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THE TKOY BERAXJ). WEDMSDAlT, JUNE 8, 1&T& TROY JHERALD. WEDNESDAY; JUNK fi, 1877. THE. . VIMU, 1 -llt- The lower houu of cougreii, oa tbe 291b uU., tneaded the unite rai olution, providing for an adjourn meat on the 10th lint., to read the 17th, and Baited It. Hon. A. II. Buckner baaour thaaka for a bound volumo of the Congrei atonal Record, containing the pro ceedtngi of the ipiclal lenlon of the Forty-fifth congress. The lower house ol congress, on the SSth ult., concurred In the aeuate amendments to tho bankrupt repeal blll,but iet tho lOih day of Septem. for it to go Into effect. It said the president will sign tho bill. Another congreu will, adjourn without making any change In the tariff' law. In tho lmereit of tua con turning clan. The people ol tho West are becoming worn out with tuch diUy.dallylng thoy are tired ol tiila protestlvo tariff bualneii. Tho senate, on the ?8lh ult., paned tho house bill to prevent further con. traction of greenback!. The bill pro vldes that when any of tho legal ton lcr notoi (hall bo received Into tho treasury, they.ihat! not be eancellod or destroyed, but shall be. paid out ogjlu and kept In circulation. Mr. Edmunds of Vermont reported to the senate last week a bill to rcgu late the couuting of electoral votes .-for president and vice-president. Tho bill sots .forth tho maimer In which tho certificates shall bo opened, and alms to prevent electoral disputes from getting .to Washington, by forc ing each state to .settle Us own. con. test at home. Hon. Samuel T, Glover doesn't earn to be developing strength In the senatorial race as rapidly as some of the others whoso names havo been mentioned in this conneotlen. Prob ably because his position. on tho ques tion of finance Is not as-welt under stood. It has been intlmnted that ho is the favorite of tho bondboldlng class that ho is not in sympathy with the pooplo in lliolr great desire to do away with tho national bank system Mid substitute greenbacks for the bank notes that ho thinks the volumo of currency sufficiently largo to suit tho money lenders, etc. .Mr. Glover should let tho people know his position upon tho flnauco and all other questions aflectlng Western in torosti. Tho pooplo are determined to eloot representatives whose views are iH accord with their own.. PostraatlcrGeneral Key has worked himself into a paroxysm of-frenzy over tho Investigation resolution. Ill tranquility is disturbed by prem onitions of civil war; a nlghtinaro has taken possession of his peaco of mind ; tho ghost of a . Mexlcanized. government obscures. his senso and sots hli teeth to (Shattering, and a horroscopo of the Forty-sixth con trols turning tta back upnsuho Great Fraud. and recognizing 'Jilden as tho only true President, has aet hln to. railing against tho Democracy. Ho .unbosoms himself -In an opon letter to tho people of ttho South, letting forth In extravagant- lauguago. tho groat disturbance to follow the prick ing of the .fraudulent, bubblo. Ha Knows the master to whom he has jold himself.. holds, his seat by the grace of a itupoudouttraud, and that the ghost with not -down at hit bid ding ; that be.slis uneasy.iuhls ohair, fearful that.au outraged peoplo may abandon all discretion and hurl bun from , tha .height, to .which he has climbed over uncertain ground, Dut let him Itlll bis fear-nd. rest his soul in. his peace,, so far a quickened conscience will permit; there- je- no conspiracy ion-foot to carry out the object which .the -consciousness- of fraud has conjured up in hit uneasy brain. The people -prefer to bide their .time, .and-(can patiently wait two years more, when' he and bis co conspirator! will see the meaning of the fraud liiveatigatiOJN Armed, ueiwitb rifles for a oUUbmodjcstrlfe and revelation, bat with that weapon of a: free people who know their power, the ballot, the eountry will tarn out with1 a' will to .bury forever oai of tight the groat elght-to-ieven kame and dlsgraee. The inveitlg a tie only meaca to put the evidence I that fraud upon rteordi It will bo a black page' In the history of onr eoantry, but. history ehouli be Im partial evan Ifltdoei blur , Mm es- eatcheon of a great nation. But there'll be no war, no -bloodshed, no Meiloanlaatlon of our Ii.stltulloui, no speotacle of two presidents. The Democrats of the Forty-fourth con gresa were timid, frightened at a shadow, and acquiesced In the aetlon of a doubtful commission ; they wll abide Ite decision, but will have no more of It after the fourth of March, 1881. That la all. Hon. Thomaa Alton seems to be growing In favor as a senatorial aspi rant. Mr. Allen. has figured but lit tie in the political ield, although he has been one of the foromoil men of our atate In developing the industrial resources of Missouri. He Is a gen tlenin.il of culture and letters, of fine presence and bearing. This is all well enough; but thero was once a notorious railroad saio in twi this state, in which tho then Gov. Fletcher and Mr. Allen figured con aplcuously. The road was sold for a long, tho Interest of tho itate was sac rlflccd, and Mr. Allen was tho pur chaser. . It waa. believed then, and many hold to the opinion now, that thero was some crookedness In the matter an understanding between the two prlnolpal actors. Can't Mr. Alton or his friends Inform ui Just how this Is? The Republican! affect to bo terri bly alarmed at the "revolutionary spirit" of tho Democracy in Instigat ing an Inquiry Into- the presiden tial frauds. But that isn't tbe real grounds of their fear they are troubled at' the prospect of having tbe ovldoiico of their rascality spread upon tho public records. They know that Hayos, fraud as he Is, Is secure until the fourth of March, '81, as his tit lo was derived from tho electoral commission, tho result of which can not bq changed by congress, accord ing to the opinion of evory Democrat in that body. They alio know that If tho matter were takon bofore the Supreme court, that Republican tri bunal would not hesitate to uphold tho fraud to which.some of Its mem bers wero a party. No, revolution doesn't trouble them so-much as the llltlo Investigating spado, which Is digging a gravo for somebody. They can no longer hldo the putrefied old carcasi of their party with the chari table folde of the bloody, shirt, but still they hate to see It burled out of sight, notwithstanding It has becomo sucb a stench In the nostrils of tho people and many- of its former ad mirers and adherents. Ilenco they ery "revolution,." as they onoe howled "disloyalty," "outrage," oto. Dut It's no uso, gentlemen; tho lugubri ous song no longer fascinates. , The Washington Port tnakeea vary eerloua charge against Secretary Sherman In tho matter of disposing of the now four per cent, loan, and doesn't hesitate to say that he has "entered into a contraot not war ranted by law, for the purpose of ag grandising himself and his friends at the risk of the Interest of tbe govern ment, aud. that he. did the samo se cretly and surreptitiously." In sob tantlattng tho charge, it Is said tho president and vice-president of the First National Dank of New York, while examining the books of that la itttutlon, discovered that it was a lubicrlber for nearly 980,000,000 of tbe new four per cent. loan. Tbe die oovery oauscd them great alarm, aa any sudden decline of a fowoenta In tho securities. would aweep away tha capital of the bank and their own pri vate fortunes. Thoy - aooordlngly questioned the cashier, who Informed tbonvthotlhere was a private under atandlag. .wltU. Seoretary Sherman, that if anything occurred io lmpa.tr the' value of the-seoorltles, auch ai.an advaaeoln.the price of gold or -a de cline iaitbt.prlce of bonds, the Secre taryijfjiMo.deuu.i.d gold, for. lb lobsorlptlon, but would call in and aeeapt other bonde in their itead; or let them oat of tha lubscrlptlen alto gather. The explanation not being satisfactory to the president and vice- preslnent, Col. Sm'l and Mr. Juo. Thompson, they arranged at once for their withdrawal from tha bank, by lining to me rabaeMoea-a, the aireo- tor.s who bad made the arrangements with Secretary Sherman without their knowledge. The Port iayi.: "In thiioonnection and corrobora tive of ihii Incident, It should be re membered, that Secretary Sherman cancelled ten millions of the lubscrlp lions to the four cente wheivthevr isle became unprofitable. By these state meuls It seems clear that an under standing did exist betweeH'Secretary Sherman and Messrs. Fahnestock and Baker, the cashier, that If tho venture K!,0"rt f uPoeM' "I0""1 hundred "SlFtt TJl vlded among some of the partlee thereto; while If It failed, all were to be protected by the special favor to be shown by the secretary of tho treasury. The Intimacy between Mr. Shorman and tho Fahnestocks Is ot long Handing, dating back to the time when Sherman wai chairman of iteM" nJX?"tf$S vimvi a ta so 1 1 vw i'vit saw si v vwiissmvuiihi clerk of Jay Gould." Adoclded sensation was created In Cincinnati on the 30th ult., by the finding of the body of John Scott t .ii...nitn. i it.. r,i in tho dissecting room of the Onto ,, ... M Aillnal AAllnn-o 1 1 a tm a f-.it n I a I haoh tatwi4ivaea vwiivci iiu vr mm uunou aiueae North Bend, Ind.,'on the 29th, end In digging hli gravo It was discovered that tbe grave ol a young man who had been burled about ten days be fore had been robbed. The friends of the deceaied, accompanied by a ion of Mr. Harrison, started for Cln- uiiiimu hi i uu uupu oi uiiuuijc lilt) uuuy. Procuring a search warrant, they went to tho above named college, and In searching for the body of the young man, young Harrison recog nized In one of tho bodies that of hla father, who h'sdbeen burled tho day , previous. Great indignation la ex pressed that the resurrectionists, who- evidently acting with tho knowledge and consent of tho college faculty,1 should havo dososratod the gravo of a distinguished citizen and son of former president of tbe United States. Senator Cockrell, with perstatont onergy in tho face of various schemes and obstacles, has aucceeded In having Ids bill for a gonoral Improvement of the Mississippi river Incorporated In ' tho report of tho committee's river and harbor bill. The Jlepublican'a special says that the bill drawu up by Senator Cockroll was io complete that tbe commerce committee did not chango a word of it, except to adopt the amendment lugxeited by Senator Windom, and to which Sen-1 lady, about sixteen years of age, kill ator Cockrell agreed, that tho work Ing her instantly ; and then with tho oftho commission should extend to J "mo razor, while loaning over the St. Paul instead of St. Louis. If the .bed of her murdered child, cut hor rivor and harbor bill becomes a law this session, thero la no doubt that tho whole Mississippi river may be In the hands ot a commission deter mined on a comprehensive system of Improvements beforo many weeks, and the credit for this belongs-to Sen ator Cockrell. No one but those who have been here during the winter and havo seen tho many little eoheinoi against thn plan oan reailie 'the full credit that belong to tbe Missouri' Senator. The rraad investigating committee eommencod the work or examining witnesses last Saturday. Jamee .. Anderson, supervisor of tbe parish ol East Feliciana and chairman of the Louisiana returning board,, waa be fore tho committee. The correinon- denoe between himself and other conspirator wai - produced. In the Hat are letters from Secretary Shor- man. and (Stanley Matthewi. Tha eorroapoudenoe goei far to tubitan- tlata tin testimony of Andenon. vhlfth tkn-vLihtt all ika hull Which shows. that all the bull-dozing wai done by the Republicans, and for iha nilrnnaa f IhMama . it,. .,,. the purpose of throwing out tbe vote- of tho Feliciana parishes; that. Hay ei was cognizant, of the fraud that waa being perpetrated, aud that Matthewi aud the President havo been very ao Jicltous about having hlnvpro vlded for to prevent hli threatened iqjueal.-i ing. j Tbe,. Ripublicuia. in Wlaak4ng-J ton era-very, uneaiy naoo-Andorsonia developmenti, not .knowltkg hat.le coming next, It;IiiiaJd,tluy doiooi. care much for Matthewi, bat rear that Sherman will be coneluilvely convloted, and base bis defense on ihegroandthat.be never Artec, to re ward Anderson. It la tafd that Sherman paid 10.000 for one of the utters he wrote, so solicitous was ho M to Ite content!, but a photograph or u WM retained, and this photo graph la iiow in. tha hands or the eomnittee. Tho Republican! dread Hi production. Ho denied this lot ter emphatically some time since, but last Saturday saw the photograph, and then his denials were not io broad. Ho resorted to a bad mem ory, that shield of the average chris tian statesman. Tno Democrats are very much gratified with tho pro- eeedlngs of tho committee, and the nervous now begin to believe that the result will justify the Inves- ... . , , ligation. There Is but llltlo doubt that the bold, bad conspiracy will be disclosed In all its deformity, and that eomo prominent men's character will be smirched even worso than tboso who figured so conspicuously " o Credit Moblller exposure. William Cullen Bryant, tho vener able poet, "yleldod to the forco nf an Imporloui custom," by ill ting on the platform with uncovered hoad In the broiling aun, at the unveiling of the bustof Masslnl, In Central park, New , ,. . . ,... . , . ' , l oik, last Thursday. Tho heat and exposuro io effected and prostrated him, that at the close oftho exorcises, while entering the resldenco of a friend who had Invited him home, lio fell back and struck his head on the atone pavement. Concussion of the heAtit osi sill A1 a awl evft lusit onnAii t r n tin . .. v,ni ,,, hopei of his recovery are entertained. Where tho proprieties of an- occasion are so urgent, bolter protection should bo provided, for even younger men are not benefitted by such expos ure. A fearful cyclone swopt over Rich mond, P.ay county, lat Saturday, Ue- mollshlng eighty prlvnto dwellings, wounding' soveuty-ttvo porsons and killing eighteen or moro outright. Several of tho wounded are In a criti cal condition. Tho houses wcro not blown down, but were seized in the fearful grasp of tho cyclone, whirled around and ground to pieces. These storms are'becomtng appallingly fro queut all ovor the country, carrying desolation and death wherever thoy pass. Mrs. T. M. Thomp4on, of Spring field, Mo., on tho night ot tho 29th ult., while In a fit of mental abera tion, cut tho throat of her sleeping daughter, a very Interesting young own throat. LITERARY CURIOSITY. The following Is a verbatim copy of a certificate on file in tho office ol the County Court of Westmoreland county, Vo. The laws of that state required a license lo be Issued by the clerk of tho county, beforo a marriage could be consummated, and it was neoessary that the female (If of age, "U " I,10,'llhf psronl nt, BB;rt") i - )irvniu - m.iu mi mucin m wruniK, before a license could ne issuori. Tbe following is tbe produotlon of the groom and gives some clew to his lit erary emulation: "The bearer hereof Mr. 3 It f Went- ."wreland'ceuuty and atate of Va lias my permUiiIoik.to procure from authority tho necessary, credentials which shall duly and honourably merit my attentlou tn the sup. rtotrayaHeetlons.tocontlauetbrouxlitlio end of all things, whteii shall reflect every ray of hoaoc aacrltiable to so resplendent an element or sentiment of my right mind, and which .hall. henceforth be strictly ad hered to ttie psopor form at my Instunco & hl1inimm in the maklnn all thinner tabling to the troam of my deairo to houome h, i-oVtoerlft the vigour or my youtUIn the morning or my affection, property, u- j IX-titCd tOthe raOIUCntOUi obligation of ItODjiU ga embrace In endle4 felicity, this d day of Jan'y, one thoimand eight hundred twonty. one. la wltnexs to the above I hare - herounto set my hand the day tvndyear- abuve wiltton D U - Notice. xotloa la herohv av' th.t th Board of Equalization for the (own of Troy, Lincoln county, Mn will bo held at the office of Dunn k Colbert, 'on Mondav.tho 17 th day or June, 1878 Josiak Cbkech, Cbru'ii. , G W,,CoxDjutx.. Clerk... LKTTtM 'MM THE PHfIX Editor Btrald : The Greenback party held a meeting In the Llnna Mill granga belle on Thursday, tha S0tH I nit., for tha purpose of organ lalng a Greenback club. The moot Ing waa email, oom posed principally of farmers. At three o'clock p. tu. tha meeting wai called to order by Mr. Freeman, when Joiepfa East waa appointed chairman pro tern. Mr. Freeman explained the objects of the meeting, and Introduced Mr. Harrla ai thn distinguished ipou'ar on tha financial question. In his disjointed discourse ha railed against tha Re publican and Democratic parttea for being In collusion In bringing about the hard times now existing in tho United Statos, and that the aame oabat was Instrumental In electing Grant to the last term, when any mau of common underatanding knows that tho Democratic nartv has been contending for retrenchment unco thoy obtained tho majority In tho lower house, and. by its persistent ef forts lias reduced I he expenditures In. the sum of$30,810,678. It is also an established lact that the Democratic party labored diligently and honestly lor tho election of Greeley, bnt ow ing to thn want ot the sinews of war (men and money), It was discomfited. Mr, Harris tluUheil his defamatory harangue by stigmatizing Tilden as a perjurer aud robber. Mr. Freeman next took tho slump, and with his unprecedented ability atrovo to mako hls uiiHophlstlcaled hearers bolievo that the government of tho United States possessed absoluta power to create wealth by flooding the country with greenback. Such a Inllactous ar gument l-enuires no cninuieiit. as J anyone who uas road any author on political economy knows that It la the products of a country that con- latlttitcs Iti wealth, ami not that ma terial which was Instituted tor tho purpose of accommodation, in hold ing commercial intercourse between nations and citizens. Colore tho meeting clocd a clnb waa organized, nuuihoriug oightoon luemhor. from which they ulcciod A. J. Etsbcrry, president; U. D. Duncan, vice-president ; T. B. Dor, secretary, and James Duuo-.u, treas urer. On motion tho meeting adjourned, In meet on Thurailay evening, tho 0th lust., at four o'clock. A ColiKKSPONDRNT. Tnuxxox, Mo., May 25, 1878. At a meeting of tho citizens of Prairie tovvna'np, held at Truxton on May 25, 1876, for tho purpose of considering whether wo will com promise our county railroad bonds, Seymour Cannon was elected chair man and J. II. Errult socrctary. After several speeches wero made, Mr.. Mlllsap offered a motion to appoint a committee on preamblo and resolu tions, which was carried. The chair man thon appointed Marlon Mlllsap, Dr. J. M. Lciiimon, Peter Croppor, Henry Wehrmanu and Chas. Eamos a. committee Alter maturo libera tion tho committeo offered tho follow ing preamble and resolutions,, which, wero adopted : Whereas, Tho people of Lincoln eounty.havlngalieady ox pressed ibeit wish to-have the validity of tho rail road bonds tested in the courts ; and,, whereas the said bond enso Is now pending, before tho courts awaiting decision, therefore, bo It Itesolvod, That wc, tho people of Prairie township, recommend that there be no compromise of laidV bonds, but that the uaso be carried to a final decision in the courts. 2. That we pledge our earnest support to fl. A. C'uniilKbam, tho counsel employed lor tho defense. The seoretary was then orderod to sond the minutes of the mooting, to gether wUl the preamble and resolu tions, to tho Troy Herald and Jour nal of Agriculture and Farmer for publication. S. CANNON, Cbm'n. J. II. Erre'fp, Soe'y. Tho conoort of the muslo of class. Troy High school,, utiier Prof. Wol- lank,wlll como.offiu tho hall on. 'Tuesday evening, June 11th. Instead. , of Wodnaiday evet.lng, as previously announced. No charge for admission. Exorcise will commence promptly at. 7:V.p. m. Iu.u&ro avion uy Pictures. One of tho great contrast! between the School Bookauied by the fat her a and mothers of tho laud, when young,, and tboso now.-.iuod by the children, is the uie of pictures. Asa curioua . Instance or illustrating the moaning of words -by. pictures, look at tho three pictures of a Ship on page 1701 'of Webster'! Unabridged Dictionary, J -these alono Illustrate the moaning. . of more than one huntircd words aiulo terim far hotter than they can be do-., llijed by auy, description In ..wwd...