence 1 of Turco-Russian complications. Maj.-Gen. i *. Wolseley had been designated as • Lord Na- i; pier's Chief of Staff. OFFICIAL intelligence was received h/Athens, on the 27th ult., that the insurgents Vd defeated 2,000 Turks at Kukulis, in Epi- *1rtis, a few days before, the Turks having 200 Stalled. mid A LONDON dispatch of the 28th nit. H tfays the Powers were entirely at sea in regard 9(|, to the time and place of the meeting of the ' European Ctmference, and doubts were enter ** "tained whether it would ever meeU In Aus trian Government circles the pro^ct was re- annftarded as substantially abandoned. A Berlin I •• dispatch of the same date says the plan of a ^„^ouferenee had failed. RKI^KNS from the^earing-Ho,H|y nine*** titles for the Ifcek ending |p>. 81 ta m Wto'tte cofHbspijiptiî wet&lask r, of mx l*r«tot iu decrease 1* New YoA w«|25)fper .cent; 'JlQi fhife* delphia, Si; ChMco, it; t*ickm&tX«; &. Louis, 21. 8an Francisco gained 45 per cent. N. 6. PARKER, ex-Treasurer of South Carolina, has been own recognizance, on his giving evidence im­ plicating his former associates and surrender­ ing documentary proof against fieip. It was* •fried tea of the 27th tu}t that lie would be used as a State wit­ ness in future prosecutions,' ;' *' THE Tennessee State Democratic Convention for the nomination of Ave can­ didates for Sapreme Court Judges has been called to meet on the 29th of May. Miss BERTHA YON KIZAEBN, a Chi­ cago female pedestrian, Recently completed at Pittsburgh, Pa., a 100-mile walk in tweut* ""•"n hours and fiftv-thres and a half «4m Vho l««f |n tttl/l * half minute*. ; V : ; THE Missouri State Prohibition-Con­ vention will • be held In St. Loula on the 6th June. A State ticket is expected to be nominated. ON the 28th ult., both houses of Con­ gress pSoSvd the Silver bill over the President's veto, the vote in the Senate being--yeas, 46; nays, 19; sad fa the House, yeas, 196; nays, 78. . " ' The total internal revenue receipts for the month of February show a decrease of fl,4S5,237, as compared with the correspond­ ing iponth of last year. THE public-debt statement for Februa­ ry places the tot al amount of the debt, including interest, at $2,214,601,047. Cash in Treasury, - WILLIS PEBCIVAL & bankers, failed on the 28th po., London nit. Liabilities, roe vote in the National House of Representatives on thfe question as to whether the Silver bill should be passed over liie.Jfretfdfint's lows: Hdrkk ; - r aiQaisiv, w* Bemdlctr Bicknell. Blackburn, gland, lount, Boone/ Brent Brewer^ • Bridges, Bright, Bn«tlen,> Browne, Bncknok, Kunuyr urchud, Burdk)k, Butler, OnldweB (Ky.), House, Caldwell (Ten^.Hn.bbipJl _ null , Jv.:' " Finley, • Poneri' V-' Fort, Foster, Garth, Giddings, * * Glover, Goode, * Gunter, Hamilton, Hanna, Harris (Ga.), Hareis Harrison, Hartridge, HarteelL Haskell, Hatcher, Hayea, Hazelton, Henderson, Henry, Hewitt (Ala.), Herbert, Hooker, Pound, demo iney ltftridotpir ce (Or _ ddle, Robbina, Boberta, Rot Robinson { Ryan, §3,250,000. TEI,EGRAMSfrom the vhrtotis Europe- "1' ^in capitals, received on the 1st, show a wide >' 4fvenity of opinion in respect to the crisis in *.;Vi$astera affairs. At St. Petersburg, the ex- ||ttementhad reached fever heat, and the jour- { * nals were vigorously demanding that war r*! 'iHth England be declared. At Vienna, strong •'•^liopes were expressed that peacte might be se- d-?i#ved. At Pesth, war was prophesied and wet- I r - ^omed. At Paris, war was considered inevita- , ble. At London, the Ministry was known to lake gloomy views of the prospects for peace, •fed vigorously continued war preparations. IT was reported in London, on the thai Russia had abandoned ber .demand •vlifor the aarrsadsr of the Tuiidah irofr-clad jle^lPeet. THE Turkish Minister of War has > ordered the Governor <rf the Dardanelles to prevent any naore mea-of-war, whether British, yrench or Austrian, from entering the Sea of St. Pefcersbui^ newspapers ol 1st say that typhus fever was rapidly in> («areasing among the Russian troops in Rou- aaEia, and that it was absolutely necessary the army In Turkey to return by • sea and through Boumanla. (cr#i;r mil ^BREMIAH CONNOLLY AND George ~"§S»«rry. whnj some weeks ago, murdered Hugb "*>'-'S!Mc€onviiie on a pubrsc ttumnighfare in Chi- iguiMy u CJhicfigc- Jtu^, && , vocaiisig wie full %§k aiAvey i^ie ACM3D VCSDU 042,057,128b,' Decrease during, the month, 92,- 250,237. Pecrease since June 30,1877, $18,- 121,094, THE failures in New York City last month numbered sixty-seven. The total lia­ bilities were |2,658,5M, and the assets were placed at $605,000. SEVERAL weeks ago the President was informed that colored men, citizens of Florida, had been kidnaped and transported across the Gulf of Mexico to Cuba and there sold into slavery. With a view of ascertain­ ing the truth of the statement, the President has sent Judge Leonard, a Republican Mem­ ber of Congress from Louisiana, to Cuba, and he departed on his mission on the 27th, armed with letters to the Captain-General of the Isl­ and. The statement is made that, should the information be substantiated, immediate measures will be adopted to prevent the re­ currences of such personal outrages and vio­ lations of International law. r EONGRKSWROGRAIM SENATE.--A petition of James Gor­ don Bennett was presented and referred, on the 25th, asking Congress to aid him in seek­ ing new discoveries at the North Pole; he had purchased the Arctic vessel Pandora, and in­ tended to man and run her at his own expense, and he desired that the vessel should carry the American flag... .Several other petitions were presented and referred Several amend­ ments were submitted to the Military Academy Appropriation bill and the bill to authorize a long bond for the investment of savings. fiotrsx.--Among the bills introduced irere--for the free coinage of the silver dollar; to utilize the product of gold and silver mines, and provide for the issuing of certificates for gold and silver bullion deposited in the mints: to incorporate the United States Board of Trade; to organize a life station, aud coast­ guard service; to gradually retire the circu­ lating notes of the National Banking Associa­ tions, and replace them with United States Treasury notes A motion to suspend the rules and adopt a resolution for the appoint­ ment of experts to aid the Committees of Inves­ tigation was defeated--yeas, 78; nays, 163. SENATE.--On the 26th, the Vice-Pres­ ident being absent, a resolution was submitted that Senator Thos. W. Ferry be chosen Presi­ dent pro tern, of the Senate. A motion to sub­ stitute the name of Mr. Thunnan for that of Mr. Ferry was rejected---yeas, 28: nays, 29-- Mr. Davis (111.) voting with the Democrats in the affirmative. The original resolution was then agreed to, and Mr. Ferry was escorted to the chidr by Mr. Thurman, and returned his thanks for the honor conferred upon him After the transaction of some unimportant business, the biH to authorize & long bond for the investment of savings was called up, so that it should be unfinished business onthe 27th. HOUSE.--Several committee reports were made, and a bill was passed providing that, in case of the death or resignation of a Pension Agent, the President may temporarily appoint his successor... .Mr. Chalmers (Miss " spoke on the President's Southern policy, i reply to a speech by Mr. Garfield, made tl | previous week,.. .In Committee of the Whole \ OR the State of the Union, Mr. Butler msirta a lengthy speech on the financial question, ad- Calkins, Candler, Cannon, Carlisle, Caswell, Chalmers, ' Ciarke (Ky.), Clark (Mo,), Clark (Iowa), Clvm^r, Cobb, W Cole, :£. Concejfc a Cook, Cox (().), Cox (N» Y0; L'raveiUL Crittenden,' Culheraon, Cummings, Danford, Davidson, Davis (N. 0.), Deering, DibrelC Dickey, ' DunneB, Durham,' Eden, Elam, Ellis, i* Errett, Evans (Ind.), Evins (8. C.), Ewinxr, Felton, Bacon, Hunter, Hunton, Humphrey, Ittner, .Tones (Alr), Jones (Ohio), latK"1' Kenna, Knapp, Knott, Landers, Latherop, lagan, Lnttrell, Lynde, Mackey, Manning, Marsh May ham, _ ,,, McKenzie, McKinley, McMabon, Metcalfe, Mills, ; Mitchell, Money, Monroe, Morgan, Muldrow, Neal, Oliver, Page, Patterson (N.Y.)Yates, Patterson (CoL), Young--1ML Sayfer, Scales, Bexton, jj&aUenbeiger, Slemonn/* '• . Smalls, j * • fttithccifcX^ Bp»rkR B|>rinKejAi *•> r Steele, Stephens, Stone (Mioh.), Stone (Iowa), Strait, Tbi>nij>s<m. Tbornhnrgh, Sirockmaxton, pton, Townsend (O.). Townsend (N.Y.I ' Tbwnshend(lll.) Tucker, Turner, Tumey, > Vance, • Van VnrhH,1 ' . WaddelL . Walker, J Welch, white (1 White (It,... Whitthorne, Williams (Ala.), Williams (Ore.), Willis (%.?,•' i • Willets, . . ,1 ...... Wilson, Wren, Wriffht, Ballou, Banks, Beebe. Biabee. Blair, . Bliss, Brings, Dain, Camp, (N. X.), irAm S^eld, „ Gibson, Hale, Hardenberg, Harmer, O'Neill, Overton, Potter, Powers, Pugh, Seed, Harris (ItKass.), Rice (Mass.), Hart, Robinson(Mass.) Hendee, RoSs, Hewitt (N. Y.), Schleicher, Hiscock, Sinnickson, Hnngerford, Smith (Pa.), James, Starin, Jones (N. H.), Stenerer, Joyce, Stewart. Ketcham, Veeder, Lapham, Ward, Lindsey. Warner, Lockwood, Watson. Loring, Wlliiams( Mich.) McCook, Williams (N.Y.), Morse, Williams (DeL), Snller, Willis (N. Y.)» orcross, Wood~73. Freeman, . . The yeas and nays in the Senate were as follows: Chittenden, Olatlin, •, (.'overt,. Orapo,- Davia (CaL), Deniscm, Dwight, Eames. EickoS, Ellswonh* A.llieoa/ Bailey, Beck, Bruce, , Chaffee. Oockrall, Coke, Conover, Davis (111.), TSAS. Qrover, Harris, Hereford, Hill, Howe, Tnmilh, Johnston, Jones (Fla,), Jones (Nev.), Davis (W. ^a.), Kellogg, Dennia, , Kirkwood, Dorsey, EuRtia, > Ferry, GnrlRSd, Gordon. Barnma, Biivard, Blaine, Bullet, r " "" McCreery. McDonald, McMillan, Matthews, HATB. Hmiliw, Kernan, Lamar, McPhenon, Mitchell, Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan, Padaock, Patterson. Plumb, Saulabury, Baundeia, Spencer, Tteller, Thurman* Toorhees, Wallaoe, Windom, Withers--48. undor. Rollins, Sargent, Waaieigh, White--19. many as 500 pounds of fiber to the acre. A mowing-machine, with thick, short blades, gathers the plants, which are collected in sheaves and then left in stocks. After a few days the leaves wither and fall off, owing to the han­ dling to which they are subjected while they are being carried to the dressing- machine. The plant should be cut from eight to fifteen days, according as the weather is dry or damp, before it is stripped of its bark. ,In 1871, a reward of £5,000 was of­ fered by the Government for the best machine or process for the preparation of the fiber. All the competitors save one retired before the day of trial, and the sole candidate was only partially successful, but as he received the sum of £1.500 we may fairly assume that his invention was meritorious. How­ ever, no practical use was made of it, and Government have again come for­ ward"--to their credit be it said--with the offer of two handsome rewards, one for the best, the other for the next best machine. The competition will take place in August and "September, 1879, at Saharanpur, in the Northwest Prov­ inces of luuia, and all entries must be made by the December previous.--Cas- seWs Magazine, , s . NEWS. AT a meeting of the Democratic State Cen­ tral Committee in Chicago, on the 22d, the following call for a State Convention was issued: The Democratic Convention for the State of Illinois will be held in the city of Springfield at noon, on Thursday, April 11, 1378. The number of delegates from eachoounty will be a* follows: • „ •tt Mnrehall. 8 . 8 Mason 4 . i Mime 2 . 1 > k i J « » n o u g h . . 6 . S M<-Henry 4 . Gj Mc Lean 10 S . i lilmnie 8 . t Montgomery .• A';.... 6 . 7 M»r*n«» 7 . 6 Moultrie 8 .8 Otrle. 4 ... 4 Peoria... * • .11 t*r- The Silver-Bill Veto Messag*. Adams Alexandet. Bond -- f.» Boone ...... Brown Bureau.. Calhoun. Cn#i'oil Cass w. 4. . - Champaign..... Christian Clark ... Cltiy Clinton. Coles Cook Crawford Cuir. herl.vnd...., DeKalh ..... hvi DeWitt.., Doualas. . DuPage. Edgar.... .. Edwards EfiingliaiA'.»,...» Fayette Ford 1 Franklin........ Fulton .. Gallatin .^...u.. Greene.. Grundy. Hamilton .,.. .. Hancock .... ... Hardin. Henderson *•># the: penalty nxed at. Tho vcrdkst gave general satisfr'ac- it was reported from Washington, -rtfr OB the 24th, that, while there was a friendly feeling expressed on the part of our Govern­ ed! mtm toward Mexico, there were no signs of recognition of the Admjnistra- ^ lion of President Diaz. *TF THK Report ol the United States . lEntonioloekal Commission, now going Is" through the press, states that, in the opinion of the Commission, the grasshoppers will do injury the coming summer in the territory beyond the Mississippi and south of , the fortieth parallel, and, probably, not for several years to come. It bases its opinion upon the facts that none of the insects that have hatched in that region remained to lay eggs; that scarcely any eggs were laid by the scattering autumn swarmers, and that the per­ manent habitat of tkc locust east of the mountains is likewise remarkably free of eggs. THE motion for a new trial in the . case of Gen. Anderson, of the Louisiana Re- turbing Board, has been denied by Judge Wfaittaket, at New Orleans. On the 25th, Mr. Anderson was sentenced to two yean* Impris­ onment in the Penitential? at hard labor, and to pay the costs of his prosecution. , HON. R. W. TAYLOR, First Comp­ troller of the United States Treasury, was Stricken with paralysis, on the morning of the 25th, and died soon after. • THE State Convention of the National party will be held in the City of Springfield, HL,' on the 27th of March. SENATOR PEBST, of Michigan, was, 'on the 26th, elected President pro tern, of the .'fienyte. THE President has declined to reap­ point Simmons, Collector of the Port of Bos- ton, and has nominated A W. Bard, a Boston merchant, as his successor. OVER 500 tons of exhibits for the Parts Exposition were shipped from Philadel­ phia, a few days ago, per steamer Constitu­ tion. J. C. CLINTON & Co., stock broken, in New York City, operating rm what is known as the French pool system, which allows In '* Vestments of $5 and upward, on a margin of 1 per eeat, w the ttStb ult. coinage" ©S the SENATE.--Bills were introduced^ on the 27th ult.--to provide for the entry of lands by Indians under the Homestead law, to es­ tablish the rank of Inspector-General of the United States Army.,..The House bill pro- vidine that, in case of the death, resignation or delay in qualifying, after appointment, of a Pension Agent, the President may temporarily appoint a successor was, after considerable discussion, amended and passed--48 to 8. HOUSE.--Bills were passed--author­ izing the President to review the court-martial proceedings of 1864, fn the case of ex-Surgeon-. Gen. Hammond, and to amend the same and place Dr. Hammond on the retired list as Surgeon-General, but without giving him any right to past, present or future pay or allow­ ances ; issuing arms and ammunition to the Territory of Idaho... .The bill pensioning sol­ diers of the Mexican War was further consid­ ered in Committee of the Whole. SENATE.--When news was received, on the 28th ult, that the House had passed the Silver bill over the President's veto, after some discussion, a motion was agreed to to postpone pending and all prior orders and Eroceed at once to consider said bill. The 111 and veto were then read, and a motion to lay them on the table was rejected, after which the bill was passed over the veto--46 to 19 The bill authorizing a special term of the United States Circuit Court in the Southern District of Mississippi was passed, after dis­ cussion--30 to 15 Adjourned to the 4th. HOUSE.--During the pendency of some other business, the President's Message, vetoing the Silver bill, was received and laid before the House by the Speaker, and imme­ diate action was taken thereon, the previous question being seconded and the main ques­ tion ordered; objection was made to having the Message read the second time, and the bill was finally nasscd---196 to78--the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. The announcement ol this result was received with general hand-clapping and other marks of jubilation The bill to pension soldiers of the Mexican and Indian Ware was considered In Committee of the Whole. SENATE.--Not in session on the 1st. HOUSE.--Several private bills were passed....A bill was introduced and referred to aid the Great Southern Railroad Company to construct a line of railway in Georgia and Florida... .The bill to prevent speculation in postage stamps by Postmasters was, made the special order for the 6th..., Adjourned to the inkling, D.twes, &tton, AB it requited a two-thirds vote to pass the bill, the pairs, to be eqraal, were two advocates of the measure with one opponent, and they were an­ nounced as follows: Oglesby and Kansom. who would have voted in the affirmative, with An­ thony, who would have voted in the negative; Cameron (Wis.) and Booth, who would have voted in the affirmative, with Burn- side, who would have voted in the negative Cameron (Penn.) and Armstrong, who would have voted in the affirmative, with Edmunds, who would have voted in the negative. Christi- ancy and Sharon were absent. The President pro tempore, in announcing the vote, said: " Two-thirds of the Senate having voted in its favor, the bill is pasted, and has be­ come a law." A Snbstitnte fer Silk. A SUBSTITUTE, or what it is believed will ultimately prove to be an fcilkieiit; substitute, for silk and other fabrics, has for several years been favorably known to the great manufacturers of Yorkshire. This is the "dressed" fibs?* to use the teelasaksl Srasa, of the Jtheea plant. Hitherto, however, grave difficulties have stood in ilie way oi iis introduction into the market on any­ thing like an extensive scale, and until some inventor cares to take his chance of making a large fortune, by designing a machine that will enable the fiber to be prepared for manufacture at a price that will bring it into active competi­ tion with other textile fabrics, we can­ not hope to reap much benefit from this plant. The Rheea plant, also known by its Indian name JRamie, and populam as Chinese grass, is a member of the Urticaceoe or nettle family. It is found throughout the greater part of tropical or Eastern Asia, and grows to a height of about four feet. There are two types of the plant, namely, U. nivea and U. tenacissima, but the latter is far and away the better adapted for industrial purposes. The useful portion is the fiber of the inner bark, which has to be bleached and separated into threads For hundreds of years the Chinese have been accustomed to do this work by hand, skinning the stalk and scraping off the outer bark with a knife. But as one man can turn out only two pounds a day at the utmost, the process is, of course, wretchedly slow. The raw ma­ terial thus produced consists of clear ribbons of a light yellow color. When these have been ungummed, bleached, dressed and combed smoothly, they form the strong and brilliant staple for the manufacture of such goods as Jap­ anese silk, a fabric of which ladies speak in terms of the very highest praise. "t '• Beside possessing great strength, the Ramie fiber is quite as elastic as cotton, and more so than hemp or flax. In fact, it is inferior in the respects named to silk alone. But we have yet to make allowance, before exhausting the list of its merits, for its beautifullusterand intense whiteness, for the easy cultiva­ tion of the plant, and for its rapid re­ production. A plantation where the plant grows in regular, thick rows will yield three crops per annum, with as The following is the full text of Pres­ ident Hayes1 message vetoing the Sil­ ver bill: EXECUTIVE MANSION, I WASHHTOTOW, D. C., Feb. 28,1838, J Jflo the House of Representatives: \Aftervery careful consideration of House buM,093, entitled u An act to authorize the coinage of the standard silver dollar, and to restore its legal-tender character," I feel com­ pelled to return It to the House of Representa­ tives, in which it originated, with my objec­ tions to its passage. Holding the opinion which I expressed in my annual message, "that neither the interests of the Government nor the people of the United States would be promoted by disparaging silver as one of the two precious metals which furnish the coinage of the world, and that legislation which looks to maintaining the volume of intrinsic money to as full a measure of both metals as their relative commercial values will permit, would neither be unjust nor Inexpedient," it has been my earnest desire to concur with Congress in the adoption of such measures to increase the silver coinage of the country as would not. impair the obligation of contracts, either public or private, nor injuriously affect the public credit. It is only upon the convic­ tion that this bill does not meet these essen­ tial requirements that I feel it my duty to withhold from it my approval. My present official duty as to the Dill permits only an attention to specific objections to Its passage, wheih seem to me so Important as to justify me in asking from the wisdom and duty of Congress that further consideration of the bill for which the Constitution has in such cases provided. The bill provides for the coinage of silver dollars of the weight of 412)£ grains each, of standard silver, to be a legal tender at their nominal value for all debts and dues, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in contracts. It is well known that the market value of that number of grains of standard silver during the past year has been from ninety to ninety-two cents as compared with the standard gold dollar. Thus the sil­ ver dollar authorized by this bill is worth 8 to 10 per cent, less than it purports to be worth, and Is made a legal tender for debts contracted when the law did not recognize such coins as lawful money. The right to pay duties in silver or in certifi­ cates of silver deposits will, when they are issued in sufficient amount to circulate, put an end to the receipt of revenue In gold, and thus compel the payment of silver for both the principal and interest of the public debt. Of the bonded debt now outstanding, $1,- 143,493,400 was issued prior to February, 1873, when the silver dollar was unknown in circu­ lation in this country, and was only a con­ venient form of silver bullion for exportation; $583,440,850 of the bonded debt has been issued since February, 1873, when Sold alone was the coin for which onds were sold, and gold alone was the coin in which both parties to the contract understood that the bonds would be paid. These bonds entered into the markets of the world. They were paid for in gold when silver had greatly depreciated, and when no one would have bought them If it had been understood that they would be paid in silver. The sum of $225,000,000 of these bonds has been sold during my Ad­ ministration for gold coin, and the United States received the benefit of these sales by a reduction of the rate of Interest to 4 per cent. During the progress of these sales a doubt was suggested as to the coin In which payment of these bonds would be made. The public announcement was t hereupon authorized that it was not to be anticipated that any further legislation of Con­ gress, or any action of any Department of the government, would sanction or .tolerate re­ demption of the principal of these bonds, or payment of interest thereon, in coin of less value than the coin authorized by law at the time of the issue of the bonds, being the coin exacted by the Government in exchange for the same. In view of these facts, it will be justly re­ garded as & grave breach of public faith to undertake to pay these bonds, principal or In­ terest, in silver coin worth in the market less than the coin received for them. It is said tla?vfc the silvti dollar made a legal-tender by this bill will, under its operation, be equiva­ lent in value to the gold dollar. Manv sup- Siorters of the bill believe this, and would not ustify an attempt to pay debts, either public or private, in coin of inferior value to the money of the world. The capital defect of the bill is, that it con­ tains no provision protecting from its opera­ tion pre-existing debts in case the coinage whicn it creates shall continue to be of less value than that which was the sole legal-ten­ der when they were contracted. If it is now proposed, for the purpose of taking advantage of the depreciation of silver in payment of debts, to coin and make a legal-tender a silver dollar of less commercial value than any dol­ lar, whether of gold or paper, which is now law­ ful money in this country, such a measure, it will hardly be questioned, will, in the judg­ ment of mankind, be an act of bad faith. As to all debts heretofore contracted, the sliver dollar should be made a legal-tender only at its market value. The standard of value should not be changed without the consent of both parties to the contract. National promises should be kept with unflinching fidelity. There is no power to compel a Nation to pay its just'debts. Its credit depends on its honor. The Nation owes what it has led or allowed its cred­ itors to expect. I cannot approve a bill which, in my judgment., authorizes the viola­ tion of sacred obligations. The obligation of public faith transcends all questions of profit or public advantage. Its unquestionable main­ tenance Is the dictate as well of the highest expediency as of the most necessary duty, and should ever be carefully guarded by the "Exec­ utive, by Congress and by the people. It is my firm conviction that if the country is to be benefited by a silver coinage, it can be done only by the issue of silver dollars of full value, which will defraud no man. A currency worth less than It purports to be worth will In the end defraud not only the creditors, but all who are engaged in legiti­ mate business, and none more surely than those who are dependent on their daily labor for their daily bread. R. B. HAYES. --It is no feather in the cap of an as­ tronomer to discover a new planet. What the world wants is a more cer­ tain cure for toothache.--Detroit Free Press. IN Wisconsin last year there were 886 suicides, 4,126 deaths by accidents, and over 14,000 criminal acts. --Unhappiness in the married state is not always a sign of genius, says the St. Louis Jitumui. f> Perrv 8 ; w P i a t t . . , , 9 . 8 Pike 8 . 8 Pope............ 2 8 PuwrM ................. 2 . 4 Putnam .. 1 . $ l t a n d o l p h - . . 5 . 8 ' I U c h l a n d -- 8 . <; Hwk inland 6 . 1 KKIJIIH 4 ..-.,fc;Sm!Kamon .... v»,... ,U ' K S e h m ' l e r . . . . . . 4 '. 2 Scott • --4.il;,,.. 8 . HiSbelby 8 .10 Hutrk ..i.,.,.... 2 . » St. Qjiir.. . . . . . . , . 1 2 . Stephenson 6 . fliTasrewell fi - v*• 8 . '4iUnion 4 , 81 Vermillion . .......... 7 . IJ Wabash 2 _ . 2 Warren 4 Henry... Washington.^.... 8 Iroouois J Wayne ..e.i.v... 4 Jackson ^White B Jasper...8iWhiteside 4 J e f f e r s o n . . . * 8 | W i l l 9 Macon . ............... 61 Williamson 8 Maooupin..;'. 8 Winnebago 8 Madison lOWoodfoiu 6 Marion 5 The total isMB delsiRttes in all, and the xepx*- sentation is based upon a ratio of one delegate to every G00 votes and one for every fraction of 250 vofcere for Lew Stewart last year. The said respective counties will hold their Conventions for the appointment of these delegates on or be­ fore Thursday, the 4th day of April. 1878, at such place and hour as may be designated by the re­ spective County Central Committees. There will be nominated by that Convention candidates for State Treasurer and (State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The committee unanimous­ ly recommend to the Democracy of the Northern Grand Division and Second Appellate District that they hold their Convention, for the purpose of nominating Clerks of the Supreme and Appel­ late Courts for said Division and District, at Joliet, on Thursday. April 18, 1878; and for the Central Grand Division and Third Appellate Dis­ trict, that the delegates* appointed from said Di­ vision and District to the State Convention to meet at Springfield, on the day raid State Con­ vention is held, at ten o'clock a. m., for the nom­ ination of Clerks of the Supreme and Apellate Courts for said Division and District; and for the Southern Grand Division and Fourth Appel­ late District, that they hold their Convention at Centralia, on Thursday May 16, 1878, for the nomination of Clerks of the Supreme and Appel­ late Courts for the said Division and District. The ratio of representation in said Conven­ tions to be the same as in the State Convention. C. H. MCCORMICK. Chairman. of the possessor of wealth to do what he wishes with it during Ids life, or to make by will suchdisposltion of it after his death aa he may choose. But the experience of the last few years has shown that it is almost impossible for a rich man po leave a will that»may not be successfully contested and 'set aside; and the "Lord case" has shown that the legal right of a man to do what he pleases with his property, while he is alive, may be challenged and perhaps defeated. The charge of lunaoy made by the loving sons of Mr. Lord against their father was fallacious; they admit; now, that although he was too crazy to be married, he is quite sane enough to make a disposition of his property whereby they receive three-fourths of his estate, while he retains the remain­ der for himseii and his wife. But ttys case, and the scores of contests oV&r wills which have lately occurred, should impress upon the minds of our rich men. and, of the poor mefa who ace striving to grow rich, that the game is not worth tne candle. We have eman­ cipated ourselves from the idea that the government of a country should descend from father to son; but we have re­ tained the idea that a son has " a natural right" to succeed to his father's property. At the same time our laws permit the father to abrogate this " natural right," and to either give away all his property while he lives, or to leave it to strangers when he die^.. The prejudice in favor of the "natural right" is still so strong that, on any half-decent excuse, a jury will set aside a will that disinherits children. The truth is, that no such natural right ex­ ists, and that it never had any better- foundation than •• the divine right of Kings." The wisest use of wealth is that which recognizes the possessor of it as only its steward and pare-taker, not for nis sons and daughters, but for the community, the State, the Hatifct or the raoe.--N. Y. Oraphxe. • • >- THE following call has been Issued by the Independent State Central Committee: The State Convention of the National party will be held in the City of Springfield, at noon, Wednesday, March 27, 1878. The officers to be nominated are: State Tieasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, one Clerk of the Supreme Court for each of the three Grand Divisions of the State, four Clerks of the Appellate Court,' one for each district, and transact such other busi­ ness as may properly come before the Conven­ tion. The number of Delegates from each county In the State will be as follows: Adams, 5; Alexan­ der, 3; Bond, 3; Boone, 2; Brown. 8; Bureau, 6; Calhoun, 1; Carroll, 3; Cass, 8; Champaign, 8; Christian 6; Lee, 5; Livingston, 7; Logan. 5; Ma­ con, 6; Macoupin, 8; Madison, 9; Marshall, 3; Mason, 4; Massac, 2; McDonough, 6; Marion, 5; Clark, 4: Clay, 8; Clinton, 3; Coles, 6; Cook, 76; Crmrford, 8; Cumberland, 3; DeKalh, 5; DeWitt, 4; Douglas, 3; DuPage, 3; Edgar, 6; Edwards, 1; Effingham, 3; Fayette, 4; Ford, 3; Franklin, 3; Fnlton, 9; Gallatin, 2; Greene, 5; Grundy, 3; Hamilton, 3; Hancock, 8; Hardin, 1; Henderson, 1: Henry, 6; Iroquois, 7; Jackson, 4; Jasper, 2; Mcllenry, 5; McJLean, 11; Menard, 8; Mercer, 4; Monroe, 2; Montgomery, 6; Morgan, 6; Moultrie, 3; Ogle, 6; Peoria, 10; Perry, 3; Piatt, 3; Pike, 7; Pope, 2; Pulaski, 2; Putnam. 1; Randolph. 5; Richland, 3; Rock Island, 7; Saline, 3; Sangamon, 11; Schuyler, 3; Scott, 2; Shelby, 6; Stark, 2; St. Clair, 1; Stephenson, 6: Tazewell, 6: Union, 8; Jefferson, 4: Jersey, 4; Jo Daviess, 5; Johnson, 2; Kane, 8; Kankakee, 4; Kendall. 3; Knox, 8; I^ake, 4; LaSalle. 13; Lawrence, 3; Vermillion, 8; Wabash, 2; Warren, 4; Washington, 4; Wayne, 4; White, 4; Whiteside, 6; Will. 9; Williamson. 8; Winnebago, 6; Woodford, 4. •The Greenback and Labor organisations in ev­ ery county are requested to hold joint meetings . at the same time and place for the purpose of | choosintr Delegate* and uniting and perfecting their local organizations. { All those who believe in sand earnestly support the principles of the National party, as stated in the platform adopted at Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 22, 1878, are cordially invited and earnestly re­ quested to join the local organizations of their county and aid in choosing Delegates. No per­ son who is not entirely independent of the Demo­ cratic and the Republican parties should be sent as a Delegate to the Convention. This call is issued after consultation with and at the request of prominent Greenback and Labor reformers in different portions of the State. JAMES SPRINGEB, Chairman Ind. State Cent. Com. THE following postal changes in Illidois were made during the week ending Feb. 23, 1878: Established--Beaverton, Boone County, L. M. Becbe, Postmaster; Henning, Ver­ million County, Henry E. Snider, Postmaster; Prospect, Champaign County, Peter Myres, Postmaster; Ralston, Henderson County, Abraham Darling, Fostmaster; Trimble, Crawford County, John D. Trimble, Postmas­ ter. Discontinued--Black Hawk, Rock Island County ; Kafijmuiville, Edgar County. Post­ masters Appointed -- Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, John Mitchell; Colfax, Warren County, Thos. F. Pennington; East Burling­ ton, Kane County, Holden McDonough; Hayes, Douglas County, Jefferson Dougherty; Midland City, DeWitt County, Jacob H. Zom- bro; Pigeon, Jefferson County, Ira Part­ ridge; Sandusky, Alexander County, Henry O. McKay; Stone Church, Washington Coun­ ty, Wm. Terse; Swango, Edzar County, Findley Walls; Glencoe, Cook County, James F. Dennis. WM. TITTEKIXGTON, a Rock Island stock- dealer, sold some cattle In Chleago the week before to V/inslow, Reed & Co., In payment of which he received a New York draft for $2,000. He reachcd Rock Island on the 24th, and next morning was found violently Insane. It was not known whether or not he Indorsed the draft, but It was missing', and it was believed that he had been drugged and robbed. THE residence of Thomas Walsh, a few miles out from Jacksonville, was burned on the 26th. Cause, defective flue; loss, $3^000. THE State Department has received an offi­ cial letter from the Swedish Government an­ nouncing that Aie first Monday in August iiad been fixed for the meeting of the Inter­ national Prison Congress at Stockholm, and inviting the Governor to send a representa­ tive of this State. Gov. Cullom had already appointed the Rev. Fred II. Wines, Sccre'ary of the Board of Charities, as Commissioner on the part of Illinois. He will crow the ocean on this mission in early summer, stopping, route, at the Paris Exposition. Gen. Harney's Foot-Bace. Gen. William S. Harney, ,pf this city, when f» young man, had the reputation of being the swiftest runner in the Army, as well as the best Indian-fight- er. He was a strict disciplinarian, opt not one of the " stuck-up11 sort so com­ mon nowadays. He would often min­ gle with his men, when not on .duty, and laugh and joke with them on terms of familiarity, and went so far at times as to compete with them in the exciting sport of foot-racing. Ah impression prevailed, at one time, that almost ahy Indian could outrun a white man; but Gen. Harney believed that he could beat any red rascal that wore mocca­ sins, and, whenever he met a warrior who boasted of his fleetness of foot, he took great pleasure in giving him a trial, and always came out ahead. Only once did he fail to reach the winning- post before his adversary, and that was by a " foul." The affair occurred at Fort Winnebago, in the winter of 1830, when Fox River was frozen over and the weather was very cold. An Indian had committed some breach of the rules of the garrison, for which Har­ ney, then a Captain, concluded to ad­ minister a flogging. He always Re­ lieved in giving every man a " fair shake," white or red, and on this occa­ sion he conducted Mr. Lo some distance up the river, and, giving him 100 yards the start, told him if he reached a cer­ tain point without being overtaken he would escape the flogging. The race was on the ice, which at some places was thinner than at others, on account of #the formation of " air-holes." Boj,h an wore moccasins, and both were stripped and belted for the race, Har­ ney swinging a cowhide in his hand, with which he confidently expected to- accelerate the movements of the Win­ nebago on overtaking him. At the wora "go" both started at full s the Indian doing his best to save hide, and the white man anxious to serve his reputation as a runner. I ney gained rapidly on the warrior, was getting ready to swing his rawhide, when the cunning savage made an, ob­ lique movement toward a spot where the ice was thin. Being of much light­ er weight than his pursuer, he passed over the dangerous place in safety, but as soon as Harney stepped upon ,-tho thin ice it was shivered like glass, and down went the tall Captain, sinking into the cold water like a sea-lion. Being a food swimmer, a few strokes brought im to the edge of the thick ice, and, clambering upon it, he made his way to his quarters, spangled with icicles and as mad as a buffalo-bull. He lost his cowhide in the water, but that was a small matter, as Mr. Winnebago jofiv- er returned to the fort while the (Jap- tain remained there. Capt. Harney's foot-race afforded " Old Twiggs" occa­ sion for many a joke, and it was a long time before he heard the last of it.---8t. Louis Globe-Democrat. ., Dent Get Rich. AN acute philosopher has said that one of the principal reasons why events were permitted to happen was that men might profit by observing the lessons inculcated. Viewed in this light, the " Lord case," which has now been set­ tled, as we are told, "to the satisfac­ tion of all parties interested," has its raison d'etre, and may teach a valuable lesson to every man who is already wealthy or who is striving to become rich. A new terror has certainly been added to life. 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